NBC has confirmed the upcoming 10th season of The Blacklist will be the show’s last. The announcement was accompanied by a short, bittersweet teaser trailer for the drama along with the first photo from season 10.
Season 10 will premiere on February 26 2023. New episodes will air on Sundays at 10pm ET/PT, including the series’ 200th episode which will arrive on March 19th.
“It isn’t often that a series resonates so deeply with an audience that it airs for 10 seasons, but The Blacklist proved to a perfect combination of highly talented producers, stellar writing, a cast that never failed to deliver and a crew that always rose to the occasion,” stated Lisa Katz, President, Scripted Content, NBCUniversal Television and Streaming. “A huge thank you to our partners at Sony, everyone from the past decade who made this show an integral part of NBC’s storied history and, of course, a special nod to James Spader, whose performance remains nothing short of spectacular.”
James Spader returns to lead the cast as Raymond “Red” Reddington. Season 10 also stars Diego Klattenhoff, Hisham Tawfiq, Anya Banerjee and Harry Lennix.
“We thank our wonderful partners at NBC for a remarkable 10 seasons of The Blacklist, the series that introduced the world to Raymond Reddington, brilliantly portrayed by James Spader,” said Jason Clodfelter, Co-President, Sony Pictures Television Studios. “James has led a multi-talented and diverse cast that also featured legendary guest stars and hundreds of Blacklisters who made us all root for this anti-hero. We tip our Reddington hat to the dedicated production staff, hard-working crew, and talented writers. The unpredictable plot twists have produced a legacy TV show that served to entertain a worldwide audience and as we enter the final season, we can’t wait for audiences to see how Raymond Reddington takes a final bow.”
The popular primetime drama premiered in September 2013. The upcoming season will find Raymond Reddington confronting unparalleled danger. With Reddington’s covert role as an FBI informant facing exposure, former Blacklisters will unite against him in their lethal desire for revenge – testing Red and the FBI Task Force as never before.
“After 10 years, hundreds of ‘Blacklist’ cases and more than 200 episodes produced, we’re honored to reach our conclusion,” said showrunner and executive producer John Eisendrath. “It’s been incredibly fun to create the strange, devious and delightful Blacklisters to challenge Raymond Reddington and our FBI Task Force each week. We would like to thank everyone at NBC and Sony, our extraordinary crew who make the impossible happen every day, our endlessly inventive writers and producers, and our remarkable cast who brought life to these characters. We appreciate our dedicated fanbase who came along for this wonderful ride and are excited to share this final season with them.”
Kacey Musgraves will take the 65th Annual Grammy Awards stage to perform “Coal Miner’s Daughter” in tribute to Loretta Lynn during the show’s In Memoriam segment. The 2023 Grammy Awards In Memoriam segment will also include Mick Fleetwood, Sheryl Crow, and Bonnie Raitt honoring Fleetwood Mac’s Christine McVie with “Songbird.” Quavo and Maverick City Music will team up on “Without You” in memory of Takeoff.
The Recording Academy also announced First Lady Jill Biden, Grammy winner Cardi B, James Corden, current Grammy nominee Billy Crystal, and current Grammy nominee Viola Davis will present awards. Dwayne Johnson, three-time Grammy winner Olivia Rodrigo, and five-time Grammy winner Shania Twain are also confirmed as presenters.
Bad Bunny, Mary J. Blige, Brandi Carlile, Luke Combs, Steve Lacy, Lizzo, Kim Petras, Sam Smith, and Harry Styles will perform during the live broadcast on Sunday, February 5, 2023 at 5pm PT/8pm ET on CBS. This year’s Grammys are taking place at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.
Raj Kapoor serves as showrunner and executive produces along with Ben Winston and Jesse Collins. Phil Heyes is making his Grammys debut as director, and Tabitha Dumo, Tiana Gandelman, Patrick Menton, and David Wild are producing.
The 126 are called on to perform a dangerous cliff rescue on Fox’s 9-1-1: Lone Star season four episode three. “Cry Wolf” is set to air on Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at 8pm ET/PT.
