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Chuck Russell’s Witchboard doesn’t share much in common with Kevin S. Tenney’s cult favorite from 1986 beyond the titular spirit board. Even then, the board in question has been updated to better reflect its moniker, with the standard Ouija board of the original film swapped out for an ornate circular relic with roots in 17th-century French witchcraft. But Russell’s ostensible remake does aim to channel one thing about its source of inspiration: that giddy amusement-park spirit that marked so much ’80s horror schlock.

This Witchboard moves the action from the anonymous California setting of the original to a bustling New Orleans, where a young couple, Emily (Madison Iseman) and up-and-coming star chef Christian (Aaron Dominguez), are in the midst of opening a new bistro in the French Quarter specializing in organic ingredients. While foraging out in the woods one day, they happen upon the spirit board, lying...

2025 seems like a great year for horror fans. After all, two of the biggest horror franchises, Conjuring and Predator, are bringing their highly anticipated sequels by the end of this year. So, from haunted board games to creepy sequels, the upcoming lineup is literally looking like a buffet of nightmares just waiting to pop up on the big screen.

So, whether you like an old-school monster reimagining like Frankenstein or prefer spine-chilling franchises like Black Phone and The Strangers, this year has something for everyone. Therefore, to help you prepare your watchlist, we’ve ranked every major upcoming horror movie of 2025.

Starting with the least anticipated and climbing all the way to the one fans can’t stop screaming about, we’ve gathered a list of 16 movies across Hollywood and Spanish indie terrors that are set to keep your calendar full and your heart pounding.

16. Witchboard

Directed by horror veteran Chuck Russell,...

Get ready for some bad magic. “Stranger Things” actor Jamie Campbell Bower is willing to cut throats to find a cursed pendulum board in our exclusive Witchboard clip.

The Blob and A Nightmare on Elm Street: Dream Warriors director Chuck Russell is back this year with a remake of Kevin S. Tenney’s same-titled movie from 1986, releasing in theaters on August 15, 2025.

The new film is set in present-day New Orleans and centers on “a cursed artifact unleashes a vengeful witch, drawing a young couple into a deadly spiral of possession, temptation, and occult terror.”

Madison Iseman (I Know What You Did Last Summer), Aaron Dominguez (Only Murders in the Building), Antonia Desplat (Shantaram), and Charlie Tahan (Ozark) star.

The remake’s cast also includes Jamie Campbell Bower, who plays an occult specialist. Meet his character as he demonstrates his scrying abilities before getting lethal in the clip below.

Chuck Russell told Bloody Disgusting last year,...

Exclusive: Talent Agent John Nahai has joined the Television department at CAA, Deadline has learned.

Based in Los Angeles, Nahai’s role will have him identifying and creating acting opportunities in television for the agency’s clients.

Nahai comes to CAA from Iag (formerly APA), where he served as a Talent Agent for seven years. Throughout his career, he has represented such artists as Suzanna Son, Jacob Lofland, Madison Iseman, Santiago Cabrera, Isaiah Mustafa, and Kevin Durand.

Nahai began his career at Iag in 2015, following his graduation from Boston University, where he earned a degree in Political Science.

Recently committing funds to the AI firm Moonvalley and signing the comedy streaming service Dropout, CAA added Brent Weinstein to its senior leadership team earlier this summer.

Blumhouse Productions, aka Blumhouse, is the leader of contemporary horror. After bursting onto the scene with the lo-fi sleeper "Paranormal Activity," Blumhouse has brought famous franchises back to life with "Halloween Kills" and "Exorcist: Believer," and backed original films such as the time-loop black comedy "Happy Death Day," Jordan Peele's masterwork "Get Out," or most recently, the messy sequel, "M3GAN 2.0." Blumhouse projects can range from the outrageously campy to the terrifyingly macabre. 

During the real-life horrors of Covid-19, Blumhouse streamed its spooky creations directly into our living rooms. It was a treat to have movie releases to look forward to during Halloween of 2020, when the studio launched a film series on Amazon Prime Video called "Welcome to the Blumhouse." These four new films, according to the studio, were tied together with the theme of "family and love as redemptive or destructive forces" (via Deadline). "The Lie" and "Black Box...

https://youtu.be/2EG4SO00YRA?si=KWD7TlNJpNC1GtkS The upcoming horror film Witchboard starring Madison Iseman, Aaron Dominguez, Mel Jarnson, Charlie Tahan, Antonia Desplat and Jamie Campbell Bower is available for review! The film will be in theaters on August 15th.

