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On April 14, Deadline broke the news that, after a bidding war, Netflix had secured a new thriller series adaptation based on the book Dead Letters by Caite Dolan-Leach. Lucy Hale (Pretty Little Liars) is set to star and executive produce the drama with Alex Cooper's (Call Her Daddy ) Unwell Productions and Aaron Laplan's Kaptial Entertainment.

The project took off because Lucy Hale loved reading the book. After talking to her manager, Leeds, they looped in Kaplan to collaborate on the thriller series. It's no surprise that Hale is set to play identical twins, Ava and Zelda. Her love for the story could prove crucial to the success of this upcoming Netflix show. Book adaptations can be tricky, but having a fan of the book star in and produce it sounds like a win.

Fans have seen Hale pull off a multitude of different characters throughout her career. I haven't read the book,...

When Sally Thorne's "The Hating Game" was released in 2018, it became what one can only call a TikTok sensation. While the term itself does not inspire confidence for a plethora of reasons, Thorne's rom-com novel made a tangible mark on ardent lovers of the romance genre. Sure, it isn't as influential as Sarah J. Mass' "A Court of Thorns and Roses" book series, but "The Hating Game" checked all the genre boxes that make a rom-com enjoyable. The central couple in question — Lucy Hutton and Joshua Templeman — fulfill the classic enemies-to-lovers trope, oscillating between mutual hatred and a budding tension tinged with silly, feel-good shenanigans.

This is not the kind of novel that etches out complex characters or devastates you with its taut storytelling. However, "The Hating Game" is a solid genre entry that succeeds in making good use of cliched tropes while weaving a love story worth rooting for.

Your favorite streamer is back this week with a somewhat manageable 16 new titles this week. Maybe Netflix figured out that adding a hundred hours of shows in one week was a bit much, even for our binge-watching brains.

Everyone will have their favorite here, of course. Whether kids' shows or baseball are in your wheelhouse, Netflix has you covered this week. Standup comedy or an adaptation of Shakespeare, it's all here. Oh, wait, you like science fiction? Do we ever have good news for you!

I assume that by now you've watched Adolescence. If not, what the heck are you waiting for? I mean, it's only one of the best shows Netflix has introduced in a very long time. You better get crackin', cuz Netflix has more coming up for you this week. Including a new season of one of my favorite shows ever. Well, more or less.

Netflix adds thrills,...

Netflix is not fooling around this April as it bulks up its slate for the first full month of spring. Romance films, comedies and dramas abound on the streamer with a few titles that launched at the end of March making it into the best new films to stream on Netflix in April.

For those in a more serious or wistful mood, The Life List and A Dog’s Way Home will pull at the heartstrings and help viewers feel all the feelings when they watch. Those in the mood for uplift can watch Rudy or The Breakfast Club or Field of Dreams. Those wanting a laugh can stream One of Them Days.

Find the best new movies streaming on Netflix in April 2025 below:

The Life List – March 28 L to R: Sofia Carson as Alex and Kyle Allen as Brad in ‘The Life List’

Based on the book by Lori Nelson Spielman,...

Netflix has unveiled the lineup of new TV shows and movies that will arrive on the platform in April 2025.

Among the highlights will be the April 10th premiere of Black Mirror’s seventh season, named by Consequence as one of the most anticipated TV shows of 2025. Other notable titles classic films like The Breakfast Club, Psycho, Field of Dreams, Heat, and Rudy; new episodes of My Next Guest Needs No Introduction With David Letterman; and documentaries like Bad Influence: The Dark Side of Kidfluencing and Carlos Alcaraz: My Way;

Find what other movies and shows are streaming on Netflix beginning in April 2025 below.

Titles Coming To Netflix In March:

*This list may not be comprehensive and is subject to change

April 1

The Age of Innocence

Big Daddy

Bonnie & Clyde

The Breakfast Club

Conan the Destroyer

Couples Retreat

The Croods

Draft Day

Field of Dreams

For Love of the Game...

