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Laurie Metcalf and Eric McCormack have been tapped as guest stars in Season 2 of CBS’ “Elsbeth,” the mystery spinoff of “The Good Wife” and “The Good Fight” starring Carrie Preston as the de facto detective Elsbeth Tascioni.

Metcalf will appear in the eighth episode of the season as Regina Coburn, “the star of a police procedural who yearns for artistic fulfillment after playing a no-nonsense, hardened detective for two decades,” per CBS.

After the showrunner of Regina’s long-running series is “brutally murdered in his office in what appears to be the act of a disgruntled fan,” Regina goes toe-to-toe with Elsbeth as she becomes a prime suspect.

In the ninth episode of Season 2, McCormack will play Tom Murphy, “the charismatic and charming founder of Heiwa Zen Center, an upscale holistic wellness retreat that caters to the one-percent.”

Tom “takes matters into his own hands” after his wellness empire is...

Don’t believe everything you see on social media. That’s evident for a mother-daughter duo played by Courtney Thorne-Smith and Stella Gregg in Lifetime’s upcoming thriller He Slid Into Her DMs. Ripped from the headlines, the movie centers on 17-year-old social media influencer Berni (Gregg). She finds her obsession with developing a strong online following turns deadly when an unhinged fan pays a home visit. Berni’s momager Leah (Thorne-Smith) does what she can to protect her daughter, but what happens next turns their lives upside down. Among the other stars is Kane Parks (All American: Homecoming) as Berni’s boyfriend and captain of the basketball team named Zak. Bernie’s relationship, friendships, and NYU that made up a dream senior year became a nightmare. It’s a cautionary tale that director Alicia Coppola hopes viewers will think about the next ...

On Monday July 29 2024, Pix broadcasts 61st Street!

Trust Me Season 2 Episode 2 Episode Summary

In this episode of “61st Street,” titled “Trust Me,” Logan finds himself in a difficult situation. He is on a quest for answers that could change everything for him. The tension builds as he realizes he needs help navigating the challenges he faces.

Logan turns to Franklin, a trusted ally, and asks him to take on the role of his lawyer. Together, they prepare to confront the Chicago Police Department, which adds to the stakes of the episode. The relationship between Logan and Franklin is tested as they work to uncover the truth.

Viewers can expect a gripping storyline filled with suspense and emotional moments. The episode promises to explore themes of trust and loyalty as Logan seeks justice in a complicated world. “Trust Me” is sure to keep audiences on the edge of their seats as the plot unfolds.

The anticipation builds for the next episode of “61st Street,” with Season 2 Episode 2 titled “Trust Me.” This gripping drama continues to explore the complexities of the justice system and the personal struggles of its characters. In this episode, Logan finds himself in a tight spot, searching for answers that could change everything. His quest for the truth leads him to seek help from Franklin, who is faced with the challenge of representing him against the Chicago Police Department.

As Logan navigates the murky waters of legal battles and police scrutiny, the tension in the storyline deepens. Franklin’s role becomes crucial as he must weigh the risks and moral dilemmas involved in taking on such a powerful adversary. The stakes are high, and viewers can expect to see intense moments filled with emotion and ethical challenges.

“Trust Me” promises to deliver thrilling twists and turns, keeping fans on the edge of their seats.

Lil Nas X thinks he deserved some of the Cowboy Carter treatment when he dropped “Old Town Road.” In a new interview with BBC, Nas said he was “happy” that artists like Beyoncé and Shaboozey are being celebrated for their country fusion forays, but wishes his music was also celebrated in the country space in the same way.

“I wish this would have happened for me,” he told the outlet. “I wasn’t even able to experience this.”

In the last two months, Beyoncé’s “Texas Hold ‘Em” and Shaboozey...

Exclusive: Linda Hamilton (The Terminator) and Abbie Cornish (Three Billboards) have come aboard to star opposite Kal Penn in Trust Me, I’m a Doctor, a new film from writer-director Thane Economou (The Wedding Party) that will launch sales at the Cannes Market.

UTA Independent Film Group is handling domestic rights, and Fortitude International overseeing international.

Pic is based on the memoir of Dr. Sandeep Kapoor (Penn), whose life is turned upside down when he is implicated in the death of his former patient — model, actress, and reality TV star, Anna Nicole Smith. The film takes place at the height of early 2000s tabloid culture and explores the intersection of fame, privacy, self-discovery and politics through the perspective of a man who wound up forced into the spotlight through the court of public opinion.

Cornish will play the late Anna Nicole Smith, with Hamilton as Ellyn Garafalo, the veteran attorney who served as Dr.

Lil Nas X opened up about his sex life and seemingly alluded to his member on his new song “Trust Me.”

The 25-year-old rapper dropped the track on Wednesday (April 24). It’s a reflective anthem that addresses everything from his earliest experiences with other men to more recent ones.

