Kelly Clarkson hosts ‘The Voice’ (Photo by: Trae Patton/NBC)
Grammy Award winner Kelly Clarkson will host the 5th ‘Clear The Shelters’ special set for August 23, 2019. The actual Clear The Shelters day is Saturday, August 17th and marks the end of the annual campaign to find forever homes for dogs, cats, and other homeless pets.
This year’s special will be a 30 minute recap of the shelter event.
More than 1,400 animal shelters participate in the Clear The Shelters day across the United States and Puerto Rico. During the Clear The Shelters day, adoption fees are waived or reduced in order to assist potential adopters. Since 2015, 250,000+ animals have been adopted on Clear The Shelters day.
“I am a huge animal lover and can tell you from personal experience that when you open your heart and home to a rescue animal, your pet will thank you every single day of its life. It’s the most beautiful and purest form of unconditional love you can ever have. I’m so excited for people to discover this feeling when they find their perfect pet on August 17, and to tell all the amazing pet adoption stories from this year’s Clear The Shelter’s campaign,” said singer/songwriter and The Voice coach Kelly Clarkson.
“Clear The Shelters is a summer tradition that communities everywhere look forward to. We’re excited for Kelly to host our special Clear The Shelters show to help us celebrate all the fun and heartwarming adoption stories from our 2019 campaign. We’re proud to join with animal shelters and rescues, as well as our affiliate station partners and sponsors, to present this annual event that celebrates animals and helps shelters match families with their new furry best friend,” stated Valari Staab, President, NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations.
In addition to her singing career, Clarkson’s been busy lending her voice to animated films. She brought “Moxy” to life in UglyDolls and is providing the voice of “Delta Dawn” in Trolls World Tour.
For more details and a list of participating shelters, visit cleartheshelters.com.
The CW panel during the Television Critics Association’s Summer Press Tour included big news about 2019-2020’s epic crossover event. The network revealed the confirmed air dates for the five-episode crossover and surprised Batman fans by announcing Kevin Conroy will appear in “Crisis on Infinite Earths” as Bruce Wayne from the future.
Conroy is a fan favorite among DC audiences. His resume includes supplying the voice of Bruce Wayne/Batman in animated shows and films including Batman: The Animated Series, Batman Beyond, Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox, and Batman: The Killing Joke.
This upcoming season’s crossover will also mark the first time characters from Black Lightning have made it into a crossover event. Additionally, The CW announced Black Lightning season three will premiere on Monday, October 7th at 9pm ET/PT. The series had been set to premiere on October 21st.
“Crisis on Infinite Earths” will air three episodes in December 2019, with the final two episodes airing after the winter break.
SUPERGIRL – Sunday, December 8, 2019 (8:00-9:00pm ET/PT)
BATWOMAN – Monday, December 9, 2019 (8:00-9:00pm ET/PT)
THE FLASH – Tuesday, December 10, 2019 (8:00-9:00pm ET/PT)
ARROW – Tuesday, January 14, 2020 (8:00-9:00pm ET/PT)
DC’S LEGENDS OF TOMORROW – Tuesday, January 14, 2020 (9:00-10:00pm ET/PT)
The 2019-2020 primetime schedule includes the debut of Batwoman starring Ruby Rose on Sunday, October 6th at 8pm ET/PT. Supergirl season five with Melissa Benoist also premieres on October 6th, airing in the 9pm ET/PT timeslot.
The Flash starring Grant Gustin will kick off season six on October 8th at 8pm ET/PT. The eighth and final season of Arrow with Stephen Amell returns to The CW’s primetime lineup on October 15th at 9pm ET/PT. And fans of Legends of Tomorrow will once again have to wait until midseason for new episodes of the comic book-inspired series.
The CW’s The Outpost season two episode five, “The Blade of The Three,” just released a batch of photos. Episode five was directed by Orsi Nagypal from a script by Katherine DiSavino and will air on August 8, 2019.
