The team needs to ferret out the identity of a mole on CBS’s FBI: Most Wanted season six episode six. Directed by Carlos Bernard from a script by D. Dona Le, episode six – “Pageantry” – will air on Tuesday, December 3, 2024 at 10pm ET/PT.
Dylan McDermott returns to lead 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.
“Pageantry” Plot: When an international beauty queen is killed on live television, the Fugitive Task Force heads to Philadelphia to hunt down the killer. Meanwhile, Hana senses that Ethan is hiding something.
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.
Paramount Pictures takes fans behind the scenes of Sonic the Hedgehog 3 with the “Casting a Shadow” featurette. The minute-long video features Keanu Reeves in the recording booth, getting into character as the main villain. “For 50 years, Shadow’s been in a state of suspended animation,” says Reeves, adding, “He’s coming out of it seeking revenge.”
Jim Carrey, the voice of Dr. Robotnik, describes Shadow as having a “sympathetic, brooding kind of darkness that Keanu has mastered so brilliantly.” Ben Schwartz, the voice of Sonic, and Idris Elba, the voice of Knuckles, also share their thoughts on Shadow in the video.
The cast also includes James Marsden, Tika Sumpter, Colleen O’Shaughnessey, Natasha Rothwell, Shemar Moore, Adam Pally, and Lee Majdoub. Newcomers to the film franchise include Alyla Browne and Krysten Ritter.
Shadow (Keanu Reeves) in ‘Sonic the Hedgehog 3’ from Paramount Pictures and Sega of America, Inc.
“Sonic the Hedgehog returns to the big screen this holiday season in his most thrilling adventure yet. Sonic, Knuckles, and Tails reunite against a powerful new adversary, Shadow, a mysterious villain with powers unlike anything they have faced before,” reads Paramount Pictures’ synopsis. “With their abilities outmatched in every way, Team Sonic must seek out an unlikely alliance in hopes of stopping Shadow and protecting the planet.”
Jeff Fowler directs from a screenplay by Pat Casey, Josh Miller, and John Whittington. Neal H. Moritz, Toby Ascher, Toru Nakahara, and Hitoshi Okuno serve as producers. Executive producers include Haruki Satomi, Shuji Utsumi, Yukio Sugino, Jeff Fowler, Tommy Gormley, and Tim Miller.
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 opens in theaters on December 20, 2024.
Andy Cohen, Lisa Vanderpump, Tom Sandoval, and Tom Schwartz in ‘Vanderpump Rules’ season 11’s reunion show (Photo by: Griffen Nagel/Bravo)
Bravo’s bringing back Vanderpump Rules for a 12th season but with a brand new cast. The network announced the renewal and revealed an upcoming retrospective special is in the works that will “celebrate the past decade of heartbreaks, friendship rifts, and scandals.”
Filming is expected to get underway in 2025. Bravo hasn’t released any details on the season 12 cast.
“The new season will feature Lisa Vanderpump and a new group of close-knit SUR-vers who are as complicatedly involved with one another as their iconic predecessors,” reads Bravo’s teaser. “Under Lisa Vanderpump’s watchful eye, the West Hollywood mainstay SUR – and now TomTom – welcomes the next batch of servers, hosts and bartenders rife with plenty of drama, situationships, and frenemies.”
“The last 12 years of filming have been an extraordinary run full of laughter, tears and everything in between,” stated Lisa Vanderpump. “I can’t thank enough those who have shared their lives. How I love you all. In the restaurant business, one shift always gives way to another. Cheers to the next generation of Vanderpump Rules.”
The Emmy-nominated series is produced by 32 Flavors and Evolution Media. Executive producers include Alex Baskin, Barry Poznick, Jenn Levy, Joe Kingsley, Lisa Vanderpump, and Ken Todd.
