Margo Martindale in ‘Justified’ (Photo Credit: Prashant Gupta / FX)
Fox’s crime anthology series Accused is filling out its season one cast with the additions of Rachel Bilson, Margo Martindale, and Molly Parker. Jack Davenport, J. Harrison Ghee, and Ian Anthony Dale have also boarded the drama set for a 2023 premiere.
In addition, Fox announced Kyle Schmid, Blaine Kern, Chris Coy, Kristen Connolly, Willam Belli, Robert I. Mesa, Natalie Benally, Julia Chan, and Takashi Yamaguchi will be featured in season one episodes.
Michael Chiklis, Billy Porter, and Marlee Matlin were previously announced to star in season one. The cast also includes Aisha Dee, Malcolm Jamal Warner, Karen LeBlanc, Wendell Pierce, Jean-Michel Le Gal, Stephanie Nogueras, Joshua Castille, Megan Boone, Lauren Ridloff, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Baron Vaughn, Sean Kleier, Rhea Pearlman, Aaron Ashmore, and Daphne Rubin-Vega.
Accused is based on BBC’s BAFTA-winning drama and was developed by three-time Emmy Award winner Howard Gordon (24, Homeland). Gordon is executive producing along with Alex Gansa and David Shore.
The series will feature “intense, topical, and exquisitely human stories of crime and punishment,” per Fox. Each episode will focus on a different crime played out by different casts and set in different cities.
Emmy Award winner Margo Martindale and Emmy Award nominee Molly Parker are set for what’s described as a gripping episode tackling conspiracy theories. Rachel Bilson and Jack Davenport will star in an episode about a family caught in a troubling situation. Reid Miller and August Maturo also star in the episode alongside Bilson and Davenport.
J. Harrison Ghee will star in an episode about a drag queen’s affair and its aftermath with Billy Porter directing. Ian Anthony Dale’s episode will involve a brother striving to protect his sibling who was injured in a devastating car accident as a child.
Fox also announced writer/director Tazbah Rose Chavez (Reservation Dogs) is confirmed to write and direct an episode about Native American activists protesting a uranium mine that’s been polluting tribal lands for decades.
Fox released the following description of the series:
“Accused opens in a courtroom on the defendant, with viewers knowing nothing about their crime or how they ended up on trial. Told from the defendant’s point of view through flashbacks, the show holds a mirror up to current times with evocative and emotional stories. In the end, audiences will discover how an ordinary person gets caught up in extraordinary circumstances, and how one impulsive decision can impact the course of that life – and the lives of others – forever.”
Lainey Wilson tops the 2022 CMA Awards nomination list (Photo Credit: Alysse Gafkjen / Courtesy of CMA)
First-time nominee Lainey Wilson topped the list of The 56th Annual CMA Awards nominees, picking up six nominations in categories including Album of the Year (Sayin’ What I’m Thinkin’), Female Vocalist of the Year, Music Video of the Year (“Never Say Never”), Musical Event of the Year (“Never Say Never”), New Artist of the Year, and Song of the Year (“Things A Man Oughta Know”). Following close behind with five nominations each are Ashley McBryde, Carly Pearce, Chris Stapleton, and Shane McAnally.
“This is my first time being cordially invited to the CMA Awards and what a wonderful invitation it is,” stated Lainey Wilson. “It has been such a challenging but beautiful journey up until this point and to see the Country music community and the incredible fans be so receptive to me and my music is such a blessing. I’m so grateful for this moment.”
Luke Bryan and Peyton Manning have been tapped to co-host the live awards show airing on ABC on Wednesday, November 9, 2022.
“It’s thrilling to celebrate these deserving nominees while our industry is returning to live music,” said Sarah Trahern, CMA Chief Executive Officer. “This year’s slate is impressive, with some nominees logging historic milestones while others are just getting started. No matter what stage in their career, they each bring a unique voice and unforgettable story to life, showing that Country Music is stronger than ever! We look forward to honoring them this November.”
THE 56th ANNUAL CMA AWARDS NOMINEES
ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
• Luke Combs
• Miranda Lambert
• Chris Stapleton
• Carrie Underwood
• Morgan Wallen
SINGLE OF THE YEAR
• “Buy Dirt” – Jordan Davis featuring Luke Bryan
• “half of my hometown” – Kelsea Ballerini (feat. Kenny Chesney)
• “Never Wanted To Be That Girl” – Carly Pearce and Ashley McBryde
• “’Til You Can’t” – Cody Johnson
• “You Should Probably Leave” – Chris Stapleton
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
• Growin’ Up – Luke Combs
• Humble Quest – Maren Morris
• Palomino – Miranda Lambert
• Sayin’ What I’m Thinkin’ – Lainey Wilson
• Time, Tequila & Therapy – Old Dominion
SONG OF THE YEAR
• “Buy Dirt”
Songwriters: Jacob Davis, Jordan Davis, Josh Jenkins, Matt Jenkins
• “Never Wanted To Be That Girl”
Songwriters: Shane McAnally, Ashley McBryde, Carly Pearce
• “Sand In My Boots”
Songwriters: Ashley Gorley, Michael Hardy, Josh Osborne
• “Things A Man Oughta Know”
Songwriters: Jason Nix, Jonathan Singleton, Lainey Wilson
• “You Should Probably Leave”
Songwriters: Chris DuBois, Ashley Gorley, Chris Stapleton
FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
• Miranda Lambert
• Ashley McBryde
• Carly Pearce
• Carrie Underwood
• Lainey Wilson
MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
• Eric Church
• Luke Combs
• Cody Johnson
• Chris Stapleton
• Morgan Wallen
VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR
• Lady A
• Little Big Town
• Midland
• Old Dominion
• Zac Brown Band
VOCAL DUO OF THE YEAR
• Brooks & Dunn
• Brothers Osborne
• Dan + Shay
• LOCASH
• Maddie & Tae
MUSICAL EVENT OF THE YEAR
• “Beers On Me” – Dierks Bentley with BRELAND & HARDY
• “If I Didn’t Love You” – Jason Aldean & Carrie Underwood
• “Longneck Way To Go” – Midland (featuring Jon Pardi)
• “Never Say Never” – Cole Swindell (with Lainey Wilson)
• “Never Wanted To Be That Girl” – Carly Pearce and Ashley McBryde
MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR
• Jenee Fleenor, Fiddle
• Paul Franklin, Steel guitar
• Brent Mason, Guitar
• Ilya Toshinskiy, Banjo
• Derek Wells, Guitar
MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR
• “I Bet You Think About Me” (Taylor’s Version) (From The Vault) – Taylor Swift (featuring Chris Stapleton)
Director: Blake Lively
• “Longneck Way To Go” – Midland (featuring Jon Pardi)
Director: Harper Smith
• “Never Say Never” – Cole Swindell (with Lainey Wilson)
Director: Michael Monaco
• “Never Wanted To Be That Girl” – Carly Pearce and Ashley McBryde
Director: Alexa Campbell
• “’Til You Can’t” – Cody Johnson
Director: Dustin Haney
NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR
• HARDY
• Walker Hayes
• Cody Johnson
• Parker McCollum
• Lainey Wilson
Netflix’s 2022 “Netflix & Chills” lineup will include a documentary series on Jeffrey Dahmer, Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities, and a thriller based on true events and starring Jessica Chastain and Eddie Redmayne. The Halloween-inspired September and October slate also includes a feature film based on a Stephen King story as well as Wendell & Wild, a new animated film written by Henry Selick and Jordan Peele.
