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Ahead of season 7 part 2’s premiere, it was revealed that several major characters from the past seasons were set to return in Outlander, including Jenny Murray, who was last seen in season 3. Part of the reason behind the Lallybroch matriarch’s prolonged absence was Laura Donnelly’s commitment to other projects, including HBO’s The Nevers and multiple Broadway shows.

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As for her replacement, Kristin Atherton, who was originally in the run for the character prior to Donnelly’s casting, hasn’t quite cut it as Jenny for some fans.

Kristin Atherton doesn’t cut it as Jenny for some viewers Outlander | Credit: Starz

Recastings are never easy, as they can easily break the viewers’ immersion. Moreover, given how impeccably Laura Donnelly played Jenny in the first three seasons of Outlander, filling her shoes was always going to be a huge ask for Kristin Atherton, who has...

The theater pieces that resonated most this year were stories of communal, collective healing—not quite feel-good but feel-connected. Curiously, several of the shows on this list staged emotional scenes of family reunifications. Seeking patterns as a critic, it’s tricky to separate the personal emotional response from trends in theatermaking, but it seems like audiences wanted catharsis in the theater in 2024. That was especially true for something like City Center’s Ragtime, which offered both an emotional indictment and hopeful vision of the nation that audiences sought out in the days following the election.

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S. Shakthidharan penned an epic in the true sense of the word: a three-and-a-half-hour play that spans half a century of Sri Lankan history, two continents, and multiple languages as it explores an Australian man’s journey to understand where he comes from. Director Eamon Flack playfully and powerfully deployed...

Laura Donnelly did not return as Jenny in Outlander Season 7 and was confusingly recast heading into the latest batch of episodes. 

After appearing in the first three seasons of the hits Starz romance, Jenny Murray is back in Season 7, coming into the picture again as the show's central couple returns to Scotland after several seasons overseas. 

Jenny is a Scottish Highlander and the matriarch of the Murray clan. Since fans last saw her, her husband, Ian Murray, tragically died, leaving the longtime Outlander character to fend for herself. 

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Fellow Outlander fans, we are back, Finally! It has been a literal eternity (or since August 2023) since we have been in the world of the Frasers, but I am so happy to be back!

The premiere episode of Season 7B had me on the edge of my seat from start to finish, and certainly threw me for a loop at many points. There is simply so much to discuss and unravel, and I can't wait to dive right into it.

However, before doing that, here is a very quick recap of where we left things when Outlander Season 7A ended: in the midst of the American Revolutionary War, Jamie (Sam Heughan), Claire (Caitriona Balfe), and Ian (John Hunter Bell) returned to Scotland after Jamie was tasked with bringing the body of Simon Fraser to his Scottish homeland. It doesn't feel like that this trip to Scotland is meant to be permanent,...

The poet Robert Frost wrote: “Home is the place where, when you have to go there/ they have to take you in.” Unfortunately for Outlander‘s Jamie Fraser, Frost didn’t say anything about getting back into Jenny Fraser Murray’s good graces once you get there.

When Outlander resumes Season 7 on Friday (Starz, 8/7c), Jamie — along with Claire and Young Ian — will return to his native Scotland for the first time in years. Young Ian is now a very different person, both inside and out, from when he joined his uncle and auntie on their travels years ago. So...

Outlander season 7 part 2 is fast-approaching, and I can feel the anticipation from all of you fellow fans. It's been a long Droughtlander, but the finish line is near. To help us get through this final stretch of waiting, we've been bringing you interviews with the cast and executive producers, which you can find on our Outlander page. And once the first few episodes start to air, there's some more to come so stay tuned!

Earlier this year at New York Comic Con, Show Snob had the opportunity to catch up with the stars, executive producer Maril Davis, and the author of the beloved Outlander books Diana Gabaldon to tease what's to come up next for the show, and the universe in general. Here's what Davis and Gabaldon had to share!

Courtesy of Starz A family reunion

Let's start with Outlander season 7B, which premieres Friday, Nov. 22, 2024 on Starz. In the first episode back,...

Outlander returns in just a couple days for the second half of its seventh season, over a year after part 1 wrapped up. You might look at that long wait and conclude that this is effectively season 8, but they're calling it season 7, part 2, so let's just run with it.

When last we left them, Jamie (Sam Heughan) and Claire Fraser (Caitriona Balfe) were returning to Jamie's native Scotland, with Young Ian (John Bell) in tow. That means they'll be reuniting with characters fans haven't seen in a while, including Young Ian's father, appropriately named Old Ian Murray. Actor Steven Cree, who hasn't played Old Ian since season 4, talked to the Daily Record about what it was like to be back on the show.

"One of the things I liked most about it was going back now. The last time I was on it, I wasn't a dad and going back and...

