The CW’s Charmed season three episode 15 finds Maggie and Macy traveling to the future where Maggie is shocked by unexpected news. Directed by Stuart Gilliard from a script by Bianca Sams and Blake Taylor, episode 15 – “Schrodinger’s Future” – will air on Friday, June 18, 2021.
The cast is led by Melonie Diaz as Melanie Vera, Sarah Jeffery as Maggie Vera, and Madeleine Mantock as Macy Vaughn. Jordan Donica plays Jordan, Poppy Drayton is Abigael, and Rupert Evans plays Harry Greenwood.
“Schrodinger’s Future” Plot: WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS – Maggie (Sarah Jeffery) has a disturbing vision, forcing her and Macy (Madeleine Mantock) to pay a visit to the future. Mel (Diaz) and Harry (Evans) struggle with challenging new circumstances.
The Season 3 Plot, Courtesy of The CW:
In season three of The CW’s fan-favorite series, the Charmed Ones along with their whitelighter Harry continue their battle with The Faction — a cabal of humans trying to steal magic for themselves, led by billionaire Julian Shea (guest star Eric Balfour).
Following an epic standoff, we join The Charmed Ones as they are forced to try and save the magical world from extinction and navigate a mysterious magical allergy. As the sisters are challenged in new ways romantically, personally and professionally, they will face down monsters in both the magical and human world – the likes of which they have never seen.
The official teaser trailer for Titans season three features Dick Grayson/Nightwing describing his city. “This is Gotham. This city breeds a special class of criminal. People die here…people like us,” warns Dick.
The one-minute teaser arrives a month out from the series’ return on August 12, 2021 on HBO Max. Season three will debut with the release of the first three episodes. The remaining new episodes will drop weekly on Thursdays.
The Titans season three cast includes Brenton Thwaites as “Dick Grayson” aka “Nightwing,” Anna Diop as “Kory Anders” aka “Starfire,” Teagan Croft as “Rachel Roth” aka “Raven,” Ryan Potter as “Gar Logan” aka “Beast Boy,” and Conor Leslie as “Donna Troy” aka “Wonder Girl.” Curran Walters is “Jason Todd” aka “Red Hood,” Joshua Orpin is “Conner Kent” aka “Superboy,” Alan Ritchson is “Hank Hall” aka “Hawk,” Minka Kelly is “Dawn Granger” aka “Dove,” and Damaris Lewis is “Blackfire.”
Savannah Welch plays “Barbara Gordon” and Vincent Kartheiser is “Dr. Jonathan Crane.” Season three will introduce Jay Lycurgo in the recurring role of “Tim Drake.”
The series is based on DC characters and was developed by Akiva Goldsman, Geoff Johns, and Greg Berlanti. Johns, Berlanti, Greg Walker, and Sarah Schechter executive produce the Weed Road Pictures and Berlanti Productions, in association with Warner Bros. Television, production.
The Plot, Courtesy of HBO Max:
Titans follows young heroes from across the DC Universe as they come of age and find where they belong. In season three, circumstances draw our heroes to Gotham City, where they will reunite with old friends and face new threats.
Given the year we’ve just endured, it’s not a stretch to believe the world’s about to end courtesy of a gigantic meteor. The new trailer for How It Ends finds Zoe Lister-Jones chatting with her younger self as she attempts to figure out how to spend her last few hours on earth.
The huge ensemble includes Cailee Spaeny, Olivia Wilde, Fred Armisen, Whitney Cummings, Charlie Day, Mary Elizabeth Ellis, and Helen Hunt. Nick Kroll, Lamorne Morris, Bradley Whitford, Colin Hanks, Tawny Newsome, Finn Wolfhard, and Logan Marshall Green also star in what’s described as a feel-good apocalyptic comedy.
The cast also includes Bobby Lee, Glenn Howerton, Ayo Edebiri, Sharon Van Etten, Paul W. Downs, Raymond Cham Jr., Angelique Cabral, Rob Huebel, Paul Scheer, and Pauly Shore.
David Wein and Zoe Lister-Jones co-wrote, produced, and directed the R-rated comedy.
