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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 Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, The Crowded Room, Atx TV Festival and Never Have I Ever.

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse premiere

Returning stars Shameik Moore, Hailee Steinfeld, Jake Johnson, Brian Tyree Henry and Luna Lauren Vélez joined newcomers Issa Rae, Daniel Kaluuya and Jason Schwartzman at the Los Angeles premiere of the Spider-Verse sequel on Tuesday night, alongside writers Phil Lord and Chris Miller.

Shea Whigham, Danielle Perez, Brian Tyree Henry, Luna Lauren Vélez, Issa Rae, Shameik Moore, Hailee Steinfeld, Daniel Kaluuya, Jake Johnson, Daniel Pemberton, Rachel Dratch and Christina Steinberg Chris Miller, Justin K. Thompson, Kemp Powers, Joaquim Dos Santos and Phil Lord Daniel Kaluuya and Tom Rothman

Cruel Summer premiere

Executive producer Jessica Biel debuted season two of her Freeform series alongside new cast members Sadie Stanley,...

Stars: Keli Price, Tobin Bell, Karissa Lee Staples, David Lipper, Fernanda Romero, Matt Rife, Malu Trevejo, Danny Trejo | Written by Keli Price | Directed by David Lipper

As a child Aj witnessed the death of his parents while on a camping trip and lately he’s been having constant nightmares about it. The Curse of Wolf Mountain opens with his therapist Dr. Avery having him relive it under hypnosis before suggesting he return to the scene of their deaths in order to help him remember the missing details.

So, he, along with his pregnant girlfriend Sam, his brother Max, and his partner Lexi, as well as James, and Emma (Malu Trevejo) head out into the woods in hopes of finally unlocking his repressed memories.

But they’re not the only ones in the woods, a trio of bank robbers, led by Eddie, are hiding out in the forest. But who is...

Two years ago, we heard that production was about to wrap on an action horror film called Wolf Mountain, directed by David Lipper and starring Danny Trejo (Machete) and Tobin Bell (Saw). Wolf Mountain had its title elongated as time went by – it’s now known as The Curse of Wolf Mountain – and as of today, the film is available on digital and DVD! You can check it out on Amazon at This Link.

The release of The Curse of Wolf Mountain comes courtesy of Uncork’d Entertainment.

Written by and starring Keli Price (Sleep No More), The Curse of Wolf Mountain centers on Aj (Price), who begins having vivid dreams of his parents’ death. He decides to go back to the spot where they were killed, 20 years ago, accompanied by his brother and his brother’s family. But legend has it there is something mysterious roaming these woods.

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Two years ago, we heard that production was about to wrap on an action horror film called Wolf Mountain, directed by David Lipper and starring Danny Trejo (Machete) and Tobin Bell (Saw). Wolf Mountain has since had its title elongated – it’s now known as The Curse of Wolf Mountain – and Deadline reports that Uncork’d Entertainment is planning to give the film digital and DVD release in the United States this May. A specific release date has not been revealed.

Written by and starring Keli Price (Sleep No More), The Curse of Wolf Mountain centers on Aj (Price), who begins having vivid dreams of his parents’ death. He decides to go back to the spot where they were killed, 20 years ago, accompanied by his brother and his brother’s family. But legend has it there is something mysterious roaming these woods.

This is the second deal Lipper has landed with...

Thomas Magnum is saying aloha to NBC. After CBS abruptly canceled Magnum P.I. in May 2022, the network swooped in and saved the day by picking up the show. The Hawaii-set procedural is set to return to TV in February, and we have all the details you need to know about the new season.

‘Magnum P.I.’ Season 5 premieres on Feb. 19 Perdita Weeks as Juliet Higgins, Karissa Lee Staples as Melinda Parker, and Jay Hernandez as Thomas Magnum in ‘Magnum P.I’ Season 5 | Zack Dougan/NBC

Magnum P.I. fans will need to adjust their schedules if they want to watch the new episodes when they air. On CBS, the show aired on Fridays. The show moves to a Sunday night timeslot on NBC.

Season 5 kicks off with a two-episode premiere on Sunday, Feb. 19 starting at 9 p.m. Et. Episodes will also stream the next day on Peacock.

Fans will have plenty of Magnum P.

“Everyone Is Doing Great” will continue. A second season of the dark comedy, created by James Lafferty and Stephen Colletti, is currently in production in California and North Carolina. Season 1, which was first distributed by Hulu (U.S.) in January 2021 and later Paramount+ (international), was independently produced. Fifth Season (previously as Endeavor Content) represented the sale. The eight-episode second season was also independently produced and is seeking distribution.

