Netflix is bringing Dead to Me back for a third and final season. The critically acclaimed award-winning series will return for season three with Christina Applegate, Linda Cardellini, and James Marsden back in starring roles.
In addition to announcing the final season, Netflix announced a new creative partnership with creator Liz Feldman. The new deal brings Feldman into the Netflix fold “for original series and other projects.”
Feldman, Applegate, Adam McKay, Will Ferrell, and Jessica Elbaum serve as executive producers, with Cardellini co-executive producing.
“From start to finish, Dead To Me is exactly the show I wanted to make. And it’s been an incredible gift,” stated Feldman. “Telling a story sprung from grief and loss has stretched me as an artist and healed me as a human. I’ll be forever indebted to my partners in crime, my friends for life, Christina and Linda, and our brilliantly talented writers, cast and crew. I am beyond grateful to Netflix for supporting Dead To Me from day one, and I’m thrilled to continue our collaboration.”
“Liz Feldman is a comedic force who brings her fresh and distinct point of view to every element of the creative process from inception through writing and producing. We could not be more excited to expand our relationship with Liz and continue to work with her on Dead to Me and future series to come,” said Netflix’s Jane Wiseman, Vice President, Comedy Series.
Linda Cardellini and Christina Applegate in ‘Dead to Me’ Season 2 (Photo Credit: Netflix)
A Look Back at Season 2:
“Jen (Christina Applegate), Judy (Linda Cardellini) and the lies that entwine them are back. Picking up in the aftermath of that bloody backyard reveal, the irrepressible pair once again struggle to keep their secrets buried. With a surprising new visitor in town and Detective Perez (Diana Maria Riva) hot on their heels, Jen and Judy take drastic measures to protect their loved ones and each other — no matter the cost.”
The CW has officially announced Stargirl will be sticking around for a second season. The DC superhero series renewal was announced as season one just passed its halfway point.
The season one cast is led by Brec Bassinger (Bella and the Bulldogs, School of Rock) as Courtney Whitmore / Stargirl. Luke Wilson is Pat Dugan, Amy Smart is Barbara Whitmore, Trae Romano is Mike Dugan, Yvette Monreal is Yolanda Montez, Neil Jackson is Jordan Mahkent, and Anjelika Washington is 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.
Geoff Johns, who serves an executive producer, created the character Stargirl in 1999 as a tribute to his sister who died in a plane crash in 1996. Co-showrunner Melissa Carter, Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter, and Greg Beeman also executive produce.
New episodes of the first season air on The CW on Tuesdays at 8pm ET/PT. Next up is episode eight, “Shiv Part Two,” which finds Stargirl recovering from a fight while her newly recruited Justice Society of America friends conduct a secret investigation of their classmates.
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.
Jaimie Alexander, Audrey Esparza, Heather Burns, Ennis Esmer, and Ashley Johnson in ‘Blindspot’ season 5 episode 10 (Photo by: Barbara Nitke/Warner Brothers/NBC)
Part two of back-to-back Blindspot season five episodes arrives with episode 10, “Love You to Bits and Bytes.” Season five episode 10 will air on July 9, 2020 at 9pm ET/PT.
The cast is led by Jaimie Alexander as Jane Doe. Sullivan Stapleton is Kurt Weller, Rob Brown is Edgar Reade, Audrey Esparza is Tasha Zapata, Ashley Johnson is Patterson, Ennis Esmer is Rich Dotcom, and Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio plays Madeline Burke.
“LOVE YOU TO BITS AND BYTES” Plot: As Ivy races to retrieve the devastating stash of ZIP bombs, but the remaining members of the team must rely on the help of a longtime thorn in their side, the very unstable genius Kathy Gustofson.
The Blindspot Plot:
A beautiful woman is found naked in Times Square, her memory erased, her body covered in a series of coded tattoos. But as “Jane Doe” and the FBI team who discovered her work to decipher, investigate and solve the complex treasure map of her body, an ever-widening web of conspiracy and corruption is revealed, as is the truth behind Jane Doe’s real identity and the identity of the people who sent her to the FBI in the first place. But what does this nefarious group really want? And can Jane and her teammates stop them in time?
