2026 is legitimately the year of horror films. However, the official River trailer is tossing 2027 into the ring as a contender for the title.
Jane Levy (Don’t Breathe), Jessica Rothe (Happy Death Day films), Max Mattern (Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy), and Dane DiLiegro (Only Murders in the Building) star in the 2027 slasher film. Joshua Giuliano’s feature film debut as writer and director currently sits at 94% on Rotten Tomatoes after premiering at the Toronto International Film Festival.
Universal Pictures and Blumhouse Atomic Monster released this synopsis:
“The sun is down. The boat is dead. There’s no cell service. And there’s someone standing, staring, from the shore. From the producers of Backrooms and Obsession comes a vivid, visceral new vision in the slasher genre, marking an electrifying feature-film debut by writer-director Joshua Giuliano.
River stars Jane Levy, Jessica Rothe, and Max Mattern as estranged siblings who reunite in their rural hometown after the death of their father. As they set out to scatter his ashes at his favorite spot on a remote river, the trip devolves into a fight for survival as they are mercilessly hunted by a disturbing masked figure played by Dane DiLiegro.”
Steven Schneider (executive producer of the Insidious franchise) via his company Spooky Pictures and Eat The Cat’s Nick Antosca (creator of the Cape Fear series) and Alex Hedlund (executive producer of the Cape Fear series) serve as producers. Executive producers include Jeffrey Tinnell, Robert Tinnell, Matt Brodlie, Jonathan Kier, Ben Ross, and Jason Blum.
River opens in theaters on January 15, 2027.
Poster for ‘River’ (Photo Credit: Universal Pictures)
CBS’s Elsbeth season four, episode two is loaded with guest stars, including Succession‘s Nicholas Braun and Richard Thomas (Ozark, The Waltons). Even OG Anunoby from the New York Knicks pops in for a special appearance. Additional episode two guest stars include John Doman, Betsy Aidem, Isaac Powell, and Tommy Dorfman.
Episode two, “Death of a Playwright,” will air on Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 9pm ET/PT. Carrie Preston is back in the titular role, and Wendell Pierce returns as Captain C.W. Wagner for season four.
“Death of a Playwright” Plot: When a young playwright’s suspicious death rocks the world of New York theater, Elsbeth finds several suspects waiting in the wings. Meanwhile, Captain Wagner faces pressure from the new mayor and the police commissioner over the city’s increased murder rate and budgets. Jonathan Tolins wrote the episode and Scott Ellis directs.
“Emmy Award winner Carrie Preston returns as Elsbeth Tascioni, the brilliant yet unconventional consent decree attorney working with the NYPD to track down New York’s most entitled murderers utilizing her unique, intuitive point of view. The critically acclaimed series enters its fourth season with fresh cases, family drama, and new pressures on Elsbeth and the 11th Precinct, led by her boss, Captain C.W. Wagner (Wendell Pierce).”
CBS’s new primetime comedy Eternally Yours (from the Ghosts team) premiered with an episode that ended on a twist viewers were definitely not expecting so early in the season. Episode two, “Baby Vampire,” picks up in the aftermath of that development and will air on Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 8:30pm PT/ET.
“Baby Vampire” Plot: Max and Emma try to process their new reality, Charles attempts to make a new friend at work, and the coven comes together in a crisis. Joe Port, Joe Wiseman, and Josh Malmuth wrote episode two, and Trent O’Donnell directs.
Ed Weeks plays Charles, Allegra Edwards stars as Liz, Jaren Lewison is Max, Helen J. Shen is Emma, Parker Young is Jesse, Rose Abdoo plays Phyllis, Tristan Michael Brown is Mort, and Shylo Molina is Henry.
“Eternally Yours is a family comedy centered around Charles (Weeks) and Liz (Edwards) – a vampire couple whose once-passionate romance has devolved into a pulseless marriage after 500 years together. Living in present-day Seattle with their oddball coven, they’ve settled into an eternal rut – until their daughter Emma’s (Shen) earnest human boyfriend, Max (Lewison), unexpectedly enters their lives and forces them to confront whether their love can survive forever … or if forever is a life sentence.”
