“I made a promise to hurt them the way we hurt,” declares June in the just-released gripping season four trailer for Hulu’s The Handmaid’s Tale. Hulu also released a stunning season four poster featuring Elisabeth Moss as June in a handmaid’s robe turning to ashes as it burns.
Season four will premiere on April 28, 2021, with three new episodes available that day for streaming. The upcoming season will consist of 10 episodes.
In addition to series star Elisabeth Moss as June Osborne, the season four cast includes Joseph Fiennes as Fred Waterford, Yvonne Strahovski as Serena Joy Waterford, Emmy winner Samira Wiley as Moira Strand, Emmy winner Alexis Bledel as Emily Malek, and Emmy winner Ann Dowd as Aunt Lydia Clements. Max Minghella plays Nick Blaine, Madeline Brewer is Janine Lindo, O-T Fagbenle is Luke Bankole, Amanda Brugel is Rita, Emmy winner Bradley Whitford plays Joseph Lawrence, and Sam Jaeger is Mark Tuello.
Elisabeth Moss executive produces with Bruce Miller, Warren Littlefield, Daniel Wilson, Fran Sears, Eric Tuchman, John Weber, Frank Siracusa, Sheila Hockin, Kira Snyder, and Yahlin Chang.
Poster for ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ season 4 (Photo Courtesy of Hulu)
The Season 4 Plot, Courtesy of Hulu:
Adapted from the classic novel by Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid’s Tale is the story of life in the dystopia of Gilead, a totalitarian society in what was formerly the United States. Offred (Moss), one of the few fertile women known as Handmaids in the oppressive Republic of Gilead, struggles to survive as a reproductive surrogate for a powerful Commander and his resentful wife.
In the upcoming fourth season of The Handmaid’s Tale, June (Moss) strikes back against Gilead as a fierce rebel leader, but the risks she takes bring unexpected and dangerous new challenges. Her quest for justice and revenge threatens to consume her and destroy her most cherished relationships.
Disney+ just delivered Star Wars fans – in particular, Star Wars: The Clone Wars fans – another reason to celebrate May 4th. The streaming service released a lengthy official trailer for Star Wars: The Bad Batch and confirmed the series will launch with a special 70-minute premiere on May 4, 2021. New episodes of the animated Star Wars series will arrive on subsequent Fridays.
Disney+ also released the series’ official season one poster.
The Lucasfilm production is executive produced by Dave Filoni (The Mandalorian, Star Wars: The Clone Wars), Athena Portillo (Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Star Wars Rebels), Brad Rau (Star Wars Rebels, Star Wars Resistance), and Jennifer Corbett (Star Wars Resistance, NCIS). Rau is the supervising director, Corbett is the head writer, and Josh Rimes (Star Wars Resistance) serves as a producer.
Series Description, Courtesy of Disney+:
Star Wars: The Bad Batch follows the elite and experimental clones of the Bad Batch (first introduced in The Clone Wars) as they find their way in a rapidly changing galaxy in the immediate aftermath of the Clone War. Members of Bad Batch — a unique squad of clones who vary genetically from their brothers in the Clone Army — each possess a singular exceptional skill that makes them extraordinarily effective soldiers and a formidable crew.
Poster for ‘Star Wars: The Bad Batch’ (Photo Credit: Disney+)
CBS’s FBI will return from a three week break with season three episode 10, “Checks and Balances,” an episode that finds the team searching for armed robbers. Directed by Stephen Surjik from a script by Tamara Jaron and Claire Demorest, episode 10 will air on Tuesday, April 6, 2021 at 9pm ET/PT.
Missy Peregrym and Zeeko Zaki lead the cast as Special Agent Maggie Bell and Special Agent Omar Adom ‘OA’ Zidan. Jeremy Sisto stars as Assistant Special Agent in Charge Jubal Valentine, Alana De La Garza is Special Agent in Charge Isobel Castille, and John Boyd plays Special Agent Stuart Scola.
Episode 10 guest stars include Damon Gupton, Jeremy Davidson, Roderick Hill, Angela Wildflower, Allison Wick, Michael O’Leary, and Jill Dalton. Isaiah Seward, Paul Douglas Anderson, Laurence Blum, Brian Ray Norris, Lori Vega, James Schultz, Malinda Logan, Jake Wells, Kimberly Marable, and Andrea Sooch also guest star.
“Checks and Balances” Plot: The team must track down two assailants who wear animal masks while committing armed robberies, with the latest leaving an off-duty 26 Fed security guard dead. Also, Tiffany and Scola butt heads on whether or not to accept the local NYPD’s offer to help in the investigation.
FBI is a fast-paced drama about the inner workings of the New York office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. This elite unit brings to bear all their talents, intellect and technical expertise on major cases in order to keep New York and the country safe.
