Netflix’s Firefly Lane season two will arrive in two parts, with the first eight episodes premiering on Friday, December 2, 2022. Netflix hasn’t confirmed the premiere date for the remaining eight episodes of the second – and final – season, other than that they’ll debut in 2023.
Season one of the drama, based on the bestselling novel by Kristin Hannah, premiered in February 2021 and featured Katherine Heigl and Sarah Chalke as lifelong best friends who stuck by each other’s side through thick and thin. Heigl and Chalke reprise their roles as Tully and Kate for season two. Returning cast members also include Ben Lawson as Johnny Ryan, Ali Skovbye as young Tully, Roan Curtis as young Kate, Yael Yurman as Marah, and Beau Garrett as Cloud.
Joining the series for its final season are India de Beaufort as Charlotte, Greg Germann as Benedict, Jolene Purdy as Justine, and Ignacio Serricchio as Danny.
Series creator Maggie Friedman returns as showrunner and executive producer. Additional executive producers include Heigl, Shawn Williamson, Michael Spiller, and Stephanie Germain.
Friedman, Savannah Dooley, Becky Hartman Edwards, James Ford Jr, Michael Ross, Barbara Johns, Marissa Lee, and Davah Avena are the season two writers. Directors include Sarah Wayne Callies, Vanessa Parise, Michael Spiller, Shannon Kohli, Katina Medina Mora, Monika Mitchell, and Winnifred Jong.
Season 1: The greatest love story of all can be between friends. When unlikely duo Tully (Heigl) and Kate (Chalke) meet at age fourteen, they couldn’t be more different. Tully is the brash and bold girl you can’t ignore, while Kate is the mousy shy girl you never notice. But when a tragedy brings them together, they are bonded for life — forever inseparable best friends.
Together they experience thirty years of ups and downs — triumphs and disappointments, heartbreak and joy, and a love triangle that strains their friendship. One goes on to fabulous wealth and fame, the other chooses marriage and motherhood — but through the decades, their bond remains — until it faces the ultimate test.
Season 2: What could possibly have ended the tight-knit thirty-year friendship of Tully and Kate, our “Firefly Lane Girls Forever”? We’ll learn the answer this season – but first – Kate grapples with the painful aftermath of Johnny’s ill-fated trip to Iraq, while Tully faces a lawsuit after walking away from her talk show, and must start her career over from the bottom. This leads her to search for answers about who she is and where she comes from — including a quest to find the father she never met, against the wishes of her secretive hippie mother, Cloud.
In the ’80s, we see Kate and Johnny first fall in love, creating more than a little drama in the newsroom where they work, as Tully’s career rises and she spars (and flirts!) with cocky sportscaster Danny Diaz. She just might have met her match – that is if they can stop arguing for five minutes. While in the ’70s, teenage Kate and Tully struggle to keep their friendship together as Cloud goes to jail for dealing drugs and Tully goes to live with her grandmother, far away from Firefly Lane.
As the girls face the tumult of high school apart, they know the one thing they really need is each other.
We still don’t know who the new Black Panther is, but her pose at the end of the official Black Panther: Wakanda Forever trailer is the cherry on top of an incredible, emotional, and action-filled two minutes. Whoever it is…my money’s on Shuri…looks fully prepared to take on any and all threats.
The trailer also features Namor and his underwater kingdom of Talokan as well as a very brief appearance by Ironheart. Marvel’s official trailer was accompanied by a new poster and stills from the much-anticipated final chapter in the Marvel Cinematic Universe Phase 4.
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever opens exclusively in theaters on November 11, 2022.
The cast includes Angela Bassett as Queen Ramonda, Letitia Wright as Shuri, Lupita Nyong’o as War Dog Nakia, Winston Duke as M’Baku, Danai Gurira as Okoye, and Martin Freeman as Everett Ross. Tenoch Huerta plays Talokan’s King Namor. Dominique Thorne, Michaela Coel, Mabel Cadena, and Alex Livinalli also star.
Black Panther‘s Ryan Coogler returns to direct the sequel and co-wrote the screenplay with Joe Robert Cole. Kevin Feige and Nate Moore served as producers.
