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David Mackenzie is full of deceit. His movies, not him.

Mackenzie can lure you with the cunningness of an illicit couple, played by Tilda Swnton and Ewan McGregor, in his 2003 drama Young Adam. “Give us a come-hither look,” I remember him instructing Swinton on a barge berthed on the Forth and Clyde Canal in Scotland.

Treachery of a different kind is afoot in his latest film Relay, which had its world premiere Sunday at TIFF.

The chicanery is there. There’s no sex, but there’s seduction.

The audience is being seduced too; we’re being lulled. You’ve been warned.

The two protagonists are played by Riz Ahmed and Lily James, at the top of their game. And what delectable games they play.

Beige is the color of conformity. James is first seen wearing a suit in that tone because she doesn’t want to stand out. She’s...

The Big Door Prize is back for its second season with all of its fantastical and human elements. Created by David West Read, the Apple TV+ series is based on a 2020 novel of the same name by M.O. Walsh and it is set in a small where a mysterious Morpho machine suddenly appears in a supermarket that tells the residents of the town their true potential.

Season 2 of The Big Door Prize is ramping things up with more drama and human moments while dealing with the consequences of the decisions that the residents took because of the machine. If you are loving every episode in Season 2 here are the dates for every upcoming The Big Door Prize episode.

The Big Door Prize Season 2 – Episode Guide (When Will The New Episodes Air?) Credit – Apple TV+

The Big Door Prize Season 2 consists of ten episodes in total. The second season of the...

The door is back open for Deerfield’s mystery machine! Led by Chris O’Dowd (“The It Crowd”), Apple TV+’s ensemble comedy series “The Big Door Prize” is for its Season 2 premiere and its small-town residents are readying themselves for the “next stage”… whatever that may be. “The Big Door Prize” Season 2 will premiere on Apple TV+ on Wednesday, April 24 with three new episodes. You can watch The Big Door Prize: Season 2 with a 7-Day Free Trial of Apple TV+.

How to Watch ‘The Big Door Prize’ Season 2 Premiere When: Wednesday, April 24, 2024 Where: Apple TV+ Stream: Watch with a 7-Day Free Trial of Apple TV+. 7-Day Free Trial$9.99+ / month apple.com About ‘The Big Door Prize’ Season 2 Premiere

Created by David West Read (“Schitt's Creek”) and based on M.O. Walsh’s novel of the same name, Apple TV+’s “The Big Door Prize” is set in a small town...

The Big Door Prize will return to Apple TV+ for its second season later this month. The streaming service has released new key art and a trailer for new episodes of the comedy series. Photos for 10-episode second season were released in February.

Chris O’Dowd, Gabrielle Dennis, Ally Maki, Josh Segarra, Damon Gupton, Crystal Fox, Djouliet Amara, and Sammy Fourlas star in the series based on Mo Walsh's novel. The story follows what happens after a mysterious machine arrives in the small town.

Justine Lupe, Aaron Roman Weiner, Mary Holland, Patrick Kerr, Cocoa Brown, Carrie Barrett, Elizabeth Hunter, Jim Meskimen, Matt Dellapina, and Melissa Ponzio have joined the cast for season two.

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Apple TV+ has unveiled the trailer for the second season of ‘The Big Door Prize,’ the critically acclaimed and character-driven comedy from Emmy Award-winning creator David West Read (“Schitt’s Creek”).

Based on M.O. Walsh’s novel, season two follows the residents of Deerfield as the Morpho machine readies them for the mysterious “next stage.” As everyone’s potentials are exchanged for visions, new relationships form and new questions are asked.

Dusty (Chris O’Dowd) and Cass (Gabrielle Dennis) decide to take time apart while Trina (Djouliet Amara) and Jacob (Sammy Fourlas) learn that they can shed their old labels. Giorgio (Josh Segarra) and Izzy (Crystal Fox) each find romance while Hana (Ally Maki) and Father Reuben (Damon Gupton) attempt to discover the purpose of the machine. The small town is once again left questioning what they thought they knew about their lives, relationships, potentials and about the Morpho itself.

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“The Big Door Prize” Season 2 Gets Trailer

Let’s see what’s behind door number two! Apple TV+ has released the trailer for the upcoming second season of its critically acclaimed comedy series “The Big Door Prize,” which will premiere on the streamer on Wednesday, April 24.

Led by Chris O’Dowd and based on the novel of the same name by M.O. Walsh, the series is set in a small town that is forever changed when a mysterious machine appears, promising to reveal everyone’s true potential. In Season 2, the residents of Deerfield ready themselves as the Morpho machine prepares them for the mysterious “next stage.”

