Disney+ has launched the official trailer for Lucasfilm’s Halloween treat LEGO Star Wars Terrifying Tales. The animated Star Wars special is made up of three tales spun by Vaneé (voiced by Tony Hale), a loyal servant to Darth Vader.
The special’s voice cast also includes Jake Green as Poe Dameron, Raphael Alejandro as Dean, Dana Snyder as Graballa the Hutt, Christian Slater as Ren, and Trevor Devall as Emperor Palpatine. Mary Elizabeth McGlynn voices NI-L8 and Matt Sloan is Darth Vader.
Disney+ has set an October 1, 2021 premiere date for the special written by executive producer David Shayne and directed by Ken Cunningham. James Waugh, Josh Rimes, Jacqui Lopez, Jill Wilfert, Keith Malone, Jason Cosler, and Jennifer Twiner McCarron also executive produced, with Daniel Cavey and Dan Langlois producing.
The three “terrifying tales” include:
“The Lost Boy,” the story of how a young Ben Solo first meets Ren.
“The Dueling Monstrosities” which imagines how Darth Maul and General Grievous were reborn.
“The Wookiee’s Paw,” which gives a look at what might have happened if all of Luke Skywalker’s greatest wishes were immediately granted.
LEGO Star Wars Terrifying Tales Plot:
After the events of The Rise of Skywalker, Poe and BB-8 must make an emergency landing on the volcanic planet Mustafar where they meet the greedy and conniving Graballa the Hutt who has purchased Darth Vader’s castle and is renovating it into the galaxy’s first all-inclusive Sith-inspired luxury hotel. While waiting for his X-wing to be repaired, Poe, BB-8, Graballa, and Dean (a plucky and courageous young boy who works as Graballa’s mechanic) venture deep into the mysterious castle with Vader’s loyal servant, Vaneé.
Along the way, Vaneé shares three creepy stories linked to ancient artifacts and iconic villains from across all eras of Star Wars. As Vaneé spins his tales and lures our heroes deeper into the shadowy underbelly of the castle, a sinister plan emerges. With the help of Dean, Poe and BB-8 will have to face their fears, stop an ancient evil from rising, and escape to make it back to their friends.
Netflix promises its “Netflix and Chills” 2021 lineup will deliver thrills and…well…chills. (I mean, come on, it’s right there in the title.) The ghoulish programming will include frightening new films debuting every Wednesday beginning September 15th and running through October 27th.
2021’s “Netflix and Chills” also includes the debut of the sixth and final season of Lucifer along with season two of Locke & Key and Into the Night as well as season three of You.
Prey – September 10th
On his bachelor party weekend, Roman, his brother Albert and their friends go on a hiking trip into the wild. When the group hear gunshots nearby, they attribute them to hunters in the woods. However, they soon find themselves in a desperate bid for survival when they realize that they have fallen prey to a mysterious shooter.
Nightbooks – September 15th
When Alex (Winslow Fegley), a boy obsessed with scary stories, is imprisoned by an evil witch (Krysten Ritter) in her contemporary New York City apartment, he meets Yasmin (Lidya Jewett), who is also trapped there, and learns he must tell a new scary story every night in order to stay alive.
Intrusion – September 22nd
After a deadly break-in at a couple’s new dream home, the traumatized wife (Freida Pinto) searches for answers — and learns the real danger is just beginning.
No One Gets Out Alive – September 29th
Ambar is an immigrant in search of the American dream, but when she’s forced to take a room in a boarding house, she finds herself in a nightmare she can’t escape.
Into the Night: Season 2 – September 8th
While we leave our Flight 21 passengers at the end of Season 1 having finally found refuge from the sun in an old Soviet military bunker in Bulgaria, unfortunately their respite is cut short when an accident ruins part of their food supply. Suddenly chased back out above ground, they must travel to the Global Seed Vault in Norway as a desperate attempt to secure their survival. But they are not the only ones with that idea… In the name of the greater good, our group will have to split up, play nice with the hosting military crew, and make sacrifices in a race against time.
Lucifer – September 10th
This is it, the final season of Lucifer. For real this time. The devil himself has become God… almost. Why is he hesitating? And as the world starts to unravel without a God, what will he do in response? Join us as we say a bittersweet goodbye to Lucifer, Chloe, Amenadiel, Maze, Linda, Ella and Dan. Bring tissues.
