Season one episode one of USA Network’s Dare Me set up the relationship between a high school cheer squad and their new coach, Colette French, played by Willa Fitzgerald (Scream: The TV Series). Suffice it to say, the head cheerleader isn’t happy about this new leader taking over her turf.
The first season continues with episode two, “Mutually Assured Destruction,” airing on January 5, 2020.
The season one cast includes Herizen Guardiola as Addy Hanlon, Marlo Kelly as Beth Cassidy, Willa Fitzgerald as Coach Colette French, Paul Fitzgerald as Bert Cassidy, Zach Roerig as Sarge Will Mosley, Rob Heaps as Matt French, and Alison Thornton as Tacy Cassidy.
The “Mutually Assured Destruction” Plot: While Addy tries to ensure Colette’s secret is safe with Beth, Colette makes a decision about Will.
Details on Season 1, Courtesy of USA Network:
“Dare Me is an unflinching exploration of teen angst, jealousy, loyalty and the dynamics of power in a small Midwestern town.
Peering behind the all-American facade, the series dives into the cutthroat world of competitive high school cheerleading. It follows the fraught relationship between two best friends (Guardiola and Kelly) after a new coach (Fitzgerald) arrives to bring their team to prominence. While the girls’ friendship is put to the test, their young lives are changed forever when a shocking crime rocks their quiet rust belt town.
Part coming-of-age story, part sport drama, part murder mystery, Dare Me exposes the physical and psychological extremes that some young women are willing to endure in order to get ahead.”
Alison Thornton as Tacy Cassidy, Marlo Kelly as Beth Cassidy, and Herizen Guardiola as Addy Hanlon in ‘Dare Me’ season1 episode 2 (Photo by: Rafy/USA Network)Herizen Guardiola as Addy Hanlon and Willa Fitzgerald as Collette French (Photo by: Rafy/USA Network)Willa Fitzgerald as Collette French in season 1 episode 2 (Photo by: Rafy/USA Network)Marlo Kelly as Beth Cassidy and Herizen Guardiola as Addy Hanlon in episode 2 (Photo by: Rafy/USA Network)Marlo Kelly as Beth Cassidy in episode 2 (Photo by: Rafy/USA Network)Herizen Guardiola as Addy Hanlon in episode 2 (Photo by: Rafy/USA Network)
BTS to perform on ‘Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve’
Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest kicks off December 31st at 8pm ET on ABC. As always, it will be broadcast live from Times Square in New York as well as from the West Coast in Hollywood (pre-recorded), from New Orleans (which was added to the lineup in 2017), and, lastly, Miami. Headliners this year are Post Malone; Korean boyband megastars BTS; Alanis Morissette and the cast of the Broadway musical Jagged Little Pill; and Sam Hunt.
Worth noting, BTS participated in Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve in Hollywood back in 2017. This will be their first time headlining the event live in Times Square.
Lucy Hale (Katy Keene) will be co-hosting with Ryan Seacrest this year from the middle of the action in Times Square. In previous years Jenny McCarthy (The Masked Singer) had been Ryan Seacrest’s co-host while Lucy Hale handled hosting duties in New Orleans. McCarthy is taking a break from her hosting gig, stating this year she’d like to spend New Year’s Eve with her family at home.
Singer Ciara returns to host the festivities in Hollywood and Billy Porter (Pose) will host in New Orleans.
In addition to the 2020 Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest headliners, the lineup includes The Jonas Brothers, Sheryl Crow, Usher, Dan + Shay, Megan Thee Stallion, and many more.
