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Kathy Bates is making a massive comeback with her career in her latest role as Madeline Matlock in the new show Matlock.

The new series is a fan favorite and was renewed for Season 2 after just two episodes. Although Kathy was scared at first, she is coming into her own with the role.

Kathy shared that this would be her last role, and she was ready to retire before being offered this new role with a twist. She seems to love the acting, and hopefully, the show will last for years.

The original Matlock featured Andy Griffith as an older lawyer who solves cases each week while dispensing wisdom to everyone, so there are some differences, as Monsters and Critics has reported.

Still, the new show’s surprising twist, revealed at the end of the first episode, explains why Madeline Matlock is trying so hard to get a job at...

The first season of CBS’s reimagined Matlock continues with episode five involving a case that feels personal to Matty. Directed by Marie Jamora from a script by Michelle Leibel, episode five – “Claws” – will air on Thursday, November 7, 2024 at 9pm Et/Pt.

The one-hour drama stars Kathy Bates as Madeline Matlock, Skye P. Marshall as Olympia, Jason Ritter as Julian, David Del Rio as Billy, and Leah Lewis as Sarah. Bates, Jennie Snyder Urman, Kat Coiro, Joanna Klein, and Eric Christian Olsen executive produce.

“Claws” Plot: A big class-action case against the prison system hits close to home for Matty when its lead plaintiff, jailed on drug charges, relapses. Also, Matty plays matchmaker with Sarah and a girl from It.

Skye P. Marshall as Olympia Lawrence and Kathy Bates as Madeline Matlock in ‘Matlock’ episode 5 Matlock Series Description, Courtesy of CBS:

Matlock stars Emmy and Academy Award winner Kathy Bates as Madeline “Matty” Matlock,...

My goodness, there are some shady individuals in the viper’s nest on Matlock Season 1 Episode 4. I know their “web of lies” is where lawyers get their mail, but this episode was downright dirty.

As far as cases of the week, the series has done a great job of delivering slam dunks at the end of every episode. However, we were living in a fool’s paradise, thinking it would be happy endings till the end of time.

Due to this hour of Matlock, there’s a good chance many viewers will never hear the words “Texas Two-Step” the same again.

(Sonja Flemming/CBS) Work Place Romances Can Be Tough In A Viper’s Nest

The case in question revolved around a widower who was suing his building due to the wrongful death of his late wife caused by Legionella. If you read the Matlock Season 1 Episode 4 Spoilers, that wasn’t news to you.

That was fast! Matlock has been renewed for Season 2 at CBS, making it the first new show of the Fall 2024 season to be guaranteed another go and the first broadcast network renewal of the season overall. Matlock Season 2 will premiere in 2025, CBS announced on Tuesday, October 22. The renewal comes just before Matlock Season 1 Episode 3 airs this Thursday, October 24 at 9/8c. Matlock stars Emmy and Academy Award winner Kathy Bates as Madeline “Matty” Matlock, a brilliant septuagenarian who achieved success in her younger years and decides to rejoin the workforce at a prestigious law firm where she uses her unassuming demeanor and wily tactics to win cases all while investigating a deeply personal secret of her own. It’s a reimagined version of the classic Andy Griffith series of the same name. Skye P. Marshall, Jason Ritter, Beau Bridges, David Del Rio, Leah Lewis, and Sam Anderson also star. The procedural...

CBS has delivered a swift, and positive, verdict on its first-year drama Matlock.

The network has ordered a second season of the series after just two episodes have aired. The legal drama, which stars Kathy Bates in a reimagining of the Andy Griffith-led 1980s-90s staple, has performed strongly in those two episodes. The Sept. 22 premiere, which followed an NFL doubleheader and 60 Minutes, drew 7.73 million same-day viewers, CBS’ best series debut in more than five years; that figure grew to 10.67 million with three days of cross-platform viewing.

After several weeks off, Matlock’s second episode on Oct. 17 (airing in its regular Thursday home) brought in 6.38 million viewers, 44 percent more than the same-day average for its time period last season.

“This reconceived Matlock was devised by Jennie Snyder Urman with a brilliant surprise plot twist, and we knew we had something very special the moment we saw the first episode...

[Warning: The following contains Major spoilers for Matlock Season 1 Episode 2, “Rome, in a Day.”] Matty’s daughter is a major presence in CBS‘ Matlock, but she hasn’t been seen for tragic reasons. Kathy Bates’ Matty and her husband, Edwin (Sam Anderson), revealed painful memories of their daughter’s final months in the second episode of the series, which aired on Thursday, October 17 on CBS. Will we ever meet Ellie onscreen? Showrunner Jennie Snyder Urman tells TV Insider that Matty and Edwin’s daughter will make an appearance in flashback form this season. Matlock stars Bates as the titular character, a brilliant septuagenarian who snags a job at a prestigious law firm under the guise of being a down-on-her-luck grandma in need of work after the death of her no-good husband. It’s true that Matty has a 14-year-old grandson to raise, but she’s far from strapped for cash. Madeline Matlock is actually Madeline Kingston, her husband is very ...

