Mark Proksch as Colin Robinson, Harvey Guillén as Guillermo, Kayvan Novak as Nandor, and Natasia Demetriou as Nadja in ‘What We Do in the Shadows’ (Photo by Russ Martin/FX)
FX Networks will be hosting panels with Archer and What We Do in the Shadows cast members during Comic-Con@Home, the virtual version of the 2020 San Diego Comic-Con. This year’s Con was canceled due to the Covid-19 pandemic, but that hasn’t stopped networks and studios from moving forward with plans to promote their shows and films during a safer, fan-friendly virtual event.
Comic-Con@Home will take place over the same weekend SDCC was planned to run: July 23rd through July 26th. Fans will be able to take part in the Comic-Con@Home virtual experience via Comic-Con’s YouTube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/user/ComicCon.
FX released the following details of their Comic-Con@Home panels:
Archer (FXX) – Friday, July 24 at 5 p.m. PT
Who says staying home is boring? Archer, FXX’s award-winning animated comedy, returns for its 11th season later this year and follows Sterling Archer and his return to the spy world after a three-year coma. But first, join the voice cast of Aisha Tyler, Chris Parnell, Judy Greer, Amber Nash and Lucky Yates, plus executive producer Casey Willis for a lively discussion and the reveal of not-to-be-missed details about the new season!
What We Do in the Shadows (FX) – Saturday, July 25 at 5 p.m. PT
Named “TV’s best comedy” by The Hollywood Reporter, What We Do in the Shadows is a documentary-style look into the lives of four vampires and their loyal familiar who, in a surprising twist, is a descendant of famed vampire slayer Van Helsing. Join us in raising a glass of regular human alcohol beer to the sharp-toothed cast – Matt Berry, Natasia Demetriou, Kayvan Novak, Mark Proksch, Harvey Guillén – and the creative team for a spirited discussion hosted by special guest, Haley Joel Osment.
The Justice Society launches a secret investigation on The CW’s Stargirl season one episode eight, “Shiv Part Two.” Directed by Geary McLeod from a script by Paula Sevenbergen, episode eight will air on July 7, 2020 at 8pm ET/PT.
Brec Bassinger (Bella and the Bulldogs, School of Rock) leads the cast as Courtney Whitmore / Stargirl. The season one cast also includes Luke Wilson as Pat Dugan, Amy Smart as Barbara Whitmore, Trae Romano as Mike Dugan, Yvette Monreal as Yolanda Montez, Neil Jackson as Jordan Mahkent, and Anjelika Washington as Beth Chapel. Christopher James Baker plays Henry King Sr, Jake Austin Walker is Henry King Jr, Meg DeLacy is Cindy Burman, Cameron Gellman is Rick Tyler, and Hunter Sansone plays Cameron.
“Shiv Part Two” Plot: THE JSA GOES UNDERCOVER — After Courtney (Bassinger) gets herself into some trouble following an unexpected confrontation, Pat (Wilson) decides they need to come clean to Barbara (Smart). Meanwhile, Cindy (DeLacy) takes heat from her father after a plan to take matters into her own hands goes awry.
Finally, Yolanda (Monreal), Beth (Washington) and Rick (Gellman) lead an investigation into one of their own classmates.
Season 1 Description, Courtesy of The CW
When Courtney’s (Bassinger) seemingly perfect life in Los Angeles gets upended with a move to Blue Valley, Nebraska with her mother Barbara (Smart), stepfather Pat (Wilson) and stepbrother Mike (Romano), she finds herself struggling to adapt to her new town and high school. But when Courtney discovers that Pat is harboring a major secret about his past, she ultimately becomes the unlikely inspiration for a new generation of superheroes.
Marty (Jason Bateman) shows up at Sue the therapist’s house and notices her bright yellow sports car is gone from the driveway in the opening scene of Netflix’s Ozark season three episode eight. After no one answers when he knocks on her door, Marty lets himself in and begins to look around. He opens her laptop and finds he can’t get it to turn on. He then goes through her files and realizes there aren’t any there on him and Wendy.
Marty finds Sue’s datebook and sees her last appointment was with Frank Jackson. He also spots Helen Pierce’s name among her appointments. After realizing what has happened, he begins to wipe his prints off everything he touched and leaves.