The season four cast is led by Rob Lowe as Captain Owen Strand and Gina Torres as Captain Tommy Vegas. The season also stars Ronen Rubinstein as T.K. Strand, Sierra McClain as Grace Ryder, Jim Parrack as Judd Ryder, Natacha Karem as Marjan Marwani, and Brian Michael Smith as Paul Strickland. Rafael L. Silva is Carlos Reyes, Julian Works is Mateo Chavez, and Brianna Baker plays Nancy Gillian.
“Cry Wolf” Plot: As Owen gets pulled deeper into the FBI’s investigation of the motorcycle gang, Sgt. O’Brien makes a confession to him. Meanwhile, Grace and the 126 respond to a call from a man who claims his girlfriend slipped over the side of a cliff. And Carlos searches for a missing friend, putting his own life in danger.
Nearly 20 years ago, Owen Strand was the lone survivor of his Manhattan firehouse on 9/11, and in the wake of the attack, was left with the unenviable task of rebuilding the station. After a similar tragedy strikes a firehouse in Austin, Texas, Owen – along with his troubled firefighter son, T.K. – takes his progressive philosophies of life and firefighting down to the Lone Star State to help them start anew.
On the surface, Owen is all about big-city style and swagger, but underneath he struggles with a secret he hides from the world — one that could very well end his life.
CBS’s FBI: Most Wanted season four will return from a three-week break with an episode that finds the team searching for kidnapped teenagers. Directed by Jean de Segonzac from a script by Richard Sweren, season four episode 12 – “Black Mirror” – will air on Tuesday, February 14, 2023 at 10pm ET/PT.
Season four stars Dylan McDermott as Supervisory Special Agent Remy Scott, Alexa Davalos as Special Agent Kristin Gaines, Roxy Sternberg as Special Agent Sheryll Barnes, Keisha Castle-Hughes as Special Agent Hana Gibson, and Edwin Hodge as Special Agent Ray Cannon.
“Black Mirror” Plot: When two Vermont teens are kidnapped on their way home from a basketball game, the team is led to a wayward pastor and his brother. Also, Remy attends a hearing for his brother’s murderer.
FBI: Most Wanted is a high-stakes drama that focuses on the Fugitive Task Force, an elite unit that relentlessly pursues and captures the notorious criminals on the Bureau’s Most Wanted list. The team’s charming but formidable new leader is Supervisory Special Agent Remy Scott, who started his career in the New York FBI field office before rising through the ranks of the Bureau in Philadelphia and Las Vegas.
The team includes Special Agent Sheryll Barnes, a former NYPD detective and forensics expert who is raising two young children with her wife; Special Agent Hana Gibson, a gifted millennial computer whiz with a sharp wit and mad hacking skills; Special Agent Kristin Gaines, a Navy veteran who became a star in the FBI’s Miami Field Office as a result of her dogged pursuit of cold cases; and their newest member, former New Orleans cop-turned-junior detective Ray Cannon, who was recently working Violent Crimes in Albany after following in his retired FBI agent father’s footsteps and graduating at the top of his class at Quantico last year.
Always in the field and always on the run, FBI: Most Wanted is a weekly adrenaline shot about the thrill of the chase.
Shaun and Lea have a temporary houseguest on ABC’s The Good Doctor season six episode 12. Directed by Rebecca Moline from a script by Thomas L. Moran and David Renaud, episode 12 – “365 Degrees” – will air on Monday, February 6, 2023 at 10pm ET/PT.
Season six stars Freddie Highmore as Dr. Shaun Murphy, Hill Harper plays Dr. Marcus Andrews, Richard Schiff is Dr. Aaron Glassman, and Will Yun Lee is Dr. Alex Park. Paige Spara stars as Lea Dilallo, Christina Chang is Dr. Audrey Lim, Fiona Gubelmann plays Dr. Morgan Reznick, Bria Henderson is Dr. Jordan Allen, and Noah Galvin is Dr. Asher Wolke.
“365 Degrees” Plot: Shaun invites Aaron to stay with him while he has exterminators at his house and Lea realizes both men have a lot more in common than she realized. Meanwhile, Dr. Morgan Reznick wrestles with a big decision about her career and her personal life.
