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New York Times
09-07-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Times
Danielle Deadwyler on Balancing Brutality and Family in ‘40 Acres'
Onscreen, the actress Danielle Deadwyler has become known for expressing with her eyes what words rarely do. She can appear at once steely and heartbroken, fierce and fragile. She has used this ability to great effect in the HBO Max dystopian drama 'Station Eleven'; in Jeymes Samuel's 2021 western, 'The Harder They Fall'; and in Chinonye Chukwu's 2022 historical drama, 'Till,' in which she played the doting mother of Emmett Till, the 14-year-old whose gruesome murder in Mississippi in 1955 helped spark the civil rights movement. Now, Deadwyler, 43, is applying her skill to R.T. Thorne's first feature, the horror indie '40 Acres,' which is set in the near future. She plays a mother and former soldier, Hailey Freeman, who, alongside her partner, an Indigenous man named Galen (Michael Greyeyes), is preparing her brood for the harsh truths of their famine-decimated postapocalyptic life. They must fight threats from all sides, the scariest of which are bands of ferocious cannibals. The family tries to balance survivalist reality, including grisly encounters, with serene farm life. Days are spent training the four children to be warriors while also honoring their heritage and their land, finding surprising joy in the small things. In his critic's pick review for The Times, Robert Daniels wrote that 'Deadwyler's forceful energy fills the frame' and that she 'lends power and humor to this lovingly stern mother.' Hailey and her family are the descendants of African American farmers who settled in Canada after the Civil War, when the United States failed to fulfill Gen. William T. Sherman's promise of 40 acres of land for Black Americans freed from enslavement. 'It's a unique family — R.T. said he hadn't seen Black and Indigenous families together onscreen,' Deadwyler told me in a video interview in June. 'I hadn't either, like this.' Want all of The Times? Subscribe.
Elle
26-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Elle
The Guest Stars Everyone's Talking About in 'The Bear' Season 4
Spoilers below. The Bear loves introducing guest stars almost as much as it loves a good montage. Despite their limited screen time, these cameos have become an integral part of the FX dramedy's story, which follows Carmen Berzatto (Jeremy Allen White), Sydney Adamu (Ayo Edebiri), Richie Jerimovich (Ebon Moss-Bachrach), and their cohort as they launch a Chicago fine-dining restaurant known as The try not to kill one another in the process. Season 4 welcomes several new additions, with heavy-hitting talent filling out additional branches on the Berzatto, Fak, and Adamu family trees. Here's who to look out for as you watch. You know her from: Till, The Piano Lesson, The Harder They Fall, and Station Eleven She plays: Chantel, Sydney's older cousin, whom Sydney visits to get her hair braided in episode 4, 'Worms.' She has a teenage daughter named TJ. You know her from: She's a newcomer! She plays: TJ, Chantel's teenage daughter. During episode 4, TJ and Sydney bond whilst discussing sleepovers—real and figurative—and doctoring up some Hamburger Helper. You know her from: Room, Avengers: Endgame, Captain Marvel, and Lessons in Chemistry. She plays: The infamous Francie Fak, sister to Neil, Teddy, and Sammy Fak. For years, she's had a long-running feud with Natalie 'Sugar' Berzatto, the source of which we don't learn until episode 7. When the two former friends finally reunite at Tiffany and Frank's wedding, they eventually make up. You know him from: his acting in projects such as All in the Family and Sleepless in Seattle, as well as directing in films such as When Harry Met Sally, This Is Spinal Tap, Stand By Me, A Few Good Men, and more. He plays: Albert Schnurr, a business coach and consultant whom Ebra hires to help him create 'opportunity' within The Bear. You know him from: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, Dopesick, Black Mirror, The Chronicles of Narnia, Death of a Unicorn, and We're the Millers. He plays: Chef Luca, a pastry chef and former colleague of Carmy's who mentors Marcus in Copenhagen. In season 4, he joins The Bear's team as a stage. You know her from: Theater Camp, Booksmart, Shiva Baby, and Oh, Hi! She plays: Claire, Carmy's ex-girlfriend. The two grew up in each other's orbits, but their relationship ends badly in the season 2 finale. In season 3, she mostly appears in flashbacks, but in season 4, she re-enters Carmy's life when he shows up on her doorstep and (finally) apologizes. You know her from: her acting