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‘A Killer Among Friends’ Preview: Episode Details, Trailer, and Premiere Date

9-1-1‘s Jennifer Love Hewitt narrates Investigation Discovery’s true crime series A Killer Among Friends, premiering on July 14, 2025 at 10pm ET/PT. New episodes of the six-episode season will air on Mondays.

Jennifer Love Hewitt, soon to be seen reprising her role as Julie James in I Know What You Did Last Summer, also serves as an executive producer. “Identifying new pockets of storytelling in an innovative format has always been a passion of mine as an executive producer,” stated Jennifer Love Hewitt. “A Killer Among Friends offers a unique opportunity for me to draw from my own work as an actress, as we blend together a kaleidoscope of perspectives to tell each of these tragedies that deeply impact group dynamics and shatter beliefs.”

Additional executive producers include Julie Pizzi, Jesse Daniels, Farnaz Farjam, and Elissa Halperin. The series is produced by Bunim-Murray Productions.

“From college friend groups, close-knit classmates or high school theater troupes, A Killer Among Friends will spotlight shocking cases of betrayal, jealousy, and violence. As each individual recounts their perspective on the crime or the victim, revelations will bubble to the surface about what really went wrong, as secrets they may have held for years or memories they may have suppressed resurface,” reads ID’s synopsis. “A Killer Among Friends will showcase that each case may not be as simple as it seems—and ultimately reveal who may feel more complicit than they originally claimed.”

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Poster for ‘A Killer Among Friends’ (Photo Credit: Investigation Discovery)

A Killer Among Friends Episode Guide:

  • Killer on Campus
    Premieres Monday, July 14 at 10/9c on ID
    Trent DiGiuro, a University of Kentucky football player, is shot and killed while celebrating his 21st birthday with his college buddies. Even though there are many witnesses, no one can identify the killer. Investigators question everyone in Trent’s inner circle, but no one can think of a single person who would want to hurt the popular athlete. As the campus reels from the tragedy, Trent’s friends fear that the killer was actually targeting one of them and worry that they will come back to finish the job.
  • Your Smiles and Your Lies
    Premieres Monday, July 21 at 10/9c on ID
    A mysterious killer murders the star of a community theater production of Fiddler on the Roof the day after a cast party. As the town grieves young artist Jessie Blodgett, her friends grow concerned that the culprit is someone within their inner circle.
  • Devil in the Hallways
    Premieres Monday, July 28 at 10/9c on ID
    When California teen Elyse Pahler disappears, the whole town feels on edge. As suspicion turns inward, her closest friends begin to wonder if the danger was beside them all along, hidden in the familiar faces of classmates with something dark to hide.
  • She’s No Runaway
    Premieres Monday, August 4 at 10/9c on ID
    When middle schooler Maryann Measles vanishes without a trace, suspicion quickly falls on the new circle of older friends she’s been spending time with. As family and friends dig deeper, secrets unravel and the line between loyalty and betrayal starts to blur.
  • Secrets to Reveal
    Premieres Monday, August 11 at 10/9c on ID
    Best friends take a girl’s trip before applying to grad school. When one of them doesn’t make it home, everyone wonders, what happened in Vegas to Michele Carson? As the stakes continue to rise, sharing long-hidden secrets may be the only chance at justice.
  • Friendship in Disguise
    Premieres Monday, August 18 at 10/9c on ID
    A killer stabs UCLA student Ron Baker to death in a train tunnel known for its connection to the Manson murders. Occult rumors begin to spread — until another missing friend redirects suspicion to Baker’s inner circle.
  • Details on Season 2

’28 Years Later’ Review: Still Infectiously Good

28 Years Later Review
Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Alfie Williams in Columbia Pictures’ ’28 YEARS LATER’ (Photo by Miya Mizuno © 2024 CTMG, Inc)

How long is a long time to wait for a sequel? Recently, we’ve waited 36 years for a Beetlejuice sequel, 36 years for a Top Gun sequel, 35 years for a Blade Runner sequel, and 30 years for a Mad Max sequel. This makes the 18 years since 28 Weeks Later seem like an afternoon nap, but considering they missed out on 28 Months Later, fans have been salivating. Well, the wait is over, and 28 Years Later is here.

