Terry Crews (Brooklyn Nine-Nine), Anthony Edwards (WeCrashed), and Parker Posey (Lost in Space) are among the first batch of cast members announced for the upcoming episodic anthology series Tales of the Walking Dead. Poppy Liu (Dead Ringers) and Jillian Bell (Rough Night) are also set to star in the latest installment of AMC Networks’ The Walking Dead franchise.
“Anthony, Jillian, Terry, Parker, and Poppy are the first wave of singular talents who will further expand the Walking Dead Universe into harrowing, hilarious, heartfelt, and horrifying new realms and we couldn’t be happier to welcome them to the family, along with these terrific directors. More announcements, more wonderful folks to come,” stated executive producer Scott M. Gimple, chief content officer of the Walking Dead Universe.
Showrunner and executive producer Channing Powell added, “We’ve worked hard to create unique, interesting and unexpected characters for both old and new TWD fans, and I’m thrilled that these are the actors who will bring them to life. I can’t wait for you to see the depth, drama, terror and, yes, humor they bring to the screen.”
Tales of the Walking Dead will consist of “six original, standalone stories focused on both new and established characters within the walker apocalypse,” according to AMC. Series producer Michael Satrazemis (The Walking Dead) is directing three episodes, with Haifaa al-Mansour (Good Lord Bird), Deborah Kampmeier (Star Trek: Picard) and Tara Nicole Weyr (The Wilds) each directing one episode.
AMC Networks is targeting a summer 2022 premiere on AMC and AMC+.
The first teaser trailer for Starz’ limited series Gaslit proclaims the series is based on an “insane but shocking true story.” The trailer was released during the Television Critics Association’s Winter Press Tour and reveals the stunning physical transformations of Oscar winners Sean Penn and Julia Roberts as Nixon’s Attorney General John Mitchell and key Watergate player Martha Mitchell.
The teaser trailer was accompanied by a batch of photos from the much-anticipated limited series which will premiere on Sunday, April 24, 2022 at 9pm ET/PT.
“Gaslit is the Watergate story you’ve never heard before. At the center of the show is Martha Mitchell, an unlikely whistleblower who is the first person to bust the whole scandal wide open and ultimately becomes the subject of a vicious White House smear campaign enacted in part by her own beloved husband, Attorney General John Mitchell. We also feature John Dean, a hotshot administration lawyer dragged into the coverup and thrust into the spotlight with his acerbic, whip-smart wife, Mo,” stated Robbie Pickering, creator, executive producer and showrunner of Gaslit. “The goal in making this project has always been to bring a real humanity to this subject, which yields a far richer and more relatable story than the standard male-driven political dramas about the period. I can’t wait for viewers to experience the extraordinary performances in this remarkable ensemble, led by Julia Roberts, brought to life in this thrilling, stranger-than-fiction tale of marriage, love, betrayal, and ultimately, hope.”
The star-studded cast also includes Dan Stevens as John Dean, Betty Gilpin as Mo Dean, Shea Whigham as G. Gordon Liddy, and Darby Camp as Marty Mitchell.
Based on the “Slow Burn” podcast, Gaslit is directed by Matt Ross who also serves as an executive producer along with Esmail Corp’s Sam Esmail and Chad Hamilton. Julia Roberts executive produces under her banner Red Om Films, along with co-executive producers Lisa Gillan and Marisa Yeres Gill. Anonymous Content and Slate’s Gabriel Roth and Josh Levin also executive produced.
Podcast creator Leon Neyfakh served as a consultant. The series is a UCP production.
Starz released the following synopsis of Gaslit:
“Gaslit is a modern take on Watergate that focuses on the untold stories and forgotten characters of the scandal – from Nixon’s bumbling and opportunistic subordinates to the deranged zealots aiding and abetting their crimes to the tragic whistleblowers who would eventually bring the whole rotten enterprise crashing down.
