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Quick Links Robert Redford's Dazzling Political Dramedy The Candidate's Surprising Ties to the Real World The Candidate Becomes a Cinema Success

Silver screen legend Robert Redford is no stranger to starring in beloved classics and delivering unforgettable performances, and he knocked it out of the park when he appeared as an unconventional U.S. Senate hopeful in the satiric 1972 political dramedy The Candidate. The sharp and witty film chronicles Redford's lawyer-turned-politician as he wades into foreign waters while on his quest to "defeat" the Republican nominee, with the charismatic character initially being chosen only because he had zero chances of winning.

The Candidate went on to achieve widespread acclaim, and Jeremy Larner took home the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, with the brilliant writer having had quite a bit of personal experience in the world of politics in preparation for penning the celebrated '70s hit. Let's explore...

If there's one thing "Power Book II: Ghost" has proven in season three, it's that nobody's safe - not even original characters who survived the spinoff's parent series. In a rather shocking and completely unexpected turn of events, the Starz series has done away with a character that viewers have been waiting almost a decade to see meet his downfall: Cooper Saxe (Shane Johnson).

For years, Saxe has miraculously figured out ways to escape a lot of close calls - including almost getting strangled to death by Ghost (Omari Hardwick) and Tommy (Joseph Sikora) in "Power" - but his conniving ways have finally caught up to him in a fatal conclusion, as with most "Power" antagonists.

After six seasons of "Power" and three installments of "Power Book II," it's nearly impossible to list all the dirt Saxe has done through the years. In the original series, his relentless hunt to...

Dark secrets have been controlling all the action so far in "Power Book II: Ghost" season three, but episode five marks what showrunner Brett Mahoney calls the "true turning point" that's put everyone on notice.

The episode, titled "No More Second Chances," picks up after the shooting death of Detective Kevin Whitman (Jeff Hephner) in Monet's (Mary J. Blige) house, with the feds snooping around on suspicion that her self-defense excuse is really a murder cover-up. There's also the fact that Monet has finally figured out who killed her son Zeke: her husband, Lorenzo (Berto Colón). Then, on the other side of "Power Book II," Tariq (Michael Rainey Jr.), his girlfriend, Effie (Alix Lapri), and partner-in-crime, Brayden (Gianni Paolo), get roped into a mess overseas during their business trip to Italy, as the latter gets kidnapped while on a mission for their new drug connect, Noma (Caroline Chikezie).

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Another week, another major player on "Power Book II: Ghost" meets a tragic fate - though many viewers probably saw this one coming. This time, the hit "Power" spinoff bid farewell to the nuisance that is Detective Kevin Whitman (Jeff Hephner) after he overstepped his boundaries one too many times with Monet (Mary J. Blige).

Ever since the death of Monet's nephew son Zeke (Daniel Bellomy), Whitman has been hot on her tracks trying to pin a murder on her that he thinks she committed, aka Carrie Milgram's (which she committed for sleeping around with Zeke). Note: Carrie and Whitman have history together, too. Whitman, a too-dedicated-to-his-job detective, has also been working with federal prosecutor Jenny Sullivan (Paton Ashbrook) and Detective Blanca Rodriguez (Monique Gabriela Curnen) to aid their Rico case that could get Tariq (Michael Rainey Jr.), Brayden (Gianni Paolo), and the Tejadas - Cane (Woody McClain), Dru (Lovell Adams-Gray...

Power Book II: Ghost Season 3 has been on an absolute tear.

This season has been a thrilling ride thus far, delivering non-stop action and raising the stakes higher than ever before.

Part of that exhilarating journey has revolved around those on the other side of the drugs and murder, namely Jenny Sullivan, who has made it her personal mission to rid the streets of the murderous group of criminals that have evaded the law for so long.

We got to jump on a video chat with Jenny's portrayer, Paton Ashbrook, who was gracious and extremely candid in her responses to all our pressing questions. It's always great to speak with actors who are so passionate about the characters they portray.

This was a wonderful conversation, with some great insight into what we'll continue to see from Jenny and her storyline as the season progresses.

Coming off of Power Book II:...

It's not Power without a copious amount of lies, betrayal, and blackmailing!

And right now, it's all working, which means as the season unfolds, we should be in for a lot of fireworks when someone inevitably gets in over their heads.

