Krysten Ritter as Mia in ‘Dexter: Resurrection’ episode 5 (Photo Credit: Zach Dilgard / Paramount+ with SHOWTIME)
Krysten Ritter (Marvel’s Jessica Jones, Orphan Black: Echoes) has joined the Dexter: Resurrection cast in a guest-starring role. Ritter has been tapped to play Mia, but Showtime didn’t offer any further details. In fact, Showtime hasn’t released an official synopsis of the upcoming Dexter sequel.
SAG winner Michael C. Hall heads up the cast, reprising his role as serial killer Dexter Morgan. Uma Thurman stars as Charley, described as the “Head of Security for mysterious billionaire Leon Prater. A former Special Ops officer, Charley worked various high-level private security jobs before taking on her position as the resourceful and meticulous right-hand woman for Prater.”
Peter Dinklage is onboard to play Leon Prater. The cast also includes Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine as Blessing Kamara, Kadia Saraf as Detective Claudette Wallace, Dominic Fumusa as Detective Melvin Oliva, and Emilia Suárez as Elsa Rivera. James Remar reprises his role as Dexter’s father, Harry Morgan; David Zayas returns as Detective Angel Batista; and Jack Alcott is back as Dexter’s son, Harrison Morgan.
Dexter veteran and Emmy nominee Clyde Phillips is the executive producer and showrunner. Series star Michael C. Hall, Scott Reynolds, Tony Hernandez, and Lilly Burns also serve as executive producers. Marcos Siega is a producing director and will direct six episodes. Monica Raymund is directing four episodes.
Dexter: Resurrection is just the latest addition to the ever-expanding Dexter franchise that includes Dexter: New Blood and Dexter: Original Sin starring Patrick Gibson. Filming is currently underway in New York. Paramount+ with Showtime’s targeting a summer 2025 premiere.
Netflix unveiled the final trailer for The Electric State, providing one more tease of the upcoming sci-fi film based on the graphic novel by Simon Stålenhag. The trailer shows Netflix’s go-to star Millie Bobby Brown (Stranger Things, Enola Holmes, Damsel) teaming up with Guardians of the Galaxy‘s Chris Pratt and some renegade robots to find her missing sibling.
The cast also includes Ke Huy Quan, Jason Alexander, Woody Norman, Giancarlo Esposito, and Stanley Tucci. Woody Harrelson, Anthony Mackie, Brian Cox, Jenny Slate, Hank Azaria, Colman Domingo, and Alan Tudyk voice The Electric State characters.
Netflix offers this description of the sci-fi thriller from directors Anthony and Joe Russo:
“The Electric State is a spectacular sci-fi adventure from the directors of Avengers: Endgame set in an alternate, retro-futuristic version of the 1990s. Millie Bobby Brown stars as Michelle, an orphaned teenager navigating life in a society where sentient robots resembling cartoons and mascots, who once served peacefully among humans, now live in exile following a failed uprising. Everything Michelle thinks she knows about the world is upended one night when she’s visited by Cosmo, a sweet, mysterious robot who appears to be controlled by Christopher — Michelle’s genius younger brother whom she thought was dead.
Determined to find the beloved sibling she thought she had lost, Michelle sets out across the American southwest with Cosmo, and soon finds herself reluctantly joining forces with Keats (Chris Pratt), a low-rent smuggler, and his wisecracking robot sidekick, Herman (voiced by Anthony Mackie). As they venture into the Exclusion Zone, a walled-off corner in the desert where robots now exist on their own, Keats and Michelle find a strange, colorful group of new animatronic allies — and begin to learn that the forces behind Christopher’s disappearance are more sinister than they ever expected.”
Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely wrote the screenplay, and the Russos, Mike Larocca, Angela Russo-Otstot, Chris Castaldi, and Patrick Newall served as producers. Executive producers include Christopher Markus, Stephen McFeely, Tim Connors, Nick van Dyk, Jake Aust, Geoffrey Haley, and Jeffrey Ford. Simon Stålenhag, Julia Angelin, Russell Ackerman, John Schoenfelder, Andy Muschietti, and Barbara Muschietti also executive produce.
The Electric State streams on Netflix on March 14, 2025.
The squad tracks down treasure thieves on CBS’s SWAT season eight episode 14, “The Santa Clara.” Episode 14, directed by Gonzalo Amat and written by Chris Bessounian and Tianna Majumdar-Langham, will air on Friday, March 7, 2025 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.
“The Santa Clara” Plot: When violent robbers loot a museum vault, fleeing with almost a billion dollars in treasure recovered from a sunken ship, Hondo and 20-Squad must chase down the thieving killers before they flee the country. Meanwhile, Tan reckons with the fallout from a SWAT Academy accident, and Gamble nervously awaits the verdict of her IA investigation.
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.
