After a crazy, action-packed season six premiere, Paramount+’s SEAL Team episode two picks up with Clay dealing with his devastating injury while the team sets out on another mission. Episode two, “Crawl, Walk, Run,” will stream on Sunday, September 25, 2022 and was directed by series star Jessica Pare from a script by Dana Greenblatt and Leanne Koch.
The cast is led by David Boreanaz as Jason Hayes and includes Max Thieriot as Clay Spenser, Neil Brown Jr as Ray Perry, AJ Buckley as Sonny Quinn, and Toni Trucks as Lisa Davis.
Some SEAL Team fans thought Max Thieriot would be exiting the series after the season six premiere, but for now Thieriot is handling this gig and his new series – Fire Country.
“It’s a juggle, but thankfully we started SEAL Team season six before we started shooting episode two [of Fire Country],” said Thieriot said during the winter TCA panel. “I was able to work it right into the gap in between. It’s been crazy, but life’s crazy and I got a couple kids to throw in there and moving around up to Vancouver to shoot a TV show…I’m young and I can keep up. I like staying busy, so it works for me.”
“Crawl, Walk, Run” Plot: BRAVO is deployed on a high-stakes mission in Russian-controlled territory as Clay battles with his recovery.
SEAL Team is a military drama that follows the professional and personal lives of the most elite unit of Navy SEALs as they train, plan and execute the most dangerous, high-stakes missions our country can ask of them. Jason Hayes (Boreanaz) is the respected, intense leader of the Tier One team whose home life has suffered as a result of his extensive warrior’s existence. His team includes his trusted confidant, Ray Perry (Brown, Jr.), the longest-tenured operator with whom Jason shares an ingrained shorthand; Sonny Quinn (Buckley), an exceptional, loyal soldier with a checkered past who still combats self-destructive tendencies; and Clay Spenser (Thieriot), a young, multilingual second-generation SEAL with insatiable drive and dedication.
Vital to the team’s success is Lieutenant Lisa Davis (Trucks), a no-nonsense, take-charge officer. Deployed on clandestine missions worldwide at a moment’s notice and knowing the toll it takes on them and their families, this tight-knit SEAL team displays unwavering patriotism and fearless dedication even in the face of overwhelming odds.
Daniella Pineda as Idalia and Danny Ramirez as Eric in ‘Tales of the Walking Dead’ season 1 episode 6 (Photo Credit: Curtis Bonds Baker/AMC)
Episode six of AMC’s Tales of the Walking Dead, the final episode of season one, opens with a couple standing in the dark. They’re in the woods and eerie screams and creepy whispers can be heard as they take off running.
Daylight arrives and the woman, Idalia (Daniella Pineda), makes note that Maria (a zombie) is still following them. She thinks she knows where they are and may know of a place they can stay, but just for the night. Eric (Danny Ramirez) wonders why they’d only stay one night and Idalia explains the woman who lives there is kind of a healer. She’s into spells and other mystical stuff.
It’s dark by the time they arrive at a gate surrounded by tall walls. Upon entering the house, Idalia hears a woman whispering in Spanish. “And now in the hour of our death. Amen,” the voice says. Idalia looks around but one’s there.
Within the episode’s first few minutes it’s obvious the season will finish up with a haunted house tale.
Weapons drawn, they set off to explore the house. There are candles lit and religious figurines are the home’s primary decorations. Eric and Idalia are convinced they’re alone until they see a woman – La Doña of the episode’s title – in white standing in front of them. They’re still trying to get over the shock of seeing her when she yells at them to leave.
Idalia attempts to convince the elderly woman they won’t hurt her and that they just need a place to stay. The homeowner warns them they cannot stay but has a change of heart when Idalia begins to shed tears and begs in Spanish to stay. Idalia promises they’ll leave in the morning, and the healer takes pity on them and offers the couple food.
After they wash up, the woman asks – for the second time – how Idalia knew where she lived. Idalia insists a woman named Maria who’d been to the house told her before the zombies got her. They were traveling together, and Maria told her she was a healer.
As they eat dinner, Eric asks why she won’t let them stay. He points out that it’s freezing outside, and she has all this space to herself. Since it’s just the two of them, they won’t take up much room.
Idalia wants him to stop and let it go, but Eric refuses. La Doña (Julie Carmen) tells them no, again, and asks them to leave. Eric becomes mad and grabs her, and she begins to choke.
She hits the edge of the table, falls to the ground, and dies. Blood spreads around her dead body.
As Idalia washes La Doña’s blood off, she looks down at her reflection in the water and suddenly sees hands around her throat. She begins to choke but when she glances at the mirror, she’s shocked that the hands have disappeared.
A short while later Idalia attempts to relax by the fire. She’s jumpy but Eric doesn’t seem to care about what just happened. He believes the house is theirs since the woman died, but Idalia’s not on the same page. Just because the woman is dead doesn’t mean they can take her belongings and her house.
After a little persuading, she’s okay with staying there…for now.
While exploring, Idalia moves photos, extinguishes some candles, and lights others on what appears to be set up as a small altar. As she kneels to pray, she hears the deceased La Doña say, “This is my house.”
Eric does his own exploring and hears strange noises. Fortunately, there’s nothing supernatural about their source. La Doña had a parrot and it’s a talkative little creature.
The uninvited squatters sit down to eat again, and Eric makes a bad joke about how the lady didn’t know what was going to happen tonight. Idalia doesn’t find it funny and warns him they need to be careful about what they say because it’s bad energy. Eric doesn’t buy into that at all.
Eric lays down in the woman’s bed, but Idalia is seriously creeped out about sleeping in La Doña’s bed. Eric insists it’s fine. Plus, it’s a real bed – something they don’t come across often in these zombie apocalypse times.
As they’re lying in bed the floorboards begin to creak. Idalia rolls over and sees a woman bent over the bed. Suddenly, the candles go out. As Idalia lights a match she says out loud, “La Doña?”
Idalia wanders around the house and repeatedly says in Spanish, “He didn’t mean any harm.”
She eventually makes her way down into the basement and hears voices. She finds a wall dripping blood and instead of getting the hell out of there, she explores some more. A zombie startles her. (Why don’t characters in horror films/TV shows ever flee when they should?)
Eric inspects the area where Idalia insists she saw a zombie and, of course, there’s nothing there. He thinks maybe she had a bad dream and suggests she rest. (Eric’s sure this is all in her head.)
The next day Idalia’s waking nightmares take a dramatic turn for the worse when the Jesuses on crucifixes come to life and climb down the wall. They jump on her and she tries to swat them off, finally taking refuge in a room where she finds a picture of La Doña.
Completely freaked out – I mean, who wouldn’t be? – she grabs a jacket and tells Eric she feels cooped up like she’s just waiting to be attacked or something. He notices the rosary around her neck and wonders when started believing in God.
She replies, “Since today.”
After Idalia leaves, Eric checks on the parrot and covers its cage. The parrot surprises Eric and says, “Don’t hurt me.” He asks the parrot why it would say that and why would he hurt it, but then becomes frustrated and tells the parrot to be quiet. Before shutting the door to the room, it asks, “What did you do?”