ABC’s Confirmed Lineup:
Times Square
Post Malone
BTS
Alanis Morissette and the Broadway cast of Jagged Little Pill
Sam Hunt
Miami
The Jonas Brothers
New Orleans
Billy Porter (host)
Sheryl Crow
Usher
Hollywood
Ciara (host)
Paula Abdul
Kelsea Ballerini
Blanco Brown
Dan + Shay
Green Day
Dua Lipa
Ava Max
Megan Thee Stallion
Anthony Ramos
Salt-N-Pepa
SHAED
This year’s Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest will air during the following time periods:
8:00-10:00 p.m. EST – Dick Clark’s Primetime New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2020 – Part 1
10:00-11:00 p.m. EST – Dick Clark’s Primetime New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2020 – Part 2
11:30 p.m.-1:09 a.m. EST – Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2020 – Part 1
1:09-2:13 a.m. EST – Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2020 – Part 2
Eddie Murphy stars in ‘Dolemite is My Name’ (Photo Credit: François Duhamel / Netflix)
Eddie Murphy, hot off of hosting the highest-rated Saturday Night Live episode since 2017, has been named as the recipient of the 25th Annual Critics’ Choice Awards‘ Lifetime Achievement Award. The Critics Choice Association (CCA) made the announcement today, saying Murphy will be honored for “his extraordinary roles over the years, most recently his brilliant portrayal of the legendary Rudy Ray Moore in Netflix’s Dolemite Is My Name, for which he is nominated for Best Actor.”
Eddie Murphy will receive the honor during the star-studded awards ceremony set for Sunday, January 12, 2020. The Critics’ Choice Awards will air live on the East Coast on The CW beginning at 7pm (taped delayed on the West Coast). The awards show’s once again set to take place at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, CA.
Taye Diggs, the star of The CW’s All American, is returning to host the awards show for the second straight year.
The CCA previously announced The Good Place‘s Kristen Bell has been chosen to receive the fourth annual #SeeHer Award.
In addition to his critically acclaimed role in Dolemite is My Name, Eddie Murphy’s credits include Beverly Hills Cop, 48 Hours, Trading Places, Coming to America, The Nutty Professor, and providing the voice of the lovable sidekick, Donkey, in the Shrek film franchise. According to the CCA, Murphy ranks as the “most commercially successful African American actor in the history of the motion picture business and is one of the industry’s top-five box-office performers overall.”
Murphy earned a Best Supporting Actor Oscar nomination in 2007 for his performance in Dreamgirls. That role also earned Murphy the Best Supporting Actor award from Critics’ Choice Association and the Screen Actors Guild.
Eddie Murphy’s currently working on the sequel to 1998’s Coming to America.
Season four of HBO’s High Maintenance, the half-hour comedy created by Katja Blichfeld and series star Ben Sinclair, will premiere on February 7, 2020. The new season consists of nine episodes and will air on Fridays at 11pm ET/PT.
HBO’s revealed details on the first two episodes of season four which will feature returning guest stars Crystal Monee Hall, Heléne Yorke, Ken Leung, Julianna Luna Vasquez, Avery Monsen, Rob Morgan, Max Jenkins, Chris Roberti, Becca Blackwell, Chris McKinney and Birgit Huppuch. Ira Glass and his team at This American Life, Nick Kroll, Rebecca Hall, Larry Owens, and Calvin Leon Smith will join the series as guest stars in the new season.
Season 4, episode 1: “Cycles”
Debut date: FRIDAY, FEB. 7 (11:00-11:30 p.m. ET/PT)
The Guy (Ben Sinclair) finds a lost canine. A new reporter at This American Life, Yara (Natalie Woolams-Torres) pitches a story about her parents’ marriage and inadvertently strains her own relationship when her boyfriend Owen (Marcus Raye Pérez ) visits for their anniversary weekend. A singing telegram (Larry Owens) in a bad mood looks for some relief while crisscrossing the city on a crazed workday.
Written by Ben Sinclair; directed by Ben Sinclair.
Season 4, episode 2: “Trick”
Debut date: FRIDAY, FEB. 14 (11:00-11:30 p.m. ET/PT)
The Guy (Ben Sinclair), with new friend “Fomo” in tow, delivers to Matthew (Calvin Leon Smith), a man looking for a connection who hires a new-to-the-business escort (Jay Jurden) for the night. After bonding on set with a familiar face, intimacy coordinator Kym (Abigail Bengson) learns a surprising fact about her new love interest that threatens to derail their romance just as it’s beginning.
