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Network: CBS

Episodes: 12 (hour)

Seasons: One

TV show dates: February 6, 2020 -- May 7, 2020

Series status: Cancelled

Performers include: Edie Falco, Michael Chernus, Adelaide Clemens, Thomas Sadoski, Russell G. Jones, Olivia Lucy Phillip, Joseph Lyle Taylor, and Vladimir Caamaño.

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A dramatic series, the Tommy TV show revolves around a former high-ranking NYPD officer who becomes the first female chief of police for Los Angeles.

A true-blue New Yorker, Abigail "Tommy" Thomas (Falco) uses unflinching honesty and hardball tactics to keep social, political, and national security issues from hindering effective law enforcement in the Southland.

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Edie Falco is no stranger to television having starred on long-running shows like The Sopranos (HBO) and Nurse Jackie (Showtime). How will her new CBS series perform in the ratings? Will Tommy be cancelled or renewed for season two? Stay tuned. *Status update below.

A dramatic series, the Tommy TV show stars Edie Falco, Michael Chernus, Adelaide Clemens, Thomas Sadoski, Russell G. Jones, Olivia Lucy Phillip, Joseph Lyle Taylor, and Vladimir Caamaño. The series revolves around a former high-ranking NYPD officer who becomes the first female chief of police for Los Angeles. Abigail "Tommy" Thomas (Falco) uses unflinching honesty and hardball tactics to keep social, political, and national security issues from hindering effective law enforcement in the Southland.

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Is the Lapd Chief in over her head in the first season of the Tommy TV show on CBS? As we all know, the Nielsen ratings typically play a big role in determining whether a TV show like Tommy is cancelled or renewed for season two. Unfortunately, most of us do not live in Nielsen households. Because many viewers feel frustration when their viewing habits and opinions aren't considered, we invite you to rate all of the first season episodes of Tommy here. *Status update below.

A CBS dramatic series, the Tommy TV show stars Edie Falco, Michael Chernus, Adelaide Clemens, Thomas Sadoski, Russell G. Jones, Olivia Lucy Phillip, Joseph Lyle Taylor, and Vladimir Caamaño. The series revolves around a former high-ranking NYPD officer who becomes the first female chief of police for Los Angeles. Abigail "Tommy" Thomas (Falco) uses unflinching honesty and...

Tommy won't be back on patrol next season. CBS just announced that the network has cancelled the cop drama and won't be ordering a second season for the 2020-21 broadcast season.

The Tommy series revolves around a former high-ranking NYPD officer who becomes the first female chief of police for Los Angeles. Abigail “Tommy” Thomas (Edie Falco) uses unflinching honesty and hardball tactics to keep social, political, and national security issues from hindering effective law enforcement in the Southland. The CBS drama also stars Michael Chernus, Adelaide Clemens, Thomas Sadoski, Russell G. Jones, Olivia Lucy Phillip, Joseph Lyle Taylor, and Vladimir Caamaño.

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Would cancelling an Edie Falco series be a crime? Has the Tommy TV show been cancelled or renewed for a second season on CBS? The television vulture is watching all the latest cancellation and renewal news, so this page is the place to track the status of Tommy, season two. Bookmark it, or subscribe for the latest updates. Remember, the television vulture is watching your shows. Are you?  

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Airing on the CBS television network, the Tommy TV show stars Edie Falco, Michael Chernus, Adelaide Clemens, Thomas Sadoski, Russell G. Jones, Olivia Lucy Phillip, Joseph Lyle Taylor, and Vladimir Caamaño. The series revolves around a former high-ranking NYPD officer who becomes the first female chief of police for Los Angeles. Abigail "Tommy" Thomas (Falco) uses unflinching honesty and hardball tactics to keep social, political, and national...

CBS has announced the premiere date for the final season of “Criminal Minds,” as well as for its two new midseason dramas.

The 15th and last season of the Jeff Davis-created show will be given a two-hour premiere on Jan. 8. The day before that, “FBI” spinoff “FBI: Most Wanted” debuts in the 10 p.m. time slot, and then the Edie Falco series “Tommy” will make its entrance on Feb. 6 at 10 p.m.

“Tommy” is taking the place of “Evil,” which ends its 13-episode first season run and will return for a second later in 2020. The network ordered full seasons of its four other freshman shows back in October.

Also of note on the schedule is the milestone 40th season premiere of “Survivor” on Feb. 12.

“Criminal Minds” revolves around an elite team of FBI profilers who analyze the country’s most twisted criminal minds, anticipating their next moves before they strike again.

CBS has set its midseason schedule, announcing premiere dates for new series “FBI: Most Wanted” and “Tommy,” as well as return dates for “MacGyver,” “Undercover Boss,” “Survivor,” and the final season of “Criminal Minds.”

