The CW’s Stargirl season one episode nine delved into Brainwave’s backstory and found his son, Henry, learning more about his father’s powers via videotapes. Up next, episode 10 directed by Andi Armaganian from a script by James Dale Robinson. “Brainwave Jr.” airs on July 21, 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 as Pat Dugan, Amy Smart as Barbara Whitmore, Trae Romano as Mike Dugan, Yvette Monreal as Yolanda Montez, Neil Jackson as Jordan Mahkent, and Anjelika Washington as Beth Chapel. Christopher James Baker plays Henry King Sr, Jake Austin Walker is Henry King Jr, Meg DeLacy is Cindy Burman, Cameron Gellman is Rick Tyler, and Hunter Sansone plays Cameron.
“Brainwave Jr.” Plot: LET ME START AT THE BEGINNING — As Henry Jr. (Walker) hones his newfound skills, uncovered secrets from his family’s past force him to make a difficult decision.
Meanwhile, Courtney (Bassinger), Yolanda (Monreal), Beth (Washington) and Rick’s (Gellman) latest plan brings them face to face with a member of the ISA.
Finally, tensions between Pat (Wilson) and Barbara (Smart) force her to revisit her own past.
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.
The trailer for Netflix’s Project Power opens with a voiceover by Jamie Foxx asking us to consider whether we’d take a pill capable of giving us five minutes of pure power. The trailer continues on to show what happens to those who do swallow the power-inducing pills.
In addition to Oscar winner Jamie Foxx (Ray), the cast includes Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Dominique Fishback, Rodrigo Santoro, Colson Baker, Allen Maldonado, Amy Landecker, and Courtney B. Vance.
Paranormal Activity 3 and 4 directors Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman helmed the Netflix sci-fi action thriller from a screenplay by Mattson Tomlin. Eric Newman and Bryan Unkeless produced, with Ray Angelic, Orlee-Rose Strauss, and Scott Morgan executive producing.
Netflix has set an August 14, 2020 release date.
The Plot, Courtesy of Netflix:
On the streets of New Orleans, word begins to spread about a mysterious new pill that unlocks superpowers unique to each user. The catch: You don’t know what will happen until you take it. While some develop bulletproof skin, invisibility, and super strength, others exhibit a deadlier reaction. But when the pill escalates crime within the city to dangerous levels, a local cop (Gordon-Levitt) teams with a teenage dealer (Fishback) and a former soldier fueled by a secret vendetta (Foxx) to fight power with power and risk taking the pill in order to track down and stop the group responsible for creating it.
Amanda Peet as Betty Broderick in ‘Dirty John: The Betty Broderick Story’ episode 8 (Photo by: Isabella Vosmikova/USA Network)
USA Network’s Dirty John: The Betty Broderick Story comes to an end the only way possible – given that this is based on true events and Betty Broderick remains in jail – in episode eight, “Perception is Reality.” Episode seven ended with Betty murdering Dan and Linda, calling her friends to report what she’d done, and then ultimately being taken into custody for a double homicide. The season finale opens with Betty (Amanda Peet) on the stand describing the period of time when she dropped her children off at Dan’s place.
Betty claims she was overwhelmed after caring for their children for months without his help. When the house had rats, that was the breaking point. She wanted him to be more involved, but the prosecutor insists she was “dumping” the kids. Her attorney, Jack Earley (Louis Herthum), objects to that wording and rightly so as she took the kids to their father’s to see if their presence would prompt him to help out.
The prosecutor steers much of the questioning to financial support she received from Dan (Christian Slater). The prosecutor points out that a lot of what he paid her was not court-ordered but voluntarily given to her by Dan.
Other lines of questioning include how close to the vest Dan kept their problems. The prosecutor claims he didn’t want to go public with their marital issues, but Betty doesn’t agree. She explains Dan would spread lies to his family and friends about her while also denying any relationship with Linda. Betty confirms she did speak to her friends about what was going on. She says the idea of Linda being in her house prompted her to tell her social circle how she felt.
The prosecutor claims Betty lost her friends because they didn’t want to continue to listen to her bad-mouthing Dan. However, Betty turns it around and says she voluntarily withdrew from organizations, clubs, and her social circle because her hours were filled with trying to keep up with court hearings and trials.
“I was totally under siege,” says Betty while on the witness stand.
The prosecutor walks her through the pivotal moments right before the shooting. Pointing to a diagram of Dan’s house, the prosecutor has Betty agree she walked through the home with a gun looking specifically for Dan Broderick.
Betty says she doesn’t remember actually driving to Clairemont and making a call after the murders. She only realized she was in Clairemont when a person she called asked her location.
When not in court, Betty receives lots of fan mail from women who’ve read about her story in assorted articles in the local paper. Some women can relate to her situation and empathize with what she went through. Some even send photos and jokes, and one person mails her an embroidery that reads, “Free Betty Broderick so she can kill another lawyer.”
Betty writes back to her fans, penning letters on a yellow pad. She even adds a smiley face at the end of her notes.
The prosecutor delivers her closing argument, defining the charges and reminding the jury that there isn’t a set amount of days required to make an act premeditated. Plus, just because Betty’s emotions were all over the place doesn’t make her innocent of premeditated murder.
The first jury is deadlocked and dismissed. In interviews immediately after the hung jury announcement, jury members express their opinions on Betty’s guilt or innocence. One male juror acknowledges everyone has a breaking point. He believes she should have argued self-defense because she was abused and emotionally battered. He ends his interview with, “What took her so long?”
Betty meets with Jack Earley in jail and she’s excited over all the fan mail she’s been receiving, some of which includes money and candy. Most of the current batch of mail is in response to an article in the Ladies Home Journal which she believes is great for their side of the case. Betty thinks if there’s another hung jury, they’ll wind up letting her go free.
Her attorney attempts to tamp down her enthusiasm by reminding her the prosecutor made a tactical miscalculation. She didn’t go into detail about the actual murders and what happened in Dan’s bedroom that night. The prosecutor won’t make that same mistake twice and will do further research to prepare for questioning Betty.
Betty’s upset she’s being denied bail when even Jeffrey Dahmer’s bail was set for $1 million.
Betty kills time in jail pranking her friends by calling them and insisting she’s escaped and needs their help. She also sits for more interviews and is happy to tell Jack Earley she’s got an interview set with People magazine. He warns her he has a bad feeling about that particular reporter based on phone calls they’ve exchanged. Betty believes he’s unnecessarily worrying when he should be excited about all the press.
Her attorney provides her with transcripts from her interrogation. She needs to read through them and make sure she knows what she’ll be up against in her second trial.
Betty’s second trial begins and the prosecutor explains to the jury that Betty channeled her hate and was laser-focused on Dan Broderick. When it’s the defense’s turn, Jack Earley tells the jury that in order to understand how Betty Broderick got to this point, they have to see who Dan really was. The jury needs to understand her life, her dreams, and the promises made to her.
Betty sits with the People magazine reporter and explains her side of the story. She’s way too sure of herself while speaking with the reporter, mistaking the tone of the interview for a confessional. The reporter says she’s talked to people all over San Diego and even her driver from the airport called Betty “used and abused.”
The reporter reveals a woman in La Jolla even said what Betty has done will make the next Dan Broderick think twice before doing the same thing. That woman also thought that sometimes you need a little prairie justice.
And here’s the moment Betty completely screws up and allows herself to be reeled into giving an answer she never should have. The reporter asks Betty her opinion on that prairie justice statement and Betty smiles and says she can’t answer that. But then she leans in, covers her mouth, and winks as she whispers, “But you know what the answer is.”
The reporter immediately makes a note of that.
Next, Betty’s two young sons finally visit her in jail. They don’t give their mom a hug and it’s a surprisingly uncomfortable meeting.
Back in court, the friend who initially checked on Dan and Linda describes checking and not finding a pulse. Both bodies were cold. He also describes the phone in the hall with its wire shredded. The police arrived as he was leaving and he told them Dan and Linda were dead.
Friends also describe how much Betty hated Dan and Linda. Marie (Emily Bergl) explains Linda was losing friends because they were bored of her constant complaining about Dan. Karen (Missi Pyle), one of Betty’s closest friends, testifies she begged Betty to keep her mouth shut about the divorce.
Both Marie and Karen recall she didn’t seem to care about being in jail, equating her time there to summer camp. Karen calls Betty someone who loved money more than her kids, describing her as an alcoholic spender.