Marvel’s very basic plot description:
“In the film, Queen Ramonda, Shuri, M’Baku, Okoye, and the Dora Milaje fight to protect their nation from intervening world powers in the wake of King T’Challa’s death. As the Wakandans strive to embrace their next chapter, the heroes must band together with the help of War Dog Nakia and Everett Ross and forge a new path for the kingdom of Wakanda.”
CBS’s CSI: Vegas serves up a Halloween-themed episode with season two episode two, “The Painted Man.” Directed by Sam Hill from a script by Craig O’Neill, episode two will air on Thursday, October 6, 2022 at 10pm ET/PT.
The second season stars Paula Newsome as Maxine Roby, Marg Helgenberger as Catherine Willows, 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.
Episode two guest stars include Sara Amini, Joel Johnstone, J.P. Manoux, Elise Marie Dubois, and Christopher Gerse.
“The Painted Man” Plot: As Halloween descends on Sin City, the CSIs investigate when a creepy mannequin prop inside a popular haunted house turns out to be a real dead body. Also, Catherine enlists the help of Folsom to search for her friend who disappeared.
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.
Nolan is put in charge of his first rookie on ABC’s The Rookie season five episode three. Directed by Bethany Rooney from a script by Natalie Callaghan, episode three – “Dye Hard” – will air on Sunday, October 9, 2022 at 10pm ET/PT.
Nathan Fillion leads the cast as John Nolan. Eric Winter plays Tim Bradford, Melissa O’Neil is Lucy Chen, Alyssa Diaz plays Angela Lopez, and Richard T. Jones is Wade Grey. Mekia Cox is Nyla Harper, Shawn Ashmore plays Wesley Evers, Tru Valentino is Aaron Thorsen, and Jenna Dewan returns as Bailey Nune.
“Dye Hard” Plot: Officer John Nolan is assigned his first rookie, Officer Celina Juarez, whose unconventional approach to police work poses a unique challenge for him.
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ABC’s Official The Rookie Series Synopsis:
John Nolan, the oldest rookie in the LAPD, has used his life experience, determination, and sense of humor to keep up with rookies 20 years his junior. Nearing the end of his training, Nolan now faces his biggest challenge as a police officer yet when he must come to terms with the choices he has made in pursuit of the truth.
A daughter’s desperate search for her missing father sets the team in motion on CBS’s The Equalizer season three episode two. Directed by Randy Zisk from a script by Joe Gazzam, episode two – “Where There’s Smoke” – airs on Sunday, October 9, 2022 at 8pm ET/PT.
Queen Latifah leads the cast as Robyn McCall. Season three also stars Tory Kittles as Detective Marcus Dante, Adam Goldberg as Harry Keshegian, Liza Lapira as Melody “Mel” Bayani, and Laya DeLeon Hayes as Delilah. Lorraine Toussaint returns as Viola “Vi” Marsette. Brett Dalton, Gabriel Sloyer, Chris Vance, and Stephen Bishop recur.
“Where There’s Smoke” Plot: The team helps an NYFD firefighter’s daughter when her father suddenly goes missing. Also, Aunt Vi and Delilah continue to cope after McCall’s abduction.
Chance Kelly, Brett Diggs, Riley Cooper, Michael Emery, and Michel Vidal guest star.
The Equalizer is a reimagining of the classic series starring Academy Award® nominee and multi-hyphenate Queen Latifah as Robyn McCall, an enigmatic woman with a mysterious background who uses her extensive skills as a former CIA operative to help those with nowhere else to turn. McCall presents to most as an average single mom who is quietly raising her teenage daughter. But to a trusted few, she is The Equalizer – an anonymous guardian angel and defender of the downtrodden, who’s also dogged in her pursuit of personal redemption.
Robyn’s clandestine work and her personal life collide when her smart and observant daughter, Delilah, and her aunt Vi, who lives with Robyn to help her balance life as a working mother, discover her secret career as a vigilante. While Robyn contends with uncertainty at home, she is joined in her pursuit of justice by Melody “Mel” Bayani, an edgy bar owner and sniper from Robyn’s past; and Harry Keshegian, a paranoid and brilliant white-hat hacker.