Cruel Summer‘s Blake Lee guest stars as Gabriela’s new love interest on CBS’s Fire Country season three episode 14, “Death Trap.” Episode 14, directed by Leslie Alejandro and written by Carrie Williams, will air on Friday, March 7, 2025 at 9pm ET/PT.
Max Thieriot stars as Bode, Billy Burke plays Vince, Kevin Alejandro is Manny, and Diane Farr is Sharon. Stephanie Arcila plays Gabriela, Jordan Calloway is Jake, Jules Latimer is Eve, and Leven Rambin guest stars as Audrey James.
“Death Trap” Plot: The station 42 crew responds to a wellness check at the home of a hoarder that escalates into a full-blown house fire, and Vince and Sharon are forced to face the reality of his father’s ballooning cognitive troubles.
Fire Country stars Max Thieriot as Bode Leone, a young convict seeking redemption and a shortened prison sentence by joining a prison release firefighting program in Northern California, where he and other inmates are partnered with elite firefighters to extinguish massive, unpredictable wildfires across the region. It’s a high-risk, high-reward assignment, and the heat is turned up when Bode is assigned to the program in his rural hometown, where he was once a golden all-American son until his troubles began.
Years ago, Bode burned down everything in his life, leaving town with a big secret. Now he’s back, with the rap sheet of a criminal and the audacity to believe in a chance for redemption with Cal Fire.
MTV’s Family Legacy documentary series pulls back the curtain and reveals the private family lives of well-known musicians. The popular docuseries is returning for a second season, streaming on Paramount+ beginning on Tuesday, March 25, 2025.
“Sharing exclusive MTV behind-the-scenes footage and brand-new interviews, Family Legacy gives fans an intimate account of these superstars from the ones who know them best – their kids,” reads Paramount+’s synopsis.
Season one featured interviews with the children of Linkin Park’s Chester Bennington, Backstreet Boy’s Brian Littrell, Boyz II Men’s Nathan Morris, Van Halen’s Sammy Hagar, and *NSYNC’s Joey Fatone. The 10-episode season two will spotlight:
• Brittney Atkins (Daughter of Ja Rule)
• Chase Anela Rolinson (Daughter of TLC’s T-Boz)
• Claudinel Jean (Daughter of Wyclef Jean)
• Slade (Son of Lil Jon)
• Duke Mason (Son of The Go-Go’s Belinda Carlisle)
• Egypt Criss (Daughter of Pepa and Treach from Naughty By Nature)
• iNTeLL (Son of Wu-Tang Clan’s U-God)
• Jesaaelys Gonzalez (Daughter of Daddy Yankee)
• Jesse Mizell (Son of Run DMC’s Jam Master Jay)
• Maison Thomas (Son of Matchbox 20’s Rob Thomas)
• Nathan Davis (Son of Korn’s Jonathan Davis)
• Praise, Sean, Xavier, and Tacoma Simmons (Children of DMX)
• Prana Supreme Diggs (Daughter of RZA)
• PXWER (Sha Smith) and Cheyenne Smith (Children of Method Man)
• Reginae Carter (Daughter of Lil Wayne)
• Rosé Riley (Son of Teddy Riley)
• Simon Crahan & Griffin Taylor (Sons of Slipknot’s Shawn Crahan & Corey Taylor)
• Story A’ Saundra Lumpkin (Daughter of Ginuwine and Solé)
• Swayvo Twain (Son of D’Angelo and Angie Stone)
• Trillian and T’ziah Smith (Sons of Busta Rhymes)
• Uhmeer (Son of DJ Jazzy Jeff)
• Weather Park (Son of Ol’ Dirty Bastard)
MTV Entertainment Studios and Glass Entertainment Group produce the docuseries, with Nancy Glass, Eric Neuhaus and David Casey executive producing for Glass Entertainment Group. MTV Entertainment Studios’ Bruce Gillmer and Lorian Thompson also serve as executive producers.
The 2025 Oscars turned out to be a golden night for Anora. The critically acclaimed indie took home five Oscars including Best Director, Best Editing, Best Original Screenplay (all Sean Baker), Best Actress (Mikey Madison), and Best Picture. Anora won in every category it was nominated in except Best Supporting Actor (Yura Borisov) which went to Kieran Culkin as expected.
Emilia Pérez went into Hollywood’s Big Night with 13 nominations, winning in just two: Best Supporting Actress (Zoe Saldana) and Best Original Song. The Brutalist was recognized with three Oscars after earning 10 nominations. Wicked also earned 10 nominations and finished the night with two wins. And Dune: Part Two won the Achievement in Sound and Visual Effects Oscars out of its five nominations.
The show opened with a moving tribute to Los Angeles followed by Ariana Grande singing “Somewhere Over the Rainbow,” Cynthia Erivo performing “Home” from The Wiz, and Grande and Erivo dueting on “Defying Gravity” from Wicked. That opening alone made the 2025 Oscars worth watching.
