Netflix has released three new character posters from Oscar-nominated writer/director Noah Baumbach’s White Noise ahead of its screening as the opening night film at the 60th New York Film Festival. White Noise also had the honor of opening the 2022 Venice Film Festival on August 31st.
The character posters feature the film’s stars two-time Oscar nominee Adam Driver, three-time Oscar nominee Greta Gerwig, and Oscar nominee Don Cheadle. The cast also includes Raffey Cassidy, Sam Nivola, May Nivola, Lars Eidinger, Andre Benjamin, and Jodie Turner-Smith.
Baumbach’s behind-the-scenes team features director of photography Lol Crawley, production designer Jess Gonchor, editor Matthew Hannam, and costume designer Ann Roth, with music by Danny Elfman.
“Noah Baumbach’s adaptation of White Noise is an unequivocal triumph: a wildly entertaining and morbidly funny meditation on the way we live now that is also the director’s most ambitious and expansive film,” said Dennis Lim, artistic director at NYFF. “Aided by a brilliant cast led by Adam Driver and Greta Gerwig, Baumbach has not only captured the essence of Don DeLillo’s beloved, era-defining book — he has turned it into a movie that speaks profoundly to our moment.”
Noah Baumbach, David Heyman, and Uri Singer produced, with Brian Bell and Leslie Converse executive producing.
White Noise will be released in select theaters on November 25, 2022, followed by a release on Netflix on December 30th. The film currently sits at 91% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes.
Netflix released the following synopsis:
“At once hilarious and horrifying, lyrical and absurd, ordinary and apocalyptic, White Noise dramatizes a contemporary American family’s attempts to deal with the mundane conflicts of everyday life while grappling with the universal mysteries of love, death, and the possibility of happiness in an uncertain world.”
Poster of Netflix’s White Noise’ star Greta GerwigDon Cheadle in Netflix’s ‘White Noise’
Netflix shared the first video clip from the Bridgerton prequel Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story during their Tudum Global Fan Event, with the nearly two minute video introducing India Ria Amarteifio as a young Queen Charlotte. The clip opens with Charlotte (not yet a queen) attempting to scale a garden wall, certain the king is a beast or a troll. She’s desperately requesting the assistance of a young man who refuses to lend a hand because, as it turns out, he’s King George.
Corey Mylchreest (The Sandman) stars as young King George, Arsema Thomas plays young Agatha Danbury, and Michelle Fairley (Gangs of London) plays Princess Augusta. Sam Clemmett (The War Below) is young Brimsley, Freddie Dennis (The Nevers) is Reynolds, Richard Cunningham (The Witcher) is Lord Bute, and Tunji Kasim (Nancy Drew) is Adolphus.
The cast of the limited series also includes Rob Maloney (Casualty) as the Royal Doctor and Cyril Nri (Cucumber) as Lord Danbury. Reprising their roles from Bridgerton are Golda Rosheuvel as Queen Charlotte, Adjoa Andoh as Lady Agatha Danbury, and Ruth Gemmell as Lady Violet Bridgerton.
Shonda Rhimes is the writer, executive producer, and showrunner, with Tom Verica directing and executive producing. Betsy Beers is also involved as an executive producer.
Centered on Queen Charlotte’s rise to prominence and power, this Bridgerton-verse prequel tells the story of how the young Queen’s marriage to King George sparked both a great love story and a societal shift, creating the world of the Ton inherited by the characters in Bridgerton.
The one-hour drama Family Law joins The CW’s primetime lineup on October 2, 2022 with an episode titled “Sins of the Father.” Directed by Jordan Canning from a script by series creator Susin Nielsen, season one episode one introduces a dysfunctional family of lawyers who attempt to put aside their differences to help their clients.
The season one cast is led by Jewel Staite (Firefly) as Abigail Bianchi and Victor Garber (Legends of Tomorrow) as Harry Svensson. Zach Smadu (Cardinal) plays Daniel Svensson, Genelle Williams (The Expanse) is Lucy Svensson, and Lauren Holly stars as Joanne Kowalski.
New season one episodes air on Sundays at 8pm ET/PT.
“Sins of the Father” Plot: Abigail (Staite) begins her probationary period at Svensson and Associates, forced to work with her estranged father Harry (Garber) and her half-siblings Daniel (Smadu) and Lucy (Williams). She immediately oversteps her low-level position by helping Jeanette, a woman who found her sperm donor via Craigslist, track down the father of her now 13-year-old daughter and sue him for retroactive child support. But when Abigail sees the toll this case is taking on her client’s daughter (who simply wants a relationship with her dad) she fears her intervention might tear this family apart; mirroring her own family situation.
Meanwhile, Abby is still stung by her separation from her husband Frank (guest star Luke Camilleri) and misses her kids terribly. Lastly, Daniel is dealing with a custody battle of his own…an arbitration over a pug called Craig.
Family Law follows lawyer and recovering alcoholic Abigail Bianchi struggling to put her career and family back together after hitting rock bottom. As a condition of her probation, Abby is forced to work at her estranged father Harry’s firm, Svensson and Associates, and practice in family law for the first time while forging new relationships with the half-brother Daniel and half-sister Lucy whom she’s never met. The result is a dysfunctional family law firm operating to help other families with their own dysfunctions.
