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Exclusive: ColorCreative has signed Japanese actress and model Yuka Kouri for management.

Kouri is best known for her role of Kiku in the Emmy-winning FX series Shōgun, based on the novel by James Clavell, which is heading into its second season. Her character in the show, set in feudal Japan, is the highest-ranking courtesan in Izu, who is skilled in ways known only to the select few men who can afford her.

“Yuka imbues her portrayal of ‘Kiku’ with profound emotional resonance, embodying a woman governed by duty yet unmistakably alive with feeling,” said Raj Raghavan, Co-Head of Talent at ColorCreative. “We are thrilled to welcome her to the ColorCreative family, and we look forward to guiding her toward new opportunities in international film and television.”

Kouri’s other U.S. acting credits include Tokyo Vice (Max) and Invasion (Apple TV+). Currently, she plays Karen in the Fuji TV series Heart Attack,...

Disney Entertainment Television (Det) announced on Thursday participants for its 2024-2025 Directing Progam and 2025 Writing Progam, as part of the company’s initiative to foster the next generation of creative talent by connecting emerging writers and directors with opportunities across Det’s scripted and unscripted television slate.

“We’re building on our collaboration with the Directing Program so that more emerging directors will receive the invaluable opportunity to learn firsthand from world-class creators, while also bringing their unique perspectives to some of our most beloved unscripted shows,” said Rob Mills, executive vice president, Unscripted and Alternative Entertainment, Walt Disney Television. “We’re excited to share their work with viewers at home when their episodes debut later this year.”

The 2024-2025 scripted directing cohort includes Karla Braun, Shawn Pipkin-West, Sarah Smith, Kate Sullivan, Ashley Williams and Kelly Yu. The unscripted cohort includes Jaclyn Amor, Ana Breton, Dara Digerolamo, Tiana Gandelman and Roger Melvin.

It fans are going to see a whole new side of Pennywise in Welcome to Derry. Bill Skarsgård recently opened up about his return as the Dancing Clown in the hotly-anticipated HBO prequel series.

The actor recently sat down with Josh Horowitz of the Happy Sad Confused podcast for a wide-ranging interview to promote his new movie Nosferatu. The discussion naturally turned to Skarsgård's upcoming projects, including It: Welcome to Derry, which will see the actor reprise the fan-favorite role of Pennywise the Dancing Clown. While Skarsgård didn't share too much, he did reveal that he "enjoyed" reprising the role "more than I thought I would," adding that Welcome to Derry "explored sides of old Pennywise that we haven't seen."

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Swedish actor Bill Skarsgård opened up about his long-awaited return as Pennywise in the upcoming HBO spinoff series Welcome to Derry. Skarsgård first portrayed the shape-shifting demon clown in Warner Bros.’ blockbuster It franchise.

During a recent interview with SFX Magazine, Skarsgård revealed what it was like reprising the fan-favorite villain again, after five years since It Chapter Two made its theatrical debut. He explained that it was kind of weird to be working with the same people he worked with during the It movies. “It was strange to be back. [Producers] Andy and Barbara Muschietti were doing the show, and I adore them. Most of the crew was the same people that did the movies. So it was this weird thing of going back to this gang of people that you created this thing with.”

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Warner Bros. horror sequel It Chapter Two has received a brand-new streaming update for this month. In the 2019 sequel, Bill Skarsgrd reprised his iconic role as Pennywise the Clown, after earning praise for his performance in the first installment.

Netflix officially announced that It Chapter Two will no longer be available for streaming on its platform, beginning on Saturday, Nov. 30. The sequel was based on Stephen Kings 1986 novel of the same name, which follows the adult versions of the Losers Club, 27 years after initially defeating Pennywise when they were kids. The fan-favorite demon clown has returned for vengeance, which forces Bill, Bev, Richie, Mike, Ben, and Eddie to come back to Derry in order to fulfill their childhood promise of reuniting to defeat Pennywise once he returns. Even though It Chapter Two will be leaving Netflix, fans of the blockbuster horror franchise still have the chance to rewatch the first installment,...

Plot: Eli is a child psychiatrist who, after recently losing his wife, Lynn, encounters a troubled young boy, Noah, who seems to have a haunting connection to Eli’s past. As Eli attempts to help Noah, their mysterious bond deepens, sparking haunting memories and unearthing unsettling secrets about the past.

Review: Billy Crystal is not known for his dramatic performances. To be fair, the legendary comedic actor has delivered performances that blend humor with serious moments, notably in projects like When Harry Met Sally, Throw Mama From The Train, and Mr. Saturday Night. Crystal has not headlined a fully dramatic project in his fifty-year career, making Before something of a surprise. A psychological thriller with elements of horror and mystery Before is a challenge for any performer, let alone a seventy-six-year-old like Billy Crystal. With an interesting premise and many twists and turns, Before is another unique offering from Apple...

An exciting new teaser for Max reveals our first look at the upcoming It prequel series, Welcome to Derry. And it looks every bit as terrifying as we would expect. Shown alongside footage from several HBO Original Series, including The Penguin, Dune: Prophecy, The Franchise, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, The White Lotus, The Last of Us, And Just Like That, and more, Welcome to Derry (which has now been titled It: Welcome to Derry) takes audiences back into the world of Stephen King and the mysterious Pennywise.

