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Wynonna Earp is a really entertaining supernatural western action-drama series created by Emily Andras. Based on the comic book series of the same name by Beau Smith, the Syfy series follows the titular character played by Melanie Scrofano, a high-functioning alcoholic who happens to be a direct descendant of the legendary lawman and gunslinger Wyatt Earp. Because of a family curse, Wynonna now has to kill the men and women Wyatt Earp killed in his time because all of them have become revenants or demons, who are walking the earth in the present. Wynonna has the help of the very sexy gun named Peacemaker and her family and friends. Three years after ending its run we have a special titled Wynonna Earp: Vengeance with all the main cast returning. So, if you loved the supernatural thrills, great action,...
Wynonna Earp is a really entertaining supernatural western action-drama series created by Emily Andras. Based on the comic book series of the same name by Beau Smith, the Syfy series follows the titular character played by Melanie Scrofano, a high-functioning alcoholic who happens to be a direct descendant of the legendary lawman and gunslinger Wyatt Earp. Because of a family curse, Wynonna now has to kill the men and women Wyatt Earp killed in his time because all of them have become revenants or demons, who are walking the earth in the present. Wynonna has the help of the very sexy gun named Peacemaker and her family and friends. Three years after ending its run we have a special titled Wynonna Earp: Vengeance with all the main cast returning. So, if you loved the supernatural thrills, great action,...
- 9/17/2024
- by Kulwant Singh
- Cinema Blind
More wrangling of the Walter Boys by one Jackie Howard (Nikki Rodriguez) and their mother Katherine (Sarah Rafferty) lies in store as the second season of the popular YA Netflix series My Life With the Walter Boys is on its way.
Netflix swiftly renewed the show for another installment after Season 1 arrived at the end of 2023. The second season recently entered production.
Read on for everything else we know about My Life With the Walter Boys Season 2:
When will My Life With the Walter Boys Season 2 come out?
A release date has not yet been set for the next season.
Is My Life With the Walter Boys Season 2 in production?
Yes! Season 2 has officially begun production in Calgary, Canada.
Who will be in My Life With the Walter Boys Season 2?
Returning series regulars in addition to Rodriguez and Rafferty include Marc Blucas, who plays Katherine’s husband George, Noa Lalonde who plays Cole Walter,...
Netflix swiftly renewed the show for another installment after Season 1 arrived at the end of 2023. The second season recently entered production.
Read on for everything else we know about My Life With the Walter Boys Season 2:
When will My Life With the Walter Boys Season 2 come out?
A release date has not yet been set for the next season.
Is My Life With the Walter Boys Season 2 in production?
Yes! Season 2 has officially begun production in Calgary, Canada.
Who will be in My Life With the Walter Boys Season 2?
Returning series regulars in addition to Rodriguez and Rafferty include Marc Blucas, who plays Katherine’s husband George, Noa Lalonde who plays Cole Walter,...
- 8/22/2024
- by Dessi Gomez
- Deadline Film + TV
The Union is a spy action comedy-thriller film directed by Julian Farino from a screenplay co-written by Joe Barton and David Guggenheim. The Netflix film follows the story of Mike McKenna, a simple construction who gets roped into the world of espionage by his ex-girlfriend from high school. The Union stars Mark Wahlberg and Halle Berry in the lead roles with Mike Colter, Jessica De Gouw, Alice Lee, J.K. Simmons, and Lorraine Bracco starring in supporting roles. So, if you loved the action, comedy, the world of spies, and the romance between the leading duo in The Union, here are some similar movies you should check out next.
Ghosted (Apple TV+) Credit – Apple TV+
Ghosted is a romantic comedy and action-adventure film directed by Dexter Fletcher from a screenplay co-written by Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick, Chris McKenna, and Erik Sommers. The 2023 film follows the story of Cole, a simple farmer...
Ghosted (Apple TV+) Credit – Apple TV+
Ghosted is a romantic comedy and action-adventure film directed by Dexter Fletcher from a screenplay co-written by Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick, Chris McKenna, and Erik Sommers. The 2023 film follows the story of Cole, a simple farmer...
- 8/16/2024
- by Kulwant Singh
- Cinema Blind
Where are all the My Life with the Walter Boys fans? Get ready to jump for joy because you're going to love what we're about to say. The cameras have officially started rolling on the highly anticipated second season! This means we're one step closer to seeing Jackie, Cole, Alex, and the rest of our favorite characters back on our screens.
We had learned of several rumored production schedules. Initially, filming was rumored to start in mid-May 2024. Then, there was a rumor that production got pushed back to July. Now, we have confirmation that the cast and crew have begun shooting My Life with the Walter Boys season 2 in Calgary, Canada. Netflix announced this good news via its official X account. Along with the announcement, the streaming giant shared a photo of Nikki Rodriguez (Jackie), Noah Lalonde (Cole), and Ashby Gentry (Alex). Check it out below.
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We had learned of several rumored production schedules. Initially, filming was rumored to start in mid-May 2024. Then, there was a rumor that production got pushed back to July. Now, we have confirmation that the cast and crew have begun shooting My Life with the Walter Boys season 2 in Calgary, Canada. Netflix announced this good news via its official X account. Along with the announcement, the streaming giant shared a photo of Nikki Rodriguez (Jackie), Noah Lalonde (Cole), and Ashby Gentry (Alex). Check it out below.
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- 8/14/2024
- by Crystal George
- Netflix Life
The cast of Netflix’s My Life With the Walter Boys is back on set as production has officially begun on Season 2 in Calgary, Canada.
Showrunner Melanie Halsall is back to steer the ship for the second installment, and Ed Glauser will executive produce the series once again. Jason Priestley, who directed two episodes from Season 1, will return to direct multiple episodes and will also serve as a producer this season.
Becky Hartman Edwards is also joining as an executive producer for Season 2, likely as a seasoned hand to help guide the crew into uncharted territory, as there is no source material for this second season. She is a producer and writer known for Firefly Lane, The Bold Type, Switched at Birth, Parenthood and more.
Author Ali Novak previously announced that she is writing a sequel to the bestselling novel, but she assured that “one of the content that I...
Showrunner Melanie Halsall is back to steer the ship for the second installment, and Ed Glauser will executive produce the series once again. Jason Priestley, who directed two episodes from Season 1, will return to direct multiple episodes and will also serve as a producer this season.
Becky Hartman Edwards is also joining as an executive producer for Season 2, likely as a seasoned hand to help guide the crew into uncharted territory, as there is no source material for this second season. She is a producer and writer known for Firefly Lane, The Bold Type, Switched at Birth, Parenthood and more.
Author Ali Novak previously announced that she is writing a sequel to the bestselling novel, but she assured that “one of the content that I...
- 8/14/2024
- by Katie Campione
- Deadline Film + TV
Mission: Cross is a South Korean romantic action comedy film written and directed by Lee Myung-hoon. The Netflix film follows the story of Park Kang-moo, an agent turned househusband who is married to Kang Mi-Seon, a detective who doesn’t know anything about her husband’s past. When Park Kang-moo gets entangled in a perilous mission his real identity comes out in front of his wife, which puts their marriage in danger. So, if you loved the romance, action, and comedy in Netflix’s South Korean film Mission: Cross here are some similar films you could watch next.
True Lies (Hulu & Rent on Prime Video) Credit – 20th Century Fox
True Lies is a romantic action comedy film written and directed by James Cameron. Based on a 1991 French spy comedy film titled La Totale! by Claude Zidi, Simon Michaël, and Didier Kaminka. The 1994 film follows the story of Harry, a secret...
True Lies (Hulu & Rent on Prime Video) Credit – 20th Century Fox
True Lies is a romantic action comedy film written and directed by James Cameron. Based on a 1991 French spy comedy film titled La Totale! by Claude Zidi, Simon Michaël, and Didier Kaminka. The 1994 film follows the story of Harry, a secret...
- 8/10/2024
- by Kulwant Singh
- Cinema Blind
Legendary country star Dolly Parton was an uncredited executive producer on the Buffy the Vampire Slayer TV series, as the show came from her production company Sandollar Productions, which she co-founded with her former manager, Sandy Gallin. So if there’s anyone who should have an idea of what’s going on with the Buffy reboot that was announced some years back, it’s Dolly – and she said it’s still in the works.
