Posted in New Shows, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on August 31, 2025| Leave a Comment »
On September 4, the new spin-off series NCIS: Tony & Ziva will debut its first three episodes on Paramount+.
After Ziva’s apparent death, Tony raises their daughter, Tali (Isla Gie). Years later, Ziva (Cote de Pablo) returns and reunites with Tony (Michael Weatherly).
Tony’s company is attacked, and the family travels to Europe, trying to learn who’s after them and to trust each other again.
Here is a trailer for NCIS: Tony & Ziva:
Posted in New Shows, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on August 28, 2025| Leave a Comment »
On September 1, the new series Karen Kingsbury’s A Thousand Tomorrows will debut online on Netflix.
This 6-episode mini-series tells the story of Cody Gunner (Colin Ford), a bull rider who is pretty much a legend among the other professionals of his segment.
The secret to his success: anger. His equally famous bull-riding father abandoned the family when Cody was just 11 years old. Having lived most of his life with a wall pulled up around him, Cody starts to change when he meets Ali (Rose Reid), a Christian woman who starts to teach him to see the world through another lens.
Here is a trailer for Karen Kingsbury’s A Thousand Tomorrows:
Posted in New Shows, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on August 28, 2025| Leave a Comment »
The new Amazon Prime drama The Runarounds will debut online on September 1.
The series follows a group of recent high school graduates from Wilmington, North Carolina, who come together the summer after graduation to form a rock band, united by their shared love of music and near-impossible dream of stardom. Over the course of one unforgettable summer, they throw themselves into the pursuit of their big break – falling in love, getting into trouble, and building the kind of bonds that feel like family along the way.
The cast includes Lilah Pate, William Lipton, Brooklyn Decker, Hayes MacArthur and a number of newcomers.
Here is a trailer for The Runarounds:
Posted in New Shows on August 26, 2025| Leave a Comment »
The new Great American Family series Crossroad Springs will debut on August 30 at 8 PM.
The series follows the Hamilton family, adult siblings James (Jonathan Stoddard) and Janet (Emily Alatalo), their aging family members, dad, Willis (Shaun Johnston), and Aunt Amy (Kate Drummond), who are eking out a living on Hamilton Ranch with financial hardships and staffing shortages. James, a pastor in Chicago, and Janet, an ER doctor in a neighboring town, feel called to return home to help the family.
Once there, the siblings encounter the son of the owner of the neighboring farm, Daniel Newman (Jesse Hutch), who are all wary of each other due to a generational feud between the families. As he settles into his new day-to-day life on the farm, James begins to realize there are no places to worship on the thousands of acres of farms. There, in the environment of come-as-you-are vibes, barns, rodeo arenas, even outdoors under clear night skies, James starts a cowboy church right there in the place where faith, family, and ranch life go hand in hand.
The cast includes Brittany Underwood, Jon McLaren, Erin Agostino and Franco Lo Presti.
Here is the trailer for Crossroad Springs:
Posted in New Shows, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on August 24, 2025| Leave a Comment »
The new AMC+ series Kidnapped: The Chloe Ayling Story will debut online on August 28.
The series follows her ordeal after being drugged and kidnapped during a supposed photo shoot in Milan, and the subsequent media storm accusing her of staging the event.
The show explores both her terrifying experience and the aftermath, including the court case and the public’s skepticism.
The lead role will be played by Nadia Parkes.
Here is a trailer for Kidnapped: The Chloe Ayling Story:
Posted in New Shows, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on August 23, 2025| Leave a Comment »
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.
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