Power Book II: Ghost Season 3 Episode 2 was a fantastic comedown from the premiere, setting a lot of moving parts into motion, injecting some new storylines into the mix, and putting us on the right path for a hell of a season.

When Lauren appeared alive at the end of Power Book II: Ghost Season 3 Episode 1, it was totally unclear what happened to her and how she ended up with Jenny Sullivan.

But we got the explanation here, and it wasn't exactly what some people were guessing.

I wondered whether or not Effie went through with killing Lauren because we never saw anything beyond her knocking her out. But the...

Lauren Baldwin is very much among the living, but where has she been?

Fans were in for a shock when Lauren showed up at the conclusion of Power Book II: Ghost Season 3 Episode 1, and we're all waiting on pins and needles to see where things will go next. There are a ton of questions, starting with what happened?

As we await those answers, TV Fanatic checked in with Lauren's portrayer, Paige Audrey-Marie Hurd, to talk about what it was like keeping That secret, where we'll find Lauren when we meet back up with her, and what its been like being a part of the Power family.

And the questions didn't stop at just Power, as we talked about her time on The Oval and some of her favorite series.

It was a very well-rounded chat with the warm and affable Hurd. Enjoy, Power fans!

When you were filming season two,...

Season 3 of Power Book II: Ghost has smashed viewership records for Starz.

The premiere episode delivered 5.8M multi-platform viewers in its first three days after it debuted on March 17, which the network says is its biggest premiere weekend ever. That’s up quite significantly from the 362,000 viewers that tuned in to the episode’s initial live telecast.

Weekend multi-platform viewership for the Season 3 debut was also up about 30% from the Season 2 premiere in November 2021. Interestingly, the Season 2 premiere drew 518,000 for its live broadcast, which was on a Sunday. Season 2 averaged a little over half a million live viewers per episode.

Prior to the launch of Season 3, Starz signaled its confidence in the series with an early renewal for a fourth installment. Season 4 is currently in production in New York.

Season 3 took off in dramatic form with brand new twists, turns, and murder as Tariq, Brayden, and the Tejada family are grieving the death of Zeke,...

Spoiler Alert: The following story reveals major plot points from the Season 3 premiere of Starz’s Power Book II: Ghost.

Power Book II: Ghost dropped its third season premiere on Friday titled “Your Perception, Your Reality” and as expected, it’s filled with sadness and frustration following the tragic events of last season.

Monet (Mary J. Blige) is really going through it following the murder of her son Zeke (Daniel Bellomy). She’s lost her way and healing can only begin by her avenging his death—an eye for an eye. Being that her husband Lorenzo (Berto Colon) shot down Zeke accidentally in a case of mistaken identity, things are plenty complicated.

In the meantime, Monet is so enveloped in grief that she neither notices the internal struggle going on in the family nor that there’s a new baddie in town named Noma (Caroline Chikezie) who is searching for...

Surprise, "Power Book II: Ghost" fans - Lauren is back! Well, technically, according to season three's March 17 premiere, she never actually left. As viewers may remember, Lauren (played by Paige Hurd) was thought to have been killed off by Effie (Alix Lapri) and Brayden (Gianni Paolo) in season two's penultimate episode. After it's discovered that she's working with Ada Jenny Sullivan (Paton Ashbrook) and catches Brayden, her boyfriend, Tariq (Michael Rainey Jr.), and Cane (Woody McClain) talking about their drug dealings on a wire, Effie and Brayden, unbeknownst to Tariq, take Lauren out to the woods to kill her - all in an effort to avoid criminal charges.

Though viewers didn't see Hurd's character actually die, many believed that scene marked the end of the road for her, with Jenny later revealing that Lauren's body was found by locals after a "car accident." That turns out to be a complete lie,...

This post contains spoilers from Friday’s Power Book II: Ghost premiere. Proceed accordingly.

Fans of Power and its many spinoffs love to speculate that the series’ frequent character deaths won’t stick. In the case of one of the franchise’s characters, we learned Friday, they were right.

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Power Book II: Ghost Season 3 is poised to be the most dramatic season in franchise history.

Starz dropped the full-length trailer for the new season Thursday, and it looks like things are more intense than ever.

According to Starz, the new season kicks off with Tariq St. Patrick determined to get his trust, get back to his family, and get out of the game for good.

The emergence of a ruthless new connect interrupts Tariq’s plans to reunite with Tasha and Yaz and puts him, Brayden, and Effie back into business with the Tejadas as they’re challenged to move more weight than ever before.

