Real-life couple William H. Macy and Felicity Huffman star in the first episode of Fox’s Accused season two. The anthology series returns with “Lorraine’s Story” premiering on October 8, 2024, with new season two episodes airing on Tuesdays at 8pm ET/PT.
The new season will feature Michael Chiklis, Taylor Schilling, Justin Chambers, and Nick Cannon. Patrick J. Adams, Ken Jeong, Debra Winger, Christine Ebersol, Mercedes Ruehl, and Danny Pino also star in season two episodes.
“Lorraine’s Story” Plot: A psychic medium (Huffman) attempts to help a couple desperately looking for their missing son.
Accused is a collection of intense, topical and human stories of crime and punishment. Each episode is a fast-paced provocative thriller, exploring a different crime, in a different city, with an entirely original cast. Based on the BBC’s BAFTA-winning crime anthology, each episode opens in a courtroom on the defendant, with viewers knowing nothing about their crime or how they ended up on trial.
Told from the defendant’s point of view through flashbacks, the show holds a mirror up to current times with evocative and emotional stories. In the end, audiences will discover how an ordinary person gets caught up in extraordinary circumstances, and how one impulsive decision can impact the course of that life – and the lives of others — forever.
Oscar winner Nicole Kidman stars as Romy, a high-powered CEO who jeopardizes her family and career when she starts an affair with Samuel, a younger intern (Harris Dickinson), in A24’s Babygirl. The official trailer shows the early flirtations that quickly escalate to a steamy, illicit affair.
“I really decided in the beginning, I want to make a sexual film, just as sexual as all these films that I’ve always admired so much, but now I’m going to do it completely through female eyes. What does that mean and what does that look like?” stated writer/director Halina Reijn (Bodies Bodies Bodies).
The cast also includes Sophie Wilde (Talk to Me) as Esme, Romy’s assistant, and Antonio Banderas as Romy’s husband, Jacob. Reijn’s behind-the-scenes team includes director of photography Jasper Wolf, production designer Stephen Carter, editor Matthew Hannam, and costume designers Kurt Swanson and Bart Mueller.
The R-rated erotic thriller opens in theaters on December 25, 2024.
CBS’s Ghosts kicks off its fourth season by picking up the story of Patience, the Puritan ghost who dragged Isaac into the dirt after he called off his wedding in the season three finale. Season four premieres on October 17, 2024, with new episodes airing on Thursdays at 8:30pm ET/PT.
“[Patience] brings some fun energy. We kind of lean into a little bit sort of, like, a horror trope,” said co-showrunner Joe Wiseman in an interview with TVLine. “She’s meant to be funny but also a little scary. She’s someone who’s sort of out for revenge and has taken one of our characters. So she brings a nice flavor that we haven’t seen a whole lot of at Woodstone.”
Mary Holland will be guest starring in season four as the Puritan ghost who Isaac unintentionally left to wander in the dirt a long time ago. Returning series stars include Rose McIver as Sam, Utkarsh Ambudkar as Jay, Brandon Scott Jones as Isaac, and Richie Moriarty as Pete. Danielle Pinnock plays Alberta, Asher Grodman is Trevor, Román Zaragoza is Sasappis, Rebecca Wisocky plays Hetty, Devan Chandler Long stars as Thorfinn, and Sheila Carrasco is Flower.
“Patience” Plot: While Sam and the ghosts race to find him, Isaac comes face to face with Puritan ghost Patience (Holland) for the first time since she was lost in the dirt. Richie Keen directs from a script by Trey Kollmer.
Ghosts is a single-camera comedy about Samantha and Jay, a cheerful freelance journalist and up-and-coming chef from the city, respectively, who threw both caution and money to the wind when they decided to convert Woodstone Mansion, which Sam inherited, into a bed & breakfast – only to find it was inhabited by the many spirits of deceased residents who now call it home.
The departed souls are a close-knit, eclectic group that includes a saucy Prohibition-era lounge singer (Danielle Pinnock); a pompous 18th-century militiaman (Brandon Scott Jones); a ‘60s hippie fond of hallucinogens (Sheila Carrasco); an overly upbeat ‘80s scout troop leader (Richie Moriarty); a cod-obsessed Viking explorer from 1009 (Devon Chandler Long); a slick ‘90s finance bro (Asher Grodman); a sarcastic and witty native from the 16th-century (Román Zaragoza); and a society woman and wife of a 19th-century robber baron who is Sam’s ancestor (Rebecca Wisocky), to name a few. The opening of the B&B has been a source of intrigue, anxiety, and curiosity among the spirits, but they will gladly put up with the commotion as long as they can continue to interact with a living inhabitant.
