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UPI
7 hours ago
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Summer reading: 5 books being adapted for film, TV
1 of 5 | Pierce Brosnan stars in a film adaptation of "The Thursday Murder Club." File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo June 20 (UPI) -- We Were Liars, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, The Rainmaker and other books are getting film and television adaptations this summer. The new adaptations will arrive on streaming platforms in June, July and August. John Slattery and Pierce Brosnan are among the stars who appear in upcoming film or TV adaptations. Read on for an overview of what to expect: 'We Were Liars' E. Lockhart's young adult suspense novel was published in 2018, followed by a prequel novel, Family of Liars, in 2022. Prime Video's adaptation stars Emily Alyn Lind as Cadence Sinclair Eastman, a wealthy girl trying to uncover secrets after an accident that she doesn't remember. The series also stars Caitlin Fitzgerald, Shubham Mahewshwari, Esther McGregor, Joseph Zada, Mamie Gummer, Candice King, Rahul Kohli and David Morse. Prime Video released a trailer for the series in June that shows Cadence returning to the scene of the incident to try and remember what happened to her. We Were Liars began streaming Wednesday. '20,000 Leagues Under the Sea' Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea was penned by Jules Verne in 1869 and follows the adventures of Captain Nemo as he helms the Nautilus submarine. AMC is delivering a series inspired by the novel, titled Nautilus. Shazad Latif stars as Nemo, a prince and East India Mercantile Company prisoner who steals the submarine and escapes captivity. His adventure sends him on a quest to find mythic treasure while outrunning his captors. Georgia Flood, Celine Menville, Thierry Fremont, Richard E. Grant, Anna Torv and Noah Taylor also star. Two episodes arrive on AMC and AMC+ on June 29. 'The Institute' The Institute, written by Stephen King, was published in 2019, and will serve as inspiration for an upcoming show of the same name. MGM+ is adapting the book, and King will also serve as an executive producer on the project. Luke Ellis (Joe Freeman) is teenager who is abducted and taken to a facility where other kidnapped children with unique abilities are living. Ben Barnes portrays the police officer Tim Jamieson, who crosses paths with Luke. Mary-Louise Parker, Simone Miller, Fionn Laird, Hannah Galway, Julian Richings, Robert Joy and Martin Roach also star. Two episodes arrive on MGM+ July 13. 'The Rainmaker' John Grisham penned the 1995 novel The Rainmaker, which was previously adapted as a 1997 film directed by Francis Ford Coppola and starring Matt Damon and Claire Danes. The story will also serve as the inspiration for a new series on USA Network. Rudy Baylor (Milo Callaghan) gets fired from Leo Drummond's (John Slattery) law firm on his first day of work. His new gig working for Bruiser (Lana Parrilla) forces Rudy to face his old boss and his girlfriend (Madison Iseman) in the courtroom. P.J. Byrne, Dan Fogler, Wade Briggs and Robyn Cara also star in the series, which premieres Aug. 15. 'Thursday Murder Club' Richard Osman's 2020 novel serves as the inspiration for an upcoming Netflix film starring Pierce Brosnan and Helen Mirren. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone director Chris Columbus helms the movie, and he described the cast as "the finest" since that film. Mirren portrays Elizabeth and Brosnan portrays Ron, retirees who solve cold cases as a hobby alongside Ben Kingsley's character Ibrahim and Celia Imrie's Joyce. An actual murder," however, gives the group their first "real case." The film also stars Naomi Ackie, Daniel Mays, Henry Lloyd-Hughes, Tom Ellis, Jonathan Pryce, David Tennant, Paul Freeman, Geoff Bell, Richard E. Grant and Ingrid Oliver and lands on the streamer Aug. 28. Helen Mirren turns 75: a look back Dame Helen Mirren (L) and husband, Taylor Hackford, arrive at the Directors Guild of America Honors in New York City on December 10, 2000. The couple has been married since 1997. Photo by Laura Cavanaugh/UPI | License Photo
Newsweek
a day ago
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- Newsweek
WWE Reportedly Making Another Major Change To SmackDown