As Robyn aids the oppressed and exploited, she sometimes works with Marcus Dante, an NYPD detective who once sought to uncover her identity, but now respects the need for Robyn’s type of justice even as he often questions her methods.
Harvey Sadler, Emma D’Arcy, and Leo Hart in ‘House of the Dragon’ season 1 episode 7 (Photograph by Ollie Upton / HBO)
HBO’s House of the Dragon season one episode seven opens on Lady Laena’s funeral. But before we discuss that somber event, here’s a quick recap of the key events of episode six.
Episode six introduced the adult versions of Alicent and Rhaenyra, and the battle lines moved from being etched in pencil to drawn in ink. Prince Daemon lost his second wife, Lady Laena, who died after ordering her dragon to give her a dragonrider’s death by fire. And Larys Strong elevated his position by ordering the murder of his father and brother, effectively making himself Lord of Harrenhal while forcing Alicent to be in his debt.
And now, a recap of episode seven – “Driftmark.”
The Velaryons, Targaryens, and other key figures gather for Lady Laena’s funeral at Driftmark. Prince Daemon and Laena’s two daughters are in attendance along with King Viserys, Queen Alicent, and the recently promoted Ser Otto Hightower who is once more The Hand of the King.
Prince Daemon (Matt Smith) chuckles during the funeral while Prince Aegon (Ty Tennant) looks bored.
Lady Laena’s body is sent to the sea’s bottom, to rest for an eternity.
Dragons soar as the funeral attendees mingle. Princess Rhaenyra (Emma D’Arcy) and Daemon make eye contact but don’t chat. Rhaenyra sends her oldest son, Jace, to comfort his cousins, but he feels as though he’s the one in mourning since Ser Harwin – who he knows is his real father – is dead.
All in all, it’s an uncomfortable assemblage.
Aegon (Ty Tennant) and his younger brother, Aemond, discuss their sister, Helaena, and Aegon’s of the mind she’s an idiot. He isn’t happy about the idea of being forced to marry her. (She’s shown talking to herself and trapping a spider in a shell.)
Ser Criston Cole (Fabien Frankel) tells Queen Alicent (Olivia Cooke) that Larys has been staring at her since they arrived. Larys (Matthew Needham) looks ready to burst with pride that his plans have come together and that he’s the new Lord of Harrenhal.
Jace takes his cousin’s hand while off to the side Lord Corlys Velaryon (Steve Toussaint) discusses Luke’s future with him. Corlys reminds Luke (Harvey Sadler) that while Jace will be king one day, he’ll be named Lord of Driftmark. Luke doesn’t want Driftmark or the title, but Corlys is gentle when he explains it’s his birthright.
Luke confesses he’s upset because if he’s the Lord, then that means everyone’s dead.
Princess Rhaenys (Eve Best) is next to comfort her daughter’s daughters.
Aemond and Jace stare at each other over an open fire. They don’t speak.
Rhaenyra and Daemon finally exchange half smiles.
Ser Laenor Velaryon (John Macmillan) stands in the water overcome with grief, staring at the spot where his sister’s body entered the water. Corlys whispers to Ser Qarl Correy (Arty Froushan) to retrieve Laenor, and everyone in attendance notices the anger Corlys displays toward his son’s not-so-secret lover.
Matt Smith and Paddy Considine in ‘House of the Dragon’ season 1 episode 7 (Photograph by Ollie Upton / HBO)
King Viserys (Paddy Considine) speaks with his brother, noting the fact that his daughters look like their mother is both a comfort and anguish. Viserys invites his brother back to King’s Landing, but Daemon insists Pentos is his home now. Viserys reminds him he has a place on his court, and again Daemon turns him down, insisting he needs nothing.
Daemon storms off and Ser Otto (Rhys Ifans) stops him to express his sympathy. “No matter how fat the leech grows, it always wants for another meal,” replies Daemon, perfectly summing up Ser Otto’s lust for power.
King Viserys makes an early exit, his health steadily declining. Ser Harrold Westerling (Graham McTavish) accompanies Viserys, turning over the watch to Ser Criston.
Prince Aegon finds a secluded spot to drink alone. Ser Otto tracks him down and hauls him off to bed. Qarl also retrieves Laenor, and Laenor’s off to bed too.