After the events of 28 Days Later…, the entire British Isles were quarantined to keep the Rage virus off of mainland Europe. The survivors of the virus were left on the Isles to fend for themselves.

It is in this world that 28 Years Later takes place.

A small island off the coast of England has managed to keep the Rage virus away due to its only being accessible to the mainland through a causeway at low tide. This makes the island easily defensible against the Infected, but the residents of the isolated area must go across to the mainland to scavenge for supplies every so often, and this is considered a rite of passage by the small, Wicker Man-esque community. A young boy named Spike (Alfie Williams from His Dark Materials) has just turned 12, and his father, Jamie (Kraven the Hunter’s Aaron Taylor-Johnson), has decided his son should accompany him to the mainland to make his first kill of an Infected. But, while on the mainland, Spike learns that there are things there that interest him more.

While it may be hard to say that the previous 28 Weeks Later was a misfire, it’s great to have the original 28 Days Later… team of writer Alex Garland (Civil War, Warfare) and director Danny Boyle (Trainspotting, Slumdog Millionaire) back in the saddle for 28 Years Later. Garland’s thoughtful writing combined with Boyle’s unmistakable visual style gives the movie a unique feel, so it’s not just another tired old zombie flick. Like the other movies in the series, it’s mostly a journey movie, but it also tosses in bits of folk horror and coming-of-age drama.

And it’s this coming-of-age drama that may be the movie’s weakness. The setup and the first two acts are terrific, but once Spike sets out on his own, things start to fizzle a little. While on his initial trip to the mainland with his father, Spike learns about a doctor named Kelson (Conclave’s Ralph Fiennes) who may be able to help his sick mother, Isla (Jodie Comer from The Bikeriders). So, Spike risks everything to set out and find Kelson and, in turn, hopefully, some relief for his ailing parent. And Spike does find him. And the character of Kelson is extremely intriguing, but he’s introduced way too late, so the movie doesn’t really do anything with him. Which is strange, because if you’ve got Ralph Fiennes in your movie, why wouldn’t you use him?

So, 28 Years Later is two-thirds of a good movie. And while it doesn’t exactly fall apart in that third act, it does seem like it’s working with a different set of rules. The shift in tone is unsettling, and not in the way that one wants from a horror movie. It just feels like a new movie started before the last one ended. And it’s one that raises more questions than it answers.

Those who have been waiting patiently for this sequel will be satisfied…to a point. Indeed, 28 Years Later has more of the same action horror for which the franchise has become known. It falls somewhere squarely in between the scream-out-loud horror of 28 Days Later… and the philosophical thrills of 28 Weeks Later. But it’s not non-stop visceral fright. It’s more of a slow-burn horror movie.

Fans of the franchise will also be pleased with 28 Years Later’s ultimate ending, as it sets up (yet another) sequel. And…a keen look at IMDB shows that there is an upcoming 28 Years Later movie planned with Nia DaCosta (Candyman) set to direct. Which is good, for a couple of reasons. One, DaCosta is a fantastic filmmaker. And two, there are plenty more stories left in the 28 Days/Weeks/Years Later universe. So, hopefully, the questions raised by 28 Years Later will still eventually get answered in the near future.

GRADE: B

Rating: R for grisly images, graphic nudity, brief sexuality, language, and strong bloody violence
Release Date: June 20, 2025
Running Time: 1 hour 55 minutes
Studio: Columbia Pictures

 

‘F1® The Movie’ Review: Immensely Fun Summer Fare

F1 The Movie Review
Damson Idris as Joshua Pearce and Brad Pitt as Sonny Hayes in ‘F1 The Movie’ (Photo Credit: Apple Original Films / Warner Bros)

What’s summer without a big, action-packed car racing movie? Well, we won’t have to find out this year, because producer Jerry Bruckheimer (Gone in 60 Seconds), director Joseph Kosinski (Top Gun: Maverick), and heartthrob Brad Pitt (Bullet Train) have teamed up to bring us F1® The Movie.

F1® The Movie stars Pitt as Sonny Hayes, a talented-yet-troubled aging race car driver who is approached by his old teammate/friend Ruben (Javier Bardem from the Dune movies) to drive for his APX Gran Prix team (pronounced “Apex”). Sonny is brought in as a last-ditch effort to save his friend’s bottom-place team, and the shake-up works – the renegade driver causes just the right amount of tension within the camp for them to actually start climbing in the rankings.