The story will center on Martha Mitchell, played by Julia Roberts. A big personality with an even bigger mouth. Martha is a celebrity Arkansan socialite and wife to Nixon’s loyal Attorney General, John Mitchell, played by Sean Penn. Despite her party affiliation, she’s the first person to publicly sound the alarm on Nixon’s involvement in Watergate, causing both the Presidency and her personal life to unravel.
As Attorney General, John Mitchell is Nixon’s most trusted advisor and best friend. Temperamental, foul-mouthed and ruthless – yet hopelessly in love with his famously outspoken wife – he’ll be forced to choose between Martha and the President.”
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Psalms Salazar has joined the cast of Starz’s P-Valley season two as Whisper, a new series regular. Gail Bean was also just announced as coming on board as a recurring character named Roulette for the drama’s sophomore season.
Starz announced the new cast members during the network’s virtual winter Television Critics Association (TCA) panel and debuted a special behind-the-scenes set visit video featuring Nicco Annan.
In addition to Nicco Annan, returning cast members include Elarica Johnson as Autumn Night, Brandee Evans as Mercedes, Shannon Thornton as Miss Mississippi, J. Alphonse Nicholson as Lil’ Murda, Parker Sawyers as Andre, Harriett D. Foy as Pastor Woodbine, Dan J. Johnson as Corbin, Tyler Lepley as Diamond, and Skyler Joy as Gidget.
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Starz released details on Salazar and Bean’s new characters:
Psalms Salazar joins as series regular Whisper, an enigmatic free spirit with a spooky streak who speaks in riddles and eerie truths. She’s blessed with a direct line to the universe and sight beyond the earthly realm. The air to Roulette’s fire, Whisper becomes a full-blown tornado when she hits the pole.
Gail Bean stars as recurring character Roulette, a feisty wild child who truly lives up to her name—she’s taking major risks and breaking allllll of Uncle Clifford’s rules. Like fire, she’s dangerous, unpredictable, and uncontrollable—but dazzling to watch. On and off the pole, she’s turning The Pynk upside down.
Executive producer Katori Hall created the series based on her play and guides the series as showrunner. Dante Di Loreto is also involved as an executive producer.
P-Valley Details, Courtesy of Starz:
Down deep in the Mississippi Delta lies an oasis of grit and glitter in a rough patch of human existence where beauty can be hard to find. This southern-fried, hour-long drama tells the kaleidoscopic story of a little-strip-club-that-could and the big characters who come through its doors—the hopeful, the lost, the broken, the ballers, the beautiful, and the damned. Trap music meets film noir in this lyrical and atmospheric series that dares to ask what happens when small-town folk dream beyond the boundaries of the Piggly Wiggly and the pawnshop.
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Starz released the first official photos from the eight-episode series Becoming Elizabeth, the story of a teenage Queen Elizabeth I. The just-released photos feature series stars Alicia von Rittberg, who plays Elizabeth the future Queen of England during her formative years, as well as Tom Cullen who stars as Thomas Seymour. Seymour was the brother of King Henry VIII’s wife Jane Seymour and uncle to King Edward VI.
Becoming Elizabeth’s described as a coming-of-age tale and focuses on the period immediately after the death of King Henry VIII.
The cast of the period drama also includes Romola Garai as Mary, Oliver Zetterström as Edward, Jessica Raine as Catherine Parr, and John Heffernan as Duke of Somerset. Jamie Parker is John Dudley, Jamie Blackley is Robert Dudley, Jacob Avery stars as Guildford Dudley, and Bella Ramsey is Jane Grey.
Playwright Anya Reiss created the series and is the lead writer. Reiss executive produces along with The Forge’s George Ormond and George Faber. Lisa Osbourne is a producer.
Starz released the following official synopsis:
“Becoming Elizabeth is the fascinating, untold story of the early life of England’s most iconic Queen. Long before she ascended the throne, young Elizabeth Tudor was an orphaned teenager who became embroiled in the political and sexual politics of the English court. The death of King Henry VIII sets into motion a dangerous scramble for power. His surviving children find themselves pawns in a game between the great families of England and the powers of Europe who vie for control of the country.