While the role of Hannah Montana is now known as the role that launched the career of superstar Miley Cyrus, in another reality, it would have been the big breakout role of Pretty Little Liars starLucy Hale. From the mid-2000s to the early 2010s, the names Hannah Montana and Miley Cyrus were inescapable as they were a cultural phenomenon. After 17 years, Hannah Montana and Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert still remains the highest-grossing Super Bowl weekend opening and Hannah Montana: The Movie grossed $155 million worldwide in 2009. It is hard to imagine anyone else in the role of Hannah Montana, but it turns out the role could have been very different if she had looked like Katy Keene's star.

During BuzzFeed’s The Puppy Interview, Hale revealed many of the high-profile projects he auditioned for over the years, including Pitch Perfect, 50 Shades of Grey, and even recently,...

s we step into April 2025, get ready for an exciting lineup of new movies, binge-worthy series, and even games heading to your screen. Whether you’re craving high-octane action, heartfelt drama, or thrilling new originals, this month’s slate has something for everyone.

We’ll be updating this list throughout March and April as more titles are announced, so be sure to check back often. Plus, keep an eye out for Netflix’s official release roundup, typically dropping on the last Wednesday of the month. And don’t forget—while new favorites are arriving, some beloved titles will also be making their exit, so plan your watchlist accordingly!

Related: Netflix to Adapt Stephen King’s Classic Thriller “Cujo” into a New Film April 1st Coming to Netflix in April 2025: Alpha (2018) – A prehistoric survival adventure following a young hunter and his bond with a lone wolf. Draft Day (2014) – A sports...

Picture This (2025) has taken Prime Video by storm, quickly becoming a favorite among rom-com lovers. Starring Simone Ashley and Hero Fiennes Tiffin, the film blends romance, humor, and a touch of fate, following a struggling photographer who is told she’ll find true love in her next five dates. As she navigates a whirlwind of emotions, unexpected reunions, and family matchmaking, the movie delivers a charming and heartfelt story. If you’re looking for movies like Picture This (2025) that capture the same mix of modern romance, self-discovery, and lighthearted fun, here are a few that might be right up your alley.

“Love Again” (2023)

“Love Again” (2023) shares a similar heartwarming romance with a dash of fate. Starring Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Sam Heughan, the movie follows a woman who sends messages to her late fiancé’s phone, unaware that the number has been reassigned to a journalist. Just like “Picture This,...

After her breakthrough role in Pretty Little Liars, Lucy Hale has recently starred in a string of films that offer her own brand of laughs or terror. She confidently struts down the rom-com path with wholesome installments of The Hating Game, ANice Girl Like You or Which Brings Me To You, where she delivers an offbeat intensity around sex and relationships that is awkwardly relatable. On the other hand, her roles in the horror genre, including Truth or Dare or Fantasy Island, take us back to the constant fear and paranoia of being stalked by "A," just in a more mature setting. In 2025, it is about time that these two worlds collided, giving us the ultimate Hale production: F Marry Kill.

The O.C.was a beloved TV series of the teen drama genre that ran from 2003 to 2007. The series follows a group of teenagers living in Newport Beach, Orange County, with Ryan Atwood (Ben McKenzie) being taken in by the wealthy Cohen family. The four-season series followed Ryan as the fish-out-of-water, along with his best friend, Seth Cohen (Adam Brody), girl-next-door Marissa Cooper (Mischa Barton), and her best friend, Summer Roberts. (Rachel Bilson)

The success of the series launched its main cast into stardom, with Ben McKenzie going on to star in Gotham, Rachel Bilson in Hart of Dixie and Jumper, and Adam Brody in Mr. and Mrs. Smith, as well as Netflix’s Nobody, Wants This, which won him a Critics' Choice Award. However, there are several well-known Hollywood stars who made smaller appearances on The O.C. before their careers took off.

Shailene Woodley Appeared as Kaitlin Cooper...

“Pretty Little Liars” and “Which Brings Me to You” star Lucy Hale will topline the romantic comedy “Princess” from “The Cooler” screenwriter Frank Hannah.

Daniel Baur’s K5 Intl. has boarded “Princess” as its international sales agent and will commence sales at Berlinale’s European Film Market.

The plot centers on a woman who finally meets the man of her dreams, but first, she must contend with her beloved’s bulldog, Princess, who has a history of destroying any relationship her owner engages in. Think “Monster-in-Law” in tone.

Principal photography is anticipated to commence in Ireland spring 2025.

