USA Network/Syfy have good news for fans of killer dolls and vampires. Syfy’s Chucky will return for a third season and Reginald the Vampire has officially been renewed for season two.
The second season of Chucky was one of the top 10 drama cable series in 2022 among adults. And the network’s Reginald the Vampire starring Jacob Batalon was second among all cable dramas on Wednesdays at 10pm during its first season run.
“The cast and crew of Chucky would like to thank fans and critics alike for their overwhelming response to season two, which we’re delighted to announce has now spurred the official greenlight on season three. This news has made Chucky very happy. Thank Damballa for that because otherwise Chucky would have been frankly impossible to deal with. Many thanks also to our partners at SYFY, USA and UCP for helping us keep Chucky busy. See you in 2023 for what Chucky himself promises will be his scariest season ever,” said executive producer Don Mancini.
Chucky season two premiered on October 5, 2022 and stars Zackary Arthur as Jake Wheeler, Björgvin Arnarson as Devon Evans, and Alyvia Alyn Lind as Lexy Cross. Brad Dourif provides the voice of the iconic doll.
Nick Antosca, Alex Hedlund, David Kirschner, and Jeff Renfroe join Mancini as Chucky executive producers.
“The only thing better than getting the opportunity to make a season of television with SYFY is to get the opportunity to do it again,” stated Reginald the Vampire executive producer Harley Peyton. “All of us – cast and crew, writers, producers, and — can hardly wait.”
The horror comedy, based on Johnny B. Truant’s book series, is executive produced by Harley Peyton, director Jeremiah Chechik, Todd Berger, Lindsay Macadam, Brett Burlock, and Peter Emerson.
Jacob Batalon stars in the title role, Savannah Basley plays Angela Hibbert, Em Haine is Sarah Kinney, and Mandela Van Peebles is Maurice Miller.
Syfy offers this description of the comedy:
Imagine a world populated by beautiful, fit and vain vampires. Reginald Andres tumbles headlong into it as an unlikely hero who will have to navigate every kind of obstacle – the girl he loves but can’t be with, a bully manager at work and the vampire chieftain who wants him dead. Fortunately, Reginald discovers he has a few unrecognized powers of his own. A new show with a lot of heart and just enough blood, Reginald the Vampire proves the undead life is just as complicated as life itself.
Fox’s new anthology series Accused kicks off season one with an episode starring Michael Chiklis as a surgeon who’s very concerned about his teenage son. Episode one, “Scott’s Story,” airs on Sunday, January 22, 2023 at 9pm ET/PT.
The first episode also stars Oakes Fegley, Robert Wisdom, Jill Hennessy, and Eric Parker. Three-time Emmy Award winner Howard Gordon (24, Homeland) developed the series based on the BBC series created by Jimmy McGovern.
“Scott’s Story” Plot: A father (Michael Chiklis) confronts the limits of unconditional love when he comes to believe his teenage son (Oakes Fegley) may be planning an unimaginable crime.
“Scott’s Story” was directed by Emmy winner Michael Cuesta (Homeland).
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.
Season one of Paramount+’s critically acclaimed drama Mayor of Kingstown ended with Mike (Jeremy Renner) and his brother, Kyle, emerging from the prison riot and immediately embraced by their mom. The prison riot capped a first season in which Mike rarely had a moment of peace. But as season two episode one, “Never Missed a Pigeon,” opens, he’s taking time out from solving problems he didn’t create to help Iris continue to recover.
(This is a recap so there are SPOILERS AHEAD.)
Iris (Emma Laird) is blindfolded as Mike takes a small boat out to a larger boat on the lake. The boat, “Bad Optics,” was seized in a drug raid, and Mike believes sleeping on it might cure both their problems: his insomnia and her fear of bears, and life in general.
A voiceover by Mike informs us his dad couldn’t wait to grow old so he could forget his scars and the scars he gave others. Mike’s dad told him to keep a journal full of only good things. When his memories faded, he could turn to it and read about his happy life.
