Helen Mirren as Maeve Harrigan and Pierce Brosnan as Conrad Harrigan in ‘MobLand’ season 2 (Photo Credit: Luke Varley/Paramount+)
Paramount+ recently hosted a press conference for the second season of MobLand, featuring stars Pierce Brosnan and Helen Mirren. The talented duo play Conrad and Maeve Harrigan, the ruthless heads of an Irish organized-crime syndicate in London. Premiering on September 18, 2026, season two follows the Harrigans as a violent turf war for control of the city coincides with escalating fractures inside the family empire.
If it looks as though Brosnan and Mirren are having a great time with these characters, it’s because they are. “It’s just absolutely pure joy of playing this character,” said Brosnan. “I’ve ultimate freedom given to me by Jez Butterworth, who writes this and embroiders these incredible scenes and dialogue, which has such kind of rich lyricism but is also centered in real emotions.”
The following are spoiler-free highlights from the press conference held on September 15, 2026.
Asked if power is a gift or a curse for Maeve, Mirren offered:
“I would say it’s probably both because you can’t only have one side of coin, you know? You have to take both sides of the coin at the same time. And the higher you aim, the further there is to fall. The great Icarus myth tells us that. You can fly too close to the sun in your ambition, and it will bring you down.
[Laughing] And who knows whether Maeve will be brought down or not. We’ll see. Well, the audience will see as the series continues. But certainly, she plays a dangerous game, not just for other people, for herself as well.”
Mirren delved into Maeve’s complicated relationship with family loyalty and power:
“Maeve is not exactly a holding-the-family-together person, is she, really? Considering what she’s done in the past.
You know, power is everything, I guess, or the success of the family within the community that the family operates in, the underworld, is all important to her. And I think she will sacrifice anyone to that, honestly. And it’s very interesting. You know, I love the female characters in MobLand because every single one of them have agency and complication. They’re not, not a single female character, they’re just as a cipher, you know, from the youngest all the way through.”
Both Mirren and Brosnan discussed how they embraced the series’ heightened elements:
Helen Mirren: “We’re leaning into the Gothic of the piece and relishing that, loving that. I think the great thing about the relationship between Conrad and Maeve is that, yes, you know, they can go out and commit mayhem, murder and mayhem. But when they’re at home, they’re like an old married couple. It’s like, ‘Why are you leaving your socks in the middle of the bedroom?’”
Pierce Brosnan: [Laughing] “That’s it.”
Helen Mirren: “You know, ‘I’m tripping over them. Put your bloody socks away!’ Or ‘You know where your belt is. It’s been there for 20 years. It’s in the same spot.’
So, they are this absolutely mundane, ordinary, old-time married couple. And I think it’s a juxtapositioning of those two elements that people find so, so interesting – funny and appealing.”
Pierce Brosnan: “Juxtaposed beside the violence and the mayhem and the subterfuge and the backstabbing. And these kinds of mangled, warped lives of people who really have been joined at the hip since they were very young, in the bogs of Ireland and the backwaters of Ireland, on the streets of Dublin coming out of The Troubles, coming of that, that history that Ireland has lived with. So, all of that is kind of woven in again by Jez Butterworth.”
Helen Mirren as Maeve Harrigan and Pierce Brosnan as Conrad Harrigan in ‘MobLand’ season 2 (Photo Credit: Luke Varley/Paramount+)
Mirren and Brosnan explained how authentic writing grounds their characters’ relationship:
Helen Mirren: “[It’s] with great writing. And when you see Maeve and Conrad at home, in the bedroom, in the bathroom, they’re always one of them’s on the loo and the other one’s shouting from the bathroom into the bedroom. You know, the mundane domestic life of Maeve and Conrad is so identifiable. It kind of anchors them in this world.
I always love those scenes, Pierce. I don’t know about you.”
Pierce Brosnan: “I know I enjoy them.”
Helen Mirren: “I so look forward to those scenes.”
Pierce Brosnan: “They are very good.”
Helen Mirren: “Because they’re so recognizable, aren’t they?”
Pierce Brosnan: “So familiar. It’s like almost their own little play within this madcap world. And that’s what grounds it. That’s what makes the audience, I think, not only their characters but, you know, the other characters, the relationships, but very much the mom and dad at home trying to run this empire of violence and mayhem.”
Helen Mirren: “Yes. But at the same time, you know, arguing about putting a t-shirt in the wash, right wash bag, right washing thing, you know?”
Pierce Brosnan: “The dogs.”
Helen Mirren: “Or the dogs.”
Pierce Brosnan: “The dogs.”
