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‘The Exorcist’ Season 2 Episode 8 Recap: A Heaven of Hell

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Rebecca Murray
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The Exorcist Season 2 Episode 8
Alfonso Herrera, Alicia Witt and John Cho in ‘The Exorcist’ season 2 episode 8 (Photo by Sergei Bachlakov © 2017 Fox Broadcasting Co)

Fox’s The Exorcist season two episode seven left off with the demon at least temporarily gaining control of Andy. Episode eight begins with an update on what’s happening to Andy’s foster kids while Father Tomas and Marcus work on exorcising the demon.

Titled “A Heaven of Hell,” episode eight kicks off with Rose (Li Jun Li) providing the kids with an update on Andy’s condition. She believes Andy’s fighting back but Verity’s worried the priests are making things worse. Three days in and nothing’s changed. Although the kids don’t want to leave, Rose needs to find them temporary homes. She informs them she’ll be taking them off the island.

Verity (Brianna Hildebrand) knows nothing will ever be the same since they all witnessed Andy killing someone. “We’re never going back,” states Verity.

Andy (John Cho) and Nicole (Alicia Witt) are snuggled in bed when he hears something. In reality, Father Tomas (Alfonso Herrera) and Marcus (Ben Daniels) are continuing to pray over his body in bed. The demon speaks to Marcus and Tomas, teasing knowledge of Marcus’ time with another young apprentice. Tomas has no idea what the demon is talking about.

The scene switches back to Andy and Nikki staring lovingly into each other’s eyes. He wonders how long they’ve been in bed together.

Elsewhere, Father Bennett (Kurt Egyiawan) is still bleeding and in terrible shape as Mouse (Zuleikha Robinson) drives them across the country. They need to locate Father Tomas and Marcus, and Father Bennett asks about her history with Marcus. She admits they worked together, but that’s all.

A flashback to the Isle of Iona, UK in 1999 reveals Mouse and Father Marcus’ backstory. A bearded, longer-haired Marcus and Mouse appear to be friends, and he reminds her she still has time to leave this life and do something more normal. Marcus calls her his “little church mouse” and asks if she wants to see their guest one more time. He assures her he would never let anything happen to her.

Flash-forward to Andy’s place and Marcus and Father Tomas are taking a coffee break. Marcus admits Mouse was a friend and that she took her vows to become a nun and then he moved on to another case. Father Tomas wonders why the demon would have brought that up, and Marcus brushes it off.

Over at the neighbor’s place, Caleb (Hunter Dillon) and Shelby (Alex Barima) talk to Russ Holstrom (Timothy Webber) and he assures them they shouldn’t worry too much. (Of course, he’s unaware of what’s really going on with Andy.) The Holstroms believe Andy has pneumonia and as Verity packs to leave with Rose, Colleen Holstrom is worried Verity’s giving up on her dream to go to college. When Verity says she’ll be homeless in six months, Colleen says Andy would never allow that to happen.

Meanwhile, Father Bennett’s condition has deteriorated. Mouse has no choice but to suspend their road trip to take him to a hospital. He’s intubated, sedated, and looks weak, but Mouse is anxious to leave soon.

Another flashback to Iona shows Mouse secretly entering the room of a possessed woman named Miriam (Lily Knight). Apparently, she sneaks into Miriam’s room often and Miriam wonders what would happen if Father Marcus knew. Mouse prays and the demon speaks, taunting Mouse and asking her if she wants to see the real face of God. Mouse gets too close and Miriam attacks.

Marcus visits Russ and Colleen’s place and admits to Rose they need help from the kids to reach Andy. Rose refuses, not wanting to put the kids in harm’s way. Marcus only wants one of the kids, confessing they’re losing Andy at this point. Verity’s been listening in from outside the room and steps forward to volunteer. She doesn’t want to look back on this and wonder if she could have helped save him.

Back at Andy’s, Father Tomas is caring for Andy on his own when he sees Nikki perched over Andy’s body on the bed. He closes his eyes and when he reopens them, she’s gone. However, he broke the water glass he was holding and now Andy has secretly taken a piece.

Marcus is walking back to Andy’s when Peter (Christopher Cousins) offers him a ride.

Once more to Iona and Father Marcus is tending to the now-possessed Mouse. He’s in tears and she apologizes for seeing Miriam behind his back. She begs him to let the demon take her. Father Marcus promises he won’t leave her and reminds her he’s never lost a soul. He makes small talk and then the demon teases him, saying it knows Father Marcus was thinking of breaking his vows with Mouse.

The demon blames Father Marcus for making Mouse ripe for the picking. The demon writhes sexually on the bed as Father Marcus backs away.

And back to current events… Marcus accepts Peter’s offer and Peter asks what’s really going on. He offers to help, but Marcus assures him they’re doing everything they can. Peter would like it if after it’s all over, they share a bottle of bourbon. Marcus thanks him for everything and it sounds as though he anticipates never seeing Peter again. They kiss and then Marcus returns to Andy’s house.