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One of my most prized possessions is a poster of A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors signed by Robert Englund, so to say that I was excited to talk with Chuck Russell, the director behind the Freddy Krueger film that got me rockin' with Dokken, is an understatement.

No stranger to adding his own unique flavor to beloved franchises with his work on the third Elm Street film, the 1988 remake of The Blob, and The Mummy prequel The Scorpion King (and I would also be remiss to not mention his groundbreaking work on The Mask), Chuck Russell has made his anticipated return to horror with a reimagining of Kevin Tenney's Witchboard.

Before the film haunts theaters on August 15th, Daily Dead had the pleasure of talking with Russell about what drew him to resurrecting Witchboard with his own intriguing take on the film, the importance of...

If you thought that the first trailer for Witchboard was pretty good, wait until you see the red-band trailer for the remake of the 80s cult favorite, because it's even better. Hitting theaters on August 15, this updated version looks nothing like the 1986 original, which isn't necessarily a bad thing, as it takes things to a whole other level to deliver a horror movie that you won't soon forget.

While the new red-band trailer (seen below) does have a lot of the same imagery as the first one that was released a few weeks ago, this one is a heck of a lot bloodier, as we see things like a cat eating a severed hand, someone's throat being cut, and the pièce de résistance: someone ripping their face off to expose all the muscle and sinew that lies underneath. There's also a lot more sexuality, which was really only hinted at the first time around.

"There is such a thing as destiny, Christian, and hers is not with you..." Oh damn! The Avenue has debuted a brutal second trailer for the horror movie Witchboard, which is the old original name for Ouija boards (also called a Spirit Board). They made a Ouija board movie, and the original Witchboard was turned into a cult fave horror film in 1986 also called Witchboard. In this new update on Witchboard, Emily & Christian start a café in New Orleans, but their aspirations unravel when they find a cursed Witchboard, an ancient artifact connected to spirits. Enthralled by the Witchboard's allure, Emily slips into fixation, so Christian consults with Alexander Babtiste, a secretive occultist harboring his own evil plans. As her hold on sanity weakens, Babtiste’s intent to exploit the Witchboard’s dark force emerges during a menacing masked gala. Emily and Christian must destroy the Witchboard's hex before its...

Writer/director Kevin S. Tenney’s 1986 horror classic Witchboard (watch it Here) is getting the remake treatment couresty of director Chuck Russell, who was bringing us the likes of A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors and the remake of The Blob back in the days when Witchboard was gathering its earliest fans. JoBlo’s own Tyler Nichols was able to watch the remake last year (you can read his review at This Link) and talk to Russell and star Madison Iseman about it (you can watch the interview Here) – and a wider audience will be able to check it out when it gets a theatrical release on August 15th. With that date just a couple of weeks away, a new trailer for the film has dropped online and can be seen in the embed above.

This is a great day for the trailer to drop, because today also...

Now this is what we’re talking about. A much better Red Band trailer for director Chuck Russell’s horror return Witchboard was debuted by Collider, and this one is finally starting to feel like a horror flick from the director of Dream Warriors, The Blob, and… The Mask!

Yes, Chuck Russell directed all of the above films, and yes, we’re talking about The Mask starring Jim Carrey. Speaking of which, a dude’s face gets peeled off like a mask in the new Red Band trailer for the Witchboard remake, which we invite you to check out down below.

Look for Witchboard to release in theaters on August 15, 2025. The new film is set in present day New Orleans and centers on “a cursed artifact unleashes a vengeful witch, drawing a young couple into a deadly spiral of possession, temptation, and occult terror.”

Witchboard is rated “R” for “strong bloody violence,...

On August 15, an evil unlike any other will be unleashed — but why wait until then when you can get a taste of it right now? Today, Collider is thrilled to debut the exclusive Red Band trailer for the upcoming supernatural horror flick, Witchboard, which puts A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors helmer, Chuck Russell, back in the genre for a truly one-of-a-kind feature. Serving as a remake of Kevin Tenny’s 1986 film of the same name, the plot might look familiar, but comparing the two will certainly show the original’s age when it comes to clarity and effects. Starring Jamie Campbell Bower (Stranger Things), Madison Iseman (Annabelle Comes Home), and Aaron Dominguez (Sitting in Bars with Cake), the teaser reveals a terrifying thrill ride that you won’t want to miss.

