BBC America’s unveiled the juicy trailer for the fourth and final season of the critically acclaimed thriller, Killing Eve. The trailer finds Villanelle (Emmy Award winner Jodie Comer) disappointed in herself for going back on her vow and killing people, while Eve (SAG and Critics Choice Awards winner Sandra Oh) appears rather pleased with herself for shooting someone in the hand.
The final season also stars Emmy nominee Fiona Shaw and BAFTA nominee Kim Bodnia. Laura Neal (Sex Education) is the lead writer and executive produces along with Sandra Oh, Sally Woodward Gentle, Lee Morris, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Gina Mingacci, and Damon Thomas.
Season four consists of eight episodes and will premiere on Sunday, February 27, 2022 at 8pm ET/PT on BBC America and AMC+. New episodes will arrive one week early to AMC+ subscribers (except for the premiere and the finale), and encore episodes will air on AMC on Mondays following their Sunday evening premieres.
Jodie Comer as Villanelle in ‘Killing Eve’ Season 4, Episode 1 (Photo Credit: Anika Molnar/BBCA)
BBC America released the following description of the final season:
“After the emotional climax of Season Three, Eve (Oh), Villanelle (Comer) and Carolyn (Shaw) are in very different places. Following Eve and Villanelle’s exchange on the bridge, Eve is on a revenge mission, while Villanelle has found a brand-new community in an attempt to prove she’s not a ‘monster.’ Having killed Paul, Carolyn goes to extraordinary lengths to continue to chase down The Twelve and the person that ordered Kenny’s hit.
This season follows our extraordinary women, each driven by passion, revenge and obsession, building towards a messy, nuanced and totally glorious series finale.”
Paramount+ has officially renewed SEAL Team for a sixth season. The subscription streaming service also announced they’ve picked up Mayor of Kingstown and The Game for second seasons.
“We are very excited to welcome SEAL TEAM back for another season on Paramount+,” stated Nicole Clemens, President, Paramount+ Original Scripted Series. “The show’s loyal fanbase followed the series to its new exclusive home, and it has proven to be a high-performing title for the service, consistently in the top 10 most-watched original series. We can’t wait for the fans to see what our brilliant creative team has in store for Team Bravo next season!”
The popular action drama starring David Boreanaz, Max Thieriot, Neil Brown Jr., AJ Buckley, and Toni Trucks moved to Paramount+ after four seasons airing on CBS. All five seasons are currently available to stream on Paramount+
Taylor Sheridan and Hugh Dillon’s Mayor of Kingstown stands as Paramount+’s second-most-watched original series. (Sheridan’s Yellowstone prequel, 1883, is the most-watched.) The intense drama stars Jeremy Renner, Dianne Wiest, Hugh Dillon, Taylor Handley, and Emma Laird. Kyle Chandler, Tobi Bamtefa, Derek Webster, Hamish Allan-Headley, Pha’rez Lass, and Aidan Gillen are also featured in the series’ first season.
“With Mayor of Kingstown, Taylor Sheridan and Hugh Dillon offer a nuanced portrayal of the United States’ harsh prison system,” said Tanya Giles, Chief Programming Officer, ViacomCBS Streaming. “The stellar crew and cast, including Jeremy Renner and Dianne Wiest, delivered a thought-provoking, intense drama that kept audiences captivated and yearning for more. We are thrilled to be the home of the expanding Taylor Sheridan universe, and we look forward to bringing fans back to Kingstown next season.”
The series is executive produced by Sheridan, Dillon, Renner, Antoine Fuqua, David C. Glasser, Ron Burkle, Bob Yari, and Michael Friedman.
“Mayor of Kingstown is such an important project that offers a comprehensive look into the brutal prison system, and I am thrilled to continue the journey with Taylor and team for season two,” said Antoine Fuqua, executive producer. “Thank you to our partners at Paramount+, 101 Studios and MTV Entertainment Studios for believing in us to further explore this story.”
Paramount’s The Game will also return for a second season, and all 10 episodes of season one are now available to stream.
“With ample humor and heart, Devon Greggory reimagined an iconic series, brought back beloved legacy characters and introduced new fan favorites,” said Nicole Clemens, President, Paramount+ Original Scripted Series. “As Tasha Mack says, ‘game recognizes game,’ and audiences continue to discover the series on Paramount+. We look forward to what Devon and his team have in store for us next season on and off the field.”
Paramount+ offers this description of season one:
“Starring Wendy Raquel Robinson, Hosea Chanchez, Adriyan Rae, Vaughn Hebron, Analisa Velez and Toby Sandeman, The Game offers a modern-day examination of Black culture through the prism of pro football. The team tackles racism, sexism, classism and more as they fight for fame, fortune, respect and love – all while trying to maintain their souls as they each play THE GAME.”
With just two episodes left in part one of Ozark’s final season, things are really heating up. Special Agent Maya Miller (Jessica Frances Dukes) and her team are on standby waiting to take down another of Navarro’s trucks when suddenly the driver stops the truck, gets out, and runs. As the FBI approaches the truck, Maya realizes what’s about to happen and screams, “GET OUT OF THERE!” But it’s too late and the truck explodes.
Darlene (Lisa Emery) recovers in the hospital from her heart attack with Wyatt (Charlie Tahan) by her side. She tells the doctor all she really needs is to take her son out on her land for a walk. The doctor assumes Wyatt’s her son, patting him on the shoulder while saying, “I’m sure he’d like that.”