When Brayden brings Tariq in as an intern at his family’s hedge fund Weston Holdings, the drug business expands beyond Stansfield and the streets onto Wall Street, while Tariq is also shown an alternate, legitimate path to success.

Monet Tejada, set ablaze by...

Michael Ealy joins ‘Power Book II: Ghost’ season 4 (Photo Credit: Dewayne Rogers)

Starz’s Power Book II: Ghost will return for a fourth season. The network announced the early renewal of the critically acclaimed drama ahead of its season three premiere on March 17, 2023.

Starz also announced Michael Ealy has joined the show’s cast as a series regular for the fourth season.

Per Starz: “Ealy joins the cast as Detective Don Carter, a rising NYPD officer who was on track to become Police Commissioner until his wife was killed in a crossfire between rival drug gangs. Vowing to make the streets safer, Carter traded in his tie for a kevlar vest and now leads an elite NYPD drug task force that elicits concrete results against drug-related violence. While his achievements are noteworthy public recognition, nothing can bring back his lost love.”

Michael Ealy’s recent credits include Reasonable Doubt,...

Starz has announced that the highly-anticipated third season of its hit series “Power Book II: Ghost” will premiere on Friday, March 17 at midnight on the Starz app, all Starz streaming and on-demand platforms and internationally on the Lionsgate+ premium streaming platforms across the UK and Brazil. On linear, it will debut on Starz at 8 Pm Et/Pt in the U.S. and Canada. Season three of the popular drama series returns with new twists and new turns as the Tariq, Brayden, Monet, and the Tejadas have to Level Up or Get Taken Down. Fresh off the murder of Zeke, everyone is grieving, but they won’t get much time as a new set of problems and questions arise.

“Power Book II: Ghost” season three stars Michael Rainey Jr. as “Tariq St. Patrick,” Mary J. Blige as “Monet Stewart Tejada,” Shane Johnson as “Cooper Saxe,” Gianni Paolo as “Brayden Weston,” Cliff...

The teaser for Starz’s Power Book II: Ghost season three warns nothing can prepare fans for the new season. The teaser also features Monet asking, “Are you with me or against me?” and Tariq admitting he’s not sure who he can trust. There’s a lot to unpack in just a 45-second video.

Starz confirmed season three will premiere on Friday, March 17, 2023 at midnight via the Starz app and at 8pm Et/Pt on Starz.

Season three stars Michael Rainey Jr. (Power) as “Tariq St. Patrick,” Mary J. Blige (Mudbound) as “Monet Stewart Tejada,” Shane Johnson (Power) as “Cooper Saxe,” and Gianni Paolo (The Fosters) as “Brayden Weston.” Cliff “Method Man” Smith (The Deuce) is “Davis MacLean,” Larenz Tate (Ray) is “Rashad Tate,” Berto Colon (Orange Is the New Black) is “Lorenzo Tejada,” Woody McClain (The Bobby Brown Story) plays “Cane Tejada,” and Lovell Adams-Gray (Coroner) is “Dru Tejada.

Good news, "Power Book II: Ghost" fans. After what feels like forever, the hit spinoff's third season finally has a premiere date - which means we're one step closer to finding out what happens after season two's dramatic cliffhanger finale. Additionally, on Dec. 15, Starz unveiled all-new details about season three, including a short teaser that shows Michael Rainey Jr.'s Tariq getting blood on his hands (literally) as secrets, lies, and more trouble threaten to shake his world up yet again.

"Power Book II: Ghost" got the green light for season three around this time last year, not even halfway through season two. It's obvious the second installment of the Power franchise has become a major hit, almost as big as its predecessor, and much of that has to do with Michael Rainey Jr.'s Tariq St. Patrick anchoring the series.

"It's going to be a lot going on."

We...

Are you ready to delve back in to the Power universe?

Starz announced today that the third season of its hit series Power Book II: Ghost will premiere on Friday, March 17 at midnight on the Starz app, all Starz streaming and on-demand platforms and internationally on the Lionsgate+ premium streaming platforms across the UK and Brazil.

On linear, it will debut on Starz at 8 Pm Et/Pt in the U.S. and Canada.

The highly anticipated third season stars Michael Rainey Jr. as Tariq St. Patrick, Mary J. Blige as Monet Stewart Tejada, and Shane Johnson as Cooper Saxe.