How It Ends screened at Sundance Film Festival and SXSW, and will screen during this year’s Tribeca Film Festival. MGM’s planning to release the film on digital and in limited theaters on July 20, 2021.
The Plot:
Freewheeling Liza (Lister-Jones) scores an invite to one last wild party before the world ends. But making it there won’t be easy, after her car is stolen, and the clock is ticking on her plan to tie up loose ends with friends and family. Accompanied by her younger self (Spaeny), Liza embarks on a hilarious journey across Los Angeles, running into an eclectic cast of characters.
Anchorman co-stars Will Ferrell and Paul Rudd reunite for the upcoming Apple Original limited series, The Shrink Next Door. Described as a dark comedy, the series is inspired by the true story of the strange relationship between a psychiatrist and one of his patients.
In addition to Will Ferrell and Paul Rudd, The Shrink Next Door‘s cast includes Kathryn Hahn and Casey Wilson.
The eight-episode series is set to premiere on Friday, November 12, 2021 on Apple TV+. The series will kick off with the release of three episodes followed by a new episode on subsequent Fridays.
Emmy, Golden Globe, BAFTA, WGA Award winner Georgia Pritchett wrote the series which is based on the hit podcast by Wondery and Bloomberg Media. The podcast’s host, Joe Nocera, is involved in the series as a co-executive producer.
Michael Showalter and Jesse Peretz direct the limit series, with Showalter serving as an executive producer along with Semi-Formal Productions’ Jordana Mollick. Georgia Pritchett, Paul Rudd, and Gloria Sanchez Productions’ Will Ferrell, Jessica Elbaum, and Brittney Segal also executive produce.
Wondery’s Marshall Lewy, Hernan Lopez, and Aaron Hart serve as executive producers along with Jared Sandberg, Katie Boyce, and Francesca Levy for Bloomberg Media.
Will Ferrell and Paul Rudd star in “The Shrink Next Door,” premiering globally Friday, November 12 on Apple TV+.
The Plot, Courtesy of Apple TV+:
Inspired by true events, The Shrink Next Door details the bizarre relationship between psychiatrist to the stars Dr. Isaac “Ike” Herschkopf (Rudd) and his longtime patient Martin “Marty” Markowitz (Ferrell). Over the course of their relationship, the all-too-charming Ike slowly inserts himself into Marty’s life, even moving into Marty’s Hamptons home and persuading Marty to name him president of the family business.
The series explores how a seemingly normal doctor-patient dynamic morphs into an exploitative relationship filled with manipulation, power grabs, and dysfunction at its finest.
The CW’s Legacies marches toward the season three finale with an episode that finds Hope, Lizzie, and Josie stuck in a hallucination with Star Wars vibes. Directed by Brett Matthews from a script he co-wrote with Thomas Brandon, season three episode 15 – “A New Hope” – will air on June 17, 2021. The season finale arrives on June 24th.
The cast includes Danielle Rose Russell plays Hope Mikaelson, Jenny Boyd is Lizzie Saltzman, Kaylee Bryant is Josie Saltzman, Quincy Fouse plays Milton “MG” Greasley, and Aria Shahghasemi stars as Landon Kirby. Peyton Alex Smith is Rafael, Chris Lee is Kaleb, Leo Howard is Ethan Mac, Ben Levin is Jed, and Matthew Davis plays Alaric Saltzman.
“A New Hope” Plot: HALLUCINATIONS — Stuck in a hallucination, Hope (Russell), Josie (Bryant), and Lizzie (Boyd) are forced to find their way out of a sci-fi nightmare. Elsewhere, Alaric (Davis) sends MG (Fouse), Kaleb (Lee), and Jed (Levin) on a team-building mission.
Set in The Salvatore Boarding School for the Young & Gifted, and within The Vampire Diaries universe, Legacies tells the ongoing story of a new generation of supernatural students as they learn what it means to be special in a society that wouldn’t understand their gifts.
