On October 5, the UPtv movie Heartstrings Attached will debut at 7 PM.
With the promise of an inheritance from her grandfather spurring her, Emma (Megan Bradley) promises to tutor gifted violinist Ava Field (Natalie Miller), unaware her grandfather is playing matchmaker from the grave.
Chris Connell co-stars.
Here is a trailer for Heartstrings Attached:
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The new drama The Gold, which debuted on Paramount+ in 2023, will make its linear TV debut on PBS at 10 PM on October 5.
This period piece, set in 1983, is inspired by one of the largest robberies in British history: the Brink’s-Mat robbery. On November 26, 1983, six armed men broke into the Brink’s-Mat security depot near London’s Heathrow Airport and inadvertently stumbled across gold bullion worth £26m — the disposal of which led to a vast international money laundering operation and left controversy and murder in its wake.
The cast includes Hugh Bonneville (Downton Abbey), Jack Lowden (Slow Horses), Dominic Cooper (Agent Carter and Captain America: The First Avenger) and Tom Cullen (Becoming Elizabeth) [among others].
Here is a trailer for The Gold:
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On October 5, the new drama Maigret debut on PBS at 9 PM.
This series will be the first contemporary TV adaptation of Georges Simenon’s beloved novels that focuses on the streetwise Parisian Chief Inspector Jules Maigret (Benjamin Wainwright from Belgravia: The Next Chapter), who heads the elite police unit known as La Crim, responsible for investigating all serious crime in and around Paris.
Here is a trailer for Maigret:
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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 new Amazon Prime movie Play Dirty will debut online today while the finale of The Twisted Fate of Amanda Knox will air online on Hulu today.
5 PM:
The Sound of Music (classic) movie on TCM
6 PM:
Savoring Paris movie on Hallmark Channel (Reair)
Curious Caterer Mysteries movie on Hallmark Mystery (Reair)
Good Day to Die Hard movie on FX
6:15 PM:
Winter Spring Summer or Fall movie on Showtime
6:20 PM:
Edward Scissorhands movie on FXM
6:30 PM:
The Da Vinci Code movie on Encore
7 PM:
Billy the Kid on MGM+ (Encore)
Patriot Games movie on Showtime 2
8 PM:
Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent on CW (NEW)
Chicago Med on NBC (NEW – Season Premiere)
Adventures in Love & Birding movie on Hallmark Channel (Encore)
The Equalizer 3 – The Final Chapter movie on FX
Selena movie on Showtime
8:30 PM:
The Terminator movie on BBC America
9 PM:
Chicago Fire on NBC (NEW – Season Premiere)
Wild Cards on CW (Encore)
Patriots Day movie on Showtime 2
From the World of John Wick: Ballerina movie on Starz
10 PM:
Chicago P.D. on NBC (NEW – Season Premiere)
10:15 PM:
Task on HBO 2 (Encore)
10:30 PM:
The Equalizer 3 – The Final Chapter movie on FX
Enjoy!
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The Hallmark Channel movie Home Turf will debut on October 4 at 8 PM.
Cassidy is the president of a small college whose life is thrown for a loop when freshmen on the football team move into her home. Can Logan, the handsome coach, help smooth things over?
The movie stars Nikki DeLoach and Warren Christie.
Here is a trailer for Home Turf:
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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 new Hulu comedy series Chad Powers, starring Glen Powell, will debut online today.
6 PM:
Groundswell movie on Hallmark Channel (Reair)
Moana (animated) movie on Freeform
6:20 PM:
Winter Spring Summer or Fall movie on Showtime 2
6:30 PM:
Guardians of the Galaxy movie on FX
6:55 PM:
From the World of John Wick: Ballerina (2025) movie on Starz
7 PM:
Task on HBO (Encore)
7:15 PM:
The Vow movie on Encore
7:30 PM:
Fast Five movie on TNT
8 PM:
Murder in a Small Town on FOX (NEW)
NCIS on CBS (Encore)
Task on HBO (Encore)
An Unexpected Valentine movie on Hallmark Channel (Reair)
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Dead Over Heels movie on Hallmark Mysteries (Reair)
Martha Marcy May Marlene movie on HBO 2
Geostorm movie on Showtime 2
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever movie on Syfy
Ghostbusters (original) movie on VH1
8:30 PM:
Coco (animated) movie on Freeform
9 PM:
Doc on FOX (NEW)
The Lowdown on FX (NEW)
NCIS on CBS (Encore)
Fast X movie on Starz
10 PM:
High Potential on ABC (NEW)
NCIS: Origins on CBS (Encore)
The Lowdown on FX (Encore)
10:45 PM:
Task on HBO (Encore)
Enjoy!
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The Apple TV+ movie The Lost Bus will debut online on October 3.
A school bus driver (Matthew McConaughey) has to navigate a bus carrying children and their teacher (America Ferrera) to safety through the 2018 Camp Fire, the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in California history.
