The baby arrives in Freeform’s Siren season three episode four, “Life and Death.” Episode four will air on Thursday, April 16, 2020.
The cast is led by Eline Powell as Ryn and features Alex Roe as Ben Pownall, Fola Evans-Akingbola as Maddie Bishop, Rena Owen as Helen, and Sibongile Mlambo as Donna.
“Life and Death” Plot – Ben and Maddie help Ryn guide her surrogate though a life-threatening delivery. Helen and Xander deliver a hybrid corpse to Beth at The Ranch. Xander faces danger on the high seas during a ride-along with the Bristol Cove water patrol.
Siren Plot, Courtesy of Freeform:
Siren takes us inside Bristol Cove—a coastal town known for its legend of once being home to mermaids. When the arrival of a mysterious girl proves this folklore all too true, the battle between man and sea takes a very vicious turn as these predatory beings return to reclaim their right to the ocean.
The series stars Alex Roe as Ben, a bright marine biologist who finds himself drawn to Ryn, a mysterious new girl in town played by Eline Powell, who is a strange young woman with a deep dark secret. Fola Evans-Akingbola stars as Maddie, also a marine biologist who works with Ben, and is highly suspicious of Ryn.
Ian Verdun stars as Xander, a deep-sea fisherman on a quest to uncover the truth; and Rena Owen as Helen, the town eccentric who seems to know more about the mermaids than she lets on.
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A young boy’s trapped in a tight situation on Fox’s 9-1-1 season three episode 15. “Eddie Begins” will air on April 20, 2020 at 8pm ET/PT.
The cast of season three includes Angela Bassett as Athena Grant, Peter Krause as Bobby Nash, Jennifer Love Hewitt as Maddie Kendall, and Oliver Stark as Evan “Buck” Buckley. Aisha Hinds plays Henrietta “Hen” Wilson, Kenneth Choi is Howie “Chimney” Han, Rockmond Dunbar is Michael Grant, and Ryan Guzman is Eddie Diaz.
“Eddie Begins” Plot: Eddie’s journey to rescue a boy from a well turns into a mission to save himself from his past.
9-1-1 Series Description, Courtesy of Fox:
Creators Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Tim Minear reimagine the procedural drama with 9-1-1, exploring the high-pressure experiences of police officers, firefighters and dispatchers who are thrust into the most frightening, shocking and heart-stopping situations. These emergency responders must try to balance saving those who are at their most vulnerable with solving the problems in their own lives.
Rosa and Liz’s dad is adjusting to the return of his deceased daughter as The CW’s Roswell, New Mexico season two episode five opens. Rosa (Amber Midthunder) tries to convince her sister to move into Max’s place and as they talk, the radio shorts out. Liz (Jeanine Mason) realizes it’s possible being in the pod altered Rosa’s DNA.
Liz wonders if Rosa’s developing abilities. Rosa shows off Max’s handprint and it’s obviously fading. That may not be a good thing.
Over at the pod, Michael (Michael Vlamis), Isobel (Lily Cowles), and Liz try to figure out why Max’s pod won’t charge anymore. Liz thinks it’s possible that because the mark is fading on Rosa’s chest, Max could be going braindead as the connection fades.
Rosa arrives and reveals her big secret: Max was visiting her way before she ever told Liz about it. She also confesses Max has been begging to be allowed to die. He’s in pain inside the pod and Michael realizes Max pulled his own plug.
Maria (Heather Hemmens) pays a visit to Alex (Tyler Blackburn) and even though she’s still pissed at the others, she’s no longer mad at him. After all, she did hook up with Michael so they’re sort of even. She needs help getting into her laptop and Alex can’t resist her charm and agrees to try and break into it.
They talk about their attractions to Michael, and Alex tells her not to give up on him yet. A flashback shows a younger Alex and Michael making out in the back of a truck. Alex believed Michael changed after his dad found them together, even turning down a scholarship to college. He wondered if the reason Michael and Max hadn’t been hanging as much is because Michael’s in love with Max.
Michael quickly shot that down. He said they were friends when they were kids but Max reminded him too much of things he’d rather not think about. Then he made a creepy joke about being in love with Isobel.
