‘Riverdale’ Season 3 Episode 12 Photos: “Bizarrodale” Preview

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January 31, 2019

Season three of The CW’s Riverdale is like visiting Bizarrodale every week, but with episode 12 it’s made official. “Bizzarodale” (the actual episode title) was directed by Harry Jierjian from a script by Britta Lundin. Season three episode 12 airs February 6, 2019.

The cast of season three includes KJ Apa as Archie Andrews, Lili Reinhart as Betty Cooper, Camila Mendes as Veronica Lodge, and Cole Sprouse as Jughead Jones. Madelaine Petsch is Cheryl Blossom, Marisol Nichols is Hermione Lodge, Mӓdchen Amick is Alice Cooper, and Luke Perry is Fred Andrews. The third season also stars Ashleigh Murray as Josie McCoy, Casey Cott as Kevin Keller, Mark Consuelos as Hiram Lodge, Skeet Ulrich as FP Jones, Charles Melton as Reggie Mantle, and Vanessa Morgan as Toni Topaz.

The “Chapter Forty-Seven: Bizarrodale” Plot: THE NEXT LEVEL — Amidst preparations for their upcoming wedding, Sierra (guest star Robin Givens) and Tom (guest star Martin Cummins) receive an unsettling message, which forces “The Midnight Club” to reunite. Meanwhile, Veronica (Mendes) and Reggie (Charles Melton) take drastic measures to clean up a mess they created. Cheryl (Petsch) learns some unexpected news about the college she has set her sights on. Lastly, Kevin (Cott) gives Moose (guest star Cody Kearsley) an ultimatum.

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Riverdale Season 3 Episode 12 — Skeet Ulrich as FP Jones and Madchen Amick as Alice Cooper in ‘Riverdale’ season 3 episode 12 (Photo: Dean Buscher © 2019 The CW Network)

‘Survivor’ Season 38 Castaways and New Twist Revealed

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January 31, 2019

Survivor: Edge of Extinction Season 38 — The full cast of ‘Survivor: Edge of Extinction’ (Photo: Robert Voets © 2018 CBS)

The 38th season of CBS’s Survivor will kick off on Wednesday, February 20, 2019 at 8pm ET/PT. The new season’s “Edge of Extinction” theme pits 14 first-time castaways and four returning players – Joe Anglim, Aubry Bracco, Kelley Wentworth, and David Wright – against each other on the Mamanuca Islands in Fiji.

“Survivor continues to reinvent itself with new energy, and this season we’ve added a new secret game-changing twist” stated executive producer and host Jeff Probst. “After being voted out, players will be faced with a decision to either go home or go to the ‘Edge of Extinction,’ where they will be pushed further than ever before for a chance to get back in the game.”

The 18 castaways hoping to outwit, outplay, and outlast the competition in season 38 are:

“MANU” TRIBE

Reem Daly (46)
Hometown: Fairfax, Va.
Current Residence: Ashburn, Va.
Sales

Rick Devens (33)
Hometown: Blacksburg, Va.
Current Residence: Macon, Ga.
Morning News Anchor

Wendy Diaz (25)
Hometown: Los Angeles
Current Residence: Bell, Calif.
Small Business Owner

Lauren O’Connell (21)
Hometown: Bakersfield, Calif.
Current Residence: Waco, Texas
Student at Baylor University

Keith Sowell (19)
Hometown: Fayetteville, N.C.
Current Residence: Durham, N.C.
Pre-Med Student

Chris Underwood (25)
Hometown: Myrtle Beach, S.C.
Current Residence: Greenville, S.C.
District Sales Manager

Kelley Wentworth (31)
Hometown: Ephrata, Wash.
Current Residence: Seattle
Marketing Manager
Previous Seasons: Second Chance, San Juan del Sur

David Wright (44)
Hometown: Philadelphia
Current Residence: Sherman Oaks, Calif.
Television Writer
Previous Season: Millennials vs. Gen-X

“KAMA” TRIBE

Joe Anglim (29)
Hometown: Chandler, Ariz.
Current Residence: Ogden, Utah
Multimedia Artist
Previous Seasons: Worlds Apart, Second Chance

Aubry Bracco (32)
Hometown: Hampton Falls, N.H.
Current Residence: Los Angeles
Marketing Director
Previous Seasons: Kaoh Rong, Game Changers