The script for F1 The Movie was written by Kosinski and Ehren Kruger (who also worked with Kosinski on Top Gun: Maverick), and it’s really a tale of two movies. There’s the car racing movie, which is visceral and exhilarating, and then there’s the between-the-races, soap opera-y movie that is a bit less exciting. It’s comparable to Oliver Stone’s Any Given Sunday, where scenes in which the movie is engaged in the sport that it’s about are thrilling, but for the rest of the time, the audience is just waiting for the thrills to come back.

Again, the actual scenes of the races are incredible. Cinematographer Caludio Miranda (another Top Gun: Maverick veteran) puts the audience right in the car and on the track so it can almost feel the wind of the competitors as they speed by. Even the scenes with the pit crew are pulse-pounding. With help from some killer Skywalker Sound audio design and an incredible score from Hans Zimmer (yet another Top Gun: Maverick guy), there may not be a better movie to get the blood pumping this summer.

Another interesting thing about the racing scenes is that there’s a bit of humor to them. Sonny was brought in to help the team win, and he’s got some unconventional ways of doing it. One of these ways is causing complete and total chaos on the track, doing things that are just barely within the rules of racing. Some of it helps him, some of it helps his teammate driver Joshua Pearce (Snowfall’s Damson Idris), but none of it makes him any friends outside of his own camp. And most of it is hysterical.

Which brings us to the between-races segments of the movie. While they serve the purpose of letting the audience catch its breath between action scenes, after a while, they seem unnecessary. At first, the drama is palpable, with obvious tension building between Sonny and J.P., (Sonny’s nickname for Joshua, which is given over J.P.’s own objections, which only helps to feed the rivalry). There are also some shenanigans where Ruben is being forced out as owner. And then, there are some questions and official challenges regarding how legal some of the car’s modifications are. And all this non-race stuff is engaging, to a point. But after a while, the off-track drama feels forced and manufactured, and not at all surprising.

The biggest example of the disappointing off-track drama is a tiny spoiler, so skip this paragraph if you want to avoid a fairly predictable narrative trope. The lead tech on the team is a capable, intelligent, strong woman named Kate (Kerry Condon from The Banshees of Inisherin). Of course, at one point, she is made a typical love interest for Sonny, which kind of throws the whole movie into Standard Archetype territory. Just when you think you’ve got a kick-ass, independent female role model, they hook her up with the Hollywood Leading Man. Hey, but at least they didn’t make J.P. hook up with the team’s only female pit crew worker (Callie Cooke from Cheaters), right?

Okay, so now that we’ve got that out of the way. F1® The Movie is a respectable summer blockbuster. It’s got enough chills, thrills, and spills to earn its cinematic stripes. But it likely won’t be considered a classic of any genre. It’s the definition of disposable entertainment. Immensely fun while in the theater but forgotten as soon as the next Big Movie comes along.

GRADE: B

Rating: PG-13 for strong language and action
Running Time: 2 hours 35 minutes
Release Date: June 27, 2025




Hulu Summer 2025 Lineup: ‘Alien’ Series, ‘The Bear’ Returns, and Amanda Knox

The Bear Season 4 Poster on Hulu
Poster for ‘The Bear’ season 4 (Photo Credit: FX)

Hulu’s summer lineup includes the season four premiere of The Bear starring Jeremy Allen White and the series premiere of Alien: Earth with Sydney Chandler and Timothy Olyphant. Hulu’s also offering lighter summer fare with comedy specials featuring Atsuko Okatsuka, Zarna Garg, and Ralph Barbosa.

King of the Hill returns this summer for a 14th season 15 years after the series wrapped up its initial 13-season run. The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox with Grace Van Patten premieres on August 20th, and a documentary on iconic journalist Barbara Walters streams on Hulu beginning June 23rd. The series adaptation of Esi Edugyan’s bestselling Washington Black arrives on Hulu on July 23rd.

New to Hulu in Summer 2025

THE BRAVEST KNIGHT
Premiere Date: June 20, 2025 (All at once)
Synopsis: Season 2 of The Bravest Knight reunites fans of the first season with their favorite group of fairy-tale heroes for even more action-packed adventures. Follow Nia as she continues her training for her biggest challenge yet: the Not-Yet-Knight Tournament. In the meantime, Sir Cedric continues recounting his own experiences as a Not-Yet-Knight, from meeting new friends and foes to searching for the elusive Dragon—again!