Helen Mirren: “Yeah, who’s feeding the dogs? Let’s not forget the dogs.”
Brosnan shared his enthusiasm for playing someone as dangerous and monstrous as Conrad:
“Oh, I embrace the world of Conrad. It’s been a gift in my life. It really has. It was an unexpected one. But Guy Ritchie just came bearing this wonderful gift of playing this man. It’s liberating. It’s wonderful to crack the mold of what you’ve created over so many years or how people perceive you. And I’ve played into it for many reasons, because I enjoy that world, playing that sophisticated, suave, call it whatever you want, character.
I started working with Remington Steele, which brought me to America. I based the whole character on Cary Grant, and it somewhat stuck with me. And I played it to the best of my abilities. But now to play Conrad at this time in life…”
Helen Mirren: “Fantastic.”
Pierce Brosnan: “It is. […] I don’t know who came up with the idea of throwing my name in the ring for Conrad.”
Helen Mirren reflected on the subtleties of her character, sharing:
“Well, you know, the deliciousness of the dialogue – you just want to serve the dialogue. And certainly Maeve, unlike Conrad, who’s a volcano, you know, Maeve is a snake-y river, you know, snaking around and working her way in and out of everybody’s lives. I guess she’s the ultimate manipulator, really.
But at the same time, she operates completely instinctively. She doesn’t really think about what she’s doing. Her emotions are very on the surface, and she just goes with the emotion: jealousy, fear, hatred, desire, you know, whatever it is, love. And I love playing that sort of character who just is very, very immediately reactive.”
Both stars spoke about the unique thrill of MobLand at this stage in their careers:
Pierce Brosnan: “I think we both revel in playing Maeve and Conrad. And we await now season three and are so grateful that we are turning that corner. And the curtain will go up on November the 15th.”
Helen Mirren: “And I love you say, ‘the curtain goes up,’ because I think one of the great pleasures both Pierce and I get from MobLand is the theatricality of it. We both started in the theater, and now we can do theater without having to do eight shows a week.”
New episodes of MobLand season two stream on Fridays on Paramount+.
CBS’s FBI season nine begins with a mini-CIA crossover. Episode one, “Rendition,” welcomes Necar Zadegan as CIA Deputy Chief of Station Nikki Reynard and Maggie adjusting to a new partner. The ninth season premieres on October 5, 2026, with new episodes airing on Mondays at 8pm ET/PT.
Missy Peregrym stars as Special Agent Maggie Bell, Zeeko Zaki plays Special Agent Omar Adom “OA” Zidan, Jeremy Sisto is Assistant Special Agent in Charge Jubal Valentine, Alana De La Garza is Special Agent in Charge Isobel Castille, John Boyd plays Special Agent Stuart Scola, and Juliana Aidén Martinez is Special Agent Eva Ramos.
Season 9, Episode 1 “Rendition” Plot: After a young traveler is found shot dead in a state park, the team discovers she was witness to an execution of a person involved in a top-secret government-sponsored project. Meanwhile, Maggie struggles to bond with her new partner, Isaiah Green (played by Roland Buck III), and OA adjusts to a new role.
Aaron Ginsburg wrote the episode and Alex Chapple directs.
“FBI is a fast-paced drama about the inner workings of the New York office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. This elite unit brings to bear all their talents, intellect, and technical expertise on major cases in order to keep New York and the country safe. Born into a multigenerational law enforcement family, Special Agent Maggie Bell commits deeply to the people she works with as well as those she protects.
Her partner is Special Agent Omar Adom “OA” Zidan, a West Point graduate via Astoria who spent two years undercover for the DEA before being cherry-picked by the FBI. Also on the team are Special Agent Stuart Scola, an Ivy League-educated Wall Streeter-turned-FBI agent; and Special Agent Eva Ramos, a former prosecutor with a background tackling violent crime and narcotics cases.
Overseeing them are Special Agent in Charge Isobel Castille, who operates under intense pressure and has undeniable command authority; as well as Assistant Special Agent in Charge Jubal Valentine, the nerve center of the office, whose ability to easily relate to and engage with both superiors and subordinates makes him a master motivator. These first-class agents tenaciously investigate cases of tremendous magnitude, including terrorism, organized crime, and counterintelligence.”
Hermione Corfield and Jeremy Irvine in ‘Outlander: Blood of my Blood’ season 2 episode 1 (Photo Credit: Starz)
Starz’s Outlander prequel Outlander: Blood of my Blood returns for season two, picking up the stories of Claire and Jamie’s parents during a pivotal period in each of their relationships. Season one ended with Henry and Julia together and possibly on their way through the stones. Meanwhile, Ellen and Brian fled after Brian accidentally killed Malcolm. However, they knew their time together would be short after seeing burning crosses, signaling the clans to join the Jacobite rebellion.
