Don’t worry. The scenario that plays out in Whalefall isn’t going to happen; sperm whales do not go around accidentally scooping up humans and swallowing them whole. That knowledge makes watching the trailer slightly less chilling.
“To bring Daniel Kraus’ book to life, our cast and crew spent a summer inside a whale inside a sound stage in Studio City, California,” stated Duffield. “I can’t wait for audiences to see the performances and hard work everyone put in to tell this thrilling and emotional story in a dark, cozy theater this October.”
20th Century Studios and Imagine Entertainment are releasing the thriller on October 16, 2026, just in time for Halloween.
The synopsis reads: “Following the death of his father (Brolin), Jay Gardiner (Abrams) goes diving off the Central Coast of California in search of his remains but is swallowed by a massive sperm whale. While trapped inside its belly with only one hour of oxygen left, Jay comes to realize that the hard-earned lessons his father imparted may be the key to his escape.”
Brian Grazer, Brian Duffield, Jeb Brody, and Allan Mandelbaum serve as producers. Executive producers include Doug Merrifield, Richard Abate, and Will Rowbotham.
Season of Screams’ 2026 Ghoul Log (Photo Credit: Shudder)
Shudder has unveiled details on its 2026 Season of Screams, an annual four-month celebration packed with films, series, and live watch parties. This year’s Season of Screams lineup includes the streaming premieres of Infirmary, Hallowarrior, Bloody Tennis, and Parasomnia. Plus, horror fan favorites The Creep Tapes and V/H/S are back.
Season of Screams begins on September 1 and concludes on December 31, 2026.
2026 Season of Screams Highlights, Courtesy of Shudder
The filmmakers behind Shudder’s buzzy new feature Hallowarrior resurrected everyone’s favorite jack-o-lantern – and, for the first time ever, multiple pumpkins – with Curse of the Ghoul Logs. The new hour-long video of the chilling pumpkins sets the scene for horror fans beginning October 1.
LIVE Watch Parties Every Friday at 9pm ET on Shudder TV, spotlighting new premieres and curated double features, including:
Friday, September 4: “Can You Survive Your Sleep?” Watch Party – Parasomnia and Somnium
Friday, September 11: “Indigenous Horror” Watch Party – Mārama and La Llorona
Friday, September 18: “Chamber Piece Terrors” Watch Party – Goody Goody and Glorious
Friday, September 25: “Whatever It Takes To Succeed” Watch Party – Bloody Tennis and The Ugly Stepsister
Friday, October 2: “Found Footage Frights” Watch Party – Infirmary and Host
Friday, October 9: “V/H/S/Marathon” Watch Party – V/H/S/Mixtape, V/H/S/Halloween, V/H/S/Beyond, V/H/S/85, V/H/S/99 and V/H/S/94
Friday, October 16: “Surviving Halloween” Watch Party – Hallowarrior and Night of the Demons
Friday, October 23: “Joe Bob’s Halloween House Party” Watch Party (Titles TBA)
Sunday, October 25: “2026 FANGORIA Chainsaw Awards” Watch Party, followed by “Full Moon Fever” Watch Party at 10:30pm in celebration of the Hunter’s Moon – The Cycle, Dog Soldiers, and Werewolves Within
Friday, October 30: “Maniacs in Masks” Watch Party – Big Baby and Night of the Reaper
Saturday, October 31: “Trick or Treat” Watch Party– Halloween (1978), Late Night with the Devil and Deadstream
Sunday, November 1: “DÍa de los Muertos” Watch Party– Huesera: The Bone Woman and La Llorona
Parasomnia – Premieres on September 4
Riley (Jasmine Mathews) is a young woman tormented by night terrors and a past of unresolved tragedy. When her best friend is the latest to go missing, she begins to suspect a demonic figure lurking in her sleep has crossed over into the real world.
Mārama – Premieres on September 11
Mārama is centered on a young Māori woman who discovers her horrific colonial heritage after travelling to Victorian England in 1859. She soon becomes compelled to confront and destroy the titled Englishman who devastated her family.