Five and a half years have gone by since it was announced that a reboot of Buffy the Vampire Slayer was in development with Monica Owusu-Breen, co-creator of the TV show Midnight, Texas, writing, executive producing, and serving as showrunner. It was said that the new show would be “contemporary, building on the mythology of the original”. A year and a half ago, Owusu-Breen’s fellow executive producer Gail Berman said the project was “on pause...
Five and a half years have gone by since it was announced that a reboot of Buffy the Vampire Slayer was in development with Monica Owusu-Breen, co-creator of the TV show Midnight, Texas, writing, executive producing, and serving as showrunner. It was said that the new show would be “contemporary, building on the mythology of the original”. A year and a half ago, Owusu-Breen’s fellow executive producer Gail Berman said the project was “on pause...
- 1/30/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
What if your significant other had a secret life and instead of cheating on you she was carrying out assassinations? Well find out the answer to that in Kaley Cuoco‘s action thriller film Role Play in which she stars as Emma, a wife, mother, and an assassin but when her husband Dave finds out about her he goes across the world to find out the complete truth and if possible help his wife. Role Play also stars David Oyelowo, Connie Nielsen, Bill Nighy, Sonita Henry, and Rudi Dharmalingam. So, if you loved the Prime Video film here are some similar movies you could watch next.
Killers (Tubi & Prime Video Add-On) Credit – Lionsgate Movies
Well if you loved Role Play, you will find Killers very entertaining as both films have the same concept. Directed by Robert Luketic, the 2010 film revolves around a picture-perfect couple living their happy lives in suburbia...
Killers (Tubi & Prime Video Add-On) Credit – Lionsgate Movies
Well if you loved Role Play, you will find Killers very entertaining as both films have the same concept. Directed by Robert Luketic, the 2010 film revolves around a picture-perfect couple living their happy lives in suburbia...
- 1/17/2024
- by Kulwant Singh
- Cinema Blind
To no surprise, My Life with the Walter Boys is returning for a second season. The Netflix young adult drama debuted two weeks ago, and it has topped the streamer's global TV list and received more than 20 million viewers since its release.
Starring Nikki Rodriguez, Noah Lalonde, Ashby Gentry, Johnny Link, Corey Fogelmanis, Connor Stanhope, Zoë Soul, Jaylan Evans, Sarah Rafferty, and Marc Blucas, the series follows Jackie (Rodriguez) as she moves in with her guardian Katherine and her family after the death of her own family. Trouble brews as Jackie deals with her feelings for two of Katherine’s sons.
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Starring Nikki Rodriguez, Noah Lalonde, Ashby Gentry, Johnny Link, Corey Fogelmanis, Connor Stanhope, Zoë Soul, Jaylan Evans, Sarah Rafferty, and Marc Blucas, the series follows Jackie (Rodriguez) as she moves in with her guardian Katherine and her family after the death of her own family. Trouble brews as Jackie deals with her feelings for two of Katherine’s sons.
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- 12/20/2023
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Netflix has renewed “My Life With the Walter Boys” for a second season.
The series is based on a WattPad novel of the same name by Ali Novak, which has since been published as a book. The coming of age story that follows fifteen-year-old Manhattanite Jackie Howard (Nikki Rodriguez) after losing her family in a tragic accident. Jackie leaves behind her privileged and proper life in New York and moves to rural Colorado to be with her guardian — her mother’s best friend, Katherine (Sarah Rafferty), who is raising ten kids with her husband, George (Marc Blucas). While settling into her new, chaotic countryside home, Jackie is determined to stay focused on her dream of getting into Princeton, all while wrapping her head around her feelings for two very different Walter brothers: the reliable and bookish Alex (Ashby Gentry), and the mysterious and troubled Cole (Noah Lalonde).
“My Life With the Walter Boys...
The series is based on a WattPad novel of the same name by Ali Novak, which has since been published as a book. The coming of age story that follows fifteen-year-old Manhattanite Jackie Howard (Nikki Rodriguez) after losing her family in a tragic accident. Jackie leaves behind her privileged and proper life in New York and moves to rural Colorado to be with her guardian — her mother’s best friend, Katherine (Sarah Rafferty), who is raising ten kids with her husband, George (Marc Blucas). While settling into her new, chaotic countryside home, Jackie is determined to stay focused on her dream of getting into Princeton, all while wrapping her head around her feelings for two very different Walter brothers: the reliable and bookish Alex (Ashby Gentry), and the mysterious and troubled Cole (Noah Lalonde).
“My Life With the Walter Boys...
- 12/19/2023
- by Selome Hailu
- Variety Film + TV
Netflix is going back to Colorado.
The streaming giant has handed out a speedy second-season renewal for the series My Life With the Walter Boys.
The young adult drama, based on the book from author Ali Novak, bowed Dec. 7 and is currently the No. 1 show on Netflix’s global English top 10 TV list, with more than 20 million views since its debut. The drama, about a Manhattan teen who, after the death of her parents, moves to Colorado to live with her godmother and her 10 kids, has reached the top 10 in 88 countries on the platform.
“I am beyond thrilled that My Life With the Walter Boys has been renewed for a second season. We have been overwhelmed by the love and support that the audience has given the show and can’t wait to dive back into the world of Silver Falls and the lives of these characters,” said creator and...
The streaming giant has handed out a speedy second-season renewal for the series My Life With the Walter Boys.
The young adult drama, based on the book from author Ali Novak, bowed Dec. 7 and is currently the No. 1 show on Netflix’s global English top 10 TV list, with more than 20 million views since its debut. The drama, about a Manhattan teen who, after the death of her parents, moves to Colorado to live with her godmother and her 10 kids, has reached the top 10 in 88 countries on the platform.
“I am beyond thrilled that My Life With the Walter Boys has been renewed for a second season. We have been overwhelmed by the love and support that the audience has given the show and can’t wait to dive back into the world of Silver Falls and the lives of these characters,” said creator and...
- 12/19/2023
- by Lesley Goldberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Jackie Howard’s life with the Walter Boys will continue, now that Netflix has picked up My Life With the Walter Boys for Season 2.
The renewal news comes just 12 days after the release of Season 1. The teen drama is currently No. 1 on Netflix’s Global English Top 10 TV List, and has reached the Top 10 in 88 countries.
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“I am...
The renewal news comes just 12 days after the release of Season 1. The teen drama is currently No. 1 on Netflix’s Global English Top 10 TV List, and has reached the Top 10 in 88 countries.
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“I am...
- 12/19/2023
- by Ryan Schwartz
- TVLine.com
When a classmate learns that new girl Jackie (Nikki Rodriguez) has recently moved in with the Walter family, she practically squeals with excitement. “You’re like the luckiest girl in this whole school,” she gushes, describing Jackie’s situation as “boy heaven.”
The comment is more than a little tactless, considering Jackie was only taken in by the Walters after losing her entire family in a car accident. But it’s also an accurate diagnosis of the fantasy that Netflix’s My Life With the Walter Boys is meant to represent, in which prim and pretty Jackie finds herself living among all the most eligible teenage bachelors in town. Alas, dull characters and sluggish pacing put a damper on the daydream before it ever has a chance to properly ignite.
The single most striking scene of My Life With the Walter Boys comes very early on, when ex-New Yorker Jackie...
The comment is more than a little tactless, considering Jackie was only taken in by the Walters after losing her entire family in a car accident. But it’s also an accurate diagnosis of the fantasy that Netflix’s My Life With the Walter Boys is meant to represent, in which prim and pretty Jackie finds herself living among all the most eligible teenage bachelors in town. Alas, dull characters and sluggish pacing put a damper on the daydream before it ever has a chance to properly ignite.
The single most striking scene of My Life With the Walter Boys comes very early on, when ex-New Yorker Jackie...
- 12/7/2023
- by Angie Han
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
We hope you're not tired of love triangles yet!
We're trading in Belly and the Fisher brothers at Cousins Beach for Jackie and the Walter brothers in Silver Falls, Colorado.