(The following is a recap of Outlander: Blood of my Blood season two, episode one – “Remembrance Day” – and there are spoilers.)
Henry (Jeremy Irvine) comes to and hears lights buzzing. He’s confused, asks where he is, and learns he’s in the Inverness Lunatic Asylum. Dr. Perryman (Alasdair Harvey) asks for his name, and Henry finally says it, immediately asking for his wife and son. Unfortunately, no one was with him when he was found.
Henry insists he needs to leave and Perryman takes off the straitjacket. Perryman explains he has a blow to the head and shoulder and must have a concussion. He was found on the moors, looking beat up and with the attitude of a Highland warrior. They sedated him, and only after looking at the light again does Henry realize he’s not in the same time as his wife and baby. Perryman asks the year and name of the prime minister and Henry gets both wrong.
Henry insists his wife, Julia, is in danger and needs to find her now.
The action shifts back to Craigh Na Dun in 1715. Henry and Julia (Hermione Corfield) panic when they touch the stones and nothing happens. They spot three men approaching, including Arch Bug (Terence Rae), and Julia insists that Henry leave. Henry doesn’t and instead holds a knife to her throat, as if he’s kidnapped her. He tells Arch he won’t hurt her, but Arch thinks he’s a liar.
Arch attacks and Henry’s stabbed in the shoulder. He hears buzzing and accidentally places his hand on the stone and disappears. Arch is confused about where Henry went but is relieved that he’s rescued Julia.
In 1924, Henry’s having a difficult time explaining why he’s the only person who can locate his wife. Perryman shows him the knife that was still in his shoulder when he was found on the moors, desperate for Henry to admit he needs help. The doctor believes Henry is suffering from PTSD (although it wasn’t called that then) and is living in a fantasy right now. He assures Henry that he didn’t visit 1715 and clash with the Jacobites; he fought on the Western Front in 1915. Henry cries and shakes his head, confused and now doubting himself.
“Sometimes we have to tell ourselves stories to make it all seem more palatable,” says Perryman. But Henry must accept the truth now.
Meanwhile in 1715, Julia and baby William are delivered back to Castle Leathers. Davina Porter (Sara Vickers) is overjoyed to have them back and promises she didn’t suffer much while Julia was missing. However, she needs to bring them to Lord Lovat straight away.
Julia fakes a smile and announces she’s returned after being taken by the Grant man. Lord Lovat (Tony Curran) inspects the baby to make sure he wasn’t harmed. He truly believes William is his son and the boy named in the prophecy.
Julia has a difficult time not pulling away when Lord Lovat touches her, and Lord Lovat flies into a rage. He’s furious that Julia and the baby were abducted and that Brian’s also disappeared. Julia reminds him of the seer’s words that he would emerge victorious in battle and suggests he personally needs to join the fight. Lord Lovat claims he’s planning on it, and she asks to help him prepare for war with a cup of tea.
Julia’s sobbing when Davina finds her and Julia reveals that Henry isn’t dead; they were chased all the way to Craig Na Dun. Suddenly, Davina realizes that Julia is in fact different, as she’s always suspected. She thinks Julia is one of the faerie folk. Julia laughs and Davina refuses to open her eyes. Finally, she does, and Julia swears she’s not a faerie. Davina is now certain that Julia is a witch. Julia confesses she comes from a different time, and Davina actually accepts that she comes from 1923. She even recalls Julia mentioning King George V.
Julia explains they’ve been trying to get back through the stones to their daughter, Claire. But Arch attacked them and Henry somehow went through without her and the baby. Julia sobs because she’s going to miss Claire’s sixth birthday. She loves her more than life itself, and now Claire won’t understand why her mom isn’t there for her.
“A part of my heart is missing and I’m afraid it always will be,” cries Julia. She pleads with God to let Henry be with Claire.
Speaking of Henry, Dr. Perryman administers electroshock therapy, telling Henry to think of the war before starting the shock therapy. Henry relives a battle, the therapy ends, and he’s much calmer.
Later, he’s in a wheelchair sitting outside when a man’s uniform reminds him of the poppies Julia worked on for Remembrance Day. He has a flashback of donning his uniform for the special day and Julia asking if the uniform takes him back to those days. He admits it does, but she and Claire bring him back to the present and all those memories go quiet.