Poster for Shudder’s ‘The Creep Tapes’ season 3
The Creep Tapes Season 3 – Premieres on September 15
From writers and executive producers Mark Duplass (Backrooms, The Morning Show) and Patrick Brice (Creep), season threecontinues to expose a collection of video tapes from the secret vault of the world’s deadliest and most socially uncomfortable serial killer (Duplass). Unfortunately, as the tape rolls, the killer’s questionable intentions surface with his increasingly odd behavior and the victims will learn they may have made a deadly mistake. Guest stars include Kate Siegel (Carrie), Nic Hamilton (IT), Elliott Fullam (Terrifier 2, Terrifier 3)and Duplass’ daughter, Ora Duplass (Coven Academy), who will star in a throwback episode.
Goody Goody – Premieres on September 18
Lulled into a necessary sense of comfort during a long home birth process, expecting parents (Samantha Robinson, The Love Witch) and Colby Hollman (Fear the Walking Dead), and their midwife (Colleen Foy, Station 19) begin to realize something may be horribly wrong. A blizzard rages outside, trapping the family in their home as increasingly sinister complications arise.
Bloody Tennis – Premieres on September 25
Centered in the world of elite sports to disturbing new extremes. After being admitted to an elite tennis academy hidden deep in Southern Europe, Sophie (Sandra Guldberg Kampp) must contend not only with the fierce brutality of her teammates, but with the school’s increasingly sinister undercurrents, where competitive sports are taken to their painful limits and only the hungriest survive.
Infirmary – Premieres on October 2
A guard vanished on his first night at an old psych hospital in 2023. His bodycam footage shows unexplainable incidents that continue to baffle investigators. Starring Paul Syre, Mark Anthony Williams, and Danielle Kennedy.
V/H/S/Mixtape – Premieres on October 9
The ninth installment cranks the signature found-footage horror up to eleven with an electrifying new anthology where music and sound become the source of terror. United by a theme that explores the power of music, rhythm, and audio to haunt, possess, and destroy, the film blends cosmic horror, psychological suspense, outrageous splatter, and groundbreaking practical effects into one unforgettable mixtape of nightmares.
Featuring all-new segments from legendary filmmaker Ernest Dickerson, hip-hop icon RZA, visionary director David Moreau and acclaimed filmmaker Renee Zhan, whose segment includes original puppets by Jim Henson’s Creature Shop. V/H/S/MIXTAPE also features original music video interludes directed by acclaimed filmmaker and musician Flying Lotus, alongside a brand-new music video from debut filmmaker Tobias Forge, creating a genre-bending mixtape experience unlike anything the franchise has attempted before. Adding to the chaos, legendary shock-metal pioneers GWAR also make a featured appearance, further cementing the film’s celebration of horror, music, and cult cinema.
Hallowarrior – Premieres on October 16
Hallowarrior follows Pumpkin (Milly Shapiro, Hereditary), the last girl on earth and sole survivor of a humanity-ending plague, scavenging the wasteland for supplies on the eve of Halloween. Pumpkin’s lonely holiday ritual is interrupted by the arrival of a savage gang of raiders at her doorstep led by Thalia (Shannyn Sossamon, Wayward Pines). Outnumbered and armed with candy, wit, and weapons, Pumpkin must ferociously fight back to survive the night.
The Cycle – Premieres on October 23
When police discover a corpse beside a horrific crime scene, their only lead is the man’s estranged daughter (Deborah Ann Woll, Daredevil: Born Again, Escape Room, True Blood), who must unravel the disturbing secret her father thought he took to the grave. Also starring Jeffrey Donovan (Burn Notice).
Joe Bob’s Halloween House Party – Premieres on October 23
Slap the finishing touches on your costume a week early, because you’re cordially invited to Joe Bob’s Halloween House Party! RSVP for a Samhain soiree to remember with Joe Bob Briggs and Darcy the Mail Girl as they host a seasonal double-feature chock-full of tricks, treats, and violent dismemberment.
FANGORIA Chainsaw Awards – Premieres on October 25
Annual awards ceremony honoring the best in on horror films of the year. Hosted by Devon Sawa (Final Destination, Chucky).