If the Prime Video series The Summer I Turned Pretty was of interest to you during the summer, then you'll love Netflix's My Life With the Walter Boys, premiering this winter!
The latest book-to-screen adaptation, My Life With the Walter Boys, promises a delightful coming-of-age young adult and family drama with an impressive cast filled with familiar faces.
The series is based on the book of the same name by Ali Novak.
On My Block's Nikki Rodriguez stars as Jackie Howard, a 15-year-old, buttoned-up, and gifted Manhattanite with dreams of attending Princeton whose life gets upturned after the tragic loss of her mother.
Suddenly, everything she knows changes when she must trade in the concrete jungle on the East...
We're trading in Belly and the Fisher brothers at Cousins Beach for Jackie and the Walter brothers in Silver Falls, Colorado.
If the Prime Video series The Summer I Turned Pretty was of interest to you during the summer, then you'll love Netflix's My Life With the Walter Boys, premiering this winter!
The latest book-to-screen adaptation, My Life With the Walter Boys, promises a delightful coming-of-age young adult and family drama with an impressive cast filled with familiar faces.
The series is based on the book of the same name by Ali Novak.
On My Block's Nikki Rodriguez stars as Jackie Howard, a 15-year-old, buttoned-up, and gifted Manhattanite with dreams of attending Princeton whose life gets upturned after the tragic loss of her mother.
Suddenly, everything she knows changes when she must trade in the concrete jungle on the East...
- 11/9/2023
- by Jasmine Blu
- TVfanatic
Netflix is unveiling a first look at their upcoming new drama series My Life With the Walter Boys!
The new series is based off the novel of the same name by Ali Novak, and hails from The Kissing Booth producers at iGeneration Studios.
There will be ten episodes of the show, and it will debut in just one month.
Learn more and watch the trailer inside…
Here’s a synopsis: My Life With the Walter Boys is a heartwarming coming of age story that follows fifteen-year-old Manhattanite Jackie Howard after losing her family in a tragic accident. Jackie leaves behind her privileged and proper life in New York and moves to rural Colorado to be with her guardian – her mother’s best friend, Katherine, who is raising ten kids with her husband, George. While settling into her new, chaotic countryside home, Jackie is determined to stay focused on her dream of getting into Princeton…...
The new series is based off the novel of the same name by Ali Novak, and hails from The Kissing Booth producers at iGeneration Studios.
There will be ten episodes of the show, and it will debut in just one month.
Learn more and watch the trailer inside…
Here’s a synopsis: My Life With the Walter Boys is a heartwarming coming of age story that follows fifteen-year-old Manhattanite Jackie Howard after losing her family in a tragic accident. Jackie leaves behind her privileged and proper life in New York and moves to rural Colorado to be with her guardian – her mother’s best friend, Katherine, who is raising ten kids with her husband, George. While settling into her new, chaotic countryside home, Jackie is determined to stay focused on her dream of getting into Princeton…...
- 11/8/2023
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Netflix has dropped the first trailer for My Life With The Walter Boys, its coming-of-age romance series based on the popular Wattpad novel by Ali Novak, starring Nikki Rodriguez (On My Block), Suits alum Sarah Rafferty and Marc Blucas (Swagger).
The story follows fifteen-year-old Manhattanite Jackie Howard (Rodriguez) after losing her family in a tragic accident. Jackie leaves behind her privileged and proper life in New York and moves to rural Colorado to be with her guardian – her mother’s best friend, Katherine (Rafferty), who is raising ten kids with her husband, George (Blucas). While settling into her new, chaotic countryside home, Jackie is determined to stay focused on her dream of getting into Princeton…all while wrapping her head around her feelings for two very different Walter brothers: the reliable and bookish Alex, and the mysterious and troubled Cole. As Jackie tries to navigate her new life, the feelings...
The story follows fifteen-year-old Manhattanite Jackie Howard (Rodriguez) after losing her family in a tragic accident. Jackie leaves behind her privileged and proper life in New York and moves to rural Colorado to be with her guardian – her mother’s best friend, Katherine (Rafferty), who is raising ten kids with her husband, George (Blucas). While settling into her new, chaotic countryside home, Jackie is determined to stay focused on her dream of getting into Princeton…all while wrapping her head around her feelings for two very different Walter brothers: the reliable and bookish Alex, and the mysterious and troubled Cole. As Jackie tries to navigate her new life, the feelings...
- 11/8/2023
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
The first trailer for the upcoming Netflix series “My Life With the Walter Boys” is here. Newcomer Nikki Rodriguez is set to break hearts when the show, which is based on the acclaimed novel by Ali Novak, premieres on Dec. 7. Watch the trailer at the top of the page now.
Rodriguez’s Jackie Howard is a 15-year-old who finds herself uprooted from Manhattan to rural Colorado after the unexpected deaths of her family. Jackie is curious about her new home and city but is focused on returning to the Northeast and getting into Princeton.
In the wake of her enormous loss, Jackie is taken in by her mom’s best friend, Katherine (played by “Suits” star Sarah Rafferty) and her husband George (Marc Blucas). The pair are already raising ten children in a home Jackie’s classmate describes as “boy heaven,” and from the looks of it, two of those...
Rodriguez’s Jackie Howard is a 15-year-old who finds herself uprooted from Manhattan to rural Colorado after the unexpected deaths of her family. Jackie is curious about her new home and city but is focused on returning to the Northeast and getting into Princeton.
In the wake of her enormous loss, Jackie is taken in by her mom’s best friend, Katherine (played by “Suits” star Sarah Rafferty) and her husband George (Marc Blucas). The pair are already raising ten children in a home Jackie’s classmate describes as “boy heaven,” and from the looks of it, two of those...
- 11/8/2023
- by Stephanie Kaloi
- The Wrap
Move over, “The Summer I Turned Pretty.” There’s a new girl-caught-between-brothers triangle in town.
Netflix debuted the trailer for the upcoming romantic coming-of-age series “My Life With the Walter Boys,” set for a Dec. 7 release. Adapted from Ali Novak’s novel of the same name, “My Life The Walter Boys” comes from the producers behind Netflix’s “The Kissing Booth” film trilogy.
The series tracks the journey of 15-year-old Jackie (Nikki Rodriguez), whose privileged Manhattan upbringing is uprooted after her family dies in an accident. When her mother’s best friend Katherine (Sarah Rafferty) and her husband, George (Marc Blucas) become her new guardians, she uproots her New York City life to Colorado. Her new life couldn’t be more different, as George and Katherine are raising 10 children — including the studious Alex (Ashby Gentry) and troubled Cole (Noah Lalonde).
Nikki Rodriguez and Noah Lalonde
The series also stars Connor Stanhope,...
Netflix debuted the trailer for the upcoming romantic coming-of-age series “My Life With the Walter Boys,” set for a Dec. 7 release. Adapted from Ali Novak’s novel of the same name, “My Life The Walter Boys” comes from the producers behind Netflix’s “The Kissing Booth” film trilogy.
The series tracks the journey of 15-year-old Jackie (Nikki Rodriguez), whose privileged Manhattan upbringing is uprooted after her family dies in an accident. When her mother’s best friend Katherine (Sarah Rafferty) and her husband, George (Marc Blucas) become her new guardians, she uproots her New York City life to Colorado. Her new life couldn’t be more different, as George and Katherine are raising 10 children — including the studious Alex (Ashby Gentry) and troubled Cole (Noah Lalonde).
Nikki Rodriguez and Noah Lalonde
The series also stars Connor Stanhope,...
- 11/8/2023
- by Jaden Thompson
- Variety Film + TV
Alyson Hannigan was brilliant in the role of Willow Rosenberg on the Buffy the Vampire Slayer TV series, which ran for a total of seven seasons and 144 episodes, beginning in 1997 and wrapping up in 2003… But she didn’t join the show until the pilot was reshot, replacing the previously cast Riff Regan as Willow. And during an interview with Shut Up Evan, Melanie Lynskey confirmed that she was also a potential Willow.
