Jane Seymour (Harry Wild) hosts BBC America and Acorn TV’s Relative Secrets, premiering on June 2, 2025. The unscripted series dives into unsolved mysteries, with host Jane Seymour describing the series as solving “the puzzles of the past to heal the families of the present.”
The four-part investigative series will air on Acorn TV on Mondays at 10pm ET/PT. John Ealer and Felicity Justrabo are the writers and directors, with Jane Seymour, Ealer, David Brady, and Kate Harrison Karman serving as executive producers.
“Each episode in this suspenseful new series will investigate an everyday American family’s darkest mystery, aiming both to solve the mystery and explore how it shapes that family today. Colorful characters, rich cultural context, and dramatic twists and turns abound in every tale, each of which connects the American family to their UK heritage,” reads Acorn TV’s synopsis. “Along the way, we’ll meet charismatic heroes and terrifying villains, ranging from a 99-year-old World War II veteran who worries his absence led to the murder of his grandmother to the daughter of a serial killer desperate to carve out her own identity from her father’s sordid past to a mother who abandoned her three children to start a new secret life.
Host Seymour oversees the overall investigation in each episode, which is led by archaeologist Natasha Billson.”
Poster for ‘Relative Secrets’ hosted by Jane Seymour (Photo Credit: Acorn TV)
The squad chases down fugitives on CBS’s SWAT season eight episode 19, “Run to Ground.” Episode 19 will air on Friday, May 2, 2025 at 10pm ET/PT. The season, and series, finale is set for May 16, 2025.
“Run to Ground” Plot: After an explosive accident at a fruit-packing facility staffed by prison workers, six inmates escape and scatter across the city. Tasked with chasing down the fugitives, Hondo and 20-Squad discover that the worksite explosion was no accident and that the escapees are working together to carry out a high-stakes robbery. Also, Commander Hicks packs up his office, preparing to vacate the SWAT commander’s post, and Gamble gets sobering news about her jailed father.
Written by Amelia Sims and directed by Cherie Dvorak.
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.
Shemar Moore as Daniel “Hondo” Harrelson and David Lim as Victor Tan in ‘SWAT’ season 8 episode 19 (Photo: Bill Inoshita/Sony Pictures Television/CBS Broadcasting, Inc)
SWAT Description, Courtesy of CBS:
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.
David Lim as Victor Tan in season 8 episode 19 (Photo: Bill Inoshita/Sony Pictures Television/CBS Broadcasting, Inc.)Brigitte Kali Canales as Alexis Cabrera, Shemar Moore as Daniel “Hondo” Harrelson, and David Lim as Victor Tan in season 8 episode 19 (Photo: Bill Inoshita/Sony Pictures Television/CBS Broadcasting, Inc)Brigitte Kali Canales as Alexis Cabrera in season 8 episode 19 (Photo: Bill Inoshita/Sony Pictures Television/CBS Broadcasting, Inc)Annie Ilonzeh as Devin Gamble, Anna Enger Ritch as Zoe Powell, Brigitte Kali Canales as Alexis Cabrera, Shemar Moore as Daniel “Hondo” Harrelson, and David Lim as Victor Tan in season 8 episode 19 (Photo: Bill Inoshita/Sony Pictures Television/CBS Broadcasting, Inc)
Grammy winner Gretchen Wilson has joined Blake Shelton and Keith Urban on The Road. Wilson is on board the music competition series as “tour manager,” providing support and guidance to aspiring musicians as they hit the road for a tour across America.
“Stepping into the role of ‘tour manager’ for The Road has allowed me to take everything I’ve learned over all of my years of touring and pour it right back into these emerging musicians. Helping them sharpen their talents to capture the attention of these crowds across America, and guiding them through the real and raw grind of life on the road has been a highlight of my career,” stated Wilson. “Working with Keith Urban, Blake Shelton, Taylor Sheridan, and the rest of the team and our incredible crew was absolutely amazing. It was an honor to be a part of this team and I can’t wait for the world to watch!”
