‘Jessica Jones’ Season 3 Premiere Date Arrives Along with First-Look Photos

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May 28, 2019

Netflix revealed the premiere date for the third and, unfortunately, final season of Marvel’s Jessica Jones with a super short video announcement. The less than 30 second teaser trailer doesn’t reveal much about the upcoming final season of the series other than that the show will arrive for binge-watching on Friday, June 14, 2019.

Season three will consist of 13 one-hour episodes starring Krysten Ritter in the title role. The cast of the final season also includes Rachael Taylor as Trish, Carrie-Anne Moss (The Matrix Trilogy) as Jeri Hogarth, Eka Darville as Malcolm Ducasse (Empire), and Benjamin Walker (Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter). Jeremy Bobb (Russian Doll), Sarita Choudhury (Homeland), Tiffany Mack (Hap and Leonard), Jessica Frances Dukes (The Good Wife), Aneesh Sheth (New Amsterdam), and Rebecca DeMornay (The Hand that Rocks the Cradle) also star in the final season of the comic book-inspired series.

Melissa Rosenberg (Dexter) serves as showrunner and executive producer, with Marvel’s Head of Television Jeph Loeb (Marvel’s Daredevil, Marvel’s Jessica Jones, Marvel’s Luke Cage) also executive producing. Marvel’s Jessica Jones is produced by Marvel Television in association with ABC Studios for Netflix.

Details on Season 3, Courtesy of Netflix:

“When Jessica (Ritter) crosses paths with a highly intelligent psychopath, she and Trish (Taylor) must repair their fractured relationship and team up to take him down. But a devastating loss reveals their conflicting ideas of heroism and sets them on a collision course that will forever change them both.”

Jessica Jones Season 3 — Krysten Ritter in ‘Marvel’s Jessica Jones’ season 3 (Photo by David Giesbrecht / Netflix)

‘Cloak & Dagger’ Season 2 Finale Preview: Episode 10 “Level Up” Photos and Plot Details

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Rebecca Murray

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May 28, 2019

Freeform wraps us season two of Marvel’s Cloak & Dagger with episode 10, “Level Up.” The final new episode of the short season will air on Thursday, May 30, 2019 at 8pm ET/PT.

Season two stars Olivia Holt as Tandy Bowen/Dagger, Aubrey Joseph as Tyrone Johnson/Cloak, Andrea Roth as Melissa Bowen, Carl Lunstedt as Liam Walsh, Noëlle Renée Bercy as Evita Fusilier, and Gloria Reuben as Adina Johnson. J.D. Evermore plays Detective Connors, Emma Lahana is Detective Brigid O’Reilly/Mayhem, Jaime Zevallos is Father Delgado, Dilshad Vadsaria is Lia Dewan, and Miles Mussenden is Otis Johnson.

The Marvel Television and ABC Signature Studios production has Joe Pokaski (Heroes) as showrunner and executive producer. Marvel’s Head of Television Jeph Loeb and Jim Chory (Marvel’s The Punisher, Marvel’s The Defenders) also executive produce.

The “Level Up” Plot: In the action-packed season finale, Tyrone and Tandy head to the Loa dimension to stop the evil force threatening New Orleans. To finally put an end to it, they must come face to face with their own personal issues that have been holding them back. Meanwhile, Mayhem and Evita do their best to hold off the dangers in the real dimension.

The Series Description:

“Marvel’s Cloak & Dagger is the story of Tandy Bowen and Tyrone Johnson – two teenagers from very different backgrounds, who find themselves burdened and awakened to newly acquired superpowers which are mysteriously linked to one another. Tandy can emit light daggers and Tyrone has the ability to engulf others in darkness. They quickly learn they are better together than apart, but their feelings for each other make their already complicated world even more challenging.”