Don’t call it a reboot, because, as many viewers have discovered, the new CBS drama Matlock starring Oscar winner Kathy Bates is everything but.

By now, it’s an open secret that Jane the Virgin creator Jennie Snyder Urman has done it again. With Matlock, Urman hasn’t simply taken an established IP and swapped in Bates for Andy Griffith’s original Ben Matlock. Instead, she’s turned the show on its head with her premiere twist, leaning into the familiar to deliver the totally unexpected. Bates’ Madeline “Matty” Matlock is folksy, not because she naturally is, but because societal expectations prefer women of a certain age that way.

For Matty, it’s an invitation to use society’s low expectations of older women for a greater good. And in this case, it’s to infiltrate the power law firm Jacobson Moore to find the critical documents they buried...

There’s a lot going on in the new “Matlock” series — or, as Matty (Kathy Bates) might say, “There’s more moving parts than a Swiss watch in a sandstorm!”

First, there’s the premise Matty tells anyone who will listen: After the death of her husband and daughter, Madeline “Matty” Matlock, Esq. talks her way into a new gig at a prestigious law firm, Jacobson & Moore, in order to support her young grandson. She’s happy to start at the bottom — working alongside two other junior associates in a cramped office filled with three desks — but the penniless attorney is eager to shift toward the firm’s most lucrative cases: pharmaceuticals. Oh, and her name? That’s just a coincidence. She’s not related to Andy Griffith’s defense attorney because he’s just a character on TV!

But then there’s the twist: At the end of the first episode,...

‘Painkiller‘ is a limited series directed by Peter Berg, and starring Uzo Aduba and Matthew Broderick. The series has premiered on Netflix on August 10th.

It is based on the investigative news articles “The Family That Built an Empire of Pain” by Patrick Radden Keefe and “Pain Killer: An Empire of Deceit and the Origin of America’s Opioid Epidemic” by Barry Meier.

Premise

This drama delves into the origins and aftermath of the opioid epidemic in America, shedding light on the individuals responsible, the victims affected, and an investigator determined to uncover the truth.

About the Series

Many of us know how the Purdue Pharma / Sackler saga went down. In the six episodes of “Painkiller” we are offered a recount, in fictionalized form, of the events that left the Sackler family in disgrace thanks to the case against Purdue Pharma concerning the pharmaceutical’s pushing of OxyContin into the market,...

‘Painkiller‘ is a limited series directed by Peter Berg, and starring Uzo Aduba and Matthew Broderick. The series has premiered on Netflix on August 10th.

It is based on the investigative news articles “The Family That Built an Empire of Pain” by Patrick Radden Keefe and “Pain Killer: An Empire of Deceit and the Origin of America’s Opioid Epidemic” by Barry Meier.

Premise

This drama delves into the origins and aftermath of the opioid epidemic in America, shedding light on the individuals responsible, the victims affected, and an investigator determined to uncover the truth.

About the Series

Many of us know how the Purdue Pharma / Sackler saga went down. In the six episodes of “Painkiller” we are offered a recount, in fictionalized form, of the events that left the Sackler family in disgrace thanks to the case against Purdue Pharma concerning the pharmaceutical’s pushing of OxyContin into the market,...

In the second episode of Netflix’s Painkiller, two sales representatives (West Duchovny and Dina Shihabi) call in on various doctors’ offices to push a pill that promises to reduce pain and enhance quality of life. Like all good sales reps, they come bearing gifts, among them a cute stuffed toy in the shape of a pill, a recurring motif throughout the series meant to represent danger disguised as something innocuous. The drug in question is OxyContin, and the sales reps work for Purdue Pharma, the company that, under the ownership of the now infamous Sackler family, marketed the opioid to millions of Americans to devastating results.

The plot unfolds as Edie Flowers (Uzo Aduba), a jaded state investigator, recounts her findings to the lawyers trying to build a case against the Sacklers. The series attempts to address every possible angle of the scandal, from the company that created the drug,...

[This interview was conducted prior to the SAG-AFTRA strike authorization.] OxyContin was promoted as a nonaddictive pill that would end pain; instead, it brought agony. Netflix‘s six-episode limited series Painkiller (covering similar ground as Hulu’s Dopesick) dramatizes how the powerful prescription opioid, manufactured by drug company Purdue Pharma, led to a massive rise in addiction and deaths. It’s populated by real and composite players. The Villains Purdue’s owners, the Sackler family, especially cunning president and chairman Richard. “This is a conspiracy story,” says executive producer Eric Newman, comparing Purdue to the Mexican cartels in his hit show Narcos. Executive producer and director Pete Berg adds, “They knew they were basically mass-producing heroin.” Young sales reps were sent out to charm doctors into buying their wonder drug, promising higher profits. “From a capitalist standpoint,” observes Berg, “it was a brilliant plan. For humanity, it was an absolute ...

