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The Devil's Hour - Season Two Coming In October (Prime Video)

Jessica Raine as Lucy Chambers in The Devil's Hour. Photo courtesy/copyright of Prime Video.

Prime Video have unveiled the first look at season two of mind-bending thriller, The Devil’s Hour, which will launch exclusively on Prime Video globally on October 18th. The series stars Jessica Raine (Patrick Melrose, Informer), Peter Capaldi (Doctor Who, The Thick of It), Nikesh Patel (Starstruck), Phil Dunster (Ted Lasso)and Meera Syal (Yesterday, Goodness Gracious Me). Saffron Hocking (Top Boy) also joins the cast for season two. 

Nikesh Patel as DI Ravi Dhillon. Photo courtesy/copyright of Prime Video.

The Devil’s Hour season two sees Lucy (Jessica Raine) and Gideon (Peter Capaldi) forming an uneasy alliance in order to prevent a recurring tragedy and hunt down an elusive monster. Lucy’s double life sees her torn between family and duty as she finds herself in the crosshairs of her past-life husband, DI Ravi Dhillon (Nikesh Patel). Assisting Dhillon in his investigation is DS Sam Boyd (Saffron Hocking) who was mentored by DI Lucy Chambers in a previous life.

Peter Capaldi as Gideon. Photo courtesy/copyright of Prime Video.

Meanwhile, Isaac (Benjamin Chivers) is discovering new emotions every day and struggling to keep his balance in a reality that rejects his existence. Fresh mysteries unfold as our stories converge on one explosive moment that will change the fate of our characters for the rest of their ever-recurring lives.

Saffron Hocking as Sam Boyd. Photo courtesy/copyright of Prime Video.

The Emmy-nominated thriller will continue the gripping exploits of the lead trio, with returning cast including Benjamin Chivers (Napoleon), Alex Ferns, (Chernobyl), Barnara Marten (Sanctuary), along with Thomas Dominque (Blood Drive), and Rhiannon Harper-Rafferty (Last Night).

Phil Dunster as Mike. Photo courtesy/copyright of Prime Video.

The five-part second season is produced by award-winning Hartswood Films (Dracula, Sherlock). All five episodes are written and created by Tom Moran and The executive producers are Sue Vertue, Tom Moran and Steven Moffat.The series is produced by  Lawrence Till (Douglas is Cancelled). The series directed by Johnny Allan and Shaun James Grant and will launch exclusively on Prime Video in over 240 countries and territories.

Filming for the third season recently wrapped at Shepperton Studios, Hampshire, Surrey and Dartmoor. 

M. Night Shyamalan's The Watchers Begins Screening Friday, August 30th Exclusively On Max

Warner Bros. Pictures and New Line Cinema’s The Watchers will make its global streaming debut Friday, August 30th exclusively on Max.  Check out the trailer below!

From producer M. Night Shyamalan comes The Watchers, written for the screen and directed by Ishana Night Shyamalan and based on the novel by A.M. Shine. The film follows Mina, a 28-year-old artist, who gets stranded in an expansive, untouched forest in western Ireland. When Mina finds shelter, she unknowingly becomes trapped alongside three strangers who are watched and stalked by mysterious creatures each night. You can’t see them, but they see everything.

THE WATCHERS stars Dakota Fanning (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Ocean’s Eight), Georgina Campbell (Barbarian, Suspicion), Oliver Finnegan (Creeped Out, Outlander) and Olwen Fouere (The Northman, The Tourist). The film is produced by M. Night Shyamalan, Ashwin Rajan and Nimitt Mankad. The executive producers are Jo Homewood and Stephen Dembitzer.

Apple TV+ Renews Dark Matter For Second Season

On the heels of the Dark Matter edge-of-your-seat season one finale, Apple TV+ today announced a season two renewal for the sci-fi thriller, which has been hailed as “top-notch science fiction,” “a thrilling ride” and “one of the best shows of the year.” Based on the blockbuster book by New York Times bestselling author Blake Crouch and starring an ensemble cast led by Joel Edgerton alongside Academy Award winner Jennifer Connelly, Alice Braga, Jimmi Simpson, Dayo Okeniyi and Oakes Fegley, the complete first season of Dark Matter is now streaming globally on Apple TV+.