Big Baby – Premieres on October 30
Nightmares of a maniac killer in a baby mask inspire a horror writer’s new script. As his life begins to spiral out of control, he discovers Big Baby’s murderous rampage may be more than just fiction. Directed by Spider One (Shudder films Little Bites, Allegoria) and executive produced by iconic singer and actress Cher.
Hunting Matthew Nichols – Premieres on October 31
Two decades after her brother mysteriously disappeared on Vancouver Island, a documentary filmmaker sets out to solve his missing person’s case. When disturbing circumstances evidence is revealed, she comes to believe he might still be alive. Starring Miranda MacDougall and Markian Tarasiuk.
The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula Season 7 – Premieres this fall
Hosted by modern-day horror icons and drag superstars Dracmorda and Swanthula Boulet, season seven of the hit reality competition series The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula will bring together extreme drag artists from around the world to compete in jaw-dropping challenges including costume design and creation, makeup and special effects, live performance, and craftsmanship.
Catherine Zeta Jones in ‘Kill Jackie’ (Photo credit: Unai Mateo and Matt Towers Image Courtesy of Fremantle and Steel Springs Pictures)
Oscar and Tony Award-winner Catherine Zeta-Jones (Wednesday) stars in the titular role in AMC+’s new thriller Kill Jackie, based on the bestseller The Price You Pay by Nick Harkaway (written as Aidan Truhen). Described as a revenge thriller, the eight-episode series premieres on October 2, 2026.
New episodes stream on Fridays.
In addition to Catherine Zeta-Jones, Kill Jackie stars Daniel Ings (A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms), Sidse Babett Knudsen (Prime Target), Óscar Jaenada (Rambo V), Hattie Hook (Of An Age), Darci Shaw (A Thousand Blows), and Raff Law (Masters of the Air). The cast also includes Enzo Cilenti (Black Mirror), Christine Adams (Hijack), Julian Rhind-Tutt (Britannia), Karlis Arnolds Avots (Soviet Jeans), Set Sjöstrand (The Wheel of Time), Tadashi Ito (Society of the Snow), and Sebastian Armesto (Gangs of London).
Rounding out the ensemble are Julian Barratt (The Mighty Boosh), Gavin Spokes (House of the Dragon), Jonathan Cake (And Just Like That), Bamshad Abedi-Amin (A Town Called Malice), Bill Paterson (Fleabag), and Ron Perlman (Sons of Anarchy).
AMC+ offers this synopsis:
“Jackie Price (Zeta-Jones) has been living a luxurious existence for the last twenty years – travelling the world, selling fine art, and, above all, trying to stay anonymous after escaping a dangerous past as an international drug smuggler. But just as life starts to feel a little boring, it takes a sudden lethal turn when she discovers that The Seven Demons, a squad of the world’s most terrifying hitmen, have been hired to kill her.
Assuming someone from her past is behind it, Jackie unleashes her old instincts and embarks on a wild, dangerous game plan: to take down The Demons one by one before they kill her. However, she soon realizes her own demons are much more terrifying than the ruthless killers on her trail…and her buried secrets lead her closer to home, with surprising consequences.”
Co-writer Conor Keane, Tom Butterworth (Gangs of London), Peter Lawson (John Wick), and Damon Thomas (Killing Eve) created the series, and Butterworth serves as co-writer and showrunner. Executive producers include Catherine Zeta-Jones, Rebecca Dundon, Peter Lawson, Jose Agustin Valdes, Tom Butterworth, Damon Thomas, Dante Di Loreto, and Jeffrey Levine. Damon Thomas directs and executive produces, and author Nick Harkaway is involved as an executive consultant.
Netflix just released the first batch of photos from the upcoming East of Eden series adaptation starring Florence Pugh as Cathy Ames, a character that author John Steinbeck describes as a psychic monster. The first-look photos accompanied the streamer’s announcement that the seven-episode limited series will premiere on October 1, 2026.
In addition to Pugh, the series stars Christopher Abbott as Adam Trask, Mike Faist as Charles Trask, Hoon Lee as Lee, Tracy Letts as Cyrus Trask, Ciarán Hinds as Samuel Hamilton, Martha Plimpton as Faye, Joseph Zada as Cal Trask, and Joe Anders as Aron Trask.
