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Dave Chappelle’s Triumphant Return to Stand-Up is Upon Us in New Trailer for Netflix Specials
10 hours ago
“I know, I’ve been gone for a very long time,” remarks Dave Chappelle. It’s been 13 years since his last adventure with a microphone — “Dave Chappelle: For What It’s Worth” — but in this brand new teaser for his upcoming Netflix comedy specials, Chappelle is clearly back.
Read More: Dave Chappelle Will Premiere Three Comedy Specials for Netflix
Both comedy events will premiere on March 21 as part of Chappelle’s lucrative deal with Netflix, direct from Chappelle’s personal vault. The first, “Dave Chappelle: The Age of Spin,” was filmed in 2016 at the Palladium in Los Angeles while “Dave Chappelle: Deep in the Heart of Texas” was filmed at Austin City Limits Live at the Moody Theater in 2015. The third comedy special will be a brand new show produced exclusively for Netflix later this year.
After years of obscurity following his infamous departure from Comedy Central’s “Chappelle’s Show, »
- Juan Diaz
‘Fargo’ Season 3: New Trailer is Short Yet Chilling (Literally)
13 hours ago
“Fargo” has established itself as the kind of series that can get fans excited over just about any new content. That includes this new 15-second promo released by FX, which you can watch below.
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The promo, while brief, sets up an intriguing question heading into the third installment of FX’s hit show: What’s so important about this air conditioner unit? The video certainly uses the AC to full effect, as the sound certainly establishes an eerie tone for what should be yet another compelling murder mystery.
While the show’s second installment was set 30 years before the first season, this upcoming chapter will focus on events unfolding in the year 2010, only a few years after the Golden Globe-winning first season, returning viewers to contemporary Minnesota. Fans may expect some »
- Michael Gonzalez
‘Grace and Frankie’ Season 3 Trailer: Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin’s Business Venture Get Hysterical — Watch
14 hours ago
“Grace and Frankie” is set to return for its third season this month, and Netflix has just released a new trailer for the show that IndieWire’s Ben Travers calls “a living embodiment of progressive beliefs.” Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin continue to explore their title characters’ unexpected friendship-turned–business partnership in the trailer, which you can watch below.
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“Do we look like we’re senile and can’t remember anything?” Grace asks Frankie as the two walk through a parking lot after being turned down for a loan. She then takes off her sunglasses and asks, “Where is the car?” (Zing!) Their venture — a line of vibrators designed for older women — looks set to dominate the upcoming round of episodes, which find the two at odds as to how they should make the most of their nascent business. »
- Michael Nordine
‘Ingobernable’ Trailer: Kate Del Castillo Is On The Run in New Netflix Original Series
15 hours ago
Being the First Lady of a nation can be a pretty tough job (presuming you’re not just chilling in New York on taxpayer money). It can be even more of a hassle if you decide to leave the president and go on the run after his murder, as shown in in the brand new trailer for “Ingobernable.”
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The Netflix political thriller stars Kate Del Castillo as First Lady of Mexico Emilia Urquiza, who is definitely not taking anyone’s crap, including her husband the President. A strong woman with conviction, Emilia finds herself at a crossroads when she decides to leave her husband, President Diego Nava (played by Erik Hayser).
But leaving him is just the first obstacle for Emilia. The thrilling trailer follows Emilia as she evades authorities following her husband’s death, for which Emilia might be »
- Juan Diaz
‘Twin Peaks’: Hear Sheryl Lee Bring ‘The Secret Diary of Laura Palmer’ To Life In New Clips
15 hours ago
Audible Studios has released three new clips from the audiobook edition of Jennifer Lynch‘s “The Secret Diary of Laura Palmer,” which was originally published in 1990 as a spin-off of David Lynch’s “Twin Peaks” television series. Sheryl Lee, who played the character in the series, returns to perform as Laura.
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The three clips introduce the character of Laura Palmer at age 12, seemingly innocent enough, as she eagerly writes in the new diary she got for her birthday. However, Laura seems to have some dark secrets, as the clips hint at the psychosexual horror to come, when she writes about more adult conversations and intense visions of a demonic presence. You know, normal Lynch stuff.
“There are some things I can’t tell anyone,” Palmer confess, voiced ominously by Lee, as if speaking directly to the reader. “I promise to tell these things to you. »
- Michael Gonzalez
‘Conan: Made in Mexico’: The 5 Best Clips From Conan O’Brien’s Latest Road Trip — Watch
15 hours ago
In the crowded talk show landscape, there’s probably no host who better understands the need to stand out than Conan O’Brien. When the “Late Night” pioneer’s very public job drama ended up with him on TBS, the veteran host earned the freedom to experiment with his nightly hour of television, but with the downside of a smaller audience.