The Tony Awards Administration Committee met today to confirm the eligibility status of eleven Broadway productions for the 2024-2025 season. This was the first time this season that the Tony Awards Administration Committee met to decide the eligibility for the 78th Annual Tony Awards.

The productions discussed were: “Home,” “Oh, Mary!,” “Job,” “Once Upon a Mattress,” “The Roommate,” “The Hills of California,” “McNeal,” “Yellow Face,” “Thornton Wilder’s Our Town,” “Left on Tenth,” and “Romeo + Juliet.”

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The committee made the following determinations:

Tory Kittles will be considered eligible in Best Lead Actor in a Play for his performance in “Home.”

Cole Escola will be considered eligible for Best Lead Actor in a Play for their performance in “Oh, Mary!”

Peter Friedman and Sydney Lemmon will be considered eligible in Best Lead Actor/Actress in a Play for their respective roles in “Job.

It's time to chat with two of our personal fan-favorite actors and characters, John Bell and Charles Vandervaart! Of course we know Bell as the lovable Young Ian, who is finally coming back home to Scotland when Outlander season 7 part 2 picks up, and sees his parents for the first time in almost 10 years!

Then there's William, who Vandervaart teases will be on a difficult path in season 7B as there's discoveries made, making him lose his sense of identity. Ooh! The two actors provide even more teases in Show Snob's exclusive interview with the two, which you can watch or read below. Plus, make sure to scroll down to the end of the post for more Outlander interviews with the actors and executive producers.

John Bell on Young Ian's return to Lallybroch in Outlander 7B

Show Snob: Can you tell me a little bit about what the homecoming to Scotland...

Outlander season 7 part 2 is only about a week away at this point. I can't believe we're so close to the return of our favorite series! And as we wait, Show Snob has been bringing you exclusive interviews with the cast and executive producers.

Be sure to check out our chats with Maril Davis and Matthew B. Roberts, Richard Rankin and Diarmaid Murtagh, and Sophie Skelton. Though that's not all, we also had the chance to catch up with Steven Cree, Kristin Atherton, and Lotte Verbek who all play familiar faces - Ian, Jenny, and Geillis, respectively. Plus there's more to come! But right now, either watch or read our interviews with the trio below.

Steven Cree and Kristin Atherton on being welcomed (back) to Outlander

Show Snob: Steven, after being away for so long and Ian being such an important character in Outlander, what was it like for you to...

Hulu’s FX-produced limited series Say Nothing, like its source book by Patrick Radden Keefe, takes its name from the striking 1975 poem “Whatever You Say, Say Nothing,” by Seamus Heaney.

It’s a sad and angry piece that looks at the unfolding tragedy of the Troubles, critiquing simultaneously the culture of enforced silence that repressed free speech within Northern Ireland and the voyeuristic instincts of the outside media covering “the Irish thing.” The poem is dazzlingly focused on speech and storytelling, the power and limitations of words in contrast to what Heaney refers to as “Northern reticence, the tight gag of place / And times.”

Keefe’s mission, and the mission of Say Nothing creator Joshua Zetumer (RoboCop, the 2014 one), is to break through the silence. To use a different metaphor, it’s about the disinfecting power of sunlight. It’s also a chronicle of Northern Ireland reported on by...

“It’s Outlander at its best, to be honest. I think some of the stuff that we get to see in the second half of Season 7 is very exciting, very unexpected,” declares “Outlander” star Richard Rankin. He’s joined by co-star Sophie Skelton to promote the highly anticipated return of the fantasy romance saga next month. For our recent webchat he adds, “The fans out there might have an idea of what’s going to happen, but I think we’re going to throw a hell of a lot more on top of that. It’s a very unexpected journey for all of our heroes. I really think people are going to love it.” Watch our video interview above.

See 5 reasons for ‘Outlander’ fans to still be excited in 2024 (and beyond)

“It’s exciting to watch these characters go off on these journeys to two very different paths through the...

Last month playwright Jez Butterworth brought his latest work, “The Hills of California,” to Broadway. The haunting family drama explores the relationships between four sisters and their dying mother in their creaky seaside home, seamlessly moving back and forth in time between 1976 and 1955. The play previously bowed in London earlier this year, and before coming stateside it earned two Olivier Award nominations for Best New Play and Best Actress for Laura Donnelly, who reprises her performance in New York.

Since his Broadway debut only 13 years ago, Butterworth has quickly established himself as one of the theater’s most accomplished contemporary playwrights. He has two Tony nominations to his name, for New York debut “Jerusalem” in 2011 and for his Tony-winning epic “The Ferryman” in 2019. Those nominations alone already tie him with theater royalty including Ayad Akhtar, Tony Kushner, Tracy Letts, David Mamet, Lynn Nottage, Eugene O’Neill, and Wendy Wasserstein — all...

Werewolf By Night, Marvel Studios' first ever Special presentation, debuted on Disney+ in 2022, and opened the door to a whole new corner of the Marvel Cinematic Universe that's yet to be further explored.