Emma D’Arcy and John MacMillan in ‘House of the Dragon’ season 1 episode 6 (Photograph by Ollie Upton / HBO)
HBO’s House of the Dragon season one episode six moves the story forward 10 years and introduces the adult versions of Queen Alicent and Princess Rhaenyra. Episode six, “The Princess and the Queen,” also increases the body count and bids goodbye to three characters we hardly got to know but will sorely miss.
The episode begins with the sound of childbirth filling the air as Princess Rhaenyra (Emma D’Arcy) gives birth to a healthy baby boy. Within the baby’s first minutes Queen Alicent has sent a message demanding the child be brought to her. Although Rhaenyra should rest, she’s determined to accompany her baby to see her stepmother.
Princess Rhaenyra’s husband, Ser Laenor Velaryon (John Macmillan), is pleased to hear the new arrival’s a boy, but not happy to learn the Queen’s demanding an audience. Laenor accompanies his wife, asking about the pain and lending moral support as they slowly walk up flights of stairs.
Rhaenyra attempts to disguise her pain as she struggles up the stairs, with Laenor ready to turn back but Rhaenyra resisting.
Laenor knows the Queen’s request is absurd, but Rhaenyra is equally as stubborn as her stepmother.
Ser Criston Cole (Fabian Frankel, who doesn’t look like he’s aged any) guards the door to the Queen’s chamber and greets his ex-lover and her husband professionally. Queen Alicent (Olivia Cooke) tries to act shocked that Rhaenyra has come so soon after giving birth but it’s an unconvincing performance.
King Viserys (Paddy Considine) joins them and he’s ecstatic to meet his new grandson. He’s looking much older but appears to be feeling well as Laenor announces the baby’s name is Joffrey (after his deceased lover). Alicent notes that’s an unusual name for a Velaryon, and Rhaenyra just smiles.
The King thinks the baby has Laenor’s nose. He congratulates his daughter on the birth, and she confesses she called the midwife a c*nt.
Queen Alicent hands the baby back to Laenor and says, “Do keep trying, Ser Laenor. Sooner or late, you may get one who looks like you” – a snide comment, referencing court gossip that Rhaenyra’s babies are from her lover, not her husband.
After they leave the Queen’s presence, Alicent suggests Laenor speak with her first before he names her baby. He corrects his wife, saying it’s “our child” not just hers. She reminds him she’s the only one bleeding. And that she is, as a trail of blood is visible in the hallway.
(Ser Criston turned his back to the door as they exited and only looked at Rhaenyra after she had her back to him.)
Alicent and Laenor return to their room where their two older children – Jacaerys (Leo Hart) and Lucerys (Harvey Sadler) – are playing. They’ve selected an egg for the baby and proudly show it off. Ser Harwin Strong (Ryan Corr), who’s been babysitting, asks to hold the baby. (Rumor has it he’s the father of all three boys.)
The boys want to play with the baby, but Laenor sends them back to the dragonpit. He leaves with them, giving Ser Harwin and Princess Rhaenyra time alone. Harwin smiles as he gently rocks the baby in his arms.
Jacaerys (nicknamed Jace, the oldest of Rhaenyra’s boys) receives instruction on training his dragon, Vermax, attempting some commands with some success. A goat is brought in and the dragon refuses to halt when Jace gives him an order. The instructor points out Prince Aegon, Alicent’s oldest son, has learned how to handle his dragon, Sunflower. Jace needs to concentrate. (The baby dragon effects are fantastic.)
Once a dragon is bound to someone, they will not take an order from anyone else.
Jace asks for permission to say “dracarys” and then gives the order to his dragon. Vermax sets the goat on fire and then feasts.
Aegon’s younger brother Aemond is the only one without a dragon, and Aegon and Jace tease him with the presentation of a pig they’ve named the Pink Dread. It’s a horrible joke and Aemond doesn’t look happy to be the brunt of it.
Everyone’s left when Aemond hears a noise in the pit. He follows the sound and finds a mature dragon. It breathes fire and he flees.
Elsewhere, Queen Alicent is giving her daughter, Helaena (Evie Allen), a lesson involving insects. They don’t seem particularly close and Alicent looks bored. Helaena flinches when Alicent reaches out and touches her arm.
They’re interrupted by the arrival of Aemond, and Queen Alicent scolds him for his obsession with dragons. He tearfully explains they gave him a pig and Alicent assures him he’ll have a dragon one day. She holds him close as the boy cries.
Queen Alicent tells King Viserys his grandsons gave Aemon a pig with wings, calling the boys savages. She’s blaming Rhaenyra’s sons, but Viserys wonders if Aegon was the instigator.
She’s surprised their eggs hatched since Laenor is not the father. Alicent thinks three children by someone other than Laenor is an insult to House Targaryen. Viserys, however, refuses to believe the children aren’t Laenor’s.
“Nature is a thing of mysterious works,” says Viserys. He warns her that the consequences of her allegations would be dire, and she’s not to speak of it again.