Conan O’Brien kept the opening monologue focused on actors and films, and avoided politics throughout the show-for the most part. Two hours in when Anora was sweeping awards, O’Brien delivered his most memorable joke of the night, saying, “I guess Americans are excited to see somebody finally stand up to a powerful Russian.”
Winners were announced during the 97th Oscars on Sunday, March 2, 2025.
2025 Oscars Nominees and Winners:
Best motion picture of the year WINNER: “Anora”
“The Brutalist”
“A Complete Unknown”
“Conclave”
“Dune: Part Two”
“Emilia Pérez”
“I’m Still Here”
“Nickel Boys”
“The Substance”
“Wicked”
Performance by an actor in a leading role WINNER: Adrien Brody in “The Brutalist” (A24)
Timothée Chalamet in “A Complete Unknown” (Searchlight)
Colman Domingo in “Sing Sing” (A24)
Ralph Fiennes in “Conclave” (Focus Features)
Sebastian Stan in “The Apprentice” (Briarcliff Entertainment/Rich Spirit)
Performance by an actor in a supporting role
Yura Borisov in “Anora” (Neon) WINNER: Kieran Culkin in “A Real Pain” (Searchlight)
Edward Norton in “A Complete Unknown” (Searchlight)
Guy Pearce in “The Brutalist” (A24)
Jeremy Strong in “The Apprentice” (Briarcliff Entertainment/Rich Spirit)
Performance by an actress in a leading role
Cynthia Erivo in “Wicked” (Universal)
Karla Sofía Gascón in “Emilia Pérez” (Netflix) WINNER: Mikey Madison in “Anora” (Neon)
Demi Moore in “The Substance” (MUBI)
Fernanda Torres in “I’m Still Here” (Sony Pictures Classics)
Performance by an actress in a supporting role
Monica Barbaro in “A Complete Unknown” (Searchlight)
Ariana Grande in “Wicked” (Universal)
Felicity Jones in “The Brutalist” (A24)
Isabella Rossellini in “Conclave” (Focus Features) WINNER: Zoe Saldaña in “Emilia Pérez” (Netflix)
Achievement in directing WINNER: “Anora” (Neon) Sean Baker
“The Brutalist” (A24) Brady Corbet
“A Complete Unknown” (Searchlight) James Mangold
“Emilia Pérez” (Netflix) Jacques Audiard
“The Substance” (MUBI) Coralie Fargeat
Best animated feature film of the year WINNER: “Flow” (Sideshow/Janus Films)
“Inside Out 2” (Walt Disney) Kelsey Mann and Mark Nielsen
“Memoir of a Snail” (IFC Films) Adam Elliot and Liz Kearney
“Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl” (Netflix)
“The Wild Robot” (Universal) Chris Sanders and Jeff Hermann
Adapted screenplay
“A Complete Unknown” (Searchlight) Screenplay by James Mangold and Jay Cocks WINNER: “Conclave” (Focus Features) Screenplay by Peter Straughan
“Emilia Pérez” (Netflix) Screenplay by Jacques Audiard, in collaboration with Thomas Bidegain, Léa Mysius and Nicolas Livecchi
“Nickel Boys” (Orion Pictures/Amazon MGM Studios) Screenplay by RaMell Ross & Joslyn Barnes
“Sing Sing” (A24) Screenplay by Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar, Story by Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar, Clarence Maclin, John “Divine G” Whitfield
Original screenplay WINNER: “Anora” (Neon) Written by Sean Baker
“The Brutalist” (A24) Written by Brady Corbet, Mona Fastvold
“A Real Pain” (Searchlight) Written by Jesse Eisenberg
“September 5” (Paramount) Written by Moritz Binder, Tim Fehlbaum, Co-Written by Alex David
“The Substance” (MUBI) Written by Coralie Fargeat
Best documentary feature film
“Black Box Diaries” WINNER: “No Other Land”
“Porcelain War”
“Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat”
“Sugarcane”
Best international feature film of the year WINNER: “I’m Still Here” Brazil
“The Girl with the Needle” Denmark
“Emilia Pérez” France
“The Seed of the Sacred Fig” Germany
“Flow” Latvia
Adrien Brody and Guy Pearce in ‘The Brutalist’ (Photo Credit: A24)
Achievement in cinematography WINNER: “The Brutalist” (A24) Lol Crawley
“Dune: Part Two” (Warner Bros.) Greig Fraser
“Emilia Pérez” (Netflix) Paul Guilhaume
“Maria” (Netflix) Ed Lachman
“Nosferatu” (Focus Features) Jarin Blaschke
Achievement in costume design
“A Complete Unknown” (Searchlight) Arianne Phillips
“Conclave” (Focus Features) Lisy Christl
“Gladiator II” (Paramount) Janty Yates and Dave Crossman
“Nosferatu” (Focus Features) Linda Muir WINNER: “Wicked” (Universal) Paul Tazewell
Achievement in film editing WINNER: “Anora” (Neon) Sean Baker
