It’s official – Prodigal Son has been renewed for a second season. The network confirmed the renewal and released a 40 second teaser trailer that hints Ainsley is in for a rough time in season two.
“From the moment Prodigal Son premiered, fans have been captivated by the astounding performances turned in by Tom Payne and Michael Sheen, as they go head-to-head in one of most unique family relationships on television,” said Michael Thorn, President, Entertainment, for FOX Entertainment. “Adding to these searing dynamics are the equally compelling portrayals from Bellamy Young, Lou Diamond Phillips, Halston Sage and the entire cast in a brilliant premiere season as told by Chris Fedak and Sam Sklaver. We’d like to thank our friends, Greg Berlanti and Sarah Schechter, and everyone at Warner Bros. Television for helping make a series that left everyone wanting more, and we’re thrilled to have Prodigal Son return for our 2020-21 slate.”
Season one of the critically acclaimed drama averaged 8.9 million viewers.
The cast includes Tom Payne, Michael Sheen, Lou Diamond Phillips, Halston Sage, Bellamy Young, Aurora Perrineau, Frank Harts, and Keiko Agena. Chris Fedak and Sam Sklaver created the drama and serve as writers and showrunners. Fedak and Sklaver also executive produce with Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter, and Adam Kane.
Prodigal Son Season 1 Description, Courtesy of Fox:
Prodigal Son follows MALCOLM BRIGHT (Payne), a psychologist who has a gift for understanding how serial killers think, because his father, DR. MARTIN WHITLY (Sheen) was one of the worst, a notorious serial killer called “The Surgeon.” Bright is the best criminal psychologist around and murder is the family business. He uses his twisted genius to help the NYPD solve crimes for his longtime mentor, NYPD Detective GIL ARROYO (Phillips), all while dealing with his manipulative mother, JESSICA WHITLY (Young), his seemingly normal sister, AINSLEY WHITLY (Sage) and a homicidal father still looking to bond with his prodigal son.
In the season finale, the events of “the girl in the box” mystery concluded with a shocking twist suggesting that killing runs deep in the Whitly family.
The official trailer for Netflix’s Queer Eye season five features a new song by singer-songwriter Vincint written specifically for the show’s upcoming season. Season five is set in Vincint’s hometown of Philadelphia and will premiere on Friday, June 5, 2020.
“It was an honor to write ‘Be Me” for Queer Eye Season 5,” said Vincint. “I hope it inspires you to BE YOURSELF and LOVE YOURSELF.”
Season five will consist of 10 new episodes and stars Antoni Porowski (Food & Wine), Bobby Berk (Interior Design), Jonathan Van Ness (Grooming), Karamo Brown (Culture), and Tan France (Fashion). David Collins, Michael Williams, Rob Eric, David George, Adam Sher, David Eilenberg, Jordana Hochman, and Mark Bracero executive produce. Executive producer Jennifer Lane is the showrunner.
Season 5 Details:
The Emmy Award-winning Queer Eye returns on June 5 ready to transform the stylistically challenged into hip and happening savants at the hands of the Fab Five. Now in its fifth season, Queer Eye’s fearless ambassadors head east to Philadelphia, the birthplace of the nation, to bring their infectious brand of self-love, confidence and encouragement to a whole new roster of heroes.
Poster for season 5 of ‘Queer Eye’ (Photo Courtesy of Netflix)
Jake Johnson and Cobie Smulders in season 1 of ‘Stumptown’ (ABC/Evans Ward)
ABC’s 2020-2021 primetime schedule will not include new seasons of Emergence, Bless This Mess, Schooled, or Single Parents. Although ABC is not moving forward with those shows, they did confirm renewals of 19 of their current series.
In addition to announcing the renewals, the network revealed they’ve ordered the drama Big Sky and the comedy Call Your Mother to series. Big Sky comes from David E. Kelley and will star Katheryn Winnick, Kylie Bunbury, and Brian Geraghty. Call Your Mother is a multi-camera comedy from Kari Lizer (The New Adventures of Old Christine) starring Kyra Sedgwick.
