Cecily Strong and Keegan-Michael Key in ‘Schmigadoon!’ season one (Photo Credit: Apple TV+)
The lighthearted musical comedy Schmigadoon! has been renewed for a second season by Apple TV+. Starring Keegan-Michael Key and Cecily Strong, the music-driven series will add Tituss Burgess and Patrick Page to its cast when the show returns for season two.
Apple TV+’s renewal announcement confirmed that along with Key and Strong, Oscar-winner Ariana DeBose, Dove Cameron, Jaime Camil, Kristin Chenoweth, Alan Cumming, Ann Harada, Jane Krakowski, Martin Short, and Aaron Tveit will return for the upcoming season.
Cinco Paul co-created the series with Ken Daurio and pens the original songs for the AFI Award-winning series. Paul also serves as showrunner and Robert Luketic directs and co-executive produces. Additional executive producers include Lorne Michaels and Andrew Singer, with Cecily Strong and Caroline Maroney producing. Schmigadoon! is a Broadway Video and Universal Television production.
Season one earned Critics Choice, Grammy, and Art Directors Guild awards nominations. It was also selected as one of the top 10 television programs of 2021 by the American Film Institute.
The six-episode first season premiered on Apple TV+ on Friday, July 16, 2021. Apple TV+ has not announced when we can expect the second season to launch.
The season one plot description: “A parody of iconic Golden Age musicals, Schmigadoon! stars Strong and Key as a couple on a backpacking trip designed to reinvigorate their relationship who discover a magical town living in a 1940s musical. They then learn that they can’t leave until they find true love.”
Apple TV+ revealed season two will find Key and Strong in Schmicago, “the world of ’60s and ’70s musicals.”
Miles Gaston Villanueva as Supersonic, Erin Moriarty as Starlight and Antony Starr as Homelander in ‘The Boys’ (Photo Courtesy of Prime Video / Amazon Studios)
Prime Video’s so impressed with the popularity of The Boys season three’s first episodes that they’ve given the adult comic book-inspired series an early season four renewal order. According to the streaming service, viewership increased 17% season over season, and season three increased season one viewership by an incredible 234%.
“Speaking for the cast and crew, we’re so grateful to Sony, Amazon, and most of all the fans for embracing the show and allowing us to make more,” stated showrunner Eric Kripke. “We’re thrilled to continue Butcher and the Boys’ fight against Homelander and the Seven, as well as comment on the insane world we’re living in. Also, this is the first time in history that exploding genitalia has led to further success.”
Season three premiered on Friday, June 3, 2022 with the release of the first three episodes. New episodes arrive on Fridays leading up to the July 8th season finale.
“From our first conversation with Eric Kripke and the creative team about season three of The Boys, we knew the show was continuing to get even bolder – an impressive feat considering the wild success of the Emmy-nominated second season,” said Vernon Sanders, head of global television, Amazon Studios. “The Boys continues to push boundaries in storytelling while also being relentlessly entertaining and threading the needle on social satire that feels all too real. This stylized world of the series has incredible global reach and the viewership for opening weekend is proof of that. We are immensely proud of the cast and crew that has spawned a franchise for Prime Video, and we look forward to bringing more of The Boys to our customers.”
The season three cast includes Antony Starr as Homelander and Karl Urban as Billy Butcher. Jack Quaid plays Hughie, Erin Moriarty is Starlight, Chace Crawford is The Deep, and Jessie T. Usher is A-Train. Dominique McElligott plays Queen Maeve, Laz Alonso is Mother’s Milk, Tomer Capon is Frenchie, Karen Fukuhara is Kimiko, Nathan Mitchell is Black Noir, Colby Minifie is Ashley Barrett, Claudia Doumit plays Victoria Neuman, and Jensen Ackles joins the fun as Soldier Boy.
“The Boys producers and cast have proven year after year that there is no bar they can’t jump over,” said Jeff Frost, President, Sony Pictures Television and Jason Clodfelter, co-President, Sony Pictures Television. “We are incredibly proud of this brilliant and subversive genre bending series. Our relationship with Prime Video is much more than a partnership, it’s more like extended family. Everyone here at Sony Pictures Television is thankful to join Prime Video and Eric Kripke for another successful season.”
The wait is over! Grammy-nominated supergroup BTS is back with their new anthology album Proof out today. It’s been 400+ days since their last album BE was released in 2020…but who’s counting?