You can check out some images from the first look at It: Welcome to Derry below.

It: Welcome to Derry will act as a prequel to the It story, taking place in the 1960s and exploring the origins of Pennywise and how the shapeshifting, trans-dimensional entity takes over the titular town. It was recently confirmed that Bill Skarsgrd will return to reprise the role of Pennywise,...

The hotly anticipated prequel to Stephen King's It gets its first trailer, giving fans a look at all the horror they can expect in Welcome to Derry.

The trailer, posted to X by fan account DiscussingFilm on August 4, gives fans several fleeting glimpses at the action and horror on display in the series' eponymous town of Derry, Maine. Rather than providing audiences with any specifically expository narration, the trailer instead opts for a simple voice over reminding them that "This ain't America - This is Derry."

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The fictional town of Derry, Maine is a mainstay of Stephen King's works.

Gold Derby can exclusively reveal that Hiroyuki Sanada is entering the “Shōgun” episode “The Abyss of Life” as his 2024 Emmy Award submission for Best Drama Actor. “The Abyss of Life” aired on April 9, 2024, and is the eighth episode of the FX drama’s first season.

In “The Abyss of Life”: Toranaga (Sanada) and his army travel to Edo to prepare for Nagakado’s (Yuki Kura) funeral and 49 days of mourning. Alvito (Tommy Bastow) suggests to Toranaga that he should ally with Ochiba (Fumi Nikaido) and overthrow Ishido (Takehiro Hira), but Toranaga tells the priest to inform Ishido that he will formally surrender. Buntaro (Shinnosuke Abe) and Mariko (Anna Sawai) have a tea ceremony, where he proposes that they commit suicide to protest Toranaga’s surrender, but Mariko refuses. Toranaga’s vassals sign their names to a formal letter of surrender, but Hiromatsu (Tokuma Nishioka) commits “seppuku” in defiance.

Patrick Hockstetter is a character in Stephen King's It who is depicted as a sociopathic killer more terrifying than Pennywise the clown. Hockstetter's disturbing crimes include murdering his newborn brother, torturing animals, and meeting a gruesome end at the hands of Pennywise. The It movies omit many of Hockstetter's dark deeds, but showcase his demise at the hands of Pennywise in a terrifying encounter.

This article discusses child abuse, bullying, and the murder of both infants and animals.

There are few monsters in Stephen King's canon as terrifying as Pennywise, the infamous clown from his classic horror novel It. A cosmic being millions of years old, he lurks in the sewers beneath the fictional town of Derry, Maine, rising every 27 years to murder children and wreak havoc before returning to a state of hibernation. He feeds on fear, using the faade of a clown to hide a whirling kaleidoscope of horrifying forms.

HBO has officially rounded out the cast of the upcoming Welcome to Derry series, with the addition of ten new actors to its roster. This serves as a prequel to Warner Bros. blockbuster horror film franchise, It.

Per Deadline, Peter Outerbridge (Batwoman), Dorian Grey (Star Trek: Discovery), Shane Marriott (Fargo), Alixandra Fuchs (Hatfields & McCoys), Kimberly Guerrero (The English), Thomas Mitchell (Spiral), Bj Harrison (Maid), Chad Rook (Billy the Kid), Joshua Odjick (Little Bird) and Morningstar Angeline (Westworld) have been tapped to play recurring roles in HBOs Welcome to Derry. Further details about their characters are still being kept under wraps. This marks the latest casting update that the show has received since moving from Max to HBO. It is currently slated to premiere sometime in 2025 with nine episodes.

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HBO Max is rebranding, transitioning from 'Max Originals' to 'HBO Originals' to reflect its high-quality content production. Shows like The Penguin and Dune: Prophecy will remain as Max Originals, while Harry Potter and Welcome to Derry will be affected. The change aims to differentiate between HBO and Max shows, removing the need for dual branding based on production methods and talent.

The streaming service Max is undergoing another rebranding, which will affect upcoming shows like the Harry Potter reboot and the It prequel, Welcome to Derry. Max, the official streaming service of Warner Bros. and HBO, has already had its name changed once before. Officially launched in May 2020, the service was originally called HBO Max, before it was shortened to Max in May 2023.

Per Variety, new shows produced exclusively for the streaming service will no longer be called 'Max Originals', and will now be known as 'HBO Originals'. The name...

Bill Skarsgrd will return as Pennywise in the prequel series Welcome to Derry, set to premiere on HBO Max in 2025. Skarsgrd's performance in It received praise, and people are anticipating the new series exploring the origins of Pennywise in the 1960s. Director Emmanuel Osei-Kuffour Jr. teases that Welcome to Derry will be very character-driven and thrilling, similar to the original movies.

After much speculation, it has now been revealed that It star Bill Skarsgrd will return as the terrifying Pennywise the Clown in the upcoming Stephen King prequel series, Welcome to Derry. As per a report by Deadline, Skarsgrd is now set to star in and executive produce the series, which is due to make its debut on the HBO streaming service Max next year.

Skarsgrd will reprise the role of Pennywise, a role which he first played in 2017s It before returning in the 2019 sequel, It Chapter Two. While...

