Global K-pop superstars BTS revealed “Life Goes On” will be the lead single off of their upcoming album, BE (Deluxe Edition), to be released on November 20, 2020.
According to their label Big Hit Entertainment, the new album delivers a message of healing to the world by declaring, “Even in the face of this new normality, our life goes on.” BE (Deluxe Edition) reflects the thoughts, emotions, and deepest ruminations of BTS who have been actively involved in all aspects of the creative process for their upcoming record.
The new album arrives on the heels of their record-breaking single “Dynamite” which, among other honors, topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart for three non-consecutive weeks.
As always, the band and Big Hit are being very tight-lipped about the new album. While details on BE are few thus far, earlier this week BTS members rolled out postcards to fans. “I realized once again during our concert (online) that singing and dancing in front of ARMY is the reason I exist,” member Jungkook wrote. They finished their notes by asking their fans questions such as, “What makes you the happiest?” And, “What are the words that give you comfort?”
It wasn’t in the least bit surprising that shortly after the postcards were released the hashtag #TO_BTS started to trend worldwide as fans responded to their postcards with heartfelt messages.
In addition to teasing “Life Goes On,” BTS announced they’ll perform the single for the first time at the 2020 American Music Awards to be held on November 22nd. The group will also be performing their smash hit “Dynamite” during the awards show. BTS’ performance is the first, and so far only, announcement from the awards show on performers who’ll be hitting the stage to entertain fans. Additional performers should be announced soon.
BTS made their AMAs debut back in 2017. With the performance of their title track, “DNA,” BTS became the first Korean group to perform during the American Music Awards. This year they’re up for two awards at the AMAs: Favorite Duo or Group – pop/rock and Favorite Social Artist.
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Fox has officially picked up the comedy series This Country for the 2021-2022 season. This Country, based on BBC’s critically acclaimed series by Daisy Cooper and Charlie Cooper, comes from writer Jenny Bicks (Sex and the City) and director Paul Feig (Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist).
“Fueled by Jenny and Paul’s imaginative wit and distinct comedic voices, we knew This Country was a special project from the moment we heard their pitch,” stated Michael Thorn, FOX Entertainment’s President of Entertainment. “As we curate FOX’s comedy brand, it is important to align ourselves with pedigree talent and dynamic partners with proven track records. In Jenny, Paul, Lionsgate and BBC Studios, we have the perfect team to help us do just that.”
The docu-comedy marks Fox’s first 2021-2022 new series committment.
“Jenny and I are SO EXCITED to bring this amazing series to the American public. We have assembled a cast of comedic superstars who have taken the hilarious groundwork laid by Daisy and Charlie Cooper and made it their own. We can’t thank Charlie Collier, Michael Thorn and Julia Franz enough for making this comedy dream come true,” said Paul Feig.
Chelsea Holmes, Sam Straley, Seann William Scott, Aya Cash, Taylor Ortega, Krystal Smith, and Justin Linville will star in season one.
“We’re proud to continue to see the fruits of our powerful collaboration,” stated BBC Studios Managing Director of International Production & Formats Matt Forde and Lionsgate Television Group Chairman Kevin Beggs. “This Country has all the ingredients to be FOX’s next hit premium docu-comedy – an incredible director in Paul, a very talented writer in Jenny and an amazing cast. We can’t wait to bring the adaptation of this BBC hit to U.S. audiences and continue the strong momentum of our partnership.”
The series will be a Lionsgate, BBC Studios’ Los Angeles production arm, FOX Entertainment and Feigco Entertainment co-production. Bicks, Feig, Angie Stephenson, Charlie Cooper, and Daisy May Cooper are executive producing.
The Plot, Courtesy of Fox:
In the half-hour series, a documentary crew goes to a small town to study young adults and their current concerns. Their focus is the daily lives of cousins Kelly (Holmes) and Shrub Mallet (Straley) and their idiosyncratic surroundings.
The CW’s just released new photos from the next episode of The Outpost. Season three episode five, “Under Yavalla’s Control,” was directed by Orsi Nagypal from a script by Laura Whang and will air November 5, 2020.
