The Resident‘s Malcolm-Jamal Warner stars in Fox’s Accused season one episode four, “Kendall’s Story.” Directed by Clark Johnson from a script by Keith Josef Adkins, episode four is set to air on Tuesday, February 14, 2023 at 9pm ET/PT
The episode four cast also includes Karen LeBlanc as Alisa Gomillion, Wendell Pierce as Detective Trent Douglas, Donald Paul as Lamar Mingoe, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith as David Mingo, and Camilla Edna Bascom as Ingrid. Ian D. Clark plays Father Southgate, Geoffrey Pounsett is ADA Bill Stanley, and Jasmine Burns is Patrice Leonard.
“Kendall’s Story” Plot: When a man (Malcolm-Jamal Warner) learns his daughter was assaulted in a park near their home, his friends encourage him to take justice into his own hands.
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.
Poster for ‘The Traitors’ season 1 (Photo by: Peacock)
Peacock’s super addictive reality competition series The Traitors has been renewed for season two. Season one debuted on January 12, 2023 and quickly became Peacock’s #1 reality show. In fact, it was so popular that the streamer’s bringing the first season competitors back together for a reunion special hosted by Andy Cohen.
The reunion will stream on February 28, 2023 and will mark the first time the competitors have gotten together since season one’s finale.
Alan Cumming served as host and producer on season one, and he’ll be back to guide the Traitors and the Faithfuls through challenges in season two.
“The Traitors is an ambitious, highly addictive and spontaneous format that keeps contestants and viewers on their toes,” stated Corie Henson, EVP Entertainment Unscripted Content, NBCUniversal. “Alan Cumming is a well-dressed genius, the producers at Studio Lambert are brilliant storytellers, and the show is the perfect mix of drama and suspense to keep our Traitors and Faithfuls craving more.”
Season one’s cast included Arie Luyendyk Jr. (Bachelor/Bachelorette), Brandi Glanville (The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills), Cirie Fields (Survivor), Cody Calafiore (Big Brother), Kate Chastain (Below Deck), Kyle Cooke (Summer House), Rachel Reilly (Big Brother), Reza Farahan (Shahs of Sunset), Stephenie LaGrossa Kendrick (Survivor), and Olympian Ryan Lochte.
Amanda Clark, Andie Thurmond, Anjelica Conti, Azra Valani, Christian De La Torre, Geraldine Moreno, Michael Davidson, Quentin Jiles, Robert “Bam” Nieves, and Shelbe Rodriguez also attempted to figure out who was a friend and who was a big fat liar during the show’s first season.
“We hugely enjoyed making the US version of this hit format with NBC and giving Peacock’s audience a highly bingeable murder mystery game full of intrigue and dramatic twists,” said Stephen Lambert, CEO, Studio Lambert. “This is the game which shows how people judge each other, often leaping to false conclusions, in a way that’s revealing and entertaining, and we’re excited to be making a second season with Alan as together we build on the success of the first.”
The Season 1 Plot, Courtesy of Peacock:
Hosted by Alan Cumming, this unscripted competition series is a nail-biting psychological adventure in which treachery and deceit are the name of the game. Twenty contestants (including reality A-listers) come together to complete a series of challenges with the objective of earning a cash prize. The catch? Three of the contestants coined “the traitors” will devise a plan to steal the prize from the other contestants coined “the faithful.”
Sundance Now and AMC+ have released the official trailer for Black Snow, a new six-part series premiering on February 23, 2023. Described as part whodunit and part coming-of-age drama, Black Snow stars Travis Fimmel (Raised By Wolves, Vikings) as a cold-case detective investigating a murder.
In addition to unveiling the official trailer, AMC+ and Sundance Now released a batch of photos ahead of the show’s two-episode premiere.
In an interview with The Sydney Morning Herald, Fimmel described why Black Snow caught his interest.
