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The season finale of “Power Book III: Raising Kanan,” the latest prequel series in the original “Power” franchise, will air arrive on Starz on Sunday. Whether you’re new to the cable network, or a returning customer, there are a bunch of budget-friendly ways to subscribe.
Set in South Jamaica, Queens, in 1991, the sprawling family drama revolves around the coming-of-age of Kanan Stark (Mekai Curtis) — Ghost and Tommy’s mentor, partner, and adversary, who dies in a hail of gunfire in “Power’s” final season. In the prequel series, Kanan is the 15-year-old only child of Raquel “Raq” Thomas (Patina Miller), a cocaine distributor with an emerging network of dealers around the city.
The season finale of “Power Book III: Raising Kanan,” the latest prequel series in the original “Power” franchise, will air arrive on Starz on Sunday. Whether you’re new to the cable network, or a returning customer, there are a bunch of budget-friendly ways to subscribe.
Set in South Jamaica, Queens, in 1991, the sprawling family drama revolves around the coming-of-age of Kanan Stark (Mekai Curtis) — Ghost and Tommy’s mentor, partner, and adversary, who dies in a hail of gunfire in “Power’s” final season. In the prequel series, Kanan is the 15-year-old only child of Raquel “Raq” Thomas (Patina Miller), a cocaine distributor with an emerging network of dealers around the city.
- 9/24/2021
- by Latifah Muhammad
- Indiewire
This weekly feature is in addition to TVLine’s daily What to Watch listings and monthly guide to What’s on Streaming.
With nearly 500 scripted shows now airing across broadcast, cable and streaming, it’s easy to forget that a favorite comedy is returning, or that the new “prestige drama” you anticipated is about to debut. So consider this our reminder to set your DVR, order a Season Pass, pop a fresh Memorex into the Vcr… however it is you roll.
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With nearly 500 scripted shows now airing across broadcast, cable and streaming, it’s easy to forget that a favorite comedy is returning, or that the new “prestige drama” you anticipated is about to debut. So consider this our reminder to set your DVR, order a Season Pass, pop a fresh Memorex into the Vcr… however it is you roll.
More from TVLineGood Girls Recap: Tension Between Beth and Stan Boils Over, While Nick Ties Up a Critical Loose...
- 5/15/2021
- by Ryan Schwartz
- TVLine.com
Confronting A Serial Killer No Longer Jane Doe Review — Confronting A Serial Killer (2021) Video TV Show Review, A Starz TV show directed by Joe Berlinger, and stars Jillian Lauren. In this video review, I talk about the new docu-series Confronting A Serial Killer. In this season finale, we learn of Sam’s fate [...]
Continue reading: Video TV Review: Confronting A Serial Killer: Season 1, Episode 5: No Longer Jane Doe [Starz]...
Continue reading: Video TV Review: Confronting A Serial Killer: Season 1, Episode 5: No Longer Jane Doe [Starz]...
- 5/10/2021
- by Alex Srednoselac
- Film-Book
Confronting A Serial Killer Restoring Their Names Review — Confronting A Serial Killer (2021) Video TV Show Review, A Starz TV show directed by Joe Berlinger, and stars Jillian Lauren. In this video review, I talk about the new docu-series Confronting A Serial Killer. Episode 4 focuses on Jillian’s research behind one of Sam’s [...]
Continue reading: Video TV Review: Confronting A Serial Killer: Season 1, Episode 4: Restoring Their Names [Starz]...
Continue reading: Video TV Review: Confronting A Serial Killer: Season 1, Episode 4: Restoring Their Names [Starz]...
- 5/3/2021
- by Alex Srednoselac
- Film-Book
Confronting A Serial Killer Behold the Monster Review — Confronting A Serial Killer (2021) Video TV Show Review, A Starz TV show directed by Joe Berlinger, and stars Jillian Lauren. In this video review, I talk about the new docu-series Confronting A Serial Killer. Episode 3 focuses on Sam Little’s upbringing. We learn that [...]
Continue reading: Video TV Review: Confronting A Serial Killer: Season 1, Episode 3: Behold the Monster [Starz]...
Continue reading: Video TV Review: Confronting A Serial Killer: Season 1, Episode 3: Behold the Monster [Starz]...
