The CW’s Legacies finally returns from its lengthy winter holiday break on January 24, 2019 at 9pm ET/PT. Season one episode eight, “Maybe I Should Start from the End,” was directed by Nathan Hope from a script by Brett Matthews.
The season one cast includes Danielle Rose Russell as Hope, Matt Davis as Alaric Saltzman, Jenny Boyd as Lizzie Saltzman, Kaylee Bryant as Josie Saltzman, Demetrius Bridges as Dorian, and Quincy Fouse as Milton Greasley/MG. Aria Shahghasemi is Landon Kirby and Peyton Alex Smith plays Rafael Waithe.
The “Maybe I Should Start from the End” Plot: LANDON’S PAST — After discovering that Landon (Shahghasemi) is in trouble, Hope (Russell) and Alaric (Davis) set out in search for him. Along the way, they uncover some startling information about Landon’s past.
The Season One Plot:
“For the last decade, the iconic heroes and villains of The Vampire Diaries and The Originals have captivated audiences worldwide. They left an enduring legacy of love and family in their wake, which continues in Legacies, a thrilling new drama that tells the story of the next generation of supernatural beings at The Salvatore Boarding School for the Young and Gifted. It’s here that Klaus Mikaelson’s daughter, 17-year-old Hope Mikaelson; Alaric Saltzman’s twins, Lizzie and Josie Saltzman ; and other young adults — including high-energy vampire MG, newly-triggered werewolf Rafael Waithe and the mysterious Landon Kirby — come of age in the most unconventional way possible, nurtured to be their best selves…in spite of their worst impulses.
Will these young witches, vampires and werewolves become the heroes they want to be — or the villains they were born to be? As they fight to protect their secret, their town of Mystic Falls and eventually the world, they will have to rely on ancient folklore and tales to learn how to battle their far-reaching enemies.”
The CW’s Charmed returns from its winter break with season one episode 10 airing on January 20, 2019. The new episode titled “Keep Calm and Harry On” was directed by Vanessa Parise from a script by Allyssa Lee.
The cast of Charmed season one is led by Melonie Diaz as Mel Vega, Sarah Jeffery as Maggie Vera, and Madeleine Mantock as Macy Vaughn. The cast also includes Rupert Evans as Harry Greenwood, Ser’Darius Blaine as Galvin Burdette, Charlie Gillespie as Brian, Nick Hargrove as Parker, and Ellen Tamaki as Niko Hamada. Jessica O’Toole, Amy Rardin, Jennie Snyder Urman, Ben Silverman, Brad Silberling, and Carter Covington executive produce.
The “Keep Calm and Harry On” Plot: INNER STRENGTH — The sisters turn to The Elders for advice about Harry (Evans). Mel (Diaz), fed up with The Elders rules, turns to Jada (guest star Aleyse Shannon) for help without telling her sisters. With a plan in place, they must face an unexpected threat which leads Maggie (Jeffery) to find a strength she didn’t know she had. Meanwhile, Galvin (Blain) shares some shocking news with Macy (Mantock) that will change everything.
The Season 1 Plot:
“Stronger together.” That’s what Marisoltells her daughters, firebrand social justice warrior Melanie “Mel” Vera, and her sister, fun-loving Maggie, about their family. Mel is a graduate student in the women’s studies department her mother heads at Hilltowne University; Maggie is a freshman considering sorority rush (to Mel’s amused dismay) and going “on” again with her on-again/off-again boyfriend, Brian. But then, a shocking tragedy shatters their world and threatens their sibling bond: Marisol dies in a horrifying accident. Or was it? Three months later, we find Mel unable to accept the official explanation of their mother’s death, while Maggie accuses her of being morbidly obsessed. And then, another huge shock shows up at their front door: they have an older sister – brilliant geneticist Macy (Madeleine Mantock), whom their mother kept a secret all these years! Macy is new in town and doesn’t know a soul (except for Galvin), the cute fellow scientist who’s been showing her around). Macy is eager to connect with Mel and Maggie, but Mel can’t handle another shock, and shuts her out.
