Disney+ unveiled a new The Acolyte trailer on Star Wars Day (May the fourth), which just happens to be one month out from the series’ premiere date. The new trailer reveals more about the show’s tone (it’s dark) and issues a warning: “No one is safe from the truth.”
Lee Jung-jae (Squid Game) and Amandla Stenberg (The Hate U Give) lead a cast that includes Manny Jacinto (Nine Perfect Strangers), Dafne Keen (His Dark Materials), and Jodie Turner-Smith (Queen & Slim). Rebecca Henderson (Inventing Anna), Charlie Barnett (Russian Doll), Dean-Charles Chapman (1917), Joonas Suotamo (Star Wars‘ Chewbacca), and Carrie-Anne Moss (The Matrix franchise) also star in the newest addition to the Star Wars franchise, set 100 years before Phantom Menace.
Lucasfilm’s The Acolyte premieres on June 4, 2024 with the release of the first two episodes. New episodes stream on Tuesdays.
“In The Acolyte, an investigation into a shocking crime spree pits a respected Jedi Master (Jung-jae) against a dangerous warrior from his past (Stenberg),” reads Disney+’s synopsis. “As more clues emerge, they travel down a dark path where sinister forces reveal all is not what it seems…”
Leslye Headland created the series, executive produces, and directed the first two episodes. Additional executive producers include Kathleen Kennedy, Simon Emanuel, Jeff F. King, and Jason Micallef. Producers include Rayne Roberts, Damian Anderson, Eileen Shim, and Rob Bredow.
Kogonada directed episodes three and seven, with Alex Garcia Lopez directing episodes four and five. Hanelle Culpepper directed episodes six and eight.
The summer of 2024’s theatrical release lineup includes a bevy of sequels and prequels, as well as the much-anticipated team-up of the Merc with a Mouth and a fan-favorite, Adamantium-clawed X-Men. Emma Stone reunites with her Poor Things director for another weird indie, Kevin Costner hopes audiences are really into Westerns, and Eli Roth turned to Cate Blanchett to bring a popular video game to life on the screen.
2024’s summer season kicked off with Ryan Gosling, Emily Blunt, and David Leitch’s ode to stunt people, and will finish up with a dark comedy/thriller from first-time feature film director Zoe Kravitz. In between those bookends are new chapters in the Mad Max, The Strangers, Planet of the Apes, Bad Boys, Inside Out, A Quiet Place, Despicable Me, and Alien franchises.
Here’s a look at the most anticipated movies hitting the big screen this summer:
MAY 2024:
The Fall Guy – May 3rd
Starring: Ryan Gosling, Emily Blunt, Winston Duke, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Stephanie Hsu, and Hannah Waddingham
The Plot: He’s a stuntman, and like everyone in the stunt community, he gets blown up, shot, crashed, thrown through windows, and dropped from the highest of heights, all for our entertainment. And now, fresh off an almost career-ending accident, this working-class hero has to track down a missing movie star, solve a conspiracy, and try to win back the love of his life while still doing his day job. What could possibly go right?
The Plot: Director Wes Ball breathes new life into the global, epic franchise set several generations in the future following Caesar’s reign, in which apes are the dominant species living harmoniously and humans have been reduced to living in the shadows. As a new tyrannical ape leader builds his empire, one young ape undertakes a harrowing journey that will cause him to question all that he has known about the past and to make choices that will define a future for apes and humans alike.
IF – May 17th
Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Cailey Fleming, Jon Krasinski, Fiona Shaw, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Louis Gossett Jr., Alan Kim, Steve Carell, and Liza Colón-Zayas
The Plot: IF is about a girl who discovers that she can see everyone’s imaginary friends — and what she does with that superpower — as she embarks on a magical adventure to reconnect forgotten IFs with their kids.
Froy Gutierrez as “Ryan” and Madelaine Petsch as “Maya” in ‘The Strangers: Chapter 1’ (Photo Credit: John Armour for Lionsgate)
The Strangers Chapter 1 – May 17th
Starring: Madelaine Petsch, Froy Gutierrez, Gabriel Basso, and Ema Horvath
The Plot: After their car breaks down in an eerie small town, a young couple (Madelaine Petsch and Froy Gutierrez) are forced to spend the night in a remote cabin. Panic ensues as they are terrorized by three masked strangers who strike with no mercy and seemingly no motive in The Strangers – Chapter 1, the chilling first entry of this upcoming horror feature film series.
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga – May 24th
Starring: Anya Taylor-Joy, Chris Hemsworth, Alyla Browne, and Tom Burke
The Plot: Anya Taylor-Joy and Chris Hemsworth star in Academy Award-winning mastermind George Miller’s Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, the much-anticipated return to the iconic dystopian world he created more than 30 years ago with the seminal Mad Max films. Miller now turns the page again with an all-new original, standalone action adventure that will reveal the origins of the powerhouse character from the multiple Oscar-winning global smash Mad Max: Fury Road.
As the world fell, young Furiosa is snatched from the Green Place of Many Mothers and falls into the hands of a great Biker Horde led by the Warlord Dementus. Sweeping through the Wasteland, they come across the Citadel presided over by The Immortan Joe. While the two Tyrants war for dominance, Furiosa must survive many trials as she puts together the means to find her way home.
JUNE 2024:
Bad Boys: Ride or Die – June 7th
Starring: Will Smith, Martin Lawrence, Vanessa Hudgens, Alexander Ludwig, Paola Nuñez, Eric Dane, and Ioan Gruffudd
The Plot: This summer, the world’s favorite Bad Boys are back with their iconic mix of edge-of-your-seat action and outrageous comedy but this time with a twist: Miami’s finest are now on the run.
OLIVER FINNEGAN, OLWEN FOUÉRÉ, DAKOTA FANNING and GEORGINA CAMPBELL in ‘The Watchers’ (Photo Courtesy Warner Bros. Pictures)
The Watchers – June 7th
Starring: Dakota Fanning, Georgina Campbell, Oliver Finnegan, and Olwen Fouere
The Plot: The film follows Mina, a 28-year-old artist, who gets stranded in an expansive, untouched forest in western Ireland. When Mina finds shelter, she unknowingly becomes trapped alongside three strangers who are watched and stalked by mysterious creatures each night. You can’t see them, but they see everything.