Born into a multigenerational law enforcement family, Special Agent Maggie Bell commits deeply to the people she works with as well as those she protects. Her partner is Special Agent Omar Adom ‘OA’ Zidan, a West Point graduate via Bushwick who spent two years undercover for the DEA before being cherry-picked by the FBI. Overseeing them is Special Agent in Charge, Isobel Castille, who operates under intense pressure and has undeniable command authority.
The team also includes Assistant Special Agent in Charge Jubal Valentine, the nerve center of the office whose ability to easily relate to and engage with both superiors and subordinates makes him a master motivator. Newest to the team – and the FBI – is smart and outspoken Special Agent Tiffany Wallace, who spent six years with the NYPD and is now partner to Special Agent Stuart Scola, an Ivy League-educated Wall Streeter-turned-FBI agent. These first-class agents tenaciously investigate cases of tremendous magnitude, including terrorism, organized crime, and counterintelligence.
It’s all hands on deck when a service dog is stolen on CBS’s Magnum P.I. season three episode 12. Directed by Rubba Nada from a script by Gene Hong, “Dark Harvest” will air on Friday, April 2, 2021 at 9pm ET/PT.
Jay Hernandez leads the cast as Thomas Magnum. Perdita Weeks is Juliet Higgins, Zachary Knighton is Orville “Rick” Wright, Stephen Hill is Theodore “TC” Calvin, Tim Kang stars as Det. Gordon Katsumoto, and Amy Hill as Teuila “Kumu” Tuileta.
Episode 12 guest stars include Christopher Thornton, Bobby Lee, Kelen Coleman, Nalehua’o Puna Donlin, Sarahlea Kekuna, Kahi Pacarro, and Marysa O. Carr. Crystal M. Yoza, Simon Kim, Jay Pennington, Elizabeth Rian, Zach Harris, Alexandre Chen, Brian Uy, and Michael Lehr also guest star.
“Dark Harvest” Plot: When a Marine Corps vet’s SUV is stolen with her service dog inside, Magnum and Higgins must find the car, the dog and the car thief who they believe may be an escaped kidnapping victim. Also, when TC is sued by a disgruntled customer, he asks Rick and Jin to help prove that he’s being scammed.
Magnum P.I. is a modern take on the classic series centering on Thomas Magnum, a decorated former Navy SEAL who, upon returning home from Afghanistan, repurposes his military skills to become a private investigator. A charming rogue, an American hero and a die-hard Detroit Tigers fan, Magnum lives in a guest cottage on Robin’s Nest, the luxurious estate where he works as a security consultant to supplement his P.I. business. The “majordomo” of the property is Juliet Higgins, a beautiful and commanding disavowed MI:6 agent whose second job is to keep Magnum in line, with the help of her two Dobermans.
When Magnum needs back-up on a job, he turns to his trusted buddies and fellow POW survivors, Theodore “TC” Calvin, a former Marine chopper pilot who runs Island Hoppers, a helicopter tour business, and Orville “Rick” Wright, a former Marine door-gunner-turned-impresario of Oahu’s coolest nightclub and the most connected man on the island.
Suspicious of Magnum’s casual attitude and presence at his crime scenes, Detective Gordon Katsumoto finds that he and Magnum are more alike than either of them care to admit. One of Magnum’s biggest supporters is Teuila “Kumu” Tuileta, the unofficial “House Mom” and cultural curator of Robin’s Nest. With keys to a vintage Ferrari in one hand, aviator sunglasses in the other, and an Old Düsseldorf longneck chilling in the fridge, Thomas Magnum is back on the case!
At the first sign of bloody footprints suddenly appearing out of nowhere, you should flee your house. Grab your kids, your pets, and run. Don’t investigate, don’t dither, just run. Of course, logic does not apply to those who inhabit haunted homes in horror films. And as we discover in the new trailer for Fox Searchlight’s The Night House, there’s definitely something wrong with the house a young widow calls home.
Rebecca Hall (The Gift, A Rainy Day in New York) leads the cast of the 2021 horror film. Sarah Goldberg, Evan Jonigkeit, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Stacy Martin, and Samantha Buck are also featured in director David Bruckner’s R-rated thriller.
Fox Searchlight has set a July 16, 2021 theatrical release date.
The Plot, Courtesy of Fox Searchlight:
The Night House follows a widow (Hall) who begins to uncover her recently deceased husband’s disturbing secrets.
The CW’s Riverdale season five episode nine spent a lot of time with Riverdale’s high school football team. Episode 10, “The Pincushion Man,” moves on from sports to the school’s parent-teacher night. Directed by Gabriel Correa from a script by Chrissy Maroon, episode 10 will air on March 31, 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-Six: The Pincushion Man” Plot: PARENT-TEACHER NIGHT — While preparing for the school’s Parent-Teacher night, Archie (Apa) is caught off guard when his former Army General shows up in Riverdale with some unexpected news. Cheryl (Petsch) pushes back after hearing that Hiram (Mark Consuelos) and Reggie (Melton) have expressed interest in taking over the Blossom maple groves. Jughead’s (Sprouse) unconventional way to get through a case of writer’s block causes Tabitha (Erinn Westbrook) to be concerned for his safety.