The cast also includes Gianni Paolo as Brayden Weston, Cliff “Method Man” Smith as Davis MacLean, Larenz Tate as Rashad Tate, Berto Colon as Lorenzo Tejada, and Woody McClain as Cane Tejada.

The cast is rounded out by Lovell Adams-Gray as Dru Tejada, Latoya Tonodeo as Diana Tejada, Alix Lapri as Effie Morales,...

"Power Book II: Ghost"'s season two finale finally addressed our lingering questions surrounding Lauren's whereabouts. The previous episode picks up on the action that follows Professor Milgram's (Melanie Liburd) death and the Tejada family drama, but in the following one, Lauren's (Paige Hurd) body finally turns up from a "car accident," bringing her character arc to a tragic end.

As seen in episode nine, "A Fair Fight?," Tariq learns that there's more to the story of his ex-girlfriend catching him on a wire - Lauren also caught Brayden (Gianni Paolo) and Cane (Woody McClain) on it as well. In episode five, Lauren wears her wire when she stops by Brayden and Tariq's dorm room looking for the latter. There, she gets introduced to Cane as "Lorenzo." She gets intel on the wire that Ada Jenny Sullivan (Paton Ashbrook) tries to use in court, but Brayden foils her plans and gets the entire case dismissed.

It's safe to say Power Book II: Ghost Season 2 promises to continue the momentum of a stellar season one.

Cooper Saxe and Carrie Milligan will be back in full force, and Rashad Tate will be reprising his Power role as the always fun but conniving Councilman. Plus, prosecutor Jenny Sullivan will have an extended role moving forward.

We got a chance to talk to their portrayers Shane Johnson, Melanie Liburd, Larenz Tate, and Paton Ashbrook about everything from relationship dynamics, thoughts on the passionate Power fanbase, and what their characters will be up to when the series returns.

Johnson has been in the Power Universe since the beginning. And after playing the character for so long, we wondered how easy it is for him to step back into the shoes of the flashy lawyer who will do anything for a win.

As Johnson explained, "Well, what I would say is that every season,...

Disney Plus released the trailer for “Turning the Tables with Robin Roberts,” which will premiere on July 28.

Each episode will feature an intimate roundtable conversation between the “Good Morning America” anchor and three female celebrities from all walks of life.

Guests include Debbie Allen, Sofia Carson, Jamie Lee Curtis, Jenna Dewan, Sheila E., Melissa Etheridge, Mickey Guyton, Betsey Johnson, Billie Jean King, Tig Notaro, Raven-Symoné and Josie Totah.

LeBron James will serve as an executive producer on the series through his entertainment brand The SpringHill Company. In addition to Roberts and James, executive producers are John R. Green and Reni Calister from Rock’n Robin Productions and Maverick Carter, Jamal Henderson and Philip Byron from The SpringHill Company, with Kadine Anckle as showrunner.

Also in today’s TV news roundup:

Casting

Starz announced that Paton Ashbrook, Berto Colon and Alix Lapri have been upped to series regulars for the second season of “Power Book II: Ghost,...

Paton Ashbrook, Berto Colon and Alix Lapri have been upped to series regulars for the sophomore season of Starz’s flagship drama series Power Book II: Ghost. They will continue on the show as Jenny Sullivan, Lorenzo Tejada and Effie Morales, respectively.

Additionally, Lahmard Tate has joined the cast as recurring, reprising his guest starring role from Season 6 of Power as Kamaal Tate, brother to Rashad Tate, who is played by Lahmard’s real-life brother, Larenz Tate, on both Power and Power II: Ghost.

Here is more info on the quartet’s characters:

Ashbrook’s Jenny Sullivan — After the U.S Attorney’s office swooped in on her high-profile Tasha St. Patrick case, Jenny went back to the status quo. That is, until Stansfield University professor, Jabari Reynolds is murdered. Now, Jenny is back in the spotlight, with an eye toward prosecuting Reynolds’s killer — whoever that may be. Little...

Lorenzo Tejada’s reign of power doesn’t seem to be ending anytime soon: Power Book II: Ghost has promoted the actor who plays him ahead of the show’s return.

Orange Is the New Black alum Berto Colon will be a series regular when the Starz drama comes back for Season 2, TVLine has learned. In addition, two other recurring players will be upped to series regular, as well: Paton Ashbrook, who plays prosecutor Jenny Sullivan, and Alix Lapri, who plays Tariq’s former Choate classmate Effie Morales.