Cast: The series stars T.R. Knight, Bobby Moynihan, Wilson Cruz, Teri Polo, Millie Davis, Margaret Cho, Asia Kate Dillon, Emily Hampshire, Elizabeth Hurley, Steven Weber, and Christine Baranski.

BARBARA WALTERS TELL ME EVERYTHING (ABC NEWS)
Premiere Date: June 23, 2025
Synopsis: She didn’t just report the news; she made news. She was a true American original and trailblazer who broke ground for women. Now, this powerful documentary from Imagine Documentaries and ABC News Studios gives viewers an intimate and raw look at her astonishing career, personal life, and the challenges she faced trying to balance it all as a woman in a male-dominated industry. Barbara Walters, in her own words, also reflects on the high price of fame and the legacy she hoped to inspire.

Cast: The documentary features Cindy Adams, Joy Behar, Connie Chung, Martin Clancy, Andy Cohen, Katie Couric, Peter Gethers, Lori Klein, Cynthia McFadden, Bette Midler, Victor Neufeld, David Sloan, Katie Nelson Thomson, Chris Vlasto, and Oprah Winfrey.

THE BEAR Season 4 (FX)
Premiere Date: June 25, 2025 (All at once)
Synopsis: Season four of FX’s The Bear finds Carmen “Carmy” Berzatto (Jeremy Allen White), Sydney Adamu (Ayo Edebiri), and Richard “Richie” Jerimovich (Ebon Moss-Bachrach) pushing forward, determined not only to survive but also to take The Bear to the next level. With new challenges around every corner, the team must adapt, adjust, and overcome. This season, the pursuit of excellence isn’t just about getting better—it’s about deciding what’s worth holding on to.

Cast: The series stars Jeremy Allen White, Ayo Edebiri, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Abby Elliott, Lionel Boyce, Liza Colón-Zayas and Matty Matheson, with Oliver Platt and Molly Gordon in recurring roles.

SUCH BRAVE GIRLS Season 2
Premiere Date: July 7, 2025
Synopsis: The series follows Josie (Kat Sadler), her sister, Billie (Lizzie Davidson), and their mother, Deb (Louise Brealey), risking everything they’ve got for a single scrap of love and adoration. Still desperately trying to escape the reality of their cramped, crumbling, debt-ridden home, it’s a good thing Dev (Paul Bazely) and Seb (Freddie Meredith) are coming to the rescue.

Cast: The series stars Kat Sadler, Lizzie Davidson, Louise Brealey, Paul Bazely, and Freddie Meredith.

Suspicious Minds on Hulu
A scene from ‘Suspicious Minds’ (Photo Credit: Hulu)

SUSPICIOUS MINDS
Premiere Date: July 10, 2025
Synopsis: The 6-part series introduces Amber (Silvia Alonso), one of the most brilliant thieves in the world who, after a failed robbery in Las Vegas, prepares her next heist. This time it will take place in Isla Esperanza, an idyllic place lost in the middle of the Pacific. Her target is the tiara of saint Agatha, a jewel valued at 240 million dollars, that the daughter of Mexican oil tycoon Emilio Villegas (Asier Etxeandia) will wear during her wedding. To prepare the robbery, Amber has been infiltrated in the Villegas family for three years as a school governess. But her meticulous plan goes awry when Rui (Álex González), a cheeky and mysterious thief with whom she had a troubled relationship in Las Vegas during a spectacular heist, shows up on the island.

Cast: Álex González, Silvia Alonso, Asier Etxeandia, Antonio Pagudo, Olga Hueso, Albert Baró, Alicia Jaziz, Jan Buxaderas, Eduardo Gómez, Cumelén Sanz, Oliver Ruano, Milena Radulovic, Saibon Wang, and Ainhoa Santamaría

WASHINGTON BLACK
Premiere Date: July 23, 2025 (All at once)
Synopsis: Based on the bestselling novel of the same name, Washington Black follows the 19th-century odyssey of George Washington “Wash” Black, an 11-year-old boy born on a Barbados sugar plantation, whose prodigious scientific mind sets him on a path of unexpected destiny. When a harrowing incident forces Wash to flee, he is thrust into a globe-spanning adventure that challenges and reshapes his understanding of family, freedom, and love. As he navigates uncharted lands and impossible odds, Wash finds the courage to imagine a future beyond the confines of the society into which he was born.