Squid Game – September 17th
A mysterious invitation to join the game is sent to people at risk who are in dire need of money. 456 participants from all walks of life are locked into a secret location where they play games in order to win 45.6 billion won. Every game is a Korean traditional children’s game such as Red Light, Green Light, but the consequence of losing is death. Who will be the winner, and what is the purpose behind this game?
Midnight Mass – September 24th
From The Haunting of Hill House creator Mike Flanagan, Midnight Mass tells the tale of a small, isolated island community whose existing divisions are amplified by the return of a disgraced young man (Zach Gilford) and the arrival of a charismatic priest (Hamish Linklater). When Father Paul’s appearance on Crockett Island coincides with unexplained and seemingly miraculous events, a renewed religious fervor takes hold of the community – but do these miracles come at a price?
The Chestnut Man – September 29th
From the creator of The Killing, The Chestnut Man is set in a quiet suburb of Copenhagen, where the police make a terrible discovery one blustery October morning. A young woman is found brutally murdered in a playground and one of her hands is missing. Next to her lies a small man made of chestnuts. The ambitious young detective Naia Thulin (Danica Curcic) is assigned to the case, along with her new partner, Mark Hess (Mikkel Boe Følsgaard). They soon discover a mysterious piece of evidence on the chestnut man – evidence connecting it to a girl who went missing a year earlier and was presumed dead – the daughter of politician Rosa Hartung (Iben Dorner).
Lucy Fry and Deborah Ryan Popp in ‘Night Teeth’ (Photo Credit: Netflix)
NEW “NETFLIX AND CHILLS” FILMS – OCTOBER 2021:
Escape The Undertaker – October 5th
In this interactive film featuring WWE Superstars, The Undertaker has set a trap for the decorated tag team The New Day at his mansion. What they don’t know: The Undertaker’s mansion is an extreme Haunted House, packed to the brim with supernatural challenges. It’s up to viewers to decide the fate of these three poor souls trying to survive the wrath of The Undertaker.
There’s Someone Inside Your House – October 6th
Makani Young has moved from Hawaii to quiet, small-town Nebraska to live with her grandmother and finish high school, but as the countdown to graduation begins, her classmates are stalked by a killer intent on exposing their darkest secrets to the entire town, terrorizing victims while wearing a life-like mask of their own face. With a mysterious past of her own, Makani and her friends must discover the killer’s identity before they become victims themselves.
Fever Dream – October 13th
A young woman lies dying far from home. A boy sits beside her. She is not his mother. He is not her child. Together, they tell a haunting story of broken souls, an invisible threat, and the power and desperation of family.
Night Teeth – October 20th
A college student moonlighting as a chauffeur picks up two mysterious women for a night of party-hopping across LA. But when he uncovers their bloodthirsty intentions — and their dangerous, shadowy underworld — he must fight to stay alive.
Hypnotic – October 27th
A young woman seeking self-improvement enlists the help of a renowned hypnotist, but after a handful of intense sessions, soon discovers unexpected and deadly consequences.
Nobody Sleeps in the Woods Tonight Part 2 – October TBD Nobody Sleeps In The Woods 2 is a continuation of the first Polish slasher film, based on a screenplay by Mirella Zaradkiewicz and Bartosz M. Kowalski, who also directed the film. The main character of the film is Adaś, a young, lonely, unhappy policeman from a small village in Podlasie. Ignored by his colleagues and beautiful and extremely confident Wanessa, the shy boy is looking for his place in the world. In the sequel, we will also learn more about the fate of Zosia, who will show a completely new and surprising face. The film is a perverse, ironic, grotesque and bloody story about looking for love and discovering one’s own self in a world that divides us more than it unites us. It’s a slasher that will turn genre rules upside down this time.
Scaredy Cats – October 1st
On Willa Ward’s twelfth birthday, she inherits a beautiful charm necklace that belonged to her mother, who was a witch. She soon learns 2 bad witches, Wilma and Wanda are after her locket so they can have ultimate power, and she alongside her best friends Scout and Lily turn into cats to escape. They must learn to use the necklace and her witch powers to defeat the bad witches and save their town.
A Tale Dark & Grimm – October 8th
Based on the best-selling book series by Adam Gidwitz, the animated series follows Hansel and Gretel as they run away from home to find better parents…or at least ones who won’t chop off their heads! As Hansel and Gretel leave their own story and venture through other classic Grimm fairy tales, unexpected narrators’ guide us through their encounters with witches, warlocks, dragons and even the devil himself. As the siblings roam a forest brimming with menacing foes, they learn the true story behind the famous tales, as well as how to take charge of their destinies and create their own happily ever after. Because once upon a time, fairy tales were awesome.
