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Fresh off of playing the character Francis Cobb on the hit HBO series The Penguin, Deirdre O’Connell has signed on to join Claire Danes (Homeland), Matthew Rhys (Perry Mason), Brittany Snow (Pitch Perfect), Natalie Morales (No Hard Feelings), David Lyons (Truth Be Told), and Tim Guinee (Horizon: An American Saga) in the cast of the the mystery thriller limited series The Beast in Me for Netflix – and Variety reports that O’Connell is just one of nine new additions to the cast! The other eight new additions are Jonathan Banks (Breaking Bad), Hettienne Park (The Last of Us), Aleyse Shannon (Leverage: Redemption), Will Brill (The Oa), Kate Burton (Grey’s Anatomy), Bill Irwin (The Dropout), Amir Arison (The Blacklist), and Julie Ann Emery (Better Call Saul).

Created, written, and executive produced by Gabe Rotter, who previously worked on The X-Files, The Beast in Me has the following synopsis: Since the tragic death of her young son,...

Southern Charm is officially down one gentleman. Jarrett Thomas (aka “Jt”) announced on Friday that he has “resigned” from the Bravo reality show after two seasons.

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“Yesterday I informed Bravo that I will not be participating in the … remaining green room interviews [before Season 10 airs], and that I no longer wish to participate in any ways moving forward with the TV show,” Thomas wrote in an Instagram post. “I will leave it at that for now, while I work on next steps to recover both physically and mentally from what has been an extremely challenging and exhausting year.”

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Exclusive: American Pie actress Alyson Hannigan, Nicole Grimaudo (Loose Cannons), Kim Coates, Jonathan Roumie (The Chosen), Julee Cerda (Vacation Friends 2) and Julie Ann Emery (Hitch) are boarding the Kevin James romantic comedy Solo Mio.

In Solo Mio, Matt (James)’s fiancé has dreamed of a wedding in Italy. He saves up and flies his whole family over for the wedding and has even booked a lavish honeymoon after. When his fiancé stands him up at the altar, he is forced to go on his honeymoon alone, thrusting him into the beautiful culture of Italy and renewing his passion for life and food. Along the way he meets Gia, who reminds Matt that love and happiness is a reality.

Hannigan will portray a twice-divorced woman who is on her third honeymoon with the same man.

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Kaos is a fantasy dark comedy-drama series created by Charlie Covell. The Netflix series works as a contemporary reimagining of Greek mythology and it follows the story of six humans as they discover that they are a huge part of the prophecy that will destroy the Greek gods led by the king of the gods Zeus. Kaos stars Jeff Goldblum, Janet McTeer, Aurora Perrineau, Billie Piper, Nabhaan Rizwan, David Thewlis, Leila Farzad, Killian Scott, Cliff Curtis, Rakie Ayola, Debi Mazar, Misia Butler, and Fady Elsayed. So, if you loved the hilarious dark comedy, cruel and narcissistic gods, and a fantastical story in Kaos here are some similar shows you should check out next.

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American Gods is a fantasy thriller drama series developed by Bryan Fuller and Michael Green. Based on a 2001 novel of the same name by Neil Gaiman, the Starz series follows the story of Shadow,...

Variety Awards Circuit section is the home for all awards news and related content throughout the year, featuring the following: the official predictions for the upcoming Oscars, Emmys, Grammys and Tony Awards ceremonies, curated by Variety senior awards editor Clayton Davis. The prediction pages reflect the current standings in the race and do not reflect personal preferences for any individual contender. As other formal (and informal) polls suggest, competitions are fluid and subject to change based on buzz and events. Predictions are updated every Thursday.

Visit the prediction pages for the respective ceremonies via the links below:

Oscars | Emmys | Grammys | Tonys

2023 Emmy Predictions:

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or TV Movie

Weekly Commentary: Niecy Nash-Betts has long been the favorite to win her first Emmy for her work in Netflix’s “Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story.” With the show also picking up other acting...

Despite the wall-to-wall coverage of Hurricane Katrina, there wasn’t a lot of archival footage of some of the more devastating moments that producers wanted to depict in Apple TV+’s Five Days at Memorial — like when the roof came off the Superdome and the 9th Ward flooding. So VFX supervisor Eric Durst said his team went back “forensically” to research those moments before depicting them in the limited series.

It took nine months alone to re-create the breaching of the 9th Ward levee.

“We had to visualize what that was, the breaching of the lower 9th Ward, where a wave of 12 to 20 feet was unleashed. It was like a tidal wave that wiped out everything in its path,” Durst said at Deadline’s Visual Effects + Screen awards-season event. “We wanted to be as accurate as possible. This event took 1,400 American lives. We had to be very...

A call for action and innovation in the fight against climate change rang out during the first day of the annual Environmental Media Association Impact Summit. Held at Pendry West Hollywood in partnership with Apple TV+ and The Hollywood Reporter, entertainment and sustainability leaders focused on the positive impact of environmentally conscious storytelling in the global media landscape.