CBS’s announcement also confirmed fans can expect to see Wilson perform during season one of The Road. The series will be part of CBS’s primetime lineup this fall.
“CBS Original The Road highlights Urban, who also serves as the headlining superstar for the series, and Shelton’s journey to discover the next big musician, with emerging talents (to be announced) opening for Urban at music venues across America,” reads CBS’s synopsis. “The series offers viewers a backstage pass into the gritty and unforgiving life of a touring musician. With exclusive access to the behind-the-scenes workings of the music industry, viewers will see what happens when some of the best up-and-coming performers pile into a tour bus and tackle a grueling schedule in pursuit of their dreams.”
Keith Urban, Blake Shelton, Lee Metzger, David Glasser, and Taylor Sheridan serve as executive producers.
If you don’t want to know if the Red Dragons secured a historic back-to-back-to-back promotion, don’t read the sports news. The upcoming fourth season of Welcome to Wrexham charts the Cinderella team’s improbable run of success, with the new season focusing on what would be their third promotion in a row.
Season three premiered in May 2024, and season four will kick off on May 15, 2025 at 9pm ET/PT. The Red Dragons owners Ryan Reynolds (Deadpool) and Rob McElhenney (It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia) serve as executive producers along with Josh Drisko, Bryan Rowland, Jeff Luini, Ker, Nick Frenkel, George Dewey, and Boardwalk Pictures’ Andrew Fried, Dane Lillegard, Sarina Roma, and Andy Thomas.
FX offers this lengthy description of the award-winning documentary series:
“Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds navigate running the 3rd oldest professional football club in the world. Welcome to Wrexham is a docuseries tracking the dreams and worries of Wrexham, a working-class city in North Wales, UK, as two Hollywood stars guide the future of their historic Club.
In 2020, Rob and Ryan teamed up to purchase the 5th tier Red Dragons in the hopes of turning the Club into an underdog story the whole world could root for. The world took notice and the Club achieved back-to-back promotions to bring the Reds into the English Football League’s League One for the first time in 20 years. As they continue to rise in the pyramid, the stakes get higher with a new level of intensity, competition and costs, all while the Club continues to be plagued with injury and fans demand the signing of new talent. Dedicated staff and supporters celebrate the team’s climb toward the Premiership while bracing against the new-found challenges that come with each new tier up the EFL. Will Wrexham AFC rise to the challenge and do what no team has ever done before?
Wrexham AFC Women’s Team continues to battle amongst the top teams in the Welsh Adran Premier League and strives to stand out amidst a crowded field of talented women footballers. With new players and continued support from the Club and fans, can they make a name for themselves at the top of the League?
Meanwhile, somewhere in a galaxy far away… actually, a series of towns, cities and boroughs likely across Wales, England, and California, Humphrey Ker trains for a marathon. Will Wrexham AFC’s beloved Executive Director raise funds for charity, survive humiliation at the hands of the players and staff, and complete 26.2 miles without injury or chaffing?
Follow along as Welcome to Wrexham’s cameras bring you unprecedented access on the pitch, inside the locker room and alongside the players while the action unfolds in some of the biggest matches Wrexham AFC has ever played.”
Poster for ‘Welcome to Wrexham’ season 4 (Photo Credit: FX)
Indira Varma, Olivia Williams, Alan Tudyk, Shirley Henderson, and Rufus Sewell in ‘The Trouble with Jessica’ (Photo Credit: Music Box Films)
The word “trouble” captures the essence of The Trouble with Jessica, a darkly comedic and wildly chaotic story that spirals into mayhem during one unforgettable dinner party. Divided into chapters, all with “The Trouble with…” in their titles, the initial chapter introduces the titular flirtatious (and irritating) dinner guest. As the night goes on, the titles—including one on moving a dead body through London at night—reflect the increasing turmoil. The ensemble is tossed into a pressure cooker of secrets, lies, backstabbing, heartfelt confessions, and sheer panic as writer/director Matt Winn serves up a bizarre and hilarious exploration of guilt, friendship, and the desperate lengths people will go to to protect themselves from their unjustifiable decisions.