Fox’s Rescue: HI-Surf promises a jam-packed episode four, with everything from a shark attack to a collapsed sandpit. Episode four, “Kick Out,” will air on Monday, October 7, 2024 at 9pm ET/PT.
The one-hour drama stars Robbie Magasiva (Wentworth) as Harlan “Sonny” Jennings, Arielle Kebbel (Midnight, Texas) as Emily “Em” Wright, Adam Demos (Sex / Life) as Will Ready, Kekoa Kekumano (The White Lotus, Aquaman) as Laka Hanohano, Alex Aiono (Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin) as Kainalu Emerson, and Zoe Cipres (Roswell, New Mexico) as Hina Alexander. Sea Shimooka (3 Body Problem), Shawn Hatosy (Animal Kingdom), and Ian Anthony Dale (The Resident) guest star in recurring roles.
“Kick Out” Plot: A morning hangout on the beach almost turns deadly for a group of college kids when two of them get trapped in a collapsed sandpit. Meanwhile at sea, Sonny, Will, and Laka race to rescue people stranded after a shark attack. During a rescue, Em catches the attention of Fire Captain Sean Harimoto (guest star Ian Anthony Dale), and Will learns if he made the cut for the firefighter job he has been pursuing. Hina makes a move with Kainalu, and Sonny attends Zion’s memorial fundraiser and attempts to reconnect with his sister for the first time since the funeral.
Rescue HI-Surf Series Description, Courtesy of Fox
Rescue: HI-Surf follows the personal and professional lives of the heavy-water lifeguards who patrol and protect the North Shore of O’ahu—the most famous and dangerous stretch of coastline in the world. Each episode will feature these dedicated, heroic and adrenaline-seeking first responders saving lives in the difficult and often life-threatening conditions of Hawaii’s Seven Mile Miracle.
Apple TV+’s Before trailer teases a Billy Crystal performance far different from his usual characters. Six-time Emmy winner Crystal stars as a child therapist who feels an unusual connection to a troubled young boy.
Jacobi Jupe (Peter Pan & Wendy) stars as the young boy. The cast also includes Emmy and Tony winner Judith Light (Transparent), Oscar nominee Rosie Perez (The Flight Attendant), Tony nominee Maria Dizzia (Orange Is the New Black), and Ava Lalezarzadeh (In the Garden of Tulips).
Apple TV+ offers this description of the psychological thriller: “Before stars Crystal as Eli, a child psychiatrist who, after recently losing his wife, Lynn (Light), encounters a troubled young boy, Noah (Jupe), who seems to have a haunting connection to Eli’s past. As Eli attempts to help Noah, their mysterious bond deepens.”
Apple TV+ has set an October 25, 2024 premiere date for the first two episodes of the 10-episode series. New episodes will stream on subsequent Fridays.
Sarah Thorp created the series and serves as showrunner, writer, and executive producer. Additional executive producers include Billy Crystal and Oscar winner Eric Roth. Pilot director Adam Bernstein and producing director Jet Wilkinson also executive produce.
Jacobi Jupe and Billy Crystal in ‘Before’ (Photo Credit: Apple TV+)
FX dropped a freaky official trailer for American Horror Stories season four. The one-minute trailer teases a bloody good time, with clips from each of the five new episodes airing as part of the 2024 Huluween Event.
The trailer revealed the following titles: “Backrooms,” “The Thing Under the Bed,” “Clone,” “Leprechaun,” and “X.” All five episodes premiere on Hulu on October 15th.
Michael Imperioli (The White Lotus), Henry Winkler (Barry), Dyllón Burnside (Pose), Debby Ryan (Jessie), and Jeff Hiller (American Horror Story: NYC) star in season four episodes. The horror anthology series’ new season also features Jessica Barden (Pieces of Her), Angel Bismark Curiel (Pose), Guy Burnet (3 Body Problem), Victor Garber (Family Law), and June Squibb (Thelma).
