Netflix has released a new trailer for The Society, a young adult drama coming to the streaming service in May. The new trailer has a Lord of the Flies vibe and introduces a group of teenagers who are frightened and confused to find themselves on their own without any responsible adults around to guide the group.
The series is executive produced by showrunner Chris Keyser and Marc Webb (The Amazing Spider-Man). Season one consists of 10 one-hour episodes and will premiere on Netflix on May 10, 2019.
The Society Plot:
“The Society follows a group of teenagers who are mysteriously transported to a facsimile of their wealthy New England town without any trace of their parents. Their newfound freedom will be fun… but it will also be very dangerous. As they struggle to figure out what has happened to them and how to get home, they must establish order and form alliances if they want to survive.”
The Cast and Characters, Courtesy of Netflix:
Kathryn Newton plays “Allie,” who has lived her entire life in the shadow of her more remarkable older sister Cassandra. Whatever Allie’s strengths are, she has very little sense of them. Allie inspires her sister to take charge of the group as they are thrust in to the mysterious new world.
Rachel Keller (Legion, Fargo) plays the role of “Cassandra.” She’s popular and the most impressive amongst her peers, and they all know it. A natural leader, she is the longtime rival of Harry. If she has one person she loves most in the world, it’s her sister, Allie.
Gideon Adlon (Blockers, Mustang) plays “Becca,” who is mature, tough and adventurous, yet always on the outside looking in. She’s the daughter of a single, alcoholic mother and in order to keep the rest of the world at bay, she hides behind her camera, viewing the world with a reporter’s eye.
Jacques Colimon (Duat) plays the role of “Will.” Will is a foster kid and a true orphan. He’s an outsider in West Ham who finds his natural social disadvantages disappearing in New Ham.
Olivia DeJonge (The Visit) has been cast as “Elle.” A dancer, she is brittle from living in the obsessive, cruel world of dance. Her fear and uncertainty in this new world leaves her susceptible and vulnerable to those who don’t have her best interest in mind. She will struggle to find her own self in this dangerous frontier. Whether she finds salvation or, like those to whom evil is done, comes to do evil in return, only time will tell.
Alex Fitzalan (Slenderman) plays “Harry.” The epitome of privilege, he’s handsome, wealthy, ambitious and, in almost every other way, entirely unremarkable. Harry finds himself the leader of the roughly half of the population that would choose to recreate, in the New World, an exact replica of the world they left behind.
Kristine Froseth (Sierra Burgess Is A Loser, Apostle) plays “Kelly,” the Queen Bee of West Ham. She’s smart and has a firm moral compass. But now that the rules have been rewritten, she may well take the opportunity to rewrite herself as well. In doing so, she finds herself torn between the old high school hierarchy and the new world order.
Jose Julian (A Better Life, Shameless) plays tech wiz “Gordie.” Smart and grounded, he proves to be indispensable in the new world. He secretly pines for Cassandra. When he learns about her health issues, he vows to teach himself basic medicine so he’s prepared should crisis strike.
Natasha Liu Bordizzo plays “Helena.” All of her certainty – about her boyfriend Luke, about God – masks her deep-seated uncertainty. More confident in Luke’s ability to lead the town than Luke himself, Helena finds herself stepping into that role in the face of conflict.
Alex MacNicoll (Transparent, Backseat) plays “Luke,” the high school quarterback, and built like one. His girlfriend pushes him to be a leader, but he’s much more content with being a supporter.
Jack Mulhern (Locke & Key) is “Grizz,” a jock with a poetic side. Incredibly smart, he becomes important to the power struggles and game of survival in the new world.
Salena Qureshi (Madam Secretary) plays “Bean.”
Grace Victoria Cox (Heathers, Under the Dome) plays “Lexie.” Quirky and slightly unpredictable, Lexie comes into her own in the political arena of New Ham.
Sean Berdy (Switched at Birth) and Toby Wallace (Romper Stomper) play the roles of “Sam” and “Campbell,” respectively. Sam and Campbell are brothers and cousins to Cassandra and Allie. Sam is sweet, sensitive, and funny. Born deaf, he is painfully aware of the unfair vicissitudes of fate. His brother, Campbell, is a sociopath, insecure and angry at the attention his brother’s “difference” has stolen from him.
Rachel Keller and Kathryn Newton in ‘The Society’ (Photo by Seacia Pavao/Netflix)Jack Mulher, Toby Wallace, and Jose Julian in ‘The Society’ (Photo by Netflix)Alex MacNicoll, Natasha Liu Bordizzo, Jack Mulhern, Gideon Adlon, Sean Berdy, Kristine Froseth, Jose Julian, and Kathryn Newton in Netflix’s ‘The Society’
CBS All Access wants more of the 2019 version of the classic sci-fi series, The Twilight Zone. The subscription network just announced The Twilight Zone has been renewed for season two five episodes in to season one. New episodes of the first season arrive on Thursdays to CBS All Access subscribers.
“Jordan Peele and Simon Kinberg’s reimagining of The Twilight Zone is off to an amazing start on CBS All Access, driving the most viewers on its premiere day for an original series to date,” said Julie McNamara, Executive Vice President, Original Content, CBS All Access. “Jordan, Simon, the creative team and cast have done a phenomenal job translating the series’ legacy of socially conscious storytelling for modern-day audiences. They are master storytellers, and we look forward to bringing fans further into The Twilight Zone with a second season.”
The new series comes from executive producers Jordan Peele and Simon Kinberg. Win Rosenfeld, Audrey Chon, Glen Morgan, Carol Serling and Rick Berg also executive produced the first season. Peele’s Monkeypaw Productions and Kinberg’s Genre Films produce the series with CBS Television Studios.
Oscar-winning filmmaker Jordan Peele (Get Out) is the host and narrator, taking on the roles Rod Serling handled in the original series.