Written by Isaac Oliver; directed by Katja Blichfeld.
High Maintenance Plot:
High Maintenance continues to paint a unique and loving portrait of New York City, exploring the often-messy interpersonal moments of everyday people who are looking for meaning, companionship and a little high to make it through the day.
This season finds The Guy (Sinclair) back traversing the city on his bicycle, having said goodbye to last season’s RV. With a new friend by his side, The Guy drops in on a variety of customers whose disparate lives, jobs, identities and circumstances reveal the human connection that we all seek.
Playing out over the course of a year, this season focuses on cycles of renewal, webs of human connections, and putting down roots in the ever-changing ecosystem of New York City.
ABC’s new drama Stumptown will return from its short midseason break with season one episode 10, “Reality Checks Don’t Bounce.” Directed by Alex Zakrzewski from a script by Derek Jennings and Zahir McGree, episode 10 will air on Wednesday, January 8, 2020 at 10pm ET/PT.
Cobie Smulders leads the cast as Dex Parios. Jake Johnson plays Grey McConnell, Tantoo Cardinal is Sue Lynn Blackbird, Cole Sibus is Ansel Parios, Adrian Martinez is Tookie, Camryn Manheim plays Lieutenant Cosgrove, and Michael Ealy is Detective Miles Hoffman.
Jason Richman, Ruben Fleischer, and David Bernad produce the series based on the Stumptown graphic novel series written by Greg Rucka and illustrated by Matthew Southworth and Justin Greenwood. Rucka, Southworth, and Greenwood are also involved as producers.
“Reality Checks Don’t Bounce” Plot – Dex is hired by a famous TV judge to help find his prodigal brother but soon finds that she is not the only one looking for him. Elsewhere, after a carjacking under his watch, Hoffman enlists Grey’s help in tracking down the carjackers. Back at home, Dex isn’t prepared for Ansel’s unexpected news.
The Plot, Courtesy of ABC:
Stumptown follows Dex Parios – a strong, assertive and sharp-witted army veteran with a complicated love life, gambling debt and a brother to take care of in Portland, Oregon. Her military intelligence skills make her a great PI, but her unapologetic style puts her in the firing line of hardcore criminals and not quite in alliance with the police.
Cobie Smulders in ‘Stumptown’ season 1 episode 10 (ABC/Jessica Brooks)Michael Ealy and Ramon Camacho in episode 10 (ABC/Kelsey McNeal)Jill Basey and Cobie Smulders in episode 10 (ABC/Jessica Brooks)Douglas Bennett and Jake Johnson in episode 10 (ABC/Kelsey McNeal)Jake Johnson and Michael Ealy in episode 10 (ABC/Kelsey McNeal)
Allison Tolman in season 1 episode 10 (ABC/Giovanni Rufino)
ABC’s Emergence returns from its winter break with season one episode 10, “15 Years.” Episode 10 was directed by Leslie Hope from a script by Brant Englestein and David H. Goodman and will air on Tuesday, January 7, 2020 at 10pm ET/PT.
“15 Years” guest stars include Lucas Van Engen as Charlie, Laith Nakil as Yousef, Rowena King as Helen, and Enver Gjokaj as Agent Ryan Brooks.
Season one stars Allison Tolman, best known for her starring role in Fargo, as Jo Evans. Alexa Swinton (Billions) plays Piper, Owain Yeoman (The Mentalist) is Benny Gallagher, and Ashley Aufderheide (The Slap) is Mia Evans. Robert Bailey Jr. (The Night Shift) is Officer Chris Minetto, Zabryna Guevara (New Amsterdam) is Abby Frasier, Donald Faison (Ray Donovan) is Alex Evans, and Clancy Brown (Billions) plays Ed Sawyer in season one.
“15 Years” Plot – After months of dead ends, the Evans family receives information that could finally lead them to Piper. While Jo and Brooks follow this new lead, Ed helps Mia as she tries to send Piper a message. Meanwhile, Alex and Chris stumble upon a mysterious shipment in the harbor.
