‘Yellowstone’ Season 3 Episode 8 Recap: “I Killed a Man Today”

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August 9, 2020

Yellowstone Season 3 Episode 8 — Kelly Reilly and Kevin Costner in ‘Yellowstone’ season 3 episode 8 (Photo Credit: Paramount Network)

Kayce (Luke Grimes) and Monica (Kelsey Asbille) have the house to themselves as Paramount Network’s Yellowstone season three episode eight opens. John’s taken Tate to see the cow horse guys in action, and Kayce realizes his dad is shopping for a new horse. Monica reminds him that’s fine since John’s retired, but Kayce begs to differ. He claims his dad isn’t retired. Monica lays out exactly how John spends each day now…walks with Tate, baseball with Tate, fishing with Tate…he’s definitely retired.

Kayce finally concedes his dad is taking it easy, and Monica points out he’s lucky John’s not out with a 25-year-old woman, buying sports cars and condos. Kayce believes that might actually be cheaper than horse shopping.

Before they go their separate ways for the day, Monica explains she’s heading out to do volunteer work.

Rip (Cole Hauser) and Jimmy (Jefferson White) are also checking out horses with John (Kevin Costner) and Tate (Brecken Merrill). John explains to Tate why he needs more horses on the ranch – it’s to market the horses as an added source of income. He’s also looking at the riders, acknowledging these are some of the best in the world. He’ll need to hire one to show the horses.

Kayce joins his dad and is about to advise him they don’t need to buy a horse when he’s distracted by the new horse in the arena. Apparently, he and his dad both share expensive taste in horses.

Kayce and John carry on a conversation by just mouthing words behind Tate’s back. John wants to know how the investigation’s going and Kayce tells him the guys are recovering from the shoot-out. Neither Monica nor Tate are aware of the cattle thief Kayce was forced to shoot, and they want to keep it that way as long as possible.

Over at Schwartz & Meyer, Beth (Kelly Reilly) continues to wreak havoc on Market Equities. Roark (Josh Holloway) paces at home, screaming on the phone that every hedge fund manager is now shorting them. He thinks a buyback by shareholders is the only way to right the sinking ship.

Market Equities CEO Willa Hayes (Karen Pittman) is jumping into Beth’s game, ordering shares of Schwartz & Meyer to be snatched up. She wants this particular “bug” squished today.

Kayce shows up at his office to find it packed with ranchers. They’re in town supporting him and to thank him for protecting their ranches. One by one they extend their hands, acknowledging he risked his life to protect their cattle.

Jamie (Wes Bentley) is in Kayce’s office waiting for him, and Jamie assures his brother nothing like that ever happened when their dad was in charge. “He had their respect. He had their loyalty, but that…I don’t even know what you call that,” admits Jamie. Kayce suggests it was gratitude and then confirms the shooting was justified. Although Jamie claims his office won’t question it, Kayce believes they should to keep everything on the up-and-up.

Jamie’s actually there on a personal matter. He wonders if he can still call Kayce his brother and Kayce quickly replies, “To the day you die you better never call me anything else.”

Jamie lays out Market Equities’ plans for the valley, including the permissions they’ve already been granted for their proposed ski resort and international airport. Jamie explains Montana wants this deal to go through and that there’s an offer on the board for $10,000 an acre – and there’s 50,000 acres involved.

Kayce understands the situation but Jamie further explains that if they don’t accept the offer, Market Equities will begin a legal battle over eminent domain. Jamie won’t be involved in the legal battle because he has a horse in this race. He admits Market Equities does have a real shot at winning in court and Kayce asks if there’s a solution to this dilemma.

“We sell it to them,” responds Jamie. Jamie notes the ranch is only on solid financial ground for the next year or two. After that, they’ll probably fall behind on taxes and other expenses. One way or another, the ranch will be sold.

Jamie explains he can’t discuss this with their dad. (He says Beth’s poisoned that relationship.) Kayce knows their dad doesn’t want to hear about “numbers” from him and Jamie believes this has to come from Beth.

Kayce appears willing to speak with Beth about it, but he wants this offer in writing. A verbal agreement won’t cut it. Jamie understands.

Monica’s car breaks down in the middle of nowhere and, unfortunately, she doesn’t have cell service. Her options are either to wait for a car to come along or start walking. We think the decision’s made for her when a car arrives on the scene, however it keeps on driving without slowing down.

A truck pulls up moments after the car passes by, and Monica explains she thinks it’s the radiator and she needs a hose. The driver offers her a ride to Billings. After considering it for a minute, Monica takes him up on the offer.

Elsewhere, Schwartz & Meyer’s stock is being negatively affected by Willa Hayes and Market Equities. Beth instructs her boss what to buy and to keep spending on it until she tells him to stop. We don’t hear his side of the phone conversation, but Beth appears very much in charge of Schwartz & Meyer’s reaction to what had to be anticipated revenge by Willa Hayes.

The appearance of calm is shattered when Beth fires her assistant for offering coffee she didn’t request and then spilling the pot as she tried to escape her wrath.

Beth calls Angela Blue Thunder (Q’orianka Kilcher) and asks if she wants to make some money. Of course, Angela does and Beth tells her to gobble up stock because Market Equities is going on a run.

Over at Market Equities, Willa and her team pay close attention to the action. A breaking news announcement declares Market Equities is attempting a hostile takeover of Schwartz & Meyer. Willa dislikes Beth but also respects her game. “After we get this b*tch fired, we should hire her,” says Willa.

Just then Jamie calls and asks Willa for a written offer. She quickly agrees to have something written up and emailed.