The younger Alex didn’t want Michael to waste his life.
Maria figures out Michael was just pushing Alex away to see if he’d let him go. Alex admits he didn’t need much pushing because Michael’s anger was just too much for him to handle.
Alex breaks into the computer and Maria confesses it’s actually her mom’s computer. Maria wanted to see if she could figure out who her mom’s been talking to, but they discover she deleted her browser history. Maria decides she doesn’t want to know what her mom’s hiding, but Alex wonders what she got rid of.
Maria believes her mom has a right to her secrets.
Their computer work ends when Kyle texts Alex with a 911 message that the heart transplant’s on for tonight. Maria wonders how Alex was able to forgive Kyle who was horrible to him when they were in school. Alex assures her he’s doing this for Liz.
Kyle (Michael Trevino) shows up at the secret lair after Liz calls him, and she needs to know what’s up with Noah’s heart. Kyle says it’s still too weak. They have to wait at least eight weeks to do the surgery. Liz wants reassurance that Max isn’t always in pain, but Kyle can’t give it to her. However, he reminds her she was able to work on Noah’s heart to get it to begin healing which is an impressive feat.
Kyle warns Liz she needs to prepare herself for saying goodbye to Max. She needs to give herself a chance to live through this.
Michael and Isobel have a heart-to-heart, and Michael tells Isobel it’s going to be her decision what happens to Max. They have a mini argument about Michael always viewing himself as an outsider while she and Max have always thought of him as family. Michael makes light of it, but then the siblings get serious.
Isobel confesses she was pregnant and after Noah died she got through the decision process by imagining Max was there. But, ultimately, what to do about the pregnancy was a decision she had to make on her own. She knew what was the right choice. This decision about Max isn’t their decision – it’s Max’s. If Rosa’s right, then Max has decided to end his suffering.
Isobel cries as the truth that Max will die today sinks in.
Liz and Rosa reunite at their favorite spot – the roof of the diner. Liz confesses she dreamed of Rosa a lot after she died and eventually those dreams faded away. She’s never dreamed of Max since his death and she’s heartbroken she hasn’t seen him. Rosa says Liz wouldn’t want a visit from him the way he is now. He’s in pain and messed up.
Liz isn’t sure how she’ll live after he dies. She never told him she loved him. (I’m not crying, you’re crying!)
Max (Nathan Parsons) is alone in his pod when Liz shows up in the cave to have a one-sided talk. She tells him she thought she could fix his heart since he fixed hers.
Isobel wants to have a chat with Max via Rosa, needing to confirm for herself that it’s actually Max communicating with Rosa in her dreams. She wants to mind-meld with Rosa through the handprint, but Rosa reminds her that only happens when she’s asleep. Isobel, being Isobel, knocks Rosa out. Problem solved.
Isobel slips into Rosa’s dreams and Rosa’s super pissed she got knocked out. Her current nightmare feels broken and weird, and Max is nowhere to be seen. They hear music and take off toward its source.
They arrive at a busted up, broken down version of the diner. Max is in a booth and Isobel runs to him. She gives him a hug and he tells her she can’t be there. He doesn’t know what will happen to her if she’s in his head when he dies. He admits he couldn’t stand it anymore and released a surge of energy. “You have to let me go,” says Max.
They hug and Max asks Isobel to tell Liz something. Rosa breaks in and reveals he can pass on the message himself when Liz and Kyle do the heart transplant. Max demands they stop this and Rosa explains it will only be a short while to say goodbye and then they’ll let him go.
Isobel figures out something’s up. Max says he’s dangerous and whatever Liz brings back won’t be him. “It’s just some broken shell,” says Max.
Max thinks there’s an energy to death and when he healed Rosa, he absorbed 10 years of emptiness. If he’s brought back now, they’ll be bringing back an infection. He doesn’t want to be a monster or hurt anyone.
Isobel becomes angry and reminds him they’ve been hurting since he died. She claims they don’t work without him, but he disagrees. He wants them to stop this now and, surprisingly, Isobel says okay. She tells him she loves him and they hug again.
