Netflix hasn’t yet announced when we’ll be treated to a second season of The Order, although we do know it will arrive sometime in 2020. The cast of the popular supernatural series hosted a panel at the 2019 San Diego Comic and participated in roundtable interviews to discuss season one and what’s possibly in store with season two. Sarah Grey was among the stars of The Order who made the trek to the Southern California pop culture convention to chat about the show and her character, Alyssa Drake.
Prior to coming to the Con, Grey had only read the first two episodes of season two. However, she was still able to tease a little of what fans can expect. “I can’t say much about it, obviously. (Laughing) But I do know that there’s a lot of humor involved, and I really like where we find the characters coming back. I think the audience is going to find it hilarious,” revealed Grey.
What did you think about the season one finale?
Sarah Grey: “I was with everyone else. I know a lot of people were upset about this and I was too. It was hard but I understand. Like, when I really looked into it Alyssa was put in a really hard position and it was a matter of saving this person that she loves from dying along with the other wolves. So, I understand why she had to do what she did and, who knows? At least he’s not dead. There’s opportunities and it’s a crazy world. I’m hoping they can reconnect somehow.”
Who do you hope Alyssa will have more scenes with next season?
Sarah Grey: “Louriza and I are pretty good friends and so I think it would be fun if their storylines intertwine a bit more. We have so much fun together. Yeah, I think that would be funny because there is a hateful relationship between the two. I just think it’s a fun relationship.”
Looking back on the first season, is there a specific scene or even an episode that you think totally defines Alyssa?
Sarah Grey: “Great question. I mean, I feel like a few different scenes inform who Alyssa is, like even the first scene off the bat when Jack came in and started leading the tour that she was trying to do and the fact that she let him I think shows that she likes being challenged. And I think that’s a huge part of Alyssa. And something that I love about her is she’s constantly wanting to prove herself, to be challenged. Yeah, she was definitely intrigued by Jack. Off the top of my head that’s all I can think of.”
Speaking of challenging yourself, where do you think she stands in The Order right now? It’s not like her and Vera have always gotten along, so where do you think she stands in the beginning of season two?
Sarah Grey: “At the end of season one she was promoted, which is great and she’s happy about. I’m hoping that in season two she can move up even further because I think that she deserves it. I think her moral compass is so pure and so great. She does have a lot of heart and I think that is important with people that have a lot of power. And so, yeah, I think she deserves to move up in The Order, definitely.”
Sarah Grey and Jake Manley in season 1 of ‘The Order’ (Photo Credit: Netflix)
Is this material sort of supernatural material something you personally enjoy?
Sarah Grey: “Absolutely! Oh my goodness, yes. Like growing up I loved magic. I would literally be in my room trying to will a candle on or levitate something. Literally I would do this. I would stare at something and try to levitate it. I am a huge fan of Harry Potter and Matilda and things like that. I was obsessed with the supernatural and magic.”
Do you think you’ll be exploring further powers further on in season two?
Sarah Grey: “Definitely, I feel like new spells are always popping up. I think that’s the great thing about magic is that it’s so open ended and you can do so many things with magic. So, yeah, I think we’re definitely going to be seeing new spells.”
And will be seeing more of her romantic life?
Sarah Grey: “I hope so. I do. I’m definitely romantic and I hope we’ll explore further in that. I don’t know how but I definitely think there will be more love. Love is always in the air.”
Do you think she’ll spend a good deal of time in season two trying to justify her decision to use the powder?
Sarah Grey: “I think that’s going to be an ongoing guilt that she has, and I think it’s going to be a struggle because she might see Jack and she’s going to have to deal with the fact she took their memory away. But, yeah, at the end of the day I think she knows that’s what she had to do. So, I don’t think it will be too much of a struggle, but I think that it will definitely going to be a sore spot that she’s just going to have to live with. It’s just part of losing someone that you love. It’s part of life.”
Netflix just released a super-short teaser trailer for season two of the adult animated comedy, Disenchantment. Season two (or Part Two as Netflix is calling it) will premiere on Friday, September 20, 2019. The full trailer in support of the new season will arrive in a week, according to this teaser.
Season two features the voices of Abbi Jacobson (“Bean”), Eric Andre (“Luci”), and Nat Faxon (“Elfo”). John DiMaggio, Billy West, Maurice LaMarche, Tress MacNeille, David Herman, Matt Berry, Jeny Batten, Rich Fulcher, Noel Fielding and Lucy Montgomery also lend their voices to the popular animated series.