Rip and John have a discussion about horses that ultimately leads to a discussion about Rip’s intentions with Beth. Rip doesn’t seem to be of the mind to talk about it, but John says, “If you’re joining the family can you please be the one person in it who f**king talks to me?”

Rip confesses he loves Beth and will always take care of her. John knows that and reveals that’s why he said yes. Rip explains why people don’t talk to John…he believes it’s because they’re scared they’ll let him down.

Monica hasn’t been in the truck long when the driver pulls off the main road, claiming he knows a spot with cell service so she can call home. Monica’s instantly leery of his motivation and asks that he get back on the road. He doesn’t.

They park and the driver instructs her to walk out a few dozen feet to get service, but she declines and says she’ll stay in the truck. He doesn’t allow that and opens her door, urging her out. Monica immediately makes a run for it and he gives chase, quickly catching up to her.

The driver tackles her and tries to pin her down but she’s able to hit him in the head with a rock. She makes a run for it again but he’s back on his feet and faster than she is. She’s forced onto her back and he sits astride her.

Whatever was going to happen next – rape, murder, or both – is terminated when he’s shot through the head.

Quite a distance away a man looks through his scope and verifies his target is down.

Monica finally makes it to her feet, blood soaked into her clothes and face. She runs toward a line of approaching police cars, and it’s confirmed this was a setup. Still, she’s upset it went as far as it did. Thomas Rainwater (Gil Birmingham) assures her EMS have already been alerted at the tactical center and they’re on their way to check her out.

Monica gives the man who shot her assailant a hug, thanking him for not missing.

Monica had no idea how much blood was soaked into her clothes and gasps when she sees herself in a car’s window.

A signal comes in from out in the area where Monica was attacked. There’s a least one dead body out there.

“People talk about making a difference but they don’t because they don’t try. They don’t risk. You risked…everything. Today, you made a difference,” says Thomas.

As Thomas is talking, whistles are heard in the background indicating more dead bodies have been located.

Monica admits she didn’t tell Kayce what she was up to and Thomas reveals Kayce has a little secret of his own. He shows her the newspaper with the huge front-page article about the shoot-out with the cattle thief. She thinks it just goes to show why they’re married; they think exactly alike.

Beth’s day is pretty much done – Schwartz & Meyer’s stock wound up plummeting after Willa denied the rumor of a hostile takeover. She receives a call from Bob Schwartz’ assistant setting up a meeting the following day.

Apparently, her day’s not quite over as Kayce arrives with the written offer. She realizes before he even hands it to her that he’s just the middleman and that it’s Jamie who wants her to know about this deal.

Meanwhile, John told Rip to decide what to do with the horse no one can ride. Rip figures out the solution and asks Lloyd (Forrie J. Smith) to accompany him on the ride. Six hours in and Rip hasn’t really spoken, so Lloyd is justified in wondering why he needed any company.

They arrive at the Pryor Mountain Wild Horse Range which is the perfect place for a horse that doesn’t like to be ridden. And it turns out Rip’s been trying to find the right words to announce he’s getting married and to ask Lloyd to be his best man.

The horse takes off and then looks back as if to thank Rip for his freedom. He then gallops away, out of sight.

Back on the ranch, Colby (Denim Richards) and Teeter (Jennifer Landon) are out fixing fences when she notices the nearby creek. She immediately begins stripping off her clothes, suggesting they go skinny dipping. She beats him to the river and is already in it, naked, when Colby walks up. Unfortunately, Wade Morrow (Boots Southerland) and his son are also there, and Colby points out they’re on the wrong side of the fence.

After making a snide racist comment, Wade and his son ruthlessly attack Colby, riding into the creek and beating him and their horses with a rope as Colby slips underwater. Teeter and Colby are both repeatedly stepped on by the horses and forced underwater. Wade and his son eventually ride away, but neither Colby nor Teeter surface as the scene shifts to the ranch house.

Monica’s in the shower when Kayce arrives home. He tries to join her and she keeps him out. He quickly learns she knows about the cattle thief. Monica wants to know what he’s protecting her from by keeping secrets. She’s aware of what he’s gone through and capable of, and believes not sharing what happens to him isn’t protecting her.

Kayce explains he didn’t tell her because he’s always in a position where he needs to kill or be killed. He didn’t say anything because – and this is heartbreaking – he doesn’t want her to think he’s a bad man. He may think it of himself, but he doesn’t want her to believe that.

Monica reveals that with every man Kayce kills, he makes the world safer. She then confesses she killed a man. Kayce’s speechless as she says she killed a man today. He joins her in the shower – fully clothed – and comforts her with a hug and kisses.

John’s relaxing outside when Beth joins him to discuss the offer. She’s reluctant to show him the offer and stresses he needs to know everything she does is for him – to please him and protect him. Although she can access the numbers and offer suggestions, she will do whatever he wants her to do.

Beth passes her dad the written offer. He reads it and asks if she believes it’s a legitimate offer. She does, and they’ve promised to wire 10% the following day if John agrees to it. John believes Beth’s going to run through the list of why he should say yes, but she explains she’s actually going to list the consequences of not accepting the offer.

Beth ticks off the key points, including the drawn-out court battle, Jamie’s recusal from being involved, and the fact the government will ultimately condemn the land. The Duttons will receive 15 cents on the dollar once that happens, according to Beth. The rest of the ranch will also be taken. Plus, the property taxes will be so massive John will lose the land anyway within three or four years.

“The cycle will continue until the ranch is whittled down to its least valuable parts,” explains Beth. “Then you’ll die and there will be no way for Kayce, and certainly not Tate, to make a living from it.”

