NBC’s released photos, a trailer, and plot description for The Blacklist season eight with episode six, “The Wellstone Aency.” Episode six is set to air on February 12, 2021 at 8pm ET/PT.
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 Wellstone Agency” Plot: Red and Dembe go to great lengths to fulfill the final wishes of a dear friend. Aram goes undercover as an interpreter to a company that provides services to criminals, while Park helps a friend in trouble.
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.
James Spader as Raymond “Red” Reddington and Amir Arison as Aram Mojtabai in ‘The Blacklist’ season 8 episode 6 (Photo by: Virginia Sherwood/NBC)Hisham Tawfiq as Dembe Zuma in season 8 episode 6 (Photo by: Virginia Sherwood/NBC)Bob Hiltermann as the Colonel in season 8 episode 6 (Photo by: Virginia Sherwood/NBC)Marylouise Burke as Paula Carter in season 8 episode 6 (Photo by: Virginia Sherwood/NBC)Clark Middleton as Glen Carter in season 8 episode 6 (Photo by: Virginia Sherwood/NBC)James Spader as Raymond “Red” Reddington in season 8 episode 6 (Photo by: Virginia Sherwood/NBC)
Time’s running out for a man with a gunshot wound on CBS’s Magnum P.I. season three episode eight, “Someone to Watch Over Me.” Directed by Geoff Shotz from a script by Barbie Kligman, episode eight will air on Friday, February 12, 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 eight guest stars include Jay Ali, Betsy Phillips, John Marshall Jones, Jarren Amian, Corey Champagne, and Denver Seavy. Tristin Seavy, Jose Pablo Cantillo, Avery Whitted, Robert Wu, Jantzen Weight, Chloe Tsuyono Tabata Amos, Taina Tully, and Cassie Favreau-Chung also guest star.
“Someone to Watch Over Me” Plot: When a young man in need of immediate emergency surgery goes missing with a bullet lodged in his chest, Ethan (Ali) asks Magnum and Higgins to find him before it’s too late. Also, TC talks to a military recruit who may be enlisting for the wrong reasons.
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!
Scorpion‘s Robert Patrick and Hawaii Five-0‘s Jorge Garcia guest star on CBS’s MacGyver season five episode eight, “SOS + Hazmat + Ultrasound + Frequency + Malihini.” Directed by Yangzoma Braun from a script by Cindy Appel, episode eight will air on Friday, February 12, 2021 at 8pm ET/PT.
Lucas Till stars as Angus “Mac” MacGyver, Tristin Mays plays Riley Davis, and Justin Hires is Wilt Bozer. Meredith Eaton is Matty Weber, Levy Tran is Desi Nguyen, and Henry Ian Cusick plays Russ Taylor.
Additional episode eight guest stars include Carey Van Driest, Sunny Mabrey, Daniel O’Callaghan, and Jordan Trovillion.
“SOS + Hazmat + Ultrasound + Frequency + Malihini” Plot: Mac and team rush to help when Matty’s former mentor, Ian Cain (Patrick), and his embassy staff come down with a deadly, mysterious illness. Also, Taylor and Bozer work with Jerry Ortega to infiltrate a Codex cell.
MacGyver, a reimagining of the classic series, is an action-adventure drama about 20-something Angus “Mac” MacGyver, who is part of a clandestine organization within the U.S. government, where he uses his extraordinary talent for unconventional problem-solving and vast scientific knowledge to save lives. Joining his team on high-risk missions around the globe are Riley Davis, an unpredictable computer hacker with a chip on her shoulder; Wilt Bozer, Mac’s roommate and an agent on the team; Matty Weber, a legend in Covert Ops and the director of operations at the Phoenix Foundation; Desi Nguyen, whose job is to protect MacGyver and his team on their global missions; and Russ Taylor, quick-witted, Oxford-educated, ex-military skilled in propaganda and lie detection, who shakes things up by challenging the way MacGyver and the team are used to doing things.
Under the aegis of the Phoenix Foundation, MacGyver takes on the responsibility of saving the world, armed to the teeth with resourcefulness and little more than bubble gum and a paper clip.
Disney+ teased the upcoming first season of Marvel Studios’ The Falcon and The Winter Soldier with a short TV spot that aired during the Super Bowl. Disney+ followed up that teaser with a full two-minute trailer for the much-anticipated comic book-inspired action series.
Season one is set to premiere on March 19, 2021 exclusively on Disney+. The first season will consist of six episodes.
The series stars Anthony Mackie as Sam Wilson aka The Falcon and Sebastian Stan as Bucky Barnes aka The Winter Soldier. Daniel Brühl co-stars as Zemo, Emily VanCamp is Sharon Carter, and Wyatt Russell plays John Walker. Kari Skogland directs and Malcolm Spellman is the head writer.
