A fire inside their own station has the firefighters scrambling on CBS’s Fire Country season one episode 10. Directed by Laura Nisbet Peters from a script by Natalia Fernandez, episode 10 – “Get Your Hopes Up” – will air on Friday, January 13, 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.
“Get Your Hopes Up” Plot: A box truck crashes into the station, causing a power outage and triggering a dangerous fire. Meanwhile, Sharon and Bode’s ex-girlfriend, Cara (Sabina Gadecki), face multiple medical emergencies.
Episode 10 guest stars include W Tre Davis, Tom C. Pickett, Helenna Santos, Jeff C.R. Wallace, Jace Anthony Griffith, and Shekhar Paleja.
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.
Paramount+’s 1923 episode four picks up hours after the doctor rushed to the Yellowstone Ranch to try and save Jacob’s life. Episode three ended with the shocking deaths of John Dutton Sr and Jack’s fiancée’s father, Bob Strafford, at the hands of Banner and his murderous band of sheepherders. It also saw Jacob and Elizabeth fighting for their lives.
Cara (Helen Mirren) enters the kitchen after the medical team has finished their work, and blood is still dripping from the table as she scans the room. It’s all too much, and she grabs a handkerchief and races from the big house. She collapses into sobs of grief as she stares up at the sky. Moments later she collects herself and returns to complete cleaning up just as ranch foreman Zane Davis (Brian Geraghty) arrives.
Zane walks past the exhausted doctor and nurse sleeping in the living room and tells Cara he and his men can finish cleaning up. She won’t allow that and instead instructs him to take her letter to Spencer to the post office. Zane’s concerned it won’t get there for months; a wire would be much faster. But Cara knows a wire will draw attention and she’s determined to keep everything that just happened a secret. She won’t allow the sheriff to become involved and won’t tell the town that the Duttons have been attacked and suffered devastating losses.
Jacob (Harrison Ford) survived the night, but it’s touch and go. It’ll take a miracle for the family patriarch to survive, and Zane suggests Cara should say her goodbyes while she can. Cara insists on holding onto hope.
Zane takes off with a few cowboys but leaves one behind to protect the big house. He’s ordered to kill anyone he doesn’t recognize as a friend.
Emma (Marley Shelton) heads out alone in the buggy, determined to bury her husband, John (James Badge Dale), in the family graveyard. She’s quickly joined by a group of cowboys who assist with digging the grave next to John’s mother, Margaret. (Her headstone says she was 54 years old when she died.)
Emma’s son, Jack (Darren Mann), was injured in the ambush but is well enough to watch over Elizabeth (Michelle Randolph) as she sleeps. He’s clutching a rifle and seated in a chair when Cara arrives to examine Elizabeth’s wound. Cara’s concerned about Elizabeth’s fever and suggests a bath, and Jack offers to fetch the water, insisting he’s still got one good arm.
Spencer (Brandon Sklenar) is standing in the ocean looking at the gentle waves when Alex (Julia Schlaepfer) wakes and joins him. They’ve moved on from the railroad camp and are in a gorgeous part of Africa that Alex didn’t even realize existed.
Spencer rows a boat as Alex, still in her sexy lingerie, watches. They arrive at a beautiful secluded beach, and that lingerie comes off as soon as they walk onto the sand. They make love under the warm sun without a care for the rest of the world.
Spencer promises their life will never be dull, even when they’re old and frail. Alex is in a flirty mood and won’t stop talking, and Spencer finally convinces her to be quiet by calling her darling. She loves the term of endearment. (Sklenar and Schlaepfer absolutely sizzle onscreen.)
A short while later, Alex wonders where they’re going to live. She thinks they’ll have to go to London occasionally to satisfy her parents and get some money. They discuss the Great War and it’s revealed Alex’s brother died fighting. Spencer confesses the war cost him his soul, but he believes he can get that back.
They go for a swim but can’t keep their hands off each other. Alex jokes that her plan is working; she’ll have Spencer wrapped around her finger in no time.