Netflix’s official trailer for The Body makes you wish the release date had been moved up for Halloween bingeing. Seems like the coming-of-age drama would be perfect for those staying at home on the spookiest night of the year. Instead, the streamer set a November 11, 2026 premiere date for the eight-episode season.
The Body stars Kristina Bogic as Anya Butler, Sara Boustany as Elise Zakaria, Geena Meszaros as Lisbeth Anderson, Nnamdi Asomugha as Father Franklin, Louisa Krause as Catherine Anderson, Shirley Chen as Maddie Delaney, Jackson Kelly as Leo Anderson, and Sofia Wylie as Grace Franklin. The cast also includes Gabby Windey as Coach Miller, Kyra Pierce as Bailey Bradley, Phallon Pierce as Brit Bradley, Marcel Ruiz as Tyler Santos, Orlando Norman as Steven Maxwell, and Ashley Madekwe as Theresa Franklin.
Motell Foster as Michael Franklin, Cale Ambrozic as Benji, Anna Tierney as Melanie, Chloe Longname as Eden, Sarah Abbott as Olivia, Emily Roman as Claire, Michela Luci as Amy, Bella Neuspiel as Katie, Julia Lowe as Blair, and Christine Solomon as Salma round out the ensemble.
“After a dance-team initiation gone wrong, a group of badly behaved Catholic schoolgirls begin having prophetic visions that set off mass hysteria in their town,” reads Netflix’s synopsis.
Quinn Shephard (Under the Bridge) created the series and serves as a director and executive producer. Additional executive producers include Blair Breard, North Road’s Peter Chernin, Amy Israel, and Josh Stern, and Felix Culpa’s Riley Keough and Sacha Ben Harroche. Gina Gammell directs and also executive produces.
“I literally made this for my teen self,” said Shephard, speaking with Netflix’s Tudum. “Tonally, I would describe the show as gritty camp. It’s a raunchy teen psychodrama with a dash of Catholic horror.”
Shephard credits Carrie, Jennifer’s Body, Heavenly Creatures, Mean Girls, and The Crucible as inspiring her to write The Body. “This show can be really funny and it can still be really sad at times or really spooky,” said Shephard. “It is aesthetically such an homage to every single film that influenced me as a filmmaker and made me want to be an artist.”
A mom and daughter are hiking in Sierra Nevada, CA, and it’s obvious the daughter, Kayla, is feeling uneasy as CBS’s Tracker season four, episode two opens. She confesses she thinks there’s someone else around, but her mom, Leanne, hasn’t noticed anyone. Kayla spots a camera on a rock, and they’re shocked to see photos of themselves hiking, taken by an unknown person.
Kayla’s more convinced someone’s following them.
(The following is a recap of season four, episode two – “Switchback” – and there are spoilers.)
Colton (Justin Hartley) leaves a voicemail for his brother Russell, saying he’s just checking in since they haven’t talked in a while.
Randy (Chris Lee) calls and after a discussion about Reenie’s temporary office space in Maxine’s building – and how his chair is actually a ball – he fills Colter in on the missing women hikers, Leanne and Kayla Riley. They were supposed to meet with Kayla’s sister, Anya, for a supply stop yesterday but never showed up. Their cell phones are out of service, and the last ping was yesterday.
Colter meets with Anya and learns that none of the other hikers coming in off the trail saw them. Anya says a woman named Becca, who calls herself a “trail angel,” is now out looking for them. Colter explains that trail angels are volunteers who help find hikers before Search & Rescue responds.
Anya points out the last spot they reported in from, and Colter takes a photo of her map. He wonders if they got turned around, but Anya reveals that Kayla told her she thought someone was following them. Anya blames herself because Kayla sounded really worried.
Colter makes it to the waystation and spots two other female hikers. Neither recognizes Leanne nor Kayla but tells Colter there’s a logbook nearby that everyone signs. He checks it out but they’re not in it.