Sharkdog’s Fintastic Halloween – October 15th
The Sharkpack gets ready for Halloween with the spooky legend of the “Fearsome Fog” — and Sharkdog must save trick-or-treating from a slimy sea monster!”
You: Season 3 – October 15th
In Season 3, Joe and Love, now married and raising their baby, have moved to the balmy Northern California enclave of Madre Linda, where they’re surrounded by privileged tech entrepreneurs, judgmental mommy bloggers and Insta-famous biohackers. Joe is committed to his new role as a husband and dad, but fears Love’s lethal impulsiveness. And then there’s his heart. Could the woman he’s been searching for all this time live right next door? Breaking out of a cage in a basement is one thing. But the prison of a picture-perfect marriage to a woman who’s wise to your tricks? Well, that’ll prove a much more complicated escape.
Locke & Key: Season 2 – October TBD
After their father is murdered under mysterious circumstances, the three Locke siblings and their mother move into their ancestral home, Keyhouse, which they discover is full of magical keys that may be connected to their father’s death. As the Locke children explore the different keys and their unique powers, a mysterious demon awakens — and will stop at nothing to steal them.
From Carlton Cuse (Lost, Bates Motel) and Meredith Averill (The Haunting of Hill House), Locke & Key is a coming-of-age mystery about love, loss, and the unshakable bonds that define family.
CBS’s long-running crime drama Blue Bloods returns to the network’s primetime schedule on October 1, 2021 with the season 12 premiere. Directed by David Barrett from a script by Siobhan Byrne O’Connor, season 12 episode one marks the return of Callie Thorne as psychic medium Maggie Gibson.
Tom Selleck leads the cast as Frank Reagan, with Donnie Wahlberg back as Danny Reagan and Bridget Moynahan returning as Erin Reagan. Will Estes plays Jamie Reagan, Len Cariou is Henry Reagan, Sami Gayle is Nicky Reagan-Boyle, Marisa Ramirez is Det. Maria Baez, and Vanessa Ray plays Officer Eddie Janko.
Recurring season 12 cast members include Abigail Hawk, Gregory Jbara, Robert Clohessy, Steven Schirripa, and Andrew Terraciano. Tony Terraciano, Lauren Patten, Rosyln Ruff, Luis Antonio Ramos, Dylan Walsh, and Jennifer Ikeda also recur.
“Hate is Hate” Plot: As Danny consults a psychic to solve the murder of a young boy, Frank is at odds with the mayor over how best to protect the city from an uptick in crime following a high-profile shooting. Also, Erin investigates a decades-old case in which the primary eyewitness to the killing is her boss, D.A. Kimberly Crawford (Roslyn Ruff), who was 13 years old at the time.
The second trailer for The Addams Family 2 finds Wednesday declaring she’s surrounded by idiots as Morticia and Gomez worry about their kids growing up too fast. The solution: force the kids into taking one final family vacation because nothing ever goes wrong on a road trip, right?
Returning voice cast members include Charlize Theron as Morticia, Oscar Isaac as Gomez, Chloë Grace Moretz as Wednesday, and Nick Kroll as Fester. Bette Midler provides the voice of Grandma and Snoop Dogg is It. Bill Hader joins the voice cast as Cyrus and Javon Walton is lending his voice to the youngest Addams family member, Pugsley.
Directors Greg Tiernan and Conrad Vernon are back at the helm of the sequel, with Vernon also producing along with Danielle Sterling, Gail Berman, and Alison O’Brien. Kevin Miserocchi, Jonathan Glickman, Cassidy Lange, Andrew Mittman, Aaron L. Gilbert, and Jason Cloth serve as executive producers. Dan Hernandez, Benji Samit, Ben Queen, and Susanna Fogel wrote the screenplay based on a story by Hernandez and Samit.
The PG-rated family-friendly comedy opens in theaters and will be available on demand on October 1, 2021.
In this all new movie we find Morticia and Gomez distraught that their children are growing up, skipping family dinners, and totally consumed with “scream time.” To reclaim their bond they decide to cram Wednesday, Pugsley, Uncle Fester and the crew into their haunted camper and hit the road for one last miserable family vacation. Their adventure across America takes them out of their element and into hilarious run-ins with their iconic cousin, IT, as well as many new kooky characters.
