The CW Sets Its 2021-2022 Midseason Schedule and Premiere Dates

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November 5, 2021

Naomi Season 1 — Kaci Walfall stars as Naomi (Photo: Ramona Rosales © 2021 The CW Network, LLC)

The CW’s set new season premiere dates for returning primetime dramas Dynasty, Superman & Lois, Two Sentence Horror Stories, Kung Fu, and Charmed. The network also announced series premiere dates for the All American spinoff, All American: Homecoming, and the superhero series, Naomi, starring Kaci Walfall (Army Wives, Power).

In addition, return dates have been set for current seasons of The Flash and Riverdale. Both series will return in March 2022 and will air on new nights. Riverdale will claim the Sundays at 8pm ET/PT timeslot and The Flash will move to Wednesdays at 8pm ET/PT.

The Critics Choice Awards returns to The CW for its 27th annual show on January 9, 2022 at 7pm ET/PT. The 2022 awards show will air live (tape-delayed on the West Coast) from Century City, CA and will recognize the best in films and television from 2021.

MONDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2021
8:00-9:00pm DYNASTY (Season 5 Premiere)

9:00-10:00pm DYNASTY (Original Episode)
FRIDAY, JANUARY 7, 2022
8:00-9:00pm PENN & TELLER: FOOL US (Midseason Return)

9:00-10:00pm NANCY DREW (Midseason Return)
SATURDAY, JANUARY 8, 2022
8:00-8:30pm WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY? (Original Episode)

8:30-9:00pm WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY?

9:00-9:30pm WORLD’S FUNNIEST ANIMALS (Original Episode)

9:30-10:00pm WORLD’S FUNNIEST ANIMALS
SUNDAY, JANUARY 9, 2022
7:00-10:00pm THE 27th ANNUAL CRITICS CHOICE AWARDS
TUESDAY, JANUARY 11, 2022
8:00-9:00pm SUPERMAN & LOIS (Season 2 Premiere)

9:00-10:00pm NAOMI (Series Premiere)
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 12, 2022
8:00-9:00pm DC’S LEGENDS OF TOMORROW (Midseason Return)

9:00-10:00pm BATWOMAN (Midseason Return)
SUNDAY, JANUARY 16, 2022
8:00-9:00pm LEGENDS OF THE HIDDEN TEMPLE (Original Episode)

9:00-9:30pm TWO SENTENCE HORROR STORIES (Season 3 Premiere)

9:30-10:00pm TWO SENTENCE HORROR STORIES (Original Episode)
MONDAY, JANUARY 17, 2022
8:00-9:00pm NAOMI (Series Premiere Encore)

9:00-10:00pm 4400 (Midseason Return)
THURSDAY, JANUARY 27, 2022
8:00-9:00pm WALKER (Midseason Return)

9:00-10:00pm LEGACIES (Midseason Return)
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2022
8:00-9:00pm ALL AMERICAN (Midseason Return)

9:00-10:00pm ALL AMERICAN: HOMECOMING (Series Premiere)
SUNDAY, MARCH 6, 2022
8:00-9:00pm RIVERDALE (Midseason Return on Its New Night)
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9, 2022
8:00-9:00pm THE FLASH (Midseason Return on Its New Night)

9:00-10:00pm KUNG FU (Season 2 Premiere)
FRIDAY, MARCH 11, 2022
8:00-9:00pm CHARMED (Season 4 Premiere)

9:00-10:00pm DYNASTY (Return with Original Episodes)

The 2021-2022 midseason schedule was accompanied by the following descriptions of the new series joining the network’s primetime lineup:

NAOMI follows the journey of a cool, confident, comic book–loving teenager as she pursues her hidden destiny. When a supernatural event shakes her small hometown of Port Oswego, Naomi (Walfall) sets out to uncover its origins, with a little help from her fiercely loyal best friend Annabelle (Mary-Charles Jones). She also has the support of her adoptive, doting parents, veteran military officer Greg (Barry Watson) and linguist Jennifer (Mouzam Makkar).

After an encounter with Zumbado (Cranston Johnson), the mysterious owner of a used car lot, leaves her shaken, Naomi turns to tattoo shop owner Dee (Alexander Wraith), who becomes her reluctant mentor. While unraveling the mystery of herself, Naomi also navigates her high school friendships with both military kids and local townies, including ex-boyfriend and high school jock Nathan (Daniel Puig); Annabelle’s longtime, loyal boyfriend Jacob (Aidan Gemme); proud “townie” Anthony (Will Meyers); and fellow comic book enthusiast Lourdes (newcomer Camila Moreno).