“The Brutalist” (A24) David Jancso
“Conclave” (Focus Features) Nick Emerson
“Emilia Pérez” (Netflix) Juliette Welfling
“Wicked” (Universal) Myron Kerstein
Achievement in makeup and hairstyling
“A Different Man” (A24) Mike Marino, David Presto and Crystal Jurado
“Emilia Pérez” (Netflix) Julia Floch Carbonel, Emmanuel Janvier and Jean-Christophe Spadaccini
“Nosferatu” (Focus Features) David White, Traci Loader and Suzanne StokesMunton WINNER: “The Substance” (MUBI) Pierre-Olivier Persin, Stéphanie Guillon and Marilyne Scarselli
“Wicked” (Universal) Frances Hannon, Laura Blount and Sarah Nuth
Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score) WINNER: “The Brutalist” (A24) Daniel Blumberg
“Conclave” (Focus Features) Volker Bertelmann
“Emilia Pérez” (Netflix) Clément Ducol and Camille
“Wicked” (Universal) John Powell and Stephen Schwartz
“The Wild Robot” (Universal) Kris Bowers
Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song) WINNER: “El Mal” from “Emilia Pérez” Music by Clément Ducol and Camille Lyric by Clément Ducol, Camille and Jacques Audiard
“The Journey” from “The Six Triple Eight” Music and Lyric by Diane Warren
“Like A Bird” from “Sing Sing” Music and Lyric by Abraham Alexander and Adrian Quesada
“Mi Camino” from “Emilia Pérez” Music and Lyric by Camille and Clément Ducol
“Never Too Late” from “Elton John: Never Too Late” Music and Lyric by Elton John, Brandi Carlile, Andrew Watt and Bernie Taupin
Achievement in production design
“The Brutalist” (A24) Production Design: Judy Becker Set Decoration: Patricia Cuccia
“Conclave” (Focus Features) Production Design: Suzie Davies Set Decoration: Cynthia Sleiter
“Dune: Part Two” (Warner Bros.) Production Design: Patrice Vermette Set Decoration: Shane Vieau
“Nosferatu” (Focus Features) Production Design: Craig Lathrop Set Decoration: Beatrice Brentnerová WINNER: “Wicked” (Universal) Production Design: Nathan Crowley Set Decoration: Lee Sandales
Achievement in sound
“A Complete Unknown” (Searchlight) Tod A. Maitland, Donald Sylvester, Ted Caplan, Paul Massey and David Giammarco WINNER: “Dune: Part Two” (Warner Bros.) Gareth John, Richard King, Ron Bartlett and Doug Hemphill
“Emilia Pérez” (Netflix) Erwan Kerzanet, Aymeric Devoldère, Maxence Dussère, Cyril Holtz and Niels Barletta
“Wicked” (Universal) Simon Hayes, Nancy Nugent Title, Jack Dolman, Andy Nelson and John Marquis
“The Wild Robot” (Universal) Randy Thom, Brian Chumney, Gary A. Rizzo and Leff Lefferts
Achievement in visual effects
“Alien: Romulus” (20th Century) Eric Barba, Nelson Sepulveda-Fauser, Daniel Macarin and Shane Mahan
“Better Man” (Paramount) Luke Millar, David Clayton, Keith Herft and Peter Stubbs WINNER: “Dune: Part Two” (Warner Bros.) Paul Lambert, Stephen James, Rhys Salcombe, and Gerd Nefzer
“Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” (20th Century) Erik Winquist, Stephen Unterfranz, Paul Story and Rodney Burke
“Wicked” (Universal) Pablo Helman, Jonathan Fawkner, David Shirk and Paul Corbould
Best live action short film
“A Lien”
“Anuja” WINNER: “I’m Not a Robot”
“The Last Ranger”
“The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent”
Best documentary short film
“Death by Numbers”
“I Am Ready, Warden”
“Incident”
“Instruments of a Beating Heart” WINNER: “The Only Girl in the Orchestra”
Best animated short film
“Beautiful Men” WINNER: “In the Shadow of the Cypress”
“Magic Candies”
“Wander to Wonder”
“Yuck!”
CBS’s Tracker season two episode 11 dives into Reenie’s relationship with Elliot and finds Colter taking on a case involving one of Elliot’s clients. Bobby, played by Eric Graise, remains missing and Abby McEnany’s Velma doesn’t appear in the episode. Instead, Colter calls Randy, played by Chris Lee, for help with this week’s missing person.
(Spoilers ahead!)
Elliot (Michael Rady) visits Reenie (Fiona Rene) at work, bringing flowers and claiming she’s too busy to remember to spend time with her boyfriend. He easily convinces her to take a break, and things are getting hot and steamy when Elliot gets a call from a new client. It’s serious enough that Reenie calls Colter for help.