Victoria Baamonde (23)
Hometown: Bronx, N.Y.
Current Residence: Bronx, N.Y.
Waitress

Ron Clark (46)
Hometown: Chocowinity, N.C.
Current Residence: Atlanta
Teacher, Ron Clark Academy

Julia Carter (24)
Hometown: Hazleton, Pa.
Current Residence: Bethesda, Md.
Medical Assistant

Eric Hafemann (34)
Hometown: Chicago
Current Residence: Livermore, Calif.
Firefighter

Aurora McCreary (32)
Hometown: Pensacola, Fla.
Current Residence: Orlando, Fla.
Divorce Lawyer

Julie Rosenberg (46)
Hometown: Baltimore
Current Residence: New York, N.Y.
Toymaker

Gavin Whitson (23)
Hometown: Erwin, Tenn.
Current Residence: Erwin, Tenn.
YMCA Program Director

‘Fuller House’ to Return for Its Fifth and Finale Season

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January 31, 2019

The good news: Netflix officially announced that Fuller House has been renewed for a fifth season. The bad news: the announcement was accompanied by a short video featuring messages from the cast declaring they’ve saved the best for last. Season five will be the family-friendly show’s final season.

The cast of the Full House sequel includes Candace Cameron Bure as D.J. Tanner-Fuller, Jodie Sweetin as Stephanie Tanner, Andrea Barber as Kimmy Gibbler, Juan Pablo Di Pace as Fernando, Soni Nicole Bringas as Romona, Michael Campion as Jackson, Elias Harger as Max, Dashiell and Fox Messitt Twins as Baby Tommy, Scott Weinger as Steve Hale, John Brotherton as Matt Harmon, and Ashley Liao as Lola.

The Netflix series is a Miller-Boyett Productions, Jeff Franklin Productions, and Warner Horizon Television production. Jeff Franklin and Bob Boyett are the executive producers.

The Plot:

“In the spinoff series, Fuller House, life can take you into unexpected directions and also back into familiar territory when veterinarian and recently widowed D.J. Tanner-Fuller finds herself living in her childhood home with younger sister and aspiring musician Stephanie Tanner and DJ’s lifelong best friend/fellow single mother Kimmy Gibbler. The women reuniting to help support one another navigate careers, parenting and relationships with the kind of love and humor you can only get from the people you grew up with.

The Tanner childhood house is fuller than ever though with not only DJ’s three boys — the awkward 13-year-old Jackson, neurotic 7-year-old Max and baby Tommy Jr. — but also Kimmy’s feisty teenage daughter Ramona and Kimmy’s not so estranged ex-husband Fernando all under the same roof. Returning for its second season, the family experiences a new year of life’s moments big and small from the start of a new school year, to budding romances to coming together for the holidays. There’s nothing like spending Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s with the people you love, because life is fuller with family.”

‘Mental Samurai’ Competition Series with Rob Lowe Debuts in March

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January 31, 2019

Mental Samurai Host Rob Lowe — Rob Lowe hosts ‘Mental Samurai’ (Photo by Brian Bowen © 2019 Fox Broadcasting Co)

Fox’s new competition series Mental Samurai will make its debut in the time slot behind MasterChef Junior season seven’s premiere. Season one of Mental Samurai, a series Fox describes as “the first-ever obstacle course for the mind,” will kick off on Tuesday, March 5, 2019 at 9pm ET/PT.

Rob Lowe is hosting and producing the series which comes from A. Smith & Co. Productions, Warner Horizon Unscripted & Alternative Television, and Apploff Entertainment. Noah Bennett, Jeff Apploff, Toby Gorman, and Arthur Smith are executive producing.

“When I was 15, I won big on The $10,000 Pyramid,” explained Lowe. “I’ve loved mental competition shows ever since. For me, Mental Samurai is addicting. Every time you play, you think: THIS time I’m gonna win! But this very simple game is almost impossible to crack. Also, as a producer, I’m excited to get into this new arena.”

“Mike Darnell and Arthur Smith are two of the most innovative and creative minds in unscripted television whose collaborations have been responsible for so many attention-grabbing FOX hits,” stated Rob Wade, president, Alternative Entertainment and Specials, Fox Broadcasting Company. “Along with our incredibly entertaining host, Rob Lowe, they are the ideal partners for this one-of-a kind high-velocity competition series that takes the game show genre to the next level.”