Idalia walks around in the fog outside and hears La Doña say, “This is my land.” Idalia produces her knife as she begins to hear what sounds like zombies. She swings her knife around, blindly, unable to make anything out due to the thick fog.
She has a brief reprieve from her fright and even laughs to herself when she sees a chicken and thinks it must have been the source of the noise. It’s not. La Doña is standing at the top of the stairs and she yells, “Intruder!”
Back inside the house, Eric threatens the parrot because it won’t shut up and Idalia confesses she’s been hearing whispers and sometimes even seeing things. She gets angry at how Eric’s looking at her, and he explains he doesn’t think she’s weird but he does think it’s weird she thinks she’s seeing things.
According to Idalia, it’s weird he’s okay with all of this.
The parrot makes noises again and Eric has had it with the bird.
Idalia wonders if he’s glad the old lady died, assuring him he can tell her the truth. He believes this is their house now, things change, and that’s the end of the story. The parrot makes a noise again and Eric slams his hands down on the table, startling Idalia. After apologizing, he gives in and says they can leave if she wants.
Later that night while trying to be intimate, Idalia thinks Eric bites her and she pushes him off. He’s confused and she inspects her shoulder. There isn’t a bite mark there. Idalia’s done with the house’s shenanigans and starts packing, determined to leave first thing in the morning. If he won’t come with her, she’ll leave by herself.
Eric wakes alone in bed in the middle of the night. The parrot’s making a lot of noise, but now he thinks it’s flying around as it squawks. As walks down the hall, pictures of him and Idalia fly off the wall around him. We see flashes of the couple killing people…actual living human beings, not zombies. The parrot speaks for everyone when it asks, “What did you do?!”
Eric runs into the bathroom but then suddenly comes to, standing in the room with the parrot’s cage. The parrot is dead in his hand. Idalia finds him and can’t believe he killed the bird.
While digging a grave for the parrot, he hears noises at the gate. He sees Maria standing there, looking alive and well and not at all like a zombie. He looks at her legs and sees a bone sticking out of her ankle as she asks him to let her in. Eric refuses, telling her she’s dead.
Maria yells for Idalia and then claims that Idalia did this to her. He begins to open the gate, but Idalia closes it and drags him away. Maria yells, “You both will pay for what you have done!”
Eric insists Maria’s alive, but Idalia knows she’s not. It’s all in his head and he’s hearing things.
Eric grabs his head as if he’s in pain and reminds Idalia that she’s the one hearing things – and now she’s putting things in his head. They argue about who’s crazier and about what they really did to Maria and her friends. Apparently, these two were horrible human beings even before they stole La Dona’s house.
Idalia’s hallucinations accelerate and she hears La Doña claiming the house is still hers and Maria begging for help. She also sees all the people they killed are now zombies in the basement walls.
Idalia comes up from the basement covered in blood and reveals all of their victims are down there. She starts to blame him for their deaths, but he reminds her they did it together to survive.
Julie Carmen as La Dona in ;Tales of the Walking Dead’ season 1 episode 6 (Photo Credit: Curtis Bonds Baker/AMC)
The house shakes and Eric screams at her that it is just a house and it’s all in her head, demanding that she stop it. Idalia thinks she’s holding a gun and screams back that it’s not her. She looks down and the gun has turned into a glass cross. They run to the window and see La Doña crawling out of the grave they put her in.
The window breaks and finally Eric says they have to leave. (Really?! What’s taken you so long to come to that decision?) As they run around the house, La Doña appears around every corner.
She tosses their bodies simply by pushing her hands toward them. She claims that even in death this house belongs to her. She uses powers to open the door and push them toward it, but Eric and Idalia turn on each other. They blame each other for what’s happening as they somehow end up downstairs, heading toward the zombies.
As they fight, Eric continues to insist this is all in her head.
Lights flash as the killer couple get sucked into the house by the roots of a massive tree. There’s one final flash of lights and then they lie still on the ground, dead.
The camera pans to a portrait of La Doña and her parrot. And that’s a wrap on a very uneven first season.
The team investigates illegal racing on CBS’s NCIS: Hawai’i season two episode two. Directed by Yangzom Brauen from a script by Matt Bosack, episode two – “Blind Curves” – will air on Monday, September 26, 2022 at 10pm ET/PT.
Season two stars Vanessa Lachey as Special Agent in Charge Jane Tennant, Alex Tarrant as Kai Holman, Noah Mills as Jesse Boone, and Yasmine Al-Bustami as Lucy Tara. Jason Antoon plays Ernie Malik, Tori Anderson is Kate Whistler, and Kian Talan stars as Alex Tennant.
Guest stars include Seana Kofoed, Derek Phillips, and Anthony Ruivivar.
“Blind Curves” Plot: The NCIS team’s investigation takes them deep into the world of illegal street racing after a Marine staff sergeant’s body is discovered in a junkyard. Also, Tennant is concerned Alex is hiding something from her, and Whistler is anxious about introducing Lucy to her co-workers.
NCIS: Hawai’i Season 2 Description, Courtesy of CBS:
The world’s most successful television series continues on the seductive shores of the Aloha State with the #1 new drama, NCIS: Hawai’i, where the first female Special Agent in Charge of NCIS Pearl Harbor, Jane Tennant, has thrived and risen through the ranks by equal parts confidence and strategy in a system that has pushed back on her every step of the way. Together with her unwavering team of specialists, they balance duty to family and country while investigating high-stakes crimes involving military personnel, national security and the mysteries of the sun-drenched island paradise itself.
Caitlin Bassett, Nanrisa Lee, Ernie Hudson, Mason Alexander Park, and Raymond Lee in ‘Quantum Leap’ season 1 episode 1 (Photo by: Ron Batzdorff/NBC)
NBC’s Quantum Leap season one episode one does exactly what it needs to do. It introduces the new quantum leaper – Dr. Ben Song played by Raymond Lee (Kevin Can F**k Himself) – while paying respect to the original series that premiered in 1989 and ran for five seasons. It’s an updated sequel that retains much of what made the original series with Scott Bakula so entertaining. There’s the science stuff, of course, but there’s also a healthy mix of heart and humor.
2022’s Quantum Leap is a continuation of the original show and includes multiple references to Dr. Sam Beckett’s (Bakula) disappearance after stepping into the Quantum Leap Accelerator in 1995. Since then, the program’s been revived by the government with a new team attempting to fix what went wrong and successfully jump through time.
And now to the recap of episode one…there are spoilers ahead.
The key players in this reboot are quickly introduced while at a party celebrating key player #1 physicist Dr. Ben Song’s engagement to key player #2 Addison Augustine (Caitlin Bassett). Key player #3 Jenn Chou (Nanrisa Lee) left her date dangling at the bar while key player #4 Ian Wright (Mason Alexander Park) attempts to do the DJ’s job for him and then brings up the quantum simulation he ran that morning. There’s a no work talk rule, but Ian doesn’t recall ever agreeing to that.
Key player #5 arrives and turns out to be Herbert “Magic” Williams (Ernie Hudson) – the guy who runs the top-secret time travel project who Jenn introduced to her date as a video game designer. Chuckles ensue.
Ben hates parties, small talk, and public speaking so this is a super uncomfortable situation. Still, he manages to pull off a quick thank you to all the well-wishers. He delivers a science-y take on romance before he’s allowed out of the spotlight.