Isobel disappears from the dream and Rosa apologizes. Max is now chained in place and he knows Isobel was lying. She will not give up, but he needs Rosa to convince them there’s darkness in his head. Max wants her to stop them to save them.
She wakes up with a sore head and locked in a closet.
A flashback shows Michael and Max arguing over who should take the blame for the triple murder. Max wants to tell Isobel it was him, but Michael reminds him he’s always been the hero. He needs to embrace his reputation.
Back to current events and Michael’s taking out his anger over Max’s impending real death by hammering on the jeep he was fixing for when Max returned. Liz shows up and she’s also in a mood. She’s decided they will do the transplant tonight no matter what. Noah’s heart will probably only keep him alive for a few minutes but that’s enough time for them to let him know just how much he was loved.
She wants Michael to be there when Max wakes up, even though Michael seems to think Max has heard enough from him for one lifetime.
Michael gets back to work on Max’s car and recalls one night when Isobel showed up and needed help with Max. Max passed out on their 21st birthday from drinking too much tequila and she blamed Michael for Max’s drunkenness. It wouldn’t have happened if Michael agreed to go to the bar with them in the first place.
A very slurry Max explained it’s always supposed to be three. He showed his tattoo of the strange symbols, explaining Michael should always be there because there has to be three.
Flashback over, Michael’s finally fixed the car. As he explains what was wrong with it to his boss and how he fixed it, he has an epiphany and hurries off.
Once at the secret lair he gets busy working on the idea that just came to him.
Isobel joins Liz in the operating room as Liz is preparing for surgery. Isobel’s still pissed about her brother’s motivations and can’t believe he doesn’t want to come back because he’s afraid he might hurt someone. She knows he has to expel the dark energy and realizes what they need is someone stronger than Max to take that hit. She thinks Max is underestimating how capable they are.
Isobel tells Liz to bring Max back and she’ll handle the rest.
A while later the operating room’s set. Alex has convinced the hospital staff there’s a VIP in the room who doesn’t want to be disturbed so no one will bother them. Michael hasn’t shown up but Kyle’s there and so is Isobel as they move Max’s pod next to the operating table.
Liz inserts her hands into the pod and pulls Max out. They lay him on the table and the surgery gets underway after Liz gently kisses his forehead.
Kyle reminds Liz they’re risking everything to do this surgery – a surgery that will only bring Max around for a minute or two before Noah’s heart quits. Liz says that’s all the time she needs.
Kyle’s worried about Liz operating on a loved one, but she says she’s fine. She also acknowledges nothing she can do will ever repay him for what he’s about to do. Kyle tells her not to apologize; they’re family.
Michael rushes in and he’s figured out they need three of them. He runs into the operating room with a small box that will nudge Max’s pulse and keep it steady and strong. It should buy them time…maybe even years.
Michael realized Max wouldn’t have pulled his plug to end his own suffering. It had to be that Max thought he was saving them from suffering. “I’m a little sick of his heroic martyr crap,” says Michael.
He built an alien pacemaker in just seven hours.
They transplant Noah’s heart and a pulse appears on the machine. Next, they add the pacemaker and Max seems to crash.
Michael’s outside the operating room waiting as Rosa runs in. She won’t stop and talk and instead rushes into the OR with Michael hot on her heels. As they push their way in, Kyle and Liz are using a defibrillator to try and start Max’s heart. They shock him and he’s still flatlining.
They turn up the voltage and he remains flatlined.
Isobel slips into a dream state and rushes to Max. She tells him she’ll never let him go alone. She hugs him and cries as he slips away.
Kyle thinks they’re not getting enough power. Unfortunately, they can’t crank up the defibrillator any higher.
Michael sinks to the ground as Liz bursts out sobbing. Kyle wants to call it, but Rosa tells him to do it again. As he yells, “Clear!” Rosa places her hands inches above Max’s heart. Electricity sparks around his heart as his heartbeat returns.