Aemond watches a dragon circle overhead, more interested in the beasts than the people gathered.
Later, Lord Corlys and Princess Rhaenys discuss Daemon and how he refused to allow Laena to return home. Corlys believes the surgeons in Pentos are equal to Driftmark’s, and she needs to stop placing blame. Rhaenys thinks maybe the gods are scorning them for their pride.
Princess Rhaenys insists it’s Corlys’ own ambition and not justice for her that makes him so obsessed with the Iron Throne. She wounds his pride by saying he’s cost them their children. He lives his life to create a legacy; she does not.
Rhaenys wants Driftmark to pass to Laena’s daughter, Baela, because of her true Velaryon blood. That would mean Laenor and his children would be disinherited. Rhaenys points out that Laenor will be king consort and his children will inherit the throne.
Both are aware Rhaenyra’s boys aren’t Laenor’s. However, Laena’s are Daemon’s. “History does not remember blood. It remembers names,” says Corlys, snatching his hand away from his wife.
Rhaenyra and Daemon leave the castle and stroll on the beach. She confirms her marriage is a farce but confesses they did try to conceive a child. It didn’t happen and there was no joy in it. She found joy in Ser Harwin, and it felt good to be desired.
Daemon knows Ser Harwin was devoted to Rhaenyra and she admits she trusted him. She regrets allowing him to return to Harrenhal, and Daemon reveals he thinks Alicent had a hand in Harwin’s and Lord Strong’s deaths. Rhaenyra doesn’t agree; however, Daemon knows everyone is capable of depravity.
Rhaenyra accuses Daemon of abandoning her. Without him, her life is a droll tragedy. She wonders if Daemon loved Laena and he describes them as feeling happy enough.
Rhaenyra touches his neck and Daemon speaks her name gently. She reminds him she’s no longer a child moments before they kiss. Rhaenyra tells Daemon she wants him and they move to a more secluded area. They slowly explore each other’s bodies, the longing evident as they remove each other’s clothing.
This time there’s no pulling back as Rhaenyra clings to her uncle tightly.
Aemond runs off alone and crouches near Vhagar (Lady Laena’s dragon) while it’s slumbering. He approaches it, looking up in wonder at the incredible creature. Finally, he moves to touch the ropes holding on the saddle and it wakes, staring him in the face. When it rests again, he once more reaches for the ropes and this time it opens its mouth, exposing fire. Aemond’s able to command it to stop and climbs into the saddle.
He holds tight to the harness and orders it to fly. Vhagar attempts to knock him from his seat and takes to the sky, Aemond holding on for dear life. Vhagar goes into a dive but then rises once more as Aemond remains astride. Vhagar reacts to Aemond’s pulls on the harness, and Aemond laughs in delight. He’s now a dragonrider.
Laena’s daughter Baela wakes up Jace and tells him someone stole Vhagar. She didn’t see who was riding him.
It’s late when Daemon and Rhaenyra also rise, filled with postcoital bliss, and see Vhagar in the sky.
Aemond dismounts and is met with fury from Laena’s daughters. Baela insists Vhagar was hers to claim since it was her mother’s. Aemond insults her and tosses her to the ground. He punches her twin, Rhaena, and Jace reacts by jumping into the fight.
Luke also attacks and soon all the kids are beating up on Aemond. However, he’s able to get the best of them despite being outnumbered. Aemond raises a rock to hit Luke in the head and says, “You’ll die screaming in flames – just as your father did. Bastards!”
Luke doesn’t understand what he means and Aemond turns to Jace, taunting him for being Harwin’s son – not Laenor’s. Jace pulls out a blade, but Aemond continues to have the upper hand. As Aemond’s about to use the rock, Jace throws dirt in his face. Luke picks up Jace’s blade and slashes Aemond across the face.
It all happened in an instant.
Ty Tennant and Olivia Cooke in ‘House of the Dragon’ season 1 episode 7 (Photograph by Ollie Upton / HBO)
Aemond howls in pain and Ser Harrold and the Kingsguard arrive to help him.
