The official trailer for the fourth and final season of Netflix’s critically acclaimed drama 13 Reasons Why begins with the students gathered, staring at something inside the school. It’s revealed “Monty was Framed” has been spray-painted on the door leading into the school’s main office. The trailer also reveals Clay is spiraling out of control from the weight of all the secrets he’s keeping.
Netflix will launch the final season of the award-winning drama on June 5, 2020.
Dylan Minnette leads the cast as Clay Jensen. Alisha Boe is Jessica Davis, Brandon Flynn is Justin Foley, Miles Heizer is Alex Standall, Grace Saif is Ani Achola, Christian Navarro is Tony Padilla, and Ross Butler is Zach Dempsey.
The season four cast also includes Devin Druid as Tyler Down, Timothy Granaderos as Montgomery de la Cruz, Anne Winters as Chloe, Deaken Bluman as Winston Williams, Tyler Barnhardt as Charlie St. George, Austin Aaron as Luke Holiday, Inde Navarrette as Estela de la Cruz, and RJ Brown as Caleb. Steven Weber plays Principle Bowen, Brenda Strong is Mrs. Walker, Amy Hargreaves is Mrs. Jensen, Josh Hamilton is Matt Jensen, and Mark Pellegrino is Deputy Standall.
Jan Luis Castellanos joins the cast as Diego Torres.
Netflix recently announced they’re giving away $50,000 in college scholarships. Per Netflix: “To celebrate its final season and the graduating high school Class of 2020, the Netflix series 13 Reasons Why has partnered with the scholarship app Scholly to give away $50,000 in college scholarships. The scholarship will recognize 10 students who have demonstrated leadership in mental health awareness and advocacy and other areas of student wellness. Students can apply on the website MyScholly.com/13ReasonsWhy. Entries must be submitted by June 5th, 2020.”
The Season 4 Plot:
In the powerful final season of 13 Reasons Why, Liberty High School’s Senior Class prepares for graduation. But before they can say goodbye, the crew of friends will have to band together one last time to keep a dangerous secret buried, try to make peace with the past four years, and face final, heartbreaking choices that might alter their lives forever.
Episode one of The CW’s new comic book inspired series Stargirl introduced the blended Dugan family and revealed Stargirl’s backstory. The first season continues with episode two, “S.T.R.I.P.E,” directed by Greg Beeman from a script by Geoff Johns. “S.T.R.I.P.E.” will air on May 26, 2020 at 8pm ET/PT.
Brec Bassinger (Bella and the Bulldogs, School of Rock) leads the cast as Courtney Whitmore / Stargirl. The season one cast also includes Luke Wilson (Roadies) as Pat Dugan, Amy Smart (Mississippi Requiem) as Barbara Whitmore, Trae Romano (Little Ghosts) as Mike Dugan, Yvette Monreal (Rambo: Last Blood) as Yolanda Montez, and Anjelika Washington (We’re Not Friends) as Beth Chapel.
“S.T.R.I.P.E.” Plot – Life is About Legacy – After Courtney (Bassinger) has an unexpected run-in with a member of the Injustice Society of America, Pat (Wilson) reveals the truth to her about their history. Meanwhile, Barbara (Smart) is elated when she sees Courtney making an attempt to get along with Pat, not knowing the secret they’ve been keeping. Finally, things take a dangerous turn at Blue Valley High’s open house night when Courtney becomes the target of a dangerous foe.
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.
Freeform wants more of both Motherland: Fort Salem and Everything’s Gonna be Okay, giving the new shows orders for second seasons. The renewals were announced along with the network’s plans for the summer of 2020 and partial 2021 primetime programming details.
“We couldn’t be happier to bring both Everything’s Gonna be Okay and Motherland: Fort Salem back for second seasons. Each show’s originality, characters and themes struck a chord with our audience, and we’re excited to share the ambitious stories the writers have planned for season two,” stated Lauren Corrao, executive vice president, Original Programming and Development, Freeform. “We have a strong slate ahead, and with our young adult audience coming of age in a time that will forever impact their lives, we owe it to them to tell bold, authentic stories that reflect who they are and where they are going.”
Season one of Everything’s Gonna be Okay starred Josh Thomas, Kayla Cromer, Adam Faison, and Maeve Press. Thomas created and executive produced along with handling the lead role of Nicholas, “a neurotic twenty-something-year-old who is forced to raise his two teenage half-sisters, one of whom is on the autism spectrum, after the untimely death of their father.”
Commenting on the renewal, Josh Thomas said, “This is great news, not just because it means I have a group of writers that have to hang out on my screen with me all day and I don’t have to be alone anymore getting weird, but because I love this show and I love these characters and I love our cast and crew and making another season is just going to be so nice.”