Painkiller finally has its arrival date. The limited drama was first announced by Netflix in 2021 with the reveal of its cast. Six episodes were produced for the series, which arrives on August 10th.

Starring Uzo Aduba, Matthew Broderick, Taylor Kitsch, Dina Shihabi, West Duchovny, John Rothman, Clark Gregg, Jack Mulhern, Sam Anderson, Ana Cruz Kayne, Brian Markinson, Noah Harpster, John Ales, Johnny Sneed, Tyler Ritter, and Carolina Bartczak, the series tells the story of the opioid crisis.Read More…...

The trailer for Netflix’s new limited series “Painkiller” has arrived.

Inspired by real events based on America’s opioid crisis, the look-ahead clip sees an investigator with the US attorney’s office (Uzo Aduba) look into “how something so legally prescribed could be killing so many people.”

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Uzo Aduba as Edie in episode 102 of “Painkiller”. — Photo: Keri Anderson/Netflix

The official synopsis reads: “A fictionalized retelling of events, ‘Painkiller’ is a scripted limited series that explores some of the origins and aftermath of the opioid crisis in America, highlighting the stories of the perpetrators, victims, and truth-seekers whose lives are forever altered by the invention of OxyContin.”

Taylor Kitsch as Glen Kryger, Carolina Bartczak as Lily Kryger in episode 101 of “Painkiller”. — Photo: Keri Anderson/Netflix West Duchovny as Shannon Shaeffer in episode...

There’s a thin line between pain and pleasure, and if you’re not careful, people looking to get rich off your threshold will take advantage. Netflix‘s new Painkiller trailer looks at the ongoing opioid crisis, with the war between medicine and money raging like roaring wildfire in certain parts of the world. According to Netflix, Painkiller presents a 6-episode series exploring the “how” and the “who” of the epidemic.

Here’s the official synopsis for Painkiller:

A fictionalized retelling of events, Painkiller is a scripted limited series that explores some of the origins and aftermath of the opioid crisis in America, highlighting the stories of the perpetrators, victims, and truth-seekers whose lives are forever altered by the invention of OxyContin. An examination of crime, accountability, and the systems that have repeatedly failed hundreds of thousands of Americans, Painkiller is based on the book “Pain Killer” by Barry Meier...

Uzo Aduba shot to stardom ten years ago for her work as Suzanne "Crazy Eyes" Warren on Netflix's groundbreaking drama Orange is the New Black.

The role won Aduba countless awards, and now, the star is reteaming with Netflix for a fictionalized retelling of the opioid crisis that plagues the U.S.

Netflix went public with the official trailer and premiere date for the series on Tuesday morning, and it looks to be another phenomenal performance from Aduba.

The series is set to premiere its entire six-episode-run in Netflix territories around the globe on August 10.

On the casting news front, the series is stacked.

Aduba's Edie goes up against Matthew Broderick's take on Richard Sackler, and let's just say the pair are very different, which adds to the dynamic the two stars bring to the show.

The cast includes Sam Anderson as Raymond Sackler, Taylor Kitsch as Glen Kryger,...

Painkiller, Netflix’s anticipated and upcoming new limited series about the U.S. opioid crisis, has dropped its first trailer.

The six-episode series releasing Aug. 10 from the EP team of Eric Newman (Narcos, True Story) and director Pete Berg (Friday Night Lights, Spenser Confidential) is inspired by real events amid the country’s opioid crisis and features a cast including Uzo Aduba, Matthew Broderick, Taylor Kitsch (marking a Fnl reunion with Berg), Dina Shihabi, West Duchovny and John Rothman.

Alex Gibney (The Crime of the Century, Going Clear) also executive produces with creators, showrunners and writers Micah Fitzerman-Blue and Noah Harpster (A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood).

The trailer introduces Aduba’s character as Edie, the investigator leading the case against Purdue Pharma, with Broderick playing Richard Sackler, a scion of the billionaire family that controls Purdue and a senior executive at the company.

Sackler explains that human behavior is...

Netflix’s upcoming limited series “Painkiller” is lifting the veil on America’s opioid crisis, investigating the role of one family in making OxyContin “the No. 1 opioid in the country.”

“All of human behavior is essentially comprised of two things: run from pain, run toward pleasure; pain, pleasure,” Matthew Broderick’s Richard Sackler said in the series’ official trailer. “If we place ourselves right there between pain and pleasure, we will never have to worry about money again.”