Not long after, he runs into Becca (Erica Hernandez) and she confirms Leanne and Kayla signed the logbook five miles back. If they left the main trail, it happened sometime between where they are now and the logbook they signed. They should have stayed on the main trail, but Becca suggests a spot they may have gotten off it – if that’s what happened.
Back at Reenie’s, Mel (Cassady McClincy Zhang) asks Reenie (Fiona Rene) if she can talk to her about her mom. She gets text alerts when her mom’s name is brought up online and just discovered a military officer her mom worked with right before her murder retired early. Mel did more research and found that his record has been blocked. Reenie asks for his name (Eric Jeffries) and promises to look into it.
Becca’s been doing this volunteer work on the Pacific Divide trail for six years after getting a divorce and deciding to tackle the hike. They make it to a lookout and Colter notices someone’s been there recently. Becca describes the area as what the locals call a “thin place.” It’s very dangerous and there have been lots of accidents in the area.
Colter checks out the area with binoculars and points out a makeshift camp. They head down to it, and there’s no one around but there’s a lot assorted stuff that might have been stolen. Colter finds an ID and meds with the name Jonah Gammon. He also finds Leanne’s backpack with blood on it.
Suddenly, they hear a noise in the trees and Colter approaches it with his gun out. Leanne, face bloody, comes out of the woods, mistaking Colter for her daughter’s kidnapper. Colter explains why he’s there and Leanne says she got knocked out. When she came to, Kayla was gone.
Colter tends to her injuries, while Leanne says she and Kayla got separated in a dry creek bed. It was getting dark and Kayla was frantic to get away from whoever was out there. Kayla twisted her ankle and Leanne went for help, thinking the trail was only 100 yards away. They never saw whoever it was that was pursuing them.
As Leanne was walking away, she was hit in the head and knocked unconscious. She didn’t wake up until this morning. She found this camp and her backpack, but there was no sign of Kayla.
Colter has Becca stay with Leanne, and Becca calls in first responders and the county sheriff. Colter heads out to the dry creek bed where Leanne last saw Kayla and finds the spot where Leanne was attacked. Becca calls with good news that help arrived and Leanne will be okay. However, the deputy won’t be there to help with the search for at least an hour.
Colter tells Becca he’s found drag marks and shoeprints. He hangs up and almost immediately sees movement. Colter chases after a man and nearly gets hit by a boulder and rocks the man pushes down the hill.
The man climbs a tree, but Colter hears him and orders him to get down. It’s Jonah, and Colter demands to know where he took Kayla. Jonah insists he found the backpack with blood on it. He takes stuff but doesn’t hurt anyone and definitely didn’t take photos of them.
Colter threatens him with arrest and finally Jonah admits he saw Kayla with a big guy wearing a baseball cap. She was limping and he assumed they were just having an argument. The man took Kayla down to an access road near where Jonah stashes his car. The man put Kayla in an old brown truck and Jonah recalls seeing that truck before at Sierra Junction. There are a lot of people living in vans there.
Jonah begs Colter not to call the cops, and Colter agrees because he believes his story. Colter takes a photo of Jonah’s ID before letting him leave. He suggests that Jonah go somewhere and get some help before he winds up dead.
Colter calls Randy with an update and for help locating the kidnapper’s truck. Randy zooms in on Sierra Junction and tells Colter there are a few houses, a trailer park, rental cabins, and an RV mechanic there. Also, a Rise and Shine Cafe there gets some traffic. Kayla and Leanne’s phone records confirm they were at Rise and Shine two days ago, and that’s probably where the kidnapper first saw them. He’s been following them since then.
Becca joins Colter to check out Rise and Shine, and it’s definitely popular with hikers. Becca focuses on finding info on the truck while Colter asks around about Leanne and Kayla. Colter asks Diana at the Rise and Shine about Kayla, but she doesn’t remember her. And unfortunately, the café doesn’t have security cameras, but Diana volunteers to show Kayla’s photo to the regulars who come in.