‘Motherland: Fort Salem’ stars Amalia Holm, Jessica Sutton, Taylor Hickson, Ashley Nicole Williams, Demetria McKinney, and Lyne Renee (Freeform/Frank Ockenfels)
Motherland: Fort Salem is set in an alternate present-day America and stars Taylor Hickson, Jessica Sutton, Ashley Nicole Williams, Amalia Holm, and Demetria McKinney. Lyne Renee who plays General Alder has been upped to a series regular for the second season.
Eliot Laurence created, writes, and executive produces the witchy series. Will Ferrell, Adam McKay, Kevin Messick, Steven Adelson, Erin Maher, Kay Reindl, and Bryan Q. Miller are also on board as executive producers.
“I could not be more grateful for the chance to keep exploring the world of Motherland: Fort Salem,” said Eliot Laurence. “Freeform has been such a fabulous home for us through the development process, production, post and marketing. I’m also blown away by the love we’ve gotten from our fans, whose excitement and passion played a massive part in this renewal. Thank you, witches!”
Freeform confirmed the limited series Love in the Time of Corona will debut this August. The four-part comedy series is described as a “funny and hopeful look at the search for love, sex and connection during this time of social distancing.”
Season four of The Bold Type will continue this summer, returning with new episodes on Thursday, June 11, 2020 at 10pm ET/PT.
The network also announced the second half of grown-ish season three will not air until 2021. Good Trouble‘s third season will also arrive in 2021.
Season one of the psychological thriller Cruel Summer (formerly known as Last Summer) is now targeting a 2021 premiere. Marvel’s Cloak & Dagger star Olivia Holt leads a cast that includes Chiara Aurelia, Michael Landes, Froy Gutierrez, Harley Quinn Smith, Allius Barnes, Blake Lee, and Brooklyn Sudano.
Cruel Summer is an “unconventional drama takes place over three summers in the 90s when a beautiful and popular teen goes missing, and a seemingly unrelated girl transforms from a sweet and awkward outlier to the most popular girl in town, eventually becoming the most despised person in America.”
CBS will introduce three new series to their 2020-2021 primetime lineup along with their roster of 23 returning shows. The comedy B Positive will air on Thursdays at 8:30pm and the new drama The Equalizer will air during the 8pm slot on Sundays after 60 Minutes.
In addition, the drama Clarice starring Rebecca Breeds will premiere at midseason.
“We’re excited to come off another season as America’s Most Watched Network and, despite the obvious challenges around us, put together another winning lineup,” said Kelly Kahl, President, CBS Entertainment. “Next season, we’ll have five breakout returning freshman series and three compelling new shows placed into a schedule with the incredible stability for which CBS is so well known. Couple that with our broadcast of SUPER BOWL LV next February, and CBS is simply loaded with a lineup that will clearly appeal to both our advertising partners and our loyal viewers.”
The CBS Fall Primetime Lineup:
MONDAYS – Monday’s lineup returns intact. The one-hour comedy block of THE NEIGHBORHOOD followed by #1 new comedy BOB ♥ ABISHOLA opens the night from 8:00-9:00 PM, where both shows rank among the top comedies on television, with larger audiences than every comedy on all other networks. At 9:00 PM, one of the top-rated freshman dramas on television ALL RISE returns starring Simone Missick, followed by BULL, Monday’s #1 entertainment program, at 10:00 PM, averaging over 10.5 million viewers.
TUESDAYS – Tuesday’s dominant lineup remains intact, with the three returning dramas delivering +13 million viewers for the night. NCIS, the #1 series on television that averages over 15.33 million viewers, opens the night at 8:00 PM when it returns for its 18th season. At 9:00 PM, FBI, which averages 12.55 million viewers, returns for its third season, followed by #1 new series FBI: MOST WANTED with 10.2 million viewers at 10:00 PM.
WEDNESDAYS – Wednesday’s solid schedule adds more reality and adventure. SURVIVOR hosted by Jeff Probst, again starts off the night at 8:00 PM, where it was watched this season by nearly 10 million viewers and is CBS’ #1 broadcast in key demos. At 9:00 PM, a fall edition of the multiple Emmy Award-winning THE AMAZING RACE hosted by Phil Keoghan begins another trek around the world. Then at 10:00 PM, the fourth season of military drama SEAL TEAM, starring David Boreanaz, returns to close out the night.