Warning: This Article Contains Spoilers for Star Trek: Discovery Season 5, Episode 8 - "Labyrinths"

Captain Burnham in Star Trek: Discovery faces a mind-bending test similar to Captain Picard's in "The Inner Light." Discovery Season 5, Episode 8 explores Burnham's inner journey to complete the Progenitors' treasure map. Comparison between Burnham and Picard's experiences shows a clever callback in Star Trek: Discovery.

Star Trek: Discovery season 5 sent Captain Michael Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green) into her own mindscape, and it's a direct callback to Captain Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) in Star Trek: The Next Generation's "The Inner Light." In Star Trek: Discovery season 5, episode 8, "Labyrinths", written by Lauren Wilkinson & Eric J. Robbins, and directed by Emmanuel Osei-Kuffour, Burnham retrieves the final clue to complete the map to the Progenitors' treasure. Michael's inner journey is a test to assess her worthiness by 24th-century Betazoid scientist Dr. Marina Derex.

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Warning: Contains Spoilers for Star Trek: Discovery season 5, episode 8, "Labyrinths"

The Eternal Gallery and Archive introduced in Star Trek: Discovery season 5 is a must-visit destination for history lovers and sci-fi enthusiasts alike. In Star Trek: Discovery season 5, episode 8, "Labyrinths," Captain Burnham faces a mental test while being pursued by the Breen in a race to uncover Progenitor technology. The Archive's potential in future Star Trek stories is vast, and audiences have many questions that need answers.

The Eternal Gallery and Archive introduced in Star Trek: Discovery needs to become a regular Star Trek destination. In its fifth and final season, Discovery finds Captain Michael Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green) and her crew on an intergalactic treasure hunt for the powerful technology of the Progenitors. Throughout the season, the USS Discovery has been following a series of clues left by five scientists who learned of the Progenitors 800 hundred years ago. Unfortunately, Burnham and...

Warning: Contains Spoilers for Star Trek: Discovery season 5, episode 8, "Labyrinths".

Burnham's clever update of the Riker Maneuver in Star Trek: Discovery season 5, episode 8, saves the crew from the ruthless Breen attack. The unique use of Discovery's spore drive and Badlands atmosphere sets Burnham apart, potentially making her a legend in Starfleet history. While Riker laid the foundation in Star Trek: Insurrection, Burnham's risky and creative maneuver may now be known as "The Burnham Maneuver."

In Star Trek: Discovery season 5, episode 8, "Labyrinths", Captain Michael Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green) evades the Breen Imperium by updating the Riker Maneuver from the Star Trek: The Next Generation movies. By the end of Discovery season 5, episode 8, the crew of the USS Discovery take a battering from Primarch Ruhn (Tony Nappo) and his Breen Dreadnought. Protecting the Eternal Gallery and Archive from destruction at the hands of the Breen, Burnham has to do some quick thinking to save the Archivists,...

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Captain Picard would have preferred vacationing at the Eternal Gallery and Archive over Risa. Captain Burnham found the final clue to the Progenitors' treasure in the Archive, which 24th century Starfleet didn't know about. The Eternal Gallery and Archive would have been a haven for Picard, a lover of books and archaeology.

Captain Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) would have loved to vacation at a spot just visited by the crew of the USS Discovery in Star Trek: Discovery. As Captain of the USS Enterprise-d, Picard did not take many vacations in Star Trek: The Next Generation, but he still managed to get away occasionally. Like many Starfleet officers, Picard spent some of his leave time on Risa, a tropical vacation destination often referred to as the "pleasure planet." Risa, however, wasn't exactly the perfect vacation spot for Picard,...

Warning: This article contains spoilers for Star Trek: Discovery season 5, episode 8, "Labyrinths".

Star Trek: Discovery canonizes Lower Decks' Hysperia, a Renaissance Faire planet with unique charm & whimsical culture. Lower Decks' Hysperians embrace a party lifestyle similar to Risa, maintaining a themed fantasy world of endless festivities. Hysperia's inclusion in Discovery expands Star Trek lore, in a rare case of a live-action show referencing an animated series.

Star Trek: Discovery makes Hysperia, the Renaissance Faire planet from Star Trek: Lower Decks, live-action canon in Star Trek: Discovery season 5, episode 8, "Labyrinths", written by Lauren Wilkinson & Eric J. Robbins, and directed by Emmanuel Osei-Kuffour. Debates over whether animated Star Trek "counts" have existed ever since Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry denounced the canonicity of Star Trek: The Animated Series, but Star Trek: Lower Decks has always been part of the Star Trek canon. Lower Decks' impressive references to other Star Trek shows cements...

Warning: Spoilers for Star Trek: Discovery Season 5 Episode 8 - "Labyrinths"

Captain Burnham faces her fears in her mindscape, earning the final Progenitors clue through honesty and self-awareness. The Avatar of Book meeting Burnahm echoes a humorous moment from The Simpsons. Burnham's unwavering self-awareness and honesty make her the only one worthy to unlock the Progenitors' treasure.

Captain Michael Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green) meets an Avatar of Cleveland Booker (David Ajala) in Star Trek: Discovery season 5, episode 8, "Labyrinths", and her reaction is similar to a classic Homer Simpson (Dan Castellaneta) joke on The Simpsons. Written by Lauren Wilkinson & Eric J. Robbins and directed by Emmanuel Osei-Kuffour, Star Trek: Discovery season 5, episode 8 brought the USS Discovery to the Eternal Gallery and Archive, where the final clue to the ancient treasure of the Progenitors is hidden. It's also the site of the ultimate test of Michael Burnham's worthiness to find the Progenitors' technology.