“But minds don’t forget so easy and the horror that we witness and endure takes root,” says Mike.
The prison guards and officers witnessed horror during the brutal prison riot, and Captain Kareem Moore (Michael Beach) is experiencing PTSD. His wife wakes to an empty bed in the middle of the night and finds her husband downstairs, tucked away in a small room, and screaming in terror when she opens the door. She does her best to assure him he’s home and safe, but it’s going to take more than comforting words to calm his mind.
Our first visit with the inmates in Mayor of Kingstown season two shows they’re housed in large tents with porta potties at a temporary outdoor facility after destroying the prison. It’s miserable and crowded, and the guards no longer step in when fighting breaks out. They just stand by and watch, and Mike’s voiceover explains that after riots the inmates will take down their old leaders and new ones will emerge.
Another consequence of a riot is that without leadership among the gangs inside, there isn’t leadership among the gangs outside. The result is chaos in the streets as well as in jail.
Morning arrives, and Iris would rather stay on the boat while Mike heads off to work. Reluctantly, Mike agrees but warns her not to go anywhere. They don’t know who’s still looking for her.
Ian (Hugh Dillon) and Stevie (Derek Webster) are at the scene of a gang shooting when Ian calls Mike to join him. There’s a massive Pit Bull inside one of the cars and it’s eating one of the victims, but they’re not sure what to do about it since citizens are filming on cell phones.
Ian doesn’t think they have a choice other than to shoot the Pit Bull before it leaps out of the sunroof. He fires multiple rounds at the dog (in a clear case of overkill) as Mike arrives. Mike’s shocked by the scene; Ian didn’t give him any warning before opening the car door. They all realize this is what life’s going to be like until the gangs in the jail sort themselves out.
Mike’s unhappy to learn that Bloods called in a tip on a cookhouse belonging to Bunny and the cops took it down. Mike believes going after the peacekeepers will just make it more difficult to keep the peace.
And speaking of the devil, Bunny (Tobi Bamtefa) is pissed when he calls Mike about the raid. The cops asked him to stand down and then raided his cookhouse.
Miriam (Dianne Wiest) returns to her job instructing female inmates, but the atmosphere’s dramatically changed. There are multiple armed guards inside the room with her, and the inmates no longer have desks. Instead, they sit in a semi-circle, each chair separated by a few feet.
She delivers a lecture on choices but gets flustered by the presence of so many armed guards and asks them to leave or else class is over. The head guard immediately orders the students to stand and empties the room.
Miriam was not expecting that response.
Elsewhere, Captain Moore speaks with a psychiatrist and claims he’s just happy to be alive. He denies he was raped by the inmates, and the doctor points out that other guards claimed to have witnessed his rape by multiple inmates. Moore continues to insist he wasn’t sexually assaulted. If he was, he’d join the class-action suit against the prison and the State. He’s not joining it because it didn’t happen. All he wants is to go back to work to provide for his family.
Captain Moore wants to finish out his years on the job and get his pension. The doctor clears him for duty after Moore assures him he isn’t seeking revenge.
Mike visits Bunny on the roof of a store his gang’s now using as headquarters. Bunny explains he’s on the roof to keep safe from drive-bys, and Mike fills him in on why his cookhouse was raided. They got a tip from a Blood and the cops had no idea the place was Bunny’s.
Bunny threatens to call in tips on the Bloods, but Mike says he hopes they can calm everything down. But that won’t happen without new gang leaders in prison. Bunny explains they can’t pick new leaders because everyone worthy died in the raid. The only way to make a name and stand out now is to kill a cop/guard.
Mike warns that if that happens, law enforcement will basically wipe out the entire jail population. Bunny says without being able to get messages in and out and without being able to get drugs in and money out, life on the streets will remain in chaos. Bunny blames everything on the guards. Mike thinks the answer is the world needs to get real quiet, real fast.
