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On August 27, the first three episodes of the second season premiere of The Terminal List: Dark Wolf will air online on Amazon Prime.
This series is an origin story that follows Ben Edwards (Taylor Kitsch) throughout his journey from the Navy SEALs to the clandestine side of CIA Special Operations.
Chris Pratt reprises his role as James Reece.
The cast also includes Luke Hemsworth, Tom Hopper, Robert Wisdom and Dar Salim.
Here is a trailer for The Terminal List: Dark Wolf:
Posted in New Shows, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on August 17, 2025| Leave a Comment »
On August 21, the new limited series Hostage will debut online on Netflix.
When the British prime minister’s husband is kidnapped and the French president starts receiving threats, both leaders must face an impossible choice.
The cast includes Suranne Jones, Corey Mylcreest, Julie Delpy, Lucian Msmati, Ashley Thomas, James Cosmo and Jehnney Beth.
Here is a trailer for Hostage:
Posted in New Shows, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on August 16, 2025| Leave a Comment »
On August 20, the new limited series The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox will debut online on Hulu.
The series is inspired by the story of how Amanda Knox (Grace Van Patten) was wrongfully convicted for the tragic murder of her roommate, Meredith Kercher, and her 16-year odyssey to set herself free.
The cast includes Sharon Horgan and Rebecca Wisocky.
Here is a trailer for The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox:
Posted in New Shows, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on August 11, 2025| Leave a Comment »
On August 15, the new series The Rainmaker, based on the best-selling John Grisham novel, will debut on the USA Network at 10 PM.
Rudy Baylor (Milo Callaghan from The Spanish Princess and Rivals), fresh out of law school, goes head-to-head with courtroom lion Leo Drummond (John Slattery from Mad Men) as well as his law school girlfriend, Sarah (Madison Iseman from the new Jumanji film reboots).
Rudy, along with his boss, Jocelyn “Bruiser” Stone (Lana Parilla from Once Upon a Time), and her disheveled paralegal, Deck (P.J. Byrne from A Complete Unknown and The Boys), uncover two connected conspiracies surrounding the mysterious death of their client’s son.
The show also stars Dan Fogler, Wade Briggs and Robyn Cara.
Here is a trailer for The Rainmaker:
Posted in New Shows, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on August 8, 2025| Leave a Comment »
The new sci-fi thriller Alien: Earth will debut its first two episodes on August 12 on FX on Hulu as well as on linear TV via FX at 8 PM.
When the mysterious deep space research vessel USCSS Maginot crash-lands on Earth, “Wendy” (Sydney Chandler from Don’t Worry Darling) and a ragtag group of tactical soldiers make a fateful discovery that puts them face-to-face with the planet’s greatest threat. In the year 2120, the Earth is governed by five corporations: Prodigy, Weyland-Yutani, Lynch, Dynamic and Threshold.
In this Corporate Era, cyborgs (humans with both biological and artificial parts) and synthetics (humanoid robots with artificial intelligence) exist alongside humans. But the game is changed when the wunderkind Founder and CEO of Prodigy Corporation unlocks a new technological advancement: hybrids (humanoid robots infused with human consciousness). The first hybrid prototype named “Wendy” marks a new dawn in the race for immortality. After Weyland-Yutani’s spaceship collides into Prodigy City, “Wendy” and the other hybrids encounter mysterious life forms more terrifying than anyone could have ever imagined.
The cast includes Timothy Olyphant, Kit Young, Babou Ceesay and Essie Davis [among others].
Here is a trailer for Alien: Earth.
Posted in New Shows, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on August 7, 2025| Leave a Comment »
[Photo Credit: TV Insider]
Alicia Silverstone stars as Fiona, whose path in life is earmarked by her father, Declan (Jason O’Mara from The Man In The High Castle and The Good Wife), who seemingly abandoned her and her mother on her tenth birthday. After years of channeling anger toward him, to the benefit of her litigious clients, a message from her father sends her to Ireland.