John understands and doesn’t disagree with her reasoning. However, he won’t budge one inch. He will not be selling the ranch.

Beth doesn’t believe there’s any other option and doesn’t want his pride to factor into the decision. “No pride, honey,” says John. “I made a promise and I’d rather lose it than break it. He’d rather me lose it, too.”

John says an early good night and leaves Beth alone outside to consider the future.

The episode ends with Rip and Lloyd stopping on their way back to the ranch to celebrate Rip’s engagement with a beer at a bar. As they’re sitting at the bar, a man begins singing. Lloyd turns to look at him and is shocked to see Walker (Ryan Bingham) playing the guitar on stage. Lloyd says in surprise, “He’s supposed to be dead!”

Rip doesn’t say a word.

‘Robin’s Wish’ Trailer: Examining Robin Williams’ Final Days

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Rebecca Murray

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August 7, 2020

The neurodegenerative disorder that ultimately contributed to Robin Williams’ death is explored in the documentary Robin’s Wish. Directed by Tylor Norwood (The United States of Detroit), the documentary had access to Robin Williams’ family and closest friends and delves into moments the public was unaware of during Williams’ final days.

“When my husband Robin Williams died, the whole world grieved. It’s enough to grieve personally over this type of loss, and then to have the entire world grieving with you—that pushed it into a different realm altogether. Robin was one of the most beloved artists in the world, a comic genius, whose mind functioned on a mighty level. Yet in the end, it was a little known disease in his beautifully gifted brain that became his greatest and final battle,” explained Susan Schneider Williams.

During the last year of his life, Robin was confronted with anxiety, paranoia, insomnia, scary altered realities and a roller coaster of hope and despair. With our medical team’s care we chased a relentless parade of symptoms but with very little gain. It wasn’t until after Robin’s passing, in autopsy, that the source of his terror was revealed: he had diffuse Lewy body disease.

It was one of the worst cases medical professionals had seen. Armed with the name of a brain disease I’d never heard of, I set out on a mission to understand it, and that led me down my unchosen path of advocacy. With invaluable help from leading medical experts, I saw that what Robin and I had gone through, finally made sense — our experience matched up with the science. And what I discovered along the way was bigger than me, and bigger than Robin. The full story was revealed during the making of this film and it holds the truth that Robin and I had been searching for.”

Robin’s Wish will be released digitally and On Demand on September 1, 2020.

The Plot:

In August 2014, the world was shocked to find out that Robin Williams had died by suicide. For someone who brought so much humor to the world, it was a tragic, traumatic end. But no one knew how much more there was to the story. Left to speculate on Robin’s motives, the media circus spun out further and further, leaving the public in the dark about a complicated and obscured truth: Robin — bright, funny, quick witted — had lost a battle against an unknown enemy: the nearly impossible to diagnose degenerative brain disease Lewy body dementia.

Robin’s Wish is an intimate portrait of Robin in his final days, with deeply personal stories from some of those closest to him, including his wife Susan, who bravely came forward on her own to publicly reveal the findings of Robin’s autopsy — that he had been suffering unimaginably from LBD. Some of Robin’s closest friends and colleagues also speak out for the very first time about what they saw, getting the word out to fans about who Robin really was in light of what happened at the end of his life.

Knowing the truth can make all the difference — Susan and Robin’s story can spread awareness of and raise support around LBD, making it possible to fight misconceptions about Robin’s state of mind and stigmas around mental illness, bringing awareness to a disease that, while all too common, is unknown to most. Robin’s Wish can also aid progress toward earlier diagnosis, so families can have an understanding of what is happening to their loved ones. To fans around the world, the complete story of what really happened to Robin, and his complete legacy — to make people less afraid — has been untold. Until now.

AMC Networks Announces 2020-2021 Series Premiere Dates

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Rebecca Murray

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August 7, 2020

Steven Mackintosh as Brother Samson, Malin Åkerman as Martha, and Charlie Heaton as Kurt in ‘Soulmates’ (Photo Credit: Jorge Alvarino / AMC)

AMC Networks has set fall and winter 2020-21 premiere dates for its roster of new and returning series. AMC, AMC+, BBC America, IFC, and SundanceTV fall premiere dates were confirmed, and AMC Networks also released the series’ plot descriptions for the upcoming season.

The new batch of premiere dates includes info on Gangs of London, The Watch, The A Word, and the final season of Baroness Von Sketch Show. In addition, AMC announced its new series Soulmates has earned an early season two renewal order. Season one of the episodic anthology series from writers Will Bridges (Stranger Things) and Brett Goldstein (Ted Lasso) premieres on Sunday, October 5, 2020.

“We were immediately drawn to the unique premise of Soulmates as it explores love and relationships from several touchpoints in a way that naturally feeds the zeitgeist, prompting conversations around human connection, relationships and happiness,” said Dan McDermott, President of Original Programming for AMC Networks’ Entertainment Group and Co-President of AMC Studios. “These are stories and themes that resonate and feel almost timely given today’s climate in which so many of us feel disconnected or are coping with shifting relationship dynamics. We’re thrilled to continue our relationship with Will and Brett who never fail to deliver the very best in high-caliber, imaginative storytelling.”

The Walking Dead season 10’s finale was previously confirmed to air on October 4th followed by the series premiere of The Walking Dead: World Beyond. Season six of Fear the Walking Dead kicks off on October 11th.

AMC Fall and Winter Premiere Dates:

The Walking Dead Season 10 Finale
Premieres Sunday, October 4 at 9pm ET/8c
In the season 10 finale, “A Certain Doom,” Beta engages the final battle of the Whisperer War.