He comes back to his present situation as he’s taken in for his next shock treatment. Memories of the war and Claire intermingle in his head until finally Claire starts to fade. He screams as memories of Arch Bug injecting a drug in his neck flood his brain. Claire has now completely vanished, and he has a false memory of their family just being him and Julia. (This is so heartbreaking!)
Dr. Perryman insists that Henry needs to stop thinking of Julia and only think of the men in his unit and the horrors he saw. Henry’s given multiple shock treatments on the same day.
In 1715, Brian (Jamie Roy) and Murtagh (Rory Alexander) arrive home, and Davina gives her son a hug, happy to see them.
Lord Lovat questions where he’s been, but Brian doesn’t explain. Lord Lovat insists they need to immediately start gathering men for their military campaign, but Brian doesn’t think men will follow his father after all his scandals. (Julia’s there too, but she and Brian don’t speak.)
Lord Lovat is certain the men will follow him because he’ll make them do it. Brian says he’ll fight for him only because he’s sworn an oath.
Brian leaves and Julia assures Lord Lovat that he’s a born leader. She’s not sure Brian’s the best person to recruit other men. (She has such a fantastic way of pushing him in the direction she wants him to go without him realizing he’s being manipulated.) Julia claims that even though they were just separated, he may have to leave her to show Brian how to properly conduct himself.
Meanwhile, Henry continues with the shock treatments. He recalls time spent with Julia as Julia goes through a trunk filled with letters. She finds one that’s sealed and Henry explains it’s to the mother of Private Charlton, the young man he tried to save in Passchendaele. He never mailed the letter to his mother, which included that Charlton was thinking about her in his last moments. Julia suggests they mail it now.
Julia talks about capturing moments in time with her camera, since each moment is so different. Henry stares deeply into her eyes, tells her he loves her, and points the camera at her. They kiss and then they come together, forgetting about the camera.
Nurse Wilson (Naomi Stirrat) finds Henry in his wheelchair, sitting alone in a room and calling out for Julia.
Jeremy Irvine in ‘Outlander: Blood of my Blood’ season 2 episode 1 (Photo Credit: Starz)
Henry’s mental condition has deteriorated and when a chaplain (Tom Ashley) visits him, he wonders why the 20th of October date keeps coming to him. He doesn’t remember why it’s important and thinks it might be his wedding date. (It’s Claire’s birthday, but he doesn’t remember he had a daughter.) He also keeps thinking about the letter C. He repeats the letter as the chaplain asks him if he believes in God. The chaplain hands him the St. Anthony necklace his rescuers found by him at Craig Na Dun and introduces himself as Reverend Wakefield!
Henry says the necklace was given to him by Julia. He explains he loved Julia before he ever saw her face and talks about how they exchanged letters during the war. Was that destiny or fate – or maybe God?
Wakefield offers to take down a letter to send to Julia, and Henry’s adamant that it must include S.W.A.K. He also orders Wakefield to include the letter C and October 20th. Henry struggles to gather his thoughts, certain there are things he needs to remember. He has Wakefield write down Julia and Leathers and then thinks there’s something important about an insect – finally latching onto Bug. He doesn’t know why it’s important, but it is.
Henry keeps trying to recall things and has Wakefield write down something about the prophecy and the king and how “he” thinks his son is next in line. Henry wonders if Wakefield got everything, but when the reverend asks, he won’t give him Julia’s address. He knows she’s not there.
The doctors won’t let him write anything down himself, but he needs to remember things to get back to Julia. Wakefield gives him what he wrote and suggests they can continue Julia’s note another day. Wakefield asks if there’s anyone else to write to and Henry says no, there’s no one.
Henry’s wheeled out of the room, obsessing over C and October 20th.
Reverend Wakefield dines at home with Mrs. Graham (yes, Mrs. Graham!) and they debate the way food should be prepared. He’s happy they have the freedom to choose and a mind that allows it. The wounded souls in the asylum are completely delusional. He mentions Henry (not by name) and that he was found at Craig Na Dun and thinks he came from the past and wants to return there to his wife. By the expression on Mrs. Graham’s face, she has obviously heard about this before. She reminds him of all the stories of people disappearing and of faerie wives. Those stories must have come from somewhere and there are things beyond their understanding.
Wakefield wishes he could help, but these men will be in the asylum the rest of their lives.
In 1715, Julia cares for her baby and talks about horoscopes and then explains to Davina what horoscopes are. Julia wonders if the seer, Maisri, knows anything about the stones and Davina thinks she does and that she would be willing to help. But they must be careful. Julia thinks she was wrong about the prophecy, but Davina is certain there is some truth to it somewhere. Julia decides they need to summon her without Lord Lovat finding out.
