The first teaser trailer for the Knives Out sequel, Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, briefly introduces the key players who’ll be interacting with Daniel Craig’s Detective Benoit Blanc. The minute-and-a-half teaser trailer features a message from writer/director Rian Johnson inviting audiences to put together the pieces as snippets of Kate Hudson dancing, Dave Bautista in a speedo, and Kathryn Hahn screaming play.
The sequel’s cast also includes Edward Norton, Janelle Monáe, Leslie Odom Jr., Jessica Henwick, and Madelyn Cline.
Filmmaker Rian Johnson described crafting the story in an interview with Netflix’s TUDUM.
“The phrase I kept coming back to and talking about the first movie is, ‘It’s a roller coaster and not a crossword puzzle,’” stated Johnson. “It’s a common mistake in writing whodunits, thinking that you’re making a crossword puzzle, and that the fun is that the audience is actually going to analyze all this and figure it out. I know when I’m reading or watching a whodunit, I always let go of the notion of figuring it out about a third of the way through it.”
Glass Onion will debut at the Toronto International Film Festival and will have a limited run in theaters before launching on Netflix on December 23, 2022.
Netflix released this very basic synopsis for the new Knives Out film:
“In the follow-up to Rian Johnson’s Knives Out, Detective Benoit Blanc travels to Greece to peel back the layers of a mystery involving a new cast of colorful suspects.”
Poster for Netflix’s ‘Glass Onion A Knives Out Mystery’
Margot Robbie plays Nellie LaRoy in ‘Babylon’ from Paramount Pictures.
Paramount has released the first batch of photos from Babylon, writer/director Damien Chazelle’s star-studded epic tale of Hollywood in the 1920s. Brad Pitt and Margot Robbie lead the cast, reuniting after starring in Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood, a fairy tale take on the Manson family murder of Sharon Tate.
Babylon‘s cast also includes Tobey Maguire, Jean Smart, Lukas Haas, Li Jun Li, Jovan Adepo, and Diego Calva. P.J. Byrne, Olivia Hamilton, Max Minghella, Rory Scovel, Katherine Waterston, Flea, Jeff Garlin, Eric Roberts, Ethan Suplee, Samara Weaving, and Olivia Wilde also star in what’s sure to be a 2023 Oscar contender.
Filmmaker Chazelle spoke to Vanity Fair about directing Brad Pitt and Margot Robbie. “Part of what was magical about working with them in these roles is that each of them felt like they were really able to make the performance the most personal thing they had done,” stated Chazelle.
Chazelle, a Best Director Oscar winner for La La Land, also described the origin of Babylon. “The basic idea was just to do a big, epic, multicharacter movie, set in these early days of Los Angeles and Hollywood, when both of these things were coming into what we now think of them as,” said Chazelle in the Vanity Fair interview.
Marc Platt, Matthew Plouffe, and Olivia Hamilton produced, with Michael Beugg, Tobey Maguire, Wyck Godfrey, Helen Estabrook, and Adam Siegel executive produced.
Babylon will open for an awards consideration run on December 25, 2022 followed by a wide release on January 6, 2023.
The Plot: A tale of outsized ambition and outrageous excess, it traces the rise and fall of multiple characters during an era of unbridled decadence and depravity in early Hollywood.
Brad Pitt plays Jack Conrad and Diego Calva plays Manny Torres in ‘Babylon’ from Paramount Pictures.Tobey Maguire plays James McKay in ‘Babylon’ from Paramount Pictures.Lukas Haas plays George Munn and Diego Calva plays Manny Torres in ‘Babylon’ from Paramount Pictures.Li Jun Li plays Lady Fay Zhu in ‘Babylon’ from Paramount Pictures.Jovan Adepo plays Sidney Palmer in ‘Babylon’ from Paramount Pictures.Diego Calva plays Manny Torres and Jean Smart plays Elinor St. John in ‘Babylon’ from Paramount Pictures.Brad Pitt plays Jack Conrad in ‘Babylon’ from Paramount Pictures.Margot Robbie plays Nellie LaRoy in ‘Babylon’ from Paramount Pictures.