Disenchantment comes from the twisted minds of executive producers Matt Groening and Josh Weinstein.
The Plot:
“Disenchantment launched last year and instantly whisked audiences away to the crumbling medieval kingdom of Dreamland. There, they followed the misadventures of hard-drinking young princess Bean, her feisty elf companion Elfo and her personal demon Luci. Along the way, the oddball trio encountered ogres, sprites, harpies, imps, trolls, walruses and lots of human fools.
Picking up where we left off, Disenchantment Part Two delves deeper into the un-fairytale’s mythology and explores faraway worlds well beyond Dreamland. But one question remains: Have we really seen the last of the beloved Elfo?”
Amazon Studios just released the official trailer for The Aeronauts along with a new teaser poster. The adventure film’s inspired by true events and reunites Felicity Jones and Eddie Redmayne following their award-winning performances in The Theory of Everything. Redmayne won the Best Actor Oscar for portraying Stephen Hawking in that film, and Jones was nominated in the Best Actress category.
Joining Redmayne and Jones are Tom Courtenay (45 Years), Anne Reid (The Last Tango in Halifax), Rebecca Front (The Thick of It), Vincent Perez (Riviera), Tim McInnery (Game of Thrones), Phoebe Fox (The Hollow Crown), and Himesh Patel (EastEnders).
Tom Harper (War & Peace, Peaky Blinders) directed from a screenplay by Jack Thorne (Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Wonder, Radioactive), based on a story by Thorne and Harper. Harper produced along with Todd Lieberman and David Hoberman. Richard Hewitt served as executive producer.
The behind the scenes team includes director of photography George Steel (War & Peace, Peaky Blinders), costume designer Alexandra Bryne (Oscar winner for Elizabeth: The Golden Age), with hair and make-up by Jenny Shircore (Beauty and the Beast). Production designers are David Hindle (The Death of Stalin, The Theory of Everything) and Christian Huband (Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them), and the VFX supervisor is Louis Morin (The House with a Clock on its Walls).
Amazon Studios will release The Aeronauts in theaters on December 6, 2019. A release on Prime Video will follow on December 20, 2019.
The Aeronauts Plot:
“In 1862, daredevil balloon pilot Amelia Wren (Felicity Jones) teams up with pioneering meteorologist James Glaisher (Eddie Redmayne) to advance human knowledge of the weather and fly higher than anyone in history. While breaking records and advancing scientific discovery, their voyage to the very edge of existence helps the unlikely pair find their place in the world they have left far below them. But they face physical and emotional challenges in the thin air, as the ascent becomes a fight for survival.”
Teaser poster for ‘The Aeronauts’ (Photo Credit: Amazon Studios)
Luke Grimes and Kevin Costner in ‘Yellowstone’ season 2 episode 10 (Photo Credit: Paramount Network)
Paramount Network’s Yellowstone season two comes to an end with an episode that manages to tie up almost all loose ends while still managing to leave plenty of intriguing plotlines to explore in the show’s third season. Kudos to the season two writers, directors, and actors for delivering a hugely entertaining, completely engrossing season that, unfortunately, was far too short. I could have used another three or four episodes to answer some lingering relationship questions, but this 10 episode season certainly delivered on season one’s promises.
Season two episode 10 begins with a touching flashback to John (Kevin Costner) assisting his ailing father, John Dutton Sr. (Dabney Coleman), onto a horse for one last ride. We learn where John’s grit and determination to keep every inch of his ranch came from.
John has a heart-to-heart talk with his father who admits he isn’t the same man he was when John was younger. That man is the man John will miss. John Sr. breaks down as he describes how much he misses John’s mother and brother. When he says he loves his son, John replies, “It only took 90 years.”
John wraps his father in a loving embrace.
Flash-forward to current events at the ranch, and John acknowledges to Rip (Cole Hauser) his life’s been a series of losing things he loves. He’s not going to lose this one. (Does he mean Tate, the battle over the hotel, or his hold on the ranch? It’s likely we can check the “all of the above” box.)
Dawn’s breaking as Dan’s bodyguard watches over his employer’s home. He calls in that all’s quiet and is immediately shot dead in the driver’s seat of his car upon hanging up.
Dan (Danny Huston) refills his glass of wine, unaware there are killers lurking just outside his front door. Fortunately, he’s on alert and spots an intruder who’s just entered his house. Dan’s able to grab a gun before hiding in a kitchen closet. He watches through the slats of the door as the man enters his kitchen, gun at the ready.