Darlene asks Wyatt how Zeke’s doing, and he tries to ease her mind by saying he’s with Jonah and Ruth. She’s not happy about Ruth’s involvement and blames her for her heart attack. It happened because Ruth went behind her back and worked with the Byrdes. Wyatt tries to tell her Ruth is his family, but Darlene says, “I am your family – and Zeke.”
Marty (Jason Bateman) receives a call from Agent Miller and she informs him what went down at the bust. Agents are in critical condition and she seems to think Omar Navarro was responsible. Maya wonders why he did it, and while they’re still on the phone Marty has Wendy (Laura Linney) call Navarro. Marty assures Maya there’s no way Navarro did this; he wants and needs this deal to work more than anyone.
Navarro (Felix Solis) doesn’t react when Wendy describes what happened. Wendy warns Navarro that if Javi suspects anything right now, he isn’t safe. “I will handle my nephew, Wendy,” says Navarro. He wants Wendy to have their “friend” (Agent Miller) set up a meeting with her bosses.
Marty passes on the message to Maya but she still believes Navarro’s behind the bombing. She doesn’t want to discuss a deal while there’s an agent having a piece of steel removed from his brain. Marty still insists that she needs to do a deal.
Over at the Snell farm, Ruth (Julia Garner) and Jonah (Skylar Gaertner) make small talk while doing the dishes. He asks what happened to her mom and she explains she died in a hit and run. Wyatt comes home and thanks Jonah for staying so late, but Ruth can sense there’s something wrong. He reveals Darlene found out about the deal she did with Marty. Wyatt wonders why she keeps messing around with the Byrdes and Ruth insists it was the right deal to do.
Wendy and attorney Jim Rattelsdorf (Damian Young) have a celebratory drink at the casino and Jim knows she wants something from him. Wendy admits they want him exclusively as the Byrde family lawyer. He can tell there’s something else on her mind and advises her to feel free to fully exercise her attorney-client privilege. Wendy blurts out, “We launder money…for the Navarro cartel.”
She explains Navarro wants out and he’s about to make a deal with the FBI. Wendy wants Jim to draw up the deal. Jim says he has a rule that he doesn’t like to do things that could get him killed. She assures him he’ll be solely their attorney, not Navarro’s.
Later, Marty meets with Maya and her boss to try and convince them Navarro wasn’t behind the bomb that went off in the truck. Someone is setting Navarro up. Marty’s trying to explain things but the agent’s not having it. Marty guarantees Navarro’s cooperation but needs some assurances for his family. Maya reminds him he’s in no position to demand anything. Marty points out the FBI has been chasing Navarro for over a decade and he can deliver him to them now. A man who’s obviously a supervisor finally speaks. He tells Marty to prove Navarro wasn’t behind the bombing and then they’ll reconsider a deal.
Wendy pays a visit to Darlene at the hospital and while she’s standing there with a condescending smile on her face Darlene asks if she came to finish her off. She points out she saved Darlene’s life by calling an ambulance and now she wants her to let Jonah go. After all, Darlene doesn’t really need another Byrde in her life right now.
Darlene suggests Jonah’s not a Byrde anymore and he’s free to stay with her as long as he wants. Apparently, Darlene didn’t get the memo on just how cold-hearted Wendy is and Wendy tells her point blank, “We took your land for our casino. We gave your heroin to our partners. We can take everything else you have. Now, are you prepared for that in your condition?”
Marty phones Navarro and explains they need to give the FBI Javi. Navarro believes just showing his face should be enough for the FBI; they need to start showing him some respect.
After hanging up on Marty, Navarro pulls Javi (Alfonso Herrera) aside and asks if he’s behind the truck bombing. Javi thinks it was worth risking FBI agents’ lives to figure out who’s screwing over their family. In a surprisingly shocking and possibly very smart move, Navarro says, “It’s your turn, nephew. It’s time for your generation to take over and you should be their leader.”
Navarro tries to bring up that the Byrdes made him a fortune, but Javi cuts him off. Javi doesn’t think the Byrdes are trustworthy. Navarro claims that’s why he’s getting his assets out now, and Javi wants to know what happens after that. Navarro tells him, “And after that, the Byrdes are yours.”
Darlene comes home to find Ruth in her house, and Ruth says she knows it’s not the deal she would have made but it’s still good for them partnership-wise. Wyatt takes Ruth outside and says Darlene needs more time. Ruth warns that if he doesn’t stand up to her now, Darlene will shut her out forever. Ruth wants Wyatt and Three to leave with her, claiming she has all the money they need. Wyatt can’t go because he, Darlene, and Zeke are a family.
The authorities call Wendy to come look at a deceased male who matches her brother’s description. Apparently still playing along, she agrees to drive down there to look at the body.
Marty does a double-take when he’s walking through the casino, spotting Javi sitting at a slot machine. Javi delivers the surprising news that he’s his new boss and wants to have a look at the finances. He checks them out and announces he wants to take the business into some kind of tech. Marty appears to try and appease him by agreeing.
Marty calls the other casino and hotel “dumps” that don’t make much money. Neither does the horse farm. Marty confirms the Missouri Belle and the strip club, Lickety Splitz, do really well financially. Javi tells him he needs to think bigger and suggests Marty needs to move to Macau.
Javi asks how Agent Miller’s doing and wants to know if he still thinks she’s loyal. Marty insists she is. Javi wants to talk to Miller but Marty reminds him she’ll only speak with him. Javi warns that will have to change.