Bunny reminds Mike about how many inmates died, but Mike immediately counters with his own statistics. 33 guards were killed and the rest were raped, and the guards are now on edge – just waiting to kill more inmates. In the meantime, the inmates sweat it out in tents without phones, drugs, or anything they’d normally have in prison before the riot.
Before Mike leaves, he warns Bunny not to continue with his territory grab. This store was under the Bloods’ control a week ago.
Mike’s next stop is a meeting with Ian, Stevie, Carney (Lane Garrison), and Robert (Hamish Allan-Headley). Carney reports the inmates are suffering in the heat and the Mexicans seem to be poised to take control. The whites lost their leaders inside and out, and the Bloods and Crips are constantly fighting. No one has any weapons, so it’s all about fistfights right now.
Mike wants the raids on cookhouses to stop, and Robert points out that raiding them is his job. Mike claims the Crips need to be in control since Bunny’s the only reasonable person, and raiding his cookhouse makes him weaker.
Mike becomes frustrated when the guys suggest the solution is to take out everything they can right now and clear the streets. Mike reminds them there must be a pecking order inside for life outside to get back to normal.
Mike asks Ian to pull back a little and give things time to settle down. Ian agrees.
The talk turns to Milo and, apparently, it’s only at this point that they realize he’s unaccounted for. Carney points out there are still 300 dead bodies waiting to be identified. The inmates burned all the medical and dental records, so it’s slow going.
Back at the prison, Captain Moore and a squad of his Corrections officers – including Carney – have three prisoners tied up, on their knees, and with sacks over their heads behind the porta-potties. A blanket’s held up to block the view of the other inmates as Captain Moore hits the prisoners with his fists and the butt of a rifle. Moore doesn’t care if he kills one (or more), and neither does Carney.
Mike meets Assistant D.A. Evelyn Foley (Necar Zadegan) at the coroner’s office which is busy processing the bodies from the prison riot. Evelyn admits they’re still finding bodies, so they haven’t got a final count yet. Plus, Robert and his SWAT team are going to be investigated for killing unarmed prisoners. Mike doesn’t care what Robert did to save Kyle. (Kyle’s taken a job upstate.)
Evelyn confirms Milo isn’t listed on any roster. She didn’t tell Mike because she assumed he knew it since he normally knows everything before she does.
Mike stalks out of the building and Evelyn chases after him. She’s got nearly 800 active criminal cases from the riot and multiple jurisdictions to work with. Basically, it’s a clusterf**k. Still, Mike is certain Milo just walked out of the prison without anyone noticing.
Mike wants Evelyn to issue an alert that Milo has escaped. Evelyn’s reluctant but admits that none of the bodies they still haven’t identified look like Milo.
With the possibility of Milo on the loose, Mike rushes back to the boat and picks up Iris. Milo will definitely be searching for her if he’s escaped.
A short while later, Mike watches an elderly man attach a note to a pigeon and send him on his way. The pigeon’s heading to the man’s son’s house in Detroit, and it’ll take about four hours to get there. He prefers this method of communication over phones since he and his son miss phone calls but never miss pigeons. (Hence, the episode’s title.)
Their talk’s interrupted by the arrival of the Feds who are setting up a safe house for Iris. They have a temporary safe house here and will take Iris to it, but Mike can’t come with them. He can’t know where she’s staying in case he was followed.
Iris has been waiting in Mike’s car and doesn’t want to go. Mike insists she’ll be set up with a new identity that will allow her to go back to school and start a new life. Iris is upset she won’t be able to call or visit him, and Mike confirms that’s true. She wonders why he took her out on the boat if he’s just sending her off. Iris thinks the boat was actually to help him, not her, and in her anger, she finally gets out of Mike’s car and walks over to the Feds. (She needed to be mad to leave Mike’s side.)
While this is going down, Miriam purchases alcohol at a store and is brutally attacked before she can get in her car. The mugger punches her multiple times in the face, knocking her to the ground. She’s bleeding as she begs him to just take the money and leave the wallet.
He does and flees. She clutches a photo of her sons that fell out of her wallet.
