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  • ‘Letterkenny’ Season 11 to Premiere this December

    ‘Letterkenny’ Season 11 to Premiere this December

    Wayne and the gang are back this December for Season 11 of the hit series, Letterkenny. Season 11 of Letterkenny will officially hit Hulu on December 26th, while fans in Canada will get to watch the season a day earlier thanks to Crave.

    The official synopsis for the season promises plenty of hijinks for fans of the series, including an influencer invasion and the usual Skid business.

    The residents of Letterkenny belong to one of three groups: the Hicks, the Skids, and the Hockey Players, who are constantly feuding over seemingly trivial matters that often end with someone getting their ass kicked. In Season 11, the small town contends with the best chip flavors, lost dogs, an influencer invasion, Skid business, a mystery at the Church Bake Sale, unwanted guests at beer league, and the Degens stirring up trouble. And that’s just for starters.

    Letterkenny stars Jared Keeso as Wayne, Nathan Dales as Daryl, Michelle Mylett as Katy, K. Trevor Wilson as Dan, Dylan Playfair as Reilly, Andrew Herr as Jonesy, Tyler Johnston as Stewart, Evan Stern as Roald, Jacob Tierney as Glen, Patrick McNeil as Connor, Lisa Codrington as Gail, and Dan Petronijevic as McMurray.

    All six episodes of Season 11 will hit Hulu on December 26th. For those not yet caught up, all ten seasons are currently streaming on Hulu, along with this year’s International Women’s Day special. Fans can also check out the spinoff series, Shoresy, on Hulu now.

  • ‘Never Let Me Go’ Lands Series Order at Hulu

    ‘Never Let Me Go’ Lands Series Order at Hulu

    Never Let Me Go has officially been given the greenlight to be adapted as a series on Hulu. This comes after a previous film adaptation of the Kazuo Ishiguro science-fiction novel that starred Carey Mulligan, Keira Knightley, and Andrew Garfield. The Nevers writer Melissa Iqbal is set to pen the pilot, be an executive producer, and serve as showrunner. Marc Munden is set to direct and also serve as an executive producer. The series will be produced by DNA Productions.

    The Nevers, Viola Prettejohn is set to play the lead character in the new series. She will be portraying a character named Thora, a rebellious teenage clone from a mysterious boarding school alongside various other clones. After escaping and entering the outside world, her presence will be the catalyst for a revolution and ask questions about what it means to be human.

    Alongside Prettejohn, the cast is set to include Tracey Ullman and Kelly Macdonald in lead roles. As well, they’ll be joined by an ensemble cast of Aiysha Hart, Spike Fearn, Shaniqua Okwok, Gary Beadle, Kwami Odoom, Susan Brown, Keira Chanse, and Edward Holcroft.

    In a press release announcement about Never Let Me Go, this is what FX Entertainment president Gina Balian had to say about the new series.

    Never Let Me Go is a modern science fiction classic that Melissa Iqbal and the creative team have brilliantly adapted for FX as a drama exploring timely and unsettling themes on life and the ethics of technology. We are honored to partner with Andrew (Macdonald) and Allon (Reich) at DNA Productions, Searchlight Television, Alex Garland, Marc Munden, Kazuo Ishiguro and the incredible cast on this exciting new project.

    Gina Balian

    No official word has been made for a timeline on when to expect Never Let Me Go to arrive on Hulu.

    Source: Deadline

  • ‘Only Murders in the Building’ Adds ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Veteran

    ‘Only Murders in the Building’ Adds ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Veteran

    It looks like Only Murders in the Building has found its latest recurring actor in Grey’s Anatomy‘s Jesse Williams. He will take on the role of a documentarian who is quite interested in Selena Gomez‘s Mabel Mora. The actor has made quite the splash with his Tony Award nomination for the Broadway Take Me Out and is also set to join Reese Witherspoon‘s Your Place or Mine.

    He’s also one of the long-running members of ABC’s hit show Grey’s Anatomy, as he played Dr. Jackson Avery for twelve seasons. He’s also had some defining film roles such as Brooklyn’s Finest, The Cabin in the Woods, and more. He is joining one of Hulu’s big hits that have nabbed 17 Emmy nominations just in its second season alone. So, it’s a perfect combination for all parties involved and it’ll be interesting to see what the actor brings to the role.

    He’ll join the cast that consists of Gomez, Martin Short, and Steve Martin as its main stars. Paul Rudd has also famous joined the production and will have a big role in its third season. Martin and John Hoffman created the series with This Is Us creators Dan Fogelman and Jess Rosenthal set as executive producers alongside Short and Gomez. The series has made quite a splash and it’ll be interesting to see what the third season has in store.