Sullivan Stapleton as Kurt Weller in season 5 episode 10 (Photo by: Barbara Nitke/Warner Brothers/NBC)Heather Burns as Kathy Gustafson and Ennis Esmer as Rich Dotcom in season 5 episode 10 (Photo by: Barbara Nitke/Warner Brothers/NBC)Jaimie Alexander as Jane Doe, Audrey Esparza as Tasha Zapata, Heather Burns as Kathy Gustafson, Ennis Esmer as Rich Dotcom, and Sullivan Stapleton as Kurt Weller in season 5 episode 10 (Photo by: Barbara Nitke/Warner Brothers/NBC)Jaimie Alexander as Jane Doe, Audrey Esparza as Tasha Zapata, and Sullivan Stapleton as Kurt Weller in season 5 epsiode 10 (Photo by: Barbara Nitke/Warner Brothers/NBC)
Netflix’s popular teen coming of age comedy The Kissing Booth returns with a sequel, The Kissing Booth 2. The streaming service has just launched a new trailer for the romcom starring Joey King and Jacob Elordi.
The sequel’s cast also includes Joel Courtney, Taylor Zakhar Perez, Maisie Richardson-Sellers, and Molly Ringwald. Vince Marcello returns as writer/director.
Netflix has set a July 24, 2020 premiere date.
The Killing Booth 2 Plot:
Elle Evans (King) just had the most romantic summer of her life with her reformed bad-boy boyfriend Noah Flynn (Elordi). But now Noah is off to Harvard, and Elle heads back to high school for her senior year. She’ll have to juggle a long-distance relationship, getting into her dream college with her best friend Lee (Courtney), and the complications brought on by a close friendship with a handsome, charismatic new classmate named Marco (Zakhar Perez).
When Noah grows close to a seemingly-perfect college girl (Richardson-Sellers), Elle will have to decide how much she trusts him and to whom her heart truly belongs.
Brecken Merrill and Kevin Costner in ‘Yellowstone’ season 3 episode 3 (Photo Credit: Paramount Network)
Most of the wranglers are still sleeping when Tate (Brecken Merrill) leaves his tent as Paramount Network’s Yellowstone season three episode three kicks off. He joins his grandpa who shushes him while beckoning him over. They kneel behind the bushes and John tells Tate to listen to an elk who’s busy leading a wolf away from her baby. They listen as the mama draws the wolf’s attention.
John (Kevin Costner) explains baby elk don’t give off a scent, and the wolf won’t find it as long as the baby doesn’t make a run for it. John’s feeling a little sentimental and wants to make sure the baby survives by helping out mama elk. He and Tate quietly walk closer to the action, but not close enough to scare the baby into making itself known. John reveals the way to help is for them to “mark” the territory.
Monica (Kelsey Asbille) is next up and spots John and Tate relieving themselves in the field. Kayce (Luke Grimes) entices her back into the tent since Tate’s in good hands.
After briefly checking on the cattle, John lets Tate choose what to do next. He suggests they take a walk so off they go, all the while discussing what it’s like to be a rancher. John admits ranching’s a “terrible business,” and then explains all the cons of being a cattle rancher. It’s a lengthy list and Tate pays attention as John lays it all out.
Tate asks the key question: Why be a rancher if it’s so hard? “Because it’s one hell of a life, Tate,” replies John.
Beth (Kelly Reilly), looking very relaxed and satisfied, sips her coffee as she sits outside Rip’s house in the early morning hours. Rip (Cole Hauser) joins her and she’s sad that in a few generations this ranch won’t exist anymore. He disagrees, reminding her that one hundred years ago people thought barbed wire would spell the end of the frontier. It didn’t.
He delivers a sweet kiss on her forehead as he heads off to work.
Meanwhile, Governor Perry (Wendy Moniz-Grillo) breaks the news to State Attorney General Stewart (Timothy Carhart) that the president has appointed Cassidy Reid to Deputy Attorney General of the United States. He’s incredulous, given the fact she’s only 30. Because Reid will be taking off for Washington, Governor Perry needs to appoint someone in her place. (She was just elected to take over Stewart’s spot because he’s retiring.)
Governor Perry begs A.G. Stewart to stay on a while until she can figure out her options.