With 10 minutes left in the Mayor of Kingstown season two premiere we finally get our first look at Kyle (Taylor Handley) in action as a member of the Michigan State Police. He’s on a boat pursuing a smuggler, and his partner can’t believe Kyle’s putting on a vest and has his weapon ready. Kyle’s partner points out the smuggler is Canadian, and Canadians don’t have guns. Kyle insists all smugglers have weapons.
The smuggler turns the boat around and tries to outrun the Michigan State Police, but it’s not even a close race. Kyle and his partner board the boat and Kyle’s instantly in full-on attack mode. His partner’s calm and collected while Kyle’s ready for the situation to go south any second.
The partner finds the smuggled goods and Kyle checks out a barrel. He’s surprised it’s maple syrup and demands to know where the drugs are hidden. Even his partner’s surprised by that question. The smugglers in this area smuggle syrup from Canada, not drugs. They’re just trying to avoid paying the tariff.
Kyle’s partner asks the smuggler if he wants to pay the fine now or follow them in. Kyle has absolutely no idea what this new job involves, but never thought it’d be about busting syrup smugglers.
Kyle yells at his partner for not warning him, and his partner explains the drugs leave the States, not the other way around.
Stevie and Ian speak with Miriam, informing her that her mugger has been taken into custody a few blocks away. He’ll be charged with armed robbery, but Miriam says he never displayed a weapon. It doesn’t matter because he had a knife when he was arrested.
They bring him to Miriam’s location and he’s a bloody mess now. She’s shocked and Ian claims it’s because he resisted arrest. Miriam refuses to press charges and wants her attacker let go. She also doesn’t want Ian or Stevie to tell Mike what happened.
Iris is at the safe house when she hears the agents discussing Milo. She had no clue Milo hasn’t been accounted for; Mike didn’t tell her. Iris doesn’t believe they can protect her (three Feds died the last time they tried), and demands to be allowed to go for a walk by herself.
It’s nearly 10pm when Mike finally makes it into his old office. Rebecca’s still there and he sends her home. Iris walks in and asks if it’s true Milo escaped. Mike doesn’t know, but his heart tells him it is.
We’re sending positive thoughts Jeremy Renner’s way as he continues to recover from his horrible accident. Renner suffered blunt chest trauma and orthopedic injuries on January 1, 2023 after being run over by his snowplow. He’s doing well and is making progress, but still has a long road to recovery.
A terrorist attack has SWAT working with the FBI on CBS’s S.W.A.T. season six episode 11. Directed by Gonzalo Amat from a script by Kent Rotherham & Cshediiz Coleman, episode 11 – “Atonement” – airs on Friday, January 20, 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.
Recurring season six cast members include Lou Ferrigno Jr. as Rocker, Jessica Camacho as Vasquez, Ryan Hurst as Terry, and Otis “Odie” Gallop.
“Atonement” Plot: The SWAT team participates in a joint task force with the FBI when a car bombing has ties to a terrorist group planning an attack in Los Angeles. Also, a tragedy from Deacon’s past gives insight into the origins of his faith, and Luca and his brother, Terry (Ryan Hurst), battle over a new family revelation.
Episode 11 guest stars include Dennis Volochkov, Niko Pepaj, Sasha Golberg, Erik Passoja, Jacqueline Hahn, and Emma Malouff. Kelly Overton, Conroe Brooks, Michael Petrone, Anne Beyer, and Yorgo Constantine also guest star.
Shemar Moore as Daniel “Hondo” Harrelson in ‘SWAT’ season 6 episode 11 (Photo: Bill Inoshita/CBS/Sony Pictures Television)
The Plot:
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.