The movie also stars Yul Vazquez.
Here is a trailer for The Lost Bus:
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Here is the list of the programming options to expect on TV this coming week:
On September 29, the Acorn TV drama Murder Before Evensong will debut online. Canon Daniel Clement (Harry Potter’s Matthew Lewis), a rector, finds himself entangled in a murder investigation after a cousin of the church’s patron is discovered with a fatal stab wound inflicted by secateurs, leading him to unravel the mystery.
The Hulu comedy Chad Powers will debut online on September 30. A disgraced college quarterback named Russ Holliday (Glen Powell) disguises himself as Chad Powers and walks onto a struggling southern football team to revive his football career. The series also stars Steve Zahn, Wynn Everett, Perry Mattfield, Toby Huss and Clayne Crawford.
On October 1, the finale of The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox will air online on Hulu; while that same night, the season premieres of Chicago Med, Chicago Fire and Chicago P.D. will all air on NBC at 8, 9 and 10 PM respectively.
The new movie Play Dirty will debut online on Amazon Prime on October 1. An expert thief rolls out the biggest heist of his life. In this action-packed thriller, Parker (Mark Wahlberg), along with Grofield (LaKeith Stanfield), Zen (Rosa Salazar) and a skilled crew, stumble onto a score that pits them against the New York mob.
On October 2, the second season of Karen Pirie will premiere online on Britbox.
The Netflix feature film Steve will debut online on October 3. The movie is set in the mid-1990s with Cillian Murphy starring as Steve, who battles to keep his school open while dealing with his own mental illness. Meanwhile, the story will follow a student named Shy (Jay Lycurgo) who grapples with his violent tendencies. The cast includes Emily Watson and Tracey Ullman
On October 3, the Disney+ animated series Marvel Zombies will debut online. The series follows a group of survivors as they risk their lives fighting superpowered zombies to save the world. Voices will be provided by Iman Vellani, Dominique Thorne, Hailee Steinfeld, Kerry Condon, Florence Pugh, David Harbour, Simu Liu, Awkwafina, Randall Park, Wyatt Russell, Elizabeth Olsen, Paul Rudd, Tessa Thompson and F. Murray Abraham.
The Apple TV+ movie The Last Bus will debut online on October 3. A school bus driver (Matthew McConaughey) has to navigate a bus carrying children and their teacher (America Ferrera) to safety through the 2018 Camp Fire, the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in California history. The movie also stars Yul Vazquez.
Also on October 3, Netflix will premiere the third season of the Monster franchise online today with The Ed Gein Story. The shocking true-life tale of Ed Gein (Charlie Hunnam), the infamous murderer and grave robber who inspired many of Hollywood’s most iconic on-screen killers. The cast includes Laurie Metcalf, Lesley Manville, Robin Weigert, Vicky Krieps, Tom Hollander and Mimi Kennedy.
The Hallmark Channel movie Home Turf will debut on October 4 at 8 PM. Cassidy is the president of a small college whose life is thrown for a loop when freshmen on the football team move into her home. Can Logan, the handsome coach, help smooth things over? The movie stars Nikki DeLoach and Warren Christie.
On October 5, the new dramas Maigret and The Gold will both debut on PBS at 9 and 10 PM respectively. Maigret will be the first contemporary TV adaptation of Georges Simenon’s beloved novels that focuses on the streetwise Parisian Chief Inspector Jules Maigret (Benjamin Wainwright from Belgravia: The Next Chapter), who heads the elite police unit known as La Crim, responsible for investigating all serious crime in and around Paris. Meanwhile, The Gold is a period piece, set in 1983, is inspired by one of the largest robberies in British history: the Brink’s-Mat robbery. On November 26, 1983, six armed men broke into the Brink’s-Mat security depot near London’s Heathrow Airport and inadvertently stumbled across gold bullion worth £26m — the disposal of which led to a vast international money laundering operation and left controversy and murder in its wake. The cast includes Hugh Bonneville (Downton Abbey), Jack Lowden (Slow Horses), Dominic Cooper (Agent Carter and Captain America: The First Avenger) and Tom Cullen (Becoming Elizabeth) [among others.
The UPtv movie Heartstrings Attached will debut at 7 PM on October 5. With the promise of an inheritance from her grandfather spurring her, Emma (Megan Bradley) promises to tutor gifted violinist Ava Field (Natalie Miller), unaware her grandfather is playing matchmaker from the grave. Chris Connell co-stars.
On October 5, the CBS special A Grammy Salute to Cyndi Lauper: Live From the Hollywood Bowl at 8 PM. The concert will capture the essence of Lauper’s farewell tour, celebrating her extensive career and her contributions to music. The special will feature special guests and performances by the likes of Joni Mitchell, Cher, John Legend, SZA, Mickey Guyton and Brandi Carlile (among others).