Marie testifies she heard Betty multiple times say she was going to kill Dan.
One friend does come to her defense by saying Betty loved and wanted her children. She wouldn’t have given them up to Dan if she thought he was going to keep them. She was even putting her life back in order so that she could get custody.
Testimony from Betty’s friends also brings out that Betty believed Linda was destroying her family and by shooting her she destroyed Linda. The prosecutor asks if Betty laughed when she admitted shooting Linda and the witness confirms she did.
Betty’s two daughters testify and it’s obviously painful for both. One says her dad didn’t really understand how to be a father but that he tried really hard.
Amanda Peet as Betty Broderick in ‘Dirty John: The Betty Broderick Story’ episode 8 (Photo by: Isabella Vosmikova/USA Network)
Finally, it’s Betty’s turn on the stand and she lays out her story while crying. She explains she was going to go to the beach to kill herself but instead she went to Dan’s.
The prosecutor reads transcripts of her phone messages. It’s not looking good for Betty and it doesn’t get any better as she continues to respond to intense questioning. Many of the questions earn vague or unsure replies, including when Betty’s asked when exactly she made the decision not to go to the beach and to drive over to Dan’s home to kill herself.
When the prosecutor questions her about why she actually took the gun inside the house, Betty’s on the verge of losing her temper as she replies. “I took the gun inside the house so that he would listen to me. If he wouldn’t listen, then I was going to kill myself.”
The prosecutor is getting under Betty’s skin a little, but Betty attempts to hold it together. She’s asked why her story’s a little different this time and Betty claims it’s because the questions are different. Plus, she thinks she might just be explaining herself better this second time around.
Betty walks the jury through what happened in Dan’s bedroom, repeatedly claiming she doesn’t remember ever pulling the trigger. She does remember it going off when her arm tensed. The prosecutor reminds her the gun was a revolver which would require her to actually pull the trigger each time. Betty doesn’t change her story as the prosecutor asks her if she tensed once, twice, three times, and then again for a fourth shot.
The prosecutor has definitely learned from errors made in the first trial. She makes Betty admit that when she walked into the room, the gun was at her side. She would then need to bring it up to shoot Linda when she moved in bed. If she tensed once and shot Linda, then she’d have to change her angle and tense again to shoot Dan.
Obviously this story doesn’t make any sense, but Betty continues to deny she saw them clearly because it was so dark. She also claims she didn’t change her aim or move, yet somehow shot them both while they were on opposite sides of the bed.
The prosecutor asks Betty to confirm she never intended to kill herself with any of those five shots. Betty replies, “I thought about it after but there weren’t any bullets left in the gun.”
Betty’s forced to admit she didn’t leave the room immediately after shooting them. Instead, she retrieved the phone which meant she had to walk around the bed, by where Dan was lying on the floor, and grab the phone to yank it from the wall. (Dan didn’t die immediately and may have been able to call for help had Betty not ripped out the phone.)
The prosecutor brings up that Linda’s written hundreds of letters while in jail. In none of those letters does she express remorse. Plus, in one letter to an LA Times reporter she corrects what the reporter stated were Dan’s last words.
Betty’s caught in a major lie. She just testified she doesn’t remember what happened in that room, yet she corrected the LA Times about Dan’s exact words. Betty can’t have it both ways.
The prosecutor delivers her closing argument, acknowledging the jurors will have passionate feelings about the evidence. They need to air out their arguments and judge the evidence. She concedes Dan should have given Betty everything she asked for, including the kids and more money. She also concedes Linda shouldn’t have gotten involved with Dan. “But the verdict forms you will be filling out do not read ‘We the jury find Dan and Linda Broderick were perfect people,’” says the prosecutor.
The defense attorney also does a terrific job, pointing out that only the two people involved in a marriage really know what happens behind closed doors. He also argues that if they decide Betty brought the gun into the house, they should find it’s involuntary manslaughter in this case.
The prosecutor argues Betty executed Dan and Linda, imposing the death penalty on the couple without them being able to present their case.
Betty and Jack Earley are playing cards when they learn the jury has returned a verdict. Everyone gathers in the courtroom as the judge reads the verdict. Given that this season’s based on a true story, the outcome of the trial is, of course, a guilty verdict on two counts of second-degree murder.
In interviews after the verdict, jury members explain there was one member who would not ever agree to first-degree murder. The one hold-out on first-degree says Dan killed Betty’s spirit first and “flipped her out.” The hold-out is also completely shocked to learn during her interview after the verdict was delivered that Betty could receive a sentence of 32 years to life. She had assumed Betty would be out in four or five years. She claims she would have hung the jury had she been aware a lengthy sentence was a possibility.
The judge delivers his sentence, indicating Betty showed a high degree of callousness by aiming at both people and carrying the phone into the hallway. Betty receives a sentence of 15 years to life on both counts, to be served consecutively.
She’s allowed to give one of her daughters a hug before being taken out of the courtroom. (Only one of the two testified in support of her mom.)
After being sentenced, Betty gives another interview by phone. She even sings “their” song, “The Twelfth of Never,” over the phone.
The last two minutes of episode eight (and of the season) present an alternate version of events in which Betty never acted on her anger. She never crashed into Dan’s house, she showed up for a hearing even though she believed it had been canceled with the attorney she didn’t fire, and she introduced herself to Linda the first time she suspected something was going on. Although she drove the kids to Dan’s and intended on dumping them there, in this alternate universe, she thought better of it and called them back into her car.
And in this altered version of reality, Dan admitted right away that he was in love with Linda instead of constantly lying and making Betty believe she was going crazy.
But, none of that actually happened and Betty now sits in her cell where she’s visited by the ghosts of Dan and Linda who say nothing as they stare at her in judgment.
And that’s a wrap on USA Network’s Dirty John: The Betty Broderick Story.
The real Betty Broderick has been denied parole twice (she continues to blame the victims) and is currently incarcerated at the California Institution for Women in Chino, CA.
Survivor won’t be returning to CBS’s primetime schedule as planned. The network announced they’ve adjusted their fall 2020-2021 schedule after it was determined filming on season 41 of the reality competition series would be delayed due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
The network says producers for the popular long-running series are working with Fiji officials to determine when it will be appropriate to begin production. According to CBS, the health and safety of the crew and competitors is their top priority. Filming will not get underway until it’s safe.
Survivor‘s absence means The Amazing Race hosted by Phil Keoghan will move from its 9pm ET/PT Monday timeslot to the 8pm ET/PT slot. Season four of the action drama SEAL Team with David Boreanaz will air at 9pm ET/PT instead of 10pm ET/PT.
S.W.A.T. season four will now follow SEAL TEAM at 10pm ET/PT. S.W.A.T. was not originally part of the fall schedule.
CBS’ REVISED WEDNESDAY LINEUP FOR FALL 2020-2021
8:00-9:00 PM THE AMAZING RACE
9:00-10:00 PM SEAL TEAM
10:00-11:00 PM S.W.A.T.
There won’t be anyone sleeping overnight outside the San Diego Convention Center in order to get into panels at the San Diego Comic-Con this year. Instead, everyone is welcome to participate in the first-ever Comic-Con@Home happening July 23 through July 26, 2020. The virtual version of the Con was pulled together by the hardworking San Diego Comic-Con staff after the annual gigantic pop culture convention was forced to cancel due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Comic-Con@Home participating networks and film studios will host one-hour panels that will be accessible for free via San Diego Comic Con’s official YouTube channel. Most panels will be pre-recorded, and each will debut at a specific time. (See the list below for the television lineup.) The virtual event is light on film panels but has a decent amount of TV shows participating throughout the four-day event.
The SDCC has published direct YouTube links to some of the panels. However, they won’t be available for viewing until the time listed on the Comic-Con@Home schedule. (All times listed are PT.)
