STXfilms just released the new trailer for the action-thriller Greenland starring Gerard Butler. The studio also unveiled the drama’s poster as well as three new photos from the 2020 release.
STXfilms is targeting an August 14, 2020 theatrical release, that is unless the Covid-19 pandemic forces the closure of any theaters that reopened after stay at home orders were lifted.
In addition to action veteran Gerard Butler (300, Den of Thieves), the cast includes Morena Baccarin (Gotham, Deadpool), Roger Dale Floyd (Doctor Sleep), Scott Glenn (Castle Rock), David Denman (13 Hours), Hope Davis (Strange Angel), Andrew Bachelor (King Bachelor’s Pad), and Joshua Mikel (The Walking Dead).
Ric Roman Waugh (Angel Has Fallen) directed from a screenplay by Chris Sparling and Mitchell LaFortune. Butler, Basil Iwanyk, and Alan Siegel served as producers.
The behind-the-scenes team includes director of photography Dana Gonzales, editor Gabriel Fleming, production designer Clay A. Griffith, and costume designer Kelli Jones.
The Plot:
“A family fights for survival as a planet-killing comet races to Earth. John Garrity (Butler), his estranged wife Allison (Baccarin), and young son Nathan make a perilous journey to their only hope for sanctuary. Amid terrifying news accounts of cities around the world being leveled by the comet’s fragments, the Garrity’s experience the best and worst in humanity.
As the countdown to global apocalypse approaches zero, their incredible trek culminates in a desperate and last-minute flight to a possible safe haven.”
Morena Baccarin, Roger Dale Floyd and Gerard Butler star in ‘Greenland’ (Photo Courtesy of STXfilms)Gerard Butler stars in STXfilms’ new disaster thriller (Photo Courtesy of STXfilms)A scene from ‘Greenland’ (Image Courtesy of STXfilms)
The first official trailer’s arrived for Apple TV+’s upcoming drama Little Voice. The new series comes from J.J. Abrams, Grammy Award winner Sara Bareilles, and Jessie Nelson and is set to premiere on July 10, 2020.
The cast is led by Brittany O’Grady (Star, The Messengers) and includes Sean Teale (The Gifted), Colton Ryan (The Social One), and Shalini Bathina (underGRAD). Kevin Valdez, Phillip Johnson Richardson (Haunt), and Chuck Cooper (Power) also star in season one.
Abrams, Bareilles, Nelson, and Ben Stephenson serve as executive producers. Nelson is also the showrunner and wrote and directed the first episode.
The Plot, Courtesy of Apple TV+:
“Little Voice is a half-hour coming-of-age drama series that features new, original music from Grammy-winner and Emmy and Tony Award-nominee Sara Bareilles and marks her first foray into television.
A love letter to the diverse musicality of New York, Little Voice is a story about finding your authentic voice—and the courage to use it. The series follows Bess King (O’Grady), a uniquely talented performer struggling to fulfill her dreams while navigating rejection, love, and complicated family issues.”
Sean Teale and Brittany O’Grady star n ‘Little Voice’ (Photo Courtesy of Apple TV+)
2020 sucks but at least we have a new Muppets show to look forward to, right? Disney+ just released a one-minute trailer for the upcoming new series, Muppets Now, starring all of our favorite Muppet characters.
The new family-friendly series will make its debut on Disney+ on Friday, July 31, 2020. The series is produced by The Muppets Studio and Soapbox Films and will be available only to the streaming service’s subscribers.
Here’s the series’ description, courtesy of Disney:
In their first-ever unscripted series, the Muppets make their streaming debut in an all-new six-episode show starring Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, and the entire gang.
In a true first for the studio, Muppets Now is an unscripted series filled with improv comedy, off-the-cuff gags, and the Muppets’ celebrity friends. In the six-episode season, Scooter rushes to make his delivery deadlines and upload the brand-new Muppet series for streaming. They are due now, and he’ll need to navigate whatever obstacles, distractions, and complications the rest of the Muppets throws at him.
Overflowing with spontaneous lunacy, surprising guest stars and more frogs, pigs, bears (and whatevers) than legally allowed, the Muppets cut loose in Muppets Now with the kind of startling silliness and chaotic fun that made them famous. From zany experiments with Dr. Bunsen Honeydew and Beaker to lifestyle tips from the fabulous Miss Piggy, each episode is packed with hilarious segments, hosted by the Muppets showcasing what the Muppets do best.
Fozzie Bear in ‘Muppets Now’ (Photo Courtesy of Disney+)
Back to the Future‘s Lea Thompson directs season one episode seven of The CW’s Stargirl. Episode seven, “Shiv Part One,” is set to air on June 30, 2020.
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 One” Plot: As Pat (Wilson) teaches Courtney (Bassinger), Yolanda (Monreal), Beth (Washington) and Rick (Gellman) the importance of teamwork, the ISA converge to figure out who is trying to take them down. Elsewhere, as the school prepares for homecoming, Cindy (DeLacy) lashes out against her father’s strict rules, while Barbara (Smart) accepts an offer from Jordan (Jackson).
