Season one episode one of CBS’s new legal drama So Help Me Todd will premiere on September 29, 2022 at 9pm ET/PT. In support of the show’s debut, CBS has just released a batch of photos from episode one along with plot details, a trailer, and cast list.
Oscar winner Marcia Gay Harden stars as Margaret Wright, Skylar Astin plays Todd Wright, and Tristen J. Winger is Lyle. Madeline Wise plays Allison, Inga Schlingmann is Susan, and Rosa Arredondo stars as Francey.
Episode one guest stars include Clayton James, Thomas Cadrot, Mark Moses, Artemis Litsiadis, Andrea Brooks, Christine Cattell, and Donia Kash. Amy York Rubin directed from a script by Scott Prendergast.
CBS released the following description of the pilot and season one:
“Pilot” – Marcia Gay Harden and Skylar Astin star as razor-sharp, meticulous attorney Margaret Wright (Harden) and Todd (Astin), her talented but scruffy, aimless son whom she hires as her law firm’s in-house investigator. As the black sheep of the well-heeled Wright family, Todd is a laidback, quick-thinking, excellent former private detective who fell on hard times after his flexible interpretation of the law got his license revoked. Margaret’s penchant for excellence and strict adherence to the law is at complete odds with Todd’s scrappy methods of finding his way through sticky situations: by the seat of his wrinkled pants.
When Todd inadvertently teams with his mother on a case, she’s surprised to find herself duly impressed by – and proud of – his crafty ability to sleuth out information with his charm and his wide-ranging tech savvy. At last, Margaret sees a way to put her son on a “suitable” path to living an adult, financially solvent life she approves of, and she asks him to join her firm. Todd agrees since it means getting his license back and once again doing the job he excels at and loves.
Mother and son working together is a big first step toward mending their fragile, dysfunctional relationship, and they may even come away with a better understanding of each other at this pivotal point in their lives. But whether Todd and Margaret will be able to accept each other for who they are is another case entirely.
A scene from season one of ‘From’ (Photo Courtesy of EPIX)
EPIX’s critically acclaimed horror series From has upped Scott McCord to a season two regular and added five cast members who’ll play the passengers on the bus that showed up at the end of season one. The new additions to the ensemble were announced as production is underway in Nova Scotia on the show’s second season.
New cast members include Nathan D. Simmons (Diggstown), Kaelen Ohm (Hit & Run), Angela Moore (Nancy Drew), AJ Simmons (Reacher), and Deborah Grover (My Next Door Nightmare). Nathan Simmons’ bio notes he’s a fan of the series and is “overjoyed” to be joining the From family.
The newbies join the ensemble cast led by Harold Perrineau (Lost), Catalina Sandino Moreno (Maria Full of Grace), and Eion Bailey (Once Upon a Time). In addition, Hannah Cheramy (Van Helsing), Simon Webster (Strays), Ricky He (The Good Doctor), and Chloe Van Landschoot (Charity, Skin) are series regulars.
Corteon Moore (Utopia Falls), Pegah Ghafoori (The Perfect Wedding), David Alpay (Castle Rock), Elizabeth Saunders (Clarice), Elizabeth Moy, and Avery Konrad (Honor Society) also star.
Season one premiered on February 20, 2022. Season two is expected to debut in 2023.
From was created by John Griffin (Crater). Griffin serves as an executive producer along with Jack Bender, Jeff Pinkner, Lindsay Dunn, and Midnight Radio’s Josh Appelbaum, André Nemec, and Scott Rosenberg. AGBO’s Anthony Russo, Joe Russo, and Mike Larocca are also involved as executive producers.
The Plot, Courtesy of EPIX: The series unravels the mystery of a nightmarish town that traps all those who enter. In season two, hidden truths about the nature and terrifying origins of the town begin to emerge, even as life for its residents is plunged into chaos by the arrival of mysterious newcomers.
Lauren Glazier as Brooke, Scarlett Blum as Lydia, and Samantha Morton as Dee in ‘Tales of the Walking Dead’ season 1 episode 3 (Photo Credit: Curtis Bonds Baker/AMC)
Episode three of AMC’s Tales of the Walking Dead is all about a familiar face. Fans of The Walking Dead get a glimpse into Alpha’s past before she became the leader of The Whisperers.
The episode opens with Brooke (Lauren Glazier) getting ready for what appears to be a night at a fancy restaurant. After getting dressed, she’s standing on the stern of a riverboat when a young girl, Lydia (Scarlett Blum), shows up and proudly shows off her dress.
Lydia’s mom, Dee (Samantha Morton), is next on the scene and Brooke struggles to compliment her dress. Dee’s very uncomfortable playing dress-up in these circumstances and wonders if this dinner is a good idea. Brooke assures her that the guards are on duty and have been patrolling the area all week.
The party on the riverboat’s in full swing and Lydia continues to show off her beautiful dress. Dee takes a seat at the bar and the bartender, Billy (Nick Basta), asks why she’s not sitting with her child. When Dee doesn’t answer, Billy asks, “Why don’t you make more of an effort with her?”
Billy doesn’t mince words and says Dee looks like crap and it’s very disrespectful to Brooke who bends over backward to provide this sense of normalcy during the zombie apocalypse. Dee didn’t even try to impress anyone and instead looks like a drowned opossum. Billy wonders if she realizes how many people would kill to participate in this gathering.
Dee wanders out onto the deck and stares off into the woods at the zombies. Brooke joins her and points out it’s just the dead wandering. Dee confesses she doesn’t trust Billy. Brooke points out that she doesn’t trust anyone.
Switching subjects, Brooke brings up Lydia’s birthday is coming up and they should throw her a party. It’s been more than a year since Dee and Lydia arrived, and that’s more than enough time for them to have adjusted to this life. Dee worries about setting Lydia’s expectations too high.
They’re still talking when Dee produces a knife, causing Brooke to duck. A fishing net is pulled up with a zombie in it and Dee stabs it. The blood drips all over Brooke. Without saying anything, Brooke relieves Dee of the knife.
We’re treated to a vision of Dee standing in the shadows during her transition to Alpha. She’s bald and says, “I was nine when I killed daddy. Daddy deserved it.” Dee narrates her own story and talks about how after the world fell apart, she got stuck in a basement with Lydia’s dad, Frank.