Captain Burnham secures final clue in mindscape, while Rayner & Booker search Eternal Gallery in Star Trek: Discovery season 5, episode 8. Reference to Neelix & Talaxian people hints at their whereabouts post-Star Trek: Voyager, connecting past and present in Star Trek lore. Possible Talaxian future in Star Trek: Prodigy season 2, signaling a potential return of Neelix and further exploration of their story.

A passing reference to Star Trek: Voyager's Talaxian people in Star Trek: Discovery reveals what happened to Neelix (Ethan Phillips) after he left the USS Voyager. In Star Trek: Discovery season 5, episode 8, "Labyrinths", written by Lauren Wilkinson & Eric J. Robbins, and directed by Emmanuel Osei-Kuffour, Captain Michael Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green) travels to the Eternal Gallery and Archive, the largest collection of historical and cultural artifacts in the Alpha and Beta Quadrants. By the end of Discovery season 5, episode 8, Burnham secures the final clue to the location of the Progenitors'...

Welcome to Derry will be Warner Bros.' It franchise's first expansion, set decades before Andy Muschietti's two-part film adaptation. While not much is known about the prequel series, director Emmanuel Osei-Kuffour recently teased that Welcome to Derry will be as scary as the movies.

In an interview with Screen Rant to discuss his work on the FX series, Shgun, Osei-Kuffour was asked about his involvement in the highly-anticipated It prequel series. While he noted that he couldn't "really talk about that," he did share that the television medium allowed for the show to focus "more about the characters, it's very, very character-driven." He added, "I've enjoyed preparing for that show, and I think audiences will be as scared as they are in the original movies, and Andy Muschietti's handprints are all over this series. So, I think people will be very excited for the series. [Mike Flanagan and Andy Muschietti] are quite similar.

Warning: Spoilers for Star Trek: Discovery Season 5, Episode 8 - "Labyrinths"

Lt. Commander Gen Rhys proves himself as Acting Captain, successfully leading the USS Discovery against the Breen. Discovery pays off Rhys' increasing importance as a member of the bridge crew. Star Trek: Discovery continues to build up strong homegrown Captains, and Rhys shows he is a future leader.

Star Trek: Discovery season 5 established that Starfleet's next great starship Captain is Lt. Commander Gen Rhys (Patrick Kwok-Choon). Written by Lauren Wilkinson & Eric J. Robbins and directed by Emmanuel Osei-Kuffour, Star Trek: Discovery season 5, episode 8, "Labyrinths" brought Captain Michael Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green) and the USS Discovery to the Eternal Gallery and Archive in the Badlands where the final clue to the Progenitors' treasure is hidden. The USS Discovery's Chief Tactical Officer, Rhys becomes the lynchpin of keeping the USS Discovery safe from the Breen's Sixth Flight led by Primarch Ruhn (Tony Nappo...

Warning: Contains Spoilers for Star Trek: Discovery season 5, episode 8, "Labyrinths".

Captain Burnham's psychological test in Discovery season 5 is a form of therapy akin to Counselor Troi's techniques in Star Trek: The Next Generation. The Betazoid test designed by Dr. Derex in episode 8, pushes Burnham to confront her fears to find the Progenitors' treasure clue. By navigating her own complexities, Burnham proves worthy of protecting the treasure in an introspective journey through the human mind.

The psychological test undergone by Captain Michael Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green) in Star Trek: Discovery season 5, episode 8, "Labyrinths", is so akin to therapy that Star Trek: The Next Generation's Counselor Deanna Troi (Marina Sirtis) could have designed it. Discovery season 5, episode 8, "Labyrinths", written by Lauren Wilkinson & Eric J. Robbins, and directed by Emmanuel Osei-Kuffour, sends Burnham into a mindscape where she confronts her fears to secure the final clue to the location of the Progenitors' treasure.

“Shōgun” is officially in the drama race for the Primetime Emmys.

FX has confirmed that the once limited or anthology series heavyweight has been officially submitted and accepted in the drama categories, where it will compete against Netflix’s “The Crown,” Apple’s “The Morning Show” and Prime Video’s “Fallout.” In addition, the network has shared exclusively with Variety the complete list of 40 Emmy submissions, which includes six submissions for directing, four for writing, and two eligible guest actors. HBO’s “Game of Thrones” currently holds the record for most nominations in a single year with 32. Could FX break the monumental record?

Following the announcement that FX, Hulu, and the estate of James Clavell — who authored the novel — are working on developing more seasons of the critically acclaimed series, “Shōgun” is now officially eligible to compete in the drama races after being commissioned as limited. The move puts the...

Warning: Spoilers for Star Trek: Discovery Season 5, Episode 8 - "Labyrinths"

Star Trek: Discovery's Moll emerging as the true season 5 adversary all along. Moll's ruthless ambition to resurrect her husband L'ak threatens the galaxy, plunging the USS Discovery into a perilous battle for control. Despite Moll's deeply personal motivations, Captain Burnham must stop her at all costs to prevent a catastrophic outcome for the United Federation of Planets.