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.
Ruth (Julia Garner) is being interrogated by Agent Trevor Evans (McKinley Belcher III) and Special Agent Maya Miller (Jessica Frances Dukes) about the men who were killed – and about Marty Byrde – as Netflix’s Ozark season three episode seven begins. Helen (Janet McTeer) is there to represent her. The agents ask about her relationship with Frank Jr. and Ruth tries to claim she barely talks to him, but Agent Miller jumps in saying that is not entirely true because she sees them at the casino talking quite a bit. Miller thinks they don’t seem to like each other.
Marty (Jason Bateman) and Frank Cosgrove meet up and it’s obvious Frank’s pissed and demands to know what’s going on. Marty informs him the cartel is involved in a war right now with another cartel. Frank seems to think it’s awfully suspicious that Ruth was able to walk away fine from what happened while three of his men died. Marty suggests he cool off and keep his head down.
Frank warns Marty he’s not a patient man.
Back at the Byrde home, Jonah (Skylar Gaertner) shows Charlotte (Sofia Hublitz) the drone video of what took place. She asks if he’s shown it to their mom and dad, and he confesses he hasn’t because Ben told him not to. Ben doesn’t want Marty and Wendy to freak out that Jonah was there. He asks Charlotte if she thinks he should show it to their parents anyway. She tells him not to, concerned it will give them something else to argue about.
Ben (Tom Pelphrey) waits at the sheriff’s station for Ruth and is slowly losing his cool. Back in the interrogation room, Evans explains they found her tire tracks even though she continues to deny being there. Evans tries to get her by bringing up her loyalty to Marty and her father’s murder. She tells him she suspects a lot of people wanted her dad dead. He tries one last time and brings up her uncles as well. She and Helen have had enough and get up to leave.
As Ruth and Ben are walking out of the sheriff’s station, Ben tries to convince her to go on the run. She doesn’t feel as though she can just pick up and leave. After Ruth asks Ben if he’s okay, he questions her about what his sister has told her. He seems to convince her that Wendy left when she was 18 so she has no idea what he’s really like.
Helen visits the Byrde house to assure them the other cartel left town. Wendy, sarcastically, tells her she said that last time when they all knew that wasn’t true. Ben returns home angry and Wendy asks how Ruth’s doing. He replies, “How do you think she is doing?” before walking away.
Navarro calls Wendy but she doesn’t pick up. He calls Helen instead and she puts Wendy on the phone. He wants to know what she plans on doing with the FBI and he senses she’s still mad about what happened at the horse ranch. She lets him know that he messed with “their brand,” insisting they’re trying to do things in a legitimate way for his safety net. His stunt could mess with their brand. For the first time, he doesn’t have a response. He finally says, “The next time I call pick up.”
Good ol’ Sue (Marylouise Burke) pulls up in their driveway in a brand new, bright yellow sports car. Marty heads outside to see what’s going on and Sue explains she was worried about him and heard what happened. Marty tries to tell her it’s not a good time as he glances back at the house to find Helen and Wendy watching them. Sue won’t listen and says people are saying it’s the mob, but she thinks it’s the cartel.
Marty changes the subject by asking, “What the hell is this?” about the car. She informs him it’s a car and he jokes it’s a transformer. Helen and Wendy come outside to check out what’s going on and Sue says hi to Wendy before trying to leave. It appears she doesn’t know how to drive her fancy sports car yet.
Ben frantically packs up his stuff in the basement – he did not listen to Ruth at all! – while telling Charlotte and Jonah that Ruth is still probably on their radar. Jonah insists they don’t have to run because the cartel doesn’t know they were there. Ben’s not listening to anything they’re trying to tell him. The kids decide it’s time to tell their mom what happened.
Wendy attempts to calm down her brother by agreeing it’s a smart idea they leave. However, she thinks he should leave first and then they can send Ruth to him. He doesn’t believe her and brings up the fact she told Ruth he’s not taking his meds anymore. He insists he was going to tell her, but Wendy doesn’t believe him. Wendy confesses she’s worried about him and that Jonah informed her he took him to the money drop.
Ben claims he was trying to protect Ruth and she would be dead if it wasn’t for him. Wendy angrily says, “You put my son in danger!” Ben stops packing to look at her and replies, “I put your son in danger? Jonah and I just witnessed a massacre. How are we all not leaving right now? How is that boy walking around like there’s nothing wrong?”
It’s Marty’s turn to be interrogated and Evans asks if Tommy has ever worked for him. Marty tells him no. Evans shows him pictures captured from a surveillance video of Tommy on the casino boat that blew up and Helen realizes Tommy was working with Evans as an informant. Marty asks him what he’s being accused of. Evans reveals he believes Marty found out Tommy was working with the FBI and had him killed.
As Marty and Helen are leaving after the interview, Helen realizes Tommy was trying to work their kids and asks if they could have let anything slip. He insists they would not. Before going their separate ways, she tells Marty he and Wendy need to get new phones and Wendy should sweep the house for bugs.