The Exorcist Season 2 Episode 8
John Cho, Brianna Hildebrand, Alfonso Herrera, Ben Daniels and Li Jun Li in ‘The Exorcist’ season 2 episode 8 (Photo by Sergei Bachlakov © 2017 Fox Broadcasting Co)

Rose shows up with Verity who’s attempting to be brave but is obviously freaked out. Marcus reminds her whatever it says is just the demon talking, using what it can against her. “Let the damn thing try,” says Verity before walking up the stairs to where Andy’s tied to the bed.

Verity says hi but Andy doesn’t reply. Verity talks about how Andy believed in her and that finally makes the Demon Andy laugh. He taunts her with her impending death – frozen, alone, and dead from a drug overdose. Nikki speaks through Andy next and she’s also cruel, saying she was glad she drowned so she wouldn’t have to see Verity again. Verity listens as Father Tomas whispers in her ear, telling her to reject the demon.

Verity steps closer to the bed, telling Andy she was a disappointment (rude, snotty, etc.). She acted that way to make Andy show he hated her, but he never did. She knows he loved her and she calls him a really good dad. Verity tells him he needs to fight to come back to them.

As she’s kneeling on the floor by the edge of the mattress, Andy’s gripping the piece of broken glass. (No one realizes he has it.) Verity bends over to kiss him and it appears Andy is still struggling with the demon. He doesn’t stab her with the glass but he’s in pain as he wrestles for control of his body. Andy warns them to get Verity out of the room as Father Tomas and Marcus continue the exorcism.

Outside, Rose compliments Verity, telling her she was incredible. They hug and then drive away, with Verity glancing back over her shoulder likely thinking she’ll never see this place she called home again.

Another flashback shows two priests (not Marcus) tending to Mouse. Father Marcus couldn’t finish the exorcism and left three weeks prior. Mouse is confused, unable to comprehend that Father Marcus took off while she was still possessed.

Now, Mouse gives Father Bennett a kiss on the forehead and leaves him in the hospital to heal.

Rose takes the kids to the dock as it’s time for them to start different lives.

Father Tomas is about to touch the dead body of Harper’s mom, currently housed in the bathtub under a blanket when Marcus enters the bathroom. Neither man have slept in days, but they refuse to stop now to rest.

The kids wait at the restaurant at the dock while Rose gets the tickets. When Rose returns, Verity’s gone. The kids admit she went back to get a book at the neighbors’ house. Rose leaves Shelby in charge and heads out to retrieve Verity.

Verity’s walking in the rain back to the Holstrom house because she needs the book Andy and Nikki gave her. She’s in tears, emotional, as she admits she threw it in the trash. She desperately wants to retrieve it. The book is the only thing she has from Andy and she refuses to leave the island without it. Rose agrees to drive her back to fetch it.

Inside Andy’s house, Marcus and Father Tomas continue the exorcism without much energy. The demon uses Mouse’s voice to get to Marcus and it works. Father Tomas has to hold Marcus back from attacking Andy. Marcus realizes they need rest and suggests they work in shifts. Father Tomas agrees – as long as he can go first.

Mouse is back on the road, but now she’s alone on her mission to catch up with Father Marcus.

Father Tomas sits on the edge of the bed, continuing to pray. He doesn’t notice Andy is ever so stealthily using the piece of glass to cut the rope holding his hand down to the bed.

Marcus relieves Father Tomas, and Father Tomas says he thinks Andy is defeating the demon. Marcus is in much better shape after the brief rest, and he informs Father Tomas he’s no longer an apprentice. Marcus believes Father Tomas is a full-fledged exorcist now. They stand together at the end of the bed, continuing the exorcism.

Shelby, Caleb, and Harper (Beatrice Kitsos) are waiting at the dock when the lights go out one by one.

Verity enters Russ and Colleen’s place, calling out that she forgot something. The lights don’t work and no one answers. Verity walks slowly through the house and heads upstairs to the room she was staying in. She retrieves the book from the trashcan and then hears Caleb’s bird crying from the next room. (Caleb left the bird in the Holstroms’ care.)

When Verity opens the door, the bird continues to act agitated. She hears a door close elsewhere and follows the noise.

Over at Andy’s, Marcus is asleep on the couch. There’s blood on the staircase and on the floor leading from the exorcism room. Andy is gone having freed himself from his restraints on the bed. Father Tomas has been lost in one of his visions, imagining the conversation about apprentices while in reality, Andy has left the house.

Verity walks around the Holstrom house and sees the front door is standing wide open. She calls out for Rose and then finds Russ and Colleen dead at their kitchen table. Rose comes toward Verity and whispers, “Run,” but it’s too late. Demon Andy enters the room behind her, looks at Verity with a slight smile, and says, “Hey, kiddo.”