The Trouble with Jessica kicks off with a dinner party hosted by Sarah (Shirley Henderson, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire) and Tom (Alan Tudyk, Resident Alien) at their soon-to-be-sold home. They’ve invited their best friends, Beth (Olivia Williams, Dune Prophecy) and Richard (Rufus Sewell, The Diplomat), but Beth spoils the mood right away by bringing Jessica without first clearing it with the hosts. Sarah detests Jessica (Indira Varma, Game of Thrones), a bestselling author and friend of the foursome from college, whose overly provocative behavior with Tom rubs Sarah raw.
The simmering tension explodes when Jessica dishes up disturbing descriptions of each of the friends, digging the knife in particularly deep when she targets Sarah. Jessica’s sharp tongue skewers Jessica’s fragile psyche, and Jessica calling her out is the cookie that makes Sarah crumble. Sarah’s been dealing with her own personal drama involving Tom’s financial shenanigans, and Jessica’s stirring of the pot turns the dinner party into a nasty version of Seinfeld’s Festivus.
Trouble boils over when Jessica makes a drastic choice that sets off a string of increasingly desperate reactions. The friends, now without Jessica’s input, spiral through a chaotic maelstrom of panicked design-making.
The initial “The Trouble with” chapters are just the appetizers for a main course that stirs in a nosy neighbor, the arrival of dessert-loving cops, and the completely unexpected visit from the potential buyers, Klaus and Ellen. Klaus’ work has kept him out of the country, and he’s leaving again, thus the surprise visit at the most inopportune time. Can men have “resting b*tch face?” The internet is divided on the answer, but Klaus definitely has one. Is he impressed with the house? There’s no way of knowing, apart from the occasional “okay” he tosses into the conversation.
It’s due to Klaus’ visit that The Trouble with Jessica slides into screwball comedy territory. And it works because Max Winn cast actors who can adeptly handle switching in and out of disparate genres without missing a beat.
Winn and co-writer James Handel blend absurd predicaments and a little slapstick in a truly poignant relationship drama. The circumstance, withheld to avoid a spoiler, that launches the foursome into a criminal cover-up is grim and results in long-held resentments bubbling to the surface. The claws come out and old wounds are reopened, but the script’s loaded with enough dark humor and witty dialogue to keep the story from getting too intense. Sharply written and briskly paced, The Trouble with Jessica is a hilarious dive into the limits of friendship, the flexible nature of morals, and the healing power of a particularly delicious dessert.
GRADE: B
Running Time: 89 minutes
Release Date: April 25, 2025 (Limited)
Distributor: Music Box Films
CBS’s Tracker season two episode 18 finds Colter on the case of a missing former model in Willow Creek, Michigan. The episode begins with a young woman on the phone with her mom as she’s driving home from work. She’s had a rough day and needs to decompress by taking a drive. Headlights flash behind her, and then she’s sideswiped and pushed onto the side of the road.
The car pulls a U-turn and heads back to the crash site.
The following day, Velma (Abby McEnany) calls Colter (Justin Hartley) with details on the now missing woman. Riley Adams is 26 years old, and her mom is offering a $15,000 reward. The police were called, but they didn’t find any signs of foul play.
Colter meets with Riley’s mom, Susanna, and learns her calls are going straight to voicemail. Something’s been up with Riley since she moved back home a few months ago from New York. She was on track for a successful modeling career but suddenly left that behind to move back in with her mom. Susanna sensed something had happened in NY, but Riley refused to discuss it.
Colter suggests that Riley might return on her own, given the lack of evidence indicating her abduction. Riley’s mom is adamant that something’s wrong, and Colter agrees to take on the case.
