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ON TELEVISION (TUESDAY 8/30/22)
HISTORY: Pawn Stars (Premiere) at 9pm
HULU: The Patient (Premiere)
NETFLIX: I Am a Killer (Premiere)
FREEFORM: Keep This Between Us (Finale) at 10pm
SYFY: The End is Nye (Finale) at 10pm
Twitter and Elon Musk’s legal team have both subpoenaed Peiter “Mudge” Zatko, former Twitter head of security and current whistleblower, related to his claims that Twitter has privacy and security vulnerabilities that put investors and national security at risk. Musk is attempting to extricate himself from his $44 billion deal to buy the company, and has been asking for data related to bot accounts; Twitter is asking for documents relating to Zatko’s exit from the company, as well as documents related to “the impact or effect of false or spam accounts on Twitter’s business and operations.”
(Source: Cynopsis)
HBO is in production on the documentary “BS High,” chronicling the Bishop Sycamore high school football scandal. Travon Free and Martin Desmond Roe (“Two Distant Strangers”) direct the film, which will debut on HBO and be available to stream on HBO Max in 2023.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Filming on Apple TV+ series “Lady in the Lake” was halted in Baltimore on Friday when a driver on the production crew was approached by two men who tried to extort $50,000, warning if they weren’t paid, they’d return and shoot someone. “We are working with the Baltimore Police Department as the investigation is ongoing,” said a statement from the studio, Endeavor Content. “The safety and security of our crew, cast and all who work across our productions is our highest priority, and we are thankful no one was injured. Production will resume with increased security measures going forward.”
(Source: Cynopsis)
NBC is still in the holiday movie business with Dolly Parton, and this time around, Jimmy Fallon, Miley Cyrus, Billy Ray Cyrus, Willie Nelson, Jimmy Allen and Zach Williams are along for the ride. They’ll guest star in “Dolly Parton’s Magic Christmas,” produced by Warner Bros. Television in association with Magnolia Hill Productions and Sandollar Productions.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Dewayne Perkins (“The Amber Ruffin Show”) has been tapped to write and executive produce Fox’s animated series “Clue,” based on the board game. Tim Story will executive produce with Lynn Barrie for The Story Company. The project comes from Hasbro’s eOne and Fox Entertainment-owned Bento Box Entertainment.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Teri Hatcher (“Desperate Housewives”) and James Tupper (“Big Little Lies”) play former high school sweethearts in Hallmark Movies & Mysteries original Mid-Love Crisis.” Brian Markinson (“Mayor of Kingstown”), June Laporte (“When Calls the Heart”) and Matreya Scarrwener (“Lies Between Friends”) also star.
(Source: Cynopsis)
James Cromwell (“Succession”) and Anna Gunn (“Breaking Bad”) will recur on in Apple TV+ series “Sugar,” while Dennis Boutsikaris (“Better Call Saul”), Alex Hernandez (“Invasion”) and Lindsay Pulsipher (“The Beast”) have joined Colin Farrell, Amy Ryan and Kirby Howell-Baptiste in series regular roles.
(Source: Cynopsis)
More casting Notes: Season two of Fox’s “The Cleaning Lady” will feature Naveen Andrews (“Lost”) in a series regular role…Rapper Megan Thee Stallion will make a cameo appearance in Marvel superhero comedy “She-Hulk: Attorney at Law.”…Scott McCord has been upped from recurring to series regular for season two of Epix sci-fi series “From.” Joining the cast are Nathan D. Simmons (“Diggstown”), Kaelen Ohm (“Hit & Run”), Angela Moore (“The Stand”), AJ Simmons (“Reacher”) and Deborah Grover (“Anne With an E”)….Clea DuVall (“Veep”), Shane Payl McGhie (“American Skin”), Angel Desai (“NCIS: New Orleans”), and Leslie Silva (“Women of the Movement”) have been added to the cast of Peacock mystery drama “Poker Face.”
(Source: Cynopsis)
Apple TV+ shared its fall slate of kids and family series. Coming up in September are “Peanuts Anthology II” (September 9); new series “Sago Mini Friends” (September 16); and second seasons of “Wolfboy and the Everything Factory” and “Get Rolling with Otizs” (September 30).
(Source: Cynopsis)
The ten-episode first half of season four of “Manifest” premieres on Netflix November 4. The drama was canceled by NBC last year, then picked up by the streamer for a final season.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Season 41 of PBS’s “Nature” kicks off October 19 with “Running with the Beest,” tracking the mass movements of wildebeests across East Africa.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Six-part documentary series “The Vow Part Two” debuts on HBO Monday, October 17 at 9p, with new episodes on subsequent Mondays. The series follows the legal and emotional journeys of the founders, supporters and defectors of NXIVM as new evidence and revelations about the sex cult come to light.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment has partnered with PetSmart to create a 10-episode series celebrating pet parents. “Pet Caves” will premiere on Chicken Soup for the Soul on September 1.
(Source: Cynopsis)
NBC’s “Dateline” is diving into subscription podcasts with Dateline Premium. A $2.99/month subscription on Apple Podcasts offers over 400 ad-free hours of true-crime content, including bonus monthly episodes and early access to six-episode series “lnternal Affairs.”
(Source: Cynopsis)
A channel dedicated to “The Ed Sullivan Show,” which ran on CBS from 1948-1971, makes its debut on Pluto TV on September 1. Also launching that day is 2000s Replay, featuring movies from Y2K.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Michelob ULTRA is honoring Serena Williams’ final appearance at the U.S. Open, with a spot that honors both “sides of Serena Williams and the joy she exemplifies” on the court and off. Williams serves as a year-round ambassador for the brand and is featured in Michelob ULTRA’s two most recent Super Bowl advertisements: ‘Superior Bowl’ in 2022 and ‘Happy’ in 2021.
(Source: Cynopsis)
The second episode of HBO’s “House of the Dragon” rose 2% versus the series premiere across linear and HBO Max, with 10.2 million viewers. The series premiere, closing in on 25 million viewers after one week, has drawn the largest audience ever for a new original series on HBO.
(Source: Cynopsis)
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