“The time is now to support personal action for our climate health,” Ema CEO Debbie Levin said as the summit kicked off Wednesday. “This is a century that keeps on surprising us — storms, torrential rain, floods, earthquakes, snow and, sadly, human unrest as well. But in this room, we represent the best of us and the most innovative and the most authentically conscious. We are the change makers.”

Elisabeth Rabishaw, the executive vp and co-publisher of THR, introduced keynote speaker Lisa Jackson, Apple’s head of sustainability, as Jackson spoke of the...

Recreating post-Hurricane Katrina New Orleans was a monumental task for the crew of “Five Days at Memorial,” including for cinematographer Ramsey Nickell. It required building a façade of the hospital loading ramp and a section of what was across the street and then the major work began. “They built a tank around it…like one of those backyard pools. I built one of those all the way around it with these reinforcements around the edges and then a plastic liner and a million gallons of water,” he tells Gold Derby during our Meet the Experts: TV Cinematographers panel (watch the exclusive video interview above).

The tank also required the ability to move around the blue screens that surrounded it and have access which led to a massive effort when it came to getting other objects in there. “Every truck, every boat, everything that’s in the water in that tank...

Netflix and Blumhouse have parted ways with Lexi Alexander’s “Absolute Dominion,” a sci-fi martial arts film led by Patton Oswalt, Alex Winter and Julie Ann Emery.

An insider confirmed that Netflix will no longer distribute the film, while Blumhouse is no longer attached as a producer. Though the decision wasn’t easy, said the insider, they support Alexander finding another distributor.

Set in 2085, the movie centers on a futuristic martial arts tournament in which the victor wins absolute dominion for one religion. Greenlit by Netflix in April of this year, the Nevada shoot wrapped in August and the film is now in post-production.

Writer-director-producer Alexander did not directly comment on the decision. However, she retweeted the news with the message “Don’t worry, it’s not bad news. But here are the leads…” above images of four cast members.

Don't worry, it's not bad news. But here are the leads…...

Netflix will no longer distribute and Blumhouse Productions will no longer produce “Absolute Dominion,” a science-fiction martial arts drama from filmmaker Lexi Alexander.

Netflix greenlit the movie earlier this year, with Jason Blum and his Blumhouse Television banner on board to produce. It’s unclear why the two companies departed “Absolute Dominion,” but the filmmaking team is seeking new distribution. Principal photography took place this spring in Nevada. The project already wrapped filming, and it is currently in post production.

“Bill and Ted” actor Alex Winter, Patton Oswalt and newcomer Désiré Mia star in the violent, post-apocalyptic film, which takes place in 2085 A.D. after the world has been destroyed by religious warfare. Desperate to save humanity, global governing forces host a gripping, no-holds-barred, martial arts tournament. The last fighter standing wins Absolute Dominion for one faith.

Alexander, a former World Kickboxing Champion, also wrote and co-produced “Absolute Dominion.” She...

“It has been kind of impossible for me to walk away from,” reveals Julie Ann Emery about her standout role in the harrowing Apple TV+ limited series “Five Days at Memorial.” For our recent webchat she adds, “Maybe we’re not supposed to easily be able to walk away from it. I hope that it leaves a bit of a mark on our audience as well, because I’d like to see real change in our world come from it. We’re going to see natural disasters and collective crises, like the pandemic, happen more frequently and more ferociously. It’s not going to let up and we need to really decide who we want to be together as a society. How do we show up for each other in those moments? And ‘Five Days’ really points to a lot of failings on that front” Watch our exclusive video interview above.

Event chair Barbara Davis and co-chair Dana Davis hosted the 36th Carousel of Hope Ball on Saturday, October 8 at The Beverly Hilton hotel in Beverly Hills benefiting the Children’s Diabetes Foundation and the Barbara Davis Center for Diabetes (Bdc).

John Legend performs onstage during the 2022 Carousel of Hope Ball

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The event, a Hollywood institution since 1978, honored Diane Keaton with the “Brass Ring Award,” while patrons of the evening were treated to show-stopping performances by music icons John Legend, Andy Grammer and Deborah Cox. The Ball raised an incredible over 1.7 million this year alone in addition to the more than 110 million that The Carousel Balls have raised to date.

This year’s Ball brought together leaders from the film, television, music and business industries to support increasing awareness for diabetes and raise funds for clinical care and diabetes research at...

Tis the season!

Yes, we know that it's not even Halloween yet, let alone Thanksgiving, but we've still got Christmas on our minds.

And if you thought you'd seen all avenues of holiday entertainment coming your way, we've got even more news to share. Imagicomm Entertainment has a bevy of feel-good Christmas programming, and we've got the details on their new and older content and where to find it.

The first thing you'll notice is that there are a whole lot of exciting stars you know very well appearing in these productions, including Chesapeake Shores' Stephen Huszar and Schitt's Creek's Tim Rozen.

It seems that no matter what movie you'll be tuning in to watch, you'll see a familiar face bringing you holiday joy.

