Series star Lina Esco makes her S.W.A.T. directorial debut with season five episode 15, “Donor.” Written by Ryan Keleher, episode 15 is set to air on Sunday, March 27, 2022 at 10pm ET/PT on CBS.
The season five cast is led by Shemar Moore as Daniel “Hondo” Harrelson. Alex Russell stars as Jim Street, Jay Harrington plays David “Deacon” Kay, Lina Esco is Christina “Chris” Alonso, Kenny Johnson is Dominique Luca, David Lim is Victor Tan, and Patrick St. Esprit stars as Commander Robert Hicks.
“Donor” Plot: When hospital employees are targeted by a gunman, the SWAT team races to find a grieving father whose son was denied a kidney transplant. Also, Hondo searches for evidence to prove his theory of the culprit behind an alarming rise in Los Angeles stash houses.
Series Description, Courtesy of CBS:
Inspired by the television series and the feature film, S.W.A.T. stars Shemar Moore as a former Marine and locally born and raised S.W.A.T. sergeant, tasked to run a specialized tactical unit that is the last stop in law enforcement in Los Angeles. Torn between loyalty to where he was raised and allegiance to his brothers in blue, Daniel “Hondo” Harrelson strives to bridge the divide between his two worlds. However, Hondo is forced to question his professional identity when he is demoted from Squad Leader after going public to expose racial corruption within the LAPD.
The other members of Hondo’s elite S.W.A.T. unit include David “Deacon” Kay, an experienced S.W.A.T. officer and dedicated family man who always puts the team first; Christina “Chris” Alonso, a skilled officer and the team’s canine trainer; Dominique Luca, an expert driver who gets them in and out of high risk situations; newlywed Victor Tan, who started in the LAPD Hollywood Division and uses his confidential informants in the community to help the team; and Jim Street, the team’s cocky newest member. Responsible for the management of all Metro Division S.W.A.T. units is Commander Robert Hicks, a senior LAPD official with the Special Operations Bureau.
With Hondo no longer leading the charge, these dedicated men and women face an uncertain future as they bravely put themselves at risk to protect their community and save lives.
discovery+’s Inventions That Changed History examines the origins of Twister, the waterbed, Pez, Big Mouth Billy Bass, the Slip ‘N Slide, and even Sea-Monkeys. I mean, who wouldn’t want to know where Mr. Potato Head, Pop Rocks, and corn cob holders came from?
The six-episode season probes weird/quirky inventions with the help of celebrity guests including Harvey Guillen (What We Do in the Shadows), Richard Kind (Curb Your Enthusiasm), Lance Reddick (The Wire), Nicole Sullivan (MADtv), Haskiri Velazquez (Saved By The Bell), and Amanda Seales (Insecure). Flula Borg (Suicide Squad), Yeardley Smith (The Simpsons), comedian Jeff Ross, Erik Griffin, and Rachael Harris (Lucifer) also get hands-on with some truly strange (albeit popular) inventions.
Inventions That Changed History will kick off with the release of the first two episodes on March 31, 2022.
discovery+ released the following description of Inventions That Changed History:
“Inventions That Changed History reveals the wild and often unbelievable stories behind many of pop culture’s most impactful inventions. Historians, Scientists, Pop Culture Experts and Hollywood Celebrities take us on this wild ride full of information and incredible tales.”
CBS’s The Price is Right is thanking fans for 50 years of fun with a special “Come On Down Tour” kicking off on Friday, March 25, 2022 at Santa Monica Pier. The special tour will hit 50 locations including stops in Nashville, New Orleans, New York, and Dallas.
The coast-to-coast tour will finish up on May 18th.
“The Price is Right has been changing lives and touching hearts for 50 years,” stated Mike Benson, President and Chief Marketing Officer at CBS. “This longevity stands as a testament to everything good about CBS programming and the success of our fan-first approach to television. The ‘Come On Down Tour’ is an expansion of our mission to bring fans closer to what they love in new and exciting ways, while simultaneously supporting iconic local business partners in each city.”
The popular game show premiered in September 1972 and, according to CBS, has given away more than $300,000,000 in cash and prizes. New episodes air on CBS on weekdays at 11am ET/10am PT.
The “Come On Down Tour” invites fans to play classic The Price is Right games, including Plinko, and participate in the Showcase (at select locations). Plus, fans will also have a chance to enter a drawing for a $50,000 grand prize.
“COME ON DOWN TOUR” SPECIAL STOPS:
Los Angeles, CA – Friday, March 25
Denver, CO – Friday, April 1
Dallas, TX – Thursday, April 7
New Orleans, LA – Friday, April 15
Nashville, TN – Friday, April 22
St. Louis, MO – Thursday, April 28
Cleveland, OH – Friday, May 6
New York, NY – Wednesday, May 18
All guests must show proof of COVID-19 vaccination.
SNL April 2022 Hosts and Musical Guests (Photo Credit: NBC)
Jerrod Carmichael (The Carmichael Show) is confirmed to make his Saturday Night Live hosting debut with the April 2, 2022 show. Carmichael’s hosting gig is scheduled for the day after his new special Jerrod Carmichael: Rothaniel premieres on HBO. Carmichael will be joined on the April 2nd episode by musical guest Gunna. The Grammy nominee is also making his debut on the SNL stage in support of his latest album, DS4Ever.
Oscar nominee Jake Gyllenhaal (Brokeback Mountain) is set to make his second appearance as SNL host on the April 9th show. Gyllenhaal was recently seen in director Antoine Fuqua’s The Guilty and has Michael Bay’s Ambulance heading to theaters on April 8th. He’s currently busy with writer/director Guy Ritchie’s The Interpreter with Dar Salim, Alexander Ludwig, and Antony Starr.