Interviewer Evan Ross Katz had been told by Buffy star Sarah Michelle Gellar that the show’s creator Joss Whedon had envisioned Lynskey (only known from Heavenly Creatures at the time) as Willow when he was writing the pilot script, but Lynskey, who is from New Zealand, couldn’t audition because there was an issue with her visa. Katz asked Lynskey about that and she replied, “It is basically true. It was kind of a visa issue, but...
Interviewer Evan Ross Katz had been told by Buffy star Sarah Michelle Gellar that the show’s creator Joss Whedon had envisioned Lynskey (only known from Heavenly Creatures at the time) as Willow when he was writing the pilot script, but Lynskey, who is from New Zealand, couldn’t audition because there was an issue with her visa. Katz asked Lynskey about that and she replied, “It is basically true. It was kind of a visa issue, but...
- 7/20/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
The made-for-tv movie was a programming staple for the broadcast networks in the 1970s and 1980s. While it fell out of favor in the 1990s and was even dropped as an Emmy Awards category for three years beginning in 2011, it has been on an upswing as of late. This year, a whopping 61 telefilms are in contention for the five nominations that will be revealed on July 12. Last year, there were only 48 options, compared to 41 in 2021 and 28 in 2020.
All 20,000 plus voting members of the TV academy have until June 26 to cast their 2023 Emmy Awards nominations ballots for their favorite TV movies. A new rule change will require each voter to make no more than five selections in this category, whereas there was previously no limit. As opposed to the Oscars, voters for the Emmys do not rank their choices and nominees are determined by a simple tally.
Just like on the limited series ballot,...
All 20,000 plus voting members of the TV academy have until June 26 to cast their 2023 Emmy Awards nominations ballots for their favorite TV movies. A new rule change will require each voter to make no more than five selections in this category, whereas there was previously no limit. As opposed to the Oscars, voters for the Emmys do not rank their choices and nominees are determined by a simple tally.
Just like on the limited series ballot,...
- 6/17/2023
- by Matthew Stewart
- Gold Derby
Setting a TV series in high school puts a ticking clock on your characters. Even if you start them as new students, they're going to age out in a few years. Then you have to figure out how to keep them together. Whether it's every character going to the same local college (which is very unlikely) or making some sort of pact to stick together, education be damned, you've written yourself into a corner before you start. Still, it's hard to resist a high school story. It's a time of tremendous change when brains are still developing and consequences don't have the same fear attached to them that they will later in life. So, how do you manage it?
Joss Whedon tried with "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," and as someone who was watching the show live at the time, the solutions seemed to work for the most part. Buffy (Sarah Michelle Gellar...
Joss Whedon tried with "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," and as someone who was watching the show live at the time, the solutions seemed to work for the most part. Buffy (Sarah Michelle Gellar...
- 4/24/2023
- by Jenna Busch
- Slash Film
Drake Rodger, best known for his series-lead role as John Winchester on CW’s The Winchesters, has signed with Gersh for representation.
Meg Donnelly and Rodger star in the CW series as the future parents of Supernatural leads Sam and Dean. The Winchesters became CW’s most watched series debut in October 2022, with Rodger playing the titular role of young John Winchester returning home from Vietnam and where he uncovers traces of his father’s past with a secret organization.
Told from Dean’s perspective, The Winchesters follows the epic, untold love story of how John met Mary and how they put it all on the line to not only save their love, but the entire world. Supernatural alum Robbie Thompson penned The Winchesters, which comes from Warner Bros. TV and CBS Studios.
Rodger’s early roles as an actor include supporting roles in Not Alone, Murder Rx and Terra Beach.
Meg Donnelly and Rodger star in the CW series as the future parents of Supernatural leads Sam and Dean. The Winchesters became CW’s most watched series debut in October 2022, with Rodger playing the titular role of young John Winchester returning home from Vietnam and where he uncovers traces of his father’s past with a secret organization.
Told from Dean’s perspective, The Winchesters follows the epic, untold love story of how John met Mary and how they put it all on the line to not only save their love, but the entire world. Supernatural alum Robbie Thompson penned The Winchesters, which comes from Warner Bros. TV and CBS Studios.
Rodger’s early roles as an actor include supporting roles in Not Alone, Murder Rx and Terra Beach.
- 3/22/2023
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
"Hush" is the scariest episode of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," and I will fight any naysayers on that. "The Body," where Buffy's mom dies, is the saddest and most impactful, in my opinion, but this one ... creepy, smiling men that float towards you, steal your voice, and then stab you ... there is no way to watch this and not shudder. I apologize for any nightmares the picture above gives you. I assure you, I have already collected all my old stuffed animals, checked under my bed for odd boxes, and turned on every light in the house.
If you haven't watched the tenth episode of the fourth season, I implore you not to do it alone. In "Hush," everyone is dealing with communication issues. Tara (Amber Benson in the character's debut) struggles to stand up for herself at a coven meeting while Buffy (Sarah Michelle Gellar) and Riley (Marc Blucas...
If you haven't watched the tenth episode of the fourth season, I implore you not to do it alone. In "Hush," everyone is dealing with communication issues. Tara (Amber Benson in the character's debut) struggles to stand up for herself at a coven meeting while Buffy (Sarah Michelle Gellar) and Riley (Marc Blucas...
- 2/22/2023
- by Jenna Busch
- Slash Film
Love stories are difficult on television. We've had plenty of them, of course, but there is a prevailing thought about TV couples; if you hook them up and make them happy, people will stop watching the show. The first story that comes to mind is David Addison (Bruce Willis) and Maddie Hayes (Cybill Shepherd) from "Moonlighting." The show was based on the angry flirtation between the two of them, and when they finally got together, the show suffered, both in audience opinion and ratings. There were other reasons for the end of "Moonlighting," but that is often cited as the main one. "Cheers" is another popular one that suffered once the main characters Sam (Ted Danson) and Diane (Shelley Long) got together. It's something "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" creator Joss Whedon cites as the reason Buffy's relationships never really went well.
Whedon spoke about this in a 2003 interview with Salon.
Whedon spoke about this in a 2003 interview with Salon.
- 2/21/2023
- by Jenna Busch
- Slash Film
Candace Cameron Bure has been called a lot of things lately, but award-winning is certainly not one of the descriptions. But that’s about to change … maybe.
The Fuller House actress who generated lots of headlines for moving her brand of entertainment to Great American Family just received the Best Family Television prize and the Grace Award for TV performance at the 30th Annual Movieguide Awards. Never heard of those? They’ve been (kindly) nicknamed the Christian Oscars because they like to honor wholesome and uplifting Christian entertainment.
Bure won for producing and starring in A Christmas … Present, the first holiday movie she produced for the channel under her Candy Rock Entertainment banner. The flick premiered in November as part of the channel’s Great American Christmas lineup. She played a real estate mom in the movie opposite Marc Blucas and Paul Fitzgerald.
In an effusive Instagram post, Bure thanked...
The Fuller House actress who generated lots of headlines for moving her brand of entertainment to Great American Family just received the Best Family Television prize and the Grace Award for TV performance at the 30th Annual Movieguide Awards. Never heard of those? They’ve been (kindly) nicknamed the Christian Oscars because they like to honor wholesome and uplifting Christian entertainment.
Bure won for producing and starring in A Christmas … Present, the first holiday movie she produced for the channel under her Candy Rock Entertainment banner. The flick premiered in November as part of the channel’s Great American Christmas lineup. She played a real estate mom in the movie opposite Marc Blucas and Paul Fitzgerald.
In an effusive Instagram post, Bure thanked...
- 2/12/2023
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
We are living in an age of TV show revivals. By the end of this month, Night Court will even be back on the air. But don’t get your hopes up for a revival of Buffy the Vampire Slayer that would bring Sarah Michelle Gellar back in the title role. While speaking with SFX Magazine (via Movieweb), Gellar said she wouldn’t want to play Buffy ever again.
When asked if she’s interested in reprising the role, Gellar answered, “I’m not. I am very proud of the show that we created and it doesn’t need to be done. We wrapped that up. I am all for them continuing the story, because there’s the story of female empowerment. I love the way the show was left: ‘Every girl who has the power can have the power.’ It’s set up perfectly for someone else to have the power.