Paramount+’s 1923 adds 7 new cast members (Photo Courtesy of Paramount+)
Paramount+ is teasing new details about the upcoming second Yellowstone prequel, 1923. The streaming service announced Darren Mann, Michelle Randolph, James Badge Dale, Marley Shelton, Brian Geraghty, Aminah Nieves, and Julia Schlaepfer will be joining Oscar winner Helen Mirren (The Queen) and Oscar nominee Harrison Ford in the original series.
Paramount+ also dropped descriptions of the characters, confirming Harrison Ford is playing the brother of James Dutton (played by Tim McGraw in 1883).
1923 was created by Taylor Sheridan and is currently filming in Montana. Sheridan, John Linson, Art Linson, David C. Glasser, Ron Burkle, David Hutkin, Bob Yari, and Ben Richardson serve as executive producers.
Per Paramount+: “1923 will introduce a new generation of the Dutton family and explore the early twentieth century when pandemics, historic drought, the end of Prohibition, and the Great Depression all plague the mountain west, and the Duttons who call it home.”
1923 Cast and Characters:
• Harrison Ford will play Jacob Dutton, the patriarch of the Yellowstone ranch, husband to Cara Dutton and brother of James Dutton.
• Helen Mirren will play Cara Dutton, the wife to Jacob Dutton and family matriarch.
• Darren Mann (Animal Kingdom) will play Jack Dutton, John Dutton Sr.’s son and great-nephew to Jacob Dutton. He is a dedicated rancher who is deeply loyal to his family.
• Michelle Randolph (A Snow White Christmas) will play Elizabeth Strafford, a feisty and capable young woman set to marry into the Dutton family.
• James Badge Dale (Hightown) will play John Dutton Sr., the oldest nephew and right-hand man of Jacob Dutton.
• Marley Shelton (Scream) will play Emma Dutton, the dutiful wife of John Dutton Sr. and the mother of Jack Dutton.
• Brian Geraghty (Big Sky) will play Zane, a fiercely loyal ranch foreman.
• Aminah Nieves (Blueberry) will play Teonna Rainwater, a young woman at a government residential boarding school.
• Julia Schlaepfer (The Politician) will play Alexandra, a British woman who meets one of the Duttons abroad.
Hulu’s set a Monday, October 3, 2022 premiere date for the Solar Opposites Halloween special. During the 2022 San Diego Comic-Con, executive producer Josh Bycel confirmed the “A Sinister Halloween Scary Opposites Solar Special” will bring back a classic Halloween-ey scary movie character who’ll be voiced by the original actor.
Justin Roiland, series creator, executive producer, and the voice of Korvo, teased what’s in store for Solar Opposites fans with the upcoming Halloween special. “Korvo is absolutely f**king terrified of anything to do with Halloween. Like, candy corn, even if you get some cotton and start stretching it and it starts to look like a spiderweb, he’s [terrified]. So, that’s sort of what it’s about but then it just goes to all these insane places ultimately.
I don’t know what all to say…and then I could also say ‘crypt keeper,’ but you could make of that what you will. (Laughing) I don’t know – that might actually be a spoiler. But it’s really, really, really fun. We also kind of love the formula of 11 normal episodes and then a special. We’re kind of clicking into that as the Solar rhythm for each year.”
Asked if we’ll learn why Korvo hates Halloween, Roiland replied, “Yes, essentially. Well…yeah, yeah, kind of. I mean, listen, whenever we do an episode where we’re not going to learn backstory, we at least have some funny hand-wavy thing that satiates that for the audience. Like, the why of it all. We have a good team and we’re really cognizant of that stuff. We all have good taste in comedy and the stuff that we like to watch. I feel like we all have a good bead on when something’s really good and when something’s not.”
Solar Opposites features the voices of Sean Giambrone as Yumyulack, Thomas Middleditch as Terry, and Mary Mack as Jesse. The popular animated series was created by Roiland and Mike McMahan and is produced by 20th Television Animation.
Poster for ‘Dancing with the Stars’ season 31 (Photo Courtesy of Disney+)
Selma Blair, Jason Lewis, Charli D’Amelio, and Jordin Sparks will be showing off their dance moves on Dancing with the Stars season 31. The dancing competition series, which has moved from ABC to Disney+ for its upcoming season, will also feature actor/comedian Wayne Brady, singer Jessie James Decker, and actor Trevor Donovan. Alfonso Ribeiro joins Tyra Banks as the new co-host.