in Three Busy Debras, as well as her writing for Big Mouth, High Maintenance, and Miracle Workers. She plays: Claire's roommate Kelly, who begins dating Teddy Fak in season 4. You know him from: Pearl Harbor, Black Hawk Down, Oppenheimer, Trap, and Penny Dreadful. He plays: Frank, the fiancé of Tiffany—Richie's ex-wife—and soon-to-be step-father to Eva. You know her from: Community, Love, and Girls. She plays: Tiffany, Richie's ex-wife and mother to Eva. In season 4, she marries Frank. You know him from: The Punisher, Daredevil, King Richard, We Own This City, and The Walking Dead. He plays: Carmy and Natalie's late older brother, Mikey, who ran The Original Beef of Chicagoland before he died. He appears throughout seasons 1 through 4 in flashbacks. You know her from: Halloween, True Lies, Everything Everywhere All at Once, and Freaky Friday. She plays: Carmy, Natalie, and Mikey's mother, Donna, whose erratic behavior and implied alcoholism created an equally erratic upbringing for the Berzatto kids. You know him from: Better Call Saul, Breaking Bad, The Post, and Little Women. He plays: Lee, a business partner to Cicero and romantic partner to Donna. In season 3, we see a flashback of him tension at the Berzatto family dinner table. But, in season 4, we learn that Lee and Mikey largely reconciled in the months leading up to Mikey's death. Lately, Lee and Donna are working on becoming healthier functioning adults, 'learning to talk about [pain] before it builds up.' You know him from: His stand-up specials and variety shows (such as New in Town, The Comeback Kid, Baby J, and Everybody's Live with John Mulaney), Big Mouth, and Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. He plays: Stevie, the romantic partner of Berzatto cousin Michelle. You know her from: American Horror Story, The People v. OJ Simpson: American Crime Story, Bird Box, 12 Years a Slave, and Ratched. She plays: Michelle, (biological) cousin to Carmy, Natalie, and Mikey. You know him from: Steve Jobs, Never Have I Ever, Mank, and She Said. He plays: A chef who used to work at Ever—and who tries to poach Sydney when he sets out to start his own restaurant after Ever closes. You know him from: his work creating and producing Billions, as well as writing Ocean's Thirteen, Rounders, and Solitary Man. He plays: Nicholas 'Computer' Marshall, one of Cicero's friends and a math wizard who literally 'computes' where the restaurant is overspending. You know him from: Dexter, The Expendables, and Skyline. He plays: David, a doorman and Tina's husband—as well as actress Liza Colón-Zayas's husband in real life. You know him from: his acting in The Parent 'Hood and Hollywood Shuffle, as well as his directing for films including Hollywood Shuffle, Eddie Murphy: Raw, and Meteor Man. He plays: Sydney's father, Emmanuel Adamu, who experiences a heart attack in season 4.
USA Today
28-05-2025
- Entertainment
- USA Today
5 shows to watch if you're already missing 'The Last of Us'
5 shows to watch if you're already missing 'The Last of Us' Show Caption Hide Caption Bella Ramsey, Pedro Pascal discuss father-daughter relationship 'The Last of Us' stars Bella Ramsey and Pedro Pascal reveal they didn't enjoy their character's estrangement in season 2. Goodbye Joel, goodbye Ellie, goodbye zombies. The second season of HBO's acclaimed "The Last of Us" went out with a serious cliffhanger on May 25, and fans will have to wait an indeterminate amount of time until a promised Season 3 will resolve it. But just because we've had to say farewell to Ellie (Bella Ramsey) for now and Joel (Pedro Pascal) forever doesn't mean we have to leave the moody post-apocalyptic doom-and-gloom vibes behind. While "Us" is a unique and excellent series, it's not the only zombie and dystopian show worth watching to stave off the Sunday scaries. Several others capture its essence, whether they also feature zombies, share producers or because the atmosphere and writing are just that good, too. If you're jonesing for more "Us"-style TV, we've got five shows to fill the long hiatus between now and Season 3. If you love the writing: 'Chernobyl' "Us" co-creator Craig Mazin made his name with this devastating, brutal and hard-to-swallow 2019 HBO series detailing the real-life nuclear disaster in Pripyat, Ukraine, under the Soviet Union rule in the 1980s. The series is a chronicle of mismanagement and corruption, of a failed state and a broken government. Starring Jared Harris, Stellan Skarsgard, Emily Watson and Jessie Buckley, it turns the mundane and dull, like a court hearing or reading of data, into vital, tense TV. How to watch 'Chernobyl' Now streaming on HBO Max If you like an aged post-apocalypse: 'Station