Among the series earning new seasons are American Housewife, black-ish, The Conners, The Goldbergs, A Million Little Things, The Rookie, and Stumptown. The Bachelor, Dancing with the Stars, mixed-ish, Shark Tank, 20/20, and Who Wants To Be A Millionaire will also return with new seasons.
ABC previously announced renewal orders for America’s Funniest Home Videos, American Idol, The Bachelorette, The Good Doctor, Grey’s Anatomy, and Station 19.
“At a time when we are physically apart and shared experiences matter more than ever, these shows will build on the strategy that has made us No. 1 this season – bringing people together, creating cultural moments, and making content that entertains and inspires across generations and demographics,” said Karey Burke, president, ABC Entertainment. “Our top priority now is to work with our studio partners to ensure a safe return to production so that we can build on the strong momentum of a winning lineup with measured bets on new series that will invigorate our air and continue to deliver the quality programming that our viewers have come to expect and love.”
Descriptions of New/Returning Series’ 2020-2021 Seasons:
BIG SKY
From visionary storyteller David E. Kelley (Big Little Lies) comes Big Sky, a thriller created by Kelley, who will write multiple episodes and serve as showrunner in its premiere season. Private detectives Cassie Dewell KKylie Bunbury) and Cody Hoyt (Ryan Phillippe) join forces with his estranged wife and ex-cop, Jenny Hoyt (Katheryn Winnick), to search for two sisters who have been kidnapped by a truck driver on a remote highway in Montana. But when they discover that these are not the only girls who have disappeared in the area, they must race against the clock to stop the killer before another woman is taken.
Brian Geraghty is Ronald Pergman, Dedee Pfeiffer is Denise Brisbane, Natalie Alyn Lind is Danielle Sullivan, Jesse James Keitel is Jerrie, and John Carroll Lynch plays Rick Legarski.
CALL YOUR MOTHER
From Kari Lizer (The New Adventures of Old Christine), this multicamera comedy follows an empty-nester mom who wonders how she ended up alone while her children live their best lives thousands of miles away. She decides her place is with her family and as she reinserts herself into their lives, her kids realize they might actually need her more than they thought.
Kyra Sedgwick is Jean Raines, Rachel Sennott is Jackie Raines, Joey Bragg is Freddie Raines, Patrick Brammall is Danny, Emma Caymares is Celia, and Austin Crute plays Lane.
AMERICAN HOUSEWIFE (SEASON 5) American Housewife follows Katie Otto (Katy Mixon), a confident, unapologetic wife and mother of three, who is raising her flawed family in the wealthy town of Westport, Connecticut, filled with “perfect” mommies and their “perfect” offspring. Joining Katie in her perfectly imperfect world is her husband, Greg Otto (Diedrich Bader), who supports her in every way possible but with a dash of reality thrown in as they work to raise their three children. Despite her flaws and unconventional ways, Katie ultimately only wants the best for her kids and will fight tooth and nail to instill some good old-fashioned values in them.
BLACK-ISH (SEASON 7)
ABC’s Emmy Award and Golden Globe-nominated comedy series black-ish takes a fun yet bold look at one man’s determination to establish a sense of cultural identity for his family. The series stars Anthony Anderson as Andre “Dre” Johnson, Tracee Ellis Ross as Rainbow Johnson, Yara Shahidi as Zoey Johnson, Marcus Scribner as Andre Johnson Jr., Miles Brown as Jack Johnson, Marsai Martin as Diane Johnson, Laurence Fishburne as Pops, Jenifer Lewis as Ruby, Peter Mackenzie as Mr. Stevens, Deon Cole as Charlie Telphy and Jeff Meacham as Josh.
THE CONNERS (SEASON 3)
TV’s No. 1 program in the Tuesday 8:00 p.m. half-hour this season in Adults 18-49, The Conners follows America’s favorite family as they continue to face the daily struggles of life in Lanford. Dan (John Goodman), Jackie (Laurie Metcalf), Darlene (Sara Gilbert), Becky (Lecy Goranson) and D.J. (Michael Fishman) will continue to grapple with parenthood, dating, financial pressures and aging in working-class America. Through it all – the fights, the coupon cutting, the hand-me-downs, the breakdowns – with love, humor and perseverance, the family prevails.