Netflix’s official synopsis: “This modern interpretation of Steinbeck’s masterpiece will explore the multigenerational saga of the Trask family, focusing new attention on its indelible antihero, Cathy Ames.”
Controversial director Elia Kazan helmed the 1955 adaptation of Steinbeck’s novel. Starring James Dean and Jo Van Fleet, the 1955 film earned four Oscar nominations, with Van Fleet winning in the Best Supporting Actress category. Elia Kazan’s granddaughter, actor and filmmaker Zoe Kazan, adapted Steinbeck’s novel for the limited series and serves as executive producer and co-showrunner.
“I wanted to make sure that she was also a person and not just an archetype,” stated Kazan, discussing her interpretation of Cathy. “I think that really required me to do some unfolding rather than inventing. Basically, everything that’s in the series has at least a root in the book.”
Jeb Stuart is the co-showrunner and executive producer. Florence Pugh, Garth Davis, Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre, Antoine Douiahy, Zack Hayden, Steve Golin, David Levine, and Jill Arthur also executive produce. Davis and de Clermont-Tonnerre are the directors.
New cast announced for ‘Hidden Heroes: A Descendants Story’ (Photo Credit: Disney Channel)
Darren Criss has joined the cast of Disney Channel’s Hidden Heroes: A Descendants Story, taking on the role of Pinocchio‘s Jiminy Cricket. Disney’s latest addition to The Descendants franchise pushes sidekicks and their descendants into the spotlight.
Sherry Cola and James Monroe Iglehart have also joined the cast as The Emperor’s New Groove‘s Yzma and Aladdin’s Genie. Hugo Ateo will play Kronk from The Emperor’s New Groove, Sean Yves Lessard joins as Lumiere from Beauty and the Beast, and Dan Bakkedahl is The Sorcerer’s Apprentice‘s Yen Sid.
“Hidden in the center of each fairy tale is a portal to a secret training facility where the descendants of legendary sidekicks are challenged to join the elite ranks of partners to heroes,” reads Disney Channel’s synopsis. “When a villainous duo comes to Sidekick Academy, a group of fresh recruits must band together — without heroes, without parents — using only their new skills to save the fairytale realm before it’s too late.”
The previously announced cast includes:
• Dior Goodjohn (Percy Jackson and the Olympians) as Jennie, the daughter of Genie from Aladdin
• Momona Tamada (The Baby-Sitters Club) as Zara, the daughter of Yzma from The Emperor’s New Groove
• Jacob Rodriguez (Tell Me Lies) as Kronk Jr., the son of Kronk from The Emperor’s New Groove
• Eva Fossaceca Smedley (Welcome to Flatch) as Meri, the daughter of Merryweather from Sleeping Beauty
• Harry Jones (Bury Your Nephew) as Lou, the son of Lumiere from Beauty and the Beast
Jude Weng (Only Murders in the Building) directs from a script by Tamara Chestna, Eydie Faye, and Emma Fletcher. Louise Hradsky and Jeffrey Mortensen are on board as choreographers, and Mark Ordesky, Jane Fleming, Gary Marsh, and Chestna are the executive producers.
Investigative journalist Elizabeth Chambers returns for a new season of Investigation Discovery’s Toxic. Season two will premiere on September 15, 2026, with new episodes airing on Tuesdays at 10pm ET/PT.
Chambers once again explores destructive relationships, interviewing people who have personally experienced unhealthy relationships. This season begins with “Don’t Go Home,” focusing on Jenn Holman and her relationship with Jesse Winnick, described as a local bad boy. Everyone told Jenn to stay away from Jesse, including members of Jesse’s own family, yet Jenn refused. Per ID, “undeniable chemistry between the two led to a toxic dynamic that escalated into unspeakable violence, leaving devastation and tragedy in its wake.”
Additional episodes include:
Allegations of coercion and abuse of a preacher within the Independent Fundamentalist Baptist Church network, a woman whose marriage to a man twice her age devolves into unspeakable sexual violation.