More on The Exorcist:
– Recap of The Exorcist Season 2 Episode 1
– Recap of The Exorcist Season 2 Episode 2
– Recap of The Exorcist Season 2 Episode 3
– Recap of The Exorcist Season 2 Episode 4
– Recap of The Exorcist Season 2 Episode 5
– Recap of The Exorcist Season 2 Episode 6
– Recap of The Exorcist Season 2 Episode 7
– Recap of The Exorcist Season 2 Episode 9
– Recap of The Exorcist Season 2 Episode 10

– Interview with Ben Daniels, Alfonso Herrera and Kurt Egyiawan
– Interview with John Cho and Brianna Hildebrand




‘Midnight Sun’ New Trailer Features Bella Thorne and Patrick Schwarzenegger

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Rebecca Murray
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The first trailer for Midnight Sun is reminiscent of 2017’s Everything, Everything starring Amandla Stenberg and Nick Robinson. Both involve a teenager stuck at home because of a medical condition, and both find the teenager trapped in her house falling for a neighbor she watches through her window. Midnight Sun substitutes Bella Thorne (Famous in Love, Shake It Up!) for Amandla Stenberg and Patrick Schwarzenegger (The Long Road Home, Dear Eleanor), son of Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver, subs in for Nick Robinson.

In addition to Bella Thorne and Patrick Schwarzenegger, the cast includes Quinn Shephard (Person of Interest, Almost There), Ken Tremblett (When Calls the Heart, The Unauthorized Saved by the Bell Story), Jenn Griffin (Pretty Little Dead Girl), Suleka Mathew (Men in Trees, The Dead Zone), Nicholas Coombe (Imaginary Mary), and Rob Riggle (Angie Tribeca, Modern Family). Scott Speer (Finding Carter) directed from a script by Eric Kirsten, based on Taiyô no uta by Kenji Bando. David Boies, James McGough, Aln Ou, and Hiroki Shirota served as executive producers.

Open Road Films has set a March 23, 2018 theatrical release date.


The Plot: Midnight Sun is a romantic tearjerker about 17-year-old Katie Price (Thorne), sheltered at home since childhood with a rare genetic condition, a life-threatening sensitivity to sunlight. Having only her father Jack (Riggle) for company, Katie’s world opens up after dark when she ventures outside to play her guitar.

One night, her dreams come true when she’s noticed and asked out by her longtime crush Charlie (Schwarzenegger), whom she’s secretly watched from her bedroom window for years. As they embark on nightly summer excursions, Katie’s risk to sunlight grows and she’s presented with the gut-wrenching dilemma of whether she can live a normal life with her newfound soul mate.

Midnight Sun poster and trailer
Poster for ‘Midnight Sun’ starring Bella Thorne and Patrick Schwarzenegger (Photo Credit: Open Road Films)




Sabrina the Teenage Witch Series Coming to Netflix

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Rebecca Murray
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Sabrina the Teenage Witch TV Series
‘The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina’ artwork (Photo Courtesy of Archie Comics)

There’s a dark and twisted take on Sabrina the Teenage Witch in the works at Netflix. The currently untitled Sabrina series will be based on the Archie Comics’ graphic novel The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina. The series was originally considered for The CW where it would have paired up with the Archie Comics production, Riverdale, but Netflix has apparently stepped forward and scooped up the property.

Riverdale series creator/executive producer Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa is executive producing and writing the Sabrina the Teenage Witch series for Netflix. Lee Toland Krieger (The Age of Adaline, The Vicious Kind) is attached to direct and executive produce, with Greg Berlanti (Riverdale, Blindspot, Supergirl), Sarah Schechter (Riverdale, Legends of Tomorrow, The Flash), and Archie Comics’ Jon Goldwater also executive producing. The Sabrina series is set up under Berlanti Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television.


The one-hour drama has been given a two season order for a total of 20 episodes. Netflix has not revealed any casting details yet nor have they announced a potential premiere date.

This version of Sabrina the Teenage Witch won’t have much in common with the previous television incarnation of the character. Melissa Joan Hart starred in a much lighter, more family-friendly version that ran on ABC from 1996 through 2003. The cast also included Nick Bakay, Caroline Rhea, Beth Broderick, Nate Richert, Jenna Leigh Green, Martin Mull, and Soleil Moon Frye.

The Plot: The ‘Untitled Sabrina Series’ imagines the origin and adventures of Sabrina the Teenage Witch as a dark coming-of-age story that traffics in horror, the occult and, of course, witchcraft. Tonally in the vein of Rosemary’s Baby and The Exorcist, this adaptation finds Sabrina wrestling to reconcile her dual nature – half-witch, half-mortal – while standing against the evil forces that threaten her, her family and the daylight world humans inhabit.




‘Permission’ Debuts a Trailer and Poster with Dan Stevens and Rebecca Hall

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Rebecca Murray
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Good Deed Entertainment’s released the new trailer for Permission along with a poster featuring the film’s stars. Rebecca Hall (The Gift, Professor Marston and the Wonder Women) and Dan Stevens (Beauty and the Beast, Downton Abbey, Legion) co-star in the romantic drama playing a married couple who’ve never dated, much less slept with, anyone else.

