The new series Cowboy Bebop, based on the animated series, will debut online on Netflix on November 19.
Show Synopsis: A ragtag crew of bounty hunters chases down the galaxy’s most dangerous criminals in this live-action adaptation of the popular anime TV series. They’ll save the world…for the right price.
The cast includes John Cho, Elena Satine, Geoff Stults and Daniella Pineda.
Here is a trailer for Cowboy Bebop:
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On November 19, the new fantasy series The Wheel of Time will debut online on Amazon.
The series follows Moiraine (Rosamund Pike), a member of the Aes Sedai, a powerful organization of women who can use magic. She takes a group of five young people on a journey around the world, believing one of them might be the reincarnation of the Dragon, a powerful individual prophesied to either save the world or destroy it.
Among the large ensemble cast is Sophie Okonedo and Maria Doyle Kennedy.
Here is a trailer for The Wheel of Time:
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The Netflix movie tick, tick…boom will debut online on November 19.
An aspiring theatre composer (Andrew Garfield) endures a quarter-life crisis as he approaches 30 and does not feel close to his dream.
The cast includes Alexandra Shipp, Judith Light, Vanessa Hudgens, Bradley Whitford, Joel Grey and Mj Rodriguez.
Here is a trailer for tick, tick…boom:
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On November 19, the Lifetime holiday movie Dancing Through the Snow will debut at 8 PM.
Michael Foster (Colin Lawrence) is a firefighter and devoted single father to 8-year-old Lily (Bianca Lawrence), an aspiring ballerina. After a video goes viral of Michael and Lily doing an adorable ballet routine, Michael becomes the most eligible bachelor, as women everywhere want to date this adorable dad.
However, the only woman Michael has eyes for is Lily’s ballet teacher, Olivia (AnnaLynne McCord). Will Michael be able to dance his way into Olivia’s heart?”
Here is a trailer for Dancing Through the Snow:
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It was a very full night of programming last night on the major networks with football, animation, game shows, reality, news and repeats taking up most of primetime line-up. There was also the two hour CBS special Adele One Night Only (which averaged 9.5 million viewers) along with a new episode from one Sunday night drama.
Here is how that lone Sunday night drama fared in the overall ratings last night:
10 PM Show:
The Rookie (ABC) [NEW] – 2.5 million viewers
What did you watch on TV last night. Please share.
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On November 19, the holiday movie Nantucket Noel will debut at 8 PM on the Hallmark Channel.
During the Seaside Noel celebrations, Christin (Sarah Power) learns of a developer who is planning to tear down the wharf that is home to her toy store. Tensions rise as she falls for the developer’s son, Andy (Trevor Donovan).
Here is a trailer for Nantucket Noel.
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The holiday movie Candy Coated Christmas will debut online on November 19 on Discovery+.
Molly Gallant is a Beverly Hills marketing executive whose carefully planned life takes an unexpected turn when she takes a business trip to the picturesque town of Peppermint Hollow.
The movie stars Molly McCook, Aaron O’Connell, John McCook, Lee Garlington, Jae Suh Park, Landry Townsend, Lonzo Liggins, Dia Frampton and Ree Drummond.
Here is a trailer for Candy Coated Christmas:
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Here is the very long list of the programming options to expect on TV this coming week:
On November 16, the season finale of Queen Sugar will air on OWN at 8 PM; while that same night the season premieres of The Flash and Riverdale will air on The CW at 8 and 9 PM respectively.
The season finale of Dopesick will air online on Hulu on November 17.
On November 18, the season finale of Dan Brown’s The Lost Symbol will air online on Peacock; while the 4th season of Star Trek: Discovery will premiere online today on Paramount+.
The following holiday movies will all debut on November 18:
* The Jenkins Family Christmas online on BET+. After burying their father earlier in the year, Baneatta and Beverly attempt to carry on his Christmas traditions without strangling each other — but when an unknown half-sister arrives at the family festivities, more than just Christmas presents are opened. The movie stars Regina Taylor, Kim Coles, Tammy Townsend, Robert Gossett, Ashley Love Mills, Anthony Chatmon II, Derek Chadwick, Bailey Bass, Thomas Miles and Monti Washington.
