It’s all fun and games until Dave Bautista shows up at the door in the trailer for Knock at the Cabin. The two-and-a-half-minute trailer begins with a gay couple and their young daughter arriving for a fun getaway in the woods. However, since this is an M. Night Shyamalan film, their plans to relax and enjoy themselves will be short-lived.
In addition to Dave Bautista (the Guardians of the Galaxy franchise), the cast includes Tony award and Emmy nominee Jonathan Groff (Hamilton, Mindhunter), Ben Aldridge (Pennyworth), BAFTA nominee Nikki Amuka-Bird (Persuasion), Abby Quinn (Little Women), Rupert Grint (Servant), and newcomer Kristen Cui.
M. Night Shyamalan directed, produced, and co-wrote the screenplay with Steve Desmond and Michael Sherman. The thriller’s based on Paul Tremblay’s The Cabin at the End of the World, with Marc Bienstock and Ashwin Rajan producing and Steven Schneider, Christos V. Konstantakopoulos, and Ashley Fox executive producing.
Universal Pictures is targeting a February 3, 2023 theatrical release.
The Plot: While vacationing at a remote cabin, a young girl and her parents are taken hostage by four armed strangers who demand that the family make an unthinkable choice to avert the apocalypse. With limited access to the outside world, the family must decide what they believe before all is lost.
Everyone knows the story of Romeo and Juliet, but what about Romeo’s spurned lover, Rosaline? She’s been pushed to the side and forgotten about…until now. The new trailer for 20th Century Studios’ Rosaline tells the story of Romeo and Juliet from Rosaline’s point of view.
The trailer shows poor Rosaline is upset that her boyfriend is using the same lovely words to woo Juliet that he used on her just three days prior. Rosaline’s the one who’s supposed to be Romeo’s great love and future wife, yet Romeo doesn’t seem to care one iota that he’s so easily replaced her with her very own cousin. Damn the man.
Emmy Award nominee Kaitlyn Dever (Dopesick) stars as the titular character and serves as an executive producer. The cast also includes Sean Teale (Little Voice) as Dario, Minnie Driver (Speechless) as The Nurse, Bradley Whitford (The Handmaid’s Tale), Kyle Allen (American Horror Story) as Romeo, and Isabela Merced (Sweet Girl) as Juliet. Henry Hunter Hall (Hunters) plays Mercutio and Spencer Stevenson (Rollers) is Paris.
Based on Rebecca Serle’s novel When You Were Mine, Rosaline was adapted by Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber (500 Days of Summer) and directed by Karen Maine (Yes, God, Yes). Shawn Levy, Dan Cohen, and Dan Levine produce, with Neustadter, Weber, Whitney Brown, Becca Edelman, and Emily Morris executive producing.
Rosaline will premiere on Hulu on October 14, 2022.
The Plot:Rosaline is a fresh and comedic twist on Shakespeare’s classic love story Romeo & Juliet, told from the perspective of Juliet’s cousin Rosaline (Dever), who also happens to be Romeo’s recent love interest. Heartbroken when Romeo (Allen) meets Juliet (Merced) and begins to pursue her, Rosaline schemes to foil the famous romance and win back her guy.
D’Pharaoh Woo-A-Tai as Bear, Lane Factor as Chese, and Devery Jacobs as Elora Danan in ‘Reservation Dogs’ (Photo by Shane Brown/FX)
FX has officially confirmed its critically acclaimed half-hour comedy Reservation Dogs has been renewed for season three. The renewal announcement arrives just days ahead of the premiere of season two’s finale.
The award-winning – and groundbreaking – series was created by executive producers Sterlin Harjo (Love and Fury) and Taika Waititi (What We Do in the Shadows).
“Reservation Dogs continues its remarkable run with critics, fans, and awards all recognizing the singular brilliance of the series created by Sterlin Harjo and Taika Waititi,” said Nick Grad, President, Original Programming, FX. “FX is proud to join with our partners at Hulu to order a third season featuring the amazing cast and all of the artists who deliver one of the most original, engaging, and funny shows on television.”
Season three is expected to premiere in 2023 exclusively on Hulu.
“I couldn’t be more proud of this show that I created with my friend Taika Waititi,” stated Harjo. “It was born out of a conversation in Taika’s kitchen and has now made its way into the lives of people across the world. The love for season 2 has been outstanding. Thank you to FX for ordering season 3, excited to bring you more laughter and love from the Rez. Ahoooo!”