Season one cast members include Ike Barinholtz, Zazie Beetz, John Cho, Lucinda Dryzek, Taissa Farmiga, James Frain, Betty Gabriel, Ginnifer Goodwin, Zabryna Guevara, Percy Hynes-White, Greg Kinnear, Luke Kirby, Sanaa Lathan, Kumail and Nanjiani. Chris O’Dowd, Seth Rogen, Adam Scott, Rhea Seehorn, Alison Tolman, Jacob Tremblay, Jefferson White, Jonathan Whitesell, Jessica Williams, DeWanda Wise, and Steven Yeun also appear in season one episodes.
The Twilight Zone Details, Courtesy of CBS All Access:
The original The Twilight Zone premiered on Oct. 2, 1959 on CBS. The series took viewers to another dimension, a dimension not only of sight and sound, but of mind. As the godfather of sci-fi series, the show explored humanity’s hopes, despairs, prides and prejudices in metaphoric ways conventional dramas could not.
In 2019 viewers will enter another dimension with Jordan Peele and Simon Kinberg’s modern re-imagining of the classic. CBS All Access’ The Twilight Zone anthology series will bring the original show’s legacy of socially conscious storytelling to modern day audiences, exploring the human condition and holding a lens up to the culture of our times.
CBS’s action drama MacGyver continues with season three episode 21 airing on May 3, 2019. The episode titled “Treason + Heartbreak + Gum” was directed by Stephen Herek from a script by Nancy Kiu and Lindsey Allen. MacGyver airs on Fridays at 8pm ET/PT.
Episode 21’s guest cast includes Brendan Hines as Ethan Reigns, Sissi Kal as Deena,
Mina Lukia as Mara, Lance Gross as Billy, Sheryl Lee Ralph as Mama Colton, Zane Stephens as Ryan Hayes, George Tchortov as August Krieger, and Diana Chiritescu as Ava Malone. Adam Minarovich, Joseph Steven Yang, Mahdi Cocci, Moses Das, Chazz Mangusta, Jeff Bachar, Marissa Chanel Hampton, James Sosa, Jr, and Justin Torrence also guest star.
Season three’s cast is led by Lucas Till as Angus “Mac” MacGyver. George Eads plays Jack Dalton, Tristin Mays is Riley Davis, Justin Hires is Wilt Bozer, and Meredith Eaton plays Matty. Recurring guest cast members include Levy Tran as Desi, Tate Donovan as Oversight, David Dastmalchian as Murdoc, and Michael Des Barres as Nicholas Helman.
The “Treason + Heartbreak + Gum” Plot – Matty’s ex-husband, Ethan (Brendan Hines), asks her for help when a criminal organization, S-Company, kidnaps his wife and daughter, forcing Matty to decide if she’s willing to commit treason in order to help him save his family. Also, Riley joins Billy Colton (Lance Gross) and Mama Colton (Sheryl Lee Ralph) on a mission to Paris and makes a heartbreaking discovery.
The MacGyver Plot:
“MacGyver, a reimagining of the classic series, is an action-adventure drama about 20-something Angus “Mac” MacGyver, who creates a clandestine organization within the U.S. government, where he uses his extraordinary talent for unconventional problem-solving and his vast scientific knowledge to save lives. Joining his team on high-risk missions around the globe is maverick former CIA agent Jack Dalton; Riley Davis, an unpredictable computer hacker with a chip on her shoulder; Wilt Bozer, Mac’s roommate and the newest agent on the team; and Matty Weber, a legend in Covert Ops and the director of operations at the Phoenix Foundation.
Under the aegis of the Department of External Services, MacGyver takes on the responsibility of saving the world, armed to the teeth with resourcefulness and little more than bubble gum and a paper clip.”
Poster for ‘The 100’ Season 6 (Photo Credit: The CW)
The CW’s The 100 introduces two new key characters to the mix with season six. Shannon Kook actually made his debut in the season five finale, but he’ll return in an expanded capacity in the sixth season. Kook plays Monty and Harper’s son, Jordan, who grew up listening to his parents recall the exploits of Clarke, Bellamy, Octavia, and the other survivors.
Teen Wolf‘s JR Bourne joins the cast as a new character named Russell. The 100 hasn’t disclosed much about Russell other than he’s a peaceful, charismatic leader who the survivors will interact with on their new home planet.
Shannon Kook and JR Bourne were teamed up at the 2019 WonderCon to discuss joining the series and what fans of the post-apocalyptic action drama can expect when season six debuts on April 30, 2019.
What can you say about the season premiere?
Shannon Kook: “There’s plenty more to come. I was shocked how far in they went in the first episode. I said, ‘Whoa, they’re doing that?'”
JR Bourne: “But I think that’s indicative, too, to sort of give you a hint of what this season is. I’ve watched the other seasons. I was excited to join the show but it’s a packed season so I think they got us in there quickly in that first episode and they show that there is this beauty and there is this serenity and there is this society that not only looks but is different than anything these guys have encountered in the past five seasons. But it’s not going to be a walk in the park.”
Shannon Kook: “I thought it was going to be a slow build up.”
JR Bourne: “Right? Not at all.”
How do they introduce you into the world of The 100?
Shannon Kook: “Basically, everyone goes into cryosleep because they’re waiting for Earth’s nuclear situation to die down, but that’s not [a spoiler]. Earth dies, so we get sent to another solar system.”
Did you know the show before?
Shannon Kook: “Well, I auditioned for Monty and Finn.”
JR Bourne: “Had you watched the show prior? Had you ever seen it?”
Shannon Kook: “Then when I didn’t get the role, then I fired someone and then I watched the show. Actually, I also knew, I was shooting The Conjuring and staying in the same hotel as Alycia Debnam-Carey and Thomas McDonnell. So when it came out, I wanted to watch them. And I knew Devon Bostick too, so I definitely watched the show.”
