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<br>The Netflix series has certainly extended the legacy of The Karate Kid and given it a modern update, but it’s time to slowly start saying goodbye to the series that depicts just how integral karate rivalries are in the San Fernando Valley. Season 6 will be a three-parter; part one drops July 18, while part two comes out on Nov. 24, and part three arrives in 2025. With over 100 million books sold, Tom Clancy is an all-time master of the thriller and espionage genres. A show set in the late 1800s, revolving around the characters of Deadwood, South Dakota; a town of deep corruption and crime. Olyphant was arguably the heart and soul of Deadwood, as Bullock was easily the most level-headed and intelligent character. While it was a series that aimed to explore how flawed each level of an infrastructure could be, Deadwood succeeded in showing Bullock’s unflinching heroism in the face of insurmountable odds and personal tragedy. Olyphant has many exciting projects ahead of him, but Deadwood is almost certainly the role he will be best remembered for. A racing drama from 2019 starring Matt Damon has become a major hit on AVOD after earning an impressive 98% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes. From epic, sweeping romances to some of the biggest franchises in Hollywood, Ralph Fiennes has had an extraordinary career full of fantastic movies. Because of her commitment to the role of Christine, King has reaped acclaim and a career as an actor. It’s safe to say that no single role – and no single moment – has been as pivotal to her career as The Cojuring. It’s easy to forget that, as a child actor, the negative mental impacts of a film like The Conjuring have the potential to leave legitimate, damaging effects, long-term.<br>
<br>Although he is only present in the first act, Akela remains a well-developed character in this modernized version of The Jungle Book. Abigail has already cemented itself as one of the best horror films of 2024. In Abigail, a group of criminals gets hired to kidnap a 12-year-old ballerina who is the daughter of a powerful crime lord. When they reach an isolated mansion, they are instructed to hold the girl for ransom. However, the crew soon discovers that the girl they abducted is actually a ruthless vampire who is hungry for blood, turning the night into a game of survival. On Netflix, season 6 of Cobra Kai premieres July 18 with five new episodes. You can also catch a brand new season of the abstinence dating competition Too Hot To Handle on the platform on July 19. Hopefully those two premieres will make up for the fact that The Acolyte on Disney Plus is ending this week; the season 1 finale will air July 16. Fargo took a Western detour in its fourth season, which focused on the battle between a black mafia leader (Chris Rock) and an ambitious Irish mobster (Jason Schwartzman). Although it ended up being one of the show’s weaker seasons, Olyphant’s performance as the idiosyncratic law enforcement officer Dick Wickware was undoubtedly the highlight.<br>
<br>Rowling and longtime confederates Neil Blair and Ruth Kenley-Letts are exec producing, so she is expected to be involved in the decision-making on the series. Brontë Film and TV was founded by Rowling and her literary agent, Neil Blair, in 2012. Early reports had each season of the series focusing on one book in the Harry Potter book series, which consists of seven novels, but Bloys said the project would run for “10 consecutive years,” which would seem to defy the 1 season, 1 book assertion. For those who say Fantastic Beasts could be leveraged to provide 10 seasons over 10 years, WBD brass said specifically during the announcement that FB will not be a part of the series. Once you’ve had your fill of House of the Dragon, or when you have downtime between episodes, there’s plenty more worth checking out on Max. Just because the football season is over, for example, that doesn’t mean you have to wait until September to immerse yourself in your favorite team. The show Hard Knocks has been providing an inside look behind the scenes of various teams for more than two decades now, and this month, you can catch up with the New York Giants. The first time my teenage daughter didn’t want to go so I went with my son. I convinced my daughter and her boyfriend to join us and she loved it as much as I did—though we both cried like babies. Based on Delia Owens’ best-selling novel, Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine-produced adaptation came out in July, 2022.<br>
<br>It’s tough being a TV writer in the wake of David Chase’s The Sopranos. Put simply, the Bayeux Tapestry of televisual entertainment provided the last word in antiheroes. The late James Gandolfini walked through darkness as Tony Soprano, a violent wiseguy with a soft spot for ducks and a patriarchal family man with a belief in therapy. Even after six seasons, the opening theme was an adrenaline shot, and the divisive finale set a standard for when to just… The shift in perception is widely credited to the arrival of The Sopranos, which completely reinvented the notion of what a TV show could do. But that doesn’t mean everything that came before is primordial slurry. While this list of the greatest TV shows ever is dominated by 21st century programs, there are many shows that deserve credit for laying the groundwork for this current golden age.<br>