While Wendy (Laura Linney) is driving Charlotte (Sofia Hublitz) and Jonah (Skylar Gaertner), Charlotte complains about why they’ve been forced to do community service. Wendy reminds her, “Well, you were arrested and then sentenced.”
Charlotte wonders why Wendy couldn’t just get them out of this, and Wendy says she’s not about to bribe a judge.
Wendy sees Helen (Janet McTeer) in the parking lot, dropping off her daughter Erin as well. Wendy wants to talk about their partnership and reveals Marty informed her about their therapist. Helen plays innocent and asks, “She wasn’t home?” Wendy scoffs and replies, “No, she wasn’t.”
Wendy and Helen seem to be still on the outs, and Wendy claims they were handling the Sue situation. She believes when Helen makes decisions without them it puts everything in jeopardy. Helen cuts her off, revealing she thinks the Brydes have been making mistakes and she’s sick and tired of cleaning up after their mess. Wendy warns her this partnership isn’t going to work if she keeps her in the dark.
Meanwhile, Marty meets with Special Agent Maya Miller (Jessica Frances Dukes) and attempts to give her more people to go after. He thinks someone should do something about these people, but Maya informs him it won’t be her. He continues to work on her, explaining these people prey on the elderly. Plus, they’ve got secret offshore accounts.
Marty’s persistent and mentions their tax evasion. Agent Miller continues to tell him she wants to do what’s right and what’s right is not accepting his file.
Ben (Tom Pelphrey) drops Ruth (Julia Garner) off at the casino, and it’s obvious she’s shaken up just looking at the casino. That seems to make Ben mad and he drives off in a hurry.
Marty and Wendy are helping set up an event they’ve planned when Ruth walks up. Wendy’s surprised to see her and lets Ruth know she’s not expected to return to work so soon. She can take more time off. Ruth assures them she’s fine and wants to work, but Marty wants to make sure she’s okay. After she states that she is, Marty begins to go over a list of things for her to do.
After he walks away, Ruth looks sad as she says, “Got it.”
Ben shows up at Frank Cosgrove’s business and tells the guy manning the gate he’s there to see Frank Cosgrove Jr. The man at the gate claims Frank Jr. isn’t available and warns Ben to stop coming back. Ben drives through the gate anyway but when a bunch of men run toward his truck, he wisely turns his truck around and leaves.
Wendy has a chat with Senator Andrew Wade (Brian Lafontaine) about their event, advising him they invited all the donors that Charlie Wilkes rubbed the wrong way. As she’s going over everything with him, she slips in the file on the people screwing over senior citizens. She lets him know she tried to give it to an FBI agent but she wouldn’t take it. He takes the bait and asks for the agent’s name.
The kids join Marty for dinner at the casino and ask questions about his and Wendy’s relationship. He assures them they don’t need to worry about it.
Ben’s at a bar drinking when a man walks in and Ben tries to pick a fight for no particular reason. When the man asks what his problem is, Ben beats him up.
Wendy receives a call in the middle of the night from an extremely unhappy Helen who delivers the news she’s sitting outside a Kansas City police station because Ben has been arrested for assault. Apparently, Ben told the police Helen is their family lawyer. Helen begins to list his charges and also lets Wendy know Ben has a warrant back in North Carolina for assault and property damage. Wendy tells her she’ll take it from there.
Ruth picks up Ben from jail and she’s not pleased about what he did. He tells her Frank needs his a** kicked and can’t believe she doesn’t want him dead. She admits she does want Frank Jr. dead, but she doesn’t want him dead, her dead, Marty and Wendy dead, etc. Ben throws Marty and Wendy under the bus for not doing enough for Ruth, explaining Wendy never used to be this soft. When they were kids, she used to beat people up. The old Wendy would have found a way to do something to Frank Jr. that night. He blames Marty for the change in Wendy, saying marrying him made her a “chickensh*t.”
Ruth assures him his sister isn’t chickensh*t. He presses her, wanting to know what she’s talking about. She reveals Wendy’s not as soft as he thinks she is. She just does things when it suits her. She also says Marty doesn’t stop Wendy from doing anything.
