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‘Criminal Minds’ Will Return for Season 16 on Paramount+

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Rebecca Murray
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Criminal Minds star Joe Mantegna
Adam Rodriguez (Luke Alvez) and Joe Mantegna (David Rossi) in ‘Criminal Minds’ (Photo © 2017 CBS Broadcasting, Inc.)

Criminal Minds is officially returning for a 16th season. Paramount+ is reviving the long-running drama with original series stars Joe Mantegna, A.J. Cook, Kirsten Vangsness, Aisha Tyler, Adam Rodriguez, and Paget Brewster set to return.

Erica Messer, writer, executive producer, and showrunner during the show’s original run, returns in all three capacities for season 16. Writer Breen Frazier, writer Chris Barbour, director Glenn Kershaw, and Mark Gordon also serve as executive producers.

“For 15 seasons, Criminal Minds was at the forefront of cutting-edge scripted drama as it explored the psychology behind crime – thrillingly,” stated Nicole Clemens, President, Paramount+ Original Scripted Series. “The series never stopped evolving during its run, and we are beyond excited to bring it back into a new era with new stories for a new generation of viewers at Paramount+. Erica, the whole cast and creative team are building a season full of new twists that we are sure will electrify audiences.”

The new episodes are produced by ABC Signature and CBS Studios and will air exclusively on Paramount+.

The revival announcement included the following description of the new season:

“CBS’ original Criminal Minds series, which ran from 2005-2020, followed an elite team of FBI profilers who analyzed the country’s most twisted criminal minds, anticipating their next moves before they struck again.

And now, the BAU is back! In the all-new Criminal Minds episodes exclusively available on Paramount+, the FBI’s elite team of criminal profilers come up against their greatest threat yet, an UnSub who has used the pandemic to build a network of other serial killers. Now, as the world opens back up, the network goes operational, and our team must hunt them down, one murder at a time.”




‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Season 5 Teaser: June’s Ready to Take Down Serena

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Rebecca Murray
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The new teaser trailer for season five of Hulu’s critically acclaimed – and incredibly timely – The Handmaid’s Tale opens with June Osborne (Elisabeth Moss) declaring she wants Serena Waterford (Yvonne Strahovski) to know she killed Commander Fred Waterford. June, who also admits she feels Gilead pulling her back, is ready to take on Serena in what will hopefully be an epic showdown.

In addition to Elisabeth Moss and Yvonne Strahovski, season five stars Bradley Whitford, Max Minghella, O-T Fagbenle, Samira Wiley, Ann Dowd, Madeline Brewer, Amanda Brugel, and Sam Jaeger. Alexis Bledel, who played Emily/Ofglen for four seasons, is not returning for season five.

Season five premieres on Hulu on Wednesday, September 14, 2022.

The Handmaid’s Tale is based on the bestselling novel by Margaret Atwood. Bruce Miller created the series and serves as an executive producer along with series star Elisabeth Moss, Warren Littlefield, Daniel Wilson, Fran Sears, Eric Tuchman, Yahlin Chang, Rachel Skukert, Sheila Hockin, John Weber, Frank Siracusa, Steve Stark and Kim Todd.

The Handmaid's Tale Elisabeth Moss
Elisabeth Moss stars in ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ season 5 (Photo Credit: Hulu)

Hulu released the following synopsis of season five:

“June faces consequences for killing Commander Waterford while struggling to redefine her identity and purpose. The widowed Serena attempts to raise her profile in Toronto as Gilead’s influence creeps into Canada. Commander Lawrence works with Aunt Lydia as he tries to reform Gilead and rise in power. June, Luke and Moira fight Gilead from a distance as they continue their mission to save and reunite with Hannah.”




‘Gutsy’ Docuseries with Hillary and Chelsea Clinton Sets September Premiere

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Rebecca Murray
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Chelsea and Hillary Clinton in Gutsy
Chelsea Clinton and Hillary Clinton in Apple TV+’s ‘Gutsy’

Apple TV+’s documentary series Gutsy starring former First Lady Hillary Clinton and her daughter, bestselling author Chelsea Clinton, will premiere on September 9, 2022. The eight-part docuseries spotlights trailblazing women who’ve inspired the Clintons over the years.

“We can’t wait to share the conversations we had with some of our favorite, fabulous, supremely gutsy women,” tweeted Hillary Clinton. And Chelsea Clinton tweeted: “Save the date! Over the past two years, my mom @HillaryClinton & I have been talking with inspiring women from all around the world about their journeys and the issues they are championing. Join us on September 9 for the premiere of @HiddenLightPrd #GUTSY on @AppleTVPlus.”