Colter (Justin Hartley) is still traveling the East Coast and agrees to head to New Jersey. Elliot’s client Ivy Hale is desperate to find her missing son, Matt. He’s 23, works at a tech investment firm in NYC, and hasn’t been seen since leaving his cell phone at his desk two days ago. Ivy is offering a $50,000 reward.
Elliot reveals Ivy owns Ivy Bakes and recently got in trouble with the IRS. And just a heads up: she’s really intense.
Colter meets Ivy (Amy Pietz) at an Ivy Bakes shop and learns that she knew something was wrong when Matt didn’t show up for their normal dinner date. She went to his office and discovered he just walked out of his job before lunch. Ivy’s certain something’s up.
Ivy’s employee and cousin, Casey (Reilly Dolman), butts in and she shuts him down. She tells Colter she only hired Casey because he’s family. But back to Matt, he’s seeing a married woman that Ivy doesn’t approve of.
Before Colter heads out, he speaks privately with Casey. Casey doesn’t think Matt’s serious about the married woman. Ivy and Matt recently had a fight about it, and Matt told his mom to stay out of his life. Apparently, Matt said he was going to take a trip with a couple of friends from work. Casey thinks Matt’s with them. He would have left his cell phone behind because Ivy forced him to share his location. Matt hated that. Casey thinks this is all a “screw you” to his mom.
Colter’s next stop is at Matt’s workplace. The receptionist is a huge flirt and escorts him into Matt’s office. She doesn’t think Matt would have just ditched work, but he did take long lunch breaks by himself. She logs into Matt’s system and they pull up photos showing Matt with a woman sporting a huge wedding ring. The receptionist says she’s seen the woman a few times with Matt and thinks they were having an affair.
Colter believes the photos were shot in a studio and the woman might be an artist. He calls Randy (Chris Lee), who’s still subbing in for Bobby, and asks for info on Lucy Anderhausen. Randy quickly pulls up the details, including that she’s been married for two years. She has a condo with her hubby and rents a condo that’s just hers. The husband’s not on the lease.
Colter stops by the condo and notices water seeping out under the door when she doesn’t respond to his knock. He busts in and discovers she’s tied up next to the bathtub that’s overflowing. She reveals Matt was upset when she picked him up. They returned to her place and a woman knocked on the front door when she went to take a bath. The woman and a man rushed in, and the woman put a gun to Lucy’s face. The man tackled Matt while the woman tied her up and threatened to shoot her. She describes them as Middle Eastern. The woman compared Matt to a photo on her phone and confirmed they had the right person.
Colter wonders if her husband’s involved, and Lucy confesses she and her husband separated after they realized they got married too quickly. Colter suggests she call the police, but Matt told her never to call the cops if something happened to him.
Lucy picked him up at a hotel, so the hotel is Colter’s next stop. He asks the desk clerk if she recognizes a photo of Matt. She claims she doesn’t, but it’s obvious she does. When Colter steps away, she calls someone to warn them someone’s looking for Ivy Hale’s kid.
The man she calls shows up at the desk, and Colter follows him through the employees-only area when he leaves. He’s spotted when he opens a room occupied by men counting large sums of cash. He gets into a fight with a couple of men and almost has the upper hand when a man with a gun orders him to put his hands up. Colter keeps asking for Matt and explains Ivy Hale has hired him to find her son.
The two men with guns, Pete (Richard de Klerk) and Vargas (J.J. Soria), decide it’s best to call their boss for help with the situation. Colter’s taken to the parking garage and meets with Rick Lindell, a business competitor of Ivy’s. Of course, the “business” has nothing to do with baked goods. Rick wonders why Colter thinks they took Matt, and Colter explains that he followed leads that led him to this hotel. Rick reveals that Ivy gets a cut out of every racket in East New Jersey.
The men tell Rick that Colter’s seen their backroom, which means he’s seen too much. Rick orders his men to get rid of Colter, which we obviously know isn’t going to go well for them. (Rick should have sent more than two armed men.) Vargas admits he knows Matt and that he’s a good kid.
Colter’s forced onto his knees but tosses dirt and disarms Pete. Vargas leaves Colter alive and shoots Pete. Vargas never liked Pete and claims Pete’s a psycho who liked killing people.
Vargas is going to tell his boss that Colter killed Pete. Colter figures out that Vargas is the guy who met Matt at the hotel. Vargas admits they were friends growing up, but parted ways. Matt’s not involved in Ivy’s shady business. Matt’s a numbers genius and kept his nose clean.
Matt texted Vargas from a burner number and they met at the hotel. However, it turns out Matt also got a text that neither of them sent. Something weird is going on. Colter thinks someone is trying to get the Lindells and the Hales into a war.
Matt’s kidnappers pull out one of his teeth and take a Polaroid.