Country Roads Christmas

Found on Amazon and available 11/8/22

Starring Lanie McAuley and Bo Yokely

Country music executive Skye Sanderson hesitantly accepts a job from her handsome rival,...

Exclusive: Sean Ryan Fox (Henry Danger) and Catherine Daddario (Oak) will lead the cast of the indie high school drama The Midway Point, marking the feature directorial debut of writer-director Lucca Vieira, which has wrapped production in Los Angeles. Others in the ensemble include 2019 Honorary Academy Award winner Wes Studi (The Last of the Mohicans), Emmy and Golden Globe nominee Thora Birch (Ghost World) and Julie Benz (Dexter).

The coming-of-age film said to be in the vein of Bo Burnham’s Eighth Grade follows the introverted and highly creative high school senior Jake (Fox) as he experiences his first love with Alice (Daddario), a brash and outgoing classmate. As the two open up to one another, the seemingly opposite pair find they have more in common than meets the eye. Studi plays Jake’s teacher, with Birch as his mother, and Benz as the school’s guidance counselor who helps him with his social anxieties.

Now that you've seen more of the horrors inside Memorial Hospital, we've got more insight from some of the stars on Five Days on Memorial.

Julie Ann Emery, Cornelius Smith, Jr., and Adepero Oduye play three pivotal characters -- administrator Diane Robichaux, Dr. Bryant King, and nurse Karen Wynn, respectively.

Find out their thoughts as the drama unfolded for their characters and the hospital.

All the actors were tasked with bringing to life one of the greatest disasters of our generation. Julie Ann Emery had to do it with a 13-pound prosthetic pregnancy belly. That helped her get into the role of something she otherwise couldn't imagine.

Emery had finished shooting something in New Orleans just two weeks before Katrina hit. "It felt personal to me to watch on the news, but I don't think I had any awareness of what was happening inside New Orleans hospitals while this was going on.

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Here’s a look at this week’s biggest premieres, parties and openings in Los Angeles and New York, including red carpets for Never Have I Ever, Beast, Day Shift and Secret Headquarters.

Beast premiere

Idris Elba premiered his new film alongside producer Will Packer and costars Sharlto Copley, Iyana Halley and Leah Sava Jeffries at MoMA on Monday.

Idris Elba, Sabrina Dhowre, Heather Hayslett and Will Packer Sharlto Copley, Iyana Halley, Leah Jeffries and Idris Elba

Secret Headquarters premiere

Owen Wilson, Jesse Williams, Michael Peña and Jessie Mueller walked the red carpet on Monday in NYC for the premiere of their Paramount+ superhero family film.

Jesse Williams, Owen Wilson, Michael Peña, Ariel Schulman, Henry Joost and Jessie Mueller Paramount CEO Bob Bakish and Owen Wilson

Five Days at Memorial premiere

On Monday, Apple TV+ celebrated the premiere of Five Days at Memorial...

This Friday, Five Days at Memorial premieres on Apple TV+ with three episodes.

Based on the bestselling non-fiction book of the same name by Sherri Fink, it's a harrowing, thought-provoking, and sometimes gruesome look at five days at Memorial Hospital in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina.

It's a massive undertaking, but co-creators and executive producers Carlton Cuse and John Ridley have a firm grasp of the material.

Cuse and Ridley not only wrote the series but, between them, directed the first five episodes. Those are the episodes that will stick with you long after the show's conclusion.

You'll be dropped right into the commotion at Memorial on Friday with the three-episode premiere.

Hurricane Katrina elicits thoughts on the nature of the storm, but it was when the levees broke that New Orleans was left unprepared and unable to, quite literally, weather the storm.

What happened next was unprecedented, and using...

Apple TV+'s new miniseries, "Five Days at Memorial" - out Aug. 12 - traces five harrowing days at a New Orleans hospital in the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Pairing archival and news footage with the fictionalized scenes, the show reminds viewers that the chaotic time period that followed the natural disaster really happened not even 20 years ago. How much of the fictional onscreen story is based in reality? Quite a lot, as it turns out.

What Really Happened at Memorial Medical Center?

"Five Days at Memorial" is based on a nonfiction book by the same name, "Five Days at Memorial: Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital" by Sheri Fink. The book, in turn, expands on an article that won Fink the Pulitzer Prize, "The Deadly Choices at Memorial," published as a joint project by ProPublica and The New York Times in 2009.

In every version of the story, the...

Crowds at the DGA theater in Los Angeles were buzzing on Monday night when Chris Pine made a surprise appearance on the red carpet. Pine came out to the “Five Days at Memorial” premiere to support his dad, Robert Pine, in his newest acting endeavor.

The father-son duo posed together before Chris made his way into the theater, letting his father walk the line to talk to the press.

For Robert, his decision to get involved with this project came down to the script. “John Ridley and Carlton Cuse wrote [the script], and you just don’t get good writing like that all the time,” Pine told Variety. “I mean, any actor here can tell you that. So when something like that comes up — whether it’s even a small role or whatever — you leap on it because you want to be part of something like that.”