Bower’s Alexander is conjuring up nothing but trouble in our exclusive new look at Witchboard,...

The return of director Chuck Russell to horror feels like an event. Decades after he defined a certain brand of spectacular, practical-effects-driven horror with classics like A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors and his gooey remake of The Blob, he steps back into the genre with Witchboard.

This is not a direct continuation but a complete reimagining of the 1980s slumber party staple. Russell swaps the familiar for a grander, stranger mythology. The film sets its stage in the atmospheric French Quarter of New Orleans, where we meet Emily (Madison Iseman) and Christian (Aaron Dominguez), an ambitious young couple pouring their life savings into opening a new Creole restaurant.

Their dreams take a dark turn when Emily, foraging for ingredients in the woods, unearths an ancient pendulum board. What begins as a fascination with the ornate object quickly descends into a dangerous obsession, awakening a malevolent power that has been dormant for centuries.

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Peacock is ready with an entertainment-packed August this year. The upcoming month will see the release of the much-anticipated legal drama series, The Rainmaker, as well as the streaming release of the dark comedy thriller film, Borderline. Just like every month, Peacock is ready to overload you with great content. So, we’re here to tell you about the five new movies and TV shows coming to Peacock in August 2025.

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Borderline is a dark comedy thriller film written and directed by Jimmy Warden. The 2025 film is set in the 1990s in Los Angeles, and it follows pop star and actress Sofia Minor as she comes under attack by Paul Duerson, an obsessive and deluded fan. Borderline stars Samara Weaving, Ray Nicholson, Jimmie Fails, Alba Baptista, and Eric Dane.

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The Television Academy’s inaugural Televerse festival, a celebration of TV past and present that will roughly coincide with the start of the final round of Emmys voting, has followed its initial announcement of programming — which included master classes taught by Henry Winkler and Beau Willimon, a 20th anniversary reunion of the cast and creators of Bones and this year’s TV Academy Hall of Fame induction ceremony — with an additional slate of programming.

The event, which will be open to TV Academy members and non-members, and will run Aug. 14-16 at the Jw Marriott at L.A. Live, will now also include a “State of the Industry” talk with TV Academy president Cris Abrego; a 25th anniversary reunion of the creators and stars of Queer As Folk; the premiere of the USA Network’s new series The Rainmaker, adapted from the John Grisham novel; and more.

A full breakdown...

Televerse, the Television Academy's upcoming three-day festival about all things TV, just added several new events to an already robust schedule.

Joining the previously programmed Bones 20th-anniversary panel and Henry Winkler's acting class, the cast of Queer as Folk will reunite to celebrate the groundbreaking series' 25th anniversary. Creators Daniel Lipman and Ron Cowen will be joined on stage by cast members Peter Paige, Gale Harold, Scott Lowell, Sharon Gless, Michelle Clunie, and Thea Gill for a look back.

Additionally, USA Network will be bringing its upcoming legal drama The Rainmaker for a special advanced premiere screening. After the episode, executive producer Michael Seitzman will participate in a conversation along with stars Milo Callaghan, Lana Parrilla, Madison Iseman, and P.J. Byrne.

And for all of the Interview with the Vampire fans out there, the next title in Anne Rice's Immortal Universe, Talamasca: The Secret Order will also be...

Writer/director Kevin S. Tenney’s 1986 horror classic Witchboard (watch it Here) is getting the remake treatment couresty of director Chuck Russell, who was bringing us the likes of A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors and the remake of The Blob back in the days when Witchboard was gathering its earliest fans. JoBlo’s own Tyler Nichols was able to watch the remake last year (you can read his review at This Link) and talk to Russell and star Madison Iseman about it (you can watch the interview Here) – and a wider audience will be able to check it out when it gets a theatrical release on August 15th. While we wait, Tenney was able to catch a private screening of the film, and he took to social media to share his reaction.

After he had the chance to see the new film with his wife, Tenney wrote...

When my middle-school English teacher gave the class carte blanche for our fall book reports, I was the only one whose pick had been turned into a horror movie. I Know What You Did Last Summer was currently playing in theaters back then, and I had yet to read the literary basis by Lois Duncan. So my choice felt natural. Had I known the novel varied so greatly from Jim Gillespie’s movie, though, I probably would have written about something else.

Being a young and inexperienced horror fan who preferred the genre’s most simple and overt pleasures, I initially found Duncan’s more subdued approach to a hit-and-run, as opposed to the slasher execution penned by Kevin Williamson, somehow less interesting. It wasn’t until years later that I realized my mistake.