“Most Wanted,” a spinoff of Dick Wolf’s “FBI,” will premiere on Tuesday, Jan. 7, airing behind the flagship show at 10 p.m. That will move “NCIS: New Orleans” to Sundays, where it will air behind “NCIS: Los Angeles at 10 p.m. beginning on Feb. 16. CBS’ other new series for midseason, Edie Falco’s “Tommy,” will inherit “Evil’s” timeslot on Thursdays at 10 p.m. beginning on Feb. 6.

“Evil” was previously renewed for a second season.

Also Read: NBC's Midseason Schedule: 'Brooklyn Nine-Nine' Sets Hour-Long Premiere, 'Manifest' Reclaims Mondays

The winter will also see premieres for the landmark 40th season of “Survivor” (Feb. 12), “MacGyver” (Feb. 7), “Undercover Boss” (Jan. 8) and the 15th and final season of “Criminal Minds” (Jan.

Exclusive: Actor-comedian Vladimir Caamaño (Superstore) has been added to cast of CBS’ upcoming drama series Tommy as a regular.

Tommy, from the Bull team of co-creator Paul Attanasio and producer Amblin TV, stars Edie Falco as Abigail “Tommy” Thomas, a former high-ranking NYPD officer who becomes the first female Chief of Police for Los Angeles. She uses her unflinching honesty and hardball tactics to navigate the social, political and national-security issues that converge with enforcing the law.

Dominican American Caamaño plays an ebullient Dominican transplant from Tommy’s home city of New York, who becomes part of her security detail but also her off-the-shelf investigator as she solves crimes in pursuit of the truth.

The series-regular cast also includes Michael Chernus, Adelaide Clemens, Russell G. Jones, Thomas Sadoski ,Olivia Lucy Phillip, and Joseph Lyle Taylor.

Attanasio executive produces with showrunner Tom Szentgyorgyi as well as Darryl Frank and Justin Falvey of Amblin TV.

Exclusive: Thomas Sadoski is staying at CBS. Less than three months after the network canceled praised family comedy series Life in Pieces after four seasons, one of its stars, Thomas Sadoski, has been tapped for a series-regular role opposite Edie Falco in the network’s upcoming midseason drama series Tommy in a recasting.

Sadoski will play the charming, seductive and morally complex second-term mayor of Los Angeles, who appoints Tommy (Falco) as the first female police chief in the city’s history, only to wonder what he’s gotten himself into. He takes over the role played by David Fierro in the pilot.

Tommy, from the Bull team of co-creator Paul Attanasio and producer Amblin TV, stars Falco as Abigail “Tommy” Thomas, a former high-ranking NYPD officer who becomes the first female Chief of Police for Los Angeles. She uses her unflinching honesty and hardball tactics to navigate the social,...

Hey, "Elementary" fans. We hope you guys enjoyed tonight's episode 7. Now that it's all aired and done, it's time to take another brief look at what's in store for the next, new episode, which is scheduled to air next week. The next, new episode will, of course, be episode 8. Thanks to the lovely CBS folks, we've got a few teaser descriptions for episode 8 via their official press release. So, that's definitely what we'll be referencing in this spoiler session. As usual, to get things started, we'll go over the title for episode 8. It's officially called, "Miss Understood." It sounds like episode 8 will feature some pretty interesting scenes as Holmes and Watson help out an old, young criminal that they actually helped put in prison, and more! Yep, it true guys. Episode 8 is going to totally revolve around a young, female criminal named Cassie Lenue. She was actually someone that Holmes...

Exclusive: Tom Szentgyorgyi (The Mentalist) has joined newly picked up CBS drama series Tommy, starring Edie Falco, as executive producer and showrunner.

The series, from CBS TV Studios and Amblin TV, is created/executive produced by Homicide: Life on the Street creator Paul Attanasio. He is known as a prolific creator who develops and writes projects, guiding them to series, but is not interested in day-to-day showrunning. He similarly co-created with Phil McGraw the successful CBS drama series Bull, which has been run by others, currently Glenn Gordon Caron. Attanasio remains an executive producer on both Bull and Tommy.

Tommy, set to debut in midseason, stars Falco as Abigail “Tommy” Thomas, a former high-ranking NYPD officer who becomes the first female Chief of Police of Los Angeles. She uses her unflinching honesty and hardball tactics to navigate the social, political and national-security issues that converge with enforcing the law.

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Tommy is making a big change. Deadline reports David Fierro's role in the upcoming CBS TV show will be recast.

The law enforcement drama stars Edie Falco as Abigail “Tommy” Thomas, “a former high-ranking NYPD officer who becomes the first female Chief of Police for Los Angeles.” The cast also includes Michael Chernus, Adelaide Clemens, David Fierro, Russell G. Jones, Olivia Lucy Phillip, and Joseph Lyle Taylor.

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Exclusive: Newly picked up CBS drama series Tommy, starring Edie Falco, is making a casting change, with David Fierro, who co-starred in the pilot, departing. The role will be recast.