New episodes of season two air on Thursdays at 9pm ET/PT.
The season two cast is led by Jessica Green as Talon. Imogen Waterhouse plays Gwynn, Anand Desai-Barochia is Janzo, Jake Stormoen is Captain Garret Spears, Philip Brodie is Everit Dred, Robyn Malcolm is The Mistress, and Andrew Howard plays Marshal Withers.
Jason Faller and Kynan Griffin created the series and serve as executive producers with Marc Roskin and Rachel Olschan-Wilson. Jennifer Griffin and Jonathan English produce.
“The Blade of The Three” Plot – ARE YOU READY FOR YOUR PURPOSE? – Wythers (guest star Andrew Howard) hatches a plan to save Garret (Stormoen) before it is too late. Gwynn (Waterhouse) responds to Tobin’s (guest star Aaron Fontaine) proposal. Meanwhile, Talon (Green) and Zed (guest star Reece Ritchie) discover a key to great power. Lastly, Garret heads out on a dark mission.
The Outpost Plot:
“Having defeated Dred and retaken the Outpost, Talon (Green) and Gwynn prepare for war. Talon delves deeper into demon summoning, while Gwynn (Waterhouse) recruits allies. The Prime Order trinity known as “The Three” reveal mysterious powers as they send spies, assassins, and a devastating weapon to the Outpost. As Talon uncovers the legacy of her people, she must decide who to trust, and separate her real friends from her enemies before the Prime Order attacks.”
The CW’s set to launch season one of the British cop drama Bulletproof on August 7, 2019. New episodes of the six episode first season will arrive on Wednesdays at 8pm ET/PT.
With the summer series about to premiere, The CW has released photos, a plot description, and cast list for episode one.
Season one stars Noel Clarke as Aaron Bishop, Ashley Walters as Ronnie Pike, Christina Chong as Officer Nell McBride, Lashana Lynch as Arjana Pike, and Mandeep Dhillon as Officer Kamali Khan. David Elliot plays Tim ’Jonsey’ Jones, Jason Maza is Officer Chris Munroe, Caroline Goodall is Charlotte Carmel, Clarke Peters is Ronald Pike, and Lindsey Coulson plays Sarah Tanner.
Series stars Noel Clarke and Ashley Walters executive produce along with Allan Niblo, Michele Buck, Judy Counihan, and Nick Love. The series is a Sky Original co-funded and distributed internationally by Sky Vision. Vertigo Films and Company Pictures produce.
The “Episode 1” Plot – HIT THE GROUND RUNNING – An informant is killed, leading Pike (Walters) and Bishop (Clarke) to uncover a luxury car theft ring. When two members of the team are taken hostage, Bishop accidentally shoots Jonesy (Elliot), but when he arrives at the ER to check on his mate, Bishop is the one who walks away wounded.
The Season 1 Plot:
Bulletproof is an action-packed, cop drama that unites big, emotional stories with blood-pumping stunt sequences, as it follows two undercover cops who are best friends and bonded by the same moral code, despite their very different backgrounds.
Adrenalin-fueled and packed with compelling characters, Bulletproof follows partners Bishop and Pike as they chase down hardened criminals in London’s East End. The series is both high-octane action and thrilling cases. On the surface, Bishop and Pike have a lot in common, they are cool, smart, unapologetically street-wise and tough; they share a deep, fraternal relationship and are always there for each other.
Their personal motivations and emotional lives outside the police force differ, Pike is an aspirational family man, the son of a decorated police officer, determined to follow in his father’s footsteps, but not in his shadow. Bishop on the other hand, who never knew his father, grew up in foster care and on the streets.
The CW’s gritty sci-fi action drama The 100 will conclude its primetime run with the show’s seventh season. Series creator Jason Rothenberg took to Twitter to confirm the season seven finale will be the series finale.