Grammy nominee Camila Cabello will join Gyllenhaal for the April 9th episode, marking her second time as an SNL musical guest. Cabello will be dropping her new album, Familia, on April 8th.
Grammy Award winner Lizzo is scheduled to make her hosting debut with the April 16th episode and will be pulling double duty as the episode’s musical guest. Lizzo made her SNL musical guest debut on the December 21, 2019 episode hosted by SNL veteran Eddie Murphy.
Lizzo’s set to launch Watch Out for the Big Grrrls on Prime Video on March 25th. The competition series finds Lizzo searching for “confident, bad-ass women to join her world. Only the most talented dancers will have what it takes to twerk it out on world stages with her and join in the ranks of the elite BIG GRRRLS.” (Description courtesy of Prime Video.)
Bill Hader stars in ‘Barry’ season 3 (Photograph by Merrick Morton/HBO)
HBO Max‘s April 2022 lineup is set to include the return of the critically acclaimed The Flight Attendant, season three of A Black Lady Sketch Show, and the launch of Barry’s third season. Made for Love, Gentleman Jack, and The Great Pottery Throw Down also kick off new seasons in April.
The subscription service will debut Oscar winner Barry Levinson’s The Survivor, a gritty dramatic film based on true events and starring Ben Foster (Leave No Trace) as a Holocaust survivor on April 27th.
HBO Max has set an April 25 premiere date for We Own This City with Jon Bernthal. The series comes from The Wire producers and is based on the true story of corruption within the Baltimore Police Department’s Gun Trace Task Force. And skateboarding icon Tony Hawk is the subject of Tony Hawk: Until the Wheels Fall Off, a feature-length documentary debuting on April 5th.
On April 7th HBO Max will launch Tokyo Vice based on true events and starring Ansel Elgort and Ken Watanabe. Emmy Award-winning filmmakers Phil Lott and Ari Mark debut their three-part documentary series The Invisible Pilot on April 4th. The Invisible Pilot examines the story of a “daring husband and father who unexpectedly jumps off of a bridge in 1977, despite his successful career as a pilot and seemingly happy home life. The story begins in the Midwest and ends up as part of one of the biggest political scandals of the 21st century.”
Rob Brown, Ham Mukasa, Robert Harley, and Jon Bernthal in ‘We Own This City’ (Photograph by Paul Schiraldi/HBO)
SERIES & FILMS ARRIVING ON HBO MAX IN APRIL 2022:
Exact Dates To Be Announced:
Gentleman Jack, Season 2 Premiere (HBO)
April 1:
10, 1979
Annabelle, 2014 (HBO)
Armed and Dangerous, 1986
Balls Out: Gary the Tennis Coach, 2009
Battle Los Angeles, 2011
Beetlejuice, 1988
Bells Are Ringing, 1960
Black Gold, 1947
Blood Ties, 2014 (HBO)
Boys’ Night Out, 1962
Brewster McCloud, 1970
Brie’s Bake Off Challenge, 2022
Capote, 2005 (HBO)
Captains Courageous, 1937
Chicago, 2002 (HBO)
Children of the Damned, 1964
Czech It Out!, Max Original Premiere
Dances With Wolves, 1990 (HBO) (Extended Version)
Erased, 2013 (HBO)
Fantastic Beasts: A Natural History, 2022
Five Easy Pieces, 1970
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past, 2009
Girl Most Likely, 2013 (HBO)
Graffiti Bridge, 1990
Hugo, 2011 (HBO)
Insidious, 2010
Iron Eagle, 1986
Iron Eagle II, 1988
Kin, 2018 (HBO)
Krull, 1983 (HBO)
Larry Crowne, 2011
Les Miserables, 1998
Limitless, 2011 (HBO)
Moon, 2009 (HBO)
Moscow on the Hudson, 1984
Nobody’s Fool, 1994 (HBO)
Odd Man Out, 1947
On the Waterfront, 1954
One True Singer, Max Original Season 1 Premiere
Only Lovers Left Alive, 2014 (HBO)
Original Sin, 2001 (HBO) (Extended Version)
Peggy Sue Got Married, 1986
Point Break, 2015 (HBO)
Rain Man, 1988 (HBO)
Red, 2010 (HBO)
Rendez-Vous, 2020 (HBO)
Revolver, 2007 (HBO)
Salt, 2010
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, 1954
Sex Drive, 2008 (HBO) (Extended Version)
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon, 1949
Show Boat, 1936
Six Degrees Of Separation, 1993 (HBO)
Slc Punk!, 1999 (HBO)
Spartan, 2004 (HBO)
Special Agent, 1935
Summer of ’42, 1971
Surf’s Up 2: WaveMania, 2017
Sweet Bird of Youth, 1962
The Asphalt Jungle, 1950
The Big Chill, 1983
The Big House, 1930
The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day, 2009 (HBO) (Director’s Cut)
The Break-Up, 2006 (HBO)
The Brothers Solomon, 2007 (HBO)
The Chosen, 1982 (HBO)
The Freshman, 1990 (HBO)
The Heartbreak Kid, 2007 (HBO)
The Incredible Hulk, 2008 (HBO)
The Informant (aka A Besugo), Max Original Season 1 Premiere
The Ladies Man, 2000 (HBO)
The Last Airbender, 2010 (HBO)
The Last Detail, 1973
The Last Dragon, 1985
The Raid: Redemption, 2012 (HBO) (Extended Version)
The Relic, 1997 (HBO)