In season two, Hope Mikaelson returned to a world that had forgotten she ever existed and reunited with her former Headmaster, Alaric Saltzman. Working together, Hope and Dr. Saltzman ultimately rejoined The Salvatore School to lead their Super Squad of powerful vampires, witches and werewolves, including Lizzie & Josie Saltzman, MG, Rafael, and Kaleb and even a Phoenix, her true love Landon, into battle against a dizzying horde of fantastic and deadly monsters birthed from the Malivore Pit … and their old nemesis, The Necromancer, who was determined to resurrect Malivore.
As season three begins, Hope has risked everything to pull her friends back from the brink of a monstrous prophecy that threatened to doom them all. But when a heartbreaking loss shatters her whole world, Hope Mikaelson will be forced to fight fate itself.
Motherland: Fort Salem returns to Freeform’s primetime schedule on June 22, 2021 at 10pm ET/PT. Season two episode one, “Of the Blood,” finds Raelle and Abigail exploring their new abilities.
The season two cast is led by Taylor Hickson as Raelle Collar, Jessica Sutton as Tally Craven, and Ashley Nicole Williams as Abigail Bellweather. Amalia Holm plays Scylla, Demetria McKinney is Anacostia Quartermain, and Lyne Renee is General Sarah Alder.
Eliot Laurence (Claws) created the series, writes, and executive produces. Will Ferrell, Adam McKay, Kevin Messick, Amanda Tapping, Erin Maher, Kay Reindl, and Bryan Q. Miller also serve as executive producers.
“Of the Blood” Plot: Despite the threat of the Camarilla, the discovery of new witches gives Alder hope. Tally struggles with her role as a Biddy, and Raelle and Abigail return to Fort Salem with their mysterious new abilities.
The Plot, Courtesy of Freeform:
Motherland: Fort Salem is set in an alternate, present-day America where witches ended their persecution 300 years ago by cutting a deal with the U.S. government to fight for their country. Season one followed three young women from basic training in combat magic into terrifying and thrilling early deployment. In this world, the traditional roles of gender and power are flipped with women on the front lines, the fight looming and terrorist threats that are strikingly familiar to our world, but with supernatural tactics and weapons.
In season two, Raelle, Tally, and Abigail confront higher stakes, dangerous magic, and a new threat from an ancient group of witch-hunters, the Camarilla. In the first season, we saw our trio of young witches follow in the footsteps of their foremothers, defending the nation from The Spree as part of the United States Army. Their training is intensified when they are promoted to attend War College, where their magic, relationships, and beliefs will be pushed to the limits.
While General Alder seeks out new witches to join the wars to come, The Spree and the Army learn their fight may no longer be with one another. But how can two enemies work together to thwart a hatred that won’t stop until all witches are exterminated?
Diana Pavlovska and Amalia Holm in ‘Motherland: Fort Salem’ season 2 episode 1 (Freeform/Jeff Petry)Jessica Sutton in season 2 episode 1 (Freeform/Jeff Petry)Lyne Renee in season 2 episode 1 (Freeform/Jeff Petry)Taylor Hickson, Ashley Nicole Williams, and Catherine Lough Haggquist in season 2 episode 1 (Freeform/Jeff Petry)Taylor Hickson, Ashley Nicole Williams, and Catherine Lough Haggquist in season 2 episode 1 (Freeform/Jeff Petry)
Anthony Mackie will host the 2021 ESPYS (Photo Courtesy of Anthony Mackie)
Nominees for the 2021 ESPYS Presented by Capital One include Tom Brady, Simone Biles, Russell Westbrook, and Aaron Rodgers. The full list of nominees was just announced along with the news Anthony Mackie (The Falcon and the Winter Soldier) will handle hosting duties during the awards show.
“I’m excited to be hosting this year’s ESPYS and to celebrate the gift that sports have been this past year,” said Mackie. “They have allowed us to cheer on our favorite teams and athletes together at a time when many felt so alone. As an avid sports fan myself, I can’t wait to meet some of my favorite athletes and celebrate their accomplishments!”
“After a year of canceled competitions, empty stadium seats and athletic careers cut short or left to languish in limbo, we’re delighted that The ESPYS has the opportunity to celebrate the return of sports,” said Rob King, senior vice president and editor-at-large, ESPN Content. “Anthony will make a fantastic host because he is equal parts sports fan and entertainer. Plus, he knows a thing or two about heroic moments.”