THURSDAYS – Thursday’s schedule adds one new notable comedy. YOUNG SHELDON, television’s #1 comedy, again anchors the night and is the lead-in for the new comedy B POSITIVE at 8:30 PM. Next, at 9:00 PM is television’s #2 comedy MOM, starring Anna Faris and Emmy and Academy Award winner Allison Janney, followed by the #2 new comedy, THE UNICORN, starring Walton Goggins at 9:30 PM. At 10:00 PM, award-winning producers Michelle and Robert King continue to examine the origins of evil in the critically acclaimed drama EVIL.
FRIDAYS – CBS’ most dominant night, where the Network is beating all others this season by +3.5 million viewers, returns intact. MACGYVER opens the night at 8:00 PM, leading into MAGNUM P.I. at 9:00 PM. Television’s #3 drama BLUE BLOODS returns at 10:00 PM, to cap one of television’s strongest nights.
SATURDAYS – CBS’ Saturday night lineup features CRIMETIME SATURDAY, encore broadcasts of the Network’s popular dramas at 8:00 PM and 9:00 PM, followed by the law and justice program 48 HOURS, Saturday’s #1 non-sports primetime series, at 10:00 PM.
SUNDAYS – CBS’ winning night adds a new high-profile drama. 60 MINUTES, television’s acclaimed #1 news program, returns for its 53rd season at 7:00 PM, providing a dominant lead-in for the new drama THE EQUALIZER, a reimagining of the classic series, at 8:00 PM. Next, the two most-watched entertainment programs on Sunday air back to back: NCIS: LOS ANGELES at 9:00 PM, followed by NCIS: NEW ORLEANS at 10:00 PM.
B POSITIVE (Thursday, 8:30-9:00 PM)
The comedy revolves around Drew (Thomas Middleditch), a therapist and newly divorced dad who is faced with finding a kidney donor when he runs into Gina (Annaleigh Ashford), a rough-around-the-edges woman from his past who volunteers her own. Together, they form an unlikely and life-affirming friendship as they begin a journey that will forever impact both of their lives.
Queen Latifah stars in ‘The Equalizer’ (Photo: Courtesy of Queen Latifah)
THE EQUALIZER (Sunday, 8:00-9:00 PM)
The Equalizer is a reimagining of the classic series starring Academy Award nominee and multi-hyphenate Queen Latifah as Robyn McCall, an enigmatic woman with a mysterious background who uses her extensive skills to help those with nowhere else to turn. McCall presents to most as an average single mom who is quietly raising her teenage daughter. But to a trusted few, she is The Equalizer – an anonymous guardian angel and defender of the downtrodden, who’s also dogged in her pursuit of personal redemption.
Rebecca Breeds stars in ‘Clarice’ (Photo by Dave Kotinsky/Getty Images for Hulu)
CLARICE (Mid-Season)
Clarice is a deep dive into the untold personal story of FBI Agent Clarice Starling (Rebecca Breeds) as she returns to the field in 1993, six months after the events of The Silence of the Lambs. Brilliant and vulnerable, Clarice’s bravery gives her an inner light that draws monsters and madmen to her. However, her complex psychological makeup that comes from a challenging childhood empowers her to begin to find her voice while working in a man’s world, as well as escape the family secrets that have haunted her throughout her life.
Netflix just released the first trailer and photos from the action film, The Last Days of American Crime. Edgar Ramirez stars in the thriller based on the Radical Publishing graphic novel from Rick Remender and Greg Tocchini.
In addition to Edgar Ramirez, the cast includes Michael C. Pitt (Boardwalk Empire), Anna Brewster (Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens), Patrick Bergin (EastEnders), and Sharlto Copley (District 9). Olivier Megaton (Taken 2, Colombiana) directed from a screenplay by Karl Gajdusek, with Jesse Berger, Jason Michael Berman, and Barry Levine producing.
Netflix has set a June 5, 2020 release date.
The Plot, Courtesy of Netflix:
As a final response to terrorism and crime, the U.S. government plans to broadcast a signal making it impossible for anyone to knowingly commit unlawful acts. Graham Bricke (Ramírez), a career criminal who was never able to hit the big score, teams up with famous gangster progeny Kevin Cash (Pitt), and black-market hacker Shelby Dupree (Brewster), to commit the heist of the century and the last crime in American history before the signal goes off.
Anna Brewster and Edgar Ramírez in ‘The Last Days of American Crime’ (Photo Credit: Netflix / Marcos Cruz)Anna Brewster and Edgar Ramírez (Photo Credit: Netflix / Marcos Cruz)Edgar Ramírez in a scene from ‘The Last Days of American Crime’ (Photo Credit: Netflix / Marcos Cruz)Anna Brewster (Photo Credit: Netflix / Marcos Cruz)Edgar Ramírez (Photo Credit: Netflix / Marcos Cruz)
Fox has officially renewed the one-hour medical drama The Resident and the half-hour comedy Last Man Standing for the upcoming 2020-2021 primetime season. The Resident will return for its fourth season and Last Man Standing earned its third season on Fox (and its ninth season overall).
