According to Robert King, Paramount+’s Evil season four episode eight focuses on David’s birthday. The series co-creator tweeted clues about the upcoming eighth episode of the final season, describing it this way: “The singing of a Clash song. Two baptisms. A modern-day Martin Luther. Overall it’s violent, edifying and grubby in equal amounts.”
Episode eight, “How to Save a Life,” streams on Thursday, July 11, 2024.
Season four stars Katja Herbers as Kristen Bouchard, Mike Colter as David Acosta, Aasif Mandvi as Ben Shakir, Michael Emerson as Leland Townsend, and Christine Lahti as Sheryl. Andrea Martin stars as Sister Andrea, Kurt Fuller is Dr. Boggs, Brooklyn Shuck is Lynn Bouchard, Skylar Gray is Lila Bouchard, Maddy Crocco is Lexis Bouchard, Patrick Brammall is Andy Bouchard, and Dalya Knapp plays Laura Bouchard.
“How to Save a Life” Plot: Through remote viewing, David stumbles into the life of a man contemplating murder-suicide and the team rushes to find him. Sheryl carries out her plan to prevent baby Timothy from becoming the Antichrist.
Aasif Mandvi as Ben Shakir, Mike Colter as David Acosta and Katja Herbers as Kristen Bouchard in ‘Evil’ season 4 episode 8 (Photo Credit: Elizabeth Fisher/Paramount+)
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In the new season of Evil, Kristen, David and Ben continue to assess cases that involve wayward technology, possessed pigs, demonic oppression and infestation, a dance muse conjured by alleged witches and an evil relic. Throughout, Leland attempts to lure Kristen into raising a baby antichrist who was conceived with her ovum. David is recruited by the Vatican’s secret service to “remote view” a paranormal ability to see the unseen in order to detect evil. Ben is hit by an ion beam, causing him to see visions of a taunting jinn until he discovers an unusual solution to banish it.
Finally, all three realize they only have a few weeks left to assess cases because the parish has decided to disband the team due to a lack of funds. This culminates in one last confrontation with Leland and the 60 families that make up Evil in the modern world.
Andrea Martin as Sister Andrea, Wallace Shawn as Father Ignatious and Christine Lahti as Sheryl Luria in season 4 episode 8 (Photo Credit: Elizabeth Fisher/Paramount+)Wallace Shawn as Father Ignatious in season 4 episode 8 (Photo Credit: Elizabeth Fisher/Paramount+)Mike Colter as David Acosta in season 4 episode 8 (Photo Credit: Alyssa Longchamp/Paramount+)Aasif Mandvi as Ben Shakir and Katja Herbers as Kristen Bouchard in ‘Evil’ season 4 episode 8 (Photo Credit: Alyssa Longchamp/Paramount+)A scene from season 4 episode 8 (Photo Credit: Alyssa Longchamp/Paramount+)
The trailer for Netflix’s true crime documentary series Unsolved Mysteries: Volume 4 features the case of a severed head, a look back at Jack the Ripper, and unexplainable activities that keep witnesses and investigators up at night. The quest for answers continues when the new five-episode season premieres on July 31, 2024.
“Unsolved Mysteries continues to resonate with viewers in ways we could never have imagined, with some episodes leading to solving cases that were once thought unsolvable,” says executive producer Shawn Levy (Stranger Things). “It is a privilege to collaborate with Terry Dunn Meurer and her team on this iconic franchise, and we are so excited to share this next installment of compelling and fascinating mysteries with viewers around the world.”
Dunn Meurer co-created the series and executive produces, with Skye Borgman, Gabe Torres, and Robert M. Wise directing Volume 4 episodes. The series is produced by Cosgrove/Meurer Productions and 21 Laps Entertainment.
“This is our most unique volume yet,” teases Meurer. “From one of the most notorious unsolved cases of all time to all-new baffling mysteries, there’s something for everyone to solve.”
Kathryn Hahn is back as Agatha Harkness, upped from WandaVision supporting player to full-blown star of her own Marvel Television series, Agatha All Along. The trailer shows the WandaVision fan favorite ready to reclaim her powers, even if it means she needs to walk the Witches’ Road.
Joining Kathryn Hahn (Tiny Beautiful Things) in the WandaVision spinoff/sequel are Joe Locke, Sasheer Zamata, Ali Ahn, Maria Dizzia, Paul Adelstein, and Miles Gutierrez-Riley. The cast of the witchy horror series also includes Okwui Okpokwasili, Debra Jo Rupp, Patti LuPone, and Aubrey Plaza.