* The Princess Switch 3: Romancing the Star on Netflix. Vanessa Hudgens stars three times over in this lighthearted third Princess Switch movie, which follows Queen Margaret (Hudgens) and Princess Stacy (also Hudgens) as they try to track down a stolen, precious family artifact. They team up with Margaret’s cousin, Fiona (Hudgens once again) who enlists the help of a new, mysterious man. The cast includes Nick Sagar, Sam Palladio, Remy Hii, Will Kemp and Amanda Donohue.
* Psych 3: This Is Gus on Peacock. In preparation for a shotgun wedding before the birth of Baby Guster, Shawn (James Roday Rodriguez) and Groomzilla Gus (Dule Hill) go rogue in an attempt to track down Selene’s (Jazmyn Simon) estranged husband, as Lassiter (Timothy Omundson) grapples with the future of his career. The rest of the cast reprising their roles include Maggie Lawson, Kirsten Nelson, Corbin Bernsen, Sage Brocklebank and Kurt Fuller. English singer-songwriter Curt Smith will guest star as himself.
* Every Time a Bell Rings online on Hallmark Movies Now. Three sisters reunite in their hometown of Natchez, Mississippi at Christmas after a long time apart. They’re surprised to discover their late father had planned one last scavenger hunt for them to find the family’s wooden wishing bell, a beloved, annual holiday tradition when they were young. As they search for clues in the days leading up to Christmas, the trio visits local childhood haunts around Natchez that hold special meaning for them. In the process, their sisterly bond is rekindled and each learns an important lesson about what they want in life and in love. The cast includes Erin Cahill, Brittany Ishibashi, Ali Leibert and Wes Brown.
On November 19, the season finale of the new drama Foundation and the season finale of The Morning Show will both air on Apple TV+ online; while that same day, the second season premiere of The Great will air on Hulu online.
The following new dramas will debut online on November 19:
* The Wheel of Time on Amazon. The series follows Moiraine (Rosamund Pike), a member of the Aes Sedai, a powerful organization of women who can use magic. She takes a group of five young people on a journey around the world, believing one of them might be the reincarnation of the Dragon, a powerful individual prophesied to either save the world or destroy it. Among the large ensemble cast is Sophie Okonedo and Maria Doyle Kennedy.
* Cowboy Bebop, based on the animated series, on Netflix. A ragtag crew of bounty hunters chases down the galaxy’s most dangerous criminals in this live-action adaptation of the popular anime TV series. They’ll save the world…for the right price. The cast includes John Cho, Elena Satine, Geoff Stults and Daniella Pineda.
The following holiday movies will debut on November 19:
* Candy Coated Christmas on Discovery+. Molly Gallant is a Beverly Hills marketing executive whose carefully planned life takes an unexpected turn when she takes a business trip to the picturesque town of Peppermint Hollow. The movie stars Molly McCook, Aaron O’Connell, John McCook, Lee Garlington, Jae Suh Park, Landry Townsend, Lonzo Liggins, Dia Frampton and Ree Drummond.
* Nantucket Noel on the Hallmark Channel at 8 PM. During the Seaside Noel celebrations, Christin (Sarah Power) learns of a developer who is planning to tear down the wharf that is home to her toy store. Tensions rise as she falls for the developer’s son, Andy (Trevor Donovan).
* Dancing Through the Snow at 8 PM on Lifetime. Michael Foster (Colin Lawrence) is a firefighter and devoted single father to 8-year-old Lily (Bianca Lawrence), an aspiring ballerina. After a video goes viral of Michael and Lily doing an adorable ballet routine, Michael becomes the most eligible bachelor, as women everywhere want to date this adorable dad. However, the only woman Michael has eyes for is Lily’s ballet teacher, Olivia (AnnaLynne McCord). Will Michael be able to dance his way into Olivia’s heart?”
* tick, tick…boom online on Netflix. An aspiring theatre composer (Andrew Garfield) endures a quarter-life crisis as he approaches 30 and does not feel close to his dream. The cast includes Alexandra Shipp, Judith Light, Vanessa Hudgens, Bradley Whitford, Joel Grey and Mj Rodriguez.
The following holiday movies will debut on November 20:
* Mistletoe & Molly at 7 PM on UPtv. Waitress and animal lover, Molly Bishop, is desperate for a holiday miracle. Broke and needing major car repairs, she’s counting on a big career opportunity to come through before the holidays – without using her family’s name to get there. But when handsome cafe regular and do-gooder Aiden Ford starts to meddle in her life, Molly will have to figure out if it’s too much or just the holiday miracle she needed. The film stars Eden Broda and Zach Smadu.
