The Predator sci-fi franchise gets animated with the action-adventure film Predator: Killer of Killers. 20th Century Studios released the first trailer, introducing the three warriors at the heart of the film.
The studio also unveiled a poster and new photos from the upcoming release. Lindsay LaVanchy, Louis Ozawa, Rick Gonzalez, and Michael Biehn star.
“The anthology story follows three of the fiercest warriors in human history: a Viking raider guiding her young son on a bloody quest for revenge, a ninja in feudal Japan who turns against his Samurai brother in a brutal battle for succession, and a WWII pilot who takes to the sky to investigate an otherworldly threat to the Allied cause,” reads 20th Century Studios’ synopsis. “But while all these warriors are killers in their own right, they are merely prey for their new opponent—the ultimate killer of killers.”
Predator: Killer of Killers will premiere on June 6, 2025 on Hulu.
Dan Trachtenberg, director of the prequel Prey, is at the helm of the animated film, along with co-director Josh Wassung. Micho Robert Rutare wrote the screenplay from a story by Rutare and Trachtenberg, based on characters created by Jim Thomas and John Thomas. Trachtenberg, John Davis, Marc Toberoff, Ben Rosenblatt serve as producers. Executive producers include Lawrence Gordon, James E. Thomas, John C. Thomas, and Stefan Grube.
Jonah Wren Phillips and Sally Hawkins in ‘Bring Her Back (Photo credit: Ingvar Kenne / A24)
A couple of years ago, co-directors/brothers Danny and Michael Philippou made one of the creepiest movies in recent memory with Talk to Me. That put them squarely on the horror world’s radar, and everyone couldn’t wait to see what they’d do next. Well, their sophomore feature, Bring Her Back, is here.
Bring Her Back is about a visually impaired girl named Piper (Sora Wong) whose father suddenly passes away. Along with her stepbrother, Andy (Billy Barratt from Blinded by the Light), Piper is placed in a foster home with a woman named Laura (The Shape of Water’s Sally Hawkins), who has recently lost a child. From the start, Andy and Piper feel that their new home with Laura is a bit off, but the longer they stay, the more they feel that they need to get out of there. Something is not right with Laura and her home.
Bring Her Back is an intense experience. Danny Philippou wrote the script along with Bill Hinzman (who also helped write Talk to Me), and he and his brother Michael take the inventive story and crank the atmospheric tension up to eleven. It’s visceral, immersive, and disturbing. It’s what horror is all about. And, more importantly, it’s unlike anything else. To say exactly what kind of movie it is would spoil some of the surprises, so let’s just say it flirts a bit with kindertrauma, hagsploitation, and the occult. Just know that it’s a horrifying movie.
And it’s more than just cats jumping out at the audience. Bring Her Back gets its hands dirty in many places, forcing the audience to watch through gritted teeth and covered eyes. But it’s also an engaging mystery, with elements along the way—a strange locked room, a half-empty pool, a bunch of old video cassettes—that keep the viewer wondering what’s going to come next. And that’s not even mentioning the weird foster brother Ollie (Human Error’s Jonah Wren Phillips), who’s always creeping around in the background. Perhaps best of all, the movie doesn’t provide the viewer with all of the answers, allowing everyone to assemble the puzzle in their own unique way.
While there’s no shortage of scenes to make the audience cringe with discomfort, Bring Her Back also explores some more serious themes, mainly about the processing of grief, both on the part of the child who loses a parent and on the part of the parent who loses a child. Grief manifests itself in different ways with different people, and Bring Her Back shows both extremes. The unusual thing here is that the children have the more rational coping mechanism.
Speaking of extremes, Sally Hawkins gives a stellar performance as Laura, the unhinged foster mom. In what seems like a role that would be below a “serious actor” (Hawkins is, after all, a two-time Academy Award nominee), Hawkins gives it her all. Her crazy lady vibes are up there with those of Isabelle Huppert in Greta and Octavia Spencer in Ma (two other Oscar-caliber actresses who nailed their parts while slumming it in horror movies). Bring Her Back isn’t the kind of movie that will garner a lot of awards buzz, but if it does, Hawkins needs to be in the conversation.
