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Midnight at the Pera Palace is a Turkish time-travel historical drama series created by written by Elif Usman. Inspired by the 2014 historical non-fiction book titled Midnight at the Pera Palace: The Birth of Modern Istanbul by author Charles King, the Netflix series follows the story of Esra, a young journalist in modern-day Istanbul as she is tasked with writing an article about the Pera Palace Hotel and soon she is transported back in time and tries to stop a sinister plot from unfolding that could change the Turkey she knows. So, if you loved the time travel intrigue, compelling characters, and a thrilling story in Midnight at the Pera Palace here are some similar shows you should check out next.

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Dark is a German sci-fi mystery thriller series created by Baran bo Odar and Jantje Friese.

Exclusive: Rising Canadian talents Lane Webber Daniel Gravelle, June Laporte, Jordan Dawson and Hallea Jones have joined the cast of queer, indie music feature We Forgot To Break Up.

The film expands on the award-winning TIFF 2017 short film of the same name in which a young man meets up with his now-famous, former bandmates after a long absence.

The new feature will follow the story of a band of misfits who leave their small town to chase their dreams as indie rock gods in the big city.

It is billed as a love letter to the early 2000s Toronto indie music scene explored through the beating heart of a queer love triangle.

There will be original music by Torquil Campbell from the Montreal band Stars, as well as a soundtrack of early 2000s indie music from bands such as The Pixies and Cub.

Director and actress Karen Knox will direct We Forgot To Break Up,...

“Locke & Key” Season 2 debuted on Netflix in October 2021, perfect timing for Halloween, but now that the series is returning for its third and final season, you might need a refresher.

New adventures, characters and keys awaited the Locke family in Season 2 as they recovered from their first epic battle with the demon Dodge, and the second season only revealed that things were about to get even more complicated for Bode, Tyler and Kinsey.

Based on the comics by Joe Hil, Netflix’s “Locke & Key” will return to Netflix on Aug. 10. Here’s everything you need to remember from Season 2 before the final season.

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Episode 1 opens with a flashback to British Captain Frederick Gideon (Kevin Durand), who came upon the Lockes back in 1775. Gideon and his soldiers ran to the...

The adventures of the Locke family and Key House are coming to a close.

Locke & Key will conclude with its upcoming third season at Netflix.

“Once we began working on the series, we felt three seasons was the ideal length to bring the story of the Locke family and their Keyhouse adventures to a satisfying conclusion,” showrunners Carlton Cuse and Meredith Averill said in a statement on Wednesday.

“As storytellers, we are grateful that we had the opportunity to tell our version of Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez’s incredible story exactly the way we wanted. We’re keeping the magical keys, though, for our own personal use.”

The series has been a breakout hit for Netflix, landing a third season renewal well ahead of its second season debut.

“[EPs] Carlton [Cuse] and Meredith [Averill] have built an incredible world in Locke & Key, and we’re excited to have the Lockes...

Netflix’s “Locke and Key” will end after its upcoming third season, Variety has confirmed.

Based on the comic books of the same name, “Locke and Key” follows the three Locke children who, following their father’s death, move from Seattle to his family home in Massachusetts. They soon discover magical keys hidden throughout the house — appropriately called Keyhouse — that can be used to unlock secret doors. However, a demonic presence is in search of the keys as well. Season 3 of the fantasy horror series is set to release on the streamer this year.

Co-showrunners and executive producers Carlton Cuse and Meredith Averill said in a statement: “Once we began working on the series, we felt three seasons was the ideal length to bring the story of the Locke family and their Keyhouse adventures to a satisfying conclusion. As storytellers, we are grateful that we had the opportunity to tell...

There will be much more trauma for the Locke family before this story comes to a close!

Netflix has dropped the full-length trailer for Locke & Key Season 2, and it teases a lot of big moments for the family.

Dodge is still well and truly a part of the story, taking over bodies and causing a lot of mayhem for everyone concerned.

But Nina Locke has primarily been in the dark about what the kids have been getting up to, and it looks like she'll be getting some answers throughout the second season.

Nina has been none the wiser about many things, but it's clear she can't shake the feeling that more than she's being led to believe is happening.

It also begs the following question:

How will she react to everything that has happened?

"After their father is murdered under mysterious circumstances, the three Locke siblings and their mother move into their ancestral home,...

The demon known as Dodge is looking to finish what it started in Locke & Key Season 2 — and it’s ready to forge some wicked new keys to do it!

Also detailed in the new, full trailer above: mom Nina Locke (played by Darby Stanchfield) wants answers, suspecting that her kids have been hiding very big things from her!

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Hallmark Channel announced that former “Desperate Housewives” stars James Denton and Teri Hatcher are reuniting in the upcoming original film “A Kiss Before Christmas.” The film will premiere during Hallmark Channel’s annual “Countdown to Christmas” programming event. This is the first time the pair has worked together since the “Desperate Housewives” series ended in 2012.