The Secret In Their Eyes, 2010 (HBO)
The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty, 2013 (HBO)
The Thaw (aka Odwilz), Max Original Season 1 Premiere
The Thirteenth Floor, 1999
The Toy, 1982
The Wackness, 2008 (HBO)
Tootsie, 1982 (HBO)
Under the Cherry Moon, 1986
Universal Soldier: The Return, 1999
Vice Versa, 1988
Welcome To Collinwood, 2002 (HBO)
Who’s Harry CRUMB?, 1989 (HBO)
William Shakespeare’s Romeo + Juliet, 1996 (HBO)
Winter Meeting, 1948
Wrath Of The Titans, 2012
April 2:
Batwoman, Season 3
Chad
April 4:
The Invisible Pilot, Documentary Series Premiere (HBO)
April 5:
Man of Steel, 2013 (HBO)
Tony Hawk: Until the Wheels Fall Off, Documentary Premiere (HBO)
We’re The Millers, 2013 (HBO)
April 7:
Close Enough, Max Original Season 3
Queen Stars, Max Original Season 1 Premiere
Tokyo Vice, Max Original Season 1 Premiere
Trinity of Shadows, Max Original Season 1 Premiere
April 8:
A Black Lady Sketch Show, Season 3 Premiere (HBO)
Crabs In A Barrel, 2022 (HBO)
Mi Casa, 2022 (HBO)
The Night House, 2021 (HBO)
When You Clean A Stranger’s Home, 2022 (HBO)
April 12:
Black Mass, 2015
April 14:
The Garcias, Max Original Season 1 Premiere
Gensan Punch, Max Original Premiere
The Great Pottery Throw Down, Max Original Season 5 Premiere
Not So Pretty, Max Original Season 1 Premiere
April 17:
The House, 2017
April 21:
Amsterdam, Max Original Season 1 Premiere
Marlon Wayans Presents: The Headliners, Max Original Special Premiere
The Flight Attendant, Max Original Season 2 Premiere
April 22:
A Tiny Audience, Season 3 Premiere (HBO)
Toy Aficiao, 2021 (HBO)
April 24:
Barry, Season 3 Premiere (HBO)
The Baby Limited Series Premiere (HBO)
April 25:
We Own This City, Limited Series Premiere (HBO)
April 27:
The Survivor, 2022 (HBO)
April 28:
Ana Emilia Show (aka Desafío Influencer con Ana Emilia), Max Original Premiere
DoDo, Max Original Season 1 Premiere
Lamput, Season 1-3
Made for Love, Max Original Season 2 Premiere
Up Close with Ana Emilia, Max Original Special Premiere
The Way Down: God, Greed, And The Cult Of Gwen Shamblin, Max Original Season 1 Part B Premiere
April 29:
Snowpiercer, Season 3
April 30:
The Blair Witch Project, 1999
House of 1,000 Corpses, 2003
The Devil’s Rejects, 2005
Kate confesses she misses the old Toby in the heartwrenching promo for NBC’s This Is Us season six episode nine. “The Hill” is set to air on March 22, 2022.
The sixth and final season stars Milo Ventimiglia as Jack Pearson, Mandy Moore as Rebecca Pearson, Sterling K. Brown as Randall, Chrissy Metz as Kate, Justin Hartley as Kevin, Susan Kelechi Watson as Beth Pearson, and Chris Sullivan as Toby.
“The Hill” Plot: Kate visits Toby.
The Plot, Courtesy of NBC:
Everyone has a family. And every family has a story. This Is Us chronicles the Pearson family across the decades: from Jack (Ventimiglia) and Rebecca (Moore) as young parents in the 1980s to their kids (the big three), Kevin (Hartley), Kate (Chrissy Metz) and Randall (Brown) searching for love and fulfillment in the present day along with Toby (Sullivan) and Beth (Kelechi Watson).
This grounded, life-affirming dramedy reveals how the tiniest events in our lives impact who we become, and how the connections we share with each other can transcend time, distance and even death.
Chrissy Metz as Kate, and Chris Sullivan as Toby in ‘This Is Us’ season 6 episode 9 (Photo by: Ron Batzdorff/NBC)Chrissy Metz as Kate, Chris Sullivan as Toby, and Emily Morales-Cabrera as Elyse in season 6 episode 9 (Photo by: Ron Batzdorff/NBC)David Lengel as Warren and Chris Sullivan as Toby in season 6 episode 9 (Photo by: Ron Batzdorff/NBC)Chris Sullivan as Toby, Chrissy Metz as Kate, and Aly Mawji as Amir in season 6 episode 9 (Photo by: Ron Batzdorff/NBC)Chrissy Metz as Kate and David Lengel as Warren in season 6 episode 9 (Photo by: Ron Batzdorff/NBC)
Fox’s The Resident is set to return from a three week break with season five episode 16, “6 Volts.” Airing on March 29, 2022 at 8pm ET/PT, episode 16 finds The Raptor and Conrad helping an old friend.
Season five stars Matt Czuchry as Dr. Conrad Hawkins, Malcolm-Jamal Warner as Dr. AJ Austin, Bruce Greenwood as Dr. Randolph Bell, Jane Leeves as Dr. Kit Voss, and Manish Dayal is Dr. Devon Pravesh. Jessica Lucas plays Dr. Billie Sutton, Anuja Joshi is Dr. Leela Devi, and Miles Fowler is Trevor.
“6 Volts” Plot: Conrad and The Raptor help out an old friend whose heart problems reveal a bigger issue than they anticipated. Meanwhile, Devon treats a suicidal woman whom he thinks might be a good candidate for Deep Brain Stimulation. Then, Bell confronts the Medical Board about the cases he’s been investigating, and Billie and Trevor have an emotional reunion.