Colter’s walking toward Becca when a brown truck runs into her, tossing her into the air. Colter shoots out the back tire as it drives away. Becca’s in tremendous pain and Colter calls over a bystander to hold her head and keep her talking while he calls an ambulance.
Colter takes off in his truck after the brown truck, which is now swerving because of a flat back tire. It pulls off onto a dirt road and Colter’s not far behind. The driver’s door is open but there’s no one inside when Colter approaches it.
Colter searches the area and sees a man enter a barn. The man starts shooting the second Colter comes through the door. Colter hides for a minute and then tosses a rake as a diversion. When the man reveals his position, Colter shoots him once and demands to know where Kayla is.
Instead of giving up her location, the man commits suicide.
Colter finds a hiker registration card in the man’s pocket indicating his name is Jack Owens. He checks out Jack’s truck and sees a blood spot in the back. Colter calls Randy for info on Jack Owens and learns he’s a local guy who works at Rise and Shine. Randy gives Colter Jack’s address and Colter heads there quickly. He breaks down the door, searches the house, and discovers Jack’s desktop wallpaper is a photo of him and Diana.
Meanwhile, Diana walks into the room where Kayla’s tied up, carrying a rifle. She says, “I’m sorry it’s going to end this way, sweetie.”
Colter calls Randy for info on Jack’s mom, Diana. Her name is Diana Sanders, and she was in a psych ward 30 years ago. (Jack’s father was also in the psych ward.) She was released to have the baby. Randy pings her phone and sends Colter the location. It’s just 200 yards from where Colter’s standing!
Randy sends a pin and Colter runs in that direction as Kayla begs for her life. Diana confesses that she tried to keep Jack from acting on his urges, but he really wanted Kayla. Kayla screams and Diana responds by hitting her in the face with the butt of the rifle.
Diana unties Kayla and Kayla continues to beg for her life. She orders Kayla to go out the door and into the back of a truck. Kayla knows that means she’s about to die and fights back, knocking the rifle out of Diana’s hands. She hurries away as best she can on a sprained ankle as Diana retrieves the rifle and fires. Diana shoots again but Kayla manages to hide. Unfortunately, she makes a noise and Diana takes aim. Colter arrives just then and orders her to put her weapon down. She refuses and tells Colter to shoot her. Kayla knocks her out and Colter grabs the rifle.
Elsewhere, Reenie’s contact sends her Eric Jeffries’ file, and he wasn’t honorably discharged. The file has multiple redacted areas, but it does show he went AWOL.
Colter joins Leanne, Kayla, and Anya as they’re packing up to leave. He’s going to stick around for a few days and see the sights. They’re heading to Bishop Lake to spread their dad’s ashes. Colter thinks their dad would be proud of them. Anya hands over a check and thanks Colter for everything.
Becca’s arm is broken but she’s recovering. Colter tells her people are lucky to have her around. She tosses back the same compliment to him.
Russell finally texts back and says he’s been busy. When Colter asks if he’s okay, Russell starts to type but then changes his mind.
CBS’s Marshals season two, episode two begins with a murder. A man takes aim with a sniper rifle and kills another who’s simply walking around Butte Reservoir.
(The following is a recap of season two, episode two – “End of Watch” – and there are spoilers.)
Andrea (Ash Santos) watches as Kayce (Luke Grimes) installs a high-tech surveillance system around East Camp. She wonders if he’s building a fortress, and Kayce confirms he’s doing what it takes to keep Tate safe. Tom Weaver was denied a release to attend his daughter Dolly’s funeral, and Andrea thinks Kayce should go to get closure.
Cal (Logan Marshall-Green) and his daughter, Maddie (Morgan Lindholm), have mended their dysfunctional relationship and chat while grabbing a coffee. He wonders why she’s in Bozeman and she confesses she followed a man there. He asks her not to break Miles’ heart, and she confesses she’s the one who usually winds up with a broken heart.
Kayce and Andrea make it back to the house just as Thomas Rainwater (Gil Birmingham) and Mo (Mo Brings Plenty) arrive with Mo’s nephew, Troy (Will Strongheart). Thomas feels guilty that the house was shot up because of him, and they’re there to help fix it up.