The cast is led by Jessica Green as Talon and includes Jake Stormoen as Captain Garret Spears, Imogen Waterhouse as Gwynn Calkussar/Rosmund, Anand Desai-Barochia as Janzo, and Aaron Fontaine as Tobin. Reece Ritchie plays Zed, Izuka Hoyle is Wren, Jaye Griffiths is Yavalla, Georgia May Foote is Falista, and Adam Johnson as Munt.
“Under Yavalla’s Control” Plot: A THREAT TO THE MISSION – Tobin (Fontaine) returns to the Outpost with an army – and a secret. Talon (Green) presses for answers and a fight in the Throne Room ends in death, imprisonment and a new commander of the Outpost.
After summoning Zed (Ritchie) and his Blackblood comrades to save the Outpost, Talon (Green) finds herself betrayed by her own kind and struggles to reconcile her human friends and her Blackblood heritage. With the demonic Lu Qiri providing the muscle to enforce Zed’s master plan, the Outpost’s human inhabitants are enslaved as miners in search of a mysterious substance to solve a dark riddle.
From her bedroom under house arrest, Gwynn (Waterhouse) plots her escape and the overthrow of her new foes. To save her beloved Garret (Stormoen), Talon is forced to summon a Blackblood Priestess named Yavalla (Griffiths) into the world. Yavalla prophesies a paradise for Blackbloods, and an era of peace for the world, but she soon discovers a power that threatens every living creature.
As Gwynn and Tobin (Fontaine) become Yavalla’s unwilling allies, Talon and her friends must fight, suffer, and sacrifice their way to save each other and vanquish their new enemies. As Talon discovers more about her lost family from Yavalla, she must piece together the truths from the lies, and solve the mystery of her heritage and a forgotten power, before the world becomes enslaved to a new power that could consume every living being.
It’s about time that The CW’s Supernatural felt like things were getting big in scale, and Season 15 episode 17, “Unity,” certainly reflected that grand feel the final season has so far lacked.
Amara (Emily Swallow) is shown enjoying herself in a pool in Iceland (it’s good to see characters ditch the USA for once and actually see the world) when she sees the sky light up with shooting stars. Chuck is back after destroying all the other universes.
At the Men of Letters HQ, Sam (Jared Padalecki) is giving Dean (Jensen Ackles) the silent treatment for his plan to use Jack’s death to kill Chuck. Dean’s still a giant bag of jerk and becomes more motivated when Amara shows up and tells the brothers to proceed with the plan. Of course, she’s still under the impression that Dean genuinely wants to help her rather than his true plan of killing her.
Sam refuses to leave for Santa Fe, where Amara’s directed them to, because he wants to find another way and save Jack. Dean tries his angry schtick, and when that doesn’t work, outright tells Sam that he doesn’t mind giving up on family because, to him, Jack isn’t family. While he claims he does care somewhat for Jack, he’s not the same for Dean as Sam and Castiel are. That’s too bad, as Jack (Alexander Calvert) walks in and hears it. True to his nature, he doesn’t mind and leaves with Dean.
In a good way of presenting the framing device of the episode, the points of view are separated between the characters. The Amara sequence shows her reuniting with Chuck (Rob Benedict). He reveals he didn’t write the connection Amara feels to Dean and is flabbergasted why she wants to convince him not to destroy his world.
Amara tries to change his mind by taking him to Heaven to see the angels fanboying over Chuck (seriously, what the heck happened to the storyline about Heaven being near destruction due to the lack of angels?). This doesn’t work as Chuck is over being worshipped. Faced with no choice, Amara takes him to the HQ and traps him there with herself until Dean and Jack are done with their mission.
In the Dean sequence, he tries to make excuses to Jack over what he heard but the latter tells him he understands that Dean doesn’t see him as important as his family. In Santa Fe, the two reach their location to find Adam (Alessandro Juliani). Yes, the first human, and the guy turns out to be a hippie who’s been shacking up for 300,000 years or so with his angel girlfriend, Serafina (Carmen Moore).