Season 31 marks the return of fan-favorites Mark Ballas and Louis van Amstel. This season’s judging panel will be made up of Len Goodman, Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli, and Derek Hough.
The new season premieres on Monday, September 19, 2022 at 8pm ET/5pm PT. This will be the first season in which the show will air live in both the Pacific and Eastern time zones, and the first series to air live on Disney+.
Dancing with the Stars Season 31 Celebrities and Professional Dancers:
· Fitness model and actor Joseph Baena with partner Daniella Karagach
· Movie star Selma Blair with partner Sasha Farber
· Comedian, actor and singer Wayne Brady with partner Witney Carson
· Good Morning America contributor and WABC-TV New York’s weather anchor Sam Champion, with partner Cheryl Burke
· TikTok star Charli D’Amelio with partner Mark Ballas
· Heidi D’Amelio (The D’Amelio Show) with partner Artem Chigvintsev
· Country star Jessie James Decker with partner Alan Bersten
· TV star Trevor Donovan with partner Emma Slater
· Daniel Durant (Oscar®-winning CODA) with partner Britt Stewart
· Teresa Giudice (The Real Housewives of New Jersey) with partner Pasha Pashkov
· Vinny Guadagnino (Jersey Shore) with partner Koko Iwasaki
· Charlie’s Angels star Cheryl Ladd with partner Louis Van Amstel
· Jason Lewis (Sex and the City) with partner Peta Murgatroyd
· Drag queen superstar Shangela with partner Gleb Savchenko
· Platinum recording artist Jordin Sparks with partner Brandon Armstrong
· Gabby Windey (The Bachelorette) with partner Val Chmerkovskiy
Maia Reficco, Chandler Kinney, Bailee Madison, Zaria, and Malia Pyles in ‘Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin’ episode 10 (Photo by Karolina Wojtasik/HBO Max)
It won’t be one and done for Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin. HBO Max officially announced they’ve renewed the drama for a second season less than a month after the season one finale aired.
The 10-episode first season debuted on July 28, 2022 and starred Bailee Madison, Chandler Kinney, Zaria, Malia Pyles, Maia Reficco, Mallory Bechtel, Sharon Leal, Elena Goode, Eric Johnson, Alex Aiono, and Lea Salonga. The renewal announcement didn’t confirm who will be returning or when we can expect the second season to arrive.
Executive producer/writer Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa (Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Riverdale) and co-executive producer/writer Lindsay Calhoon Bring created the series, based on Sara Shepard’s bestselling book series.
“We are so proud of the incredible response both critically and from fans that Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin has received. Viewers have embraced our new generation of Liars, and Roberto and Lindsay’s brilliantly dark, horror-fueled take on this iconic franchise,” stated Sarah Aubrey, Head of Original Content, HBO Max. “Along with Alloy and Warner Bros. Television, we are thrilled to continue the Pretty Little Liars legacy.”
Aguirre-Sacasa’s Muckle Man Productions and Alloy Entertainment produced PLLOS, in association with Warner Bros. Television. Additional executive producers include I. Marlene King, Michael Grassi, Caroline Baron, and Alloy’s Leslie Morgenstein and Gina Girolamo.
“We are beyond excited to continue telling stories with our amazing group of little liars — exploring their friendships, their romances, their secrets, and their status as scream queens supreme! Eternal thanks to the fans who have embraced this new, horror-version of Pretty Little Liars — which we’ll be continuing, of course — as well as our partners at HBO Max, Warner Bros. Television, and Alloy Entertainment. As Tabby would say, ‘There’s a sequel in the offing!’” said Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and Lindsay Calhoon Bring.
The season one plot, courtesy of HBO MAX: “Twenty years ago, a series of tragic events almost ripped the blue-collar town of Millwood apart. Now, in present day, a disparate group of teen girls — a brand-new set of Little Liars — find themselves tormented by an unknown Assailant and made to pay for the secret sin committed by their parents two decades ago…as well as their own.