Colter heads to the highway Riley was on when she called her mom, and Detective Katie Douglas meets him there. She knows Riley and her mom and has been searching the area but hasn’t found anything important. Katie says Riley didn’t appear on the gas station cameras down the road, and her cell phone has been offline since last night.
Colter spots a piece from Riley’s car, but there’s no car to be found. There’s only one set of brake marks, and Colter deduces someone deliberately ran her off the road and then kidnapped her.
His next stop is Riley’s work, where he speaks with Cheryl (Summer Lynn Gillespie), who has been friends with Riley since childhood. Cheryl’s worried about her friend and reveals that men always notice her because she’s gorgeous. Colter looks in Riley’s locker and finds a folder with a creepy, unsigned letter that sounds like a stalker wrote it.
Riley never mentioned a stalker but had “weird fans” from her modeling days. Cheryl recalls that Riley and their co-worker Todd got into it recently, but she doesn’t know what it was about. Colter questions Todd and learns Riley was furious at him for butting into her life after a stranger seemed to freak her out. Todd believes Riley knew the man and doesn’t think he was just a customer. He was driving a black Jaguar with New York plates. The creep left a coffee cup behind, and Todd finds it for Colter. The cup’s from Chalet 25, a boutique hotel outside of town.
Obviously, that’s Colter’s next stop, and the car is outside with damage to its passenger side. Colter calls Bobby (Eric Graise) and Randy (Chris Lee) picks up. Apparently, they are now a dynamic duo working together while driving each other crazy. They run the plate, and it comes back to Vincent Rourke, a former boxer who owns a hot club in NYC. Rourke’s phone records indicate he called her dozens of times a day, but she never answered. Vincent is married with two kids, and he showed up in Michigan for no obvious reason.
Colter pretends to be an insurance investigator and talks to the Chalet 25 valet about the car. While the valet fetches the hotel manager, Colter looks at the car keys and sees that Vincent is in room eight. Colter steals the key from the manager and enters Vincent’s room without permission. Gun drawn, he looks around the room before Vincent sends him flying. A fight breaks out, and Colter gets the upper hand.
Vincent claims he has nothing to do with Riley’s disappearance. It turns out Riley is five months pregnant and he’s the father. They met at his club, and he wasn’t even aware that she’s pregnant until last week. Riley wouldn’t answer his calls, so he came to see her. He wants to pay for everything and set up a bank account for their baby. However, Riley is still trying to figure out if she will keep it.
Two nights ago, someone wearing a ski mask took a crowbar to his car. He assumed that Colter was the person who did it, and that’s why he attacked him when he broke in. Vincent truly cares about Riley and doesn’t know anything about a potential stalker.
Colter asks the manager if he can look at the security footage. The manager refuses to show it to him. (Colter lied to him and also stole Vincent’s room key, so you can’t really blame him.)
Colter and Detective Katie Douglas inform Riley’s mom that Riley is pregnant. She had no idea, but now she thinks that’s why Riley came home. Colter tells her about Vincent and the possibility that whoever damaged his car is responsible for Riley’s disappearance.
Randy and Bobby send Colter the footage from the hotel, and he and Detective Douglas watch it. It’s clear that the person who damaged Vincent’s car is a woman. They zoom in on a hand and spot nail polish that matches Cheryl’s, Riley’s friend from work. Katie corrects Colter when he says they were best friends in school. Cheryl was an outsider who just tagged along and copied everything Riley did.
Katie calls Cheryl’s work and learns she went home sick after Colter talked to her. They race to Cheryl’s place, and Colter refuses to wait for backup. He opens the garage and finds Riley’s car. It’s damaged and Riley’s cell phone is broken and on the front seat.
They enter Cheryl’s house, guns drawn, and discover Cheryl’s dead body. Above it is written, “Riley’s mine forever” in blood. It appears Cheryl committed suicide.