Jessica Camacho as Vasquez and Shemar Moore as Daniel “Hondo” Harrelson in the “Atonement” episode (Photo: Bill Inoshita/CBS/Sony Pictures Television)Jessica Camacho as Vasquez and Shemar Moore as Daniel “Hondo” Harrelson in season 6 episode 11 (Photo: Bill Inoshita/CBS/Sony Pictures Television)Shemar Moore as Daniel “Hondo” Harrelson in season 6 episode 11 (Photo: Bill Inoshita/CBS/Sony Pictures Television)Jay Harrington as David “Deacon” Kay in season 6 episode 11 (Photo: Bill Inoshita/CBS/Sony Pictures Television)Jessica Camacho as Vasquez and Shemar Moore as Daniel “Hondo” Harrelson in season 6 episode 11 (Photo: Bill Inoshita/CBS/Sony Pictures Television)
The seventh and final season of The CW’s Riverdale will premiere on Wednesday, March 29, 2023 at 9pm ET/PT. Season seven will take place in the 1950s, with Jughead the only one among the friends who knows they’ve traveled back in time.
The fourth season of Nancy Drew brings the series to an end beginning on Wednesday, May 31st at 8pm ET/PT. The CW’s schedule shows Riverdale and Nancy Drew will air their series finales on Wednesday, August 23rd.
“Riverdale and Nancy Drew are two beloved CW series with some of the most passionate and dedicated fans in all of television, and these final seasons are true gifts to them,” stated Brad Schwartz, President, Entertainment, The CW Network. “As we prepare to say farewell to these iconic characters, there are still plenty of surprises and shocking twists packed into both series as they conclude at the top of their game.”
The CW’s premiere date announcement included new details on the final seasons of both shows:
Riverdale – The seventh season of Riverdale goes where no season of Riverdale has dared to go before – the 1950s! Picking up where last season ended, Jughead Jones (Cole Sprouse) finds himself trapped in the 1950s. He has no idea how he got there, nor how to get back to the present. His friends are no help, as they are living seemingly authentic lives, similar to their classic Archie Comics counterparts, unaware that they’ve ever been anywhere but the 1950’s.
Archie Andrews (KJ Apa) is the classic all-American teen, coming of age, getting into trouble, and learning life-lessons; Betty Cooper (Lili Reinhart) is the girl next door, starting to question everything about her perfect life – including her controlling mother Alice (Madchen Amick); Veronica Lodge (Camila Mendes) is a Hollywood starlet who moved to Riverdale under mysterious circumstances; Cheryl Blossom (Madelaine Petsch) is the Queen Bee with a withering wit and a secret longing; Toni Topaz (Vanessa Morgan) is an activist fighting for the Black students of recently integrated Riverdale High; Kevin Keller (Casey Cott) is a “square” crooner wrestling with his sexual identity; Reggie Mantle (Charles Melton) is a basketball star from farm country; and Fangs Fogarty (Drew Ray Tanner) is a greaser who’s destined to be an Elvis-type star.
It isn’t until Jughead is visited by Tabitha Tate (Erinn Westbrook) – Riverdale’s Guardian Angel – that he learns the cosmic truth about their predicament. Will Jughead and the gang be able to return to the present? Or will our characters be trapped in the 1950s forever? And, if so… is that such a bad thing?
Maddison Jaizani as Bess, Kennedy McMann as Nancy and Alex Saxon as Ace in ‘Nancy Drew’ (Photo: Colin Bentley (C) 2022 The CW Network, LLC)
Nancy Drew – Nancy Drew follows the legendary teen detective as she solves mysteries – both earthbound and supernatural – in her haunted hometown of Horseshoe Bay, Maine.
Nancy (Kennedy McMann) leads a sleuthing team of close-knit friends: George Fan (Leah Lewis), whose desire for justice has brought her fighting spirit to the courtroom as an aspiring law school student, a path she must forge despite her disadvantaged background; Ned “Nick” Nickerson (Tunji Kasim), whose broken engagement with George has left him single, back on the dating scene, and focused on becoming a rising star as a local businessman; Bess Marvin (Maddison Jaizani), who is eager to become the town’s guardian of dangerous supernatural secrets, only to encounter a threatening new foe who’s hellbent on leading a witch-hunt to undermine Bess’s mission; and Nancy’s star-crossed love Ace (Alex Saxon), who must confront the deathly curse keeping him and Nancy from acting on their feelings for each other.