Kayce hears Tate yell, but no one else hears anything. It’s obvious he’s incredibly worried about his son to the point he’s imagining things.
Later, Kayce spots a buffalo on the way to joining Tate (Brecken Merrill) at John’s grave. Tate assures him he’s fine and knows Tom Weaver was an evil person. He was nothing like John, and Tate feels guilty about being fooled. Tate tells his dad that he doesn’t need rescuing anymore, and Kayce reminds him their family legacy takes a heavy toll. Tate claims he’s strong enough to handle it.
Work begins and the team’s assigned to bring in Wayne Plummer (Rob Mars), who’s wanted for making and selling homemade suppressors. He’s former a SWAT officer, so bringing him in won’t be easy. Miles (Tatanka Means) wants to join them, but Cal reminds him he’s still on desk duty, even though he helped with the attack on Kayce.
The team arrives at Wayne’s house and Kayce’s on point. They enter after tossing a flashbang grenade and Belle (Arielle Kebbel) abruptly freezes. She heard a click, and Kayce orders her not to move. He lifts a rug and confirms she’s standing on a bomb.
Belle orders everyone but Kayce to clear out, but Cal refuses because they’re a team. Cal’s sure of Kayce’s skills, since he was around IUDs in the sandbox. Kayce gives the all-clear, and Belle’s safe. They enter the room and discover it’s full of equipment to make suppressors. There are security cameras mounted around the room, and Kayce wonders what Wayne was paranoid about.
Andrea discovers a manifesto that reveals Wayne was ready to go after “those who mete out punishment unfairly.” Unfortunately, Belle can’t access his computer. Cal knows they need to find him before Wayne starts killing people.
Not all the members of the Broken Rock tribe appreciate Thomas Rainwater’s battle against the mine. A dozen are in his office, with Corinne Irons as the ringleader. Her husband died because of Thomas’ fight over the mines, and she believes he’s hurting the financial future of Broken Rock.
Belle and Cal have a heart-to-heart on the way back from Wayne’s, and she apologizes for not going with him to Salt Lake. She insists her marriage is over, but she needs to make sure her son, Braxton, is okay. He saw her injury and got upset, and she promised him she’ll always be there. Comforting her son made her miss Cal’s doctor’s appointment.
Cal confirms the doctor wants to do chemo, radiation, and then surgery. Belle suggests that he do what the doctor suggests. But first, he needs to tell the team. Cal refuses to do that until it’s time for surgery.
Back at the station, Miles has read Wayne’s 300+ page manifesto and learned he wants payback against anyone in law enforcement who alienated him. Belle checks Wayne’s work history, and he was employed by lots of different law enforcement agencies and then fired from all of them. Cal thinks they need to contact them to let them know Wayne’s out for blood.
Harry Gifford (Brett Cullen) joins them and is shocked they haven’t arrested Wayne. Before they can explain, word arrives that two sheriff deputies are responding to a report on Wayne’s vehicle. Belle looks up the deputies’ names and finds out that one of them filed the complaint that got Wayne fired from his last job. Harry wants the deputies ordered to hold off approaching until backup arrives.
Kayce and Andrea need to get there ASAP. As they’re heading there, Andrea discovers no one has been able to get in touch with the deputies. They arrive at the scene and find the deputy who filed the report dead and his partner barely holding on.
Later, Harry addresses everyone and tells them they owe the deputy Wayne’s arrest. Breaking news reveals Wayne sent the news station his manifesto. Cal wonders why this is happening now if Wayne was fired three years ago, and Miles recalls a line in the manifesto about preventing another generation of injustice.
Cal wants them to search for potential targets to warn them.
Cal informs Andrea and Kayce that Wayne’s son was turned down from the academy four months ago. That’s probably what set Wayne off. Kayce thinks they need to question Wayne’s son.
Kayce and Cal find Wayne’s son at work on a construction site, and he’s not surprised about what he heard on the news. The son believes his dad was a good cop who had his badge taken away. He agrees that not making it into the academy probably set his dad off.
