Gal Gadot and Chris Hemsworth are confirmed to present awards at the 26th Annual Critics Choice Awards to be held on Sunday, March 7, 2021. The Critics Choice Association (of which I’m a member) announced Kevin Bacon, Angela Bassett, Mayim Bialik, Orlando Bloom, Phoebe Dynevor, Morgan Freeman, and Jim Gaffigan are also set to present.
Additional presenters include Tony Hale, Chelsea Handler, Justin Hartley, Tyler Hoechlin, Jameela Jamil, Leslie Jordan, Javicia Leslie, Eva Longoria, Chrissy Metz, Mads Mikkelsen, and Lin-Manuel Miranda. Jared Padalecki, Ashley Park, Kyra Sedgwick, Yara Shahidi, Elizabeth Tulloch, Courtney B. Vance, and Catherine Zeta-Jones will also appear on the broadcast.
In addition, John David Washington will present the fifth annual SeeHer Award to his Malcolm & Marie co-star Zendaya.
The 2021 awards will be an in-person/virtual hybrid hosted by Taye Diggs. The CCAs will air live on The CW on March 7th beginning at 7pm ET/PT (tape-delayed on the West Coast).
Lionsgate’s just released the teaser trailer for Voyagers, a sci-fi drama from Limitless director Neil Burger. Burger wrote and directed the space thriller which finds young adults sent into space to populate a new colony.
Tye Sheridan (The X-Men franchise), Lily-Rose Depp (Savage), Fionn Whitehead (Dunkirk), Chanté Adams (Roxanne, Roxanne), Isaac Hempstead Wright (Game of Thrones), and Viveik Kalra (Blinded by the Light) star. The cast also includes Archie Madekwe (Midsommar), Quintessa Swindell (Trinkets), Madison Hu (Bizaardvark), and Colin Farrell (The Gentlemen).
Burger, Basil Iwanyk, and Brendon Boyea served as producers.
The PG-13 thriller openson April 8, 2021.
The Plot, Courtesy of Lionsgate:
With the future of the human race at stake, a group of young men and women, bred for intelligence and obedience, embark on an expedition to colonize a distant planet. But when they uncover disturbing secrets about the mission, they defy their training and begin to explore their most primitive natures.
As life on the ship descends into chaos, they’re consumed by fear, lust, and the unsatiable hunger for power.
Fox’s 9-1-1 will be serving up a jam-packed winter finale that includes an emergency at an airport with season four episode eight, “Breaking Point.” Episode eight is set to air on Monday, March 8, 2021 at 8pm ET/PT.
Season four’s cast includes executive producer Angela Bassett as Athena Grant, executive producer Peter Krause as Bobby Nash, and Jennifer Love Hewitt as Maddie Kendall. Oliver Stark plays Evan “Buck” Buckley, Aisha Hinds is Henrietta “Hen” Wilson, Kenneth Choi is Howie “Chimney” Han, Ryan Guzman plays Eddie Diaz, and Rockmond Dunbar is Michael Grant.
“Breaking Point” Plot: The 118 are called to the tarmac when a flight attendant reaches her limit with her flight’s passengers. Athena discovers that quarantine has pushed a couple to their breaking point. Meanwhile, Eddie worries Christopher will not accept him dating, Buck reconnects with an old flame and finds himself in the middle of Albert’s new relationship and Maddie and Chimney make a big decision about their baby.
Creators Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Tim Minear reimagine the procedural drama with 9-1-1, exploring the high-pressure experiences of police officers, firefighters and dispatchers who are thrust into the most frightening, shocking and heart-stopping situations. These emergency responders must try to balance saving those who are at their most vulnerable with solving the problems in their own lives.
‘Dinner: Impossible’ and ‘Restaurant: Impossible’ host Robert Irvine (Photo Credit: Food Network)
Restaurant: Impossible apparently wasn’t keeping Robert Irvine busy enough. Food Network just announced Irvine will be reviving Dinner: Impossible with four new hour-long episodes.