“The Resident and Last Man Standing are such important parts of FOX, and we’re so pleased they will be returning next season,” said Michael Thorn, President, Entertainment, for FOX Entertainment. “We want to thank all of the writers, actors, directors, producers and talented crews for both of these shows, and, of course, our friends and producing partners at 20th Century Fox Television.”
The Resident season three averaged 10 million viewers and Last Man Standing‘s second season drew in more than eight million viewers. Both series were among the top broadcast shows in their genres.
The Resident stars Matt Czuchry, Emily VanCamp, Bruce Greenwood, Manish Dayal, Shaunette Renée Wilson, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Jane Leeves, and Morris Chestnut. Last Man Standing‘s cast is led by Tim Allen and includes Nancy Travis, Amanda Fuller, Molly McCook, Christoph Sanders, Jordan Masterson, Jonathan Adams, Krista Marie Yu, and Hector Elizondo.
The Resident Plot, Courtesy of Fox:
The Resident continues to rip back the curtain and reveal the truth of what really happens, both good and bad, in hospitals across the country. The provocative medical drama follows a group of doctors at Chastain Memorial Hospital, as they face personal and professional challenges on a daily basis.
Last Man Standing Description:
Last Man Standing follows Mike Baxter (Allen), a happily married father of three daughters, who finds himself the odd man out as he tries to maintain his manliness in a home dominated by women.
Show of hands…how many of you expected Steve Carell to add “that’s what she said” after declaring space is hard in the full trailer for Netflix’s Space Force? The new comedy from The Office creative team of Carell and Greg Daniels is set to launch on Netflix on May 29, 2020.
In addition to Steve Carell, the cast includes John Malkovich, Diana Silvers, Tawny Newsome, Ben Schwartz, Lisa Kudrow, Jimmy O. Yang, Noah Emmerich, Alex Sparrow, and Don Lake.
Greg Daniels is the showrunner and Howard Klein serves as an executive producer.
Jimmy O. Yang is set to host the “Inside Joke: Space Force” podcast which will also debut on May 29, 2020. The podcast will feature cast and crew members and will provide an inside look into the twisted workplace comedy.
The Space Force Plot, Courtesy of Netflix:
“A decorated pilot with dreams of running the Air Force, four-star general Mark R. Naird (Carell) is thrown for a loop when he finds himself tapped to lead the newly formed sixth branch of the US Armed Forces: Space Force. Skeptical but dedicated, Mark uproots his family and moves to a remote base in Colorado where he and a colorful team of scientists and ‘Spacemen’ are tasked by the White House with getting American boots on the moon (again) in a hurry and achieving total space dominance.”
The CW’s Roswell, New Mexico season two episode 10 opens by immediately confirming Tripp’s motivations. In episode nine Isobel (Lily Cowles) and the gang discovered a photo of her mom taken years after she had supposedly died. Episode 10 begins with a flashback showing Tripp (Jason Behr) secretly taking a gravely wounded Louise (Cassandra Jean Amell) to get medical assistance.
Tripp explains that his brother set off an ambush before he could get Nora and Louise to safety. Tripp reveals Louise is an alien and his buddy’s angry he’s been drawn into this. However, because they’re family he agrees to help Louise.
Meanwhile, Liz (Jeanine Mason) plays doctor with Max (Nathan Parsons). He’s frisky but she thinks he hasn’t been getting enough sleep.
We learn Isobel and Max are going on a road trip, Jenna’s back in the hospital, and Charlie hasn’t been in touch. Plus, Max is still worried about possible alien abductions – giving Liz something to tease him about. The teasing’s interrupted by Isobel who’s ready to hit the road.
Maria (Heather Hemmens) gives a presentation to the tourism board, pitching her plan to turn The Wild Pony into the Cantina Pop-Up Bar during Crash Con. The Mayor starts to object but is easily sidetracked when she offers him a morning cocktail. On her way to make it she experiences a vision of herself demanding to be let go and insisting she’s trapped.
It turns out that vision was actually a memory from a fight with her mom. She explains what she just experienced to Michael (Michael Vlamis) and he thinks she should get the necklace back from Rosa. He’s worried about her but she distracts him with sex. Or at least she tries to until Isobel rushes in uninvited.
