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Which actors play your favorite “Flash” characters?
Current Cast
Barry Allen/The Flash – Grant Gustin
Iris West – Candice Patton
Caitlin Snow/Killer Frost – Danielle Panabaker
Joe West – Jesse L. Martin
Cecile Horton – Danielle Nicolet
Allegra Garcia – Kayla Compton
Chester P. Runk – Brandon McKnight
Past/Guest/Recurring Cast
Sue Dearborn – Natalie Dreyfuss
Kristen Kramer – Carmen Moore
Captain David Singh – Patrick Sabongui
Henry Allen/Jay Garrick/The Flash (Earth 3) – John Wesley Shipp
Cisco Ramon/Vibe/Reverb – Carlos Valdes
Dr. Harrison Wells, et al. – Tom Cavanagh
Wally West – Keiynan Lonsdale
Julian Albert – Tom Felton
Ralph Dibney/Elongated Man – Hartley Sawyer
Nora Allen/Speed Force – Michelle Harrison
Eddie Thawne – Rick Cosnett
Kamilla Hwang – Victoria Park
Nora West-Allen – Jessica Parker Kennedy
Jesse Wells/Jesse Quick – Violett Beane
Hartley Rathaway/Pied Piper – Andy Mientus
Jay Garrick/Hunter Zolomon/Zoom – Teddy Sears
Patty Spivot – Shantel VanSanten
Ronnie Raymond/Firestorm/Deathstorm – Robbie Amell
Dr. Martin Stein/Firestorm – Victor Garber
Eva McCullogh/Mirror Monarch – Efrat Dor
The Mechanic – Kim Engelbrecht
Clifford DeVoe/The Thinker – Neil Sandilands
Mark Blaine/Chillblaine – Jon Cor
Savitar – Tobin Bell/Andre Tricoteux
Leonard Snart/Captain Cold – Wentworth Miller
Young Barry – Logan Williams
Linda Park/Dr. Light – Melise Jow
Dr. Ramsey Rosso – Sendhil Ramamurthy
Man In The Iron Mask/Jay Garrick – Lucas Wolf
Christina McGee – Amanda Pays
Oliver Queen/Green Arrow – Stephen Amell
General Wade Eiling – Clancy Brown
Felicity Smoak – Emily Bett Rickards
Kendra Saunders/Chay-Ara/Hawkgirl – Ciara Renée
Mason Bridge – Roger Howarth
Eobard Thawne/Reverse Flash – Matt Letscher
Francine West – Vanessa Williams
Mick Rory/Heat Wave – Dominic Purcell
Tony Woodward – Greg Finley
John Diggle – David Ramsey
Henry Hewitt – Demore Barnes
Clarissa Stein – Isabella Hofmann
Lisa Snart/ Golden Glider – Peyton List
Amunet Black – Katee Sackhoff
Esperanza/Ultraviolet – Alexa Barajas
Voice of Ultraviolet – Erika Soto
Dante Ramon/Rupture – Nicholas Gonzalez
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Barry Allen/The Flash
Iris West
Caitlin Snow/Killer Forst
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Dr. Harrison Wells
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Joe West
Wally West
Jesse Wells/Jesse Quick
Julian Albert
Cecile Horton
Henry Allen
Jay Garrick/The Flash (Earth 3)
The Mechanic
Clifford DeVoe/The Thinker
Eobard Thawne/Reverse Flash
Savitar (Barry Allen time remnant)
Nora Allen
Eddie Thawne
Captain David Singh
Hartley Rathaway/Pied Piper
Jay Garrick/Hunter Zolomon/Zoom
Patty Spivot
Ronnie Raymond/Firestorm
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When is your favorite “Flash” star’s birthday?
Robbie Amell | April 21, 1988 |
Violett Beane | May 18, 1996 |
Tobin Bell | August 7, 1942 |
Clancy Brown | January 5, 1959 |
Tom Cavanagh | October 26, 1963 |
Kayla Compton | February 3, 1990 |
Rick Cosnett | April 6, 1983 |
Natalie Dreyfuss | February 25, 1987 |
Kim Engelbrecht | June 20, 1980 |
Tom Felton | September 22, 1987 |
Victor Garber | March 16, 1949 |
Nicholas Gonzalez | January 3, 1976 |
Grant Gustin | January 14, 1990 |
Michelle Harrison | March 24, 1975 |
Roger Howarth | September 13, 1968 |
Malese Jow | February 18, 1991 |
Jessica Parker Kennedy | October 3, 1984 |
Matt Letscher | June 26, 1970 |
Peyton List | August 8, 1986 |
Keiynan Lonsdale | December 19, 1991 |
Jesse L. Martin | January 18, 1969 |
Brandon McKnight | September 22, 1990 |
Andy Mientus | November 10, 1986 |
Wentworth Miller | June 2, 1972 |
Danielle Nicolet | November 24, 1973 |
Danielle Panabaker | September 19, 1987 |
Victoria Park | April 14, 1988 |
Candice Patton | June 24, 1988 |
Amanda Pays | June 6, 1959 |
Dominic Purcell | February 17, 1970 |
Sendhil Ramamurthy | May 17, 1974 |
Ciara Renée | October 19, 1990 |
Patrick Sabongui | January 9, 1975 |
Neil Sandilands | May 1, 1975 |
Katee Sackhoff | April 8, 1980 |
Hartley Sawyer | January 25, 1985 |
Teddy Sears | April 6, 1977 |
John Wesley Shipp | January 22, 1955 |
Andre Tricoteux | ? |
Carlos Valdes | April 20, 1989 |
Shantel VanSanten | July 25, 1985 |
Logan Williams | April 9, 2003 |
Vanessa Williams | May 12 1963 |
Lucas Wolf | September 6, 1994 |
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Where to see your favorite “The Flash” stars, past and present!
Grant Gustin (Barry/The Flash) is filming a new movie, “Rescued by Ruby.”
Neal McDonough (Damian Darkh) guest-stars on “9-1-1: Lone Star” Monday, February 21 on FOX.
Tom Cavanagh (Harry) appears Friday, 4/29 on “The Talk” on CBS.
Jesse L. Martin (Joe) has 3 movies coming out, including “Sexual Healing,” where he stars as Marvin Gaye.
Ruby Rose (Kate) has a few movies coming out and appears Monday, 7/26 (Re-run From 4/14/21) on “The Kelly Clarkson Show.”
Brandon McKnight (Chester) is working on the film “A Hundred Lies.”
John Wesley Shipp (Henry) guest-stars on the 9th episode of this season’s “Stargirl” on The CW 10/5 and is working on a new movie, “Climbing Life.” He appears at Tidewater Comicon May 14-15, 2022 in Virginia Beach, VA. More Info
Stephanie Izsak (Daisy) has 6 movies in the works.
Keiynan Lonsdale (Wally) stars in “Eden” on Stan, a new Australian streaming channel.
Franz Drameh (Firestorm) appears in a new TV series “The Edge of Sleep” and has a new movie in the works, “Twist.”
Teddy Sears (Hunter/Zoom) appears in “American Crime Story” on FX and guest-stars on “S.W.A.T.” Friday, November 12 on CBS.
Tom Felton (Julian) has 4 new films in the works.
Nicholas Gonzalez (Dante) stars in the new NBC series “La Brea.” More Info
Keith David (Solovar) has many movies coming out and does voices in two animated series, “Final Space” on Adult Swim and “Amphibia” on the Disney Channel.
Isabella Hofmann (Clarissa) has 4 movies coming out this year.
Tobin Bell (Savitar) has many films coming out and appears in the horror podcast “The Gloom.”
Clancy Brown (General Eiling) voices Mr. Krabs in “SpongeBob Squarepants” and in the upcoming spinoff series “The Patrick Star Show.” He also appears in the movie “Last Looks” and in the new “Dexter” TV series in July.
Richard Brooks (Warden Wolfe) stars in the web soap “The Rich and the Ruthless” on Bet+, and appears in “Good Trouble” on Freeform, and in the upcoming NBC series “Echo.”
Jessica Camacho (Gypsy) stars in the CBS TV movie “A Christmas Proposal” Sunday, December 12.
Wentworth Miller (Captain Cold) had a recurring role this year on “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.” We don’t know if he’ll be back next year or not.
Dominic Purcell (Heatwave) stars in “DC’s Legends of Tomorrow” Sundays on The CW. He has two movies coming out this year as well.
Caity Lotz (Sara) stars in “DC’s Legends of Tomorrow” Sundays on The CW.
Brandon Routh (Ray/Atom) has a recurring role on “The Rookie” on ABC.
Paul Blackthorne (Quentin) has 2 films coming out.
Melise Jow (Linda) does the voice of Kate in the animated series “Invincible” on Amazon Prime.
Victor Garber (Martin) stars in the Canadian series “Family Law” on Global and has a recurring role on “The Orville” on HULU.
Robbie Amell (Ronnie) stars in “Upload” on Amazon Prime and has 3 movies coming out.
Stephen Amell (Oliver) stars in the series “Heels,” which will premiere on August 15, 2021 on Starz. Both Amell brothers are working on the sequel to their film, “Code 8.”
Rick Cosnett (Eddie) stars in a Spanish film, “Tu me manques.”
David Ramsey (John) guest-stars on “Supergirl” later this year.
Emily Bett Rickards (Felicity) has a new movie coming out, “We Need to Talk.”
Melissa Benoist (Kara) stars in “Supergirl” on The CW and appears Tuesday, 10/5 on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” on ABC.
Katie Cassidy (Laurel) has 2 new movies in the works.
Vanessa Williams (Francine) has a recurring role on “9-1-1” Mondays on FOX and appears appears Tuesday, November 30 on “The Today Show” on NBC to discuss being a judge on “Queen of the Universe,” which premieres 12/2 on Paramount+.
Roger Howarth (Mason) plays Austin on “General Hospital” weekdays on ABC.
Britne Oldford (Shawna/Peek-a-Boo) stars in the movie “Free Guy,” out August 18.
Patrick Sabongui (Captain Singh) appears in the movie “This Game’s Called Murder.”
Shantel VanSanten (Patty) stars in “For All Mankind” on AppleTV+ and has a recurring role on “FBI” Tuesdays on CBS.
Michelle Harrison (Nora) has two movies in the works.
Andre Tricoteux (Savitar) appears in “Snowpiercer” on TNT.
David Sobolov (Grodd) plays Drax in the “Guardians of the Galaxy” movies.
Anne Dudek (Tracy) stars in the movie “Reminisce.”
Chris Klein (Orlin) has a new movie in the works, “Intensive Care.”
Kim Engelbrecht (The Mechanic) appears in the CW series “Bulletproof” and in a new South African series “Reyka.”
Tony Todd (Zoom) has over a dozen movies in the works, including comic book movie “Hellblazer” and the new version of “Candy Man” (He starred in the original in 1992).
Neil Sandilands (Clifford/The Thinker) appears in “Sweet Tooth” on Netflix as the villaneous General Abbot and has 2 movies coming out.
Efrat Dor (Eva/Mirror Master) stars in “Mayans MC” on FX.
Sendhil Ramamurthy (Ramsey) does voices in “Cleopatra in Space” on Peacock.
Katee Sackhoff (Amunet) does voices on “Robot Chicken” on Adult Swim. She appears at the Calgary Expo April 21-24 at Stampede Park in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. More Info and at Fan Expo Cleveland, April 29-May 1, 2022 at Huntington Convention Center of Cleveland. More Info
Sarah Carter (Grace/Cicada) has 3 movies coming out.
