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The 50th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival, presented by Rogers, is scheduled to take place from September 4th through the 14th, and today the festival (known as TIFF) announced this year’s Centrepiece programme, their global showcase of compelling cinema from around the world. As a press release notes, “his year, there are 55 titles from filmmakers representing nearly fifty countries including Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Chad, Colombia, Côte d’Ivoire, France, Germany, Iraq, Ireland, Kenya, Mexico, Poland, Singapore, Taiwan and Thailand, reflecting TIFF’s commitment to global cinema. Centrepiece provides a platform for internationally recognized films, acclaimed titles from other festivals around the globe, and highly anticipated premieres from Canadian and international talents.” Centrepiece has been programmed by Jason Anderson, Kelly Boutsalis, Diana Cadavid, Robyn Citizen, Claire Diao, Giovanna Fulvi, June Kim, Dorota Lech, Anita Lee, Peter Kuplowsky, Andréa Picard, and Jason Ryle – and one of the standouts among...

The Toronto International Film Festival has selected 55 movies for its Centrepiece programme of the 50th fest, movies which are a “global showcase of compelling cinema from around the world” per this Am’s release. TIFF, presented by Rogers, runs from Sept. 4-14.

Titles from close to 50 countries including Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Chad, Colombia, Côte d’Ivoire, France, Germany, Iraq, Ireland, Kenya, Mexico, Poland, Singapore, Taiwan and Thailand are reflected in the curation.

Those filmmakers with works in this part of the lineup, and that also includes North American premieres, are Hubert Davis, Mathieu Denis, Hasan Hadi, Chie Hayakawa, Anders Thomas Jensen, Jan Komasa, Richard Linklater, Sergei Loznitsa, Pietro Marcello, Christian Petzold, Potsy Poncirol and Álvaro Olmos Torrico.

Centrepiece has 19 world premieres including:

Blood Lines, Gail Maurice’s sophomore feature, a pastoral drama of family and reconnection.

Carolina Caroline, directed by Adam Carter Rehmeier, an outlaw romance starring Samara Weaving and Kyle Gallner.

The Toronto Film Festival on Tuesday unveiled 55 new film titles for its global-film focused Centerpiece program, including titles from Richard Linklater, Christian Petzold, Anders Thomas Jensen, Pietro Marcello and Álvaro Olmos Torrico.

There’s world premieres for the “Brat” singer Charli xcx-starrer Erupcja from director Peter Ohs; the Stephen Graham, Andrea Riseborough and Anson Boon starring thriller Good Boy, from director Jan Komasa and co-producer Jeremy Thomas; Adam Carter Rehmeier’s romantic crime thriller Carolina Caroline, starring Samara Weaving; and Kirk Jones’ Tourette Syndrome drama I Swear, which stars Robert Aramayo as John Davidson, the trailblazing campaigner.

The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo. Courtesy of Cannes Film Festival

There’s also first looks for Gail Maurice’s indigenous drama Blood Lines, where the director stars alongside Tamara Podemski, Dana Solomon and Melanie Bray; Nomad Shadow, Eimi Imanishi’s debut feature about a refugee to Europe forced to return to Western Sahara; The Cost of Heaven,...

On Tuesday, the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) announced the highly anticipated lineup for its 2025 Centerpiece program.

This year's festival features a total of 55 titles from filmmakers representing nearly 50 countries, including works from Bolivia, France, Iraq, and Kenya. This wide-ranging selection shines a spotlight on TIFF's enduring commitment to presenting interesting stories from every corner of the globe. The Centerpiece program serves as a platform for internationally recognized films, acclaimed selections from other prestigious festivals, and premieres from both Canadian and international talents.

This year, cinephiles can look forward to the latest projects from a host of influential directors, including Mathieu Denis' Cost of Heaven, Hasan Hadi's The President’s Cake, Jan Komasa's Good Boy, Anders Thomas Jensen's The Last Viking, Richard Linklater's Blue Moon, Pietro Marcello's Duse, Christian Petzold's Miroirs No. 3, and Álvaro Olmos Torrico's The Condor Daughter.

Another notable name at TIFF will be Sean Baker,...

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Chief of War is a historical drama series co-created by Thomas Paʻa Sibbett and Jason Momoa. Based on true events, the Apple TV+ series is set in the 18th century, and it follows a Hawaiian warrior chief as he unites the warring Hawaiian islands to fight against the colonialists. Chief of War stars Jason Momoa, Luciane Buchanan, Te Ao o Hinepehinga, Te Kohe Tuhaka, Brandon Finn, Siua Ikaleʻo, Mainei Kinimaka, and Roimata Fox. So, if you loved the historical setting, intense story, and compelling characters in Apple TV+’s Chief of War, here are some similar shows you should check out next.