Dan manages to get off a few shots before the intruder spotted his hiding place. As he exits the closet another intruder enters, and Dan’s shot in the exchange of gunfire. He did manage to take the man down before being shot. (Score one for a man who, at this point, is one of the good guys.)
Grievously injured, he steps outside and looks to the sky. A third assailant stands just feet away and shoots Dan without pause. The third assailant then retrieves his cohorts.
As Dan is lying on the ground struggling to live, he whispers to himself, “I have every right to be here. I have every right. I have a right. This is America.”
He coughs up blood and draws his last breath.
Back at the ranch, John has gathered his children for a meeting. He tells Beth (Kelly Reilly) she has to walk away from this, and when she protests – which is exactly what you’d expect her to do – he explains he needs someone to be there for Tate when he comes home. John, obviously, doesn’t expect all of the Duttons to survive this next stage in the war against the Becks.
Beth reluctantly agrees.
Jamie (Wes Bentley) calls Malcolm Beck irrational and says he’s not considering the repercussions of his actions. He believes Malcolm’s acting out of arrogance, and John wonders why that matters.
“This is going to be the end of us,” says John, adding, “We’re going to do it anyway.”
Sheriff Donnie Haskell (Hugh Dillon) arrives at Dan Jenkins’ place which is already set up as a crime scene. Cops are all over the place investigating the multiple murders and Dan’s body is covered except his face.
Haskell leaves that scene and heads over to the Yellowstone Ranch. John knows Donnie’s now completely convinced of the Becks’ intentions and needs Donnie to choose a side.
Sheriff Haskell, who’s being blackmailed by the Becks, wonders how they’ll be able to keep all of this murder and mayhem from the public. “You trust me every step of the way,” replies John, not explaining any further.
Sheriff Haskell assures John he can only keep a lid on this story for a day. He explains the Becks have off-duty officers as security, and John asks if they’re his friends. Donnie confirms they’re his cousins and John instructs Donnie to tell them to stand down.
Donnie agrees but warns John that in order for this to look legit, John will have to get a warrant based on what happened to his cattle.
John does as instructed and the warrant comes through that night. He hands the paperwork off to Kayce (Luke Grimes), but looks torn about sending his son off on this deadly mission. “Don’t worry, dad. It’s about the only thing I’m good at,” says Kayce.
The following morning prior to leaving, Kayce takes a seat on the edge of Monica’s bed. He swears he’s going to get their son back. “After you do, I want you to promise me something,” says Monica, lying in bed and not looking at her husband. Kayce agrees and Monica finally turns to face her husband. “Promise me you’ll kill him,” she says, dead serious.
Kayce promises he will kill both Beck brothers.
Meanwhile, Malcolm’s being driven away from his property. He stops and informs the officers standing guard at his gate that his brother’s still inside.
Not far down the road, sirens go off behind Malcolm’s car. Two squad cars pull him over and one of the officers is Sheriff Haskell. He demands they pop the trunk and Malcolm wonders if he really believes he’s that stupid.
Haskell warns Malcolm they need to bring this situation to a peaceful end. Malcolm cusses him out and even threatens his unborn children. Sheriff Haskell lets them continue on their way and Malcolm immediately calls his brother and warns him to get out of the house, explaining the Sheriff is no longer on their side.
Sheriff Haskell calls John and informs him Tate wasn’t in the car. “You better keep your word or I’m a f**king dead man,” he says, ending the call.
John calls Thomas Rainwater (Gil Birmingham) who’s already heard the news about Dan’s death and Tate’s kidnapping. John believes Thomas should stay on the reservation and Thomas confirms he’s prepared for what may come next.
However, Thomas has made his own plans. He’s sending someone to John to help with the next step in the battle with the Becks. “On this I stand with you,” says Thomas. John’s sincerely appreciative of Thomas’ declaration of support.
After getting off the call with Thomas, John calls Kayce and simply says, “Do it.”
Kayce arrives at Malcolm’s house and the one remaining sheriff stationed outside asks for his warrant. He shows the officer and Kayce’s allowed to enter the property. The cop drives off and doesn’t follow Kayce down the driveway.
Kayce enters the home and quietly makes his way through the main living areas. He then climbs to the second-floor bedrooms and encounters Teal Beck (Terry Serpico) sitting on the toilet. Before Teal can react, Kayce fires off two shots into his stomach.