Written and directed by Brian Crano (A Bag of Hammers, Dog Food), Permission was produced by Rebecca Hall, Margot Hand, Giri Tharan, and Joshua Thurston. In addition to Rebecca Hall and Dan Stevens, the cast includes Gina Gershon (Empire, Brooklyn Nine-Nine), Francois Arnaud (Midnight, Texas, Blindspot), David Joseph Craig (The Gift, Boy Erased), Morgan Spector (Chuck, Boardwalk Empire), and Jason Sudeikis (Son of Zorn, The Last Man on Earth).

Permission is set to open in theaters on February 9, 2018.

Rebecca Hall also has A Rainy Day in New York from writer/director Woody Allen opening in theaters in 2018. Hall also recently completed work on Holmes and Watson with Will Ferrell as Sherlock Holmes and John C. Reilly as Watson. Stevens has The Man Who Invented Christmas now playing in theaters and has Apostle from writer/director Gareth Evans and co-starring Lucy Boynton likely heading to theaters next year.

The Plot: Anna (Hall) and Will (Stevens), were each other’s first every-things: first kiss, first love, first and only relationship. Now, 10 years in, at Anna’s 30th birthday party, as Will is about to propose, the couple’s best friend makes a drunken toast, suggesting that they should sleep around before their inevitable marriage. The joke lands like a lead balloon, but the thought lingers until Anna proposes that they try opening their relationship – as a sexual experiment. Together, they venture out of the purely monogamous boundaries of their relationship and, along the way, evolve.

Permission Poster
Poster for ‘Permission’ starring Rebecca Hall and Dan Stevens.




CBS Announced Its Winter 2018 Primetime Schedule

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Rebecca Murray
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CBS has announced its winter 2018 primetime lineup which includes the series debuts of Living Biblically and Instinct. The January through March schedule the network just unveiled also includes the premiere dates for Big Brother‘s celebrity edition, season 30 of The Amazing Race, and season 36 of Survivor.

The network has not confirmed the premiere dates for returning shows Code Black, Elementary, and Undercover Boss.

In addition to announcing the premiere dates and schedule for their winter programs, CBS released details on the upcoming seasons of new and returning shows:


The Amazing Race: The Amazing Race is a multi-Emmy Award-winning reality series hosted by Emmy Award-nominated host Phil Keoghan, where teams of two embark on a trek around the world. At every destination, each team must compete in a series of challenges, some mental and some physical, and only when the tasks are completed will they learn of their next location. Teams who are the farthest behind will gradually be eliminated as the contest progresses, with the first team to arrive at the final destination winning The Amazing Race and the $1 million prize.

Big Brother: The Network will launch its first celebrity edition of reality hit Big Brother on Wednesday, Feb. 7 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT). As previously announced, the special winter edition will feature multiple episodes per week during a concentrated run, and include the series’ signature Head of Household and Power of Veto competitions and live evictions. Julie Chen will return to host.

Living Biblically TV Series
‘Living Biblically’ (Photo
© 2017 CBS Broadcasting)

Living Biblically: CBS will premiere the new comedy Living Biblically (f.k.a. “By the Book”) on Monday, Feb. 26 (9:30-10:00 PM, ET/PT) after 9JKL completes its season order. Living Biblically stars Jay R. Ferguson as Chip Curry, a modern-day man at a crossroads in his life who decides to live strictly in accordance with the Bible. As he begins his sincere spiritual journey toward a more moral life with the help of his wife and friends, Chip wonders if he’ll be able to take a page – or every page – out of the Good Book, and if the effect will be of Biblical proportions. Lindsey Kraft, Ian Gomez, David Krumholtz, Tony Rock and Camryn Manheim also star.

Instinct: Instinct will premiere Sunday, March 11 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT), two weeks after the season finale of Big Brother. The new drama stars Alan Cumming as Dr. Dylan Reinhart, a gifted author, university professor and former CIA operative who is lured back to his old life by NYPD Detective Lizzie Needham (Bojana Novakovic) to help her stop a serial killer who is using Dylan’s first book as a tutorial. Daniel Ings, Naveen Andrews and Sharon Leal also star.

Survivor: Survivor is a multi-Emmy Award-winning reality-competition series that features castaways separated into groups and forced to compete against each other with the same ultimate goal: to outwit, outplay and outlast one another. Ultimately, one will be crowned the Sole Survivor and win the $1 million prize. Emmy Award winner Jeff Probst is the host.