The world of Becoming Elizabeth is visceral, dangerous, and very bloody; a time in which every man or woman of the court is on the wheel of fortune, which may take them to a position of great power one moment, or the executioner’s block the next. Judgements are rendered quickly, and no one is safe.
Alicia von Rittberg plays Elizabeth I, a teenager who thinks she is an adult and old enough to play the games that she is thrown into after the death of her father. Tom Cullen plays ‘Thomas Seymour,’ simultaneously charming, playful and funny whilst being hotheaded, ambitious and possibly dangerous – he expects the spoils that ought naturally to fall to the King’s uncle.”
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Fox’s The Resident continues one of its best seasons with season five episode 12. “Now You See Me” will air on Tuesday, February 8, 2022 at 8pm ET/PT.
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.
“Now You See Me” Plot: When a lost child is brought into the ER with physical signs of abuse, Conrad and Cade try to get to the bottom of what happened to her. While out shopping, Devon and Leela encounter a woman who is having trouble breathing, and when she arrives at the hospital, Devon takes it upon himself to make sure she feels comfortable with the staff.
Meanwhile, Bell eyes an open seat on the State Medical Board and Billie decides it’s time to confront her past.
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.
The brand new “Vought-A-Burger” themed teaser for the upcoming animated series The Boys Presents: Diabolical not only shows off more of what’s in store but also reveals additional voice cast members. The eight-episode anthology series is set to premiere on Prime Video on March 4, 2022.
Lending their voices to the comedy set in the world of The Boys‘ are Awkwafina, Michael Cera, Don Cheadle, Chace Crawford, Kieran Culkin, Giancarlo Esposito, Eliot Glazer, Jason Isaacs, and Kumail Nanjiani. The voice cast also includes Justin Roiland, Seth Rogen, Andy Samberg, Ben Schwartz, Elisabeth Shue, Christian Slater, Kevin Smith, Antony Starr, Nasim Pedrad, Simon Pegg, Kenan Thompson, Aisha Tyler, and Youn Yuh Jung.
The long list of executive producers includes Simon Racioppa, Eric Kripke, Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, James Weaver, Neal H. Moritz, Pavun Shetty, Ori Marmur, Ken F. Levin, Jason Netter, Michaela Starr, Loreli Alanís, Chris Prynoski, Shannon Prynoski, and Ben Kalina. The Boys comic creators Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson are also involved as executive producers.
The Boys Presents: Diabolical is a production of Amazon Studios and Sony Pictures Television Studios, with Titmouse, Kripke Enterprises, Original Film, and Point Grey Pictures.
Prime Video offered the following description of the upcoming animated anthology series:
“The fun-size episodes, running 12-14 minutes and each with its own animation style, will reveal unseen stories within The Boys universe, dreamt up by some of the most creative and bloody brilliant minds in entertainment today, including Awkwafina, Garth Ennis, Eliot Glazer and Ilana Glazer, Evan Goldberg and Seth Rogen, Simon Racioppa, Justin Roiland and Ben Bayouth, Andy Samberg, and Aisha Tyler.”
Strap into your seats because Netflix’s Ozark season four episode seven – the part one finale – is a wild and crazy ride. Episode seven opens with a flashback to season one where it all started, with Marty’s old business partner describing Marty (Jason Bateman) as living a tragically subdued life. Seven season Marty can confirm there’s absolutely nothing subdued about the life he’s leading now.
Ruth (Julia Garner) is packing up her truck to leave when Wyatt (Charlie Tahan) confesses he’s not leaving. He’s decided to remain in town and marry Darlene. Ruth wants to know if he’s messing with her and Wyatt explains that if he doesn’t do it Zeke will end up in a foster home.
Ruth’s willing to go get Zeke for him if that’s what he wants. She warns him Darlene’s dangerous and just killed the head of the KC mob. Wyatt reminds her no one knows that except the two of them. (He didn’t get the memo that she told Frank Jr. about this dad.) Wyatt says he loves Darlene and Ruth replies, “I love you.” He claims he doesn’t want to go and that he never did.
