ABC’s confirmed the Grey’s Anatomy spinoff title is officially Station 19 and they’ve debuted the show’s first official trailer. The series comes from Stacy McKee (Grey’s Anatomy) and How to Get Away with Murder and Scandal‘s Shonda Rhimes and Betsy Beers. McKee is the season one showrunner and executive produces with Rhimes and Beers. Sons of Anarchy‘s Paris Barclay is the producing director and also executive produces Station 19.
The cast of Station 19 includes Jaina Lee Ortiz as Andy Herrera, Jason George as Ben Warren, Grey Damon as Jack Gibson, Barrett Doss as Victoria Hughes, Alberto Frezza as Ryan Tanner, Jay Hayden as Travis Montgomery, Okieriete Onaodowan as Dean Miller, Danielle Savre as Maya Bishop, and Miguel Sandoval as Captain Pruitt Herrera.
ABC has set a March 22, 2018 premiere date for the Grey’s Anatomy spinoff.
The Plot:Station 19 follows a group of heroic firefighters at Seattle Fire Station 19 – from captain to newest recruit – as they risk their lives and hearts both in the line of duty and off the clock. These brave men and women are like family, literally and figuratively, and together they put their own lives in jeopardy as first responders to save the lives of others.
In Seattle, all firefighters are also trained EMTs and the crew at Station 19 is second to none. Working in 24-hour shifts, these professionals spend so much time together that they build relationships unlike any others.
Practically raised at the station, Andy Herrera is a confident, badass firefighter who is also the daughter of Captain Pruitt, the formidable head of the firehouse. Captain Pruitt was Andy’s primary inspiration to become a firefighter, and is a mentor to both Andy and Jack Gibson, the lieutenant at Station 19. Passionate and energetic, Jack is fearless – just the kind of guy you want coming to your rescue. While Jack is fearless, Andy plays by the rules – but when these two are together, sparks fly and opposites attract.
Andy’s best friend and confidant is Maya Bishop. A former Olympic athlete, Maya has an innate competitive nature that pushes her to be the best firefighter in the house. Meanwhile, charming Dean Miller is nothing short of passionate and jumps at the chance to be a hero. He is also very aware of the appeal of a firefighter in uniform and is not afraid to use that to get a date or two with the ladies.
Travis Montgomery is the heart of the station, keeping everyone on track and helping his fellow team members grow. After a traumatic event, he is also a stickler for following the rules and making sure the newbies stay in line.
As the youngest member of the team, Victoria “Vic” Hughes is eager to prove herself as a crucial part of the Station 19 family. She often tends to meddle where she doesn’t belong but rarely allows others insight into her personal life.
Rounding out the firehouse, the newest addition to Station 19 is rookie Ben Warren. Ben traded in his scalpel for a fresh start as a firefighter but has a hard time realizing that emergencies in the field are vastly different than those at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital. While it’s a shock becoming the newbie again, he’s learning from the best and is up to the challenge.
The team also works closely with Seattle PD and often has run-ins with one of Andy’s oldest friends (and former high school flame), Ryan Tanner. After a traumatic event brings Andy and Ryan closer, it’s impossible not to see the attraction.
Grey Damon stars in ‘Station 19’ (ABC/Mitch Haaseth)Danielle Savre stars in ‘Station 19’ (ABC/Mitch Haaseth)Jaina Lee Ortiz in ‘Station 19’ season 1 (ABC/Mitch Haaseth)Jay Hayden stars in ‘Station 19’ (ABC/Mitch Haaseth)Grey Damon (ABC/Mitch Haaseth)Barrett Doss (ABC/Mitch Haaseth)Okieriete Onaodowan (ABC/Mitch Haaseth)
The CW’s The Flash season four episode 12 had Team Flash trying their best to carry on protecting the city without Barry’s help. Unfortunately, Cisco and Ralph got zapped which resulted in miniature versions of the two team members. Their friends had to hurry to find a cure before Cisco and Ralph’s unstable molecules caused them to explode.
