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Netflix’s ‘Sense8’ Season 2 Reportedly Set for Special Holiday Premiere
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“Sense8” fans have been patiently waiting for the return of the Netflix series ever since it got renewed for a second season back in August of last year. Now, it looks like viewers might have a chance to see the first episode before 2016 ends.
According to Screen Crush, a “Sense8” two-hour Christmas special will debut on Friday, December 23. While Netflix has not officially confirmed the date, the streaming service’s menu showed the episode and its release date. Though the message has since been removed from the page.
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Created by Lana and Lilly Wachowski and J. Michael Straczynski, the sci-fi drama centers around eight strangers from all over the world who suddenly discover that they are all mentally and emotionally linked. The series co-stars Tuppence Middleton, Brian J. Smith, Doona Bae, Aml Ameen, Max Riemelt, Tina Desai, Miguel Ángel Silvestre and Jamie Clayton. »
- Liz Calvario
‘Big Little Lies’ Trailer: Reese Witherspoon and Nicole Kidman Aren’t Afraid to Throw Around the Word Murder
18 hours ago
Could “Big Little Lies” be the lady-powered answer to “True Detective” this spring? We live in hope, after watching the below trailer featuring Nicole Kidman, Reese Witherspoon, Shailene Woodley, Laura Dern, Alexander Skarsgård, Adam Scott, James Tupper and Zoë Kravitz.
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Bringing us into the aggressively nice world of the Monterey elite, the series features Witherspoon and Kidman as the queen bees of a community of moms “whose apparently perfect lives” (according to the official release) “unravel to the point of murder.” Get ready for no shortage of cattiness and backstabbing thanks to the pen of David E. Kelley, as the women prepare to throw each other under the bus thanks to a crime that will surely haunt all seven episodes of the series.
The early years of HBO were always been a bit lacking in estrogen, but in recent years, »
- Liz Shannon Miller
‘Nashville’ Season 5 Trailer Debuts, Cmt Announces Early One-Hour Sneak Peek of Premiere Episode
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“Nashville” fans are in for a special treat with a couple new updates on Season 5 of the country music series. First, Cmt has released a new trailer for the upcoming season which features some insight on the drama that’s in store.
The sneak peek shows Maddie (Lennon Stella) with a new love interest, Rayna (Connie Britton) and Deacon (Charles Esten) working together on a new album and Juliette (Hayden Panettiere) sitting in the plane, terrified that it will crash.
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Additionally, Cmt announced that the one-hour premiere episode will air on Thursday, December 15 at 9 p.m. Et, with the full two-hour episode to air on Thursday, January 5 at 9 p.m. The first hour of Season 5 of “Nashville” will also be available to stream on Hulu on December 16 and the full two-hour premiere available on January »
- Liz Calvario
‘Sons of Anarchy’ Sequel ‘Mayans Mc’ Ordered to Pilot at FX
19 hours ago
“Sons of Anarchy” lives on. FX has ordered the pilot “Mayans Mc,” a sequel series from Kurt Sutter and producing partner Elgin James.
Production will begin in March on the pilot, which Sutter co-wrote with James. Sutter will direct the pilot episode and serve as executive producer, while James will be co-executive producer.
Read More: ‘Sons of Anarchy’ Spinoff ‘Mayans Mc’ Gets Script Order, Inches Closer To Series At FX
According to FX, the new show “is set in a post Jax Teller world, where Ez Reyes, a prospect in the Mayan Mc charter on the Cali/Mexi border, struggles with his desire for vengeance against the cartel, and his need for respect from the women he loves.”
The Mayans club was a part of “Sons of Anarchy” and its seven seasons. (The show ended its run in 2014). “I wanted to find a strong, unique Latino voice,” Sutter said of »
- Michael Schneider
7 New Netflix Shows to Binge Watch in December 2016, and The Best Episodes of Each
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1. “Trollhunters” Season 1 (available December 23)
Why Should I Watch It? Two big reasons: First, the director of “Pan’s Labyrinth,” Guillermo del Toro, created “Trollhunters,” an animated event series about a teenager who discovers a mystical amulet that unveils a secret civilization of trolls beneath his hometown. If the Oscar nominee himself isn’t enough, there’s another creative force — in addition to the impressive voice cast of Kelsey Grammer, Ron Perlman and Charlie Saxton — to pay attention to: Said teenager is voiced by Anton Yelchin, in what’s being billed his final role. After debuting two episodes at New York Comic-Con in October, del Toro said he never even discussed replacing Yelchin. “We didn’t go into a meeting,” del Toro said. “We didn’t have a conference. […] He was a great guy to work with, he was proud of what he did, we were proud of what he did. »
- Ben Travers
Evan Rachel Wood on the ‘Westworld’ Finale: ‘People Are Going to Get Up on Their Seats and Clap’
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[Editor’s Note: spoilers below, through Episode 9 of “Westworld”]
There’s not much Evan Rachel Wood can say about the “Westworld” finale.
