Netflix has released the official trailer for the documentary Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal debuting on the streaming service this month. Directed by Chris Smith (The Disappearance of Madeleine McCann), the documentary film explores the man behind the scandal that sent Hollywood celebs to jail.
Jon Karmen wrote and edited the documentary which features Matthew Modine reenacting Rick Singer’s actions, Josh Stamberg as Bill McGlashan, Wallace Langham as Gordon Caplan, and David Starzyk as Bruce Isackson. Karmen, director Smith, and Youree Henley serve as producers.
Netflix has set a March 17, 2021 premiere date.
The Plot, Courtesy of Netflix:
An examination that goes beyond the celebrity-driven headlines and dives into the methods used by Rick Singer, the man at the center of the shocking 2019 college admissions scandal, to persuade his wealthy clients to cheat an educational system already designed to benefit the privileged. Using an innovative combination of interviews and narrative recreations of the FBI’s wiretapped conversations between Singer and his clients, Operation Varsity Blues offers a rare glimpse into the enigmatic figure behind a scheme that exposed the lengths wealthy families would go to for admission into elite colleges, and angered a nation already grappling with the effects of widespread inequality.
There’s finally movement on the Jeff Buckley biopic, Everybody Here Wants You. Culmination Productions is on board to produce the film, with Reeve Carney (Spiderman: Turn Off the Dark, Penny Dreadful) confirmed to play the popular singer who passed away in 1997 at the age of 30.
A Jeff Buckley biopic starring Carney was first announced way back in 2011. At that time, Jake Scott (Welcome to the Rileys) was attached to direct. Culmination reports BAFTA Award-nominated producer Orian Williams (Control) will now make his directorial debut with the biopic. BAFTA Award nominee Roberto Schaefer (Finding Neverland, Quantum of Solace) is the cinematographer.
Dionne Jones wrote the screenplay and Jeff Buckley’s mother, Mary Guibert, will be producing. Culmination Production’s Tom Butterfield is also producing along with Alison Raykovich, manager of his estate and VP of Jeff Buckley Music, Inc.
“This will be the only official dramatization of Jeff’s story which I can promise his fans will be true to him and to his legacy. Thankfully, my determination to assemble all the right participants, no matter how long it took, is about to culminate in the best way possible,” stated Guibert.
“I’m honored to have the opportunity to step into the director’s seat to tell Jeff’s story,” said director Williams. “He is one of the most remarkable musicians of our time and I’m grateful to Mary, Alison, and Culmination for supporting and collaborating with me on this project. Dionne Jones’s beautiful script brings together all the elements of Jeff’s life into one intimate and visual story. I’m also looking forward to working with the immense musical and dramatic talent that is Reeve Carney.”
Filming is expected to get underway later this year.
“Jeff Buckley was a once-in-a-lifetime artist whose music touched people’s hearts and changed their lives. Sony Music has been honored to bring Jeff’s music to the world and now, Everybody Here Wants You is providing a unique opportunity to introduce Jeff to a whole new generation of fans,” said Richard Story, President, Commercial Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment.
Netflix just released a one-minute teaser video revealing a few of the key characters in the superhero series, Jupiter’s Legacy. The video shows comic book artist Frank Quitely’s drawings morphing into the actual actors who’ll be portraying Blackstar (Tyler Mane), Hutch (Ian Quinlan), Chloe Sampson (Elena Kampouris), Sheldon Sampson in 1929 (Josh Duhamel), and Paragon/Brandon Sampson (Andrew Horton).
The video ends with superheroes Lady Liberty/Grace Sampson (Leslie Bibb), The Utopian/Sheldon Sampson (Duhamel), and Brainwave/Walter Sampson (Ben Daniels) unveiled.
Netflix has set a May 7, 2021 premiere date for the much-anticipated series.
Mark Millar, Frank Quitely, Lorenzo Di Bonaventura, Dan McDermott, Steven S. DeKnight, James Middleton, and Sang Kyu Kim serve as executive producers. Additional cast members include Mike Wade as Fitz Small and Matt Lanter as George Hutchence / Skyfox.
The Plot, Courtesy of Netflix:
After nearly a century of keeping mankind safe, the world’s first generation of superheroes must look to their children to continue the legacy. But tensions rise as the young superheroes, hungry to prove their worth, struggle to live up to their parents’ legendary public reputations — and exacting personal standards.
