The final trailer for Paramount Pictures’ Snake Eyes arrives and it’s a great time to remind everyone (after watching the trailer, of course) to check out Andrew Koji in Cinemax and HBO Max’s Warrior. Koji’s prominently featured as Storm Shadow in the final Snake Eyes trailer alongside Henry Golding in the title role.
The cast also includes Úrsula Corberó as Baroness, Samara Weaving as Scarlett, Haruka Abe as Akiko, Takehiro Hira as Kenta, Peter Mensah as Blind Master, and Iko Uwais as Hard Master. Robert Schwentke (Insurgent, RED) directs from a screenplay by Evan Spiliotopoulos, Anna Waterhouse, and Joe Shrapnel (story by Spiliotopoulos).
The Plot:
Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins stars Henry Golding as Snake Eyes, a tenacious loner who is welcomed into an ancient Japanese clan called the Arashikage after saving the life of their heir apparent. Upon arrival in Japan, the Arashikage teach Snake Eyes the ways of the ninja warrior while also providing something he’s been longing for: a home. But, when secrets from his past are revealed, Snake Eyes’ honor and allegiance will be tested – even if that means losing the trust of those closest to him.
Netflix has set an August 13, 2021 premiere date for the twisted limited series Brand New Cherry Flavor. The just-released teaser trailer finds two-time Oscar nominee Catherine Keener (Being John Malkovich, Capote) cuddling kittens and promising to avenge the wrongs suffered by Rosa Salazar (B Positive, Undone).
The cast of the eight-episode horror drama also includes Eric Lange (Perry Mason), Jeff Ward (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.), and Manny Jacinto (The Good Place). Nick Antosca (The Act, Channel Zero) and Lenore Zion (Billions, Channel Zero) are the writers, showrunners, and executive producers.
The Plot, Courtesy of Netflix:
Lisa N. Nova (Salazar) comes to LA dead set on directing her first movie. But when she trusts the wrong person and gets stabbed in the back, everything goes sideways and a dream project turns into a nightmare. This particular nightmare has zombies, hit men, supernatural kittens, and a mysterious tattoo artist who likes to put curses on people. And Lisa’s going to have to figure out some secrets from her own past in order to get out alive.
In the trailer for the documentary Stuntman, stunt performer Eddie Braun explains that while he’s the face we never see, we’ve seen his work hundreds of times in films and on television. The veteran stuntman has always looked up to Evel Knievel and although Braun’s at the end of his career, he couldn’t pass up the opportunity to attempt Knievel’s incredibly dangerous Snake River Canyon rocket jump.
Evel Knievel’s son Kelly Knievel serves as an executive producer on the Disney+ documentary which provides a behind-the-scenes look at Eddie Braun’s career and his attempt at finishing the 1974 stunt that nearly took Evel Knievel’s life. Seven Bucks Productions’ Dwayne Johnson, Dany Garcia, Hiram Garcia, and Brian Gewirtz also serve as executive producers.
Driven Pictures’ Steven Golebiowski, Eddie Braun, and Kurt Mattila produced, with Mattila directing and editing.
Stuntman premieres on Disney+ on Friday, July 23, 2021.
Eddie Braun in ‘Stuntman’ (Photo Credit: Disney / Steve Dondero)
Stuntman Description, Courtesy of Disney+:
It follows professional Hollywood Stuntman Eddie Braun as he prepares and attempts the most dangerous stunt of his career. Contemplating retirement and having survived over three decades of hellacious car crashes, explosions, high falls, and death-defying leaps, Eddie Braun decides to finish out his career by recreating the infamous Snake River Canyon rocket jump, an audacious televised event that almost killed the man who inspired Eddie to become a professional stuntman: Evel Knievel. Eddie teams up with Scott Truax, the son of the NASA rocket scientist who built Evel’s original doomed rocket and together they hope to clear the canyon along with the Truax family name.
With new music from rock icon Slash (featuring Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators) and a mesmerizing score by Jeremy Zuckerman (Avatar: The Last Airbender), Stuntman straddles the line between documentary and non-fiction action film, offering a rare look into the entertainment industry’s most dangerous and anonymous profession through the eyes of one of its renowned veterans as he risks his life for some of the biggest action stars in the world.