“You know what…I’m sorry, okay? I’m sorry that you’re sad. I’m sorry that your boyfriend died. And I’m sorry that you’re lonely,” says Wyatt. Before taking off he reiterates that he loves Darlene and he’s going to marry her.
Omar Navarro (Felix Solis), Marty, Wendy (Laura Linney), and attorney Jim Rattelsdorf (Damian Young) meet with the FBI at an abandoned mall. Jim Rattelsdorf begins by stating Omar has ceded power to his nephew, Javier Elizondro. In exchange for freedom of mobility and a promise of immunity, Navarro has provided the information necessary to apprehend Javi and to also neutralize the Navarro cartel entirely.
Everyone’s shocked when an FBI agent interrupts Jim and reveals the bureau has had time to reflect and has decided Omar will be staying on as head of the cartel for the next five years. Jim wants to talk to his client about this new development and says they’ll reconvene later. The agent states there will be no reconvening; this happens today. Jim tells him that’s not happening.
Special Agent Maya Miller (Jessica Frances Dukes) is upset and tells Agent Clay she needs a word with her. Maya wants to know if they aren’t going to bring down the cartel, then what are they doing there. Clay replies, “You actually thought we were going to bring down one of the biggest cartels in North America?” acting as if Maya was ridiculous to think so. Maya confirms that’s exactly what she thought.
Agent Clay thinks this collaboration makes sense from the FBI’s point of view. Maya snidely replies, “And here I thought you were justifying taking five more years’ worth of money seizures.” Clay doesn’t like that remark and tells Maya the Bureau doesn’t have to answer to her. Maya demands to know why she didn’t tell her first and instead ambushed her in the meeting. The agent insults her, describing Maya as righteous, bordering on liability. She expects Maya to fall in line.
Marty tries to get them to reconsider but Omar says they know exactly what they want. In a last-ditch effort, Omar asks what he can offer them to change their minds. The agent reveals they aren’t looking for a payout, they’re looking for a relationship. Wendy attempts to change the terms, asking if they’d consider a one-year relationship. She thinks Navarro can try to convince his nephew that things are dragging on the financial side. “The Bureau doesn’t compromise with mass-murdering drug traffickers,” says the agent.
Navarro storms off, and as Marty and Wendy follow him, the agent suggests they would be wise to make this work.
Marty thinks this is better than no deal at all. Omar knows they expect him to go home, kill his family, and continue to do business with them. Disgusted, he thinks he should end them all right now. Navarro tells Marty he can’t go back on his word to Javi; his nephew’s too stupid and too dangerous. Wendy tries to talk him into accepting the deal, saying he’ll get out in a few years. No, it won’t be today but he’ll still be young. Omar points out they’re liars and in five years they’ll screw him again. (He’s probably right.)
Omar puts his hand through a glass out of frustration and anger.
Navarro returns to the agent and simply says, “Five years.”
Wendy wraps up Navarro’s injured hand and the two engage in a heart-to-heart talk. Wendy assures him they didn’t want this. Navarro asks how it feels to be going back to her normal life. She claims she’s in shock, but he thinks it’s fear – fear of the quit. “It has been a pleasure watching you work, Wendy Byrde,” says Navarro, playing her a compliment. He asks that when Marty’s at the office, the kids are in school, and her bottle of wine is empty, she won’t forget about him.
Clare Shaw (Katrina Lenk) receives an unexpected call from Javi (Alfonso Herrera) asking how her company made its quarterly numbers without his product. Without any hesitation, she throws Marty under the bus and says he provided it. She informs him it was from Marty’s old partner and proceeds to provide a very detailed description of Ruth. He tells her from now on she’ll be dealing with him.
Marty and Wendy return home and fill Charlotte (Sofia Hublitz) in on the deal. Marty’s under the impression Jonah will be happy as well.