THE GOLDBERGS (SEASON 8)
Despite the challenges, ups, downs, twists and turns of life together, everyone’s favorite ’80s family The Goldbergs proves that life will be sweet. The Goldbergs stars Wendi McLendon-Covey as Beverly Goldberg, Sean Giambrone as Adam Goldberg, Troy Gentile as Barry Goldberg, Hayley Orrantia as Erica Goldberg, Sam Lerner as Geoff Schwartz, with George Segal as Al “Pops” Solomon and Jeff Garlin as Murray Goldberg.
A MILLION LITTLE THINGS (SEASON 3)
Friendship isn’t a big thing. It’s a million little things. When our gang’s dear friend Jon – a man perfect on paper – took his own life, his family and friends were left to pick up the pieces. Each of these friends is not living the version of life they thought they’d be living. And their friend’s death forces them to take a look at the choices they’ve made and to solve the unanswerable mystery of a man they thought they knew.
A Million Little Things stars David Giuntoli as Eddie Saville, Romany Malco as Rome Howard, Allison Miller as Maggie Bloom, Christina Moses as Regina Howard, Grace Park as Katherine Saville, James Roday as Gary Mendez, Stephanie Szostak as Delilah Dixon, Tristan Byon as Theo Saville, Lizzy Greene as Sophie Dixon and Chance Hurstfield as Danny Dixon.
MIXED-ISH (SEASON 2)
From the creators of black-ish, mixed-ish follows the beloved Rainbow Johnson as she recounts her experience growing up in a mixed-race family in the ’80s and the dilemmas they face to acclimate in the suburbs while staying true to themselves. As her parents struggle with the challenges of their new life outside of the hippie commune, Bow and her siblings navigate a world where they are perceived as neither black nor white. This family’s experiences illuminate the challenges of finding one’s own identity when the rest of the world can’t decide where you belong.
mixed-ish stars Mark-Paul Gosselaar as Paul Johnson, Tika Sumpter as Alicia Johnson, Christina Anthony as Denise, Arica Himmel as Bow Johnson, Ethan William Childress as Johan Johnson, Mykal-Michelle Harris as Santamonica Johnson and Gary Cole as Harrison Jackson.
THE ROOKIE (SEASON 3)
John Nolan (Nathan Fillion), the oldest rookie in the LAPD, has used his life experience, determination and sense of humor to keep up with rookies 20 years his junior. Nolan is continually put to the test by a host of new challenges, romantic relationships and deadly criminals, as he looks to figure out what kind of cop he ultimately wants to be.
Mekia Cox is Nyla Harper, Alyssa Diaz is Angela Lopez, Richard T. Jones is Sergeant Wade Grey, Titus Makin is Jackson West, Melissa O’Neil is Lucy Chen, and Eric Winter plays Tim Bradford.
STUMPTOWN (SEASON 2)
Based on the graphic novel series, Stumptown follows Dex Parios (Cobie Smulders)– a strong, assertive and sharp-witted veteran with a complicated love life, gambling debt and a brother to take care of in Portland, Oregon. Her military intelligence skills make her a great PI, but her unapologetic style puts her in the firing line of hardcore criminals and not quite in alliance with the police.
Jake Johnson plays Grey McConnell, Tantoo Cardinal is Sue Lynn Blackbird, Cole Sibus is Ansel Parios, Adrian Martinez is Tookie, Camryn Manheim is Lieutenant Cosgrove and Michael Ealy plays Detective Miles Hoffman.
Actor Dave Franco makes his feature film directorial debut with the horror film, The Rental, which just debuted a video clip and new poster. Franco also co-wrote the thriller with Joe Swanberg (Drinking Buddies, Digging for Fire).