Season one won an AFI Award, a Peabody Award, two Independent Spirit Awards, and was included on over 80 critics’ best-of lists (including mine).
The series shoots in Okmulgee, Oklahoma, and features Indigenous talent in front of and behind the camera. Every series regular is Indigenous along with the show’s writers and directors.
The Plot and Characters, Courtesy of FX:
Reservation Dogs follows the exploits of “Elora Danan” (Devery Jacobs), “Bear Smallhill” (D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai), “Willie Jack” (Paulina Alexis) and “Cheese” (Lane Factor), four Indigenous teenagers in rural Oklahoma. After the death of the fifth member of the Reservation Dogs, the crew took to stealing, scheming, and saving in order to vicariously fulfill his dream of reaching the exotic, mysterious, and faraway land of California. But after a promising start to their criminal endeavors, including the legendary heist of a Flaming Flamers chips truck, swiping some old lady’s weed edibles and some low-grade grand theft auto, the plan went bust. The gang disbanded, with everyone trying to forge their own paths.
Elora ghosted Bear and took off for California with the Rez Dogs’ mortal enemy, “Jackie” (Elva Guerra), the leader of a rival gang. Abandoned by his closest friend, Bear seeks a male parental figure to teach him how to “be a man” – but his choice of uncles to emulate leaves a lot to be desired. Meanwhile, Willie Jack thinks everything in their town is falling apart because of the curse she cast on Jackie and she’s determined to put that genie back in the bottle. Cheese who, like Willie Jack, decided that Cali wasn’t for him, reunites with his grandmother who isn’t his grandmother.
Lucky for the kids, they have the support of their loving and eccentric community of aunties and uncles to see them through, including Bear’s mother “Rita” (Sarah Podemski), local law enforcement “Big” (Zahn McClarnon), Elora’s “Uncle Brownie” (Gary Farmer), Willie Jack’s parents “Dana” (Jennifer Podemski) and “Leon” (Jon Proudstar) and “Spirit” aka “William Knifeman” (Dallas Goldtooth).
Reservation Dogs has curses and catfish, dance numbers and trust falls, decent people, terrible people, and a cavalcade of supporting characters who color and shade this already vibrant world.
Jensen Ackles and Katheryn Winnick in ‘Big Sky’ season 3 episode 1 (ABC/Michael Moriatis)
A hiker’s threatened by a creepy stranger and falls to his death in the first few minutes of ABC’s Big Sky season three episode one. Plus, it’s disclosed Cassie (Kylie Bunbury) broke up with Mark, and he and Jerrie are off hunting the cartel. (Cassie says what we all think – Mark and Jerrie are good together.) And Jenny (Katheryn Winnick), Cassie, and Denise (Dedee Pfeiffer) all agree Beau really fills out his jeans – all before the opening credits roll.
We also quickly learn the detective agency’s main case this season will be figuring out what happened to the missing hiker.
Beau (Jensen Ackles) scores major points by complimenting Denise’s veggie lasagna. Cassie notes Denise – who she calls Mrs. Robinson – has never cooked lasagna for her as Jenny and Beau head off to work.
A key player in season three, Sunny Barnes, is introduced – welcome to Big Sky, Reba McEntire! Sunny runs Sunny Day Excursions, a tourist destination with campsites and all sorts of activities.
Meanwhile, Jenny and Beau almost literally run into a guy wearing just his undies running down the road. Turns out he’s Corrections Officer Harry Miller (Brian Sutherland) and the prisoner he was transporting stole his clothes, weapon, and car, and is now on the loose.
Back at the sheriff’s office, Harry’s no longer naked and identifies Faith Cole as the prisoner who escaped. She was doing time for armed robbery and he was transferring her to another prison. Harry wants to call it in so they can set up a roadblock, but Jenny and Beau think they can handle this without State’s help.
Beau and Jenny know Harry’s lying since Faith only weighs 125 pounds. Harry claims Faith seduced him and then one thing led to another. Now she’s on the run.
Their suddenly uncomfortable discussion’s interrupted by Deputy Mo Poppernak (J. Anthony Pena) with news a woman prison guard just held up a market.
