Fox’s The Cleaning Lady finally returns after a 15-month break to kick off season three with episode one, “Arman.” The new season premieres on March 5, 2024 at 8pm ET/PT, and as series star Elodie Yung says in the trailer, season three will find Thony on her own without Garrett, Fiona, or Arman having her back.
Elodie Yung leads the cast as Thony, Martha Millan plays Fiona, Kate del Castillo is Ramona, and Eva De Dominici is Nadia. Santiago Cabrera plays Jorge, Faith Bryant is Jaz, and Sean Lew plays Chris.
Sadly, Adan Canto, who starred as Arman in seasons one and two, passed away in January 2024 after a private battle with cancer.
“Arman” Plot: When Arman mysteriously disappears, Thony and Nadia begrudgingly team up to look for him. Meanwhile, Fiona tries to manage the aftermath of her deportation to the Philippines and reconnects with an old flame.
The stakes in season three are higher and more intense than ever. This season, Thony turns her efforts to bringing Fiona back to the US after she was deported to the Philippines, devising an extraction plan with Arman (Adan Canto) using Nadia’s plane. When he mysteriously disappears, Thony and Nadia begrudgingly team together to look for him.
Meanwhile, Fiona tries to manage the aftermath of her deportation to the Philippines while Thony explores drastic measures to get her back home as well as search for answers regarding Arman. While Thony is relieved that Luca’s medical issues have improved, he and Thony face a new threat that may keep them apart, while Chris makes a careless decision to help his mother Fiona but may jeopardize their futures as well as that of Jaz’s.
As Thony’s journey continues to unfold, she is completely alone. Her world is turned upside down as she fights to protect her family, forcing her to take steps that deepen a new association with a dangerous Cartel.
A scene from ‘Michael’ (Photo Credit: Glen Wilson / Lionsgate)
Director Antoine Fuqua’s Michael Jackson biopic, Michael, has found its Jackson 5. Eight actors have joined the cast to play the younger and older versions of Jermaine, Marlon, Tito, and Jackie Jackson.
The younger versions of the singing group will be played by Jayden Harville as Jermaine, Jaylen Lyndon Hunter as Marlon, Judah Edwards (Saint X) as Tito, and Nathaniel Logan McIntyre (David Makes Man) as Jackie. The older versions will be played by Jamal R. Henderson (Mindhunter) as Jermaine, Tre Horton as Marlon, Rhyan Hill (The Michael Blackson Show) as Tito, and Joseph David-Jones (The 4400) as Jackie.
“The truly epic nature of this film required a total of ten actors with the talent to portray the Jackson 5 through the years,” said producer Graham King. “I’m thrilled to bring this extraordinary group of actors and performers to worldwide audiences in this film.”
Lionsgate and Universal Pictures International previously announced that Michael Jackson’s nephew Jaafar Jackson will star as the King of Pop.
“Michael will bring audiences a riveting and honest portrayal of the brilliant yet complicated man who became known worldwide as the King of Pop. The film presents his triumphs and tragedies on an epic, cinematic scale—from his human side and personal struggles to his undeniable creative genius, captured by his most iconic performances,” reads Lionsgate’s synopsis. “As never before, audiences will experience an inside look into one of the most influential, trailblazing artists the world has ever known.”
John Logan wrote the screenplay, with the co-executors of the Michael Jackson estate, John Branca and John McClain, producing.
Po strikes a Timothee Chalamet in Dune pose as the “Sand & Spice” trailer for Kung Fu Panda 4 begins, followed by new scenes of the goofy panda in action. The first new Kung Fu Panda film in a decade is set to open in theaters on March 8, 2024.
Jack Black returns to lead a voice cast that includes Awkwafina, Viola Davis, Dustin Hoffman, James Hong, Bryan Cranston, Ian McShane, and Ke Huy Quan. Mike Mitchell (Trolls, Shrek Forever After) directs, with Stephanie Ma Stine (She-Ra and the Princesses of Power) co-directing and Rebecca Huntley producing.
DreamWorks Animation offers this lengthy synopsis:
“After three death-defying adventures defeating world-class villains with his unmatched courage and mad martial arts skills, Po, the Dragon Warrior (Black), is called upon by destiny to … give it a rest already. More specifically, he’s tapped to become the Spiritual Leader of the Valley of Peace.
That poses a couple of obvious problems. First, Po knows as much about spiritual leadership as he does about the paleo diet, and second, he needs to quickly find and train a new Dragon Warrior before he can assume his new lofty position.