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Going international is just one of the ways O’Brien and the “Conan” team have found to combat that, with special episodes filmed in South Korea, Germany, Armenia, Cuba, and as of last night, Mexico. “Conan: Made in Mexico” combines in-studio segments with packages featuring the host exploring iconic elements of Mexican culture, from telenovelas to quinceaneras to football.
In lesser hands, these special episodes might end »
- Liz Shannon Miller
‘The Americans’ Review: Season 5 Expertly Paints an Orwellian Future Through a Dystopian Past
16 hours ago
It’s 1984. The Soviet Union and the United States have long been engaged in a heated Cold War. Each side has covert operatives looking to protect their country and hurt the opposition. Americans lie awake at night, fearing the sound of an air ride siren and the sight of a nuclear bomb going off in the distance.
But in the Ussr, they’re just trying to survive. They just want to have enough food for their families. Russians just want to eat.
And Americans are trying to stop them.
What seems like a simple new premise for Season 5 is stripped down to an even more basic state during the first three episodes of “The Americans,” as the complicated lives led by Philip (Matthew Rhys) and Elizabeth (Keri Russell) stateside are contrasted with the barren existence of their comrades in Russia. What feel like far-reaching suspicions lead to inhuman decisions, all »
- Ben Travers
‘The Deuce’ Photos: James Franco and Maggie Gyllenhaal Star in David Simon’s ’70s Porn Drama
16 hours ago
With “The Wire,” “Treme” and “Show Me a Hero” all in the books, David Simon is ready to drop “The Deuce” on eager audiences. His latest HBO series takes a look at the porn industry circa the 1970s, with James Franco (in dual roles) and Maggie Gyllenhaal leading the way. Entertainment Weekly has the first two images from the show, one of which you can see below.
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Franco plays two brothers: Vincent and Frankie Martino, who played a role in the rise of adult entertainment in New York; he also directed two episodes. Gyllenhaal, meanwhile, plays a prostitute named Candy. “The stereotypes and ideas we have about prostitutes and people who work in porn are too vague,” the actress tells EW. “I hope that this show, in a way, shines a bright »
- Michael Nordine
‘Mad Men’ Creator Matthew Weiner Finally Reveals Details About New Amazon Series ‘The Romanoffs’
17 hours ago
It’s been nearly two years since “Mad Men” went off the air, and fans have been waiting for details about creator Matthew Weiner’s next series. Last we heard, he had landed an anthology series at Amazon (with the Weinstein Co. producing) after an intense bidding war.
Finally, fresh details have emerged: Weiner’s new series “The Romanoffs” isn’t a period piece but a look at modern-day people who believe they are the descendants of the famed Romanoff family – the clan supposedly wiped out when the Bolsheviks seized power in 1917. The imperial family had previously ruled since 1613, and according to legend, only the daughter Anastasia survived being slain by escaping and taking on a new identity.
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“We’re in a place in our history where people are looking for a close connection to their roots, »
- Hanh Nguyen
Amazon Pilots: Amy Sherman-Palladino’s ‘Gilmore Girls’ Follow-Up and a ‘Game of Thrones’ Star Goes to Space
17 hours ago
Amazon is delivering some prime content (see what we did there?) for its spring season of pilots.
On March 17, the streaming service will launch its new pilot season, which will consist of two hourlong pilots and three half-hour pilots. Amazon claims that after watching the pilots, its customers can review them, which offers feedback on which series will become the next Amazon Original Series.
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Check out first-look photos and a rundown of each of the pilots below:
“Oasis”
Good-bye, Robb Stark. Hello, space chaplain! “Game of Thrones” star Richard Madden trades his winter furs for a clerical collar to play an English pastor who must leave his wife and become a missionary, based on the Michel Faber sci-fi novel “The Book of Strange New Things.” Instead of being sent to a new country though, »
- Hanh Nguyen
‘Like Water for Chocolate’ to Be Adapted into a Global TV Series
18 hours ago
“Like Water for Chocolate,” the best-selling novel that was turned into a hit movie, will now be adapted as a TV project.
Endemol Shine Studios announced Thursday that it had acquired the rights to “Like Water for Chocolate (Como Agua Para Chocolate),” by Laura Esquivel, to adapt as a global television franchise.
