Butcher reveals to The Boys that his wife is not actually dead in the opening moments of Amazon Prime’s The Boys season two. The new official trailer also shows off much more of what fans can expect from new supe Stormfront (Aya Cash) as well as more of the gory, over-the-top, incredible action packed into season two.
Season two will premiere on Amazon Prime Video on Friday, September 4, 2020. Amazon will release the first three episodes on Sept. 4th, with one new episode released in subsequent weeks leading up to the finale on October 9th.
The Plot, Courtesy of Amazon:
The Boys is an irreverent take on what happens when superheroes, who are as popular as celebrities, as influential as politicians and as revered as Gods, abuse their superpowers rather than use them for good. It’s the powerless against the super powerful as The Boys embark on a heroic quest to expose the truth about “The Seven”, and their formidable Vought backing.
The even more intense, more insane Season 2 finds The Boys on the run from the law, hunted by the Supes, and desperately trying to regroup and fight back against Vought. In hiding, Hughie (Jack Quaid), Mother’s Milk (Laz Alonso), Frenchie (Tomer Capon) and Kimiko (Karen Fukuhara) try to adjust to a new normal, with Butcher (Karl Urban) nowhere to be found. Meanwhile, Starlight (Erin Moriarty) must navigate her place in The Seven as Homelander (Antony Starr) sets his sights on taking complete control. His power is threatened with the addition of Stormfront (Aya Cash), a social media-savvy new Supe, who has an agenda of her own. On top of that, the Supervillain threat takes center stage and makes waves as Vought seeks to capitalize on the nation’s paranoia.
The Supes of The Seven also include Queen Maeve (Dominique McElligott), A-Train (Jessie T. Usher), The Deep (Chace Crawford) and Black Noir (Nathan Mitchell). Recurring stars in season two include Claudia Doumit, Goran Visnijc, Malcolm Barrett, Colby Minifie, Shantel VanSanten, Cameron Crovetti, PJ Byrne, Laila Robbins and Giancarlo Esposito returning as Vought boss Stan Edgar, among others.
Photographer Pete Souza had the honor of working with two U.S. Presidents – Ronald Reagan and Barack Obama – as the official White House photographer. His time spent behind the lens documenting the inner workings of the White House is the focus of The Way I See It, based on the New York Times bestseller.
Focus Features and MSNBC Films released a full trailer for the documentary which is targeting a September 2020 theatrical release. Dawn Porter (John Lewis: Good Trouble) directs and Academy Award, BAFTA and Emmy Award winner Evan Hayes (Free Solo), Academy Award and Emmy Award-winner Laura Dern, and Jayme Lemons serve as producers. The film’s a Platform One Media and Jaywalker Pictures production.
The Story:
Based on the New York Times #1 bestseller comes The Way I See It, an unprecedented look behind the scenes of two of the most iconic Presidents in American History, Barack Obama and Ronald Reagan, as seen through the eyes of renowned photographer Pete Souza. As the Official White House Photographer, Souza was an eyewitness to the unique and tremendous responsibilities of being the most powerful person on Earth. The movie reveals how Souza transforms from a respected photojournalist to a searing commentator on the issues we face as a country and a people.
Luke Evans and Daniel Brühl in ‘The Alienist’ season 2 episode 5 (Photo by Kata Vermes / TNT)
TNT’s The Alienist season two episode five opens with Libby (Rosy McEwen) still in the matron’s apartment. She’s preparing tea and has set up the matron’s body as if she’s sitting at the table ready to partake in refreshments. The matron’s neighbor stops by but Libby lies and claims the woman went out of town.
Libby has baby Anna with her and as she tries to nurse the baby, she bites her. Angry, Libby yells, “MY BABY DOESN’T BITE!”
Sara (Dakota Fanning) pays a visit to Bitsy (Melanie Field), feeling guilty over what happened to her. Bitsy reveals Libby had black on her teeth when she attacked her.
Thomas Byrnes (Ted Levine) and another police officer show up at the Lying-In Hospital and Lucius (Matthew Shear) is also there when they arrive. Lucius overhears their conversation as they walk into Dr. Markoe’s office. The officer suggests opening up the Napp case but Thomas doesn’t agree, stating, “Absolutely not.” (As a retired chief, it’s surprising he has the authority to say no.)
Dr. Markoe (Michael McElhatton) seems more concerned about his donor’s privacy being at stake. The officer assures him Sara Howard is not a threat to that; she just wants to find the “Spanish baby.” Markoe doesn’t want to risk it. Her little spy knows about the research wing. Thomas, who has shown little to no conscience, tells Markoe he’s there to help but he understands what’s going on. Women deemed unfit mothers are sometimes told their child did not make it during childbirth. He warns that telling them that better be the extent of it. If it’s not, he’ll come after Markoe himself.
As they leave Lucius hears the men saying they want to talk to the matron first. Markoe informs them she hasn’t shown up for work yet.
Lucius and Sara are in a carriage and he informs her the matron missed work. Apparently, she’s never done so before. They decide to go to the matron’s apartment first before anyone else can question her.
After several knocks, Sara opens the unlocked door. Right away Sara notices smeared blood on the floor. She retrieves her gun from her purse when she sees the matron positioned at the table.
The usual gang shows up to the crime scene. The Isaacson brothers are taking photos while Laszlo (Daniel Brühl) inspects the body and analyzes the crime scene. There are bruises on her throat and he believes Libby wanted to watch her die.
Sara begins to inspect the bathroom and imagines all that Libby did that day – from bathing to preparing the tea and staging the matron. She asks Lucius to lift the matron’s head. They discover she has painted eyelids just like the Napp baby and the babies in the postmortem photos. The difference? The matron’s were painted in her own blood.