Marlon Wayans and Kelly Rowland serve up more family-friendly frights in The Curse of Bridge Hollow, while Charlize Theron and Kerry Washington lead the star-studded cast of the fantasy film, The School for Good and Evil. The 2022 “Netflix & Chills” schedule also offers a few kids series, a couple of action thrillers, and the return of Unsolved Mysteries.
SEPT. 9 – End of the Road
In this high-octane action thriller, a cross-country road trip becomes a highway to hell for Brenda and her family. Alone in the New Mexico desert, they have to fight for their lives when they become the targets of a mysterious killer. Starring Queen Latifah, Chris “Ludacris” Bridges, Beau Bridges, Mychala Faith Lee, Shaun Dixon and Frances Lee McCain.
SEPT. 23 – Lou
A storm rages. A young girl is kidnapped. Her mother (Jurnee Smollett) teams up with the mysterious woman next door (Allison Janney) to pursue the kidnapper — a journey that tests their limits and exposes shocking secrets from their pasts. Also starring Logan Marshall-Green, Matt Craven, and Ridley Asha Bateman.
SEPT. 30 – Phantom Pups
When Freddie and his family move into an old spooky house, he discovers a pack of phantom puppies. Along with his new friend and sister, they discover how to help the pups become real again while learning the true gift of friendship. Starring Jenn Klyne, Thalia Campbell, Evelyn Burke, Eva Brook Baker, Dan Ramos, Kelli Ogmundson, Evan Marsh, Ryan Belleville, Enid-Raye Adams, BJ Harrison, Fred Ewanuick, and Kwasi Thomas.
OCT. 5 – Mr. Harrigan’s Phone
When Craig, a young boy living in a small town (Jaeden Martell), befriends Mr. Harrigan, an older reclusive billionaire (Donald Sutherland), the two begin to form an unlikely bond over their love of books and reading. But when Mr. Harrigan sadly passes away, Craig discovers that not everything is dead and gone and strangely finds himself able to communicate with his friend from the grave through his iPhone. This supernatural coming-of-age story shows that certain connections are never lost.
Based on the short story by Stephen King and starring Sutherland, Martell, Joe Tippett, Kirby Howell-Baptiste, Cyrus Arnold, Colin O’Brien, Thomas Francis Murphy, and Peggy J. Scott.
OCT. 7 – The Midnight Club
At a hospice with a mysterious history, the eight members of the Midnight Club meet each night at midnight to tell sinister stories — and to look for signs of the supernatural from the beyond. Based on the creative work of bestselling author Christopher Pike, this new horror series comes from Mike Flanagan, Trevor Macy’s Intrepid Pictures, and Leah Fong. Starring Iman Benson, Igby Rigney, Ruth Codd, Annarah Cymone, Chris Sumpter, Adia, Aya Furukawa, Sauriyan Sapkota, Matt Biedel, Samantha Sloyan, Zach Gilford, and Heather Langenkamp.
OCT. 7 – Conversations with a Killer: The Jeffrey Dahmer Tapes
This three-part documentary series explores the warped mind of serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer through newly unearthed recorded interviews with his legal team, revealing the ways that race, sexuality, class and policing allowed him to prey upon Milwaukee’s marginalized communities.
OCT. 18, 25, AND NOV. 1 – Unsolved Mysteries Volume 3
The iconic and gripping series returns with a three-week event featuring more unexplained deaths, baffling disappearances and bizarre paranormal activity. Unsolved Mysteries Volume 3 is from the creators of the original docuseries, Cosgrove/Meurer Productions, and 21 Laps Entertainment, the producers of Stranger Things.
OCT. 13 – Dead End: Paranormal Park Season 2
In Season 2, Barney, Norma, and friends are now the park’s official demon cleanup crew. But are they ready to take a break and just be normal teens? Follow their delightfully supernatural adventures with a slew of strange new creatures, from angels to evil twins to deranged dolls. Based on Hamish Steele’s horror-comedy graphic novels DeadEndia and web short Dead End, Dead End: Paranormal Park follows the adventures of Barney, Norma, and magical-talking-dog Pugsley as they balance their summer jobs at the local theme park haunted house while battling the totally real supernatural forces that dwell within it.
Together with their guide to the underworld multiplane, a sardonic thousand-year-old demon named Courtney, they’ll face zombie mascots, demonic game show hosts, sleep-sucking witches and the scariest thing of all: their first crushes!