Kayce demands to know where they’re keeping his son, but Teal claims not to know. Kayce shoots him again, warning he can shoot him multiple times before he dies. Teal finally admits his brother used the Montana Free Militia to handle the kidnapping.
Kayce asks where they’re headquartered and Teal reveals their base camp location. He cries as Kayce asks, “Don’t you know about my family? You didn’t think we’d fight back?”
Teal admits no one ever fights back. They weren’t prepared for a war with the Duttons. He begs for his life and says he doesn’t want to die on the toilet. “I promised my wife I would kill you. All a man has is his word,” says Kayce before finishing the job. He then takes Teal’s gun and fires it a few times before dropping it by the dead body slumped on the toilet. (A fitting way for a Beck to die.)
Kayce calls his dad to give him an update. John’s relieved to hear Kayce’s fine and that one brother is down.
Beth and Jamie join their dad outside the main house, and he hands Beth an envelope. He wants her to make an amendment to the family trust. He tells her to read it and do as it asks. “I know who loves me. I know who’s loyal. I always have,” he says before walking away.
Beth reads the document but won’t tell Jamie what it says.
Kelly Reilly and Cole Hauser in ‘Yellowstone’ season 2 episode 10 (Photo Credit: Paramount Network)
Beth catches up with Rip while he’s feeding the horses. He’s concerned that he should be helping the family and confesses just feeding the animals feels wrong at this moment. She asks that he walk with her and they head out into a field and toward a large house inside a fence. She opens the letter and reads it to Rip.
The letter reveals that John recently had an epiphany. He thought he let his great-grandfather down by not having enough sons to carry on with the ranch, given that two of his sons had either quit or died.
“Then one day not too long ago I realized that I have enough sons after all,” reads Beth. Rip doesn’t understand and Beth explains, “He’s saying it’s yours.”
“Mine?” asks Rip, stunned.
They hold hands and then Rip walks ahead into the building. He quietly cries and Beth, she of the ever-present acid-tongue, contains herself and only says, “Well I guess there’s no accounting for taste, but I guess it’s the thought that counts.”
They look around the large room full of furniture covered in sheets. Rip’s overcome with emotion and leaves the room to sit on the front steps. His breathing is still rough as he attempts to maintain his composure.
Rip asks Beth to read the letter once again. She does, without complaint.
Rip smiles and says, “He called me his son.” “Yeah, babe, he sure did,” says Beth, gently.
They hug.
Kayce’s back at the ranch with his family when the man Thomas Rainwater sent to help arrives.
John prepares to leave and instructs Kayce to get Rip. Kayce’s confused and John explains, “Can’t risk you, son.”
Kayce heads over to Rip’s new place and explains Tate’s with the militia. Rip asks how he can help and Kayce explains they need to figure out how many people they’ll be going up against. During war they’d use an armored vehicle for the job. “We don’t have any armored vehicles,” says Kayce, adding that he’d do the job himself but can’t.
Rip understands and agrees to draw the militia’s fire.
It’s pitch black when they arrive at the militia’s camp. Kayce and the other Livestock Agents appear armed and ready for the siege, but Thomas’ man only has his pistol. When Kayce asks if he wants a rifle, he explains he’s best with his pistol. Kayce’s concerned pistols can’t pierce armor and the man assures him he won’t be aiming at their chests.
The Livestock Agents used face paint to negate any reflections from the light. The man sent to help asks for it and performs a brief ceremony on Rip’s horse so that he’ll see danger, stay safe, the bullets will bounce off, and he’ll move fast. Unfortunately, he can’t perform the same ceremony on Rip.
The group’s finally ready and John joins Rip to apologize he’s asking for this today of all days. John tells Rip he’ll be covering him.
Kayce believes the militiamen are loaded for bear, including thermal.
Rip rides up and immediately shots are fired. Gunfire’s exchanged and members of the militia outside the house are either shot or placed under arrest. The agents advance into the building and take control. One militia member is left, seated on the floor with his gun within reach. Kayce inspects a nearby room and then asks if the man knows where his son is. He smiles and answers, “I sure do.” He quickly picks up his gun, places it in his mouth, and kills himself.
John’s handling the situation outside when a man approaches. John tells him to stop and when he doesn’t, he shoots him. The man turns out to be Malcolm Beck.
John tells Malcolm he deserves worse than this and when Malcolm reaches for the gun he dropped, John shoots his arm. He gives Malcolm his word that if he tells him where Tate is, he’ll take him to the hospital.
