HBO Max just released three new posters in support of the premiere date announcement for Zack Snyder’s Justice League. Warner Bros. Pictures and DC’s Zack Snyder’s Justice League will be available on HBO Max beginning Thursday, March 18, 2021.
The new director’s cut of the superhero film came after fans launched a campaign asking Snyder to restore the film to match his original vision. Snyder has promised fans this director’s cut will feature much more footage of Ezra Miller as The Flash and more of Ray Fisher’s Cyborg, two characters that suffered from lack of screen time in the theatrically-released cut.
In addition to Miller and Fisher, the cast includes Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman, Ben Affleck as Batman, and Jason Momoa as Aquaman. Chris Terrio wrote the screenplay and executive produced with Christopher Nolan, Emma Thomas, Wesley Coller, Jim Rowe, Curtis Kanemoto, and Ben Affleck. Charles Roven and Deborah Snyder served as producers.
HBO Max released the following synopsis of Zack Snyder’s Justice League:
In Zack Snyder’s Justice League, determined to ensure Superman’s (Henry Cavill) ultimate sacrifice was not in vain, Bruce Wayne (Affleck) aligns forces with Diana Prince (Gadot) with plans to recruit a team of metahumans to protect the world from an approaching threat of catastrophic proportions. The task proves more difficult than Bruce imagined, as each of the recruits must face the demons of their own pasts to transcend that which has held them back, allowing them to come together, finally forming an unprecedented league of heroes. Now united, Batman (Affleck), Wonder Woman (Gadot), Aquaman (Momoa), Cyborg (Fisher), and The Flash (Miller) may be too late to save the planet from Steppenwolf, DeSaad and Darkseid and their dreadful intentions.
Did we really say goodbye to Rafael for good with The CW’s Legacies season three episode two? We all know death doesn’t necessarily mark the end for a character in The Vampire Diaries universe so I for one am holding out hope we haven’t seen the last of Landon’s BFF. Plus, why did the writers make a point of Landon handing Rafael the sword if they don’t plan on somehow incorporating it into future episodes?
Up next, the much-anticipated musical episode, “Salvatore: The Musical.” Season three episode three was directed by Jason Stone from a script by Thomas Brandon and will air on February 4, 2021.
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.
“Salvatore: The Musical!” Plot: THE SALVATORE SCHOOL PRESENTS “SALVATORE: THE MUSICAL” — The students prepare to put on a musical about the founding of the Salvatore School at the behest of their mysterious new guidance counselor. Meanwhile, as Landon (Shahghasemi) throws himself into writing the musical and Lizzie (Boyd), Josie (Bryant), Kaleb (Lee) and Jed (Levin) dive into their roles, Hope (Russell) distances herself from the musical.
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.
Walker and Micki worked a case involving a racehorse, Trey revealed he’s sticking around, and Liam proved he’s just trying to hold the family together on The CW’s Walker season one episode two. The episode also brought closure to the two nagging mysteries surrounding Emily’s death – the poker chip and the fact her eyes were shut. Neither clue had anything to do with who killed her. And, Walker was re-certified to be a Ranger while also moving forward on reconnecting with his kids.
Up next, season one episode three directed by Randy Zisk from a script by Seamus Kevin Fahey. “Bobble Head” will air on February 4, 2021 at 8pm ET/PT.
In addition to Jared Padalecki as Cordell Walker, the season one cast includes Kale Culley (Me, Myself and I) as August, Violet Brinson (Sharp Objects) as Stella, Keegan Allen (Pretty Little Liars) as Liam, Molly Hagan (Herman’s Head) as Abeline, and Mitch Pileggi (The X-Files) as Bonham. Coby Bell (The Gifted) plays Captain Larry James, Lindsey Morgan is Micki, and Jeff Pierre (Once Upon a Time) plays Trey Barnett.
“Bobble Head” Plot: MATT BARR GUEST STARS AS WALKER’S CHILDHOOD BEST FRIEND – Walker’s (Padalecki) life gets more complicated when his childhood best friend, Hoyt Rawlins (guest star Matt Barr), returns to town. Abeline (Hagan) is thrilled to have Hoyt home but Geri (guest star Odette Annable) has conflicted feelings for her ex-boyfriend.