Finally, Betty (Reinhart) and Alice (Amick) receive some unexpected visitors.
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…
A relationship-altering confession’s made and a woman steals an infant and threatens to leap from a bridge on ABC’s The Rookie season three episode nine. Directed by Bill Roe from a script by Brynn Malone and Natalie Callaghan, episode nine – “Amber” – is scheduled to air on Sunday, April 4, 2021 at 10pm ET/PT.
The season three cast is led by Nathan Fillion as John Nolan. Alyssa Diaz returns as Angela Lopez, Richard T. Jones is back as Sergeant Wade Grey, Titus Makin Jr is Jackson West, and Melissa O’Neil is Lucy Chen. Eric Winter plays Tim Bradford, Mekia Cox is Nyla Harper, and Shawn Ashmore stars as Wesley Evers.
“Amber” features guest star Toks Olagundoye as Professor Fiona Ryan.
“Amber” Plot: An Amber Alert sends the team on a race against time to find a newborn infant who was stolen from a local hospital. Meanwhile, Officers Jackson and Chen work their last shift as rookies as Officer Nolan continues on for 30 more days.
John Nolan, the oldest rookie in the LAPD, has used his life experience, determination and sense of humor to keep up with rookies 20 years his junior. Nearing the end of his training, Nolan now faces his biggest challenge as a police officer when he must come to terms with the choices he has made in pursuit of the truth.
Titus Makin Jr, Melissa O’Neil and Nathan Fillion in ‘The Rookie’ season 3 episode 9 (ABC/Eric McCandless)Toks Olagundoye and Nathan Fillion in season 3 episode 9 (ABC/Eric McCandless)Mekia Cox and Toks Olagundoye in season 3 episode 9 (ABC/Eric McCandless)Alyssa Diaz, Titus Makin Jr and Nathan Fillion in season 3 episode 9 (ABC/Eric McCandless)Nathan Fillion and Richard T Jones in season 3 episode 9 (ABC/Eric McCandless)Nathan Fillion. Mekia Cox and Toks Olagundoye in season 3 episode 9 (ABC/Eric McCandless)Titus Makin Jr in season 3 episode 9 (ABC/Eric McCandless)
Fox has made its first new 2021-2022 primetime drama series order with Our Kind of People, inspired by Lawrence Otis Graham’s bestselling novel released in 1999. The series comes from two-time Oscar nominee Lee Daniels (Precious) and Karen Gist, and will be a Fox Entertainment and 20th Television co-production.
The series order comes following writer/executive producer Gist (Star, Mixed-ish, Grey’s Anatomy) and executive producer Daniels’ writers room commitment which they received from the network back in September 2021. Marc Velez, Pam Williams, Claire Brown, Ben Silverman, Howard T. Owens, Rodney Ferrell, and Montrel McKay are on board as executive producers.
“Our Kind of People is a soapy, thrilling exploration of race and class in America and an unapologetic celebration of black resilience and achievement – all daringly told by a team we’ve been eager to get back in business with,” stated Michael Thorn, President of Entertainment, for FOX Entertainment. “There are no better storytellers than Karin Gist and Lee Daniels to bring Lawrence Otis Graham’s seminal work to life.”
Fox released the following description of the dramatic series:
“The series takes place in the aspirational world of Oak Bluffs on Martha’s Vineyard, a historical stronghold where the rich and powerful black elite have come to play for over 50 years. Our Kind of People follows strong-willed, single mom Angela Vaughn as she sets out to reclaim her family’s name and make an impact with her revolutionary haircare line that highlights the innate, natural beauty of black women. But she soon discovers a dark secret about her mother’s past that will turn her world upside-down and shake up this community forever.”
Poster for the Amazon Studios film ‘Being the Ricardos’
Aaron Sorkin’s Being the Ricardos starring Oscar winner Nicole Kidman (Best Actress, The Hours) and Oscar winner Javier Bardem (Best Supporting Actor, No Country for Old Men) has begun shooting in Los Angeles. Kidman stars as Lucille Ball and Bardem is playing Desi Arnaz in the Amazon Studios and Escape Artists drama focusing on the couple’s marriage and their iconic television series, I Love Lucy.