CBS’ WINTER 2018 SCHEDULE

    Wednesday, Jan. 3
    8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT
    THE AMAZING RACE (30th Season Premiere)
    9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT SEAL TEAM
    10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT CRIMINAL MINDS

    Wednesday, Jan. 24
    8:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT THE AMAZING RACE (2-Hour Episode)
    10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT CRIMINAL MINDS

    Wednesday, Feb. 7
    8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT BIG BROTHER (Celebrity Edition Premiere)
    9:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT THE AMAZING RACE (2-Hour Episode)

    Thursday, Feb. 8
    8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT BIG BROTHER

    Friday, Feb. 9
    8:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT BIG BROTHER (2-Hour Episode)

    Sunday, Feb. 11
    8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT BIG BROTHER

    Monday, Feb. 12
    8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT BIG BROTHER

    Wednesday, Feb. 14
    8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT BIG BROTHER
    9:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT THE AMAZING RACE (2-Hour Episode)

    Friday, Feb. 16
    8:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT BIG BROTHER (2-Hour Episode)

    Sunday, Feb. 18
    8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT BIG BROTHER

    Monday, Feb. 19
    8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT BIG BROTHER

    Wednesday, Feb. 21
    8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT BIG BROTHER
    9:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT THE AMAZING RACE (Season Finale)

    Friday, Feb. 23
    8:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT BIG BROTHER (2-Hour Episode)

    Saturday, Feb. 24
    8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT BIG BROTHER

    Sunday, Feb. 25
    8:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT BIG BROTHER (Celebrity Edition Finale)

    Monday, Feb. 26
    8:00-8:30 PM, ET/PT KEVIN CAN WAIT
    8:30-9:00 PM, ET/PT MAN WITH A PLAN
    9:00-9:30 PM, ET/PT SUPERIOR DONUTS
    9:30-10:00 PM, ET/PT LIVING BIBLICALLY (Series Premiere)
    10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT SCORPION

    Wednesday, Feb. 28
    8:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT SURVIVOR (2-Hour Season Premiere)
    10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT SEAL TEAM

    Wednesday, March 7
    8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT SURVIVOR (Time Period Premiere)
    9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT SEAL TEAM
    10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT CRIMINAL MINDS

    Sunday, Effective March 11
    8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT INSTINCT (Series Premiere)
    9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT NCIS: LOS ANGELES
    10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT MADAM SECRETARY

CBS Winter Schedule Includes Instinct
Alan Cumming as Dr. Dylan Reinhart and Bojana Novakovic as Det. Lizzie Needham on ‘Instinct’ (Photo: Jeff Neumann ©CBS Broadcasting Inc)




‘Stranger Things’ Will Return for a Third Season

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Rebecca Murray
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In a move that surprises absolutely no one, Network has renewed the award-winning supernatural series Stranger Things for a third season. The news broke that Netflix had officially given the popular sci-fi thriller a season three via Twitter, but given the show’s popularity, the only surprise was that it had taken until December 1, 2107 to confirm another season.

The cast of season two included Winona Ryder as Joyce Byers, David Harbour as Chief Jim Hopper, Finn Wolfhard as Mike Wheeler, Noah Schnapp as Will Byers, Millie Bobby Brown as Eleven, Caleb McLaughlin as Lucas Sinclair, Gaten Matarazzo as Dustin Henderson, Cara Buono as Karen Wheeler, Natalia Dyer as Nancy Wheeler, Charlie Heaton as Jonathan Byers, Joe Keery as Steve Harrington, Dacre Montgomery as Billy, and Sadie Sink as Max.


Matt and Ross Duffer created the series and wrote all episodes of seasons one and two. They also directed some episodes and serve as executive producers along with director Shawn Levy, Dan Cohen, and Iain Patterson.

Prior to the second season, Joe Kerry talked to Showbiz Junkies about topping season one. “People love season one because it’s season one, and if you make season two like season one…season two isn’t season one so you have to keep the things that people really loved about the show but also do some things different. I think that the way that they’ve gone about it by making it a little darker, a little clunker in a good way, it’ll be exciting for people and it’ll feel different but it’s also the same show that they fell in love with, I think,” said Kerry. After season two premiered, Kerry’s description of the new season as “a little darker, a little clunker in a good way,” proved to be appropriate.

The first season of Stranger Things earned 18 Emmy nominations including outstanding directing, writing, drama series, supporting actor, and supporting actress. Season one was also nominated for three Screen Actors Guild awards including nominations for Millie Bobby Brown and Winona Ryder in the Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series category. The series won the SAG award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series.

Netflix has not confirmed when Stranger Things season three will air or how big of a time jump fans can expect.




‘Legends of Tomorrow’ Season 3 Episode 9 Preview: Photos from “Beebo the God of War”

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Rebecca Murray
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The CW’s Legends of Tomorrow cast teamed up with Arrow, The Flash, and Supergirl stars for an epic four-part crossover event that involved Barry and Iris’ wedding being interrupted by Nazis from Earth-X. Season three episode eight allowed the Legends to temporarily shift their focus from tracking anachronisms to saving the galaxy. Episode nine returns the team to the important task of attempting to fix their mistakes from season two.