The Walking Dead: World Beyond
Premieres Sunday, October 4 at 10pm ET/9c
The Walking Dead: World Beyond expands the universe of The Walking Dead, delving 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.

Soulmates
Premieres Monday, October 5 at 10pm ET/9c
From AMC Studios, Soulmates is set fifteen years into the future, when science has made a discovery that changes the lives of everyone on the planet – a test that unequivocally tells you who your soulmate is. In a first-ever format for AMC, each of the six episodes will feature a different cast and explore an entirely new story around discovering (or opting not to discover) the results of this new test and the impact of those results on a myriad of relationships.

The series stars Sarah Snook, Kingsley Ben-Adir, David Costabile, Sonya Cassidy, Charlie Heaton, Malin Akerman, Bill Skarsgård, Betsy Brandt, JJ Field, Darren Boyd, Dolly Wells, Karima McAdams, Laia Costa, Shamier Anderson, Georgina Campbell, Henry Goodman, Sofia Oxenham, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, Sandra Teles, Letty Thomas, and Adam El Hagar.

Fear The Walking Dead Season 6
Premieres Sunday, October 11 at 9pm ET/8c
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 (Lennie 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.

The Salisbury Poisonings
All four episodes drop on AMC+ on Thursday, October 1; debuts on AMC early next year
The Salisbury Poisonings tells the remarkable story of how ordinary people and public services reacted to a crisis on their doorstep, displaying extraordinary heroism as their city became the focus of an unprecedented national emergency. In March 2018, the eyes of the world turned to the British city of Salisbury when it became the epicenter of what has been described as one of the biggest political events of the 21st century – but until now, the heroic acts behind the headlines have not been told.

Within three days of the assassination attempt on double agent and spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia, key agencies discovered that a lethal nerve agent called Novichok was used, just half a teaspoon of which could kill 20,000 people. Within four days, hundreds of traces were found across the city, and, just when things were finally thought to be under control, a perfume bottle containing the nerve agent was discovered, throwing the investigation into renewed chaos.

Gangs of London Season 1
First three episodes drop on AMC+ on Thursday, October 1 (episodes will then roll out weekly); debuts on AMC early next year
Gangs of London’s critically acclaimed first season was a huge success in the UK as it took audiences on an immersive journey into the hidden heart of the capital. The 10-episode first season of the action-packed thriller debuts on AMC+ this fall for US audiences and has been renewed for a second season with the network on board to co-produce.

Set in the heart of one of the world’s most dynamic and multicultural cities, Gangs of London tells the story of a city being torn apart by the turbulent power struggles of the international gangs that control it and the sudden power vacuum that’s created when the head of London’s most powerful crime family is assassinated. The series stars a multi-talented ensemble cast including Joe Cole, Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù, Colm Meaney, Lucian Msamati, Michelle Fairley, Paapa Essiedu, and Pippa Bennett-Warner.

For 20 years, Finn Wallace (Meaney) was the most powerful criminal in London. Billions of pounds flowed through his organization each year. But now he’s dead – and nobody knows who ordered the hit. With rivals everywhere, it’s up to the impulsive Sean Wallace (Cole), with the help of the Dumani family headed by Ed Dumani (Msamati), to take his father’s place. If the situation wasn’t already dangerous enough, Sean’s assumption of power causes ripples in the world of international crime. Perhaps the one man who might be able to help him and be his ally is Elliot Finch (Dìrísù), who up until now, has been one of life’s losers, a lowlife chancer with a mysterious interest in the Wallace family. But as the wind of fate blows, Elliot finds himself transported to the inner workings of the largest criminal organization in London. It doesn’t end with the Wallaces though, there are shadowy higher powers at play.

Eli Roth’s History of Horror Season Two
Premieres Saturday, October 10 at 10pm ET/9c
Season Two of Eli Roth’s History of Horror digs even deeper into the catacombs of creepiness, exhuming landmark films and cult classics while chewing on the entrails of recent horror cinema. The series explores the dark power and wicked fun of scary movies, the craft that went into making them, and the ways that horror films reflect the anxieties of their times. The story is told by Eli Roth and a celebrated cast of writers, directors, actors, cinematographers, composers, and special effects artists who bring our nightmares to life.

Interviewees include Stephen King, Quentin Tarantino, Jordan Peele, Ari Aster, Bill Hader, Nancy Allen, Megan Fox, Greg Nicotero, Rob Zombie, James Brolin, Edgar Wright, Piper Laurie, Leonard Maltin, Katharine Isabelle, Jack Black, Slash, Rachel True, Ashley Laurence, Joe Dante, Roger Corman, Mary Harron, John Landis, Tom Savini, Karyn Kusama, and many others.

BBC AMERICA Fall and Winter Premiere Dates:

Planet Earth: A Celebration
Premieres Monday, August 31 at 8:00pm ET/7c on BBC America, AMC, IFC and SundanceTV
Planet Earth: A Celebration highlights eight of the most extraordinary sequences from BBC AMERICA’s impactful and Emmy® Award-winning Planet Earth II and Blue Planet II and features new narration from Sir David Attenborough. To accompany these sequences, award-winning composer Hans Zimmer, Jacob Shea and the team at Bleeding Fingers have created new compositions, and have rearranged the original scores, for this exciting, joyful and adrenaline-packed journey around the world to some of the most extreme environments, where despite the odds, animals manage to survive.