Inside Out 2 – June 14th
Starring: Amy Poehler, Lewis Black, Phyllis Smith, Diane Lane, Kyle MacLachlan, Liza Lapira, and Tony Hale
The Plot: Disney and Pixar’s Inside Out 2 returns to the mind of newly minted teenager Riley (Kensington Tallman) just as headquarters is undergoing a sudden demolition to make room for something entirely unexpected: new Emotions! Joy, Sadness, Anger, Fear, and Disgust, who’ve long been running a successful operation by all accounts, aren’t sure how to feel when Anxiety shows up. And it looks like she’s not alone.
The Bikeriders – June 21st
Starring: Tom Hardy, Austin Butler, Michael Shannon, Mike Faist, Boyd Holbrook, and Norman Reedus
The Plot: The Bikeriders follows the rise of a midwestern motorcycle club, the Vandals. Seen through the lives of its members, the club evolves over the course of a decade from a gathering place for local outsiders into a more sinister gang, threatening the original group’s unique way of life.
Margaret Qualley, Jesse Plemons, and Willem Dafoe in ‘Kinds of Kindness’ (Photo: Searchlight Pictures)
Kinds of Kindness – June 21st
Starring: Emma Stone, Willem Dafoe, Margaret Qualley, Jesse Plemons, Hong Chau, Joe Alwyn, Mamoudou Athie, and Hunter Schafer
The Plot: Kinds of Kindness is a triptych fable, following a man without choice who tries to take control of his own life; a policeman who is alarmed that his wife who was missing-at-sea has returned and seems a different person; and a woman determined to find a specific someone with a special ability, who is destined to become a prodigious spiritual leader.
Kevin Costner in ‘Horizon: An American Saga’ (Photo Credit: Warner Bros Pictures)
Horizon: An America Saga – Chapter 1 – June 28th
Starring: Kevin Costner, Sienna Miller, Sam Worthington, Jena Malone, Owen Crow Shoe, Tatanka Means, Ella Hunt, Tim Guinee, Danny Huston, and Colin Cunningham
The Plot: In the great tradition of Warner Bros. Pictures’ iconic Westerns, Horizon: An American Saga explores the lure of the Old West and how it was won—and lost—through the blood, sweat and tears of many. Spanning the four years of the Civil War, from 1861 to 1865, Costner’s ambitious cinematic adventure will take audiences on an emotional journey across a country at war with itself, experienced through the lens of families, friends, and foes all attempting to discover what it truly means to be the United States of America.
A Quiet Place: Day One – June 28th
Starring: Lupita Nyong’o, Joseph Quinn, Alex Wolff, and Djimon Hounsou
The Plot: Experience the day the world went quiet.
JULY 2024
Despicable Me 4 – July 3rd
Starring: Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig, Miranda Cosgrove, Dana Gaier, Madison Polan, Steve Coogan, Will Ferrell, Sofia Vergara, and Pierre Coffin
The Plot: Following the 2022 summer blockbuster phenomenon of Illumination’s Minions: The Rise of Gru, which earned almost $1 billion worldwide, the biggest global animated franchise in history now begins a new chapter as Gru and Lucy and their girls — Margo, Edith, and Agnes — welcome a new member to the Gru family, Gru Jr., who is intent on tormenting his dad. Gru faces a new nemesis in Maxime Le Mal and his femme fatale girlfriend Valentina, and the family is forced to go on the run.
‘MaXXXine’ Poster (Photo Credit: A24)
MaXXXine – July 5th
Starring: Mia Goth, Elizabeth Debicki, Moses Sumney, Michelle Monaghan, Bobby Cannavale, Halsey, Lily Collins, Giancarlo Esposito, and Kevin Bacon
The Plot: In 1980s Hollywood, adult film star and aspiring actress Maxine Minx finally gets her big break. But as a mysterious killer stalks the starlets of Hollywood, a trail of blood threatens to reveal her sinister past. (Review: Ti West Sticks the Trilogy’s Landing)
Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum in ‘Fly Me to the Moon’ (Photo Credit: Apple Studios)
Fly Me to the Moon – July 12th
Starring: Scarlett Johansson, Channing Tatum, Nick Dillenburg, Anna Garcia, Jim Rash, Noah Robbins, Colin Woodell, Christian Zuber, Donald Elise Watkins, Ray Romano, and Woody Harrelson
The Plot: Fly Me to the Moon is a sharp, stylish comedy-drama set against the high-stakes backdrop of NASA’s historic Apollo 11 moon landing. Sparks fly in all directions as marketing maven Kelly Jones, brought in to fix NASA’s public image, wreaks havoc on launch director Cole Davis’ already difficult task. When the White House deems the mission too important to fail, Jones is directed to stage a fake moon landing as backup, and the countdown truly begins.
Colman Domingo in ‘Sing Sing’ (Photo Credit: A24)
Sing Sing – July 12th
Starring: Colman Domingo, Clarence Maclin, Sean San José, and Paul Raci
The Plot: Divine G (Colman Domingo), imprisoned at Sing Sing for a crime he didn’t commit, finds purpose by acting in a theatre group alongside other incarcerated men, including wary newcomer (Clarence Maclin), in this stirring true story of resilience, humanity, and the transformative power of art, starring an unforgettable ensemble cast of formerly incarcerated actors.
Kate (Daisy Edgar-Jones), Javi (Anthony Ramos), and Tyler (Glen Powell) in ‘Twisters’ (Photo Credit: Melinda Sue Gordon / Universal Pictures; Warner Bros. Pictures & Amblin Entertainment)
Twisters – July 19th
Starring: Glen Powell, Daisy Edgar-Jones, Anthony Ramos, Brandon Perea, Sasha Lane, Daryl McCormack, Kiernan Shipka, Nik Dodani, and Maura Tierney
The Plot: Twisters stars Golden Globe nominee Daisy Edgar-Jones and Glen Powell as opposing forces who come together to try to predict, and possibly tame, the immense power of tornadoes. Edgar-Jones stars as Kate Cooper, a former storm chaser haunted by a devastating encounter with a tornado during her college years who now studies storm patterns on screens safely in New York City. She is lured back to the open plains by her friend, Javi (Ramos) to test a groundbreaking new tracking system. There, she crosses paths with Tyler Owens (Powell), the charming and reckless social-media superstar who thrives on posting his storm-chasing adventures with his raucous crew, the more dangerous the better.
