Fox’s second season of the medical drama The Resident continues with episode 11 airing January 21, 2019 at 8pm ET/PT. The episode titled “Operator Error” features guest stars Miles Gaston Villanueva, Evan Whitten, Michael Weston, and Daniella Alonso.
Season two stars Matt Czuchry as Conrad Hawkins, Bruce Greenwood as Dr. Randolph Bell, Emily VanCamp as Nicolette, Manish Dayal as Devon Pravesh, Shaunette Renée Wilson as Mina Okafor, Malcolm-Jamal Warner as Dr. AJ Austin, Jane Leeves as Dr. Kit Voss, and Glenn Morshower as Marshall Winthrop.
The “Operator Error” Plot: When a medical device fails on a former Chastain employee, an investigation is opened up, which pits Dr. AJ Austin against Quovadis. As Mina and Bell work to get to the bottom of what went wrong, Devon distracts himself with another patient who’s experiencing mysterious stomach pains. Meanwhile, Nic forms a bond with her new partner at the clinic and Conrad’s relationship with the Barnett family continues to grow.
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.
Starz has unveiled the trailer and poster for Now Apocalypse, a new series described as a “provocative and surreal” comedy. Now Apocalypse comes from filmmaker Gregg Araki (Mysterious Skin), Oscar winner Steven Soderbergh (Traffic), and Emmy Award winner Gregory Jacobs (Behind the Candelabra), and is set to make its official debut at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival.
Following its premiere at Sundance, the Araki, Soderbergh, and Jacobs executive produced comedy series will debut on Starz on March 10, 2019. The series will slip into the Sundays at 9pm ET/PT time slot immediately following the much anticipated second season of American Gods.
Season one will consist of 10 episodes directed by Gregg Araki. Araki also co-wrote the comedy with author/columnist Karley Sciortino.
The cast includes Avan Jogia (Tut, Twisted), Kelli Berglund (Dolly Parton’s Christmas of Many Colors), Beau Mirchoff (Awkward, The Fosters), Roxane Mesquida (Kaboom, Gossip Girl), Jacob Artist (White Bird in a Blizzard), and Tyler Posey (Teen Wolf).
The Plot:
Now Apocalypse follows Ulysses (Jogia) and his friends Carly (Berglund), Ford (Mirchoff), and Severine (Mesquida), who are on various quests pursing love, sex and fame. The series explores identity, sexuality and artistry, while navigating the strange and oftentimes bewildering city of Los Angeles. Between sexual and romantic dating app adventures, Ulysses grows increasingly troubled as foreboding premonitory dreams make him wonder – is some kind of dark and monstrous conspiracy going on, or is he just smoking too much weed?
Jogia’s character, Ulysses, is described as a “recent transplant to Los Angeles, who is struggling to find his place in the world. Something of a thrill seeker, Ulysses admits that he’s always had an attraction to and fear of the unknown and is plagued by recurring nightmares, which he believes are a portent for a vast, sinister conspiracy.
Poster for the comedy series ‘Now Apocalypse’ (Photo Credit: Starz)
A24’s first official U.S. trailer for High Life introduces a mad scientist and her inmate subjects in space. The sci-fi thriller marks the English language debut of writer/director Claire Denis (Un beau soleil interieur, Les salauds). Denis co-wrote the script with Jean-Pol Fargeau, Geoff Cox, and Nick Laird.
Juliette Binoche (Clouds of Sils Maria, Ghost in the Shell) plays the mad scientist and Robert Pattinson (the Twilight films, The Lost City of Z) is one of the inmates. The cast also includes André Benjamin (Idlewild, Smokin’ Aces), Mia Goth (A Cure for Wellness, The Tunnel), Lars Eidinger (Sense8, Babylon Berlin), and Jessie Ross (The Frankenstein Chronicles).
Claire Denis’ behind the scenes team includes editor Guy Lecorne, costume designer Judy Shrewsbury, and cinematographers Yorick Le Saux and Tomasz Naumiuk.
Laurence Clerc, Oliver Dungey, Christoph Friedel, Andrew Lauren, DJ Gugenheim, Claudia Steffen, Olivier Thery-Lapiney, and Klaudia Smeija served as producers. The sci-fi film’s an Andrew Lauren Productions, Apocalypse Films, Alcatraz Films, Pandora Filmproduktion and Madants production.
Denis’ film currently sits at 85% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes. Globe and Mail’s Barry Hertz says, “The ending of High Life arrives almost too suddenly, but that’s only incentive to seek out a second, third and fourth viewing as soon as humanly possible.” Film Comment’s review describes the 2019 sci-fi film as “wonderfully enchanting and perplexing.”
A24 is planning an April 12, 2019 theatrical release.