LaMonica Garrett (The Monitor) stars in “Delilah” on OWN and will appear in the series “The Terminal List” on Amazon Prime.
Liam McIntyre (Mark Mardon) does voices on “Family Guy” Sundays on FOX and will do the voice of Aquaman in the new DC animated movie “Justice Society: World War II.”
Ciara Renée (Kendra) has 4 movies coming out.
Susan Walters (Carla) appears in the Freeform series “Good Trouble.” She appears regularly on “The Young and the Restless” weekdays on CBS and appears Wednesday, 8/17 (Re-run from 4/18/22) on “The Talk” on CBS.
Ennis Esmer (Psych) appears in a new Canadian TV series, “Children Ruin Everything.”
Mark Hamill (James Jesse/Trickster) does voices in 2 animated series, “Invincible” on Amazon Prime and “Masters of the Universe: Revelation,” which premieres on Netflix July 23. He also has 2 other films in the works.
Chris Wood (Mon-El) and Tony Todd also star in the animated series “Masters of the Universe: Revelation” which begins on Netflix July 23, 2021.
Sugar Lyn Beard (Becky) does a voice on the Syfy TV series “The Pole” and has 2 movies in the works.
Paul McGillion (Earl Cox) appears in “Firefly Lane” on Netflix and in a new movie “Day to Night.”
Peyton List (Lisa) has a recurring role on “The Rookie” Sundays on ABC and in “Charmed” on The CW. She also does a voice on “Blade Runner: Black Lotus.” She also has a new movie coming out, “Spinning Gold.”
Chad Rook (Clyde Mardon) has 5 new movies in the works, plus one miniseries and the TV series “Joe Pickett” on Spectrum.
John Barrowman (Cutter/Malcolm) appears at Fan Expo Cleveland, April 29-May 1, 2022 at Huntington Convention Center of Cleveland. More Info
Grey Damon (Mirror Master) appears in “Station 19” Thursdays on ABC.
BD Wong (Godspeed) appears in “Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens” on HULU and in the HBOMax animated series “Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai” as well as two new movies.
Danny Trejo (Breacher) has many movies coming out in the new few years, and he does voices on some animated series. He appears on “The Talk” Thursday, 6/30 on CBS.
Kyle Secor (Thomas) appears in “9-1-1: Lonestar” on FOX.
Daytime Soap Opera Short Recaps
Recap written by Eva
Lily sends Billy on a romantic scavenger hunt which leads him to Society where they dance and have dinner. Lily accepts Billy’s invitation to find a place where they can live together. Chelsea is scared that Victor will go through with his threat to take custody of Connor away from her if she doesn’t confess to poisoning Rey. Chloe suggests that Chelsea grab Connor get new identities for both her and Connor and run. Chelsea thinks that she has to confess to her crime because Victor will always find her if she runs away. Adam tells Sharon she will always be a part of him but he has no intention of breaking up her marriage. Faith worries that Adam won’t go through with the transplant. Rey promises Nick he won’t arrest Adam until after the transplant.
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Kyle and Summer start making plans for a wedding in the fall. Jack wants to give Kyle and Summer an engagement party. Mariah agrees to be Kyle’s best person despite the fact that she thinks he will have to grab the rings from her very pregnant stomach. Devon invites Victor and Nate to a celebration honoring Neil’s life. Sharon tells Faith Nick and Adam will be home soon so Adam can donate his kidney to her. Nate tells Sharon Faith isn’t responding to the steroid treatment. Amanda turns down Michael’s plea deal for her grandfather which would have him spend twenty years in jail. Victor tries to find out why Amanda took Sutton Ames case, but he has no luck. Victor continues to pressure Michael to clear Adam’s name as soon as possible because he is innocent.
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Belle talked to Shawn and Marlena about Jan being the one who set her up. Belle said Jan might have come out of her coma before April 1. She said the doctor said they noticed some improvement in Jan. Marlena said she could have been up to anything. Claire confronted Jan about wanting to marry her father. Jan said they could be family since Belle was going to jail. Claire said Belle wasn’t going to jail. Jan said Belle rid the world of a man like Charlie. She said they may not be friends, but they could be family. Allie and Chanel ran into each other. They knew each other from London. Nicole went to see Rafe so she could talk to him. Shawn asked Belle if she thought Jan woke up and murdered Charlie and snuck back in without anyone noticing her. Belle said she wouldn’t put anything past her. Marlena said it was possible, but she was being monitored 24/7. Belle and Shawn went to talk to Dr. Snyder to see if it was possible. Rafe told Nicole that he knew Ava told her that they kissed and they weren’t a good fit. Nicole said she misunderstood what she meant. She said she didn’t think it was right because she was in the mob and he’s a cop. She tried to explain what she meant. He told her he would find out if he and Ava were a fit because he was taking her out to dinner. Nicole told him she was jealous. Allie told Chanel that she was looking for jobs. Allie said she was turned down. Chanel suggested that they go out for drinks. Belle and Shawn went to see Dr. Snyder to ask if Jan woke up from her coma before April 1st. Dr. Snyder wanted to know why they were asking him that. Shawn pulled out his badge and said she was involved in a murder. Claire told Jan that Shawn wasn’t going to marry her. Jan said she couldn’t believe she was treating her like that after everything she did for her. Claire wanted to know what she did for her.
Dr. Snyder told Belle and Shawn that it was impossible for Jan to have gotten out of the coma on his watch. Shawn asked if they could look at the security footage. Dr. Snyder said he would need a warrant. Shawn said it would be bad for the hospital if he didn’t help them. Belle said it would look bad legally if he didn’t help them. Shawn said it would be less trouble to let them look at the footage. Jan told Claire that she listened to her when she talked about her issues. She said she stood by her and this was the thanks she got. Claire said they would never be friends. Jan said when she was her “bonus mama,” she would be kinder to her. Nicole told Rafe that she was jealous because of Eric being gone. Rafe said he should be home. Nicole said he was coming home any day now. Allie told Chanel that she had a baby. Chanel was shocked that she had a baby. Chanel wanted to know who was the father. Allie told her he was dead. Dr. Snyder showed Shawn and Belle the security footage of Jan’s room. Dr. Snyder left so they could look at the footage. While they were checking the footage, Belle noticed that Jan was awake before April. Jan told Claire that she cared about her when they met. Claire said she didn’t care about her. She said she used her to get to her father. Jan said she cared about her. Claire told her to stay away from her family. Belle and Shawn told Dr. Snyder that Jan snuck out of her room on Valentine’s Day. Dr. Snyder said Jan had to go to a lot of trouble. Belle said she had to. Dr. Snyder said the hospital wasn’t responsible for Jan’s actions. He told them to show themselves out. Belle wanted to get the footage to the police. Shawn said that was the last thing they should do. She wanted to know why he didn’t want to give Rafe the footage. He said Melinda had her as a suspect. She said they had proof that she was out of the coma. He said it didn’t prove that she killed Charlie. He said they had to get more proof.
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Bonnie told Justin about Belle’s arrest. Jan arrived and let them know that she knew about John’s recording. Bonnie was suspicious and wanted to know how she knew about that. Jan said Belle was her enemy so she followed the case to make sure she paid for her crime. Bonnie made fun of her for still having feelings for Shawn. She thought it was funny that her name would be Jan Brady if she married Shawn. Jan said she was the poor man’s version of Adrienne. Bonnie warned her not to underestimate Belle and she walked out. Shawn and Belle went to Marlena’s place and she told them that John was at the station. John was going to be charged with obstruction of justice because of Charlie’s murder. Belle knew was looking out for her and wanted to be there for John as his lawyer. Shawn didn’t think she should do that. Marlena let them know that Justin was representing John. They questioned how the police got the recording in the first place. Marlena told them that Jan showed up that day and probably tipped off Trask. Belle thought Jan set everything up. She thought it would make sense for Jan to kill Charlie. She thought Jan wanted her to go down for her crime. Shawn told her that Jan was in a coma when Charlie was killed.
John was at the police station with Trask. She questioned him about the recording. She played the recording of him saying Belle killed Charlie. She refused to let him treat her the way he did Rafe. She wanted him to make a statement about what he said in the recording. He refused to tell her anything without his lawyer. Justin showed up and told him not to say anything. She told John that Belle had to answer for John’s recording one way or another. Trask left the interrogation room. John let Justin know that he was afraid his recording wouldn’t be thrown out of court. He didn’t want to put his daughter in prison. They were determined to find out who framed Belle for murder. Chanel went to Lani’s place looking for a place to live. Lani wasn’t sure if she should help her. Chanel realized she made a mistake marrying Xander and trying to con her mother. She told Lani that she didn’t have anyone else since her mother hated her and Theo was gone. Lani wouldn’t let her move in, but she was going to help her find a job. Lani suggested she work at the police station. Chanel didn’t want to work with cops. She also suggested she be a nanny. Chanel felt it was too domestic for her. Lani told her that she would be homeless without a job. Chanel begged her for help again. Lani decided to let her stay on the couch until they figured something out.
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“Justice Society: World War II” [Blu-ray] Review by Suzanne 5/5/21
I love the DC movies, and this one did have plenty of action and adventure. The story and animation are good. However, I didn’t like that they killed off some heroes (I never like that), including one that we’ve seen killed off far too many times before in movies. Also, one of the heroes was being controlled by a villain, but after he came out of that control, he just went back to where he came from, with no explanation. I hope they make a sequel that tells us what happened with him.
Other than those things, it was a good film. I love how the Flash was working with Superman, and he went back in time (or in another universe) trying to save him. The way he worked with the other heroes was great. I loved Black Canary and Hawkman. It was great that they even managed to fit in Dr. Fate and Aquaman. The only thing I didn’t like about the animation was that Barry Allen is way more muscular than I’ve ever seen him. He was almost like Superman. The Flash is not usually so muscular.
DC Animated films don’t have a lot of DVD features. They have one behind-the-scenes feature and everything else is a previously-released episode or another movie or trailer for another movie. It’s the same here. See below for details.
If you love the DC Animated DVD’s, then you’ll probably love this one, too, as long as you don’t care about who gets killed off.
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THE FLASH SPEEDS ACROSS TIME TO HELP A SUPER HERO TEAM BATTLE NAZIS IN
JUSTICE SOCIETY: WORLD WAR II
COMING TO DIGITAL APRIL 27, 2021 &
4K Ultra HD™ BLU-RAY combo pack & BLU-RAY™
ON MAY 11, 2021
STANA KATIC, MATT BOMER RETURN IN NEW ROLES
FOR FIRST JUSTICE SOCIETY of AMERICA STORY IN
POPULAR dc universe movieS SERIES
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BURBANK, CA (February 4, 2020) – The Flash speeds into the middle of an epic battle between Golden Age DC Super Heroes and Nazis in Justice Society: World War II, the next entry in the popular series of the DC Universe Movies. Produced by Warner Bros. Animation, DC and Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, the feature-length animated film will be released on Digital starting April 27, 2021, and on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Combo Pack and Blu-ray on May 11, 2021. The film is rated PG-13 for violence and some bloody images.
Justice Society: World War II will be available on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Combo Pack (USA $39.99 SRP; Canada $44.98 SRP) and Blu-ray (USA $29.98 SRP; Canada $39.99 SRP) as well as on Digital. The 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Combo Pack features an Ultra HD Blu-ray disc in 4K with HDR, a Blu-ray disc featuring the film in hi-definition, and a digital version of the movie. The Blu-ray features a Blu-ray disc with the film in hi-definition and a digital version of the movie.