Queen Alicent turns to Ser Criston to discuss the matter since he’s a sympathetic ear. Criston describes Rhaenyra as a spider who stings and sucks her prey dry. It’s obvious he’ll never get over having his proposal turned down by the Princess. For good measure, he adds that she’s a spoiled c*nt but then quickly apologizes. (That c-word’s being tossed around quite a bit this episode.)
Alicent is sure in the end honor and decency will prevail. They need to both commit to that – and to each other.
Prince Aegon stands in the window and masturbates out of the castle. He’s caught doing so by his mom but all she wants to know is who thought of giving a pig to Aemond. He claims it was Jace and Luke, and Alicent warns him he must defend his brother – no matter what he thinks of him. Rhaenyra’s boys aren’t his playthings.
Alicent reminds him that if Rhaenyra is Queen, then Jace will be next in line. Aegon doesn’t care and Alicent points out it could mean his death if Rhaenyra’s crowned. She demands he listen as she explains that by being the King’s firstborn son, he is a huge threat. Everyone knows he’ll be king unless Rhaenyra moves against him.
Matt Smith and Nanna Blondell in ‘House of the Dragon’ season 1 episode 6 (Photograph by Ollie Upton / HBO)
Prince Daemon’s Caraxes soars alongside his wife Lady Laena’s dragon, Vhagar – much like a Sunday joyride but with massive beasts and flames. After they land, they feast with friends and toast to Aegon the Conqueror. Prince Reggio Haratis of Pentos has a proposal and Laena wonders if he wants to marry one of their daughters. He doesn’t; he’s offering them a permanent residency in Pentos.
They would have their freedom of the city and the harbor. Why? Because Lys and its allies are rising. The Triarchy has joined with Prince Qoren Martell of Dorne, and in the future, they may attempt to conquer the North. Daemon and Laena have three dragons – with a new baby and a fourth dragon on the way. If they aid Pentos, he’ll shower them with gratitude.
Laena’s immediate reaction is to turn down the offer, but Daemon (Matt Smith) stops her and says they’ll consider it.
They discuss this in private and Laena knows they’re being used, but Daemon doesn’t seem to care. Laena insists that since they’re the blood of old Valyria, they don’t belong in Pentos. She wants to give birth at Driftmark and raise their daughters there – where she was raised – according to their birthright.
Ultimately, she wants to die a dragonrider’s death, not that of a fat country lord.
Daemon doesn’t respond.
Back in King’s Landing, the boys practice their sword skills and Viserys is happy to see Alicent and Rhaenyra’s children all training together. He hopes they’ll form a lifelong bond. Aegon gets distracted by girls and Ser Criston challenges him to a battle. It’s Criston vs Aegon and Aemond, and Criston easily turns them both away, even slapping one on the butt.
Ser Harwin suggests Rhaenyra’s boys need Criston’s instructions too, and Criston pits Jace against Aegon. It’s not a fair match, as Harwin points out, but Criston says in battle you can’t expect things to be fair. (Criston and Harwin don’t like each other, thanks to their shared history with Rhaenyra.)
Aegon knocks Jace to the dirt, but Jace gets up and continues the attack. Harwin pulls Jace aside to give him instruction and Criston does the same with Aegon. Aegon is much bigger, and Criston encourages him not to let up.
Harwin finally grabs an out-of-control Aegon and Aegon responds in anger, “You dare put your hands on me!” Viserys isn’t happy with that reaction and Harwin wonders if this is what Criston teaches – cruelty to a weaker opponent.
Fabien Frankel in ‘House of the Dragon’ season 1 episode 6 (Photograph by Gary Moyes / HBO)
Criston points out that Harwin’s interest in Rhaenyra’s boys’ training seems strange, given that he’s not related to them. When he suggests the boys are Harwin’s sons, Harwin attacks Criston and beats him senseless. He’s finally dragged off by the Kingsguard.
Criston chuckles to himself, suspicions confirmed.
Rhaenyra’s told of the incident in the training yard, and she overhears Lord Lyonel Strong (Gavin Spokes) berating his son for bringing shame on their family with his attack on Ser Criston. Lord Strong knows about the rumors that his son’s been intimate with Rhaenyra. He believes it could lead to exile and death, but Harwin claims it’s just rumors.
Lord Strong insists it’s only King Viserys’ willful blindness toward his daughter that’s keeping Ser Harwin’s head attached to his shoulders.
Rhaenyra listens to the conversation, tears in her eyes. She returns to her room without letting them know she heard. Ser Laenor arrives, drunk, with his close friend, Ser Qarl Correy. Rhaenyra wishes to speak with him alone and Laenor reveals war is afoot in the Stepstones. The Triarchy’s sprung to life after allying with Dorne. Ships are being attacked and Qarl’s been there, fighting. He even took a sack of sapphires from a pirate!
Laenor thinks he needs adventure and battle, and suggests he’ll be gone for a few months. He longs to be back at sea, but Rhaenyra explains dark rumors are circulating about their sons’ parentage. Rhaenyra won’t allow their true father to go waggle his sword and wink at sailors while there could be trouble at home.
“I have played my part here faithfully for 10 years. I am owed something,” says Laenor.