The episode also featured Barry attempting to help his new friend Big Sir prove he was wrongly convicted of murder. But more importantly, the Warden figured out Barry is The Flash and is ready to sell him to Amunet.
Season four episode 13 titled “True Colors” continues the Amunet storyline. Directed by Tara Nicole Weyr from a script by Jonathan Butler and Gabriel Garza, season four episode 13 is set to air on February 6, 2018.
The season four cast includes Grant Gustin as Barry Allen/The Flash, Tom Cavanagh as Harrison Wells, Danielle Panabaker as Caitlin Snow, Candice Patton as Iris West, Carlos Valdes as Cisco, and Jesse L Martin as Joe West. Hartley Sawyer guest stars as Ralph Dibny.
The “True Colors” Plot:
AMUNET MAKES A BIG PLAY — After hearing that Amunet (guest star Katee Sackhoff) has struck a deal to buy all of the metahumans in Iron Heights, Barry (Grant Gustin) must decide if he should expose his powers in order to save his cellmates. After a visit from an old friend, Ralph (guest star Hartley Sawyer) is reminded of his shady past and wonders if he’s really a changed man.
Bleecker Street has released the official trailer and new poster for Disobedience, based on the critically acclaimed book by Naomi Alderman. Rachel Weisz (The Light Between Oceans, My Cousin Rachel) and Rachel McAdams (True Detective, The Time Traveler’s Wife) star in the film which explores forbidden love between two childhood friends.
Disobedience had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival where it screened to overwhelmingly positive reviews. The R-rated romantic drama currently sits at 93% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes, with David Ehrlich of IndieWire saying, “Both Weisz and McAdams do a phenomenal job of negotiating who their characters are versus who their characters feel as though they have to be.” AwardsCircuit’s Shane Slater praised the film as a “potent, feminist exploration of human desire and the true meaning of freedom.”
The film marks director Sebastián Lelio’s English-language debut. He also adapted Alderman’s book for the screen with Rebecca Lenkiewicz. Lelio’s credits include Gloria, Una Mujer Fantastica, El ano del tigre, and Navidad.
Bleecker Street is targeting an April 27, 2018 theatrical release date for Disobedience.
The Plot: From a screenplay by Sebastián Lelio and Rebecca Lenkiewicz, the film follows a woman as she returns to the community that shunned her decades earlier for an attraction to a childhood friend. Once back, their passions reignite as they explore the boundaries of faith and sexuality.
Poster for ‘Disobedience’ starring Rachel McAdams and Rachel Weisz. (Photo Credit: Bleecker Street)
Hulu’s released the official trailer for the upcoming original series Castle Rock online prior to its debut during the 2018 Super Bowl on Sunday, February 4th. The 40 second video is loaded with so many references to Stephen King’s work that it’s necessary to watch the trailer a couple times to spot all the King-inspired goodies.
The series features Bill Skarsgard from It and Sissy Spacek from the original Carrie as well as André Holland (Moonlight), Melanie Lynskey (Togetherness), Jane Levy (Suburgatory), and Scott Glenn (The Leftovers, The Silence of the Lambs). The show was developed for television by Sam Shaw and Dustin Thomason. Shaw and Thomason serve as executive producers along with J.J. Abrams, Ben Stephenson, and Liz Glotzer. Hulu’s Castle Rock comes from Bad Robot Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television.
Castle Rock will premiere in the summer of 2018.
The Plot: A psychological-horror series set in the Stephen King multiverse, Castle Rock combines the mythological scale and intimate character storytelling of King’s best-loved works, weaving an epic saga of darkness and light, played out on a few square miles of Maine woodland. The fictional Maine town of Castle Rock has figured prominently in King’s literary career: Cujo, The Dark Half, It, and Needful Things, as well as novella The Body and numerous short stories such as Rita Hayworth and The Shawshank Redemption are either set there or contain references to Castle Rock.