As storm season intensifies, terrifying phenomena never seen before are unleashed, and Kate, Tyler, and their competing teams find themselves squarely in the paths of multiple storm systems converging over central Oklahoma in the fight of their lives.
Deadpool & Wolverine – July 26th
Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Hugh Jackman, Emma Corrin, Morena Baccarin, Rob Delaney, Leslie Uggams, Karan Soni, and Matthew Macfadyen
The Plot: An official synopsis hasn’t been released but Reynolds tweeted, “It took seven years and a lot of begging but my Deadpool 2 end credit dreams finally came true.”
AUGUST 2024
Borderlands – August 9th
Starring: Cate Blanchett, Kevin Hart, Jack Black, Ariana Gleenblatt, Florian Munteanu, Edgar Ramirez, and Jamie Lee Curtis
The Plot: Lilith (Blanchett), an infamous bounty hunter with a mysterious past, reluctantly returns to her home, Pandora, the most chaotic planet in the galaxy. Her mission is to find the missing daughter of Atlas (Ramírez), the universe’s most powerful S.O.B. Lilith forms an unexpected alliance with a ragtag team of misfits – Roland (Hart), a seasoned mercenary on a mission; Tiny Tina (Greenblatt), a feral pre-teen demolitionist; Krieg (Munteanu), Tina’s musclebound protector; Tannis (Curtis), the oddball scientist who’s seen it all; and Claptrap (Black), a wiseass robot.
Poster for ‘Trap’ (Photo Credit: Warner Bros Pictures)
Trap – August 9th
Starring: Josh Hartnett, Ariel Donoghue, Saleka Shyamalan, Hayley Mills, and Allison Pill
The Plot: A father and teen daughter attend a pop concert, where they realize they’re at the center of a dark and sinister event.
Alien: Romulus – August 16th
Starring: Cailee Spaeny, David Jonsson, Archie Renaux, Isabela Merced, Spike Fearn, and Aileen Wu
The Plot: The sci-fi/horror-thriller takes the phenomenally successful Alien franchise back to its roots: While scavenging the deep ends of a derelict space station, a group of young space colonizers come face to face with the most terrifying life form in the universe.
A scene from ‘Horizon: An American Saga’ (Photo Credit: Warner Bros Pictures)
Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 2 – August 16th
Starring: Kevin Costner, Sienna Miller, Sam Worthington, Jena Malone, Owen Crow Shoe, Tatanka Means, Ella Hunt, Tim Guinee, Danny Huston, and Colin Cunningham
The Plot: In the great tradition of Warner Bros. Pictures’ iconic Westerns, Horizon: An American Saga explores the lure of the Old West and how it was won—and lost—through the blood, sweat and tears of many. Spanning the four years of the Civil War, from 1861 to 1865, Costner’s ambitious cinematic adventure will take audiences on an emotional journey across a country at war with itself, experienced through the lens of families, friends and foes all attempting to discover what it truly means to be the United States of America.
The Crow – August 23rd
Starring: Bill Skarsgard and FKA Twigs
The Plot: Soulmates Eric (Skarsgård) and Shelly (FKA twigs) are brutally murdered when the demons of her dark past catch up with them. Given the chance to save his true love by sacrificing himself, Eric sets out to seek merciless revenge on their killers, traversing the worlds of the living and the dead to put the wrong things right.
Channing Tatum in Amazon MGM Studios’ ‘Blink Twice’ (screenshot)
Blink Twice – August 23rd
Starring: Channing Tatum, Naomi Ackie, Christian Slater, Adria Arjona, Kyle MacLachlan, Haley Joel Osment, Geena Davis, and Alia Shawkat
The Plot: When tech billionaire Slater King (Tatum) meets cocktail waitress Frida (Ackie) at his fundraising gala, sparks fly. He invites her to join him and his friends on a dream vacation on his private island. It’s paradise. Wild nights blend into sun-soaked days and everyone’s having a great time. No one wants this trip to end, but as strange things start to happen, Frida begins to question her reality. There is something wrong with this place. She’ll have to uncover the truth if she wants to make it out of this party alive.
Adria Arjona as Madison Masters and Glen Powell as Gary Johnson in ‘Hit Man’ (Photo Cr. Courtesy of Netflix)
Summer 2024 Streaming Premieres:
For those avoiding theaters and preferring to catch new releases on streamers, this summer serves up The Idea of You (May 2, Prime Video), Unfrosted (May 3, Netflix), Am I Ok? (June 6, Max), Hit Man (June 7, Netflix), Fancy Dance (June 28, Apple TV+), Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F (July 3, Netflix), The Instigators (Aug 9, Apple TV+), and Jackpot! (Aug 15, Prime Video).
The doctors deal with an incredibly rare medical issue and Shaun and Lea disagree about testing on ABC’s The Good Doctor season seven episode eight. “The Overview Effect,” one of just three new remaining episodes, will air on Tuesday, May 7, 2024 at 10pm ET/PT.
The final season stars Freddie Highmore as Dr. Shaun Murphy, Richard Schiff as Dr. Aaron Glassman, Fiona Gubelmann as Dr. Morgan Reznick, Will Yun Lee as Dr. Alex Park, Christina Chang as Dr. Audrey Lim, and Paige Spara as Lea Dilallo. Bria Samoné Henderson plays Dr. Jordan Allen, Noah Galvin is Dr. Asher Wolke, and Chuku Modu stars as Dr. Jared Kalu.
“The Overview Effect” Plot: Shaun, Jared, and Charlie’s young patient need his parents to agree on an important medical decision that could greatly improve his health. However, his parents are unable to agree on the correct path which spurs the team to try and intervene on behalf of their patient.