“If there’s a heaven, and I sure hope so, this is your last chance to do something that just might get you in it,” says John, taking a seat on the ground next to the sprawled-out Malcolm.
The men watch from a distance, not understanding what John’s doing. Kayce even admits he doesn’t understand what’s going on.
John talks about his future and Malcolm’s limited one – if he refuses to disclose Tate’s location. Malcolm eventually says the name of the person holding Tate in Whitefish, Montana.
John is going to keep his word and call for a chopper, but Malcolm realizes he’s not going to make it. John then asks if Malcolm wants company as he dies or if he wants to be alone. Malcolm chooses a solitary death.
“I wish we never met,” says Malcolm. John chuckles, “I bet you do.”
Multiple sheriffs working with the Livestock Agents break down the door and take out the Nazi-loving white supremacists holding Tate. Tate’s in the bathtub, scared to death and frantic when Kayce attempts to hold him. It takes Tate a minute to understand he’s safe. They’ve shaved his head, but otherwise he appears uninjured.
Kayce cradles his son in the backseat of the truck as they return to Yellowstone Ranch.
John didn’t make the trip to Whitefish and receives the call at home that Tate is safe. Beth and Monica are huddled on the couch as John enters and tells them the good news. Monica and John share a lengthy hug.
Beth steps outside to smoke and spots Rip standing under a nearby tree. He admits he’s never far away, and she says she believes they’re going to lose the ranch. “Maybe so,” replies Rip.
Beth responds, “I can’t f**king wait.”
She wonders what Rip will do if he’s not working the ranch. He thinks he’ll be doing the same thing he’s doing now but on a different ranch.
When Rip asks what she’ll do, she laughs as she says she’ll sleep for a year. “if you want some company, let me know,” says Rip. Beth smiles a genuine smile that lights up her face and replies, “I will,” as he walks away.
Beth’s about to return to the house when she sees her father on the porch, crying. She’s tempted to go to him but chooses not to.
The final shot of the episode is a gorgeous view of the ranch with the sun playing off the clouds hovering over the mountains.
In the final trailer for Warner Bros Pictures’ Joker, Arthur Fleck (Joaquin Phoenix) is told it’s his last meeting with his therapist. He replies, “You don’t listen, do you? You just ask the same questions every week. ‘How is your job?’ ‘Are you having any negative thoughts?’ All I have are negative thoughts.”
The trailer goes on to show Arthur as a comedian who gets no respect. From there he transitions into the iconic villain we know from the DC Comics.
Three-time Oscar nominee Joaquin Phoenix (The Master, Walk the Line, Gladiator) is joined by Oscar winner Robert De Niro (Raging Bull, The Godfather: Part II), Zazie Beetz (Deadpool 2), Frances Conroy (the American Horror Story anthology), Marc Maron (GLOW), and Bill Camp (Red Sparrow, Molly’s Game). The cast also includes Glenn Fleshler (Billions, Barry), Shea Whigham (Boardwalk Empire, Kong: Skull Island), Brett Cullen (Narcos, 42), Douglas Hodge (Red Sparrow, Penny Dreadful), and Josh Pais (Motherless Brooklyn).
Todd Phillips (Borat, The Hangover films) directed and co-wrote Joker with Oscar nominee Scott Silver (The Fighter). Phillips, Bradley Cooper, and Emma Tillinger Koskoff produced, and Michael E. Uslan, Walter Hamada, Aaron L. Gilbert, Joseph Garner, Richard Baratta, and Bruce Berman executive produced.
Joker will open in theaters on October 4, 2019.
The Plot, Courtesy of Warner Bros:
“Director Todd Phillips’ Joker centers around the iconic arch nemesis and is an original, standalone fictional story not seen before on the big screen. Phillips’ exploration of Arthur Fleck, who is indelibly portrayed by Joaquin Phoenix, is of a man struggling to find his way in Gotham’s fractured society. A clown-for-hire by day, he aspires to be a stand-up comic at night…but finds the joke always seems to be on him. Caught in a cyclical existence between apathy and cruelty, Arthur makes one bad decision that brings about a chain reaction of escalating events in this gritty character study.”
The nominees for The 53rd Annual CMA Awards were announced and it’s Maren Morris who earned the top spot among all of the Country music superstars up for awards this year. Morris picked up six nominations including Album of the Year (GIRL), Song of the Year (“GIRL”), and Female Vocalist of the Year.