In the dark, coming-of-age, horror-tinged drama Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin, we find ourselves miles away from Rosewood, but within the existing Pretty Little Liars universe — in a brand-new town, with a new generation of Little Liars.”
Jeremy Strong as Irving Graff and Anne Hathaway as Esther Graff in ‘Armageddon Time’ (Photo Courtesy of Focus Features)
Writer/director James Gray’s Armageddon Time will open the 2022 San Diego International Film Festival on October 19th and writer/director Sam Mendes’ Empire of Light has been selected as the festival’s closing night film. The 21st annual SDiFF’s lineup will also include the San Diego premiere of Taurus as well as screenings of Close, Good Night Oppy, and The Banshees of Inisherin.
This year’s festival will honor Taurus star Colson Baker (aka Machine Gun Kelly) with the Spotlight Award. Baker, who made his acting debut in the Showtime series Roadies, will be presented with the honor following a special Spotlight Screening of Taurus from writer/director Tim Sutton on October 23rd.
“This year, our slate has been curated from over 3000 film submissions from 82 countries with compelling Social Impact Films and Q&As including Refugee, Environmental Sustainability, Social Inequities, LGBTQAI+ Rights and other topics affecting our world and our communities. We have also broadened the scope of our examination of the issue of human trafficking. We, as a festival and community, have sought to shine a light on the issue of human trafficking for many years through our curation of films that highlight this heartbreaking topic. This year we continue the conversation with new films that examine stories of human trafficking,” stated Tonya Mantooth, CEO/Artistic Director of the San Diego International Film Festival.
The 21st Annual San Diego International Film Festival will take place in person – and virtually – from October 19, 2022 through October 23rd. For more details or to purchase passes, visit www.sdfilmfest.com.
Colson Baker in ‘Taurus’ (Photo Credit: Jorge Cortez / Rivulet Films Photo)
2022 SAN DIEGO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL LINE-UP
Narrative Competition (22)
American Murderer, Dir. Matthew Gentile, USA, San Diego Premiere
Armageddon Time, Dir. James Gray, USA & Brazil, West Coast Premiere
Baby Pyramid, Dir. Cecilie McNair, Denmark, North American Premiere
The Banshees of Inisherin, Dir. Martin McDonagh, Ireland, UK & USA, Southern California Premiere
BLACK SHEEP, Dir. Aleksander Pietrzak, Poland, San Diego Premiere
BLEECKER, Dir. Edith Hagigi, USA, World Premiere
CLOSE, Dir. Lukas Dhont, Belgium, San Diego Premiere Dear Zoe, Dir. Gren Wells, USA, San Diego Premiere
Dotty & Soul, Dir. Adam Saunders, USA, World Premiere
Empire of Light, Dir. Sam Mendes, USA & UK, Southern California Premiere
Freedom’s Path, Dir. Brett Smith, USA, Southern California Premiere
In Her Name, Dir. Sarah Carter, USA, San Diego Premiere
It’s Spring…, Dir. Roman Musheghyan, Armenia, San Diego Premiere
JILL – LIFE WILL FIND YOU, Dir. Steven Michael Hayes, Switzerland, North American Premiere
Mending the Line, Dir. Joshua Caldwell, USA, West Coast Premiere
Pie in the Sky, Dir. Maria Gobetti, USA, San Diego Premiere
RED SHOES, Dir. Carlos Eichelmann Kaiser, Mexico & Italy, North American Premiere
Róise & Frank, Dir. Rachael Moriarty & Peter Murphy, Ireland, San Diego Premiere
Taurus, Dir. Tim Sutton, USA, West Coast Premiere The Big Bend, Dir. Brett Wagner, USA, San Diego Premiere
The Justice of Bunny King, Dir. Gaysorn Thavat, New Zealand, San Diego Premiere