Director Franco says The Rental was inspired by his own fear of home-sharing. “I think the best way to contextualize the film is with a quote from the founder of AirBNB: ‘We want to build a website where people publicly post pictures of their most intimate spaces: their bedrooms, the bathrooms— the kinds of rooms you usually keep closed when people come over. And then, over the internet, they’re going to invite complete strangers to come sleep in their homes. It’s going to be huge!'” explained Franco. “The country is as divided as it’s ever been and no one trusts each other, yet we trust staying in the home of a stranger simply because of a few positive reviews online. This felt like a good jumping-off point for a grounded thriller, which could tap into real-world fears. Nothing is scarier than something that feels like it could actually happen.”
The cast of The Rental includes Alison Brie (GLOW), Dan Stevens (Legion) Sheila Vand (A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night), and Jeremy Allen White (Shameless).
IFC Films has set a July 24, 2020 release in theaters and on demand.
The Plot, Courtesy of IFC Films:
“Two couples looking to celebrate their seed money from a new business venture, embark on a weekend getaway to a seemingly perfect house they’ve booked online. But what begins as a festive weekend for the four close friends turns into something far more sinister as secrets they’ve kept from each other are exposed and paranoia grows that they may not be alone.”
Poster for the horror film, ‘The Rental’ (Photo Courtesy of IFC Films)
Laura Linney and Jason Bateman in ‘Ozark’ season 3 episode 1 (Photo Credit: Steve Deitl/Netflix)
Netflix’s Ozark season three episode one kicks off in Coahuila, Mexico, where a man is walking through a mall with boxes. Seems like a typical delivery guy with a clipboard and all. He takes his delivery to a children’s shop and after sticking a knife through the man in the store’s hand, he demands keys from him. After receiving said keys he slits the man’s throat.
The delivery man then finds two men counting money and stuffing it into shoeboxes. He makes them put zip ties around their wrists and takes out a bomb. After setting the timer, he leaves – blowing up the men and the money.
Not done there, while everyone outside is now trying to collect all the money flying around, he sets off another bomb in the crowd of people.
Wendy (Laura Linney) is watching the soon-to-be-released commercial for their new casino and judging by the look on her face it’s cheesy. Charlotte (Sofia Hublitz) is also there and it seems she went from wanting to be emancipated to now working in Marty and Wendy’s office as a secretary. As Charlotte is going on about Wendy’s schedule, Wendy isn’t paying attention. Instead, she’s on her laptop looking at the latest news on the cartel wars.
Ruth (Julia Garner) and Frank Cosgrove Jr. (Joseph Sikora) go back and forth making snarky comments. (Frank’s now working for his dad with the Byrdes.) Ruth and Frank Jr. are talking about a drop location, but Ruth wants him to switch the place because they’ve already used that location. Frank Jr. won’t budge on it and leaves.
Marty (Jason Bateman) comes in and asks Ruth for a water at the bar as he tells her to calm down and not to worry about Frank Jr.
Marty changes the subject and asks about the high rollers and the tables. Ruth starts to complain about all that money just sitting there with Buddy not doing anything. Marty informs her he’s not going to start laundering money again until he feels completely safe. Marty starts babbling about numbers and people and the look on Ruth’s face the whole time is priceless. Before she walks away, she says, “Jesus, f*ck you love this sh*t.”
Wendy attends a meeting with Charlotte and a gentleman she’s trying to convince to book the casino to host his convention. Wendy’s half paying attention and, again, is looking at news online about the deaths in the Navarro cartel. Finally directing her attention back to the prospective customer, she asks what it’s going to take to get him to have his convention at their casino. His slightly odd request is the band REO Speedwagon.
Ruth’s waiting for Frank Cosgrave’s guy to show up at the drop-off spot. While waiting, she checks to see if Wyatt is claiming the money she’s been sending him. And to no surprise, he’s not claiming it. Frank’s guy shows up two hours late and she is pissed. After throwing the money in duffle bags on the ground he drives off.
Charlotte makes dinner for the family and Jonah (Skylar Gaertner) tells his mom about mining gold and selling it through a third party. (I guess he is his father’s son!) Wendy would rather have him get a summer job.
