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As CBS’ prepares to unspool Blue Bloods‘ final eight episodes, Tom Selleck is mulling a return to Paradise.

Years prior to Blue Bloods‘ 2010 debut, Selleck starred in Jesse Stone: Stone Cold, the first of what would be nine made-for-tv movies based on Robert B. Parker’s novels about the titular police chief of Paradise, Mass., a small New England town.

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Somewhere, at this very moment, someone's dad is probably watching one of the Jesse Stone movies on DVD, and that man is having a great afternoon. After this, he might pop in "Ford v. Ferrari" for the seventh time.

The character of Jesse Stone began his life in a series of airport novels written by the late Robert B. Parker. The first Jesse Stone novel, "Night Passage," was published in 1997 and it followed the titular former LAPD detective (and divorced recovering alcoholic) as he investigated money laundering and murder in Paradise, Massachusetts. Parker had a hit on his hands with "Night Passage," and proceeded to writer eight additional Jesse Stone novels from 1998 up until his death in 2010. Jesse Stone had become an institution at that point, and other authors began writing Stone novels in Parker's style. There have been 11 additional Jesse Stone novels written after Parker's death. 

Starting in 2005, Jesse...

With its list of new releases for July 2023, Prime Video is going to help you stay safe from the oppressive July sun.

Highlighting the Amazon Originals on the TV side this month are two heavy hitters. The first is The Horror of Dolores Roach on July 7. Based on a podcast of the same name, this series could best be described as a modern day Sweeney Todd? Why, you ask? Well you know why. Think about it. Then season 2 of Neil Gaiman adaptation Good Omens premieres on July 28. This season will follow angel Aziraphale (Michael Sheen) and demon Crowley (David Tenant) as they seek to keep the Archangel Gabriel (Jon Hamm) away from both heaven and hell.

There aren’t any Amazon Original movies of note this month and that’s alright as the influx of library titles is more than enough. July 1 sees the arrival of The 40-Year-Old Virgin, No Country for Old Men,...

While summer starts in June, things truly heat up in July, and that includes all the hot new drops on streamers. Amazon’s Prime Video has refreshed its slate of content with over 60 new movies, like Bradley Cooper’s “A Star Is Born” and the 1973 animated adaption of the children’s book “Charlotte’s Web.”

Prime Video kicks off the start of the month with Doug McHenry’s “Jason’s Lyric,” “Father of the Bride,” and “Little Nicky.”

Plus, if you’re a Reese Witherspoon fan, Prime Video sets you up with her very first film and her breakout role as Dani in “Man in the Moon.” And the entire “Legally Blonde” trilogy is also available, for those who bend and snap.

Prime Video is also giving watchers some ultimate film classics like “Free Willy,” ”Gladiator,” and “Dances With Wolves.”

Last but absolutely not least, Season 2 of “Good Omens” will land on...

Prime Video has adapted the one-woman podcast “Empanada Loca” into a new series. “The Horror of Dolores Roach” will begin streaming on the service on July 7. Buckle up, because this one is gruesome. Roach (Justina Machado) returns to a gentrified Washington Heights after a long prison sentence and works as a masseuse in the basement of a friend’s empanada shop. But when her security is threatened, Roach is driven to extremes to survive.

Watch “The Horror of Dolores Roach” trailer:

Season 2 of “Good Omens” also will premiere on Prime Video in July. Arriving July 28, the series focuses on the friendship between Aziraphale (Michael Sheen), a fussy angel and rare-book dealer, and the snarky demon Crowley (David Tennant). While the Apocalypse has been averted, the pair are back living their lives in London, until the archangel Gabriel shows up. The series is based on the novel by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett.

Beck reenters his morning phase on his surprise new single, “Thinking About You,” which arrived Thursday night with no warning from the singer-songwriter.

After spending the last half-decade traversing the pop universe with albums like Colors and Hyperspace, “Thinking About You” finds Beck returning to the mellow, introspective, and acoustic vibes found on 2014’s Album of the Year Grammy-winning Morning Phase and 2003’s Sea Change; “Thinking About You” was actually recorded in the same studio where Beck made the latter classic.

“Wanna believe in something / Don’t even have to be true,...