The series, from the Bull team of co-creator Paul Attanasio and producer Amblin TV. stars Falco as Abigail “Tommy” Thomas, a former high-ranking NYPD officer who becomes the first female Chief of Police for Los Angeles. She uses her unflinching honesty and hardball tactics to navigate the social, political and national-security issues that converge with enforcing the law.

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The character played by Fierro in the pilot, which will be recast, is Buddy, the brilliant, manipulative mayor of Los Angeles, who becomes a rival for power with the city’s first female police chief.

The series-regular cast also includes Michael Chernus, Adelaide Clemens, Russell G. Jones, Olivia Lucy Phillip, and Joseph Lyle Taylor.

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"Health and safety is the job of the police." CBS just released a new trailer for their upcoming TV show, Tommy.

The law enforcement drama stars Edie Falco as Abigail "Tommy" Thomas, "a former high-ranking NYPD officer who becomes the first female Chief of Police for Los Angeles." The cast also includes Michael Chernus, Adelaide Clemens, David Fierro, Russell G. Jones, Olivia Lucy Phillip, and Joseph Lyle Taylor.

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CBS’ fall schedule for the 2019-20 season brings five new series to its primetime lineup, including the return of “Everybody Loves Raymond” and “The Middle” alum Patricia Heaton in the comedy “Carol’s Second Act.”

Two more dramas — “FBI: Most Wanted” and “Tommy” — are on tap for midseason, along with new comedy “Broke.”

Here is CBS’ fall schedule and new series descriptions:

Monday

8 p.m.: The Neighborhood

8:30 p.m.: Bob Hearts Abishola (new)

9 p.m.: All Rise (new)

10 p.m.: Bull

Tuesday

8 p.m.: NCIS

9 p.m.: FBI

10 p.m.: NCIS: New Orleans

Wednesday

8 p.m.: Survivor

9 p.m.: Seal Team

10 p.m.: Swat (new time period)

Thursday

8 p.m.: Young Sheldon (new time period)

8:30 p.m.: The Unicorn (new)

9 p.m.: Mom

9:30 p.m.: Carol’s Second Act (new)

10 p.m.

CBS has given a series order to Tommy, a police drama starring Emmy winner Edie Falco. The project hails from Homicide creator Paul Attanasio, Amblin Television and CBS TV Studios.

Tommy had been the last CBS pilot in serious contention at CBS. The network already picked up dramas Evil, FBI: Most Wanted and All Rise and comedies Bob Hearts Abishola, Broke, Carol’s Second Act and The Unicorn.

CBS is not specifying whether series are for fall or midseason, but I hear Tommy is earmarked for midseason to accommodate Falco’s schedule. The series is currently searching for a showrunner.

This is the second pilot by Attanasio with Amblin TV and CBS TV Studios to go to series at CBS, following Bull, which was just renewed for a fourth season. (Amblin TV ended its involvement in that series in the wake of the sexual harassment controversy involving series star Michael Weatherly.

The Edie Falco-led drama “Tommy” has been ordered to series at CBS for the 2019-2020 season.

Falco stars as a former high-ranking NYPD officer who becomes the first female Chief of Police for Los Angeles. She uses her unflinching honesty and hardball tactics to navigate the social, political, and national security issues that converge with enforcing the law.

In addition to Falco, the series will also star Michael Chernus, Adelaide Clemens, David Fierro, Russell G. Jones, Olivia Lucy Phillip, and Joseph Lyle Taylor. Paul Attanasio, the creator of the current CBS series “Bull,” is the writer and executive producer on “Tommy.” Darryl Frank and Justin Falvey of Amblin Television will also executive produce. Kate Dennis directed and executive produced the pilot. CBS Television Studios will produce.

Sources say that CBS was very high on getting Falco on the network, making this project a priority for them once Falco signed on to star.

Exclusive: Joseph Lyle Taylor (Sneaky Pete) and David Fierro (The Knick) are set as series regulars opposite Edie Falco and Michael Chernus in CBS drama pilot Tommy (fka Nancy), from the Bull team of co-creator Paul Attanasio and producer Amblin TV.

In Tommy, written by Attanasio and directed by Kate Dennis, Falco plays Abigail “Tommy” Thomas, a former high-ranking NYPD officer who becomes the first female Chief of Police for Los Angeles. She uses her unflinching honesty and hardball tactics to navigate the social, political and national-security issues that converge with enforcing the law.

Fierro’s Buddy is the brilliant, manipulative mayor of Los Angeles, who becomes a rival for power with the city’s first female police chief.

Taylor will portray Dudik, Buddy’s deputy, Treat “The Dude” Dudik, the somewhat dim, brutal, blindly loyal fixer who always returns to his master’s side for another kick.

The series-regular cast also includes Michael Chernus,...