While reflecting on the presents, he appeared to hint at his size in a clever way.

Head inside to get the details about Lil Nas X’s new song…

Lil Nas X opens “Trust Me” with recollections about using Grindr, an LGBTQ+ app often used for hooking up, while in college.

“Grindr sessions sextin’ with faceless accounts / Bringing’ bodies in me, then sneaking them out,” he raps on the first verse.

As he continues, he looks even further back in time: “Back in middle school, I was fiending for d-ck / 7th grade, sending my homies some pics / Daddy never knew what...

A decade of friendship, years of shared experiences and a deep and sensitive understanding of her friend’s mental health diagnosis led filmmaker Melanie Cura Daball to the making of her hybrid animated documentary short Trust Me. Co-writer and protagonist Anne Chataigné’s revealing and terrifying battle with bipolar and her tumultuous journey navigating life, her family and recovery is astutely approached through a mix of animation, narration and cinematic recreations of life events. Trust Me provides a balanced and compassionate look at the incredible struggles of mental health, not only for the sufferer but also for the people around them and the film’s mixed media approach allows it to cover large swathes of time and more difficult scenes with creativity. A positive and inspiring story, told with respect and love for all involved, and a film we’re proud to premiere here on Directors Notes today, we speak...

Tubi, Fox’s ad-supported streaming service, has landed the U.S. and Canada rights to the upcoming British comedy thriller Dead Hot.

The Liverpool-set series tells the story of two twentysomethings Elliot and Jess, best friends united by a bond of grief at losing Peter—the first and only love of Elliot and Jess’ twin brother, who went missing in mysterious circumstances five years previously. Still reeling from the trauma, the best friends spiral into a hedonistic lifestyle, partying to numb their grief while clinging to a small hope that they will one day find out what happened.

The six-episode series is led by rising stars Bilal Hasna, who plays Elliot, and Vivian Oparah, who plays Jess. Penelope Wilton and Peter Serafinowicz round out the cast.

Dead Hot is created, written and executive produced by Charlotte Coben, daughter of author Harlan Coben and a producer and writer on Netflix’s popular Coben adaptations The Stranger,...

The Buccaneers is a period drama series created by Katherine Jakeways. The Apple TV+ series is based on an unfinished novel of the same name by Edith Warton, the series revolves around a group of young American women in 1870s London as both American and British cultures clash because of the wildly different approach to their traditions. The Buccaneers stars Kristine Frøseth, Alisha Boe, Matthew Broome, Josh Dylan, Barney Fishwick, and Aubri Ibrag. So, if you loved the Apple TV+ series here are some similar shows you could watch next.

The Buccaneers (BritBox & Prime Video Add-On) Credit – BBC One

Synopsis: A lavish, star-studded adaptation of Edith Wharton’s final book. In London for the season, four beautiful Americans charm the impoverished English aristocracy with their vivacity and wealth. But it all turns to ashes.

Gentleman Jack (Max & Prime Video Add-On) Credit – HBO

Synopsis: Set in the changing world of 1832 England...

Jill Dillard grew up on television. She appeared on her parents’ reality TV specials and eventual TV shows from the time she was just 13 years old. She left the series in 2017 at the age of 26. While TLC’s audience watched Jill and some of her 18 siblings grow up, get married, and journey out independently, apparently, truly growing independent wasn’t part of the plan behind the scenes. At least, it’s not what Jim Bob Duggar hoped would happen for his kids. In a recent podcast episode, Jill revealed that Jim Bob Duggar exploited an Iblp principle to ensure he still served as an”authority” figure over his children. He considered himself the gatekeeper even as they left home and started their own lives.

The Iblp preaches an umbrella of protection

Jill Dillard revealed that Jim Bob Duggar used a concept taken directly from the Institute of Basic Life Principles...

PodcastOne (Nasdaq: Podc), a leading podcast platform and a subsidiary of LiveOne (Nasdaq: Lvo), announced that is has obtained the exclusive distribution and sales rights to the podcast Nighty Night hosted by New York Times best-selling author and attorney Rabia Chaudry (Adnan’s Story).

Chaudry, who also served as an Executive Producer on the HBO documentary series “The Case Against Adnan Syed” based on the life of her childhood friend, joins PodcastOne with her Nighty Night podcast, an anthology of bone-chilling bedtime stories that will be sure to keep you wide awake all night. The creepy tales will be a mix of both original content and lesser known classics delivered with a modern spin. Since its launch in late 2021, Nighty Night has released forty-one nightmare inducing episodes.

“We have been long-time fans of Rabia, for her work as an esteemed podcast host and for her work as a revered advocate.

PodcastOne announced today that it will initiate Spanish language translations for its library of podcasts using Artificial Intelligence companyRask AI, a leading AI video localization & dubbing tool. The first show set for translation through Rask AI is the Emmy Award-winning journalist Barbara Schroeder’s debut podcast, Bad Bad Thing.