OCT. 14 – The Curse of Bridge Hollow
A father (Marlon Wayans) and his teenage daughter (Priah Ferguson) are forced to team up and save their town after an ancient and mischievous spirit causes Halloween decorations to come to life and wreak havoc. Also starring Kelly Rowland, Rob Riggle, John Michael Higgins, Nia Vardalos, Lauren Lapkus, Holly J. Barrett, Myles Vincent Perez, Abi Monterey, and Helen Slayton-Hughes.
Poster for Netflix’s ‘The School for Good and Evil’
OCT. 19 – The School for Good and Evil
Best friends Sophie and Agatha find themselves on opposing sides of an epic battle when they’re swept away into an enchanted school where aspiring heroes and villains are trained to protect the balance between Good and Evil. Starring Charlize Theron, Kerry Washington, Laurence Fishburne, Michelle Yeoh, Sofia Wylie, Sophia Anne Caruso, and Jamie Flatters. Kit Young, Patti LuPone, Rachel Bloom, Peter Serafinowicz, Rob Delaney, and Mark Heap also star, with Cate Blanchett lending her voice as “The Storian.”
OCT. 25 (2 EPISODES PER DAY, OCT. 25–OCT. 28) – Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities
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.
Starring Rupert Grint, Tim Blake Nelson, David Hewlett, Ben Barnes, Crispin Glover, F. Murray Abraham, Glynn Turman, Essie Davis, Andrew Lincoln, Kate Micucci, Martin Starr, Peter Weller, Eric André, Sofia Boutella, and Charlyne Yi.
OCT. 26 – The Good Nurse
Suspicious that her colleague is responsible for a series of mysterious patient deaths, a nurse risks her own life to uncover the truth in this gripping thriller based on true events. Starring Jessica Chastain, Eddie Redmayne, Nnamdi Asomugha, Kim Dickens, Malik Yoba, Alix West Lefler, and Noah Emmerich.
OCT. 27 – Daniel Spellbound
In modern-day New York City, magic is real — it’s just hidden from the public. But Daniel Spellbound knows just where to find it. Making his living “tracking” hard to find magical objects, Daniel catches the attention of the wrong people when he discovers a rare artifact and suddenly the fate of magical world hangs in the balance. Starring Alex Barima, Chantel Riley, and Deven Mack.
OCT. 28 – Wendell & Wild
From the delightfully wicked minds of Henry Selick and producer Jordan Peele comes Wendell & Wild, an animated tale about scheming demon brothers Wendell (Keegan-Michael Key) and Wild (Peele), who enlist the aid of Kat Elliot — a tough teen with a load of guilt — to summon them to the Land of the Living. But what Kat demands in return leads to a brilliantly bizarre and comedic adventure like no other, an animated fantasy that defies the law of life and death, all told through the handmade artistry of stop motion.
Also featuring Lyric Ross, Angela Bassett, James Hong, Tamara Smart, Natalie Martinez, Tantoo Cardinal, Igal Naor, Gary Gatewood, Gabrielle Dennis, David Harewood, Maxine Peake, Ramona Young, Sam Zelaya, Seema Virdi, and Ving Rhames.
OCTOBER – The Bastard Son & The Devil Himself
Sixteen-year-old Nathan (Jay Lycurgo) is the illegitimate son of the world’s most dangerous witch. Fearing he will follow in his father’s footsteps, Nathan is constantly monitored. But as the boundaries between “good” and “bad” fray, Nathan — along with mischievous Annalise and charismatic Gabriel — will soon discover who he truly is. The Bastard Son & The Devil Himself is a darkly humorous, romantic roller-coaster ride of a young adult show. It’s a story about the indomitable will to survive and defy the odds. Starring Jay Lycurgo, Nadia Parkes, Isobel Jesper Jones, Karen Connell, and Emilien Vekemans.
Jill Wagner as Bobby, LaMonica Garrett as Tucker and Laysla De Oliveira as Cruz Manuelos in ‘Lioness’ (Photo Credit: Greg Lewis/Paramount+)
1883 star LaMonica Garrett has joined the cast of Paramount+’s upcoming drama, Special Ops: Lioness. The series comes from prolific writer/producer Taylor Sheridan (Yellowstone, 1883, Mayor of Kingstown) and will star Zoe Saldaña and Laysla De Oliveira.
Dave Annable, who had a brief but important role in season one of Yellowstone as Lee Dutton, has also signed up for Special Ops: Lioness. And Taylor Sheridan’s also invited James Jordan to come on board the project. Sheridan and Jordan previously worked together on 1883, Mayor of Kingstown, and Yellowstone, as well as Sheridan’s films Those Who Wish Me Dead and Wind River.
Zoe Saldaña is serving as an executive producer in addition to starring in the original series. Taylor Sheridan, David C. Glasser, Ron Burkle, Bob Yari, David Hutkin, Jill Wagner, Geyer Kosinski, Michael Malone, and John Hillcoat, as well as Nicole Kidman and her Blossom Films company are also executive producing.
Filming is planned for Baltimore, MD. Paramount+ hasn’t announced a targeted premiere date.
Paramount+ released the following description of the series:
“Lioness is based on a real-life CIA program and follows Cruz Manuelos (De Oliveira), a rough-around-the-edges but passionate young Marine recruited to join the CIA’s Lioness Engagement Team to help bring down a terrorist organization from within. Saldaña will play Joe, the station chief of the Lioness program tasked with training, managing and leading her female undercover operatives.
Jordan and Garrett will play Two Cups and Tucker, respectively, experienced CIA Special Activities Division operatives on Joe’s team. Annable will play Neil, Joe’s husband and the father of their two daughters.”
The teaser trailer for Netflix’s All Quiet on the Western Front opens with the declaration this story is “neither an accusation nor a confession, and least of all an adventure, for death is not an adventure for those who stand face to face with it.” Those words are lifted directly from Erich Maria Remarque’s classic novel and appear to signify how faithful this 2022 film adaptation will be to the source material.