Cloak & Dagger Season 2 Episode 10 — Olivia Holt and Aubrey Joseph in ‘Marvel’s Cloak & Dagger’ season 2 episode 10 (Freeform/Alfonso Bresciani)

‘Archer: 1999’ – Jessica Walter Interview on ‘Archer’ Season 10 in Space

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Fred Topel

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May 28, 2019

Jessica Walter kicked off our interview at the 2019 WonderCon with a toast. However unlike her Archer character, Malory Archer, Walter’s beverage of choice was non-alcoholic.

FXX’s critically acclaimed animated adult comedy Archer will return for its 10th season on May 29th. Walter talked about what’s in store for Malory and the whole Archer gang in a season that will find the group attempting to get along without killing each other in space.

Archer: 1999 airs on Wednesdays at 10pm ET/PT.

What’s the new wrinkle for Malory this season?

Jessica Walter: “Well this season – wow – is major. She has the ability to become an orb, a ball of energy. So, her powers are tripled, quadrupled. She can do a lot. She’s still human, but she crosses over. It’s quite something.”

Has it been a challenge for you to reinvent Malory each season?

Jessica Walter: “You know, Adam Reed – our creator/commander in chief – is so brilliantly talented. The writing is so specific that I don’t have to do much. We don’t change it; the scripts are there. We just have to really show up and translate his wonderful writing. When you have good writing, it’s not so hard. When you don’t… Let’s put it this way, if it ain’t on the page it ain’t on the stage.”

Has there been a favorite reboot of Malory of yours from the past seasons?

Jessica Walter: “Well, I love this season. This season’s great. You know, having a superpower, being able to transform into a ball of energy.

A couple of my favs were way back…way back. I hate to say the name but Isis which when we started, they worked for Isis, if you remember. And then all that horrible stuff happened with ISIS so all the cups and the little memorabilia stuff that you get – Isis hats – all that went in the garbage. (Laughing) That was fun. I liked the ‘40s, you know, the film noir. I liked that season.”

Archer: 1999 Jessica Walter — Sterling Archer (voice of H. Jon Benjamin), Malory Archer (voice of Jessica Walter), and Bort (voice of Sam Richardson) in ‘Archer: 1999’ (Photo Credit: FXX)

Arrested Development has aired the second half of season five. Would you want to do more, and do you get a sense there will be a season six?

Jessica Walter: “I don’t know. I mean, honestly that show has such a soft spot in my heart. I love that show. It means a lot to me and it means a lot to everybody in it. 16 years ago is when we started that show. That’s a long period. If they ever wanted to do it, I’d certainly entertain the idea. I have no idea what’s happening though.”

Can you think of any show you’ve been involved in that has a setting in space like this one?

Jessica Walter: “I don’t know of any show, but I was in a Movie of the Week, they used to call it back in the old days. It was called Movie of the Week and it was the first film version of Dr. Strange. I was Morgan LeFay and we had huge sets. I don’t know if they were in outer space where she became 1,000 years old and then she transformed into this young woman. That was epic. That took a long, long time to shoot. In those days it was three weeks and you’re out on those Movie of the Weeks, but we were there a couple of months. Universal…huge sets and with all that sci-fiction stuff. So that’s the limit of my being involved.”

‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ Season 6 Episode 4 Preview: “Code Yellow” Photos and Plot

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Rebecca Murray

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May 28, 2019

ABC’s Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. season six continues with episode four airing on May 31, 2019. The episode titled “Code Yellow” was directed by Mark Kolpack from a script by Nora Zuckerman and Lilia Zuckerman. Series co-creator/executive producer Maurissa Tancharoen puts in a cameo appearance in the episode playing a character named Sequoia who’s described as a social media influencer.

“We had talked about the possibility of a cameo at some point in our run, but when the Zuckerman sisters crafted the treasure that is Sequoia, I was all in,” said Tancharoen via SYFY WIRE. “I might’ve bit off more than I could chew, but it was so much fun to shift gears and play in front of the camera with a cast and crew I’ve worked closely with for six years.”

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. airs on Fridays at 8pm ET/PT.

The season six episode four guest cast includes Barry Shabaka Henley, Lucas Bryant, Shainu Bala, Brooke Williams, Winston James Francis, and Matt O’Leary.