“What a thrill it is to build on the legacy of this series by doing it all over again,” said Alex Baskin, executive producer 32 Flavors. “With profound appreciation for the original group and their iconic run, we can’t wait for the audience to see a dynamic new group of co-workers and friends make their way through life together.”
Disney+ has bumped up the premiere date for Star Wars: Skeleton Crew from December 3, 2024 to Monday, December 2. The series will kick off with the release of the first two episodes at 6pm PT, with new episodes streaming on Tuesdays.
The series, aimed at younger Star Wars fans, features Jude Law, Ravi Cabot-Conyers, Ryan Kiera Armstrong, Kyriana Kratter, and Robert Timothy Smith. Tunde Adebimpe, Kerry Condon, and Nick Frost also star.
“Star Wars: Skeleton Crew follows the journey of four kids who make a mysterious discovery on their seemingly safe home planet, then get lost in a strange and dangerous galaxy,” reads Disney+’s synopsis. “Finding their way home—and meeting unlikely allies and enemies—will be a greater adventure than they ever imagined.”
Season one is directed by Jon Watts, David Lowery, Jake Schreier, Bryce Dallas Howard, Lee Isaac Chung, and the Daniels (Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert). Watts and Christopher Ford are the head writers and executive produce along with Jon Favreau, Dave Filoni, Kathleen Kennedy, and Colin Wilson. Susan McNamara and John Bartnicki serve as producers.
We’ve arrived at the fall finale and Fox’s 9-1-1: Lone Star season five episode nine promo warns us that we won’t believe the shocking twist. Episode nine, “Fall From Grace,” will air on Monday, December 2, 2024 at 8pm ET/PT.
Rob Lowe leads the cast as Captain Owen Strand, Ronen Rubinstein stars as T.K., Gina Torres plays Paramedic Captain Tommy Vega, and Jim Parrack is Judd Ryder. Natacha Karam plays Marjan Marwani, Brian Michael Smith is Paul Strickland, Julian Works is Mateo Chavez, Rafael Silva plays Carlos Reyes, and Brianna Baker is Nancy Gillian. Sierra McClain did not return for the fifth season.
“Fall From Grace” Plot: Carlos is determined to solve his father’s murder. Owen is offered a life-changing opportunity. Judd gives into his demons as Tommy begins her treatment.
9-1-1 Lone Star Season 5 Description, Courtesy of Fox:
9-1-1: Lone Star follows members of Austin’s 126 Fire Department led by Captain Owen Strand who, along with his adult son, T.K., moved to Texas to help rebuild the firehouse which had experienced a tragedy of its own. His team of diverse and qualified first responders include widowed Paramedic Captain Tommy Vega, Judd Ryder, who was the sole survivor of Austin’s original 126 house after a rescue call ended in tragedy; Marjan Marwani, an adrenaline junkie and badass firefighter who also is a devout Muslim; Paul Strickland, a transgender male firefighter, who bravely decided to transition on the job in Chicago and has a gift for observation worthy of Sherlock Holmes; and rookie firefighter Mateo Chavez.
Settling into his new home, T.K. caught the eye of police officer Carlos Reyes and the two began a romantic relationship eventually marrying in the season four finale. T.K hung up his firefighter helmet to become a full-time paramedic under Tommy’s guidance and works closely with fellow paramedic Nancy Gillian.
In the upcoming fifth season, Captains Strand and Vega, along with the 126 team, race into action when in a multi-episodic opening storyline, a catastrophic train derailment endangers several lives including some of their own. With Judd resigning from the 126 to take care of his recently handicapped son Wyatt (Jackson Pace), Owen must find a new lieutenant to replace Judd and has a difficult decision ahead of him when both Marjan and Paul apply for the promotion. Tommy is ready to take the next step in her relationship, but she finds the road to happiness is filled with obstacles.
On his 30th birthday, T.K. gets a surprise visit from someone from his past that could change his and Carlos’ lives forever. Now officially husband and husband, T.K. and Carlos’ marriage is put to the test when Carlos becomes obsessed with solving his father’s murder.