Ben once again asks what Wendy did to her. Ruth doesn’t explain and tells him to shut up.
Marty tells Wendy he just spoke with Helen and she’s not happy. Wendy replies that she’s handling it and he wants to know how. However, Wendy doesn’t feel the need to tell him how. Her non-response fires Marty up and he demands to know – now. She explains she’s going to talk to Ruth and see if Ruth can get Ben back on his meds. Marty doesn’t think that will work; he believes Ben needs to be committed. Wendy becomes angry, declaring she will not have her brother committed and there is no “we” in this decision.
Agent Maya Miller’s boss informs her a Missouri state senator gave them a file on some people running scams. She admits she’s heard about it and that it was given to her first but she declined to pursue it. Maya explains she didn’t want to jeopardize her integrity because Marty Byrde is the one who gave it to her.
Her boss is upset she passed up such evidence and warns her that after she’s done with the casino, she’ll be transferred back to DC. Maya doesn’t want that to happen, stating she fought for years to get assigned field duty. Her boss doesn’t seem to care.
Wendy goes to see Ben at Ruth’s and warns him that because of the way he’s been acting it isn’t safe for him there. He claims he went after Frank Jr. because she and Marty didn’t. She believes they did everything they could do. “Ruth says you could have done something, but chose not to. What the f*ck does that mean?” asks Ben.
Wendy tries to bribe him with money to get him to leave. He says his life is here now and walks away.
Wyatt tries to put a tie on as he gets ready to attend the Byrdes’ event. Wyatt questions Darlene about why they’re even going, and she claims it’s because she can. Plus, she owns a third of that monstrosity. She adds it would be worth it for her to pay $100,000 just to see the look on Wendy Byrde’s face when she walks in.
Charlotte and Jonah chat with Erin at the event and Jonah admits he’s nervous about going up on stage when his parents make a speech. For some reason, not only does Erin assure him he’ll be fine, she kisses him as well.
Helen spots Darlene and Wyatt arriving and asks, “What the f*ck is she doing here?” Darlene and Wyatt stop to talk to Ruth and Darlene is overly nice to Ruth while Wendy watches what’s going on. Wendy then spots an incredibly angry Maya Miller walking away from Marty. She asks what’s going on and he tells her it’s bad – they went too far. They’re pulling Miller off their case and sending her back to DC.
Ben shows up at the casino and you know nothing good can come of this…
Marty delivers his speech and then passes the mic to Wendy. She talks about always wanting to start a charitable foundation with no policy, no politics, and with just a simple mandate to make the world a better place. Wendy then hands the mic to Senator Wade.
During his speech, Wendy spots a noticeably angry and unstable Ben. She tries to talk to him and let him know this isn’t the place for this behavior. That only makes him angrier. He starts yelling, “This is fake!”
Everyone is staring as he’s hauled away and taken to jail.
Wendy and Marty show up at the jail and find Helen talking to Sheriff Nix when they walk in. Helen informs them the sheriff will have Ben moved to a state hospital. Wendy doesn’t want him in a state hospital and asks if he can be moved to a private one. Nix replies, “Sorry, that’s the law.” (I am sure it has more to do with Darlene telling Nix he’s no longer doing business with the Byrdes than it is the actual law.) Wendy has no choice but to agree to this as she’s his next of kin.
Helen goes to see Ben in his jail cell while Wendy and Marty are still in Sheriff Nix’s office. They can see and hear what Helen’s saying to Ben. Helen tells Ben he’s lucky Marty isn’t pressing charges. She lays it all on him and reveals he’ll be going to the state hospital. He begins to cry and screams, “No!” repeatedly. Wendy breaks down and cries.
Charlotte sees Jonah lying on the trampoline outside and decides to join him. He asks her if Ben’s okay and she says their dad texted and told them not to worry. Charlotte tells him not to let all the bad stuff that happened tonight ruin his memory of the kiss he shared with Erin. He needs to remember that.
Ruth and Wendy go to visit Ben at the state hospital, but a nurse informs them he only wants to see Ruth. Ben confesses to Ruth he blames Wendy for what’s happened and feels she’s the reason he was committed. She wants to know why he came to the party last night and he claims he’s figured it all out. Wendy killed her dad and Agent Petty. Ruth confirms Wendy did kill her dad but didn’t kill Petty.
