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‘The 100’ Season 5 Episode 7 Preview and Photos: “Acceptable Losses”

The CW’s The 100 is taking a two week break and will return on June 19, 2018 with season five episode seven. The upcoming seventh episode is titled “Acceptable Losses” and was directed by Mairzee Almas from a script by Jeff Vlaming.

The season five cast includes Eliza Taylor as Clarke Griffin, Paige Turco as Dr. Abigail Griffin, Bob Morley as Bellamy Blake, Marie Avgeropoulos as Octavia Blake, Lindsey Morgan as Raven Reyes, Christopher Larkin as Monty Green, Henry Ian Cusick as Marcus Kane, Richard Harmon as John Murphy, Luisa d’Oliveira as Emori, Chelsey Reist as Harper, and Tasya Teles as Echo.

The “Acceptable Losses” Plot: FRIENDSHIP — Clarke (Eliza Taylor) and Bellamy (Bob Morley) make a startling discovery about Wonkru’s battle plans as Echo (Tasya Teles) risks her friendship with Raven (Lindsey Morgan) to complete her mission.

The Season 5 Plot: Over the last four seasons The 100 have fought to survive against unimaginable odds, only to see the world end for a second time. Season five begins six years later, with our heroes still separated: Bellamy’s team in space, Clarke on the ground, and hundreds trapped in the bunker below. But when a massive prison ship descends upon the last survivable place on earth, The 100 must come together to reclaim their home.

As two armies converge on one valley, alliances will shift, friends will become foes, and the march to war threatens to destroy all that’s left of the human race. Can our heroes break the cycle, or is humanity doomed to repeat the past? In this epic battle for survival, one thing is certain: there are no good guys.

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Lindsey Morgan as Raven in ‘The 100’ season 5 episode 7 (Photo: Jack Rowand © 2018 The CW Network)
The 100 Season 5 Episode 7 Preview
Henry Ian Cusick as Kane and Paige Turco as Abby in ‘The 100’ season 5 episode 7 (Photo: Jack Rowand © 2018 The CW Network)
The 100 Season 5 Episode 7 Preview
Paige Turco as Abby (Photo: Jack Rowand © 2018 The CW Network)
The 100 Season 5 Episode 7 Preview
Paige Turco as Abby and Henry Ian Cusick as Kane (Photo: Jack Rowand © 2018 The CW Network)
The 100 Season 5 Episode 7 Preview
Paige Turco as Abby (Photo: Jack Rowand © 2018 The CW Network)

Season 5 Episodes Guide:




‘Nancy Drew’ Starring Sophia Lillis Begins Filming in Georgia

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Director Katt Shea, Sophia Lillis, and Zoe Renee on the set of ‘Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase.’ (Photo Courtesy of Warner Bros Pictures)

Filming is now underway on the live-action feature film Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase, directed by Katt Shea (Poison Ivy). Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, Ellen DeGeneres’ A Very Good Production and Red 5 announced the start of production and confirmed It star Sophia Lillis is on board as the titular character.

The cast of the family-friendly film also includes Zoe Renee (The Quad) as George, Mackenzie Graham (The Purge TV series) as Bess, and Laura Slade Wiggins (Shameless) as Helen. Sam Trammell (True Blood) plays Carson Drew, Linda Lavin (Alice) is Flora, and Andrea Anders (Better Off Ted) is Nancy’s Aunt Hannah.

Jay DeVon Johnson (Vice Principals), Andrew Matthew Welch (Taylor Tate’s upcoming Ma), Jon Briddell (The Resident), Josh Daugherty (We Were Soldiers), Evan Castelloe (Queen Sugar), and Jesse C. Boyd (Hap and Leonard) are also on board the first Nancy Drew feature film in more than 10 years. Emma Roberts (American Horror Story, Scream Queens) starred in the most recent Nancy Drew movie released in 2007.


Nina Fiore and John Herrera (The Handmaid’s Tale, The Vampire Diaries) wrote the script. Ellen DeGeneres, Jeff Kleeman, and Chip Diggins are producing, and Wendy S. Williams is executive producing.

Per Warner Bros. Pictures, Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase is shooting in and around Monroe, Georgia.

Attached is the official start-of-production release and an image from the first day of filming. It features Sophia Lillis (redhead, center) in discussion with director Katt Shea (left) and actress Zoe Renee (right, playing “George”)

The Plot and Background: “The film focuses on Nancy Drew (Lillis), a smart high schooler with a penchant for keen observation and deduction, who stumbles upon the haunting of a local home. A bit of an outsider struggling to fit into her new surroundings, Nancy and her pals set out to solve the mystery, make new friends and establish their place in the community.