There she learns key truths about her father as well as a family that doesn’t know she exists, and, moreover, that the story of abandonment that has shaped her entire life – was a lie. A lie intended to protect her and her mother from her father’s shady business dealings. Fiona resolves to uncover the full truth about her father and reconnect with the parent she only thought she knew.
Wendy Crewson also stars.
Here is a trailer for Irish Blood:
Posted in Comic Con, Convention/Event, Geekdom, Movies, New Shows, Pictures, Television, Video on August 4, 2025| Leave a Comment »
The third day of San Diego Comic 2025, which is typically the busiest day of the convention, there was a block party activation outside the Convention Center for the popular ABC comedy Abbott Elementary.
You can see a video about that activation below:
Next up was a panel for the long-running cop drama The Rookie with series star Nathan Fillion and executive producer Alexi Hawley on hand to talk about the show’s upcoming 8th season where they discussed filming the premiere of the ABC procedural in Prague.
Hawley shared that when he said, “Hey, I want to go to Prague for season 8, I got some looks, because that’s not a normal network television thing to do… it felt like we were making Casino Royale.”
The EP also shared that they, “have an undercover Lucy (series regular Melissa O’Neil) story that we’re working on in the writers’ room right now” while Fillion stated he would like to see Pete Davidson, who played Peter Nolan, return for another guest appearance.
You can see a great picture of Nathan Fillion below:
Nathan Fillion [Photo Credit: Jordan Strauss/January Images/Shutterstock]
The Star Trek franchise was celebrated at the convention with cast members Ethan Peck, Rebecca Romijn, Jess Bush, Paul Wesley and Christina Chong along with executive producers Alex Kurtzman, Henry Alonso Myers and Akiva Goldsman from Star Trek: Strange New Worlds on the stage at Hall H. It should be noted that Anson Mount wasn’t able to attend because his wife had just had a baby. During the panel, Goldsman shared that the show will be concluding with its 5th season, and the plan is to take the series up to the first day Capt. James Kirk (Wesley) takes command of the Enterprise.
You can see a special trailer for season four of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds below:
And, the first look teaser for Star Trek: Starfleet Academy was also shown:
Then there was a panel for season two of the Hulu series Paradise with series lead Sterling K. Brown and creator Dan Fogleman on stage to talk about the show. They screened an extended sneak peek of the new season that will introduce new cast member Shailene Woodley who was actually on hand, joining Fogleman and Brown for the remainder of the panel
You can see a picture of the three of them below:
Dan Fogelman, Sterling K. Brown and Shailene Woodley [Photo Credit: On the Red Carpet/Facebook//Disney/Frank Micelotta]
The upcoming box office movie Project Hail Mary, starring Ryan Gosling, hit the stage in Hall H along with author Andy Weir and screenwriter Drew Goddard. In the movie, Gosling plays science teacher Ryland Grace, who wakes up on a spaceship light years from home with no recollection of who he is or how he got there. As his memory returns, he begins to uncover his mission: solve the riddle of the mysterious substance causing the sun to die out. He must call on his scientific knowledge and unorthodox ideas to save everything on Earth from extinction, but an unexpected friendship means he may not have to do it alone. Those in the audience had the chance to see four clips from the film, and you can see the trailer for Project Hail Mary is below:
The annual Entertainment Weekly Brave New Warriors panel hit up Ballroom 20 with the following taking the stage: Robbie Amell from Upload; Jamie Roy from Outlander: Blood of My Blood; David Zayas from Dexter: Resurrection; Babou Ceesay from Alien: Earth and Derek Luh from Gen V.
Ghosts stars Asher Grodman, Danielle Pinnock, Utkarsh Ambudkar, and Devan Chandler Long [Photo Credit: TV Inside/ Maaren de Boer]
The reboot (of sorts) of the Starz series Spartacus: House of Ashur was on tap with Executive Producer Steven S. DeKnight there along with cast members Nick E. Tarabay, Graham McTavish, Tenika Davis, Jamaica Vaughan, Jordi Webber and Jaime Slater in attendance at the panel.
