ABC’s critically acclaimed medical drama The Good Doctor returns to the network’s primetime lineup on Monday, September 27, 2021 at 10pm ET/PT with an episode focusing on Shaun and Lea’s relationship. Season five episode one, “New Beginnings,” was directed by Mike Listo from a script by David Shore and Liz Friedman.
The cast of season five includes Freddie Highmore as Dr. Shaun Murphy, Antonia Thomas as Dr. Claire Browne, Hill Harper as Dr. Marcus Andrews, and Richard Schiff as Dr. Aaron Glassman. Christina Chang plays Dr. Audrey Lim, Fiona Gubelmann is Dr. Morgan Reznick, Will Yun Lee is Dr. Alex Park, and Paige Spara stars as Lea Dilallo.
Episode one features guest star Rachel Bay Jones as Salen Morrison.
“New Beginnings” Plot: Shaun and Lea’s upcoming engagement party has everyone in a festive mood after their return from Guatemala. Meanwhile, a young single mother learns her son may have contracted his cancer from a surprising source, and Mateo finds out if his previous issues in America will be resolved on the season premiere.
The Good Doctor Description, Courtesy of ABC:
Dr. Shaun Murphy (Highmore), a young surgeon with autism and savant syndrome, continues to use his extraordinary medical gifts at St. Bonaventure Hospital’s surgical unit. As his friendships deepen, Shaun tackles the world of dating for the first time and continues to work harder than he ever has before, navigating his environment to prove to his colleagues that his talents as a surgeon will save lives.
Freddie Highmore and Paige Spara in ‘The Good Doctor’ season 5 episode 1 (ABC/Jeff Weddell)Richard Schiff and Hill Harper in season 5 episode 1 (ABC/Jeff Weddell)Richard Schiff in the “New Beginnings” episode (ABC/Jeff Weddell)Paige Spara and Christina Chang in season 5 episode 1 (ABC/Jeff Weddell)Bria Henderson in season 5 episode 1 (ABC/Jeff Weddell)Hill Harper in season 5 episode 1 (ABC/Jeff Weddell)
The CW’s Roswell, New Mexico season three episode eight begins inside Maria’s mindscape. Jones (Nathan Dean) has yanked her into the past – March 11, 1969, to be exact – in order to retrieve her grandmother’s memories. Maria (Heather Hemmens) has been successful up to this point keeping her memories out of Jones reach, but by killing multiple humans he’s supercharged and has freed himself from Maria’s mind jail.
Jones wants to know what happened when Maria’s grandmother, Patricia, met a specific alien in Caulfield. He plans on forcing Maria to relive the day which should reveal how Patricia came into possession of an equation written on alien glass.
Maria’s determined to fight like hell to keep Jones at bay, smashing a coffee pot over his head and locking herself in the diner’s freezer. Jones doesn’t give up. If she won’t cooperate, he’ll never let her wake from her coma.
The Scooby Squad teams up to fool the hospital into transferring Maria to a “military hospital,” and by military hospital they mean a barn. Michael (Michael Vlamis) helps get things set up and then tries to escape without talking to Alex (Tyler Blackburn) but fails. Alex follows him outside and lets him in on multiple secrets.
Michael’s determined to find Jones’ pod and retrieve the sword in order to get leverage over his dictator daddy. Alex explains he joined Deep Sky, insists it’s not the evil organization described by his father, and confesses everything he’s doing right now is to make the world safe for Michael.
“This world where you don’t live in fear is not going to build itself, so I have to try,” says Alex. He pauses a moment and adds, “For us.”
Alex insists he’ll plan the mission to retrieve the pod and it will be done strategically, not driven by emotions.
“You picked a helluva time for a grand gesture, mate,” replies Michael.
#Malex fans melt as Alex delivers a smoldering smile.
Rosa (Amber Midthunder) arrives in a tizzy, upset Liz (Jeanine Mason) is trying to block her out of the mission to wake Maria. Rosa refuses to be pushed aside and reveals she’s learned everything on the planet has its own resonant frequency. Isobel (Lily Cowles) saves the siblings from further argument, handing Rosa one of the turquoise alien stones to enhance her hearing powers.
