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‘Clouds’ Drama Inspired by Zach Sobiech Debuts on Disney+ This Fall

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Rebecca Murray
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Clouds Star Sabrina Carpenter
Sabrina Carpenter stars in ‘Clouds’ (Photo Credit: Laurent Guerin)

Clouds, based on Fly a Little Higher by Laura Sobiech, will premiere on Disney+ this fall. The inspirational drama is based on the life of musician Zach Sobiech and was directed by Justin Baldoni (Five Five Apart).

Fin Argus stars as Zach Sobiech and Sabrina Carpenter (The Hate U Give) plays Sammy, Zach’s best friend and bandmate. The cast also includes Thomas Everett Scott (13 Reasons Why), Madison Iseman (Annabelle Comes Home), and Neve Campbell (House of Cards).

“I fell in love with Zach’s infectious joy and spirit seven years ago when I made a short documentary about his life. Just before he passed, I made a promise to him that I would do whatever I could to make sure the world heard his music,” explained director Baldoni. “In the age of COVID-19, with the future of the theatre business up in the air, it was extremely important to me to ensure Zach’s message of hope, faith and triumph in the face of adversity truly had the opportunity to touch as many hearts around the world as possible. That’s why I’m so excited to be partnering with Disney+ for my first film under our Wayfarer Studios banner, as it’s the perfect home and platform to bring Zach’s incredible story to the world.”

The film has already completed production, finishing up prior to the Covid-19 pandemic. Disney+ did not announce a premiere date.

“Justin has created a poignant and uplifting tribute to Zach, whose story shows us the power of optimism, music, and human connection,” said Ricky Strauss, president, Content & Marketing, Disney+. “As our team searches the world for stories that entertain and inspire, Clouds is a fantastic fit for Disney+ and our global audience.”

The Plot, Courtesy of Disney+:

Clouds is the true story of Zach Sobiech, a musically gifted 17-year old living with a rare bone cancer (osteosarcoma). The film follows Zach’s journey over the course of his senior year as he navigates the complexities of love, friendship, family and leaving behind a musical legacy.




‘The Good Fight’ is Renewed for a Fifth Season

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Rebecca Murray
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The Good Fight Season 4
Christine Baranski as Diane Lockhart and Annaleigh Ashford as Georgette Stoddard star in ‘The Good Fight’ (Photo Cr: Patrick Harbron © 2019 CBS Interactive, Inc)

CBS All Access has renewed the award-winning drama The Good Fight for a fifth season. Season four is currently airing on Thursdays and is set to finish up the season prematurely with episode seven, due to a production shutdown caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Season four episode seven is scheduled to arrive on Thursday, May 28th.

“The Good Fight remains one of the most beloved and critically acclaimed original series on CBS All Access, and we’ve seen a tremendous response from fans this season,” stated Julie McNamara, Executive Vice President and Head of Programming, CBS All Access. “While we all had hoped to provide audiences with a 10-episode fourth season, we, among many others, have had to adapt due to the pandemic. Although it’s a shortened season, the incredible cast and crew, helmed by the incomparable Robert and Michelle King, have produced a phenomenal seven episodes. We can’t wait for viewers to see the remainder of the season and are excited to bring subscribers even more of the timely, gripping storylines the Kings bring to life next in season five.”

Season four stars Christine Baranski, Cush Jumbo, Sarah Steele, Nyambi Nyambi, Michael Boatman, Zach Grenier, John Larroquette, Audra McDonald, and Delroy Lindo.

“It’s been weird to not be able to finish the fourth season,” said series creators Robert and Michelle King. “It left the story in even more absurd a place than usual. So we’re thrilled that CBS All Access wants to bring The Good Fight back for an additional season, and we know what story we’re planning to tell. It’s like getting the answers to the SAT ahead of time.”

Robert King and Michelle King are the showrunners and also executive produce along with Ridley Scott, David W. Zucker, Brooke Kennedy, Liz Glotzer, William Finkelstein, and Jonathan Tolins.

The Season 4 Plot, Courtesy of CBS All Access:

“Season four of The Good Fight finds Reddick, Boseman & Lockhart navigating a very different landscape. After they lost their biggest client, Chumhum, and their founding partner’s name was tarnished, Reddick, Boseman & Lockhart was forced to accept an offer by a huge multi-national law firm, STR Laurie, to become a small subsidiary. Suddenly, all of their decisions can be second-guessed by the giant firm that is literally on top of them. While STR Laurie initially seem like benevolent overlords, we find Diane Lockhart and her colleagues chafing at their loss of independence while simultaneously investigating the emergence of a mysterious ‘Memo 618.'”




The CW Holds Off New Season Until January 2021

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Rebecca Murray
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The CW January 2021 Schedule

The Covid-19 pandemic is wreaking havoc with television and film productions. It’s impacted new season start dates and throwing off premiere dates for the 2020-2021 fall primetime season. The CW’s adjusted their normal fall schedule to reflect current circumstances, with the launch of new seasons of their regular schedule delayed until January 2021.

The network just announced they will fill the fourth quarter of 2020 with acquisitions including Tell Me A Story, Swamp Thing, Coroner, and Dead Pixels. The fall schedule will also include World’s Funniest Animals, Masters of Illusion, Whose Line Is It Anyway?, and Penn & Teller: Fool Us.

“This year, The CW has made the proactive strategic decision to launch its new season in January 2021, rolling out a line-up of our signature returning series which will be joined next year by our four new series, including the return of the DC’s most iconic superhero in Superman & Lois, the return of the Texas Rangers in Walker, the reimagined Kung Fu and the rebellious drama The Republic of Sarah. And by moving our new season to January, we are stocking our fall with a balance of original and acquired scripted series and alternative programming that fits The CW brand and provides fresh programming through the fourth quarter,” said Mark Pedowitz, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The CW.

“In 2021, The CW will have more original scripted programming throughout the year, week in and week out, than we have ever had, fueling our multiplatform ecosystem, which combines linear TV, our best in class AVOD services and unparalleled reach on social media. Additionally, next year, The CW will have full stacking rights to eight series to stream on our free, ad-supported digital platforms.”

Seven original shows (five returning and two new) will be held off until 2021 midseason. Supergirl, In the Dark, Roswell, New Mexico, and DC’s Legends of Tomorrow will not debut in January.

THE CW’S NEW SEASON PRIMETIME SCHEDULE EFFECTIVE JANUARY 2021:

    MONDAY
    8:00-9:00PM ALL AMERICAN
    9:00-10:00PM BLACK LIGHTNING

    TUESDAY
    8:00-9:00PM THE FLASH
    9:00-10:00PM SUPERMAN & LOIS (New Series)

    WEDNESDAY
    8:00-9:00PM RIVERDALE
    9:00-10:00PM NANCY DREW

    THURSDAY
    8:00-9:00PM WALKER (New Series)
    9:00-10:00PM LEGACIES

    FRIDAY
    8:00-9:00PM PENN & TELLER: FOOL US (New Night)
    9:00-9:30PM WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY? (New Night)
    9:30-10:00PM WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY? (New Night)

    SUNDAY
    8:00-9:00PM BATWOMAN
    9:00-10:00PM CHARMED (New Night)

MONDAY

8:00-9:00PM ALL AMERICAN
At the end of season two, Spencer (Daniel Ezra) decides to return to South Crenshaw High for his senior year with Billy Baker (Taye Diggs) by his side as the new head coach. Together, their plan is to bring home a football championship to save the school. However, in season three that may prove difficult as the high stakes of the Beverly/Crenshaw rivalry become very personal now that it’s friend versus friend, and father versus son. Furthermore, the medical mystery surrounding Spencer’s injured arm will not only significantly affect his game on the field, but also his relationships off the field too, as they all try to navigate a very complicated, secret-filled senior year at both Beverly and South Crenshaw.