As the inspiration for Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase, Nancy Drew has intrigued and entertained audiences for nearly 90 years in books, comics, films and video games. An icon in American mystery novels, the character initially appeared in 1930, evolving through each incarnation to reflect the look, sensibilities and technologies of the times. Nancy Drew books have sold more than 100 million copies, and have been translated to accommodate young readers across the planet. A number of feature films and television series have featured the character, starting with Nancy Drew … Detective in 1938.”




‘American Woman’ TV Show Preview: Photos, Cast Info and Plot Details

Paramount Network is set to premiere the new half-hour drama American Woman starring Alicia Silverstone (The Killing of a Sacred Deer), Mena Suvari (Chicago Fire), and Jennifer Bartels (Friends of the People) on June 7, 2018. The dramedy takes place in the 1970s and focuses on the three long-time friends and the men who flit in and out of their orbits.

American Woman will air on Thursdays at 10pm ET/PT. The series is inspired by the life of Kyle Richards (Real Housewives of Beverly Hills) and is executive produced by Emmy Award-winner John Wells (Shameless, ER, The West Wing), with Richards serving as a co-executive producer. The half-hour scripted series is produced by John Wells Productions in association with Warner Horizon Scripted Television.

The supporting cast includes Cheyenne Jackson (American Horror Story), Tobias Jelinek (Stranger Things), James Tupper (Big Little Lies), Lia McHugh (Hot Summer Nights), and Makenna James (Transparent). Grammy Award-winner – and winning coach of The Voice – Kelly Clarkson performed a re-imagined version of the classic hit “American Woman” by The Guess Who that was featured in the season one trailer of the Paramount Network series.

The Plot: American Woman follows Bonnie (Silverstone) an unconventional mother struggling to raise her two daughters after leaving her husband amid the rise of second-wave feminism in the 70s. With the help of her two best friends, Kathleen (Suvari) and Diana (Bartels), these three women each discover their own brand of independence in a glamorous and ever-changing world reluctant to give it.

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Jennifer Bartels, Mena Suvari and Alicia Silverstone star in ‘American Woman’ (Photo Credit: Paramount Network)
American Woman Series Preview
Jennifer Bartels, Mena Suvari, and Alicia Silverstone in ‘American Woman’ (Photo Credit: Paramount Network)
American Woman Series Preview
Mena Suvari stars in ‘American Woman’ (Photo Credit: Paramount Network)
American Woman Series Preview
Jennifer Bartels as Diana (Photo Credit: Paramount Network)
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Alicia Silverstone as Bonnie Nolan (Photo Credit: Paramount Network)




Avan Jogia Will Star in ‘Now Apocalypse’ Comedy Series

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Kelli Berglund as Carly and Avan Jogia as Ulysses in ‘Now Apocalypse’ (Photo Credit: Starz)

Starz has tapped Avan Jogia (Ghost Wars) to star in Now Apocalypse, a scripted comedy the network’s given a straight-to-series order. Now Apocalypse comes from Gregg Araki (Mysterious Skin, Smiley Face) and is described as a surreal coming-of-age comedy set in Los Angeles.

Araki, Steven Soderbergh (Logan Lucky, The Knick) and Gregory Jacobs (Magic Mike XXL, Red Oaks) will executive produce. Author and Vogue.com sex columnist Karley Sciortino is co-writing the episodes and is also involved as a consulting producer.

Season one will consist of 10 half-hour episodes.

Jogia’s credits include The New Romantic, A Year of Spectacular Men, A Midsummer Night’s Dream (as Puck), The Drowning, I Am Michael, and Ten Thousand Saints. His television credits include Tut, Twisted, Caprica, and Aliens in America.

Avan Jogia recently finished up work on the Shaft remake starring Samuel L. Jackson and directed by Tim Story. He also recently completed filming The Artist’s Wife with Bruce Dern, Lena Olin, and Juliet Rylance.

The Plot: Now Apocalypse follows Ulysses and his friends Carly, Ford and Severine, 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.”

(Updated with a photo from the series.)

‘A Star is Born’ Official Trailer Starring Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper

Scroll down the comment section on YouTube below Warner Bros Pictures’ official A Star is Born trailer and you’ll have a difficult time finding mentions of Bradley Cooper. 99% of the comments are about Lady Gaga, with many of her Little Monsters already claiming she’ll snag an Oscar for her role in this latest remake of A Star is Born.

A Star is Born will feature performances of original songs Lady Gaga wrote with Bradley Cooper and other artists including Lukas Nelson, Jason Isbell, and Mark Ronson. According to Warner Bros Pictures, the songs in the film are all original and were recorded live.