Wendy informs Marty she has a business idea she wants to run past him.
Later, Marty’s outside working on things when Wendy joins him. She brings up how she’s been thinking about their future and safety. She admits she’s been following the drug wars going on in Mexico and notes Navarro has lost 61 men in the last five weeks. Marty wants to know what that has to do with them and she explains that she thinks they should pitch the idea to Helen to expand – but legitimately. They take the legitimate money they will earn from that and put it in a trust for Navarro’s kids.
After she’s finished explaining her idea, Marty looks at her dumbfounded and says, “I think that’s batsh*t crazy.” Not only does she tell him it’s not crazy but that it was Helen’s idea. Not stopping there, she reveals there’s a failing casino they can take over. Like so often happens with the Brydes, Marty and Wendy are not on the same page. Wendy begins to pout after he tells her no and says all he’s trying to do is keep his family safe.
Wendy seems to think if they did this, they would be in with Navarro. She also seems to think they could be the face of Missouri gaming and casinos and run the state. Marty wonders if she even hears herself.
Meanwhile, the cartel is waterboarding Helen (Janet McTeer) while questioning her about her divorce. They want to know if her ex-husband knows anything about their business. She insists he doesn’t.
Darlene Snell (Lisa Emery) attends a mother and baby class, but she just wouldn’t be Darlene if someone in the class didn’t piss her off. Still proving she’s psychotic, after class is over and while carrying baby Zeke in a front pack, she slashes the woman’s tires who made her angry.
Wyatt Langmore (Charlie Tahan), who’s now staying at a big fancy house, runs into Ruth at the grocery store. She questions how he’s paying for the food since he’s not taking her money. He ignores her while she shouts in the grocery store.
Wendy and Marty are in a marriage therapist’s house, per Charlotte’s request, and we can safely assume that’s one of her stipulations for staying at home. It’s funny watching them attempt to navigate through their issues with the therapist when they cannot go into detail about their lives.
After the session, Wendy swears the therapist always sides with Marty. After Wendy drives away, Marty goes back in and pays the therapist. So, she is always siding with Marty because he pays her!
Charlotte goes down to the basement to check on Jonah to see if he’s okay. She gives him a gift; it’s a drone.
Helen demands Marty start to launder money again, but he insists it’s still unsafe. A federal agent (Roy Petty) is dead and the Feds think it was them, therefore they should be cautious. She reminds him it was Cade Langmore’s DNA all over Petty’s car. Marty believes the FBI thinks he and the cartel hired Cade to kill Petty. Helen warns him this isn’t up for discussion – he will launder the money.
While Wendy walks Helen out she takes the opportunity to bring up what’s going on with the cartels in Mexico. Not listening to Marty’s words – or taking into consideration his feelings, for that matter – she asks Helen if Navarro would be open to a solution to alleviate some of the stress.
Julia Garner in ‘Ozark’ season 3 episode 1 (Photo Courtesy of Netflix)
Ruth is at the casino doing her managerial duties when Frank Jr. bombards her, demanding to be let in on the high stakes game. Ruth tells him no and to get lost. Frank warns her she needs to learn who she’s talking to. Ruth, not caring that his daddy is the Kansas City mob boss, tells Frank Jr., “Let me say this as respectfully as I possibly can. Would you please kindly f*ck yourself and leave me alone?”
Ruth starts to walk away when Marty asks what all that was about. She lets him know Frank Jr. wants in on the high-stakes poker game. Stammering a bit, Marty tells her to let him play. Ruth asks if he’s crazy and Marty informs her they have bigger problems. He lets her in on the fact that their partners want him to start laundering money starting tomorrow.
Marty begins to walk Ruth through the plan of how he’s going to start to bring the money in himself.
Wyatt’s cooking in the big fancy house when the owners come home. Turns out he was squatting there, which is not in the least bit surprising. He tries to leave but the owner tazes him.