The black-and-white Halloween Special really was a first for the franchise, paying homage to the classic Universal monster movies with its noirish style, creepy atmosphere and heightened levels of violence.

Werewolf By Night introduced several new characters such as Elsa Bloodstone (Laura Donnelly) Ted, aka Man-Thing (Carey Jones), and the titular lycanthrope himself, Jack Russell (Gael García Bernal), and fans have been eager for an update on their potential return.

Director Michael Giacchino previously confirmed that discussions about doing more with the characters have taken place, but it sounds like any plans for a follow-up episode have been put on the back-burner.

"There's been a lot going on in the industry and everyone sort of recalibrating. I...

In an era dominated by larger-than-life superhero flicks, sometimes a change of pace works like a charm. Marvel Studios learnt that with its first ever special, Werewolf by Night, a 53-minute long movie (some believe that it borders between the idea of a movie and a show).

Starring the likes of Gael Garcia Bernal, Laura Donnelly, Kirk Thatcher, and Harriet Sansom Harris, the special was held in high regard by both fans and critics. Given its reception, it did not come as a surprise that people want more of it. And director Michael Giacchino might have the positive update all of us were waiting for.

Werewolf by Night was the perfect special for MCU Werewolf by Night was well received by fans across the board || Disney+

At a time when any news about the Marvel Cinematic Universe seems to be revolving around how its next phase will pan out, YouTuber...

“I can’t bear it,” Emily Webb mourns in the final minutes of Our Town, spectrally revisiting childhood scenes of her family after she’s been laid to rest. “They’re so young and beautiful. Why did they ever have to get old?” The unendurable passage of time haunts not only Kenny Leon’s wispy but lovely production of Thornton Wilder’s American epic (the fifth Broadway revival since its original 1938 run), but also a new spellbinding play recently arrived from London, Jez Butterworth’s The Hills of California.

If Wilder, in eschewing the use of scenery and most props in Our Town, was an early minimalist, Butterworth imagines his worlds on a maximalist scale. His last Broadway play, the thunderously searing The Ferryman, featured a live goose, rabbit, and baby on stage. And though The Hills of California has no animals to speak of, it has a beast of a set from Rob Howell,...

Laura Donnelly has teamed up with director Sam Mendes and playwright Jez Butterworth again, six years after their hit show The Ferryman became a smash hit on Broadway.

The actress, best known for starring in The Nevers and Werewolf By Night, is getting rave reviews for her performance in the new play, which celebrated its opening night performance on Sunday (September 29) in New York City.

Stepping out on the red carpet for the opening show were Sam and Jez, as well as M. Night Shyamalan with his family, Tony nominee Micaela Diamond, Daniel Dae Kim, and Clark Gregg.

A Man Called Otto actress Kelly Lamor Wilson was also there to support her Broadway debut as a producer. “Making my Broadway Debut with this show is a dream come true,” she wrote on Instagram Stories.

Time Out New York notes that the play is an “extraordinary showcase” for Laura and Entertainment Weekly...

The Hills of California, the new Jez Butterworth play directed by Sam Mendes that began previews at the Broadhurst Theatre on September 11 and opens this Sunday, September 29, has received a two-week extension to its limited engagement.

The New York premiere production will now run through Sunday, December 22.

The Hills of California’s Broadway cast features the play’s acclaimed leading London cast members – Laura Donnelly, Leanne Best, Ophelia Lovibond, Helena Wilson, Nancy Allsop, Sophia Ally, Lara McDonnell and Nicola Turner. The full company also includes David Wilson Barnes, Ta’Rea Campbell, Bryan Dick, Richard Lumsden, Richard Short, Liam Bixby, Ellyn Heald, Max Roll, and Cameron Scoggins.

The Hills of California marks Butterworth’s newest play since the multi-award winning The Ferryman, also directed Mendes.

Producers Sonia Friedman Productions, No Guarantees Productions, Neal Street, Brian Spector, and Sand & Snow Entertainment, with Stephanie P. McClelland, announced the two weeks extension today.

A new Broadway season has begun, and there are currently nine productions of plays set to open this fall. Could we see any of them contend at next year’s Tony Awards? Below, find the plot of each play as well as the awards histories of its author, cast and creative team, plus the opening and (where applicable) closing dates.

“The Roommate” (opens September 12; closes December 15)

In this new play by Jen Silverman, Sharon has never had a roommate before. But after her divorce she needs a housemate to pay the bills. That’s when Robyn arrives. The story follows an unexpected, life-changing friendship that’s both funny and deeply moving between two very different middle-aged women as they navigate the complexities of identity, morality and the dream of reinvention.

The production stars Golden Globe winner Mia Farrow and three-time Tony winner Patti LuPone. It is directed by three-time Tony winner Jack O’Brien.