The team doesn’t find the powdered charcoal but as they discuss it, they realize she’s ingesting it and passing it to the child. Sara says, “Which means we’re running out of time.”
We see Libby ingesting the powder and leaving the baby alone in a caged-in crib as the baby cries.
Back at Sara’s office the team gathers to discuss Libby. Bitsy points out Libby’s attack on her was not planned. She waited until Bitsy seemed like a threat. “It means the different people she presents to the world cannot be contained. It means she’s unraveling,” Laszlo says.
Meanwhile, Libby’s sitting in the park observing people. She has baby Anna with her and is just letting her cry. A lady stops to try to help, but one look from Libby and the lady walks away.
Colleen (Liadan Dunlea) is at the police station where they ask her to look through a book of photographs. Most of the photos are of female criminals, however, some are women who fraternize with criminals. Thomas and Marcus (Douglas Smith) are there as Colleen looks through the book. It’s strange a former chief is allowed to be there along with Marcus, but convenient for Sara and the team that Marcus is included.
Colleen scans the photos and spots Libby’s photo – only she has a different name. It appears she doesn’t have a criminal record but likes to hang out with gangsters.
Back at Sara’s office, Laszlo surmises that if Libby is replacing her own child – like they suspect – that means her child is frozen in time. That means any child she takes who grows beyond her own baby’s age has overstayed its welcome. They are definitely running out of time.
John (Luke Evans) asks if he should run a likeness of her in the Times. Sara agrees it should be done. Marcus arrives and confirms Colleen found Libby in the book of mugshots. Sara asks if Libby has a criminal record and Marcus says she didn’t. She’s in the book because she hangs out with gangsters near the Hudson River.
Libby’s taking the powdered charcoal in a glass of water before she breastfeeds baby Anna. As she does so, she says, “I won’t forget you, little cat. I remember all my babies.”
The New York Times is out and Libby spots a drawing of herself along with an article as she strolls down the street in front of Sara’s office building.
John and Sara go to the Oyster Saloon and speak with Cyrus. They show him a photograph of Libby and he recognizes her. Cyrus drops the bomb that Libby is Goo Goo Knox’s woman.
John and Sara return to her office and she quickly realizes someone has been there. Books are overturned, drawers have been opened, and she discovers her father’s gun is missing. They notice eyes have been drawn all over the chalkboard.
John and Sara head over to John’s place and he insists she stay at his house for precautionary reasons. She feels it’s unnecessary to have a chaperone and he explains he won’t be there tonight; he has dinner plans. Sara tells him she needs to go back to Hudson Street because it’s the only address they have on Goo Goo Knox. John insists she stay put until Libby’s detained.
John brings up the harsh things he said to her the night of his engagement party and admits he’s been thinking about why he would say them. He confesses it may take some time and courage before he can say why.
Laszlo’s going through drawings of the matron when he’s interrupted by a boy named Paulie who has a fascination with magic. Laszlo seems impatient, wanting to get back to the crime at hand, but lets Paulie show him his newest magic trick. After Paulie’s done, Laszlo returns to his desk while a disappointed Paulie leaves his office.
Laszlo calls Professor Karen Stratton (Lara Pulver), the intelligent woman he met at John’s engagement party, and admits he is at a standstill with this case and needs a woman’s perspective. He fills her in on the case and shows her drawings of the matron. Karen asks if she’s to be his subject or a sounding board. He says the latter, of course.
Dakota Fanning and Luke Evans in ‘The Alienist’ season 2 episode 5 (Photo by Kata Vermes / TNT)
Sara’s at John’s house going over other drawings when she gets the bright idea to go back down to the Hudson River. She shows up at the bar and tells Cyrus she needs to find Libby and remembers he said she was involved with Goo Goo Knox and other dusters. He begs her to go home, explaining the only duster there is a skinny man who ironically goes by the name Fat Jack.
While Cyrus can’t really assist her, Joanna (Brittany Marie Batchelder) informs Sara she can help her. Fat Jack leaves the bar and Sara and Joanna follow him to an alley where not only do they spot Goo Goo but Libby as well. They move in closer so they can watch them.
Goo Goo (Frederick Schmidt) asks Libby what’s wrong, assuming having a baby would make her happy. Libby admits something’s different. She doesn’t think the baby believes she’s her mom. Goo Goo says, “Not this again.” Libby shoves him and he reminds her he would do anything for her. He offers to get her a new baby and she says, “I don’t want any baby – I want my baby.” Go Goo replies, “I thought I was your baby.”
They have intercourse behind a building in the alley and she begins to feed him breastmilk.
As Sara and Joanna walk away, Sara tells Joanna she needs her to get a message to John and Laszlo. Joanna doesn’t want to leave Sara there alone but Sara insists she needs to stay. However, Sara knows she’ll need all the help she can get.
John’s at a restaurant playing a game with his fiancée, Violet, and visiting with her godfather, William Hearst (Matt Letscher). Hearst wants to know how John’s pouching stories under his nose and John insists it’s a matter of being at the right place at the right time. Just then Joanna shows up at the restaurant to talk to John in private, informing him what Sara is up to. John instructs her to call Laszlo and the Isaacson brothers for backup.
William sits near Thomas at the table and complains about John and Sara’s relationship. He describes John as following Sara around like a sick puppy. Thomas says, “A scandalous lady detective bent on undermining the sacred bonds of family with untraditional friendships with working women and unavailable men. That’s a story you maybe want to run in The Journal, Mr. Hearst.” William’s eyes light up at the prospect; he’ll most likely run that story.
After seeing Libby enter an abandoned house, Sara decides to go in alone through the basement. As she wanders around the rat-infested house, she retrieves her gun from her purse. John shows up, spots the basement door open, and retraces Sara’s steps.
