Investigation Discovery is launching their new true crime series Who Hired the Hitman? on November 4, 2025. The six-episode season focuses on cases involving hired killers, including a hit on a snowplowman, a computer genius, and a farmer.
New episodes stream on Tuesdays at 10pm ET/PT.
ID offers this description of the new series: “Featuring six different cases, Who Hired the Hitman? delves into the twisted trails of phone calls, endless suspects, deceiving alibis, and the hidden motives of murder-for-hire plots. Over the course of the season, episodes unravel the twisted web of each unique case, from a murder of a snowplowman that puts his community on edge to a real estate entrepreneur who finds himself at the center of multiple murder attempts.
At the heart of it all lies one haunting question: who is the mastermind pulling the strings?”
Poster for Investigation Discovery’s ‘Who Hired the Hitman?’
Who Hired the Hitman? Episode Guide
Home on the Rage
Premieres Tuesday, November 4 at 10/9c
After a farmer is found dead on his kitchen floor, everyone on the property becomes a suspect in a complicated investigation that leads to a shocking discovery.
The Murder of Big Joe
Premieres Tuesday, November 11 at 10/9c
The midnight murder of a snowplowman puts his friends on edge as their tiny town struggles to root out the culprit. Then, police find a clue on the victim’s forehead that may be the killer’s calling card.
The Witch Doctor
Premieres Tuesday, November 18 at 10/9c
Killers murder an adrenaline-junkie young father, and detectives sift through tales of illegal chicken fighting, drag racing, cheating, and a mysterious figure nicknamed “The Witch Doctor.”
A Hard Man to Kill
Premieres Tuesday, November 25 at 10/9c
For a year, NYPD follows a bloody trail of murder attempts against a real estate entrepreneur, only to discover that no one is who they seem. The victim has ties to a mob family, and the mastermind is closer than they realized.
The Genius and the Mastermind
Premieres Tuesday, December 2 at 10/9c
The assassination of a computer genius sends detectives on a two-decade hunt for missing gold, uncovers a shocking link to a Saudi sheik, and exposes a deadly international scheme that claims another life.
Dead Body Shop
Premieres Tuesday, December 9 at 10/9c
A gunman executes three mechanics in a sleepy Connecticut town. Detectives scrape for evidence and uncover a world of chatrooms, embezzlement, an illicit love affair, and three families of potential suspects.
A$AP Rocky and Rose Byrne in ‘If I Had Legs I’d Kick You’ (Photo Credit: A24)
Some movies are just made for festivals. They’re simple, artistic, and generally leave audiences with something to think about. Having its debut at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year and doing the usual run through all the rest, If I Had Legs I’d Kick You is a perfect example of one of these films.
If I Had Legs I’d Kick You stars Rose Byrne (Insidious) as a woman named Linda who is dealing with a seriously ill child and an absentee husband. Just when it seems as if things couldn’t get any worse, Linda’s apartment floods and she is forced to move into a hotel, along with her daughter and all of her daughter’s medical equipment. And that is not the end of Linda’s problems.
That’s kind of all there is to If I Had Legs I’d Kick You. It’s a movie about one poor woman dealing with avalanching problem after problem, and her methods of dealing with said avalanching problems range from healthy and normal to downright dangerous. Writer/director Mary Bronstein (Yeast) has crafted a compelling look at one poor woman’s wits-end descent into madness. It’s also a brutally honest and unflinching look at motherhood.
If I Had Legs I’d Kick You is a tough movie to pin down. It’s a bit too thriller-y to be dramatic, but it takes itself too seriously to be a real thriller. There are parts that are humorous, but if it’s a comedy, it’s the darkest, blackest comedy there is. Although it does lean a bit into horror, it’s not quite a horror movie either. Despite this identity crisis, If I Had Legs I’d Kick You knows exactly what kind of movie it wants to be. It just doesn’t want to let the viewer know. It wants to be difficult.