The series follows former co-stars Jeremy (Lafferty), Andrea (Alexandra Park), Seth (Stephen Colletti) and Izzy (Cariba Heine), whose lives continue to intertwine years after the end of a successful TV show, as they grapple with the fallout of love, loss and fame.

Their journey will continue in the second season with the return of Sean Carrigan, Karissa Lee Staples, Aparna Brielle and Tom Fugedi, among others. Guest stars in Season 2 include Jamie Chung, Phoenix Washington, Bryan Greenberg, Jessica McNamee, Rhys Wakefield, Merritt Patterson and Aaron Staton.

Magnum P.I. looked like it was dead in the water after season four. Fortunately, thanks to NBC, CBS Studios, Universal Television, and the support of fans, Magnum P.I. is back for a fifth season on its new home – NBC – and on a new night – Sundays.

Magnum P.I. season five episode one, “The Passenger,” will air on February 19, 2023 at 9pm Et/Pt.

Jay Hernandez leads the cast as Thomas Magnum, Perdita Weeks is Juliet Higgins, Zachary Knighton stars as Orville ‘Rick’ Wright, Stephen Hill is Theodore Tc Calvin, Amy Hill is Kumu, and Tim Kang plays Det. Gordon Katsumoto.

“The Passenger” Plot: Magnum and Higgins weigh the risks of pursuing a relationship. Rick juggles being a new father and running La Mariana. Katsumoto tries to figure out his next move.

Perdita Weeks as Juliet Higgins and Jay Hernandez as Thomas Magnum in ‘Magnum P.I.’ season 5 episode 1 (Photo by: Zack Dougan/NBC)

The Season 5 Plot,...

The first week of 2023 will be filled with new and returning shows.

The long-delayed second season of Ginny & Georgia will finally get time to shine on Netflix.

Netflix also tries something different with Kaleidoscope.

Scroll down to find out our recommendations for the week ahead.

Sunday, January 1

8/7c Kaleidoscope (Netflix)

This anthology series teases a unique viewing experience with its non-linear storytelling across eight episodes.

Inspired by the disappearance of 70 billion in bonds during Hurricane Sandy.

The series also spans 25 years and stars Giancarlo Esposito, Rufus Sewell, Jai Courtney and others.

8/7c Catfish Killer (Lifetime)

Hannah is happy with her final year of high school with great best friends and a mom she adores. She also has been the recipient of a coveted scholarship to go to Stanford.

However, things take a scary and dark turn when Hannah joins an online chatroom and meets who she believes is an...

NBC’s Quantum Leap returns from its midseason break with season one episode nine, “Fellow Travelers.” Episode nine, airing January 3, 2023, finds Ben leaping into the body of a pop star’s security guard. Deboran Ann Woll (True Blood) guest stars as pop singer Carly Farmer.

The sequel stars Raymond Lee (Kevin Can F**k Himself) as physicist Ben Song and Caitlin Bassett as Addison, a hologram who only Ben can see when he leaps. Ernie Hudson (The Family Business) plays Herbert “Magic” Williams, Mason Alexander Park (The Sandman) is Ian Wright, and Nanrisa Lee (First Love) plays Jenn Chou.

“Fellow Travelers” Plot: Ben lands in 1979 Chicago as Jack Armstrong, a devoted security guard to talented pop singer Carly Farmer. During Carly’s prep for a big concert, it quickly becomes clear her life is in danger and Ben must determine who is trying to kill her and why.

Season 1 Episode...

“Everyone Is Doing Great,” the comedy created by “One Tree Hill” alumni James Lafferty and Stephen Colletti, is heading to Paramount Plus outside the U.S.

The ViacomCBS-backed SVOD has picked up streaming rights to the eight-part Hulu series for the Nordics and Latin America — a deal that marks the show’s first international sale. Endeavor Content is handling the U.S. and international sales.

The comedy rolls out in the Nordics from Thursday, while the Latin America premiere will come later this year. “Everyone Is Doing Great” launched in January on Hulu.

Written and produced by Lafferty and Colletti, the series follows actors Seth (Colletti) and Jeremy (Lafferty), who together enjoyed the success of hit television vampire drama “Eternal” and, five years after their show has wrapped, continue to lean on each other to navigate their professional and personal lives.

Lafferty played lead Nathan Scott in The CW...

Exclusive: Hulu has acquired the U.S. distribution rights to the comedy Everyone Is Doing Great which was created by One Tree Hill alums James Lafferty and Stephen Colletti. All eight half-hour episodes will premiere on the streamer on January 13, 2021. The first teaser can be watched above.