“With the stratospheric rise of Hispanic listenership in podcasting, PodcastOne endeavors to make our programming accessible to Spanish-speaking audiences worldwide. Our translation of Bad Bad Thing through the use of Rask AI opens the door for additional language releases across multiple shows in the near future,” said Kit Gray, President and Co-Founder of PodcastOne.

PodcastOne is working closely with Bad Bad Thing host and creator Schroeder to ensure that the AI translation of the podcast accurately aligns with the original English language version’s storytelling. “Since every storyteller needs an audience, the fact that new technology now exists to create a...

It was only a matter of time before “Black Mirror” came for the streaming industry, and Season 6 takes a couple of swings directly at Netflix right out of the gate. First with the star-studded, hyper-meta episode “Joan Is Awful,” which introduces the Netflix clone Streamberry (and an arsenal of Easter eggs and references therein). But Episode 2, “Loch Henry,” quiets things down to tackle a much more specific streaming ill — the soulless, exploitative true crime industrial complex and the constant stream of true crime docs digging up traumas from the past.

“Loch Henry” follows an aspiring filmmaker back to his Scottish hometown, where he intends to make a documentary about eggs, only to get sucked into making a film about the horrific crime case that transformed his hometown from a former tourist destination into a desolate ghost town. In “Black Mirror” tradition, the ensemble is a healthy mix of familiar faces,...

This year’s scaled-down, “special one-year iteration” of the Edinburgh International Film Festival (Eiff) will open on August 18 with the world premiere of Silent Roar, the debut feature from Scottish writer and director Johnny Barrington.

Billed as a “teenage tale of surfing, sex, and hellfire,” the pic is set in Scotland’s Outer Hebrides and stars newcomer Louis McCartney as Dondo, a young surfer struggling to accept his father’s recent disappearance at sea. Caught up in grief, he is brought to his senses by his rebellious crush Sas, a high achiever who dreams of escaping the island. When an oddly-behaved new minister arrives on the island, Dondo begins to have cosmic visions.

Pic was shot in the surroundings of Uig, on the Isle of Lewis, and draws inspiration from Barrington’s teenage years on the Isle of Skye. Chris Young (The Inbetweeners Movie) produced the film, with Screen Scotland,...

Game Show Network is set to premiere its latest series, “Hey Yahoo!“, on Monday, June 12 at 8 p.m. Et. The weekday show will feature two teams of three players each as they compete to guess what millions of people are searching for on Yahoo Search.

The contestants are given the first half of a search, and then have to fill in the blank based on what they think America is searching for. For each correct answer, the dollar value of that answer is added to the team’s bank. At the end of three rounds of play, the team with the most money wins and will go on to the bonus round for a chance to add an extra $10,000 to their winnings.

“Hey Yahoo!” is produced by Game Show Enterprises Studios for Game Show Network, with Rane Laymance serving as executive producer. Brian Provost serves as executive producer for Yahoo,...

Exclusive: Actor-director Tom Cavanagh is into gaming now — specifically, one that involves what you are searching for on Yahoo these days.

The star from Ed and The Flash is set to host Hey Yahoo!, a new show for the Game Show Network that’s set to premiere early this summer.

The half-hour game features two teams of three players which compete to guess what millions of people are searching for on Yahoo. Contestants are given the first half of a search, and then have to fill in the blank based on what they think America is searching for. For each correct answer, the dollar value of that answer is added to the team’s bank.

At the end of three rounds of play, the team with the most money wins and will go on to the bonus round for a chance to add an extra $10,000 to their winnings.

“With Hey Yahoo!

Scottish actor Richard Rankin (Outlander, The Last Kingdom) is set to play Edinburgh detective John Rebus in a new six-part series based on the acclaimed crime novels by Ian Rankin that will go out on Scandinavian streamer Viaplay, which recently launched in the U.S.

Screenwriter Gregory Burke (Entebbe, ’71) will adapt Rankin’s work for the screen. Eleventh Hour Films is producing the series for Viaplay. Niall MacCormick (Wallander) will direct the series, which starts shooting in Scotland next month and will stream on Viaplay in 2024. The show marks Viaplay’s first U.K. drama commission.

Rankin, best known for his role as Roger Wakefield in Starz’s long-running Outlander, also appeared in thrillers Trust Me and The Replacement; the drama series Thirteen and The Syndicate; and as a guest star in political thriller American Odyssey.

The Rebus novels have been adapted for TV before, with four seasons of Rebus...

Viaplay has found its Inspector Rebus and author Sir Ian Rankin is keeping it in the name.