The murder of University of Virginia lacrosse player Yeardley Love at the hands of her boyfriend on the eve of her college graduation, among other cases.
Elizabeth Chambers returns for ‘Toxic’ season 2 (Photo Credit: Investigation Discovery)
Toxic synopsis, courtesy of ID:
“Toxic will continue to follow Chambers as she speaks with survivors of toxic relationships, domestic abuse, and intimate partner violence and explores cases from all over the country. Featuring powerful, first-hand accounts from the survivors, as well as their family members and loved ones, Toxic offers a holistic look at the many faces of domestic abuse and intimate partner violence, offering a deeper understanding of how toxic love can devolve into something far more dangerous – and sometimes deadly.”
Hannah Einbinder and Gillian Anderson in ‘Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma’ (Photo Credit: MUBI)
Modern auteur Jane Schoenbrun’s movies always seem to deal with her characters’ obsessions with media. We’re All Going to the World’s Fair tackled internet challenges. I Saw the TV Glow went after a lost television show. And the cycle continues with her newest Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma.
Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma is about a legendary horror franchise called Camp Miasma that is, essentially, the universe’s Friday the 13th. It’s as successful and it is inconsistent, with seemingly dozens of sequels of varying quality. It also has had its share of controversy over the years, being blamed for offscreen violence committed by viewers. Basically, it’s a video nasty.
Anyway, a filmmaker named Kris Williams (Hannah Einbinder from Hacks) is developing a reboot of the series, and she seems like the perfect candidate to get the franchise back on track, as she considers the first movie her “queer awakening.” In order to get into the right frame of mind, Kris tracks down the original Final Girl of the series, a reclusive actress named Billy Presley (Scully from The X Files herself, Gillian Anderson), who happens to live at the camp at which the original movie was filmed. While spending time with Billy on the film’s location, the line between real life and cinema begins to blur, and Kris starts thinking that maybe, just maybe, Camp Miasma is more than just a movie.
Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma seems like both a love letter to eighties slashers and a semi-autobiographical telling of Jane Schoenbrun’s story. She may not have been as obsessed with a franchise as Kris is, but one gets the feeling that there is a lot of Schoenbrun in Kris. It’s not a tribute to the genre so much as it is a dissertation, a sort of nuts-and-bolts analysis of slashers from the LGBTQ+ perspective.
Schoenbrun creates more of a character study than a bloodbath with Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma. Of course, there’s still plenty of blood and guts, but it’s mostly found in the films-within-the-film. The actual story being told is all about the leading ladies. Kris and Billy share both drugs and a volatile sexual tension that allows the audience to really get inside their characters and see what makes them tick. And by the time the smoke clears, what’s left is carnage, both physical and emotional.
Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma dissects slasher movies from the inside. It forces the genre to take a look at itself through an LGBTQ+ lens in the same way that Amy Holden Jones’ The Slumber Party Massacre did with a feminist take in the eighties. It mocks the genre while defining it. In one scene, Kris is joking about running around the woods in her underwear, while in another, she’s doing it. It asks the audience to ask itself what it is about these movies that entertains and captivates them. In one scene, Billy casually mentions that the Camp Miasma movies were all about “flesh and fluids.” That can mean either sex or violence. Or, more likely, both. The two slasher staples.
This is more than just a loving tribute or an imitating homage. This is a self-referential, meta take on a beloved horror subgenre, and it feels an awful lot like Schoenbrun is spilling some long-festering thoughts about the movies she’s passionate about. At one point, while Kris and Billy are watching the original Camp Miasma, Kris mentions how transphobic a scene is. And yet, both Kris and Billy still love the movie. Slashers are movies that people love despite their flaws. The movies are not to be taken too seriously. The Slumber Party Massacre leaned into its predecessors’ (or even its contemporaries’) misogyny in order to expose it. And, while Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma is more subtle, it does the same thing with transphobia and homophobia.
Jane Schoenbrun doesn’t make typical movies. She’s one of the most interesting filmmakers working today. Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma may be her most commercially accessible movie, but it’s still an art film. And it has much more to say than it initially lets on. It’s up to the viewer to decide how much they want to hear.
