Fox’s The Resident season five episode eight welcomes Contrad back to the hospital and finds Bell and Raptor having difficulties dealing with a new situation. Episode eight – “Old Dogs, New Tricks” – will air on Tuesday, November 23, 2021 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.
“Old Dogs, New Tricks” Plot: Kit hires a surgical coach to watch over Bell and Raptor and help them brush up on their skills. Upon receiving attention from multiple women at the hospital, Conrad contemplates jumping back into the dating scene. Meanwhile, Devon works with an elderly couple.
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 much-anticipated new installment in The Matrix franchise, The Matrix Resurrections, will arrive on HBO Max on December 22, 2021. The sci-fi action thriller’s one of the highlights of HBO Max’s December 2021 lineup of premieres which includes the debut of the Sex and the City sequel, And Just Like That…, starring Sarah Jessica Parker, Cynthia Nixon, and Kristin Davis.
The limited series Landscapers with Olivia Colman and David Thewlis will arrive on HBO Max in December as will the post-apocalyptic drama Station Eleven starring Mackenzie Davis and Himesh Patel. The Finding Magic Mike competition series debuts on December 16th and the season one finale of the Gossip Girl reboot premieres December 2nd.
SERIES & FILMS ARRIVING ON HBO MAX IN DECEMBER 2021:
December 1:
12 Strong, 2018 (HBO)
20 Feet from Stardom, 2013 (HBO)
Adrienne, Documentary Premiere (HBO)
This HBO feature documentary, directed by Andy Ostroy, the late Adrienne Shelly’s husband, is a celebration of the life and work of the actor, filmmaker, wife and mother and a personal exploration of grief.
A Perfect Murder, 1998 (HBO)
All I See Is You, 2016 (HBO)
All Rise, Seasons 1 and 2
The Answer Man, 2009 (HBO)
Blade II, 2002
Bolero, 1984 (HBO)
Breakdown, 1997 (HBO)
Changing Lanes, 2002 (HBO)
Chicago, 2002
Cloud Atlas, 2012
Control Room, 2004 (HBO)
Crazy, Stupid, Love., 2011
Days Of Thunder, 1990 (HBO)
Dragged Across Concrete, 2018 (HBO)
Enough Said, 2013 (HBO)
Finding Jesus: Faith, Fact, Forgery, 2015
Frontera, 2014 (HBO)
The Good Doctor, 2011 (HBO)
The Haunting In Connecticut, 2009 (HBO)
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, 2012 (HBO)
Interview with the Vampire, 1994
The Incredible Burt Wonderstone, 2013 (HBO)
The Italian Job, 2003 (HBO)
Jack The Giant Slayer, 2013 (HBO)
Jackie Brown, 1997 (HBO)
Jupiter Ascending, 2015
The Lawnmower Man, 1992 (HBO)
Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace, 1996 (HBO)
Limbo, 2020 (HBO)
Little Monsters, 1989 (HBO)
The Mask, 1994
Max Steel, 2016 (HBO)
Miss Congeniality, 2000
Mortal Kombat, 1995
Mortal Kombat: Battle of the Realms, 2021
The Muppets Take Manhattan, 1984
No Country For Old Men, 2007 (HBO)
Percy Jackson Sea Of Monsters, 2013 (HBO)
Pope: The Most Powerful Man In History, 2018
Pulse, 2006 (HBO)
R.I.P.D., 2013 (HBO)
Rubber, 2010 (HBO)
Runner Runner, 2013 (HBO)
Se7en, 1995
Shark Night 3D, 2011 (HBO)
Surrogates, 2009 (HBO)
Troll Hunter, 2010 (HBO)
The Truman Show, 1998 (HBO)
Two For The Money, 2005 (HBO)
Two Lovers, 2008 (HBO)
Viva, 2015 (HBO)
War On Everyone, 2016 (HBO)
The Wedding Singer, 1998
The Wolfpack, 2015 (HBO)
World’s Greatest Dad, 2009 (HBO)
The Wrecking Crew!, 2008 (HBO)
XXX, 2002
December 2:
Music Box: Listening to Kenny G, Documentary Premiere (HBO)
Through several interviews with renowned jazz critics, music professors and writers, and including a new in-depth, intimate interview with the artist, Listening to Kenny G is a multifaceted exploration of the two extremes between the musician’s critics and his superfans, revealing a meditation on the larger idea of artistic taste and how our musical preferences define us.
Odo, Cartoonito Season 1 Premiere
The new series welcomes kids ages three to five to a world full of possibilities as it teaches how to deal with setbacks in a meaningful way while promoting the development of self-efficacy and self confidence.