After that brief discussion, they’re joined by Ellis Steele (John Emmet Tracy) and his associates to discuss his airport plans. Ellis wants the state to give them the land to build the airport on, but the state will retain ownership. His company will have a 30-year lease. He explains the airlines will be responsible for building their terminals, with his company building the infrastructure. All told, he wants $400 million in land and a tax subsidy of $500 million over 10 years.
Ellis believes once the ski resorts are operational, the airport could handle two million guests each year. Governor Perry asks if the Forest Service has agreed to lease the land for the resort, and he confirms they’ve signed on. The first of three phases of building on 12,000 acres could be complete in just 18 months.
Governor Perry doesn’t like comparisons of this area to Jackson Hole when Ellis offers up the comparison, believing Jackson Hole’s actually not a good example of responsible development. However, Ellis believes the area is ripe for growth and not only could but should expand in order to keep the community alive and profitable. His planned developments will likely bring in three to six billion in tax revenue.
Although he initially planned to repurpose the golf courses at the Sporting Club into land for the airport, he’s been told by the FAA that land is too narrow. Instead, they’d like to build the airport smack dab in the middle of the Yellowstone Ranch.
Ellis wants Governor Perry to invoke eminent domain and she reveals that’s been unsuccessfully attempted before. Ellis is sure John Dutton can’t beat it twice since the first attempt was simply a land grab while this is progress.
Beth’s still sitting outside Rip’s place while working on her laptop when she receives a call from her mole inside Governor Perry’s office. The insider tips her off Ellis wants to build the airport in the middle of Yellowstone Ranch.
Beth’s response is predictable. She says, “F*ck,” and ends the call.
Meanwhile, Jamie (Wes Bentley) meets with Livestock Agent Steve Hendon (James Jordan) in jail. Hendon explains he only did what he was told to do, and Jamie’s pissed. He demands to know everything that went down. Hendon goes through what happened, admitting he worked the brakes too hard. However, it was the deputies who loaded the suspects into the trailer. Jamie hints that maybe they were assaulted before Hendon’s arrival and Hendon reluctantly agrees that might be true (although he knows it’s not).
Jamie walks through the scenario he’ll need Hendon to stick to. It’s basically lies upon lies, but it will get Hendon off the hook for killing the two suspects. That is, if Hendon can actually remember all the details of Jamie’s fictitious story.
Beth’s driving when she rings up Roarke. The call goes straight to voicemail. She doesn’t leave a message but does note to herself that he’s a douche.
Beth has a pretty good idea where he is and she’s right – he’s in the river fishing again. They joke about her assassinating him since his location’s so predictable and then they get down to business. She demands to know where he’s building the airport and Roarke (Josh Holloway) reminds her he’s not involved in the decision-making. She doesn’t believe that and he knows it, so he finally reveals her dad will be one of the richest men in the state when it’s all said and done.
Beth explains her dad doesn’t care about money; he cares about the land. She swears she’s going to stop the development, and Roarke assures her they can afford to fight this out in the courts for the next year if needed. He suggests she make them a fair proposal so they can end avoid a legal fight.
Beth doesn’t reply and instead simply walks away.
Jamie’s back in his office when County Attorney Randy Harper (K.C. Clyde) shows up. Jamie throws something at him, forcing him to duck out of the way. Jamie warns Randy he’ll testify in court Randy called him and asked him to send an agent to assault detainees. Randy tries to play innocent, but Jamie reveals he recorded the call. Jamie very briefly describes the circumstances his agent came upon, and Randy tries to convince him if Hendon will take the fall, they’ll all be in the clear for the deaths.
Jamie’s not willing to let his agent do jail time because Randy wanted the suspects to be taught a lesson. The two dead men are from out of state, so Jamie suggests they tag them as John Does and claim they were drunk and found dead.
Randy points out the obvious hitch in that plan; the victim saw everything.
Jamie accompanies the trailer as it’s released to the family of the girl who was robbed, and her father’s happy to have it returned. He thought they’d need to keep it longer since a deputy “took it too far” with the suspects. Jamie explains the person responsible was a Livestock Agent and tells the father he’s about to reveal the true story which could get him and his agent in trouble.
Jamie explains his sister was also brutally beaten and, perhaps, something else happened to her but she won’t say. “A man who puts a hand on a member of my family never puts a hand on anything else,” says Jamie. The father understands and admits his daughter won’t say if anything other than a beating happened to her. He becomes emotional and confesses he’s of the mind to stand outside the jail and shoot the men when they leave the courthouse.