Walker stars Jared Padalecki as Cordell Walker, a widower and father of two with his own moral code, who returns home to Austin after being undercover for two years, only to discover there’s harder work to be done at home. He’ll attempt to reconnect with his creative and thoughtful son (Culley) and his headstrong, somewhat rebellious teenaged daughter (Brinson) and navigate clashes with his family – an ADA brother (Allen) who stepped in during Walker’s absence, his perceptive mother (Hagen) and his traditional rancher father (Pileggi).
Walker’s former colleague is now his Ranger Captain (Bell). Walker finds unexpected common ground with his new partner (one of the first women in Texas Rangers’ history) played by Lindsey Morgan, while growing increasingly suspicious about the circumstances surrounding his wife’s death.
Poster for ‘City on a Hill’ season 2 (Photo: Showtime)
Season two of Showtime’s gritty drama City on a Hill is set to premiere on March 28, 2021 at 10pm ET/PT. The network confirmed the premiere date and released a season two poster featuring series stars Emmy nominee Kevin Bacon (Taking Chance) and Screen Actors Guild award winner Aldis Hodge (Hidden Figures).
The second season will consist of eight one-hour episodes, down two from season one. Beginning April 18th, City on a Hill will move to a 9pm ET/PT timeslot.
Season one of the drama premiered in June 2019 and featured Bacon, Hodge, Jonathan Tucker (Westworld, Kingdom), Mark O’Brien (Halt and Catch Fire), Jill Hennessy (Crossing Jordan), Lauren E. Banks (Instinct), Amanda Clayton (Tyler Perry’s If Loving You Is Wrong), Kevin Chapman (Brotherhood), Jere Shea (Passion), and Kevin Dunn (Veep). Banks, O’Brien, Clayton, and Hennessy return for season two. Pernell Walker, Lucia Ryan, Kameron Kierce, Shannon Wallace, John Doman, and Michael O’Keefe will guest star.
Emmy winner Tom Fontana (Homicide: Life on the Street) serves as showrunner and executive producer. Jennifer Todd, Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Jorge Zamacona Barry Levinson, Chuck MacLean, and Michael Cuesta also executive produce.
The City on a Hill Season 2 Plot, Courtesy of Showtime:
Season two centers on a federal housing project in the Roxbury neighborhood of Boston that is plagued with drug violence and a rightful distrust in local law enforcement. As coalition leader Grace Campbell (Walker) works tirelessly on behalf of the community, her efforts are undermined by gang activity happening right under her nose. Enter irreverent FBI agent Jackie Rohr (Bacon), who is here to exploit Boston’s defective criminal justice system in a desperate attempt to salvage his own career.
Unfortunately for Jackie, assistant district attorney Decourcy Ward (Hodge) is onto his adversary’s latest misstep. In time, the personal antagonism between these two escalates to an all-out war between the offices of the U.S. Attorney and the Suffolk DA. No one is safe from the collateral damage.
Disney+ just debuted the first teaser trailer for the upcoming series, The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers. The series is the latest addition to The Mighty Ducks franchise that kicked off in 1992 and continued with 1994’s D2: The Mighty Ducks and D3: The Mighty Ducks in 1996. The film franchise also spawned a short-lived series that ran for one season in 1996. (You could say it really laid an egg.)
The new chapter in the franchise, premiering on Friday, March 26, 2021, is hoping for a better run than just a single season.
The cast of the family-friendly comedy includes original Mighty Ducks star Emilio Estevez reprising his roles as Coach Gordon Bombay. Also starring are Lauren Graham, Brady Noon, Maxwell Simkins, Swayam Bhatia, Luke Islam, Kiefer O’Reilly, Taegen Burns, Bella Higginbotham, and DJ Watts.
The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers comes from Steve Brill, Josh Goldsmith, and Cathy Yuspa. Brill created, wrote, and executive produced the three Mighty Ducks films and will executive produce this new Disney+ series. Goldsmith and Yuspa are the season one showrunners and also executive produce along with director Michael Spiller, Emilio Estevez, Jon Avnet, Jordan Kerner, and George Heller and Brad Petrigala of Brillstein Entertainment Partners.