In addition to four-time Oscar nominee Bradley Cooper (American Sniper, American Hustle, Silver Linings Playbook) and Oscar nominee Lady Gaga (“Til It Happens to You” from The Hunting Ground), the cast of the 2018 music-driven drama includes Andrew Dice Clay, Dave Chappelle, and Sam Elliott.

Bradley Cooper makes his feature film directorial debut with the romantic drama. He also co-wrote the screenplay with Eric Roth and Will Fetters, and served as a producer. Bill Gerber, Jon Peters, Todd Phillips, and Lynette Howell Taylor also produced the romantic drama, with Ravi Mehta, Basil Iwanyk, Niija Kuykendall, Sue Kroll, Michael Rapino and Heather Parry executive producing.

Cooper’s behind the scenes team includes Oscar-nominated director of photography Matty Libatique (Black Swan), production designer Karen Murphy, three-time Oscar-nominated editor Jay Cassidy (American Hustle, Silver Linings Playbook, Into the Wild), and costume designer Erin Benach.

Warner Bros Pictures has set an October 5, 2018 theatrical release date for the R-rated remake.

The Plot: In this new take on the tragic love story, he plays seasoned musician Jackson Maine, who discovers—and falls in love with—struggling artist Ally (Gaga). She has just about given up on her dream to make it big as a singer… until Jack coaxes her into the spotlight. But even as Ally’s career takes off, the personal side of their relationship is breaking down, as Jack fights an ongoing battle with his own internal demons.

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’13 Reasons Why’ Will Return for a Third Season

After ending season two with a cliffhanger, Netflix has officially announced the critically acclaimed – and controversial – series 13 Reasons Why has been renewed for a third season. 13 Reasons Why season two ended with Justin wondering what comes next after a potentially devastating event was thwarted at a high school dance. The scene, which I won’t ruin by describing in detail, certainly set up a possible storyline to explore in the just-announced third season.

The announcement was accompanied by a 30 second video which gave absolutely nothing away, not even who from the main cast will be returning. It was recently revealed that Katherine Langford (‘Hannah Baker’) doesn’t think she’ll be reprising her role in a third season, given the events in the latter half of season two.

In an interview with EW, Langford said, “I guess if I could put Hannah’s life into season 1 and then say it was kind of like being in purgatory for season 2, and then being able to officially say goodbye to her. It definitely felt like time. For me, letting Hannah go was in season 1; season 2 was for Clay to let her go. It was being able to assist Clay on that journey as Hannah and let Clay have his moment to let Hannah go.”

The cast of the first two seasons included Dylan Minnette as Clay Jensen, Brandon Flynn as Justin Foley, Justin Prentice as Bryce Walker, Alisha Boe as Jessica Davis, Miles Heizer as Alex Standall, Ross Butler as Zach Dempsey, Christian Navarro as Tony Padilla, Devin Druid as Tyler Down, Tommy Dorfman as Ryan, Kate Walsh as Mrs. Baker, Brian D’Arcy James as Mr. Baker, and Derek Luke as Mr. Porter the guidance counselor.

Per Netflix’s official announcement, production will begin on season three of 13 Reasons Why later this year. Season three will consist of 13 hour-long episodes with Netflix targeting a 2019 premiere.


Series creator Brian Yorkey will be returning as showrunner. Yorkey, Joy Gorman, Mandy Teefey, Kristel Laiblin, Tom McCarthy, Steve Golin and Selena Gomez will once again serve as executive producers.

The Plot of 13 Reasons Why Season 1: 13 Reasons Why season one follows teenager Clay Jensen as he returns home from school to find a mysterious box with his name on it lying on his porch. Inside he discovers cassette tapes recorded by Hannah Baker — his classmate and crush — who tragically committed suicide two weeks earlier.

On tape, Hannah explains that there are thirteen reasons why she decided to end her life. Will Clay be one of them? If he listens, he’ll find out how he made the list. Through Hannah and Clay’s dual narratives, 13 Reasons Why weaves an intricate and heart wrenching story of teenage life that will deeply affect viewers.

Season 2 Description: Season two picks up in the aftermath of Hannah’s death and the start of our characters’ complicated journeys toward healing and recovery. Liberty High prepares to go on trial, but someone will stop at nothing to keep the truth surrounding Hannah’s death concealed. A series of ominous polaroids lead Clay and his classmates to uncover a sickening secret and a conspiracy to cover it up.