Sara’s slowing creeping around the house as Laszlo arrives. A neighborhood man pulls a knife on him and asks if he’s lost. Quick-thinking Laszlo says he’s a doctor making a house call.
The man with the knife is now in a carriage with Laszlo when Marcus shows up. He points a gun at who we now know is Fat Jack, demanding he put his weapon down.
Sara’s still creeping around the house when Libby appears behind her with a gun. She orders Sara to put her gun down and as Sara does so, she picks up a handful of soot and throws it in Libby’s face. A fight breaks out between the two women and when Libby tries to shoot, Sara knocks her arm away. As the gun goes off, John yells, “SARA!” Sara now has the gun and points it at Libby, warning her she doesn’t want to hurt her.
Libby pushes a bureau door at Sara who shoots it and hits the glass. Libby’s injured but not badly because she’s able to get away. The gunshots cause baby Anna to cry and Sara finds her in a dresser drawer. She cradles the poor child in her arms.
As they ride away in the carriage, Laszlo commends Sara on all that she’s done. She reminds him this was a group effort and Laszlo tells her she’s being modest. The baby is safe because of her.
The Linares family is reunited with their baby. Sara stays and watches them put the baby to sleep, glad to have been able to return the child to her parents.
Sara and John are now back at his house and he brings back up what he said to her at his engagement party. He admits he said those things to hurt her, just as she hurt him. Sara acknowledges that and says she understands. He apologizes. As he makes up a bed for her to sleep in, Sara decides she’s done fighting this attraction and kisses him…amongst other things.
Narrator Nancy (Kennedy McMann) starts off The CW’s Nancy Drew season one episode four talking about Bess. She has concluded Bess is an outsider, a liar, and a thief. And speak of the devil, Bess (Maddison Jaizani) suddenly awakens and asks Nancy if she heard something. They head downstairs to check out the noise and discover the microwave is on. Suddenly, it semi-explodes and the glass cracks. The lights in the living room begin to flicker and then the TV turns on showing the video of the night Tiffany died. The TV then cracks as well.
Nancy’s dad (Scott Wolf) comes running downstairs to see what’s going on and he spots Bess. Nancy introduces Carson to Bess and explains she needed a place to stay. He asks about the TV and she thinks maybe it blew a fuse.
Back in Nancy’s room, Bess spots a picture of Nancy’s mom and wonders why she never talks about her. Nancy states, “Because there is nothing to talk about.” Bess changes the subject, asking what happened to the TV. She thinks it’s Dead Lucy. Just like at the morgue, Nancy chooses to believe it’s a weird glitch.
Nancy has a flashback/dream of getting ready to go to the Winter Formal. She doesn’t want to go; she wants to stay with her dying mother but her mom insists she takes some time off to have fun. After kissing her mom goodbye, she sees her mother’s headstone instead of her mom. She suddenly wakes up.
The next morning her dad asks about Bess and how she knows her. Bess walks into the kitchen just then and Carson asks about how her aunt’s doing. Bess says she’s good and he then asks how she’s doing after her surgery. She says good, again. (This may be a ploy to catch her in a lie.)
Nancy’s dad informs them he won’t be home for dinner. Instead, he’ll be with his client, Ryan Hudson, because today is his wife’s funeral. Carson reveals Tiffany wasn’t murdered after all. The autopsy came back and the coroner determined she died of natural causes. Nancy, of course, doesn’t believe that. Her dad warns her to leave it alone.
Nancy visits the marina to speak with someone who knows Bess’ aunt. She asks the man about Bess and he explains he’s known the Marvin family for almost 20 years and has never heard of anyone named Bess.
Meanwhile, Nick (Tunji Kasim) is at the shop setting up a hidden camera when Nancy calls. They discuss the autopsy report and Nancy explains she’s not giving up just because of the coroner’s findings. Nancy reaches for a newspaper and someone rips it out of her hand and keeps walking. That ‘someone’ is Tiffany’s sister, Laura Tandy (Stevie Lynn Jones).
Laura shows up at the police station demanding to know how they’re going to solve her sister’s murder. Chief McGinnis (Adam Beach) tries to explain it wasn’t a murder, but Laura knows her sister was perfectly healthy. Tiffany had money and her husband was broke. Plus, he was cheating on her. Chief McGinnis and Detective Karen Hart (Alvina August) exchange looks. It appears they might not have known some of that information.
Chief McGinnis calls Ace (Alex Saxon) who’s been working with him. He informs Ace that Laura Tandy is in town and he wants Ace to follow her. Ace wonders if he can get an informant to do it instead, and McGinnis reminds him he’s aware Ace and Laura used to have a thing. Plus, Ace still owes him.
Over at The Claw, Ace suddenly starts to cough and tells George (Leah Lewis) he thinks he’s coming down with something. She tells him to go home because she isn’t taking any more chances.
Bess is also at work at The Claw and hears a strange voice just as Ace scares her.
George attempts to convince Nancy that Tiffany died of natural causes, but Nancy wants to wait until she gets her own toxicology report back. George and Bess want her to drop it since that would mean they’re no longer suspects.
Bess goes into the walk-in freezer and is secretly trying on the stolen ring when she hears a voice in the vent. As she creeps closer to the vent, the cover shoots out at her and she screams. Nancy and George come running and find Bess on the ground. She cries out, “Help me! It came out of the vent!”
They all notice she has fresh scratches on her calves.
Bess is explaining she heard voices when George realizes Bess is wearing Tiffany’s engagement ring. George asks if she killed her and Bess claims she found the ring on the ground. She didn’t know it was Tiffany’s when she found it and then they became suspects and she didn’t know what to do. George thinks ghosts don’t normally go around attacking people so maybe it isn’t Dead Lucy. George believes Bess made a spirit mad…maybe Tiffany?