Their lead single “Yet To Come (The Most Beautiful Moment)” is accompanied by a new music video that pays homage to their nine-year career. The new video includes references to past music videos, including their debut song, “No More Dream,” which was released on June 13, 2013. “Yet To Come (The Most Beautiful Moment)” is described by Big Hit Music as “a medium-tempo, alternative hip-hop track.” Big Hit Music goes on to say, “Through this song, BTS take the past difficulties and challenges they faced in stride, and composedly sing that your best moment is yet to come and your tomorrow will shine brighter. The hearty melody and hopeful message sung in BTS’s soothing voices warm the hearts of listeners.”
The “Yet To Come (The Most Beautiful Moment)” music video debuted at midnight and has already gathered 34 million views and counting in its first 12 hours. In addition, the lead single and album have already reached number one on US iTunes. “Yet To Come” also reached number one on iTunes in 92 other countries.
Proof also contains two other new songs: “Run BTS” and “For Youth.”
“Run BTS” is the opening song on disc 2 in the 3-disc album. “A powerful up-tempo hip-hop genre track. It narrates the seven members who have been there for one another throughout their journey as a team, and the determination of BTS to keep running as they always have. The lyrics unfold as if BTS are telling a story of their own passage of time, and well-reflect the unique characters of BTS, growing together as one team, and moving forward without settling,” per Big Hit Music.
“For Youth” finishes off disc 3 and is dedicated to their fans, ARMY. The track takes a trip down memory lane, beginning with audio of fans singing “EPILOGUE: Young Forever” from BTS’s 2016 album. Big Hit Music says, “The song expresses BTS’s gratitude to their ARMY for giving them a brilliant youth.”
As Showbiz Junkies previously reported, Proof comes with three CDs that contain songs each member picked out from past albums over their nine-year career as well as unreleased demos from past songs. The demos are available on CD only. The other songs are available on digital and streaming platforms.
Upon the album’s release, members of BTS expressed their thoughts and feelings:
RM said, “I feel thrilled every time we release new music for the first time. I hope many people will enjoy the album. Proof is a special album that closes the first chapter of BTS before going into our 10th year. We especially paid more attention to the lyrics as our message to our fans, ARMY who have been with us for nine years, is the key to this album.”
“Proof walks through BTS’s history, so it reminds me of nine-years of memories. This will be one of those albums I listen to a lot,” said Jin, adding, “It will be fun to listen to the unreleased tracks.”
SUGA said, “We carefully finalized the order of the tracks as the album speaks of BTS’s history. My suggestion would be to listen to the album in the order.” He also mentioned, “We are honored to capture our nine-year journey in this album. Listening to the album will trace you back in memory and the paths BTS have walked.”
“I’m happy and excited that we are finally releasing a new album after a long time,” stated j-hope. “I just want to enjoy the album with our ARMY. Proof is a chronicle of BTS and ARMY, and it is a special album as it contains all our memories together. It is the soul of BTS, so I hope many people like it!”
Jimin said, “I feel happy and strange at the same time as it’s been a while since we released a new album. Proof holds a special place in our hearts as it includes the past lead singles and previously unreleased tracks. While creating this album, we spent meaningful times together looking after one another and deeply connecting with one another.”
“As the album represents our past nine years, this is a gift for our fans who have been supporting us and creating our history together,” said V.
And Jung Kook said, “It feels like we just finished writing a big book. As always, we gave a lot of thoughts into every detail of this album while working on it. It is a reflection of the time we spent together as BTS and the emotions we felt throughout our nine-year journey.”
BTS (Photo Courtesy of Big Hit Music)
PROOF TRACKLIST:
CD #1
1. Born Singer
2. No More Dream
3. N.O
4. Boy In Luv
5. Danger
6. I NEED U
7. RUN
8. Burning Up (FIRE)
9. Blood Sweat & Tears
10. Spring Day
11. DNA
12. FAKE LOVE
13. IDOL
14. Boy With Luv (Feat. Halsey)
15. ON
16. Dynamite
17. Life Goes On
18. Butter
19. Yet To Come (The Most Beautiful Moment)
CD #2
1. Run BTS
2. Intro: Persona
3. Stay
4. Moon
5. Jamais Vu
6. Trivia 轉 : Seesaw
7. BTS Cypher PT.3: KILLER (Feat. Supreme Boi)
8. Outro: Ego
9. Her
10. Filter
11. Friends
12. Singularity
13. 00:00 (Zero O’clock)
