Hopefully, the third and final season of Paramount+’s Colin From Accounts will finally answer the will-they-or-won’t-they question. And on the way to delivering that answer, expect there to be more roadblocks, misunderstandings, and continued commitment to one super adorable dog.
Patrick Brammall and Harriet Dyer created the series and star, write, and executive produce. The season three cast also includes Thomas Cocquerel, Nikki Shiels, Mark Trevorrow, Emma Harvie, Genevieve Hegney, and Michael Logo. Rounding out the cast are Helen Thomson, Darren Gilshenan, Virginia Gay, Annie Maynard, Celeste Barber, Justin Rosniak, and Tai Hara.
“Creatively it feels like the right time to say goodbye to Colin From Accounts after three seasons. We love everything about making this show. From writing all 24 episodes and producing with our amazing partners at Easy Tiger to acting on set with our brilliant cast and spunky crew to sitting in the edit with our wonderful post team, where we are currently wrapping things up,” commented Brammall and Dyer on wrapping up the series. “We’re going to miss making this show terribly, but we hope you love season three as much as we do. Thank you for watching; it means the world.”
Season three premieres on September 10, 2026.
Paramount+’s synopsis reads, “Season three of Colin From Accounts reveals the aftermath of the ill-fated proposal, but while Gordon and Ashley are determined to move on from past embarrassments, they can’t seem to shake their collective baggage. And even as life moves on, with challenges at work, ongoing family battles, and new friendship dramas, something keeps pulling this flawed, funny pair back into each other’s orbits. Do Gordon and Ashley belong together – or is their beloved dog Colin the only thing keeping their futures intertwined?”
NBC’s The Voice is switching things up, heading into production on The Voice: Celebrity. Keke Palmer (The ‘Burbs) is on board as host of what’s described as an “eventized season” of the popular singing competition.
Joe Jonas will make his coaching debut with the special season, joining coaches Queen Latifah (The Equalizer) and Riley Green (recently seen on Marshals) who will be taking seats in the red chairs for the first time with season 30. Kelly Clarkson and Adam Levine fill out the coaching roster for the 30th season, with Carson Daly returning as host.
The eventized season will premiere in 2027, with Daly involved as a producer.
NBC offers this description of what’s in store for the Celebrity edition:
“An extension of the longstanding series, this special season swaps undiscovered talent for a wide range of celebrities – actors, musicians, influencers, athletes, comedians, and reality television stars – competing to become the first Voice celebrity champion. These celebrity artists will be announced at a later time.
The Voice: Celebrity will offer unprecedented access to artists throughout the competition as viewers watch familiar faces step outside their comfort zones and reveal new sides of themselves. New features such as Voice Boot Camp give viewers a behind-the-scenes look as celebrities prepare for their fan-favorite Blind Auditions while the VIP Room brings artists together to watch their fellow celebrities take The Voice stage in real time.
Later in the competition, the Workroom offers another window into the process as artists strategize, rehearse, and ready themselves for the Battles.”
Filming’s officially underway on Netflix’s This Summer Will Be Different, based on Carley Fortune’s novel. Netflix released a photo of series stars Sophie Nélisse (Heated Rivalry), Francesca Reale (Stranger Things), and Roby Attal (The Haunting of Bly Manor) as production begins on Prince Edward Island.
Netflix’s synopsis reads, “This Summer Will Be Different, based on the beloved novel by Carley Fortune, is a simmering, sun-soaked romance set across multiple summers on Prince Edward Island about Lucy, a young woman navigating her 20s and her first real love with her best friend’s brother, the one person she was never supposed to fall for.”
New recurring cast members include Jordan Rodrigues as Miles Lam, Jude Wilson as Zach, Natalie Brown as Christine, James Tupper as Ken, Tom Barnett as Peter, and Celia Owen as Joy.