“It’s so hard,” Wood said about keeping the show’s many secrets. “I’m excited about being able to say things out loud again.”
Despite one more week of closely guarded twists, what Wood could tell IndieWire is enough to raise even the most excited fan’s expectations. After nine episodes of surprises — starting with Wood’s character, Dolores, killing a pesky fly in the show’s premiere — Wood sums up Episode 10, “The Bicameral Mind,” in one word: “Wow.”
IndieWire spoke with Wood about what to expect on Sunday, how she shared her own fan theories with co-stars during production, and what little she knows about Season 2.
Read More: ‘Westworld’ Review: ‘The Well-Tempered Clavier’ Goes Down the Rabbit Hole For Answers
Congratulations on the Season 2 renewal. We all kind of knew it was coming, but it »
- Ben Travers
‘Incorporated’ Review: This Vision of the Future Is Also the Scariest Show on TV
30 November 2016 8:00 PM, PST
An upcoming episode of Syfy’s future-set drama “Incorporated” begins with this: a carbon copy of the sort of starving children ads that Sally Struthers used to host in the 1990s. There’s a wistful little boy staring at the camera as he strokes his battered stuffed toy and a pleading, pitying narrator explaining how he and other children like him go days without food or clean water.
Here’s the twist: The little boy’s name is Johnny, and the narrator is speaking Chinese. For 100 yuan a day, generous Chinese souls can help the children of a broken America in the year 2073. Watching that cold open at this exact moment in our history is science fiction that might be a little too real. You can forget about “The Walking Dead” or “The Exorcist”: “Incorporated” may be the scariest show on television.
Read More: ‘Incorporated’: Why Syfy’s »
- Liz Shannon Miller
Director James Burrows on How Grant Tinker – and His Mtm Hit Factory – Changed Television
30 November 2016 6:15 PM, PST
James Burrows, perhaps the most successful TV director in history, owes his lengthy small screen career to Grant Tinker.
Tinker, who died Monday at 90, was a towering television titan who turned Mtm Enterprises into one of the most successful production companies in the 1970s, then took over NBC and led that network from worst to first in the 1980s.
But his legacy lives on, thanks to the writers, producers, directors and stars he championed during his long career. Burrows, who recently directed his 1,000th episode of television (which NBC celebrated with a primetime special), is one of them.
“I owe my entire television career to him,” Burrows told IndieWire.
Burrows was a theater director and stage manager in New York when he worked on the musical “Holly Golightly” (later retitled “Breakfast at Tiffany’s”), starring Mary Tyler Moore and Richard Chamberlain. The show closed after just four nights, but by the end, »
- Michael Schneider
‘Westworld’ Episode 10 Photos: Maeve’s Great Escape Is Set in Motion
30 November 2016 3:10 PM, PST
We’ve officially reached the Season 1 finale of “Westworld” and boy are we excited. HBO has already renewed the series for a second season, so while we might be left with a major cliffhanger at the end we’re hoping some of our questions get answered before then. Ahead of Sunday’s episode, which will include some major revelations, the network released four new images.
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In the upcoming tenth episode titled “The Bicameral Mind,” Ford (Anthony Hopkins) will finally unveil his bold new narrative. Dolores (Evan Rachel Wood) will also embrace her identity after having flashbacks of meeting Arnold, and most exciting yet, Maeve (Thandie Newton) has outlined her great escape and will set her plan in motion.
Read More: ‘Westworld’ Season Finale Trailer: Watch The Bodies Pile Up in Wild Teaser
Episode 10 is co-written by Lisa Joy and Jonathan Nolan, »
- Liz Calvario
John Oliver’s ‘Last Week Tonight’ Sticks it to Trump and His Failed University — Watch
30 November 2016 1:40 PM, PST
In recognition of President-Elect Trump settling a series of lawsuits this week (for a total of $25 million, just in time to keep Trump from testifying in court on Nov. 28), HBO has released this glorious clip from Episode 73 of John Oliver’s “Last Week Tonight,” titled “Debt Buyers.” Oliver’s show might be on hiatus until Feb. 12, 2017, but, lucky for us, he and HBO are still kicking out hilarious (and depressing) segments like this to tide us over.
