Simu Liu hosts ‘Got to Get Out’ (Photo Credit: Hulu)
Hulu’s ready to launch a new reality TV star-fueled competition with Got To Get Out. Simu Liu (Barbie) is on board as host of the unscripted competition series that pits 20 reality show veterans against each other, with $1 million in prize money on the line.
“Lies and lunacy collide in this exhilarating competition series where an outrageous mix of reality icons and crafty gamers must conspire to get out. In this house, time is money. As the clock ticks up, so does the prize money. The longer they stay, the greater their chance to earn more,” reads Hulu’s synopsis. “They can split the money equally in the end, or at any point in time, try to make their escape with the accumulated money all for themselves, leaving others to start again at $0.
From wild strategies and temptations to shifting alliances and unbelievable escape attempts, the players will try any and every way to make it out of the gate and win the prize.”
The series’ competitors are divided into “Reality Royalties” and “Reality Rookies.” The Reality Rookies are Cynthia Bailey (The Real Housewives of Atlanta), Demi Burnett (The Bachelor), Val Chmerkovskiy (Dancing with the Stars), Clare Crawley (The Bachelor), Rashad Jennings (former NFL running back), Susan Noles (The Golden Bachelor), Omarosa (The Apprentice), Spencer Pratt (The Hills), and Kim Zolciak-Biermann (The Real Housewives of Atlanta).
Season one’s Reality Rookies include Jill Ashlock, Lindsey Coffey, Yahné Coleman, Shane Dougherty, Steven Giannopoulos, Steve Helling, Nick Metzler, Stein Retzlaff, Rob Roman, Athena Suich, and Athena Vas.
Got To Get Out will release all eight episodes on April 11, 2025.
Charles Wachter serves as showrunner and executive produces along with Brent Montgomery, Glenn Hugill, Liz Fine, and Pam Healey at Wheelhouse.
A Google search conducted three hours before police officer John O’Keefe’s body was found is the subject of ID’s new clip from the documentary series A Body in the Snow: The Trial of Karen Read. The video reveals the startling discovery that O’Keefe’s friend Jennifer McCabe looked up “hos (SIC) long to die in the cold” at 2:27am.
The five-part documentary series will premiere on March 17, 2025 at 9pm ET/PT, with new episodes airing on March 18 and 19. The docuseries comes from Terry Dunn-Meurer, the co-creator of Unsolved Mysteries.
A Body in the Snow: The Trial of Karen Read poster (Photo Credit: ID)
ID released this description of the docuseries: “On a cold January morning in a sleepy suburb outside of Boston, a police officer named John O’Keefe is found dead on a fellow officer’s front lawn. Authorities, citing a toxic dynamic between O’Keefe and his girlfriend, Karen Read, immediately narrow in on Read as their main suspect. They allege Read backed into O’Keefe with her car in a fit of passion and then left him to die in the snow—but Read maintains her innocence, with her defense alleging something far more nefarious was at play.
With the 2024 trial ending in a mistrial, and a 2025 retrial upcoming, many questions continue to swirl over what really happened that night. In a new multi-part docuseries, Investigation Discovery takes viewers behind the scenes of the Karen Read 2024 murder trial, with unprecedented access to Read, her legal team, and other key voices involved in the case.”
Maggie reluctantly calls on an old foe for help on FBI season seven episode 15, “Acolyte.” Episode 15, directed by Loren Yaconelli and written by Bryce Ahart and Stephanie McFarlane, airs on Tuesday, March 18, 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.
“Acolyte” Plot: As Maggie and the team search for New York’s latest serial killer, the copycat method used by the murderer forces Maggie to seek help from Ray Distefano, the serial slasher she put behind bars. Matthew Rauch 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.
Nearly two years have passed since Netflix debuted a new season of Black Mirror, even if it feels like much longer. The streamer has finally unveiled a trailer and new images for the upcoming seventh season, along with announcing an April 10, 2025 premiere date.
“You can expect a mix of genres and styles,” stated series creator Charlie Brooker during the 2024 Geeked Week festival. “We’ve got six episodes this time, and two of them are basically feature-length. Some of them are deeply unpleasant, some are quite funny, and some are emotional.”
Among them is the much-anticipated sequel to one of Black Mirror‘s most popular, critically acclaimed episodes, season four’s “USS Callister.” The sequel marks the first time Brooker has ever revisited any of the previous six seasons’ episodes.