At the center of the movie is Rose Byrne’s powerhouse performance. Throughout the movie, Linda is both desperate and driven, both vulnerable and strong. She’s outwardly trying to hold things together for the sake of her daughter and her family, but she’s also slowly succumbing to the intense pressure of trying to carry the world on her shoulders. Byrne captures this balance perfectly, getting the audience to feel sympathy for her even though she’s not an entirely likeable character. The viewer cares for her, flaws and all.
The support cast is solid as well. Late Night talk show icon Conan O’Brien pulls his weight in a surprisingly non-comedic role as Linda’s therapist. A$AP Rocky spreads his wings as one of Linda’s hotel neighbors, and it’s refreshing to see the young rapper actually act instead of just play himself. Saving one of the most pivotal roles for herself, writer/director Mary Bronstein even shows up as a doctor who attempts to provide some clarity to Rose’s muddied perspective.
The technical aspects of If I Had Legs I’d Kick You are also remarkable. Cinematographer Christopher Messina’s claustrophobic camera work is purposely selective, only showing what he and Bronstein want to show and thus allowing the viewer to feel just as trapped in the movie as Linda feels trapped in her life. Editor Lucian Johnston cuts Messina’s footage together with a sense of controlled chaos, using long takes that let Byrne go with her role while still creating a sense of jump-cut urgency.
The real MVP of the movie (aside from Rose Byrne) is sound designer Filipe Messeder. Messeder has a horror background, having worked on movies like Weapons, The Lighthouse, and the upcoming Black Phone 2, and he puts this experience to good use here. He deftly combines external sound effects like medical equipment beeping and cell phone vibrations with internal imaginary voices and bodily sounds, mashing it all up into one terrifyingly anxious soundscape. Sound is always half the movie, but in the case of If I Had Legs I’d Kick You, it’s more than that. It’s integral. It literally makes the movie.
In the end, If I Had Legs I’d Kick You leaves a lot of questions unanswered, and that is frustrating for the viewer. But it’s a good kind of frustrating. It’s the kind of frustrating that keeps the movie in the theater of one’s mind for days after it ends in the actual theater. And that is one of the hallmarks of good indie cinema.
GRADE: B
Rating: R for language, some drug use, and bloody images
Release Date: October 10, 2025 (Limited), October 24, 2025 (Nationwide)
Running Time: 1 hour 53 minutes
Studio: A24
HBO released the A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms teaser trailer during the show’s panel at the New York Comic Con before bringing it online. The lengthy teaser shows the central characters, Duncan and Egg, meeting for the first time. It also reveals Duncan’s desire to be something more than just a hedge knight. The trailer ends with Ser Lyonel Baratheon advising Duncan that “in every man, there are many men. So be brave. Be just. Be tall.”
Here’s what we know about A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms:
The first season consists of six episodes.
It’s a half-hour drama, but the tone is much lighter than Game of Thrones and House of the Dragon.
The series will premiere on January 18, 2026, with new episodes airing on Sundays at 10pm ET/PT.
And HBO released the following description: “A century before the events of Game of Thrones, two unlikely heroes wandered Westeros… a young, naïve but courageous knight, Ser Duncan the Tall, and his diminutive squire, Egg. Set in an age when the Targaryen line still holds the Iron Throne, and the memory of the last dragon has not yet passed from living memory, great destinies, powerful foes, and dangerous exploits all await these improbable and incomparable friends.”
TThe cast is led by Peter Claffey, who plays Ser Duncan “Dunk” the Tall, and Dexter Sol Ansell, who portrays Egg. Daniel Ings stars as Ser Lyonel Baratheon, Bertie Carvel is Baelor Targaryen, Danny Webb is Ser Arlan of Pennytree, Sam Spruell is Maekar Targaryen, Shaun Thomas is Raymun Fossoway, Finn Bennett is Aerion Targaryen, and Edward Ashley is Ser Steffon Fossoway. Rounding out the ensemble are Tanzyn Crawford as Tanselle, Henry Ashton as Daeron Targaryen, Youssef Kerkour as Steely Pate, Tom Vaughan-Lawlor as Plummer, and Daniel Monks as Ser Manfred Dondarrion.