The cast of Star Trek: Discovery reprises their roles in a virtual table read of the season two finale “Such Sweet Sorrow, Part 2.” Cast scheduled to appear, include Sonequa Martin-Green (Commander Michael Burnham), Michelle Yeoh (Philippa Georgiou), Doug Jones (Commander Saru), Anthony Rapp (Lt. Commander Paul Stamets), Mary Wiseman (Ensign Sylvia Tilly), Wilson Cruz (Dr. Hugh Culber), Mary Chieffo (L’Rell), Tig Notaro (Commander Jett Reno), Alan Van Sprang (Captain Leland), Jayne Brook (Admiral Katrina Cornwall), and the Discovery Bridge crew Emily Coutts (Lt. Detmer), Oyin Oladejo (Lt. J.G. Owosekun), Patrick Kwok-Choon (Lt. Rhys), Ronnie Rowe Jr. (Lt. J.G. Bryce), Sara Mitich (Lt. Nilsson), and upcoming Star Trek: Strange New World stars Anson Mount (Captain Christopher Pike), Rebecca Romijn (Number One), and Ethan Peck (Spock), alongside Star Trek: Discovery executive producer and co-showrunner Michelle Paradise and executive producer Olatunde Osunsanmi, who also directed the season two finale.
Mike McMahan, creator, showrunner, and executive producer of the upcoming animated comedy series Star Trek: Lower Decks, which premieres Thursday, August 6 on CBS All Access, will debut an exclusive extended first look from the premiere episode. McMahan also moderates a fun discussion with the Starfleet crew residing in the “lower decks” of the U.S.S. Cerritos, including “Ensign Beckett Mariner” voiced by Tawny Newsome, “Ensign Brad Boimler” voiced by Jack Quaid, “Ensign Tendi” voiced by Noël Wells, and “Ensign Rutherford” voiced by Eugene Cordero and the ship’s bridge crew including “Captain Carol Freeman” voiced by Dawnn Lewis, “Commander Jack Ransom” voiced by Jerry O’Connell, “Lieutenant Shaxs” voiced by Fred Tatasciore, and “Doctor T’Ana” voiced by Gillian Vigman.
Patrick Stewart and the lively cast of the hit original series Star Trek: Picard come together (virtually) for the first time post-finale to discuss the critically acclaimed first season. Cast members scheduled to appear includes Patrick Stewart (Jean-Luc Picard), Alison Pill (Dr. Agnes Jurati), Isa Briones (Dahj/Soji), Evan Evagora (Elnor), Michelle Hurd (Raffi Musiker), and Santiago Cabrera (Cristobal Rios) along with special guest stars Brent Spiner (Data/Dr. Soong), Jonathan Del Arco (Hugh), Jonathan Frakes (William Riker), Jeri Ryan (Seven of Nine), and Marina Sirtis (Deanna Troi).
Your favorite Shlorpians are getting together for Comic-Con@Home! As Hulu’s most-watched original comedy premiere to date, Solar Opposites centers around a team of four aliens who escape their exploding home world only to crash land into a move-in ready home in suburban America. They are evenly split on whether Earth is awful or awesome, while protecting the Pupa, a living super computer that will one day evolve into its true form, consume them and terraform the Earth…
Join Justin Roiland (“Korvo”), Thomas Middleditch (“Terry”), Sean Giambrone (“Yumyulack”), Mary Mack (“Jesse”), and executive producers Mike McMahan and Josh Bycel for all things Solar Opposites including an exclusive clip from the upcoming second season!
A new original supernatural horror-comedy by Simon Pegg (Shaun of the Dead), Nick Frost (Hot Fuzz), James Serafinowicz (Sick Note), and Nat Saunders (Sick Note). Join as they discuss the making of the hilarious eight-episode series about a team of part-time paranormal investigators who team up to uncover and film ghost sightings across the UK, sharing their adventures on an online channel for all to see.
Philip Solomon, voice of Craig, and Lucia Cunningham, voice of Craig’s little sister Jessica, from the Emmy-nominated series Craig of the Creek host the annual Cartoon Network Studios First Look virtual panel . . . it’s like they are at the Trading Tree, but instead of handing out Choco Rolls they’re dishing out special announcements and exclusive clips from Apple & Onion, Ben 10 vs. The Universe: The Movie, Craig of the Creek, Mao Mao, Heroes of Pure Heart, Victor and Valentino, and We Bare Bears The Movie.
Executive producers Mike & Julie Scully, executive producer and star, Amy Poehler, along with stars Ty Burrell, Riki Lindhome, Joy Osmanski, Yassir Lester, Betsy Sodaro, and guest stars Rashida Jones and Wiz Khalifa discuss their favorite moments from the season and what they’re excited for in the upcoming second season; returning next Spring on FOX.
Marvel’s 616 explores how Marvel’s rich legacy of stories, characters and creators exist within the “world outside your window.” Each documentary, helmed by a unique filmmaker, explores the intersections of storytelling, pop culture and fandom within the Marvel Universe.
Join directors Gillian Jacobs, Paul Scheer, and executive producers Sarah Amos and Jason Sterman as they discuss the making of this Disney+ original anthology series with moderator Angélique Roché.
A twisted, eight-episode thriller about a group of young comic fans who discover the conspiracy in a graphic novel is real, and embark on a high-stakes adventure to save humanity from the end of the world. Join writer and executive producer Gillian Flynn (Gone Girl) and series stars John Cusack, Rainn Wilson, Sasha Lane, Ashleigh LaThrop, Dan Byrd, Desmin Borges, Javon “Wanna” Walton, and Jessica Rothe for a Q&A moderated by Entertainment Weekly’s Christian Holub.
Lin-Manuel Miranda in ‘His Dark Materials’ (Photo Credit: HBO)
Adapting Philip Pullman’s award-winning trilogy of the same name, which is considered a modern masterpiece of imaginative fiction, HBO/BBC’s His Dark Materials concluded its debut season in December. Join executive producers Jane Tranter and Jack Thorne, as well as cast members Dafne Keen (Lyra), Ruth Wilson (Mrs. Coulter), Ariyon Bakare (Lord Boreal), Amir Wilson (Will Parry), Andrew Scott (John Parry), and Lin-Manuel Miranda (Lee Scoresby) in a virtual panel discussion about the hit drama series which will be moderated by award-winning journalist Stacey Wilson Hunt.
Creator, executive producer and director Greg Daniels (The Office, Parks and Recreation) and stars Robbie Amell, Andy Allo, Kevin Bigley, Allegra Edwards, and Zainab Johnson discuss how they brought this futuristic comedy to life, share behind-the-scenes details from season one, and tease what fans can expect in season two.
Upload season one is a ten-episode, half-hour, sci-fi comedy that takes place in the near future, where people can be “Uploaded” into a virtual afterlife of their choice.
3pm PT – HBO Max and Cartoon Network Studios: Close Enough:
JG Quintel, creator of the Emmy Award-winning Regular Show discusses his new show HBO Max series Close Enough with a panel and table read. Close Enough is 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.
Jason Mantzoukas (Alex), Gabrielle Walsh (Emily), Kimiko Glenn (Bridgette), and Jessica DiCicco (Candice) will join Quintel (Josh) to discuss the show’s themes of navigating the transitional 30’s, juggling work and kids, and pursuing your dreams, while avoiding time-traveling snails, stripper clowns, and murderous mannequins.
The cast and showrunners of Superstore come together for a fun-filled hour stocked with their favorite shared moments over the past five years. Watch the cast celebrate Comic-Con from home, and treat fans with what to expect when the series returns next season on NBC. You never know what surprises are in store! Cast members Ben Feldman, Mark McKinney, Lauren Ash, Colton Dunn, Nico Santos, Nichole Sakura, and Kaliko Kauahi will all join the conversation, along with showrunners Gabe Miller and Jonathan Green.
Join executive producer Eric Kripke, along with series stars Karl Urban, Jack Quaid, Antony Starr, Erin Moriarty, Jessie T. Usher, Laz Alonso, Chace Crawford, Tomer Capon, Karen Fukuhara, and Aya Cash, with moderator Aisha Tyler, for a behind-the-scenes look at the upcoming second season of The Boys. Executive producers Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg will also make a special appearance.
Based on The New York Times best-selling comic by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson, The Boys is a fun and irreverent take on what happens when superheroes – who are as popular as celebrities – abuse their superpowers rather than use them for good. The even more intense, more insane season two finds The Boys on the run from the law, hunted by the Supes, and desperately trying to regroup and fight back against Vought.
5pm PT – Van Helsing Season 4 – Comic-Con@Home Panel Discussion:
This panel will answer some fan questions, find out where Vanessa Van Helsing is, and take a closer look at her epic meeting with The Dark One in Metamorphosis. They will also discuss what it was like filming overseas, the challenges we’ve faced during COVID-19, and how Van Helsing is getting back on track for Season 5.