That passage in Remarque’s novel continues: “It will try simply to tell of a generation of men who, even though they may have escaped its shells, were destroyed by the war.”
Adapted by Edward Berger, Lesley Paterson, and Ian Stokell, and directed by Berger, All Quiet on the Western Front will have its world premiere at the Toronto Film Festival followed by an exclusive run at New York’s Paris Theater on October 7th. A limited release follows on October 14th before it arrives on Netflix on October 28th.
Berger is the first German director to helm an adaptation of the novel. Germany has named the film as its official International Film contender for the 2023 Academy Awards.
The cast includes Felix Kammerer, Albrecht Schuch, Aaron Hilmer, Moritz Klaus, Edin Hasanovic, Adrian Grünewald, Thibault De Montalembert, Daniel Brühl, and Devid Striesow.
The Plot: All Quiet on the Western Front tells the gripping story of a young German soldier on the Western Front of World War I. Paul and his comrades experience first-hand how the initial euphoria of war turns into desperation and fear as they fight for their lives, and each other, in the trenches.
Fox’s Hell’s Kitchen is switching things up with the culinary competition’s upcoming 21st season. The new season is dubbed “Battle of the Ages” and will mark the first time the contestants have been divided up by age.
Season 21 will find 20-somethings battling 40-somethings in the kitchen, with executive chefs, sous chefs, line cooks, and head chefs competing to impress host and judge Gordon Ramsay. The new season is set to premiere on Thursday, September 29, 2022 at 8pm ET/PT.
HELL’S KITCHEN BLUE TEAM “40-Somethings”
ABE
City: Crowby, TX
Occupation: Executive Chef
ALEX
City: Murfreesboro, TN
Occupation: Former Restaurant Owner
BILLY
City: Melbourne, FL
Occupation: Head Chef
CHARLENE
City: Worland, WY
Occupation: Private Chef
MINDY
City: Liberty Township, OH
Occupation: Caterer
NICOLE
City: Los Angeles, CA
Occupation: Private Chef
O’SHAY
City: New Castle, DE
Occupation: Executive Chef
TARA
City: Congers, NY
Occupation: Private Chef/ Caterer
ZEUS
City: Milford, DE
Occupation: Executive Chef
RED TEAM “20-Somethings”
ALEJANDRO
City: Barberton, OH
Occupation: Executive Chef
ALYSSA
City: Chicago, IL
Occupation: Line Cook
BRETT
City: Dublin, OH
Occupation: Executive Chef
CHEYENNE
City: Louisville, KY
Occupation: Sous Chef
DAFNE
City: Los Angeles, CA
Occupation: Executive Chef
ILEANA
City: Gloucester, VA
Occupation: Sous Chef
SAKARI
City: New York, NY
Occupation: Pop-Up Chef
SOMMER
City: Brooklyn. NY
Occupation: Lead Line Cook
What can New Amsterdam fans expect from the fifth and final season? Season four ended with Helen leaving Max standing at the altar, pulling off a shocking no-show for their wedding. Needless to say, that unexpected twist upset a LOT of #Sharpwin fans. Making matters worse, original cast member Freema Agyeman announced she won’t be returning for the show’s final season.
“Dearest Dam Fam. First off I would like to say a huge heartfelt THANK YOU for your unending, dedicated and deliciously ferocious support! I feel very fortunate to have connected with so many of you, while rolling around in the skin of Ms. Helen Sharpe, and witness every ebb and flow of your emotional investment in her. What a ride! Thank you for being on it with me. She has meant so much to me, but the time has come for me to hang up her white coat, as I officially share the news that I will not be returning for the final season of New Amsterdam,” stated Agyeman on Instagram.
Returning season five cast members include Ryan Eggold as Dr. Max Goodwin, Janet Montgomery as Dr. Lauren Bloom, Jocko Sims as Dr. Floyd Reynolds, and Tyler Labine as Dr. Iggy Frome. Sandra Mae Frank will return as Dr. Elizabeth Wilder and has been upped to series regular for the final season.
Season five will consist of 13 new episodes and is set to premiere on Tuesday, September 20, 2022 at 10pm ET/PT.
Conner Marx as Ben Meyer, Jocko Sims as Dr. Floyd Reynolds, Ryan Eggold as Dr. Max Goodwin, and Janet Montgomery as Dr. Lauren Bloom in ‘New Amsterdam’ season 5 episode 1 (Photo by: Eric Liebowitz/NBC)
NBC offered this description of season five:
After a tumultuous year in which the leadership of New Amsterdam underwent dramatic change, the idealistic and beloved Max Goodwin is back at the helm.
As Max takes back the reins at New York City’s busiest public hospital, he must first address his own personal life, which was thrown into uncertainty at the conclusion of season four. Max and the team will forge ahead with optimism and a renewed commitment to their own lives – reaching for more joy and forging deeper connections with the people they love.
Dr. Bloom will continue to navigate her own personal journey, including a complicated relationship with her estranged sister, Vanessa. Dr. Frome will tackle the mess he has made of his marriage to Martin. And, after a year full of significant family developments, Dr. Reynolds will continue to sort out the relationship with his long-lost father, Horace.
Finally, Dr. Elizabeth Wilder, who joined the staff last year, will continue to build on her firm foundation as a critical member of the New Amsterdam team and a vital friend and confidante.