Basically, with Bring Her Back, Danny and Michael Philippou have done it again. It’s an even more effective horror movie than Talk to Me, which was already pretty darn effective. These guys are getting pretty close to the status of modern horror masters like Ari Aster, Robert Eggers, and Jordan Peele. One more amazing movie will do it. And I, for one, can’t wait to see what they have in store for us next.
GRADE: A
Rating: R for some grisly images, language, graphic nudity, strong violent content, and underage drinking
Running Time: 1 hour 39 minutes
Release Date: May 30, 2025
Studio: A24
The Sesame Street gang is heading to Netflix with a new season and a new format. Trump’s cuts in funding to PBS, home to Sesame Street for 55 years, threatened the critically acclaimed, incredibly important children’s program. Netflix stepped in and is working with PBS, confirming the series will continue to air for free on PBS stations in the US.
Netflix announced season 56 will premiere later this year and revealed it will be released in three batches. Sal Perez and Kay Wilson Stallings are executive producing, and Emmy, Humanitas, and NAACP Award nominee Halcyon Person will serve as head writer.
Netflix will also stream 90 hours of previous episodes.
Sesame Street comes to Netflix for season 56 (Photo Credit: Netflix)
The streamer released the following details on what families can expect from the upcoming 56th season of the award-winning series:
New ways to play along. Cookie Monster opens his very own Cookie Cart on Sesame Street. Will there be cookie chaos or a sweet treat with every adventure? Abby’s Fairy Garden is home to surprising and delightful magical creatures. What could possibly go wrong when Abby helps care for them?
To-camera moments. The characters speak directly to the viewers and invite them into the action—capturing emotions and interactions.
Animation overlays that highlight music, action, humor, and important story moments while adding visual excitement. Visual effects like wand sparkles, bubbles, and confetti will add a touch of anything-can-happen magic to the storytelling.
One 11-minute story. The longer format provides the opportunity to tell stories with even more character-driven humor and heart.
A new animated segment, Tales from 123, takes viewers INSIDE the most famous apartment building in the world where they can discover the wacky and whimsical building that Elmo, Cookie Monster, and friends call home.
The return of fan-favorite episodes of Elmo’s World and Cookie Monster’s Foodie Truck.
Disney is hosting pre-release screenings of the live-action adaptation of the blockbuster family-friendly animated film Lilo & Stitch, and we’ve got free tickets to San Diego, Maui, and Honolulu screenings. The screenings will take place on May 7, 2025 at 7pm local time, and tickets (and seating) are available on a first-come, first-served basis.
“Lilo & Stitch is the wildly funny and touching story of a lonely Hawaiian girl and the fugitive alien who helps to mend her broken family,” reads Disney’s synopsis. The live-action adaptation of Disney’s 2002 animated film stars Sydney Elizebeth Agudong, Maia Kealoha, Billy Magnussen, Tia Carrere, Hannah Waddingham, Courtney B. Vance, and Zach Galifianakis. Chris Sanders returns to voice Stitch.
The FBI spinoff FBI: Most Wanted finishes up its six season run with episode 22, directed by Ken Girotti. The season and series finale finds the team trying to prevent a terrorist attack. Episode 22, “The Circle Game,” will air on Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 10pm ET/PT.
“The Circle Game” Plot: The Fugitive Task Force hunts down a rogue government operative group that is planning a domestic terror attack. Also, the team prepares for big changes.
Dylan McDermott leads the cast as Supervisory Special Agent Remy Scott. Season six also stars Shantel VanSanten as Special Agent Nina Chase, Roxy Sternberg as Special Agent Sheryll Barnes, Keisha Castle-Hughes as Special Agent Hana Gibson, and Edwin Hodge as Special Agent Ray Cannon.
FBI: Most Wanted is a high-stakes drama that focuses on the Fugitive Task Force, an elite unit that relentlessly pursues and captures the notorious criminals on the Bureau’s Most Wanted list. The team’s charming but formidable leader is Supervisory Special Agent Remy Scott, who started his career in the New York FBI field office before rising through the ranks of the Bureau in Philadelphia and Las Vegas.