Perfect Life (Vida Perfecta), Max Original Season 2 Premiere
Maria (Leticia Dolera) finds it harder to connect with her baby than she ever would have imagined. Though Pablo (Font García) is back in love with Cris (Celia Freijeiro), Cris searches restlessly for the ultimate amorous adventure. Esther’s (Aixa Villagrán) wedding with her new partner Julia is coming up but she can never find the right moment to tell her that she’s not ready yet.
Santa Inc., Max Original Animated Series Premiere
Santa Inc. is the story of Candy Smalls, the highest-ranking female elf in the North Pole. When the successor to Santa Claus, is poached by Amazon on Christmas Eve, Candy goes for her ultimate dream— to become the first woman Santa Claus in the history of Christmas.
Space Jam: A New Legacy, 2021 (HBO) (Available in 4K UHD, HDR10, Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos in English only on supported devices.)
December 3:
Breathe the Night
Craig of the Creek, Season 3
Hood River, 2021
Mike & Molly
Yerba Buena (HBO), 2020
December 4:
The Last O.G., Seasons 1-3
At the Ready, 2021
Drew Michael: Red Blue Green., Stand-Up Comedy Special Premiere (HBO)
In this hilarious, confessional hour of stand-up, Drew Michael airs his issues with relationships, social media, and comedy as therapy.
December 5:
Kamikaze, Max Original Season Finale
The story follows the fierce and charming 18-year-old Julie (Marie Reuther) on a journey of rediscovery, after losing her parents and brother in a plane crash. Suddenly, she finds herself alone in a large mansion with expensive cars in the garage, and, in theory, everything that most people only dream of: youth, beauty and money – lots of money – but material possessions hold no value to Julie anymore and she is forced to search for a reason to go on. She embarks on a wild and turbulent trip that takes her from her native Denmark to the far corners of the world. The series is based on the novel Muleum by Erlend Loe.
December 6:
The Forever Prisoner, Documentary Premiere (HBO)
From acclaimed director Alex Gibney (HBO’s “The Crime of the Century,” “Agents of Chaos,” “The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley”), this documentary tells the chilling story of Abu Zubaydah, the first high-value detainee subjected to the CIA’s program of Enhanced Interrogation Techniques (EITs), later identified as torture by those outside the agency.
Landscapers, Limited Series Premiere (HBO)
Inspired by real events, LANDSCAPERS tells a unique love story involving Chris and Susan Edwards (Thewlis and Colman), a seemingly ordinary British couple who become the focus of an extraordinary investigation when two dead bodies are discovered in the back garden of a house in Nottingham. Will Sharpe (“The Electrical Life of Louis Wain,” “Flowers”) directs the exploration of love and fantasy, which is created and written by screenwriter Ed Sinclair. Additional cast includes Kate O’ Flynn (“Bridget Jones’s Baby”), Dipo Ola (“We Hunt Together”), Samuel Anderson (“The History Boys”), David Hayman (“The Boy in the Striped Pajamas”), Felicity Montagu (“I’m Alan Partridge”), and Daniel Rigby (“Eric and Ernie,” “Flowers).
December 7:
The Slow Hustle, Documentary Premiere (HBO)
The Slow Hustle, directed by Sonja Sohn, follows Detective Suitor’s widow and local investigative reporters as they work to get answers in the Suiter case and hold the Baltimore Police Department and City Hall accountable. The conflicting theories on his death speak to stark divisions between the involved parties – an independent review board ruled his death a suicide, a theory that the Suiter family strongly resists. As new evidence emerges, the mystery deepens. It is revealed that Suiter had been summoned to testify in the now infamous Gun Trace Task Force trial, an elite police unit that proved to be one of the dirtiest in Baltimore’s recent history. Was his death a calculated effort to keep him silent, or was Suiter himself a cop under scrutiny with a past he couldn’t face?
December 9:
A Thousand Fangs (aka Mil Colmillos), Season 1
And Just Like That…, Max Original Season 1 Premiere
The Max Original AND JUST LIKE THAT…, the new chapter of the groundbreaking HBO series “Sex and the City,” from executive producer Michael Patrick King, follows Carrie (Sarah Jessica Parker), Miranda (Cynthia Nixon) and Charlotte (Kristin Davis) as they navigate the journey from the complicated reality of life and friendship in their 30s to the even more complicated reality of life and friendship in their 50s.
Gossip Girl Season 1, Finale
Music Box: Mr. Saturday Night, Documentary Premiere (HBO)
Brimming with the sights and sounds of the era and hearing from many of the key players at the time, MR. SATURDAY NIGHT details Robert Stigwood’s rise on the music scene in Britain in the 60s, and his years of cultural dominance in America as a manager, producer and taste-making genius. His crowning achievement was optioning a gritty New York Magazine article by Nik Cohn titled “Tribal Rites of the New Saturday Night” and taking on the leadership of Paramount Pictures who never quite believed in the “little disco movie.” In a prescient coup, he signed TV actor John Travolta and married the rhythmic dance music of the Bee Gees to the resulting movie. While often remembered as a beat-happy story of disco dancing, “Saturday Night Fever” captured the zeitgeist of disaffected youth struggling to break free of their milieu.