The Plot:
Monte (Robert Pattinson) and his baby daughter are the last survivors of a damned and dangerous mission to deep space. The crew—death-row inmates led by a doctor (Juliette Binoche) with sinister motives—has vanished. As the mystery of what happened onboard the ship is unraveled, father and daughter must rely on each other to survive as they hurtle toward the oblivion of a black hole.
Poster for the sci-fi thriller ‘High Life’ (Photo Credit: A24 Films)
“You’ll never be The Flash!” says Nora (Jessica Parker Kennedy) to Eobard Thawne (Tom Cavanagh). “Exactly! And that realization is what broke me. That’s the realization that led me to do the things that I did…the terrible, horrible, evil things I did,” replies Thawne whose locked up in Iron Heights in the future in season five episode 10 of The CW’s The Flash.
The episode begins with Nora going forward to 2049 and confronting Thawne about killing Barry’s mother, Nora’s namesake. Nora’s furious with Thawne for lying to her and for the horrible murder of Barry’s mother. Thawne’s surprisingly truthful and admits why he became the Reverse Flash. He explains how he originally wanted to be The Flash but when he realized he never would, it changed him forever.
Thawne tells Nora he thought she knew about what he did, that her mother would have told her. He apologizes for not telling her. Nora says she doesn’t trust him anymore, but Thawne points out he gave her what she wanted – a chance to travel through time and meet her father, to run with him, to be with The Flash. Thawne assures Nora he wants to help her but she believes he only does things to help himself.
Thawne admits that for so long he did only think of himself, however he doesn’t want that to be his legacy. He pleads for her to let him help her. “I don’t want your help. Not anymore,” replies Nora, speeding back to present day.
Caitlin (Danielle Panabaker) takes Cisco (Carlos Valdes) to the medical bay to remove the remaining shards from Cicada’s dagger out of his hands. Cisco admits to Caitlin he’s enjoyed the break from being Vibe and just being his old self again.
Somewhere in Central City a woman steals a Lamborghini using meta-tech.
Iris (Candice Patton) and Nora attend court to watch Barry (Grant Gustin) testify at Weather Witch’s trial. During opening statements, Barry gets an alert about the stolen car. He apologizes to Cecille (Danielle Nicolet) and leaves, promising to be back to testify in 30 minutes.
Nora leaves with her dad and as they speed after the car, Barry tells Nora to get ready to grab the wheel and he’ll take care of the driver. When The Flash tries to phase through the car door he gets blasted back by unstable dark matter energy. Even worse, Barry quickly realizes he can’t stop phasing.
Nora and Barry speed back to S.T.A.R. Labs where Cisco and Caitlin decide to put Barry in the power-dampening pipeline. Caitlin figures out what happened to Barry and tells him it will take a full day for the unstable dark matter to exit his system. Barry panics because he needs to be back in court to testify in 10 minutes. Nora offers to do it since Barry put through the paperwork making her an official CSI assistant.
Back at the courthouse, Cecille has been sensing that Weather Witch/Joss Mardon (Reina Hardesty) is truly remorseful over what she did and decides to try to go for the lesser sentence. Nora takes the stand and Cecille asks only a few questions, basically setting Joss up to look less guilty to the jury. However, when Nora is cross-examined by Joss’ defense attorney, she tells the jury and the judge about Joss deciding to use the weather staff to hurt people for her own selfish plan. She believes Joss could have killed kids who were nearby during her attack. Joss stands up in court and admits she’s guilty and is willing to pay for what she did.
Back at S.T.A.R. Labs, Cisco shows Caitlin the shards from Cicada’s dagger weren’t dampening his powers – they were removing them. The dagger has anti-dark matter properties. Cisco realizes they can make a serum to cure meta-humans for good. Caitlin doesn’t think they need a meta-human cure but Cisco does. Cisco tells Caitlin they created the metas against their will by crashing the dark matter satellite. The serum will give metas a chance at a normal life. Caitlin walks out, tossing out “maybe not everyone wants a normal life” as she leaves.
The car thief uses her meta tech to hijack the police truck taking Joss back to jail. She frees Joss and offers her a ride.
Team Flash does some digging and they discover the car thief is Raya Van Zandt, an Army soldier with the call sign Silver Ghost. Iris makes a few calls and reaches out to her dad, who’s out of town visiting Wally, to get the military file on Raya.
Raya (Gabrielle Walsh) wants to rob ARGUS for its tech but needs lightning strikes to do it. That means she needs Joss to do her magic with her weather staff. Joss doesn’t want any part of it and asks to be taken back so she can start serving her time. Raya tells her to come find her when she changes her mind.