The team heads to Morocco to help aid workers on CBS’s FBI: International season four episode six, “They Paid More.” Directed by Michael Katleman from a script by Roxanne Paredes, episode six will air on Tuesday, December 3, 2024 at 9pm ET/PT.
Jesse Lee Soffer stars as Supervisory Special Agent Wesley “Wes” Mitchell, Carter Redwood plays Special Agent Andre Raines, Vinessa Vidotto is Special Agent Cameron Vo, Eva-Jane Willis is Europol Agent Megan “Smitty” Garretson, and Christina Wolfe plays Special Agent Amanda Tate.
“They Paid More” Plot: When a bus full of American volunteers is hijacked in a dangerous section of Morocco, the Fly Team works to locate the missing aid workers and the people who kidnapped them.
FBI: International is the third iteration of the successful FBI brand that follows the elite operatives of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s International Fly Team. Headquartered in Budapest, they travel throughout Europe with the mission of tracking and neutralizing threats against American citizens wherever they may be, putting their lives on the line to protect the U.S. and its people. Newly embedded to the Fly Team is charming and rakish Supervisory Special Agent Wesley “Wes” Mitchell, whose impeccable instincts and unconventional tactics deepen his drive to stop at nothing to achieve justice.
Special Agent Andre Raines shines in the field and makes good use of his accounting background in tracking criminal enterprises’ moving money. Special Agent Cameron Vo, a competitive West Point grad, excels at interrogation and strategy and Megan “Smitty” Garretson, a streetwise Europol agent with an extensive undercover background, uses her expertise to liaise with each host country they inhabit. Special Agent Amanda Tate, a confident and tech-savvy intel analyst, stays quick on her feet and remains calm in the midst of chaos. Always at the scene where American interests are at risk, FBI: International is a globe-trotting depiction of law enforcement overseas.
Writer/director Tyler Perry’s The Six Triple Eight just unveiled a full trailer ahead of its December 6, 2024 limited theatrical release. The film tells the inspirational story of the only Women’s Army Corps unit of color in WWII, who were given the seemingly impossible task of getting hundreds of thousands of letters to the troops from their families at home.
“Ladies, we have been ordered to provide hope. The soldiers have not heard from their loved ones, and their loved ones have not heard from them,” says Major Charity Adams (played by Kerry Washington) in the trailer. “When there is no mail, there is low morale.”
In addition to Kerry Washington, the cast includes Ebony Obsidian, Milauna Jackson, Kylie Jefferson, Shanice Shantay, Sarah Jeffery, Pepi Sonuga, and Moriah Brown. Jeanté Godlock, Jay Reeves, Jeffery Johnson, Baadja-Lyne Odums, Donna Biscoe, Gregg Sulkin, Scott Daniel Johnson, Susan Sarandon, Dean Norris, Sam Waterston, and Oprah Winfrey also star.
“The Six Triple Eight is inspired by the first and only Women’s Army Corps unit of color to serve overseas in WWII. Despite facing racism and sexism – and grueling working conditions – they were committed to serving their country with honor and distinction,” reads Netflix’s synopsis. “Given an extraordinary mission and united in their determination, these unsung heroes delivered hope and shattered barriers.”
Following its release in select theaters, the film will stream on Netflix on December 20th.
Kerry Washington stars as Captain Charity Adams in ‘The Six Triple Eight’ (Photo Cr. Bob Mahoney / Perry Well Films 2 / Courtesy of Netflix)
Robert Manning Jr. as Gabriel Ferguson and Zachary Quinto as Dr. Oliver Wolf in ‘Brilliant Minds’ episode 9 (Photo by: Rafy/NBC)
NBC’s Brilliant Minds episode nine opens with Ericka (Ashleigh LaThrop) and Van (Alex MacNicoll) in bed, totally happy but also certain they can’t tell any of their colleagues about their relationship. They want to keep things uncomplicated as long as possible.