Jocko Sims as Dr. Floyd Reynolds, Tyler Labine as Dr. Iggy Frome, Ryan Eggold as Dr. Max Goodwin, and Nora and Opal Clow as Luna in season 5 episode 1 (Photo by: Eric Liebowitz/NBC)Jocko Sims as Dr. Floyd Reynolds and Janet Montgomery as Dr. Lauren Bloom in season 5 episode 1 (Photo by: Eric Liebowitz/NBC)Janet Montgomery as Dr. Lauren Bloom and Ryan Eggold as Dr. Max Goodwin in season 5 episode 1 (Photo by: Eric Liebowitz/NBC)Janet Montgomery as Dr. Lauren Bloom and Tyler Labine as Dr. Iggy Frome in season 5 episode 1 (Photo by: Eric Liebowitz/NBC)Jocko Sims as Dr. Floyd Reynolds, Janet Montgomery as Dr. Lauren Bloom, and Tyler Labine as Dr. Iggy Frome in season 5 episode 1 (Photo by: Eric Liebowitz/NBC)Nora and Opal Clow as Luna & Ryan Eggold as Dr. Max Goodwin in season 5 episode 1 (Photo by: Eric Liebowitz/NBC)
Two hikers encounter a young woman in distress who doesn’t remember what happened to her in the new trailer for Paramount+’s Significant Other. Maika Monroe (It Follows) stars as the woman who claims to have short-term amnesia and Jake Lacy (White Lotus) co-stars as her significant other who, as the trailer teases, may have met an untimely end.
The filmmaking team of Dan Berk and Robert Olsen (Villains, The Stakelander) wrote, directed, and executive produced. Dan Kagan produced, and Maika Monroe and Kevin Sullivan served as executive producers.
New York Comic Con attendees can catch the world premiere of the R-rated drama on Thursday, October 6, 2022. Those not heading to NYCC can watch it beginning on Friday, October 7, 2022 on Paramount+.
The Plot, Courtesy of Paramount+:
“Significant Other follows a young couple, Harry (Lacy) and Ruth (Monroe), who take a remote backpacking trip through the Pacific Northwest, but things take a dark turn when they realize they may not be alone.”
Poster for ‘Significant Other’ (Courtesy of Paramount+)
Anthony Edwards as Dr. Everett in ‘Tales of the Walking Dead’ season 1 episode 4 (Photo Credit: Curtis Bonds Baker/AMC)
The opening of AMC’s Tales of the Walking Dead season one episode four is like something straight out of a nature documentary…but with zombies. Dr. Charles Everett (Anthony Edwards) narrates while all sorts of animals and reptiles fill the screen. The animals give way to what he refers to as “Homo Mortuus” (also known as walkers and a variety of other names). Charles has spent years tracking the migration pattern of the dead including specific zombies that he’s given names.
After coming across headless zombie bodies, Charles is more concerned that humans are being vile and hunting zombies for sport than with zombies killing humans. He uses a drone to track the person he believes just beheaded these zombies and that’s when we meet the episode title’s “Amy.”
Amy (Poppy Liu) spots the drone and yells for help. While doing so, she falls down an embankment. She begins to fight as she’s surrounded by zombies while Charles watches from a short distance away.
Amy’s on the ground tussling with a zombie wearing a tracker and is just about to stab it with her makeshift hand when Charles finally steps in. He stops her from killing the zombie and helps her escape.
Dr. Everett isn’t into small talk or pleasantries. He walks away as Amy tries to introduce herself and explain that she’s lost and got separated from her group. While following him, she admits she doesn’t feel good; her head and stomach are killing her. Amy assures Charles she didn’t get bit and asks for painkillers, but her taciturn savior continues to ignore her.
Amy grows frustrated and says she’s not going to rob him. His only response is, “I don’t work with humans.”
Despite his bad attitude, Amy continues to follow Dr. Everett through the woods as he sets up cameras for his zombie studies. He leaves her behind yet even though she’s sick, she makes it to his door and pounds on it.
Amy begs for a minute of his time, but he doesn’t respond. She’s starting to attract a small herd of zombies when she figures out a way to climb his ladder. She’s safe for now but still outside when she asks what the point of rescuing her was if he’s just going to leave her there as bait.
She apologizes in advance if she takes a chunk out of his neck after dying from her stomach illness. He finally opens the door.
He whips up a concoction for her to drink and then goes through her things. He finds nightshade berries, which are poisonous if they’re not fully ripe. She’s basically slowly killing herself by eating them. He hands her a bucket and warns, “The next 24 hours is going to be unpleasant for the both of us—but mostly you.” She gets to drinking.
Amy’s feeling much better the next morning and thanks him for his help. She asks where he went in the middle of the night because she woke up and he was gone. A man of few words, he tells her he had stuff to do. She complains the poison felt like her butt got sucked up through her esophagus. He corrects her. As a doctor, he knows that’s not physically possible. (Dr. Everett doesn’t have a sense of humor.)
Amy’s a chatterbox and asks what he’s doing. Charles becomes frustrated because he needs to finish his work. She ignores his frustration and continues to talk. She explains she found books at an old school on biology and algebra. She likes the bird section. Amy changes the subject and asks if he’s trigger-happy with the “chompers”—her name for zombies—and he reveals he’s found Homo Mortuus’ with their heads chopped off. He wants to know if she’s responsible and she claims she’s not.
Dr. Everett doesn’t believe humans belong in this area; that’s the point of the trench. She wonders if he’s seen just how bad it is on the other side of the trench. Amy then confesses the skull hunters are helping her group cross the trench, and that angers Charles. He insists that’s the problem with Homo sapiens; all they do is take and when nature corrects it, they do it all over again.
Amy admits she’s confused and asks if he’s rooting for the chompers.
They argue and he finally orders Amy to leave. Before she does, she notices he has a lot of photos of specimen 21. That zombie is the only one he hasn’t named that he’s studying. Amy’s curious if he knows that zombie and he responds by telling her to leave again.
But then he changes his mind and reveals he’s studying their behavioral psychology and migration patterns. He insists that’s all specimen 21 is to him. She thinks that’s ridiculous. Chompers just walk around and kill people. Period.
Dr. Everett recalls specimen 21 killing a wild dog and instead of taking it all for himself, he left it behind for the rest of the herd. Specimen 21’s done this twice and that leads him to believe even in this state he is a protector. She still thinks the zombie’s someone he knew. Maybe he’s studying him, hoping there’s more in there than just dead brains.