You can watch the panel for Spartacus: House of Ashur here.
Some of the cast members of the hit CBS comedy Ghosts were on hand at the convention on Saturday and you can see a great picture of them to the left.
Here is a sneak peek at season 2 of Peacemaker:
And, there were these sneak peeks at the Anne Rice Immortal Universe, including this backstage sneak peek at The Vampire Lestat for season three, coming in 2026, of Interview With the Vampire:
As well as the official teaser trailer for the new Anne Rice series Talamasca: The Secret Order, which is set to premiere on AMC+ on October 26:
Also, Entertainment Weekly paid homage to some of the women in the entertainment industry via the Bold School panel that featured Taylour Paige from The Toxic Avenger; Cote de Pablo from NCIS: Tony & Ziva; Violet McGraw from M3GAN 2.0, Madeleine McGraw from The Black Phone 2 and Harriet Slater from Outlander: Blood of My Blood.
The Hillywood Show was also at the convention and here is their panel coverage and a behind the scenes look at them:
Guillermo del Toro, George Lucas and Doug Chiang [Photo Credit: : Eric Charbonneau/Lucas Museum Of Narrative Art/Getty Images]
Queen Latifah Moderating [Photo Credit: Katie Flores/Getty Images]
Then on the final day of the convention, George Lucas made his first appearance ever along with director Guillermo del Toro and Oscar winner Doug Chiang. Their panel was moderated by The Equalizer star Queen Latifah.
You can see pictures of all of them to the left and just below.
Please also check out the following links for highlights and photos of the big event from various outlets:
ICv2 [Note: Part 2 and Part 3 can also be found at this link]
And, you can see the massive diorama of the San Diego Convention Center recreated by Lego.
That’s a wrap on San Diego Comic Con for 2025.
Until next year!
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The much-anticipated debut of the prequel series Outlander: Blood of My Blood will debut on Starz on August 8 at 8 PM.
The series will focus on two lead couples: Julia Moriston (Hermione Corfield) and Henry Beauchamp (Jeremy Irvine) and Ellen MacKenzie (Harriet Slater) and Brian Fraser (Jamie Roy). It will bring viewers from the war-torn battlefields of WWI to the sweeping Highlands of 18th century Scotland, promising two new love stories filled with loyalty, passion and desire, as the young couples defy the forces that seek to tear them apart.
The cast includes Tony Curran, Rory Alexander, Sam Retford, Seamus McLean Ross and Conor MacNeill.
Here is a trailer for Outlander: Blood of My Blood:
Posted in New Shows, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on August 3, 2025| Leave a Comment »
On August 7, the new six-episode half-hour comedic sci-fi series Demascus will debut online on Tubi.
A 33-year-old man (Okieriete Onaodowan from Hamilton and Station 19), on a mission of self-discovery and the burgeoning field of digital psychiatry that may be the key to defining his truest self.
The cast includes Martin Lawrence, Janet Hubert, Caleb Eberhardt and Shakira Ja’nail Paye.
Here is a trailer for Demascus:
Posted in Convention/Event, Geekdom, Movies, New Shows, Pictures, Spotlight, Television on July 31, 2025| Leave a Comment »
On the first day of San Diego Comic Con 2025, one of the first panels to be held was for the upcoming second season of the Disney+ series Percy Jackson & the Olympians that featured cast members Walker Scobell, who plays the lead character, Leah Sava Jeffries, who plays Annabeth Chase, Aryan Simhardi, who plays Grover Underwood, Charlie Bushnell, who plays Luke Castellan, Dior Goodjohn, who plays Clarisse La Rue and Daniel Diemer, who will play Tyson in the new season. Executive producers Jonathan E. Steinberg, Dan Shotz and Craig Silverstein were also in attendance.
