The king of sci-fi films Ridley Scott is back with a new television show and we’re damn near frothing at the mouth. Taking big-screen talent to the small screen, Scott’s new show follows androids who attempt to raise children on a new planet after a war has left Earth destroyed. With the trailer giving us a creepy reenactment of the three little pigs, Scott has pulled out all the stops for his American TV debut with disturbing looking aliens and frighting theatrics at the forefront of this sci-fi drama. Set to land on HBO Max September 3rd, Scott’s new series stars Viking’s Travis Fimmel and Danish actor, Amanda Collin, as the android mother.
Wonderland.
SCREEN WONDERS
Daniel Kaluuya and Lakeith Stanfield are sharing a screen? We’re already obsessed.
Raised by Wolves
Judas and the Black Messiah
From the trailer alone Daniel Kaluuya and Lakeith Stanfield should be handed all the Oscars for their deception of Fred Hampton and the Black Panther Party. Directed and produced by Shaka King, the film dives into the life of petty criminal William O’Neal who agrees to work as an informant for the FBI in order to take down the Black Panther Chairman Fred Hampton. The chilling trailer also shows Moonlight’s Aston Sanders and Breaking Bad’s Jesse Plemons who are joining in on the drama for what is set to be the film of the year for 2021.
Small Axe
When Steve McQueen creates a new project it’s heavily advised to take note and learn. Tackling the experience of black people in Britain the critically acclaimed filmmaker, has created an anthology project for his television debut. Starting with the true story of the Mangrove 9, McQueen tells the story of a group of Black activists who clashed with the London police during a protest march in 1970, and the highly publicised trial that followed. Starring Black Mirror and Black Panther actress Letitia Wright, the trailer debut is fitting for the occasion as Sunday marked the 50th anniversary of which the event in the film is based on. The anthology project is set to open the 58th New York Film Festival on September 25, but we are yet to receive an official release date.
i’m thinking of ending things
Think Get Out, but on a remote farm. Based on the 2016 novel of the same name, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind director Charles Kaufman explores the story of an unnamed girlfriend who visits her boyfriend’s family on a secluded farm, but she has been considering “ending things”. The psychological thriller and horror takes us on a journey of shocking twists and turns at every corner with horrifying discovers and all too creepy school janitors. Starring Jessie Buckley and Jesse Plemons, the film is set to land on Netflix September 4th.
PEN15: Season two
We’re back for another wild ride with middle school comics Maya Erskine and Anna Konkle. While it’s been over a year since we’ve dived into the socially awkward world of the two best friends, season two is set to pick up where season one left off as Maya looks to be going further with her newfound crush Brandt (Jonah Beres) and Anna is struggling with her parents looming divorce. Based on Konkle and Erskine’s own school-age experience, the fun light-hearted drama is perfect for a comedy night in.