* You Make It Feel Like Christmas at 8 PM on Lifetime. Emma (Mary Antonini) is a talented designer who finds herself too busy to return home for the holidays after her work catches the eye of design guru Kate Marguiles (Stephanie Sy), much to her father, Tom’s (Alex Poch-Goldin), dismay. When her ex-boyfriend and childhood best friend Aaron (Michael Xavier) returns home after active military duty, he makes it his mission to get her home to celebrate their Christmas traditions.
* A Kindhearted Christmas on GAC Family at 8 PM. Jamie (Jennie Garth) owns a sightseeing and tour company in the small town of Cooperville, New York. Navigating the holidays with enthusiasm is trickier for Jamie since her husband Matt passed. Matt loved Christmas and found unparalleled joy in giving to others. While reminiscing with family, Jamie realizes the town desperately needs someone with Matt’s genius for thinking of the small gestures that bring genuine happiness to the holidays. While watching her favorite news program, “Wake Up Upstate,” or more importantly, the show’s handsome TV anchor, Scott (Cameron Mathison), Jamie learns about a neighboring high school’s fundraising goal and spontaneously gifts the entire amount – anonymously. Jamie’s anonymous gift sparks another and another until the entire town gets into the spirit. News of the generous gift giving draws Jamie’s TV crush to Cooperville seeking to do some serious reporting on the identity of the secret Santa. What isn’t a secret is that Jamie and Scott will discover each other just in time for Christmas.
* Five More Minutes at 10 PM on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries. Inspired by the Scotty McCreery song, a woman’s Christmas wish is answered in unexpected ways when her late grandfather’s journal turns up and reveals an untold romance. The movie will star Nikki Deloach and David Haydn-Jones.
* A Christmas Together With You at 8 PM on the Hallmark Channel. During the Christmas season, Megan and her father-figure Frank head out on a road trip to find his long-lost love. Along the way, Megan finds the love of her own life. The film stars Laura Vandervoort and Niall Matter.
On November 21, the season finales of Grantchester and Baptiste will both air on PBS at 9 and 10 PM respectively; while that same night the season two premiere of Power Book II: Ghost will air on Starz at 8 PM. Also that night, the 2021 American Music Awards will air at 8 PM on ABC.
Lastly, the following holiday movies will debut on November 21:
* Baking Spirits Bright at 8 PM on Lifetime. Mira Varma (Rekha Sharma) takes pride in her family’s business of making fruitcakes, despite the decline in its popularity of once being America’s most-gifted holiday confection. When Mira’s parents decide to hire Brady Phillips (Dion Johnstone) and his high-powered marketing company to boost sales for the holidays, Mira must fight to hold on to the heart of the company she loves so much.
* Christmas on 5th Avenue at 7 PM on UPtv. Eve, a Christmas loving professional wish granter, takes on the task of decorating the high-end condo for a reclusive writer who is spending the holidays out of town. But when the handsome writer turns out to be home for the holidays after all, Eve will have to pull out all her tricks to make him fall in love with Christmas all over again – and maybe find romance along the way. The cast includes Kathryn Davis, Olivier Renaud and Kate Vernon.
* Who Is Christmas Eve? at 8 PM on Bounce. Eve Simmons (Paige Hurd) was abandoned as an infant on the steps of a church 30 years ago on Christmas Eve. Now, struggling to move forward with her life, she embarks on a search to uncover the mystery of her birth with the help of her boyfriend Curtis (Romeo Miller) and famed investigative genealogist Pam Slaton (Juliana Harkavy).
* Christmas Down Under on ION at 8 PM. After a fight with her husband (Paul O’Brien), a tightly wound wife (Justine Kacir) follows him to his hometown of Sydney, Australia, in hopes of saving their marriage. Tracking him down proves complicated, and she must rely on an Aboriginal tour guide and a social media influencer ride-share driver to help — all just days before Christmas.
* A Kiss Before Christmas on the Hallmark Channel at 8 PM. When nice-guy Ethan casually wishes his life had taken a different course, he wakes up the next day to find nothing is the same – he’s not married to his wife Joyce, he doesn’t have two teen aged kids and he’s CEO of his company. If he wants to reclaim his original life and the family he loves, he must convince Joyce he’s telling the truth and win her over…and he only has until Christmas Day. The film stars James Denton, Teri Hatcher and Marilu Henner.