The full trailer for Netflix’s The Guilty opens with Jake Gyllenhaal as 911 operator Joe Baylor answering a series of calls before finally engaging with one caller who appears to have been abducted. He prompts the caller to continue to act like she’s speaking with her child as he asks yes or no questions in order to pin down what’s happening to this terrified woman on the other end of the line.
After she’s forced to hang up, Joe obsesses over discovering her location and saving her from her abductors.
Netflix’s official description lists only Oscar nominee Jake Gyllenhaal, but the film’s IMDB page lists Ethan Hawke, Paul Dano, Riley Keough, Peter Sarsgaard, and Bill Burr as appearing in the 2021 remake of the 2018 Danish film from writer/director Gustav Möller.
The Guilty marks the second collaboration between filmmaker Antoine Fuqua and Jake Gyllenhaal. (The duo previously worked together on the 2015 boxing drama Southpaw.) Three-time Emmy Award nominee and Writers Guild Award winner Nic Pizzolatto (True Detective) wrote the screenplay. Gyllenhaal, Fuqua, Riva Marker, Kat Samick, Scott Greenberg, Michel Litvak, Gary Michael Walters, David Litvak, Svetlana Metkina, and David Haring serve as producers.
Netflix will debut The Guilty on September 24, 2021 in select theaters followed by an October 1st release on the streaming service.
The Plot, Courtesy of Netflix:
The film takes place over the course of a single morning in a 911 dispatch call center. Call operator Joe Baylor (Gyllenhaal) tries to save a caller in grave danger — but he soon discovers that nothing is as it seems, and facing the truth is the only way out.
Amazon Studios has set an October 8, 2021 premiere date on Amazon Prime Video for the Justin Bieber documentary, Justin Bieber: Our World. Directed by Michael D. Ratner (Demi Lovato: Dancing with the Devil), the Bieber documentary takes a deep dive into the singer’s life both onstage and behind the scenes.
Justin Bieber: Our World continues the collaborative relationship between the singer and director Ratner. They previously worked together on Justin Bieber: Seasons and Next Chapter. Ratner was also at the helm of Bieber’s VMA nominated music video, “Intentions.”
“Performing live and connecting with my fans through music is deeply meaningful to me,” stated Bieber. “Especially during the past year, being able to provide a service and share my gifts to bring some happiness to people during such a sad and scary time has meant the world to me. This film documents an intense and exciting time, preparing for a return to the stage during this season of real uncertainty. Coming together with my team, overcoming the obstacles, and delivering a special show, surrounded by friends and family; it’s all here.”
“I couldn’t be prouder of our continued partnership with Justin as well as the SB Films team and the collaborative effort by all to make this project possible,” said Ratner. “Amazon Studios is the ideal partner to share this inspiring and feel-good film on a global scale. Make sure to watch it with the volume maxed out.”
OBB Pictures, Bieber Time Films, and Scooter Braun Films produced. Bieber executive produced along with Scooter Braun Films’ Scooter Braun, Allison Kaye, Scott Manson, and Jennifer McDaniels. OBB Pictures’ Michael D. Ratner, Scott Ratner, Kfir Goldberg, and Andy Mininger served as producers.
“Justin Bieber: Our World is a raw and unprecedented snapshot of Justin and those closest to him during a pivotal time in his life and career,” stated Jennifer Salke, head of Amazon Studios. “Filmmaker Michael D. Ratner has beautifully captured Justin’s spirit through rare moments both on and off stage. We are excited to invite Bieber fans around the world to experience what is a truly intimate portrayal of one of the world’s most iconic musicians.”
Justin Bieber: Our World Description, Courtesy of Amazon Studios:
The film takes viewers backstage, onstage, and into the private world of the musical icon as he prepares for his unprecedented concert, “T-Mobile Presents New Year’s Eve Live with Justin Bieber.” After a three-year hiatus from a full performance, and with concert venues shut down due to the pandemic, Bieber delivers an electrifying show to close out 2020 on the rooftop of the Beverly Hilton Hotel for 240 invited guests—and millions of fans across the globe watching via livestream.
The film follows Bieber and his close-knit team in the month leading up to the show, as they rehearse and construct a monumental stage while adhering to strict health and safety protocols. The film also captures personal, self-shot moments between Bieber and his wife Hailey.