- 4/28/2021
- by Alex Srednoselac
- Film-Book
A few years ago, before director-producer Joe Berlinger embarked upon making a docu series and narrative feature about Ted Bundy, he asked his daughters what they knew about the serial killer. Both were college-aged and “the prototypical Bundy victim,” he says, and neither one of them knew who Bundy was, let alone the extent of his crimes.
Although he was already seeing pushback on such projects, with many wondering why serial killers should get such large platforms, Berlinger felt it was important to make “people aware that this stuff really happens,” he says. “You can’t remind people enough that there are dark forces out there that one needs to guard against.”
That was part of the motivation for Berlinger doing the 2019 Netflix docu-series “Conversations with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes” and 2019 scripted feature film “Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile” starring Zac Efron as Bundy.
The same belief...
Although he was already seeing pushback on such projects, with many wondering why serial killers should get such large platforms, Berlinger felt it was important to make “people aware that this stuff really happens,” he says. “You can’t remind people enough that there are dark forces out there that one needs to guard against.”
That was part of the motivation for Berlinger doing the 2019 Netflix docu-series “Conversations with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes” and 2019 scripted feature film “Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile” starring Zac Efron as Bundy.
The same belief...
- 4/16/2021
- by Danielle Turchiano
- Variety Film + TV
The new Starz documentary series Confronting a Serial Killer is captivating, immersive and infuriating. One of the first things we learn is how victims are parsed through the criminal justice system. On the scale of homicide priorities, “pretty white college students are the most dead, black hookers are the least dead.”
Because it tells a story about an under-represented and largely dismissed cross-section of the community, Confronting a Serial Killer focuses on the victims. Even the journalist spearheading the investigation is a survivor. Putting a human face and voice to statistics is a slowly growing trend in true crime coverage. It was recently done in Peacock Originals’ John Wayne Gacy: Devil in Disguise. But the Killer Clown is one of the most recognizable names in the history of homicide. While Samuel Little may have racked up a higher body count, his is a lesser-known name.
Little extinguished 93 lives over four decades.
Because it tells a story about an under-represented and largely dismissed cross-section of the community, Confronting a Serial Killer focuses on the victims. Even the journalist spearheading the investigation is a survivor. Putting a human face and voice to statistics is a slowly growing trend in true crime coverage. It was recently done in Peacock Originals’ John Wayne Gacy: Devil in Disguise. But the Killer Clown is one of the most recognizable names in the history of homicide. While Samuel Little may have racked up a higher body count, his is a lesser-known name.
Little extinguished 93 lives over four decades.
- 4/14/2021
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
Video TV Show Review: Confronting A Serial Killer: An Engaging, Yet Familiar Docu-Series [SXSW 2021]
Confronting A Serial Killer Review — Confronting A Serial Killer (2021) Video TV Show Review, A Starz TV show directed by Joe Berlinger, and stars Jillian Lauren. In this video review, I talk about the new docu-series Confronting A Serial Killer. This show is a part of my coverage of the 2021 South By [...]
Continue reading: Video TV Show Review: Confronting A Serial Killer: An Engaging, Yet Familiar Docu-Series [SXSW 2021]...
Continue reading: Video TV Show Review: Confronting A Serial Killer: An Engaging, Yet Familiar Docu-Series [SXSW 2021]...
- 4/6/2021
- by Alex Srednoselac
- Film-Book
In a market saturated with true crime documentaries Starz’ latest from Joe Berlinger, the man behind The Ted Bundy Tapes and Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile starring Zac Efron as Bundy, delivers another harrowing documentary series that’s both shockingly saddening and powerfully important.
The five-episode series tells the more than a timely story of the unprecedented relationship between acclaimed author and journalist Jillian Lauren and the most prolific serial killer in American history, Sam Little, and her race against time to identify his victims before it’s too late. Through the perspectives of Lauren and several female investigators, survivors and victims’ family members, the series shines a light on systemic issues in the criminal justice system including bias against marginalized communities, particularly women of colour, and those struggling with addiction, mental illness, and trauma.
Jillian Lauren certainly has some balls of steel; it is revealed that Lauren’s...