Kathryn Hahn in ‘Agatha All Along’ (Photo Credit: Disney+ / Marvel Television)
“In Agatha All Along, the infamous Agatha Harkness finds herself down and out of power after a suspicious goth Teen helps break her free from a distorted spell. Her interest is piqued when he begs her to take him on the legendary Witches’ Road, a magical gauntlet of trials that, if survived, rewards a witch with what they’re missing,” reads Disney+’s synopsis. “Together, Agatha and this mysterious Teen pull together a desperate coven, and set off down, down, down The Road…”
Jac Schaeffer (WandaVision) serves as showrunner, executive producer, and directed the first episode. Additional executive producers include Kevin Feige, Louis D’Esposito, Brad Winderbaum, and Mary Livanos. Rachel Goldberg and Gandja Montiero also directed episodes.
WandaVision, starring Elizabeth Olsen and Paul Bettany, debuted in January 2021. Agatha All Along will premiere on Disney+ on September 18, 2024 at 6pm PT/9pm ET.
Matt Smith and Gayle Rankin in ‘House of the Dragon’ season 2 episode 4 (Photograph by Ollie Upton/HBO)
With HBO’s House of the Dragon season two episode four, the Dance of the Dragons has officially begun. Episode four picks up in the aftermath of Queen Rhaenyra’s failed attempt to persuade Queen Dowager Alicent to acknowledge her mistake and stop the bloodshed. Rhaenyra now believes she has no choice but to allow dragons to enter the war. The initial clash between dragons during the Battle at Rook’s Rest results in a tragic loss for the Blacks and injury to King Aegon.
(Full recap follows which means there are spoilers ahead!)
Before we get to any dragon action, we head to Harrenhal and observe as Prince Daemon (Matt Smith) experiences another disturbing vision. A young Rhaenyra (Milly Alcock) tells him she realizes he’s set on destroying her, and he reacts by cutting off her head. Which continues to talk.
A raven arrives with news King Aegon’s army has taken Rosby and Stokeworth castles. Their men have joined Ser Criston Cole’s army, tripling its strength. It is assumed that they are marching to Harrenhal.
Prince Daemon expects to be greeted by Lord Grover Tully, but instead, it is his grandson Oscar Tully, heir to Riverrun. Oscar is meeting on behalf of Lord Tully who is on death’s door. When Daemon suggests Oscar put the current Lord Paramount out of his misery, Oscar’s flustered and resists. (George R.R. Martin named the Tullys after The Muppets.)
Daemon realizes that Oscar’s useless. He orders Ser Simon Strong (Sir Simon Russell Beale) to summon the Blackwoods who have already declared for Team Black.
Elsewhere, Princess Rhaenys Targaryen (Eve Best) travels to the docks and meets Alyn (Abubakar Salim), the man who saved her husband. She finds him attractive and is touching his face when Lord Corlys Velaryon (Steve Toussaint) interrupts. Rhaenys knows of Alyn’s past but doesn’t hold it against him. (They don’t reveal what happened.) The talk turns to matters at hand, and Rhaenys says Baela has summoned her to Dragonstone. Baela and Jace are having a difficult time keeping the small council together during Queen Rhaenyra’s absence.
Over at King’s Landing, Grand Maester Orwyle (Kurt Egyiawan) hand-delivers a potion to help Alicent abort a pregnancy. Alicent wonders if he believes King Viserys wanted Aegon to succeed him. Grand Maester Orwyle claims it was never brought up, so he couldn’t say.
Meanwhile, at Dragonstone, Baela informs the small council that Ser Criston’s army is traveling at night in the trees. The assumption is that they are heading to Harrenhal. It’s obvious the council has no intention of following the lead of Baela or Jace. They hold Baela responsible for not killing Ser Criston when he was first spotted on the march.
Eve Best and Steve Toussaint in ‘House of the Dragon’ season 2 episode 4 (Photograph by Ollie Upton/HBO)
The council’s upset Daemon hasn’t responded to their ravens requesting a progress report. It’s pointed out that Aegon’s army is on the march in the Crownlands, and that Rhaenyra doesn’t have an army to match it.
“This council is rudderless,” says Ser Alfred.
Princess Rhaenys reminds the council she’s doing her best, but Ser Alfred doesn’t think it’s Rhaenys’ place to lead their efforts. Fortunately, Ser Alfred’s put in his place by the arrival of Lord Corlys. Rhaenys is certain Rhaenyra has a good reason to be absent and that their Queen is trying to end this conflict before it escalates.