Ace spies on Laura and is following her around town when she catches him. She’s aware he’s been following her for the past couple of hours and wants to know what his deal is. They hung out all last summer and then he never called her. He says he’s sorry about her sister and Laura confesses the last time they spoke they got into an argument. She asks if he knows anything about her death and Ace informs her his co-workers were brought in for questioning. He also reveals Tiffany called 9-1-1 right before she died.
Ace says there’s a recording of the call and Laura asks him to hack the system and retrieve it.
Carson and Ryan (Riley Smith) meet and Ryan hands Carson a statement his family would like him to read after the funeral. He then asks Carson when he’ll be getting the money from Tiffany’s estate. Carson explains he needs the autopsy report and Tiffany’s death certificate first.
Suspicions aroused, Nancy goes through Bess’ locker at work and finds a British passport under the name Bess Turani. Bess catches her and demands to know what she’s doing. Nancy replies, “You tell me, Bess Turani.” They’re interrupted when George comes in and informs them they’re having a team meeting. She introduces them to her mom, Victoria (Liza Lapira), who’s going to be the one who helps with the spirit.
Bess shows her what happened to her legs and George’s mom believes it’s the work of a new ghost who doesn’t know what to do yet. The attack seems like a cry for help. Victoria explains there are two sides and the ones in the middle are stuck in the between and think they’re still alive. Tiffany’s there now because of her funeral.
Victoria reveals that in order to get rid of the ghost, they need to place the ring back on Tiffany’s finger. Not only that, but they also need to place a mirror over Tiffany’s heart so she sees her own reflection.
Back at home, Nancy finds papers on her dad’s desk, and then as soon as he walks in, she confronts him about the autopsy being wrong. There isn’t any mention of a puncture wound behind her ear. Carson questions how she knows about a puncture wound and Nancy confesses she put it there. She assures him she wants the truth and Carson admits he has medical bills as well as her bail to pay. Nancy becomes upset and thinks he’s shifting blame to his dead wife and daughter to cover the fact he’s selling out.
Nancy attends Tiffany’s funeral and observes the guests. Nick’s there staring at a picture of Tiffany and he confesses he wishes Nancy knew her. Laura joins them and says Tiffany spoke highly of him.
Ace is also there and Chief McGinnis asks if he talked to Laura. He confirms he did, but she doesn’t know any more than anyone else.
Carson speaks with Ryan’s dad, Everett Hudson (Martin Donovan), at the funeral while Bess’ aunt asks about Bess. Bess walks away suddenly when she’s supposed to be on door duty for George.
And speaking of George, she’s in the room with Tiffany and places the ring on her finger while apologizing for sleeping with her husband. Ryan and Everett come in to pay their respects and George is forced to take the ring back and hide. She hears Everett tells his son, “Well, glad that’s over.” Ryan reminds him he’s talking about his deceased wife.
After they leave, she places the ring back on Tiffany’s finger and runs out. However, she forgot to place the mirror in the casket.
As everyone’s leaving Nancy begins speaking in a loud voice about Bess and her family. This upsets Bess and she demands to know what Nancy wants from her. Nancy simply replies, “Answers.”
Nancy wants to know the truth behind Bess’ visit to Horseshoe Bay. Bess reveals she thinks she’s a Marvin but isn’t sure. As she talks, Bess does so in her British accent. She says she needs a DNA sample to see if they’re related.
While everyone is gathered at the gravesite, Tiffany’s 9-1-1 call plays out for everyone to hear. Laura’s responsible and informs those gathered there’s no way her sister died of natural causes. She believes Tiffany was murdered and she will prove it.
Ace and Chief McGinnis walk back to his truck and McGinnis reminds Ace he’s taking it easy on him and that they have a deal. He says if Ace breaks that deal, he can revoke their arrangement and prosecute him to the fullest extent.
Karen finds Nancy and lets her know that if she needs to talk, she’s there for her. Nancy stops in front of Lucy Sable’s grave and asks Karen if she knew her. Karen reveals they were in the same graduating class in high school, and Nancy asks if they know what killed Lucy. Karen says all they have is a bloody knife and tire tracks at the scene. Karen changes the subject and asks if she’s visited her mom’s grave.
George stands in front of the grave and talks to Tiffany. She’s apologizing again when some sort of fog rises out of the grave. She continues anyway, telling Tiffany she hopes she’s at peace.
Nancy walks to her mother’s grave and finds her dad standing there. He believes this tension between them needs to stop. She blames him for the fact she wasn’t there when her mom died. He could have called her but instead she was at a dance.
After her dad leaves, she admits to her mom she doesn’t believe in ghosts. If they were real, her mom would have visited her.
Carson reads the statement from the Hudson family to the press. The Hudsons are going to create a nonprofit organization in Tiffany’s name. The press asks about the autopsy and Carson says his client is confident in the results. Ryan attempts to cut Carson off, but Carson continues and expresses his opinion that the autopsy is inconclusive.
Laura tracks Ace down and apologizes for betraying him about the 9-1-1 call. She confesses she really did miss him and he reminds her she’s the one who left. He says, “You threw me. When I was with you, it was intense.” She kisses him.
Nick goes back to his shop and discovers someone was in it.
Detective Nancy watches the video of the night Tiffany died and thinks maybe she’s been looking at the wrong thing. She sees Tiffany dropping her ring which verifies Bess didn’t kill her for her ring. While watching the video, a figure appears and then Nancy’s laptop screen breaks. Bess comes in and they apologize to each other for earlier.