With the emotions of all three sisters running high, each of the girls suddenly exhibit impossible new abilities: Mel can freeze time, Maggie starts hearing others’ thoughts and Macy has telekinetic powers. But don’t worry, there’s a perfectly reasonable explanation…or so says Harry Greenwood – who as far as they know is the officious new chair of the women’s studies department – when he gathers the three sisters together to reveal they’re actually powerful witches, as was their mother. And he’s not really a professor, he’s their “Whitelighter,” a witch’s advisor and guide! Not only that, but Mel was right: their mother’s death was no accident – she was murdered by unknown dark forces. It’s a lot to take in, but ultimately the sisters accept their new destiny as The Charmed Ones…and their new duty to protect humankind from the demons that walk among us…one of whom killed their mother. With the Power of Three, they are stronger together… even if they have no idea what they’re really up against.
Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin star in ‘Grace and Frankie’ (Photo Credit: Netflix)
Season five won’t premiere until January 18, 2019, however Netflix is already preparing for a sixth season of Grace and Frankie. The streaming service announced they’ve officially renewed the critically acclaimed comedy for a sixth season which will arrive in 2020.
Grace and Frankie is led by two-time Oscar winner Jane Fonda (Klute, Coming Home) and Oscar nominee Lily Tomlin (Nashville) in the title roles. The cast also includes Martin Sheen, Sam Waterston, Brooklyn Decker, June Diane Raphael, Ethan Embry, and Baron Vaughn. RuPaul guest stars in season five as Benjamin Le Day, a character described as “a formidable and quick-witted adversary who faces off with Grace and Frankie.”
The comedy was created by Marta Kauffman and Howard J. Morris and is executive produced by Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, Marta Kauffman, Howard J. Morris, Paula Weinstein, John Hoffman, Billy Finnegan, Robbie Tollin, David Ellison, Dana Goldberg, and Marcy Ross.
Grace and Frankie’s third season was nominated for nine major television awards including Primetime Emmy Award and Screen Actors Guild Award nominations for the show’s stars, Lily Tomlin and Jane Fonda. Grace and Frankie season three also earned a Writers Guild Award nomination, an NAACP Image Award nomination, a Costume Designers Guild nomination, and two Makeup and Hairstyling awards nominations. Season four earned two Primetime Emmy Award nominations and two Screen Actors Guild nominations.
The Plot:
In Grace and Frankie, Jane Fonda (“Grace”) and Lily Tomlin (“Frankie”) star as two women whose lives are turned upside down when their husbands reveal they are gay and leave them for each other. Both sparring partners and partners-in-crime, Grace and Frankie form an unlikely and unbreakable bond and face their uncertain futures head-on, hand-in-hand. Together with their ex-husbands and children, they discover the true definition of “family,” with laughter, tears and plenty of mood enhancers along the way.
CBS has set the third season premiere date for Ransom as well as the series premiere dates for The Red Line and The Code. Of the three, Ransom is the first to join the 2019 spring schedule, taking on the Saturday at 8pm ET/PT time slot on February 16th.
The event series The Red Line starring Noah Wyle will premiere on Sunday, April 28 at 8pm ET/PT. The series comes from producers Greg Berlanti and Ava DuVernay and consists of eight episodes. Two episodes will air each Sunday over four consecutive weeks.
“The Red Line is a serialized drama with compelling characters and provocative themes that we expect viewers will want to watch more than one hour per week, so we wanted to eventize it and try something unique with two-hour blocks over four weeks,” stated Noriko Kelley, Executive Vice President, Program Planning & Scheduling, CBS Entertainment. “Sundays have always been a night of prestige programming for the network, and 60 Minutes provides the perfect lead-in for this special series.”
The new drama The Code features Luke Mitchell, Anna Wood, Ato Essandoh, Phillipa Soo, Dana Delany, and Raffi Barsoumian. Craig Sweeny, Marc Webb, Carl Beverly, Sarah Timberman and Craig Turk serve as executive producers. CBS will premiere the drama on Tuesday, April 9 at 9pm. It will move to Mondays at 9pm on April 15.
“Giving The Code a special premiere on Tuesday, the night after the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship plus the powerful lead-in of NCIS, provides two strong promotional platforms,” said Kelley. “When it moves to its regular slot on Mondays at 9:00, it will pair well with Bull to form a compatible two hours of high-quality legal dramas.”