The Lost King, Dir. Stephen Frears, UK, Southern California Premiere
The Moon & Back, Dir. Leah Bleich, USA, San Diego Premiere
THE WIND & THE RECKONING, Dir. David L. Cunningham, USA, West Coast Premiere
The Woman in the White Car, Dir. Christine Ko, South Korea, North American Premiere
WHAT WE DO NEXT, Dir. Stephen Belber, USA, Southern California Premiere
Documentary Competition (13)
Be Our Guest, Dir. Diane Tsai, USA, West Coast Premiere
EXIT, Dir. Alison Jayne Wilson, Spain, West Coast Premiere
Good Night Oppy, Dir. Ryan White, USA, San Diego Premiere
Love, Charlie: The Rise and Fall of Chef Charlie Trotter, Dir. Rebecca Halpem, USA, Southern California Premiere
Lovely Jackson, Dir. Matt Waldeck, USA, San Diego Premiere
Of Medicine and Miracles, Dir. Ross Kauffman, USA, California Premiere
P.O.W.: Passing On Wisdom, Dir. Jess Atkinson, USA, West Coast Premiere
Retrograde, Dir. Matthew Heineman, USA, Afghanistan, California Premiere
Savage Waters, Dir. Mikey Corker, France, Southern California Premiere
SCREAM OF THE SOUL, Dir. Dominique Othenin-Girard, Switzerland, World Premiere
The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks, Dir. Yoruba Richen & Johanna Hamilton, USA, Southern California Premiere
The Yin & Yang of Gerry Lopez, Dir. Stacy Peralta, USA, San Diego Premiereb
With This Breath I Fly, Dir. Clementine Malpas & Sam French, USA, UK, Afghanistan, San Diego Premiere
Shorts Tracks Competition (77)
American Indian Stories:
• Diiyeghan naii Taii Tr’eedaa (We Will Walk the Trail of our Ancestors), Dir. Princess Daazhraii Johnson, USA, San Diego Premiere
• ᎤᏕᏲᏅ (What They’ve Been Taught), Dir. Brit Hensel, USA, San Diego Premiere
• Ma’s House, Dir. Jeremy Dennis, USA, San Diego Premiere
• Tecata, Dir. Mario Theodosio Gallegos, USA, San Diego Premiere
• We Are Our Totem: A Native American Tale, Mivon Prince-Leyva, Australia, World Premiere
Animation Filmmaking:
• 7LBS 8OZ, Dir. Yoo Lee, USA, San Diego Premiere
• Davey’s Lullaby, Dir. Adam Deyoe, USA, San Diego Premiere
• Friendship, Lin Tam, USA, Australia, San Diego Premiere
• Liv&Bell ” Bell’s long thin friend “, Dir. Natsuki Kida, Japan, West Coast Premiere
• Molly’s Light, Dir. Noah Pollack & Marius Markevicius, USA, San Diego Premiere
• Picchu, Dir. Amaru Zeas-Sigüenza, USA, World Premiere
• Put It Back, Dir. Diane Catsburrow Linnet, USA, San Diego Premiere
• Tehura, Dir. Wei Li, Canada, Tahiti, San Diego Premiere
• Weight, Dir. Jairus Williams, USA, San Diego Premiere
Docudrama:
• Battle of the Titans: 24 Hours of Spa, Dir. Gray Pham, USA, San Diego Premiere
• Eco-Hack!, Dir. Brett Marty & Josh Izenberg, USA, California Premiere
• For the Bees, Dir. Chloë Fitzmaurice, USA, Southern California Premiere
• Heart Valley, Dir. Christian Cargill, UK, West Coast Premiere
• Iron Sharpens Iron, Dir. John Gallen, USA, San Diego Premiere
• The Common Thread, Dir. Braden Dragomir, Canada, United States Premiere
Dramedy
• Cruise, Dir. Sam Rudykoff, Canada, San Diego Premiere
• Hatchback, Dir. Riley Sugars, Australia, North American Premiere
• Heiki on the Other Side, Dir. Katariina Aule, Estonia, North American Premiere
• Operation Carcajou, Dir. Nicolas Krief, Canada, West Coast Premiere
• The Chromakey Man, Dir. William Samaha, Belgium, World Premiere
FOCUS on Impact:
• MINK!, Dir. Ben Proudfoot, USA, San Diego Premiere
For Shorts & Giggles:
• Boomerang, Dir. Rylee Jean Ebsen, USA, San Diego Premiere
• Cherry, Dir. Kate Stanley Brennan, Ireland, San Diego Premiere
• In Sickness & in Health, Dir. Sarah Smick, USA, San Diego Premiere
• On Your Behalf, Dir. Ana Garcia Rico, UK, California Premiere
