Kennedy McMann and Felicity Huffman to star in ABC’s ‘The Good Lawyer’ (Photo Credit: Noah Asanias / Mike Palma)
ABC’s popular primetime medical drama The Good Doctor is setting the stage for the spinoff The Good Lawyer with an embedded pilot, shifting the episode’s air date from March 6th to Monday, March 13, 2023.
The Good Lawyer will star Kennedy McMann (Nancy Drew), Emmy Award-winner Felicity Huffman (American Crime), and Bethlehem Million (Sick).
The embedded pilot will find Dr. Shaun Murphy (Freddie Highmore) seeking legal representation to help him win a case. He puts his faith in a promising, young lawyer who has obsessive-compulsive disorder. Kennedy McMann plays Jodi DeGroot, the brilliant, funny, and self-aware lawyer who is relatively new to her prestigious law firm when she takes Shaun’s case. Felicity Huffman stars as Janet Stewart, a highly regarded attorney and partner at the law firm with a fierce intellect and dry wit. Bethlehem Million plays Abbie, Joni’s compassionate, practical slightly older sister. A voice of reason, she is Joni’s biggest cheerleader, roommate, and best friend.
The pilot was written by co-showrunners David Shore and Liz Friedman. Ruben Fleischer directed the spinoff’s embedded episode.
The Good Doctor 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.
CBS’s Fire Country will return from a three-week break with season one episode 15, an episode that finds Eve in trouble. Directed by C. Chi-Yoon Chung from a script by Natalia Fernandez, “False Promises” will air on Friday, March 3, 2023 at 9pm ET/PT.
Max Thieriot leads the cast as Bode Donovan. Season one’s regulars include Billy Burke as Vince, Kevin Alejandro as Manny, Diane Farr as Sharon, Stephanie Arcila as Gabriela, Jordan Calloway as Jake, and Jules Latimer as Eve.
“False Promises” Plot: A massive tree falls during a reforestation assignment, threatening Eve’s life and forcing Bode to step up and lead the rescue efforts.
Fire Country stars Max Thieriot as Bode Donovan, a young convict seeking redemption and a shortened prison sentence by joining a prison release firefighting program in Northern California, where he and other inmates are partnered with elite firefighters to extinguish massive, unpredictable wildfires across the region. It’s a high-risk, high-reward assignment, and the heat is turned up when Bode is assigned to the program in his rural hometown, where he was once a golden all-American son until his troubles began.
Five years ago, Bode burned down everything in his life, leaving town with a big secret. Now he’s back, with the rap sheet of a criminal and the audacity to believe in a chance for redemption with Cal Fire.
Emmy Award-winner Billy Porter directs Fox’s Accused season one episode five, “Robyn’s Story.” Written by Daniel Pearle, episode five will air on Tuesday, February 21, 2023 at 9pm ET/PT.
“Robyn’s Story” stars J. Harrison Ghee as Kevin Milstead/Robyn, Chris Coy as Jamie Barnes, William Beli as Layla, Eva Reign as Megan, and Kiril Mitev as Trixie. Kristen Connolly plays Natalie Barnes, Nadine Whiteman Roden is Sylvia, Connor Michael McMahon is Mark, and Brandon McGibbon is Matty.
“Robyn’s Story” Plot: As a man, Kevin is shy and mild-mannered; onstage, she’s Robyn Banks, a fierce drag queen who’s all confidence and charisma. But when Kevin falls for a closeted guy secretly living a double life, their whirlwind affair leads to devastating consequences.
Accused is a collection of 15 intense, topical, and exquisitely human stories of crime and punishment. Each episode is a fast-paced provocative thriller exploring a different crime, in a different city, with an entirely original cast. Based on the BBC’s BAFTA-winning crime anthology, each episode opens in a courtroom on the defendant, with viewers knowing nothing about their crime or how they ended up on trial.
Told from the defendant’s point of view through flashbacks, the show holds a mirror up to current times with evocative and emotional stories. In the end, audiences will discover how an ordinary person gets caught up in extraordinary circumstances and how one impulsive decision can impact the course of that life – and the lives of others – forever.
ABC’s The Rookie: Feds celebrates Valentine’s Day a week late with season one episode 16. “For Love and Money” will air on Tuesday, February 21, 2023 at 9pm ET/PT.
Niecy Nash-Betts stars as Simone Clark, Frankie R. Faison (White Chicks) is Christopher “Cutty” Clark, James Lesure (Las Vegas) is Carter Hope, Britt Robertson (Big Sky) is Laura Stensen, Felix Solis (The International) is Matthew Garza, and Kevin Zegers (Transamerica) is Brendon Acres.