Maria’s machines begin beeping as dark veins appear, her temperature increases, and her nose begins bleeding. Liz warns that if they enter Maria’s mindscape and she dies, they’ll die too.
Isobel and Rosa get pulled into a big hug by Maria when they appear outside the diner’s freezer in her mindscape. They grab a table and Isobel explains their plan. Step one: hide in an obscure memory where Jones can’t find them. Step two: Liz figures out a way to sever the bond between Maria and Jones.
However, that’s not at all what Maria has in mind. She wants to pursue Patricia’s memories all the way to Caulfield to discover what Jones is after. Isobel thinks the equation on the alien glass must have something to do with alien genetics, and it dawns on Maria the equation might be the key to destroying Jones.
Isobel attempts to dissuade Maria from reliving Patricia’s day because it will mean Maria will be forced to experience the experiments done on her at Caulfield. Nevertheless, Maria remains determined to continue reliving March 11, 1969 if it means they can destroy Jones.
Isobel and Rosa pledge to be with her, no matter what.
This is Rosa’s first real visit inside Maria’s mindscape and she tries to hide when someone approaches them in Caulfield. She doesn’t get the Christmas Carol reference Isobel tosses out but understands what’s happening when Maria compares this mindscape to Dumbledore’s Pensieve. (Rosa doesn’t read Dickens but does grasp the “Potter rules of the mindscape.”)
Liz squeals in delight after her discovering her research is paying off. She believes she’s figured out a way to sever the bond but needs to determine the correct microdose to administer.
The fearsome threesome wander Caulfield looking for the alien Patricia encountered on March 11th. Meanwhile, Liz has hit another stumbling block when the cells on her screen begin fusing back together. She halts the microdose seconds before she’s about to deliver it. Maria’s temperature is plummeting, and Liz knows if it continues to tumble, she’ll experience brain damage followed by cardiac arrest.
Alex and Michael track Jones to Lincoln National Park but then lose his signal when the tracker Michael planted on Jones’ car disappears. Alex uses the park’s camera system to spot Jones’ vehicle and figures out Jones is likely in the barn or the fish warehouse. He lets Michael choose which to check out – heads or fish tails.
Inside the mindscape, Maria and her backup team continue to follow in Patricia’s footsteps and are led into a room where experiments are conducted on people of color. (Caulfield was an equal opportunity racist organization, experimenting not only on aliens but also anyone who wasn’t white.) Maria’s shocked when she’s handed a tray by a doctor who recognizes her as Patricia and told to administer shots to people who’ve been lied to about their medical conditions and the help the shots will provide.
Patricia wasn’t experimented on; she was a facilitator.
Back in the barn, Liz attempts to raise Maria’s temperature by heating up horseshoes and placing them in a bucket under Maria’s cot.
Isobel’s jumpy and sure Jones is close by. She’s less sure of why Jones so desperately wants that glass. Rosa remains optimistic they will ultimately emerge victorious in their battle with the evil alien dictator. She’s proud Maria chose to fight rather than hide. Rosa also reminds Isobel the mindscape world has always been her jam and she should remember that as they take on Jones.
The threesome reunite and Maria is devastated. She can’t believe her grandmother was on the wrong side of history. Isobel suggests they turn back but Rosa believes they need to continue to follow Patricia’s day. Maria agrees with Rosa.
As they’re talking an officer arrives and advises Maria he’s gotten her 10 minutes with the prisoner she wanted to visit. He warns her she has to be quick so the doctor doesn’t find out about the visit.
Liz is at her wit’s end. She’s tried everything she can think of but nothing’s working. Liz says aloud what she’s been thinking, confessing her innermost thoughts and fears while Maria, Rosa, and Isobel remain in the mindscape unable to hear them. She thinks her friends are going to die because she’s lied to herself that “being the smartest person in the room can be enough.”
Liz screams in frustration and tosses a horseshoe at an anvil. The noise it makes when it strikes leads to an epiphany – sounds are vibrations that move things. Liz figures out sounds are making Jones’ cells vibrate. “Damn, Rosa, you were on to something,” whispers Liz with a smile.
Maria, Isobel, and Rosa enter a room where Michael’s mom, Nora (Kayla Ewell), is seated. It turns out Patricia was working with Nora and has been injecting the subjects with placebos. Patricia was, in fact, one of the good guys!