“Five Days at Memorial” follows...

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The multi-layered tragedy of Hurricane Katrina gets the Chernobyl treatment in Apple TV+’s Five Days at Memorial, a generally nightmarish, sometimes damning new eight-part limited series sure to stick with viewers who stick with it through its poorly focused home stretch.

Five Days at Memorial benefits from not taking on the responsibility of being a definitive Hurricane Katrina chronicle, for now a distinction held by Spike Lee’s HBO documentaries When The Levees Broke and If God Is Willing and Da Creek Don’t Rise. Using Sheri Fink’s 2013 book Five Days at Memorial: Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital as its source material, the Apple series instead is a snapshot that encompasses many aspects of a catastrophe that blended natural disaster and epic human screw-up. But it’s best to acknowledge it’s only “many” and surely not “all,” even...

Five Days at Memorial is a striking new series launching this week on Apple TV+, telling the remarkable true story of how a hospital dealt with the tragic destruction of New Orleans off the back of Hurricane Katrina. To mark the release of the show, we had the pleasure in taking part in a mega junket, speaking to several of the talented individuals who have helped bring this story to life so emphatically on screen.

Below you can find our video interviews, in their entirety, with leading stars Vera Farmiga and Cherry Jones, as well as Julie Ann emery and Adepero Oduye. While we also chatted Robert Pine and showrunner Carlton Cuse. They discuss the real life happenings, the process in adapting the story, and just how much of an indelible mark this show, and these inspiring characters, have left on them all as human beings.

Vera Farmiga & Cherry Jones...

We've got another exciting week of premieres ahead, TV Fanatics.

Once again, the newest offerings on streaming.

We'll also be saying goodbye to Locke & Key, which is wrapping up its third season.

Scroll down for our recommendations.

Saturday, August 6

8/7c A Dangerous Affair (Lifetime)

Love triangles can be boring unless they become deadly! Lifetime kicks off its Love, Lies, & Seduction slate with A Dangerous Affair.

A pilates instructor works up a sweat with her sexy client, but things get complicated when she encounters a mysterious masked woman amid a murder investigation.

Our protagonist, sadly, becomes a target because of this woman’s erotic obsession with the new beau, and, of course, things could get deadly!

It’s gettin’ hot in here.

Find out what’s happening this week in Hollywood, New York and beyond.

Aug. 3, Wednesday

Mike Birbiglia opens “The Old Man and the Pool,” his solo show about middle age, mortality and swimming at the Ymca.

Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles

Aug. 4, Thursday

Patton Oswalt, Claudia Sulewski and James Morosini attend the premiere of “I Love My Dad.”

Largo at the Coronet, Los Angeles

Jean Elie and Mike Gauyo premiere their AllBlk dramedy series “Send Help.”

The London West Hollywood

Aug. 6, Saturday

Geena Davis and the stars of the new Prime Video series attend Cinespia’s 30th anniversary screening of “A League of Their Own.”

Hollywood Forever Cemetery, Los Angeles

“RuPaul’s Drag Race” star Shea Couleé hosts Smirnoff’s “Show Up. Show Off!” drag competition.

Casita Hollywood

Aug. 7, Sunday

The cast and creatives of Apple TV+’s “Severance” celebrate the show’s 14 Emmy nominations.

Nobu, Malibu

Aug. 8, Monday

Idris Elba,...

Five Days at Memorial Trailer 2 — Apple TV+ has released the second TV mini-series trailer for Five Days at Memorial (2022). View here the first Five Days at Memorial trailer. Crew Five Days at Memorial stars Vera Farmiga, Cherry Jones, Robert Pine, Cornelius Smith Jr., Julie Ann Emery, Adepero Oduye, [...]

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"We have to be realistic about the situation." A situation no one wants to be in. Apple TV has unveiled the full-length official trailer for a streaming series titled Five Days at Memorial, a chilling hospital thriller telling a true story from New Orleans. What would you do if everything failed? Based on actual events from Hurricane Katrina, Five Days at Memorial tells the story of the many exhausted caregivers at a New Orleans hospital who were forced to make heart-wrenching decisions amidst the storm's aftermath. It's based on the book of the same name by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Sheri Fink. Doctors and nurses at the intensive care unit of a New Orleans' hospital struggle with treating many patients during Hurricane Katrina when the facility is without power for 5 days. The series cast features Vera Farmiga, Cherry Jones, Robert Pine, Cornelius Smith Jr., Julie Ann Emery, and Adepero Oduye. This...

Today Apple TV+ unveiled the trailer for Five Days at Memorial, a powerful new limited series based on actual events and adapted from the book of the same name.

The series comes from Academy Award winner John Ridley and Emmy Award winner Carlton Cuse, who both also serve as directors. 

