CBS is celebrating the upcoming fourth season of the critically acclaimed comedy Ghosts with “Creep LA: Ghosts.” The special haunted house experience will offer fans the opportunity to visit a Los Angeles mansion staged to look like the Woodstone Bed & Breakfast lobby. The adults-only attraction will also feature Ghosts memorabilia and an immersive haunted house experience.
“We’re excited to present a haunted house experience that brings the dead of Ghosts to life for fans this Halloween season,” stated Mike Benson, president and chief marketing officer at CBS. “Thanks to our partnership with JFI Productions’ Creep LA team, we envision attendees smiling their way through Ghosts’ Woodstone Mansion-themed welcome experience before screaming their way through the immersive, scare-inducing neighboring mansion, for a night they’ll long remember.”
Tickets go on sale on September 9, 2024 via www.CreepLA.com. The one-hour immersive experience runs October 4-27, 2024, and tickets are expected to go fast.
“We’re thrilled to collaborate with CBS and bring the idea of Ghosts to life in such a unique and immersive way, allowing Halloween thrill-seekers and fans of the show to step into a world inspired by the series,” said the JFI Creative team. “We created an experience that is both terrifying and captivating, aimed at making attendees confront their beliefs about the supernatural.”
Creep LA promises every visitor’s experience will be “enchantingly unique.”
Season four premieres on October 17, 2024 and stars 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.
Jessica Alba and her BFF Lizzy Mathis are ready to take on more home renovations in season two of Roku’s Honest Renovations. Season one premiered on August 18, 2023, and the five-episode second season debuts on August 23, 2024.
“Best friends Jessica Alba and Lizzy Mathis are helping parents by renovating homes that no longer serve their family’s needs. Because when your home works better, so does your family! Their goal is to elevate these homes while making them more functional by identifying key issues for the family, finding problem-solving design solutions, and making them a reality,” reads Roku’s synopsis. “Emotions and gratitude run high each week, as the families are reunited with their newly renovated homes.”
Alba and Mathis serve as executive producers, in addition to getting their hands dirty in front of the camera.
Poster for season 2 of Roku’s ‘Honest Renovations’
‘It Ends with Us’ poster (Photo Credit: Columbia Pictures)
Colleen Hoover’s 2016 novel It Ends with Us has sold well over a million copies. It went viral on TikTok in 2021 and found itself on the top of sales lists again. It was only a matter of time until someone optioned the rights and made it into a movie. That someone is producer/director Justin Baldoni (Five Feet Apart), and the movie is, of course, also called It Ends with Us.
It Ends with Us is about a young woman named Lily Bloom (Gossip Girl’s Blake Lively) who moves to Boston to open a flower shop. She meets a charming neurosurgeon named Ryle Kincaid (Baldoni) who sweeps her off her feet. While at dinner one night, Lily and Ryle happen to run into Lily’s old boyfriend, Atlas Corrigan (Brandon Sklenar from 1923), which ignites a jealousy in Ryle. This causes Lily to flash back to her own parents’ relationship, which was anything but healthy.
Yes, the trio of main characters in It Ends with Us are named Lily Bloom, Ryle Kincaid, and Atlas Corrigan. Lily’s middle name is even Blossom – Lily Blossom Bloom (and she owns a flower shop). This is part of the problem with the movie. It deals with an extremely serious and troubling subject, yet the whole thing has kind of a Fifty Shades of Grey, soap opera vibe to it. The movie swings a little too freely from scenes that are powerful and emotional to scenes that are corny and campy.
This is as good a time as any to mention that It Ends with Us should come with a trigger warning. It deals heavily with the sensitive subject of domestic violence.
Screenwriter Christy Hall (I Am Not Okay with This) follows the story and plot of Hoover’s novel fairly closely, changing just enough to make it cinematic. Which is a good thing, because the fanbase of the book is just rabid enough to pull out the torches if too much had been changed. And the story is an extremely personal one for Hoover, so butchering it would be blasphemous in the eyes of fans.