Outlander star Richard Rankin – no relation to the source material’s scribe – will play the lead in the Nordic streamer’s debut UK original Rebus. He follows in the footsteps of fellow Scottish actors John Hannah and Ken Stott, who led the ITV version 20 years ago.

Viaplay’s reboot, which is planned as a returning series and will soon unveil more cast, follows 40-year-old Inspector John Rebus at a psychological crossroads following an altercation with an infamous Edinburgh gangster. At odds with a job increasingly driven by technocrats, involved in a toxic affair he knows he needs to end, and all but supplanted in his daughter’s life by his ex-wife’s wealthy new husband, Rebus begins to wonder if he still has a role to play – either as a family man or a police officer.

Monica Potter is an award-winning actor who has appeared in several popular projects over the years. But despite her immense talent, Potter once lost out on a role because of her post-baby weight and was then told to wait before trying to book more roles.

Monica Potter | Jb Lacroix/Getty Images Monica Potter earned widespread acclaim for her performance in ‘Parenthood’

Potter is an American actor who started her film career in the mid-’90s with appearances in movies like Bulletproof, Con Air, and A Cool Dry Place. Some of her early television roles include The Young and the Restless and Reversible Errors.

She continued to find great success in both films and TV, landing roles in hits like Patch Adams opposite Robin Williams and Along Came a Spider with co-star Morgan Freeman. Potter also had recurring roles in several popular shows, including Boston Legal — for which she earned a...

Neil Forsyth’s The Gold is a true crime drama with a distinctive perspective. As much as it’s about the cat-and-mouse chase between the robbers of £26 million’s worth of gold bullion in November 1983, and the special task force trying to catch them, it’s also about the British class system. Over six episodes (airing weekly on BBC One and available as a box-set on BBC iPlayer), Forsyth tells a story about villains on both sides of the social divide and the entrenched systems protecting those at the top. His London is just as veined with establishment corruption, freemasonry and snobbery as it is with armed robbers, hooky fences and locals who keep their mouths shut for fear of reprisal.

The ensemble drama covers the period from the 1983 robbery, then the largest gold heist in British history, to the investigation and sentencing of select ring leaders. The story, as the newspapers show,...

What is a showrunner’s worst nightmare? What keeps you up at night when you’re right in the thick of production? What film or series inspired you to work in television?

These were some of the questions answered by five of today’s top TV showrunners and producers when they joined Gold Derby’s special “Meet the Experts” group roundtable panel with 2022 Emmy contenders. Watch our full group chat with Dave Burd (“Dave”), Joe Wiseman (“Ghosts”), Tracy Oliver (“Harlem”), Brian Peterson and Kelly Souders (“The Hot Zone: Anthrax”) and John Hlavin to compete against legions of other fans plus our experts and editors for best prediction accuracy scores. See our latest prediction champs. Can you top our esteemed leaderboards next? Always remember to keep your predictions updated because they impact our latest racetrack odds, which terrify Hollywood chiefs and stars. Don’t miss the fun. Speak up and share...

Six top TV showrunners will reveal secrets behind their projects when they join Gold Derby’s special “Meet the Experts” Q&a event with 2022 Emmy Awards contenders. They will participate in two video discussions to premiere on Wednesday, May 18, at 6:00 p.m. Pt; 9:00 p.m. Et. We’ll have a one-on-one with our senior editor Rob Licuria and a roundtable chat with all of the group together.

RSVP today to our entire ongoing Emmy contenders panel series by clicking here to book your free reservation. We’ll send you a reminder a few minutes before the start of the show.

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Dave (FX)

Synopsis: A neurotic mid-20s suburbanite’s convinced he’s destined to be one of the greatest rappers of all time. Now he’s got to prove it to everyone else.

Bio: Dave Burd was a Writers Guild Awards nominee for “Dave.

Everybody's favorite crazy ex-girlfriend is doling out some relationship advice! Rachel Bloom, former star of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, plays McKenna, a self-promoting matchmaker, in the April 29 episode of iCarly streaming on Paramount+. McKenna is hired by Carly (Miranda Cosgrove) to help her brother Spencer (Jerry Trainor) in the love department. Carly is concerned that their bond has gotten in the way of Spencer putting himself out there—and McKenna agrees. "As long as you two are enmeshed, Spencer will never have a meaningful relationship with a woman," McKenna argues. "Trust me, I wrote the rules. Which you can hear on Trust Me, I Wrote The Rules, available wherever you get...

Hey, "Chicago Pd" fans. Unfortunately, we've got some super bad news for you guys in this article. We've learned that the folks over at NBC are not going to air the next, new episode 20 of Chicago Pd's current season 9 tonight, April 27,2022. It's also going to be Mia (missing in action) next Wednesday night, May 4, 2022. We're not sure why NBC is doing this. We're just relaying the message. What we can tell you is that NBC did confirm that they plan to air the new episode 20 on Wednesday night, May 11, 2022 in its usual, 9 pm central standard time slot. So, definitely be sure to lock that very important date and time into your memory. We were able to take a look at what NBC is airing instead of the next, new episode 20 of Chicago Pd's current season 9 during this 2-week delay period. According to the TV Guide listings, NBC has a couple of Chicago Pd,...

