Emma Roberts poster for FX’s ‘American Horror Story: Delicate’ (season 12)
FX’s critically acclaimed horror anthology series American Horror Story‘s season 12 will premiere on September 20, 2023. The network also confirmed the new installment will be split into two parts and is officially titled American Horror Story: Delicate.
To whet AHS fans’ appetites, FX released three posters from AHS: Delicate, with two of the creepy posters showing large spiders covering the bellies of Emma Roberts and Kim Kardashian. Roberts is cradling her spider as if it’s the world’s most bizarre baby bump. The third poster shows Cara Delevinge smiling evilly while holding a massive syringe with a spider inside it.
Season 12 has a baby (and spider) theme and is inspired by Danielle Valentine’s just-released novel Delicate Condition. Publisher Dreamscape Media offers this description of Valentine’s novel: “The Push meets The Silent Patient in this thriller which follows a woman convinced a sinister figure is going to great lengths to make sure her pregnancy never happens.”
Halley Feiffer is guiding season 12 as writer and showrunner. Feiffer serves as an executive producer along with series creators Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk. Alexis Martin Woodall, Scott Robertson, and John J. Gray also executive produce.
FX’s ‘American Horror Story: Delicate’ Kim Kardashian posterCara Delevingne stars in FX’s ‘American Horror Story: Delicate’
Gus Birney, Greg Kinnear, Courteney Cox, and Dylan Gage in ‘Shining Vale’ season 2 (Photo Credit: Starz)
Starz has set an October premiere date for season two of Shining Vale. The new season will launch, appropriately enough, on Friday the 13th at midnight on the Starz app and at 9pm ET/PT on Starz linear.
The premiere date reveal was accompanied by the first batch of photos featuring the series’ stars, including Emmy nominee Courteney Cox as Pat Phelps and Oscar nominee Greg Kinnear as Terry Phelps.
Season two also stars Oscar winner Mira Sorvino as Rosemary, Gus Birney as Gaynor Phelps, Merrin Dungey as Kam, and Dylan Gage as Jake Phelps. The cast includes Emmy nominees Judith Light, Allison Tolman, and Sherilyn Fenn.
Jeff Astrof and Sharon Horgan co-created the series and serve as executive producers along with Clelia Mountford, Aaron Kaplan, and Melanie Frankel. Shining Vale is produced by Warner Bros. Television and Lionsgate Television in association with Other Shoe Productions, Merman, and Kapital Entertainment.
Greg Kinnear and Courteney Cox in season 2 (Photo Credit: Starz)
Starz offered this description of the upcoming season:
Season one of Shining Vale introduced Pat and Terry Phelps, a dysfunctional family that tried to run from their problems by moving their kids into a Victorian mansion in small-town Connecticut. The only problem? It may be haunted. Once settled in, Pat encountered Rosemary, a demon who possessed her body and turned her life upside down. When the family steps in to “save” Pat, they commit her to a psychiatric hospital where she sees an old photo of a nurse who looks just like her demon Rosemary.
Season two kicks off four months later, when Pat’s insurance runs out and she is released from the psychiatric hospital early. Pat returns home, determined to pick up the pieces of her broken family, but she quickly finds out her children don’t need her, Terry doesn’t remember her and to make matters worse, Pat’s new neighbor Ruth looks exactly like Rosemary. Meanwhile, the house starts to reveal the shocking secrets of its dark past. Every mother feels like they live in an insane asylum, but Pat may be right!
Courteney Cox in season 2 (Photo Credit: Starz)A scene from season 2 (Photo Credit: Starz)Merrin Dungey in season 2 (Photo Credit: Starz)Gus Birney in season 2 (Photo Credit: Starz)Dylan Gage in season 2 (Photo Credit: Starz)
The first Maestro teaser trailer focuses on the relationship between legendary composer Leonard Bernstein (nine-time Oscar nominee Bradley Cooper, A Star is Born, American Sniper, American Hustle) and Felicia Montealegre Cohn Bernstein (Oscar nominee Carey Mulligan, Promising Young Woman, An Education). In the minute-and-a-half trailer, Leonard and Felicia are shown sharing private moments in a park, with Cooper’s Leonard describing the pair as “two little ducks in a pond.”
Maestro was a project that three-time Oscar winner Steven Spielberg was interested in directing. After speaking with Bradley Cooper and watching A Star is Born (starring and directed by Cooper), Spielberg believed Cooper should star in and direct Maestro. Cooper agreed, and also co-wrote the screenplay with Josh Singer.