Miles discovers Wayne recently bought three used cars that he could be using as getaway vehicles. However, it turns out none of them were spotted at the roadblocks. Harry and Andrea believe that means Wayne’s still in the area.
Belle delivers the news that Wayne’s former Butte PD supervisor was murdered this morning. (The killing in the episode’s opening scene.)
Harry’s getting ready to leave and reminds Cal and Kayce that this needs to end fast. Suddenly, shots ring out and the window shatters. They hide behind a truck and Cal and Kayce try and get eyes on the shooter. They see movement and Kayce spots Wayne running away.
Belle and Andrea ask what’s going on, and Harry confirms Kayce and Cal are chasing Wayne. Miles says a traffic cam caught Wayne’s vehicle, and Belle and Andrea are ready to help the pursuit.
Miles calls Cal with Wayne’s most recent location. Andrea and Belle join the grid search.
Kayce spots Wayne’s white Buick LaCrosse and Cal sends Andrea and Belle the location. The hood’s still hot, and Cal thinks this is part of Wayne’s plan. Miles radios with news that Wayne’s first firing with the highway patrol was done by Harry 18 years ago.
The team realizes that multiple targets on Wayne’s list will be at the coroner’s office for the dignified transfer of the deputy’s body. The coroner’s office is only a few blocks away, so Cal and Belle will clear the buildings surrounding it while Kayce and Andrea head to the dignified transfer.
Officers are lined up outside the coroner’s office as the deputy’s body is brought out. Kayce and Andrea arrive and try to get everyone to clear out but it’s too late. Harry’s shot as everyone runs for cover. Belle and Cal spot a man in an open window nearby, but they’re forced out of their hiding place. They take up a new position and Belle realizes there are two shooters. Andrea tells Kayce that Cal and Belle are pinned down, and Kayce realizes it’s Wayne’s son.
Harry was wearing a vest so he’s okay. He covers Andrea and Kayce as they run to assist Belle and Cal. Kayce spots the son on the roof and lays down fire so Andrea can move. Cal signals the plan to Kayce, and Kayce tells Andrea to cover Cal and Belle. Cal and Belle run into the building and make their way upstairs as Kayce and Andrea enter from a different door.
Belle tells Cal to hold up because of possible boobytraps. Sure enough, she’s right.
Wayne is shooting from a window on the top floor while his son is on the roof. A slap charge sends Wayne flying forward as Cal and Belle rush in. Wayne refuses to put down his weapon and is riddled with bullets.
The son runs into the building right in front of Kayce and Andrea. He radios his dad and doesn’t get a response, and Andrea assures him his dad’s dead. Kayce tells him there’s no shame in being loyal to family and that today should be his dad’s legacy – not his. He puts down his weapon and Andrea places him under arrest.
Back at the station, Cal’s furious that Harry didn’t tell them he fired Plummer. Cal confesses he also kept Wayne’s son from passing the academy. Harry understands that he put Cal’s team at risk and promises he’ll never keep secrets again.
Cal gathers his team before they leave for the day and tells them he has a rare form of lung cancer. He’ll need chemo and radiation but promises it won’t interfere with work. However, he will take time off when he has surgery. Andrea assures him they have him, and Kayce says he’s there for whatever Cal needs.
As they’re walking to their cars, Miles realizes Maddie hasn’t mentioned the diagnosis. Cal confesses that he hasn’t told his daughter.
Belle spots her husband and has to cancel hitting the bar with the team. Braxton saw the news and won’t go to sleep until she comes home. Braxton smiles at his mom and asks her to sleep in his bed. Belle agrees.
Maddie gives Miles and Cal hugs and as she’s fetching drinks, Cal warns Miles not to tell her about the cancer tonight. Miles doesn’t want to lie, but Cal begs him. “What if I get bored on desk duty…absentmindedly out your secret?” asks Miles. Cal has no choice but to give in to Miles’ blackmail and take him off desk duty.