As soon as Javi leaves, Marty calls Navarro and says, “Yeah, hey, your nephew just showed up to brainstorm when will be a great time to kill me and my family.” Marty was under the impression Navarro was going to take care of Javi, not give him the keys to the cartel. Navarro wants to know if Javi’s happy and Marty’s confused by the question. Navarro says Marty needs to tell the FBI they can have it all – the money, the routes, and the leadership.
Marty wants to make sure that includes Javi and Navarro confirms it does. Marty, who’s normally a smart guy, says he needs to prove Javi was behind the bombing. Navarro replies, “Well, he is in the Ozarks, isn’t he? So, go find him.”
Wendy and her father, Nathan Davis, go to identify the body of a man who, of course, isn’t Ben. Their relationship is obviously strained and Wendy realizes they should probably sit down and have a conversation.
They grab a booth at a diner and she fills him in on both her kids. Her dad seems uninterested in his grandchildren and instead asks, “Casinos and nudity bars…how’s all that going?” She tries to keep things pleasant and tells him it was good of him to drive all this way. Her dad blames her for Ben going missing, certain she shouldn’t have locked him up. Wendy’s done and abruptly leaves.
Frank Cosgrove’s (John Bedford Lloyd) discovered what happened with Jr. and the drugs, and he’s not happy. Jr (Joseph Sikora) gets defensive, claiming since he got out of the hospital he’s been cut out. Frank Sr knows doing business with Snell’s a bad idea and everyone listens to him except his own son. Jr points out he cleared seven figures and his dad says he heard it was Ruth who actually set up the deal.
Wendy calls Jim to ask what happens if a minor gets hit with a federal money laundering charge. He says juvie and then probation. She asks if they can have it wiped when he’s 18 and Jim suggests this might be better discussed with a family therapist.
Marty has Javi meet him at the casino and attempts to make it seem as though he agrees they should modernize the cartel. Marty tries to get him to admit he set up the truck bombing and suggests he do it again but on a bigger scale: double the trucks, slash his payloads. “Like tech, break big, win big,” Marty tells him. Javi takes the bait and says, “It made sense. Someone has to keep those f**ks in check.” Maya’s listening in on the conversation.
A pissed-off Frank Cosgrove shows up at Darlene’s house and immediately lays into her. He demands she pay him the $500,000 she owes plus every cent his son paid for her dope. He tosses insults her way and warns her to leave his son alone.
Frank really should quit while he’s ahead but doesn’t. Darlene leaves the room, comes back with a shotgun, and shoots him dead.
Wendy shows up at the Lazy-O Motel to set up her own son. She talks Sam into letting her into Jonah’s room, claiming he forgot some schoolwork. She gets what she needs from Jonah’s computer and tells Sam not to say anything to Jonah about her visit because he’ll be embarrassed.
Wyatt comes home and discovers a dead man on their dining room table. Obviously in shock, he asks who that is and Darlene informs him it was Frank Cosgrove Sr. She claims he was threatening them and was unkind. Wyatt needs some air and leaves.
Wyatt’s an emotional mess when he shows up at Ruth’s place. He reveals Darlene killed Frank Jr.’s dad and asks if she was serious about leaving. Ruth’s not sure where to go but says they’ll go as far away as possible.
Jim’s in shock when Javi shows up on his doorstep. Javi introduces himself as Omar Navarro’s successor and claims he’ll be working for him from now on. He’s stopped by to open a line of communication. Jim informs him there must be some sort of mistake because Helen was Omar Navarro’s lawyer but he’s the Byrdes’ lawyer. Jim explains he can’t represent both because it’s a conflict of interest. Javi pays him a compliment, telling him he seems like a smart man and should know what’s in his best interest. Jim asks Javi to leave his card so he can call him if need be. Javi does one better and gives him a burner phone.
Wendy pours a drink as she calls social services regarding Darlene and her heart attack. She’s “concerned” about Zeke since Darlene doesn’t have help.
Wendy then sits down for a drink with Charlotte and asks what she wants to do in Chicago. Charlotte begins talking about the business but Wendy cuts her off and says, “No. Not work. You personally.”
Charlotte wants to be safe and have a start fresh. Wendy suggests they should get her an apartment in the city. Charlotte wonders what will happen to Jonah and is worried since he’s not coming with them. Smiling big, Wendy says, “Yes he is.”
Speaking of Jonah, he’s at the motel and discovering he can’t log into his accounts. After repeated attempts, he begins to freak out. He calls Ruth and she tells him to call his dad. She insists Marty can fix this.
Marty shows up to the rescue. He asks a bunch of questions and Jonah really freaks out. Marty begins working his magic and explains everything he’s doing as he fixes things for his son. After Marty’s done, he realizes that Wendy most likely did this. Fortunately, Jonah hasn’t caught on to who’s behind this yet so Marty’s able to convince him to have dinner at the house.
Wyatt practices his “It’s not you, it’s me” speech on Three (Carson Holmes), trying to figure out what to say to Darlene. Three thinks he should be straightforward with Darlene. Three tells him, “You gotta be stronger, like Ruth, less cussing.”
Ruth finds Frank Jr. to break the news that Darlene shot his dad. She lets him know that no one else knows but she felt he deserved to know what happened. Ruth tries to comfort him by telling him she lost her dad last year. She asks him to give her until tomorrow to square everything away then he can do whatever he needs to do to Darlene.