Author George R. R. Martin co-created the series with Ira Parker. Martin, Parker, Sarah Bradshaw, Owen Harris, Ryan Condal, and Vince Gerardis serve as executive producers, and Parker is the showrunner. Season one is directed by Owen Harris and Sarah Adina Smith.
It’s not just the new by-the-rules warden Mike’s up against in season four of Paramount+’s Mayor of Kingstown. The official trailer for the upcoming season shows Bunny’s got powerful backers, now that the Russians are out of the picture.
Jeremy Renner returns to star in the titular role. Also returning for the upcoming season are Hugh Dillon as Ian, Taylor Handley as Kyle, Tobi Bamtefa as Bunny, Derek Webster as Stevie, Hamish Allan-Headley as Robert, and Nishi Munshi as Tracy. Newcomers include Edie Falco, Lennie James, and Laura Benanti.
Poster for ‘Mayor of Kingstown’ season 4 (Photo Credit: Paramount+)
“In season four, Mike’s control over Kingstown is threatened as new players compete to fill the power vacuum left in the Russians’ wake, compelling him to confront the resulting gang war and stop them from swallowing the town,” reads Paramount+’s synopsis. “Meanwhile, with those he loves in more danger than ever before, Mike must contend with a headstrong new Warden to protect his own while grappling with demons from his past.”
Season four premieres on October 26, 2025, with new episodes streaming on Sundays.
Taylor Sheridan and Hugh Dillon created Mayor of Kingstown and serve as executive producers along with Jeremy Renner, Antoine Fuqua, David C. Glasser, Ron Burkle, David Hutkin, Bob Yari, Michael Friedman, Christoph Schrewe, Wendy Riss, Evan Perazzo, and Keith Cox. Dave Erickson is the showrunner and executive producer.
Paramount+ previously renewed Dexter: Original Sin and then made an about-face, canceling it following the Paramount-Skydance merger. Hopefully, Dexter: Resurrection doesn’t share the same fate now that the streamer’s officially confirmed it’s been renewed for a second season.
Michael C. Hall’s short video reveals that the writers’ room is now open but doesn’t tease a start of production or targeted premiere date. The first season, which focused on Dexter and his son, Jack, debuted in July 2025.
Season one’s cast included Hall in the titular role, David Zayas as Angel Batista, Jack Alcott as Harrison, Uma Thurman as Charley, Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine as Blessing Kamara, and Kadia Saraf as Detective Claudette Wallace. Dominic Fumusa played Detective Melvin Oliva, James Remar returned as Dexter’s father Harry Morgan, and Peter Dinklage played Leon Prater.
Jack Alcott as Harrison Morgan and Michael C. Hall as Dexter Morgan in ‘Dexter: Resurrection’ (Photo Credit: Zach Dilgard / Paramount+ with SHOWTIME)
“Dexter: Resurrection, a continuation of Dexter: New Blood, takes place weeks after Dexter Morgan takes a bullet to the chest from his own son, as he awakens from a coma to find Harrison gone without a trace. Realizing the weight of what he put his son through, Dexter sets out for New York City, determined to find him and make things right. But closure won’t come easy,” reads Paramount+’s season one synopsis. “When Miami Metro’s Angel Batista arrives with questions, Dexter realizes his past is catching up to him fast. As father and son navigate their own darkness in the city that never sleeps, they soon find themselves deeper than they ever imagined—and that the only way out is together.”
Clyde Phillips guides the series as showrunner and executive producer. Additional executive producers include Hall, Scott Reynolds, Tony Hernandez, Lilly Burns, and Marcos Siega.
Amy’s memories are still returning and in Fox’s Doc season two episode four, it seems her brain’s trying to warn her about something important. Episode four, “Something to Prove,” will air on Tuesday, October 14, 2025 at 9pm ET/PT.
