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Se ha publicado el primer tráiler de la serie The Institute, dirigida por Brad Turner y Jack Bender (From) y que adapta la novela homónima de Stephen King de 2019.

En The Institute, el genio adolescente Luke Ellis (Freeman) es secuestrado una noche y despierta en el Instituto, una instalación llena de niños que llegaron allí de la misma manera que él y que poseen habilidades inusuales. En un pueblo cercano, el atormentado ex policía Tim Jamieson (Barnes) ha llegado buscando empezar una nueva vida, pero la paz y la tranquilidad no durarán, ya que su historia y la de Luke están destinadas a encontrarse.

La serie de ocho episodios está protagonizada por Mary-Louise Parker (Red), Ben Barnes (Las crónicas de Narnia: El príncipe Caspian), Joe Freeman, Simone Miller (Run the Burbs), Fionn Laird (Por mandato del cielo), Hannah Galway (Por mandato del cielo...

Fox has canceled its drama series Alert: Missing Persons Unit and The Cleaning Lady.

The decision comes shortly after the two shows wrapped their 2024-25 seasons: Alert aired its last episode on May 27, and The Cleaning Lady finished up on June 3. They end their runs on Fox after three and four seasons.

The cancellations are not a big surprise, as Alert and The Cleaning Lady were at the lower end of Fox’s ratings for the season. In seven-day linear ratings (not including streaming), Alert averaged 2.16 million viewers and The Cleaning Lady, 1.68 million, well below the totals for renewed dramas Doc (4.6 million) and Murder in a Small Town (3.15 million). Fox also canceled first-year drama Rescue: Hi-Surf in May.

With the cancellations, Fox has just two shows still awaiting word on their futures. Animated series The Great North is running through the summer, and the network probably won’t make a decision for a while.

Both “The Cleaning Lady” and “Alert: Missing Persons Unit” have been canceled at Fox, Variety has learned.

“The Cleaning Lady” had aired four seasons at the broadcast network, while “Alert: Missing Persons Unit” had aired three. Both shows wrapped up with their respective season finales in the past two weeks.

Fox announced their fall schedule going into their upfront presentation to advertisers in May, with both “Cleaning Lady” and “Alert” in limbo at that time. The two shows now join fellow Fox drama “Rescue: Hi-Surf” on the chopping block.

Previously, Fox gave out massive four-season renewals for “The Simpsons,” “Bob’s Burgers” and “Family Guy,” while also bringing “American Dad” back to the network. The medical drama “Doc” has also been renewed for a second season, while Fox has picked up the one-hour comedy “Best Medicine,” dramatic thriller “Memory of a Killer,” and the multi-part scripted event “The Faithful.”

“The Cleaning Lady...

Fox has determined the fate of two bubble shows, canceling dramas Alert: Missing Persons Unit after three seasons and The Cleaning Lady after four.

The network had delayed final decisions on its remaining bubble series until after their current seasons had aired. Alert wrapped its Season 3 run on May 27, and The Cleaning Lady‘s fourth season ended on June 3.

The cancellations do not come as a surprise as Alert, The Cleaning Lady as well as the other two Fox scripted series not picked up for next season, Accused and The Great North, sit at the bottom of the network’s 2024-25 season rankings.

Animated comedy The Great North also is expected to be canceled once its current fifth season ends later this month.

As for anthology Accused, developed and executive produced by Howard Gordon, it might come back in the future for a limited run as an event, Michael Thorn,...

The series adaptation of Judy Blume’s novel “Forever” will premiere Thursday, May 8, on Netflix.

Showrunner and creator Mara Brock Akil is behind the new series, which is based on the 1975 book that follows teenagers and their experience of losing their virginity. The show takes a new angle, presenting “an epic love story of two Black teens exploring romance and their identities through the awkward journey of being each other’s firsts, set in Los Angeles, 2018,” according to the official logline.

The cast includes Lovie Simone, Michael Cooper Jr., Karen Pittman, Wood Harris, Marvin Winans III, Xosha Roquemore, Niles Fitch, Barry Shabaka Henley, Ali Gallo, Xavier Mills, E’myri Crutchfield, Adriyan Rae and Paigion Walker.

Akil executive produces the drama with Blume, Susie Fitzgerald, Sara White, Erika Harrison, Regina King, Reina King, Anthony Hemingway and Shana C. Waterman.

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Fox has dropped the first trailer for Season 3 of Alert: Missing Persons Unit which gives us a peek at Malcolm-Jamal Warner’s Chief Inspector Bill Houston, who steps into an interim role with oversight of the Mpu.

It’s “all hands on deck”, says Warner’s Houston, as the Mpu searches for Nikki (Dania Ramirez), one of the Mpu’s own.

Houston, a former Army Captain, believes in structure and rules and, in the past, had issues with Jason’s (Scott Caan) cowboy tactics. He begins to come around to the idea that some rules need to be broken once he sees the results the team gets with their unorthodox approach. He will become the father figure Mpu didn’t know they needed.

Alert: Missing Persons Unit is set in the Philadelphia Police Department’s Missing Persons Unit (Mpu). Each episode features a search for a missing person headed by...