Jamie assures him he doesn’t need to do that and hints they’ve been taken care of. He then opens the back of the trailer and the suspects’ blood is still inside. The father’s happy to learn the men are dead and suggests Jamie should run for governor.
The dad is touched Jamie did this for him and his family. Jamie replies, “I did that for every father who’d be sacrificing their family if they did it.”
Problem = solved.
Later that day, Governor Perry tries calling John Dutton. It goes to voice mail, so she calls Jamie instead. She wants a meeting with him and his dad tomorrow, warning Jamie time isn’t on their side.
Jamie starts panicking after getting off the phone with Perry. He assumes she wants to talk about the dead men, so he calls up Randy to see if he told anyone what really happened. He didn’t, and Jamie reminds him the lie is now the truth. They have to stick to the story but now Randy’s also panicking. It appears Randy’s going to part ways with Jamie and not lie about the deaths.
Back at the ranch, Rip and John take a look at the new barn that’s almost finished being built. John’s glad they’ve put it up, suggesting they should have thought of it years ago. He spots a woman at the uppermost point of the roof and wonders if that’s Rip’s new hire. He also wonders how she got up there. Rip says she is and he has no idea how she managed to climb that high.
Lloyd (Forrie J. Smith) tells them the new hire, Tetter (Jennifer Landon), ran up the roof like “a damned beetle.”
Jimmy (Jefferson White) wants to take off to work on making his buckle in the rodeo ring. John warns him if he breaks his arm, he won’t stay on the payroll.
Jamie drives up just then and John’s mood sours. Jamie delivers the bad news that the governor wants to meet with them, even though John reminds him he’s retired. Since it’s apparently important, John says Jamie should tell Governor Perry to meet them at the rodeo in Livingston.
John tells Rip to decide who will stay with the cattle. He’ll take the rest of the wranglers with him to town to watch Jimmy at the rodeo. Tetter and Colby have to stay behind, and the wranglers tease Colby about being left behind with the crazy new woman.
Cole Hauser and Kelly Reilly in ‘Yellowstone’ season 3 episode 3 (Photo Credit: Paramount Network)
The rodeo gets underway and Beth tries to hold Rip’s hand. Rip’s seated next to John and pulls away. John, of course, notices what’s going on. “I guess everyone thinks I’m the dumbest man in the valley,” he says to Rip. He adds, “You can hold her damn hand, Rip.”
Beth smiles and says, “Thank you, daddy,” as she snuggles into Rip. Kayce’s chuckling as John says, “As if something can happen on the ranch I don’t know about. Jesus Christ.”
Governor Perry does as John requested and meets him at the rodeo. John would rather have a fun night and not discuss whatever problem Perry needs to discuss. They do a little flirting before Perry says, “I’ll make you a deal. I’ll give you the solution tonight and the problem tomorrow. You agree to the solution and we can play teenager for the remainder of the night.”
Perry suggests she’ll appoint Jamie interim attorney general. After she does that, John will appoint someone else to run the Livestock Commission. She thinks it’s the best thing for John and for the valley but admits it might not be best for the state. She reveals it’s all about negotiating an acceptable surrender. She doesn’t reply when John asks the details on the surrender.
John sees problems with Perry’s plan, including the number one issue that he doesn’t have anyone appropriate to replace Jamie. She suggests Kayce and John admits Kayce already turned him down. Perry volunteers to ask him if that’s what John wants. John confirms it’s what he’s always wanted for his son.
Jimmy does a little flirting with a pretty girl who’s interested in going out. He gives her a smile before entering the arena, and Lloyd warns him to concentrate on the horse. He doesn’t take Lloyd’s advice, smiles at her again, and isn’t ready when they open the chute’s gate opens. It’s not long into the ride the crowd reacts to an accident in the arena. Jimmy was bucked off and it appears as though he’s seriously injured. Lloyd races into the arena along with the medics.
Jimmy isn’t moving as they load him onto a stretcher.
The final season of The CW’s The 100 continues with episode eight, “Anaconda.” Directed by Ed Fraiman from a script by series creator Jason Rothenberg, season seven episode eight will air on July 8, 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, and Chuku Modu plays Dr. Gabriel Santiago.