Even worse, there’s been a recent sighting of a wicked, powerful sorceress, Chameleon (Davis), a tiny lizard who can shapeshift into any creature, large or small. And Chameleon has her greedy, beady little eyes on Po’s Staff of Wisdom, which would give her the power to re-summon all the master villains whom Po has vanquished to the spirit realm.
So, Po’s going to need some help. He finds it (kinda?) in the form of crafty, quick-witted thief Zhen (Awkwafina), a corsac fox who really gets under Po’s fur but whose skills will prove invaluable. In their quest to protect the Valley of Peace from Chameleon’s reptilian claws, this comedic odd-couple duo will have to work together. In the process, Po will discover that heroes can be found in the most unexpected places.
Revenge, love, spice, and a prophecy are at the core of filmmaker Denis Villeneuve’s Dune: Part Two, a continuation of the science fiction epic. The sequel picks up only hours after Paul Atreides (Timothee Chalamet) killed Jamis, a Fremen, in a one-on-one battle and won the respect and acceptance of Fremen leader Stilgar (Javier Bardem) and Chani (Zendaya), a clever warrior.
After traversing a significant portion of the Arrakis desert, they arrive at the Fremen’s main camp. The tribe selects Paul’s mother, Lady Jessica (Rebecca Ferguson), to become the new Reverend Mother, and both she and Stilgar constantly stoke the belief that Paul is “the one,” the messiah described in the prophecy.
Meanwhile, Baron Harkonnen (Stellan Skarsgard), who had Paul’s father assassinated with the Emperor’s (Christopher Walken) blessing, is now in charge of overseeing Arrakis and mining its spice. The collection of it isn’t going well because of sneak attacks by the Fremen who’ve been destroying the Harkonnen mining machines and killing their troops.
Feeling that his nephew Beast Rabban (Dave Bautista) has failed in his job to keep control of the planet, the Baron gives his other, younger, psychopathic nephew Feyd-Rautha (Austin Butler) a chance to crush the Fremen rebellion.
As the battles on Arrakis rage on, Paul and Chani fall for each other. They begin a love affair just as the older Fremen start to believe that Paul might be the messiah they have been waiting for.
Dune: Part Two is a visually stunning spectacle with gorgeous cinematography, strong performances, and a stirring musical score by Hans Zimmer. However, coming in at just under three hours, it’s also an overlong and occasionally slow-moving epic that gets bogged down in its own mythology.
The best performances this time out are delivered by the supporting cast, including Javier Bardem as Stiglar, the seasoned leader and warrior who truly believes that Paul is the savior his people have been waiting for. Bardem steals every scene he’s in and has chemistry with both Chalamet and Zendaya.
Austin Butler delivers a memorable and menacing performance as Feyd-Rautha, the psychotic warrior who loves killing and inflicting pain. This is made clear in one of the film’s best scenes as Butler as Feyd-Rautha fights to the death with three Atreides survivors in an arena to entertain his uncle, the Baron.
Timothy Chalamet gives another above average performance as Paul Atreides, who is now coming into his own and becoming who he was always meant to be. Chalamet shows the vulnerable side of Paul, especially when he is alone with Chani, as well as the smart, tough warrior side as he leads some of the desert raids against the Harkonnen machines and troops.
Zendaya delivers a mixed performance as Chani. She has solid chemistry with Chalamet in their scenes together, teaching him how to sand walk without attracting deadly sandworms or while comforting him after he has a disturbing vision. Sadly, this is not the case in the latter part of the film as Chani fears she’s losing Paul and fears he’s losing himself to the prophecy. At that point, Zendaya’s performance comes off like a teenage girl pouting and brooding over being lied to by her boyfriend.
The battle scenes in Dune: Part Two are nowhere near as impressive or as grand as they were in Part One. The major fight near the end of the film between the Fremen and the Harkonnen troops is much too short and lacks the intensity and massiveness it deserves.
Still, Dune: Part Two is a masterfully well-crafted, beautifully filmed science fiction epic that deserves to be seen on the big screen to truly appreciate it.
GRADE: B
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sequences of strong violence, brief strong language, and some suggestive material
Release Date: March 1, 2024
Running Time: 2 hours 46 minutes
Screenplay By: Denis Villeneuve and Jon Spaihts, based on Frank Herbert’s novel
Studio: Warner Bros Pictures
The team digs into the details surrounding the murder of a Navy pilot on CBS’s NCIS: Hawaii season three episode four. Directed by Larry Teng from a script by Yalun Tu & Noah Evslin, episode four – “Dead on Arrival” – will air on Monday, March 4, 2024 at 10pm ET/PT.