Thomas and his crew are still working on Kayce’s house when he gets home. They’ve done an impressive job and finish off by giving the place a cleaning to purify it of negative energy. Kayce agrees they could use some healing.
Kayce and Thomas step outside while the house is being saged. Thomas reminds Kayce that Tate’s always welcome at Broken Rock, but Kayce just wants to keep an eye on his son. Kayce worries that Tate will turn out just like him, and he believes no Dutton man should become his father.
“I knew your father. You’re not him, Kayce. Your concerns for Tate are proof of that,” says Thomas. However, Thomas notes that no one can guarantee Tate will escape all of the destruction. However, Kayce can help him find the best path to take.
Episode four of NBC’s new crime drama Line of Fire finds the dysfunctional Hollingsworth family worried about skeletons buried in their closets. The fourth episode of the series’ debut season will air on Monday, October 12, 2026 at 10pm ET/PT.
“Paper Trail” Plot: Clare investigates a wedding bomb threat against a cabinet member until Mike takes over. Nia’s case leads close to home, forcing some family members to cross lines to protect their secrets.
Peter Krause stars as Agent Mike Hollingsworth, Hope Davis is U.S. Marshal Jane Hollingsworth, Kat Cunning is Clare Hollingsworth, Tommy O’Brien is Agent Mike “Micah” Hollingsworth Jr., Taylor Bloom is Russell (Russ) Hollingsworth, and Charlie Barnett is Jack. Joshua Safran created the series and serves as writer, showrunner, and executive producer. Additional executive producers include Jenna Bush Hager and Ben Spector.
Kat Cunning as Clare Hollingsworth and Peter Krause as Mike Hollingsworth in ‘Line of Fire’ season 1 episode 4 (Photo by: Ralph Bavaro/NBC)
Line of Fire Description, Courtesy of NBC:
A family of law enforcement agents bridges personal differences and crosses professional boundaries as they tackle cases for the FBI, US Marshals, Secret Service, and Department of Justice. After a seemingly cut-and-dry case turns into a deadly conspiracy, they must use the expertise from a lifetime of protecting civilians and politicians to protect one another and bring the killer to justice … even if it means betraying their sworn code.
Krysta Rodriguez as Agent Ellen and Tommy O’Brien as Mike “Micah” Hollingsworth Jr in episode 4 (Photo by: Spencer Pazer/NBC)Tommy O’Brien as Mike “Micah” Hollingsworth Jr. and Savannah Lee Smith as Sydney Kayana in episode 4 (Photo by: Ralph Bavaro/NBC)Kat Cunning as Clare Hollingsworth and Peter Krause as Mike Hollingsworth in episode 4 (Photo by: Ralph Bavaro/NBC)Peter Krause as Mike Hollingsworth in episode 4 (Photo by: Ralph Bavaro/NBC)
Reading the YouTube comments, it appears genre fans are hopeful Mike Flanagan’s take on The Exorcist franchise will deliver genuine scares. They also point out that The Exorcist: Martyrs trailer shares a lot of similarities with 1990’s The Exorcist III, based on William Peter Blatty’s Legion.
Oscar nominee Scarlett Johansson stars as NYC Detective. Julie Miller, Oscar nominee Chiwetel Ejiofor (Backrooms) plays Father William, and Sasha Calle (The Rip) is Detective Gina Restrepo. Oscar nominee Diane Lane (Feud), Jacobi Jupe (Hamnet), Actor Award winner Scoot McNairy (Furious), Emmy winner Gil Bellows (Carrie), Emmy winner Laurence Fishburne (the John Wick franchise), and Emmy winner John Leguizamo (The Odyssey) also star.
The Exorcist: Martyrs Poster (Photo Credit: Universal Pictures)
Universal Pictures offers this synopsis:
“Thirteen years ago, New York City detective Julie Miller (Johansson) ended the terror reign of satanic serial killer Father Sunday. The case made her a hero, and she has thrown herself into her work ever since. Now a new killer scrawls her name in an altar boy’s blood on the walls of a church crypt, dragging her back into the darkness she believed she had buried with him.