Nora has been instructing Patricia on how to make a machine that would make ET green with envy. Only one piece is missing and Nora explains Patricia needs to get it from an alien named Theo. Nora and Louise were working with Theo, a scientist who Jones forced to make clones. There’s only one boy clone left who can let Jones continue his reign. When Maria says Max’s name, Nora responds with a blank look. Apparently, there’s a problem with “the boy” but Nora, Theo, and Louise never discussed exactly what was wrong.
Nora says Patricia must find Theo, give him the glass, and get the final piece to finish the machine.
Back in the real world, Alex and Michael go over their game plan before entering the building to search for Jones. No matter what happens, Alex wants Michael to stick with the plan. Alex reminds Michael the pod is the top priority and to forget anything else.
Alex realizes Michael’s not fully committed to the plan and reveals the story of how he lost his leg in Iraq. Alex allowed his rage to get the best of him after the death of a young boy he befriended. When given the chance to take out the Taliban captain responsible, Alex killed him and then instead of falling back, he pushed further into the location. He took a bullet to his leg and ruined a mission the SEALS had put together to take out that specific location.
The Taliban fighters got away because Alex was ruled by his emotions. “I lost a piece of me, in many ways, on that mission,” says Alex. “You are the one piece that I can not go through life without.”
They stare into each other’s eyes as Michael strokes Alex’s face.
They enter the room where the pod’s located and Jones is kneeling, clutching his sword with his eyes tightly shut. Alex stops Michael from retrieving the sword.
Liz begins her new sound frequency experiments and the vibration is such that Rosa hears it in the mindscape. Rosa realizes Liz is doing something she thinks will help and knows she has to wake up and join her. She assures Isobel and Maria they can handle the mindscape on their own, promising to see them on the outside.
Rosa comes to and Liz apologizes for not listening earlier. She admits Rosa was right and Rosa’s stunned her sister needs her help. Together they begin working on tapping into the right frequency to break Jones’ cells and leave Maria unharmed.
Back in the mindscape, Isobel and Maria discover Theo’s been tortured to death. The glass doesn’t have symbols on it and Maria spots a symbol on Theo’s head. They figure out the glass needs to interact with that symbol. The lights begin flickering and the radio turns on as soon as Maria puts the glass near Theo’s forehead.
Jones suddenly appears and Isobel realizes he knew Maria would trace Patricia’s steps from that pivotal day. Jones reveals there were lots of Max-looking clones on their planet, and the Max here on Earth shouldn’t even exist. Isobel realizes the dictator is immortal only because he’s been jumping into clones to stay alive. Jones confirms that’s true, adding that her mother’s triad slaughtered every clone except Max. Plus, they destroyed the science he needed to create more.
Jones and Maria fight over the glass, but Isobel steps in and brings Jones into her own “mind game.” Fists fly as they engage in hand-to-hand combat in the diner while Maria sticks the glass in the machine she was building under Nora’s instructions.
Michael uses his powers to move the pod out from behind Jones while over in the barn, Rosa tells Liz which way to adjust the frequency. (Rosa powers up by holding a turquoise alien stone.)
Once more to the mindscape we go and Dr. Lockhart confronts Patricia about swapping out the drugs for placebos. The machine falls when Lockhart reaches for her, and Lockhart reveals they knew about Nora and the machine all along. He injects her with a double dose as punishment for costing them data.
Jones and Isobel continue to fight and Isobel gets the upper hand, tossing him in a jail cell. She confesses she’s actually just been trying to keep him busy while Liz and Rosa work on waking up Maria.
The sisters find the right frequency and Maria emerges from her coma! Isobel also wakes up while a frustrated Jones looks angry as he stands up still clutching his sword. He stops Michael and Alex before they can drive off with the pod, and Alex allows Michael to put his contingency plan into action.
Jones taunts Michael, reminding him if he shoots him Max dies. He’s in Max’s body and Max is in his, so it’s all the same. Michael’s about to pull the trigger when Alex hits Jones with the truck. They manage to drive off with the pod and without killing Jones.
