AMC’s NOS4A2 season two just dropped the full official trailer. The upcoming season’s also showing off a few new photos featuring Ashleigh Cummings as Vic McQueen and Emmy nominee Zachary Quinto as Charlie Manx.
In addition to Zachary Quinto and Ashleigh Cummings, the cast of season two includes Jahkara Smith, Olafur Darri Olafsson, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Virginia Kull, Jonathan Langdon, Ashley Romans, Jason David, and Mattea Conforti.
The supernatural horror series will kick off season two on Sunday, June 21, 2020 at 10pm ET/PT on AMC and BBC America.
Season two of the series based on Joe Hill’s bestselling book will consist of 10 one-hour episodes. Hill’s involved as an executive producer along with showrunner Jami O’Brien (Fear the Walking Dead, Hell on Wheels).
The Season 2 Plot:
“NOS4A2’s second season picks up eight years after the events of season one. Vic McQueen (Cummings) remains more determined than ever to destroy Charlie Manx (Quinto). Charlie, having faced his own mortality, emerges desperate for revenge against Vic. This time, he sets his sights on the person who means most to Vic – her eight-year-old son Wayne.
The race for Wayne’s soul sends Vic and Charlie on a high-speed collision course, forcing both to confront the mistakes of their pasts in order to secure a hold on Wayne’s future.”
Ashleigh Cummings as Vic McQueen in ‘NOS4A2’ season 2 (Photo Credit: Zach Dilgard/AMC)Ashleigh Cummings as Vic McQueen, Jonathan Langdon as Lou Carmody, Jason David as Wayne McQueen in ‘NOS4A2’ season 2 (Photo Credit: Zach Dilgard/AMC)Jonathan Langdon as Lou Carmody and Ashleigh Cummings as Vic McQueen (Photo Credit: Zach Dilgard/AMC)Zachary Quinto as Charlie Manx in season 2 (Photo Credit: Cara Howe/AMC)Ashleigh Cummings as Vic McQueen in season 2 (Photo Credit: Zach Dilgard/AMC)
Quibi’s Royalties just released a new trailer, photos, and poster, along with the season one soundtrack list. The new musical comedy series comes from Emmy and Golden Globe award winner Darren Criss and is set to premiere on Quibi on June 1, 2020.
Criss’ new series will feature celebs including Jordan Fisher, Julianne Hough, Jackie Tohn, Bonnie McKee, Jennifer Coolidge, Lil Rel Howery, Mark Hamill, Rufus Wainwright, and Sabrina Carpenter. The music-driven season will include 12 original songs all co-written by Darren Criss, and Criss also co-wrote and executive produces the series with Nick and Matt Lang. The series is produced by FOX SideCar Entertainment.
The series marks the first Quibi production to have its soundtrack released by a major label. Republic Records will release the full season one soundtrack on June 12th following the season finale on June 10th.
Royalties: Season 1 (Music from the Original Quibi Series) Track List:
“This is a Theme Song” – Darren Criss, Kether Donohue, Royalties Cast
“Just That Good” – Rufus Wainwright, Royalties Cast
“Break It In” – Lil Rel Howery, KingJet, Royalties Cast
“Let Your Hair Down” – Bonnie McKee, Royalties Cast
“Kick Your Shoes Off” – Bonnie McKee, Royalties Cast
“Mighty As Kong” – Mark Hamill, Royalties Cast
“I Am So Much Better Than You At Everything” – Darren Criss, Royalties Cast
“Make You Come True” – Jordan Fisher, Royalties Cast
“Prizefighter” – Julianne Hough, Royalties Cast
“Also You” – Jackie Tohn, Darren Criss, Royalties Cast
“I Hate That I Need You” – Jennifer Coolidge, NIve, Darren Criss, Royalties Cast
Royalties follows the ascent of a ragtag songwriting duo – Sara (Kether Donohue) and Pierce (Criss) – as they navigate the strange and hilarious challenges of creating a truly great song, week after week. Each episode will feature real-life entertainment personalities portraying fictitious (and ridiculous) music stars, along with original songs penned by Criss.”
John Stamos and Darren Criss in ‘Royalties’ (Photo Credit: Quibi)Poster for ‘Royalties’ (Photo Credit: Quibi)
The trailer for Freeform’s Siren season three episode 10 teases the time of judgement has come. The season three finale, “The Toll of the Sea,” will air on Thursday, May 28, 2020 at 10pm ET/PT.