Written and produced by Lafferty (who can be seen in Disney+’s The Right Stuff) and Colletti (who appeared in Hit the Floor), the series was crowdfunded after the first two episodes hit the festival circuit starting with its big debut at the Atx Television Festival in 2018 (read Deadline’s interview with them from the fest here). The comedy follows Seth (Colletti) and Jeremy (Lafferty), who enjoyed the success of Eternal, a hit television vampire drama. Five years after their show has ended, they lean on each other as they awkwardly navigate the perils of life and love in a late coming-of-age.

“Distribution...

“Schitt’s Creek” actor Sarah Levy is social-distancing to her next gig.

Levy has been cast in “Distancing Socially,” a Covid-inspired indie film about relationships and the challenges of virtual communication during lockdown. Director Chris Blake, who also wrote the screenplay, is shooting in New York, Los Angeles and Vancouver using remote technology.

Levy is best known for her role as waitress Twyla Sands on “Schitt’s Creek,” the Emmy-winning series created by and starring her brother Dan Levy and dad Eugene Levy.

The cast also includes Blythe Howard (“Mindhunter”), Alan Tudyk (“Resident Alien”), Melanie Chandra (“Code Black”), Jessika Van (“Seoul Searching”), Sierra Katow (“Last Comic Standing”), Ted Welch (“Adult Interference”), Dawan Owens (“6 Balloons”), Jay Larson (“Wine Country”), Kim Shaw (“She’s Out Of My League”), Rory Scovel (“I Feel Pretty”), Connor Paolo (“Stake Land”), Andy Buckley (“Avenue 5”), Jim O’Heir (“Parks and Recreation”), Emma Fitzpatrick (“The Collector”), Karissa Lee Staples (“Necessary Roughness...

Madrid — Ahead of next week’s Natpe market in Miami, Beta, one of the biggest independent TV-film powerhouses in Europe, has confirmed a swathe of sales on its U.S. TV movie productions and high-end spin-off series “Gomorrah: The Immortal.”

The sales flag Beta’s diversified production-distribution model, and the continuing appetite for TV movies in the U.S., led by Lifetime and Hallmark channels, as the demand for movies of all type rises in a new streaming platform era.

In banner sales, A & E has acquired a bevy of U.S. TV thrillers for Lifetime, among them “Fatal Friend Request,” starring Sarah Lind (“True Justice”) and Bree Williamson (“Private Eyes”), produced by Cartel, “Purity Falls” by Stargazer, with Krisanna Loken (“Burn Notice2) and Trevor Stines (“Riverdale”) and a trio of Ninth House-productions: “Perfect Party Planner,” toplining Lindsey McKeon (“Supernatural”), “Bridal Nightmare” with Karissa Lee Staples (“S.W.A.T.”) and Mark Hapka...

Hey, "S.W.A.T." fans. We are here with a couple of new spoiler scoops for the upcoming, new episode 4, which is scheduled to hit the airwaves next week. Thanks to the lovely CBS folks, we have a couple of teaser descriptions for episode 4 via their press release. So, we will definitely use that for this spoiler session. For starters, episode 4 is officially labeled/titled, "Immunity." It sounds like episode 4 will feature some very intense, dramatic and action-filled scenes as Deacon's family gets put in danger! Hondo gets very disturbing news about his father! Tan has to go before a review board and more! We'll go ahead and start off this spoiler session with the Deacon family situation. It turns out that Deacon and the Swat team will be working a big case that involves taking out the leader of a dangerous drug cartel. This leader is a former foreign rebel force...

U.S production and management firm The Cartel and Reel One Entertainment have teamed up to develop and produce 40 movies over the next three years. The two companies have partnered to finance and distribute the movies for television and theatrical release as well as international distribution. The first two features to emerge from the pact are A Friend's Obsession, starring Necessary Roughness' Karissa Lee Staples and thriller Eve of Abduction. The formal agreement deal…...

Network: HuluEpisodes: Ongoing (hour)Seasons: OngoingTV show dates: April 04, 2017 — presentSeries status: Has not been cancelledPerformers include: Lea Michele, Robert Buckley, Joel McHale, Matt Jones, Karissa Staples, Ryan Lee, Sterling Beaumon, Sarah Hyland, Patton Oswalt, Ashley Rickards, Megan Mullally, Constance Wu, Melanie Thompson, Lorenza Izzo, Daniel Zovatto, Tom Noonan, and Mark Hamill.TV show description:A sci-fi anthology TV series narrated by Mark Hamill, each episode of Dimension 404 is a self-contained story.The title is inspired by the “404” or “not found” internet error code. It is meant to evoke that weird feeling you get when stumbling upon strange bits of the web at 3:00am.Hulu says:In the darkest depths of cyberspace, there is another world. A lost dimension,...

