Exploring the glamorous, often cutthroat, world of pro football through a group of past and present players striving to stay in the game, BALLERS stars Dwayne Johnson as ex-superstar Spencer Strasmore, who has reinvented himself as a financial manager for today’s players. Created by Stephen Levinson (HBO’s “Boardwalk Empire”), the hit comedy series returns for its nine-episode fourth season SUNDAY, AUG. 12 (10:00-10:30 p.m. ET/PT), exclusively on HBO.
Jul 18 2018
News: Jillian Bell Joins Ben Schwartz In Showtime’s New Comedy The Wrong Mans From EPs James Corden and J.J. Abrams
SHOWTIME has announced the casting of Jillian Bell (22 Jump Street) in a lead role of the half-hour comedy pilot THE WRONG MANS, also starring and produced by Ben Schwartz (HOUSE OF LIES). Executive Produced by James Corden (The Late Late Show with James Corden), Mathew Baynton (Yonderland) and Ian Maxtone-Graham (The Simpsons). J.J. Abrams (Star Wars: The Force Awakens), BBC Studios’ Angie Stephenson and Bad Robot’s Ben Stephenson also serve as executive producers. The Wrong Mans is based on the BBC series created by Corden and Baynton.
Jul 18 2018
Videos/News: Season 2 Snowfall Returns to FX July 19.
Snowfall continues its riveting story about the infancy of the crack cocaine epidemic and its ultimate radical impact on the culture as we know it. Season two follows our ensemble of characters as they intersect and overlap within the mosaic of Los Angeles as we enter 1984, all of them working toward their ultimate goals of money, power and influence.
Jul 17 2018
News: Comedian Julian McCollough To Host Shark Week’s Late Night Talk Show Shark After Dark Starting July 22.
Get your snorkels ready, because it’s time dive into deep dark waters with the return of SHARK WEEK’s hit late-night talk show SHARK AFTER DARK, back in its original LIVE format. The show returns for its sixth year with all-new host, actor, writer, producer and comedian Julian McCullough, star of the Comedy Central hour special Maybe I’m a Man and known for his appearances on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, Conan, Comedy Central’s This Is Not Happening and winner of New York’s Funniest comedy competition. For five nights, McCullough will bring the fin and games as he chats with celebrity guests, shark fans and shark experts, among many others live on SHARK AFTER DARK. And swimming back from the depths of the deep blue sea for his late-night appearance is America’s favorite cartilaginous sidekick Bob the Shark. SHARK AFTER DARK airs Sunday, July 22 to Thursday, July 26 at 11 PM ET/PT on Discovery.
Jul 17 2018
News: Nick Cannon to Host Teen Choice 2018 With Co-Host Lele Pons, Airing Live Aug 12.
Artist, comedian, actor and five-time TEEN CHOICE nominee Nick Cannon will host TEEN CHOICE TM 2018. Additionally, content creator, actress and singer Lele Pons will co-host. Airing LIVE from the Forum in Los Angeles, CA, on Sunday, Aug. 12 (8:00-10:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed) on FOX, the choicest, star-studded, two-hour event will celebrate this year’s top teen icons in television, music, film, sports, comedy and digital.
Jul 17 2018
Video: IFC Films Presents Elizabeth Harvest Starring Abbey Lee, Carla Gugino, and Ciaran Hinds, In Theaters Aug 10.
ELIZABETH HARVEST, Written and directed by Sebastian Gutierrez. Starring Abbey Lee, Carla Gugino, Ciaran Hinds, Matthew Beard, Dylan Baker. Newlywed Elizabeth (Abbey Lee) arrives with her brilliant scientist husband Henry (Ciaran Hinds) to his magnificent estate, where he wows her with lavish dinners and a dazzling tour of the property. The house staff, Claire (Carla Gugino) and Oliver (Matthew Beard), treats her deferentially but she can’t shake the feeling something is off. Henry explains that everything in his world now belongs to her, all is for her to play in — all except for a locked-off room he forbids her from entering. When he goes away for business Elizabeth decides to investigate and finds she may not be who she thinks she is at all.