The lengthy list of season seven cast members includes:
• Awkwafina (Jackpot)
• Milanka Brooks (Mum And I Don’t Talk Anymore)
• Peter Capaldi (Criminal Record)
• Emma Corrin (Deadpool and Wolverine)
• Patsy Ferran (Firebrand)
• Paul Giamatti (The Holdovers)
• Lewis Gribben (Blade Runner 2099)
• Osy Ikhile (Citadel)
• Rashida Jones (Sunny)
• Siena Kelly (Domino Day)
• Billy Magnussen (Road House)
• Rosy McEwen (Blue Jean)
• Cristin Milioti (The Penguin)
• Chris O’Dowd (Bridesmaids)
• Issa Rae (Barbie)
• Paul G. Raymond (Horrible Histories)
• Tracee Ellis Ross (Black-ish)
• Jimmi Simpson (Westworld)
• Harriet Walter (Succession)
The previously announced cast is joined by just-confirmed cast members:
• Michele Austin (Hard Truths)
• Ben Bailey Smith (David Brent: Life on the Road)
• Asim Chaudhry (People Just Do Nothing)
• Josh Finan (Say Nothing)
• James Nelson-Joyce (The Outlaws)
• Will Poulter (Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3)
• Jay Simpson (Pride & Prejudice, The Holiday)
• Michael Workéyè (This Is Going to Hurt)
Mike Flanagan dives into another Stephen King story with The Life of Chuck. However, unlike Gerald’s Game and Doctor Sleep, The Life of Chuck is life-affirming rather than horrifying. The teaser trailer focuses on Tom Hiddleston as the titular character. The only words spoken are, “The universe is large, and it contains multitudes, but it also contains me.”
In addition to Tom Hiddleston, the cast includes Chiwetel Ejiofor, Karen Gillan, Mark Hamill, and Jacob Tremblay. David Dastmalchian, Matthew Lillard, Annalise Basso, Benjamin Pajak, Nick Offerman, Mia Sara, Carl Lumbly, Samantha Sloyan, Harvey Guillen, and Kate Siegel also star.
“A life-affirming, genre-bending story based on Stephen King’s novella about three chapters in the life of an ordinary man named Charles Krantz,” reads Neon’s synopsis. Neon picked up the film after its Toronto International Film Festival premiere, where it went on to win the festival’s People’s Choice Award. The studio, which is coming off huge Oscar victories with Anora, is targeting a June 2025 release.
Mike Flanagan adapted Stephen King’s story, directed, edited, and served as a producer. Executive producers include King, Melinda Nishioka, D. Scott Lumpkin, Molly C. Quinn, Matthew M. Welty, Elan Gale, Dan Williams, Amanda Williams, and Kevin Park.
Is it possible to trust anyone—even your spouse—in a world of secrets, lies, and intrigue? The spy thriller Black Bag explores this very topic.
As the movie begins, National Cyber Security Centre Agent George Woodhouse (Michael Fassbender) meets secretly with fellow agent Meachum (Gustaf Skarsgard), who informs him that a mole has stolen a cyber-worm device called Severus, which can destabilize a nuclear facility. Meachum gives George a list of five names of agents, including his wife, Kathryn (Cate Blanchett), and tells him he needs to find the mole. “Give me two weeks,” says George. “Thousands of innocent people will die,” replies Meachum. “Okay, one week,” answers George.
George invites the four suspected colleagues—Colonel James Stokes (Regé-Jean Page), the in-house psychologist Dr. Zoe Vaughan (Naomie Harris), fellow spy Freddie Smalls (Tom Burke), and new recruit cyber specialist Clarissa (Marisa Abela)—to his and Kathryn’s home for a small dinner party to relax and gain insight into them. At the gathering they play a parlor game George makes up, which leads to a few heated exchanges between the guests as well as some infidelity, just as it was supposed to.
As George’s investigation continues, he starts to worry that the mole might indeed be his beloved Kathryn when he catches her in a lie. In the realm of spies and falsehoods, how can one determine who is being truthful? When Kathryn informs George that she’s going to be out of town one day in the middle of the week, he asks where she’s going. “Black bag,” she replies, which is the code agents use with each other when their ops are classified.
On the day of Kathryn’s trip, George gets Clarissa to assist him in unofficially redirecting a satellite. George wants to spy on Kathryn while she’s out of the country meeting with a spy from another country. As his hunt for the mole continues, George realizes he may have to face a choice between his love for his wife and his loyalty to his country.
Directed by Steven Soderbergh, Black Bag is a slick, smartly written spy drama with top-notch performances from an A-list cast. It’s Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy meets Clue with a little Mr. and Mrs. Smith tossed in.
Michael Fassbender delivers a controlled and honed performance as the cool, calculating, and meticulous spy George Woodhouse. He subtly displays the conflict his character feels as he begins to fear that his wife could be the mole he’s hunting.
Cate Blanchett delivers a pitch-perfect performance as Kathryn, George’s wife, playing her as a sexy, mysterious, smart, and sometimes coldly calculating woman. Blanchett nails the femme fatale style without giving away if Kathryn is one. Blanchett and Fassbender have solid chemistry together onscreen.