Eleven' "Station Eleven" has no zombies or spores, but the dystopian limited series, based on the award-winning 2014 novel by Emily St. John Mandel, looks and feels a lot like "Us" in its depiction of a world decades after a deadly pandemic. In "Eleven," which aired on HBO in 2021-22, the culprit is more mundane and more terrifying than zombieism: A bird flu that takes out the vast majority of the population. Told in multiple timelines and with lyrical and literary flair, the series asks deep questions about humanity as it follows the few people not just able to survive, but thrive. Shakespeare is involved. How to watch 'Station Eleven' Now streaming on HBO Max If you just like great TV: 'Andor' OK, hear us out. You could watch "The Mandalorian," a gritty "Star Wars" series starring Pedro Pascal, the leading man of "Last of Us," even though it's middling as far as the Disney+ "Star Wars" TV shows go. Or you could watch a much better "Star Wars" series with an equally dashing leading man (Diego Luna) with character and plotting as complex and thoughtful as "Last of Us." Other than its color palette and Rotten Tomatoes score, there isn't a lot on the surface that ties Disney+'s "Andor" (2022-25) and "Last of Us." But look deeper and you see both are about how we choose what's worth fighting for, and what makes us willing to give up our lives. It's "Star Wars" for grownups in the way that "Last of Us" is zombies for grownups. How to watch 'Andor' Full series now streaming on Disney+ If you love the sci-fi elements: 'Silo' Amid its relationship dynamics, moral quandaries and religious allegories, "Last of Us" is also a really good piece of dystopian science fiction, and there is great pleasure in learning what makes its post-infection world tick. Apple TV+'s series "Silo," which premiered in 2023, is another sci-fi drama that thrives in world building and details, set in its own post-apocalypse where humanity is reduced to 10,000 or so people living in an underground silo. It's more of a puzzle-box mystery than "Last of Us," but it has the same kind of shocking deaths, head fakes and edge-of-your-seat-action. How to watch 'Silo' Seasons 1 and 2 now streaming on Apple TV+ If you love the horror elements: 'The Strain' Based on the book by producer and horror maestro Guillermo del Toro, "The Strain" aired on FX for four seasons of stomach-churning viral terror from 2014-17. Following doctors battling an outbreak of a disease that has quite a lot in common with vampirism, "Strain" never said no to a gross-out moment or jump scare. It featured vampires instead of zombies, but the epidemic at the center of the story certainly puts it in the same genre. How to watch 'The Strain' Full series streaming now on Hulu
Geek Culture
15-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Geek Culture
Netflix's 'Assassin's Creed' Live-Action Series Gains Momentum With Multiple Veteran Writers
Netflix's live-action TV adaptation of Ubisoft's flagship game series, Assassin's Creed , has finally received its first substantial update five years after its initial announcement in 2020, with the project tapping multiple veteran writers and set for debut during the upcoming 2025-2026 TV season. As reported by Nexus Point News, the project's writers' room will encompass a team of experienced writers and producers such as Emily St John Mandel ( Station Eleven ), Sam Reynolds ( The Walking Dead: World Beyond ), Tom Hemmings ( Halo ), Jaquén Castellanos ( Good American Family ), Claire Kiechel ( Watchmen ) and Sanaz Toossi ( A League of Their Own ). The series will be helmed by Roberto Patino ( Westworld ) and David Wiener ( Halo ), taking over the reins from Vikings: Valhalla creator Jeb Stuart, who left the project in 2023. Assassins Creed (2016) This project isn't the first time the popular gaming franchise has seen a live-action adaptation, previously receiving a 2016 feature film of the same name by 20th Century Studios, which was directed by Justin Kurzel and starred Michael Fassbender ( X-Men: First Class, Prometheus ). Unfortunately, the movie failed to capture the essence of the beloved franchise and received poor reviews from critics and fans alike, so all eyes are on Netflix's latest attempt to see if they can create a live-action adaptation that's worthy of the Brotherhood. Apart from the reveal of its writing team, no official plot description for the show or any news on its cast has been revealed, and with the time it took to assemble its writers' room, it also remains unclear if the Assassin's Creed Netflix series will even hit its current 2025 to 2026 release window, so fans will just have to keep the faith and wait for more information to come as the year progresses. Kevin is a reformed PC Master Race gamer with a penchant for franchise 'duds' like Darksiders III and Dead Space 3 . He has made it his life-long mission to play every single major game release – lest his wallet dies trying. Assassin's Creed Netflix Ubisoft