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It’s a race against the weather and armed men to find a missing couple on Fox’s Alert: Missing Persons Unit season one episode six. “Tim and Amy” will air on Monday, February 6, 2023 at 9pm ET/PT.
Scott Caan (Hawaii Five-0) stars as Jason Grant and Dania Ramirez (Sweet Tooth) stars as Nikki Batista. The season one cast also includes Adeola Role (The Blacklist) as Kemi, Ryan Broussard (Only Murders in the Building) as Mike, and Graham Verchere (Stargirl) as Keith. Fivel Stewart is a recurring guest star as Sydney, and Petey Gibson recurs as C.
“Tim and Amy” Plot: Jason and Mike search the Allegheny Mountains to find a missing couple. Meanwhile, Keith joins a trauma therapy group and bonds with another patient.
Alert: Missing Persons Unit is a procedural drama set in the Philadelphia Police Department’s Missing Persons Unit (MPU). Each episode features a heart-pounding, life-or-death search for a missing person that runs alongside police officers JASON GRANT (Caan) and NIKKI BATISTA’s (Ramirez) season-long quest to find out the truth about their long-lost son.
Six years ago, while working overseas, Jason received the call that every parent fears – he and Nikki’s son, KEITH (Verchere), had gone missing. From that moment forward, the lives of Jason, Nikki and their daughter, SYDNEY (Stewart), were turned upside down. The frantic search to find Keith began and the mystery about his disappearance continues to this day.
Throughout the search to find Keith, Jason and Nikki’s marriage deteriorated and they grew apart. Jason moved into private security, while Nikki was promoted within the Philly P.D. to Head of the MPU, where she has been able to do for others what she wasn’t able to do for herself, bring a loved one back home.
Josh Martin as Jack Harris, Melissa Neal as Dr. Caroline Clark, and Eoin Macken as Gavin Harris in ‘La Brea’ season 2 episode 9 (Photo by: Sarah Enticknap/NBC)
NBC’s La Brea season two episode eight ended with Gavin stopping the virus upload when it was 99% complete. Episode nine, “Murder in the Clearing,” picks up minutes later with Gavin (Eoin Macken) demanding to know his dad’s plan for getting them back home.
James (Jonno Roberts) claims his team’s on the verge of fixing the machine so it can be used safely. The catch? Dr. Harold Moore, the only scientist who understands the formula, is missing somewhere in 10,000 BC.
If Gavin can find him, then maybe they can all go home. And, it turns out, Gavin’s mom knows Harold and might know where to locate him.
Eve (Natalie Zea) shows up inside the Tower and wants to know why the virus stopped uploading. Gavin’s forced to tell her he saw her death in a vision. He stopped the virus so they can go home because the flowers in his vision only grow in this time period.
James swears he can save Eve’s life if she trusts him and helps find the missing scientist. She doesn’t think that’s a good idea and heads off without making any promises.
As they head back to the clearing, Gavin insists they need to seriously consider helping James.
The family reunites and Josh hugs everyone before confessing he told their fellow 10,000 BCers about everything, including that his family was about to destroy the only way they could ever return home. The clearing crowd isn’t happy about this development, and Eve and Gavin fill Sam (Jon Seda) in on how James now believes he can fix the portal and send everyone home.
Riley’s scream for help draws Sam and Gavin, and they discover one of the clearing guys – Wyatt – has been murdered – hence the episode’s title. Ty (Chike Okonkwo), Lucas (Josh McKenzie), and Scott (Rohan Mirchandaney) join them, and Scott lies when he claims he doesn’t recognize the symbol in the dirt next to Wyatt’s lifeless body. Wyatt’s fingers are dirty so he’s the one who drew the symbol, leaving a clue about his murderer.
Lucas and Scott will handle the investigation since the clearing people aren’t happy about Gavin and his gang. Everyone is a potential suspect.
Gavin tries to convince Eve to help him talk Caroline into assisting locate Dr. Moore. Eve doesn’t want any part of this and refuses to play along with James’s reindeer games.