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9:00-10:00PM BLACK LIGHTNING
Jefferson Pierce (Cress Williams) is a man with many faces. He is a former Olympic athlete, respected educator and a father of two. He is also Black Lightning, superpowered protector of the fictional city of Freeland with the ability to sense and harness electricity. Jefferson is not the only one with powers and multiple faces. His oldest daughter, Anissa Pierce (Nafessa Williams), is a medical student, health clinic volunteer and dedicated social activist. She is also the superhero known as Thunder who possesses the ability to drastically increase her density, giving her invulnerability and super strength for as long as she can hold her breath.

Finally, Jefferson’s youngest daughter, Jennifer Pierce (China Anne McClain), is a fiery teen who inherited her father’s athletic gifts but not his desire to be an athlete. Jennifer also inherited superpowers. Her body generates pure electrical energy and she possesses the potential to be more powerful than Anissa or Jefferson and is known as Lightning. Lynn Stewart (Christine Adams) is Jefferson’s ex-wife but they are still very much in love in addition to sharing the load as co-parents. She’s also an expert in metahuman medicine. Together, the Pierce family faces the challenges of a declined urban community, including a war between a menacing gang that calls itself The 100, and a criminal cartel backed by the Pierce family’s nemesis, the infamous gangster, Tobias Whale (Marvin “Krondon” Jones III). Fortunately, the family has allies in their fight, Jefferson’s surrogate father and a former covert superspy, Peter Gambi (James Remar).

TUESDAY

8:00-9:00PM THE FLASH
Barry Allen (Grant Gustin) lived a normal life as a perpetually tardy C.S.I. in the Central City Police Department. Barry’s life changed forever when the S.T.A.R. Labs Particle Accelerator exploded, creating a dark-matter lightning storm that struck Barry, bestowing him with superspeed and making him the fastest man alive – The Flash. After a thrilling cliffhanger last season which saw the new Mirror Master (Efrat Dor) victorious and still-at-large in Central City, The Flash must regroup in order to stop her and find a way to make contact with his missing wife, Iris West-Allen (Candice Patton).

With help from the rest of Team Flash, which includes superheroes Caitlin Snow (Danielle Panabaker), Cisco Ramon (Carlos Valdes), Ralph Dibny (Hartley Sawyer), and Nash Wells (Tom Cavanagh), as well as the Flash’s adoptive father Joe West (Jesse L. Martin), Meta-Attorney Cecile Horton (Danielle Nicolet), tough cub reporter Allegra Garcia (Kayla Compton) and brilliant tech-nerd Chester P. Runk (Brandon McKnight)… Flash will ultimately defeat Mirror Master. But in doing so, he’ll also unleash an even more powerful and devastating threat on Central City: one that threatens to tear his team – and his marriage – apart.

9:00-10:00PM SUPERMAN & LOIS
In SUPERMAN & LOIS, after years of facing megalomaniacal supervillains, monsters wreaking havoc on Metropolis, and alien invaders intent on wiping out the human race, the world’s most famous superhero, The Man of Steel aka Clark Kent (Tyler Hoechlin, “Teen Wolf”) and comic books’ most famous journalist, Lois Lane (Elizabeth Tulloch, “Grimm”), come face to face with one of their greatest challenges ever – dealing with all the stress, pressures and complexities that come with being working parents in today’s society.

Complicating the already daunting job of raising two boys, Clark and Lois must also concern themselves with whether or not their sons Jonathan (Jordan Elsass, “Little Fires Everywhere”) and Jordan (Alexander Garfin, “The Peanuts Movie”) could inherit their father’s Kryptonian superpowers as they grow older. Returning to Smallville to handle some Kent family business, Clark and Lois are reacquainted with Lana Lang (Emmanuelle Chriqui), a local loan officer who also happens to be Clark’s first love, and her Fire Chief husband Kyle Cushing (Erik Valdez). The adults aren’t the only ones rediscovering old friendships in Smallville as the Kent sons are reacquainted with Lana and Kyle’s rebellious daughter, Sarah (Inde Navarrette).

Of course, there’s never a dull moment in the life of a superhero, especially with Lois’ father, General Samuel Lane (Dylan Walsh) looking for Superman to vanquish a villain or save the day at a moment’s notice. Meanwhile, Superman and Lois’ return to idyllic Smallville is set to be upended when a mysterious stranger (Wolé Parks) enters their lives.

WEDNESDAY

8:00-9:00PM RIVERDALE
The fourth season of RIVERDALE began with a funeral and tribute to Archie’s late father, the beloved Fred Andrews (Luke Perry). Throughout the season, Archie (KJ Apa) tried to live up to his father’s memory by mentoring youths at his Community Center with the help of his pals Reggie (Charles Melton) and Munroe Moore. But the shadow of that tragedy loomed over Archie – and only darkened when Fred’s brother Frank arrived, bringing unforeseen complications with him, much to the chagrin of Archie’s mother (Molly Ringwald).

Meanwhile, after Betty (Lili Reinhart) saved her mom (Mädchen Amick) and sister from the Farm cult, she joined her brother Charles’s Junior F.B.I. Training Program. Veronica (Camila Mendes) found herself locked in a season-long battle with her father Hiram (Mark Consuelos) and half-sister Hermosa over her burgeoning maple rum business. And, at the urging on FP (Skeet Ulrich), Jughead (Cole Sprouse) enrolled in a new school, Stonewall Prep, only to be caught up in a mystery that involved his grandfather, the secret author of a series of teen detective novels called “The Baxter Brothers.” His classmates turned out to be killers – and it was up to Betty and Jughead (pretending to be dead) to solve the murder of… Jughead Jones!

At Thistlehouse, Cheryl (Madelaine Petsch) was trapped in a gothic nightmare, fighting her demons, literal and metaphoric, with the loving support of her girlfriend Toni (Vanessa Morgan). She finally put her brother Jason to rest while maintaining her control over the Vixens as resident HBIC against Principal Honey (Kerr Smith). Kevin (Casey Cott) got dragged into an illicit tickle scheme, but still found time to put on a Variety Show with hit songs from “Hedwig and the Angry Inch.” And throughout the season, disturbing unmarked videotapes kept appearing on our characters’ doorsteps, ensuring that there would be one more mystery to solve.

Season five of RIVERDALE will begin with our characters’ final days as students at Riverdale High. From an epic Senior Prom to a bittersweet Graduation, there are a lot of emotional moments and goodbyes yet to come – with some couples breaking up, as everyone goes their separate ways to college – or elsewhere. Then, we will redock with our gang as young adults, all returning to Riverdale to escape their troubled pasts. And life – and romance – will only be more complicated now that they’re in their twenties…

9:00-10:00PM NANCY DREW
Season two of NANCY DREW follows the legendary teen detective as she solves mysteries – both earthbound and supernatural – in her haunted hometown of Horseshoe Bay, Maine. Nancy (Kennedy McMann) leads a sleuthing team of unlikely friends: George Fan (Leah Lewis), whose clairvoyant heritage will emerge through her encounters with the paranormal; Bess Marvin (Maddison Jaizani), a con artist and heiress with multiple lady admirers; Ned “Nick” Nickerson (Tunji Kasim), Nancy’s ex and George’s boyfriend, a gifted mechanic with a tragic past; and philosophical slacker Ace (Alex Saxon), whose computer-hacking skills have caused secret troubles that will soon be exposed.

In season one, the Drew Crew helped Nancy discover the stunning truth that Lucy Sable, the ghost who’d been haunting her all season, was her biological mother, and her biological father was corrupt billionaire Ryan Hudson (Riley Smith). Season two is a direct pickup from season one, so it will span the autumn of 2019, during Nancy’s gap year before college. Ryan will attempt to redeem himself through forging a father-daughter bond with Nancy while keeping her parentage a secret from the rest of his powerful family.