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Christian Navarro, Miles Heizer, and Dylan Minnette in ’13 Reasons Why’ season 2 (Photo by Beth Dubber/Netflix)




‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’ Trailer Arrives with Additional Cast Details

The first official full trailer’s arrived for Sony Pictures Animation’s Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse produced by The LEGO Movie and 21 Jump Street‘s directors Phil Lord and Christopher Miller. In addition to releasing the lengthy trailer, Sony Pictures Animation confirmed the supporting cast members as well as the characters they’re voicing.

Shameik Moore leads the cast as Miles Morales. Joining him are Jake Johnson as Miles’ reluctant mentor, Peter Parker, and Liev Schreiber who takes on the role of voicing the larger-than-life crime lord, Kingpin. Hailee Steinfeld provides the voice of the spunky, free-spirited Spider-Gwen. Academy Award-winner Mahershala Ali lends his voice to the character of Miles’ influential uncle, Aaron. Rounding out the voice cast are Brian Tyree Henry as Miles’ father, Jefferson; Luna Lauren Velez as Miles’ mother, Rio; and Lily Tomlin as Aunt May.

“We are lucky to have such an amazing cast of funny, genuine creative souls to populate the Spider-verse,” said producers Christopher Miller and Phil Lord. “They have generous minds and great big hearts. And they have very talented throats. Which is where their delightful voices come from.”

Miller and Lord added, “We can’t wait for the world to see Miles Morales on the big screen. He’s such a fun and exciting new character, and telling his story through a revolutionary visual style makes for a totally fresh cinematic experience that, if we may say so, is freaking amazing.”

The new Spidey film is directed by Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, and Rodney Rothman. Phil Lord wrote the screenplay and Avi Arad, Amy Pascal, and Christina Steinberg serve as producers.

The Plot: Phil Lord and Christopher Miller bring their unique talents to a fresh vision of a different Spider-Man Universe, with a groundbreaking visual style that’s the first of its kind. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse introduces Brooklyn teen Miles Morales, and the limitless possibilities of the Spider-Verse, where more than one can wear the mask.

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Peter Parker and Miles Morales in Sony Pictures Animation’s ‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’ (Photo © 2018 SPAI)




‘The Gifted’ Adds ‘Empire’s Grace Byers for Season 2

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Grace Byers joins the cast of ‘The Gifted’ (Photo by Michael Lavine © 2017 Fox Broadcasting Co)

Empire‘s Grace Byers has joined the cast of Fox’s The Gifted for the show’s second season. The one-hour sci-fi drama, which is set in the X-Men world, finished in third among all new dramatic shows of the 2017-2018 primetime season.

The Gifted season two will air on Tuesdays at 8pm ET/PT followed by Lethal Weapon with its new starring lineup of Damon Wayans and Seann William Scott.

Byers joins a cast that includes Stephen Moyer (Shots Fired, True Blood) as Reed Strucker, Amy Acker (Person of Interest) as Caitlin Strucker, Natalie Alyn Lind (Gotham) as Lauren Strucker, and Percy Hynes White (Night at the Museum 3) as Andy Strucker. The cast also includes Sean Teale (Reign) as Eclipse/Marcos Diaz, Jamie Chung (Gotham) as Blink/Clarice Fong aka Clarice Ferguson, Emma Dumont (Aquarius) as Polaris/Lorna Dane, Blair Redford (Satisfaction) as Thunderbird/John Proudstar, and Coby Bell (Burn Notice) as Sentinel Services Agent Jace Turner.

Per Fox’s official announcement, Grace Byers will play Reeva, “a smart, charming, authoritative, elegant, beautiful woman who is ruthless in her efforts to fight for her people. She leads an elite band of followers and has a soft spot for her new recruits, but is still capable of extreme violence in defense of her vision.” Reeva will be teaming up with Polaris, Andy and the Frost Sisters in the Inner Circle.

Season one was executive produced by Matt Nix (Burn Notice), Bryan Singer (the X-Men franchise), Lauren Shuler Donner (X-Men: Apocalypse, X-Men: Days of Future Past), Simon Kinberg (X-Men: Apocalypse, X-Men: Days of Future Past), and Marvel’s Jeph Loeb and Jim Chory . Nix is the series’ showrunner.

The Season One Plot: The Gifted tells the emotional story of a suburban couple whose ordinary lives are rocked by the sudden discovery that their teenage children possess mutant powers. Forced to go on the run from a hostile government, the family seeks help from an underground network of mutants and must fight to survive.




‘Supergirl’ Season 3 Episode 22 Preview and Photos: “Make It Reign”

The CW’s Supergirl heads toward the season three finale with the penultimate episode airing June 11, 2018. Season three episode 22, titled “Make It Reign,” was directed by Armen V. Kevorkian from a script by Ray Utarnachitt and Cindy Lichtman.