Brooke is rushed away from teaching her exercise class the next day for a meeting about the disappearance of Mr. Langston. Brooke asks Dee if she’s seen him, and Dee recalls she saw him at the bar the night before. She suggests Brooke talk to Billy because he was serving him.
Billy confirms he served him all night. Mr. Langston was drunk and couldn’t walk straight, but Billy insists he and another person took him back to his room. Mitch (Juan Carlos Flores) thinks they should take a dinghy out to search the swamp for him, but Nolan (Eric Tiede) thinks if he’s gone, he’s gone.
Brooke agrees with Nolan, but Jenna (Rachael Markarian) can’t believe they won’t even try to find Mr. Langston. Jenna agrees with Mitch that they should look for him. However, Brooke has the final say and says they need to get going. She asks Jenna to call a meeting to inform everyone about what happened.
Dee’s been lurking nearby and hears the entire conversation.
Dee teaches Lydia how to set a table properly while Lydia explains that Brooke thinks she needs a new dress for a garden party. Lydia talks about liking fairies and Dee doesn’t seem to understand why. (Apparently, Dee is always serious and never takes time to enjoy anything. Also, this fairy conversation comes into play later in the episode.)
They’re still setting the table when Dee slips one of the knives into her pocket. Lydia asks why and Dee assures her it’s just in case they need it. Lydia’s aware her mom wants to leave and suggests Dee go without her. “You’ll die without me,” says Dee.
Lydia thinks her mom believes she’s going to die no matter what. Lydia tells Dee she has Brooke and Dee walks away, angry.
Dee spots Billy near the anchors and sees him drop something into the water. He acts like he has no idea what she’s talking about when she asks if it was a mirror. Dee thinks there are people nearby and yells for Brooke’s help.
Dee explains to Brooke and others gathered that she believes Billy was signaling someone in the woods with a mirror. Billy calls her crazy and says they can check him for a mirror if they want. Dee says they won’t find it; Billy dropped it in the water when he noticed her watching him.
Billy points out there’s no one in the woods and Nolan, who has a better view from the upper deck, agrees. He only sees walkers in the woods. Dee brings up that Billy was the last person to see Mr. Langston alive and that Billy’s only been there for three weeks.
Brooke asks Dee what she wants to do with Billy, and Dee doesn’t hesitate with her answer. She believes they need to get rid of him. Billy spots the knife in Dee’s pocket and panics, yelling that she wants to kill him before jumping overboard into the water.
Brooke becomes angry and says, “No wonder Lydia is afraid of you,” which pisses off Dee. Dee demands Brooke stop talking to her daughter. Brooke orders Dee to cover Billy’s shifts since she cost them a worker. If Dee does that ever again, she’s gone.
Lydia witnessed the argument and runs off. Dee goes after her as Alpha chimes in, saying, “I went mad in that basement. Lydia saw.”
Dee enters their room and in her sweetest voice possible says everything’s okay…but the room’s empty. Brooke comes up behind her and says that Lydia needs space. Dee asks where her daughter is and Brooke questions why Lydia’s afraid of her own mother. Dee threatens to use the knife on Brooke if she doesn’t tell her where her daughter’s hiding.
Their battle of wills is interrupted by a scream. Someone’s dead and now Dee’s even more adamant that she needs to know where Lydia is.
The group’s shocked to discover that Billy not only survived jumping into the water, but Dee was also right about him being a bad guy. He forces the group onto their knees and holds them at gunpoint. He explains that with Mr. Langston gone a spot opened up and he needs six more spots to open up to make room for his men.
Billy goes on a short rant about how Brooke is trying to keep everything in order on the boat. He doesn’t understand why they should let people on board who look like they’ve given up. Billy begins to sort through the group, trying to decide who should die to make room for his men. Nolan suggests he should go after Dee for spoiling his plan, and Billy asks where she and Lydia are. Todd (Marvin La Violette) lies and says they went on a run, but Billy isn’t stupid. He knows their schedule and sends one of his men to find them.
One of his men locates Brooke and is about to kill her when Billy orders him to take it easy with her. Billy thinks they need strong people to build up what they have and says she needs him to take over things while she continues to be her sweet self.
Billy shoots a member of the group and Brooke tries to negotiate an end to the deaths by suggesting there’s enough room for all his men. Billy doesn’t listen and thinks she’ll grow to like him as he kills another person.
Nolan takes the coward’s way out and tells Billy to take Jenna since she doesn’t do anything. Jenna fights back and wants Billy to kill Nolan instead. They all volunteer to help to find Dee and Lydia except for Todd who seems to be the only decent member of the group.
While they’re debating who’s next, Dee sneaks in and slits the throat of the man holding Brooke. She then shoots another one of Billy’s men before undoing the rope to a dinghy and jumping into the water.
Samantha Morton as Dee and Scarlett Blum as Lydia in ‘Tales of the Walking Dead’ season 1 episode 3 (Photo Credit: Curtis Bonds Baker/AMC)
Fighting and gunshots break out on the riverboat while Dee is trying to silence a screaming Lydia who’s yelling for Brooke to run. Dee yells at her to quiet down, reminding Lydia that she’s her mama and will listen to her.
Dee and Lydia make it to shore and Dee fights off a few zombies before one falls on top of Dee, effectively trapping her. She cuts it open and demands Lydia get under the zombie with her. They watch someone from the riverboat crawl up on the shore and then get attacked and eaten by a zombie.
Dee smears blood on Lydia’s face and instructs her to pretend she’s somewhere else. Dee promises not to let anything get her.
Dee and Lydia make it into the woods and are wandering around when Dee spots Brooke. Before Lydia can see Brooke, Dee takes earmuffs out of a bag, puts them on her daughter, and tells her to stay there until she comes back.
Dee stands in front of Brooke and reminds her that she promised Lydia the world and then took it away from her. Brooke blames all the deaths on the riverboat on Dee, and Dee points out they would have killed Lydia too. “I did what a real mother would do,” she says.
Dee points the gun at Brooke’s head as Lydia comes running up begging her not to kill her. Dee pushes her daughter to the side and takes aim again. Lydia curls up in the fetal position, covers her ears, and sings a song. Dee attempts to calm Lydia down, assuring her she won’t kill Brooke.
Dee puts away the gun and returns to Brooke. She tells Brooke that death is too good for her and then cuts a long slice across her face. “This is my mark and everywhere you go I’ll be there reminding you how you failed my little girl,” growls Dee.