While Rhaenys is still hoping for peace, Ser Criston Cole (Fabien Frankel) and his men are slaughtering those aligned with the Blacks. The men of House Darklyn are his latest conquest, and their dead bodies are scattered around Duskendale. Those who survived the battle may live if they bend the knee to King Aegon. Lord Darklyn refuses, and before his head’s separated from his body, he asks, “Is there no honor left in this world, Cole? Sacking your queen’s own castles and putting her people to the sword?”
Lord Darklyn spits at Ser Criston’s feet and calls him a Kingmaker who doesn’t deserve the white cloak. He promises Cole will share a fate similar to his own.
Lord Darklyn’s men bend the knee and join Ser Criston Cole’s army. A raven arrives, and after reading the message, Criston tells Ser Gwayne Hightower (Freddie Fox) that their next target is in the northeast – not the direction of Harrenhal.
Ewan Mitchell in ‘House of the Dragon’ season 2 episode 4 (Photograph by Ollie Upton/HBO)
King Aegon (Tom Glynn-Carney) is furious Prince Daemon’s taken Harrenhal, but Lord Larys Strong (Matthew Needham) points out that castle’s more crippled than he is. The castle’s in ruins and Larys controls its funds, which is likely driving Daemon crazy. Rhaenyra’s trapped on Dragonstone and Ser Criston is sacking the Crownlands. Things are going well for the Greens, but King Aegon wasn’t kept in the loop and hates looking a fool.
Prince Aemond (Ewan Mitchell) reveals Ser Criston Cole’s next target is Rook’s Rest. It’s small and belongs to Lord Staunton, a member of Rhaenyra’s council. Once it falls, Dragonstone will be cut off by land. Aemond believes the war will be won by men, with only support from dragons.
“No! Have him turn back. I want Harrenhal back!” declares King Aegon, joining his little brother at the map and moving pieces. Aemond pays him no mind and confesses he and Cole have been exchanging messages. King Aegon’s furious his brother’s working behind his back, but again, Aemond doesn’t care.
Aemond knows his big brother’s attention lies elsewhere, not in making serious decisions affecting the kingdom. However, if he’s got a better idea, he should speak up. Aegon butchers his reply in High Valyrian and Aemond moves on, continuing to overrule his brother. Daemon will remain pre-occupied trying to handle Harrenhal while the Greens strengthen their army in the Crownlands. Once they’re ready, they will move on to the Riverlands.
Later, Larys visits Alicent in her chambers and notices the potion container, which explains the reason she was absent from the small council meeting. They discuss Ser Criston’s wins and that Dragonstone’s attention is divided. Larys is curious why Alicent hasn’t been herself recently, and she points out she’s newly widowed and the kingdom’s at war. That’s enough to make anyone alter their behavior.
Larys notices she’s reading Viserys’ history books and asks if it’s those books that led to King Viserys changing his mind about his heir. Alicent replies no one knows what Viserys was thinking in his final hours. Larys follows up with the pivotal question: does she now doubt Viserys’ intentions?
Alicent briefly pauses before admitting supporters on both sides will think what they want. War has come and many will die. “The significance of Viserys’ intentions died with him,” says Alicent.
Daemon continues to suffer from visions and can’t get a peaceful night’s rest at Harrenhal. He follows himself, but looking much like Aemond with an eye patch, through the castle’s halls. His path leads him to Alys Rivers who inherited the duties of maester. Alys notes that Daemon’s sleep has been troubled. She believes the castle’s cursed because Black Harren chopped down weirwood trees. Weirwoods are heart trees that are “imbued with the spirits of those who lived long before he came.”
Daemon calls her a strange kind of woman; Alys laughs and says that’s because she’s actually a barn owl. She gets under Daemon’s skin when she speaks of Rhaenyra, and then suggests he’s there to make his own claim on Harrenhal.
Alys hands him a drink which he, foolishly, sips. Hours pass without Daemon remembering them, and he finds himself in a meeting with Ser Willem Blackwood he wasn’t aware he’s attending. Ser Willem is committed to fighting for Queen Rhaenyra; he even vied for her hand years ago. However, Daemon becomes distracted when he sees his deceased wife, Lady Laena, filling cups around the table.
Daemon snaps back to reality as Ser Willem indicates that as soon as Daemon uses his dragon to wipe out the Brackens, the Blackwood army will join him.