Entering its fifth season, The Resident continues to shine a light on the daily heroism of our health care workers. The provocative medical drama follows the doctors and nurses at Chastain Memorial Hospital as they face personal and professional challenges and fight for their patients’ health.
Season four saw a multitude of highs and lows as the heroes at Chastain struggled to overcome the impossible, including the unprecedented and devastating Covid-19 pandemic. Now, in a propulsive and emotional season five, the ante is upped, as the doctors continue to save patients and fight corruption in the healthcare system, this time with a partner. The alliance with Big Pharma that found a cure for sickle cell disease last season proves in season five to be a very sharp double-edged sword.
The season kicks off when a mysterious ransomware attack threatens the hospital, and DR. DEVON PRAVESH (Dayal) and Chastain’s recently appointed CEO, DR. KIT VOSS (Leeves), must make high-stakes, split-second decisions with lives in the balance. Meanwhile, DR. CONRAD HAWKINS (Czuchry) and NURSE PRACTITIONER NICOLETTE NEVIN’s (Emily VanCamp) attempts to navigate parenthood, marriage and work-life balance take a shocking turn when Conrad is forced to make a life-changing choice that will alter the course of their family forever.
After the unwanted arrival of DR. BILLIE SUTTON’s (Lucas) biological son, she is forced to confront her past head-on in hopes of healing. Luckily, she’ll have help with the emergence of a new friendship – and rivalry – with DR. AJ AUSTIN (Malcolm-Jamal Warner), who unknowingly takes an interest in Billie’s son, TREVOR (Fowler). Elsewhere, a wrench is thrown in the plans of DR. LEELA DEVI (Joshi), when an unannounced visitor threatens her new relationship, and DR. RANDOLPH BELL (Greenwood) moves forward with a surprising love interest.
A new wrinkle five episodes into the season will challenge audience expectations and reveal new truths about our characters. Old relationships will be tested, new ones formed, and the emergence of a widespread Medicare fraud scheme ensures Chastain will never be the same.
Richard Rankin in ‘Outlander’ season 6 episode 3 (Photo Credit: Starz)
Starz’s Outlander season six episode three opens with young boys sending Henri-Christian down the river in a basket. Fortunately, Roger (Richard Rankin) hears the baby’s cries and the boys yelling from the riverbank as the basket floats down the river through the rapids and toward a waterfall.
Roger’s able to snatch Henri-Christian from danger at the last minute and returns to the riverbank clutching Marsali and Fergus’ newborn. The boys claim they were testing to see if Henri-Christian’s the devil’s seed. He floated which, apparently, means he is. Roger controls his temper long enough to explain Henri-Christian only floated because he was in a basket. (Thank god they didn’t put the baby in the river without one!)
Roger performs an impromptu baptism in front of the boys, declaring Henri-Christian belongs to the Lord. He warns the boys they’ll be sent straight to hell if they ever bother Henri-Christian again.
Roger lets the boys go except for Henri-Christian’s brother, Germain.
Claire (Caitriona Balfe), Jamie (Sam Heughan), and Roger gather at Marsali and Fergus’ home, and Claire declares Henri-Christian’s doing fine. Marsali (Lauren Lyle) wants to drown the boys and places the blame squarely on Germain’s little shoulders. Roger explains it was a test to see if Henri-Christian was demon-born, adding that they didn’t touch him because they believed the baby would burn them.
Fergus (César Domboy) can’t believe Germain would be involved in this. He leaves the cabin as Roger volunteers to speak with the boys. However, Jamie steps up and orders Germain to bring his “associates” by the house this afternoon for punishment.
Caitriona Balfe and Cesar Domboy in ‘Outlander’ season 6 episode 3 (Photo Credit: Starz)
Claire joins Fergus outside and he opens his heart, revealing he’s had experience with dwarfs before. He’s worried Henri-Christian won’t have a happy life and will never be able to provide for a family. Claire insists he can be educated and learn a trade, but Fergus recalls how a dwarf named Luc was brought in to satisfy customers with peculiar interests at the brothel in Paris.
Fergus was friends with Luc and heartbroken when he found him dead, throat cut in an alley. The madame sold his parts for divination. Claire and Jamie allowed Fergus to escape that life and now he’s devastated to think his son might wind up in such a place.
Fergus blames himself for Henri’s condition. He believes the beating Marsali suffered caused Henri to be born a dwarf. Claire attempts to assure him it wasn’t his fault, but Fergus is inconsolable. (Cesar Dombey delivers an absolutely heartbreaking performance in this scene!)
Claire returns home to find Tom Christie (Mark Lewis Jones) on her porch. She explains what happened to Henri and Tom insists he had nothing to do with the boys’ actions.
Tom’s ready for Claire to operate on his hand but refuses the use of ether. Jamie joins them and describes in graphic detail what Claire’s about to do. He warns Tom it’ll hurt like hell, but Tom won’t change his mind. He’ll do it without ether.
Meanwhile, Marsali’s ecstatic Brianna’s built her a spinning wheel so she can work much quicker. Roger’s out helping Germain round up the boys and Marsali wonders what Fergus is up to. She and Fergus are supposed to show up with Henri-Christian while Jamie’s delivering the boys’ punishment. Marsali says Fergus promised he’d stop drinking but she doesn’t seem convinced he’ll follow through.
Claire heats her instruments while Tom takes a sip of whiskey. Jamie reads from the Bible as Tom screams in pain and appears ready to faint and/or vomit. Claire works quickly as Tom writhes in pain. She warns him to stop moving so she can finish.
As Claire stitches up his hand, Tom’s able to join Jamie in reciting a prayer. Claire suggests he spend the night in the surgery so she can keep an eye on him. Surprisingly, Tom agrees.