Bradley Cooper and Carey Mulligan are joined on screen by Matt Bomer, Maya Hawke, Sarah Silverman, and Josh Hamilton. Scott Ellis, Gideon Glick, Sam Nivola, Alexa Swinton, and Miriam Shor also star.
Spielberg remains involved as a producer along with Cooper, Martin Scorsese, Fred Berner, Amy Durning, and Kristie Macosko Krieger. Carla Raij, Josh Singer, Bobby Wilhelm, Weston Middleton, and Tracey Landon executive produce.
Netflix describes the film as a “towering and fearless love story chronicling the lifelong relationship between Leonard Bernstein and Felicia Montealegre Cohn Bernstein. A love letter to life and art, Maestro at its core is an emotionally epic portrayal of family and love.”
Netflix plans to release Maestro in select theaters on November 22, 2023 followed by a streaming premiere on December 20.
The Flaming Lips, Jeff Lynne’s ELO, The War on Drugs, Lucius, and Joe Walsh will perform full sets during VetsAid 2023. The 7th annual benefit show will take place on Sunday, November 12 at North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre near San Diego, CA, with funds raised going to support veterans services charities.
This year’s benefit concert will also feature a special guest appearance by Stephen Stills.
“VetsAid is back for 2023 and we’re taking it outside in beautiful San Diego to support California’s veteran population,” said Joe Walsh. “My good buddy Jeff is bringing the ELO experience for their first show since 2019. The War on Drugs is one of my favorite bands out there doing it, and I’m thrilled to be able to welcome them. The Flaming Lips are a perpetual joy machine that will dazzle our audience; if you know, you know and if you don’t – you will! Lucius are two spectacular vocal artists and songwriters that will take your breath away. And to top it all off we have my dear friend and hero Stephen Stills joining as a special guest. My friends and I will see you under the stars this November 12th!”
Tickets will go on sale on August 18, 2023 at 10am PT via ticketmaster.com.
Supporting veterans is a cause near and dear to Joe Walsh’s heart. Walsh is a Gold Star son whose father, a flight engineer, was killed while stationed in Okinawa when Joe was just a baby. Walsh’s 501(c)3 non-profit organization VetsAid has given out more than $3 million in grants to support organizations assisting veterans. The 2023 event will benefit Southern California-based organizations or organizations with So. California operations.
Per the VetsAid 2023 announcement:
“Walsh aims to use this platform to raise funds and awareness for the still urgent and significant needs of our returning soldiers and their families. Through the establishment of VetsAid and this annual benefit concert, he aims to give back to those who have given so much in sacrifice for this country.”
Tiffany Haddish (The Aftermath) agrees to marriage with an alien in the final trailer for Landscape with Invisible Hand. Based on M.T. Anderson’s satirical sci-fi novel, the strange story is set in a time in which aliens have taken over Earth without wiping out the human population.
In addition to Tiffany Haddish, the R-rated film stars Asante Blackk (This Is Us) and Kylie Rogers (Home Before Dark). Cory Finley, Spirit Awards Best First Screenplay nominee for Thoroughbreds, adapted Anderson’s novel and directed the sci-fi dramedy.
Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner produced, with Brad Pitt, Gabby Shepard, David Kern, M.T. Anderson, Megan Ellison, and Tiffany Haddish executive producing.
MGM’s releasing Landscape with Invisible Hands in theaters on August 18, 2023.
Years into a benevolent alien occupation of Earth, the human race is still adjusting to the new world order and its quirky coffee table-sized overlords called the Vuvv. Their flashy advanced technology initially held promise for global prosperity, but rendered most human jobs – and steady income – obsolete.
When 17-year-old artist Adam Campbell (Blackk) and new girlfriend Chloe Marsh (Rogers) discover the Vuvv are particularly fascinated with human love and will pay for access to it, they decide to livestream their budding romance to make extra cash for themselves and their families. Life is good for a while until the flame of their teenage love fizzles out and they’re forced to make very different, absurdly life-altering sacrifices for their families.
Hollywood and movie fans mourned the passing of Oscar-winning filmmaker William Friedkin on August 7, 2023. Friedkin, who earned a Best Director Oscar in 1972 for The French Connection, passed away in Los Angeles at the age of 87, with his widow, Sherry Lansing, tearfully telling BBC shortly after his death, “He was the most wonderful husband in the world. He was the most wonderful father in the world. He had a big wonderful life. There was no dream unfulfilled.”
