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 5
A Revolution on Canvas (HBO Original)
In HBO Original documentary A Revolution on Canvas, a political thriller and verité portrait documentary, producers and directors Sara Nodjoumi and Till Schauder dive into the mystery surrounding the disappearance of more than 100 “treasonous” paintings by Sara’s father, seminal Iranian modern artist Nickzad “Nicky” Nodjoumi. Brimming with emotional undercurrents, A Revolution on Canvas follows Sara as she traces a timeline of events, discovering her father’s ongoing activism, his complicated relationship with her mother, artist Nahid Hagigat, and how the implications of his incendiary art impacted the trajectory of their family’s future together.
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)
Warner Bros. Pictures’ Wonka, from Paul King, David Heyman, and producers Alexandra Derbyshire and Luke Kelly, will make its streaming debut exclusively on Max. Starring Timothée Chalamet in the title role, the film introduces audiences to a young Willy Wonka, as he becomes the world’s greatest inventor, magician, and chocolate-maker.
March 11
Lakefront Empire (HGTV)
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.
March 15
90 Day Fiancé: Pillow Talk, Season 10 (TLC)
Mini Beat Power Rockers, Season 1-4A (Discovery LATAM)
Dream Scenario (2023) (A24)
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 17
90 Day Fiancé: Happily Ever After?, Season 8 (TLC)
Mary Makes It Easy, Season 3 (Food Network)
Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV (ID)
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.
AMC’s new teaser for Interview with the Vampire shows Louis sitting down with Daniel and then confessing he doesn’t remember what really happened in Paris. The network also unveiled a short clip (embedded below) featuring Louis, Claudia, Armand, and Daniel.
Returning season one stars include Jacob Anderson as Louis de Pointe du Lac, Sam Reid as Lestat de Lioncourt, and Eric Bogosian as Daniel Molloy. Assad Zaman returns as Armand, Ben Daniels is back as Santiago, and Delainey Hayles takes over the role of Claudia.
“The interview continues in season two. In the year 2022, the vampire Louis de Pointe du Lac (Anderson) recounts his life story to journalist Daniel Molloy (Eric Bogosian). Picking up from the bloody events in New Orleans in 1940 when Louis and teen fledgling Claudia (Hayles) conspired to kill the Vampire Lestat de Lioncourt (Sam Reid), Louis tells of his adventures in Europe, a quest to discover Old World Vampires and the Theatre Des Vampires in Paris, with Claudia,” reads AMC’s synopsis. “It is in Paris that Louis first meets the Vampire Armand (Assad Zaman). Their courtship and love affair will prove to have devastating consequences both in the past and in the future, and Molloy will probe to get to the truths buried within the memories.”
Rolin Jones created the series, based on Anne Rice’s novels, and serves as executive producer and showrunner. Additional executive producers include Mark Johnson, Mark Taylor, Christopher Rice, and the late Anne Rice.
Season two premieres on May 12, 2024 on AMC and AMC+.
Oscar winner Kevin Costner returns to the director’s chair with Warner Bros Pictures’ Horizon: An American Saga two-part film series. The Western epic just debuted its first trailer and released the first batch of official photos from chapter one of Costner’s Civil War tale.
“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,” reads Warner Bros Pictures’ synopsis. “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.”
In addition to Costner, the cast includes Sienna Miller, Sam Worthington, Jena Malone, Owen Crow Shoe, Tatanka Means, Ella Hunt, Tim Guinee, Danny Huston, and Colin Cunningham. Scott Haze, Tom Payne, Abbey Lee, Michael Rooker, Will Patton, Georgia MacPhail, Douglas Smith, Luke Wilson, and Isabelle Fuhrman also star.