Freddie Highmore in ‘The Good Doctor’ season 7 episode 8 (DISNEY/Jeff Weddell)
Series Description, Courtesy of ABC:
In the farewell season of The Good Doctor, new challenges intermingle with the unresolved past. Following the birth of their son, Steve, Shaun and Lea navigate the joys and challenges of parenthood. Meanwhile, the team continues to deal with the many changes they have faced at the hospital over the past year and must learn to come to terms with them if they want to move forward in their lives and careers.
Bria Samone Henderson, Lorena Bernal, Josh Braaten, and Will Yun Lee in season 7 episode 8 (DISNEY/Jeff Weddell)Ruby Kelley and Richard Schiff in season 7 episode 8 (DISNEY/Jeff Weddell)Bria Samone Henderson and Will Yun Lee in season 7 episode 8 (DISNEY/Jeff Weddell)Onye Eme-Akwari and Ekeobong Utibe in season 7 episode 8 (DISNEY/Jeff Weddell)Chuku Modu, Aiden Stoxx, Freddie Highmore, and Kayla Cromer in season 7 episode 8 (DISNEY/Jeff Weddell)
Kevin Jonas and Frankie Jonas host ‘Claim to Fame’ (ABC / Gizelle Hernandez)
ABC’s summer 2024 lineup includes the return of Press Your Luck and Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, plus the introduction of Lucky 13 hosted by Shaquille O’Neal and Gina Rodriguez. The network’s game show-heavy summer schedule also includes new seasons of Celebrity Family Feud and Claim to Fame, along with the return of Judge Steve Harvey season two.
Jenn Tran will make franchise history as the first-ever Asian American bachelorette when season 21 of The Bachelorette premieres on July 8, 2024. Tran gained a fan following while appearing on Joey Graziadei’s season of The Bachelor.
Pixar’s critically acclaimed Inside Out will screen on June 2, 2024, ahead of the June 14th theatrical release of Inside Out 2. The Oscar-winning animated film’s June 2nd broadcast marks the return of ABC’s Sunday night movies.
ABC’s Summer Schedule:
WEDNESDAY, MAY 22
8:00-9:00 p.m. – Jeopardy! Masters (season finale)
SUNDAY, JUNE 2
8:00 – 10:00 p.m. – The Wonderful World of Disney Presents: Inside Out
MONDAY, JULY 8
8:00-10:01 p.m. – The Bachelorette (season premiere)
TUESDAY, JULY 9
8:00-9:00 p.m. – Family Feud: Decades of Laughs (special)
9:00-10:00 p.m. – Celebrity Family Feud (season premiere)
WEDNESDAY, JULY 10
8:00-9:00 p.m. – Who Wants To Be A Millionaire (season premiere)
9:00-10:00 p.m. – Claim to Fame (season premiere)
THURSDAY, JULY 11
8:00-11:00 p.m. – The 2024 ESPYS Presented by Capital One
TUESDAY, JULY 16
8:00-9:00 p.m. – Celebrity Family Feud
9:00-10:00 p.m. – Judge Steve Harvey (season 2 returns)
THURSDAY, JULY 18
8:00-9:00 p.m. – Press Your Luck (season premiere)
9:00-10:00 p.m. – Lucky 13 (series premiere)
ABC offered this description of the new summer series Lucky 13:
“Co-hosted by Shaquille O’Neal and Gina Rodriguez, Lucky 13 is a high-stakes primetime game show that’ll have viewers on the edge of their seats while shouting answers at their screens. From the creative who introduced the world to Who Wants To Be A Millionaire, Lucky 13 tests contestants’ knowledge with 13 true-or-false trivia questions but with a cunning twist: Just how well do they know what they know … and, just as importantly, how well do they know what they don’t know? If they can accurately predict how successfully they’ve answered 13 questions, they could take home a $1 million cash jackpot.”
Three-time Primetime Emmy nominee Kate Burton guest stars as Deputy Secretary of State Evelyn Kates on CBS’s FBI season six episode 11. Directed by Monica Raymund from a script by Peter Elkoff, episode 11 – “No One Left Behind” – airs on Tuesday, May 7, 2024 at 8pm ET/PT.
Season six stars Missy Peregrym as Special Agent Maggie Bell, Zeeko Zaki as Special Agent Omar Adom “OA” Zidan, and Jeremy Sisto as Assistant Special Agent in Charge Jubal Valentine. Alana De La Garza plays Special Agent in Charge Isobel Castille, John Boyd is Special Agent Stuart Scola, and Katherine Renee Kane stars as Special Agent Tiffany Wallace.
“No One Left Behind” Plot: The team is thrown into a highly political case after four members of the Taliban are shot and one is kidnapped in New York with no record of their entrance into the country. Having served in the U.S. Army, this case hits close to home for OA, who struggles to open up to Gemma about his past in Afghanistan.
From Emmy Award winner Dick Wolf and the team behind the Law & Order brand, FBI is a fast-paced drama about the inner workings of the New York office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. This elite unit brings to bear all their talents, intellect, and technical expertise on major cases in order to keep New York and the country safe.
Born into a multigenerational law enforcement family, Special Agent Maggie Bell commits deeply to the people she works with as well as those she protects. Her partner is Special Agent Omar Adom “OA” Zidan, a West Point graduate via Bushwick who spent two years undercover for the DEA before being cherry-picked by the FBI. Overseeing them is Special Agent in Charge Isobel Castille, who operates under intense pressure and has undeniable command authority.
The team also includes Assistant Special Agent in Charge Jubal Valentine, the nerve center of the office whose ability to easily relate to and engage with both superiors and subordinates makes him a master motivator. The smart and outspoken Special Agent Tiffany Wallace, who spent six years with the NYPD, is partner to Special Agent Stuart Scola, an Ivy League-educated Wall Streeter-turned-FBI agent. These first-class agents tenaciously investigate cases of tremendous magnitude, including terrorism, organized crime, and counterintelligence.
Season four of Netflix’s Emily in Paris will be split into two parts, with the five-episode part one premiering on August 15, 2024. The streaming service confirmed part two will debut on September 12, 2024.