Lydia wants to go back to the boat, but Dee tells her it’s just them now. Lydia accuses Dee of getting what she wanted – for Brooke to be wrong. Dee thinks everything Brooke was teaching Lydia was a lie. Lydia asks where her dad is because she doesn’t want to be with Dee. Dee explains to Lydia that her daddy was weak. She should not be like him.
They make their way to an RV park and find an empty RV. Dee searches it and discovers a tea set and actually smiles while telling Lydia that maybe they can have their own party. Lydia doesn’t hear this because she’s gone back outside and thinks she sees people from the boat.
These new arrivals are zombies and Dee orders her daughter to get behind her. When Lydia makes a move to get back in the RV, Dee grabs her and tells her it’s time to learn how to survive. She wants Lydia to learn how to take down a zombie but Lydia’s unwilling to take the knife. Lydia screams that she can’t do it, so Dee’s forced to pull a canopy down on the zombies. She then stabs them in their heads through the canopy.
After dispatching the undead, Dee sees Lydia running away and gives chase. We see Dee transformed into Alpha as she says, “We are all we have. We do what we think is right, even if it hurts the ones we love.”
Dee finds Lydia under a tree, and Lydia claims she can hear fairies and they want to take her away. She begs her mom to let her go. Dee holds her while telling her she loves her so much.
Dee tells Lydia she’s tired and to close her eyes. Dee grabs her knife and Alpha narrates what’s happening. “She was so small, but I would have killed the both of us.”
Suddenly Dee also hears voices saying, “We see you.” Lydia opens her eyes and is certain she was right that the trees are talking. Dee screams, “Who’s there?!”
A group of people wearing zombie faces walk up and the leader tells Dee to whisper. She takes off her zombie mask and introduces herself as Hera. She then kicks Dee in the face and knocks her out.
Tales of the Walking Dead episode three ends with Alpha getting the last word. “That was the end of Dee and the beginning of me.” She walks up to the mask Hera once wore and says, “And then I met you and you showed me love.”
Fox’s The Cleaning Lady season two has cast Naveen Andrews, recently seen in Hulu’s critically acclaimed limited series The Dropout, in a series regular role. Andrews is playing Robert Kamdar, a character described as “Nadia’s gregarious and charming ex-lover, who is intent on driving a wedge between Arman and Nadia. Standing to lose everything, Arman has to fight to keep his world — and his dignity — intact, while determined to rebuild his life under the worst of circumstances.”
Andrews joins a cast that includes Élodie Yung as Thony, Oliver Hudson as FBI Agent Garrett Miller, Adan Canto as Arman Morales, and Martha Millan as Fiona. Sean Lew stars as Chris and Faith Bryant plays Jaz, Sebastien and Valentino LaSalle share time playing Luca.
Season one was one of the top five new broadcast dramas of the 2021-2022 season, with more than 12.9 million viewers checking out the first episode which aired on January 3, 2022. Season two will premiere on September 19th at 9pm ET/PT.
The Cleaning Lady 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.
Fox released the following season two synopsis:
Season two of The Cleaning Lady picks up with Thony 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 to track him down before they leave the country.
Meanwhile, an incident involving Chris forces Fiona to shield her son by any means necessary, furthering the theme of how far a mother will go to protect her child.
This season of 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 once again crosses the moral line into the dark underbelly of Las Vegas.
(Updated with a photo of Naveen Andrews in The Cleaning Lady.)
The official trailer for The Roku Channel’s Weird: The Al Yankovic Story finds Weird Al (played with total commitment by Daniel Radcliffe) attempting to follow his dream of taking existing songs and changing their words. We’re also treated to Evan Rachel Wood channeling Madonna and suggesting Weird Al parody her “Like a Virgin” – which she admits she’s definitely not.
The cast also includes Abbott Elementary creator/star Quinta Brunson as Oprah Winfrey. Rainn Wilson (The Office) plays Dr. Demento, Julianne Nicholson (Mare of Easttown) is Mary Yankovic, Toby Huss (Dickinson) is Nick Yankovic, and Spencer Treat Clark (Animal Kingdom) is Steve Jay.
Weird Al co-wrote the film with Eric Appel (Die Hart, Brooklyn Nine-Nine), and Appel is directing. Weird is produced by Funny Or Die and Tango.
The Weird Al biopic premieres at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival followed by a release on The Roku Channel on November 4, 2022.
The Weird: The Al Yankovic Plot, Courtesy of Roku:
Daniel Radcliffe is “Weird” Al Yankovic in the unexaggerated true story about the greatest musician of our time. From a conventional upbringing where playing the accordion was a sin, Al rebelled and made his dream of changing the words to world-renowned songs come true. An instant success and sex symbol, Al lives an excessive lifestyle and pursues an infamous romance that nearly destroys him. With Evan Rachel Wood, Rainn Wilson, and an A-list cast of thousands their agents won’t let us reveal.
Although the teaser declares “all will be revealed,” absolutely nothing is revealed in this 10 second Yellowstone season five video. John Dutton (Kevin Costner) is the only character who speaks in the teaser, saying, “We’ll show the world who we are and what we do.”
The teaser confirms season five will premiere on Paramount Network on Sunday, November 13, 2022 with a special two-hour premiere event.
The cast is led by Oscar winner Kevin Costner as John Dutton. Returning cast members also include Luke Grimes as Kayce, Kelly Reilly as Beth, Wes Bentley as Jamie, and Cole Hauser as Rip. Kelsey Asbille stars as Monica, Brecken Merrill is Tate, Jefferson White plays Jimmy, Forrie Smith is Lloyd, Denim Richards is Colby, Ian Bohen is Ryan, Finn Little is Carter, Ryan Bingham is Walker, and Gil Birmingham is Thomas Rainwater.
Josh Lucas will return in a guest starring role as a younger John Dutton. Mo Brings Plenty (“Mo”), Wendy Moniz (“Governor Lynelle Perry”), Jen Landon (“Teeter”), and Kathryn Kelly (“Emily”) have been upped to series regulars for season five. The upcoming season will also feature newcomers:
· Kai Caster (American Horror Story) plays ‘Rowdy’, a young cowboy.
· Lainey Wilson plays a musician named ‘Abby.’
· Lilli Kay (Your Honor) plays ‘Clara Brewer’, the new assistant for one of the Duttons.