The huge ensemble also includes Jamie Campbell Bower, Alejandro Edda, Wasé Winyan Chief, Michael Anganaro, Angus Macfadyen, Jon Beavers, Alex Nibley, Kathleen Quinlan, Etienne Kellici, and Amos Jason Charging Cloud. Plus, Bodhi Okuma Linton, Gregory Cruz, James Russo, Jeff Fahey, David O’Hara, Chris Conner, Leroy M. Silva, Bernardo Velasco, Tom Everett, Glynn Turman, and Giovanni Ribisi are featured in Costner’s latest Western.
Costner co-wrote the screenplay with Jon Baird and serves as a producer along with Howard Kaplan and Mark Gillard. Danny Peykoff, Robert Scannell, Armyan Bernstein, Charlie Lyons, Barry Berg, and Rod Lake executive produce. Costner’s behind the scenes team includes director of photography J. Michael Muro, production designer Derek R. Hill, editor Miklos Wright, and costume designer Lisa Lovaas. Oscar nominee John Debney is in charge of the music.
Kevin Costner in ‘Horizon: An American Saga’ (Photo Credit: Warner Bros Pictures)
“We have a lot of Westerns that aren’t good too because they get simplified [but] this isn’t Disneyland,” stated Costner, speaking with The Hollywood Reporter. “These are real lives. People just making their way, women just trying to keep their families clean and fed … I’m drawn to that. I’m always gonna get to my gunfight, but I’m drawn to the little things that people had to endure. So to me, Horizon was worth holding on to because I just felt like I wanted to tell it. It grew and it grew and it grew until suddenly I realized that I just had to make it, and I had to look to myself financially to do it — which is not the smartest thing. But I count on the movie speaking louder than anything I can say.”
Horizon: An American Saga Chapter 1 will be released in theaters on June 28, 2024. Chapter 2 will follow on August 16, 2024.
Sienna Miller in ‘Horizon: An American Saga’ (Photo Credit: Warner Bros Pictures)Sam Worthington in ‘Horizon: An American Saga’ (Photo Credit: Warner Bros Pictures)A scene from ‘Horizon: An American Saga’ (Photo Credit: Warner Bros Pictures)A scene from ‘Horizon: An American Saga’ (Photo Credit: Warner Bros Pictures)
Sam Retford and Séamus McLean Ross in ‘Outlander: Blood of my Blood’ episode 1 (Photo Credit: Starz)
Starz’s Outlander prequel, Outlander: Blood of My Blood, has added four actors as series regulars. Rory Alexander, Sam Retford, Séamus McLean Ross, and Conor MacNeill are confirmed to play members of Clan Fraser and Clan MacKenzie in the new addition to Starz’s Outlander series franchise.
“We are thrilled to expand our season one cast with some well-known characters from the Outlander universe. We’re so excited to welcome Rory, Sam, Séamus, and Conor to the MacKenzie and Fraser clans and to explore the young journeys of these fan-favorite characters,” stated Matthew B. Roberts, showrunner and executive producer on Outlander: Blood of My Blood.
Clan Fraser has added Rory Alexander (Inland) as a young Murtagh Fitzgibbons Fraser, a role originated by Duncan LaCroix. The headstrong Dougal MacKenzie will be played by Sam Retford (Hoard), taking on the character played by Graham McTavish. Séamus McLean Ross (Rebus) will play Dougal’s shrewd older brother Colum MacKenzie, played in Outlander by Gary Lewis. Conor MacNeill (The Tourist) is onboard to play their faithful advisor and voice of reason, Ned Gowan, previously played by Bill Paterson.
The foursome join previously announced stars Jeremy Irvine as Henry Beauchamp, Hermione Corfield as Julia Moriston, Jamie Roy as Brian Fraser, Harriet Slater as Ellen MacKenzie, and Tony Curran as Lord Lovat.
“Outlander: Blood of My Blood will explore the lives and relationship of Jamie’s parents, Ellen MacKenzie (Slater) and Brian Fraser (Roy) and Claire’s parents, Julia Moriston (Corfield) and Henry Beauchamp (Irvine). The series will center on these two parallel love stories set in two different time periods, with Jamie’s parents in the early 18th century Scottish Highlands and Claire’s parents in WWI England,” reads Starz’s synopsis.