“Dinner: Impossible wasn’t just my first-ever television show and the way American audiences were introduced to me, it was where I met my wife Gail. Naturally, the show has always held a special place in my heart,” explained Robert Irvine. “Over the years it’s been incredibly gratifying to learn that it meant so much to the fans, too. I’m so proud to announce we are coming back, and it is going to be bigger and better than ever, with breathtaking locales, production that is cinematic, and challenges that are downright diabolical.”
Dinner: Impossible will kick off on Thursday, March 11, 2021 at 10pm ET/PT after new episodes of Restaurant: Impossible at 9pm ET/PT.
“We are so excited to bring Dinner: Impossible to a new generation of fans, upping the ante with new missions that blend edge of your seat action and compelling emotion that teeter on the impossible, as Robert is pushed to the limit and beyond,” said Courtney White, President, Food Network. “Robert Irvine has never met a challenge he won’t accept, and it’s his lunch pail work ethic and devotion to helping people in need that continue to make him a must-watch on Food Network.”
Dinner: Impossible Details, Courtesy of Food Network:
In each seemingly impossible mission, Robert and his team of sous chefs are challenged to overcome extraordinary obstacles and conditions that push Robert to his physical and mental limits, as he must prepare and serve delicious meals to groups of hungry and expecting guests before his allotted time runs out. Through four, hour-long episodes, Robert battles the elements while using limited resources to cook against the clock.
In the premiere, Robert Irvine is whisked away on a helicopter for his first mission in Oahu, Hawaii – to make a feast without a kitchen for local residents using only produce and proteins he can gather on the legendary Kualoa Ranch. Robert and his team take on the weather as they harvest their ingredients to pull off the impossible.
In another episode in Hawaii, Robert’s mission is to prepare a five-star dinner for soldiers of the historic 25th Infantry Division to celebrate their 79th anniversary. Using only a mobile army field kitchen and meal rations, Robert must create a high-end dinner in just seven hours; but in order to earn more ingredients, Robert must conquer a series of demanding, military-style challenges.
While in Las Vegas, Robert must cater three wedding receptions in only six hours, and don’t miss as Robert travels to an abandoned mining town in Cerro Gordo, California, to prepare a meal for a group of paranormal enthusiasts, including Amy Bruni and Adam Berry from Travel Channel’s Kindred Spirits, that would even please the local spirits that continue to haunt the property.
Netflix has released the official trailer for the documentary Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal debuting on the streaming service this month. Directed by Chris Smith (The Disappearance of Madeleine McCann), the documentary film explores the man behind the scandal that sent Hollywood celebs to jail.
Jon Karmen wrote and edited the documentary which features Matthew Modine reenacting Rick Singer’s actions, Josh Stamberg as Bill McGlashan, Wallace Langham as Gordon Caplan, and David Starzyk as Bruce Isackson. Karmen, director Smith, and Youree Henley serve as producers.
Netflix has set a March 17, 2021 premiere date.
The Plot, Courtesy of Netflix:
An examination that goes beyond the celebrity-driven headlines and dives into the methods used by Rick Singer, the man at the center of the shocking 2019 college admissions scandal, to persuade his wealthy clients to cheat an educational system already designed to benefit the privileged. Using an innovative combination of interviews and narrative recreations of the FBI’s wiretapped conversations between Singer and his clients, Operation Varsity Blues offers a rare glimpse into the enigmatic figure behind a scheme that exposed the lengths wealthy families would go to for admission into elite colleges, and angered a nation already grappling with the effects of widespread inequality.
There’s finally movement on the Jeff Buckley biopic, Everybody Here Wants You. Culmination Productions is on board to produce the film, with Reeve Carney (Spiderman: Turn Off the Dark, Penny Dreadful) confirmed to play the popular singer who passed away in 1997 at the age of 30.