Darlene is down at the police station talking to Sheriff Nix (Robert C. Treveiler) insisting she has never slashed a tire in her life. He tells her the woman saw her do it. Just then Ruth walks in asking if he called her about Wyatt. Darlene says, “You’re that Langmore who works for Marty Byrde.” Ruth ignores her, wanting to know about Wyatt. Nix confesses he made a mistake calling her; Wyatt doesn’t want anything to do with her.
After Ruth leaves pissed off, Darlene seems to be interested in what Wyatt did.
Jonah is flying his drone outside when Marty returns home. He tells his dad he wants to help with security and can map out the lake and take pictures with the drone. He can even take pictures of people’s license plates. Marty suggests they go inside and have a family discussion about it just as Wendy’s phone rings. She tells Marty she has to take the call first. It’s Helen informing her their client is interested in her proposal. He wants to meet her tomorrow in Chicago.
Wendy seems reluctant at first but realizes she can’t say no.
The next morning while Marty’s getting ready to leave, he explains his plan of how he’s going to bring the laundered money in. She waits for him to leave before calling and leaving him a voicemail stating she’s going to Chicago with Helen. She explains Helen’s client is interested in their business proposal. (Really, it was Wendy’s proposal.) While we hear her voicemail, we see Marty getting the money out of the mausoleum and bringing it into the casino.
Back in his office, he’s watching the security footage when he notices a voicemail from Wendy.
Darlene is at the farmers’ market with baby Zeke when Wyatt comes by asking if she knows who he is. He wants to know why she paid his bail money, explaining he doesn’t want to be in debt to anyone. She lets him know she can take him back to jail or he can come work on her farm.
Ruth goes over the rules of the high-stakes poker game and there’s a large crowd gathered to watch.
Wendy boards a private plane and, to her surprise, Navarro is already there waiting. He informs Wendy and Helen they have two minutes. Helen gets to talking right away, but Navarro wants to hear from Wendy. She bluntly tells him he might very well be dead in six months and asks if he wants to make sure his children are taken care of. He doesn’t respond and Helen and Wendy leave.
Marty meets with Agent Trevor Evans (McKinley Belcher III) and shows him the paperwork that verifies everything is legit. After looking at the paperwork, Evans asks Marty if he knew he and Agent Petty dated. Marty indicates he didn’t. Evans goes on to tell him they were apart before Cade was hired to kill him. (Marty’s suspicions were right; the FBI thinks Cade was hired to kill Petty). Evans again tries to get Marty to make a deal. Marty assures him he has nothing to make a deal about. Evans ends the conversation by telling Marty he prays every day for that one slip-up.
During the poker game, Frank Jr. is drunk and becomes hostile to another poker player. Ruth warns him, but he continues. Ruth has him kicked out.
Ruth is on the deck of the casino boat when Frank Jr. follows her. Marty was watching on the surveillance but is interrupted by Wendy calling him. He asks how it went with Navarro; she ignores him and says she’s in front of their old house. He asks again what happened with Navarro. She confirms he’s interested but that doesn’t mean they have to do it. However, Marty knows darn well they do. Glancing back at the surveillance, he says he has to go and hangs up.
Wendy sees the family living in their old home leave and takes that moment to go inside.
Frank Jr. confronts Ruth, angry that she embarrassed him. She once again tells him to leave. After he threatens to kill her, Ruth kicks him in the testicles and throws him over the deck into the water. Marty sees the whole thing and knows this is going to be bad.
Back to Wendy creeping around their old house… She makes one of the kids’ beds and sits on it. She then begins to walk around the house messing with things for old times sake, just like she did when she was a teenager and broke into houses.
IFC Midnight’s unveiled a new trailer for the horror film, Relic, directed by Natalie Erika James. James, who co-wrote the script with Christian White, was inspired to create Relic after a visit to see her grandmother who suffers from Alzheimer’s.
“The rural town where my grandmother lives is where I’d spent many of my summer holidays, attending the local primary school with my cousins,” explained James. “During that trip I observed how much the town had declined – all the younger generations choosing to relocate to the bigger cities, leaving an aging community behind. There were horror stories about elderly people being found dead in their homes well after the fact – neglected and forgotten, their children in distant towns, their bodies starting to deteriorate. I could think of nothing more heartbreaking.