    Source: Deadline

  • ‘Fargo’ Season Five Fills Out Ensemble Cast

    ‘Fargo’ Season Five Fills Out Ensemble Cast

    The fifth season of Fargo is ready to go and the principal members of the ensemble cast seem to be on board. FX has added David Rhysdal, Sam Spurell, Jessica Pohly, and Nick Gomez to the cast of the ongoing series. Rhysdal is set to play Wayne Lyon, Spurrell will portray Ole Munch, Pohly will play Agent Meyer, and Gomez is playing Agent Gomez. Beyond the official character names, not much has been revealed about the nature of these new castings.

    The newest season in the Fargo universe will be set in 2019 in the upper Midwest of the United States, the standard and familiar setting from previous installments. The main premise is built around the question of “when is a kidnapping not a kidnapping, and what if your wife isn’t yours?”

    Jon Hamm, Juno Temple, and Jennifer Jason Leigh are set to lead Season 5 as Roy, Dot, and Lorraine, respectively. Other notable supporting cast members for the season include Joe Keery, Lamorne Morris, and Richa Moorjani.

    Fargo has been a massive success in the television landscape since its debut in 2014. Following the release of the classic Coen Brothers’ film of the same name in 1996, Noah Hawley and his production team have overseen all of the previous four seasons and are currently working on the fifth. This project will look to be a bit of a bounceback for the franchise after the slightly less positive reception to the Chris Rock-led fourth season from 2020 (which still isn’t considered to be a “flop” in many senses).

    Source: Deadline

  • Jake Choi Joins ‘Vacation Friends’ Sequel at Hulu

    Jake Choi Joins ‘Vacation Friends’ Sequel at Hulu

    After scoring Hulu’s biggest opening weekend for an original title back last year, Hulu is moving ahead with a sequel to Vacation Friends titled Honeymoon Friends. The film starred Lil Rel Howery, Yvonne Orji, John Cena and Meredith Hagner as two couples who meet while on vacation in Mexico, only to have their lives take a surprising turn after returning home. While details regarding the sequel are sparse, Deadline has confirmed that Jake Choi (Single Parents) has joined the sequel’s cast.

    Choi is said to be playing a hotel group exec named Yon. The character is described as being dour and confident and is said to talk a big game and make it a point to cut down Marcus (Howery) from the moment they meet. The duo eventually form a bond and become friends, but not without plenty of chaos along the way.

    Choi is perhaps best known for his role on ABC’s Single Parents where he starred as Miggy. Prior to that, he starred in Ry Russo-Young’s adaptation of Nicola Yoon’s young adult novel The Sun Is Also a Star. He recently wrapped production on World’s Best for Disney and is set to appear in Please Baby Please.

    Clay Tarver, who directed Vacation Friends, returns to direct Honeymoon Friends from a screenplay by Tom Mullen, Tim Mullen, Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley.

    Source: Deadline.

  • ‘Rosaline:’ Sean Teale on Dario’s Relationship with Rosaline

    ‘Rosaline:’ Sean Teale on Dario’s Relationship with Rosaline

    This Friday, Hulu is set to debut a new take on the Romeo and Juliet tale with Rosaline. Focusing on Juliet’s cousin – and Romeo’s ex – Rosaline tells the story of Rosaline Capulet and her rocky relationship with Romeo Montague. While she knows the two could never truly be together due to their warring families, Rosaline can’t help but fall in love with Romeo. Unfortunately, though, she soon learns her love has since fallen for another – more specifically, her cousin, Juliet. While Rosaline goes on a journey to try and destroy the relationship between Romeo and Juliet, in hopes of winning him back, she finds what she originally wanted isn’t what she wants in the end. Instead, she learns the one she should be with has been under her nose the entire time. It’s a cute romance filled with plenty of chaotic moments, which proved to be enjoyable for some of the cast members.

    Last week, Disney hosted a virtual press conference for the film, and actor Sean Teale was asked why he believes Rosaline and Dario were the superior couple in the film. The actor noted that, while the character of Rosaline is charming, leading lady Kaitlyn Dever helps to sell her charm. “Like, she’s incredibly charming, Kaitlyn and Rosaline.  And also, sort of, there’s so much to her, you would not want to do anything other than find out more,” he explained. “But I think Dario, the thing that drew me to Dario is that something that I didn’t have, which is that he just doesn’t mind what anyone thinks of him or how he appears.  He is a certain way. And I do not possess that trait at all.  I’m scared about everyone’s opinion.  But Dario sort of manages to be a lot more progressive than a man would be in that time.”

    The differences between the two characters are great, but it’s these differences between them that help to pull them together. As Teale further explains, while Dario is a Renaissance man, he’s also incredibly progressive for his time. “And so of course he’s completely drawn to this, like, brilliant, funny, charismatic-driven, diligent, independent woman at a time where, you know, where that was not as easy to be or do,” he said. “So, it sort of becomes very obvious to him. They also wind each other up to no end. Which is super-fun.”