As the Sackler dynasty’s Purdue Pharma recruits a batch of fresh-faced sales workers who they claim will convince doctors to “take pain seriously,” an investor from the U.S. attorneys office (Uzo Aduba) is determined to take the family responsible for countless deaths down.

“You lie, you hurt people, you go down,” Aduba said. “They are doing the exact same thing as crack dealers but they are getting rewarded it.”

Also...

Netflix has just released an exclusive first look at the new limited series drama that’s due to hit the service later this summer. Painkiller features an all-star cast and deals with one of the many crises that currently plagues our world — the opioid epidemic. The series will feature six episodes that clock in at an hour an episode. It stars an ensemble that includes Uzo Aduba, Matthew Broderick, Taylor Kitsch, Dina Shihabi, West Duchovny, and John Rothman.

The official synopsis from Netflix reads,

“A fictionalized retelling of events, Painkiller is a scripted limited series that explores some of the origins and aftermath of the opioid crisis in America, highlighting the stories of the perpetrators, victims, and truth-seekers whose lives are forever altered by the invention of OxyContin. An examination of crime, accountability, and the systems that have repeatedly failed hundreds of thousands of Americans, Painkiller is based on the...

Netflix has unveiled the first look images for “Painkiller,” a new series that explores the origins and aftermath of the opioid crisis in America through a fictional retelling of events.

The six-part limited series, which stars Uzo Aduba, Matthew Broderick, Taylor Kitsch, Dina Shihabi, John Rothman and West Duchovny, will premiere on Netflix Aug. 10.

Billed as an “examination of crime, accountability, and the systems that have repeatedly failed hundreds of thousands of Americans,” the series will spotlight stories of the perpetrators, victims, and truth-seekers whose lives are forever altered by the invention of OxyContin,” per the official logline.

Courtesy of Keri Anderson/Netflix

The scripted series is based on the book of the same name by Barry Meier as well as Patrick Radden Keefe’s article in the New Yorker Magazine titled “The Family That Built the Empire of Pain,” which exposes the Sackler Dynasty’s pivotal role in the opioid epidemic.

Taylor Kitsch has joined the cast of Netflix’s opioid crisis drama Painkiller.

The Waco and Friday Night Lights star is one of eight actors to come aboard the series from showrunners Micah Fitzerman-Blue and Noah Harpster (A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood) and Narcos executive producer Eric Newman. John Ales, Sam Anderson, Carolina Bartczak, Jack Mulhern, Ana Cruz Kayne, Ron Lea and Tyler Ritter have also joined the series.

The show’s previously announced cast includes Uzo Aduba, Matthew Broderick, West Duchovny, Dina Shihabi and John Rothman.

Painkiller is a reunion for Kitsch and director and executive producer Peter Berg. The two worked together on Friday Night Lights and Battleship.

Painkiller will dramatize the origins of the opioid crisis with a focus on Oxycontin maker Purdue Pharma. The show is based on Patrick Radden Keefe’s New Yorker article “The Family That Built an Empire of Pain” and Barry Meier...

Nicholas Woods' crime thriller Echoes of Violence will have it's World premiere in Dramatic feature film competition during Cinequest, between March 20-30th, online. We have a great little clip to share with you this morning. Have a look below.    An exciting and innovative new voice boldly and loudly announces their arrival, with director Nicholas Woods tremendous sophomore feature Echoes Of Violence, the story of an immigrant who  travels from Sedona to Los Angeles to seek revenge against the immigration lawyer who ruined her  life.     Starring Michaella Russell (Netflix's Agent), Chase Cargill (Long Story Short), Heston  Horwin (Rock Steady Row), Sam Anderson and Frank Oz , Echoes Of Violence will have it's much anticipated World  premiere as...

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1993: CBS aired the final episodes of Knots Landing.

1994: Gh's Miguel pulled an injured Bj out of a bus crash.

2010: Emmerdale's Aaron revealed he was gay on the witness stand.

2011: Roger Howarth returned to One Life to Live."History speaks to artists. It changes the artist's thinking and is constantly reshaping it into d ifferent and unexpected images."

― Anselm Kiefer

"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.

On this date in...

1964: On Another World, Pat Matthews (Susan Trustman) told her mother, Mary (Virginia Dwyer), that her brother, Russ, resented their sister, Alice, for being a honor student when he will be forced to go to summer school.

1982: On The Edge of Night,...

Quaker City Night Hawks present a thrilling three-minute mini-movie in their new video for the grooving “Suit in the Back.” The song appears on the Fort Worth, Texas, band’s latest album Qcnh.

Directed by Max Loeb and Kilby Rodell, the clip depicts a biker who falls in with a mysterious drug dealer and hauls duffel bags full of cash to pick up his product. He momentarily gets to experience the spoils — lap dances from strippers and generous pours of the quality stuff — before he realizes he’s been set...