Justice Society: World War II finds modern-day Barry Allen – prior to the formation of the Justice League – discovering he can run even faster than he imagined, and that milestone results in his first encounter with the Speed Force. The Flash is promptly launched into the midst of a raging battle – primarily between Nazis and a team of Golden Age DC Super Heroes known as The Justice Society of America. Led by Wonder Woman, the group includes Hourman, Black Canary, Hawkman, Steve Trevor and the Golden Age Flash, Jay Garrick. The Flash quickly volunteers to assist his fellow heroes in tipping the scales of war in their favor, while the team tries to figure out how to send him home. But it won’t be easy as complications and emotions run deep in this time-skipping World War II thriller.
Stana Katic (Castle, Absentia, A Call To Spy) and Matt Bomer (Doom Patrol, White Collar, The Boys in the Band), who made their DC Universe Movies debuts as Lois Lane and Superman in the 2013 film Superman: Unbound, return to the popular animated film series in the lead roles of Wonder Woman and The Flash for Justice Society: World War II. The star-studded cast includes Geoffrey Arend (Madam Secretary, Batman: Hush) as Charles Halstead/Advisor, Armen Taylor (JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind) as Jay Garrick, Elysia Rotaru (Arrow) as Black Canary, Liam McIntyre (The Flash, Spartacus, Justice League Dark: Apokolips War) as Aquaman, Omid Abtahi (American Gods, The Mandalorian) as Hawkman, Matthew Mercer (Critical Role, Overwatch) as Hourman, Keith Ferguson (Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends, Overwatch) as Dr. Fate, Darin De Paul (Overwatch, Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion’s Revenge) as Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Ashleigh LaThrop (The Handmaid’s Tale, Utopia, The Kominsky Method) as Iris West, and Chris Diamantopoulos (Episodes, Silicon Valley, voice of Mickey Mouse) as Steve Trevor.
Jeff Wamester (Guardians of the Galaxy TV series) directs Justice Society: World War II from a screenplay by Meghan Fitzmartin (Supernatural, DC Super Hero Girls) and Jeremy Adams (Supernatural, Batman: Soul Of The Dragon). Producers are Jim Krieg (Batman: Gotham by Gaslight) and Kimberly S. Moreau (Batman vs. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles). Butch Lukic (Superman: Man of Tomorrow, Constantine: City of Demons) is Supervising Producer. Sam Register is Executive Producer.
Justice Society: World War II Special Features
4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Combo Pack, Blu-ray and Digital
DC Showcase – Kamandi: The Last Boy on Earth! (New Animated Short) – Jack Kirby’s beloved DC comic creation features the last civilized teenage boy on a post-apocalyptic Earth ruled by talking animals. In this short, Kamandi and his friends Prince Tuftan of the Tiger Kingdom and humanoid mutant Ben Boxer are kidnapped by a gorilla cult dedicated to finding the reincarnation of their god, The Mighty One. Golgan, the cult’s leader, puts Kamandi’s team through a series of deadly tests to find if any of them know the secret of … The Mighty One.
Adventures in Storytelling: Justice Society: World War II (New Featurette) – The film’s creative minds chat about the methods used to produce the touchstone sequences in Justice Society: World War II.
A Sneak Peek at the next DC Universe Movie – An advance look at the next animated film in the popular DC Universe Movies collection, Batman: The Long Halloween, Part One.
Look Back – Justice League vs. Teen Titans (Featurette) – A behind-the-scenes look at the making of Justice League vs. Teen Titans, a 2016 thriller that follows Damian Wayne’s induction into the Teen Titans. Complicating his training is the growing presence of Raven’s satanic, world-conquering father Trigon, whose escape plan from his inter-dimensional prison includes spreading his demonic forces across the globe, infiltrating the minds and bodies of the Justice League to do his bidding. To save the universe and prevent a literal hell on Earth, the Teen Titans must rescue – or defeat – the Justice League, and intern Trigon for all eternity.
Look Back – Wonder Woman: Bloodlines (Featurette) – An intriguing glance into the production behind 2019’s Wonder Woman: Bloodlines, which finds Amazon Princess Diana helping a troubled young girl enlisted by a deadly organization known as Villainy, Inc., whose criminal members have their sights set on invading Themyscira. The expansive adventure is packed with brutal battles, mysterious mythology, and endless wonder!
From the DC Vault: Justice League: “Legends, Part One”
From the DC Vault: Justice League: “Legends, Part Two”
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4K UHD Blu-ray Combo Pack $39.99 USA, $44.98 Canada
Blu-ray $29.98 USA, $39.99 Canada
Blu-ray Languages: English, Spanish, French, German
Blu-ray Subtitles: English, Spanish, French, German, Swedish, Danish, Finnish, Norwegian
4K Blu-ray Languages: English, Spanish
4K Blu-ray Subtitles: English, French
Running Time: 84 minutes
Rated PG-13
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JUSTICE SOCIETY: WORLD WAR II © 2021 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. JUSTICE SOCIETY and all related characters and elements are trademarks of and © DC Comics.
About Warner Bros. Animation
Warner Bros. Animation (WBA) is one of the leading producers of animation in the entertainment industry, producing and developing projects for multiple platforms, both domestically and internationally. WBA’s current series include Animaniacs for Hulu, Green Eggs and Ham for Netflix, Aquaman: King of Atlantis, Batwheels, Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai, Harley Quinn, Jellystone!, Little Ellen, Looney Tunes Cartoons, Tiny Toons Looniversity and Young Justice for HBO Max, DC Super Hero Girls, Teen Titans Go!, ThunderCats Roar for Cartoon Network, Dorothy and the Wizard of Oz, Scooby-Doo! and Guess Who?, The Tom and Jerry Show and Yabba-Dabba Dinosaurs! for Boomerang. WBA’s full-length theatrical film, Teen Titans GO! to the Movies, was released in summer 2018. As home to the iconic animated characters from the DC, Hanna-Barbera, MGM and Looney Tunes libraries, WBA also produces highly successful animated films — including the DC Universe Movies — for DVD, Blu-ray® and digital media. One of the most-honored animation studios in history, WBA has won six Academy Awards®, 35 Emmy® Awards, the George Foster Peabody Award, a BAFTA Children’s Award, an Environmental Media Award, a Parents’ Choice Award, the HUMANITAS Prize, two Prism Awards and 20 Annie Awards (honoring excellence in animation).
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Daytime Soap Opera Short Recaps
Recap written by Eva
Nikki and Sharon have an honest talk where Nikki admits she would rather see her with Nick than Phyllis. Sharon tells Nikki that Rey moved out of the house. Nikki advises Sharon not to give up on Rey. Rey brings Sharon soup and tells her they will talk tomorrow. Rey sees Chelsea walking with a cane while she sits down to dinner with Chloe. Chloe worries that Rey knows the truth, but Chelsea thinks Rey doesn’t have proof to back up his suspicions. Faith is playing chess with Moses when she feels badly so Moses goes to call the doctor. Victor surprises Chelsea and Chloe when they arrive home and he is inside the penthouse waiting for them. Victor tells Chelsea that if she doesn’t go to the police and confess that she poisoned Rey he will sue for custody of Connor. Adam manages to get out from under the debris of the roof collapse and he goes to get the fire department to get help to get Nick out of the debris.
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Moses is a supportive friend to Faith as he helps her talk through her feelings about her illness. Billy persuades Lily to allow a reporter to follow Nick because he thinks Nick knows Adam’s location. Billy overhears Nikki and Victoria talking about Faith’s illness at Society. Billy promises Victoria he will pull the plug on the story for Faith’s sake. Lily gets the wrong idea when she comes into Society and sees Billy holding Victoria’s hand. Adam tries to persuade Nick to wait until the tornado passes in the storm cellar, but he wants them to go back to Geneva City as soon as possible. Nick does his best to open the door to the storm cellar so they can leave as soon as the storm passes. Nick and Adam and Nick are able to open the door but when they do the roof of the storm cellar collapses on top of c them.
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Recap written by Christine
Chance sent Abby a package of little gifts, but it just made her miss him even more, and she thought they were a sign he wasn’t coming home any time soon. Nina offered a sympathetic ear. Abby and Lola talked about Faith. Nick found Adam in Kansas and asked him to donate a kidney to Faith. After some back and forth, Adam agreed to do it, but a tornado touched down, trapping them in the Montalvo cellar. Sharon told Faith that she might need a kidney and Adam was the only match. Sharon learned that the steroids Faith were on weren’t working. She unsuccessfully tried to get in touch with Nick. Mariah talked with Sharon about Faith. Abby made Mariah a snack to take to work because she was still dealing with morning sickness. Devon told Jack that the rehab program they’d opened together to honor Neil was a success. Jack accepted the invitation to the event Devon and Lily were hosting for Neil. Devon ran into Elena, and he could tell her mind was on Faith. Lola and Elena discussed Faith and all that her family had been through.
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Recap written by Michele and Cheryl
Sami talked to Kristen about Lucas pretending to have a brain tumor. Abby told Gwen that she didn’t push her down the stairs. Gwen said she did push her down the stairs. She told Abby that she had everything. She called Abby a liar and a murderer. Abby told Chad that she wasn’t lying. He told her to leave the room. Kristen asked Sami how Lucas was going to explain to Chloe why he wasn’t getting sicker. Sami said he would think of something. Chloe told Lucas that she would go with him to see Dr. Dunn tomorrow. Abby told Jack that Gwen lost the baby. She said Gwen was saying it was her fault. Gwen asked Chad if he believed her. She said he thought she was making it up. He said she was upset because she got horrible news. She said it was horrible for her, but not for him.
Rafe and Ava talked about their kiss. He told her he didn’t do it because he lost Hope. He said he did it because he wanted to. He said they could forget about the kiss if she wanted to. She said she didn’t want to forget about it. She said it was the nicest thing that has happened to her in a long time. He said a lot of bad things happened to her so the bar was low. She said it was very nice. She told him that she told Nicole that it happened and she didn’t think it was a good idea. Sami told Kristen that Lucas had a quality that made women want to take care of him. Kristen asked if that was why she slept with him. Lucas called Sami and told her that he had to see the cancer doctor. He said nothing was wrong with him. He wanted to know what he was going to do. Sami said he would think of something. He said he didn’t care if EJ found out they slept together. Sami said it was a good idea. He asked if she was listening to him. He said either way the plan was going to blow up. Abby told Jack that Gwen said she pushed her down the stairs. She said she grabbed her arm, but she didn’t push her. She asked him if she believed her. Gwen told Chad that he could move on with their lives as if nothing happened. He said after what she did, there was no way they could move on. She said he was happy that the baby was dead. He said he didn’t want the baby to die. He said she tricked him into having the baby. He said the baby wasn’t an ideal situation. He said he wouldn’t have wanted what happened to their child to have happened. He said he would have taken care of the baby and loved it. Rafe asked Ava why Nicole would care about them kissing. Ava said Nicole might have thought he was vulnerable because of Hope. She said Nicole probably thought she was taking advantage of him. He said he was the one who took advantage. He wondered why Nicole would care what they did. He told her that what they did was their business. Ava said she shouldn’t have said anything to her. Chad told Gwen that he didn’t want her to be alone. He asked her if she wanted him to call someone. She said there was no one. She said it was her own fault. She said she didn’t forget what she did to him and Abby. She thought the baby could help her change. He told her that she would have been a good mother. She said she wouldn’t know now because of Abby. Abby wanted Jack to tell her that he believed that she wouldn’t push a pregnant woman down the stairs. She said he believed Gwen when she said she didn’t kill Laura. Abby said he knew her all her life. She wanted him to tell her that he believed her. Abby told Chad that he knew she didn’t push Gwen. He said he believed her. He asked her why she was fighting with Gwen on top of the stairs. Abby asked if he was saying that it was her fault.