He steps away to read his texts and, apparently, he’s got to ditch his own party because he’s wanted at the lab ASAP for a time-sensitive mission.
He heads to the lab, slips into a white bodysuit, and steps into a machine. Seconds later, he finds himself at the wheel of a van and listening to David Bowie perform at Live Aid. For all you kids out there too young to have experienced Live Aid live, it was a huge fundraising event for famine relief in Africa.
He’s shocked to discover he has a passenger, and even more surprised to learn this passenger, Ryan (Michael Welch), thinks they’re friends. The anxiety level cranks to 11 when the passenger dons gloves and a ski mask. Is Ben – who Ryan thinks is a man named Nick – a getaway driver? Yes, he is. And his passenger has a gun.
Ben looks in the rearview mirror and it’s the face of a stranger staring back at him. He has no idea what’s going on as he exits the van and sees people waiting in line at a phone booth and a theater marquee advertising The Goonies and St. Elmo’s Fire.
The date: July 13, 1985.
Ben whips out his wallet and learns he’s Nick Rounder from Philadelphia. As he’s attempting to wrap his mind around this, Addison shows up and asks why he made the leap before they were ready. Unfortunately, Ben doesn’t know who she is, where he is, or what the heck a “leap” is.
Memory loss is a side effect and she’s about to explain what’s up when three mask-wearing robbers emerge from a building with a crate. They yell at him to get back in the van as she quickly sums up that she’s a hologram from the future and he time-traveled to the past.
Ben gets back in the van but now there’s a new catch…he can’t drive a stick shift! He talks out loud to Addison who, obviously, no one else can see because she’s a hologram and she walks him through shifting gears while Ryan reminds him the getaway driver’s job is to drive them away from the scene of the crime.
He picks it up quickly while two squad cars fall in behind. He has no idea where to go and Ryan says they’re heading to his restaurant on York. Addison’s able to quickly pull up directions and although Ben leaves a trail of crashed vehicles behind, they make it to the restaurant without dying.
Unfortunately, Ben’s adventure isn’t over. He asks Addison for a more detailed explanation, and she starts to fill in the blanks. Their imaging chamber’s connection is severed before she finishes the explanation.
Nanrisa Lee as Jenn, Ernie Hudson as Magic, Mason Alexander Park as Ian, and Caitlin Bassett as Addison in ‘Quantum Leap’ season 1 episode 1 (Photo by: Ron Batzdorff/NBC)
Back in the lab, Ian explains that before Ben made the leap, he uploaded a lot of new code – basically a new version of the system. They’ve been working hard over the past five years to fix the original code (and here’s our first mention of the original series and Sam Beckett) but they weren’t close to human testing. Yet for some weird reason, Ben magically wrote a new operating system and made a leap.
Addison reveals Ben doesn’t remember anything, but it’s possible he figured out a way to get back.
Oh, and the new AI – Ziggy – is offline. We’re told Ziggy is one of the most powerful A.I.s ever designed.
Ian has no idea why Ben chose to leap but he’s sure he had a good reason. Addison just needs to trust that.
Jenn and Magic join the conversation and Jenn’s discovered the security cameras have been wiped. The Pentagon needs answers, but the truth would lead to the project being shut down.
The imaging chamber’s working again and Addison pops back in time to check on Ben. Ben asks to be beamed up, but Addison says the machine controls the leap – not her. It’s a design flaw from Sam Beckett’s original project. Sam would leap into people, help them out by putting right what once went wrong, and then it would start over again. But Sam never made it home.
Ben needs to help this guy he leaped into while they work on the new code he uploaded. If he helps Nick, maybe he’ll travel back to 2022. She suggests he think of her as his guide. For now, he needs to think of himself as Nick while they work things out.
The crate they stole is full of C4 explosives and Addison thinks he might be there to stop some sort of explosion. The crew, led by a guy named Cole (Michael Malarkey), is pissed at Nick’s driving and they aren’t sure they can trust him. However, Ryan vouches for him – even though Nick’s been talking to himself and acting strange.
He’s warned if he messes up, he’ll be killed.
Back at the lab, Jenn has researched Nick and come up with nothing. However, an explosion went off in front of the Museum of Modern Art on the day of Live Aid. Bingo! The newspapers report they never figured out who caused it, but no one was hurt.
Ziggy gets back online.
Ryan’s wife and young daughter show up out of the blue and she explains they finished dialysis early. (She has no idea her hubby reunited with his old pal Cole and has an explosion planned.) They’re behind on payments but Ryan says by tomorrow their problems will be solved.
Caitlin Bassett as Addison and Raymond Lee as Ben in ‘Quantum Leap’ season 1 episode 1 (Photo by: Ron Batzdorff/NBC)
Addison and Ben have a quick chat. Ben figures out he’s there to save Ryan’s life, not Nick’s. Research revealed Ryan will be shot dead tonight.
Later, Ben tries to warn Ryan something’s going to go wrong, and he needs to back out of this plan. Ryan can’t – he desperately needs the money.
Ben and Ryan meet with a bad dude named Horace who’s in possession of a fake Hope Diamond. The plan: the explosion will be cover for swapping it out with the real priceless necklace. Horace wants to renegotiate their deal, but Ryan points out Cole’s already paid him. Horace’s goons grab Ryan and Ben comes to the rescue. He speaks Romanian – and several other languages – and translates what he just heard Horace say on the phone. Plus, he claims to know everything about Horace.
Addison gets the hint and asks Jenn for details on Horace. Ben’s able to get under Horace’s skin by revealing he knows about his bank accounts in the Caymans. Horace has no choice but to stick to the original deal.
Back in the lab, Jenn shows Magic a little of the recovered security footage and it’s confirmed Ben was working with someone when he jumped. Footage shows an unknown woman and she’s wearing a ring that means she is or was in the military. Whomever she is, she’s the only person who knows what happened to Ben.
Ryan’s confused about how Nick knew things about Horace and when he learned Romanian. He’s finally willing to listen when Ben warns Ryan he’s going to get shot that very evening and that Cole probably pulls the trigger. Ryan refuses to believe it at first…but he’s stuck. He needs to go through with this to help his wife and daughter.
Ryan and Ben meet with Cole and here comes a big twist – Ben isn’t Nick. Nick doesn’t exist. Ben actually leaped into Matt Shaw, an undercover cop. (That’s why Jenn couldn’t find anything on Nick.)
Ryan had no idea his buddy is a cop, and Cole punches Nick in the stomach. Cole realizes this is why the driver who was supposed to handle this job got arrested, leaving a spot open for Matt/Nick/Ben.
They check Ben for wires and are about to shoot him when he confesses to being a cop. Stealing a diamond is one thing but killing a cop is a whole other problem. A short discussion of options leads to Cole deciding the plan is still on, but now they have a bargaining chip if something goes wrong.
Ben gets locked in a storage room and Ryan’s upset he trusted him. Still, Ben pleads with him to think things through. Cole will kill him tonight since he brought a cop into the crew. Ryan still believes he has no other option and can’t back out now.
Back at the lab, Ian’s upset about this turn of events. The night went from celebrating at an engagement party to not being able to figure out how to get Ben back from the ‘80s. “It’s like a bad mushroom trip that I just can’t sober up from,” says Ian.
