Month: March 2025

Prime Video is previewing Another Simple Favor starring Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively, which sees the women reprising their roles as Stephanie (Kendrick) and Emily (Lively) for director Paul Feig‘s sequel to his 2018 film A Simple Favor (which earned $53 million at the domestic box office and collected $97 million globally).

Another Simple Favor, set to begin streaming May 1 on Prime Video, also stars Henry Golding, Andrew Rannells, Bashir Salahuddin, Michele Morrone, Elizabeth Perkins and Allison Janney.  Director Feig helmed the movie from a script by Jessica Sharzer and Laeta Kalogridis; Sharzer wrote the screenplay for the original film, which was based on the 2017 novel of the same name by author Darcey Bell.

The trailer for the upcoming film shows Stephanie giving a reading from a book she’s apparently written about the traumatic experience, called The Faceless Blonde’ and later shows Stephanie and Emily taking off for Italy, as Emily prepares to get married.  An official synopsis reads: “along with the glamorous guests, expect murder and betrayal to RSVP for a wedding with more twists and turns than the road from the Marina Grande to the Capri town square.” 

Another Simple Favor premiered at the SXSW Film & TV Festival on March 7, and will land on Prime Video beginning May 1. See the teaser trailer – HERE.

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After a two-week hiatus, Saturday Night Live has announced its next round of hosts and musical guests for new episodes airing March 29, April 5 and April 12.

Oscar winning actress Mikey Madison (‘Anora’) makes her ‘SNL’ hosting debut on March 29, with musical guest Morgan Wallen returning for the second time.

Jack Black hosts April 5, featuring musical guests are Elton John & Brandi Carlile (who will release a joint-album together on April 4).

Jon Hamm returns for the fourth time to host April 12, featuring musical guest Lizzo — also marking her fourth time performing on the show.  Hamm’s new Apple TV+ series Your Friends & Neighbors premieres April 11.

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AMC released the first two minutes of The Walking Dead: Dead City Season 2, which returns May 4 at 9/8c on AMC and AMC+.

The Walking Dead: Dead City follows follows Maggie and Negan (played by franchise vets Lauren Cohan and Jeffrey Dean Morgan) in a post-apocalyptic Manhattan, which was long ago cut off from the mainland. The crumbling city is filled with the dead and denizens who have made New York City their own world full of anarchy, danger, beauty and terror. Season 1 premiered in 2023.

Season 2 will consist of eight episodes; an official synopsis shares: “In Season 2, in the growing war for control of Manhattan. Maggie and Negan find themselves trapped on opposite sides. As their paths intertwine, they come to see that the way out for both is more complicated and harrowing than they ever imagined.”

Gaius Charles, Zeljko Ivanek, Mahina Anne Marie Napoleon, Lisa Emery, Logan Kim, Dascha Polanco and Kim Coates also star.

See the teaser for The Walking Dead: Dead City – HERE.

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Country music star Keith Urban will serve as the headliner for the new CBS music competition series ‘The Road’, in which up-and-coming acts serve as his opening-act on several of his tour dates. The Road is slated to air on CBS in the fall.

An official synopsis for The Road reads: “At each location, emerging musicians will take the stage as Urban’s opening acts before he performs. The audience will have the opportunity to influence which musicians will continue on the tour and move to the next city.”

The Road –– executive produced by Blake Shelton, Taylor Sheridan, David Glasser and Lee Metzger — follows Urban as he performs across Texas, Oklahoma and culminating in a show at the legendary Ryman Auditorium in Nashville. Tickets to those performances are free, with the audiences at those shows helping to determine who stays on tour, and who goes home.

Urban said in a statement: “I spent a lot of my underage life playing in some seedy pubs, sometimes just for the bartender. So I love the idea of throwing artists into a real-world environment to find out if they are artists. Paying your dues sucks, but there are things in this business that can’t be taught, like how to put together a set list, whether to extend or cut a song during your performance or how to work the crowd. For me, touring has always been my first love. It’s where the rubber meets the road. But it’s the only road to take if you want to be a performer.”

Urban’s High and Alive World Tour kicks off in May, after his The Road performances conclude April 2.

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Prime Video has shared a trailer for their new series The Bondsman, which arrives on April 3.

Kevin Bacon portrays bounty hunter Hub Halloran, who is brought back to life after being murdered. His extra time was granted by the Devil, who demands that Hub wrangle and return demons who try to leave Hell. The series, which contains eight episodes, also stars Jennifer Nettles, Damon Herriman and Maxwell Jenkins.

An official synopsis reads: “By chasing down those demons, with the help and hindrance of his estranged family, Hub learns how his own sins go his soul condemned — which pushes him to seek a second chance at life, love, and country music.”

The Bondsman marks Bacon’s first starring TV role since the Showtime crime drama City on a Hill.

See the trailer – HERE.

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