Hillary and Chelsea Clinton star and executive produce the docuseries based on their The Book of Gutsy Women. Megan Thee Stallion, Dr. Jane Goodall, Gloria Steinem are among the trailblazers interviewed, as well as Wanda Sykes, Amy Schumer, Goldie Hawn, and Kate Hudson.

The Book of Gutsy Women was published in October 2019 and spent 10 weeks on The New York Times Bestsellers list.

Johnny Webb, Siobhan Sinnerton, Roma Khanna, Ken Druckerman, Banks Tarver, and join the Clintons as executive producers. Anna Chai guides the series as showrunner and also serves as an executive producer. Kevin Vargas and Claire Featherstone produce, and Huma Abedin and Bari Lurie are consulting producers.

Apple TV+ released the following description of Gutsy:

The docuseries features Hillary and Chelsea as they embark on a thought-provoking journey to speak with pioneering women artists, activists, community leaders and everyday heroes who show us what it truly means to be gutsy. The series shows Hillary and Chelsea as you’ve never seen them before, revealing their special mother-daughter bond and the unique, multi-generational way they approach the important and timely issues highlighted in each episode.

Joining the Clintons are some of their personal heroes, extraordinary, courageous and resilient women who have made an impact in their community and on the world.




FX Announces San Diego Comic-Con Immersive Experience Details

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Rebecca Murray
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FX's San Diego Comic-Con What We Do in the Shadows

In addition to hosting panels during the 2022 San Diego Comic-Con, FX will be inviting fans to visit their huge outdoor immersive experience featuring the network’s Mayans M.C., What We Do in the Shadows, American Horror Story, Little Demon, and Archer. The #FXSDCC setup spans 100,000 square feet and includes everything from a creepy AHS Garden of the Dolls to a nightclub inspired by What We Do in the Shadows.

“We’re excited to be back at San Diego Comic-Con to engage with fans at this year’s much-anticipated event,” stated Kenya Hardaway, Senior Vice President, Integrated Promotions-Multi-Platform Marketing at FX. “We understand the value of shared experiences and are eager to host guests in our immersive, outdoor space where we will bring some of our shows to life in a way that we know audiences will love.”

#FXSDCC 2022 Lineup

  • American Horror Story & American Horror Stories
    Attendees can venture through the AHS Garden of the Dolls and get a chance to receive a makeup look by the artist who helped design the American Horror Stories dolls. More information regarding makeup appointments to be released on FX’s social accounts.
  • What We Do in the Shadows
    Attendees are invited to immortalize their weekend with a photo inside the hippest new club at SDCC: Nadja’s – San Diego, a nod to the upcoming season. The What We Do in the Shadows panel will take place on Sunday, July 24 from 1:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m., in Hall H of the San Diego Convention Center.
  • Little Demon
    In advance of the series premiere on Thursday, August 25 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on FXX, streaming next day on Hulu, attendees can descend into the Little Demon Den to experience the hilariously nightmarish underworld of this new animated comedy. Fans can experience one night of hilarious fright by visiting the Little Demon Den for an exclusive screening of the series opener followed by the latest episode of What We Do in the Shadows, on Friday, July 22 from 8:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. More information regarding seat reservations to be released on FX’s social accounts.
  • The Little Demon panel will be held on Friday, July 22 from 4:00 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. at the Indigo Ballroom, Hilton San Diego Bayfront. The Archer panel will take place on Friday, July 22 from 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. at the Indigo Ballroom. The Mayans M.C. panel will occur on Sunday, July 24 from 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. in Hall H of the San Diego Convention Center.

The #FXSDCC experience, produced in collaboration with Creative Riff, is located at the Hilton San Diego Bayfront lawn: 1 Park Blvd during the following times:
● Thursday, July 21: 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
● Friday, July 22: 11:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.
● Saturday, July 23: 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
● Sunday, July 24: 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Guests can also engage with custom kiosks featuring the FX Identity quiz to encourage fans to continue exploring FX content at home. Fans will be asked a variety of FX-inspired personality questions, which the quiz will use to populate a customized profile with series recommendations that are available to stream on Hulu.