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Recap written by Michele and Cheryl
Jake talked to Ben about Kate breaking up with him. Roman talked to “Kate” about getting back together since she broke up with Jake. Jack and Chad saw Gwen fall down the stairs. Jack checked on Gwen while Chad called for help. Kristen went back to the DiMera mansion to check on Kate. Marlena told Sami that the police had a witness for Charlie’s murder. Sami wanted to know who the witness was. Marlena said it was John. Sami was upset that John didn’t say anything about what he saw when she was arrested. Marlena said he just remembered what he saw. Marlena said they weren’t going to say anything at first. She said Rafe had a recording of John’s confession. Sami wanted to know how he got that. Marlena said from him. Roman told Philip and Gabi what happened between Jake and “Kate.” Jake told Ben that Kate was always jealous of him and Gabi even though he told her that he loved her. Jake told him Philip said Gabi was still in love with him. Ben asked him why he cared about Gabi dating Philip if he was over her. Ben said Kate was right to be upset that Jake wasn’t over Gabi. When they were at the hospital, Abby told Chad not to look at her like she was a horrible person. He said he wasn’t. He told her he needed to know what happened. Jack told Gwen that she was going to be okay. He said he was terrified when he saw her fall. She asked if he saw it. He said he was relieved that she was all right. He said he hoped the baby was too. She thought about the doctor telling her she lost the baby. Abby told Chad that she and Gwen got into an argument about moving in with Jack. Chad said she told him she was going to get over it. Abby said that was before she conned Jack into moving in with him. Dr. Snyder came in Gwen’s room and wondered why she was there. Jack said she fell down the stairs. Dr. Snyder said it didn’t say that in the report. Jack said they were worried about the baby. He wanted the doctor to examine her.
Dr. Snyder told Jack he had to examine Gwen alone. Chad wanted to know how Gwen fell down the stairs. Abby told him how she fell. Jack showed up. Chad asked how the baby was. Jack said he didn’t know. Dr. Snyder told Gwen that he was getting a CT scan for her. He said she didn’t get a chance to tell her father that she lost the baby. He wanted to know if she wanted him to tell her father. She thought about the way Abby treated her before the fall. She said she didn’t want him to tell anyone. Philip confronted Gabi about going after Jake. Jake told Philip that he still had feelings for Kate. He told Jake that he had to move on. Ben told Jake that Ciara left town with Theo. He told him to decide which woman he wanted. Kate asked Kristen if she talked to Jake. Kristen told her that Jake acted as if he couldn’t care less when she told him she was breaking up with him. She said she didn’t think anyone was going to look for her. She said Kate wouldn’t be missed. Marlena told Sami that Rafe played the recording of John saying he saw Belle shoot Charlie. Sami asked if John saw Belle shoot Charlie. Marlena said John saw her from behind. Sami apologized for not being there for her since Belle was arrested. Jake went to the DiMera mansion to look for Kate. Gabi came out. Jake said he wasn’t going back to her. He asked her what she said to get Kate to break up with him. Gwen told Dr. Snyder not to tell her family. She said she would do it. He said she needed the support from her family. She said she would get the support, but she would do it her way. Dr. Snyder told Chad, Jack and Abby about her injuries. Chad asked about the baby. Dr. Snyder said Gwen didn’t want to say anything. Chad went to see Gwen. He asked her about the baby. She said the doctor said it was a girl. She said she lost the baby. Kate told Kristen that Jake wouldn’t be convinced that she wanted to break up with him. Kristen didn’t think Jake would take long to move on with Gabi. Abby talked to Jack about Gwen moving in with him. Abby tried to convince him that Gwen was trying to con him. Gwen wanted Chad to say something. He asked if she lost the baby. She said she wasn’t pregnant anymore.
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Recap written by Michele and Cheryl
Kristen was dressed as Kate and went to the pub. Jake saw her there and wanted to know why she didn’t show up for their trip. She told him that they had to break up. He assumed she wanted to end things with him because he admitted to be jealous of Gabi and Philip. She said she wasn’t going to wait to be dumped by him. She explained that their age differences were a factor. “Kate” told him that she was going to quit and move out of the mansion. He refused to accept that and tried to stop her from going. Roman interrupted them to stop their fight. He was determined to find out what happened. Jake walked off so he told “Kate” they could get back together. He wondered if she considered getting back together with him. Chad was happy that Abby was willing to work on their marriage. She told him that Gabi was the one who convinced her to make her marriage work. Chad was surprised that she talked to Gabi. Abby didn’t have anyone else to talk to so she wanted to talk to someone who hated Gwen as much as she did. Abby wasn’t able to forget that he was having a child with Gwen. Jack arrived at the DiMera mansion to talk to Chad and Abby about Gwen. He told them how Gwen was going to move in with her. Abby didn’t think Jack cared how she felt. She walked out of the room. Chad thought it was good that Jack convinced Gwen to stay in town. He said Gwen and the baby would be taken care of for life. Chad didn’t think Abby could take much more before she snapped.
Gwen talked to Dr. Snyder about her baby. He gave her an ultrasound. He let her know that there was no heartbeat. He told her that she miscarried. He told her not to blame herself for what happened. He said that it happens all of the time. She wanted to be alone. She asked the doctor whether she was having a boy or a girl. The doctor told her that she would have had a girl. Ben told Claire he didn’t go through with kidnapping Ciara. He decided to let her go. Claire hugged him and he started crying. She knew Ciara would get her memory back and would come back to her. He didn’t know what to do anymore. He said Ciara was his life and he didn’t know what to do anymore. Gwen arrived at the DiMera mansion looking for Chad. She ran into Abby and she was upset with her. She told her that she would be a terrible mother. Gwen was upset that she insulted her and slapped Abby. They walked towards the steps and kept arguing. Abby grabbed Gwen’s arm and told her that she wanted her and the baby to get out of her life. Jack and Chad heard them yelling and went into the hallway. They arrived and saw Gwen fall down the stairs.
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“The Bad Seed” on Sundance Now Review by Suzanne 5/1/21
This is a five-part drama from New Zealand. It aired in 2019 but is new to us here in the U.S. A woman is murdered in an affluent suburb, Remuera (near Auckland). Most of the show centers on two brothers, Simon and Ford. Simon is a respected doctor with a family. Ford is his brother, who hasn’t amounted to much. Simon is having an affair with another woman who lives nearby, and the murdered woman was his patient. Also, Simon’s family has donated money to a politician who appears to be the next Prime Minister. He’s popular, but his wife is not. The two brothers grew up in a horrid family and have worked to overcome their pasts. Now that’s threatened by this murder investigation.
Like most of these types of dramas, everyone has a big secret. First they tell us, little by little, about the characters and the secrets, and then it will show us the investigation. I hope it won’t be too disappointing. It’s off to a good start, judging just from the first episode. I definitely want to see what happens next.
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All 5 Episodes to Stream Beginning Thursday, April 29
There are deep-rooted secrets in every family. Based on a series of books by award-winning New Zealand author, Charlotte Grimshaw, The Bad Seed tells the story of two brothers who have raised themselves from the desperate days of their early childhood, only to have their newly ordered lives begin to fall apart when one becomes a suspect in a murder and the police investigation draws the household into a hurricane of scandal. All five episodes of The Bad Seed will be available to binge on Thursday, April 29 via Sundance Now and the AMC+ streaming bundle.
Simon Lampton (Matt Minto, Shortland Street, The Blue Rose), a respected obstetrician, has a lovely home in Herne Bay with two daughters and a beautiful wife, Karen (Jodie Hillock, The Inland Road): a well-organized mother and pillar of their community. Older brother Ford Dean O’Gorman, The Hobbit, Trumbo), once estranged and still rough around the edges, is staying in the spare room and appears to be the only outward disruption to Simon’s controlled life. But Simon has a secret– he’s having an affair with a beautiful young woman from one of Auckland’s seediest suburbs. When Julia Stevens, the Lamptons’ neighbor, is murdered in her own home, Detective Marie Da Silva (Madeleine Sami, Super City) starts focusing on the Lampton household, and Simon’s attempt to cover up his affair begins to unravel his carefully constructed life.
To add pressure, Roza Hallwright (Chelsie Preston Crayford, Underbelly), the wife of the soon-to-be next Prime Minister (Xavier Horan, West Side), has decided to make the Lamptons her best friends, ostensibly because Simon has contributed funds to her husband’s campaign, but she too has a secret that involves the Lamptons. As Detective Da Silva digs further, Simon’s world starts to crumble. But it’s going to take more than spadework to uncover that this fall from grace is no accident, rather a careful unpicking by someone Simon thinks he can trust.
The Bad Seed was produced by South Pacific Pictures for TVNZ 1, New Zealand. The series won for Best Script: Drama at the 2019 NZ TV Craft Awards.
Episode Synopses
Episode 1 – Simon Lampton is a successful obstetrician who looks like he has the ideal life, but everything begins to unravel when neighbor and former patient, Julia Stevens, is brutally murdered and Simon’s dysfunctional childhood comes back to haunt him.
Written by Sarah-Kate Lynch and Joss King. Directed by Helena Brooks.
Episode 2 –Simon begins to lose it emotionally as police pressure intensifies and his personal life crumbles. Ford helps and hinders his brother and Roza courts the Lampton family before dropping a
bombshell on Simon.
Written by Sarah-Kate Lynch, Joss King and Michael Beran. Directed by Mike Smith.
Episode 3 – Roza finally confesses her secret to David. Karen’s had enough of Simon’s lying and kicks him
out. Ford and Simon are forced to confront their violent father.
Written by Sarah-Kate Lynch, Joss King and Michael Beran. Directed by Caroline Bell-Booth.
Episode 4 -Karen and Roza declare war. Roza has an emotional breakdown and overdoses. Simon is
suspected of the murder of an investigative journalist and Ford manipulates Simon’s misfortune.
Written by Sarah-Kate Lynch, Joss King and Michael Beran. Directed by Caroline Bell-Booth.
Episode 5- Simon has a realization about the murder but can’t convince the cops. Roza has a double
celebration on Election Day.
Written by Sarah-Kate Lynch and Joss King. Directed by Mike Smith.
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Interview with Jesse Soffer and Jason Beghe of “Chicago PD” on NBC by Suzanne 3/23/21
These two are the stars of their show, but they’re humble. It was a pleasure to speak with them and listen to them answer all of the questions.
Here’s the video version of it.
Question: You guys are doing a great job. The show’s been on for quite a long time now. Are you sort of settling into your characters, or, this year, when people have been looking at police officers a little differently, has that changed your approach at all to how you play your character?
Jason: Jesse? Or do you want me to [go]?
Jesse: No, it hasn’t changed my approach at all. We were actually just talking about this. I think our show does a good job of portraying everyone as a human being. Whether or not you’re on the right or wrong side of the law, whether or not you’re on this side or that side of politics or have an idea, everybody’s human. So, no, my idea of Jay hasn’t changed, but everything is growth. You know, “what’s going on in current events?” If we’re playing the reality of it, and we’re truthful, then cops today are seeing things in the news and they’re hearing discussions and they’re having to think about it. So, obviously, that’s going on with Jay; that’s one point that’s going on with everybody. So, that would be the only way that it’s changed the way you absorb the information around you.
Question: Well, Jason, your cop actually started out as a bad cop and then transitioned to being more upstanding.