When asked if she’s interested in reprising the role, Gellar answered, “I’m not. I am very proud of the show that we created and it doesn’t need to be done. We wrapped that up. I am all for them continuing the story, because there’s the story of female empowerment. I love the way the show was left: ‘Every girl who has the power can have the power.’ It’s set up perfectly for someone else to have the power.
- 1/3/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Great American Family is adding some more big names to its impressive roster.
The company today announced Jen Lilley and Jesse Hutch are set to star in Stay for Christmas, an original movie which begins production today and premieres on the network this holiday season.
The movie is part of Great American Christmas, the network’s holiday programming franchise which returns on October 21 with a new slate of original holiday movie premieres every Saturday and Sunday and Christmas movies all day and all night through the end of 2022.
"In Stay for Christmas, renowned luxury travel blogger, Tracey Wise (Lilley) is invited by owner Graham Cooper (Hutch) to a Christmas getaway in exchange for her review of his family’s small bed & breakfast, Silver Peak," the official description reads.
"The bed & breakfast’s biggest concern is a sleek, upscale hotel resort that opened a hilltop away and has been siphoning off guests for several years,...
The company today announced Jen Lilley and Jesse Hutch are set to star in Stay for Christmas, an original movie which begins production today and premieres on the network this holiday season.
The movie is part of Great American Christmas, the network’s holiday programming franchise which returns on October 21 with a new slate of original holiday movie premieres every Saturday and Sunday and Christmas movies all day and all night through the end of 2022.
"In Stay for Christmas, renowned luxury travel blogger, Tracey Wise (Lilley) is invited by owner Graham Cooper (Hutch) to a Christmas getaway in exchange for her review of his family’s small bed & breakfast, Silver Peak," the official description reads.
"The bed & breakfast’s biggest concern is a sleek, upscale hotel resort that opened a hilltop away and has been siphoning off guests for several years,...
- 9/27/2022
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
The Rookie: Feds is bringing a real-life love connection to the show: Jessica Betts, wife of series star Niecy Nash-Betts, will guest-star on the ABC drama as a love interest for Nash-Betts’ character Simone Clark, it was announced on Tuesday.
Additionally, Tom Arnold (Roseanne) will appear as the charismatic father of Kevin Zegers’ Brendon, who shares a “complicated” dynamic with his dad. Plus, Eric Roberts (Suits) will play a father with a dark secret, while Deniz Akdeniz (The Flight Attendent) will portray Laura’s (Britt Robertson) former Behavioral Science Unit colleague, who “brings a little friendly competition to the unit...
Additionally, Tom Arnold (Roseanne) will appear as the charismatic father of Kevin Zegers’ Brendon, who shares a “complicated” dynamic with his dad. Plus, Eric Roberts (Suits) will play a father with a dark secret, while Deniz Akdeniz (The Flight Attendent) will portray Laura’s (Britt Robertson) former Behavioral Science Unit colleague, who “brings a little friendly competition to the unit...
- 9/20/2022
- by Vlada Gelman
- TVLine.com
Marc Blucas will co-star with Candace Cameron Bure in the upcoming Great American Family holiday movie A Christmas…Present. Premiering November 22, the film is the first project from Bure’s Candy Rock Entertainment and Great American Media’s new partnership. Bure will develop, produce, and star in original content across the company’s portfolio of brands as part of the agreement. The Full House star and Blucas will play Maggie and Eric Larson in A Christmas…Present, “professionals and parents of a busy family who make the decision to travel to Maggie’s widowed brother’s home for Christmas,” the logline describes. “Everyone in the family has different expectations for the holiday. Through a series of transformative events, Maggie learns to embrace the reason for the season.” The TV movie will be part of Great American Christmas, the network’s holiday programming franchise. Beginning October 21, the new slate of original...
- 9/20/2022
- TV Insider
Marc Blucas is teaming up with Candace Cameron Bure.
Great American Family today announced Marc Blucas has joined the cast of A Christmas…Present, co-starring with Candace Cameron Bure
The movie is set to premiere in November 2022.
The film is the concept of Bure’s Candy Rock Entertainment and her inaugural project since signing a partnership agreement with Great American Media to develop, produce, and star in original content across the company’s portfolio of brands.
The new film will be part of Great American Christmas, the network’s holiday programming franchise which returns on October 21 with a new slate of original holiday movie premieres every Saturday and Sunday and Christmas movies all day and all night through the end of 2022.
In A Christmas…Present, Bure and Blucas play Maggie and Eric Larson, professionals and parents of a busy family who make the decision to travel to Maggie’s widowed brother’s home for Christmas.
Great American Family today announced Marc Blucas has joined the cast of A Christmas…Present, co-starring with Candace Cameron Bure
The movie is set to premiere in November 2022.
The film is the concept of Bure’s Candy Rock Entertainment and her inaugural project since signing a partnership agreement with Great American Media to develop, produce, and star in original content across the company’s portfolio of brands.
The new film will be part of Great American Christmas, the network’s holiday programming franchise which returns on October 21 with a new slate of original holiday movie premieres every Saturday and Sunday and Christmas movies all day and all night through the end of 2022.
In A Christmas…Present, Bure and Blucas play Maggie and Eric Larson, professionals and parents of a busy family who make the decision to travel to Maggie’s widowed brother’s home for Christmas.
- 9/20/2022
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
Four years have passed since it was announced that a reboot of the Buffy the Vampire Slayer TV series was in the works with Monica Owusu-Breen, co-creator of the TV show Midnight, Texas, writing, executive producing, and serving as showrunner. And since four years have gone by without any further word on the reboot, a lot of fans have probably forgotten that announcement had even happened. (I sure did.) So it’s no surprise to hear from Owusu-Breen’s fellow executive producer Gail Berman (via TV Line) that the reboot is “on pause”.
After the Buffy the Vampire Slayer reboot was announced, Owusu-Breen sent out the following statement:
For some genre writers it’s Star Wars.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer is my Star Wars.
Before I became a writer, I was a fan. For seven seasons, I watched Buffy Summers grow up, find love, kill that love. I watched her fight,...
After the Buffy the Vampire Slayer reboot was announced, Owusu-Breen sent out the following statement:
For some genre writers it’s Star Wars.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer is my Star Wars.
Before I became a writer, I was a fan. For seven seasons, I watched Buffy Summers grow up, find love, kill that love. I watched her fight,...
- 8/19/2022
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Nikki Rodriguez has been cast as the lead in the upcoming drama series “My Life With the Walter Boys,” Netflix has announced.
Based on the popular Wattpad book by Ali Novak, “My Life With the Walter Boys,” the series stars Rodriguez as Jackie Howard, a 15-year old girl who loses her family in a tragic accident. She moves to Colorado to live with her mother’s old friend, who has 10 children of her own. Sarah Rafferty and Marc Blucas will play Jackie’s new guardians, veterinarian Dr. Katherine Walter and her husband rancher husband George. Noah Lalonde, Ashby Gentry, Connor Stanhope, Johnny Link and Corey Fogelmanis play Jackie’s new adoptive brothers. Zoë Soul and Jaylan Evans round out the main cast of the series, while Dean Petriw, Lennix James, Alix West Lefler, Alisha Newton, Ashley Tavares, Moheb Jindran, Ellie O’Brien, Mya Lowe and Gabrielle Jacinto will play recurring roles.
Based on the popular Wattpad book by Ali Novak, “My Life With the Walter Boys,” the series stars Rodriguez as Jackie Howard, a 15-year old girl who loses her family in a tragic accident. She moves to Colorado to live with her mother’s old friend, who has 10 children of her own. Sarah Rafferty and Marc Blucas will play Jackie’s new guardians, veterinarian Dr. Katherine Walter and her husband rancher husband George. Noah Lalonde, Ashby Gentry, Connor Stanhope, Johnny Link and Corey Fogelmanis play Jackie’s new adoptive brothers. Zoë Soul and Jaylan Evans round out the main cast of the series, while Dean Petriw, Lennix James, Alix West Lefler, Alisha Newton, Ashley Tavares, Moheb Jindran, Ellie O’Brien, Mya Lowe and Gabrielle Jacinto will play recurring roles.