The last test turns out to be really simple, in that all Jack has to do is identify a crystal that God has touched. He answers correctly that it’s all of them since God created everything. Adam is ecstatic, claiming he’s been plotting Chuck’s demise all this time to get payback for being kicked out of Eden. To complete the ritual, Serafina stabs Adam and rips out his rib. Apparently, this is the ingredient needed to complete Jack into being a living black hole that can suck divine beings like Chuck and Amara into himself.
On the drive back, Dean comes up with a gratitude of sorts where he thanks Jack for his sacrifice because his death will mean Sam and Dean can now be free of Chuck. If the show wanted it to feel genuine the attempt failed because Dean just seemed like he was trying to gain sympathy for his selfish needs.
In the Sam sequence, he’s gotten pretty frustrated by going nowhere and is comforted by Castiel (Misha Collins). The “Destiel” fans can beat it for all I care, Sam and Castiel (Sasstiel?) is a far better combo. They come to the realization that they can talk to Billie and learn if this plan truly is the only way. Remembering Sergei’s mention of a key to Death’s library within the HQ, the two find it so Sam can go and talk to Billie.
When he enters, though, Sam finds a bunch of dead people, who are perhaps Reapers, being killed by the Empty who’s still using Meg’s form. She reveals that Billie’s entire plan is to become the new God and seal everything away in its own realm.
Sam is almost killed by the Empty when the latter figures taking his life will summon Billie who’s been ignoring the Empty. Thinking fast, Sam claims Billie was the one who sent him since she can’t leave Earth. As the Empty can’t go to Earth, it relents and lets Sam take Chuck’s death book so that Billie will honor her promise to the Empty about sending it back to sleep like it wants. When he returns, he realizes Dean has already brought Jack back and the final ritual has already been completed. It’s time for Jack to face Chuck and Amara.
Dean, confirming how he’s gone full psycho, goes so far as to beating Sam and being willing to shoot him if he doesn’t move out of the way. Sam tries to reason with him by telling Dean about Billie’s plan, but Dean only cares about killing Chuck so he has no problem with whatever else happens. As for me, I’ve no idea why Castiel doesn’t slap Dean into oblivion with his angelic powers instead of just staring at him while he’s beating Sam up.
During their captivity, Chuck reveals to his sister that Dean’s planning to kill her. He also confesses that all of this was his plan. That’s right, God is omniscient after all and he knew everything the heroes had been planning the whole time. Now, all he wants to see is Dean kill his family. Shocked and hurt, Amara is convinced by her brother to be part of a new creation. Amara lets Chuck absorb her, which empowers him enough to break out of the room.
Dean eventually does budge under the puppy eye stare of Sam’s, agreeing to find another way. Chuck’s angry that another one of his planned endings hasn’t panned out. He admonishes Castiel for being the only version of the many he created that rebelled and didn’t follow orders like he wanted.
Chuck is done with Sam and Dean for always ruining his plans but finds consolation in the fact that Jack is now dying. He then leaves after pointing this out as Jack collapses and seems to be on the verge of exploding.
To be honest, I’m not too shook up by the conclusion since Chuck has claimed several times before that he’s done but comes back – the same way we’ve seen countless times where Dean seems to let go of his incessant rage but reverts to being a jerk again. Still, at least the episode ended on a note that guarantees a continuation and I think this might extend all the way till the finale.
Neon just acquired worldwide distribution rights to the thriller The Killing of Two Lovers which had its world premiere at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival. In support of the acquisition, Neon released a new trailer for the drama which is currently sitting at 77% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes.
The cast is led by Clayne Crawford (Lethal Weapon) and includes Sepideh Moafi (The Deuce), Chris Coy (The Front Runner), Avery Pizzuto, Arri Graham, and Ezra Graham.
Robert Machoian wrote, directed, edited, and produced the thriller, and Neon has already committed to producing Machoian and actor/producer Crawford’s next film. The Killing of Two Lovers is a Back40 Pictures presentation of a 433 Pictures production.
Neon is targeting a February 23, 2021 release.