Filming is currently underway on the 10-episode season in Scotland. Additional executive producers include Ronald D. Moore, Maril Davis, Story Mining & Supply Company. Author Diana Gabaldon is involved as a consulting producer.
Outlander will return for the second half of season seven later this year. The 10-episode eighth and final season will start shooting soon in Scotland.
Folsom’s on the hot seat on CBS’s CSI: Vegas season three episode three, “Rat Racked.” Directed by Omar Madha from a script by Marisa Tam, episode three will air on Sunday, March 3, 2024 at 10pm ET/PT.
Season three stars Paula Newsome as Maxine Roby, Marg Helgenberger as Catherine Willows, Matt Lauria as Joshua Folsom, and Mandeep Dhillon as Allie Rajan. Ariana Guerra is Detective Serena Chavez, Lex Medlin plays Beau Finado, and Jay Lee is Chris Park.
“Rat Packed” Plot: The CSI team is called to investigate when the bodies of Frank Sinatra and Joey Bishop impersonators are discovered behind the drywall of a home construction project. Also, Folsom must face the review board about the future of his career.
CSI: Vegas returns for its third season and continues the legacy of the global hit franchise. Amidst the neon lights and long shadows, dark threats lurk in Sin City. Maxine Roby (Newsome) leads her brilliant team of crime scene investigators – Catherine Willows (Helgenberger), Allie Rajan (Dhillon), Detective Serena Chavez (Guerra), Chris Park (Lee) and Beau Finado (Medlin) – as they use science to solve baffling mysteries. Chief among them: who framed their colleague, Joshua Folsom (Lauria), for a gruesome murder?
The most daunting and dangerous cases in the history of this storied franchise are coming, and the team will have to deploy the latest forensic techniques to preserve and serve justice in Sin City.
McCall investigates an unusual death on CBS’s The Equalizer season four episode three. Directed by Geoff Shotz from a script by Adam Glass, episode three – “Blind Justice” – will air on Sunday, March 3, 2024 at 8pm ET/PT.
Queen Latifah returns to star as Robyn McCall in season four of the popular action drama. The cast also includes Tory Kittles as Detective Marcus Dante, Adam Goldberg as Harry Keshegian, Liza Lapira as Melody “Mel” Bayani, and Laya DeLeon Hayes as Delilah. Lorraine Toussaint plays Viola “Vi” Marsette.
“Blind Justice” Plot: After a high-powered real estate developer is killed by a moving subway train, his widow hires McCall to investigate his death. Meanwhile, Aunt Vi and Dee visit an old neighbor living in a nursing home who may need their help.
The Equalizer is a reimagining of the classic series starring Academy Award nominee and multi-hyphenate Queen Latifah as Robyn McCall, an enigmatic woman with a mysterious background who uses her extensive skills as a former CIA operative to help those with nowhere else to turn. McCall presents to most as an average single mom who is quietly raising her teenage daughter. But to a trusted few, she is The Equalizer – an anonymous guardian angel and defender of the downtrodden, who’s also dogged in her pursuit of personal redemption.
Robyn’s clandestine work and her personal life collide when her smart and observant daughter, Delilah, and her aunt Vi, who lives with Robyn to help her balance life as a working mother, discover her secret career as a vigilante. While Robyn contends with uncertainty at home, she is joined in her pursuit of justice by Melody “Mel” Bayani, an edgy bar owner and sniper from Robyn’s past; and Harry Keshegian, a paranoid and brilliant white-hat hacker.
As Robyn aids the oppressed and exploited, she sometimes works with Marcus Dante, an NYPD detective who once sought to uncover her identity, but now respects the need for Robyn’s type of justice even as he often questions her methods.
