Posted in New Shows, Reminder, Television, Video on September 5, 2018| Leave a Comment »
The new Lifetime drama You will debut on September 9 at 10 PM.
The new drama is a 21st-century love story about obsessive, yet brilliant, 20-something Joe Goldberg (Penn Badgley from Gossip Girl), who uses the hyper-connected digital age to make the woman of his dreams fall in love with him.
The cast includes Elizabeth Lail (Once Upon a Time), Shay Mitchell (Pretty Little Liars), Daniel Cosgrove (Days of Our Lives) and John Stamos (Full House) [among others].
Here is a trailer for You:
Posted in Movies, Reminder, Television, Video on September 5, 2018| Leave a Comment »
On September 9, the first part of the 3-part PBS mini-series The Miniaturist will debut at 9 PM.
Adapted from Jessie Burton’s internationally best-selling novel, the mini-series is in 1686, where 18-year-old Nella Oortman (Anya Taylor-Joy from the movie Split) arrives in Amsterdam to meet her wealthy merchant husband Johannes Brandt (Alex Hassell from Genius: Picasso), but is instead met by his sister Marin (Romola Garai from Atonement and The Hour).
When Johannes appears, he presents her with a wedding gift: a cabinet that is a miniature replica of their home, to be furnished by an elusive Miniaturist, whose tiny creations mirror what is happening within the house in unexpected ways and seem to be predicting and unravelling the future with unsettling precision.
Here is a trailer for The Miniaturist:
NOTE: Parts 2 and 3 of this mini-series will air on September 16 and September 23.
Posted in Movies, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on September 4, 2018| Leave a Comment »
The Hallmark Channel original movie Wedding of Dreams will debut on September 8 at 9 PM.
In this sequel to Summer of Dreams, pop sensation Debbie Taylor (80’s pop star Debbie Gibson) has found happiness teaching music at an Ohio high school. Her passion for her students, and boyfriend Noah (Robert Gant from 13 Reasons Why and The Fosters), who just asked her to marry him, contribute to her joy, and now she’s been asked to sing on TV’s “Platinum Star.”
She wows the audience and is asked back for the finale, three days before her wedding. Seeing Debbie juggling her rising career while planning their nuptials, Noah asks if her heart is still with him or with her music, leaving Debbie to wonder if her heart is big enough to handle both.
The cast includes Pascale Hutton (When Calls the Heart).
Here is a trailer and sneak peek for Wedding of Dreams.
Posted in Movies, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on September 3, 2018| Leave a Comment »
On September 7, the Netflix feature film Sierra Burgess Is a Loser will debut online.
Loosely based on the 1897 play Cyrano de Bergerac, the telefilm is set in a high school and follows Sierra Burgess (Shannon Purser from Stranger Things and Riverdale), a good (but unpopular) student who finds herself caught up in a case of mistaken identity that might just lead to love.
The cast also includes Noah Centineo (The Fosters and the Netflix film To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before), RJ Cyler (Power Rangers), Alice Lee (Take Two), Chrissy Metz (This Is Us), Lea Thompson (Switched at Birth) and Alan Ruck (Succession and Spin City).
Here is a trailer for Sierra Burgess Is a Loser:
Posted in New Shows, Reminder, Television, Video on August 31, 2018| Leave a Comment »
The new FX drama Mayans M.C. will debut on September 4 at 10 PM.
Set in a post-Jax Teller world, Ezekiel “EZ” Reyes (JD Pardo from Revolution and The Messengers) is fresh out of prison and a prospect in the Mayans M.C. charter on the Cali/Mexi border. Now, EZ must carve out his new identity in a town where he was once the golden boy with the American Dream in his grasp.
The large ensemble cast includes Edward James Olmos (Battlestar Galactica), Sarah Bolger (Once Upon a Time and Into the Badlands), Michael Irby (The Unit and True Detective) and Danny Pino (Law & Order: Special Victims Unit) [among many others].
Here is a trailer for Mayans M.C.:
Posted in New Shows, Reminder, Television, Video on August 31, 2018| Leave a Comment »
On September 4, the new USA Network drama The Purge will debut.
Based on the hit movie franchise and set in the same universe, this one-hour dram will follow several seemingly unrelated, conflicted characters as they prepare for a 12-hour period when all crime – including murder – is legal.
The cast includes Colin Woodell (The Originals), Amanda Warren (Roman J. Israel, Esq. and NCIS: New Orleans), Jessica Garza (Six), Hannah Anderson (Killjoys and Shoot the Messenger), Gabriel Chavarria (East Los High), Reed Diamond (Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.) and William Baldwin [among others].
Here is a trailer for The Purge:
Posted in Movies, Reminder, Television, Video on August 29, 2018| Leave a Comment »
Dinner for Two is the new telefilm to debut on TV One on September 2 at 7 PM.
In preparation for his “last supper,” Chris (Tristan ‘Mack’ Wilds from 90210 and Shots Fired) sets the mood by recreating a favorite dish he shared with his once beloved Angela (Chaley Rose from Nashville). As Chris reflects on great memories over multiple glasses of wine and whiskey, he also mourns the loss of their relationship.
To permanently numb the pain, Chris contemplates taking his own life, as Angela refuses to love him back and forgive his downward alcoholic spiral.
Here is a trailer for Dinner for Two:
Posted in New Shows, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on August 27, 2018| Leave a Comment »
On August 31, the new Amazon drama Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan will debut online today.
Up-and-coming CIA analyst, Jack Ryan (John Krasinski from The Office), is thrust into a dangerous field assignment as he uncovers a pattern in terrorist communication that launches him into the center of a dangerous gambit.
The cast includes Wendell Pierce (Suits) and Abbie Cornish (Geostorm and Klondike).
Here is a trailer for Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan:
Posted in Movies, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on August 23, 2018| Leave a Comment »
On August 26, the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries movie Garage Sale Mystery: Murder in D Minor will debut at 9 PM.
When a local art collector dies and his expansive collection is auctioned off, garage sale guru and amateur sleuth Jennifer Shannon (Lori Loughlin) and business partner Dani (Sarah Strange) purchase a rare piece. However, when the provenance of the entire collection comes into question, and Jenn determines that the man may have a secret stash of ill-gotten treasures hidden away, she finds herself investigating a pre-meditated murder.
Here is a trailer for Garage Sale Mystery: Murder in D Minor.
Posted in Movies, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on August 22, 2018| Leave a Comment »
The Hallmark Channel movie Season for Love will debut on August 25 at 9 PM.
When a talented chef (Autumn Reeser) returns to her Texas hometown, she winds up entering the town’s famous BBQ cookoff. She gets more than she bargained for when the surprise judge (Marc Blucas) turns out to be her high school love.
Here is a trailer for Season for Love.
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