Hours later, Max is still asleep but now he’s in his bed with Liz at his side. Michael arrives to check on him and he asks what would have happened if the pacemaker didn’t work. Liz reveals she would have kept him comfortable and told him she loves him. If that was the end, she would have said goodbye. But she reminds Michael they saved him and eventually he’ll wake up. Max is alive and will be in a coma until he’s strong enough.
Liz gives Michael time alone with his brother and he remembers how Max saved him after he completely gave up on people. Michael tells his sleeping brother, “When you are a kid who nobody loves, kindness is a currency. Friendship doesn’t mean jack. Family just lies and hurts and leaves. I’ve only known love to be temporary.”
He admits he always pushes people away, and people eventually give up on him. Michael knows Max is the only one he could never run off or push away because Max refused to leave. He says the pacemaker might give him a kick sometimes and that’s just payback. The pacemaker is Michael’s hero move and he wants Max to now consider them even.
“If you wake up, we can be a family,” says Michael in a whisper.
As Michael’s pouring out his heart to his brother, we see Maria reuniting with Liz and Rosa. We also see Alex and Kyle sharing a drink from Alex’s flask outside the operating room.
When Maria asks about Isobel, Liz says she’s getting ready.
Three weeks pass and Max wakes up. Isobel informs him he’s been in a coma for 12 years and Taylor Swift is president. Max is still upset they brought him back and the rage builds up as he feels the dark energy inside him.
Isobel believes they can deal with the energy and he needs to fight it. She won’t let him leave and he tosses her into a cabinet. He walks outside and Isobel uses her powers to stop him from leaving. She promised she’d kill him if he came back and hurt people. She’s ready to take on this darkness.
Riverdale‘s Camila Mendes and The Boys‘ Jessie T. Usher star in Netflix’s upcoming thriller, Dangerous Lies. The streaming service just debuted a new trailer, poster, and a batch of photos from the drama directed by Michael M. Scott (My Mom’s Letter from Heaven).
The cast also includes Jamie Chung (The Gifted), Cam Gigandet (The Shadow Effect), Sasha Alexander (Rizzoli & Isles), and Elliott Gould (Ray Donovan).
David Golden wrote the screenplay and Stephanie Slack and Margret H. Huddleston produced. Scott and Harvey Kahn executive produced.
Dangerous Lies will premiere on April 30, 2020.
The Plot, Courtesy of Netflix:
After losing her waitressing job, Katie Franklin (Mendes) takes a job as a caretaker to a wealthy elderly man in his sprawling, empty Chicago estate. The two grow close, but when he unexpectedly passes away and names Katie as his sole heir, she and her husband, Adam (Usher), are pulled into a complex web of lies, deception, and murder. If she’s going to survive, Katie will have to question everyone’s motives — even the people she loves.
Jessie T. Usher and Camila Mendes in ‘Dangerous Lies’ (Photo: ERIC MILNER/NETFLIX)Camila Mendes and Jamie Chung (Photo Credit: ERIC MILNER/NETFLIX)Camila Mendes in ‘Dangerous Lies’ (Photo Credit: ERIC MILNER/NETFLIX)Cam Gigandet (Photo Credit: ERIC MILNER/NETFLIX)Poster for ‘Dangerous Lies’
Fox has officially announced 9-1-1 and its spinoff, 9-1-1: Lone Star, have been renewed for new seasons. 9-1-1 will return for a fourth season while 9-1-1: Lone Star will be back for season two.
“9-1-1 and 9-1-1: Lone Star are truly two of the strongest and most thrilling dramas on broadcast television, as well as being centerpieces for FOX Entertainment,” said Michael Thorn, President of Entertainment, FOX Entertainment. “Creators Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Tim Minear, as well as their incredible teams of writers, directors, casts and entire crews, make jaw-dropping, edge-of-your-seat magic in every episode. From Los Angeles earthquakes and tsunamis to Texas-sized tornados and bucking broncos, both shows deliver incredible spectacle with strong, identifiable characters you care about week to week. We eagerly look forward to many more thrilling rescues in both series, which help honor this country’s brave first responders, as well as those around the world.”