Watch the trailer for “The Big Door Prize” Season 2 below:

In addition to O’Dowd, the ensemble comedy stars Gabrielle Dennis, Djouliet Amara, Sammy Fourlas, Josh Segarra, Crystal Fox, Ally Maki, and Damon Gupton. Season 2 will also feature Justine Lupe, Aaron Roman Weiner, Mary Holland,...

Today, Apple TV+ unveiled the trailer for the second season of The Big Door Prize, the critically acclaimed and character-driven comedy from Emmy Award-winning creator David West Read (Schitt’s Creek).

The 10-episode second season will premiere globally on Apple TV+ on Wednesday, April 24, 2024, with three episodes, followed by one new episode every Wednesday through June 12, 2024.

Based on M.O. Walsh’s novel, the second season of The Big Door Prize follows the residents of Deerfield as the Morpho machine readies them for the mysterious “next stage.” As everyone’s potentials are exchanged for visions, new relationships form, and new questions are asked.

Dusty (Chris O’Dowd) and Cass (Gabrielle Dennis) decide to take time apart while Trina (Djouliet Amara) and Jacob (Sammy Fourlas) learn that they can shed their old labels. Giorgio (Josh Segarra) and Izzy (Crystal Fox) each find romance, while Hana (Ally Maki) and Father Reuben (Damon Gupton) attempt to...

The Big Door Prize has a premiere date for season two. Apple TV+ has announced an April return date along with the release of some first-look images. Ten episodes have been produced for the season. The streaming service renewed the series a week after its premiere in April 2023.

Starring Chris O’Dowd, Gabrielle Dennis, Ally Maki, Josh Segarra, Damon Gupton, Crystal Fox, Djouliet Amara, and Sammy Fourlas, The Big Door Prize series is based on the novel by Mo Walsh and tells the story of a small town that receives a mysterious machine. Season two will also feature Justine Lupe, Aaron Roman Weiner, Mary Holland, Patrick Kerr, Cocoa Brown, Carrie Barrett, Elizabeth Hunter, Jim Meskimen, Matt Dellapina, and Melissa Ponzio.

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Netflix’s adaptation of Katherine Center’s “Happiness for Beginners” has arrived, eight years after the novel was published in 2015.

Directed and written by Vicky Wright, the film follows main characters Helen (Ellie Kemper) and Jake (Luke Grimes) as they embark on a camping trip hiking the Appalachian trail. Helen and Jake know each other through Helen’s brother Duncan, but their romantic chemistry didn’t stand a chance when Helen married Mike (Aaron Roman Weiner). Now that she has divorced Mike after infidelity and a miscarriage as well as his alcoholism, Helen wants to start over with her life. She just didn’t plan for Jake to be a part of that refresh.

Center wrote the book right before she struck gold on the New York Times best-selling list with her next book “How to Walk Way,” so the movie adaptation gives both Katherine Center fans and first-time viewers...

The premise of Vicky Wight’s Happiness for Beginners sounds like a promising invitation to indulge in an offbeat romantic comedy. It’s a Netflix offering with Hallmark Channel roots: A 30something woman embarks on a journey through the woods to recover from her divorce. What will she find on her sojourn? A renewed sense of hope? Confidence? Romance?

If we stick to the rules of the genre, our heroine Helen (Ellie Kemper) will have it all. Peace lies in the towering trees of upstate New York, where her wilderness survival course takes place. Hope looks like the bonds she makes with her fellow campers. Love takes the shape of a familiar face who helps her remember a past self. In exchange for our attention, we will be rewarded with a couple worth rooting for and learn some truths about life. We might even consider checking out Katherine Center’s novel,...

The Big Door Prize‘s sweet, small-town characters continue to charm (and change) as they embrace the destinies they may be intended for. And we’ll see more of that in the April 19 episode, “Beau.” Having been redirected, and in some cases thrown completely off course, by tiny envelopes dispensed by a mysterious vending machine named Morpho, the residents of Deerfield are all about looking at their lives with a new Pov and making upgrades if needed. It’s adorable, unusual, and we are loving it. But it’s not all quirk and comedy. So far, the Apple TV+ series has spent each episode focusing on a specific local — this week, it’s Aaron Roman Weiner’s Zamboni driver Beau — and there’s always some sort of pain beneath the surface. In this case, it’s how Beau’s grief over the loss of his son Kolton has blinded him...

There’s an interpretation of the beloved comedy Schitt’s Creek wherein the town of Schitt’s Creek is actually Purgatory — a metaphysical proving ground in which the Rose family faces a series of banal and repetitive tasks meant to test their respective souls and determine whether or not they’re worthy of salvation.

It’s not a perfect interpretation: There’s maybe a little more coming and going from Schitt’s Creek than behooves the theory; plus when you open a theological door to ponder whether, in this scenario, Chris Elliott’s Roland is God or something, nobody is likely to be satisfied. But for approximately 90 percent of the show, you can absolutely accept Schitt’s Creek as limbo. If you choose to.