<br>Joey King, however, has been in five horror films in her young career, so she clearly has a knack for it. In one of her most recent roles – as Halina Kurc in We Were the Lucky Ones – Joey King once again embodies a person who actually lived and brings their tale to life. Halina Kurc, born in 1917 in Poland, grew up as nazism grew and expanded throughout Germany, and, ultimately, nearly half of Europe. King’s narrative arc, based on the real-life Gypsy Blanchard, is as chilling as it is cautionary. Her change from scared victim to scarred killer is not something every actor could pull off. However, as a sympathetic and slightly terrifying presence throughout the drama King manages to do so. This adaptation of Emile Zola’s French novel is set in Northern England at the country’s first department store, The Paradise. This show comes from Downton’s creator, Julian Fellowes, so it’s a good place to go after you’ve finished with the Crawleys. This series is based on the 2016 novel of the same name that also happens to be authored by Fellowes. This is the story of the Trenchard family, who are part of the nouveau riche in London’s upper class. The family is invited to a ball on the eve of the Battle of Waterloo, but the resulting secrets and turmoil last long after the party has ended. For fans craving to fill the Bridgerton-sized gap in their lives for the next couple of years, dive into this curated list of shows that promise to deliver the same level of romance, drama, and glamor. Historians would likely scoff at the idea of making a series about Lady Jane Grey, who for nine days in the 1500s became Queen of England before being beheaded. But much like Hulu’s prematurely canceled “The Great,” Prime Video’s “My Lady Jane” has no interest in telling a historically accurate tale — or a story confined by the law of nature, for that matter. Many recommendations are for new shows, while others are for under-the-radar releases you might have missed or classics that are about to depart a streaming service at the end of the month. Cyndi Lauper created catchy, chart-topping melodies you couldn’t help but sing over and over again, but even more than that, the artist had a strong influence on multiple generations.<br>
<br>But it’s Michael (Tosin Cole, Doctor Who) who may be the most pivotal, realizing he can leap through time and space and learning he only has three months to save his fiancée’s life. Created by Andrew “Rapman” Onwubolu, Supacell is a show about superpowers, but not necessarily superheroes, with its fantastic cast offering up a far more realistic and human exploration of now-familiar ideas than anything you’ll find in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. And the mystery of why—and how—only Black people seem to be gaining powers builds up to a more powerful punch than an Asgardian god of thunder. YesMovies ranks first on our list for its comprehensive movie and TV series collection across all genres. The interface is user-friendly, allowing you to easily find films by year, actor, genre, or IMDb rating. The site also provides valuable details about your chosen movie or series, such as trailers and ratings. Max and its then-parent company WarnerMedia started exploring a potential Harry Potter TV series a couple of years ago. Under that setup, Ascheim became WarnerMedia’s senior rep in its relationship with Rowling and her representatives, and exploratory conversations for a Max series got underway. Since Warners launched its streaming service, there’s always been a goal to exploit Warners’ biggest franchise for streaming. Warner Bros Discovery CEO David Zaslav, taking the reigns after the merger last year, met with Rowling several times in the UK. He’s even spoken up in support of the author, who has been involved in an ongoing controversy over her comments on transgender issues. Asked about the streaming event about those controversies, Bloys demurred. “Max’s commitment to preserving the integrity of my books is important to me, and I’m looking forward to being part of this new adaptation which will allow for a degree of depth and detail only afforded by a long form television series,” said Rowling in a statement.<br>
