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The Institute is a supernatural horror thriller series created by Benjamin Cavell. Based on Stephen King‘s 2019 novel of the same name, the MGM+ series follows Luke Ellis, a genius teen boy who is kidnapped and wakes up in a mysterious institute where he finds other kids with unusual abilities. Luke’s life takes a turn when his life intertwines with a former police officer haunted by his past, who moves to the nearby town. The Institute stars Ben Barnes, Joe Freeman, Simone Miller, Fionn Laird, Hannah Galway, Julian Richings, Robert Joy, Martin Roach, and Mary-Louise Parker. So, if you loved the thrilling mystery, intense drama, and compelling characters in MGM+’s The Institute, here are some similar shows you should check out next.

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The Promised Neverland is a Japanese anime series directed by Mamoru Kanbe.

At the end of September, JoBlo Media and Octane Multimedia teamed up to launch a new YouTube channel named JoBlo TV, which hosts multiple feature films to watch for free throughout the week. The genres we’ll be focusing on at JoBlo TV are Action, Horror, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Thrillers – and the free movies we shared this week were both sci-fi action thrillers!

The movies are Wu Lin: The Society and Solum, and here’s some information on both of them:

Directed by Johnny K. Wu, who also crafted the screenplay with Andras Zold, Wu Lin: The Society has the following synopsis: During a global pandemic in the year 2050, two detectives investigate a series of strange murders. They soon discover that a mysterious ninja who is connected to a dangerous cult may be responsible. In the future, revenge has no limit. The film stars Jerry Sur, Thomas H.F. Gassaway, Pauline Nowakowski,...

There are a wide variety of Jesus movies that range from traditional biblical epics to more nuanced and creative approaches to the story. Some of the best Jesus movies highlight the role of Mary in Jesus' life and explore unique perspectives on his story, such as through satire, character studies, or experimental filmmaking. These films aim to showcase the awe-inspiring power of Jesus, his miracles, and the impact he had on his communities, making him a popular figure in cinema, particularly among the Christian community.

There has been a wide variety of films about Christianity's Messiah and son of God since the birth of cinema, and the end result is some of the best Jesus movies ever made. As far back as the silent era, several films have been made about Jesus Christ, and he still remains a popular figure within cinema, especially among the Christian community. There are plenty of movies that provide deep,...

The Unholy is a horror movie directed by Evan Spiliotopoulos starring Jeffrey Dean Morgan. It is based on the novel written by James Herbert.

A supernatural horror film about miracles and apparitions, with a lot of religion (Catholic this time) and some clichés that work in lightweight horror films that work in a film that treads a firm ground without any risks…

Plot of The Unholy

A journalist with no scruples on the hunt for a scoop runs into the miracle of an apparition… and something else.

Movie Review The Unholy (2021)

If you like religion themed films, then this one is just about okay, it has its film touch (a little too much if you have watched movies for some time). It has touches of The Exorcist, apparitions like in The Ring and many others. Here and there, reputed screenwriter Evan Spiliotopoulos directs his first feature film cleverly but staying...

Globoplay, the streaming platform of Latin American TV giant Globo, has picked up Brazilian rights to police noir thriller series “Motel Valkirias,” a Spain-Portugal co-production handled by Onza Distribution.

Created by Ghaleb Jaber Martínez, writer-producer of Netflix’s Galician TV drama hit “O Sabor das Margaridas,” the series is directed by Álex Sampaio (Schibare”) and Jorge Quiroga (“Atras das Nuvens”).

In post-production, the eight episode 50-minute “Motel Valkirias” is set in a cross-border motel between Galicia and Portugal, following three women with financial and personal problems who get in serious danger after joining forces to get their hands on some valuable merchandise from a guest in the motel.

The skein toplines Lisbon-born Maria João Bastos (“The Casanova Variations”), Goya Award winning actor Chechu Salgado (“Las leyes de la frontera”) and “O Sabor das Margaridas’” Maria Mera.

Jaleb Martinez’s Galician outfit CTV co-produces “Motel Valkirias” with SPi, the Portuguese partner...

Sony Pictures Releasing UK has debuted a new trailer for the horror film ‘The Unholy’ starring Jeffrey Dean Morgan.

Gerry Fenn (Jeffrey Dean Morgan), a disgraced journalist turned stringer-for-hire, of supernatural tabloid fodder, is sent to investigate a strange occurrence in a small farming community. A born sceptic, Fenn quickly dismisses the incident as just another benign story. But, before he writes it off as a hoax; Fenn witnesses a deaf, teenaged girl, Alice (Cricket Brown), whispering next to a petrified oak tree in the middle of a field. What follows, to his disbelief, is a series of inexplicable events that has the locals convinced Alice can perform miracles.