Magic suggests he focus his anxiety on bringing Ben home. They all need his full attention and assistance.
Ian’s confused about what’s happening in the ‘80s since the Hope Diamond was never stolen. Magic confesses that’s not true. The one on display in the Smithsonian is a fake, and the DOD has a secret file (labeled Operation Blue Glass) about it. The government decided to cover up the theft rather than pay out the half-billion in insurance money.
They need the specifics on how it was stolen so Ben can stop it. That would save Ryan and maybe then Ben could leap home.
Originally, Cole never learned Nick was a cop. They gave Matt/Nick the slip and Ryan was dead by the time he got to the heist. Matt resigned from the force right after that.
Another hint at their backstory arrives when there’s tension between Ben and Addison. Ben’s apparently very stubborn. Plus, Addison explains she was specifically brought onto this project to be the one who made the leaps. Ben was supposed to be her hologram, not the other way around.
Addison instructs Ben on how to free himself from the plastic cuffs. Ben pauses when Addison tells him to call the cops to stop the robbery because that would mean that Ryan would get arrested. Addison points out at least he’ll still be alive.
Ziggy says there’s a 99% chance Ben will leap if he calls 911 right now. Ben refuses to make the call and Addison begs him to reconsider. Ben apologizes but he can’t let Ryan down.
Raymond Lee as Dr. Ben Song in ‘Quantum Leap’ season 1 episode 1 (Photo by: Ron Batzdorff/NBC)
Ben makes it to the museum wearing a tux and Addison confirms that if Nick/Matt dies, so does he.
The black-tie affair’s in full swing and the Hope Diamond’s in the spotlight.
Addison and Ben walk through the timeline again. The explosion will happen at 8pm, knocking out the grid and the museum’s power. The security room gets sealed and the crew’s able to swap out the diamonds.
It wasn’t until hours later that the museum figured out what happened.
“So, I have 15 minutes to stop the greatest jewel heist no one’s ever heard of in order to save a guy I just met,” says Ben, summing up the situation.
Ben spots one of the crew heading to seal the security door and knocks him out. It hurts his hand – he’s not the sort of guy who normally hits people. Next, he spots Ryan, but Ryan won’t leave.
Ben then dances with the female member of the gang – Charlie (Enajite Esegine) – and he stops her before she can reach for her gun. Cole looks furious but Charlie signals for him to stand down. Ben offers a deal: if they let Ryan walk, he’ll let the crew walk without any retribution.
Ben reveals the security doors aren’t sealed and when the lights go off, 15 guards will stop the heist. Charlie reminds him of the explosion set for 8pm but Ben explains no one will get injured so that’s not really part of the equation.
Charlie quickly changes that. She whips out her gun, fires off a few shots, and the museum guests head for the doors right before the explosion.
Ben realizes he made the situation worse – people are running toward the bomb. He asks for Ryan’s help because Ryan knows the location of the bomb. They head outside and Ryan points out a car. They hurry over with 52 seconds left on the timer. Addison tells Ben how to defuse it, but he has nothing to cut the wires.
Plan B: he picks it up and tosses it into the sewer. He screams “run” seconds before it goes off.
There are a couple of injuries, but no one dies. Ryan thanks his friend and Ben tells him to go home and be with the people he loves. Also, don’t hide things from his loved ones or he’ll regret it.
Addison says the new timeline shows Cole and his gang were arrested, the diamond was recovered, and Ryan cut a deal with the police. After Ryan’s story hit the news, everything changed for the better. His wife’s treatment was taken care of, and Ryan got his restaurant back.
Ben thanks Addison for making him feel safe in these strange circumstances.
Lights swirl around Ben and in the lab they’re hopeful Ziggy’s bringing him back. An internal syntax error pops up on the screen – they’ve lost Ben!
And now we get another tie-in with the original show. Jenn reveals the mystery woman is wearing Al Calavicci’s ring. For those not up on their classic Quantum Leap, Al was Sam Beckett’s A.I. Al is dead so who’s wearing his ring?
Magic figures out the woman is Al’s daughter, Janice. She wanted to follow in his footsteps, but the DOD wouldn’t let her. (Al was played by Dean Stockwell, and the episode is dedicated to his memory.)
Addison returns home and their place is still a mess from the party. Ben left his phone behind and she plays a message meant for her. He apologizes that he had to do this and describes it as bigger than anything she could imagine. He’s doing this because he thinks it’s worth it and it had to be done.
He promises he’ll find his way home.
The episode ends with Ben leaping into an astronaut just as a rocket blasts off.
New episodes of Quantum Leap will air on Mondays at 10pm ET.
Fox’s The Cleaning Lady season two episode one tied up one loose end – and said goodbye to a recurring guest star – while taking away one of the thorns in Thony’s side. Up next, episode two, “Lolo and Lola,” airing on Monday, September 26, 2022 at 9pm ET/PT. Episode two introduces Naveen Andrews as new series regular Robert Kamdar.
Fox’s official description of Kamdar says he’s “Nadia’s gregarious and charming ex-lover, who is intent on driving a wedge between Arman and Nadia. Standing to lose everything, Arman has to fight to keep his world — and his dignity — intact, while determined to rebuild his life under the worst of circumstances.”
Élodie Yung returns to lead the cast as Thony. Oliver Hudson stars as FBI Agent Garrett Miller, Adan Canto is Arman Morales, and Martha Millan is Fiona. Sean Lew plays Chris, Eva De Dominici is Nadia, Faith Bryant is Jaz, and Sebastien and Valentino LaSalle share time playing Luca.
“Lolo And Lola” Plot: Thony’s in-laws (Fiona’s loving-yet-overbearing father and reserved-yet-strong mother) come to Las Vegas. Meanwhile, Thony must help Arman by meeting with Robert Kamdar (Andrews).
Season two of The Cleaning Lady picks up with THONY (Yung) desperately trying to find her son, LUCA, after he was kidnapped by his father, MARCO (Ivan Shaw). With nowhere else to turn, she enlists the help of FBI Agent GARRETT MILLER (Hudson) to track him down before they leave the country. Meanwhile, an incident involving CHRIS (Lew) forces FIONA (Millan) to shield her son by any means necessary, furthering the theme of how far a mother will go to protect her child.
This season introduces ROBERT KAMDAR (Andrews), NADIA’s (De Dominici) gregarious and charming ex-lover, who is intent on driving a wedge between ARMAN (Canto) and Nadia. Standing to lose everything, Arman must fight to keep his world — and his dignity — intact, while rebuilding his life under the worst of circumstances.
The Cleaning Lady continues to examine the plight of undocumented immigrants and their difficulties accessing necessary healthcare and resources. Galvanized by the many roadblocks she faced while searching for a treatment to save her son, Thony will utilize her expertise as a doctor to find ways to help her underserved community. However, as Thony continues to entwine her business undertakings with Arman, she is dragged further across the moral line and into the dark underbelly of Las Vegas.
Supernatural‘s Jensen Ackles showed up in season two of ABC’s Big Sky to fill in for Sheriff Walter Tubb, and he’s sticking around as one of the regulars for season three. Big Sky: Deadly Trails episode one, “Do You Love An Apple,” will air on Wednesday, September 21, 2022 at 10pm ET/PT and introduces new cases for Jenny and Cassie to investigate.