It's not unusual for a pro football player to like getting his hands on a ball, but it's not every day that the ball is part of something that cleans your floor.

On USA Network's dramedy "Necessary Roughness," Mehcad Brooks plays Terrence "Tk" King, a star player for the New York Hawks NFL team. Starting after Wednesday's (June 19) episode, he can also been seen in a series of interactive Webisodes, called "Tk Gets Real."

The Web originals are part of USA's brand-integration strategy and feature appearances from high-tech Dyson vacuum cleaners.

Every Wednesday for the next six weeks, a new Webisode will be available at usanetwork.com/necessaryroughness, featuring Tk on a quest to become a reality-tv star, with the help of Sheree Whitfield ("The Real Housewives of Atlanta") and Paloma (Karissa Lee Staples), the new assistant of Tk's sports psychologist, Dr. Dani Santino (Callie Thorne).

"Oh, man," says Brooks,...

USA's hit dramedy "Necessary Roughess" just kicked off its third season and as part of the latest goings-on of Dani, Matt and the rest of the gang, USA Network is launching "Tk Gets Real," an interactive webisode premiering after Wednesday night's (June 19) "Necessary Roughness" episode, titled "Gimme Some Lovin'."

Zap2it has an exclusive sneak peek clip of Tk's (Mehcad Brooks) new quest to become a reality star, where he enlists the help of Shereé Whitfield, a reality star who was on Bravo's "The Real Housewives of Atlanta," along with aid from Dani's new assistant Paloma (Karissa Lee Staples).

The preview clip is above and the full episode will be available tonight at usanetwork.com/necessaryroughness. Then you can look forward to "Tk Gets Real" every Wednesday for the next six weeks, as Whitfield gives him guidance on becoming a reality star based on her experience on Bravo.

"Necessary Roughness" airs Wednesday nights at 10 p.

Could Necessary Roughness Season 3 go down as “The Year Of Stamos?”

Possibly. But John Stamos joining the cast of this USA Network hit is far from its only addition.

The third season of the USA series is full of new twists and turns (and a glam new set) that has injected it with a rejuvenated life, attitude and an oh-so-slightly skewed direction that should ensure a long healthy run.

But let’s start with Stamos, who is known to make audiences swoon... but also seemed to have the same effect on his co-stars when I stopped by the Atlanta set last week.

“I cried tears of joy,” Callie Thorne said when she first heard Stamos’s name come up as a possible addition to the show as Connor McClane, the head of a talent agency called V3 that not only hires Dr. Dani, but will also sign Tk (Mehcad Brooks...

USA has firmed up its summer schedule setting premiere dates for five returning series, including "Suits" and "Burn Notice," and two new additions: scripted drama "Graceland" and unscripted competition series "Summer Camp."

"Burn Notice" is up first with its Season 7 premiere set for June 6 at 9 p.m. The premiere of new drama "Graceland" follows at 10 p.m. That show hails from "White Collar" creator Jeff Eastin and follows a group of federal law enforcement agents who live together undercover. The cast includes Aaron Tveit, Daniel Sunjata and Vanessa Ferlito.

Season 5 of "Royal Pains" premieres June 12 at 9 p.m., followed by the Season 3 premiere of "Necessary Roughness" at 10 p.m. "Pains" welcomes Ben Shenkman and recurring guest star Callum Blue to its cast, while "Roughness" is adding John Stamos, David Anders and Karissa Lee Staples.

"Covert Affairs" kicks off Season 4 on July 16 at 9 p.m., with new cast member Hill Harper...

USA Network‘s Necessary Roughness continues to staff up for the upcoming third season. After booking John Stamos and David Anders for major recurring roles, the series has cast Karissa Lee Staples as a new regular. She will play Dr. Dani Santino’s (Callie Thorne) stunning, energetic and ambitious assistant, Paloma, who is in transition from sorority president to high-powered businesswoman and is determined to help Dani run her practice ­whether Dani wants the help or not. But being the best assistant ever does not preclude Paloma from having her own agenda. Staples, repped by Apa and Intellectual Artists Management, was crowned Miss Maine in 2006. She went on to star in the Canadian comedy series, What’s Up Warthogs, currently in its second season on Disney Xd.

USA's Necessary Roughness is giving Callie Thorne's Dani some support. The drama has added actress Karissa Lee Staples as a series regular for its upcoming third season, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. Story: John Stamos Lands Major Role on USA's 'Necessary Roughness' Staples, who is best known for starring in the Canadian sitcom What's Up Warthogs, will play Paloma, the assistant to Thorne's Dr. Dani Santino. The character is described as equal parts charming and ambitious, and joins the series as a woman transitioning from sorority president to high-power businesswoman who is determined to help Dani run her practice --

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