Hey "NCIS" fans. Unfortunately, it's that time again where we have to inform you that your favorite show is scheduled to be delayed for another week before they begin the final four episode countdown. So, this coming Tuesday, April 24, 2018, CBS will not be airing a new episode. Instead, the next, new episode 21 is scheduled to air on Tuesday night, May 1, 2018 in the usual 7 pm central time slot on CBS. So, be sure to mark that important date down on your TV calendars. The good news is that this will be the last delay of the season. The final four episodes will all air in back-to-back weeks. So, what will CBS be airing on Tuesday night, April 24,2018 instead NCIS? According to the TV Guide listings, CBS will still be airing NCIS. However, they will only be reruns. From 7 pm to 9 pm central time on that night, they are going to air two hours of NCIS reruns.

Tony Sokol Oct 16, 2017

The first trailer for Sweet Virginia takes hostages to a dark place.

You just gotta let it pass through and wait it out, Jon Bernthal advises in the first trailer for the upcoming hostage thriller Sweet Virginia. Director Jamie M. Dagg’s film premiered at the 16th Annual Tribeca Film Festival and is already being compared with the early works of the Coen brothers. The screenplay is written by Paul China and Benjamin China.

Bernthal plays Sam, a former rodeo star who runs a motel on the edge of the wilds of Alaska. He gets friendly with a violent stranger who drifts by named Elwood (Christopher Abbott).

The synopsis reads...

A mysterious stranger sends shockwaves through a close-knit community in this nerve-jangling slice of raw suspense. In the wake of a triple murder that leaves the residents of a remote Alaskan outpost on edge, tightly wound drifter...

A familiar face is returning to Sneaky Pete. Deadline reports Joseph Lyle Taylor will recur in season two of the Amazon TV show.Taylor guest-starred as criminal detective Frank Hooper in season one of the drama, which centers on Marius (Giovanni Ribisi), a con artist who finds himself on the run from a gangster he once robbed. The cast also includes Marin Ireland, Margo Martindale, Peter Gerety, Libe Barer, Shane McRae, and Michael Drayer.Read More…...

Joseph Lyle Taylor ("Law & Order: SVU"), who guest-starred in the Season 1 finale of Amazon drama series Sneaky Pete, will return for Season 2 in a key recurring role.

Taylor plays Frank Hooper, both an easy-to-violence thug and a brilliant sleuth. He and his brother Joe Hooper are criminal detectives, solving mysteries for people who can’t go to the law. They know Pete and his mother stole $11 million from their employer. What they don’t know is that Pete isn’t Pete, he’s…...

Sweet Virginia Review Sweet Virginia (2017) Film Review from the 16th Annual Tribeca Film Festival, a movie directed by Jamie M. Dagg and starring Jon Bernthal, Imogen Poots, Christopher Abbott, Rosemarie DeWitt, Jared Abrahamson, Odessa Young, Joseph Lyle Taylor, Darcy Laurie, and Scott A. McGillivray. Sweet Virginia was good for [...]

Continue reading: Film Review: Sweet Virginia (2017): No Set-Up, Some Delivery [Tribeca 2017]...

Recently, CBS dropped the new,official synopsis/description for their upcoming "Blue Bloods" episode 16 of season 6. The episode is entitled, "Help Me Help You," and it turns out that we're going to see some dramatic and interesting stuff take place as Erin's past mentor is doing things that prompt her to take issue. A very loud City Council Speaker and Frank go head to head over a broken window policy, and more! In the new, 16th episode press release: Linda Asks Danny And Baez To Help Her Co-worker Who Is Dealing With An Unstable Ex-husband. Press release number 2: Linda will end up asking Danny and Baez to help her co-worker who is having trouble with her angry ex-husband. Also, Erin is going to have to figure out how to handle her former mentor, a judge who has been handing down unfair sentences since the recent death of his wife,...

Recently, NBC delivered the new,official synopsis/spoilers for their upcoming "Law & Order: Svu" episode 4 of season 17. The episode is entitled, "Institutional Fail," and it turns out that we're going to see some pretty intense and interesting stuff go down as the Svu works a child neglect case, and more. In the new, 4th episode press release: A starving toddler found wandering the streets alone, is going to lead detectives to the home of Manuela Ozuna (guest star Jessica Pimental) and another child in grave condition. The police will question Department of Child Services caseworker ,Keith Musio (guest star John Magaro), whose vague and backdated reports on the family, will suggest he hadn't checked on the children in months. When the overworked Keith accuses his supervisor, Janette Grayson (Goldberg), of orchestrating the false reports, Chief Dodds (guest star Peter Gallagher) will promise to conduct an internal investigation. But when neglect leads to death,...

'The Contender' movie hero: Joan Allen as the virtuous Sen. Laine Hanson. 'The Contender' movie: Exceptional Joan Allen in intriguing but ultimately wimpy political drama "Principles only mean anything when we stick by them when they're inconvenient," says Senator Laine Hanson, played by Joan Allen in Rod Lurie's The Contender. Senator Hanson should know. In Lurie's political drama, the poor Democratic senator is grilled by a Republican inquisitor with a bad hairdo (Gary Oldman) who wants to prevent at all costs her being confirmed as the next Vice President of the United States. Even if that means destroying Hanson's political career by making public the senator's alleged participation in an orgy during her college days.* Now, why such hatred? Well, the Republican watchdog is certain that the U.S. president (Jeff Bridges) has chosen Sen. Hanson because of her gender instead of her qualifications for the job. Adding insult to injury,...