Scott and Lucas question Caroline (Melissa Neal) since she’s the clearing newbie, but Gavin assures them she’s not a killer.
Caroline’s upset Gavin stopped the upload before it could destroy the portal, and she reminds her son he can’t trust James. Gavin asks if it’s possible Dr. Moore has a workable solution and Caroline finally agrees it’s possible. Gavin plays the guilt card and says he needs her help. She owes it to him since she wasn’t there when he was a kid.
Chiké Okonkwo as Ty and Zyra Gorecki as Izzy Harris in ‘La Brea’ season 2 (Photo by: Sarah Enticknap/NBC)
Josh (Jack Martin) and Izzy (Zyra Gorecki) argue about whether they should help their dad find Dr. Moore. Josh chooses to head out with his dad while Izzy’s going to team up with Ty to retrace Wyatt’s steps.
Ty asks if there’s a hospital in the Tower and Izzy warns him that although there’s an infirmary, she wouldn’t trust anyone who works there.
Judah (Damien Fotiou) places the blame on the Illuminati or the Knights Templar. In other news, Lucas isn’t getting anywhere. Of course, that could be because Scott’s withholding info on Taamet that’s key to the murder.
Caroline takes Riley, Josh, and Gavin on a scavenger hunt to find Harold Moore. They split up because no one has learned a lesson about what happens when you separate from the group. Fortunately, they’re quickly reunited when Caroline finds Dr. Moore’s skeleton.
Josh notices a key among Moore’s bones and Gavin responds, “I think that’s a key.” Um, yeah, thank you Mr. Obvious. Caroline had mentioned a cave Moore liked to use so they decide it’s possible the key fits a lock there.
They make it to the cave and it’s full of Moore’s possessions. Caroline’s sure he would have hidden his research and Riley (Veronica St. Clair) discovers a secret compartment in the cave wall. All of Moore’s notes are inside.
“Oh my god, I think he might have done it!” says Caroline after briefly looking over the notes. Riley wants to tell Gavin but Caroline swears her to secrecy. She doesn’t want James to know what they discovered because, in her words, that “won’t end well for anyone.”
Gavin and Josh give up the search quickly and the group heads back to the clearing without Riley or Caroline mentioning their find.
Eve organizes the clearing people to patrol the area in twos, keeping an eye out for the killer. Her own partner needs to return for shoes and once he leaves, she spots blood on a rock. Noises in the nearby bushes grab her attention and she falls into a deep pit.
The pit’s littered with bones and no one answers when she screams out for help. Her leg is pinned under a rock that won’t budge and although she packed a flare gun, the flares fell out and are lodged above her head. As she looks up, a red flower falls into her lap.
Eve’s luck continues to be all bad as she shoots the flare into the wall rather than up through the opening. The noise wakes a beast inside the cave and Eve fires the flare in its direction. Cries of pain indicate she may have hit it.
Eve talks to an injured rabbit who’s also currently calling the cave its home. Her conversation’s interrupted when a massive pissed-off bear approaches. The bear is ready to attack and as it approaches, it pushes the rock off Eve’s leg. Eve tosses jerky a few feet away, grabs the bunny, and makes a run for it through the cave.
Sam informs Lucas that Eve’s missing. Is anyone searching for her? Let’s assume they are since Sam quickly moves on to the autopsy he performed on Wyatt. A straight-edge 7” long knife was used to kill Wyatt.
Lucas and Scott confront Virgil (Greg Hatton) since he owns a knife that matches that description. Virgil claims he was in the woods looking for fallen fish when Wyatt was murdered. Lucas points out that Virgil’s knife holder is missing the 7” knife.
Lucas has seen enough and grabs Virgil, convinced he’s the killer. Scott, meanwhile, lingers behind as Lucas locks up Virgil in a truck.
Lucas tells Sam his gut says he’s right, but he admits he can’t figure out Virgil’s motive. Fortunately, Ty and Izzy walk up at just that instant with the murder weapon. The knife has the figure Wyatt drew in the dirt carved into its handle, and Sam believes it belongs to the Exiles.