The string section of the score is performed by BBC Concert Orchestra, accompanied by Brit and Mercury Award-winning UK rapper, Dave, who performs on the grand piano. Both the orchestra and Dave were filmed for the program in the Lyndhurst Hall at Air Studios, London.

Top Gear
Premieres Sunday, August 30 at 8pm ET/7c
The world’s biggest motoring entertainment show returns this summer with the Top Gear Nepal Special and all-new episodes on BBC AMERICA. The special sees the team embarking on an epic high-altitude voyage from Kathmandu to the Forbidden City of Lo Manthang. The new line up of Paddy McGuinness, Freddie Flintoff and Chris Harris has been a hit with viewers and critics alike. Expect to see bungee jumping in a car, an epic race between a fighter jet and the latest McLaren hypercar, a spectacular road trip through Peru and more mischief as they travel the globe in pursuit of hijinks and motoring mayhem.

Wonderstruck – Animal Babies
Premieres Saturday, September 12 at 8pm ET/7c
Three heart-warming films about baby animals growing up in some incredibly challenging environments – in the mountains, on the open plains of Africa and around water. Animal Babies follows the first breaths, first steps and first feeds of some adorable baby animals, revealing the challenges they face to survive in some of the toughest but most beautiful places on the planet.

Doctor Who: The Faceless Ones
Premieres Wednesday, October 7 at 8pm ET/7c and Thursday, October 8 at 8pm ET/7c
The Faceless Ones is the mostly missing eighth serial of the fourth season of Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in six weekly parts from April to May 1967, starring Patrick Troughton as the Doctor. Only two of the six episodes are held in the BBC film archives with snippets of footage and still images existing from the other four. Fortunately, off-air recordings of the soundtrack also still exist, making the animation of a complete serial possible once again. The Faceless Ones sees the TARDIS arrive on Earth at a runway at Gatwick Airport in England, where the Doctor and his companions encounter sinister identity-stealing aliens known as the Chameleons.

The Graham Norton Show
Premieres Fall 2020
BBC AMERICA’s BAFTA Award-winning talk show features the biggest celebrities and the brightest conversation on television. The show returns with a new special featuring the best moments of last season and then all-new episodes arrive every Friday this fall.

Doctor Who Festive Special: Revolution of the Daleks
Premieres this Holiday Season
This one-off holiday season special, entitled Revolution of the Daleks, will see the return of one of the Doctor’s biggest and most feared enemies – the Daleks. Doctor Who stars Jodie Whittaker as the Doctor, Tosin Cole as Ryan, Bradley Walsh as Graham and Mandip Gill as Yaz.

The Watch
Premieres January 2021
In BBC AMERICA’s newest original series, The Watch, an unlikely group of misfits, The City Watch, find the guts to save the world, surprising even themselves in the process. The comedic yet thrilling series pits trolls, werewolves, wizards and other improbable heroes against an evil plot to resurrect a great dragon which would lead to the destruction of life as they know it.

From lead writer and executive producer Simon Allen, the modern and inclusive series is inspired by many of Sir Terry Pratchett’s famous “Discworld” creations including the captain of The City Watch Sam Vimes (Richard Dormer), the last scion of nobility Lady Sybil Ramkin (Lara Rossi), the naïve but heroic Carrot (Adam Hughill), the mysterious Angua (Marama Corlett) and the ingenious forensics expert Cheery (Jo Eaton-Kent) together with Pratchett’s iconic characterization of Death.

IFC Fall and Winter Premiere Dates:

Baroness von Sketch Show Season 5
Premieres Wednesday, October 14th
Returning for a fifth and final season, the critically-acclaimed Canadian sketch comedy series Baroness von Sketch Show, continues its exploration of the angst and absurdity of modern life, delivering their observations in bite sized nuggets of fun. The series will also premiere on CBC, Canada’s public broadcaster, on Tuesday, October 6.

SUNDANCETV Fall and Winter Premiere Dates:

The A Word Season 3
Premieres Wednesday, November 4 at 11:00pm ET/ 10c
The A Word returns to the idyllic landscape of the Lake District and to the city of Manchester. In the two years since we left our family, everything has changed once more. Joe is ten, and living in two places at once, processing the seismic change in his life through the filter of his autism. His parents, Alison and Paul, are divorced and living 100 miles apart. His sister Rebecca has returned home from University with a secret that will change everything further. Only Joe’s granddad Maurice is holding it together, and if Maurice is the one holding it together you know you are in trouble.

Peter Bowker’s 6-part drama revisits the funny, messy, mixed-up lives of the extended Hughes and Scott family as they struggle to meet the challenges of parenthood, disability and separation and to hold the family together around the child who needs them all.

Deutschland 89
Premieres Thursday, October 29 at 11:00pm ET/ 10c
When the “anti-fascist” Berlin Wall falls on November 9th, 1989, superspy Martin Rauch (Jonas Nay) gets involved and must deal with the consequences. The peaceful revolution has thrown his world into turmoil. He and his fellow agents at the HVA (East German Foreign Intelligence) are reeling. Their government has collapsed, their organization is in chaos and their futures are uncertain, at best. How to play the next hand? Join Big Brother at the KGB? Go West and work for an enemy agency? Use international contacts to begin a new career? Or run off to paradise with hoarded gold? Our heroes need to reinvent themselves in the face of a new world order.

First Photos: ‘Rebecca’ Starring Lily James and Armie Hammer

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Rebecca Murray

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August 7, 2020

Daphne du Maurier’s classic novel springs to life on the screen once again in Rebecca, directed by Ben Wheatley (High Rise, Free Fire). Netflix just released the first batch of photos from the psychological thriller and confirmed Rebecca will be released on October 21, 2020.