The team includes Special Agent Sheryll Barnes, a former NYPD detective and forensics expert; Special Agent Hana Gibson, a gifted millennial computer whiz with a sharp wit and mad hacking skills; Special Agent Ray Cannon, who is a former New Orleans cop-turned-junior detective and worked Violent Crimes in Albany after following in his retired FBI agent father’s footsteps; along with well-seasoned Special Agent Nina Chase, who worked assorted cases with the FBI’s New York office, and among her strengths is her undercover work.
The trailer for HBO’s Mountainhead shows art imitating life, with tech billionaires partying while the world crumbles because of AI technology. It’s not until the outside world directly impacts their opulent vacation that they bother to care.
The premise strikes so close to reality that audiences are either going to avoid it like the plague or check it out just to see if the high and mighty fall off their golden perches. Working in its favor is the talent in front of and behind the screen. The four tech giants are played by Steve Carell as Randall, Jason Schwartzman as Souper (Hugo Van Yalk), Cory Michael Smith as Venis, and Ramy Youssef as Jeff. The film is written and directed by seven-time Emmy winner and creator of Succession Jesse Armstrong.
Armstrong’s Succession was a brilliant portrayal of the ultra-rich, and it’s certain his feature directorial debut won’t shy away from biting satire at the expense of the 1%. Hopefully, it serves up a healthy dish of poetic justice.
Executive producers include Armstrong, Frank Rich, Lucy Prebble, Jon Brown, Tony Roche, Will Tracy, Mark Mylod, and Jill Footlick.
Mountainhead premieres on Saturday, May 31, 2025 at 8pm ET/PT on HBO.
Poster for ‘Mountainhead’ (Photograph by Courtesy of HBO)
Shameik Moore in ‘Power Book III: Raising Kanan’ (Photo Credit: Starz)
Starz’s Power franchise finally revealed the identity of Branford ‘Breeze’ Frady. The character’s been talked about since the franchise first launched back in 2014, but it wasn’t until Power Book III: Raising Kanan season four’s finale that Breeze appeared on screen, played by Shameik Moore (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse).
Shameik Moore will continue playing Breeze as a new series regular in the upcoming fifth and final season. Per Starz: “Known as a drug kingpin from Jamaica, Queens, Breeze employed a young Kanan Stark, as well as James St. Patrick and Tommy Egan, with James and Tommy as his corner boys.”
The finale, which aired on May 15, 2025, showed Snaps (Wendell Pierce) and Pop (Erika Woods) introducing Kanan (MeKai Curtis) to Breeze. The introduction is a “lasting tie” between the original series and the prequel.
“It was always my intention that Raising Kanan would run for five seasons, and thanks to my friends and partners at STARZ and Lionsgate, as well as the incredible cast, crew, and writing staff, I’ve been able to tell the entirety of the story I set out to tell way back in 2019. Having said that, with the table we’ve set in this season finale and the inevitable introduction of Breeze, there is still an exceptionally intense and action-packed season left for the viewers to experience, and I assure you that the stakes for Kanan and the entire Thomas family have never been higher,” said executive producer, writer, and showrunner Sascha Penn.
Penn added, “I’m very proud of this series and grateful that we’ve been able to see it through to what is an incredibly explosive and satisfying conclusion for the unbelievably loyal fans of the Power Universe.”
Power Book III: Raising Kanan also stars Patina Miller, Joey Bada$$, London Brown, Malcolm Mays, Hailey Kilgore, and Tony Danza. Executive producers include original Power creator and showrunner Courtney A. Kemp, Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, Mark Canton, Chris Selak, and Kevin Fox.
“The Power Universe fans have been patiently anticipating this moment and I’m honored to step into the iconic role of Breeze,” said Shameik Moore. “I jumped into a story that is already alive with such strong characters, but it was a fun challenge to find Breeze’s unique identity, and I can’t wait for fans to see how Breeze will shift dynamics in the story. It’s gonna be a wild ride.”
The teaser for CBS’s FBI season seven episode 22, the season finale, shows Isobel accusing someone of being a traitor to “this office and to our country.” And series star Zeeko Zaki warns fans should be prepared for a life-or-death cliffhanger.