The Plot, Courtesy of Disney+:
The pair, who came together in the final moments of Avengers: Endgame, team up on a global adventure that tests their abilities — and their patience.
Walt Disney Animation Studios debuted a special Raya and the Last Dragon Super Bowl Spot prior to the big game’s kickoff. The new spot shows a little of Raya’s world and is filled with stunning visuals.
The 2021 animated film features a voice cast that includes Kelly Marie Tran, Awkwafina, Izaac Wang, Gemma Chan, Daniel Dae Kim, Benedict Wong, Jona Xiao, and Sandra Oh. Thalia Tran, Lucille Soong, Alan Tudyk, Gordon Ip, Dichen Lachman, Patti Harrison, Jon “Dumbfoundead” Park, Sung Kang, Sierra Katow, Ross Butler, François Chau, and Paul Yen also lend their voices to the family-friendly adventure.
Don Hall and Carlos López Estrada directed, with Paul Briggs and John Ripa co-directing. Qui Nguyen and Adele Lim wrote the screenplay and Osnat Shurer and Peter Del Vecho served as producers.
Raya and the Last Dragon will be released in select theaters and on Disney+ with Premier Access on March 5, 2021.
The Plot:
Long ago, in the fantasy world of Kumandra, humans and dragons lived together in harmony. But when sinister monsters known as the Druun threatened the land, the dragons sacrificed themselves to save humanity. Now, 500 years later, those same monsters have returned and it’s up to a lone warrior, Raya, to track down the last dragon in order to finally stop the Druun for good. However, along her journey, she’ll learn that it’ll take more than dragon magic to save the world—it’s going to take trust as well.
Universal Pictures dropped a new teaser for the action thriller F9 during the 2021 Super Bowl. The 30-second video features Vin Diesel back as Dom Toretto and, of course, the Super Bowl’s spot’s loaded with action.
In addition to Vin Diesel, Fast and the Furious veterans Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson, Chris “Ludacris” Bridges, Jordana Brewster, Nathalie Emmanuel, and Sung Kang also return. Plus, Oscar-winner Helen Mirren and Oscar-winner Charlize Theron return to reprise their roles as Magdalene Shaw and Cipher, respectively. Grammy Award winner Cardi B takes on the role of Leysa, “a woman with a connection to Dom’s past.” John Cena joins the action as Jakob Toretto.
The ninth film of the franchise is directed by Justin Lin, director of the third, fourth, fifth and sixth F&F films. Lin, Diesel, Neal H. Moritz, Jeff Kirschenbaum, Joe Roth, Clayton Townsend, and Samantha Vincent serve as producers.
The Covid-19 pandemic forced the film to be delayed from its 2020 date. Universal now expects it to open in theaters on May 28, 2021, barring any additional setbacks.
The Plot, Courtesy of Universal Pictures:
Vin Diesel’s Dom Toretto is leading a quiet life off the grid with Letty and his son, little Brian, but they know that danger always lurks just over their peaceful horizon. This time, that threat will force Dom to confront the sins of his past if he’s going to save those he loves most. His crew joins together to stop a world-shattering plot led by the most skilled assassin and high-performance driver they’ve ever encountered: a man who also happens to be Dom’s forsaken brother, Jakob (Cena).
The action hurtles around the globe—from London to Tokyo, from Central America to Edinburgh, and from a secret bunker in Azerbaijan to the teeming streets of Tbilisi. Along the way, old friends will be resurrected, old foes will return, history will be rewritten, and the true meaning of family will be tested like never before.
The CW’s Legacies season three episode three’s musical was a means to distract the students and a way for Alyssa to set up MG. It was also an entertaining musical road trip through the Salvatore history that proved to be an excellent venue for Hope to fully reveal her feelings for Landon.
Up next, season three episode four – “Hold On Tight.” Directed by Jeffrey Hunt from a script by Brett Matthews, episode four will air on February 11, 2021 at 9pm ET/PT.
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.
“Hold On Tight” Plot: WELCOME TO TEAM MONSTER — The Super Squad bands together after the Necromancer’s (guest star Ben Geurens) next move unleashes more than anyone bargained for. Meanwhile, a run-in with Ethan (Howard) reminds Josie (Bryant) why she doesn’t trust herself with magic.
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.
Melanie Scrofano as Wynonna Earp and Tim Rozon as Doc Holliday in ‘Wynonna Earp’ season 4 (Photo by: Michelle Faye/Wynonna Earp Productions, Inc./SYFY)
Bad news for Earpers…there are only six new episodes left for Syfy’s Wynonna Earp. The network confirmed the current season will be the series’ final season, with the last batch of new episodes set to premiere on Friday, March 5, 2021 at 10pm ET/PT.
The season – and series – finale will air on Friday, April 9th.
