Posted in New Shows, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on August 26, 2019| Leave a Comment »
The When Calls the Heart spin-off series When Hope Calls will debut online on August 30 on Hallmark Movies Now.
In the early 1900s, sisters Lillian and Grace (Morgan Kohan and Jocelyn Hudon) open an orphanage in a northwestern town which is on the cusp of change; the sisters strive to find happiness and romance while meeting the challenges of taking care of children in their care.
Here is a trailer for When Hope Calls:
Posted in New Shows, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on August 26, 2019| Leave a Comment »
The new Amazon Prime drama Carnival Row will debut online on August 30.
A human detective and a fairy (Orlando Bloom and Cara Delevingne) rekindle a dangerous affair in a Victorian fantasy world; the city’s uneasy peace collapses when a string of murders reveals an unimaginable monster.
Here is a trailer for Carnival Row:
Posted in New Shows, Reminder, Television, Video on August 11, 2019| Leave a Comment »
On August 14, the new series Why Woman Kill will debut on CBS All Access.
A darkly comedic drama detailing the lives of three women living in three different decades: a housewife in the 60s, a socialite in the 80s and a lawyer in 2018, each dealing with infidelity in their marriages.
The cast includes Ginnifer Goodwin (Once Upon a Time), Sam Jaeger (Parenthood), Lucy Liu (Elementary), Jack Davenport (Pirates of the Caribbean franchise), Kirby Howell-Baptiste (Veronica Mars), Reid Scott (Veep) and Alexandra Daddario (San Andreas).
Here is a trailer for Why Women Kill:
Posted in New Shows, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on August 3, 2019| Leave a Comment »
On August 7, the new drama Bulletproof will debut on The CW at 8 PM.
The action-thriller follows two undercover cops, Bishop (Noel Clarke from Doctor Who and Star Trek: Into Darkness) and Pike (Ashley Walters from Top Boy) as they chase down hardened criminals in London’s East End. Despite their differences, Bishop and Pike work brilliantly together even when the chemistry between them looks set to explode.
Here is a trailer for Bulletproof:
Posted in New Shows, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on July 27, 2019| Leave a Comment »
On July 31, the new Hulu streaming series Four Weddings and a Funeral will debut online.
Show Synopsis: Four American friends — Maya (Nathalie Emmanuel from Game of Thrones), Craig (Brandon Mychal Smith from You’re the Worst), Ainsley (Rebecca Rittenhouse from Red Band Society) and Duffy (John Paul Reynolds from Stranger Things) — who reunite for a fabulous London wedding. But after a bombshell at the altar throws their lives into turmoil, they must weather a tumultuous year of romance and heartbreak. Relationships are forged and broken, political scandals exposed, London social life lampooned, love affairs ignited and doused, and of course, there are four weddings…and a funeral.
The cast includes Ashley Madekwe (Revenge) and Tom Mison (Sleepy Hollow). Original cast member Andie MacDowell will also appear.
Here is a trailer for Four Weddings and a Funeral:
Posted in New Shows, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on July 24, 2019| Leave a Comment »
The new EPIX drama Pennyworth will debut on July 28 for 70 minutes starting at 9 PM.
The 10-episode drama is based on Alfred Pennyworth (Jack Bannon from Endeavour and Medici), [the future legendary butler extraordinaire of Bruce Wayne], a former British SAS soldier in his 20s, who forms a security company and goes to work with a young billionaire Thomas Wayne (Ben Aldridge from Reign and Fleabag), who’s not yet Bruce’s father, in 1960s London.
The cast includes multi-award-winning recording artist Paloma Faith, Jason Flemyng (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button), Ryan Fletcher (Outlander), Hainsley Lloyd Bennett (Eastenders), Emma Paetz (Gentleman Jack), Polly Walker (The Mentalist and Rome) and Emma Corrin (The Crown).