Robsahm will move from Motlys and Oslo Pictures where he presently works.

Norway’s Thomas Robsahm, Joachim Trier’s producer on The Worst Person in the World, Thelma and Louder Than Bombs, has joined Nordisk Film Production as producer.

He leaves the two production outfits which are his current homes, Motlys (since 2013) and Oslo Pictures (since 2018).

Robsahm is also a director, most recently of the music documentary a-ha: The Movie, which premiered at Tribeca 2021. He has more than 50 film credits as a producer, including Margreath Olin’s Self Portrait, Emil Trier’s Trust Me and Maria Sodahl’s Hope.

The Worst Person in the World,...

Despite this episode’s title, “Trust Me,” trust continues to be sorely tested in the Cpd’s Intelligence Unit. Officer Kim Burgess (Marina Squerciati) fears the sex trafficker who shot her is still at large because her guilt-stricken colleague Hailey Upton (Tracy Spiridakos) hasn’t told her that she killed the bad guy and that their boss, Sgt. Hank Voight, covered it up. Hailey’s fiancé, fellow detective Jay Halstead (Jesse Lee Soffer), who sussed out the truth, is angry with Hailey and especially Hank for putting her in that vulnerable position. “If you look at [the team] as a family and Voight as the father—the responsible party—his family is unhappy and dangerously out of sync. It doesn’t feel like home anymore,” Beghe says. However, this week, Hank forges an unexpected bond with a new confidential informant, Anna Avalos, while trying to bring down a drug ring and figure...

Chicago Pd Trust Me Trailer — NBC‘s Chicago Pd: Season 9, Episode 7: Trust Me TV show trailer has been released. Cast and crew Chicago Pd stars Jason Beghe, Jon Seda, Sophia Bush, Jesse Lee Soffer, Patrick John Flueger, Marina Squerciati, Laroyce Hawkins, Archie Kao, Elias Koteas, Amy Morton, Brian Geraghty, Tracy Spiridakos, and [...]

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As the 2021 Locarno Film Festival rounds its final bend, sales deals were still coming through.

In one such pact, San Sebastian New Directors title “That Weekend” has been snapped up by leading Italian sales-production shingle The Open Reel. A debut feature from director Mara Pescio, the film tells the story of Julia who returns to the neighborhood she left years ago to recover money she hid in her home. The reunion prompts a life-changing confrontation with her daughter.

The film is an Argentina-Brazil co-production hailing from Maravillacine, Murillo Cine, Santiago Carabante and Persona Non Grata Pictures. Variety previously spoke with Pescio about her making her directorial bow.

In other late Locarno dealing, Compañia de Cine, a Buenos Aires-based boutique sales operation, announced it had taken world rights to “Mostro,” which world premiered Aug. 11 in Locarno Cineasti del Presente.

Also, Mad Solutions signed all sales and distribution rights for Arab-speaking countries...

HBO Europe and Berlin-based Dreamer Joint Venture Filmproduction have boarded “Trust Me,” Joanna Ratajczak’s probing doc feature on a real life couple’s experimentation with an open relationship.

“Trust Me” will be presented at Locarno’s Match Me networking event by Stanislaw Zaborowski, at Warsaw’s Silver Frame, the project’s lead producer. The HBO Europe co-production was put through by Hanka Kastelicová.

Headed by Oliver Stoltz, Dreamer Joint Venture produced Marc Wiese’s 2020 doc feature “We Hold the Line,” about Filipino dictator Rodrigo Duterte’s persecution of journalists, and Markus Imboden’s “On the Edge,” an Arte France-backed relationship drama.

It turns on Alicja and Sebastian, a couple which seems to have it all – a happy relationship, two wonderful children, money, a large number of friends – until Sebastian proposes that they should open up the relationship to other partners.

Underscoring how difficult it is for people to talk about their own needs,...

Do not adjust your WiFi settings. No, you are not experiencing a severe case of Deja Streaming-vu. HBO Max’s list of new releases for May 2021 are indeed highlighted by two very recent WarnerMedia hits.

For starters, Tenet finally makes its long-awaited HBO Max this month. Mark your calendars as May 1 is the day that you can finally watch Christopher Nolan’s latest cerebral thriller. Of course, Tenet already had its theatrical release, but obviously that was not really an option for many of us. In addition to Tenet, Wonder Woman 1984 makes its triumphant return to HBO Max this month on May 13. The Wonder Woman sequel already premiered on HBO Max this past December, now it’s getting a second run on the streamer.

In terms of newer originals, May is relatively light for HBO Max. The Jean Smart-starring comedy Hacks premieres on May 13. The latest Adventure Time...

I am not always on board with Gary Mendez’s go-with-your-gut thing. And I know violence is never the answer. But oh man, in this week’s A Million Little Things, when Gary says he wants to end the man who violated Sophie? I feel it, too.

The episode centers on the way that Sophie’s guitar teacher, Peter, groomed her, did something disgustingly abhorrent to her and then made her feel like the whole situation was her fault. It’s horrifying.

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Zurich-based First Hand Films has snapped up the Norwegian documentary “Trust Me” – about a Justin Bieber concert fraudster. The film is directed by Emil Trier, co-director with his brother Joachim Trier of “The Other Munch,” showcased at New York’s Lincoln Center in 2018.

The pic produced by Thomas Robsahm and Nicolai Moland for Motlys, with co-production partner Zentropa Sweden, is world premiering at the Nordic:dox competition strand of Denmark’s leading documentary festival Cph:dox, running April 21-May 12.

“Trust Me” is a stranger than fiction true story echoing “Catch Me If You Can.” The documentary chronicles the startling rise and fall of young Norwegian entrepreneur of Pakistani descent Waleed Ahmed, currently serving an 11-year prison sentence in the U.S. for international fraud.

Once a media darling, hailed as “Norway’s Mark Zuckerberg” at the age of 20 for supposedly inventing a solar energy mobile, Ahmed fooled everyone in Norway before moving...

Every Tuesday this April, we’re showing some love to all the filmmakers out there who have been creating compelling and inspired short films that represent everything we love about genre storytelling in honor of our ongoing Indie Horror Month celebration (you can check out last week’s selection Here). Today, we’re chatting with director Nate Ruegger about his fantastically creepy short Trust Me, which debuted as part of Alter’s slate of shorts last summer. He discussed the real-world inspirations behind the story of Trust Me, the challenges he and his team faced while shooting the project, whether or not he has more plans for the story of Trust Me in the future, and more.

Also, we’ve gone ahead and included Trust Me at the end of our interview with Ruegger, and this writer highly recommends giving it a watch—it’s excellent!

Can you discuss The...

Hey, "A Million Little Things" fans. We hope you guys totally enjoyed watching episode 9 last night. Now that it's officially all wrapped up, we are back on here to tell you what is going down in the next, new episode 10 of A Million Little Things' current season 3, which is scheduled to hit the airwaves on Wednesday night, April 14, 2021. Once again, the terrific ABC folks supplied us with a couple of new teaser descriptions for the new episode 10 via their episode 10 press release. So, we're going to dig into those right now. Let's go. First of all, ABC revealed that this new episode 10 does indeed have an official title. It's called, "Trust Me." It sounds like episode 10 will feature some very dramatic, intense, emotional and interesting scenes as Sophie has a very upsetting encounter. Gary calls up Maggie and Regina for support. Eddie makes a surprising friend and more.

Set in the very near future where scientists have discovered a method of matching people with their perfect romantic fit using DNA, eight-part Netflix Original The One is technically a sci-fi drama. Really though, it’s a crime thriller revolving around the murky circumstances in which the cash cow company behind the matching service was created. Written by Misfits and Crazyhead creator Howard Overman, The One is based on the 2017 novel of the same name by John Marrs. It’s a cat-and-mouse game between wealthy, driven CEO Rebecca (Hannah Ware) and police detective Kate (Zoë Tapper).

While you’re solving the show’s mysteries, we’ve taken the liberty of solving that nagging background question of where you might have seen its cast on screen before…

Hannah Ware – Rebecca Webb

Prior to The One, actor and model Hannah Ware’s biggest roles were over in the US. She starred opposite...

When did today’s top screenwriters first know they wanted to be a writer and filmmaker? Is it harder to adapt or write something from scratch? Which films or filmmakers do they love and often revisit?

These were just some of the questions answered by four top scribes during Gold Derby’s Meet the Experts Q&a panel. Watch our full group chat with Jessica Goldberg and Angela Russo-Otstot (“Cherry”), Ruben Santiago-Hudson (“Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”), Kemp Powers (“One Night in Miami”) and Darius Marder (“Sound of Metal”) above. Click each individual name above to view each person’s individual interview.

“I’m a storyteller first,” declares multi-hyphenate Santiago-Hudson when asked about when and why he wanted to be a writer. “If you block me in acting, I go to writing. If you block me in writing, I’ll direct. If you block me in directing, I go fishin’,” he smiles.

“The opioid crisis, war, post-traumatic stress. Who among us hasn’t been touched by these things right now? These are things that have touched our families and our personal lives,” explains “Cherry” co-writer Jessica Goldberg about the universal themes explored in “Cherry.” Co-writer Angela Russo-Otstot agrees, noting that the duo focused on the emotional elements of the original story as a way to connect the film’s themes within the overall narrative. “Our compass was really about mining empathy, which is quite universal,” she explains.