Season three stars Katheryn Winnick as Jenny Hoyt, Kylie Bunbury as Cassie Dewell, Jensen Ackles as Sheriff Beau Arlen, and Dedee Pfeiffer as Denise. Reba McEntire guest stars as Sunny Barnes.
“Do You Love An Apple” Plot: It’s been a few months of relative peace in Helena, but all that’s about to change when Sunny Barnes and her family set up Sunny Day Excursions just outside of town. From the moment they arrive, things begin to go awry, with Cassie being called in to investigate a missing backpacker and the new sheriff in town, Beau, partnering up with Jenny to track down a murderer on the loose. A mountainous mystery begins to unravel for Cassie Dewell and Jenny Hoyt on the season premiere of Big Sky: Deadly Trails.
Jensen Ackles and Katheryn Winnick in ‘Big Sky’ season 3 episode 1 (ABC/Michael Moriatis)
Big Sky Season 3 Description, Courtesy of ABC:
Private detective Cassie Dewell, undersheriff Jenny Hoyt, and newly appointed sheriff Beau Arlen maintain order in Helena, Montana, with their unparalleled investigative skills. But when a local backcountry trip led by charismatic outfitter Sunny Barnes goes awry, the trio faces their most formidable mystery yet – in which no camper can be trusted and where danger lurks around every jagged rock and gnarled tree.
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David Tennant and Michael Sheen star in ‘Good Omens’ season 1 (Photo by Sophie Mutevelian / Amazon Prime Video)
The 2022 New York Comic Con is loaded with television panels, including a return appearance by NYCC favorite Outlander. Talent from Ghosts, Pennyworth, Chucky, One of Us is Lying, Good Omens (it’s about time we learn something new about season two!), and The Winchesters will all be participating in panels over the course of the four day convention.
The Walking Dead continues its farewell tour at NYCC, and The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power will be inviting NYCC attendees to learn more secrets about Middle-Earth. Panels will also be held for His Dark Materials, Titans, Solar Opposites, Wolf Pack, The Peripheral, Let the Right One In, and the long-awaited fourth season of Manifest.
Here’s a list of what’s in store for the 2022 in-person (and virtual) New York Comic Con taking place Thursday, October 6 through Sunday, October 9 at Javits Center. Most of the descriptions are courtesy of the NYCC.
Big City Greens – 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM, Location: 405
“We’re headed to the City! Join the cast and creators of the Disney Channel animated series Big City Greens. Get an opportunity to learn more about the show as they discuss their influences, answer fan questions, and reveal an exclusive sneak peek!
Ghosts Exclusive Screening and Panel – 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM, Location: Main Stage
Welcome to Woodstone! TV’s #1 new series and fan favorite phenomenon GHOSTS, follows Samantha and Jay a couple who learn that their new dream house is inhabited by ghosts that only Samantha can see and hear. Please join select cast members and executive producers for an exclusive sneak peek of an episode from Season Two followed by a lively and “spirited” moderated panel discussion.
The Owl House – 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM, Location: 405
Hoot Hoot! Join The Owl House creator/executive producer Dana Terrace and select cast members as they discuss the Peabody Award-winning animated series, the epic adventures that fans can expect ahead of its season three premiere on Disney Channel and answer your burning questions.
Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman’s Butler – 3:15 PM – 4:30 PM, Location: 401
The DC origin series Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman’s Butler follows Alfred Pennyworth, a former British SAS soldier, who forms a security company in 1960s London and goes to work with young billionaire Thomas Wayne and his wife Martha, before they become Bruce Wayne’s parents. Season three, premiering October 6 as a Max Original, begins after a five-year time jump: the civil war is over, and a cultural revolution has changed the world for better or worse – ushering in a new age of Super Heroes and Supervillains.
Join series stars Jack Bannon and Ben Aldridge along with executive producers Bruno Heller and John Stephens for a screening of the thrilling season three premiere, as well as a discussion of the new season, exclusive sneak peeks and more.
Velma – 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM, Location: Main Stage
From Warner Bros. Animation, Velma is an adult animated comedy series telling the origin story of Velma Dinkley, the unsung and underappreciated brains of the Scooby-Doo Mystery Inc. gang. An original and humorous spin that unmasks the complex and colorful past of one of America’s most beloved mystery solvers. Join executive producer Mindy Kaling who voices Velma along with showrunner Charlie Grandy and special guests for a sneak peek at the first episode.
Koala Man – 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM, Location: 405
Head down under for Koala Man, a brand-new animated comedy from the creators of Rick and Morty and Pokémon Detective Pikachu coming to Hulu! Join creator, executive producer and the Koala himself Michael Cusack, and executive producers Justin Roiland, Dan Hernandez and Benji Samit for the world premiere screening, followed by a Q&A to learn everything about what the suburban Aussie superhero is all about!
One of Us is Lying – 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM, Location: 401
Panel with the cast and showrunner of One of Us Is Lying to discuss where we left off in season 1 and tease season 2 which will exclusively drop on Peacock on Oct. 20 2022. Based on Karen M. McManus’s New York Times best-selling novel, One of Us is Lying season 1 is the story of what happens when five high schoolers walk into detention and only four make it out alive. Everyone is a suspect, and everyone has something to hide.
Following the heart-pounding conclusion of Season One, the Bayview Four have a very deadly secret. In Season Two we’ll see just how far they’ll go to protect their secret, themselves, and each other. Season two premieres on Peacock on Oct. 20 2022.
His Dark Materials – 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM, Location: Main Stage
From Philip Pullman’s epic His Dark Materials fantasy trilogy, in the final chapter of the HBO and BBC One series, Lyra (Dafne Keen), the prophesied child, and Will (Amir Wilson), the bearer of The Subtle Knife, must journey to a dark place from which no one has ever returned. But as her father, Lord Asriel’s (James McAvoy), great war against the Authority edges closer, they will learn that saving the worlds comes at a terrible price.
Join executive producers Jane Tranter and Dan McCulloch and series stars Dafne Keen, Amir Wilson, and James McAvoy for a preview of the final season, including exclusive first looks, announcements, and more.
Solar Opposites – 6:15 PM – 7:00 PM, Location: 405
Join our panel for an out-of-this-world conversation with co-creators and executive producers Justin Roiland and Mike McMahan, and executive producers Josh Bycel and Danielle Uhlarik who will discuss season three and the newly release Halloween special on Hulu, as well as what the Solars have to come, including an exclusive look at season four and exciting news.
Anne Rice’s Mayfair Witches – 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM, Location: Main Stage
Based on Lives of the Mayfair Witches, the best-selling Anne Rice trilogy, Anne Rice’s Mayfair Witches is a new contemporary gothic romance series with a propulsive mystery set in a decaying mansion in New Orleans’ Garden District. Join the EPs and cast as they discuss the creative process and bringing these characters from page to screen, as well as share some behind-the-scenes anecdotes from filming in New Orleans. Plus, we will reveal an exclusive asset from the series, which will be debuting in early 2023.