Sam mentions something about seeing his dad to Jonah, and Jonah claims his dad was helping him with school work. Sam momentarily forgets Wendy asked him not to tell Jonah she was there. “Everyone’s pitching in today, huh?” Jonah asks what he means and Sam suddenly remembers he wasn’t supposed to say anything to Jonah but does so anyway. Jonah figures out who set him up and shut down his laundering operation.
Wyatt returns to Darlene’s place and finds her crying. Social services are going to take Zeke away at the end of the week. Wyatt has a change of heart about leaving Darlene and asks her to marry him so she can keep Zeke.
Ruth packs up Ben’s ashes while over at the Snell farm Wyatt digs a grave for Frank Sr. while Darlene looks on.
Netflix’s Ozark season four episode six ends with Wendy and Marty preparing to eat dinner when Jonah arrives and angrily demands to know if his mom planted the red flag on his account. She claims this was an important lesson and he slams his fist on the counter. “I COULD HAVE GONE TO JAIL!” he screams.
Marty takes Jonah’s side and after their son storms out of the room, he asks Wendy if she’s lost her mind. Wendy tries to turn it around on him by asking where the united front is now. He’s livid she tried to send their kid to jail. Basically patting herself on the back, Wendy says she’s trying to keep this family together.
Marty seems to finally have had enough. “I’ll tell you what…I’m not going to f**king stand by and watch you try to turn our children into one of your goddamn conquests,” says Marty. “In fact when we get back to Chicago, Wendy, when we get back to that town, you and I…” Wendy cuts him off and says their life in Chicago was one big lie.
Their heated conversation abruptly ends when the phone rings.
Jonah’s packing his things and Charlotte tells him she can’t believe their mom did that. She asks if he’s going with them to Chicago, claiming he has to.
The phone call was a notice that Marty and Wendy need to deliver Omar Navarro to the FBI in 12 hours.
Charlotte comes out of the house and tells her parents Jonah’s gone.
Torri Higginson as Claire Malone, Hamza Haq as Dr. Bashir “Bash” Hamed, Laurence Leboeuf as Dr. Magalie Leblanc, and Jim Watson as Dr. Theo Hunter in ‘Transplant’ season 1 (Photo by: Yan Turcotte/Sphere Media/CTV/NBC)
NBC’s popular medical drama Transplant and the game show Weakest Link will kick off their second seasons on Sunday, March 6, 2022. Weakest Link will air at 9pm ET/PT followed by new episodes of Transplant at 10pm ET/PT.
Hamza Haq returns to lead the Transplant cast as Dr. Bashir “Bash” Hamed. Season two also stars Sirena Gulamgaus as Amira and John Hannah as Dr. Jed Bishop. The medical series is executive produced by Joseph Kay, Bruno Dubé, Jocelyn Deschênes, Virginia Rankin, Tara Woodbury, Josée Vallée and Adam Barken. Stefan Pleszczynski is also on board as a season two executive producer and directs six episodes.
NBC released the following tease of what’s in store for the second season:
“Transplant follows the story of Dr. Bashir “Bash” Hamed, a talented doctor and Syrian refugee, who fled his war-torn country with his younger sister, Amira, for a fresh start in Canada. After a truck crashes into the restaurant where he’s been working, Bash earns the chance to practice medicine again by using his field-honed skills to save multiple lives in brilliant fashion, including that of Dr. Jed Bishop, the Chief of Emergency Medicine at York Memorial Hospital in Toronto.
Season two picks up with Bash and his fellow residents reeling after Dr. Bishop suffers a stroke. With everything at the hospital destabilized, the place that Bash had started to consider home suddenly feels precarious. As the team adjusts to new colleagues while dealing with the challenges of life, unexpected faces from the past leave Bash seriously doubting whether his transplant into this new world was successful.”
Five-time Emmy Award winner Jane Lynch will return as host and executive producer of Weakest Link. Stuart Krasnow also executive produces and serves as showrunner.
The season two description:
“In each episode of Weakest Link, hosted by Emmy Award winner Jane Lynch, eight contestants enter the studio as total strangers but must work together to bank the maximum amount of prize money available in each round. The contestants take turns to answer general knowledge questions to build chains of correct answers. Consecutive correct answers greatly increase the value of the chain, while incorrect answers break the chain and force the contestants to start over on the lowest rung with the smallest amount money.
At the end of each round, contestants vote to eliminate the fellow contestant they consider to be the ‘Weakest Link’ in the chain. The contestant who receives the highest number of votes leaves the game as Lynch declares the iconic phrase, ‘You are the Weakest Link. Goodbye.'”
The ‘Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies’ cast (Photo Courtesy of Paramount+)
Paramount+ has set the key cast members for the upcoming musical series, Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies. A prequel to the Oscar-nominated 1978 film starring John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John, Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies explores the formation of the Pink Ladies in the years leading up to the film.
The cast of the musical includes Marisa Davila as Jane, Cheyenne Isabel Wells as Olivia, Ari Notartomaso as Cynthia, Tricia Fukuhara as Nancy, Shanel Bailey as Hazel, and Madison Thompson as Susan. Johnathan Nieves is Richie, Jason Schmidt is Buddy, Maxwell Whittington-Cooper is Wally, and Jackie Hoffman will play Asst. Principal McGee.
“We are thrilled to unveil our new original series that will introduce an incredible cast of young stars in the making and electrifying musical numbers you will fall in love with,” stated Nicole Clemens, President, Paramount Television Studios & Paramount+ Original Scripted Series. “Annabel and Alethea have managed to brilliantly capture the spirit of the iconic beloved classic film which like Rise of the Pink Ladies, is both set in the past but relevant to the present.”