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
5:30 PM:
Ant-Man and The Wasp movie on TNT
6 PM:
Christmas by Starlight movie on Hallmark Channel (Reair)
Christmas in Love movie on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries (Reair)
Christmas on the Bayou movie on Lifetime (Reair)
Moana (animated) movie on Freeform
6:32 PM:
In the Heights movie on HBO
7 PM:
Sing (animated) movie on FXM
The Magnificent Seven (2016) movie on Paramount Network
8 PM:
9-1-1 on FOX (NEW)
Condor on EPIX (Encore)
Boyfriends of Christmas Past movie on Hallmark Channel (Encore)
The Christmas Bow movie on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries (Reair)
Christmas on the Menu movie on Lifetime (Reair)
Captain Marvel movie on TNT
8:20 PM:
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 movie on Syfy
8:30 PM:
Frozen (animated) movie on Freeform
13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi movie on Showtime 2
8:50 PM:
Britannia on EPIX (Reair)
9 PM:
4400 on The CW (NEW)
The Big Leap on FOX (NEW)
Condor on EPIX (Encore)
NCIS on CBS (Reair)
Royal Wedding (classic) movie on TCM
9:15 PM:
Breakthrough movie on FXM
9:40 PM:
Britannia on EPIX (Reair)
10 PM:
Ordinary Joe on NBC (NEW)
Gingerbread Miracle movie on Hallmark Channel (Encore)
Our Christmas Love Song on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries (Reair)
NCIS: Hawai’i on CBS (Reair)
Open Range movie on Paramount Network
The American President movie on TMC
10:03 PM:
Dear Secret Santa movie on Lifetime (Reair)
Enjoy!
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Hey All,
Here are the news items for this past week:
RENEWALS
Squid Games, the popular Korean thriller, has been renewed for a second season. (Variety)
NBC has renewed La Brea for a second season. (TV Line)
MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE NEWS
Jane Krakowski has stepped down from the role of Lily St. Regis in the upcoming NBC made-for-TV movie Annie Live! due to being diagnosed with a breakthrough case of COVID. The role will be taken over by Megan Hilty (Smash and Wicked). (Deadline)
TV CASTING NEWS
Colby Lewis (Chicago Med) has been tapped to portray Peter, Alina Park (Laura Sohn)’s protective husband on The Blacklist. (Deadline)
HBO is developing a limited series based on the Mob Queens podcast that will star Lena Dunham and Ruth Wilson. The series tells the story of Anna Genovese (Wilson), most widely known as the second wife of infamous crime boss Vito Genovese and a fixture in the Village’s drag bar scene in the 1930s who later broke Cosa Nostra law when she spilled the illegal dealings of her husband in divorce hearings. (Variety)
The FX eight-episode limited series Class of ‘09 has added new cast members including Jake McDorman (The Right Stuff), Sepideh Moafi (The L Word: Generation Q), Brian J. Smith (Sense8 and Stargate Universe) and Brooke Smith (Grey’s Anatomy) [among others]. The series follows a class of FBI agents set in a near future where the U.S. criminal justice system has been transformed by artificial intelligence. The show already stars Brian Tyree Henry (Eternals) and Kate Mara (A Teacher and Shooter). (Deadline)
City On a Hill has added new cast members in recurring roles for its upcoming third season, which will premiere in 2022. Those cast members include Corbin Bernsen (Psych and L.A. Law), Joanne Kelly (Warehouse 13) and Ernie Hudson (Ghostbusters franchise). Season three brings us to Boston’s high society Beacon Hill. Following his dismissal from the FBI, Jackie Rohr (series lead Kevin Bacon) lands a lavish new gig running security for a wealthy family. Life is good until secrets begin to unravel. When an investigation opens – implicating local and federal authorities – assistant district attorney Decourcy Ward (series lead Aldis Hodge) sees an opportunity to finally rip out the machinery perpetuating a broken system. Bernsen will play Sinclair Dryden, an old money Beacon Hill socialite and former outstanding FBI agent who has been a mentor to Jackie; Kelly will play Letitia, the strong-willed wife of Sinclair and Hudson will play Franklin Ward, the widowed father of Decourcy, who is a Baptist minister in Brooklyn. (Deadline)
BOX OFFICE NEWS
It looks like MGM is going to remake the Patrick Swayze movie Road House with Doug Liman set to direct and Jake Gyllenhaal set to star. There are no details yet on who Gyllenhaal would play, however. (Variety)