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Barkskins is a historical drama series created by Elwood Reid. Based on the 2016 novel of the same name by Annie Proulx, the National Geographic series is set in the 1600s,...

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Foundation is an epic sci-fi drama series co-created by David S. Goyer and Josh Friedman. Based on the Foundation book series by Isaac Asimov, the Apple TV+ series is set in the far future where humans have conquered the galaxy and are ruled by the Galactic Empire. It revolves around Hari Sheldon, a mathematician and developer of psychohistory, who predicts that the empire will fall, sending humanity to the dark ages. Foundation stars Jared Harris, Lee Pace, Lou Llobell, Leah Harvey, Laura Birn, Terrence Mann, Cassian Bilton, Cherry Jones, Brandon P. Bell, and Alexander Siddig. So, if you loved the epic sci-fi adventure, complex storyline, and compelling characters in Foundation, here are some similar shows you should check out next.

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Dune: Prophecy is a sci-fi drama series co-developed...

CBS is confirmed to air another new episode of their hit news show 48 Hours tonight, May 9, 2025, and it will feature a look at a story about an 18 year old girl who was viciously attacked and more. This episode is the 29th one for this current season 37. CBS' official episode 29 press release information is telling us that this episode is officially titled, "Facing A Monster." The preview information from CBS' press release is telling us that the 48 Hours team is going to take a deep look at a story about a Hudson Falls, New York woman named C.C. Opanowski. When she was 18 years old, she survived a vicious attack by her ex-boyfriend Shawn Doyle. Shawn Doyle ended up, pleading guilty to menacing in the second degree, and he was sentenced to three years of probation.

This Saturday, CBS’s “48 Hours” presents a story of survival, justice, and the ripple effects of violence, in “Facing a Monster.” Correspondent Anne-Marie Green reports on the case of C.C. Opanowski, who survived a brutal attack at the hands of her ex-boyfriend, Shawn Doyle, only to see him commit murder years later. Opanowski speaks to […]

48 Hours: Facing a Monster...

This Saturday, May 10, 2025, at 10/9c, 48 Hours investigates a chilling case of survival and justice in “Facing a Monster”. Correspondent Anne-Marie Green reports on the harrowing story of a teenage girl who survived a vicious attack by her ex-boyfriend and later faced him in court after he went on to murder a young mother, Lori A. Leonard.

Lori Leonard, a 33-year-old single mother of two, went missing in 2019 after meeting Shawn M. Doyle online. The two developed a relationship, and Doyle even helped Leonard move before her disappearance. Leonard’s family grew concerned when she failed to return home after dropping off her children. Two months later, her body was discovered in the Champlain Canal, weighted down in a metal toolbox, sending shockwaves through the small community of Chittenango, New York.

Shawn Doyle, 29, was arrested and charged with second-degree murder after an intense investigation by law enforcement, which included over 750 interviews and more than 280 leads.

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Stargate Sg-1 is a sci-fi action adventure drama series created by Brad Wright and Jonathan Glassner. The Showtime and later Sci-Fi channel series is set in MGM’s Stargate franchise, and it follows Jack O’Neill as he returns to Planet Abydos to find scientist Daniel Jackson. He soon discovers that a series of hieroglyphics could potentially lead them to several Stargates. Stargate Sg-1 stars Richard Dean Anderson, Michael Shanks, Amanda Tapping, Christopher Judge, Don S. Davis, Corin Nemec, Ben Browder, Beau Bridges, and Claudia Black. So, if you loved the space adventure, intensely thrilling story, and compelling characters in Stargate Sg-1, here are some similar shows you should check out next.

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Dark Matter is a Canadian sci-fi drama series created by Joseph Mallozzi and Paul Mullie. Based on Mallozzi and...

Exclusive: Oscar- and Emmy-nominated production company Aircraft Pictures and Dolphin Entertainment have teamed for a reboot of 1986 hockey drama Youngblood.

Cameras have just rolled on the movie in Hamilton and Barrie, Canada, with Hubert Davis directing.

Youngblood follows hockey prodigy Dean Youngblood, who joins the Hamilton Mustangs and discovers he must face off against toxic behavior on the ice and within himself to fulfill his potential as professional hockey player. The original MGM movie, a cult classic, starred Rob Lowe, Patrick Swayze and Keanu Reeves in the latter’s feature film debut. Lowe and Reeves aren’t on the bench to return.

The cast will include Ashton James as Dean Youngblood, Blair Underwood as his father Blane Youngblood, Shawn Doyle as Coach Chadwick, Alexandra McDonald as Jessie Chadwick,...