· Dawn Olivieri (1883) plays ‘Sarah Atwood’, a confident, corporate shark and a new arrival to Montana.
Cole Hauser and Kelly Reilly in Paramount Network’s ‘Yellowstone’ season 4 episode 3 (screengrab)
Taylor Sheridan and John Linson co-created the series and serve as executive producers along with series star Kevin Costner, Art Linson, David C. Glasser, Bob Yari, and Stephen Kay.
Season four premiered on June 21, 2020 and became cable’s highest-rated show with 14+ million total viewers. Yellowstone and its prequel 1883 proved to be so popular that Paramount Network greenlit another prequel, 1923, with Helen Mirren and Harrison Ford.
Paddy Considine, Eve Best, and Steve Toussaint in ‘House of the Dragon’ season 1 episode 2 (Photograph by Ollie Upton / HBO)
HBO’s House of the Dragon season one episode two opens with a disturbing scene of men, presumably pirates, alive and being feasted on by crabs. Lord Corlys “The Sea Snake” Velaryon warned King Viserys and the council that the Triarchy, led by Craghas Drahar, was wreaking havoc in the Stepstones. The scene confirms the warning was correct. It also confirms that Craghas’ nickname Crabfeeder is well-earned.
Meanwhile, in King’s Landing, King Viserys (Paddy Considine) and his council learn Lord Commander Ser Ryam Redwyne of the Kingsguard has passed. Ser Harrold Westerling (Graham McTavish), the succeeding Lord Commander, wants to quickly replace Ser Ryam to return the guard to seven.
Lord Corlys (Steve Toussaint) arrives at the meeting late with news four ships, including one of his own, have been lost. He doesn’t want compensation from the kingdom; he wants to seize the Stepstones and kill Craghas Drahar.
Lord Corlys is reminded the Seven Kingdoms have never gone to war with the Free Cities, and King Viserys doesn’t want to do so now. Lord Corlys points out that Prince Daemon’s been at Dragonstone for six months, protected by his personal army of gold cloaks. No one fears the Crown anymore.
(This reveals the action’s moved forward half a year.)
King Viserys is determined to settle this without engaging in a war. He’s already sent men to negotiate on his behalf.
Princess Rhaenyra (Milly Alcock) is in attendance as the King’s cupbearer and has been listening to the discussion. She suggests her father send his dragonriders as a show of force. Lord Corlys backs her plan, but King Viserys says it’s not that simple.
Princess Rhaenyra is summarily dismissed and sent off with Ser Harrold to choose a new member of the Kingsguard. The Hand of the King, Otto Hightower (Rhys Ifans), assists in the selection and as the candidates are introduced, Princess Rhaenyra asks if any of the men have combat experience. Only Ser Criston Cole (Fabien Frankel) does, and his introduction marks the first time Princess Rhaenyra engages in actual conversation with a candidate.
Rhaenyra’s impressed with Ser Criston’s history as a soldier and chooses him. The Hand warns her not to be hasty, reminding her of the politics of the decision. Rhaenyra disagrees. Her father needs the most capable, experienced fighter to protect him.
King Viserys has a quiet, private moment with Alicent Hightower (Emily Carey) in which he describes the sculpture of the ancient Valyrian capital and how it was built. She compliments his skills, but he credits the stone masons with constructing the model. He simply provided the blueprints. Old Valyria had 1,000 dragons and a massive navy. “The glory of old Valyria will never be seen again,” notes King Viserys.
Their hands touch and there’s a moment when King Viserys actually sees Alicent as more than just his daughter’s best friend. The moment passes, and he asks how Rhaenyra is doing, worried she no longer speaks to him about personal matters. Alicent assures him it will take time and that perhaps he should make the first move.
King Viserys hopes Alicent isn’t mentioning their talks to Rhaenyra. She may not understand. (Apparently, these talks are now common occurrences.)
Later, Rhaenyra confesses to Alicent that she’s upset they’re trying to marry off her father just six months after her mother’s death. She’s also aware they’re hoping for a new heir to the throne. Alicent reminds her friend that the King chose her as his heir.
“He didn’t choose me; he spurned Daemon,” replies the wise-beyond-her-years princess.
Rhaenyra shows her vulnerable side, breaking down in tears as she prays while thinking about her mother and father. She wants her father to see her as more than just his little girl. She and Alicent commiserate about fathers who don’t know the language of girls.
King Viserys, Lord Corlys, and Princess Rhaenys (Eve Best) engage in a chat to mend fences and assure one another how much they value each other’s opinions. Lord Corlys asks permission to speak candidly and suggests their enemies are now paying close attention to the Red Keep. The Queen has passed, Prince Daemon’s seat on Dragonstone has been allowed to continue unchallenged, and a girl has been named heir to the throne. Plus, the Triarchy has seized control of their most powerful shipping lane.
The Crown’s perceived as vulnerable and Lord Corlys explains, “To allude a storm, you can either sail into it or around it, but you must never await its coming.” Lord Corlys proposes that King Viserys marry his daughter, Laena, bonding the Targaryen and Velaryon families. Viserys’ dragons and Lord Corlys’ fleet together are too imposing for enemy forces to consider attacking.
King Viserys admits he hasn’t considered remarrying.
That evening, Princess Rhaenyra breaks the silence over dinner and King Viserys takes Alicent’s suggestion to heart and engages in a real conversation with his daughter. He confesses he loved her mother very much and Rhaenyra discusses the selection of Ser Ryam’s replacement. Only Ser Criston had any real battle experience; the other candidates were just tourney knights.
They discuss the council meeting, and he assures her she’ll learn when it’s time to speak. Rhaenyra’s expression suggests that was not the advice she was hoping to receive.
Later, Otto Hightower and Grand Maester Mellos (David Horovitch) are in attendance as maggots set to work on King Viserys’ damaged finger. (He cut it on the Iron Throne while banishing Prince Daemon.) Viserys explains Lord Corlys proposed a marriage to his daughter, and The Hand believes Lord Corlys overreached.
Otto points out Laena is young, but Grand Maester Mellos believes this might be a way to heal wounds caused when the Great Council passed over Princess Rhaenys.
Uniting the great Valyrian Houses would signal unity. However, Otto – who is looking out for his own interests – suggests that replacing a deceased wife for duty’s sake is an unenviable task.