The American Horror Story spinoff is executive produced by Ryan Murphy, Alexis Martin Woodall, Max Winkler, Jon Robin Baitz, Brad Falchuk, and Manny Coto.
‘American Horror Stories’ Season 4 Poster (Photo Credit: FX)
Tom Blyth in ‘Billy the Kid’ (Credit: David Brown/MGM+)
MGM+ has officially renewed the Western drama Billy the Kid for a third – and – final season. The series will conclude with eight episodes arriving in 2025.
“In season two, Michael Hirst, Donald De Line, along with Tom Blyth and the rest of our talented cast, captivated audiences with the dramatic events leading to the infamous Lincoln County War, during which Billy is struggling to hang on to both his soul and the love of his life,” stated Michael Wright, head of MGM+. “In season three, we are excited to bring the naturally cinematic story of one of American history’s most fascinating, and often misunderstood, characters to its conclusion, as only MGM+ can.”
The series, created by Michael Hirst (Vikings), ranks in the top three of all original shows on the network.
“I’m thrilled to have the opportunity to write the third and final season of Billy the Kid and bring this compelling saga to a close,” said Hirst. “Billy was famous for many things, not least his ability to escape from seemingly impossible situations. But now, as the Most Wanted Man in America, the odds are truly stacked against him.”
Tom Blyth (The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes) stars as William H. Bonney aka Billy the Kid. The season two cast also includes Daniel Webber as Jesse Evans, Eileen O’Higgins as Kathleen McCarty, Sean Owen Roberts as Bob Olinger, and Dakota Daulby as John Beckwith. Nuria Vegas is Dulcinea and Alex Roe stars as Pat Garrett.
MGM+ released this description of the series: “The Lincoln County War may be officially over, but both Billy the Kid and Sheriff Pat Garrett have important issues to resolve — there is a reckoning to come. Billy is still at large, and Garrett is out to capture him, dead or alive. And with a bounty on his head, Billy has the opportunity to quit New Mexico altogether and pursue a future with Dulcinea, the love of his life. But he has unfinished business with Garrett, who has betrayed him, and decides to stay.
Meanwhile, Jesse Evans, Billy’s longtime friend, rival, and enemy, also remains in Lincoln, searching for a newfound purpose and perhaps atonement for his sins. As the final chapter in the saga comes to a close, Billy will fight like hell to try to finally find the justice that has long eluded him, even if it means he’ll die trying.”
Michael Hirst writes and executive produces. Additional executive producers include Donald De Line, Darryl Frank, and Justin Falvey. The series is produced by Amazon MGM Studios, in association with Amblin Television and De Line Pictures.
Chord Overstreet (Glee, Acapulco) and five-time Grammy winner Shania Twain guest star on ABC’s Doctor Odyssey episode two, “Singles Week.” Episode two is set to air on Thursday, October 3, 2024 at 9pm ET/PT.
Joshua Jackson (Fatal Attraction) plays Dr. Max Bankman, Phillipa Soo (Shining Girls) is Nurse Avery Morgan, Sean Teale (Little Voice) is Nurse Tristan Silva, and Don Johnson (Rebel Ridge) stars as Captain Robert Massey. Murphy, Jon Robin Baitz, and Joe Baken write and executive produce the first season.
Additional executive producers include Joshua Jackson, Don Johnson, Eric Paquette, Alexis Martin Woodall, Eric Kovtun, Scott Robertson, and Nissa Diederich. Paris Barclay directs and executive produces.
“Singles Week” Plot: It’s Singles Week on The Odyssey, and lust is in the air. As Max, Tristan, and Avery navigate their relationship, the crew fends off advances from passengers. With rising desire and quickly spreading ailments, Max and the team rush to restore order.
Joshua Jackson, Phillipa Soo, and Sean Teale in ‘Doctor Odyssey’ episode 2 (Disney/Tina Thorpe)
Doctor Odyssey Plot Description, Courtesy of ABC:
From the brilliant mind of Ryan Murphy comes the high-octane procedural Doctor Odyssey. Max (Jackson) is the new on-board doctor for a luxury cruise ship where the staff works hard and plays harder. It’s all hands on deck as Max and his small but mighty medical team navigate unique medical crises and each other miles from shore.