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American Primeval is a Western thriller drama series created by Mark L. Smith. The Netflix series is set in 1857 during the Utah War, and it revolves around the violent feuds and schemes to gain control over the American West. American Primeval stars Taylor Kitsch, Betty Gilpin, Dane DeHaan, Saura Lightfoot-Leon, Derek Hinkey, Joe Tippett, Jai Courtney, Preston Mota, Shawnee Pourier, and Shea Whigham. So, if you loved the gritty Western backdrop, thrilling story, and compelling characters in American Primeval, here are some similar shows you should check out next.

Hell on Wheels Credit – AMC

Hell on Wheels is a Western thriller drama series created by Joe and Tony Gayton. The AMC series follows Cullen Bohannon, a former Confederate soldier who joins the railroad construction to find the Union soldiers who killed his wife and son during the Civil War.

One of the best science fiction series of modern times is sadly gearing up to leave Prime Video. Beginning back in 2015, The Expanse, which started life on SyFy before being picked up for more seasons on Amazon, is now listed among the streaming platform’s "Titles expiring in the next 30 days.” Meaning that fans and newcomers only have a short time to catch up on this show, which boasts a score of 95% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Created by Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby for the Syfy network initially before being canceled and picked up by Amazon, The Expanse is based on the series of novels of the same name by James S. A. Corey. The title is apt, as the series explores an expansive world set in the far-flung future, in which humans have colonized the solar system. Featuring a large ensemble of characters, The Expanse tackles the political machinations of...

The following contains major spoilers from Accused Season 2, Episode 6, "Val's Story," which debuted Tuesday, Nov. 26 on Fox. It also contains discussion of abuse.

Accused Season 2, Episode 6, "Val's Story" takes the risk of upending the show's formula, and for that it should be applauded. What makes the Fox series great is its ability to think and act outside the box. However, the risk doesn't pay off for writer-director Maile Meloy. One of the most well-cast episodes of the show falls apart because of the writing in its final act.

"Val's Story" centers on Valentina Pearce (played by Marvel Cinematic Universe star Cobie Smulders), a struggling single mother desperate and envious of her ex-husband's seemingly idyllic relationship with his new wife. But when Val sneaks into their home and finds Trey dead on the garage floor, she finds herself facing murder charges. The episode has a wonderful group of actors at its...

Cobie Smulders stars on Fox’s Accused season two episode six, “Val’s Story.” Episode six will air on Tuesday, November 26, 2024 at 9pm Et/Pt.

Season two of the anthology series features episodes starring Michael Chiklis, Patrick J. Adams, William H. Macy, Felicity Huffman, Nick Cannon, Ken Jeong, Taylor Schilling, Justin Chambers, Sherri Saum, Trevor White, Debra Winger, Mercedes Ruehl, Christine Ebersole, and Danny Pino.

“Val’s Story” Plot: A divorced mom (Smulders) is the primary suspect in her ex-husband’s death in the all-new “Val’s Story” episode.

Cobie Smulders in ‘Accused’ season 2 episode 6 (Photo © 2024 Fox Media LLC) Accused Description, Courtesy of Fox

Accused is a collection of intense, topical and human stories of crime and punishment. Each episode is a fast-paced provocative thriller, exploring a different crime, in a different city, with an entirely original cast. Based on the BBC’s BAFTA-winning crime anthology, each episode opens in a courtroom on the defendant,...

Risa has been forgotten in modern Star Trek, with only brief mentions in newer shows. The franchise's ability to expand Risa's story is being sidelined, missing out on its potential. Modern technology like the Ar wall could help bring Risa to life like never before.

Despite its immense potential, the Star Trek franchise seems to have forgotten about its most infamous pleasure planet. Although Star Trek is mainly about space exploration and scientific discovery, all Star Trek TV shows have had an episode where the crew is allowed to blow off steam, and no shore leave planet has become more famous in the franchise than Risa. First introduced in the Star Trek: The Next Generation season 3 episode, "Captain's Holiday," Risa has become synonymous with vacation and tourism, although it was only included in a handful of episodes across multiple series.

Over about four episodes, Tng and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine...

Warning: Contains Spoilers for the Star Trek: Discovery series finale, "Life, Itself"

Each season of Star Trek: Discovery had highs and lows, with season 2 being the most cohesive and well-executed. Season 3 made a bold move by shifting to the 32nd century, setting the stage for new characters and storylines. Although season 5 had some missteps and wasn't meant to be the finale, it delivered impressive storytelling and a moving end.

With the conclusion of Star Trek: Discovery's fifth and final season, a clear quality ranking of all the show's seasons emerges. Discovery was the first Star Trek TV show to air on Paramount+ starting in 2017, and has accomplished a lot for the franchise in the seven years it has been on the air. As the first modern Star Trek series since the end of Star Trek: Enterprise in 2005, Discovery began a new era for the franchise, making it possible for...