Sam orders Lucas to let Virgil go since it wasn’t his knife. After Lucas walks away annoyed, Scott finally confesses to Sam that he knows more than he’s told anyone. Taamet had that symbol on the wall of his cell. Plus, after Scott freed him he promised he’d be back for revenge.
Seriously, Scott?! Why would you keep this a secret after someone’s murdered? Sam asks that question for the audience and Scott claims he was ashamed. He promises to make this right if Sam doesn’t tell anyone. Sam refuses to remain silent because Taamet is likely to kill someone else.
Scott volunteers to help find Taamet and apologizes for freeing him in the first place. Sam delivers a pep talk just minutes after shaming him for his silence.
Eoin Macken as Gavin Harris and Natalie Zea as Eve Harris in ‘La Brea’ season 2 episode 9 (Photo by: Sarah Enticknap/NBC)
Eve limps into camp and Sam and Izzy run to help her.
Ty and Izzy have another brief heart-to-heart before Ty heads off to the Tower. Once there, he asks for James and is allowed in since he’s a friend of Gavin’s. James welcomes him to dinner as Ty is rendered speechless by his surroundings. Ty asks for help with his brain tumor and James assures him they have a cure for cancer. It was discovered in the mid-2060s and they have it on site.
James needs questions answered and since Ty is a psychiatrist, he’d be an effective sounding board. Ty agrees to chat.
Gavin arrives back at camp at night and Eve says she’s doing okay. It was only a concussion. The cave had red flowers and Eve’s just happy Gavin’s vision didn’t come true. She was scared but won’t hide from her possible fate. She demands to be on the same page as Gavin about everything – including how they handle his father.
Gavin shows her Dr. Moore’s key and reveals he thinks it could help get them home. But that means he needs to talk to James about it. Eve’s unhappy but that conversation’s put on hold since she’s too tired from her busy day of wrangling a bear.
Virgil’s seated by a fire when Lucas offers an apology for briefly locking him up. Virgil accepts it and then after Lucas walks away, he takes a piece of paper out of his pocket with the symbol on it and tosses it into the fire.
Melissa Neal, Veronica St. Clair, Jon Seda, and Natalie Zea in ‘La Brea’ season 2 episode 8 (Photo by: Sarah Enticknap/NBC)
Before jumping into a recap of NBC’s La Brea season two episode eight, let’s take a quick look back at the winter finale. Episode seven found the Velez and Harris families faced with the horrible choice of staying in the ‘80s or returning to 10,000 BC. Gavin’s mom, Caroline, has possession of a virus that will destroy James’s portal, but in order for it to work she needs Gavin. Only James or Gavin’s handprint will unlock the system that will allow her to upload the virus.
Levi opted to stay in 1988 while the Harris and Velez families decided to stick together and take the leap back into primeval times. As they’re about to jump into the sinkhole – once again without any supplies – Gavin has a vision of Eve dying in his arms.
Meanwhile, Scott made a deal with Taamet to cure Lucas who was on death’s door.
And now on with episode eight, “Stampede,” the first hour of a two-hour midseason premiere.
The two families make the leap and when they land, they discover Josh is missing. They’re not overly concerned and believe he’ll eventually make his way to the clearing.
Speaking of the clearing, Ty (Chiké Okonkwo) is lending a hand cleaning it up as Scott (Rohan Mirchandaney) tries to get info from him on whether the Exiles figured out who freed Taamet. Lucas (Josh McKenzie) still can’t feel his hand and is super grumpy about it while Ty’s headache has him racked with pain.
As they’re talking, a buffalo runs through the camp. Scott realizes a lone buffalo is the least of their problems. A haze in the sky signals something’s up, and Scott spots a massive herd of buffalo miles away. This isn’t going to end well. But then isn’t that always the case?
If the buffalo are startled, they’ll destroy everything in camp. (Cue the foreboding music.)
Scott, who studied animal migration, warns that they’re totally screwed. A suggestion’s tossed out to leave the cleaning and head to the mountains or the caves. Anywhere is safer than this place. But Lucas wants to take a stand and defend the clearing. How? He’ll divert the herd.