“With #The100 Season 6 finale just days away, I have some bittersweet news to share: Season 7 will be our last. We are eternally grateful to WB & CW for always allowing us to tell our story the way we want to & to wrap the show on our terms. What an incredible ride this has been!” – @JRothenbergTV
Season seven was announced in April 2019 and is expected to air in 2020. Season six premiered on April 30th and will have its 13 episode run finish up on August 6th with an episode titled “The Blood of Sanctum.”
The cast of season six includes Eliza Taylor as Clarke Griffin, Paige Turco as Dr. Abigail Griffin, Bob Morley as Bellamy Blake, Marie Avgeropoulos as Octavia Blake, Lindsey Morgan as Raven Reyes, Richard Harmon as John Murphy, Tasya Teles as Echo, and Shannon Kook as Jordan Green. Luisa D’Oliveria is Emori, Sachin Sahel is Jackson, and Jarod Joseph is Miller.
With today’s announcement, The 100 joins Arrow and Supernatural as long-running The CW shows that will be ending with the upcoming 2019-2020 season. Arrow starring Stephen Amell will go out with a shortened season eight that will include the much-anticipated “Crisis of Infinite Earths” crossover event. Supernatural stars Jared Padalecki and Jensen Ackles decided the 15th season of the popular series should be the show’s final season, and they’re working with the writers on the perfect finale.
The CW’s Arrow star Stephen Amell earned a round of applause from the journalists at the conclusion of our roundtable interview. Stephen Amell’s been generous with his time when it comes to fans and the media, and we acknowledged his eight years as Oliver Queen/Green Arrow at the conclusion of our San Diego Comic-Con interview.
The 2019 Comic-Con marked Amell’s final appearance with the Arrow cast as the show heads into its eighth – and last – season. Season eight is set to premiere on October 15, 2019 and in our interview Amell dropped a few hints as to what’s in store.
What’s next for you after Arrow ends?
Stephen Amell: “I’m going to go home to LA. Walk my daughter to school, chill out for a little bit. It’s been a lot, man. It’s been a good solid eight years of working really, really, really hard, which is frankly, you know, all you can ask for as an actor.
But all of my favorite shows have announced that they were coming to an end. And I think that making that announcement gave us a lot of clarity towards the end of season seven and it has lit season eight on fire. We’re getting to do…like there are no bullets left in the chamber by the time we’re done. I think that’s cool.”
How much pressure is it to go out with a bang? You’ve got fans who are waiting for the final season and you want to walk away with the legacy that everyone remembers, positively.
Stephen Amell: “That’s a really difficult question because I love finales – all finales. I loved the last season of Game of Thrones. I loved the Lost finale. I loved the Seinfeld finale. I love all finales. I think that sometimes when they end with a bang, that’s great. When they end as an epilogue, cool. I don’t actually feel any pressure at all.
Pressure is taking a character who is on the outer rings of the DC hierarchy and having someone like Greg Berlanti make a bet on a series with an actor that didn’t have a lot of credits to his name. That’s pressure. We’ve already done it, right? I hope the last season is great. We’re going to do our f*cking best, but eehh.”
Do you feel like “Crisis on Infinite Earths” is a really good way to go out?
Stephen Amell: “Yeah. Can you think of better way?”
No.
Stephen Amell: “There you go. No, it’s a really cool way. It’s one of the most famous storylines across all of DC and for it to… Although we’ve got two episodes after ‘Crisis’ so it’s not totally how we’re going out. It’s just the last crossover.”
Can you tease anything about Oliver’s role in “Crisis?” I know you can’t give away any spoilers.
Stephen Amell: “No, I can’t. I can’t. Actually, okay, I’m playing more than one character in ‘Crisis.’ I’m not putting The Flash suit back on.”
Casey Jones again?
Stephen Amell: “That would be awesome! I think that there might be a little bit of a legal issue.”
We just got to see your new uniform. Obviously, you had an evolution of attire for Oliver over the years. How did this one feel in terms of the action? Does it feel more comfortable, organic, or is it different because it’s a new suit, new season?