Star Trek: Discovery introduces the pathway drive as a new propulsion system to replace the spore drive. Captain Burnham and crew are close to obtaining powerful Progenitors' technology. Lt. Sylvia Tilly is the perfect character to explain the pathway drive in the new spin-off series.

Star Trek: Discovery has introduced the pathway drive as a propulsion system to replace the USS Discovery's spore drive, but Star Trek's next show will have to explain how the new technology works. As Discovery season 5 comes to a close, Captain Michael Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green) and her crew are close to acquiring the powerful technology of the Progenitors. Burnham and her friends have outsmarted the Breen before, but Moll (Eve Harlow) remains a force to be reckoned with. As the Progenitors were the supposed creators of all humanoid life, their technology should contain the power of creation itself.

Even before the titular ship traveled to the 32nd century,...

Warning: Contains Spoilers for Star Trek: Discovery season 5, episode 1, "Red Directive"

Star Trek: Discovery Season 5 bids farewell to the spore drive, as USS Voyager's pathway drive takes over in the 32nd century. Commander Stamets reveals Starfleet's decision to halt spore drive development, making Discovery unique in the Star Trek franchise. The USS Voyager-j's pathway drive paves the way for safer and sustainable warp travel in Star Trek's future.

The 32nd century's version of the USS Voyager is the reason that Star Trek: Discovery season 5 is abandoning Starfleet's revolutionary spore drive technology. Since they arrived in the 32nd century in season 3, the USS Discovery crew's one-of-a-kind spore drive has represented a potential replacement for dilithium-reliant warp travel in Star Trek's future. However, various obstacles, most notably rogue Risan scientist Dr. Ruon Tarka (Shawn Doyle) and his theft of the only working prototype have prevented the spore drive from being rolled out.

Warning: This article contains Spoilers for Star Trek: Discovery season 5, episodes 1 & 2!

Starfleet's decision to abandon the spore drive in Discovery season 5 is a smart move for the future of the franchise. The spore drive's ability to instantly transport the USS Discovery can hinder dramatic tension and urgency in storytelling. The new pathway drive technology will likely power the adventures in Star Trek: Starfleet Academy, replacing the spore drive.

Star Trek: Discovery has revealed that Starfleet is ditching the groundbreaking spore drive, which is a good thing for the future of the franchise's 32nd century timeline. The USS Discovery's spore drive was an experimental technology from the 2200s that became invaluable in Star Trek's dilithium-starved 32nd century. Pioneered by Commander Paul Stamets (Anthony Rapp) and his research partner, Straal (Saad Siddiqui), the spore drive was a way to navigate a subspace mycelium network of fungal roots that spanned the entire universe.

When asked about the long journey to Star Trek: Discovery‘s fifth and final season, producer Alex Kurtzman is honest but optimistic. “It’s been an incredible ride for us,” Kurtzman tells Den of Geek when we chat with him at SXSW 2024. “And yeah, it was an incredibly bumpy first year.”

Kurtzman’s referring to the behind-the-scenes difficulties that plagued the show’s first two seasons. Initially developed by Bryan Fuller, who wrote for Deep Space Nine and Voyager before going on to make fan-favorite shows such as Hannibal and American Gods, Discovery ultimately premiered with Gretchen J. Berg and Aaron Harberts as showrunners. By the end of season two, both had left the show, with Kurtzman and Michelle Paradise stepping in as showrunners to right the ship.

But for some Star Trek fans, the problems with Discovery go beyond a troubled production. Initially presented as the adventures of Spock...

Horror film “The Voices of Our Mother,” headlined by Sheila McCarthy (“Women Talking”), has wrapped principal photography.

The film is written and directed by Mark O’Brien, who is also an actor, with his most recent credit being Atom Egoyan’s Toronto and Berlinale selection “Seven Veils.” It tells the story of a family who is brought together when their matriarch falls ill, only to find that their lineage is connected by more than blood. The film was shot in Hamilton, Ontario.

The cast also includes Georgina Reilly (“Quantum Leap”), O’Brien, Carolina Bartzcak (“Painkiller”), Alex Ozerov-Meyer (“The Americans”), Anna Ferguson (“Lost Girl”) and Shawn Doyle (“Star Trek: Discovery”).

The film is produced by Canada’s Vortex Productions, a subsidiary of boutique distributor Vortex Media. This marks the second collaboration between O’Brien and Vortex Media who helped to finance and distribute the filmmaker’s Fantasia and Grimmfest-winning feature directorial debut “The Righteous.