Scott gets on board with that plan. Lucas comes up with another workable suggestion…spread out tar, light it, and scare the buffalo away from the clearing.
Everyone pitches in to spread the tar.
Elsewhere, the families argue over whether they should head directly to the tower or stop by the clearing first. Shouldn’t their fellow 10,000 BCers be told they’re about to be permanently trapped in prehistoric times? They decide they shouldn’t tell them.
The group also spot the haze in the sky and realize a sinkhole’s about to open. They split up, with Riley (Veronica St. Clair) and Sam (Jon Seda) volunteering to go with Caroline (Melissa Neal) to a research station a few miles away. Eve (Natalie Zea) and Izzy (Zyra Gorecki) want to go to the tower with Gavin but it’s decided Eve can’t go because she’ll raise their suspicions. So, only Izzy’s allowed to accompany Gavin (Eoin Macken).
They sync their watches and plan that in precisely three hours Caroline will upload the virus. That gives Gavin enough time to get past the security lock. Caroline makes a point of explaining that the virus has to upload at least 85% to shut down the sinkhole. To shut the machine down, it needs to complete its upload. (You just know that 85% figure is going to come back into the story, right?)
Gavin should never ever ever be allowed to come up with a plan but for some reason, people always listen to him. (Yes, his plans work 90% of the time but they’re ludicrous.) This time it’s Izzy who’s convinced to go along with her dad’s plan to slice his arm, which will give him a legitimate reason to visit the Tower’s infirmary. Izzy wraps up his bleeding arm and points out that she saw him kiss her mom when they split up. She hopes that means they’re back together.
Gavin, who is not only the worst person at formulating a plan but also terrible at lying, is forced to confess he had a disturbing vision involving Eve. Right before they jumped into the sinkhole, he saw her surrounded by red, star-shaped flowers and he was pretty sure she was dead. But that doesn’t have to happen. Unfortunately, he doesn’t know where or when it will occur.
Their heart-to-heart is broken up by the Tower guards. Gavin asks them to tell his dad he’s back and that they need to talk.
Gavin introduces his dad to Izzy and claims they both want to know everything about their family. But first, Gavin’s taken to the infirmary while James (Jonno Roberts) offers to show Izzy around the building.
Elsewhere, although they’re running short on time and still a mile off from the research station, Sam has questions he wants answered right now. Is Caroline sure there’s no way to get back to their own time once James’s machine is destroyed? He demands answers since this means he and Riley will never see the rest of their family ever again.
Caroline says the only option to get back home is through James’s machine, but they tried for years and never figured out how to do that. They can’t try again before it’s shut down forever because every time they do, another catastrophic sinkhole opens.
A city would have to be destroyed for them to go home.
Caroline holds up the flash drive with the virus and says it’s the only way to make things right. The camera lingers too long on the container holding the flash drive and follows it to her pocket. Oh no.
Josh (Jack Martin) makes it to the clearing on his own and Scott’s super happy to see him, even though buffalo are about to destroy their camp.
Josh fills Scott in on the ‘80s, calling it boring. He holds back and doesn’t tell Scott about meeting Caroline, even though Scott reminds him they’re bros.
The tar idea was Lucas’s so he’s the one they turn to when there’s a disagreement about the width of the tar line. Scott finally makes him settle the argument, and Lucas does the smart thing and sides with the builder, Wyatt, who actually knows what he’s talking about.
Scott figures out Lucas is set on protecting the clearing because he wants to keep Veronica safe. Awww, how sweet. Lucas admits Veronica makes him feel like he can be the sort of guy who stands up and defends his home. Scott confirms Lucas is a jerk…but he’s also a good guy.
Michelle Vergara Moore as Ella in ‘La Brea’ season 2 episode 8 (Photo by: Sarah Enticknap/NBC)
While all this is going on, Veronica (Lily Santiago) and Ella (Michelle Vergara Moore) have been off looking for an amethyst. Why? Because Ty wants to propose and they need the amethyst for the ring. Veronica and Ella make it to the amethyst cave, and there are plenty to choose from. But then Ella sees a tree with red flowers and remembers them from before. Veronica also remembers that Aaron used to tell Ella to draw them. He said they used to grow in his old home.