Rhaenyra reminds him he’s been indulging himself at court – including f*cking the lustiest boys. She doesn’t care; that was their agreement. But he needs to remain here now to battle the storm at home. Laenor disagrees and thinks the wise sailor leaves before the storm arrives.
Rhaenyra believes she has no choice and commands him to remain by her side.
Back in Pentos, Laena tells her daughter, Rhaena (Eva Ossei-Gerning), who’s holding her egg to the fire that her egg may never hatch. Some never do. (Rhaena’s waited eight years for her dragon.) Rhaena’s worried the Prince of Pentos will kick her out if she doesn’t have a dragon. Laena reveals she was without a dragon until she was 15 and if Rhaena wants to be a rider, she must claim that right. Even Daemon would say so.
Rhaena reminds her mom Daemon always ignores her. Laena claims he’s doing his best.
Later that evening, Laena joins her husband on the roof and breaks the news that Rhaenyra delivered another son. Daemon wonders if the baby was described as resembling the Commander of the City Watch.
Laena confesses she misses her brother. Daemon only misses Westeros’ strong wine.
Laena doesn’t believe Daemon when he says he doesn’t long for home. He doesn’t bother exploring Pentos and instead spends his time reading about dragonlords. She points out he doesn’t sleep and that she knows she’s not the wife he wished for himself. It’s okay with her – she’s made her peace. But she believes the man she married is more than this.
The small council meets and Rhaenyra and Alicent have seats at the table. When Alicent takes one side of an argument, Rhaenyra takes the other. (Lord Beesbury’s getting old and has a hard time keeping up with the discussion.) The topic turns to the Stepstones and The Triarchy’s alliance with Dorne.
Viserys can’t believe they’re still discussing the Stepstones, and Rhaenyra thinks they should have done something to secure and defend the area. Alicent points out they can’t afford that, but Rhaenyra knows the cost of war is greater than prevention.
Alicent calls an end to the meeting, but Rhaenyra makes everyone remain at the table. The men sit but Alicent and Rhaenyra remain standing. Rhaenyra apologizes for any offense given to Alicent and her family, pointing out they were once friends. Rhaenyra suggests her son and heir to the Iron Throne Jacaerys marry Alicent’s daughter Helaena.
Viserys, who has been coughing and looking ill, wholeheartedly agrees.
Rhaenyra also offers an egg to Aemond, if Syrax has another clutch of eggs, as a symbol of their goodwill.
Unfortunately, Rhaenyra’s breasts leak and become a distraction.
Alicent thanks Rhaenyra for her offer and says they’ll consider it.
Speaking with Viserys, Alicent suggests Rhaenyra is only making this offer because she’s cornered. She thinks Rhaenyra is desperate since everyone’s talking about her transgressions. Viserys wants them to put aside these childish quarrels and Alicent says that will only happen when she’s cold in her grave.
Lord Lyonel Strong has come to resign his position as The Hand because of Harwin disgracing himself. Viserys doesn’t see it that way and thinks his expulsion from the City Watch was punishment enough. Lord Strong begs to differ. Viserys refuses to accept his resignation, calling Strong a man who never put his own interests above those of the realm.
Lord Strong continues to insist the shadow growing over his House makes it impossible for him to serve as The Hand. He refuses to name the shadow – even though Alicent urges him to and Viserys demands it – and Viserys orders him to continue to be The Hand.
Lord Strong requests leave to take Ser Harwin back to Harrenhal where he’ll resume his family duties. Viserys grants the leave.
Alicent looks disgusted as Viserys continues to remain willfully blind to Rhaenyra’s infidelity.
Matthew Needham in ‘House of the Dragon’ season 1 episode 6 (Photograph by Ollie Upton / HBO)
Alicent joins Lord Larys (House of the Dragon’s version of Littlefinger) for a quiet dinner to share gossip. Larys (Matthew Needham) isn’t surprised his father tried to resign and Alicent confirms his father refused to describe Harwin’s transgressions. Both know that Harwin pretty much admitted it himself when he attacked Ser Criston. If Ser Otto was still The Hand, he’d lift the blinders off Viserys’ eyes.
“In all of King’s Landing is there no one to take my side?” asks Alicent.
Larys visits the cellars where the prisoners are kept and speaks with the prisoners who’ve been sentenced to hanging. He’ll offer them mercy if they pay a little price. He has the tongues removed of those who agree.
Back in Pentos, Lady Laena is having difficulty delivering and can’t push out the baby. The doctor has no idea what to do because the child simply won’t come out. The only thing he can do is cut open the womb, but the baby may not survive. The mother definitely won’t.
Lady Laena makes her way outside, gown coated in blood. She’s in incredible pain and yells dracarys at her dragon, Vhagar. She screams it repeatedly, but Vhagar doesn’t obey. They make eye contact and it’s not until Daemon is walking up that Vhagar sets Laena on fire.
Daemon watches his wife burn alive and looks stricken.
Ser Harwin says his goodbyes to the boys, assuring them he’ll visit when he can. He promises to return and it’s obvious the boys will miss him. He gently kisses the baby’s head and bows to Rhaenyra before leaving. She doesn’t say goodbye but assures Jace they’ll exchange letters.