Short final seasons can be successful despite fewer episodes, as seen in The Expanse and Arrow. These shorter seasons still manage to wrap up character storylines and provide satisfying conclusions. Shows like Superstore and New Girl prove that a shorter episode span can work better in certain instances, allowing for new and old storylines to reach a natural conclusion.

While it's not unusual to see a TV show with a short final season, there have been some instances where this has worked in a show's favor. A shorter season of a show can happen for several reasons, such as production issues, the show being canceled, or a writer's strike. Despite having fewer episodes than usual, this doesn't mean that a show cannot still have a successful season.

There are plenty of examples as to why a shorter final season doesn't work. This is usually attributed to a lack of time...

Star Trek: Discovery season 5 sees Burnham and Booker working together again, their past mistakes seemingly forgiven. The final season will feature a galactic treasure hunt and explore the romantic relationships of three couples, including Burnham and Book. Discovery's longest-lasting couple, Culber and Stamets, and Saru's romance with T'Rina will also be wrapped up in the upcoming season.

Star Trek: Discovery season 5 already answers a big question left after the season 4 finale. Discovery season 4 followed Captain Michael Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green) and the crew of the USS Discovery as they investigated the destructive Dark Matter Anomaly, or Dma. Discovery season 4 also added new complications to the romance between Michael Burnham and Cleveland Booker (David Ajala). Because Book's home planet of Kwejian was destroyed by the Dma, he wanted to destroy the anomaly, while Burnham and other Federation representatives wanted to contact Species 10-c, who created the Dma.

After the United Federation...

Paramount+'s flagship Star Trek series, Star Trek: Discovery, will be back for Star Trek: Discovery season 5, and here's everything we know about when Captain Michael Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green) and the crew of the USS Discovery will return. Star Trek: Discovery is one of five new Star Trek series streaming on Paramount+, along with Star Trek: Picard, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, and the animated Star Trek: Lower Decks and Star Trek: Prodigy. Star Trek: Discovery season 4 broke its own mold by focusing less on action, instead tackling the Dark Matter Anomaly — a season-long threat that led Burnham and the USS Discovery into a brand-new galaxy. Going where no one has gone before, Discovery made First Contact with Species 10-c, the alien creators of the Dma, so that they could save Earth from imminent catastrophe.

Star Trek: Discovery season 4 also introduced new characters like Federation President Laira Rillak (Chelah Horsdal) and mad scientist Dr.

Star Trek: Discovery season 4 officially confirmed that the Multiverse exists, but with Discovery coming to a close, the Star Trek franchise cannot forget about the Multiverse. Star Trek: Discovery premiered in 2017, and the show's popularity facilitated the largest expansion of the franchise since the end of Star Trek: Enterprise in 2005. Discovery allowed for the creation of several other Star Trek projects, including its spin-off series Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. In March 2023, however, it was announced that Discovery's upcoming fifth season would be its last.

During its time on the air, Star Trek: Discovery added to and expanded upon the franchise in some significant ways. One of these was the official confirmation of the Star Trek Multiverse in season 4. The idea of a Multiverse had been explored in previous projects with concepts like the Mirror Universe and the creation of the Kelvin Timeline in J.J. Abrams' Star Trek (2009), but...

Star Trek: Discovery is coming to a surprise end with the upcoming season 5, and time is running out to address some of its long-lingering flaws. Discovery relaunched Star Trek on television in 2017 after a long hiatus, focusing on the disgraced Starfleet mutineer Michael Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green) and her journey from outcast to Captain of the USS Discovery. Despite some high-profile growing pains, Discovery's success paved the way for the rapid expansion of Paramount+'s Star Trek Universe.

Since its earliest days, Star Trek: Discovery has been one of the most polarizing series in the history of the franchise. Some of that criticism has been deeply unfair, like the show's efforts to earnestly represent the LGBTQ+ community onscreen and the decision to center the show on a morally complex Black female lead in Captain Burnham. That said, there are plenty of warranted criticisms of the show as well, and with only one season remaining,...

Emmy nominee Molly Parker (House of Cards) stars in Fox’s Accused season one episode eight, “Laura’s Story.” Directed by Lee Rose from a script by Daniel Pearle, episode eight will air on Tuesday, March 14, 2023 at 10pm Et/Pt.

Episode eight stars Tara Nicodermo as Molly, Liam MacDonald as Jonah Broder, Margo Martindale as Joanna Pierce, and Shawn Doyle as Eric Broder. Ian Morris plays Ben, Marcia Bennett is Judge, and Arlene Duncan is Meredith Lawson.

“Laura’s Story” Plot: A grieving mother learns that facts and evidence are no match for viral misinformation when she discovers a growing online conspiracy.