Season three stars Vanessa Lachey as Special Agent in Charge Jane Tennant, Alex Tarrant as Kai Holman, Noah Mills as Jesse Boone, and Yasmine Al-Bustami as Lucy Tara. Jason Antoon plays Ernie Malik, Tori Anderson is Kate Whistler, and Kian Talan is Alex Tennant. LL Cool J recurs as Sam Hanna.
“Dead on Arrival” Plot: When a Navy pilot is found murdered at a local military resort, the team goes undercover to discover a criminal enterprise hiding in plain sight.
The world’s most successful television series continues on the seductive shores of the Aloha State with the #1 new drama NCIS: Hawai’i, where the first female Special Agent in Charge of NCIS Pearl Harbor, Jane Tennant, has thrived and risen through the ranks by equal parts confidence and strategy in a system that has pushed back on her every step of the way. Together with her unwavering team of specialists, they balance duty to family and country while investigating high-stakes crimes involving military personnel, national security and the mysteries of the sun-drenched island paradise itself.
The trailer for Paramount+’s The Challenge: All Stars season four reveals the upcoming season will include a new twist. The competitors will be allowed to steal each other’s stars, and must be in possession of a star to compete in the finals.
The streaming service also announced the 25 All-Stars who will be competing for $300,000 and the title of champion. Among this season’s competitors are nine previous winners and four competitors with more than 10 appearances in the challenges.
“On the fourth season of The Challenge: All Stars, old-school legends, modern power players, redemption-seekers and ex-lovers reunite in Cape Town, South Africa to compete for $300,000,” reads Paramount+’s synopsis. “In this game, anyone can win, relationships matter, and only one All Star will claim the title champion.”
Season four will premiere with the release of the first two episodes on April 10, 2024. New episodes will stream on Wednesdays.
Poster for ‘The Challenge: All Stars’ season 4 (PHOTO CREDIT: Paramount+)
The first teaser trailer for New Line Cinema’s The Watchers finds Dakota Fanning (The Alienist) experiencing what it’s like to be terrified and trapped in a glass cage. The teaser declares, “You can’t see them, but they see everything,” backed by creepy growls emitting from the woods.
“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,” reads New Line Cinema’s synopsis.
In addition to Fanning, The Watchers stars Georgina Campbell (Barbarian), Oliver Finnegan (Creeped Out), and Olwen Fouere (The Northman). M. Night Shyamalan’s daughter, Ishana Night Shyamalan, makes her feature film directorial debut with the thriller. She also adapted A.M. Shine’s novel for the screen.
M. Night Shyamalan, Ashwin Rajan, and Nimitt Mankad serve as producers, with Jo Homewood and Stephen Dembitzer executive producing. Shyamalan’s behind-the-scenes team includes director of photography Eli Arenson (Lamb), production designer Ferdia Murphy (Finding You), editor Job ter Burg (Benedetta), and costume designer Frank Gallacher (Aftersun).
New Line Cinema’s set a June 5, 2024 international release date followed by a June 7th release in North America.
Four-time Grammy nominee Kelsea Ballerini has agreed to handle hosting duties for the fourth consecutive year with the 2024 CMT Music Awards. Ballerini will go it solo, guiding the Country music-driven awards show on Sunday, April 7th live from Austin, Texas’ Moody Center. The awards show will air on CBS and stream on Paramount+ at 8pm ET/PT (tape-delayed on the West Coast).
Ballerini is also confirmed to perform during this year’s broadcast.
Ballerini began her CMT Music Awards hosting run in 2021 alongside Kane Brown. Ballerini followed that gig up in 2022 by remotely hosting the show during the Covid pandemic. She and Brown returned in 2023 to host the show live.
“I couldn’t be more excited to be back for my fourth year with my CMT family to host this year’s CMT Music Awards in Austin, Texas. Hosting an awards show that celebrates the music that the fans love most has been an honor and I know this year will be another unforgettable night,” stated Kelsea Ballerini.
This year’s executive producers include Margaret Comeaux (CMT), John Hamlin (Switched On Entertainment), Leslie Fram (CMT), and Jason Owen (Sandbox Entertainment). Nominees and performers will be announced soon.