Lily James and Armie Hammer lead a cast that includes Kristin Scott Thomas, Keeley Hawes, Ann Dowd, and Sam Riley. Tom Goodman-Hill, Mark Lewis Jones, John Hollingworth, and Bill Paterson also star in the new adaptation of the gothic novel.

Jane Goldman, Joe Shrapnel, and Anna Waterhouse adapted Daphne du Maurier’s novel for the screen. Eric Fellner, Tim Bevan, and Nira Park served as producers on the Working Title Films production.

Alfred Hitchcock brought Daphne du Maurier’s story to the big screen back in 1940 with Laurence Olivier and Joan Fontaine in the lead roles. Hitchcock’s adaptation earned 11 Academy Award nominations, winning two for Best Picture and Best Cinematography (black-and-white). Hitchcock, Olivier, Fontaine, and Judith Anderson all received Oscar nominations as did screenwriters Robert E. Sherwood and Joan Harrison.

The Plot:

“After a whirlwind romance in Monte Carlo with handsome widower Maxim de Winter (Hammer), a newly married young woman (James) arrives at Manderley, her new husband’s imposing family estate on a windswept English coast. Naive and inexperienced, she begins to settle into the trappings of her new life, but finds herself battling the shadow of Maxim’s first wife, the elegant and urbane Rebecca, whose haunting legacy is kept alive by Manderley’s sinister housekeeper Mrs. Danvers (Scott Thomas).”

Guillermo del Toro Finishes ‘Tales of Arcadia’ with ‘Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans’

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Rebecca Murray

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August 7, 2020

Oscar winning filmmaker Guillermo del Toro (The Shape of Water) isn’t quite done with the world of Tales of Arcadia. While Wizards marks the third entry in the Tales of Arcadia series and was expected to be the last visit fans would have to the epic animated trilogy, Guillermo del Toro, DreamWorks Animation, and Netflix today revealed they’ve got a feature film in the works. Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans is expected to arrive on the streaming service in 2021.

“Team Trollhunters committed, about a decade ago, to try and push the boundaries of 3D CGI animation made for TV. We outlined a vast trilogy of interconnecting mythology and characters that we always hoped could culminate with a massive ‘all-stars’ reunion,” says creator and executive producer Guillermo del Toro. “DreamWorks Animation and Netflix both shared the very ambitious notion of doing the three series, interwoven and then finishing off with a bigger, epic-sized feature film to top it all off.”

Creator Guillermo del Toro serves as an executive producer on the feature film which is currently in production. Marc Guggenheim, Chad Hammes, Dan Hageman, and Kevin Hageman are also executive producing. Johane Matte, Francisco Ruiz-Velasco, and Andrew L. Schmidt are on board as directors with Marc Guggenheim, Dan Hageman, and Kevin Hageman handling the screenplay.

The 2021 feature film will be voiced by Emile Hirsch (Once Upon A Time…In Hollywood) as Jim, Lexi Medrano (Trollhunters) as Claire, Charlie Saxton (Hung) as Toby, and Kelsey Grammer in his Emmy Award-winning role as Blinky. Alfred Molina (Frozen II) is Archie, Steven Yeun (The Walking Dead) is Steve, Nick Frost (Shaun of the Dead) is Stuart, and Colin O’Donoghue (Once Upon A Time) returns as Douxie.

The voice cast also includes Diego Luna (Narcos: Mexico) as Krel, Tatiana Maslany (Orphan Black) as Aja, and Nick Offerman (Parks & Recreation) as Vex. Cole Sand, Fred Tatasciore, Brian Blessed, Kay Bess, Piotr Michael, James Hong, Tom Kenny, Angel Lin, Amy Landecker, Jonathan Hyde, Bebe Wood, Laraine Newman, Grey Griffin, and Cheryl Hines will also lend their voices to animated characters.

The Plot:

Arcadia may look like an ordinary town but it lies at the center of magical and mystical lines that makes it a nexus for many battles among otherworldly creatures including trolls, aliens and wizards. Now the heroes from the hit series Trollhunters, 3Below and Wizards team-up in their most epic adventure yet where they must fight the Arcane Order for control over the magic that binds them all.

Trollhunters… 3 Below… Wizards… the saga concludes in Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans, a Netflix original film coming 2021. pic.twitter.com/lomyDi74qw

— Tales of Arcadia: Wizards (@talesofarcadia) August 7, 2020

‘Judas and the Black Messiah’ Filmmakers Discuss the Fred Hampton Biopic

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Rebecca Murray

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August 6, 2020

Warner Bros Pictures recently hosted a virtual media preview of the Judas and the Black Messiah trailer along with a discussion with director/co-writer Shaka King, producers Ryan Coogler and Charles D. King, and Chairman Fred Hampton Jr. about the dramatic film based on true events.

Incredibly relevant and timely, Judas and the Black Messiah tells the story of Chairman Fred Hampton who in 1968 was the Chairman of the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party. Daniel Kaluuya (Get Out) plays Chairman Fred and LaKeith Stanfield (Atlanta) co-stars as William O’Neal, an FBI informant who worked from within to betray the Black Panther Party and Chairman Fred.

Filmmaker Ryan Coogler (Fruitvale Station, Black Panther) explained he became involved with the project after meeting Shaka King years ago at the Sundance Film Festival. Shaka King was there with his feature directorial debut, Newlyweeds, while Coogler was there with Fruitvale Station.