Outlander just marked a major milestone. On August 9, the steamy period drama celebrated the 10th anniversary of its series premiere.

The Starz show follows the epic romance between Claire (Caitriona Balfe), a time-traveling doctor from the mid-20th century, and Jamie (Sam Heughan) a dashing Highlander from the 18th century. Over the past decades, fans have followed Jamie, Claire, and their family and friends as they crisscrossed the globe and hopped through time, from Scotland to France to the American Colonies and beyond. Over time, plenty has changed for the couple. But their love hasn’t diminished. Instead, it’s grown stronger.

‘Outlander’ star Sam Heughan says Jamie and Claire’s relationship has grown ‘deeper’ since season 1 Jamie and Claire in ‘Outlander’ Season 1 | Starz

“The passion hasn’t changed. It’s deeper and it’s developed,” Heughan told TV Insider earlier this year. “It’s not that Fraser fire that...

The subscription-based nonprofit Manhattan Theatre Club has joined producers of the previously announced Broadway production of Jez Butterworth’s The Hills Of California and will offer the play to subscribers as part of Mtc’s 2024-25 season.

Producers Sonia Friedman Productions, No Guarantees Productions, Neal Street, Brian Spector, and Sand & Snow Entertainment, with Stephanie P. McClelland announced the September arrival on Broadway of The Hills of California. At that point, no mention was made of Mtc, or of the show being offered as part of Mtc’s subscription series.

The Hills of California is now on sale to Mtc subscribers as the third production in the company’s Broadway 2024-25 season.

Sam Mendes will direct the first Butterworth play since 2018’s acclaimed The Ferryman. Other Butterworth Broadway productions include Jerusalem in 2011 and The River in 2014.

The Hills of California begins previews Wednesday, September 11, at the Broadhurst Theatre and opens Sunday,...

Werewolf by Night is an American television special directed by Michael Giacchino and written by Heather Quinn and Peter Cameron for the streaming service Disney+, based on the Marvel Comics featuring the character of the same name. It is the first Marvel Studios Special Presentation in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), sharing continuity with the films and television series of the franchise.

Werewolf by Night follows a secret group of monster hunters as they compete for a powerful relic while facing a dangerous set of monsters. The special was released on October 7, 2022. Gael García Bernal stars as Jack Russell / Werewolf by Night, along with Laura Donnelly and Harriet Sansom Harris.

Heather Quinn and Peter Cameron co-wrote the screenplay, from a story by Quinn. Heather Quinn previously wrote for the Marvel Studios Disney+ series Hawkeye (2021) and Cameron wrote for WandaVision (2021) and Moon Knight (2022). Quinn was asked to pitch for the special...

Established in 2008 with Robert Downey Jr.’s Iron Man, Kevin Feige’s Marvel Cinematic Universe took the world by storm. The compelling storyline with extraordinary superhero action saving the day, and their idea of interconnecting films throughout multiple franchises was something that the world was missing back then.

Rdj as Tony Stark in Iron Man. Credits: Marvel Studios

With the MCU hitting its peak in 2019 with Avengers: Endgame, Feige’s superhero universe shattered almost every box office record imaginable. The success has also garnered immense critical acclaim, where they praise the superhero franchise for crafting one expansive universe that consists of all of their favorite comic book names.

However, the President of Marvel Studios was taken aback when Michael Giacchino approached him with arguably the weirdest pitch of them all. The Alias composer pitched the idea of making a TV series based on an obscure 1972 character, Werewolf By Night, that...

The Hills of California, the first new play by Jez Butterworth since his acclaimed The Ferryman in 2017, will open on Broadway this fall, reuniting the playwright with director Sam Mendes.

The Hills of California will begin a limited engagement at Broadway’s Broadhurst Theatre with previews beginning Wednesday, September 11, with an opening night set for Sunday, September 29.

The announcement was made today by Sonia Friedman Productions, No Guarantees Productions, Neal Street, Brian Spector, and Sand & Snow Entertainment, with Stephanie P. McClelland.

Broadway casting for The Hills of California will be announced at a later date.

The production is currently playing at the Harold Pinter Theatre on the West End, where it will conclude its limited engagement on Saturday, June 15. The production has been nominated for an Olivier Award, as has lead actress Laura Donnelly.

The synopsis: “In the sweltering heat of a 1970s summer, the Webb sisters return to their childhood home in Blackpool,...

With Robert Downey Jr. tasting the Oscar glory for his immaculate performance in Oppenheimer, it’s time for his ex-partner Sarah Jessica Parker to shine at the Olivier Awards. Known for starring in HBO’s Sex and the City, the actor, who was previously tied to the Iron Man Star, starred opposite her husband of 26 years, Matthew Broderick, in Neil Simon’s 1968 play, Plaza Suite.

Following her brilliance in the play, the Hocus Pocus Star is now one of the frontrunners for the Best Actress accolade in the UK’s most prestigious Theatre Awards Ceremony.

Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick | Plaza Suite Sarah Jessica Parker Earns Herself Best Actress Nod at the Olivier Awards

After earning rave reviews from Theatre critics, with many citing her performance as a revelation, Sarah Jessica Parker has now garnered a nod for Best Actress in the Olivier Awards for Plaza Suite. The 3-act...

We are still approximately six weeks away from learning the nominees for the 77th Tony Awards, but across the pond the finalists for the 2024 Olivier Awards were just announced. A radical new remounting of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “Sunset Boulevard” directed by Jamie Lloyd and starring Nicole Scherzinger is the most nominated show of the year with 11 citations. Another musical revival is nipping at its heels: the immersive “Guys and Dolls” scored 10, as did new play “Dear England,” which centers on England’s national men’s football team and stars Joseph Fiennes as Gareth Southgate. Scroll down to see a complete list of 2024 Olivier Awards nominations.

American audiences will be familiar with many of the plays, musicals and performers nominated this year. The Best New Musical category includes Tony Award-winning shows “Next to Normal” and “A Strange Loop,” while Best Musical Revival boasts productions of “Groundhog Day” and “Hadestown.” Caissie Levy,...

“Outlander” fans were out in force last weekend, congregating down under in Sydney and Melbourne for Hublander: A Visit to the Highlands, a first-of-its-kind convention for the TV blockbuster, featuring an hour-long Q&a with star Sam Heughan and hilarious hour-long chats with co-stars Duncan Lacroix, John Bell and Charles Vandervaart.

Gold Derby attended the event and was the only media outlet with exclusive one-on-one access to the show’s leading man backstage. “Good to see you guys, in person and not on Zoom! It’s just amazing, we’re having the best time,” Heughan declared. “It’s great to see all the fans down under and it’s so nice to see the fans come from all over.” Watch our exclusive video interview above.

For the event’s first official day in Sydney, the Sir John Clancy Auditorium was transformed into the Scottish Highlands for an immersive meet-and-greet experience,...

Outlander Season 7's midseason finale left us on the edge of our seats, and now we can't wait to see what's next.

With cliffhangers galore left in its wake, fans can't wait for Outlander Season 7 Part 2 to air, and hopefully, we won't be waiting too much longer.

Let's take a look at everything we know about the upcoming Season 7 Part 2 for Outlander.

Who is in the Cast for Outlander Season 7 Part 2? 

Outlander Season 7 Part 2 will focus on the events that take place in author Diana Gabaldon's seventh and eighth books in the Outlander series, An Echo in the Bone and Written in My Own Blood. 

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That said, we can expect to see the main characters returning as they are all part of the story. 

We can expect Sam Heughen, Caitriona Balfe, Richard Rankin, Sophie Skelton, and John Bell to all make...

The audiences will be in for a visual treat this week, as the streaming platforms are all set to release a bunch of titles ranging from coming of age show to crime thriller which will definitely enthral the viewers.

From Dulquer Salmaan starrer ‘King of Kotha’, to Gulshan Devaiah and Drashti Dhami’s ‘Duranga’ season 2, here is a list of five titles on various Ott platforms that have caught the attention of Ians this week.

Duranga 2: ‘Duranga’ is an official adaptation of the Korean show, ‘Flower of Evil’. New mysteries brew and come to light as the characters of Gulshan Devaiah and Amit Sadh are engaged in an epic showdown to reclaim their identities in the new season.

The second season of the show will see the return of Gulshan, Drashti Dhami, Amit Sadh, Barkha Sen Gupta, Rajesh Khattar reprising their respective roles.

Spanning across eight episodes, ‘Duranga S...

The audiences will be in for a visual treat this week, as the streaming platforms are all set to release a bunch of titles ranging from coming of age show to crime thriller which will definitely enthral the viewers.

From Dulquer Salmaan starrer ‘King of Kotha’, to Gulshan Devaiah and Drashti Dhami’s ‘Duranga’ season 2, here is a list of five titles on various Ott platforms that have caught the attention of Ians this week.

Duranga 2: ‘Duranga’ is an official adaptation of the Korean show, ‘Flower of Evil’. New mysteries brew and come to light as the characters of Gulshan Devaiah and Amit Sadh are engaged in an epic showdown to reclaim their identities in the new season.

The second season of the show will see the return of Gulshan, Drashti Dhami, Amit Sadh, Barkha Sen Gupta, Rajesh Khattar reprising their respective roles.

Spanning across eight episodes, ‘Duranga S...

Werewolf by Night was a fun departure from typical Marvel fare, with a black-and-white presentation that felt inspired by Universal Monsters and Hammer Horror, but will we ever see these characters again? Nothing has been announced regarding a sequel or follow-up to Werewolf by Night, but director Michael Giacchino told Collider that he has plenty of ideas for more if and when Marvel comes calling.