Matthias Schoenaerts and Kate Winslet in ‘The Regime’ (Photograph by Miya Mizuno/HBO)
Max’s March 2024 streaming lineup includes the premiere of The Regime starring Oscar winner Kate Winslet as a paranoid chancellor with major control issues. The streaming service’s March slate also includes the debut of The Girls on the Bus starring Melissa Benoist, Carla Gugino, Natasha Behnam, and Christina Elmore as political journalists.
Documentaries A Revolution on Canvas and The Lionheart along with the comedy docuseries Jerrod Carmichael Reality Show will premiere in March 2024. And Wonka and Dream Scenario make their streaming debuts.
SERIES & FILMS ARRIVING ON MAX IN MARCH 2024
March 1
127 Hours (2010)
Alvin and The Chipmunks: The Road Chip (2015)
Baby Mama (2008)
The Ballad of Lefty Brown (2017)
The Best Man Holiday (2013)
Bullet Head (2018)
Cabaret (1972)
Captain Fantastic (2016)
Deadpool (2016)
Dear White People (2014)
Dope (2015)
The Expendables (2010)
The Expendables 2 (2012)
The Expendables 3 (2014)
The Farewell (2019)
Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008)
Fruitvale Station (2013)
Godzilla (2014)
Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019)
Good Time (2017)
The Green Knight (2021)
Horrible Bosses (2011)
Hot Air (2019)
King Kong (1933)
Kong: Skull Island (2017)
Last Christmas (2019)
The Last Witch Hunter (2015)
Lean On Me (1989)
Leatherheads (2008)
Love Beats Rhymes (2017)
Me and Earl and The Dying Girl (2015)
Nine Lives (2016)
Observe and Report (2009)
Ocean’s 11 (1960)
Ocean’s Eight (2018)
Ocean’s Eleven (2001)
Ocean’s Twelve (2004)
Ocean’s Thirteen (2007)
On Chesil Beach (2018)
Pulling Strings (2013)
Rambo (2008)
The Revenant (2016)
Royal Crackers, Season 2 (Adult Swim)
Scream (1996)
Scream 2 (1997)
Scream 3 (2000)
Selling The Hamptons, Season 2
She’s Out of My League (2010)
Shut In (2016)
Sinister (2012)
Sleepless In Seattle (1993)
Son of Kong (1933)
Still Alice (2014)
Straight Outta Compton (2015)
X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)
Yes Man (2008)
Zookeeper (2011)
March 3
OWN Spotlight: Oprah & Angela Bassett (OWN)
Small Town Potential (HGTV)
The Regime (HBO Original)
The Regime tells the story of life within the walls of a modern authoritarian regime as it begins to unravel. After not leaving the palace for quite some time, Chancellor Elena Vernham (Kate Winslet) has grown increasingly paranoid and unstable when she turns to a volatile soldier, Herbert Zubak (Matthias Schoenaerts), as an unlikely confidant. As Zubak’s influence over the chancellor continues to grow, Elena’s attempts to expand her power eventually result in both the palace and the country fracturing around her. The limited series stars Kate Winslet, Matthias Schoenaerts, Guillaume Gallienne, Andrea Riseborough, Martha Plimpton, and Hugh Grant.
March 4
Rock the Block, Season 5 (HGTV)
Seeking Sister Wife, Season 5 (TLC)
Spring Baking Championship, Season 10 (Food Network)
Wardens of the North, Season 2 (Animal Planet)
March 6
My 600-Lb. Life, Season 12 (TLC)
On The Case with Paula Zahn, Season 27 (ID)
March 7
The Dog House: UK, Season 5 (Max Original)
March 8
Care Bears: Unlock the Magic: Grumpy’s Ginormous Adventure (Special)
Gold Rush: White Water (Discovery Channel)
A Star Is Born (2018)
Tiny Toons Looniversity, Season 2A (Cartoon Network)
Tiny Toons Looniversity: Spring Break (Special)
Wonka (2024)
March 12
7 Little Johnsons, Season 14 (TLC)
Fixer To Fabulous: Italiano (HGTV)
The Many Lives of Martha Stewart (CNN Original)
Wildcard Kitchen (Food Network)
The Lionheart (HBO Original)
HBO Original sports documentary The Lionheart, directed and produced by filmmaker Laura Brownson, is an intimate portrait of a family navigating the loss of legendary race car driver Dan Wheldon. In 2011, the two-time Indianapolis 500 champion nicknamed “The Lionheart,” died in a horrific crash at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway, shaking the world of motorsports to its core. Ten years later, his two sons, Sebastian and Oliver, supported by their mother and Dan’s widow Susie, follow in their father’s footsteps as they work through their loss the only way they know how – getting behind the wheel to race.