King Viserys demands to know how Ser Harrold allowed this to happen. But even Ser Criston believes this was nothing they could have foreseen since Aemond was attacked by his own cousin.
Criston says, “The Kingsguard has never had to defend princes from princes.”
Aemond will lose his eye but will heal. Alicent slaps Aegon, enraged he was drinking rather than looking after his brother.
Soon, Lord Corlys, Lady Rhaenys, Princess Rhaenyra, and Prince Daemon arrive and join in on the accusations. Luke, Jace, and Laena’s daughters insist Aemond started it, and Jace says it began when Aemond attacked Baela.
Ser Otto takes this all in as does Daemon, both men assessing how this affects their political futures quietly from the sidelines.
King Viserys commands the gathering to fall silent and then demands the truth about what happened. Alicent insists it was not an accident while Rhaenyra insists her children were attacked and insulted, forcing them to defend themselves.
Rhaenyra tells her father her sons’ legitimacy was questioned and King Viserys looks shocked. Aemond smiles as Jace says they were called bastards.
Rhaenyra calls this action the highest of treasons since her sons are in line for the throne. She wants Aemond sharply questioned to know where he heard these claims. Viserys speaks to Aemond and demands to know the source of this vile rumor.
Alicent and Viserys asks for Ser Laenor to be included in this discussion, and Rhaenyra claims she went for a walk and wasn’t with him when she heard all the commotion. Alicent suggests, in front of Lord Corlys, that Laenor is entertaining his young squires.
Now it’s Ser Criston’s turn to smile.
Once more King Viserys demands to know where Aemond heard these lies. Alicent draws in her breath, sure she’s about to be named. Instead, he names Aegon. Aegon’s forced to answer that they know. “We know, father. Everyone knows. Just look at them,” says Aegon.
The room falls silent.
King Viserys commands them all to apologize and make up. “Your father, your grandsire, your King, demands it!” screams Viserys. They are a family and will act like one.
Neither Alicent nor Rhaenyra look satisfied with this outcome, but Alicent is the one to speak. Because Aemond’s been damaged permanently, a debt must be paid. She demands one of Rhaenyra’s sons’ eyes.
King Viserys warns her not to be guided by her temper. Alicent doesn’t obey and orders Ser Criston to bring her Lucerys’ eye. King Viserys dismisses that order, but Alicent won’t back down, reminding Criston he’s sworn to her.
Criston chooses the right path and does not move but says, “As your protector, My Queen.”
King Viserys, again, commands his wife to leave the matter alone. He also issues a standing order: “Let it be known, anyone whose tongue dares to question the birth of Rhaenyra’s sons should have it removed.”
Rhaenyra thanks her father and turns toward her children just as Alicent grabs Aegon the Conqueror’s dagger from King Viserys’ belt.
Daemon and Ser Otto have continued to stand back and assess throughout this entire discussion but now even these two men are drawn into the fray.
Ser Harrold orders the guard to stay with King Viserys as Alicent attacks Rhaenyra! Ser Criston runs to help Alicent but is stopped in his tracks by Daemon. Ser Harrold holds the others back as Rhaenyra tells Alicent she’s gone too far.
Alicent holds the knife inches from Rhaenyra’s face and Rhaenyra looks defiant as she stares at her attacker and listens to her accusations about neglecting her duty and tarnishing her honor.
Ser Otto yells for his daughter to drop the blade as Rhaenyra speaks up. “Exhausting, wasn’t it? Hiding beneath the cloak of your own righteousness. But now they see you as you are.”
Alicent slices Rhaenyra’s arm and the blood pours to the floor.
Alicent finally drops the dagger.
Aemond tells his mom not to mourn him. He lost an eye, but he gained a dragon. (His sister, Helaena, had prophesized he’d need to lose an eye to obtain a dragon.)
Daemon rushes to Rhaenyra’s side and stands with her children and the Velaryons. Ser Criston joins Alicent.
The battle lines have now been drawn in blood.
Packing is underway when Ser Otto visits his daughter. She expects him to be angry that she assaulted Rhaenyra and she’s aware gossip is spreading that she’s gone mad. Plus, people will side with Rhaenyra after the attack. He agrees with her but confesses he’s never seen her fight this way before. He’s proud of that and knows she’s got the determination to win this ugly game.