“For Love and Money” Plot: It’s Valentine’s Day, and love is in the air. The FBI teams up with LAPD to take down a shady Casanova linked to a notorious drug lord. While the rest of the team celebrates with their new loves, Simone connects with someone new.
Juani Feliz and Niecy Nash-Betts in ‘The Rookie: Feds’ episode 16 (ABC/Scott Everett White)
The Rookie: Feds Description:
From the executive producers of flagship series The Rookie comes The Rookie: Feds starring Niecy Nash-Betts as Simone Clark, the oldest rookie in the FBI Academy. The spinoff was introduced as a two-part event during the fourth season of The Rookie, where Officer John Nolan (Nathan Fillion) and the L.A. division of the FBI enlisted the help of Simone Clark when one of her former students was a suspect in a terror attack.
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The team’s investigation of armed robberies explodes into something bigger than they expected on CBS’s FBI season five episode 14. Directed by Rick Eid and Joe Halpin from a script by Jean de Segonzac, episode 14 – “Money for Nothing” – will air on Tuesday, February 21, 2023 at 8pm ET/PT.
Season five stars Missy Peregrym as Special Agent Maggie Bell, Zeeko Zaki as Special Agent Omar Adom “OA” Zidan, Jeremy Sisto as Assistant Special Agent in Charge Jubal Valentine, and Alana De La Garza as Special Agent in Charge Isobel Castille. John Boyd plays Special Agent Stuart Scola and Katherine Renee Turner is Special Agent Tiffany Wallace.
Recurring season five guest stars include Vedette Lim as Elise Taylor, James Chen as Ian Lim, Roshawn Franklin as Agent Hobbs, Mara Davi as Samantha Kelton, Caleb Reese Paul as Tyler Kelton, Anthoula Katsimatides as NSA Rep Sarah, and Nate Richman as SWAT Leader Dan.
“Money for Nothing” Plot: After a string of armed robberies target various businesses, the team investigates a suspect who leads them to something much bigger. Also, OA worries about his future when his investments begin to go south.
FBI is a fast-paced drama about the inner workings of the New York office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. This elite unit brings to bear all their talents, intellect and technical expertise on major cases in order to keep New York and the country safe. Born into a multigenerational law enforcement family, Special Agent Maggie Bell commits deeply to the people she works with as well as those she protects. Her partner is Special Agent Omar Adom “OA” Zidan, a West Point graduate via Bushwick who spent two years undercover for the DEA before being cherry-picked by the FBI.
Overseeing them is Special Agent in Charge Isobel Castille, who operates under intense pressure and has undeniable command authority. The team also includes Assistant Special Agent in Charge Jubal Valentine, the nerve center of the office whose ability to easily relate to and engage with both superiors and subordinates makes him a master motivator. The smart and outspoken Special Agent Tiffany Wallace, who spent six years with the NYPD, is partner to Special Agent Stuart Scola, an Ivy League-educated Wall Streeter-turned-FBI agent.
These first-class agents tenaciously investigate cases of tremendous magnitude, including terrorism, organized crime, and counterintelligence.
Marjan has a difficult decision to make on Fox’s 9-1-1: Lone Star season four episode five. “Human Resources” will air on Tuesday, February 21, 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.
“Human Resources” Plot: Owen helps defend Marjan when a rescue complaint forces her to make a challenging ethical decision. Meanwhile, Grace befriends a young boy who becomes a frequent 9-1-1 caller, but when she discovers he may be in some real danger she must step in.
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.
Natalie Zea as Eve and Eoin Macken as Gavin Harris in ‘La Brea’ season 2 episode 10 (Photo by: Sarah Enticknap/NBC)
A woolly rhino’s grazing is rudely interrupted by the opening of a portal and a man stepping through as NBC’s La Brea season two episode 10 gets underway. But before we learn who just arrived in 10,000 BC, we learn Eve’s feeling better following her encounter with a bear.
Eve’s not well enough to walk around so Izzy (Zyra Gorecki) and Josh (Jack Martin) check on her in the bus. They have an argument about James, with Eve (Natalie Zea) and Izzy taking the “we don’t trust him” side while Josh thinks if James can help them get home, they should let Gavin work with his dad.
Lucas (Josh McKenzie) remains convinced Virgil had something to do with Wyatt’s murder. Veronica (Lily Santiago) trusts his gut, although she might be the only one. He asks if she wants to move into his car with him – aww, how romantic! – but she doesn’t think the timing’s right. Something’s bothering her and she excuses herself while poor Lucas looks confused.