Friedkin died before his final film, The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial, starring Kiefer Sutherland, Jake Lacy, and Jason Clarke debuted at the Venice Film Festival.
TCM will be celebrating the critically acclaimed filmmaker’s life and career with two nights of special programming. Announcing the tribute, TCM described William Friedkin as “a great friend to Turner Classic Movies and he attended the TCM Classic Film Festival several times, most recently in April 2023.”
TCM Remembers William Friedkin (Photo Courtesy of TCM)
TCM Remembers William Friedkin Part 1 – Thursday, September 14
8:00 PM ET– The French Connection (1971) – Two New York narcotics cops set out to bust a French drug smuggling ring.
10:00 PM – To Live and Die in L.A. (1985) – A Secret Service agent becomes obsessed with tracking down a notorious and dangerous Los Angeles counterfeitor.
12:15 AM – The Boys in the Band (1970) – A gay birthday party turns into a night of soul-searching when the host’s straight college roommate turns up by mistake.
TCM Remembers William Friedkin Part 2 – Sunday, November 26
8:00 PM ET – Friedkin Uncut (2018) – TCM Premiere – In this documentary, William Friedkin is interviewed about his career, alongside a number of his colleagues and industry admirers.
10:00 PM – The Exorcist (1973) – A priest battles to save a young girl possessed by demons.
Leaphorn is prepared to do whatever it takes to take down a dangerous suspect on AMC’s Dark Winds season two episode four. “The March” will premiere on August 17, 2023 on AMC+ and Sunday, August 20 at 9pm ET/PT on AMC.
The season two cast is led by Zahn McClarnon (Fargo) as Lt. Joe Leaphorn, Kiowa Gordon (Roswell, New Mexico) as Jim Chee, and Jessica Matten (Burden of Truth) as Sgt. Bernadette Manuelito. Deanna Allison (Edge of America) stars as Emma Leaphorn and Elva Guerra (Reservation Dogs) is Sally Growing Thunder.
Guest stars include Jeri Ryan (Star Trek: Picard) as Rosemary Vines, Nicholas Logan (Dopesick) as Colton Wolf, A Martinez (Longmire) as Valencia County Sheriff Gordo Sena, and Joseph Runningfox (The Politician) as Henry Leaphorn, Lt. Joe Leaphorn’s father.
“The March” Plot: Leaphorn (McClarnon) risks his life in pursuit of a suspect, while Manuelito (Matten) stands up to the sheriff in a bid to rescue her boss. Seeking answers on a case, Chee (Gordon) considers a dangerous proposition.
Jessica Matten as Sgt. Bernadette Manuelito in ‘Dark Winds’ season 2 episode 4 (Photo Credit: Michael Moriatis/AMC)
The Season 2 Plot, Courtesy of AMC:
This season, Lt. Joe Leaphorn (McClarnon), reunites with Jim Chee (Gordon), his former deputy turned private eye, when their separate cases bring them together in pursuit of the same suspect. They find themselves in the high desert of Navajo Country chasing a killer who’s turned his sights on them to protect a secret that rips open old wounds and challenges Leaphorn’s moral and professional code.
With the help of Sgt. Manuelito (Matten) and Valencia County Sheriff Gordo Sena, Leaphorn and Chee must thwart their would-be assassin and restore balance not only to their own lives, but to the reservation that depends on them.
Jessica Matten as Sgt. Bernadette Manuelito and A. Martinez as Gordo Sena in season 2 episode 4 (Photo Credit: Michael Moriatis/AMC)Kiowa Gordon as Jim Chee in season 2 episode 4 (Photo Credit: Michael Moriatis/AMC)Jeri Ryan as Rosemary Vines in season 2 episode 4 (Photo Credit: Michael Moriatis/AMC)Jessica Matten as Sgt. Bernadette Manuelito and A. Martinez as Gordo Sena in season 2 episode 4 (Photo Credit: Michael Moriatis/AMC)A. Martinez as Gordo Sena and Jessica Matten as Sgt. Bernadette Manuelito in season 2 episode 4 (Photo Credit: Michael Moriatis/AMC)
Front row: Host Josh Duhamel, Middle row, Pageant Queens and Derby Squad, and Back row, Chicago’s Finest, Team OK, Team PRIDE and Philly Forever (Photos Credit: CBS)
Six teams from across the U.S. will compete in season one of CBS’s new reality competition series Buddy Games. Josh Duhamel executive produces and serves as host as teams representing Chicago’s police department, a Los Angeles roller derby team, and a team who met while doing pageants attempt to claim the Buddy Games trophy.
