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The new PBS series Hotel Portofino will debut on June 19 at 8 PM.
Set in the breathtakingly beautiful resort town of Portofino, this series is about personal awakening at a time of global upheaval in the traumatic aftermath of World War I.
The series is led by Natascha McElhone (Designated Survivor) and Anna Chancellor (What a Girl Wants and Pennyworth).
Here is a trailer for Hotel Portofino:
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On June 19, the UPtv movie A Romance Wedding will air at 7 PM.
Zoe Davis (Morgan Kohan from When Hope Calls), a successful and driven wedding planner in the big city, returns home to Romance, Oregon to help at her father’s café. Upon arrival, Zoe discovers that her mom has also hired Will (Drew Nelson from The Girlfriend Experience), her childhood sweetheart. As tensions (and chemistry) rise, will Zoe and Will settle their differences and find true love?
Here is a trailer for A Romance Wedding:
Posted in Movies, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on June 14, 2022| Leave a Comment »
On June 18, the Hallmark Channel original movie Moriah’s Lighthouse will debut at 8 PM.
Moriah (Rachelle Lefevre from Under the Dome) is a woodworking artisan living in a French seaside town, who dreams of restoring the local lighthouse. When Ben (Luke Macfarlane), an American architect, comes to town it seems as though her dreams will never become reality after she learns he’s there to give the lighthouse a makeover, but for another buyer.
Here is a trailer for Moriah’s Lighthouse:
Posted in New Shows, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on June 13, 2022| Leave a Comment »
On June 17, the 4-part limited series You Don’t Know Me will debut online on Netflix.
When all the evidence points towards his guilt, a man named Hero (Samuel Adewunmi) on trial for murder uses his closing argument to recount his love affair with a mysterious woman (newcomer Sophie Wilde).
Here is a trailer for You Don’t Know Me:
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The futuristic movie I Am Mortal will debut online on AMC+ on June 17.
Set 200 years in the future, a small band of rebels face off against the status quo where humans have achieved immortality through genetic engineering.
The leads include relative newcomers Abraham Lewis (the mini-series Guerrilla) and Eloise Smyth (Harlots) along with Sean Gunn (Guardians of the Galaxy franchise) and John Harlan Kim (9-1-1 and The Librarians).
Here is a trailer for I Am Mortal:
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On June 17, the Netflix original film Spiderhead will debut online.
In the near future, convicts are offered the chance to volunteer as medical subjects to shorten their sentence. One such subject for a new drug capable of generating feelings of love begins questioning the reality of his emotions.
The film stars Chris Hemsworth, Miles Teller and Jurnee Smollett.
Here is a trailer for Spiderhead:
Posted in New Shows, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on June 13, 2022| Leave a Comment »
The new drama The Summer I Turned Pretty will also debut online on Amazon on June 17.
Based on the book by Jenna Han, this is a multi-generational drama that hinges on a love triangle between one girl Belly Conklin (newcomer Lola Tung) and two brothers (Conrad and Jeremiah Fisher, played by newcomer Christopher Briney and Walker alum Gavin Casalegno respectively).
The cast includes Colin Ferguson (Eureka), Rachel Blanchard (You Me Her) and Tom Everett Scott (That Thing You Do).
Here is a trailer for The Summer I Turned Pretty:
Posted in Movies, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on June 12, 2022| Leave a Comment »
The latest adaptation of Father of the Bride will debut online on HBO Max on June 16.
This version stars Andy Garcia as a father who has to come to grips with his daughter’s upcoming wedding seen through the prism of multiple relationships within a big, sprawling Cuban-American clan.
The cast includes Adria Arjona (Good Omens and the Netflix movie 6 Underground), Isabela Merced (Dora and the Lost City of Gold), Diego Boneta (Pretty Little Liars and Scream Queens), Enrique Murciano (Without a Trace), Laura Harring (NCIS: Los Angeles) and singer Gloria Estefan.
Here is a trailer for Father of the Bride:
Posted in New Shows, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on June 12, 2022| Leave a Comment »
On June 16, the new FX drama The Old Man will debut at 10 PM.
Based on the bestselling novel of the same name by Thomas Perry, the series stars Jeff Bridges as Dan Chase, who absconded from the CIA decades ago and has been living off the grid since. When an assassin arrives and tries to take Chase out, the old operative learns that to ensure his future he now must reconcile his past.
The cast includes John Lithgow, Amy Brenneman (Judging Amy) and Alia Shawkat (Search Party).
Here is a trailer for The Old Man:
Posted in Movies, Reminder, Television, Video on June 8, 2022| Leave a Comment »
On June 12, the UPtv movie The Engagement Backup will debut at 7 PM.
When historian Luna (Elise Gatien from the Hallmark Channel movie Moonlight in Vermont and Colony) is entrusted with the legacy of her late father’s nautical museum, she pretends that she’s engaged to Jackson (Preston Vanderslice from the Mystery 101 franchise), the infamous son of a tech mogul, in order to save it. As she discovers that there’s actually more to Jackson, will she broaden her romantic horizons as well as her professional ones?
Here is a trailer for The Engagement Backup:
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