Cassie checks in with Sunny to see if she’s encountered the missing hiker. Mark Woodman of San Francisco was hiking the continental divide trail when he stopped checking in with his family. He must have taken a detour because that trail’s not close to this area.
Sunny takes a minute to reintroduce her son, Cormac (Luke Mitchell), to Cassie. She shows him the missing poster and he jokes that the guy will show up soon or maybe the bears will get him since they have to eat too. They promise to keep an eye out, and there’s a little flirting going on between Cormac and Cassie. (He tells his mom Cassie’s cute after she walks away.)
Sunny’s husband, Buck Barnes (Rex Linn), wonders what Cassie wanted, and Sunny fills him in on the missing backpacker. Sunny doesn’t think they should tell the guests, given there was a bear attack recently. They don’t want to spook the campers, but they’ll remind them all about the dangers of bears in the area.
Rex Linn, Reba McEntire, and Luke Mitchell in ‘Big Sky’ season 3 episode 1 (ABC/Michael Moriatis)
Speaking of the guests, Emily (Cree Cicchino) and Avery (Henry Ian Cusick) arrive, and Sunny greets them with a warm welcome. They’re ready to relax with a little glamping. The only things missing are Avery’s wife (and Emily’s mom) and reliable cell service.
Sunny, Cormac, and Buck huddle to discuss all the guests, before Sunny greets the remainder of the visitors. Page and Luke are among the newcomers and it’s obvious Luke doesn’t want to be there. He’d rather be visiting Cancun for his birthday, but Sunny promises they’ll have a great time.
The entire group gathers for a welcome talk and a safety chat, with Sunny pointing out they need to always use the buddy system. Plus, they need to take their bear spray wherever they go and stay on the marked trails.
They should be “bear aware” and leave no trace behind.
Jenny and Beau check out the mini-mart and discover their fugitive stole cash and clothing. The manager, Bill Kemp, is missing but, fortunately, there are security cameras that might help them figure out what happened.
They watch the video, see Faith hold up Bill, and then take him with her. Now she has a hostage.
Catching up with some returning season two faces… Tonya (Jamie-Lynn Sigler) is selling real estate and Donno (Ryan O’Nan) is a cook at the café who doesn’t appreciate customers coating his food with ketchup.
Cassie and Donno engage in a stare-down as Cassie enters the café and takes a seat in a booth opposite Tonya. Tonya insists she’s a legitimate businesswoman but Cassie’s actually there to ask about purchasing the ranch. It was her dad’s dream and since he left her some money, Cassie wants to buy it.
Tonya claims she has numerous cash offers over the asking price. However, Cassie wonders if those potential buyers know about the drug lab or the murders that occurred there. Since Tonya’s a licensed broker, she should know she needs to disclose those issues to any interested buyers.
Cassie’s going to make her an offer she can’t refuse.
It turns out the mini-mart’s manager is the brother of Faith’s ex-boyfriend, and Faith blames her ex for her conviction. Beau admires that this is a revenge job, but Mo points out the ex is now in prison.
Back at the detective agency office, Cassie reports she hasn’t had any luck finding the hiker but Sunny’s checking out the trailheads. Denise has figured out the place the hiker went missing – Basin Trail – is the same place her neighbor’s son’s girlfriend disappeared 20 years ago.
She was eventually found – mutilated and with her heart cut out. They never found her murderer.
Other than the location, there’s really nothing that ties the two disappearances together at this point.
Beau has to break his movie night plans with Cassie since they’re hot on the trail of a fugitive holding a hostage. Jenny listens to their phone conversation, smiles, and wonders if they’re really just “friends.” Beau swears they’re just friends who bonded over the last couple of months. If Jenny’s feeling left out, she can join them for their movie night of beers and snacks. Beau explains they always mix things up and include a wide variety of genres in their screenings.
Jensen Ackles and Katheryn Winnick in ‘Big Sky’ season 3 episode 1 (ABC/Michael Moriatis)
Beau and Jenny arrive in the parking lot of kidnap victim Bill’s apartment and suddenly from out of nowhere, a man lands on their hood. It’s Bill and he’s clinging to life. It appears he was pushed from his upstairs apartment, and Beau stays with Bill as Jenny races off to find Faith.
Gun drawn, Jenny heads up the stairs without waiting for backup. She makes it to Bill’s place and it looks like there’s been a struggle but the only living creature in the place is a cat.