    Viewers can watch the relationship between Rosaline and Dario grow when Rosaline debuts on Hulu this Friday, Oct. 14th.

  • REVIEW: ‘Grimcutty’ on Hulu is Absolutely Terrible

    REVIEW: ‘Grimcutty’ on Hulu is Absolutely Terrible

    Back in June 2009, the Slender Man seemed to be everywhere. Social media. The local news. Schools. It was the big thing for parents to focus on, and it unfortunately gained life outside of the internet when some students took it too far. Hollywood being Hollywood sought to turn the internet meme into a film almost nine years later, and it wasn’t the hit Screen Gems had hoped it to be earning just $51.7 million at the worldwide box office. Fast forward to 2022. While Slender Man seems to be a thing of the past, Grimcutty seems eager to take its place – for better or worse. The latest horror offering from Hulu is what happens when social media memes and YouTube fads are tossed into a blender in the hopes of making something halfway decent only to leave behind a horrible tasting mess.

    Grimcutty, like Slender Man, centers on an online story that quickly becomes a meme. There’s no real explanation as to what caused the Grimcutty, but it’s clear that the parents are terrified of it and willing to do whatever is necessary to protect their kids – even if it (up until that point) hadn’t been an actual issue. Like in real life, the story is driven by hysteria. Parents are terrified of what their kids might do themselves as part of the Grimcutty challenge, something even the kids seem to be unaware of, and quickly begin circulating the story amongst themselves and coming up with a plan to make use of a detox box thanks to a mommy blogger. Because if there’s one way to stop an internet monster, it is to stash all electronics in the detox box… but only if they belong to the kids. As ridiculous as it is, Grimcutty does a pretty bang-up job at capturing the way stories spread online can result in mass hysteria. Nonsensical? Absolutely. But believable? Oh, very much so.

    The problem is, though, is that Grimcutty fails on pretty much every other aspect. It tries to be smart; it tries to be witty, and it tries to make its monster terrifying. But Grimcutty is a CGI mess that isn’t any more terrifying than Jack Skellington. It’s hard not to laugh when there’s a computer-generated mess zombie walking toward its victims with a knife in tow. If the script is weak, at least ensure the monster is terrifying enough to make it worthwhile. At least then Grimcutty might’ve been a halfway decent horror movie about social media consumption and learning not to believe in everything posted online. The internet is where kids spend a lot of time these days thanks to school, YouTube, video games, etc. so it makes sense to use the internet as the springboard for the lore. It really does. But then it goes off course, really fast.

    Because this is a movie meant to tackle social media and the internet… it was apparently determined it wouldn’t be complete without incorporating ASMR videos into it because, well, internet. Perhaps the most frustrating part of Grimcutty is that it tries to tackle too much regarding trends instead of attempting to build a solid lore concerning its big bad. That’s one thing the film fails miserably at. Grimcutty doesn’t have a solid story foundation. It simply becomes a picture spread around online and, only after hysteria and internet searches regarding it, does the character appear with a knife. What caused it? Who created it? Why is it only visible to some? Is it only impacting a local area or is it worldwide? These are all basic questions that, had they been addressed properly on screen, would’ve made Grimcutty a far more enjoyable film. As it stands, though, Grimcutty is an utter mess that fails to scare or thrill.

    Some of the worst horror films often go on to have a cult following. Grimcutty will not be one of those films. There’s bad, but enjoyable, and then bad and unwatchable. Grimcutty falls into the latter category. Those looking for something mindless to keep on in the background might be willing to give it a shot. Otherwise, turn away. Go watch the excellent Hellraiser reboot instead.

  • Hulu’s ‘Hardy Boys’ to End After Season 3

    Hulu’s ‘Hardy Boys’ to End After Season 3

    Hulu’s Hardy Boys will not be returning for a fourth season. Variety confirmed that Hardy Boys will end following Season 3, which officially kicked off production today. The live-action series, which hails from Corus Entertainment studio Nelvana and Lambur Productions, is officially filming its final eight episodes in Toronto and southern Ontario, Canada.

    “From its inception, it’s been a joy to work with Lambur Productions, Hulu and YTV on ‘The Hardy Boys’ and introduce these iconic characters and gripping adventures to a new generation. The exceptional cast and crew brought the revered Hardy Boys adventures to life, successfully engaged audiences around the world and garnered awards and critical acclaim. As this mystery comes to a close, we’re looking forward to providing fans with more mystery-solving action, surprising turn-of-events, and laughs in a wild final season.”