The Midnight Club – 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM, Location: 405
Want to hear a scary story? As the clock ticks down to midnight for the launch of The Midnight Club on Netflix, you can be among the first to see the World Premiere at New York Comic Con. Following the screening, join series creator Mike Flanagan, and special guests, for what promises to be a thrilling panel.
The Legend of Vox Machina – 7:30 PM – 8:30 PM, Location: Empire Stage
Join the executive producers and cast of The Legend of Vox Machina for an exclusive sneak peek of what’s to come in the animated series’ highly anticipated second season. Based on the beloved characters and adventures of Critical Role’s first livestreamed tabletop role-playing game campaign, this fantasy adventure quickly grew into an animated sensation.
After saving the realm from evil and destruction at the hands of the most terrifying power couple in Exandria, Vox Machina is faced with saving the world once again—this time, from a sinister group of dragons known as the Chroma Conclave.
Morfydd Clark (Galadriel) and Charlie Vickers (Halbrand) in ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’ (Photo Credit: Ben Rothstein / Amazon Studios)
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7TH:
Ghost Brothers: Lights Out – 10:45 AM – 11:45 AM, Location: 401
As the first and only black paranormal investigators Dalen Spratt, Juwan Mass, and Marcus Harvey are seeking the truth in the spiritual realm, and with multiple TV series plus a podcast, the trio has a lot to share from their supernatural haunts and jaunts. The Brothers will give fans exclusive intel on the new season of their hit discovery+ series Ghost Brothers: Lights Out, their wildest ghost hunts, and what their paranormal work means to them.
Fans in the room will also receive an exclusive giveaway. Come venture into the unknown with Ghost Brothers! Season 2 of Ghost Brothers: Lights Out launches Friday, October 7 with a three-episode binge on discovery+.
Good Omens – 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM, Location: Empire Stage
In 2019, Aziraphale and Crowley helped save the world from the Apocalypse. Next year, they’ll return to solve a mystery that takes in all of Heaven and Hell. It’s time for an overdue celebration of all things Good Omens, and some of the creators and cast will return to New York Comic Con for a very special fan Q&A.
Plan your questions and get ready to share in the behind-the-scenes stories of our favorite angel and demon, and perhaps some of your most burning questions about what you can expect in Season Two will be answered with more than just a “wait and see.”
Krapopolis – 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM, Location: Main Stage
Join creator Dan Harmon (Rick and Morty) for an in-depth conversation on his upcoming animated series, Krapopolis. Set in mythical ancient Greece, Krapopolis centers on a flawed family of humans, gods, and monsters that tries to run one of the world’s first cities without killing each other.
From Bento Box Entertainment, Krapopolis is the first animated series to be curated on the blockchain and will premiere in 2023 on FOX.
The Mysterious Benedict Society – 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM, Location: Main Stage The Mysterious Benedict Society is coming back to Disney+ for season two!! Join our series stars, Tony Hale, Kristen Schaal, Mystic Incho, Seth Carr, Emmy DeOliveira and Marta Kessler along with executive producers and writers Phil Hay (creator), Matt Manfredi (creator), Darren Swimmer (showrunner) and Todd Slavkin (showrunner) as they talk about all the adventures coming up this season along with an exclusive sneak-peek screening of the season two premiere episode!
American Born Chinese – 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM, Location: Main Stage
Join the cast and creative team of the highly anticipated Disney+ Original series American Born Chinese, the genre-hopping action-comedy based on the graphic novel of the same name. The series follows the life of Chinese American teen Jin Wang as he navigates high school and unwittingly finds himself entangled in a battle of Chinese mythological gods.
The event will include a moderated panel with Q&A to treat audiences to behind-the-scenes details about the making of the series and a first look of the action-packed, coming-of-age adventure that explores identity, culture and family while introducing Western audiences to popular Chinese mythological characters.
Chucky – 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM, Location: Empire Stage
Your friend ’till the end is back with a vengeance, ready to add new and returning favorites to his kill list! Chucky creator Don Mancini is joined by series cast members Jennifer Tilly (Tiffany Valentine), Zackary Arthur (Jake Wheeler), and other surprise guests to answer your burning questions and give you an exclusive sneak peek of the new season’s second episode before it airs on October 12th. Chucky airs Wednesdays at 9PM on USA & SYFY.
The Wheel of Time and The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power – 4:15 PM – 6:15 PM, Location: Empire Stage
Prime Video presents a dream programming block for the fantasy fan, when The Wheel of Time and The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power take to New York Comic Con’s Empire Stage for back-to-back panels with series talent from each show.
Following their season-long adventure that culminated in a showdown with The Dark One and the shocking reveal of The Dragon Reborn’s identity, the cast and creative team behind The Wheel of Time will assemble in New York for their first in-person Comic Con. Join series stars and showrunner Rafe Judkins as they reflect back on their Season One journey, both on and off screen, as well as drop a few hints of what audiences can anticipate from the hotly anticipated second season.
Join members of the cast from the Prime Video Original series The Lord of The Rings: The Rings of Power for an in-depth panel discussion about the first seven episodes of this groundbreaking series. Based on J.R.R Tolkien’s Second Age and beginning in a time of relative peace, The Rings of Power follows an ensemble cast of characters as they confront the reemergence of evil to Middle-Earth. Fans can get ready for some fun behind-the-scenes stories, hints about the long-awaited season finale, and a few surprises along the way.
Reginald the Vampire – 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM, Location: 405
Sink your teeth into SYFY’s newest series Reginald the Vampire. Join star and co-EP, Jacob Batalon, in a moderated conversation with fellow cast and creators, Em Haine, Savannah Basley, Harley Peyton, and Jeremiah Chechik. And catch an exclusive, extended sneak peek of the series’ second episode before it airs on October 12th.
Teen Wolf: The Movie and Wolf Pack – 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM, Location: Main Stage
The wolves return to Comic Con with Teen Wolf: The Movie and Wolf Pack creator Jeff Davis joining back-to-back conversations with the film and series’ casts to discuss the upcoming movie and tease what to anticipate from the new series.
Let the Right One In – 8:00 PM – 9:30 PM, Location: 405
Starring Oscar nominee Demián Bichir (A Better Life) and rising star Madison Taylor Baez, Let the Right One In centers on Mark Kane (Bichir) and his daughter Eleanor Kane (Baez) whose lives were changed forever 10 years earlier when she was turned into a vampire. Locked in at age 12, perhaps forever, Eleanor lives a closed-in life, able to go out only at night, while her father does his best to provide her with the human blood she needs to stay alive.
The series also stars Tony winner Anika Noni Rose (Dreamgirls), Grace Gummer (Mr. Robot), Kevin Carroll (Snowfall), Ian Foreman (Merry Wish-Mas), Jacob Buster (Colony), and Nick Stahl (Fear the Walking Dead). With these emotionally charged and terrifying ingredients as a starting point, Let the Right One In will upend genre expectations, turning a naturalistic lens on human frailty, strength and compassion.
Oddballs – 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM, Location: 406.2
The brand new animated series Oddballs is premiering this Fall on Netflix. Oddballs is based on the YouTube channel Odd1sOut with over 18 million subscribers. The show was recently announced on the Odd1sOut YouTube channel and has earned over 6.5M views in less than 2 weeks. James Rallison the creator of Odd1sOut and Oddballs will be in attendance along with key crew and cast members to answer questions and share behind the scene stories about the making of the series.