Dane Clark and Linsey Stewart created the series and serve as showrunners of the first 10-episode season. Clark, Stewart, author Carley Fortune, Jennifer Kawaja, Elise Cousineau, and Sam Levine executive produce. Karen Maine, Jasmin Mozaffari, and Fab Filippo are the directors.
This Summer Will Be Different is produced by Sphere Media.
Netflix’s next installment in the Monster anthology, Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story, has set a September 17, 2026 premiere date. The date announcement came with the release of the first batch of photos, including one of a bloody Ella Beatty as the titular character.
The eight-episode series also stars Vicky Krieps as Bridget Sullivan, Rebecca Hall as Abby Borden, and Charlie Hunnam as Andrew Borden. Billie Lourd, Joey Pollari, Sarah Paulson, and Jessica Barden round out the cast. Ian Brennan created the series and serves as writer and executive producer.
“I am so excited for viewers to experience our exploration of Lizzie Borden’s story and the questions that her life animates to this day,” said Beatty in an interview with Netflix’s Tudum. “It has been a dream come true to investigate this complicated person’s psychology and to examine an American crime that feels almost mythic in proportion. This season gives us our first female Monster and delves into female rage and repression, which I’ve found to feel strikingly relevant, and I cannot wait to share it with the world.”
Monster‘s fourth installment is executive produced by Ryan Murphy, Max Winkler, Eric Kovtun, Scott Robertson, Louise Shore, Nissa Diederich, Todd Kubrak, Carl Franklin, and Tanase Popa. Winkler and Sarah Adina Smith are the directors.
Netflix offers this synopsis:
“When the repressed daughter of a wealthy New England family and her rebellious maid find themselves trapped in a house built on humiliation and cruelty, they escape into a fantasy of sex, power, and revenge. The gruesome unsolved murders that follow don’t just shock the world—they give birth to an icon who refuses to live imprisoned in a cage, choosing instead to forge her own legend: shocking, monstrous, and gloriously free.”
A scene from Eli Roth’s ‘Ice Cream Man’ (Photo Credit: The Horror Section)
In 1995, cult actor Clint Howard (brother of the more-famous Ron Howard) starred in a straight-to-video horror comedy called Ice Cream Man about a group of kids who think that their local ice cream man is a serial killer.
Modern horror icon Eli Roth’s new movie of the same name is not a remake of that movie. But it does share some common ground.
Ice Cream Man is about a town called Baleen Bay where, suddenly on a summer morning, all of the children start acting crazy and murdering the adults. A group of children who have not joined in on the carnage figure out that what is causing the frenzy is the frozen treats that have been provided by the titular Ice Cream Man (Orphan Black’s Ari Millen). It’s up to the unaffected kids to save what’s left of the town from the clutches of the evil sweet-dealer.
Eli Roth goes for the throat with Ice Cream Man. It’s simultaneously brutal and heartwarming, both an extreme horror film and a coming-of-age comedy. There’s blood spilling, spraying, and splattering all around these kids, and even though they’re mostly flat, cookie-cutter characters, the audience really roots for them to save their little town. In terms of Roth’s earlier works, this is Hostel-meets-The House with a Clock in Its Walls. Kid power with a lot of entrails.
The big commonalties between Eli Roth’s Ice Cream Man and the 1995 movie are twofold – there’s a murderous ice cream man, and there are some kids who are on to him. But that’s where the similarities end. Roth’s movie is more of a Pied Piper-meets-Greek Mythology tale, as well as a clever Living Dead zombie movie crossed with a kindertrauma flick.
While that may sound like a lot of influences to soak up, that’s just scratching the surface. Roth has always been a student of cinema, and Ice Cream Man features visual and thematic nods to just about every horror movie imaginable. The overall arc feels like Weapons or Cooties, the deeper story hints at The Children and A Nightmare on Elm Street, and Roth lifts visual gags from The Burning, The Ring, and I Saw the TV Glow, just to name a few. There’s even a sideways glance towards Ridley Scott’s Hannibal.