He insists science is everything and that’s all this is for him. He blames her for damaging 21’s tag and that’s why he lost track of him. He needs to find him and retag him. Amy suddenly realizes Charles wasn’t really saving her yesterday; he was saving 21.
His parting words are, “Bye. Don’t come back.”
Amy sets off through the woods and encounters specimen 21. She begins to track it by marking the trees.
Charles collects the arm of a zombie and returns home to find Amy waiting for him. She informs him she found his friend. She could tell him 21’s location but thinks it would be nice if he helps her find her group in exchange.
Before giving her an answer, he wants to know if she’s thought about what he said—that she doesn’t want to live there because it’s dangerous. She thinks she could just as easily die there as she could on the other side of the trench. She assures him her people are kind, and they’re just trying to find somewhere to live. Her community means everything to her.
He agrees they’ll leave tomorrow.
The next morning, she explains that she marked trees while tracking 21. His surprise that she thought of doing that is an insult, but she lets it go. She asks, again, why he’s studying zombies and what he’s getting out of it. In response, he shows her videos of all types of animals that have escaped from zoos and are now thriving on this side of the trench. He adds that the animals are growing bigger because humans don’t exist in this area.
Dr. Everett was part of a group studying the environment since the shift but there were disagreements that fractured their group. He gave up his life for this and plans to see it through. He thinks Homo Mortuus are a part of all of this.
Charles explains he’s been observing some of these zombies for seven years and never interferes. Amy points out he did when she almost killed one of his specimens. She also reminds him that human connections are all they have. Charles insists humans can connect on the other side of the trench, not there.
Anthony Edwards as Dr. Everett and Poppy Liu as Amy in ‘Tales of the Walking Dead’ episode 4 (Photo Credit: Curtis Bonds Baker/AMC)
They carry on an actual friendly conversation, and he explains the Homo Mortuus don’t bother him because he’s wearing a jacket made of their skin. He knows she likes poetry and offers to let her borrow a poetry book. She wonders what will happen to the zombies if all the humans die. They can’t reproduce. He thinks that’s an astute observation.
She comes across a bird that’s on the verge of extinction and that brings a smile to her face until it joins its flock and flies away. Charles has changed his opinion of his traveling companion and offers her a position as his assistant. He won’t live forever and when he dies, she could take over the research.
She has a counteroffer: he should join her people and teach them about the animals and his research. He thinks it’s not that simple.
He finally reveals that after his research team split up, he found a colleague living where he now lives. They continued their research together for a while, but then his colleague died from cancer. Before he passed on, he asked Dr. Everett to study him after he turns. That colleague is specimen 21.
They’re still searching for specimen 21 when they come across a headless zombie. Charles becomes angry, aware that she lied to him about her group. Amy explains the skull collectors offered to help them cross the trench if they helped them collect heads.
Just then Amy hears one of her people screaming and runs in that direction.
One of her friends is already dead and a zombie’s feasting on him. The other friend is still alive and being attacked when Amy tries to help her out. Dr. Everett grabs Amy, insisting she let nature take its course. Humans are part of the food chain.
Amy begins to scream to draw the zombies away from her friend. Dr. Everett quickly covers her mouth. She bites him and gets away.
Amy stabs one of the zombies and her friend kicks the other one down an embankment. Dr. Everett realizes that one is specimen 21. He sheds his gear to chase after it as it starts to float away down the creek. Before he can get too far, he trips and falls. His head is bleeding as he begs Amy to help him save 21. She refuses because he left her friends to die.
Dr. Everett insists he’s sorry and knows he’s selfish. He assures her he will do anything she wants him to. He tries to get up and go after 21 by himself but falls again. Still, he’s able to grab a rope and snag it on the floating debris 21’s on. He begins to pull it in while assuring 21 he’s going to be okay.
Suddenly, an alligator appears and grabs 21. Dr. Everett refuses to let go of the rope and is being dragged closer to the water when Amy cuts the rope. She screams at him for not helping her friends and for just making up his own rules.
He sees a flock of birds and points out that her group is in the way of the zombies’ migration route. None of her people are going to make it out alive. She wants to warn them but he’s sure it’s too late. He reminds her that this area’s dangerous. If she goes to her friends’ location, she will meet the same fate.
Amy says she’d rather die than end up like him. With that, she leaves.
Amy runs through a pack of zombies and finds her people.
Dr. Everett makes it back home and is able to verify on video that Amy made it through the herd.
After the herd’s moved on, Dr. Everett reaches Amy’s friends’ camp. The aftermath of a zombie attack is evident, and he wanders through the camp reciting his favorite Emily Dickson poem. He climbs into the back of a truck and discovers trunks full of zombie heads.
He looks around the camp again and tags one zombie. His eyes are then drawn to another one. Amy has turned and he holds her off while attempting to place a tracker on her.
The CW’s Roswell, New Mexico season four episode 13 serves as both the season and series finale. Picking up seconds after the end of episode 12, “How It’s Going to Be“ begins with Clyde easily stopping Isobel and Max’s attack. Rosa (Amber Midthunder) concentrates on tuning in on Clyde’s frequency and manages to free herself from his restraint.
Rosa surprises Clyde by smashing him over the head with a board, which gives Max (Nathan Dean) time to prepare to use the blue flame. Unfortunately, Clyde also uses the flame and knocks everyone over before kidnapping Rosa and escaping in a car.
The #PodSquad discuss their next move and Bonnie suggests they need to destroy the portal before Clyde can use it. Michael (Michael Vlamis) thinks they should hold off on that drastic move and Max agrees. Destroying the only way back to their home planet needs to be their last option, not their first.
Isobel (Lily Cowles) gives the group their assignments, with Liz tasked with figuring out how to activate Clyde’s brand. Liz (Jeanine Mason) has a quiet moment with Max and confesses she’s worried about her ability to handle complex problems. There’s someone who can help, and Max suggests she use Deep Sky to track them down.