“There’s always talk,” Michael Giacchino said. “But, you know, until somebody decides to spend a penny, nothing happens yet. So, hopefully. My wish is that, yes, there will be more with these characters. I would love to, and I have ideas of what I would love to do with them, and it’s all crazy and nuts, but I think that’s the only way to go about it. So, hopefully, one day. Hopefully, one day.“

Related Werewolf By Night: In Color trailer gives...

"More terrifying, more gruesome, all in color." Marvel Studios has unveiled a brand new 2023 trailer for their spin-off Halloween "Special Presentation" event called Werewolf by Night. It initially debuted last year during October as a one-off, one-hour-long B&w horror film from Marvel, directed by famed composer Michael Giacchino. It's now being re-released fully in color in 2023 (as "Werewolf by Night in Color"). The special stars the wonderfully talented actor Gael García Bernal as Jack Russell, a lycanthrope superhero who fights crime using the abilities given to him by a curse brought on by his bloodline. The great cast also includes Laura Donnelly, Harriet Sansom Harris, Eugenie Bondurant, & Kirk R. Thatcher. The film introduces a whole bunch of new monsters from the Marvel universe, most notably the big lovable tree monster "Man-Thing" aka "Ted". I thought it played just fine in B&w last year, but I guess I'll watch it again in color this year.

Last year, Marvel and Disney+ released the very cool creature feature Halloween special Werewolf by Night (you can read our 8/10 review Here), which was presented in black & white as a throwback to the Universal Monsters classics. They don’t have a new Halloween special for us this year, but they will be celebrating the holiday by releasing a colorized presentation of Werewolf by Night – appropriately called Werewolf by Night: In Color. This version of the special is set to begin streaming on Disney+ on October 20th, and one week out from that premiere date a trailer has arrived online to give a preview of what Werewolf by Night looks like in color. According to the promo, color makes it all more terrifying and more gruesome.

Composer Michael Giacchino directed Werewolf by Night, working from a script by Heather Quinn and Peter Cameron. The special has the following synopsis: On a dark and somber night,...

Jamie and Claire are headed back to Scotland in the second half of Outlander Season 7. But their return to the country where they fell in love won’t go as they expect, executive producer Maril Davis has said.

Jamie and Claire return to Scotland in ‘Outlander’ Season 7

The past several seasons of Outlander have followed Jamie (Sam Heughan) and Claire (Caitriona Balfe) as they build their life in colonial America. But in the Season 7 Part 1 finale, the couple found themselves on a ship bound for Scotland. They’ve been tasked with returning the body of Jamie’s cousin, General Simon Fraser (Angus Macfadyen), who died at the Second Battle of Saratoga in 1777, to his native land.

In America, the Frasers had been pulled into the Revolutionary War, and the conflict disrupted their earlier plans to sail for Scotland when Jamie was conscripted into the Continental Army. There’s a sense...

One of Marvel‘s best offerings in years is returning to Disney+ this October, just in time for Halloween! The howlingly good Werewolf By Night barks at the moon again on October 20 with a colorized version of Jack Russell’s pulpy monster-filled adventure.

In addition to introducing MCU fans to Jack Russell (Gael García Bernal), Werewolf By Night features Elsa Bloodstone (Laura Donnelly), a deadly monster hunter ripped from the pages of Marvel Comics. In September of 2022, Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige said Jack Russell “will ultimately become quite important to the future of the MCU.” Still, with Marvel’s steaming slate under scrutiny after the studio said it’s pulling back on the reigns of streaming content, the werewolf’s future remains a mystery.

Many fans would jump at the chance for more full-moon shenanigans with Jack Russell, and Donnelly is game to return as Elsa Bloodstone, too. Speaking...

For fans of the Starz hit series “Outlander,” the time spent waiting between seasons can feel like an eternity. The sixth season concluded just over a year ago, and in that time the cast and crew have been hard at work to bring out another season of the show. We also received the bittersweet announcement at the end of March that the show’s eighth season would be its last.

Season 6 left us with a monster of a cliffhanger, with Claire (Caitriona Balfe) getting arrested and sent to prison for murder and Jamie (Sam Heughan) and Ian (John Bell) setting off on a mission to get her back. Never a dull moment for the Frasers. Thankfully, the wait is almost over. Season 7 premieres on Starz on June 16. Many fans are understandably eager to see what’s in store for Jamie and Claire and the rest of the Fraser family. And...

Brace yourselves, Outlander faithful: The Season 7 sneak peek at the top of this post finds the Frasers having a sweet, pre-slumber conversation… and that’s it. No violence. No fear of death. No war, pestilence or disease beating down their door. It’s a nice change of pace, aye?

Starz released the clip in celebration of World Outlander Day and in conjunction with the show’s panel at Atx Festival on Thursday. In the video above, Jamie waits for Claire to come to bed. While she’s finishing up her nightly routine, he tells her how he’s dreamed of her in her own time,...