An angry Frank Jr. drinks while waiting for Ruth at the casino bar. When he spots her, he begins to yell. He seems to think she had his friends killed. He knows his friend was a snitch and thinks Marty found out and had him killed, which means Ruth must have set them up.
Ruth’s shocked and has no clue what he’s talking about, but Frank Jr. doesn’t believe her. She says he’s drunk and needs to go home.
Agent Maya is watching the entire exchange.
Agent Miller walks up to Sam (Kevin L. Johnson) and requests a word with him. She explains she’s good at math and knows he’s lost $250,000, give or take. He’s more concerned that she doesn’t inform his girlfriend than he is about the loss itself. She assures him she won’t but will need to re-examine his financials including his bank statements and pay stubs.
Sam’s confused and after Miller walks away, he calls Marty slightly freaking out and wanting to know what to do. Marty tells him it’s okay and to take his chips and cash out. Sam, still confused, reminds Marty that Wendy said all of this is okay. Marty assures him that it is. Sam insists it doesn’t feel okay.
Ruth is leaving the casino late at night when Frank Jr. shows up and beats the crap out of her. The next scene shows Marty and Ben are waiting at the hospital when Wendy arrives. She asks how Ruth’s doing and Marty informs her she’s out of the operating room. (They had to operate because she had internal bleeding.) Three (Carson Holmes) tells Ben he can go back and see her now.
Wendy sits down with Marty and confirms she swept the house for bugs and it’s all clear. She asks Marty how he’s doing and he admits he’s tired. He returns the question and she says the same. Marty changes the subject, blaming the FBI for what happened to Ruth since they pointed Frank Jr. right at her. Wendy wonders if he’s talked to Frank Sr. and he reveals that’s his next stop. She then asks about Maya Miller. Marty seems to question if he can really turn her, realizing she’s an idealist. He thinks he’ll have to go to her bosses with the information he has.
Erin (Madison Thompson) asks her mom why the FBI is questioning Charlotte’s dad. Helen tells her they’re just trying to help any way they can. Helen adds that she thinks Erin should go back to Chicago. Erin doesn’t seem interested in that suggestion and asks if she can stay with her instead.
Three shows up at Darlene’s to talk to Wyatt (Charlie Tahan). He asks his brother if he got his text and when Wyatt confirms he did, Three wants to know why he didn’t come to the hospital. Wyatt reveals he didn’t think it was a good idea. Three wants to know what’s going on between him and Ruth, and Wyatt will only say it’s complicated. Three fills his brother in on how bad Ruth is and Wyatt only replies, “Thanks for letting me know.”
Marty and Frank Sr. meet and the first thing Frank says is, “The kid made a mistake.” The “kid,” of course, being his grown son. Marty’s baffled that he’s referring to what happened to Ruth as a mistake. Frank explains his son was upset that his friends died. Marty is not having it. “He’s not a f*cking kid. He’s a grown man and he beat the sh*t out of a girl half his size,” says Marty.
Frank continues using the excuse that the other men killed were like family. Marty reminds him one of the dead men was a snitch. Marty says that since he can’t control his kid and one of his men was an FBI informant, they are done. Frank questions if Marty really wants to do this. Before Marty gets in his car he warns Frank Sr., “The next time you come near me, my family, or Ruth, your son…he’s gonna be hanging from a bridge in Juarez. You got that?!”
Wendy meets with a man by the name of Andrew Wade (Brian Lafontaine) about her charity foundation and he asks for more information about it. She hopes to fund charities across the state. They’re forming an advisory board and she wants to know if that’s something he would be interested in. He admits he’s flattered but given the PR crisis they’re facing and her connections to Charles Wilkes – a die-hard conservative – he’s going to pass.
Wendy begins to work her magic and asks him what he has his sights set on. Before he can answer, she asks if he’s familiar with a company called Blink Check. (This is the information Marty tried to give Maya hoping she would take the bait.) He confirms he’s heard of the company and knows what the company did. Wendy explains they came across documents that could bring on another lawsuit. He takes the bait and says he thinks he can be of service.
Marty’s waiting outside Ruth’s hospital room when Miller shows up asking how Ruth’s doing. Marty’s obviously unhappy with the agent and responds, “Why? So you can interrogate her again?”
She asks what happened with the guys who were killed and he wonders whether she really thinks he was responsible. She admits she doesn’t know what to believe. However, her boss just received papers about Blink Check – the same papers he gave her. She doesn’t know what to think about him anymore. Marty turns the tables and says Agent Evans did that to Ruth and Miller sat there in that interrogation room and did nothing. He believes Miller might as well have beat the crap out of Ruth herself; she’s culpable for what took place.
Agent Miller warns Marty until he’s straight with her, she’s going to keep coming after him.
Darlene (Lisa Emery) asks Wyatt what really happened between him and Ruth. He confesses she killed his dad and his Uncle Boyd. Darlene wonders if maybe she had a good reason, and Wyatt confirms she did it to protect Marty. Darlene thinks in that case it’s actually Marty Byrde he has an issue with, not Ruth. She calls Marty a “disease.” Marty worms his way into people’s lives; she witnessed him doing just that to her husband. She nonchalantly adds, “And that’s why I had to kill him.”
Wyatt seems stunned by her admission. He says, “I thought you said he had a heart attack?” She admits he did, but it was not natural. Attempting to justify killing her husband, she explains it was only a matter of time before he turned his back on her because of the Byrdes.
Darlene asks if Wyatt wants to leave. He assures her he doesn’t, but it’s just a lot to take in. She says her point is it’s not too late for Ruth; she can change her course. Darlene insists he visits his cousin.
Sue is now on Helen’s radar, which isn’t good news for the therapist. Sue asks Helen questions including how long she’s been the Byrde family lawyer. Helen switches things up and questions Sue, asking how long she’s been their therapist. She reluctantly admits six months. Helen asks about her financial agreement with them and Sue replies, “Are you talking about the bribes they have been giving me behind each other’s backs or the lump sum Marty gave me?” Helen says both. Helen asks if she’s satisfied with the money. Poor Sue is signing her death warrant by stating she may have undervalued her services. Helen assures her she’ll make sure she’s taken care of.
Wendy is talking to Jonah in the garage about Ruth’s condition when Agent Miller shows up. Miller warns Wendy she’s losing patience with her husband and Wendy tells her to get in line. She urges Wendy to get Marty to take the deal and Wendy basically tells Miller thanks for stopping by.
Ruth wakes up and Ben’s with her. She’s confused about what’s going on and Ben explains she’s in the hospital. They found her in the casino parking lot and he wants her to know she’s safe now. He asks if Frank Jr. did this and she admits she didn’t get a good look. Changing the subject, she asks if Wyatt came to see her. Ben’s sorry to have to tell her he didn’t. She asks him to let Marty and Wendy know she needs to talk to them.
Nelson, the cartel muscle who’s always with Helen, goes to see Sue on the pretense of needing a therapy session – but we all know why he’s really there. After talking with him she asks what he does for a living. Nelson produces a gun in response.
The next scene shows a dead Sue, wrapped up in the hallway. He wipes all her records of any sign of Marty and Wendy ever being there.
As Marty and Wendy head into the hospital to visit Ruth, she reveals Agent Miller came to the house and told her about the deal. He lies and says he wasn’t going to take it. She says, “Yes, you were,” while angrily walking past him.
Wendy asks how Ruth feels, even though it’s obvious she feels like crap. Ruth wants to know if Marty knows Frank Jr. did this to her and Marty confirms he does. He also reveals they cut ties with the Kansas City mob and she will never have to work with him again. Ruth, not satisfied with that response, asks, “And?” She reminds Marty she was supposed to be untouchable and demands that Frank Jr. be killed. Marty insists he can’t do that and promises he’ll never touch her again. She angrily tells them that’s not good enough. Wendy admits this is the best they can do. Ruth wants to know best for who, adding that if it were Charlotte laying in this bed Frank Jr. would be dead.
After Wendy tries to assure her that’s not true, Ruth says, “You killed my dad and he barely touched your kid.” Ruth says fine, she’ll kill him herself. Marty tells her she will not and warns this ends right now.
As Helen and Nelson watch Sue’s car go into the lake, he admits Sue was a good listener. Helen asks if he ever gets tired of doing this and he claims he doesn’t. She’s happy with that response and tells him to keep his schedule open.
Ben brings Ruth home to her trailer, carrying her to the porch just as Wyatt shows up to talk to her. Ben gives them a few minutes and Wyatt asks Ruth who did this to her. She says it doesn’t matter. He apologizes for not going to the hospital. He figured the Byrdes would be there and he doesn’t want to see them. He admits he thinks he knew the truth about her killing his dad before she even said it and asks, “Why’d you have to say it out loud?” She admits she wanted him to hear it from her. She owed him that, at the very least.
“What do you call it…the Longmore curse?” she asks. Wyatt claims they aren’t so bad after all – it’s the Byrdes that curse everything. He thinks the minute they showed up everything got turned upside down. She insists she has changed and he agrees she has. He admits he wants to forgive her, but he’s not there yet.
The episode ends with Ruth watching Wyatt walk away after she asks him, “What now?” and he says, “I don’t know.”
Lena Georgas as Janet and Amanda Peet as Betty Broderick in ‘Dirty John: The Betty Broderick Story’ episode 5 (Photo by: Isabella Vosmikova/USA Network)
Episode five of USA Network’s Dirty John: The Betty Broderick Story kicks off with Dan (Christian Slater) explaining to Linda (Rachel Keller) that Betty feels most alive around Christmas time. He claims he tried to give her the kids to share the holiday with, but she wouldn’t take them. Linda quickly changes the subject and the conversation devolves into a red hot makeout session.