Directed by Kevin Mock from a script by Grainne Godfree and James Eagan, season three episode nine is titled “Beebo the God of War.” Episode nine will air on Tuesday, December 5, 2017 at 9pm ET/PT.


The season three cast includes Brandon Routh as Ray Palmer/Atom, Dominic Purcell as Mick Rory/Heat Wave, Franz Drameh as Jefferson “Jax” Jackson/Half of Firestorm, Victor Garber as Professor Stein/Half of Firestorm, Caity Lotz as Sara Lance/White Canary, Nick Zano as Dr. Nate Heywood/Steel, Maisie Richardson-Sellers as Amaya Jiwe/Vixen, and Tala Ashe as Zari Tomaz.

The “Beebo the God of War” Plot: FOLLOW YOUR HEART — Rattled by recent events, the Legends dive into work which finds them investigating an Anachronism in a Viking settlement in the New World. The Legends realize that the Norsemen are worshipping an artifact as their god and are surprised by the artifact’s origin. For the first time, Sara (Caity Lotz) is worried that they might need back up when Damien Darhk (Neal McDonough) shows up. Meanwhile, Jax (Franz Drameh) finds a loophole that could potentially change history, but it is a risk he is willing to take.

Legends of Tomorrow Season 3 Episode 9
Dominic Purcell as Mick Rory/Heat Wave and Wentworth Miller as Leo- X/Citizen Cold in ‘Legends of Tomorrow’ Season 3 Episode 9 (Photo: Dean Buscher © 2017 The CW Network)
Legends of Tomorrow Season 3 Episode 9
Caity Lotz as Sara Lance/White Canary and Jes Macallan as Ava Sharpe (Photo: Dean Buscher © 2017 The CW Network)
Legends of Tomorrow Season 3 Episode 9
Caity Lotz as Sara Lance/White Canary (Photo: Dean Buscher © 2017 The CW Network)
Legends of Tomorrow Season 3 Episode 9
Maisie Richardson- Sellers as Amaya Jiwe/Vixen, Nick Zano as Nate Heywood/Steel and Thor Knai as Leif Eriksson (Photo: Dean Buscher © 2017 The CW Network)
Legends of Tomorrow Season 3 Episode 9
Thor Knai as Leif Eriksson, Katia Winter as Freydis Eriksdottir and Maisie Richardson- Sellers as Amaya Jiwe/Vixen (Photo: Dean Buscher © 2017 The CW Network)
Legends of Tomorrow Season 3 Episode 9
Wentworth Miller as Leo – X/Citizen Cold and Dominic Purcell as Mick Rory/Heat Wave (Photo: Bettina Strauss © 2017 The CW Network)




‘Divorce’ Season 2 Episode Guide and Plot Details

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Rebecca Murray
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HBO’s half-hour adult comedy series Divorce will kick off its second season on Sunday, January 14, 2018 at 10:00pm ET/PT. The series was created by Sharon Horgan and stars Sarah Jessica Parker (Sex and the City), Thomas Haden Church (Easy A), Molly Shannon (Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later), Talia Balsam (Mad Men), Tracy Letts (Homeland), Sterling Jerins (The Conjuring 2), and Charlie Kilgore (Moonrise Kingdom). Parker also executive produces along with Horgan, showrunner Jenny Bicks, Alison Benson, and Aaron Kaplan.

Season two will consist of eight episodes, with HBO releasing the air dates and plot descriptions for the entire upcoming season.

The Season 2 Plot: “In the aftermath of their explosive separation, Frances (Sarah Jessica Parker) and Robert (Thomas Haden Church) are learning to rebuild their lives independently, even as they stay entangled through their kids and mutual friends. Focusing on careers, new relationships and finding ways to be happy again, they learn that pursuing the next chapter will be more complicated than they imagined.

Divorce also features Molly Shannon as Diane, Frances’ over-eager friend, whose investment in Frances’ new gallery tests their friendship, even as Diane adjusts to a new normal at home with her husband, Nick (Letts). Talia Balsam plays Dallas, Frances’ close friend, a divorced psychologist who is determined to extricate herself from a secret affair with Tony (Dean Winters), Robert’s divorce attorney. Sterling Jerins plays Lila, Frances and Robert’s complicated teenage daughter, and Charlie Kilgore is Tom, their 16-year-old son.”

Also appearing this season are Becki Newton as Jackie Giannopolis, Robert’s new sparkplug of a girlfriend, Steven Pasquale as Andrew Wallace, Diane’s friend, who will get involved with Frances, and Amy Sedaris as Robert’s off-kilter sister, Cathy.