Recently, NBC delivered the new, official synopsis/spoilers for their upcoming "Law And Order: Svu" episode 17 of season 16. The episode is entitled, "Parole Violations," and it turns out that we're going to see some very dramatic and intense scenes go down when Tommy accuses his parole officer of rape, falls back into bad habits, and more! In the new, 17th episode press release: A parole officer will get accused of manipulating clients for personal gain. Press release number 2: Detective Carisi's (Peter Scanavino) sister Bella (guest star Marin Ireland) is going to prepare for her wedding to fiancé Tommy Sullivan (guest star Michael Chernus) and the upcoming birth of their child. But when Tommy falls back into bad habits and accuses his parole officer (guest star Molly Price) of rape, Carisi is going to have to investigate whether the claim is real or just another one of Tommy's excuses. Also starring Mariska Hargitay (Sgt.

Recently, NBC released the new,official synopsis/spoilers for their upcoming "Law And Order: Svu" episode 12 of season 16. The episode is entitled, "Padre Sandunguera," and it turns out that we're going to see Amaro get put in a very compromising position with his family, and more. In the new, 12th episode press release: When his father is arrested, Amaro is going to have to choose between his badge and his family's honor. Press release number 2: Amaro's father, Nicolas (guest star Armand Assante), is going to ask his estranged family to attend his marriage to 28-year-old Gabriella Nu?ez (guest star Katty Velasquez), and despite their volatile past, all but Amaro will agree. When a fight breaks out at the wedding and Nicolas is put in handcuffs, Amaro is going to become a witness in a case that could expose family secrets and tear his family apart. Guest stars feature:...

Miguel Sandoval (Medium) has signed on to NBC’s single-camera comedy pilot starring and executive produced by Kate Walsh. Bad Judge, from writer Chad Kultgen and producers Will Ferrell, Adam McKay and Anne Heche, centers on a hard-living, sexually unapologetic woman (Walsh) whose life on the edge is constantly in balance as she also happens to be a judge in the criminal court system. Sandoval will play Judge Connors, her boss on the San Bernardino County bench, who gives her extra work because he believes in her as a judge. Sandoval, repped Greene & Associates and Ben Levine, recurred on Entourage and next will be seen in an arc on TNT’s Dallas. Related: 2014 NBC Pilots Joseph Lyle Taylor (The Dark Knight Rises) has joined the cast of CBS’ untitled Wall Street drama pilot, executive produced by John Cusack. Set in the world of Wall Street power and money, the project...

Just in time for Halloween, the chilling new trailer for The Red Robin has arrived. The film stars Judd Hirsch, Ryan O'Nan (The Brooklyn Brothers Beat The Best), Jaime Ray Newman (Red Widow and Supernatural), C.S. Lee (Dexter), Caroline Lagerfelt (Gossip Girl), and Joseph Lyle Taylor. A hit at this year's Montreal World Film Festival, the film centers around an ill-fated family reunion where a famous psychiatrist (Judd Hirsch), who once did secretive work for the CIA, is accused of adopting his children so he could use them as guinea pigs for sinister experiments in mind control.

From Terry Keefe

(C.S. Lee, above, in The Red Robin).

Dear L.A. Friends, The Red Robin, the film that I co-produced and worked for a few years on is having its U.S. Premiere tonight at the Hollywood Film Festival. The screening is at 7 and is at my favorite theater in town, the Arclight Hollywood.

The Red Robin was written and directed by Michael Z. Wechsler, who will be in attendance to introduce the film and do a Q & A afterwards with the cast. I believe that C.S. Lee of Dexter, as well as Caroline Lagerfelt of Gossip Girl, will be there as well. The film also stars Judd Hirsch (Taxi, Independence Day), Ryan O'Nan (The Brooklyn Brothers Beat The Best), Jaime Ray Newman (Red Widow, Supernatural), and Joseph Lyle Taylor (not sure who is coming from the rest of the cast).

The Red Robin was originally pitched by...

by Terry Keefe

Hi folks: I'm not usually one for blatant self-promotion, but a feature I co-produced and helped develop over a number of years is premiering at the Montreal World Film Festival in August, and I'm very proud of it so you're getting a post. It's called The Red Robin and stars Judd Hirsch (Taxi, Damages, Maron, Independence Day), C.S. Lee (Dexter), Ryan O'Nan (The Iceman, the Brooklyn Brothers Beat the Best), Jaime Ray Newman (Red Widow, Supernatural), Caroline Lagerfelt (Gossip Girl), and Joseph Lyle Taylor. It was written and directed by an old friend and creative collaborator, Michael Z. Wechsler. The story is a psychological thriller which can be best be described as The Celebration meets The Manchurian Candidate, about a dying, famed psychiatrist (Hirsch), who also did mysterious work for the CIA during the Cold War. On his deathbed, his youngest adopted son (O'Nan) accuses his father...