Tom Glynn-Carney and Olivia Cooke in ‘House of the Dragon’ season 2 episode 4 (Photograph by Ollie Upton/HBO)
Over at King’s Landing, the small council and King Aegon learn the Crownlands are upset dragons are wiping out their livestock. The Crown doesn’t have funds to pay the farmers, and their resources are dwindling because of the blockade. On the bright side, Cole’s doing well in battle.
King Aegon declares that he’s bored and leaves the meeting. He returns to his chambers to find his mom looking through cabinets for Viserys’ books. Aegon admits he had them removed, but not destroyed.
King Aegon’s throwing himself a pity party, and Alicent rolls her eyes. He’s upset no one listens to him or asks his opinion. After all, he is the King. Alicent suggests that wearing a crown doesn’t magically give someone wisdom. His council is educated and experienced, and Alicent had hoped Aegon would listen and learn. But, he hasn’t.
Aegon warns her not to speak so boldly, but Alicent has run out of patience. She believes Aegon should have been turning to her and her father, the former Hand of the King, for counsel. Instead, he sent Otto away and ignores her opinions.
Aegon wonders what she wants him to do. He’s shocked by her reply. “Do simply what is needed of you. Nothing.”
Ser Criston’s army has made camp in the forest outside of Rook’s Rest. Criston rides through the men, ordering them to prepare for battle. Ser Gwayne counters Criston’s order, saying they’ll await nightfall to strike. Criston insists they do it now, in broad daylight. Gwayne believes Criston’s lost his mind since Dragonstone’s just across the bay.
Criston doesn’t waver from his decision to attack now.
Emma D’Arcy and Harry Collett in ‘House of the Dragon’ season 2 episode 4 (Photograph by Ollie Upton/HBO)
Meanwhile, Queen Rhaenyra (Emma D’Arcy) returns to Dragonstone, as her council continues to insist that a dragon must be sent into battle. A visibly annoyed Jace tells his mother it’s needed to support the war her men have been fighting in her absence. Rhaenys fills her in on Ser Criston Cole’s wins, and Lord Darklyn’s son, who traveled with Rhaenyra, learns his father was beheaded.
Rhaenyra tells the small council she went to King’s Landing to try to stop the war. Now she knows there’s no other path forward. Mysaria listens from the shadows as Rhaenyra is told Cole is now marching on Rook’s Rest. She’s confused as to why he’d pick that target, and Ser Alfred believes it’s because the castle’s mall and Lord Staunton sits on this council.
Cole is daring them to act, and Jace lends his voice to those demanding a dragon be sent. Queen Rhaenyra declares that she’s going with her dragon, which is met with a chorus of nos. Jace volunteers to go and burn Cole’s lines and then quickly withdraw. Rhaenyra thinks her son is too inexperienced.
Lady Rhaenys is the next to volunteer. Her dragon, Meleys, is the largest and has been to battle before. She will meet Cole.
Over at King’s Landing, King Aegon continues to drink and pout. Suddenly, he makes a decision and rises from the table with purpose.
Jace confronts his mother privately, and she finally tells him Aegon the Conqueror’s “The Song of Ice and Fire” dream. While Rhaenyra tells the story, we’re shown Lady Rhaenys getting on Meleys and King Aegon, in Aegon the Conqueror’s Valyrian steel armor, preparing to ride out on Sunfyre (while still drinking).
“The Targaryen who sits the Iron Throne is not just a king or a queen. They are a Protector. Ordained to lead the Seven Kingdoms, to strengthen them, and to unite them against a common foe,” says Rhaenyra. Viserys believed until his dying breath that she was meant to be the Protector. To unite the realm, she has to send the dragons to war. Rhaenyra tells Jace the horrors unleashed are for more than just a crown alone.
Freddie Fox and Fabien Frankel in ‘House of the Dragon’ season 2 episode 4 (Photograph by Theo Whiteman/HBO)
The battle for Rook’s Rest begins and arrows rain down from the castle’s walls. Cole’s army is 1,500 strong and in the open field on the approach to the castle as a dragon is spotted high above. The men scatter and head for the trees. Ser Gwayne rides up to Ser Criston near the tree line as Criston gives the order to have the Darklyn men move forward to divide the dragon’s attention. (Basically, they’re cannon fodder.)
Criston insists it’s all going to plan and orders the signal to be given now.