After Bess leaves, Nancy opens her laptop and studies the cracks in her screen. She realizes it’s the same pattern as the ones on her microwave and TV. And, she thinks she’s seen this pattern before. It’s in the shape of a map of Horseshoe Bay and the epicenter of the crack is her high school!
As the episode ends, we see Bess looking at an invitation to a Marvin gala. Nick watches footage from his hidden camera and he sees Laura taking a flash drive. Ace and Laura get hot and bothered while Nancy Drew sneaks around her old high school in her trusty beanie and spots an old photo peeking out of the display case. The photo is of Lucy and Karen which means Karen lied about not really knowing her. She snaps a photo of it with her phone.
George is leaving The Claw when the fog returns and knocks her down. She begins to talk but it’s Tiffany’s voice coming out of her. She’s repeating the 9-1-1 call and the fog seems to be coming from the mirror she was supposed to place in Tiffany’s casket. George suddenly passes out.
The cast of ‘Hunters’ season 1 (Photo Courtesy of Amazon Studios)
Amazon Studios confirmed they’ve ordered a second season of the dramatic series Hunters created by David Weil. Season one premiered on February 21, 2020 and starred Oscar nominee Al Pacino (Scent of a Woman), Logan Lerman (The Perks of Being a Wallflower), Jerrika Hinton (Here and Now), Josh Radnor (Rise), and Kate Mulvany (Secret City).
The first season cast also included Tiffany Boone, Greg Austin, Louis Ozawa, Carol Kane, Saul Rubinek, Dylan Baker, and Lena Olin. The Amazon Studios, Monkeypaw Productions, and Sonar Entertainment production is executive produced by Weil, Jordan Peele, Nikki Toscano, Alfonso Gomez-Rejon, Win Rosenfeld, Nelson McCormick, and David Ellender. Weil and Toscano are the showrunners.
“With Hunters, David Weil’s bold vision and fearless imagination powered a thrilling, twisty, action-packed first season that engaged Prime Video customers around the world,” stated Jennifer Salke, Head of Amazon Studios, “We are thrilled that David, Jordan and the Hunters will be back with us for more.”
“I am beyond grateful to Jen and the Amazon family for their continued extraordinary support of Hunters,” said Weil. “Alongside our magnificent cast, incredible crew, and brilliant writers and producers, I am more eager than ever to share the next chapter of the Hunters saga with the world.”
The Series Plot, Courtesy of Amazon Studios:
The debut season of Hunters followed a diverse band of Nazi hunters living in 1977 New York City. The Hunters, as they’re known, have discovered that hundreds of high-ranking Nazi officials are living among us and conspiring to create a Fourth Reich in the United States.
“Long Way Up” reunites Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman for a new motorbike adventure through South and Central America. (Photo Credit: Apple TV+)
Apple TV+’s just released an official photo from the upcoming series Long Way Up. The unscripted series stars Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman, road tripping buddies who reunited to hit the road on more motorcycle adventures.
The series is set to debut to Apple TV+ subscribers on September 18, 2020. Three episodes will be released on the series’ premiere day, followed by additional episodes each week.
McGregor and Boorman also serve as executive producers. Russ Malkin and David Alexanian join the duo on their adventures as directors.
McGregor and Boorman chronicled their adventures twice before in 2004’s Long Way Round and 2007’s Long Way Down. The new series will take them through Argentina, Chile, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador and up through Colombia, Central America, and Mexico as they travel around the globe.
Emmy Award nominee Ewan McGregor’s credits include FX’s Fargo, Doctor Sleep, Christopher Robin, and Birds of Prey: And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn starring Margot Robbie. He recently completed work on The Birthday Cake for director Jimmy Giannopoulos.
Long Way Up Plot Description, Courtesy of Apple TV+
Covering 13,000 miles over 100 days through 16 border crossings and 13 countries, starting from the city of Ushuaia at the tip of South America, Ewan and Charley journey through the glorious and underexposed landscapes of South and Central America in their most challenging expedition to date, using cutting-edge technology on the backs of their electric Harley-Davidson LiveWires in order to contribute to the sustainability of the planet.
Kevin Costner and Wes Bentley in ‘Yellowstone’ season 3 episode 7 (Photo Courtesy of Paramount Network)
Wranglers use dogs to herd cattle into a truck under the cover of night as Paramount Network’s Yellowstone season three episode seven begins.
It’s still dark out as (Cole Hauser) gently wakes Beth (Kelly Reilly) to say goodbye before heading out for what’s sure to be a long day. She teases him that he appears torn about leaving her and finally convinces him to briefly climb back in bed for a little morning lovemaking.
Jamie (Wes Bentley) is also an early riser, grabbing files including one with a Warrant Deed and heading off to the city. It doesn’t appear he wants anyone to realize he’s off to work.
Over at the bunkhouse, Lloyd (Forrie J. Smith) tells a sleeping Laramie (Hassie Harrison) she’s free to stay in his bed as long as she wants. Teeter (Jen Landon) teases Colby (Denim Richards) about also getting a little something as Rip arrives to find Laramie and Mia snuggled in. He’s not exactly impressed with the wranglers for allowing the bunkhouse to become Paradise Island.
Rip can’t believe Lloyd’s involved in the shenanigans and warns him to stop letting the barrel racers spend the night. Mia (Eden Brolin) claims they’re not freeloaders and offers to work alongside the wranglers.
Mia and Laramie do pitch in, with Mia working right alongside a still recovering Jimmy (Jefferson White). Rip doesn’t want her around but Mia pretty much forces him to let her tag along as they drive a horse to Hamilton. Rip says, “It’s going to be one of these f**king days, isn’t it? I should have never gotten out of bed.”