Nancy will also find a way forward with her adoptive father Carson Drew (Scott Wolf) by becoming an investigator for his legal practice. Her adventures will bring the Drew Crew standalone cases, new romances, and emotional journeys of self-reinvention as Nancy tries to navigate with both her biological parent and the man who raised her – but the compounding intrigue and menace of the Hudson family will ultimately force her to make a life-altering choice between her two fathers.

THURSDAY

8:00-9:00PM WALKER
WALKER, a reimagining of the long-running series “Walker, Texas Ranger,” stars Jared Padalecki as Cordell Walker, a widower and father of two with his own moral code, who returns home to Austin after being undercover for two years, only to discover there’s harder work to be done at home. He’ll attempt to reconnect with his creative and thoughtful son (Kale Culley) and his headstrong, somewhat rebellious teenaged daughter (Violet Brinson) and navigate clashes with his family – an ADA brother (Keegan Allen) who stepped in during Walker’s absence, his perceptive mother (Molly Hagen) and his traditional rancher father (Mitch Pileggi).

Walker’s former colleague is now his Ranger Captain, (Coby Bell). Walker finds unexpected common ground with his new partner (one of the first women in Texas Rangers’ history) played by Lindsey Morgan, while growing increasingly suspicious about the circumstances surrounding his wife’s death.

9:00-10:00PM LEGACIES
Set in The Salvatore Boarding School for the Young & Gifted, and within “The Vampire Diaries” universe, LEGACIES tells the ongoing story of a new generation of supernatural students as they learn what it means to be special in a world that wouldn’t understand their gifts. In season two, Hope Mikaelson (Danielle Rose Russell) returned to a world that had forgotten she ever existed and reunited with her former Headmaster, Alaric Saltzman (Matthew Davis). Working together, Hope and Dr. Saltzman ultimately rejoined The Salvatore School to lead their Super Squad of powerful vampires, witches and werewolves, including Lizzie & Josie Saltzman (Jenny Boyd & Kaylee Bryant), MG (Quincy Fouse), Rafael (Peyton Alex Smith) and Kaleb (Chris Lee) and even a Phoenix, her true love Landon (Aria Shahghasemi), into battle against a dizzying horde of fantastic and deadly monsters birthed from the Malivore Pit … and their old nemesis, The Necromancer, who was determined to resurrect Malivore.

As season three begins, Hope has risked everything to pull her friends back from the brink of a monstrous prophecy that threatened to doom them all. But when a heartbreaking loss shatters her whole world, Hope Mikaelson will be forced to fight fate itself.

FRIDAY

8:00-9:00PM PENN & TELLER: FOOL US
PENN & TELLER: FOOL US is a one-hour competition series celebrating magic and featuring the legendary duo Penn & Teller. On each episode of PENN & TELLER: FOOL US, aspiring magicians are invited to perform their best trick to try and fool the world-famous team of Penn & Teller. Anyone who succeeds wins the right to perform with Penn & Teller in their celebrated show at the Rio Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. The live studio audience and the TV audience watch along with Penn & Teller as they try to figure out the secrets. Penn & Teller see the trick only once and have to immediately try to work it out. The live studio audience knows there are no camera tricks, secret edits or helpful camera cuts. This is all real magic.

9:00-9:30PM & 9:30-10:00PM WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY?
Hosted by comedian Aisha Tyler, WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY? features cast members Ryan Stiles, Wayne Brady and Colin Mochrie, who helped make the original U.S. version of this comedy improv series such a hit. Along with a special guest comedian in each episode, the cast members must put their comedic skills to the test through a series of spontaneous improv games. Prompted only by random ideas supplied by the studio audience and host Aisha Tyler, our four performers must use the little information they have and their wild imaginations to depict different characters and an array of scenes, as well as perform songs. After each round of improvisation, Aisha will dole out points to our four performers and declare a winner at the end of every episode.

SUNDAY

8:00-9:00PM BATWOMAN
Kate Kane (Ruby Rose) never planned to be Gotham’s new vigilante, but with Batman missing and the city in despair, Kate has armed herself with a passion for social justice and an arsenal of high tech weapons, soaring through the shadowed streets of Gotham as Batwoman. At the end of the first season, Crows Commander Jacob Kane (Dougray Scott) has declared a war on Batwoman, forcing everyone around them to choose sides.

Meanwhile, Batwoman’s arch-nemesis Alice (Rachel Skarsten) is focused on acquiring the one thing that can take down the Bat, pulling off her most devious plan yet with the help of Bruce Wayne’s former best friend Tommy Elliot, now terrorizing the city as the villain Hush. Season two kicks off with a major game-changer that will alter Gotham and The Bat Team forever. As the dust settles, Batwoman has everything working against her – including the recently escaped rogues’ gallery of villains – and everyone will come to see her in a whole new light.

Alice meets her match when she becomes entangled with a dangerous foe from her past who knows exactly how to prey on her vulnerabilities. As Luke (Camrus Johnson) and Mary (Nicole Kang) find their footing as sidekicks, a romance will shake up their dynamic. Meanwhile, Sophie (Megan Tandy) and Julia’s (guest star Christina Wolfe) budding relationship will face its first real test and make Sophie question everything she thought she knew to be true.

9:00-10:00PM CHARMED
At the end of season two, the Charmed Ones and the magical world find themselves in certain peril as Julian affirmed to Aunt Vivienne that “whatever it takes,” he would bring her Macy (Madeleine Mantock). Meanwhile, Harry (Rupert Evans) and Macy’s newly cemented romance hangs in the balance after Harry asked Maggie (Sarah Jeffery) to use her new power to change his feelings for her sister.

With Mel’s (Melonie Diaz) relationship with Ruby at an impasse, will Mel ever find true love? And is the destruction of the sisterhood inevitable, or will the Charmed Ones conquer the Conqueror? The answers to these questions will unfold in season three and chart a whole new journey for the Charmed Ones as Maggie pursues her career ambitions, Macy returns to her science roots, and Mel’s activism is reignited.

THE CW’S FOURTH QUARTER 2020 PRIMETIME SCHEDULE

    MONDAY
    8:00-8:30PM WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY?
    8:30-9:00PM WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY?
    9:00-10:00PM PENN & TELLER: FOOL US

    TUESDAY
    8:00-9:00PM SWAMP THING
    9:00-10:00PM TELL ME A STORY

    WEDNESDAY
    8:00-8:30PM TWO SENTENCE HORROR STORIES
    8:30-9:00PM DEAD PIXELS
    9:00-10:00PM CORONER

    THURSDAY
    8:00-9:00PM SUPERNATURAL
    9:00-10:00PM THE OUTPOST

    FRIDAY
    8:00-8:30PM WORLD’S FUNNIEST ANIMALS
    8:30-9:00PM WORLD’S FUNNIEST ANIMALS
    9:00-10:00PM PENN & TELLER: FOOL US (Encores)

    SUNDAY
    8:00-8:30PM MASTERS OF ILLUSION
    8:30-9:00PM MASTERS OF ILLUSION
    9:00-10:00PM PANDORA




‘Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ Season 7 Episode 1 Photos: Preview of “The New Deal”

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Rebecca Murray
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ABC’s Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. will kick off its seventh – and final – season on May 27, 2020 with episode one, “The New Deal.” New episodes of the final season will air on Wednesdays at 10pm ET/PT.

The season seven cast includes Clark Gregg as Agent Phil Coulson, Ming-Na Wen as Agent Melinda May, Chloe Bennet as Daisy Johnson, and Elizabeth Henstridge as Agent Jemma Simmons. Iain De Caestecker plays Agent Leopold Fitz, Henry Simmons is Director Alphonso “Mack” MacKenzie, Natalia Cordova-Buckley is Elena “Yo-Yo” Rodriguez, and Jeff Ward plays Deke Shaw.