Season six stars Clark Gregg, Ming-Na Wen, Chloe Bennet, Iain De Caestecker, Elizabeth Henstridge, Henry Simmons, Natalia Cordova-Buckley, and Jeff Ward.

The “Code Yellow” Plot – Yo-Yo and Keller take things public; parasitic aliens threaten the human race; and someone really needs boba.

The Season Six Plot:

“Last season, the team leaped forward in time to a dystopian future they soon realized must be prevented. While facing multiple timelines and new enemies from faraway planets, they found family, friends, teammates and the courage to pull off their biggest challenge yet.

Their next challenge? Coming to grips with the knowledge that bending the laws of space and time may have saved the planet, but it couldn’t save Fitz or Coulson.”

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. season 6 episode 4 — Maurissa Tancharoen and Jeff Ward in ‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. ‘ season 6 episode 4 (ABC/Mitch Haaseth)

‘The Bold Type’ Season 3 Episode 8 Photos: “Revival” Preview and Plot

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Rebecca Murray

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May 27, 2019

Season three of Freeform’s The Bold Type continues with episode eight, “Revival.” The popular drama, created by Sarah Watson (Pure Genius), airs on Tuesdays at 8pm ET/PT.

The cast of season three includes Katie Stevens as Jane Sloan, Aisha Dee as Kate Edison, Meghann Fahy as Sutton Brady, Sam Page as Richard Hunter, Matt Ward as Alex, Stephen Conrad Moore as Oliver Grayson, and Melora Hardin as Jacqueline, editor in chief of Scarlet magazine. Sarah Watson, David Bernad, Ruben Fleischer, Victor Nelli Jr, and Joanna Coles executive produce, with Holly Whidden and Matt McGuinness co-executive producing.

Season four was confirmed by the network on May 14, 2019. “On The Bold Type, we play characters who are determined to succeed in the New York fashion media business. We balance careers, friendship and love on the daily. But this show is so important to us and our fans because regardless of who you are, we are all just trying to navigate the mess of our lives. And we are so excited to be coming back for season 4! Here’s to more bold stories, friendship and a whole lot of rosé,” said series stars Dee, Fahy, and Stevens in response to the show’s renewal.

The “Revival” Plot: When Adena returns to New York, Kat debates whether she’s ready to see her, but quickly realizes she might not have a choice. Sutton is stretched in too many directions between styling for Oliver and designing for her seminar, causing friction with Richard.

The Bold Type Season 3 Details:

“The Bold Type reveals a glimpse into the outrageous lives and loves of those responsible for the global women’s magazine, Scarlet. The rising generation of Scarlet women leans on one another as they find their own voices in a sea of intimidating leaders. Together they explore sexuality, identity, love and fashion.”

Bold Type Season 3 Episode 8 — Melora Hardin, Stephen Conrad Moore, and Katie Stevens in ‘The Bold Type’ season 3 episode 8 (Freeform/Jonathan Wenk)

‘iZombie’ Season 5 Episode 5 Preview: “Death Moves Pretty Fast” Photos and Plot Details

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Rebecca Murray

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May 27, 2019

The CW’s iZombie continues its march toward the series finale with season five episode five titled “Death Moves Pretty Fast.” Episode five was directed by Linda-Lisa Hayter from a script by Bob and is set to air May 30, 2019.

The season five cast is led by Rose McIver as Olivia “Liv” Moore. Malcolm Goodwin is Clive Babineaux, Rahul Kohli is Dr. Ravi Chakrabarti, Robert Buckley plays Major Lilywhite, David Anders is Blaine DeBeers, Aly Michalka is Peyton Charles, and Bryce Hodgson is Don E.

The “Death Moves Pretty Fast” Plot – BUELLER, BUELLER, BUELLER? — While investigating the death of independently wealthy, 19-year-old, Harris Miller, Liv (McIver), on brain à la Ferris Bueller, attempts to cheer up Ravi (Kohli) who has been spiraling after learning some unfortunate news. Meanwhile, after a nasty fall at the crime scene, Clive (Goodwin) is forced to continue his part of the investigation via FaceTime. Lastly, things are suddenly going from bad to worse for Blaine (Anders).