CBS’ SPRING 2019 SCHEDULE
Saturday, Feb. 16
8:00-9:00 PM RANSOM (3rd Season Premiere)
Tuesday, April 9
8:00-9:00 PM NCIS
9:00-10:00 PM THE CODE (Special Series Premiere)
10:00-11:00 PM NCIS: NEW ORLEANS
Monday, April 15
8:00-8:30 PM THE NEIGHBORHOOD
8:30-9:00 PM MAN WITH A PLAN
9:00-10:00 PM THE CODE (Regular Time Period)
10:00-11:00 PM BULL
Sunday, April 28
8:00-10:00 PM THE RED LINE (Event Series Premiere)
10:00-11:00 PM NCIS: LOS ANGELES
The Red Line Details:
The Red Line is an eight episode event series that follows three very different Chicago families as they journey toward hope and healing after a tragedy connects them all and causes them to question their assumptions about themselves and each other. On the north side of Chicago, Daniel Calder is a high school history teacher mourning the death of his husband, an African American doctor who was shot by a white cop. As Daniel tries to comfort their grieving daughter, Jira Calder-Brennan, the two butt heads when she decides to search for her birth mother against his wishes. Daniel seeks comfort in his colleague – and Jira’s teacher – Liam Bhatt.
On the south side, Tia Young scours news of the shooting, torn between her political ambition of running for Alderman and risking it all to comfort the daughter she gave up for adoption as a teen. Tia’s husband, Ethan Young, a red line train operator and devoted father to their 6-year-old son, champions her work but cautions her about connecting with Jira.
On the west side, police officer Paul Evans is horrified that he shot an innocent man, conflicted about the circumstances around how it happened and worried about the public and legal fallout. His police partner, Victoria “Vic” Renna,” whose loyalty may have driven her to go too far to protect him, and his brother, Jim Evans, a volatile former cop confined to a wheelchair after being shot in the line of duty, may cause more harm than good in their attempts to help him. As the stories of the Calder, Young and Evans families converge, a positive message surfaces: it’s possible to emerge from tragedy stronger than before, and it’s important to come together with others, not just to survive, but to thrive.
The Code Details:
The Code is a drama about the military’s brightest minds, who tackle the toughest legal challenges facing the U.S. Marine Corps. As prosecutors, defense lawyers, and investigators, these Marines work together to serve their country with integrity while often putting aside their personal ideals for the sake of justice.
Operating out of Judge Advocate General Headquarters in Quantico, Captain John “Abe” Abraham is a driven prosecutor for whom becoming a Marine is a longstanding family tradition and a responsibility he treats with devotion and passion. His colleague and friend, Captain Maya Dobbins, is the fearless lead defense attorney who is never hesitant to go up against one of her own, but is also a team player if it means finding the truth. Major Trey Ferry is Abe’s eloquent and wise superior officer working for the prosecution who pursues suspects with ferocity.
Commanding officer Colonel Glenn Turnbull, one of the highest-ranking female officers in the Judge Advocate Corps, demands excellence of herself and her staff, while inspiring intense loyalty. Assisting the team is Lt. Harper Li, a highly capable lawyer who is eager to take on bigger cases, and tech-savvy, efficient Warrant Officer Rami Ahmadi, the Marine equivalent of a paralegal. These active duty Marines are attorneys who have chosen to serve their country in pursuit of military justice at home and abroad.
Josh Dallas as Ben Stone and Melissa Roxburgh as Michaela Stone in ‘Manifest’ season 1 episode 11 (Photo by: Peter Kramer/NBC/ Warner Brothers)
“Dark lightning may be the source of what’s happening to us. This is huge,” says Ben (Josh Dallas) to Captain Bill Daly (Frank Deal) as the two try to clear Daly from being blamed for Flight 828 going missing in season one episode 11 of NBC’s new hit mystery thriller series, Manifest.
The episode begins with Flight 828 in the air and Captain Daly in the cockpit flying the plane. The turbulence starts and seemingly out of nowhere a big storm hits. Daly increases the speed and flies into the storm believing it to be the best option for survival. Then, suddenly, the storm and turbulence are over.
Down on the ground, Daly tries to explain to Vance (Daryl Edwards) about his actions but it soon becomes clear that he’s most likely going to be the scapegoat. Later, Cal (Jack Messina) sees Daly and asks for wings. Daly apologizes and tells Cal that his wings have been clipped. Cal thanks him for bringing everyone home.
Back to present day, Ben brings Cal home and Grace (Athena Karkanis) asks if he can take him again tomorrow because she has a work thing. Ben starts to say yes but Cal says he can’t because Ben has to help the man from the plane. Ben assures Grace he’ll get Michaela (Melissa Roxburgh) to watch Cal.