Cast: The series stars Ernest Kingsley Jr., Rupert Graves, Iola Evans, Edward Bluemel, Sharon Duncan Brewster, Eddie Karanja, Tom Ellis, and Sterling K. Brown.

ZARNA GARG: PRACTICAL PEOPLE WIN
Premiere Date: July 2025
Synopsis: Zarna Garg is bringing the heat (and the guilt trips) in her laugh-out-loud Hulu debut, taking aim at husbands, kids, in-laws, and anyone who dares question an Indian mom’s wisdom.

KING OF THE HILL Season 14
Premiere Date: Aug. 4, 2025 (All at once)
Synopsis: After years working a propane job in Saudi Arabia to earn their retirement nest egg, Hank and Peggy Hill return to a changed Arlen, Texas, to reconnect with old friends Dale, Boomhauer, and Bill. Meanwhile, Bobby is living his dream as a chef in Dallas and enjoying his 20s with his former classmates Connie, Joseph, and Chane.

Cast: The series stars Mike Judge, Kathy Najimy, Pamela Adlon, Johnny Hardwick, Stephen Root, Lauren Tom and Toby Huss.

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Poster for ‘Alien: Earth’ (Photo Credit: FX)

ALIEN: EARTH (FX)
Premiere Date: Aug. 12, 2025 (Two episodes at launch, then weekly)
Synopsis: When the mysterious deep space research vessel USCSS Maginot crash-lands on Earth, Wendy (Sydney Chandler) and a ragtag group of tactical soldiers make a fateful discovery that puts them face-to-face with the planet’s greatest threat in FX’s Alien: Earth.

In the year 2120, the Earth is governed by five corporations: Prodigy, Weyland-Yutani, Lynch, Dynamic, and Threshold. In this corporate era, cyborgs (humans with both biological and artificial parts) and synthetics (humanoid robots with artificial intelligence) exist alongside humans. But the game is changed when the wunderkind founder and CEO of Prodigy Corporation unlocks a new technological advancement: hybrids (humanoid robots infused with human consciousness). The first hybrid prototype named “Wendy” marks a new dawn in the race for immortality. After Weyland-Yutani’s spaceship collides into Prodigy City, Wendy and the other hybrids encounter mysterious life-forms more terrifying than anyone could have ever imagined.

Cast: The series stars Sydney Chandler, Timothy Olyphant, Alex Lawther, Samuel Blenkin, Babou Ceesay, Adrian Edmondson, David Rysdahl, Essie Davis, Lily Newmark, Erana James, Adarsh Gourav, Jonathan Ajayi, Kit Young, Diêm Camille, Moe Bar-El, and Sandra Yi Sencindiver.

THE TWISTED TALE OF AMANDA KNOX
Premiere Date: Aug. 20, 2025 (Two episodes at launch then weekly)
Synopsis: A limited series inspired by the story of how Amanda Knox was wrongfully convicted for the tragic murder of her roommate, Meredith Kercher, and her 16-year odyssey to set herself free.

Cast: The series stars Grace Van Patten, Sharon Horgan, John Hoogenakker, Francesco Acquaroli, Giuseppe De Domenico, and Roberta Mattei.

RALPH BARBOSA: PLANET BOSA
Premiere Date: August 2025
Synopsis: In his second hour-long standup special, Ralph Barbosa: Planet Bosa, Ralph shares his adventures in dating, controlling his temper, working on cars, and his views on current events.




‘Elio’ Review: A Bright, Fun, and Visually Stunning Space Adventure

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A scene from Disney and Pixar’s ‘Elio’ (Photo © 2025 Disney/Pixar)

Is there life out in space amongst the stars? That’s the question humans on earth have been asking for thousands of years. It’s also on little Elio’s mind in Pixar’s animated adventure Elio.

Not having any friends and being obsessed with space and aliens, young Elio (voiced by Yonas Kibreab) is desperate to be abducted by aliens and start a new life off of planet Earth and away from his aunt and guardian, Olga (voiced by Oscar winner Zoe Saldaña, Emilia Perez). Olga’s an Air Force officer who he believes would be happier without him.