While a more accurate interpretation of Duncan’s 1973 novel has yet to manifest on either the big or small screen,...

This summer, the new horror movie Witchboard will be hitting theaters. The film is a remake of Kevin S. Tenney's movie of the same name released in 1986, and it has some notable names from the horror genre on board.

Set to be released on Aug. 15, Witchboard is directed by Chuck Russell. Jamie Campbell Bower of Stranger Things fame is also a part of the cast. The film is rated R for "strong bloody violence, gore, language, drug content, some sexual content, and brief nudity." A sneak peek at the film can be seen by watching the new trailer below.

"In New Orleans, Emily and her fiancé Christian are opening their new dream café," the official synopsis for Witchboard reads. "But their dreams are dashed when Emily finds an ancient, cursed Witchboard, an ancient artifact that once served as a gateway to the spirit world. As Emily becomes increasingly captivated...

1997 marked the establishment of Matt Damon as a household name. His greatest accomplishment of that year, of course, is the beloved Good Will Hunting, which he co-wrote with Ben Affleck and co-starred in with Affleck and Robin Williams, catapulting him to immediate success. However, less than a month prior, he got the chance to be the leading man in The Rainmaker, an adaptation of John Grisham's 1995 novel of the same name, written and directed by The Godfather mastermind Francis Ford Coppola. In the context of Damon's career, the legal drama largely exists in the shadow of the titanic roles that came after, from The Departed to Ocean's Eleven, The Martian, and beyond. Starting on July 1, though, viewers will have a chance to revisit the acclaimed film on Paramount+.

The Rainmaker pairs Damon up with Danny DeVito in one of the It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia star's rare dramatic roles.

Hold onto your hats, horror fans, because the new trailer for the Witchboard remake is finally here, and it's nothing like the beloved 80s cult-classic. Directed by Chuck Russell, this version promises to deliver a whole new experience that's light on laughs, and heavy on supernatural thrills.

Featuring Madison Iseman (star of the USA Network's upcoming adaptation of John Grisham's The Rainmaker), the Witchboard trailer kicks off with a bang, showcasing not the Ouija board that was at the heart of the 1986 film, but a pendulum board, which, we guess is kind of scary? "There are powerful forces at play," says Jamie Campbell Bower's character of Alexander Babtiste shortly thereafter as we're treated to some erotic scenes before Iseman is assaulted by disembodied hands coming up from her mattress to grab her. Kind of cliché, but not bad. From there, the trailer descends into an all-out assault on the senses,...

"We must journey back to she who carved this board... to stir its dark magic." The Avenue has revealed an official trailer for a horror movie called Witchboard, which is the old original name for the haunted Ouija board (also called a Spirit Board). Yes they already made a Ouija board movie, and the original Witchboard was turned into a cult fave horror film in 1986 also called Witchboard. In this new update on Witchboard, Emily & Christian start a café in New Orleans, but their aspirations unravel when Emily discovers a cursed Witchboard, an ancient artifact connected to spirits. Enthralled by the Witchboard's allure, Emily slips into fixation, leading Christian to consult with Alexander Babtiste, a secretive occultist harboring his own evil plans. As Emily's hold on sanity weakens, Babtiste’s intent to exploit the Witchboard’s dark force emerges during a menacing masked gala. Emily and Christian must destroy the...

In the early ’90s, I rode my bike to Van Lee’s Video, a local video rental store. In the back of the shop, a darkened room housed the horror section and two arcade cabinets: Street Fighter II: Championship Edition and Mortal Kombat II. It’s where all the cool kids would hang out. Surrounded by familiar faces like Freddy Krueger and Jason Voorhees, movies like Waxwork, Evil Toons, Phantasm, and others lined the slotted, mirrored walls. Among the collection was Kevin Tenney’s Witchboard, the type of horror movie you watched when your parents weren’t around. Today, The Avenue and Atlas Distribution Company are conjuring up a trailer and poster for Chuck Russell’s re-imagined Witchboard, starring Madison Iseman and Aaron Dominguez.

Here’s the official synopsis for Witchboard:

“From legendary director Chuck Russell, Witchboard resurrects the ’80’s horror classic with a chilling new vision. In present-day New Orleans,...

The Blob and A Nightmare on Elm Street: Dream Warriors director Chuck Russell is back this year with Witchboard, a remake of Kevin S. Tenney’s same-titled movie from 1986. The brand new trailer has arrived today to conjure up bad magic.