Star Trek: Discovery heads into its series finale with a major upheaval among the Breen that reveals the real Big Bad of season 5 all along. Written by Lauren Wilkinson & Eric J. Robbins and directed by Emmanuel Osei-Kuffour, Star Trek: Discovery season 5, episode 8, "Labyrinths" pits Captain Michael Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green) and the USS Discovery against the Breen led by Primarch Ruhn (Tony Nappo). Perilously allied with the Breen is Moll (Eve Harlow), who promised to lead Primarch Ruhn to the Progenitors' ancient treasure.

Dive back into Derry with Welcome to Derry, an It universe series to explore Pennywise's origins and new horrors. Director Osei-Kuffour promises a character-driven TV show with chilling terror in this eagerly anticipated series. Brace for a longer, more detailed take on Pennywise's ancient history, adding depth to the sinister character.

The upcoming HBO series Welcome to Derry will return fans of Stephen Kings It into the world of Pennywise the Clown, expanding on one of the most popular stories of the horror masters prolific career. Following the success of Andy Muschiettis two-part adaptation of It which released in 2017 and 2019, respectively the new series is looking to forge its own path through the history of the small town Pennywise terrorized every three decades, with Muschietti developing the series with sister Barbara and Jason Fuchs.

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Warning: Contains Spoilers for Star Trek: Discovery season 5, episode 8, "Labyrinths".

Moll orchestrates a coup to become the new leader of the Breen Imperium in Star Trek: Discovery season 5, episode 8. Burnham sacrifices the Progenitors' treasure clue to save the Eternal Archive in Star Trek: Discovery season 5, episode 8. Burnham faces her fears and earns the final clue in an intense mindscape test in Star Trek: Discovery season 5, episode 8.

At the end of Star Trek: Discovery season 5, episode 8, "Labyrinths", Captain Michael Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green) is forced to hand over vital information to the Breen Imperium, setting up a thrilling two-part finale. Discovery season 5, episode 8, "Labyrinths", written by Lauren Wilkinson & Eric J. Robbins, and directed by Emmanuel Osei-Kuffour, sees Burnham complete one final test to acquire the coordinates for where the Progenitors' treasure is hidden. While Burnham navigates the labyrinths of her mind, the USS Discovery, Commander Rayner (Callum Keith Rennie) and Cleveland Booker...

Welcome to Derry will focus more on character-driven storytelling than the It movies, according to director Emmanuel Osei-Kuffour Jr. The episodic TV format will allow for long-form storytelling and better character arcs, building a sense of dread and dramatic weight. The show has the opportunity to flesh out Pennywise's backstory, explore his origin story, and delve into his impact on the history and culture of Derry.

Welcome to Derry director Emmanuel Osei-Kuffour Jr. has teased how the It prequel show will compare to the movies. Following the box-office success of It and It: Chapter 2, director Andy Muschietti has joined with sister Barbara Muschietti and Jason Fuchs to develop the Welcome to Derry prequel show for HBO. While the It movies served as adaptations of Stephen King's legendary horror novel, the prequel show is set to shed more light on the character of Pennywise the Clown and his backstory.

Warning: Spoilers lie ahead for Shogun!

Shogun episode 8 showcases Toranaga's surrender and emotional moments, like Hiromatsu's seppuku and Buntaro's tea ceremony. Toranaga's hidden scheme to become shgun is revealed post-finale, with Hiromatsu's death being part of his plan. Director Emmanuel Osei-Kuffour Jr. brings authenticity to Shogun, drawing from his Japanese film experiences, enhancing emotional scenes.

In a show packed full of emotional twists and turns, Shogun episode 8 stands out as a highlight. Based on James Clavell's historical fiction novel of the same name, the FX and Hulu show centered on Kant lord Yoshii Toranaga as he becomes targeted for death by the other powerful regents in 15th century Japan. While he secretly plots a way to survive this death sentence and retain his power, he also builds a tenuous partnership with John Blackthorne, an English maritime pilot who goes from a prisoner to one of Toranaga's right-hand men.

Shogun episode 8 was,...

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Meet Hy'Rell, the Efrosian librarian in Star Trek: Discovery Season 5, Episode 8, "Labyrinths". The Breen are after ancient power to create life, putting Discovery in danger. Efrosians were last seen in the movies Star Trek IV and Star Trek VI.

Star Trek: Discovery season 5, episode 8, "Labyrinths" introduces Hy'Rell (Elena Juatco), who hails from an alien species last seen in the movies Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home and Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country. Written by Lauren Wilkinson and Eric J. Robbins and directed by Emmanuel Osei-Kuffour, "Labyrinths" brings Captain Michael Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green) and the USS Discovery to the Eternal Gallery and Archive for the final clue to the Progenitors' treasure. However, the Breen, guided by Moll (Eve Harlow), are hot on Discovery's trail and want the ancient power to create life.

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Official companion podcasts for popular TV series are not a recent phenomenon. Ever since networks realized that they couldn’t leave all the analytical fun to fans, big time TV shows have been accompanied by network-sponsored audio complements.

HBO has been a frequent producer with podcasts for its dramas like Watchmen, House of the Dragon, Succession, and more. Other networks have since gotten in on the action like Paramount Network with Yellowstone, Showtime with Dexter: New Blood, and Apple TV+ with For All Mankind.