Frank Cosgrove Jr. (Joseph Sikora) is at his dad’s desk when Ruth shows up and informs him he can’t “do that thing” they talked about because her cousin’s going to marry Darlene. Ruth wonders why he hasn’t done it yet, and he insists he wants to but hasn’t gotten around to killing the lady who killed his dad. She reminds him no one knows what happened to his dad and he can just take over the whole operation without killing Darlene.
Ruth attempts to give him money but he won’t take it. Frank Jr. doesn’t think he’s just supposed to let Darlene get away with everything she’s done to his family. Ruth, not one to usually beg, actually does so at this point. He gives in and takes the money.
Navarro arrives at the airport prepared to return to Mexico when a swarm of FBI agents, led by none other than Agent Miller, arrests him.
Jonah (Skylar Gaertner) watches the breaking news of the arrest at the motel. Charlotte’s also watching it at home while Marty and Wendy are frantically packing. They’re worried Navarro or Javi might think they had something to do with the arrest.
Wendy insists Charlotte take a shotgun and Marty instructs her to grab her brother and go to “the spot.” As they’re leaving Marty tries to call Maya but she doesn’t pick up. He speaks to an agent who claims they didn’t know Maya would go rogue. Marty suggests they make this same deal with Javi but apparently the FBI has no intention of working with Javier Elizonndro.
Marty calls Javi and Javi reveals he told his uncle not to kill Helen but to “kill the other white meat” instead. Marty insists they had nothing to do with this and it was one agent acting alone. Javi believes now’s the time to kill the Byrdes. Marty asks for a little time and Javi gives him 90 minutes.
Maya watches the news at home while feeding her baby. Her mother asks what she did and Maya responds, “My job.”
PI Mel Sattem (Adam Rothenberg) is also watching the news at the motel and spots the same agent on TV who was at the Byrdes’ house when he paid them a visit. He then watches as Charlotte and Jonah engage in a very heated discussion.
Jonah insists he’s not going with her and Charlotte reminds him the cartel are not in the know about the inner workings of their family. They’ll kill everyone – including him. Jonah changes his mind and accompanies his sister.
Jim calls Marty but Marty insists it’s not a good time. Jim’s panicking and says the entire operation has got to be bulletproof. Jim isn’t about to go to jail over this and there are papers Marty needs to sign. Marty believes the papers can wait but Jim demands they meet at his house right now or he’ll start making some phone calls that will make Marty’s life difficult.
Ruth visits an old friend of her mom’s who goes by the name Chuck. She selects seeds for Wyatt, explaining it’s a wedding gift so he can set down roots.
Marty walks into Jim’s house and is ambushed by Javi and thrown to the ground. Marty again insists they didn’t do this; they have nothing to do with what happened to Navarro and in fact Wendy’s with his uncle right now. Javi responds with a swift kick to Marty’s ribs.
Wendy tells Navarro she needs him to call Javi and admit he was working with the FBI. He glances at her with a disbelieving look that she even asked this of him. Unfazed, Wendy says, “You know we didn’t do this.” She admits they made a mistake trusting Maya but now she needs him to convince Javi to make the same deal he made. If they get him in a room, they can arrest him. If he does this, they’ll extradite him back to Mexico. Navarro asks if she has this in writing and she explains they won’t put this in writing. Wendy reminds him this morning he was willing to give them everything. “This morning was a long time ago, Wendy,” he replies.
Back at Jim’s place Marty’s begging Javi to give him time.
Wendy swears on her own life and on the lives of her children that if they get Javi they’ll take him back to Mexico.
Marty continues to plead with Javi, swearing he can work out a deal for him with the FBI.
Javi’s phone rings and when he answers all he says is, “Yes, I understand.” After hanging up he says to Marty, “Looks like God gave you another day.”
Wendy thanks Navarro, however, she’s not in the clear just yet. Navarro warns that if he’s not out of this place in 48 hours Nelson has orders to end her.