Jason: Well, I’m not sure if that’s a question, but I can also just say that, the first day I showed up on Chicago Fire, producers, they said to me, the first thing they said was, “Oh, you’re a bad guy.” And I said, “No, I’m not.” And, of course, they showed and portrayed, wrote him as a bad guy. He was doing a lot of bad things, but for me to play it, you rarely come across a bad person who thinks they’re a bad person. He’s just a person, and he’s doing what he thinks is right. We come up with solutions to cope.
Remember, he attacked Casey in the beginning, because he’s trying to protect his son. I don’t know if you have children, but he might go pretty far. To keep your child – I mean, my son was going to go to jail and be in an environment with people who I put there, and he probably would have been raped to death. And yes, he did something bad, but was that justice? Voight certainly thought not, and he was willing to go to great lengths to protect his son. From Casey’s point of view, he is a bad guy. From his son, Justin’s view, he is a loving father.
So, the thing that’s interesting is that nobody is one thing or another, and the more we get to know people, I think, the more we are able to understand them and therefore love them. That, to me, is what’s interesting about life and playing a character for this long, that you get to understand that people – there’s always something there; there’s something to love. We’re not one thing or another. Things change in moments, and he’s having a hard time right now. He’s not a guy big on self reflection, and he’s being forced to [reflect]. It’s difficult, and I think his knees may hit the ground this season, but he’s a strong guy. I think that to be who he is, I imagine his knees have hit the ground in the past, and those are the moments where you either stay down on the canvas or you get up, and you’re recreated and better. I find that fun, and it keeps me interested, both personally, and also artistically, playing the guy.
Suzanne: Hi. It’s great to talk to both of you. Jesse, I used to watch you on As the World Turns, so I’m big a fan.
Jesse: Oh, man.
Suzanne: That was a while ago. And I went on all of the One Chicago Facebook groups and on Twitter, and I got quite a few responses. People want to talk to you guys. So, Jennifer wanted to ask Jesse; she’s heard during two different interviews that you wanted Jay to go skydiving, and she wanted to know if you had gone skydiving, and if you liked it.
Jesse: I don’t know who this Jennifer is, but I will tell you right now, she’s a liar, because I have never once said that I wanted to go skydiving. If I did, maybe I was on drugs when I said it. I’d love to see the tape.
Jason: I doubt that he said it.
Jesse: Show me the tape. Prove it to me. There’s no way I said it. So, no, I don’t want Jay to go skydiving. I don’t need to have an episode about that.
Suzanne: Maybe she was playing with me.
Jesse: Yeah, maybe.
Suzanne: Sorry about that.
Jesse: No, you’re fine.
Suzanne: And let’s see, another Jennifer, who goes by Jen, wants to know, Jason, we noticed that Sam and Voight are trusting each other now. Can we expect a romantic involvement?
Jason: You know, it’s funny. That’s, I think, the third time I’ve been asked that.
Jesse: This is clearly a thing. This is a thing.
Jason: And I just find it – I have to turn the question back on the question. I mean, I understand it, but just because you’re trusting somebody, and granted, she’s probably one of the most attractive people you’ve ever put on a television screen, but trust and connection and love doesn’t always mean sex and romance.
Suzanne: On TV though, it kind of does.
Jason: Yeah, yeah. Yeah. Maybe I like that, that it that it doesn’t have to be that, and I also think that – this is just me personally, [but] I don’t think there’s much sexier than mystery. I don’t want to get too poetic, but on the great romantic poem, Ode on a Grecian Urn, [there are] these two lovers that are painted on this urn, and they’re at that moment where they’re about to kiss, and the whole thesis is that’s the best moment, not the kiss, and not the lovemaking, but that’s where all the energy is. So, I tend to think that I’d like to keep it there, but we’ll see. I wouldn’t throw a fit if I was forced to kiss her, Nicole Parker.
Suzanne: Thank you. Thank you guys.
Question: You guys have been on for like, seven, eight years now, and as actors – because I’ve felt that, especially in theater, repetition can make it boring or can make it more interesting. Has the character at times, does it become boring? Or, how do you keep it interesting and fresh? And the biggest thing is, do you have more control over the narrative in any way, because you have played the character for so long, by talking to the writers and EPs to contribute to the storytelling? Jason, you can go first.
Jason: Yeah, I’ve never gotten bored. If I did, I probably would either quit or get fired. Just like my [character], I hope I don’t get bored, [as] Jason, either. I mean, I’ve got a lot to work on. I’ve got a lot to grow and change, and so does Voight, and he also loves his job. His job brings surprises and new things every day, and he likes doing it well. It’s a puzzle to solve, and the stakes are high. He makes a difference, so he’s engaged. That character, he’s growing and changing all the time. It’s not like you get the character, just like it’s not like you’ve gotten yourself, and you’re done. You know, it’s a work in progress, and same with him. And I think in my relationship with Voight is like a relationship. I learned from him; he learned from me. Then, you play the scene and see what happens. It’s exciting. It’s exciting.
Question: [Have you] talked the writers and EP in terms of conducive stories now?
Jason: Oh, yeah. Absolutely. We have a very collaborative environment, particularly with Ricky now running the show. And I’m highly respectful, and he’s amazingly good. All our writers are, and if I don’t understand something or agree, it’s not like I go, “You’re wrong.” I say, “Help me understand.” And there may be a thesis and an anti-thesis, but there’s always a synthesis. We work together, because they don’t want me to do something that I don’t understand or don’t believe, and they’re the ones who are helping me discover, leading me in the direction where I continue to create and discover who Voight is and who he is becoming.
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Jesse Lee Soffer stars as brash young police detective Jay Halstead in the hit NBC drama “Chicago P.D.”
Born in Ossining, N.Y., Soffer’s acting career began at age 6 when he landed a Kix cereal commercial. He made his feature-film debut two years later opposite John Goodman and Cathy Moriarty in “Matinee.” Soon thereafter, he was cast as Susan Sarandon and Sam Shepard’s son in the family drama “Safe Passage” and as Bobby in both “The Brady Bunch Movie” and “A Very Brady Sequel.”
Continuing to work with some of the biggest names in the industry, Soffer starred as a runaway-turned-sleuth in the television movie “From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler,” opposite Lauren Bacall, and then worked with director Richard Shepard in AMC’s longform presentation of “The Royale.”
In 1998, Soffer was cast as a series regular in the ABC comedy “Two of a Kind,” starring Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen. When it ended, he returned to the East Coast and took a role on the CBS daytime serial “Guiding Light.”
After four months on the show, Soffer decided to focus on his studies and put himself through the Gunnery Boarding School in Connecticut. Upon graduation, Soffer realized that he still yearned to act and quickly landed a major contract role on the CBS daytime drama “As the World Turns.” His portrayal of troubled youth Will Munson earned him three consecutive Daytime Emmy nominations for outstanding younger actor in a drama series in 2006-08, as well as a Soap Opera Digest Award nomination for outstanding younger lead actor.
Soffer made his return to the big screen in Davis Guggenheim’s independent film “Gracie,” playing the son of Elizabeth Shue and Dermot Mulroney, and also appeared in the film “In Time.” In primetime television, Soffer had a co-starring role in the Fox series “The Mob Doctor” and had guest roles in series including “CSI: Miami,” “The Mentalist” and “Rizzoli & Isles.”
Jason Beghe stars as Sgt. Hank Voight, leader of the Chicago P.D. Intelligence Unit in the NBC drama “Chicago P.D.”
Beghe was born and raised in New York City, where he attended the prestigious Collegiate School.
Beghe portrayed a quadriplegic in the George A. Romero film “Monkey Shines: An Experiment in Fear.” He later appeared as a police officer in the film “Thelma & Louise” and played Demi Moore’s love interest in “G.I. Jane.” Other feature-film credits include “X-Men: First Class,” “The Next Three Days,” “One Missed Call” and “Atlas Shrugged: Part II.”
On television, Beghe’s recurring roles include “Chicago Fire,” “Law & Order: SVU” and “Californication.” He has guest-starred on countless series, including “Last Resort,” “Castle,” “NCIS,” “CSI: New York,” “Criminal Minds,” “The Finder,” “Prime Suspect,” “Law & Order: Los Angeles,” “Picket Fences,” “Chicago Hope,” “American Dreams” and “Cane.”
Beghe lives in Los Angeles.
From multiple Emmy Award-winning executive producer Dick Wolf and the team behind the hit series “Chicago Fire,” ‘Chicago P.D.” is a riveting police drama about the men and women of the Chicago Police Department’s elite Intelligence Unit, combatting the city’s most heinous offenses – organized crime, drug trafficking, high profile murders and beyond.
At the center of “Chicago P.D.” is Det. Sgt. Hank Voight (Jason Beghe), who is at ground zero against the war on crime in Chicago. He will do anything to bring criminals to justice.
Hand-picked as the head of the unit is Voight, who has assembled a team of diverse detectives who share his passion and commitment to keep the city safe. They include Jay Halstead (Jesse Lee Soffer), a brash young detective who previously saw active military duty in Afghanistan; Officer Kim Burgess (Marina Squerciati), who has proven herself valuable to the team after being brought up from patrol on several past cases; Officer Adam Ruzek (Patrick John Flueger), a quick-witted cadet plucked from the police academy; Officer Kevin Atwater (LaRoyce Hawkins), a charismatic patrolman who was brought upstairs; and Det. Hailey Upton (Tracy Spiridakos), the newest member of the team with killer instincts, humor and smarts. After going head to head with Voight, the two find a mutual respect for one another and see the value in working together.
Desk Sgt. Trudy Platt (Amy Morton) runs a tight precinct with tough love, although she lets her softer more vulnerable side shine through from time to time.
In addition to Wolf, executive producers include Rick Eid, Peter Jankowski, Arthur W. Forney, Derek Haas and Eriq La Salle.
“Chicago P.D.” is produced by Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group, in association with Wolf Entertainment.
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Interview with Alice Braga of “Queen of the South” on USA Network by Suzanne 3/23/21
It was great to speak with Ms. Braga. She was very chatty and kind. I hope you enjoy this interview as much as I did.
Here’s the video version of it.
Question: …Can you talk a little bit about such a wonderful show with such a strong female character coming through? [What] has the journey been like, and what do you want to tell other female storytellers who want to tell stories like this? It [has] such amazing, powerful characters.
Alice: Yeah, it was very, very powerful. Thank you for what you said about my work and myself; I really appreciate [it]. I mean, since I read the book, I thought it was a very powerful character to play. I absolutely love the journey that she goes through the book. It was decided to not follow the book and create a new journey for her for the show, but I always tried to portray that character from that journey. And I thought it was very interesting to have a [female], and especially Latina, being the leader of the cartel, and trying to create that, without falling into the stereotype of being just a villain or someone that is just mean, but trying to create an arc that goes different ways and meet different characters. And a lot of people die in the cartel world, so, so many [ways] that it could happen. But it was nice. I always try to honor what Arturo Pérez-Reverte wrote for this character, and kind of understand how she would respond to the situations that were created. And I feel that having characters that are empowered in that sense, it’s very interesting. It is a character that doesn’t victimize herself; it is a character that [is] trying to survive. And through that, even if she’s the anti-hero, because she’s, of course, the drug dealer and all that, she’s the heroine of her own life, because she is the girl from Culiacán. Even though all odds with the situation that she was put in, she kept on thriving, and she kept [her] focus on survival. So, I think it was a very interesting, powerful journey to face as an actress.
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Suzanne: Hi, thanks for being here today. It’s great to talk to you.