• Save The Bees, Dir. Charlie Schwan, USA, San Diego Premiere
• Sliced Bread, Dir. Oliver Clubb & Gulliver Moore, UK, United States Premiere
• The Hostage, Dir. Natalie Prisco, USA, San Diego Premiere
Global Consciousness:
• A Little Vacation, Dir. Eva Tavares, Canada, World Premiere
• AYSHA, Dir. Cengiz Akaygün, Germany, San Diego Premiere
• Choices, Dir. Erica Rose, USA, California Premiere
• Entering Pornland: Darren, Dir. Benjamin Nolot, USA, San Diego Premiere
• Find The Light, Dir. Abdullah Khan, UK, San Diego Premiere
• In The Shade of Rhinos, Dir. Antoine Janssens, Switzerland, World Premiere
• Kambana, Dir. Samuel Pastor, Spain, West Coast Premiere
Heart Strings:
• Canelones, Dir. Nicolas Mayer, Argentina, San Diego Premiere
• Her Majesty, Dir. Rebekah Fortune, UK, San Diego Premiere
• Shower Boys, Dir. Christian Zetterberg, Sweden, Southern California Premiere
• Spotless, Dir. Emma Branderhorst, Netherlands, United States Premiere
• the red suitcase, Dir. Cyrus Neshvad, Luxembourg, West Coast Premiere
• War of Colors, Dir. Emir Kumova, USA, San Diego Premiere
LGBTQIA+:
• DIVR, Dir. Zoey Martinson, USA, San Diego Premiere
• Gender Outlaw, a bodysurfing story, Dir. Peter Williams, USA, San Diego Premiere
• QUEER PARIVAAR, Dir. Shiva Raichandani, UK, San Diego Premiere
• Roads Not Taken, Dir. Kat Rohrer, Austria, World Premiere
• SWIM, Dir. Michael Gamarano Singleton, UK, West Coast Premiere
On Pins & Needles:
• A Nursery Rhyme, Dir. Luke McCain & Ryan Knight, USA, World Premiere
• BOWLHEAD, Dir. Thomas Simon, USA, France, San Diego Premiere
• Process, Dir. Patrick Gather, UK, World Premiere
• The Lone Wolf, Dir. Filipe Melo, Portugal, Southern California Premiere
• WHO? HOW? AND WHERE?, Dir. Victoria Garza, Mexico, San Diego Premiere
San Diego Scene:
• Convergence, Dir. Zechariah Thormodsgaard, USA, West Coast Premiere
• Don’t Do It, Dir. Patrick Guera, USA, World Premiere
• Moon, Dir. Noah Freeman Hecht, USA, California Premiere
• Sonder, Dir. Joey Szalkiewicz, USA, San Diego Premiere
• The Price of Air, Dir. Virginia Michel, USA, World Premiere
• Watch My Stuff, Dir. Tess Paras, USA, California Premiere
Short & Sweet:
• Booksmart, Dir. Côme Ferré, France, Southern California Premiere
• How to Avoid a Sappy Goodbye, Dir. Doug Rogers, USA, San Diego Premiere
• Minwoo and Rie, Dir. Jinrung Chun, South Korea, North American Premiere
• School Nights, Dir. John Killoran, USA, San Diego Premiere
• The Code of Family, Dir. Kayla Sun, USA, San Diego Premiere
• Yokelan, 66, Dir. TANG Yi, USA, San Diego Premiere
Student Showcase:
• Black Whole, Dir. Brett Alan Calkins, USA, California Premiere
• CHORUS, Dir. Daniel J. Egbert, USA, Southern California Premiere
• Places I Go, Dir. Shahar Katzenstein, Israel, World Premiere
• REQUIEM, Dir. Emma J. Gilbertson, UK, North American Premiere
• Thank You For Your Service, Dir. Nic Kuklinski, UK, World Premiere
When Worlds Collide:
• A Ghost Story, Dir. Melissa Bruning, US, San Diego Premiere
• A Pink Moon Comes, Dir. Yannick de Waal, The Netherlands, United States Premiere
• BRASIER, Dir. Emilie Mannering, Canada, West Coast Premiere
• FREE FALL, Dir. Emmanuel Tenenbaum, France, World Premiere
• Out Of This World, Dir. Elia Petridis, USA, San Diego Premiere
• When She Was Good, Dir. Emma Hanson, UK, San Diego Premiere
Season two of Fox’s The Cleaning Lady finds Thony, passionately fierce when it comes to protecting her loved ones, on a quest to find her kidnapped son. Season two episode one, “Sins of the Fathers,” will air on Monday, September 19, 2022 at 9pm ET/PT.