Reenie confronts Elliot about sending Colter into an incredibly dangerous situation. Elliot claims he knew nothing about Ivy’s criminal activities and would never have sent Colter into danger. He thinks Ivy called him about Matt because he’s the lawyer who knows her the least in the firm.
Colter informs Ivy that he knows about her second career, and she claims she got word that the Lindells took Matt. They called her and also sent the polaroid. She will do things her way now and doesn’t need Colter. The job’s canceled. Ivy refuses to listen when Colter explains that some third party is trying to start a war between her and the Lindells.
Ivy confirms she’s heading to a subway station with a bag of cash to make the trade.
Reenie and Elliot arrive with Colter’s truck, and Reenie says Elliot didn’t know about Ivy’s real business. Elliot was only brought on to clean her books. Colter explains there’s about to be an all-out war and that Matt is going to be killed by whoever is instigating it. Elliot truly believes Ivy was attempting to go legit, so he was brought on to help her with her books.
They need to find Matt to stop the war. Colter heads to the subway station and calls Randy to see if he can find the burner phone that sent the texts and called Ivy to make the exchange. Randy determines the burner phone’s location, but it’s not near the subway. The phone is in an abandoned machinery plant, probably where they’re holding Matt. Colter can’t be at both locations, so he calls Lindell’s man Vargas to help out.
Ivy shows up at the subway and discovers Casey’s the one behind the kidnapping. He’s upset because she’s going legit, which means he’ll never be able to take over her business. Ivy thinks they can work something out, offering him a partnership in Ivy Bakes. Casey doesn’t want a part of the bakery; he wants the illegal stuff that’s the real moneymaker.
Ivy agrees to turn everything over as long as he releases Matt. Casey takes the money but isn’t about to release her or Matt. He’s ready to shoot her when Colter shoots him first. Casey races off with Colter hot on his tail. Casey has no idea who he’s up against and Colter gets him to drop the knife he’s holding. Casey warns Colter he’s already told his accomplices to kill Matt if he’s not back by midnight. However, Colter knows the location and has help on the way to free Matt.
Casey decides the best option is to jump for his knife, which landed on the subway tracks. He electrocutes himself, putting an end to his quest to take over Ivy’s business.
Colter called Vargas before he went to the subway, and Vargas makes it to the abandoned building and kills the couple holding Matt. Colter receives a text saying Matt’s free, and Ivy’s relieved she’s got her son back. She swears she’s going legit and only wants to protect her son from this shady business. Ivy hopes she gets it right this time.
Ivy tells Colter she owes him one, but Colter doesn’t think he’ll ever need a favor from her. Ivy replies, “Oh, everybody says that until they do.”
Episode 11 ends with Reenie joining Colter at his campsite. She delivers his $50,000 and since it was acquired illegally, Colter will give it to charity. Reenie invites Colter to join her and Elliot for their weekend of escape rooms. Colter turns her down, and Reenie passes on an apology from Elliot.
Reenie admits sometimes she and Elliot have to work for dangerous clients. Colter warns Reenie to be careful before handing her a beer.
Robert Patrick as Sheriff McDowell and Harrison Ford as Jacob Dutton in ‘1923’ season 2 episode 2 (Photo Credit: Lo Smith/Paramount+)
Paramount+’s 1923 season two episode two moves Spencer just a tad bit closer to Montana while Alex battles sea sickness as she heads to New York. The brutal winter isolates the Yellowstone Ranch, leaving it vulnerable to wolves and mountain lions. Episode two also briefly checks in on Teonna in Texas and on Marshal Kent’s obsessive manhunt.
(Spoilers ahead!)
All of Banner’s sheep have died, and Whitfield can only chuckle, noting Banner killed men to save his flock and they died anyway. “All it took was a worm to destroy everything you fought for,” says Whitfield. Whitfield eyes fill with dollar signs as he envisions a new income stream while watching his Norwegian mine workers ski down the mountain.
Over in Bozeman, Commissioner Jacob Dutton (Harrison Ford) and Sheriff McDowell (Robert Patrick) meet with Judge Roy Garrett (Patrick Burch) to discuss Zane and Alice’s legal problems. The judge has already found Alice guilty of cohabiting with a Caucasian man. All that’s left is determining her sentence and the disposition of her children. No matter what he decides, it will mean the children (or mongrels, as he calls them) will cost the state money. Plus, Zane’s costing money while being cared for at the county hospital.
Jacob offers to take in all of them. They’ll stay at the Yellowstone and avoid going into town. Roy agrees but warns that if anyone sees them together in public, they will be jailed. However, Alice needs to identify the priest who married them before Roy will release any of them.
Jacob tells the judge that his limit has been reached. He sniffs a coffee cup, passes it to Sheriff McDowell, and then grabs a bottle from the judge’s drawer. “We’ll tell you the name of the preacher when you give us the name of our liquor contact,” growls Jacob. McDowell threatens to take Roy in, and Roy immediately signs the release order.