Look for Witchboard to release on August 15, 2025.

The new film is set in present day New Orleans and centers on “a cursed artifact unleashes a vengeful witch, drawing a young couple into a deadly spiral of possession, temptation, and occult terror.”

Madison Iseman (I Know What You Did Last Summer), Aaron Dominguez (Only Murders in the Building), Antonia Desplat (Shantaram) and Charlie Tahan (Ozark) star.

The remake’s cast also includes Jamie Campbell Bower (“Stranger Things”).

Chuck Russell told Bloody Disgusting last year, “I wanted to get back to the horror genre. I’ve been keeping an eye out for that over the course of my career, and I...

Writer/director Kevin S. Tenney’s 1986 horror classic Witchboard (watch it Here) is getting the remake treatment couresty of director Chuck Russell, who was bringing us the likes of A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors and the remake of The Blob back in the days when Witchboard was gathering its earliest fans. JoBlo’s own Tyler Nichols was able to watch the remake last year (you can read his review at This Link) and talk to Russell and star Madison Iseman about it (you can watch the interview Here) – and now, we finally know when a wider audience will be able to check it out. The Witchboard remake is set to be released on August 15th – and with that date right around the corner, the Motion Picture Association ratings board has given the film an R rating for strong bloody violence, gore, language, drug content, some sexual content and brief nudity.

Chuck Russell (A Nightmare on Elm Street: Dream Warriors, The Blob) is back this year with Witchboard, a remake of Kevin S. Tenney’s same-titled movie from 1986.

The upcoming Witchboard remake has been rated “R” this week for… “strong bloody violence, gore, language, drug content, some sexual content and brief nudity.”

Look for Witchboard to release on August 15, 2025.

In the film…

“Emily, her fiancé Christian and a group of their friends open an organic café, refurbishing an old carriage house in New Orleans’ French Quarter. But a darkness descends over Emily when she discovers an ancient pendulum board, once used to summon spirits.

“Christian seeks help for Emily from occult expert Alexander Babtiste, but Babtiste has secrets of his own, knowing the fateful bloodlines that binds them all to the Witchboard. A modern coven of White Witches, a masked ball at Babtiste’s mansion, and the legacy of Naga Soth,...

The new legal drama series “The Rainmaker”, written and executive produced by showrunner Michael Seitzman, based on the best-selling novel by John Grisham, stars Lana Parrilla, Madison Iseman, John Slattery, P.J. Byrne, Dan Fogler, Wade Briggs and Robyn Cara, debuting August 15, 2025 on USA Network and August 22, 2025 streaming on Peacock:

‘…’Rudy Baylor’, fresh out of law school, goes head-to-head with courtroom lion ‘Leo Drummond’ as well as his law school girlfriend, ‘Sarah’.

“Rudy, along with his boss, ‘Bruiser’, and her paralegal, ‘Deck’, uncover two connected conspiracies surrounding the mysterious death of their client’s son.”

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The Rainmaker — Episode 110 — Pictured: (l-r) — (Photo by: Christopher Barr/USA Network) Some tales are just meant to be retold! John Grisham’s legal classic, The Rainmaker, first enthralled readers as a best-selling book, then as a feature film, and now returns as a brand-new series hitting your TV screens! What is it about this tale that keeps drawing us in? Maybe it’s the classic David-and-Goliath legal battle, the sparks of dangerous romance, or the compelling coming-of-age journey. For us, above all, it’s the unforgettable characters who jump right off the page, and we hear they’re even more dynamic in this new show. Plus, get ready to meet your next TV crush: Milo Callaghan, starring as Rudy Baylor! The series plunges us into the world of Rudy Baylor, a lawyer fresh out of law school, who finds himself going head-to-head with the formidable courtroom veteran Leo Drummond (played...

USA Network drops the first trailer for the cable TV remake of Matt Damon's 1997 crime thriller The Rainmaker. The movie was based on John Grisham’s novel of the same name, starring Damon as struggling new attorney Rudy Baylor, Mickey Rourke as his shady boss, and Danny DeVito as paralegal Deck Shifflet. In USA's 10-episode legal drama, scheduled to arrive on August 15, Milo Callaghan has taken the torch as the young lawyer.