Molly Parker stars as Dr. Amy Larsen, Omar Metwally plays Dr. Michael Hamda, Felicity Huffman is Dr. Joan Ridley, Amirah Vann is Dr. Gina Walker, and Charlotte Fountain-Jardim plays Katie Hamda. Jon Ecker is Dr. Jake Heller and Anya Banerjee plays Dr. Sonya Maitra.
“Something to Prove” Plot: An outdated medical proxy form creates tension between a patient’s ex-husband and current partner. Amy, Jake, and new intern Hannah investigate a college student’s sudden blindness.
“Inspired by a true story and based on the hit eponymous Italian drama series, Doc begins its second season of the life-affirming medical drama following the heartbreak and victories of hard-charging, brilliant physician DR. AMY LARSEN (Parker) as she rebuilds her life after a car crash erased eight years of her memory. This season, Amy will continue to confront hard truths about her missing years, work to repair fractured relationships and seek to reconcile the person she used to be with the one everyone else has come to know.
Determined to get her memory back and piece together who she really is, Amy’s goal is to become the doctor she used to be in those missing years and to eventually, once again, be Chief of Internal Medicine. In the interim, her ex-husband/Westside Hospital’s Chief Medical Officer, DR. MICHAEL HAMDA (Metwally) fills the position with Amy’s former mentor and friend DR. JOAN RIDLEY (Huffman), whose motives and priorities remain hidden, just as long as Amy still can’t recall Joan’s life-changing secret. Amy’s best friend and colleague, DR. GINA WALKER (Vann), is weary of Joan’s motives and continues to be a beacon of support for those around her, while finally learning to put on her own oxygen mask first.
While relearning eight years of medical advancements is complicated, it pales in comparison to learning to navigate her new/old/current romantic entanglements. Amy continues to fight her feelings and let Michael go, especially now with the birth of his son with his new wife, bringing up emotions for both Amy and their daughter KATIE HAMDA (Fountain-Jardim). Amy’s on-again, off-again relationship with Chief Resident DR. JAKE HELLER (Ecker) is a bit more delicate as he struggles to protect his heart from her this time around. However, DR. SONYA MAITRA (Banerjee) would only be too glad to pick up the pieces, navigating the balance between her feelings for Jake and her complicated resentment towards Amy.
The second season of Doc begins as Amy’s past comes back to haunt her when a desperate father sacrifices everything to secure his daughter’s heart transplant. Chaos and confusion reverberate through the hallways of Westside Medical when a subsequent high-stakes emergency leaves a doctor’s life in the balance.”
Fleur Geffrier and Tomohisa Yamashita in ‘Drops of God’ (Photo: Apple TV+)
The second season of Apple TV+’s critically acclaimed Drops of God has landed a January 21, 2026 premiere date. New episodes of the eight-episode season will stream on Wednesdays, with the season finale scheduled for March 11.
Fleur Geffrier and Tomohisa Yamashita return to star in season two of the International Emmy Award-winning drama. Quoc Dang Tran created the series, inspired by Tadashi Agi’s bestselling Japanese manga, and Oded Ruskin directs. Klaus Zimmermann serves as a producer.
“In season two of Drops of God, Camille and Issei are thrust into their most perilous challenge yet: to uncover the origin of the world’s greatest wine, a mystery so profound that even their legendary father, Alexandre Léger, could not solve it. What begins as a pursuit of legacy becomes a search for truth that spans continents and centuries, unearthing forgotten histories, hidden rivalries, and secrets buried for generations,” reads Apple TV+’s synopsis. “As the search pushes them to the edges of the world and to the darkest corners of themselves, Camille and Issei must decide how much they are willing to sacrifice. The answer could shatter their bond as siblings… or destroy them both.”
The first season also starred Tom Wozniczka, Makiko Watanabe, Cecile Bois, and Satoshi Nikaido.
Poster for ‘The Buccaneers’ (Photo Credit: Apple TV+)
Apple TV+ is bringing The Buccaneers back for season three, confirming the renewal four months after the premiere of season two. The announcement didn’t include details on season three’s plot or when fans can expect the new season to arrive.