Ian (John Bell) catches Malva (Jessica Reynolds) peeking in through a window and she’s pleased to learn Claire’s been calling her an apprentice. Ian suggests she help Claire now but Malva doesn’t want to. Instead, she agrees to allow Ian to walk her home.
They chat (and flirt!) while walking, getting to know each other better. They talk about religion and sin, and Malva reveals her mother was hanged as a witch.
Sam Heughan and Caitriona Balfe in ‘Outlander’ season 6 episode 3 (Photo Credit: Starz)
And now the time has come for Jamie to administer the punishment. He heats up an iron poker and offers the boys a choice: touch the bairn or touch the poker. One by one they step up and touch Henri-Christian. They agree Henri’s a sweet lad, and Jamie points out one of the boys even made him laugh. Germain says, “See, I told you he wasn’t a demon!”
The boys ask if Roger’s right and that Henri belongs to the Lord. Jamie agrees but adds that Henri-Christian also belongs to him, and they all best remember that. The boys are treated to bread and honey before being sent off.
Jamie reminds Germain that Henri is his wee brother and needs his protection.
Later that evening, Fergus is home “watching” the children when Marsali arrives with Henri-Christian. He’s actually ignoring the bairns while he drinks. Marsali reminds him he promised to stop and that he’s better than this. Her father drank and she’s not about to put up with it again.
Marsali begs Fergus to tell him how she can help him. Fergus claims she can’t; he’s the one who’s supposed to help her and the children. Marsali’s done with Fergus’ attitude and fights back. She claims she’s glad Henri-Christian was with her rather than home with his father, and Fergus becomes upset. He can’t believe she thinks he’d let any harm come to their baby.
“You can’t protect anyone when you’re drunk!” yells Marsali.
Fergus admits she’s right and Marsali explains she can protect their family, too. She confesses she killed Lionel Brown and Fergus is shocked. Marsali explains Lionel threatened her family so she filled a syringe with water hemlock and stabbed him in the neck. She feels no remorse; he was an evil man.
“I don’t need a woman to protect me! But I do need a drink,” yells Fergus.
Marsali pours water over his head and orders him to leave, telling him to come back when he wants to act like a man. “I will have a whole man or none at all,” says Marsali. She breaks down in tears as Fergus slams the door.
Claire and Jamie talk about the boys and Claire imagines she hears Lionel telling her she’s of the devil. She’s spooked but plays it off when Jamie asks what’s wrong.
Claire heads downstairs to check on Tom, and he wakes from a restless sleep to admit he’s in a little pain. He’s slightly feverish and Claire gives him water to sip before checking on his hand. Tom wonders why Claire doesn’t wear a cap and points out she has a great deal of hair. Claire suggests he move his fingers to keep the muscles from contracting. She demonstrates what he needs to do and how it should feel, and Tom does as she suggests.
Claire offers to fetch him food while he does his hand exercises.
It’s obvious Claire would like to slip away using ether, but instead she speaks to Aldo as she retrieves food for Tom.
Tom asks who she was speaking to, and she laughs and says it’s the cat. “And, no, he’s not my familiar. It’s just a cat. It’s only slightly less ridiculous talking to him than talking to myself, is all,” explains Claire.
Tom assures her he doesn’t think she’s a witch. He believes in witches, but Claire isn’t one. He apologizes for his behavior earlier and not being able to sit still. She explains she’s worked on nearly all the Highlanders and they were terribly brave. However, each man reacts differently.
They discuss Jamie’s scars on his back and Tom explains why Jamie was beat at Ardsmuir. He doesn’t understand why Jamie would take a beating for another man, and Claire says he’d do anything to protect one of his men.
Claire returns to bed and tells Jamie that Tom’s doing well. She wonders if Tom’s afraid of women or sinning, describing Tom as being uncomfortable with her touch. Jamie reveals he was like that after Ardsmuir too. They were all worn out and starved, but occasionally the fog of exhaustion would lift. You’d wake in the night and smell a woman lying next to you, says Jamie, “Memory…longing…need.”
Some men would have sex, but Tom never did. Instead, he turned inward.
Claire tries to figure out the timeline, noting Tom was in Ardsmuir before Jamie but left at the same time when the prison closed. Malva’s 18-ish which means she would have been conceived when he was in prison. Jamie thinks maybe Tom met and married Malva’s mother when he was sent to the colonies.
Claire asks if any of the men touched him in prison and Jamie says none of his men would ever think of touching their chief.
John Bell and Jessica Reynolds in ‘Outlander’ season 6 episode 3 (Photo Credit: Starz)
The following day Malva and Ian reunite in the fields. They share a few laughs and Ian thinks it must be difficult for her to live up to her father’s high expectations. Malva wonders whether he’s a Christian and Ian confesses he’s not sure what he is or what he believes. She’s impressed Jamie doesn’t care, and Ian proudly declares he’ll always have a home with his Uncle Jamie.
Jamie gave him land to farm but he hasn’t done so yet, and Ian confesses he’s not sure he’s going to stay on Fraser’s Ridge.
Malva asks if the markings on his face mean something. “That I’ve done much that I’m proud of and much that I regret,” replies Ian. So, basically, he’s lived, Malva points out.
Malva moves closer and it appears they may kiss. The scene cuts away before anything happens.
A week’s passed and Claire likes the way Tom’s hand’s healed. They discuss a stack of nearby books and Claire explains she’s been having trouble sleeping. She asks if he’s read Tom Jones and he hasn’t, although his wife was quite the reader. He didn’t approve of her reading and threw them all away.
Tom reveals he changed his mind about reading because of Ardsmuir. They didn’t have books but Jamie loved to recall stories from books to keep the prisoners entertained. Tom decided fiction wasn’t a bad thing after all; it was just a distraction they needed. Plus, the stories drew the men together.