Sneak Peek new key art and images from "Justified', the FX action drama series, now in its fourth season, based on crime author Elmore Leonard's "Pronto", "Riding the Rap" and "Fire in the Hole".

"...Deputy Us Marshal 'Raylan Givens' is something of a 19th century–style lawman in modern times, whose unconventional enforcement of justice makes him a target of criminals and his 'Us Marshals Service' bosses alike.

"The Lexington, Kentucky Marshals office's jurisdiction includes 'Harlan County', a hopelessly impoverished, backwoods, coal-mining community in southeastern Kentucky which Raylan hates...and thought he had escaped for good, when he was younger..."

Cast includes Timothy Olyphant, Nick Searcy, Joelle Carter, Jacob Pitts, Erica Tazel, Natalie Zea, Walton Goggins, Raymond J. Barry, David Meunier, Damon Herriman, Jere Burns, M.C. Gainey, Brent Sexton, Linda Gehringer, William Ragsdale, Jeremy Davies, Margo Martindale, Joseph Lyle Taylor, Brad William Henke, Peter Murnik, Kaitlyn Dever, Jim Beaver,...

One of the most cinematically gorgeous independent films in a long time, “Dead Man’s Burden” (along with fellow 2012 indie “Beasts of the Southern Wild," shot on Super 16) truly makes the case for celluloid. While watching this meditative Western, one simply wants to drink in the beauty of the image, and yes, that image is created on 35 mm film. They don’t make Red cameras that can do what this film achieves in terms of sheer richness of image. In the age of digital everything, might independent film, at one time the dominion of digital, be the savior of celluloid? “Dead Man’s Burden” (the directorial debut of Jared Moshé) demonstrates just why film is important, simply by being beautiful. But beyond that, it’s also a moody, violent, classic, yet modern Western.

“Dead Man’s Burden” starts and ends with a bang, a sun-dappled young woman looking down the barrel of a long rifle.

On TV this Friday: Shark Tank, Who Do You Think You Are?, Nikita, Grimm and Supernatural end their seasons, Tron: Uprising makes its animated debut and more. In addition to TVLine’s original features (linked within), here are seven programs to keep on your radar.

Preview | Nikita Boss Teases a Major ‘Paradigm Shift,’ Death of a ‘Fan Favorite’ In Tonight’s Finale

8 pm Shark Tank (ABC) | Season 3 finale: The Sharks battle to “lock in” business with a man who invented a way to incorporate keys into cell phones; rapper Pitbull endorses a previous investment — “Ez VIP,” a website that sells...

The year is 1870, and a fragmented America still strains to pick up the pieces from a savage Civil War. Martha (exciting newcomer Clare Bowen, ABC’s “Nashville”) and her husband Heck (David Call, Tiny Furniture) are living on a homestead Martha.s father purchased on the rural New Mexico frontier and struggle to make ends meet. When a mining company expresses interest in buying their land, Martha and Heck see their ticket to a better life.

Pictured: Clare Bowen as “Martha” photo by Philip De Jong

Their hopeful plans are soon complicated when Martha.s oldest brother Wade (Barlow Jacobs, Shotgun Stories).whom she had thought killed during the war .returns to the family homestead after learning of their father.s death. A defector to the Union Army, Wade soon discovers that Martha is hiding secrets of her own. As the two siblings become reacquainted, torn between a desire to...

DVD: Seven Days in Utopia Directed by: Matt Russell Starring: Robert Duvall, Jerry Ferrera, Lucas Black, Melissa Leo, Deborah Ann Woll, Brian Geraghty, Joseph Lyle Taylor, Dora Madison Burge and Kathy Baker. Running time: 99 minutes, Rated G Based on the best selling novel by David L. Cook is the story of young golfer Luke Chisolm who recently had a public embarrassing game while attempting to make it on the pro tour. He tries to escape his life and becomes stranded in the small town of Utopia Texas. He accepts the help of an eccentric rancher named Johnny Crawford who insists he can change his outlook on life and improve...

Actor C.S. Lee. Actress Jaime Ray Newman and writer-director Michael Z. Wechsler.

by Terry Keefe

Photos by Stefan Baumann and Meg Urbani

Here's another day of our visit to the set of The Red Robin feature film, written and directed by Michael Z. Wechsler, and starring Judd Hirsch (Taxi, Damages, The Muppets), Ryan O'Nan (The Brooklyn Brothers Beat The Best, The Frozen Ground), C.S Lee (Dexter), Caroline Lagerfelt (Gossip Girl), Jaime Ray Newman (Eureka, Eastwick), and Joseph Lyle Taylor (Seven Psychopaths).

The film centers around a family reunion that goes awry when the youngest son of the fictional Shellner family accuses his famed psychiatrist father (played by Judd Hirsch) of adopting his family for the purposes of experiments in mind control for the government.

