Posted in New Shows, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on May 16, 2020| Leave a Comment »
On May 19, the new Netflix drama Sweet Magnolias debuts online.
The series based on the novels by Sherryl Woods follows three South Carolina women (JoAnna Garcia Swisher, Brooke Elliott and Heather Headley), best friends since high school, as they shepherd each other through the complexities of romance, career and family.
The cast includes Chris Klein, Jamie Lynn Spears and Justin Bruening.
Here is a trailer for Sweet Magnolias:
Posted in New Shows, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on May 14, 2020| Leave a Comment »
On May 18, DC’s Stargirl will debut on DC Universe today.
The series follows high school sophomore Courtney Whitmore (Brec Bassinger) as she inspires an unlikely group of young heroes to take up the legacy of a long lost superhero team – The Justice Society of America – and stop the villains of the past.
The cast includes Amy Smart, Luke Wilson, Joel McHale, Neil Jackson and Neil Hopkins [among others].
Here is a trailer for Stargirl:
NOTE: The show will also debut on The CW on May 19 at 8 PM.
Posted in New Shows, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on May 13, 2020| Leave a Comment »
The new TNT series Snowpiercer (based on the box office film of the same name) will debut on May 17 at 9 PM.
This small screen adaptation based on the graphic novel series and film from Oscar winner Bong Joon Ho (Parasite) centers on the remnants of humanity who inhabit a perpetually moving train, with 1001 cars, that circles the globe.
The cast includes Jennifer Connelly and Daveed Diggs [among others].
Here is a trailer for Snowpiercer:
Posted in Movies, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on May 13, 2020| Leave a Comment »
The UPtv movie Touched By Romance will debut on May 17 at 7 PM.
Young nurse Emma (Rachael Carpani) inspires a famous novelist to reconnect with her estranged son, Justin. With Justin’s arrival, Emma may just have found the companion she never thought she needed.
The cast includes Sam Page, Tessie Santiago, Ernie Hudson and the late Doris Roberts.
Here is a trailer for Touched By Romance.
Posted in Movies, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on May 13, 2020| Leave a Comment »
On May 17, the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries movie Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Heist and Seek will debut at 9 PM.
The theft of a rare Elizabethan artifact on display at the Lawrenceton Library’s annual fundraising event leads to capital crimes, when Aurora Teagarden (Candace Cameron Bure) begins her unorthodox investigation and soon discovers not one – but two – murders committed by someone who would do anything to possess “Leicester’s Gift,” the Tudor crown on loan from the Seattle Museum of History.
Niall Matter and Marilu Henner also star.
Here is a trailer for Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Heist and Seek:
NOTE: The movie was moved from April 12 to May 17.
Posted in Movies, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on May 12, 2020| Leave a Comment »
On May 16, the Hallmark Channel movie How to Train Your Husband will debut at 9 PM.
Jillian (Julie Gonzalo) is a successful marriage therapist and best-selling author. Her career is going just as planned but her own marriage with grad school sweetheart Justin (Jonathan Chase) isn’t as successful. Jillian is an expert in marriages and has wisdom to spare for her clients but seldom listens to her own advice. With help from her mother (Peri Gilpin) and friends Nicole and Aaron (Karla Mosley and Andre Hall), Jillian is hoping to figure out “the secrets to a happy marriage.” But when Jillian finally realizes how she’s taken Justin for granted and wants to make amends, it might be too late.
Here is a trailer for How to Train Your Husband:
Posted in New Shows, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on May 11, 2020| Leave a Comment »
On May 15, the new Hulu drama The Great will debut online.
This new series is a satirical drama about the rise of Catherine the Great from outsider to the longest reigning female ruler in Russia’s history with the story focusing on an idealistic, romantic young girl (Elle Fanning), who arrives in Russia for an arranged marriage to the mercurial Emperor Peter (Nicholas Hoult).
The cast includes Charity Wakefield and Gwilyn Lee.
Here is a trailer for The Great:
Posted in New Shows, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on May 6, 2020| Leave a Comment »
The new HBO 6-part limited series I Know This Much Is True will debut on May 10 at 9 PM.
Based on Wally Lamb’s award-winning New York Times bestseller of the same name, Mark Ruffalo stars as identical twin brothers Dominick and Thomas Birdsey in a family saga that follows their parallel lives in an epic story of betrayal, sacrifice and forgiveness.
The ensemble cast includes Archie Panjabi, Bruce Greenwood, Guillermo Diaz, Imogen Poots, Juliette Lewis, Kathryn Hahn, Melissa Leo and Rosie O’Donnell.
Here is a trailer for I Know This Much Is True:
Posted in Movies, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on May 6, 2020| Leave a Comment »
On May 10, the UPtv movie Change of Heart will debut at 7 PM.
Straitlaced Diane (Leah Pipes from The Originals) finds herself stranded at a delightful bed and breakfast where the friendly owner is keen on playing matchmaker for Diane and her handsome son.
The cast includes Lindsay Wagner (The Bionic Woman), John Ratzenberger (Cheers) and Rick Malambri (The Lying Game).
Here is a behind the scenes look at Change of Heart:
Posted in New Shows, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on May 4, 2020| Leave a Comment »
The new streaming series The Eddy will debut on Netflix online on May 8.
A jazz club in the heart of multicultural Paris faces danger in this musical drama series from La La Land director Damien Chazelle, starring Amandla Stenberg, Andre Holland and Melissa George.
Here is a trailer for The Eddy:
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