The team gathers at the Wild Pony to celebrate, and Liz confesses she’s been underestimating her little sis. Michael and Alex hug Maria, welcoming their heroine home. Maria reveals she spoke with Nora and Michael smiles when she calls Nora a genius. She explains Dr. Lockhart took the machine Patricia and Nora were building.
Maria fills them in on what she learned about Nora and the machine, but Alex doesn’t come clean until he’s alone outside with Michael. Alex thinks maybe it’s Nora – a genius and a fighter – who Michael takes after and not his dictator father. Alex reveals the Lockhart machine is at Deep Sky and he’ll ask Eduardo if he and Michael can work on it together. Michael doesn’t believe that will go over well and adds, cryptically, “One mission at a time, right?”
Alex promises he’ll tell him everything he learns about the machine. The sparks fly as Michael says he’s looking forward to spending time with Alex discussing the machine.
They smile, drink their beers, and enjoy each other’s company. Finally, Alex says, “I’m confused though. What is the mission you’re working on right now?” Michael answers by leaning in for a lengthy, passionate kiss.
Maria and Isobel toast to the “badass stock” they come from. Gregory calls and Isobel tells Maria she should take it.
Isobel grabs some wine and takes it outside to share with Liz. They’re aware they have a lot of work to do but now they know where to begin with the next stage of getting rid of Jones. Isobel confesses she’s happy Liz is back in Roswell for good, and Liz confirms she’s equally glad to be home.
“I’m going to drink this wine and then I’m going to hug Maria DeLuca until it hurts. And then I’m going to do what I always do…save Max Evans,” says Liz.
Netflix’s trailer for There’s Someone Inside Your House introduces a twisted serial killer who attacks his victims while wearing a mask of their face. Plus, this particular killer apparently knows all of his victims’ secrets.
Based on the bestselling horror novel by Stephanie Perkins and directed by Patrick Brice (Creep), There’s Someone Inside Your House will premiere on October 6, 2021.
The cast includes Sydney Park, Théodore Pellerin, Asjha Cooper, Dale Whibley, Jesse LaTourette, and Diego Josef. Burkely Duffield, Sarah Dugdale, William MacDonald, Andrew Dunbar, and Markian Tarasiuk also star in the horror/thriller adapted by Henry Gayden.
21 Laps’ Shawn Levy and Dan Cohen (Stranger Things) produced along with Atomic Monster’s James Wan and Michael Clear (The Conjuring). Brendan Ferguson, Emily Morris, and Judson Scott served as executive producers.
The Plot, Courtesy of Netflix:
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.
High School Musical: The Musical: The Series students will be heading to camp in the just-announced third season of the comedy series. Disney+ confirmed they’ve renewed the music-driven series for a new season, with production expected to begin in Los Angeles later this year.
“We are overjoyed to be heading to the great outdoors for season three, and grateful to our partners and friends at Disney+ for their continued support of our next-generation Wildcats,” stated series creator and executive producer Tim Federle.
According to the renewal announcement, season three will “follow the Wildcats as they leave the hallways of East High for the ultimate summer at sleepaway camp, complete with campfires, summer romances and curfew-less nights.”
Season two starred Olivia Rodrigo, Joshua Bassett, Matt Cornett, Sofia Wylie, Larry Saperstein, and Julia Lester. Dara Reneé, Frankie Rodriguez, Joe Serafini, and Mark St. Cyr. Kate Reinders also starred in the popular series based on the High School Musical franchise.
A Look Back at Seasons 1 & 2, Courtesy of Disney+:
Seasons one and two of High School Musical: The Musical: The Series are set at East High School, the setting and filming location of the original movies. In season one, the series follows members of the drama club and their faculty advisors as they work their way to opening night of their school’s first-ever production of “High School Musical: The Musical.”
Season two culminates in a performance of “Beauty and the Beast.” Show-mances blossom, old friendships are tested while new ones are made, rivalries flare, and lives are changed forever as these students discover the transformative power that only high school theater can provide.
Coldplay and BTS (Credit: James Marcus Haney x Heo Jae Young x Kim So Jung)
Grammy Award-winning group Coldplay announced today they’re teaming up with K-pop icons BTS on the next single off of their highly anticipated album, Music Of The Spheres. Music Of The Spheres will drop on October 15, 2021 and the just-announced single, titled “My Universe” and produced by Max Martin, will be available September 24, 2021.