Exclusive: Fox alums Malcolm-Jamal Warner (The Resident) and Megalyn Echikunwoke (Almost Family) are returning to the network in recurring roles opposite Scott Caan and Dania Ramirez in the upcoming second season of its procedural drama Alert: Missing Persons Unit.

Alert: Missing Persons Unit is set in the Philadelphia Police Department’s Missing Persons Unit (Mpu). Each episode features a search for a missing person headed by detectives Jason Grant (Caan) and Nikki Batista (Ramirez). Together with the Mpu team, their job is to find the missing or abducted and reunite them with their loved ones.

In Season 2, the Mpu team settle into their new office in headquarters, where Jason and Nikki meet their new boss Inspector Hollis Braun (guest star Gil Bellows), who wants to keep a close eye on the team, particularly the unpredictable Jason Grant. Jason brings his old friend in to help with the case: master hacker...

Élodie Yung and Martha Millan in ‘The Cleaning Lady’ season three finale (Photo by Lewis Jacobs © 2024 Fox Media LLC)

Fox confirmed The Cleaning Lady season four and Alert: Missing Persons Unit season three will have back-to-back premieres on March 25, 2025. New episodes of The Cleaning Lady will air on Tuesdays at 8pm Et/Pt followed by Alert: Missing Persons Unit at 9pm Et/Pt.

They’ll be taking over the time slots currently occupied by Kitchen Nightmares and Doc. The network stated that the upcoming seasons will air uninterrupted.

Elodie Yung returns to lead the cast of The Cleaning Lady season four. Khalen Roman Sanchez stars as Luca, Santiago Cabrera is Jorge, Martha Millan is Fiona, and Kate Del Castillo is Ramona. Sean Lew plays Chris and Faith Bryant is Jaz. Daniel Cerone is the showrunner and executive produces along with Timothy Busfield, Eddie Serrano, and Rose Marie Vega.

“The Cleaning Lady...

The Cleaning Lady and Alert: Missing Persons Unit will be back for their fourth and third seasons, respectively, on March 25, with uninterrupted season-long runs, Fox announced Tuesday.

The Cleaning Lady will debut at 8 pm March 25, followed by Alert: Missing Persons Unit at 9 pm. Doc, which currently sits in the 9 pm timeslot, will have wrapped its 10-episode first season by March 11.

In The Cleaning Lady, after three seasons of being a pawn caught between the FBI and the world of organized crime, Thony (Élodie Yung) makes the bold decision to take charge of her own destiny — by exchanging her cleaning lady uniform for the scrubs of a surgical intern at a small community hospital, according to the logline. Thony’s return to the medical career she sacrificed for her son, Luca (Khalen Roman Sanchez), opens a new path to citizenship for them both. But in order to make this happen, she...

1000-lb Sisters stars Amy and Tammy Slaton continue to pursue happiness amid their weight loss journey in Season 6. However, they quickly faced roadblocks, especially Tammy, who was supposed to get her skin removal surgery. But what caught the attention of many was Amy’s “rude” behavior towards her sister. Keep reading to see why some fans are upset.

1000-lb Sisters: What Happened In The Latest Episode?

The latest episode of 1000-lb Sisters featured Tammy having her heart set on skin removal surgery. However, she met a roadblock that would put the operation on hold. According to Dr. Brad Turner, Tammy was only about 13 to 14 months out from her weight loss surgery, meaning she couldn’t have another operation due to the wounds.

Amy Slaton From 1000-lb Sisters, TLC, Sourced From TLC YouTube

Aside from Tammy, the latest episode also featured Amy working on her self-esteem. She even attended dancing classes.

1000-Lb Sisters star Tammy Slaton has found out when she can get her extra skin removed after her 500 pounds plus weight loss. Tammy and her sister Amy Slaton used the reality TV show to document the highs and lows of their weight loss journeys as they underwent bariatric surgery and adopted healthier lifestyles. Tammy weighed over 600 pounds when she made her debut in 2020. From being trapped inside her house to now visiting new countries, weight loss has brought about many changes in Tammys life. However, Tammy remains unhappy about her weight loss due to one thing.

Tammy Slaton has lost oodles of weight, but she still isnt satisfied with the way she looks because of all her extra skin.

However, a clip from 1000-Lb Sisters posted by TLC shows that Tammy has reached a massive roadblock in her weight loss journey. Impressed with Tammy weighing 303 pounds, her doctor Dr. Eric Smith...

From maintains a perfect Rotten Tomatoes score more than three weeks after its Season 3 debut.

Per review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the third season of From has continued to maintain a 100% Tomatometer (critical) rating across 18 critical reviews more than three weeks after its premiere on September 22. This stands as the highest season rating for the series so far, with the Tomatometer scores for the series' first and second seasons standing at 96% and 92% at the time of writing, respectively.

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Starring Harold Perrineau as self-appointed Sheriff Boyd Stevens, From premiered on Epix in 2022 and was immediately lauded by critics and audiences alike. The hit horror series brings readers into an eerie small town where none of the residents or anyone...

I first discovered From a little after season 1 began airing, while checking out some of the original series Epix (now MGM+) had to offer. The series hooked me immediately. The slow burn of its multi-layered mystery coupled with compelling characters makes for an intriguing watch. While season 2 felt like a step down, it still helped the show surge in popularity, with horror legend Stephen King even posting about it online. Now, having watched the first five episodes of From season 3, I'm thrilled to report this season is already the best in the series so far.