The Sex Lives of College Girls, Max Original Season 1 Finale
Summer Camp Island, Max Original Season 5 Premiere
December 10:
Dafne and the Rest (aka Todo lo Otro) , Max Original Season 1 Premiere
DC’s Stargirl, Season 2
December 12:
Succession, Season 3 Finale (HBO)
December 14:
The Murders at Starved Rock, Documentary Series Premiere (HBO)
December 15:
What’s New Scooby-Doo?, 2002
December 16:
2nd Annual HA Festival: The Art of Comedy, Max Original Comedy Special
Diego, The Last Goodbye (Diego, el último adiós), Max Original Documentary
The Cut (aka O Grande Look) , Max Original Season 1 Premiere
Finding Magic Mike, Max Original Season 1 Premiere
The Fungies, Max Original Season 3 Premiere
Music Box: Juice Wrld: Into the Abyss, Documentary Premiere (HBO)
Station Eleven, Max Original Season 1 Premiere
December 17:
A Forbidden Orange , Max Original Premiere
December 20:
You Keep the Kids (Mama o Papa)
December 21:
Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel, Season Finale (HBO)
December 22:
After the Sunset, 2004
The Matrix Resurrections, Warner Bros. Film Premiere, 2021 (Only available on the $14.99/month Ad-Free plan. Streaming in the US only for a limited time. Available in 4K UHD, HDR10, Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos in English only on supported devices.)
December 23:
40 Means Nothing (aka 40 No es Nada), Max Original Season 1 Premiere
Beforeigners S2, Max Original Season 2 Premiere
The Suicide Squad, 2021 (HBO) (Available in 4K UHD, HDR10, Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos in English only on supported devices.)
December 24:
Black Jesus, 2014
December 26:
Curb Your Enthusiasm, Season 11 Finale (HBO)
Insecure, Season 5 Finale (HBO)
December 30:
Young Justice, Max Original Season 4 Part A
December 31:
How to With John Wilson, Season 2 Finale (HBO)
Paramount+ just announced additional cast members have been added to 1883, the upcoming Yellowstone prequel starring Grammy Award winner Tim McGraw as James Dutton. Previously announced cast members also include Grammy Award winner Faith Hill as Margaret Dutton, and Oscar nominee Sam Elliott (A Star is Born) as Shea Brennan, a character described as a “tough as nails, handsome cowboy with immense sadness in his past. He has the herculean task of guiding a group from Texas to Montana, and he does not suffer fools.”
Just announced cast members joining McGraw, Hill, and Elliott in the drama include Audie Rick, Marc Rissmann, and Eric Nelsen who’ve signed on as series regulars. James Landry Hébert, Dawn Olivieri, Emma Malouff, Alex Fine, Gratiela Brancusi, Anna Fiamora, Nichole Galicia, Stephanie Nur, Amanda Jaros, Noah Le Gros, and Martin Sensmeier are also on board season one.
Oscar winner Billy Bob Thornton (Sling Blade), Isabel May, and La Monica Garrett were previously confirmed to star in the Yellowstone prequel.
Paramount+ released the following details on who the new cast members are playing:
Audie Rick will play young ‘John Dutton Sr.’
Marc Rissmann will play ‘Josef’, a European immigrant who is married to ‘Risa’, who travels with an employed crew to guide his group across the frontier.
Eric Nelsen will play ‘Ennis’, a young, handsome cowboy who agrees to help escort a group of inexperienced men, women and children north to find a home.
James Landry Hébert will play ‘Wade’, a young cowboy who finds himself as part of a crew for a caravan of hopeful travelers making their way north for a better life.
Dawn Olivieri will play ‘Claire’, a fierce, practical and sharp widow who joins her brother and his family on a trip to find a new home.
Emma Malouff will play ‘Mary Abel,’ the daughter of Claire and the niece of James and Margaret Dutton, who joins her family on their journey West.
Alex Fine will play ‘Grady’, an experienced cowboy and the leader of a crew of six drovers, who agrees to help an inexperienced crew round-up longhorn for their long journey.
Gratiela Brancusi will play ‘Noemi’, a woman with two young boys who is recently widowed.
Anna Fiamora will play ‘Risa’, a young immigrant woman who is married to ‘Josef’ and joins the traveling camp to move west.
Amanda Jaros will play ‘Alina’, a weary but hopeful immigrant woman who speaks little English but has much resolve.