Lastly, the Hallmark Channel movie The Jane Mysteries: Too Much to Lose will make its linear debut on October 5 at 9 PM. When a reporter interviewing Jane (Jodie Sweetin) seeks help to find a missing colleague, Jane takes on the case. Irene has disappeared after winning a game show, which leads Jane to uncover a web of deceit. Stephen Huszar co-stars.
Mark your calendars!
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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 period piece drama Murder Before Evensong will debut online on Acorn TV.
5:15 PM:
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay movie on TNT
6 PM:
Villa Amore movie on Hallmark Mystery (Reair)
Darrow & Darrow movie on Hallmark Channel (Reair)
6:30 PM:
Iron Man 2 movie on FX
7 PM:
Zombies 4: Dawn of the Vampires movie on Disney (Encore)
Independence Day movie on AMC
Beauty and the Beast (animated) movie on Freeform
Black Panther movie on Syfy
7:15 PM:
Bohemian Rhapsody movie on FXM
7:30 PM:
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets movie on E!
8 PM:
Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent on CW (Encore)
Task on HBO (Encore)
Darrow & Darrow: Body of Evidence movie on Hallmark Mystery (Reair)
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves movie on BBC America
Lady Bird movie on Cinemax
42 movie on MGM+
Men in Black 3 movie on Starz
9 PM:
FBI on CBS (Encore)
The Lion King (animated) movie on Freeform
Iron Man 3 movie on FX
9:30 PM:
Barbie (2023) movie on Cinemax
9:45 PM:
Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit movie on Showtime
10 PM:
Brilliant Minds on NBC (NEW)
Watson on CBS (Encore)
Outlander: Blood of My Blood on Starz (Encore)
Field of Dreams movie on MGM+
10:45 PM:
Task on HBO (Encore)
Enjoy!
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Hey All,
Here are the entertainment news items for this past week:
TV CASTING NEWS
Eoin Macken and Andrew Liner, who played father and son Davis and Reid Collins, in season 1 of Ransom Canyon will not be returning for the show’s upcoming second season. (Deadline)
Hallmark hunk Kristoffer Polaha has joined the cast of the upcoming MGM+ series American Hostage that will star Jon Hamm and Giovanni Ribisi. The show is a psychological thriller whose ’70s-set first season tells the harrowing true story of Fred Heckman (Hamm), a beloved Indianapolis radio reporter who is thrust into the middle of a life-or-death crisis when hostage-taker Tony Kiritsis demands to be interviewed on his popular radio news program. Polaha will star as Dick Hall, the president of Meridian Mortgage who is taken hostage by Tony Kiritsis (Ribisi), who publicly accuses him of being a greedy and cutthroat monster. But the real human being is more complicated than that. (Deadline)
Allison Janney and Bradley Whitford have been promoted to series regulars for the 4th season of The Diplomat on Netflix. (The Hollywood Reporter)
Star Trek: Discovery alum David Ajala has joined the cast of Law & Order, playing an NYPD detective. (The Hollywood Reporter)
24 alum Elisha Cuthbert will star in the Amazon Prime series Every Year After, the series adaptation of the novel by Carley Fortune. She will appear in the recurring role of Sue Florek. Told over the course of six years and one week in Barry’s Bay – the quintessential lake town – the series is a romantic, nostalgic story of first loves and the people and choices that mark us forever. (Variety)
Lucy Liu will star in the upcoming Peacock crime drama Superfakes that will focus on a small-time Chinatown luxury counterfeit dealer (Liu), who enters a dangerous black-market underworld in order to fund a life of suburban respectability for her family. (Variety)
SERIES ORDER NEWS
FOX has given a 12-episode straight-to-series order for a reboot to Baywatch for the 2026-2027 season. The new version will remain Southern California, featuring adrenaline-fueled rescues, tangled relationships, complicated chemistry and beachside heroics that defined the original. (Deadline)
BOX OFFICE CASTING NEWS
Stranger Things star Millie Bobby Brown will star as Olympic champion gymnast Kerri Strug in the upcoming box office film Perfect tha will be directed by Gia Coppola. Strug was a member of the 1996 USA gymnastics team dubbed “the Magnificent Seven.” (Deadline)
The classic 1987 sci-fi parody Spaceballs is getting a sequel, and Rick Moranis is coming out of retirement to reprise his role of Lord Dark Helmet alongside Bill Pullman as Lone Starr, Mel Brooks as the Yoda-esque being Yogurt, Daphne Zuniga as Princess Vespa and George Wyner as Colonel Sandurz. Other cast members of Spaceballs 2 will include Josh Gad, Keke Palmer, Lewis Pullman and Anthony Carrigan. (Variety)
Black-ish alum Yara Shahidi will star opposite Jason Statham in The Beekeeper 2, the sequel to the Miramax hit action movie. Details about her character and what the movie will focus on are being kept under wraps. (Variety)
That’s it. Enjoy!
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