Starring an award-winning ensemble cast that includes Vera Farmiga, Cornelius Smith Jr. and Emmy-Award winner Cherry Jones, Five Days at Memorial chronicles the impact of Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath on a local hospital.

"When the floodwaters rose, power failed, and heat soared, exhausted caregivers at a New Orleans hospital were forced to make decisions that would follow them for years to come," the logline reads.

Five Days at Memorial will premiere globally on Apple TV+ with the first three episodes on August 12, 2022, followed by one new episode every Friday through September 16.

In addition to Farmiga, Smith Jr. and Jones,...

Updated, 7 Am: Apple has released the full trailer for Five Days At Memorial, its limited series that chronicles the impact of Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath on a New Orleans hospital. Vera Farmiga, Cornelius Smith Jr. and Cherry Jones star in the series which premieres Friday, August 12. You can watch the new trailer above and the previously released teaser trailer below.

Previous, June 22: “There is nothing else to do for them except to them make them comfortable.” So says Vera Farmiga’s Dr. Anna Pou in the first trailer for Apple TV’s Hurricane Katrina drama Five Days At Memorial.

Written by EPs Oscar winner John Ridley and Emmy winner Carlton Cuse, the limited series chronicles the impact of Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath on a New Orleans hospital. In the five days following the storm, thousands were trapped inside Memorial Medical Center. When the floodwaters rose, power failed and heat soared,...

Vera Farmiga is a nurse facing unimaginable choices in the aftermath of hurricane Katrina in the trailer for the Apple TV+ limited series “Five Days at Memorial.”

The new series is based on actual events and is an adaptation of the book of the same name. Premiering Aug. 12, “Five Days at Memorial” “chronicles the impact of Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath on a local hospital. When the floodwaters rose, power failed and heat soared, exhausted caregivers at a New Orleans hospital were forced to make decisions that would follow them for years to come,” per a logline from the streamer.

Farmiga stars alongside Cornelius Smith Jr. and Cherry Jones. The cast includes Robert Pine (“CHiPs”), Julie Ann Emery, Adepero Oduye, Molly Hager, Michael Gaston and W. Earl Brown.

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Disney+ debuted the trailer and key art for the original movie “Zombies 3,” the third film in the “Zombies” franchise that will premiere July 15 on the streamer. A special “Lost Song” version of the movie will air on Disney Channel on Aug. 12.

“Zombies 3” stars Milo Manheim and Meg Donnelly as zombie Zed and cheerleader Addison, respectively, who are beginning their senior year at Seabrook High in a town that’s home to both monsters and humans. Zed is making college plans while Addison is preparing for a cheer-off when extraterrestrial beings unexpectedly arrive in their town.

“Zombies 3” also stars Chandler Kinney as Willa, Ariel Martin as Wynter, Pearce Joza as Wyatt, Carla Jeffery as Bree, Trevor Tordjman as Bucky, Kylee Russell as Eliza, Terry Hu as A-spen, Matt Cornett as A-lan, Kyra Tantao as A-li, James Godfrey as Bonzo and Kingston Foster as Zoey. RuPaul Charles joins the...

Five Days at Memorial Trailer — Apple TV+‘s Five Days at Memorial (2022) teaser trailer has been released. The Five Days at Memorial trailer stars Vera Farmiga, Cherry Jones, Robert Pine, Cornelius Smith Jr., Julie Ann Emery, Adepero Oduye, Molly Hager, and Michael Gaston. Crew John Ridley and Carlton Cuse directed and wrote the [...]

Continue reading: Five Days At Memorial (2022) Teaser Trailer: Hurricane Katrina Leaves a Hospital Without Power for 5 Days [Apple TV+]...

"There is nothing else to do for them, except to make them comfortable." Apple TV has revealed the first teaser trailer for a new streaming series titled Five Days at Memorial, another hospital series but with a specific, chilling story to tell this time. What would you do if everything failed? Based on actual events from Hurricane Katrina, Five Days at Memorial tells the story of the many exhausted caregivers at a New Orleans hospital who were forced to make heart-wrenching decisions amidst the storm's aftermath. It's based on the book of the same name by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Sheri Fink. Doctors and nurses at the intensive care unit of a New Orleans' hospital struggle with treating many patients during Hurricane Katrina when the facility is without power for 5 days. This stars Vera Farmiga, Cherry Jones, Robert Pine, Cornelius Smith Jr., Julie Ann Emery, and Adepero Oduye. The teaser provides...

Apple TV+ is exploring the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in its latest limited series, “Five Days at Memorial.”

The series is based on actual events, chronicling the impact of the hurricane — which quickly became one of the deadliest natural disasters in the country’s history — and its aftermath on Memorial Medical Center in New Orleans. When the floodwaters rose, power failed, and heat soared, exhausted caregivers at the hospital were forced to make decisions that would follow them for years to come.

In a trailer released Wednesday, nurses, doctors, and residents brace for the hurricane as it races toward the city. As the sun rose over New Orleans the next morning, thousands were trapped inside the hospital, begging for help.