The cast is led by Eline Powell as Ryn and features Alex Roe as Ben Pownall, Fola Evans-Akingbola as Maddie Bishop, Ian Verdun as Xander McClure, Rena Owen as Helen Hawkins, David Cubitt as Ted Pownall, and Sibongile Mlambo as Donna.
“The Toll of the Sea” Plot – In an effort to save Hope, Ryn and Ben confront Tia in an undersea battle between the mermaid tribes. Maddie and Robb work to find a cure for Xander, while Helen and the hybrids help restore order. Ted struggles to accept Ben’s reality.
Siren Plot, Courtesy of Freeform:
Siren takes us inside Bristol Cove—a coastal town known for its legend of once being home to mermaids. When the arrival of a mysterious girl proves this folklore all too true, the battle between man and sea takes a very vicious turn as these predatory beings return to reclaim their right to the ocean.
The series stars Alex Roe as Ben, a bright marine biologist who finds himself drawn to Ryn, a mysterious new girl in town played by Eline Powell, who is a strange young woman with a deep dark secret. Fola Evans-Akingbola stars as Maddie, also a marine biologist who works with Ben, and is highly suspicious of Ryn.
Ian Verdun stars as Xander, a deep-sea fisherman on a quest to uncover the truth; and Rena Owen as Helen, the town eccentric who seems to know more about the mermaids than she lets on.
Katie Keough and Eline Powell in ‘Siren’ season 3 episode 10 (Freeform/Kailey Schwerman)Alex Roe in season 3 episode 10 (Freeform/Kailey Schwerman)Kaaren De Zilva, Rena Owen, and Caroline Cave in season 3 episode 10 (Freeform/Kailey Schwerman)Alex Roe and Eline Powell in season 3 episode 10 (Freeform/Kailey Schwerman)Tammy Gillis, Ian Verdun, and Curtis Lum in season 3 episode 10 (Freeform/Kailey Schwerman)
Jason Bateman, Janet McTeer, and Laura Linney in ‘Ozark’ season 3 episode 2 (Photo by Steve Dietl / Netflix)
Season three episode two of Netflix’s critically acclaimed drama Ozark opens with a man teaching a class. Suddenly cellphones start to go off, disrupting the class. One of the students is visibly upset at what she received on her phone and shows the teacher. He begins to lecture the students but loses his cool, yelling and cursing at them. He takes their phones outside and puts them in a woodchipper. When the man operating the machine questions the teacher, he begins to beat up the worker.
Marty (Jason Bateman) and Ruth (Julia Garner) pay a visit to Frank Cosgrove (John Bedford Lloyd). Frank warns him that they have issues because of what Ruth did to “his boy.” Marty offers him an extra 10%, but Frank wants her fired. Marty informs Frank his son threatened to rat them out. Frank Jr. (Joseph Sikora) claims they’re lying. Frank Sr. wants 15% instead. Marty agrees but warns Ruth is untouchable.
Wendy (Laura Linney) is back at the office looking for lakefront property when Charlotte (Sofia Hublitz) hands her information on the casino she wants to take over. She begins to question her mom, asking why if this other casino was their idea Marty didn’t go to Chicago with her? Wendy uses the excuse that it takes Marty some time to get used to new ideas.
Marty walks in and sees paperwork concerning a house and a casino. He asks Wendy, “What’s this? You bought a new house and a new casino without me?” She informs him it’s a rental property for Helen; it appears she’s moving to the Ozarks. Marty’s not in the least bit happy with this news. He thinks it’s a bad idea and they should have just kept their heads down. Wendy begs to differ; she believes it’s a good thing Helen is moving there.
Marty is sure they can get still out of this. Deals go bad all the time. Wendy says they’re not getting out of it. “You’re saying that because you don’t want to. I want you to admit something. Admit this is all about you and has nothing to do with what is best for the family,” says Marty. Wendy begins raising her voice, insisting this is her finding their only real way out of it.
Marty tells Wendy she’s starting to sound like Helen.
After their argument, Marty and Wendy visit the couple who own the casino Wendy wants to purchase. Wendy’s doing all the talking as they go over their financials. They are at a 35% drop. Carl (Adam LeFevre) doesn’t seem interested. Wendy looks to Marty for help. He jumps in talking numbers. The wife seems interesting and by the looks of it wears the pants in the relationship.
Shortly after the meeting, Wendy and Anita (Marceline Hugot) take a walk through the casino. Anita believes she can get Carl to change his mind.
Marty’s with Carl looking at the casino that opened across the river and Carls says the new casino’s going to have a big firework show for Memorial Day weekend. Marty cuts him off and begins working on Carl, but not in the way Wendy would want him to. He asks Carl, “Why don’t you hold onto this?” Carl questions if this is some kind of reverse psychology. Marty replies, “This is just one man telling another man not to give up on his dreams.” Carl thinks his wife would never go for it. Marty clearly picked up on the fact Anita runs the show in their relationship and believes Carl’s desires have been in the backseat long enough.
Helen’s driving to the Ozarks with her children while her teenage daughter’s having a meltdown over leaving boots in Chicago. Somehow that’s Helen’s fault. Her daughter’s even dropping the F-bomb and it’s directed at her mother. (It seems big bad cartel lawyer Helen doesn’t have a backbone when it comes to her spoiled kids.) Helen’s trying to calm her daughter down when their phones go off from an Amber Alert. Her son informs her the Amber Alert is about them. Apparently, her ex-husband had it put out.
Pulling over, Helen calls her ex-husband demanding to know why he put out an alert. He claims she took the kids two days earlier than she was allowed to. He’ll drop the alert if she just returns their son because he has sports.
Marty and Wendy are driving home when Carl calls and informs them they’re not ready to sell. Wendy doesn’t seem to understand. She begins to talk about the numbers but Carl cuts her off stating it was nice meeting them and hanging up. Wendy immediately questions Marty wanting to know what they talked about. Marty tells her they talked about marriage and being in business with their wives.
Next, Wendy and Helen are looking at properties with Helen and the conversation changes from why the deal with the new casino fell through to Helen going off about her ex-husband. She admits she doesn’t want him dead, so her children will still have a father, but she dreams about him getting his ass kicked every now and then.
Helen thinks maybe her ex could sense she was keeping things from him. She wonders if they would still be together if she told him everything. Wendy thinks that just trades one set of problems for another. She nonchalantly says, “Ask our therapist.” Maybe Wendy shouldn’t have let that slip because right away she assures Helen that she and Marty are very careful.
In Michoacán, Mexico a speeding vehicle stops in front of a gated house dropping off two headless men with cash shoved down their necks.
The man we saw having a meltdown at the beginning of the episode shows up at the casino. Ruth spots him just sitting at a slot machine not playing and confronts him. She accuses him of being a cheater and asks who’s helping him. He insists he’s not a cheat and is just enjoying his cup of coffee. She calls security over to kick him out but the man quickly informs Ruth that he’s good friends with the owners. Ruth thinks he’s full of it and doesn’t hold back while telling him so. She calls his bluff and begins to call the Byrdes. Beginning to stammer, he tells her he’s Wendy Byrde’s brother, Ben (Tom Pelphrey), and he’d rather wait until morning to tell her he’s in town.
Marty’s not happy about her brother being there but lets him stay anyway. As Wendy’s getting him settled in, she questions why he’s there. He insists he’s fine and wanted to see her. She asks if he lost the teaching job and he claims the job ended with a mutual understanding.
Wendy seems to be keeping secrets from Marty so he installed software on her phone just to listen to her conversations. He’s listening in when Helen calls to let Wendy know her client has more money to offer the owners of the casino. Wendy asks Helen to go with her instead of Marty. Of course, Helen questions if there’s a problem she should know about. Wendy quickly tells her no.
Marty goes to see Frank Cosgrove while Wendy and Helen are offering Carl and Anita 20% over market value. The scene jumps back and forth between Marty’s meeting and Wendy’s. Marty fills Frank in on their casino, explaining the problem is there’s a brand-new casino across the river that’s a rival. Frank wants to know what Marty’s getting at. He reveals they need the other casino shut down for a while. Frank tells Marty that’s a big ask so Marty assures him he’ll get the new trucking contract at the new casino.
Carl’s not happy when Helen plays the “bad guy” and claims they were trying to help him but now they can just wait and buy the casino from the bank once they take it over. Breaking down, Carl agrees to sign the papers.
Wendy gets a call in the middle of the night and it’s Navarro. He wants to know what’s going on with his casino and begins to tell her an odd story about his maid falling. He asks Wendy if that’s a bad omen. Marty’s listening to their conversation and hears Wendy says she thinks it was just an accident. Returning to bed, Marty asks who was on the phone. Wendy lies and says it was Helen.
Wendy and Jonah are shopping when they run into Darlene (Lisa Emery) and Zeke in the parking lot. Wendy tries to cover the baby from the sun and crazy Darlene uncovers him, comparing children to cornstalk in that they both need sun. After she walks away, Jonah (Skylar Gaertner) is clearly upset Darlene has baby Zeke. Wendy tries to assure him it’s only temporary.
Helen gives her daughter, Erin (Madison Thompson), new boots and apologizes for all kinds of things. Erin responds with a smartass reply, saying she’s really starting to like the Ozarks. When Helen questions if that’s true, she tells her mom no.
Darlene’s in her kitchen talking to herself when Wyatt (Charlie Tahan) comes in. She continues to talk to herself and when Wyatt asks what she’s talking about, she explains she was talking to her dead husband. She asks Wyatt if he talks to anyone and he opens up about talking to his dad. She’s sorry about all the loss he’s experienced in his life and he confesses it’s okay because it’s the Langmore curse. She tells him that’s bullsh*t. His daddy might have been useless, and his daddy’s daddy might have been garbage, but before that the Langmores were a prominent family.
Changing the subject, she asks where he’s currently living. He admits he’s been sleeping in his car and Darlene offers to let him stay in a cabin that’s located on her property.
The Byrdes are having a BBQ and invite Helen and her daughter to join them. Wendy takes Erin inside to introduce her to Charlotte and Jonah.
Frank Jr. and another man head over to the rival casino and start sneaking around.
Jonah’s flying his drone around when he notices Erin and Charlotte talking. His Uncle Ben gives him the idea to spy on them. (He seems to like Erin.)
Speaking of Erin, she’s asking Charlotte to take her to party cove.
Back to Frank Jr. and his friend, they’re pouring something into the fireworks display. Shortly after the fireworks go off, the casino boat catches fire.
Wendy gets a call from Anita informing her the deal is off because the other casino has gone up flames. Anita’s attitude toward Wendy has changed because she claims she and that lesbian lawyer (apparently she thinks Helen is a lesbian) humiliated her husband. Wendy gets angry but it’s Anita who hangs up.
As Wendy and Helen are trying to figure out what to do next, Marty asks if anyone was hurt in the fire. Helen says, “Who knows and who cares?” Wendy is instantly suspicious of Marty for asking that question.
Ruth’s testing some kind of cheating system on the slot machine when she realizes it works. This seems to excite her.
Tom Pelphrey in ‘Ozark’ season 3 episode 2 (Photo by Steve Dietl / Netflix)
Marty has a talk with Ben and thinks it’s a good idea for him to leave because Wendy hasn’t been herself lately. Ben thinks he’s wrong and reveals this is the first time he’s seen her be herself in years. Ben confesses the truth about why he’s there – he skipped a bench warrant in North Carolina.
Ruth finds Wendy in the office and asks what the slots look like at the other casino. Ruth believes what she found out can help with the other casino. Wendy tells Ruth she can let her know all about it in the car.
Marty’s at the casino and is surprised when he spots Helen. She gets right to the point, asking what he thinks happened to the other casino. She wants to know why Wendy looked like she thought Marty had something to do with the fire and he plays dumb. She drops a bombshell, revealing he should be glad Wendy and Ruth got them back on track. That clearly rattles him, judging by the look on his face. Helen can tell he’s shaken up and says, “Oh, you didn’t know?” He lies and says of course he does, he was just surprised she knew so soon.
Ruth and Wendy enlist the help of Sam and the strippers, and all the slot machines start going off. Concerned, Marty calls Ruth and questions her about what’s going on. He’s angry and yells at her, but she yells right back. She reminds him it’s not her problem his house isn’t in order and suggests he work on that. Until then, he can f*ck off.
Carl and Anita come to check out what all the commotion’s about. Wendy lets her evil sideshow, telling them if they don’t sign she’ll continue to do this to their slot machines every single day.
Wendy and Helen celebrate their win and when Wendy excuses herself to get more champagne, Helen takes that opportunity to call her ex-husband. While they’re on the phone he gets jumped. She clearly set that up.
Marty’s in the casino office when a much-too-happy Agent Evans (McKinley Belcher III) shows up and hands Marty a warrant. Marty questions what it is and Evans, still smiling, explains, “A warrant signed by a federal judge that was triggered the minute you purchased a second casino.”
Sitting down and making himself comfortable, Agent Evans informs Marty it’s an audit of their whole operational system. A team of forensic accountants will supervise every casino transaction as it happens.
Wendy and Helen’s little celebration is short-lived when Marty comes home to inform them they have new partners in the casino. He hands Wendy the warrant and she reads it, suddenly worried. Marty’s staring at her with that “I told you so” look as the episode ends.
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)
What We Do in the Shadows has been renewed for a third season, as just announced by FX. “We’re incredibly happy that critics and audiences are all in on Shadows,” said Nick Grad, President, Original Programming, FX Entertainment. “Week in and week out, the producers, writers, and our amazing cast continue to make one of the funniest and best comedy series on TV.”
Season two of the vampire comedy has increased in viewership by 25% over season one. New episodes are currently airing on Wednesdays at 10pm ET/PT, with the finale scheduled for June 10th.
Kayvan Novak stars as Nandor, Natasia Demetriou is Nadja, Matt Berry plays Laszlo, Mark Proksch is Colin Robinson, and Harvey Guillén plays Guillermo.
The series is based on the award-winning film of the same name written, directed by, and starring Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi. Clement, Waititi, and Paul Simms serve as executive producers, with Scott Rudin, Garrett Basch, Eli Bush, and Stefani Robinson producing.
Details on Season 2, Courtesy of FX:
“What We Do in the Shadows documents the nightly exploits of vampire roommates Nandor (Novak), Nadja (Demetriou), Laszlo (Berry) and Colin Robinson (Proksch) as they navigate the modern world of Staten Island with the help of their human familiar, Guillermo (Guillén).
Over the course of the second season, the vampires try to find their way in a world of human Super Bowl parties, internet trolls, an energy vampire who gets a promotion and becomes drunk on power and of course, all the ghosts, witches, necromancers, zombies and shadowy cloaked assassins who roam freely in the Tri-State area. Is Guillermo destined to be a vampire or a vampire hunter? Or maybe just a familiar for the rest of his life?
In the May 27th episode, ‘Collaboration,’ Nandor’s old familiar from the 1970s returns to Staten Island, Guillermo leaves to serve a new master, and Nadja and Lazslo revive their musical act.”
Agust D aka Suga of BTS has dropped his highly anticipated mixtape, D-2. The 10-track album was released on all major music platforms in the early hours of May 22, 2020 in the US and at 6pm in South Korea. Despite the album also being released on SoundCloud for free, D-2 quickly went to number one on US iTunes, and 9 out of 10 songs are in the top 10 singles chart on US iTunes (the 10th song is number 11 on the chart as I write this up).
Along with the drop of D-2, Agust D released a music video of the song “Daechwita” and observant BTS fans were quick to spot other members of the group throughout the video. The “Daechwita” music video, which is set during the Joseon dynasty, rose to the #3 spot among trending videos on YouTube and racked up 12+ million views within hours of its unveiling.
During his interview with Time, Suga talked about sampling the sounds of a real “Daechwita” – particularly the part during the ceremonial walk of the King. “The first thought I had was that I wanted to sample the music that is played during the ceremonial walk of the King, so naturally, Korean elements ended up being an essential component to the track as well as the music video,” explained Suga in the Time interview.
Suga also spoke with Billboard to promote the mixtape. Asked what inspired him musically, Suga said, “The answer to this question is always the same: every moment and every incident. It’s a habit of mine to record and take notes, so sometimes, I get a pleasant surprise when I dig through and rediscover lyrics. Some of the lyrics I scribble without thought have, at times, become real precious.”
Among the artists featured on the surprise release are BTS bandmate RM on “Strange,” Korean artist Niihwa on “28,” American artist MAX on “Burn It,” and Kim Jong Wan of NELL on “Dear My Friend.”
D-2 Track List:
Moonlight
Daechwita
What Do You Think?
Strange Ft. RM
28 ft. NiiHWA
Burn It ft. MAX
People
Honsool
Interlude: Set me Free
Dear My Friend ft. Kim Jong Wan of NELL.
D-2 arrives after a nearly four-year wait between it and his first self-titled mixtape, Agust D.
For those new to BTS, the group consists of seven members: four vocalists and three rappers. The three rappers – RM, Suga, and J-Hope – have all released mixtapes. In 2015, the group’s leader, RM, released his mixtape for free. In March 2018, J-hope released his mixtape Hope World which led him to become the Korean soloist to chart the highest on Billboard 200 at number 38. Later in 2018, RM released his second mixtape, Mono, which went number one on iTunes in 91 countries around the world, breaking BTS’s previous record. RM also charted high on the Billboard 200, debuting at number 26 and taking over the top spot as the Korean soloist to reach the highest spot on that chart.
All four mixtapes were released for free on SoundCloud.
Writer/director Jon Stewart and stars Steve Carell and Rose Byrne are featured in the new behind-the-scenes video for Focus Features’ Irresistible. The political comedy offered up the new video along with a new premiere date of June 26, 2020.
Steve Carell and Rose Byrne lead a cast that includes Chris Cooper, Mackenzie Davis, Topher Grace, Natasha Lyonne. Writer/director Stewart produced the film along with Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, and Lila Yacoub.
Stewart’s behind the scenes team includes director of photography Bobby Bukowski, production designer Grace Yun, costume designer Alex Bovaird, and editors Jay Rabinowitz and Mike Selemon.
Irresistible will be available on demand for $19.99 for a 48-hour period.
The Plot:
From writer/director Jon Stewart comes the comedy of a Democrat political consultant (Carell) who helps a retired Marine colonel (Cooper) run for mayor in a small Wisconsin town.
Rose Byrne stars as Faith Brewster and Steve Carell as Gary Zimmer in ‘Irresistible,’ a Focus Features release (Credit: Daniel McFadden / Focus Features)Steve Carell stars as Gary Zimmer and Rose Byrne as Faith Brewster (Credit: Daniel McFadden / Focus Features)Mackenzie Davis stars as Diana Hastings and Steve Carell as Gary Zimmer (Credit: Daniel McFadden / Focus Features)Steve Carell stars as Gary Zimmer in ‘Irresistible,’ a Focus Features release (Credit: Daniel McFadden / Focus Features)Chris Cooper stars as Jack Hastings and Steve Carell as Gary Zimmer (Credit: Daniel McFadden / Focus Features)
Season three of The CW’s Burden of Truth kicked off on May 21, 2020 and continues with episode two, “Wherever You Go.” Season three episode two was directed by James Genn from a script by Adam Pettle and will air on May 28, 2020 at 8pm ET/PT.
The cast is led by Kristin Kreuk as Joanna Chang and Peter Mooney as Billy Crawford. Meegwun Fairbrother plays Officer Owen Beckbie, Anwen O’Driscoll is Taylor Matheson, Sera-Lys McArthur is Kodie Chartrand, Dayle McLeod is Kat Carmichael, and Paul Braunstein plays Sam Mercer.
“Wherever You Go” Plot – JOANNA MUST INVESTIGATE AN OLD FRIEND – Joanna (Kreuk) and Billy (Mooney) decide to stay in Millwood to help Kodie (McArthur). Joanna feels good about her chances in court but when a surprise witness shows up things take a shocking turn. Meanwhile, Kat (McLeod) and Luna (Star Slade) struggle to work together for the first time.
The Season 3 Plot, Courtesy of The CW:
Burden of Truth is a serialized investigative drama about life-altering legal cases, the helpless plaintiffs searching for answers, and the boots-on-the-ground lawyers fighting incredible odds to deliver justice.
In season three, Joanna Chang and Billy Crawford are working together in their new boutique law firm, Crawford Chang, but they’re discovering that living and litigating together has its challenges. On a cathartic trip back to Millwood for a class reunion, an old friend, Kodie, turns Joanna’s life upside down when her children are removed by Millwood Family Services. Kodie believes she is the victim of a conspiracy and pleads for Joanna to help solve the case and bring her children back.
To help her friend, Joanna must dig into the dark underbelly of Millwood to unearth evidence of a cluster of child apprehensions. Joanna will take on an impossible-to-win case that will force her to confront a long-buried secret from her childhood that may threaten her relationship and partnership with Billy. After this case, nothing will be the same again.
Michaela Cole in ‘I May Destroy You’ (Photograph by Laura Radford/HBO)
HBO’s set to launch the new half-hour series I May Destroy You on June 7, 2020. Season one episodes will air on Sundays at 10:30pm ET/PT and will finish up its 12 episode run on August 24th.
I May Destroy You comes from Michaela Coel who serves as co-director, writer, executive producer, and star. The cast of the first season also includes Weruche Opia (Inside No9), Paapa Essiedu (Kiri), Marouane Zotti (Imagine You & Me), Aml Ameen (Yardie), and Adam James (Belgravia).
Sarah Niles (Catastrophe), Ann Akin (Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams), Harriet Webb (Plebs), Ellie James (Giri/Haji), Franc Ashman (Peep Show), Karan Gill (Flesh & Blood), Natalie Walter (Horrible Histories), and Samson Ajewole also star in the new HBO series.
Per HBO, the show is “a fearless, frank and provocative series that explores the question of sexual consent in contemporary life and how, in the new landscape of dating and relationships, we make the distinction between liberation and exploitation.”
Phil Clarke and Roberto Troni executive produce, with Simon Maloney and Simon Meyers producing.
I May Destroy You Episode Guide:
Episode 1: “Eyes Eyes Eyes Eyes”
Debut Date: SUNDAY, JUNE 7 (10:30-11:00 p.m. ET/PT)
After visiting her aspirational long-distance boyfriend in Italy, burgeoning writer Arabella (Michaela Coel) returns to London, where she’s greeted by a deluge of frantic messages from her literary agents. With a matter of hours left to finish a draft of her second book, she plans to pull an all-nighter – but is soon tempted to join a friend on a night out.
Written by Michaela Coel; directed by Sam Miller.
Episode 2: “Someone Is Lying”
Debut Date: SUNDAY. JUNE 14 (10:50-11:20 p.m. ET/PT)
Lunch with Terry (Weruche Opia) gets Arabella (Michaela Coel) thinking about the hazy events of the previous night, prompting her to probe Simon (Aml Ameen) for answers. Growing increasingly desperate to put together the pieces, Arabella drops by Simon’s apartment – and, later, finds herself at an unwelcoming doorstep. Meanwhile, Terry has a lousy audition, and a concerned Kwame (Paapa Essiedu) rushes to Arabella’s side.
Written by Michaela Coel; directed by Sam Miller.
Episode 3: “Don’t Forget the Sea”
Debut Date: MONDAY, JUNE 22 (9:00-9:30 p.m. ET/PT)
Three months earlier, Terry (Weruche Opia) visits Arabella (Michaela Coel) in Ostia, Italy, where she’s living large on her agents’ dime. After procuring party favors, Arabella and Terry each have a wild night of their own.
Written by Michaela Coel; directed by Sam Miller.
Episode 4: “That Was Fun”
Debut Date: MONDAY, JUNE 29 (9:00-9:30 p.m. ET/PT)
Back in London and two months after the incident, Arabella (Michaela Coel) meets with a therapist who encourages her to find relaxing and creative ways to cope with her trauma. Still anticipating the first draft of Arabella’s book, her agents assign another client, Zain (Karan Gill), to help her with the writing process. Kwame (Paapa Essiedu) introduces his modest new love interest, Damon (Fehinti Balogun), to a stranger he met online.
Written by Michaela Coel; directed by Sam Miller and Michaela Coel.
Episode 5: “…It Just Came Up”
Debut Date: MONDAY, JULY 6 (9:00-9:30 p.m. ET/PT)
A tumultuous day finds Arabella (Michaela Coel) reassessing a sexual encounter with Zain (Karan Gill) and, following a promising new lead in the investigation, opening up to Biagio (Marouane Zotti) about her assault. Later, after a meeting with Susy Henny (Franc Ashman), Arabella threatens to break the internet when she goes off script at a writing summit. Meanwhile, Kwame’s (Paapa Essiedu) prompted to report his own assault to the police.
Written by Michaela Coel; directed by Sam Miller and Michaela Coel.
Episode 6: “The Alliance”
Debut Date: MONDAY, JULY 13 (9:00-9:30 p.m. ET/PT)
Much to Terry’s (Weruche Opia) disapproval, Arabella (Michaela Coel) attends a support group for rape and sexual assault survivors run by their high school acquaintance, Theo (Harriet Webb). In a flashback to 2004, teenage Arabella and Terry intervene when a resourceful, troubled young Theo attempts to flip the narrative on consensual sex gone sideways.
Written by Michaela Coel; directed by Sam Miller and Michaela Coel.
Episode 7: “Happy Animals”
Debut Date: MONDAY, JULY 20 (9:00-9:30 p.m. ET/PT)
Strapped for cash and still unable to produce a draft of her book, Arabella (Michaela Coel) takes a job working alongside Theo (Harriet Webb) at a vegan delivery start-up. Birthday girl Terry (Weruche Opia) takes covert measures to ensure Simon (Aml Ameen) won’t make a surprise appearance at her party. The festivities find Kwame avoiding reminders of his assault while Terry airs her suspicions about Theo.
Written by Michaela Coel; directed by Sam Miller and Michaela Coel.
Episode 8: “Line Spectrum Border”
Debut Date: MONDAY, JULY 27 (9:00-9:30 p.m. ET/PT)
Reeling from a demoralizing development in the investigation, Arabella (Michaela Coel) hatches a risky plan to “spark joy” – and convinces an adverse Terry (Weruche Opia) to bankroll it. Still navigating the fallout of his own assault, Kwame (Paapa Essiedu) challenges himself to explore the full spectrum of his sexuality.
Written by Michaela Coel; directed by Sam Miller and Michaela Coel.