Rhaenys and Meleys approach the field and begin burning Criston’s army. The signal reaches Prince Aemond and Vhagar hiding in the woods, not far from Rook’s Rest. He’s about to command Vhagar to fly when King Aegon and his dragon Sunfyre fly by. Instead of joining his brother, Aemond orders Vhagar to wait.
It’s only as Sunfrye appears over the battlefield that Ser Gwayne realizes Ser Criston’s secret plot. However, Criston is equally shocked that it’s King Aegon flying overhead. Criston rides the line, urging the men of House Targaryen to hold strong now that their King has joined them. He orders them to advance while still confused over Aemond’s absence.
Rhaenys orders Meleys to attack as Aegon shouts, “Dracarys!” Meleys is hit with fire and reacts by attacking Sunfrye from underneath with her much larger claws. Sunfrye plummets toward the ground, recovering just feet above the earth. Blood pours from his open wounds as he takes to the sky again, only to be caught up in Meleys’ jaws.
Vhagar finally enters the battle. Her massive body, which seems too large to lift off the ground, causes men on both sides to freeze. Meleys and Sunfrye are still locked in battle when Rhaenys realizes Vhagar is approaching. Aemond shouts, “Dracarys!” and sends fire directly at both dragons. Aegon screams, “No! as flames engulf them.
Sunfrye plunges to the ground, screaming in pain. Meleys remains able to fly and Rhaenys looks over her shoulder at Vhagar flying over where Sunfrye went down. Rather than flee to safety, Rhaenys orders Meleys to attack, aware the odds are against her.
Soldiers watch as Vhagar grabs Meleys with a giant claw and holds her in place while blasting her with fire at close range. Meleys gets in a few licks, and from the ground, it truly appears the dragons are locked in a fiery dance in the sky.
Suddenly, Vhagar hits the ground, killing men and knocking out Criston Cole. More men are squashed beneath Vhagar’s gigantic feet as she takes off.
Meleys and Rhaenys emerge from the smoke. Rhaenys looks over the battlefield and into the sky, and then flies over Rook’s Rest. She’s unaware Vhagar’s hiding on the other side of the castle. Vhagar grabs Meleys on her neck, teeth tearing through her skin. Vhagar only lets go after Meleys takes her final breath. Vhagar drops Rhaenys and Meleys on the castle, destroying part of its wall.
Ser Criston comes to with ashes falling around him and near the burning bodies of his men. His horse was killed, and he can only watch from a distance as his surviving men enter Rook’s Rest.
Criston makes his way on foot to where King Aegon fell. Prince Aemond is already there, and when Criston calls out to him, he sheaths his sword. (Was he going to finish off his brother?) Aemond picks up the Valyrian dagger (so integral to the Song and Ice and Fire) as Sunfrye’s burned body quivers in pain.
Ser Criston drops to his knees when he sees King Aegon lying motionless next to the dragon. Prince Aemond simply turns and walks away.
The first teaser trailer for Apple Original Films’ F1 focuses on the cars and not on the plot. Cars speed around the track, Queen’s “We Will Rock You” provides a pounding beat, and Brad Pitt pops in occasionally. That’s all we’re served up in this initial teaser.
Brad Pitt stars as a “former driver who returns to Formula 1, alongside Damson Idris as his teammate at APXGP, a fictional team on the grid,” according to Apple Original Films’ description. Joining Oscar winner Brad Pitt and Damson Idris (Snowfall) are Academy Award nominee Kerry Condon (The Banshees of Inisherin), Academy Award winner Javier Bardem (No Country for Old Men), Emmy Award winner Tobias Menzies (The Crown), Emmy Award nominee Sarah Niles (Ted Lasso), Kim Bodnia (Killing Eve), and Samson Kayo (Our Flag Means Death).
F1 was shot during Grand Prix weekends with the support of Formula 1, the F1 community, the FIA, race promoters, and 10 F1 teams and their drivers. Top Gun: Maverick‘s Joseph Kosinski directs and serves as a producer. Additional producers include Jerry Bruckheimer and Chad Oman of Jerry Bruckheimer Films; Pitt, Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner for Plan B Entertainment; and seven-time Formula One champion Sir Lewis Hamilton under his Dawn Apollo Films banner. Copper CEO Penni Thow is an executive producer.
Warner Bros Pictures is distributing the Apple Original Films action drama in theaters and IMAX. Warner Bros has set a June 25, 2025 international release followed by a June 27th domestic release.