They have their own very cool Making-of blog here.

The cast says goodbye to young actor Jake Miller on his last day of shooting.

Michael Z. Wechsler and Ryan O'Nan.

Actor C.S. Lee, above, on the set of The Red Robin. By Terry Keefe, Photos by Stefan Baumann and Meg Urbani

We've been visiting the set of The Red Robin feature film, written and directed by Michael Z. Wechsler, and starring Judd Hirsch (Taxi, Damages, The Muppets), Ryan O'Nan (The Brooklyn Brothers Beat The Best, The Frozen Ground), C.S. Lee (Dexter), Jaime Ray Newman (Eureka, Drop Dead Diva, Eastwick), Caroline Lagerfelt (Gossip Girl), and Joseph Lyle Taylor (Seven Psychopaths).

Check out their website here: http://themakingofthefeaturefilmtheredrobin.blogspot.com/

Ryan O'Nan, above. Director Michael Z. Wechsler and actor Ryan O'Nan.

Ryan O'Nan, above.

Production outside the fictional Shellner House.

1st Assistant Director Michael Meador and Director of Photography Adrian Correia, from left.

Outside the Shellner House, and the coolest tree in the world. Joseph Lyle Taylor.

Production Designer Dave Barnes.

Director Michael Z. Wechsler.

C. S. Lee.

Judd Hirsch and Caroline Lagerfelt.

Jaime Ray Newman (below), the desirable star of shows such as 'A Town Called Eureka' and the short-lived ABC series 'Eastwick', has been tapped up to star in new mind control thriller 'Red Robin'. Scribe Michael Z. Wechsler helms the flick which will also feature Judd Hirsch ('Taxi'), Ryan O'Nan, 'Dexter' star C.S. Lee, Caroline Lagerfelt and Joseph Lyle Taylor. O'Nan is set to play Tommy Shellner, the adopted adult son of Hirsch's character (Nathaniel) - a famed, and dying, trauma psychiatrist. Check out the plot info below. Production on 'Red Robin' kicks off this weekend outside Philadelphia....

The always lovable Judd Hirsch has done many things in his career since he was springboarded to stardom in the hit TV series "Taxi". Finally, though, he is getting to indulge his darker side ... which could spell very good things for genre fans.

According to Variety the producers of The Red Robin have tapped Hirsch, Ryan O'Nan, C.S. Lee, Jaime Ray Newman, Caroline Lagerfelt and Joseph Lyle Taylor to star in the psychological thriller.

Screenwriter Michael Z. Wechsler will direct and produce.

O'Nan, who starred in The Brooklyn Brothers Beat the Best, will play the adopted adult son of Hirsch's character -- a famed psychiatrist specializing in trauma who was rumored to have done some confidential work for the CIA during the Cold War. A family reunion on the psychiatrist's death bed spirals into chaos when the father's accused of adopting his large family of children for the purposes of dark experiments in mind control.

Producers of The Red Robin have tapped Judd Hirsch, Ryan O'Nan, C.S. Lee, Jaime Ray Newman, Caroline Lagerfelt and Joseph Lyle Taylor to star in the psychological thriller, reports Variety. Screenwriter Michael Z. Wechsler will direct and produce. "O'Nan will play the adopted adult son of Hirsch's character -- a famed psychiatrist specializing in trauma who was rumored to have done some confidential work for the CIA during the Cold War. A family reunion on the psychiatrist's death bed spirals into chaos when the father's accused of adopting his large family of children for the purposes of dark experiments in mind control." "The Red Robin" begins production outside Philadelphia this weekend.

Michael Z. Wechsler is poised to direct The Red Robin from a script he penned. Variety reports the film is a psychological thriller about "a famed psychiatrist specializing in trauma who was rumored to have done some confidential work for the CIA during the Cold War. A family reunion on the psychiatrist's death bed spirals into chaos when the father's accused of adopting his large family of children for the purposes of dark experiments in mind control." Judd Hirsch will play aforementioned psychiatrist. Ryan O'Nan, C.S. Lee, Jaime Ray Newman, Caroline Lagerfelt and Joseph Lyle Taylor also star.

(The Red Robin logo, above.)

By Terry Keefe

Actors Judd Hirsch, Ryan O'Nan, C.S. Lee, Jaime Ray Newman, Caroline Lagerfelt, and Joseph Lyle Taylor have all joined the cast of The Red Robin feature film, which begins shooting outside Philadelphia on December 3rd.

The Red Robin will be directed and produced by screenwriter Michael Z. Wechsler. The psychological thriller is Executive Produced by Jonathan Sanger (The Producers, The Elephant Man), Rick Porras (The Lord of the Rings trilogy) and Shawn Singh.

O’Nan will play Tommy Shellner, the adopted adult son of Hirsch’s Nathaniel Shellner, a famed, and dying, trauma psychiatrist who was rumored to have done some confidential work for the CIA during the Cold War. A family reunion on Nathan’s death bed spirals into chaos when Tommy accuses his father of adopting his large family of children for the purposes of dark experiments in mind control.