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The most unsettling aspect of Apple TV+’s newest limited series is that it’s based on actual events.

The streamer on Wednesday released a first look at Five Days at Memorial, based on journalist Sheri Fink’s 2013 book of the same name, which takes viewers inside a New Orleans hospital in the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.

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Apple has announced the premiere dates for ‘Five Days at Memorial,’ a new limited series from Academy Award winner John Ridley and Emmy Award winner Carlton Cuse; and, ‘Bad Sisters,’ the witty and emotional darkly comedic murder mystery from Emmy Award-nominee and BAFTA Award-winning star and creator Sharon Horgan.

The limited eight-episode series ‘Five Days at Memorial,’ will debut globally on Friday, August 12 with the first three episodes, followed by one new episode weekly, every Friday through September 16.

Based on actual events and adapted from the book by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Sheri Fink, the series chronicles the impact of Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath on a local hospital. When the floodwaters rose, power failed, and heat soared, exhausted caregivers at a New Orleans hospital were forced to make decisions that would follow them for years to come.

The series is directed by Carlton Cuse, John Ridley and Wendey Stanzler and stars Vera Farmiga,...

Apple TV+ today announced the premiere dates for two new series arriving later this summer.

The first is Five Days at Memorial, a new limited series from Academy Award winner John Ridley and Emmy Award winner Carlton Cuse.

The other is Bad Sisters, a witty and emotional darkly-comedic murder mystery from Emmy Award-nominee and BAFTA Award-winning star and creator Sharon Horgan.

We're big fans of trhe creatives behind these series, and we're excited about this announcement.

The limited eight-episode series Five Days at Memorial will debut globally on Friday, August 12 with the first three episodes, followed by one new episode weekly, every Friday through September 16.

Based on actual events and adapted from the book by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Sheri Fink, Five Days at Memorial chronicles the impact of Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath on a local hospital.

When the floodwaters rose, power failed, and heat soared, exhausted caregivers at a...

Apple TV+ has set global premiere dates for Five Days at Memorial, its limited series from John Ridley and Carlton Cuse, and darkly comic thriller series Bad Sisters, starring Sharon Horgan.

The first three episodes of Five Days at Memorial will launch August 12, followed by a new one every Friday through September 16. Bad Sisters will begin with its two episodes on August 19, followed by new eps on Fridays through October 14.

The streamer also released a first-look image from Five Days and four new pics from Bad Sisters; check them out them below.

Written by EPs Oscar winner Ridley and Emmy winner Cuse, Five Days at Memorial chronicles the impact of Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath on a New Orleans hospital. When the floodwaters rose, power failed and heat soared, exhausted caregivers at Memorial Medical Center were forced to make decisions that would follow them for years to come. Vera Farmiga,...

Action director Lexi Alexander is back with her first feature in over a decade, the Netflix martial arts drama "Absolute Dominion." As was first announced earlier today via Variety, the film has tapped Alex Winter and Patton Oswalt to appear. The duo joins Oluniké Adeliyi, Julie Ann Emery and Reagan Gomez, who were previously announced as starring. Alok Vaid-Menon, Andy Allo, Désiré Mia, Jennifer Jajeh, Juliana Joel,...

The post Alex Winter and Patton Oswalt Join Cast of Lexi Alexander's Netflix Martial Arts Movie Absolute Dominion appeared first on /Film.

Alex Winter (Bill & Ted Face the Music), Alok Vaid-Menon (Random Acts of Flyness), Andy Allo (Chicago Fire), Désiré Mia, Jennifer Jajeh (Transparent), Juliana Joel (American Gigolo), Julie Ann Emery (Better Call Saul), June Carryl (Y: The Last Man), Junes Zahdi (Counterpart), Laith Ashley (Pose), Mario D’Leon (Power), Nora Armani (The Blacklist: Redemption), Oluniké Adeliyi (The Expanse), Patton Oswalt (I Love My Dad), Reagan Gomez (Queen Sugar) and Shawn Mousavi (Echo 3) will star in the action-drama Absolute Dominion, which Lexi Alexander wrote and is directing for Netflix and Blumhouse Television.

In the martial arts pic currently in production, it’s 2085 A.D., and the world has been destroyed by religious warfare. Desperate to save humanity, global governing forces host a gripping, no-holds-barred, martial arts tournament. Last fighter standing wins Absolute Dominion for one faith.

Alexander, Jason Blum, John McKeown and Scott Putman are producing, with Chris McCumber and Jeremy Gold exec producing for Blumhouse Television.

Alex Winter (“Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure”) and Patton Oswalt (“Young Adult”) are set to appear in martial arts drama “Absolute Dominion” for Netflix.

“The Porter’s” Oluniké Adeliyi, “Better Call Saul’s” Julie Ann Emery and “Jerry Maguire’s” Reagan Gomez will also star in the project.

Helmed and written by stunt-woman turned director Lexi Alexander (“How to Get Away with Murder”), the high-octane sci-fi action film is co-produced by Blumhouse Television.