Episode one was directed by Kevin Tancharoen from a script by George Kitson. Patton Oswalt returns to guest star in the final season’s premiere. Oswalt previously appeared in episodes of season one, season two, and season four. Joel Stoffer, Tobias Jelinek, Joe Reegan, Nora Zehetner, Greg Finley, and Luke Baines also guest star.

“The New Deal” Plot – Coulson and the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. are thrust backward in time and stranded in 1931 New York City. With the all-new Zephyr set to time-jump at any moment, the team must hurry to find out exactly what happened. If they fail, it would mean disaster for the past, present and future of the world on the rip-roaring season premiere.

Agents of SHIELD Season 7 Episode 1
Jeff Ward, Chloe Bennet, and Clark Gregg in ‘Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ season 7 episode 1 (ABC/Mitch Haaseth)
Agents of SHIELD Season 7 Episode 1
Henry Simmons in season 7 episode 1 (ABC/Mitch Haaseth)
Agents of SHIELD Season 7 Episode 1
Chloe Bennet in season 7 episode 1 (ABC/Mitch Haaseth)
Agents of SHIELD Season 7 Episode 1
Chloe Bennet, Clark Gregg, Jeff Ward and Henry Simmons in season 7 episode 1 (ABC/Mitch Haaseth)
Agents of SHIELD Season 7 Episode 1
Jeff Ward, Chloe Bennet, Clark Gregg, Henry Simmons, and Karl Kwiatkowski in season 7 episode 1 (ABC/Mitch Haaseth)
Agents of SHIELD Season 7 Episode 1
Chloe Bennet and Clark Greg in season 7 episode 1 (ABC/Mitch Haaseth)




‘Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich’ Docuseries Debuts an Official Trailer

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Rebecca Murray
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Netflix has released a full official trailer for Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich. The four-part documentary series explores the life and crimes of the sexual predator and includes interviews with his victims.

Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich will premiere on May 27, 2020.

The docuseries was directed by Lisa Bryant and executive produced by Joe Berlinger (Conversations with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes), James Patterson, Jon Doran, Jon Kamen, Lisa Bryant, Bill Robinson, Leopoldo Gout, and Peter Landesman. The series is a RadicalMedia and James Patterson Entertainment production made in association with Third Eye Motion Picture Company.

The Plot, Courtesy of Netflix:

“Leading up to his 2019 arrest, mysterious tycoon Jeffrey Epstein was accused of abusing women and underage girls for decades, assembling a network of enablers to help carry out and cover up his crimes. Epstein came from humble beginnings yet managed to lie and manipulate his way to the top of the financial world. He eventually gained tremendous wealth and power while running an international sex trafficking ring. The serial sex abuser made a secret plea deal with the government in 2008 avoiding a potential life sentence and continued to abuse women.

With their frightening firsthand accounts, Epstein’s accusers are the leading voices in director Lisa Bryant’s four-part docuseries Jeffrey Epstein. By revealing their emotional scars, some for the very first time, the sisterhood of survivors intend to stop predators — and the American justice system — from silencing the next generation.”

Jeffrey Epstein Filthy Rich



‘Ozark’ Season 2 Episode 7 Recap: “One Way Out”

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Alison Helms
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Ozark Season 2 Episode 7
Laura Linney and Jason Bateman in ‘Ozark’ season 2 episode 7 (Photo by Jessica Miglio/Netflix)

Marty (Jason Bateman) and his family are giving an interview – more so Wendy (Laura Linney) than Marty as Marty seems to be in another place mentally – as Netflix’s Ozark season two episode seven begins.

Meanwhile, Ruth (Julia Garner) seems to want to appease her father and they go on a theft spree which is short-lived. Ruth and Cade (Trevor Long) are selling chopped boat parts when the guy they’re selling to reveals he’s looking for an expensive item.

Marty and Wendy argue over their future with Blue Cat, with Wendy suggesting they avoid it and Marty wanting to talk to Rachel again. Wendy informs Charlotte (Sofia Hublitz) she’s no longer allowed to work there.

Next we see Rachel (Jordana Spiro) and Marty talking via text – even though they’re standing next to each other – so Agent Roy Petty (Jason Butler Harner) doesn’t hear while listening in. She asks Marty for help and reveals Petty threatened to out her to the cartel. Marty answers by stating he doesn’t think he can. After pleading with him to try again, she begins to kiss him. Marty pulls back and texts her that he’s sorry but he doesn’t want his family killed.

Wendy’s in her van getting ready to leave the house when a sack is suddenly placed over her head.

Marty meets with the public relations person to go over the plan of how they’ll make their family look better in the public’s eyes. She asks where Wendy is and we quickly learn the answer to that question. Wendy’s being dragged through a field and transferred to another vehicle.

After Marty tries to call her, he tracks her cellphone and he finds it in her abandoned van in the middle of a field.

Wendy is tied up to a chair in a basement. Cut to Marty confronting Darlene Snell (Lisa Emery) who he seems to think has something to do with Wendy disappearing. After being threatened, Darlene insists she doesn’t have Wendy.

After the black sack’s ripped from her head, the first thing Wendy sees is Pastor Mason Young (Michael Mosley). She tries to tell him this isn’t who he is while he continues to scream at her. He has a gun pointed at Wendy while he rants about not having a son. Wendy pleads with him to let her know what he’s talking about. Mason seems to think she knows what’s going on and that it’s her fault. He angrily tells her that she told him not to go to the police and she had his son taken away. Again, Wendy has no clue what he’s talking about. However, she believes she can help him get his son back. That seems to capture his attention.

Mason calls Marty demanding the return of his son. Mason warns him not to tell anyone – not the cops and not the cartel – or Wendy dies. Marty demands to talk to Wendy to hear that she’s okay. Wendy assures Marty she’s fine and to call Wilkes because he can help. (Even though Mason just told Marty not to tell anyone, but hey.) Marty warns her there’s no way he can get the baby today.

The phone call gets cut off.

Ruth’s still shaken by the waterboarding and is unable to take a shower. While wiping down, Cade comes banging on her door. He thinks he should take Wyatt with him to steal the boat parts. Ruth questions why and he lets her know she hasn’t been right since that night with the cartel. Getting angry, she tells him, “Just worry about yourself, I’m f*ckin’ fine.”

With that, she slams the trailer door in his face.

Marty goes to see Charles Wilkes (Darren Goldstein) but at first Charles won’t let Marty get a word in. He doesn’t seem to be a fan of Marty’s. Charles lets Marty know his entire board doesn’t think he should continue with the casino because of what’s going on with Marty and the FBI.

Before Wilkes can go on with his “let me tell you all the reasons why I don’t like you, Marty Byrde” tirade, Marty finally cuts him off by revealing Wendy has been kidnapped. That seems to get Wilkes’ attention for a moment, but then he starts naming off all the people he could contact. Marty informs him he can’t do that, but what he can do is get him a baby from Child Services. Wilkes thinks that’s insane.

Mason begins to confide in Wendy, claiming he’s not a monster. She agrees; she believes he is lost but it’s only natural since he has been lied to so many times. Mason begins to walk away when Wendy confesses his wife was one of the bodies that was found on the Snells’ property. She confirms Grace was murdered and they helped cover it up.

Wendy tries to convince Mason he can change things around and not end up on the path they’re on. She offers to help with anything he needs – food, clothes, or to move. Before he can answer, she informs him she needs to use the restroom. After leaving the basement Wendy realizes she’s at Mason’s house.

Wilkes and Marty attempt to get Mason’s baby back, but before entering Child Services Wilkes makes it abundantly clear he’s only doing this for Wendy. He’s not done with the insults yet. Wilkes adds that after this is finished their relationship ceases to exist.