It’s a combination of these things that became the starting point for Relic. Using a multigenerational story to create a character-driven, emotionally resonant horror, I sought to explore the heartbreak and horrors of aged dementia, the importance of human connection and the shifting roles and dynamics within a family. Relic begins more firmly rooted in drama, and slowly devolves into a horror and genre space, mirroring Edna’s mental and physical deterioration.”
The cast of Relic includes Robyn Nevin, Emily Mortimer, and Bella Heathcote. Anna McLeish, Sarah Shaw, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Riva Marker produced, with Joe Russo, Anthony Russo, Mike Larocca, Todd Makurath, Wang Zhongjun, Wang Zhonglei, and Hu Junyi executive producing.
IFC Midnight’s planning a July 10, 2020 release in theaters and On Demand / digital.
The Plot:
When elderly mother Edna (Nevin) inexplicably vanishes, her daughter Kay (Mortimer) and granddaughter Sam (Heathcote) rush to their family’s decaying country home, finding clues of her increasing dementia scattered around the house in her absence. After Edna returns just as mysteriously as she disappeared, Kay’s concern that her mother seems unwilling or unable to say where she’s been clashes with Sam’s unabashed enthusiasm to have her grandma back.
As Edna’s behavior turns increasingly volatile, both begin to sense that an insidious presence in the house might be taking control of her. All three generations of women are brought together through trauma and a powerful sense of strength and loyalty to face the ultimate fear together.
Netflix just debuted the first official trailer and poster for the action thriller, The Old Guard. Oscar winner Charlize Theron (Monster) leads the cast of this adaptation of Greg Rucka’s popular graphic novel series illustrated by Leandro Fernandez.
In addition to Theron, the cast includes KiKi Layne, Marwan Kenzari, Luca Marinelli, Harry Melling, Van Veronica Ngo, Matthias Schoenaerts, and Chiwetel Ejiofor.
Netflix has set a July 10, 2020 release date.
Gina Prince-Bythewood (Love & Basketball, Beyond the Lights) directed from a screenplay by Greg Rucka. Theron, David Ellison, Dana Goldberg, Don Granger, AJ Dix, Beth Kono, and Marc Evans produced.
The Plot, Courtesy of Netflix:
Led by a warrior named Andy (Theron), a covert group of tight-knit mercenaries with a mysterious inability to die have fought to protect the mortal world for centuries. But when the team is recruited to take on an emergency mission and their extraordinary abilities are suddenly exposed, it’s up to Andy and Nile (Layne), the newest soldier to join their ranks, to help the group eliminate the threat of those who seek to replicate and monetize their power by any means necessary.
Based on the acclaimed graphic novel by Greg Rucka and directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood, The Old Guard is a gritty, grounded, action-packed story that shows living forever is harder than it looks.
Every so often #ReleaseTheSnyderCut trends on social media but nothing ever comes of it…until now. HBO Max just announced Zack Snyder’s director’s cut of Justice League will air on the subscription service in 2021.
Zack Snyder broke the news during an online Man of Steel commentary this morning.
“I want to thank HBO Max and Warner Brothers for this brave gesture of supporting artists and allowing their true visions to be realized. Also a special thank you to all of those involved in the SnyderCut movement for making this a reality,” said Snyder.
“Thanks to the efforts of a lot people, we’re excited to bring fans this highly anticipated version of Justice League,” said Toby Emmerich, Chairman, Warner Bros. Pictures Group. “This feels like the right time to share Zack’s story, and HBO Max is the perfect platform for it. We’re glad the creative planets aligned, allowing us to #ReleaseTheSnyderCut.”
Justice League stars Ben Affleck as Batman, Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman, Ezra Miller as The Flash, Jason Momoa as Aquaman, and Ray Fisher as Cyborg. The film originally opened in theaters on November 17, 2017.