Scott (Rohan Mirchandaney) is on lookout duty when Virgil tries to relieve him. It’s not time – plus, Jude’s supposed to be up next. Virgil thinks Scott needs a break and besides that he wants to prove to the clearing people that he can be trusted. Apparently, Lucas isn’t the only one who’s giving him sideways glances.
Scott, who has a track record of making bad decisions, reluctantly lets Virgil take over and immediately Virgil confirms he can’t be trusted. He ties a red bandana to a stick and places it where it can be seen from a distance.
Taamet (Martin Sensmeier) and the Exiles spot the flag, and Taamet announces it’s time to attack.
Meanwhile, Gavin (Eoin Macken) is out walking around when he hears footsteps. He pulls his knife as a man walks by and is completely shocked it’s a slightly older-looking Levi! They hug and Levi (Nicholas Gonzalez) reveals 10 years have passed since he saw him in 1988. (It’s only been a week in 10,000 BC time.) He came through a sinkhole in 1998, confirming new sinkholes continue to open.
Levi explains he’s been working with the DoD trying to destroy the sinkholes and bring everyone home. Levi’s surprised when Gavin says he’s been working with James, however, he agrees to join Gavin who’s heading to the tower to visit his dad.
Over at the tower, Ty (Chike Okonkwo) has undergone one round of cancer treatment and he’s already feeling better. James’s righthand woman, Kira (Simone McAullay), asks if it’s ethical that he plays therapist to James, and Ty explains his position. (Short answer: yes.) She hands him a pad and as she says there are eyes everywhere, she writes: “Don’t trust James. Find out about Project Blue Moon!”
Ty and James have their therapy session and James confesses he has insomnia. Ty deduces it’s from stress and they go over the days leading up to his first bout of insomnia a month ago. Before they can dive into James’s problems, James ends the meeting just minutes after it begins.
A short while later Ty speaks to James again before returning to his camp. Ty suggests James hasn’t been entirely forthcoming, and James admits a nightmare about the day Isaiah was taken caused his insomnia. That nightmare made him feel like he’d lost Isaiah all over again.
James admits he doesn’t have his son back because Gavin will never trust him. Ty suggests they can work on that, and that James can have a relationship with Gavin and still hold space for the memory of Isaiah.
The bio bay was Isaiah’s favorite place and he used to color there every day. James shows Ty photos of Isaiah’s drawings and one of them is a blue moon.
Ty and Kira are outside away from any listening devices when she reveals Project Blue Moon is the first Lazarus operation James has locked her out of. Ty describes Isaiah’s drawing and Kira thinks James might have decided to start over with the experiment once the machine is fixed.
Ty believes James will go back in time and force Isaiah to remain by his side. That means he’d never go to 1988, meet Eve, and have kids. Kira says it’s bigger than that. If James starts over, everything from that point forward will change. There won’t be a La Brea sinkhole and Ty will die from cancer.
Elsewhere, Sam (Jon Seda), Riley (Veronica St. Clair), and three others are on patrol, making sure that the area’s secure and keeping an eye out for any sign of Taamet. As they’re looking around, Riley tells her dad they found some of Dr. Moore’s research and Caroline made her promise she wouldn’t tell anyone – including Josh. The research might help fix the machine.
One of the men points out smoke nearby and they get their pointy sticks ready as they head toward it. They discover a firepit and a spear with the Exiles’ symbol on it, but no one is in the camp.
Back in the clearing, Izzy and Josh continue their argument over James. Josh walks away, angry, just as the Exiles attack! Izzy grabs him and they make a run for it but there’s nowhere to go. Their camp’s surrounded and the Exiles shove everyone into cars to keep them under control.
Lucas spots Virgil running from the lookout tower and grabs him, demanding to know why he didn’t warn them and why his bandana is now hanging on the tower. As Lucas chokes Virgil, Virgil insists he didn’t have a choice.
He killed Wyatt after Wyatt saw him searching Caroline’s bag. Taamet and the Exiles are looking for a book with a brown moleskin cover and a green binding. That’s what they’re searching the camp for right now, but Virgil doesn’t know why. He also doesn’t know what they’ll do if they can’t find it.
Lucas suggests they need to help them.
Sam and Riley head back toward camp and discover a woman tied up. They cut her loose and she explains she and her husband fell down a sinkhole in Los Angeles. They were captured and forced to work in a mine. Virgil is her husband and Sam and Riley realize there’s a traitor back at the clearing.
Zyra Gorecki as Izzy Harris and Josh Martin as Jack Harris in ‘La Brea’ season 2 episode 10 (Photo by: Sarah Enticknap/NBC)
The Exiles search the camp as Izzy comes up with a plan. Scott causes a diversion, asking the Exiles if he can get his anxiety meds. Scott then literally runs into Taamet and makes the mistake of going for his little knife. Taamet tosses him on the ground and then orders his men to grab him.