The Season 5 Plot:

“In season 5 of iZombie, our heroes try to keep the peace in the zombie state that is New Seattle, but with starving zombies on one side, and terrified humans on the other, they’ll have their work cut out for them. Liv faces off with the U.S. military trying to prevent her from bringing the sick and dying into Seattle to give them a lifesaving scratch.

Major, now the head of Fillmore Graves, has to worry about dissent in the ranks dissatisfied with his warmhearted treatment of humans. Peyton, still the acting mayor, will use her power to attempt to make the rest of the world see Seattle as something other than a lawless wasteland. Ravi will work tirelessly on a cure that may be the only thing that can stave off widespread violence. And through it all, Liv and Clive will continue to solve the murder cases that come across Clive’s desk, the murders themselves becoming more and more tied to the societal breakdown taking place all around them.”

iZombie Season 5 Episode 5 — Rose McIver as Liv and Rahul Kohli as Ravi in ‘iZombie’ season 5 episode 5 (Photo Credit: Jack Rowand © 2019 The CW Network, LLC)

‘Elementary’ Season 7 Episode 2 Preview: “Gutshot” Photos, Plot and Cast

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Rebecca Murray

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May 27, 2019

The seventh and final season of CBS’s drama Elementary continues with episode two, “Gutshot.” Season seven episode two airs on May 30, 2019 and was directed by Guy Ferland from a script by Jason Tracey and Robert Doherty.

Season seven airs on Thursdays at 10pm ET/PT.

Episode two guest stars include Mac Brandt as Patrick Meers, Terry Bell as Tremaine, Christopher Reed Brown as Arnold, Winsome Brown as Elise, and Mike Houston as Marty Bledsoe, and Zachary Knower as Stan Veek. April Ortiz, Jade Radford, Bubba Weiler, Sea McHale, Yaegel T. Welch, Diego Aguirre, and Terrell Wheeler also guest star.

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.

The “Gutshot” Plot – Holmes and Watson try to work a stateside investigation from London when someone close to them is gravely wounded by an unknown perpetrator in the United States. However, Holmes’ stateside legal trouble – the result of a confession to a murder he didn’t commit – threatens to derail their efforts.

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.”

Elementary Season 7 Episode 2 — Jonny Lee Miller as Sherlock Holmes in ‘Elementary’ season 7 episode 2 (Photo © 2018 CBS Broadcasting, Inc)

‘Aladdin’ Behind-the-Scenes Video: “Speechless” and the Music of Agrabah

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Rebecca Murray

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May 24, 2019

Disney’s just released a behind-the-scenes “Music of Agrabah” video focusing on the new show-stopping number “Speechless” as well as the other toe-tapping numbers from the live-action Aladdin. Disney veteran and eight-time Oscar winning composer/songwriter Alan Menken joins Oscar-winning songwriters Benj Pasek and Justin Paul (La La Land) for the minute and a half video to discuss their contributions to the Disney legacy.

The Mouse House also released the full “Speechless” music video starring Naomi Scott as Princess Jasmine.

In addition to Naomi Scott, the cast includes Will Smith as the magical Genie; Mena Massoud as the charming scoundrel Aladdin; Marwan Kenzari as Jafar, the powerful sorcerer; Navid Negahban as the Sultan concerned with his daughter’s future; Nasim Pedrad as Dalia, Princess Jasmine’s free-spirited best friend and confidante; Billy Magnussen as the handsome and arrogant suitor Prince Anders; and Numan Acar as Hakim, Jafar’s right-hand man and captain of the palace guards.

Guy Ritchie (King Arthur: Legend of the Sword) directed and John August (Dark Shadows) wrote the screenplay. Dan Lin and Jonathan Eirich produced, with Marc Platt and Kevin De La Noy executive producing.