Season three of 9-1-1 is currently airing on Mondays at 8pm ET/PT. Per Fox, season three has been averaging 16 million viewers. It’s also the most-watched Fox series this season and is in the top three entertainment shows overall among 18-49 year-olds, according to the network.
The first season of 9-1-1: Lone Star earned the number two spot among most-watched new series. Overall it averaged 12.3 million viewers throughout its first season.
9-1-1 stars Angela Bassett as Athena Grant, Peter Krause as Bobby Nash, Jennifer Love Hewitt as Maddie Kendall, and Oliver Stark as Evan “Buck” Buckley. Aisha Hinds plays Henrietta “Hen” Wilson, Kenneth Choi is Howie “Chimney” Han, Rockmond Dunbar is Michael Grant, and Ryan Guzman is Eddie Diaz.
The cast of 9-1-1: Lone Star includes Rob Lowe, Liv Tyler, Ronen Rubenstein, Rafael Silva, and Natacha Karama. Brian Michael Smith, Julian Works, Jim Parrack, and Sierra McClain also starred in the first season.
CBS’s Magnum P.I. continues its second season with episode 16, “Farewell to Love.” Directed by Bronwen Hughes from a script by Ashley Charbonnet and Alfredo Barrios, episode 16 will air on Friday, April 17, 2020 at 9pm ET/PT.
Jay Hernandez stars as Thomas Magnum, Perdita Weeks plays Juliet Higgins, and Zachary Knighton is Orville “Rick” Wright. Stephen Hill is Theodore “TC” Calvin, Tim Kang is Det. Gordon Katsumoto, and Amy Hill plays Kumu.
Episode 16 guest stars include Rodney To, Karole Foreman, Tanner Gill, Mia Marcon, Caleb Foote, Caitlin King, and Brian Guest. Grinnell Morris, Rodney J. Hobbs, David Starzyk, Donna Feldman, Meagan Holder, and Philip I. Martin also guest star.
“Farewell to Love” Plot – While Magnum and Higgins are undercover as a couple on a romantic bus tour working a case, they must switch gears when one of the love birds on the trip is murdered and evidence is quickly deteriorating in the Hawaiian heat. Also, TC is shaken when he runs into his ex-girlfriend who’s visiting the island on her honeymoon.
The Series Description, Courtesy of CBS:
“Magnum P.I. is a modern take on the classic series centering on Thomas Magnum, a decorated former Navy SEAL who, upon returning home from Afghanistan, repurposes his military skills to become a private investigator. A charming rogue, an American hero and a die-hard Detroit Tigers fan, Magnum lives in a guest cottage on Robin’s Nest, the luxurious estate where he works as a security consultant to supplement his P.I. business.
The ‘majordomo’ of the property is Juliet Higgins, a beautiful and commanding disavowed MI:6 agent whose second job is to keep Magnum in line, with the help of her two Dobermans. When Magnum needs back-up on a job, he turns to his trusted buddies and fellow POW survivors, Theodore ‘TC’ Calvin, a former Marine chopper pilot who runs Island Hoppers, a helicopter tour business, and Orville ‘Rick’ Wright, a former Marine door-gunner-turned-impresario of Oahu’s coolest nightclub and the most connected man on the island.
Suspicious of Magnum’s casual attitude and presence at his crime scenes, Detective Gordon Katsumoto finds that he and Magnum are more alike than either of them care to admit. One of Magnum’s biggest supporters is Teuila ‘Kumu’ Tuileta, the unofficial ‘House Mom’ and cultural curator of Robin’s Nest. With keys to a vintage Ferrari in one hand, aviator sunglasses in the other, and an Old Düsseldorf longneck chilling in the fridge, Thomas Magnum is back on the case!”
Nolan and Harper wind up in lockdown on ABC’s The Rookie season two episode 18. Directed by Tori Garrett from a script by Terence Paul Winter and Elizabeth Davis Beall, episode 18 will air on Sunday, April 26, 2020 at 10pm ET/PT.
Nathan Fillion leads the cast as John Nolan. Alyssa Diaz is Angela Lopez, Richard T. Jones is Sergeant Wade Grey, Mekia Cox as Nyla Harper, Titus Makin is Jackson West, Melissa O’Neil is Lucy Chen, and Eric Winter plays Tim Bradford.
Episode 18’s guest stars include Harold Perrineau as Detective Nick Armstrong, Ali Larter as Dr. Grace Sawyer, Jasmine Mathews as Rachel Hall, and Matthew Glave as Oscar Hutchinson.
The “Under the Gun” Plot – Officers Nolan and Harper are tasked with escorting four juvenile offenders to a Scared Straight program at a correctional facility that quickly becomes a riotous situation. Meanwhile, Nolan is uncertain about his relationship with Grace after she fails to introduce him to her ex-husband.
The Series Description, Courtesy of ABC:
“Six months into his career as a cop, John Nolan, the oldest rookie in the LAPD, has used his life experience, determination and sense of humor to keep up with rookies 20 years his junior. But as he embarks on the second half of his rookie year, Nolan will be put to the test by a host of new challenges, romantic relationships and deadly criminals, as he looks to figure out what kind of cop he ultimately wants to be.”
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Logo for ‘Survivor: Winners at War’ (Photo Credit: CBS)
CBS’s Survivor: Winners at War will conclude with a special three-hour finale. The 40th season will wrap up on Wednesday, May 13, 2020 beginning at 8pm. A two-hour episode will lead into the season finale and the reveal of Survivor: Winners at War‘s champion.
The 32nd season of The Amazing Race will premiere the following week on Wednesday, May 20th at 8pm ET/PT. The new season will debut with a two-hour premiere and then will slip into its normal one-hour episodes on May 27th at 8pm ET/PT.
“When Survivor wraps one of its best seasons ever in May, we’re excited to schedule another signature reality series, The Amazing Race, to step seamlessly into the time period,” stated Noriko Kelley, Executive Vice President, Program Planning & Scheduling, CBS Entertainment.
The upcoming season of The Amazing Race was shot prior to the world shutting down because of the COVID-19 pandemic. 11 teams will travel through destinations including Trinidad and Tobago, France, Germany, Kazakhstan, and Brazil as they compete to outrace their competition.
The Sole Survivor of this season’s Survivor: Winners at War takes home a $2 million prize for outlasting, outplaying, and outwitting other previous seasons’ winners. Due to social distancing, host Jeff Probst will “virtually connect by video with all 20 players to discuss the highlights of the season.”
The Amazing Race season 32 will kick off at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles. Phil Keoghan returns to host the globe-trotting competition series which awards a $1 million prize to the team that crosses the finish line first.
Mark Burnett, Jeff Probst, Matt VanWagenen, Jesse Jensen, and Kahaia Pearson executive produce Survivor. Jerry Bruckheimer, Bertram van Munster, Jonathan Littman, Elise Doganieri, Mark Vertullo and Phil Keoghan are The Amazing Race‘s executive producers.
Maika Monroe in ‘The Stranger’ (Photo Credit: Quibi)
Quibi’s whole set up involves offering short bursts of entertainment to fill five to 10-minute breaks in your day. Of course, now that those of us who aren’t considered essential workers are home with gobs of free time to fill, the idea of movies/series viewed in short chapters isn’t quite as compelling as when news of Quibi first hit the internet. Still, there will come a time when the world returns to what we refer to as normal. When the order lifts and we’re released from self-isolating, delving into short quick bites of fresh entertainment will be a welcome distraction from school, work, or whatever it is that fills your day.
The subscription-based streaming platform launched on April 6, 2020, and on April 13, 2020 The Stranger and 50 States of Fright joined Quibi’s lineup. The streaming service made three chapters of The Stranger available for review along with 50 States of Fright’s three-episode “The Golden Arm” segment. Both are excellent genre fare and well worth devoting limited bits of time to delve into.
The Stranger stars Maika Monroe (The Guest, It Follows) as Clare, a small-town girl who moves to Los Angeles hoping to become a writer. With actual income from writing just a pipe dream at this point, she works for an Uber-ish company to pay the rent.