    Pam Westman, president of Nelvana

    Along with the news that the series will be ending, Variety also confirmed that Bailee Madison has joined the cast in a recurring role. Madison, who is perhaps best known for Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin, has also starred in Hallmark Channel’s Good Witch, Just Go With It, and The Strangers: Prey at Night. She is set to play Drew Darrow, a character described as a “fun but often frustrating new ally with a brilliant mind and appetite for magic and mysteries.”

    Madison will join returning cast members Rohan Campbell, Alexander Elliot, Keana Lyn, Adam Swain, Cristian Perry, Riley O’Donnell, and Krista Nazaire. The final season of Hardy Boys is expected to hit Hulu sometime next year. The first two seasons are now streaming on Hulu and Disney+ in Canada and internationally.

    Source: Variety.

  • ‘Rosaline’: Kyle Allen on His “Dimwitted” Romeo’s Obsession

    ‘Rosaline’: Kyle Allen on His “Dimwitted” Romeo’s Obsession

    For centuries, Romeo and Juliet has been used as inspiration for what’s likely an incalculable number of stories about star-crossed lovers. From direct retellings such as 1936’s and 1968’s Romeo and Juliet and 1996’s William Shakespeare’s Romeo + Juliet to reimaginings such as Gnomeo and Juliet and Warm Bodies, the love story of the titular characters has been etched into the collective consciousness of us all. The main beats of the story are fairly well-known as young students across the globe are exposed to it as part of their studies making the beginning, middle and end of Shakespeare’s play common knowledge.

    With an ending as traumatic and final as the one written by the Bard, a sequel to the story would be a tough nut to crack if one wanted to extend the story; however, prequels and/or concurrent stories focusing on other characters who survived the feud between the Capulets and the Montagues are fair game and that’s where Hulu found inspiration for their upcoming film Rosaline. The unseen character is the unrequited love of Romeo at the beginning of the play and the reason he ultimately decides to attend the Capulet party where he meets and falls in love with Juliet.

    Romeo’s quick change of heart upon seeing Juliet has often been seen as love at first sight but taken another way, it’s really just a young man who is a romantic and is in love with the idea of being in love. At a recent global press conference for Rosaline, actor Kyle Allen, who brings Romeo to life in the film, discussed that very topic.

    Romeo would fall in love with a stick if you’d let him. He’s completely obsessed with the concept and the idea of love. And other than that, that’s pretty much the entirety of his personality. He doesn’t have much else going on.

    Kyle Allen

    Allen goes on to describe Romeo as “dimwitted” which is a nice way of saying that for much of the time audiences are engaged with the character, his decisions aren’t made by his brain so much as…well, not his brain. What will this latest Romeo and Juliet-inspired tale add to the collective story? Fans can find out when Rosaline streams on Hulu, beginning October 14th.

  • Director Karen Maine on What Drew Her to ‘Rosaline’

    Director Karen Maine on What Drew Her to ‘Rosaline’

    Hulu is set to release a new take on the iconic Romeo and Juliet story later this week with Rosaline. The film, which is inspired by the book While You Were Mine, takes the focus off of the star-crossed lovers and instead focuses on Rosaline, Juliet’s cousin and Romeo’s ex-girlfriend. Last week, Disney held a virtual conference for the movie, featuring director Karen Maine and some of her excellent young cast, including leading lady, Kaitlyn Dever.

    When asked what had drawn her to the project, and how she was ultimately approached about it, Maine suggested Dever’s casting played a big role in her decision to sign on for the movie. “So, the script was sent to me, and I was told that Kaitlyn was attached to play the lead,” she said. “So immediately I was like, I love Kaitlyn and her work. Dying to work with her. She’s amazing. So, [I] read it. The script was amazing.”

    The script, of course, was penned by (500) Days of Summer writers Michael Weber and Scott Neustadter, two writer Maine has been a fan of for some time. After reading the script and seeing how they were incorporating a classic Renaissance period with modern language, she began to craft the story in her mind. “And the idea to, you know, set it in classic Renaissance period with this modern language and the modern sensibilities and themes just would create this, in my mind, this perfect juxtaposition of, you know, old and new that just really nailed the comedy and let it shine.  So that was really the goal.”

    For Maine, getting to work with Dever and craft a story as unique as Rosaline was a huge deal. But she also felt the music used in the movie was pretty important, too. In order to achieve her goal of expertly mixing old with new, Maine made it a point to include more modern music, as well as instruments that were used during the Renaissance period. “The music was really great too, because we’ve used modern elements like synth, but also a lot of old, kind of, period instruments from the time, like lutes and flutes and harpsichords and all that.  So, it’s all blended in there as well.  So, it’s really, you know, walking that line between old and new.”

    Rosaline begins streaming exclusively on Hulu beginning October 14th.

    KEEP READING: Review: ‘Rosaline’ is a unique spin to the Romeo and Juliet tale, delivering a delightfully chaotic love story sure to please.