When word spreads that Alice’s power to heal is attributed to the Virgin Mary, it fans the flames of curiosity from those near and far to witness the miraculous occur firsthand. As the hopeful masses descend upon this off-the-beaten-path town,...

Even with its HBO Max debut, Godzilla Vs Kong is proving that a lot of people in North America are now willing to revisit movie theaters. The movie debuted on Wednesday and decimated initial projections with a five-day total of $48.5 million after an $11.6 million Saturday. The three-day weekend total comes to $32.5 million, which was more than enough to destroy the competition. In addition to playing in theaters, Godzilla vs. Kong is also streaming on HBO Max for paid subscribers, which indicates that people have been waiting for the right movie to get back into the theater.

Warner Bros. Domestic Distribution Boss Jeff Goldstein says, "Monstrous results all across the United States. Audiences are excited to see movies in theaters on the big screen with big sound." As of this writing, Godzilla vs. Kong has already earned $190.2 million globally, which has set off brand-new pandemic box office records. While the movie...

There’s the germ of a provocative idea in “The Unholy” — namely, what if you took a religious-visitation movie like “The Song of Bernadette” or “The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima” and turned it into a horror movie? Had the film bothered, or dared, to pursue that notion to the fullest, “The Unholy” might be something other than the standard-issue, priests-versus-demonic-spirits thriller that it is.

You’ve seen this one before, countless times, with its superhero priests and seemingly omnipotent spirits who are somehow powerless against containment prayers and quick-thinking investigative journalists. On top of that, it’s a PG-13 horror movie, which takes excessive gore off the table, pushing the director to replace it with lukewarm jump scares.

The film’s opening sequence, set in 19th-century Massachusetts, offers a woman’s Pov. She’s accused of being possessed, then nailed to a tree and set on fire. The...

The Unholy Trailer — Evan Spiliotopoulos‘ The Unholy (2021) movie trailer has been released by Sony Pictures. The Unholy trailer stars Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Cricket Brown, Christine Adams, Cary Elwes, Katie Aselton, William Sadler, Diogo Morgado, Gisela Chipe, Kiara Pichardo, Janelle Feigley, Cricket Brown, Celeste Oliva, Danny Corbo, Julia Bechler, and Bates Wilder. Crew Evan [...]

Continue reading: The Unholy Trailer: Journalist Jeffrey Dean Morgan investigates the holiness of Cricket Brown’s Miracles in the 2021 Horror Movie...

The Walking Dead star Jeffrey Dean Morgan must once again face his fears in the Sam Raimi-produced horror movie The Unholy. Set to be released on Good Friday next month, the movie is co-produced by Raimi, Rob Tapert, and Evan Spiliotopoulos, with Andra Ajemian and Romel Adam executive producing. Spiliotopoulos wrote and directed the feature. You can watch the official trailer for the movie below.

Per the official logline, The Unholy follows Alice, a "young hearing-impaired girl who, after a supposed visitation from the Virgin Mary, is inexplicably able to hear, speak and heal the sick. As word spreads and people from near and far flock to witness her miracles, a disgraced journalist (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) hoping to revive his career visits the small New England town to investigate. When terrifying events begin to happen all around, he starts to question if these phenomena are the works of the...

While he's been busy playing Negan on AMC's The Walking Dead the past five years, Jeffrey Dean Morgan has still been playing plenty of roles on the big screen, including his role as a journalist in the religious horror movie The Unholy, which is featured in a new trailer ahead of its April 2nd theatrical release from Sony Pictures.

Written and directed by Evan Spiliotopoulos, produced by Sam Raimi, and based on James Herbert's novel Shrine, The Unholy stars Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Katie Aselton, William Sadler, Cricket Brown, Diogo Morgado, and Cary Elwes.

"The Unholy follows Alice, a young hearing-impaired girl who, after a supposed visitation from the Virgin Mary, is inexplicably able to hear, speak and heal the sick. As word spreads and people from near and far flock to witness her miracles, a disgraced journalist (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) hoping to revive his career visits the small New England town to investigate.

Sony Pictures released the first trailer for its horror film “The Unholy,” in which Jeffrey Dean Morgan plays a journalist investigating a supernatural case involving the divine.

In “The Unholy,” a hearing-impaired woman claims she was visited by the Virgin Mary who made her able to hear, speak and heal the sick. The phenomenon draws people from near and far, but soon, Morgan’s character realizes that there’s something more sinister is at play.