GRADE: A
Rating: R for some language, gore, drug use, bloody violence, graphic nudity, and sexual content
Runtime: 1 hour 46 minutes
Release Date: August 7, 2026 (limited), expanding August 21
Fox’s Celebrity Weakest Link returns with reality villains, power couples, sports figures, and familiar faces in the horror genre. The new season premieres on September 21, 2026 at 9pm ET/PT with Jane Lynch returning as host.
Big Ed, Bob The Drag Queen, Monica Garcia, Richard Hatch, Omarosa, Tiffany Pollard, Christine Quinn, and Tom Sandoval will be attempting to avoid being the weakest link during the “Reality Villains” episode. “8 More Degrees of Jane” finds Yvette Nicole Brown, Kate Flannery, Billy Gardell, Loni Love, Kevin McHale, Melissa Peterman, Paul Scheer, and Scott Wolf hoping to not hear Jane say goodbye.
Additional episodes include:
“Ballers” with Tiki Barber, Brandi Chastain, Michael Irvin, Jonathan Papelbon, Jalen Rose, Nick Swisher, Sheryl Swoopes, and Nick Young
“Fright Night” with Linda Blair, Kimberly J. Brown, Kane Hodder, Heather Langenkamp, Heather Matarazzo, Cassandra Peterson, Mekhi Phifer, and Mena Suvari
“Power Couples” with RGIII & Grete Griffin, Ashley Iaconetti & Jared Haibon, Boris Kodjoe & Nicole Ari Parker, and Alexa PenaVega & Carlos PenaVega
Poster for Fox’s ‘Celebrity Weakest Link’ season 2
Fox offers this description of the upcoming season: “In each themed episode, eight celebrities from the worlds of television, sports, film, and entertainment’s next generation compete to win up to $1 million for the charity of their choice. A rapid-fire quiz show in which eight celebrities compete to win up to one million dollars for the charity of their choosing, these celebs will answer general knowledge questions and bank money as a group across multiple rounds.
At the end of each round, the contestants vote out who they perceive to be the weakest link, and the host sends them off with the phrase, ‘You are the Weakest Link. Goodbye.’ The two who make it to the final round will battle it out to determine who wins the banked money for their charity.”
Stuart Krasnow guides the game show as showrunner. Krasnow, Lynch, Aaron Solomon, and BBC Studios’ Ryan O’Dowd and Krystal Whitney are the executive producers.
NBC’s official trailer for The Traitors: New Blood (season five overall) shows the Faithful and the Traitors, just ordinary people this time around, getting to know each other and then diving into scheming. The Traitors: New Blood will premiere on September 17, 2026, with the first two episodes airing back-to-back beginning at 8pm ET/PT.
New episodes will air on Thursdays at 8pm ET/PT. Emmy and Critics Choice winner Alan Cumming returns as host, guiding this season’s unknowns through complicated games and intense round table discussions.
NBC released this description of the new season:
“Set at a castle deep in the Scottish Highlands, this nail-biting psychological adventure sees contestants work together on a series of exhilarating missions to build a prize fund worth up to $250,000. Hidden among the Faithful are the Traitors, who murder the Faithful one by one under the cover of darkness as the Faithful race to uncover them from the game.
At the end of the game, if the remaining Faithful banish every Traitor, they share the prize fund; if even one Traitor survives to the end, the Traitors take it all.”