Ben weeps uncontrollably while revealing Wendy promised she would never do this to him again. He says this place is death and will kill him. He asks what he did that was so wrong and instead of telling him the truth, Ruth says he did nothing wrong. She wonders what she can do to help and Ben asks her to get him out of there. Ruth agrees to try.
Ruth returns to the waiting room, walks right past Wendy, and leaves.
Helen rings up Navarro and admits she’s having misgivings about their partners. He asks her to explain. She says, “They are struggling to move even a minimum of cash. Their efforts with the special agent are at a standstill, and to top it off the events at last night’s charity event did not go well.”
Navarro tells her to do whatever she needs to do.
When Ruth gets home, Wyatt is there. He asks how Ben’s doing and she says it’s horrible. Ruth doesn’t think Ben belongs in a place like that. She wants to get him out and Wyatt suggests Darlene can probably help with that.
Cut to Darlene telling the sheriff not to play games with her. She knows he put Ben in the hospital so he can get him out. Nix wants to make a deal. If he does this for her, she must do something for him. Nix wants her to find someone else to run her product instead of the police. She agrees and they have a deal.
Ben is let out of the hospital and grabs a cab. Wendy learns what’s going on and calls Marty to let him know Darlene got Ben out and he’s now in a cab somewhere. Marty asks why Darlene would do that and Wendy replies, “Well, because she hates us. Because she’s f*ckin’ Wyatt. Because Wyatt is Ruth’s cousin.”
Ben shows up at Helen’s and causes a scene. He starts yelling to Erin that her mom isn’t a lawyer – she’s a monster. Not stopping there, he says his sister is a monster and her husband is a monster. He reveals they launder drug money and tells Erin her mom works for the Navarro drug cartel.
Ben continues spilling the beans, yelling, “Your mom has people tortured and killed!”
Helen is done with his outburst and screams, “ENOUGH!” at him. Erin wants to know why he’s saying all that and Helen tells her daughter Ben’s sick and is supposed to be in a mental institution.
Amanda Peet as Betty Broderick in ‘Dirty John: The Betty Broderick Story’ season 6 (Photo by: Isabella Vosmikova/USA Network)
Betty Broderick (Amanda Peet) is being released from jail as USA Network’s Dirty John: The Betty Broderick Story episode six begins. She notices a brochure for Help Abolish Legal Tyranny (HALT) and grabs one as she’s gathering her possessions.
Sid Montgomery introduces himself as a feature reporter for the San Diego Register as she’s leaving jail. He’s interested in her case, calling her divorce the worst one he’s seen in this county. He wonders if she’d like to speak on the record and offers her his business card in case she wants to shed some daylight on Dan’s treatment and influence in the legal community.
Betty meets her lunch buddies and shows them Dan and Linda’s engagement announcement in the paper. Someone cut it out and mailed it to her home with the words “Eat Your Heart Out Bitch!” written over it in red ink. The ladies find it difficult to believe Linda would stoop so low. Linda’s anger is usually passive, but Betty wonders who would have done it if it wasn’t Linda.
They change the subject and ask about Betty’s time in jail. She claims to have made a lot of new friends. Deciding that’s an unwise subject to broach, they talk about the upcoming graduation ceremonies. Asking if Betty’s going to attend brings Linda into the conversation once again. Betty warns if Linda shows up, she’ll know for sure Dan’s lost his mind.
Back at home, Betty’s served with another set of papers informing her of the date of her property settlement hearing. She rings up Sid and declares she’s decided to tell her side of the story before the hearing.
Rachel Keller as Linda Kolkena and Christian Slater as Dan Broderick in ‘Dirty John: The Betty Broderick Story’ episode 6 (Photo by: Isabella Vosmikova/USA Network)
Betty continues to write in her diary. She pours her heart out and reveals she hopes Dan will actually say something nice to her at their oldest daughter’s graduation ceremony. “He’ll be nice to me today,” she writes, attempting to convince herself.