Sherloque brings Barry some food and a bad novel to read to help pass the time. He asks Barry if he remembers writing the Speed Force Symbols when he came out of the Speed Force last year. Barry confirms he remembers doing it, but doesn’t know what they mean. Even Gideon couldn’t decipher them. Barry asks if it has anything to do with Cicada and Sherloque says it’s just a mystery he wants to solve. Right after he, leaves an alarm goes off and Caitlin says the Doppler’s indicating a hurricane in Central City. Nora realizes it’s not a hurricane, it’s Joss, and heads out to find her.
Nora speeds to Joss’ location and Joss reveals she wants to turn herself in. She isn’t a career criminal like her dad and if XS tells everyone she turned herself in, maybe people won’t think she’s like her dad. Nora speeds Joss to CCPD but doesn’t tell them she’s turning herself in. Instead, she acts as though she caught her. Joss becomes upset and pleads with her to tell the truth as she’s taken away. Iris, one level up retrieving Raya’s file, witnesses what Nora did.
At S.T.A.R. Labs, Cisco’s working on the shards and dark matter when Killer Frost blasts the shards, destroying them. Cisco asks her what she’s doing and she tells him he’s smart, he’ll figure it out. He reminds her a meta-cure could help people. Frost tells him that Caity and her are doing just fine and so was he until Cicada got into his head. Frost understands that Cisco is trying to create something to save them all. Cisco confesses to Frost he wants a wife to grow old with and have a kid. Frost assures him he doesn’t have to choose between having powers and having a family. “I’m not The Flash. I don’t want to be The Flash, I want to be me. A cure is the only way…or it was,” says Cisco as he walks out leaving Frost alone in the room. She realizes she may have been wrong.
Iris talks to Nora and tells her everyone deserves a second chance. Barry gives second chances to people more than anyone she knows.
Nora has a one-on-one with Barry to discuss people changing. Barry tells her about Snart and how at first he was a criminal but he ended up going with The Legends and dying a hero. She asks him about Thawne and Barry says, “Part of being a hero is being able to see the good in people. So, yeah, maybe one day in the future even Thawne could change. Besides if we don’t believe in people, who will?”
Raya breaks Joss out of jail and gives her the weather staff she retrieved from the evidence room. Teaming up, they head out to rob ARGUS. Joss uses the weather wand to tie up ARGUS’s systems so the thieves are able to steal a new prototype car that’s jam-packed full of special extras.
Team Flash tracks the weather staff and Nora and Caitlin go after the thieves. Frost creates an ice wall but the car can phase through it. Raya puts the car in invisible mode and aims it at Nora. Nora asks Cisco to patch her into the car’s com so she can talk to Joss. Nora tells Joss she was wrong and that she should have given her a second chance. She asks for her own second chance now. Joss subtly uses the weather staff to create ice on the road and the car crashes. Joss tells Raya to hold onto her and she uses the staff to help them escape. Nora thanks Frost for icing the road and Frost reveals her she didn’t.
Barry’s let out of the pipeline the next day. He’s happy to be back with his family and suggest to Nora that Joss is her Snart.
Caitlin gives Cisco his winter jacket, advising him to put it on because it’s cold where they’re going. Caitlin and Cisco breach to her father’s old lab and Caitlin explains her dad’s notes on metas could be useful for creating a meta cure. Cisco’s confused and Caitlin tells him she shouldn’t stand in the way of what he wants. However, she still thinks it’s dangerous. Caitlin says she’ll help but there needs to be ground rules. First and most important is that they’ll never force a cure on anyone. Cisco agrees.
Nora visits Thawne in 2049 and tells him that although she doesn’t trust him, she wants to give him the chance to prove to her he can be good.
In the episode’s final scene, Sherloque talks to Gideon and asks to see all the files on Nora West. Gideon tells Sherloque that all files on Nora West have been deleted by Nora West.
The Flash Season 5 Episode 10 Review:
More talk than action, season five episode 10 titled “The Flash & The Furious” comes across more like a set-up and filler episode than anything else. The main hero, Barry, is sidelined for almost the entire episode and brother it is NOT the same show without him. Sorry but Jessica Parker Kennedy as Nora is not up to the challenge of carrying an entire episode the way Grant Gustin does being front and center as the hero. This is perhaps one of the weakest episodes of this season.
The stand-out performance goes once again to Tom Cavanagh for his masterful portrayal of future Eobard Thawne who comes across still incredibly devious, brilliant, and dangerous, but also regretful and defeated. The opening scene between Cavanagh and Kennedy as Thawne and Nora is the best in the episode. Cavanagh also deserves praise for his portrayal of Sherloque Wells working on unraveling the mystery of Nora and her secrets. Sherloque and Thawne are two completely different characters and Cavanagh brings both to life on the show with such brilliance it is truly amazing to watch.
