SANDRA BULLOCK (PRODUCER) as RUTH SLATER in ‘THE UNFORGIVABLE’ (Photo Credit: Kimberley French / Netflix)
Netflix has just released the first photo from the dramatic film, The Unforgivable, starring Oscar winner Sandra Bullock (The Blind Side). Bullock also serves as a producer on the drama from German director Nora Fingscheidt (Systemsprenger, Brüderlein).
Bullock plays Ruth Slater, Vincent D’Onofrio (Godfather of Harlem) stars as John Ingram, Jon Bernthal (The Punisher) is Blake, Richard Thomas (Tell Me Your Secrets) stars as Michael Malcolm, and Linda Emond (The Bite) is Rachel Malcolm. The cast also includes Aisling Franciosi (Black Narcissus) as Katherine Malcolm, Rob Morgan (The United States vs. Billie Holiday) as Vincent Cross, Emma Nelson (Where’d You Go, Bernadette) as Emily Malcolm, Tom Guiry (Roe v. Wade) as Keith Whelan, and Oscar winner Viola Davis (Fences) plays Liz Ingram.
Peter Craig, Hillary Seitz, and Courtenay Miles wrote the screenplay. Bullock, Graham King, and Veronica Ferres served as producers.
Netflix will release The Unforgivable in select theaters on November 24, 2021 followed by a December 10th release on the streaming service.
The Plot:
Released from prison after serving a sentence for a violent crime, Ruth Slater (Bullock) re-enters a society that refuses to forgive her past. Facing severe judgment from the place she once called home, her only hope for redemption is finding the estranged younger sister she was forced to leave behind.
Power outages and destruction signal the beginning of an invasion by aliens in the nearly three minute trailer for Apple TV+’s sci-fi action series, Invasion. The series’ full trailer arrived along with a new poster and photos from season one which is set to premiere on October 22, 2021 with the release of the first three episodes.
Invasion was created by Simon Kinberg (The Martian) and David Weil (Hunters) who serve as writers and executive producers. Emmy Award-nominee Jakob Verbruggen (The Alienist) directs and also executive produces along with Audrey Chon, Amy Kaufman, Elisa Elli, Andrew Baldwin, and Boat Rocker Studios’ Katie O’Connell Marsh. Baldwin is also involved as a writer.
The 10 episode season stars Shamier Anderson (Wynonna Earp), Golshifteh Farahani (Extraction), Sam Neill (Jurassic World: Dominion), Firas Nassar (Fauda), and Shioli Kutsuna (Deadpool 2).
The Plot, Courtesy of Apple TV+:
Earth is visited by an alien species that threatens humanity’s existence. Events unfold in real time through the eyes of five ordinary people across the globe as they struggle to make sense of the chaos unraveling around them.
Sam Neill in ‘Invasion,’ premiering October 22, 2021 on Apple TV+.Shioli Kutsuna stars in Apple TV+’s ‘Invasion’Shamier Anderson in a scene from ‘Invasion’Billy Barratt and India Brown in a scene from Apple TV+’s sci-fi dramaGolshifteh Farahani in a scene from ‘Invasion’Official poster for Apple TV+’s ‘Invasion’
Two gorgeous vampires partake in a night of slaying in the Netflix horror film Night Teeth. The just-released trailer shows the hard-partying vampires will be hitting the town with the help of a chauffeur who has no idea his passengers have a lust for blood.
Directed by Adam Randall, Night Teeth stars Debby Ryan (Insatiable) and Lucy Fry (Godfather of Harlem) as the bloodsucking passengers. Jorge Lendeborg, Jr (Love, Simon) plays the driver who gets caught up in their murder spree. The cast also includes Raúl Castillo (Atypical), Alfie Allen (Game of Thrones), Alexander Ludwig (Heels), Sydney Sweeney (The White Lotus), and Megan Fox (Rogue).
Netflix is releasing Night Teeth on Wednesday, October 20, 2021.
The Plot, Courtesy of Netflix:
To earn some extra cash, quirky college student Benny (Lendeborg, Jr.) moonlights as a chauffeur for one night. His task: drive two mysterious young women (Ryan and Fry) around Los Angeles for a night of party hopping. Taken captive by his clients’ charm, he soon learns that his passengers have their own plans for him – and an insatiable thirst for blood.