‘The Bear’ Serves Up a Second Season Renewal Order

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Rebecca Murray
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The Bear Series Stars
Jeremy Allen White as Carmen ‘Carmy’ Berzatto, Lionel Boyce as Marcus, and Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Richard ‘Richie’ Jerimovich in ‘The Bear’ (Photo Credit: FX)

FX’s The Bear has been renewed for a second season after cooking up rave reviews and earning an impressive 100% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes. Set in the restaurant industry, the series stars Jeremy Allen White (Shameless) as James Beard Award-winning Chef Carmen “Carmy” Berzatto who returns to his family’s Chicago restaurant following the death of his brother.

The season one cast also includes Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Richard ‘Richie’ Jerimovich, Ayo Edebiri as Sydney Adamu, Abby Elliott as Natalie ‘Sugar’ Berzatto, Lionel Boyce as Marcus, Liza Colón-Zayas as Tina, Edwin Lee Gibson as Ebraheim, and Matty Matheson as Neil Fak.

Christopher Storer (Ramy) created the series and serves as co-showrunner with Joanna Calo (BoJack Horseman). Storer and Calo write, direct, and executive produce. Super Frog’s Hiro Murai and Nate Matteson also executive produce.

“We are so grateful to FX, our insanely talented cast, our crew who worked hard, fast, and in the dead of winter, not to mention everyone who watched. And we can’t wait to bring you all back to The Bear in 2023,” stated Christopher Storer and Joanna Calo.

“The Bear has exceeded our wildest creative, critical and commercial expectations,” said Eric Schrier, FX Entertainment President. “We deeply appreciate the brilliant work led by creator and co-showrunner Christopher Storer and co-showrunner Joanna Calo. Jeremy Allen White’s lead performance is spectacular, as are those of his co-stars Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Ayo Edebiri, Abby Elliott, Lionel Boyce and Liza Colón-Zayas. We can’t wait to get to work on season 2.”

Season one premiered on June 23, 2022 and is currently available to stream on Hulu.

The Plot: The Bear follows Carmen “Carmy” Berzatto (White), a young chef from the fine dining world, who comes home to Chicago to run his family sandwich shop – The Original Beef of Chicagoland – after a heartbreaking death in his family. A world away from what he’s used to, Carmy must balance the soul-crushing realities of small business ownership, his strong-willed and recalcitrant kitchen staff and his strained familial relationships, all while grappling with the impact of his brother’s suicide.

The Bear is about food, family, the insanity of the grind, the beauty of Sense of Urgency and the steep slippery downsides. As Carmy fights to transform both The Original Beef of Chicagoland and himself, he works alongside a rough-around-the-edges kitchen crew that ultimately reveal themselves as his chosen family.




‘Alone’ to Introduce Spinoffs ‘Alone: Frozen’ and ‘Alone: The Skills Challenge’

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Rebecca Murray
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The History Channel’s popular survival competition series Alone has spawned two spinoffs – Alone: Frozen and Alone: The Skills Challenge. Alone: Frozen joins The History Channel’s primetime lineup on August 11, 2022 at 9pm ET/PT. Alone: The Skills Challenge is set to premiere on Thursday, August 4th at 10:30pm ET/PT, moving to its 10pm ET/PT timeslot after Alone: Frozen on August 11th.

Season nine of Alone is currently airing on Thursdays at 9pm ET/PT.

Both new Alone series are produced by Leftfield Pictures, with Shawn Witt, Ryan Pender, Dan Bree, Zachary G. Behr, and Amy Savitsky executive producing Alone: The Skills Challenge season one’s 12 episodes.

Witt, Pender, Behr, and Chet Burns executive produce Alone: Frozen‘s eight-episode first season.

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The season 1 ‘Alone: Frozen’ participants (Photo Credit: The History Channel)

The network provided the following descriptions for the new shows:

Each episode of Alone: The Skills Challenge will feature three former participants from Alone competing in survival build challenges devised by another former participant. Using only basic tools and the natural resources around them, only one survivalist will be deemed the winner, proving they have the skills needed to thrive in the wilderness. Competitors will be judged on their ingenuity, execution, and completion of each task.

From elevated shelters to hand-crafted ovens to watercraft, each episode is self-filmed by the survivalists and will feature some of the most impressive builds ever seen. Returning survivalists of Alone: The Skills Challenge include Callie North (season three), Lucas Miller (season one), Amós Rodriguez (season seven), Britt Ahart (seasons three and five), Jordan Jonas (season six), Joel Van Der Loon (season seven) and Clay Hayes (season eight).

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Jordan Jonas (season six) from ‘Alone: The Skills Challenge’ (Photo by: The History Channel)

In Alone: Frozen, six of Alone’s strongest participants from past seasons return to put their survival skills to the test for a second time. Dropped off on the frigid North Atlantic Coast of Labrador, Canada just as winter is setting in, and battling howling winds, constant rain, and North America’s most fierce cold-weather predators, survivalists will set out to last fifty days in a location with the densest population of Polar Bears in the United States and face extreme conditions worse than any previous season of Alone.