The Plot:
The Killing of Two Lovers follows David, who desperately tries to keep his family of six together during a separation from his wife, Nikki. They both agree to see other people but David struggles to grapple with his wife’s new relationship.
Clayne Crawford stars in ‘The Killing of Two Lovers, an official selection of the NEXT program at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival (Courtesy of Sundance Institute | Photo by Oscar Ignacio Jimenez)
CBS All Access just announced five additional actors who’ll be joining Allison Tolman and Nick Frost for season two of the anthology series, Why Women Kill. Lana Parrilla (Once Upon a Time), Matthew Daddario (Shadowhunters), B.K. Cannon (Sin City Saints), Jordane Christie (Containment), and Veronica Falcón (Perry Mason) have signed on for the series’ second season.
CBS All Access provided the following details on who the just-announced cast members will be playing:
Lana Parrilla will play Rita, the sardonic wife to the wealthy and evil Carlo Castillo. As she waits for her elderly husband to die, Rita runs the garden club with an iron fist and spends much of her time engaging in an affair with a younger lover.
B.K. Cannon will play Dee, Alma’s wry, and brassy daughter who works as a waitress in a local diner. Though self-deprecating, Dee can be vulnerable under her emotional armor and finds her illicit affair with a secret lover to be both exciting and humiliating.
Jordane Christie will play Vern, a tough, rugged private detective. Vern is intrigued and suspicious when he’s hired to investigate Rita’s younger lover, whom she suspects is cheating on her.
Matthew Daddario will play Scooter, Rita’s gorgeous, sexy and not-so-bright lover. A charming would-be actor, Scooter is well kept by Rita but pursues a secret relationship elsewhere.
Veronica Falcón will play Catherine, Carlo Castillo’s spinster daughter. Prim and proper, Catherine detests her father’s gorgeous wife, Rita, and returns to town after a mysterious accident, seeking a way to destroy her.
Why Women Kill was created by Marc Cherry (Desperate Housewives, Devious Maids). Cherry serves as an executive producer along with Imagine’s Brian Grazer and Samie Kim Falvey; Acme Productions’ Michael Hanel and Mindy Schultheis; and Marc Webb and Francie Calfo.
The Season 2 Plot:
This season of the dark comedy features a new ensemble cast and storylines set in 1949 that will explore what it means to be beautiful, the hidden truth behind the facades people present to the world, the effects of being ignored and overlooked by society, and finally, the lengths one woman will go in order to finally belong…
The CW’s primetime lineup will finally look close to what’s normal for the network come January 2021. Premiere dates have been set for new seasons of Batwoman, The Flash, Supergirl (the final season), Black Lightning, Charmed, and Legacies. All-American, Riverdale, Nancy Drew, Two Sentence Horror Stories, Whose Line Is It Anyway?, and Penn & Teller Fool Us also return for new seasons in early 2021.
New shows joining The CW’s schedule in 2021 include Superman & Lois, Trickster (a Canadian series getting its U.S. premiere), and Walker starring Supernatural‘s Jared Padalecki.
The first Critics Choice Super Awards honoring the best of the Superhero, Science Fiction/Fantasy, Horror, Action, and Animation genres in film and television will air on January 10, 2021 at 8pm ET/PT.
The CW’s New Season Premiere Dates:
FRIDAY, JANUARY 8
8:00-8:30PM WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY? (Cycle 9 Premiere)
8:30-9:00PM WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY? (Encore Episode)
9:00-10:00PM PENN & TELLER: FOOL US (Season Premiere)
SUNDAY, JANUARY 10
8:00-10:00PM CRITICS CHOICE SUPER AWARDS (Two-Hour Special Event)
TUESDAY, JANUARY 12
8:00-8:30PM TWO SENTENCE HORROR STORIES (Season Premiere)
8:30-9:00PM TWO SENTENCE HORROR STORIES (Original Episode)
9:00-10:00PM TRICKSTER (U.S. Series Premiere)
SUNDAY, JANUARY 17
8:00-9:00PM BATWOMAN (Season Premiere)
MONDAY, JANUARY 18
8:00-9:00PM ALL AMERICAN (Season Premiere)
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 8
8:00-9:00PM ALL AMERICAN (Original Episode)
9:00-10:00PM BLACK LIGHTNING (Season Premiere)
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23
8:00-9:00PM THE FLASH (Season Premiere)
9:00-10:00PM SUPERMAN & LOIS (Series Premiere)
Details on Trickster:
Based on the best-selling novel Son of a Trickster by Eden Robinson and created by award-winning filmmaker Michelle Latimer and Tony Elliott, Trickster stars newcomer Joel Oulette as Jared, an Indigenous teen struggling to keep his dysfunctional family above water, but when he starts seeing strange things — talking ravens, doppelgängers, skin monsters — his already chaotic life is turned upside down.