As Naomi journeys to the heights of the Multiverse in search of answers, what she discovers will challenge everything we believe about our heroes.

ALL AMERICAN: HOMECOMING is a young adult sports drama set against the backdrop of the HBCU (Historically Black Colleges and Universities) experience at Bringston University, where Black excellence is a way of life. The series follows Simone (Geffri Maya), a young tennis hopeful from Beverly Hills who is trying to fight her way back to great after some time away from the court, and Damon (Peyton Alex Smith), an elite baseball player from Chicago who is carrying the weight of the world on his shoulders.

After Simone’s aunt Amara Patterson (Kelly Jenrette), a journalism teacher and activist, exposes a scandal that threatens to derail the school’s beloved baseball program, new coach Marcus Turner (Cory Hardrict) is determined to bring a championship back to Bringston the honest way — with Damon’s help. Damon will adjust to his new normal with fellow baseball player and childhood friend JR (Sylvester Powell) by his side.

Meanwhile, as Simone struggles to find her footing, she will get a little guidance from Thea (Camille Hyde), the super-competitive queen bee of the Bringston tennis team, and Keisha (Netta Walker), the school’s unofficial mayor, who will help Simone learn how to live her best life. As they contend with the high stakes of college sports, Simone and Damon will also navigate the highs, lows, and sexiness of unsupervised early adulthood at a prestigious HBCU.

‘The Blacklist’ Season 9 Episode 4 Preview: Photos, Plot and Cast

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Rebecca Murray

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November 5, 2021

Season nine of NBC’s popular drama The Blacklist starring James Spader continues with episode four, “The Avenging Angel.” Season nine episode four will air on November 11, 2021.

In addition to James Spader as Raymond “Red” Reddington, the season nine cast includes Diego Klattenhoff as Donald Ressler, Amir Arison as Aram Mojtabai, Hisham Tawfiq as Dembe Zuma, Laura Sohn as Alina Park, and Harry Lennix as Harold Cooper.

“The Avenging Angel” Plot: The Task Force races to locate a blacklister who uses any means necessary to return what has been unjustly stolen. Ressler asks Park for a favor. Cooper tries to piece together an event for which he has no memory.

Season 9 Description, Courtesy of NBC:

“In the two years following the death of Elizabeth Keen, Raymond Reddington (Spader) and the members of the FBI Task Force have disbanded – their lives now changed in unexpected ways and with Reddington’s whereabouts unknown. Finding themselves each at a crossroads, a common purpose compels them to renew their original mission: to take down dangerous, vicious and eccentric Blacklisters. In the process, they begin to uncover lethal adversaries, unimaginable conspiracies and surprising betrayals that will threaten alliances and spur vengeance for the past, led by the most devious criminal of them all – Raymond Reddington.”

The Blacklist Season 9 Episode 4 — James Spader as Raymond “Red” Reddington and Diany Rodriguez as Weecha Xiu in ‘The Blacklist’ season 9 episode 4 (Photo by: Will Hart/NBC)

Stranger Things Day 2021 Plans Include Season 4 Teasers and Much More

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Rebecca Murray

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November 5, 2021

Are you ready to celebrate all things Stranger Things? Netflix has big plans for Stranger Things Day 2021 including more details on the much-anticipated, long-awaited fourth season coming in 2022.

Stranger Things Day is celebrated on November 6th in honor of the day Will Byers went missing in Hawkins, Indiana back in 1983. This year’s event will launch new footage from season four as well as Stranger Things limited-edition merchandise and special content released on the series’ social media channels.

The award-winning series was created by the Duffer Brothers and stars Millie Bobby Brown as Eleven, Winona Ryder as Joyce Byers, David Harbour as Chief Jim Hopper, Finn Wolfhard as Mike Wheeler, Noah Schnapp as Will Byers, Caleb McLaughlin as Lucas Sinclair, and Gaten Matarazzo as Dustin Henderson. Cara Buono is Karen Wheeler, Natalia Dyer is Nancy Wheeler, Charlie Heaton is Jonathan Byers, Joe Keery is Steve Harrington, Sadie Sink is Max, and Erica Sinclair returns as fan-favorite Priah Ferguson.