Season four of The CW’s The Outpost continues with episode two, “A Throne of Your Own.” Directed by Orsi Nagypál from a script by Jonathan Glassner, episode two will air on July 22, 2021.
The cast is led by Jessica Green as Talon and includes Jake Stormoen as Captain Garret Spears, Anand Desai-Barochia as Janzo, and Reece Ritchie as Zed. Izuka Hoyle is Wren, Jaye Griffiths is Yavalla, Georgia May Foote is Falista, Maeve Courtier-Lilly is Luna, Nikki Leigh Scott is Vorta, and Adam Johnson is Munt.
“A Throne of Your Own” Plot: WHAT IS YET TO COME – Garret (Stormoen) attacks a new queen and strange visions reveal a new threat. Talon (Green) and Zed (Ritchie) devise a plan to save the Blackbloods. Janzo (Desai-Barochia) discovers Wren’s (Hoyle) secret.
Meanwhile, Luna (Courtier-Lilly) attempts another assassination.
The Season 4 Plot:
After Gwynn (Imogen Waterhouse) sacrificed herself to destroy Yavalla, the Outpost needs a new ruler. But while Talon and Garret try to establish new leadership, a sinister threat awakens, revealing the true origin of the mysterious kinjes. Talon and her kinj-bearing friends all share dark visions from god-like beings who are hell-bent on reclaiming the kinjes for themselves. A would-be assassin named Luna hunts Talon down to get vengeance for crimes of the past, but soon discovers that her own heritage is wrapped up in Talon’s fate.
Mourning the recent loss of her beloved Tobin (Aaron Fontaine), Falista is mentored by Two to dedicate herself to the new “gods” in exchange for a costly favor. But when the Lu Qiri go missing, Talon and Zed track them down to discover the greatest threat the Realm has ever faced… a new race of beings that will ultimately explain Talon’s own dark origins.
When Janzo and Wren are forced to unlock an ancient city beneath the Outpost, they struggle to uncover who their real allies and enemies will be, while a secret they share gives them new motivation to save the world.
As she and her friends are hunted down one by one, while diabolic forces are tearing her world apart, Talon endures the darkest challenge she has ever faced, as she struggles to embrace the heroes of her past and somehow survive the villains that only she has the power to destroy.
Jessica Green as Talon in ‘The Outpost’ season 4 episode 2 (Photo: Aleksandar Letic / NBCU International — 2020 Outpost TV LLC. Courtesy of Electric Entertainment)Reece Ritchie as Zed and Anand Desai-Barochia as Janzo in season 4 episode 2 (Photo: Aleksandar Letic/NBCU International — 2020 Outpost TV LLC. Courtesy of Electric Entertainment)Maeve Courtier-Lilly as Luna in season 4 episode 2 (Photo: Aleksandar Letic/NBCU International — 2020 Outpost TV LLC. Courtesy of Electric Entertainment)Anand Desai-Barochia as Janzo and Izuka Hoyle as Wren in the “A Throne of Your Own” episode (Photo: Aleksandar Letic/NBCU International — 2020 Outpost TV LLC. Courtesy of Electric Entertainment)Aaron Fontaine as Tobin in season 4 (Photo: Aleksandar Letic/NBCU International — 2020 Outpost TV LLC. Courtesy of Electric Entertainment)Tijana Upcev as Warlita and Adam Johnson as Munt in season 4 episode 2 (Photo: Aleksandar Letic/NBCU International — 2020 Outpost TV LLC. Courtesy of Electric Entertainment)
The ‘Melrose Place’ cast reunites on ‘Fantasy Island’ (Photo Courtesy of Fox)
Melrose Place stars Laura Leighton, Daphne Zuniga, and Josie Bissett are reuniting for an episode of Fox’s upcoming revamp of the classic Fantasy Island series. The Melrose Place reunion features the three former co-stars playing friends who visit the island to celebrate a birthday.