Pierce Brosnan delivers a memorable performance as the chief of the spy agency. The sequence in which he forces George, Colonel Stokes, and Smalls to a private meeting to reveal the agency’s leak is powerful. The audience can feel and sense the three men’s unease over the subject, as well as Brosnan’s intimidating presence over them.
With a running duration of just over an hour and a half, Soderbergh expertly weaves the plot’s twists and surprises while keeping the pace tight and taut. Black Bag is a stylish, well-crafted, and intriguing espionage film that entertains.
GRADE: B
MPA Rating: R for some violence, some sexual references, and language
Release Date: March 14, 2024
Running Time: 1 hour 33 minutes
Studio: Focus Features
The team heads to a wellness retreat, but not for rest and relaxation, on CBS’s NCIS: Sydney season two episode six. “Hell Weak,” directed by David Caesar and written by Michael Miller, will air on Friday, March 14, 2025 at 8pm ET/PT.
Season two stars Olivia Swann as NCIS Special Agent Michelle Mackey, Todd Lasance as AFP Sergeant Jim “JD” Dempsey, Sean Sagar as NCIS Special Agent DeShawn Jackson, and Tuuli Narkle as AFP Constable Evie Cooper. Mavournee Hazel plays AFP Forensic Scientist Bluebird “Blue” Gleeson and William McInnes is AFP Forensic Pathologist Dr. Roy Penrose.
“Hell Weak” Plot: The suspected suicide of a former U.S. Navy SEAL leads NCIS: Sydney to a wellness retreat to investigate a group of his fellow former SEAL buddies.
Olivia Swann as NCIS Special Agent Captain Michelle Mackey and Todd Lasance as AFP Liaison Officer Sergeant Jim ‘JD’ Dempsey in ‘NCIS: Sydney’ season 2 episode 6 (PHOTO CREDIT: Daniel Asher Smith/Paramount+)
NCIS: Sydney Synopsis, Courtesy of CBS:
NCIS: Sydney is the fifth series to come out of the popular global NCIS franchise and the first-ever international edition. With rising international tensions in the Indo-Pacific, a brilliant and eclectic team of U.S. NCIS agents and the Australian Federal Police (AFP) are grafted into a multinational taskforce to keep naval crimes in check in the most contested patch of ocean on the planet.
Led by NCIS Special Agent Michelle Mackey and her 2IC AFP counterpart, Sergeant Jim “JD” Dempsey, our team of Americans and Aussies must quickly learn to trust each other, overcoming and harnessing their differences to solve each case. Though jurisdictional tussles and culture clashes make for a rocky start, Mackey will eventually come to respect JD’s nose for the truth, as he does her maverick style.
Meanwhile, sassy AFP Constable Evie Cooper and endlessly curious Special Agent DeShawn Jackson form a fast friendship, while curmudgeonly forensic pathologist Doctor Roy Penrose meets his match in the brilliant young forensic scientist Bluebird “Blue” Gleeson. Together, our team becomes NCIS’ first-ever internationally blended family.
Mavournee Hazel as Forensic Pathologist Bluebird ‘Blue’ Gleeson, Olivia Swann as NCIS Special Agent Captain Michelle Mackey, and Todd Lasance as AFP Liaison Officer Sergeant Jim ‘JD’ Dempsey in episode 6, season 2 (PHOTO CREDIT: Daniel Asher Smith/Paramount+)Sean Sagar as Special Agent DeShawn Jackson and Tuuli Narkle as AFP Liaison Officer Constable Evie Cooper in the “Hell Weak” episode (PHOTO CREDIT: Daniel Asher Smith/Paramount+)Tuuli Narkle as AFP Liaison Officer Constable Evie Cooper and Sean Sagar as Special Agent DeShawn Jackson in season 2 episode 6 (PHOTO CREDIT: Daniel Asher Smith/Paramount+) Sean Sagar as Special Agent DeShawn Jackson, Olivia Swann as NCIS Special Agent Captain Michelle Mackey, Todd Lasance as AFP Liaison Officer Sergeant Jim ‘JD’ Dempsey and Tuuli Narkle as AFP Liaison Officer Constable Evie Cooper in season 2 episode 6 (PHOTO CREDIT: Daniel Asher Smith/Paramount+)
Ali Larter as Angela Norris and Billy Bob Thornton as Tommy Norris in ‘Landman’ (Photo credit: Ryan Green/Paramount+)
Paramount+ has officially renewed Landman starring Oscar winner Billy Bob Thornton and co-created by Taylor Sheridan (the Yellowstone franchise, Mayor of Kingstown) and Christian Wallace. After being listed as one of the Top 10 Subscription Video on Demand (SVOD) original series for the fourth quarter of 2024, the renewal is not surprising.