The kids pause while decorating the Christmas tree to watch their dad make out with Linda in the kitchen. Or at least that’s the story Betty (Amanda Peet) is unspooling to her friend Karen Kintner (Missi Pyle) over lunch. It’s really just her imagination taking over as the kids haven’t said anything like this happened while they’re around.
Linda admits Dan did offer to let her take the kids skiing over the holidays. She refused and instead he took them on a trip with Linda. She’s obsessed with the idea Linda and Dan are sharing a bed and that the kids know this is going on.
Karen tries to convince her friend she should have taken the kids away instead of Dan, just to get some form of continuity in their lives.
Betty returns home from lunch to find a gorgeous bouquet of flowers on her doorstep. They’re from Dan and the card reads:
“Bets, I hope you have a Merry Christmas. Love, Dan”
Dan and Linda keep the kids from entering the living room when they return home from their short winter vacation. Betty broke in and destroyed presents addressed to Linda and left shattered glass all over the carpet. It’s a mess and Dan concedes sending flowers was probably the wrong thing to do. (You think?!)
Dan believes Linda did this because she’s childish and craves his attention. He thinks that once they move to Balboa Park, Linda will stop acting out like this. She won’t feel ownership of that house like she does the Coral Reef place.
Dan takes photos to document the destruction before he cleans up.
As Betty’s outside her place preparing to get coffee and go for a walk on the beach with a friend, a man delivers papers notifying her the divorce is final. Dan has been awarded everything. Betty’s confused because she postponed the hearing and wasn’t even in attendance. She doesn’t have a lawyer and claims there was no due process.
The paperwork lays out that Betty is no longer allowed to visit her kids until she sees a psychiatrist. Betty’s livid that mom’s who abuse their kids can still see them, but Dan’s now found a way to keep her from her children.
A letter from Dan insists they stop badmouthing each other to the children as they head into the next step: court-ordered mediation. She immediately calls Dan’s house and gets his machine.
Dan arrives at work and passes his answering machine tape to a secretary. It’s obvious she’s had to type up its contents multiple times before and isn’t looking forward to listening to more of Betty’s vindictive spewings.
Dan dictates a new letter to Betty informing her that calling him is violating a court order. Because she won’t obey the law, he’s now going to deduct $100 per offensive word. When she sets foot on the Cypress Ave property, he’ll withhold $250 from her monthly alimony. If she comes through the door, it’s a $500 fine. “Each time you try to spend time with the boys without clearing it with me, $1,000,” says Dan.
Betty shows her friends the letter from Dan while at lunch. She knows Dan’s calling the shots and she doesn’t have any way to fight back. She’s no longer working at the gallery and this is her whole life right now. Her friends suggest she see a therapist, but Betty knows he’ll subpoena the records and somehow use them against her.
“That answering machine is my therapy,” says Betty. “My primal scream.”
Her friends continue to try and come up with alternatives to leaving hate-filled messages on Dan’s machine, but Betty takes issue and thinks they’re siding with Dan. She shows off the bill she just received from when Dan had her involuntarily committed and confesses smashing things is all she wants to do at this point.
Betty keeps leaving messages and Dan keeps having them typed up.
Betty sits outside Dan’s new house, fuming in her car. On one such occasion, she gets out and rips the antenna off his sports car.
When Dan continues to refuse to call her back, Betty seriously spirals out of control. She leaves a message threatening that if he doesn’t call her back, she’ll kill him.
Betty’s messages never refer to Linda by name. Instead, they always address her as “the whore.”
Betty returns to Dan’s new place and throws a potted plant at a glass door. She enters his house and begins destroying walls with a hammer. She smashes vases and glass shelves, and spray paints all over his walls.
Meanwhile, she’s also leaving dozens of messages that are all transcribed. The secretary confides in a co-worker that Betty sounds evil and has a laugh like The Exorcist.
During one answering machine message she says, “I don’t want to see you or the whore or the slums where you live or your bullshit anymore. You made my life into a nightmare. I close my eyes and I see you and the whore doing all your wonderful things. You’re going to be real sorry.”
Dan dictates a new letter to Betty that explains the results of his monthly sanctions. Her deductions exceed the $9,000 he agreed to pay her each month. She now owes him $1,300 and he warns her to stop attacking him and his property or else he’ll never pay her anything ever again.
To add insult to injury, the letter’s notarized by Linda.
Betty hasn’t learned her lesson and instead heads over to Dan’s house. She won’t leave when he asks her to and after a brief discussion, Dan calls the cops to have her arrested. She’s taken to jail and ultimately let go on her own recognizance.
Betty tells a friend she has no idea how she can live without Dan’s monthly check. Her friend writes her a check for $6,500 to tide her over.
Betty finally follows the suggestion of some of her close confidantes and begins keeping a diary.
August 7, 1986. Betty meets with a mediator without a lawyer. Dan’s not in attendance as normally the mediator meets with both parties separately. He asks for Betty’s prepared statement and she’s confused because she thought she was supposed to read it. He allows her to read it into the record.