14. Euphoria
15. Dimple
CD #3
1. Jump (Demo Ver.)
2. Young Love
3. Boy In Luv (Demo Ver.)
4. Quotation Mark
5. I NEED U (Demo Ver.)
6. Boyz with Fun (Demo Ver.)
7. Tony Montana (with Jimin)
8. Young Forever (RM Demo Ver.)
9. Spring Day (V Demo Ver)
10. DNA (j-hope Demo Ver.)
11. Epiphany (Jin Demo Ver.)
12. Seesaw (Demo Ver.)
13. Still With You (Acapella)
14. For Youth
‘Alone’ season 9 competitor Jessie (Photo by: Brendan George Ko / The History Channel)
The History Channel’s Alone season nine episode three picks up the action on Day 12. Episode two included the first tap out by a survivalist (Jacques), and by the end of episode three the contestant count remains at nine.
Episode three – “Law of the Land” – survival tidbits included that berm shelters (like Jessie’s) create a natural thermal mass to help absorb/store heat. Some of the contestants are building on a muskeg – a bog made up of water and dead vegetation. And willow branches are good for building because of their flexibility. The episode also confirmed participants can bring up to two pounds of snare wire as one of their 10 survival items.
Episode three focused on Jessie, Igor, Adam, Benji, Juan Pablo, and Karie Lee.
Jessie, Age 49, Pagosa Springs, CO
Day 12: Jessie’s determined to finally get to work on her long-term shelter. Her short-term shelter is close by and her long-term shelter will utilize four existing trees as her structural support. She believes incorporating living trees will make the structure more stable.
The weather’s unpredictable and Jessie wants a shelter that will be insulted and away from the moisture. She admits she’s a workaholic, just like her family. Her mom was a single parent who loved the outdoors, and Jessie thinks about her struggling (putting herself through college, raising a child without any help, etc.) when things get tough.
Day 13: She’s happy to have found huge bunches of bunchberries and will feast on them for lunch. She confesses she’s tired of them but at least they’re providing sustenance. She’s lost 15 pounds and hasn’t been taking in many calories. She didn’t expect the food situation to be this tough.
Jessie hasn’t seen any rabbits or grouse, but there are squirrels nearby. She has experience setting traps and snares, and sets up 15 snare lines on fallen trees. A squirrel yells at her as she works, and she confesses she doesn’t like killing things but knows it’s necessary.
A short while later she gets her first squirrel. Jessie thanks the squirrel for her evening meal of 270 calories. It tastes like chicken.
Jessie hopes that once she’s finished with her lodge, she can turn her attention to getting more (and larger) game.
Day 14: Today’s task is to get the support poles in place and get a roof up. She’s designing a shelter that doesn’t really fit any one particular style. It’s sort of a lean-to design but has other elements.
She’s burning 375 calories an hour working on a shelter and admits it’s going to be more work than she initially thought.
Day 15: Jessie gets in a little sunbathing before doing any work. Break over, she checks her traps and finds one dead squirrel. A live one screams at her and then approaches the dead squirrel. It appears the squirrel’s trying to get her fallen friend to get up, but it doesn’t budge. It sits just inches away and chatters, a sound that’s absolutely heartbreaking. Jessie apologizes and feels bad about seeing what she believes is the dead squirrel’s mom trying to help her dead child.
Jessie understands that’s how it works but acknowledges these animals have feelings. “Every day we live other things must die, and that is the law of nature,” says Jessie. “That is the way things work, and we don’t realize in our modern lives that the same thing is happening indirectly because of our actions.”
‘Alone’ season 9 competitor Igor (Photo by: Brendan George Ko / The History Channel)
Igor, Age 39, Bountiful, UT
Day 12: Igor’s eating bladderwhack seawood, creating a stew he calls his staple food. His attempts at hunting and fishing have thus far been unsuccessful. He’s lost 19 pounds in 12 days and still hasn’t built a permanent shelter.
Igor’s shelter will eventually be a log cabin because it’s sturdy enough for the area. The winds and animals won’t be able to get to him, however, he’s disappointed that he’s not further along. The area’s so squishy he’s decided he needs to build a floor. It’s not ideal – and it’s a lot of work – but a floor’s necessary because of how damp the ground is.