 

“Thanks to everyone who tuned-in for season one—book fans and new fans—and of course our partners at Apple and Sony, my amazing producing partner, Matt Tolmach, our tremendous cast and crew, and the great city of Chicago—you were so good to us,” said showrunner and author Blake Crouch. “In the process of writing and filming season one, we discovered that there’s so much more story to tell, and we’ve only scratched the surface of these characters as they fight for survival and to find their way home through a landscape of mind-bending realities. See you in the Box!”

 

“Making Dark Matter was a longtime dream, and I’m so proud to see Blake’s vision come to life and to connect with so many people,” said executive producer Matt Tolmach. “Seeing the Dessens’ journey resonate with audiences has been extremely gratifying, and we can’t wait to bring more of this world — and others — to life in season two. Huge thanks to Apple TV+, Sony and our amazing cast and crew. Here we go!”

 

“The thought-provoking and gripping Dark Matter has quickly become a global hit, capturing audiences’ imaginations and making it a beloved and integral part of Apple’s world class sci-fi line up,” said Matt Cherniss, head of programming for Apple TV+. “We are thrilled to continue our collaboration with Blake Crouch, our partners at Sony and the rest of the creative team and cast — led by the remarkable Joel Edgerton and Jennifer Connelly — on a new season that will captivate viewers with more twists and turns as we dive deeper into the mysteries of the multiverse.”

 

Hailed as one of the best sci-fi novels of the decade and produced for Apple TV+ by Sony Pictures Television, Dark Matter is a story about the road not taken. The series follows Jason Dessen (played by Edgerton), a physicist, professor and family man who — one night while walking home on the streets of Chicago — is abducted into an alternate version of his life. Wonder quickly turns to nightmare when he tries to return to his reality amid the mind-bending landscape of lives he could have lived. In this labyrinth of realities, he embarks on a harrowing journey to get back to his true family and save them from the most terrifying, unbeatable foe imaginable: himself.

 

Crouch serves as creator, executive producer, showrunner and writer alongside executive producer Matt Tolmach. In addition to starring, Edgerton serves as executive producer. Jacquelyn Ben-Zekry is also an executive producer.

 

Dark Matter joins a growing offering of broadly acclaimed, global hit sci-fi Apple Original series including the highly anticipated upcoming second seasons of Silo and Severance, as well as the recently premiered mystery series Sunny, and celebrated epics Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, Foundation, For All Mankind, Invasion and more.

The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power - New Trailer (Prime Video)

The final trailer before the Season Two premiere of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power has been released by Prime Video. It reveals Middle-earth in the throes of discord, sown by Sauron, and the deception and manipulation that lead to the crafting of more of the titular Rings of Power. Unlikely alliances are forged amidst fire, and true friendships are tested. Dangers no longer lurk in shadow, but slither their way into the light. Weighty decisions rest on the shoulders of the realms of Eregion, Khazad-dûm, Lindon, Númenor, and the lands in-between, as the safety and peace of these kingdoms hang in the balance. Check out the trailer below!

This season features the long-awaited Siege of Eregion, a definitive battle in J.R.R. Tolkien’s history of the Second Age of Middle-earth, from which not everyone makes it out alive. The banners are raised, and the devastating war against Sauron is just beginning. The first three Season Two episodes of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power will premiere on August 29, 2024, with additional new episodes streaming each week thereafter until the gripping season finale on October 3, 2024.

In Season Two of The Rings of Power, Sauron has returned. Cast out by Galadriel, without an army or ally, the rising Dark Lord must now rely on his own cunning to rebuild his strength and oversee the creation of the Rings of Power, which will allow him to bind all the peoples of Middle-earth to his sinister will. Building on Season One’s epic scope and ambition, the new season plunges even its most beloved and vulnerable characters into a rising tide of darkness, challenging each to find their place in a world that is increasingly on the brink of calamity. Elves and dwarves, orcs and men, wizards and Harfoots—as friendships are strained and kingdoms begin to fracture, the forces of good will struggle ever more valiantly to hold on to what matters to them most of all… each other.

David Rysdahl (Fargo) Cast In SOULM8TE (Atomic Monster/Blumhouse)

Actor David Rysdahl to star in SOULM8TE. Photo courtesy/copyright of Atomic Monster/Blumhouse.