Jeremy Renner as Mike McLusky and Tobi Bamtefa as Deverin ‘Bunny’ Washington in ‘Mayor of Kingstown’ season 3 episode 6 (Credit: Dennis P. Mong Jr./Paramount+)
Paramount+’s Mayor of Kingstown season three episode six opens with Tracy working on a gunshot victim, Bunny’s cousin Rhonda preparing to open her salon, and Mike on the road. “Better Days are Coming” plays, and it seems like a peaceful start to the morning. Of course, that peaceful vibe lasts a nanosecond, shattered by the AB and/or Russians doing a drive-by on the street in front of Rhonda’s salon.
Two Crips are hanging out nearby and one falls in a hail of bullets. Rhonda’s also gunned down and lies dead on the floor of her salon.
Ian (Hugh Dillon) and the cops are already on the scene when Mike (Jeremy Renner) pulls up. Ian quickly warns him that Bunny beat them to the crime scene, and Mike suggests Bunny leave. Bunny (Tobi Bamtefa) realizes his enemies are baiting him, and Mike tells him to be smart.
Ian’s not sure if the four white guys involved are Russian or AB, but it doesn’t really matter at this point. He and Mike agree to meet with the guys at the café. But first, Mike calls Warden Kareem Moore (Michael Beach) and requests that he send Callahan to isolation. Kareem sounds exhausted but claims there’s nothing wrong.
Merle Callahan’s walking with his AB guys and one suggests upping their numbers by bringing in unaffiliated. Callahan’s unimpressed with the idea, telling him to save the “RaHoWa crap for the trailer park.” (I had to research that, and it means racial holy war.)
Roe visits Raphael (D Smoke) in jail, and Raphael believes she should pull their son, Trey, out of school and leave town. It’s too dangerous now, even for civilians. Roe and Raphael briefly touch hands, and the white guards pounce on them, accusing them of passing contraband.
Mike and his guys discuss the situation, and Mike admits he doesn’t know what Bunny’s next move will be. He confirms the Russians and AB are working together, but with Callahan in isolation that should give them 48 hours to figure something out. Carney (Lane Garrison) confirms that Kareem can’t figure out how the Nazis are smuggling in the drugs. Mike orders him to find out how, even if he needs to tear the place apart.
Ian wonders what their plan is for the Russians, and Mike says Konstantin needs to be boxed out. Kyle (Taylor Handley) knows that if they’re going after Konstantin, they have to hit him hard. Robert (Hamish Allan-Headley) agrees, once a warrant is signed.
Mike makes Robert swear they won’t go in guns blazing like they usually do. Kyle’s shocked, since the odds are that the Russians aren’t going down without a gunfight. Mike wants promises since he’s got someone (Iris, but he doesn’t mention her name) implanted as a mole.
“It’s not a raid; it’s not a kill zone. Just serving a warrant. We’re going to do that, and only that,” says Mike.
Necar Zadegan as Evelyn Foley and Jeremy Renner as Mike McLusky in ‘Mayor of Kingstown’ season 3 episode 6 (Photo Credit: Dennis P. Mong Jr./Paramount+)
Mike advises DA Evelyn Foley (Necar Zadegan) that the Russians and AB have teamed up, and the Russians want to take over everything in Kingstown – including the Crips territory and the prisons. He hopes putting Callahan in isolation and serving a warrant on Konstantin will help calm things down, at least for a day or two. Mike asks Evelyn to help get the warrant signed fast, even tossing in an uncharacteristic “please” with his request.
Mike calls Iris at the Cavo Club and warns her that KPD is coming. If possible, she should take an early lunch. Next, he speaks with Kareem, and Kareem informs him that Callahan has been moved out of general population. However, Kareem didn’t order a cavity search, which Mike thinks is definitely needed. Kareem’s heading to his car as they talk and is strangely distracted.
Carney and the new guard, Jackson, who’s Bunny’s ears on the inside, inspect the cars prisoners are working on in the auto shop. Carney realizes a bumper is off, which makes no sense if you’re just doing an oil change.
After searching for the drugs, Carney, Jackson, and the dirty guard head to isolation to do a cavity search on Callahan. However, the dirty guard insists it’s not necessary. He’s with the AB and so are two other guards who join them. Jackson’s locked in an adjacent hallway as Callahan’s brutally beaten.
SWAT makes their move and enters the Cavo Club, ordering everyone to the ground. Iris didn’t follow Mike’s instructions, and she’s among those in the club when it’s raided. Robert elbows her in the nose when she tries to interfere as they’re placing Konstantin under arrest. Kyle manages to grab her and whispers in her ear not to fight as he places her in handcuffs.