Filming is currently underway in Vancouver on the original series created by Annabel Oakes (Atypical, Transparent). Oakes will be writing, executive producing, and serving as showrunner on season one. Temple Hill’s Marty Bowen also executive produces as well as Adam Fishbach, PICTURESTART’s Erik Feig and Samie Kim Falvey, and Alethea Jones (Made For Love). Jones is on board to direct multiple episodes including the pilot.
Jamal Sims is the choreographer and Grammy nominee Justin Tranter is in charge of the music.
Paramount+ confirmed season one will consist of 10 episodes. The Paramount Television Studios production is targeting a late 2021 premiere in the U.S. on Paramount+, followed by a release in international markets in 2022.
The Plot, Courtesy of Paramount+:
The musical series takes place four years before the original Grease. In 1954 before rock ‘n’ roll ruled, before the T-Birds were the coolest in the school, four fed-up outcasts dare to have fun on their own terms, sparking a moral panic that will change Rydell High forever.
Carlos Valdes and Mae Whitman in ‘Up Here’ (Photo by: Patrick Harbron/Hulu)
Hulu’s adding a musical romantic comedy to its lineup of upcoming shows with the addition of Up Here. The streaming service just greenlit the rom-com, which will feature original songs from Frozen‘s Oscar-winning songwriting team of Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez.
Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez will also serve as writers and executive producers along with Emmy nominee Steven Levenson (Fosse/Verdon) and Danielle Sanchez-Witzel (Rel). Jennifer Todd’s also executive producing, and Levenson is the season one showrunner.
Three-time Emmy Award winner Thomas Kail (Grease Live!, Hamilton) is on board as director and will executive produce. The series will be produced by 20th Television and Old 320 Sycamore Productions.
Hulu reports casting is currently underway, with production on the eight-episode season targeting a summer start in New York.
Hulu released the following description of Up Here:
“A musical romantic comedy set in New York City in the waning days of 1999, following the extraordinary story of one ordinary couple, as they fall in love – and discover that the single greatest obstacle to finding happiness together might just be themselves – and the treacherous world of memories, obsessions, fears, and fantasies that lives inside their heads.”
Sienna Miller and Rupert Friend in ‘Anatomy of a Scandal’ (Photo Credit: Netflix)
The first photos have arrived from Netflix’s upcoming thriller Anatomy of a Scandal based on Sarah Vaughan’s bestselling novel. The six-episode limited series comes from writers/executive producers David E. Kelley (Big Little Lies) and Melissa James Gibson (The Americans) and will premiere on April 15, 2022.
The limited series stars Sienna Miller (American Sniper), Michelle Dockery (Downton Abbey), and Rupert Friend (Homeland). Naomi Scott (Charlie’s Angels), Josette Simon (The Witches), Geoffrey Streatfeild (The Other Boleyn Girl), and Joshua McGuire (Lovesick) also star.
“Sex. Power. Privilege. Based on Sarah’s addictive book, the show tackles entitlement, truth and the boundaries of consent. It’s been a joy to partner with Netflix on this and see S.J. bring it to such a rich and nuanced life,” stated co-creators David E. Kelley and Melissa James Gibson.
“I was a huge fan of the book and of my character Sophie,” said Sienna Miller. “She is multi-faceted and facing the consequences of the decisions she has made in her life of privilege, that are catching up with her. I loved the arc and journey she embarks on and was thrilled to be part of such a talented cast and crew.”
S.J. Clarkson (Jessica Jones, The Defenders) directed all six episodes. Sarah Vaughan, 3Dot Productions’ Liza Chasin, and Made Up Stories’ Bruna Papandrea and Allie Goss executive produce.
Netflix released the following synopsis of the upcoming limited series:
A psychological thriller and gripping courtroom drama, the series infiltrates Britain’s elite through personal and political scandal, where the truth lies between justice and privilege. James and Sophie Whitehouse live in a blissful and rarified world. A Minister in Parliament, a loving family at home, James’ trajectory appears without limits. Until a scandalous secret suddenly comes to light. Barrister Kate Woodcroft has a trajectory of her own, and her prosecution threatens to tear into Westminster, the Whitehouse marriage, and her own personal esteem.
Michelle Dockery in ‘Anatomy of a Scandal’ (Photo Credit: Netflix)Sienna Miller (Photo Credit: Netflix)Rupert Friend (Photo Credit: Netflix)Rupert Friend and Sienna Miller (Photo Credit: Netflix)
Leatherface is back and terrorizing a new group of innocent people in Netflix’s Texas Chainsaw Massacre, a sequel to the original 1974 horror film. The two-and-a-half-minute trailer introduces the soon-to-be victims and the return of the character Sally Hardesty, played by Marilyn Burns in the original film. Burns passed away in 2014 and Olwen Fouéré takes over the role for this sequel.
The trailer’s best moment? When a busload of about-to-be-dead people whip out their cell phones and threaten to cancel Leatherface.
The new entry in the Texas Chainsaw Massacre franchise created by Kim Henkel and Tobe Hooper stars Sarah Yarkin, Elsie Fisher, Mark Burnham, Moe Dunford, Nell Hudson, Jessica Allain, Jacob Latimore, and Alice Krige.
Chris Thomas Devlin wrote the screenplay (story by Fede Alvarez and Rodo Sayagues) and David Blue Garcia directs. Alvarez, Herbert W. Gains, Kim Henkel, Ian Henkel, and Pat Cassidy produced, with Jay Ashenfelter and Shintaro Shimosawa executive producing.