When Wendy comes back from the bathroom, she notices Mason has put his gun down and is more relaxed while looking at a picture of Grace.

Wilkes lets the social services worker know Pastor Mason is a real good friend of the Byrde family, and they would like to take the baby into their care to make sure he’s with people close to the family. The social services rep informs Marty he can have the baby in 10 days, but Marty makes it clear he wants the baby today.

Trying to pull at the man’s heartstrings, Marty says, “Mason Young has lost a tremendous amount in three months. He’s had his church burned to the ground, his wife has abandoned him, and now his son Ezekiel, without any warning, without any explanation.” Marty the ever-so-smooth talker seems to be getting to him.

Wendy offers to make Mason some tea and Mason confesses he thinks he killed Grace by not listening to her. Wendy assures him what happened was not his fault and he has a little boy out there who needs him. When the tea kettle goes off, Mason goes to get it and Wendy hits him over the head. It does little damage and he’s able to catch her when she tries to run.

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Jason Bateman in ‘Ozark’ season 2 episode 7 (Photo by Jessica Miglio/Netflix)

Back in the basement, Mason is taping her up when Marty calls informing him he has baby Zeke. Mason screams, “Bring him here!” Marty asks where is here and Mason confirms he’s at home. Funny, Marty didn’t think to check Mason’s house.

Wendy’s trying to talk to Mason, claiming she grabbed onto God and hung on for dear life, but God did not grab back. She explains she had a horrible childhood and she went to her pastor to seek help and forgiveness; she confessed so much to him. She thought her pastor said all the right things, but she knew by the way he looked at her he would never see her the same way again. Mason starts preaching to her that she told the pastor everything on purpose as an excuse to leave.

Mason brings up the time at the convenience store when it was being robbed. He had no job or family, but he believed God would protect him. He keeps preaching to her about walking towards God.

Elsewhere, Cade’s trying to steal an awfully expensive part off a boat when the owner starts walking toward the docks with a shotgun. Cade’s forced to get in the water to avoid being caught.

Marty shows up with Zeke but refuses to give Mason the baby until he knows Wendy’s okay. She begins to yell that she’s okay so Marty hands over the baby. Marty’s freeing Wendy of her bindings when Mason questions Marty about what he’s going to do to him. Marty’s confused and reminds him they had an agreement and therefore he will not do anything.

Mason starts acting erratically, screaming that he doesn’t believe them. His yelling begins to upset the baby and Zeke starts crying. He turns his anger on the baby and yells, “Will you shut up?!” The baby begins to cry harder. Mason questions what Marty did to the baby to make him cry. Mason seems to be losing it, insisting Marty did something to his child.

Marty is done with this drama and begins to name off everything he’s done to try to help Mason including paying the Snells $700,000. Marty is poking a bear by turning the tables and putting the blame on Mason. Mason states he’s going to take Wendy. He believes Marty’s corrupting her and he’s going to take Wendy to save her. He points the gun at her and demands she walk toward him.

Suddenly, Wendy stabs him with a screwdriver. Even after being stabbed, Mason grabs the screwdriver and holds it to Wendy’s throat. Marty picks up the gun that’s fallen and aims it at Mason while pleading with him to let Wendy go. Marty shoots and hits Mason in the neck. After Mason goes down, Marty panics and tries to stop the bleeding.

Ruth’s in the truck crying and cold, begging her dad to forgive her. She didn’t know the boat’s owner would be home so soon and she promises she’s not a screw-up. Ruth assures her dad she’ll make it up to him. She will make him proud.

Cade tells her in a monotone that it’s okay – there will be other boats. After calming down, she informs her dad she thinks she knows where Marty’s hiding the money. It seems making her dad proud outweighs what the cartel has done to her – and what they will do to her. Before he can answer, she explains that a little while ago she saw Wendy driving the hearse up to one of the cabins at the Blue Cat. She now thinks they were keeping it at the Blue Cat and moved it to the funeral home. Cade replies, “Let’s go get it then.”

Wendy gets to work cleaning up the mess while Marty’s still in shock and crying. He asks what they’re going to do and Wendy tells him they’re going to get rid of the body and take Zeke. Marty begins to have a panic attack and thinks he’s having a heart attack. Wendy talks him through breathing. She lets him know she will take care of this, just like he took care of her before.

Episode seven comes to a close with the scene returning to the Byrdes doing the interview. Marty seemingly comes to his senses and begins to get involved with the interview. However, his involvement is short-lived and once again Wendy takes over and begins to answer with all the right responses. We continue to hear Wendy answering while we see them cremating Mason’s body and then Marty sprinkling his ashes into the water. The scene switches back to the Bydres and Wendy brings up that they’re fostering a friend’s son for a bit as Charlotte brings out Zeke.




HBO Max Announces Summer Premiere Dates ‘American Pickle,’ ‘Doom Patrol’ and More

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Rebecca Murray
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The cast of ‘Doom Patrol’

HBO Max just released additional premiere dates and series details for its second wave of programming. The premium service debuts on May 27, 2020 with wave one of programming, followed by the second wave in early June.

Among the series coming to the streaming service this summer are Seth Rogen’s An American Pickle, Karma hosted by Michelle Khare, and season two of DC Universe’s Doom Patrol. Season two of Sesame Workshop’s Esme & Roy, season three of Search Party (seasons one and two arrive May 27th), and the three part documentary series Expecting Amy featuring Amy Schumer are also scheduled for summer premieres.

“Shortly after the initial launch our monthly strategy kicks in, as we introduce great new originals every month throughout the year,” said Kevin Reilly, Chief Content Officer, HBO Max, President, TNT, TBS, and truTV.

“We want to provide audiences with a wide-ranging and consistent flow of high-quality programming across all genres,” explained Sarah Aubrey, Head of Original Content, HBO Max. “From scripted series and intimate documentaries, to premium animation for kids and adults, to feature length films from teams at the top of their game, our creators bring it all, each with their own unique take, building a slate of originals that is nothing short of amazing.”

HBO Max Summer Programming:

I May Destroy You – Available June 7th:

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.

Feted as the ‘voice of her generation,’ Arabella (Michaela Coel) is complex, original and highly talented. But, distracted by the pressures of her first triumph, she is struggling to write her second novel and is in danger of becoming destructive and self-absorbed. After being sexually assaulted in a nightclub, her life changes irreversibly and Arabella is forced to reassess everything: her career, her friends, even her family. As Arabella struggles to come to terms with what has happened, she begins a journey of self-discovery. Often painful, sometimes funny, it leads her to some surprising places – and controversial conclusions.

Karma – Available June 18th:

Karma takes sixteen contestants, ranging in age from 12 to 15, completely off the grid, away from parents and the normal comforts of home, to solve puzzles and overcome physical challenges, with the laws of karma setting the rules. This adventure competition series, led by YouTube host Michelle Khare, will test the mental and physical stamina of its young contestants as they unravel how their social actions impact their success in the game. Focus, giving, humility, growth, connection, change, and patience are the path to becoming the “Karma Champion.” But more importantly, the players learn one of life’s most profound lessons: “What you give out, you get back.”

Perry Mason – Available June 21st:

1931, Los Angeles. While the rest of the country struggles from the Great Depression, this city is booming! Oil! Olympic Games! Talking Pictures! Evangelical Fervor! And a child kidnapping gone very, very wrong! Based on characters created by Erle Stanley Gardner, this new series follows the origins of American fiction’s most legendary criminal defense lawyer, Perry Mason (Matthew Rhys). When the case of the decade breaks down his door, Mason’s relentless pursuit of the truth reveals a fractured city and just maybe, a pathway to redemption for himself.