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In the clip, Oliver drags Trump and his self-named university through the mud and draws a frightening comparison between Trump University’s sleazy sales tactics and Trump’s campaign tragedy strategy. What’s even spookier is this episode was filmed back in June, long before the shocking conclusion to the presidential election, which Oliver warmly referred to as “America »
- Alec McPike
‘Taboo’ New Teasers: Tom Hardy Returns From the Dead in FX Miniseries
30 November 2016 1:01 PM, PST
Before Tom Hardy fans see the actor in Christopher Nolan’s “Dunkirk” they can check him out in the upcoming miniseries “Taboo.” FX released four new promos to give viewers another sneak peek at the drama premiering early 2017.
Created by Hardy, his father Chips Hardy and Steven Knight, the eight-episode series is set in 1814 and follows James Keziah Delaney (Hardy), an adventurer who returns to London from Africa long after he’s believed to be dead. Wishing to inherit his father’s shipping empire and rebuild his life, he discovers the true nature of their legacy left behind and finds himself facing off against the East India Company.
The four new clips are titled “Little Men,” “The Prestige,” “Evil” and “Dear James,” each taking a look at Hardy and additional cast members.
“I know the evil that you do, because I was once part of it,” says Hardy in one of the teasers. »
- Liz Calvario
Netflix Adds Offline Viewing for Phones and Tablets, Allowing You to Binge-Watch ‘The Crown’ on a Plane
30 November 2016 8:50 AM, PST
Amazon pleased many Prime subscribers when it made certain streaming titles available to download and watch offline, and now Netflix is following suit. The company announced the move in a press release this morning, noting that the new feature has been requested by members hoping to, for instance, binge-watch “Stranger Things” while on a plane or in other locations with limited and/or expensive internet access.
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Viewers can now click a new download button on a film or television show’s details page and watch it later without being online. Not every title is available for offline viewing, but several Netflix Originals already are: “Orange Is the New Black,” “Narcos,” “The Crown.”
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- Michael Nordine
‘Westworld’ Finale: Twists Can’t Answer Season 1’s Biggest Question
30 November 2016 7:43 AM, PST
Everyone’s focused on getting answers in the Season 1 finale of “Westworld,” but first we need to make sure we’re asking the right questions. Amidst the speculation about Dr. Ford’s new narrative, converging timelines, and secret identities, it’s easy to lose focus about what really matters: humanity.
After all, isn’t the central question of HBO’s expansive sci-fi drama what makes a human being, you know, human? Between the moral tests facing each guest and the complex awakenings of select hosts is the quest for meaning; purpose; value as determined not by the appearance of being a member of the human race but by feelings that drive human decisions.
Thus the central question facing the finale — which must be answered in the affirmative for Season 1 to prove successful — is, “Will ‘Westworld’ rediscover its humanity?”
While we all instinctively hope to be shocked and awed by the »
- Ben Travers
‘Drunk History’ and ‘Hamilton’: Derek Waters on Getting Lin-Manuel Miranda Loaded for Comedy Central
29 November 2016 8:00 PM, PST
While Lin-Manuel Miranda has won a Pulitzer Prize and is now on the verge of an Egot, it’s unlikely that his appearance on Comedy Central’s “Drunk History” will win him any awards. Except, that is, if our hearts count as trophies.
For, even in a year packed with what can only be unimaginable, life-changing experiences, the 35-year-old multi-hyphenate is having a bit of a moment right now. If you went to the movies last weekend, you may have one of the songs he co-wrote for Disney’s “Moana” stuck in your head. And he’s also joined an elite circle of people whose lives have been forever bettered by direct interaction with Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, cameoing in videos for The Rock’s official YouTube channel.
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And he’s now using “Drunk History »
- Liz Shannon Miller
‘Sigmund and the Sea Monsters’: Sid and Marty Krofft Reviving ’70s Children’s Show for Amazon
29 November 2016 3:15 PM, PST
A 1970s television classic is getting a revival over at Amazon Studios. The premium entertainment service announced that Sid and Marty Kroft are teaming up with the company to produce a TV reboot of “Sigmund and the Sea Monsters.”
“We also look forward to reviving the classic ‘Sigmund and the Sea Monsters’ that has a strong message of friendship,” said Tara Sorensen, Head of Kids Programming at Amazon Studios.
The original “Sigmund and the Sea Monsters” was a live-action children’s show that ran for two seasons from 1973 to 1975. The new version follows the same premise of two brothers, Johnny and Scotty, who befriend Sigmund, a friendly young sea-monster who escapes from his old life and his comically dysfunctional brothers Slurp and Blurp, and hide him in their Clubhouse. The new version adds their cousin Robyn and Captain Barnabas, an ambitious sea-monster hunter portrayed by David Arquette.