All these tributes and homages aside, Ice Cream Man is definitely an Eli Roth movie. No one can combine the grotesque with the campy quite like Roth, and both his horror and his humor are on full display. The violence is gory and graphic, to the point where it crosses over the line to become humor. A fine example of this is a passing shot of a little schoolgirl making snow angels in the spilled blood from one of her slaughtered teachers. Roth seems to delight in this kind of carnage, and the audience delights right along with him.
The violence and brutality in Ice Cream Man cannot be overstated. Every kill is more gruesome and over-the-top than the last. And the fact that it is children committing these atrocities makes what’s onscreen all the more shocking. There is very little child-on-child violence – the affected children don’t harm each other, they just try to feed ice cream to the unaffected in order to get them to join in. But when the kids go after the grown-ups, all bets are off. And even the most mundane of schoolyard accessories becomes a weapon of adult destruction.
Ice Cream Man feels like Eli Roth’s love letter to all of those killer kids movies of the seventies. It never takes itself too seriously, so it’s a fun ride. Inventive? No. But fun, nonetheless. This is modern B-movie campiness in its purest form.
Eli Roth is an acquired taste, and even some horror fans dislike his work. Those folks should stay away from Ice Cream Man. Because this is Eli Roth being Eli Roth. Next to Thanksgiving, this may be the most Eli Roth movie that Eli Roth has ever made. And he’s not even sorry.
GRADE: B
Release Date: August 7, 2026
Runtime: 1 hour 26 minutes
Apple TV’s critically acclaimed sci-fi neo-noir detective series Sugar finishes a strong second season on Friday, August 7, 2026 with episode eight, “Like Sugar.” The upcoming season finale’s description warns something big’s in store for the titular character, who’s spent season two helping a drug-addicted boxer and going after crooked cops.
Colin Farrell stars as John Sugar, Jin Ha is Danny, Raymond Lee plays Ji, Tony Dalton is Vega, Laura Donnelly is Charlotte, and Sasha Calle stars as Val. Shea Whigham guest stars as Tom Flyberg.
Episode 8 Plot: Sugar attends an event that shakes him to his core.
Colin Farrell and Laura Donnelly in ‘Sugar’ season 2 episode 8 (Photo Credit: Apple TV)
Sugar Season 2 Synopsis:
Sugar is a contemporary, unique take on one of the most popular and significant genres in literary, motion picture, and television history: the private detective story. Season two ushers in the return of Los Angeles’s iconic private detective and film connoisseur John Sugar, played by Colin Farrell, who stayed on earth in hopes to find his sister as he takes on a new missing persons case – searching for the older brother of an up-and-coming local boxer. As the investigation expands into a sinister, city-wide conspiracy, Sugar must reckon with himself to answer the question—how far will he go to do what’s right?
Sam Catlin is the showrunner and serves as an executive producer along with Colin Farrell, Audrey Chon, Simon Kinberg, Scott Greenberg, and Chip Vucelich.
Colin Farrell in the season 2 finale (Photo Credit: Apple TV)Colin Farrell and Shea Whigham in the season 2 finale (Photo Credit: Apple TV)James Cromwell in the season 2 finale (Photo Credit: Apple TV)Jin Ha in the season 2 finale (Photo Credit: Apple TV)Sasha Calle and Colin Farrell in the season 2 finale (Photo Credit: Apple TV)
Shudder’s set a September 15, 2026 premiere date for season three of The Creep Tapes. The new season will kick off with two episodes, followed by new episodes of the six-episode season on Tuesdays on Shudder and AMC+.
Mark Duplass returns to star and serves as co-writer and executive producer along with Patrick Brice. Announced guest stars include Kate Siegel (Carrie), Nic Hamilton (IT), and Elliott Fulham (Terrifier 2, Terrifier 3). Duplass’ daughter, Ora (Coven Academy), guest stars in a throwback episode.