“What intrigued me about him is that he’s a very flawed character. He’s got a lot of issues, childhood issues that he’s still dealing with, parental figures, and I think that’s the reason he became a cold-case detective,” said Fimmel. “There’s some stuff that unravels in the story that he went through that is very similar to the stuff that’s going on in the main storyline. I think it’s maybe cathartic for him to be doing what he’s doing, but at the same time it brings up a lot of painful memories.”
The crime drama’s cast also includes newcomers Talijah Blackman-Corowa, Jemmason Power, Molly Fatnowna, Eden Cassady, and Australian musician Ziggy Ramo. Brooke Satchwell (Poker Face), Alexander England (C*A*U*G*H*T), Erik Thomson (C*A*U*G*H*T), Kym Gyngell (No Activity), Rob Carlton (Bali 2002), Jimi Bani (Mabo), Daniela Farinacci (Total Control), and Lucy Bell (The Secrets She Keeps) also star.
Lucas Taylor (Harrow) created the series and writes along with Boyd Quakawoot (Black Comedy) and Beatrix Christian (Jindabyne). Sian Davies (The Gloaming) and Matthew Saville (Please Like Me) directed, and Lois Randall, Kaylene Butler, and Goalpost Pictures’ Rosemary Blight served as producers.
The Plot: Part coming-of-age drama and part whodunit, Black Snow follows the mystery of a small-town murder that rocked the Australian South Sea Islander community. In 1995, seventeen-year-old Isabel Baker was murdered. The crime shocked her tight-knit community and left the town devastated. The case was never solved, the killer never found. In 2020, the opening of a time capsule unearths a secret that puts cold-case detective James Cormack (Fimmel) on the trail of the killer.
Travis Fimmel as Cormack and Jemmason Power as Hazel in ‘Black Snow’ (Photo Credit: Sundance Now)Travis Fimmel as Cormack and Jemmason Power as Hazel (Photo Credit: Sundance Now)Talija Blackman-Corowa as Isabel Baker and Ziggy Ramo as Ezekiel ‘Zeke’ Iesul (Photo Credit: Sundance Now)Talija Blackman-Corowa as Isabel Baker and Molly Fatnowna as Young Hazel (Photo Credit: Sundance Now)Ziggy Ramo as Ezekiel ‘Zeke’ Iesul (Photo Credit: Sundance Now)Travis Fimmel as Cormack (Photo Credit: Sundance Now)Brooke Satchwell as Chloe Rankin (Photo Credit: Sundance Now)
Tom Cavanagh reprises his guest starring role as Mickey Patrick, Danny’s childhood friend, on CBS’s Blue Bloods season 13 episode 12. Directed by Ralph Hemecker from a script by Brian Burns and Peter D’Antonio, episode 12 – “The Big Leagues” – will air on Friday, February 3, 2023 at 10pm ET/PT.
The cast is led by Tom Selleck as Frank Reagan, Donnie Wahlberg as Danny Reagan, and Bridget Moynahan as Erin Reagan. Will Estes stars as Jamie Reagan, Len Cariou is Henry Reagan, Marisa Ramirez plays Det. Maria Baez, and Vanessa Ray is Officer Eddie Janko.
Season 13’s recurring guest stars include Abigail Hawk, Gregory Jbara, Robert Clohessy, Steven Schirripa, Andrew Terraciano, Steven Maier, and James Nucifero.
“The Big Leagues” Plot: Danny reunites with Mickey Patrick (Cavanagh), his childhood friend and a former criminal, who comes to him for help finding his missing fiancée. Also, Anthony surprises Erin with one last stakeout before her run for district attorney; Jamie helps a former officer caught committing a crime with the purpose of helping others; and Frank comes face to face with a woman who confesses to killing her husband.
Episode 12 guest stars include Jaime Zevallos, Gene Gabriel, Grace Porter, Dazmann Still, Mark Christopher Green, Madeline Grey DeFreece, and Evgeniya Radilova. Joe Osheroff, Jared Morrison, Brandon Cusma, Mike McGowan, Mario Peguero, Jana Joldzic, Johnath Davis, and Marta Alvarez also guest star.