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Cast Paul Zinno, Avery Konrad, Simon Webster, Corteon Moore, Pegah Ghafoori, Chloe Van Landschoot, Shaun Majumder, Elizabeth Saunders, Ricky He, Hannah Cheramy, Scott McCord, David Alpay, Harold Perrineau, Eion Bailey, Catalina Sandino MorenoRelease Date February 20, 2022Seasons 3Genres Drama, Mystery, HorrorStreaming Service(s) MGM+Writers John Griffin, Jeff PinknerDirectors Brad Turner, Jack BenderMain Genre DramaCreator...

From season 3, which premieres on September 22, adds actors from CSI: NY and Y: The Last Man. Robert Joy and Samantha Brown join the cast as new characters, Henry and Acosta. Joy is known for CSI: NY, while Brown is recognizable for holiday movies.

From season 3 cast update brings actors from CSI: NY and Y: The Last Man, as revealed at San Diego Comic-Con. Following the cliffhanger-heavy From season 2 ending, the MGM+ horror mystery is just months away from premiering. Created by John Griffrin, with Jeff Pinker as showrunner, Lost star Harold Parrineu is confirmed to return, along with several main characters, but they'll be joined by a pair of familiar TV stars.

Along with a trailer and a confirmed release date of Sunday, September 22 on MGM+, in light of San Diego Comic-Con, From season 3 adds Robert Joy (CSI: NY) and Samantha Brown (Y: The Last Man) to the cast. Joy will portray Henry,...

From season 3 will premiere on Sunday, September 22 on MGM+. The show will address cliffhangers from season 2 and explore the town's true nature. New characters played by Robert Joy and Samantha Brown will join the cast.

The release date for From season 3 has been confirmed at MGM+ during the show's inaugural visit to San Diego Comic-Con. Led by Lost alum Harold Perrineau as self-appointed sheriff Boyd Stevens, the supernatural horror show is created by John Griffin and counts Avengers: Endgame directors Anthony and Joe Russo among its executive producers. Since its debut in February 2022, the story has followed the mystery of a nightmarish town in America that traps all those who enter. There's also the mystery of the deadly creatures that come out when the sun goes down.

Now, as part of the show's panel at Sdcc, it's been confirmed that From season 3 will premiere on Sunday, September 22 on MGM+. Consisting of 20 episodes so far,...

Fox will keep its Missing Persons Unit on the job for another season.

The network has renewed the drama series Alert: Missing Persons Unit for a third season in 2024-25. The series will remain in production after season two wraps, which will bank episodes leading into next season and potentially serve as a hedge against a possible IATSE strike in the summer.

Alert is one of just two dramas Fox has aired in 2023-24 as the network relied heavily on its unscripted and animated rosters, which weren’t affected by last year’s dual strikes. Fox has yet to make a call on the other drama, The Cleaning Lady.

Alert stars Scott Caan and Dania Ramirez as Philadelphia detectives who head the city’s missing persons unit and work to find missing or abducted people and reunite them with loved ones. Adeola Role, Ryan Broussard and Alisha-Marie Ahamed also star...

“Alert: Missing Persons Unit” has been renewed for a third season at Fox.

The series is a producedural drama set in the Philadelphia Police Department’s Missing Persons Unit, with each episode featuring a search for a missing person headed by detectives Jason Grant (Scott Caan) and Nikki Batista (Dania Ramirez), a former couple whose marriage ended after the disappearance of their son.

Along with Caan and Ramirez, the cast includes Ryan Broussard as Mike Sherman, Adeola Role as Kemi Adebayo, Petey Gibson as C, Gil Bellows as Hollis Braun and Alisha-Marie Ahamed as Wayne Pascal.

Season 2 of “Alert: Missing Persons Unit” is averaging 3.9 multiplatform viewers according to most current data combined from Nielsen’s measurement of linear viewers and Fox’s own streaming numbers. That marks a 233% increase from the show’s Live + Same Day performance recorded by Nielsen, indicating that most of the show’s viewership happens on a delay.

Exclusive: Fox has given a Season 3 pickup to Alert: Missing Persons Unit. The renewal of the procedural drama, starring Scott Caan and Dania Ramirez, has been expected.

To make filming more cost-efficient for series producers Sony Pictures Television and Fox Entertainment, Alert will remain in continuous production, segueing from the abbreviated-by-the-strikes second season to Season 3, whose episode count is still Tbd, I hear. There is an additional benefit to filming Seasons 2 and 3 back-to-back — Fox will have fresh episodes of the series in case production is disrupted by an IATSE strike this summer.

There is no word yet on Fox’s other outstanding drama series, The Cleaning Lady. As Deadline has reported, it also is looking good for renewal.

Alert: Missing Persons Unit is set in the Philadelphia Police Department’s Missing Persons Unit (Mpu). Each episode features a search for a missing person headed by detectives Jason Grant (Caan) and...

In his 3.5-star review, Matt Donato called Lisa Frankenstein "a Valentine's treat for horror fans," and if you haven't had a chance to see the new horror comedy romance in theaters or would prefer to watch it from the comfort of your own couch, the new film from writer Diablo Cody and director Zelda Williams is heading to digital platforms beginning February 27th!