The CW’s Roswell, New Mexico season three episode six established that Max isn’t Max – he’s Jones. Season three episode seven – “Goodnight Elizabeth,” directed by Heather Hemmens – begins with the just-revealed-not-Max (Nathan Dean) clutching his alien sword while seated inside an alien symbol. He and Maria (Hemmens) are communicating inside her mindscape where she’s locked him safely away in a jail cell. He warns he’ll keep her in a coma until she reveals the memory he needs, but Maria remains undaunted by his threats.
“I’m a resilient b*tch so I’m putting my money on me keeping you right here until my friends come and end you,” says Maria.
Meanwhile, Liz (Jeanine Mason) is doing everything she can to try and figure out how to help Maria. Isobel (Lily Cowles) and Michael (Michael Vlamis) arrive with coffee and bad news – Jones’ body is in the pod so he’s walking around inside Max’s. They’ve figured out Jones is able to remain in Max’s body because he’s using his sword to kill people and charge himself up.
In order to get Max back, they’ll have to separate Jones from his sword. To that end, Liz is whipping up another batch of alien inhibitor like she successfully used to free Isobel from Noah’s control. She’ll slip it into Jones’ drink at a fundraising event Gregory Manes is holding for Maria’s medical bills.
The plan: Liz will dose Jones in front of hundreds of people while Isobel and Michael track down the sword. However, in order for this all to work they need to figure out Jones’ location.
Isobel meets with Deputy Deport ‘Em and plants the idea in his head that he needs to bring Max in front of Sheriff Taylor and make him reveal everything he knows about the break-in at his house. Using her special powers of persuasion, she instructs the deputy to gather his men, track down Max, and then tell her once he locates him.
Elsewhere, Eduardo Ramos (David DeSantos) pulls a handcuffed Alex (Tyler Blackburn) from the back seat of his car. Alex chuckles in disbelief that he survived the Afghanistan desert and is about to be killed in a desert outside of Roswell. (Confession… I had to replay this scene twice because I originally thought Blackburn said he would be killed in an episode of Roswell, not “outside of Roswell!”)
Eduardo opens the doors to a barn, uncuffs Alex, and says it’s time to talk. Kyle (Michael Trevino) is laying in a hospital bed inside the barn, hooked up to machines, and Eduardo reveals what happened after Kyle triggered the SOS. Ramos explains he tracked the radio signal to Max’s place and found three men putting something from a hole in the desert into their car. They hit him, causing the injury to his arm, but he opted to locate his nephew, Kyle, rather than chase the men.
Eduardo confesses he wasn’t able to explain all this at Deep Sky because Kyle was injected with something only a few people on the planet have access to. Deep Sky might be compromised, and Alex wonders why anyone would target Kyle and Maria. Eduardo explains he believes it all has to do with Max Evans and finally confesses he knows Max is an alien.
The Lockhart machine is tied to the alien crash from 1947 and was stolen from Caulfield by Eduardo’s brother, Jim, who smuggled it out. Jim had no idea what it did but knew the aliens built it. Anyone who works with it is at risk, and Eduardo reveals Trevor Gunther (the bootmaker who attacked Alex) worked on it and became so obsessed he went crazy. When he was no longer capable of working, Eduardo bought him a farm, but Trevor never recovered.
Alex is shocked Eduardo didn’t reveal all this – and acknowledge the possible consequences of being in close proximity to the machine – before assigning him to work on it. Eduardo becomes defensive, claiming he didn’t understand the dangers early on. He explains he then obtained the Caulfield files and learned what Alex’s dad was doing.
Alex can’t believe Eduardo thinks the ends justifies the means, but Eduardo begs Alex to hear him out. If he’s still upset, he can leave Deep Sky and never look back.
Eduardo shows Alex symbols Trevor drew and notes one matches the symbol Alex discovered inside the Lockhart machine. They both think the machine was trying to talk to Trevor, but Trevor never truly understood what it was trying to say.
Eduardo believes the aliens who crashed on Earth in 1947 were resistance fighters, except for the one who lit men on fire. That alien – Jones – was an enemy of the aliens and humans. After they both agree Alex’s dad was a paranoid xenophobe, Eduardo confesses he hired Alex because Alex was in love with an alien. Eduardo also confesses he believed he could help Alex undo his father’s devastating work by making all the aliens’ suffering ultimately worth it.
Eduardo doesn’t push Alex into an answer and instead hands over the Caulfield file, giving Alex time to come to his own decision.