Between swapping timelines between present day and the younger Lily and Atlas, and the unpredictable and evolving relationship between the older Lily and Ryle, It Ends with Us seems to suffer from an identity crisis. Going from peace to chaos to show the volatility of Lily and Ryle’s relationship is one thing, but this movie goes from Lifetime Network cheesiness to terrifying violence at the drop of a hat, and it frequently leaves its audience confused over exactly what they are watching.
With movies like The Shallows, All I See is You, A Simple Favor, and Age of Adeline under her belt, Blake Lively can seemingly take literally any role and make it memorable. And Justin Baldoni casting himself as (minor spoiler) an abuser is a brave choice – this is the kind of role that could follow an actor around for the rest of their career. Lively’s Lily goes from vulnerable victim to fearsome survivor while Baldoni’s Ryle goes from playboy prince charming to Hannibal Lecter. The pair has an undeniable chemistry, both as passionate lovers and as cat-and-mouse foils. And that’s almost enough to save the movie from its saccharin-sweet, eye-rolling dialogue. But these verbal attempts to portray Ryle’s dark side and gaslighting come off as a tad ingenuine.
Overall, It Ends with Us feels like it is trying to walk a line between being too serious and being too lighthearted, and it doesn’t quite hit that mark. The lightheartedness almost portrays Ryle sympathetically, and the seriousness feels out of place amidst the laughter. Admittedly, it’s a tough fence to ride, neither sugar-coating the trauma nor turning audiences away from the stark reality of it. It Ends with Us doesn’t completely pull it off.
It Ends with Us means well, and it has important things to say about the cycle of violence and abuse victims covering up for their abusers. And while it may not be entirely successful, its heart is in the right place.
Colleen Hoover has already released a sequel novel called It Starts with Us. And, by not ending a scene or two earlier, the movie does leave the door open for said sequel to be made into a movie. So, whether anyone asks for it or not, we’ll most likely get an It Starts with Us movie sooner than later.
GRADE: C+
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for some strong language, sexual content, and domestic violence
Release Date: August 9, 2024
Running Time: 2 hours 10 minutes
Studio: Columbia Pictures
Patrick Brammall as Gordon and Harriet Dyer as Ashley in ‘Colin From Accounts’ season 2 (PHOTO CREDIT: Brook Rushton/Paramount+)
Colin From Accounts, one of the best comedies to breakout in the past few years, will return with a second season on September 26, 2024. Paramount+ confirmed they will make all eight episodes available at once.
Series stars Patrick Brammall and Harriet Dyer created the critically acclaimed comedy and serve as writers and executive producers. The season two cast also includes returning stars Emma Harvie, Genevieve Hegney, Michael Logo, Helen Thomson, Darren Gilshenan, Annie Maynard, Tai Hara and Glenn Hazeldine. Celeste Barber (The Letdown), Virginia Gay (Savage River), Justin Rosniak (Mr Inbetween), John Howard (The Merger), Lynne Porteus (Home and Away), and Broden Kelly (Irreverent) join the cast for season two.
“Colin From Accounts is a romantic comedy about flawed, funny people choosing each other and embracing the all-too-relatable chaos of modern life. After Gordon (Brammall) and Ashley (Dyer) are brought together in season one by a spontaneous nipple flash and the subsequent accident that injured the titular (no pun intended) dog, season two of the hit series opens with Ash and Gordon now living together and trying to get their beloved, special needs dog, Colin, back from his new owners,” reads Paramount+’s synopsis. “It’s the first in a series of hurdles for the new couple as they find out more about each other, for better and worse.”
Additional season two executive producers include Rob Gibson, Ian Collie, Trent O’Donnell, Alison Hurbert-Burns, and Lana Greenhalgh. Kevin Greene serves as a producer, and O’Donnell is the set-up director. Robyn Butler and Wayne Hope direct three season two episodes and Madeleine Dyer returns to direct an episode.