Shudder’s synopsis reads, “Season three continues to expose a collection of video tapes from the secret vault of the world’s deadliest and most socially uncomfortable serial killer (Duplass). Unfortunately, as the tape rolls, the killer’s questionable intentions surface with his increasingly odd behavior and the victims will learn they may have made a deadly mistake.”
Mel Eslyn, Jay Duplass, and Chris Donlon also serve as executive producers, and John Baker is a producer. The series is produced by Duplass Brothers Productions and Shudder.
The popular horror series is based on 2014’s Creep and 2017’s Creep 2. The Creep Tapes premiered in November 2024. Season two, which sits at 100% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes, followed in November 2025.
Wynonna Judd’s heading back out on the road this October for a 15-date tour in support of her upcoming album The Hard Truth. The Grammy-winning artist will perform in cities including Omaha, Tulsa, St. Louis, and West Palm Beach before finishing up in Gary, Indiana, on November 21.
“As we were making this record, I kept finding myself thinking about you. Every song we recorded, every story we told… I couldn’t help but wonder what it would feel like to stand onstage and share it with you face to face,” stated Wynonna Judd. “That’s the wonderful thing about music. A song may start in a writing room or a studio, but it doesn’t really come alive until it’s shared. The Hard Truth holds some of the most honest moments I’ve ever put to music. It’s about the things that shape us, break us, heal us, and keep us moving forward. Bringing these songs to the stage feels like inviting you into that journey with me.”
Judd’s The Hard Truth will drop on October 2, 2026.
The Wynation Fan Club presale begins on August 4 at 10am local time, with the general sale following on August 7. $1 of each ticket sale goes to “The Only Love Fund” to “spread joy and love to nonprofits across the country.” Check out Wynonna Judd’s official site for ticket details and www.cfmt.org/wynonna for more on The Only Love Fund.
Wynonna Judd’s The Hard Truth Tour Dates
10.08.2026 | Bowery Ballroom | New York, NY (on sale now)
10.16.2026 | 713 Music Hall | Houston, TX
10.17.2026 | Choctaw Grand Theater | Durant, OK
10.20.2026 | Orpheum Theater | Omaha, NE
10.22.2026 | The Cove at River Spirit Casino Resort | Tulsa, OK
10.23.2026 | Stifel Theatre | St. Louis, MO
11.06.2026 | Oxford Performing Arts Center | Oxford, AL
11.07.2026 | North Charleston Performing Arts Center | North Charleston, SC
11.09.2026 | The Kravis Center – Dreyfoos Hall | West Palm Beach, FL
11.11.2026 | Straz Center – Morsani Hall | Tampa, FL
11.19.2026 | The Wind Creek Event Center | Bethlehem, PA
11.20.2026 | Center Stage at Northfield Park Racino | Northfield, OH
11.21.2026 | Hard Rock Live Northern Indiana | Gary, IN
The Hard Truth marks Wynonna’s first studio album for ANTI-Records. Judd co-wrote the album, which features special guests Patterson Hood (Drive-By Truckers), The War and Treaty, and Iron & Wine.
The tracklist includes:
1. Prelude (All Downhill From Ashland)
2. All Downhill From Ashland
3. Everything (feat. Patterson Hood)
4. Am I Missing Out
5. Broken And Blessed
6. Hear Me Now (feat. Iron & Wine)
7. The Hopeful Lie (feat. The War And Treaty)
8. Kentucky Queen
9. Girl Who Could Sing
10. Drive
11. Love Ain’t Got The Best Of Me
Phia Saban and Emma D’Arcy in ‘House of the Dragon’ season 3 episode 7 (Photo Credit: Theo Whiteman/HBO)
HBO’s House of the Dragon season three, episode seven, opens with Helaena (Phia Saban) standing by a horse, looking happy. The gates open wide and sunlight pours in on her face. And, of course, this moment of happiness is just a dream. She hears her name and wakes up to see Queen Rhaenyra (Emma D’Arcy) standing beside her bed. Rhaenyra hasn’t heard from Alicent, but her pressing question is whether Aemond asked her to ride into battle with him. Helaena confesses that when she’s with Dreamfyre, it’s “too much.”