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The book will be turned into an English language series, but Endemol Shine plans to adapt it in other languages, as well.
“It fills me with joy to know that Like Water for Chocolate will be brought to television screens throughout the world,” Esquivel said in a statement.
Added Endemol Shine Studios President Sharon Hall: “The opportunity to adapt this beloved novel is a privilege. Laura’s epic love story has all the ingredients of a breakthrough drama.”
“Like Water for Chocolate, »
- Michael Schneider
Reza Aslan on the Only Way We’ll Ever See Religious Tolerance — IndieWire’s Turn It On Podcast
19 hours ago
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Reza Aslan has met Jezus.
Yes, thats “Jezus,” with a “z.” He’s the leader of a doomsday cult in Hawai’i, and “weirdly looks like Jesus, who thinks he’s receiving messages from the heavens,” Aslan said. “He has a vision for the end of the world, a catastrophic flood that’s a result of climate change.”
As a result, Jezus’ community is building an arc for the coming flood. Sounds crazy – until you realize there’s some truth in what may eventually be coming. “What they are afraid of is real, climate change is a real thing!”
Aslan, an author and religion scholar whose credits also include consulting on HBO’s “The Leftovers,” is hoping to find common religious ground in a world where that seems pretty impossible. »
- Michael Schneider
‘DuckTales’ First Look Video: David Tennant Makes All Our Scrooge McDuck Dreams Come True — Watch
19 hours ago
Life is will be like a hurricane again this summer when the revival of “DuckTales” (Ooo-ooh!) hits Duckburg… and Disney Xd.
In the reboot of the series, David Tennant voices the Scrooge McDuck, the eccentric bajillionaire who will have some family fun around the world with his nephew Donald and trio of grandnephews Huey, Dewey and Louie, voiced by Danny Pudi, Ben Schwartz and Bobby Moynahan, respectively.
Read More: Disney Revives ‘DuckTales’ for 2017 Launch on Disney Xd
In the thrilling first look at the series below, we see that the fowl family quickly get down to the business of having adventures that will include, presumably racecars, lasers and aeroplanes, according to the song, which was also revived for the series. While that’s literally music to our ears, hearing the former “Doctor Who” star roll out his Scottish burr is the real thrill here.”I’m Scrooge McDuck,” he growls. »
- Hanh Nguyen
‘National Treasure’ Review: Hulu Drama About Rape Scandal Is More Than Just a Timely Cosby-esque Tale
1 March 2017 5:18 PM, PST
You spend a lot of time looking at Robbie Coltrane’s face when you watch “National Treasure.”
The camera lingers on it often over the course of the four-hour miniseries, now available on Hulu, letting every conflicted emotion and moment of vulnerability play across his wide friendly features. It’s an intimacy that proves compelling at the beginning of the series, but by the end will leave you shaken. Because the more we learn about him, the less we trust.
Read More: ‘National Treasure’ Sneak Peek: Robbie Coltrane’s Innocence is Questioned by Julie Walters in New Hulu Series
Originally airing on Channel 4 in the UK last year, “National Treasure” tracks the story of a fictional scandal that feels awfully real. Paul (Coltrane) is one half of a beloved British comedy team who now hosts his own show and enjoys the adulation that comes with decades in the public eye as an entertainer… »
- Liz Shannon Miller
7 New Netflix Shows to Binge Watch in March 2017, and The Best Episodes of Each
1 March 2017 12:38 PM, PST
1. “Grace and Frankie” Season 3 (available March 24)
Why Should I Watch It? If Lily Tomlin and Jane Fonda aren’t reason enough — not to mention the rest of the cast, including Martin Sheen, Sam Waterston, and June Diane Raphael — then know this: “Grace and Frankie” is a living embodiment of progressive beliefs. Not only does the show cover an array of taboo topics from the dramatic weight of right-to-die debates to casually breaking cultural stigmas surrounding post-menopause sex, but “Grace and Frankie” consists of half-hour episodes that don’t adhere to comedic or dramatic formulas. The tone is unique to the series, respecting the characters and building to moments of great power and great humor. So give it a try.
Best Episode: We haven’t seen Season 3 yet — Netflix, please send screeners at your earliest convenience — so we’ll simply say this: Midway through last year, when debating the best TV »
- Ben Travers
Michael Shannon Sings ‘Russians’ by Sting on ‘The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon’
1 March 2017 10:54 AM, PST
Michael Shannon, two-time Academy Award nominee and occasional internet meme, has given us yet another reminder of the singular quality that makes him Michael Shannon. The “Nocturnal Animals” actor (who received an Oscar nomination for his role) was on “The Tonight Show” last night, treating host Jimmy Fallon and everyone in attendance with a rendition of Sting’s “Russians.” Watch below.