Kelly Overton – “Vanessa”
Jonathan Scarfe – “Axel”
Tricia Helfer – “The Dark One”
Jennifer Cheon Garcia – “Ivory”
Aleks Paunovic – “Julius”
Keeya King – “Violet”
Nicole Munoz – “Jack”
Jonathan Lloyd Walker – showrunner and executive producer
Chad Oakes – executive producer
Mike Frislev – executive producer
Morris Chapdelaine – producer/moderator
FRIDAY, JULY 24th
10am PT – HBO Max: The Cartoon Network Studios Collection:
HBO Max and Cartoon Network Studios are excited to share with you a few highlights from their amazing collaboration. Featuring show creators Myke Chilian of Tig n’ Seek, Stephen P. Neary of The Fungies, and Julia Pott of Summer Camp Island, we’ll take a look into what makes these shows truly awesome. Hear from cast members, watch exclusive content and learn to draw a few of your favorite new friends.
11am PT – HBO Max and Cartoon Network Studios: Adventure Time: Distant Lands:
C’mon grab your friends for a special return to the Land of Ooo and beyond with Adventure Time: Distant Lands. Based on the animated series Adventure Time by show creator Pendleton Ward and executive producer Adam Muto, these four specials explore the unseen corners of the world with both familiar and exciting brand-new characters.
Join moderator Michaela Dietz, Amethyst from Steven Universe, as she shares all of the ba-nay-nay details about the BMO special from Adam Muto (executive producer), Glory Curda (Y5), Olivia Olson (Marceline), and Niki Yang (BMO). Plus, stick around for a righteous sneak peek of the second special, Obsidian. It’s gonna be so spice!
11am PT – Vikings: Celebrating 6 Seasons of The Series:
Michael Hirst, Travis Fimmel, Katheryn Winnick, Alex Ludwig, Clive Standen, and Jordan Patrick Smith will discuss their favorite moments from the past six and a half seasons, favorite fan interactions, and what makes Vikings so extraordinary.
Jenna Elfman, Garret Dillahunt, Alycia Debnam-Carey, Lennie James, Maggie Grace and Danay Garcia in ‘Fear the Walking Dead’ season 5 episode 6 (Photo by Van Redin/AMC)
Fear the Walking Dead will present a panel for the series’ upcoming sixth season, premiering later this year. Moderated by Chris Hardwick, the panel will feature TWDU chief content officer Scott M. Gimple, showrunners and executive producers Andrew Chambliss and Ian Goldberg, and cast members Lennie James, Alycia Debnam-Carey, Colman Domingo, Danay Garcia, Karen David, Jenna Elfman, and Rubén Blades.
Season six of Fear the Walking Dead explores what has become of the unlikely family once united by a mission to help those in need. After being torn apart by Virginia (Colby Minifie) and her Pioneers, the group is now dispersed across her far-reaching settlements. Morgan’s (James) last message at the end of season five implored the group to “Just Live” and this season we’ll see what that means to each of them.
Some will find the stability and opportunity within Virginia’s communities to be intriguing, some will sink into darkness, while others will fight back against what has been forced upon them. Life behind Virginia’s walls will test each and every one of them in different ways, forcing them to define who they are in this new world.
12pm PT – HBO Max and Cartoon Network Studios: Infinity Train:
The mysterious and compelling fan-favorite series from Cartoon Network Studios and HBO MAX pulls in for a triumphant return to Comic-Con this year. Climb aboard and join Owen Dennis (series creator), Madeline Queripel (supervising director), and show writers Alex Horab, Lindsay Katai, and Justin Michael as they look back on Books One and Two and reveal a sneak peek of Book Three only on HBO Max.
The Walking Dead will make its 11th San Diego Comic-Con appearance with a panel spotlighting “A Certain Doom,” which will air as a standalone episode later this year. Moderated by Chris Hardwick (Talking Dead), the panel will feature TWDU chief content officer Scott M. Gimple, showrunner and executive producer Angela Kang, executive producer Greg Nicotero, who directed the episode, and cast members Norman Reedus, Melissa McBride, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Lauren Cohan, Josh McDermitt, Seth Gilliam, Ross Marquand, Khary Payton, and Paola Lazaro.
In The Walking Dead episode 1016, “A Certain Doom, ” Beta engages the final battle of the Whisperer War.
The Walking Dead: World Beyond makes its Comic-Con International debut as the third series in wildly successful The Walking Dead Universe. Moderated by Chris Hardwick, the series’ panel will feature TWDU chief content officer Scott M. Gimple, showrunner and executive producer Matt Negrete and cast members Aliyah Royale, Alexa Mansour, Hal Cumpston, Nicholas Cantu, Nico Tortorella, Julia Ormond, and Joe Holt.
The Walking Dead: World Beyonddelves into a new mythology and story that follows the first generation raised in a surviving civilization of the post-apocalyptic world. Two sisters along with two friends leave a place of safety and comfort to brave dangers, known and unknown, living and undead on an important quest.
Pursued by those who wish to protect them and those who wish to harm them, a tale of growing up and transformation unfurls across dangerous terrain, challenging everything they know about the world, themselves and each other. Some will become heroes. Some will become villains. But all of them will find the truths they seek.
Sofia Bryant and Sophia Lillis in ‘I Am Not Okay with This’ (Photo Credit: Netflix)
2pm – I Am Not Okay with This – From the Page to the Screen!
Cartoonist Charles Forsman (I Am Not Okay With This, The End of the F***ing World), director Jonathan Entwistle (I Am Not Okay With This, The End of the F***ing World), and actor Wyatt Oleff (It, I Am Not Okay With This) trace the evolution of the critically-acclaimed Netflix series I Am Not Okay With This back to its beginnings as an original graphic novel! Moderated by the book’s editor and Fantagraphics associate publisher, Eric Reynolds.
It’s cast & crew of lo-fi favorite Adult Swim show, 12oz Mouse. Panelists include show-creator Matt Maiellaro as well as voice actors Mary Spender, Ned Hastings, and Paul Painter, editor John Brestan and producer-animator Nicholas Ingkatanuwat. Moderated by Max Simonet. 12oz Mouse premieres July 20 on Adult Swim.
Talk about some family drama! Join Helstrom showrunner Paul Zbyszewski and cast–Tom Austen, Sydney Lemmon, Elizabeth Marvel, Robert Wisdom, Ariana Guerra, June Carryl, and Alain Uy–for one hell of a sneak-peek look and conversation around bringing this terror-filled comic to life as Hulu’s next horror series.
With the emergence of video surveillance and facial recognition, The Capture unveils a troubling world of fake news and the extraordinary power of intelligence services. To celebrate the premiere, the cast and creators will come together to discuss what could happen when seeing is deceiving and technological capabilities are abused.
Go behind the scenes with executive producers Ben Chanan, Rosie Alison and series stars, Holliday Grainger, Callum Turner, Ron Perlman, Laura Haddock, and Famke Janssen. The Capture will be streaming exclusively on Peacock, NBCUniversal’s new streaming service, on July 15.
The Emmy Award-winning animated FOX series Bob’s Burgers invites fans into their homes for a virtual panel with all of the laughs and surprises they generally bring to the Indigo Ballroom. Creator and executive producer Loren Bouchard will break news about the upcoming season, and the always entertaining cast including H. Jon Benjamin, John Roberts, Kristen Schaal, Eugene Mirman, Dan Mintz, and Larry Murphy will have you howling with laughter with never-before-seen footage, followed by a lively panel discussion and fan Q&A.
Sterling Archer (voice of H. Jon Benjamin), Malory Archer (voice of Jessica Walter), and Bort (voice of Sam Richardson) in ‘Archer: 1999’ (Photo Credit: FXX)
Who says staying home is boring? Archer, FXX’s award-winning animated comedy, returns for its 11th season later this year and follows Sterling Archer and his return to the spy world after a three-year coma. But first, join the voice cast of Aisha Tyler, Chris Parnell, Judy Greer, Amber Nash, and Lucky Yates, plus executive producer Casey Willis for a lively discussion and the reveal of not-to-be-missed details about the new season!