Michaela is still experiencing someone else’s calling. A man’s voice says to “find her” accompanied by a vision of someone walking in the snow. Jared (J.R. Ramirez) walks up and asks Michaela why she changed shifts and she says she needed to. Jared believes she’s avoiding him and she confesses she won’t be the other woman, adding that what they did the other night was wrong. “I won’t do this to Lourdes,” says Michaela. Their conversation ends as Michaela gets a message on her phone and leaves.
Ben’s checking over the timeline of 828 and tells Michaela what Cal said about helping a man from the flight. Michaela thinks maybe they should back off, but Ben reminds her that whoever the Major is she thinks Cal is the holy grail and he has to protect him. Captain Daly calls Ben and asks if they can meet tomorrow. Daly has concluded he knows what happened wasn’t his fault.
Ben and Daly drive to an airfield and Daly shows Ben all the official documents about Flight 828. Daly thinks it’s a cover-up. Daly takes Ben into a flight simulator and tries to recreate what happened with Flight 828 but when he plugs in the information from the documents, it’s clear the simulation storm is not even close to the storm they flew into. Daly also shows Ben that one document indicates the government started covering up what happened to Flight 828 on the day they disappeared.
Later, Ben calls the co-pilot of 828 and the co-pilot backs Daly’s version of what happened in the cockpit and the storm. Michaela’s nervous for Ben, suggesting he stop working with Daly because she’s not sure if they can trust him. Ben reminds Mic that Cal said Ben is supposed to help Daly. Ben looks over the investigation and hearings documents about 828’s disappearance and notices the meteorologist who was supposed to testify didn’t show and the next day resigned from his position.
Ben and Daly locate the meteorologist whose first name is Roger. At first, Roger doesn’t want to help them, saying, “They made me swear not to talk about it.” Ben and Daly ask who made him swear and Roger sighs and asks them to come in. Roger tells Ben and Daly about Dark Lightning and that he believes they flew through it in the storm. It might be responsible for their time travel. He was supposed to destroy everything he had on the flight and the weather but he didn’t. Roger gives the info to Daly.
Michaela takes Cal back to her place and tells him to do homework. There’s a knock on the door and Autumn (Shirley Rumierk) apologizes for just showing up but says she needs Mic’s help. Autumn tells Michaela she’s a victim of identity theft and wants her help to find a person named Clarisa to prove she’s innocent of all the charges.
Ben and Daly go back to the flight simulator with the new info and try again to recreate the conditions of the day Flight 828 disappeared. Daly repeats what he did with the new simulation and it shows the flight crash. Daly, extremely frustrated, vents but Ben tells him that a simulator cannot time travel the way they did. Daly believes there’s more to it and that somehow Professor Fiona Clarke (Francesca Faridany) is in on it and may be behind the whole thing. Ben doesn’t believe it and reminds him she’s been helping them since almost the beginning. Ben agrees to talk to her.
Michaela gets a call from Ben and while she’s on the phone she mentions Roger and the new info and Daly. Autumn overhears. Ben asks her to grab the flight info and she does.
A little later Grace shows up to pick up Cal and she and Michaela speak briefly. Michaela reminds Grace that Ben really loves her and that she’s rooting for them. Grace looks at Michaela and confesses she doesn’t know if love is going to be enough.
Ben talks to Professor Clarke about the black lightning and Daly’s theories. Clarke tells Ben she believes they’ve moved toward a new evolutionary step.
Michaela’s at the precinct and discovers Roger, the meteorologist who spoke to Ben and Daly, just died in a weird boat accident. Mic leaves in a hurry to talk to Ben. They go to Daly’s apartment and discover he’s not there. Ben notices one of Daly’s walls is covered with information about Flight 828 and Professor Clarke, similar to the timeline of events he has at home.
Ben worries about how he seems to Grace and Michaela tries to reassure him that he always has been extremely thorough and Grace knows that. Ben checks Daly’s computer and realizes he’s going to try to fly into black lightning again.
Daly visits Clarke and chloroforms her, knocking her out. Daly kidnaps Clarke and drives to the airfield.
Autumn sneaks back into Michaela’s apartment and finds the documents regarding Flight 828. She takes pictures of some of them and then finds Cal’s drawing book. She looks through it and finds one drawing that she doesn’t seem to like. She rips it out of the book.
Michaela and Ben reach the airfield but have trouble getting past the guard at the gate. Michaela tells him that they’re worried Daly will steal a plane. The guard doesn’t believe her until Ben points out that Daly isn’t parked over by the simulator room but by the airfield.