From the Press Release: Universal City, California, February 26, 2024 – Love has never been so cutthroat! Kathryn Newton and Cole Sprouse play this season’s “it” couple in the new hilarious and frightful film from Focus Features, Lisa Frankenstein, available exclusively on digital platforms to own or rent tomorrow, February 27, 2024, from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment.

Lisa Frankenstein is directed by Zelda Williams in her feature-length directorial debut and written by Academy Award® winning scribe Diablo Cody (Jennifer’s Body). The film stars Kathryn Newton, Cole Sprouse, Liza Soberano, Henry Eikenberry,...

Everything you need to know about Lisa Frankenstein movie. (Picture Credit: IMDb)

February is the month of love, as there’s Valentine’s Day to celebrate. We are just a week away from celebrating the day of love and romance. Thankfully, moviegoers will be treated to some exciting films in theatres and streaming platforms. The love stories of today’s time are complex. There’s craziness, tragedy and otherworldy fun, and that’s precisely what you can expect in Lisa Frankenstein.

Thanks to its strange plot and outstanding cast, this movie is getting quite attention. In this article, we will explain the movie’s plot in-depth, along with other crucial details that will help you decide whether you want to watch the film.

Lisa Frankenstein Plot/Synopsis

Adapted from Mary Shelley’s 1881 novel, Frankenstein/The Modern Prometheus, Lisa Swallows (Kathryn Newton) is the central character. A friend asks Lisa about the guy she likes,...

Ian Anthony Dale (The Resident) leads the cast as Jiro Tamura in Fox’s Accused season one episode 11, “Jiro’s Story.” Directed by Brad Turner from a script by Karl Taro Greenfeld, “Jiro’s Story” will air on April 4, 2023 at 9pm Et/Pt.

The cast also includes Julia Chan as Sarah, Takashi Yamaguchi as Sam Tamura, Ava Louise Murchison as Sunny, and Farrah Aviva as Firuzeh Ahmadi. Brock Johnson plays Leon, Sarah Power is Ashley Krause, Russell Yuen is Jovan Black, and Jennifer Gibson is Judge Ruth Pollack.

“Jiro’s Story Plot: Jiro’s mother has taken care of his brother Sam ever since the car accident that left Sam with a traumatic brain injury. But when their mother dies, and it appears that Sam is being abused in his new group home, Jiro has to decide which is more important – his brother or his freedom.

Ian Anthony Dale and...

Colorado Public Radio announced today a new short-form podcast pairing reflections on nature with soundscapes gathered in wild places. Terra Firma will feature the stories of CMarie Fuhrman, a Colorado-born, Indigenous poet and writer, with outdoor sounds collected on public lands by sound recordist Jacob Job.

“I can’t wait for listeners to hear this beautiful and unusual podcast,” said Brad Turner, executive producer of CPR’s podcasting and creative audio unit, the Audio Innovations Studio. “CMarie and Jacob are both incredible artists whose work helps people feel a deeper connection to the outdoors and the natural world. I think listeners will find the episodes moving and thought-provoking.”

The episodes of “Terra Firma” are each 5-10 minutes long and are intended to provide listeners a brief escape into nature and mindfulness. The show’s goal is to make the restorative power of nature accessible to podcast listeners.

Each episode features reflections on nature from Fuhrman,...

Oscar winner Keith Carradine (The Power of the Dog), Emmy nominee Jason Ritter (Raising Dion), Betsy Brandt (Breaking Bad) and Wrenn Schmidt (Nope) have joined the cast of Fox’s upcoming anthology series Accused, based on the International Emmy-winning British series. The project comes from 24 executive producers Howard Gordon and Alex Gansa and House creator/executive producer David Shore.

Developed by Gordon and co-produced by Fox Entertainment and Sony Pictures Television, Accused is based on the BBC’s BAFTA-winning crime anthology. It opens in a courtroom on the accused, with viewers knowing nothing about their crime or how they ended up on trial. Told from the defendant’s point of view through flashbacks, Accused depicts how an ordinary person gets caught up in an extraordinary situation, ultimately revealing how one wrong turn leads to another, until it’s too late to turn back.

The series premieres Sunday, January 22, 2023 at 9 p.

Fox’s upcoming anthology Accused has upped the star power of its cast.

Margo Martindale (The Americans) and Molly Parker (House of Cards) will appear in an episode tackling conspiracy theories. Coming to Fox in January, the anthology from Homeland‘s Howard Gordon will feature a collection of 15 stories of crime and punishment.

Rachel Bilson (The O.C.) and Jack Davenport (The Morning Show) are set to appear in an episode about a family caught in a troubling situation. Reid Miller and August Maturo also star.

J. Harrison Ghee (Kinky Boots) will appear in the Billy Porter-directed episode about a drag queen’s affair and its aftermath. And Ian Anthony Dale (Hawaii Five-0) has been cast in an episode about a brother striving to protect his sibling who was injured in a devastating car accident as a child.

These stars join the ranks of previously announced cast that includes Michael Chiklis,...

Rachel Bilson, Margo Martindale, Molly Parker and Jack Davenport have joined Fox’s upcoming crime anthology series from “Homeland” and “24” executive producer Howard Gordon.