Kayce (Luke Grimes) inspects the field where the cattle were taken. The fence has been cut and the cows and calves stolen weren’t branded or tagged. Kayce assumes whoever did it will try and sell the calves right away. He instructs Ryan (Ian Bohen) and Livestock Agent Steve Hendon (James Jordan) to split up and visit ranches that could have possibly purchased the calves right away.
Jamie’s assistant informs him there hasn’t been a court document filled locally that changes the Dutton ranch’s power of attorney. Jamie then assumes Beth used Schwartz & Meyer’s attorneys and filed it in Salt Lake.
The assistant also tells Jamie he needs to go downstairs and sign for a certified copy of his birth certificate. It needs to be turned in now in order to ratify his appointment.
Jamie reluctantly heads downstairs where he hands over his driver’s license and Social Security card. The clerk heads off to find his birth certificate.
Beth finds her dad (Kevin Costner) staring into the fireplace and he admits he has a lot of decisions to make. He believes the world’s gotten too fast and they need to find a way to slow it down. He wonders if she’ll marry Rip and she agrees she might if he asks her. John assures her Rip won’t ask her because in order to do so he’d have to ask him for his daughter’s hand first. John doesn’t think Rip would ever do that; Rip wouldn’t put him in that position.
John suggests if Beth wants to marry Rip, she’ll have to ask him. Beth seems to consider that for a moment and then asks if her dad would be okay with that. She then formally asks her father if Rip can have her hand. John asks if she loves him and if he makes her happy. “Since the moment I met him,” replies Beth.
John reveals he’s only ever wanted his daughter to be happy. He supports her marrying Rip, as long as he treats her right.
Beth gets up to leave and John suddenly apologizes. She asks why, and he explains he’s sorry she didn’t think she could come to him all those years ago. He’s sincere when he says he wouldn’t have been ashamed or angry at her. “I’m the one safe person in this world that you can turn to, Beth, for anything,” says an emotional John. He’s heartbroken she wasn’t aware of that sooner.
“I know it now,” says Beth, with tears streaming down her cheeks. She adds, “And now is all that matters.”
The clerk returns after a lengthy absence and delivers a bombshell. She’s unaware Jamie never knew he was adopted and he claims he wasn’t, denying the birth certificate she presents him is actually his. She shows him the official Report of Adoption which lists his birth name as James Michael Randall. His birth parents were Phyllis Mary and Garrett Randall. His name was changed to Dutton when he was officially adopted.
The clerk passes him another file which will explain why John and Evelyn Dutton lied to him. (It’s info he could have found on the internet if he searched for it.) The file contains the criminal court record of his real dad who was convicted of second-degree murder. Apparently, he killed Jamie’s birth mom and the clerk believes John did the right thing by not telling him about his adoption and his birth parents.
An angry Jamie stalks out of the office and returns to his desk. He doesn’t have time to consider what he’s learned as he needs to head into a meeting. However, first he hands off his birth father’s file and tells his assistant to find out if the man has been paroled. He wants all the info they have about his location, employment, etc.
He stares at his diploma from Harvard University on the wall and asks, “Who the f**k are you?”
Mia’s keeping up a steady stream of conversation from the backseat as Rip drives and Jimmy sits in the front passenger seat. Jimmy’s clearly worried Rip’s going to explode from Mia’s constant narrating of everything within her eyesight. Mia pauses for the briefest of moments before asking them about songs they would take with them to a desert island. Rip actually chuckles and agrees some music would be nice right about now.
Oh no…that chuckle wasn’t a good sign. He makes Jimmy lean in close and warns him, “When we get back to the ranch, I’m going to kill you with my bare f**king hands.”
Mia, oblivious to how annoyed she’s made Rip, sings along to what she labels her favorite song.
Beth arrives at work to find Angela Blue Thunder (Q’orianka Kilcher) waiting to discuss Market Equities. Angela explains she and Beth are on the same side of this issue, and Beth seems to relish the idea of teaming up. Angela believes Market Equities CEO Willa Hays will try to get Beth fired, but Beth isn’t worried. When asked if she can trust her brother, Beth’s answer leaves no doubt they can’t trust Jamie one iota.
Angela warns Beth they’re going to have to get dirty. That’s just fine with Beth.
Rip’s insufferably long road trip finally comes to an end. They arrive and see a man riding a bucking bronco, and Rip explains this is “business rodeo.” World champion Sid Steiner greets them and instructs Rip where to unload his horse. Mia’s super impressed they just talked to Sid, fangirling over the opportunity.
Jimmy’s also incredibly impressed with the young man who gives their horse a ride. Sid explains the horse isn’t right for the rodeo (he’s too easy to ride), but he’ll take him off Rip’s hands anyway – just because it’s Rip. Rip decides not to make the deal, not wanting to push the horse off on Sid when he can’t really use him.
Jimmy can’t believe Sid didn’t think the horse could buck hard enough. Apparently, Jimmy’s having second thoughts about his dream of being a part of the rodeo. Rip explains the boy who tried out the horse has been riding since he was four and has three world champions in his family to teach him. Rip adds, “And he could still die. I want you to think about that.”
Rip reveals this is his way of showing Jimmy why he shouldn’t want to return to the arena. But, it’s ultimately Jimmy’s choice.
Kayce heads over to a livestock auction and watches as a trailer pulls up. He asks the men standing around if they’ve ever seen this particular trailer before and they haven’t. The driver spots Kayce and decides to take off rather than empty his load, and Kayce pursues him on a horse. He draws alongside the truck and lassoes the driver around his neck, forcing him to stop.
Kayce pulls the driver from the cab and demands to know if he stole the cattle alone. The man indicates he did but Kayce doesn’t believe him. He hits him across the chest and warns him he’ll deliver a beating if he doesn’t reveal the names of his criminal cow-stealing cohorts.