The only two sheepherders who survived after ambushing the Duttons make it back to Banner’s place. They want to flee the state, but Banner (Jerome Flynn) insists they’re not leaving. Instead, Banner believes they can use the men who mine precious minerals to fight their battle against the cattle ranchers.
Banner pays a visit to Donald Whitfield (Timothy Dalton) and explains that Jacob and John Dutton are dead and the women are now running the Yellowstone Ranch. Donald asks how they died, and Banner doesn’t elaborate but promises that in six months he’ll be in charge of the Yellowstone. And when that happens, he’ll lease Donald the mineral rights.
Donald desperately wants the rights but isn’t willing to do business with Banner until he’s actually in charge.
“Killing a king doesn’t make you a king. It makes you an assassin,” says Whitfield.
Banner suggests that if Donald backs him now, he’ll have the run of the Yellowstone which has the most gold, silver, and coal of any area in Montana. Donald’s fully aware Banner doesn’t have the money or the men to take the ranch and offers to fund Donald’s takeover. In exchange, Donald will be allowed to mine wherever he wants without paying another dime for the rights.
They strike a deal for Donald to have the run of the Yellowstone’s mountains while Banner can have his sheep in the other areas. However, if Banner reneges on the deal, then Donald warns he’ll skin his wife alive and bury his children in her skin. (Well, that was an incredibly graphic threat.)
Banner’s given enough money to raise an army to take over the Yellowstone Ranch.
Banner’s next act of war comes when he and his men kill the cowboys watching over the herd and then steal all of the cattle currently grazing in a section of the Yellowstone mountains. It’s a mix of different ranches, but he doesn’t care – he wants all the cattle in the area.
Meanwhile, Elizabeth’s mother, Beverly (Jessalyn Gilsig), arrives at the ranch and is prepared to move her daughter to a decent hospital back East. She’s done with this lawless state and, with her husband dead, no longer has a reason to stay. She announces that Elizabeth and Jack’s wedding is off, and Jack talks back which earns him a slap. Cara isn’t about to let that go unanswered, and she slaps Beverly.
Elizabeth’s mother goes outside to collect her deceased husband’s body from the icehouse. Cara, alone with Elizabeth, tells her the Yellowstone is her home now if she’d like it to be. Elizabeth chooses to stay and marry Jack.
Cara and Beverly argue over Elizabeth’s choice, with Cara explaining Elizabeth is free to leave but her mother has no right to take her.
Seconds after Beverly leaves, Zane arrives with the horrible news that the cattle in the east camp have been stolen. He knows they’ll be taken to a train and needs all the cowboys to help him retrieve them before they can be shipped out. Jack wants to go with Zane, but Cara is dead set against it. Jack believes they need to take the fight to the sheepherders, but Cara needs a moment to think.
She prays next to Jacob in bed, asking what he would do and explaining the dire situation they’re in. Jacob wakes and says, “You be the leader.” Cara’s shocked he’s awake and shocked he wants her to run the ranch. Jacob confirms the cattle aren’t worth losing any more lives and says they need to hold off on fighting until Spencer arrives.
Jacob teases Cara that she can’t get rid of him this easily. He’s dug in and fighting to survive, and Cara forbids him to die.
Cara steps outside and informs Zane that they’re to let the cattle go. Jack’s furious and claims it’s not her decision to make, and Cara tells Zane that Jacob wishes to speak with him.
Jacob instructs Zane to keep the calves and sell the mothers. He also suggests they send Cara to the livestock conference. She can say he’s in Wyoming hunting cattle thieves.
Zane confirms they sent for Spencer, but it could take a year for him to return. “Then a year’s how long we have to hold off,” replies Jacob.
A voiceover from Elsa (Isabel May) says the three possible answers to prayer are yes, not yet, and I have something else in mind for you. She believes we need to trust the “not yet” and “something else” and avoid the foolish notion of hope.