The first season earned three Australian Logie Awards, Australia’s Screen Producers Awards for Comedy Program or Series Production of the Year, and the 2024 AACTA Award for Best Narrative Comedy Series. Critics have given season one a 100% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
The season two premiere date announcement was accompanied by the first photos from the new season.
Patrick Brammall as Gordon and Harriet Dyer as Ashley in episode 1, season 2 (PHOTO CREDIT: Joel Pratley/Paramount+) Patrick Brammall as Gordon and Michael Logo as Brett in episode 4, season 2 (PHOTO CREDIT: Lisa Tomasetti/Paramount+)Genevieve Hegney as Chiara, Patrick Brammall as Gordon, Harriet Dyer as Ashley, and Emma Harvie as Megan in season 2, episode 3 (PHOTO CREDIT: Paramount+)Poster for ‘Colin From Accounts’ season 2 (Photo Credit: Paramount+, 2024)
First photos from Michael Bay’s Born Evil: The Serial Killer and the Stalker’ (Photos Courtesy of Investigation Discovery)
Michael Bay’s first-ever documentary series, Born Evil: The Serial Killer and the Savior, has landed on a September 2, 2024 premiere date on Investigation Discovery. The five episode true crime documentary series will air over three consecutive nights, beginning on Labor Day and concluding on Wednesday, September 4th.
“Throughout my career, I’ve always focused on meeting real people — from scientists of all kinds to alligator wranglers, law enforcement agents to bank robbers, and even Kings and Queens — gaining true insights for my films,” stated Michael Bay. “Born Evil is my first venture into the documentary world, and it revolves around a serial killing family you have never heard of. The focus of this five-hour series is on the youngest son, Hadden Clark, whom I spent countless hours personally speaking to in prison so that I could get into the mind and psychology of a person who the FBI refers to as ‘a person of interest’ in over 20 states. Born Evil could potentially open the door to solving many cold case murders.”
Bay serves as an executive producer on the series. Born Evil was produced by Range Studios with Bay Films and Ladder Truck 33 for Investigation Discovery.
“Michael Bay is one of the best storytellers of our generation and he brings unprecedented access to one of the most terrifying serial killer stories in history. With Born Evil, we have ID’s next blockbuster series and we deliver on our promise to provide viewers with premium, true crime content from the best filmmakers in the business,” said Jason Sarlanis, President of ID.
ID released the following synopsis:
“Anchored in exclusive access to Clark himself through private, recorded conversations initiated and conducted by Michael Bay, Born Evil: The Serial Killer and the Savior showcases a chilling portrait of one of the most terrifying serial killers in recent decades. The docuseries, which will also be available to stream on Max, offers insight into Clark’s traumatic childhood, a violent family history, and unpacks the many unsolved cold cases linked to his prison confessions. Explosive interviews with key individuals are also layered throughout, with Hadden’s brother Geoff Clark going on the record and then, most jarring, the recipient of Clark’s confessions, his former cellmate Jack Truitt whom Clark believed to be ‘Jesus’ and his personal savior.”
The docuseries was given access to Clark’s personal journals and illustrations and “offers a road map to the litany of unsolved cases Clark allegedly left in his wake. Through interviews with law enforcement and loved ones of the victims, the docuseries sheds insight into the investigation, and into the lingering impact of Clark’s crimes and the tragic repercussions of a serial killer who flew under the radar for too long.”
Neon’s released the first teaser trailer for director Steven Soderbergh’sPresence. The 50-second teaser gives absolutely nothing away, other than that the events will take place inside a house…which is confirmed in the synopsis.
Soderbergh’s new film stars Lucy Liu, Chris Sullivan, Callina Liang, Julia Fox, Eddy Maday, and West Mulholland. David Koepp wrote the screenplay and serves as an executive producer, with Julie M. Anderson and Ken Meyer producing. Corey Bayes also executive produces.