Otto advises her to plead for forgiveness from King Viserys. Otto’s also certain Aemond getting Vhagar on his side is worth the price he paid.
John Macmillan in ‘House of the Dragon’ episode 7 (Photograph by Ollie Upton / HBO)
It’s morning when Laenor finally shows up as Rhaenyra’s getting her arm stitched. Laenor is deeply in mourning for his sister and upset he wasn’t there to defend his wife. She fills him in on what happened and Laenor confesses he’s failed her and their marriage. He loves their boys but doesn’t believe he’s loved them enough.
Rhaenyra admits she hoped to bear his children and if she had, things might have been different. Laenor hates the gods for making him this way, but Rhaenyra doesn’t. He’s got a good heart and that’s rare.
They smile while discussing their arrangement for an open marriage, but the talk turns serious when Laenor says Qarl is leaving. Laenor pledges to recommit himself to his wife and their family. He will raise their sons to be princes of the realm. It’s what she deserves.
King Viserys’ health continues to deteriorate as he and Alicent ride in the carriage to the ship. He doesn’t want to talk about what happened, but Alicent attempts to get back in his good graces.
Once on the ship returning home, Larys is back whispering in Alicent’s ear and offers to retrieve an eye if that’s what she wants. She doesn’t, but she commends his devotion. She knows she’ll need his skill and discretion at some point.
Daemon and Rhaenyra speak as they watch King Viserys’ ship sail away. She calls fire a strange power and knows the Targaryens owe everything to it, but it cost them both with whom they loved. Fire is a prison and the sea offers an escape – maybe the Velaryons were onto something.
Rhaenyra knows she can’t face the “greens” alone and needs Daemon. She wants him as her husband and king consort. If she had that, no one could question her right to the Iron Throne. “We have always been meant to burn together,” says Rhaenyra.
He points out that to marry, Laenor must be dead. Rhaenyra acknowledges she’s aware of that.
Rhaenyra won’t be a tyrant ruling through terror. Daemon disagrees. He thinks to be a strong ruler her subjects must fear her. Rhaenyra claims she loves Laenor, and Daemon suggests she grant him a kindness and set him free.
Rhaenyra is aware this would mean Lord Corlys and Princess Rhaenys would lose their only remaining child. They both believe people will think she’s responsible, but also realize their enemies will fear what else they could be capable of.
Daemon meets with Ser Qarl, pointing out he’s got a lord’s taste. He whispers there are places where it doesn’t matter what a man’s name is. All that matters is his gold. Daemon only asks that it’s a quick death that is witnessed.
Daemon kills one of Laenor’s men. Moments later, Laenor acts shocked to see Qarl in his father’s hall. They draw their swords and one of Laenor’s guards runs to summon help. The guards and Lord Corlys and Princess Rhaenys rush to the commotion. By the time they get there, the fight is over. A body, burned to the point of being unrecognizable, is pulled from the fireplace. Only the legs remain intact.
Princess Rhaenyra and Prince Daemon wed in a quiet ceremony attended only by their children.
The episode ends with Qarl holding a small rowboat and watching as a cloaked figure runs toward him on the beach. They hop into the boat, and it’s revealed the cloaked figure is a newly bald Laenor.
Ben leaps into a boxer in the 1970s on NBC’s Quantum Leap season one episode three. “Somebody Up There Likes Ben” will air on Monday, October 3, 2022 at 10pm ET/PT.
The 2022 sequel stars Raymond Lee (Kevin Can F**k Himself) as physicist Ben Song and Caitlin Bassett as Addison, a hologram who only Ben can see when he leaps. Ernie Hudson (The Family Business) plays Herbert “Magic” Williams, Mason Alexander Park (The Sandman) is Ian Wright, and Nanrisa Lee (First Love) plays Jenn Chou.
“Somebody Up There Likes Ben” Plot: Ben leaps to flashy 1970s Las Vegas and into the body of promising young boxer Danny Hill on the eve of a big title fight. Ben and Addison discover that everything is on the line and must help Danny and his trainer/brother Daryl win the fight or lose everything. Magic, Ian and Jenn dig into Ben’s past to uncover the truth.