Veronica freaks out, and Ella has no idea what that tree’s doing in this cave.
(The flowers are from Gavin’s vision of Eve’s death.)
Veronica and Ella try and figure out why Aaron knew about these flowers. Veronica’s pissed that once again Aaron has wormed his way into her head. She can’t move on if he keeps popping in.
Veronica promises herself a fresh start and Ella promises never to mention the flowers again.
James and Izzy talk about their family, and both agree that family is the only thing that matters. James says his wife left and went to 1988 in Los Angeles – which is where Izzy has been. Izzy claims she never saw her in the ‘80s, but it’s obvious James thinks she’s lying.
Izzy also spots the tree from Gavin’s vision and James explains it only grows in this time period and mostly in caves. Izzy picks up a flower and realizes her mom dies in 10,000 BC.
Meanwhile, Caroline’s group stops at a stream to get water. She removes her coat and Sam searches her pockets for the flash drive after she walks away. The container is empty. When he’s confronted by Eve, he insists he was looking for a water bottle.
Caroline and Eve both suspected he’d go after the flash drive and that’s why it wasn’t in Caroline’s jacket pocket. Eve suggests they try talking to him but now Sam and Riley are missing.
Sam races off to destroy an electrical box before Caroline can upload the virus. He’s unwilling to accept that they’ll never make it home.
Josh MeKenzie as Lucas, Rohan Mirchandaney as Scott, and Chiké Okonkwo as Ty in season 2 episode 8 (Photo by: Sarah Enticknap/NBC)
Back at the clearing, the tar is still being poured as the sky rumbles and the aurora opens. The noise spooked the herd so it’s now or never. Lucas sets the tar on fire and orders everyone to take cover in case the herd makes it through.
The first few buffalo approach the clearing at a run and the ones in the lead swivel away from the fire at the last second. Scott thinks the rest of the herd will be there in a minute. Before they arrive, the aurora brings on the rain and fish begin falling from the sky, followed by a heavy buoy.
It’s salt water and Josh is forced to reveal that in 1988 there’s a sinkhole in Santa Monica Bay opening up right now. He explains his parents are trying to shut off the portal right now. That means they’ll all be stuck here.
The rain’s putting out the fire as the buffalo get closer.
James’s chief of operations warns Gavin her top priority is to keep James safe from anyone who’s a distraction. She will stop anyone – family included – who tries to upset James’s work. Gavin grabs a guard’s weapon and forces the woman to take him to the portal. They arrive in the portal room and she makes everyone leave. Gavin makes it to the access pad and his handprint activates it – just like Caroline said it would.
Gavin doesn’t notice as the woman hits a hidden button.
Riley races back and tells Eve and Caroline her dad’s trying to stop Caroline from uploading the virus. They make it to the research center (the size of a phone booth) and Caroline’s happy to see Gavin opened the portal. She sticks in the flash drive but the computer glitches. Sam’s messing with the power, and they catch him banging on the electrical box. He pauses when Eve reminds him people are going to die.
Sam’s ready to hit the electrical box again when Riley points out that the aurora is closing which means the sinkhole will close. The virus is working and people are counting on them. Eve chimes in, reminding him they all came back to save thousands of lives. She’s sorry he can’t get back to his family but it’s all about the greater good.
The screen shows the virus is now 82% uploaded.
Sam doesn’t give in until Eve steps in front of him, followed by Riley. They refuse to let him bash the box.
The virus reaches 85% as the aurora completely closes. The rain stops but the buffalo are still stampeding. Scott remembers buffalo don’t like noise so if everyone honks their horns, there’s a chance they can get the buffalo to change course. Which, of course, they do, just feet from the clearing.
Veronica and Ella show up minutes after the buffalo race away. Veronica’s impressed Lucas risked his life to save the clearing. He replies, “It’s our home.”