6pm – SYFY: TZGZ’s Adult Animated Originals:
Prepare to depart on a journey of animated bliss and get the first look at four new originals coming to TZGZ, SYFY’s late-night adult animation block! Take a magical “trip” with the fantastically flustered High Wizard as he transports us into the zany worlds of each new show. Moderated by Baron Vaughn (SYFY WIRE’s The Great Debate), join the creators and celebrity voices of Wild Life, Hell Den, Magical Girl Friendship Squad, and Devil May Care for an exclusive sneak peek at the future of late-night animation on SYFY.
They’ll never stop the Simpsons!. . .from appearing at Comic-con; this time on zoom. Join Al Jean, Matt Selman, David Silverman, Carolyn Omine, Mike B. Anderson, and moderator Yeardley Smith. Find out how the show has surmounted social distancing and turbulent times en route to Season 32!
12pm – Disney+’s Phineas and Ferb The Movie: Candace Against the Universe:
Join creators & executive producers Dan Povenmire and Jeff “Swampy” Marsh, director Bob Bowen and stars Ashley Tisdale, Vincent Martella, Maulik Pancholy and Dee Bradley Baker as they share an exclusive sneak peek of Disney+’s upcoming Phineas and Ferb The Movie: Candace Against the Universe and discuss the origins of this iconic animated series!
Paint & Sip, in quarantine of course, with the Harts! Watch Kristen Wiig (Jenny Hart), Maya Rudolph (Betty Hart), Ike Barinholtz (Wayne Edwards), Jillian Bell (Violet Hart), and Fortune Feimster (Brenda) with executive producers Phil Lord, Chris Miller, and Andy Bobrow try to recreate Bless The Harts characters while chatting about their favorite moments from season one, what they’re looking forward to in season two and how they’ve kept busy during quarantine while drinking the show’s favorite drink–boxed wine!
Ever wanted to learn how to draw one of your favorite AD! characters? Now is your chance, join show supervising director, Brent Woods, as he teaches the cast and executive producers how to draw Roger! Grab a sketchbook & pens and learn to draw everyone’s favorite alien alongside Rachael MacFarlane (Hayley), Wendy Schaal (Francine), Scott Grimes (Steve), Dee Bradley Baker (Klaus), and EPs Nic Wegener and Joe Chandler as they chat about the current season and look toward the series’ 300th episode airing on TBS this fall.
Micah Stock as Deke Slayton, Jake McDorman as Alan Shepard, Aaron Staton as Wally Schirra, Michael Trotter as Gus Grissom, Patrick J. Adams as John Glenn, Colin O’Donoghue as Gordon Cooper and James Lafferty as Scott Carpenter in ‘The Right Stuff’ (National Geographic/Gene Page)
From Leonardo DiCaprio’s Appian Way and Warner Horizon Scripted Television, The Right Stuff is the first scripted Disney+ original series from National Geographic. The series takes a clear-eyed look at the early days of the US space program. The series follows seven of the military’s best pilots become astronauts for the newly-formed NASA at the height of the Cold War.
Competing to be the first in space, these ordinary men achieve the extraordinary, inspiring America to turn towards a new horizon of ambition and hope. In this 45-minute panel moderated by former NASA Astronaut Dr. Mae Jemison, you will hear from the cast and crew about making this compelling and cinematically extraordinary series, PLUS an exclusive first look will be revealed!
Panelists:
Dr. Mae Jemison, moderator, principal – 100 Year Starship & Former NASA Astronaut (@maejemison)
Patrick J. Adams as Major John Glenn(@halfadams)
Jake McDorman as Lieutenant Commander Alan Shepard(@jake_mcdorman)
Colin O’Donoghue as Captain Gordon Cooper(@colinodonoghue1)
Michael Trotter as Gus Grissom
Aaron Staton as Wally Schirra
Micah Stock as Deke Slayton (goodstockmicah)
James Lafferty as Scott Carpenter(@jameslafferty)
Nora Zehetner as Annie Glenn (@norazehetner)
Shannon Lucio as Louise Shepard(@shannonmlucio)
Eloise Mumford as Trudy Cooper (@Eloise.mumford)
Eric Ladin as Chris Kraft (@ericladin)
Patrick Fischler as Bob Gilruth (@pfischler)
Mark Lafferty (@garklafferty), showrunner and executive producer
Jennifer Davisson, executive producer
Cast members Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Mila Kunis, Seth Green, and executive producers Rich Appel, Alec Sulkin, and Kara Vallow from FOX’s hit animated comedy Family Guy celebrates 350 episodes with a virtual table read! After, they’ll take a look back at some of their favorite moments from the last 18 seasons, plus a special sneak peek at the hilarity and hi-jinx coming up in their 19th season premiering this fall on FOX!
Cast members Joel Kinnaman, Michael Dorman, Sarah Jones, Shantel VanSanten, Jodi Balfour, Wrenn Schmidt, Sonya Walger, and Krys Marshall gather for a thoughtful conversation looking back on season one of the Apple TV+ drama For All Mankind. Hosted by series creators and executive producers Ronald D. Moore, Matt Wolpert, and Ben Nedivi, the discussion will explore highlights from season one and feature an exclusive first look at the highly anticipated second season of this critically acclaimed series.
3pm – Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. – The Stories and Science of Mutants, Androids, Space Travel and Aliens
For seven seasons Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. has managed to take us on one wild ride after another. The show is coming to an end with season seven, which premiered on May 27, and we are excited to celebrate the show with this panel. It is one thing to explore the amazing, and sometimes scary, abilities of inhumans (mutants), and quite another to take these stories into a matrix-like world, into space and even on a time-traveling adventure.
Join the Fleet Science Center and executive producers, writers, and actors from Marvel’s immensely popular TV show Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. as they reveal how these stories came to life and discuss with San Diego scientists if they got the science right.
Panelists are Jeffrey Bell (Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. showrunner, executive producer, and writer), Andrea Decker (Fleet Science Center, moderator), Dr. Virginia De Sa (professor in the Cognitive Science Department at UC San Diego), Elizabeth Henstridge (actor, Jemma Simmons), Dr. Anila Kanchan Madiraju (research associate at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies), Melissa Miller (scientist and science writer at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography), James Oliver (Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. co-producer and writer), Sharla Oliver (Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. co-producer and writer), Dr. Troy Sandberg (postdoctoral researcher at UC San Diego), Joel Stoffer (actor, Enoch), and Craig Titley (Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. executive producer and writer).
Based on Aldous Huxley’s groundbreaking novel, Brave New World imagines a utopian society that has achieved peace and stability through the prohibition of monogamy, privacy, money, family, and history itself. Join creator and showrunner David Wiener and cast members Alden Ehrenreich Jessica Brown Findlay, Harry Lloyd, Hannah John-Kamen, Nina Sosanya, Kylie Bunbury, and Joseph Morgan for an in-depth behind-the-scenes look at the making of Peacock’s highly anticipated new series. Brave New World will be streaming exclusively on Peacock, NBCUniversal’s new streaming service, beginning July 15.
The Order is back with another exciting season! This panel will talk about the inspiration behind our favorite secret society, how our characters have coped with the events of season 1, and how we were able to bring some exciting guest stars to the season. They’ll also discuss their favorite magical couples and answer some burning questions left unanswered after the finale.
Jake Manley – “Jack”
Adam DiMarco – “Randall”
Thomas Elms – “Hamish”
Devery Jacobs – ” Lilith”
Katharine Isabelle – “Vera”
Louriza Tronco – “Gabrielle”
Dennis Heaton – show creator and executive producer
Shelley Eriksen – executive producer and writer
Chad Oakes – executive producer
Mike Frislev – executive producer
Morris Chapdelaine – producer/moderator
4pm – HBO’s Lovecraft Country:
From showrunner and executive producer Misha Green, the new drama series Lovecraft Country follows the thrilling journeys of Atticus Freeman (Jonathan Majors), his friend Letitia (Jurnee Smollett) and his Uncle George (Courtney B. Vance) across 1950s Jim Crow America as they overcome the racist terrors and terrifying monsters ripped from an H.P. Lovecraft novel.
Join cast members, Jurnee Smollett, Jonathan Majors, Michael Kenneth Williams, Aunjanue Ellis, Wunmi Mosaku, Abbey Lee, and Courtney B. Vance in a conversation moderated by Sarah Rodman, executive editor of Entertainment Weekly.
4pm – The Stars and Executive Producers of ABC’s Stumptown:
Based on the graphic novel series, Stumptown is returning to ABC for a highly anticipated season two. Stars Cobie Smulders, Jake Johnson, and Michael Ealy will be joined by executive producers Jason Richman, David Bernad, Ruben Fleischer and, graphic novel author Greg Rucka to answer your burning questions and discuss the cliffhangers from last season’s finale plus all the action in store for the upcoming season.