Henry and Julia’s episode one story ends with Mrs. Graham paying a visit to Henry. She offers him a biscuit and then asks if they can talk about where he’s been. He doesn’t want her to think he’s crazy and admits he’s starting to forget Julia. Henry thinks it’s possible she’s not real, but he doesn’t think he could have imagined their love.
Mrs. Graham says, “I believe you. I believe you came through time.” Henry asks for her help.
Jamie Roy and Harriet Slater in ‘Outlander: Blood of my Blood’ season 2 episode 1 (Photo Credit: Starz)
Impending War Forces Ellen and Brian Apart
Things aren’t much more stable for Ellen (Harriet Slater) and Brian, who are having a difficult time saying goodbye. They gently touch each other – with clothes in place – and then quietly kiss. Ellen demands that he come back to her if his father orders him to fight in the Jacobite Uprising. He swears he will; they belong to each other. Brian is certain that after all this passes, they’ll have land and live a peaceful life together. However, if he is killed in battle, he hopes that he’s leaving her pregnant so that she’ll still have a piece of him.
Brian and Ellen make love, knowing this might be the final time they’re together.
Murtagh spots Mackenzie men with dogs and horses heading their way and runs to warn Brian and Ellen, who are glowing in the aftermath of afternoon sex and talking about their future. She believes that his soul speaks to hers, and that’s why they fell in love.
Ellen’s sure the men are looking for her, and she orders Brian to leave with Murtagh because the MacKenzie men won’t harm her. Brian needs to go home and find out if he has to join the fight. She loves him because he’s honorable, and Brian promises she will be his wife before God. (They have less than a year and a day after being handfasted to get married.)
Back at Castle Leoch, Colum (Seamus McLean Ross) and Dougal (Sam Retford) give their condolences to Malcolm ‘Mac’ Grant (Simon Merrells) over the death of his nephew, Malcolm, Ellen’s betrothed who was stood up on his wedding day and then died. Mac is certain that it’s all Ellen’s fault, but Colum insists that’s not possible since she fled. Ned Gowan (Conor MacNeill) suggests that Malcom was drinking and could have just fallen to his death on his own dirk.
Mac’s insulted by the very idea. But Colum and Dougal turn the tables and hint that Mac did this to gain control of the family. Dougal reminds him that since the crosses are lit and the Grants declared for the Jacobites, they are united for the upcoming war and must put aside their differences.
However, Colum isn’t convinced the MacKenzies will join the battle. Ned wraps up the argument, calling Malcolm’s death a terrible tragedy.
Sam Retford and Bobby Rainsbury in ‘Outlander: Blood of my Blood’ season 2 episode 1 (Photo Credit: Starz)
Maura is devastated that her brother is dead and the proper respects aren’t being paid. Mac assures her they will be when he takes Malcolm home. She makes him promise that after the war, Malcolm will have a formal funeral. Mac agrees but hopes Arch has found the bladier Henry so that he will be officially installed as laird.
Dougal finds Maura (Bobby Rainsbury), and she knows her brother deserved better than a sudden death. She also knows that Dougal didn’t want to be married – and neither did she – but Dougal admits that’s where they are now. She claims she’s okay and Dougal takes a seat next to her, assuring her he’ll stay there a while. He gently places his hand over hers.
Ellen lets the MacKenzie men take her home to Castle Leoch. Colum slaps her hard and demands to know why she ran and why she broke her promise to marry Malcolm. He orders the men to take Ellen away. Before she leaves, she insists he should have asked her why she came back. Colum doesn’t care and has her locked up.
Dominic West (The Agency) and Sienna Miller (Jack Ryan: Ghost War) star as a couple involved in a legal battle in the new HBO series War. Lupin‘s George Kay created the series, which follows nasty divorce proceedings and the lawyers who handle the big-money cases.
War will premiere on HBO on October 1, 2026. New episodes of the eight-episode season will air on Thursdays at 9pm ET/PT.
“War is a high-stakes, legal drama following the lives of London’s most powerful lawyers as firms Cathcarts & Sons and Taylor & Byrne clash over a headline-grabbing legal battle, drawing ambitious young lawyer Jonathan ‘Johnny’ Warren into a ruthless world where ambition is currency, betrayal is strategy, and winning is everything,” reads HBO’s synopsis. “Season one follows the explosive divorce of British tech entrepreneur Morgan Henderson and international film star Carla Duval, as Cathcarts & Sons and Taylor & Byrne stop at nothing to secure victory for their clients.”