With just two episodes left to go, we can hope season three episode 22 will rebound from the disaster that was episode 21. Supergirl, Mon-El, and Lena – after attempting to take Reign out the entire season – were easily able to separate Reign from Sam in the opening moments of the episode. Episode 21 also mishandled the gun control issue, found Mon-El intruding on Kara’s me-time to make things all about him, and then pretty much reunited the couple (even though Mon-El’s still technically married). Another bone to pick: why didn’t Lena put two and two together and figure out that Kara and Supergirl were gone at exactly the same time?

The season three cast includes Melissa Benoist as Kara Danvers/Supergirl, Chyler Leigh as Alex Danvers, David Harewood as J’onn J’onzz, Jeremy Jordan as Winn Schott, Mehcad Brooks as James Olsen, Katie McGrath as Lena Luthor, Chris Wood as Mon-El of Daxam, and Odette Annable as Samantha Arias/Reign. The series is executive produced by Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter, Robert Rovner, and Jessica Queller.

The “Make it Reign” Plot: SUPERGIRL PREPARES FOR BATTLE – Supergirl (Benoist) learns the true depth of Serena’s (guest star Anjali Jay) nefarious plans for Earth. Supergirl, Mon-El (Wood) and Alura (guest star Erica Durance) must devise a plan to stop her before Serena gets to Earth. J’onn (Harewood) prepares to say goodbye to his father (guest star Carl Lumby).

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Chyler Leigh as Alex in ‘Supergirl’ season 3 episode 22 (Photo: Shane Harvey © 2018 The CW Network)
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Erica Durance as Alura Zor-El in season 3 episode 22 titled “Make It Reign” (Photo: Diyah Pera © 2018 The CW Network)
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Chyler Leigh as Alex (Photo: Diyah Pera © 2018 The CW Network)
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Melissa Benoist as Kara/Supergirl in season 3 episode 22 (Photo: Shane Harvey © 2018 The CW Network)
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Chris Wood as Mon-El in ‘Supergirl’ season 3 episode 22 (Photo: Shane Harvey © 2018 The CW Network)
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Melissa Benoist as Kara/Supergirl (Photo: Shane Harvey © 2018 The CW Network)




CMA Fest Taps Thomas Rhett and Kelsea Ballerini to Return as Hosts

CMA Fest Hosts Kelsea Ballerini and Thomas Rhett
Thomas Rhett and Kelsea Ballerini to host the 2018 CMA Fest (Photo by Ed Herrera / ABC)

Thomas Rhett and Kelsea Ballerini are confirmed to return as hosts of the 2018 CMA Fest set to air on Wednesday, August 8th at 8pm ET/PT. This year’s fan festival marks Rhett and Ballerini’s second year pairing up to handle hosting duties for the three-hour special airing on ABC.

The 2018 CMA Fest marks the 15th year the music festival’s being televised.

“This year’s CMA Fest is our biggest yet, with many artists debuting full festival sets on the Nissan Stadium stage,” stated Sarah Trahern, Country Music Association’s Chief Executive Officer. “We’re thrilled once again to broadcast CMA Fest and bring the festival to millions of Country Music fans not only here in the U.S. but all around the world.”

“Thomas and Kelsea are the embodiment of the summer fun that is CMA Fest, and we are so excited they’ll be back for year two,” added Rob Mills, ABC Entertainment Senior Vice President, Alternative Series, Specials & Late-Night Programming.


The Country music-driven special will be shot during the CMA Fest which will take place in Nashville from June 7 through June 10. Dozens of artists are scheduled to entertain Country fans on the 11 stages set up in downtown Nashville during the event. Proceeds from the festival go toward assisting the CMA Foundation with their “mission of enriching and sustaining music education programs. Through strategic partnerships, professional development and grant distribution, the CMA Foundation, a nonprofit 501(c)(3), has invested over $21 million in 85 programs across the national public school system, after school programs, summer camps and community outreach organizations.”

Among the artists set to perform at this month’s festival are Dierks Bentley, Brothers Osborne, Kane Brown, Luke Bryan, Luke Combs, Dan + Shay, Brett Eldredge, Charles Esten and Friends, Florida Georgia Line, Dustin Lynch, Old Dominion, Jon Pardi, Carly Pearce, Charley Pride, Darius Rucker, Blake Shelton, Ricky Skaggs, Chris Stapleton, Carrie Underwood, Keith Urban, Lee Ann Womack, and Brett Young.




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