James and Izzy arrive in the portal room as Gavin’s uploading the virus. Gavin holds them off with the stolen stun gun, and James swears Caroline didn’t tell him the truth. James knows much more than Caroline and is on the verge of stabilizing the portal.
The upload’s at 94% when Gavin confirms he knows this will break the machine and they’ll all be trapped in 10,000 BC. Izzy quickly fills her dad in on the tree from his vision that only grows in 10,000 BC. Eve will die here if he destroys the machine. (Well, they’ll all eventually die here, right?)
James swears he can get Eve home. All Gavin needs to do is put his hand on the pad and stop the upload. But if James keeps opening the portal, catastrophic sinkholes will open. Gavin doesn’t want that blood on his hands.
James claims he’s close to a solution, but Gavin doesn’t trust him. The upload reaches 98% and then 99%, and Gavin puts his hand on the pad – just like we all knew he would.
Michelle Vergara Moore as Ella, Zyra Gorecki as Izzy, and Eoin Macken as Gavin in ‘La Brea’ season 2 episode 2 (Photo by: Sarah Enticknap/NBC)
NBC’s renewed the sci-fi action drama La Brea for a third season. The news arrives just hours ahead of the second season’s return after a lengthy winter break.
Season two stars Natalie Zea as Eve Harris, Eoin Macken plays Gavin Harris, Jon Seda is Dr. Samuel Velez, Nicholas Gonzalez plays Levi Delgado, Josh McKenzie is Lucas, and Zyra Gorecki stars as Izzy Harris. Jack Martin plays Josh Harris, Veronica St. Clair is Riley Velez, Chiké Okonkwo is Ty Coleman, Rohan Mirchandaney is Scott Israni, Tonantzin Carmelo is Paara, Lily Santiago plays Veronica Castillo, and Michelle Vergara Moore stars as Ella Jones.
David Appelbaum created the series and serves as showrunner and executive producer. Avi Nir, Alon Shtruzman, Peter Traugott, Rachel Kaplan, Chris Hollier, Adam Davidson, Bryan Wynbrandt, Steven Lilien, Ken Woodruff, and Arika Lisanne Mittman are also involved as executive producers.
Season one premiered on September 28, 2021 and was the top new show of that fall’s season among adults. Season two debuted on September 27, 2022 and continues with “Stampede” and “Murder in the Clearing” episodes on January 31, 2023.
The Plot: La Brea follows an epic family adventure after a massive sinkhole opens in Los Angeles pulling people and buildings into a mysterious and dangerous primeval land where they have no choice but to band together to survive.
Prime Video’s first teaser trailer for The Power introduces a world in which teenage girls grow an extra organ. And in a bizarre twist, that organ allows them to generate electricity. That’s life-altering news for teenagers who felt powerless and now are all-powerful.
The series is based on Naomi Alderman’s bestselling novel and stars Oscar nominee Toni Collette (The Sixth Sense) as Mayor Margot Cleary-Lopez, John Leguizamo (The Menu) as Rob Lopez, Auli’i Cravalho (Moana) as Jos Cleary-Lopez, and Toheeb Jimoh (Ted Lasso) as Tunde Ojo. Josh Charles (We Own This City) plays Daniel Dandon, Eddie Marsan (The Contractor) is Bernie Monke, Ria Zmitrowicz (Mr. Selfridge) plays Roxy Monke, Zrinka Cvitešić is Tatiana Moskalev, and Halle Bush stars as Allie Montgomery.
The teaser trailer was accompanied by the news that The Power will premiere on March 31, 2023 on Prime Video. New episodes will follow on subsequent Fridays, with the season finale set for May 12th.
Raelle Tucker (True Blood) guides the Amazon Studios and SISTER production as showrunner.
Ria Zmitrowicz as Roxy Monke in ‘The Power’ (Photo Credit: Prime Video)
Prime Video offered this description of the global thriller:
“The Power is our world but for one twist of nature. Suddenly, and without warning, teenage girls develop the power to electrocute people at will. The series features a cast of remarkable characters from London to Seattle, Nigeria to Eastern Europe, as the Power evolves from a tingle in teenagers’ collarbones to a complete reversal of the power balance of the world.”