The film is produced by Sam Raimi, Rob Tapert and Evan Spiliotopoulos, who also write and directed the film that is based on James Herbert’s best-selling book “Shrine.” Andrea Ajemian and Romel Adam are executive producing.

Katie Aselton, William Sadler, Cricket Brown with Diogo Morgado and Cary Elwes also star.

“The Unholy” will be released on Easter weekend.

Watch the trailer above.

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With Easter weekend less than a month away, Sony announced today that it will be opening the Evan Spiliotopoulos’ Screen Gems supernatural PG-13 horror movie The Unholy on April 2.

The feature based on the James Herbert novel Shrine joins Warner Bros/Legendary’s theatrical release of Godzilla vs. Kong which is opening on Wednesday, March 31 (and also hitting HBO Max simultaneously) as the big wide releases for the holiday weekend. That period has traditionally been a robust time at the B.O. given how the frame coincides with spring break. During great pre-pandemic box office times, Warner Bros’ Batman v. Superman is the record B.O. opener for Easter weekend with $181M domestic, while Universal’s Furious 7 is second with $161.2M. There’s great hope in the industry that Los Angeles might have the go-ahead to reopen cinemas by Easter weekend. This past weekend, New York City reopened its...

Exclusive: Screen Gems has rounded out the cast for its forthcoming supernatural horror, Shrine, as production currently underway in Massachusetts. Joining previously announced star Jeffrey Dean Morgan will be Katie Aselton, William Sadler, Diogo Morgado, Cricket Brown, Marina Mazepa (upcoming Malignant), Christine Adams, Bates Wilde, and Cary Elwes.

Aselton is replacing Jordana Brewster, who was attached to co-lead the film but had to withdraw from the project but due to timing conflicts in production schedules.

Evan Spiliotopoulos is directing the pic with is based on James Herbert’s best-selling novel. It focuses on a disgraced journalist (Morgan) who discovers a series of divine miracles in a small New England town that has been touched by the apparition of the Virgin Mary and uses them to resurrect his career,...

Despite producing only around 15 feature films per year, Portuguese cinema has consistently won significant festival prizes.

In 2018, awards for Portuguese films included Cannes’ Critics’ Week winner, “Diamantino” by Gabriel Abrantes and Daniel Schmidt, and “The Dead and the Others” by João Salaviza and Renée Nader Messora, which took a Special Jury Prize at Cannes’ Un Certain Regard.

Portuguese filmmakers have survived through a mixture of dedication, creative ingenuity and co-productions. Amid economic crisis, in 2012, the situation seemed dire, with Portugal’s National Film and Audiovisual Institute (Ica) unable to open any funding lines.

However a 2012 film law, revised in 2014, provided new revenues for the Ica by introducing levies on subscription TV services. As a result, the Ica has been able to channel significant additional funding into the domestic industry, including new support programs for TV series and animation features.

Investment obligations for domestic broadcasters have also been upped including reinforced commitments for public broadcaster,...

1975: The Doctor's Carolee made a decision.

1980: Dee and Ian arrived in Italy on As the World Turns.

1988: Australian soap opera Home and Away premiered.

2007: General Hospital's Elizabeth made a confession."History speaks to artists. It changes the artist's thinking and is constantly reshaping it into different and unexpected images."

― Anselm Kiefer

"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.

On this date in...

1958: On The Edge of Night, Mike Karr (John Larkin) called Willy and asked him to put two investigators on Toni for protection.

1966: Charles Baxter debuted as attorney Fred Douglas on Another World.

1967: On Peyton Place, Lee Webber (Stephen Oliver) taunted Chris (Gary Haynes) at Ada's tavern.

John Legend, Jim Caviezel, Will Ferrell, Christian Bale, Ralph Fiennes, Willem Dafoe and Ewan McGregor are among the stars who've played Jesus Christ in film and on TV.

Legend recently starred as the Son of God in NBC's live production of Jesus Christ Superstar, which he also executive produced, taking home an Emmy for outstanding variety special and putting him in the elite Egot group of people who've won an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony. 

Diogo Morgado and Juan Pablo Di Pace made headlines for their portrayals of Jesus in Mark Burnett and Roma Downey's The Bible and Ad: ...

John Legend, Jim Caviezel, Will Ferrell, Christian Bale, Ralph Fiennes, Willem Dafoe and Ewan McGregor are among the stars who've played Jesus Christ in film and on TV.

Legend recently starred as the Son of God in NBC's live production of Jesus Christ Superstar, which he also executive produced, taking home an Emmy for outstanding variety special and putting him in the elite Egot group of people who've won an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony. 

Diogo Morgado and Juan Pablo Di Pace made headlines for their portrayals of Jesus in Mark Burnett and Roma Downey's The Bible and Ad: ...