Here is a trailer for Pennyworth:
Posted in New Shows, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on July 22, 2019| Leave a Comment »
The Amazon streaming series The Boys will debut online on July 26.
This series is a fun and irreverent take on what happens when superheroes – who are as popular as celebrities, as influential as politicians and as revered as Gods – abuse their superpowers rather than use them for good. It’s the powerless against the super powerful as The Boys embark on a heroic quest to expose the truth about The Seven, and Vought – the multi-billion dollar conglomerate that manages these superheroes and covers up all of their dirty secrets.
The Boys are Hughie (Jack Quaid from The Hunger Games), Billy Butcher (Karl Urban from Star Trek), Mother’s Milk (Laz Alonso from Detroit), Frenchie (Tomer Capon from Hostages), and The Female (Karen Fukuhara from Suicide Squad).
Simon Pegg (Mission: Impossible – Fallout) guest stars as Hughie’s father. The cast also includes Anthony Starr (Banshee), Chace Crawford (Gossip Girl), Dominique McElligott (Hell on Wheels), Elisabeth Shue (CSI), Erin Moriarty (Jessica Jones) and Jessie T. Usher (Survivor’s Remorse)
Here is a trailer for The Boys:
Posted in New Shows, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on July 21, 2019| Leave a Comment »
On July 25, the new Netflix drama Another Life will debut online.
Show Synopsis: The series centers on astronaut Niko Breckinridge (Katee Sackhoff of Battlestar Galactica fame) who is focused on searching for alien intelligence. As she leads a young crew on a mission to explore the genesis of an alien artifact, they face unimaginable danger on what might very well be a one-way mission. Selma Blair will play Harper Glass, a 21st-century influencer who uses journalism, social media and keen intelligence in an attempt to break one of the biggest stories in human history.
The cast also includes Tyler Hoechlin (Supergirl and Teen Wolf), Justin Chatwin (Shameless), Jessica Camacho (The Flash), Elizabeth Faith Ludlow (The Walking Dead) Alex Ozerov (Orphan Black), Jake Abel (Supernatural) and Barbara Williams (Rookie Blue).
Here is a trailer for Another Life:
Posted in New Shows, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on July 13, 2019| Leave a Comment »
The debut of the new drama – and Suits spin-off – Pearson will air on July 17 on the USA Network at 10 PM.
The Suits spin-off series centers on the world of recently disbarred NYC powerhouse lawyer Jessica Pearson (Gina Torres) as she adjusts to down and dirty Chicago politics. Newly appointed as Chicago Mayor Bobby Novak’s (Morgan Spector from Homeland and The Mist TV series) right hand fixer, Jessica is quickly embroiled in a crooked and dangerous new world where every action has far-reaching consequences. With her compulsion to win, Jessica is forced to reconcile her unstoppable drive with her desire to do the right thing – two things very much at odds.
The cast includes Bethany Joy Lenz (One Tree Hill), Chantel Riley (Wynonna Earp and Frankie Drake Mysteries), Eli Goree (Riverdale and Dead of Summer), Simon Kassianides (Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.) and Isabel Arraiza (The Oath).
Here is a trailer for Pearson:
Posted in New Shows, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on July 12, 2019| Leave a Comment »
On July 16, the new drama Pandora will debut on The CW at 8 PM.
This sci-fi action series is set in the year 2199, centering on a resourceful young woman who has lost everything but finds a new life at Earth’s Space Training Academy where she and her friends learn to defend the Galaxy from threats, both alien and human. When secrets about the nature of her own identity begin to surface, she must uncover the truth, and whether she will be humanity’s savior or the instrument of its destruction.
The cast includes Priscilla Quintana (Polaroid and Traffik), Oliver Dench (Technology), Raechelle Banno (Home and Away) John Harlan Kim (The Librarians), Ben Radcliffe (Random), Banita Sandhu (October), Martin Bobb-Semple (Free Rein) and Noah Huntley (Free Rein).
Here is a trailer for Pandora:
