The Brainerd Dispatch - Today's Entertainment Magazine
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Brainerd Dispatch • January 30 - February 5, 2022 •19 By Raye Smith TV Media WHAT'S NEW ON PRIME "Reacher" - Season 1 Get a shot at redemption with the new thriller series "Reacher," premiering on Prime on Friday, Feb. 4. Based on the hit series of books by Lee Child, this first installation of "Reacher" follows the plot of the book series' first novel, "Killing Floor," which debuted in 1997. With a penchant for wandering wherever he wills and following no one's rules but his own, former U.S. Army Maj. Jack Reacher's (Alan Ritchson, "Titans") life is as wild as he is strong. When Reacher is arrested for murder, his impeccable military record, impressive size and quick wit are the only things that can get him out of trouble. Now recruited to help the police solve a case wrapped in corruption, it's up to Reacher to unravel the sin - ister plot and take them all down. Directed by Lin Oeding ("Braven," 2018), the series is written by Child and "Scorpion's" Scott Sullivan, Aadrita Mukerji and Nick Santora. "Reacher" also stars Malcolm Goodwin ("American Gangster," 2007), Willa Fitzgerald ("Little Women," 2017), Kristen Kreuk ("Smallville"), Bruce McGill ("Law Abiding Citizen," 2009), Chris Web - ster ("Most Dangerous Game"), Maxwell Jenkins ("Lost in Space"), Harvey Guillén ("What We Do in the Shadows"), Currie Graham ("The Rookie"), Marc Bendavid ("Dark Matter"), Willie C. Carpen- ter ("Men in Black," 1997) and A.J. Simmons ("Slasher"). "Book of Love" (2022) It's a love story that writes itself, out just in time for Valentine's Day. The new romantic comedy "Book of Love" premieres Friday, Feb. 4, on Prime. Down on his luck and run- ning out of inspiration, English au- thor Henry (Sam Claflin, "The Hun- ger Games: Catching Fire," 2013) discovers that his dull, failing novel has gained wild popularity in Mex- ico. As it turns out, his novel's suc- cess is entirely due to the Mexican translator, Maria (Verónica Echegui, "Trust"), taking creative liberties with his work, turning it into an erotic thriller. Thrown together on a book tour across Mexico together, these two vastly different writers find that opposites really do attract. From director Analeine Cal y Mayor ("Treading Water," 2013), the script is penned by Cal y Mayor and David Quantick ("Veep"). Antonia Clarke ("Les Misérables," 2012), Horacio Garcia Rojas ("Cry Macho," 2021), Giovani Florido ("The Envoys"), Edwarda Gurrola ("Fireflies," 2018), Melissa Pino ("Losing in Love," 2016) and Galya Vidal ("The Girlfriend Experience," 2009) also star in the film. WHAT'S NEW ON APPLE TV+ "Suspicion" - Season 1 Get your heart pounding with the new Apple TV+ thriller drama "Sus- picion" when it premieres Friday, Feb. 4, on the streaming platform. This fast-paced, eight-episode season begins when American businesswoman Katherine New- man's (Uma Thurman, "Kill Bill: Vol. 1," 2003) 21-year-old son (Gerran Howell, "1917," 2019) is kidnapped from a large hotel in New York City. The abduction is captured on video and quickly goes viral, with four seemingly normal British citizens who were staying at the hotel quickly becoming the prime suspects. Strapped for time, the Brits go on a desperate race to prove their innocence. Based on the Israeli series "False Flag," which ran from 2015-18, this new take comes from producer and director Chris Long ("The Americans"), director Stefan Schwartz ("Fear the Walking Dead") and writer Rob Williams ("The Victim"). The series also stars Elizabeth Henstridge ("Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D"), Elyes Gabel ("World War Z," 2013), Kunal Nayyar ("The Big Bang Theory"), Georgina Campbell ("Broadchurch"), Tom Rhys Harries ("Hunky Dory," 2011), Ross McCall ("White Collar") and Alex Heath ("Boiling Point," 2021). WHAT'S NEW ON HBO MAX "Raised by Wolves" - Season 2 Mother and Father are back and willing to sacrifice everything in the fan-favorite sci-fi series "Raised by Wolves," making its return to HBO Max with its second season on Thursday, Feb. 3. Season 1 welcomed audiences into a world set in a distant future, where Earth has been completely decimated by religious war. When two androids, aptly named Mother (Amanda Col- lin, "A Horrible Woman," 2017) and