“Hope is the surrender of authority to your fate and trusting it to the whims of the wind,” says Elsa. “My family does not hope. We fight for what we believe until we have it or we are destroyed by the pursuit.”
Teonna (Aminah Nieves) refuses to sit quietly as her friend Baapuxti (Leenah Robinson) is repeatedly hit by a nun while they’re learning to harvest fruit. She uses a bucket as a weapon and hits a nun in the head. Sister Mary (Jennifer Ehle) immediately responds by knocking out Teonna with a shovel to the face.
Teonna comes to tied to a chair with Sister Mary claiming she’s just trying to save her from herself. She needs to be cleansed, but only if she wants to be saved. Teonna refuses and is hit in the face numerous times. She screams with each blow, and Sister Mary breaks the ruler and grabs another. Teonna is in so much pain that she gives in and begs to be saved.
A prayer is said as Sister Mary cuts off Teonna’s long braid. Teonna cries as her restraints are loosened and her hair is trimmed. She’s set in a bath and then writhes in pain as steel wool is used to wash her back. It cuts into her skin, and she screams as blood joins the water in the tub.
Teonna silently packs her belongings in the dead of night as the other girls sleep. She asks Baapuxti to come with her, certain there isn’t a law that forces them to become servants or be beaten. Teonna takes Baapuxti’s bible and then reveals she’s making war.
Teonna sneaks into Sister Mary’s room and beats her in the face with the bundle that now includes Baapuxti’s bible. Mary’s gravely injured but not dead, and Teonna finishes the job by suffocating her while, in her native tongue, saying, “I am the land and I am killing you.”
After Sister Mary’s dead, Teonna heats up a wooden ruler and brands Mary’s face.
Cara arrives in town accompanied by Zane and the Yellowstone cowboys. She takes Jacob’s seat at the head table in the packed town hall and addresses the assembly. Cara claims cattle thieves have struck the Yellowstone and Jacob’s in Wyoming hunting them down. She points out three fellow ranchers whose cattle were also among those stolen.
Cara says nothing about her own family but announces the thieves killed Bob Strafford in cold blood. (There’s a murmuring of shock and disbelief in the crowd.) She requests a forceful but lawful response as mob violence isn’t the solution. Cara also requests the Livestock Commission be given the authority to make arrests. She asks for members of the association to vote for the creation of a police force to bring thieves and lease violators to justice.
The room’s silent. No one votes for the police force.
Banner’s been taking all this in from his seat, and it appears he’s now uncertain whether he actually killed any of the Duttons. He speaks out against the vote, claiming she has no authority to request one.
Cara holds up the order she claims was written and signed by Jacob, and Sheriff McDowell (Robert Patrick) confirms it’s Jacob’s signature. A vote is taken again, and the ranchers vote a resounding yes while the sheepherders vote no. The ranchers win, and a police force will be created.
The meeting’s adjourned and Cara confesses to Zane she thought of the police force on the way to the meeting. She signed the letter, not Jacob.
Banner confronts Cara outside the town hall, calling her a liar. Zane wants to kill him where he stands, but Cara suggests if she’s lying, then he should go back inside and tell the sheriff the truth. She demands to know how he knows where Jacob is and Banner seems satisfied with himself when he explains no bank or government will allow a woman to run a ranch. He suggests her charade will have to end at some point.
Cara spits in his face and hisses, “When my charade is over, so are you.” She adds that she kills much slower than men do, and his fight is now with her.
Banner warns her he has the money and the army for a fight and she has neither. Cara laughs and tells him she can’t wait for him to meet her nephew. Banner thinks she’s talking about John and is shocked to learn there’s another nephew coming home to Yellowstone.
The Dutton Family’s Story Unfolds in Cara’s Letters
Our favorite couple’s spending a blissful night together when Alex finds a large stack of unopened letters tied with a ribbon among Spencer’s items. Spencer says they’re from his aunt and he chose not to read them. He describes war as “if insanity was a thing you could touch” and confesses the letters would have made him miss home during the war. Dreaming of being in Montana with his family could have distracted him and led to his death.