This year’s ESPYS will be broadcast live on Saturday, July 10th at 8pm ET/PT (taped delayed on the West Coast) on ABC. Voting is now open via ESPYS.com and runs through Friday, July 9th at 8pm ET.
2021 ESPYS Presented by Capital One Nominees:
BEST ATHLETE, MEN’S SPORTS
Tom Brady, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Connor McDavid, Edmonton Oilers
Nikola Jokić, Denver Nuggets
Lewis Hamilton, F1
BEST BREAKTHROUGH ATHLETE
Justin Herbert, Los Angeles Chargers
Chase Young, The Washington Football Team
LaMelo Ball, Charlotte Hornets
Crystal Dangerfield, Minnesota Lynx
BEST GAME
NCAA Men’s Final Four: Gonzaga (93) vs. UCLA (90)
NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship – Stanford defeats Arizona 54-53
NFL Week 14: Baltimore Ravens 47, Cleveland Browns 42
NHL Playoffs Game 4: Winnipeg Jets sweep Edmonton Oilers in triple OT
BEST COLLEGE ATHLETE, MEN’S SPORTS
DeVonta Smith, Alabama Football
Luka Garza, Iowa Basketball
Gloire Amanda, Oregon State Soccer
Trevor Lawrence, Clemson Football
BEST COLLEGE ATHLETE, WOMEN’S SPORTS
Paige Bueckers, University of Connecticut Basketball
Madison Lilley, Kentucky Volleyball
Jaelin Howell, Florida State Soccer
Odicci Alexander, James Madison Softball
BEST TEAM
Tampa Bay Buccaneers, NFL
Stanford Cardinal, NCAA Women’s Basketball
Baylor Bears, NCAA Men’s Basketball
Alabama Crimson Tide, NCAA Football
Oklahoma Sooners, NCAA Softball
Seattle Storm, WNBA
Los Angeles Dodgers, MLB
BEST RECORD-BREAKING PERFORMANCE
Stanford’s Tara VanDerveer passes Pat Summitt for most wins in NCAA Women’s basketball history (1,099)
DeVonta Smith, Alabama Football – set records for title game catches (12) and touchdown receptions (three), and also totaled 215 yards. Alabama won, 52–24, their sixth title in 12 years, while Smith was named Offensive MVP of the championship game
Phil Mickelson, PGA Championship – oldest winner of a major tournament with his victory, Mickelson surpassed the record previously held by Julius Boros, who won the PGA Championship in 1968 at age
Russell Westbrook, Washington Wizards – breaks Oscar Robertson’s 47-year-old triple-double record with 182
BEST INTERNATIONAL ATHLETE, MEN’S SOCCER
Kylian Mbappè, Paris Saint-Germain/French National Team
Lionel Messi, Barcelona/Argentina National Team
Cristiano Ronaldo, Juventus/Portugal National Team
Mohamed Salah, Liverpool/Egypt National Team
BEST INTERNATIONAL ATHLETE, WOMEN’S SOCCER
Sam Kerr, Chelsea/Australia National Team
Fran Kirby, Chelsea/English National Team
Vivianne Miedema, Arsenal/Netherlands National Team
Sam Mewis, Manchester City/USA National Team
BEST PLAY (round 1 brackets)
Match 1
Kyler Murray Launches Hail Mary to DeAndre Hopkins (11/15/2020)
Villanova QB with the TD pass of the year (4/17/21)
Match 2
Brooklyn Nets with the Play of the Year (5/16/21)
West Texas A&M hits buzzer-beater vs. Lincoln Memorial to advance to DII National Championship Game (3/26/21)
Match 3
Shey Peddy hits a buzzer-beater to eliminate the defending WNBA Champs (9/15/20)
Bear River Softball Player Makes an INCREDIBLE Catch (5/22/21)
Match 4
DK Metcalf chases down Budda Baker Week 7 vs. Cardinals (10/25/20)
Mookie Betts with the double play (06/11/21)
Match 5
Natalia Chavez hits half-court buzzer beater in OT for Volcano Vista’s 5A title win (5/10/21)
Luka Doncic hits game winner vs. Grizzlies (4/14/21)
Match 6
Unseeded Marshall Soccer scores with less than 3 minutes in OT to claim first National Title (5/17/21)