Colter continues to look around after the cops arrive and finds a journal full of love letters to Riley. It’s obvious that Cheryl knew about the pregnancy and about Vincent. These letters match the writing on the note Colter found in Riley’s locker. However, they don’t match the writing on the wall.
Someone staged the scene to make the cops think Cheryl killed Riley before committing suicide. The cops would focus on Cheryl and give the real kidnapper time to escape. Whoever did it must have known Cheryl was obsessed with Riley.
Colter looks at Cheryl’s body again and suggests that Cheryl was killed somewhere else and placed in her house. Colter has Bobby trace Cheryl’s phone to see where she went directly after work. Her phone pinged at the address of Tyler and Monica Harper, but Detective Douglas believes they’re decent people. (Tyler’s in construction and Monica’s a nurse.) Bobby and Randy look for any connection between the Harpers and Cheryl, and Randy finds that Tyler did work on Cheryl’s house a few months back.
The scene switches to show Riley in a room set up as a nursery. Riley’s tied down on the bed as Monica does an ultrasound while confessing that she and Tyler killed Cheryl. Monica needs the police to look for a suspect elsewhere.
The ultrasound shows a baby girl’s strong heartbeat. Monica insists that Riley doesn’t want the baby and doesn’t deserve to keep her. She’s going to be the baby’s mother, and Tyler will be the dad. Tyler joins them and warns Monica that they don’t have much time.
Monica injects Riley with something to knock her out as Riley screams.
The cops and Colter pull up at the Harpers’ house and no one answers. They kick down the door and search the house, but it’s empty. Their car’s gone, and Detective Douglas issues an APB. A roadblock has also been set up.
Colter spots two crosses outside in the garden. They are headstones for Tyler and Monica’s babies. Colter realizes it’s not about Riley; it’s about the baby. He calls Reenie (Fiona Rene) and learns the Harpers have been trying to have a baby and have suffered two miscarriages. Their IBF records show they spent their life savings and tried for at least a decade to have a baby. Tyler has a record for involuntary manslaughter, so they couldn’t adopt. Plus, Monica isn’t actually Monica. She went by Lisa four years ago when she was accused of impersonating a nurse.
Night falls, and the Harpers’ car is spotted on a highway. By the time Colter arrives, a cop has been shot in the abdomen. He indicates which way they went, and Cotler and Detective Douglas run off chasing them down. Colter sees one set of prints just as shots ring out. He and Detective Douglas take cover behind a tree and spot where the shots are coming from. Detective Douglas lays down cover fire as Colter circles around to a better position.
Colter launches himself at Tyler and then holds him at gunpoint, demanding to know where Riley is.
They bring Tyler to the station, and Detective Douglas interrogates him. Tyler claims the detective will never understand what he and Monica are going through. He insists they’ll never find Monica or Riley.
Detective Douglas is furious she can’t get him to talk, and Colter volunteers to try. Colter reveals that he knows Monica is actually Lisa, who is mentally ill and has spent time in a hospital. Colter wonders what will happen when Monica finally gets what she wants. He suggests that Monica will kill Riley and then use Tyler as a scapegoat and kill him too.
Tyler confirms his heart was broken after the death of Tyler Jr. He just wants Monica to be happy and for them to be a family. Tyler slips up and says they’re safe where he left them. He clams up, but Colter realizes Monica’s still back at the house.
Detective Douglas, Colter, and a couple of cops return to the house, but no one’s there. As they’re about to leave, Colter notices a space above the garage. Colter thinks that Tyler might have built a hidden room because he’s in construction.
Colter and Detective Douglas quietly approach the room and find Monica bending over Riley, holding a scalpel to her throat. She threatens to kill Riley, but Colter tells her he doesn’t believe her. She wouldn’t risk harming the baby. Monica cries and says Riley doesn’t deserve a baby.