March 13
Vacation (2015)
Christina Elmore, Melissa Benoist, Carla Gugino, and Natasha Behnam in ‘The Girls on the Bus’ (Photograph by Nicole Rivelli/Max)
March 14
Justice, USA (Max Original)
The Girls on the Bus (Max Original)
Max Original drama series The Girls on the Bus invites viewers to hit the campaign trail alongside four female journalists, each of them different in their reporting styles and personalities. The story centers on Sadie McCarthy (Melissa Benoist), a journalist who romanticizes a bygone era of campaign reporting and scraps her whole life for a shot at covering a presidential candidate for a paper of record. Sadie joins the bus and eventually bonds with three female competitors, Grace (Carla Gugino), Lola (Natasha Behnam), and Kimberlyn (Christina Elmore). Despite their differences, the women become a found family with a front-row seat to the greatest soap opera in town – the battle for the White House.
In A24’s Dream Scenario, starring Nicolas Cage, Julianne Nicholson, Michael Cera, Tim Meadows, Dylan Gelula, Dylan Baker, hapless family man Paul Matthews (Cage) finds his life turned upside down when millions of strangers suddenly start seeing him in their dreams. But when his nighttime appearances take a nightmarish turn, Paul is forced to navigate his newfound stardom, in this wickedly entertaining comedy from writer-director Kristoffer Borgli and producer Ari Aster.
March 16
The Pioneer Woman, Season 36 (Food Network)
March 19
Contraband: Seized at the Border, Season 3 (Discovery Channel)
March 21
Down Home Fab, Season 2 (HGTV)
House Hunters: All Stars (HGTV)
March 23
Design Goals (Magnolia Network)
March 25
Lethally Blonde (ID)
Mean Girl Murders, Season 2 (ID)
March 26
Bugs Bunny Builders, Season 2A (Cartoon Network)
March 28
Ghost Adventures: Screaming Room, Season 3 (Discovery Channel)
March 29
Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives, Season 47 (Food Network)
Jerrod Carmichael Reality Show (HBO Original)
The HBO Original comedy docuseries Jerrod Carmichael Reality Show centers on Carmichael’s personal life, following him through encounters with friends, family, and strangers, all in his quest for love, sex, and connection.
March 30
Guy’s Ranch Kitchen, Season 7 (Food Network)
Will Hochman continues his guest starring role as Joe Hill on CBS’s Blue Bloods season 14 episode three. Directed by Ralph Hemecker from a script by Kevin O’Reilly and Jack Ciapciak, episode three – “Fear No Evil” – will air on Friday, March 1, 2024 at 10pm ET/PT.
Tom Selleck returns to lead the final season’s cast as Frank Reagan. Donnie Wahlberg stars as Danny Reagan, Bridget Moynahan plays Erin Reagan, Will Estes is Jamie Reagan, Len Cariou is Henry Reagan, Marisa Ramirez plays Maria Baez, and Vanessa Ray stars as Eddie Janko.
“Fear No Evil” Plot: Frank grapples with the personal loss of his best friend and how best to help Tess Ross (Simone Policano), the daughter of his best friend, when she lands in jail. Also, Jaime and his nephew, Joe Hill (Will Hochman), race against the clock to reunite a trafficking victim with her sister; and Danny and Erin clash when she goes behind Danny’s back to use his criminal informant in an investigation.
Blue Bloods is a drama about a multi-generational family of cops dedicated to New York City law enforcement. Frank Reagan is the New York Police Commissioner, and heads both the police force and the Reagan brood. He runs his department as diplomatically as he runs his family, even when dealing with the politics that plagued his unapologetically bold father, Henry, during his stint as chief.
A source of pride and concern for Frank is his eldest son, Danny, a seasoned detective, family man, and Iraq War vet who on occasion uses dubious tactics to solve cases with his partner Detective Maria Baez. Erin, the middle daughter, is a New York assistant D.A. who serves as the legal compass for her siblings and father. Jamie is the youngest Reagan, a Harvard Law graduate, and the family’s golden boy. Unable to deny the family tradition, Jamie decided to give up a lucrative future in law and follow in the family footsteps as a cop. He’s found a friend and ally in his wife, Eddie, who keeps him on his toes and has very different reasons than the Reagans for joining the police force.