“Anaconda” Plot: THE PAST – Clarke (Taylor) confronts a new adversary. A surprising connection takes us back to the past and the nuclear apocalypse that destroyed the Earth.
Eliza Taylor as Clarke and Lindsey Morgan as Raven in ‘The 100’ season 7 episode 8 (Photo: Shane Harvey / 2020 The CW Network, LLC)
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.
NBC’s serving up not one but two new episodes of Blindspot on July 9, 2020. First, season five episode nine – “Brass Tacks” – air on July 9, 2020 at 8pm ET/PT. Then episode 10 – “Love You to Bits and Bytes” – follows at 9pm ET/PT.
The cast is led by Jaimie Alexander as Jane Doe. Sullivan Stapleton is Kurt Weller, Rob Brown is Edgar Reade, Audrey Esparza is Tasha Zapata, Ashley Johnson is Patterson, Ennis Esmer is Rich Dotcom, and Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio plays Madeline Burke.
“BRASS TACKS” Plot: With the surviving members of the team captured and held in FBI custody, Madeline and Ivy are in the final stages of their plan, but a few unlikely allies come out from the woodwork, trying to stop her before it’s too late.
The Blindspot Plot:
A beautiful woman is found naked in Times Square, her memory erased, her body covered in a series of coded tattoos. But as “Jane Doe” and the FBI team who discovered her work to decipher, investigate and solve the complex treasure map of her body, an ever-widening web of conspiracy and corruption is revealed, as is the truth behind Jane Doe’s real identity and the identity of the people who sent her to the FBI in the first place. But what does this nefarious group really want? And can Jane and her teammates stop them in time?
Sullivan Stapleton as Kurt Weller and Raoul Bhaneja as Shirley in ‘Blindspot’ season 5 episode 9 (Photo by: Barbara Nitke/NBC/Warner Brothers)Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio as Madeline Burke in season 5 episode 9 (Photo by: Barbara Nitke/NBC/Warner Brothers)Juan Ayala as Agent Woods and Jamie Eddy as Shayla in season 5 episode 9 (Photo by: Barbara Nitke/NBC/Warner Brothers)Aaron Abrams as Matthew Weitz, Ami Sheth as Afreen, Juan Ayala as Agent Woods, and Jamie Eddy as Shayla (Photo by: Barbara Nitke/NBC/Warner Brothers)Sullivan Stapleton as Kurt Weller in season 5 episode 9 (Photo by: Barbara Nitke/NBC/Warner Brothers)
The CW’s Burden of Truth season three comes to a close with episode eight, “Shelter From the Storm.” Directed by Doug Mitchell from a script by Bradley Simpson, episode eight will air on July 9, 2020 at 8pm ET/PT.
The cast is led by Kristin Kreuk as Joanna Chang and Peter Mooney as Billy Crawford. Meegwun Fairbrother plays Officer Owen Beckbie, Anwen O’Driscoll is Taylor Matheson, Sera-Lys McArthur is Kodie Chartrand, Dayle McLeod is Kat Carmichael, and Paul Braunstein plays Sam Mercer.
“Shelter From the Storm” Plot: JOANNA AND BILLY PUT IT ALL ON THE TABLE – With the trial against ClearDawn labs fast approaching, Joanna (Kreuk) and Billy (Mooney) are busy preparing their witnesses and finalizing the evidence. With time running out, Joanna works desperately to save Kodie’s (McArthur) children from a lasting childhood trauma, when the memory of her own trauma leads her to a big breakthrough at trial.
The Season 3 Plot, Courtesy of The CW:
Burden of Truth is a serialized investigative drama about life-altering legal cases, the helpless plaintiffs searching for answers, and the boots-on-the-ground lawyers fighting incredible odds to deliver justice.
In season three, Joanna Chang and Billy Crawford are working together in their new boutique law firm, Crawford Chang, but they’re discovering that living and litigating together has its challenges. On a cathartic trip back to Millwood for a class reunion, an old friend, Kodie, turns Joanna’s life upside down when her children are removed by Millwood Family Services. Kodie believes she is the victim of a conspiracy and pleads for Joanna to help solve the case and bring her children back.