The premiere date news was accompanied by a one-minute teaser introduced by series star Lily Collins and featuring the cast describing season four. Vulnerable, messy, chaotic, and heartbreaking are tossed out, along with adventurous, fashionable, and revenge. Interesting…
“After the dramatic events of Camille and Gabriel’s misbegotten wedding, Emily is reeling: She has strong feelings for two men, but now Gabriel’s expecting a baby with his ex, and Alfie’s worst fears about her and Gabriel have been confirmed. At work, Sylvie is forced to confront a thorny dilemma from her past for the sake of her marriage, and the Agence Grateau team navigates personnel shakeups,” reads Netflix’s synopsis. “Mindy and the band prepare for Eurovision, but when funds run dry, they’re forced to get thrifty. Emily and Gabriel’s chemistry is undeniable as they work together towards a Michelin star, but two big secrets threaten to undo everything they’ve dreamed of.”
Besides Lily Collins as Emily Cooper, season four stars Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu as Sylvie Grateau, Ashley Park as Mindy Chen, Lucas Bravo as Gabriel, and Camille Razat as Camille. Samuel Arnold stars as Julien, Bruno Gouery is Luc, William Abadie is Antoine Lambert, and Lucien Laviscount is Alfie.
“Emily finds herself with a busy travel schedule in season four of Emily in Paris. From the French Alps to the piazzas of Rome, viewers will vicariously experience amazing new locations through Emily’s eyes,” said series creator Darren Star to Netflix’s Tudum. “Expect new characters, a lot more drama, romance, and a whole new language to try and master.”
Darren Star serves as writer and executive producer. Additional executive producers include Tony Hernandez, Lilly Burns, Andrew Fleming, Alison Brown, and Robin Schiff. Ryan McCormick, Raphaël Benoliel, Lily Collins, and Jake Fuller are producers.
Jodie Comer (Photo Credit: Edd Horder / Provided by Lyrical Media and Ryder Picture Co.)
Emmy winner Jodie Comer (Killing Eve) and Oscar nominee Hugh Jackman, soon to be seen opposite Ryan Reynolds in Deadpool & Wolverine, will star in The Death of Robin Hood. Filming is expected to begin in early 2025, with writer/director Michael Sarnoski (Pig, A Quiet Place: Day One) at the helm.
“It has been an incredible opportunity to reinvent and freshly innovate the story we all know of Robin Hood,” said Sarnoski. “Securing the perfect cast to transform the script to screen was essential. I could not be more thrilled and trusting in Hugh and Jodie to bring this story to life in a powerful and meaningful way.”
“Grappling with his past after a life of crime and murder, a battle-worn loner finds himself gravely injured and in the hands of a mysterious woman, who offers him a chance at salvation,” reads Lyrical Media and Ryder Picture Company’s synopsis. “These are the last days of the outlaw Robin Hood.”
Executive producers include Hugh Jackman, Michael Sarnoski, Rama Gottumukkala, and Lyrical’s Jon Rosenberg and Natalie Sellers. Lyrical Media’s Alexander Black and Ryder Picture Company’s Aaron Ryder and Andrew Swett will produce.
“This is not the story of Robin Hood we’ve all come to know,” stated Aaron Ryder and Andrew Swett. “Instead, Michael has crafted something far more grounded and visceral. Thanks to Alexander Black and our friends at Lyrical along with Rama and Michael, the world is going to love seeing Hugh and Jodie together in this epic.”
The film’s financed by Lyrical Media. WME Independent is set to launch worldwide sales in Cannes.
“We are thrilled to be part of this very special project and to be working with a visionary director in Michael, a phenomenal cast in Hugh and Jodie, and producing with our frequent collaborators, Ryder and Swett at RPC,” said Lyrical Media’s Alexander Black.
Hugh Jackman earned a Best Actor Oscar nomination for his performance as Jean Valjean in Les Miserables. Jackman’s credits include the X-Men franchise, The Greatest Showman, The Son, and The Front Runner. Jodie Comer was nominated for three Emmy Awards for her starring role in Killing Eve, winning once in 2019. Her filmography includes The End We Start From, The Last Duel, and Free Guy. Up next is The Bikeriders opposite Austin Butler and Tom Hardy.
Aisha Tyler, Adam Rodriguez, Joe Mantegna and A.J. Cook in ‘Criminal Minds: Evolution’ season 2 (Photo Credit: Michael Yarish / Paramount+, 2024)
Paramount+’s Criminal Minds: Evolution will return for season two on June 6, 2024, kicking off the new season with the release of the first two episodes. New episodes of the 10-episode season will stream on Thursdays.
The premiere date announcement included the first photos from season two*. The photos revealed the titles of episodes one, two, and five are “Gold Star,” “Contagion,” and “Conspiracy vs Theory.”
“In the wake of last season’s shocking finale, the upcoming all-new season of Criminal Minds: Evolution picks up as the FBI’s elite team of profilers investigates the deadly mystery of GOLD STAR. As the conspiracy unfolds, the Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU) is met with an unexpected complication when serial killer Elias Voit negotiates a deal that transfers him to federal custody in the BAU’s own backyard,” reads Paramount+’s synopsis. “The team faces its biggest threat yet and cannot emerge unscathed from the mind-bending consequences.”
Joe Mantegna returns to lead the cast as David Rossi. A.J. Cook stars as Jennifer ‘JJ’ Jareau, Kirsten Vangsness is Penelope Garcia, Ryan-James Hatanaka is Tyler Green, and Aisha Tyler is Dr. Tara Lewis. Adam Rodriguez plays Luke Alvez, Paget Brewster is Emily Prentiss, and Zach Gilford plays Elias Voit. Emmy winner Felicity Huffman (Desperate Housewives) will guest star this season.
Erica Messer (Criminal Minds, Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders) guides the series as showrunner and executive producer. Additional executive producers include Breen Frazier, Chris Barbour, Glenn Kershaw, and Mark Gordon. ABC Signature and CBS Studios produce the series.
* – Season two is also referred to as Criminal Minds season 17.