Daly’s in the cockpit of a plane with Clarke tied up in the co-pilot’s seat. Ben grabs the walkie-talkie from the guard and tries to tell Daly to stop. Daly hears Ben but tells him he has to see this all the way through.
Daly takes off while Clarke keeps insisting she doesn’t know anything. Two National Guard jets show up and demand Daly set down the plane. Daly tells them he has no intention of hurting anyone and that he’s not a threat.
Ben begs Daly to land, reminding him they need him and that everyone on the flight needs him to help uncover the truth. Daly tells Ben that he’s their Captain from now on. Daly flies into a storm similar to the one before with lightning all around and increases the speed to 300 just as he did before. Clarke says she doesn’t want to die and Daly replies, “I’ll see you in 2024.” Daly, Clarke, and the plane disappear. It’s believed they’ve crashed.
Ben and Michaela return to her apartment and find a package from Daly waiting for them. Ben opens it and finds Captain’s wings inside. Michaela’s worried Ben might follow in Daly’s footsteps and become obsessed. Michaela and Ben talk and Michaela realizes that Autumn was in the room when she talked to Ben about Roger and that’s how whoever killed him found them.
In the episode’s final scene, Grace is looking for Cal to put him to bed and tell him Ben’s coming over to say goodnight but she can’t find him. As she starts to panic and runs around the house calling his name, the camera focuses on an open window in Cal’s room. He’s been taken.
Alicia Keys is no stranger to the Grammy Awards stage, however the 15-time Grammy winner will be stepping on the stage in a new capacity this year. Alicia Keys has been tapped to host the 61st Annual Grammy Awards set for Sunday, February 10, 2019. The awards show will air live on both coasts from the Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles on CBS beginning at 8pm ET/5pm PT.
Commenting on her first time as host of the Grammys, Keys said, “I know what it feels like to be on that stage, and I’m going to bring that vibe and energy. I’m so excited to be the master of ceremonies on the biggest night in music and celebrate the creativity, power and magic. I’m especially excited for all the incredible women nominated this year! It’s going UP on Feb. 10!”
“A dynamic artist with the rare combination of groundbreaking talent and passion for her craft, Alicia Keys is the perfect choice as host for our show,” stated Neil Portnow, President/CEO of the Recording Academy. “Throughout her exciting career, I have watched her become a powerful force within the music industry and beyond. As an artist who speaks to the power of music for good, a role model, and a spokesperson for change, we are thrilled to have her on board for what’s sure to be an unforgettable Grammy Awards.”
“Alicia is one of those rare artists who melds true musical genius with heartfelt emotional lyrics to create a unique approach to everything she does. We have no doubt that she’ll bring all of that as she guides millions of Grammy viewers through what we believe will be a very special show in February,” said Grammy Executive Producer Ken Ehrlich.
In addition to being a Grammy Award winner, Keys is an actress, producer, and a New York Times bestselling author. She’s sold more than 30 million records and uses her fame to help with causes close to her heart.
The 2019 Grammy Awards will be directed by Louis J. Horvitz. David Wild and Ken Ehrlich are on board as writers. Ehrlich and Ben Winston are executive producing. AEG Ehrlich Ventures is producing for the Recording Academy.
Now that ABC’s The Good Doctor’s two-part “Quarantine” storyline’s over, the series moves on to season two episode 12 titled “Aftermath.” Episode 12 was directed by Dawn Wilkinson from a script by Thomas L. Moran. “Aftermath” is set to air on Monday, January 21, 2019 at 10pm ET/PT.
Guest starring in season two episode 12 are Sharon Leal as Breeze Brown, Jennifer Birmingham Lee as Mia Wuellner, Ricky He as Kellan Park, Cheryl White as Carmen Dunn and Garfield Wilson as Carnell Hunter.
The series’ season two cast is led by Freddie Highmore as Dr. Shaun Murphy and includes Antonia Thomas as Dr. Claire Browne, Nicholas Gonzalez as Dr. Neil Melendez, Hill Harper as Dr. Marcus Andrews, Richard Schiff as Dr. Aaron Glassman, and Tamlyn Tomita as Allegra Aoki. Christina Chang is Dr. Audrey Lim, Fiona Gubelmann is Dr. Morgan Reznick, Will Yun Lee is Dr. Alex Park, and Paige Spara plays Lea.