Exclusive: Amazon Studios has rounded out its cast for the actioner Heads of State with the addition of Paddy Considine (House of the Dragon), Stephen Root (Barry), Carla Gugino (Leopard Skin), Jack Quaid (The Boys), Sarah Niles (Ted Lasso), Richard Coyle (Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore), Clare Foster (Sherlock), Katrina Durden (Doctor Strange) and Aleksandr Kuznetsov (Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore).

The actors join an ensemble that John Cena, Idris Elba and Priyanka Chopra Jonas lead, as previously announced. No details as to their roles have been disclosed.

While plot details are also being kept under wraps, the film is being described as Air Force One meets Midnight Run. Ilya Naishuller (Nobody) is directing from a script by Josh Appelbaum & André Nemec, who were themselves working from an initial draft by Harrison Query. The Safran Company’s Peter Safran and John Rickard are producing, with Cena, Elba and...

If you at all care about Outlander‘s Jamie and/or Claire Fraser, we strongly recommend watching until the very end of the show’s new Season 7 trailer.

The nearly two-and-a-half-minute video, which Starz released Thursday, offers up plenty of weighty moments for us to fret over ahead of the season premiere. A mournful Claire sings “Ave Maria” while walking in a funeral procession. She cries while asking Jamie, “We will make it back here one day, won’t we?” Their house on Fraser’s Ridge very much seems like it’s on fire. Lord John wonders why Jamie won’t fight for England,...

Starz is making sure you won’t be suffering through a Droughtlander for years to come.

Season 7 of Outlander will premiere Friday, June 16 at 8/7c, TVLine has learned, and will be split into two parts, with the second part debuting in 2024. (New episodes will also be available each Friday at midnight Et on the Starz app and via streaming and on-demand.) Season 7 will consist of 16 episodes in total, with two halves of eight episodes each. Starz also released a number of new first-look images, including the photo of Sam Heughan’s Jamie Fraser above.

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“Outlander” is giving fans a little more time before they have to say goodbye — and giving subscribers more of a reason to sign up for a full year instead of just a few months. Season 7 of the time-travel romance will air in two parts, Starz said on Wednesday, with the first half airing this year and the second half waiting for 2024.

Season 7, as previously announced, consists of 16 episodes, the show’s highest order count since Season 1. Like Season 1, which aired in 2014 and 2015, Season 7 will be split into two eight-episode bunches — the “Droughtlander” is officially over on June 16. “Outlander” has already been renewed for a final Season 8, which will consist of 10 episodes and presumably air in 2025 or later.

It is currently unclear if the show, based on Diana Gabaldon’s series of historical-fantasy romance novels, will completely adapt the entire saga. Each season of “Outlander” thus far has adapted (roughly) one...

"Werewolf by Night" really stood out in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It was a single hour based on the comic book character of the same name and was (sort of) a first shot across the bow for the idea of a special rather than a series or a full-length feature film. It was followed by a presentation connected to the main MCU, "The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special."

Of course, Marvel has done something akin to this before in the form of 3- to 15-minute short films called One Shots that align with their features like "All Hail the King" and "Agent Carter" which went with "Iron Man 3" and "The Consultant" that was spawned by "Thor." "Werewolf by Night," however, was more in the style of holiday specials like the animated "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" from 1966 that used to air on television around Halloween. 

The production,...

The Nevers was cancelled and pulled from HBO Max last year, but the second half of the first (and now only) season never aired. Thankfully, fans of the series will get the chance to watch those unseen episodes as The Nevers will soon be available to stream on Tubi.

Set in Victorian London, The Nevers follows a group of people, mostly women, known as the Touched, who suddenly manifest abnormal abilities. Among them are Amalia True (Laura Donnelly), a mysterious and quick-fisted widow, and her best friend Penance Adair (Ann Skelly), a brilliant inventor. The series was created by Joss Whedon, who departed halfway through its production and was replaced by Philippa Goslett.

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When news broke that The Nevers would be removed from HBO Max, it was said that the series would likely resurface on other platforms. It was also...

The Nevers is coming to Tubi today. Viewers will see all 12 episodes of the first season air in rotation on the streaming service after their initial airing. Unfortunately, they aren't available on-demand so one has to watch them "live". An ad-supported streaming service, Tubi has made a deal to also stream all seasons of cancelled HBO shows like Westworld, Raised by Wolves, and The Time Traveler’s Wife.

Production on The Nevers was shut down several times due to the pandemic. The historical sci-fi series debuted on HBO in April 2021 and aired for six episodes. The remaining six episodes were expected to be released in 2022 but never materialized. HBO cancelled the series in December and the search to find a new home to air the series began.

Starring Laura Donnelly, Ann Skelly, Olivia Williams, James Norton, Tom Riley, Pip Torrens, Ben...