Season four of Nancy Drew begins as Nancy launches a new investigation to find a group of missing bodies from Horseshoe Bay’s cemetery that have been dug up and stolen – or have possibly risen. As Nancy is drawn into this ghostly case, a string of unexplained paranormal crimes leads the Drew Crew to believe that the literal sins of the town’s past have returned to haunt the living.
Meanwhile, Nancy struggles with yearning for Ace, the man she loves. But when a slow-burning attraction begins between Nancy and the son of Ryan Hudson’s newest enemy, Nancy must decide whether this love interest is worth the ire of both her father and Ace – whose own heart may also be tempted by a new relationship. Nancy’s exploits this season will bring the Drew Crew numerous standalone cases, stunning twists, humor, and unexpected romances as they are drawn into a season-long mystery unlike any they have had to solve before.
When Nancy’s efforts to protect her seaside hometown from the sins of its past backfire, she must do the unthinkable to save her friends from both the supernatural and earthbound threats coming for them – and it could cost her everything, and everyone, she’s ever loved.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29
8:00-9:00pm THE FLASH (Original Episode)
9:00-10:00pm RIVERDALE (Season 7 Premiere)
Fox’s Fantasy Island season two episode three serves up a Desperate Housewives reunion with guest stars Teri Hatcher and James Denton. Episode three, “Paymer Vs. Paymer,” will air on Monday, January 16, 2023 at 8pm ET/PT.
Roselyn Sanchez is back as Elena Roarke, a descendant of the iconic Mr. Roarke played by Ricardo Montalban in the original ’70s series. Kiara Barnes (The Bold and the Beautiful) returns as Ruby Akuda and John Gabriel Rodriguez (Rosewood) returns as Javier.
Andy Richter guest stars.
“Paymer Vs. Paymer” Plot: Empty nesters Dolly and Dutch seek clarity on how to spend their next chapter. Meanwhile, Helene helps Ruby tap into her newfound youth. Javier opens up to Roarke as he wrestles with his new role.
Guest stars Teri Hatcher and James Denton in ‘Fantasy Island’ season 2 episode 3 (Photo by Laura Magruder / FOX)
Fantasy Island Description, Courtesy of Fox:
A modern drama series, Fantasy Island takes place at a luxury resort, where literally any fantasy requested by guests is fulfilled, although they rarely turn out as expected. Delving into the “what if” questions – both big and small – that keep us awake at night, each episode will tell emotional, provocative stories about people who arrive with dreams and desires and depart enlightened and transformed through the magical realism of Fantasy Island.
Serving as steward of this mysterious island is Elena Roarke (Sanchez), a descendant of the iconic Mr. Roarke. Elena set aside her own ambitions, and even the love of her life, to uphold her family’s legacy. Sophisticated, insightful, and always charming, her calm exterior masks the challenges of the responsibilities she has assumed. Assisting Elena is Ruby Akuda (Barnes), a young woman with an old soul who arrives on Fantasy Island with a terminal illness, and is given a new lease on life there; and pilot Javier (Rodriquez), who also is the head of island transportation and a jack of all trades.
Guest stars Teri Hatcher and James Denton in the “Paymer vs. Paymer” episode (Photo by Laura Magruder / FOX)Roselyn Sanchez and Kiera Barnes in the “Paymer vs. Paymer” episode (Photo by Laura Magruder / FOX)Guest star Andy Richter, Roselyn Sanchez and guest stars Teri Hatcher and James Denton in season 2 episode 3 (Photo by Laura Magruder / FOX)Guest star Andy Richter in the “Paymer vs. Paymer” episode (Photo by Laura Magruder / FOX)Guest stars Teri Hatcher and James Denton in season 2 episode 3 (Photo by Laura Magruder / FOX)
The murder of a chess hustler becomes incredibly complicated on CBS’s Blue Bloods season 13 episode 11, “Lost Ones.” Directed by Jackeline Tejada from a script by Kevin Reilly and Yasmin Cadet, episode 11 is set to air on Friday, January 20, 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, and Roslyn Ruff.