Melanie Scrofano as Wynonna Earp and Katherine Barrell as Officer Nicole Haught in ‘Wynonna Earp’ season 4 (Photo by: Michelle Faye/Wynonna Earp Productions, Inc./SYFY)
After a long wait, a lot of Earping, and a ton of Times Square billboards, Wynonna Earp is finally returning to SYFY. Join showrunner Emily Andras alongside cast members Melanie Scrofano, Tim Rozon, Dominique Provost-Chalkley, Katherine Barrell, and Varun Saranga as they talk about the highly anticipated 4th season, show off their best impressions, challenge each other with a round of trivia, and share a sneak peek of the season 4 premiere episode! Fan-at-home with our exclusive Wynonna Earp bingo cards and play along throughout the panel.
SYFY’s Wynonna Earp Season 4 premiere is Sunday, July 26th at 10/9c.
Named “TV’s best comedy” by the Hollywood Reporter, What We Do in the Shadows is a documentary-style look into the lives of four vampires and their loyal familiar who, in a surprising twist, is a descendant of famed vampire slayer Van Helsing. Join us in raising a glass of regular human alcohol beer to the sharp-toothed cast–Matt Berry, Natasia Demetriou, Kayvan Novak, Mark Proksch, and Harvey Guillén–and the creative team for a spirited discussion hosted by special guest, Haley Joel Osment.
NOS4A2 returns to Comic-Con for its second season, which kicked off on Sunday, June 21 and airs through August 23. Moderated by Entertainment Weekly’s Clark Collis, the panel will feature showrunner and executive producer Jami O’Brien, executive producer Joe Hill and cast member Zachary Quinto.
NOS4A2‘s second season picks up eight years after the events of season one. Vic McQueen (Ashleigh Cummings) remains more determined than ever to destroy Charlie Manx (Quinto). Charlie, having faced his own mortality, emerges desperate for revenge against Vic. This time, he sets his sights on the person who means most to Vic – her eight-year-old son Wayne. The race for Wayne’s soul sends Vic and Charlie on a high-speed collision course, forcing both to confront the mistakes of their pasts in order to secure a hold on Wayne’s future.
Farscape is now on Amazon Prime and there has been talk of its return. Join Farscape cast members in celebration of this epic sci-fi series! Panelists include Gigi Edgley (Chiana), Ricky Manning (writer), Rebecca Riggs (Commandant Grayza), David Franklin (Lieutenant Braca), Lani Tupu (Captain Crais), and Paul Goddard (Stark).
The star-studded voice cast of Hoops, a new adult animated series for Netflix launching this summer from 20th Century Fox Television, gathered for an irreverent-in-the-best-way conversation about coming together to make this show that follows a foul-mouthed high school basketball coach who is sure he’ll hit the big leagues if he can only turn his terrible team around.
Voice stars Jake Johnson, Rob Riggle, Ron Funches, Natasha Leggero, Cleo King, and A.D. join creator and executive producer Ben Hoffman and moderator/ guest voice star Max Greenfield (Johnson’s former New Girl co-star) for a truly wild and hilarious Q&A. Fans will be treated to an exclusive first look at footage from the premiere episode. Hoops comes from writer-comedian Ben Hoffman, Phil Lord, and Chris Miller, with animation produced by Bento Box.
‘Motherland: Fort Salem’ stars Amalia Holm, Jessica Sutton, Taylor Hickson, Ashley Nicole Williams, Demetria McKinney, and Lyne Renee (Freeform/Frank Ockenfels)
Creator Eliot Laurence and the cast of Motherland: Fort Salem gather to discuss the epic first season and a look forward to season two, which expands the rich world we’ve come to know. Panelists from the fan-favorite series include Taylor Hickson, Ashley Nicole Williams, Jessica Sutton, Demetria McKinney, Amalia Holm, and Lyne Renee.
Coming to FOX in Fall 2020, Next arrives at Comic-Con@Home with a sneak peek of the thrilling opening scene of the propulsive, fact-based thriller about the emergence of a deadly, rogue artificial intelligence that combines pulse-pounding action with an examination of how technology is invading our lives and transforming us in ways we don’t yet understand.
Next stars John Slattery as a Silicon Valley pioneer, who teams with cybercrime agent Fernanda Andrade, to fight a villain unlike anything we’ve ever seen. Panelists will include creator and executive producer Manny Coto, John Slattery, Fernanda Andrade, Michael Mosley, Jason Butler Harner, and Eve Harlow for a fascinating conversation about the new series and how AI and technology infiltrates all of our lives.
The long-running and successful The Goldbergs is returning to ABC for a highly-anticipated eighth season. Stars Wendi McLendon-Covey, George Segal, Sean Giambrone, Hayley Orrantia, Troy Gentile, and Sam Lerner will be joined by executive producer Doug Robinson, and moderator Gerrad Hall of Entertainment Weekly to celebrate seven seasons of America’s favorite 1980-something family along with a discussion about the upcoming season with a few surprises along the way.
The CW just released a batch of photos from The 100 season seven episode nine. The photos don’t give much away, but the trailer hints at major changes in store for the group. Directed by Amyn Kaderali from a script by Alyssa Clark, episode nine will air on July 15, 2020.
Season seven stars Eliza Taylor as Clarke, Bob Morley as Bellamy, Marie Avgeropoulos as Octavia, Lindsey Morgan as Raven, and Richard Harmon as Murphy. Tasya Teles is Echo, Shannon Kook plays Jordan, JR Bourne is Russell Lightbourne VII, Shelby Flannery is Hope Diyoza, Ivana Milicevic is Diyoza, Adina Porter is Indra, and Chuku Modu plays Dr. Gabriel Santiago.
“The Flock” Plot: TENSION – Murphy (Harmon) and Indra (Porter) must defuse a tense situation. Meanwhile, old friends make new allegiances.
A Look Back at Season 6, Courtesy of The CW:
For five seasons our heroes did whatever it took to survive on Earth…and nothing worked. Earth was unsurvivable, lost to them forever. What was not lost: hope. After 125 years in cryosleep, traveling through the stars, our heroes woke up to a new home, a final gift from dearly-departed friends. A place where they can try again. They’re given one simple task: do better. Be the good guys.
With this credo in mind Clarke and Bellamy lead a group down to this mysterious world, hoping to start anew, to finally find peace. But old habits die hard and when they stumble across an idyllic society, it quickly becomes clear that not everything on Sanctum is as perfect as it seems. Despite their determination to do better, threats both seen and unseen will once again force our heroes to fight for their lives and the future of humanity.
NBCUniversal’s new premium streaming service, Peacock, is launching on July 15, 2020. The new streaming service will feature NBC programming as well as original series including the sci-fi drama Brave New World.
Brave New World is based on the critically acclaimed novel of the same name by Aldous Huxley. David Wiener (Homecoming, The Killing) executive produces and guides the series as showrunner. Grant Morrison (Justice League), Darryl Frank (The Americans), Justin Falvey (The Americans), and Owen Harris (Black Mirror: San Junipero) also executive produce. In addition, Harris directed the first two episodes of season one.
The cast of the first season includes Harry Lloyd (Game of Thrones), Jessica Brown Findlay (Downton Abbey), Alden Ehrenreich (Solo: A Star Wars Story), Kylie Bunbury (When They See Us), and Hannah John-Kamen (Ant-Man and the Wasp). Sen Mitsuji (Origin), Demi Moore (A Few Good Men), and Joseph Morgan (The Originals) also star in season one.
All nine episodes of the first season will be available for streaming on July 15, 2020.
The Plot, Courtesy of Peacock:
Brave New World imagines a utopian society that has achieved peace and stability through the prohibition of monogamy, privacy, money, family, and history itself. As citizens of New London, Bernard Marx (Lloyd) and Lenina Crowne (Brown Findlay) embark on a vacation to the Savage Lands, where they become embroiled in a harrowing and violent rebellion.
Bernard and Lenina are rescued by John the Savage (Ehrenreich) who escapes with them back to New London. John’s arrival in the New World soon threatens to disrupt its utopian harmony, leaving Bernard and Lenina to grapple with the repercussions.