Caitlin Bassett as Addison and Raymond Lee as Dr. Ben Song in ‘Quantum Leap’ episode 3 (Photo by: Ron Batzdorff/NBC)
Season One Synopsis:
It’s been nearly 30 years since Dr. Sam Beckett stepped into the Quantum Leap accelerator and vanished. Now, a new team, led by physicist Ben Song (Lee), has been assembled to restart the project in hope of understanding the mysteries behind the machine and the man who created it.
Everything changes, however, when Ben makes an unauthorized leap into the past, leaving the team behind to solve the mystery of why he did it. At Ben’s side throughout his leaps is Addison (Bassett), who appears in the form of a hologram only Ben can see and hear. She’s a decorated Army veteran who brings level-headed precision to her job.
At the helm of the highly confidential operation is Herbert “Magic” Williams (Hudson), a no-nonsense career military man who has to answer to his bosses who won’t be happy once they learn about the breach of protocol. The rest of the team at headquarters includes Ian Wright (Park), who runs the Artificial Intelligence unit “Ziggy,” and Jenn Chou (Lee), who heads up digital security for the project.
As Ben leaps from life to life, putting right what once went wrong, it becomes clear that he and the team are on a thrilling journey. However, Addison, Magic, Ian, and Jenn know that if they are going to solve the mystery of Ben’s leap and bring him home, they must act fast or lose him forever.
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The Rookie‘s Melissa O’Neil and Eric Winter guest star on ABC’s The Rookie: Feds season one episode two, “Face Off.” Episode two will air on Tuesday, October 4, 2022 at 10pm ET/PT.
Niecy Nash-Betts leads a cast that includes Frankie R. Faison (White Chicks) as Christopher “Cutty” Clark, James Lesure (Las Vegas) as Carter Hope, Britt Robertson (Big Sky) as Laura Stensen, Felix Solis (The International) as Matthew Garza, and Kevin Zegers (Transamerica) as Brendon Acres.
“Face Off” Plot: Simone utilizes her informant to track down an arms dealer on the FBI’s Most Wanted list; and Brendon, against Laura’s advice, investigates a risky lead on a congressman. When Carter and Brendon each find themselves at a crossroads, they begin to question their futures on the team and their loyalty is tested. Cutty and Simone struggle to see eye-to-eye on how they are helping the community, while Tim and Laura find common ground with their similar no-nonsense approach to training rookies.
Niecy Nash-Betts and Kevin Zegers in ‘The Rookie: Feds’ season 1 episode 2 (ABC/Eric McCandless)
The Plot:
From the executive producers of flagship series The Rookie comes The Rookie: Feds starring Niecy Nash-Betts as Simone Clark, the oldest rookie in the FBI Academy. The spinoff was introduced as a two-part event during the fourth season of The Rookie, where Officer John Nolan (Nathan Fillion) and the L.A. division of the FBI enlisted the help of Simone Clark when one of her former students was a suspect in a terror attack.
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Chris Hemsworth during production of ‘Limitless’ in Norway. (Photo credit: National Geographic/Craig Parry)
Chris Hemsworth (the Thor franchise) and producer Ben Grayson’s recently formed multiplatform production company, Wild State, is launching with a first-look deal with National Geographic. The deal involves Wild State developing unscripted projects in the areas of adventure, exploration, travel, and science for National Geographic’s multiple platforms.
“As lifelong fans of National Geographic, we are thrilled to be able to continue and deepen our partnership with them along with the entire Disney+ platform. Wild State is dedicated to generating immersive narratives that both entertain and shine a light on important issues around the globe. We’re grateful for the opportunity to tell highly impactful, important stories in the unscripted space backed by the support of the premier global conservation and environmental brand in Nat Geo,” said Hemsworth and Grayson.
Chris Hemsworth and Ben Grayson previously collaborated with National Geographic as executive producers on Shark Beach with Chris Hemsworth, which premiered in July 2021, and Limitless with Chris Hemsworth coming soon to Disney+.