The Mental Samurai Plot:

“Each episode of Mental Samurai is an epic television event, as contestants battle the boundaries of their minds to answer questions accurately with speed and precision. Not only does the course test their acumen in categories of knowledge, memory, puzzles and sequencing, but players will also have to contend with being physically transported around the set at high speeds in a specially designed capsule capable of rotating 360 degrees. In MENTAL SAMURAI, people from all walks of life will compete, and underdogs will triumph, in the game that anyone can play, and almost no one can win.”

‘The Twilight Zone’ Hosted by Jordan Peele to Premiere in April

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January 31, 2019

CBS All Access will be sending viewers into the fifth dimension with the April premiere of the rebirth of The Twilight Zone. The subscription network has announced The Twilight Zone will premiere on Monday, April 1, 2019 with the debut of two episodes. Subsequent episodes will be released each Thursday to subscribers beginning April 11th.

Oscar winner Jordan Peele (Get Out) is executive producing as well as hosting and narrating. The first season’s cast includes Taissa Farmiga (American Horror Story anthology series), Rhea Seehorn (Better Call Saul), Luke Kirby (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel), and Ike Barinholtz (The Oath). John Cho (Searching), Allison Tolman (Good Girls), Jacob Tremblay (The Book of Henry), Greg Kinnear (House of Cards), Sanaa Lathan (The Affair), Kumail Nanjiani (Silicon Valley), Adam Scott (Parks and Recreation), Jessica Williams (Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald), DeWanda Wise (She’s Gotta Have It), and Steven Yeun (The Walking Dead) will also be featured in the season one cast.

Jordan Peele’s Monkeypaw Productions, Simon Kinberg’s Genre Films, and CBS Television Studios are producing. Kinberg, Win Rosenfeld, Audrey Chon, Glen Morgan, Carol Serling, Rick Berg and Greg Yaitanes are also on board as executive producers.

More on The Twilight Zone, 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. The Twilight Zone became a worldwide phenomenon as it used socially conscious storytelling to explore the human condition and culture of the times. It was a journey into a wondrous land of imagination for five years on CBS, from 1959 to 1964. The godfather of sci-fi series, the show explored humanity’s hopes, despairs, prides and prejudices in metaphoric ways conventional dramas could not. Every episode of the original series is available to stream now on CBS All Access.”

‘The Resident’ Season 2 Episode 13 Photos: “Virtually Impossible” Preview

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January 31, 2019

Fox’s The Resident season two continues with episode 13 airing on Monday, February 4, 2019 at 8pm ET/PT. The cast of season two includes Matt Czuchry as Conrad Hawkins, Bruce Greenwood as Dr. Randolph Bell, Emily VanCamp as Nicolette, and Manish Dayal as Devon Pravesh. Shaunette Renée Wilson is Mina Okafor, Malcolm-Jamal Warner is Dr. AJ Austin, Jane Leeves is Dr. Kit Voss, and Glenn Morshower plays Marshall Winthrop.

The “Virtually Impossible” Plot: Conrad, Kit, Mina and the Raptor work to save the life of a med student in need of a triple-organ transplant, drawing Bell back to the OR for one of the Chastain’s riskiest surgeries yet. After the police find Julian’s empty car in a nearby lake, Devon does some investigating of his own to find out what might have happened. Meanwhile, Mina and the Raptor hound Bell to halt his business with the risky medical device company, Quovadis, and Nic makes a rash decision regarding her sister.

The Season 2 Plot:

Season two finds star resident Dr. Conrad Hawkins continuing to make difficult calls in the best interests of his patients. But, having rekindled a romantic relationship with nurse Nicolette “Nic” Nevins, the two now must face unresolved issues from their past. Conrad’s father, Marshall Winthrop, has taken over as head of Chastain, and comes into direct conflict with the hospital’s newly minted CEO, Dr. Randolph Bell.

Meanwhile, Dr. Mina Okafor continues to work with her larger-than-life mentor, Dr. AJ Austin. However, the skills of new ortho surgeon Dr. Kitt Voss could lead Mina on a different path. First-year resident Dr. Devon Pravesh becomes intrigued by new medical device rep Julian Booth, whose presence at the hospital will upend business as usual for everyone there.