Jacob and Jack head to the hospital to retrieve Zane (Brian Geraghty). Jacob’s dead set against spending another night in town, even if it means they’ll have to endure a blizzard on the ride home. Zane’s in horrible shape and the doctors haven’t done anything to treat him. He claims that if he stands up, he feels excruciating pain in his head. Jacob sends Jack to get Zane’s wife and kids. After he leaves, Zane confesses he doesn’t know why the town turned on his family. Jacob confirms it was all Whitfield’s doing. When spring arrives, they’ll go after him.
Michelle Randolph as Elizabeth and Helen Mirren as Cara in season 2 episode 2 (Photo Credit: Trae Patton/Paramount+)
The Winter and Wild Animals Torment Elizabeth
Elizabeth (Michelle Randolph) makes the hike to the henhouse and discovers all the chickens are dead. A wolf is still busy eating and Elizabeth slams the door, racing through the snow. It’s much faster than she is and bites her leg before a cowboy, Spade, fires a few shots, missing the wolf but scaring it away. It only goes a couple hundred feet before turning around to stare at Elizabeth, face blood-soaked.
Cara (Helen Mirren) carves some meat and grabs a few of the remaining vegetables and eggs from the icehouse. She’s just emerging from the underground storage when Elizabeth’s brought back to the house. Cara sends Spade off to fetch the doctor, even with a blizzard threatening to arrive soon. Cara’s justifiably worried that the wolf was rabid since it attacked a human during the day. If so, Elizabeth is going to need shots.
The blizzard hits, making it impossible for Jacob and his men to see their way through the woods. They’re forced to pull up next to the pines and flip the wagon over. Once it’s turned upside down, there’s room inside for everyone to huddle together and stay out of the wind and snow. The horses are allowed to run free; if left tied up they’d freeze to death. The horses will find lower ground and then, hopefully, the cowboys can locate them once it’s safe to travel.
Cara waits by the fire, worried about Jacob and the men and waiting for Dr. Miller and his nurse to arrive. Dr. Miller inspects Elizabeth’s wound and agrees with Cara, they can’t take any chances and need to start treatment. Elizabeth will need 12 very painful shots in her stomach over the next 10 days to combat rabies. Elizabeth refuses the shots, and she’s held down while Dr. Miller administers the first one. It’s for her own good.
Dr. Miller and the nurse are forced to spend the night, and Cara has a room set up for the doctor. The nurse volunteers to sleep downstairs on the couch. While retrieving blankets, Cara hears Elizabeth sobbing. Elizabeth loves her husband, but this isn’t living; it’s just surviving. Cara attempts to convince her that everything will be better in the spring, but Elizabeth insists that when the storm passes, she’s going home.
Cara wakes from sleep after hearing a thud and a scream. She grabs her rifle and heads downstairs. Snow blankets the living room as she makes her way cautiously through the house. Elsa’s voice-over began the episode by explaining that only fire has a more destructive effect on the mountain than a blizzard. Elsa picks up the narration, saying hell is winter, a bitter cold that “ruptures lungs and rapes your sanity.” Cara discovers the wolf has broken into her house and has killed and eaten the nurse. It lunges toward her, mouth smeared with blood, and Cara fires.
Aminah Nieves as Teonna, Jeremy Guana as Pete Plenty Clouds and Michael Spears as Runs His Horse in ‘1923’ season 2 episode 2 ( Photo credit: Ryan Green/Paramount+)
Teonna Continues to Evade the Law
Teonna (Aminah Nieves) and Pete (Jeremy Guana) return to camp after spending the night alone and Runs His Horse (Michael Spears) knows exactly what his daughter was up to. Pete fills him in on the cowboy they ran into and that they’re currently camped in Texas on a ranch. Runs His Horse is confused, believing this area still belongs to Quanah Parker. Pete explains Parker’s people moved on, but the ranch doesn’t mind if they camp out on their land.
Runs His Horse wants to leave, but Teonna thinks they should help the cowboys look for strays in exchange for staying. Teonna’s dad decides to track the cowboy and speak with the rancher. He advises his daughter and Pete to stay hidden.
Meanwhile, Father Renaud (Sebastian Roché) and Marshal Kent (Jamie McShane) arrive in Anadarko, Oklahoma, still attempting to locate Teonna. Kent, a racist misogynist, is stunned to discover Marshal Fossett (Jennifer Carpenter) is in charge. He can’t believe she patrols this territory and Fossett calls him “a bigot living in the wrong century.” She threatens to toss him out and Father Renaud’s forced to take over the conversation. He shows Fossett a photo of Teonna and her classmates, and explains she murdered at least five people. They believe she’s running with renegades from the Crow agency.
Fossett has her assistant, Esther, draw a sketch of Teonna that can be used on wanted posters. She warns Kent to tread lightly. Oklahoma is not Montana.