The Season 1 Plot:
“Beyond explanation … beyond understanding … lies the truth. This character-driven genre thriller follows a police chief who takes in a young child she finds near the site of a mysterious accident who has no memory of what has happened. The investigation draws her into a conspiracy larger than she ever imagined, and the child’s identity is at the center of it all.”
Ashley Aufderheide, Allison Tolman and Donald Faison in episode 10 (ABC/Giovanni Rufino)Ashley Aufderheide and Clancy Brown in episode 10 (ABC/Giovanni Rufino)Ashley Aufderheide and Donald Faison in episode 10 (ABC/Giovanni Rufino)Donald Faison and Allison Tolman in ‘Emergence’ season 1 episode 10 (ABC/Giovanni Rufino)
John Bell and Sam Heughan in ‘Outlander’ season 4 episode 13 (Photo Credit: Starz)
The 10th Annual Wizard World New Orleans will play host to Smallville cast members Tom Welling, Michael Rosenbaum, John Glover, Kristin Kreuk, Erica Durance, and Laura Vandervoort. The 2020 Wizard World New Orleans is also set to feature a special panel with Outlander star Sam Heughan in support of the Starz series’ upcoming fifth season premiering on February 16, 2020.
Per Wizard World, Sam Heughan will participate in a 90-minute panel that will include a Q&A with the audience and special appearances by his fellow Outlander stars. The panel will take place on Saturday, January 4, 2020 at 11am. (The Q&A requires a special ticket in addition to the admission fee for Wizard World.)
The 10th Annual Wizard World New Orleans will run January 3rd through 5th at the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Center.
Among the additional celebrity guests scheduled to attend are The Princess Bride‘s Cary Elwes; Outlanders‘ Ed Speleers, John Bell, and Maria Doyle Kennedy; Firefly stars Jewel Staite and Sean Maher; and X-Men: The Animated Series voice actors Chris Potter, Larry Houston, Cal Dodd, George Buza, Lenore Zann, and Chris Britton. Matt Ryan from Constantine and Charmed‘s Holly Marie Combs will also appear at the pop culture convention.
“Artist Alley” in New Orleans participants include Jim Steranko (“Nick Fury Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D,” “Captain America”), Michael Golden (“X-men,” “Micronauts”), Dr. Travis Langley (Batman and Psychology: A Dark and Stormy Knight), Joe Wos (“Mazetoons,” “An Animation Celebration: The Top 100 Animated TV Characters”), Tyler Kirkham (“Justice League,” “Green Lantern”), Jeremy Clark (“Grimm’s Fairy Tales,” “Prodigy”), Janina Scarlet (Superhero Therapy), and Jim Mehsling (“Star Wars” sketch cards, fan films).
2020 Wizard World New Orleans programming highlights include:
Group panels with Smallville (Welling, Rosenbaum, Glover, Saturday, 2 p.m.; Kreuk, Vandervoort, Durance, Saturday, 3 p.m.); Outlander (Heughan, Speelers, Bell, Doyle Kennedy; Saturday, 11 a.m., Extra Ticket Required), Firefly (Staite, Mayer; Saturday, 4 p.m.); X-Men (Sunday, noon); “Child Stars All Grown Up” (Thomas Ian Nicholas, Patrick Renna, Samm Levine; Saturday, 2:30 p.m.); and “Heroes of Sci-Fi & Fantasy” (Nick Stahl, Jake Stormoen; Sunday, 11:30 a.m.)
Solo Q&A sessions with Elwes (Saturday, 1 p.m.), Combs (Saturday, 1:30 p.m.); Ryan (Saturday, 4:30 p.m.); and Xander Berkeley (The Walking Dead, Sunday, 12:30 p.m.)
Creator sessions with industry superstars Neal Adams, Joe Wos, Dr. Travis Langley, Jim Steranko, Jim Krueger, Well-Bee, Jeremy Clark, Tyler Kirkham, James Morris, Dr. Janina Scarlet, Terry Maggart, John Hallett and more.