Now, USA Network has unveiled the first trailer for The Rainmaker television remake, offering a look at Callaghan's titular lawyer, who goes head-to-head with John Slattery's courtroom lion, Leo F. Drummond. The trailer sees a further blend of legal drama and crime thriller that expands the original story as well as teasing new and important characters in the upcoming courtroom conflicts. Check out the trailer below:

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USA Network has released the official trailer for the upcoming series The Rainmaker, based on the best-selling John Grisham novel of the same name.

Newcomer Milo Callaghan, best known for the Disney+ series Rivals, will star as Rudy Baylor, the role played by Matt Damon in the 1997 movie adaptation.

Rudy Baylor, who is fresh out of law school, goes head-to-head with courtroom lion Leo Drummond as well as his law school girlfriend, Sarah. Rudy, along with his boss, Bruiser, and her disheveled paralegal, Deck, uncover two connected conspiracies surrounding the mysterious death of their client’s son.

Also starring in the TV series are John Slattery, Lana Parrilla, Madison Iseman, P.J. Byrne, Dan Fogler, Wade Briggs and Robyn Cara.

The Rainmaker premieres on USA on August 15 at 10pm Et/Pt and episodes will be available to stream on Peacock one week after air.

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If you have been missing The Lincoln Lawyer on Netflix and are tired of waiting for season 4, your next legal drama obsession is coming to the USA Network and Peacock this summer. Another crime novel comes to life on the small screen, and just like the good page-turning bestseller its based on, The Rainmaker will have us hooked and ready to binge all summer long.

On June 4, USA Network announced the release date and revealed the official trailer for the new legal drama series. The Rainmaker premieres on Friday, Aug. 15, 2025 at 10 p.m. Et/Pt on the USA Network. The episodes will be available to stream exclusively on Peacock one week after their televised airings, meaning you don't have to have USA to watch the series, just look out for spoilers!

The Rainmaker release date and trailer revealed by USA Network

Beyond the release date reveal, the cable network also shared the show's official trailer,...

USA's first trailer for a new take on the 1995 John Grisham novel, The Rainmaker, has arrived. The novel was famously adapted into a movie in 1997, starring Matt Damon, Jon Voight, Mickey Rourke, and Danny DeVito. Now, a television series premieres on August 15 on USA. The series will consist of 10 hour-long episodes. Starring in the series are Milo Callaghan, John Slattery, Lana Parrilla, Madison Iseman, P.J. Byrne, Dan Fogler, Wade Briggs, and Robyn Cara. Callaghan stars as main character Rudy Baylor, a burgeoning lawyer who, in the trailer, gets fired almost immediately from his first big job at a major firm. Now tasked with finding a place that will take his hot-headed nature, he ends up working for Jocelyn 'Bruiser' Stone, played by Parrilla, who pushes Rudy, asking if he has what it takes to be a Rainmaker.

The logline for The Rainmaker reads:

"Based on the best-selling novel by John Grisham,...

We’re calling it the official return of Blue Sky programming, and it can’t come too soon.

If you’ve been pining for the heyday of USA Network — when law was a little looser, characters were a little quirkier, and drama still knew how to have fun —The Rainmaker might just be the comeback you’ve been waiting for.

Today, the official trailer was released, and we admit it. It knocks our socks off.

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From the mind of John Grisham and the producers at Blumhouse and Lionsgate, The Rainmaker premieres on August 15 on USA, with episodes available on Peacock one week later.

It stars Milo Callaghan as Rudy Baylor, a scrappy new lawyer who loses one job before lunch and lands another under Lana Parilla‘s Bruiser, a no-nonsense attorney who runs her firm out of a rehabbed Taco Hut.

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USA Network has dropped the first trailer for the series adaptation of John Grisham’s “The Rainmaker.”

In the trailer, which can be seen below, Rudy Baylor (Milo Callaghan) loses his job at a prestigious law firm on his first day. With no other options, he is forced to work for a lawyer (Lana Parilla) operating out of an old fast food restaurant. But once he takes on his first case, he discovers two connected conspiracies surrounding the death of a client’s son, putting him at odds with not only his old boss but also his girlfriend.

The cast of the series also includes John Slattery, Madison Iseman, P.J. Byrne, Dan Fogler, Wade Briggs and Robyn Cara. “The Rainmaker” will premiere on USA Network on Aug. 15 at 10 p.m. Et/Pt, with episodes available to stream on Peacock one week after their linear debut.

Michael Seitzman serves as executive producer and showrunner.

USA Network has set August 15 for the premiere of The Rainmaker, USA’s upcoming legal drama series based on the John Grisham novel. The network also released the first trailer and some first-look photos.