Father (Abubakar Salim, "James- town"), are sent to a mysterious planet named Keppler 22 b to raise six human children, they discover that the planet they thought was deserted and harmless is actually rife with monsters and religious fanatics who will stop at nothing to take the human children away from them. Heading into Season 2, Mother, Father and their children head to the planet's mysterious tropical zone to join an atheistic colony, but finding their way in this new society is only the start of their troubles. From creator and writer Aaron Guzikowski ("Prisoners," 2013), the series is directed by Luke Scott ("Morgan," 2016), Alex Gabassi ("The ABC Murders"), Sergio Mimica-Gezzan ("Medici"), Ridley Scott ("The Martian," 2015) and James Hawes ("Doctor Who"). Travis Fimmel ("Vikings"), Winta McGrath ("Doctor Doctor"), Niamh Algar ("Wrath of Man," 2021), Jordan Loughran ("The Infiltra- tor," 2016), Felix Jamieson ("The Ghost," 2018), Ethan Hazzard ("The Dare," 2019), Aasiya Shah ("The Beast Must Die"), Ivy Wong ("Rogue One: A Star Wars Story," 2016) and Matias Varela ("Nar- cos") return to the cast for Season 2, alongside new cast members Pe- ter Christoffersen ("When the Dust Settles"), newcomer Selina Jones, Morgan Santo ("The Watch"), James Harkness ("Spencer," 2021), Kim Engelbrecht ("Eye in the Sky," 2015) and Jennifer Saayeng ("The Capture"). WHAT'S NEW ON HULU "Pam & Tommy" Jump into the "Greatest love story ever sold" (per the official tagline) with the new biopic series "Pam & Tommy," making its debut on Hulu on Wednesday, Feb. 2. In the mid- 1990s, Canadian model/actress Pamela Anderson and Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee's whirlwind romance took the pop culture world by storm. Getting married af- ter knowing each other a mere four days in 1995, the pair's already im- pressive fame skyrocketed to new levels when a sex tape they record- ed on their honeymoon was stolen and distributed by the public. With Lily James ("Cinderella," 2015) por- traying Anderson and "The Falcon and the Winter Soldier's" Sebastian Stan taking on the role of Lee, the eight-episode series tells the story of their fast romance, highly publicized relationship and rocky divorce. From showrunner Robert Siegel ("The Wrestler," 2008), "Pam & Tommy" is directed by Craig Gil- lespie ("I, Tonya," 2017), Gwyneth Horder-Payton ("American Horror Story") and Hannah Fidell ("A Teacher," 2013), and written by Siegel, Amanda Chicago Lewis ("Going to Pot: The Highs and Lows of It," 2021) and D.V. DeVincentis ("High Fidelity," 2000). Nick Of- ferman ("Parks and Recreation"), Taylor Schilling ("Orange Is the New Black"), Fred Hechinger ("The White Lotus"), Paul Ben-Victor ("Daredevil," 2003), Paul Sinacore ("My Funny Valentine," 2012), Pepi Sonuga ("Queens") and Mozhan Marnò ("The Blacklist") also star. WHAT'S NEW ON NETFLIX "Raising Dion" - Season 2 The superhero hit series "Rais- ing Dion" returns to Netflix with Season 2 on Tuesday, Feb. 1. The series, based on Dennis Liu's ("The Farthest," 2017) comic book and short film of the same name, fol- lows the story of widowed mom Nicole (Alisha Wainwright, "Shad- owhunters") as she discovers that her young son, Dion (Ja'Siah Young, "Law & Order: Special Victim's Unit"), has superpowers. Inheriting his powers from his late father (ex- ecutive producer Michael B. Jordan, "Black Panther," 2018), Dion ap- pears to have telekinesis, invisibility, teleportation, the ability to heal and more. As the story unravels and even more of her husband's past is revealed, Nicole is thrust into pro- tecting her son from an evil force in- tent on stealing his powers, as Dion protects her in return and comes into his powers. Created and writ- ten by Liu and Carol Barbee ("Dash & Lily"), "Raising Dion" also stars Ali Ahn ("Liberal Arts," 2012), Gavin Munn ("The Righteous Gem- stones"), newcomer Sammi Haney, Jazmyn Simon ("Ballers"), Griffin Robert Faulkner ("Get Rolling with Otis"), Rome Flynn ("How to Get Away With Murder"), Josh Ventura ("The Suicide Squad," 2021), Aubri- ana Davis ("Genius"), Skyler Elyse Philpot ("Finding Love in Mountain View," 2020) and Tracey Bonner ("Sweet Magnolias"). Willa Fitzgerald and Alan Ritchson star in "Reacher" Lily James as seen in "Pam & Tommy" Alisha Wainwright and Ja'Siah Young star in "Raising Dion"