“It’s 2085 A.D. and the world has been destroyed by religious warfare,” reads the logline. “Desperate to save humanity, global governing forces host a gripping, no-holds-barred, martial arts tournament. Last fighter standing wins Absolute Dominion for one faith.”

Rounding out the cast are Alok Vaid-Menon, Andy Allo, Désiré Mia, Jennifer Jajeh, Juliana Joel, June Carryl, Junes Zahdi, Laith Ashley, Mario D’Leon, Nora Armani, Oluniké Adeliyi, and Shawn Mousavi.

Meanwhile martial arts expert Phil Tan has boarded...

The sixth and final season of AMC's "Better Call Saul" has brought back two familiar but long-absent faces: Craig and Betsy Kettleman, played by Jeremy Shamos and Julie Ann Emery, respectively. The Kettlemans first appeared in "Uno," the very first episode of "Better Call Saul," back in 2015. They were a fixture of the show's first season, as Jimmy McGill (Bob Odenkirk) and Kim Wexler (Rhea Seehorn) found themselves tangled up in their legal troubles. Craig was facing embezzlement charges as country treasurer, and among other things, season 1 would see the Kettlemans hiding out in a tent in the woods on their property and Jimmy enlisting Mike Ehrmantraut (Jonathan Banks)...

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[Note: The following review contains spoilers for “Better Call Saul” Season 6, Episode 2, “Carrot and Stick.”]

One of Jimmy McGill’s (Bob Odenkirk) greatest strengths is pinpointing people’s relationship to money. It’s a psychological pressure point that he’s used to his advantage when dealing with people who have everything to lose. As someone who fashions himself a bit of a legal vigilante, Jimmy gives himself a steady dose of self-righteousness, justifying a little ethical murkiness if it separates someone from what they didn’t rightfully earn.

So how better to illustrate that “angle called justice” than a reunion with Albuquerque’s quaintest, nine-figure fraudsters, Craig and Betsy Kettleman (Jeremy Shamos and Julie Ann Emery)? Hurtling toward an ending that’ll likely have far more of the latter than the former, the second episode of Season 6 finds room for a blend of tragedy and comedy. Most of it is centered in the husband-and-wife embezzlement duo that...

[Warning: The below contains Major spoilers for Season 6, Episodes 1 & 2 of Better Call Saul, “Wine and Roses” & “Carrot and Stick.”] Better Call Saul‘s Season 6 premiere gave viewers plenty to ponder as they head into the final stretch of Jimmy McGill’s (Bob Odenkirk) Saul Goodman story. Picking up where Season 5 left off, Jimmy and Kim (Rhea Seehorn) began their plan to sabotage Howard Hamlin’s (Patrick Fabian) career by framing him for misconduct. All the while, Lalo (Tony Dalton) is on the loose as the cartel grapples with his presumed death after mercenaries hired by Gus (Giancarlo Esposito) opened fire on his compound in Mexico. Unaware of the looming threat of Lalo, Jimmy and Kim go about executing their scheme against Howard with some success, which brings them face-to-face with some people from their past, and Betsy (Julie Ann Emery) and Craig Kettleman (Jeremy Shamos) become part of the plan. (Credit: Joe Pugliese/AMC/Sony Pictures Television) Below, ...

This article contains spoilers for Better Call Saul season 6 episode 2.

The producers of Better Call Saul have already made it clear that the sixth and final season of the Breaking Bad spinoff will feature two of the biggest cameos possible in the form of Walter White (Bryan Cranston) and Jesse Pinkman (Aaron Paul).

While we don’t know when Walt and Jesse will stop by Saul Goodman’s Albuquerque (or perhaps Gene Takovic’s Omaha), the first two episodes of the season reveal that there’s still room for other non-Walt or Jesse-sized guest appearances. In fact, the second episode of this final season, “Carrot and Stick”, reaches all the way back to Better Call Saul season 1 to reintroduce some (sort of) familiar old faces.

As Saul (Bob Odenkirk) and Kim (Rhea Seehorn) work out the details of their plot to frame Howard Hamlin (Patrick Fabian) for “something unforgivable” they...

As we approach season 6 of “Better Call Saul,” which will be the final season, it’s time to take a look back at all that has happened over the course of the show and project the future.

For those who haven’t been keeping up, “Better Call Saul” is the prequel to AMC’s hit show “Breaking Bad.” The show follows the story of Jimmy McGill (Bob Odenkirk), a small-time lawyer who eventually transforms into the morally ambiguous character Saul Goodman.

“Better Call Saul” Interview: Julie Ann Emery’s Thoughts on Jimmy’s Transition to Saul

Over the course of five seasons, we’ve seen Jimmy McGill’s descent into the world of crime, as he’s taken on more and more shady clients and gotten himself involved in some dangerous situations. We’ve also seen him struggle with his relationship with his current wife, Kim Wexler (Rhea Seehorn).

So...