Netflix has set a February 18, 2022 release.
The Plot, Courtesy of Netflix:
Melody (Yarkin), her teenage sister Lila (Fisher), and their friends Dante (Latimore) and Ruth (Hudson), head to the remote town of Harlow, Texas to start an idealistic new business venture. But their dream soon turns into a waking nightmare when they accidentally disrupt the home of Leatherface, the deranged serial killer whose blood-soaked legacy continues to haunt the area’s residents — including Sally Hardesty (Fouéré), the sole survivor of his infamous 1973 massacre who’s hell-bent on seeking revenge.
Paramount+ debuted the full official trailer for the much-anticipated sci-fi series Halo during the AFC Championship Game between the Cincinnati Bengals and the Kansas City Chiefs. (The Bengals won in overtime.) The new trailer introduces the key characters and shows off the world in which this adaptation of the popular Xbox game will exist.
The cast of the action thriller’s led by Pablo Schreiber (American Gods) as the Master Chief, Spartan-117; Natascha McElhone (Designated Survivor) as Dr. Halsey, the brilliant, conflicted and inscrutable creator of the Spartan super-soldiers; and Jen Taylor (Halo game series) as Cortana, the most advanced AI in human history, and potentially the key to the survival of the human race.
Season one also stars Bokeem Woodbine (Fargo), Shabana Azmi (Fire), Natasha Culzac (The Witcher), Olive Gray (Half Moon Investigations), and Yerin Ha (Reef Break). The cast also includes Bentley Kalu (Avengers: Age of Ultron), Kate Kennedy (Catastrophe), Charlie Murphy (Peaky Blinders), Danny Sapani (Penny Dreadful), Ryan McParland (6Degrees), Burn Gorman (The Expanse), and Fiona O’Shaughnessy (Nina Forever).
Paramount+ has set a March 24, 2022 premiere date.
Steven Kane executive produces along with Steven Spielberg, Darryl Frank, and Justin Falvey for Amblin Television in partnership with 343 Industries; director Otto Bathurst and Toby Leslie for One Big Picture; and Kyle Killen and Scott Pennington for Chapter Eleven. 343 Industries’ Kiki Wolfkill, Frank O’Connor, and Bonnie Ross are also on board as executive producers.
As a live-action series exclusively for Paramount+, Halo will take place in the universe that first came to be in 2001, with the launch of Xbox®’s first “Halo” game. Dramatizing an epic 26th-century conflict between humanity and an alien threat known as the Covenant, HALO the series will weave deeply drawn personal stories with action, adventure and a richly imagined vision of the future.
We open Netflix’s Ozark season four episode five with Private Investigator Mel Sattem (Adam Rothenberg) visiting the evidence locker at a police station. He’s talking on the phone with someone while taking out a bag of drugs and snorting a line. Just then the light turns on and another officer catches him.
Charlotte (Sofia Hublitz) is in the middle of taking her SATs when she gets up, rips up her paper, and walks out.
Wendy (Laura Linney) and Clare Shaw (Katrina Lenk) are at the casino and Clare’s not happy with the turn of events. Because Javi’s refusing to make opium deliveries, the Byrdes are now working with Ruth (again) and she’ll be the one supplying heroin to Clare’s company. Wendy assures her this is just a temporary solution.
Meanwhile, Ruth’s (Julia Garner) waiting for them with the heroin so that Clare’s trusty sidekick, Connor, can test the authenticity of the drugs. After he tests the drugs, Ruth asks if they have a deal.
Frank Cosgrove Jr. (Joseph Sikora) is getting out of his car when Darlene Snell (Lisa Emery) approaches. Naturally, he backs away after what she did to him in season three. Darlene cuts to the chase and reveals she’s aware he’s not happy his dad backed out of their distribution deal. She insinuates he’s an outsider within his own family and his dad’s now taken away his living.
Darlene’s full of insincere apologies this season and says she’s sorry she shot off his private parts. Of course, Frank Jr. declines to accept the apology. She gives him a sample of her drugs and lets him know she’s got lots of product available for him to sell.
Wendy receives a text from Senator Schafer requesting a meeting and assumes that’s a good thing. Suddenly Marty (Jason Bateman) pulls over and Wendy’s confused. “What did you expect, Wendy?” asks Marty, pointing out the dozens of missing person signs that have been put up in support of her brother, Ben.
The Byrdes are sitting down to dinner when Wendy accuses Jonah (Skylar Gaertner) of being responsible for the missing person posters. With a smirk on his face, he informs her he didn’t do it but admits Darlene did. Marty changes the subject – forever trying to play the peacemaker – and asks Charlotte how the SATs went. She confesses she left in the middle of taking them.
“What’s the point? I’m not going to go to college,” says Charlotte. Marty’s shocked but Wendy isn’t. Wendy says Charlotte’s turning 18 in a couple of months and can make her own decisions.
Marty abruptly gets up and asks Wendy if he can speak with her in the bedroom. They have a private discussion and Wendy reminds him not everyone goes to college. Sarcastically, Marty asks if she’s ever heard of a unified front, pointing out it’s Parenting 101. Wendy being Wendy turns it around on him and asks, “Since when did you become so collaborative, huh? I don’t recall you ever asking me if you could do a mammoth pharmaceutical drug deal with Ruth.”
Marty points out it’s saving their butts and it’s not the same thing as what’s going on with Charlotte. Marty uses this opportunity to point out her brother’s not missing; it might make her feel better to pretend otherwise but this is a problem that won’t go away.