Adventure Time: Distand Lands – BMO – Available June 25th:

Return to the Land of Ooo and beyond in Adventure Time: Distant Lands. Based on the animated series Adventure Time created by Pendleton Ward and executive produced by Adam Muto, these four breakout specials explore the unseen corners of the world with characters both familiar and brand new. The first of these specials is BMO, which follows the lovable little robot on a new adventure. When there’s a deadly space emergency in the farthest reaches of the galaxy, there’s only one hero to call, and it’s probably not BMO. Except that this time it is!

Doom Patrol Season 2 – Available June 25th:

DC’s strangest group of heroes — Cliff Steele aka Robotman (Brendan Fraser), Larry Trainor aka Negative Man (Matt Bomer), Rita Farr aka Elasti-Woman (April Bowlby), Jane aka Crazy Jane (Diane Guerrero), and Victor Stone aka Cyborg (Joivan Wade) — are back again to save the world. That is, if they can find a way to grow up…both figuratively and literally.

Following the defeat of Mr. Nobody, the members of the Doom Patrol now find themselves mini-sized and stranded on Cliff’s toy race car track. Here they begin to deal with their feelings of betrayal by Niles Caulder aka The Chief (Timothy Dalton), while confronting their own personal baggage. And as each member faces the challenge of growing beyond their own past traumatic experiences, they must come together to embrace and protect the newest member of the family: Dorothy Spinner (Abigail Shapiro), Niles’ daughter, whose powers remain a mysterious but real threat to bringing on the end of the world.

Esme & Roy – Available June 25th:

Esme and Roy are best friends — and the best monstersitters in Monsterdale! The animated series from the makers of Sesame Street will bring little viewers into a colorful world where even the littlest monsters can overcome big challenges together.

Search Party – Available June 25th:

Search Party is a comedy thriller about a group of privileged, self-absorbed twenty-somethings whose search for a long-lost missing friend leads them down a dark and shocking path of no return. Seasons one and two of the series will be available on HBO Max at launch, May 27th.

Season three, premiering June 25th, finds the gang swept up in the trial of the century after Dory (Alia Shawkat) and Drew (John Reynolds) are charged for the semi-accidental murder of a private investigator. As Elliott (John Early) and Portia (Meredith Hagner) grapple with whether or not to testify as witnesses, the friends are pitted against each other and thrust into the national spotlight. Dory’s sanity begins to fracture, and it becomes increasingly clear that the group may not have brunch together again for quite some time.

I’ll Be Gone in the Dark – Available June 28th:

This six-part documentary series based on the book of the same name explores writer Michelle McNamara’s investigation into the dark world of a violent predator she dubbed the Golden State Killer. Terrorizing California in the 1970s and ‘80s, the Golden State Killer was responsible for 50 home-invasion rapes and 12 murders. This series gives voice to the survivors and their families, documenting an era when sex crimes were often dismissed or hidden in shame.

A timely inquiry into our macabre preoccupation with true crime and a cautionary tale of the dangerous lure of addiction, the series is a riveting meditation on obsession and loss, chronicling the unrelenting path of a mysterious killer and the fierce determination of one woman to bring the case to light.

Close Enough – Available July 9th:

From JG Quintel, creator of the Emmy Award-winning Regular Show comes Close Enough, a surreal animated comedy about a married couple, their five-year-old daughter, and their two divorced best friends/roommates all living together on the east side of Los Angeles. They’re navigating that transitional time in your 30s when life is about growing up, but not growing old. It’s about juggling work, kids, and pursuing your dreams, while avoiding time-traveling snails, stripper clowns, and murderous mannequins. Their life may not be ideal but for now, it’s close enough.

Expecting Amy – Available July 9th:

Expecting Amy is an unfiltered three-part documentary that shows the struggle, strength and ambition that has made Amy Schumer one of the singular comic voices of all time. It takes viewers behind-the-scenes as Schumer battles through an extraordinarily difficult pregnancy while documenting the formation of a comedy special. Schumer continues touring to prepare for the taping in Chicago that she isn’t sure she will be able to execute. It focuses on pulling the curtain completely back on her marriage to husband Chris Fischer, and the journey to his diagnosis on the autism spectrum.

From hospitalizations to going out in front of a crowd of thousands, to quiet moments at home with her family, Schumer shares it all. Beginning the day she found out she was pregnant, through the birth of her child, she showcases her incredible journey on the road, revealing the challenges of pregnancy, marriage and the execution of creating a stand-up special. Expecting Amy offers a hilarious and raw 360-degree look at this new stage of her life. It’s like Jerry Seinfeld’s movie “Comedian,” if he had been pregnant. With her family and friends along for the ride to support her and keep her sane and balanced, she does it all with perseverance, heart and the priceless sense of humor she’s known for.

The House of Ho – Available July 16th:

Patriarch Binh Ho and his wife Hue Ho immigrated from Vietnam to the United States with little money, relying on hard work to establish the ultimate American dream. The power couple has built a multimillion-dollar bank, a real estate development company, and a new generation of American Hos. The series pulls back the curtain on their lavish Houston lifestyle and showcases the tight family connections that unite them as well as the multi-generational outrageous drama that ensues.

The featured family includes patriarch Binh Ho, matriarch Hue Ho, their daughter Judy Ho, their son Washington Ho and his wife Lesley Ho, Aunt Tina, and Cousin Sammy.

Tig N’ Seek – Available July 23rd:

From creator Myke Chilian, Tig n’ Seek follows an upbeat and eccentric 8-year-old boy named Tiggy and his cat, Gweeseek. Tiggy not only works at the Department of Lost and Found, finding lost items all throughout Wee-Gee City, he lives there too! Though he tries to help his friends whenever he can, his over-eagerness and neurotic quirks often lead to chaos in the Department. Tiggy’s partner and best friend is his cat, Gweeseek. She’s a graceful, friendly kitty who appears to be a normal cat, but is also capable of inventing extraordinary gadgets to help her friends in times of need. Join Tig n’ Seek as they navigate the wacky day-to-day dilemmas of working at the Department of Lost and Found.

Room 104 – Available July 24th:

Created by Mark and Jay Duplass, the late-night, half-hour anthology series Room 104 returns with 12 new episodes, telling unique and unexpected tales of the characters who pass through a single room of a typical American chain motel. While the room stays the same, every episode of the series features a different story, with the tone, plot, characters, and even the time period, changing with each installment.

Providing one last glimpse into the lives of the guests in Room 104, the final season of the genre bending, and risk-taking anthology proves to be another showcase of writing, performing and directing.

The Dog House – Available July 30th:

There are nearly nine million dogs in Britain – but finding the right homes for them isn’t always easy. Set inside a rural British Dog Rescue Centre famous for its commitment to matching homeless dogs with new owners, The Dog House bears witness to the joy, comedy and pathos of the human-dog dating experience. Each episode records the arrivals of unwanted pets complete with heart-rending tales of abandonment. At the same time, they tell stories of families, couples, and singletons, all carrying their own baggage of poignant and touching backstory and hoping their lives might be transformed by the introduction of a new four-legged friend.

The climax of each story is the theatre of the meet. Multiple fixed cameras mounted inside a special pen observe every beat of the first meetings between the dogs and their prospective new owners. Will the nervous dog come out of its shell? Will there be a connection? Will lives be changed forever?

Frayed – Available July 30th:

Set in 1989, this comedy follows the journey of Sammy Cooper, a fabulously wealthy London housewife who is forced to return to her hometown in Newcastle, Australia. In coming home, Sammy must revisit her past and the events that led her to flee as a teenager years ago.

An American Pickle

An American Pickle – Available August 6th:

Based on Simon Rich’s 2013 New Yorker novella, An American Pickle stars Seth Rogen as Herschel Greenbaum, a struggling laborer who immigrates to America in 1920 with dreams of building a better life for his beloved family. One day, while working at his factory job, he falls into a vat of pickles and is brined for 100 years.