Jones needs just one more victim in order to power up enough to get what he needs out of Maria. He’s about to kill an elderly man whose truck he forced to break down in the middle of nowhere when Deputy Deport ‘Em shows up. Max didn’t show up for work, so the deputy tracked him using his cruiser’s transponder. The deputy also reveals Sheriff Taylor’s upset Max hasn’t answered radio calls in 18 hours.
The deputy texts Isobel to inform her he found Max, and Isobel in turn meets with Liz in the café to pass along that update. If Max is meeting with Sheriff Taylor, he can’t be out committing murders. Isobel’s having a difficult time keeping her emotions in check, fully aware of how Max must be feeling trapped inside while Jones is in control of his body.
Liz is sure once she gives Jones the serum, they’ll get their Max back. Isobel latches onto Liz’s “their Max” comment and wonders if she’s still interested in her idiot brother. (Isobel’s choice of words – not mine!) Isobel tells Liz that Max never let her go and that he was dying from not just a failing heart but also a broken one.
Rosa (Amber Midthunder) heads over to Michael’s to volunteer to help but Michael dismisses her, claiming her ultra-sonic hearing isn’t an actual asset. Rosa makes him eat those words when it’s revealed she can detect subatomic vibrational frequencies making her not just an asset, but perhaps the key to finding the sword. (Take that, Michael!)
Max joins Isobel and Liz at the café while a couple of deputies keep an eye on Max from a nearby booth. Liz teases news about Maria’s condition, revealing Max’s DNA fused to Maria’s through the handprint, opening up the psychic connection. Liz seems on the verge of divulging too much but pulls back after a non-verbal warning from Isobel.
Isobel suggests they go to Gregory’s fundraiser and Liz asks Max to come with her. He agrees and adds, “Anything for DeLuca.”
A short while later, Gregory (Tanner Novlan) takes the stage and welcomes everyone to the fundraiser. They have a band that will play requests for a $10 donation, and Gregory kicks it off with one of Maria’s favorites. Isobel joins Liz inside the bar to fetch drinks, including the one Liz plans on spiking with the alien inhibitor. Isobel warns Liz to stop “poking the science bear” or Jones will figure out they’re up to something.
In order for Rosa and Michael to put their sword-finding plan into action, first Rosa has to tune into Jones’ frequency; his frequency should match the sword’s. Rosa’s able to pick Jones’ out, describing it as sounding like “chaos and evil had a hate baby.”
Max enjoys a dance with Liz and manages to get her to agree to leave the fundraiser when he suggests she look at the mark Jones left on his chest. They head over to Max’s place and Liz offers to mix some drinks; she still needs to get him to drink the inhibitor. Jones reveals he has her microscopes and other lab stuff, and Liz acts impressed.
Isobel, Michael, and Rosa head out to near where the elderly man’s truck broke down and the deputies found Max. Michael thinks he’s being helpful by instructing Rosa how to use her powers…he’s not…and Isobel calls him Obi-Wan Junkyardi when he insists he’s just trying to guide her through the process.
Rosa is forced to shush both so she can concentrate. She tunes out the assorted normal sounds and is able to determine the direction to head to find the sword. They track it into a dilapidated building and Michael uses his powers to make it levitate into a secure case.
Liz texts the trio to let them know she’s at Max’s place alone with Jones. Rosa wants to go with them to take him down, but Isobel says it’s too dangerous. Rosa believes Isobel’s powerful enough to take on Jones; Isobel knows that’s not the case. She refuses to let Rosa get hurt again.
Liz believes she’s winning this pivotal game of cat and mouse with Jones, but she’s wrong. Jones reveals he knows what she’s up to and is fully aware Michael and Isobel are in on the plan. He deliberately avoided the drink she mixed for him so he’s still the most powerful alien on the planet, a fact he demonstrates when Michael and Isobel join them.
Michael and Isobel are incapable of disarming him but in attempting to do so Michael discovers a shocking truth… Jones is the dictator which means he’s Michael father! Jones doesn’t care about family connections and prepares to kill Isobel and Michael, confirming he’s killed enough humans to make himself pretty much invulnerable. Liz tries to stop Jones by claiming if he kills them, she won’t help him. Liz knows Jones needs her research skills and she’s a priceless commodity since there aren’t any other scientists who’ve done work on alien DNA.