Betty shows up and unfortunately so does Linda (Rachel Keller). After the ceremony, Linda sidetracks Tracy (Lily Donoghue) with a hug which prevents Betty from having that honor. Betty does get a chance to speak with Tracy a short while later, but she’s so obsessed with Linda’s presence that she ruins their one-on-one moment. She also ruins her daughter’s enjoyment of her big day.
Betty’s losing her grip on reality and stalks Linda and Dan (Christian Slater) around the reception snapping photos.
Later, Dan and Linda ask Tracy what Betty said about them. Tracy doesn’t go into great detail but does say her mom thought Linda was tacky-looking and asked for her wedding china back. Tracy describes Betty talking about the wedding china a lot but never mentioning the engagement.
Dan and Linda don’t remember Betty ever asking for the china before, and Dan’s not sure where it is. Linda wonders why Betty wants it now and Dan thinks if they give it to her, it might buy them some peace.
Linda wants to install an alarm system but Dan’s against it. He doesn’t want Betty to think she’s influenced their lives.
Betty attends her first HALT meeting and she’s instantly recognized by the group’s leader. The woman asks if Betty would be willing to speak to the group and Betty indicates she would.
Betty gives a brief rundown of her story, finding the sympathetic audience the perfect venue to release some pent-up tension.
The leader becomes a close friend and confidante of Betty’s, and Betty confesses she’s now decided to represent herself in court. After all, no one knows their history better than she does. Betty’s new friend explains why the date of separation is so important to the financial settlement and, when asked, Betty agrees to allow her to help with preparing for the hearing.
The date of the hearing arrives and after seeing the press in the audience, Dan’s attorney requests the hearing be closed. He cites Dan’s children’s welfare as the reason to exclude the media. Betty states she’d like it open since it’s a public proceeding and she has nothing to hide.
The judge warns Betty that by arguing for an open proceeding, it could adversely affect her custody position. She chooses her children over the public. Score another win for Dan.
The hearing doesn’t go well for Betty as Dan’s able to dodge any probing questions. He claims to need any money he receives from his property to help pay for his children’s education.
Betty questions Dan under oath but due to her lack of knowledge of the law, she fails to get Dan to admit what she needs him to in order to show he manipulated her throughout these proceedings. She also fails to get him to put into the record how integral a part she played in supporting them throughout their early lean years.
Betty shows records of Dan withdrawing money from their joint accounts just days prior to what he declared was their official date of separation. He’s forced to admit he failed to report certain assets.
Smarmy Dan uses his legal abilities to weave a story about when they became officially separated and what he should owe Betty. Betty’s unable to elicit the points she needs to make because Dan’s holier-than-thou attitude riles her up too much.
On the stand Dan declares Betty just wants to destroy him. He claims she won’t be happy until she does. He also lies under oath and says Linda didn’t have anything to do with the end of their marriage.
Betty also loses on the publicity front when the article comes out and nothing she discussed in her interview with Sid is included in the piece. Instead, it’s just basically about the hearing being closed. Sid admits Dan threatened to sue him.
Even with everything tilting toward Dan and against her, Betty seems optimistic about her future when she meets Marie (Emily Bergl) for lunch. She’s proud to reveal she’s been hired as a teaching assistant at a pre-school. Marie is forced to inform Betty her lawyer told her Betty’s courtroom was sealed because she’s a child molester!
Betty can’t catch a break.
Betty calls her mom and begs her to fly out and be in attendance when the judge renders his verdict. Her mom refuses, even though Betty’s obviously emotionally beat down and needs help. Her parents don’t want to be a part of this – even if she winds up winning.
The judge sides with Dan on everything. He decides Betty owes Dan $787,063 and after that deduction, she’s awarded a $28,000 lump sum payment. Dan retains sole custody of the children and Betty can visit them on alternating holidays and weekends. He awards Betty $16,000 in monthly support.
Betty’s barely holding it together as the judge delivers his decision. Meanwhile, Dan’s smiling broadly at his win. And with the hearing now over, Betty’s left in the courtroom all alone.
Days later, Betty glances through the photos she took at the graduation ceremony. Photos of Linda seem to infuriate her.