(The following is a recap of season three, episode seven – the penultimate episode – and there are spoilers ahead.)
Rhaenyra reminds her that their father felt the same way. She believes Helaena sees things and is a dreamer, and Helaena admits that’s true. Her last vision was of a grey mare. Rhaenyra quizzes her about more important matters, but Helaena claims not to have any visions about the future of the kingdom. Rhaenyra insists that Helaena tell her if she’ll prevail. Helaena remains silent.
Over at Harrenhal, Aemond is practicing with his sword when he’s shocked to see his mother standing nearby. Alicent (Olivia Cooke) claims she escaped being captured by Rhaenyra and pulls her son in for a quick kiss and a lengthier hug, calling him her best and truest son. Alicent insists he’s all she has left, and that Aegon is probably dead.
She’s worried that she was just a child when she had him and failed him while he was growing up. Alicent pulls him in for a more sensual kiss that leads to sex. However, it turns out this is the witch Alys (Gayle Rankin) using her powers and Aemond leaps from their bed.
He sees Alicent and this time it’s truly his mother in the flesh.
Winter Wolves’ Lord Roderick Dustin (Tommy Flanagan) holds Criston Cole’s head on a spike as they march.
Ser Gwayne (Freddie Fox) reports to his cousin Lord Ormund Hightower (James Norton) that 20,000 men have crossed the Blackwater Rush. They’re just a day away from Tumbleton. Ormund isn’t concerned because he has something that will force Rhaenyra to submit.
Prince Daemon Targaryen (Matt Smith) arrives at the Vale and demands to know where Rhaena is. Lady Jeyne Arryn (Amanda Collin) claims Rhaena flew away and that the villagers are talking about a wild girl who lives among the “nettles” (a clever nod to the character whose arc Rhaena took on) and the sheep. Jeyne wants to tell Rhaenyra that Rhaena is Sheepstealer’s rider, but Daemon begs for time. Jeyne finally reveals Rhaena has been searching for Vhagar and gives Daemon a possible location.
Addam (Clinton Liberty) begs Baela (Bethany Antonia) to speak with Rhaenyra or Daemon about giving him and his brother titles. Baela doesn’t think she can help but when he mentions one of them being interested in a highborn lady, she lets slip that she has something going on with his brother.
Ewan Mitchell and Olivia Cooke in ‘House of the Dragon’ season 3 episode 7 (Photo Credit: Theo Whiteman/HBO)
Alicent claims Ser Adrian helped her escape and that if it weren’t for him, she wouldn’t have made it to Harrenhal. Aemond’s weirded out seeing her after what just happened, and she claims that he’s all she has left. She takes him outside to greet Adrian and Aemond assures him he owes him a debt. But seconds later, Aemond kills Adrian. Aemond insists he can’t trust any strangers.
Lord Ormund and Prince Daeron (Benjamin Evan Ainsworth) have dinner with Lord Corlys Velaryon (Steve Toussaint), who was just captured and his men slaughtered. Ormund believes Corlys will be of assistance now that he’s been kidnapped and that the Driftmark men won’t fight for the queen at King’s Landing.
Daeron wonders how that will help with the impending attack by the Winter Wolves and Ormund doesn’t reply but looks offended. Ormund goes on and on about the Targaryens, and Corlys wants to return to his cell. Before he leaves, Ormund says his name and raises his knife.
Daeron and Gwayne speak privately about Ormund being a madman. Daeron wonders if he should just order the surrender of their army, but Gwayne thinks Daeron should fly away. Daeron insists he can’t desert the men, if he is ever to sit the throne. Although he doesn’t care if Rhaenyra keeps the Iron Throne.
At King’s Landing, Rhaenyra’s small council meets and Ser Torrhen Manderly (Dan Fogler) is upset that he’s being blamed for the financial difficulties. He has absolutely no way to help anyone and has just realized he’s the scapegoat.