Chord Overstreet in episode 2 (Disney/Tina Thorpe)Shania Twain in episode 2 (Disney/Tina Thorpe)Joshua Jackson, Phillipa Soo, and Marcus Emanuel Mitchell in episode 2 (Disney/Tina Thorpe)Joshua Jackson and Shania Twain in episode 2 (Disney/Tina Thorpe)Stephanie Suganami and Sean Teale in episode 2 (Disney/Tina Thorpe)
Zachary Quinto as Dr. Oliver Wolf, Aury Krebs as Dr. Dana Dang, and Alex MacNicoll as Dr. Van Markus in ‘Brilliant Minds’ episode 2 (Photo by: Rafy/NBC)
Episode two of NBC’s new medical drama Brilliant Minds opens with Dr. Oliver Wolf (Zachary Quinto) pointing out that genetically all humans are 99.9% identical. It’s our society that creates barriers and society that makes us fear those who are different.
Dr. Wolf believes that we just need to take the time to connect with those we don’t understand. Case in point, everyone except Dr. Wolf avoids a young man in distress on the sidewalk. Oliver asks if he’s okay and learns the man, Pete, believes there’s a dragon nearby that everyone is ignoring.
Wolf brings Pete to the hospital and informs the interns that he’s currently experiencing a sustained hallucination of a dragon. Ericka Kinney (Ashleigh LaThrop) is correct when she assumes Pete’s a college kid. Wolf instructs the interns to get lab tests done and figure out what Pete’s dragon (no relation to Disney’s Pete’s Dragon) looks like.
Oliver reluctantly meets with the Chief Medical Officer Dr. Muriel Landon (his mother) and Dr. Carol Pierce (Tamberla Perry) and learns Muriel has a patient who woke up the day of gallbladder surgery thinking she couldn’t move. She’s hysterical and doesn’t think Muriel’s listening to her. Muriel wants neuro and psych analysis to make sure it’s safe to operate.
Carol is shocked to learn the patient is retired WNBA All-Star Jessica Williams, who currently coaches a varsity team. Jessica’s considered a hometown hero.
Before Oliver gets to work on the case, his mom tells him she’s happy he’s joined the staff. She also hands over a massive book of hospital rules and procedures. Oliver isn’t impressed, and his mom reminds him that this hospital might be his last chance.
Wolf passes Dr. Josh Nichols (Teddy Sears) in the hallway without acknowledging his presence.
Jessica describes having a dream she can’t stop thinking about. The dream left her feeling like something’s wrong with her body. In the dream, she was floating above her body on the bed, staring at herself. She felt disembodied and couldn’t move.
Wolf believes there must be a reason her mind produced that nightmare. She admits she’s feeling shaky, and Wolf confirms that’s normal. The pre-frontal cortex affects the body, and it would be expected to feel off. They’ll run tests, and Dr. Pierce–a big fan–will examine her, too.
Ashleigh LaThrop as Dr. Ericka Kinney, Aury Krebs as Dr. Dana Dang, and Spence Moore II as Dr. Jacob Nash in ‘Brilliant Minds’ episode 2 (Photo by: Rafy/NBC)
Meanwhile, Pete describes the dragon as having green glowing scales and red talons. Dr. Jacob Nash (Spence Moore II) sketches what Pete described, and it’s spot on. (His fellow interns are surprised by his artistic skills.) Wolf arrives, just as Pete tosses his cookies, looking for two interns to help with Jessica. All four volunteer, but Jacob and Dr. Van Markus (Alex MacNicoll) are the lucky ones.
Later, Wolf’s still concerned they haven’t figured out what’s wrong with Jessie when Carol tells him she’s in surgery. Apparently, she’s feeling better and agreed to the operation. Wolf wonders why Jessie used the word “disembodied” to describe how she felt, and Carol admits she doesn’t have an answer. But Jessie signed the paperwork for surgery, so she must be okay.
Wolf immediately notices her signature doesn’t match the autograph she gave Carol. Something’s still very off with Jessie, and both Carol and Wolf rush to surgery. They find Jessie in a combative state, insisting something has changed. She feels like she’s not in her body again.
Carol and Oliver consult with Muriel, showing her the decline in Jessie’s signatures over just a two-hour period. Muriel asks for more tests to be run and warns Oliver not to get too attached to the case. (Oliver always gets too involved, but that’s just how he works.)