West stars as Morgan Henderson, Miller plays Carla Duval, and Archie Renaux is Jonathan Warren. Phoebe Fox plays Serena Byrne and James McArdle stars as Nicholas Taylor, partners in life and business at Taylor & Byrne. Nina Sosanya is Beatrice “Queen Bea” Ubosi and Pip Torrens is St. John Smallwood, their counterparts and fierce rivals at Cathcarts & Sons.
The ensemble also includes Celia Imrie, Nick Mohammed, Emma Laird, Aran Murphy, Archie Panjabi, Adrian Scarborough, Shaheen Jafargholi, Akiya Henry, Honor Swinton Byrne, Miles Jupp, Kartanya Maynard, Alexandra Mardell, Dylan Edwards, Mark Quartley, and Steve Furst.
George Kay created the series and serves as writer and executive producer. Ben Taylor is the lead director and an executive producer, along with New Pictures’ Willow Grylls and Matt Sandford and Sky’s Susan Breen, Andrea Dewsbury, and Megan Spanjian.
Edie Falco will star in ‘Katie Greaves’ series (Photo by: Mathieu Young / Provided by Fox)
Emmy winner Edie Falco will star in Katie Greaves (the current working title) for Fox. The network describes the series as a legal drama and is targeting a 2027-2028 primetime season premiere.
Falco recently appeared in season two of Fox’s Doc and the fourth season of Paramount+’s Mayor of Kingstown. Falco has won four Emmys for her work in The Sopranos and Nurse Jackie, along with five Screen Actors Guild awards.
Fox offers this description of the new drama: “Falco stars as Katie Greaves, a whip-smart, fiercely committed attorney who stepped away from the New Hampshire Public Defender’s office following a devastating personal tragedy. Now raising her two young granddaughters with her husband and trying to piece together a life she never expected, Katie is drawn back to the work that once defined her. Each case tests Katie’s instincts, wit, and deeply held belief that everyone deserves a second chance…and someone to fight for them.”
Sharr White (Presumed Innocent, Palm Royale) created the series and servers as writer, executive producer, and showrunner. Falco and Scott Free Productions’ Ridley Scott and David W. Zucker are the executive producers.
“Sharr has created an extraordinary character in Katie Greaves: funny, formidable, deeply human, and driven to fight for people who might otherwise be overlooked, including her own family. The incredibly talented Edie Falco brings all of that strength, wit, and vulnerability to the screen, and there is no one we’d rather have at the center of this story,” commented Michael Thorn, President, FOX Television Network. “Together with Sharr’s singular voice and the incredible creative pedigree of Ridley Scott, David Zucker, and the team at Scott Free, we have exactly the kind of elevated, visceral character drama we want at FOX.”
Amazon MGM Studio’s new How to Rob a Bank trailer shows social media stars rallying their followers to take on financial institutions and the cops. The action-packed second trailer ends with Nicholas Hoult’s character telling his viewers, “And remember, kids. Do try this at home.”
“In How to Rob a Bank, a crew of social media-savvy bank robbers broadcasts their daring heists, unaware that their growing viral fame has put them in the crosshairs of a veteran FBI agent and a brilliant software engineer,” reads Amazon MGM Studios’ synopsis. “Despite the unlikely duo closing in, the crime ring pushes past their limits, putting everything on the line for their beliefs – and their most ambitious heist yet.”
Mark Bianculli wrote the screenplay and The Fall Guy‘s David Leitch directs. Leitch, Brian Grazer, Jeb Brody, Allan Mandelbaum, and Kelly McCormick are the producers, with Bianculli and Ben Ormand executive producing.
The R-rated action thriller opens in theaters on November 13, 2026.
Poster for Amazon MGM Studios’ ‘How to Rob a Bank’
It’s been four years since The Terminal List season one, so you’re justified if you don’t remember the events of the first season. Prime Video’s official trailer for season two confirms that if your memory’s hazy, a rewatch of the first season is mandatory. So much of what’s shown in the official trailer is dependent on remembering what has happened thus far to James Reece (Chris Pratt) and where his story left off.
Season two is based on Jack Carr’s second James Reece novel—True Believer—and will premiere on Wednesday, October 21, 2026 with the release of all eight episodes.
Pratt plays Reece, Tom Hopper is Raife Hastings, Constance Wu is Katie Buranek, Dar Salim is Mohammed Farooq, Luke Hemsworth is Jules Landry, and Gabriel Luna is Freddy Strain. Costa Ronin, Olga Kurylenko, Yul Vazquez, Martin Sensmeier, Arnold Vosloo, Jeremy Bobb, and Shiraz Tzarfati also star.
