UPDATED, 10:28 a.m.: Netflix announced on Wednesday that the new comedy special Natural Selection from today’s most discussed comic, Matt Rife, will be debuting on the platform November 15th. Check out a new teaser for it above.
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Caroline Brew editor Tony Shalhoub returns as the Defective Detective in Peacock‘s “Mr. Monk‘s Last Case: A Monk Movie,” premiering on Dec. 8.
“It’s been twelve years since the world has seen a fresh installment of ‘Monk.’ The world has changed mightily in those intervening years and ‘Monk’ 2023 reflects the changing world,” executive producers Andy Breckman, David Hoberman and Randy Zisk said in a joint statement. The “Monk” reunion movie will see Shalhoub reprise his role as Adrian Monk, a consulting detective with obsessive-compulsive disorder and a wide range of phobias. Per the official logline, the film sees Monk return to solve one last and “very personal case involving his beloved step-daughter Molly, a journalist preparing for her wedding.” Original series stars Ted Levine, Traylor Howard, Jason Gray-Stanford, Melora Hardin and Hector Elizondo reprise their roles in “Mr.
Monk’s Last Case: A Monk Movie,” with Caitlin McGee and James Purefoy joining as new cast members. Series creator Breckman wrote “Mr. Monk’s Last Case: A Monk Movie.” The film is directed by Zisk, who executive produced and directed episodes of the TV series.
Shalhoub is executive producing alongside Breckman, Zisk and Hoberman, executive producer of the original series. UCP is the studio. “In coming back, we wanted to do a film that was worthy of our legacy.
‘Mr. Monk’s Last Case’ is a story that is powerful, emotional, funny, heartwarming, and has something to say about the human condition,” Breckman, Hoberman and Zisk continued in their statement. The original series ran for eight seasons and accumulated eight Emmys over the course of its run, with Shalhoub winning best actor in a comedy series three times.
.UPDATED, 10:28 a.m.: Netflix announced on Wednesday that the new comedy special Natural Selection from today’s most discussed comic, Matt Rife, will be debuting on the platform November 15th. Check out a new teaser for it above.
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Three friends search for legendary riches but end up finding much more than they expected in “Please Don’t Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain.” And as the title indicates, the upcoming comedy comes from writers Martin Herlihy, John Higgins, and Ben Marshall, otherwise known for “Please Don’t Destroy” digital shorts on “Saturday Night Live“. The trio joined the late night show in 2021, with their popular shorts usually involved that week’s host and increasingly large budgets.
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A first look at Peacock’s Mr. Monk’s Last Case: A Monk Movie is finally here!
We have a date and some first-look images for the Monk follow-up movie. Mr. Monk’s Last Case: A Monk Movie starring Tony Shalhoub in a reprisal of his titular role, will release December 8 on Peacock.
EXCLUSIVE: Fox Sports Films and Religion of Sports have unveiled The Game That Changed Everything: Yankees vs. Red Sox ’04 ALCS, a new documentary chronicling Major League Baseball’s unforgettable American League Championship Series matchup between storied rivals the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox, which led to the historic curse-breaking Boston title win in 2004.
We’re getting the first look at Criminal Record, Apple TV+‘s hourlong London-set crime thriller series starring Doctor Who alum Peter Capaldi and The Good Fight‘s Cush Jumbo as detectives in a tug of war over a historic murder conviction. The eight-episode series will launch with the first two episodes on Friday, January 12, 2024, followed by one new episode each Friday through February 23. See the first photos above and below.
“I Need That,” a new production at New York’s American Airlines Theatre which has previews starting on Friday, Oct. 13 ahead of its Nov.
EXCLUSIVE: Chip & Joanna Gaines’ Magnolia Network today unveiled its slate of cable and streaming premieres for the month of October, including Season 4 of Ranch to Table, Season 2 of In the Kitchen with Abner and Amanda, Season 2 of Makeover by Monday and Season 9 of Maine Cabin Masters on Magnolia Network. Also coming in October are the streaming premieres of new seasons of First Time Fixer and Beach Cottage Chronicles, Diary of an Old Home and Bargain Mansions on Max and discovery+.
You didn’t actually think there wouldn’t be a world premiere for the Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour concert film?