Described as “a collection of 15 intense, topical and exquisitely human stories of crime and punishment,” “Accused” will be comprised of individual episodes that are each their own “fast-paced provocative thriller, exploring a different crime, in a different city, with an entirely original cast.”

Martindale (“The Americans”) and Parker (“House of Cards”) have been cast in an episode centered on conspiracy theories, while Bilson (“The O.C.”) and Davenport (“The Morning Show”) are starring in an installment about “a family caught in a troubling situation,” with Reid Miller and August Maturo also joining that cast.

Additionally, Fox has tapped Tazbah Rose Chavez (“Reservation Dogs”) as writer and director of an episode about Native American activists protesting a uranium mine that’s been polluting tribal lands for decades.

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Margo Martindale (“The Americans”), Molly Parker (“House of Cards”), Rachel Bilson (“The O.C.”) and Jack Davenport (“The Morning Show”) are among the new cast members that have been added to Fox’s upcoming anthology drama series “Accused” from “24” and “Homeland” co-creator Howard Gordon.

“Accused” is a collection of 15 stories about crime and punishment. The series is described by the network as a “fast-paced provocative thriller, exploring a different crime, in a different city, with an entirely original cast” in each episode.

Martindale and Parker will star in an episode tackling conspiracy theories while Bilson and Davenport will appear in an episode about a family caught in a troubling situation. Reid Miller and August Maturo also star alongside Bilson and Davenport.

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Fox will put a group of celebrities through intense military-style training in a new competition show.

The network has set a January premiere date for Special Forces: The Ultimate Test, which will follow 16 celebs as they take on a series of challenges pulled from the actual special forces selection process under the eye of four former military operatives.

Fox announced the series Wednesday during its time at the Television Critics Association press tour. The network has also added six actors — including Emmy winner Margo Martindale and Emmy nominee Molly Parker — to its courtroom anthology Accused and set a premiere date for its previously announced Lego Masters celebrity holiday edition.

Special Forces is based on a British show, Sas: Who Dares Wins, that has aired 11 cycles (four with celebrities) on Channel 4. The show won’t feature any eliminations — the goal for the participants...

The Reef: Stalked: " In an effort to heal after witnessing her sister’s horrific murder, Nic travels to a tropical resort with her friends for a kayaking and diving adventure. Only hours into their expedition, the women are stalked and then attacked by a great white shark. To survive they will need to band together and Nic will have to overcome her post-traumatic stress, face her fears and slay the monster."

Starring:

Teressa Liane, Ann Truong, Saskia Archer, Kate Lister, Tim Ross

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Production Starts on New Supernatural Thriller Series Savehaven, Created by & Based on James Seale's Graphic Novel: "New York, NY – June 30, 2022 – Strong Studios, Inc. (“Strong Studios”), a subsidiary of Ballantyne Strong, Inc.’s (“Ballantyne” or the “Company”; NYSE American: Btn) Strong Entertainment segment, and The Cartel announced today...

Diversified holding company Ballantyne Strong has launched Strong Studios, a new wing of its entertainment division, with two scripted series already in the works for 2022.

Supernatural horror outing Safehaven and Michael Rapaport dramedy Flagrant have been greenlit by Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment’s Screen Media subsidiary, which will distribute them. The company’s ad-supported streaming services, Crackle, Popcornflix and Chicken Soup for the Soul have premiere rights.

Cementing the connection between Strong and Chicken Soup for the Soul is David Ozer, who has been appointed president of Strong Studios. Ozer formerly was CEO of Landmark Studio Group, a division of Chicken Soup. In part because of the familiar executive relationship, the companies said “many additional collaborations are expected” down the line.

Based in New York, Strong Studios will develop and produce original film and TV projects as well as acquiring distribution rights to third-party productions. Along with investments in forest management,...

A risky experiment with a striking payoff, “Ted K” is an impressionistic attempt to personalize the most unrelatable experience imaginable: life as a killer.

Prolific serial killers are often introduced with media-minded nicknames, making it easier for us simultaneously to separate from them and to connect with them. We look upon them as Other, but remain interested, reading and worrying and wondering until — and well after — they’re caught.

The Unabomber is among the most notable examples, with 26 victims spanning nearly two decades. His incomprehensible violence spurred the largest manhunt in FBI history, and as it went on, we all kept reading, and worrying, and wondering.

Director Tony Stone (“Peter and the Farm”) and his cowriters, John Rosenthal and Gaddy Davis, strip most of the rest away in an attempt to address the incomprehensibility. Certainly, the film’s generically ordinary title is no coincidence. Stone wants us to see Ted...

Exclusive Updated With More Confirmed Talent: For the first time ever, 24 star/executive producer Kiefer Sutherland, joined by most of the main cast and the creative team of the Emmy-winning drama, will reunite on Zoom to mark the 20th anniversary of the Fox series’ November 6, 2001 premiere.

Along with Sutherland, slated to participate in the virtual 24 fan convention, which will feature multiple panels and serve as Operation Smile fundraiser, will be fellow cast members Mary Lynn Rajskub, Leslie Hope, Elisha Cuthbert, Sarah Clarke, Eric Balfour, Reiko Aylesworth, Annie Wersching, Xander Berkeley, Sarah Wynter, Kim Raver, Gregory Itzin, Mykelti Williamson, Chris Diamantopoulos, Cherry Jones, Louis Lombardi, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Tzi Ma and Sprague Grayden, among others. Interacting with fans, they will appear together on classic 24-style split screen to share experiences and stories from working on the long-running action drama series.