After numerous botched attempts to be abducted, including lying on the beach in a big drawn circle with the words “Aliens… Abduct Me!” Elio sneaks into a top-secret meeting being held by Olga. When it ends, he records a message: “If any aliens are listening, please come and get me. Okay, bye…I love you,” and sends it into space. The aliens hear Elio’s message and seek him out. His dream comes true, and he’s beamed up to the Communiverse, an interplanetary organization with representatives from all over the galaxies.

The aliens mistakenly believe Elio is Earth’s ambassador and welcome him. However, the entire Communiverse is quickly threatened by the gigantic space warlord, Lord Grigon (voiced by three-time Emmy winner Brad Garrett), after they denied him entry as a member.

Anxious to save the new world he desperately wants to be a part of, Elio offers to reason with Lord Grigon and remove the threat. This leads to Elio accidentally befriending Grigon’s son, Glordon (voiced by Remy Edgerly), a slow-moving, slug-like creature who, unlike his father, is very friendly and has no interest in becoming the greatest war machine in the universe. Together, the new best friends try to figure out a way to stop Grigon from destroying the Communiverse.

Pixar’s Elio is a cosmic space romp with rich, bright, and colorful animation and a talented voice cast. It’s a sweet space odyssey that will have kids in the audience smiling and laughing while the adults are mildly entertained.

Yonas Kibreab does a superb job of bringing to life Elio, the young boy who is just trying to find a world where he fits in and belongs. Kibreab captures both the exuberance and heartache Elio experiences during his adventure.

Brad Garrett is perfectly cast as the voice of Lord Grigon, whose look and demeanor is a little too reminiscent of another Pixar character… Emperor Zurg from Toy Story 2. Garrett captures both the imposing warrior and the dad hoping his son will follow in his footsteps.

The animation is stunning, with bright candy-colored aliens and an outer space world of visual delights. It’s a true feast for the eyes.

The message in the film about the need to connect and find a place where you feel you belong is handled a little heavy-handedly but still works. What’s missing is the soul and emotion that makes a Pixar animated movie a powerful, moving, heartfelt experience like what audiences were treated to with Up, Finding Nemo, and Toy Story. Elio is chaotic and fun but fails to be emotionally engaging.

GRADE: B

Rating: PG for thematic elements and some action/peril
Running Time: 1 hour 39 minutes
Release Date: June 20, 2025
Directed By: Madeline Sharafian, Domee Shi, and Adrian Molina




Kathryn Bigelow’s ‘A House of Dynamite’ with Idris Elba Sets Fall Premiere

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Poster for ‘A House of Dynamite’ (Photo Credit: Netflix)

Two-time Oscar winner Kathryn Bigelow’s upcoming thriller has an official title and streaming release date. A House of Dynamite, starring Idris Elba and Rebecca Ferguson, will have a limited theatrical release in October 2025, followed by a streaming release on October 24.

The cast also includes Gabriel Basso, Jared Harris, Tracy Letts, Anthony Ramos, Moses Ingram, Jonah Hauer-King, Greta Lee, and Jason Clarke. Rounding out the ensemble are Malachi Beasley, Brian Tee, Brittany O’Grady, Gbenga Akinnagbe, Willa Fitzgerald, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Kyle Allen, and Kaitlyn Dever.

Netflix released this description of Kathryn Bigelow’s dramatic thriller: “When a single, unattributed missile is launched at the United States, a race begins to determine who is responsible and how to respond.”

Noah Oppenheim wrote the screenplay and serves as a producer along with Greg Shapiro and Kathryn Bigelow. Executive producers include Brian Bell and Sarah Bremner. Bigelow’s behind-the-scenes team includes director of photography Barry Ackroyd, production designer Jeremy Hindle, costume designer Sarah Edwards, and editor Kirk Baxter, with music by Volker Bertelmann.

‘Sausage Party’ Season 2 Debuts First Photos and Sets August Premiere

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Michael Cera as Barry, Edward Norton as Sammy Bagel Jr., Seth Rogen as Frank, and Jillian Bell as Trish in ‘Sausage Party: Foodtopia’ season 2 (Courtesy of Prime Video)

Prime Video’s Sausage Party: Foodtopia will return with more adventures of wild weiners and condiments on August 13, 2025. The outrageous animated series is set in a world in which food has become sentient, and the first photos tease the walking, talking munchies will be dealing with more bizarre problems in season two.