Meanwhile, John shows up at a diner and is ordering up a “just whisper fire to it” steak when Wade Morrow and his son wander in. John doesn’t believe in coincidences and tells the man so. Wade’s son makes a move, but John easily takes him down and turns his attention back to Wade. He reminds Wade he gave him a job and a place to live and Wade stole “the one thing a cowboy doesn’t steal.”
Wade taunts John, telling him he’s ready to fight him whenever John chooses. As he’s leaving the diner, John warns Wade he has something of his. John’s planning on getting it back.
Rip’s rig gets a flat tire on the way back to the ranch and he’s just done with this day. Wisely, Jimmy thinks he and Mia are safer inside the truck than outside with a raging Rip.
Cole Hauser and Kelly Reilly in ‘Yellowstone’ season 3 episode 7 (Photo Courtesy of Paramount Network)
They finally return to the ranch and Rip heads straight home. He doesn’t even say anything to Beth as he passes her by on the porch even though she reminds him, “Don’t blame me. I gave you a choice.”
Rip returns outside within minutes holding a six-pack of beer. Guzzling two quickly, he feels better and smiles as he asks Beth how her day went. She calls her day illuminating and asks him to sit beside her. She presents him with a ring box and Rip’s understandably confused. Inside is a man’s ring and she jokes she doesn’t think he’s a diamonds and pearls kind of girl.
He assures her he doesn’t need presents; he just needs her. She stares into his eyes and replies, “Well, that’s what it means. It means that you have me. That I’m yours.”
Beth asks that he outlive her so she doesn’t have to live another day without him. He promises to try and do that. And that’s it – she announces they are getting married! Rip says, “Married…” and she confirms she’s asking him to marry her. He’s hesitant because he thinks he needs to ask her dad, but Beth assures him it’s handled. He laughs as he says, “I mean, I’d like some diamonds actually.” They kiss as he continues to laugh.
Beth wants him to confirm that’s a yes and he reminds her there’s no official record he exists. She says a marriage license is just a contract and she doesn’t need that legal document. Beth just wants him to take her in front of her family and friends – if she ever makes one – and declare there isn’t any more you or I, only us.
Rip nods yes and says he can do that.
Kayce, Ryan, and Hendon arrive at a trailer with stolen cattle penned up out front. Kayce knocks on the door and demands they open up. He hears movement inside and goes around back as Ryan watches the front. He instructs Ryan to get away from the wall and turn his chest toward the building just as shots ring out from inside. Ryan goes down as Kayce shoots back.
As Hendon’s about to burst through the glass front door, there’s another gunshot. Kayce continues to advance and kills a man who emerges holding a rifle. Kayce immediately checks on Ryan and because he listened to Kayce and turned his chest toward the house, he’s fine. The bullet hit his vest and took the brunt of the impact.
Kayce runs to check on Hendon next and he’s alive but hurt. The glass door shattered and he’s got shards sticking out from various body parts. Kayce continues to take care of him as he calls for backup and ambulances.
Kayce hears a noise from inside the house and enters to find a young girl standing by her dad’s dead body.
Night falls and John thumbs through old photo albums in front of a blazing fire. Jamie joins him and reminds his dad he always preached they were supposed to tell the truth. He wonders if John might have an alternate version of truth or live by different rules. Jamie says all he knows is lies and John had him tell a lie every day. When John asks, “What lie is that, son?” Jamie pounces on the word “son.”
John realizes Jamie has learned the truth. When Jamie refuses to listen to his dad after he instructs him to sit down, John warns him he can sit down or get out. He only has those two options.
Jamie chooses to sit.
John uses a bull analogy saying calves are not the sons of bulls, they’re just a bull’s offspring. John explains Jamie’s birth father beat his birth mom to death with a showerhead when Jamie was just three months old.
John says his wife should be called Jamie’s mom because she fed him, protected him, and loved him. John also believes he’s earned the right to call Jamie son because he protected him, taught him, and gave him love and kindness. He says Jamie can call him whatever he wants, however, he’ll continue to call him son because he’s earned the right. He adds, “Earning it has been the hardest thing I’ve ever done.”
Jamie’s been silent during this and finally asks if John knew his birth dad. John did and reveals everyone begged the woman who gave birth to Jamie not to marry his birth dad. Unfortunately, Jamie’s birth mom thought she could save the man she loved but it didn’t work that way.
John believes Jamie’s in a unique position. He can actually choose to have different parents – a choice not many people get. John also admits he understands Jamie can use his resources to locate his birth dad, if he’s still alive.
“You can look into his black f**king heart,” says John, adding, “You can look into his eyes, Jamie, and you get to choose. You can choose who you call father.”
John’s bone tired. He confesses in his soul he still feels 16 but his heart is tired. He reveals he never expected to be tired of living while he was still strong enough to go on.
Jamie’s been staring at his dad during this without speaking. John says, “Good night, son,” and leaves him sitting in front of the fire on his own to contemplate this turn of events.
Vinnie Jones in ‘The Big Ugly’ (Photo Credit: Vertical Entertainment)
Love, loyalty, money, sex, greed, business, and bloodshed are in the mix and make up writer/director Scott Wiper’s The Big Ugly, a 2020 action film streaming on July 31st.
The film begins with a voiceover by Neelyn (Vinnie Jones), an enforcer and right-hand man to London’s biggest mobster, Harris (Malcolm McDowell). He’s thinking about the factors that cause a man to go to war as they travel on a private jet to West Virginia where Harris will invest in an oil deal as a means to launder dirty money.
They meet up with Harris’ long-time friend and oilman, Preston (Ron Perlman), to finalize the deal. Afterward, everyone goes out to celebrate at a local dive bar. Neelyn gets both drunk and high, ultimately passing out back at his hotel room.