Ian enters with the warrant to search the premises and every occupant.
Kyle calls his brother to confirm that it’s done and no shots were fired. Mike forces him to admit Iris got a little roughed up while she was trying to throw a block for Konstantin. Kyle thinks she played her part a little too well but is just fine and is currently sitting in the back of a squad car.
Ian and Steve interrogate Konstantin who’s cool as a cucumber. He claims any illegal substances at the club belong to his patrons, and also claims he does not know what baby Ian’s talking about when he says the child survived.
Ian warns Konstantin that he has no future in this town. Konstantin wonders exactly who are the cops and who are the criminals.
Meanwhile, Mike reminds Iris she’s supposed to listen when he sends her a warning. Iris points out that if she had left, it would have been very suspicious. If she’s compromised, she’s dead.
Iris reveals she learned Konstantin has girls coming in over the border. They’ll be processed, chipped, and sent to “modeling” agencies.
Callahan calls Mike and sets a meeting for the following day.
Lane Garrison as Carney and Richard Brake as Merle Callahan in ‘Mayor of Kingstown’ season 3 episode 6 (Photo Credit: Dennis P. Mong Jr./Paramount+)
A badly beaten Carney calls Mike on his way out of the prison. He confirms the drugs are coming in through the auto body shop and that Callahan was able to call Mike because the guards are AB. Oh, and those guards just tried to kill him.
Carney has cracked ribs and just wants to go check on his dad. They agree every day is a “sh*t f**king day.”
Mike finally gets a few minutes with Bunny, and Bunny confesses he can’t even imagine a life in which he dies of old age in his sleep.
Kyle and Tracy both have 24 hours off and they plan on relaxing with their baby. Tracy had a horrible day at work and even had to speak to the warden about her concerns, but she doesn’t bring that up with Kyle.
The following day, Callahan and Mike meet in the kennels, and Mike brings up the bear he used to feed at the cabin. Mike admits that he asked for Callahan to be put in the hole because Callahan didn’t inform him that the AB is now working with the Russians. Callahan doesn’t deny it and insists the town’s always been this way. Some groups rise, others fall, and then the flow ultimately switches.
Merle describes Kingstown as an ecotone (the episode’s title), a region between two biological communities. It’s where predators feed. Mike knows Konstantin eats his own and wonders what Callahan’s going to do when the Russian turns on him. It’s just a matter of time until that happens.
Callahan insists Konstantin won’t turn on him. They’re both predators. Callahan suggests that if Mike wants balance in the town, he’ll hit Bunny. Mike blows that off, saying he’s a long way from making a hit. Callahan warns that if you’re not a predator, you’re prey.
“Make a decision, Mike,” says Merle, as the episode ends.
Poster for ‘How to Die Alone’ (Photo Credit: Hulu)
Two-time Primetime Emmy nominee Natasha Rothwell’s new comedy series How to Die Alone has landed a September premiere date on Hulu. The new half-hour comedy, which will debut on September 13, 2024, also released its first official poster.
Four episodes will drop on September 13, followed by new episodes on Fridays.
“How to Die Alone follows Mel (Natasha Rothwell), a broke, fat, Black JFK airport employee who’s never been in love and forgotten how to dream, until an accidental brush with death catapults her on a journey to finally take flight and start living by any means necessary,” reads Hulu’s synopsis.
In addition to Rothwell (Insecure), season one of the Onyx Collective production also stars Conrad Ricamora as Rory, Jocko Sims as Alex, and KeiLyn Durrel Jones as Terrance. Bashir Salahuddin appears in a recurring guest star role as Brian.
Natasha Rothwell created the series and serves as a co-showrunner with Vera Santamaria. Rothwell, Santamaria, and Desiree Akhavan executive produce. How to Die Alone is produced by ABC Signature in association with Big Hattie Productions.
Poster for ‘F1’ (Photo Credit: Apple Original Films / Warner Bros)
Oscar winner Brad Pitt’s Formula 1 racing drama has an official title: F1. The action drama, directed by Top Gun Maverick‘s Joseph Kosinski, dropped a teaser poster and confirmed a June 27, 2025 domestic theatrical release date.
F1 is going for pure authentic action, filming during Formula 1 Grand Prix weekends as, per the title announcement press release, the team competes against the titans of the sport. Brad Pitt stars as a former driver who returns to Formula 1, alongside Damson Idris (Snowfall) as his teammate at APXGP, a fictional team on the grid.