Erin Matson OT goal lifts UNC to third consecutive NCAA field hockey title (5/9/21)
Match 7
Daryl Watts nets the championship-winning goal in OT as Wisconsin Claims 2nd straight title (3/20/21)
Simone Biles became the first women in history to land a Yurchenko double pike on vault in competition. (5/22/21)
Match 8
Braves pitcher with a unique 1-6-3 play (5/9/21)
Andrew Booth with an unbelievable one-handed interception! (10/3/20)
BEST NFL PLAYER
Tom Brady, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay Packers
Aaron Donald, Los Angeles Rams
Derrick Henry, Tennessee Titans
BEST MLB PLAYER
Josè Abreu, Chicago White Sox
Trevor Bauer, Cincinnati Reds (2020), LA Dodgers (2021)
Corey Seager, Los Angeles Dodgers
Shohei Ohtani, Los Angeles Angels
BEST NHL PLAYER
Auston Matthews, Toronto Maple Leafs
Connor McDavid, Edmonton Oilers
Andrei Vasilevskiy, Tampa Bay Lightning
Patrick Kane, Chicago Blackhawks
BEST DRIVER
Scott Dixon, IndyCar
Lewis Hamilton, F1
Chase Elliott, NASCAR
Erica Enders, NHRA
BEST NBA PLAYER
Luka Dončić, Dallas Mavericks
Nikola Jokić, Denver Nuggets
Stephen Curry, Golden State Warriors
Chris Paul, Phoenix Suns
BEST WNBA PLAYER
A’ja Wilson, Las Vegas Aces
Arike Ogunbowale, Dallas Wings
Candace Parker, Los Angeles Sparks (2020) (Chicago Sky 2021)
Breanna Stewart, Seattle Storm
BEST BOXER
Canelo Álvarez
Teófimo López
Claressa Shields
Tyson Fury
BEST MMA FIGHTER
Amanda Nunes
Khabib Nurmagomedov
Rose Namajunas
Francis Ngannou
BEST ATHLETE, MEN’S GOLF
Bryson DeChambeau
Dustin Johnson
Hideki Matsuyama
Phil Mickelson
BEST ATHLETE, WOMEN’S GOLF
Jin Young Ko
Inbee Park
Sei Young Kim
Nelly Korda
BEST ATHLETE, MEN’S TENNIS
Dominic Thiem
Novak Djokovic
Daniil Medvedev
Rafael Nadal
BEST ATHLETE, WOMEN’S TENNIS
Naomi Osaka
Ashleigh Barty
Sofia Kenin
Victoria Azarenka
BEST ATHLETE, MEN’S ACTION SPORTS
Marcus Kleveland, Snowboard (NOR)
Yūto Totsuka, Snowboard (JPN)
Gabriel Medina, Surf (BRA)
Cooper Webb, Supercross (USA)
BEST JOCKEY
Irad Ortiz
John Velazquez
Flavien Prat
Joel Rosario
BEST ATHLETE WITH A DISABILITY, MEN’S SPORTS
Evan Austin, Swim
Jesse Billauer, Surf
Keith Gabel, Snowboard
Chris Nikic, Triathlon
BEST ATHLETE WITH A DISABILITY, WOMEN’S SPORTS
Sam Bosco, Cycle
Oksana Masters, Nordic & Cycle
Becca Murray, Wheelchair Basketball
Leanne Smith, Swim
BEST BOWLER
Kyle Troup
François Lavoie
Tom Daugherty
Chris Via
BEST MLS PLAYER
Alejandro Pozuelo, Toronto FC
Diego Rossi, Los Angeles FC
Andre Blake, Philadelphia Union
Lucas Zelarayán, Columbus Crew
BEST NWSL PLAYER
Rachel Daly, Houston Dash
Kailen Sheridan, NJ/NY Gotham FC
Julie Ertz, Chicago Red Stars
Lynn Williams, North Carolina Courage
BEST WWE MOMENT (ROUND 1 BRACKETS)
Match 1
Dominik Mysterio makes in ring debut at SummerSlam, with dad Rey Mysterio in his corner
Roman Reigns returns to Smackdown and aligns with Paul Heyman (Smackdown 8/28/20)
Match 2
Pat McAfee confronts and punts Adam Cole (NXT 8/5/20)
Goldberg returns to challenge Drew McIntyre for WWE Championship (Royal Rumble)
Match 3
Keith Lee breaks Adam Cole’s record breaking 403-day reign as NXT Champion at The Great American Bash
Sasha Banks & Bianca Belair make history as the first Black women to main event
Match 4
Edge wins the 2021 Men’s Royal Rumble; becomes the 3rd person ever to win from the #1
Kevin Owens stuns Logan Paul at
Match 5
Sasha Banks wins the Smackdown Women’s Championship at Hell In A
Randy Orton sets The Fiend on fire at
Match 6
Undertaker celebrates his 30th Anniversary and gives his final farewell (Survivor Series)