Soderbergh is the cinematographer (under the pseudonym Peter Andrews), April Lasky is the production designer, and Marci Rodgers is the costume designer.
Presence currently sits at 92% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes following its premiere at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival. Audiences will get a chance to check it out in theaters on January 17, 2025.
Adam Sandler reunites with his Uncut Gems co-director Josh Safdie for the Netflix stand-up special Adam Sandler: Love You. Sandler, who declares his love eight times in the trailer, returns to the stand-up stage with his first Netflix special since 2018.
Sandler and Safdie serve as producers along with Ronald Bronstein, Eli Bush, Dan Bulla, Carter Hambley, Brian Robinson, Joseph Vecsey, Judit Maull, Eli Thomas, and Perry Sachs. Executive producers include Barry Bernardi, Robert Digby, and John Irwin.
The special’s set to premiere on Netflix on August 27, 2024.
Adam Sandler’s recent credits include Spaceman, Leo, You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah, Murder Mystery 2, and Hustle. Sandler and Safdie’s Uncut Gems earned Best Director, Best Male Lead, and Best Editing honors at the Film Independent Spirit Awards. The film was also named one of the Top 10 of 2019 by the National Board of Review.
The first teaser trailer for Disclaimer features an eerie warning delivered in voiceover by the series’ narrator Indira Varma. “Beware of narrative and form. Their power can bring us closer to the truth. But because of our own deeply held beliefs…and the judgments that we make…they can also be a weapon with a great power to manipulate. Ladies and gentlemen…be aware.”
The seven-episode limited series stars eight-time Oscar nominee and two-time winner Cate Blanchett, Oscar winner Kevin Kline (in his series debut), three-time Oscar nominee Sacha Baron Cohen, and Oscar nominee Kodi Smit-McPhee. Oscar nominee Lesley Manville, Louis Partridge, Leila George, and Hoyeon also star.
The series is based on Renée Knight’s bestselling novel, with five-time Academy Award winner Alfonso Cuarón (Roma, Gravity) adapting the novel and directing. The psychological thriller premieres on Apple TV+ on October 11, 2024 with the release of the first two episodes. New episodes stream on Fridays.
Cuarón and Gabriela Rodriguez executive produce for Esperanto Filmoj. Additional executive producers include Blanchett, Academy Award winner Emmanuel Lubezki, Donald Sabourin, Carlos Morales, and Anonymous Content’s David Levine and the late Steve Golin. Lubezki and Bruno Delbonnel are the directors of photography, and Academy and GRAMMY Award winner Finneas O’Connell composed the score.
Poster for Apple TV+’s ‘Disclaimer’
The Disclaimer Plot:
“Acclaimed journalist Catherine Ravenscroft (Blanchett) built her reputation revealing the misdeeds and transgressions of others. When she receives a novel from an unknown author, she is horrified to realize she is now the main character in a story that exposes her darkest secrets,” reads Apple TV+’s synopsis. “As Catherine races to uncover the writer’s true identity, she is forced to confront her past before it destroys both her own life and her relationships with her husband Robert (Baron Cohen) and their son Nicholas (Smit-McPhee).”
Selena Gomez, Steve Martin, and Martin Short in ‘Only Murders in the Building’ season 3 (Photo by: Patrick Harbron/Hulu)
Hulu’s 2024 fall lineup includes the return of Only Murders in the Building starring Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Selena Gomez for season four. The streamer’s also set a September 4th premiere date for Tell Me Lies season two with Grace Van Patten and Jackson White.
Out There: Crimes of the Paranormal will debut on Hulu on September 24th, and the behind-the-scenes look at Vogue editors, In Vogue: The 90s, arrives on the streaming service on September 13th. Hulu’s fall calendar also includes Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band, and It’s All Country with Luke Bryan and Wynonna Judd.