Oliver meets with Jessie at a gym and when she bounces a basketball, she feels outside her body. “Like I’m watching a video of myself, but I can’t control it,” says Jessie. Her body feels dead or not like her own. She takes a shot and doesn’t even hit the backboard.
Ericka really wants to work on Jessie’s case, and tries to pass off Pete to Dr. Carol Pierce, claiming the tests show it’s probably a psychotic break. Carol knows what’s up and won’t let Ericka off the hook, insisting she remain with Pete for now.
Ericka watches as Carol questions Pete, who admits to still seeing the dragon, but with less intensity than during his LSD trip yesterday. Now, he’s aware it’s not actually there. Which means this is a neuro case, not a psych case, so Ericka needs to keep figuring out what’s going on in Pete’s mind.
Jessie’s family visits her at the hospital and passes along the message her players are worried she won’t be back in time for the playoffs next week. Wolf assures them he’s doing everything possible to determine what’s happening to Jessie. First up, a spinal tap to see if she has an infection/inflammation. Dr. Markus begins the procedure, but his hands shake and he rushes off. Oliver confronts him, and Markus admits everything overwhelmed him. (There were too many people watching and he could feel the pain from the needle.) Wolf advises him to figure out how to handle this because he scared Jessie and made this much more difficult.
Nedra Marie Taylor as Jessie Williams, Zachary Quinto as Dr. Oliver Wolf, and Spence Moore II as Dr. Jacob Nash in ‘Brilliant Minds’ episode 2 (Photo by: Rafy/NBC)
That night, Wolf’s called back into the hospital by Jacob and Markus. Jessie’s condition has worsened, and they find her in bed with her arms stretched up to the sky. She can’t put them down. Wolf can move them for her, but when he asks her to sit up and step toward them, she’s unable to walk. She visualizes herself falling through the floor as if the ground doesn’t exist.
Wolf gathers his four interns and explains that Jessie is feeling blind to her own body. It’s a very specific nerve damage that results in her not feeling in control of anything from her toes to her head. Her body feels dead to her, and they toss out probable causes and ways to check what’s going on.
As for Pete, Wolf wants the team to keep digging for clues.
Wolf calls in Dr. Josh Nichols for a consultation on Jessie, whose condition is rapidly deteriorating. Josh wonders why Oliver passed him three times in the hallway without saying hi. He believes Oliver is rude, and Oliver finally reveals he has face blindness. They toss a few insults at each other and then agree there’s nothing abnormal about Jessie’s MRI.
Jessie and Markus chat about their athletic careers and transitioning to different careers once it was over. Jessie believes coaching is what she’s meant to do and hates the idea of not being there for her girls.
As they’re talking, Markus realizes Jessie has a smoothie every day that’s loaded with supplements. Her blood work shows her B6 levels are high. Wolf notes that a toxicity from B6 could have caused damage. There’s hope for a recovery now that they know where to start with treatment.
Ericka and fellow intern Dr. Dana Dang (Aury Krebs) check out Pete’s dorm room and learn he’s been missing a lot of classes. He’s also been sleeping a lot. Dana notes it’s been a long time since she shotgunned a beer, and Ericka confesses she never partied during college. Not once has she ever shotgunned a beer.
Pete’s room stinks, so they open a window. Right outside is a restaurant with a dragon!
Oliver and Markus are working on flushing Jessie’s system when she becomes unresponsive. She crashes and isn’t breathing, and they’re forced to intubate her.
Her family gathers at the hospital and her prognosis doesn’t look good. Wolf admits it’s not a B6 toxicity, and they’re still looking for the cause. Jessie’s little brother is torn up about her, and Wolf describes her condition as “exceedingly rare.” She’s deteriorating fast, and they may never know the cause. Wolf insists she needs a reason to get better, and that means she needs her family with her.
Dana and Ericka do another MRI on Pete after figuring out the dragon is a memory of something he sees daily outside his window. That means there’s got to be a lesion. Dr. Nichols and Dr. Wolf look over the images, and Nichols spots the lesion. This special MRI is the only way to see it, and Nichols races off to prep the operating room.
Carol informs Wolf that if Jessie doesn’t improve soon, they may have to ship her out to a long-term care facility. Wolf refuses to even consider that option. He will decide her care. Period. End of discussion.