Did they give you any tips about working on The 100?
Shannon Kook: “I always ask actors for tips a lot of the time, especially people who’ve been in the business longer than me, but actors are very reluctant to give tips. They tend to not give stuff because they think that they might be condescending or something. But when I got the role, Christopher Larkin e-mailed me. He got my e-mail from someone. I woke up and he’s like, ‘Welcome to the Family,’ Subject. And he’s like, ‘Hey, if you need anything, I just want to say feel free to reach out and I’ll be there for you.’ I was very touched by him welcoming me in. I talked to him a bit about what he’d want for his son to carry through and we discussed a bit of his view on things because I think that would be important to Jordan.”
Will we see more of his little messages?
Shannon Kook: “I guess we’ll have to find out, eh? I don’t know.”
How long before Jordan’s involved in some drama?
Shannon Kook: “I think there’s drama right away for him, being right in there waking everyone up and him trying to put on a good face but there’s so much pressure in that situation. He’s basically responsible for mankind. His parents are a cosmic Adam and Eve. A new solar system, I’m carrying everything they’ve taught me and then learned along the way and I now have to impart it to the team, but the team thinks I’m like a kid to them because they say, ‘Take care of our son.’ I said on the panel, it’s like Shakespeare, is it the fool (who thinks himself to be) wise or is the fool…?”
Sophie Turner and Maisie Williams in ‘Game of Thrones’ season 8 episode 3 (Photo by Helen Sloan/HBO)
In case you missed last week’s episode of Game of Thrones (Seriously? What are you doing here? Go now!), we spent a relaxing evening at Winterfell sitting around the fire, telling tales, singing songs and waiting for the Night King to arrive to get the party started.
No one died, there was no bloodshed, and nary a dragon in sight. It was quite literally the calm-before-the-storm. That’s not to say that nothing happened. No, quite the contrary. Arya (Maisie Williams) proved to the world (and especially Gendry [Joe Dempsie]) that she’s all grown up now. The interwebz had much to say about that scene, but bottom line, Arya got to reclaim a bit of her humanity and enjoy the warmth of another person for one freakin’ night in her tragic life.
Tormund (Kristofer Hivju) and Jaime (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) vied for Brienne’s attentions (Jaime totally won when he made her a knight. I will watch that scene over and over again.) Pod showed off yet another hidden skill, Grey Worm and Missendei made plans, Jon spilled the tea all over Dany, and we were told that the crypts beneath Winterfell are the safest place to be during the battle so often that it can’t possibly be true.
As for all those questions to which we need answers, tonight there are really only two that matter. The first concerns those crypts. Are they really safe? Will the Night King raise all of the dead entombed therein? The internet has been buzzing all week and everyone and their brother has a theory. Personally, I think that if, IF, the Stark dead come to life (we don’t even know if they can since most would only be skeletons at this point. The freshest would be Rickon), they won’t be fighting in the Night King’s army. The Starks have known about White Walkers for centuries and have planned for this eventuality. They had to have been buried with their swords for a reason, right? I’m choosing to believe the theory that if the Starks arise, it will be to protect their family.
The second question is, who will die tonight (season eight episode three)? As nice as it was to spend time last week with characters we’ve grown to know and love, it felt like we were saying goodbye to a few of them. I’m no happier about it than you are, unless you’re one of those people who always thought Game of Thrones had too many characters, but we’ve been building to this battle for nearly 10 years and this show has never been shy about “killing its darlings.” I could give a toss about who gets to sit The Big Chair until I know who’s safe after tonight! Who will survive the epic Battle of Winterfell?!
Grey Worm (Jacob Anderson) might as well have “dead meat” stamped on his forehead after he dared to make plans with the love of his life. Speaking of whom, if the wights don’t get Missandei (Nathalie Emmanuel), she’ll probably throw herself on G.W’s pyre.
Pod (Daniel Portman) may be better at “soldiering” than when he left King’s Landing with Brienne, but I think his lovely song in last week’s episode was his finale.
Edd (Ben Crompton) and Beric (Richard Dormer) are both probably goners. They survived the fall of the Wall and got themselves to Winterfell just so they could be targets in the big battle. Beric will have to pass on a trick or two to the other character brought back to life by the Lord of Light first. He’ll need that flaming sword.
I suspect Hannah Murray’s Gilly (but not Sam) gets it too. Unless of course, the crypts really are safe.
Little Alys Karstark (Meghan Parkinson) and fan-favorite Lady Lyanna Mormont (Bella Ramsey) are probably goners. Lord Umber was killed in the first episode and he was younger than both of them.
And it pains me to type this, it really does, but I believe Ser Brienne of Tarth (Gwendoline Christie) is a goner. Last week was such a fitting end to her arc that this battle will be her last. I also think she dies in Jaime’s arms. (Okay, I’m hoping so. If she has to go, that has to happen.)
I’ve also prepared myself to lose Ser Jorah Mormont (Iain Glen). He has the Tarly Valyrian steel sword, which I think will allow him to cut down a lot of dead things before he goes, but his redemption is now complete.
I could be completely wrong about any or all of these characters and there are surely more who will be lost. Was Theon Greyjoy (Alfie Allen) really the wisest choice to sit in the open and guard Bran? Oh, the humanity!
As Sansa “Thank u next” Stark (Sophie Turner) so gravelly put it in the episode three preview, “The most heroic thing we can do now, is look the truth in the face.” Buckle up, here we go!
Game of Thrones Season 8 Episode 3 Recap:
We open on Samwell Tarly’s shaking hands as he’s handed a dragon glass dagger. Continued preparations are happening all around him. We hear Lyanna Mormont yelling commands to her troops.