Igor finishes up for the day and spots a spruce grouse. He tosses his saw and makes the kill, noting it’s the first time he’s killed with a saw. The grouse is amazing and Igor believes it’s an indication he’s building in the right location.
‘Alone’ Season 9 competitor Adam (Photo by: Brendan George Ko / The History Channel)
Adam, Age 36, Fayetteville, AR
Day 13: Adam’s built a decent shelter and decides to add a stone fireplace using cob (clay, sand, and straw). His shelter doesn’t allow for the smoke to escape since it’s well-sealed, so he needs to add a chimney. Adam explains he’s using willow and a wattle and daub design to build the fireplace and chimney’s walls.
Adam’s adhering to a slow and steady pace and says he doesn’t get easily flustered.
As he’s working on his shelter, he hears a grouse. Instead of potentially wasting an arrow, he uses his throwing stick. It misses. Fortunately, he’s been seeing more grouse near his site but his success has basically come from fishing.
He makes a weather flap for his chimney and then uses his chimney for the first time. It’s holding up well and the structure’s smoke-free.
Day 15: Adam’s come up with a vise system to help him work on flies. He uses part of his boot’s inner liner to create different types of flies – some that will sink and some that will float.
Adam’s hungry and doesn’t have any food stored up as he heads out to fish. The weather’s perfect (although it’s just above freezing) and he thinks he’s doing great thus far. Winning would transform his family’s lives; his parents get by on just $20,000 a year.
He doesn’t get any nibbles and decides to put up a casting rod. The river level’s dropping and he’s worried his fishing opportunities are drying up. He’s only fishing in two small areas and it’s possible that soon all of the fish will be gone.
Adam takes a break to do “The Hunger Dance” since songs always make the cut on Alone. Adam’s musical talent is about a two out of 10 – he definitely shouldn’t give up his day job.
Day 16: Adam does some target practice because his aim’s off. He’s decided he’ll do this every day to get better at hunting. His fishing spot’s no longer a viable option and he wants to turn his attention to finding a black bear.
While checking out the area he finds his first bolete mushroom. It’s old but still edible.
Adam doesn’t believe he can survive 80+ days without bagging a bear. He finds a good spot on the plateau to spot game and is pleased to find some bear scat that appears fresh.
Adam decides to keep exploring since he’s finding bear signs. Going all in is the only way he’ll be able to survive and he firmly believes just sitting in his shelter preserving calories isn’t the way to succeed at Alone.
Adam’s practice pays off when he shoots a grouse. It’s his first grouse of the adventure after shooting at nearly a dozen.
Adam stuffs his grouse with cranberries and other items before cooking the bird. Grouse has a gamey flavor but Adam describes it as tasting amazing.
‘Alone’ season 9 competitor Benji (Photo by: Brendan George Ko / The History Channel)
Benji, Age 46, Bellevue, ID
Day 14: Benji admires the beauty of his area and the gorgeous sky while doing his video log. Benji thinks it’s time to get serious about building a debris hut since the weather’s going to turn much colder real soon. He finds a spot among trees that are close to the beach and determines how to situate his structure based on the wind direction and other factors (including the lack of animal tracks).
He initially concentrated on getting familiar with his area and finding food, but now he’s ready to work on his permanent shelter. He won’t be making a raised platform or a bed because he feels more comfortable on the ground.
Benji’s island doesn’t have much in the way of animals but it does have squirrels. He shoots one, cooks it up, and confesses he’s not a big organ eater. However, he will eat the squirrel’s organs because they’re loaded with vitamins and minerals.
Benji’s feeling amazing and happy about the amount of food he’s eating. (He’s lost 19 pounds.) “I feel more alive every day I’m out here,” says Benji. He’s can’t wait to have Labrador try and break him and is determined to stick it out.
Day 16: Benji’s having incredible luck fishing and in fact reels in so many that he creates a fish cache to store his surplus. Although he came to hunt, fishing’s providing him with plenty of food.
He spots a beaver trail and follows it to the creek. Benji explains the best way to hunt game is to find a high-traffic area and an ambush spot, and he figures out the perfect place to try and find a beaver.
Benji sees one not too far away and takes a shot. It misses but he’s able to get off a second shot that strikes the beaver but doesn’t kill him. The injured beaver disappears into the water and Benji tries to figure out his location. He watches the water but it doesn’t pop up. Benji looks around the surrounding area and doesn’t have any luck there, either.