We talked with Goldberg and Russo-Otstot as part of Gold Derby’s special “Meet the Experts” Q&a event with key 2021 guild and Oscar contenders. Watch our interview above.

See ‘Cherry’ star Tom Holland on playing a heroin addict: ‘I felt a level of responsibility’

“Cherry,” directed by Joe Russo and Anthony Russo, was adapted by Russo-Otstot and Goldberg from Nico Walker‘s semi-autobiographical novel of the same name.

Five acclaimed film writers will reveal details behind their projects when they join Gold Derby’s special “Meet the Experts” Q&a event with key 2021 guild and Oscar contenders this month. Each person will participate in two video discussions to be published on Friday, January 22, at 5:00 p.m. Pt; 8:00 p.m. Et. We’ll have a one-on-one with our senior editor Rob Licuria and a group chat with Rob and all of them together.

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“Cherry” (Apple TV+): Angela Russo-Otstot and Jessica Goldberg

Russo-Otstot’s career has included “V,” “Trust Me,” “The Shield” and “Day Break.” Goldberg’s career has included “Away,...

In today’s Global Bulletin, U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson appoints Richard Sharp as next BBC chair; the BBC ramps up educational programming in response to British school closures; Netflix announces a new original feature in Spain; Naked hires Natalie McArdle as director of development; and Big Light Productions announces 2021 apprenticeship winner.

Appointment

Former Goldman Sachs banker Richard Sharp has been selected by Prime Minister Boris Johnson as the next BBC chairman, succeeding Sir David Clementi. U.K. Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden confirmed the appointment on Wednesday.

Sharp’s appointment arrives at a contentious time for the public broadcaster, which is currently embroiled in fractious debates about license fees and facing unprecedented competition from commercial rivals, both domestic and abroad.

While at Goldman Sachs, Sharp was the boss of Rishi Sunak, current U.K. Chancellor of the Exchequer. Sharp has also acted as an informal adviser to Sunak since...

Is the Doctor out?

The BBC is neither confirming nor denying a published online report that claims Doctor Who frontwoman Jodie Whittaker has informed producers of her intention to bid the Tardis adieu after Season 13.

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“It’s all very hush-hush but it is known on set that Jodie is leaving and they are gearing up for a regeneration,” the UK tabloid The Mirror reported on Sunday.

Sky has launched a first look trailer for its original Christmas special ‘Jack & The Beanstalk After Ever After’ starring David Walliams and Sheridan Smith.

In the trailer, the once thought dead giant is very much alive! Suffering from memory loss and stuck in the town of Titchington, the Giant (David Walliams) and Jack (Eddie Karanja) form an unlikely friendship and set off on a mission to get the Giant back home. However with news travelling fast amongst the villagers that a Giant is on the loose, many obstacles, and pitchforks, stand in the duo’s way.

David Walliams, who takes on the role of the Giant in this reimagining of the classic tale. Alongside Walliams, Sheridan Smith stars as The Woman with No Name, the self-proclaimed greatest giant-killer in the village and Blake Harrison as Dodgy Dave, a shifty market stall trader who sold Jack the magic beans. Further cast...

Exclusive: Amazon has given the green light to supernatural thriller series The Rig, with John Strickland set to helm the six-part show.

The project comes from new writer David Macpherson and UK producer Wild Mercury Productions, which has credits including Troy: Fall Of A City and Humans season three.

The Rig will become the first Amazon Original filmed exclusively in Scotland when it shoots at FirstStage Studios, the new film and TV studio space in Edinburgh, next year.

Cast is currently being confirmed for the series, which is set onboard the Kishorn Bravo oil rig, stationed off the Scottish coast in the dangerous waters of the North Sea. When the crew is due to return to the mainland, a mysterious and all-enveloping fog rolls through and they find themselves cut off from all communication with the shore and the outside world. As they endeavor to discover what’s driving this force,...

Noel Clarke, the Bulletproof and Adulthood writer and actor, is to headline ITV’s Viewpoint, a Rear Window-esque crime drama based on an idea from Emmy-winning Fleabag helmer Harry Bradbeer.

Produced by Peaky Blinders co-producer Tiger Aspect, Clarke plays surveillance detective, DC Martin King, who sets up an observation post in the home of single mum and secret voyeur, Zoe Sterling, played by Alexandra Roach (Black Mirror).

Sterling’s windows command a panoramic view of Westbury Square, Manchester, and provides a direct sightline into the home of beloved missing school teacher, Gemma Hillman (Amy Wren). Hillman shares the home with her boyfriend and prime suspect, Greg Sullivan, played by Fehinti Balogu.