Bobby Lashley wins WWE Championship for the first time (RAW 3/1/21)
Match 7
Bayley turns on Sasha Banks (Smackdown 9/4/20)
Bad Bunny teams with Damian Priest at WrestleMania and performs a “Bunny Destroyer” on John
Match 8
Bianca Belair wins the Women’s Royal Rumble and breaks the record for longest time spent in the
The Miz became the first 2-time Grand Slam Champion when he cashed in MITB at Elimination
Paramount+ is celebrating Captain Picard Day with the release of a new teaser trailer for Star Trek: Picard. The season two teaser reveals Picard’s shocked to discover he’s face-to-face with Q (John de Lancie). In the one-minute clip, Q comments on Picard’s age and claims he’s missed him. “Welcome, my friend, to the very end of the road not taken,” says Q.
The teaser trailer was accompanied by a new poster for the upcoming second season. Unfortunately, the teaser didn’t include an actual targeted 2022 premiere date.
The cast is led by Patrick Stewart as Captain Jean-Luc Picard. Alison Pill, Isa Briones, Evan Evagora, Michelle Hurd, Santiago Cabrera, Jeri Ryan, Orla Brady, John de Lancie, and Brent Spiner also star.
Alex Kurtzman, Akiva Goldsman, Terry Matalas, Patrick Stewart, Heather Kadin, Rod Roddenberry, Trevor Roth, Doug Aarniokoski, and Dylan Massin executive produce. Goldsman and Matalas are the season two co-showrunners. The series is a CBS Studios in association with Secret Hideout and Roddenberry Entertainment production.
The Plot, Courtesy of Paramount+:
Star Trek: Picard features Sir Patrick Stewart reprising his iconic role as Jean-Luc Picard, which he played for seven seasons on Star Trek: The Next Generation. The series follows this iconic character into the next chapter of his life.
Teaser Art of the Paramount+ original ‘Star Trek: Picard’ (Photo Cr: 2021 Paramount+ Inc)
Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson (Dreamgirls) has announced a collaboration with four-time Grammy Award winner Carole King on an original song for the upcoming Aretha Franklin biopic, Respect. The original song, “Here I Am (Singing My Way Home),” will be released on Friday and the complete soundtrack will drop on August 13, 2021.
“Here I Am (Singing My Way Home)” is the film’s only original song.
The song marks the first time Hudson and King have worked together as co-writers. Grammy Award winner will.i.am, co-founder of Black Eyed Peas, was the track’s producer.
“Music is such a living and breathing character in this film, as it was in Ms. Franklin’s life. The process of creating this song was like constructing the greatest tribute I could possibly offer to her spirit,” stated Hudson while announcing the song on social media. “It was the final exhale of this extraordinary project and one that I let out with complete fulfillment. Being able to do so with Carole and Jamie was an incredible privilege. Carole is one of the greatest songwriters of all time and, whether we were trading stories, playing piano together over video conference, or working through lyrics, it was always a masterclass – both in life and music. Jamie and I have collaborated together in the past and it’s always so wonderful to create with him – he is continuously thinking outside of the box in a way that deepens the musical experience in indescribable ways. Our goal was to show that music was always the anchor for Ms. Franklin, in all that she did, and I hope this song illustrates the strength of her voice – both literally and figuratively – which always brought her home.”