Rosa shows up and shoots Jones just as he’s about to kill Isobel and Michael. Jones retrieves the sword and rises to his feet, claiming a spindly drug addict with a pop gun can’t stop him. Rosa reveals she’s called the cops and Jones notices lights coming his direction. If he kills Isobel or Michael, his cover as Max will be blown.
Jones disappears before the cops show up, leaving with a “till next time” warning.
Liz and Michael race over to the hospital and are relieved to find Maria’s still in bed hooked up to the machines.
Unfortunately, the news isn’t as good for Isobel and Rosa – Jones has taken the pod containing his body.
Jones confronts Deputy Deport ‘Em and plunges the sword into his heart.
Alex talks to Kyle’s comatose body, wishing Kyle would open his eyes so they could chat. Alex picks up the Caulfield report and discovers the first activation of the Lockhart machine occurred on March 11, 1969.
Jones enters Maria’s mindscape and this time his sword’s powerful enough to cut through the jail’s bars. Maria’s tossed back in time and forced to reenact what her grandmother was doing on March 11, 1969. Jones says, “This seems to be a very important day. Now that we’re here together, you’re going to show it to me.”
NBC has released the first photos from the upcoming season four premiere of New Amsterdam set to air on September 21, 2021. Season four episode one, “More Joy,” is expected to set the tone for the new season of the medical drama inspired by Dr. Eric Manheimer’s memoir, Twelve Patients: Life and Death at Bellevue Hospital.
New season four episodes will air on Tuesdays at 10pm ET/PT.
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.
‘New Amsterdam’ season 4 poster (Photo by: NBCUniversal)
NBC’s released the following description of the new season:
“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.”
Ryan Eggold as Dr. Max Goodwin and Freema Agyeman as Dr. Helen Sharpe in ‘New Amsterdam’ season 4 episode 1 (Photo by: Virginia Sherwood/NBC)Frances Turner as Dr. Lyn Malvo and Jocko Sims as Dr. Floyd Reynolds in season 4 episode 1 (Photo by: Zach Dilgard/NBC)Jocko Sims as Dr. Floyd Reynolds and Andre Blake as Dr. Claude Baptiste in season 4 episode 1 (Photo by: Zach Dilgard/NBC)Nora and Opal Clow as Luna Goodwin and Ryan Eggold as Dr. Max Goodwin in season 4 episode 1 (Photo by: Zach Dilgard/NBC)Janet Montgomery as Dr. Lauren Bloom in season 4 episode 1 (Photo by: Zach Dilgard/NBC)Tyler Labine as Dr. Iggy Frome in season 4 episode 1 (Photo by: Zach Dilgard/NBC)Nora and Opal Clow as Luna Goodwin and Ryan Eggold as Dr. Max Goodwin in the “More Joy” episode (Photo by: Zach Dilgard/NBC)
Hondo heads to Mexico to think about his future on CBS’s S.W.A.T. season five episode one, “Vagabundo.” Directed by Billy Gierhart from a script by Mellori Velasquez, season five will premiere on Friday, October 1, 2021 at 8pm ET/PT.
The season five cast is led by Shemar Moore as Daniel “Hondo” Harrelson. Alex Russell stars as Jim Street, Jay Harrington plays David “Deacon” Kay, Lina Esco is Christina “Chris” Alonso, Kenny Johnson is Dominique Luca, David Lim is Victor Tan, and Patrick St. Esprit stars as Commander Robert Hicks.
Recurring cast members include Val Dorantes, Timothy V. Murphy, José-Maria Aguila, Adolfo Madera, Sofía Sylwin, and David Arauza. Pilar Padilla, Luke Cook, Ricardo Abarca, Arnoldo Picazzo, and Ricardo Momentey also recur in season five.
“Vagabundo” Plot: In the aftermath of his decision to speak out in the press, Hondo retreats to a quiet town in Mexico to reassess his life and professional future, only to find himself reluctantly drawn into one local family’s fight for justice.
Series Description, Courtesy of CBS:
Inspired by the television series and the feature film, S.W.A.T. stars Shemar Moore as a former Marine and locally born and raised S.W.A.T. sergeant, tasked to run a specialized tactical unit that is the last stop in law enforcement in Los Angeles. Torn between loyalty to where he was raised and allegiance to his brothers in blue, Daniel “Hondo” Harrelson strives to bridge the divide between his two worlds. However, Hondo is forced to question his professional identity when he is demoted from Squad Leader after going public to expose racial corruption within the LAPD.