Jul 17 2018
News: Love & Bananas: An Elephant Story Premieres July 30 Exclusively on Starz
Love & Bananas: An Elephant Story follows Ashley Bell and a team of elephant rescuers led by world-renowned Asian elephant conservationist Sangdeaun “Lek” Chailert. They embark on a daring 48-hour mission, traveling 500 miles across Thailand to rescue a 70-year-old captive blind Asian elephant and bring her to freedom.
Jul 16 2018
News: Diesel Brothers Returns to Discovery For All-New Season On July 30.
Heavy D, Diesel Dave, and the Dieselsellerz crew are known worldwide for their crazy online videos and their incredible, over the top truck builds. And now they’re back, along with the rest of the crew, with even bigger technology, crazy stunts and mind-blowing builds. An all-new season of DIESEL BROTHERS returns to Discovery on Monday, July 30 at 10 PM ET/PT as part of the network’s iconic Motor Mondays line-up.
Jul 16 2018
News: Season 2 of Smithsonian Channel’s SACRED SITES Premieres August 13.
From the supposed tomb of King Arthur to ancient Egyptian temples once controlled by female priests, the world’s religious sites are home to alluring secrets and mysteries. This summer, Smithsonian Channel brings back SACRED SITES to explore even more enigmatic religious sites found around the world. Featuring advanced scientific discoveries and archaeological research, new episodes will bring viewers to sanctified and historical locations stretching from Europe to North Africa, through the Mayan civilization in the Americas, across the path of the Camino de Santiago and more. SACRED SITES returns Monday, August 13 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on Smithsonian Channel.
Jul 13 2018
Video/News: Dive In To Smithsonian Earth’s Shark Squad, Now Streaming.
Around the world, a group of scientists are risking life and limb to come face-to-face with the most fearsome sharks in the ocean. From researchers in Guadalupe attempting to attach a camera to a great white, to a dedicated “shark lab” in the Bahamas investigating shark migration and overall intelligence, join a thrilling journey into the hidden habitats of these premier marine predators. SHARK SQUAD is now streaming on Smithsonian Earth™ – available on Apple®, Roku®, Amazon, Android™ and at SmithsonianEarthTV.com.
Jul 13 2018
News: Elite Military Weapons Maker Kevin “Mad Dog” McClung to Star in New Discovery Channel Series Mad Dog Made Premiering Aug 3
Drawing from his extensive paramilitary expertise and with the help of his spitfire daughter and master apprentice, Mad Dog creates state-of-the-art hand-held weapons and tools for heroes in action. From a tactical fire axe to a super-long-range rifle used to defend against weapons of mass destruction, Mad Dog and his team push the limits of possibility to equip these heroes with gadgets they can trust with their lives.
Jul 13 2018
Video: Fine Line Media’s Documentary A Whale of a Tale Opens In Theaters Starting Aug 17.
In 2010, Taiji, a sleepy fishing town in Japan, suddenly found itself in the worldwide media spotlight. THE COVE, a documentary denouncing the town’s longstanding whale and dolphin hunting traditions, won an Academy Award and almost overnight, Taiji became the go-to destination and battleground for activists from around the world. Can a proud 400-year-old whaling tradition survive a tsunami of modern animal-rights activism and colliding forces of globalism vs. localism? A WHALE OF A TALE will open theatrically in New York on Friday, August 17 (The Quad) and Los Angeles on Friday, August 24 (Laemmle Music Hall) with a nationwide release to follow.
Jul 13 2018
News: Stephen Frears to Direct Comedy Series State of the Union Starring Rosamund Pike and Chris O’Dowd for Sundance TV and Sundance Now.
Critically acclaimed and multi-award-winning film and TV director Stephen Frears (A Very English Scandal, Philomena) is set to direct the ten-part short form comedy series ‘State of the Union’ written by the Academy Award®-nominated and BAFTA-winning writer Nick Hornby (Brooklyn, An Education) and starring Academy Award® and BAFTA-nominated Rosamund Pike (Gone Girl, Hostiles) and BAFTA-nominated Chris O’Dowd (Bridesmaids, ‘Get Shorty’. Shooting will commence in summer 2018 in London. See-Saw Films is producing the series for SundanceTV. A series of ten by ten-minute episodes, ‘State of the Union’ follows Louise and Tom (Pike and O’Dowd) who meet in a pub immediately before their weekly marital therapy session. With each successive episode we piece together how their lives were, what drew them together and what has started to pull them apart. Hornby explores the complexities of marriage with his inimitable honesty and humour.