That night, Kent, Father Renaud, and Marshal Thomas (Ross Crain) discuss the future of Indians around a campfire. Kent can’t believe Republicans want to grant Indians full United States citizenship rights, but Father Renaud believes it’s inevitable. Father Renaud insists he loves the Indians who choose to assimilate. He also supports interracial marriage.
Their conversation ends when Marshal Thomas is shot with an arrow. Kent and Renaud take cover and Kent forces Renaud to take a gun. They shoot and kill their attackers, including a small child. One man’s injured and tries to crawl away, and Kent mercilessly finishes him off.
Brandon Sklenar as Spencer in ‘1923’ season 2 episode 2 (Photo credit: Lo Smith/Paramount+)
Spencer Returns to the States
Spencer (Brandon Sklenar) and Luca (Andy Dispensa) help move boxes of alcohol onshore in Galveston. Spencer and Luca look totally out of place as they walk through Luca’s uncles’ ritzy hotel. Luca’s greeted warmly by Maceo and he introduces Spencer as the man who saved his life. Luca told Maceo that Spencer likes to fight, and Spencer quickly corrects that. People think he’s trouble, and Spencer’s forced to defend himself.
Maceo wants to host a celebration but right now Spencer just wants to eat. He’s handed his first-ever slice of pizza and the chef stops him when he uses a fork. Spencer takes a bite and loves it.
He asks Maceo’s man, Angelo, to show him to a telegraph office so he can contact his family. The man thinks there’s no rush, but Spencer knows every minute counts. Mission accomplished, Spencer attempts to leave but Angelo assures him Maceo has set him up with a room for the night and a fancy dinner. If Spencer refuses the offer, Maceo will be insulted.
Spencer knocks Angelo out when he tries to stop him from leaving. He sets out walking, but the train station’s miles away. Night falls, and Maceo’s men surround him on a bridge. They deliver a ruthless beating. He’s taken back to the hotel and Maceo can’t believe Spencer turned down his hospitality. Spencer reminds him he never asked for it and doesn’t want it. He only wants to get home to Montana to help his family fight for their land. Spencer says his family’s losing their war over their land and Maceo can relate to that. However, Spencer disrespected him and that needs to be dealt with.
Maceo believes he can trust Spencer since he’s a man with a cause. He’s prepared to give him something to help him get to Montana. Maceo has a truck loaded with whiskey and gives Spencer instructions on where to deliver it in Fort Worth. Spencer will travel on the roads Maceo controls, and he can keep the truck when he’s done. Luca will return home by train. Maceo hands him money for bribes in case they run into a roadblock. He also gives him a pistol for those cops who can’t be bribed.
Julia Schlaepfer as Alexandra in ‘1923’ season 2 episode 2 (Photo Credit: Lo Smith/Paramount+)
Nothing About Alexandra’s Journey to America is Easy
The ship’s rocked in a storm, and everyone in tourist class clings to their bunks while tossing their cookies. Alex (Julia Schlaepfer) thinks about a letter she wrote Spencer, informing him she’s heading to him, driven by a dream to have his arms around her and their bodies pressed together.
OA’s stuck on a train and needs to conceal his identity on CBS’s FBI season seven episode 14, “Hitched.” Directed by Alex Chapple from a script by Mae Smith, episode 14 will air on Tuesday, March 11, 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.
“Hitched” Plot: When a passenger train is hijacked and rerouted while at high speed with an unarmed OA and Gemma on board, the team races to wrest control away from the unhinged perpetrators and prevent a catastrophe. Comfort Clinton returns to guest star as Gemma.
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.
CBS’s Matlock keeps the sports themed names going, following up the “Pregame” episode with “Game Day.” Episode 13, directed by Kat Coiro from a script by Jeffrey Lieber, will air on Thursday, March 6, 2025 at 9pm ET/PT.
The one-hour drama stars Kathy Bates as Madeline Matlock, Skye P. Marshall as Olympia, Jason Ritter as Julian, David Del Rio as Billy, and Leah Lewis as Sarah. Bates, Jennie Snyder Urman, Kat Coiro, Joanna Klein, and Eric Christian Olsen executive produce.
Matlock stars Emmy and Academy Award winner Kathy Bates as Madeline “Matty” Matlock, a brilliant septuagenarian who achieved success in her younger years and decides to rejoin the workforce at a prestigious law firm where she uses her unassuming demeanor and wily tactics to win cases. Matty is assigned to Olympia (Marshall), a senior attorney and key rainmaker with a thirst for justice, Olympia’s ex-husband, Julian (Ritter), the son of the head of the firm, is intrigued by Matty and her clever skills.
As Matty endeavors to establish herself in her new high-stakes world, she works alongside the firm’s younger associates – the charismatic Billy (Del Rio) and the uber-ambitious Sarah (Lewis).