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Perhaps coincidentally, Sting was also in attendance at the Oscars a few nights ago, where he was nominated for his song “The Empty Chair.” Shannon’s impromptu performance was preceded by some of Shannon’s trademark humor — asked about his hobbies, the two-time Oscar nominee professes an affinity for taxidermy and skeeball. “I like a challenge,” Shannon said before belting the tune. Some relevant lyrics:
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- Michael Nordine
‘Samurai Jack’ Review: Adult Swim Resurrects the Best Samurai of the 21st Century, and It’s Already an Action-Packed Masterpiece
1 March 2017 10:54 AM, PST
Decades ago, the samurai warrior created a template for the modern action hero, inspiring silent western heroes and gunslinging detectives alike. So it follows that any modern take on the samurai really needs to prove its worth. Quentin Tarantino’s two-part “Kill Bill” charts the history of stylized action from the East to the West, but Genndy Tartakovsky’s “Samurai Jack” fuses them into a spectacular whole. The animated series originally aired on Cartoon Network between 2001 and 2004, but returns as a miniseries this March to conclude the story — and so far, it remains some of the best action-based storytelling out there. Exploiting the pliability of animation to its greatest potential, Tartakovsky transforms his influences into a hugely satisfying formula of his own making, delivering an action-packed masterpiece on par with the best of the genre.
For the uninitiated, the premise of “Samurai Jack” is relatively straightforward: In feudal Japan, a »
- Eric Kohn
‘Glow’ Teaser Trailer: First Look at Alison Brie’s Female Wrestling Series from Jenji Kohan
1 March 2017 10:13 AM, PST
Netflix has released a bold teaser trailer to announce the premiere date for its upcoming series “Glow,” starring Alison Brie (“Community,” “Get Hard”) in the lead role. The female wrestling comedy from executive producer Jenji Kohan (“Orange Is the New Black”) will be available for streaming on June 23.
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Inspired by the ’80s show “Glow: Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling,” the series follows an out-of-work actress named Ruth Wilder (Brie) as she struggles trying to make it in the film industry in 1985 Los Angeles. Eventually, her last chance for stardom is making the first-ever women’s wrestling TV show.
“Glow” was created by Liz Flahive (“Homeland,” “Nurse Jackie”) and Carly Mensch (“Nurse Jackie,” “Orange Is The New Black”). Kohan executive produced the show with Tara Herrmann. The cast also includes Betty Gilpin (“True Story, »
- Yoselin Acevedo
‘Mindhunter’ Teaser: Netflix Spatters Blood for David Fincher’s Killer Rorschach Test — Watch
1 March 2017 8:47 AM, PST
Netflix’s new drama “Mindhunter” will delve into the mind of serial killers.
In the teaser trailer released below, we see Jonathan Groff and Holt McCallany as special agents in the FBI’s Behavioral Science Unit attempt to solve ongoing cases. In order to do this, they’re interviewing imprisoned serial killers in order to understand the mindset. It’s a slippery slope.
“You like truffles? You’ve got to get in the dirt with the pigs,” says one voice.
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The series was directed by “Fight Club” and “The Social Network’s” David Fincher and is based on the book “Mind Hunter: Inside FBI’s Elite Serial Crime Unit.” Anna Torv and Cotter Smith also star. Watch:
“Mindhunter” will be released on Netflix in October.
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- Hanh Nguyen
‘Dark’ Trailer: Netflix’s First German Original Series is a Drama/Thriller with a Supernatural Twist
1 March 2017 8:45 AM, PST
Netflix has released the first trailer for its original series “Dark.” The German drama/thriller was just announced Wednesday morning during a multi-show slate event in Berlin. The 10-episode series marks the first time the streaming giant has produced original content in Germany, as part of an aggressive initiative to expand production into Europe.
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Directed by acclaimed Swiss filmmaker Baran bo Odar (“The Silence,” “Who Am I,” “Sleepless”) and written by Jantje Friese, “Dark” is a drama/thriller with a supernatural twist. The story is set in the small German town of Winden, where the disappearance of yet another child sets four families on a desperate search for answers. But the search unravels the small town’s past sins and secrets.
As reported by The Hollywood Reporter, bo Odar »
- Yoselin Acevedo
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