In Bruges writer/director Martin McDonagh is certainly shopping around for some interesting talent to fill the remaining lead slots in his Seven Psychopaths cast: he's just hired Woody Harrelson, Tom Waits and Olga Kurylenko for the comedy drama.

Psychopaths finds Bruges veteran Colin Farrell as Marty, a scriptwriter struggling with a brain-rotting case of writer's block. He's trying to finish the titular screenplay but he's lacking real inspiration.

He finds it when he gets mixed up in the dognapping antics of pals Billy (Sam Rockwell) and Hans (Christopher Walken). The trouble really starts when the beloved Shih Tzu belonging to a crazy gangster (Harrelson) goes missing. Soon, Marty has all the inspiration he could need. But he might not actually survive the incident.

While there's no word on who Waits or Kurylenko will play, McDonagh also has the likes of Ronnie Gene Blevins, Joseph Lyle Taylor and Kiran Deol aboard.

In Bruges writer/director Martin McDonagh is certainly shopping around for some interesting talent to fill the remaining lead slots in his Seven Psychopaths cast: he’s just hired Woody Harrelson, Tom Waits and Olga Kurylenko for the comedy drama.Psychopaths finds Bruges veteran Colin Farrell as Marty, a scriptwriter struggling with a brain-rotting case of writer’s block. He’s trying to finish the titular screenplay but he’s lacking real inspiration.He finds it when he gets mixed up in the dognapping antics of pals Billy (Sam Rockwell) and Hans (Christopher Walken). The trouble really starts when a beloved Shih Tzu belonging to a crazy gangster (Harrelson) goes missing. Soon, Marty has all the inspiration he could need. But he might not actually survive the process…While there's no word on who Waits or Kurylenko will play, McDonagh also has the likes of Ronnie Gene Blevins, Joseph Lyle Taylor and Kiran Deol aboard.

Chicago – What do Robert Duvall and Melissa Leo have in common? They both have won an Oscar and they both cashed a paycheck for the fake virtuous hack job called “Seven Days in Utopia.” For Duvall especially, maybe the mortgage payment is due on the vacation home.

Rating: 1.5/5.0

Utopia takes a unholy sport, golf, and tries to bless it with some sort of come-to-Jesus importance that ends up being embarrassing for all involved (again, especially Duvall). In a story that only could be invented in the mind of a feverish Christian golf addict, Utopia can only exist within that segment of the United States population who long for something this country has never had.

Luke Chisholm (Lucas Black) is a rising Texas golf pro who flakes out on the final hole of a Lone Star State golf tournament that he has well in hand. He takes some bad advice from his caddie,...

Seven Days in Utopia stars Lucas Black, Robert Duvall, Melissa Leo, Deborah Ann Woll, Brian Geraghty, Jerry Ferrera, Joseph Lyle Taylor, Kj Choi and Kathy Baker. Based upon David L. Cook’s best-selling book, the film opens in theaters September 2. “Seven Days in Utopia”, a film by Matthew Dean Russell, breaks on to the big screen with high hopes and a whole lot of faith. The film, about golfer Luke Chisholm and his detour to the small charming town of Utopia Texas, is more than your run of the mill golf movie. Based on the beloved sports novel by David L. Cook, this film strives to make a difference in its viewer’s lives. Though the plot may come across at times as linear, following the player who almost lost it all but somehow finds himself and comes out on top, it has much more heart...

One of the most inspirational writers whose work I've enjoyed reading is Harvey Penick, a golf professional and coach from Austin, Texas. Penick began his golf career as a caddy at Austin Country Club, and went on to coach at the University of Texas from 1931 to 1963. He co-authored with Texas Film Hall of Fame member Bud Shrake Harvey Penick's Little Red Book. The "must-read" book contained insightful anecdotes that applied beyond the game of golf -- life lessons on mental focus as well as achieving goals.

Like Penick, Seven Days in Utopia -- opening Friday in Austin theaters -- employs a fictional character who serves up life and spiritual lessons through golf. Based upon Dr. David Cook's book Golf's Sacred Journey: Seven Days at the Links of Utopia, this golf-related movie centers around two individuals who appear quite different at first: Johnny Crawford (Robert Duvall), an eccentric rancher with a...

Sports movies can be tricky beasts, and none moreso than the valiant, but generally in vain, effort that is the golf-related movie. Another shot at it comes your way September 2nd, and this one may have what it takes. The trailer looks solid at any rate, and the fact that it's based on David L. Cook's book, "Golf's Sacred Journey: Seven Days at the Links of Utopia," isn't going to hurt either.

Lucas Black and Robert Duvall are joined by a very solid cast, including Melissa Leo, to bring you a quirky golf film about one man's effort to "find his game," after he parts ways with his father. It may appear a little more syrupy than necessary, but I think it may be onto something, not least because it seems to be both more and less about golf than most of the, admittedly few, efforts in the genre.

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