“Since I got here 14 months ago, the chant to #ReleaseTheSnyderCut has been a daily drumbeat in our offices and inboxes. Well, the fans have asked, and we are thrilled to finally deliver. At the end of the day, it really is all about them and we are beyond excited to be able to release Zack’s ultimate vision for this film in 2021. This could never have happened if it weren’t for the hard work and combined efforts of the teams at HBO Max and Warner Bros. Pictures,” said Robert Greenblatt, Chairman, Warner Media Entertainment and Direct-To-Consumer.
Chris Terrio wrote the screenplay. Charles Roven and Deborah Snyder produced. Terrio, Christopher Nolan, Emma Thomas, Jim Rowe, Ben Affleck, Wesley Coller, and Curtis Kanemoto executive produced.
“When Zack and Debbie shared the extraordinary vision of where Zack wanted to take Justice League, my team and our counterparts at Warner Bros. took it as a mission to solve the many issues that stood in the way,” said Kevin Reilly, Chief Content Officer at HBO Max, President, TNT, TBS and truTV. “Thanks to the partnership at Warner Bros. and the relentless pursuit of the entire WarnerMax team we are able to deliver this incredibly exciting moment for Zack, the fans and HBO Max.”
The Justice League Plot:
In Justice League, fueled by his restored faith in humanity and inspired by Superman’s selfless act, Bruce Wayne enlists the help of his newfound ally, Diana Prince, to face an even greater enemy. Together, Batman and Wonder Woman work quickly to find and recruit a team of metahumans to stand against this newly awakened threat. But despite the formation of this unprecedented league of heroes — Batman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Cyborg and The Flash — it may already be too late to save the planet from an assault of catastrophic proportions.
Disney’s set a July 31, 2020 premiere date for the family-friendly new series, Muppets Now. The premiere date announcement was accompanied by key art for the upcoming six-episode season – key art which spawned a debate between cast members as to who should be featured.
Kermit the Frog, Fozzie Bear, Miss Piggy, and select members of the Muppet gang took to Twitter to show off their preferred alternate versions of the show’s poster.
The Muppets Now Plot, Courtesy of Disney+:
Muppets Now is The Muppets Studio’s first original series for Disney+. 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 Muppet gang 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 heartfelt fun that first made them famous.
Puh-lease! We all know why people will watch #MuppetsNow, so why hide it? Ta-da! Some perfectly chic, simply stunning, positively MOI key art! pic.twitter.com/R49u1q2Fco
Dr. Bunsen Honeydew here. My research shows that using this #MuppetsNow art would yield impressive results. After all, it was created by Muppet Labs, where the future of key art is being made today! pic.twitter.com/uYuOatQ9zB
Good grief. Sorry about this, @DisneyPlus. Don't worry, we love the #MuppetsNow key art! Though, if you're looking for my suggestion, I was always partial to this one… I cleaned my banjo right before the photo was taken. pic.twitter.com/xZBlqDb777
The new trailer for Lionsgate’s Antebellum begins with an ominous warning: “There are precious things that can never be lost – family, happiness, hope – unless you are chosen.” Janelle Monáe stars in the thriller from the filmmaking team of writers, producers, and directors Gerard Bush and Christoper Renz (Bush+Renz).
In addition to Janelle Monáe, the cast includes Marque Richardson II (Tell Me Your Secrets), Eric Lange (The Man in the High Castle), Jack Huston (Manhunt), Kiersey Clemons (Angie Tribeca), Tongayi Chirisa (iZombie), Gabourey Sidibe (Empire), Rob Aramayo (Game of Thrones), Lily Cowles (Roswell, New Mexico), and Jena Malone (Too Old to Die Young).
Directors Gerard Bush and Christopher Renz produce with Raymond Mansfield, Sean McKittrick, Zev Foreman, and Lezlie Wills.
The Plot:
Successful author Veronica Henley (Monáe) finds herself trapped in a horrifying reality and must uncover the mind-bending mystery before it’s too late.
Disney’s set a July 31, 2020 premiere date for the family-friendly new series, 