Sam gives way to Tyrion who prepares to go below to the crypts while Bran is being wheeled by Theon out to the Godswood.
Sansa and Arya are together on the battlements as the dragons fly overhead. The Unsullied march out to the front lines. Pod is next to Brienne. There’s Gendry. Sam joins Edd. We see Jorah and Ghost. All is quiet. Too quiet.
Emilia Clarke and Kit Harington in ‘Game of Thrones’ season 8 episode 3 (Photo Credit: HBO)
Jon (Kit Harington) joins Dany (Emilia Clarke) as they overlook the field where their warriors wait. (Why does this show have to use natural light. It’s so damn dark.)
Melisandre (Clarice van Houten) has arrived! Just rides right up to Jorah and tells him to have the Dothraki lift their swords. She takes a weapon from a Dothraki warrior and says some words in a language that may be Dothraki? And then all the swords burst into flame! It becomes a field of fire! (Edd looks impressed.)
Davos (Liam Cunningham) yells for the gates to be opened and Melisandre is admitted to the inner courtyard of Winterfell. She tells him, “There’s no need to execute me, Ser Davos. I’ll be dead before the dawn.” She and Arya exchange a look. (I know they met a long time ago, but I do not remember the circumstances.)
It’s on! The army, led by Dothraki Screamers, is charging forward with their flaming swords! Ghost is running alongside Jorah!
Suddenly a cease-fire is called. It’s quiet again. And dark. Very, very dark. We hear the sound of horses. Riders pass by but it’s impossible to make out who they are.
Up on their perch, Jon tells Dany the Night King is coming. She jerks her hand away from his and bites out, “The dead are already here.” Guess she’s still pissed about that whole “last male heir to the Seven Kingdoms” thing.
We see the faces of Tormund, The Hound, Pod, and Grey Worm as they listen to the unholy sounds of the Army of the Dead. The Unsullied are overrun! Their spears are like tooth pics to White Walkers!
Tormund is in the thick of things as Brienne yells, “Stand your ground!” It sounds like the undead are devouring whatever is in their path. It’s chaos but Jaime hears Brienne cry out and runs to find her.
Dany’s on a dragon! Drogon is burning a path through the undead! Jon’s on Rhaegal! They are scorching the earth while Sansa and Arya watch from the walls. The winds of winter, plus the smoke from the fire, are making it difficult for Dany and Jon to see.
Arya tells Sansa to get to the crypt. Sansa says she won’t abandon her people, but Arya insists and hands her the dagger made of dragon glass! (She still has her special Gendry-made weapon.) Sansa says she doesn’t know how to use it. Arya responds with “stick ‘em with the pointy end.” Nice call back!
More chaos. Edd saves Sam from a wight and as soon as Sam gets up, Edd is killed!
Sansa arrives down in the crypt. Missandei is there, along with Tyrion who appears so ashamed that he’s not fighting, he’s drinking heavily. (Or maybe just because he’s smart.)
Jon and Rhaegal and Dany and Drogon are still having trouble. They’re hitting the tops of trees. If these dragons were planes, they’d be crashed by now.
On the ground, Tormund and then Brienne are calling for their troops to “pull back.” Lyanna Mormont is yelling for the gates to be opened. What’s left of the armies rush inside. Grey Worm (who is miraculously still alive at this point) orders the Unsullied to “protect the retreat” and to “stand your ground!” They are all that stands between the undead and the living as they continue to seek shelter behind the walls of the castle.
Jon and Dany are still in the air, but we cut to the Godswood to see Bran waiting patiently. All of our people are still alive and accounted for at this point, but the wights are making progress. Arya shoots a flaming arrow from the battlements and saves The Hound. Lyanna wants the gates protected.
Grey Worm yells, “Light the trench!” and Ser Davos above gives a signal. The trenches are raised and some are set on fire, but there are wights behind the trenches. Melisandre walks out of the gates, grasps the wood, and calls to the Lord of Light. The rest of the trenches burst into flame. Oh good, Beric and Jorah are still with us. Sandor Clegane retreats away from the fire.
Down in the crypt, Varys (Conleth Hill) is cracking wise. “At least we’re already in the crypt.” Tyrion says, “If we were up there, I’d see something everyone else is missing. I could make a difference.” Sansa is skeptical. She thinks he’d die. This is where the line from the preview comes in. She tells Tyrion that despite what he believes his abilities to be, that’s the truth and it’s heroic to be in the crypts. They discuss what might have been between them, but Sansa tells Tyrion it would never work because of the “Dragon Queen.” “Your divided loyalties would come become a problem.”
Missandei is not pleased with this conversation. “Yes, without the Dragon Queen, there’d be no problem at all. We’d all be dead already.”
Back in the Godswood, Theon is stating the obvious to someone who sees all. He takes the opportunity to apologize to Bran, but All-Seeing Bran stops him with, “Everything you did brought you to where you are now. Home.” Which sounds nice, but he follows that up with, “I’m going to go now.” And he wargs into a raven. Or a bunch of ravens (A murder of ravens?) to look over the battlefield and find the Night King.
The trenches are burning but the wights are starting to defy the flames! They aren’t burning! They’re forging a path for others to get by and then scaling the castle walls. Everyone’s screaming “burn the walls!” but will it do any good? Remember I said most of our favorites were still alive? Well, they’re inside the castle! Are they about to be trapped?
Gendry, Jaime, and Sam are trying to stave off the assault. The castle is completely surrounded and the undead are coming over the walls!
Sandor (Rory McCann) is hiding from the fire as Arya is killing wights left and right.
The giant wight swats Lyanna Mormont like a pesky fly. No! She gets up and runs right at him! He picks her up and we can hear her tough little bones break as he opens his mouth to chomp on her head. But before she dies, she stabs him in the eye with dragon glass and they both fall. The littlest living warrior killed the biggest undead! RIP Lady Lyanna!