Character Descriptions:
JOSH DUHAMEL is Sheldon Sampson.
Sheldon Sampson (The Utopian) is the storied leader of the superhero team The Union. But times have changed, and he doesn’t understand the world we live in anymore. Or his own family.
BEN DANIELS is Walter Sampson.
Walter Sampson (Brain-Wave) is Sheldon’s older brother. A man of vast intellect and cunning who, unlike Sheldon, isn’t afraid to get his hands dirty. Or bloody.
LESLIE BIBB is Grace Sampson.
Grace Sampson (Lady Liberty) is Sheldon’s wife and one of the most powerful heroes on the planet. She doesn’t always agree with Sheldon, but strives to balance his ideals with the reality of the modern, often violent, world they live in.
ELENA KAMPOURIS is Chloe Sampson.
Chloe Sampson is Grace and Sheldon’s daughter. Rejecting everything her parents stand for, Chloe has forged her own hedonistic path far away from them. A path that threatens to go against everything her parents have sworn to protect.
ANDREW HORTON is Brandon Sampson.
Brandon Sampson is Grace and Sheldon’s son. In training to assume the mantle of The Utopian and become the new leader of The Union, he struggles to live up to his father’s mythic legend.
MIKE WADE is Fitz Small.
Fitz Small (The Flare) is the heart and soul of The Union. Despite suffering injuries that ended his career as a superhero, he continues to be one of the most valued members of the team. And is often the only thing holding them together in the face of an increasingly hostile world.
MATT LANTER is George Hutchence.
George Hutchence (Skyfox) was Sheldon Sampson’s closest friend and ally before turning against him and the rest of his teammates in The Union. Now considered the greatest supervillain in the world, George plots his revenge on the teammates he believes betrayed him.
Hosts Tina Fey and Amy Poehler at the 78th Annual Golden Globe Awards on February 28, 2021 (Photo by: NBC)
Tina Fey and Amy Poehler hosted the 2021 Golden Globes from separate coasts, poking fun at the nominees and making a point of chiding the Hollywood Foreign Press Association for not having a single Black journalist among its 87 members.
While accepting the Cecil B. DeMille Award, Jane Fonda also addressed the HFPA’s lack of diversity. “Stories, they really can change people. But there’s a story we’ve been afraid to see and hear about ourselves in this industry, a story about which voices we respect and elevate and which we tune out, a story about who is offered a seat at the table and who is kept out of the rooms where decisions are made. So let’s all of us, including all the groups that decide who gets hired and what gets made and who wins awards, let’s all of us make an effort to expand that tent so that everyone rises and everyone’s story has a chance to be seen and heard,” said Fonda.
Hosting from opposite coasts wasn’t the only change in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. Nominees and winners were brought in via Zoom which led to awkward moments and some really horrible choices in reaction shots. And rather than stars, the in-person audience was made up of first responders and essential workers who adhered to Covid protocols.
Among the night’s big winners was Chloé Zhao (Nomadland) who is now only the second woman to win in the Best Director category. The first female winner, Barbra Streisand (Yentl), took to Twitter to congratulate Zhao, tweeting, “It’s about time! Congratulations Chloé! Well deserved!” Chadwick Boseman’s wife, Taylor Simone Ledward, delivered an emotional speech while accepting her husband’s posthumous award for this outstanding work in what turned out to be his final film – Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom. And Sacha Baron Cohen had a huge night, snagging wins in the Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy and Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy categories for Borat Subsequent Moviefilm.