Rounding out the cast are Catherine Tyldesley (Scarborough), Bronagh Waugh (The Fall), Sarah Niles (Trust Me), Shannon Murray (Get Even), Phil Davis (Whitechapel) Ian Puleston-Davies (Tin Star), Dominic Allburn (Jack Irish: Dead Point), Marcus Garvey (Broadchurch), Carlyss Peer...

After his breakout role as the star of the NBC dramedy Ed, Tom Cavanagh ran into a run of small screen bad luck. He made several shows, including Love Monkey, Trust Me, and Eli Stone that didn’t last through a single season. (Love Monkey got the ax after just three episodes!) Then, in 2014, he [...]

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In her first feature, the Turkish director deals with the sensitive subject of modern-day solitude by way of a tender and humorous narrative. Born in Ankara, Turkish writer-filmmaker Nazlı Elif Durlu studied Film and TV in the Netherlands and started her career in the region before returning to her homeland ten years ago. She has written and directed three short films - Trust Me (2009), Later (2012) and The Horse and the Nightingale (2013) - all of which travelled well and screened at various international festivals. As a screenwriter, she wrote one of the stories in Do Not Forget Me Istanbul, which Palestinian helmer Hany Abu-Assad directed. Durlu is currently in post-production with her debut feature, Zuhal, which was presented with an award last week at Istanbul’s 15th Meetings on the Bridge Works in Progress event (see the news), and which she is aiming to premiere later in 2020. The...

This the nest review contains spoilers.

The book world already has a term for Scotland-set detective novels – Tartan Noir. There’s an increasing need for similar to describe the emerging genre of glossy BBC domestic thrillers set north of the border. Trust Me, The Replacement, The Victim, The Cry and now The Nest… all miniseries, all stories about women, all set against the dramatic backdrop of the highlands and the steel-glass shine of regenerated city centres and architect-designed residences.

Visit Scotland Noir, maybe? Minted-Lassie Thrillers?

The Nest’s minted lassie is Emily (Sophie Rundle), a Glasgow music teacher married to local-boy-done-good Dan (Martin Compston). They live in a dream loch-side house and appear to have it all. Love, money, a devoted marriage and quite definitely, a place in the world. What they don’t – and can’t – have, is a child.

We meet Emily and Dan having exhausted their IVF...

Disney has dropped a new trailer for Kenneth Branagh’s ‘Artemis Fowl’ featuring Ferdia Shaw and Judi Dench.

Based on the beloved book by Eoin Colfer, is a fantastical, spellbinding adventure that follows the journey of 12-year-old genius Artemis Fowl, a descendant of a long line of criminal masterminds, as he seeks to find his father who has mysteriously disappeared. With the help of his loyal protector Butler, Artemis sets out to find him, and in doing so uncovers an ancient, underground civilization—the amazingly advanced world of fairies. Deducing that his father’s disappearance is somehow connected to the secretive, reclusive fairy world, cunning Artemis concocts a dangerous plan— so dangerous that he ultimately finds himself in a perilous war of wits with the all-powerful fairies.

Directed by Branagh, Newcomer Ferdia Shaw plays the title character, with Lara McDonnell playing Captain Holly Short, a feisty, spirited elf, who is...

Exclusive: Madam Secretary alum Geoffrey Arend and Brandon Scott (Dead To Me) are set as series regulars opposite Billy Bob Thornton in the upcoming fourth and final season of Amazon’s hit legal drama Goliath, and Obba Babatundé (S.W.A.T.) and Elias Koteas (Chicago P.D.) have been cast in recurring roles.

Created by David E. Kelley and Jonathan Shapiro, Goliath season 4 sees Billy McBride (Thornton) taking on a case that tackles a timely global crisis impacting an entire generation. Goliath also stars Nina Arianda (Stan & Ollie) as Patty Solis-Papagian, Tania Raymonde (Cliffs of Freedom) as Brittany Gold, Diana Hopper (Bit) as Denise McBride and Julie Brister (Review) as Marva Jefferson.

Arend will play Griffin Petock, a charismatic manipulator and defense attorney representing three key players in a series of cases.

Scott will portray Robert Bettencourt, a young, ambitious senior associate at white-shoe law firm Margolis & True, always seemingly in personal and professional conflict.

The Norwegian Film Institute has joined the project with funding.

The new adaptation of Swedish period drama The Emigrants is set to be directed by Erik Poppe who will replace long-attached filmmaker Daniel Espinosa, who left the project because of schedule conflicts.

Espinosa was first announced as the director of the literary adaptation in 2015. But the Swedish director, who wrapped shooting on Marvel superhero film Morbius in June, has since stepped down.

He has been replaced with Norwegian director Poppe, whose credits include The King’s Choice and Utoya - July 22.

Sf Studios produces with Norwegian co-producers Paradox, Poppe and...