<br>But this Danish procedural had a secret weapon in detective Sarah Lund (Sofie Gråbøl). Lund’s knitwear became an unlikely totem of the show, but the real appeal was Gråbøl’s remarkable performance. Over three gripping seasons, Lund told us everything and nothing about herself, becoming one of the great TV enigmas. Even viewers familiar with Chris Morris’s original 1997 current affairs satire raised a few startled eyebrows at Brass Eye’s one-off return in 2001. Morris plunged into what, at the time, was one of the most emotive issues in British life – press coverage of paedophiles – and steamrollered every taboo he could get his teeth into inside half an hour. Newspapers howled, commentators pontificated, politicians blustered – and perhaps that was the point. Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton’s anthology series continues to amaze, each episode delivering a dizzyingly inventive horror-comedy one-off. Everyone has their favourite, but the Sheridan Smith-starring 12 Days of Christine might just be the show’s masterpiece. Uhm Jung Hwa yet again proves her brilliance years after her debut with Doctor Cha and reminds everyone that she is still in the game. The plot of the K-drama follows Cha Jeong Sook who is a housewife who decides to pursue her long-forgotten dream of becoming a doctor. Enrolling in medical school at the age of 46, she faces numerous challenges, from balancing family life to keeping up with her younger peers. By this point, the Mission Impossible franchise is one of the most successful in Hollywood, so much so that some might forget that the first film, from 1996, is actually a continuation of the story told in both the 1960s and 1980s iterations of the TV series. From the beginning, though, it was clear that this kind of action franchise had legs, and it managed to have its own internal continuity and continue reinventing itself with the changing contours of Hollywood. Of course, the original film and the franchise it spawned would never have attained as much success as it did without the undeniable star charisma of Tom Cruise as Ethan Hunt.<br>
<br>An animated short film that follows a young boy learning about wonders of nature, in celebration of Earth Day. Based on the beloved children’s book by Margery Williams, The Velveteen Rabbit comes alive in this holiday special. Combining animation and live action, William gets a new toy for Christmas, a woven rabbit doll. The rabbit magically comes alive and the pair go on a wondrous adventure. Hannah Waddingham stars in a musical extravaganza holiday special, filmed at the London Coliseum. Singing iconic Christmas classics to a rapturous crowd, Waddingham is joined by special guests including Leslie Odom Jr., Luke Evans, Sam Ryder, and surprise appearances from her Ted Lasso co-stars. In this original Peanuts special, the beloved character of Franklin Armstrong is given a backstory for the first time. Franklin depends on a notebook containing his grandfather’s advice on friendship. After a few false starts fitting in, Franklin and Charlie Brown work together to make a car to race in the town’s Soap Box Derby.<br>
<br>Some of these have ended up using the same cast as the original, while others have gone off in new and often very productive artistic directions. The most successful and enjoyable examples of this phenomenon are reminders of how integrated the entertainment industry has become. Imagine, for a moment, a world where the only version of Buffy was the movie. Fortunately, Joss Whedon reclaimed his knowing, meta stab at horror movies with the TV incarnation, casting Sarah Michelle Gellar as the cheerleader-turned-chosen-one supernatural slayer and launching a thousand memorable lines of dialogue. Buffy excelled because it ran real-world struggles through the medium of fantasy and horror (and occasionally song), giving us great villains, romantic entanglements that felt painfully honest, and a Mystery Inc. style gang we’d all hang out with. And even despite recent years’ sobering revelations regarding toxic behaviour occurring behind the scenes of the show, what we see on screen — and the connection shared between fans and the cast of Buffy — will never die. Like Dracula (who, fittingly, Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss moved on to), Sherlock Holmes is one of those evergreen characters that is endlessly reinvented, either with a period-appropriate take or adapted for the present day of whoever tackles him. The creative duo plumped for the latter, bringing the deerstalker donning detective bang up to date with texting, sexual innuendo, bromance and real brio. Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman have long since entered the canon of great Sherlocks and Watsons, and their every move is charted by a massive, enthusiastic fan base. A BBC classic, Moffat and Gatiss’ take on the great detective is both witty and wonderful, and we’ve still not given up hope that the game may once again be afoot someday in the future. Frasier mastered the tricky combination of mostly using smarts (and the odd pratfall) to get its laughs. Like the quality comedy theatre it aspired to emulate, Frasier’s appeal continues to endure, despite the recent revival of the show being less than appointment viewing. There have been zombies before – lord knows, there have been zombies – but The Walking Dead gave the post-apocalyptic concept time to carry on, and on, and on, exploring the ramifications of a total societal breakdown.<br>