The other members of Hondo’s elite S.W.A.T. unit include David “Deacon” Kay, an experienced S.W.A.T. officer and dedicated family man who always puts the team first; Christina “Chris” Alonso, a skilled officer and the team’s canine trainer; Dominique Luca, an expert driver who gets them in and out of high risk situations; newlywed Victor Tan, who started in the LAPD Hollywood Division and uses his confidential informants in the community to help the team; and Jim Street, the team’s cocky newest member. Responsible for the management of all Metro Division S.W.A.T. units is Commander Robert Hicks, a senior LAPD official with the Special Operations Bureau.
With Hondo no longer leading the charge, these dedicated men and women face an uncertain future as they bravely put themselves at risk to protect their community and save lives.
Michael Keaton as Kenneth Feinberg and Stanley Tucci as Charles Wolf in ‘Worth’ (Photo Credit: Monika Lek / Netflix)
How much is a life worth? That’s the question Netflix’s new film Worth focuses on while telling the story of the U.S. government’s allocation of money from the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund. The film begins on one of the most horrifying days in American history – September 11, 2001.
The fund was created in an attempt to prevent a gigantic lawsuit against the airlines, which the government feared could crush the economy. Renowned attorney Ken Feinberg (Oscar nominee Michael Keaton, Birdman) is appointed by Congress a few weeks later to be the Special Master of the fund and is charged with developing a formula for figuring out what each life lost was worth to their surviving loved ones. Feinberg offers to do the job pro bono because he sees it as an opportunity to serve his country and to aid families who are suffering.
Feinberg and his firm’s head of operations, Camille Biros (Oscar nominee Amy Ryan, Gone Baby Gone), approach the daunting task by coming up with a baseline figure and going up from there, taking into account life insurance, salary, and equity of each individual who died in the attacks. When Feinberg presents the first draft of the compensation fund at a town hall, he’s met with anger, outrage, and tears from grieving family members turned off by his cold and arrogant demeanor.
As the disastrous meeting wraps up, Feinberg meets Charles Wolf (Oscar nominee Stanley Tucci, The Lovely Bones), a community organizer who lost his wife in the attacks. Wolf tells Feinberg he finds the victim compensation fund insulting and promises to be his biggest critic. To that end, Wolf starts the Fix the Fund website which quickly gains momentum among the victims’ families.
As Feinberg and his firm conduct interview after interview with grieving family members and face the deadline of getting 80% of the cases to sign on to their proposed dispensation of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund, Feinberg slowly starts to realize just how difficult the job is. Finally, only weeks out from the deadline, it becomes clear to Feinberg that in order to convince the victim’s families to sign on he must find a way to calculate each case so that the surviving family members feel their needs will be met. And, more importantly, that their feelings and lost loved ones are respected.
Based on actual events, Worth is an intriguing film with excellent performances and intelligent writing. It tackles a somber and heavy subject without ever getting maudlin.
Michael Keaton delivers another incredible performance as Ken Feinberg, the highly respected and successful lawyer who views creating the victim compensation fund as a service to his country. Keaton wonderfully displays Feinberg’s slow shift in his approach to how he interacts with the families he’s trying to help and ultimately to how the fund will be distributed.
The film’s version of Feinberg takes him from being distant, a man who speaks in soundbites and passes the families off to his colleagues and employees to speak with, to a man deeply affected by listening to these strangers talk about their lost loved ones and how 9/11 has changed their lives forever. Keaton portrays Feinberg extremely realistically and avoids ever being overly sentimental.
Amy Ryan delivers a flawless performance as Feinberg’s deputy Camille Biros. The empathy she subtly shows toward the victims as they tell their terrible, heart-wrenching stories of talking to their loved ones moments before they died feels incredibly authentic and genuinely moving.
Stanley Tucci delivers yet again another exceptional performance as Charles Wolf, a survivor who begins as Feinberg’s biggest critic and eventually becomes key in Feinberg finally connecting with the needs of the families he’s trying to help. Some of the best scenes in the film are between Keaton and Tucci.
The production, set design, and costumes are all solid, bringing back to life the look and feel of New York, Washington, and Virginia in the days and months after the 9/11 attacks.
Powerful and somber, Worth is a dynamic yet sensitive film that makes the case that every single person is unique as is every loss felt by a family member.
GRADE: B+
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for some strong language and thematic elements
Premiere Date: September 3, 2021
Running Time: 1 hour 58 minutes
Directed By: Sara Colangelo (The Kindergarten Teacher, Little Accidents)