Nichole Galicia will play ‘Guinevere’, a local prostitute who works in Fort Worth, Texas.
Stephanie Nur will play ‘Melodi’, a beguiling prostitute who works at the saloon.
Noah Le Gros will play ‘Colton’, a young cowboy in the wagon camp who knows the ropes and has some smart insights about the dangers of their journey.
Martin Sensmeier will play ‘Sam’, a Comanche Native-American Warrior.
1883 was created by Yellowstone‘s Taylor Sheridan and will premiere on Paramount+ on December 19, 2021. Sheridan, John Linson, Art Linson, David C. Glasser, Ron Burkle, and Bob Yari executive produce. The series is a MTV Entertainment Studios and 101 Studios production
The Plot:
“1883 follows the Dutton family as they embark on a journey west through the Great Plains toward the last bastion of untamed America. It is a stark retelling of Western expansion, and an intense study of one family fleeing poverty to seek a better future in America’s promised land – Montana.”
ABC’s A Million Little Things will return after a two week break with season four episode eight, an episode that finds Sophie taking the stage while Rome and Regina deal with series relationship issues. Episode eight – “the things we keep inside” – will air on Wednesday, December 1, 2021 at 10pm ET/PT.
David Giuntoli stars as Eddie Saville, Romany Malco plays Rome Howard, Christina Moses is Regina Howard, Grace Park plays Katherine Saville, and James Roday Rodriguez stars as Gary Mendez. Allison Miller is Maggie Bloom, Stephanie Szostak is Delilah Dixon, Floriana Lima is Darcy Cooper, Tristan Byon is Theo Saville, Lizzy Greene is Sophie Dixon, and Chance Hurstfield plays Danny Dixon.
“the things we keep inside” Plot: Rome and Regina finally reunite after months apart only to find that things feel off. Maggie does some research as her stalker situation intensifies, while Sophie plays Eddie a song she wrote. Gary helps an old friend.
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Katheryn Winnick and Kylie Bunbury in ‘Big Sky’ season 2 episode 6 (ABC/John Britt)
The final seconds of ABC’s Big Sky season two episode five found Travis blowing Cassie and Jenny’s cover. Season two episode six – “Heart-Shaped Charm” – picks up seconds later with guns raised in a stand-off. Cassie (Kylie Bunbury) and Jenny (Katheryn Winnick) reluctantly lower their weapons and leave, but Jenny gives Travis (Logan Marshall-Green-2) a withering glance as she walks away.
Dietrich (David Meunier) reveals he only allowed them to live because of the security cameras in the bar’s parking lot.
The following morning Harper (Troy Leigh-Anne Johnson) spots the “creeper” in the van outside her house and wakes him from a sound sleep. She thanks him for saving her life, and he refuses to explain why he’s helping them. He warns Harper that “they” won’t stop looking for her and she confirms she’s aware of that.
After she leaves, he winces in pain from the stab wound to his side.
Cassie pays a visit to Max (Madelyn Kientz), her son’s babysitter, to return Max’s keys her dad found in the couch. Cassie asks about a specific charm on the keychain and Max lies and says a lot of kids have those at her school. It just means she’s single.
Max joins the gang at The Ridge and Harper’s freaking out because she’s lost her keychain. Max puts two and two together and determines Harper dropped it at Deputy Harvey’s place which is why Cassie seemed so interested in her charm. It matched the one Harper left at the crime scene.
Over at the detective agency, Mark Lindor (Omar Metwally) and Denise (Dedee Pfeiffer) are creeped out by how much Wolf Legarski looks like Rick. They wonder if he knew what Rick was up to, and Denise reveals Jerrie found Wolf’s address before she left on her road trip.
Cassie shows up and says she could use Mark’s help. She doesn’t ask but instead assumes they’ll go out for lunch.
Jenny and Travis meet up and Travis assures her it could have gone a lot worse. Jenny admits she’s worried about him and Travis shocks her by saying they need to cool things down. He doesn’t allow her to respond before taking off. (Travis doesn’t notice Smiley’s followed him and watches as he meets with Jenny.)
Max returns home and learns her mom – who she swore to secrecy – has told her boyfriend, T-Lock, everything. T-Lock believes the solution is to call the police from a payphone, a suggestion Max shoots down. Apparently, Max didn’t tell her mom what was in the bags and when she finally does (lying that she spent all the cash), T-Lock declares he’ll take care of everything. She just needs to hand over the bag of drugs to him.
Over lunch, Cassie explains her babysitter has the same keychain and charm that was found at Deputy Harvey’s. Mark wonders if she’s told Jenny what she suspects and Cassie admits she hasn’t. Cassie calls the current Jenny “Jenny 2.0” and believes this Jenny would kick down Max’s door.