The Puswas Bree (Cat Missal), Lucy (Grace Van Patten), and Pippa (Sonia Mena) in ‘Tell Me Lies’ season 2 (Credit: Courtesy of Hulu)
Hulu’s Fall 2024 Series and Specials
Only Murders in the Building – August 27, 2024
In season four of Only Murders in the Building, Charles, Oliver & Mabel wrestle with the shocking events at the end of season three surrounding Charles’ stunt double & friend Sazz Pataki. Questioning whether Sazz or Charles was the intended victim, our trio’s investigation leads them all the way to Los Angeles where a Hollywood studio is readying a film about the Only Murders podcast. As our amateur sleuths race back to New York, they embark on an even more epic journey — traversing their building’s courtyard to delve into the twisted lives of the Arconia’s West Tower residents.
Cast: Steve Martin, Martin Short, Selena Gomez, Michael Cyril Creighton, and special guest stars include Meryl Streep, Zach Galifianakis, Eugene Levy, Eva Longoria, Richard Kind, Jane Lynch, Melissa McCarthy, Kumail Nanjiani, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Molly Shannon, and more.
Tell Me Lies – September 4, 2024 Tell Me Lies Season Two picks up as Lucy Albright (Grace Van Patten) and Stephen DeMarco (Jackson White) return to college, not speaking after their dramatic breakup at the start of the summer. Yet while very much at odds, they find themselves in a new version of their addictive dynamic – which is as infuriating as it is inescapable. Meanwhile, the story expands deeper into the lives of Lucy and Stephen’s friend group, as the fallout from Season One impacts all of their lives in unexpected ways.
Cast: Grace Van Patten, Jackson White, Cat Missal, Spencer House, Sonia Mena, Branden Cook, Alicia Crowder, and Tom Ellis. Thomas Doherty is a recurring guest star.
The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives – September 6, 2024
The scandalous world of a group of Mormon mom influencers implodes when they get caught in the midst of a swinging sex scandal that makes international headlines. Now, their sisterhood is shook to its core. Faith, friendship and reputations are all on the line. Will #MomTok be able to survive and continue to give the rulebook a run for its money, or will this group fall from grace?
In Vogue: The 90s – September 13, 2024
The series tells the definitive story of the fashion industry in the 90s through the eyes of Vogue editors, Hamish Bowles, Edward Enninful, Tonne Goodman and Anna Wintour. Packed with some of the most influential names across fashion, film and politics, In Vogue: The 90s is a thrilling journey across continents and through ten years that changed fashion forever. Hollywood. Grunge. The Met Gala. The globalization of American fashion. Hip hop. Each episode in this six-part series centers on a defining 90s moment.
Out There: Crimes of the Paranormal – September 24, 2024 Out There: Crimes of the Paranormal takes you inside eight true crime cases with shocking encounters with the paranormal world – through eyewitness accounts, expert interviews, and all-new investigations. In each case, amidst an agonizing search for answers, one rumor emerges from the pack: something inhuman is afoot. These in-depth investigations transport us to towns and cities across North America where we speak to individuals with eyewitness accounts and first-person details about the extraordinary, supernatural events that changed their lives forever.
A six-year-old boy in the Smoky Mountains disappears forever after being snatched by a mysterious ape-like beast. A UFO crash in Long Island sparks an assassination attempt and illuminates a massive political conspiracy. An occult coven of Satanic witches is implicated in a decades-old New Jersey murder. Lonely ghosts in San Francisco’s Chinatown threaten to steal the lives of the unmarried. In these stories and more, Out There tracks down fresh leads and uncovers new evidence amid a labyrinth of twists and turns. At the end of the road, the investigations unearth new truths – about the power of mythology, the allure of the paranormal, and the monsters among us.