“24 fans were the greatest I’ve ever experienced. I can’t wait to talk to you all,...

Barry Pepper does his best as an amnesiac ex-operative in a film whose inventive locations do not cover up its pedestrian plot

The “intelligence community” proves to be a misnomer on both counts in this dud round of a thriller. With a head-scratching heap of betrayals and double-crossings, and none of the operatives smart enough to see them coming, it doesn’t leave you brimming with confidence about national security. Mid-noughties intensity merchant Barry Pepper makes a fine action hero at 51. But veteran TV director Brad Turner’s big overarching conspiracy isn’t involving enough to give Trigger Point the Bourne-like kickback it wants.

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Things get off to a pretty rocky start with Brad Turner’s Trigger Point thanks to a haphazard opening sequence comprised of silencer shots and gun flashes as random bodies fall to the ground. It feels like the cold open to a television show and thus the precursor to what will ultimately feel like a made-for-tv actioner. That we quickly move to a day in the life of Nicolas Shaw (Barry Pepper) with high-tech gadgets in a low-tech small-town setting with loquacious acquaintances at the diner and bookshop doesn’t necessarily help matters since it all feels so artificial. Things finally settle down upon discovering that’s kind of the point.

Screenwriter Michael Vickerman has created a man in hiding. Those bodies that fell at the beginning—that was a year ago. And Nicolas may have been the reason for their deaths. He doesn’t remember it, but his former...

We've got your first look at Trigger Point starring Barry Pepper, Colm Feore and Laura Vandervoort, which hit theaters and On Demand later this month. The film stars Barry Pepper as Nicolas Brazer, a retired U.S. special operative who, after being blamed for the exposure and ultimately the assassination of several members of his own team, disappeared into a life of solitude and indignity. Now two years removed, he is reluctantly drawn back into this dangerous world to not only clear his name but prevent the killing of a new generation of operatives.

In Trigger Point, a disgraced U.S. operative who suffered memory loss at the hand of captors is dragged back into the deadly spy world when a colleague goes missing. He needs all of his skills to find her but to uncover the truth he must remember the past. Nicolas Brazer is a retired U.S.

"Everyone breaks." Screen Media Films has released an official trailer for Trigger Point, a hitman action film from filmmaker Brad Turner, the director of Species III and tons of TV series over the last few decades. Nicolas Shaw is a retired U.S. special operative who becomes part of an elite "invisible" team that quietly takes out the worst villains around the world. After being blamed for the deaths of fellow team members and laying low for two years, Shaw now must clear his name and prevent the killing of a new generation of noble operatives. Will he able to save the day or will they finally catch up with him? Barry Pepper stars as Shaw, and the cast includes Colm Feore, Laura Vandervoort, Eve Harlow, Jayne Eastwood, and Karen Robinson. As much as I enjoy Barry Pepper, it doesn't look like there's anything interesting going on here. Here's the...

JoBlo is proud to present the exclusive world premiere trailer for the upcoming Canadian action-thriller, Trigger Point. Directed by Brad Turner and starring Barry Pepper, Trigger Point looks like the brand of action we really need right now. Written by Michael Vickerman, Trigger Point follows Nicolas Shaw (Barry Pepper), a retired U.S. special operative who becomes part of an elite "invisible"…...

It can be dizzying to keep up with exactly where “Ayar” is going from moment to moment. Part psychological thriller, part immigration drama, part meta commentary on the nature of performance and the act of creation, Floyd Russ’ feature is — only to reel them back in with an intoxicatingly sinister atmosphere and a marvelous, unhinged lead performance. The movie follows singer and actress Ayar (Ariana Ron Pedrique), now out of work due to the pandemic, as she tries to reconnect with the young daughter she abandoned for stardom years ago. But what begins as seemingly Yet Another Covid Movie about everyday people grappling with lockdown mutates into something else entirely.

Ayar’s choice to leave her family, all dispersed Central American immigrants now living in Los Angeles, for a sleazy singing gig in Las Vegas wasn’t, we learn, entirely hers. As flashbacks reveal, she was pulled into a kind...

HanWay Films and Cinetic have boarded Berlin Film Festival entry Ted K for international and North American sales, respectively. The companies have also released a first look image.

Writer-director Tony Stone’s true crime drama, starring Sharlto Copley (District 9) as the ‘Unabomber’ Ted Kaczynski, will play in the Panorama section of this year’s largely digital Berlinale.

The film tracks a period in the life of Kaczynski, more widely known as the Unabomber, and draws from his personal diaries and accounts from those who knew him during his life in hiding in a simple wooden cabin in the mountains of Montana.

According to the producers, a number of the film’s supporting cast are non-professional locals, some of whom knew Kaczynski, and the production worked closely with his former neighbors and employers to corroborate research and paint an authentic picture of the man.

Stone built a recreation of Kaczynski...