As his night spins out of control, Benny is thrust into the middle of a clandestine war that pits rival tribes of vampires against the protectors of the human world, led by his brother (Castillo), who will stop at nothing to send them back into the shadows. With sunrise fast approaching, Benny is forced to choose between fear and temptation if he wants to stay alive and save the City of Angels.
Poster for ‘Night Teeth’ starring Debby Ryan and Lucy Fry (Photo Courtesy of Netflix)
NBC’s New Amsterdam season four opened with Max set on spreading joy but derailed – at least temporarily – by an arsonist and the prospect of Helen leaving. Season four episode two, “We’re in This Together,” airs on September 29, 2021 and finds Max and Helen dealing with a shift in their relationship.
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.
“We’re in This Together” Plot: Max advises a young student at a science fair but encounters legal complications with her brilliant invention. Bloom encourages Dr. Shinwari to be more aggressive in the ED. Iggy gets a lesson in humility. Brantley has a surprise for the staff.
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 Agyman as Dr. Helen Sharpe and Ryan Eggold as Dr. Max Goodwin in ‘New Amsterdam’ season 4 episode 2 (Photo by: Virginia Sherwood/NBC)Janet Montgomery as Dr. Lauren Blooma and Shiva Kalaiselvan as Leyla in season 4 episode 2 (Photo by: Virginia Sherwood/NBC)Shiva Kalaiselvan as Leyla, Janet Montgomery as Dr. Lauren Bloom, and Jocko Sims as Dr. Floyd Reynolds in season 4 episode 2 (Photo by: Virginia Sherwood/NBC)Ryan Eggold as Dr. Max Goodwin and Jocko Sims as Dr. Floyd Reynolds in season 4 episode 2 (Photo by: Virginia Sherwood/NBC)Tyler Labine as Dr. Iggy Frome in the “We’re in This Together” episode (Photo by: Virginia Sherwood/NBC)Janet Montgomery as Dr. Lauren Bloom and Shiva Kalaiselvan as Leyla in season 4 episode 2 (Photo by: Virginia Sherwood/NBC)Freema Agyeman as Dr. Helen Sharpe and Ryan Eggold as Dr. Max Goodwin in season 4 episode 2 (Photo by: Virginia Sherwood/NBC)Jocko Sims as Dr. Floyd Reynolds in season 4 episode 2 (Photo by: Zach Dilgard/NBC)
Fox’s The Big Leap season one episode one introduced us to the key players who’ll be attempting to snag lead roles in “Swan Lake.” Episode two, “Classic Tragic Love Triangle,” finds the competition heating up while behind the scenes the contestants deal with relationship issues.
Episode two will air on September 27, 2021 at 9pm ET/PT.
Season one stars Scott Foley as Nick Blackburn, Teri Polo as Julia Perkins, Jon Rudnitsky as Mike Devries, and Kevin Daniels as Wayne Fontaine. Piper Perabo stars as Paula Clark, Ser’Darius Blain is Reggie Sadler, Simone Recasner is Gabby Lewis, Raymond Cham Jr is Justin Calgrove, Mallory Jansen is Monica Sullivan, and Anna Grace Barlow is Brittany Lovewell.
“Classic Tragic Love Triangle” Plot: With auditions beginning for the three lead roles — The White Swan, The Black Swan and The Prince — tensions begin to rise as the contestants all vie for the same parts. Gabby confronts Nick about his purposeful manipulation of the show and the producers catch Julia’s husband talking poorly about their marriage.
Meanwhile, Mike accidentally reveals a huge secret to Nick and the producers.
The Season 1 Plot, Courtesy of Fox:
On the heels of his latest show failure and a stressful divorce, producer NICK BLACKBURN (Foley) reluctantly signs on to produce “The Big Leap,” a high-stakes docuseries filming in Motor City. The show, which brings together dancers from every age, background and body type, is the brainchild of former dancer WAYNE FONTAINE (Daniels). With choreographer MONICA SULLIVAN (Jansen) on board to help Nick mount the production, he begins his search for not only the best dancers, but also the ones that could stir up the most drama and buzz.