Mark reveals he’s still hot on the trail of Ronald Pergman and Cassie replies, “You do you, just leave me out of it.”
Mark asks her to tell him something about herself he doesn’t know, and Cassie confesses she should have said yes every time he asked her out. She’s ready to go out now and Mark doesn’t mention the fact he kissed Jerrie. He also doesn’t seem overly enthusiastic about the idea of dating Cassie.
The kids reunite to go over T-Lock’s request for the bag of drugs. Max reveals she didn’t tell him about the money – only about the drugs and the accident. She also didn’t mention their involvement, and Harper, Bridger, and Madison tell Max they have her back.
As Max is walking home, Cassie pulls up alongside her and reveals they found a matching keychain by Deputy Harvey’s body. Max blows Cassie off and doesn’t admit to knowing anything.
Cassie’s next stop is at Jenny’s where explains the connection between her babysitter and the keychain at Harvey’s place. It’s obvious Jenny’s going through something and Cassie suggests ice cream or something stronger. Jenny settles for both and pours whisky into her tub of ice cream. Jenny and Cassie discuss Travis and why he broke things off. Cassie suggests she figure out if Travis is worth the risk, and Jenny asks what’s going on with Mark. Cassie explains they had a “moment” but he was holding back and she didn’t push it.
Max reluctantly hands over the bag of drugs to T-Lock.
Smiley texts Travis to let him know he’s aware he’s screwing Jenny. Smiley’s waiting inside Travis’ hotel room, gun drawn when Travis returns to his temporary home.
The next scene finds Travis at Ren’s place and Ren (Janina Gavankar) wondering if he’d die for Dietrich. She demands to know what Dietrich did with their drugs and money. Travis doesn’t know and Ren’s at the end of her patience.
Jenny shows up at Travis’ hotel room and discovers the door’s unlocked. She looks around for clues and spots his gun sitting by the television.
Meanwhile, Donno beats Travis but Travis continues to refuse to talk. Donno changes his weapon of choice from fists to a saw, and Travis laughs hysterically. Ren drops a few Mean Girls references and Travis shifts the blame to Smiley. He’s Dietrich’s nephew and Travis claims Smiley and Big Sam probably ripped off the cartel. He also claims Dietrich doesn’t know what Smiley’s up to.
Jenny shows up at the bar and confronts Dietrich, demanding Travis’ location. She claims she’s got an arrest warrant out for him since he pulled a gun on her. Dietrich doesn’t know Travis’ location.
And now we get to the episode’s most surprising twist… T-Lock shows up at the bar and wants to talk to Smiley about the bag of drugs in his possession. T-Lock quickly realizes the drugs are Dietrich’s and changes his approach, suggesting he and Smiley can sell the drugs without involving anyone else.
A short while later Smiley, who is not the sharpest tool in the shed, decides to take T-Lock up on his offer. He’s just gotten off the phone setting up a meeting with T-Lock when Donno barges into his place and assaults him. Ren follows and briefly stands by watching as the two engage in a life-or-death struggle. She calmly grabs a knife and stabs Smiley in the back, killing him.
Donno locates a baggie of the cartel’s drugs, and Ren believes this means Dietrich’s had their drugs and cash all along.
Harper serves Cassie at the restaurant and Cassie introduces herself. She spots a heart-shaped tattoo on Harper’s arm and then carefully picks up the cup of coffee to go that Harper’s delivered to her table. She places it in a plastic evidence bag so she can check Harper’s fingerprints against those found on the keychain at the scene.
Harper takes out the trash and finds the guy in the van parked out back in desperate need of medical assistance.
Jenny angrily barges into Travis’ hotel room. She roughly pushes him in the chest, and he reacts in pain before reminding her he’s not going to tell her what he’s been up to. She opens his shirt and his chest’s covered in bruises. Travis admits he’s “under the wing of the dragon.” He confesses the only reason he’s alive is that he convinced the cartel they can trust him.
Their visit’s cut short when Dietrich breaks down the door and drags Travis away. “We’re going to meet Smiley and clear the air between us,” says Dietrich as Jenny hides behind the bed.
John Carrol Lynch and Omar Metwally in ‘Big Sky’ season 2 episode 6 (ABC/John Britt)
The Ronald Pergman vs Wolf Legarski Storyline:
Ronald (Brian Geraghty) asks Scarlet where she went after their evening visit and Scarlet lies. She doesn’t admit to informing Wolf that Ronald still wants to leave.
Ronald continues his line of questioning as Mark arrives at Wolf’s place. Mark removes his badge and takes his dog with him to the house. Agatha hustles Ronald and Scarlet out of sight as Wolf (John Carroll Lynch) welcomes Mark to his ranch.
Agatha warns Ronald not to make a sound and, of course, Ronald screams. She reacts by remotely operating his neck restraint, advising him he doesn’t have any more warnings left.