The behind-the-scenes team director of photography Alan Stewart, editor James Herbert, production designer Gemma Jackson, and costume designer Michael Wilkinson.

Aladdin opened in theaters on May 24, 2019 and is rated PG for some action/peril.

Aladdin Movie Review

‘Brightburn’ Movie Review: A Creepy Horror Story with a Superhero Twist

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Kevin Finnerty

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May 24, 2019

“I will never turn against our son,” says Tori Breyer (Elizabeth Banks). “He’s not our son,” insists her husband, Kyle (David Denman), as they argue about what their adopted son Brandon is becoming in the horror film, Brightburn.

Tori and Kyle have wanted a child for years and one night as they’re attempting to make one something crashes into their farm. Jump ahead 10 years and Kyle and Tori are raising their adopted son Brandon (Jackson A. Dunn) who’s celebrating his 12th birthday.

It’s at his birthday that Brandon begins acting differently. He starts mouthing off to his father about a present he wants, and begins to withdraw some from Tori and Kyle who he’s always been close to. Brandon also notices other changes that he keeps hidden from his parents…like his ability to fly, having heat vision, and being incredibly strong.

One night Tori finds Brandon in the barn where he’s discovered what’s left of a spaceship. He asks about his real identity and where he came from. Tori finally reveals to the child she’s raised that he arrived in the spaceship that crashed on their property. They took him in as their own son because they had wanted a child for so long.

Initially, Brandon’s upset to learn the truth. However, not long after Brandon realizes everyone on Earth is inferior to him. He decides to do whatever’s necessary to conquer mankind and take the planet for his own.

Brightburn deals with the question of what if a child from another world crash–landed on Earth but instead of becoming a superhero became something deadly, sinister, and virtually unstoppable instead. The R-rated genre-bender is a dark, suspenseful, and at times gory horror film that has more in common with Richard Donner’s 1976 movie The Omen in style and feel than any superhero film.

Brightburn star Elizabeth Banks — Tori Breyer (Elizabeth Banks) in Screen Gems’ ‘Brightburn’ (Photo by Boris Martin © 2019 CTMG, Inc)

Elizabeth Banks gives a powerful performance as Tori, the loving mother who adores her adopted son but slowly starts to realize (to her horror) he’s becoming extremely dangerous and deadly. He’s a preteen with zero empathy, conscience, or morals, and the question of how to handle that discovery drives her actions.

Jackson A. Dunn is very effective as Brandon, the boy from outer space who as he begins to hit puberty starts to realize who and what he really is and what he wants to be to mankind. Dunn captures both the bright and likeable side of Brandon and later the eerie, sociopathic, and evil side of his personality.

Disturbing and gruesome, Brightburn is a strongly acted, well-paced film that puts a terrifying twist on the superhero genre that’s sure to creep out the audience. See it, if you dare.

GRADE: B

MPAA Rating: R for horror violence/bloody images, and language

Release Date: May 24, 2019

Directed By: David Yarovesky

Running Time: 1 hour 31 minutes

‘Blood & Treasure’ Episode 3 Preview: Photos, Plot Details and Cast

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Rebecca Murray

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May 24, 2019

CBS’s new summer series Blood & Treasure continues with season one episode three airing on Tuesday, May 28, 2019 at 10pm. “Code of the Hawaladar” was directed by Alrick Riley from a script by Taylor Elmore.

Episode three guest stars include David Paetkau, Jeremie Jacob, Jean-Alexander Letourneau, Amin Bhatia, and Fajer Al-Kaisi. Shadi Janho, Hazgary Colin, Marco Zingaro, and Christopher Vanni Ranno also appear in the third episode of the action-adventure series.

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.

The “Code of the Hawaladar” Plot – Danny poses as arms dealer Aiden Shaw in order to extract information on the location of terrorist Karim Farouk from a middleman who owes Shaw money. Also, Farouk obtains a clue to the location of the sarcophagus of Cleopatra, and Lexi bonds with Father Chuck when she seeks his help to decipher encoded information.

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.”