2021 Golden Globes Nominees and Winners:
BEST MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
THE FATHER
MANK WINNER: NOMADLAND
PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN
THE TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO 7
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
VIOLA DAVIS – MA RAINEY’S BLACK BOTTOM WINNER: ANDRA DAY – THE UNITED STATES VS. BILLIE HOLIDAY
VANESSA KIRBY – PIECES OF A WOMAN
FRANCES MCDORMAND – NOMADLAND
CAREY MULLIGAN – PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
RIZ AHMED – SOUND OF METAL WINNER: CHADWICK BOSEMAN – MA RAINEY’S BLACK BOTTOM
ANTHONY HOPKINS – THE FATHER
GARY OLDMAN – MANK
TAHAR RAHIM – THE MAURITANIAN
BEST MOTION PICTURE – MUSICAL OR COMEDY WINNER: BORAT SUBSEQUENT MOVIEFILM
HAMILTON
MUSIC
PALM SPRINGS
THE PROM
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – MUSICAL OR COMEDY
MARIA BAKALOVA – BORAT SUBSEQUENT MOVIEFILM
KATE HUDSON – MUSIC
MICHELLE PFEIFFER – FRENCH EXIT WINNER: ROSAMUND PIKE – I CARE A LOT
ANYA TAYLOR-JOY – EMMA
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – MUSICAL OR COMEDY WINNER: SACHA BARON COHEN – BORAT SUBSEQUENT MOVIEFILM
JAMES CORDEN – THE PROM
LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA – HAMILTON
DEV PATEL – THE PERSONAL HISTORY OF DAVID COPPERFIELD
ANDY SAMBERG – PALM SPRINGS
BEST MOTION PICTURE – ANIMATED
THE CROODS: A NEW AGE
ONWARD
OVER THE MOON WINNER: SOUL
WOLFWALKERS
BEST MOTION PICTURE – FOREIGN LANGUAGE
ANOTHER ROUND (DENMARK)
LA LLORONA (GUATEMALA / FRANCE)
THE LIFE AHEAD (ITALY) WINNER: MINARI (USA)
TWO OF US (FRANCE / USA)
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN ANY MOTION PICTURE
GLENN CLOSE – HILLBILLY ELEGY
OLIVIA COLMAN – THE FATHER WINNER: JODIE FOSTER – THE MAURITANIAN
AMANDA SEYFRIED – MANK
HELENA ZENGEL – NEWS OF THE WORLD
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN ANY MOTION PICTURE
SACHA BARON COHEN – THE TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO 7 WINNER: DANIEL KALUUYA – JUDAS AND THE BLACK MESSIAH
JARED LETO – THE LITTLE THINGS
BILL MURRAY – ON THE ROCKS
LESLIE ODOM JR – ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI
BEST DIRECTOR – MOTION PICTURE
EMERALD FENNELL – PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN
DAVID FINCHER – MANK
REGINA KING – ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI
AARON SORKIN – THE TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO 7 WINNER: CHLOÉ ZHAO – NOMADLAND
BEST SCREENPLAY – MOTION PICTURE
EMERALD FENNELL – PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN
JACK FINCHER – MANK WINNER: AARON SORKIN – THE TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO 7
FLORIAN ZELLER, CHRISTOPHER HAMPTON – THE FATHER
CHLOÉ ZHAO – NOMADLAND
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE – MOTION PICTURE
ALEXANDRE DESPLAT – THE MIDNIGHT SKY
LUDWIG GÖRANSSON – TENET
JAMES NEWTON HOWARD – NEWS OF THE WORLD
TRENT REZNOR, ATTICUS ROSS – MANK WINNER: TRENT REZNOR, ATTICUS ROSS, JON BATISTE – SOUL
BEST ORIGINAL SONG – MOTION PICTURE
“FIGHT FOR YOU” — JUDAS AND THE BLACK MESSIAH
Music by: H.E.R., Dernst Emile II
Lyrics by: H.E.R., Tiara Thomas
“HEAR MY VOICE” — THE TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO 7
Music by: Daniel Pemberton
Lyrics by: Daniel Pemberton, Celeste Waite
WINNER: “IO SÌ (SEEN)” — THE LIFE AHEAD
Music by: Diane Warren
Lyrics by: Diane Warren, Laura Pausini, Niccolò Agliardi
“SPEAK NOW” — ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI
Music by: Leslie Odom Jr, Sam Ashworth
Lyrics by: Leslie Odom Jr, Sam Ashworth