“Lost Ones” Plot: Danny and Baez’s investigation into the death of a chess hustler is complicated by interference from the victim’s son. Also, Erin is offered an endorsement of her run for D.A. by an influential Harlem pastor in exchange for a professional favor; Gormley comes to Frank with a request regarding a disabled officer who has a connection to Danny; and Jamie tries to make amends with a man he regrets putting away as a young officer.
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.
Sharon’s in danger from a firefighter seeking revenge plus Billy Burke performs an original song on CBS’s Fire Country season one episode 11. Directed by Anton Cropper from a script by David Gould, episode 11 – “Mama Bear” – will air on Friday, January 20, 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.
Episode 11 guest stars include W Tre Davis, Sabina Gadecki, Michael Trucco, and April Amber Talek. Aaron Pearl, Sydney Bell, Aleks Paunovic, Sean Tyson, Barclay Hope, and Mark Krysco also guest star on “Mama Bear.”
The “Mama Bear” Plot: A former inmate firefighter harboring a grudge against Sharon returns to carry out his revenge.
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.
The first teaser for season two of Showtime’s Yellowjackets begins with Natalie’s chilling warning that the survivors brought “darkness” back with them. Whatever was with them while they were stranded is still with them, and Misty warns herself to keep it together and not cry.
The teaser also introduces a new character played by Elijah Wood (Lord of the Rings, Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency). He’s absolutely not wrong when he says to Misty, “Kidnapping, cults, death, your friendships are a little more complicated than most.”
Season two stars Emmy nominee Juliette Lewis as Natalie, Critics Choice Award winner Melanie Lynskey as Shauna, Emmy nominee Christina Ricci as Misty, and Tawny Cypress as Taissa. Sophie Nélisse is Teen Shauna, Jasmin Savoy Brown is Teen Taissa, Sophie Thatcher is Teen Natalie, Samantha Hanratty is Teen Misty, and Courtney Eaton is Teen Lottie.
The cast also includes Liv Hewson as Teen Van, Steven Krueger as Ben Scott, Warren Kole as Jeff, and Kevin Alves as Teen Travis.
Yellowjackets newcomers Lauren Ambrose (Servant) and Simone Kessell (Obi-Wan Kenobi) will be season two regulars.
Christina Ricci as Misty and Elijah Wood as Walter in ‘Yellowjackets’ season 2 (Photo Credit: Kailey Schwerman / SHOWTIME)
Ashley Lyle and Bart Nickerson created the series and serve as showrunners and executive producers with Jonathan Lisco. Creative Engine’s Drew Comins also executive produces.
Season one averaged 5 million viewers and ranks as the second-most streamed Showtime series. Yellowjackets season two premieres via streaming and on demand on Friday, March 24, 2023. It’ll debut on Showtime on Sunday, March 26th at 9pm ET/PT.
Nuha Jes Izman as Teen Crystal, Samantha Hanratty as Teen Misty, Alexa Barajas as Teen Mari, Sophie Nélisse as Teen Shauna, Courtney Eaton as Teen Lottie, Nia Sondaya as Teen Akilah, Sophie Thatcher as Teen Natalie, Jasmin Savoy Brown as Teen Taissa, Steven Krueger as Ben Scott and Liv Hewson as Teen Van in season 2 (Photo Credit: Kailey Schwerman / SHOWTIME)
The Plot, Courtesy of Showtime:
Equal parts survival epic, psychological horror story and coming-of-age drama, Yellowjackets is the saga of a team of wildly talented high school girls soccer players who become the (un)lucky survivors of a plane crash deep in the remote northern wilderness. The series chronicles their descent from a complicated but thriving team to savage clans, while also tracking the lives they’ve attempted to piece back together nearly 25 years later, proving that the past is never really past and what began out in the wilderness is far from over.