Ten years into the life of Quaker City Night Hawks, David Matsler and Sam Anderson had to stop and think about what they were doing. After three albums of fuzzed-out blues-rock, the last of which — 2016’s El Astronauta — was a sci-fi-themed concept record, Qcnh needed a new drummer and bassist. So they did what any self-respecting rock band would do: They got heavier — and weirder.

“We have a completely different set of weapons now and that opens so many doors for us,” says Anderson, who shares singing and guitar-playing duties with Matsler,...

The rock & roll lifestyle is all fun and games until the law gets involved. Just ask Quaker City Night Hawks, who detail a white-knuckle run in with the fuzz in the funky new jam “Suit in the Back,” the first song to be premiered from their next LP, Qcnh.

Rattling along on a thick, thumping groove, “Suit in the Back” walks a swaggering walk but talks a slightly more cautious talk. “It’s about a band that’s on tour and gets pulled over, and there’s stuff in [the car] that...

"You say you're not happy, but you won't change anything." The Orchard has debuted the official trailer for an indie romantic comedy called Song of Back and Neck, the directorial debut of actor / producer Paul Lieberstein, which first premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival. Lieberstein stars in the film, and also writes, directs, and produces making this very much his own personal project. The amusing film is about an ill-fated, middle-aged divorce lawyer who suffers from chronic back and neck pain, who falls for one of his clients while also discovering an acupuncturist who helps him deal with the pain. In addition to Lieberstein, the film co-stars Rosemarie DeWitt as his love interest, with a full cast including Brian d'Arcy James, Clark Duke, Paul Feig, Robert Pine, Sam Anderson, Raymond Ma, and Ike Barinholtz. Have fun. Here's the first official trailer for Paul Lieberstein's Song of Back and Neck, direct...

Stephen Herek’s Critters (1986) was an out-of-left-field minor hit for New Line Cinema; its mix of tongue-in-cheek humor and sci-fi horror clicked with audiences who were still looking for something in a Gremlin-esque vein (although the filmmakers claimed their idea was first), so it was only natural that a sequel would follow. Enter Critters 2: The Main Course, the feature directorial debut of Mick Garris, one of horror’s great gatekeepers, and you know what? It’s as much fun as the first.

Audiences at the time of its late April release, however, didn’t feel the same and the film wasn’t a success, commercially or critically. Much like the Krites themselves, though, time has a way of rolling on and knocking down past perceptions to stop at the point of appreciation: Critters 2 is bigger, bolder, and strives for well-earned laughs that it gets.

But hey, let...

1993: CBS aired the final episodes of Knots Landing.

1994: Gh's Miguel pulled an injured Bj out of a bus crash.

2010: Emmerdale's Aaron revealed he was gay on the witness stand.

2011: Roger Howarth returned to One Life to Live."All true histories contain instruction; though, in some, the treasure may be hard to find, and when found, so trivial in quantity that the dry, shrivelled kernel scarcely compensates for the trouble of cracking the nut."

― Anne Brontë in "Agnes Grey"

"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.

On this date in...

1964: On Another World, Pat Matthews (Susan Trustman) told her mother, Mary (Virginia Dwyer), that her brother, Russ, resented their sister,...

We’ve got questions, and you’ve (maybe) got answers! With another week of TV gone by, we’re lobbing queries left and right about shows including The Exorcist, Outlander, Grey’s Anatomy and Young Sheldon!

1 | Thinking back to Stranger Things Episode 8…. Is anyone still bothered that Eleven acted out in a jealous manner and sent Mike’s new gal pal Max toppling on her skateboard? Since it wasn’t done in a sassy/funny but mean/cruel way?

2 | How does Once Upon a Time‘s Jacinda plan to explain to her boss at Mr. Cluck’s why they sold...

Need to catch up? Check out the previous This Is Us recap here.

Everyone means well in this week’s This Is Us. Whether their actions actually achieve the ends they’re reaching for? That’s another story.

A two-pronged flashback cements the ways in which Randall’s life went right — and William’s almost went very wrong. In both cases, a good-intentioned stranger saw fit to insert himself into the narrative, with varying results. And in the present, The Big Three make decisions they think are for the best, but in at least two of the cases, the jury...

When Legends of Tomorrow‘s Season 3 threat makes himself known in this Tuesday’s episode, expect to a hear a distinctive voice quite familiar to genre-tv fans.

John Noble, whose credits include Fringe and Sleepy Hollow (where he ultimately emerged as a villain), is voicing Mallus, show boss Marc Guggenheim told EW.com.

“You’ll learn more about him in [Episode] 305,” the Ep said, pointing to tonight’s episode.