In the following days, King Viserys attempts to get to know Laena who’s just a child. Their discussion concerns dragons, mostly, but then Laena cuts to the chase and promises to give him many children of Valyrian blood if he chooses to unite their Houses. She confesses her father told her to say this, but her mother promised she wouldn’t have to consummate the marriage until she turns 14.
King Viserys can only sigh in response.
Milly Alcock in ‘House of the Dragon’ season 1 episode 2 (Photo by Ollie Upton / HBO)
Princess Rhaenyra watched the interaction from above and is confronted by Princess Rhaenys as she walks away. They have an antagonistic relationship, and it’s obvious they’re not close. However, Princess Rhaenys does deliver important advice. She reminds Rhaenyra that her father will wed and will likely have male heirs.
“And when that boy comes of age and your father has passed, the men of the realm will expect him to be heir – not you – because that is the order of things,” says Princess Rhaenys.
Princess Rhaenyra declares that when she’s queen, she’ll create a new order.
Rhaenys delivers the hard truth: “Men would sooner put the realm to the torch than see a woman ascend the Iron Throne. And your father is no fool.”
King Viserys and Alicent share a meal, and he admits he doesn’t know Laena well, but the council wants him to marry her. Alicent believes it would be a strong match but as she says this, her nervous habit of picking at her fingers gives away her true feelings.
Alicent presents Viserys with a gift of a dragon. It’s one that he recently broke, and she requested the stone masons fix it. Viserys is touched by the gesture.
Their peaceful meal is interrupted by The Hand requesting the King’s presence at an emergency council meeting.
A dragon’s egg has been stolen and it was Prince Daemon who took it in the middle of the night. Daemon left a note in which he declared himself the rightful heir and announced he’s taking a second wife. He names her “Lady Mysaria of Dragonstone” and she’s with child. The stolen egg will be placed in the baby’s cradle.
The note also includes an invitation to the wedding.
Otto calls this an act of sedition and Viserys believes Daemon did this to provoke him. Daemon has Dragonstone, an army, and now he’s stolen a dangerous weapon.
Princess Rhaenyra asks which egg and the dragonkeeper reveals it was Dreamfyre’s. It was the egg Rhaenyra chose for Prince Baelon’s cradle before he was born.
King Viserys is livid and orders a detachment assembled. The theft of that particular egg has moved Viserys to act, and he announces he’s going to Dragonstone to retrieve Daemon and make him face justice.
The Hand will not allow King Viserys to put himself in danger and requests to go to Dragonstone in his place.
Matt Smith in ‘House of the Dragon’ season 1 episode 2 recap (Photo by Ollie Upton / HBO)
The Hand, Ser Harrold, Ser Criston, and 20 men arrive at Dragonstone and are met on the bridge leading into the castle by Prince Daemon (Matt Smith), Mysaria (Sonoya Mizuno), and the City Watch.
A rather delicious battle of wills ensues, with Prince Daemon welcoming Otto and Otto demanding Daemon turn over the egg, relinquish his army, leave Dragonstone, and banish his whore.
Daemon, who’s handling the egg with less care than a football, attempts to intimidate Ser Criston, calling him Ser Crispin. Criston reminds Daemon of the time he knocked him from his horse, and Daemon chuckles, acknowledging Criston scored a point. (Criston isn’t to be trifled with.)
Otto calls Daemon’s acts – including marrying his whore and fathering a bastard child – abominations that sully the Targaryen name. Daemon holds out the egg, taunting Otto to come get it.
Otto warns Daemon he’s committing treason. Swords are drawn on both sides, but the two parties stay a good distance from each other. (Not within striking distance.)
Suddenly, Daemon’s dragon, Caraxes, appears out of the castle and looms over the two opposing forces. Otto, wisely, tells his men to sheath their steel.
The clouds ripple and Princess Rhaenyra arrives on Syrax. She lands behind Otto and his men, strides through them, assuring them she doesn’t need protection and stands before Daemon. She reminds him he’s occupying her castle since she’s the rightful heir. Daemon’s mood changes to sullen as he’s put in his place by Rhaenyra.
Rhaenyra treats him like a spoiled child, accusing him of stealing her brother’s egg. She even gets him to admit Mysaria isn’t even pregnant. (Mysaria’s heard enough and leaves.)
Rhaenyra proves she’s a strong, fierce leader. She reminds her uncle if he wants to be king, he needs to kill her. “Do it, and be done with all this bother,” says Rhaenyra.
Daemon understands who he’s up against and that it’s Rhaenyra who’s in the power position at this point. Grudgingly, he concedes defeat by breaking off eye contact first. He turns and walks away, casually tossing the egg back at Rhaenyra.
Mission accomplished and bloodshed averted, Rhaenyra flies away on Syrax.
Daemon joins Mysaria in the castle and she’s upset he lied and told his family she was with child. She swore she’d never have a child and now she believes Daemon’s put her life in danger.
King Viserys turns to Lord Lyonel Strong (Gavin Spokes), Master of Laws and Lord of Harrenhal, for advice. He’s a longtime friend and trusted member of the small council, and Viserys wants his opinion on Lord Corlys’ proposal that he marry Laena.
Lord Lyonel delivers the cold hard facts, advising it would be the best political move. Lord Corlys’ family is the wealthiest in the realm, Laena has Valyrian blood, and although she’s just 12 years old now, she will mature. Viserys doesn’t want to remarry but Lyonel reminds him he can’t put this off for long.
Lord Lyonel believes that only a direct line to the Iron Throne will satisfy Lord Corlys. Plus, Lord Corlys is in charge of the ships which they’ll need if the Triarchy cuts off the shipping lanes. Lyonel thinks marrying Laena is the best option.
Ser Harrold interrupts to report that Rhaenyra has returned from Dragonstone.
Viserys had no idea his daughter flew to Dragonstone, and he’s angry she acted so foolishly and could have been hurt. Rhaenyra calmly explains she retrieved the egg without bloodshed, something Otto couldn’t have done without her help. Viserys reluctantly admits that’s true, and then he actually laughs at her outrageous behavior. He also acknowledges that she’s just like her mother.
Rhaenyra’s happy to hear her father express his grief over her mother’s death. Viserys asks her to understand what he’s forced to do next, and Rhaenyra sets his mind at ease by assuring him she knows he’s doing what’s best for the realm.
Viserys claims he doesn’t intend to replace her as heir, but he needs to have more children so that their bloodline doesn’t die off.