Jace shocks his mom by asking if Harwin is his father. “You’re a Targaryen…that’s what matters,” replies Rhaenyra.
Ser Laenor is practicing in the yard with his lover, Qarl, when Rhaenyra informs him that they’re leaving. She’s been undermined and made a spectacle, and she doesn’t want to stay. She wants to move to Dragonstone and Laenor wonders what will happen to her position. She’s always said Alicent would change Viserys’ mind if she left, and Rhaenyra uses Laenor’s own words to explain her decision.
“The wise sailor flees the storm as it gathers,” says Rhaenyra. She tells Laenor to bring his lover with them, adding they need every sword they can muster.
The prisoners without tongues watch as Lord Strong and Ser Harwin arrive at Harrenhal. That evening while Lord Strong’s in bed the castle is set on fire. Harwin attempts to open his father’s bedroom but dies when burning timbers fall. Larys’ crew enters the castle to make sure Lord Strong is also dead.
Rhaenyra and Laenor arrive at Dragonstone with their children.
“What are children but a weakness? A folly? A futility? Through them you imagine you cheat the great darkness of its victory,” says Larys. ‘Love is a downfall. It’s best to make your way through life unencumbered.”
Larys explains Harrenhal was said to be cursed. As he speaks Alicent realizes he’s responsible for his family’s deaths. Larys assumes she’ll write her father now that there’s an opening. Larys believes Alicent will reward him when the time is right.
Laena’s daughter cries beside her mother’s bones. Daemon does not comfort his daughters.
The Great North creators/executive producers Wendy Molyneux and Lizzie Molyneux-Logelin confirmed that in season three of the popular Fox animated comedy the world in which the Tobin family exists will open up some. Fans will get to learn more about Lone Moose as well as the little towns that surround the peaceful little Alaskan city.
The Great North creative duo took part in the show’s San Diego Comic-Con panel and also sat down for interviews to discuss what’s coming our way with the new season. Season three, which premieres on Sunday, September 25, 2022 at 8:30pm ET/PT, features the voices of Nick Offerman as Beef, Jenny Slate as Judy, Will Forte as Wolf, Aparna Nancheria as Moon, Paul Rust as Ham, and Dulcé Sloan as Honeybee.
Wendy Molyneux and Lizzie Molyneux-Logelin Interview:
How do you manage to keep every episode so sweet and uplifting?
Wendy Molyneux: “You know, I think this is the same thing as Bob’s (Burgers). While we can traffic with difficult subjects, we don’t get into bitterness and darkness. I think there’s always kind of a sweetness or an optimism that comes in to sort of save the day a little bit. And we are creating a tiny bit of a utopia, but I think sometimes that’s what people need and what people need to watch. So, I think we always kind of have our eye on that.
There’s times stuff gets in and we go, ‘This just doesn’t quite feel right for this show.’ I love watching shows that have that kind of content and that kind of stuff, but it’s not this world.
It’s weird. It’s almost kind of like hearing a bad note on a piano. If we hear that come in, we are like, ‘Yeah, that doesn’t just quite fit.’ You know what I mean? It’s hard to describe but you know it when you hear it or see it.”
Lizzie Molyneux-Logelin: “Yeah and I think, you know, of course, it’s a comedy. That’s our goal is to make sure it’s 22 minutes of jokes and all of that. But we also want to make sure it’s a space that people want to be in and meet in. For us, it’s like that cozy feel of people in an environment you want to be in and spend time with. That’s what we are always going for.”
Can you tease some of the storylines for season three?
Lizzie Molyneux-Logelin: “We’ve got some really fun stuff coming up in season three. We have a really fun episode where the family and a few of their guests get iced in and have to be in the house for days. And they all go a little bit bonkers and decide to hold a family court.”
Wendy Molyneux: “They place someone on trial. […] Then there was a real event in Alaska where there’s a Moose Turd Festival…”
Moose turd?
Wendy Molyneux: “Moose Turd Festival, so we are doing Lone Moose’s own version of that. And then we also have something coming up that’s pretty fun where Moon and Ham both enter what can only be termed as a boys sausage pageant. You’ll have to watch to find out what that means.
And then we do have a big two-part season finale this year you’ll have to watch all the way to the end. That’s why it’s the finale. For those who are watching, it’s the finale.”
Lizzie Molyneux-Logelin: “And of course, we do have another Halloween and Christmas episode coming this season so we’re so excited about those. Sort of the Lone Moose version of the holidays again, so they are very fun, and we are very excited.”
Are there plans to expand on the Burgerverse?
Wendy Molyneux: “I can’t speak for what Loren (Bouchard) has planned or he’ll get me. Just kidding! We love Loren and like everyone else out there we’ll be excited if – I can’t say if he is – but if there’s something coming out of obviously the Bouchard-verse we would be as excited to see it as anybody else. So, hopefully. Fingers crossed.”
Can you talk about any new characters for season three or new guest stars?
Wendy Molyneux: “We are sort of expanding. We are getting to know Lone Moose a little bit more but what we’re also doing is getting to know that Lone Moose has a very fractious relationship with the little towns that surround it. They’re all rivals.