Marty asks Charlotte if she can reach out to Wyatt and have him press Darlene to take those missing person posters down. She wonders if Wendy knows he’s asking her and Marty confirms she doesn’t. Marty hopes this can stay between them.
The following morning Wendy and Marty are discussing their plans for the day when their favorite PI shows up asking if they’ve heard anything from Helen yet. Marty tells him no and Wendy jumps in, adding they haven’t heard from Helen in over a month. To Marty’s shock, Mel asks if that’s because Helen’s dead. He lays out what he thinks happened: her brother killed Helen and the Byrdes are protecting Ben. Wendy wants to know why he would ever think that and Mel explains Helen got Ben tossed in a mental institution. When he got out he was probably upset – and now he’s missing and so is she.
Mel informs Wendy he just got back from North Carolina and spoke with her father, Nathan Davis. Her dad thinks Ben went down to Knoxville. Wendy abruptly ends the conversation and says she’s got to go to work.
Wendy and attorney Jim Rattelsdorf (Damian Young) sit down with Senator Schafer (Bruce Davison) and he asks about her foundation’s dealings with the FBI on corruption cases. Schafer explains he has a difficult family situation; it appears his son got tangled up in a federal wire-fraud net in Illinois, Wisconsin, and Minnesota. Jim rolls his eyes and interjects, “Your son – the federal judge.”
Schafer confesses his grandson, Liam, is caught up as well. Liam built voting machines with some proprietary tech and Schafer says some people “might” have found out about it in advance and made stock offerings. One of those people is his son.
Schafer wants to see the file. If his son’s a target of an investigation, he’s going to want to get out in front of it as privately as possible. Jim asks if this has anything to do with Schafer sitting on their board, and the senator says it’s hard for him to think about sitting anywhere with this hanging over his family. Wendy understands what helping Schafer means. She smiles and lets him know she’ll see what she can do.
After Schafer leaves, Wendy hands Jim the private investigator’s business card. Mel’s been sniffing around and Wendy needs Jim’s help digging up dirt on the PI.
Ruth shows up at the Snell farm for the heroin only to find it’s all gone. Darlene confirms she sold it to Frank Jr. an hour before Ruth got there. Ruth wonders when Darlene was going to inform her of this deal and Darlene’s suspicious of what Ruth was going to do with it. Ruth simply says it’s moot now anyway.
Marty, Clare, and sidekick Connor (David A. MacDonald) are waiting for Ruth, and Clare’s noticeably agitated because Ruth’s late. While they’re waiting Wendy calls Marty and asks him to get a file from Agent Maya Miller in Jefferson City. Marty reminds her he can’t because he’s in the middle of a drug deal. She then asks him to call Maya and have her put it aside; she’ll get it herself.
Ruth finally arrives and wants to talk to Marty alone but Clare won’t allow it. She gives them the bad news that Frank Jr. bought the heroin. Clare wants to know who that is and Marty simply says Kansas City Mob. “How many f**king heroin dealers do you people know?” asks Clare (giving Ozark fans a good chuckle.) Marty actually answers and says just three. Clare threatens to go back to the Tasmanians but Marty insists he’ll fix this.
Before taking off, Clare warns that if they bring down her family’s company she’ll drag him down with them.
Marty demands Ruth call Frank Jr. and, after some choice words, she confirms she already called him. Frank offloaded the drugs to two other buyers and Marty isn’t happy. Ruth points out she told him beforehand she had concerns about the deal. Marty decides to sweeten the deal and give Frank Jr. an extra $100,000 along with an extra $100,000 for each of the other buyers. Ruth wants $100,000 as well and Marty agrees to the new deal.
Wendy stops by Maya Miller’s (Jessica Frances Dukes) place to get the file she needs and Maya wonders what brings Wendy to Jefferson City. Wendy says she had a meeting at the Capital, but when Maya pushes for more Wendy simply smiles. “You like being a big fish in a small pond,” observes Maya.
Wendy switches topics and wants to know where the FBI stands on the Navarro case. Agent Miller reveals they like where it’s going but the key to her is whether or not he’ll agree to do real jail time. Maya offers Marty a job, again, and asks Wendy to let him know.
Wyatt (Charlie Tahan) receives a text message while setting up at the farmers market with Darlene. He excuses himself by claiming he’s getting something to eat.
Wyatt meets up with Charlotte and after some small talk, he apologizes for ghosting her. She apologizes too, confessing she knows her family messed up a lot of things and she’s sorry for that. Charlotte knows Darlene hates them but has a favor to ask anyway.
Marty and Ruth are at Buddy’s mausoleum (where the Byrdes stash their money) and Marty asks how Jonah’s doing. Ruth thinks he’s so good at laundering money at 14 that by the time he’s Marty’s age he’ll leave his dad in the dust.
Wendy looks at the row of missing person posters featuring her brother and has an idea. She pays a visit to the new sheriff (CC Castillo) and fills out an official missing person’s report on her brother. (Some viewers might be left wondering what kind of game she’s playing.) The sheriff’s glad she’s doing this and informs Wendy she even has some tips and possible sightings.
Of course the sheriff questions why Wendy didn’t do this sooner, and Wendy really lays it on thick – tears and all. She claims it was a family issue and they didn’t want to waste the department’s resources. She makes sure to add, “We just miss him so much,” through her tears.