“We couldn’t be more delighted to be lacing up our corsets, slipping on our ball gowns, and running breathless across the cliffs of Tintagel for the third time to see what passionate adventures our beloved Buccaneers get up to next,” stated series creator, writer, and executive producer Katherine Jakeways. “Thanks to Apple TV+ and the loyal fans for loving the show as much as we do.”
The series, created by Jakeways and inspired by Edith Wharton’s unfinished novel, premiered in November 2023. Season two followed in June 2025.
Season two starred Kristine Frøseth, Alisha Boe, Aubri Ibrag, Josie Totah, Imogen Waterhouse, Mia Threapleton, Christina Hendricks, Leighton Meester, and Grace Ambrose. The ensemble also included Maria Almeida, Amelia Bullmore, Fenella Woolgar, Guy Remmers, Matthew Broome, Josh Dylan, Barney Fishwick, Greg Wise, and Jacob Ifan.
BAFTA Award winner William McGregor, DGA Award winner Rachel Leiterman, John Hardwick, and Charlie Manton directed the second season. Jakeways, Beth Willis, and Joe Innes will serve as season three executive producers.
Apple TV+ offers this description of the series:
“In the first season of The Buccaneers, a group of fun-loving young American girls exploded into the tightly corseted London of the 1870s, setting hearts racing and kicking off an Anglo-American culture clash.
Season two saw these American whirlwinds battling love, heartbreak, motherhood, jealousy, and the full force of the English legal system. In season three, the Buccaneers are fighting back. And they’re doing it together.
When they arrived in England, they were all navigating their first loves. Now, they’re looking for the loves of their lives. And with a new and enigmatic Duke at the helm, Tintagel is also facing an uncertain future. If polite English society thought these American girls rocked the boat, this new bad-boy Duke is about to sink the ship.”
Kaitlin Olson and Daniel Sunjata in ‘High Potential’ season 2 episode 4 (Disney/Jessica Perez)
Morgan’s late to work because she got a ticket, and she’s not happy that her police badge isn’t a get-out-of-jail-free card as ABC’s High Potential season two episode four begins. In more important news, Lt. Selena Soto’s still waiting to hear if she got the promotion to captain, and a 9-1-1 call just came in about a shooting.
(The following is a recap of episode four, and there are spoilers ahead!)
It’s possible there are two victims and a shooter on the loose as Morgan (Kaitlin Olson) and Adam (Daniel Sunjata) arrive on the scene. Raina Viera, the woman who made the call, is adamant she never phoned 9-1-1. Morgan confronts her because her unusual accent matches that on the call. Adam examines her cell phone, and it doesn’t show an emergency call.
They don’t have a legal reason to stay, but both think she’s scared or hiding something. Adam confirms the cops swept the place and didn’t find anything unusual.
Selena (Judy Reyes) managed to fast-track getting unmarked surveillance outside Raina’s place, which makes Morgan feel slightly better. Morgan wonders who will take over for Selena if she’s promoted, and Adam says he’ll be acting lieutenant. Which means she’ll get a new partner, and she’s not happy about that one bit. Adam promises they’ll make it work.
Unfortunately, Morgan’s instincts were correct. Raina is found dead at the base of her stairs. Oz (Deniz Akdeniz) informs Morgan and Adam that the neighbors didn’t see anything unusual. It looks like she fell and hit her head. Adam instructs Oz to find the Lucy who’s been calling Raina.
Morgan determines Raina either jumped or was pushed from the banister. It turns out there was a party across the street at the time, and Oz, Adam, and Morgan head over to talk to Logan, the homeowner. The house is trashed inside—the party was definitely wild—and Morgan thinks someone could have been killed during a drug deal gone wrong. She noticed a unicorn sticker on his mailbox, there’s a sketchy guy on a bike circling outside, and spots the drawer where he’s keeping his stash. He takes off running, pushing the druggie off his bike and immediately slamming into a passing car.
Logan’s taken to the station where Adam confronts him about Raina’s death. Adam believes that Raina saw a murder and was killed to keep her quiet. But Logan claims he was helping Raina and wouldn’t hurt her. He labels himself a “legit unlicensed neighborhood pharmacist” and was helping Raina get her migraine medication. He liked her and wouldn’t hurt her.