More on Walker:
Walker, a reimagining of the long-running series Walker, Texas Ranger, 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 (Kale Culley) and his headstrong, somewhat rebellious teenaged daughter (Violet Brinson) and navigate clashes with his family – an ADA brother (Keegan Allen) who stepped in during Walker’s absence, his perceptive mother (Molly Hagen) and his traditional rancher father (Mitch Pileggi).
Walker’s former colleague is now his Ranger Captain, (Coby 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. The show also stars Jeff Pierre as Trey Barnett.
The co-hosts of the 54th Annual CMA Awards will also take the stage as performers. Reba McEntire and Darius Rucker are among the first batch of country stars announced as performers on the awards show set for Wednesday, November 11, 2020. Additional performers include Gabby Barrett feat. Charlie Puth, Eric Church, Luke Combs, Florida Georgia Line, Miranda Lambert, Ashley McBryde, Maren Morris, Rascal Flatts, and Thomas Rhett feat. McEntire, Hillary Scott and Chris Tomlin.
This year’s CMA Awards will actually be among the first major awards to have the celebrity guests and performers in the same room since the Covid-19 pandemic began. Nashville’s Music City Center hosts the event airing on ABC.
“We are thrilled to have this incredible group of artists taking the stage at the CMA Awards this year! It is a privilege to bring these live performances to our viewing audience with the energy and excitement that the CMA Awards are known for,” stated Sarah Trahern, CMA Chief Executive Officer. “And although the show will feel a bit more intimate this year, we look forward to hosting our nominated artists and their guests as we celebrate the best of Country Music in a fully safe and physically distant environment. It will be an honor to bring the biggest Country stars in the world together – in one room – for the first time this year. You won’t want to miss it!”
The Country Music Association announced the performers and confirmed the songs and collaborations set for this year’s show:
“This year’s performers range from all-time CMA Awards record-breakers to those enjoying their first-ever nomination. Two-time CMA Awards nominee this year Barrett will be joined by Puth, making his CMA Awards debut to perform Barrett’s CMA Single of the Year nominated ‘I Hope.’ Two-time nominee this year Thomas Rhett performs his CMA Musical Event of the Year nominated ‘Be A Light’ alongside McEntire, Scott and Tomlin. McEntire will also be joined by Rucker for a showstopping collaboration, while Rucker enlists nominees Lady A to perform his new single ‘Beers & Sunshine.’
With two nominations this year, Church will perform ‘Hell of a View,’ while six-time nominated Combs will perform ‘Cold As You.’ Nominees Florida Georgia Line will perform ‘Long Live,’ while Lambert, this year’s top nominee with seven nominations, will perform ‘Settling Down’ from her CMA Album of the Year-nominated album Wildcard. Reigning CMA New Artist of the Year and three-time nominee this year McBryde will perform ‘One Night Standards’ from her CMA Album of the Year-nominated album Never Will. Morris, a five-time nominee this year, will perform her CMA Single and Song of the Year nominated ‘The Bones.’ And nominees Rascal Flatts will take the stage to perform ‘Bless the Broken Road.'”
STXfilms’ Songbird is the first feature film to not only be shot in Los Angeles during the Covid-19 pandemic but also be about the pandemic itself. The first trailer shows a world on lockdown, with the virus having mutated and now attacking patients’ brains.