Blue Bloods is a drama about a multi-generational family of cops dedicated to New York City law enforcement. Frank Reagan is the New York Police Commissioner, and heads both the police force and the Reagan brood. He runs his department as diplomatically as he runs his family, even when dealing with the politics that plagued his unapologetically bold father, Henry, during his stint as chief.
A source of pride and concern for Frank is his eldest son, Danny, a seasoned detective, family man and Iraq War vet who on occasion uses dubious tactics to solve cases with his partner and new mother, Detective Maria Baez. Erin, the middle daughter, is a New York assistant D.A. who serves as the legal compass for her siblings and father, while also pursuing a run for district attorney. Jamie is the youngest Reagan, a Harvard Law graduate and the family’s golden boy.
Unable to deny the family tradition, Jamie decided to give up a lucrative future in law and follow in the family footsteps as a cop. He’s found a friend and ally in his wife, Eddie, who keeps him on his toes, and has very different reasons than the Reagans for joining the police force.
So Help Me Todd starring Oscar winner Marcia Gay Harden has been officially renewed for season two. CBS’s popular primetime drama has been averaging an impressive 6.3 million viewers since its premiere on September 29, 2022.
Season one, which ranks as the top new Thursday night series, currently airs on Thursdays at 9pm ET/PT in between Ghosts and CSI: Vegas.
“So Help Me Todd has charmed viewers with the incomparable chemistry between Marcia Gay Harden and Skylar Astin,” said Amy Reisenbach, president of CBS Entertainment. “With the series’ unique blend of captivating legal drama, laugh-out-loud humor and intriguing family dysfunction, it’s no wonder the audience continues to grow. I am delighted that these two inimitable characters and their entertaining banter will extend into a second season.”
Harden stars as Margaret Wright, Skylar Astin plays Todd Wright, and Tristen J. Winger is Lyle. The first season cast also includes Madeline Wise as Allison, Inga Schlingmann as Susan, and Rosa Arredondo as Francey.
Scott Prendergast, Elizabeth Klaviter, Dr. Phil McGraw, Stuart Gillard, Jay McGraw, and Julia Eisenman serve as executive producers.
The Plot, Courtesy of CBS:
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.
Jake Gyllenhaal stars as an Army Sergeant who makes it his mission to rescue the Afghan interpreter who saved his life in Guy Ritchie’s The Covenant. STX Films and MGM’s official trailer sets up their relationship and teases that Gyllenhaal will be facing extraordinary odds if he wants to save his friend.
In addition to Oscar nominee Jake Gyllenhaal, the cast includes Dar Salim (Game of Thrones), Antony Starr (The Boys), Alexander Ludwig (Heels), Bobby Schofield (Black Sea), Emily Beecham (1899), and Jonny Lee Miller (The Crown).
Guy Ritchie (The Gentlemen, King Arthur: Legend of the Sword) directed, produced, and co-wrote the screenplay with Ivan Atkinson and Marn Davies. Ivan Atkinson, John Friedberg, and Josh Berger produced, and Samantha Waite, Olga Filipuk, Robert Simonds, and Adam Fogelson executive produced.
The R-rated thriller opens in theaters on April 21, 2023.
Guy Ritchie’s The Covenant Plot:
Guy Ritchie’s The Covenant follows US Army Sergeant John Kinley (Gyllenhaal) and Afghan interpreter Ahmed (Salim). After an ambush, Ahmed goes to Herculean lengths to save Kinley’s life. When Kinley learns that Ahmed and his family were not given safe passage to America as promised, he must repay his debt by returning to the war zone to retrieve them before the Taliban hunts them down first.
Investigating a double homicide puts a target on Will and Faith’s backs on ABC’s Will Trent season one episode six. Directed by Lea Thompson from a script by Britta Lundin, episode six – “Should I Go Get My Tin Foil Hat?” – airs Tuesday, February 15, 2023 at 10pm ET/PT.