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* HBO has set a Sunday, Jan. 14 premiere date for the second seasons of...

Stars: Elizabeth Reaser, Lulu Wilson, Annalise Basso, Henry Thomas, Parker Mack, Halle Charlton, Alexis G. Zall, Doug Jones, Kate Siegel, Sam Anderson, Chelsea Gonzalez | Written by Mike Flanagan, Jeff Howard | Directed by Mike Flanagan

When a horror film does well enough an inevitable sequel is churned out to make more money, and this could have been the case with Ouija. Giving the film to Mike Flanagan though and letting him do what he wants with it, horror fans are in for a treat. This is exactly what Ouija: Origin of Evil is, a treat for horror fans.

Set in 1967 Ouija: Origin of Evil is a prequel to the first movie. In it we see single mother Doris Zander (Elizabeth Reaser) and her two daughters Lina (Annalise Basso) and Doris (Lulu Wilson) running a séance scam. When the Ouija board game is used as a new stunt to bolster their business,...

Ahead of its October 21st release, a new trailer for Mike Flanagan's Ouija: Origin of Evil teases the 1965-set prequel to 2014's Ouija, including one girl's creepy description of what it feels like to be strangled.

"It was never just a game. Inviting audiences again into the lore of the spirit board, Ouija: Origin of Evil tells a terrifying new tale as the follow-up to 2014’s sleeper hit that opened at number one. In 1965 Los Angeles, a widowed mother and her two daughters add a new stunt to bolster their séance scam business and unwittingly invite authentic evil into their home. When the youngest daughter is overtaken by the merciless spirit, this small family confronts unthinkable fears to save her and send her possessor back to the other side.

Ouija: Origin of Evil is produced by Platinum Dunes partners Michael Bay, Brad Fuller and Andrew Form (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre,...

Universal Pictures has released a new extended TV spot for for their upcoming supernatural thriller the upcoming sequel Ouija: Origin of Evil starring Henry Thomas, Elizabeth Reaser, Doug Jones, Parker Mack, Sam Anderson, Kate Siegel, Annalise Basso, and Lulu Wilson.

It was never just a game. Inviting audiences again into the lore of the spirit board Ouija: Origin of Evil tells a terrifying new tale as the follow-up to 2014’s sleeper hit that opened at number one.

Set in 1965 Los Angeles, a widowed mother and her two daughters add a new stunt to bolster their séance scam business and unwittingly invite authentic evil into their home. When the youngest daughter is overtaken by the merciless spirit, this small family confronts unthinkable fears to save her and send her possessor back to the other side.

Ouija: Origin of Evil is produced by Platinum Dunes partners Michael Bay, Brad Fuller and Andrew Form (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre,...

Let’s face it, Ouija was pretty much worthless. It was forgettable and a wasted opportunity. The end product was definitely the result of too many hands in the pot. However, Universal knows that acquiring the license of using the “Ouija” name is definitely something that should be capitalized upon. It also doesn’t hurt that the first film did well at the box office, probably based off the name. Luckily for horror fans, they got a great director in Mike Flanagan to take a crack at the franchise and judging from the trailer, this should have been the original film.

Ouija: Origin of Evil arrives in theaters October 21st from Universal Pictures. Henry Thomas (Betrayal), Annalise Basso (Oculus), Elizabeth Reaser (“True Detective”), Lulu Wilson (Deliver Us from Evil), Parker Mack (MTV’s “Faking It”), Sam Anderson, Kate Siegel (Demon Legacy), and Doug Jones (Hellboy, “Fear Itself”) star.

Mike Flanagan...

It was never just a game. Universal has unveiled a trailer for the upcoming horror prequel Ouija: Origin of Evil, the follow-up to the Ouija movie from 2014. Did anyone even want a sequel to the first one? The film has quite a cast: Henry Thomas, Elizabeth Reaser, Doug Jones, Parker Mack, Sam Anderson, Kate Siegel, Annalise Basso, and Lulu Wilson. The plot for this one involves a young daughter of a family being taken over by a malevolent spirit, and things get increasingly freaky from there. I can't help but say this looks fairly generic, with some bland scares and the usual horror tropes, nothing unique. Oh well. Here's the first official trailer for Mike Flanagan's Ouija: Origin of Evil, direct from YouTube: Inviting audiences again into the lore of the spirit board, Ouija: Origin of Evil tells a terrifying new tale as the follow-up to 2014’s sleeper hit.

I missed the first Ouija movie, but Ouija: Origin of Evil (from Oculus and Before I Wake director Mike Flanagan) looks like a fun horror thriller. Personally, I don't really like watching horror films that are based on true stories, but I think ones that embrace the inherent craziness of their conceits like this are a lot more fun. The film stars Henry Thomas (E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Gangs of New York), Elizabeth Reaser (Mad Men), Doug Jones, Parker Mack, Sam Anderson, Kate Siegel, Annalise Basso, and Lulu Wilson, and it hits theaters on October 21, just in time for Halloween.