Poster for Prime Video’s The Terminal List season 2
“The psychological revenge thriller of season one opens up into a globe-trotting espionage thriller taking Reece across the Indian Ocean, Southern and Northern Africa, the Middle East, and Europe,” reads Netflix’s synopsis. “Joined by returning fan favorites like Raife Hastings, Katie Buranek, Mohammed Farooq, Jules Landry, and newcomers like Freddy Strain, Reece will uncover a conspiracy that reaches from Moscow to Langley and ties into his own family’s history.”
David DiGilio serves as writer, executive producer, and showrunner. Additional executive producers include Chris Pratt, author Jack Carr, Antoine Fuqua, Kat Samick, former Army Ranger and writer Max Adams, and former Navy SEAL, writer, actor, and technical advisor Jared Shaw. The Terminal List is produced by Amazon MGM Studios, MRC, and Civic Center Media.
“This season is a love letter to the special operations community,” stated Pratt. “I’m incredibly proud of the journey we went on and what we were able to put on screen. It was a monumental effort by a lot of people over the course of many years, and I think you can feel that commitment in every frame. Yes, it’s an action thriller, but there’s also real beauty and poetry in it. At its heart, this season is dedicated to the men and women who do this work—the people who operate in the shadows, make extraordinary sacrifices, and rarely ask for recognition. We wanted to honor them and get it right. I couldn’t be more proud of what we made.”
CBS’s CIA returns for its second season on October 5, 2026, welcoming back FBI‘s John Boyd as a guest star. New season two episodes will air Mondays at 9pm PT/ET, following FBI season nine.
Tom Ellis stars as CIA Agent Colin Glass, Nick Gehlfuss plays Special Agent Bill Goodman, Necar Zadegan is Deputy Chief of Station Nikki Reynard, and Natalee Linez plays CIA Analyst Gina Gosian. The season two premiere was written by Mike Weiss and directed by Ken Girotti.
Season 2, Episode 1 “The Deep” Plot: When a known cartel fixer arrives in N.Y.C., the team tracks him down and discovers the body of a DEA agent. After it becomes clear the case is not what it seems, the team must work quickly to prevent additional murders. Meanwhile, Bill makes a shocking discovery when he returns to work after the death of his father and the team enlists the help of FBI Special Agent Stuart Scola (Boyd).
From Wolf Entertainment and Emmy Award-winning executive producer Dick Wolf, CIA focuses on a clandestine CIA/FBI task force where secretive and roguish CIA Agent Colin Glass finds himself teamed up with by-the-book FBI Special Agent Bill Goodman. The duo work together on covert operations in New York, uncovering international plots, terrorist cells and geopolitical secrets. Also on the team is Deputy Chief of Station Nikki Reynard and CIA Analyst Gina Gosian.
On CIA, Bill continues to learn the rules of this murky world on the fly as Colin leads him deeper into spy games where only one thing is clear – their work keeps America safe, even if no one will ever know what they did in the shadows.
Executive producers include Dick Wolf, Mike Weiss, Ken Girotti, Paul Cabbad, Alex Berger, Rebecca McGill, Kevin Plunkett, Anastasia Puglisi, and Peter Jankowski.
Between its eight live action movies and four anime films, Resident Evil stands as the most cinematically adapted video game franchise in history. There was even an unrealized entry that had George A. Romero attached to write and direct. The last film came in 2021 with Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City, a reboot of sorts for the series. And now, they’re hitting the reset button again with another reboot, this one simply titled Resident Evil.
Resident Evil is about a medical courier named Bryan (Austin Abrams from Euphoria) who, on a dark and snowy night, is given one last priority package to deliver to far-off, remote Raccoon City Hospital. Needing the double-time pay, Bryan takes the bag but soon realizes that this is no ordinary gig. The path to Raccoon City Hospital is populated with mutant monsters who all seem to want to stop Bryan from delivering his parcel.
This imagining of Resident Evil was written and directed by Zach Cregger (Weapons, Barbarian) with some help from co-writer Shay Hatten (who also worked the John Wick franchise). The movie is a seamless and skillful combination of horror, action, and, surprisingly enough, comedy, all within that distinct Zach Cregger mold.
Resident Evil follows video game logic quite nicely. It is clearly an adaptation of a video game, with Bryan needing to find weapons and ammo, upgrade weapons, and defeat increasingly menacing monsters along his point A to point B journey. Lather rinse repeat. And it all takes place within the Umbrella Corporation mythology of the Resident Evil universe.