The series stars Ramón Rodríguez (The Affair) in the title role, Erika Christensen (Ten Days in the Valley) as Angie Polaski, Iantha Richardson (This Is Us) as Faith Mitchell, Jake McLaughlin (Quantico) as Michael Ormewood, and Sonja Sohn (The Chi) as Amanda Wagner.
“Should I Go Get My Tin Foil Hat?” Plot: A double murder leads the GBI on a cyber-chase to investigate a software firm’s activity behind closed doors. Meanwhile, Angie does her best to ensure a key witness testifies in her case.
Ramon Rodriguez and Iantha Richardson in ‘Will Trent’ season 1 episode 6 (ABC/Danny Delgado)
Will Trent Synopsis:
Special Agent Will Trent of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) was abandoned at birth and endured a harsh coming-of-age in Atlanta’s overwhelmed foster care system. But now, determined to use his unique point of view to make sure no one is abandoned like he was, Will Trent has the highest clearance rate in the GBI.
Ramon Rodriguez in the “Should I Go Get My Tin Foil Hat?” episode (ABC/Danny Delgado)Kurt Yue in season 1 episode 6 (ABC/Danny Delgado)Ramon Rodriguez in season 1 episode 6 (ABC/Danny Delgado)Ramon Rodriguez in season 1 episode 6 (ABC/Danny Delgado)
Netflix’s official trailer for Outer Banks confirms season three will be the show’s most action-packed to date. The nearly three-minute trailer shows the Pogues are gearing up for what series creators and executive producers Jonas Pate, Josh Pate, and Shannon Burke call the granddaddy of all treasure hunts.
Season three stars Chase Stokes as John B., Madelyn Cline as Sarah Cameron, Madison Bailey as Kiara, Jonathan Daviss as Pope, and Rudy Pankow as JJ. Austin North plays Topper, Drew Starkey is Rafe, Carlacia Grant is Cleo, and Charles Esten stars as Ward Cameron.
The cast also includes Cullen Moss as Shoupe, Julia Antonelli as Wheezie Cameron, Caroline Arapoglou as Rose Cameron, E. Roger Mitchell as Heyward, Charles Halford as Big John, Elizabeth Mitchell as Limbrey, Andy McQueen as Carlos Singh, and Lou Ferrigno Jr as Ryan.
The 10-episode third season premieres on February 23, 2023.
Carole Sanders Peterman and Aaron Miller serve as producers, and Jonas Pate, Darnell Martin, Valerie Weiss, and Gonzalo Amat directed season three episodes. The behind-the-scenes team includes production designer Daniel Novotny, costume designer Emmie Holmes, composer Fil Eisler, and music supervisors Liza Richardson and Marc Mondello.
After losing the gold and fleeing the Outer Banks, season three finds the Pogues washed ashore on a desert island that, for a brief moment, seems like an idyllic home. Officially deemed ‘Poguelandia,’ the island’s newest residents spend their days fishing, swimming, and reveling in the carefree lifestyle of their temporary dwelling. But things quickly go south for John B, Sarah, Kiara, Pope, JJ, and Cleo when they find themselves once again caught up in a race for the treasure, quite literally running for their lives.
They’re broke and far from home, they can’t trust anyone, Ward and Rafe are hungry for revenge, and there’s a ruthless Caribbean Don who will stop at nothing to find the bounty. Was the treasure ever within their reach? Or was it all a trap to stop them once and for all? Either way, it’s the Pogues against the world – and the only way out is together.
Starz has released the first five photos from the much-anticipated new season of Blindspotting and announced season two will premiere on April 14, 2023 at 9pm ET/PT. The second season will finally arrive a year and eight months after the season finale of season one aired.
The half-hour comedy will kick off season two with back-to-back episodes, followed by new episodes dropping on subsequent Fridays at 9pm ET/PT.