Isobel’s in a cheery move and tells her bro to get his pants on. They’re going on a family road trip to the town in the just-discovered photo of Louise. (Alex recognized a water tower in the background as being in the town where his mother grew up.)
Speaking of Alex (Tyler Blackburn), he runs into Forrest at the Crashdown Cafe and they chat about inspirations and writing. It’s Isobel’s day to interrupt private conversations as she and Michael scurry into the diner to round up Alex.
Liz takes her dad for blood tests and kills two birds with one stone, visiting Jenna (Riley Voelkel) while at the hospital. Jenna reveals she has debilitating headaches and Liz explains Max is still stuck on the alien abduction theory. Jenna thinks it was just someone trying to get to Charlie through her; no aliens were involved.
As they’re talking, Liz hears ICE officers arguing with nurses. They’re apparently rounding up anyone who could be from Mexico and before Liz can get her dad out of the waiting room, an ICE officer asks for their ID. Liz whips out all the paperwork she has, explaining she’s his sponsor. They take him away, despite Liz explaining he’s a diabetic. She warns the cops ACLU will be all over them, but her dad convinces her to let them go peacefully. He reminds her she needs to take care of her sister.
Liz is in tears when they won’t even allow her to give him his jacket.
Liz tries to reach Max but the cell service on the reservation sucks. Jenna’s used her contacts to learn there’s only one detention center in the county. Liz is upset as she reveals her dad doesn’t have any friends or family in Mexico. Jenna tries to calm her down, but Liz explains that as kids she and Rosa had to memorize an escape plan in case their parents were deported and they got separated into foster care. She’s been worried about this day for years and blames herself for not watching out for his health more closely.
“I should have made him move to California. I thought we were safe being outside the 100-mile zone but after this election, I should have known better,” says a devastated Liz.
Jenna continues to try and get Liz to calm down and think straight. Liz doesn’t really have anyone she can call in power that could help, so Jenna volunteers to go with her to the detention center. Liz doesn’t want her to since she’s in pain, but Jenna won’t take no for an answer.
After Jenna leaves to get dressed, Liz calls someone and asks for help.
Packing Isobel, Maria (who was invited to tag along), Michael, Max, and Alex into one car isn’t a great idea. Isobel and Maria are still bickering as they arrive on the reservation and it appears they’ve been getting on each other’s nerves throughout the ride.
Anyway, they arrive and Gregory (Tanner Novlan) – Alex’s brother – greets them at the Burnt Wells Trading Post. Maria and Alex break off to give Max, Isobel, and Michael time with Gregory. He brings them to Louise’s grave which has a marker: “Louise Truman – June 14, 1997.”
The grave is covered in flowers and Gregory explains they grow unattended all year. He thinks it’s because she was a healer.
Michael spots another grave nearby and a flashback shows Louise was in fact pregnant with Bronson’s child. The baby didn’t survive.
Michael notices the rare flower he needs to create another necklace for Maria and secretly slips it in his pocket.
Alex and Maria talk while they look through the store, and she confesses she had another vision that morning. She thinks maybe she should wear the necklace and just be a normal barkeeper/social media guru. Alex wonders why she agreed to tag along on this road trip and she reveals the back of her grandmother’s necklace is stamped “Tsela” and she thought it might have been made here. Unfortunately, no one there recognizes that name.
Meanwhile, Isobel, Max, and Michael discuss their parents. Isobel wonders if the baby died from Louise’s injuries or if it never would have survived even if Louise was healthy. She then confesses she was pregnant while Max was dead. She confirms she’s not anymore and now she thinks that might have been her only chance to have a child. She thinks humans and aliens can’t have babies because they’re different species.
Max gets upset, realizing Isobel almost died during the abortion. He walks off needing time to think and completely misses Michael volunteering to donate his alien sperm or as she puts it his “alien baby gravy” (via a turkey baster) if Isobel really wants to be a mom. Michael tries to make light of his offer, but Isobel’s touched. “You would be an incredible father,” she says, holding his face. She adds, “Have I told you lately that I love you?”
Liz arrives at the detention center and attempts to hand over Arturo’s medication to the officer on duty. That woman isn’t helpful and Liz asks about people who have died in their custody. She’s enraged (as she should be) and asks the officer who took her dad if she can see his supervisor. He claims the memo she’s referencing about not picking up people inside of a hospital isn’t a law – it’s just a memo.
The officer threatens to arrest Liz for obstruction just as Jenna walks up and introduces herself as Deputy Jenna Cameron. She asks him to check the system for Arturo because they have an urgent health concern. He agrees to do it for her – not Liz.