It’s getting dark so he gives up for now and will search again in the morning. He hopes the beaver expires peacefully.
‘Alone’ season 9 competitor Juan (Photo by: Brendan George Ko / The History Channel)
Juan Pablo, Age 30, Pinawa, CAN
Day 14: We catch up with Juan as he’s just missed shooting a squirrel. He’s explored upriver and hasn’t found anything, so he sets out in a different direction. It’s difficult to walk in his area and he hasn’t eaten much since he shot a grouse 10 days ago.
He comes upon a bear track that’s bigger than his hand which means it could weigh 400+ pounds. Juan’s happy with the discovery because he’s looking forward to hunting a bear since that would mean he’d have a month of food. However, a bear near camp is too dangerous. He sets up some of the cans he found and hangs them so they’ll make noise.
Juan then comes up with the idea of making an actual bell with an old pan and a huge nail.
‘Alone’ season 9 competitor Karie (Photo by: Brendan George Ko / The History Channel)
Karie Lee, Age 57, Sandpoint, ID
Day 15: Karie washes her hair before working on her day 15 goal of building her permanent shelter. She claims the land dictated how to build the shelter and she’s going to use clay to hold in the heat. She feels blessed with the abundance the land has to give.
She places the tarp over the shelter as the temperature falls. Karie hasn’t been eating much and believes she needs to take the time out to just “be.”
Karie spends her first night in her new shelter and is happy to finally have a fire inside as she gets ready to call it a night.
She’s discovered that she’s a perfectionist and she’ll need to back off that in order to survive. Now that the shelter’s built she’ll focus on getting food.
Paramount Pictures just released a new trailer for the animated action-comedy Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank and my takeaway is that I need to incorporate “what the mother father cocker spaniel” into my list of frequently used curses. Samuel L. Jackson utters that G-rated string in lieu of his trademarked R-rated expletive, and that alone is reason enough to enjoy checking out the trailer multiple times.
In addition to Samuel L. Jackson, the voice cast includes Michael Cera (in the title role), animal advocate Ricky Gervais, and George Takei. Mel Brooks, Aasif Mandvi, Gabriel Iglesias, Djimon Hounsou, Michelle Yeoh, Kylie Kuioka, and Cathy Shim also provide the voices of Paws of Fury characters.
The team of Rob Minkoff, Mark Koetsier, and Chris Bailey directed, with Minkoff, Adam Nagle, Peter Nagle, Guy Collins, Yair Landau and Susan Purcell produced. Adrian Politowski, Alex Schwartz, Ben White, Reginald Hudlin, Wang Zhongjun, Wang Zhonglei, and Mel Brooks executive produced.
Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank will open in theaters on July 15, 2022.
Paramount Pictures’ official synopsis:
“A hard-on-his-luck hound Hank (Cera) finds himself in a town full of cats who need a hero to defend them from a ruthless villain’s (Gervais) evil plot to wipe their village off the map. With help from a reluctant teacher (Jackson) to train him, our underdog must assume the role of town samurai and team up with the villagers to save the day. The only problem… cats hate dogs!”
Poster for Paramount Pictures’ ‘Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank’
Netflix’s 30 second teaser trailer for Stranger Things season four volume two (aka part two) makes us eager for June to wrap up so we can get to its launch date of July 1st. In the teaser, Eleven’s warned that it’s over. “You have freed me…you can’t stop this now!” snarls Vecna.
Stranger Things season four stars Winona Ryder as Joyce Byers, David Harbour as Jim Hopper, Millie Bobby Brown as Eleven, Finn Wolfhard as Mike Wheeler, Gaten Matarazzo as Dustin Henderson, and Caleb McLaughlin as Lucas Sinclair. Noah Schnapp plays Will Byers, Sadie Sink is Max Mayfield, Natalia Dyer is Nancy Wheeler, Charlie Heaton is Jonathan Byers, Joe Keery is Steve Harrington, and Maya Hawke is Robin Buckley. Priah Ferguson stars as Erica Sinclair, Brett Gelman plays Murray, Cara Buono is Karen Wheeler, and Matthew Modine is Dr. Brenner.
Volume one of season four found the gang split up and in perilous situations. In an interview with TVLine, co-creator Ross Duffer discussed the separate storylines. “We’ve been cross-cutting between these different worlds all season,” stated Ross Duffer, “but the cross-cutting just gets really rapid-fire in the finale as we’re just bouncing from one world to the next.”