“I’ve always wanted to be a lawyer,” says Milo Callaghan’s Ruby Baylor on the first day of his new job at a prestigious law firm in the trailer. Unfortunately, he’s also promptly fired because he “can’t back down from a fight.”

From showrunner and executive producer Michael Seitzman, the Lionsgate and Blumhouse series follows Rudy Baylor (Milo Callaghan) who, fresh out of law school, goes head-to-head with courtroom lion Leo Drummond (John Slattery) and his law school girlfriend Sarah Plankmore (Madison Iseman). Rudy, along with his boss (Lana Parrilla) and her disheveled paralegal, uncover two connected conspiracies surrounding the mysterious death of their client’s son.

Case also includes Madison Iseman, P.J. Byrne,...

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A little bit of sex is always appreciated in movies and TV shows, and a lot of it also doesn’t go unnoticed. I am looking at you, Fifty Shades of Grey, and its half-a-billion-dollar box office earnings. If you also love steamy movies and shows, then this article is for you, as we are here to list the most erotic films and TV shows you can find on Prime Video. So, here are the steamiest movies and TV shows you should watch on Prime Video.

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My Fault: London is a British romantic drama film co-directed by Dani Girdwood and Charlotte Fassler from a screenplay by Melissa Osborne. Based on the 2017 novel Culpa mía by Mercedes Ron, the 2025 film is a remake of the 2023 Spanish film, My Fault. It follows Noah,...

Oscar winners Marisa Tomei and Sam Rockwell plus Chris Messina and Ivan Martin are set to star in zombie comedy “Hellhound” for director Zach Golden (“High Heart”)

Newly-formed sales company Vaneast Pictures, owned by Danielle Gasher, is launching sales in Cannes.

Written by Golden Martin, the film will be produced by Joseph Restaino and Tony Stopperan (“Amber Alert”) from Hungry Bull Productions alongside Martin and Golden.

In “Hellhound,” when a zombie outbreak hits small-town New York, a washed-up veterinarian must team up with his ex-wife and her new cop boyfriend to stop President William White and his right-hand man General Graves from destroying NYC. It’s a battle of zombies, power, and unresolved feelings — and the fate of millions rests in the hands of a guy who’s already given up.

“We are thrilled to bring Zach Golden’s and Ivan’s Martin’s fun, exciting, action packed script to life,...

Versant has locked in its programming slate ahead of the cable network portfolio’s spinoff from Comcast and NBCUniversal later this year, with 16 original series, as well as live events like WWE Smackdown and the Critics Choice Awards.

The lineup kicks off with Kristin Cavallari taking her “Let’s Be Honest” podcast on the road on with “Honestly Cavallari: The Headline Tour” premiering June 4 at 10 p.m. Et/Pt on E! with two back-to-back episodes, while “Revival” premieres on Syfy on June 12 at 10 p.m. Et.

Also premiering this summer is E!’s “Plastic Surgery Rewind” hosted by Michelle Versage, and USA Network’s series adaptation of John Grisham’s “The Rainmaker,” starring Milo Callaghan, John Slattery, Lana Parrilla, Madison Iseman, P.J. Byrne, Dan Fogler, Wade Briggs and Robyn Cara.

Then in the fall, WWE Legend Braun Strowman as he eats his way across America in “Everything On The Menu...

Writer/director Kevin S. Tenney’s 1986 horror classic Witchboard (watch it Here) is getting the remake treatment couresty of director Chuck Russell, who was bringing us the likes of A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors and the remake of The Blob back in the days when Witchboard was gathering its earliest fans. JoBlo’s own Tyler Nichols was able to watch the remake last year (you can read his review at This Link) and talk to Russell and star Madison Iseman about it (you can watch the interview Here) – and now, we finally know when a wider audience will be able to check it out. Collider reports that the Witchboard remake is set to be released on August 15th. Collider also unveiled a new image from the film, and you can take a look at that at the bottom of this article.

According to Deadline, Russell intended to...

The director of two fan favorite horror films from the 1980s, Chuck Russell is back this year with Witchboard, a remake of Kevin S. Tenney’s same-titled movie from 1986. In the film, “Friends playing with an Ouija board at a late-night party unleash a demonic spirit who begins hunting them.”

In addition to sharing a brand new image from Chuck Russell’s Witchboard remake this week (seen below), Collider has announced that the film will be released on August 15, 2025.