A Jeff Buckley biopic starring Carney was first announced way back in 2011. At that time, Jake Scott (Welcome to the Rileys) was attached to direct. Culmination reports BAFTA Award-nominated producer Orian Williams (Control) will now make his directorial debut with the biopic. BAFTA Award nominee Roberto Schaefer (Finding Neverland, Quantum of Solace) is the cinematographer.
Dionne Jones wrote the screenplay and Jeff Buckley’s mother, Mary Guibert, will be producing. Culmination Production’s Tom Butterfield is also producing along with Alison Raykovich, manager of his estate and VP of Jeff Buckley Music, Inc.
“This will be the only official dramatization of Jeff’s story which I can promise his fans will be true to him and to his legacy. Thankfully, my determination to assemble all the right participants, no matter how long it took, is about to culminate in the best way possible,” stated Guibert.
“I’m honored to have the opportunity to step into the director’s seat to tell Jeff’s story,” said director Williams. “He is one of the most remarkable musicians of our time and I’m grateful to Mary, Alison, and Culmination for supporting and collaborating with me on this project. Dionne Jones’s beautiful script brings together all the elements of Jeff’s life into one intimate and visual story. I’m also looking forward to working with the immense musical and dramatic talent that is Reeve Carney.”
Filming is expected to get underway later this year.
“Jeff Buckley was a once-in-a-lifetime artist whose music touched people’s hearts and changed their lives. Sony Music has been honored to bring Jeff’s music to the world and now, Everybody Here Wants You is providing a unique opportunity to introduce Jeff to a whole new generation of fans,” said Richard Story, President, Commercial Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment.
Netflix just released a one-minute teaser video revealing a few of the key characters in the superhero series, Jupiter’s Legacy. The video shows comic book artist Frank Quitely’s drawings morphing into the actual actors who’ll be portraying Blackstar (Tyler Mane), Hutch (Ian Quinlan), Chloe Sampson (Elena Kampouris), Sheldon Sampson in 1929 (Josh Duhamel), and Paragon/Brandon Sampson (Andrew Horton).
The video ends with superheroes Lady Liberty/Grace Sampson (Leslie Bibb), The Utopian/Sheldon Sampson (Duhamel), and Brainwave/Walter Sampson (Ben Daniels) unveiled.
Netflix has set a May 7, 2021 premiere date for the much-anticipated series.
Mark Millar, Frank Quitely, Lorenzo Di Bonaventura, Dan McDermott, Steven S. DeKnight, James Middleton, and Sang Kyu Kim serve as executive producers. Additional cast members include Mike Wade as Fitz Small and Matt Lanter as George Hutchence / Skyfox.
The Plot, Courtesy of Netflix:
After nearly a century of keeping mankind safe, the world’s first generation of superheroes must look to their children to continue the legacy. But tensions rise as the young superheroes, hungry to prove their worth, struggle to live up to their parents’ legendary public reputations — and exacting personal standards.
Character Descriptions:
JOSH DUHAMEL is Sheldon Sampson.
Sheldon Sampson (The Utopian) is the storied leader of the superhero team The Union. But times have changed, and he doesn’t understand the world we live in anymore. Or his own family.
BEN DANIELS is Walter Sampson.
Walter Sampson (Brain-Wave) is Sheldon’s older brother. A man of vast intellect and cunning who, unlike Sheldon, isn’t afraid to get his hands dirty. Or bloody.
LESLIE BIBB is Grace Sampson.
Grace Sampson (Lady Liberty) is Sheldon’s wife and one of the most powerful heroes on the planet. She doesn’t always agree with Sheldon, but strives to balance his ideals with the reality of the modern, often violent, world they live in.
ELENA KAMPOURIS is Chloe Sampson.
Chloe Sampson is Grace and Sheldon’s daughter. Rejecting everything her parents stand for, Chloe has forged her own hedonistic path far away from them. A path that threatens to go against everything her parents have sworn to protect.
ANDREW HORTON is Brandon Sampson.