Gavin figures out Levi isn’t telling him everything. Levi insists he’s not back for Eve – it’s been a decade and that’s ancient history. He fell in love with Marisa, one of the people on his team, and they got married. She died and he realized he could honor her memory by jumping into 10,000 BC to finish what she started.
They hear a noise and are reunited with Sam and Riley, who quickly fill them in on the Virgil / Exiles connection.
Lucas tells Taamet and his men he can take them to the brown moleskin book, which he can’t. He also can’t describe what’s inside, so Taamet knows he’s lying. However, Veronica does know all about the book, describing it perfectly. (It belonged to Aaron.) Veronica doesn’t know why Taamet wants it but reveals she buried the book with Aaron.
Taamet orders Veronica and Ella (Michelle Vergara Moore) to go fetch the book with five of his men (he’s very specific about that number) and if they’re not back by nightfall, Scott dies.
Izzy uses a rearview mirror to flash Morse code toward the building in hopes Gavin sees it. As she’s flashing it, she and Josh notice a small group (of five Exiles) leaving camp. She changes the message to tell her dad to target that group first. Apparently, she learned this in Girl Scouts and Josh is impressed.
Gavin and his group see the flashing mirror and Gavin writes down the letters. It reads: “Attack Exiles east.” Sam realizes that means a group is moving east and they should take them out first. Of course, Gavin refuses to follow directions and wants to go to the clearing first because Eve’s there.
Sam reminds Gavin that Izzy can actually see what’s going on and they should listen to her. Fortunately, Levi’s able to convince Gavin to think it through. Izzy’s smart and knows what’s best, and Gavin should trust his daughter. (Why does ANYONE listen to Gavin at this point anyway?!)
Lucas, Veronica, and Ella dig up Aaron as Veronica recalls that the book was so important to Aaron that he never let them near it. She removes it from the grave and hands it to the Exiles. Just then Gavin and his group make themselves known and Levi fires a few shots into the air. The Exiles surrender rather than die.
Gavin’s group grabs their weapons and ties them up.
Rohan Mirchandaney as Scott in ‘La Brea’ season 2 episode 10 (Photo by: Sarah Enticknap/NBC)
Back in the clearing, Scott’s kneeling while surrounded by Taamet and his men (minus the five). Taamet says time’s up even though it still appears to be broad daylight, and Scott delivers a monologue about the Exiles, calling them an “epic fail.”
Just as Taamet’s about to stab Scott, a spear takes out one of the Exiles. Gavin’s group overpowers the Exiles and Levi takes out his gun as Sam orders everyone to their knees. Taamet disobeys and takes off running, with Scott grabbing a knife and chasing after him. Lucas follows Scott, but now they’ve both lost sight of Taamet.
Taamet rushes up behind them and tackles Lucas. He’s about to stab Lucas when Scott jumps on his back. Taamet turns his attention to Scott and lashes out, but Scott manages to stab Taamet in the gut. (A closeup of the bloody knife shows it has a huge blade.)
Sam, Gavin, and Levi arrive as Taamet is dying. Sam looks at the wound while Lucas shows Gavin the brown notebook. Gavin quickly figures out the page of Dr. Moore’s research that James gave him fits into the book. The book is Moore’s journal and their way home!
With his dying breath, Taamet reveals Kira sent him to get the book.
Back at the clearing, Virgil’s reunited with his wife.
Veronica’s having a tough time wrapping her head around the fact the man who took her had a book that might be the key to getting everybody home. She explains Aaron took them to La Brea that day and told them to stay put in the car, like he knew the sinkhole was coming.
She can’t make sense of any of this. Neither can Lucas but he’s willing to help her figure it out. They kiss and Veronica gathers her stuff. She’s going to move into his car, and Lucas has a genuine smile on his face as he helps her.
Eve was unconscious pretty much from the time that the Exiles attacked until later that night. Gavin’s by her side when she wakes up and he shows her the notebook with Dr. Moore’s research that can be used to fix the machine. He explains the Exiles were sent by Kira to retrieve the notebook, and he doesn’t know if she’s working for or against James. He wants Eve to figure this out with him. (One of Gavin’s few smart decisions.)
Gavin tells Eve about Levi and she’s well enough to walk out of the bus and give him a hug. She’s impressed by his salty grey hair and Levi confesses he lied to Gavin. He doesn’t have a plan to bring everyone home. Instead, he’s there to do the one thing that will set everything right, but he needs her help.