He believes not reading them kept him alive. Spencer has two years’ worth of unread letters and now he feels guilty for never opening them.
Alex sets the letters down by Spencer and calls herself a jealous lover. She won’t share him with his demons, so they need to chase them all away. She pours two drinks and suggests they begin getting rid of those demons by reading each of the letters together.
Cara’s letters describe what she’s heard about the war, and flashbacks are shown of Spencer in battle. Cara wrote that she prayed for the wild young man who loved to chase cattle and ride horses with abandon to return soon. She misses his beautiful smile, which she called her sunrise.
Alex is crying by the time she finishes reading the first letter out loud, and she thinks this might be a mistake. Spencer doesn’t and asks her to read the next letter.
This continues into the night, and as they drink, Alex begins enjoying herself as she learns more about Spencer’s family and his upbringing. She’s fallen madly in love with his family through these letters and can’t wait to meet them in person.
One letter describing the death of Emma and John’s baby has Alex crying once again. Apparently, they tried to have more children after Jack but were unsuccessful. The letters also describe the period when Jacob and Cara arrived in Montana, as well as a description of Jack’s love, Elizabeth, and how she leads him around on an invisible leash.
Some letters Alex reads silently after Spencer’s fallen asleep, but not the final letter. She wakes him and says it’s important he reads it now. He asks her to read it and she begins, “Spencer, your brother has been killed. By the time you receive this letter, I suppose your uncle has been killed as well…”
Spencer cries as Alex reads Cara’s words expressing the need for him to return home and fight the war that’s landed on their doorstep.
As episode four, “War and the Turquoise Tide,” ends, it’s revealed the letter was written three months ago! If Alex hadn’t been nosy, it could have gone unread for months, even years.
Episode four marks the end of the first half of the season, and the trailer for the second half reveals Spencer and Alex are on their way home. It also shows that Jacob’s recuperated but still needs Spencer’s help in battling Banner and his thugs. Episode five will air on February 5, 2023.
CBS’s S.W.A.T. star Alex Russell steps behind the camera to direct season six episode 10, “Witness.” Episode 10 will air on Friday, January 13, 2023 at 8pm ET/PT.
Season six stars Shemar Moore as Daniel “Hondo” Harrelson, Alex Russell as Jim Street, Jay Harrington as David “Deacon” Kay, Kenny Johnson as Dominique Luca, David Lim as Victor Tan, Patrick St. Esprit as Commander Robert Hicks, and Rochelle Aytes as Nichelle.
Anna Enger Ritch recurs as Zoe Powell.
“Witness” Plot: The SWAT team races to locate a young boy abducted from a homeless shelter. Also, Street allows his personal history to cloud his judgment on the kidnapping case, and Hondo and Nichelle find themselves at odds over their spiritual beliefs.
Episode 10 guest stars include Toni Christopher, Tania Raymonde, Clinton Lowe, Jeremy Maguire, Karl Makinen, and David O’Hara. Emily Swallow, Kate Orsini, Aaron Colom, Joe Bucaro, and J.C. Leuyer also guest star.
S.W.A.T. stars Shemar Moore as a former Marine and locally born and raised S.W.A.T. sergeant tasked to run a specialized tactical unit that is the last stop in law enforcement in Los Angeles. Torn between loyalty to where he was raised and allegiance to his brothers in blue, Daniel “Hondo” Harrelson strives to bridge the divide between his two worlds. Committed to the job and embracing personal change, Hondo prepares for fatherhood with his girlfriend, Nichelle, the operator of a South LA community center.
The other members of Hondo’s elite S.W.A.T. unit include David “Deacon” Kay, an experienced S.W.A.T. officer and dedicated family man who always puts the team first; Dominique Luca, an expert driver who gets them in and out of high-risk situations; Victor Tan, who started in the LAPD Hollywood Division and uses his confidential informants in the community to help the team; and Jim Street, the team’s cocky newest member.