While this is going on Dr. Oliver Wolf’s voiceover is all about emotions and how they affect the way we see colors. Colors can also cause emotions.
Oliver (Zachary Quinto) comes into work smiling, and the interns joke among themselves about their boss getting laid. After leaving a quick voicemail for Dr. Josh Nichols (Teddy Sears), Oliver meets with Angelika Delaney (Milissa Sears, wife of Teddy) about one of her artist clients, Gabriel Ferguson. Recently, he stopped painting and is blaming it on migraines.
Unfortunately, Gabe’s shut her out, so Angelika needs Oliver to pay him a visit at home. She’s done her research and knows Oliver would be the best doctor to speak with her client. Angelika’s worried about Gabe because he may miss his upcoming show, which could end his career.
Even though Oliver has other patients to see, he heads off to Gabriel’s place and finds the door wide open. The home is filled with paintings and Gabe (Robert Manning Jr) walks in just as Oliver’s about to touch one. He introduces himself and confirms Angelika sought him out. Gabe claims he doesn’t need help and that he isn’t experiencing headaches. That was just an excuse so Angelika would stop pestering him about the show.
Oliver notices the difference between his older work and his most recent painting of blue bananas. He also notices Gabe’s wearing mismatched socks and asks, “How long have you been colorblind.”
Gabe confesses he doesn’t see any colors; the world is now just black and white. After a car accident six months ago, his world became a black & white movie. Oliver performs a color test to determine the severity of his condition, and Gabe can’t see any colors. He also confesses that food looks rotten, the world is ugly, and people look like aliens. Gabe can’t even stand to look at the world outside.
Oliver suggests they go to the hospital to perform tests, and he agrees. The interns look at his MRI, and Ericka and Jacob (Spence Moore II) know Gabriel’s work and are surprised to be looking at his brain. Jacob recalls an article in which Gabe discussed using colors to evoke emotions. Dana (Aury Krebs) tries to head off to another patient since colorblindness isn’t urgent. But Oliver explains that Gabe lost what helped him make sense of the world. Without color, he loses a significant part of himself.
The tests show his MRI and his eyes are fine, which means there’s something wrong with how his brain processes color. Oliver orders the interns to dive further into the accident and to admit Gabe.
Dr. Carol Pierce (Tamberla Perry) has a session with Alison Zhang-Whitaker (Julia Chan), the patient who’s sleeping with her husband and who she tried to pass off to a different doctor. Their session ends with Alison neither confirming nor denying she’s sleeping with a married man. (She doesn’t know that Carol knows.)
Later, Carol asks her husband, Morris, about his affair. He’s not forthcoming and tries to blame Carol for continuously bringing up his mistake. Morris suggests returning to counseling.
Oliver tells Gabe about his face blindness and admits there are days when he doesn’t even recognize his own face in the mirror. He also confesses he’s constantly startled by what he sees. Gabe doesn’t care and insists Oliver either needs to fix him or if he can’t, then send him home.
Jacob is suspicious that Van’s seeing someone after overhearing a phone call and keeps needling him, but Van gives away nothing.
Jacob and Van learn that Gabe’s head trauma from the accident wasn’t severe enough to cause colorblindness. His doctor didn’t even order a CT scan. Van points out that Gabe was trapped in the car for hours with his wife who died in the accident.
Oliver informs Gabe that he has acquired cerebral achromatopsia (total colorblindness). He was apparently exposed to a toxic level of carbon monoxide while trapped in the car. That damaged the part of his brain that processes color. Unfortunately, the condition is permanent. Gabriel feels like he’s finished now that he knows his condition.
Alison makes a scene, demanding to see Dr. Pierce. Dana and Ericka attempt to calm her down, and Alison doesn’t think Dr. Pierce even cares about her. Dana tries to make Alison feel better by revealing Carol recently asked for her help looking Alison up when she hadn’t heard from her. Alison absorbs that new info and thanks them for making her feel better.