Once back outside, Beau yells at Jenny for taking off without backup. Jenny tosses him a stuffed moose that Faith stole from the mini-mart. Jenny thinks maybe this is all about a kid. There was clothing and other stuff belonging to a young girl in the apartment, and maybe Faith grabbed her.
A short while later, Mo calls with the news Bill didn’t have any kids but Faith’s ex did. The girl’s name is Madelyn and her mom died of an overdose. Bill’s been taking care of her and there are more juicy details…Madelyn wrote Faith a letter saying she was moving to Ireland with Uncle Bill and her aunt. She called Faith “mommy” in the note. (Faith had stayed in the girl’s life after she and Madelyn’s dad broke up.)
Beau and Jenny’s next stop is at the salon where Madelyn’s aunt works.
Faith holds the aunt, May (Melanie Nelson), at gunpoint and demands to know Madelyn’s whereabouts. May says she’s on a school trip, but Madelyn (Aspen Martinez) slowly walks into the room because she wants to see her “mom.” Just as they’re about to reunite Jenny enters and orders Faith to put down the gun. Beau does the same from the other side, but she refuses to obey their order.
Madelyn runs to Faith and hugs her while Beau pleads with Faith to put the gun down for her daughter’s sake. She finally does, and Jenny’s about to place her under arrest when Beau asks that she wait a minute so Faith can say goodbye to her kid.
Faith will be going away for life.
Back at the camp, Paige (Madalyn Horcher) and Luke (Anirudh Pisharody) argue as they hike the area, and Paige pleads with her boyfriend to try and have some fun. If he can’t do that, he can leave. Luke accuses her of being interested in Cormac and Paige admits she checked him out a little.
Still pissed, they continue their hike on Basin Trail toward Deadman’s Drop. Paige is out of breath when she asks him to stop so they can take a break. They pause next to what looks like a heart carved into a tree; it’s either colored red with blood or paint. Paige hopes that it’s paint but either way, it’s gross.
Emily is lurking nearby, filming the couple on her cellphone, and Sunny surprises her when she comes up from behind. Emily draws her knife and Sunny’s impressed with its size. Sunny suggests Emily shouldn’t be spying on the others and Emily admits it’s for her podcast. She thinks its theme will be secrets and lies.
Later that evening, Cassie presents Tonya with her offer for the ranch that’s lower than the other offers Tonya’s received. Tonya accepts it “for old time’s sake.” Tonya thinks Cassie will be happy with the upgraded kitchen and the basement, which was a drug lab, is now a laundry room and storage.
They shake and Tonya hopes she’s invited to the housewarming. Cassie replies, “Don’t hold your breath.”
Madalyn Horcher and Anirudh Pisharody in ‘Big Sky’ season 3 episode 1 (ABC/Michael Moriatis)
Sunny tells Paige it’s about time for dinner as a group, but Luke’s not around. Paige thinks he’s off sulking somewhere and she and Sunny joke about leaving him on his own for a couple of days in the woods. That’ll make him stop sulking!
They joke some more about men and Paige sets off to find Luke while Sunny actually looks concerned that he’s missing.
Paige discovers Luke sitting by himself playing on his phone and warns him if he doesn’t cheer up, she won’t give him his present which is sexual in nature. Their quiet makeup chat is interrupted by blood dripping onto Paige’s face.
Buck and Sonny discover the source is a coyote, but Paige is now on the same page as Luke. She wants to leave ASAP. However, now Luke’s decided this is way more exciting than sitting by a resort pool drinking margaritas.
Paige is shocked he’s had a change of heart, but Luke believes this will make such a good story when they go home. Reluctantly, Paige gives in.
Cassie and Beau relax outside his Airstream trailer, ready for their movie night. He thinks once she moves into the ranch, they can hold the movie nights there. Cassie says, “We’ll see,” just as Jenny shows up to join in the fun. They settle in with beer and popcorn, and Jenny suggests anything with Ryan Gosling. Cassie tosses her vote that way too, so Beau’s outnumbered.
Beau steps away to make a call as Jenny and Cassie discuss their options.
And it turns out Emily’s dad is Beau, and she ignores his call while roasting marshmallows around the campfire. She texts him to say she’ll talk later and she’s having fun now. She adds, “Luv U!”