Kylie Bunbury as Frannie in season 1 (Photo by: Steve Schofield/Peacock)Harry Lloyd as Bernard Marx in season 1 (Photo by: Steve Schofield/Peacock)Demi Moore as Linda in season 1 (Photo by: Steve Schofield/Peacock)Hannah John-Kamen as Wilhelmina ‘Helm’ Watson in season 1 (Photo by: Steve Schofield/Peacock)Alden Ehrenreich as John the Savage in season 1 (Photo by: Steve Schofield/Peacock)
Janet McTeer and Laura Linney in ‘Ozark’ season 3 episode 10 (Photo Credit: Netflix)
The season three finale of Netflix’s Ozark picks up right where episode nine ended with Wendy (Laura Linney) still pulled over on the side of the road. Later, we see her pull into the parking lot of the store she and Ben visited.
Nelson (Nelson Bonilla) returns with Ben’s body and Marty (Jason Bateman) and Ruth (Julia Garner) are there to meet him. Ruth coldly asks, “Do you like your f*ckin job?” Of course he doesn’t respond.
After Nelson and Marty slide Ben into the cremation chamber, Nelson leaves. Marty warns Ruth she can not go after Nelson. Marty admits he can’t afford to lose her too and makes her promise she won’t kill Nelson. Ruth wants to know how they found him and Marty semi-lies, saying Ben called Helen. He was trying to come back but that would never be possible.
Back to Wendy we go and she’s now changing in a restroom. Marty’s finishing up and retrieving Ben’s ashes while on the phone with Wendy. He asks if she’s ready to tell him her location. Wendy pours herself a Vodka and tells him no. She doesn’t want him to know where she is. Marty says he and the kids are waiting for her to come home.
In Mexico, Navarro’s new son is in a church being baptized while it’s being streamed live for him to watch at home. Suddenly, armed men burst through the doors and kill everyone there except his baby. Navarro witnesses it and goes ballistic.
Following the hit, Navarro tells Helen (Janet McTeer) he needs to get his affairs in order. The baby is not in his will yet. He quietly admits they’re losing this war and wants her to take his two older boys to America until things are safe. He also wants her to transfer his assets evenly between his three boys.
Navarro senses she has something on her mind and encourages her to speak. She drops the bomb that she would like to take over Byrde Enterprise’s affairs, reasoning, “Just in case their involvement continues to prove erratic.” The scene ends without Navarro giving an answer.
Wyatt (Charlie Tahan) visits his sister at her trailer and asks what she’s going to tell people about Ben. Ruth reveals she’s going to say he went to Knoxville. He wants to know what happened to Ben and Ruth explains he made the mistake of calling Helen. Ruth admits she’s tired. She then changes the subject and asks how Darlene is doing. Wyatt says Darlene wants him to meet her mom. Ruth laughs, believing that’s weird.
Ruth changes the subject back to what happened with Ben. She confesses she can’t make sense of it. Wyatt, who’s not a fan of the Byrdes, begins to put ideas in Ruth’s head. He thinks she should be asking more questions. He believes the guy he knew…because he knew Ben so well…was living for Ruth and would have made it back here if he could. He thinks that when something feels off, it probably is off.
Over at the casino, Sam’s (Kevin L. Johnson) continued gambling has his girlfriend concerned and she asks him to stop. He proposes to her with a creepy ring made of his mom. (Yes, you read that correctly.) She’s happy at first but still wants him to stop gambling. Agent Maya Miller (Jessica Frances Dukes) interrupts the proposal to arrest Sam for money laundering.
Helen meets with Charles Wilkes (Darren Goldstein), who we haven’t seen in a while, to ask if he can get her a casino license. She admits she thinks Marty and Wendy are awfully close to losing the casino. Naturally, he would like to know why she feels that way. She can’t disclose why because she’s their attorney, but she believes time is of the essence.
Marty comes into his office and finds Maya waiting for him. He’s angry about Sam and wonders what her bosses will think when they’re forced to let Sam go because they don’t have any evidence. Marty claims Maya thinks she’s above everything. He has given her good, solid evidence against people and she chooses not to use it because she’s waiting for the world to fit her pristine belief system. That will never happen.
Back to Wendy in the same parking lot of the same store heading in to buy more alcohol. After a child grabs her hand mistakenly thinking she’s his mom, Wendy drops her things, gets in her car, and finally takes off for home.
Marty’s there to greet her outside when she pulls up. Once inside, Charlotte (Sofia Hublitz) is happy to see her and gives her mom a hug. Jonah (Skylar Gaertner), on the other hand, isn’t so welcoming. He wants assurance she’s there for good and she tells him she is. Jonah’s pleased about that but wants to know what she’s going to do about Helen. She asks what he means and Jonah becomes angry. “She killed your brother,” he replies.
Wendy reminds him Helen is their partner and therefore they can’t do anything. Jonah’s upset with that answer, wanting to know if they’re just supposed to forget about Ben. He tells his mom he hates her.
Charlotte heads down to the basement to see Jonah and asks what he was thinking of, yelling at their mom. “You know they can’t just magically make all this go away,” she says, reminding him of their predicament. Jonah brings up how she sued to try to get out of the family and he points out that she came back. He thinks maybe she shouldn’t have.
Charlotte’s had enough of her brother’s attitude and says, “F**k you,” before leaving him alone to pout.
Marty and Wendy meet with Helen, and Helen wants an explanation as to where Wendy went because she didn’t come home right away. Wendy admits she needed time to clear her head. Helen, not sympathetic at all, asks if her head is clear. Marty changes the subject, stating they’re committed to moving forward. Helen uses his “moving forward” wording to let them know her client wants to diversify control of his children’s assets between the three of them. When Marty asks, “Meaning what?” Helen claims she needs to become a signatory in Byrde Enterprises. When Marty brings up that he was under the impression just he and Wendy would be on the casino license, Helen lies and says she has no interest in being on the casino license and knows how hard they worked.
Marty and Wendy speak alone and Wendy believes Helen’s going to have them killed. Marty warns her to not act crazy which is exactly the wrong thing to say at this moment. Wendy yells at him not to call her crazy. She explains she can feel what Helen’s planning to do.
Marty can be so bad at reading people sometimes and makes excuses as to why he thinks Helen’s not going to have them killed. She tells Marty one last time she can feel it; Helen is going to have them killed. Marty finally concedes she may be right. He suggests they need to get out in front of it and remind Navarro of all the sacrifices they’ve made for him. Marty offers to do it, but Wendy thinks he needs to hear it from her.
Wendy calls Navarro and starts by apologizing about his girlfriend. He cuts her off, wanting to know why she’s really calling. Wendy explains something happened that she thinks he should know. She reveals her brother was staying with them when he saw Marty get abducted and taken to Mexico. She describes trying to shield him from the situation but, unfortunately, he knew too much. Wendy tells Navarro her brother had a mental illness and they thought he could be a real danger to his organization. Navarro says, “And so, you had him killed.” As she cries, she chokes out, “Yes.”
Navarro understands she’s telling him this so he’ll know she’s loyal to him. He believes she did what was required of her and shouldn’t act like he should be grateful.
As the call ends, Ruth storms in demanding to know what happened to Ben. Marty says he told her already, but she insists on hearing it from Wendy. Wendy explains Ben called Helen and they must have tracked them down. Ruth wants everyone to stop lying to her; she wants to know why Ben is dead.
Wendy’s done being nice. “He’s dead because you got him out of the hospital. He was safe. He’s dead because you thought you knew him better after two f**king months than I did after his whole life!”
Ignoring her, Ruth asks Marty if he knew about this. She looks at Wendy and says, “You murdered your own brother.” Wendy gets up and, inches from her face, tells Ruth this is on her. She did this. Wendy reminds her they got her out of the trailer (not really, she still lives there) and brought her into their family. She thinks Ruth is still too dumb to listen to them. Ruth quits. She’s done with Byrdes.
Marty runs after her, pleading to work this out. Before driving away, she tells him she’s grateful for what he’s done but she’s not a part of his stuff anymore.
Back home, Wendy climbs into bed, crying. She simply can’t do this anymore. Marty asks what she wants him to do. Should they run? Does she want him to take the deal? She brings up Ben, upset they were only four hours from Knoxville. He reminds her they would have all been killed. She then brings up the baby they lost and wonders what it would have been like. He tells her to get up and that she came back for a reason. She replies, “I ran out of Vodka.”