Tom's Guide
10-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Tom's Guide
5 best shows like 'The Eternaut' to stream on Netflix, Max and more
The Argentine post-apocalyptic series "The Eternaut" has become a big hit with Netflix subscribers. The six-part sci-fi series made its debut on the streaming service last week (April 30), and it's been occupying a spot within the Netflix top 10 shows chart ever since. "The Eternaut" has been warmly received, too; at the time of writing, it holds a 94% score from critics on the review aggregate site, Rotten Tomatoes, and has a similar 95% approval rating on the Popcornmeter. If you've already raced through the Netflix show's six episodes and want to dive into another post-apocalyptic story, here are five more shows to watch after "The Eternaut." The tone might be different, but it would feel remiss not to mention the post-apocalyptic sci-fi series that took Prime Video by storm last year in this list. If you're yet to see "Fallout," this anarchic video game adaptation transports viewers hundreds of years forward into an alternate future, long after the planet was ravaged by nuclear war. We follow the interlocking stories of three wanderers scouring the Wasteland: Lucy (Ella Purnell), a "Vault dweller" who leaves her underground Vault home in search of her father, Maximus (Aaron Moten), a Brotherhood of Steel squire, and "The Ghoul" (Walton Goggins), a ghoul bounty hunter. Get instant access to breaking news, the hottest reviews, great deals and helpful tips. Watch "Fallout" on Prime Video now If the tension from "The Eternaut's" opening episodes was what drew you in, more than anything else, then Apple TV Plus' dystopian sci-fi thriller "Silo" might well be a perfect watch for you. It's one of the best Apple TV Plus shows, and takes place in a toxic future, where a community of the last 10,000 people on Earth are locked away within a giant underground silo (hence the name) that stretches a mile deep into the earth. Nobody knows when or why the structure was built, and anyone who asks is usually exiled "outside." It's a powder keg of a story that will doubtless draw you in pretty swiftly. Watch "Silo" on Apple TV Plus now Patrick Somerville's 2021 "Station Eleven" adaptation is just one of the best sci-fi series to hit our screens in recent memory. The series takes place decades after a deadly flu pandemic turned civilization on its head and follows a group of survivors known as the Traveling Symphony, who tour the Midwest and perform Shakespeare to waiting audience members. Like "The Eternaut's" opening episodes, it's not the fastest-moving show, but if you can stomach that, this is a brilliant, distinctly human watch. Watch "Station Eleven" on Max now Does "The Last Of Us" really need an introduction at this point? If you love your post-apocalyptic fiction, you've experienced this story in one form or another, but if not, this lavish HBO adaptation is a great way to experience this emotional journey. Hailing from "Chernobyl" creator Craig Mazin and original game co-creator, Neil Druckmann, the series revolves around smuggler Joel (Pedro Pascal) and his teenage charge, Ellie (Bella Ramsey) as they trek across a version of the U.S. in the wake of a mass fungal infection that turns its victims into terrifying, zombie-like monsters. Watch "The Last Of Us" on Maxnow "The Walking Dead" might not be the zeitgeist series it once was, and it might differ from "The Eternaut" in being a zombie story, but when it comes to TV shows about human survival, it feels impossible not to mention it. Taking place after a worldwide zombie apocalypse, the series follows survivors like sheriff's deputy Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln), Glenn (Steven Yeun), Daryl Dixon (Norman Reedus), and Carol (Melissa McBride) as they fight for survival in this new world, fending off threats both from the undead and other human factions. Unlike "The Eternaut," there is plenty for would-be viewers to get stuck into here. Even if you've watched all 11 seasons of the main show, there's a plethora of "Walking Dead" spin-offs, including "Dead City", "The Ones Who Live", and more out there on various streaming services. Watch "The Walking Dead" on Netflix now Not seeing anything you like the look of? Be sure to check out our guide to the best Netflix shows for even more top streaming recommendations to help plan your viewing.