Daveed Diggs and Rafael Casal created the critically acclaimed comedy and serve as executive producers. Casal also stars in the show, directed four season two episodes, and serves as showrunner. Emily Gerson Saines, Ken Lee, Tim Palen, and Snoot Entertainment’s Jess Wu Calder and Keith Calder of Snoot Entertainment also executive produce, with Wu Calder directing two episodes.
In addition to Rafael Casal as Miles, the season two cast includes Emmy winner Jasmine Cephas Jones as Ashley, Oscar winner Helen Hunt as Rainey, Jaylen Barron as Trish, Candace Nicholas-Lippman as Janelle, and Benjamin Turner as Earl. Atticus Woodward plays Sean, April Absynth is Jacque, Lance Holloway is Cuddie, and Margo Hall plays Nancy.
The Plot, Courtesy of Starz:
Blindspotting centers on Ashley (Jones), who was nipping at the heels of a middle-class life in Oakland until Miles (Casal), her partner of 12 years and father of their son, Sean (Woodward) was suddenly incarcerated, leaving her to navigate a chaotic life when she is forced to move in with Miles’s mother, Rainey (Hunt), and sister, Trish (Barron). The series maintains a lighthearted and fun tone while simultaneously tackling complex issues with a comedic and innovative twist, spotlighting the hilarious hijinks Ashley and family get into as she attempts to navigate the crazy chaos of her life in the Bay Area.
Season two picks up nine months after Ashley and Miles’s prison nuptials in the season one finale, Ashley is doing backflips to try and raise their son on her own. She is reaching her breaking point and is taking it out on everyone around her. Miles is adjusting to life on the inside and counting down the days before their first family visitation weekend at San Quentin.
Rainey is doing her best to make Ashley and Sean feel at home while trying to find a way to stay connected to her son behind bars, but Ashley holds all the cards. Trish’s new business is flourishing, but she is dealing with jealousy issues now that her best friend and business partner Jacque (Absynth) is dating Cuddie (Holloway). Janelle (Nicholas-Lippman) is growing frustrated with Ashley’s constant need for support and has begun to miss her life back in Bali.
And then, of course, Earl (Turner), fresh out of prison himself for unintentionally breaking his probation, has moved out of Nancy’s (Hall) house and is trying to re-establish a relationship with his own family and his past. Welcome back to the ordeal.
Jacob Vargas and Lisette Olivera in Disney+’s ‘National Treasure: Edge of History’ episode 9
Episode nine of Disney+’s National Treasure: Edge of History is jam-packed with surprises, so buckle in. The episode kicks off with Jess (Lisette Olivera) and her father, Rafael (Jacob Vargas), being led through a private airport by Billie (Catherine Zeta-Jones) and her team. Rafael has a plan but Jess has one too, of course, and lets him know she has Ethan’s phone.
Before boarding the private plane, Billie reminds them that she heard everything and wants Rafael’s journal. She orders Kacey (Breeda Wool) to search Jess.
Elsewhere, Oren (Antonio Cipriano) is currently freaking out. He and Liam (Jake Austin Walker) went to Agent Ross (Lyndon Smith) and told her about Myles – his grandpa’s old nurse – being murdered. When Agent Ross checks out the scene, Myles’s body is gone and the room’s clean.
Agent Ross refuses to believe that Billie is behind all of this and asks where Jess is in Mexico. Oren jumps in and insists Billie really did kidnap him. He demands to take a polygraph test. Liam knows that’s not a good idea because Oren is a bad liar.
Tasha (Zuri Reed) and Ethan (Jordan Rodrigues) are handcuffed and being held in the FBI building. Oren passes his polygraph test as Agent Ross is informed that the other two were just brought in. Oren wants to know who but doesn’t get an answer.
Agent Ross starts the interrogation with Tasha by bringing up her grandmother who was an activist in the 1960s. Tasha’s grandmother is currently in hiding and has multiple charges pending against her. Ross tries to work her way into Tasha’s good graces by claiming that Tasha has a fighting spirit like her grandmother and that although she didn’t believe her or Jess the first time they came in, she’s open to listening now that Oren passed his polygraph test.