A scene from ‘The Traitors: New Blood’ (Photo by: Euan Cherry/NBC)
THE TRAITORS: NEW BLOOD CAST
Abbey Benjamin
• Hometown: Mangham, LA
• Occupation: Nurse
• Self-Declared Superlative: Most Likely to be Smiling 24/7
Abby Lee
• Hometown: Saint Paul, MN
• Occupation: Astrophysicist
• Self-Declared Superlative: Most Likely to Actually Read One of the Books in the Castle Library
Arisa Thomas
• Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
• Occupation: Dog Groomer
• Self-Declared Superlative: Most Likely to Overpack
Ben McDonnell
• Hometown: Granbury, TX
• Occupation: Barrel Racer
• Self-Declared Superlative: The Social Butterfly
Clyde Moser
• Hometown: Charleston, SC
• Occupation: Teacher
• Self-Declared Superlative: Most Likely to Make a Dramatic Entrance
Jay Vinnedge
• Hometown: Oklahoma City, OK
• Occupation: Physician
• Self-Declared Superlative: Most Likely to Organize a Flashmob
Joe Vanella
• Hometown: Wantagh, NY
• Occupation: Funeral Director
• Self-Declared Superlative: Most Likely to be the Loudest Person in the Room
Kim Daily
• Hometown: Houston, TX
• Occupation: Lawyer
• Self-Declared Superlative: Most Likely to Break Out in Song or Dance
Kriste Lewis
• Hometown: Hattiesburg, MS
• Occupation: Realtor
• Self-Declared Superlative: Most Likely to Have Treats for Lala Hidden in Her Coat Pocket
Logan Smith
• Hometown: Gatlinburg, TN
• Occupation: Realtor
• Self-Declared Superlative: Most Likely to Sell You Something
Madeline Kostopulos
• Hometown: San Diego, CA
• Occupation: Construction Manager
• Self-Declared Superlative: Most Likely to Make Too Many Jokes
Mark Zgoda
• Hometown: Phillipsburg, NJ
• Occupation: Personal Trainer
• Self-Declared Superlative: Most Likely to Forget They Are on a TV Show
Michael Foote
• Hometown: New York, NY
• Occupation: Lawyer
• Self-Declared Superlative: Most Likely to Stand on Business
Morgan Cook
• Hometown: Midland, MI
• Occupation: Content Creator
• Self-Declared Superlative: Most Likely to Get Lost in the Castle
Niyyah Bilal Hayes
• Hometown: Indianapolis, IN
• Occupation: Therapist
• Self-Declared Superlative: Most Likely to Say What Everyone’s Thinking
Shane Beatty
• Hometown: Staten Island, NY
• Occupation: Ironworker
• Self-Declared Superlative: Tallest in the Castle
Sherry Kuehl
• Hometown: Leawood, KS
• Occupation: Writer
• Self-Declared Superlative: Most Likely to Make You a Character in My Next Book
Tomica Adams
• Hometown: Boston, MA
• Occupation: Pilot
• Self-Declared Superlative: Most Likely to Cry When Laughing
Victor Vollbrechthausen
• Hometown: New York, NY
• Occupation: Business Executive
• Self-Declared Superlative: Biggest Flirt
Wyatt Gillespie
• Hometown: Ligonier, PA
• Occupation: Designer
• Self-Declared Superlative: Most Likely to Laugh in Serious Moments
Prime Video has released the first batch of photos for season two of The Terminal List, which is based on Jack Carr’s second novel in his bestselling book series. Season one premiered in July 2022, and the eight-episode second season finally launches on October 21, 2026.
Chris Pratt returns to star as James Reece, Tom Hopper reprises his role as Raife Hastings, Constance Wu is back as Katie Buranek, Dar Salim returns as Mohammed Farooq, and Luke Hemsworth is back as Jules Landry. New to the series are Gabriel Luna, Costa Ronin, Olga Kurylenko, Yul Vazquez, Martin Sensmeier, Arnold Vosloo, and Shiraz Tzarfati.
“This season comes from Jack Carr’s second novel, True Believer, where he puts James Reece on a journey of violent redemption, finding a new purpose after finishing his list. The psychological revenge story of season one expands into a globe-trotting espionage thriller, taking Reece across the Indian Ocean, Southern and Northern Africa, the Middle East, and Europe,” reads Prime Video’s synopsis. “Reece will uncover a conspiracy that reaches from Moscow to Langley and ties into his own family’s history.”
David DiGilio serves as writer, showrunner, and executive producer. Additional executive producers include Chris Pratt, author Jack Carr, Antoine Fuqua, Kat Samick, former Army Ranger and writer Max Adams, and former Navy SEAL, writer, actor, and technical advisor Jared Shaw.
The Terminal List is produced by Amazon MGM Studios, MRC, and Civic Center Media.