“My Universe” is sung in both English and Korean and was written by Coldplay and BTS. It’s currently available for pre-order and pre-save, with a CD single also available to order. (As this article is being written both the UK and US Coldplay shops have sold out of the CD single.)
The upcoming collaboration is the second single released off of Coldplay’s album. The first single, “Higher Power,” was released this past May.
Fans of both Coldplay and BTS have suspected this collaboration was coming for a while now, but finally received confirmation today. Martin revealed on The Kelly Clarkson Show he went to South Korea to meet up with the global superstars. “We thought it would be good to sing this with BTS because maybe we’re not supposed to be together and it turned out to be one of the most fun things ever. I went to Korea to be with them. It’s been amazing,” said Martin.
Coldplay’s front man recently sat down to interview BTS on a YouTube original series, “Released,” where he asked thought-provoking questions. The popular K-pop group talked about the inspiration behind the dance challenge for their number one single, “Permission to Dance.”
Showbiz Junkies previously reported Coldplay and BTS will be performing at the Global Citizen Live benefit concert on Saturday, September 25, 2021. (Coldplay will be performing live from the historical Central Park in New York.) In 2015 Coldplay’s lead singer was announced to serve as the festival’s curator for a 15-year term. The folks at Global Citizen Live have yet to release further details about BTS’ performance for the benefit concert, stating recently, “We’ll be announcing more details soon about BTS’ performance as part of Global Citizen Live.”
HBO just announced the critically acclaimed award-winning drama Succession will kick off its third season on October 17, 2021. New episodes will premiere at 9pm ET/PT on HBO and will also be available on HBO Max.
The third season of the Emmy Award-winning dysfunctional family drama will consist of nine hour-long episodes.
Returning series stars include Brian Cox as Logan, Jeremy Strong as Kendall, Kieran Culkin as Roman, Sarah Snook as Shiv, and Matthew Macfadyen as Tom. Nicholas Braun returns as Greg, Harriet Walter is Caroline, and Alan Ruck is back as Connor.
The season three cast also includes Peter Friedman, J. Smith-Cameron, Dagmara Dominczyk, Justine Lupe, David Rasche, Fisher Stevens, and Hiam Abbass. Arian Moayed, James Cromwell, Natalie Gold, Juliana Canfield, Annabelle Dexter-Jones, Zoë Winters, and Jeannie Berlin are confirmed to return.
Joining the series for season three are Alexander Skarsgård, Sanaa Lathan, Linda Emond, Jihae, Adrien Brody, Hope Davis, and Dasha Nekrasova.
Showrunner Jesse Armstrong created the series and serves as an executive producer along with Adam McKay, Frank Rich, Kevin Messick, Jane Tranter, Mark Mylod, Tony Roche, Scott Ferguson, Jon Brown, Lucy Prebble, Will Tracy, and Will Ferrell.
The Plot, Courtesy of HBO:
Ambushed by his rebellious son Kendall at the end of Season two, Logan Roy begins Season three in a perilous position, scrambling to secure familial, political, and financial alliances. Tensions rise as a bitter corporate battle threatens to turn into a family civil war.
The official trailer for Disney+’s Hawkeye begins with Clint gathered together with his family to celebrate the Christmas holidays. Unfortunately, the Barton family’s celebration is cut short when Clint is pulled back into Hawkeye mode with the re-appearance of an old enemy.
The Christmas-themed Marvel series arrives with the tagline: “This holiday season, the best gifts come with a bow.”
Jeremy Renner reprises his role as Clint Barton/Hawkeye in this much-anticipated solo project. Renner’s joined by Hailee Steinfeld as Kate Bishop, Vera Farmiga, Fra Fee, Tony Dalton, Zahn McClarnon, Brian d’Arcy James, and newcomer Alaqua Cox as Maya Lopez.
Hawkeye is directed by Rhys Thomas as well as the directing duo Bert and Bertie. The live-action series will premiere on Wednesday, November 24, 2021.
The Plot, Courtesy of Disney+:
Set in post-blip New York City, former Avenger Clint Barton has a seemingly simple mission: get back to his family for Christmas. Possible? Maybe with the help of Kate Bishop, a 22-year-old archer with dreams of becoming a Super Hero. The two are forced to work together when a presence from Barton’s past threatens to derail far more than the festive spirit.