The new rom-com film Loveboat, Taipei, based on the best-selling novel by Abigail Hing Wen, will star Ashley Liao (Fuller House, Physical and Secret Society of Second Born Royals) and Ross Butler (Shazam! franchise, Riverdale and 13 Reasons Why). The movie will center on Ever Wong (Liao), whose summer takes an unexpected turn when her parents surprise her with a trip to Taipei for a cultural immersion program. Ever is surprised to discover that she hasn’t signed up for homework and history lessons, but instead for a summer-long free-for-all the locals and other students call “Loveboat.” It quickly lives up to its name when Ever finds herself trying not to fall for two attractive, but wildly different boys who are vying for her attention, while at the same time finding the courage to defy her parents’ high expectations and pursue her true passion: dancing. Butler will play the dashingly handsome Rick Woo. Embarrassingly nicknamed “Boy Wonder” by the smitten Ever, Rick is an infamous prodigy in both sports and scholastics who has yet to meet his match until he meets her. (Deadline)
STREAMING CASTING NEWS
Netflix fave Noah Centineo (To All the Boys franchise, Charlie’s Angels and The Fosters) will star in a currently untitled Netflix thriller created by Alexi Hawley. The 8-episodes series revolves around a fledgling lawyer (Centineo) at the CIA, who becomes enmeshed in dangerous international power politics when a former asset threatens to expose the nature of her long-term relationship with the agency unless they exonerate her of a serious crime. The cast includes Vondie Curtis Hall (Harriet), Kristian Bruun (Orphan Black), Laura Haddock (The Capture) and Colton Dunn (Superstore) [among others]. (Deadline)
Timothy Olyphant has joined the cast of the upcoming Amzon drama Daisy Jones & The Six. Based on the novel by Taylor Jenkins Reid, the 10-episode series focuses on the rollercoaster journey of a 1970s rock band coping with the trials of tribulations of becoming famous. Olyphant will play the character responsible for bringing The Six together. The cast includes Riley Keough, Suki Waterhouse and Sam Coflin [among others]. (The Hollywood Reporter and Outsider)
The upcoming Peacock 8-episode crime drama The Missing from David E. Kelley will star Jeff Wilbusch (from the HBO film Oslo and the Netflix series Unorthodox) in the lead role. Based on the novel by Dror A. Mishani focuses on Avraham Avraham, an NYPD detective with the 77th precinct, whose belief in mankind is his superpower when it comes to uncovering the truth. He is left to question his own humanity when a seemingly routine investigation turns upside down. (Variety)
Paramount+ has ordered a small screen adaptation of the box office film Fatal Attraction that will star Lizzy Caplan (Masters of Sex and Party Down) in one of the lead roles. The series will explore the timeless themes of marriage and infidelity through the lens of modern attitudes towards strong women, personality disorders, and coercive control. Caplan will star as Alex (the role played by Glenn Close in the film), who becomes obsessed with her lover after a brief affair. (Variety)
Michael Ealy (Stumptown and Secretsand Lies) will star opposite Kristen Bell (Veronica Mars and The Good Place) and Tom Riley (Da Vinci’s Demons and The Nevers) in the upcoming Netflix 8-episode limited series The Woman in the House, that is set to premiere in early 2022. The series centers around heartbroken Anna (Bell), for whom every day is the same. She sits with her wine, staring out the window, watching life go by without her. But when a handsome neighbor (Riley) and his adorable daughter (Samsara Yett) move in across the street, Anna starts to see a light at the end of the tunnel. That is until she witnesses a gruesome murder… Or did she? Ealy will play Douglas, Anna’s ex-husband. (Deadline)
Jennifer Garner will take over for Julia Roberts in the upcoming Apple drama The Last Thing He Told Me, which is based on the novel by Laura Dave. The series follows a woman (Garner) who forms an unexpected relationship with her sixteen-year-old stepdaughter while searching for the truth about why her husband has mysteriously disappeared. (Variety)
That’s it. Enjoy!
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