Kirsten Vangsness as Penelope Garcia, Aisha Tyler as Dr. Tara Lewis, Adam Rodriguez as Luke Alvez, Joe Mantegna as David Rossi and A.J. Cook as Jennifer ‘JJ’ Jareau in season 2 (Photo Credit: Michael Yarish /Paramount+)Kirsten Vangsness as Penelope Garcia, Ryan-James Hatanaka as Tyler Green, A.J. Cook as Jennifer ‘JJ’ Jareau, Joe Mantegna as David Rossi and Paget Brewster as Emily Prentiss in season 2 (Photo Credit: Michael Yarish / Paramount+)Joe Mantegna as David Rossi and Paget Brewster as Emily Prentiss in season 2 (Photo Credit: Michael Yarish / Paramount+)Poster for Paramount+’s ‘Criminal Minds: Evolution’ season 2
Dennis Boutsikaris in ‘Sugar’ season 1 episode 6 (Photo Credit: Apple TV+)
Viewers’ patience finally pays off with the arrival of Apple TV+’s Sugar season one episode six. After teasing John Sugar’s big secret, episode six ends with the big reveal–one that I won’t mention here to keep the opening paragraph spoiler-free. But I’m curious to see what people say on social media and how many fans claim they already knew John’s secret.
And now on to the spoiler-filled episode six recap.
Episode five ended with David attempting suicide. Episode six begins with Margit (Anna Gunn) and Bernie (Dennis Boutsikaris) learning their son is alive but is permanently brain-damaged. The doctor brings up organ donation as David’s parents attempt to absorb the devastating news.
John Sugar (Colin Farrell) gets dressed, considers packing a gun, and then thinks better of it. He’s restless, just waiting for Charlie to call with news on Stallings. Very good boy Wiley senses John’s anxiousness and provides a little pet therapy as John waits for an update.
Meanwhile, Stallings (Eric Lange) and his associate, Manny, arrive at Stallings’ place and are greeted by his two Dobermans. Stallings’ female second-in-command says Carlos hasn’t checked in and Moss is on his way.
Charlie (Paula Andrea Placido) gives John the heads up, and John passes the info on to Ruby (Kirby).
John arrives at Charlie’s lookout location and learns Stallings is inside with a few armed associates and two dogs. The house has two doors and steps around the back. John asks Charlie to check on him if he’s not back in 10 minutes.
Colin Farrell in ‘Sugar’ episode 6 (Photo Credit: Apple TV+)
The dogs rush out to meet John as he walks up the driveway, but immediately calm down when he shushes them. They even allow John to pet them before trotting off.
John walks around inside the house, which seems deserted. However, thanks to Charlie, he’s aware there are people somewhere inside. John spots the locked room and then hears heavy breathing and crying. A woman with a hood over her head is seated at a table, and John mistakenly thinks she is Olivia. It’s not.
The female thug tricked him, and she’s armed with a shotgun. Stallings attacks from the side as the woman holds John at gunpoint. John cries out that he’s unarmed as Stallings delivers a beating. He doesn’t want to hurt anyone and deplores violence. That elicits a chuckle from Stallings, who claims John hasn’t experienced anything close to violence…yet.
Stallings threatens to have John shot in the knee and then his arm cut off. John insists all he wants is to bring Olivia home.
Charlie is intent on keeping watch and doesn’t react quickly enough. She’s approached before she can help John.
Stallings warns John that it’s already been decided and he’s a dead man. John doesn’t back down, demanding to know where Olivia is. If they tell him, he’ll allow them to surrender to the cops. If not … well, then he’ll kill them all. Stallings thinks that’s hilarious as John’s the only one who isn’t holding a weapon.
Stallings orders Manny to shoot him, but John reacts before Manny can squeeze the trigger. He uses Manny’s gun to shoot the woman in the stomach, takes out Manny with a bullet to the head, and shoots Stallings in the leg. Unfortunately, he’s concentrating on Stallings when the woman stabs him in the abdomen with a large knife. John squeezes off four more shots and finishes her off, but now he’s got a knife protruding from his stomach.
Stallings reaches for his gun and John shoots him in the shoulder. He pulls out the knife and then demands to know who told Stallings he was coming. Stallings doesn’t respond, so John checks the injured man’s phone. There’s a text message from a number John recognizes that reads: “Sugar is coming. GET OUT NOW.”
John asks, again, about Olivia and when Stallings doesn’t reveal her location, John shoots him in the head. Seriously injured, John walks through the house and finds a room full of dogs in cages. He heads to the one who’s the calmest and lets her out.
Suddenly, Stallings’ missing associate, Carlos, enters the house. He sees Stallings lying dead on the floor and then spots John on the couch. John’s shaky as he points his gun at Carlos but doesn’t shoot him. Instead, he asks for his phone and then lets him leave unharmed.
He calls Charlie and when it goes to voicemail, he realizes Stallings got her. His next call is to Melanie.
John holds his wound while walking down the driveway, confessing that he understands that not everything is like a movie. “Sometimes a thing is just a thing that happened uniquely in itself,” says John. He makes it to his car while thinking about the Kim Basinger/Russell Crowe movie LA Confidential. That movie about betrayal came to John’s mind because he’s going through something similar.
Elsewhere, Bernie visits his father, Jonathan (James Cromwell), who continues to recuperate at home from his recent heart attack. He fills his dad in on David’s condition, and Bernie takes much of the blame on himself for how David turned out. Life was too easy for him, and he grew up too fast and too privileged.
Bernie and Margit have decided to let David go. Jonathan reaches out his hand to comfort his son, as Bernie breaks down crying. Bernie sobs while holding his father’s hand.
John pulls up at a motel and knocks on one of the rooms. He’s covered in blood, and Melanie (Amy Ryan) is shocked by his appearance. He asks her to get medical supplies at a nearby drugstore, but his condition has her so worried that she refuses. Melanie is about to call 9-1-1 when John convinces her not to. He swears he’ll be fine and that he can’t go to a hospital. Melanie confirms she brought his bag and he has her call Henry, sure he’ll know what to do.
The phone’s ringing as he passes out.