Cassie and Jenny landed on a horror film for the night, and Beau returns to his seat looking distracted. He confesses Emily’s camping with her stepdad at Sunny Days. Cassie says Sunny’s a good person and that she just spoke to her earlier about her missing backpacker case. But, that’s nothing Beau should be worried about.
Still, Beau looks upset. He finally admits he feels like he’s missing out on Emily’s life while her stepdad gets to be there for everything. Cassie suggests he just be there for her when she needs him, and Jenny thinks he should tell her how much he means to her.
The episode ends with Sunny, alone, tossing the missing person’s flyer into the fire. She makes a smore, grabs her flashlight, hums, and heads out into the woods. She begins singing as she walks, calling out, “I know you’re out there. Momma brought you a treat.”
The man who made Matt fall at the beginning of the episode appears and Sunny says, “There you are.”
The team goes after an online predator on CBS’s FBI: International season two episode two, “Don’t Say Her Name Again.” Directed by Avi Youabian from a script by Matt Olmstead, episode two will air on Tuesday, September 27, 2022 at 9pm ET/PT.
Season two stars Luke Kleintank as Special Agent Scott Forrester, Heida Reed as Special Agent Jamie Kellett, Carter Redwood as Special Agent Andre Raines, Vinessa Vidotto as Special Agent Cameron Vo, and Eva-Jane Willis as Europol Agent Megan “Smitty” Garretson.
“Don’t Say Her Name Again” Plot: When a local predator begins extorting underage American girls online, the Fly Team attempts to bring the offender to justice with on-site help from one of the victims. Also, Kellett decides she should find a roommate.
Ruby Jay, Marguerite Stimpson, Stephanie Hoston, Gyuri Sarossy, Veronika Vas, and Miklós Berés guest star.
FBI: International Series Description, Courtesy of CBS:
FBI: International is the third iteration of the successful FBI brand that follows the elite operatives of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s International Fly Team. Headquartered in Budapest, they travel throughout Europe with the mission of tracking and neutralizing threats against American citizens wherever they may be, putting their lives on the line to protect the U.S. and its people. The Fly Team’s Special Agent Scott Forrester, their accomplished and dedicated leader, puts his missions ahead of his personal life and is often accompanied by his trusty Schutzhund dog, Tank.
Second in command is Special Agent Jamie Kellett, a heroic and fearless investigator – and her extensive network of informants is a powerful resource. Special Agent Andre Raines shines in the field and makes good use of his accounting background in tracking criminal enterprises’ moving money; and Special Agent Cameron Vo, a competitive West Point grad who excels at interrogation and strategy. Newly embedded with the Fly Team is Megan “Smitty” Garretson, a streetwise Europol agent with an extensive undercover background who liaises with each host country they inhabit.
Poster for ‘Dancing with the Stars’ season 31 (Photo Courtesy of Disney+)
The 15 remaining Dancing with the Stars couples will be dancing to “Burning Love,” “Jailhouse Rock,” and “Heartbreak Hotel” – among other classic Elvis hits – on the September 25, 2022 episode. Season 31 of the dancing competition marks the first season to air on Disney+ and the first show to ever air episodes live on the streaming service.
Episodes premiere each Monday at 8pm ET/5pm PT. Voting is open during each episode’s livestream at disneyplus.com/vote.
Disney+ released the following details of the special “Elvis Night” episode:
The professional dancers will kick off “Elvis Night” with a high-energy performance to “Also Sprach Zarathustra” / “Don’t Be Cruel” choreographed by Jemel McWilliams. The evening will be split into three chronological acts, each exploring a different period of Elvis’s career: from his early days in rock music, through his Hollywood era on the big screen, and ending with his triumph in Vegas.