1975: The Doctor's Carolee made a decision.

1980: Atwt's Dee and Ian arrived in Italy.

1988: Australian soap opera Home and Away premiered.

2007: General Hospital's Elizabeth made a confession."Whoever wishes to foresee the future must consult the past; for human events ever resemble those of preceding times. This arises from the fact that they are produced by men who ever have been, and ever shall be, animated by the same passions, and thus they necessarily have the same results."

― Machiavelli

"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.

On this date in...

1958: On The Edge of Night, Mike Karr (John Larkin) called Willy and asked him to put two investigators on Toni for protection.

"When you're born to kill, you have to have an empty mind." Netflix has unveiled an official trailer for a Brazilian western titled O Matador, telling the story of Cabeleira, a feared killer living in the countryside of Pernambuco State in the 1840's. Diogo Morgado stars as Cabeleira, a gunman who goes looking for his missing mentor but ends up working for a ruthless French land baron as a hired assassin. The cast includes Maria de Medeiros, Will Roberts, Etienne Chicot, Phil Miler, Marat Descartes, Mel Lisboa, and Paulo Gorgulho. The trailer has another English title, simply just The Killer, but I like O Matador better. This definitely seems like a gritty western, with plenty of violence and slick cinematography. Watch below. Here's the official trailer for Marcelo Galvão's O Matador, direct from Netflix's YouTube: In a lawless land, Shaggy (Diogo Morgado), investigates the whereabouts of the bandit, Seven...

Netflix has a foreign action film on the way that is sure to excite many Western lovers who subscribe to the platform. Check out the description for The Killer and continue on below:

In a lawless land, Shaggy (Diogo Morgado), investigates the whereabouts of the bandit, Seven Ears (Deto Montegro). His search leads him back to civilization and ensures that in death, he finally learns how to live. His journey will bring him to discover that his violent past is a legacy that refuses to die alongside him. Directed by Marcelo Morgado (Colegas, A Despedida), "The Killer" is the first Netflix original film produced in Brazil.

The description is a bit bland, but the trailer is not! Check it out below and be ready to watch this one November 10th. ...

'Ben-Hur' 2016 with Jack Huston: Chariot race to the death. 'Ben-Hur' 2016 trailer: 'Gladiator' meets 'Fast Seven' meets 'Star Wars' meets… Paramount Pictures and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer have released the trailer for their 2016 Ben-Hur remake (or reboot or readaptation) – a.k.a. Fast and Furious A.D., as one wag called it in an online comment. Instead of grandiose spectacle featuring at its core a “human” story with Christian overtones, this chariot-and-sandals epic is being sold as Gladiator meets Fast Seven meets Spartacus: Blood and Sand meets Star Wars – with Morgan Freeman's Sheik Ilderim as the Roman Empire's dreadlocked version of Alec Guinness' Ben Obi-Wan Kenobi. Say what you will, the trailer-makers sure know their target audience. And that's not the same crowd that would go check out what's usually referred to in the U.S. media as “faith” (i.e., Christian) movies. One assumes that particular audience segment will be getting...

It's time to meet Mr. Kimmy Gibbler. Well, the former Mr. Kimmy Gibbler. After adding three young stars to its cast, Fuller House has added another newbie to the mix...and you might know him as "Hot Jesus!" E! News has confirmed that Juan Pablo Di Pace is set to take on the recurring role of Kimmy's (Andrea Barber) ex-husband, Fernando, when the highly anticipated revival hits Netflix in 2016. Di Pace is best known for his work on NBC's A.D. The Bible Continues as Jesus (taking over the "Hot Jesus" nickname from Diogo Morgado) as well as his stint on TNT's Dallas revival.  As first reported by TVLine, Di Pace's Fernando will be...

Exclusive: Los Angeles-based American Cinema International (Aci) heads to Cannes with a slate led by Love Finds You in Valentine starring Michaela McManus and Diogo Morgado.

The final episode in the Love Finds You In trilogy also stars Lindsay Wagner and Ed Asner.

Co-founder and CEO George Shamieh and co-founder and president Chevonne O’Shaughnessy will also tout The Ultimate Legacy starring Brian Dennehy and Raquel Welch, A Royal Feast and A Royal Family Christmas starring Vivica A Fox.

Rounding out the roster are A Country Called Home starring Imogen Poots and Mackenzie Davis and Finding Love In Bridal Veil, the first in a new series of romantic films in the vein of the Love Finds You In franchise under the family-friendly Aci Inspires label.