The next morning when Harris wakes Neelyn so they can return to London, Neelyn realizes his girlfriend, Fiona (Lenora Crichlow), has disappeared. In his search to find her, Neelyn discovers she was last seen drinking with Preston’s wayward and dangerous son, Junior (Brandon Sklenar). When he finds Fiona’s dead body abandoned in the woods, Neelyn sets out to get retribution and kill Junior, putting the new deal between Harris and Preston at great risk.
Written and directed by Scott Wiper (The Condemned, A Better Way to Die), The Big Ugly is a modern-day Western with a strong cast and some breathtaking footage of the countryside. Unfortunately, it gets bogged down by too many monologues and pointless subplots.
Malcolm McDowell and Ron Perlman deliver the best performances in the film as mobsters in the twilight of their lives looking for that one last big deal which neither clearly needs at this point in their successful criminal careers. They’re men who live their lives with a certain code and ideas of honor.
Vinnie Jones is solid as Neelyn, an over-the-hill mob enforcer determined to avenge his girlfriend’s death no matter what the cost. The problem with his character is he’s basically one-dimensional, transitioning from being a loyal thug for Harris to a revenge-seeking killer. There’s almost no growth to his character except in the last act of the film and by then it feels forced.
One of the major problems with The Big Ugly is the pacing which is slow and tedious. The overly long and drawn-out scenes of Neelyn thinking back about Fiona and spending time in the dive bar to confront Junior seem to move the story along at a snail’s pace. The movie’s also crammed with unnecessary, longwinded, and stilted monologues, especially by Perlman’s character.
Ultimately, The Big Ugly is a revenge action B-movie with too little action and way too many speeches.
GRADE: C+
MPAA Rating: R for violence, language throughout, some sexual content and brief drug use
Fox is labeling their upcoming fall Monday night lineup #FierceFemalesFox. The network’s announced season one of Filthy Rich starring Kim Cattrall and the broadcast premiere of L.A.’s Finest – previously available to Spectrum subscribers – will premiere on Monday, September 21, 2020.
L.A.’s Finest will air at 8pm ET/PT followed by Filthy Rich at 9pm ET/PT.
Filthy Rich comes from The Help‘s writer/director/executive producer Tate Taylor and is executive produced by Brian Grazer, Francie Calfo, John Norris, and Abe Sylvia. Sylvia also serves as the season one showrunner.
In addition to Kim Cattrall (Sex and the City), the cast includes Gerald McRaney, Melia Kreiling, Aubrey Dollar, Corey Cott, and Benjamin Levy Aguilar. Mark L. Young, Olivia Macklin, Steve Harris, and Aaron Lazar also star in season one.
Jessica Alba and Gabrielle Union lead the cast of L.A.’s Finest. Alba and Union also serve as executive producers along with Jerry Bruckheimer, Jonathan Littman, KristieAnne Reed, Brandon Margolis, Brandon Sonnier, Pam Veasey, Doug Belgrad, Jeff Gaspin, Jeff Morrone, and Anton Cropper.
Season one also features Zack Gilford, Duane Martin, Ryan McPartlin, Sophie Reynolds, and Ernie Hudson.
Filthy Rich Plot:
Filthy Rich is a southern Gothic family soap in which wealth, power and religion collide – with outrageously soapy results. When the patriarch (McRaney) of a mega-rich Southern family, famed for creating a wildly successful Christian television network, dies in a plane crash, his wife (Cattrall) and family are stunned to learn that he fathered three illegitimate children, all of whom are written into his will, threatening their family name and fortune.
With monumental twists and turns, Filthy Rich presents a world in which everyone has an ulterior motive – and no one is going down without a fight.
L.A.’s Finest Plot:
From the universe of the Jerry Bruckheimer Bad Boys movie franchise and Sony Pictures Television, the action-drama series L.A.’s Finest follows Syd Burnett (Union), last seen in Miami taking down a drug cartel, who has seemingly left her complicated past behind to become an LAPD detective. Paired with a new partner, Nancy McKenna (Alba), a working mom with an equally complex history, Syd is forced to confront how her unapologetic lifestyle may be masking a greater personal secret.
Taking on the most dangerous criminals in Los Angeles while skirting the rules, and speed limits, Syd and Nancy become a force to be reckoned with – on the streets, and in each other’s lives.
The CW’s The 100 will return on August 5, 2020 after taking a three-week break with season seven episode 10. Episode 10, “A Little Sacrifice,” was directed by Sherwin Shilati from a script by Nikki Goldwaser.
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.
“A Little Sacrifice” Plot: MOVEMENT – Sheidheda makes his move. Meanwhile, a Disciple goes rogue.
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.
Eliza Taylor as Clarke in ‘The 100’ season 7 episode 10 (Photo: Dean Buscher / 2020 The CW Network, LLC)Tasya Teles as Echo and Marie Avgeropoulos as Octavia in episode 10 (Photo: Dean Buscher / 2020 The CW Network, LLC)Jessica Harmon as Niylah and Lindsey Morgan as Raven in season 7 episode 10 (Photo: Dean Buscher / 2020 The CW Network, LLC)John Pyper-Ferguson as Bill Cadogan and Eliza Taylor as Clarke in season 7 episode 10 (Photo: Dean Buscher / 2020 The CW Network, LLC)Richard Harmon as Murphy and Luisa d’Oliveira as Emori in season 7 episode 10 (Photo: Dean Buscher / 2020 The CW Network, LLC)Adina Porter as Indra, Luisa d’Oliveira as Emori and Richard Harmon as Murphy in episode 10 (Photo: Shane Harvey / 2020 The CW Network, LLC)