In her statement, she claims to be the victim and refuses to accept responsibility for raising the children because of how he’s twisted her sense of values with his lies and behavior.
She asks to hear Dan’s position statement and is told he didn’t submit one.
Linda and Dan attend a gala and the friend of Betty’s who loaned her money asks to speak with them. She reveals she knows about the fines and jail time and thinks it’s gone too far. Dan doesn’t understand why this woman who doesn’t really know the details of his life would involve herself in this matter. He suggests she focus on her own life rather than spread stories about his. (It’s revealed this black-tie event is in honor of the 1987 President-Elect of the San Diego County Bar Association, Daniel T. Broderick, III.)
Betty’s friend was insulted by Dan’s behavior and decides to give Betty the name of a lawyer, Hilary Clark (Mary B. McCann), who will be willing to represent her. They meet and Betty explains she wants to ask for $28,500 a month from Dan – a figure she believes is a quarter of what he earns.
“Why should my lifestyle decline when he wouldn’t have his lifestyle without me?” asks Betty. She also wants custody of the kids – but not without a settlement.
Hilary explains it would be easier to get a judge to go along with a settlement if she has custody of the kids. The lawyer suggests Betty undergo the court-mandated psych evaluation while she digs into Dan’s finances.
Hilary requests Betty cease calling, going to Dan’s house, and visiting the kids without permission. Betty agrees to all that plus she promises to return the lawyer’s phone calls.
George Newbern as Walter Mills and Christian Slater as Dan Broderick in ‘Dirty John: The Betty Broderick Story’ episode 5 (Photo by: Isabella Vosmikova/USA Network)
Betty and Dan are in the courtroom, each represented by counsel. Before the hearing begins, Dan’s lawyer reveals Betty called Dan again to harass him. The judge stops the lawyer and says, “Going forward, you will not use this court to litigate minor infractions. We will proceed in an efficient manner and I will not tolerate any attempt to waste my time with garbage.”
Score one point for Betty.
The judge appoints Dr. Margot Hayes to perform the court-ordered evaluation.
Betty secretly meets with one of her boys to help him with his homework.
Dr. Hayes asks Betty how Dan got custody in the first place and Betty lays out the story of the rats. She left the kids at his place and he’s had them ever since. The doctor begins to write this down and Betty frantically stops her, requesting she doesn’t take notes.
Dr. Hayes assures Betty that since Dan has such long hours and Betty is the primary parent, they should be able to work out a reasonable custody arrangement. But, it all depends on what the kids tell her. Dr. Hayes adds that this is possible since Dan wasn’t awarded custody as part of “an actual contested litigation in court.”
Things are going her way but then she says, “Not going to be a single parent to four kids. He’ll die first.”
The doctor appears shocked by this statement. (Who wouldn’t be?) She asks if Betty’s threatening Dan and Betty confirms she threatens him all the time.
Betty writes down all her troubles – real and imaginary – in her diary. She blames everything on Dan. She believes solitary confinement is the cruelest punishment other than the electric chair.
Betty meets again with her lawyer and explains Dan doesn’t pay at any set time of the month. It’s more like whenever he feels like it. She thought about trying to get a job in childcare but then wasn’t sure how she’d explain she can’t see her own kids. Betty’s in tears as she reveals she didn’t even see Ryan on his birthday.
The lawyer has good news; Betty can have the boys on Easter weekend. Betty’s incredibly happy and can’t believe she’ll be with her kids on the holiday.
The school rings up Betty because they can’t reach Dan. Anthony’s sick at school and wants her to come to get him. Betty learns Anthony’s had a lot of colds and he recently had lice, thanks to another student.
The night before Betty’s supposed to pick up her boys for the Easter weekend, she has a happy chat with one of them about their plans for celebrating the holiday. She promises to be first in line to pick them up at school.
Betty dons bunny ears and prepares to go get the kids. The phone rings as she’s heading out and she doesn’t answer it.
Betty arrives at the school just as Dan is pulling away with the boys in his backseat. She runs over the safety cones to follow him and races through traffic to catch up. She pulls alongside him and he screams through his window at her to stop. She finally forces him over – still in traffic – and runs up to his window screaming he promised she could have the boys for Easter.
Dan claims he changed his mind and her lawyer should have informed her of his new plans. The kids want to go with their mom but Dan won’t let them. He pulls away, leaving Betty standing in the road being honked at by backed-up traffic.
Betty returns home and eats the Easter candy. She writes in her diary that she’s done nothing in self-defense. “How can anyone survive after this kind of an assault?” she writes, adding, “Wouldn’t anyone become violent after all his incessant bullshit?”
Betty continues to leave messages on Dan’s machine. One of her sons finally answers and blames her for causing her own problems. If she knocked it off, they could come to see her. He claims he wants to be with her and if she stopped saying bad words, then they could be around her.
He asks his mom to grow up and start acting like an adult. He also reveals they think she only cares about money and what it can buy. Betty says Dan robbed her of everything.