Paramount+ reports that the fourth quarter Top 10 SVOD list marked the first time a streamer, other than Netflix, has earned three spots. Paramount+ was represented by Tulsa King (#4), Landman (#8), and Lioness (#9).
“Landman was one of the biggest shows of the year because of Taylor Sheridan’s unique ability to tap into the cultural zeitgeist, harnessing the Neo-Western themes of rugged individualism, ambition, and working-class struggles set against contemporary debates around energy, climate change and economic growth,” stated Chris McCarthy, President and CEO, Showtime/MTV Entertainment Studios and Paramount Media Networks. “The series has helped drive Paramount+ to new heights as the number two SVOD in the U.S. for Original Hours Watched in Q4, alongside our other hit series Tulsa King, The Agency, Lioness, and Dexter: Original Sin.”
The drama holds Paramount+’s record for the most-watched series premiere and finale.
In addition to Billy Bob Thornton, season one stars Oscar nominee Demi Moore, Ali Larter, Jacob Lofland, Michelle Randolph, Paulina Chávez, Kayla Wallace, Mark Collie, James Jordan, and Colm Feore. Executive producers include Taylor Sheridan, Billy Bob Thornton, David C. Glasser, David Hutkin, Ron Burkle, Bob Yari, Christian Wallace, Geyer Kosinski, Michael Friedman, and Stephen Kay. Imperative Entertainment’s Dan Friedkin and Jason Hoch and Texas Monthly’s J.K. Nickell and Megan Creydt also executive produce.
“Landman is set in the proverbial boomtowns of West Texas and is a modern-day tale of fortune-seeking in the world of oil rigs,” reads Paramount+’s synopsis. “Based on the notable 11-part podcast Boomtown from Imperative Entertainment and Texas Monthly, the series is an upstairs/downstairs story of roughnecks and wildcat billionaires fueling a boom so big, it’s reshaping our climate, our economy, and our geopolitics.”
Season one debuted on November 17, 2024. Paramount+ did not announce a target date for season two.
The team searches for buried treasure on CBS’s The Equalizer season five episode 12, “Trust No One.” Episode 12, directed by Bola Ogun and written by Holly Harold and Terence Paul Winter, will air on Sunday, March 16, 2025 at 10pm ET/PT.
Queen Latifah stars as Robyn McCall, Tory Kittles is Detective Marcus Dante, Adam Goldberg is Harry Keshegian, and Liza Lapira is Melody “Mel” Bayani. Laya DeLeon Hayes plays Delilah and Lorraine Toussaint is Viola “Vi” Marsette.
“Trust No One” Plot: McCall and the team are on the hunt for buried treasure after a history professor obsessed with finding missing gold is killed. Meanwhile, Dante is reluctant to introduce his sons to McCall after she invites them over for dinner.
“The Equalizer is a reimagining of the classic series starring Academy Award nominee and multi-hyphenate Queen Latifah as Robyn McCall, an enigmatic woman with a mysterious background who uses her extensive skills as a former CIA operative to help those with nowhere else to turn. McCall presents to most as an average single mom who is quietly raising her teenage daughter. But to a trusted few, she is The Equalizer – an anonymous guardian angel and defender of the downtrodden, who’s also dogged in her pursuit of personal redemption.
Robyn’s clandestine work and her personal life often collide when her smart and observant daughter, Delilah, and her aunt Vi, who lives with Robyn to help her balance life as a working mother, struggle to conceal her vigilante career. While Robyn worries about the mental and emotional toll her work exacts on her family, she is joined in her pursuit of justice by Melody “Mel” Bayani, an edgy bar owner and sniper from Robyn’s past who recently quit the Equalizer team to recover from post-traumatic stress disorder; and Harry Keshegian, a paranoid and brilliant white-hat hacker married to Mel.
As Robyn aids the oppressed and exploited, she sometimes works with Marcus Dante, an NYPD detective and trusted friend who respects the need for Robyn’s type of justice even as he often questions her methods.”
Disney’s Lilo & Stitch trailer shows the weird creature drinking a lava lamp, surfing, posing as a dog, and generally wreaking havoc on his new human best friend’s life. The two-minute trailer also includes the animated film’s most famous line, “Ohana means family. Family means nobody gets left behind or forgotten.”
“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 super short description.
Dean Fleischer Camp (Marcel the Shell with Shoes On) directs from a screenplay by Chris Kekaniokalani Bright and Mike Van Waes. Jonathan Eirich and Dan Lin serve as producers. Tom Peitzman, Ryan Halprin, Louie Provost, and Thomas Schumacher are executive producers.