The reunion episode will air during Fantasy Island‘s first season which premieres on August 10, 2021. New episodes arrive on Tuesdays at 9pm ET/PT.
Roselyn Sanchez (Devious Maids) stars as Elena Roarke, a relative of Mr. Roarke (played by Ricardo Montalban in the original TV series). Season one also stars Kiara Barnes (The Bold and the Beautiful) and John Gabriel Rodriguez (Rosewood), with Bellamy Young, Dave Annable, and Odette Annable guest starring.
Liz Craft and Sarah Fain (The 100) are executive producing the Sony Pictures Television, Gemstone Studios, and FOX Entertainment production.
The Season One Plot, Courtesy of Fox:
Fantasy Island takes place at a luxury resort, where literally any fantasy requested by guests is fulfilled, although they rarely turn out as expected. Delving into the ‘what if’ questions – both big and small – that keep us awake at night, each episode will tell emotional, provocative stories about people who arrive with dreams and desires and depart enlightened and transformed through the magical realism of Fantasy Island.
Serving as steward of this mysterious island is Elena Roarke (Sanchez), a descendant of the iconic Mr. Roarke. Elena set aside her own ambitions, and even the love of her life, to uphold her family’s legacy. Sophisticated, insightful and always charming, her calm exterior masks the challenges of the responsibilities she has assumed.
Assisting Elena is Ruby Okoro (Barnes), a young woman with an old soul who arrives on Fantasy Island with a terminal illness and is given a new lease on life there; and pilot Javier (Rodriquez), who also is the head of island transportation and a jack of all trades.
NBC’s fall 2021 primetime lineup will include the series premieres of La Brea and Ordinary Joe as well as the return of the Chicago and Law & Order franchises. The network’s fall season premiere dates announcement also included the news The Blacklist is moving to a Thursdays at 8pm ET/PT time slot for its upcoming ninth season. That slot was expected to be filled by Law & Order: For the Defense, however NBC has opted not to move forward with that new entry in the Law & Order franchise at this time.
Olympic Dreams Featuring Jonas Brothers and Family Game Fight! will join the network’s primetime lineup prior to the fall season.
NBC’s JULY – OCTOBER 2021 PREMIERE DATES:
WEDNESDAY, JULY 21
· “OLYMPIC DREAMS FEATURING JONAS BROTHERS” (8-9 P.M. ET/PT) *SPECIAL EVENT*
SUNDAY, AUGUST 8
· “FAMILY GAME FIGHT!” (10:30 – 11:00 P.M. ET/PT) *NEW SERIES*
MONDAY, AUGUST 9
· “THE WALL” (10-11 P.M. ET/PT) *TIME SLOT PREMIERE*
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 11
· “FAMILY GAME FIGHT!” (9-10 P.M. ET/PT) *TIME SLOT PREMIERE*
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 20
· “THE VOICE” (8-10 P.M. ET/PT) *SEASON PREMIERE*
· “ORDINARY JOE” (10-11 P.M. ET/PT) *NEW SERIES*
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21
· “THE BLACKLIST” (8-9 P.M. ET/PT) *SEASON PREMIERE*
FAMILY GAME FIGHT! Family Game Fight! hosted by Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard pits America’s funniest husband and wife against one another as they are “adopted” into a family of four competing for $100,000 in a series of fun-filled and larger-than-life games.
LA BREA
An epic adventure begins when a massive sinkhole opens in the middle of Los Angeles, pulling hundreds of people and buildings into its depths. Those who fell in find themselves in a mysterious and dangerous primeval land, where they have no choice but to band together to survive. Meanwhile, the rest of the world desperately seeks to understand what happened. In the search for answers, one family torn apart by this disaster will have to unlock the secrets of this inexplicable event to find a way back to each other.
OLYMPIC DREAMS FEATURING JONAS BROTHERS
After more than a decade as one of music’s biggest names, the Jonas Brothers are ready to prove they have what it takes to compete at an Olympic Level. Joe, Kevin, and Nick will be trained by some of Team USA’s best athletes as they compete against their biggest rivals – each other.