The five-episode series tells the more than a timely story of the unprecedented relationship between acclaimed author and journalist Jillian Lauren and the most prolific serial killer in American history, Sam Little, and her race against time to identify his victims before it’s too late. Through the perspectives of Lauren and several female investigators, survivors and victims’ family members, the series shines a light on systemic issues in the criminal justice system including bias against marginalized communities, particularly women of colour, and those struggling with addiction, mental illness, and trauma.
Jillian Lauren certainly has some balls of steel; it is revealed that Lauren’s...
- 3/17/2021
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
In today’s TV news roundup, HBO Max ordered a new streetwear competition series, and Variety has an exclusive first look at Carey Mulligan in “My Grandparents’ War.”
Casting
Angela Bassett will narrate Fox’s “Malika the Lion Queen,” a two-hour wildlife documentary that will air April 4 and be available on Tubi beginning April 18. Bassett will guide viewers through an educational exploration of the true queens and leaders in the lion kingdom. The special tells the untold story of the lioness experience through the exhilarating and harrowing life of Malika. It is produced by Plimsoll Productions and executive produced by Tom Hugh-Jones, Martha Holmes and Grant Mansfield. Watch a teaser below.
Dates
“Birdgirl” will debut on Adult Swim at midnight on April 4. The “Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law” spinoff sees 30-something Judy Ken Sebben inherit her father’s socially irresponsible company. To set things right, She assembles the ragtag Birdteam...
Casting
Angela Bassett will narrate Fox’s “Malika the Lion Queen,” a two-hour wildlife documentary that will air April 4 and be available on Tubi beginning April 18. Bassett will guide viewers through an educational exploration of the true queens and leaders in the lion kingdom. The special tells the untold story of the lioness experience through the exhilarating and harrowing life of Malika. It is produced by Plimsoll Productions and executive produced by Tom Hugh-Jones, Martha Holmes and Grant Mansfield. Watch a teaser below.
Dates
“Birdgirl” will debut on Adult Swim at midnight on April 4. The “Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law” spinoff sees 30-something Judy Ken Sebben inherit her father’s socially irresponsible company. To set things right, She assembles the ragtag Birdteam...
- 3/16/2021
- by Haley Bosselman
- Variety Film + TV
We live in the age of Peak True Crime. You can’t search for a podcast without stumbling over countless new shows about grisly murders. You can’t browse Netflix without skimming past that week’s latest miniseries about a serial killer you’ve never heard about. And let’s face it: we eat it up. We devour these unsettling […]
The post ‘Sasquatch’ and ‘Confronting a Serial Killer’ Showcase How Different Two True Crime Shows Can Be [SXSW 2021] appeared first on /Film.
The post ‘Sasquatch’ and ‘Confronting a Serial Killer’ Showcase How Different Two True Crime Shows Can Be [SXSW 2021] appeared first on /Film.
- 3/16/2021
- by Jacob Hall
- Slash Film
Demi Lovato’s new docuseries has been set as the opening night headliner at the 2021 South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Festival.
South by Southwest (SXSW) Conference and Festivals announced that the YouTube Originals docuseries “Demi Lovato: Dancing with the Devil,” directed by Michael D. Ratner, will make its world premiere and kick off the 2021 online event, which runs March 16-20.
In the project (which is set to debut on YouTube in March), Lovato opens up for the first time about her nearly fatal overdose, dissecting every aspect that led to the 2018 incident and her awakenings in the aftermath. Lovato is said to have granted Ratner “unprecedented access to [her] personal and musical journey during the most trying time of her life as she unearthed her prior traumas and discovered the importance of her physical, emotional, and mental health.” A description of the project paints it as, “far deeper than an inside look beyond the celebrity surface,...
South by Southwest (SXSW) Conference and Festivals announced that the YouTube Originals docuseries “Demi Lovato: Dancing with the Devil,” directed by Michael D. Ratner, will make its world premiere and kick off the 2021 online event, which runs March 16-20.
In the project (which is set to debut on YouTube in March), Lovato opens up for the first time about her nearly fatal overdose, dissecting every aspect that led to the 2018 incident and her awakenings in the aftermath. Lovato is said to have granted Ratner “unprecedented access to [her] personal and musical journey during the most trying time of her life as she unearthed her prior traumas and discovered the importance of her physical, emotional, and mental health.” A description of the project paints it as, “far deeper than an inside look beyond the celebrity surface,...
- 1/15/2021
- by Angelique Jackson
- Variety Film + TV
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