Episode 9: “Social Media Is a Great Way to Connect”
Debut Date: MONDAY, AUGUST 3 (9:00-9:30 p.m. ET/PT)
Arabella’s (Michaela Coel) bloated social media presence finds her more glued to her phone than ever, perpetually internalizing the stress of her followers. At a Halloween “paint and wine” organized by Terry (Weruche Opia), Kwame (Paapa Essiedu) opens up to the girls about his recent sexual experiment – and Arabella’s reaction lands her in an emergency session with Carrie (Andi Osho).
Written by Michaela Coel; directed by Sam Miller and Michaela Coel.
Episode 10: “The Cause the Cure”
Debut Date: MONDAY, AUGUST 10 (9:00-9:30 p.m. ET/PT)
After Simon (Aml Ameen) inadvertently drops a bomb on Arabella (Michaela Coel), she heads to her mom’s birthday dinner, where painful, long-forgotten memories bubble to the surface. Kwame’s (Paapa Essiedu) no-strings-attached hookup bender leads him to Tyrone (Gershwyn Eustache Jr.), a stranger in search of a different kind of connection.
Written by Michaela Coel; directed by Sam Miller and Michaela Coel.
Episode 11: “Would You Like to Know the Sex?”
Debut Date: MONDAY, AUGUST 17 (9:00-9:30 p.m. ET/PT)
Arabella’s (Michaela Coel) obsession with a fellow young author, Della, leads to unexpected progress on her book, despite a devastating setback. Kwame (Paapa Essiedu) wades into uncharted waters with Tyrone (Gershwyn Eustache Jr.) and attempts to make amends with a disgruntled ex-flame. Terry (Weruche Opia) has some luck in work and romance – and joins Arabella in staking out the bar where she was spiked.
Written by Michaela Coel; directed by Sam Miller and Michaela Coel.
Episode 12: “Ego Death” (Season finale)
Debut Date: MONDAY, AUGUST 24 (9:00-9:30 p.m. ET/PT)
When Arabella’s (Michaela Coel) memory of January 22nd comes rushing back to her, she drags the last of her demons out from under the bed – once and for all.
Written by Michaela Coel; directed by Sam Miller and Michaela Coel.
TNT’s set a July 26, 2020 premiere date for season two of The Alienist. The new season, titled The Alienist: Angel of Darkness, will air on Sundays at 9pm ET/PT and kicks off the week after the Snowpiercer finale.
The premiere date announcement was accompanied by the season two trailer.
The new season’s based on The Angel of Darkness by Caleb Carr. Daniel Brühl (Rush), Luke Evans (Beauty and the Beast), and Dakota Fanning (Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood) return in starring roles. Douglas Smith (Big Little Lies) and Matthew Shear (Mistress America) reprise their roles as twin brothers Marcus and Lucius Isaacson. Robert Ray Wisdom (The Wire) returns as Cyrus and Ted Levine (Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom) is back as former NYPD Police Commissioner Thomas Byrnes.
Melanie Field (Heathers) and Rosy McEwen join the series for the second season.
Stuart Carolan is the showrunner and executive produces with director David Caffrey, writer Alyson Feltes, Rosalie Swedlin, Pavlina Hatoupis, Ben Rosenblatt, Eric Roth, and Cary Joji Fukunaga.
Daniel Brühl, Dakota Fanning, and Luke Evans in ‘The Alienist: Angel of Darkness’ (Photo Courtesy of TNT)
The Plot, Courtesy of TNT:
“An unflinching, gripping, turn-of-the-century murder mystery that traverses both New York’s wealthy elite and the struggling underbelly of the city’s ‘Gilded Age,’ The Alienist followed Dr. Laszlo Kreizler (Brühl), a brilliant and obsessive “alienist” in the controversial new field of treating mental pathologies. In the first season, Dr. Kreizler was relentless in his pursuit of a never-before-seen ritualistic killer murdering young boys. He was joined by newspaper illustrator John Moore (Evans) and Sara Howard (Fanning), an ambitious secretary determined to become the city’s first female police detective.
In The Alienist: Angel of Darkness, Sara has opened her own private detective agency and is leading the charge on a brand-new case. She reunites with Dr. Kreizler, the formidable alienist, and John Moore, now a New York Times reporter, to find Ana Linares, the kidnapped infant daughter of the Spanish Consular. Their investigation leads them down a sinister path of murder and deceit, heading towards a dangerous and elusive killer. As in The Alienist, the series shines a light on the provocative issues of the era – the corruption of institutions, income inequality, yellow press sensationalism, and the role of women in society – themes that still resonate today.”