Alice: Thank you, Suzanne.
Suzanne: I went on a bunch of social media sites and asked your fans for questions. There’s one who really gave me a lot of questions named Brenae; I’m not sure how she pronounces it, but she wanted to know if you and the cast did anything special on your last day of shooting?
Alice: We did actually. We all got together. We were all tested, and we were all connected all the time, because of COVID. It’s kind of like our little NBA bubble, because we’re literally going from my house to the set and set to my house, because it’s such a crazy environment with COVID. We had to be very strict with what kind of lifestyle we were having, and all of us were very committed and very devoted to the show. We just had a drink together, actually, with a few people from the crew and the show runners and our makeup artists and the hair stylists that have been with us since season one. We got a couple of tequila, a couple of Japanese whiskey, and a lot of hugs and a lot of cries, even though was COVID. We were all tested, and we were trying to stay away from each other, but it was very emotional. It was beautiful. But yeah, we got together, everyone.
Suzanne: Thank you. That sounds really great…
Question: You’ve played this character for quite a while now. How is it leaving her behind? And this show is going to have a second life in streaming now. What would you say to get people in the door to take the whole thing in?
Alice: It’s very interesting, because before, I’ve done – Queen of the South was my first TV show. I’ve never worked on television before. I’ve only done films, and the work that you do in films, you get connected to the story, you do the work, and then, after that, you wrap it up, and that character is alive but on that moment forever. With the show, you kind of put it aside for a couple of months, and then you revisit. So, you’re always going back to it. And that was my first experience with that. The heartbeat of the character is still alive, even though if you’re going away for a little bit, like on offseason, you’re doing a film; you’re doing a play or something else. So, it’s been a big part of my life for the past five years. So, definitely, when we said, “It’s a rap,” it was very interesting.
I remember calling Hemky Madera, the actor that plays Pote, to look at me, because I said, “It’s the last time you’re gonna see me with the part [unintelligible] and wearing all white and all that.” And we hugged each other. We were like, “Oh, my God, it’s been six years of our lives together.”
And I feel very happy, and, of course, emotional, but very happy that we were able to complete the journey, to have five seasons, to be able to finish, because there’s so many shows that end up being canceled, and at least we were able to finish the total journey that we were there to do. And I’m definitely going to miss her, but it’s wonderful to be able to complete that path with her, especially being my first TV experience. I’ve never thought it would last that long. So, it’s been a true honor.
And for whoever is streaming now, I really hope you enjoy the ride, because there’s so much action; there’s so much drama. There’s so much intensity and so many different characters that come and go, because the drug dealer world is this kind of world that there’s so much to explore. I really hope they tune in, and they enjoy the ride. It’s quite a ride for a girl from Culiacán to become the drug lord that she becomes.
Question: I interviewed your executive producer right before the show started, and he said he was standing in his backyard, and there was a billboard for Queen of the South that he could see, and it was his proudest moment. Did you have kind of a moment like that?
Alice: Absolutely. I think when I started feeling the responses from the fans. I remember I was doing a show in Italy last year – not last year, 2019. Well, 2020 is a blur for everyone, right? It was kind of like a blur, but when I was filming in Italy, I remember walking, and I walked into vinyl store. And the guy was just watching a game, and he looked at me, and his reaction seeing me, I could see that he couldn’t picture why I was in the tiny town in Italy in his store. He literally flipped, and that reaction for me – I remember, oh my god, I’m so thankful to be able to play a character that has been seen in a way from people all over the world from Italy to Brazil to South Africa, receiving messages from the Philippines, all over the world. I think when you do that – we do it for the fans, but when you see that more than one nationality connected to it, it really fills my heart, especially like being represented and playing a Mexican in an American show. That’s the world that I believe in, that we should all communicate and tell stories to each other.
Question: …What was the biggest takeaway for you working on this show that you would like to carry forward and further your storytelling journey?
Alice: You mean as the character or as Alice Braga?
Question: As an actress, and as an executive producer…hopefully you have power to create more stories, or at least help create the kind of stories do you want to tell. What are you going to take from this?
Alice: Yeah, absolutely. I feel like it’s been a true honor to be able to – like I was saying, this was my first TV show. I’ve never done TV before, not even in Brazil. We do a lot of telenovelas soap operas, [but] I’ve never done it before. So, to be able to not only jump on board and be included, [but to] be the lead of a TV show in the United States being Latina, it’s been an honor and a great experience, and also being able to executive produce, meaning having an input in the character’s journey and what is her journey and where she’s going, and being included in that conversation has been an honor. And I feel like representation really matters, not only in front of the camera, but behind the camera. That’s why it’s great to have Latinas like [unintelligible]. She’s half Cuban; her mom is Cuban. Ben Lobato, he’s Latino as well. I think It’s important for us to have more and more and more writers, directors, executives, that are of color, because that’s the only way that we see ourselves in front of the camera. So, it’s not only about hiring actors, but I think it’s also changing the perspective of the business to have more people of color, both behind and in front of the camera. Like I was saying, that’s the future that I hope [for], and that’s the world that I want to live in, for sure.
Interview Transcribed by Jamie of http://www.scifivision.com
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The Brazilian born actress received critical and international recognition for her stirring performance in “City of God,” which helped catapult the film to multiple Golden Globe® and Oscar® nominations. A multiple-award winning actress, Braga received best actress awards at Miami International Film Festival, International Film Festival in Rio de Janeiro and Verona Love Screens Film Festival for he role in “Lower City”; at Brazilian Film Festival of Toronto for “The Milky Way;” at Paulinia Festival for “Blindness;” and at Punta del Este Film Festival for “Cabeça a Prêmio.”
Next, Braga will be seen in Kieran-Darcy Smith’s “By Way of Helena” co-starring opposite Woody Harrelson and Liam Hemsworth. She will also appear in Stuart Hazeldine’s “The Shack,” alongside Sam Worthington, Octavia Spencer and Tim McGraw. Braga was last seen in the Neill Blomkamp’s futuristic drama, “Elysium,” opposite Matt Damon, Jodie Foster and Sharlto Copley. Additional recent film credits include Walter Salles’ “On the Road” alongside Kristen Stewart, Kirsten Dunst, Amy Adams and Garrett Hedlund and based on the book by Jack Kerouac; Mikael Hafstrom’s thriller “The Rite” opposite Anthony Hopkins; Miguel Sapochnik’s thriller “Repo Men” opposite Jude Law and Forest Whitaker; as well as Nimrod Antal’s science fiction film “Predators” opposite Adrien Brody.
In 2008, Braga had three films. “Blindness” in which she re-teamed with director Fernando Meirelles and starred opposite Julianne Moore and Mark Ruffalo; as well as David Mamet’s “Redbelt” which followed the life of a Jiu-jitsu master, played by Chiwetel Ejiofor and co-starring Emily Mortimer; and finally Wayne Kramer’s film “Crossing Over,” in an ensemble cast led by Sean Penn and Harrison Ford. Prior to this, Braga starred in the blockbuster success film, “I Am Legend,” opposite Will Smith.
Other film credits include Heitor Dahlia’s “Drained” (O Cheiro do Ralo) opposite Selton Mello; Eric Eason’s “Journey to the End of the Night,” featuring Mos Def and Brendan Fraser; Carlos Bolado’s “Only God Knows” (Sólo Dios Sabe), opposite Diego Luna; as well as the riveting drama “Lower City” (Cidade Baixa) about the dangers of a love triangle. For her performance, A.O. Scott of the New York Times hailed Braga as “one of the most forthrightly and powerfully sexual screen actresses in the world.”
Braga is fluent in Portuguese, Spanish and English.
QUEEN OF THE SOUTH tells the powerful story of Teresa Mendoza (Alice Braga), a woman who is forced to run from the Mexican cartel and seek refuge in America, and her eventual rise to power over her own drug trafficking empire. The original drama series is based on the global best-selling novel “La Reina Del Sur,” by internationally acclaimed author Arturo Pérez-Reverte. The literary page-turner also yielded a popular super series for USA’s sister network, Telemundo.
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Interview with Ryan Eggold and Jocko Sims of “New Amsterdam” on NBC by Suzanne 3/23/21
These guys were very nice and interesting to listen to during our press junket. They’re clearly enthusiastic not only about their jobs, but about life in general. They have a lot of compassion for what we’re all going through this past year. I hope you enjoy the interview!
Transcript below!
Question: So, congratulations, guys, the season’s been fantastic. So far, a lot of drama, as expected on the show, but tell me, you guys are shooting in the middle of the pandemic, and you’re telling stories of the pandemic. Is there anything new that you discovered, Ryan and Jocko, in the process about the pandemic as first responders that you weren’t aware of, and how did that move you?
Ryan: Well, for me, I think just in the process of imagining what this experience must have been like to be a frontline worker and be inundated with patience and overwhelmed, and the system being overwhelmed not having enough supplies, not having enough masks, not knowing exactly how to treat this virus, trying every day to figure out what’s the best treatment, and wrap your head around this thing, and just in the process of having to imagine that and having makeup, you know, put the lines on and sort of try to embody that emotional experience, it just makes you think about the reality of it and the incredible sacrifices made, the incredible amount of work and dedication and sleepless nights that this must have been for so many frontline workers. It just doubled my respect for them, which was already enormous, but, yeah, just an incredible feat of heroism on a daily basis, really, and here Jocko and I are getting to sort of pose as these amazing figures, but it’s really incredible what they’ve done.
Jocko: And for me, much the same. You know, we have our frontline workers that we actually work with on set, and we were able to keep in touch with them throughout all of this horrible process. After a while, you start to become numb to all of the news and everything you see, but, for me, what was interesting is seeing that first episode of this season, that first…five minutes. It was, in a sense, a reset and another eye opening experience for me, down to the details. I remember seeing [Janet Montgomery] on set, when they had the red marks from the makeup on her face, and I went, “What’s that for?” They said, “From the mask.” And as small as that was, it kind of just was heavy on me to realize how many hours per day that the frontline workers had to wear the masks to protect themselves as they risked their lives to save our lives. So, it was quite impactful once the show got started, and I was able to see that in a different light.
Suzanne: Hi, guys, thanks for coming here today.
Ryan: Hey, of course.
Suzanne: I just was taking some classes last year and one of the guys in class — he’s a huge, huge fan of your show. He’s guy in his 20s, so getting all the demographics there.
Ryan: That’s awesome.
Suzanne: Yeah, I’m behind on the show a little bit. So, I asked some of your fans on Facebook, and Missy wants to ask Ryan, do you have a particular person you use for inspiration in this role?
Ryan: Certainly. I mean, perhaps it sounds a little obvious, but the role is based on Eric Manheimer, who Jocko knows as well, who wrote this book about his experience at Bellevue and is an amazing guy. He’s very forward thinking, very friendly, very down to earth, very human, very warm. He always wanted to be in touch with the patients, in touch with the other doctors. He didn’t want to sit upstairs behind some desk and make calls. He wanted to get out there and wear scrubs and say, “I’m here. I’m a doctor. Even though I’m the medical director, I’m not just a bureaucrat; I want to roll my sleeves up.” So, [I had] many, many interesting conversations with him about his views on health care and a lot of the red tape that he’s had to go through to get patients care. Sometimes things sort of seem obvious, but there’s so much in the way, and I think that’s really what our shows has become about. It’s about, how do we cut through all that junk and actually get people cared for and help in a real way? So, he’s definitely a big inspiration.
Suzanne: Okay. Yeah, your signature line there, “How can I help?” that’s pretty much everything in a nutshell, right?
Ryan: That’s right.