The teaser trailer for Netflix’s Narcos: Mexico season three warns us to prepare for the final blow. Season three – the final season – promises to be action-packed as the war between rival cartels and the police explodes.
Netflix released the one-minute teaser trailer with new photos from the upcoming final season. The streaming service also confirmed Narcos: Mexico‘s 10-episode third season will premiere on November 5, 2021.
Season three stars Scoot McNairy, José María Yázpik, Luis Gerardo Méndez, Alberto Guerra, Luisa Rubino, and Alfonso Dosal. Mayra Hermosillo, Matt Letscher, Manuel Masalva, Alejandro Edda, Gorka Lasaosa, and Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio “Bad Bunny” are also featured in the critically acclaimed drama’s final season.
Carlo Bernard executive produces and guides the series as showrunner. Additional executive producers include Sidonie Dumas, Christophe Riandee, Nicolas Atlan, José Padilha, Doug Miro, Andrés Baiz, and Eric Newman. The final season is directed by Andrés Baiz, Alejandra Márquez Abella, Luis Ortega, Amat Escalante, and Wagner Moura (“Pablo Escobar” in Narcos).
The Season 3 Plot, Courtesy of Netflix:
Set in the 90s, when the globalization of the drug business ignites, Season 3 examines the war that breaks out after Felix’s arrest. As newly independent cartels struggle to survive political upheaval and escalating violence, a new generation of Mexican kingpins emerge. But in this war, truth is the first casualty – and every arrest, murder and take-done only pushes real victory further away…
Fox’s Fantasy Island season one approaches its end with the penultimate episode, “The Romance & The Bromance.” Season one episode six will air on Tuesday, September 14, 2021 at 8pm ET/PT and features guest star Eric Winter (The Rookie).
The cast of the reboot is led by Roselyn Sánchez as Elena Roarke, a descendant of the iconic Mr. Roarke. Kiara Barnes (The Bold and the Beautiful) plays Ruby Akuda and John Gabriel Rodriguez (Rosewood) is Javier. Episode seven’s guest stars include Caitlin Stasey, Gillian Saker, and Benjamin Stockham.
“The Romance & The Bromance” Plot: A bookworm who wants to say yes to life goes back in time to meet her favorite author, and a competitive survivalist learns that the ultimate challenge is something he hasn’t trained for.
Series Description, Courtesy of Fox:
Fantasy Island takes place at a luxury resort, where literally any fantasy requested by guests is fulfilled, although they rarely turn out as expected. Delving into the ‘what if’ questions – both big and small – that keep us awake at night, each episode will tell emotional, provocative stories about people who arrive with dreams and desires and depart enlightened and transformed through the magical realism of Fantasy Island.
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 Akuda (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.
Zak Bagans opens up his Haunted Museum for a new spooky series (Photo Credit: discovery+)
Food Network, HGTV and Travel Channel will be delivering the chills, thrills, and spooky baking ideas with “Ghostober IV” featuring 14 series and specials. The Halloween-themed program lineup includes new seasons of Halloween Wars, The Dead Files, and Outrageous Pumpkins plus premieres of new series The Haunted Museum, House Haunters, and Eli Roth Presents: A Ghost Ruined My Life.
“Halloween is a big holiday for our lifestyle brands, and while in past years each brand has delivered on themed programming in its own way, this year we joined forces to build on Travel Channel’s popular ‘Ghostober’ special event,” stated Kathleen Finch, chief lifestyle brands officer, Discovery, Inc. “We combined the ghost-themed series and specials from Food Network and HGTV with Travel Channel’s compelling content to curate an incredible season of scary, fun and bingeable shows across platforms. With stars like Anthony Anderson, Zak Bagans, Doris Bowman, Alyson Hannigan, Jack and Kelly Osbourne and director Eli Roth bringing the creative for these series and specials to life, fans of Halloween can watch scary stories and visual treats all month long.”
The special Halloween season programming will conclude with a sneak peek of Ghost Hunters‘ new season featuring Jason Hawes, Steve Gonsalves, Dave Tango, and Shari DeBenedetti airing on October 31st.