To help her friend, Joanna must dig into the dark underbelly of Millwood to unearth evidence of a cluster of child apprehensions. Joanna will take on an impossible-to-win case that will force her to confront a long-buried secret from her childhood that may threaten her relationship and partnership with Billy. After this case, nothing will be the same again.
Kristin Kreuk as Joanna Chang and Sera-Lys McArthur as Kodie in ‘Burden of Truth’ season 3 episode 8 (Photo: 2020 Cause One Productions Inc. and Cause One Manitoba Inc)Kristin Kreuk as Joanna Chang in the season 3 finale (Photo: 2020 Cause One Productions Inc. and Cause One Manitoba Inc)Sera-Lys McArthur as Kodie and Peter Mooney as Billy Crawford in season 3 episode 8 (Photo: 2020 Cause One Productions Inc. and Cause One Manitoba Inc)Kristin Kreuk as Joanna Chang, Sera-Lys McArthur as Kodie and Peter Mooney as Billy Crawford in the season 3 finale (Photo: 2020 Cause One Productions Inc. and Cause One Manitoba Inc)Peter Mooney as Billy Crawford, Kristin Kreuk as Joanna Chang and Paul Braunstein as Mercer in season 3 episode 8 (Photo: 2020 Cause One Productions Inc. and Cause One Manitoba Inc)
The final season of Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. continues with episode seven, “The Totally Excellent Adventures of Mack and The D.” Directed by Jesse Bochco from a script by Brent Fletcher, season seven episode seven will air on Wednesday, July 8, 2020 on ABC.
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.
Jolene Andersen, Austin Basis, Ryan Donowho, Tipper Newton, and Tamara Taylor guest star in episode seven.
“The Totally Excellent Adventures of Mack and The D” Plot: After being unexpectedly stranded in 1982, Mack retreats to his childhood home to process the death of his parents, while Deke gets to work scouting a chart-topping group of new agents. With no idea if or when the team is coming back for them, time seems to finally be on their side … at least until the killer robots show up.
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.
Jeff Ward in ‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ season 7 episode 7 (ABC/Mitch Haaseth)Tipper Newton in season 7 episode 7 (ABC/Mitch Haaseth)Henry Simmons in season 7 episode 7 (ABC/Mitch Haaseth)Tipper Newton, Henry Simmons, John Yuan, Matt Yuan, Jolene Andersen, and Jeff Ward in season 7 episode 7 (ABC/Mitch Haaseth)Jolene Andersen in season 7 episode 7 (ABC/Mitch Haaseth)
Netflix just released a new lengthy trailer for the action film, The Old Guard. Starring Oscar-winner Charlize Theron (Monster) and KiKi Layne, The Old Guard will premiere on Netflix on July 10, 2020.
Gina Prince-Bythewood directs from a screenplay by Greg Rucka, adapting his own graphic novel series for the screen. Theron served as a producer along with David Ellison, Dana Goldberg, Don Granger, AJ Dix, Beth Kono, and Marc Evans.
“This is a story with mythological elements and themes of relationships, family, and love that were very appealing to me,” said Prince-Bythewood, explaining her attraction to this material. “But at its core, the fact that I got to put two badass women on screen was everything. The script came to me at a time when I had been looking to move into a bigger sandbox and it ended up presenting me with the opportunity to do exactly what I wanted: To put female heroes into the world, one of whom is a young black woman.”
In addition to Charlize Theron and KiKi Layne, the cast includes Marwan Kenzari, Luca Marinelli, Harry Melling, Van Veronica Ngo, Matthias Schoenaerts, and Chiwetel Ejiofor.
The Plot, Courtesy of Netflix:
Led by a warrior named Andy (Theron), a covert group of tight-knit mercenaries with a mysterious inability to die have fought to protect the mortal world for centuries. But when the team is recruited to take on an emergency mission and their extraordinary abilities are suddenly exposed, it’s up to Andy and Nile (Layne), the newest soldier to join their ranks, to help the group eliminate the threat of those who seek to replicate and monetize their power by any means necessary.
Based on the acclaimed graphic novel by Greg Rucka and directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood (Love & Basketball, Beyond the Lights), The Old Guard is a gritty, grounded, action-packed story that shows living forever is harder than it looks.
Poster for ‘The Old Guard’ starring Charlize Theron (Photo Credit: Netflix)