Apple Original Films says the film is being shot in collaboration with Formula 1 and the F1 community, including the 10 F1 teams and their drivers, the FIA, and race promoters.
The cast also includes Academy Award nominee Kerry Condon (The Banshees of Inisherin), Academy Award winner Javier Bardem (No Country for Old Men), Emmy Award winner Tobias Menzies (The Crown), Emmy Award nominee Sarah Niles (Ted Lasso), Kim Bodnia (Killing Eve), and Samson Kayo (Our Flag Means Death).
Director Joseph Kosinski serves as a producer along with Jerry Bruckheimer and Chad Oman of Jerry Bruckheimer Films; Pitt, Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner for Plan B Entertainment; and seven-time Formula One champion Sir Lewis Hamilton under his Dawn Apollo Films banner. Copper CEO Penni Thow executive produces.
The Apple Original Films production is being distributed in theaters and IMAX by Warner Bros Pictures. Warner Bros is planning a June 25, 2025 international release.
Two-time Emmy nominee John Stamos guest stars on UnPrisoned season two, playing a family counselor who tries to help the Alexanders. The trailer for the upcoming season confirms a counselor is definitely necessary, as there are lots of issues to work through.
“The Alexander Family is still a mess – Paige’s therapy practice is in trouble, Finn’s anxiety is through the roof, Edwin is still figuring out how to get his life together outside of prison, and their relationships are more complicated than ever,” reads Hulu’s synopsis. “The family needs help and it’s time to call in a professional – OTHER than Paige. The Alexanders turn to a ‘family radical healing coach’ who throws out all the rules to free them of their issues, old wounds, and family secrets holding them back.”
The cast is led by Kerry Washington as Paige and Delroy Lindo as Edwin. Faly Rakotohavana is Finn, Marque Richardson plays Mal, Jordyn McIntosh is Little Paige, and Jee Young Han is Esti. Washington and Lindo also serve as executive producers along with Pilar Savone, Tracy McMillan, Yvette Lee Bowser, Joy Gorman Wettels, and Jen Braeden.
In addition to John Stamos, season two guest stars include Oliver Hudson, Jamie Chung, and Brandee Evans.
Kerry Washington, Faly Rakotohavana, Delroy Lindo and John Stamos in ‘UnPrisoned’ season 2 (Disney/Kelsey McNeal)
Season one of the popular comedy sits at 93% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes. Stephanie Morgan at Common Sense Media says it “strikes the perfect balance between humor and impactful storytelling.” And Variety’s Daniel D’Addario praises Kerry Washington, saying, “Washington’s back to the angle that suits her best — and at the heart of a sweetly intended show of disarming quality.”
All eight episodes will debut on Wednesday, July 17, 2024 on Hulu.
Kerry Washington in season 2 (Disney/Kelsey McNeal)Kerry Washington, Faly Rakotohavana, Delroy Lindo, and Brenda Strong in season 2 (Disney/Kelsey McNeal)Faly Rakotohavana and Kerry Washington in season 2 (Disney/Kelsey McNeal)John Stamos in season 2 (Disney/Kelsey McNeal)Kerry Washington and Faly Rakotohavana in season 2 (Disney/Kelsey McNeal)
A household’s AI brags that it knows what its family likes, and it knows what they do when they’re alone, in the official trailer for Sony Pictures’ Afraid. It seems helpful at first, but the trailer shows how granting it a few permissions escalates into granting the digital assistant permission to take over.
Afraid stars John Cho (The Afterparty), Katherine Waterston (Fantastic Beasts films), Havana Rose Liu (Bottoms), and Lukita Maxwell (Shrinking). The sci-fi horror thriller also features David Dastmalchian (Late Night with the Devil) and Oscar winner Keith Carradine (Nashville).
“In Afraid, Curtis (John Cho) and his family are selected to test a revolutionary new home device: a digital family assistant called AIA,” reads Sony’s synopsis. “Taking smart home to the next level, once the unit and all its sensors and cameras are installed in their home, AIA seems able to do it all. She learns the family’s behaviors and begins to anticipate their needs. And she can make sure nothing – and no one – gets in her family’s way.”
Oscar nominee Chris Weitz wrote the screenplay and directs. Weitz, Jason Blum, and Andrew Miano serve as producers, with Beatriz Sequeira, Paul O. Davis, Dan Balgoyen, and Britta Rowings executive producing.
The Blumhouse production is hoping to scare audiences in theaters beginning August 30, 2024.