Dan comforts his young son who’s crying when he hangs up the phone. He then retrieves the answering machine tape with the recorded conversation.
Betty tells Dr. Hayes about her son’s colds, the lice, and that his ears were filled with wax. She thinks Dan doesn’t care if his children walk around filthy and sick. He’ll just blame any parenting issues on her.
Dr. Hayes confirms she normally only meets with a parent once but thought they needed this second, more structured session. She wants to know what kind of visitation she would want Dan to have if she got the children back, and Betty says none. She then describes herself as a good parent and only now does Dan contend she’s unfit. Betty doesn’t help herself by becoming emotional and saying “his whore” while describing the kids’ current living conditions.
The doctor stops her and asks her to say Linda’s name. Betty won’t. Dr. Hayes asks if Betty ever discussed any of this with Linda and Betty doesn’t actually respond other than to ask if that’s on her too. She does, however, say Linda’s name and then gets up to leave.
Dr. Hayes is shocked Betty’s leaving during the session and Betty claims it’s because she’s too good of a therapist. She doesn’t want the kids by herself. “I won’t let you talk me into it. You make me forget that I’m angry at the a**hole and his whore, and if I’m not angry I’m not going to make it,” she confesses as she leaves.
After she leaves, Dr. Hayes begins writing everything down.
Betty meets with her attorney who’s upset about a stack of contempt motions Dan sent over. Hilary’s angry Betty continued to call Dan’s house after she agreed not to. Plus, she hasn’t been paid by Dan. She then offers up a deal. Hilary learned Dan’s selling a Colorado property and he agreed to send her a check for the full amount. She’ll act as a broker and divide the proceeds, taking her fee from Betty’s half.
Betty’s livid that Hilary called Dan. She can’t believe this happened behind her back and now believes Hilary is just trying to get in good with Dan at her expense. Hilary’s at her wit’s end and asks what she’s supposed to do – she’s not going to work for free.
Betty fires Hilary but Hilary still appears at her side during a hearing. She informs the judge the contempt filings and postponements by Dan are only to deliberately delay trial proceedings. She also believes they could be used to hide assets.
The judge is over all this nonsense and tells Dan to get Linda off the answering machine. He also announces that after Betty’s psych exam, he’s going to leave the kids exactly where they are. Betty can only see the kids if Dan agrees. Plus, the judge hands her a 25-day jail sentence.
Hilary speaks up and asks if the judge will allow Betty to apologize to the court rather than serve time. Betty rises to her feet and promises to change her ways. She agrees to not leave more messages and to obey the rules. The judge lightens the sentence to six days in jail. However, she will not be allowed to go home and get her affairs in order first.
She’s taken out of the courtroom in handcuffs.
Dan returns home and has a heart-to-heart with one of his sons. The boy wants to see his mom and Dan describes Betty as being like a kid who kicks and screams to get her way. Dan assures his son it’s not his fault; it’s all on Betty.
The scene switches to show a blindfolded Linda walking through their friends gathered at a bar. Dan drops to one knee and proposes. Linda says yes.
Netflix’s Last Chance U is preparing for a huge shakeup. The successful series has spent four seasons covering football and will do so once again with season five. Season five will then wrap up the show’s focus on football as it launches a basketball-centric spinoff, Last Chance U: Basketball.
Season five of Last Chance U will premiere on July 28, 2020 featuring Laney College JUCO football’s Eagles. Netflix is targeting a 2021 premiere of LCU: Basketball. Season one of the spinoff focuses on the East Los Angeles Community College basketball team during their 2019-2020 season.
“We’re thrilled to be able to delve into the world of Laney College for our fifth season and to have had the opportunity to document the incredible grit and drive of these JUCO players in Oakland, CA. With this series, we always wanted to give viewers a raw behind-the-scenes look at junior college athletics and we’re excited to expand the LCU legacy onto the court with JUCO basketball,” said executive producer and director Greg Whiteley.
Last Chance U: Laney Plot:
“Netflix’s critically acclaimed, Emmy-nominated series Last Chance U returns for Season 5 in a brand new setting to give viewers a raw, authentic look at the junior college football program at Laney College in the heart of Oakland, CA. After clinching the title of state and national champions in 2018, the Laney Eagles have a hard season to follow and a lot to prove.
Going into his eighth season and having built the program from the ground up, powerhouse head coach John Beam must fight to rally the team amidst countless setbacks. Season 5 brings intensity both on and off the field as players battle injuries, stress, and personal demons while finding much-needed support in the community and taking pride in their scrappy mentality and motto ‘Laney Built.'”
On July 28, meet the players and coaches of Laney College. While it's the last football season, a new chapter begins with Last Chance U: Basketball, coming 2021. pic.twitter.com/epghuOSqqF
Netflix has released a new trailer, poster, and series details for the streaming service’s revamp of the popular Unsolved Mysteries series. Six episodes of season one of Unsolved Mysteries will premiere on July 1, 2020, with the six additional new episodes arriving on an undisclosed date.