The acclaimed American TV brand FX, however, never seemed too keen on official tie-in podcasting despite presenting many intriguing prospects over the years like The Bear and Fargo. That all changed this year when the Disney-owned company launched FX’s Shōgun: The Official Podcast to accompany the weekly release of its epic miniseries Shōgun.

The Shōgun podcast is notable in that it brings FX into the...

This article contains spoilers for Shogun episode 8.

Nobody on Shōgun can accept that Lord Yoshii Toranaga (Hiroyuki Sanada) has given up. The crises facing the great daimyo are overwhelming: his enemies are gathering in Osaka, his army has been decimated by an earthquake, and his own half-brother has betrayed him. But this is Lord Toranaga we’re talking about here! Surely the soft-spoken falconer has a plan to come out on top.

Well it turns out that Toranaga does indeed have a plan to come out on top. It just can’t proceed until everyone has well and truly accepted that he’s been defeated. And to pull off that grand trickery, something truly tragic has to happen…and happen it does in Shōgun‘s heartbreaking eighth episode “The Abyss of Life.”

No, we’re not referring to the accidental death of Toranaga’s son Nagakado (Yuki Kura), though that is quite tragic.

Warning! Spoilers ahead for Shōgun episode 8.

Director Emmanuel Osei-Kuffour reveals that the idea for the final lines in Shgun episode 8 were Hiroyuki Sanada's idea. The moment at Nagakado's grave adds clarity to Toranaga's plan and helps establish that he's "lost everything." Toranaga is now more committed to Crimson Sky than ever before.

Shōgun episode 8 director Emmanuel Osei-Kuffour breaks down the final scenes of the shocking episode. Based on a novel of the same name by James Clavell, Shōgun follows the struggle for power in feudal Japan after the death of the Taikō. The latest episode picks up after the death of Lord Toranaga's (Hiroyuki Sanada) son, and features another surprise demise, with Hiromatsu (Tokuma Nishioka) committing seppuku after a disagreement with his lord. The episode ends with Toranaga thanking both his son and Hiromatsu for giving him more time to enact his plan.

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Exclusive: The Issa Rae and Deniese Davis co-founded ColorCreative is expanding its management ranks again.

Literary manager and producer Neda Niroumand is joining the company as a Manager/Producer.

“I am delighted to welcome Neda Niroumand to the ColorCreative team,” says Talitha Watkins, president and co-founder of the management and production shingle. “With her incredible taste and impressive track record of recognizing and nurturing emerging talent, her addition will bolster our commitment to fostering diverse voices and producing inclusive content,” Watkins added.

A former literary manager at Link and a partner at Equitable Mgmt, Niroumand will report to the ColorCreative president. In her role at ColorCreative, Niroumand will play to her strengths crafting and shepherding the works of writers, directors, and “multi-hyphenate talent,” according to the company,

With a client roster that includes the likes of Black Box director Emmanuel Osei-Kuffour, documentarian and producer Jan Oxenberg, Morrisa Maltz, and Linda Burstyn,...

Of all the shows Mike Flanagan and his production company Intrepid Pictures made for Netflix – The Haunting of Hill House, The Haunting of Bly Manor, Midnight Mass, The Midnight Club, and the upcoming The Fall of the House of the Usher – the Christopher Pike-inspired The Midnight Club was the only one that was designed to be an ongoing series. The finale left the story wide open to continue… so of course Netflix went ahead and cancelled it. But Flanagan had said that if the show wasn’t renewed, he would go online and spill all of the details on what they had planned for season 2. True to his word, Flanagan took to Tumblr to reveal the Midnight Club season 2 plans soon after Netflix confirmed the show is over.

What Flanagan wrote on Tumblr is too lengthy to be posted here, but he answers a lot of the questions that...

Mike Flanagan typically shies away from jump scares in his horror, but he’s breaking all the rules with Netflix’s “The Midnight Club.”

The premiere episode of Flanagan’s latest series, co-created with Leah Fong, just set a Guinness World Record for the most scripted jump scares in a single episode of television.

“The Midnight Club” is available to stream now on Netflix.

The episode that earned the distinction, “The Final Chapter,” clocks in 21 jump scares in rapid succession during a very J-horror inspired tale. Flanagan and his creative team were presented with a certificate by a Guinness representative for the accomplishment.

Flanagan told Deadline in a statement, ““I thought, ‘We’re going to do all of them at once, and then if we do it right, a jump scare will be rendered meaningless for the rest of the series.’ It’ll just destroy it. Kill it finally until it’s dead,...

Plot: At a hospice with a mysterious history, the eight members of the Midnight Club meet each night at midnight to tell sinister stories – and to look for signs of the supernatural from the beyond.

Review: It probably goes without saying that at this point, people are going to watch The Midnight Club simply because Mike Flanagan’s name is attached to it. After the acclaim for The Haunting of Hill House, Flanagan’s The Haunting of Bly Manor was met with a slightly less enthusiastic welcome. But, Flanagan’s Midnight Mass was a masterpiece of storytelling. If the pattern holds, The Midnight Club would be a weaker entry into the horror maestro’s oeuvre of shows. Luckily, I am glad to say that the series has broken expectations. The Midnight Club is nothing like any of Flanagan’s previous films or series but impresses nonetheless by combining an original...