“Smallville Nights,” an intimate evening with Welling and Rosenbaum (Friday, 7:15 p.m.; Extra Ticket Required)
“X-Men Masterclass” (Saturday, 12:30 p.m., Extra Ticket Required) and Meet and Greet (Saturday, 7:30 p.m., Extra Ticket Required) with the seven X-Men the Animated Series cast members.
For ticketing details and the full program schedule, visit wizardworld.com.
Annie Mumolo and Kristen Wiig in ‘Barb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar’ (Photo by Cate Cameron)
Are romantic comedies making a comeback? Possibly. There are more heading to theaters or Netflix in 2020 than in recent years, which is good news for rom-com fans.
Here’s a look at what those who crave a good love story have to look forward to in 2020.
Back to Lyla – TBD 2020
Starring Emma Kenney, Tracie Thoms, and Gonzalo Martin The Plot: After discovering he might die soon, a desperate young man embarks on a quest along his estranged childhood friends to finally discover why the love of his life left.
Barb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar – July 31, 2020
Starring Kristen Wiig, Annie Mumolo, Jamie Dornan, Damon Wayans Jr, and Wendi McLendon-Covey The Plot: This summer break out of your shell with Barb and Star. From the gals who brought you Bridesmaids (co-stars and co-writers Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo) comes Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar. Lifelong friends Barb and Star embark on the adventure of a lifetime when they decide to leave their small Midwestern town for the first time… ever. Romance, friendship, a villain’s evil plot…
Mia Goth as “Harriet Smith” and Anya Taylor-Joy as “Emma Woodhouse” in ‘Emma’ (Credit : Focus Features)
Emma – February 21, 2020
Starring Anya Taylor-Joy, Johnny Flynn, Bill Nighy, Mia Goth, Miranda Hart, Josh O’Connor, Callum Turner, Rupert Graves, Gemma Whelan, Amber Anderson, Tanya Reynolds, and Connor Swindells The Plot: Jane Austen’s beloved comedy about finding your equal and earning your happy ending, is reimagined in this delicious new film adaptation of Emma. Handsome, clever, and rich, Emma Woodhouse is a restless queen bee without rivals in her sleepy little town. In this glittering satire of social class and the pain of growing up, Emma must adventure through misguided matches and romantic missteps to find the love that has been there all along.
The French Dispatch – TBD 2020
Starring Timothee Chalamet, Lea Seydoux, Bill Murray, Benicio Del Toro, Frances McDormand, Jeffrey Wright, Adrien Brody, Tilda Swinton, Mathieu Amalric, Lyna Khoudri, Stephen Park, Owen Wilson, and Lois Smith The Plot: The film is a love letter to journalists set in an outpost of an American newspaper in a fictional 20th Century French city and brings to life a collection of stories published in The French Dispatch magazine.
Happiest Season – November 20, 2020
Starring Kristen Stewart and Mackenzie Davis The Plot:Happiest Season captures the story of a young woman (Stewart) whose plan to propose to her girlfriend (Davis) while at her family’s annual holiday party is upended when she discovers her partner hasn’t yet come out to her conservative parents.
A scene from Netflix’s ‘The Kissing Booth 2’
The Kissing Booth 2 – TBD 2020
Starring Joey King, Molly Ringwald, Maisie Richardson-Sellers, Jacob Elordi, Taylor Perez, and Joel Courtney The Plot: Elle Evans (King) just had the most romantic summer of her life with her reformed bad-boy boyfriend Noah Flynn (Elordi). But now Noah is off to Harvard, and Elle heads back to high school for her senior year. She’ll have to juggle a long-distance relationship, getting into her dream college with her best friend Lee (Courtney), and the complications brought on by a close friendship with a handsome, charismatic new classmate named Marco (Perez). When Noah grows close to a seemingly-perfect college girl (Richardson-Sellers), Elle will have to decide how much she trusts him and to whom her heart truly belongs.