Brothers Osborne came in second with four nominations and will be competing in the Single of the Year (“Burning Man”), Vocal Duo of the Year, Musical Event of the Year (“All My Favorite People”), and Music Video of the Year (“Burning Man”) categories.
11 artists earned three 53rd Annual CMA Awards nominations. Dierks Bentley, Eric Church, Luke Combs, Dan + Shay, Scott Hendricks, Dann Huff, Greg Kurstin, Kacey Musgraves, Blake Shelton, Chris Stapleton, and Carrie Underwood are each up for three awards. The 2019 nominees in the the Entertainer of the Year include reigning champ Keith Urban and Garth Brooks, Eric Church, Chris Stapleton, and Carrie Underwood.
“This year, we have the privilege of honoring Country legends, new and emerging talent and even artists from outside our genre,” stated Sarah Trahern, CMA Chief Executive Officer. “The breadth of Country Music’s landscape is evident in this year’s nominations, and we can’t wait to celebrate our deserving nominees in November.”
The 53rd Annual CMA Awards will be hosted by Carrie Underwood and special guest hosts Reba McEntire and Dolly Parton. The Country music event will be broadcast live from Bridgestone Arena in Nashville on Wednesday, November 13 at 8/7c on the ABC Television Network.
THE 53RD ANNUAL CMA AWARDS NOMINEES
ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
• Garth Brooks
• Eric Church
• Chris Stapleton
• Carrie Underwood
• Keith Urban
SINGLE OF THE YEAR
• “Burning Man” – Dierks Bentley Feat. Brothers Osborne
• “GIRL” – Maren Morris
• “God’s Country” – Blake Shelton
• “Millionaire” – Chris Stapleton
• “Speechless” – Dan + Shay
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
• Center Point Road – Thomas Rhett
• Cry Pretty – Carrie Underwood
• Dan + Shay – Dan + Shay
• Desperate Man – Eric Church
• GIRL – Maren Morris
SONG OF THE YEAR
• “Beautiful Crazy”
Songwriters: Luke Combs, Wyatt B. Durrette III, Robert Williford
• “GIRL”
Songwriters: Maren Morris, Sarah Aarons, Greg Kurstin
• “God’s Country”
Songwriters: Devin Dawson, Jordan Schmidt, Michael Hardy
• “Rainbow”
Songwriters: Natalie Hemby, Shane McAnally, Kacey Musgraves
• “Tequila”
Songwriters: Dan Smyers, Nicolle Galyon, Jordan Reynolds
FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
• Kelsea Ballerini
• Miranda Lambert
• Maren Morris
• Kacey Musgraves
• Carrie Underwood
MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
• Dierks Bentley
• Luke Combs
• Thomas Rhett
• Chris Stapleton
• Keith Urban
VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR
• Lady Antebellum
• Little Big Town
• Midland
• Old Dominion
• Zac Brown Band
VOCAL DUO OF THE YEAR
• Brooks & Dunn
• Brothers Osborne
• Dan + Shay
• Florida Georgia Line
• Maddie & Tae
MUSICAL EVENT OF THE YEAR
• “All My Favorite People” – Maren Morris (feat. Brothers Osborne)
• “Brand New Man” – Brooks & Dunn (with Luke Combs)
• “Dive Bar” – Garth Brooks & Blake Shelton
• “Old Town Road (Remix)” – Lil Nas X feat. Billy Ray Cyrus
• “What Happens In A Small Town” – Brantley Gilbert & Lindsay Ell
MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR
• Jenee Fleenor, Fiddle
• Paul Franklin, Steel Guitar
• Mac McAnally, Guitar
• Ilya Toshinsky, Banjo/Guitar
• Derek Wells, Guitar
Netflix just released the official trailer for The Spy, a new limited series starring Sacha Baron Cohen (Who is America?). The two minute trailer introduces Sacha Baron Cohen in the title role, confirming the comedic actor took a deep dramatic dive for this Netflix production.
Netflix has set a September 6, 2019 premiere date for the six-episode one-hour limited series.
In addition to Sacha Baron Cohen, the cast of the thriller includes Noah Emmerich (The Americans), Hadar Ratzon Rotem (Homeland), and Waleed Zuaiter (Colony).
The series is based on the real-life story of former Mossad agent, Eli Cohen. The Spy was written and directed by Emmy Award winner Gideon Raff (Prisoners of War, Homeland and Tyrant). Max Perry co-wrote episodes three, four, five, and six. Alain Goldman (La Vie en Rose) and Légende Films produced the limited series.