Additional cast members include Jamie Campbell Bower as Peter Ballard, Joseph Quinn as Eddie Munson, Eduardo Franco as Argyle, Sherman Augustus as Lt. Colonel Sullivan, Mason Dye as Jason Carver, Nikola Djuricko as Yuri, and Tom Wlaschiha as Dmitri. Season four also features Myles Truitt as Patrick, Regina Ting Chen as Ms. Kelly, Grace Van Dien as Chrissy, Logan Riley Bruner as Fred Benson, Logan Allen as Jake, Elodie Grace Orkin as Angela, John Reynolds as Officer Callahan, Rob Morgan as Chief Powell, Amybeth McNulty as Vickie, and Robert Englund as Victor Creel.
Season four volume one premiered on May 27, 2022 and included episodes one through seven. Volume two arrives on July 1st and includes episodes eight and nine.
It’s been six months since the Battle of Starcourt, which brought terror and destruction to Hawkins. Struggling with the aftermath, our group of friends are separated for the first time – and navigating the complexities of high school hasn’t made things any easier. In this most vulnerable time, a new and horrifying supernatural threat surfaces, presenting a gruesome mystery that, if solved, might finally put an end to the horrors of the Upside Down.
A Look Back at Seasons 1 – 3:
Stranger Things is set in 1983 Indiana, where a young boy vanishes into thin air. As friends, family, and local police search for answers, they are drawn into an extraordinary mystery involving top-secret government experiments, terrifying supernatural forces, and one very strange little girl.
Season 2: It’s 1984 and the citizens of Hawkins, Indiana are still reeling from the horrors of the Demogorgon and the secrets of Hawkins Lab. Will Byers has been rescued from the Upside Down, but a bigger, more sinister entity still threatens those who survived.
Season 3: It’s 1985 in Hawkins, Indiana, and summer’s heating up. School’s out, there’s a brand new mall in town, and romance is blossoming. But new dangers loom. Evil doesn’t end, it evolves — and one summer can change everything.
The final three-minute trailer for writer/director Jordan Peele’s much-anticipated horror thriller Nope sheds a lot more light on what’s actually going on in the film. The trailer reveals the Hayward family’s ranch is a prime UFO viewing spot and ranch owners James (Daniel Kaluuya, Get Out) and Jill Haywood (Keke Palmer, Hustlers) decide to cash in on their appearance. However, these aliens prefer to keep their presence hidden, and setting up cameras only serves to piss them off.
Joining Oscar winner Daniel Kaluuya (Judas and the Black Messiah) and Keke Palmer in Jordan Peele’s twisted alien tale are Oscar nominee Steven Yeun (Minari), Michael Wincott (Westworld), and Brandon Perea (The OA). Described as an “expansive horror epic,” the simple synopsis says Nope follows “residents in a lonely gulch of inland California who bear witness to an uncanny and chilling discovery.”
Universal Pictures is releasing Nope in theaters on July 22, 2022.
Poster for Jordan Peele’s ‘Nope’ (Photo Credit: Universal Pictures)
Anders Holm joins ‘The Muppets Mayhem’ (Photo Credit: Disney / Mitch Haaseth)
Anders Holm (Workaholics, Inventing Anna) has joined the cast of the live-action Muppets series, The Muppets Mayhem, in a recurring guest star role. Holm will play JJ, “a formerly sheepish, nerdy intern-turned uber-cool, tech entrepreneur” and ex-boyfriend of one of the lead characters, Nora (played by Lilly Singh). Per Disney+ “On the surface, his ambition knows no bounds, but the real JJ underneath still hopes to win back Nora.”
The Mysterious Benedict Society‘s Saara Chaudry has also signed on to Disney+’s upcoming musical comedy series. Chaudry will play Hannah, Nora’s younger sister. Hannah’s described as the more accomplished sister. “Raised in the era of likes, shares and the idea that ‘if it wasn’t posted, it didn’t happen,’ Hannah translated her e-acumen and talent for enthusiastic and aspirational make-up videos into a burgeoning social media empire, complete with a legion of ‘Fan-a-Hannahs.’ Her success has unfortunately upended her dynamic with Nora.”
Tahj Mowry (Baby Daddy) was previously announced to star as Gary ‘Moog’ Moogowski.