Stephen Amell: “They said, ‘What do you want for your suit?’ I said, ‘I want a suit that’s like an homage to season one but like, you know, do your stuff with it.’ They go, ‘What kind of bow do you want?’ And I go, ‘Season one bow.’ And they are like, ‘But how?’ And I go, ‘What do you mean? I want the season one bow.’
They go, ‘We’ll goose it up a bit.’ I go, ‘Nuh-uh. I want the season one bow.’ And they kicked a bunch of ideas around and they called me and they’re like, ‘We’re going to go with the season one bow.’
So, the suit’s new and exciting, very comfortable, and we’re back to the cloth hood. It’s a really, really cool suit. They nailed it. Very comfy, but hot right now.”
What is the tone for this season? We hear it’s a little bit emotional at the beginning.
Stephen Amell: “You know, Oliver over the course of the first three episodes reconciles and gets closure with five different characters that I don’t think the fans ever thought he would get closure with.”
Are they current characters or returning characters?
Stephen Amell: “Sure.”
Are you taking anything from the set when you go?
Stephen Amell: “I stole a bow from the pilot. I just got it back from Sara (Caity Lotz) who I gave it to last year.”
Anything else?
Stephen Amell: “I don’t think so. I might buy the Queen mansion in Victoria BC, Royal Roads College. Not actually, but that would be a baller move. ‘Oh, Deadpool, you guys want to film here?’” (Makes the hand of the money gesture.)
What’s on Oliver’s bucket list?
Stephen Amell: “I don’t know, man. I don’t know. My priority playing the character this year, you know he’s had to leave Felicity, Mia, and William and he could sulk about it. I think it’s more interesting if he believes Felicity when she tells him, ‘I’ll find you. Wherever it is, wherever you are, I’ll find you.’ To me it’s more interesting if he believes that and marches forward with purpose.”
Difficult as it is to believe, the seven year run of CBS’s Elementary has only two new episodes left. The series’ penultimate episode (season seven episode 12) titled “Reichenbach Falls” arrives on Thursday, August 8, 2019 at 10pm ET/PT. Episode 12 was directed by Ron Fortunato from a script by Jason Tracey.
“Reichenbach Falls” guest stars include Tim Guinee, Rachael Holmes, Bob Gunton, Michael Hayden, and Kimberly S. Fairbanks. Nora Murphy, Sathya Sridharan, Caprice Benedetti, Luis Moreno, Mike Keller, Jonathan Sale, Erica Bradshaw, Paco Lozano, and Marc Webster also guest star in season seven episode 12.
The cast of Elementary is led by Jonny Lee Miller as Sherlock Holmes and Lucy Liu as Joan Watson. Aidan Quinn is Captain Tommy Gregson, Jon Michael Hill is Detective Marcus Bell, and James Frain plays Odin Reichenbach. Virginia Madsen and Jordan Gelber appear in recurring roles as Paige and M.E. Hawes.
“Reichenbach Falls” Plot – Tech billionaire Odin Reichenbach inadvertently provides Holmes and Watson with a lead that could give them evidence that brings him to justice.
The Elementary Plot:
“Elementary stars Jonny Lee Miller as Detective Sherlock Holmes and Lucy Liu as Dr. Joan Watson in a modern-day drama about a crime-solving duo that cracks the NYPD’s most impossible cases. Initially sober companion and client, Holmes and Watson’s relationship evolved into a symbiotic professional investigative partnership. Once the top homicide consultants for Captain Thomas Gregson, they worked regularly alongside Detective Marcus Bell before Holmes’ false confession to a murder he did not commit forced them to move to London.
Holmes and Watson forge new careers in England as consultants for Scotland Yard until they receive news that a member of their inner circle has been gravely wounded in the United States. As Holmes’ stateside legal trouble threatens to keep them from returning to New York, their greatest foe to date, tech billionaire Odin Reichenbach waits on the horizon to test their limits.”
