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On June 8, the 2023 movie The Wedding Contest will make its linear TV debut on UPtv at 7 PM.
When a couple can’t decide on a theme for their upcoming wedding, they end up hiring two wedding planners, Taylor and Ben (Nikki McKenzie and Giles Patton), to compete for the job by proposing two very different styles.
Here is a trailer for The Wedding Contest:
Posted in New Shows, News, Recommendations, Special, Television, Video on June 4, 2025| Leave a Comment »
This past Sunday was World Outlander Day and the folks over at Starz brought together the cast of Outlander and the soon-to-air prequel series Outlander: Blood of My Blood in a celebration of that big day.
“The Gathering” special – which you can watch directly below in its entirety, all 26 plus minutes of it – featured most of the main cast of the flagship series Outlander as well as nearly all of the cast members of Outlander: Blood of My Blood. You can see the new generation of Frasers, MacKenzies and Beauchamps alongside their descendants in conversations about both shows and even see some clips of the much-anticipated new series.
Specifically, the special features interviews with the executive producers, Matthew B. Roberts and Maril Davis, as well as cast members from both series with those previously mentioned sneak peeks and a look back at the legacy of the series that started it all, dating back 12 years. [Can you believe it’s been that long?!]
Outlander: Blood of My Blood will debut on Starz on Friday, August 8 at 8 PM, starring Hermione Corfield (Pride and Prejudice and Zombies) as Claire’s mother Julia Moriston; Jeremy Irvine (War Horse) as Claire’s father Henry Beauchamp; Harriet Slater (Belgravia: The Next Chapter) as Jamie’s mother Ellen MacKenzie and Jamie Roy (Squeaky Clean Mysteries: Hazardous Duty as Jamie’s father Brian Fraser. The series will move between the war-torn battlefields of World War I to the sweeping Highlands of 18th century Scotland, showcasing two new love stories filled with loyalty, passion and desire, as the young couples defy the forces that seek to tear them apart.
The cast of this spin-off series will also include Tony Curran (Mary & George) as Jamie’s grandfather Simon Fraser, Lord Lovat; Séamus McLean Ross (Rebus) as Jamie’s uncle Colum MacKenzie; Sam Retford (Ackley Bridge) as Jamie’s other uncle Dougal MacKenzie; Rory Alexander (Pistol) as Jamie’s godfather Murtagh Fitzgibbons Fraser; Conor MacNeill (Industry) as Ned Gowan, the “accountant” of the Clan MacKenzie; Sadhbh Malin (Love, Rosie) as Jamie’s aunt Jocasta Cameron; Sara Vickers (Endeavour) as Jamie’s grandmother Davina Porter and Sally Messham (Blitz) as Mrs. Fitz, the “housekeeper” of Castle Leoch.
Cast members from Outlander who are featured in “The Gathering” special include Caitríona Balfe, Sam Heughan, Sophie Skelton, Richard Rankin, John Bell, David Berry, Lauren Lyle, Charles Vandervaart, Izzy Meikle-Small, Caitlin O’Ryan, Paul Gorman and Diarmaid Murtagh.
You can also check out new promo pictures for Outlander: Blood of My Blood below:
[Photo Credit: Starz]
Make sure to set your calendars for the debut of Outlander: Blood of My Blood on August 8 at 8 PM on Starz.
Posted in Movies, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on June 3, 2025| Leave a Comment »
The Hallmark Channel movie To Barcelona, With Love will debut on June 7 at 8 PM.
Erica (Alison Sweeney), an American translator, secretly revises a novel set in Barcelona. Everything is fine until bookstore owner Nico invites the credited author, Anna (Ashley Williams), to the city for a book-signing.
Here is a trailer for To Barcelona, With Love:
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On June 6, the AMC+ movie Neighborhood Watch will debut online.
When a young man (Jack Quaid) thinks he witnesses an abduction and police won’t believe him, he reluctantly turns to his neighbor, a bitter, retired security guard (Jeffrey Dean Morgan), to help him find the missing woman.
The movie also stars Malin Akerman.