Claire insists he borrow Tom Jones. It’ll be a good distraction while his hand continues to heal. She’ll retrieve it in a few days when she checks on him.
Before Tom leaves, he drops a bombshell. Richard Brown paid them a visit and offered the protection of his committee. Claire hopes Tom refused him and warns that Richard isn’t to be trusted.
Jamie’s out hunting when he comes upon Malva. She’s searching for mushrooms for her father, and Jamie wonders what her father will do when she’s wed. He knows the lads have been pursuing her, and she makes Jamie promise he won’t mention that to her dad.
Jamie and Malva head off to a better spot to collect mushrooms, and he peppers her with questions. We learn Malva and Allan have the same mother, and that Allan isn’t much of a farmer. She and Allan were born in Scotland, and Allan was raised in Edinburgh. She was too young when she left to remember much about her home country.
Jamie says much of America is like Scotland, although America doesn’t have peat or heather.
Tom reads Tom Jones and isn’t impressed.
Josiah and Keziah Beardsley (Paul Gorman) help out Lizzie (Caitlin O’Ryan) and it’s obvious both are smitten. The townsfolk have gathered at the big house to pay their taxes and it appears everyone’s had a good year. Marsali makes small talk with the farmers, and Brianna (Sophie Skelton) whispers to Roger that they should set Evan up with Lizzie. Apparently, Brianna’s the only one who hasn’t noticed Josiah and Keziah’s interest in the pretty young girl.
The McGregors leave the house and stare unkindly at Fergus. He calls them out and gets them to admit it’s the fact he’s a drunk that draws their ire. Mrs. McGregor calls Henri-Christian “grotesque” and she can’t believe Fergus can bear to look at him. Fergus tosses his drink in her face and then hits her husband. Allan and others pull Fergus off, and Lizzie blames Mrs. McGregor for instigating the tussle by insulting Henri. Mrs. McGregor doesn’t back down and says Henri’s condition is a curse from God.
Tom Christie steps up and demands the McGregors (who were part of his group) respect the Frasers. They should be treated with kindness.
Marsali arrives after the fuss and Claire pulls her in for a hug.
Roger delivers a sermon about a helpless child who was floated down a river in a basket. That child’s name was Moses.
Claire discovers Tom Christie has returned Tom Jones along with a note that reads: “This is filth. I thought better of you.”
Tom’s hand has healed well enough that he can beat Malva with a belt. (The ability to hit his daughter drove his decision to allow Claire to operate on his hand. Absolutely disgusting man!)
Jamie spots Fergus in the woods and falls in behind him to see what he’s doing. Fergus takes out his knife and slices his arm above his missing hand. Jamie tries to stop him but Fergus insists he needs to die. He’s killing himself so Marsali can marry a man who can provide for her and the children. Jamie quickly wraps Fergus’ gushing wound as Fergus admits he doesn’t think he can protect Henri-Christian.
Fergus points out Roger saved the baby and Jamie’s the one who protected him by punishing the boys. “I’m nothing. I’m useless,” says Fergus. Jamie reminds Fergus he kept the family together while he was at Ardsmuir and helped run his print shop when he was grieving Claire. He’s also made some of the finest whiskey around – and will do so again.
“You’re the only one who can show your son what a ‘useless’ man like you can achieve, and how proud he can make his father,” says Jamie. Jamie assures Fergus it’s him – not what he can do or provide – that they need.
Fergus confesses he can’t be the man he once was, but Jamie’s certain he can and will.
Jamie and Claire accompany Fergus to his doorstep and Marsali welcomes him home. Fergus apologizes for everything and they hold Henri-Christian tight between them. (This is absolutely Cesar Domboy’s best performance to date.)
Episode three ends with Major MacDonald (Robin Laing) delivering guns to be given to the Cherokee. He has news of the Boston Tea Party and notes the King will view it as an act of aggression.
John (Michael Cera) and Beth (Amy Schumer) in ‘Life & Beth’ (Photo by: Scott McDermott/Hulu)
Hulu’s spring 2022 lineup includes the debut of Amy Schumer’s Life & Beth, Elle Fanning in The Girl From Plainville, and season two of Woke. The streaming service will also debut the five-part limited series Candy (about axe murderer Candy Montgomery) and Conversations with Friends starring Alison Oliver, Joe Alwyn, Sasha Lane, and Jemima Kirke this spring.
Hulu just announced Captive Audience, a three-part docuseries, will premiere on April 21st. The docuseries chronicles the story of Ashley and Steven Stayner Jr, the children of kidnap victim Steven Stayner. They also confirmed Crush starring Rowan Blanchard, Auli’i Cravalho, and Isabella Ferreira will premiere on April 29th.
HULU SPRING 2022 LINEUP:
FILMS / DOCS
Deep Water – Premiere Date: March 18, 2022
Based on the celebrated novel by famed mystery writer Patricia Highsmith (The Talented Mr. Ripley), Deep Water takes us inside the marriage of picture-perfect Vic (Ben Affleck) and Melinda (Ana de Armas) Van Allen to discover the dangerous mind games they play and what happens to the people that get caught up in them.
Cast: Ben Affleck, Ana de Armas, Tracy Letts, Lil Rel Howery, Finn Wittrock, Dash Mihok, Jacob Elordi, Kristen Connolly, Rachel Blanchard, Jade Fernandez, Michael Braun, Grace Jenkins, Brendan C. Miller and Devyn Tyler
Captive Audience – April 21, 2022
This is the story of how a story gets told, and how the media’s magnifying glass impacts the characters caught in the narrative. Siblings Ashley and Steven Stayner Jr. never knew their famous father Steven, the child victim of a shocking California kidnapping, who tragically died in an accident when they were young. In 1972, seven-year-old Steven went to school – and never came home. His mother Kay struggles to keep the media interested in the case, and to hold her family together. Then, after seven years, a miracle: Steven returns. The media can’t get enough of the story and frantically descend on the Stayner home – but this isn’t the Hollywood ending it appears to be.