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. Naveen Andrews joins the cast as Robert Kamdar.
The primetime drama is based on an Argentine series and was developed for Fox by Miranda Kwok (The 100). Kwok and Melissa Carter are the co-showrunners and serve as executive producers along with Shay Mitchell, David Dean Portelli, Rose Marie Vega, and Paola Suarez.
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.
Oscar winner Jessica Chastain (The Eyes of Tammy Faye) stars as a nurse who suspects her colleague of murdering patients in Netflix’s The Good Nurse. The dramatic film, which just released a trailer and poster, is based on Charles Graeber’s book The Good Nurse: A True Story of Medicine, Madness, and Murder and will have its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival.
The Good Nurse will be released in select theaters on October 19, 2022, followed by a premiere on Netflix on October 26.
Graeber’s book delves into the twisted story of nurse Charles Cullen (played by Eddie Redmayne), a serial killer who murdered 40 patients. The drama also stars Nnamdi Asomugha, Noah Emmerich, Malik Yoba, Alix West Lefler, and Kim Dickens.
Krysty Wilson-Cairns (Last Night in Soho) wrote the screenplay and Tobias Lindholm directs. Scott Franklin, Darren Aronofsky, and Michael A. Jackman produced, with Ari Handel, Glen Basner, Jonathan Filley, and Josh Stern executive producing.
Poster for ‘The Good Nurse’ (Photo Courtesy of Netflix)
The Plot: Amy, a compassionate nurse and single mother struggling with a life-threatening heart condition, is stretched to her physical and emotional limits by the hard and demanding night shifts at the ICU. But help arrives, when Charlie, a thoughtful and empathetic fellow nurse, starts at her unit.
While sharing long nights at the hospital, the two develop a strong and devoted friendship, and for the first time in years, Amy truly has faith in her and her young daughters’ future. But after a series of mysterious patient deaths sets off an investigation that points to Charlie as the prime suspect, Amy is forced to risk her life and the safety of her children to uncover the truth.
Sylvester Stallone teases that in two years he’ll take over the town in the first trailer for Paramount+’s Tulsa King. Stallone stars in the original drama from prolific writer/producer Taylor Sheridan (Yellowstone, 1883, Mayor of Kingstown), marking his first time leading the cast of a television series.
The season one cast also includes Andrea Savage (I’m Sorry), Max Casella (The Tender Bar), Martin Starr (Silicon Valley), Domenick Lombardozzi (The Irishman), Vincent Piazza (Boardwalk Empire), and Jay Will (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel). A.C. Peterson (Superman & Lois), Garrett Hedlund (The United States vs. Billie Holiday), and Dana Delany (Body of Proof) also star.
Taylor Sheridan created the series and executive produces with Terence Winter, Sylvester Stallone, David C. Glasser, Ron Burkle, Bob Yari, David Hutkin, Allen Coulter, and Braden Aftergood. Winter is the season one showrunner and writer.
Paramount+ has set a November 13, 2022 premiere date, with the first two episodes also airing on Paramount Network on November 20th. The remaining first season episodes will air only on Paramount+
Tulsa King follows New York mafia capo Dwight “The General” Manfredi (Stallone) just after he is released from prison after 25 years and unceremoniously exiled by his boss to set up shop in Tulsa, Okla. Realizing that his mob family may not have his best interests in mind, Dwight slowly builds a crew from a group of unlikely characters, to help him establish a new criminal empire in a place that to him might as well be another planet.