The Resident Season 2 Episode 13 — Chelsea Kurtz, Jane Leeves and Matt Czuchry in ‘The Resident’ season 2 episode 13 (Photo bu Guy D’Alema © 2018 Fox Broadcasting Co)

‘Killing Eve’ Season 2: AMC and BBC America Will Air New Episodes

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January 30, 2019

Killing Eve Season 2 — Jodie Comer as Villanelle in ‘Killing Eve’ season 2 episode 1 (Photo Credit: Aimee Spinks/BBCAmerica)

AMC’s giving fans of Killing Eve another outlet for viewing season two episodes. The new season will air simultaneously on BBC America and AMC beginning April 7, 2019 at 8pm ET/PT.

“When we launched Killing Eve on BBC AMERICA last year we had high hopes, but no idea it would become this obsession,” stated Sarah Barnett, President, Entertainment Networks for AMC Networks. “We believe we’ve just hit the tip of the iceberg in terms of potential viewers and we want to expose this brilliant series to the largest audience we can. That’s what’s behind this move… to have a big, premium network like AMC introduce this fantastic storytelling to an even broader array of viewers and fans.”

Season one of the critically acclaimed drama earned Critics’ Choice, Screen Actors Guild, and Golden Globe awards. The series was also nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards.

Killing Eve also pulled off a feat no other series has managed over its first season, increasing its viewership over each new episode. The first season finale was seen by 1.25 million viewers which was, according to AMC Networks, an 86% increase over the series premiere.

The cast is led by Jodie Comer and Sandra Oh. Sally Woodward Gentle, Lee Morris, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Gina Mingacci and lead writer Emerald Fennell executive produce the drama based on the Codename Villanelle novellas by Luke Jennings.

Executive producer Damon Thomas, Lisa Brühlmann, and Francesca Gregorini directed episodes of season two.

The Plot:

Killing Eve revolves around Eve (Oh), an MI6 operative, and psychopath assassin Villanelle (Comer) in this story of two women, bound by a mutual obsession and one brutal act. In the second season, the action picks up just 36 seconds after the end of the final episode of season one. Villanelle has disappeared and Eve is left reeling, having no idea if the woman she stabbed is alive or dead. With both of them in deep trouble, Eve has to find Villanelle before someone else does…but unfortunately, she’s not the only person looking for her.

‘The Masked Singer’ Will Return for Season 2

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January 30, 2019

The Masked Singer Renewed Season 2 — Rabbit in the “Mix and Masks” episode of ‘The Masked Singer’ (Photo by Michael Becker © 2019 FOX Broadcasting)

Fox’s weird competition series featuring singers as well as celebrities who can barely carry a tune will return for a second season. The Masked Singer has just been renewed for season two after debuting as this season’s highest rated new series and the highest rated new unscripted show.

According to the network, 17 million viewers have watched the show’s first episode which aired on January 2, 2019. Nick Cannon hosts the show and Ken Jeong, Jenny McCarthy, Nicole Scherzinger, Joel McHale, and Robin Thicke are the panelists who try and figure out the celebrities hiding beneath the masks.

The popular (and addictive) series is based on the South Korean hit series created by Mun Hwa Broadcasting Corp. Craig Plestis (Minute to Win It) developed it for the U.S. and executive produces with Izzie Pick Ibarra (Dancing with the Stars). Alex Rudzinski (Grease: Live) directs. Host Nick Cannon is also a co-executive producer.

“The response to The Masked Singer has been fantastic and we are thrilled to bring it back for another season,” stated Rob Wade, President, Alternative Entertainment and Specials, Fox Broadcasting Company. “I am so happy to see a singing Peacock burst into pop culture! The Masked Singer is unique, bold, original and embraces the DNA of all the best FOX unscripted shows. We look forward to Season Two being even more fun, weird and wonderful than the first.”

The Plot:

The Masked Singer features celebrities facing off against one another with one major twist: each singer is shrouded from head to toe in an elaborate costume, complete with full face mask to conceal his or her identity.

With each performance, the host, panelists, audience, viewers and even the other contestants are left guessing who is singing behind the mask. Ranging from Grammy Award winners to legendary athletes, and everything in between, the singers may attempt to throw the crowd off of their scent, while keen observers might pick up on tiny clues buried throughout the show. One singer will be eliminated each week, ultimately revealing his or her true identity. It’s not a “whodunit,” it’s a “whosungit!”