A John Doe left comatose on a gurney in the hallway reinforces Wolf’s commitment to not ship patients out. Every patient needs someone to advocate for them, and he’s that person for Jessie.
Wolf has an idea about how to help Jessie after having a flashback of his dad telling him to start small and focus on just his hand. He tells his interns to disconnect Jessie’s tube and stop her meds. She can’t move her whole body because it’s overwhelming, but she can use her other senses to control a single body part. From there, they can expand it to other parts of her body. She must learn to connect with her body in a new way, so she needs to start small.
Jessie is still unresponsive as Wolf tells her they’re taking out the breathing tube. He tells her she needs to embrace her feelings of disembodiment and focus on her chest to breathe. Her stats plummet, but then suddenly recover as she makes her body take a breath. Everyone in the room breathes a sigh of relief.
Alex MacNicoll as Dr. Van Markus, Aury Krebs as Dr. Dana Dang, Tamberla Perry as Dr. Carol Pierce, Spence Moore II as Dr. Jacob Nash, Ashleigh LaThrop as Dr. Ericka Kinney, and Richard Walters as Jessie’s Brother in ‘Brilliant Minds’ episode 2 (Photo by: Rafy/NBC)
Days later, Wolf gathers her family and the interns for a demonstration of Jessie’s recovery. She gradually stands from a wheelchair and advances toward her family. She almost stumbles but refuses help, forcing herself back into a standing position and continuing to walk across the room. Her family wraps her in a huge hug, as Jacob wipes away a tear.
Jessie thanks Wolf for not giving up on her, and he thanks her in return.
Jessie’s progress continues as she learns to master other parts of her body. They don’t know what caused her nerve damage, but now she’s reconnecting with her body in a brand-new way.
Episode two ends with Wolf telling his mom he’ll attempt to make his stint at the hospital work, but she needs to stop micromanaging his patients. Also, he’s taking charge of the John Doe he saw earlier.
Pete’s doing much better and credits Ericka with saving him. After finishing her rounds, she meets up with her fellow interns in a bar and shotguns her first beer.
Wolf passes Nichols in the hallway and ignores him, but then turns around and says he’s just kidding. He’s figured out the key to recognizing Nichols; it’s his freakishly large hands.
Muriel thanks Carol for convincing Oliver to join the staff and asks her to keep an eye on him. “There are things about my son’s past that even you don’t know,” says Muriel.
Part two of the three-part 9-1-1 season eight premiere event continues with an episode that finds Athena attempting to save passengers on a plane. Episode two, “When the Boeing Gets Tough…,” will air on Thursday, October 3, 2024 at 8pm ET/PT.
The cast is led by Peter Krause as Bobby Nash and Angela Bassett as Athena Grant-Nash. Jennifer Love Hewitt plays Maddie Han, Oliver Stark is Evan “Buck” Buckley, Kenneth Choi is Howie “Chimney” Han, Aisha Hinds stars as Henrietta “Hen” Wilson, Ryan Guzman is Eddie Diaz, and Gavin McHugh is Christopher Diaz.
“When the Boeing Gets Tough…” Plot: Athena is tasked with safely delivering a prisoner to testify on a high-profile case. Meanwhile, a light plane is hit by a swarm of bees and sent careening into a passenger plane.
Devin McGee and Angela Bassett in ‘9-1-1’ season 8 episode 2 (Disney/Eric McCandless)
9-1-1 Synopsis, Courtesy of ABC:
The series explores the high-pressure experiences of first responders — including police officers, firefighters and dispatchers — who are thrust into the most frightening, shocking and heart-stopping conditions. These emergency responders must try to balance saving those who are at their most vulnerable with solving the problems in their own lives.
The show draws from the real lives of first responders who regularly face situations that are often unpredictable, intense and uplifting at the same time.
Sarah Chaney, Tiffany C. Adams, and Jake Green in season 8 episode 2 (Disney/Anne Marie Fox)James Coker and Bayley Corman in season 8 episode 2 (Disney/Christopher Willard)Tiffany C Adams and Jake Green in season 8 episode 2 (Disney/Anne Marie Fox)Sarah Chaney in season 8 episode 2 (Disney/Anne Marie Fox)Angela Bassett and Glenn Plummer in season 8 episode 2 (Disney/Eric McCandless)