The brine preserves him perfectly and when he emerges in present day Brooklyn, he finds that he hasn’t aged a day. But when he seeks out his family, he is troubled to learn that his only surviving relative is his great-grandson Ben Greenbaum (also played by Rogen), a mild-mannered computer coder whom Herschel can’t even begin to understand.

Lovecraft Country – Available August 2020:

Based on the 2016 novel by Matt Ruff of the same name, the series follows Atticus Freeman (Jonathan Majors) as he joins up with his friend Letitia (Jurnee Smollett-Bell) and his Uncle George (Courtney B. Vance) to embark on a road trip across 1950s Jim Crow America in search of his missing father (Michael Kenneth Williams). This begins a struggle to survive and overcome both the racist terrors of white America and the terrifying monsters that could be ripped from a Lovecraft paperback.




AMC Snags Anne Rice’s ‘Vampire Chronices’ and ‘Mayfair Witches’ Series

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Rebecca Murray
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Interview with the Vampire

AMC Networks just completed a major acquisition of Anne Rice’s The Vampire Chronices and The Lives of the Mayfair Witches bestselling book series. AMC’s announcement confirmed Anne Rice and Christopher Rice will be actively involved as executive producers on all series and films adapted from Rice’s books.

“There is no shortage of content in today’s competitive environment, but proven IP that has captivated millions of fans around the world is something very special and rare, and that is what Anne Rice has created,” stated Sarah Barnett, president of AMC Networks Entertainment Group and AMC Studios. “These remarkable stories and characters are massive in their appeal and we are privileged to take over stewardship of these legendary works and collaborate with a talent like Rolin Jones to find ways for new generations of fans to experience these worlds.”

“It’s always been my dream to see the worlds of my two biggest series united under a single roof so that filmmakers could explore the expansive and interconnected universe of my vampires and witches,” said author Anne Rice. “That dream is now a reality, and the result is one of the most significant and thrilling deals of my long career.”

The deal encompasses 18 titles including Interview With the Vampire, The Vampire Lestat, The Queen of the Damned, and The Witching Hour.

“AMC Studios is responsible for creating some of the most iconic television series of the modern era and has, at times, single-handedly defined this era we call ‘peak TV,’” said Christopher Rice. “All the members of Team Anne, including my long-term producing partner, New York Times Bestselling novelist Eric Shaw Quinn, are both thrilled and comforted to know that some of our most cherished kin, from the vampire Lestat and the witch Rowan Mayfair, to the paranormal investigators at the Order of the Talamasca and the powerful spirit Lasher, are now safely in the hands of these vastly accomplished innovators who possess both global reach and deep reservoirs of experience.”

The two book series have sold more than 150 million copies.




‘The Flash’ Season 6 Episode 19 Recap and Review: “Success is Assured” Finale

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Kevin Finnerty
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Tom Cavanagh as Nash Wells, Hartley Sawyer as Elongated Man, Kayla Compton as Allegra and Natalie Dreyfuss as Sue in ‘The Flash’ season 6 episode 19 (Photo: Colin Bentley © 2020 The CW Network, LLC)

The CW’s The Flash ended its sixth season early with episode 19 which saw Team Flash finally go up against Mirror Master Eva and revealed the exit (at least temporarily) of two members of Team Flash.

Season six episode 19, “Success is Assured,” begins with Eva (Efrat Dor) and Mirror Singh (Patrick Sabongui) planning to get rid of her husband. Eva’s now showing off a new outfit that looks very comic bookish.

Over at Caitlin’s apartment, Cecile (Danielle Nicolet), Allegra (Kayla Compton), and Nash (Tom Cavanagh) are helping Frost (Danielle Panabaker) pack for her trip north with her mother to find a cure for her serious wound. Allegra and Nash both tell Frost they’ll miss her and she admits to still being a little nervous to be meeting with Caitlin’s mother, Carla (Susan Walters).

And speaking of Carla, she arrives and after learning Killer Frost is just Frost now, she says she wants to run a few tests before they go.

At Barry’s CCPD CSI lab, Barry (Grant Gustin) tells Ralph (Hartley Sawyer), Cecile and Allegra he thinks if they can find one of the locations of the Black Hole hit squad, it will lead them to Eva. Ralph shows them the diamond Sue (Natalie Dreyfuss) gave him and Allegra uses her powers to reveal a map to one of Black Hole’s warehouses. Barry says he and Ralph will check it out, leaving Allegra and Nash back at S.T.A.R. Labs.

At the warehouse The Flash and Elongated Man find five security guards murdered and Mirror Singh spreading gasoline all over, ready to set the entire place on fire. The Flash tries to talk him out of it, attempting to connect with any part of him that might be connected to the real Singh. It doesn’t work. The Flash speeds Elongated Man and himself out (with one of Ralph’s feet catching fire).

Barry informs the team back at base they now need to protect Carver.

The next day Barry meets Carver (Eric Nenninger) at Jitters and warns him that his wife is gunning for him and that he can protect him. Carver shows Barry a video of Iris (Candice Patton) being sucked into the mirror dimension and tells him the human mind cannot survive in there, insisting both Eva and Iris are dead; what remains is not them. He walks off, assuring Barry he can handle his own protection.

In the mirror dimension, Iris’ mind is starting to acclimate to this prison and she begins to be able to read what’s on the computer screens and maps, although she still suffers extreme headaches while doing it. Kamilla (Victoria Park) warns her to stop, believing it’s too dangerous. But Iris continues, sure she can find the location of the real Singh.

Meanwhile, Ralph meets with Sue’s parents to deliver good news. When the warehouse went up, the records Carver was using to blackmail them were destroyed. But before he can say it, Sue appears and acts as though they’ve never met before. She thanks him for searching for her and tells a quick fake story about being at a retreat. As her parents try to pay Ralph, he excuses himself and asks for Sue to help search for a pen to sign the check.

Once alone in the hallway, Ralph fills Sue in about the records being destroyed. She explains Carver had a change of heart and called off the blackmail. Sue also tells Ralph to leave her and her family alone.

Using her mirror meta abilities, Eva kidnaps Black Hole assassins Sunshine (Natalie Sharp), Dr. Light (Malese Jow), and Ultraviolet (Alexa Barajas). When Carver enters the apartment where they were staying and discovers them missing – and sees there’s a hole in a mirror – he realizes he’s in real danger.

Back at Caitlin’s apartment, Frost and Carla have a heart-to-heart and Frost admits feeling like a third wheel and being seen as some kind of monster by Caitlin’s mom. Carla assures her she’s not a monster and has protected Caitlin more than she ever did. Carla fears she has made many mistakes in her life, but Frost says she’s a brilliant scientist and an awesome human being.

Carver finds Barry and asks him to get him into witness protection.

Back at the CCPD, Barry and Carver are waiting for the FBI to show up when Mirror Singh walks out of the elevator and tells Carver he will personally escort him. Singh says he needs a minute to talk to Barry and pulls Barry aside.

Mirror Singh offers Barry a deal: if he lets him have Carver, Eva will let Iris out of the mirror dimension. Singh goes on about how Barry’s protecting the wrong man and that Eva’s not his enemy. Nash, who is a few feet away, overhears the conversation and can see Barry hesitating and considering the deal. Nash uses a smoke bomb as a distraction and teleports Barry, Carver, Allegra, Ralph, and himself to S.T.A.R. Labs.

Almost immediately Carver wants to buy the tech Nash just used and Ralph tells him to shut up. Team Flash shows Carver footage of the mirror duplicates and informs him Singh is one. Carver says the safest place is in his panic room at McCulloch Tech and that he can bring down a whole force field around the building.

As Team Flash escorts him there, Nash pulls Barry aside and confesses he knows Barry was considering Mirror Singh’s deal. He says he saw Harry Wells who told him the Barry he knew would never accept that deal. Barry tells Nash he has to get Iris back, but Nash counters asking how she would feel if Barry traded a person’s life for her.