Brandon Sampson is Grace and Sheldon’s son. In training to assume the mantle of The Utopian and become the new leader of The Union, he struggles to live up to his father’s mythic legend.
MIKE WADE is Fitz Small.
Fitz Small (The Flare) is the heart and soul of The Union. Despite suffering injuries that ended his career as a superhero, he continues to be one of the most valued members of the team. And is often the only thing holding them together in the face of an increasingly hostile world.
MATT LANTER is George Hutchence.
George Hutchence (Skyfox) was Sheldon Sampson’s closest friend and ally before turning against him and the rest of his teammates in The Union. Now considered the greatest supervillain in the world, George plots his revenge on the teammates he believes betrayed him.
Hosts Tina Fey and Amy Poehler at the 78th Annual Golden Globe Awards on February 28, 2021 (Photo by: NBC)
Tina Fey and Amy Poehler hosted the 2021 Golden Globes from separate coasts, poking fun at the nominees and making a point of chiding the Hollywood Foreign Press Association for not having a single Black journalist among its 87 members.
While accepting the Cecil B. DeMille Award, Jane Fonda also addressed the HFPA’s lack of diversity. “Stories, they really can change people. But there’s a story we’ve been afraid to see and hear about ourselves in this industry, a story about which voices we respect and elevate and which we tune out, a story about who is offered a seat at the table and who is kept out of the rooms where decisions are made. So let’s all of us, including all the groups that decide who gets hired and what gets made and who wins awards, let’s all of us make an effort to expand that tent so that everyone rises and everyone’s story has a chance to be seen and heard,” said Fonda.
Hosting from opposite coasts wasn’t the only change in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. Nominees and winners were brought in via Zoom which led to awkward moments and some really horrible choices in reaction shots. And rather than stars, the in-person audience was made up of first responders and essential workers who adhered to Covid protocols.
Among the night’s big winners was Chloé Zhao (Nomadland) who is now only the second woman to win in the Best Director category. The first female winner, Barbra Streisand (Yentl), took to Twitter to congratulate Zhao, tweeting, “It’s about time! Congratulations Chloé! Well deserved!” Chadwick Boseman’s wife, Taylor Simone Ledward, delivered an emotional speech while accepting her husband’s posthumous award for this outstanding work in what turned out to be his final film – Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom. And Sacha Baron Cohen had a huge night, snagging wins in the Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy and Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy categories for Borat Subsequent Moviefilm.
2021 Golden Globes Nominees and Winners:
BEST MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
THE FATHER
MANK WINNER: NOMADLAND
PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN
THE TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO 7
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
VIOLA DAVIS – MA RAINEY’S BLACK BOTTOM WINNER: ANDRA DAY – THE UNITED STATES VS. BILLIE HOLIDAY
VANESSA KIRBY – PIECES OF A WOMAN
FRANCES MCDORMAND – NOMADLAND
CAREY MULLIGAN – PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
RIZ AHMED – SOUND OF METAL WINNER: CHADWICK BOSEMAN – MA RAINEY’S BLACK BOTTOM
ANTHONY HOPKINS – THE FATHER
GARY OLDMAN – MANK
TAHAR RAHIM – THE MAURITANIAN
BEST MOTION PICTURE – MUSICAL OR COMEDY WINNER: BORAT SUBSEQUENT MOVIEFILM
HAMILTON
MUSIC