“TIGRESS & TWEED” — THE UNITED STATES VS. BILLIE HOLIDAY
Music by: Andra Day, Raphael Saadiq
Lyrics by: Andra Day, Raphael Saadiq
BEST TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA WINNER: THE CROWN
LOVECRAFT COUNTRY
THE MANDALORIAN
OZARK
RATCHED
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA
OLIVIA COLMAN – THE CROWN
JODIE COMER – KILLING EVE WINNER: EMMA CORRIN – THE CROWN
LAURA LINNEY – OZARK
SARAH PAULSON – RATCHED
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA
JASON BATEMAN – OZARK WINNER: JOSH O’CONNOR – THE CROWN
BOB ODENKIRK – BETTER CALL SAUL
AL PACINO – HUNTERS
MATTHEW RHYS – PERRY MASON
BEST TELEVISION SERIES – MUSICAL OR COMEDY
EMILY IN PARIS
THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT
THE GREAT WINNER: SCHITT’S CREEK
TED LASSO
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES – MUSICAL OR COMEDY
LILY COLLINS – EMILY IN PARIS
KALEY CUOCO – THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT
ELLE FANNING – THE GREAT
JANE LEVY – ZOEY’S EXTRAORDINARY PLAYLIST WINNER: CATHERINE O’HARA – SCHITT’S CREEK
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – MUSICAL OR COMEDY
DON CHEADLE – BLACK MONDAY
NICHOLAS HOULT – THE GREAT
EUGENE LEVY – SCHITT’S CREEK WINNER: JASON SUDEIKIS – TED LASSO
RAMY YOUSSEF – RAMY
BEST TELEVISION LIMITED SERIES, ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
NORMAL PEOPLE WINNER: THE QUEEN’S GAMBIT
SMALL AXE
THE UNDOING
UNORTHODOX
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES, ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR A MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
CATE BLANCHETT – MRS. AMERICA
DAISY EDGAR-JONES – NORMAL PEOPLE
SHIRA HAAS – UNORTHODOX
NICOLE KIDMAN – THE UNDOING WINNER: ANYA TAYLOR-JOY – THE QUEEN’S GAMBIT
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES, ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR A MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
BRYAN CRANSTON – YOUR HONOR
JEFF DANIELS – THE COMEY RULE
HUGH GRANT – THE UNDOING
ETHAN HAWKE – THE GOOD LORD BIRD WINNER: MARK RUFFALO – I KNOW THIS MUCH IS TRUE
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SUPPORTING ROLE WINNER: GILLIAN ANDERSON – THE CROWN
HELENA BONHAM CARTER – THE CROWN
JULIA GARNER – OZARK
ANNIE MURPHY – SCHITT’S CREEK
CYNTHIA NIXON – RATCHED
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SUPPORTING ROLE WINNER: JOHN BOYEGA – SMALL AXE
BRENDAN GLEESON – THE COMEY RULE
DANIEL LEVY – SCHITT’S CREEK
JIM PARSONS – HOLLYWOOD
DONALD SUTHERLAND – THE UNDOING
The task force is seeing double on NBC’s The Blacklist season eight episode nine, “The Cyranoid.” Episode nine will air on Friday, March 5, 2021.
The cast of The Blacklist is led by James Spader as Raymond “Red” Reddington and Megan Boone as Elizabeth Keen. Diego Klattenhoff plays Donald Ressler, Amir Arison is Aram Mojtabai, Hisham Tawfiq is Dembe Zuma, and Harry Lennix stars as Harold Cooper.
“The Cyranoid” Plot: The Task Force is thrown for a loop when they encounter a nefarious enterprise that provides doppelgängers for criminals. Red scrambles to counteract a bold move by Liz.
Season 8 Description, Courtesy of NBC:
With his back against the wall, Raymond Reddington (Spader) faces his most formidable enemy yet: Elizabeth Keen (Boone). Aligned with her mother, infamous Russian spy Katarina Rostova, Liz must decide how far she is willing to go to find out why Reddington has entered her life and what his endgame really is. The fallout between Reddington and Keen will have devastating consequences for all that lie in their wake, including the Task Force they helped to create.