Back on the reservation, Gregory explains Harrison was the only person Louise ever spoke to. Harrison’s in a bed hooked up to machines and doesn’t have much time left. Gregory reveals Harrison was a Code Talker and that’s how he met Tripp in WWII. He’s non-verbal at this point and Michael asks Gregory to take him back to the Trading Post to check on Alex and Maria. (Of course, he’s actually just trying to give Max and Isobel time alone with Harrison.)
Max and Isobel hold hands and then Isobel places her hand on Harrison’s. They step into his mind and the Harrison they see is the young and healthy version who was seen helping Tripp earlier in the episode. He says he learned from Louise how to take his mind to a better place without pain. He’s happy to tell them about her.
Jenna informs Liz her dad’s green card application was denied because Liz has a misdemeanor vandalism charge on her record. Liz can’t be her dad’s sponsor.
Liz remains angry as she addresses the officers, insisting they’d be willing to talk to her if she was blonde like her friend. Jenna is forced to sit down; her headache is killing her. Before they leave to take Jenna back to the hospital, the officer informs them Arturo’s going to the El Paso detention center for his deportation hearing. She can see him there on Tuesday.
Back with Max and Isobel, Harrison reveals he and Tripp had planned to smuggle Louise and Nora to the reservation. Unfortunately, that didn’t work. Harrison allows them to see his conversation with Tripp after Louise had healed. They see Louise in a wheelchair cradling a baby and asking if they found a home for her. “Max, our sister survived!” exclaims an incredulous Isobel.
Louise wants Tripp to find her baby a house filled with music. Tripp tries to convince Louise she should raise the child, but Louise is adamant the devil is coming for her and she won’t be able to fight for her child. She can barely move.
Isobel and Max wonder who “the devil” is.
Louise wants her daughter to be like Bronson, a person who meets hatred with compassion.
That part of the vision ends and Max wants Harrison to tell him where they took his sister. Harrison delivers a game-changing bombshell – Louise only had two daughters who she called her stars on the ground. She didn’t have a son!
“You aren’t hers. You came from something else,” says Harrison, beginning to cough. Isobel tries to get Max to calm down because his anger is agitating Harrison. Isobel thinks they need to leave but Harrison stops her. He reveals Louise lived for decades trapped inside a body and just waiting for a sign that Isobel would be all right.
Harrison’s last words before they pop out of his mind are “She loved you” – directed only at Isobel.
Jenna’s back at the hospital and Liz is there when she wakes up. Liz believes Jenna is having spinal headaches due to a hole torn in her spine. Liz asks for permission to look at Jenna’s test – which she grants – but Jenna thinks Liz has enough on her plate with her dad. Liz thinks it’ll be a distraction since she can’t head to El Paso yet anyway.
Max rushes from Harrison’s room and Isobel quickly follows. She reminds him he’s always been the leader of the threesome and he’s the healer/chosen one. He corrects her and says he was before he died. He’s always felt connected because he was her twin but now he questions that and thinks he’s a freak. He then admits he can’t stop thinking about the memory he has of someone chaining him up.
“It didn’t feel like someone bad chained me up. It felt like I was the someone bad,” he confesses.
When Isobel tries to convince him he’s not bad, he reveals saving people is painful but killing Noah felt good. He admits he wishes he could kill Noah again. He wonders if that something evil chasing Louise and Nora was him!
Isobel’s certain he’s wrong. She points out the hand on Nora’s shoulder in the photo in the old newspaper. She recognizes the look on Nora’s face – any woman would – as being uncomfortable to be touched by that person. Isobel thinks whoever that was might be the evil person that was after them. It has nothing to do with Max and she wants to learn exactly who it was.
Alex thanks his bro and congratulates him on getting out from under their dad’s thumb. Gregory admits he wishes he would have stood up for Alex more and really wants his brother to also escape their dad’s clutches.
They hug and Alex has tears in his eyes as they embrace.
Liz finally makes it back to the Crashdown Café after a long day and is shocked to see her dad’s there. They hug and she’s happy but confused. She’s about to ask what happened when she sees Diego and he takes the credit. (He’s the one she called from the hospital.)
Max and Isobel meet back up with Maria, Michael, and Alex at the store. They don’t explain what happened but do confirm they found some answers. Maria says she never found anything else with Tsela on it and Isobel looks confused by that name. Alex walks up and reveals it means “star on the ground” in Navajo. (Wait, did I miss something? He was helping her search for jewelry with that on it earlier. When did he learn it means star on the ground?)
Isobel asks what year her grandmother was born and Maria thinks it was in 1948. A flashback shows Louise holding the necklace and then placing it in the baby’s blanket. Maria then confirms her grandmother was adopted. “Your grandmother was my sister,” says Isobel.