With just a few supplies and their previous experiences to learn from, the survivalists who go the distance will win their share of the $500,000 cash prize. Returning survivalists of Alone: Frozen include fan favorites Greg Ovens (season three), Woniya Thibeault (season six), Callie Russell (season seven), Mark D’Ambrosio (season seven), Amós Rodriguez (season seven) and Michelle Finn (season eight).




‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’ Teaser Trailer Returns Us to Middle-Earth

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Rebecca Murray
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Prime Video’s gorgeous new lengthy teaser trailer for The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power invites viewers back to J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-Earth. The nearly three-minute teaser introduces the key characters and the realms they inhabit while warning, “The past is dead. We either move forward, or we die with it. This could be the beginning of a new era.”

The eight-episode epic saga premieres on Prime Video on September 2, 2022. New episodes premiere weekly on Fridays.

Among the characters featured in the teaser trailer are Galadriel (Morfydd Clark), Elrond (Robert Aramayo), High King Gil-galad (Benjamin Walker), Isildur (Maxim Baldry), Elendil (Lloyd Owen), Pharazôn (Trystan Gravelle), and Queen Regent Míriel (Cynthia Addai-Robinson).

The teaser also includes the Harfoots Marigold Brandyfoot (Sara Zwangobani), Elanor ‘Nori’ Brandyfoot (Markella Kavenagh), Poppy Proudfellow (Megan Richards) and Sadoc Burrows (Sir Lenny Henry), The Stranger (Daniel Weyman), Halbrand (Charlie Vickers), Arondir (Ismael Cruz Córdova), and the Dwarves King Durin III (Peter Mullan) and Prince Durin IV (Owain Arthur).

Prime Video confirmed the realms shown in the trailer are the Elven realms of Lindon and Eregion, the Dwarven realm Khazad-dûm, the Southlands, the Northernmost Wastes, the Sundering Seas, and the island kingdom of Númenór.

J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay serve as showrunners and executive producers. Lindsey Weber, Callum Greene, J.A. Bayona, Belén Atienza, Justin Doble, Jason Cahill, Gennifer Hutchison, Bruce Richmond, and Sharon Tal Yguado also executive produce. Ron Ames and Christopher Newman produce, and Wayne Che Yip is a co-executive producer and director. Additional directors include J.A. Bayona and Charlotte Brändström.

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Morfydd Clark (Galadriel) and Charlie Vickers (Halbrand) in ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’ (Photo Credit: Ben Rothstein / Amazon Studios)

Prime Video’s released the following description of season one:

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power brings to screens for the very first time the heroic legends of the fabled Second Age of Middle-earth’s history. This epic drama is set thousands of years before the events of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings books, and will take viewers back to an era in which great powers were forged, kingdoms rose to glory and fell to ruin, unlikely heroes were tested, hope hung by the finest of threads, and one of the greatest villains that ever flowed from Tolkien’s pen threatened to cover all the world in darkness.

Beginning in a time of relative peace, the series follows an ensemble cast of characters, both familiar and new, as they confront the long-feared reemergence of evil to Middle-earth. From the darkest depths of the Misty Mountains, to the majestic forests of the elf capital of Lindon, to the breathtaking island kingdom of Númenor, to the farthest reaches of the map, these kingdoms and characters will carve out legacies that live on long after they are gone.




‘Five Days at Memorial’ Trailer: The Horrors of Hurricane Katrina

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Rebecca Murray
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Apple TV+’s official trailer for the limited series Five Days at Memorial is incredibly intense and deeply disturbing, made even more so by the fact the series is based on true events. The limited series chronicles events that took place in 2005 when Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, focusing on the actions of staff at Memorial Medical Center.

Five Days at Memorial reunites Bates Motel star Vera Farmiga with the show’s executive producer, co-creator, and writer Carlton Cuse. Cuse and Oscar winner John Ridley created the series, based on the book by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Sheri Fink, and serve as writers, directors, and executive producers. Wendey Stanzler (For All Mankind) also directs.

In addition to Farmiga, the series stars Robert Pine (CHiPs), Cherry Jones (Succession), Julie Ann Emery (Better Call Saul), Cornelius Smith Jr. (Scandal), Adepero Oduye (The Falcon and the Winter Soldier), Molly Hager (It’s Kind of a Funny Story), Michael Gaston (The Leftovers), and W. Earl Brown (Preacher).