“Our roster of films at Mipcom includes exciting acquisitions, and original Aci and Aci Inspires productions,” said O’Shaughnessy. “After the great success George and I had producing on the Love Finds...

Network: The CW

Episodes: 13 (hour)

Seasons: One

TV show dates: April 17, 2015 -- July 24, 2015

Series status: Cancelled

Performers include: Shantel VanSanten, Jon Fletcher, Sofia Black-d'Elia, J. D. Pardo, Joel Courtney, Anna Diop, and Diogo Morgado.

TV show description:      

In this supernatural dramatic series, a mysterious object plummets to Earth and explodes in a blinding flash. It sends out a shock wave that instantly connects five strangers. They receive extraordinary gifts, from inexplicable strength to the ability to heal others.

In the white-hot sun of the New Mexico desert, scientist Vera Buckley (Shantel VanSanten) watches in fascination as a mysterious object plummets to Earth and explodes in a blinding flash, sending out a shock wave that briefly stops Vera's heart and panics her techie coworker, Alan Harris (Craig Harris).

When a network launches a new show late in the season and schedules it on Friday nights, that's typically not a very good sign that they have much faith in it. Will The Messengers surprise critics and The CW execs and become a big hit in the ratings or, will it flop? Cancelled or renewed for a second season? Stay tuned.

On The Messengers TV show, a mysterious object plummets to Earth and explodes in a blinding flash. It sends out a shock wave that instantly connects five strangers. They receive extraordinary gifts, from inexplicable strength to the ability to heal others. The cast includes Shantel VanSanten, Jon Fletcher, Sofia Black-d'Elia, J. D. Pardo, Joel Courtney, Anna Diop, and Diogo Morgado.

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And that’s a wrap – the lone question mark remaining on The CW’s lineup has been resolved, with word that freshman apocalyptic drama The Messengers will not be returning for a second season.

Lukewarm reviews and paltry ratings made cancellation very likely for the show, which followed a group of individuals tasked with tracking down the Devil himself and preventing the long-foretold end of days. Shantel VanSanten (One Tree Hill), Sofia Black-d’Elia (Gossip Girl), Joel Courtney (The Haunting Hour), Jd Pardo (Revolution) and Diogo Morgado (The Bible) all starred in the series.

The CW relies on its teen audience to tell it what they like, and the writing was on the wall for The Messengers when it failed to spark anywhere near as much interest as freshman series Jane the Virgin, The Flash or iZombie. That it premiered to a downright awful 1.2 million viewers and a 0.3 rating practically...

You know that old line about "Please, don't shoot the messenger"? Well, The CW has done just that. The network has cancelled The Messengers after one season. Only three episodes have aired thus far.

On The Messengers TV show, a mysterious object plummets to Earth and explodes in a blinding flash. It sends out a shock wave that instantly connects five strangers. They receive extraordinary gifts, from inexplicable strength to the ability to heal others. The cast includes Shantel VanSanten, Jon Fletcher, Sofia Black-d'Elia, J. D. Pardo, Joel Courtney, Anna Diop, and Diogo Morgado.

The move to cancel the series doesn't come as much of a surprise. The Messengers has performed quite poorly so far, even for a Friday night show. Last week's installment hit a new low with just 650,000 viewers and a 0.2 rating in the 18-49 demographic.

For now,...

There will be no Second Coming for The CW's "The Messengers." Due to low ratings, unimpressive reviews and an impossible Friday time period, it was already a foregone conclusion, but now it's also official: "The Messengers" won't be back for a second season. Yes, it's a early for The CW to be prepared to go out on that limb, since only three episodes have aired. And yes, I'm already prepared for several people to talk about networks no longer giving shows time and whatnot. There are, however, realities that exist.  "The Messengers" actually premiered with a somewhat respectable 1.195 million viewers and a 0.3 rating among adults 18-49. The second week dropped to 771,000 viewers and a 0.2 rating among adults 18-49. Last week's new episode of "The Messengers" drew 651,000 viewers and did a 0.2 rating among adults 18-49. It did a coveted 0.0 rating and a 0 share among female viewers 12-17.  That, apparently, has been...

The CW is shooting The Messengers.

The freshman drama, which followed a group of individuals on a quest to find the Devil and prevent the Apocalypse, will not return for a second season, TVLine has learned.

Related2015 Renewal Scorecard: What’s Coming Back? What’s Getting Cancelled? What’s on the Bubble?

Among the series’ cast was Shantel VanSanten (One Tree Hill), Sofia Black-d’Elia (Gossip Girl), Joel Courtney (The Haunting Hour), Jd Pardo (Revolution) and Diogo Morgado (The Bible).

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The Messengers premiered April 17 to 1.2 million viewers and a 0.3 rating,...