Rhaenyra asks for news on Harrenhal, Lord Corlys, or Daemon’s whereabouts. Grand Maester Orwyle (Kurt Egyiawan) says Daemon is on an errand of his own. Alyn (Abubakar Salim) believes the Velaryon forces will be at King’s Landing tomorrow, and the Rivermen are almost at Tumbleton. Lady Sabitha Frey wants to know what happens to Harrenhal if Ser Adrian is successful and Rhaenyra’s so fed up, she gives her Harrenhal. Rhaenyra instructs Lady Frey to retrieve her men at the Twins and march there now.
Addam and Baela join the small council meeting and report that they’ve seen Sheepstealer and he has a rider. They gave chase but lost him.
After the meeting, Mysaria (Sonoya Mizuno) fills Rhaenyra’s ears with questions about Daemon and his lie that Sheepstealer’s rider is dead. Mysaria believes he betrayed her, but Rhaenyra refuses to accept that. Mysaria suggests there’s nothing Daemon can do that Rhaenyra would give up on him.
Matthew Needham, Tom Glynn-Carney, and Jefferson Hall in ‘House of the Dragon’ season 3 episode 7 (Photo Credit: Theo Whiteman/HBO)
On the road, Larys (Matthew Needham), Aegon (Tom Glynn-Carney), and Tyland Lannister (Jefferson Hall) fill their time on horseback discussing wines. Tyland’s still convinced they need to go to Casterly Rock, but Larys is certain they should head to Braavos. Men and women race by and finally the trio ask what’s happening. A woman reports House Mooton is on the march and suggests they turn back.
Tyland points out the Mootons are sworn to Rhaenyra. More people head toward them and now they can’t continue forward. They need to find a place to hide until House Mooton’s army passes.
Over at Harrenhal, Alys questions Alicent about her journey from King’s Landing, and Alicent changes the subject and asks about their relationship. Aemond admits he’s staying at Harrenhal with Alys and making this place his seat. He’ll rule from there. Alicent points out Rhaenyra has six dragons and rules, but Aemond believes she’ll fail and they’ll raise their throne in the Riverlands.
“A new dawn is coming. A new line of unsullied kings,” says Aemond. They just need to wait it out. He suggests Alicent will wait with them, but Alys thinks she should move on. Alicent wants to return to Helaena, but Aemond refuses to allow her to go.
Alys and Aemond step out to chop wood, and Alys warns that Alicent is there to hurt him. Aemond believes she’s just jealous of his mom. Alys is adamant Alicent is there to do evil.
While they’re talking, Alicent rushes outside and grabs the knife from Ser Adrian’s dead body. She spots nightshade nearby. (Helaena mentioned deadly nightshade growing there in episode five.)
Aegon and his party are told that the Mooton army is searching for Ser Tyland Lannister and asking about the queen’s gold. They should be in this area very soon. Larys and Tyland argue over their next move, with Larys insisting Tyland should turn himself in. Tyland thinks they should immediately head toward Casterly Rock. However, Aegon’s decided he’s not going to keep running. He’s not going to be remembered in history as bhaving been slain by his brother, and he suggests that Larys and Tyland leave. Tyland refuses, although his men leave. Larys doesn’t think he would be much good in a fight and wants to say goodbye. Tyland’s shocked, but Aegon acknowledges he’d be no help in a fight. Larys will make sure Aegon’s final hours are immortalized in song.
So, it’s just Tyland and Aegon that remain behind, heading toward the Mooton army.
Daemon and Caraxes force Rhaena and Sheepstealer to land. Rhaena demands that Daemon stay back and Sheepstealer and Caraxes are on the edge of lighting each other on fire. As they square off, with Daemon and Rhaena telling them to obey, Rhaena confirms she is after Vhagar. She can’t remain at the Vale and needs to find a way back home. If she kills Vhagar, then she has paid part of her debt to Rhaenyra. If she dies, then she’ll also have paid her debt. Daemon offers to accompany her and together they’ll take on Vhagar.