The Last Days of the Space Age – October 2, 2024
Starring Radha Mitchell and Jesse Spencer, The Last Days of the Space Age is an eight-part dramedy series set in 1979 Western Australia, when Perth was at the center of the world’s headlines. A power strike threatens to plunge the region into darkness, while the city hosts the iconic Miss Universe pageant and the US space station, Skylab, crashes just beyond the city’s suburbs. Against this backdrop of international cultural and political shifts, three families in a tight-knit coastal community find their marriages, friendships and futures put to the test.
Cast: Radha Mitchell, Jesse Spencer, Deborah Mailman, Linh-Dan Pham, Iain Glen, George Mason, Vico Thai, Ines English, Jaek Koman, Mackenzie Mazur, Emily Grant, Thomas Weatherall, and Aidan Chiem.
Solar Opposites Halloween Special – October 2024
Spooky stuff is afoot when the SPIRIT OF HALLOWEEN starts to take over Korvo’s life.
Cast: Dan Stevens, Thomas Middleditch, Mary Mack, and Sean Giambrone.
Hulu Exclusive Family Guy Halloween Special – October 14, 2024
Peter and his friends aim to unseat the reigning champion (GLEN POWELL) in Quahog’s annual Pumpkin Contest by any means necessary.
Nemesis – October 16, 2024 Nemesis is a conspiracy thriller about financial crimes and tax evasion among the highest levels of the Dutch business community: a shadow world of shell companies and dead-end paper trails. Sylvia van Maele, public prosecutor in The Hague, and Lars van Deurnen, detective at the Dutch Revenue Service FIOD, follow money trails and investigate hit jobs in search of criminals.
At every turn, they are confronted with a merciless elite that wants to maintain its wealth and power at all costs. When the lines between Sylvia’s work and her private life start to blur, it won’t take long before she realizes that the rules and practices that make her work impossible are put in place for a reason. She will need to learn to trust her intuition in order to survive, even if that means standing up against those she trusts the most.
Cast: Lies Visschedijk, Romana Vrede, Peter Blok, Jade Olieberg, Bram Suijker, Chris Peters and Florian Regtien.
Rivals – Fall 2024
Set against the backdrop of the drama, excess, and shocking antics of the power-grabbing social elite of 1980s England, Rivals delves headfirst into the ruthless world of independent television in 1986.
Cast: Alex Hassell, Bella Maclean, Katherine Parkinson, David Tennant, Aidan Turner, Nafessa Williams, Emily Atack, Catriona Chandler, Oliver Chris, Danny Dyer, Rufus Jones, Lisa McGrillis, Luke Pasqualino, Claire Rushbrook and Victoria Smurfit.
La Máquina – Fall 2024
After a devastating loss, Esteban “La Máquina” Osuna (Gael García Bernal) is at a low point in his boxing career. Lucky for him, his manager and best friend Andy Lujan (Diego Luna) is determined to get him back on top. But when a nefarious organization rears its head, the stakes of this rematch become life or death. While struggling to mount a comeback, Esteban must also juggle his own personal demons and protect his family, including his ex-wife Irasema (Eiza González), a journalist who finds herself on a collision course with the dark side of the boxing world.
Cast: Gael García Bernal, Diego Luna, Eiza González, Lucía Méndez, Jorge Perugorría, Andrés Delgado, Karina Gidi, and Dariam Coco.
It’s All Country – November 2024
Behind every Country song is an untold story. Country music legend Luke Bryan is exploring the hidden depths of Nashville in search of those stories. The series features never-before-seen performances by some of the biggest stars of Country music as Luke uncovers the secrets, the hidden inspirations, and the personal moments that shaped the music you love.
Cast: Luke Bryan, Wynonna Judd, Lady A, Luke Combs, Sheryl Crow, Kane Brown, and Mickey Guyton.