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One talented actor is sought for what could be considered a role of a lifetime. “Jackie Unveiled,” a one-woman drama about the life of Jackie Kennedy Onassis that intends to “peek behind the façade of America's most private public figure,” will hold Equity Principal Auditions in Los Angeles for the title role. Naturally, for a role like this, the bar for prospective talent is set incredibly high. The female actor, aged 18 or older, must be able to portray the first lady at the ages of both 38 and 64; at the former age, “a sophisticated, sexually manipulative, fiercely protective mother,” and at the latter attempting to “put her life in perspective as she faces her own mortality.” The team, which includes the drama’s writer Tom Dugan and director Jenny Sullivan, will see talent Sept. 26 in Beverly Hills, California. There will be an initial workshop Dec. 4–9, with rehearsals slated to begin Jan.

Daryl Roth Kinky Boots, The Normal Heart and Karyl Lynn Burns The Best is Yet to Come present the New York premiere of Wiesenthal, the award-winning play written by and starring Tom Dugan and directed by Jenny Sullivan. Wiesenthal opens November 5 at the Acorn Theatre at Theatre Row, 410 W. 42nd Street. The company just met the press and you can check out highlights from the special event below...

Daryl Roth Kinky Boots, The Normal Heart and Karyl Lynn Burns The Best is Yet to Come present the New York premiere of Wiesenthal, the award-winning play written by and starring Tom Dugan and directed by Jenny Sullivan. Wiesenthal begins performances October 24 at the Acorn Theatre at Theatre Row, 410 W. 42nd Street. Opening night is November 5. The company just met the press and you can go inside the special event below...

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Uta Hagen learns her grandsons are connected to a series of fatal accidents in 1972's The Other.

The 1972 horror-mystery film The Other, one of the creepier “twins” fright flicks of the Seventies, makes its Stateside Blu-ray debut from Twilight time in October.

It’s the summer of 1935, and twins Niles (Chris Udvarnoky) and Holland (Martin Udvarnoky) spend all their time on the family farm in Connecticut , sometimes congregating in the cellar, though it is prohibited due to their father’s death by falling down the cellar stairs. Their grief-stricken mother (Diana Muldaur) passes most days in her bedroom, while their sister, Torrie (Jenny Sullivan), and her husband, Rider ( John Ritter), are expecting a child soon. Then, the first of a serious of fatal accidents occurs…

Based on actor-turned-novelist Thomas Tryon’s novel of the same name and adapted for the screen by the author,...

The Mad Men cast was left somewhat twiddling their thumbs while waiting for show runner Matthew Weiner and AMC/Lionsgate to reach a satisfying end to their fraught negotiations. (Hands were finally shook last night, and we now have a guaranteed two more seasons. Hooray!) But with the show’s production schedule suddenly pushed from a late April to late July start, they’re all staring at an unexpected hole on the calendar. What now for some of our beloveds? (By the way, the Internet voted last night and everyone is totally on board with the idea of Kiernan Shipka...

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When we first learned that Stephanie Zimbalist was playing Katharine Hepburn in a one woman show, we were nervous. Not that we don't think that the former Remington Steele star is a talented actress in her own right. But, Hepburn is an icon... and one with the kind of very distinct, easily overdone speech affectation that can go terribly wrong when put in the wrong mouth. But we were pleasantly surprised by the show Tea at Five at the Falcon Theatre in Burbank-adjacent Toluca Lake, California.

As is always the case at the Garry Marshall owned playhouse, the production values were excellent. The set transported the audience to the Hepburn family beach house in 1937. A film flop addled Hepburn was waiting for the big call—would she get the career reviving part of Scarlett O'Hara in Gone with the Wind?

We all know how that worked out.

  ABC has greenlit a pilot for a reworked version of the '80s sci-fi classic "V." According to Variety, the new pilot was written by Scott Peters, who knows a few things about this sort of material as co-creator and executive producer of "The 4400." Written and directed by Kenneth Johnson, the 1983 original focused on the aftermath of an invasion by the Visitors, seemingly benign aliens.  Naturally, these lizard creators aren't so benign at all. The two-part miniseries, which starred Jane Badler, Marc Singer, Faye Grant, Michael Durrell and Jenny Sullivan, caused a TV sensation when it aired on NBC....