Daemon confesses he didn’t have a dragon as a child either and should have done better raising her.
Suddenly, Rhaenyra and Addam appear with their dragons and before they can identify Rhaena, Daemon tells her to run and leave Sheepstealer behind. Rhaenyra and Addam land and Rhaenyra sends Addam off to chase down whoever it is that just ran away.
Rhaenyra tells Syrax to remain vigilant as she confronts Daemon and demands to know his relationship with Sheepstealer’s rider. Daemon begs Rhaenyra to call off Syrax as Addam drags Rhaena back to them.
Daemon claims “she’s” not herself, as all four dragons appear ready to fight. Rhaenyra finally realizes Rhaena is Sheepstealer’s rider and that Daemon knew. Rhaneyra declares it’s over, as Sheepstealer prepares to attack.
Syrax shoots fire at Sheepstealer, a much larger dragon, and Sheepstealer easily gets Syrax in his mouth. Sheepstealer does damage to Syrax before Addam’s dragon, Seasmoke, enters the battle. Daemon mounts Caraxes and comes to Syrax’s aid, while Rhaena and Rhaenyra rush to Syrax and the other three dragons battle on. Addam mounts Seasmoke to help Daemon.
Rhaenyra orders Syrax to fly away. Seasmoke and Caraxes rip into Sheepstealer as Rhaena rides away with Rhaenyra. Daemon orders Addam to escort Rhaenyra as he finishes Sheepstealer. He gives Caraxes the order to kill Sheepstealer and as Sheepstealer fights for his life, Daemon’s knocked from his saddle.
Sheepstealer whines and cries as he crawls/walks away barely alive.
Back at the Red Keep, Mysaria and Sylvi stand before the Iron Throne and discuss how Rhaenyra doesn’t want to hear any more complaints right now. They believe that it won’t go over well with the smallfolk and won’t tap down the violence in the streets. Mysaria asks Sylvi to come to her with problems, and she’ll act as Rhaenyra’s proxy. She can also do that for others and help them when Rhaenyra’s in the right mood. Sylvi believes Mysaria’s changed and she’s holding herself up as someone in power when she really isn’t.
Mysaria’s insulted and sends her away, but first Sylvi warns her these people are not her own. “Within the walls of the highborn, a whore will always remain a whore.”
Syrax and Seasmoke make it back to King’s Landing, and Rhaenyra orders Rhaena taken somewhere where she can’t see her.
At Harrenhal, Alicent serves Aemond a drink of spiced wine and suggests that she will leave if that makes it better for him and Alys. Aemond takes the glass while confessing that Alys doesn’t trust her. Alicent strokes his face and asks who he trusts.
Aemond confesses he tried to kill Aegon and Alicent admits she knows.
Rhaenyra is being readied for bed by her maid when Daemon walks in. Rhaenyra asks her maid to stay, and Daemon admits Rhaena begged him not to say anything. Rhaenyra glances at the skull of the man Daemon had claimed killed Jace, and Daemon apologizes, declaring that he did what he thought was best.
Rhaenyra doesn’t look at him as she sends him from their bedchamber.
Baela enters Rhaena’s room and Rhaena apologizes for Jace and for making it so that her sister will never be queen. Baela holds her sister and says, “You’ll begin anew.”
Alyn is presented with a box that contains his father’s finger, still wearing his ring.
Aemond stumbles around as he returns to his bedchamber. He says Alys’ name before passing out. Alys calls him an idiot as Alicent is seen sneaking out of Harrenhal.
Helaena has a vision of giving birth and then sitting on Dreamfyre and saying, “Dracarys!” Her vision switches to a peaceful scene outside with her children. An eclipse darkens the day and snow follows. (Winter is coming.)