Kyle (Michael Trevino) is keeping an eye on Alex’s condition at Deep Sky while Alex does some research for Liz. Maria’s also made her way to Deep Sky after escaping Shivani’s goons, and she’s dying to know about that kiss. Michael tries to play it off as a “before I die” thing but he doesn’t even believe that excuse.
Maria (Heather Hemmens) hasn’t been able to use her alien powers to find Rosa; she admits she’s only sensing Dallas and confesses she thinks she can sense him because he makes her feel safe. (Whatever happened to Gregory Manes?)
Meanwhile, Shivani questions Clyde about why he kidnapped Rosa, and he explains Rosa’s the key to reviving her daughter, Nicole. They’ll extract what they need from Rosa’s blood which will probably kill her – a price Clyde’s willing to pay.
Liz is working on the formula in a booth at the Crashdown Café when Allie Meyers (Shiri Appleby) slides in across from her. (Deep Sky managed to track her down.) Liz fills her in on Clyde and explains Shivani’s helping him so that he’ll save Nicole. Liz is forced to admit the alien mist she developed enhanced Shivani’s mind and has made her even more obsessed with bringing back Nicole.
Shivani’s addicted to the mist and when she stops using it, there will be neurological side effects.
Liz asks Allie to help her figure out how to stop Clyde. Liz knows her brain isn’t functioning well enough to handle it by herself.
Tezca shared a memory before she died and now Isobel takes Max into her mindscape to share the vision. The mindscape shows Tezca and Nora (Kayla Ewell) watching a young Max standing in front of crystals in a temple on Oasis. Jones is destroying temples and the boy is the only one who knows how to restore the crystals if he can use the blue flames. Nora reveals she’s aware there’s a possibility Jones will win and plans to flee with her triad in hopes that at some point the boy will return to Oasis and restore life to their home planet. (She named him “Savior” until he can choose his own name.)
Over at the Deep Sky lab, Allie is impressed with what Liz has been able to do to help her alien friends (and the love of her life.) Liz explains she needs Allie’s brainpower to figure out how to reactivate Clyde’s brand so he can’t return to Oasis.
Elsewhere, Rosa’s hooked up to the machine when she wakes up to discover Shivani’s watching over the process. Rosa begs Shivani to stop and suggests Nicole would never want someone to die to bring her back to life.
Michael, Dallas (Quentin Plair), and Bonnie have teamed up to try and track down Clyde, aware that every minute counts at this point. However, they take time to discuss Michael’s motivation for not destroying the portal. Dallas wonders if it’s because Michael wants to go home, and Michael confesses he’s always wanted to see his home planet.
Bonnie provides a detailed explanation as to why Clyde kidnapped Rosa which boils down to needing her frequency-sensing powers to repair the star map. Rosa will likely die if Clyde’s using her for this process.
Kyle had suggested to Maria that if Dallas were by her side, then maybe she could shift her focus to Rosa. So, Maria shows up to stand near Dallas while she astral projects. She takes his hands and they try to relax as they “lean in” to their connection. It works and Dallas recognizes the church where Rosa’s being held!
Over at the lab, Kyle earns points from Allie by making excellent suggestions on how to create the formula to block Clyde. Together, Liz and Kyle work through the problem and figure out that blending the properties of the mist and the mark will stop Clyde from being able to use the portal.
Clyde returns to check on Rosa and discovers they’ve got enough of her refined blood to do the trick. He grabs it before Shivani can get her hands on it, and only then does she realize she’s been duped. Clyde reveals he needs Rosa’s proteins with her frequency powers to fix his broken star map.
“I can’t bring your daughter back but without her, you wouldn’t have been desperate enough to believe me,” says Clyde.
He’s got what he needs but the second he walks outside he’s confronted by Bonnie, Michael, and Dallas. Clyde immediately knocks out Michael and Bonnie, but Dallas is still standing. However, Clyde makes the front of the building crumble and Dallas is forced to focus on saving Bonnie and Michael.
Dallas uses all his power to toss the building’s front away. It leaves him drained and he passes out.
Max and Isobel know they can’t let Clyde return to Oasis or the planet’s doomed. Isobel gets an idea.
Clyde returns to the portal and places the star map in its spot under the console. He squeezes an alien fruit onto the console and opens the portal. Through it, he sees the temple and its powerful crystals from Isobel’s mindscape. He steps through and is shocked to discover he’s still on Earth. Isobel’s created multiple identical portals and he chose the wrong one!
Clyde uses his powers to wipe out the false portals Isobel created in a mindscape. He then knocks her out and has to face Max. A battle of the blue flames breaks out and Liz pops up to shoot a dart full of the brand-activating solution into Clyde. Unfortunately, he makes it disintegrate before it hits him.
Clyde and Max engage in a fistfight and then another blue flames battle as Liz picks up the alien fruit Clyde dropped. She and Max make eye contact and she indicates she’s got this.
Clyde knocks Max away and turns his attention to Liz. He forces her to hold out the fruit while thanking her for making it possible for him to return to rule his home planet. He grabs the fruit, squeezes it onto the console, and activates the portal. He steps up to it and tries to walk through but he can’t! Liz reveals she secretly injected him while he was grabbing the fruit from her hand.
Clyde burns to a crisp as he attempts to walk through the portal with his brand activated. Michael, Dallas, Bonnie, and Rosa arrive just as he disintegrates.
Problem solved; Isobel asks what they do now. Michael replies, “I’ve got an idea. Who wants to go to a wedding?”
Later, Maria joins a very conflicted Max back at the portal. They drink and talk, and Max confesses he wants to know what’s happening on Oasis now to help him decide. He doesn’t want to rely on 80-year-old intel. Maria wants to attempt to astral project to give him answers.
At Deep Sky, Liz checks out Rosa (she’s doing fine) and they discuss how Max was able to control the blue flame. Liz says it was like Max knew exactly who he was meant to be.