Logan was with her that morning and was just fine. She never mentioned a 9-1-1 call or witnessing a murder.
Morgan’s surprised Adam bends the rules by using a blacklight to look for Logan’s fingerprints in Raina’s basement. If they are there, then it helps confirm Logan’s story. Apparently if you’re on drugs, your fingerprints shine brighter under a blacklight. And, yes, Logan’s fingerprints light up in the basement.
They remember four beeps in the 9-1-1 call, and Morgan thinks it was her coffeemaker. But it should have beeped eight times, which means someone stopped it. A bright fingerprint proves that ‘someone’ was Logan, so he was definitely there at 9:30am.
All of this means she made the 9-1-1 call from the basement, so Adam and Morgan search it again. They find an old cell phone that was used to call 9-1-1. Morgan pieces things in Raina’s house together and comes up with Raina using the meds to treat early onset dementia, not migraines. That means an old memory could have caused Raina to call 9-1-1, not about something she was currently seeing but something from the past.
Something in the basement set it off, and Adam locates a bloodstained dress. Now the question is, when did the murder take place?
Back at the station, the team tries to narrow the timeline. Given her age, it could be any time within the last 50 years. Morgan examines the bloodstained dress and determines the fabric is tinsel, which means it’s from no earlier than 1985. The next clue is the US registration number and Daphne (Javicia Leslie) confirms that the company that manufactured it went out of business in 2015. Because the care tag in the dress has symbols, it must be from 1998 or later. The lack of a barcode or inventory number means it was made before 2000. The possible murder dates have been narrowed down to 1998 to 2000.
Daphne determines that the timeframe leaves them with 200 cases. Raina reported that the victim was shot, which narrows it to nine. Daphne narrows it to just one when she discovers one victim was wearing a dress that looks like Raina’s. Greta St. John (Fallon) was an up-and-coming singer last seen on New Year’s Eve 2000 at The Black Jewel nightclub. She was found in an alley and died of a gunshot wound to the chest.
There weren’t any witnesses. The coroner didn’t do a good job, and the cops didn’t interview very many people. There were powder burns and shrapnel on her right side, but the report lacks any real details. The case was neglected and then forgotten.
Zoe Soul, Daniel Sunjata and Kaitlin Olson in ‘High Potential’ season 2 episode 4 (Disney/Mitch Haaseth)
The team thinks Raina was killed so she wouldn’t talk about Greta’s murder. Daphne and Oz will talk to Eddie, the manager of The Black Jewel Club, while Adam and Morgan speak with Lucy, the professional photographer who called Raina multiple times right before her death. Eddie confirms that Greta had a fantastic voice and was on her way up, and that upset Raina Viera.
Eddie plays Daphne and Oz two recordings of Greta, one of which is noticeably better than the other. Eddie explains that’s because of Mac Epps.
Lucy also confirms Greta and Raina were rivals at The Black Jewel. Raina didn’t like to talk about Greta, and both Lucy and Eddie explain that Raina and Greta had the same manager, Matt Epps. Raina blamed him for her career not taking off.
Eddie describes Epps as shady and that Greta didn’t find her voice until Epps was locked up. When Greta was ready to hit big, Epps tried to worm his way back into her life. She wouldn’t let him and he harassed her. Eddie and Lucy think Epps only managed Raina to get close to Greta, and Raina realized it. But Epps was incredibly dangerous and had powerful friends. Lucy warns that Epps still does.
Eddie confesses he should have told the cops about him years ago but didn’t. He provides the detectives with videos and photos from around the time of Greta’s murder.
Back at the station, Selena announces that she did not get the promotion. The person who got the promotion comes from a different squad, and Selena hopes they treat the new captain with respect.
Eddie and Lucy both have alibis, so they are cleared of any involvement. However, Mac Epps is still a suspect. Epps has a mix of legitimate and illegal businesses and owns The Black Jewel now. Daphne and Oz’s research turned up that Epps paid for Raina’s house decades ago, maybe to buy her silence.