Emma D’Arcy in ‘House of the Dragon’ season 3 episode 7 (Photo Credit: Ollie Upton/HBO)
Rhaenyra throws the skull into the fire as she informs Mysaria that Rhaena was the dragonrider Daemon was protecting. Mysaria points out Daemon lied, but Rhaenyra argues that he didn’t want to betray his daughter. Rhaenyra’s figured out that Mysaria has been busy trying to turn her against Daemon. But Mysaria swears she only suggests what Viserys would if he were alive.
Rhaenyra doesn’t argue that but wonders if sticking to Viserys’ vision has been the right choice. It hasn’t led to peace or prosperity. Mysaria believes Rhaenyra shouldn’t lose faith; a great victory is coming. Mysaria smoothly comforts the queen by assuring her she’ll reign for many years. Her children will rule after her.
Rhaenyra asks if Mysaria believes she’s worthy. Mysaria holds her face gently and tells her, “In this moment I’ve never been more certain of it,” and then kisses her. Rhaenyra lies back, and they continue kissing.
Night’s fallen when House Mooton’s army approaches Tyland and Aegon sitting by a fire. Tyland rises, sword drawn as the leader of the army orders them to throw down their arms and swear fealty to Rhaenyra. Aegon has a moment of panic before he declares they won’t surrender to the false queen. The men laugh as the man in charge recognizes Tyland and demands to know where the gold is. If he gives up the location, he’ll die with his ears still attached.
Aegon steps forward and declares, “I am Aegon Targaryen! Viserys’ true heir! The sixth King of the Andals and the Rhoynar and the First Men. I was anointed by the High Septon in the light of the Seven and it is in their light that I stand before you now! Strike me down and the Stranger will take retribution.”
The army starts backing away and Aegon believes it’s because of what he said. It’s actually because there’s a dragon who’s moved in right behind him. Sunfyre is alive! Aegon says, “Sunfyre, dracarys!”
Sunfyre roasts the Mooton army as Aegon laughs hysterically. Their faces fill the screen and Aegon and Sunfyre have nearly matching burn scars.
Season three, episode seven ends with Ormund secretly meeting with Ulf. Ormund admits that since they last spoke, he’s learned that Daemon struck Ulf in the street where everyone could see. Ormund calls it an intolerable insult to someone of Ulf’s stature. He thinks Ulf’s regarded as a tool to be used by Rhaenyra, while he understands who Ulf really is.
Ulf wonders if Ormund’s offer of a lordship and a castle are still on the table. Ormund suggests Ulf could become Lord of the Tides and take over Driftmark. Ulf drinks to that – and to making them burn.
Rebecca Hall joins ‘The Secret of Secrets’ adaptation (Photo Credit: Andres Arochi / Courtesy of Netflix)
The cast is filling out for Netflix’s adaptation of Dan Brown’s The Secret of Secrets. The upcoming series doesn’t have an official title, but it does have Rebecca Hall (The Beauty, Passing) on board to play Katherine Solomon.
Hall is joining Morgan Spector (The Gilded Age), who was just announced on July 27 to lead the series as Robert Langdon. Author Dan Brown co-created the series and is set to executive produce. Co-creator Carlton Cuse (The Strain, Jack Ryan, Bates Motel) will be the showrunner, writer, and also executive produce, along with Emma Forman and Zoe Robyn.
“In Dan Brown’s thrilling novel, symbologist Robert Langdon races against ancient forces and time to rescue a missing scientist and her groundbreaking manuscript whose discoveries have the power to forever change humanity’s understanding of the mind,” reads Netflix’s synopsis. “The series adaptation (currently untitled) will blend futuristic science with mystical lore, delivering on the heart-pounding suspense and international intrigue that has made the Langdon stories a global phenomenon.”
The Secret of Secrets is the sixth book in Dan Brown’s Robert Langdon series. It was preceded by Angels & Demons, The Da Vinci Code, The Lost Symbol, Inferno, and Origin.