- 4/21/2022
- by Wilson Chapman and Sasha Urban
- Variety Film + TV
The next installment of NatGeo’s Genius franchise will follow two subjects: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X, and thus be titled Genius: MLK/X.
“The fourth season will explore the formative years, pioneering accomplishments, dueling philosophies and key personal relationships of Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X,” per the official description. “While King advanced racial equality through nonviolent protest, Malcolm X argued forcefully for Black empowerment, identity and self-determination. With their formidable wives, Coretta Scott King and Betty Shabazz, by their sides, King and Malcolm X became synonymous with the civil rights era and the fight for racial and economic justice.
“The fourth season will explore the formative years, pioneering accomplishments, dueling philosophies and key personal relationships of Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X,” per the official description. “While King advanced racial equality through nonviolent protest, Malcolm X argued forcefully for Black empowerment, identity and self-determination. With their formidable wives, Coretta Scott King and Betty Shabazz, by their sides, King and Malcolm X became synonymous with the civil rights era and the fight for racial and economic justice.
- 4/20/2022
- by Vlada Gelman
- TVLine.com
Netflix has started production in Calgary on a new coming-of-age romance series. Based on the popular WattPad novel by Ali Novak, My Life with the Walter Boys has set its series regulars and recurring cast. “Following the loss of her family in a tragic accident, 15-year old Manhattanite Jackie Howard has to learn to adapt to a new life in rural Colorado with her guardian — and 10 very rowdy boys,” reads the logline. Nikki Rodriguez, Noah Lalonde, Ashby Gentry, Sarah Rafferty, Marc Blucas, Connor Stanhope, Johnny Link, Zoë Soul, Corey Fogelmanis, and Jaylan Evans are series regulars. Recurring are Dean Petriw, Lennix James, Alix West Lefler, Alisha Newton, Ashley Tavares, Moheb Jindran, Ellie O’Brien, Mya Lowe, and Gabrielle Jacinto. Rodriguez stars as Jackie, who’s from a well-to-do New York Upper West Side family and a true Manhattanite. Her focus is on her studies, not drinking, partying, or meeting boys, and her goal is Princeton.
- 4/20/2022
- TV Insider
“My Life With the Walter Boys” has its main cast.
On Wednesday, Netflix announced “On My Block’s” Nikki Rodriguez and “Suits” alum Sarah Rafferty, are among the actors who’ve joined the 10-episode drama. The upcoming series, about 15-year-old Jackie Howard, who loses her family in a tragic accident, and has to adapt to life in Colorado with her guardian and 10 rowdy boys, is based on Ali Novak’s WattPad novel. The series just started production in Calgary.
Here’s who has joined the cast and who they are playing:
Nikki Rodriguez is playing Jackie: “Jackie Howard is a girl from a well-to-do New York Upper West Side family. She’s a true Manhattanite – sophisticated, theater and ballet loving, latte-drinking. Jackie’s preppy and groomed rather than fashion-forward. She’s also super bright and very motivated, and up to just before we meet her, she attended an exclusive private...
On Wednesday, Netflix announced “On My Block’s” Nikki Rodriguez and “Suits” alum Sarah Rafferty, are among the actors who’ve joined the 10-episode drama. The upcoming series, about 15-year-old Jackie Howard, who loses her family in a tragic accident, and has to adapt to life in Colorado with her guardian and 10 rowdy boys, is based on Ali Novak’s WattPad novel. The series just started production in Calgary.
Here’s who has joined the cast and who they are playing:
Nikki Rodriguez is playing Jackie: “Jackie Howard is a girl from a well-to-do New York Upper West Side family. She’s a true Manhattanite – sophisticated, theater and ballet loving, latte-drinking. Jackie’s preppy and groomed rather than fashion-forward. She’s also super bright and very motivated, and up to just before we meet her, she attended an exclusive private...
- 4/20/2022
- by Jolie Lash
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Netflix has assembled the cast for My Life With the Walter Boys, its coming-of-age romance series based on the popular WattPad novel by Ali Novak, which has nearly 80 million reads.
Nikki Rodriguez (On My Block) is set as the lead Jackie Howard in the project, with Suits alumna Sarah Rafferty and Marc Blucas (Swagger) as the Walter parents and Noah Lalonde (Asbury Park), Ashby Gentry (Are You Afraid of the Dark?), Connor Stanhope, Johnny Link and Corey Fogelmanis as five of the titular Walter boys. Zoë Soul and Jaylan Evans round out the series regular cast of the 10-episode series, which has begun production in Calgary.
Dean Petriw, Lennix James, Alix West Lefler, Alisha Newton, Ashley Tavares, Moheb Jindran, Ellie O’Brien, Mya Lowe and Gabrielle Jacinto have been cast as recurring in the show, from iGeneration Studios (The Kissing Booth trilogy) and Sony Pictures Television, International Production.
Created by Melanie Halsall,...
Nikki Rodriguez (On My Block) is set as the lead Jackie Howard in the project, with Suits alumna Sarah Rafferty and Marc Blucas (Swagger) as the Walter parents and Noah Lalonde (Asbury Park), Ashby Gentry (Are You Afraid of the Dark?), Connor Stanhope, Johnny Link and Corey Fogelmanis as five of the titular Walter boys. Zoë Soul and Jaylan Evans round out the series regular cast of the 10-episode series, which has begun production in Calgary.
Dean Petriw, Lennix James, Alix West Lefler, Alisha Newton, Ashley Tavares, Moheb Jindran, Ellie O’Brien, Mya Lowe and Gabrielle Jacinto have been cast as recurring in the show, from iGeneration Studios (The Kissing Booth trilogy) and Sony Pictures Television, International Production.
Created by Melanie Halsall,...
- 4/20/2022
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
American Housewife alumna Meg Donnelly and Drake Rodger (The In Between) are set as series regulars in CW’s The Winchesters drama pilot. The project hails from Supernatural trio of Robbie Thompson, Jensen Ackles and Danneel Ackles, Warner Bros. Television and CBS Studios. Glen Winter (Supergirl) will direct and executive produce the pilot.
Donnelly and Rodger join previously announced cast members Nida Khurshi and Jojo Fleites.
Written and executive produced by Thompson, The Winchesters is a prequel to the long-running series Supernatural, centered on Dean and Sam Winchester’s parents – John and Mary. Told from the perspective of narrator Dean Winchester, voiced by Jensen Ackles, The Winchesters is the epic, untold love story of how John met Mary and how they put it all on the line to not only save their love but the entire world.
Donnelly will play Mary Campbell. At 19 years old, Mary Campbell has been fighting...
Donnelly and Rodger join previously announced cast members Nida Khurshi and Jojo Fleites.
Written and executive produced by Thompson, The Winchesters is a prequel to the long-running series Supernatural, centered on Dean and Sam Winchester’s parents – John and Mary. Told from the perspective of narrator Dean Winchester, voiced by Jensen Ackles, The Winchesters is the epic, untold love story of how John met Mary and how they put it all on the line to not only save their love but the entire world.
Donnelly will play Mary Campbell. At 19 years old, Mary Campbell has been fighting...
- 3/21/2022
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Here’s the latest episode of the The Filmmakers Podcast, part of the ever-growing podcast roster here on Nerdly. If you haven’t heard the show yet, you can check out previous episodes on the official podcast site, whilst we’ll be featuring each and every new episode as it premieres.
For those unfamiliar with the series, The Filmmakers Podcast is a podcast about how to make films from micro budget indie films to bigger budget studio films and everything in-between. Our hosts Giles Alderson, Dan Richardson, Andrew Rodger and Cristian James talk how to get films made, how to actually make them and how to try not to f… it up in their very humble opinion. Guests will come on and chat about their film making experiences from directors, writers, producers, screenwriters, actors, cinematographers and distributors.
The Filmmakers Podcast #233: From Crowdfunder to Proof of Concept to Feature Film...
For those unfamiliar with the series, The Filmmakers Podcast is a podcast about how to make films from micro budget indie films to bigger budget studio films and everything in-between. Our hosts Giles Alderson, Dan Richardson, Andrew Rodger and Cristian James talk how to get films made, how to actually make them and how to try not to f… it up in their very humble opinion. Guests will come on and chat about their film making experiences from directors, writers, producers, screenwriters, actors, cinematographers and distributors.