The final battle between Good and Evil kicked off Friday during the series premiere of The CW’s The Messengers.

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Here’s what went down in a nutshell: a meteor — or something meteor-esque — crashed into Earth, causing five seemingly unrelated strangers to lose consciousness and develop supernatural abilities: visions of the future, super-human strength, etc.

Among those affected by the impact were rocket scientist Vera (One Tree Hill‘s Shantel VanSanten), single mom Erin (Gossip Girl‘s Sofia Black-d’Elia), troubled teen Peter (The Haunting Hour‘s Joel Courtney...

Even sexy CW actors are obsessed with Breaking Bad! Diogo Morgado, star of The Messengers, The CW's spooky new sci-fi series, embraced his inner fanboy while filming his new show in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The Southwestern city, now-fabled setting of the hit AMC series (and subsequent spinoff, Better Call Saul), still houses plenty of Walter White-frequented locations -- the White homestead, A1A car wash (aka Octopus car wash), Los Pollos Hermanos (aka burrito and burger joint Twisters). Morgado told Us Weekly that he definitely took the Breaking [...]...

The new CW series The Messengers explores what happens after a mysterious object plummets to Earth and explodes in a blinding flash, sending out a shock wave that instantly connects a group of strangers with extraordinary gifts, from inexplicable strength to the ability to heal others. As these Angels of the Apocalypse learn that they may be the only hope for preventing the impending Rapture, a mysterious figure known only as The Man (Diogo Morgado) brings death and suffering wherever he appears. During this exclusive interview with Collider, executive producer Trey Callaway talked about how the concept for this show evolved, keeping this a character-driven story within the mythology that they’ve established, the core values of the story, the motivations of The Man, the influence of God vs. the Devil, sparingly showing the wings of these new Angels of the Apocalypse, the challenges of having such a large cast,...

Angels, demons, "The Man" (who appears via meteor) … these feel like dark portends for any show. But with only the pilot available for review, it's hard to know where The Messengers may fall on the spectrum of CW series. Is it doomed like The Tomorrow People, or will it get steadily better (and build up an audience) like The 100? Though it very closely follows NBC's Heroes model, is it instead more the heir apparent to Supernatural? To start, The Messengers features a lot of the hallmarks of almost any given CW series -- the cast is young and attractive, and there is a superpower/fantasy hook -- but it also actually feels a little ambitious in its themes. [caption id="attachment_443769" align="alignright" width="350"] Image via The CW/caption] Still, this setup may sound achingly familiar: The Messengers follows the story of five individuals whose lives change dramatically after a meteor hits in the desert and...

A strange occurrence in the New Mexico desert stops the hearts of five strangers, then resurrects them again — as Earth-bound angels. Not the white-robed, harp-toting kind. The “oracles of the apocalypse” kind, in Everyman clothing. As these unwitting emissaries — a scientist, a single mom, a bullied student, an FBI agent and a televangelist — come to grips with extraordinary new powers and how they got them, their lives begin to intersect with one another’s and that of a mysterious figure known only as “The Man” (Diogo Morgado). Meet The CW’s The Messengers. “If Close Encounters and The Stand … Continue reading →

The post The Messengers — The CW’s new drama is Rapture-ous. appeared first on Channel Guide Magazine.

This review is based off the first episode of season 1, which was provided to us prior to broadcast.

If Supernatural and Smallville had a brief affair, their love child would be the pilot episode of The Messengers. Between the plain-clothed Lucifer-esque character spinning his own agenda and the other worldly imagery, it certainly appears to be a marriage between some of the more interesting parts of both long-lived (living) shows.

“Awakening” serves primarily as a meet-and-greet type episode, not unlike the format viewers would expect to see from any series debut. With promos for the latest CW show giving potential fans a fairly accurate portrayal of what they can look forward to on this Friday’s premiere, it’s the details more than the high points that are what sets this show apart from the rest of the network’s existing lineup.

The Messengers spends the bulk of its first...

Today at WonderCon, the cast and creators of The CW’s new supernatural drama, The Messengers, took the stage to screen the pilot and tease what audiences can expect from the new take on the biblical rapture. Executive producer Trey Callaway (Revolution), co-executive producer/creator Eoghan O'Donnell (Teen Wolf), and cast members Shantel VanSanten (One Tree Hill), Jon Fletcher (City of Dreams), J. D. Pardo (Revolution), Joel Courtney (Super 8), Diogo Morgado (Son of God), Anna Diop (Everybody Hates Chris), and Craig Frank (Mixology) offered some insight into the first season and the tough road ahead for the Angels of the Apocalypse. Check out our thoughts on the pilot and the full panel recap below. The Pilot [caption id="attachment_437703" align="alignright" width="360"] Image via CW/caption] Angels! Angst! Abs! The CW’s latest sexy drama centers on a group of five disparate souls, chosen to stand for humanity in the biblical apocalypse. When an extraterrestrial object impacts with the earth,...