Dan, Linda, and their friends go out to dinner and when Dan steps away from the table, Betty’s friend asks Linda if she ever came across Betty’s china. Linda admits she’s seen it and the friend asks if Linda could give it back as a sort of olive branch.
Linda won’t give it back and instead seems to settle on the idea of breaking it. After all, that’s what Betty would do if she was in possession of Linda’s china.
Betty heads to a store and buys a gun. She tells the salesman she was a marksman back in school. A voiceover by Betty reveals she believes men can do whatever is necessary to defend themselves while women are supposed to just retire to a corner and take it.
The episode ends with Betty filling out paperwork for a gun permit.
Larry David stars in ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ (Photo Credit: HBO)
Thank you, HBO. It seems like right about now we could truly use some good news and the confirmation of an 11th season renewal for Curb Your Enthusiasm fills the demand for something positive quite nicely. Today, HBO and Larry David officially announced the critically acclaimed, award-winning comedy will definitely return with a new season.
HBO has not yet set a premiere date for season 11. Season 10 kicked off on January 19, 2020.
“This past season tapped into the zeitgeist in such an uncomfortably delightful way,” said Amy Gravitt, Executive Vice President, HBO Programming. “Larry is already busy writing, and we can’t wait to see what he has in store.”
Series creator and star Larry David said, “Believe me, I’m as upset about this as you are. One day I can only hope that HBO will come to their senses and grant me the cancellation I so richly deserve.”
In addition to Larry David, the season 10 cast included Susie Essman (Broad City), Jeff Garlin (The Goldbergs), Emmy nominee Cheryl Hines (Suburgatory), Richard Lewis (Anything But Love), J.B. Smoove (The Millers), and Emmy winner Ted Danson (The Good Place).
Larry David, Jeff Garlin, Jeff Schaffer, and Gavin Polone will executive produce the just-announced season. Laura Streicher is a co-executive producer and Jon Hayman is a consulting producer.
Curb Your Enthusiasm Synopsis:
The comedy series continues to prove how seemingly trivial details of one’s day-to-day life – a cold cup of coffee, a stained shirt, a missing toothbrush – can precipitate a chain of misfortune to hilarious effect. To keep the narrative spontaneous, the series is shot without a script and cast members are given scene outlines and improvise lines as they go.
HBO’s just released details on the first six episodes of Room 104‘s fourth season. The network also released a two-minute trailer for what’s been confirmed will be the anthology series’ final season.
The half-hour series’ fourth season will premiere on July 24, 2020 at 11pm ET/PT and will consist of 12 new episodes. Mark Duplass and Jay Duplass created Room 104, with Mark directing and starring in some of season four’s episodes.
Season four also features Hari Nef, Logan Miller, Jillian Bell, Jon Bass, Dave Bautista, Melissa Fumero, Vivian Bang, Finn Roberts, Adam Shapiro, and Breeda Wool. The cast list for the new season also includes Kevin Nealon, Erinn Hayes, Ron Funches, Sadie Stanley, Shannon Purser, Kendra Carelli, Benjamin Papac, Alison Jaye, Tim Granaderos, and Oliva Crocicchia.
In addition, the final season includes Harvey Guillen, Gary Cole, Linda Lavin, Jennifer Kim, Kevin McKidd, Desean Terry, Suzanne Nichols, Leonardo Nam, Lily Gladstone, Jordyn Lucas, Natasha Perez, Jake Green, Ntare Mwine, Rebecca Hazlewood, and Susan Park.
Room 104 Episodes 1 thru 6 Details:
Season 4, Episode 1: “The Murderer”
Debut Date: FRIDAY, JULY 24 (11:00-11:30 p.m. ET/PT)
Twentysomething Logan (Logan Miller) gathers four friends for an intimate performance by the enigmatic, long-lost musician Graham Husker (Mark Duplass), per Graham’s very specific instructions.
Written by Mark Duplass; directed by Mark Duplass.
Season 4, Episode 2: “Star Time”
Debut Date: FRIDAY, JULY 31 (11:00-11:30 p.m. ET/PT)
An unlikely source spurs Sam (Jillian Bell) to confront her history of addiction.
Written by Mark Duplass; directed by Karan Soni.