Exclusive: True Blood alum Stephen Moyer, Belle Shouse (Queen America) and Antonio Cipriano (Broadway’s Jagged Little Pill) lead the cast of Safehaven, a supernatural horror series from Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment’s Landmark Studio Group and Orwo Studios (Twilight).

Created by James Seale (30 Below) and directed by Brad Turner (Homeland), who also serve as showrunners, the ten-episode Safehaven is slated to begin production in January 2021 in Louisiana. Landmark will market the series, which will be distributed by Screen Media Ventures.

Safehaven follows Jenna Frost (Shouse), a fierce, complicated high school comic book artist who must fight to uncover hidden truths after horrifying visions from her drawings come to life threatening everyone around her. Moyer plays John Rayburn, the mysterious new school counselor determined to save her, even if it endangers both of their lives and unearths his own personal demons. Complicating matters is Will (Cipriano), a...

Exclusive: Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment’s Landmark Studio Group has partnered with Louisiana-based production studio Orwo to greenlight Safehaven, a 10-episode hourlong supernatural thriller series based on James Seale’s graphic novel, from Seale and Michael Bay’s 451 Media Group. Brad Turner is attached to direct and executive produce.

Casting is underway on the series, which is targeting a late August/early September production start date and is believed to be one of the first projects heading into production in Louisiana since the coronavirus pandemic halted filming in mid-March.

The production will be filming on virtual sets, implementing a slew of safety measures. They include temperature checks and using full body scans, weekly Covid testing for everyone and more frequent testing, three times a week, for those who jobs require close contact, like hair and makeup. There also will be...

From TorontoFilm.Net here is the Toronto Film Production Update for June 2020, including film/TV productions on temporary hiatus, due to the Covid-19 pandemic:

8 Bit Christmas

Feature Films - Streaming

8 Bit Productions Inc.

Prod.: Allan Mandelbaum,

Status: On Hiatus

Best Intentions Season 1

Episodic Series – TV

Best Intentions 1 North Prods. Inc.

Prod.: Steve Solomos

Exec. Prod.: Adam Hertz,

Tom Brady, Mindy Schuktheis,

Michael Hanel

Dir.: Paul Fox, Yael Staav

Status: On Hiatus

Blood And Water Season 4

Episodic Series – TV

4Breakthrough Entertainment Inc.

Prod.: Paula J. Smith

Exec Prod.: Ira Levy, Diane Boehme

Dir.: Felipe Rodriguez

Status: On Hiatus

Flint Strong

Feature Films – Theatrical

NBC Universal

Prod. Michael DeLuca, Elishia Holmes, Barry Jenkins

LP: Tracey Landon

Dir.: Rachel Morrison

Status: On Hiatus

Good Sam

Episodic Series – TV

CBS Studios Inc.

Prod.: John Weber

Exec. Prod.: Katie Wech, Jennie Urman, Joanna Klein

Dir.

Two of Netflix’s freshman drama series will not see a second season. The streaming giant has canceled vampire drama series V Wars starring Ian Somerhalder, based on Jonathan Maberry’s bestselling book, and October Faction, based on the Idw comics by Steve Niles, Deadline has confirmed.

V Wars, published in 2012 by Idw Publishing, debuted as a collection of prose stories that chronicles the first Vampire War. Somerhalder starred as Dr. Luther Swann, who enters a world of untold horror when a mysterious disease transforms his best friend, Michael Fayne, into a murderous predator who feeds on other humans. As the disease spreads and more people are transformed, society fractures into opposing camps pitting normal people against the growing number of these “vampires.” Swann races against time to understand what’s happening, while Fayne rises to become the powerful underground leader of the vampires.

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Both “V-Wars” and “October Faction” have been canceled at Netflix after airing just one season apiece, Variety has confirmed.

The two shows are both produced by Idw Entertainment, which is also behind the Netflix series adaptation of “Locke & Key.” News of the twin cancellations comes just after Netflix announced a season 2 pick up for the third series.

In “V-Wars,” Dr. Luther Swann (Ian Somerhalder) enters a world of untold horror when a mysterious disease transforms his best friend, Michael Fayne (Adrian Holmes), into a murderous predator who feeds on other humans. As the disease spreads and more people are transformed, society fractures into opposing camps pitting normal people against the growing number of these “vampires.” The first season debuted on Dec. 9, 2019.

According to sources, Netflix and Somerhalder are in talks to collaborate on more projects in the future.

William Laurin and Glenn Davis served as showrunners on “V-Wars.” Brad Turner...

As a special treat for Daily Dead readers, we're excited to exclusively premiere the music video for Cemetery Gates' new song "Fix Your Heart or Die" from their new LP Ghostnotes. Also in today's Horror Highlights: a trailer for V Wars, starring Ian Somerhalder (The Vampire Diaries) and based on the comic book series of the same name by Jonathan Maberry, and the tour dates for The Oddities & Curiosities Expo 2020.

Exclusive First Look at Cemetery Gates' "Fix Your Heart or Die" Music Video: "Cemetery Gates and Grief Thief Records is the collaboration of friends and songwriting partners of 20+ years, Gene Priest and Derek Jones. The mission of Grief Thief is to Create and Curate 70’s and 80’s inspired synthesizer-based electronic horror film music. Creating horror inspired and focused music for film and television sync, trailers, and albums from soft and subtle piano tension, to full-on manic audio anxiety, Grief Thief...