Here is a trailer for Neighborhood Watch:
Posted in New Shows, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on June 1, 2025| Leave a Comment »
The vampire-themed The Black Daggar Brotherhood series will debut online on Passionflix on June 5.
A brotherhood of vampire warriors protects their race from demonic lessers. United by tragedy, the few remaining fighters confront the lessers, striving to restore the vampire realm.
Passionflix stars Olivia Grace Applegate and Michael Roark (who appeared in the popular Driven franchise together) are among the cast.
Here is a trailer for The Black Daggar Brotherhood:
Posted in Movies, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on May 28, 2025| Leave a Comment »
On June 1, the UPtv movie Mr. Pawsitively Perfect will debut at 7 PM.
An aspiring marketing designer’s (Christine L. Nguyen) favorite foster dog is adopted by a famous but down-on-his-luck furniture designer (Jamie Spilchuk) whom she fears only wants the dog for his new image.
Here is a trailer for Mr. Pawsitively Perfect:
Posted in Movies, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on May 27, 2025| Leave a Comment »
On May 31, the HBO original telefilm Mountainhead will debut online.
A group of billionaire friends (Steve Carell, Jason Schwartzman, Cory Michael Smith, and Ramy Youssef) get together against the backdrop of a rolling international crisis.
Here is a trailer for Mountainhead:
Posted in Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on May 27, 2025| Leave a Comment »
Trying to figure out what to watch tonight? Be it new episodes of the TV season, reairs of cable series or a movie, here are some suggestions:
NOTE: The series finale of The Handmaid’s Tale will air online on Hulu today.
5:35 PM:
Kingsman: The Secret Service movie on FXM
6 PM:
Love & Jane movie on Hallmark Channel (Reair)
Hannah Swensen Mysteries movie on Hallmark Mystery (Reair)
Little movie on BET
6:20 PM:
The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes movie on Starz
7 PM:
The Karate Kid (original) movie on FX
8 PM:
The Cleaning Lady on FOX (NEW)
FBI on CBS (Encore)
The Last of Us on HBO (Encore)
Yellowstone on Paramount Network (Reair)
The Magic of Lemon Drops movie on Hallmark Channel (Reair)
Hannah Swensen Mysteries: A Zest for Death movie on Hallmark Mystery (Reair)
8:15 PM:
Kingsman: The Golden Circle movie on FXM
9 PM:
Alert: Missing Persons Unit on FOX (NEW – Finale)
FBI: International on CBS (Encore)
Yellowstone on Paramount Network (Reair)
The Day After Tomorrow movie on AMC
Inside Man movie on Encore
9:30 PM:
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past movie on Cinemax
10 PM:
FBI: Most Wanted on CBS (Encore)
Yellowstone on Paramount Network (Reair)
The Karate Kid, Part II movie on FX
10:30 PM:
The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare movie on Starz
Enjoy!
Posted in New Shows, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on May 25, 2025| Leave a Comment »
The new Netflix series Dept. Q will debut online on May 29.
A brash but brilliant detective (Matthew Goode) leads a cold case unit in this Edinburgh-based drama that also stars Shirley Henderson, Kelly Macdonald, Chloe Pirrie and Mark Bonnar.
Here is a trailer for Dept. Q:
Posted in New Shows, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on May 25, 2025| Leave a Comment »
On May 29, the Amazon Prime limited series The Better Sister will debut online.
Based on the book by best-selling author Alafair Burke, this thriller is about the terrible things that drive sisters apart and ultimately bring them back together. Chloe (Jessica Biel), a high-profile media executive, lives a picturesque life with her handsome lawyer husband Adam (Corey Stoll) and teenage son Ethan (Maxwell Acee Donovan) by her side while her estranged sister Nicky (Elizabeth Banks) struggles to make ends meet and stay clean. When Adam is brutally murdered, the prime suspect sends shockwaves through the family, reuniting the two sisters, as they try to untangle a complicated family history to discover the truth behind his death.
The cast also includes Gloria Reuben, Kim Dickens, Lorraine Toussaint and Matthew Modine.
Here is a trailer for The Better Sister:
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