Seth Rogen returns to voice Frank, Will Forte voices Jack, Edward Norton voices Sammy Bagel Jr, and Michael Cera returns as Barry. Oscar winner Marion Cotillard joins the cast as Dijon, a badass warrior-mustard princess who pilots the most effective humey in New Foodland. Jillian Bell plays Trish, an empathic nut that puts the well-being of New Foodland above all else. Martin Starr joins as Sherman, Trish’s right-hand man and a cake who is not all that he appears to be. And Patti Harrison voices Jill, a humey from New Foodland.

Martin Starr as Sherman
Martin Starr as Sherman in season 2 (Courtesy of Prime Video)

“Based off the 2016 animated feature Sausage Party, the series Sausage Party: Foodtopia follows Frank, Brenda, Barry, and Sammy as they try to build their own food society,” reads Prime Video’s synopsis. “In season two, exiled from home, Frank, Barry, and Sammy soon find themselves in New Foodland, a shining utopia for food and humans alike. But beneath the city’s glossy fridges and cheery smiles lies a dark secret that threatens the entirety of sentient food society.”

Ariel Shaffir and Kyle Hunter serve as showrunners and executive producers. Additional executive producers include Rogen, Evan Goldberg, James Weaver, Alex McAtee, Jonah Hill, Megan Ellison, Patrick Chu, and Andrew Millstein. The feature film’s director, Conrad Vernon, directs the eight-episode animated series and also executive produces.

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Will Forte as Jack and Patti Harrison as Jill in season 2 (Courtesy of Prime Video)
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Marion Cotillard as Dijon and Michael Cera as Barry in season 2 (Courtesy of Prime Video)
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Edward Norton as Sammy Bagel Jr., Michael Cera as Barry, and Seth Rogen as Frank in season 2 (Courtesy of Prime Video)



‘Site’ Sci-Fi Thriller with Jake McLaughlin Drops Its First Trailer

Blue Fox Entertainment released the first trailer for Site, a sci-fi thriller starring Will Trent‘s Jake McLaughlin. The trailer teases something strange is going on at an abandoned military site that alters time.

The thriller also stars Arielle Kebbel (Rescue: HI-Surf), Theo Rossi (Sons of Anarchy), Miki Ishikawa (The Terror), and Yoson An (Heart Eyes). Jason Eric Perlman wrote the screenplay, directs, and serves as a producer. Additional producers include Kelly Hayes, Benjamin Cooke, and Yvonne Supangkat.

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Poster for Blue Fox Entertainment’s ‘Site’

“While inspecting an abandoned military site, Neil Bardo suffers a mind-altering time distortion. Soon after, haunting hallucinations of strangers and troubling events from the past bleed into Neil’s reality,” reads Blue Fox Entertainment’s synopsis. “One vision is so traumatic, it leads to a biking accident that nearly blinds his only son. With his life unraveling and his son’s sight hanging in the balance, Neil must uncover the secrets of the facility and the soul-shattering truth of his hallucinations.”

Site opens in theaters and will be available on VOD on August 8, 2025.

‘I Know What You Did Last Summer’ Trailer: Jennifer Love Hewitt Delivers an Iconic Line

Jennifer Love Hewitt drops a quieter version of her final girl line – “What are you waiting for?” – in the new trailer for I Know What You Did Last Summer. The sequel to the 1997 horror film also brings back Freddie Prinze Jr, with Love Hewitt and Prinze reprising their roles as Julie James and Ray Bronson.

The latest addition to the IKWYDLS franchise stars Madelyn Cline, Chase Sui Wonders, Jonah Hauer-King, Tyriq Withers, Sarah Pidgeon, Billy Campbell, Gabbriette Bechtel, and Austin Nichols.

“When five friends inadvertently cause a deadly car accident, they cover up their involvement and make a pact to keep it a secret rather than face the consequences. A year later, their past comes back to haunt them and they’re forced to confront a horrifying truth: someone knows what they did last summer…and is hell-bent on revenge,” reads Sony Pictures’ synopsis. “As one by one the friends are stalked by a killer, they discover this has happened before, and they turn to two survivors of the legendary Southport Massacre of 1997 for help.”