Exclusive: Joe Carroll has joined the cast of Apple TV+’s Five Days at Memorial, from John Ridley, Carlton Cuse and ABC Signature. He joins Vera Farmiga, Cherry Jones, Adepero Oduye, Julie Ann Emery, Cornelius Smith Jr. and Molly Hager.

Written by Ridley and Cuse based on the acclaimed nonfiction book by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Sheri Fink, Five Days at Memorial chronicles the first five days in a New Orleans hospital after Hurricane Katrina made landfall. When the floodwaters rose, the power failed and the heat climbed, exhausted caregivers were forced to make life-and-death decisions that haunted them for years to come.

Carroll will recur as Michael Arvin, a business development executive tasked with finding life-saving resources for people in distress hundreds of miles from his own location.

Five Days at Memorial is written and executive produced by Ridley and Cuse, and both will serve as directors on the limited series.

Exclusive: Michael Gaston (The Leftovers) has been cast alongside Vera Farmiga, Cherry Jones, Adepero Oduye, Julie Ann Emery, Cornelius Smith Jr. and Molly Hager in Five Days at Memorial, Apple TV+’s limited series from John Ridley, Carlton Cuse and ABC Signature.

Written by Ridley and Cuse based on the acclaimed nonfiction book by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Sheri Fink, Five Days at Memorial chronicles the first five days in a New Orleans hospital after Hurricane Katrina made landfall. When the floodwaters rose, the power failed and the heat climbed, exhausted caregivers were forced to make life-and-death decisions that haunted them for years to come.

Gaston will play Arthur “Butch” Schafer, an assistant attorney general with the state’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit.

Five Days at Memorial is written and executive produced by Ridley and Cuse, and both will serve as directors on the limited series. ABC Signature is the studio.

Exclusive: Molly Hager (Waitress) is set as a lead alongside Vera Farmiga, Cherry Jones, Adepero Oduye, Julie Ann Emery and Cornelius Smith Jr. in Five Days at Memorial, Apple TV+’s limited series from John Ridley, Carlton Cuse and ABC Signature.

Written by Ridley and Cuse based on the acclaimed nonfiction book by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Sheri Fink, Five Days at Memorial chronicles the first five days in a New Orleans hospital after Hurricane Katrina made landfall. When the floodwaters rose, the power failed and the heat climbed, exhausted caregivers were forced to make life-and-death decisions that haunted them for years to come.

Hager will play Virginia Rider, a special agent with the state’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit.

Five Days at Memorial is written and executive produced by Ridley and Cuse, and both will serve as directors on the limited series. ABC Signature is the studio. Author Fink will serve as producer.

Cherry Jones has joined the cast of the upcoming Apple drama series “Five Days at Memorial,” Variety has learned.

The series is based on the Sheri Fink novel of the same name. It chronicles the first five days in a New Orleans, LA, hospital after Hurricane Katrina made landfall. When the floodwaters rose, the power failed, and the heat climbed, exhausted caregivers were forced to make life-and-death decisions that haunted them for years to come.

Jones will play Susan Mulderick, a hospital nursing director and head of the emergency preparedness committee, who becomes the designated incident commander for Hurricane Katrina. Jones joins previously announced cast members Vera Farmiga, Adepero Oduye, Julie Ann Emery, and Cornelius Smith Jr.

Jones is a three-time Emmy Award winner — the first for the Fox series “24,” the second for Hulu’s “The Handmaid’s Tale,” and most recently for HBO’s “Succession.” She also recently appeared...

Emmy and Tony Award winner Cherry Jones is set to star alongside Vera Farmiga in Five Days at Memorial, Apple TV+’s limited series from John Ridley, Carlton Cuse and ABC Signature.

Written by Ridley and Cuse based on the acclaimed nonfiction book by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Sheri Fink, Five Days at Memorial chronicles the first five days in a New Orleans hospital after Hurricane Katrina made landfall. When the floodwaters rose, the power failed and the heat climbed, exhausted caregivers were forced to make life-and-death decisions that haunted them for years to come.

Jones will play Susan Mulderick, a hospital nursing director and head of the emergency preparedness committee, who becomes the designated incident commander for Hurricane Katrina. Farmiga plays Dr. Anna Pou, the doctor on duty at Memorial when the storm hit.

The cast of the limited series also includes Adepero Oduye, Cornelius Smith Jr. and Julie Ann Emery.

Apple is adding to the star-studded cast of its limited series Five Days at Memorial.

Emmy and Tony winner Cherry Jones has joined the series from John Ridley and Carlton Cuse, which is based on a book by Pulitzer Prize winner Sheri Fink about the days immediately after Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans in 2005. The cast also features Vera Farmiga, Adepero Oduye (The Falcon and the Winter Soldier), Julie Ann Emery and Cornelius Smith Jr.

Jones (Apple’s Defending Jacob, Succession, The Handmaid’s Tale) will play Susan Mulderick, a hospital nursing director and head of the emergency preparedness committee. She becomes the designated ...