The Plot, Courtesy of Disney+:
In the 10-episode season set in present-day Minnesota, the Mighty Ducks have evolved from scrappy underdogs to an ultra-competitive, powerhouse youth hockey team. After 12-year-old Evan Morrow (Noon) is unceremoniously cut from the Ducks, he and his mom, Alex (Graham), set out to build their own team of misfits to challenge the cutthroat, win-at-all-costs culture of youth sports today. With the help of Gordon Bombay, they rediscover the joys of playing just for love of the game.
The nearly one-minute extended clip from Disney+’s and Marvel Studios’ WandaVision episode four teases everything is about to change. The clip finds Captain Monica Rambeau approaching what she describes as an energy field at the Westview town line while Jimmy Woo warns her to be careful.
The clip also finds Woo speaking to Wanda through the radio, asking who’s doing this to her. We also see Darcy in what appears to be a control center.
Season one episode four premieres January 29, 2021 only on Disney+.
The series’ cast is led by Elizabeth Olsen as Wanda Maximoff and Paul Bettany as Vision. Thor‘s Kat Dennings is Darcy, Ant-Man and the Wasp‘s Randall Park is Jimmy Woo, Kathryn Hahn plays Agnes, and Captain Marvel‘s Teyonah Parris stars as Monica Rambeau. The nine-episode first season is directed by Matt Shakman. Jac Schaeffer is the head writer.
The WandaVision Plot, Courtesy of Disney+:
Marvel Studios’ WandaVision is a blend of classic television and the Marvel Cinematic Universe in which Wanda Maximoff and Vision — two super-powered beings living idealized suburban lives — begin to suspect that everything is not as it seems.
Paul Bettany is Vision and Elizabeth Olsen is Wanda Maximoff in ‘WandaVision’ (Photo Courtesy of Marvel Studios and Disney+)
Neil Gaiman’s incredibly popular DC comic book series The Sandman is being adapted as a television series by Netflix. That’s not breaking news, however the official list revealing who’s attached to star and which characters they’ll be playing definitely is.
According to the Netflix announcement, the following actors are set to take on key roles in the adaptation:
• TOM STURRIDGE (Sweetbitter) is DREAM, Lord of the Dreaming
• GWENDOLINE CHRISTIE (Game of Thrones) is LUCIFER, Ruler of Hell
• VIVIENNE ACHEAMPONG (The Witches) is LUCIENNE, chief librarian and trusted guardian of Dream’s realm
• BOYD HOLBROOK (Narcos) is THE CORINTHIAN, an escaped nightmare who wishes to taste all that the world has in store
• CHARLES DANCE (Game of Thrones) is RODERICK BURGESS, Charlatan, blackmailer and magician
• ASIM CHAUDHRY (Hitmen) is ABEL and SANJEEV BHASKAR (Yesterday) is CAIN, the first victim and the first predator, residents and loyal subjects of the Dream Realm.
Neil Gaiman will be involved as an executive producer as well as a co-writer. Allan Heinberg is the season one showrunner and both writes and executive produces with co-writer David S. Goyer.
“For the last thirty-three years, the Sandman characters have breathed and walked around and talked in my head,” explained Gaiman. “I’m unbelievably happy that now, finally, they get to step out of my head and into reality. I can’t wait until the people out there get to see what we’ve been seeing as Dream and the rest of them take flesh, and the flesh belongs to some of the finest actors out there. This is astonishing, and I’m so grateful to the actors and to all of The Sandman collaborators — Netflix, Warner Bros., DC, to Allan Heinberg and David Goyer, and the legions of crafters and geniuses on the show — for making the wildest of all my dreams into reality.”
The Plot, Courtesy of Netflix:
A rich blend of modern myth and dark fantasy in which contemporary fiction, historical drama and legend are seamlessly interwoven, The Sandman follows the people and places affected by Morpheus, the Dream King, as he mends the cosmic — and human — mistakes he’s made during his vast existence.
Ainsley’s beginning to remember things and Martin’s excited to have Malcolm work a case at Claremont on Fox’s Prodigal Son season two episode four. “Take Your Father to Work Day” will air on Tuesday, February 2, 2021 at 9pm ET/PT.