It was never just a game. Inviting audiences again into the lore of the spirit board, Ouija: Origin of Evil tells a terrifying new tale as the follow-up to 2014’s sleeper hit that opened at number one. In 1965 Los Angeles, a widowed mother and her two daughters add a new stunt...

After the back-to-back success of Oculus and Hush, writer-director Mike Flanagan will release his third feature of the year (after September’s Before I Wake) with Ouija: Origin of Evil. The first trailer introduces the family the film centers around, as their Ouija board scam becomes an all-too-chilling reality when the youngest member of the family gets in touch with an evil spirit.

The first film did well at the box-office (though much less so with critics, holding a 7% on Rotten Tomatoes) and it remains to be seen if Flanagan can balance studio needs with a more critically-minded eye. Other than a creepy use of a split-focus diopter, the trailer features traditional PG-13 horror conceits such as harsh lighting, a gliding camera, and a creepy child to try and deliver its scares.

See the trailer below, along with a poster, for the film starring Henry Thomas, Elizabeth Reaser, Doug Jones,...

Universal Pictures has released the trailer for their upcoming supernatural thriller Ouija: Origin Of Evil, starring Henry Thomas, Elizabeth Reaser, Doug Jones, Parker Mack, Sam Anderson, Kate Siegel, Annalise Basso, and Lulu Wilson.

It was never just a game. Inviting audiences again into the lore of the spirit board, Ouija: Origin Of Evil tells a terrifying new tale as the follow-up to 2014’s sleeper hit that opened at number one.

In 1965 Los Angeles, a widowed mother and her two daughters add a new stunt to bolster their séance scam business and unwittingly invite authentic evil into their home. When the youngest daughter is overtaken by the merciless spirit, this small family confronts unthinkable fears to save her and send her possessor back to the other side.

Ouija: Origin Of Evil is produced by Platinum Dunes partners Michael Bay, Brad Fuller and Andrew Form (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre,...

Check out the first trailer for the supernatural thriller Ouija: Origin Of Evil featuring Henry Thomas, Elizabeth Reaser, Doug Jones, Parker Mack, Sam Anderson, Kate Siegel, Annalise Basso and Lulu Wilson.

It was never just a game. Inviting audiences again into the lore of the spirit board, Ouija: Origin Of Evil tells a terrifying new tale as the follow-up to 2014’s sleeper hit that opened at number one.

This brand new preview is a fright-fest and a half.

In 1965 Los Angeles, a widowed mother and her two daughters add a new stunt to bolster their séance scam business and unwittingly invite authentic evil into their home. When the youngest daughter is overtaken by the merciless spirit, this small family confronts unthinkable fears to save her and send her possessor back to the other side.

Ouija: Origin Of Evil is produced by Platinum Dunes partners Michael Bay, Brad Fuller...

“Something is wrong with Doris!” The spirit board is back to wreak more havoc amongst the living with some help from the dead in the first trailer for Universal Pictures’ Ouija: Origin of Evil.

Directed by Mike Flanagan (Hush, Oculus) from a screenplay he co-wrote with Jeff Howard, Ouija: Origin of Evil stars Elizabeth Reaser, Parker Mack, Annalise Basso, Sam Anderson, Kate Siegel, Henry Thomas, Annalise Basso, Lulu Wilson, and Doug Jones.

What looks to be a prequel to 2014’s Ouija, which starred Olivia Cooke and was directed by Stiles White, Ouija: Origin of Evil is based upon the infamous Hasbro board game and is slated to hit theaters on October 21st, 2016.

Originally revealed by Freeform:

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The living and the dead will once again communicate in Universal Pictures’ Ouija: Origin of Evil, and ahead of the film’s trailer debut tomorrow, the official poster for the film has been unveiled.

Revealed on the movie’s Facebook page, the Ouija: Origin of Evil poster was accompanied with the following caption:

“Something is wrong with Doris. Here’s a first look at the poster for Ouija: Origin of Evil in theaters this Halloween – see the trailer tomorrow. #OuijaMovie”

Directed by Mike Flanagan (Hush, Oculus) from a screenplay he co-wrote with Jeff Howard, Ouija: Origin of Evil stars Parker Mack, Elizabeth Reaser, Annalise Basso, Sam Anderson, Kate Siegel, Henry Thomas, Annalise Basso, Lulu Wilson, and Doug Jones.

A follow-up film to 2014’s Ouija, which starred Olivia Cooke and was directed by Stiles White, Ouija: Origin of Evil is based upon the infamous Hasbro board...