Season four newcomers include Robert Englund, Jamie Campbell Bower, Eduardo Franco, Tom Wlaschiha, Nikola Djuricko, Mason Dye, and Sherman Augustus.

Netflix released the following details to allow Stranger Things fans to plan their day:

• Midnight PT: Head to the Stranger Things social channels to start the celebration.
• 7am PT: One word: California. Get ready for a tease of this final Season 4 location.
• 9am PT: Explore the world of Stranger Things like never before with the first official map of Hawkins, created by artist Kyle Lambert.
• 11am PT: Get a sneak peek at the Stranger Things 4 episode titles.
• 1pm PT: Take a tour of our first-ever Stranger Things pop-up stores opening in Los Angeles and New York City. More on how to visit these stores, including locations, below.
• 2pm PT: It’s a “How We Stranger Things Day” spotlight. Get an inside look at how to celebrate the day from some of our amazing creators and collectors.
• 4pm PT: From streetwear to stranger, watch the cast transform into their new looks for Stranger Things 4.

Additional Stranger Things Day goodies include:

• Stranger Things social channels will be celebrating alongside you by reposting fans and sharing iconic moments and lines from the series all day long.
• On Facebook, you’ll see a new suite of Stickers, AR Filters, and more released globally across their FB Messenger products.
• On Canva, check out a series of Stranger Things-inspired design templates optimized for all major social platforms (TikTok, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, Snapchat), including video chat backgrounds such as Zoom and Google Hangouts, available on desktop, web, iOS and Android across select markets for a limited time.

• At Walmart, Target, Amazon and other marquee retail outlets worldwide including Foot Locker, Snipes and Zalando, you’ll find a variety of brand new Stranger Things merchandise, including a Hawkins High apparel campaign from Champion and toys and collectibles from Bandai, Funko and much more.
• On the official Netflix.shop, you’ll find a range of new Stranger Things products from a Chogrin collectible and apparel line, to limited edition Stranger Things General Mills cereal (Cheerios, Lucky Charms, and Cinnamon Toast Crunch, of course) and a special edition Elegorgon statuette from iam8bit.
• In Latin America, Estrela is going back into their archives to release two Stranger Things themed Susi Dolls to celebrate the day. There will also be various special collections across Latin America at most Hypermarkets, Fast Fashion, department stores and specialty stores (Geek and Chocolate).
• In Europe, Sephora will feature a Merci Handy beauty collection online and in stores, including a pop-up store at their flagship Champs-Elysees location, and Panini will celebrate with a range of games, puzzles and collectible trading cards.
• From Asia, All Rights Reserved has partnered with Futura Laboratories to create an exclusive collectible figure of Eleven with the iconic phrase “Friends Don’t Lie” written out in Futura’s signature handwriting. The Eleven figure will launch with a matching limited edition apparel range, available globally.
• In the US, fans can take a tour of our first-ever Stranger Things pop-up stores located in New York City’s Times Square and at The Americana at Brand in Los Angeles. These retail experiences will offer fans access to unique memorabilia and merchandise as well as the chance to journey through iconic show locations like Joyce’s house, the Palace Arcade, Starcourt Mall, the Russian Lab, the Upside Down, and Hawkins High. Sign up to visit here.

‘FBI: Most Wanted’ Season 3 Episode 6 Photos, Promo, and Plot

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Rebecca Murray

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November 4, 2021

The team is tasked with finding a killer before he can strike again on CBS’s FBI: Most Wanted season three episode six. Directed by Jean de Segonzac from a script by Ticona S. Joy, episode six – “Lovesick” – will air on Tuesday, November 9, 2021 at 10pm ET/PT.

The season three cast includes Julian McMahon as Supervisory Special Agent Jess LaCroix, Alexa Davalos as Special Agent Kristin Gaines, YaYa Gosselin as Natalia “Tali” LaCroix, and Roxy Sternberg as Special Agent Sheryll Barnes. Keisha Castle-Hughes plays Special Agent Hana Gibson and Miguel Gomez is Special Agent Ivan Ortiz.

Fedna Jacquet recurs as Charlotte Gaines and Raigan Newton recurs as Anais Barnes-Gaines.