Divorce Season 2 Episode Descriptions:

Episode #11 (season 2, episode 1): “Night Moves”
Debut date: SUNDAY, JAN. 14 (10:00-10:30 p.m. ET/PT)
After finally signing divorce papers, a financially strapped Robert (Thomas Haden Chruch) looks for work and a new living situation, while Frances (Sarah Jessica Parker) battles insomnia and her newly complex relationship with her children. Diane (Molly Shannon) and Nick’s (Tracy Letts) new communication technique leads him to make an unexpected decision. Dallas (Talia Balsam) continues her secret fling with Robert’s lawyer, Tony Silvercreek (Dean Winters).
Written by Jenny Bicks; directed by Adam Bernstein.

Episode #12 (season 2, episode 2): “Happy Now?”
Debut date: SUNDAY, JAN. 21 (10:00-10:30 p.m.)
Frances (Sarah Jessica Parker) is forced to deal with Lila’s (Sterling Jerins) growing resentment toward her. After his coworkers encourage him to get back in the game, Robert (Thomas Haden Chruch) reconnects with Janice (Gillian Vigman), who tries to help him live out a fantasy. Diane (Molly Shannon) blindsides Frances with a setup, and Dallas (Talia Balsam) attempts to call things off with Tony Silvercreek (Dean Winters).
Written by Julie Rottenberg & Elisa Zuritsky; directed by Adam Bernstein.

Episode #13 (season 2, episode 3): “Worth It”
Debut date: SUNDAY, JAN. 28 (10:00-10:30 p.m.)
After helping her new friend, Andrew (Steven Pasquale), appraise art, an inspired Frances (Sarah Jessica Parker) tries to track down an unknown painter. Diane (Molly Shannon) attempts to ignore her issues with Nick (Tracy Letts) by throwing herself into the gallery. Sparks fly when Robert (Thomas Haden Church) shows his house to a realtor (Becki Newton).
Written by Liz Tuccillo; directed by Wendey Stanzler.

Episode #14 (season 2, episode 4): “Ohio”
Debut date: SUNDAY, FEB. 4 (10:00-10:30 p.m.)
When Robert’s dad falls ill, Robert (Thomas Haden Church) and Frances (Sarah Jessica Parker) reunite in Ohio, where they reminisce about happier times, and deal with Robert’s overbearing sister, Cathy (Amy Sedaris). Back in Hastings-on-Hudson, Tom (Charlie Kilgore) jumps at the chance to chauffeur Diane (Molly Shannon) around town in her luxury car.
Written by Adam Resnick; directed by Janicza Bravo.

Episode #15 (season 2, episode 5): “Breaking the Ice”
Debut date: SUNDAY, FEB. 11 (10:00-10:30 p.m.)
Frances (Sarah Jessica Parker) learns that Robert (Thomas Haden Church) has a new woman in his life, and enlists Diane (Molly Shannon) and Dallas (Talia Balsam) to get intel on her before Lila’s (Sterling Jerins) 13th birthday party.
Written by Stuart Zicherman; directed by Beth McCarthy-Miller.

Episode #16 (season 2, episode 6): “Losing It”
Debut date: SUNDAY, FEB. 18 (10:00-10:30 p.m.)
After Robert (Thomas Haden Church) finds Tom (Charlie Kilgore) in a compromising position, Frances (Sarah Jessica Parker) and Robert re-visit their marriage counselor to set new ground rules for the kids. Frances weighs how serious her new relationship with Andrew (Steven Pasquale) should be. Jackie (Becki Newton) seeks out Dallas’ (Talia Balsam) advice during a chance encounter at Diane’s country club.
Written by Kristen Lange; directed by Scott Ellis.

Episode #17 (season 2, episode 7): “Going, Going…Gone”
Debut date: SUNDAY, FEB. 25 (10:00-10:30 p.m.)
Frances (Sarah Jessica Parker) spots the dashing art bigwig Skip Zakarian (Marton Csokas) at an auction, and takes the opportunity to invite him to Sylvia’s (Roslyn Ruff) upcoming show, where he shows interest in more than art. A successful sale inspires Jackie (Becki Newton) to propose that she and Robert (Thomas Haden Church) team up on a house-flipping business, but he has qualms about the idea.
Written by Julie Rottenberg & Elisa Zuritsky; directed by Adam Bernstein.

Episode #18 (season 2, episode 8): “Alone Again, Naturally” (season finale)
Debut date: SUNDAY, MAR. 4 (10:00-10:30 p.m.)
Robert (Thomas Haden Church) and Jackie (Becki Newton) move toward a new step in their real-estate business. Frances (Sarah Jessica Parker) faces the fallout of a successful opening at her gallery, and enlists Robert’s help with a home-repair project. A returned favor from Frances sets Diane (Molly Shannon) on a bender, which comes back to haunt her at another eventful party.
Written by Jenny Bicks; directed by Adam Bernstein.