The “Aftermath” Plot – In the aftermath of the quarantine, the staff of San Jose St. Bonaventure Hospital tries to return to their normal routines as the Department of Public Health office decides they need to review what transpired to restore public confidence. Meanwhile, as Dr. Audrey Lim (Chang) recovers from the virus, she and Dr. Neil Melendez (Gonzalez) navigate their new personal and working relationship, while Dr. Shaun Murphy (Highmore) and Dr. Aaron Glassman (Schiff) try to relax and visit Lea (Spara) at work.
The Good Doctor Season 2 Plot:
Dr. Shaun Murphy, a young surgeon with autism and savant syndrome, relocated to San Jose, California, to join the prestigious St. Bonaventure Hospital’s surgical unit. Alone in the world and unable to personally connect with those around him, his only advocate, Dr. Aaron Glassman, challenged the skepticism and prejudices of the hospital’s board and staff by bringing him in to join the team. Shaun’s world has begun to expand as he continues to work harder than he ever has before, navigating his new environment and relationships to prove to his colleagues that his extraordinary medical gifts will save lives.
Paige Spara, Freddie Highmore, and Richard Schiff in ‘The Good Doctor’ season 2 episode 12 (ABC/Bettina Strauss)Freddie Highmore, Paige Spara, and Richard Schiff in season 2 episode 12 (ABC/Bettina Strauss)Freddie Highmore in the “Aftermath” episode of ‘The Good Doctor’ (ABC/Bettina Strauss)Paige Spara in season 2 episode 12 of ‘The Good Doctor’ (ABC/Bettina Strauss)Paige Spara, Freddie Highmore, and Richard Schiff in season 2 episode 12 (ABC/Bettina Strauss)
Christina Ricci and Josh Bowman star in ‘Escaping the Madhouse: The Nellie Bly Story’ (Photo by Courtesy of Lifetime)
Nellie Bly exposed the abuses perpetrated inside mental care asylums in the late 1800s. Christina Ricci plays Nellie in the Lifetime original movie Escaping the Madhouse: The Nellie Bly Story. In this dramatization, Nellie loses her memory due to electroshock treatments and has to piece together her own story. Inside, she runs afoul of Matron Grady (Judith Light) and psychiatrist Dr. Josiah (Josh Bowman).
Bowman, a fan favorite from ABC’s Revenge, spoke to Showbiz Junkies about his role in Escaping the Madhouse and working with Ricci and Light. Escaping the Madhouse: The Nellie Bly Story airs Saturday, January 19, 2019 at 8pm ET/PT on Lifetime.
What were the most intense or challenging scenes?
Josh Bowman: “I had about 23 pages to do my first three days and I had five days to prep. That was a challenge. That was for sure a challenge.”
Are you usually good at memorizing?
Josh Bowman: “No, no. No, I’m not.”
You’ve made it pretty far.
Josh Bowman: “Hopefully it’s not just learning lines, but you’re right. That’s kind of the job, isn’t it?”
Have you developed tricks?
Josh Bowman: “Cutting dialogue. ‘Can we change that? I think we don’t need to say that. I can do it with a look, a gesture, an action.'”
Did you do that a lot on Revenge?
Josh Bowman: “Oh God, yeah. Cut my lines.”
After those first three days and 23 pages did it get lighter for you?
Josh Bowman: “Yes, and it was a good jumping off point, literally, because it was just all right, buddy, you’ve got three or four days. Just go, go, go. It was nice after that. I had time for everything to come through osmosis and sit into who this guy is. It was good. I didn’t get a lot of time to think.
Sometimes the actor gets in their own way. It gets a bit up here when it should be a bit more down here. And again, I just had a ball working with these actors and a good filmmaker, Karen Moncrieff. As I said, it was me and the ladies for a month in Winnipeg.”
Did you get much input into your look?
Josh Bowman: “Yes, I had all the input. I collaborated with Karen, the director. I wanted him to have a mid-Atlantic accent voice but then she quite rightly said that he should be an immigrant, come from England. There were lots of people coming from all over Europe to America. And also, it gave him a different layer that maybe he’s fleeing something, maybe he’s escaped somewhere that he maybe should be put into, i.e. a jail. So yeah, it was good that she made that call, and they had beards. There was either beard, mustache or clean shaven. I felt a beard was a little bit more studious. I wanted him to be a little older than I am, so there was that.”
That’s the classic Sigmund Freud impression.