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. A new report indicates that WWE SmackDown will return to its traditional two-hour broadcast format sooner than expected. The show had been airing for three hours since the beginning of the year. According to PWInsider, the change will take effect starting with the July 4th episode. That holiday episode will be pre-taped on May 30th following a live Raw in Pittsburgh. SmackDown: Earlier Return To Two Hours This new timeline is earlier than what was previously indicated by USA Network's fall schedule. A recent announcement for a new series, "The Rainmaker," had it premiering in SmackDown's 10 p.m. Eastern time slot on August 15. That announcement confirmed the show would eventually revert to two hours. This new report now pinpoints the exact date as July 4th. Paul "Triple H" Levesque looks on during Night One of WrestleMania 40 at Lincoln Financial Field on April 06, 2024 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Paul "Triple H" Levesque looks on during Night One of WrestleMania 40 at Lincoln Financial Field on April 06, 2024 in Philadelphia, Context For The Change On a recent episode of Wrestling Observer Radio, Dave Meltzer discussed the likely financial reasons behind the move. He suggested that WWE was probably not earning significant additional revenue for the third hour. "I guess the way they signed the contract, they must have given USA the option," Meltzer said. "Because if they were making more money on the deal, it absolutely would have been said at the investors call and we would have seen it." More news: WWE News: Steve Austin Reveals Real-Life Vince McMahon Confrontation A Temporary Expansion When SmackDown initially expanded to three hours in January 2025, WWE executive Triple H indicated the move was not expected to be permanent. Fans who felt the three-hour runtime was too long will now see the show return to its original length this summer. The return to a two-hour format will align SmackDown with the runtime of WWE's other main roster show, Monday Night Raw. Since debuting on Thursday nights in 1999, WWE SmackDown has had a varied broadcast history. The show famously moved to Friday nights in 2005, a time slot it held for nearly a decade across multiple networks like The CW and Syfy. After a brief return to Thursdays in 2015, SmackDown was reborn in 2016 as the live, Tuesday night SmackDown Live during the brand extension, positioning it as an equal to Raw. Its biggest move came in 2019 with a high-profile return to Fridays on the FOX broadcast network before eventually moving back to the USA Network. More WWE News: For more on WWE, head to Newsweek Sports.
Yahoo
11-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Summer TV Preview 2025: Inside Must-Watch New and Returning Shows From ‘The Bear' to ‘Love Island USA'
Sure, everyone likes to get outside in the summer. But the great outdoors won't seem so great once you realize what's waiting for you on the small screen this season. For starters, you'll get answers to some big cliffhangers, like: What exactly did that restaurant review say on Hulu's fan favorite The Bear — and is the end of the line for Carmy's restaurant? And then there's Netflix's ultra-bingeable Squid Game, where Player 456 in the deadly cash-grab just saw his best friend executed as they tried to storm those off-limits areas and stop the game once and for all. Whether Wednesday Addams would return to Nevermore Academy wasn't exactly a cliffhanger, but questions were definitely raised at the end of the Jenna Ortega series' smash first season: Who was her stalker? What secrets are still 'lurking in the dark corners of Jericho,' as Wednesday mused in the finale? The Netflix horror show ups the stakes in round two: 'The ambition of the show is limitless,' co-showrunner and executive producer Miles Millar has said. 'We let our imaginations fly.' Among new shows, we'll see a new take on the thoroughly creepy Alien franchise, highly anticipated book adaptations like We Were Liars and The Rainmaker, and newly minted reality shows about A-listers in the worlds of music, podcasting, fashion and more. Which TV Shows Are Renewed in 2025-2026? Get the Status of Your Favorite Series Keep scrolling to see the 27 series that are bringing the heat! The twentysomething friends in this NYC comedy level up the antics (or is that level down?): There's a subway masturbator instead of Ugly Naked Guy and a local 'light stabbing' instead of a robbery. (Wednesdays, 9 and 9:30 p.m. ET) Live from L.A., the streamer's starry fan party Tudum previews all your future binges, such as Emily in Paris, Love Is Blind, Stranger Things and lots of the summer shows here. Oh, and Lady Gaga performs! (May 31, 8 p.m. ET) Fans really felt the amor last summer — the dating show doubled its viewership — so yeah, we're ready to go back to Fiji! Ariana Madix hosts. (June 3, 9 p.m. ET) Kristin Cavallari, an Us fave since Laguna Beach, takes her "Let's Be Honest" podcast out on the road with fun guests. (June 4, 10 p.m. ET) Hyped as the new Ted Lasso, this feel-good comedy stars Owen Wilson as a former golf pro who whiffed his career. He gets excited about a teen (Peter Dager) with a killer drive ('Now that's how you pepper a steak!') and plots a comeback as a coach. (June 4) In this British import, True Blood's Stephen Moyer heads up the Metropolitan Police's