Best known for her breakout role on the hit series “Pretty Little Liars,” Hale has gone on to become an international star through films such as the romantic comedy “Which Brings Me to You,” Vertical’s “The Hating Game” and Sony’s “Fantasy Island.” Hale will star in Lionsgate and BuzzFeed Studios’ upcoming action comedy “F Marry Kill,...

Exclusive: Truth Or Dare and Scream 4 star Lucy Hale is set to channel Alien‘s Ellen Ripley and The Thing‘s R. J MacReady in sci-fi-thriller White Mars.

Set in an isolated Aquila Research Facility in Antarctica, White Mars follows microbiologist Sammie (Hale), as she fights to save her fellow crew members from a malevolent entity whose sole intention is to extinguish them all.

Martin Owen (Above The Below) is directing from a script by Matt Mitchell, Vicki Sargent, and Roo Berry. The film is set to start principal photography on November 11, 2024, at Cinecittà Studios in Rome and will be shot entirely in a virtual production environment.

Future Artists Entertainment’s Matt Williams will produce alongside Neil Jones with Steve Griffith and Steve Jelley from Singularity Entertainment. XYZ Films is co-financing with Singularity and is handling worldwide sales at this week’s American Film Market.

White Mars is the first...

We’ve all been there: wondering if your latest fling might have a double life…just not as a serial killer (hopefully).

“F Marry Kill” takes its title quite literally as Lucy Hale leads the genre-bending twist on a rom-com about a woman who suspects her beau might be a murderer. Think “Based on a True Story” meets “The Bachelor.”

The official synopsis reads: “When true-crime junkie Eva Vaugh (Hale) is shoved into the dating app world by her besties on her 30th birthday, she suddenly finds herself at the center of a real-life murder case. As new details about the murders are revealed on her favorite podcast, she realizes that one of the three men she’s dating could be the infamous ‘Swipe Right Killer’ terrorizing the city. Now it’s up to Eva and her ride-or-die friends to figure out which date is a f***boy, a potential husband,...

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As winter approaches we are all in need of something spicy to watch to make our temperature rise and if you are a fan of romantic comedies, then we have the perfect recommendations for you. From critically acclaimed movies like Rye Lane to iconic romantic comedy movies like Knocked Up, Hulu has everything you need. So, here are the 8 best R-rated romantic comedy movies available on Hulu right now.

If you want to watch more R-rated romantic comedy movies here are some more recommendations for you available on Netflix and Max (formerly known as HBO Max).

Punch-Drunk Love Credit – Sony Pictures

Punch-Drunk Love is an absurdist romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. The 2002 film follows Barry Egan, the owner of a bathroom supply business, who suffers from violent outbursts despite being shy and timid.

Is Mark Harmon's Son Playing Young Gibbs in NCIS: Origins? Casting Explained - Main Image

The new prequel spinoff series NCIS: Origins will focus on the early investigative years of the young Leroy Jethro Gibbs in the early '90s. Og star Mark Harmon is involved as one of the executive producers.

The main NCIS series has shown flashbacks featuring young Gibbs with Mark Harmon's son Sean playing him. Now that it will be the focus of the new series, you might be wondering if you will see the same actor playing the role.

Who is Playing Young Gibbs in NCIS: Origins?

Despite playing young Gibbs in the original NCIS series, Sean Harmon won't be reprising the role in NCIS: Origins. He is only involved as an executive producer alongside his father.

Instead, The Hating Game star Austin Stowell will be taking on the younger version of the iconic character.

NCIS: Origins subtly recast two original characters for its Gibbs prequel series. The franchise announced the NCIS spinoff in early 2024, exploring the backstory of central NCIS character Leroy Jethro Gibbs as he started on NCIS in 1991. As the Monday, October 14, premiere date for the series looms, more details shed light on the series. It has been clear that the series recast Gibbs' character with The Hating Game's Austin Stowell, and it's also known that Kyle Schmid is stepping into the role of Gibbs' former partner and mentor, Mike Franks.

Additionally, the series will beckon new characters into the shared NCIS universe, like Mariel Molino's Special Agent Lala Dominguez or Caleb Martin Foote's Special Agent Benjamin "Randy" Randolf, tasked with showing Stowell's young Gibbs the ropes. Still, while new characters will be essential to building out Gibbs' story in NCIS: Origins, all eyes will be on existing characters as...