A short time later, Maria helps Alex (Tyler Blackburn) get ready and finally someone brings up Gregory Manes. Maria admits she’s relieved he’s not coming, and Alex acknowledges that after everything they’ve all been through, he knows Gregory isn’t who she wants to share her feelings with. She should listen to her heart – just like he did with Michael.
Isobel’s been helping Michael get ready and she’s relieved when Max shows up. Apparently, Michael’s so nervous that his telekinetic energy is breaking things. Max is late because he’s been thinking about what Maria showed him on Oasis.
Michael’s so nervous he thinks he should elope but, fortunately, Sanders arrives to calm him down. He’s got “something old” for the wedding, a possession of Michael’s mother. Sanders is certain Nora would have wanted Michael to find a great love, just like Louise did.
The scene switches to after the ceremony and Michael delivering a speech to his husband, their family, and friends. He says he can’t top the song Alex wrote about their love, but instead, he’ll settle for performing someone else’s song.
We’re treated to scenes from the wedding ceremony as Michael plays his guitar and sings Edwin McCain’s “I’ll Be.” Maria escorted Alex down the aisle to a waiting Michael. Dallas officiates as Alex and Michael join hands. Kyle and Isobel hold each other tight while witnessing the exchange of vows, while Liz and Max exchange meaningful looks as Michael slips a ring onto Alex’s finger.
(The wedding cake is topped with a figure of a soldier and an alien and the words “Malex Forever.”)
Michael finishes his song and his loved ones cheer. Alex joins Michael on The Wild Pony’s stage for a passionate kiss. That’s followed by slow dancing and Michael laughs as he says, “You know what I just realized? I married my high school sweetheart.”
Alex reveals he’s looking forward to changing his name to Alex Guerin. “I’ve never been much of a Manes man, you know?”
Bonnie and Max have a talk at the bar and Maria joins them. Bonnie’s feeling melancholy and unsure of what happens next. Maria offers her a job but first, Isobel will teach her the Electric Slide.
Liz thanks Rosa for being there for her. Rosa asks about her and Max, and Liz pulls out the ring box. Inside is her engagement ring. “I’m not afraid of the other shoe anymore because it dropped and we handled it,” says Liz.
Dallas asks Maria for a dance and as they dance, Maria says her mom told her you could see a couple’s future by how they move together on the dance floor. (If that’s true, then Maria and Dallas were born to be together.)
As they dance, whisper, and flirt, Maria says, “I’ve seen the home planet.”
Liz and Max find time alone and Liz secretly clutches the engagement ring box. It appears she’s on the verge of proposing when Max confesses he’s got something to tell her. He explains about the mindscape Isobel showed him and that Maria astral projected to show what Oasis is like right now. It’s dying and the blue flame is the only thing that can revive it. He doesn’t want to go there, but he feels like he has to. Liz thinks that if he doesn’t know he can fix it, then maybe he shouldn’t go.
Max explains it’s like when she sees a problem only she can solve – that’s how he feels right now.
Liz is drowning her sorrows in pancakes when Allie arrives with a formula that can stop the alien mist’s addictive pull. Liz is obviously upset and tells Allie she planned on proposing to Max but “it didn’t go great.”
Allie reminds her love is always evolving. She’s certain Liz will figure out what she and Shivani couldn’t. Allie confesses she wished Shivani would let Nicole go in peace. Liz suggests she tell her that.
And then in a touching scene that pays homage to the original series, Allie picks up an alien antenna waitress hat and says, “I think I might just take these as a reminder of my time in Roswell.”
Michael heads over to Max’s place where Max and Isobel are relaxing on the couch. Michael thanks Max for letting him borrow luggage and Max presents him with his typewriter for writing the next chapter in his and Alex’s story. Max then reveals he’s going to Oasis because it’s his destiny and he needs to fulfill it. Michael’s destiny is with Alex; Max’s destiny is on Oasis.
Max gives Isobel his badge and tells her it’s now up to her to protect their family.
They hug and cry as the scene switches to The Wild Pony. Maria’s happy to see Dallas but the mood quickly changes when he reveals he’s come to say goodbye. Maria gets it but that doesn’t make it sting any less. He needs to figure out who he is and they kiss, with Dallas hoping she doesn’t forget him.
Allie visits Shivani as she goes through treatment for her mist addiction.
Rosa returns to her life in New York. (This is all taking place on Michael and Alex’s wedding night, but apparently not this particular scene unless she’s capable of teleporting.)
Isobel and Kyle cuddle by a fire and she describes the night as “perfect.”
Newlyweds Alex and Michael drive down Main Street with cans trailing their truck.
The following day Liz arrives at the portal to say goodbye to Max. He’s aware she was going to ask him to marry her, and he takes the ring from its box and places it on her finger. “This is me saying hell yes,” says Max.
He places his alien symbol necklace made of turquoise around her neck, hoping that no matter how far apart they are, they’ll always be together. Liz has realized love is a constant state of breaking and remaking. Relationships evolve to survive. Liz says she loves him and adds, “And you damn well are going to marry me when you get back.”
They touch noses and kiss.
Dallas squeezes the fruit onto the console and the portal opens. Dallas steps through first and then Max turns to Liz and tells her he loves her. “You don’t know how much,” he adds. Liz shakes her head yes and replies, “Yeah, I do because I’m going to feel it across the universe, Max Evans.”
Max steps through and turns around. He and Liz exchange one last look before the portal closes.
The episode ends with Liz, alone, standing in front of the closed portal. A wistful smile breaks out on her face.
And that’s a wrap on four seasons of Roswell, New Mexico. Alex and Michael got their happily ever after, and the “will they or won’t they” couple finally addressed their feelings and are a legitimate thing. Max and Dallas are off to experience their home planet, while Liz and Maria remain behind in Roswell. Will these two couples ever reunite? We’ll never know since The CW opted not to renew the sci-fi drama. I’d like to think Max & Liz and Dallas & Maria spend dozens of years wrapped in love and happiness.