Jul 12 2018
News: Chadwick Boseman to Star and Produce Action-Thriller 17 Bridges For STX Films.
STXfilms announced that Chadwick Boseman, the breakout star of this year’s blockbuster hit Black Panther, will star in and produce the studio’s upcoming action-thriller 17 BRIDGES alongside his writing and producing partner Logan Coles. Avengers: Infinity War directors Joe and Anthony Russo are set to produce and Mike Larocca will executive produce the film under their AGBO banner. Brian Kirk (Luther, Game of Thrones) is attached to direct the script written by Adam Mervis (The Philly Kid). 17 BRIDGES follows a disgraced NYPD detective (Boseman) who, after being thrust into a citywide manhunt for a cop killer, is given a shot at redemption. The film will go into production in September 2018.
Jul 12 2018
News: Funimation Acquires Dragon Ball Super: Broly Movie For Theatrical Release in 2019, International Distribution by 20th Century Fox. Seven Cities Tour Begins July 19 at San Diego Comic-Con.
Earth’s mightiest Saiyan Goku is set to return to U.S. and Canadian theaters with announcement that Funimation® Films has acquired the theatrical rights to the new Dragon Ball Super movie, entitled “Dragon Ball Super: Broly” This is the twentieth film in the Dragon Ball franchise and is based on the story, screenplay and character designs of original creator Akira Toriyama. As part of its distribution agreement with producer Toei Animation and the film’s international distributor Twentieth Century Fox, Funimation also secured the home entertainment, video on demand and broadcast rights to the film. This latest agreement builds on the 22-year long partnership between Toei Animation and Funimation, which has contributed to the global success and pop culture status of the Dragon Ball franchise. “Dragon Ball Super: Broly” is anticipated to release in January 2019. The theatrical dates for the film’s run will be announced later. Dragon Ball North America Tour 2018 will encompass a total of seven cities in the U.S. and Canada and will launch this July at San Diego Comic-Con with a special panel on July 19th that features key contributors to the film as well as celebrity fans.
Jul 12 2018
News: FX Orders Second Season of Pose for 2019
FX has renewed the groundbreaking dance musical series Pose. The second season of Pose will debut in 2019 on FX. Set in the 1980s, Pose is a dance musical that explores the juxtaposition of several segments of life and society in New York: the ball culture world, the rise of the luxury Trump-era universe and the downtown social and literary scene. Making television history, Pose features the largest cast of transgender actors in series regular roles, as well as the largest recurring cast of LGBTQ actors ever for a scripted series.
Jul 12 2018
News: NBC Returns For 2018 San Diego Comic-Con With The Good Place, Midnight, Texas, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, and Manifest Exclusive Activations, Panels, Screenings, and Fan Giveaways
NBC returns to San Diego Comic-Con with plenty of “goodness” to share. Kick-start this year’s SDCC experience with a tour of “The Good Place” interactive activation – the network’s largest interactive fan experience yet – and follow-up with Q&A panel sessions for “The Good Place,” “Manifest,” Midnight, Texas” and the Golden Globe-winning NBC newcomer “Brooklyn Nine-Nine.” NBC will once again sponsor the official Comic-Con App, offering attendees a comprehensive mobile companion to the conference, including a dynamic schedule with live updates, interactive exhibit hall map, panel details and popular events.
Jul 11 2018
News: USA Brings Immersive Purge City Emporium to San Diego Comic-Con
USA Network is coming to San Diego Comic-Con this year with an immersive activation and panel for the eagerly awaited television series THE PURGE. Transporting fans into the world of THE PURGE, “Purge City” is a tongue-in-cheek, one-stop shop for the perfect Purge Night, where friendly “Purge City” staff help visitors browse the aisles for items from emergency candles to masks to energy drinks—to help citizens stay safe and awake for the 12 hours of annual lawlessness.
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