Season one also includes Team Pride, friends representing the LGBTQ+ community; Team OK, friends from Oklahoma; and Team Philly Forever, friends who grew up together in Philadelphia.
Buddy Games will join CBS’s primetime lineup on September 14, 2023. The series will air on Thursdays at 9pm ET/PT in between Big Brother at 8pm and Challenge: USA at 10pm.
“Being able to bring Buddy Games to CBS is truly a dream come true for me,” stated Duhamel in an April 2023 press release announcing the series. “This is something my buddies and I have wanted to share with the world for a long time as we knew there was a relatability to it with other people doing similar things to strengthen their friendships. For me, getting to executive produce and host Buddy Games while observing these groups of friends let loose and become part of this big family has been an honor and will be a lot of fun for viewers to watch.”
CBS offers this description of the new series: “Buddy Games unites six teams of four deep-rooted friends, who met at various stages of their lives, at a stunning lakeside location for a nostalgic adult summer camp adventure. ‘Ride or dies’ get the chance to play ‘buddy games’ where they will relive their glory days and compete in an assortment of absurd physical and mental challenges in the outdoors while bunking together in the same house.
Friendships will be rekindled, and rivalries reignited when these friends are challenged to prove which bonds are strong enough to withstand the competition. The last buddy team standing will be crowned champion and take home a cash prize plus the coveted Buddy Games trophy, and of course bragging rights.”
Buddy Games 6 Season 1 Teams:
DERBY SQUAD – Jacky “Shu” Shu, Melissa Berglund, Shengul “Shaggy” Plummer and Rachel Johnston from Los Angeles, Calif.
CHICAGO’S FINEST – David “Sarge” Moore, Elyse Rodriguez, Ikeila “Kei” Smart and Melvin “Rae” Davis from Chicago, Ill.
TEAM PRIDE – Andrew Shayde from Lexington, Ky.; Bekah Telew from Seattle, Wash.; Steven Mosier from Portland, Ore.; Summer Lynne Seasons from Tigard, Ore.
TEAM OK – Justin Palmer and Stephen Craig from Edmond, Okla.; James Brian “Huddy” Hudson from Isle of Palms, S.C.; Yue Pun Szeto from Edmond, Okla.
PAGEANT QUEENS – Lauren Cisneros Campbell from Denver, Colo; Lourdes Spurlock from Harrisonburg, Va.; Yolanda “Yoli” Stennett from White Plains, Md.; Erika “Devi” Deveney Shea Wall from Lorton, Va.
PHILLY FOREVER – Erica Franzzo, Anthony Franzzo, Mike Ward, Louis “Freddie” Meyers IV from Philadelphia, Pa.
Kiernan Shipka as Jamie Hughes and Olivia Holt as Teen Pam in ‘Totally Killer’ | Credit: Prime Video
Chilling Adventures of Sabrina star Kiernan Shipka headlines Totally Killer, a time-traveling horror comedy from Prime Video and Blumhouse Television. The first batch of photos confirms that ’80s hairstyles aren’t the only horrifying thing Shipka will encounter as she travels back in time.
In an interview with Cosmopolitan, Shipka said she’s happy to be back in the horror genre – a genre she really loves. Shipka also offered a description of her character.
“Jamie is a very modern teen girl – she’s flawed, spends too much time on her phone, and is not yet thinking about the bigger picture of her life,” stated Kiernan. “All of the sudden, she’s forced to grow up very quickly to take control of her situation and, through this awakening, discovers how brave she is.”
In addition to Shipka, Olivia Holt, Charlie Gillespie, Lochlyn Munro, Troy Leigh-Anne Johnson, and Liana Liberato star in the horror comedy. Kelcey Mawema, Stephi Chin-Salvo, Anna Diaz, Ella Choi, Jeremy Monn-Djasgnar, Nathaniel Appiah, Jonathan Potts, Randall Park, and Julie Bowen also star in the R-rated comedy.
Totally Killer premieres on Prime Video on October 6, 2023.