GABBY LEWIS (Recasner) once dreamt of becoming a professional dancer, but her dreams were sidelined when she got pregnant right out of high school. In the midst of the monotony that is her 9-to-5 office job, she stumbles upon an open casting call for “The Big Leap,” reigniting her passion for dance. Auditioning alongside Gabby is JUSTIN CALGROVE (Cham Jr.), Gabby’s former dance partner and high school boyfriend…that is, until he came out of the closet (to the surprise of no one, except Gabby).
Their fellow contestants include REGGIE SADLER (Blain), a professional football star on the brink of suspension and whom Nick believes could give the show the star power and controversy it needs to break through; BRITTNEY LOVEWELL (Barlow), a born-and-bred hyper-competitive ballroom dancer whose partner is her twin brother; unemployed autoworker MIKE DEVRIES (Rudnitsky), whose gradual unraveling recently led his wife to leave him; PAULA CLARK (Perabo), a high-powered corporate executive; and former ballerina JULIA PERKINS (Polo), who relies on social media for the attention she craves from her family.
Inspired by a U.K. reality format, Big Ballet, The Big Leap is an innovative show-within-a-show that takes viewers on a journey of self-acceptance, body-positivity and empowerment at any age.
Bull moves to a new night with its sixth season premiere airing on Thursday, October 7, 2021 at 10pm ET/PT. Season six episode one, “Gone,” finds the team desperately searching for Bull’s kidnapped daughter.
The cast is led by Michael Weatherly as Dr. Jason Bull. Yara Martinez plays Isabella “Izzy” Colón, Geneva Carr is Marissa Morgan, Jamie Lee Kirchner plays Danny James, Christopher Jackson stars as Chunk Palmer, and MacKenzie Meehan is Taylor Rentzel.
Episode one was directed by Eric Stoltz from a script by Kathryn Price and Nichole Millard. Guest stars include Nora Noto, Jenny Bacon, Mark Taudevin, Lilla Crawford, and Sam Breslin Wright.
“Gone” Plot: Bull and the TAC team must call upon all their collective experience to locate Bull’s kidnapped daughter, and the abductor warns them not to go to the police. As Bull works to build the most important psych profile of his life, he begins to suspect the captor is someone connected to his past, on the sixth season premiere of Bull.
Emmy nominee Tessa Thompson (Sylvie’s Love) and Oscar nominee Ruth Negga (Loving) star in the 2021 adaptation of Nella Larsen’s 1929 novel, Passing, which premiered to positive reviews at the Sundance Film Festival. Netflix just released a gorgeous new trailer for the drama that marks the feature film directorial debut of actor Rebecca Hall (The Night House). Hall also adapted the novel for the screen.
Thompson and Negga lead a cast that includes André Holland (Castle Rock), Bill Camp (The Queen’s Gambit), Gbenga Akinnagbe (The Deuce), Antoinette Crowe-Legacy (Godfather of Harlem), and Alexander Skarsgard (Big Little Lies). Writer/director Hall, Nina Yang Bongiovi, Forest Whitaker, and Margot Hand served as producers.
Passing will open in select theaters on October 27, 2021 followed by a November 10th release on Netflix.
The Plot, Courtesy of Netflix:
Adapted from the celebrated 1929 novel of the same name by Nella Larsen, Passing tells the story of two Black women, Irene Redfield (Thompson) and Clare Kendry (Negga), who can “pass” as white but choose to live on opposite sides of the color line during the height of the Harlem Renaissance in late 1920s New York. After a chance encounter reunites the former childhood friends one summer afternoon, Irene reluctantly allows Clare into her home, where she ingratiates herself to Irene’s husband (Holland) and family, and soon her larger social circle as well.
As their lives become more deeply intertwined, Irene finds her once-steady existence upended by Clare, and Passing becomes a riveting examination of obsession, repression and the lies people tell themselves and others to protect their carefully constructed realities.