Colter speaks softly and assures her he knows she wouldn’t hurt the baby. He spots the syringe and reminds her that the sedative is also slowing down the baby’s heart. Monica claims she didn’t mean to and hands over the scalpel.
Detective Douglas places her under arrest as Colter checks on Riley. He promises she’ll be okay.
Colter takes her home, and Riley and her mom hug, happy to be safely reunited. Susanna pays Colter and thanks him for bringing her daughter home.
Detective Douglas informs Cotler that the cop who was shot will be okay. She thanks Colter for being a terrific teacher and jokes that she’d sign up for his class on how to be a bloodhound if he ever decides to teach one.
The episode ends with Colter reminding Detective Douglas she can call him if she ever needs anything. Oh, and during the episode we learned an interesting (and bizarre) tidbit about the rewardist: Colter’s scared of chickens.
ABC’s promo for Will Trent season three episode 16 shows the team searching for a horse thief and Will confessing he prefers his animals Betty-sized. Episode 16, “Push, Jump, Fall,” will air on Tuesday, April 29, 2025 at 8pm ET/PT.
“Push, Jump, Fall” Plot: Will and Faith fight to clear an innocent woman’s name while uncovering a deadly drug ring. Meanwhile, Angie spirals after a traumatic event, and Ormewood grapples with his diagnosis, unsure of how much to share with those closest to him. Guest stars include Yolonda Ross, Gregory Alan Williams, Gregory L Wilson II, Kenneth Mosley, and Jonny Beauchamp.
Ramón Rodríguez leads the cast as the titular character. Erika Christensen stars as Angie Polaski, Iantha Richardson is Faith Mitchell, Jake McLaughlin is Michael Ormewood, and Sonja Sohn is Amanda Wagner. Gina Rodriguez joins the cast as Marion Alba for season three.
Ramon Rodriguez in ‘Will Trent’ season 3 episode 16 (Disney/Daniel Delgado Jr.)
Will Trent Series Description, Courtesy of ABC:
Based on Karin Slaughter’s New York Times bestselling Will Trent series, Special Agent Will Trent of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) was abandoned at birth and endured a harsh coming-of-age in Atlanta’s overwhelmed foster care system. Now, Will uses his unique point of view in the pursuit of justice and has the highest clearance rate in the GBI. Antwayn Hopper and Chadwick Farley guest star.
Jonny Beauchamp and Erika Christensen in season 3 episode 16 (Disney/Wilford Harewood)Iantha Richardson in season 3 episode 16 (Disney/Daniel Delgado Jr.)Ramon Rodriguez and Iantha Richardson in season 3 episode 16 (Disney/Daniel Delgado Jr.)Jake McLaughlin and Kenneth Mosley in season 3 episode 16 (Disney/Wilford Harewood)Yolonda Ross, Gregory Alan Williams and Gregory L Wilson II in season 3 episode 16 (Disney/Wilford Harewood)
The plot description for ABC’s The Rookie season seven episode 16 teases that “mixed feelings” are involved with the return of Seth. However, the promo makes it pretty clear that “mixed” is putting it extremely kindly. Episode 16 will air on Tuesday, April 29, 2025 at 9pm ET/PT.
“The Return” Plot: The team has mixed feelings when a familiar face returns hoping to prove himself. Meanwhile, an influencer gets his fans to come after Wesley, and Tim supports Lucy as she prepares for the sergeant’s exam.
The cast is led by Nathan Fillion as John Nolan. Season seven stars Mekia Cox as Nyla Harper, Alyssa Diaz as Angela Lopez, Richard T. Jones as Sergeant Wade Grey, Melissa O’Neil as Lucy Chen, Eric Winter as Tim Bradford, Jenna Dewan as Bailey Nune, Shawn Ashmore as Wesley Evers, and Lisseth Chavez as Celina Juarez. Deric Augustine and Patrick Keleher recur as Miles and Seth.