Netflix just released the trailer for “V Wars,” Ian Somerhalder’s latest vampires series — but this time, he’s not the bloodthirsty one.

The former “Vampire Diaries” star, known for playing sexy-vampire Damon Salvatore over the show’s eight seasons, stars in “V Wars” as Dr. Luther Swann, a disease specialist who is faced with a tough choice when his best friend (Adrian Holmes) catches the mysterious virus that’s turning people into vampires left and right. You can watch the full trailer above.

Based on Jonathan Maberry’s best-selling books, Somerhalder executive produces, stars in, and directs one of the episodes of the series’ first 10-episode season. Other cast members include Holmes (Michael Fayne), Jacky Lai (Kaylee Vo), Peter Outerbridge (Calix Niklos), Kyle Breitkopf (Dez), Laura Vandervoot (Mila Dubov), Kimberly-Sue Murray (Danika Dubov).

Here is Netflix’s official logline:

“Dr. Luther Swann (Ian Somerhalder) enters a world of untold...

Ian Somerhalder will soon sink his teeth back into the vampire genre, when his new Netflix bloodsucker drama V Wars premieres on Thursday, Dec. 5, the streamer announced on Wednesday.

An adaptation of the Idw graphic novel, the 10-episode series revolves around a mysterious virus that starts transforming humans into bloodthirsty predators, setting the stage for an us-vs.-them war. The Vampire Diaries vet stars as Luther Swann, a doctor whose best friend, Michael Fayne (Arrow‘s Adrian Holmes), is lost to the disease and soon rises to become the powerful underground leader of the vampires. The cast also includes Laura Vandervoort...

Ian Somerhalder just can’t get enough of vampires. The “Vampire Diaries” star has a new vampire show called “V Wars,” and it’s premiering Dec. 5 on Netflix.

The streaming service teased the first glimpse of the vampire-licious series just in time for Halloween on Wednesday. You can see them all below.

Based on Jonathan Maberry’s best-selling books, Somerhalder stars not as a vampire this time, but as Dr. Luther Swann, whose attempts to understand the breakout of this “mysterious disease” that turns his best friend into a bloodthirsty creature.

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Here’s the show’s official logline, per Netflix: Dr. Luther Swann (Ian Somerhalder) enters a world of untold horror when a mysterious disease transforms his best friend, Michael Fayne (Adrian Holmes), into a murderous predator who feeds on other humans. As the disease spreads and more people are transformed,...

Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment has teamed with former Idw Entertainment President David Ozer to launch Landmark Studio Group. The new company will be focused on the ownership, development and production of entertainment franchises in both TV and film. Ozer will serve as CEO for the company, which will be headquartered in New York with offices in Los Angeles.

Landmark content will be funneled through outlets such as Crackle, which Chicken Soup took majority control of last spring in a new arrangement with Sony. The company also owns Screen Media, which will distribute Landmark titles.

Landmark will develop, produce, distribute and own all of the intellectual property it creates. The studio will be independent, having the ability to sell its content to any network or platform, while hanging onto worldwide rights.

Cole Strategic Partners will co-fund Landmark with Chicken Soup for the Soul. “We are thrilled to join forces...

Hey, "Hawaii Five-0" fans. It's time, again, to find out what's coming up in the next, new episode of this current 10th season. The next, new episode will, of course, be episode number 3. Let's give CBS a round of applause. They came through again with a few teaser descriptions for episode 3 via their official press release. We'll be working off of it for this spoiler session. So, let's not waste anymore time and just dig right into it. For starters, the producers did name this episode something. The official title for episode 3 is called,"E uhi ana ka wa i hala i na mea i hala." That means, "Passing time obscures the past" in English. So, that's neat I guess. It sounds like episode 3 will feature some very interesting, intense, highly dramatic and shocking scenes as a murdered scuba diver is found. Quinn gets arrested and more! We'll go ahead...

From TorontoFilm.Net here is the Toronto Film Production Update for May 2019 including "Titans", "V-Wars", "Locke and Key" and a whole lot more:

Anne With An E Season 3

TV Series

Northwood Anne Trois Inc.

Exec. Prod.: Moira Walley-Beckett, Miranda de Pencier, Tina Grewal

Dir.: Various

Mar 11 – Aug 22/19

Carter Season 2

TV Series

Sony / Amaze Films

Prod.: Victoria Hirst

Dir.: various

Apr 15 – Jul 17/19

Condor Season 2

TV Series

T5 Condor 2 Productions Inc.

Prod.: Andrea Raffaghello

Dir.: Andrew McCarthy

Apr 29 - Aug 28/19

Dare Me Season 1

TV Series

Gep / USA Network (NBC)

Prod.: Dan Kaplow

Dir.: Various

Apr 22 - Aug 6/19

Dog Pack

TV Movie

Disney/ABC Television Group

Prod.: Mary Pantelidis

Dir.: Paul Hoen

May 27 - Jul 12/19

Frankie Drake Mysteries Season 3

TV Series

Shaftesbury

Prod.: Theresa M Ho

Dir.: various

May 7 - Aug 27/19

Titans aka Freebirds Season 2

TV Series

New Media / Warner Bros. Television

Prod.