Charlotte and Jonah hide out at the mausoleum and discuss their parents. Jonah points out their mom tried to have him arrested but Charlotte thinks their parents are doing the best they can. Jonah claims his sister has Stockholm Syndrome. She gets defensive, reminding him he wanted this in the beginning and used to be their little helper. Also, he wanted to leave Chicago because he didn’t have any friends.
“I think you’re exactly like mom,” Jonah says. Charlotte isn’t pleased with that comment.
Jonah asks Charlotte if she ever thinks about what would happen if their parents died. He wonders if she would want to stick together. She would.
Marty visits Ruth and asks for a favor. Come morning if he and Wendy aren’t there, he wants her to go to where they hide the money, grab Charlotte and Jonah, and get them out of town. She demands to know what’s going on and he informs her he’s dealing with an erratic guy. She agrees to help him.
Marty and Wendy prepare to leave with Navarro’s men and learn they’re only taking Marty. They’ll call Wendy with a location.
Wendy meets with the FBI agents at the abandoned mall and informs them they have to meet at a different location. They refuse to move and claim the deal’s off. Wendy yells at them, threatening that if they don’t help her now she’ll expose everything they’ve done because she’ll have nothing to lose.
The meeting takes place at the funeral home. Marty, Javi, and the FBI agents go over their deal and although Navarro was going to get five years they offer Javi 10 years. The agent issues a stern warning: “Should anyone outside of our agreement ever learn about any of this, you can expect the full force of the Bureau to come knocking at your door.”
Javi agrees to the deal.
Wyatt and Darlene tie the knot.
Marty and Wendy have a final meeting with Navarro. Wendy threatens him, warning that if anything happens to them his children will lose access to their money. She also confirms they didn’t tell Javi it was Navarro who gave him up to the FBI. Navarro wants them to know they didn’t have to hide their children at the mausoleum. He doesn’t threaten children; he doesn’t threaten to kill them. As Navarro gets up to walk away Wendy tries to assure him they didn’t want any of this to happen. “You disappointed me,” he says.
Charlotte shows back up at home without Jonah and Wendy asks where he is. She tells her mom he went back to the motel.
The next morning Jonah comes home to get the rest of his stuff. Marty receives a phone call and tells the person on the other end to go ahead and get the office they discussed.
PI Mel calls Maya and lets her know he’s a big fan.
And we’ve finally arrived at episode seven’s absolutely jaw-dropping ending. Darlene and Wyatt come home to find Javi inside their house. He orders them to come in and sit, and then reminds Darlene she was warned to stop selling heroin but she didn’t listen. She tries to apologize but he shoots her dead. Wyatt barely has any time to react before he takes a bullet to the head.
Ruth heads to Darlene’s, hears Zeke crying, and instantly understands something’s wrong. We then see her speeding away. Frantic, she calls Frank Jr. and demands to know why he did it. She hysterically asks why he killed her cousin. He swears he didn’t do it and she realizes who did.
Ruth’s next stop is at the Byrdes’ home. She shows up with a shotgun and demands to know where the man is who’s responsible. She tells them Wyatt’s dead and in a heartbreaking though not surprising moment they lie and say they don’t know. She points the gun at Marty and calls him a liar, insisting she’s going to kill him if he doesn’t tell her.
Jonah interrupts and says he’ll tell her the killer’s name. Wendy tries to stop him but he tells Ruth anyway. They insist she can’t go after Javi and Ruth screams in Marty’s face, “If you want to stop me, you’re going to have to f**king kill me!”
Season four part one ends with Ruth taking off with Zeke still in the car.
The first teaser trailer’s arrived for Paramount+’s The Offer, a limited event series that pulls back the curtain on the making of the Oscar-winning film The Godfather. The series is based on producer Albert S. Ruddy’s account of his time spent working on The Godfather.
The 10 episode series will premiere on Thursday, April 28, 2022 with the release of the first three episodes. New episodes will arrive on subsequent Thursdays.