Aided by former prison chaplain Father William (Ejiofor), who heard Father Sunday’s final confession, and sharp rookie detective Gina Restrepo (Calle), Detective Miller will discover a filament linking a lineage of serial killers, from H.H. Holmes to the Zodiac, that could corrupt everything and everyone she loves with an evil that goes well beyond the mortal.”
Diane Lane plays Mary, Detective Miller’s mother, who has moved in with her to help raise her grandson Max (Jupe). Scoot McNairy plays paroled convict Clay Silver and Gil Bellows stars as Peter Nicks, a former acolyte of Father Sunday. Laurence Fishburne stars as revered priest Father Nichol, and John Leguizamo is Father Sunday.
Mike Flanagan (Midnight Mass, Carrie the series) wrote and directed the supernatural crime thriller. Flanagan, David Robinson, and Jason Blum serve as producers, with Alexandra Magistro and Ryan Turek as executive producers.
The Exorcist: Martyrs opens in theaters on March 12, 2027.
A spy out for revenge helps the team out on CBS’s CIA season two, episode two – “Dead Drop.” Episode two will air on Monday, October 12, 2026 at 9pm ET/PT.
“Dead Drop” Plot: After a Russian spy is poisoned by his own comrades, he offers to help the team neutralize a threat against U.S. assets in Russia in exchange for the dying spy’s final wish: revenge. Ken Woodruff wrote the episode and Ludo Littee directs.
Tom Ellis stars as CIA Agent Colin Glass, Nick Gehlfuss plays Special Agent Bill Goodman, Necar Zadegan is Deputy Chief of Station Nikki Reynard, and Natalee Linez plays CIA Analyst Gina Gosian.
From Wolf Entertainment and Emmy Award-winning executive producer Dick Wolf, CIA focuses on a clandestine CIA/FBI task force where secretive and roguish CIA Agent Colin Glass finds himself teamed up with by-the-book FBI Special Agent Bill Goodman. The duo work together on covert operations in New York, uncovering international plots, terrorist cells and geopolitical secrets. Also on the team is Deputy Chief of Station Nikki Reynard and CIA Analyst Gina Gosian.
On CIA, Bill continues to learn the rules of this murky world on the fly as Colin leads him deeper into spy games where only one thing is clear – their work keeps America safe, even if no one will ever know what they did in the shadows.
Executive producers include Dick Wolf, Mike Weiss, Ken Girotti, Paul Cabbad, Alex Berger, Rebecca McGill, Kevin Plunkett, Anastasia Puglisi, and Peter Jankowski.
Netflix didn’t wait until the arrival of season two to announce The Hunting Wives will return for season three. The streamer’s official announcement did not confirm which cast members will be back. It also didn’t tease any details on the season three plot.
The series, which currently sits at 81% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes, premiered in July 2025. Season two will be released on November 26, 2026.
“I’m so stoked to be heading back to Maple Brook, and I promise that once you’ve finished Season 2, you’ll be desperate to see what happens next. Buckle up, because Season 3 will be even more scandalous and twisted,” said series creator, showrunner, writer, and executive producer Rebecca Cutter.
Season two stars Malin Åkerman as Margo, Brittany Snow as Sophie, Kim Matula as Nadia, Jaime Ray Newman as Callie, George Ferrier as Brad, John Stamos as Chase Brylan, Dermot Mulroney as Jed, Alex FitzAlan as Trout, and Dale Dickey as Zelda. The ensemble also includes Evan Jonigkeit, George Ferrier, Karen Rodriguez, Hunter Emery, Branton Box, Cam Gigandet, and Angel Reese.
The Hunting Wives is based on May Cobb’s bestselling novel and is executive produced by Cobb and 3 Arts Entertainment’s Erwin Stoff.
Netflix’s season two synopsis reads, “At the start of season 2, Sophie and Margo are on the outs. But soon enough, old secrets and new foes force them back together. As they play their dangerous games, the question arises. Are they the hunters or the hunted?”