“I’d like to thank our wonderful cast and crew, all of whom were instrumental in bringing Wynonna Earp to our loyal and passionate audience,” stated Emily Andras, television creator, executive producer and showrunner. “We couldn’t be prouder of these last six episodes on SYFY, and are thrilled to share them with our beloved fans, who have changed our lives forever. I have been honored to tell Wynonna and her family’s story, and along with Seven24, Cineflix and CTV Sci-Fi, are hopeful we can continue to share their inspiring tales in the future.”
Episode one of season four was the most social program across all television, according to Syfy. The popular female-driven series is based on the IDW comic created by Beau Smith and stars Melanie Scrofano in the title role, Tim Rozon as Doc Holliday, Dominique Provost-Chalkley as Waverly Earp, and Katherine Barrell as Nicole Haught.
Emily Andras is the showrunner and serves as an executive producer with Jordy Randall, Tom Cox, Rick Jacobs, Todd Berger, Peter Emerson, and Brett Burlock.
“Every once in a while a show comes along with a powerful message that resonates beyond all expectations with its fans, and for SYFY that show has been Wynonna Earp,” said Frances Berwick, Chairman, Entertainment Networks. “We are so grateful to Emily Andras and her incredible team who brilliantly brought light to real issues around identity and sexuality throughout the series four-season run. From the very beginning, this show deeply connected with our viewers – reaching new fans every season, filling up Comic-Con theaters, securing write-in award nominations and even landing multiple fan-funded Times Square billboards. To our ‘Earpers,’ we are so proud to have shared such an incredible narrative with all of you. Thank you for your passion and thank you for taking this journey with us.”
The Season 4 Plot, Courtesy of Syfy:
Wynonna Earp follows legendary lawman Wyatt Earp’s descendant, Wynonna (Scrofano) who inherits his mystical gun, Peacemaker. With it, Wynonna and her posse of dysfunctional allies must fight against supernatural beings and other paranormal occurrences in a raucous, whisky-soaked struggle to break her family’s demonic curse.
In Season 4, the infamous Earp Curse is broken, and witty and wild demon hunter Wynonna Earp would love to be celebrating with cold whisky and hot donuts. Too bad she has to rescue everyone she loves, save the town of Purgatory, and take on her most diabolical, Earp-hating enemy yet — all without her trustworthy gun, Peacemaker. And that’s just Monday…
Taylor Sheridan is delving into the history of the Dutton family with the Yellowstone prequel, 1883. The new series, which is expected to stream on Paramount+ this year, will air a teaser during Super Bowl LV.
The series is part of the deal Yellowstone creator Sheridan signed with ViacomCBS and MTV Entertainment Group. The multi-year deal will involve Sheridan creating content with MTV Entertainment Studios and 101 Studios. “I am excited to continue the story of Yellowstone and thank you to Chris, Keith, and David for allowing me to keep on expanding the family for the fans,” stated Sheridan.
“Taylor Sheridan is a visionary creative whose work has reinvented genres and amassed fan bases around the globe; we are thrilled he calls ViacomCBS and MTV Entertainment his home,” said Chris McCarthy, President of MTV Entertainment. “We couldn’t be more excited to build upon our partnership with him, expand the Yellowstone universe and showcase Taylor’s boundless talent across all of our brands and platforms.”
And 101 Studios CEO David Glasser added, “Taylor Sheridan is a master at world-building and has a singular voice that makes him one of today’s standout creators making must-watch content. Our mission at 101 is to produce content that provokes culture conversations with renowned creators at the helm of our projects, and that is exactly what we envision for this collaboration. This deal is an extension of our longstanding relationship with both ViacomCBS, MTV Entertainment Group and Taylor and we are very much looking forward to our future projects.”
1883 will be executive produced by Sheridan, Glasser, John Linson, Art Linson, David Hutkin, and Bob Yari.
Paramount+ didn’t announce the cast of the upcoming prequel, however they did release a very basic plot description:
“1883 follows the Dutton family as they embark on a journey west through the Great Plains toward the last bastion of untamed America. It is a stark retelling of Western expansion, and an intense study of one family fleeing poverty to seek a better future in America’s promised land – Montana.”
Yellowstone stars Kevin Costner, Kelly Reilly, Wes Bentley, Luke Grimes, and Cole Hauser. The series’ third season’s first episode was the most-watched among cable series over the past two years.
FX has announced the premiere dates for Mayans M.C. season three, Breeders season two, and Cake season four. The network’s also set a premiere date for the documentary film, Hysterical.
The Sons of Anarchy spinoff, Mayans M.C., season three will kick off with back-to-back episodes on March 16, 2021. The 10-episode third season will air on Tuesdays at 10pm ET/PT.
Season two of the comedy Breeders joins FX’s primetime lineup on March 22nd at 10pm ET/PT. Season two starring Martin Freeman and Daisy Haggard will consist of 10 episodes.