Recent footage from outside The Black Jewel shows Epps and Raina in a heated discussion.
Adam describes all of Morgan’s different “quiets” as they head to The Black Jewel. Her current quiet indicates she has something to say, and she claims to be worried about Selena Soto. Adam’s not. If Selena wants to talk to him about it, she will.
Mac and his minions attempt to keep Adam and Morgan from conducting an interview, suggesting they come back when they have an appointment. Adam doesn’t care what they want and asks about Greta and Raina. Mac’s face gives nothing away, and he claims he bought Raina a house in exchange for her music rights. Raina’s career didn’t take off so he just let her have the house out of the goodness of his heart.
Morgan points out that Greta had a compass tattoo on her wrist, and he has a North Star tattoo on his. Adam wonders if Greta was breaking up their personal and professional relationships and that’s why she was murdered. Epps won’t talk anymore and wants his lawyer. But Morgan isn’t done and explains that foil confetti used at the club to ring in the new year caused hives on Greta’s skin. She still had them when she was found, which means she died in the club in the hours after midnight.
The following day Selena confirms Epps’ lawyer threatened them if they ever return to the club. Morgan notices something everyone else missed in the photos of Greta taken at the club over her last few months. She had a wrist splint, wore flats, and her hair was falling out. Selena and Morgan know this is a result of having a baby.
Epps went to jail and Greta really found herself because she became a mom. She probably had to hide the child from Epps, since he was so dangerous. When he learned about it, he probably killed her.
The photos also show Epps’ hand was fine on New Year’s Eve but was bandaged on New Year’s Day. Morgan deduces Epps shot Greta once in the chest but then the gun jammed. He tried firing it again and it blew up, leaving powder burns on Greta’s face and injuring his hand. Raina witnessed it, and that’s how she got blood on her dress.
Epps still has a scar on his hand from the explosion. Selena gets busy obtaining a warrant and sends Adam to the club, while Oz and Daphne head to Epps’ house. Morgan wants to tag along, but Adam says it’s too dangerous. Instead, she needs to start work finding Greta’s child.
Epps makes a run for it through his club and Adam gives chase. Epps makes it outside and puts a gun to a woman’s head, refusing to put it down. Epps admits he killed Greta because she kept him from his child. He searched for their child for years. Adam promises to help if he puts the gun down.
Epps doesn’t and the standoff ends with Adam injuring Epps, which earns him time off from work, thanks to internal affairs. He has to be cleared by the behavior science section before returning to work. The IA guy, Solomon, claims he can’t pull strings and get Adam a quick meeting even though Adam says this case is important. Adam finally convinces him to change his mind when he points out that the mishandling of Greta’s case led to Raina’s murder.
Adam’s allowed to remain at work and on the case. He seems off as they examine Epps’ car for possible evidence in Raina’s case, and he admits discharging his weapon affected him. It’s the third time in his career he’s had to, but it was the first time he actually hit someone. Adam knows he didn’t have any choice, and every morning he practices at the range just in case something like yesterday happens. He knew he wouldn’t miss.
Morgan finds a visitors pass to a federal prison dated the same day as Raina’s murder. There are 13 prisons he could have visited, but Morgan narrows it down to one in the Mojave since there’s a yucca moth on his windshield. If he was at the Victorville prison when Raina was killed, he didn’t murder her.
Raina helped Epps cover up Greta’s murder, but they were killed 25 years apart by different people. Morgan looks at the murder board again and announces she knows what happened to Greta’s baby and who killed Raina.
Lucy had photos with timestamps to prove she was at the Griffith Observatory at the time of the murder.
Kaitlin Olson, Judy Reyes, Daniel Sunjata, Javicia Leslie, and Deniz Akdeniz in ‘High Potential’ season 2 episode 4 (Disney/Mitch Haaseth)
However, Morgan looks closely and sees the sun is in the wrong position for that time of day. The photos were actually taken at 3pm in December. Plus, the stain on the back of Raina’s shirt comes from chemicals used in developing photos.