The name "Mike Flanagan" might as well be a license to print money these days, with "The Haunting of Hill House," "The Haunting of Bly Manor," "Midnight Mass," "Gerald's Game," "Doctor Sleep," and just about anything else he's ever put his name on developing massive and dedicated fanbases. For the most part, Flanagain deals with the horrors of adulthood, but his new Netflix series "The Midnight Club" has him firmly in the teen sphere. Based on the book of the same name by prolific YA horror author Christopher Pike, "The Midnight Club" sees a group of terminally ill youngsters sharing scary stories with one another in hospice to pass the time, coming face to face with the ghastly horrors of their own creation.

Netflix released their final teaser trailer for the series today, prominently featuring a horror legend in her sinister supportive role. "A Nightmare on Elm Street" star and...

Fivel Stewart as Hannah Copeland and Noah Centineo as Owen Hendricks in ‘The Recruit’ (Photo Courtesy Of Netflix © 2022)

Netflix has shared the first photos along with a few more details on The Recruit, a spy series created by Alexi Hawley. The photos provide our first good look at Noah Centineo (To All the Boys franchise) as a CIA newbie who’s forced to hit the ground running.

“My new show follows an unsuspecting lawyer as he’s pulled into a high stakes thrill ride through the world of international spy networks,” explained Centineo during Netflix’s Tudum fan event. Joining Centineo in the series are Laura Haddock, Aarti Mann, Colton Dunn, Fivel Stewart, and Daniel Quincy Annoh. Kristian Bruun, Vondie Curtis Hall, Byron Mann, Angel Parker, and Kaylah Zander also star in the eight-episode first season.

“It’s rare to find a fresh way into a story these days. And...

The Midnight Club, the latest Netflix series from Mike Flanagan – who previously brought us The Haunting of Hill House, The Haunting of Bly Manor, and Midnight Mass – will be reaching the streaming service on October 7th. Today, a trailer for the show has finally been released, and you can check it out in the embed above!

Drawing inspiration and its title from the 1994 novel by Christopher Pike (buy it Here), this ten episode series was created by Mike Flanagan and Leah Fong, who also serve as executive producers alongside Trevor Macy, Julia Bicknell, and Christopher Pike. The Midnight Club has the following synopsis:

At a hospice with a mysterious history, the eight members of the Midnight Club meet each night at midnight to tell sinister stories – and to look for signs of the supernatural from the beyond.

The show stars Adia, Igby Rigney, Ruth Codd, William Chris Sumpter, Aya Furukawa,...

Netflix and Mike Flanagan (“The Haunting of Hill House,” “Midnight Mass”) introduce “The Midnight Club” this Halloween, a series adaptation of Christopher Pike‘s 1994 novel that will also adapt other Pike stories.

“The Midnight Club” is set to premiere on October 7, and today we have the official trailer!

In the series, “At a manor with a mysterious history, the 8 members of the Midnight Club meet each night at midnight to tell sinister stories – and to look for signs of the supernatural from the beyond.”

Flanagan is adapting Pike’s tales alongside Leah Fong (“Once Upon a Time”), and Flanagan directed some of the episodes. But he’s not the only director for the new series.

The full lineup of directors for Netflix’s “Midnight Club” also includes…

Emmanuel Osei-Kuffour (Black Box) Axelle Carolyn (“Bly Manor,” “Creepshow”) Viet Nguyen (“Chilling Adventures of Sabrina”) Morgan Beggs (“Once Upon a Time”) Michael Fimognari...

Netflix and Mike Flanagan (“The Haunting of Hill House,” “Midnight Mass”) introduce “The Midnight Club” this Halloween, a series adaptation of Christopher Pike‘s 1994 novel that will also adapt other Pike stories. “The Midnight Club” is set to premiere on October 7, and Bloody Disgusting has just shared a pair of new images.

The stills reveal our very first look at Falasngan regular, Matt Biedel, who also appears in “Midnight Mass” and the upcoming “The Fall of the House of Usher”.

Biedel is pictured with Iman Benson who plays Ilonka.

Incredibly smart and driven, Ilonka has her plan for the future, but that comes to a screeching halt when she receives her terminal diagnosis. Her determination to survive leads her to Brightcliffe, where she hopes past cases of miraculous recoveries will help her. Biedel plays her guardian in the series.

Flanagan is adapting Pike’s tales alongside Leah Fong (“Once Upon...

Nobody's telling horror stories quite like Mike Flanagan right now. His films and TV shows are equal parts heartbreaking and terrifying. His characters are often holding onto deep-seated emotional wounds, many of which are brought painfully to the surface in the face of some monstrous threat or supernatural danger. Even when he's adapting the works of literary titans like Stephen King and Shirley Jackson, Flanagan carefully re-works and re-purposes the source material, making it firmly his own.

His latest Netflix series, "The Midnight Club," once again sees Flanagan adapting someone else's work, this time that of Christopher Pike's 1994 young adult horror novel of the same name, with "Once Upon a Time" alum Leah Fong serving as the show's co-creator. Flanagan was among the young readers who took to Pike's book upon its release and he's been hoping to adapt it to the screen ever since. With its premiere...