Henry rushes over and John seems to be on death’s door. Melanie hasn’t left his side and helps Henry gently carry John to the bathroom. Henry’s brought a medical bag but needs Melanie to buy Betadine.
After she leaves, Henry locks the bathroom door and administers a shot in John’s arm. John slips into unconsciousness.
A short while later, Henry’s moved John into bed and he’s already looking a little better. Henry informs Melanie that he’s left some clothes for John, and that John shouldn’t be moved. Melanie’s confused and demands to know what’s going on. Why can’t she take him to a hospital? Henry doesn’t elaborate and leaves Melanie to watch over his friend.
Colin Farrell and Kirby star in ‘Sugar’ episode 6 (Photo Credit: Apple TV+)
Night’s fallen, and John slowly makes his way out of bed while Melanie continues sleeping. He nearly falls asleep at the wheel but stays awake long enough to drive to Ruby’s.
John tells Ruby that Stallings knew he was coming. She sees that he’s hurt and offers aspirin, and John loses his temper for a minute. He confesses he saw the text and knows she warned Stallings he was coming. “A man like him, a trafficker in humans … and you warned him about me!” says John.
Ruby claims she didn’t want him hurt and only warned Stallings and his thugs to leave. John asks if Charlie’s okay, and Ruby doesn’t know. (It’s obvious she believes Charlie is dead.) She also insists “none of this” was her decision, yet she can’t tell him the whole story. John knows Stallings grabbed Olivia for one of his high-class clients, someone like David, but he doesn’t know who. John also knows he is not supposed to find that person, and that Ruby’s protecting the client. That ultimately means that he’s protecting that person, too.
John realizes Ruby doesn’t want to do it, but she’s still unwilling to say why she’s doing it. Ruby’s only allowed to say that John needs to stop looking for Olivia. She claims “they” need John to stop looking. John asks the question we’re all dying to ask: “Who is they?”
Ruby doesn’t answer. She also won’t explain what they will do if he doesn’t stop. Ruby asks John to just trust that this is all for the good of the mission.
John asks for the aspirin now, and Ruby opens a kitchen drawer to retrieve it. However, she closes it, claiming the aspirin’s upstairs. Once she leaves, John opens the same drawer and sees aspirin inside it. He leaves the drawer open and takes off before Ruby returns from upstairs.
John drives home and reminds himself it’s not the first time his heart’s been broken. He also acknowledges he got too close to this case. However, it’s too late now. He’s in too deep and won’t stop.
John returns to the motel and quietly enters the bathroom, promising himself it’s okay to take a tiny little break just for tonight and go home. He prepares an injection from his special medical kit as he thinks about returning home.
And now, 31 minutes into season one episode six, the secret John’s been carrying is revealed. He injects himself in the neck and his body begins to transform. His reflection in the bathroom mirror reveals John’s only been posing as a human. He’s an alien!
CBS’s 2024-2025 fall primetime lineup will include the new dramas NCIS: Origins and Matlock as well as the new comedies Poppa’s House and Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage. CBS is also introducing the unscripted competition series The Summit hosted by Manu Bennett this fall.
Watson starring Morris Chestnut and Hollywood Squares with Drew Barrymore will debut mid-season.
The primetime newcomers join 18 returning series to make up CBS’s 2024-2025 schedule. Recently, CBS confirmed NCIS: Hawaii, So Help Me Todd, and CSI: Vegas have been canceled, and SWAT has returned from the dead. Young Sheldon and Bob Hearts Abishola are ending this season, with Blue Bloods airing its final season 14 episodes next year.
“This is another CBS primetime schedule that will break through the clutter and entertain a mass audience,” said Amy Reisenbach, president of CBS Entertainment. “We’re grateful to the creative talent who deliver the characters and stories, as well as the viewers who spend nights, seasons, and years with them.”
In addition to the 2024-2025 slate, CBS announced the Fire Country spinoff, Sheriff Country starring Morena Baccarin (Gotham), will debut during the 2025-2026 season.
CBS’s 2024-2025 Fall Schedule:
MONDAY – The popular comedy THE NEIGHBORHOOD returns for its seventh season at 8:00 PM, paired with the new comedy POPPA’S HOUSE at 8:30 PM. At 9:00 PM, the flagship series NCIS returns for season 22, as a powerful lead-in for the new drama NCIS: ORIGINS at 10:00 PM.
TUESDAY – FBI Tuesday returns with the top-rated lineup of the night. FBI opens the night at 8:00 PM, followed by FBI: INTERNATIONAL at 9:00 PM and FBI: MOST WANTED concluding the block of heroic storytelling at 10:00 PM.
WEDNESDAY – In the fall, the groundbreaking reality series SURVIVOR kicks off the night at 8:00 PM, serving as a compatible lead-in for the new reality series THE SUMMIT at 9:30 PM. The annual midseason winter break between the spring edition of SURVIVOR and the return of THE AMAZING RACE at 9:30 PM will be eventized with three game shows. A special primetime THE PRICE IS RIGHT AT NIGHT, hosted by Drew Carey, kicks off the festivities at 8:00 PM followed by the return of RAID THE CAGE, hosted by Damon Wayans, Jr. and co-host Jeannie Mai, at 9:00 PM, leading into a new edition of the HOLLYWOOD SQUARES, starring Drew Barrymore as the center square, at 10:00 PM.
THURSDAY – At 8:00 PM, the new comedy GEORGIE & MANDY’S FIRST MARRIAGE leads into the #2 comedy series, GHOSTS, at 8:30 PM. The amusing new legal drama MATLOCK, starring Emmy and Academy Award winner Kathy Bates, debuts at 9:00 PM and serves as lead-in to the critically acclaimed #2 new series, ELSBETH, at 10:00 PM.
FRIDAY – Friday night features the return of S.W.A.T. at 8:00 PM followed by the hit drama FIRE COUNTRY at 9:00 PM. At 10:00 PM, BLUE BLOODS closes out the night as it returns for the second half of its 14th and final season. Following the conclusion of Blue Bloods in midseason, NCIS: SYDNEY leads off the night at 8:00 PM, with FIRE COUNTRY remaining in the 9:00 PM slot followed by S.W.A.T. at 10:00 PM.