The council assembles and King Viserys announces he’s decided to remarry. Princess Rhaenyra and Alicent are in attendance, and most of those gathered around the table assume Viserys will wed Laena. He shocks his council – and Rhaenyra – by declaring he’s going to marry Alicent.
Rhaenyra is stunned. She’s been completely betrayed by her father and her best friend.
Lord Corlys is insulted by Viserys’ decision and storms from the room, but not before exchanging looks with Alicent’s father, the Hand of the King.
Rhaenyra also flees the chamber, followed by Ser Harrold.
Episode two ends with Lord Corlys attempting to make a deal with the devil. House Velaryon is older than House Targaryen, but only the Targaryens are dragonlords. When Corlys ascended the Driftwood Throne, he built up his House and added to the family’s wealth.
Lord Corlys believes he and Daemon (the devil referenced above) are made from the same cloth. He wants Daemon to clean out the Stepstones and take care of the Triarchy and its leader, the Crabfeeder. Lord Corlys believes this will prove Daemon’s worth to the realm.
“We are the realm’s second sons, Daemon. Our worth is not given; it must be made,” says Corlys.
Episode 2 Takeaways:
Princess Rhaenyra has emerged as the Targaryen with the personality, temperament, and intelligence to lead, while King Viserys continues to appear ill at ease when handling disagreements and difficult decisions. He’s a peacekeeper and not one to leap into action unless forced.
Two episodes in and Milly Alcock is outshining her more established co-stars, although Matt Smith’s giving her a run for her money. Unfortunately, Smith was sidelined for much of episode two. However, the two scenes featuring Smith were two of the most pivotal – and entertaining – in “The Rogue Prince.”
Steve Toussaint’s voice is mesmerizing. “Mesmerizing” isn’t a word I’d use to describe whatever accent Sonoya Mizuno is attempting as Mysaria.
Favorite exchange from episode two:
Prince Daemon: “It was never my brother’s strongest trait.”
‘Manifest’ Season 4 Part 1 Poster (Photo Courtesy of Netflix)
Netflix has set a November 4, 2022 premiere date for part one of Manifest‘s fourth season. Both part 1 and part 2 will consist of 10 episodes, however, Netflix did not confirm a launch date for part 2.
The streaming service picked up Manifest after NBC canceled the drama shortly after its season three finale aired. Season three ended on a cliffhanger, and the series never explained what actually happened to Flight 828 that caused the plane to land five years after it took off.
Netflix’s season four premiere date was announced on August 28th, a date Manifest fans celebrate in honor of the flight number at the heart of the drama. Netflix also honored that date when they originally announced they were picking up the series for one final season following its NBC cancellation, announcing the renewal on August 28, 2021.
The streamer picked Manifest up following a social media campaign by the show’s passionate fans. It also didn’t hurt that the series was trending as one of the most-watched shows on Netflix when the decision was made.
Series stars returning for season four include Melissa Roxburgh, Josh Dallas, J.R. Ramirez, Luna Blaise, and Parveen Kaur. Ty Doran, Matt Long, Holly Taylor, and Daryl Edwards also star.
Series creator Jeff Rake guides the series as showrunner and executive producer. Jackie Levine and Len Goldstein are also involved as executive producers.
Talking to Netflix’s TUDUM, Jeff Rake spoke about the mystery of Flight 828 and what it all means. “As exhausting and crazy-making as these callings [are] and the responsibility of being an 828er is, it’s not just about them,” stated Rake. “The interconnectedness of all of us, and how small actions can have implications that cascade outward and touch the whole world is what the show is about.”
Netflix released the following description of the series and synopsis of season four:
When Montego Air Flight 828 landed safely after a turbulent but routine flight, the crew and passengers were relieved. Yet in the span of those few hours, the world had aged five years — and their friends, families, and colleagues, after mourning their loss, had given up hope and moved on. Now, faced with the impossible, they’re all given a second chance. But as their new realities become clear, a deeper mystery unfolds and some of the returned passengers soon realize they may be meant for something greater than they ever thought possible in this emotionally rich, unexpected journey into a world grounded in hope, heart, and destiny.
Season 4 – Two years after the brutal murder of Grace turned their lives upside down, the Stone family is in shambles as a devastated Ben continues to mourn his wife and search for his kidnapped daughter, Eden. Consumed by his grief, Ben has stepped down from his role as co-captain of the lifeboat, leaving Michaela to captain it alone, a near impossible feat with the passengers’ every move now being monitored by a government registry.
As the Death Date draws closer and the passengers grow desperate for a path to survival, a mysterious passenger arrives with a package for Cal that changes everything they know about Flight 828 and will prove to be the key to unlocking the secret of the Callings in this compelling, mind-bending, and deeply emotional journey.
Maia Reficco, Chandler Kinney, Bailee Madison, Zaria, and Malia Pyles in ‘Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin’ episode 10 (Photo by Karolina Wojtasik/HBO Max)
Get ready, Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin fans – the finale is here and it’s a creepy wild ride. Season one episode 10 – “Final Girls” – starts off back on December 31, 1999 at the Waters’ house. Rose Waters (Jeanette Bonner) takes a page from the mom in Carrie and is upset with Angela (Gabriella Pizzolo), pointing out her makeup and how she’s showing off her body. Rose blames her daughter for being raped, claiming she invited it.
Angela, rightfully, tells her mother it’s not her fault. Rose tells her not to go to the party but Angela storms out.
Present day, December 14th: Faran (Zaria) is happy her dad’s been released from jail, and Zeke (Benton Greene) confirms he believes this was a warning from Sheriff Beasley.
Tabby (Chandler Kinney) asks Wes (Derek Klena) if he remembers the night they showed Jaws 2. He does and remembers they were slammed and she and Chip both bailed. Tabby’s confused because she asked Chip to cover for her, but Wes is sure Chip left too. He assumes Chip also went to the party.
The girls meet up and Faran informs them Sheriff Beasley raped Angela. Imogen (Bailee Madison) fills them in on the news that Beasley and her mom dated in high school. However, the most shocking news is that someone dug up Imogen’s mom’s body.
They wonder if Sheriff Beasley is A, but Noa (Maia Reficco) points out they thought the train car guy was A. Their moms must have known what Beasley did to Angela, so the question is why didn’t they say anything? Noa thinks they should question them again, but this time split them up.