“Lovesick” Plot: The team attempts to hunt down a family annihilator before he continues his murder spree. Also, Barnes’ intrusive mother puts pressure on her marriage.

FBI: Most Wanted Series Description, Courtesy of CBS:

From Emmy Award winner Dick Wolf and the team behind FBI and the Law & Order brand, FBI: Most Wanted is a high-stakes drama that focuses on the Fugitive Task Force, an elite unit that relentlessly pursues and captures the notorious criminals on the Bureau’s Most Wanted list.

Led by Supervisory Special Agent Jess LaCroix, an expert tracker and profiler with a complicated past, the team includes: Special Agent Sheryll Barnes, a former NYPD detective and forensics expert who is raising one child with her wife with another on the way; Special Agent Hana Gibson, a gifted millennial computer whiz with a sharp wit and mad hacking skills; and Special Agent Kenny Crosby, a young Army vet and brash Oklahoma farm boy who specializes in weapons and tactics; Special Agent Ivan Ortiz, a transplant from Los Angeles with a street cop’s instincts and a gift for undercover work; and their newest member, Special Agent Kristin Gaines, a Navy veteran who became a star in the FBI’s Miami Field Office as a result of her dogged pursuit of cold cases.

Always in the field and always on the run, FBI: Most Wanted is a weekly adrenaline shot about the thrill of the chase.

FBI Most Wanted Season 3 Episode 6 — Alexa Davalos as Special Agent Kristin Gaines, Keisha Castle-Hughes as Special Agent Hana Gibson, Julian McMahon as Supervisory Special Agent Jess LaCroix and Roxy Sternberg as Special Agent Sheryll Barnes in ‘FBI: Most Wanted’ season 3 episode 6 (Photo: Mark Schafer © 2021 CBS Broadcasting, Inc)

‘Fantasy Island’ Starring Roselyn Sanchez is Renewed for Season 2

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Rebecca Murray

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November 4, 2021

Fox has officially renewed the reboot of Fantasy Island from executive producers Liz Craft and Sarah Fain for a second season. Season one drew in impressive ratings and earned the top spot among all new scripted programs over the summer, making its renewal by Fox a real no-brainer.

Roselyn Sanchez and Kiara Barnes will return to star in season two as well as in the very special two-hour holiday episode airing on December 21, 2021 at 8pm ET/PT.

The “Welcome to the Snow Globe” holiday special released the following synopsis: “A businesswoman’s (guest star Lindsey Kraft) fantasy of a perfect Christmas and meeting Mr. Right (guest star Eddie Cahill) tests Roarke in unexpected ways. Meanwhile, Mr. Jones (guest star Mackenzie Astin) faces his past, while a new Secret Santa tradition has Ruby and Javier looking to the future.”

“Thanks to the fantastic Roselyn Sanchez and charming Kiara Barnes and the captivating stories that tapped into the core tenets of emotion and aspiration, Fantasy Island was the perfect wish fulfillment and escape we all needed this summer,” said Michael Thorn, President, Entertainment, FOX Entertainment. “Liz Craft, Sarah Fain and everyone at Sony and Gemstone did an excellent job on this series and, like all good things, it left us wanting more. We’re so happy to have Elena Roarke, Ruby Akuda and everyone on Fantasy Island open their world again for a brief visit this winter and for a longer stay next year.”

“We are thrilled to be back for a Season Two! Liz, Sarah, Roselyn and the whole Fantasy Island family reimagined this storied IP and gave it just the modern female flair it needed to resonate with audiences around the world. We’re so proud of the show and grateful for our stellar partners at Fox,” stated Marie Jacobson, EVP, Gemstone Studios.

Fantasy Island Description, Courtesy of Fox:

Fantasy Island takes place at a luxury resort, where literally any fantasy requested by guests is fulfilled, although they rarely turn out as expected. Delving into the “what if” questions — both big and small — that keep us awake at night, each episode will tell emotional, provocative stories about people who arrive with dreams and desires and depart enlightened and transformed through the magical realism of Fantasy Island.

The series stars actress, singer and songwriter Roselyn Sanchez as Elena Roarke, a descendant of the iconic Mr. Roarke, who set aside her own ambitions, and the love of her life, to uphold her family’s legacy. Sophisticated, insightful and always charming, Elena’s calm exterior masks the challenges of the responsibilities she has assumed as steward of this mysterious island. Kiara Barnes also stars as Ruby Akuda, a young woman with an old soul who arrived on Fantasy Island with a terminal illness and was given a new lease on life as Roarke’s right hand.