Diego Klattenhoff as Donald Ressler and Amir Arison as Aram Mojtabai in ‘The Blacklist’ season 8 episode 9 (Photo by: Will Hart/NBC)Hisham Tawfiq as Dembe Zuma and James Spader as Raymond “Red” Reddington in season 8 episode 9 (Photo by: Will Hart/NBC)Deirdre Lovejoy as Cynthia Panabaker in season 8 episode 9 (Photo by: Will Hart/NBC)Harry Lennix as Harold Cooper in season 8 episode 9 (Photo by: Will Hart/NBC)Laura Sohn as Agent Alina Park, Amir Arison as Aram Mojtabai, and Diego Klattenhoff as Donald Ressler in season 8 episode 9 (Photo by: Will Hart/NBC)Diego Klattenhoff as Donald Ressler and Laura Sohn as Agent Alina Park in season 8 episode 9 (Photo by: Will Hart/NBC)
When The CW’s Riverdale returns from a two week break it will be with an episode that explores strange sightings and finds Archie working on building up a fire department. Season five episode seven, “Fire in the Sky,” was directed by Gabriel Correa and will air on March 10, 2021 at 8pm ET/PT.
The cast of season five includes KJ Apa as Archie Andrews, Lili Reinhart as Betty Cooper, Camila Mendes as Veronica Lodge, and Cole Sprouse as Jughead Jones. Madelaine Petsch is Cheryl Blossom, Marisol Nichols is Hermione Lodge, Mӓdchen Amick is Alice Cooper, Casey Cott is Kevin Keller, Mark Consuelos is Hiram Lodge, Skeet Ulrich is FP Jones, Charles Melton is Reggie Mantle, Drew Ray Tanner is Fangs Fogarty, and Vanessa Morgan plays Toni Topaz.
“Chapter Eighty-Three: Fire in the Sky” Plot: A FEW GOOD MEN — Following in his Grandpa Artie’s footsteps, Archie (Apa) begins to recruit Riverdale’s new volunteer fire department. Toni’s (Morgan) attempt to lure Cheryl (Petsch) out of Thornhill and back into daily life in Riverdale leads to more tension between the two.
Elsewhere, Betty (Reinhart), Alice (Amick) and Kevin’s (Cott) latest investigation leads them into conflict with Hiram (Consuelos). Finally, as Veronica (Mendes) comes up with a risky plan to support Riverdale’s local businesses, Jughead (Sprouse) and Tabitha (Erinn Westbrook) begin to unravel an old mystery surrounding some strange sightings in the town.
Season 5 Description, Courtesy of The CW:
The fourth season of Riverdale began with a funeral and tribute to Archie’s late father, the beloved Fred Andrews (Luke Perry). Throughout the season, Archie (KJ Apa) tried to live up to his father’s memory by mentoring youths at his Community Center with the help of his pals Reggie and Munroe Moore. But the shadow of that tragedy loomed over Archie—and only darkened when Fred’s brother Frank arrived, bringing unforeseen complications with him, much to the chagrin of Archie’s mother (Molly Ringwald).
Meanwhile, after Betty saved her mom and sister from the Farm cult, she joined her brother Charles’s Junior F.B.I. Training Program. Veronica found herself locked in a season-long battle with her father Hiram and half-sister Hermosa over her burgeoning maple rum business. And, at the urging on FP, Jughead enrolled in a new school, Stonewall Prep, only to be caught up in a mystery that involved his grandfather, the secret author of a series of teen detective novels called “The Baxter Brothers.” His classmates turned out to be killers—and it was up to Betty and Jughead (pretending to be dead) to solve the murder of…Jughead Jones!
At Thistlehouse, Cheryl was trapped in a gothic nightmare, fighting her demons, literal and metaphoric, with the loving support of her girlfriend Toni. She finally put her brother Jason to rest while maintaining her control over the Vixens as resident HBIC against Principal Honey (Kerr Smith). Kevin got dragged into an illicit tickle scheme, but still found time to put on a Variety Show with hit songs from Hedwig and the Angry Inch.
And throughout the season, disturbing unmarked videotapes kept appearing on our characters’ doorsteps, ensuring that there would be one more mystery to solve.
Season five of Riverdale will begin with our characters’ final days as students at Riverdale High. From an epic Senior Prom to a bittersweet Graduation, there are a lot of emotional moments and goodbyes yet to come — with some couples breaking up, as everyone goes their separate ways to college — or elsewhere. Then, we will redock with our gang as young adults, all returning to Riverdale to escape their troubled pasts. And life — and romance — will only be more complicated now that they’re in their twenties…
Season five of Netflix’s hilarious baking competition series, Nailed It!, is pulling a switcheroo. Rather than individuals competing to see who can best replicate a featured bakery item, season five will find twosomes competing for the $10,000 prize.