Nahnatchka Khan (Always Be My Maybe) directs from a screenplay by David Matalon, Sasha Perl-Raver, and Jen D’Angelo. Jason Blum, Adam Hendricks, and Greg Gilreath produce.
Kiernan Shipka as Jamie Hughes | Credit: Prime Video
The Plot, Courtesy of Prime Video:
Thirty-five years after the shocking murder of three teens, the infamous “Sweet Sixteen Killer“ returns on Halloween night to claim a fourth victim. Seventeen-year-old Jamie (Kiernan Shipka) ignores her overprotective mom’s (Julie Bowen) warning and comes face-to-face with the masked maniac and, on the run for her life, accidentally time travels back to 1987, the year of the original killings.
Forced to navigate the unfamiliar and outrageous culture of the 1980s, Jamie teams up with her teen mom (Olivia Holt) to take down the killer once and for all, before she’s stuck in the past forever.
Randall Park as Sheriff Dennis Lim | Credit: Prime VideoOlivia Holt as Teen Pam in Totally Killer | Credit: Prime VideoJulie Bowen as Pam Hughes | Credit: Prime VideoAnna Diaz as Heather Hernandez, Olivia Holt as Teen Pam, Liana Liberato as Tiffany Clark, Stephi Chin-Salvo as Marisa Song, Kiernan Shipka as Jamie Hughes | Credit: Prime VideoJonathan Potts as Chris Dubasage | Credit: Prime Video
The promo teaser for Showtime’s Billions season seven episode two finds Wendy, Taylor, and Wags attempting to convince Bobby to join their campaign to take down Mike Prince. Episode two, “Original Sin,” streams on Paramount+ with Showtime on Friday, August 18, 2023. Season seven episodes debut on Showtime on Sundays at 8pm ET/PT.
Damian Lewis reprises his role as Bobby Axelrod for the final season. Season seven also stars Paul Giamatti as Chuck Rhoades, Corey Stoll as Mike Prince, Maggie Siff as Wendy Rhoades, David Costabile as Mike “Wags” Wagner, Asia Kate Dillon as Taylor Mason, and Dola Rashad as Kate Sacker.
Jeffrey DeMunn plays Chuck Rhoades Sr., Sakina Jaffrey is Daevisha “Dave” Mahar, Kelly AuCoin is “Dollar” Bill Stern, Daniel Breaker is Roger “Scooter” Dunbar, and Toney Goins plays Philip Charyn.
“Original Sin” Plot: Prince recruits campaign support and encourages the Prince Cappers to aim high under a new directive for big swings. Chuck negotiates with a ghost from his past to advance a new agenda. Axe shares a glimpse into his new life.
Corey Stoll as Michael “Mike” Prince and Piper Perabo as Andy Salter in ‘Billions’ season 7 episode 2 (Photo Credit: Patrick Harbron/SHOWTIME)
The Season 7 Plot, Courtesy of Showtime:
In season seven, alliances are turned on their heads. Old wounds are weaponized. Loyalties are tested. Betrayal takes on epic proportions. Enemies become wary friends. And Bobby Axelrod returns, as the stakes grow from Wall Street to the world.
Will Roland as Winston, Dhruv Maheshwari as Tuk Lal and Daniel K. Isaac as Ben Kim in the “Original Sin” episode (Photo Credit: Patrick Harbron/SHOWTIME)Paul Giamatti as Chuck Rhoades, Ben Shenkman as Ira Schirmer, Jeffrey DeMunn as Chuck Rhoades, Sr. and Sakina Jaffrey as Daevisha ‘Dave’ Mahar in season 7 episode 2 (Photo Credit: Patrick Harbron/SHOWTIME)Dhruv Maheshwari as Tuk Lal and Daniel K. Isaac as Ben Kim in the “Original Sin” episode (Photo Credit: Patrick Harbron/SHOWTIME)Corey Stoll as Michael “Mike” Prince in the “Original Sin” episode (Photo Credit: Patrick Harbron/SHOWTIME)Jack Gore as Gordie Axelrod in “Original Sin” episode (Photo Credit: David Gennard/SHOWTIME)Jeffrey DeMunn as Chuck Rhoades, Sr. and Paul Giamatti as Chuck Rhoades in season 7 episode 2 (Photo Credit: Patrick Harbron/SHOWTIME)Paul Giamatti as Chuck Rhoades in the second episode of the final season (Photo Credit: Patrick Harbron/SHOWTIME)