Expect a new trailer soon.

Here’s the full plot synopsis for the remake…

“Emily, her fiancé Christian and a group of their friends open an organic café, refurbishing an old carriage house in New Orleans’ French Quarter. But a darkness descends over Emily when she discovers an ancient pendulum board, once used to summon spirits.

“Christian seeks help for Emily from occult expert Alexander Babtiste, but Babtiste has secrets of his own,...

Modern horror reimaginings of classic films aren’t all that uncommon, and the latest to fall into this genre just got a thrilling new look. We’re elated to partner with The Avenue and Atlas Distributing as part of Collider’s Exclusive Preview event to unveil a new image from Witchboard, the upcoming film starring Jamie Campbell Bower. Witchboard is a reimagining of the 1986 film of the same name, but it will feature an entirely new cast. The film tells the story of an ancient witchboard that unleashes a long-dead witch who wreaks murderous mayhem in present-day New Orleans. In addition to Bower, Madison Iseman, Aaron Dominguez, Melanie Jarnson, Charlie Tahan, and Antonia Desplat will also star in the film, which was written by Chuck Russell and Greg McKay, with Russell directing. The reimagining is inspired by Kevin Tenney’s classic Witchboard screenplay and will be released on August 15.

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Sony Pictures’ Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle revived the beloved 1995 classic with a bold, modern twist—reimagining the mysterious board game as a retro-style video game that drew players directly into its world.

Instead of the jungle spilling into suburbia, this film flipped the script: the jungle consumed its players via video game. Four high school students were sucked into the game and took on avatars wildly different from their real-world selves, turning the adventure into a body-swap comedy with a digital edge.

In the movie, Dwayne Johnson embodied a socially awkward gamer trapped in a heroic explorer’s frame, while Kevin Hart portrayed a confident jock who ended up as a short, fast-talking zoologist.

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The Jumanji franchise kicked off with the 1995 film based on Chris Van Allsburg's 1981 children's picture book of the same name. Jumanji starred Kirsten Dunst and Bradley Pierce as Judy and Peter Shepherd, two kid siblings who unleash the fantastical, terrifying jungle world held within the film's eponymous board game. The film also starred Robin Williams as Alan Parrish, the adult...

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Milo Callaghan and P.J. Byrne were spotted on the set of the upcoming TV show on Thursday (January 9) in Dublin, Ireland.

Here is USA’s official synopsis of the show: “Fresh out of law school, Rudy Baylor (Callaghan) goes head-to-head with courtroom lion Leo Drummond (John Slattery) as well as his law school girlfriend (Madison Iseman). Rudy, along with his boss and her disheveled paralegal, uncover two connected conspiracies surrounding the mysterious death of their client’s son.”

Lana Parrilla and Dan Fogler will also star in the series.

Milo was most recently seen in the Disney+ series Rivals and the movie The Strangers: Chapter 1.

Browse through the gallery for more photos from set…...

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A remake of Witchboard is on the way from Dream Warriors and The Blob director Chuck Russell, and a fresh new image from the horror remake has been conjured up on Halloween.

Madison Iseman (I Know What You Did Last Summer), Aaron Dominguez (Only Murders in the Building), Antonia Desplat (Shantaram), Jamie Campbell Bower (“Stranger Things”), and Charlie Tahan (Ozark) star.

In Witchboard, “Emily (Iseman) and her fiancé Christian (Dominguez) are opening a café in New Orleans, but their plans take a dark turn when Emily discovers an ancient Witchboard, a mystical artifact once used to summon spirits. As Emily becomes obsessed with its power, Christian seeks the help of occult expert Alexander Babtiste, who harbors his own dark secrets. Babtiste draws the couple further into the occult where they find themselves in a race against time to break the board’s deadly curse before Emily becomes its next victim.

Writer/director Kevin S. Tenney’s 1986 horror classic Witchboard (watch it Here) is getting the remake treatment couresty of director Chuck Russell, who was bringing us the likes of A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors and the remake of The Blob back in the days when Witchboard was gathering its earliest fans. The Witchboard remake doesn’t have a release date yet, but JoBlo’s own Tyler Nichols was able to watch it earlier this year (you can read his review at This Link) and talk to Russell and star Madison Iseman about it (you can watch the interview Here), so hopefully it won’t be much longer before more of us have the chance to see the movie. Highland Film Group has just come on board to handle the international distribution rights – and while they prepare to launch sales at the American Film Market, a new image...