Season 4, Episode 3: “Avalanche”
Debut Date: FRIDAY, AUG. 7 (11:00-11:30 p.m. ET/PT)
With the help of therapeutic dolls, retired pro wrestler Raw Dog Avalanche (Dave Bautista) taps into his memory of an epic bout gone wrong – along with other traumatic, repressed experiences.
Written by Mark Duplass; directed by Ross Partridge.
Season 4, Episode 4: “Bangs”
Debut Date: FRIDAY, AUG. 14 (11:00-11:30 p.m. ET/PT)
At her divorce party, Eva (Melissa Fumero) overhauls her potentially life-changing decision to get bangs.
Written by Jenée LaMarque & Lauren Parks; directed by Jenée LaMarque.
Season 4, Episode 5: “Oh, Harry!”
Debut Date: FRIDAY, AUG. 21 (11:00-11:30 p.m. ET/PT)
A ‘90s family is unwittingly stuck living in Room 104 until dad Harry (Kevin Nealon) tries to alter the script on their current reality.
Written by Mel Eslyn; directed by Mel Eslyn.
Season 4, Episode 6: “The Hikers”
Debut Date: FRIDAY, AUG. 28 (11:00-11:30 p.m. ET/PT)
Megan (Shannon Purser) and Casey (Kendra Carelli), two college grads embarking on a three-month hike, confront irrevocable truths about their friendship.
Written by Lauren Budd; directed by Lauren Budd.
Hari Nef and Mark Duplass in ‘Room 104’ season 4 (Photograph by Tyler Golden/HBO)
The Season 4 Plot, Courtesy of HBO:
“Exploring a variety of genres, from dark comedy to sci-fi, to the series’ first-ever animated episode and original songs, this season will continue to surprise viewers week to week. The premiere episode will be the first time in the series that Mark Duplass stars, writes, directs and performs original music. Stories and characters featured in season four include: an estranged performer giving a one-night-only performance; a woman battling her dark past with addiction; a dollhouse; transporting back in time; and more.
Providing one last glimpse into the lives of the guests in Room 104, the final season of the genre-bending, and risk-taking anthology proves to be another showcase of writing, performing and directing.”
Netflix’s critically acclaimed drama Ozark will be back for an expanded fourth – and final – season. The streaming service announced the fourth season will air in two parts, with each half consisting of seven episodes.
“We’re so happy Netflix recognized the importance of giving Ozark more time to end the Byrdes’ saga right. It’s been such a great adventure for all of us — both on-screen and off — so we’re thrilled to get the chance to bring it home in the most fulfilling way possible,” said writer, executive producer, and returning showrunner Chris Mundy.
Emmy Award winner Jason Bateman returns as Marty Byrde and Emmy Award winner Laura Linney reprises her role as Wendy Byrde. Emmy Award winner Julia Garner is back as Ruth, and Sofia Hublitz, Skylar Gaertner, Charlie Tahan, and Lisa Emery also return for the fourth and final season.
Jason Bateman, Mundy, Mark Williams, John Shiban, Patrick Markey, and Bill Dubuque executive produce, and Laura Linney will serve as a co-executive producer.
“A super-sized season means super-sized problems for the Byrdes. I’m excited to end with a bang(s),” said Bateman.
Commenting on the final season, Cindy Holland, VP of Original Content said, “Ozark is a gripping drama that has captivated audiences all around the world and garnered tremendous critical acclaim. We’re so grateful to Chris, Jason, Laura, Julia and the entire cast and crew for all their tireless dedication to the show and can’t wait to see how the Byrdes’ journey comes to a close.”
Netflix hasn’t revealed when we can expect to see Ozark season four premiere. Season three of the popular family drama was released on March 27, 2020.
Netflix’s Cursed, based on the bestselling book by Tom Wheeler and Frank Miller, just released a new two-minute trailer. The streaming service also unveiled a batch of new season one photos from the fantasy series.
Tom Wheeler and Frank Miller are involved as executive producers, with Wheeler also guiding the series as showrunner.
