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On April 18, the new Hallmark Channel movie Nature of Love will debut at 9 PM.
City girl Katie (Emilie Ullerup) is writing a magazine feature on a glamping resort. Far from sporty, she faces her fears trying the camp’s activities with help from Will (Christopher Russell), a rugged outdoorsman and nature guide.
Here is a trailer for Nature of Love:
Posted in New Shows, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on April 11, 2020| Leave a Comment »
On April 15, the new Netflix series Outer Banks will debut online.
A tight-knit group of teens unearths a long-buried secret, setting off a chain of illicit events that takes them on an adventure they’ll never forget.
The series stars Charles Esten, Madison Bailey, Caroline Arapoglou, Drew Starkey and Madelyn Cline.
Here is a trailer for Outer Banks:
Posted in New Shows, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on April 11, 2020| Leave a Comment »
The new Hulu drama Mrs. America will debut online on April 15.
The drama the story of the movement to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), and the unexpected backlash led by a conservative woman named Phyllis Schlafly (Cate Blanchett). Through the eyes of the women of that era – both Schlafly and second wave feminists Gloria Steinem (Rose Byrne), Betty Friedan (Tracey Ullman), Shirley Chisholm, (Uzo Aduba) Bella Abzug (Margo Martindale) and Jill Ruckelshaus (Elizabeth Banks) – the series explores how one of the toughest battlegrounds in the culture wars of the 70s helped give rise to the Moral Majority and forever shifted our political landscape.
The ensemble cast includes James Marsden, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Melanie Lynskey, Niecy Nash, Sarah Paulson, Aria Graynor and John Slattery.
Here is a trailer for Mrs. America:
Posted in New Shows, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on April 9, 2020| Leave a Comment »
The new ABC series The Baker and the Beauty will debut on April 13 at 10 PM.
Daniel Garcia (Victor Rasuk) is working in the family bakery and doing everything that his loving Cuban parents and siblings expect him to do. But on a wild Miami night he meets Noa Hamilton, an international superstar and fashion mogul, and his life moves into the spotlight.
The series also stars Carlos Gomez, Lisa Vidal, Nathalie Kelley and Dan Bucatinsky.
Here is a trailer for The Baker and the Beauty:
Posted in New Shows, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on April 9, 2020| Leave a Comment »
On April 13, the new 10-part series Paradise Lost will debut on Spectrum online.
Set in small town Mississippi, this southern gothic mystery follows prodigal son, Yates Forsythe (Josh Hartnett), as he returns to his hometown with his wife, Frances (Bridget Regan) – a woman very new to this very old community. As explosive secrets become unearthed, Yates’ loyalties are tested as he struggles to choose between his past and his future.
The cast includes Barbara Hershey, Elaine Hendrix, Nick Nolte and Silas Weir Mitchell.
Here is a trailer for Paradise Lost:
Posted in New Shows, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on April 8, 2020| Leave a Comment »
On April 12, the new PBS 6-part drama Baptiste will debut at 10 PM.
Tchéky Karyo reprises his role as mercurial French detective Julien Baptiste (from The Missing). While on holiday in Amsterdam with his wife, he assists in an investigation for his former girlfriend, the Amsterdam Chief of Police.
Tom Hollander and Jessica Raine (Call the Midwife) also star.
Here is a trailer for Baptiste:
Posted in New Shows, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on April 8, 2020| Leave a Comment »
The new 6-part drama Belgravia will debut on EPIX on April 12 at 9 PM.
Set in the 19th Century, the story focuses on what happens when the Trenchards accept an invitation to the now legendary ball hosted by the Duchess of Richmond on the fateful eve of the Battle of Waterloo. This sets in motion a series of events that will have consequences for decades to come as secrets unravel behind the porticoed doors of London’s grandest neighborhood.
Written by Julian Fellows (the man behind Downton Abbey).
The ensemble cast includes Tom Wilkinson, Harriet Walter, James Fleet, Ella Purnell and Philip Glenister.
Here is a trailer for Belgravia:
Posted in Movies, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on April 8, 2020| Leave a Comment »
On April 12, the UPtv movie In-Lawfully Yours will debut at 7 PM.
A fun-loving woman from New York City moves to a small town to help her recently widowed ex mother-in-law. Her personality clashes with the locals, and when she goes public with her new relationship with the pastor, the town rallies to kick her out.
The film stars Chelsey Crisp, Marilu Henner, Joe Williamson, Corbin Bernsen and Phillip Boyd.
Here is a trailer for In-Lawfully Yours:
Posted in Movies, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on April 7, 2020| Leave a Comment »
The Lifetime movie The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel will debut on April 11 at 8 PM.
The film tells the dramatic, musical tale of “Gospel’s Dreamgirls” — the highest selling female gospel group in history. Credited with bringing Gospel to the mainstream, the five Clark sisters–as well as their trailblazing mother–overcame humble beginnings in Detroit, abuse, loss, rejection, betrayal, and sibling rivalries to achieve international fame as icons of the Gospel music industry.
The cast includes Aunjanue Ellis, Angela Birchett, Raven Goodwin, Christina Bell, Shelea Frazier and Kierra Sheard.
Executive producers of the movie are Queen Latifah, Mary J. Blige and Missy Elliott.
Here is a trailer for The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel:
Posted in Movies, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on April 6, 2020| Leave a Comment »
The new Hallmark Channel movie Fashionably Yours will debut on April 11 at 9 PM.
After three years organizing fashion collections at a top magazine, Lauren (Kat Graham) is passed up for a promotion and decides it is finally time to throw in the towel on Seattle and move home. When Rob (Kendrick Sampson), the owner of the moving company she hires, learns of her distaste for the city, he makes it his mission to help her see the beauty of Seattle and all it has to offer. In exchange for her organizing services, he becomes her tour guide for the next two weeks leading up to her move and Lauren discovers there is a lot to fall in love with in Seattle.
Sheryl Lee Ralph also stars.
Here is a trailer for Fashionably Yours:
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