The girls interrogate their moms and Faran’s mom, Corey (Zakiya Young), confirms Angela said Tom Beasley raped her. Faran asks if it happened before, during, or after Imogen’s mom dated him. Corey recalls they broke up after.
Corey suggests Faran and her friends need to quit while they’re all still in one piece.
Faran and Kelly Beasley (Mallory Bechtel) meet up and she reveals her dad seems to be losing it and knows what’s been said about him. Kelly’s on lockdown and can’t go back to school until after Christmas break. Faran spells it all out – everything they’ve been dealing with including Tyler’s murder and how Karen really died. “I’m telling you now because A is avenging the death of Angela Waters…all the people who hurt her.”
Faran’s going to see if anyone in their group can figure out how to get Kelly and her mom out of that house.
Tabby lets Imogen know she’s very suspicious of Chip and explains what she’s learned, admitting it’s circumstantial evidence. Imogen has an idea. When she woke up on the beach after being raped, her underwear was missing. They need to check Chip’s room.
They ask Chip’s mom if they can borrow his Super 8 for Tabby’s short film, aware that he’s at work. They search his room for Imogen’s missing underwear but come up empty-handed. However, they do find hardcore rapey horror movies.
Plan B: They decide to confront him.
Chip’s still at the theater when Tabby and Imogen accuse him of rape. Tabby explains Wes told her he left the movie theater right after she did. Plus, they have DNA proof he’s the father of Imogen’s baby. Tabby demands to know why he did it. They say they don’t want to get the sheriff involved or everyone to know, but they need closure.
Chip (Carson Rowland) confesses to raping them both. “How could you?! You were my best friend!” says a visibly upset Tabby.
Tabby and Imogen let him know just how badly he hurt them. They also warn him they’re going to take him down. Suddenly, the masked man appears behind Chip. Chip turns around, sees the stranger, and runs away.
A stands there staring at the girls, “He hurt us the same way Tom Beasley hurt Angela Waters,” says Imogen. He takes off after Chip.
Bailee Madison, Malia Pyles, Maia Reficco, and Zaria in ‘Pretty Little Liars Original Sin’ episode 10 (Photo by Karolina Wojtasik/HBO Max)
The girls get together at school and Tabby and Imogen fill them in on what happened with Chip. Also, A’s back. Faran lets them in on her meeting with Kelly just as A sends another text. It reads: “Your final round is about to begin. You broke our rule.”
Faran realizes A must know she told Kelly. Mouse (Malia Pyles) wonders if the school’s bugged and Noa is confused about why A isn’t punishing Sheriff Beasley since he’s the guiltiest of them all. Imogen thinks there must be someone guiltier, but who’s left is the question. They decide to go back to the Waters’ house and search it for real this time.
As the girls begin their search, the masked man begins to kidnap their moms one by one. Different clues lead the girls to believe it’s possible someone else lived there with Angela and her mom.
Imogen finds two sets of height markings on the wall. Both are labeled “A.W.”
They discover crayons in an animal cage like someone was kept in it. Imogen finds a picture of two kids on Halloween and then receives a text from A: “Time for the trial.” The text is accompanied by a photo of the school. A second photo arrives of their moms passed out in a van.
“Can you guys feel it? One way or another this is ending tonight,” says Imogen as they stand in front of the school. Before going in, Imogen texts Kelly to come to the school.
The only light in the halls are candles with “hall passes” for each of them instructing them where to go. They realize A’s splitting them up and receive yet another text: “All bullies must be punished tonight. Starting with yours. -A.”
Tabby finds Chip taped to a chair with a knife and a note – “Carve an A into his chest.”
Noa finds her mom’s drug dealer along with syringes filled with drugs.
Mouse finds Steve and mouse traps. A wants her to trap him.
Faran finds Madame Giry and a tattoo gun. “Time to make her imperfect,” the note reads.
And the biggest shock of them all… Imogen’s mom’s body is there as well as her headstone. A note next to pliers reads: “Think your mom wasn’t a bully? Look in her mouth and she’ll tell you the truth.”
The girls meet back up and reveal they couldn’t go through with what A wanted them to do to their bullies. They notice Imogen holding onto a wall and she is definitely not okay.
Lea Salonga, Sharon Leal, Robert Stanton, Elena Goode, and Zakiya Young in ‘Pretty Little Liars Original Sin’ episode 10 (Photo by Karolina Wojtasik/HBO Max)
Another text from A arrives: “Well done. You showed mercy. Maybe there’s hope. Gather in the auditorium. The trial begins now.”
They find their moms tied to chairs in a circle. There are also five empty chairs. They run toward them, but the moms warn them to not come any closer. Suddenly A’s there and Imogen asks, “Are you Angela’s brother?”
Principal Clanton (Robert Stanton) is next on the scene, and he confirms the masked man is Angela’s brother, Archie Waters.
Kelly tries to sneak out of the house but her dad, Tom Beasley (Eric Johnson), wants to know where she thinks she’s going. He warns her no one is leaving the house.
Principal Clanton tells the girls he’s impressed they figured out who raped his daughter, Angela. That’s right; Principal Marshall Clanton is Angela Waters’ father!
Elodie (Lea Salonga) doesn’t understand how they didn’t know this. Principal Clanton reveals he and Rose went to high school together and she got pregnant with twins. His parents didn’t approve, and the Waters family needed money so his parents paid them off to move out of town.
Clanton became principal of Millwood High and Rose came back, wanting Angela to get a decent education.
Imogen points out he’s only talking about Angela. Clanton explains Rose wanted Archie at home with her because “he had a face only a mother could love.”
No one could ever know he was Angela’s father, so he watched her from afar until she took her own life. Clanton calls each mother by name and says it’s time for the truth.
Meanwhile at the Beasleys, Kelly, Martha, and Tom are eating dinner when Tom says Karen was the only one who understood him. Kelly brings up that he assaulted a girl and now Karen is dead because of his actions. Martha wants to know what she means by that, and Kelly spills the beans. Kelly explains that someone is punishing people for what he did to Angela Waters.
Martha excuses herself as Kelly warns her dad that when she gets out of the house, she’s going to tell everyone what he did. He produces his gun and asks Kelly how many bullets are in it. He answers his own question and says, “Three. Do you think you’re ever gonna set foot outside this house again?”
Martha returns and shoves a butcher knife into Tom’s stomach. She screams, “No more!”
Kelly finds Greg (Elias Kacavas) at Pinball Pizza and tells him she needs his help.