The Filmmakers Podcast #233: From Crowdfunder to Proof of Concept to Feature Film...
- 8/16/2021
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Actress Lauren Lee Smith is ready to shake things up after four seasons of starring as the title character in Frankie Drake Mysteries.
So when she got offered the lead in Lifetime’s made-for-tv movie Doomsday Mom: The Lori Vallow Story, premiering Saturday at 8/7c, Smith recognized it as the challenging turn she’d been seeking. “I wanted something that would excite me and spark something in me that I hadn’t experienced before,” the Vancouver, B.C. native tells TVLine of the role that director Bradley Walsh pitched her.
More from TVLineJulie Benz Breaks Down Her Lifetime Role as Gold Digger Killer,...
So when she got offered the lead in Lifetime’s made-for-tv movie Doomsday Mom: The Lori Vallow Story, premiering Saturday at 8/7c, Smith recognized it as the challenging turn she’d been seeking. “I wanted something that would excite me and spark something in me that I hadn’t experienced before,” the Vancouver, B.C. native tells TVLine of the role that director Bradley Walsh pitched her.
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- 6/26/2021
- by Mekeisha Madden Toby
- TVLine.com
Some people aren't cut out to be parents.
Lifetime's Summer of Secrets slate continues with another true-crime tale of conspiracy, cult religious beliefs, twisted ideologies, multiple murders, and the disappearance of children.
It's Doomsday Mom: The Lori Vallow Story, and it's one of the wildest, most tragic ripped from the headlines stories to date.
CSI's Lauren Lee Smith stars as Idahoan mom, Lori Vallow, who gained national attention after the mysterious disappearance of her two children, JJ and Tylee, and a series of bizarre events related to a doomsday-prep group and twisted religious ideologies.
She and her husband Chad Daybell, played by Underground's Marc Blucas, become primary suspects in the mysterious disappearance as investigators embark on a long, twisted, and shocking journey of unraveling inexplicable deaths and mysteries that span five different states.
Things only become more convoluted when the bodies of the missing children turn up.
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Lifetime's Summer of Secrets slate continues with another true-crime tale of conspiracy, cult religious beliefs, twisted ideologies, multiple murders, and the disappearance of children.
It's Doomsday Mom: The Lori Vallow Story, and it's one of the wildest, most tragic ripped from the headlines stories to date.
CSI's Lauren Lee Smith stars as Idahoan mom, Lori Vallow, who gained national attention after the mysterious disappearance of her two children, JJ and Tylee, and a series of bizarre events related to a doomsday-prep group and twisted religious ideologies.
She and her husband Chad Daybell, played by Underground's Marc Blucas, become primary suspects in the mysterious disappearance as investigators embark on a long, twisted, and shocking journey of unraveling inexplicable deaths and mysteries that span five different states.
Things only become more convoluted when the bodies of the missing children turn up.
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- 6/25/2021
- by Jasmine Blu
- TVfanatic
Stars: Adrienne Barbeau, Marc Blucas, P.J. Marshall, Allison McAtee, Rachel McKeon, Brooke Sorenson, Monica Wyche | Written by Kelsey Goldberg, John C. Lyons | Directed by John C. Lyons, Dorata Swies
When I read the terms “fracking” and “horror” linked together for a movie, I was curious but also unsure of what the hell it would even be. Enter Unearth, a horror flick written by Kelsey Goldberg (Painting Autumn) and John C. Lyons (Schism), who also directs along with Dorata Swies. The story of two Pennsylvania farming families whose relationships with one another become torn by the decision of one of the families to lease their land to a gas and oil conglomerate. The existing ties of these families is frayed with this decision, and as the drilling commences, there’s something underground that unleashes a new type of horror upon these two households.
It’s a film that dips its toes...
When I read the terms “fracking” and “horror” linked together for a movie, I was curious but also unsure of what the hell it would even be. Enter Unearth, a horror flick written by Kelsey Goldberg (Painting Autumn) and John C. Lyons (Schism), who also directs along with Dorata Swies. The story of two Pennsylvania farming families whose relationships with one another become torn by the decision of one of the families to lease their land to a gas and oil conglomerate. The existing ties of these families is frayed with this decision, and as the drilling commences, there’s something underground that unleashes a new type of horror upon these two households.
It’s a film that dips its toes...
- 6/23/2021
- by Chris Cummings
- Nerdly
When hard-pressed farmers do a deal with the energy industry, full-on eco terror ensues, undoing this movie’s careful groundwork
If Hp Lovecraft had joined Extinction Rebellion, this is the kind of idea he might have come up with: a cautionary horror story about fracking, which disguises itself as a 70s ensemble drama before erupting into something altogether ickier. While Terrence Malick loved filming American cornfields at the hallowed “magic hour”, this awkward hybrid prefers loitering at what you might call “morbid hour”, with Korean cinematographer Eun-ah Lee bathing everything in sallow, deathly light. The blight beneath everyone’s feet is creeping into their hearts.
Set in rural Pennsylvania, Unearth is a tale of two houses: the Lomacks and the Dolans. Beer-chugging divorcee dad George Lomack (Marc Blucas) is struggling to provide for his two daughters with a failing auto-mechanic business; dollar signs light up in his eyes when a...
If Hp Lovecraft had joined Extinction Rebellion, this is the kind of idea he might have come up with: a cautionary horror story about fracking, which disguises itself as a 70s ensemble drama before erupting into something altogether ickier. While Terrence Malick loved filming American cornfields at the hallowed “magic hour”, this awkward hybrid prefers loitering at what you might call “morbid hour”, with Korean cinematographer Eun-ah Lee bathing everything in sallow, deathly light. The blight beneath everyone’s feet is creeping into their hearts.
Set in rural Pennsylvania, Unearth is a tale of two houses: the Lomacks and the Dolans. Beer-chugging divorcee dad George Lomack (Marc Blucas) is struggling to provide for his two daughters with a failing auto-mechanic business; dollar signs light up in his eyes when a...
- 6/21/2021
- by Phil Hoad
- The Guardian - Film News
Tagline: "A Sacrifice Must Be Made." Unearth is a film from the U.S.A. Already released in North America, this indie horror feature is slated to launch in the United Kingdom - this month. In the film, environmental damage sets two neighbours against each other as something terrifying is released from the ground. Unearth is from directors John C. Lyons and Dorota Swies. The film's UK trailer and poster are here. Adrienne Barbeau stars as one of the neighbours. In the trailer, her character struggles with her farm - which is changing right before her eyes. Will big business win? UK fans can find out this June 28th. On this date, Unearth will be available on both Digital and DVD formats. Having completed its film festival run, this feature is set to show in more home entertainment markets this Summer. Release Date: June 28th, 2021. Directors: John C. Lyons, Dorota Swies.
- 6/18/2021
- by noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
"Make it stop!" Cinedigm already released this film in the spring, but we're just catching up with this trailer for Unearth, an "eco-horror" thriller about farmers and the deadly consequences of allowing fracking. This originally premiered at the Fantasia Film Festival last year, where our writer Zofia gave it a positive review. The bond between two neighboring farm families is put to the test when one of them chooses to lease their land to a gas company with fracking plans. In the midst of this growing tension, the land is drilled and something long-dormant and terrifying is released. Don't mess with nature. "Unearth is about the horrifying repercussions sown by shortsighted decisions, and what our children reap from our actions." The film stars Adrienne Barbeau, P.J. Marshall, Allison McAtee, Rachel McKeon, Monica Wyche, Brooke Sorenson, and Marc Blucas. Yeah this does look incredibly terrifying. Don't frack! Keep that land intact.
- 6/16/2021
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Pairing two of the most iconic figures on the Spanish-language business scene, actress-producer Kate del Castillo, star of Telemundo smash hit “La Reina del Sur,” is teaming with former Netflix VP Erik Barmack to produce and star in a womanhunt thriller.