Dany and Jon are still flying. Now they’re above the clouds and the smoke and the chaos. It’s quiet for a moment. Holy crap here comes Viserion breathing blue fire! He looks like he’s going to take out one or both of his brothers, but then he doesn’t. He flies away!
Arya (looking a lot worse for wear) is stealthily moving around the castle. She’s down in the forge. Someone’s in there with her. Is it a White Walker? She’s bleeding! There are a lot of them! This is the scene in the trailer! Arya is running! She seems to have lost her weapon! Will she make it to the crypts? Will she bring the undead with her?!
It’s quiet in the crypt and then the sound of wights tearing into people who are trying to get in. Then nothing.
The Hound and Beric (sword still blazing) are searching the castle for wights. Arya is under attack! Beric throws his sword and saves her but now he’s done for. The Hound picks Arya up and gets them out of there. Beric dies. Melisandre is there to tell Arya that he’s served his purpose. She tells Arya that her work is not done.
Theon is still standing guard over warging Bran. He and his men light their arrows to “make every shot count.” They are overrun.
The Night King is riding Viserion who is breathing blue fire on Winterfell. Rhaegal and Viserion are having a mid-air battle with Jon still on board! The Night King is tossed off and falls. He can’t be dead. He’s already dead. Jon is tossed off of Rhaegal. Dany is still on Drogon. She finds the Night King and says, “Dracarys!” The Night King appears to burn. Was it that easy?
Hell NO! He’s still standing! Jon and NK appear to be heading for a showdown! Jon has his Valyrian steel sword. Will that do it? He runs toward him as the Night King raises his arms. Suddenly all of the soldiers killed in battle are back and Jon is surrounded!
Jaime, Brienne, Tormund, Sam, and Gendry are still alive. And guess who’s back? Lady Lyanna! Seven Hells! Here come the White Walkers!
Down in the crypt babies are crying and things are trying to get in!
Theon is fighting bravely in the Godswood.
Jon is fighting a losing battle until Dany arrives with fire-breathing Drogon. He tells her to run and she refuses. The undead are attacking her dragon! Dany is down! Holy crap, Ser Jorah saves Dany!
Jon is back inside the walls. Now Sam is under attack! So is Brienne!
Theon is fighting off the undead alone.
Jorah is protecting Dany alone.
The undead are in the crypt. Sansa and Tyrion are hiding. They share a loving, farewell look. Sansa has the dragon glass dagger, but Tyrion has nothing. He leaves her to join the fray anyway. He nods farewell to Varys.
The battle is everywhere. The Night King is inside the walls of Winterfell! How is anyone going to live through this?!
Theon is somehow still standing beside Bran, but then the Night King arrives. Bran tells Theon he’s a good man and thanks him for protecting him. Theon has tears in his eyes. He knows the gig is up. He charges the Night King. And Theon is dead. (For the moment.)
Viserion is still breathing blue fire all over the castle. We see Jon alive. Then Jorah and Dany. Jorah is mortally wounded but refusing to give up.
NK is slowly stalking toward Bran. Bran turns to look at him. Cut to Jon gathering his courage to face Viserion. Back to the Night King as he begins to draw his sword. Suddenly it’s Arya! She’s jumped on NK and is preparing to stab him with the Valyrian dagger (the one Bran gave her that belonged to Petyr Baelish) when he grabs her by the throat. It looks like he knocks the dagger from her hand, but she catches it! Arya stabs the Night King!
Holy crap! Arya has killed the Night King! He shatters into a million shards. Suddenly White Walkers and wights are shattering and/or just dropping like flies everywhere!
Dany and Ser Jorah are saved, but Jorah falls to the ground.
Most of those in the crypt are fine. No undead coming to life there. Arya and Bran are together. But damn it! Jorah is dying in front of Daenerys as her dragon watches over them.
Melisandre walks out of the castle through the sea of truly dead dead as Ser Davos follows her. She removes her necklace as he watches. We know that means she’s now returned to her true form and decided to die.
And then it’s fade to black! This means we need to wait another week to get a true accounting of who’s truly left standing! Jon and Dany and Sansa and Arya and Bran sure, but what about the others?!
According to the preview Missandei and Varys made it, but what about Jaime (likely) and Brienne and Sam (probably) and Tyrion (again, probably)? Is Grey Worm really still alive? (Ghost is glimpsed in the episode four trailer in a blink-and-you’ll-miss-him clip.)
Oh well, on to the next war! I cannot believe we’re already at the half-way point of this final season! Gah!
A couple memorable lines from season 8, episode 3 of Game of Thrones (honestly I was too caught up to catch many):
Avengers: Endgame, the 22nd film of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, exploded onto the screens with a record-breaking first weekend. Experts had estimated the much-anticipated epic superhero’s opening weekend could reach $300 million domestically, and it easily accomplished that feat. Marvel Studios reports Endgame rang up $350 million domestically and an additional $859 million internationally for a historic $1.2 billion bow.
“We poured our heart and soul into Avengers: Endgame, hoping to tell a story that would inspire audiences around the world. Our family of cast and crew felt honored to be entrusted with bringing the Infinity Saga to a close. To Kevin Feige, everyone at Disney and Marvel, and the incredible, global community of fans – thank you,” said directors Joe and Anthony Russo.
Avengers: Endgame now stands as the first movie ever to pass the $1 billion mark over its opening weekend.