The cast includes KJ Apa (Riverdale), Sofia Carson (Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists), Craig Robinson (Brooklyn Nine-Nine), and Bradley Whitford (Perfect Harmony). Peter Stormare (American Gods), Alexandra Daddario (Why Women Kill), Paul Walter Hauser (Richard Jewell), and Demi Moore (Empire) also star in the thriller from director Adam Mason. Mason co-wrote the screenplay with Simon Boyes.
Michael Bay, Marcei A. Brown, Jason Clark, Jeanette Volturno, Adam Goodman, Andrew Sugerman, and Eben Davidson served as producers.
In addition to the trailer, STXfilms released a poster as well as a couple of photos from the film. The studio hasn’t announced when we can expect Songbird to be released.
The Plot:
“Four years into quarantine the virus has changed and so have we…
In the terrifying thriller Songbird, the COVID-23 virus has mutated and the world is in its fourth year of lockdown. Infected Americans are ripped from their homes and forced into quarantine camps known as Q-Zones, from which there is no escape, as a few brave souls fight back against the forces of oppression.
Amid this dystopian landscape, a fearless courier, Nico (Apa), who’s immune to the deadly pathogen, finds hope and love with Sara (Carson), though her lockdown prohibits them from physical contact. When Sara is believed to have become infected, Nico races desperately across the barren streets of Los Angeles in search of the only thing that can save her from imprisonment … or worse.”
Season 17 of ABC’s critically acclaimed medical drama Grey’s Anatomy kicks off with a Station 19 crossover. Station 19 season four premieres on November 12, 2020 at 8pm ET/PT followed by the two-hour season 17 premiere of Grey’s Anatomy at 9pm ET/PT.
Station 19‘s Jason George, Stefania Spampinato, Barrett Doss, Jay Hayden, Grey Damon, Danielle Savre, and Okieriete Onaodowan guest star as the new season of Grey’s Anatomy gets underway.
Grey’s Anatomy season 17 episode one, “All Tomorrow’s Parties,” was directed by guest star Debbie Allen from a script by Andy Reaser and Lynee E. Litt. Allen also directed season 17 episode two, “The Center Won’t Hold,” which follows episode one at 10pm ET/PT. Episode two was written by Andy Reaser and Jase Miles-Perez.
The cast is led by Ellen Pompeo as Meredith Grey, Chandra Wilson as Miranda Bailey, James Pickens Jr. as Richard Webber, and Kevin McKidd as Owen Hunt. Kim Raver plays Teddy Altman, Jesse Williams is Jackson Avery, Camilla Luddington is Dr. Jo, Caterina Scorsone is Amelia Shepherd, and Kelly McCreary is Maggie Pierce.
Season 17 also stars Giacomo Gianniotti as Andrew DeLuca, Chris Carmack as Atticus “Link” Lincoln, Jake Borelli as Levi Schmitt, Greg Germann as Tom Koracick, Richard Flood as Cormac Hayes, and Anthony Hill as Winston Ndugu.
“All Tomorrow’s Parties” Plot – In the midst of the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, Grey Sloan Memorial and its surgeons’ lives have been turned upside down. The season 17 premiere picks up one month into the pandemic, and it’s all-hands-on-deck as Meredith, Bailey and the rest of the Grey Sloan doctors find themselves on the frontlines of a new era. Meanwhile, an unintentionally started fire has first responders from Station 19 bringing patients into the hospital for treatment.
“The Center Won’t Hold” Plot – Bailey finds herself in the middle of an argument with patients’ families as they await news about their children who were injured in a fire. Winston surprises Maggie, and Amelia and Link try to have some fun as new parents. Teddy learns her colleagues know more than she may like about her relationship woes with Owen, and Richard and Koracick go at it during the second hour of the Grey’s Anatomy season 17 premiere.
Ellen Pompeo in ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ season 17 episode 17 (ABC)Chandra Wilson in season 17 episode 1 (ABC)Chandra Wilson in season 17 episode 1 (ABC)Ellen Pompeo in season 17 episode 1 (ABC)