PALM SPRINGS
THE PROM
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – MUSICAL OR COMEDY
MARIA BAKALOVA – BORAT SUBSEQUENT MOVIEFILM
KATE HUDSON – MUSIC
MICHELLE PFEIFFER – FRENCH EXIT WINNER: ROSAMUND PIKE – I CARE A LOT
ANYA TAYLOR-JOY – EMMA
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – MUSICAL OR COMEDY WINNER: SACHA BARON COHEN – BORAT SUBSEQUENT MOVIEFILM
JAMES CORDEN – THE PROM
LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA – HAMILTON
DEV PATEL – THE PERSONAL HISTORY OF DAVID COPPERFIELD
ANDY SAMBERG – PALM SPRINGS
BEST MOTION PICTURE – ANIMATED
THE CROODS: A NEW AGE
ONWARD
OVER THE MOON WINNER: SOUL
WOLFWALKERS
BEST MOTION PICTURE – FOREIGN LANGUAGE
ANOTHER ROUND (DENMARK)
LA LLORONA (GUATEMALA / FRANCE)
THE LIFE AHEAD (ITALY) WINNER: MINARI (USA)
TWO OF US (FRANCE / USA)
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN ANY MOTION PICTURE
GLENN CLOSE – HILLBILLY ELEGY
OLIVIA COLMAN – THE FATHER WINNER: JODIE FOSTER – THE MAURITANIAN
AMANDA SEYFRIED – MANK
HELENA ZENGEL – NEWS OF THE WORLD
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN ANY MOTION PICTURE
SACHA BARON COHEN – THE TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO 7 WINNER: DANIEL KALUUYA – JUDAS AND THE BLACK MESSIAH
JARED LETO – THE LITTLE THINGS
BILL MURRAY – ON THE ROCKS
LESLIE ODOM JR – ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI
BEST DIRECTOR – MOTION PICTURE
EMERALD FENNELL – PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN
DAVID FINCHER – MANK
REGINA KING – ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI
AARON SORKIN – THE TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO 7 WINNER: CHLOÉ ZHAO – NOMADLAND
BEST SCREENPLAY – MOTION PICTURE
EMERALD FENNELL – PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN
JACK FINCHER – MANK WINNER: AARON SORKIN – THE TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO 7
FLORIAN ZELLER, CHRISTOPHER HAMPTON – THE FATHER
CHLOÉ ZHAO – NOMADLAND
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE – MOTION PICTURE
ALEXANDRE DESPLAT – THE MIDNIGHT SKY
LUDWIG GÖRANSSON – TENET
JAMES NEWTON HOWARD – NEWS OF THE WORLD
TRENT REZNOR, ATTICUS ROSS – MANK WINNER: TRENT REZNOR, ATTICUS ROSS, JON BATISTE – SOUL
BEST ORIGINAL SONG – MOTION PICTURE
“FIGHT FOR YOU” — JUDAS AND THE BLACK MESSIAH
Music by: H.E.R., Dernst Emile II
Lyrics by: H.E.R., Tiara Thomas
“HEAR MY VOICE” — THE TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO 7
Music by: Daniel Pemberton
Lyrics by: Daniel Pemberton, Celeste Waite
WINNER: “IO SÌ (SEEN)” — THE LIFE AHEAD
Music by: Diane Warren
Lyrics by: Diane Warren, Laura Pausini, Niccolò Agliardi
“SPEAK NOW” — ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI
Music by: Leslie Odom Jr, Sam Ashworth
Lyrics by: Leslie Odom Jr, Sam Ashworth
“TIGRESS & TWEED” — THE UNITED STATES VS. BILLIE HOLIDAY
Music by: Andra Day, Raphael Saadiq
Lyrics by: Andra Day, Raphael Saadiq
BEST TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA WINNER: THE CROWN
LOVECRAFT COUNTRY
THE MANDALORIAN
OZARK
RATCHED
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA
OLIVIA COLMAN – THE CROWN
JODIE COMER – KILLING EVE WINNER: EMMA CORRIN – THE CROWN
LAURA LINNEY – OZARK
SARAH PAULSON – RATCHED
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA
JASON BATEMAN – OZARK WINNER: JOSH O’CONNOR – THE CROWN
BOB ODENKIRK – BETTER CALL SAUL
AL PACINO – HUNTERS
MATTHEW RHYS – PERRY MASON
BEST TELEVISION SERIES – MUSICAL OR COMEDY
EMILY IN PARIS
THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT
THE GREAT WINNER: SCHITT’S CREEK
TED LASSO
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES – MUSICAL OR COMEDY
LILY COLLINS – EMILY IN PARIS