smallest department, the Heritage Crime Unit, where art-related crimes can turn surprisingly lethal. (June 9) Us Weekly's 2025 TV Wishlist for 'Summer I Turned Pretty,' The Rookie' and More Shows In this two- part doc, podcaster Alex Cooper of Call Her Daddy fame reveals 'the raw, the messy, the personal stuff I've never felt comfortable sharing.' (June 10) 'Nice hat.' That first line feels fitting for Leighton Meester as she joins the period drama's wealthy Americans invading the U.K. (June 18) The team of short-shorted athletes audition candidates for a new season. Can they handle the jump splits? (June 18) With a stunner of an ending, this drama of American royalty, one eventful summer and a case of amnesia has obsession written all over it (in gold leaf). What exactly happened to charmed Cadence Sinclair Eastman (Emily Alyn Lind)? No one's talking. From E. Lockhart's YA bestseller. (June 18) Drinking. Cheating. Dirty dealings. Get caught up in family dysfunction à la Yellowstone with Havenport, N.C.'s Buckleys. They're the, uh, big fish in the local fishing industry, but business is very bad. Maria Bello and Melissa Benoist are in the cast. (June 19) We always love the late 1800s historical figures who show up in New York society! In the drama's season 3, J.P. Morgan (Bill Camp) and portraitist John Singer Sargent (Bobby Steggert) arrive. (June 22, 9 p.m. ET) Cliffhanger resolution! A pivotal Chicago Tribune review at the end of season 3 hangs over chef Carmy (Jeremy Allen White) and The Bear resto. Fans fear a closing… yet the creative team has promised joy, which is quite the appetizer. (June 25, 8 p.m. ET) The Korean import ends its record-breaking run: After his failed uprising, the grieving Player 456 (Lee Jung-jae) still aims to take down the Front Man (Lee Byung-hun) and end his lethal games. (June 27) The terrifyingly real blazes in this twisty drama (inspired by the podcast Firebug) will send you scurrying to check your smoke detector batteries. Taron Egerton plays a territorial Pacific Northwest arson investigator to Jurnee Smollett's haunted police detective. Their target: two pyromaniacs. (June 27) Most Anticipated Scripted True Crime Shows Coming Out Soon: From JonBenet Ramsey to Amanda Knox Grammy winners in love! The married parents of a 10-month-old — who first dated in their 20s — let Us into their lives. (June TBD) After newly single NYC producer Jessica (Megan Stalter, Hacks) packs herself off to London, it's no meet-cute when Felix (The White Lotus' Will Sharpe) asks her for 'bog paper' in a truly foul pub bathroom. Still, something clicks in this verbal, entertaining rom-com cocreated by Lena Dunham. (July 10) There was a time when immerse-yourself-in-the-past shows were all the rage. Manor House, Colonial House and the like showed Us that brushing your teeth, doing laundry and even getting dressed in the past were hard. Now Chip and Joanna Gaines produce this new take, turning three American families into 1880s homesteaders. Goodbye, electricity and running water! (July 10, 8 p.m. ET) In this Dexter: New Blood follow-up, serial killer Dexter Morgan (Michael C. Hall) hits NYC seeking the son (Jack Alcott) who shot him. Lots of cool casting, including Neil Patrick Harris, Uma Thurman and John Lithgow back as the Trinity Killer. (streaming July 11; broadcast July 13, 8 p.m. ET) The heart-rending drama makes its farewell appearance. Now a college junior, Belly (Lola Tung) is again embroiled in a torn-between-two-brothers (Gavin Casalegno, Christopher Briney) triangle. (July 16) The beloved fashion design competition makes it work again with Heidi Klum, Nina Garcia and so-called image architect Law Roach as judges. Plus, Christian Siriano is back in the fold to mentor. (July 31, 9 p.m. ET) Nevermore Academy opens its gates to a new Addams when Pugsley (Isaac Ordonez) joins his sis (Ortega). And look for Lady Gaga, Steve Buscemi as the new principal and AbFab's Joanna Lumley as Grandmama Hester Frump. (Aug. 6) The 100 Most-Watched TV Shows of the 2024-2025 Season Revealed: From 'Tracker' to 'Shifting Gears' We're expecting dizzying passion in this prequel about the parents of Outlander's Jamie (Harriet Slater and Jamie Roy) and Claire (Hermione Corfield and Jeremy Irvine). (Aug. 8, 8 p.m. ET) The Alien franchise's Xenomorph (remember — acid for blood? two sets of teeth?) is one of five lethal species aboard a vessel that crash-lands on 2120 Earth in this big-budget prequel. Call in the soldiers (led by Sydney Chandler)! (Aug. 12, 8 p.m. ET) The John Grisham David and Goliath story gets an update with Milo Callaghan (adorable in Rivals) stepping into lead role. (Matt Damon played the character in the 1997 film adaptation). The Charleston, S.C., newbie lawyer takes on a silky, snaky courtroom titan (John Slattery) — who had previously fired him! (August TBD) This will be bittersweet: The late Liam Payne helps Nicole Scherzinger and Michelle Williams form a group of hitmakers. (summer TBD) Inside the NYC model life with Brooks Nader and her three sisters! 'The reality TV gods were on our side,' she tells Us of the 'chaos' caught on camera. (summer TBD)
