The Acolyte is a television series from Disney+ created by Leslye Headland. It is based on the Star Wars franchise and is set at the downfall of the High Republic era before the circumstances of the primary Star Wars films.
“The Acolyte” Trailer
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Apple TV “Sugar” Trailer and Poster
Starring and executive produced by Colin Farrell, Sugar seems a contemporary, unique take on one of the most popular and significant genres in literary, motion picture, and television history.
It’s a private detective story that follows John Sugar, played by Farrell, an American private investigator on the heels of the mysterious disappearance of Olivia Siegel.
Olivia is the beloved granddaughter of legendary Hollywood producer Jonathan Siegel. As Sugar tries to determine what happened to Olivia, he will also unearth the Siegel family secrets, some very recent and others long-buried.
Apple TV “Manhunt” Trailer and Poster
Based on The New York Times bestselling and Edgar Award-winning nonfiction book Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln’s Killer by author James L. Swanson, Manhunt is a conspiracy thriller about one of the best-known but least-understood crimes in history.
The series tells the astonishing story of the hunt for John Wilkes Booth after Abraham Lincoln’s assassination, alongside Tobias Menzies, Anthony Boyle, Lovie Simone, Will Harrison, Brandon Flynn, Damian O’Hare, Glenn Morshower, Patton Oswalt, Matt Walsh, and Hamish Linklater star.
“Constellation” Trailer and Poster
Created and written by Peter Harness, Michelle MacLaren directs the first episode, Constellation, which stars Noomi Rapace as Jo, an astronaut who returns to Earth after a disaster in space.
She discovers that critical pieces of her life seem to be missing.
This action-packed space adventure explores the dark edges of human psychology and one woman’s desperate quest to expose the truth about the hidden history of space travel and recover all that she has lost.
Spielberg, Hanks and Goetzman “Masters of the Air” Trailer
Airmen risk their lives with the 100th Bomb group, a brotherhood forged by loss, courage and triumph.
Based on Donald L. Miller’s book of the same name and scripted by John Orloff, “Masters of the Air” follows the men of the 100th Based on Donald L. Miller’s book of the same name, and scripted by John Orloff, Masters of the Air follows the men of the 100th Bomb Group, known as “Bloody Hundredth.” The men conduct perilous bombing raids over Nazi Germany and grapple with the frigid conditions, lack of oxygen and sheer terror of combat conducted at 25,000 feet in the air.
Masters of the Air portrays the psychological and emotional price paid by these young men as they helped destroy the horror of Hitler’s Third Reich.
Some were shot down and captured; some were wounded or killed. And some were lucky enough to make it home. Regardless of individual fate, a toll was exacted on them all.
“Silo” Trailers and Images
Mission Impossible actress Rebecca Ferguson stars with a fine cast in the Apple TV series Silo, based on the book series of the same name by Hugh Howey.
In a science-fiction, dystopia storyline, we follow Juliette, played by Ferguson, in a ruined and toxic future. Here, a giant underground silo community plunged hundreds of stories deep.
People live in a society full of regulations that they believe protect them.
Also starring in the series are Tim Robbins, Rashida Jones, Harriet Walter and Ferdinand Kingsley.
“City on Fire” Trailer and Images
Jesse Peretz directed City on Fire about someone shooting an NYU college student in Central Park on July 4, 2003. Based on the book of the same name by Garth Risk Hallberg, Apple TV has turned the story into an episodic series.
The investigation connects her to mysterious citywide fires and the downtown music scene.
A wealthy uptown real estate family enters the fray under the strain of the many secrets they keep.
“Secret Invasion” Trailer
Secret Invasion is an episodic series on Disney+ directed by Thomas Bezucha and developed by Kyle Bradstreet. It’s a program that is a significant event in Marvel Comics Universe.
The inside scoop is Secret Invasion intends to have several prominent movie stars. In the trailer are Olivia Coleman and Martin Freeman.
Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury and Ben Mendelsohn as Talos — the Skrull in Captain Marvel.
The Disney+ series explores the idea that some MCU characters are replacements by Skrull, a shifting of the alien race.
In the comic books, the Skrulls threaten Earth and its superheroes. They can mimic the appearance and talents of anyone they encounter.
“The Many Saints of Newark” a Prequel Hews the “Soprano” Storyline
Directed by veteran Soprano’s director, Alan Taylor, The Many Saints of Newark is not about saints. The meaning centers on Dickie Moltisanti, Christopher Moltisanti’s father. In English, Molti Santi translates as “many saints,” according to IMDB trivia.
The trailer pretty much says it all. Rumors it’s a look at the formative years of New Jersey gangster Tony Soprano. Written by Lawrence Konner and David Chase, Chase created the storyline and characters for the famous series.
Also, according to IMDB, Michael Gandolfini will play a young Tony Soprano. His late father, James Gandolfini, played the original Tony Soprano. Another tidbit from the same source, Ray Liotta appears in the movie. He was the first actor approached to play Tony Soprano before they cast James Gandolfini for the popular series that change how we view cable TV.
“Tom & Jerry” Amazingly Flips Exciting Genuine Cartoon
Directed by Tom Story, Tom & Jerry stars several voice actors, which is a concern. The original classic cartoons had no dialogue, and it entertained kids of all ages. Why change it?
All is not lost since the feature film uses archive recordings of William Hanna. Hanna performed all the original shrieks, howls, screeches, yells, gasps, and screams heard in the cat and mouse cartoons of 1942 to 1957.
The second theatrical movie is the first rendition as live-action and animation. It is Warner Bros.’s first animated/live-action hybrid movie. It’s been 28 years since the release of the first Tom and Jerry in 1992.
The voice actors include Michael Pena, Chloe Grace Moretz, Rob Delaney, Colin Jost. The script is by Kevin Costello based on William Hanna and Joseph Barbera characters. Costello’s screen credits appear limited with Brigsby Bear and one episode for the Jean-Claude Van Johnson series.