The cast is led by Tom Payne as Malcolm Bright and Michael Sheen as his serial killer dad, Dr. Martin Whitly. Bellamy Young is Jessica Whitly, Halson Sage plays Ainsley Whitly, Lou Diamond Phillips is NYPD Lieutenant Gil Arroyo. Aurora Perrineau plays Dani Powell, Keiko Agena is Dr. Edrisa Tanaka, and Frank Harts is JT Tarmel.
“Take Your Father to Work Day” Plot: Martin is delighted when a murder at Claremont Psychiatric brings the NYPD into his territory, allowing him direct involvement with one of Malcolm’s cases. While working the same job, Ainsley’s suspicion grows when she feels Malcolm may be hiding something from her. All the while, Malcolm and Ainsley must dodge their mother, who’s wondering why they got rid of her favorite rug.
Prodigal Son follows Malcolm Bright, a criminal profiler with a rare talent for getting inside the minds of killers. He learned how they think because his father, Dr. Martin Whitly was a notorious serial killer known as “The Surgeon.” Now he’s using his twisted genius to help the NYPD solve their most puzzling murders. Bright’s team, led by his longtime mentor, NYPD Lieutenant Gil Arroyo, includes Detectives Dani Powell, JT Tarmel and medical examiner Dr. Edrisa Tanaka.
Season two picks up with Bright’s personal life in disarray after his sister Ainsley’s shocking actions in the Season One finale. Now, he must “take care” of her and protect his mother Jessica Whitly from a secret that could tear the family apart all over again! Further complicating matters, Martin seeks to deepen his relationship with Bright, his prodigal son, but forging this bond leads to shocking twists and revelations.
Fox’s 9-1-1: Lone Star welcomes 9-1-1‘s Oliver Stark as Evan “Buck” Buckley, Aisha Hinds as Henrietta “Hen” Wilson, and Ryan Guzman as Eddie Diaz for a special season two episode three crossover event. “Hold the Line” will air on Monday, February 1, 2021 at 9pm Et/Pt.
Season two’s cast is led by Emmy Award nominee Rob Lowe (The West Wing) as Owen Strand. Gina Torres is Tommy Vega, Ronen Rubinstein plays T.K. Strand, Sierra Aylina McClain is Grace Ryder, and Jim Parrack stars as Judd Ryder. Natacha Karam returns as Marjan Marwani, Brian Michael Smith is Paul Strickland, Rafael L. Silva plays Carlos Reyes, and Julian Works is Mateo Chavez.
“Hold the Line” Plot: As a wildfire spreads across Texas, Evan “Buck” Buckley, Henrietta “Hen” Wilson and Eddie Diaz from the 118 firehouse in Los Angeles arrive in Austin to help Capt. Strand and the 126. As the crews race to save a group of teenagers trapped by the fire at a campground, Owen and Hen fight for their lives in the aftermath of a helicopter crash.
The 126 welcomes new Paramedic Captain TOMMY VEGA (Torres) to the crew. Tommy was at the top of her game when she hung up her uniform eight years ago to raise her twin daughters. When her husband’s restaurant went under due to the devastation of the pandemic, she has no choice but to re-enter the workforce to support her family. Though it breaks her heart to be apart from her little girls, Tommy will show the world that no matter how much time has passed, when she puts on that uniform, she’s still a boss.
Additionally, Owen is reunited with his ex-wife and T.K.’s mother, GWYNETH (guest star Lisa Edelstein), and the former couple re-discover the spark they once shared. As Owen finds out his cancer is in remission, he receives news that could change his life forever.
The last day of high school arrives for Archie and the gang on The CW’s Riverdale season five episode three. “Graduation” was directed by Gabriel Correa from a script by series creator Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and will air on February 3, 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 Seventy-Nine: Graduation” Plot: STAY INNOCENT — With Graduation Day around the corner, the gang consider their next steps beyond Riverdale High. Archie (Apa) learns whether he will be able to graduate with his classmates. FP (Ulrich) makes a difficult decision about his and Jellybean’s (guest star Trinity Likins) future.
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…