She’s not familiar with LA’s complicated geography and insane traffic but seems to enjoy getting to know her new city. That is until Dane DeHaan enters the story as Carl, a customer who sort of freaks Clare out by wanting to sit in the front seat. A lot of small talk and a little flirting leads to Clare momentarily letting her guard down. Bad decision, Clare.
She swiftly realizes she’s sitting next to a psychopath who demands she tell him a story…or die. But is he real or is this wannabe writer’s overactive imagination getting the best of her?
The Stranger’s first three episodes vary in length from six to nine minutes which is perfect for those with limited available time (or short attention spans). There’s just enough time to get satisfyingly creeped out before the chapter ends leaving you wanting more.
Written, directed, and executive produced by Veena Sud (Seven Seconds, The Killing), The Stranger is suspenseful and intense. Maika Monroe and Dane DeHaan are terrific in this swiftly paced cat and mouse thriller.
Rachel Brosnahan in ’50 States of Fright’ (Photo Credit: Quibi)
50 States of Fright has Sam Raimi as an executive producer and the first episodes have a definite Raimi vibe. 50 States of Fright looks at urban legends from around the country, with the first episode – “The Golden Arm” – examining an urban legend from Michigan.
Travis Fimmel (Vikings) stars as a lumberjack married to a gorgeous woman (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’s Rachel Brosnahan) with champagne tastes and caviar dreams. Her hard-working hubby does his best to provide, but she’s high maintenance and addicted to shopping.
Still, their relationship’s a loving one. And, in fact, they seem to be the perfect couple despite her constant need for expensive gifts. But life comes at you fast and in the case of this couple, it came with devastating fury. She loses an arm along with her desire to live. The only solution: a golden arm. The price paid for that extravagance is horrifying.
Fimmel and Brosnahan have real chemistry as a married couple faced with a life-altering decision. Future episodes of the series will feature urban legends from states including Kansas, Oregon, and Florida, with Ming-Na Wen, Karen Allen, James Ransone, Asa Butterfield, and Greyston Holt in starring roles.
Mac visits famous figures from the past on CBS’s MacGyver season four episode 10, “Tesla + Bell + Edition + Mac.” Directed by Yangzon Brauen from a script by Rob Pearlstein, episode 10 is set to air on Friday, April 17, 2020 at 8pm ET/PT.
The season four cast is led by Lucas Till as Angus “Mac” MacGyver. Tristin Mays is Riley Davis, Justin Hires is Wilt Bozer, Meredith Eaton is Matty Weber, Levy Tran is Desi Nguyen, and Henry Ian Cusick plays Russ Taylor.
Episode 10 guest stars include Scottie Thompson, Edloe Blackwell, Ramon De Ocampo, Amber Skye Noyes, John Ales, and Mark Boyd. Tom Thon, Jim E. Chandler, Matt Mercurio, Cuyle Carvin, and Marsha Thomason also guest star.
“Tesla + Bell + Edison + Mac” Plot – When Mac is put into a dream state to help him recall key evidence found in Nikola Tesla’s secret lab that could stop Codex’s deadly plot, he encounters Nikola Tesla, Alexander Graham Bell, Thomas Edison…and his mother.
MacGyver Plot, Courtesy of CBS:
MacGyver, a reimagining of the classic series, is an action-adventure drama about 20-something Angus “Mac” MacGyver, who is part of a clandestine organization within the U.S. government, where he uses his extraordinary talent for unconventional problem-solving and vast scientific knowledge to save lives. Joining his team on high-risk missions around the globe are Riley Davis, an unpredictable computer hacker with a chip on her shoulder; Wilt Bozer, Mac’s roommate and an agent on the team; Matty Weber, a legend in Covert Ops and the director of operations at the Phoenix Foundation; Desi Nguyen, whose job is to protect MacGyver and his team on their global missions; and Russ Taylor, the quick-witted, Oxford-educated, ex-military skilled in propaganda and lie detection, who shakes things up by challenging the way MacGyver and the team are used to doing things.
Under the aegis of the Phoenix Foundation, MacGyver takes on the responsibility of saving the world, armed to the teeth with resourcefulness and little more than bubble gum and a paper clip.