SATURDAY – CBS’s Saturday night lineup features encore broadcasts of the Network’s popular dramas at 8:00 PM and 9:00 PM, followed at 10:00 PM by the true crime docuseries 48 HOURS, Saturday’s #1 non-sports primetime series.
SUNDAY – Sunday night begins at 7:00 PM with 60 MINUTES, television’s acclaimed #1 news program, followed at 8:00 PM by television’s new #1 series, TRACKER. At 9:00 PM, THE EQUALIZER, starring Queen Latifah, returns for a fifth season. During the first half of the season, when the CBS Sunday primetime lineup often has a delayed start due to late afternoon NFL broadcasts, the 10:00 PM slot will feature encore broadcasts of popular Network dramas. In midseason, after the end of football, TRACKER and THE EQUALIZER will provide a potent lead-in to the new drama WATSON at 10:00 PM.
NCIS: ORIGINS (Monday, 10:00-11:00 PM) NCIS: ORIGINS follows a young Leroy Jethro Gibbs (Austin Stowell) in 1991, years prior to the events of NCIS, and is narrated by Mark Harmon. In the series, Gibbs starts his career as a newly minted special agent at the fledgling NCIS Camp Pendleton office where he forges his place on a gritty, ragtag team led by NCIS legend Mike Franks (Kyle Schmid).
NCIS: ORIGINS stars Austin Stowell as young Leroy Jethro Gibbs, Kyle Schmid as Mike Franks, Mariel Molino as Special Agent Lala Dominguez, Tyla Abercrumbie as Field Operation Support Officer Mary Jo Sullivan and Diany Rodriguez as Special Agent Vera Strickland. Flagship series star Mark Harmon will narrate and executive produce.
MATLOCK (Thursday, 9:00-10:00 PM) MATLOCK stars Kathy Bates as the brilliant septuagenarian Madeline “Matty” Matlock, who, after achieving success in her younger years, decides to rejoin the workforce at a prestigious law firm where she uses her unassuming demeanor and wily tactics to win cases and expose corruption from within. Matty is assigned to Olympia (Skye P. Marshall), a senior attorney and key rainmaker with a thirst for justice, while Olympia’s ex-husband, Julian (Jason Ritter), the son of the head of the firm, is intrigued by Matty and her clever skills.
Matty works alongside the firm’s younger associates – the charismatic Billy (David Del Rio) and the uber ambitious Sarah (Leah Lewis) – as she endeavors to establish herself in her new high-stakes world. MATLOCK is a reimagining of the classic television series of the same name.
Montana Jordan and Emily Osment star in ‘Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage’ (Photo Credit: Bill Inoshita / 2023 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc)
GEORGIE & MANDY’S FIRST MARRIAGE (Thursday, 8:00-8:30 PM) GEORGIE & MANDY’S FIRST MARRIAGE, the sequel to YOUNG SHELDON, follows Georgie (Montana Jordan) and Mandy (Emily Osment) as they raise their young family in Texas while navigating the challenges of adulthood, parenting and marriage.
POPPA’S HOUSE (Monday, 8:30-9:00 PM) POPPA’S HOUSE, starring Damon Wayans and Damon Wayans Jr., features Wayans as legendary talk radio host and happily divorced “Poppa” who has his point of view challenged at work when a new female co-host (Essence Atkins) is hired, and at home where he finds himself still parenting his adult son (Damon Wayans Jr.), a brilliant dreamer who is trying to pursue his passion while being a responsible father and husband.
POPPA’S HOUSE stars Damon Wayans as Poppa, Damon Wayans Jr. as Damon, Essence Atkins as Ivy, and Tetona Jackson as Nina.
THE SUMMIT (Wednesday, 9:30-11:00 PM) THE SUMMIT, hosted by Manu Bennett, follows 16 strangers embarking on a once-in-a-lifetime journey through the treacherous New Zealand Alps in an attempt to reach the peak of a distant, towering mountain. With their backpacks containing an equal share of $1 million, the group must traverse an exhausting distance in just 14 days in order to win the cash they are carrying. But not everyone will make it, as these strangers must work together to tackle the dangerous terrain, unforgiving Antarctic winds, heart-pounding challenges and gut-wrenching eliminations on their way to the peak.
Tracking them along this journey is the “Mountain’s Keeper” who will surprise the trekkers with brutal twists and force decisions that complicate an already grueling ascent. Morals and relationships will be tested when they must decide what to do if someone falls behind – because if the group fails to reach THE SUMMIT in time, all the prize money will be lost.
HOLLYWOOD SQUARES (Wednesday Beginning in January, 10:00-11:00 PM) HOLLYWOOD SQUARES, starring Drew Barrymore, is a classic game show in which two contestants play tic-tac-toe to win money and prizes. The “board” for the game is a vertical stack of open-faced cubes, each occupied by a celebrity seated at a desk and facing the contestants. The celebrities are asked questions and the contestants judge the legitimacy of their answers to win the game.
Award-winning actress and talk show host Drew Barrymore will take her place as the famed “center square” answering questions for the contestants.
WATSON (Premieres Sunday Mid-Season, 10:00-11:00 PM) WATSON takes place seven months after the death of the titular character’s friend and partner Sherlock Holmes at the hands of Moriarty. Dr. John Watson (Morris Chestnut) resumes his medical career as the head of a clinic dedicated to treating rare disorders. Watson’s old life isn’t done with him, though – Moriarty and Watson are set to write their own chapter of a story that has fascinated audiences for more than a century.
Watson is a medical show with a strong investigative spine, featuring a modern version of one of history’s greatest detectives as he turns his attention from solving crimes to solving medical mysteries.
SHERIFF COUNTRY SHERIFF COUNTRY stars Morena Baccarin as straight-shooting sheriff Mickey Fox, the stepsister of Cal Fire’s division chief Sharon Leone (Diane Farr of FIRE COUNTRY), who investigates criminal activity as she patrols the streets of small-town Edgewater while contending with her ex-con father and a mysterious incident involving her wayward daughter.