Michael places his arm around a stunned Maria’s shoulders and says, “That actually explains a lot.”
Back at the café, Liz and Diego sit down for a chat. Liz explains she wouldn’t have contacted him if it wasn’t an emergency and asks that he thank his mom – the senator – for her. Diego admits his mom’s always liked her and Liz says the feeling’s mutual. He advises Liz that their trouble isn’t over and offers to find her a lawyer.
Liz can’t believe after the way she left him that he even listened to her voice mail. He explains he was at the Phoenix airport when she called and he quickly rerouted to Roswell. When she asks how he’s been, he teases that his fiancé left him. Liz smiles and touches his hand as he laughs. He then reveals he’s seeing someone and it’s serious. Liz is happy for him and says she’s also serious about someone. Diego hopes they can be friends.
Diego and Liz’s friendly chat is broken up when Max rushes in. Liz greets him with a hug and assures him her dad’s okay and is back home. Liz introduces him to Diego and they shake hands. (It’s not as awkward as it sounds.)
Alex shows up at Michael’s hidden lair and asks if he’s still got the piece of alien console he gave him. Michael jokes he sold it on eBay before fetching it. Alex shows him the note his dad got from Tripp before he died. That note has a drawing of the console piece and Alex wants to give the piece to his dad, hoping his dad will lead them to whatever it is the piece goes to.
Michael can’t believe Alex wants to give his dad – an alien hunter – a piece of alien technology. Alex reminds him he’s been protecting them and is asking Michael to trust him – not his dad. Michael thinks Alex is being stupid and that there’s nothing good in his dad. They get into an argument about feelings and how Michael misses his injury because he wants to be hurt because it makes him feel safe. Alex confirms he’ll always hate his father but he needs to think people can turn their lives around and become good.
Alex takes the piece and promises he’ll keep it safe. Michael doesn’t want him to leave with it but doesn’t fight him over it. Alex climbs out of Michael’s workshop and as he’s walking to his car he’s hit over the head and knocked out. The note with the alien symbols blows away.
It’s late as Liz and Max finally get some time alone together. Liz explains why her family fled Mexico to come to America, and she recognizes that he must think about why his parents came to Earth. Max admits he knows very little about his own story and even what he thought he knew probably isn’t right. Liz reveals when she found out Rosa was her half-sister it didn’t change their sibling bond. Max says it’s different for him since there are only three of his type on this whole planet. If he loses that connection, then he’s absolutely alone.
That leads into how Liz turned to Diego because Max wasn’t there. Max is obviously jealous about what Diego was able to do but then just as quickly as the disagreement sprang up it subsides. Max only wishes Diego wasn’t so good-looking – “he’s like if someone mixed a cologne ad with a Kennedy.” Liz makes some of that jealousy fade away when she assures Max he’s better in bed.
“Coming home to you at the end of my worst days…and my best days…is the only rescue I need,” says Liz. (Damn that’s a sweet line!)
Back at The Wild Pony, Isobel and Maria look at Louise’s photo. Isobel thinks she must have been incredibly strong. She was paralyzed and alone for 50 years and still helped the Navajos. Maria and Isobel are connecting but when they hold hands, they both immediately agree that’s just too weird. Isobel jokes they’ve been suffering from a nasty case of sibling rivalry.
Michael interrupts and wants alone time with Maria, and Isobel teases about their twisted family tree and him being with her great-great-grandniece. When she takes off, Michael hands Maria a bracelet. He made the beads with pollen from the alien flower. She can wear it if she wants to but it’s completely up to her. She immediately puts it on with his assistance and Michael’s shocked. They kiss.
Max is up drinking alone after Liz heads to bed.
It’s 4am when Diego calls Liz with urgent news. During their talk at the cafe, she had asked if he knew anything about butyricol. He didn’t but since then he’s discovered it’s a memory eraser developed by a private organization purchased by the military for weaponization. He also learned there’s no approved application outside of violent combat.
Liz calls Alex and we see he’s still unconscious and has been placed in the back of a car. Someone picks up his ringing cell phone.
Max has another vision of himself as a child chained to the floor. This time the vision includes Louise. She smiles at him and then slices his chain with an alien blade, setting him free. She holds out her hand to help him up but she’s stopped by another figure in a hooded outfit who fights her using a matching blade. The younger Max puts his hands over his eyes as they fight.
Martin Freeman as Paul and Daisy Haggard as Ally in ‘Breeders’ (Photo by Miya Mizuno/FX)
FX Networks and Sky Originals announced the half-hour comedy series Breeders has been renewed for a second season. “So pleased we get another go at Breeders. I reckon the next one will be even better. It’s such a pleasure working with this team… we’ll see you all soon. Well, not soon. But at some point, honest,” said series star Martin Freeman commenting on Breeders‘ renewal.