Responsible for the management of all Metro Division S.W.A.T. units is Commander Robert Hicks, a senior LAPD official with the Special Operations Bureau. With Hondo leading the charge, these dedicated men bravely put themselves at risk to protect their community and save lives.
It’s all hands on deck when a mom goes missing on CBS’s CSI: Vegas season two episode 11, “Trinket.” Directed by Ruben Garcia from a script by Safia M. Dirie, episode 11 will air on Thursday, January 12, 2023 at 10pm ET/PT.
The second season stars Paula Newsome as Maxine Roby, Marg Helgenberger as Catherine Willows, Matt Lauria as Joshua Folsom, and Mandeep Dhillon as Allie Rajan. Ariana Guerra plays Detective Serena Chavez, Lex Medlin is Beau Finado, and Jay Lee is Chris Park.
“Trinket” Plot: When a young, non-verbal boy is found hiding in a stranger’s garage, the CSI team searches for his missing mother. Also, Max receives a strange letter with symbols in silver ink that Folsom and Allie recognize from prior crime scenes.
Episode 11 guest stars include Sarah Gilman, Sara Amini, Hilda Boulware, Henry Joseph Samiri, Kathleen Wilhoite, and Mark Engelhardt. Missy Yager, Reid Emmons, John Garet Stoker, Tristan Cunningham, and Jazz Vickers also guest star.
CSI: Vegas, the sequel to the Network’s global hit CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, returns for a second season in Las Vegas – the city where it all began. Amidst the neon lights and long shadows, dark threats continue to lurk in Sin City. Maxine Roby leads her brilliant team of Crime Scene Investigators – Joshua Folsom, Allie Rajan, Detective Serena Chavez, Chris Park, and Beau Finado – as they use science to solve baffling cases. Catherine Willows returns to help the CSIs face off with a dealer of death who is planning to beat the odds in Las Vegas.
This combined force will deploy the latest forensic techniques to do what they do best – follow the evidence – in order to preserve and serve justice in Sin City.
Todd goes to extreme lengths in a hunt for evidence on CBS’s So Help Me Todd season one episode 11, “Side Effects May Include Murder.” Directed by Daniel Willis from a script by Andy Berman, episode 11 will air on Thursday, January 12, 2023 at 9pm ET/PT.
Oscar winner Marcia Gay Harden stars as Margaret Wright, Skylar Astin plays Todd Wright, and Tristen J. Winger is Lyle. Madeline Wise plays Allison, Inga Schlingmann is Susan, and Rosa Arredondo stars as Francey.
“Side Effects May Include Murder” Plot: When Margaret’s client faces an attempted murder charge, she mounts a creative defense to prove her client’s innocence, and Todd takes an experimental drug to find evidence. Also, Allison finds herself in trouble and reaches out to Todd for help.
Episode 11 guest stars include Clayton James, Rob LaBelle, Tasha Simms, Dean Marshall, Kalyne Coleman, Joe Macleod, and Karin Dubois. Miguel Castillo, Stacee Copeland, Derek Lowe, Gardiner Millar, Anjul Nigam, Andrii Zhebrovskyi, and Christine Lippa also guest star.
Marcia Gay Harden and Skylar Astin star as razor-sharp, meticulous attorney Margaret Wright and Todd, her talented but scruffy, aimless son whom she hires as her law firm’s in-house investigator. As the black sheep of the well-heeled Wright family, Todd is a laidback, quick-thinking, excellent former private detective who fell on hard times after his flexible interpretation of the law got his license revoked. Margaret’s penchant for excellence and strict adherence to the law is at complete odds with Todd’s scrappy methods of finding his way through sticky situations: by the seat of his wrinkled pants.
When Todd inadvertently teams with his mother on a case, she’s surprised to find herself duly impressed by – and proud of – his crafty ability to sleuth out information with his charm and his wide-ranging tech savvy. At last, Margaret sees a way to put her son on a “suitable” path to living an adult, financially solvent life she approves of, and she asks him to join her firm. Todd agrees since it means getting his license back and once again doing the job he excels at and loves.