Cake‘s fourth season arrives on FXX on March 11th at 10pm ET/PT and the documentary Hysterical will debut on April 2nd at 9pm ET/PT.
In addition to announcing the premiere dates FX confirmed plot details for the upcoming new seasons of Mayans M.C. and Breeders as well as new descriptions of Cake and Hysterical:
Cake is a handcrafted assortment of bite-sized shorts carefully curated and served up as a tasty treat for the mind. Featuring a diverse array of narratives from storytellers both new and established, this half-hour weekly showcase features both live-action and animated comedy programs of varied length that are equal parts thought-provoking, laugh-inducing, artistic, authentic and raw. (Not to mention, totally gif-able!)
Each of this season’s nine episodes will be anchored by Nine Films About Technology from Peter Huang, loosely connected and darkly comedic live-action stories about human relationships in this modern age of smart phones, social media and connectivity.
Mayans M.C. follows the life of Ezekiel “EZ” Reyes (JD Pardo), a newly patched member of the Mayans M.C. charter on the Cali/Mexi border. Once the golden boy with the American Dream in his grasp, EZ and his brother Angel (Clayton Cardenas) are closer than ever after uncovering the truth behind their mother’s murder while their father Felipe (Edward James Olmos) struggles to reconcile the choices he and his sons have made.
After U.S. Assistant District Attorney Lincoln Potter (Ray McKinnon) threatens to deport Felipe, EZ and Angel chose to leverage incriminating information to protect him rather than to free rebel leader Adelita (Carla Baratta) from federal custody, leaving her to give birth to Angel’s son while in handcuffs. Meanwhile, Miguel Galindo (Danny Pino) is left reeling over the loss of his mother to apparent suicide, while others quietly suspect foul play. Additionally, the Mayans seek vengeance on their rivals, the Tijuana M.C. Vatos Malditos, after a surprise attack on their club. When the smoke clears, they discover the body of a Sons of Anarchy Motorcycle Club Redwood Original – there will be hell to pay.
George Wakeman as Luke, Alun Armstrong as Jim, Martin Freeman as Paul, Joanna Bacon as Jackie, Daisy Haggard as Ally, and Jayda Eyles as Ava in ‘Breeders’ season 2 (Photo by Miya Mizuno/FX)
Time has moved on in Season 2 of Breeders, the comedy series starring Martin Freeman and Daisy Haggard that explores the parental paradox that you’d happily die for your children, but quite often also want to kill them.
Luke (Alex Eastwood) is now 13 years old and “Ava” (Eve Prenelle) is 10, serving up brand new parenting challenges for Paul (Martin Freeman) and Ally (Daisy Haggard). Luke’s increasing anxiety and Ava’s growing independence add some new and uncharted complications into the existing chaotic mix of stretched resources, lack of time and the fine art of winging it while looking like you know what you’re doing.
Paul’s parents, Jackie (Joanna Bacon) and Jim (Alun Armstrong) are older too, as is Ally’s mother Leah (Stella Gonet), leading Paul and Ally to find that they now have to parent the generation above them as well as the generation below.
And at the center of all this is Paul and Ally’s relationship. Can they survive the new pressures as they just-about survived the old ones? Or is there a finite number of ropes you can find yourself at the end of?
Hysterical is a new FX documentary feature that gives audiences an honest and hilarious backstage pass into the lives of some of stand-up comedy’s most boundary-breaking women, exploring the hard-fought journey to become the voices of their generation and their gender. Hysterical is an official SXSW Online 2021 Festival selection and a Hot Docs International Documentary Festival selection.
Stand-up comedy had always been a male domain. Only a tiny handful of women have broken out of the brutal world of comedy clubs to become household names. After decades of fighting for a place in the spotlight, things have finally shifted. Hysterical, a feature documentary from director Andrea Nevins (Tiny Shoulders: Rethinking Barbie), journeys backstage and on the road with veteran comedians, rising stars and novices to discover how an intrepid group of boundary-breaking females are changing the game and exploring what it takes to become the voices of their generation and their gender.
Hysterical takes an intimate look behind the velvet curtains and beer-soaked clubs of the comedy scene into the lives of the women shattering comedy’s glass ceiling with raucous laughter and perfectly timed punch lines. From newcomers to super stars, the funniest women in comedy drop the mic with their heartfelt struggles, personal stories and hilariously bold opinions. Featuring Kelly Bachman, Margaret Cho, Fortune Feimster, Rachel Feinstein, Marina Franklin, Nikki Glaser, Judy Gold, Kathy Griffin, Jessica Kirson, Lisa Lampanelli, Wendy Liebman, Carmen Lynch, Bonnie McFarlane, Sherri Shepherd, and Iliza Shlesinger.