Ruth’s next stop is at Helen’s house where she lets the lawyer know she quit working for Marty and Wendy. She doesn’t want anything and doesn’t have a beef with Helen. (Which is interesting since she’s the driving force behind Ben being dead.) Ruth adds that she isn’t a rat; she’s just done. Helen asks, “If Marty and Wendy were out of the picture would you consider coming back?” With a smirk on her face, Ruth responds, “I ain’t hard to find.”
Darlene (Lisa Emery) and Wyatt are in bed together when Darlene asks if he thinks Ruth’s really breaking away from the Byrdes. He doesn’t see how she could stay and tells Darlene what happened with Frank Jr.
The next day, Darlene follows Frank Jr. and after he turns into a parking lot, she pulls a shotgun on him. She points the gun at his privates and asks if the reason why he likes to beat up women is because he’s tiny down there. Justifiably scared, acknowledges he understands she’s talking about Ruth. He apologizes but she shoots him anyway and walks off.
Laura Linney and Jason Bateman in ‘Ozark’ season 3 episode 10 (Photo Credit: Netflix)
Wendy receives a call from Jim (Wilkes’ right-hand man) telling her that she didn’t hear this from him, but Helen’s being issued a casino license. Based on Wendy’s reaction, he realizes she really didn’t know. He suggests she proceed very cautiously.
After hanging up she tells Marty it’s happening – Helen got on their license. They scramble to figure out a way to get Navarro on their side and Wendy suggests they end the war for him. She learned from Agent Miller that if a drug cartel commits violence on US soil, the government sends troops in response.
While discussing this Marty asks if Wendy thinks Agent Miller is just going to take his word for it. Charlotte casually says as she sips her coffee, “Jonah has video of it.” Marty and Wendy are shocked and turn to stare at their daughter.
Wendy calls Navarro to tell him the plan but first explains she wants some assurances. After telling her she doesn’t get to make demands, she simply says it is a request. Her request is that Helen is out of Byrde Enterprises. After ending the call, Jonah asks Charlotte what’s going on. She explains they’re trying to make sure Helen doesn’t kill them.
Speak of the devil, Helen is meeting with none other than Agent Evans (McKinley Belcher III). She suggests Marty’s willing to turn himself in to the FBI in exchange for his family’s safety. She requests a copy of this agreement in writing.
Marty’s also meeting with the FBI, but his meeting’s with Agent Miller. He hands her all the information on Navarro’s rival.
The scenes jump back and forth between the two FBI meetings. Lines are drawn and it’s now a battle between Marty and Helen. Agent Evans questions Helen on how she can represent Marty and the cartel at the same time. Marty continues to pour over all the evidence on the rival cartel with Miller. Ultimately, Agent Miller says she’ll think about it. Marty warns Miller she needs to act on it or his family will be killed.
Darlene pays a visit to Ruth and informs her she shot Frank Jr.’s little “junior” off. She offers Ruth a job, believing she and Wyatt should be elevating people who are from there. Ruth declines, but Darlene keeps talking. Ruth finally decides to go with Darlene.
Ruth accompanies Darlene to meet the senior Frank Cosgrave. Darlene’s honest and explains Ruth had nothing to do with what happened to his son. However, what’s fair is fair. She refuses to let him speak and reveals she needs someone to help handle her heroin business. Darlene’s willing to split it 50/50 with him. She leaves before he gives an answer.
Navarro calls Wendy to let her know he asked Helen to bring his children back. He claims he’s decided to have a second baptism for his son and expects Marty and Wendy to be there. He won’t take no for an answer and says a car will be there to pick them up in 15 minutes.
Helen prepares for the trip by gathering all the paperwork, including a fake confession with Marty’s forged signature. Jonah shows up and points his shotgun at Helen. He reveals he knows she killed his uncle and is trying to kill his parents. She admits she did have his uncle killed because he was going to get them all killed. But then she twists the story and turns it on Wendy, explaining it was Wendy who told them where to find Ben. She taunts Jonah, saying he knows his mother did this and that’s why he wants her to stop talking. Helen realizes she got in his head and gets up and walks away.
Darlene and Wyatt show Ruth their poppy fields. Darlene has baby Zeke strapped to her back as they look out over the fields.
As Marty and Wendy are about to board the jet to Mexico an incredibly angry Agent Maya Miller calls him asking why he’s taking a deal from Agent Evans. He’s shocked and quickly denies knowing anything about a deal. Miller warns him he better get to the casino to explain what’s going on. He informs her he can’t do that because he’s about to get on a jet.
Jonah comes home and sits down at the table with his gun in his hands. He sees his uncle’s ashes. After crying, he takes his gun and shoots out a window.
Marty, Wendy, and Helen pull up to Navarro’s house. As they get out of the car, Navarro’s greeting them when suddenly Helen is shot in the head. As a shocked Marty and Wendy stand there with her blood on their faces, Navarro says, “Welcome to new beginnings.”
And that’s how season three ends…with a literal bang.
Darren Star’s half-hour comedy series Emily in Paris has landed at Netflix. The series was originally meant to air on Paramount Network, however that network’s switching up their lineup to concentrate on adult dramas.
The first season of Emily In Paris consists of 10 episodes shot in Paris and elsewhere in France.
“MTV Studios and I couldn’t hope for a more perfect home for Emily In Paris than Netflix. With their international reach, we are excited to share Emily with audiences around the world,” said Darren Star (Younger) about the series’ new home.
Star created the romantic comedy and serves as writer and executive producer. Tony Hernandez, Lilly Burns, and Andrew Fleming also executive produce.
Netflix is targeting a fall premiere date for the romcom starring Lily Collins (Rules Don’t Apply) in the title role. Collins’ co-stars includes Ashley Park (Tales of the City), Philippine Leroy Beaulieu (Call My Agent!), Lucas Bravo (Smart Ass), Samuel Arnold (Antony & Cleopatra), Camille Razat (The 15:17 to Paris), and Bruno Gouery (Doc Martin).
Kate Walsh (The Umbrella Academy), William Abadie (Resident Evil: Extinction), and Arnaud Viard (Clara et Moi) also appear in the first season.
The Plot, Courtesy of Netflix:
Emily, an ambitious twenty-something marketing executive from Chicago, unexpectedly lands her dream job in Paris when her company acquires a French luxury marketing company — and she is tasked with revamping their social media strategy. Emily’s new life in Paris is filled with intoxicating adventures and surprising challenges as she juggles winning over her work colleagues, making friends, and navigating new romances.
‘The Bad Batch’ Logo (Photo Credit: Disney+ and Lucasfilm)
The popular animated sci-fi action drama Star Wars: The Clone Wars has ended but characters introduced in that animated series will be the focus of a new series just ordered up at Disney+. Lucasfilm and Disney+ officially announced Star Wars: The Bad Batch will be coming to Disney+ next year.
Dave Filoni (The Mandalorian, Star Wars: The Clone Wars), Athena Portillo (Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Star Wars Rebels), and Jennifer Corbett (Star Wars Resistance, NCIS) are on board as executive producers. Carrie Beck (The Mandalorian, Star Wars Rebels) will be involved as a co-executive producer, with Josh Rimes serving as a producer (Star Wars Resistance).
Executive producer Brad Rau (Star Wars Rebels, Star Wars Resistance) is confirmed to be the animated series’ supervising director and executive producer Jennifer Corbett is the head writer.
“Giving new and existing fans the final chapter of Star Wars: The Clone Wars has been our honor at Disney+, and we are overjoyed by the global response to this landmark series,” stated Agnes Chu, senior vice president, Content, Disney+. “While the Clone Wars may have come to its conclusion, our partnership with the groundbreaking storytellers and artists at Lucasfilm Animation is only beginning. We are thrilled to bring Dave Filoni’s vision to life through the next adventures of the Bad Batch.”
The Plot, Courtesy of Disney+:
“The series follows the elite and experimental clones of the Bad Batch (first introduced in The Clone Wars) as they find their way in a rapidly changing galaxy in the immediate aftermath of the Clone War. Members of Bad Batch – a unique squad of clones who vary genetically from their brothers in the Clone Army — each possess a singular exceptional skill which makes them extraordinarily effective soldiers and a formidable crew.
In the post-Clone War era, they will take on daring mercenary missions as they struggle to stay afloat and find new purpose.”