Fantasy Island Season 1 Finale Preview

‘Scream’ Featurette Celebrates the Return of the Ghostface Killer

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Rebecca Murray

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November 4, 2021

Original Scream star Courteney Cox begins the new Scream featurette by promising the Ghostface killer in this installment is as scary as ever. The minute and a half featurette explores the return of not just the Ghostface killer but how the new characters connect to the film franchise’s original players.

“Now’s the time to make a new Scream because we had a special story to tell that connects the legacy cast members with a new cast into the world of Woodsboro,” says Scream creator and executive producer Kevin Williamson.

The current target of the Ghostface killer calls on Dewey Riley for help since he’s so familiar with the killer’s MO. “Dewey is pulled back in because he’s still got a huge heart and really wants to help,” explains David Arquette.

Neve Campbell also returns to reprise her role as Sidney Prescott. The featurette reveals Dewey will draw Sidney back into the action, even though she’s moved on with her life, when he informs her there have been three attacks. “And then chaos ensues,” teases Campbell.

Melissa Barrera, Kyle Gallner, Mason Gooding, Mikey Madison, Dylan Minnette, Jenna Ortega, Jack Quaid, Marley Shelton, Jasmin Savoy Brown, and Sonia Ammar join the world of Scream with the 2022 sequel/reboot/revival.

Dylan Minnette calls the upcoming entry in the franchise the perfect mix of new energy with what made Scream films special in the first place. And Jack Quaid claims 2022’s Scream will not be what people are expecting.

“There’s things that happen in this that are kind of shocking,” adds Cox. “I still can’t believe it.”

James Vanderbilt and Guy Busick wrote the screenplay based on characters created by Kevin Williamson. Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett directed, with Chad Villella, Gary Barber, Peter Oillataguerre, Ron Lynch, Cathy Konrad, and Marianne Maddalena executive producing.

Paramount Pictures and Spyglass Media Group will release Scream in theaters on January 14, 2022.

The Plot:

“Twenty-five years after a streak of brutal murders shocked the quiet town of Woodsboro, a new killer has donned the Ghostface mask and begins targeting a group of teenagers to resurrect secrets from the town’s deadly past.”

‘Finch’ Review: Tom Hanks, a Robot, and a Cute Canine Go on a Road Trip

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Rebecca Murray

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November 4, 2021

Finch Starring Tom Hanks — Tom Hanks and Caleb Landry Jones (as Jeff the robot) in ‘Finch’ (Photo Credit: Apple TV+)

Apple TV+’s Finch proves you really can’t go wrong when you team up Oscar-winner Tom Hanks with an adorable dog. Hanks working with a cute canine co-star is comfort food for audiences looking for a brief respite from a world gone mad. Toss in a robot named Jeff and you’ve got fine family entertainment with a surprisingly hopeful post-apocalyptic twist.

Directed by Miguel Sapochnik (Game of Thrones), the film’s set a decade after an extinction level event caused Earth to become so hot that nothing can survive outside during the day. Radiation levels and triple digit temperatures have killed off most of the human population (as well as the plants and animals), and the dog-loving Finch only managed to survive because his specific set of skills made him uniquely prepared to handle the situation.

Finch has wiled away the days, months, and years in an underground laboratory where he was employed prior to the apocalypse. He puts his knowledge as a robotics engineer to good use creating helpful and life-saving machines and technology, including a vehicle that looks like a modified lunar rover which he uses to retrieve items during foraging trips.

Life isn’t easy, but at least he has his beloved best friend, Goodyear the dog, to keep him company. And it’s because he’d do anything for his loyal companion that Finch decides to build a life-size robot.

Finch’s most impressive creation was designed with one objective in mind: when he dies, the robot will need to take over the care and feeding of Goodyear. Finch’s health is declining and Goodyear isn’t capable of surviving on his own.

Finch barely has time to upload encyclopedias and books on dogs into the robot (played by Caleb Landry Jones) before being forced to leave the bunker due to a devastating storm that will impact the lab’s electrical supply. The storm forces Finch to go on an unplanned road trip with a super chatty droid (that ultimately lands on the name Jeff after much deliberation), Dewey the lunar rover, and Goodyear inside an RV he’s adapted to run on solar power.