Carol and Oliver discuss Gabriel’s case, and Carol suggests Gabe lost not just the colors but the feelings he associates with them. “Gabriel lost his person and that is not an easy thing to accept,” says Carol.
Oliver asks how she’s doing with Morris, and Carol confesses she feels stupid for still loving him. She wants to forgive him and doesn’t know what her life would look like without him.
Charlie Larsen as Trevor and Ted Sutherland as Teen Oliver in ‘Brilliant Minds’ episode 9 (Photo by: Rafy/NBC)
Oliver has a flashback to his teen years and his introduction to magic mushrooms. The dealer assured him he’d see colors he’d never experienced before. And, of course, that leads to Oliver suggesting to the interns that they give Gabriel psychedelics. The interns point out that’s not a long-term solution, and Oliver insists they can open his brain and help him move forward with his grief over his wife’s death. The carbon monoxide only damaged the pathways to the brain that conduct color, and the psychedelics might create new ones. Ericka thinks he’ll be able to confront the trauma and move on with grief.
Jacob thinks they can reawaken the color in his mind, but Ericka points out it’s not legal to use psychedelic therapy in New York. Oliver believes the workaround is to start his own clinical trial with Gabe as his only patient.
Oliver administers the first dose, and 30 minutes in, Gabe’s toes are tingling, but that’s it. Oliver thinks it takes time, and eventually, Gabe says he sees his wife. We’re shown his beautiful wife, Amber, in color, handling flowers. When she disappears, he begs Oliver to bring her back.
Another flashback shows Oliver taking the magic mushrooms and seeing his dad. His dad apologizes for leaving him alone in the woods, but he’s been with him in his heart. Oliver tells his dad he’s gay and says his mom drove away the only guy he cared about. His dad thinks he’s too hard on his mom.
Gabe hasn’t talked about Amber since the funeral and is so happy to have seen her again in color. She made his world beautiful and gave it color, but now she’s fading more each day. He’s forgetting how she looked and even how the world used to look. Oliver suggests that Gabe paint her the way he used to see her.
Dana and Ericka fill Carol in on Alison’s recent visit, and Carol’s shocked Dana told Alison that she was trying to track her down. Carol tells them not to interfere with her patients and that she’ll ask for it when she needs their help.
Ericka overhears Van telling Jacob he’s not hooking up with anyone, especially not someone from the hospital.
That night, Oliver leaves a long message for Josh about his day and asks how his conference is going. Seconds after he hangs up, Oliver’s called to an emergency at Gabe’s place. Angelika tries to stop Gabe from destroying all of his paintings as Oliver rushes in. Gabe says he tried to paint to remember Amber but can’t. He doesn’t want to live like this. Gabe puts his paintings in a pile and is about to light them on fire when Oliver begs him to stop.
“All of this is only going to hurt you, and none of it is going to bring her back,” says Oliver. He suggests that he think of what Amber would want him to do, and Gabe closes his lighter.
A short while later, Oliver returns with Pedialyte and aspirin and then realizes he left his wallet at the bodega. Gabe looks out the window and sees Oliver’s wallet on the counter. Oliver’s shocked Gabe can see that in the dark and then realizes something’s going on. Oliver tests Gabe’s vision and realizes Gabe can see what others can’t. His brain must now be sensitive to wavelengths of light that others can’t see.
Oliver believes they must narrow his focus and filter the light he sees.
Zachary Quinto as Dr. Oliver Wolf, Aury Krebs as Dr. Dana Dang, and Ashleigh LaThrop as Ericka Kinney in ‘Brilliant Minds’ episode 9 (Photo by: Rafy/NBC)
At the hospital, Oliver’s shocked when Dana and Ericka hide from Carol. He asks Carol why she yelled at his interns, and she admits it’s about Alison. Oliver points out it’s a conflict of interest for her to see Alison still, and Carol fully recognizes that. She’s sacrificing her career over this, and Oliver tells her she knows what to do.