David Rysdahl has been cast in Kate Dolan’s SOULM8TE as a man who acquires an Artificially Intelligent android to help him cope with the recent loss of his deceased wife. He joins Lily Sullivan, who was recently announced. The film is in the tradition of the 90s domestic thrillers but with a modern, technological twist.

David is a dynamic actor, writer, and producer. He can currently be seen starring opposite Juno Temple, Jon Hamm & Jennifer Jason Leigh in Season 5 of Noah Hawley’s Fargo on FX/Hulu. Last year he was featured in Oppenheimer as well as the Black Mirror season six episode, Mazey Day. Additionally, the actor can be seen starring in Hulu’s 2022 feature No Exit opposite Danny Ramirez and Havana Liu. He will next be seen in Noah Hawley’s Alien prequel series for FX. In 2020, David was featured in the Sundance breakout Nine Days where he starred opposite Winston Duke, Zazie Beetz, Benedict Wong, and Bill Skarsgard. he starred in Cathy Yan’s dark comedy Dead Pigs opposite Mason Lee and Zazie Beetz, which premiered Sundance in 2019. The actor also starred in Patrick Letterii’s independent feature The Land of Owls, and in the Netflix documentary miniseries The Family. He has guest starred on CBS’s Bull and can be seen in the independent feature Revival.

Kate Dolan (You Are Not My Mother) will direct the film. Dolan rewrote an original draft written by Rafael Jordan (Salvage Marines), with the story by James Wan, Ingrid Bisu and Jordan. James Wan and Jason Blum will produce SOULM8TE. Michael Clear and Judson Scott, of Wan’s Atomic Monster banner, will executive produce, along with Ingrid Bisu. Alayna Glasthal is the executive overseeing the project for Atomic Monster.

James McAvoy Stars In Speak No Evil - Coming To Theatres In September (Blumhouse)

In Speak No Evil, coming to theatres on September 13th, 2024, an American family is invited to spend the weekend at the idyllic country estate of a charming British family they befriend on vacation, but what begins as a dream holiday soon warps into a snarled psychological nightmare. Check out the trailer below!

Starring BAFTA award-winner James McAvoy (Split, Glass) in a riveting performance as the charismatic, alpha-male host whose untrammeled hospitality masks an unspeakable darkness as well as Mackenzie Davis (Terminator: Dark Fate, Halt and Catch Fire) and SAG award-winner Scoot McNairy (Argo, A Quiet Place Part II) as American couple, Louise and Ben Dalton, who, along with their 11-year-old daughter Agnes (Alix West Lefler; The Good Nurse, Riverdale), accept the weekend-holiday invitation of Paddy (McAvoy), his wife Ciara (Aisling Franciosi; Game of Thrones, The Fall) and their furtive, mute son Ant (newcomer Dan Hough).

Written for the screen and directed by James Watkins, the writer-director of Eden Lake and the award-winning gothic ghost story The Woman in Black, Speak No Evil is based on the screenplay of the 2022 Danish horror sensation Gæsterne, written by Christian Tafdrup and Mads Tafdrup. That film earned 11 Danish Film Awards nominations, the Danish equivalent of the Oscars. 

Speak No Evil is produced by Jason Blum (Five Nights at Freddy’s, M3GAN) for Blumhouse and by Paul Ritchie (McMafia, co-producer Slumdog Millionaire) and is executive produced by Beatriz Sequeira for Blumhouse, Jacob Jarek and Christian Tafdrup. 

AFRAID Starring John Cho Comes To Theatres This Month (Blumhouse)

AFRAID coming to theatres on August 30th, 2024. Photo courtesy/copyright of Blumhouse.

In AFRAID, Curtis (John Cho) and his family are selected to test a revolutionary new home device: a digital family assistant called AIA. Taking smart home to the next level, once the unit and all its sensors and cameras are installed in their home, AIA seems able to do it all. She learns the family's behaviors and begins to anticipate their needs. And she can make sure nothing – and no one – gets in her family’s way. Check out the trailer below!

AFRAID is written and directed by Chris Weitz and produced by Jason Blum, Andrew Miano and Weitz. The film stars John Cho, Katherine Waterstone, Greg Hill, Riki Lindhome, Lukita Maxwell, Isaac Bae, Havana Rose Liu, and Wyatt Lindner.