There’s only two more episodes left in Syfy’s Krypton season two, with episode nine arriving on August 7, 2019 at 10pm ET/PT. Season two will finish up with episode 10, “The Alpha and the Omega,” on August 14th.
The cast is led by Cameron Cuffe (The Halcyon) as Seg-El and includes Georgina Campbell (Broadchurch) as Lyta-Zod, Shaun Sipos (The Vampire Diaries) as Adam Strange, and Colin Salmon (Arrow) as General Dru-Zod. Ann Ogbomo (World War Z) play Jayna-Zod, Aaron Pierre (Britannia) is Dev-Em, Rasmus Hardiker (Your Highness) is Kem, Wallis Day (Will) is Nyssa-Vex, Blake Ritson (Da Vinci’s Demons) is Brainiac, and Ian McElhinney (Game of Thrones) plays Val-El.
“Blood Moon” Plot – Seg reunites with Val and the Rebels as General Zod mounts his final attack on the Rebellion.
Krypton Series Details, Courtesy of Syfy:
“What if Superman never existed? Set two generations before the destruction of Superman’s home planet, Krypton follows Seg-El (Cuffe), the legendary Man of Steel’s grandfather, as a young man who fights to save his home planet from destruction. Season 2 brings us back to a changed Kandor, locked in a battle over its freedom and its future.
General Dru-Zod (Salmon) is now in control. He’s on a ruthless mission to rebuild Krypton according to his ideals and to secure its future by conquering the universe. Faced with a bleak outlook, our hero, Seg-El, attempts to unite a dispersed group of resisters in an effort to defeat Zod and restore hope to their beloved planet. Their chance at redemption is threatened however, by their opposing tactics, shifting alliances and conflicting moral boundaries – forcing each of them to individually determine how far they’re willing to go in pursuit of a better tomorrow.”
Cameron Cuffe as Seg-El and Georgina Campbell as Lyta-Zod in ‘Krypton’ season 2 episode 9 (Photo by: Steffan Hill/SYFY)Georgina Campbell as Lyta-Zod and Cameron Cuffe as Seg-El in season 2 episode 9 (Photo by: Steffan Hill/SYFY)Ann Ogbomo as Alura and Georgina Campbell as Lyta-Zod in season 2 episode 9 (Photo by: Steffan Hill/SYFY)Wallis Day as Nyssa-Vex in season 2 episode 9 (Photo by: Steffan Hill/SYFY)Wallis Day as Nyssa-Vex and Ian McElhinney as Val-El in season 2 episode 9 (Photo by: Steffan Hill/SYFY)
AMC’s second season of the critically acclaimed anthology series The Terror premieres on August 12, 2019 at 9pm ET/PT. The Terror: Infamy is set during World War II and focuses on “a series of bizarre deaths that haunt a Japanese-American community, and a young man’s journey to understand and combat the malevolent entity responsible.”
The drama, which has supernatural elements, shines a light on the disturbing chapter in American history during which Japanese Americans were locked up in internment camps.
Cristina Rodlo (Miss Bala, Too Old to Die Young) was part of The Terror: Infamy cast who made the trip to the San Diego Comic-Con to promote the series. Catching up with Rodlo on the Entertainment Weekly Comic-Con Bash red carpet, she talked about her role and the series’ setting.
The Terror: Infamy looks surprisingly timely. What can you tell me about the season?
Cristina Rodlo: “I think you said the right words, definitely ‘timely.’ With what’s happening right now at the border, we need to talk about this. In order to change history, we need to know history and I think many people don’t know that this happened. Japanese American’s were put into concentration camps and we’re doing it again with Latinos, so we need to change it.”
How much did you know about that time period?