The six-episode new season will premiere on March 26, 2021. Nicole Byer and Jacques Torres return to sacrifice their stomachs as hosts and judges.
The Plot, Courtesy of Netflix:
The Emmy-nominated series returns with twice the fun! This time, home bakers pair up in teams of two to take a shot at recreating edible masterpieces for a $10,000 prize. From best buds to brothers and sisters, these bakers are twice as bad. This season, we go far and wide for inspiration, ranging from delicious baked treats inspired by Greek mythology to sugary desserts from dear old Grandma.
A serial killer returns and Erin’s overwhelmed at work on CBS’s Blue Bloods season 11 episode eight, “More Than Meets the Eye.” Directed by David Barrett from a script by Siobhan Byrne O’Connor and Yasmin Cadet, episode eight is scheduled to air on Friday, March 5, 2021 at 10pm ET/PT.
Tom Selleck leads the cast as Frank Reagan, Donnie Wahlberg is Danny Reagan, and Bridget Moynahan plays Erin Reagan. The cast also includes Will Estes as Jamie Reagan, Len Cariou as Henry Reagan, Sami Gayle as Nicky Reagan-Boyle, Marisa Ramirez as Det. Maria Baez, and Vanessa Ray plays Officer Eddie Janko.
Episode eight guest stars include Annabella Sciorra, Kathryn Gallagher, Bobbi A. Bordley, Joshua Wills, and Simoné Elizabeth Bart.
“More Than Meets the Eye” Plot: Erin tries not to feel overpowered as her new boss shadows her at work just as she’s trying to get a nervous eye-witness to reveal the identity of who shot her boyfriend. Also, the serial killer who previously held Danny and Baez hostage resurfaces, and when Jaime arrests an intrusive reporter who appears at a series of store lootings, it leads to a standoff between Frank and the Attorney General over the press’ First Amendment rights.
Blue Bloods is a drama about a multi-generational family of cops dedicated to New York City law enforcement. Frank Reagan is the New York Police Commissioner, and heads both the police force and the Reagan brood. He runs his department as diplomatically as he runs his family, even when dealing with the politics that plagued his unapologetically bold father, Henry, during his stint as Chief.
A source of pride and concern for Frank is his eldest son, Danny, a seasoned detective, family man and Iraq War vet who on occasion uses dubious tactics to solve cases with his partner, Detective Maria Baez. The Reagan women in the family include middle daughter, Erin, a New York Assistant D.A. who serves as the legal compass for her siblings and father, and is a single parent to her daughter Nicky, who is pursuing a career in San Francisco. Jamie is the youngest Reagan, a Harvard Law graduate and the family’s “golden boy.”
Unable to deny the family tradition, Jamie decided to give up a lucrative future in law and follow in the family footsteps as a cop. He’s found a friend and ally in his wife, Eddie, who keeps him on his toes, and has very different reasons than the Reagans for joining the police force. The Reagans welcomed a new family addition after Frank learned his deceased son, officer Joe Reagan, has an adult child they never knew about, a young man who is a rising NYPD cop.
Maren Morris topped the list of 2021 Academy of Country Music Awards winners, collecting wins in the Female Artist of the Year and Song of the Year categories. This year’s ACM Awards marked the first time a Black singer won for New Male Artist, with Jimmie Allen entering the awards show’s history books. Kane Brown also made ACM Awards history as the first solo Black artist to earn the Video of the Year award.
This year’s awards show was hosted by Keith Urban and Mickey Guyton and took place at three of Nashville’s iconic Country music venues: the Grand Ole Opry House, Ryman Auditorium, and the Bluebird Cafe. Performers included Miranda Lambert, Elle King, Chris Young, Kane Brown, Thomas Rhett, Maren Morris, Ryan Hurd, Brothers Osborne, Little Big Town, Kelsea Ballerini, Kenny Chesney, and Chris Stapleton.
ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS NOMINEES & WINNERS:
ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
WINNER: Luke Bryan
Eric Church
Luke Combs
Thomas Rhett
Chris Stapleton
FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Kelsea Ballerini
Miranda Lambert
Ashley McBryde
WINNER: Maren Morris
Carly Pearce
MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Dierks Bentley
Luke Combs
Eric Church
WINNER: Thomas Rhett
Chris Stapleton
DUO OF THE YEAR
Brooks & Dunn
Brothers Osborne
WINNER: Dan + Shay
Florida Georgia Line
Maddie & Tae
GROUP OF THE YEAR
Lady A
Little Big Town
WINNER: Old Dominion
The Cadillac Three
The Highwomen
NEW FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Ingrid Andress
Tenille Arts
WINNER: Gabby Barrett
Mickey Guyton
Caylee Hammack
NEW MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
WINNER: Jimmie Allen
Travis Denning
Hardy
Cody Johnson
Parker Mccollum
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Born Here Live Here Die Here – Luke Bryan
Mixtape Vol. 1 – Kane Brown
Never Will – Ashley McBryde
Skeletons – Brothers Osborne
WINNER: Starting Over – Chris Stapleton
SINGLE OF THE YEAR
Bluebird – Miranda Lambert
I Hope – Gabby Barrett
WINNER: I Hope You’re Happy Now – Carly Pearce & Lee Brice
More Hearts Than Mine – Ingrid Andress
The Bones – Maren Morris
SONG OF THE YEAR
Bluebird – Miranda Lambert
One Night Standards – Ashley McBryde
Some People Do – Old Dominion
Starting Over – Chris Stapleton
WINNER: The Bones – Maren Morris
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Better Than We Found It – Maren Morris
Bluebird – Miranda Lambert
Gone – Dierks Bentley
Hallelujah – Carrie Underwood and John Legend
WINNER: Worldwide Beautiful – Kane Brown
MUSIC EVENT OF THE YEAR
Be A Light – Thomas Rhett featuring Reba McEntire, Hillary Scott, Chris Tomlin, Keith Urban
Does To Me – Luke Combs featuring Eric Church
WINNER: I Hope You’re Happy Now – Carly Pearce & Lee Brice
Nobody But You – Blake Shelton featuring Gwen Stefani
One Beer – HARDY featuring Lauren Alaina & Devin Dawson
One Too Many – Keith Urban, P!nk
Netflix just launched the teaser trailer for the much-anticipated series, Shadow and Bone, based on the bestselling Grishaverse novels by Leigh Bardugo. The trailer was released during Netflix’s presentation at the IGN Fan Fest and, based on the overwhelmingly positive comments on YouTube, appears to have lived up to Grishaverse fans’ expectations.
Shadow and Bone season one will consist of eight one-hour episodes. Netflix has set an April 23, 2021 premiere date for the fantasy series.
The cast includes Jessie Mei Li (Alina Starkov), Archie Renaux (Malyen Oretsev), Freddy Carter (Kaz Brekker), Amita Suman (Inej), Kit Young (Jesper Fahey), Ben Barnes (General Kirigan), Sujaya Dasgupta (Zoya Nazyalensky), Danielle Galligan (Nina Zenik), Daisy Head (Genya Safin), and Simon Sears (Ivan). Calahan Skogman (Matthias Helvar), Zoë Wanamaker (Baghra), Kevin Eldon (The Apparat), Julian Kostov (Fedyor), Luke Pasqualino (David), Jasmine Blackborow (Marie), and Gabrielle Brooks (Nadia) also star in season one.
Eric Heisserer serves as the showrunner, writer, and executive producer. Author Leigh Bardugo also serves as an executive producer along with director Lee Toland Krieger. Shawn Levy, Dan Levine, Dan Cohen, and Josh Barry executive produce for 21 Laps Entertainment and Pouya Shahbazian executive produces for Loom Studios.
Shadow and Bone finds us in a war-torn world where lowly soldier and orphan Alina Starkov has just unleashed an extraordinary power that could be the key to setting her country free. With the monstrous threat of the Shadow Fold looming, Alina is torn from everything she knows to train as part of an elite army of magical soldiers known as Grisha. But as she struggles to hone her power, she finds that allies and enemies can be one and the same and that nothing in this lavish world is what it seems.
There are dangerous forces at play, including a crew of charismatic criminals, and it will take more than magic to survive.