What's better than a hot actor playing Jesus? Another, possibly hotter actor playing Jesus. Argentina-born actor and Dallas reboot alum Juan Pablo Di Pace (pronounced dee Pahtch-eh), 35, plays the role in executive producers Mark Burnett and wife Roma Downey's second biblical adventure miniseries, A.D. The Bible Continues, which premieres on NBC this Easter Sunday. Portuguese actor Diogo Morgado, now 34, had portrayed the part in their hit 2013 History channel miniseries The Bible and their 2014 film Son of God. In an interview with E! News, when asked about being dubbed an "even hotter Jesus," Di Pace was at a loss for words. Di Pace is...

Have you met the new Jesus Christ? He's heavenly looking (no pun intended...Ok, maybe a little). Actor Juan Pablo Di Pace has taken on the holy role for NBC's miniseries A.D. The Bible Continues, the network's sequel to The Bible premiering on April 5, and has since been appropriately dubbed the new "Hot Jesus," (which was previously held by Diogo Morgado) but don't expect him to be all giddy about his superficial title. During an interview with E! News the (single!) Argentinean star admitted he was thankful for the praise but that's not what this role is about for him. "I don't feel the pressure. To me, it cheapens my experience of the role," he explains, "It...

Comic-Con International announced the full three-day schedule for WonderCon 2015, which will take place from Friday, April 3 to Sunday, April 5 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. You can clickHere to check out the entire convention schedule, but we have pulled out all of the movie, TV, Blu-ray and DVD related panel presentations below. Take a look at what WonderCon 2015 has to offer!

Friday, April 3

12:00pm - 1:00pm - Going Back to The Future

Filmmakers Jason Aron, Louis Krubich, and Lee Leshen discuss their film Back in Time, a feature-length documentary that shows the cultural impact of the Back to The Future franchise-just in time to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the initial film. Room 207

12:30pm - 1:30pm - Batman

Last year marked the 75th anniversary of the Batman. Now let's take a look into what the future may have to offer for the iconic...

NBC's upcoming series A.D. The Bible Continues picks up where The Bible miniseries left off and Et sat down with the series producers Mark Burnett and Roma Downey to discuss their latest faith-based project.

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"I think The Bible with 100 million viewers just showed everybody, 'Okay, this deserves to be on network TV,'" Mark told Et. "It looks epic."

After The Bible brought in massive numbers for History, expectations seem to be high for this follow-up. Mark and Roma, who have been married since 2007, have gone on tour, travelling to churches across the country and getting encouraging feedback on the new series.

"People are loving it," Mark said. "They're saying that A.D. is kind of The Bible meets House of Cards meets Game of Thrones."

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For The Bible, the producers cast Portuguese actor Diogo Morgado as Jesus Christ, but they had...

Now that The CW revealed that their upcoming series The Messengers will debut on Friday, April 10 at 9 Pm Et, the network has released a new extended trailer that clocks in at just under four minutes. When a mysterious object plummets to Earth, the blinding explosion it causes sends out a shock wave that instantly connects five strangers who awaken after the pulse with extraordinary gifts they can barely believe. Most mysterious of all is a figure known only as The Man, who brings death and suffering wherever he appears. The wheels of Revelation have begun to turn, and these five newly christened Angels of the Apocalypse may be the only hope for preventing the impending Rapture.

The Messengers stars Shantel VanSanten (Gang Related, One Tree Hill), Jon Fletcher (City of Dreams), Sofia Black-d'Elia (Betrayal, Gossip Girl), J.D. Pardo (Revolution), Joel Courtney (Super 8), Anna Diop (Everybody Hates Chris), Craig Frank...

Before a busy Television Critics Association press tour day that featured the renewal of eight fall dramas for next season, The CW also announced its adjusted midseason schedule. The spring announcement includes time slots for "iZombie" and "The Messengers," a shift for "Supernatural" and a home for the new reality competition "Cedric's Barber Battle." From "Veronica Mars" veterans Rob Thomas and Diane Ruggiero-Wright, "iZombie" will premiere on Tuesday, March 17 at 9 p.m. after a new episode of "The Flash." The drama, which stars Rose McIver as a medical resident who becomes a zombie and uses her undead state to help fight crime, will be taking the place that "Supernatural" has filled strongly this season. Don't worry about "Supernatural," though. The freshly renewed series will shift to Wednesdays at 9 p.m. after "Arrow" starting on March 18. "The 100," also newly renewed on Sunday morning, will complete its second season on March...