Subjects: Jessica Dimmock (Director), Ashley Stayner (Steven Stayner’s Daughter), Ted Rowlands (Court TV Reporter), Todd Andrews (Actor “Cary Stayner”)
Crush – April 29, 2022
When an aspiring young artist is forced to join her high school track team, she uses it as an opportunity to pursue the girl she’s been harboring a long-time crush on. But she soon finds herself falling for an unexpected teammate and discovers what real love feels like.
Cast: Rowan Blanchard, Auli’i Cravalho, Isabella Ferreira, Tyler Alvarez, Teala Dunn, Rico Paris, with Aasif Mandvi, Michelle Buteau and Megan Mullally.
The Valet – Spring 2022
In The Valet, world-famous movie star Olivia (Samara Weaving) faces a PR disaster when a paparazzi snaps a photo of her with her married lover, Vincent (Max Greenfield). The hard-working valet Antonio (Eugenio Derbez) accidentally appears in the same photo and is enlisted to pose as Olivia’s new boyfriend as a cover-up. This ruse with Olivia thrusts Antonio into the spotlight and unexpected chaos. In this fish out of water romantic comedy, two worlds and cultures collide as both Olivia and Antonio start to see themselves more clearly than ever before. The Valet, directed by Richard Wong and written by Rob Greenberg and Bob Fisher, is the English-language remake of the hit French film.
Cast: Eugenio Derbez, Samara Weaving, Max Greenfield, Carmen Salinas Lozano, Betsy Brandt, Amaury Nolasco, Marisol Nichols, Diany Rodriguez, Tiana Okoye, John Pirruccello, Ravi Patel, Noemi Gonzáles, and Lunay.
Joseph Cataldo (Michael Mosley) and Michelle Carter (Elle Fanning) in ‘The Girl From Plainville’ (Photo by: Steve Dietl/Hulu)
SERIES
The Dropout – Finale Date: April 7, 2022
Money. Romance. Tragedy. Deception. Hulu’s limited series The Dropout, the story of Elizabeth Holmes (Amanda Seyfried) and Theranos, is an unbelievable tale of ambition and fame gone terribly wrong. How did the world’s youngest self-made female billionaire lose it all in the blink of an eye?
Cast: Amanda Seyfried as Elizabeth Holmes and Naveen Andrews as Sunny Balwani. Guest stars include Utkarsh Ambudkar, Kate Burton, Michel Gill, LisaGay Hamilton, William H. Macy, Elizabeth Marvel, Laurie Metcalf, Dylan Minnette, Alan Ruck, Sam Waterston, Michaela Watkins and more.
Life & Beth – March 18, 2022 (all-at-once)
Beth’s life would look pretty great on paper. Impressive to everyone she grew up with. She makes a good living as a wine distributor. She’s in a long-term relationship with a successful guy and lives in Manhattan. When a sudden incident forces Beth to engage with her past her life changes forever. Through flashbacks to her teen self, Beth starts to learn how she became who she is and who she wants to become. We’ll go on her journey towards building a bigger, bolder and more authentic life. Learning to express herself and living in an intentional way. A trip down memory lane is a strong source of trauma, comedy, and moving forward.
Cast: Amy Schumer, Michael Cera, Susannah Flood, Violet Young.
The Girl From Plainville – March 29, 2022 (first three episodes, new episodes weekly)
A SXSW Official Film Selection, The Girl From Plainville is inspired by the true story of Michelle Carter’s unprecedented “texting-suicide” case. Based on the Esquire article of the same name by Jesse Barron, the limited series explores Carter’s relationship with Conrad Roy III and the events that led to his death and, later, her conviction of involuntary manslaughter.
Cast: Elle Fanning, Chloë Sevigny, Colton Ryan, Cara Buono, Kai Lennox, and Norbert Leo Butz.
Woke – April 8, 2022 (all-at-once)
Cartoonist Keef Knight is now a popular activist on the rise, but he’s facing a world where “woke” has become big business. Can Keef and his friends bring about real change, or is it just about the dollar$? And can Keef navigate this new world without destroying what he’s become? Inspired by the life and work of artist Keith Knight, WOKE continues to upend Black nerd and activist culture, deftly satirizing with a wink and a smile.
Cast: The series stars Lamorne Morris, Blake Anderson, T. Murph, Sasheer Zamata and JB Smoove.
The Kardashians – April 14, 2022 (New episodes weekly)
The family you know and love is here with a brand new series, giving an all-access pass into their lives. Kris, Kourtney, Kim, Khloé, Kendall and Kylie bring the cameras back to give truth to their stories. From the intense pressures of running billion-dollar businesses to the hilarious joys of playtime and school drop-offs, this series brings viewers into the fold with a rivetingly honest story of love & life in the spotlight.
Cast: Kris Jenner, Kourtney Kardashian, Kim Kardashian, Khloé Kardashian, Kendall Jenner, Kylie Jenner
Candy – May 9, 2022 (five-night event leading up to the finale on May 13th)
Candy Montgomery is a 1980 housewife and mother who did everything right—good husband, two kids, nice house, even the careful planning and execution of transgressions—but when the pressure of conformity builds within her, her actions scream for just a bit of freedom. With deadly results.
Cast: Jessica Biel, Timothy Simons, Melanie Lynskey, Pablo Schreiber, and Raúl Esparza.
