Hulu has unveiled the trailer for its new limited series “Interior Chinatown” from executive producers Charles Yu and Taika Waititi. Based on Yu’s novel of the same name, all 10 episodes will be available to stream Nov. 19.
According to the official synopsis, “the show follows the story of Willis Wu (Jimmy O. Yang), a background character trapped in a police procedural called ‘Black & White.’ Relegated to the background, Willis goes through the motions of his on-screen job, waiting tables, dreaming about a world beyond Chinatown and aspiring to be the lead of his own story. When Willis inadvertently becomes a witness to a crime, he begins to unravel a criminal web in Chinatown, while discovering his own family’s buried history and what it feels like to be in the spotlight.”
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Cast members include Ronny Chieng, Chloe Bennet, Lisa Gilroy, Sullivan Jones, Archie Kao and Diana Lin.
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Series creator Yu serves as showrunner while Waititi directed the pilot. Executive producers include Dan Lin and Lindsey Liberatore for Rideback; Jeff Skoll, Miura Kite and Elsie Choi for Participant; Garrett Basch for Dive and John Lee. “Interior Chinatown” is produced by 20th Television.
Watch the trailer below.
FIRST LOOKS/TRAILERS
Prime Video releases the newest trailer for the “Cruel Intentions” series reboot coming on Nov. 21. The show will consists of eight episodes that will all premiere together on the platform across more than 240 countries.
The new version of the 90s classic follows two step-siblings, Caroline Merteuil and Lucien Belmont, as they rival for the top seat of their elite college’s social hierarchy. This means saving their respective Greek life houses from succumbing to the “End Greek life movement” that is ignited from a hazing incident. For this, they must recruit the daughter of the Vice President of the United States, Annie Grover.
“Cruel Intentions” stars Sarah Catherine Hook as “Caroline Merteuil”, Zac Burgess as “Lucien Belmont”, Savannah Lee Smith as “Annie Grover”, Sara Silva as “Cece Carroway”, John Harlan Kim as “Blaise Powell”, Khobe Clarke as “Scott Russell”, Sean Patrick Thomas as “Professor Hank Chadwick”, and Brooke Lena Johnson as “Beatrice Worth”.
Watch the trailer below.
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Apple TV+ has unveiled a new Apple Original Podcast “Extrasensory.” Hosted by Will Sharpe (“The White Lotus,” “Flowers”), the eight-episode series premiers Oct. 28.
The official “Extrasensory” logline reads: “In 1950s England, milkman John Pollock made a shocking prophecy: his two daughters, who had passed away, would be reborn. While his wife initially dismisses him as a crank, she then gives birth to twin girls who display eerie similarities to their late sisters, and the world takes notice. Pollock’s claim draws the attention of an American scientist, who crosses the Atlantic multiple times over two decades to study the twins, and reaches a startling conclusion, what if death is only the beginning? ‘Extrasensory’ searches for the only two people who might know the truth—the twins themselves.”
“Extrasensory” is an Apple Original Podcast produced by Blanchard House.
Listen to the trailer here.
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FX has unveiled the first teaser for its new medical drama “Doc,” starring Molly Parker (“House of Cards”) as Dr. Amy Larsen.
The official logline reads: “After a brain injury erases the last eight years of her life, Amy must navigate an unfamiliar world where she has no recollection of patients she’s treated, colleagues she’s crossed, the soulmate she divorced, the man she now loves and the tragedy that caused her to push everyone away. She can rely only on her estranged 17-year-old daughter, whom she remembers as a 9-year-old, and a handful of devoted friends, as she struggles to continue practicing medicine, despite having lost nearly a decade of knowledge and experience.”
Other cast members include Omar Metwally, Amirah Vann, Jon Ecker, Anya Banerjee, Scott Wolf and Patrick Walker.
“Doc” is co-produced by Sony Pictures Television and FOX Entertainment Studios. Barbie Kligman serves as showrunner and executive producer. Hank Steinberg and Erwin Stoff serve as executive producers. “Doc” is based on the globally acclaimed Italian series, “Doc — Nelle tue mani,” which was created and produced by Lux Vide, a Fremantle Company.
Watch the trailer below.
PROGRAMMING
CBS will host “An Evening with Dua Lipa,” a concert special featuring performances from Dua Lipa’s latest album “Radical Optimism.” The event premieres Dec. 15 on CBS Television Network and Paramount+.
Originally recorded on Oct. 17 at London’s Royal Albert Hall, the concert features Dua Lipa accompanied by the 53-piece Heritage Orchestra conducted by Ben Foster, a 14-strong choir and her seven-piece band. Interviews with the Grammy winner will be interspersed throughout the show.
“An Evening with Dua Lipa” is produced by Fulwell 73 Productions and Radical22. Executive producers are Ben Winston, Sally Wood, Dua Lipa, Dukagjin Lipa and Peter Abbott.