Mother and son working together is a big first step toward mending their fragile, dysfunctional relationship, and they may even come away with a better understanding of each other at this pivotal point in their lives. But whether Todd and Margaret will be able to accept each other for who they are is another case entirely.
Ben leaps into a hospital’s busy ER on NBC’s Quantum Leap season 1 episode 10. “Paging Dr. Song” will air on January 9, 2023 at 10pm ET/PT.
The sequel stars Raymond Lee (Kevin Can F**k Himself) as physicist Ben Song and Caitlin Bassett as Addison, a hologram who only Ben can see when he leaps. Ernie Hudson (The Family Business) plays Herbert “Magic” Williams, Mason Alexander Park (The Sandman) is Ian Wright, and Nanrisa Lee (First Love) plays Jenn Chou.
“Paging Dr. Song” Plot: Ben leaps into Alexandra Tomkinson, a medical resident in a Seattle hospital. As victims from a train crash pour into the ER, Addison reveals a very complicated mission facing Ben during this leap. Ben must go up against hospital bosses to save lives and Alexandra’s career.
Caitlin Bassett as Addison and Raymond Lee as Dr. Ben Song in ‘Quantum Leap’ episode 10 (Photo by: Ron Batzdorff/NBC)
Season One Synopsis:
It’s been nearly 30 years since Dr. Sam Beckett stepped into the Quantum Leap accelerator and vanished. Now, a new team, led by physicist Ben Song (Lee), has been assembled to restart the project in hope of understanding the mysteries behind the machine and the man who created it.
Everything changes, however, when Ben makes an unauthorized leap into the past, leaving the team behind to solve the mystery of why he did it. At Ben’s side throughout his leaps is Addison (Bassett), who appears in the form of a hologram only Ben can see and hear. She’s a decorated Army veteran who brings level-headed precision to her job.
At the helm of the highly confidential operation is Herbert “Magic” Williams (Hudson), a no-nonsense career military man who has to answer to his bosses who won’t be happy once they learn about the breach of protocol. The rest of the team at headquarters includes Ian Wright (Park), who runs the Artificial Intelligence unit “Ziggy,” and Jenn Chou (Lee), who heads up digital security for the project.
As Ben leaps from life to life, putting right what once went wrong, it becomes clear that he and the team are on a thrilling journey. However, Addison, Magic, Ian and Jenn know that if they are going to solve the mystery of Ben’s leap and bring him home, they must act fast or lose him forever.
Francois Chau as Louis, Tiffany Smith as Dr. Sandra, Raymond Lee as Dr. Ben Song, and Caitlin Bassett as Addison in episode 10 (Photo by: Ron Batzdorff/NBC)Tiffany Smith as Dr. Sandra, Caitlin Bassett as Addison and Raymond Lee as Dr. Ben Song in episode 10 (Photo by: Ron Batzdorff/NBC)Raymond Lee as Dr. Ben Song and Tiffany Smith as Dr. Sandra in episode 10 (Photo by: Ron Batzdorff/NBC)Nanrisa Lee as Jenn in episode 10 (Photo by: Ron Batzdorff/NBC)Tiffany Smith as Dr. Sandra and Raymond Lee as Dr. Ben Song in episode 10 (Photo by: Ron Batzdorff/NBC)Raymond Lee as Dr. Ben Song and Caitlin Bassett as Addison in episode 10 (Photo by: Ron Batzdorff/NBC)
CBS has renewed its incredibly popular new primetime drama Fire Country for a second season. The network confirmed Fire Country will be a part of their 2023-2024 primetime lineup.
“It’s pretty remarkable to see a new series resonate like this with both broadcast and streaming audiences right out of the gate,” stated Amy Reisenbach, president of CBS Entertainment. “Fire Country has so many appealing entry points for the audience. It combines high-stakes action with small-town charm, mystery, and romance, and a family franchise at its core. We’re blessed to have an incredible team in front of and behind the camera led by amazing producers and writers and an exceptionally talented cast.”