Legally Blonde 3 – May 8, 2020
Starring Reese Witherspoon, Jessica Cauffiel, and Alanna Ubach The Plot: Official plot details haven’t been released.
Love, Guaranteed – TBD 2020
Starring Rachael Leigh Cook, Heather Graham, and Damon Wayans Jr The Plot: Earnest, hard-working lawyer Susan (Cook) has taken one too many pro bono cases. To save her small law firm, Susan begrudgingly takes a high-paying, high-profile case from Nick (Wayans Jr.), a charming new client who wants to sue a dating website that guarantees users will find love. But Susan and Nick soon find themselves in the middle of a media storm, and as the case heats up, so do their feelings for each other — which could jeopardize everything.
The Lovebirds – April 3, 2020
Starring Anna Camp, Kumail Nanjiani, Issa Rae, and Kyle Bornheimer The Plot: On the brink of breaking up, a couple gets unintentionally embroiled in a bizarre (and hilarious) murder mystery.
Marry Me – TBD 2020
Starring Jennifer Lopez, Owen Wilson, Sarah Silverman, and John Bradley The Plot: The romantic-comedy centers around a pop superstar who, moments before marrying her rockstar fiance at Madison Square Garden, finds out that he was cheating with her assistant and spontaneously melts down on stage and picks a random math teacher out of the crowd to marry instead.
The Prom
Starring Nicole Kidman, Meryl Streep, Awkwafina, Kerry Washington, Keegan-Michael Key, Jo Ellen Pellman, and James Corden The Plot: Seventeen-year-old Emma Nolan wants only one thing before she graduates: to dance with her girlfriend at the senior prom. But in her small town of Edgewater, Indiana, that’s like asking for the moon.
Noah Centineo, Lana Condor, Anna Cathcart, and John Corbett (Photo Credit: Netflix / Bettina Strauss)
To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You – February 20, 2020
Starring Lana Condor, Noah Centineo, Jordan Fisher, Anna Cathcart, Janel Parrish, John Corbett, Sarayu Blue, Ross Butler, Madeleine Arthur, Emilija Baranc, Trezzo Mahoro, and Holland Taylor The Plot: It’s a new year and Lara Jean (Condor) and Peter (Centineo) are no longer pretending to be a couple. They ARE a couple. And, as Lara Jean navigates a trove of official firsts with Peter – her first real kiss, her first real date, her first Valentine’s Day – she finds herself leaning more on Kitty and Margot (Cathcart and Parrish), Chris (Arthur), and an unexpected new confidant, Stormy (Taylor), to help her manage the complex emotions that come with this new chapter of balancing a relationship and figuring out her authentic self.
But when John Ambrose (Fisher), another recipient of one of Lara Jean’s old love letters, enters her life again she must rely on herself more than ever as she’s confronted with her first real dilemma: Can a girl be in love with two boys at once?
“You better un-bird me right now!” says Lance Sterling (voiced by Will Smith). “Technically, you kinda birded yourself,” replies Walter Beckett (voiced by Tom Holland) who’s responsible for turning the superspy into a pigeon in the animated comedy film, Spies in Disguise.
Smooth, suave, and intelligent, Lance Sterling is the best spy in the business. After surviving an important mission, Lance discovers he’s been framed for committing treason. Desperate to clear his name and bring the master criminal framing him to justice, Lance asks for help from the brilliant, nerdy, and well-meaning but annoying tech officer, Walter. What Lance believes he needs is a disguise that will make him invisible to the authorities hunting him. Lance unknowingly drinks Walter’s latest experiment, thinking it’s water. It’s not…and he transforms into a pigeon.
Shocked and justifiably upset, Lance demands to be turned back into himself. Unfortunately, that’s not going to happen right away because Walter’s still working on an antidote. As a pigeon, Lance now has a unique disguise, but it also means he’s in need of a human assistant. Because of his new feathered situation, Lance is forced to team up with Walter to catch the master criminal and clear his name.