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Star Trek: Discovery has featured some compelling antagonists over its first four seasons, as well as its fair share of villainous misfires. Originally set a decade before the events of Star Trek: The Original Series, Discovery has been one of the more controversial entries in the Star Trek franchise. Discovery season 1 was notoriously shaky, as it leaned into a dark, violent tone and featured plenty of technological anachronisms. The show found its footing in the much-improved season 2, and boldly reset its premise when the titular vessel traveled to the 32nd century for season 3 and beyond.

Discovery has never been particularly defined by its villains, as most of its focus has been on its Starfleet crew like Michael Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green) and the Kelpien officer Saru (Doug Jones). That's not to say Discovery hasn't had some great villain turns, particularly early on when the show was still struggling to find an identity.

With Star Trek: Discovery poised to enter season 5, the USS Discovery's spore drive has proven to be better than the traditional warp technology used by Starfleet. Discovery remains the only 32nd-century starship with a spore drive; although it was damaged during the mission Captain Michael Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green) led to make First Contact with Species 10-c in another galaxy, the spore drive was eventually repaired. The onus now is on the United Federation of Planets to develop and equip Starfleet with next-generation spore drives after the death of Dr. Ruon Tarka (Shawn Doyle).

The displacement-activated spore hub drive was a breakthrough technology introduced in Star Trek: Discovery season 1. By traveling along the mycelial network, the USS Discovery instantly jumps to a location, bypassing the travel time necessitated by traditional warp technology. The spore drive would have been more easily embraced had Star Trek: Discovery not been a prequel set in...

David Ajala gives his thoughts on whether Cleveland Booker will join Starfleet in Star Trek: Discovery season 5. After the Dark Matter Anomaly destroyed his homeworld of Kwejian, Book went rogue in Star Trek: Discovery season 4. Booker teamed up with mad scientist Dr. Ruon Tarka (Shawn Doyle) to destroy the Dma and its creators, Species 10-c, until Captain Michael Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green) and the USS Discovery stopped them.

In an exclusive interview with Screen Rant to promote the home video release of Star Trek: Discovery season 4, David Ajala discussed the potential for Cleveland Booker to join Starfleet. Even after the consequences of his actions in season 4, Book remains romantically linked to Discovery's Captain Burnham. Here's what Ajala had to say about whether Booker could still become part of Starfleet:

David Ajala: Cleveland Booker is a man of the people... Whether or not it may be advantageous for Cleveland Booker to join Starfleet,...

Cleveland Booker (David Ajala) went on a quest for vengeance in Star Trek: Discovery season 4. The Paramount+ original series is now available in a four-disc collection from CBS Home Entertainment. Star Trek: Discovery season 4 can be brought home on DVD, Blu-Ray, Limited Edition Blu-Ray Steelbook, and Digital, packed with over 90 minutes of special features, including exclusive cast and crew interviews, a gag reel, deleted scenes, and episode commentary,

In Star Trek: Discovery season 4, Captain Michael Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green) led the USS Discovery against a planet-killing threat called the Dark Matter Anomaly. To learn the source behind the Dma, Discovery went to where no one has gone before and journeyed to another galaxy. But Burnham also had to stop her lover, Book, whose home planet Kwejian was destroyed by the Dma. Book teamed up with mad scientist Dr. Ruon Tarka (Shawn Doyle) to destroy the Dma's creators, Species 10-c, which put the entire galaxy at risk.

In season 4, Star Trek: Discovery subtly became more and more like Star Trek: The Next Generation. Captain Michael Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green) and the USS Discovery faced a threat to the entire galaxy that required their starship to cross the Galactic Barrier into a new galaxy to make contact with Species 10-c. But all throughout, Discovery's crew was processing trauma and their dynamics gradually began to resemble the crew of the USS Enterprise-d in Tng.

When Gene Roddenberry created Star Trek: The Next Generation, he had a utopian vision of the 24th century and decreed that there would be "no conflict" among the Starfleet Officers on the Enterprise. This rule caused issues with the writing staff, who had to figure out a way to fashion drama when the main characters of the show didn't argue and always got along. The solution Tng's creative team came up with was for conflict...

Star Trek: Discovery still hasn't topped its best villain, season 1's Captain Gabriel Lorca. The show took a lot of chances when it debuted on CBS All Access in 2017, from unwelcome changes to the Klingons to its serialized narrative structure. Plus, viewers had to wait until Star Trek: Discovery's third episode to see the titular starship and meet its captain.