Interior Chinatown – November 19, 2024
Based on Charles Yu’s award-winning book of the same name, the show follows the story of Willis Wu, a background character trapped in a police procedural called Black & White. Relegated to the background, Willis goes through the motions of his on-screen job, waiting tables, dreaming about a world beyond Chinatown and aspiring to be the lead of his own story. When Willis inadvertently becomes a witness to a crime, he begins to unravel a criminal web in Chinatown, while discovering his own family’s buried history and what it feels like to be in the spotlight.
Cast: Jimmy O. Yang, Ronny Chieng, Chloe Bennet, Lisa Gilroy, Sullivan Jones, Archie Kao, and Diana Lin.
Jim Gaffigan: The Skinny – November 22, 2024
Considered one of the most prolific comedians working today, 7-time Grammy Ⓡ nominee Jim Gaffigan provides the skinny on everything from appetite suppressants to raising teenagers in Hulu’s very first comedy special.
The Supremes at Earl’s All-You-Can-Eat – August 23, 2024 The Supremes at Earl’s All-You-Can-Eat follows a trio of best friends (Uzo Aduba, Aunjanue Ellis, Sanaa Lathan) known as “The Supremes” who, for decades, has weathered life’s storms together through marriage and children, happiness and blues. Now, as heartbreak and illness stir up the past and threaten to destroy their friendship, Odette, Barbara Jean and Clarice see their bond put to the test as they go through their most challenging times yet.
Cast: Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Sanaa Lathan, Uzo Aduba, Mekhi Phifer, Julian McMahon, Vondie Curtis-Hall, and Russell Hornsby.
Child Star – September 17, 2024 Child Star explores the highs and lows of growing up in the spotlight through the lens of some of the world’s most well-known former child stars. Through celebrity interviews, verite scenes, and archival footage, this film deconstructs the stages of earlier stardom and looks at the entertainment system over the last century. Lovato sits down with iconic former child stars such as Drew Barrymore, Kenan Thompson, Christina Ricci, Raven-Symoné, JoJo Siwa, Alyson Stoner, and more, to reflect on their personal experiences working in the entertainment industry in never-before-heard stories. Together they take a look at the next generation of child actors and how to move forward in an ever-changing landscape.
The film will mark Demi Lovato’s directorial debut with Nicola Marsh co-directing with OBB Pictures, SB Films, and DLG producing.
Fanatical: The Catfishing of Tegan and Sara – October 18, 2024
Tegan and Sara ascended to global fame as one of the most influential queer indie rock bands of their generation. They worked hard to cultivate an inclusive and passionate fanbase around the world. Listeners were drawn to the duo’s beautifully confessional lyrics, but there was more than just the music. Fans found within the community the only safe space to come out and be queer during a time when few bands would declare allyship, let alone celebrate their own queer identity. But a bad actor took advantage of the community’s trust and comfort. Tegan and Sara’s world turned upside down when Tegan’s personal files were hacked in 2011, revealing the dark side of fame and fandom.
This is a sprawling yet intimate story of how Tegan’s identity was stolen and weaponized in a complex catfish scheme to ensnare members of this community. The film is an examination of the severe ripple effect of mistrust, anxiety, and self-doubt that resulted from Fegan’s (Fake Tegan) actions. Today, Tegan enlists documentary filmmaker and investigator Erin Lee Carr [Britney Vs. Spears] to find the person stalking her and terrorizing her fans and community for over fifteen years. Interwoven with the investigation Tegan’s team originally conducted in 2011 they uncover new victims and potential suspects and reveal sinister and unforeseen twists.
Told through Tegan’s own voice, the voices of deceived fans, a trove of visceral communications between fake Tegan and their victims, and the visual history of the band’s behind-the-scenes archive, this documentary feature is a thriller, a caper, a whodunnit, and an intimate personal journey rolled into one. It cuts to the heart of love and betrayal, fame and fandom, desire and delusion in the 21st century.
Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band – October 2024
Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band offer the most in-depth look ever at the creation of their legendary live performances – sharing fly-on-the-wall footage of band rehearsals and special moments backstage – as well as hearing directly from Springsteen on the topic. Fans get the chance to experience professionally shot footage from the 2023-2024 tour for the first time ever – while following the band through their one-of-a-kind preparation process, and onto performances for tens-of-thousands across continents.
Mr. Crocket – October 2024
In 1993, a mysterious children’s show host, Mr. Crocket, magically emerges from television sets to kidnap young children, brutally slaying their parents in the process. After Mr. Crocket snatches her son, one determined mother embarks on a perilous quest to track down the demonic entertainer and rescue her boy.
Jerrika Hinton, Elvis Nolasco, Ayden Gavin, Kristolyn Lloyd, and Alex Akpobome.
Carved – October 2024
When a heartbroken teenage playwright, her younger brother, and a disparate group of survivors become trapped in a historical reenactment village on Halloween night, they must band together to survive a relentless assault by a sentient and vengeful pumpkin.
Cast: Peyton Elizabeth Lee, Corey Fogelmanis, Wyatt Lindner, Carla Jimenez, Sasha Mason, Jonah Lees, DJ Qualls, Marc-Sully Saint-Fleur, Elvis Nolasco, Matty Cardarople, Jackson Kelly, and Chris Elliott.
FX’s new half-hour comedy series English Teacher is set in an Austin high school and stars series creator Brian Jordan Alvarez as a teacher struggling to make his way in a world where the rules of what’s politically correct are constantly shifting. FX has set a September 2, 2024 premiere date for the first two season one episodes, with new episodes arriving on Mondays at 10pm ET/PT.
In addition to Alvarez, English Teacher stars Stephanie Koenig as Gwen Sanders, Sean Patton as Markie Hillridge, Enrico Colantoni as Principal Grant Moretti, Jordan Firstman as Malcolm, and Langston Kerman as Harry. Alvarez serves as an executive producer along with Paul Simms, Jonathan Krisel (director of episodes 1, 3, 4, and 6), and Dave King.
Poster for FX’s ‘English Teacher’
FX released the following description of their new series:
FX’s English Teacher is a comedy series created by Brian Jordan Alvarez, in which he stars as “Evan Marquez,” a high school teacher in Austin, Texas who often finds himself at the intersection of the personal, professional and political aspects of working at a high school.
Evan wants to be a principled person but often runs into trouble because of it. By Evan’s side at Morrison-Hensley High is his friend group of other teachers. Chief among them is his best friend “Gwen Sanders” (Koenig), the eager and optimistic history teacher who tends to see the best in people, even when she probably shouldn’t. Then there’s PE teacher “Markie Hillridge” (Patton). Though he can seem gruff and abrasive, beneath the surface, he possesses a knowledge of human nature that often proves valuable to Evan. When they aren’t disagreeing, Markie and Evan share a genuine bond… but they’re usually disagreeing.
“Principal Grant Moretti” (Colantoni) wants nothing more than peace and the path of least resistance—a path Evan is rarely willing to take. While Grant keeps his own opinions close to the vest, he respects Evan’s passion, even if it makes his own job more difficult. Guidance Counselor “Rick” (Carmen Christopher) barely wants to be at this school—he sees himself as an entrepreneur—but still loves hanging out with the other teachers. Evan’s ex-boyfriend “Malcolm” (Firstman) is a former teacher at Morrison. Wild and free-thinking, Malcolm often draws Evan back into a pseudo-relationship.
When Grant informs Evan that he is being placed under investigation for a long-dormant incident where he and Malcolm kissed in front of students, Evan suddenly feels that he’s under a microscope and is being targeted for his sexuality. Evan is left with one rule to abide by: no relationships with faculty… only to meet “Harry” (Kerman), a charming new teacher who seems to be interested in him.
Over the eight-episode season, we follow Evan as he navigates his relationships, his students and his fellow faculty and tries to answer the question: can you really be your full self at your job?