Featuring bright and colorful animation, Spies in Disguise is a goofy slapstick animated action film children will enjoy and adults will likely chuckle along with (although the jokes are hit and miss). It’s basically a wacky Bond spoof mixed with an oddball buddy comedy film.
Will Smith is Will Smith voicing Lance Sterling, the superspy who turns into a pigeon and ends up having to depend on and work with Walter in order to clear his name and stop a master criminal. Smith’s perfect at bringing to life both the debonair and confident spy and his freaked out and panicked side once he’s a bird.
Tom Holland is solid as Walter, the smart and geeky tech genius who’s thrilled to be working with Lance and loves the fact he was able to turn him into a bird. Although Holland’s Walter is good-intentioned, through at least half of the film the character’s a bit too aggravating to really like or sympathize with.
Wacky with funny action scenes and solid chemistry between voice actors Smith and Holland, Spies in Disguise is an entertaining action-adventure for kids that should have the adults smiling.
GRADE B-
MPAA Rating: PG for action, violence, and rude humor
CBS’s S.W.A.T. returns from its long winter break with season three episode 11, “Bad Cop.” Episode 11 was directed by Ben Hernandez Bray from a script by Andrew Dettman and will air on Wednesday, January 15, 2020 at 10pm ET/PT.
Michael Marc Friedman, Jon Collin Barclay, Janeline Condez Hayes, Nicole Fong, Kila Packett, and Todd Stashwick guest star in episode 11. Bailey Chase, Aisha Lomax, Veronica Wylie, Rickey Eugene Brown, David Gallagher, Isiah Adams, David Proffitt, Soma Mitra, Todd Cahoon, and Andre Pitre also guest star in “Bad Cop.”
The cast of season three features Shemar Moore as Daniel “Hondo” Harrelson, Stephanie Sigman as Jessica Cortez, Alex Russell as Jim Street, and Jay Harrington as David “Deacon” Kay. Lina Esco stars as Christina “Chris” Alonso, Kenny Johnson is Dominique Luca, David Lim is Victor Tan, Amy Farrington is Lieutenant Piper Lynch, and Patrick St. Esprit plays Commander Robert Hicks. Louis Ferreira plays Buck and Cory Hardrict is Nate.
“Bad Cop” Plot – Street is caught between his duty to SWAT and his commitment to his foster brother, Nate (Cory Hardrict), when Nate is ensnared in a criminal enterprise that could ruin them both. Also, the SWAT team goes after a ruthless crew that uses deadly force while stealing from card casinos, and Buck (Louis Ferreira) approaches Deacon to partner on a private security opportunity.
S.W.A.T. Description, Courtesy of CBS:
Inspired by the television series and the feature film, S.W.A.T. stars Shemar Moore as a former Marine and locally born and raised S.W.A.T. sergeant, tasked to run a specialized tactical unit that is the last stop in law enforcement in Los Angeles. Torn between loyalty to where he was raised and allegiance to his brothers in blue, Daniel ”Hondo” Harrelson strives to bridge the divide between his two worlds and acclimate to his new duties as the legal guardian of a teenager.
Hondo’s elite unit includes David “Deacon” Kay, an experienced S.W.A.T. officer and dedicated family man who always puts the team first; Christina “Chris” Alonso, a skilled officer and the team’s canine trainer; Dominique Luca, an expert driver who gets them in and out of high risk situations; Victor Tan, who started in the LAPD Hollywood Division and uses his confidential informants in the community to help the team; and Jim Street, the team’s cocky newest member who is re-instated to S.W.A.T. after being fired for compromising the unit.
Responsible for the management of all Metro Division S.W.A.T. units is Commander Robert Hicks, a senior LAPD official with the Special Operations Bureau. Overseeing Hondo’s team is Hicks’ direct report, Jessica Cortez, the ambitious captain of L.A. Metro weighing an offer to leave S.W.A.T and work for the FBI. With Hondo leading the charge, these dedicated men and women bravely put themselves at risk to protect their community and save lives.