Few Grammy Awards were as memorable as the 57th annual event. That night, Sam Smith almost swept the general field, Kendrick Lamar won his first awards, and Sia delivered one of the most memorable Grammys performances of the 21st century. But most importantly, the 2015 ceremony was remembered for the last award presented, which would prove not only controversial but, to many people, an exemplification of certain problems with the recording academy that have only gotten worse since then. The night of the 57th Grammy Awards was defined by one big question: how did Beck beat Beyonce?

To understand Beck’s landmark win, we first have to take a short look into his previous work. Beck has been known for making eclectic yet mainstream alternative music. His debut album, the folk-driven “Golden Feelings,” didn’t receive much attention. It wasn’t until his third studio album, “Mellow Gold,” that Beck got...

Ah, to be a Canadian character actor. To be paid to almost anonymously blend into role after role after role, to segue from big-budget action films to small TV movies to guest roles on classic TV series.

In the course of a week, Stephen McHattie will have appeared in the highest-rated program on its broadcast night ("Jesse Stone: Sea Change") and the most eagerly awaited film in the annuls of comic book geekdom ("Watchmen"). No one's watching them for McHattie himself, and it's a shame, because he's the sort of actor who invests every role with a quiet authority, an intensity that seems to be part and parcel of his particular trade.

I noticed McHattie first around 1989, when he appeared in the third season of "Beauty and the Beast," the very example of a show that just couldn't survive once its female lead (Linda Hamilton) because pregnant and opted to leave.

Camryn Manheim, Leslie Hope and Kathy Baker have joined the cast of the CBS telefilm Jesse Stone: Thin Ice, the fifth installment in the successful Tom Selleck movie franchise from Sony Pictures Television.

The franchise, based on the best-selling series of novels by Robert B. Parker, stars Selleck as a small-town police chief.

Manheim will play Elizabeth Blue, a woman in search of her child who was stolen from the maternity ward seven years ago. Hope has been cast as Sidney Greenstreet, an Internal Affairs investigator charged to find out why Jesse was involved in a shootout in Boston when he was off-duty. Baker is reprising her role as Rose Gammon from the most recent installment, Jesse Stone: Sea Change.

Selleck and Michael Brandman are executive producing Thin Ice, which begins shooting this month in Nova Scotia. The airdate has yet to be determined.

Manheim, an Emmy and Golden Globe winner for her role on ABC's The Practice, co-stars on CBS' Ghost Whisperer. She is repped by UTA, Framework Entertainment and attorney Rick Genow.

CBS has ordered a fifth installment of its successful Jesse Stone movie franchise, starring Tom Selleck as a small-town police chief, from Sony Pictures Television.

In addition, Hallmark Channel has acquired the first four movies from SPT, with the first, Stone Cold, set to air at 9 p.m. Aug. 4.

The newest installment of the franchise, based on the best-selling series of novels by Robert B. Parker, is titled Jesse Stone: Thin Ice. In the movie, Jesse (Selleck) finds that his job is in jeopardy after the attempted murder of State Police Capt. Healy (Stephen McHattie), his close friend and colleague; he also attempts to solve a kidnapping case that was supposed to have been solved years ago.

The movie is set to start shooting in August in Nova Scotia, with the airdate to be determined.

Bela Bajaria, senior vp cable programming and movies at CBS, said it was an easy decision to move forward with a fifth movie.

"We obviously are really pleased with how well the whole franchise has performed in the ratings, even against some very stiff competition," she said.

Emmy winner Tom Selleck is in discussions to join NBC's Las Vegas as the fast-paced drama's new leading man.

He would play the smart, powerful, fun-loving new owner of Montecito Resort & Casino, a new character designed to fill the void left by the recent departure of the show's star James Caan.

Caan, who played the head of the casino's surveillance team for four years, recently left the series to return to features (HR 2/28).

Vegas, from NBC Universal TV Studio and DreamWorks TV, was picked up for a fifth season in February and is slated to begin production on its order soon. The show also is looking to add a beautiful female concierge in the wake of the departure of co-star Nikki Cox.

Josh Duhamel also stars on Vegas, with Molly Sims, James Lesure and Vanessa Marcil rounding out the cast.

Selleck's starring role on Vegas would mark his first regular gig on a drama series since his Emmy-winning turn on Magnum, P.I.

He followed that up with memorable recurring roles on NBC's hit comedy Friends and, most recently, on ABC's dramedy Boston Legal.

Selleck also has had success with the Stone Cold series of original movies for CBS, with the latest installment, Jesse Stone: Sea Change, slated to premiere in May.