Suzanne: And, Jocko, what has been the most interesting story that you’ve had to film that you’ve liked?
Jocko: Oh, my goodness, that’s a tough one. I think I would say the most impactful for me have been Episode Four, I think, of season two and Episode Six of season two that were centered on the health of African Americans. Particularly, because, historically, many of us tend to not be favorable towards the healthcare and healthcare system for many obvious reasons that we’ve been able to learn about. So, those episodes were great. I got to go to Atlanta and speak at Morehouse College, the Medical College there, and show an episode. Ryan, it was a great episode with you with the guys out there playing basketball in a barber shop. It was great to bring that quirkiness in there, and they just really, really responded well to it. But any episode that sort of impacts my community, and any community, for that matter, is the one that’s memorable for me.
Question: …Your show this year, more so than many other shows, really leaned into the pandemic and showed all sides of it, and, you know, a lot of the sort of horror of it. Were you concerned at all about doing that? Because there’re some people that are looking at television as escapism right now, and they don’t want to see it, but I will tell you, I have heard from viewers that they really like it.
Ryan: Yeah, I think that’s a great question, and I think that was the question that David Schulner and Peter Horton were asking themselves and everyone who’s writing and making this show, you know, “How sick of it are people?” How much do they want to share that experience? I think, ultimately, our show is trying to tap into, you know, as Jocko was just saying, some of the realities of healthcare and some of the social issues that lead people to the hospital, some of the inequities, all these things. And I think, in an effort to keep the show honest, we had to reflect this experience that we’ve all been living through, and obviously the incredible hard work of our frontline workers, but the toll that it’s taken on them, on the patients, on the hospital system, on everyone. I think, ultimately, we’ve made a real effort to even find moments of humor and moments of joy and moments of lightness amidst that, because in any tragic, difficult situation, you have to. So, I think it’s about finding that balance, and, I think, at least when I watch it, as a viewer, I find myself appreciating sort of sharing that experience, relating to that experience of something that I’ve been through. You know, I, like everyone else, was in quarantine for months and months and months, wondering what the heck’s going on, and I even had this thing months and months ago. So, I think, ultimately, you got to be honest and try to try to relate that experience to everybody and connect in that way.
Question: Did it take a toll on you guys playing that role?
Jocko: For me, my character, he says in Episode One or Two of the season that he only experienced three deaths at his hospital in San Francisco, and much the same, I wasn’t a part of that opening montage. I haven’t dealt a whole lot with COVID, but kudos to the writers, to David Schulner and our wonderful writing staff, for number one, being able to have the foresight and the knowledge to know exactly where to put that needle. Because they wrote this so long ago, by the time we were airing, I mean, I think that we originally thought or planned that we would be airing sometime in October and November and it turned into March, so kudos to them for not hitting people over the head with a pandemic. Because we’re still dealing with so many different issues, as Ryan mentioned, and we have a lot more to cover as the season progresses.
Question: Did it change your your process as an actor? I mean, I know, there were a lot of precautions on set and that kind of thing, but I just wondered if any of this changed your process internally?
Ryan: I don’t know about you, Jocko. I don’t think it changed my process in terms of how I approach the material that the writers have written and interpret that and then try to tell that story, but it did make me ask questions of some of the folks on our set who are frontline workers, or talk to my sister who’s a nurse, or Eric manheimer, who our show is based on, just the real people who’ve really been doing it and just try to pay homage to that in a way that is authentic and fairly reflects that expat experience. So, I think there was an authenticity that – I don’t want to speak for Jocko, but that we all were aiming for and still are aiming for. And I think in terms of process, it just involves talking to the real folks and getting their real thoughts and their real experiences. Then, of course, I think incorporating our own experience with isolation, quarantine, the emotional toll, all that stuff, we’ve all been living that. So, that’s all there.
Question: And how about you Jocko?
Jocko: Much the same. I echo what he said on that. It didn’t much effect my approach. I was happy to be back and get back, and even in the fun moments, the light moments, I’m picturing the audience seeing these things, and I’m like, “I know it’s gonna lift a lot of people’s spirits out there.” So, [I’m] just excited to be back and doing what we do.
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Eggold is also known to many for his role as Tom Keen on the NBC drama “The Blacklist.” His other television credits include the A&E miniseries “Sons of Liberty,” FX’s “Dirt” and HBO’s “Entourage.”
Eggold recently stepped behind the camera to write, direct, produce and compose the film “Literally Right Before Aaron,” which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival and was originally based on Eggold’s award-winning 2011 short of the same name. The film follows a young man who attends the wedding of his ex-girlfriend. Cobie Smulders, Justin Long, John Cho and Kristen Schaal star.
On the big screen, Eggold played a supporting role in Spike Lee’s award-winning “BlacKKKlansman.” He can next be seen in Eliza Hittman’s new drama “Never Rarely Sometimes Always,” which screened at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival. Other film credits include So Yong Kim’s “Lovesong,” opposite Riley Keough and Jena Malone; Gabriele Muccino’s “Fathers and Daughters,” opposite Amanda Seyfried and Aaron Paul; Tyler Perry’s “The Single Moms Club;” Megan Griffiths’ “Lucky Them,” opposite Toni Collette and Thomas Hayden Church; “The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby,” with Jessica Chastain and James McAvoy; and Chris Lowell’s directorial debut “Beside Still Waters.”
On stage, Eggold starred in a revival of Arthur Miller’s “All My Sons,” opposite Alec Baldwin and Laurie Metcalf, at the John Drew Theater at Guild Hall in East Hampton, N.Y.
Born and raised in Southern California, Eggold is a graduate of USC’s theater program. When he’s not acting, he plays in his band as a musician and singer. He’s looking to turn his attention to writing and directing more content in the near future.
Dr. Floyd Reynolds, “New Amsterdam”
Sims is an actor, writer and producer with roles in numerous film and television projects, including “Dreamgirls,” “Jarhead” and 2014’s summer box office hit “Dawn of the Planet of the Apes.”
Sims’ first series was a lead role opposite Dennis Hopper in the Starz original series “Crash.” For five seasons he starred as Lt. Carlton Burk in the TNT network hit “The Last Ship.” Sims portrayed Robert Franklin during Showtime’s second season of “Masters of Sex” and he has recurred and/or guest-starred on several television series, including “Grey’s Anatomy,” “Franklin & Bash,” “Castle,” “NCIS,” “Burn Notice,” “CSI,” “Bones” and Showtime’s “I’m Dying Up Here.”
As a writer and producer, Sims is currently developing a comedy movie with producers Jamie Neese and Jason Neese (“Umbrella Academy” and “Dear White People”) and has various TV series in development as well. His hobbies include producing music and managing music artists, and he loves cooking as demonstrated on “Home and Family” and “The Steve Harvey Show.”
Originally hailing from Texas, Sims graduated from UCLA with a B.A. in theater. He currently resides in New York.
Medical director Dr. Max Goodwin is committed to solving systemic health care issues at the hospital. Add in the grieving of his wife’s death, his responsibilities as a single father and his cancer still lingering in the rear-view mirror, everyone around Max must wonder how long he can sustain this impossible load. But “How can I help?” is not just Max’s catchphrase, it’s his reason for living. As long as he’s helping others, Max is able to find hope in the most hopeless of places.
While navigating their own personal journeys – Sharpe’s career shifts, Bloom’s reuniting with her mother, Reynolds’ departure, Frome’s struggle with body image and Kapoor’s upcoming grandchild – the doctors also strive to play out Max’s “How can I help?” mantra.
“New Amsterdam” is inspired by Dr. Eric Manheimer’s memoir “Twelve Patients: Life and Death at Bellevue Hospital” and his 15 years as medical director at the hospital.
The cast includes Ryan Eggold, Janet Montgomery, Freema Agyeman and Jocko Sims, with Tyler Labine and Anupam Kher.
David Schulner and Peter Horton executive produce along with Michael Slovis, David Foster, Aaron Ginsburg and Shaun Cassidy. “New Amsterdam” is produced by Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group, Pico Creek Productions and Mount Moriah.
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Interview with Steven Weber and Brian Tee of “Chicago Med” on NBC by Suzanne 3/23/21
This was one of my favorite interviews from the past few months. I just love Steve Weber. He’s one of my favorite actors, and he not only complimented my kitchen, but my youthful looks (I’m actually about the same age as he is). It was great fun to speak with both actors. It seemed like if the moderator hadn’t told us to get to our questions and stop wasting time, we all could have just chatted there for a good while.
Here’s the video version of it.
Suzanne: Well, it’s great to talk to you guys. Steven, I’ve been following your career ever since Wings. So, I’m a big fan.
Steven: Wow, so, since kindergarten?
Suzanne: You’d done a lot since then. I always want to call you Brian.
Steven: You can call me Brian, but then –
Brian: It’ll be confusing.
Suzanne: So I went on all the One Chicago Facebook groups and Twitter and asked people for questions who watch it more than I do, because I’m behind all the time. And a woman named Anya wants to know, Steven, what does Archer have against women?
Steven: I don’t think he has anything against women, but he’s from a different generation, you know, where he assumed his role in this kind of, I guess, patriarchal narrative that’s starting to unravel in real life, thankfully. He’s an old school guy; he’s a man, you know, the way men used to portray themselves, but he doesn’t have anything against women, but he’s triggered. He likes his place and his power that he’s been able to wield over the years, and he’s losing that. He’s losing his hold on that.
Suzanne: Okay, thanks. That was a weird question. So, thanks.
Steven: A very strange question.
Suzanne: And so Brian, do you think Ethan and April will have a long-lasting relationship?
Brian: I don’t know. I actually hope so. Personally, I think that relationship was incredibly wonderful and dynamic in its own right. And at some point, maybe down the line, Ethan and April will rekindle their relationship, but for right now, I feel like they got their own personal problems to attend to, especially with the [unintelligible] situation. So, that’s the first and foremost problem to deal with at the time.
Suzanne: All right, thanks.
Brian: Thank you.
Question: Steven, you’ve come on to a show that’s been on the air for a while now. I wondered how that felt stepping in with this group of people that has worked together for a while, and Brian, did you have any hints for him and stepping in with the ensemble?
Steven: I mean, I guess the metaphor or analogy I use is it’s like jumping onto a moving train. I like to think that – well, first of all, all the actors in the production have been incredibly welcoming to me. Clearly, that’s an indication that they’re so bored with each other, that they need a shot of adrenaline in the form of TV’s Steven Weber, but everybody’s been incredibly welcoming. And, look, there’s definitely a learning curve. I had a couple of days there when all the medical jargon basically was just all consonants, and teeth were flying out of my mouth. It was a little bit of adjustment period, but that’s part of the journeyman actor life, so it’s cool.
Question: And Brian, did you give him any hints or any direction?
Brian: No, when Steven Weber walks on to a set, you don’t give Steven Weber direction or hints about anything. I think, actually –
Steven: You look away. You don’t make eye contact.
Brian: Exactly. No, I was actually there to learn more than anything else, but I will say, in those medical parts that are extremely difficult, even for myself, and I’ve been on this thing for six seasons, it does get easier as you go. But if your muscle is not used to those things, you’re speaking a different language; you really are. And it wasn’t necessarily coaching or anything like that, it was just hinting, like, “Listen, we’ve all gone through that.” That is the biggest learning curve, and we’re still learning –
Steven: You’re definitely talking about that one day I had, man. [I said] “[unintelligible] pancreatitis.” I’m apologizing. He’s like, “Hey, man. Don’t worry about it. We got this.”