It was announced during this panel that season two will premiere on December 10 and a teaser trailer, offering a first look at the fan-favorite cyclops Tyson, was also shown.
Additionally, the show’s third season, which was ordered back in March, will feature demigods Nico di Angelo and his sister Bianca, children of Hades, who will be played by child actor Levi Chrisopulos and Olive Abercrombie (Outer Range and Mayfair Witches).
You can see the official trailer for Percy Jackson & the Olympians season 2 below:
Gabriel Fluffy Iglesias and Jo Koy [Photo Credit: Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP]
Paul Feig and Rob Reiner [Photo Credit: Shor Masori]
Comedians Gabriel “Fluffy” Iglesias and Jo Koy took to the stage in Hall H and you will find a great picture of the two to the left:
Also, legendary directors Rob Reiner and Paul Feig took to the stage and you will find a great picture of the two directly below:
Holland Roden, Erin Cahill, Heather Hemmens and Chyler Leigh attend the Fandom Party [Photo Credit: Getty Images]
Hallmark Stars [Photo Credit: TV Insider/Maarten de Boer]
For the first time, Hallmark hit up the convention stage, bringing the network’s stars B.J. Britt, Erin Cahill, Heather Hemmens, Holland Roden, Luke Macfarlane, Tyler Hynes and Will Kemp as well as fan-favorite Jonathan Bennett, via FaceTime, to the stage to talk about the projects they have starred in or will be part of soon.
They Hallmark Hallstars (as the panel was called) also talked about the Hallmark movies they would have loved to be a part.
It was also during this panel that the new, upcoming holiday movie Christmas in the Clouds – that will star Erin Krakow (star of the cable network’s long-running period piece series When Calls the Heart) and Tyler Hynes – was announced for the network’s upcoming Countdown to Christmas programming.
You can see two great pictures of the Hallmark Hallstars to the left and directly below:
The much-anticipated spin-off series NCIS: Tony & Ziva made its Comic Con debut with stars Michael Weatherly and Cote de Pablo taking the stage to share a new trailer and stories from the set of the new series, which will debut its first three episodes on Paramount+ on September 4.
The panel was moderated by NCIS alum Brian Dietzen (who plays Dr. Jimmy Palmer) and executive producer and showrunner John McNamara, who promised the show should appeal to both diehard fans and newbies.
According to de Pablo, the show is “an epic love story about two people going on a journey” while Weatherly shared, “it’s not a will they or won’t they, it’s a when will they.” [It should be noted that since the series will be airing on a streaming service instead of a major network, there will be more depicted than just a shared kiss between the two.]
Here is the new trailer for NCIS: Tony & Ziva:
Twisted Metal Cast [Photo Credit: Todd Williamson/Peacock]
The sci-fi thriller Twisted Metal from over on Peacock made an appearance at the convention with cast members Anthony Mackie, Stephanie Beatriz, Joe Seanoa and Anthony Carrigan in attendance, and to the right you will find a great picture of them.
You can then watch the 11th anniversary of the Her Universe Fashion Show, which was heavily influenced by the box office movie Wicked, below:
Dafne Keen and Sophie Nelisse [Photo Credit: Jonny Marlow/Entertainment Weekly]
Then there was a special panel by Collider, the ultimate source for impactful entertainment news, that focused on the women of the Independent Film Company, which featured Dafne Keen from Logan, His Dark Materials, The Acolyte and Deadpool & Wolverine as well as Sophie Nelisse from The Book Thief and the TV series Yellowjackets, and to the right you will find a great picture of the two actresses, who have certainly grown up before our eyes.
Lastly, the classic 1985 movie Red Sonja is getting a remake, and the cast of the flick, including Matilda Lutz, Wallis Day, Robert Sheehan (from The Umbrella Academy) and Martyn Ford, along with producers Mark Canton and Luke Lieberman, were on hand at the convention, sitting down with the folks from over at Screen Rant for an interview.
You can see that interview below:
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