“From the very beginning with Iron Man, all we’ve wanted to do was tell stories that brought these characters to life onscreen the way we’ve experienced them as fans of the comics,” stated Kevin Feige, President, Marvel Studios. “That we’ve had so many other successes in this journey leading to this unbelievable result with Avengers: Endgame has been almost entirely due to the fans around the world who have supported us through it all. Our directors, Anthony and Joe Russo, and our writers, Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely, really brought this story home, and I am also incredibly thankful for our cast and filmmakers from across the MCU and all who’ve worked so hard to make these films the best they can be, including the amazing teams at Marvel Studios and Disney. And of course, without Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, none of this would have been possible.”
“Kevin Feige and the Marvel Studios team have continued to challenge notions of what is possible at the movie theatre both in terms of storytelling and at the box office,” said Alan Horn, Chairman, The Walt Disney Studios. “Though Endgame is far from an end for the Marvel Cinematic Universe, these first 22 films constitute a sprawling achievement, and this weekend’s monumental success is a testament to the world they’ve envisioned, the talent involved, and their collective passion, matched by the irrepressible enthusiasm of fans around the world.”
The PG-13 rated conclusion to this phase of the MCU entered theaters with a 96% fresh score on Rotten Tomatoes. Cinemascore reports audiences awarded Avengers: Endgame an A+ average score.
Avengers: Endgame Records, Courtesy of Marvel Studios:
#1 domestic ($350M) opening weekend
#1 international ($859M) opening weekend
#1 global ($1.2 billion) debut
#1 domestic Thursday previews ($60M)
#1 domestic single-day gross and #1 domestic Friday gross ($156.7M)
#1 domestic Saturday ($109M) and Sunday ($84.3M) grosses; Saturday is first $100M+ day without previews
#1 China opening day ($107.8M) and opening weekend ($330.5M). Currently ranks as the #4 non-local film ever released there
Fastest film to $1B globally (5 days)
8th Marvel Studios film to cross $1B; 2nd to cross $1B this year (with Captain Marvel)
Biggest industry opening weekend across all regions and in 44 markets, including Australia, China, Korea, Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, France (admissions, non-local), Italy (non-local), Spain, UK/Ireland
Biggest industry single-day grosses in 29 markets, including Australia, China, Korea, Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Spain, UK/Ireland
Biggest IMAX global debut ($91.5M)
The cast includes Robert Downey Jr as Tony Stark/Iron Man, Chris Evans as Steve Rogers/Captain America, Jeremy Renner as Clint Barton/Hawkeye, Chris Hemsworth as Thor, Mark Ruffalo as Bruce Banner/The Hulk, Scarlett Johansson as Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow, Paul Rudd as Scott Lang/Ant-Man, Bradley Cooper as the voice of Rocket, Karen Gillan as Nebula, and Don Cheadle as James Rhodes/War Machine.
There’s no doubt now that Supernatural is heading into its final season. The penultimate season’s finale finally told us why everything bad that’s ever happened in the world – more specifically to Sam and Dean – hasn’t been undone in a snap by God. Supernatural season 14 episode 20 (“Moriah”) serves as the first serving to what is most certainly the beginning of the end.
We start off with Jack (Alexander Calvert) fleeing the Ma’lak box, deciding not to kill his captors. However, Dean (Jensen Ackles) is once again obsessed with killing Jack and tells Castiel (Misha Collins) to leave if he’s not on board, and Castiel promptly exits. Sam (Jared Padalecki) isn’t happy with Dean’s plan to kill Jack using a soul bomb (remember Season 11’s finale where they almost used one to kill Amara?) and quietly accompanies him without voicing his disapproval.
Jack is shown in a crowded street where his anger with the overwhelming amount of people lying sees him literally make people only tell the truth à la Liar Liar style. Sam’s plan to use a facial recognition business’ intel to track Jack ends in failure as the entire office – and the world as well – falls into chaos as everyone begins attacking one another since no one can lie and dark secrets are coming out, like Sam revealing his favorite singer is Celine Dion.
The brothers take shelter in an office room where the news channel informs them of the chaos erupting everywhere, with the President evidently having revealed he only won the election because he made a deal with someone called Crowley. (Oh yes, what else could we have expected from that fallen charming demon, anyway?)
Among other even bigger events: Chuck (Rob Benedict) is back! He shows up when Castiel tries to use demons to go to hell and transports Cas to the Winchesters. Dean isn’t too happy with Chuck’s brazen attitude (seriously, Chuck’s so prissy it’s like he’s Posh Spice) and destroys Chuck’s guitar – for which we applaud Dean since he saved us from having to listen to Chuck’s godawful music skills. However, this infuriates him and he takes everyone back to the Men of Letters HQ. After none of the heroes are having any of Chuck’s lame jokes, he explains he’s been off with Amara – who is apparently in Reno at the moment – to see the cosmos, as well as Springsteen on Broadway.
Chuck references all of season seven and season 12’s events which, like most Supernatural fans, he finds rather weak in storytelling and he only arrives when things go Apocalyptic. In order to illustrate his point, he snaps everything back to before they went south. But Chuck isn’t there to fix solutions easy, he wants Dean to take Jack out for good. And he supplies the vengeful Winchester with the ultimate weapon: a gun. It’s not just any weapon, though, as that gun can kill anything in existence. It doesn’t even need bullets as it works off of some kind of quantum energy which basically means that the one who fires the round dies the same way as their victim. So, Dean would be killing himself along with Jack.
Once again, Castiel is the only sane man (and yes, he’s officially my favorite character on the show) who proposes they figure stuff out by temporarily sealing Jack; he still loves him and doesn’t want to kill the boy. Chuck says that souls are complicated and even he can’t bring back Jack’s soul, and Dean figures that’s a good enough answer for him to go ahead with killing Jack. Dean tells Castiel he doesn’t care if Cas doesn’t want to kill Jack, and he can leave if he doesn’t agree. Like before, Castiel walks away rather than help in such an insane and heartless plan.