Cristina Rodlo: “I didn’t know anything. I did the callback and Alex Woo, which is one of the executive producers and showrunner of the show, he asked me when I was doing the callback, ‘Do you know that this happened?’ I’m like, ‘I had no idea.’ He started telling me about what had happened and I was amazed. I couldn’t believe it because they don’t teach you that in school.”
Cristina Rodlo as Luz Ojeda in ‘The Terror: Infamy’ (Photo Credit: Ed Araquel/AMC)
Tell me about your character. Who do you play?
Cristina Rodlo: “My character is Luz. She’s a Mexican American who’s falling in love with a Japanese American. She is starting to become a nurse and then Pearl Harbor happens and she has to decide whether or not to continue with that relationship, because they were not allowed to be together. Because in that time period you couldn’t mix races. So, that’s the only thing I’m going to say because I don’t want to ruin it for you.”
And there’s a supernatural element to the show?
Cristina Rodlo: “Yeah, there is a supernatural woman that comes from Japan. And I cannot say too many things, but she comes to haunt the concentration camps.”
What did you love about your character? What was it you really latched onto?
Cristina Rodlo: “I love that Luz is very passionate. She’s super passionate, she’s naïve, she’s young, you know? She’s super young and thinks she can change the world. You know, that she can be better. She thinks she can be with a Japanese American and no one’s going to care when that’s not going to happen. I love that about her. I love that she still thinks that the world is good.”
Do you see yourself in her?
Cristina Rodlo: “Yes, definitely. She’s Mexican American, she’s passionate, she’s a warrior. So, you know, yeah.”
CBS’s summer action series, Blood & Treasure, finishes up its first season run with episode 13 airing on Tuesday, August 6, 2019 at 10pm ET/PT. “The Revenge of Farouk” was directed by Steve Boyum from a script by Matthew Federman and Stephen Scaia.
Season one episode 13’s guest cast includes David Paetkau, Massimo Ruggiero, Maxim Roy, Maurizio Terrazzano, Claudia Gosselin, Chadi Alhelou, Michel Zaccour, and Jason Cavalier.
The cast is led by Matt Barr (Valor) as Danny McNamara and Sofia Pernas (The Brave) as Lexi Vaziri. Michael James Shaw is Aiden Shaw, Katia Winter is Gwen Karlsson, James Callis is Simon Hardwick, Oded Fehr is Karim Farouk, Alicia Coppola is Dr. Anna Castillo, and Mark Gagliardi plays Father Chuck. Antonio Cupo, Tony Nash, and Mohamed El Husseini play recurring roles in season one.
“The Revenge of Farouk” Plot – Secrets are exposed, fates are sealed, and Danny and Lexi’s lives will never be the same after Farouk’s master plan is put into action.
The Season 1 Plot, Courtesy of CBS:
“Blood & Treasure is a globe-trotting action-adventure drama about a brilliant antiquities expert and a cunning art thief who team up to catch a ruthless terrorist who funds his attacks through stolen treasure. Danny McNamara is a former FBI agent specializing in stolen arts and antiquities. Lexi Vaziri is a resourceful art thief who is haunted by the tragic loss of her father, which she blames on Danny. When terrorist Karim Farouk absconds with a priceless artifact and kidnaps Danny’s mentor, Dr. Anna Castillo, Danny recruits Lexi to help him bring Farouk to justice and rescue Anna.
As they chase down Farouk, they encounter unscrupulous individuals who may either be useful allies or dangerous enemies, including Aiden Shaw, an arms dealer who acts solely in his self-interest, and Simon Hardwick, an expert at procuring pilfered artifacts. Danny and Lexi are assisted by Father Chuck, a childhood friend of Danny’s who works at the Vatican Foreign Ministry in Rome.
Their hunt draws the attention of Interpol agent Gwen Karlsson, who wants Farouk brought to justice, but won’t allow Danny and Lexi to break international laws in the process. As they crisscross the world hunting their target, Danny and Lexi unexpectedly find themselves at the center of a 2,000-year-old battle for the cradle of civilization.”