Patrick Keleher and Eric Winter in season 7 episode 16 (Disney/Mike Taing)
The Rookie Season 7 Details:
John Nolan, once the oldest rookie in the LAPD, has used his life experience, determination, and sense of humor to keep up with rookies 20 years his junior. Now recovering from a gunshot wound and feeling the effects of his age, John and the team welcome two new rookies and continue the hunt for two dangerous escaped prisoners who have very personal vendettas.
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Netflix’s official trailer for Sirens sets up the dysfunctional relationship between sisters and introduces an incredibly wealthy woman who might be the head of a cult. It’s hard to tell if that’s true, but the trailer definitely sets up the possibility. Hey, hey.
Oscar winner Julianne Moore stars as the charismatic Michaela Kell, and Milly Alcock plays Simone DeWitt, the sister who’s fallen under Michaela’s spell. Meghann Fahy stars as Devon DeWitt, the sibling who doesn’t understand the appeal and Kevin Bacon plays Peter Kell, Michaela’s billionaire husband. Filling out the cast are Glenn Howerton as Ethan Corbin III, Bill Camp as Bruce DeWitt, and Felix Solis as Jose.
“Devon thinks her sister Simone has a really creepy relationship with her new boss, the enigmatic socialite Michaela Kell. Michaela’s cult-ish life of luxury is like a drug to Simone, and Devon has decided it’s time for an intervention, but she has no idea what a formidable opponent Michaela will be,” reads Netflix’s synopsis. “Told over the course of one explosive weekend at the Kells’ lavish island estate, Sirens is an incisive, sexy, and darkly funny exploration of women, power, and class.”
In addition to releasing the official trailer, Netflix unveiled new photos and confirmed a May 22, 2025 premiere.
Emmy nominee Molly Smith Metzler (Maid) created the dark comedy and serves as writer, executive producer, and showrunner. Additional executive producers include Colin McKenna and Dani Gorin, Tom Ackerley, and Margot Robbie for LuckyChap. Nicole Kassell executive produces and directs the first two episodes.
“Michaela and Simone are friends. They’re trauma-bonded. They’re codependent,” explained Molly Smith Metzler, discussing the series with Tudum. “But they also really need something from each other. And what they need from each other shifts throughout the show.”
Billy Magnussen (Black Mirror) pops in to guest star as a playboy on CBS’s Elsbeth season two episode 19, “I’ve Got a Little List.” Episode 19, directed by Lily Mariye, will air on Thursday, May 1, 2025 at 9pm ET/PT.
And speaking of Elsbeth episodes, how about #18? The episode marked the end of Michael Emerson’s guest-starring run on the series, led by his wife, Carrie Preston. In an interview with Variety, Preston spoke about the episode’s lasting impact on her character. “It is our most dramatic episode of the whole series so far, and I think it is an important episode because of that,” said Preston. “We are going to see how it is that she overcomes it, because it does knock her off her feet and it really sends her into a darker place that we haven’t seen before.”
“I’ve Got a Little List” Plot: While investigating what appears to be a random shooting, Elsbeth meets Rod (Magnussen), an entitled playboy working through his bucket list of thrills, which may include murder. In the end, Elsbeth’s efforts to catch the killer land her in serious legal trouble.
Carrie Preston stars as Elsbeth Tascioni, Wendell Pierce stars as Captain C.W. Wagner, and Carra Patterson is back as Officer Kaya Blanke. Robert King, Michelle King, Liz Glotzer, and Jonathan Tolins serve as executive producers.
Emmy Award winner Carrie Preston is back as Elsbeth Tascioni, the astute but unconventional consent decree attorney working with the NYPD to catch New York’s most well-heeled murderers utilizing her unique point of view. Season two of the critically acclaimed series brings new cases and challenges when mistakes of the past come back to haunt Elsbeth, her boss Captain Wagner (Pierce), and detective in training Officer Kaya Blanke (Patterson).