PARANORMAL CAUGHT ON CAMERA New Episodes
Thursdays beginning September 9 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on Travel Channel
THESE WOODS ARE HAUNTED New Season
Fridays beginning September 10 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on Travel Channel
THE ALASKA TRIANGLE New Season
Fridays beginning September 10 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on Travel Channel
HALLOWEEN BAKING CHAMPIONSHIP New Season
Premieres Monday, September 13 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on Food Network
This season pays tribute to 1980s classic slasher movies, kicking off with host John Henson welcoming the competitors to Camp Devil’s Food Lake where only their baking skills will help them survive. Each week the bakers must create killer cakes, creepy cupcakes and more to showcase their skills in challenges that pay homage to quintessential horror films. Judges Stephanie Boswell, Carla Hall and Zac Young determine whose desserts earn $25,000 and the title of Halloween Baking Champion! (Seven episodes including three super-sized, two-hour episodes and four one-hour episodes) #HalloweenBakingChampionship
HALLOWEEN WARS (featuring Zak Bagans) New Season
Premieres Sunday, September 19 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on Food Network
Paranormal investigator Zak Bagans has spent the last 15 years experiencing the scariest supernatural encounters ever recorded, and for the first time he shares those experiences with the eight Halloween Wars teams of expert cake and sugar artists in the new season. Over the course of the season, Zak takes inspiration from his collection of dangerous and mysterious artifacts from his Haunted Museum in Las Vegas to challenge the teams to create intricate cakes that are as frightening as they are tasty. One team will be eliminated in each episode by a panel of judges featuring award-winning cake decorator Shinmin Li, and chefs and cookbook authors Aarti Sequeira and Eddie Jackson, and the last team standing will earn $25,000. (Seven one-hour episodes) #HalloweenWars
WORST COOKS IN AMERICA: HALLOWEEN REDEMPTION 2 New Special
Premieres Sunday, September 26 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on Food Network
Four ghoulishly disastrous Worst Cooks recruits return for another stab at boot camp and they will once again face their fears in the kitchen and tackle terrifying ingredients. With coaching from chefs Anne Burrell and Michael Symon, the culinary hopefuls will create a spooktacular feast for a panel of culinary experts. The recruits start by making a dish using a mystery ingredient they have been assigned; after Anne and Michael pick their teams, the chefs will teach them to make a buffet for a Halloween gathering in order to win a kitchen upgrade worth $5,000 and culinary redemption. (One hour-long episode) #WorstCooks
GHOST ADVENTURES: GOLDFIELD HOTEL New Special
Begins Streaming Friday, October 1 on discovery+
The GHOST ADVENTURES crew heads back to Goldfield, Nevada, to settle – once and for all – a mysterious evil feud that’s been cast over the town. In a highly personal and emotionally charged investigation, Zak Bagans, Aaron Goodwin, Billy Tolley and Jay Wasley revisit the haunted town where their journey began … and head back inside the infamous Goldfield Hotel, a landmark with a bloodied past. New frightening paranormal incidents call the GAC back in their final attempt to unmask a vengeful presence that only grows stronger – and more menacing – by the day. (Two-hour special) #GhostAdventures
THE HAUNTED MUSEUM New Series
Begins Streaming Saturday, October 2 with Two-Episode Binge on discovery+
The creepy collection of haunted artifacts housed inside Zak Bagans’ Haunted Museum are getting the spotlight in THE HAUNTED MUSEUM, a new horror film anthology series produced in collaboration with filmmaker Eli Roth. The series presents frightening and hellish tales inspired by the spooky relics on display in Zak Bagans’ Las Vegas museum. Bagans, a devoted collector of the macabre, is opening his museum vaults and sharing the secrets and stories behind a curated selection of his most prized haunted items through scripted shorts produced by Roth and his accredited team and with featured commentary from Bagans. (Nine episodes) #TheHauntedMuseum
OUTRAGEOUS PUMPKINS New Season
Premieres Sunday, October 3 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on Food Network
