Ridley Scott is behind Apple’s new eight-episode spy thriller about a mathematician on the verge of a major breakthrough that would kill encryption — throwing him into the crosshairs of a mysterious enemy, the kind that requires him to go on the run with the protection of an NSA agent. A notch more cerebral than
An antidote to some of the hard-to-believe-what-we-are-seeing news coverage, The Daily Show is back and surging in viewers – delivering the nightly laughs many need right now in order to fall asleep. Jon Stewart returns Monday nights, but its worth tuning in for the rotation of rising stars Tues-Thursday nights. 11pm ET on Comedy Central.
Finally, the songwriter gets her due in this awe-inspiring documentary about the 15-time Oscar nominated Diane Warren, the woman behind the hits songs and 450 musicians including some of biggest legends of the past 50 years — from Aerosmith to Taylor Swift, Beyoncé to Celine Dion, Lady Gaga to Britney Spears. A sneak peak quote
Another slick, round-the-world spy action-comedy, this one aiming for broad, PG-13, Family Movie Night appeal for fans of its all-star cast. Jamie Foxx and Cameron Diaz take the lead as two married former CIA agents who get pulled back in after their cover is blown. Andrew Scott, Kyle Chandler, Glenn Close co-star in the fast-paced
After a conservative young couple move in next door to a pair of swingers — with a husband played by Outlander hunk Sam Heughan — a world of “possiblities” and havoc opens up in this six episode thriller from the UK’s Channel 4. From The Guardian‘s Lucy Mangan: “What happens when feelings start getting in
Arriving in the midst of what feels like an apocalypse in Los Angeles, the Oscar-nominated documentary filmmaker behind The Act of Killing, Joshua Oppenheimer, is behind this “Hollywood musical” unlike any other about the last surviving family of an apocalypse living in a high-end converted salt mine with a son who has never seen the
A cross-generation mystery watch that will appeal to tweens, teens and their parents, the Vanishing is its own standalone season in Disney anthology adapted from the bestselling 90s kids book series by R.L. Stine. It follows a group of high school students unraveling the supernatural events swirling in their town while contending with family drama,
The new police procedural drama set in Long Beach, California comes from the master, Dick Wolf, and departs from his other shows in its cinema verité approach — using body cams, dash cams, and cell phones to create a more urgent docuseries feel. Eric La Salle and Lori Loughlin take the lead as veteran cops.
Set in the 1850s American West, a clash of Mormons, indigenous communities, a burgeoning military and fur trappers battle each other as they try and survive the harsh conditions of the frontier in this high octane six-episode miniseries written by The Revenant‘s Mark L. Smith and directed by Peter Berg (Friday Night Lights). Betty Gilpin
An HBO version of ER set against the real-time clock of 24, The Pitt stars Noah Wylie as frazzled emergency room doc in a Pittsburgh trauma hospital — with each episode capturing one hour in a 12 –hour shift. It will feel fresh to those who never saw (or don’t remember) ER, and it delivers