Later on, Sam finally turns down Dean after having gone along with every one of his vengeful plans for Jack, and tells him he doesn’t want to kill the boy. Sam argues that Jack couldn’t control himself for killing Mary because he doesn’t have a soul and that he burned the soul off in the first place because he was saving the Winchesters – basically, he says everything the audience has been screaming at the writers for weeks. Sam tells Dean with finality that he’s against the idea and he won’t allow it, to which Dean still doesn’t appear fazed.
Meanwhile, Jack goes to visit his grandparents as he once had, only this time his grandmother is hardly welcoming. She tells Jack they looked him up and his previous claim of being Kelly’s friend was a lie and that they know Kelly is dead. A hysterical grandma screams at Jack – reminiscent of Mary – and Jack seemingly kills her like he did Mary, or so it is made to look initially. In actuality, Jack simply left without doing anything.
Jack meets a distraught Castiel, whose first action is to hug his beloved boy (really, there’s no one better than Cas on this show), but Jack tells him that even though he wants to love Castiel back, he just doesn’t feel anything anymore.
At the HQ, Chuck is acting like an idiot and playing around with the archangel blade as if it’s a kid’s play toy. He tells Sam with a clear hint of arrogance how all the worlds he’s made were failures – there were ones which were in reverse, one where there was no yellow, and even one whose inhabitants were only squirrels! As it turns out, Alternate Michael was right all along and Chuck doesn’t give two hoots about any of the worlds he’s made. He’s just a writer who tosses out a failed manuscript in favor of Sam and Dean.
Chuck tells an appalled Sam that this version of the Winchesters is his favorite and he revels in watching all the horrible things that happen to them since it’s so entertaining. When Sam cuts him off saying he could’ve just fixed everything if he knew all that was going on, Chuck argues he is fixing it by transporting Dean over to where Cas and Jack are. Sam scrambles over to the cemetery to stop Dean from taking Jack’s life (and now Sam’s definitely my favorite Winchester).
At the cemetery, Castiel is ready to potentially kill Dean and tells Jack to run, but Jack instead flings Castiel aside and claims he’s tired of running. He falls to his knees and tells Dean to just end it; he understands he’s a monster who can’t be contained. In what seems to be something out of the ending to an epic movie, Sam is shown racing toward the confrontation, shouting at Dean to stop as Castiel watches helplessly nearby. However, when Sam does reach them, Dean tells him to back off since he’s decided to end it.
The real horrific sight of it all is Chuck appearing beside Sam: he has a look of maddening glee on his face. Chuck refuses to stop Dean and instead goads him into killing Jack for what he did. Dean, though, for once doesn’t infuriate the viewer and tosses the gun aside. He also turns down Chuck’s proposal of bringing back Mary if Dean goes through with killing Jack. It’s time for Chuck to lose his cool as he berates Dean for stopping the poetic end to the story where the father kills the son, or when Abraham was going to kill Isaac. This is how it is supposed to be, and Dean’s ruining it. Sam realizes Chuck has never cared for anything that’s ever happened; not to Lucifer, to Michael, to anyone who has suffered, and certainly not to the Winchesters.
The heroes call Chuck out for wanting them to suffer and die over and over again as he sees it as a story, but it’s their lives and they’re done being victims. Dean tells Chuck, “God or no God, you can go to Hell.” This causes Chuck to reach the end of his tether, and he snaps his finger to cause Jack’s eyes to burn out, killing him. He says story’s over and begins to leave; an enraged Sam picks up the gun and shoots Chuck.
Turns out the gun doesn’t work on God, but it does piss him off to the point where all bets are all off – literally, every single one. The end is here. Chuck snaps them to a darkened version of the cemetery, where a heartbroken Castiel crouches over Jack’s corpse. In the Empty, Jack wakes up to find the Shadow smiling at finally gaining his prize, but Billie – the new Death – is there as well, telling Jack they should talk.
Back at the cemetery, all hell breaks loose as every monster, demon, ghost, or anything else Sam and Dean took out has been released – all the way back from the Pilot as we see the Woman in White back to haunting the street she used to be on. Not only that, we also see John Wayne Gacy’s ghost return, and Bloody Mary haunting mirrors once more. To make matters worse, zombies emerge from their graves and hundreds of them attack the heroes at the same time. And that’s the end of the fourteenth season.
The finale was the perfect way to finish off 14 years of storytelling. I’ve been very vocal about how much I hated Chuck, since he put on the demeanor of a nice guy, but his actions were always apathetic. He never solved the things that were easy for him to solve, and didn’t even care about his sons being tortured in Hell. Chuck’s reveal as the ultimate villain to the story validates all the times he’s been an awful god since, well, he is supposed to be an awful god.
The final season has now been set up as the battle of the Winchesters against God himself, but the show has almost always tended to change the storyline they head into a season with into something that we didn’t foresee, so it remains to be seen if God really will be the final Big Bad of the series. For now, though, we’re all hyped to see what Supernatural can pull off for its final season. Carry on Wayward Fans!
Jennie Garth and Shannen Doherty in the original ‘Beverly Hills, 90210’
Shannen Doherty is a late addition to the upcoming 90210 event series cast. Fox just announced original Beverly Hills, 90210 cast member Shannen Doherty has signed on to the six episode series, BH90210, which will air this summer.
Doherty joins a cast that includes Jason Priestley, Jennie Garth, Ian Ziering, Gabrielle Carteris, Brian Austin Green, and Tori Spelling. Doherty, the most controversial member of the original series, is also boarding the series as an executive producer. Carteris, Garth, Green, Priestley, Spelling, Ziering, Chris Alberghini, Mike Chessler, and Patrick Sean Smith are also serving as executive producers.
Doherty earned a bad reputation during the original show’s run, feuding with co-star Jennie Garth. Doherty’s time on the series was cut short, ending with its fourth season. 90210 ultimately ran for 10 seasons from 1990 to 2000.