In addition to Martin Freeman, the cast of the half-hour comedy includes Daisy Haggard, Jayda Eyles, George Wakeman, Joanna Bacon, and Alun Armstrong. Freeman, Emmy Award winner Simon Blackwell, Chris Addison created the series and executive produce with Richard Allen-Turner, Rob Aslett, David Martin, Jon Thoday, Toby Welch, and Michael Wiggs.
“We are proud of everything the creative team and talent on Breeders achieved in the first season and look forward to seeing where they take it in season two,” said Nick Grad, President, Original Programming, FX Entertainment. “Breeders has really resonated with viewers, who’ve come to appreciate its honest and humorous take on the challenges of modern parenting.”
Director of Comedy at Sky Studios Jon Mountague said, “With scripts of this calibre, hilarity and honesty, and a cast lead by the uniquely relatable Martin Freeman and Daisy Haggard, it’s no surprise Breeders struck such a huge chord with viewers. Hats off to Simon Blackwell, Chris Addison and the team – we can’t wait to give birth to a second series.”
“We’re absolutely thrilled that FX and Sky have decided to let us torture Paul and Ally a bit more with another season of parenting trauma,” added co-creator Addison. “That’s entirely because we’ve got more of the story we’re excited to tell and definitely not just because it’s basically free therapy for us. I flatly deny that.”
The Breeders Plot, Courtesy of Sky and FX:
Martin Freeman stars as “Paul,” a caring father discovering he’s not quite the man he thought he was. His partner in this impossibly steep parental climb is “Ally” (Haggard), who runs a recording studio, makes Paul laugh and has the ability to read a story to their children while she’s technically asleep.
In the first season of this honest and uncompromising comedy, Paul and Ally are juggling fulltime careers, aging parents, a mortgage, upheavals in their relationship and the unenviable curveballs of parenting their young children, “Luke” (Wakeman) and “Ava” (Eyles). When Ally’s estranged father “Michael” (Michael McKean) appears on their doorstep, the family essentially takes on a third child but this one comes with baggage and opinions. Paul’s own parents, “Jackie” (Bacon) and “Jim” (Armstrong), are on hand to help out, but their generation does parenting a little differently…
Netflix’s political comedy The Politician is confirmed to return for a second season on Friday, June 19, 2020. The streaming service just released a new season two poster along with a batch of first-look photos for the much-anticipated second season.
The cast of season two includes Ben Platt as Payton Hobart, Judith Light as Dede Standish, Bette Midler as Hadassah Gold, Gwyneth Paltrow as Georgina Hobart, Lucy Boynton as Astrid Sloan, Zoey Deutch as Infinity Jackson, Julia Schlaepfer as Alice Charles, Laura Dreyfuss as McAfee Westbrook, Theo Germaine as James Sullivan, and Rahne Jones Skye Leighton.
David Corenswet, Ryan Haddad, Sam Jaeger, Teddy Sears, Joe Morton, Benjamin Barrett, Jackie Hoffman, Trey Eason, and Trevor Mahlon Eason also star in the upcoming season.
Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, and Ian Brennan created the series and serve as writers. Murphy, Falchuk, Brennan, Alexis Martin Woodall, and series star Ben Platt and Gwyneth Paltrow executive produce. Falchuk directed the first episode of season two, Tamra Davis directed episode four, and Brennan directed episode five. David Petrarca helmed the third episode, Tina Mabry directed episode six, and Gwyneth Horder-Payton directed episodes two and seven.
Season two will consist of seven episodes.
Details on The Politician Season 2, Courtesy of Netflix:
Payton Hobart (Platt) fights to unseat Dede Standish (Light) in the New York State Senate race. As a long-time incumbent and greatly admired Senate Majority Leader with no-nonsense Chief of Staff, Hadassah Gold (Midler) at her side, Dede’s re-election was supposed to be easy, but Payton – who sees this as the next step on his path to the Presidency – must decide what kind of politician he ultimately wants to be in order to succeed, even if that means exposing secrets, lies, and a throuple.
Meanwhile, his mother, Georgina Hobart (Paltrow), makes a momentous decision that threatens to upstage him and everything he’s hoping to accomplish. But if Payton wants to rise above petty politics and succeed without compromising his character, he must find his voice and strengthen his political message to inspire and excite the voters.
Created by Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, and Ian Brennan, The Politician offers a comedic and satirical glimpse into just what it takes to be a politician.