Melanie Lynskey as Shauna in season 2 (Photo Credit: Colin Bentley / SHOWTIME)Juliette Lewis as Natalie in season 2 (Photo Credit: Kailey Schwerman / SHOWTIME)Tawny Cypress as Taissa in season 2 (Photo Credit: Colin Bentley / SHOWTIME)Lauren Ambrose as Van in season 2 (Photo Credit: Kailey Schwerman / SHOWTIME)
Magnum P.I. looked like it was dead in the water after season four. Fortunately, thanks to NBC, CBS Studios, Universal Television, and the support of fans, Magnum P.I. is back for a fifth season on its new home – NBC – and on a new night – Sundays.
Magnum P.I. season five episode one, “The Passenger,” will air on February 19, 2023 at 9pm ET/PT. Episode two, “The Breaking Point,” follows at 10pm.
Jay Hernandez leads the cast as Thomas Magnum, Perdita Weeks is Juliet Higgins, Zachary Knighton stars as Orville ‘Rick’ Wright, Stephen Hill is Theodore TC Calvin, Amy Hill is Kumu, and Tim Kang plays Det. Gordon Katsumoto.
“The Passenger” Plot: Magnum and Higgins weigh the risks of pursuing a relationship. Rick juggles being a new father and running La Mariana. Katsumoto tries to figure out his next move.
“The Breaking Point” Plot: Magnum and Higgins go undercover as lifeguards to solve a murder. Jin Jeong wins a storage unit auction and enlists the help of TC and Rick upon finding a stolen military medal.
Perdita Weeks as Juliet Higgins and Jay Hernandez as Thomas Magnum in ‘Magnum P.I.’ season 5 episode 1 (Photo by: Zack Dougan/NBC)
The Season 5 Plot, Courtesy of NBC:
Magnum P.I. is a modern take on the classic series centering on Thomas Magnum, a decorated former Navy SEAL who, upon returning home from Afghanistan, repurposes his military skills to become a private investigator. A charming rogue, an American hero and a die-hard Detroit Tigers fan, Magnum lives in a guest cottage on Robin’s Nest, the luxurious estate where he works as a security consultant to supplement his P.I. business.
The “majordomo” of the property is Juliet Higgins, a beautiful and commanding disavowed MI:6 agent whose second job is to keep Magnum in line, with the help of her two Dobermans. When Magnum needs backup on a job, he turns to his trusted buddies and fellow POW survivors Theodore ‘TC’ Calvin, a former Marine chopper pilot who runs Island Hoppers, a helicopter tour business, and Orville “Rick” Wright, a former Marine door-gunner-turned-impresario of Oahu’s coolest nightclub and the most connected man on the island.
With keys to a vintage Ferrari in one hand, aviator sunglasses in the other, and an Old Düsseldorf longneck chilling in the fridge, Thomas Magnum is back on the case!
Perdita Weeks as Juliet Higgins and Jay Hernandez as Thomas Magnum in season 5 episode 1 (Photo by: Zack Dougan/NBC)Jay Hernandez as Thomas Magnum and Amy Hill as Teuila “Kumu” Tuileta in season 5 episode 1 (Photo by: Zack Dougan/NBC)Perdita Weeks as Juliet Higgins, Karissa Lee Staples as Melinda Parker, and Jay Hernandez as Thomas Magnum in season 5 episode 1 (Photo by: Zack Dougan/NBC)Tim Kang as Detective Gordon Katsumoto in season 5 episode 1 (Photo by: Zack Dougan/NBC)Zachary Knighton as Orville “Rick” Wright and Tim Kang as Detective Gordon Katsumoto in season 5 episode 1 (Photo by: Zack Dougan/NBC)Jay Hernandez as Thomas Magnum in season 5 episode 1 (Photo by: Zack Dougan/NBC)Perdita Weeks as Juliet Higgins and Jay Hernandez as Thomas Magnum in season 5 (Photo by: Brian Bowen Smith/NBC)