Mark and Wolf walk and talk and Mark claims to be a fan of Wolf’s book. Wolf laughs when Mark says he owns a roofing business, and suddenly Mark’s dog begins barking ferociously. Wolf doesn’t mince words, claiming he’s really good at reading people and dogs. He’s certain Mark’s there about Rick.
Wolf, Agatha, and Mark discuss Mark’s real mission while seated at the dining room table. Mark confesses he’s a US Marshal and he’s searching for Ronald Pergman, and Wolf admits he’s aware Ronald was Rick’s partner. Agatha explains Wolf feels shame because he was never able to fix his brother.
Mark spots a box of the same brand of kids’ cereal that they found in the cabin where Ronald and Scarlet were briefly holed up. He attempts not to look surprised and doesn’t mention it to Wolf.
Night’s fallen as Mark shakes hands with Wolf and drives away. Mark and his dog pull over after they’re out of sight of Wolf’s place, and Mark asks his dog what he thinks Wolf meant when he said he could have fixed his brother.
HBO’s hoping to pull in all those Downton Abbey viewers who no longer have new episodes to look forward to, as well as Bridgerton fans impatiently waiting for a new season, with their upcoming period drama, The Gilded Age. The series, which just debuted a teaser trailer and first official photos, will premiere on January 24, 2022 and features a huge ensemble cast that includes Cynthia Nixon and Christine Baranski.
Carrie Coon, Morgan Spector, Denée Benton, Louisa Jacobson, and Taissa Farmiga also star in the nine episode first season. Additional series stars include Blake Ritson, Simon Jones, Harry Richardson, Thomas Cocquerel, Jack Gilpin, Nathan Lane, Audra McDonald, Kristine Nielsen, and Jeanne Tripplehorn.
The Gilded Age comes from Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes who serves as writer and executive producer. Director Gareth Neame, director Michael Engler, director Salli Richardson-Whitfield, and David Crockett also executive produce.
HBO provided the following description of The Gilded Age which will air on Mondays at 9pm ET/PT:
“The American Gilded Age was a period of immense economic change, of great conflict between the old ways and brand new systems, and of huge fortunes made and lost. Against the backdrop of this transformation, HBO’s The Gilded Age begins in 1882 with young Marian Brook (Jacobson) moving from rural Pennsylvania to New York City after the death of her father to live with her thoroughly old money aunts Agnes van Rhijn (Baranski) and Ada Brook (Nixon).
Accompanied by Peggy Scott (Benton), an aspiring writer seeking a fresh start, Marian inadvertently becomes enmeshed in a social war between one of her aunts, a scion of the old money set, and her stupendously rich neighbors, a ruthless railroad tycoon and his ambitious wife, George (Spector) and Bertha Russell (Coon). Exposed to a world on the brink of the modern age, will Marian follow the established rules of society, or forge her own path?”
Cynthia Nixon and Christine Baranski in ‘The Gilded Age’ (Photograph by Alison Cohen Rosa/HBO)Louisa Jacobson and Denée Benton star in ‘The Gilded Age’ (Photograph by Alison Cohen Rosa/HBO)Carrie Coon and Morgan Spector in a scene from season 1 (Photograph by Alison Cohen Rosa/HBO)
Mariah Carey will be helping ring in the holidays again with Mariah’s Christmas: The Magic Continues which just unveiled its first trailer. The music-filled special will air on Apple TV+ on Friday, December 3, 2021 and promises to deliver the first performance of her new single, “Fall in Love at Christmas.”
Mariah Carey’s involved behind the scenes as an executive producer on the holiday special along with director Joseph Kahn. Tim Case, Charleen Manca, and Matthew Turke also executive produce.
Apple TV+ released the following description of Mariah’s upcoming holiday special:
“The highly anticipated special will reveal the first and only performance of multi-Grammy Award-winning, global icon Carey’s new single, ‘Fall in Love at Christmas,’ on Apple TV+. Carey is joined by Grammy-nominated worldwide artist Khalid and Grammy-winning legend Kirk Franklin, as they bring the spirit of Christmas to fans around the world. The Queen of Christmas will also ring in the holidays with a dazzling, new rendition of fan-favorite, ‘Christmas (Baby Please Come Home).’
Mariah’s Christmas: The Magic Continues will feature an exclusive interview with Apple Music’s Zane Lowe and Carey, along with her 10-year-old twins, son Moroccan and daughter Monroe, as they share favorite holiday moments, and Carey celebrates her beloved holiday classic, ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You,’ and Apple TV+’s perennial smash-hit, Mariah Carey’s Magical Christmas Special.”