Netflix and Mike Flanagan introduce “The Midnight Club” this Halloween, a series adaptation of Christopher Pike‘s 1994 novel that will also adapt other Pike stories. “The Midnight Club” is set to premiere on October 7, and Empire Online has just shared a new image along with fresh insights from Flanagan.

“One of the big things we assumed was that the younger viewers could handle scares,” Flanagan tells Empire, indicating that the terror of his latest series hasn’t been toned down for a younger audience. He says of Pike’s work in general, “He wrote some pretty advanced stuff for his younger readers, and it was not at all uncommon for his teenage characters to die, pretty shockingly. His books were full of things I found really exciting and thrilling and dark.”

“So I became a bit of an addict,” Flanagan adds.

Flanagan is adapting Pike’s tales alongside Leah Fong...

Genre filmmaker Mike Flanagan and the Netflix streaming service have teamed up to bring us a lot of entertainment in recent years – Hush, Gerald’s Game, The Haunting of Hill House, The Haunting of Bly Manor, Midnight Mass. Next up is the ten episode series The Midnight Club, based on the 1994 novel by Christopher Pike (buy it Here). The Midnight Club is scheduled to be released through Netflix on October 7th – and now a batch of images from the show have arrived online to give us an early look at the characters. You can check them out at the bottom of this article.

Created by Mike Flanagan and Leah Fong, who also serve as executive producers alongside Trevor Macy, Julia Bicknell, and Christopher Pike, The Midnight Club has the following synopsis:

At a hospice with a mysterious history, the eight members of the Midnight Club meet each night at midnight to...

Up next from Netflix and Mike Flanagan (“The Haunting of Hill House,” “Midnight Mass”) is “The Midnight Club,” a series adaptation of Christopher Pike‘s 1994 novel that will also adapt other Pike stories. “The Midnight Club” is set to premiere on October 7, and a preview piece that just ran on Vanity Fair this morning is loaded with new insights – and new images.

For starters, you may be wondering which Other Christopher Pike stories are going to find their way into Netflix’s “The Midnight Club,” and Vanity Fair has spilled the beans.

The website reports, “Among the other Pike novels that will featured are Witch (1990), about a girl with mystical abilities who tries to prevent her catastrophic visions from coming true; Gimme A Kiss (1988), in which a bullied student fakes her own death as part of a twisted revenge scheme; The Wicked Heart (1993), which follows the trail of a high-school...

For much of the world, 2020 has embodied the exact traits of a well-crafted horror movie: twisted, uncompromising, and something nobody really saw coming. If nothing else, the unsettling nature of a year that has been hobbled by both a global pandemic and a divisive election cycle (among other eerie twists) is a reminder that scariness comes in many forms, and the traditional horror formula that many of us celebrate on Halloween is just one piece of the equation. Many of the movies released this year are scary in unexpected ways, either because they tap into timely anxieties or illustrate the precise nature of terror in these uncertain times.

Here are 13 recent disturbing highlights. Don’t watch them alone.

“Antebellum”

Gerard Bush and Christopher Renz’s feature debut may lack subtlety, but often makes up for it with a bone-chilling terror that suggests everything onscreen is very real. The Janelle Monae-starring...

It looked like the movie business was making strides toward something resembling normalcy in recent weeks. Yet, that seems impossible now as Regal cinemas is closing its doors again. AMC and Cinemark will try to weather the storm but, for many of us, it's still streaming time. Luckily, there is no shortage of options for those in need of a new movie to watch this weekend.

This week sees the release of Adam Sandler's new Halloween movie on Netflix, as well as several other horror movies, including the latest from Jim Cummings. We also have a new American Pie movie, an alien invasion comedy and a movie about teenagers spontaneously combusting. Here are this week's streaming selections.

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Adam Sandler is back with another Netflix original movie. Hubie Halloween centers on Hubie Dubois who thanklessly spends every Halloween making sure...

The Brain That Wouldn’t Die: Osei-Kuffour Explores Emotional Resonance in Savvy Medical Thriller

Horror and science-fiction have often been stomping grounds for exploring fantastic ideas with miraculous medical and technological breakthroughs, often displaying a suspension of disbelief in B-movie trappings which sometimes eventually seem prescient.

From Jules Verne to Paul Verhoeven, what were once lofty incredulities have either been surpassed or are morphing into helpful or insidious advancements. In the case of Black Box, the assured directorial debut of Emmanuel Osei-Kuffour, the experimental treatment at the heart of the narrative seems eerily plausible, even if previously explored in something which once seemed more frivolous in Total Recall (1990), for instance.…...

This week, Amazon Prime Video welcomed two of the first installments of their Welcome to the Blumhouse film series, The Lie and Black Box. The latter, which was co-written and directed by Emmanuel Osei-Kuffour, is centered around a father (Mamoudou Athie) struggling with amnesia who undergoes a radical medical treatment being overseen by the ambitious Doctor Brooks (Phylicia Rashad) that will hopefully help restore his memories, but his experiences inside the titular contraption leave him questioning his identity and more.

During the recent press day for Black Box, Daily Dead spoke with Osei-Kuffour about how this project initially came together, as well as his experiences collaborating with Rashad and his approach to Black Box’s unique visual style.

Congratulations on the film, Emmanuel. Was this project brought to you, or was this something that you sought out? I'm just curious how Black Box initially came together.

Emmanuel Osei-Kuffour: I did...