Speaking with TV Insider, Zaki added, “We’re kind of calling it our little Fast and Furious episode where we have to find a new location, a new place, and kind of work off the grid and solve a crime. It’s really fun that we kind of get to do these new things in our show now with our new writers. Hopefully, the audience buys it, loves it, and wants to see more of it.”
Directed by Alex Chapple and written by Mitch Kampf and Mike Weiss, the season finale will air on Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 8pm ET/PT.
Missy Peregrym stars as Special Agent Maggie Bell, Zeeko Zaki plays Special Agent Omar Adom “OA” Zidan, Jeremy Sisto is Assistant Special Agent in Charge Jubal Valentine, and Alana De La Garza is Special Agent in Charge Isobel Castille. John Boyd plays Special Agent Stuart Scola and Emily Alabi is Agent Dani Rhodes.
“A New Day” Plot: After Jubal narrowly escapes a calculated assault on a secret FBI office, the team discovers an anti-government group has infiltrated the FBI. Unsure of whom to trust, the team must work in the shadows to unmask the culprits threatening the sanctity of the New York field office, on the seventh season finale. The Big Bang Theory‘s Kevin Sussman guest stars.
FBI is a fast-paced drama about the inner workings of the New York office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. This elite unit brings to bear all their talents, intellect, and technical expertise on major cases in order to keep New York and the country safe. Born into a multigenerational law enforcement family, Special Agent Maggie Bell commits deeply to the people she works with as well as those she protects. Her partner is Special Agent Omar Adom “OA” Zidan, a West Point graduate via Bushwick who spent two years undercover for the DEA before being cherry-picked by the FBI.
Overseeing them is Special Agent in Charge Isobel Castille, who operates under intense pressure and has undeniable command authority. The team also includes Assistant Special Agent in Charge Jubal Valentine, the nerve center of the office whose ability to easily relate to and engage with both superiors and subordinates makes him a master motivator. Special Agent Stuart Scola is an Ivy League-educated Wall Streeter-turned-FBI agent. These first-class agents tenaciously investigate cases of tremendous magnitude, including terrorism, organized crime, and counterintelligence.
Thony’s caught up in a potentially explosive situation on Fox’s The Cleaning Lady season four episode nine. “Hearts on Fire” will air on Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 8pm ET/PT.
“Hearts on Fire” Plot: A hospital under lockdown. A patient with a deadly secret. As Thony fights to save a life, she finds herself caught between two men and the ghosts of their pasts. Jorge’s relentless pursuit of vengeance blinds him to the truth, while Fiona, pushed to her breaking point, makes a decision that will change everything. Thony steps into the operating room—and into the fight of her life.
Elodie Yung leads the cast as Thony, Santiago Cabrera plays Jorge, Kate del Castillo is Ramona Sanchez, Martha Millan plays Fiona, Faith Bryant is Jaz, and Sean Lew plays Chris. Recurring season four guest stars include Danny Pardo as El Don, Daniel Bonjour as Dr. Sean Dupont, Alain Uy as Feng, and Brian Norris as Cowboy Hat.
The Cleaning Lady returns for an action-packed season four, with the series’ beloved characters in ever-changing and increasingly dangerous situations. After three seasons of being a pawn caught between the FBI and the world of organized crime, THONY (Yung) makes the bold decision to take charge of her own destiny — by exchanging her cleaning lady uniform for the scrubs of a surgical intern at a small community hospital.
Thony’s return to the medical career she sacrificed for her son, LUCA (Sanchez), opens a new path to citizenship for them both. But to make this happen, she must continue her service to the Sin Cara cartel — not as a cleaning lady, but as the new mob doctor — bringing her ever closer to JORGE (Cabrera), the cartel’s brooding new leader. Under the watchful eye of the hospital’s brusque yet handsome chief resident, DR. SEAN DUPONT (Bonjour), Thony straddles the line between two worlds until they inevitably come crashing into each other.