OUTRAGEOUS PUMPKINS with host Alyson Hannigan takes the traditional Halloween pastime to the next level. Seven extraordinarily talented pumpkin carvers duke it out in an outdoor pumpkin competition that defies imagination. Each week, the carvers dive headfirst into the most insane, eerie and outrageous challenges executing their intricate Halloween designs to impress judges Terri Hardin and Marc Evan. Only one will earn the coveted title of Outrageous Pumpkin Champion and take home $25,000. (Four one-hour episodes) #OutrageousPumpkins
HOUSE HAUNTERS New Series
Begins Streaming Thursday, October 7 on discovery+
Emmy nominated actor and producer Anthony Anderson, star of the ABC sitcom Black-ish, along with his mom and co-host of ABC’s To Tell the Truth, Doris Bowman, will combine their love of all things home – and mischief – to host the new discovery+ series HOUSE HAUNTERS. During this hidden camera real estate and home renovation prank series from the producers of Impractical Jokers, Anthony and Doris will take over properties and devise hilarious gags for unsuspecting house hunters, real estate agents, handymen and even a few HGTV stars, including Nate Berkus and Jeremiah Brent (The Nate & Jeremiah Home Project) and Brian and Mika Kleinschmidt (100 Day Dream Home). Throughout House Haunters, with dozens of hidden cameras in place and working from a nearby unmarked van, Anthony and Doris will scheme to scare, startle and surprise visitors to the homes – executing humorous high jinks with creepy dolls come to life, mysterious pests on the loose, home decor that has a mind of its own or seemingly haunted spaces. (Six half-hour episodes) #HouseHaunters
ELI ROTH PRESENTS: A GHOST RUINED MY LIFE New Series
Begins Streaming Friday, October 8 with Two-Episode Binge on discovery+
From master of horror Eli Roth, A GHOST RUINED MY LIFE shares the shocking stories of hauntings that have left emotional (and sometimes physical) scars on those unlucky enough to have experienced them. Equal parts terrifying and evocative, every hour-long episode will expose viewers to the real-life stories of survivors who have been dragged through hell and back and now struggle to rebuild their shattered lives. (Eight one-hour episodes) #AGhostRuinedMyLife
Amy Allan and Steve DiSchiavi in ‘The Dead Files’ (Photo Courtesy of Travel Channel)
THE DEAD FILES New Season
Premieres Saturday, October 23 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on Travel Channel
Former NYPD homicide detective Steve DiSchiavi and physical medium Amy Allan are back on the case. Utilizing his detective skills, DiSchiavi interviews witnesses and experts, and researches the history and facts behind each haunted location. Allan, a physical medium who sees and communicates with the dead, assesses the property to identify what underlying entities reside there. Keeping their findings hidden from each other, the team avoids all contact with one another – coming together only at the very end to reveal their shocking discoveries to the property owners, and each other. (Six one-hour episodes) #DeadFiles
JACK AND KELLY OSBOURNE: NIGHT OF TERROR New Special – “The Queen Mary”
Begins Streaming Sunday, October 24 on discovery+
Jack Osbourne introduced his sister, Kelly, to the paranormal last year and turned her skepticism into a curiosity of the unknown. Now, he’s bringing her to the queen of all haunted locations – the RMS Queen Mary. For decades, people have ventured onto the ship, docked in Long Beach, California, for a glimpse at the other side. However, since it shut down to the public in early 2020 when the Coronavirus pandemic struck, the hallowed halls of this once-elegant ocean liner have grown silent – but hardly empty. The skeleton crew of security and maintenance workers have experienced unsettlingly aggressive paranormal activity including scratches, threatening footsteps thundering down the hall and vivid apparitions. Now, Jack and Kelly will come aboard to investigate the infamous ghost ship alone. (Two-hour special) #NightofTerror
GHOST HUNTERS New Season Sneak Peek – Special Halloween Event
Begins Streaming Sunday, October 31 on discovery+
The revival of the series that started it all is here! GHOST HUNTERS comes exclusively to discovery+ with a brand-new season featuring original team leader Jason Hawes, joined by Steve Gonsalves, Dave Tango and Shari DeBenedetti. A special Halloween event kicks off the new run, as the TAPS team take back the paranormal reins in epic haunted locations. Joining the hunt inside one of America’s scariest prisons are a few familiar faces and special guests, including Amy Bruni and Adam Berry (Kindred Spirits, Ghost Hunters). (One-hour episode) #GhostHunters