The drama was inspired by series star Max Thieriot’s experiences living in Northern California. Joining Thieriot in season one are Billy Burke, Kevin Alejandro, Diane Farr, Stephanie Arcila, Jordan Calloway, and Jules Latimer. Thieriot also serves as an executive producer along with Tony Phelan, Joan Rater, Tia Napolitano, Jerry Bruckheimer, and KristieAnne Reed.
Fire Country premiered on October 7, 2022 and has been averaging 8 million viewers. It currently ranks as the highest rated new broadcast series of the 2022-2023 season.
Season one airs on Fridays at 9pm ET/PT.
The Plot, Courtesy of CBS:
Fire Country stars Max Thieriot (SEAL TEAM) 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.
Netflix has officially confirmed Wednesday will return for season two. The announcement was accompanied by a one-minute video in which Wednesday (Jenna Ortega) says thanks for being put through pure torture. (We all know how much Wednesday loves that!).
The video points out that over the course of a few weeks, she was hunted, haunted, and mimicked across the internet. Wednesday’s loving it and so are viewers who’ve made the series the second most popular show ever on Netflix.
“It’s been incredible to create a show that has connected with people across the world. Thrilled to continue Wednesday’s tortuous journey into season two. We can’t wait to dive headfirst into another season and explore the kooky spooky world of Nevermore. Just need to make sure Wednesday hasn’t emptied the pool first,” said creators, showrunners, and executive producers Alfred Gough and Miles Millar in a feature on Tudum.com.
Netflix put together a list of key facts in support of the show’s return, noting the series has been viewed 1.2 billion (yes, billion) times in its first 28 days. Here’s what else the streaming service found to brag about:
Wednesday crossed the 1 billion hour view mark only three weeks after debut – joining Stranger Things 4 and Squid Game as the third title to reach this milestone within its first 28 days.
The series broke the record for the most hours viewed in a week for an English-language TV series on Netflix – not once, but twice – when it debuted in the #1 spot with a record-breaking 341.23M hours viewed and again in its second week with a staggering 411.29M hours viewed.
To date, Wednesday has had six consecutive weeks with over 100+M hours viewed on the English TV List — another record!
On TikTok, #WednesdayAddams has amassed over 22 Billion views.
The Wednesday soundtrack reached #1 on the iTunes Soundtrack chart where it remained in the Top 10 for three weeks. Wednesday Addams, the artist, now has over 1 Million followers on Spotify.
On Spotify, “Goo Goo Muck” by The Cramps saw a streaming increase of more than 9.5K% compared to the month prior to the series release.
Wednesday’s iconic dance scene has gone massively viral across global social media. Fan-generated content utilizing “Bloody Mary” by Lady Gaga led to a streaming increase of more than 1,800% of the song on Spotify compared to the month prior to the series’ release. Even Lady Gaga joined in on the fun.
With over 80 Million views and counting, fans can’t get enough of the cast’s reaction to the iconic dance scene video.
Wednesday’s viral makeup look has been searched for and viewed over 100 Million times by fans on TikTok.
In addition to Jenna Ortega leading the cast in the titular role, season one starred Gwendoline Christie (Principal Larissa Weems), Jamie McShane (Sheriff Galpin), Percy Hynes White (Xavier Thorpe), Hunter Doohan (Tyler Galpin), Emma Myers (Enid Sinclair), and Joy Sunday (Bianca Barclay). Additional season one stars included Naomi J Ogawa (Yoko Tanaka), Moosa Mostafa (Eugene Ottinger), Georgie Farmer (Ajax Petropolus), Riki Lindhome (Dr. Valerie Kinbott), and Christina Ricci (Marilyn Thornhill).
Guest stars included Catherine Zeta-Jones (Morticia Addams), Luis Guzmán (Gomez Addams), Fred Armisen (Uncle Fester), and Isaac Ordonez (Pugsley Addams).