The couples (along with their dance styles and songs) are the following:
• Fitness model and actor Joseph Baena and pro Daniella Karagach will perform a Viennese Waltz to “If I Can Dream” by Elvis Presley
• Movie star Selma Blair and pro Sasha Farber will perform a Jive to “Jailhouse Rock” by Elvis Presley
• Actor and singer Wayne Brady and pro Witney Carson will perform a Jive to “Burning Love” by Elvis Presley
• Good Morning America contributor and WABC-TV New York’s weather anchor Sam Champion, and pro Cheryl Burke will perform a Viennese Waltz to “Heartbreak Hotel” by Elvis Presley
• TikTok star Charli D’Amelio and pro Mark Ballas will perform a Quickstep to “Bossa Nova Baby” by Elvis Presley
• Heidi D’Amelio (“The D’Amelio Show”) and pro Artem Chigvintsev will perform a Foxtrot to “Suspicious Minds” by Elvis Presley
• Country star Jessie James Decker and pro Alan Bersten will perform a Foxtrot to “Trouble” by Elvis Presley
• TV star Trevor Donovan and pro Emma Slater will perform a Rumba to “Always On My Mind” by Elvis Presley
• Daniel Durant (Oscar®-winning CODA) and pro Britt Stewart will perform a Jive to “King Creole” by Elvis Presley.
• Teresa Giudice (The Real Housewives of New Jersey) and pro Pasha Pashkov will perform a Jive to “All Shook Up” by Elvis Presley.
• Vinny Guadagnino (Jersey Shore) and pro Koko Iwasaki will perform a Quickstep to “Viva Las Vegas” by Elvis Presley.
• Charlie’s Angels star Cheryl Ladd and pro Louis van Amstel will perform a Tango to “A Little Less Conversation” by Elvis Presley.
• Drag queen superstar Shangela and pro Gleb Savchenko will perform a Quickstep to “Shake, Rattle and Roll” by Elvis Presley.
• Platinum recording artist Jordin Sparks and pro Brandon Armstrong will perform a Quickstep to “Hound Dog” by Elvis Presley.
• Gabby Windey (The Bachelorette) and pro Val Chmerkovskiy will perform a Viennese Waltz to “Can’t Help Falling In Love” by Elvis Presley.
Season seven of Netflix’s addictive baking series Nailed It! has a Halloween theme, with home bakers cooking up some truly bizarre and actually a little scary creations that are meant to resemble Halloween treats. The Halloween-centric season shows off its culinary “delights” on October 5, 2022.
The unscripted cooking competition series’ seventh season consists of four 45-minute episodes hosted by Nicole Byer. Byer also serves as a judge along with series regular Jacques Torres.
Netflix offers this description of the new season: “The Emmy-nominated series is back with a season full of tricks and treats as we celebrate Halloween. Featuring ghoulish surprises from some favorite Netflix shows – The Umbrella Academy, Cobra Kai, and The Witcher, the desserts are intentionally scary this time!”
Nailed It! season seven’s official trailer release included details on a mobile app inspired by the popular series that will be available on October 4th. The mobile game invites Nailed It! fans to recreate their own cakes based on the game’s edible treats.
The mobile game features:
• Mini-game madness: Play sequences of rapid-fire mini-games to bake, paint and garnish your way through a wide selection of internationally themed cakes.
• Classic multiplayer mode: Compete with friends to re-create edible masterpieces under time pressure, just like the show’s contestants do.
• Earn and use distractions to make your competitors’ bakes even more challenging.
• Single-player backstage baking mode: Want to hone your baking skills at your own pace? Let Jacques take you on a confectionary world tour and create cakes without time pressure in single-player mode.
CBS’s FBI: Most Wanted welcomes Edwin Hodge as Special Agent Ray Cannon on season four episode two. Directed by Ken Girotti from a script by David Hudgins, episode two – “Taxman” – will air on Tuesday, September 27, 2022 at 10pm ET/PT.
In addition to newcomer Edwin Hodge, season four stars Dylan McDermott as Supervisory Special Agent Remy Scott, Alexa Davalos as Special Agent Kristin Gaines, Roxy Sternberg as Special Agent Sheryll Barnes, and Keisha Castle-Hughes as Special Agent Hana Gibson. Rebecca Brooksher recurs as Claire Scott and Catherine Wolf recurs as Betsy Scott.
“Taxman” Plot: Rookie agent Ray Cannon (Hodge) joins the Fugitive Task Force as they hunt down a mysterious killer targeting IRS offices. The episode’s guest stars include Dani Deetté, Emma McNulty, Thomas Michael Allen, Rachel Leslie, and Steve Routman.
FBI: Most Wanted is a high-stakes drama that focuses on the Fugitive Task Force, an elite unit that relentlessly pursues and captures the notorious criminals on the Bureau’s Most Wanted list. The team’s charming but formidable new leader is Supervisory Special Agent Remy Scott, who started his career in the New York FBI field office before rising through the ranks of the Bureau in Philadelphia and Las Vegas.