The Plot, Courtesy of Netflix:
“In the 1960s, Israeli clerk-turned-secret agent Eli Cohen goes deep undercover inside Syria on a perilous, years-long mission to spy for Mossad.
The series stars Emmy-nominated Sacha Baron Cohen as Cohen, a man who wants nothing more than to be of service to his country, but he does his job so well that he finds it hard to strip off his double identity. Noah Emmerich plays Dan Peleg, Eli’s Mossad handler who tries to ease his own guilt over the sacrifices Eli makes, Hadar Ratzon Rotem portrays Eli’s wife, Nadia, who is left to raise their family on her own and knows something isn’t right about her husband’s government job, and Waleed Zuaiter plays Amin Al-Hafez, a military officer who thinks he’s found the perfect ally in the undercover Cohen.”
Sacha Baron Cohen stars in ‘The Spy’ (Photo Courtesy of Netflix)
CBS announced the premiere dates for their 2019-2020 daytime program lineup which includes the long-running shows The Young and the Restless, The Talk, and The Bold and the Beautiful.
“For more than three decades, CBS has been the undeniable audience favorite in daytime television,” stated Angelica McDaniel, Executive Vice President, CBS Daytime Programs. “From our iconic and exciting game shows, to the intriguing and compelling storytelling of our daytime dramas, our award-winning programming makes a clear connection with viewers every weekday, 52 weeks each year. And this fall, with Marie Osmond joining The Talk, we’ll have an exciting, warm and authentic new face at the table. We look forward to having viewers join us every day on CBS for a season full of entertaining, real and unforgettable moments.”
Season 47 of the daytime drama The Young and the Restless will premiere on Tuesday, September 3, 2019 at 12:30am ET/11:30am PT. Per CBS, in season 47 “Victor Newman’s (Eric Braeden) rivalry with his son Adam (Mark Grossman) takes a shocking turn, and Billy Abbott (Jason Thompson) battles his dark side.”
The Bold and the Beautiful returns on Monday, September 16th at 1:30pm ET/12:30pm PT. CBS issued the following description about the season’s first week: “During premiere week, following an argument with Brooke (Katherine Kelly Lang) over Thomas’ (Matthew Atkinson) misdeeds, Ridge (Thorsten Kaye) spends the night with another woman. Also, tragedy strikes Katie (Heather Tom) and Bill (Don Diamont), and Shauna’s (Denise Richards) attempt to make peace with the Forrester family in the wake of Flo’s (Katrina Bowden) terrible deception backfires.”
The 10th season of The Talk will kick off on Monday, September 9th at 2pm ET/1pm PT. This season’s panel will feature Eve, Carrie Ann Inaba, Sharon Osbourne, Sheryl Underwood, and Marie Osmond. Game shows The Price is Right with host Drew Carey and Let’s Make a Deal with Wayne Brady both return on Monday, September 23rd.
The fourth and final season of USA Network’s Mr. Robot will premiere on October 6, 2019. The premiere date was announced along with the release of the first full trailer for the show’s final season. In the one-minute trailer Elliot (Rami Malek) is warned that what he’s about to do is crossing a line. Elliot replies, “It’s a little late for that, don’t you think?”
In addition to Oscar winner Rami Malek (Bohemian Rhapsody), the season four cast includes Christian Slater as Mr. Robot, Portia Doubleday as Angela Moss, Carly Chaikin as Darlene, Martin Wallström as Tyrell Wellick, Grace Gummer as Dominique DiPierro, Michael Cristofer as Phillip Price, and Emmy Award nominee BD Wong as Whiterose.
The series was created, written, and executive produced by Sam Esmail. Anonymous Content’s Steve Golin and Chad Hamilton also executive produce.
Commenting on the decision to end the series prior to the start of production on season four, Esmail said, “When I first created the world of Mr. Robot, I thought it would be a niche television series with a small, cult following. Over the past three years, it has become so much more, and I am continually humbled by the show’s recognition and by the amazing cast and crew that work tirelessly to help bring my vision to life.
Since day one, I’ve been building toward one conclusion – and in breaking the next season of Mr. Robot, I have decided that conclusion is finally here. Everyone on the creative team, including the amazing people at USA and UCP, didn’t want to say goodbye, but we ultimately have too much respect for Elliot’s journey to extend past its inevitable ending. Therefore, Season 4 will serve as the final chapter of the MR. ROBOT story. To fans of the show: thank you for the past three years, and I can’t wait to share this exciting final season with you.”