Brian: We’ve all been there. It’s all par for the course. I know exactly what you’re going through.
Question: …Brian, you guys were one of the shows that came on pretty early during the pandemic…You play the infectious disease expert on the show…because you were playing a character like that, did your family reach out to you to understand early on during the COVID days, thinking this imposter syndrome of being an actor? You can be honest about it. The second thing, how did you prepare for everything that’s going on, and did you learn anything new in this process that you did not know while preparing for working during COVID and managing that ward?
Brian: I will say, first, I’m learning constantly. I feel like there’s always something new and dynamic to kind of approach a particular character, especially someone that works in the field of medicine. I do get certain questions and calls from random people, if not my relatives, that I somehow know medicine, and I don’t. And I quickly like transition into them asking an actual real doctor. So, I won’t answer any of those, but I feel like in relationship to the experience that we’re dealing with COVID, I’ve recently told the writers and producers that when you’re in that particular element, because I’ve known my character for so long, but yet I personally am experiencing COVID like everyone else is, there is this essence that already existed in me. So, the scenes that you’re seeing, I feel like I’m kind of art imitating life a little bit in that particular sense. So, the connection between COVID and Ethan Choi is already there, because the connection between Brian and COVID had already existed.
Question: Steven, you are playing a character that comes in with a lot of history with Brian’s character, but we haven’t seen it. How do you prepare? What kind of off-camera work do you do? Like, are you talking to the writers to prepare material, or do you do it yourself? How do you prepare? Because it’s there; the chemistry and the attention is there, so how do you prepare for that?
Steven: Well, when they came to me with this particular character, it just so happened that there are aspects of him that I had already developed a great interest in, having to do with the military and also the effects of post traumatic stress, and this is something that we talked about early on. So, that was fantastic. I didn’t necessarily have to drum up things out of the blue, because as I say, it’s an interest of mine. It’s a personal interest. My father suffered from it. I’m involved in a great organization called New Direction for veterans, and they deal with people with PTSD. So, that was there, and, clearly, they’re writing to that.
As for whatever chemistry I have with with Brian, I can’t account for that, but we definitely hit it off instantly, and maybe by virtue of the material, which is actually quite personal and demands a kind of vulnerability. Luckily, I’m with a group of actors who understand what that means. You know, there’s no egomaniacs on the staff; everybody’s there to make a show, and the best way to do that is to welcome people and to make them feel safe enough to be creative and be vulnerable on the set.
Interview Transcribed by Jamie of http://www.scifivision.com
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Tee is best known around the world for his starring role as lead villain DK, the Drift King, in “The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift,” directed by Justin Lin. On the big screen, Tee was a lead in the summer hit “The Wolverine,” starring Hugh Jackman and directed by James Mangold. He played Hamada, the head of park security, in the box office smash “Jurassic World” and starred in Michael Bay’s “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2” as iconic villain Shredder.
Tee romanced audiences opposite Anne Heche in the Hallmark movie “One Christmas Eve” and starred in the series “Mortal Kombat: Legacy 2” as Liu Kang. He was the lead in Lifetime’s “The Gabby Douglas Story,” playing inspirational coach Liang Chow, and also appeared in Justin Lin’s comedy “Finishing the Game.”
Tee gave a memorable performance as Jimmy Nakayama in the drama “We Were Soldiers,” opposite Mel Gibson. On the comedy side, he was featured in “Austin Powers: Goldmember,” alongside Mike Myers, and “Fun with Dick and Jane,” with Jim Carrey.
On the small screen, Tee was a series regular in Starz’s “Crash” and recurred on the hit NBC series “Grimm,” CBS’ “Hawaii 5-0” and ABC’s “Grey’s Anatomy.” Tee has guest-starred on many series, including “Lucifer,” “Zoo,” “Marvel: Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.,” “The Lottery,” “Legends,” “Beauty and the Beast,” “Burn Notice,” “The Good Guys,” “C.S.I.,” “Dark Blue,” “Bones,” “Lie to Me,” “Jericho,” “Entourage,” “The Unit,” “Wanted,” “Without a Trace,” “JAG,” “Family Law,” “The Pretender” and “Buffy the Vampire Slayer.”
Internationally, Tee starred in the Korean-American romantic indie feature “Wedding Palace” and was the lead villain in Korea’s action film “No Tears for the Dead.”
On the theater side, Tee earned strong reviews for his lead performance in “Snow Falling on Cedars” at the prestigious Hartford Stage.
Tee is a 2020 NAMIC Vision Award Winner, Best Performance-Drama for “Chicago Med.”
A Los Angeles native with a mixture of multiple Asian descents, Tee is proficient in both Japanese and Korean and holds a bachelor’s degree in dramatic arts from the University of California, Berkeley. His muse is his family, including wife Mirelly Taylor, and daughter Madelyn Skyler, who are his life’s love and inspiration.
Steve Weber from IMDB
This Queens-born actor has certainly proven himself adept at everything from quirky comedy to flat-out melodrama earning TV stardom in the early 1990’s and maintaining a strong foothold on stage, film and TV in its aftermath.
Steven Robert Weber was born on March 4, 1961, to Fran (Frankel), a nightclub singer, and Stuart Weber, a nightclub performer, and Borscht Belt comic and manager. He was already appearing in television commercials by elementary school age. He later studied at the High School of the Performing Arts in New York and graduated from New York State University. The fair-haired, fair-skinned actor worked a series of menial jobs during his salad days as a struggling thespian (custodian, elevator operator, singing waiter) until earning his break on TV in a presentation of one of Mark Twain’s stories. Quickly making his film debut in the popular comedy The Flamingo Kid (1984), he nabbed a running role on the soap opera As the World Turns (1956) a year later. On the set he met first wife Finn Carter, another co-star on the daytime drama. Steven stayed put for a year then went on to gain recognition in more offbeat and/or prestigious productions on film and prime-time TV. He played a rock star in the thoroughly offbeat foreign-made film Angels (1990) and showed real command as John F. Kennedy in the epic miniseries The Kennedys of Massachusetts (1990).
That same year TV stardom came his way with the sitcom Wings (1990). Co-starring with Tim Daly as Brian Hackett, the looser, goofier more aimless half of the brotherly team who co-owned a one-plane, Nantucket-based airline, the actors’ chemistry, not to mention a terrifically eclectic supporting cast, kept the show on a steady course for seven seasons. Easily typed now as a genial, lovable loser type, Weber faced the prospect of severe pigeon-holing. So during the show’s off season, he started showing up in more serious roles. He suffered at the hands of the deranged Jennifer Jason Leigh in Single White Female (1992); appeared in a second chiller with The Temp (1993); and made a cameo in the highly depressing, award-winning Leaving Las Vegas (1995). His flair for comedy shone in is straight-man role as Johathan Harker in the critically acclaimed horror spoof, Dracula: Dead and Loving It (1995) He truly impressed both critics and audiences alike as the complex title character in Jeffrey (1995), a gay romantic film comedy, and then completely defied all odds by starring in an epic TV-movie version of Stephen King‘s horror classic The Shining (1997), seizing the role inherited from Jack Nicholson and brilliantly making it his own while earning a Saturn award for his chilling efforts.
By the time “Wings” came to an end in 1997, Weber had divorced his actress/wife Finn Carter (they had no children) and married actress/TV executive Juliette Hohnen on July 9, 1995. They have two children, Jack and Alfie. He and Laura Linney were selected to play the TV-movie leads in the popular A.R. Gurney theater piece Love Letters (1999). While other TV series comebacks have fared less well, including the short runs of The Weber Show (2000) (which he produced), The D.A. (2004), Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (2006), Happy Town (2010) and Chasing Life (2014).
Steven bounced around solidly in other venues. In 2002, he joined the cast of the smash Broadway musical “The Producers,” taking over the nebbish Matthew Broderick role. In 2004, he went to London to appear on stage with Kevin Spacey and Mary Stuart Masterson in “National Anthems.” Other plays over the years have included “Throwing Your Voice,” “Something in the Air” and “Design for Living.”
Steven has remained quite productive into the millennium with recent film outings in Sexual Life (2004), The Amateurs (2005), Inside Out (2005), the title role in Choose Connor (2007), Farm House (2008), My One and Only (2009), A Little Bit of Heaven (2011), Son of Morning (2011), the comedy Being Bin Laden (2011) in which he played Osama Bin Laden, Crawlspace (2012), Kiss Me (2014), Amateur Night (2016), A Thousand Junkies (2017), The Perfection (2018) and Allan the Dog (2020). Seen even more prolifically on TV, he has graced such popular shows as “The D.A.,” “Will & Grace” (as Will’s brother Sam), “Monk,” “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit,” “Desperate Housewives,” “Hot in Cleveland,” “Parenthood,” “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” “Sleepy Hollow” and “This Close.”
The actor continues to play a stream of comedic and dramatic recurring roles on such TV programs as Without a Trace (2002), Brothers & Sisters (2006), Dallas (2012) (the New Generation), Murder in the First (2014), Helix (2014), iZombie (2015), House of Lies (2012), NCIS: New Orleans (2014), Ballers (2015) and Get Shorty (2017) and more recently appeared as a regular on the mystery series 13 Reasons Why (2017) and comedy series Indebted (2020). In addition, he has given voice to a few animated programs including Ultimate Spider-Man (2012), Avengers Assemble (2012) The Bravest Knight (2019) and Puppy Dog Pals (2017).
From Emmy Award-winning executive producer Dick Wolf (the “Law & Order” and “Chicago” franchises), “Chicago Med” is an emotional thrill ride through the day-to-day chaos of the city’s newest state-of-the-art trauma center and into the lives of the courageous doctors, nurses and staff who hold it all together.
Dr. Will Halstead (Nick Gehlfuss) balances the stress of being an emergency medicine physician with his complicated relationship with Dr. Natalie Manning (Torrey DeVitto), a specialist in emergency pediatrics. Newly widowed, Dr. Daniel Charles (Oliver Platt) remains the Sherlock Holmes of psychiatry. Former Navy flight surgeon Dr. Ethan Choi (Brian Tee) brings his battlefield skills to the front lines of Chicago’s busiest ER, the go-to place for victims of the city’s gun violence. Work and personal life intersect with him and April Sexton (Yaya DaCosta), a smart, bold and intuitive nurse with the ability to adeptly tackle the most harried of circumstances in the hospital. Sharon Goodwin (S. Epatha Merkerson), the venerable head of the city’s largest hospital, is under intense fiscal scrutiny to preserve the bottom line while continuing to ensure that all patients receive nothing short of quality care and compassion. Maggie Lockwood (Marlyne Barrett), the charge nurse and eyes, ears and brain of the ER, is skilled and confident but finds herself dealing with profound family issues of her own. Recent addition to the ER is ace surgeon Dr. Crockett Marcel (Dominic Rains), a New Orleans-raised surgeon whose breezy manner hides a tragic past.
Together they will confront Chicago’s most critical medical cases and challenging ethical dilemmas with courage, compassion and state-of-the-art treatment. Inspired by ripped-from-the-headlines cases, “Chicago Med” will weave cutting-edge medicine with the personal drama that comes with working in such a high-intensity environment. Through it all, familiar faces from “Chicago Fire” and “Chicago P.D” will intertwine with Chicago’s finest medical heroes.
Dick Wolf, Diane Frolov, Andrew Schneider, Stephen Hootstein, Derek Haas, Arthur Forney, Matt Olmstead, Michael Brandt, Michael Pressman and Peter Jankowski are executive producers.
“Chicago Med” is produced by Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group, in association with Wolf Entertainment.
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