And so, one episode, I think it’s like episode 15 – it’s a little deep in the season, but we find out that they have a big rivalry with this town called Ted’s Folly nearby and there’s a big incident with them and Mayor Ted Folly, played by Wyatt Cenac. So, we feel like that’s going to be a lot of fun because we have our beloved Mayor Peppers played by Ray DeWilde. Finding a mayor that he has a rivalry with just feels fun to us.
So, we’ll find out more about the surrounding towns in season three.”
Lizzie Molyneux-Logelin: “Yeah, and I think we’re also just finding out more about the town in general. We are going to meet more of Kima’s family. We are just slowly building out our little town of Lone Moose. Yeah, a lot of new characters to meet in season three.”
Did you talk to an imaginary Alanis Morissette in high school?
Lizzie Molyneux-Logelin: “No, I wish. Huge fan. I think she is such an icon and such a strong woman and had such a big influence I will say on me. We say it in the first episode that you gotta kind of take the butt cheeks of life and dive in. I think she really represents that as kind of creating her own path. She’s been around for so long and she’s been just such a success and she’s just such an inspiration. I wish I had known that when I was 16; maybe it took me a little bit longer to get there. But it’s fun.”
Wendy Molyneux: “You talk to her now, literally.”
Lizzie Molyneux-Logelin: “I talk to her now, yes. I get very sweaty every time.”
For more The Great North season three goodies, check out our interview with Dulcé Sloan, Paul Rust, and Aparna Nancheria:
Shadow and Bone fans got their first good look at what’s in store for season two during Netflix’s Tudum Global Fan Event. The event featured the unveiling of a season two sneak peek that included new characters as well as the return of Ben Barnes as Kirigan.
The eight-episode first season premiered in April 2021. Season two, which will also consist of eight episodes, doesn’t have a confirmed 2023 premiere date.
In addition to Ben Barnes, returning cast members include Jessie Mei Li as “Alina Starkov,” Archie Renaux as “Malyen Oretsev,” Freddy Carter as “Kaz Brekker,” Amita Suman as “Inej,” Julian Kostov as “Fedyor,” Sujaya Dasgupta as “Zoya,” and Kit Young as “Jesper Fahey.” In addition, returning cast members Danielle Galligan (“Nina Zenik”), Daisy Head (“Genya Safin”), and Calahan Skogman (“Matthias Helvar”) have been promoted to series regulars.
The series also added four new cast members as regulars for season two. Anna Leong Brophy plays “Tamar Kir-Bataar” and Patrick Gibson plays “Nikolai Lantsov.” Jack Wolfe stars as “Wylan Hendriks” and Lewis Tan is “Tolya Yul-Bataar.”
Shadow and Bone is based on Leigh Bardugo’s bestselling book series and Bardugo is involved in the series as an executive producer. Eric Heisserer and Daegan Fryklind serve as writers, executive producers, and co-showrunners. Additional executive producers include Shawn Levy, Josh Barry, Dan Levine, and Dan Cohen for 21 Laps Entertainment along with Pouya Shahbazian (Loom Studios), and Shelley Meals.
Netflix previously announced that season two’s directors will include Bola Ogun (episodes 1 and 2), Laura Belsey (episodes 3 and 4), Karen Gaviola (episodes 5 and 6), and Mairzee Almas (episodes 7 and 8).
“Shadow and Bone finds us in a war-torn world where lowly soldier and orphan Alina Starkov has just unleashed an extraordinary power that could be the key to setting her country free. With the monstrous threat of the Shadow Fold looming, Alina is torn from everything she knows to train as part of an elite army of magical soldiers known as Grisha. But as she struggles to hone her power, she finds that allies and enemies can be one and the same and that nothing in this lavish world is what it seems. There are dangerous forces at play, including a crew of charismatic criminals, and it will take more than magic to survive.”
Fox Sports tweets the news Rihanna’s performing at the 2023 Super Bowl
It’s official – Rihanna is the Apple Music Super Bowl Halftime Show headliner and will take the stage during Super Bowl LVII. The 2023 Super Bowl will take place at State Farm Stadium in Arizona on February 12th.
The 2023 Super Bowl Halftime Show marks the first time Apple Music has teamed up with the NFL and Roc Nation for the halftime show. Hamish Hamilton is on board to direct, with DPS producing and Roc Nation and Jesse Collins executive producing.
“Rihanna is a generational talent, a woman of humble beginnings who has surpassed expectations at every turn. A person born on the small island of Barbados who became one of the most prominent artists ever. Self-made in business and entertainment,” stated Shawn “JAY-Z” Carter.
“We are thrilled to welcome Rihanna to the Apple Music Super Bowl Halftime Show stage,” said Seth Dudowsky, NFL Head of Music. “Rihanna is a once-in-a-generation artist who has been a cultural force throughout her career. We look forward to collaborating with Rihanna, Roc Nation and Apple Music to bring fans another historic Halftime Show performance.”
Apple’s taking over from Pepsi, the halftime show’s longtime sponsor.