It also follows horror movie rules quite nicely as well. Cregger uses suspenseful down time, effectively timed jump scares, uncanny monsters, and fluid-splattery visual effects to make sure that Resident Evil is not just another zombie movie stereotype. Granted, the horror tropes are all there, but Cregger manages to make them fresh and fun again. The antagonistic creatures aren’t just eating brains. They’re coming after Bryan by doing everything from vomiting acid in his direction to hurling themselves off of buildings towards him. Death is everywhere around this poor guy.
Which brings us to Cregger’s use of humor. The ludicrous situations into which Bryan is put, coupled with Abrams’ deadpan performance, make Resident Evil nothing short of hilarious. The world is falling apart around poor Bryan, and he becomes every single member of the audience as it happens. His frustration and disbelief at each increasingly ridiculous obstacle are completely relatable. And completely hysterical. Seen through the eyes of Abrams’ Bryan, Resident Evil is a riot.
All of this adds up to a movie that is equal parts Sam Raimi’s The Evil Dead and John Carpenter’s The Thing, all while being completely and recognizably a Zach Cregger joint. There are plenty of scares, and even a few dips in action where Cregger tries to humanize his hero while horrifying the audience with gross-out gore, but mostly, Resident Evil is just a plain old fun movie. This is the kind of horror flick that makes fans cheer out loud in the theater.
It’s hard to say if this Resident Evil reboot will stick, and even harder to say if Zach Cregger will be the one to continue with it. But Cregger has already made his thoughts on future castings known (he thinks Bryce Dallas Howard would be a great Lady Dimitrescu from the game franchise). And, with Cregger’s past cinematic accomplishments, if he wants to make another Resident Evil movie, well, everyone should let him.
GRADE: B+
Rating: R for strong bloody violence, language throughout, and gore
Runtime: 1 hour 30 minutes
Release Date: September 18, 2026
Investigation Discovery’s new documentary series The Serial Killer Connection explores the unusual bond between the ex-wife of a serial killer and one of his survivors. That sounds bizarre, but in fact the survivor and the ex-wife have joined together to attempt to find more possible victims of serial killer Richard “Marc” Evonitz.
“When Kara Robinson Chamberlain and Bonnie Lou realized that they were connected by the darkest chapters of their lives, they transformed that unimaginable trauma into purpose,” stated Jason Sarlanis, President of ID. “A deeply personal journey for the two of them, ID follows Kara and Bonnie as they harness the collective power of online communities and internet sleuths to investigate new leads into the crimes of the serial killer who changed both their lives forever.”
The three-part docuseries premieres on October 7, 2026 at 9pm ET/PT, with new episodes on subsequent Wednesdays.
Poster for ID’s The Serial Killer Connection
ID’s synopsis reads:
“Decades after marrying Richard ‘Marc’ Evonitz at a young age, Bonnie Lou learns that her former husband had been living a horrifying double life as a serial killer – with his deadly secret ultimately revealed after Kara Robinson Chamberlain’s courageous escape from captivity. Years later, an unexpected connection sparked by a social media trend brings the two women together, transforming shared trauma into a determined quest for answers. United by a singular mission, the ex-wife and survivor of a serial killer unite in their determination to uncover the untold life and crimes of Evontiz and as they dig deeper, they confront the chilling possibility that the full scope of his crimes has yet to be revealed.
Kara Robinson Chamberlain was just 15 years old when she was abducted by Evonitz in broad daylight, with her daring escape ending his dark double life. In the decades since, Kara has transformed her experience into a lifelong mission of advocacy, working with law enforcement as a sex crime and child abuse investigator. Now alongside Bonnie Lou, Kara is taking that fight one step further – digging into Evonitz’s past to uncover answers that have remained elusive for decades.
Through the determination of two women who refuse to let unanswered questions remain buried, The Serial Killer Connection sheds new light on the far-reaching consequences of Evonitz’s crimes. Following new leads from families and law enforcement, Kara and Bonnie pursue a trail of evidence that stretches from possible connections to unsolved cases to Evonitz’s own archive of photographs, notes, newspaper clippings, and collected ‘trophies.’
The series also sheds new insight into Evonitz through exclusive, never-before-heard testimony from his sister – who reveals shocking family secrets – alongside interviews with fellow survivors, victims’ families, and law enforcement. As Kara and Bonnie retrace Evonitz’s movements and revisit possible cases connected to him, they hope to bring long-awaited answers to survivors and closure to families still searching for the truth.”