The Offer‘s cast includes Miles Teller as Albert S. Ruddy, Matthew Goode as Robert Evans, Juno Temple as Bettye McCartt, and Giovanni Ribisi as Joe Colombo. Dan Fogler plays Francis Ford Coppola, Burn Gorman is Charles Bluhdorn, Colin Hanks is Barry Lapidus, and Patrick Gallo stars as Mario Puzo.
Emmy nominee Michael Tolkin (Escape at Dannemora) created and wrote The Offer, with Nikki Toscano (Hunters) also writing, executive producing, and serving as the showrunner. In addition, Ruddy, Teller, Russell Rothberg, and Leslie Greif executive produced. Rocketman‘s Dexter Fletcher directed multiple episodes and was also involved as an executive producer.
Jake Johnson and Ophelia Lovibond in ‘Minx’ (Photograph by Courtesy of HBO Max)
HBO Max’s original half-hour comedy series Minx starring Ophelia Lovibond (Elementary) and Jake Johnson (New Girl) will premiere on March 17, 2022. The release date announcement arrived along with new photos from the comedy which was created by Ellen Rapoport and focuses on the creation of the very first erotic magazine for women.
Other season one regulars include Idara Victor (Shameless), Jessica Lowe (Wrecked), Lennon Parham (Bless This Mess), Michael Angarano (This Is Us), and Oscar Montoya (Bless the Harts).
Rapoport is the showrunner and executive produces along with Ben Karlin, Rachel Lee Goldenberg, and Feigco Entertainment’s Paul Feig and Dan Magnante. Jake Johnson is a co-executive producer.
“We fell in love with Ellen’s trunkful of male nudie magazines and her amazing vision for this funny and liberating series the second we heard it and knew we needed a bold network partner to let us bring it to the screen as honestly as possible,” said executive producer Paul Feig when the series was announced back in April 2021. “So, we couldn’t be more thrilled to be back in business with HBO Max, with whom we‘ve been having such a great time on Love Life. With our powerhouse cast and brilliant director, it’s Minx to the Max!”
Two episodes of the 10-episode first season will arrive each Thursday through April 14th.
HBO released the following description of Minx:
“Minx is set in 1970s Los Angeles and centers around Joyce (Lovibond), an earnest young feminist who joins forces with a low-rent publisher (Johnson) to create the first erotic magazine for women.”
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Billy Crystal earns Critics Choice Awards’ Lifetime Achievement honor (Photo Credit: Steve Schofield)
Emmy and Tony Award winner Billy Crystal will be recognized by the Critics Choice Association with the Lifetime Achievement Award during the upcoming 27th Annual Critics Choice Awards. Crystal joins an exclusive group of CCA’s Lifetime Achievement winners that includes Eddie Murphy, Lauren Bacall, Clint Eastwood, Robert Wise, and Kevin Costner.
The 2022 Critics Choice Awards will be hosted by Taye Diggs and Nicole Byer. The ceremony will air live on The CW and TBS on Sunday, March 13th at 7pm ET/PT (tape-delayed on the West Coast). The awards show was previously set for January 9th but was delayed until March because of the continuing safety concerns due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Billy Crystal’s lengthy career includes starring roles in such films as Running Scared, The Princess Bride, When Harry Met Sally, Mr. Saturday Night, and City Slickers. Crystal was part of the Saturday Night Live ensemble and has taken on the arduous task of hosting the Academy Awards nine times, most recently in 2012.
Crystal earned Emmy and Directors Guild Award nominations for directing the 2001 HBO film 61* which focused on Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris’ race to break Babe Ruth’s home run record. He’s also written five books: Absolutely Mahvelous (1986), 700 Sundays (2005) Still Foolin’ ‘Em (2014), I Already Know I Love You (2004), and Grandpa’s Little One (2006).
The award-winning actor, writer, and producer is set to return to Broadway with Mr. Saturday Night which he co-wrote with Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel. The musical comedy is scheduled to open on April 27, 2022.