Jennifer Kaytin Robinson directs and co-wrote the screenplay with Sam Lansky. Neal H. Moritz serves as a producer, with Robinson, Jackie Shenoo, and Karina Rahardja executive producing.

I Know What You Did Last Summer will open in theaters on July 18, 2025.




Lainey Wilson Gets a Special Country Music Hall of Fame Exhibition

Lainey Wilson Country Music Hall of Fame Exhibition
Country Music Hall of Fame hosts a special Lainey Wilson exhibition (Photo: Eric Ryan Anderson / Country Music Hall of Fame)

Reigning Academy of Country Music Entertainer of the Year Lainey Wilson will be honored with a new exhibition at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. The Lainey Wilson: Tough as Nails exhibit will open on July 18, 2025, and will be available to visit until June 2026.

“It’s a dream come true to have my own exhibit in the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, and such an incredible honor to be included next to so many of my heroes and legendary artists,” stated Wilson. “These past few years have been a complete whirlwind, and it’s going to be really amazing to see the whole journey captured in the exhibit, along with some special items from growing up in Louisiana. I can’t wait to see how it turned out and for my family, friends, and fans to check it out.”

Examples of Lainey Wilson Memorabilia Included in the Exhibition:

  • The first tooled leather saddle Wilson used as a child.
  • The Montana Silversmiths custom-made silver and gold belt buckle—engraved with the brand of her family’s farm in Baskin, Louisiana, and ornamented with rhinestones—that Wilson wore to the Country Music Association Awards in 2022.
  • Sixteen-year-old Wilson’s journal, where she wrote, “My dream is to become a country singer/songwriter. I know I can do it.”
  • A program for Baskin School’s kindergarten graduation listing Wilson’s first public performance, when she sang “Butterfly Kisses.”
  • One of Wilson’s first hats, given to her by a fellow musician who is also a hatmaker.
  • A Go Vicki! fringed jacket belonging to Wilson’s mother, which Wilson wore when she performed at Saddlebags, a country music venue in Savannah, Georgia, on February 9, 2018.
  • A Wrangler trench coat, denim vest and jeans—all embellished with rhinestones—and the Charlie 1 Horse by Lainey Wilson hat she wore during her halftime performance at the NFL game between the Dallas Cowboys and New York Giants on Thanksgiving Day, November 28, 2024.
  • The sequined tank top Wilson wore while impersonating Hannah Montana in the late 2000s.
  • The floral-pattern shirt, Cat O’ Nine studded bell bottoms and rhinestone-embellished Kippys belt Wilson wore during her debut performance on the Grand Ole Opry, February 14, 2020.
  • The rhinestone-embellished Wrangler vest; Wrangler jeans, accented with feathers and rhinestones; and Rotate metallic bustier Wilson wore at her “Country’s Cool Again” performance at Nashville’s Ascend Amphitheater on June 1, 2024.
  • The Wrangler denim vest and studded jeans Wilson wore in her role as Abby in the series finale of “Yellowstone,” when she performed “Hang Tight Honey” on location at Billy Bob’s Texas, a historic country music venue in Fort Worth.
  • The Dolce & Gabbana rawhide leather shirt and Alice + Olivia suede bell bottoms Wilson wore during the photo shoot for her 2024 album, Whirlwind.
  • The Norma Kamali-designed patchwork-pattern blazer and matching bell bottoms Wilson wore when she made her first appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, May 26, 2022.
  • The Carolina Herrera-designed strapless satin bell-bottom jumpsuit with ruffled pant hems Wilson wore on the red carpet at the Country Music Association Awards in 2023.

The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum will host a Songwriter Session with Aaron Raitiere and Jon Decious in the museum’s Ford Theater in support of the exhibition. Details on all the planned events are available on the museum’s website.

“From a young age, Lainey Wilson had an unwavering vision and faith in herself,” said Kyle Young, chief executive officer of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. “This exhibit will examine the seeds of her career, including the requisite talent, hard work, and ingenuity throughout her ten-year journey in Nashville that fueled her emergence as a globally popular and beloved artist. As her career has flourished, she continues to reflect these roots and core values in her music and life.”

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