Conversations with Friends – May 2022 (all-at-once) Conversations with Friends follows Frances, a 21 year old college student, as she navigates a series of relationships that force her to confront her own vulnerabilities for the first time.
Cast: Alison Oliver, Joe Alwyn, Sasha Lane, and Jemima Kirke.
Shoresy – Spring 2022
The six-episode, half-hour Hulu Original comedy sees the foul-mouthed, chirp-serving, mother-loving, fan favorite “Letterkenny” character, Shoresy, join a senior AAA hockey team in Sudbury on a quest to never lose again.
Cast: Jared Keeso, Tasya Teles (“The 100”), Harlan Blayne Kytwayhat (“Tribal”), Blair Lamora (“Paranormal Nightshift”), Keilani Rose (“Flimsy”), rapper Jonathan-Ismael Diaby, former Montréal Canadien, author, and actor Terry Ryan, Ryan McDonell (“The Crossing”), Max Bouffard (“Letterkenny”), former Kahnawake Condor and MMA fighter Andrew “The Canon” Antsanen, legendary all-time tough guy Jon “Nasty” Mirasty, former ‘Canes centre Brandon Nolan, three time Stanley Cup winner, Jordan Nolan, Listowel’s Keegan Long and North Bay’s Bourke Cazabon.
KIDS & FAMILY
Madagascar: A Little Wild – April 4, 2022 (all-at-once)
New York’s favorite Habitat crew, Alex, Marty, Melman and Gloria continue to have each other’s backs as they follow their dreams, no matter the size! Marty finally has a chance to become a Junior Ranger Zebra. Melman is chosen to perform an original song for his favorite animal country star, if only he can overcome some serious stage fright. Gloria finally gets a taste of the attention she’s always craved as the Habitat’s first-ever radio show host. Alex tries his paw at cooking, hoping to become a big time celebrity chef. And the whole gang helps Ant’ney convince his mom that he’s mature enough to build a nest of his own!
Cast:
Voice Actors:
• Tucker Chandler as “Alex”
• Amir O’Neil as “Marty”
• Shaylin Becton as “Gloria”
• Luke Lowe as “Melman”
• Jasmine Gatewood as “Kate”
• Eric Petersen as “Ant’Ney”
Guest Stars:
• Fortune Feimster as “Manager Cow”
• Patrick Warburton as “Ranger Hay”
The Croods: Family Tree – April 5, 2022 (all-at-once)
Grug, Eep and Sandy enjoy a Crood-ific Daddy Daughter Day while Thunk, bored with the window-TV viewing options, creates a bit of real life drama. Even Gran rocks the boat when she declares it’s time to choose a new Thunder Sisters’ Queen! Meanwhile, pushed to their limits and ready to relax, the parents set out on separate staycations. But with the kids in charge, only prehistoric time will tell if the treehouse will still be left standing.
Cast: Voice Actors:
• Kiff Vandenheuvel as “Grug”
• Amy Landecker as “Ugga”
• Ally Dixon as “Eep”
• AJ Locascio as “Thunk”
• Artemis Pebdani as “Gran”
• Darin Brooks as “Guy”
• Matthew Waterson as “Phil”
• Amy Rosoff as “Hope”
• Kelly Marie-Tran as “Dawn”
The Hardy Boys – April 6, 2022 (all-at-once)
The second season picks up six months after the events of Season 1, building on the mystery and drama of the inaugural season and welcoming new friends and suspects. In Season 2, when a Bridgeport classmate mysteriously disappears, Frank (Rohan Campbell) and Joe Hardy (Alexander Elliot) drop their new normal routine to get back to detective work. But when they discover the mystical relic they destroyed last year is still in play, it becomes clear their simple missing person case is actually part of something far more sinister. The Hardy boys and their friends must quickly learn who they can and can’t trust as they race against time to unravel the truth, and ultimately realize that no one is safe from their past.
Cast: The Hardy gang is back in action with returning cast Rohan Campbell (“Virgin River”) as ‘Frank Hardy,’ Alexander Elliot (“Locke and Key”) as ‘Joe Hardy’, Keana Lyn (“The Yard”) as ‘Callie Shaw’, Adam Swain (“A Million Little Things”) as ‘Chet Morton’, Cristian Perri (“A Simple Favor”) as ‘Phil Cohen’, and Riley O’Donnell (“Big Top Academy”) as ‘Biff Hooper’. Joining the cast this season are Canadian actors Krista Nazaire (“Before We Crash”) as ‘Belinda Conrad’ and Sadie Munroe (“Workin’ Moms”) as ‘Lucy Wayne’.
Stephanie Nur as Aaliyah and Laysla De Oliveira as Cruz Manuelos in ‘Lioness’ (Photo Credit: Luke Varley/Paramount+)
Locke & Key‘s Laysla De Oliveira has joined the cast of Paramount+’s upcoming drama Special Ops: Lioness. De Oliveira joins Zoe Saldaña in a starring role in the new series from prolific writer/producer Taylor Sheridan (Yellowstone, 1883, Mayor of Kingstown).
Laysla De Oliveira’s credits include In the Tall Grass, Guest of Honour, Acquainted, Code 8, and Needle in a Timestack.
Special Ops: Lioness is expected to kick off production in June with Tom Brady (NOS4A2) guiding the series as showrunner and executive producer. Saldana, Sheridan, David C. Glasser, Ron Burkle, Bob Yari and David Hutkin will also executive produce along with Geyer Kosinski, Jill Wagner, and Blossom Films’ Nicole Kidman.
Paramount+ released the following description of Special Ops: Lioness, produced by MTV Entertainment Studios and 101 Studios:
“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.”