Josh Bowman: “Yes, beards or no beards and a mustache is a little pervy sometimes. I’ve had one so I know.”
What sort of relationship did you have with Christina Ricci?
Josh Bowman: “You know, it was a film where we didn’t have too much time to prepare. So I didn’t meet her before. We met on set and got to work. She was very well prepared. She was super professional, great actress to work with, as was Judith Light who is obviously the antagonist in the story. So me and her had a lot of fun playing against each other. She was a marvelous actress.”
Was there any parallel to Revenge which took many seasons to work out all these manipulations?
Josh Bowman: “Well, luckily with this we got the beginning, middle, and end in one script instead of being told a few days before. Those scripts changed so often, so yeah. I love both mediums, where you can develop a character over a long period of time and you can really see them grow and rise and fall. In film, you don’t obviously get that as much. You know the segments and it’s pretty mapped out once you get in there.”
Were there any big Revenge twists that blindsided you?
Josh Bowman: “Probably the fact that her father was alive. That was probably the biggest one because I didn’t think they’d actually go through with it.”
How early did you get to know that?
Josh Bowman: “They were pretty good at keeping these secret. They really were. It was usually the read through. Maybe a couple days, someone would have seen a script and said, ‘Oh, you’ll never guess what… no!'”
Have the Revenge fans followed you to subsequent projects?
Josh Bowman: “I think yeah, they have. We had the best fans. They loved the story and it was such a whirlwind, all of it. We had amazing fans of the show and people who followed it from the beginning and really related to the story and the themes. Yes, it got a bit mad in there and it got a little over the top, but I think with the production and the acting and some of the writing, we managed to keep it grounded somewhat in such a crazy world.”
Do you expect a little overlap between Revenge fans and Lifetime viewers?
Josh Bowman: “I don’t know. You’d have to tell me. I wouldn’t know. I hope people check the film out. I hope they enjoy it. I think they’ll be educated by it. They’ll learn about Nellie Bly and what she had to overcome. I know I did. I think there’s a great story of overcoming obstacles and perseverance and a strong female heroine who overcomes it all.”
Will you watch Nellie Bly live?
Josh Bowman: “Maybe I will. Maybe I will. I hesitate because I don’t like watching myself at all. But I’ll gladly watch the girls’ performances and see what they did. I’ll definitely watch it.”
Did they have you live tweeting Revenge?
Josh Bowman: “I’m not a Tweeter so I said, ‘See you later, guys. I’ll be doing my own thing.’ I think everyone else tweeted but I don’t know what a tweet is these days. Is it a bird or is it a thing that happens off your phone?”
Are you a big TV watcher?
Josh Bowman: “I’ve been watching Black Mirror. I’ve been watching You. I was watching a bit of that which was pretty good. I just got married so I actually haven’t been watching as much. I kinda put the TV and film stuff down. This weekend I’m going to binge. I’ve got a lot of films to watch. I’m going to check out a lot of films.”
What’s on your list?
Josh Bowman: “The list is The Favourite, Green Book, Cold War, Shoplifters… That’s a good starting point.”
How long did it take you to watch Bandersnatch?
Josh Bowman: “I still haven’t finished it because it kept repeating itself and I got fed up with it. I think it’s the worst one they’ve done. I thought the originals were just better. I love the freedom of choice, massive fan of it, but it’s not. It’s go back and re-choose what we want you to choose. Well, you’ve taken that away from me then. That’s why I enjoyed watching it.
It was like a video game that I’ve played before. I’ve seen this ending, I’ve seen this, I’ve seen this, so I gave up on it. It killed me. I felt Mosaic did it well. Did you see Mosaic, Soderbergh on HBO? They did a freedom of choice. They did it on an app and I was watching it on my phone, on my iPad. That was cool. Sharon Stone and Garrett Hedlund are in it. Soderbergh’s one of my favorite filmmakers. It was good. It was really good. It was different. I think people are probably going to start doing that more. People want choices now. It’s a transient world we live in, right? No, I don’t want that, I want the red one. It’s like all right, have the red one then. Put it on the video game.”
Netflix just released a two-minute trailer for the documentary series Conversations with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes. The series features never-before-heard audio interviews with the serial killer while he was on death row.
Netflix has set a Thursday, Jan 24, 2019 premiere date for the documentary series directed by Joe Berlinger. January 24th will mark the 30th anniversary of Bundy’s execution in prison.