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It’s great feeling being able to say The Walking Dead has been getting a Lot of things completely right in recent weeks. Since the mid-season, the show has really stepped it up a level, and the inconsistency that has plagued it since the very beginning seems like a thing of the past – for now.

Episodes vary from all-out bloodbaths to aimless filler, though I’d place ‘Not Tomorrow Yet’ in the ‘tense thriller’ category. Proceedings started slowly, but the pace built up to full-speed, culminating in a terrific raid on the Saviours’ base and leaving the group with an agonising scenario to ponder.

If the show keeps up the intensity between now and the season finale, it could go down as one of the brightest patches in The Walking Dead’s entire run, but for now, here are 10 things that Episode 12 got absolutely right.

10. Opening And...

Did you predict that a whopping four characters would die in Sunday's mid-season premiere of "The Walking Dead," titled "No Way Out"? If so, you should be taking place in our weekly prediction contest. Hurry -- make your "The Walking Dead" predictions now for a chance to win a $100 Amazon gift certificate. It's fun and easy, so get started by scrolling down to predict which character will be killed off next. -Break- Who will die on 'The Walking Dead'? See exclusive predictions It was a bad night for the Anderson family, as mother Jessie Anderson and sons Ron Anderson and Sam Anderson were all killed during the walker onslaught of Alexandria. Jessie and Sam were eaten by zombies, while Ron was murdered by Michonne when he tried to kill Rick Grimes out of vengeance. Before his demise, Ron managed to fire off a wild shot that struck a...

Even the hardest of hardcore Walking Dead fans would probably admit that after a rip-roaring start to the sixth season last fall, the story stalled a little. The past eight episodes have covered the same few bloody days from multiple perspectives, as our scattered heroes executed a botched plan to secure their new home in northern Virginia's "Alexandria Safe Zone." Give credit to the show's writers for trying something different, making all the usual zombie attacks and violent infighting feel fresh by focusing on just a few characters per hour,...

Drama and danger are prevalent within Alexandria's walls on AMC's The Walking Dead right now, and in the middle of the mayhem is Major Dodson, who plays Sam Anderson on the series. For our latest Q&A feature, we recently caught up with Major, who discussed working with Melissa McBride and Andrew Lincoln, his time on American Horror Story: Freak Show, and much more.

Thanks for taking the time to answer some questions for us, Major. You do a great job playing Sam Anderson on The Walking Dead. Were you a fan of the show before joining the cast?

Major Dodson: I had only seen one episode on a plane TV during a trip, and it was an episode where a lot of people died. After I was cast as Sam, my entire family started watching from episode one and now we all are huge fans!

Can you tell...

Ouija 2, Mike Flanagan’s follow-up to last year’s tiny-budgeted sleeper Ouija, has scared up new cast additions Parker Mack (MTV’s Faking It), Sam Anderson, Kate Siegel (Demon Legacy) and Doug Jones (Falling Skies). They join the previously announced Henry Thomas (Betrayal), Annalise Basso (Oculus), Elizabeth Reaser (True Detective) and Lulu Wilson (Deliver Us From Evil). Flanagan, taking over the directing spot from the first film’s Stiles White, will write the…...

Justified, Season 6, Episode 3: “Noblesse Oblige”

Written by Taylor Elmore and Benjamin Cavell

Directed by Peter Weller

Airs Tuesdays at 10pm Et on FX

The notion of Boyd Crowder: Ultimate Hillbilly Crook has been a pervasive one on Justified for quite some time now, arguably to the series’ detriment. That near-deification might help to sell us on the stakes of the eventual Boyd v. Raylan cataclysm, but it doesn’t make Boyd a particularly interesting person to spend time with, at least on paper. (Being portrayed by Walton Goggins, one of the very best actors in the medium, helps a lot in this regard.) If “Noblesse Oblige” accomplishes nothing else, it at least briefly gets us back in contact with Boyd Crowder, the flesh-and-blood ne’er-do-well who occasionally just likes to get well beyond shitfaced with the woman he loves.

That hilarious opening scene also winds up doing a favor for Joelle Carter,...

Recently, Fox released the new,official synopsis/spoilers for their upcoming "Bones" episode 2 of season 10. The episode is entitled, "The Lance to the Heart," and it turns out that we'll see the Jeffersonian team still heavy in search for who framed Booth,and more. In the new, 2nd episode press release: The team is going to dig deeper into the Federal Government's cover-up. Press release number 2: To find out who framed Booth for murder, the Jeffersonian team, with the help Special Agent James Aubrey (guest star John Boyd), are going to continue to investigate who is behind a conspiracy within the Federal Government that dates all the way back to J. Edgar Hoover. Then, when foreign DNA is found in a previous victim linked to the scandal, the team will be able to narrow down the number of suspects, leading them closer to cracking the case. Guest stars will...