The Season 4 Plot:
“Mr. Robot follows Elliot Alderson (Malek), a cyber-security engineer who, along with Mr. Robot (Slater) and fsociety, starts a revolution to change the world. Season 4 will pick up where the third season finale left off, delving into the pros and cons of Elliot hitting ‘send’ on the email that could reverse 5/9.”
The CW’s just unveiled two brand new posters for Batwoman and Nancy Drew. The new posters feature the series’ stars, Ruby Rose as Batwoman and Kennedy McMann as Nancy Drew. Rose’s Batwoman is seen crouched on the edge of a building, cape billowing out behind her. The poster has the tagline: “Her time is now.”
Nancy Drew‘s poster is a closeup of McMann superimposed over the image of a lighthouse. “Everyone loves a mystery” is promoted as the show’s season one tagline.
Batwoman will join The CW’s fall primetime lineup on October 6, 2019, taking on the 8pm ET/PT timeslot in front of Supergirl. Nancy Drew will premiere on October 9, 2019 and air on Wednesdays at 9pm ET/PT.
Details on Batwoman, Courtesy of The CW:
Kate Kane (Rose) never planned to be Gotham’s new vigilante. Three years after Batman mysteriously disappeared, Gotham is a city in despair. Without the Caped Crusader, the Gotham City Police Department was overrun and outgunned by criminal gangs. Enter Jacob Kane (Dougray Scott) and his military-grade Crows Private Security, which now protects the city with omnipresent firepower and militia. Years before, Jacob’s first wife and daughter were killed in the crossfire of Gotham crime. He sent his only surviving daughter, Kate Kane, away from Gotham for her safety.
After a dishonorable discharge from military school and years of brutal survival training, Kate returns home when the Alice in Wonderland gang targets her father and his security firm, by kidnapping his best Crow officer Sophie Moore (Meagan Tandy). Although remarried to wealthy socialite Catherine Hamilton-Kane (Elizabeth Anweis), who bankrolls the Crows, Jacob is still struggling with the family he lost, while keeping Kate –– the daughter he still has –– at a distance. But Kate is a woman who’s done asking for permission. In order to help her family and her city, she’ll have to become the one thing her father loathes –– a dark knight vigilante.
With the help of her compassionate stepsister, Mary (Nicole Kang), and the crafty Luke Fox (Camrus Johnson), the son of Wayne Enterprises’ tech guru Lucius Fox, Kate Kane continues the legacy of her missing cousin, Bruce Wayne, as Batwoman. Still holding a flame for her ex-girlfriend, Sophie, Kate uses everything in her power to combat the dark machinations of the psychotic Alice (Rachel Skarsten), who’s always somewhere slipping between sane and insane. Armed with a passion for social justice and a flair for speaking her mind, Kate soars through the shadowed streets of Gotham as Batwoman. But don’t call her a hero yet. In a city desperate for a savior, she must first overcome her own demons before embracing the call to be Gotham’s symbol of hope.
Nancy Drew Synopsis, Courtesy of The CW:
Nancy Drew (McMann) is a brilliant teenage detective whose sense of self had come from solving mysteries in her hometown of Horseshoe Bay, Maine – until her mother’s untimely death derails Nancy’s college plans. Devastated by her mother’s passing, Nancy swears off crime-solving while crossing off the days until she can re-apply to college. But when a socialite is murdered, Nancy finds herself a prime suspect in the crime, along with a group of other teens present at the scene: Nancy’s nemesis from high school, George Fan (Leah Lewis); a rich girl with a mysterious past, Bess Marvin (Maddison Jaizani); Nancy’s secret boyfriend, Ned “Nick” Nickerson (Tunji Kasim); and amiable burnout Ace (Alex Saxon). The five of them must team up to clear their own names – encountering emotional entanglements and even more mysteries along the way.
Nancy’s reawakening brings her into conflict with her widowed father, Carson Drew (Scott Wolf), who is dating Detective Karen Hart (Alvina August). And, when a supernatural presence begins to haunt Nancy’s investigation, she discovers that the current crime has an astonishing connection to the long unsolved murder of a local girl. Whether the ghost is here to help, or hinder Nancy remains to be seen, but one thing’s for sure: Nancy’s going to have to unravel the clues from both the living and the dead to solve the crimes.