“Writing a song with Jamie Hartman and Jennifer Hudson felt both familiar and fresh at the same time. The process of songwriting continues to amaze me,” said King. “One minute there’s nothing, and then a song grows out of the seed of an idea. The seed was dormant when Jennifer, Jamie, and I first met virtually. Jennifer and I had previously performed together, and I was excited about writing with her for no less than a film called Respect in which Jennifer plays Aretha Franklin! I’m so pleased to have not just one but two songs as part of the soundtrack of Respect-the 21st-century song ‘Here I Am (Singing My Way Home)’ and my 20th century co-write with Gerry Goffin, ‘(You Make Me Feel Like a) Natural Woman.'”
MGM has set an August 13, 2021 theatrical release date for Respect.
The Plot:
Respect follows the rise of Aretha Franklin’s career from a child singing in her father’s church’s choir to her international superstardom, Respect is the remarkable true story of Franklin’s journey to find her voice.
Netflix’s upcoming docuseries Heist explores the truth behind three massive heists in American history. The just-released trailer teases details on the heists with the actual people involved providing an inside look at what went down.
The six-episode docuseries was directed by Derek Doneen (The Price of Free), Martin Desmond Roe (Two Distant Strangers), and Nick Frew (We Are the Champions). Each director handles two episodes focusing on a specific heist.
Netflix will launch the series on Wednesday, July 14, 2021.
Netflix released the following description of the upcoming docuseries along with episode details:
Viewers will see how the subjects select their targets, the meticulous planning that goes into the job, the sweet glory of success… and the boneheaded errors that lead investigators straight to the truth. The perpetrators sit down for in-depth, frequently emotional conversations, alongside family members, accomplices, and the law enforcement officers who eventually brought them to justice.
Stunning in their brazenness, occasionally comical in their simplicity, and brutally honest about the fact that crime doesn’t (usually) pay, these history-making heists provide enough action, adventure, heart, and drama to satisfy fans of true crime and Hollywood capers alike. They’ll leave audiences breathless by posing the question: What would you risk for the score of a lifetime?
Sex Magick Money Murder
Directed by Derek Doneen
Heather Tallchief was 21, disillusioned, and lost in life when she met a prison poet (and paroled murderer) named Roberto Solis. Swept off her feet and literally hypnotized by his mysticism, danger, and practice of “sex magick,” she did his bidding, and got behind the wheel for one of the largest armored truck robberies in Las Vegas history, driving off with over $3 million in the back. But life on the run with a former convict who can’t be tied down wasn’t as romantic as she had dreamed, and the unexpected birth of her child had her reconsidering her life choices.
The Money Plane
Directed by Martin Desmond Roe
After two heartbreaking miscarriages, Cuban immigrant Karls Monzon was determined to do whatever it took to adopt the baby girl he and his wife had always dreamed about. That’s when a childhood buddy told him about the plane full of cash: Twice a week, a flight carrying $100 million landed at Miami International Airport, and the pallets of money were left briefly unguarded in an open warehouse. Monzon, a fan of crime shows, did all the research he needed to pull off the heist by watching American TV. Because of his diligence, Monzon and his crew got away with $7.4 million. But as the saying goes, it’s easier to take the money than to keep it. The FBI never expected to find themselves in the middle of a kidnapping and extortion plot while they were investigating the heist.
The Bourbon King
Directed by Nick Frew
Gilbert “Toby” Curtsinger was bored. A former elite league softball star, he was now a suburban dad with an uninspiring distillery job. Smuggling out bottles of rare and highly-coveted Pappy Van Winkle and selling them for cash within the “good ol’ boy” network of Kentucky bourbon country seemed like an easy way to boost his family’s quality of life, but his booze-skimming soon went from side hustle to organized crime. When 200 bottles of the legendary bourbon—worth $1,000 to $4,000 per bottle depending on the vintage—went missing, “Pappygate” made international news, and the media-hungry sheriff left no barrel unturned in tracking down Curtsinger’s operation. But things are never as simple as they seem.