ORDINARY JOE
Life is all about the choices you make – and sometimes what you do in a single moment can change everything. This new heartfelt, life-affirming drama follows Joe Kimbreau, who faces one of these decisions at his college graduation. The three parallel stories that diverge from that night find Joe and the people around him with different careers, relationships and family lives, showing the unexpected ways that things change – and stay the same. But when it comes down to it, there is no “right” choice; no matter what happens, Joe’s life is always messy, exciting, tough, unpredictable … and beautiful.
AMC’s “11 Weeks of Reveals until Season 11” continues with the release of a two-minute trailer for The Walking Dead season 11. The new trailer is composed of clips featuring key characters (mostly deceased) from the previous 10 seasons and ends with a short snippet from the upcoming final season.
“No matter what we’ve faced and who we’ve lost…no matter where we’ve been or where we’re going…whatever happens, we finish together,” says the remaining cast, stressing the theme of “together” as we head into the series’ last season.
Returning cast members include Norman Reedus, Melissa McBride, Ross Marquand, Seth Gilliam, Lauren Cohan, Khary Payton, Christian Serratos, and Jeffrey Dean Morgan. Cooper Andrews, Eleanor Matsuura, and Paola LÃzaro also star in season 11.
The season 11 plot, per AMC:
“Previously on The Walking Dead, our survivors confronted past demons and combated new threats, with friendships and relationships suffering from the mounting collateral damage that is the apocalypse. Alexandria is severely compromised, left a former shell of the home it once was from the carnage and devastation left behind by the Whisperers.
Now all who live in Alexandria struggle to refortify it and feed its increasing number of residents, which include the survivors from the fall of the Kingdom and the burning of Hilltop; along with Maggie and her new group, the Wardens. Alexandria has more people than it can manage to feed and protect. Their situation is dire as tensions heat up over past events and self-preservation rises to the surface within the ravaged walls.
They must secure more food while they attempt to restore Alexandria before it collapses like countless other communities they have come across throughout the years. But where and how? More haggard and hungrier than ever before, they must dig deeper to find the effort and strength to safeguard the lives of their children, even if it means losing their own.
Meanwhile, unbeknownst to those at Alexandria, Eugene, Ezekiel, Yumiko, and Princess are still being held captive by mysterious soldiers who are members of a larger and unforthcoming group.”
Starz has just unveiled the official teaser trailer for BMF, an original series inspired by the American crime family the Flenorys in ’80s Detroit. BMF also dropped a new poster and revealed the series will premiere on September 26, 2021.
Season one will air on Sundays at 8pm ET/PT.
The BMF cast includes Da’Vinchi (The Way Back), Russell Hornsby (The Hate U Give), Michole Briana White (Dead to Me), Ajiona Alexus (13 Reasons Why), Eric Kofi-Abrefa (Blue Story), Myles Truitt (Black Lightning), Demetrius “Lil Meech” Flenory Jr, and Steve Harris (Diary of a Mad Black Woman). Arkeisha “Kash Doll” Knight, Wood Harris (Empire), and Snoop Dogg (Dolemite Is My Name) are on board in recurring roles.
La La Anthony (The Chi) and Serayah (Empire) are recurring guest stars.
Randy Huggins (Star, Rebel, Power) is the season one showrunner, executive producer, and writer. Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson (co-creator of the Power Universe), Terri Kopp, Anthony Wilson, Anne Clements, and Tasha Smith (Power) also executive produce, with Smith directing multiple episodes.
The BMF Plot, Courtesy of Starz:
BMF is inspired by the true story of two brothers who rose from the decaying streets of southwest Detroit in the late 1980s and gave birth to one of the most influential crime families in this country. Demetrius “Big Meech” Flenory’s charismatic leadership, Terry “Southwest T” Flenory’s business acumen and the fraternal partnership’s vision beyond the drug trade and into the world of hip-hop would render the brothers iconic on a global level. Their unwavering belief in family loyalty would be the cornerstone of their partnership and the crux of their eventual estrangement.
This is a story about love, kinship, and capitalism in the pursuit of the American dream.
Paramount+ has given an early season two renewal order to the family-friendly comedy series, iCarly. The new series picks up 10 years after the original Nickelodeon series ended and brings back Miranda Cosgrove in the starring role.