The Peripheral – 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM, Location: Main Stage
Immerse yourself in the world of The Peripheral. Join series stars Chloë Grace Moretz, Jack Reynor, Gary Carr, T’Nia Miller, and JJ Feild, as well as executive producers Lisa Joy and Jonathan Nolan, creator and showrunner Scott B. Smith, and director Vincenzo Natali, as they give fans a first look at sci-fi thriller The Peripheral. The series centers on Flynne Fisher (Moretz), a woman trying to hold together the pieces of her broken family in a forgotten corner of tomorrow’s America. Flynne is smart, ambitious, and doomed. She has no future; until the future comes calling for her.
The Peripheral is based on William Gibson’s best-selling novel of the same name, and gives viewers a hallucinatory glimpse into the fate of mankind—and what lies beyond.
Smallville Reunion – 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM, Location: Main Stage
Over 20 years ago, Smallville, the groundbreaking superhero drama, hit television. Join Tom Welling (Clark Kent), Erica Durance (Lois Lane), Kristin Kreuk (Lana Lang) and John Glover (Lionel Kent) as they reflect on the shows history and answer fan questions!
A Conversation with the Crows and Leigh Bardugo – 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM, Location: Main Stage
Join the cast of the Netflix hit fantasy series Shadow & Bone as they sit down with Leigh Bardugo, the author, and reflect on the shows first season and answer fan questions!
Manifest – 3:45 PM – 4:45 PM, Location: 401
Creator Jeff Rake and cast of Manifest discuss the hit series and what to expect from the epic fourth and final season.
Star Trek Shows – 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM, Location: Empire Stage
The fan-favorite Star Trek universe panel returns to New York Comic Con, featuring conversations with the cast and executive producers Star Trek: Picard and the hit animated series Star Trek: Prodigy.
Star Trek: Picard returns for its third and final season with the iconic Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Gates McFadden, Brent Spiner, Marina Sirtis and Michael Dorn, as well as Executive Producers Alex Kurtzman, Rod Roddenberry and Terry Matalas. Star Trek: Prodigy returns to the NYCC stage this year with the talented voice cast including Kate Mulgrew, Ella Purnell, Brett Gray and Jameela Jamil, alongside Executive Producers Alex Kurtzman, Rod Roddenberry, Kevin Hageman, Dan Hageman and Ben Hibon as they discuss what’s ahead.
The Walking Dead – 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM, Location: Main Stage
Cast and creatives of the flagship series The Walking Dead discuss the highly anticipated last episodes of the decade-long apocalyptic drama. Celebrate the monumental journey of this beloved series and characters as we follow their arcs in the recently launched final eight episodes of this epic final season on AMC and AMC+. Plus, a look at what is to come for the upcoming final episodes.
Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur – 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM, Location: 405
Moon Girl Magic! Join the cast and creative team behind Disney Branded Television’s highly anticipated animated series Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur, ahead of its 2023 premiere on Disney Channel and Disney+, for a conversation about this innovative action-comedy series centered on African American teen girl Super Hero, Lunella Lafayette (aka Moon Girl), and her 10-ton T-Rex, Devil Dinosaur.
Wednesday – 7:45 PM – 8:45 PM, Location: Empire Stage
Darkness descends on New York Comic Con in the form of the iconic Wednesday Addams. Join the cast of Netflix’s upcoming sleuthing, supernaturally infused mystery series Wednesday, including breakout star Jenna Ortega, Luis Guzmán and showrunners Alfred Gough and Miles Millar and more for an action-packed panel that promises many creepy and kooky surprises!
Outlander – 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM, Location: Empire Stage
Calling all Outlander fans! This is one you don’t want to miss! Kick off Sunday morning at New York Comic Con with a trip to the Scottish highlands. Join series stars Sam Heughan (Jamie Fraser), Duncan LaCroix (Murtaugh Fraser) and David Berry (Lord John Grey) along with series author Diana Gabaldon as they discuss their time working on such a beloved show and all things Outlander!
Batwheels – 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM, Location: 401
The newest heroes of Gotham City are rolling into New York Comic Con for a special panel and screening featuring the premiere of two never-before-seen episodes of Batwheels. Join series producers and members of the voice cast for a look under the hood of DC’s first-ever Batman preschool animated series coming soon to Cartoonito on Cartoon Network and Cartoonito on HBO Max.
The Muppets Mayhem – 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM, Location: Main Stage
It’s time to play the music! Coming to Disney+ in 2023, The Muppets Mayhem is a brand-new series that, for the first time in the Muppets’ over 65-year history, focuses on the legendary Electric Mayhem band as they maneuver their way through the music world of Los Angeles with one goal – to finally record their first album. Join the “human” stars of the series – Lilly Singh, Tahj Mowry and Saara Chaudry – as well as co-creators and executive producers Adam F. Goldberg, Jeff Yorkes and Bill Barretta for exciting news, exclusive footage and more!
The Winchesters – 2:00 PM – 3:15 PM, Location: Empire Stage
Before Sam and Dean, there were their parents, John and Mary. Told from the perspective of narrator Dean Winchester, the Supernatural prequel series is the epic, untold love story of how John Winchester and Mary Campbell met, fell in love, and started a demon-hunting family on their own. Join members of the cast and producers for a screening of the pilot, followed by a Q&A.
The Winchesters is from executive producers Robbie Thompson, Jensen Ackles, Danneel Ackles, and David H. Goodman. The cast includes Meg Donnelly, Drake Rodger, Nida Khurshid, Jonathan “JoJo” Fleites, Demetria Kinney, Bianca Kajlich, and Jensen Ackles. Glen Winter directed the pilot, for which he also served as executive producer.
The Winchesters premieres October 11, airing Tuesdays at 8/7c on The CW, and is produced by Chaos Machine Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television and CBS Studios.
Kindred – 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM, Location: 405
Octavia Butler fans rejoice!! FX is bringing Kindred, its newest drama series, to New York Comic-Con. Based on Hugo Award-winning author Octavia E. Butler’s wildly popular novel of the same name, Kindred is the very first adaption of a book by Ms. Butler to be produced for television or film. Join executive producer/writer Branden Jacobs-Jenkins with cast members Mallori Johnson, Micah Stock, Gayle Rankin, Austin Smith, Sophina Brown and Sheria Irving for a Q&A sharing how this visionary, fan-favorite story has been brought to life, and be among the first to see footage from the series ahead of its fall premiere exclusively on Hulu.
Kindred centers on Dana, a young Black woman and aspiring writer who uproots her NYC life of familial obligation to claim a future in Los Angeles that, for once, feels all her own. But, before she can get settled into her new home, she finds herself being violently pulled back and forth in time to a 19th century plantation with which she and her family are surprisingly and intimately linked.
Doom Patrol and Titans – 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM, Location: Main Stage
The fan-favorite DC series make their New York Comic Con debut, featuring a main stage conversation with the cast of Doom Patrol, followed by a conversation with Titans executive producer and cast.