Yahoo
10-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Lana Parrilla's ‘Bruiser' Teaches The Rainmaker Some Lessons in Trailer for USA Network Adaptation
The forecast calls for The Rainmaker to come this summer — on Friday, Aug. 15 at 10/9c, when USA Network premieres its adaptation of the John Grisham novel. (Episodes will be available to stream on Peacock one week after airing on USA.) A teaser trailer and first photos were released along with the summertime premiere date. More from TVLine Apple Promo Teases New Invasion, Morning Show and Foundation Seasons - For All Mankind, Monarch Still MIA New Ironheart Trailer: To Protect People, Wakanda Forever's Riri Williams Must Think 'Outside the Box' What to Watch This Week: 40+ Premieres, Finales and More Based on Grisham's best-selling 1995 novel, The Rainmaker follows Rudy Baylor (played by Rivals' Milo Callaghan), fresh out of law school, as he goes head-to-head with courtroom lion Leo Drummond (Mad Men's John Slattery) as well as his law school girlfriend, Sarah (I Know What You Did Last Summer's Madison Iseman). In doing so, Rudy, along with his boss, J. Lyman 'Bruiser' Stone (Once Upon a Time's Parrilla), and her disheveled paralegal, Deck (The Boys' P.J. Byrne), uncover two connected conspiracies surrounding the mysterious death of their client's son. The series' cast also includes Dan Fogler (The Goldbergs), Wade Briggs (Foundation) and Robyn Cara (Trying). The 1997 film adaptation by Francis Ford Coppola starred Matt Damon as Rudy, Jon Voight as Drummond, Mickey Rourke as Bruiser and Danny DeVito as Deck, while Claire Danes played Rudy's love interest. 'What is it about this story that keeps drawing people in?' showrunner Michael Seitzman asked in a statement. 'Maybe it's the David-and-Goliath legal thriller, the dangerous romance, or the coming-of-age story. For me, above all, it's the characters. They jumped off the page in John's book and were a joy to expand upon in our show. Not to mention, Milo Callaghan, who plays Rudy Baylor, is your next crush.' In addition to Seitzman, the series' executive producers include Grisham, Patrick Moran, Jason Richman, David Gernert and Jason Blum. Want scoop on , or for any other TV show? Shoot an email to InsideLine@ and your question may be answered via Matt's Inside Line!
Yahoo
07-06-2025
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The Rainmaker Trailer: Lana Parrilla & Madison Iseman Star in Legal Drama
USA Network has shared a trailer for its newest legal drama, The Rainmaker, featuring Once Upon a Time vet Lana Parrilla and Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle star Madison Iseman. The show is slated to premiere on August 15 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on USA. Episodes will be available to stream on Peacock one week after airing on USA. 'The series follows Rudy Baylor, who is fresh out of law school, goes head-to-head with courtroom lion Leo Drummond as well as his law school girlfriend, Sarah. Rudy, along with his boss, Bruiser, and her disheveled paralegal, Deck, uncover two connected conspiracies surrounding the mysterious death of their client's son,' reads the official synopsis. Check out The Rainmaker trailer below (watch more trailers): The video introduces Dune: Prophecy's Milo Callaghan as Rudy Baylor, who gets fired from his first law firm after he is unable to control his emotions. Because of this, he finds himself working at an unconventional law firm that represents normal people against powerful figures. In the 1997 adaptation, the main character was portrayed by Oscar winner Matt Damon. The Rainmaker is written and executive produced by showrunner Michael Seitzman, based on the best-selling novel by John Grisham. The cast also includes John Slattery, P.J. Byrne, Dan Fogler, Wade Briggs, and Robyn Cara. It is executive produced by Michael Seitzman, Jason Richman, John Grisham, David Gernert, and Jason Blum. 'The Rainmaker began as John Grisham's fastest-selling novel, then became a feature film, and now, it's a TV series,' Seitzman said in a statement. 'What is it about this story that keeps drawing people in? Maybe it's the David-and-Goliath legal thriller, the dangerous romance or the coming-of-age story. For me, above all, it's the characters. They jumped off the page in John's book and were a joy to expand upon in our show. Not to mention, Milo Callaghan, who plays Rudy Baylor, is your next crush.' The post The Rainmaker Trailer: Lana Parrilla & Madison Iseman Star in Legal Drama appeared first on - Movie Trailers, TV & Streaming News, and More.