“Chris and Ben have been exceptional partners to work with, dedicated to creating and producing the most gripping unscripted programming,” stated Tom McDonald, executive vice president of Global Factual and Unscripted Programming for National Geographic Content. “We’re thrilled to be entering into this long-term partnership with Wild State and can’t wait to build the next generation of blockbuster factual content with them.”
Limitless with Chris Hemsworth will debut later this year exclusively on Disney+. Created by Oscar nominee Darren Aronofsky (Black Swan), the six-episode unscripted series was produced by Aronofsky’s Protozoa production company, Wild State, and Jane Root’s Nutopia.
Limitless with Chris Hemsworth Details:
It dives deep into longevity science, discovering the full potential of the human body. This science is put to the test by Hemsworth, who, despite being in peak superhero condition, is on a personal mission to learn how to extend our health, strength, and intellect further into our later years. Undergoing a series of epic trials and extraordinary challenges to understand the limits of the human body, he learns firsthand how we can live better for longer by discovering ways to regenerate damage, maximize strength, build resilience, supercharge memory and confront mortality.
The official trailer for Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities anthology opens with Guillermo del Toro asking viewers to picture our minds as cabinets where the darkest thoughts and deepest fears are locked away. “What would happen if we open that cabinet for the world to see?” asks the Oscar-winning filmmaker, teasing we’re about to discover the answer.
The two-and-a-half-minute trailer is loaded with one creepy image after another brought to life by a talented ensemble that includes Rupert Grint, Crispin Glover, Andrew Lincoln, and Ben Barnes. The eight-episode horror anthology features stories directed by Catherine Hardwicke, Vincenzo Natali, Jennifer Kent, Keith Thomas, David Prior, Ana Lily Amirpour, Panos Cosmatos, and Guillermo Navarro
Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities, hosted by del Toro, will air over four nights, with two episodes premiering on October 25, 2022. Two new episodes follow daily through Friday, October 28th.
Guillermo del Toro created the series, executive produces, and serves as co-showrunner with Academy Award winner J. Miles Dale (The Shape of Water; Sex/Life). Dale and Gary Ungar also executive produce, and Regina Corrado is a co-executive producer.
In Cabinet of Curiosities, acclaimed Academy Award-winning filmmaker and creator, executive producer and co-showrunner Guillermo del Toro has curated a collection of unprecedented and genre-defining stories meant to challenge our traditional notions of horror. From macabre to magical, gothic to grotesque or classically creepy, these eight equally sophisticated and sinister tales (including two original stories by del Toro) are brought to life by a team of writers and directors personally chosen by del Toro.
DREAMS IN THE WITCH HOUSE
Rupert Grint, Ismael Cruz Cordova, DJ Qualls, Nia Vardalos, and Tenika Davis star in an episode written by Mika Watkins (based on a short story by H.P. Lovecraft) and directed by Catherine Hardwicke.
GRAVEYARD RATS
David Hewlett stars in an episode written (based on a short story by Henry Kuttner) and directed by Vincenzo Natali.
LOT 36
Tim Blake Nelson, Elpidia Carrillo, Demetrius Grosse, and Sebastian Roché star in an episode written by Regina Corrado (based on an original story by Guillermo del Toro); and directed by Guillermo Navarro.
PICKMAN’S MODEL
Ben Barnes, Crispin Glover, and Oriana Leman star in an episode written by Lee Patterson (based on a short story by H.P. Lovecraft) and directed by Keith Thomas.
THE AUTOPSY
Academy Award winner F. Murray Abraham, Glynn Turman, and Luke Roberts will appear in an episode written by David S. Goyer (based on a short story by Michael Shea) and directed by David Prior.
THE MURMURING
Essie Davis, Andrew Lincoln, and Hannah Galway star in an episode written (based on an original story by Guillermo del Toro) and directed by Jennifer Kent.
THE OUTSIDE
Kate Micucci and Martin Starr lead an episode written by Haley Z. Boston (based on a short story by comic book author Emily Carroll) and directed by Ana Lily Amirpour.
THE VIEWING
Peter Weller, Eric André, Sofia Boutella, Charlyne Yi, Steve Agee, Michael Therrialt, and Saad Siddiqui star in an episode directed by Panos Cosmatos (Mandy), who also writes, along with Aaron Stewart-Ahn.