Castle Rock is an original suspense/thriller — a first-of-its-kind reimagining that explores the themes and worlds uniting the entire King canon, while brushing up against some of his most iconic and beloved stories. A psychological-horror series set in the Stephen King multiverse, Castle Rock combines the mythological scale and intimate character storytelling of King’s best-loved works, weaving an epic saga of darkness and light, played out on a few square miles of Maine woodland.
Paramount Pictures just unveiled the official teaser poster for the sixth film of the Mission: Impossible franchise, Mission: Impossible – Fallout. The teaser poster arrived with the confirmation that the trailer will premiere on Sunday, February 4, 2018 during the Super Bowl.
Tom Cruise reprises his starring role as Ethan Hunt in the new Mission: Impossible film which is currently in production. Cruise has been keeping Mission: Impossible fans updated on the film via Instagram, even debuting the film’s official title on his new Instagram account.
Cruise’s co-stars in MI6 include Henry Cavill, Simon Pegg, Rebecca Ferguson, Ving Rhames, Sean Harris, Angela Bassett, Vanessa Kirby, Michelle Monaghan, Alec Baldwin, Wes Bentley, and Frederick Schmidt. Christopher McQuarrie reunites with Cruise after directing the three-time Oscar nominee in Jack Reacher and 2015’s Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation. McQuarrie also wrote the script with Bruce Geller, and he serves as a producer along with Cruise, Jake Myers, and J.J. Abrams.
The Mission: Impossible film franchise launched in 1996 with Cruise starring and Brian De Palma directing. Mission: Impossible II followed in 2000 with John Woo at the helm. J.J. Abrams took on the task of directing Mission: Impossible III which opened in 2006. Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol came next in 2011 and had Brad Bird at the helm. The most recent film of the franchise, Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation, was released in 2015 with McQuarrie writing and directing.
Mission: Impossible – Fallout will open in theaters on July 27, 2018.
The Plot: The best intentions often come back to haunt you. Mission: Impossible – Fallout finds Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) and his IMF team (Alec Baldwin, Simon Pegg, Ving Rhames) along with some familiar allies (Rebecca Ferguson, Michelle Monaghan) in a race against time after a mission gone wrong. Henry Cavill, Angela Bassett, and Vanessa Kirby also join the dynamic cast with filmmaker Christopher McQuarrie returning to the helm.
Adam Sandler and Chris Rock reunite for the Netflix comedy movie, The Week Of, which just debuted its official trailer. Rock and Sandler previously worked together in the 1990s on Saturday Night Live and then went on to co-star in the comedy films Grown Ups, Grown Ups 2, and The Longest Yard.
Adam Sandler co-wrote The Week Of with director Robert Smigel (Saturday Night Live writer). Sandler also serves as a producer on the Netflix original film with his frequent filmmaking partner Allen Covert. Barry Bernardi and Tim Herlihy executive produced the upcoming Netflix film which was shot in Long Island in 2017.
In addition to Adam Sandler and Chris Rock, the film’s cast includes Rachel Dratch (Great News, Imaginary Mary) and Steve Buscemi (Boardwalk Empire, 30 Rock). Netflix has set an April 27, 2018 global premiere date.
“Adam Sandler and Chris Rock are cornerstones of the Netflix comedy family and we are over the moon about these two legends reuniting to give our members worldwide a healthy dose of the hilarity that they have been creating together for years. Similar in the romantic comedy tone of Sandler’s most recent film Sandy Wexler, this film will be the perfect vehicle for Sandler and Rock and their millions of fans around the world,” stated Ted Sarandos, Netflix Chief Content Officer, when the production was first announced in 2017.
The Week Of Plot: The comedy tells the story of two fathers who are polar opposites (Adam Sandler and Chris Rock) and the dysfunctional hilarity that ensues when their families come together to celebrate the wedding of their children. They are forced to spend the longest week of their lives together and the big day could not come soon enough.
Chris Rock and Adam Sandler star in the Netflix comedy film, ‘The Week Of.’