Star Trek: Discovery bucked tradition by making its captain one of the main villains, but it paid off with Gabriel Lorca. Jason Isaacs's performance in his earlier episodes really sold the character's assumed identity as a flawed yet engaging hero. Then Lorca's unmasking in Star Trek: Discovery season 1, episode 12, "Vaulting Ambition," as the Mirror Universe counterpart to the real, missing Federation captain was a high point of the first season. The audacity and ambition of the Mirror Universe Lorca's long con, and his near-success achieving it, made him a great villain.

A great deal happened between Star Trek: Discovery seasons 3 and 4 that changed the face of Starfleet and the United Federation of Planets. Star Trek: Discovery will return with season 5, which promises a tonal shift for the serialized series taking place in the distant 32nd century. In Star Trek: Discovery season 5, Captain Michael Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green) will embark on a hunt for the "greatest treasure in the galaxy," which could showcase a 32nd-century era that has markedly changed in the scant few years since Burnham permanently time-traveled from the mid-23nd century.

Michael Burnham and the USS Discovery solved the mystery of The Burn in Star Trek: Discovery season 3. They discovered the source of the galactic calamity that wiped out all dilithium and warp travel was a Kelpien named Su'Kal (Bill Irwin) who was orphaned in a nebula imbued with dilithium. A hundred years after The Burn, the United Federation of Planets collapsed,...

Starfleet has a rule that starship captains can't be emotionally compromised, but Star Trek: Discovery's Captain Michael Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green) breaks it constantly and gets away with it. This rule, Regulation 619, states that a commanding officer is required to relieve themselves of command if their current mission left them emotionally compromised and unable to make rational decisions. Regulation 619 has been evident throughout the various Star Trek TV series and movies, but it was most dramatically implemented in J.J. Abrams' Star Trek 2009.

James T. Kirk (Chris Pine) became Acting Captain of the USS Enterprise when he coerced Spock (Zachary Quinto) into violently demonstrating he was emotionally compromised by the destruction of Vulcan. However, Star Trek: Discovery's Captain Burnham, maintains command of the USS Discovery-a even when she is emotionally compromised, which happens often. This was never more evident than in Star Trek: Discovery season 4 when Burnham was at odds with her lover,...

After 57 years of Star Trek's starships traveling by warp, Star Trek: Discovery season 5 could make a fundamental change to Starfleet. Captain Michael Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green) and the USS Discovery-a gave warp travel back to the galaxy by solving the mystery of The Burn in Star Trek: Discovery season 3. Yet the Discovery remained the only ship in Starfleet with a displacement-activated spore hub drive in season 4. However, Starfleet may be poised to follow the Discovery's lead in season 5.

Star Trek: Discovery season 5 could finally equip every ship in Starfleet with its own spore drive. Being able to instantaneously jump to a new location by traveling along the mycelial network was Star Trek: Discovery's Big Idea that made it unique, but the spore drive was also problematic with canon because it was invented in the 23rd-century era, pre-Star Trek: The Original Series. 980+ years later, the Federation is still reliant on dilithium crystal-powered warp drive.

Now that the Multiverse has been confirmed by Star Trek: Discovery, season 5 shouldn't ignore one of the biggest ideas in the franchise. During the mission to stop the Dark Matter Anomaly, which came from its creators, Species 10-c, in another galaxy, Dr. Ruon Tarka (Shawn Doyle) revealed that he's from a different reality in the Multiverse. Therefore, Star Trek: Discovery established the existence of even more alternate timelines beyond the Mirror Universe and the Kelvin timeline from J.J. Abrams' Star Trek movies.

Star Trek: Discovery season 5 teases a welcome shift in tone from the dire galactic threats that Discovery seasons 3 and 4 revolved around, but beyond the season's main story is the greater idea of the Multiverse and its ramifications. Star Trek: Discovery season 3 established the Temporal Wars happened a couple of hundred years before Michael Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green) arrived in the 32nd century, and the Temporal Wars also led...

When Star Trek: Discovery returns for season 5, it has to fix the one glaring flaw from the season 4 finale. The USS Discovery boldly went where no one has gone before at the end of Star Trek: Discovery season 4 when Captain Michael Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green) led her starship through the Galactic Barrier into another galaxy. Burnham and representatives from the United Federation of Planets made First Contact with Species 10-c, the creators of the Dark Matter Anomaly that threatened Earth and the Alpha Quadrant.

Captain Burnham and the Discovery's First Contact with the massive and thoroughly alien Species 10-c was an awe-inspiring moment except for one big problem: No one from the Federation's diplomatic team remembered to ask Species 10-c what their race calls themselves. The Federation gave the extra-galactic aliens the (rather uninspired) designation Species 10-c during their investigation into the origins of the Dma. After Discovery entered the neighboring galaxy,...