The team includes: Special Agent Sheryll Barnes, a former NYPD detective and forensics expert who is raising two young children with her wife; Special Agent Hana Gibson, a gifted millennial computer whiz with a sharp wit and mad hacking skills; Special Agent Kristin Gaines, a Navy veteran who became a star in the FBI’s Miami Field Office as a result of her dogged pursuit of cold cases; and their newest member, former New Orleans cop-turned-junior detective Ray Cannon, who was recently working Violent Crimes in Albany after following in his retired FBI agent father’s footsteps and graduating at the top of his class at Quantico last year.
Always in the field and always on the run, FBI: Most Wanted is a weekly adrenaline shot about the thrill of the chase.
Gerard Butler stars in ‘Kandahar’ (Photo Courtesy of Open Road Films)
Open Road Films has acquired the North American rights to the action film Kandahar starring Gerard Butler. The thriller reunites Butler with his Greenland and Angel Has Fallen director Ric Roman Waugh. The duo are also in pre-production on the Greenland follow-up, Greenland: Migration.
“What made Mitch LaFortune’s visceral script so compelling and unique for me is its authenticity and how he humanizes not just our heroes, but all the characters portrayed in a region that’s been locked in a perpetual cycle of violence,” said director Ric Roman Waugh.
In addition to Gerard Butler, the cast includes Navid Negahban (Homeland), Ali Fazal (Death on the Nile), Travis Fimmel (Vikings), and Bollywood star Elnaaz Norouzi (Hello, Charlie!).
Commenting on the acquisition, Open Road Films’ Tom Ortenberg stated, “Kandahar is an adrenaline ride made for the big screen. Gerry, Ric, the G-BASE team, and Thunder Road have outdone themselves with this pulse-pounding actioner that our team is looking forward to bringing to audiences everywhere.”
Mitchell LaFortune co-wrote the screenplay with Waugh, based on LaFortune’s time serving as a military intelligence officer in the Snowden leak era. Scott LaStaiti, MBC Studios’ Ali Jaafar, Capstone’s Christian Mercuri, and Thunder Road’s Basil Iwanyk and Brendon Boyea produce. G-BASE’s Gerard Butler and Alan Siegel also produce, with James Masciello, Matthew Sidari, Tom Ortenberg, David Haring, Ruzanna Kegeyan, Andrea Dimity, Jonathan Fuhrman, Peter Smith, and Sam Barnett executive producing.
Shot in the AlUla region of Saudi Arabia, Kandahar features Gerard Butler playing undercover CIA operative Tom Harris who’s stuck in “hostile territory in Afghanistan. After his mission is exposed, he must fight his way out, alongside his Afghan translator, to an extraction point in Kandahar, all whilst avoiding elite enemy forces and foreign spies tasked with hunting them down.”
Open Road Films is targeting a 2023 theatrical release.
The Case Against Adnan Syed (Photo Courtesy of HBO)
HBO’s four-part documentary series The Case Against Adnan Syed will expand to five parts following the release of Syed from prison. HBO confirmed production is now underway on a follow-up episode that will include exclusive footage with Adnan Syed leading up to and following his release.
The original docuseries director Amy Berg (an Oscar nominee for Deliver Us from Evil) returns to helm the new episode, which is targeting a 2023 premiere.
Berg, who’s been working on the fifth episode since early 2021, was in Baltimore City Circuit Judge Melissa Phinn’s courtroom when the motion to vacate Syed’s murder conviction was announced. Details revealed in the four-part docuseries were used as evidence in support of the ruling.
“We knew the end of The Case Against Adnan Syed was not the end of this story, and we’ve been closely following every twist and turn in the case since the series premiered in March 2019. It’s gratifying to see many of the questions and issues probed in the original episodes come to bear on the events of this week,” stated Berg.
Adnan Syed’s case gained national attention when it was the subject of the “Serial” podcast. The podcast laid out the case against Syed along with the events leading up to his conviction for the murder of Hae Min Lee, an 18-year-old high school student and his ex-girlfriend.
Henrietta Conrad, Jemima Khan, and Rabia Chaudry are executive producing. The docuseries is a Working Title TV, Instinct Productions, and HBO Documentary Films in association with Sky production.