“We were a couple of the few Black people there with our films in the program. So, we met and became fast friends. I loved the movie, got to know Shaka really well, loved him, and the first time he told me about the project I was actually with my wife Zinzi – who’s a producer on this film as well – and we were visiting Shaka. We were in New York and spending time with him and his parents in their backyard. Obviously, work came up while we were eating good food. I was like, ‘What are you working on right now?’ and he was like, ‘I’m actually working on this really amazing project about Chairman Fred Hampton and this guy William O’Neal,’ who I didn’t know. I didn’t know who William O’Neal was or his story.

When he pitched the project to me, I was just kind of blown away. Chairman Fred Hampton is somebody who’s life work and the story of his assassination has been relevant since the day it happened. It only continues to become more relevant with context. But I also think that Shaka’s point of view and how he wanted to tell the story was also something that’s extremely relevant as well. It was a project that Zinzi and I couldn’t really get out of our heads.

Right around the time we finished with Black Panther, Shaka gave us a call and said he wanted to go. He offered us the opportunity to become producers on it. The first person that I called was Charles King [founder of MACRO Films] because I thought that he would be the right home for it before we found a studio partner, which we eventually found in Warner Bros. That was kind of how I came to it in a really natural way.”

Chairman Fred Hampton Jr, son of Fred Hampton and Deborah Johnson, said he engaged in a lengthy process to make sure his father’s story was in the right hands. It was important to get his father’s legacy in front of more people but in the right way. “We tried to look for innovative ways to be able to get this legacy out but make sure we crossed the t’s and dotted the i’s while still [committing to] realness and recognizing we’ve got to use different arenas while not compromising the legacy,” explained Hampton Jr.

Judas and the Black Messiah — LaKEITH STANFIELD as William O’Neal and DANIEL KALUUYA as Chairman Fred Hampton in Warner Bros. Pictures’ “JUDAS AND THE BLACK MESSIAH” (Photo: Glen Wilson © 2020 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc)

Director/co-writer Shaka King addressed the responsibility he felt in bringing Chairman Fred Hampton’s life to the screen. “It’s been an endless balancing act from day one. For me it started with the intention of what we’re trying to convey in sort of choosing to tell this movie not just from the perspective of Chairman Fred but also to include William O’Neal as a major character in the movie. […]Because to me the movie’s in a lot of ways about the capitalist in William O’Neal and socialist in Fred Hampton, a coward in William O’Neal and a revolutionary in Fred Hampton. I think we kind of can attach judgment to both of those ideologies, but I think most people actually fall somewhere between those two.”

“To me, it was like you want to make a movie where the audience watches it and comes away questioning which ancestor am I?” said King. “Making the film I found myself questioning myself where do I fall?”

“I think it was always the intention and I think it was real important to have Chairman Fred Jr. present on set every day, even when it was difficult,” explained King, revealing he would rewrite specific scenes on the fly if they were in any way unintentionally disrespectful or untrue to the real events and people. “It was a constant balancing act. I have to really praise Chairman Fred Jr. for just going on that journey with us because it was stressful for him, I know.”

“In terms of the casting, a lot of it was just incredibly intuitive,” said Shaka King. “Daniel I just kind of knew and I remember kind of going to Ryan and saying, ‘Hey, I think Daniel should play Fred,’ and obviously he worked with him on Black Panther so he put us in touch. And then when I sat down with him it was just really confirmed for me just because he kind of had a gravitas to him that you just really don’t see in people that age. That was something that in my research came up all the time with Fred, that he had a lot of gravitas. He was also hilarious. […]In his speeches and the way he spoke he was also intelligent, witty, and young, so he had that combination of youthful spirit and old soul. Daniel had those qualities to him, not to mention the political viewpoints that he holds outside of being an artist.”

“LaKeith was someone who Ryan had introduced me to in 2013. We’ve become friends and had expressed a desire to work together. And in O’Neal I saw a character who needed to be a real sort of complex villain, quite frankly,” said King. “The things that he did and the things that he chose to do are just like dastardly. The movie is also an exploration of what kind of person makes those kinds of decisions.”

Warner Bros Pictures has not set a release date for Judas and the Black Messiah.

The Plot, Courtesy of Warner Bros:

Chairman Fred Hampton was 21 years old when he was assassinated by the FBI, who coerced a petty criminal named William O’Neal to help them silence him and the Black Panther Party. But they could not kill Fred Hampton’s legacy and, 50 years later, his words still echo…louder than ever.

I am a revolutionary!

In 1968, a young, charismatic activist named Fred Hampton became Chairman of the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party, who were fighting for freedom, the power to determine the destiny of the Black community, and an end to police brutality and the slaughter of Black people.

Chairman Fred was inspiring a generation to rise up and not back down to oppression, which put him directly in the line of fire of the government, the FBI and the Chicago Police. But to destroy the revolution, they had to do it from both the outside…and the inside. Facing prison, William O’Neal is offered a deal by the FBI: if he will infiltrate the Black Panthers and provide intel on Hampton, he will walk free. O’Neal takes the deal.

Now a comrade in arms in the Black Panther Party, O’Neal lives in fear that his treachery will be discovered even as he rises in the ranks. But as Hampton’s fiery message draws him in, O’Neal cannot escape the deadly trajectory of his ultimate betrayal.

Though his life was cut short, Fred Hampton’s impact has continued to reverberate. The government saw the Black Panthers as a militant threat to the status quo and sold that lie to a frightened public in a time of growing civil unrest. But the perception of the Panthers was not reality. In inner cities across America, they were providing free breakfasts for children, legal services, medical clinics and research into sickle cell anemia, and political education. And it was Chairman Fred in Chicago, who, recognizing the power of multicultural unity for a common cause, created the Rainbow Coalition—joining forces with other oppressed peoples in the city to fight for equality and political empowerment.