The CW announced its midseason schedule today at the winter gathering of the Television Critics Association in Pasadena, CA, including the series premieres of new dramas IZombie and The Messengers, the new unscripted competition series Cedric's Barber Battle and a new cycle of Whose Line Is It Anyway?

From executive producer Rob Thomas (Veronica Mars), IZombie makes its series debut on Tuesday, March 17, (9:00-10:00pm Et), following an all-new episode of The Flash (8:00-9:00pm Et). Rose McIver (Masters of Sex, Once Upon a Time) stars as Olivia "Liv" Moore, a rosy-cheeked, disciplined, over-achieving medical resident who had her life path completely mapped out... until the night she attended a party that unexpectedly turned into a zombie feeding frenzy. As one of the newly undead, Liv has devised a way to resist her baser urges to devour fresh human brains - she's taken a job in the Seattle coroner's office.

The CW set premiere dates for new dramas “iZombie” and “The Messengers” on Sunday. The network also announced a return date for “Supernatural,” which will now move to a new night.

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“iZombie,” starring Rose McIver as a recently turned zombie who eats brains and helps solve crimes, premieres on Tuesday, March 17 at 9 p.m.. Apocalyptic drama “The Messengers” premieres Friday, April 10 at 9 p.m., just after the series premiere of “Cedric’s Barber Battle” at 8 p.m. and the season premiere of improv comedy show “Whose Line Is It Anyway?...

Kelsey Grammer plays King Herod in National Geographic Channel's Killing Jesus and Et has the scoop on the making of the telepic.

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"I know there are some scenes that are pretty graphic," Kelsey told Et. "I think the beheading of John the Baptist is pretty serious."

Killing Jesus is based on the bestselling book by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard, which centers on the history and conspiracy surrounding Jesus' life and death.

"He was very intense and confrontational at the end of his life," Bill told Et. "Jesus was a revolutionary. He really was angry, but it was a righteous anger."

Kelsey, who describes himself as a religious man, said his faith had nothing to do with his decision to play the part.

"I read the part and thought, 'Wow, I'm gone by page 8, I think. Ok, why not?'" Kelsey said.

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This Messiah should have no problem attracting followers.

Meet Juan Pablo di Pace, the latest in a long line of actors who have played Jesus Christ for the big and small screen.

The easy-on-the-eyes actor from Argentina – who last appeared on NBC's Camp and TNT's Dallas – will play the King of Kings in NBC's sequel to The Bible, titled A.D.

Scheduled to premiere on Easter Sunday 2015, the miniseries will pick up from where The Bible left off, after the crucifixion.

The new miniseries will focus on the fallout and the impact the crucifixion had on Jesus's mother, Mary, his...

This Messiah should have no problem attracting followers. Meet Juan Pablo di Pace, the latest in a long line of actors who have played Jesus Christ for the big and small screen. The easy-on-the-eyes actor from Argentina - who last appeared on NBC's Camp and TNT's Dallas - will play the King of Kings in NBC's sequel to The Bible, titled A.D. Scheduled to premiere on Easter Sunday 2015, the miniseries will pick up from where The Bible left off, after the crucifixion. The new miniseries will focus on the fallout and the impact the crucifixion had on Jesus's mother,...

A former solider from space and a former vampire are headed to work on a farm. Jamie Bamber and Riley Smith have nabbed recurring roles on The CW’s midseason sci-fi drama “The Messengers,” according to EW. On the show, a mysterious object hits Earth and five strangers collapse only to discover they’ve somehow acquired new powers, like super strength and miraculous healing, when they wake up. They soon discover their new mission may be to save the world, literally. “The Messengers” stars Joel Courtney, Sofia Black-d’Elia, Anna Diop, Jon Fletcher, Diogo Morgado, Jd Pardo and Shantel VanSanten. Bamber and Smith will play a pair of [...]

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The Messengers, one of the CW's midseason shows, tells the story of five strangers affected when a mysterious object hits Earth. After collapsing, all five individuals come back to life just hours later with inexplicable powers, including strength and the power to heal. But once things begin to become more clear, those affected realize that they might be Earth's only hope for stopping the Rapture ... or perhaps, they're causing it. The Messengers currently stars Shantel VanSanten, Jon Fletcher, Sofia Black-d'Elia, Jd Pardo, Joel Courtney, Anna Diop, and Diogo Morgado. And now, EW has learned exclusively that two others have joined the mix.