“Rihanna is an incredible recording artist who is a favorite for many millions of Apple Music customers around the world,” said Oliver Schusser, Apple’s vice president of Apple Music and Beats. “We’re excited to partner with Rihanna, Roc Nation and the NFL to bring music and sports fans a momentous show — what an incredible artist for the inaugural Apple Music Super Bowl Halftime Show.”
The nine-time Grammy Award winner joins a list of Super Bowl Halftime Show performers that includes Prince, The Weeknd, Jennifer Lopez, Shakira, Justin Timberlake, Janet Jackson, Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, Bruno Mars, Prince, and Madonna. Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Mary J. Blige, and Kendrick Lamar headlined the 2022 Super Bowl Halftime show, and that production earned five Creative Arts Emmy nominations, winning three.
Netflix’s You season four premiere date announcement video spotlights each of the new key characters – and potential victims – who’ll be interacting with Joe. The upcoming season finds Joe moving to England, and in the video’s voiceover Joe (Penn Badgley) confirms he’s “gone through a bit of refinement” with his move across the pond.
“I’m not the lovable book store manager in New York, or the shop clerk in LA, or the doting husband in the suburbs,” says Joe, adding, “I’m focusing on academia and instruction while keeping my typical extracurricular activities strictly professional.”
Joe also makes the claim that gone are the days of unrequited love and longing. Do we believe him? No.
Season four part one premieres on February 10, 2023. Part two will debut on March 10th.
Penn Badgley on the set of ‘You’ season 4 (Photo Credit: Netflix)
You Season 4 New Cast and Characters:
Tilly Keeper (Lady Phoebe)
As sweet and kind as she is rich, famous, and chaotic, Phoebe’s every bikini wax has been documented by the tabloids since she was 15 years old. An aristocratic socialite with an avid fan base, Phoebe’s true colors show when she’s alone with her friends. She’s a steadfast cheerleader, especially to American entrepreneur boyfriend Adam. She’s also a wild card: when misfortune strikes, will she rise to the occasion, or shatter?
Amy Leigh Hickman (Nadia)
A literature major with a love of genre storytelling and the aspiration to be a serious author, Nadia’s outspokenness and intensity are a perfect cover for the insecurities carried by a young woman who’s never been accepted by her peer group. She’s made some big mistakes; now, they threaten to destroy her life. She’ll need help, even if it’s from the wrong people.
Ed Speleers (Rhys)
Dry, irreverent Rhys is an author whose memoir garnered him acclaim and pressure to launch a political career. Born into poverty, Rhys lived a traumatic early life before he came into money, going to Oxford and making all the right friends. Now, he moves easily in any social circle, while also seeing through those around him. He doesn’t have much time for partying, though he enjoys staying in touch with his eccentric circle of friends. After all, they were there for him in his troubled youth.
Lukas Gage (Adam)
Adam is an ex-pat American, the youngest son of a wealthy East-Coast magnate. He’s famous for spectacularly failing to meet the standards of his successful, venerable family. An entrepreneur and a gambler, Adam is a warm and funny party host and fast friend. But underneath, Adam is hiding a trove of secrets and papering over problems with heavy self-medication.
Charlotte Ritchie (Kate)
She’s smart, independent, suspicious, misses nothing. She is fiercely loyal to her friends, a brick wall to everyone else. The daughter of a chaotic, bohemian single mother, Kate worked hard to create the life she now leads. She’s an art gallery director whose job means managing tempestuous artists.
Recurring Season 4 Characters:
Niccy Lin (Sophie)
Sophie is an entrepreneur in the body of a pampered jetsetter. Sure, it looks like she’s lying around in a bikini on social media, but every aspect of her feed represents cannily-negotiated high-end sponsorship deals. Underneath her whimsical exterior, Sophie is a watchful protector of her introverted artist brother, Simon.
Aidan Cheng (Simon)
Simon is impossible to impress and abhors small talk and strangers. The Oxford-educated son of a Chinese technology magnate, Simon proved the world wrong when, despite his wealth and sheltered life, he proved himself an artist worthy of acclaim.
Stephen Hagan (Malcolm)
Born to privilege, Malcolm is a literature professor who enjoys all the social perks of the job without working very hard. A drug-loving bon vivant, Malcolm’s friendliness can tip over into bullying if you resist. He’s dating brilliant, successful Kate, which speaks to his own intelligence and maturity. But he’s also seeing a few others on the side, which cancels out those bonus points.
Ben Wiggins (Roald)
Roald hails from an old aristocratic family whose names are on many an important building around Europe. He is attractive, stylish and possessed of perfect manners, but there’s a certain cold calculation to Roald, not to mention rumors of a hidden dark side.
Eve Austin (Gemma)
A member of a privileged circle of friends who met at Oxford, Gemma has never given a day’s thought to life beyond the next VIP event, fashion show, or date. She’s a fun friend to party with, but her insular and privileged life has rendered her shockingly tone-deaf and startlingly lacking in empathy towards those with less.