Season three of Fox’s popular series Lucifer continues with episode 14 airing February 5, 2018 at 8pm ET/PT. Episode 13 found Lucifer Morningstar obsessed with trying to get inside Lt. Marcus Pierce/Cain’s head to find out what makes him tick. The sexy Devil’s committed to killing Cain after the two struck a deal, but unfortunately that’s not an easy task to accomplish. Season three episode 14 appears to be putting Ella in the spotlight, with the team investigating a case that hits close to home.
Season three stars Tom Ellis as Lucifer, Lauren German as Chloe, DB Woodside as Amenadiel, Lesley-Ann Brandt as Maze, Kevin Alejandro as Dan, Scarlett Estevez as Trixie, Rachael Harris as Linda Martin, Tricia Helfer as Charlotte, Aimee Garcia as Ella, and Tom Welling as Marcus Pierce/Cain. The season three episode 14 guest cast includes Jackie Geary as Tiffany James, Ed Kerr as Don Zeikel, Rey Valentin as Jay Lopez, and Anthony Pierre Christopher as Salesman.
The “My Brother’s Keeper” Plot: When Chloe and Lucifer’s investigation into the murder of a diamond thief points to one of Ella’s brothers as the main suspect, Ella is driven to prove her brother’s innocence and recruits an unlikely ally. Meanwhile, Linda is upset when Charlotte comes to her for help and Detective Pierce hashes out his issues with Amenadiel in the all-new “My Brother’s Keeper” episode of Lucifer.
Tom Ellis and Lauren German in ‘Lucifer’ season 3 episode 14 (Photo by Jordin Althaus / Fox)Lesley-Ann Brandt in season 3 episode 14 (Photo by Jordin Althaus / Fox)Aimee Garcia in ‘Lucifer’ season 3 episode 14 (Photo by Jordin Althaus / Fox)Lauren German and Lesley-Ann Brandt in ‘Lucifer’ season 3 episode 14 (Photo by Jordin Althaus / Fox)Tom Ellis as Lucifer Morningstar (Photo by Jordin Althaus / Fox)Rachael Harris in ‘Lucifer’ season 3 episode 14 (Photo by Jordin Althaus / Fox)
Mike Farrell as Lee Miglin and Judith Light as Marilyn Miglin in ‘The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story’ episode 3 (Photo by Matt Dinerstein / FX)
Episode two of FX’s The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story begins with a flashback to May 1997 in Toronto, Canada. Marilyn Miglin (Judith Light) is on the Home Shopping Network promoting her popular perfume line. The scene switches to Marilyn calling her husband, Lee, from the airport in Chicago. He doesn’t pick up the phone, so she takes a taxi home.
Marilyn arrives at her home and finds a melting ice cream container on the kitchen counter. She steps back outside and stares into her home, just as a couple of neighbors are walking by. Together, they go back into the house but the male neighbor quickly sends the women back outside. He walks through the house, calling Lee’s name. There’s no answer.
The police arrive and walk through the house, finally asking Marilyn if she checked the garage. She didn’t, and so an officer does. The couple’s Lexus is missing and then the female neighbor and the cop discover Lee’s dead body.
Another flashback takes us one week prior to Lee’s murder. Marilyn and Lee (Mike Farrell) attend a fancy function for Governor Jim Edgar, a friend of the couple. They praise each other to their friends and Marilyn makes a speech ticking off Lee’s accomplishments.
When they return home, it’s apparent the relationship isn’t as happy as the Miglins make it out to be in public. Marilyn interrupts a phone call Lee’s on, and it turns out he’s been talking to Andrew Cunanan (Darren Criss).
Marilyn prepares to leave for Canada on her business trip and Lee assures her he’s just going to work while she’s gone. However, Marilyn notices he’s in a blue mood and invites him to join her on the trip. He says he’s proud of her but decides not to go.
Elsewhere, Andrew drives into a parking garage and takes a nap.