Adam F. Goldberg (The Goldbergs), Bill Barretta (Muppets Haunted Mansion), and Jeff Yorkes developed the series and serve as writers. Goldberg, Barretta, Michael Bostick, Kris Eber, and The Muppets Studio’s David Lightbody and Leigh Slaughter executive produce. The series is produced by The Muppets Studio and ABC Signature.
Disney+’s official plot description:
“The comedy series follows The Electric Mayhem Band — Dr. Teeth on vocals and keyboards, Animal on drums, Floyd Pepper on vocals and bass, Janice on vocals and lead guitar, Zoot on saxophone and Lips on trumpet — on an epic, music-filled journey to record their first-ever studio album. With the help of a driven young music executive, Nora Gibbs (Singh), the old-school Muppet band comes face to face with the current day music scene as they try to finally go platinum.”
Harry Styles continues to add to his acting resume, with Amazon Studios just releasing the first two photos from one of his upcoming films, My Policeman. The new stills feature singer-actor Styles, Emmy nominee Emma Corrin (Princess Diana in The Crown), and David Dawson (The Last Kingdom, Ripper Street).
The R-rated drama is based on the book by Bethan Roberts and directed by Michael Grandage (2018’s Red). Ron Nyswaner adapted Roberts’ book for the screen and Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter, Robbie Rogers, Cora Palfrey, and Philip Herd served as producers. Grandage, Michael Riley McGrath, and Caroline Levy executive produced.
The cast also includes Gina McKee, Linus Roache, and Rupert Everett.
In addition to My Boyfriend, Harry Styles will soon be seen in Don’t Worry Darling directed by and co-starring Olivia Wilde (the actors made their off-screen relationship public in early 2021). His film credits include a cameo in Eternals and playing a soldier in Christopher Nolan’s critically acclaimed Dunkirk.
My Policeman will open in theaters on October 21, 2022. It will be available on Prime Video starting November 4th.
“A beautifully crafted story of forbidden love and changing social conventions, My Policeman follows three young people – policeman Tom (Styles), teacher Marion (Corrin), and museum curator Patrick (Dawson)– as they embark on an emotional journey in 1950s Britain. Flashing forward to the 1990s, Tom (Roache), Marion (McKee), and Patrick (Everett) are still reeling with longing and regret, but now they have one last chance to repair the damage of the past.
Based on the book by Bethan Roberts, director Michael Grandage carves a visually transporting, heart-stopping portrait of three people caught up in the shifting tides of history, liberty, and forgiveness.”
Hulu’s unveiled the first teaser trailer for their limited series Mike, based on the life of boxer Mike Tyson. The one-minute teaser shows clips of Trevante Rhodes (Moonlight) as Tyson developing his skills in the ring, falling in love with Robin Givens, losing control, walking through a prison, and about to take a bite out of Evan Holyfield’s ear.
For those wondering if this will be a glossed-over portrayal of the former heavyweight champion, Hulu describes the eight-episode limited series as an “unauthorized and no-holds-barred look” at Tyson.
The cast includes Russell Hornsby as Don King, Harvey Keitel as Cus D’Amato, Laura Harrier as Robin Givens, and Li Eubanks as Desiree Washington. Steven Rogers (I, Tonya screenwriter) created the series and executive produces along with series star Rhodes, Claire Brown, Anthony Hemingway, Anthony Sparks, Samantha Corbin-Miller, Entertainment 360’s Darin Friedman, and I, Tonya director Craig Gillespie. Clubhouse Pictures’ Bryan Unkeless and Scott Morgan and LuckyChap’s Tom Ackerley and Margot Robbie also executive produce.
Karin Gist executive produces and serves as showrunner of the 20th Television production.
Mike will premiere on Hulu on August 25, 2022.
Poster for Hulu’s limited series ‘Mike’
The plot, courtesy of Hulu:
“From creator/screenwriter Steven Rogers and the team behind I, Tonya and showrunner Karin Gist, executive producer of Our Kind of People, Mike explores the dynamic and controversial story of Mike Tyson. The 8-episode limited series explores the tumultuous ups and downs of Tyson’s boxing career and personal life – from being a beloved global athlete to a pariah and back again.
Focusing the lens on Mike Tyson, the series examines class in America, race in America, fame and the power of media, misogyny, the wealth divide, the promise of the American Dream and ultimately our own role in shaping Mike’s story.”