KALEY CUOCO – THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT
ELLE FANNING – THE GREAT
JANE LEVY – ZOEY’S EXTRAORDINARY PLAYLIST WINNER: CATHERINE O’HARA – SCHITT’S CREEK
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – MUSICAL OR COMEDY
DON CHEADLE – BLACK MONDAY
NICHOLAS HOULT – THE GREAT
EUGENE LEVY – SCHITT’S CREEK WINNER: JASON SUDEIKIS – TED LASSO
RAMY YOUSSEF – RAMY
BEST TELEVISION LIMITED SERIES, ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
NORMAL PEOPLE WINNER: THE QUEEN’S GAMBIT
SMALL AXE
THE UNDOING
UNORTHODOX
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES, ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR A MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
CATE BLANCHETT – MRS. AMERICA
DAISY EDGAR-JONES – NORMAL PEOPLE
SHIRA HAAS – UNORTHODOX
NICOLE KIDMAN – THE UNDOING WINNER: ANYA TAYLOR-JOY – THE QUEEN’S GAMBIT
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES, ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR A MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
BRYAN CRANSTON – YOUR HONOR
JEFF DANIELS – THE COMEY RULE
HUGH GRANT – THE UNDOING
ETHAN HAWKE – THE GOOD LORD BIRD WINNER: MARK RUFFALO – I KNOW THIS MUCH IS TRUE
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SUPPORTING ROLE WINNER: GILLIAN ANDERSON – THE CROWN
HELENA BONHAM CARTER – THE CROWN
JULIA GARNER – OZARK
ANNIE MURPHY – SCHITT’S CREEK
CYNTHIA NIXON – RATCHED
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SUPPORTING ROLE WINNER: JOHN BOYEGA – SMALL AXE
BRENDAN GLEESON – THE COMEY RULE
DANIEL LEVY – SCHITT’S CREEK
JIM PARSONS – HOLLYWOOD
DONALD SUTHERLAND – THE UNDOING
The task force is seeing double on NBC’s The Blacklist season eight episode nine, “The Cyranoid.” Episode nine will air on Friday, March 5, 2021.
The cast of The Blacklist is led by James Spader as Raymond “Red” Reddington and Megan Boone as Elizabeth Keen. Diego Klattenhoff plays Donald Ressler, Amir Arison is Aram Mojtabai, Hisham Tawfiq is Dembe Zuma, and Harry Lennix stars as Harold Cooper.
“The Cyranoid” Plot: The Task Force is thrown for a loop when they encounter a nefarious enterprise that provides doppelgängers for criminals. Red scrambles to counteract a bold move by Liz.
Season 8 Description, Courtesy of NBC:
With his back against the wall, Raymond Reddington (Spader) faces his most formidable enemy yet: Elizabeth Keen (Boone). Aligned with her mother, infamous Russian spy Katarina Rostova, Liz must decide how far she is willing to go to find out why Reddington has entered her life and what his endgame really is. The fallout between Reddington and Keen will have devastating consequences for all that lie in their wake, including the Task Force they helped to create.
Diego Klattenhoff as Donald Ressler and Amir Arison as Aram Mojtabai in ‘The Blacklist’ season 8 episode 9 (Photo by: Will Hart/NBC)Hisham Tawfiq as Dembe Zuma and James Spader as Raymond “Red” Reddington in season 8 episode 9 (Photo by: Will Hart/NBC)Deirdre Lovejoy as Cynthia Panabaker in season 8 episode 9 (Photo by: Will Hart/NBC)Harry Lennix as Harold Cooper in season 8 episode 9 (Photo by: Will Hart/NBC)Laura Sohn as Agent Alina Park, Amir Arison as Aram Mojtabai, and Diego Klattenhoff as Donald Ressler in season 8 episode 9 (Photo by: Will Hart/NBC)Diego Klattenhoff as Donald Ressler and Laura Sohn as Agent Alina Park in season 8 episode 9 (Photo by: Will Hart/NBC)
When The CW’s Riverdale returns from a two week break it will be with an episode that explores strange sightings and finds Archie working on building up a fire department. Season five episode seven, “Fire in the Sky,” was directed by Gabriel Correa and will air on March 10, 2021 at 8pm ET/PT.