Alone, Lee puts on his wife’s perfume, has a drink, and then heads downstairs into the couple’s private chapel. He lights candles and prays, saying out loud, “I try. I try.”
Night falls and Andrew knocks on Lee’s front door. Lee takes a heavy breath and then welcomes Andrew in, immediately pulling him into a hug.
Darren Criss as Andrew Cunanan and Mike Farrell as Lee Miglin in ‘The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story’ episode 3 (Photo by Matt Dinerstein / FX)
Over a sandwich in the kitchen, Lee admits he didn’t expect Andrew to be in town. Lee warns him next time he needs a little warning before showing up and then invites him to stay the night. Lee pulls out sketches of the Skyneedle, describing it and then admitting it’s his pride and passion. While Lee’s back is turned, Andrew pulls out his gun and aims it at Lee’s head. He changes his mind and puts it away as he gets drawn into the conversation about the proposed Skyneedle. Lee says it will be taller than the Sears Tower by 500 feet, and Andrew is impressed the Skyneedle’s observation deck will look down on the Sears Tower’s deck.
Lee expresses his desire to walk among the people who visit the Skyneedle without them realizing it’s his building. Andrew makes him admit he hasn’t broken ground or obtained financing, and he wonders why Lee doesn’t want to name it the Miglin Tower. Lee explains he wants to inspire people to reach up, that’s why it will be named the Skyneedle.
Andrew seems angry, saying he doesn’t want to listen to Lee talk about this tower all night long. He also believes Lee’s only telling him about the tower to make it seem like this thing they’re doing isn’t just a business transaction.
Discussion over, they kiss and Lee admits the kiss made him feel alive. Andrew says most escorts don’t kiss but he does because it’s more like a relationship’s possible.
Andrew suggests they go out to “make a mess.” They head to the garage and Andrew tells Lee he’s in control now. He stuffs a gardening glove in Lee’s mouth and Lee doesn’t object. He then tapes Lee’s head, just as he did with the businessman in the hotel room.
Andrew completely covers Lee’s head with the tape but does leave a little space for him to breathe. He then lowers Lee to the ground and ties his feet together while telling Lee he knows he likes to be pathetic. Andrew briefly chokes Lee and then punches him roughly in the nose.
Andrew confesses he’s killed two people who were close to him, and that this is the real him. Andrew leans in and, because Lee isn’t wearing his hearing aid, he yells into Lee’s ear and tells him that when they find his body he will be clad in women’s panties. Gay porn will be scattered around him so the world can see “the great Lee Miglin is a sissy.”
Andrew taunts Lee that everyone will know about his secret life. He also realizes Lee is more worried about being disgraced than he is about dying. Andrew picks up a concrete block and smashes Lee’s head. He then stabs him in the chest with a butcher knife.
After murdering Lee, Andrew returns to the house and burns the Sky needle design plans while enjoying a roast. He leaves the roast with the knife sticking out of it on Lee’s office desk where the designs had been carefully laid out by Lee just minutes before.
The police and forensic teams continue their investigation of the crime scene, with Superintendent Rodriguez arriving and asking questions. They don’t know if Lee was dressed in the panties after he was dead, but they have determined every one of Lee’s ribs were broken. His body is incredibly bloody and he didn’t have defensive wounds on his hands.
After looking at the body, Superintendent Rodriguez speaks with Marilyn who’s talking a mile a minute. She lists the items that are missing including the Lexus, money, jewelry, gold coins, and suits. The killer also took new socks.
Marilyn continues, saying Lee was alone and it was an “opportunistic attack.” Superintendent Rodriguez describes the homosexual pornographic magazines that were next to Lee’s body. Marilyn doesn’t care and just wants the killer caught without her husband’s reputation besmirched.
“Dollars, jewelry, socks, suits…that’s all I’ll allow that man to steal from me. He won’t steal my good name, our good name. We worked too hard making that name and we made it together,” says Marilyn.
The cops determine the killer took a bath, shaved, and maybe even spent the night.