Agent Ross is really working the “help me help you” angle and says that she believes them about Billie, but her boss still believes Jess killed Sadusky. Tasha isn’t falling for her games. (Way to go, Tasha!) After convincing Agent Ross to let her and Ethan go, they run into Oren and Liam and fill them in on what’s transpired.
Ethan tries to call the phone he gave to Jess but it’s turned off and her last known location was 16 hours prior. Tasha thinks she can try something else to figure out her location. Liam’s convinced Billie has her.
Billie goes through Rafael’s journal on the private plane while demanding that he tell her where to find the treasure. He switches subjects and brings up her brother Sebastian. As Rafael talks, Kacey’s watching him and not paying attention to Jess as she attempts to get to Ethan’s phone.
Jess manages to get the phone just as Billie finds a hidden needle inside Rafael’s pencil. Kacey notices her bag has been moved and searches Jess again but doesn’t find anything.
Billie wants Rafael to talk and asks Kacey to bring Jess over. Unfortunately, Kacey discovers the phone before Jess’s SOS signal goes through. Billie figures out the needle opens the medallion; it’s an accent compass.
And it turns out Jess was able to get the SOS off and it went to Ethan’s ex, Meena (Salena Qureshi). After facetiming Oren to see if Ethan’s okay, they realize it was Jess. They also realize Jess is on Billie’s private plane.
A scene from Disney+’s ‘National Treasure: Edge of History’ episode 9
Tasha and the gang show up at a crappy motel so she can use the antennas from an old TV for MacGyver-type stuff. She believes she can track Billie’s plane with the help of the antennas…and it works. The plane’s on its way to Mississippi.
Meanwhile, Agent Ross meets Dr. Zeke (Tommy Savas) for lunch. She opens up about Jess’s case and how she’s starting to believe it really is all Billie’s doing. (It helps that Oren passed his polygraph.) But she took it to her boss and he still thinks Jess killed Sadusky. She then tells him about Myles supposedly being murdered at Sadusky’s house, and they decide to skip lunch and go look for evidence.
Billie’s men realize they left Myles’s phone behind at the Sadusky house and need to go back and get it.
As Agent Ross and Zeke are looking for blood, Billie’s men return to retrieve Myles’s phone. When Ross draws her weapon and tells them to freeze, they open fire. Ross shoots one of them and the other gets away.
The Scooby gang heads off to Mississippi and Liam shows Oren the book his grandpa left him. They decide to try and figure it out together because Liam is certain his grandpa was trying to tell him something.
After landing in Mississippi, Rafael warns Jess there will be a lot of booby traps. She thinks they can use them to their advantage against Billie and her minions.
Tasha hacks the cameras at the airport and they spot a boat, along with Jess and her dad. Oren thinks they’re going to Devil’s Swamp – and he’s right.
Agent Ross is still at Sadusky’s speaking with her boss, Agent Hendricks (Armando Riesco), when she receives videos from Tasha of Billie and armed men holding Jess and her dad captive.
Liam and Oren crack his grandfather’s code and figure out Billie isn’t a treasure hunter. She’s actually a treasure destroyer! Billie is part of a group and their leader is Salazar. Peter figured this out and was about to expose them. Liam now believes that’s why Peter was murdered.
And now for another plot twist! Agent Ross figures out it was her boss that killed Sadusky when he tries to offer her an orange tic-tac. It’s the same color dye that was on Peter Sadusky’s hands when he was found dead. Ross draws her gun on her boss and disarms him. He vehemently denies it, of course, and warns her that if she goes to the swamp alone, she’ll get killed.
Episode nine, season one’s penultimate episode, ends with an even bigger plot twist. Agent Ross shows up and demands Billie’s lackeys drop their weapons or she’ll shoot Billie. Agent Hendricks suddenly appears and stabs Ross with a sword. She collapses.
Rafael has a flashback of Hendricks killing Sebastian. Rafael utters one word: Salazar.