The truth, though, is that some shows are designed to be treated as allegory and other shows are designed to resist allegorical readings — to be ongoing, slice-of-life shows, treated literally if not seriously.

Is knowledge power, or is ignorance bliss? That central question drives Apple TV+’s “The Big Door Prize” through its first 10 episodes — although if you’re expecting a concrete answer, you may be disappointed.

When the half-hour(ish) comedy debuts its first three episodes on March 29, it presents the residents of a small American town called Deerfield grappling with that very problem. A mysterious machine called the Morpho has landed in the town store, promising to reveal everyone’s life potential in exchange for a couple of bucks, fingerprints and social security numbers.

Although no one knows where the machine came from, the residents are (mostly) happy to line up for their personalized cards, which range from dancer to royalty to meteorologist. And that’s when the existential crises begin. Although most residents are delighted when their innermost selves come to light on these cards, other answers are ambiguous and — in some cases — demoralizing.

Hey, "Instinct" fans. We hope you guys enjoyed tonight's back-to-back episodes 9 and 10 of this 2nd season. Now that they're officially done and in the history books, it's time to see what the next, new episode 11 will have in store for you guys. It's the series finale episode. That's right, guys. It is sadly the "series" finale because CBS just announced ,two days ago, that they will not be giving "Instinct" a new season 3. So, this episode 11 is it, guys. This is the swan song episode. Savor every minute of it. As usual, CBS delivered a couple of teaser descriptions for episode 11 via their press release. So, we will be using it for this spoiler session. To get things started, the series finale episode 11 was given a title. It's officially named, "Grey Matter." It sounds like episode 11 will feature some very serious, interesting and possible dramatic scenes as Dylan and Lizzie...

This just in from the Manhattan Theatre Club, after announcing that they duo was out last night as well, today's message reads 'Nina Arianda and Sam Rockwell are both sick and unfortunately will not be performing in Foolfor Love's Sunday, November 8 matinee. The show will go on with Amelia McClain and Aaron Roman Weiner in the roles of May and Eddie. If audience members have tickets for the matinee and would like to reschedule for a different performance, or receive a refund, they should contact their point of purchase.'...

This just in from the Manhattan Theatre Club 'Nina Arianda and Sam Rockwell are both sick and unfortunately will not be performing in Food For Love today. The show will go on with Amelia McClain and Aaron Roman Weiner in the roles of May and Eddie. If audience members have tickets for tonight and would like to reschedule for a different performance, or receive a refund, they should contact their point of purchase.'...

LAByrinth Theater Company, the award-winning, downtown ensemble presents the World Premiere production of Radiance, written by Cusi Cram and directed by Suzanne Agins. The complete cast includes Kelly AuCoin Julius Caesar, Julie amp Julia and Ana Reeder Top Girls, Sight Unseen, as well as Labyrinth Company Members Kohl Sudduth The Last Days of Judas Iscariot, Take Me Out and Aaron Roman Weiner Thinner Than Water, The Glass Menagerie. The production opened on Friday night, Novemebr 16, and you can check out photos from the celebration below...

Labyrinth Theater Company, the award-winning, downtown ensemble previously announced the complete cast and creative team for their World Premiere production of Radiance, written by Cusi Cram and directed by Suzanne Agins. The complete cast of the upcoming production of Radiance includes Kelly AuCoin Julius Caesar, Julie amp Julia and Ana Reeder Top Girls, Sight Unseen, as well as Labyrinth Company Members Kohl Sudduth The Last Days of Judas Iscariot, Take Me Out and Aaron Roman Weiner Thinner Than Water, The Glass Menagerie.

LAByrinth Theater Company, the award-winning, downtown ensemble presents the World Premiere production of Radiance, written by Cusi Cram and directed by Suzanne Agins. The complete cast of the upcoming production of Radiance includes Kelly AuCoin Julius Caesar, Julie amp Julia and Ana Reeder Top Girls, Sight Unseen, as well as Labyrinth Company Members Kohl Sudduth The Last Days of Judas Iscariot, Take Me Out and Aaron Roman Weiner Thinner Than Water, The Glass Menagerie.The cast met the press today and BroadwayWorld was there for all of the festivites. Check out photo coverage below...

Labyrinth Theater Company, the award-winning, downtown ensemble announced today the complete cast and creative team for their World Premiere production of Radiance, written by Cusi Cram and directed by Suzanne Agins. The complete cast of the upcoming production of Radiance includes Kelly AuCoin Julius Caesar, Julie amp Julia and Ana Reeder Top Girls, Sight Unseen, as well as Labyrinth Company Members Kohl Sudduth The Last Days of Judas Iscariot, Take Me Out and Aaron Roman Weiner Thinner Than Water, The Glass Menagerie.