Next, Superintendent Rodriguez meets Duke, Marilyn and Lee’s son. He’s an aspiring actor who’s in Air Force One and his mom seems very proud, saying he’s at the beginning of a great career.
A cop spots the car Andrew had been driving with Minnesota plates. It has multiple parking tickets and when she calls it in, it was reported stolen and is linked to the murder of Jeff Trail.
Meanwhile, the Chicago police discover Lee Miglin’s Lexus had been fitted with a phone. It’s locked and Andrew can’t open it. The phone turns on when the engine is started and it has pinged twice. The second one was at 12:37 Sunday from Union County, Pennsylvania. Only the Chicago police and the FBI know about the phone, and Superintendent Rodriguez wants the info kept a secret so Andrew doesn’t discover he’s being tracked. The cops believe he’s heading to New York.
The police are correct and Andrew is in New York City. He visits a Versace store and takes it all in, browsing through a book casually as if he owns the place.
Back at the Miglin house, Marilyn says she doesn’t recognize the name Andrew Cunanan. Superintendent Rodriguez explains about the stolen Jeep that was parked nearby, but Marilyn continues to say she’s never seen this man before after being shown a photo. Rodriguez informs her the FBI are now involved.
Superintendent Rodriguez gets an update on the car’s location, and the Philadelphia police and FBI are closing in.
Marilyn talks to her associate, admitting she knows people are wondering why she isn’t crying. She doesn’t think people should refer to her marriage as a sham; they shared lots of adventures and he even rescued her when she was lost in the desert. She finally breaks down crying and says she loved him very much.
Marilyn claims they had a fairy tale life and never fought. She still insists it was a robbery and a random killing, and the family has no connections to Andrew Cunanan.
Superintendent Rodriguez learns a local radio station is breaking the news that Lee’s car phone was activated and the police are tracking it. Andrew hears the report and tries to break the phone. He then pulls over and rips off the antenna, tossing it in the bushes on the side of the road. Now on high alert, he pulls into Fort Mott State Park and attempts to ditch Lee’s car.
Andrew waits patiently for the perfect opportunity, passing up stealing from park visitors with families or people traveling in pairs. He finally spots a man (Gregg Lawrence) on his own, driving a red truck. When the man pulls out, Andrew follows him in Lee’s car. The man enters a building, unaware he’s been followed until it’s too late.
Andrew enters the building and says he’s there to steal the truck. He asks if there’s a downstairs, and the man leads him to the basement. Andrew tells him he’s going to lock him in the room, but instead forces the man to get on his knees and shoots him in the back of the head while he pleads to see his wife and son again. (The man turns out to be Andrew’s fourth victim, Finn’s Point National Cemetery caretaker William Reese.)
Leaving Lee’s car in front of the building, Andrew races away in Reese’s red truck.
Marilyn returns to the Home Shopping Channel where the host offers her condolences. Marilyn makes a short speech about why she returned to the show, saying it’s because he was her partner, her best friend, and his name is also on the bottles of perfume. She wonders how many husbands treat their wives as equals, and she’s very emotional when she says she misses him very much.
Katherine Heigl is joining the cast of ‘Suits’ (Photo by Nathan Congleton / NBC)
Just one day after USA Network announced Suits was renewed for season eight, the network disclosed Katherine Heigl (Grey’s Anatomy) has joined the cast in a series regular role. According to the official announcement, Katherine Heigl will be playing Samantha Wheeler, a character described as the “talented new partner at Pearson Specter Litt who challenges the status quo and will either become the firm’s greatest ally … or most powerful enemy.”
Heigl joins the series as Patrick J Adams and Meghan Markle are saying goodbye to Suits after seven years. The season eight cast will include Gabriel Macht (Harvey Specter), Sarah Rafferty (Donna Paulsen), Rick Hoffman (Louis Litt, and Dulé Hill (Alex Williams). Hill was just upped to series regular status.
Filming’s expected to begin on season eight in April 2018 and it will air later this year.