“A Kiss Before Christmas” follows the story of Ethan Holt (Denton), a real estate development executive and married father with two teens, who learns he’s losing out on a promotion on Christmas Eve. Due to his laments paired with some Christmas magic, Holt awakes the next morning to find that his life is entirely different. He’s no longer married to his wife Joyce (Hatcher), doesn’t have his children and is CEO of his company. He has only a day to reclaim his original life.

“A Kiss Before Christmas” is from Crown Media Productions,...

Netflix just released a full-length trailer for the upcoming second season of Locke & Key (you can catch it below), and it provides a glimpse at a major new character played by Kevin Durand.

The Swamp Thing and The Strain alum has been tapped as a series regular for Seasons 2 and 3 of Locke & Key. He plays Frederick Gideon, a ruthless, charismatic, and cunning British Revolutionary War Captain, who becomes a dangerous adversary for the Locke Family. Season 2 debuts Oct 22, while production wrapped last month in Toronto on Season 3.

This marks Durand’s third series collaboration with Locke & Key executive producer/co-showrunner Carlton Cuse. Durand previously starred as Vasiliy Fet, a rat exterminator-turned-vampire hunter, on Cuse’s FX drama The Strain and recurred as mercenary Martin Keamy on ABC’s Lost, on which Cuse served as co-showrunner.

From executive producers/co-showrunners Cuse and Meredith Averill, Locke & Key is...

HBO Max announced that Season 2 of “Love Life” will premiere Oct. 28 with its first three episodes.

Then, the second three episodes of the 10-episode season will stream on Nov. 4, with the final four concluding on Nov. 11.

The second season of the romantic dramedy centers on Marcus Watkins (William Jackson Harper), who comes out of a years-long relationship and is forced to once again look for the perfect love he thought he had already found.

The season also stars Jessica Williams, Punkie Johnson and Chris “Comedian Cp” Powell. Arian Moayed, Leslie Bibb and John Earl Jelks are recurring guest stars and Maya Kazan, Ego Nwodim, Kimberly Elise, Blair Underwood, Janet Hubert, Jordan Rock and Steven Boyer are guest stars. Keith David narrates. Season 1’s Anna Kendrick, who also executive produces, Zoë Chao, Peter Vack, Sasha Compére and Nick Thune will appear.

In addition to Kendrick, “Love Life” is executive produced by showrunners Sam Boyd,...

The journey back to Keyhouse is going to be filled with more perils than before.

Netflix on Tuesday shared a first-look teaser for Locke & Key Season 2, premiering October 22, and, well, it's going to be a rough time for everyone involved.

After their father is murdered under mysterious circumstances, the three Locke siblings and their mother move into their ancestral home, Keyhouse, which they discover is full of magical keys that may be connected to their father's death.

As the Locke children explore the different keys and their unique powers, a mysterious demon awakens — and will stop at nothing to steal them.

From Carlton Cuse and Meredith Averill (The Haunting of Hill House), Locke & Key is a coming-of-age mystery about love, loss, and the unshakable bonds that define family.

The cast includes Darby Stanchfield (Nina Locke), Connor Jessup (Tyler Locke), Emilia Jones (Kinsey Locke), Jackson Robert Scott (Bode Locke...

“Locke & Key” Season 2 has finally received a premiere date and a chilling new teaser from Netflix.

The second season of the fantasy series, which will consist of 10 episodes total, will debut Oct. 22 on Netflix, the streaming service revealed in Tuesday’s date announcement video.

Watch the teaser above to see Dodge (Laysla De Oliveira)/Gabe (Griffin Gluck) and new partner Eden Hawkins (Hallea Jones) unlock their big plan for making one big, bad, lethal-looking key, as Bode (Jackson Robert Scott), Tyler (Connor Jessup) and Kinsey (Emilia Jones) try to fight back against the evil coming for the Locke family.

Here’s the logline for “Locke & Key,” which is Carlton Cuse and Meredith Averill’s adaptation of the comic book series by Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez for Idw Entertainment: “After their father is murdered under mysterious circumstances, the three Locke siblings and their mother move into their ancestral home,...

“This world had so much potential to be reborn and consumed, to be ruled,” Gabe says in the just-released teaser trailer for Locke & Key‘s second season. “It’s time to finish what I started.”

Netflix on Tuesday announced that Locke & Key — based on Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez’s graphic novels — will return for Season 2 on Friday, Oct. 22, 2021.

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Locke & Key stars Darby Stanchfield as Nina Locke,...

Netflix is reopening the doors of Keyhouse this fall. The second season of Locke & Key will premiere in October, the streamer announced on Tuesday. A specific date is not yet known.

Based on Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodríguez’s best-selling comic book series of the same name, Locke & Key stars Darby Stanchfield as Nina, Connor Jessup as Tyler, Emilia Jones as Kinsey, Jackson Robert Scott as Bode, Petrice Jones as Scot, Laysla De Oliveira as Echo/Dodge and Griffin Gluck as Gabe.

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Are you ready to return to Keyhouse?

Netflix on Tuesday announced Locke & Key Season 2 would finally receive its debut this October.

While the exact date has not been revealed, it's nice to know the series will be back on the air by the end of the year.

The announcement was made as part of the streamer's GeekedWeek event, which features announcements about its genre offerings.