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Thomas Haden Church and Sarah Jessica Parker star in ‘Divorce’ (Photo by Craig Blankenhorn / HBO)




Kevin Williamson and CBS Team Up on ‘Tell Me a Story’

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Rebecca Murray
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CBS All Access and Kevin Williamson Tell Me a Story

Kevin Williamson has set up his next project, striking a deal with CBS All Access for the psychological thriller Tell Me a Story. Tell Me A Story is described as a twisted, reimagined take on classic, much-loved fairy tales. It is based on the Marcos Osorio Vidal series format in collaboration with Gustavo Malajovich and Hernan Goldfrid. Their series aired on the Spanish network Antena tres and was produced by Gonzalo Cilley and Andres Tovar.

CBS Television Network’s CBS All Access has given Tell Me a Story a straight-to-series order. Kevin Williamson will write and executive produce, with Aaron Kaplan (Life in Pieces, American Housewife) and Dana Honor (Me, Myself and I, 9JKL) also on board as executive producers. Kaplan’s Kapital Entertainment is producing.

No casting details have been released, nor has a potential premiere date been announced. The new series will join CBS All Access’ lineup that includes Star Trek: Discovery, No Activity, and The Good Wife spinoff, The Good Fight.

Kevin Williamson recently created and wrote the short-lived dramatic time-traveling series Time After Time which starred Freddie Stroma as a young H.G. Wells. Josh Bowman co-starred as serial killer Jack the Ripper. Williamson’s credits also include The Vampire Diaries which ran from 2009 – 2017; Stalker starring Dylan McDermott, Maggie Q, and Victor Rasuk; Fox’s The Following with Kevin Bacon, James Purefoy, and Shawn Ashmore; and the still-popular Dawson’s Creek which aired from 1998 – 2003. He also directed 1999’s comedy thriller, Teaching Mrs. Tingle, starring Katie Holmes, Helen Mirren, Barry Watson, Marissa Coughlan, Michael McKean, and Molly Ringwald.

The Plot: Set in modern-day New York City, the first season of this serialized drama interweaves “The Three Little Pigs,” “Little Red Riding Hood” and “Jack and the Beanstalk” into an epic and subversive tale of love, loss, greed, revenge and murder.




‘The Umbrella Academy’ Adds ‘Black Sails’ Star Tom Hopper

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Rebecca Murray
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The Umbrella Academy Cast
The Umbrella Academy cast (Photos Courtesy of Netflix)

Netflix announced Tom Hopper (Black Sails), Emmy Raver-Lampman (Hamilton), David Castañeda (Switched at Birth), Aidan Gallagher (Nicky, Ricky, Dicky, and Dawn), and Robert Sheehan (Geostorm) have joined the cast of The Umbrella Academy. In addition to announcing the cast, Netflix released details on each of their characters in the upcoming series based on Dark Horse Comics’ Eisner Award-winning comics and graphic novels.

My Chemical Romance’s Gerard Way created and wrote the comic books, with Gabriel Bá illustrating. Way will act as a co-executive producer on the series and Steve Blackman (Fargo), Mike Richardson, and Keith Goldberg are executive producing. Blackman will also be the series’ showrunner. The Exorcist‘s Jeremy Slater wrote the pilot script.

The Plot: The live-action series follows the estranged members of a dysfunctional family of superheroes (The Umbrella Academy) – Luther, Diego, Allison, Vanya, Klaus and Number Five – as they work together to solve their father Reginald Hardgraves’ mysterious death, while coming apart at the seams due to their divergent personalities and abilities.

The Umbrella Academy Characters:

  • ‘Luther’ (Tom Hopper)
    Luther was groomed by his father from an early age to be the leader of The Umbrella Academy – a responsibility that has always weighed heavily on him. He is resilient, a workaholic, and possesses the ability of heightened physical strength. Upstanding to a fault, Luther always tries to do the right thing, even if that means putting others before himself.
  • ‘Allison’ (Emmy Raver-Lampman)
    Allison is beautiful, elegant, and a formerly world-famous movie star who possesses the power of suggestion – anything she says aloud comes to pass. Her life seems perfect from the outside, but her ability has undermined every relationship she’s ever had. With her career on the decline and her marriage in shambles, she refuses to use her power as she seeks a more authentic life.
  • ‘Diego’ (David Castañeda)
    Diego is a skilled, intense vigilante who has a real problem with authority. He isn’t as naturally strong or smart as his siblings, so he’s worked three times as hard for everything. Believing he should have been the leader of his family instead of his brother, he carries a massive chip on his shoulder that makes him hostile to just about everyone.
  • ‘Number Five’ (Aidan Gallagher)
    Number Five appears to be a thirteen year old boy, but in actuality he is a fifty-eight-year-old man trapped in the body of a child. He doesn’t suffer fools and is the smartest person in the room. He’s haunted by the things he’s seen and done, and is on the verge of losing his grip on reality.
  • ‘Klaus’ (Robert Sheehan)
    Klaus is a drug addict and lovable mess of a human being and yet, if you ask him, any day now his life is going to turn around. He’s a classic “middle child” – a disarming pleaser who is seemingly everyone’s friend, but will rob you blind without thinking twice.




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