The eight-episode first season premiered on November 23, 2022. Netflix hasn’t announced the season two premiere date.
Sam and Jay will be adjusting to having a super helpful assistant while Sasappis is busy falling in love with a car ghost on CBS’s Ghosts season two episode 12. “The Family Business” will air on Thursday, January 12, 2023 at 8:30pm ET/PT.
Rose McIver and Utkarsh Ambudkar lead the cast as Samantha and Jay, the living residents of the mansion. Playing the mansion’s resident ghosts are Brandon Scott Jones as Isaac, Richie Moriarty as Pete, Danielle Pinnock as Alberta, and Asher Grodman as Trevor. Román Zaragoza stars as Sasappis, Sheila Carrasco plays Flower, Rebecca Wisocky is Hetty, and Devan Chandler Long plays Thorfinn.
“The Family Business” Plot: Sam gives relationship advice to her and Jay’s assistant, Freddie (Mike Lane), ignoring Hetty’s warning not to get too close to “the help.” Also, Sasappis strikes up a romance with Jessica (Nichole Sakura), the ghost who lives in Freddie’s car.
Ghosts is a single-camera comedy about Samantha and Jay, a cheerful freelance journalist and up-and-coming chef from the city, respectively, who threw both caution and money to the wind when they decide to convert a huge rundown country estate they inherited into a bed & breakfast – only to find it was inhabited by the many spirits of deceased residents who now call it home.
The departed souls are a close-knit, eclectic group that includes a saucy Prohibition-era lounge singer (Pinnock); a pompous 18th-century militiaman (Jones); a ‘60s hippie fond of hallucinogens (Carrasco); an overly upbeat ‘80s scout troop leader (Moriarty); a cod-obsessed Viking explorer from 1009 (Devon Chandler Long); a slick ‘90s finance bro (Grodman); a sarcastic and witty native from the 16th-century (Zaragoza); and a society woman and wife of a 19th-century robber baron who is Samantha’s ancestor (isocky), to name a few.
The opening of the B&B is a source of intrigue, anxiety, and curiosity among the spirits, but they’ll gladly put up with the commotion as long as they can continue to interact with a living inhabitant – Samantha.
Renfield just catapulted to the top of my list of 2023 must-see twisted comedies, kicking Cocaine Bear into second place. Universal Pictures unveiled the official trailer along with a teaser poster and two stills from the film, and director Chris McKay took to Twitter to share his joy at Renfield seeing the light of day – or dark of movie theaters – soon, thanks to Universal.
“So excited for you all to see this. An incredible cast and crew came together in NOLA to make an action packed, gory comedy. Thank you to @UniversalPics for letting us make a f*cked up Dracula movie starring @NicholasHoult #awkwafina #nicolascage @rejectedjokes and more!” – @buddboetticher
The two-minute trailer kicks off with Nicholas Hoult seeking help to get out of a toxic relationship. That “relationship” is, of course, the one he shares as Renfeld with Nicolas Cage’s Dracula. While Dracula wants Renfield to fetch dozens of innocent victims (including nuns and cheerleaders), Renfeld just wants a normal life. Yeah, right.
The cast also includes Awkwafina, Ben Schwartz, Adrian Martinez, and Brandon Scott Jones. McKay directed from a screenplay by Ryan Ridley, based on an original idea by Robert Kirkman. McKay also serves as producer along with Kirkman, David Alpert, Bryan Furst, and Sean Furst. Samantha Nisenboim executive produces.
In this modern monster tale of Dracula’s loyal servant, Nicholas Hoult (Mad Max: Fury Road, The Menu) stars as Renfield, the tortured aide to history’s most narcissistic boss, Dracula (Oscar winner Nicolas Cage). Renfield is forced to procure his master’s prey and do his every bidding, no matter how debased. But now, after centuries of servitude, Renfield is ready to see if there’s a life outside the shadow of The Prince of Darkness. If only he can figure out how to end his codependency.