In the upcoming fourth season of Doom Patrol, the team unexpectedly travels to the future to find an unwelcome surprise. Faced with their imminent demise, the Doom Patrol must decide once and for all which is more important: their own happiness or the fate of the world? Join series stars Brendan Fraser, Diane Guerrero, April Bowlby, Joivan Wade, and Michelle Gomez for an exclusive discussion and first look of the upcoming season.
Titans, debuting its fourth season this November on HBO Max, finds the team having saved Gotham, and hitting the road to head back to San Francisco. But after a stop in Metropolis, they find themselves in the crosshairs of a supernatural cult with powers unlike anything they’ve faced before. Join showrunner and executive producer Greg Walker and series star Brenton Thwaites, and more to be announced cast for a preview of the upcoming season, including first looks, exclusive reveals, and more.
Fox is sharing two sneak peeks from Bob’s Burgers season 13 which kicks off on Sunday, September 25, 2022 at 9pm ET/PT. The first clip (above) shows Tina sporting an eye patch as the Belchers rehearse for their play. Bob attempts to play a ghost while Louise steals a trophy and Gene shows off his acting skills playing a German maid.
The second, shorter clip finds Bob chasing after Mr. Fischoeder (guest star Kevin Kline) to let him know he’s ready to do the play.
Returning voice stars include H. Jon Benjamin as Bob, John Roberts as Linda, Kristen Schaal as Louise, Dan Mintz as Tina, and Eugene Mirman as Gene. Season 13 guest stars include Zach Galifianakis, Molly Shannon, Sarah Silverman, Megan Mullally, Stephanie Beatriz, Jenny Slate, and Will Forte.
Fox confirmed the upcoming season will once again include special holiday-themed episodes. Loren Bouchard created the award-winning animated comedy and serves as an executive producer along with Nora Smith, Dan Fybel, Rich Rinaldi, Greg Thompson, Jon Schroeder, Steven Davis, Scott Jacobson, Holly Schlesinger, Wendy Molyneux, Lizzie Molyneux-Logelin, and Kelvin Yu.
Bouchard and Smith guide the series as co-showrunners.
The animated comedy released its first full feature-length film on May 27, 2022. The Bob’s Burgers Movie rung up $12.4 million over its opening weekend and went on to gross $34 million (almost all domestically) before exiting theaters. The long-awaited film presently sits at 88% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes, with critics calling it witty, whimsical, and hilarious.
Rachel Zegler as Lucy Gray Baird and Tom Blyth as Coriolanus Snow in ‘The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes’ (Photo Credit: Murray Close)
Lionsgate’s upcoming The Hunger Games prequel, The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds, has added 11 additional actors in roles including Coriolanus’ grandmother, Peacekeepers, and nomads from District 12. The just-announced new cast members join Tom Blyth as Coriolanus Snow and Rachel Zegler as District 12’s tribute Lucy Gray Baird in the upcoming adaptation of Suzanne Collins’s novel.
Per Lionsgate: Fionnula Flanagan will play Grandma’am, Coriolanus’s strict grandmother. Characters played by Honor Gillies (Barb Azure), Eike Onyambu (Tam Amber), and Konstantin Taffet (Clerk Carmine) are all members of the Covey, a group of nomads in District 12. Isobel Jesper Jones will play Mayfair Lipp, daughter of the mayor of District 12, with Flora Li Thiemann playing Livia Cardew, mentor to a tribute from District 1. Burn Gorman (Commander Hoff), Scott Folan (Beanpole), and Carl Spencer (Smiley) will all play Peacekeepers sent by the Capitol to District 12. Rounding out the cast are Michael Greco and Daniela Grubert as Strabo Plinth and Mrs. Plinth, wealthy parents to Sejanus Plinth, Coriolanus’s best friend.
The newcomers join a cast that includes Peter Dinklage as Cesca Highbottom, the Dean of the Academy; Jerome Lance as Marcus, tribute from District 2; Ashley Liao as Clemensia Dovecote, one of Coriolanus’s closest friends and mentor to a tribute from District 11; Knox Gibson plays Bobbin, tribute from District 8; Mackenzie Lansing is Coral, tribute from District 4; and Aamer Husain plays Felix Ravinstill, mentor to a tribute from District 11.
Jason Schwartzman is on board as Lucretius “Lucky” Flickerman, the host of the 10th Hunger Games and an ancestor of Caesar Flickerman, played by Stanley Tucci in the previous The Hunger Games films. Viola Davis is playing Head Gamemaker Volumnia Gaul who is described as creative and as fearsome as she is formidable.
Francis Lawrence (Catching Fire, Mockingjay Part 1, Mockingjay Part 2) is directing and Michael Lesslie (Macbeth) wrote the most recent draft of the screenplay. Lawrence, Nina Jacobson, and Brad Simpson are producing, with author Suzanne Collins, Tim Palen, and Jim Miller executive producing.
The Hunger Games: The Battle of Songbirds and Snakes opens in theaters on November 17, 2023.
Lionsgate’s official synopsis:
Years before he would become the tyrannical President of Panem, 18-year-old Coriolanus Snow (Blyth) is the last hope for his fading lineage, a once-proud family that has fallen from grace in a post-war Capitol. With the 10th annual Hunger Games fast approaching, the young Snow is alarmed when he is assigned to mentor Lucy Gray Baird (Zegler), the girl tribute from impoverished District 12. But, after Lucy Gray commands all of Panem’s attention by defiantly singing during the reaping ceremony, Snow thinks he might be able to turn the odds in their favor.
Uniting their instincts for showmanship and newfound political savvy, Snow and Lucy Gray’s race against time to survive will ultimately reveal who is a songbird, and who is a snake.
CSI‘s Marg Helgenberger is back as Catherine Willows in CSI: Vegas season two, premiering on September 29, 2022. Season two episode one, “She’s Gone,” finds Catherine asking to be part of the team. Given that she’s a season two regular, the answer must be yes.
Season two’s first episode was directed by Kenneth Fink from a script by Jason Tracey. New season two episodes will air on Thursdays at 10pm ET/PT.
The second season also stars Paula Newsome as Maxine Roby, Matt Lauria as Joshua Folsom, and Mandeep Dhillon as Allie Rajan. Ariana Guerra plays Detective Serena Chavez, Lex Medlin is Beau Finado, and Jay Lee is Chris Park.
Sarah Gilman, Adela Paez, Kathleen Wilhoite, BZ Cullins, and Joe Gillette guest star.
“She’s Gone” Plot: – CSI: Vegas season two kicks off with the return of Catherine Willows (Helgenberger) as she persuades Maxine Roby to let her rejoin the esteemed CSI team in Las Vegas. The CSIs investigate the murder of a dominatrix found near her secret sex dungeon.
The Season 2 Description, Courtesy of CBS:
CSI: Vegas, the sequel to the Network’s global hit CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, returns for a second season in Las Vegas – the city where it all began. Amidst the neon lights and long shadows, dark threats continue to lurk in Sin City. Maxine Roby leads her brilliant team of Crime Scene Investigators – Joshua Folsom, Allie Rajan, Detective Serena Chavez, Chris Park, and Beau Finado – as they use science to solve baffling cases. Catherine Willows returns to help the CSIs face off with a dealer of death who is planning to beat the odds in Las Vegas.
This combined force will deploy the latest forensic techniques to do what they do best – follow the evidence – in order to preserve and serve justice in Sin City.
