FIRST LOOK
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ON TELEVISION (FRIDAY 9/20/24)
ABC: 20/20 (Premiere) at 9pm
APPLE: La Maison (Premiere)
APPLE TV+: Wolfs (Premiere)
HULU: Little Miss Innocent (Premiere)
MAX: Gold Rush: Freddy Dodge’s Rescue Mine (Premiere)
NETFLIX: Blood Legacy (Premiere)
NETFLIX: KLASS 95: The Power of Beauty (Premiere)
ABC: Lingo (Finale) at 9pm
(SATURDAY 9/21/24)
CBS: 48 Hours (Premiere) at 10pm
TRAVEL: Help! My House is Haunted (Premiere) at 10pm
(SUNDAY 9/22/24)
A&E: Airline Wars (Premiere) at 1pm
CBS: Matlock (Premiere) at 8pm
CNN: TV on the Edge: Moments That Shaped Our Culture (Premiere) at 9pm
FOOD NETWORK: Halloween Wars (Premiere) at 9pm
FOX: Rescue: Hi-Surf (Premiere) at 8pm
MGM+: From (Premiere) at 9pm
AMC: Snowpiercer (Finale) at 9pm
Nat Geo: National Parks: USA (Finale) at 8pm
This bodes well: The trailer for Ryan Murphy’s upcoming ABC medical drama “Doctor Odyssey” racked up 77.8 million views in its first 48 hours, making it the most-watched trailer ever for a new broadcast show. The series premieres Thursday, September 26.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Amazon Ads announced a new feature that uses generative AI technology to help advertisers create more interesting and relevant video ads for customers, at no additional cost. Using a single product image, the video generator curates custom AI-generated videos tailored to a product’s distinct selling proposition and features, leveraging Amazon’s insights to bring a product story to life. Amazon Ads also introduced a new live image capability that makes it fast and easy for brands to create short, animated campaign images.
(Source: Cynopsis)
HBO has renewed drama “Industry” for a fourth season. No surprise there – season three, concluding September 29, is pacing nearly 40% ahead of season two with an average of 1.6 million viewers per episode, and growing. Viewership for in the past five weeks rank among its top five weeks ever.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Angela Bassett and Courtney B. Vance’s Bassett Vance Productions inked a deal with 20th Television to develop and executive produce comedy, drama, limited series and TV movies for linear networks and streamers, with an emphasis on platforms across Disney Entertainment Television. First out of the gate will be “Monkey Boy,” inspired by the novel by Francisco Goldman about an investigative journalist who discovers a connection between a political assassination in Central America and an unsolved murder in his hometown.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Another husband-and-wife team, Kumail Nanjiani and Emily V. Gordon,have launched Winter Coat Films. The production company has signed a first-look deal with Sony Pictures Television to produce scripted series. “Kumail and Emily are a dream team – artists who bring humanity, humor and authenticity to everything they explore,” said Katherine Pope, President Sony Pictures Television Studios. “We couldn’t be happier to support them and their newly formed production company, which we know will be hugely successful.”
(Source: Cynopsis)
Jeffrey Dean Morgan (“The Walking Dead”) will host and executive produce NBC’s upcoming adventure reality competition “Destination X.” Based on a Belgian format, the series is produced by Twofour.
(Source: Cynopsis)
“Beyond the Gates,” premiering on CBS in early 2025, has booked its first cast members. Joining the daytime drama are Tamara Tunie (“Law & Order: SVU”), Daphnee Duplaix (“One Life to Live”) and Karla Mosley (“The Bold and the Beautiful”). Production begins later this fall in Atlanta.
(Source: Cynopsis)
BritBox and the BBC announced the cast of “Riot Women,” the new series from writer Sally Wainwright (“Happy Valley”). Leading the drama are Joanna Scanlan (“After Love”), Rosalie Craig (“Serpent Queen”), Tamsin Greig (“Sexy Beast”), Lorraine Ashbourne (“Sherwood”), and Amelia Bullmore (“The Buccaneers”).
(Source: Cynopsis)
Darkly comic coming-of-age series “Sweetpea” premieres Thursday, October 10 at 8p on Starz. The six-part episode series stars Ella Purnell as a quiet wallflower who develops a vengeful and intoxicatingly liberating taste for murder.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Starz’ first, weekly interview series, “Fat Joe Talks,” will premiere Friday, October 4 with Method Man, music artist and star of “Power Book II: Ghost” as its inaugural guest.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Nonprofit media organization WorkingNation is teaming with TelevisaUnivision to launch “The Hispanic Communities Powering a New American Economy.” The five-part series delves into the employment realities of Hispanic and Latino communities, shining a light on wage disparities, labor exploitation, and educational barriers, while highlighting stories of success. New episodes will air on Univision’s digital platforms, with a special hour-long broadcast airing on Univision’s linear channels on Sunday, October 13 at 10p and also on WorkingNation.org.
(Source: Cynopsis)
AXS TV’s October Concert Lineup includes performances from Bruce Springsteen, The Doobie Brothers, Aerosmith, Def Leppard, Queen, Maroon Five, Imagine Dragons, Shania Twain and more, airing every Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday in primetime, and continuing with themed blocks every Saturday and Sunday. First up: “Lady A: Live from the Artists Den” on Tuesday, October 1 at 9p.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Holiday special “A Nonsense Christmas with Sabrina Carpenter” drops Friday, December on Netflix. “The holidays have always been so special to me,” said Carpenter. “I am excited to bring my take to a classic holiday variety show — infusing my love of music and comedy to make something that is uniquely me.”
(Source: Cynopsis)
Kane Brown Jelly Roll will perform live from downtown Nashville on “New Year’s Eve Live: Nashville’s Big Bash” on Tuesday, December 31 at 8p on CBS.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Telemundo and Billboard announced the first group of performers for the 2024 Billboard Latin Music Awards. Fuerza Regida, Grupo Niche, Luis Alfonso, María Becerra, Xavi and Yande will take the stage on Sunday, October 20 at 9p.
(Source: Cynopsis)
The first five seasons of CBS’ “Young Sheldon” have delivered nearly 106 million views on Netflix, according to the streamer.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Average viewership for the State Farm WNBA Friday Night Spotlight on ION increased by 133% from 2023, and the network attracted 23.37 million unique viewers across games and wrap shows. The male audience (ages 25-54) grew 181%.
(Source: Cynopsis)
MOVIES
The Substance – Demi Moore, Margaret Qualley, Dennis Quaid, Hugo Diego Garcia, Oscar Lesage, Alexandra Papoulias Barton, Joseph Balderrama, Tiffany Hofstetter, Gore Abrams, Robin Greer, Vincent Colombe
Never Let Go – Halle berry, Anthony B. Jenkins, Percy Daggs IV, William Catlett, Stephanie Lavigne, Matthew Kevin Anderson, Christin Park, Mila Morgan
Transformers One (Animated) – Chris Hemsworth, Brian Tyree Henry, Scarlett Johansson, Keegan-Michael Key, Steve Buscemi, Laurence Fishburne, Jon Hamm, Vanessa Liguori, Jon Bailey, Jason Konopisos-Alvarez, Evan Michael Lee, James Remar, Isaac C. Singleton Jr., Steve Blum, Jinny Chung, Josh Cooley, Dillon Bryan, Misty Lee
Wolfs (Limited Release) – Brad Pitt, George Clooney, Amy Ryan, Austin Abrams, Pooma Jagannathan, Zlatko Buric, Richard Kind, Linda Carola, Irina Dubova, Sammy Horowitz Rob Riddell
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