The 13 episode first season debuted on Paramount+ on June 12, 2021 in the U.S. and Canada, with a July 30th release set for Latin America and the Nordics. Season one of the revival ranks as one of the streaming service’s most popular titles. The original series’ first five seasons, which aired on Nickelodeon from 2007-2012, are currently available to stream on Paramount+.
Filming on season two is expected to kick off this fall.
In addition to Miranda Cosgrove as Carly, the cast includes Jerry Trainor as Spencer, Nathan Kress as Freddie, Laci Mosley as Harper, and Jaidyn Triplett as Millicent. Miranda Cosgrove and showrunner Ali Schouten serve as executive producers, with Jerry Trainor and Alissa Vradenburg producing.
Created by Dan Schneider, the original series earned seven Emmy Awards nominations, three Producers Guild of America Awards nominations, and a Writers Guild of America Award nomination.
The Plot, Courtesy of Paramount+:
“iCarly on Paramount+ picks up nearly 10 years after the beloved original Nickelodeon show ended, finding Carly Shay, the original influencer, and her friends navigating work, love and family now as adults.”
Dule Hill, Saycon Sengbloh, Laura Kariuki, and Elisha Williams star in ‘The Wonder Years’ (ABC/Erika Doss)
ABC’s set their 2021-2022 fall primetime lineup and just announced premiere dates for returning dramatic series Grey’s Anatomy, Big Sky, Station 19,A Million Little Things, The Rookie, and The Good Doctor. Returning comedies The Goldbergs, The Conners, and Home Economics will be joined by newcomer The Wonder Years as part of the network’s fall schedule.
Queens starring Eve, Brandy, Naturi Naughton, Nadine Velazquez, Taylor Selé, and Pepi Sonuga is the sole new drama to make its debut on ABC this fall.
The 2021 fall primetime schedule also includes new seasons of The Bachelorette, The Bachelor, Dancing with the Stars, Celebrity Wheel of Fortune, Shark Tank, Supermarket Sweep, and AFV.
ABC FALL PRIMETIME SCHEDULE:
MONDAY, SEPT. 20
8:00 p.m. – “Dancing with the Stars”
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 22
8:00 p.m. – “The Goldbergs”
8:30 p.m. – “The Wonder Years” (series premiere)
9:00 p.m. – “The Conners”
9:31 p.m. – “Home Economics” (new time)
10:00 p.m. – “A Million Little Things”
SUNDAY, SEPT. 26
8:00 p.m. – “Celebrity Wheel of Fortune” (new day)
9:00 p.m. – “Supermarket Sweep” (new time)
10:00 p.m. – “The Rookie”
THE WONDER YEARS (Wednesday, Sept. 22, at 8:30 p.m. EDT)
Inspired by the beloved award-winning series of the same name, The Wonder Years is a coming-of-age story set in the late 1960s that takes a nostalgic look at a Black middle-class family in Montgomery, Alabama, through the point of view of imaginative 12-year-old Dean. With the wisdom of his adult years, Dean’s hopeful and humorous recollections show how his family found their “wonder years” in a turbulent time.
The Wonder Years stars Don Cheadle, narrating the series as adult Dean Williams, Elisha “EJ” Williams as Dean Williams, Dulé Hill as Bill Williams, Saycon Sengbloh as Lillian Williams, Laura Kariuki as Kim Williams, Julian Lerner as Brad Hitman, Amari O’Neil as Cory Long, and Milan Ray as Keisa Clemmons.
QUEENS (Tuesday, Oct. 19, at 10:01 p.m. EDT) Queens follows four women in their 40s who reunite for a chance to recapture their fame and regain the swagger they had in the ‘90s when they were legends in the hip-hop world.
Queens stars Eve as Brianna aka Professor Sex, Naturi Naughton as Jill aka Da Thrill, Nadine Velazquez as Valeria aka Butter Pecan, Taylor Selé as Eric Jones, Pepi Sonuga as Lil Muffin and Brandy as Naomi aka Xplicit Lyrics.