“Joining Suits was the perfect organic way to not only collaborate with an EP I admire deeply, but to also become part of a show and cast that I am an immense fan of,” stated Katherine Heigl. “I have watched Suits from the very beginning and feel incredibly lucky to be the newest member of the Pearson Specter Litt family.”
“On behalf of the entire Suits team, I am extraordinarily excited to welcome Katherine Heigl into our family – I have always been a big fan of her work and was delighted to discover she was an avid Suits fan herself,” said Aaron Korsh, creator and executive producer of Suits. “I cannot wait to have her come play with our entire cast and crew. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said for Harvey, Louis, Donna and Alex as the mysterious Samantha Wheeler is a direct threat to their status quo. One thing is for sure – Samantha’s wit, charm, loyalty, strength and vulnerability will all be put to the test as she muscles her way into the firm currently known as Pearson Specter Litt.”
In addition to Aaron Korsh, season eight executive producers include Doug Liman, David Bartis, Gene Klein, Genevieve Sparling, Ethan Drogin and Christopher Misiano.
The series returns for the second half of season seven on March 28, 2018 at 9pm ET/PT.
The Plot:Suits began when legendary hotshot lawyer Harvey Specter took a gamble by hiring Mike Ross, a brilliant, but not-so-legitimate college dropout, as an associate at his prolific Manhattan law firm. Nearly seven seasons later, this dynamic duo along with Louis, Donna and Rachel have become a family intertwined in one another’s triumphs and tribulations.
When the back half of Season 7 returns, Harvey must deal with the aftermath of Jessica (Gina Torres) losing her license, while trying to process how the kiss with Donna will affect his relationship with Paula (Christina Cole). Mike tries to juggle his commitment to the firm, his passion for pro bono work, and his engagement to Rachel. All the while, Louis struggles with right and wrong as his torrid affair with Sheila (Rachael Harris) deepens.
Julian Fellowes and Gareth Neame (Photo by Carnival Film and Television Limited)
Emmy Award-winning Downton Abbey writer and executive producer Julian Fellowes and NBC are teaming up on the new dramatic series, The Gilded Age, set in New York City in the 1880s. The network has given Fellowes’ The Gilded Age a 10 episode season one order and they’re targeting a 2019 premiere.
Julian Fellowes is writing and executive producing the new series along with writer and executive producer Gareth Neame.
Fellowes earned the Best Original Screenplay Oscar in 2002 for Gosford Park, and he’s won two Primetime Emmys for Downton Abbey in the Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or Dramatic Special and the Outstanding Miniseries or Movie categories. His writing credits also include The Young Victoria, Vanity Fair, The Prince and the Pauper TV mini-series, and the Little Lord Fauntleroy mini-series.
“To write The Gilded Age is the fulfillment of a personal dream,” said Fellowes. “I have been fascinated by this period of American history for many years and now NBC has given me the chance to bring it to a modern audience. I could not be more excited and thrilled. The truth is, America is a wonderful country with a rich and varied history, and nothing could give me more pleasure than be the person to bring that compelling history to the screen.”
“Julian Fellowes has the peerless ability to create complex characters and relationships set against a fantastic backdrop,” stated Jennifer Salke, President, NBC Entertainment. “We’re thrilled that NBC and Universal Television will bring you his delicious new take on both the emerging rich and the working class who were intricately entwined in opulent New York in 1882. It’s an addictive new universe of fabulous people with the same signature style, wit and emotional resonance for which Julian is famous.”
The Plot:The Gilded Age in 1880s New York City was a period of immense social upheaval, of huge fortunes made and lost, and of palaces that spanned the length of Fifth Avenue. In the series, Marian Brook is the wide-eyed young scion of a conservative family who will embark on infiltrating the wealthy neighboring family dominated by ruthless railroad tycoon George Russell, his rakish and available son Larry, and his ambitious wife Bertha, whose “new money” is a barrier to acceptance by the Astor and Vanderbilt set. Marian is about to experience a whole new world springing up right outside her front door.