‘The Stand’ Event Series Greenlit at CBS All Access

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January 30, 2019

Stephen King The Stand — Stephen King (Photo Credit: Shane Leonard)

There’s finally movement on the long-awaited television series adaptation of The Stand. CBS All Access announced today that they’ve greenlit a 10 episode limited event series based on the bestselling Stephen King book.

“I’m excited and so very pleased that The Stand is going to have a new life on this exciting new platform,” stated author Stephen King. “The people involved are men and women who know exactly what they’re doing; the scripts are dynamite. The result bids to be something memorable and thrilling. I believe it will take viewers away to a world they hope will never happen.”

Josh Boone and Ben Cavell are on board to write and executive produce the limited series. Boone (The Fault in Our Stars) is also confirmed to direct. CBS Television Studios is producing, and Roy Lee, Jimmy Miller and Richard P. Rubinstein are executive producing. Owen King is on board as a producer and Will Weiske and Miri Yoon are co-executive producers.

“I read The Stand under my bed when I was 12, and my Baptist parents burned it in our fireplace upon discovery. Incensed, I stole my Dad’s FedEx account number and mailed King a letter professing my love for his work. Several weeks later, I came home to find a box had arrived from Maine, and inside were several books, each inscribed with a beautiful note from god himself, who encouraged me in my writing and thanked me for being a fan,” said Josh Boone. “My parents, genuinely moved by King’s kindness and generosity, lifted the ban on his books that very day. I wrote King a cameo as himself in my first film and have been working to bring The Stand to the screen for five years. I’ve found incredible partners in CBS All Access and Ben Cavell. Together with Stephen King, Owen King, my longtime producing partners Knate Lee and Jill Killington, we plan to bring you the ultimate version of King’s masterwork.”

“With over 400 million books sold around the world, Stephen King is one of our greatest living authors and The Stand is widely considered the crown jewel of his work. Millions of fans have been waiting for a modern interpretation that delivers on its depth, scope and ambition,” said Julie McNamara, Executive Vice President, Original Content, CBS All Access. “We are thrilled to be working with Stephen, Josh, Ben and a dedicated team working passionately to bring this brilliant material to life.”

The Plot:

The Stand is Stephen King’s apocalyptic vision of a world decimated by plague and embroiled in an elemental struggle between good and evil. The fate of mankind rests on the frail shoulders of the 108-year-old Mother Abagail and a handful of survivors. Their worst nightmares are embodied in a man with a lethal smile and unspeakable powers: Randall Flagg, the Dark Man.

‘The Walking Dead’ Season 9 Part 2 Shows Off New Photos

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January 30, 2019

The Walking Dead Season 9 — Danai Gurira, Norman Reedus, Ross Marquand and Josh McDermitt in ‘The Waking Dead’ season 9 (Photo by Jackson Lee Davis/AMC)

AMC’s unveiled new photos from the upcoming second half of season nine of the zombie drama, The Walking Dead. The first half of the season saw the departure of Andrew Lincoln as Rick and the death of Jesus, played by Tom Payne. Plus, Maggie (Lauren Cohan) is off on some mission and has left her friends behind. The different communities were estranged, and everyone seemed to be angry at Michonne for some unexplained reason.

The second part of season nine will premiere on Sunday, February 10, 2019 at 9pm ET/PT. Surviving cast members going into the second half include Norman Reedus, Danai Gurira, Alanna Masterson, Ross Marquand, Josh McDermitt, and Jeffrey Dean Morgan.

Angela Kang is the showrunner and executive produces with Scott M. Gimple, Robert Kirkman, Gale Anne Hurd, Dave Alpert, Greg Nicotero, Tom Luse, and Denise Huth.

The Walking Dead Season 9 Part 2 Plot:

The second half of The Walking Dead Season 9 finds our groups of survivors, both old and new, continuing to deal with the impact of events that took place during the six years that have passed. Since the disappearance of Rick, many of these characters have become strangers to each other, and in some ways, strangers to themselves. What they do know is that they are in undeniable danger. They will soon realize the world just beyond does not operate as they thought.

The group’s rules and ways of survival no longer guarantee their safety. A whole new threat has crossed their paths, and they soon discover it’s unlike any threat they have encountered or endured before. The group will start to question what they think they see. What may appear to be normal in this post-apocalyptic world could actually be more disturbing and terrifying than when the apocalypse first broke out. All that is certain is the stakes are high and numerous.