Jennifer Lopez sings, dances, and marries a random dude from the audience (played by Owen Wilson) in the trailer for the romantic comedy, Marry Me. The rom-com will feature new songs from Lopez and Latin music star Maluma, and the trailer teases one of Lopez’s new tunes – “On My Way.”
In addition to J.Lo and Owen Wilson, the cast includes Sarah Silverman (Ralph Breaks the Internet), Chloe Coleman (Big Little Lies), John Bradley (Game of Thrones), Michelle Buteau (Michelle Buteau: Welcome to Buteaupia), and Utkarsh Ambudkar (Mulan).
Kat Coiro (Dead to Me) directs from a screenplay by John Rogers (The Librarians), Tami Sagher (30 Rock), and Harper Dill (The Mick). Marry Me‘s based on Bobby Crosby’s graphic novel and is produced by Lopez, Rogers, Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas, and Benny Medina. Alex Brown, Willie Mercer, Pamela Thur, and J.B. Roberts executive produce.
The Plot, Courtesy of Universal Pictures:
Marry Me arrives next Valentine’s Day with Lopez starring as musical superstar Kat Valdez and Owen Wilson as Charlie Gilbert, a math teacher—total strangers who agree to marry and then get to know each other. An unlikely romance about two different people searching for something real in a world where value is based on likes and followers, Marry Me is a modern love story about celebrity, marriage and social media.
Kat Valdez (Lopez) is half of the sexiest celebrity power couple on Earth with hot new music supernova Bastian (Maluma, making his feature-film debut). As Kat and Bastian’s inescapable hit single, “Marry Me,” climbs the charts, they are about to be wed before an audience of their fans in a ceremony that will be streamed across multiple platforms.
Divorced high-school math teacher Charlie Gilbert (Wilson) has been dragged to the concert by his daughter Lou (Coleman) and his best friend (Silverman). When Kat learns, seconds before the ceremony, that Bastian has cheated on her with her assistant, her life turns left as she has a meltdown on stage, questioning love, truth and loyalty. As her gossamer world falls away, she locks eyes with a stranger—a face in the crowd.
If what you know lets you down, then perhaps what you don’t know is the answer, and so, in a moment of inspired insanity, Kat chooses to marry Charlie. What begins as an impulsive reaction evolves into an unexpected romance. But as forces conspire to separate them, the universal question arises: Can two people from such different worlds bridge the gulf between them and build a place where they both belong?
Season four episode 10 of NBC’s New Amsterdam finds Max and Helen edging closer to the time when they leave for London…if they actually go through with it, that is. Episode 10 – “Death is the Rule. Life is the Exception” – will air on November 23, 2021.
The cast of season four is led by Ryan Eggold as Medical Director Max Goodwin. Janet Montgomery returns as Dr. Lauren Bloom, Freema Agyeman stars as Dr. Helen Sharpe, Jocko Sims plays Dr. Floyd Reynolds, and Tyler Labine is Dr. Iggy Frome. Michelle Forbes guest stars as Dr. Fuentes.
“Death is the Rule. Life is the Exception” Plot: As Max and Dr. Sharpe prepare to depart for London, a deadly superbug hits the hospital and draws them back in. Leyla confronts Bloom about the secret she has been hiding. Iggy digs deep to help two grieving parents confront the reality that their son is gone.
After a turbulent year of sacrifice and hardship, Medical Director Max Goodwin and the team at New Amsterdam begin a well-deserved new chapter in their lives. The opening episode, titled “More Joy,” reflects both the drive of characters and the tone of season four. More joy: How can we find it, and how can we hold on to it?
For Max that means acknowledging and surrendering to his long simmering feelings towards Dr. Helen Sharpe. While this new relationship brings its own set of challenges, Max continues his optimistic – and quixotic – quest to improve our nation’s healthcare system.
Continuing to navigate their own personal journeys – including Dr. Bloom’s relationship with Dr. Leyla Shinwari, who is now her resident, Dr. Frome’s new career and Dr. Reynolds’ personal entanglements – the doctors will strive to embrace the joy and successes in their lives.
But there is a surprise in store for our heroes. Dr. Veronica Fuentes is joining the New Amsterdam team to help turn around the overburdened and underfunded hospital. Her first order of business will be to tear down every progressive program Max has erected. Max will have his work cut out for him if he is going to outwit this calm, poised and fearless fixer.