While fans have been waiting a while for updates on the second season, Netflix did announce last year that it had already ordered up a third season.

“[EPs] Carlton [Cuse] and Meredith [Averill] have built an incredible world in Locke & Key, and we’re excited to have the Lockes return for more in the third season,” said Brian Wright, vice president of overall deals at Netflix in December, while Cuse added:

“We have some incredible adventures in store for the Locke family in Season 3 and could...

In today’s TV news roundup, Hulu set a premiere date for “Solar Opposites” Season 2, and Animal Planet announced “Puppy Bowl Xvii.”

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Hulu’s adult animated comedy series “Solar Opposites” will return for a second season on March 26. The series follows four aliens, Korvo (Justin Roiland), Yumyulack (Sean Giambrone), Terry (Thomas Middleditch) and Jesse (Mary Mack), who escape their exploding homes to start a new life in suburban America. The upcoming season will see the pack on a mission to protect the Pupa, a living super computer that will one day evolve, consume them and terraform the Earth. The series comes from “Rick & Morty” creator Justin Roiland and Mike McMahan. Watch the announcement below.

“Puppy Bowl Xvii” will launch its three-hour special event on Animal Planet and Discovery Plus on Feb. 7. Hosted by “Puppy Bowl” veteran Dan Schachner, it will feature 70 puppies from 22 shelters across nine Northeastern states.

Exclusive: Respected talent agent Marion Campbell Kammer has left TalentWorks after a 16-year run and has joined Buchwald.

Clients following Kammer to Buchwald include Raymond Cham Jr., Judy Reyes, Fernanda Andrade, Josh Cooke, Tamara Podemski, Matthew Del Negro, Jay Lee, and Hallea Jones (Locke & Key, Let It Snow). Kammer started at TalentWorks two years after its 2002 launch. At the agency, where she served as VP of talent, Kammer represented two comedy stars in key stages of their careers — Melissa McCarthy, whom Kammer signed while the actress was in her last season of Gilmore Girls and guided her to her breakout roles in Mike & Molly and Bridesmaids, as well as Mayim Balik, whom she...

Locke & Key has opened the door to one Season 2 cast addition, while promoting two familiar faces from the its freshman run.

Brendan Hines — whose previous TV credits include The Tick, Scorpion and Scandal (but who I’ll always remember from gone-too-soon Lie to Me — has joined the spooky Netflix series’ cast as Josh Bennett, a charismatic history teacher at Matheson Academy who harbors a secret agenda, our sister site Deadline reports.

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Exclusive: Aaron Ashmore and Hallea Jones, who recurred on the first season of Netflix’s Locke & Key, have been promoted to series regulars for season 2, and The Tick alum Brendan Hines has joined as a new series regular. Additionally, Liyou Abere has been tapped to guest star. Production on Season 2 recently resumed in Toronto amid strict Covid-19 guidelines.

An adaptation of the bestselling Idw Comics graph novels by writer Joe Hill and artist Gabriel Rodriguez, the coming-of-age supernatural drama follows the Locke siblings after their father is murdered under mysterious circumstances. The three siblings and their mother move into their ancestral home, Keyhouse, which they discover is full of magical keys that may be connected to their father’s death. As the Locke children explore the different keys and their unique powers, a mysterious demon awakens — and will stop at nothing to steal them.

Hines will play Josh Bennett,...

Entertainment industry vets Robyn Friedman and Danny Friedman have co-founded Compass Artist Management (Cam), a Toronto-based full-service talent and management agency that will rep clients for film, television, stage, new media, motion capture and voice artists in North America and around the world. The sibling duo will co-manage the firm’s roster, with an experienced executive team including Jane Cai as co-founder and VP of operations, Noreen Murphy as agent and manager of the firm’s Voice Performance Division, and Stephanie Zavitz as accounting manager.

The new venture has already established its roster with talents such as Shay Mitchell (Pretty Little Liars), Christopher Russell (Jack Ryan), Charlene Amoia (How I Met Your Mother), Hallea Jones (Locke & Key), Jarrod MacLean (Designated Survivor), Kevin Hanchard (Orphan Black) as well as stage actors Makambe Simamba, Samantha Walkes (Book of Mormon) and Simon Gagnon (Harry Potter and the Cursed Child).

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(Warning: This post contains spoilers through the Season 1 finale of Netflix’s “Locke & Key.”)

The long-awaited TV adaptation of Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez’s beloved Idw comic “Locke & Key” launched on Netflix Friday and if you’re reading this story it’s because you’ve already reached the ending of the show’s 10-episode first season and are looking for someone to unpack that big finale twist and unlock the secrets of what’s to come for Bode (Jackson Robert Scott), Tyler (Connor Jessup) and Kinsey Locke (Emilia Jones)

Well, you’ve definitely come to the right place, as TheWrap picked “Locke & Key” showrunners Meredith Averill and Carlton Cuse’s brains on these matters, and we didn’t even have to use the Head Key to get some helpful answers, starting with a breakdown of the ending’s shocking reveal: Gabe is actually the demon Dodge,...