Van apologizes to Ericka for what she overheard, and Ericka thinks this may be a mistake.
Oliver had special glasses made with lenses that help distinguish objects with too similar wavelengths. Oliver reminds Gabe that he sees shades of gray that others don’t and that the glasses will help him work with what he’s got. This colorblindness is his new normal, and he needs to let people into his world as it exists now.
Gabriel’s willing to give it a try and asks Oliver to remove all the paint, other than the black and white.
Alison apologizes to Carol for making a scene, and Carol informs her that she’s being passed on to a new psychiatrist. She confesses she knows about Alison’s relationship with Morris and hopes she gets the help she needs. Alison reveals that Morris said he loved her, and Carol responds, “Goodbye, Alison.”
Van and Jacob are alone in the elevator when Van says that the conversation Jacob overheard on the phone was between him and his six-year-old son, who he rarely gets to see. Jacob promises not to tell anyone since Van wants to keep his personal life private.
Oliver finds a gift-wrapped package on his desk with a card that reads: “Text me, you luddite – Josh.” Oliver smiles as he holds his new cell phone.
Episode nine ends with the interns at Gabriel’s show admiring a painting he did of Oliver. They think he captured their boss, especially his eyes. Oliver tells Gabe his new paintings are incredible, and Gabe believes they are some of his best work. He thanks Oliver for getting him back to his art, just as Oliver gets his first call from Josh and doesn’t know how to answer it. (He manages, thanks to Gabe.)
Meanwhile, Carol’s heading to her car after work and discovers the windows are smashed in. She glances around the lot, hoping not to see Alison lurking nearby.
Disney’s Lilo & Stitch live-action teaser trailer shows Stitch stomping his way through a sandcastle town. The 30-second teaser provides our first real look at how the cute (but weird) little creature will be brought to life in the 2025 theatrical release.
The family-friendly live-action adaptation stars Maia Kealoha as Lilo. Sydney Elizebeth Agudong, Billy Magnussen, Tia Carrere, Hannah Waddingham, Courtney B. Vance, and Zach Galifianakis also star. The original film’s director Chris Sanders returns to voice Stitch.
“A live-action reimagining of Disney’s 2002 animated classic, 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. Oscar nominee Dean Fleischer Camp (Marcel the Shell with Shoes On) directs and Dan Lin and Jonathan Eirich serve as producers. Executive producers include Tom Pietzman and Ryan Halprin.
40 years after serial killer Richard Ramirez caused widespread panic throughout California, Peacock’s diving back into his murder spree with Richard Ramirez: The Night Stalker Tapes. The two-part documentary series, which features selected clips from more than 25 hours of audio tapes, will premiere on Tuesday, December 10, 2024.
Executive produced by Amy Goodman Kass, Elizabeth Fischer, Alexa Danner, Andy Berg, and Liz Cole, the docuseries includes interviews with Ramirez’s family, friends, and his wife. Ramirez was convicted of 13 counts of murder, five attempted murders, 11 sexual assaults, and 14 burglaries. Sentenced to death in 1989, the Night Stalker died in prison of natural causes before he could be executed.
“In advance of the 40th anniversary of his murderous reign of terror and epic arrest, this project uses Death Row audio interviews with Ramirez as well as audio and video interviews with his family, friends and wife – most of which have never been heard before – to explore how a perfect storm of child abuse and twisted boyhood influences enabled a troubled young man from El Paso, TX to become the infamous Night Stalker,” reads Peacock’s synopsis. “These tapes offer an unsettling and thought-provoking look into the mind of a brutal serial killer and, by the end of the series, will provide significant findings to the age-old question of whether a monster is born or created – or both.”
Poster for Peacock’s ‘Richard Ramirez: The Night Stalker’