The majority of comments under The Problem with Jon Stewart‘s first-look video on YouTube support his return to television and express their belief now’s absolutely the right time for Stewart to tackle pressing social issues. The Apple TV+ current affairs series debuts on Thursday, September 30, 2021, with new episodes arriving every other week.
In addition to the biweekly episodes on Apple TV+, Stewart’s also launching the series’ weekly podcast on September 30th on Apple Podcasts.
Stewart hosts the series and serves as an executive producer via his Busboy Productions. Showrunner Brinda Adhikari also executive produces with Stewart’s manager James Dixon and Eden Productions’ Richard Plepler. Chelsea Devantez serves as head writer.
Details on The Problem with Jon Stewart, Courtesy of Apple TV+:
Jon Stewart leads with compassion and humor as he takes a deep dive into some of the most enduring, deeply-entrenched issues of our time on the new Apple Original series, The Problem With Jon Stewart. From the acclaimed writer, producer, director and advocate, the series explores complex topics through the differing perspectives of stakeholders, experts and individuals confronting these challenges. The companion series podcast will expand upon the conversation from each episode, featuring staff members from across the show who will have conversations with activists in the space, share facts on the issue, and of course, bring plenty of jokes.
In this sneak peek, episode topics range from the struggle for comprehensive veteran care to better ways to support the American working class, as the series tackles ongoing national conversations that have domestic and global impact.
SEAL Team season five kicks off on CBS on Sunday, October 10, 2021 before moving over to Paramount+ for the full season. The network’s just released the first batch of photos from season five episode one, “Trust, But Verify: Part 1,” which was directed by Christopher Chulack from a script by Spencer Hudnut.
David Boreanaz returns to lead the cast as Jason Hayes. Max Thieriot plays Clay Spenser, Neil Brown Jr. is Ray Perry, AJ Buckley is Sonny Quinn, and Toni Trucks stars as Lisa Davis.
Episode one’s guest cast includes Justin Melnick, Tyler Grey, Parisa Fakhri, Rachel Boston, and Alona Tal. Kerri Medders, Mike Wade, Jennifer Shelton, Keong Sim, Gavin White, Carolyn Ordonez, Jim Hanna, and MJ Kang also guest star in the season five premiere.
“Trust, But Verify: Part 1” Plot – Everyone on Bravo is shocked when they learn a training exercise is really cover for a covert mission to get a weapons expert out of one of the most dangerous countries in the world, on the fifth season premiere.
Kurt Warner and Zachary Levi stopped by Jimmy Kimmel Live to debut the new teaser trailer for the inspirational biopic American Underdog. Levi plays Warner in the story based on the ex-NFL quarterback’s Cinderella story of defying the odds and going from an undrafted wannabe to Super Bowl-winning QB.
In addition to Zachary Levi (Shazam!), the cast includes Anna Paquin (True Blood) as Brenda Warner and Dennis Quaid (Blue Miracle) as Coach Dick Vermeil.
American Underdog is based on Kurt Warner and Michael Silver’s All Things Possible, adapted by Jon Erwin, David Aaron Cohen, and Jon Gunn. Jon Erwin and Andrew Erwin directed and served as producers along with Kevin Downes, Mark Ciardi, and Daryl Lefever. Kurt Warner, Brenda Warner, Tony Young, Jon Gunn, and Sean Devereau executive produced.
American Underdog arrives in theaters on December 25, 2021.
Zachary Levi as Kurt Warner in ‘American Underdog’ (Photo Credit: Michael Kubeisy / Lionsgate)
The Plot, Courtesy of Lionsgate:
American Underdog tells the inspirational true story of Kurt Warner (Levi), who went from a stockboy at a grocery store to a two-time NFL MVP, Super Bowl champion, and Hall of Fame quarterback. The film centers on Warner’s unique story and years of challenges and setbacks that could have derailed his aspirations to become an NFL player – but just when his dreams seemed all but out of reach, it is only with the support of his wife, Brenda (Paquin) and the encouragement of his family, coaches, and teammates that Warner perseveres and finds the strength to show the world the champion that he already is.
American Underdog is an inspirational story that demonstrates that anything is possible when you have faith, family and determination.