The oddball “family” hits the road and heads west, with San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge set as their destination. As the miles tick by and Finch’s health declines, Jeff does his best to comprehend the life lessons his creator attempts to impart as well as understand what it means to be alive.

With Tom Hanks the only human on screen and carrying on one-sided conversations, this 2021 post-apocalyptic sci-fi buddy road trip comedy has definite Cast Away vibes. Of course, there’s an upgrade to a furry, four-legged companion in place of Wilson the volleyball, but Hanks is still left doing nearly all the heavy lifting as the only flesh and blood actor. And that’s just fine as Hanks is perfectly capable of wringing every emotion out of an audience all on his own without ever playing it phony or manipulative.

It’s pretty much a given from the opening scenes where Finch is going to end up. The fact audiences won’t care the ending’s telegraphed from the get-go is due to the terrific performances by Hanks, a very talented dog, and Caleb Landry Jones in a motion capture suit. Jones does a wonderful job of conveying Jeff’s evolution from a robot who can barely walk to one that’s almost sentient. Finch and Jeff’s relationship transitions from creator and invention to mentor and student, and even edges toward father and son. Jones does an incredible job displaying this progression, altering his voice and speech patterns as his understanding of what it means to be alive grows.

Finch wraps us in a warm and fuzzy blanket of goodness, and also delivers a few tear-jerking moments for good measure. The relatively simple story – a man, a robot, and a dog go on a road trip after an apocalypse – turns out to have a surprising amount of layers and emotional depth. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry…but you’ll mostly laugh…as this weird threesome weaves its way into your heart.

GRADE: B

MPAA Rating: PG-13 for brief violent images

Running Time: 1 hour 55 minutes

Release Date: November 5, 2021

‘FBI: International’ Season 1 Episode 6 Promo, Photos, and Plot Details

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Rebecca Murray

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November 4, 2021

The agents are tasked with finding a missing negotiator on CBS’s FBI: International season one episode six. Directed by Anton Cropper from a script by Brooke Roberts, episode six – “The Secrets She Knows” – will air on Tuesday, November 9, 2021 at 9pm ET/PT.

The season one cast includes Luke Kleintank as Special Agent Scott Forrester, Heida Reed as Special Agent Jamie Kellett, Carter Redwood as Special Agent Andre Raines, Vinessa Vidotto as Special Agent Cameron Vo, and Christiane Paul as Europol Agent Katrin Jaeger.

Episode six guest stars include Margo Seibert, Cas Anvar, Moe Irvin, Dan Bittner, and Brock Taylor Yurich.

“The Secrets She Knows” Plot: After a U.S. intelligence negotiator goes missing and her ransacked Paris apartment is discovered to be covered in her blood, the team is on the clock to find her before the country’s nuclear secrets fall into the wrong hands.

Also, Forrester finds himself drawing certain parallels to his mother’s disappearance.

Season One Description, Courtesy of CBS:

FBI: International is the third iteration of the successful FBI brand that follows the elite operatives of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s International Fly Team. Headquartered in Budapest, they travel the world with the mission of tracking and neutralizing threats against American citizens wherever they may be, putting their lives on the line to protect the U.S. and its people.

The Fly Team’s Special Agent Scott Forrester, their accomplished and dedicated leader, puts his missions ahead of his personal life and is rarely seen without the team’s “secret weapon” – their trusty Schutzhund dog, Tank. Second in command is Special Agent Jamie Kellett, not afraid to tussle – in an alley or courtroom – and her extensive network of informants is a powerful resource. Special Agent Andre Raines shines in the field and makes good use of his accounting background in tracking criminal enterprises’ moving money; and the group’s newest member is Special Agent Cameron Vo, a competitive West Point grad who excels at interrogation and strategy.

A key part of the mix is the unflappable Europol Agent Katrin Jaeger, a multilinguistic liaison between the FBI Fly Team and each host country they inhabit. Always at the scene where American interests are at risk, FBI: International is a globe-trotting depiction of law enforcement overseas.