Newly enthroned as the head of Sin Cara, Jorge has ambitious plans to take the cartel in a surprising, yet lucrative, direction. He’s invested Sin Cara’s assets into a rare earth mine worth billions. It’s easy, legitimate money that will result in generational wealth for them all. But the old dogs of the cartel are unwilling to learn new tricks from their upstart leader, which results in a fracture within the organization. Flanked by his lieutenants, the veteran EL DON (Pardo) and quirky newcomer FENG (Uy), Jorge must fend off a mutiny within Sin Cara, which threatens the lives of everyone he loves.
Even from within the walls of a maximum-security prison, former head of Sin Cara, RAMONA (Del Castillo) remains a threat. She continues to exert influence through her unpredictable proxy on the outside, the loner only known as COWBOY HAT (Norris). But she’s vulnerable on the inside. When a tough prison gang puts Ramona in their crosshairs, she must dig deep into her devious bag of tricks to find a way to survive.
Meanwhile, FIONA (Millan) struggles to keep her cleaning business afloat, leading her into the world of identity theft. CHRIS (Lew) learns the painful truth about first love and channels his raw emotions into an unexplored passion — dance. And JAZ (Bryant) deals with the difficulties of being the perfect child in a decidedly imperfect family.
The Cleaning Lady continues its exploration of the experience of undocumented immigrants and the hurdles they face in this country. The series tells their stories of resourcefulness in the face of institutional adversity and the sacrifices they must make to achieve their American dream.
CBS’s SWAT closes out its eight-season run with back-to-back episodes airing on May 16, 2025. Episode 21, “Ride or Die,” will air at 9pm ET/PT, followed by episode 22, the series finale, at 10pm ET/PT.
Season eight stars Shemar Moore as Daniel “Hondo” Harrelson, Jay Harrington as David “Deacon” Kay, David Lim as Victor Tan, Patrick St. Esprit as Commander Robert Hicks, and Anna Enger Ritch as Zoe Powell. Annie Ilonzeh is Devin Gamble and Niko Pepaj plays Miguel “Miko” Alfaro.
“Ride or Die” Plot: When an auto carrier truck gets hijacked by a high-speed crew, Hondo encounters a ghost from his past—a violent car thief thought to be long-dead. As the brutal road warriors tear across L.A. in pursuit of a mysterious $60 million car, Hondo’s old rivalry reignites, and he’s forced to confront a long-held fear. Also, Gamble is thrust into a personal crisis when her brother, Leon, becomes tangled in the investigation, putting Gamble’s SWAT future in jeopardy. Episode 21 was directed by Maja Vrvilo from a script by Kent Rotherham.
“Return to Base” Plot: The SWAT team undertakes its final mission when a violent crew of ex-pat Russian mercenaries holds Los Angeles hostage after planting hundreds of hidden explosives across the city in a bid to extort the release of their brutal leader, Dmitri Rykov. When Rykov is brought to SWAT for safekeeping, SWAT HQ comes under attack, forcing Hondo and 20-Squad to fight for their very survival. Episode 22, the series finale, was directed by Billy Gierhart and written by Matthew Brown and Daniela Labi.
S.W.A.T. stars Shemar Moore as a former Marine and locally born and raised SWAT sergeant tasked to run a specialized tactical unit that is the last stop in law enforcement in Los Angeles. Torn between loyalty to where he was raised and allegiance to his brothers in blue, Daniel “Hondo” Harrelson strives to bridge the divide between his two worlds.
Committed to the job, Hondo is equally devoted to his marriage and fatherhood. The other members of Hondo’s elite S.W.A.T. unit include David “Deacon” Kay, an experienced S.W.A.T. officer and dedicated family man who always puts the team first; Victor Tan, who started in the LAPD Hollywood Division and uses his confidential informants in the community to help the team; Zoe Powell, a tough and loyal team member trying to reconnect with the son she gave up for adoption as a teen; and Miguel “Miko” Alfaro, a headstrong officer who overcame a troubled childhood, and is now a trusted 20-Squad addition following a rocky transfer to Los Angeles S.W.A.T.
Responsible for the management of all Metro Division S.W.A.T. units is Commander Robert Hicks, a senior LAPD official with the Special Operations Bureau. With Hondo leading the charge, these dedicated men and women bravely put themselves at risk to protect their community and save lives.