Netflix is celebrating Valentine’s Day with the release of a new teaser trailer for Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story. The one-minute teaser focuses on the early stages of the relationship between Queen Charlotte and King George.
The teaser trailer arrived along with eight new photos. Netflix also announced the six-episode limited series will premiere on May 4, 2023.
“I want people to feel like this is what happens with real love. Love is hard. Love is difficult. Love has many layers,” said creator, writer, executive producer, and showrunner Shonda Rhimes. “The idea that the happy ending that we always talk about for characters doesn’t have to be the obvious one.”
The cast is led by India Amarteifio as Young Queen Charlotte and Corey Mylchreest as Young King George. Bridgerton stars Golda Rosheuvel, Adjoa Andoh, and Ruth Gemmell reprise their roles as Queen Charlotte, Lady Danbury, and Lady Violet Bridgerton, respectively.
Arsema Thomas plays Young Lady Danbury, Michelle Fairley plays Princess Augusta, Sam Clemmett is Young Brimsley, Freddie Dennis is Reynolds, Richard Cunningham is Lord Bute, Tunji Kasim is Adolphus, Rob Maloney is the Royal Doctor, Cyril Nri is Lord Danbury, and Hugh Sachs is Brimsley (older).
Executive producers include Betsy Beers and director Tom Verica.
Centered on Queen Charlotte’s rise to prominence and power, this Bridgerton-verse prequel tells the story of how the young Queen’s marriage to King George sparked both a great love story and a societal shift, creating the world of the Ton inherited by the characters in Bridgerton.
Garrett’s willing to do whatever’s necessary to keep his kids safe on Paramount+’s Wolf Pack season one episode four. “Fear and Pain” will stream beginning on Wednesday, February 16, 2023.
Season one stars Tyler Gray as Harlan Briggs, Chloe Robertson as Luna Briggs, Bella Shepard as Blake Navarro, and Armani Jackson as Everett Lang. Rodrigo Santoro plays Garrett Briggs and Sarah Michelle Gellar stars as Kristin Ramsey. Additional season one cast members include Bailey Stender, Chase Liefeld, Hollie Bahar, Lanny Joon, Rio Mangini, Stella Smith, Zack Nelson, James Martinez, Amy Pietz, Bria Brimmer, John L. Adams, and Sean Philip Glasgow.
Teen Wolf‘s Jeff Davis writes and executive produces. Sarah Michelle Gellar, Christian Taylor, Jason Ensler, and Capital Arts’ Mike Elliott and Karen Gorodetzky also executive produce.
“Fear and Pain” Plot: Garrett joins Ramsey’s Arson Task Force, hoping to stay ahead of the investigation and protect his children’s secret; Blake tries to protect Danny from a monstrous encounter.
Based on the book series by Edo Van Belkom, Wolf Pack follows a teenage boy and girl whose lives are changed forever when a California wildfire awakens a terrifying supernatural creature and drives it to attack a highway traffic jam beneath the burning hills. Wounded in the chaos, the boy and girl are inexplicably drawn to each other and to two other teenagers who were adopted sixteen years earlier by a park ranger after another mysterious wildfire. As the full moon rises, all four teens come together to unravel the secret that connects them – the bite and blood of a werewolf.
Linc Hand reprises his guest starring role as Charlie 1 on CBS’s NCIS: Hawaii season two episode 15. Directed by Larry Teng from a script by Noah Evslin, episode 15 will air on Monday, February 27, 2023 at 10pm ET/PT.
Season two stars Vanessa Lachey as Special Agent in Charge Jane Tennant, Alex Tarrant as Kai Holman, Noah Mills as Jesse Boone, and Yasmine Al-Bustami as Lucy Tara. Jason Antoon plays Ernie Malik, Tori Anderson is Kate Whistler, and Kian Talan stars as Alex Tennant.
“Good Samaritan” Plot: When a Navy deserter accidentally comes out of hiding, his family becomes a target that drives the NCIS team and Charlie 1 (Hand) to investigate who is after them. Meanwhile, Lucy surprises the team by returning to Hawai’i from her agent afloat job early.
NCIS: Hawai’i Season 2 Description, Courtesy of CBS:
The world’s most successful television series continues on the seductive shores of the Aloha State with the #1 new drama, NCIS: Hawai’i, where the first female Special Agent in Charge of NCIS Pearl Harbor, Jane Tennant, has thrived and risen through the ranks by equal parts confidence and strategy in a system that has pushed back on her every step of the way. Together with her unwavering team of specialists, they balance duty to family and country while investigating high-stakes crimes involving military personnel, national security and the mysteries of the sun-drenched island paradise itself.