Joining Kidman and Bardem in bringing the couple’s love story to life are Oscar winner J.K. Simmons (Whiplash) as I Love Lucy‘s William Frawley and Nina Arianda (Stan & Ollie) as Vivian Vance. Two-time Emmy winner Tony Hale (Veep, Arrested Development) will play I Love Lucy executive producer and head writer Jess Oppenheimer. Alia Shawkat (Search Party, Arrested Development) and Jake Lacy (Fosse/Verdon, The Office) are on board to co-star as I Love Lucy writing partners, Madelyn Pugh and Bob Carroll Jr.
The cast will also include Clark Gregg (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.), Nelson Franklin (Veep), John Rubinstein (Family), Linda Lavin (The Good Wife), Robert Pine (CHiPs), and Christopher Denham (Billions).
“Being the Ricardos is a drama about the people behind the making of television’s most famous comedy. I’m looking forward to working with Nicole, Javier, J.K., Nina, and the rest of our great cast,” stated writer-director Aaron Sorkin.
Being the Ricardos marks Aaron Sorkin’s third film as director. His second, The Trial of the Chicago 7, has been nominated for six Oscars including Best Picture, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Supporting Actor (Sacha Baron Cohen).
Lucie Arnaz and Desi Arnaz, Jr will be involved as executive producers.
“My brother Desi and I signed on because this is a story of our folk’s real-life passionate, tempestuous, and complicated relationship and not a recreation of I Love Lucy – no one could do that. We felt exploring that relationship could be an enlightening challenge. We asked Amazon for the best and we got it with every hire. Aaron Sorkin has not told this tale as a ‘cradle to grave’ biopic. Instead, he’s chosen to illuminate a snippet of time during an incredibly intense period of their show’s enduring success. The casting choices have all been inspired and Desi and I are so looking forward to seeing what this impressive group of actors make of Sorkin’s delicious script,” explained Lucie Arnaz.
Todd Black, Jason Blumenthal, and Steve Tisch of Escape Artists are producing. Jenna Block, David Bloomfield of Escape Artists, Stuart Besser, and Lauren Lohman are attached as executive producers.
Jeff Cronenweth (The Social Network, Gone Girl) is the director of photography, Jon Hutman (Unbroken) is the production designer, Susan Lyall (The Trial of the Chicago 7, Molly’s Game) is the costume designer. Oscar nominee Alan Baumgarten (The Trial of the Chicago 7) is the editor, Ellen Brill (American Horror Story) is the set decorator, and Oscar nominee Steven Morrow (Ford v Ferrari, A Star is Born) is the sound mixer.
Amazon Studios released the following description of the Being the Ricardos plot:
Nicole Kidman and Javier Bardem star as real-life couple Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, the stars behind the groundbreaking and classic 1950s television sitcom I Love Lucy, that focused on a happily married though seemingly mismatched couple – a flame-haired, accident-prone American housewife, and her sensible Cuban-American bandleader husband – that became the top-rated and most beloved show of the era.
Academy Award winner Nicole Kidman is the eponymous redheaded star of I Love Lucy, Lucille Ball, and fellow Oscar winner Javier Bardem is her husband, Desi Arnaz, the Cuban-American actor, musician, and president of their television production company, Desilu Productions. On I Love Lucy, Ball and Arnaz portrayed America’s most famous TV couple, Lucy and Ricky Ricardo. But in real life, their relationship was infamously more complex and tumultuous than the hilarious fictional characters they portray.
The film is set during one production week of I Love Lucy — Monday table read through Friday audience filming — when Lucy and Desi face a crisis that could end their careers and another that could end their marriage.
The cast of Lucasfilm’s ‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’ (Photo Credit: Disney+)
Hayden Christensen returns as Darth Vader and Ewan McGregor reprises his role as the beloved Jedi Master in Disney+ and Lucasfilm’s event series Obi-Wan Kenobi. Disney+ announced the series will begin filming in April and confirmed new actors have joined the special event series’ cast.
Joining Ewan McGregor and Hayden Christensen will be Moses Ingram, Joel Edgerton, Bonnie Piesse, and Kumail Nanjiani. Indira Varma, Rupert Friend, O’Shea Jackson Jr., Sung Kang, Simone Kessell, and Benny Safdie also star in the upcoming addition to the iconic Star Wars franchise.
Deborah Chow, director of The Mandalorian‘s season one episodes “Chapter 7: The Reckoning” and “Chapter 3: The Sin,” directs Obi-Wan Kenobi. Joby Harold is the writer and executive produces along with Chow, McGregor, Kathleen Kennedy, and Michelle Rejwan. Carmen Cuba (We Are Who We Are, Stranger Things) is the casting director.
Disney+’s start of production and casting announcement did not mention when we can expect Obi-Wan Kenobi to premiere.
The Plot, Courtesy of Disney+:
The story begins 10 years after the dramatic events of Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith where Kenobi faced his greatest defeat, the downfall and corruption of his best friend and Jedi apprentice, Anakin Skywalker turned evil Sith Lord Darth Vader.