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- Liz Calvario
‘Beaches’ Remake Trailer: Idina Menzel Belts ‘Wind Beneath My Wings’ in Lifetime Promo
29 November 2016 2:10 PM, PST
Early next year Lifetime will be rolling out the small screen remake of Garry Marshall’s 1988 classic “Beaches.” Starring Idina Menzel as Bette Midler’s Cc and Nia Long as Barbara Hershey’s Hillary, the first trailer for the TV revival has been released.
The new “Beaches” differs from the original in that it is set in Venice instead of the original’s Atlantic City, New Jersey. The remake follows Cc and Hillary’s friendship, spanning over several decades. The first sneak peek includes Cc’s rise to fame as a successful singer, the birth of Hillary’s daughter and the unexpected news of her tragic illness.
Menzel can also be heard singing the iconic song “Wind Beneath My Wings,” which she recorded for the film as well as “The Glory of Love,” among others.
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The »
- Liz Calvario
MTV Digital Short ‘Love Reset’ Illustrates Damning Effects Of Media Representation — Exclusive
29 November 2016 12:16 PM, PST
In “Love Reset,” the final winner of MTV’s “Look Different” campaign, a white teenage boy sees life as a video game, tallying his masculinity points, while ignoring the Indian girl who passes him, ticking off boxes on an impossible imaginary to do list. Both metaphors are apt, speaking volumes about their subjects’ vastly different daily experiences and forcing the viewer to confront the discomfort of both.
“Look Different” is MTV’s anti-bias campaign and filmmaking competition that invited emerging filmmakers to create short films on the topic of privilege – including racial, gender and sexual orientation. Three projects were chosen: “American Male,” about a closeted gay man and the pressures of masculinity, “See Me In My Black Skin,” about a white guy who dons black face for a party and wakes up black, and “Love Reset,” which premieres exclusively on IndieWire.
Read More: ‘American Male’ Exclusive Debut: MTV Tackles Privilege »
- Jude Dry
Five Things You Need to Know About DirecTV Now, At&T’s New Live Streaming TV Service
29 November 2016 11:02 AM, PST
Don’t call it a “skinny bundle.”
As At&T prepares to launch its over-the-top DirecTV Now offering on Wednesday, the company is taking pains to differentiate itself from rivals such as Sling, Playstation Vue and Hulu’s upcoming live TV service.
As an introductory price, DirecTV Now will offer more than 100 channels (its “Go Big” package) at $35 a month, and charter members will be grandfathered into that price for a period of time.
“The challenge with skinny bundles is your skinny is different from my skinny which is different from someone else’s skinny,” says Brad Bentley, executive vice president of marketing for At&T Entertainment Group.
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But it’s unclear how long that $35 offer will last, and when DirecTV Now will revert to that “Go Big” package’s normal $60 price tag. The service’s normal $35 offering (“Live a Little”) carries 60 channels. »
- Michael Schneider
‘It’s Always Sunny in Westeros’ Is a Clever ‘Game of Thrones’ Fan Mashup — Watch
29 November 2016 10:58 AM, PST
Winter is officially here on “Game of Thrones,” but that doesn’t mean there won’t be a few sunny days here and there. That, at least, is one takeaway from “It’s Always Sunny in Westeros,” a YouTube mashup of the high-fantasy drama and the comedy whose sensibilities are as black as the Night’s Watch’s uniform. Watch all the episodes, which have been helpfully compiled into one eight-minute video, below.
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All of them take the form of an “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” cold open, which begin with the gang — Charlie, Dee, Mac, Dennis and Frank — coming up with a harebrained scheme and jumping to a conclusion that’s instantly contradicted by the title of the episode in question. Here, it’s the likes of Tyrion, Sansa, Jon »
- Michael Nordine
‘Star Trek: Discovery’: Michelle Yeoh, Doug Jones, Anthony Rapp Join Cast of CBS All Access Series
29 November 2016 10:31 AM, PST
Michelle Yeoh is officially taking command. CBS confirmed this morning that the “Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon” star will in fact play a captain in “Star Trek: Discovery.” In addition, two new cast members join from very different spheres of entertainment: Broadway star Anthony Rapp and frequent Guillermo del Toro collaborator Doug Jones.
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As previously reported by Deadline, Yeoh will play Captain Georgiou of the U.S.S. Shenzhou (not the U.S.S. Discovery, the ship teased in the Comic-Con preview below). Yeoh is not officially the lead of the show, however, and will be a recurring character over the course of the series.
Yeoh’s legacy as a performer stretches from her origins as a Hong Kong action star to one of the best Bond girls ever in “Tomorrow Never Dies” to a recent recurring role in Netflix’s “Marco Polo. »
- Liz Shannon Miller
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