The cast of season five includes KJ Apa as Archie Andrews, Lili Reinhart as Betty Cooper, Camila Mendes as Veronica Lodge, and Cole Sprouse as Jughead Jones. Madelaine Petsch is Cheryl Blossom, Marisol Nichols is Hermione Lodge, Mӓdchen Amick is Alice Cooper, Casey Cott is Kevin Keller, Mark Consuelos is Hiram Lodge, Skeet Ulrich is FP Jones, Charles Melton is Reggie Mantle, Drew Ray Tanner is Fangs Fogarty, and Vanessa Morgan plays Toni Topaz.
“Chapter Eighty-Three: Fire in the Sky” Plot: A FEW GOOD MEN — Following in his Grandpa Artie’s footsteps, Archie (Apa) begins to recruit Riverdale’s new volunteer fire department. Toni’s (Morgan) attempt to lure Cheryl (Petsch) out of Thornhill and back into daily life in Riverdale leads to more tension between the two.
Elsewhere, Betty (Reinhart), Alice (Amick) and Kevin’s (Cott) latest investigation leads them into conflict with Hiram (Consuelos). Finally, as Veronica (Mendes) comes up with a risky plan to support Riverdale’s local businesses, Jughead (Sprouse) and Tabitha (Erinn Westbrook) begin to unravel an old mystery surrounding some strange sightings in the town.
Season 5 Description, Courtesy of The CW:
The fourth season of Riverdale began with a funeral and tribute to Archie’s late father, the beloved Fred Andrews (Luke Perry). Throughout the season, Archie (KJ Apa) tried to live up to his father’s memory by mentoring youths at his Community Center with the help of his pals Reggie and Munroe Moore. But the shadow of that tragedy loomed over Archie—and only darkened when Fred’s brother Frank arrived, bringing unforeseen complications with him, much to the chagrin of Archie’s mother (Molly Ringwald).
Meanwhile, after Betty saved her mom and sister from the Farm cult, she joined her brother Charles’s Junior F.B.I. Training Program. Veronica found herself locked in a season-long battle with her father Hiram and half-sister Hermosa over her burgeoning maple rum business. And, at the urging on FP, Jughead enrolled in a new school, Stonewall Prep, only to be caught up in a mystery that involved his grandfather, the secret author of a series of teen detective novels called “The Baxter Brothers.” His classmates turned out to be killers—and it was up to Betty and Jughead (pretending to be dead) to solve the murder of…Jughead Jones!
At Thistlehouse, Cheryl was trapped in a gothic nightmare, fighting her demons, literal and metaphoric, with the loving support of her girlfriend Toni. She finally put her brother Jason to rest while maintaining her control over the Vixens as resident HBIC against Principal Honey (Kerr Smith). Kevin got dragged into an illicit tickle scheme, but still found time to put on a Variety Show with hit songs from Hedwig and the Angry Inch.
And throughout the season, disturbing unmarked videotapes kept appearing on our characters’ doorsteps, ensuring that there would be one more mystery to solve.
Season five of Riverdale will begin with our characters’ final days as students at Riverdale High. From an epic Senior Prom to a bittersweet Graduation, there are a lot of emotional moments and goodbyes yet to come — with some couples breaking up, as everyone goes their separate ways to college — or elsewhere. Then, we will redock with our gang as young adults, all returning to Riverdale to escape their troubled pasts. And life — and romance — will only be more complicated now that they’re in their twenties…