FBI: International Season 1 Episode 6 — Vinessa Vidotto as Special Agent Cameron Vo and Carter Redwood as Special Agent Andre Raines in ‘FBI: International’ season 1 episode 6 (Photo: Katalin Vermes © 2021 CBS Broadcasting Inc)

‘The Power of the Dog’ Releases a Riveting New Trailer Along with Character Posters

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Rebecca Murray

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November 4, 2021

The Oscar buzz is bound to increase following the release of a new official trailer for Netflix’s The Power of the Dog. The gritty Western is currently sitting at 92% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes, with critics ready to hand Benedict Cumberbatch his first Best Actor Oscar for his performance in Academy Award winner Jane Campion’s latest drama.

In addition to Cumberbatch, the film stars Kirsten Dunst, Jesse Plemons, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Thomasin McKenzie, Frances Conroy, Keith Carradine, Peter Carroll, and Adam Beach. Dunst and Plemons play a married couple in the film and off-screen the duo – who met while working on FX’s Fargo – have two children together.

Writer/director Campion produces along with Emile Sherman, Iain Canning, Roger Frappier, and Tanya Seghatchian. Campion’s behind the scenes team includes Director of Photography Ari Wegner, Production Designer Grant Major, Costume Designer Kirsty Cameron, Composer Jonny Greenwood, and Editor Peter Scibberas. The Power of the Dog is a See-Saw Films, Bad Girl Creek and Max Films production in association with Brightstar, The New Zealand Film Commission, Cross City Films and BBC Film.

Netflix has set a November 17, 2021 release in select theaters followed by a December 1st release on the streaming service.

The Plot:

“Severe, pale-eyed, handsome, Phil Burbank is brutally beguiling. All of Phil’s romance, power and fragility is trapped in the past and in the land: He can castrate a bull calf with two swift slashes of his knife; he swims naked in the river, smearing his body with mud. He is a cowboy as raw as his hides.

The year is 1925. The Burbank brothers are wealthy ranchers in Montana. At the Red Mill restaurant on their way to market, the brothers meet Rose, the widowed proprietress, and her impressionable son Peter. Phil behaves so cruelly he drives them both to tears, reveling in their hurt and rousing his fellow cowhands to laughter – all except his brother George, who comforts Rose then returns to marry her.

As Phil swings between fury and cunning, his taunting of Rose takes an eerie form – he hovers at the edges of her vision, whistling a tune she can no longer play. His mockery of her son is more overt, amplified by the cheering of Phil’s cowhand disciples. Then Phil appears to take the boy under his wing. Is this latest gesture a softening that leaves Phil exposed, or a plot twisting further into menace?”

The Power of the Dog Poster — Benedict Cumberbatch as Phil Burbank in ‘The Power of the Dog’ (Photo Credit: Netflix)

First Photos: ‘Firebite’ Vampire Series Starring Yael Stone

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Rebecca Murray

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November 4, 2021

The first batch of photos have arrived from AMC+’s upcoming original series, Firebite, created by Warwick Thornton (Samson and Delilah, Sweet Country) and Brendan Fletcher (Mad Bastards). Firebite‘s set in Australia and is described as a vampire fantasy series that follows two Indigenous Australian vampire hunters.

The eight episode season stars Yael Stone (Orange is the New Black), Rob Collins (Cleverman, Extraction), Callan Mulvey (Avengers: End Game) and Indigenous Australian star Shantae Barnes-Cowan.

AMC+ has set a December 16, 2021 premiere date, with new episodes dropping on subsequent Thursdays.

Series creators Thornton and Fletcher serve as writers, directors, and executive producers, with Tony Krawitz (The Tall Man) also directing. Firebite‘s an AMC Studios production with See-Saw Films. Rachel Gardner and See-Saw Films’ Emile Sherman and Iain Canning executive produce.

AMC+ released the following synopsis of the new vampire series:

“Firebite takes a new spin on the vampire genre, following two Indigenous Australian hunters, Tyson (Collins) and Shanika (Barnes-Cowan), on their quest to battle the last colony of vampires in the middle of the South Australian desert.

Firebite is set in a remote desert mining town, a hive for the last vampire stronghold shipped from Britain to Australia in 1788 by the colonial superpower to eradicate the Indigenous populations. Sheltering from the sun in the underground mines and tunnels that surround the town until the present day, the colony’s numbers and hunger is growing. War is coming. Tyson and Shanika stand vanguard to the war. But what hope does an expertly reckless man full of bravado and a 17-year-old orphan possibly have to defeat these vicious blood-thirsty parasites, when legions of warriors before them have failed?”