Katherine Langford (13 Reasons Why) stars as Nimue and Devon Terrell (The Professor) is Arthur. Gustaf Skarsgård (Vikings) plays Merlin, Daniel Sharman (Medici) is Weeping Monk, Sebastian Armesto (Harlots) is King Uther Pendragon, and Matt Stokoe (Jamestown) is Gawain.
Season one also stars Lily Newmark (Sex Education) as Pym, Shalom Brune-Franklin (Bad Mothers) as Igraine, Emily Coates (Ladhood) as Sister Iris, Billy Jenkins (Humans) as Squirrel, Bella Dayne (Humans) as Red Spear, and Peter Mullan (Ozark) as Father Carden.
Netflix will launch the 10-episode first season on July 17, 2020.
The Plot, Courtesy of Netflix:
“Based on the New York Times bestselling book, Cursed is a re-imagination of the Arthurian legend, told through the eyes of Nimue, a young woman with a mysterious gift who is destined to become the powerful (and tragic) Lady of the Lake. After her mother’s death, she finds an unexpected partner in Arthur, a humble mercenary, in a quest to find Merlin and deliver an ancient sword. Over the course of her journey, Nimue will become a symbol of courage and rebellion against the terrifying Red Paladins, and their complicit King Uther.
Cursed is a coming-of-age story whose themes are familiar to our own time: the obliteration of the natural world, religious terror, senseless war, and finding the courage to lead in the face of the impossible.”
Seven outstanding athletes are featured in Apple TV+’s short form docuseries Greatness Code set to premiere on Friday, July 10, 2020. Apple just unveiled the first official trailer for the series which will highlight previously untold stories from the seven premiere athletes.
Greatness Code season one consists of seven mini-episodes featuring:
Four-time NBA MVP, three-time NBA Champion and two-time Olympic Gold Medalist LeBron James
Six-time Super Bowl Champion and four-time Super Bowl MVP Tom Brady
Olympic Gold Medalist and Co-Captain of the US Women’s National Soccer Team Alex Morgan
Worlds Fastest Man and eight-time Olympic champion Usain Bolt
Record-holding Olympic gold Medalist Snowboarder Shaun White
Five-time Olympic Gold medalist and 15-time World Champion swimmer Katie Ledecky
All seven episodes will be available on July 10th.
Gotham Chopra directed season one of the Religion of Sports and Uninterrupted co-production. Chopra, Brady, and NFL Hall of Famer Michael Strahan co-founded Religion of Sports and LeBron James and Maverick Carter co-founded Uninterrupted. Chopra, Maverick Carter, Ameeth Sankaran, and Devin Johnson serve as executive producers.
Chopra’s directing credits include Stephen vs. The Game, Shut Up and Dribble, Tom vs. Time, and I Am Giant.
Poster for season one of Apple TV+’s ‘Greatness Code’
Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks’ Logo (Photo by: NBCUniversal)
John Legend, Brad Paisley, Tim McGraw, Lady A (formerly Lady Antebellum), The Killers, and Black Eyed Peas will help the nation celebrate a safe, socially distancing 4th of July holiday as part of NBC’s Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks Spectacular. NBC will air the annual family-friendly show beginning at 8pm on July 4th. For those out and about – and hopefully keeping safe, wearing masks, and maintaining proper social distances – NBC will air an encore presentation at 10pm ET/PT.
The two-hour live telecast will feature musical performances and will hosted by Today‘s Craig Melvin. According to the network, this year’s fireworks spectacular has been adapted to keep New Yorkers safe. Instead of just one massive fireworks display, the special will capture displays throughout the week and across five of New York’s boroughs.
Per NBC: “To allow New Yorkers to experience the fireworks without creating crowds, the annual Independence Day spectacle was reimagined as a series of neighborhood shows. Beginning June 29 and culminating on July 4, the displays will launch unannounced on select evenings at one or two land- or water-based locations across New York City. Each brief but powerful five-minute display will showcase Macy’s signature pyrotechnic design and scale. Firing thousands of dazzling shells per minute, with heights reaching up to 1,000 feet at select locations, this year’s showcase will give millions of New Yorkers across the city spectacular views from the comfort of their homes and neighborhoods.”
The annual holiday special is a Universal Television production in association with Macy’s. Brad Lachman Productions is producing, with Lachman serving as an executive producer.