Back at the school, Imogen reveals she found diary pages in her mom’s mouth that said: “erase her.”
Sidney (Sharon Leal) breaks the silence by saying it all started when Angela was sexually assaulted. A flashback shows Davie (Ava DeMary) asking Angela who hurt her, and Angela telling her it was Tom Beasley. Davie called her a liar and took it personally.
Davie’s big plan was to teach Angela a lesson by acting like she did exist. She got the whole school to join the plan to erase Angela Waters. A short while later, Davie acted like she was sorry for what she did to Angela and invited her to the New Year’s Eve rave. When Angela arrived, she was a mess. It looked like she crawled through the woods. They all ignored her, and the party shunned her.
Imogen asks if he killed her mom. Principal Clanton claims he didn’t but admits he sent her the flyer. Imogen tearfully tries to plead with him, insisting her mom did change. She was a different person, a better person, as an adult. Clanton says it’s too late to save Angela.
Since Davie took the “coward’s way out,” as he puts it, the sins of the mother must fall upon the child. In a last-ditch effort to save her own life, Imogen brings up that her baby is innocent. She then points out that Principal Clanton erased Angela just as much as their mothers did.
For the sake of her baby, Clanton will give her a head start. Imogen decides to run home after a flashback shows her mother telling her their house is her safe place.
Tabby points out the double standards; Tom Beasley raped Angela and they’re the ones paying.
Kelly and Greg come running in and principal Clanton shoots Greg. As Clanton’s distracted, Tabby takes out Mr. Smithee’s name plaque she stole from the film class and bashes Clanton over the head with it, rendering him unconscious. She unties the moms while the girls begin to tie Clanton up.
Imogen makes it home and has another flashback of playing hide and seek with her mom when she was a girl. Archie finds her in the bathroom her mom killed herself in, but Imogen is prepared and as he draws back the shower curtain, she stabs him. He doesn’t die and grabs her foot, causing her to fall.
Imogen begins to fight for her and her unborn baby’s life. He tries to choke her with one hand, and they fight over his knife with their other hands. She kicks off the wall and the knife plunges into his neck. She stabs him again and he knocks her head into the wall. They both fall to the ground.
The girls and the moms find Imogen and Archie in the hallway. When they ask if he’s dead, Imogen says, “I think so. Also, my water just broke.”
Imogen wakes up from a nightmare at the hospital and frantically asks for her baby. Sidney and Tabby assure her the baby is fine and everything is going to be okay… except Archie survived and is in the hospital as well. But she doesn’t have to worry; he’s guarded by cops.
Sheriff Beasley’s also at the hospital after surviving being stabbed by his wife. Clanton and Chip have been arrested.
Days later, Imogen and her baby visit her mom’s grave. (Davie’s body has been reinterred.) Imogen thinks back on the special memories she shared with her mom. The girls show up to make sure she’s okay, and Imogen confesses she knows who her mom was in high school and who she became. Who Davie became is the one that she’s going to hold in her heart for the rest of her life.
It’s now Christmas Day and everyone – the girls, their parents, the boyfriends, Kelly, her mom, and Greg – gathers to celebrate. They play Tabby’s favorite game of “favorite movie ever,” Marjorie chooses this time to let everyone know she’s checking into rehab after the holidays. Elodie offers to take Noa in and Corey assures her they’ll all take good care of Noa.
Corey announces she’s staying in Millwood, and Shirley says she and Elodie are going to start going to couples therapy.
Later, Corey breaks it to Tabby and Imogen that Chip is home. His parents made bail. Imogen and Tabby have decided they want to press charges against Chip for what he did, and Corey reminds them it won’t be easy. However, she has lawyers who will work pro bono. She’ll also do everything she can to help.
And now we’re treated to one final connection to the original Pretty Little Liars series. Imogen asks Tabby to come with her to Rosewood to meet the couple who are going to adopt her baby. Their names are Aria and Ezra (characters from Pretty Little Liars) and they’re open to giving her updates on the baby’s life.
Tabby wants to know if Imogen’s newly activated mother’s intuition thinks this is really over. Imogen thinks it is, but she couldn’t be more wrong. A nurse enters Tom Beasley’s hospital room only to find him a bloody mess and an empty bed where a once-wounded Archie Waters was. There’s a dead police guard nearby.
The final scene of season one episode 10 finds Chip answering his door to find the masked man standing there.
ABC’s teasing the upcoming eighth season of Bachelor in Paradise features the “largest-ever cast of fan favorites.” Season eight will premiere on September 27, 2022, with new episodes airing on Tuesdays at 8pm ET/PT.
The Bachelor fan favorites from seasons 20, 25, and 26 will hit the beach looking for love along with The Bachelorette favorites from seasons 17, 18, and 19. Jesse Palmer returns as host and Wells Adams is back as the hotel bartender.
‘Bachelor In Paradise’ season 8 star Serene Russell. (ABC/Craig Sjodin)
Bachelor in Paradise Season 8 Cast:
Romeo Alexander of “The Bachelorette” season 18
Michael Allio of “The Bachelorette” season 17
Shanae Ankney of “The Bachelor” season 26
Jill Chin of “The Bachelor” season 26
Brittany Galvin of “The Bachelor” season 25
Justin Glaze of “The Bachelorette” season 17
Hunter Haag of “The Bachelor” season 26
Sierra Jackson of “The Bachelor” season 26
Brandon Jones of “The Bachelorette” season 18
Hailey Malles of “The Bachelor” season 26
Kira Mengistu of “The Bachelor” season 26
Lace Morris of “The Bachelor” season 20
Logan Palmer of “The Bachelorette” season 19
Genevieve Parisi of “The Bachelor” season 26
Jacob Rapini of “The Bachelorette” season 19
Serene Russell of “The Bachelor” season 26
Andrew Spencer of “The Bachelorette” season 17
Teddi Wright of “The Bachelor” season 26
Casey Woods of “The Bachelorette” season 18
ABC also announced The Bachelor season 19’s Ashley Iaconetti and her husband, Jared Haibon (The Bachelorette season 11) will appear later in the season.
The Plot: Breakout fan favorites from The Bachelor franchise are back and ready for a second (or third) chance at finding love. They may have left their respective seasons brokenhearted, but now they have the opportunity to travel to a romantic paradise in hopes of turning a potential summer fling into the real thing.