In addition to 90210, Doherty’s credits include Heathers, Mallrats, and the original Charmed series. Doherty reprised her role as Brenda Walsh in seven episodes of the 90210 reboot in 2008 and 2009.
The Plot:
90210 comes with a big twist: Priestley, Garth, Ziering, Carteris, Green, Spelling, and Doherty will play heightened versions of themselves in a brand-new serialized drama – with a healthy dose of irreverence – that is inspired by their real lives and relationships.
Having gone their separate ways since the original series ended 19 years ago, Jason, Jennie, Ian, Gabrielle, Brian and Tori reunite when one of them suggests it’s time to get a Beverly Hills, 90210 reboot up and running. But getting it going may make for an even more delicious soap than the reboot itself. What will happen when first loves, old romances, friends and frenemies come back together, as this iconic cast – whom the whole world watched grow up together – attempts to continue from where they left off?
Spawning generations of imitators, Beverly Hills, 90210 premiered on FOX on October 4, 1990, when it became an instant pop culture sensation and one of the most adored programs in the network’s history. Centered on the tony Los Angeles community identified in its title, the show aired for 10 seasons, during which it documented the trials and tribulations of a group of friends from high school to college and into early adulthood, as they navigated a myriad of coming-of-age dramas and complex rivalries, often making real-world headlines by tackling controversial and socially relevant topics.
There are only three remaining new episodes left in season one of NBC’s New Amsterdam, but fortunately fans know there’s another season on the way. Season one episode 20 is up next, airing on Tuesday, April 30, 2019 at 10pm ET/PT. Titled “Preventable,” episode 20 finds both Max and Reynolds going through a rough period.
The cast of season one includes Ryan Eggold as Dr. Max Goodwin, Janet Montgomery (Salem, This Is Us) as Dr. Lauren Bloom, Tyler Labine (Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency) as Dr. Iggy Frome, and Jocko Sims (The Last Ship, Masters of Sex) as Dr. Floyd Reynolds. Freema Agyeman (Sense8, The Carrie Diaries) is Dr. Helen Sharpe and Anupam Kher (The Indian Detective) plays Dr. Vijay Kapoor.
“Preventable” Plot – Max (Eggold) is forced to reckon with his diagnosis in a new way as things become more difficult for him. Meanwhile, Reynolds (Sims) is forced to address what could have gone wrong in a recent surgery.
The Season 1 Plot:
“Inspired by Bellevue, the oldest public hospital in America, this unique medical drama follows the brilliant and charming Dr. Max Goodwin (Eggold), the institution’s newest medical director who sets out to tear up the bureaucracy and provide exceptional care. How can he help? Well, the doctors and staff have heard this before.
Not taking “no” for an answer, Dr. Goodwin must disrupt the status quo and prove he will stop at nothing to breathe new life into this understaffed, underfunded and underappreciated hospital — the only one in the world capable of treating Ebola patients, prisoners from Rikers and the President of the United States under one roof — and return it to the glory that put it on the map.”
Ryan Eggold as Dr. Max Goodwin in ‘New Amsterdam’ season 1 episode 20 (Photo by: Francisco Roman/NBC)Freema Agyeman as Dr. Helen Sharpe in season 1 episode 20 (Photo by: Francisco Roman/NBC)Jocko Sims as Dr. Floyd Reynolds in season 1 episode 20 (Photo by: Francisco Roman/NBC)Christopher Cassarino as Dr. Ed Nottingham and Jocko Sims as Dr. Floyd Reynolds in season 1 episode 20 (Photo by: Zach Dilgard/NBC)Ryan Eggold as Dr. Max Goodwin in season 1 episode 20 (Photo by: Zach Dilgard/NBC)Freema Agyeman as Dr. Helen Sharpe and Ryan Eggold as Dr. Max Goodwin in season 1 episode 20 (Photo by: Zach Dilgard/NBC)
Adam Sandler debuted the trailer for his upcoming comedy Murder Mystery while visiting The Ellen DeGeneres Show. The new comedy finds Sandler and Jennifer Aniston playing a married couple celebrating their honeymoon on board a glitzy yacht, courtesy of a stranger Aniston’s character makes friends with on a plane. A gunshot’s heard and Sandler and Aniston are thrust into the heart of a murder investigation in which they’re fingered for the crime.
The 2019 original movie marks the reunion of the two comedy stars. Sandler and Aniston previously co-starred in 2011’s Just Go with It, a PG-13 comedy directed by Dennis Dugan.
In addition to Aniston and Sandler, the cast includes Gemma Arterton (Runner Runner), Luke Evans (Beauty and the Beast), Luis Gerardo Mendez (Club de Cuervos), and Terence Stamp (Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children). Kyle Newacheck (Workaholics) directed from a screenplay by James Vanderbilt (Independence Day: Resurgence).
Netflix has set a June 14, 2019 premiere date on the streaming service.
Up next for Adam Sandler is his very first Saturday Night Live hosting gig. The SNL veteran will return to the series as host on May 4th. Sandler is also scheduled to kick off his new comedy tour on May 31st.
Jennifer Aniston just wrapped up filming the first season of Apple’s The Morning Show co-starring Reese Witherspoon, Steve Carell, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, and Mark Duplass. Aniston’s recent film credits include Dumplin, The Yellow Bird, and Office Christmas Party.
Jennifer Aniston and Adam Sandler star in ‘Murder Mystery’ (Photo Credit: Netflix)
The Murder Mystery Plot:
“When an NYC cop (Adam Sandler) finally takes his wife (Jennifer Aniston) on a long promised European trip, a chance meeting on the flight gets them invited to an intimate family gathering on the Super Yacht of elderly billionaire Malcolm Quince. When Quince is murdered, they become the prime suspects in a modern day whodunit.”