At McCulloch Tech, Ralph, Nash, and Allegra evacuate the building with the help of a few security guards while Barry escorts Carver to his panic room. Ralph sees Sue in the crowd of people and walks over to talk to her. It’s then he notices she’s wearing a Black Hole pin. He realizes she joined the Black Hole to actually get close enough to kill Carver. Ralph tries to talk her out of it, reminding her she’s a good person and he believes in her. (This was very reminiscent of season three when Barry tried to stop Caitlin from becoming Killer Frost, only not as powerful).

Sue knocks Ralph out with knock-out gas and gets on an elevator to find Carver.

Once everyone except Team Flash and the security guards are out of the building, Carver activates the force field around the building. It’s only on for a few seconds before it fails. Sunshine, Ultraviolet, and Dr. Light show up – now working for Eva – and take on Team Flash and the security guards.

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Efrat Dor as Mirror Mistress in ‘The Flash’ season 6 episode 19 (Photo: Dean Buscher © 2020 The CW Network, LLC)

Barry leaves Carver to go check on the force field and is met by Mirror Singh. Again Barry tries to talk him down saying he can resist her, but Singh only smiles and shatters. He’s replaced by Eva, wearing her snazzy new mirror battle armor suit. She blasts Barry with a ray and walks off in search of Carver.

In the building’s main lobby, the fight is now on. It’s shot and shown in multiple split-screens to cover all the action. (That actually was more distracting and chaotic than helpful.) Allegra’s saved from Ultraviolet by Nash. Sue returns to back up Ralph as the security guards are being taken down quickly by Sunshine.

In the panic room Eva uses the monitor screen Carver is watching the fighting on to enter and face him. He tells her he only did what he had to and that she isn’t his wife. She responds that she’s doing what she needs to and shatters the screen. She uses her powers to control the glass shards and sends them flying at Carver.

The Flash speeds in and gets in front of Carver, taking the hit instead. (WHAT! This is an incredibly dumb move when he could have just sped Carver out of the room.) Still standing but with the shards sticking in him, Barry’s efforts turn out to be in vain because Eva forces one of the shards through him and right into Carver’s heart. As Carver dies his last words are that Eva is not his wife, that his wife is dead.

The Flash is lying on the floor wounded when Eva uses her powers and pulls out the shards. She tells Sunshine, Dr. Light, and Ultraviolet to stand down; Carver is dead. Eva then offers The Flash a truce saying he and his friends are not her enemy. He refuses, warning he’ll find a way to stop her. She sighs and says he and his friends are trespassing on her property. She demands they leave before she calls the police.

The next day Eva holds a press conference, claiming she was being held prisoner by an international crime syndicate and that it was her husband who died rescuing her. She will now take over the role of CEO of McCulloch Tech.

Ralph finds Sue getting ready to go back home to her parents’ house. He tells her she can’t and shows her that Eva has framed her for Carver’s murder.

That night Barry visits Caitlin and explains what happened. She knows he’ll find a way to stop Eva and bring Iris home. Barry confesses how helpless and overwhelmed he feels losing his speed and Iris. Caitlin replies, “Maybe instead of focusing on what you’ve lost, you should try remembering what you’ll never lose. The reason you beat Zoom, Godspeed, Thawne is because speed isn’t what drives you…it’s love. That’s your true force and there is nothing artificial about that. So as long as you stay true to yourself, you will always find a way to beat the bad guys…and gals.”

Barry half-smiles and tells Caitlin he’s going to miss her. They hug. Carla comes in and promises she’ll have both Caitlin and Frost back to him and the team as soon as possible. Barry asks if Frost can hear him and Frost tells Caitlin she can. Barry tells both of them to get better and hurry back because they have a white water rafting trip to take. Caitlin says Frost can’t wait and starts to leave. She stops at the door and turns, asking Barry to tell the team she already misses them. He says he will and she turns and walks out the door in slow-motion with a look of real worry on her face. Barry stands in her apartment with a look of loss and concern on his.

Over at Barry’s CSI office, Nash and Allegra are getting on better since he saved her from Ultraviolet. Barry shows up to talk about saving Iris and Kamilla from the mirror dimension. Cecile arrives with Joe (Jesse L. Martin) and after everyone hugs him and welcomes him back, Joe declares, “Let’s go save some people we love!”

In the mirror dimension, Iris has been staring at the monitors and finally sees what could be the location of the real Singh in the mirror dimension at the CC Hospital. Iris then begins to see Kamilla in multiple glass realities. Iris screams in pain, bends over, and then glows like a crystal before vanishing into the air.

The episode ends with “To Be Continued.”

The Flash Season 6 Episode 19 Review:

Jam-packed with action, drama, and a few surprises, episode 19 sees the villain – Mirror Master Eva – defeat what was left of Team Flash, with Frost, Cisco, and Joe all missing from the big fight. It also ended with the disappearance or full acclamation of Iris into the mirror dimension. As a season finale, it’s weaker than most but that’s because this was not the planned ending for the season. It’s just the last episode completed before The Flash had to shut down production due to Covid-19.

Still, it’s a solid episode with strong performances by Grant Gustin, Danielle Panabaker, Tom Cavanagh, and Efrat Dor who really shined as she finally rose up as the new Mirror Master and completed her mission to escape the dimension and kill her husband.

GRADE: B

Review of The Flash Season 6:

Season six was different than the other seasons of the series because for the first time the showrunner and writers split the season in two parts, having two main villains instead of one. Episodes 1-8 focused on Bloodwork, played wonderfully by Sendhil Ramamurthy. Episodes 10-19 focused at first on Carver but eventually revealed Eva to be the main villain.

Part one of season six is the stronger of the two for many reasons. The main difference is the dynamic performance of Ramamurthy as an old friend of Caitlin’s whose fear of death turns him into a mad scientist and a monster for Team Flash to stop. The episodes had almost a horror movie feel to them. The first half also benefitted from the “Crisis” story arc which gave a secondary, emotional storyline for the cast to deal with in facing the foretold death of Barry Allen.

Part two was a bit slower and at times sluggish, with the feel of a crime mystery involving finding out who was behind the Black Hole organization and revealing him. However as it continued and Iris spent most of the story stuck in the mirror dimension and Eva was revealed as the new Mirror Master, the action and suspense seemed to dissipate.

SEASON 6 – PART 1 GRADE: A-
SEASON 6 – PART 2 GRADE: B-
OVERALL GRADE: B




Robert Downey Jr to Produce ‘Sweet Tooth’ Series at Netflix

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Rebecca Murray
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Sweet Tooth

Netflix, Team Downey, and Warner Bros. Television are teaming up on Sweet Tooth, a new series based on characters created by Jeff Lemire for DC. Writers Jim Mickle (Hap and Leonard) and Beth Schwartz (Arrow) are on board as executive producers and co-showrunners for the series’ eight-episode first season.

Sweet Tooth will feature Christian Convery (Beautiful Boy), Nonso Anozie (Game of Thrones), Adeel Akhtar (Les Misérables [TV series]), and Will Forte (The Last Man on Earth). James Brolin (Life in Pieces) is confirmed as the voice of the narrator.

Team Downey’s Robert Downey Jr., Susan Downey, and Amanda Burrell will be involved as executive producers. Linda Moran is also serving as an executive producer, and Team Downey’s Evan Moore is producing.

The Plot, Courtesy of Netflix:

“Sweet Tooth is the broad appeal, family-friendly, storybook adventure of Gus — part deer, part boy — who leaves his home in the forest to find the outside world ravaged by a cataclysmic event. He joins a ragtag family of humans and animal-children hybrids like himself in search of answers about this new world and the mystery behind his hybrid origins.”




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