Rupert Everett is to star in AGC Television, Lionsgate Television and Night Train Media espionage drama Gray, which has entered production in Toronto, as the series rounds out key cast. Check out a first-look picture of leads Lydia West and Patricia Clarkson above.

AGC Studios’ TV arm is producing, with Lionsgate, whose involvement was previously announced, and Night Train co-financing. Lionsgate Television International will shop the show internationally in partnership with Herbert L. Kloiber’s Germany-based Night Train. AGC Studios will distribute in the U.S., represented by CAA.

The show stars Clarkson as CIA spy Cornelia Gray, who comes in from the cold after 20 years in hiding and discovers a new mole within her old spy network. Lydia West (It’s a Sin) co-stars.

Everett (My Best Friend’s Wedding), Wendy Crewson (Pretty Hard Cases) and Shawn Doyle (Star Trek: Discovery) also have roles, with Tim Rozon (Wynonna Earp, Schitt’s Creek), Jamaal Grant and Benjamin Sutherland announced today to round out the key cast.

John McLaughlin (Black Swan) is writing, based on an idea from author David Baldacci.

Exec producers are AGC’s Stuart Ford and Lourdes Diaz, Clarkson, McLaughlin, Baldacci, director Ruba Nadda, Marc Shmuger, Lionsgate’s Agapy Kapouranis and Elliott Brannon and Night Train’s Kloiber.

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Rupert Everett (My Best Friend’s Wedding, the Shrek franchise), Wendy Crewson (Pretty Hard Cases, Peacock’s Departure) and Shawn Doyle (Paramount+’s Star Trek: Discovery, Netflix’s Frontier) are joining stars Patricia Clarkson and Lydia West in espionage thriller series Gray.

Other new cast members unveiled on Thursday are Tim Rozon (Schitt’s Creek), Jamaal Grant (USA’s Chucky, Amazon’s The Expanse) and Benjamin Sutherland (Epix’s Billy the Kid, OWN’s The Kings of Napa) round out the cast.

AGC Television, Lionsgate and Night Train Media also announced that principal photography on the eight-part show has started in Toronto and released a first-look photo. Gray is directed by Ruba Nadda (Roswell, NCIS: Los Angeles) who previously worked with Clarkson on the film Cairo Time. The series is written by John McLaughlin (Black Swan, Hitchcock) based on an idea from best-selling author David Baldacci...

"Forget about the girl! Get out of here." Epic Pictures has revealed the trailer for an indie hitman action movie titled The Last Mark, yet another movie repeating pretty much the same plot of a hitman who has to do one last job before he retires. But he can't take out this person because it's a woman. Oh how original. This film opens on VOD at the beginning of March if anyone wants to watch. After a young woman witnesses a mob hit, a seasoned assassin and his psychotic partner must track her down before she turns them in, but she proves to be the hardest mark to kill. The Last Mark is directed by Reem Morsi and stars Alexia Fast, Shawn Doyle, Bryce Hodgson, Josh Cruddas, and Jonas Chernick. There's not much to see here, it doesn't look any good. The poster is the best part about this release,...

[Warning: The below contains Major spoilers for Star Trek: Discovery Season 4 Episode 7 “…But to Connect.”] The Dma (Dark Matter Anomaly) is a threat to everyone, and therefore representatives from across the galaxy gather in the midseason finale of Star Trek: Discovery to determine how to deal with it. But with the choices boiling down to a peaceful approach to those responsible and a forceful attack, one that could have unknown ramifications, there’s a clear division, one that leads to a dramatic decision. From the beginning of the episode, Captain Michael Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green) and Book (David Ajala) aren’t on the same page; she’s fine waiting for coordinates of the Dma creators’ location by trying to win over Grudge with a holographic cat toy, while he’d rather keep checking in with Stamets (Anthony Rapp) for an update. Later, at the meeting, the two options are presented, with Tarka (Shawn Doyle) proposing the more aggressive...

This Star Trek: Discovery article contains spoilers for Season 4, Episode 5.

Following in the footsteps of Season 3, the first batch of episodes in Star Trek: Discovery Season 4 do two things: The overall story of the season-long arc is explored, but, the episode itself presents a standalone story in the classic Star Trek tradition. Last week, Tilly got her “Galileo Seven” moment, but this week, in “The Examples,” Disco tackles a classic Trek ethical dilemma.

As Burnham and Book navigate the morality of saving prisoners on a doomed colony, “The Examples” front-loads the episode with a ton of callbacks and Easter eggs to the rest of the franchise. Here’s every Easter egg and big reference we spotted in Star Trek: Discovery Season 4, Episode 5…

USS Janeway

Right away, the episode hits us with a few starship names that sound familiar. The first is the USS Janeway, an obvious reference to Captain Janeway from Star Trek: Voyager,...

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