Lucy is Greta’s daughter and when she found out Raina knew who killed her real mom, she murdered her. Raina confessed to her that she helped cover up Greta’s murder. Lucy didn’t mean to kill her but pushed her out of anger.
Lucy’s placed under arrest for murder.
That evening, Morgan admits to Adam that he’s right about a lot of things that have to do with her. She doesn’t listen to him because she’s not used to having someone look out for her.
Morgan pops into Selena’s office and tells her she can be pissed “with” her. Morgan assures her she’s there for her and doesn’t need to keep things bottled up, including being passed over because she’s a woman. Selena admits she’s upset because she should have gotten the promotion.
Episode four ends with Morgan having a conversation with a stranger as she’s stepping into the elevator to leave for the day. It’s friendly enough, until the man says he’s been looking forward to meeting her and knows her name. He finally introduces himself as Nick Wagner, the new captain, and extends his hand. She shakes it without saying anything, but you know she wants to!
It’s been 14 years since the events of Tron: Legacy and the corporate battle for the ultimate AI is on. Eve Kim (Greta Lee), genius programmer and CEO of what used to be Kevin Flynn’s business, Encom, is searching for the computer code to be able to bring an AI program out of the computer grid and sustain it in the real world in the third installment of the Tron franchise, Tron: Ares.
Kim has some serious and dangerous competition to deal with from Julian Dillinger (Evan Peters), grandson of Ed Dillinger (the deceased David Warner), who not only is now the CEO of Dillinger Enterprises but also has created an AI program called Ares (Jared Leto) that can be pulled out of the grid and brought into the real world. Julian is counting on making Ares and all the computer machine programs into the ultimate fighting army for the military.
There’s just one problem. After 29 minutes in the real world, Ares and the machines from the computer degrade and disintegrate back into the grid. And that means the race is now underway between Julian and Eve to find the right code to make the first AI computer program capable of lasting indefinitely in the real world.
Fearing that Eve has already found the code, Julian brings Ares out into the real world to find her. His goal is to trap Eve in the grid, where they’ll be able to extract the code from her. However, Ares is starting to have his own ideas on how he wants to exist in the real world, and so he embarks on an adventure that will lead him back to where Encom, Tron, and Flynn all began.
Visually stunning with an impressive soundtrack, Tron Ares is a spectacle for the eyes and ears but has absolutely nothing else to offer. The plot is ridiculous and makes no sense whatsoever. The acting is abysmal.
Jared Leto delivers a one-note, dull performance as Ares, the AI program that is starting to discover what it is to feel and to want something for yourself. He’s a malfunctioning computer program that wants to live and exist in the real world with no time limit. The scenes showing Ares starting to feel emotions fall flat with Leto’s uninspired performance.
Greta Lee fails to impress in her role as Eve Kim, the CEO trying to follow in Flynn’s footsteps and ultimately surpass him. There’s zero chemistry between Lee and Leto, and there’s a real lack of expressiveness in her performance, which seems limited to alternating between staring at a screen and wide-eyed, mouth-open wonder when she’s surprised.
Unlike the original 1982 cult classic, this third entry in the Tron franchise lacks fun, humor, and heart. Jeff Bridges’ character, Flynn, was extremely likeable and had an energetic personality. Bruce Boxleitner’s Tron was serious but still able to show emotion and loss when a program ally was terminated. Their performances, as well as that of the late David Warner, helped the audience believe in the magical computer world and got them to care about the characters. Tron: Ares has none of that. It’s impossible to be invested in or care about any of these one-note characters.
The best the film has to offer are its special effects and chase sequences, which are visually dazzling. The film’s soundtrack by Nine Inch Nails provides the movie the only pulse and energy it has.
Tron: Ares is a perfect example of a film that is all gloss and no substance.
GRADE: C-
Rating: PG-13 for violence and action
Release Date: October 10, 2025
Running Time: 1 hour 59 minutes
Directed By: Joachim Rønning