‘The 100’ Season 7 Episode 11 Photos: Preview of “Etherea”

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Rebecca Murray

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August 6, 2020

The CW’s The 100 season seven episode 11 is all about catching up with Bellamy. Airing on August 12, 2020 at 8pm ET/PT, episode 11 – “Etherea” – was directed by Aprill Winney from a script by Jeff Vlaming.

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.

“Etherea” Plot: BELLAMY – Where in the universe is Bellamy Blake (Bob Morley)?

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.

The 100 Season 7 Episode 11 — Bob Morley as Bellamy and Jonathan Scarfe as Conductor in ‘The 100’ season 7 episode 11 (Photo: Sergei Bachlakov / 2020 The CW Network)

‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ Season 7 Episodes 12 & 13: Series Finale Photos and Details

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Rebecca Murray

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August 6, 2020

After seven seasons Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. comes to an end with back-to-back episodes airing on Wednesday, August 12, 2020. ABC teased Iain De Caestecker’s back for his final mission and fan favorites Briana Venskus, Maximilian Osinski, Coy Stewart and Joel Stoffer will make appearances as the series finishes up its run with season seven episodes 12 and 13.

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.

Episodes 12 and 13 guest stars include Tamara Taylor, Thomas E. Sullivan, Dianne Doan, James Paxton, Stephen Bishop, Bill Cobbs, and Enver Gjokaj. “The End is at Hand” was directed by Chris Cheramie from a script by Jeffrey Bell. Jed Whedon wrote “What We’re Fighting For” with Kevin Tancharoen directing.

“The End is at Hand/What We’re Fighting For” Plots: With their backs against the wall and Nathaniel and Sibyl edging ever closer to eliminating S.H.I.E.L.D. from the history books, the agents must rely on their strengths to outsmart and outlast the Chronicoms. This is their most important fight, and it will take the help of friends and teammates, past and present, to survive.

The Season 7 Plot, Courtesy of ABC:

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.

Agents of Shield Season 7 — Chloe Bennet in the two-hour series finale of ‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ (ABC/Mitch Haaseth)

‘The Undoing’ Series with Nicole Kidman and Hugh Grant Moves to October

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Rebecca Murray

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August 6, 2020

HBO’s set a new October 25, 2020 premiere date for the limited series The Undoing based on the novel You Should Have Known by Jean Hanff Korelitz. The premiere date announcement (it was previously expected to arrive in May) was accompanied by a new teaser trailer for the much-anticipated six-episode series.

The cast of The Undoing is led by Oscar winner Nicole Kidman (The Hours) as Grace and Emmy nominee Hugh Grant (A Very English Scandal) as Jonathan. Emmy nominee Edgar Ramirez (American Crime Story: The Assassination of Gianni Versace) plays Detective Joe Mendoza, Noah Jupe (Honey Boy) is Henry Fraser, and Lily Rabe (American Horror Story) is Sylvia Steinetz.

Noma Dumezweni (Black Earth Rising) plays Haley Fitzgerald, Sofie Gråbøl (Gentleman Jack) is Catherine Stamper, Matilda De Angelis is Elena Alves, Ismael Cruz Córdova (Berlin Station) is Fernando Alves, and Emmy winner Donald Sutherland (Citizen X) plays Franklin Reinhardt.

Emmy Award winner Susanne Bier (The Night Manager) directed all six episodes of the limited series. Emmy Award winner David E. Kelley (Big Little Lies) created the series, adapted Hanff Korelitz’s book, and served as showrunner. Bier, Kelley, Kidman, Per Saari, Bruna Papandrea, Stephen Garrett, and Celia Costas executive produced.

The Plot, Courtesy of HBO:

The limited series follows Grace (Kidman) and Jonathan Fraser (Grant), who are living the only lives they ever wanted for themselves. Overnight, a chasm opens in their lives: a violent death and a chain of terrible revelations. Left behind in the wake of a spreading and very public disaster and horrified by the ways in which she has failed to heed her own advice, Grace must dismantle one life and create another for her child and her family.

Nicole Kidman and Hugh Grant in ‘The Undoing’ (Photograph by Niko Tavernise / HBO)

‘i’m thinking of ending things’ Trailer Arrives Starring Jesse Plemons and Toni Collette

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Rebecca Murray

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August 6, 2020

The first official trailer for i’m thinking of ending things is about as Charlie Kaufmanesque as it’s possible to get. The latest offering from Oscar winning writer-director Charlie Kaufman (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind) will debut on Netflix in September and, fortunately, the trailer only hints at the storytelling twists in store.

The cast is led by two-time Emmy nominee Jesse Plemons (Black Mirror, Fargo), BAFTA nominee Jessie Buckley (Wild Rose), Oscar nominee Toni Collette (The Sixth Sense), and Emmy nominee David Thewlis (Fargo). Anthony Bregman, Robert Salerno, Stefanie Azpiazu, and Kaufman produced the drama which is inspired by Iain Reid’s novel.

Netflix subscribers can expect i’m thinking of ending things – described as an “exploration of regret, longing and the fragility of the human spirit” – to arrive on September 4, 2020.

The Plot:

Despite second thoughts about their relationship, a young woman (Buckley) takes a road trip with her new boyfriend (Plemons) to his family farm. Trapped at the farm during a snowstorm with Jake’s mother (Collette) and father (Thewlis), the young woman begins to question the nature of everything she knew or understood about her boyfriend, herself, and the world.

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