The Nevers, one of the many shows pulled off HBO Max, has finally landed at its new home on Tubi, with all 12 episodes becoming available on the platform starting February 13. The episodes will release in a brief window during this time, and executive producer and showrunner Philippa Goslett divulged to TVLine some new information about six never-before-seen episodes that will premiere on Tubi the same day. The Nevers is set against the backdrop of Victorian London in August of 1896. During that time, a supernatural event rocks the city and leaves specific individuals bestowed with special abilities ranging from “wondrous to disturbing.” Their abilities are referred to as “turns,” and these gifted humans are pushed into a new underclass filled with danger. When it becomes clear this new class needs protection, widow Amalia True (Outlander‘s Laura Donnelly) and young inventor Penance Adair (Vikings‘ Ann Skelly) take it upon themselves. The Nevers also stars Olivia Williams,...

Network: Starz

Episodes: Tbd (hour)

Seasons: Eight

TV show dates: August 9, 2014 -- Tbd

Series status: Ending

Performers include: Caitriona Balfe, Sam Heughan, Tobias Menzies, Graham McTavish, Gary Lewis, Annette Badland, Stephen Walters, Laura Donnelly, Lotte Verbeek, James Fleet, Duncan Lacroix, Roderick Gilkison, Simon Callow, Grant O'Rourke, Bill Paterson, and Simon Meacock.

TV show description:      

This fantasy-dramatic TV show is based on the series of Outlander novels by Diana Gabaldon and takes place in both the 1940s and the 1740s.

Quick-witted and beautiful Claire Randall (Caitriona Balfe) is a married combat nurse from 1945 who finds herself mysteriously thrown back in time to 1743 Scotland. Claire and Jamie Fraser (Sam Heughan), a chivalrous and romantic young Scottish warrior, are forced to marry to save her life. A passionate affair is ignited that tears Claire's heart between...

Put on your kilts and break out the bagpipes in mourning: “Outlander” is coming to an end. The hit Starz TV series has been renewed for an eighth and final season, the premium cable channel announced Thursday. The news comes ahead of Season 7 of the series, which will premiere in Summer 2023.

The news makes it unclear if the show, which is based Diana Gabaldon’s series of historical fantasy romance novels, will adapt the most recent installment, 2021’s “Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone.” Each season of “Outlander” has thus far roughly adapted one book in the series, with the upcoming seventh season set to cover 2009’s “An Echo in the Bone” and Season 8 presumably covering 2014’s “Written in My Own Heart’s Blood.” That said, Season 7 is set to have an extended 16-episode run, while Season 8 will consist of 10 episodes, so its possible that longer length can help cover all three books.

Sing me a song of a lass that’s soon gone: Starz has renewed Outlander for Season 8, which will be the time-travel drama’s final season, the network announced Thursday.

Outlander Season 8 will consist of 10 episodes.

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In addition, Starz has ordered to series Outlander: Blood of My Blood, a prequel centered on the love story of Jamie Fraser’s parents, Ellen MacKenzie and Brian Fraser. The network confirmed Blood of My Blood was in development in August.

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Donna Mills is set to guest star in the Jan. 17 episode of ABC’s crime series “The Rookie: Feds.”

In an episode titled “Out for Blood,” Mills plays Layla Laughlin, a famous cosmetics maven who, according to the character description from ABC, had “humble beginnings,” and “began as a single mom who made her way by developing skincare products in her kitchen.”

“The Rookie” spinoff stars Niecy Nash-Betts as Special Agent Simone Clark, Frankie R. Faison, James Lesure, Britt Robertson, Felix Solis and Kevin Zegers. Alexi Hawley and Terence Paul Winters co-created the series and also serve as executive producers and co-showrunners.

According to the logline for “Out for Blood,” the episode puts a spotlight on Zegers’ character: “As the unit investigates a murder victim whose body has been drained of blood, the gruesome case catches the attention of a true crime show, and Brendon shares his ‘Vampire Cop’ expertise to help solve the case.

Starz is spending next summer in Scotland. Season 7 of the channel’s smash hit series “Outlander” will premiere Summer 2023, it was announced Friday. In addition to the release period, the channel also unveiled a first look teaser for the upcoming season.

Based on Diana Gabaldon’s nine-book series of the same name, “Outlander” tells the story of Claire Randall (Caitríona Balfe), a nurse living in 1945 who is transported back in time to the 18th century, where she falls in love with Highland warrior Jaime Fraser (Sam Heughan). The show follows Claire and Jamie’s relationship as they navigate the real-life Jacobite rising and other historical events of the era, before more time travel shenanigans cause them to hop freely throughout history.

Season 7 will cover the events of Gabaldon’s seventh book in the “Outlander” series, “An Echo in the Bone.” Released in 2009, the book sees Jaime and Claire continuing their adventures in the 18th century,...