Five Days at Memorial premieres on Friday, August 12, 2022 with the release of the first three episodes. New episodes arrive on subsequent Fridays leading up to the September 16th finale.

Five Days at Memorial with Vera Farmiga
Vera Farmiga stars in ‘Five Days at Memorial’ (Photo Credit: Apple TV+)

Apple TV+ released the following synopsis:

“Five Days at Memorial chronicles the impact of Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath on a local hospital. When the floodwaters rose, power failed, and heat soared, exhausted caregivers at a New Orleans hospital were forced to make decisions that would follow them for years to come.”




‘Archer’ Season 13 Details and Premiere Date

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Rebecca Murray
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Archer Season 12 Cast
Algernop Krieger (voice of Lucky Yates), Colt/Scientist (voiced by Eric André), Pam Poovey (voice of Amber Nash), Cheryl/Carol Tunt (voice of Judy Greer) and Cyril Figgis (voice of Chris Parnell) and Lana Kane (voice of Aisha Tyler) in ‘Archer’ season 12 (Photo: FXX)

It sounds crazy, but FX is actually heading into its 13th season – 13th! – of the critically acclaimed adult animated series Archer. The new season of Archer will premiere on August 24, 2022 on FXX, with new episodes arriving on Wednesdays at 10pm ET/PT.

Season 12 said farewell to Malory (RIP Jessica Walter, you are missed) in a poignant scene in the finale. Archer finds a note from Malory saying she’s passing the torch but will be watching over him, and then we see Malory and her hubby Ron Cadillac (voiced by Walter’s late husband Ron Leibman) holding hands while relaxing on a beach.

Season 13 features returning voice cast members H. Jon Benjamin as the world’s greatest spy, “Sterling Archer;” Aisha Tyler as the spy with marital troubles, “Lana Kane;” Judy Greer as the crazy office assistant in search of a special skill, “Cheryl/Carol Tunt;” Chris Parnell as the reliable company-man, “Cyril Figgis;” Amber Nash as the enthusiastic offender, “Pam Poovey;” Adam Reed as the opportunist, “Ray Gillette” and Lucky Yates as the experimenter-in-chief, “Algernop Krieger.”

Guest stars for the upcoming season include Kenan Thompson, Alison Pill, Christian Slater, Kayvan Novak, and Stephen Tobolowsky.

Adam Reed created the series and executive produces along with Matt Thompson and Casey Willis at Floyd County Productions.

FX released the following description of season 13:

“This season, Archer and The Agency have been acquired by Fabian Kingsworth and the spy conglomerate known as IIA (International Intelligence Agency). As the gang struggles to find their identity performing odd missions for Fabian, one question arises: will they be able to maintain independence, or will they succumb to their corporate overlords?”




‘Star Trek: Lower Decks’ Season 3 Sets August Premiere Date

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Rebecca Murray
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Star Trek: Lower Decks Season 3 Poster

Paramount+ is sticking with what works, setting an August premiere date for the upcoming third season of the popular animated series Star Trek: Lower Decks. Season one debuted on August 6, 2020, followed by season two on August 12, 2021. Season three will arrive on August 25, 2022.

New episodes of the 10-episode season will be released on Thursdays. The premiere date announcement was accompanied by a new, colorful poster for the Emmy-nominated series.

Voice cast members reprising their roles as “lower decks” characters include Tawny Newsome as Ensign Beckett Mariner, Jack Quaid as Ensign Brad Boimler, Noël Wells as Ensign Tendi, and Eugene Cordero as Ensign Rutherford. Voicing the U.S.S. Cerritos’ bridge crew are Dawnn Lewis as Captain Carol Freeman, Jerry O’Connell as Commander Jack Ransom, and Gillian Vigman as Doctor T’Ana.

Two-time Emmy Award winner Mike McMahan (Rick and Morty) created the series, executive produces and serves as showrunner. Secret Hideout’s Alex Kurtzman and Aaron Baiers also executive produce along with Katie Krentz, Heather Kadin, and Roddenberry Entertainment’s Rod Roddenberry and Trevor Roth.

Titmouse is the animation studio, and CBS’ Eye Animation Productions Secret Hideout and Roddenberry Entertainment produce.

Paramount+’s official season three synopsis:

“Season three of Star Trek: Lower Decks challenges the U.S.S. Cerritos ensigns in (hilarious) ways they could never imagine, starting with a shocking resolution for season two’s epic cliffhanger finale.”




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