Director Berlinger was nominated for an Oscar for his 2011 documentary, Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory. He also directed Unspeakable Crime: The Killing of Jessica Chambers, Cold Blooded: The Clutter Family Murders, and Metallica: Some Kind of Monster.
Sara Enright produced with Justin Wilkes, Jon Doran, and Jon Kamen executive producing.
Conversations with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes Plot Details:
“Conversations with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes brings the infamously twisted mind of serial killer Ted Bundy into the light for the very first time and invades our psyche in a fresh yet terrifying way through exclusive, never-before-heard interviews from the ‘Jack the Ripper of the United States,’ himself. This unique and gripping doc series, directed and executive produced by true crime pioneer Joe Berlinger, focuses on the man whose personality, good looks and social graces defied the serial-killer stereotype, allowing him to hide in plain sight as he committed the brutal sex-crime slayings of more than 30 women before being caught in 1978.
While on trial, Bundy received extraordinary adoration from American women, which made his gruesome crimes doubly haunting, even in an era of anything-goes mayhem. Inspired the book of the same name written by Stephen G. Michaud and Hugh Aynesworth, the series utilizes over 100 hours of exclusive audio interviews that the two journalists conducted with Bundy on death row in 1980, giving the unique perspective of hearing the killer analyze his own life and motives.”
Poster for the documentary series, ‘Conversations with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Story’ (Photo Credit: Netflix)
So You Think You Can Dance will return for season 16 as officially announced today by Fox. The dance competition series’ 16th season will air during the summer of 2019, with auditions set to take place in Dallas, Los Angeles, and New York City in February.
The popular dance show has racked up 64 Emmy Award nominations, winning 16 times in categories including Outstanding Choreography, Outstanding Costumes, and Outstanding Lighting Design. Choreographers Mandy Moore, Travis Wall, Mia Michaels, Napoleon & Tabitha Dumo, Tyce Diorio, and Wade Robson have each earned Emmys for their work on the Fox series.
“Each season, the talent on So You Think You Can Dance reaches new levels and continues to create the most incredible routines,” stated Rob Wade, President, Alternative Entertainment and Specials, Fox Broadcasting Company. “The hard work and passion that goes into each performance is awe-inspiring. We can’t wait to see what Season 16 has in store and look forward to bringing you a new crop of incredible, inspired and inspiring dancers.”
“I am thrilled that we have been picked up by FOX for Season 16 of So You Think You Can Dance,” said executive producer Nigel Lythgoe. “This allows us to shine the spotlight once again on the incredible choreographic and dance talent across the United States as we search for America’s favorite dancer.”
The series is also executive produced by Allen Shapiro, Barry Adelman, Mike Yurchuk, Jeff Thacker, Eli Holzman, and Aaron Saidman.
SYTYCD Audition Details, Courtesy of Fox:
Auditions for the 16th season of So You Think You Can Dance kick off next month. Dancers can audition online by registering and uploading a video, or providing a link to a video of their performance, at soyouthinkyoucandance2019season16.castingcrane.com. Selected dancers will be invited to attend auditions in New York (Feb. 9), Dallas (Feb. 12) and Los Angeles (Feb. 23). From those auditions, the dancers selected will be invited to Los Angeles to perform for the judges.
Dancers either must be U.S. citizens, legal permanent residents of the U.S. or possess current legal Employment Authorization Cards enabling them to seek employment freely in the U.S. (i.e., without restrictions as to employer) by the date specified in the eligibility rules. Dancers must be no younger than 18 or older than 30 years of age on the day of their in-person auditions. Dancers must provide legal, valid proof of age when they register for auditions.
The deadline to register online for a chance to audition in New York and Dallas is Sunday, Jan. 27, 2019 at midnight PT. The deadline to register online for a chance to audition in Los Angeles is Sunday, Feb. 10, 2019 at midnight PT.
Saturday, Feb. 9
New York Auditions
Gelsey Kirkland Academy of Classical Ballet
29 Jay St
Brooklyn, NY11201
**Dancers should arrive at 7:00 AM**
Tuesday, Feb. 12
Dallas Auditions
Duncanville Fieldhouse
1700 S Main St
Duncanville, TX 75137
**Dancers should arrive at 7:00 AM**
Saturday, Feb. 23
Los Angeles Auditions
BBC Highland Studios
953 N Highland
Los Angeles, CA 90036
**Dancers should arrive at 7:00 AM**