As Wendy’s leaving the station, she calls Darlene and in the sweetest voice she can muster lets her know she’s calling to express her gratitude after Jonah informed her she’s the one who had the missing person posters put up all over town. Wendy claims she really appreciated the support.
“Oh…and also I just filed a missing person report over at the sheriff’s so fingers crossed,” adds Wendy as if it’s an afterthought. Darlene’s only response before hanging up is, “I’m happy to oblige.”
Ruth, Marty, and Connor make a smooth exchange of the heroin they need from the first man Frank Jr. sold it to.
PI Mel’s checking into the Lazy-O when Sam asks Mel how he heard about the place. Mel asks if Jonah Byrde works there, claiming he’s a friend of the family. Mel then asks what Jonah does around the motel and Sam nonchalantly says he handles their finances which, of course, earns him a puzzled look from Mel given that Jonah’s just 14 years old.
Ruth and the gang are waiting for the other guys to bring back the heroin when they pull up, don’t like what they see, and drive off. Frank Jr. calls and asks what’s going on and the man informs him his guys didn’t think it was legitimate. Frank Jr. points out the buyers are throwing in another hundred grand for his troubles, but the dealer thinks he’s sitting there with cops.
Ruth wants to go to the dealer’s house and get the drugs but Frank Jr reveals he can’t go. She insists she’ll go get it and informs him Marty’s also paying her $100,000. She can’t collect it unless she gets the heroin back. Jr.’s worried this will get back to his dad, but Ruth assures him everything will be fine.
Frank Jr. finally apologizes for roughing her up (in season three), saying, “You know, I shouldn’t have roughed you up like that. I’m sorry.” Ruth smiles and admits she probably shouldn’t have thrown him off the boat.
Wendy calls Marthy while he’s on the way to the drug dealer’s house and he’s forced to let her know they’ve hit a speed bump. They’re working on it but he probably won’t be home for dinner. Wendy informs him she gave Schafer the file and he seemed pleased. She also lets him know she got information on Mel and it turns out he’s a former detective who lost his badge due to a little coke problem. But, he was good at his job.
(As they discuss Mel we see the PI’s currently following Jonah.)
Darlene and Wyatt are packing up at the farmers market when Jonah shows up saying he has checks for her to sign. Darlene, abrasive as always, demands to know what Jonah told his mom about the signs. She then accuses him of telling his mother she was going to build the rehabs. Jonah insists he didn’t tell her about them. She begins to lay into him when Wyatt tries to intervene, reminding her Jonah’s just a kid. That just makes Darlene even madder and she threatens Jonah. Darlene questions his loyalty and asks Jonah what his parents did to the sheriff. He coughs up the news that they got rid of his body at the crematorium. She seems satisfied with that answer.
Marty, Ruth, and Connor show up at the second drug dealer’s place to attempt to get the heroin back. Connor volunteers to go in and shoot everyone. Marty nixes that; they aren’t going to kill anyone. Ruth says she’ll go in and Marty tries to protest but she knows he won’t do it himself.
Sidekick Connor jumps on the phone with Clare and attempts to get the go-ahead to go in guns blazing. (It must be the former Marine in him.) Marty demands to talk to Clare and gets Clare’s word she’ll give Ruth five more minutes before sending Connor in.
The drug dealer plays a video game while giving Ruth a hard time, obviously not convinced she isn’t a cop. He makes a ridiculous suggestion, telling her to leave the cash and come back in the morning for the drugs. She’s adamant she isn’t leaving without the drugs. She tries to throw around Omar Navarro’s name in an attempt to intimidate him but it doesn’t work.
Ruth continues to get lippy and he has one of his men slap her across the face.
Back at the car, Connor calls Clare and explains it’s been seven minutes. She gives him the okay to go in. In a last-ditch effort, Marty strips Connor of his gun and demands he remain at the car. It’s not in the least bit surprising that doesn’t work and Connor’s able to disarm Marty and hit him. Before things can escalate, Ruth comes back with the drugs.
Wendy and Jim meet with Senator Schafer who’s now in spirits. Schafer assures them he’s joining the Byrde Foundation board. Wendy can’t let it go and asks why she gets the feeling this is more than just stock trading. Wendy keeps probing and Schafer finally explains his grandson developed a state-of-the-art program and one of the engineers might have been considering spilling details about the technology. After Senator Schafer leaves, Wendy realizes the grandson’s technology can suppress votes.
Wyatt suggests to Darlene the missing person posters might be going too far and could be upsetting Ruth. She wants to know who’s asking him to confront her about the posters, even though she knows who’s behind it. She reminds Wyatt she only has one rule: never lie to her.
Ruth returns home and finds Mel on her doorstep. He asks about Helen and if Ben ever hit her because he has a drug problem. Upset, Ruth says Ben never had a drug problem.
Season four episode five ends with a shocking scene between the series’ two most vicious women. Darlene shows up at the Byrdes’ place and thinks she’s got the upper hand (and maybe once upon a time she did) by letting Wendy know her own boy ratted her out about the sheriff. Wendy plays dumb and thanks Darlene for letting them work with Ruth. Darlene has no clue what she’s talking about so Wendy fills her in on what transpired with her heroin. Darlene doesn’t respond to that bit of news and instead demands she keep Charlotte away from Wyatt. Wendy assures her she’ll do nothing of the kind.
As Darlene’s about to let Wendy really have it, Wendy gets in her face. Darlene collapses on the ground and appears to be having a heart attack. Wendy ghoulishly sits on the ground next to Darlene and watches her writhe in pain.