With Caitlin and Cisco working on a cure for meta-humans (I’m with Killer Frost on this – it’s a BAD IDEA!) and Nora about to trust Thawne, things are about to get complicated and most likely worse for Team Flash.
Carlos Santana will be hitting the road for the “Supernatural Now” tour beginning on June 22, 2019 in Phoenix, Arizona. The just-announced tour is a celebration of the 20th anniversary of his Grammy Award-winning album, Supernatural, and of his performance at Woodstock 50 years ago.
“Both were monumental moments in my life. Woodstock and Supernatural took me to places I never dreamed were possible. I embraced those incredible moments in my life with all my heart. Both were supreme lessons in maintaining focus, heart and integrity in every step every day and to strive to better oneself with a high standard on and off the stage. I cannot think of these two moments without thinking about Mr. Bill Graham and Mr. Clive Davis. They are two of many angels in my life that helped shape my career,” said Santana.
““With Supernatural, I felt I had a masterpiece of joy in my heart,” added Santana. “While we were creating the album, I knew we were touching upon something inspiring and that we were creating music that was timeless, like Marvin Gaye’s What’s Going On or Bob Marley’s Exodus. But no one was prepared for the Supernatural spiritual virus that moved across the world. The album touched little kids and grandparents and all points in between. I am very grateful to Clive Davis for helping me craft this seminal album that is still as relevant and infectious as the day it was released.”
Santana plans a 29 date tour spread out over three months. Stops will include San Diego, Chicago, Seattle, Detroit, and Boston. The tour will finish up on August 25th at the Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater in Wantagh, New York.
Fans can expect performances of Santana’s greatest hits including tracks off of Supernatural and songs from the Woodstock era. Santana will also be playing new songs off In Search of Mona Lisa, his new EP set to drop on January 25th.
“We’re always moving forward, and we have incredible new songs and melodies that will inspire you,” explained Santana. “I feel like a 20 year old on stage playing with this band, and they deliver on every song. When we hit the stage, we know we will touch your heart and make you dance, sing, cry, laugh and leave your baggage behind. The shows will be well balanced between the hits of yesterday, today and tomorrow…with energy!”
The Doobie Brothers will be joining Santana on all of the “Supernatural Now” tour dates. “We look forward to sharing the stage with Santana and have an incredible set lined up for audiences. It’s going to be a great tour,” stated The Doobie Brothers.
Tickets will go on sale to the general public beginning January 25, 2019 via LiveNation.com.
Santana’s Supernatural Now Tour North American Dates:
SAT 6/22/19 – Phoenix, AZ – Ak-Chin Pavilion
SUN 6/23/19 – San Diego, CA – North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
MON 6/24/19 – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Bowl
WED 6/26/19 – Mountain View, CA – Shoreline Amphitheatre
THU 6/27/19 – Wheatland, CA – Toyota Amphitheatre
SAT 6/29/19 – Seattle, WA – White River Amphitheatre
SUN 6/30/19 – Portland, OR – Sunlight Supply Amphitheater
TUE 7/2/19 – Salt Lake City, UT – USANA Amphitheatre
WED 7/3/19 – Denver, CO – Pepsi Center
SAT 7/6/19 – Dallas, TX – Dos Equis Pavilion
TUE 7/9/19 – Austin, TX – Austin360 Amphitheater
THU 7/11/19 – Kansas City, MO – Sprint Center
FRI 7/12/19 – St. Louis, MO – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
SAT 8/3/19 – St. Paul, MN – Xcel Energy Center
SUN 8/4/19 – Chicago, IL – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
TUE 8/6/19 – Toronto, ON – Budweiser Stage
WED 8/7/19 – Cleveland, OH – Blossom Music Center
FRI 8/9/19 – Indianapolis, IN – Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center
SAT 8/10/19 – Cincinnati, OH – Riverbend Music Center
SUN 8/11/19 – Detroit, MI – DTE Energy Music Theatre
TUE 8/13/19 – Charlotte, NC – PNC Music Pavilion
WED 8/14/19 – Washington, DC – Jiffy Lube Live
FRI 8/16/19 – Darien Center, NY – Darien Lake Amphitheater
SUN 8/18/19 – Holmdel, NJ – PNC Bank Arts Center
TUE 8/20/19 – Boston, MA – Xfinity Center
WED 8/21/19 – Hartford, CT – XFINITY Theatre
FRI 8/23/19 – Saratoga, NY – Saratoga Performing Arts Center
SAT 8/24/19 – Camden, NJ – BB&T Pavilion
SUN 8/25/19 – Wantagh, NY – Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater
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.
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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.