Freema Agyeman as Dr. Helen Sharpe and Ryan Eggold as Dr. Max Goodwin in ‘New Amsterdam’ season 4 episode 10 (Photo by: Virginia Sherwood/NBC)Tyler Labine as Dr. Iggy Frome and Mike Doyle as Martin McIntyre in season 4 episode 10 (Photo by: Virginia Sherwood/NBC)Janet Montgomery as Dr. Lauren Bloom in season 4 episode 10 (Photo by: Virginia Sherwood/NBC)Shiva Kalaiselvan as Leyla Shinwari in season 4 episode 10 (Photo by: Virginia Sherwood/NBC)Freema Agyeman as Dr. Helen Sharpe and Ryan Eggold as Dr. Max Goodwin in season 4 episode 10 (Photo by: Virginia Sherwood/NBC)Ryan Eggold as Dr. Max Goodwin in season 4 episode 10 (Photo by: Virginia Sherwood/NBC)Tyler Labine as Dr. Iggy Frome and Mike Doyle as Martin McIntyre in season 4 episode 10 (Photo by: Virginia Sherwood/NBC)
1984 was a big year in America. President Reagan won re-election with 58.8% of the popular vote and carried 49 out of 50 states. The Soviet Union boycotted the Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, and the Space Shuttle Discovery had its first launch. At the movie theaters, everyone was heading to theaters to see the comedy hit of the summer, Ghostbusters, which became the second top-grossing film of the year and today has an approval rating of 97% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes.
The blockbuster comedy was a huge hit with both critics and audiences due to its perfect mix of comedy, horror, special effects, and action. The film also benefited from great performances by Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis (Aykroyd and Ramis also wrote the screenplay with Rick Moranis), and Bill Murray. Since its phenomenal success, there’s been a sequel, 1989’s Ghostbusters 2, which Bill Murray disowned, and the 2016 reboot with an all-female cast that failed to find an audience.
The franchise is expanding in 2021 with the addition of Ghostbusters: Afterlife, the direct sequel to the ‘84 hit. The film begins with a scary and surprising opening and then quickly focuses on Callie (Carrie Coon), a single mother, and her two children – Trevor (Finn Wolfhard), a 15-year-old who wishes he was 17 and had a drivers license, and Phoebe (Mckenna Grace), an extremely smart 12-year-old who has a knack of fixing things and loves science.
Broke and with no other viable choice, Callie decides to move her family to a dusty old town in Oklahoma where her recently deceased father (who ran out on her when she was little) has left her his run-down home and a farm that’s not producing any crops.
While attending Sunday school, Phoebe makes friends with Podcast (Logan Kim), a good-natured kid obsessed with recording podcasts who finds her grandfather’s house fascinating since he’s into haunted houses and ghosts. Trevor spends his days trying to get to know a girl named Lucky (Celeste O’Connor) and fixing up an old 1959 Cadillac hearse he found in the barn, unaware it’s actually the Ecto-1 Ghostbusters mobile.
As Phoebe explores her new home she begins to find clues that lead her to realize her grandfather was Dr. Egon Spengler, one of the original Ghostbusters, and that his battle with evil spirits and stopping Armageddon is about to become her fight too.
Written and directed by Jason Reitman, son of the original Ghostbusters director, Ghostbusters: Afterlife is the perfect spooktacular sequel to the original 1984 original film. It’s filled with the right mix of humor, heart, and scares, and features a wonderful young cast.
Mckenna Grace steals the film as Phoebe, Egon Spengler’s granddaughter. Even though she gets third billing, she really is the film’s main character. Grace’s performance is fantastic, displaying mannerisms and creating a speech pattern eerily similar to Harold Ramis as Spengler in the original film. Her curly brown hair (she’s really a blonde) and glasses also help sell that she’s Egon’s granddaughter. She raises the film to a new level and provides the emotional heart it needs. A few scenes near the end of the film are sure to leave some moviegoers teary-eyed.
Logan Kim is very funny as Podcast, Phoebe’s new loyal friend who’s only too happy to help in her quest to test her grandfather’s old Ghostbusting equipment and to carry on her family’s tradition. Kim and Grace have solid chemistry together.
Paul Rudd delivers an entertaining performance as Mr. Grooberson, Phoebe’s less than trustworthy summer school teacher who gets caught up in Phoebe’s ghostbusting adventures and sparks a romantic interest in her mom.
Some classic ghosts from the original film return, updated and improved from their ‘80s effects. The action scenes are funny and surprising, with Jason Reitman and co-screenwriter Gil Kenan striking the right balance of goofiness and thrills.
One of the biggest highlights of the film is the return of the original Ghostbusters – Dr. Peter Venkman (Bill Murray), Dr. Raymond Stantz (Dan Aykroyd), and Dr. Winston Zeddemore (Ernie Hudson) – and how they play an essential part of the story. The third act will give fans of the original film a nostalgic feeling, and the appearance of the original cast members helps connect this entry to the original in a more tangible way.
Charming, funny, a little creepy, and occasionally touching, Ghostbusters: Afterlife is truly a worthy sequel that captures the heart and spirit of the 1984 classic.
GRADE: B
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for supernatural action and some suggestive references
