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4 • December 1 - 7, 2019 • Brainerd Dispatch By Jessica Gosse TV Media WHAT'S NEW ON NETFLIX "V Wars" Ian Somerhalder ("The Vampire Dia- ries") returns in all his brooding glory in this new vampire drama premier- ing Thursday, Dec. 5. Things are differ- ent this time around for Somerhalder — he's not playing one of the blood- suckers, he's fighting for the humans as Dr. Luther Swann. When a melting glacier causes the release of an un- known virus, Dr. Swann's best friend, Michael Fayne (Adrian Holmes, "Sky- scraper," 2018), is transformed into a vicious vampire. As the virus spreads, Fayne quickly rises as a leader of the vampires, creating factions within society. Meanwhile, Dr. Swann works at the hospital desperately trying to understand how the virus originated and how it can be unique to each victim's DNA. The growing number of vampires soon results in the outbreak of a gruesome war. Rounding out the cast are a number of well-established sci-fi actors, including Peter Outer- bridge ("ReGenesis"), Laura Vander- voort ("Bitten"), Kimberly-Sue Mur- ray ("Shadowhunters") and Jacky Lai ("Beyond"). The series is based on the graphic novel of the same name by Jonathan Maberry, and you won't want to miss the premiere. "Spirit Riding Free: The Spirit of Christmas" On Friday, Dec. 6, catch an all-new Christmas special of this popular computer-animated series. Based on the animated 2002 film "Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron," the series follows the adventures of a young girl named Fortuna, aka "Lucky," who befriends a wild mustang named Spirit after moving to a small frontier town. In this holiday special, Lucky and her friends head to the city on Christmas Eve to try to find the perfect gift, but when an avalanche occurs, the friends struggle to return home in time for Christmas. "Magic for Humans" Season 2 Justin Willman returns to his roots as a magician and hits the streets to amaze and bewilder in the new season of "Magic for Humans," pre- miering Friday, Dec. 6. Foodies may recognize Willman from his earlier career as the host of Food Network's "Cupcake Wars" from 2010 to 2016, as well as the host of "Halloween Wars" from 2011 to 2014. Last year, Willman took the wonder of his You- Tube webseries "Magic Meltdown" to Netflix when he premiered his series "Magic for Humans," in which he blends comedy and magic as he performs tricks and illusions for unsuspecting people. Catch all the wonder of Willman's latest tricks in this season premiere. WHAT'S NEW ON HULU "Reprisal" On Friday, Dec. 6, Hulu takes femi- nism to a whole other level with the premiere of this neo-noir series. The show follows Doris (Abigail Spencer, "Timeless"), who lives in a male-dominated town. When her brother's gang, which controls the town, drags her through a field by a chain attached to a truck and leaves her to die, everything changes. That day, Doris "died" and was reborn as Katherine Harlow, the vicious femme fatale determined to bring down the entire gang. The lines of justice and revenge blur as Katherine teams up with a crew of her own and goes after her assailants. The series comes from producers Warren Littlefield ("The Handmaid's Tale") and Graeme Scott Littlefield ("Fargo"), and you'll get sucked into this compelling se- ries about the lengths to which one woman will go for vengence. WHAT'S NEW ON PRIME VIDEO "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" Season 3 Following its eight wins at the 2019 Emmy Awards,this acclaimed series returns for Season 3, which premieres Friday, Dec. 6. Standup comedian and 50s housewife Midge Maisel (Ra- chel Brosnahan, "House of Cards") continues on her comedy tour in this new season, after accepting singer Shy Baldwin's (Leroy McClain, "The Adjustment Bureau," 2011) offer to join him on a tour across America and Europe. The new installment picks up right after the shocking Season 2 finale, when we saw Midge kiss her estranged husband, Joel (Michael Zegen, "Rescue Me"), despite having accepted Benjamin's (Zachary Levi, "Shazam!," 2019) marriage propos- al. Season 3 is filled with just as much drama and laughter as the first two seasons, and Midge will, of course, be joined on tour by her ever-faithful manager, Susie (Alex Borstein, "Getting On"), and will meet many interesting characters along the way, including a story arc featuring a character played by Emmy winner Sterling K. Brown ("This Is Us"). WHAT'S NEW ON APPLE TV+ "Truth Be Told" This new streamer adds yet another star-studded original series to its lineup this Friday, Dec. 6, with the premiere of this new crime drama. Academy Award winner Octavia Spencer ("The Help," 2011) stars as Poppy Parnell, a true-crime podcaster who rose to fame after helping with a murder investigation. Aaron Paul ("Breaking Bad") stars as Warren Cave, the man Poppy put behind bars for the murder of the father of twins Josie and Lanie Burhman (Lizzy Caplan, "Castle Rock"). It's been more than 18 years since Cave was sentenced, and when new evidence in his case suddenly comes to light, Poppy reopens her investigation. Concerned that Warren may have been framed — and that she caused the wrong man to be arrested — she digs deeper into questions that were never answered, such as what happened to the murder weapon? And how could a mother and her two daughters sleep through such a violent murder? Adapted for the streamer by "The Good Wife" pro- ducer Nichelle D. Tramble, the show is based on Kathleen Barber's novel "Are You Sleeping?" Catch the series premiere on Friday. Ian Somerhalder and Adrian Holmes in "V Wars" Rachel Brosnahan and Alex Borstein star in "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" $5 OFF $25 Purchase Expires Dec 13, 2019. Baxter Location Only Original Coupons only, no digital or reproductions accepted. One Coupon per purchase, per household 15811 Audubon Way, Baxter 218-822-2888 "...e New Old-Fashioned Meat Market" Locally Owned & Operated THE FINEST MEATS FOR YOUR HOLIDAY MEALS TENDER, FLAVORFUL & ABSOLUTELY DELICIOUS Call 218-568-4673 to schedule a tour! 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