The original docuseries creators Terry Dunn Meurer and John Cosgrove of Cosgrove/Meurer Productions are involved as executive producers along with Shawn Levy’s 21 Laps Entertainment.
Levy says this version is loyal to the original series. “The stories still range from supernatural occurrences to unthinkable crimes. The title music remains intact. Unsolved Mysteries originally included four cases per episode. We at 21 Laps — along with our partners at Cosgrove/Meurer Productions — made an early decision to have our storytelling dive deeper and establish a more intimate connection with the audience. To do that, you need time,” explained Levy.
“The people we’re interviewing on screen are often revisiting deeply painful experiences that are traumatic and not easy to discuss. These new episodes will each focus on a single case that is produced, directed, photographed, scored and edited at a high level. I think audiences are going to find it very satisfying.”
Levy added, “We have also opted for a hostless format, because the late, legendary Robert Stack was a singular and irreplaceable presence. In Robert’s absence, we are letting the spirit and the strength of the stories carry the narrative. Above all, our aspiration was to make a new chapter worthy of his memory and of iconic contribution to this iconic series.”
Series Details, Courtesy of Netflix:
“Fusing signature elements from the original series with contemporary immersive, character-driven storytelling, the 12 new episodes are rooted in the experiences of ordinary people who have lived the unthinkable — from the trauma of a loved one’s unexplained disappearance or horrific death, to the shock of a bizarre paranormal encounter.
Alongside detectives and journalists, family members offer clues, present theories, and identify suspects, hoping one viewer holds the key to solving the mystery.”
Directors of Volume 1:
Marcus A. Clarke:
“Mystery on the Rooftop” “No Ride Home” “Berkshire’s UFO”
Lucifans have reason to rejoice… Not only did Netflix recently confirm an August 21, 2020 premiere date for season five of Lucifer, the streaming service also announced an unexpected sixth season of the delicious comedy/drama. Netflix is calling the just added new Lucifer season the “FINAL final” season but, that said, there’s no reason to believe Lucifans can’t convince them to continue the tale of the sexy Devil who’s taken up residence in the City of Angels. After all, Lucifans’ successful #SaveLucifer campaign is responsible for Netflix reviving the series after Fox dropped it following season three.
Netflix didn’t confirm when production will begin on season six or how many episodes we can expect when it arrives.
Season five of the series is expected to consist of 16 episodes, delivered up in eight-episode blocks for your binge-watching pleasure. Showrunner/writer Ildy Modrovich promises all of the episodes will be lengthy. “[…]I CAN tell you that ALL the episodes are SUPERSIZED. Between 50 and 60 mins each. (IE: we’re long-winded mo fos this season.)” tweeted Modrovich.
Tom Ellis leads the cast as Lucifer Morningstar. Lauren German plays LAPD Detective Chloe Decker, Lesley-Ann Brandt is Mazikeen, and DB Woodside is Amenadiel. Rachael Harris is Dr. Linda Martin, Aimee Garcia plays Ella Lopez, Kevin Alejandro is Dan “Detective Douche” Espinoza, and Scarlett Estevez plays Trixie. The series is based on characters created by Neil Gaiman (who provided the voice of God in season three), Sam Kieth, and Mike Dringenberg for Vertigo. Lucifer was originally developed for television by Tom Kapinos.
The series is executive produced by Joe Henderson, Ildy Modrovich, Sheri Elwood, Jerry Bruckheimer, Jonathan Littman, and KristieAnne Reed.
Lucifer, bored and unhappy as the Lord of Hell, resigns his throne and abandons his kingdom for the gorgeous, shimmering insanity of Los Angeles, where he gets his kicks helping the LAPD punish criminals.
A Look Back at Season 4:
Reeling from the aftermath of Chloe seeing his devil face, Lucifer faces a new challenge: Eve, the original sinner herself, is back. Does she want revenge for when he tempted her out of Eden oh so many years ago… or something else entirely?
The Dark Knight Trilogy‘s David S. Goyer guides Apple+’s ambitious sci-fi series, Foundation. The drama is based on the beloved award-winning novel by Isaac Asimov and in this just released video, we get a glimpse behind the scenes into season one’s production.
The Apple Original series stars Jared Harris (Carnival Row) as Hari Seldon, Lee Pace (Halt and Catch Fire) as Brother Day, and Lou Llobell as Gaal. Leah Harvey (Search and Destroy) is Salvor, Laura Birn (The Innocents) is Demerzel, Terrence Mann (Sense8) is Brother Dusk, and Cassian Bilton plays Brother Dawn.
Goyer is the season one showrunner and serves as an executive producer. Robyn Asimov, Josh Friedman, Cameron Welsh, David Ellison, Dana Goldberg, and Marcy Ross also executive produce.
The Plot, Courtesy of Apple+:
Foundation chronicles a band of exiles on their monumental journey to save humanity and rebuild civilization amid the fall of the Galactic Empire.