Ozioma Whenu (Blessing)
A Nigerian princess with several post-graduate degrees, Blessing is an investor with a passion for cryptocurrency. Wry, fun-loving, unapologetically cliquish with her university friends, her carefree risk-taking in life and business has paid off time and again. What’s her secret? She believes we’re all living in a simulation, so only fools would stop themselves from doing whatever they want.
Dario Coates (Connie)
Connie attended Oxford with Kate and Phoebe’s friend group. He is upper-crust, posh, a sportsman gone soft. Loud, potty mouthed, loves betting, horses, drinking and cocaine. It’s safe to assume that Connie’s never had to face a negative consequence in his life.
Sean Pertwee (Vic)
Adam’s personal driver/dealer/security, proud and impeccably dressed Vic is loyal and keeps many of Adam and his friends’ secrets. He’s not afraid to get his hands dirty to protect them — the job always comes first. Outsiders are treated with polite but utter suspicion.
Brad Alexander (Edward)
University student Edward’s dad owns a powerful news outlet. Edward is popular and used to being the smartest student in the room. He has a fierce rivalry with fellow student Nadia.
Alison Pargeter (Dawn)
Dawn is not someone you’d notice in a crowd, and that helps with her work as a paparazzi photographer. But if you’re someone determined to avoid being captured on camera, well, Dawn could pose a problem.
Adam James (Elliot)
World-weary, calm, grounded, allergic to drama, Elliot has lived in California for decades, but his job requires him to travel throughout Europe. Elliot’s employer is powerful, and Elliot always delivers, no matter how challenging the task.
The long-awaited, much-anticipated third season of Netflix’s Dead to Me finally released a teaser trailer, and it was well worth the wait. The trailer does a terrific job of reminding fans how much we all miss seeing Christina Applegate and Linda Cardellini together on the screen.
The teaser trailer was accompanied by the first photo from the upcoming third – and unfortunately – final season. The photo features Applegate and Cardellini at what appears to be a funeral.
Season three also stars James Marsden. Series creator Liz Feldman, Christina Applegate, Adam McKay, Will Ferrell, and Jessica Elbaum serve as executive producers, with Linda Cardellini co-executive producing.
“From start to finish, Dead To Me is exactly the show I wanted to make. And it’s been an incredible gift,” stated Feldman, back in July 2020 when season three was announced. “Telling a story sprung from grief and loss has stretched me as an artist and healed me as a human. I’ll be forever indebted to my partners in crime, my friends for life, Christina and Linda, and our brilliantly talented writers, cast and crew. I am beyond grateful to Netflix for supporting Dead To Me from day one, and I’m thrilled to continue our collaboration.”
“Jen (Applegate), Judy (Cardellini), and the lies that entwine them are back. Picking up in the aftermath of that bloody backyard reveal, the irrepressible pair once again struggle to keep their secrets buried. With a surprising new visitor in town and Detective Perez (Diana Maria Riva) hot on their heels, Jen and Judy take drastic measures to protect their loved ones and each other — no matter the cost.”
Netflix showed off a brief clip from the upcoming second season of Vikings: Valhalla during its 2022 Tudum Global Fan Event, held virtually on Saturday, September 24, 2022. The new minute-and-a-half clip confirms Leif Eriksson has reunited with his sister, Freydis, and Harald Sigurdsson. It also reveals their group will be surrounded on a beach by forces led by Olaf.
The odds are stacked against them until fireballs launched from what we can assume is at least one ship even things up.
The streaming service has confirmed the action series will run for three eight-episode seasons. The first season debuted in February 2022, and season two wrapped up production in early 2022. Netflix didn’t announce a premiere date but did tease that the new season will arrive in 2023.
Season two’s confirmed cast includes Sam Corlett as Leif Eriksson, Frida Gustavsson as Freydis Eriksdotter, Leo Suter as Harald Sigurdsson, and Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson as Olaf Haraldsson. Jeb Stuart created the series, based on Michael Hirst’s Vikings, and serves as executive producer and showrunner.
Additional executive producers include Hirst, Morgan O’Sullivan, Sheila Hockin, Steve Stark, James Flynn, John Weber, Sherry Marsh, Alan Gasmer, and Paul Buccieri.
“Fans of Valhalla — THANK YOU to the millions of you who have watched (and rewatched!) Season One. The numbers have been mind-boggling and beyond my wildest expectations. I’m thrilled to be able to confirm that we wrapped and are already editing Season Two and that production will start soon on Season Three. While the storylines for Leif, Freydis, Harald, Olaf, Canute, and the rest of our amazing cast are secret, I can say without hesitation that their journeys will be even more epic than what you’ve seen so far. SKÅL!!!” stated creator Jeb Stuart back in March 2022.
Season one of Vikings: Valhalla – now streaming – chronicles the heroic adventures of some of the most famous Vikings who ever lived — the legendary explorer Leif Eriksson (Corlett), his fiery and headstrong sister Freydis Eriksdotter (Gustavsson), and the ambitious Nordic prince Harald Sigurdsson (Suter). As tensions between the Vikings and the English royals reach a bloody breaking point and as the Vikings themselves clash over their conflicting Christian and pagan beliefs, these three Vikings begin an epic journey that will take them across oceans and through battlefields, from Kattegat to England and beyond, as they fight for survival and glory.