Provisionally entitled “Cold, Dead Hands,” a title that may well change, the movie is set up at Del Castillo’s Cholawood Productions, Barmack’s Wild Sheep Content, both in L.A., and Park City-based Top Dead Center Films, headed by Gary and Julie Auerbach, creators of the film. Gary Auerbach (“Hampton High Revealed”) directs.
The film went into production on Jan. 4, shooting in Utah. It opens with Del Castillo’s character waking up in a log cabin in deep forest, having been drugged and abducted. A message on a stereo tells her to press “play.” “I’m a hunter,” a voice says, explaining she’s been placed there because she’s a “worthy prey.
Provisionally entitled “Cold, Dead Hands,” a title that may well change, the movie is set up at Del Castillo’s Cholawood Productions, Barmack’s Wild Sheep Content, both in L.A., and Park City-based Top Dead Center Films, headed by Gary and Julie Auerbach, creators of the film. Gary Auerbach (“Hampton High Revealed”) directs.
The film went into production on Jan. 4, shooting in Utah. It opens with Del Castillo’s character waking up in a log cabin in deep forest, having been drugged and abducted. A message on a stereo tells her to press “play.” “I’m a hunter,” a voice says, explaining she’s been placed there because she’s a “worthy prey.
- 1/8/2021
- by John Hopewell
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: The critically acclaimed historical drama series Underground, which aired for two seasons on Wgn America, is heading to OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network. OWN said today it has acquired the series to air beginning Tuesday, January 5 at 9 p.m. Et/Pt. The series, from Sony Pictures Television, will have a revitalized presentation on OWN, with newly filmed episodic introductions by cast members, never-before-seen behind the scenes footage and more, according to the network.
Co-created by Misha Green (Lovecraft Country) and Joe Pokaski (Cloak & Dagger) and starring Aldis Hodge, Jurnee Smollett and Christopher Meloni, Underground follows a courageous group of American heroes who attempt a daring flight to freedom in the greatest escape in history.
The logline: In 1857, a restless slave named Noah (Hodge) organizes a small team of fellow slaves on the Macon plantation outside Atlanta, and puts together a plan to run for their lives — 600 dangerous miles North — to freedom.
Co-created by Misha Green (Lovecraft Country) and Joe Pokaski (Cloak & Dagger) and starring Aldis Hodge, Jurnee Smollett and Christopher Meloni, Underground follows a courageous group of American heroes who attempt a daring flight to freedom in the greatest escape in history.
The logline: In 1857, a restless slave named Noah (Hodge) organizes a small team of fellow slaves on the Macon plantation outside Atlanta, and puts together a plan to run for their lives — 600 dangerous miles North — to freedom.
- 12/3/2020
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Hallmark Channel is getting us in the holiday spirit a little early this year. On Sept. 23, the network unveiled its full movie lineup for the upcoming season, and it's stacked. Just like last year, Hallmark will release 40 original films as part of Hallmark Channel's "Countdown to Christmas" and Hallmark Movies & Mysteries' "Miracles of Christmas." While Hallmark alums like Lacey Chabert and Tamera Mowry-Housley will star in a few films, a few stars will be making their Hallmark debut, including Aaron Tveit, Janel Parrish, Jeremy Jordan, and Marisol Nichols. Read ahead for the full schedule, as well as who is starring.
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Oct. 24, 8 p.m. Et - Jingle Bell Bride: starring Julie Gonzalo and Ronnie Rowe Jr.
Oct. 25, 8 p.m. Et - Chateau Christmas: starring Merritt Patterson and Luke Macfarlane
Oct. 31, 8 p.m. Et - Christmas...
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Oct. 24, 8 p.m. Et - Jingle Bell Bride: starring Julie Gonzalo and Ronnie Rowe Jr.
Oct. 25, 8 p.m. Et - Chateau Christmas: starring Merritt Patterson and Luke Macfarlane
Oct. 31, 8 p.m. Et - Christmas...
- 9/25/2020
- by Kelsie Gibson
- Popsugar.com
Stars: Adrienne Barbeau, Marc Blucas, P.J. Marshall, Allison McAtee, Rachel McKeon, Brooke Sorenson, Monica Wyche | Written by Kelsey Goldberg, John C. Lyons | Directed by John C. Lyons, Dorata Swies
When I read the terms “fracking” and “horror” linked together for a movie, I was curious but also unsure of what the hell it would even be. Enter Unearth, a horror flick written by Kelsey Goldberg (Painting Autumn) and John C. Lyons (Schism), who also directs along with Dorata Swies. The story of two Pennsylvania farming families whose relationships with one another become torn by the decision of one of the families to lease their land to a gas and oil conglomerate. The existing ties of these families is frayed with this decision, and as the drilling commences, there’s something underground that unleashes a new type of horror upon these two households.
It’s a film that dips its toes...
When I read the terms “fracking” and “horror” linked together for a movie, I was curious but also unsure of what the hell it would even be. Enter Unearth, a horror flick written by Kelsey Goldberg (Painting Autumn) and John C. Lyons (Schism), who also directs along with Dorata Swies. The story of two Pennsylvania farming families whose relationships with one another become torn by the decision of one of the families to lease their land to a gas and oil conglomerate. The existing ties of these families is frayed with this decision, and as the drilling commences, there’s something underground that unleashes a new type of horror upon these two households.
It’s a film that dips its toes...
- 9/4/2020
- by Chris Cummings
- Nerdly
Exclusive: Paris-based sales company Reel Suspects has added Eco-Horror Unearth to its slate ahead of the film’s bow at Fantasia this week.
Directed by John C. Lyons and Dorota Swies, Unearth follows two neighboring farm families whose relationships become strained when one of them leases their land to a natural gas company. In the midst of growing tension, the land is drilled and something long-dormant and terrifying, deep beneath the earth’s surface, is released.
It stars Adrienne Barbeau, Allison McAtee, P.J. Marshall, Rachel McKeon, Monica Wyche, Brooke Sorenson and Marc Blucas. The film is written by Lyons and Kelsey Goldberg. Lyons, Swies, McAtee, and Blucas are the producers.
Reel Suspects will rep international rights, the filmmakers have domestic.
“We are thrilled to work with the filmmakers, John and Dorota. Unearth‘s arthouse approach and relevant, timely story fit perfectly into our elevated genre slate. We are confident both...
Directed by John C. Lyons and Dorota Swies, Unearth follows two neighboring farm families whose relationships become strained when one of them leases their land to a natural gas company. In the midst of growing tension, the land is drilled and something long-dormant and terrifying, deep beneath the earth’s surface, is released.
It stars Adrienne Barbeau, Allison McAtee, P.J. Marshall, Rachel McKeon, Monica Wyche, Brooke Sorenson and Marc Blucas. The film is written by Lyons and Kelsey Goldberg. Lyons, Swies, McAtee, and Blucas are the producers.
Reel Suspects will rep international rights, the filmmakers have domestic.
“We are thrilled to work with the filmmakers, John and Dorota. Unearth‘s arthouse approach and relevant, timely story fit perfectly into our elevated genre slate. We are confident both...
- 8/26/2020
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
Admittedly, there was a moment about halfway through Unearth, the “fracking horror movie” from directors John C. Lyons and Dorota Swies, when it felt like I was watching some more in line with an ecological drama than anything genre-related. But then as things began to amp up in the last 20 minutes or so, Unearth takes some severely sharp and twisted left turns and the narrative morphs into something more horrific, making the film something I’d ultimately define more as “genre adjacent” than a movie that’s pure horror.
And while I do wish Unearth had leaned into those horror-infused tendencies sooner, the film is definitely well-acted, gorgeously shot and perfectly captures the rising tensions surrounding two families who are faced with difficult decisions as an economic downturn threatens to destroy everything they’ve worked so hard for. Plus, anything with Adrienne Barbeau will always garner my attention, and she’s great here.
And while I do wish Unearth had leaned into those horror-infused tendencies sooner, the film is definitely well-acted, gorgeously shot and perfectly captures the rising tensions surrounding two families who are faced with difficult decisions as an economic downturn threatens to destroy everything they’ve worked so hard for. Plus, anything with Adrienne Barbeau will always garner my attention, and she’s great here.
- 8/26/2020
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
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