TV fanatics are familiar with hearing news of a popular TV show getting a spinoff. In the NCIS universe, it happens quite often. But NCIS: Origins is something different.

This NCIS: Origins cast and character guide will introduce all the new Nis agents and crucial team members present during Gibbs’s career start.

The show is starting with a full crew and a new location. While Gibbs is returning, he’ll be decades younger and a greenhorn rookie starting out with his NCIS career. We’re finally going to see what made Gibbs, well, Gibbs.

(Greg Gayne/CBS) NCIS: Origins Cast and Character Guide

As another NCIS spinoff that takes us back to where it all began, NCIS: Origins will feature new characters who created the Gibbs we all know and love.

We’ll go back to the start before there were cell phones to track and computers to give...

The cast of NCIS: Origins is in an exciting position to make NCIS history. The stars of the Leroy Jethro Gibbs prequel series will be the first actors cast in an NCIS spinoff positioned in the past. Mark Harmon played Jethro Gibbs in the original series, but Austin Stowell will take over the character in NCIS: Origins' 1991 setting. Instead, Harmon will return to narrate the prequel story and is also part of the production as an executive producer with his son, Sean Harmon. Aside from Gibbs, NCIS: Origins story will bring back other familiar characters with new faces.

NCIS: Origins is the fifth spinoff in the NCIS franchise, but it is, in many ways, the first of its kind. It's the first offshoot to expand on the story of an original NCIS character. The series will delve into the relationship between Gibbs and Special Agent Mike Franks, played by Muse Watson in the original show.

The Sixth Sense and Unbreakable director M. Night Shyamalan's latest movie, Trap, arrives in theaters today, and the review embargo has only just lifted.

This isn't usually a great sign, and sure enough, the serial killer flick starring Josh Hartnett is currently sitting at 44% on Rotten Tomatoes with 39 verdicts added.

Despite the "rotten" score, quite a few critics have been defending the movie on social media, although most seem to agree that - like a lot of Shyamalan films - the plot starts to get far too convoluted and preposterous in the final act.

Still, Hartnett is said to give a great performance, and it sounds like Trap is an effective enough cat-and-mouse thriller for the majority of its run-time.

Worth catching on the big screen or waiting for streaming? Have a read through some of the reactions/reviews below, and let us know in the comments section.

Shyamalan's Trap - Ohhhhh Damn!

Warner Bros. has released a new trailer for M. Night Shyamalan's latest high-concept thriller, Trap, which stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer cornered by the cops while attending a concert with his daughter.

All the brief synopsis tells us is that "a father and teen daughter attend a pop concert, where they realize they’re at the center of a dark and sinister event," but thanks to the first teaser, we already know there's a lot more to the premise.

Noticing a large police presence in and around the venue, Hartnett's Cooper persuades a vendor to tell him what's going on, and finds out that the cops have been tipped off that a notorious serial killer known as The Butcher will be attending the concert.

Cooper then goes to the bathroom to check his home security system, and we see that he has a man tied up in a chair screaming for help.

Check out the second trailer for Trap

A father and teen daughter attend a pop concert, where they realize they’re at the center of a dark and sinister event. Written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan, Trap stars Josh Hartnett, Ariel Donoghue, Saleka Shyamalan, Hayley Mills and Allison Pill.

The film is produced by Ashwin Rajan, Marc Bienstock and M. Night Shyamalan. The executive producer is Steven Schneider.

The director of photography is Sayombhu Mukdeeprom (“Call Me by Your Name”). The production designer is Debbie de Villa (“The Hating Game”). It is edited by Noëmi Preiswerk and the music is by Herdĭs Stefănsdŏttir (“Knock at the Cabin”). The music supervisor is Susan Jacobs (“Old”); the costume designer is Caroline Duncan (“Old”). The casting is by Douglas Aibel (“Asteroid City”).

Warner Bros. Pictures presents a new experience in the world of M. Night Shyamalan—Trap —featuring performances by rising music star Saleka Shyamalan.

Warner Bros. Pictures has revealed the new trailer and poster for the Trap movie, which will open in theaters on August 2, 2024. The film was written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan.

In the film, featuring performances by Saleka Shyamalan, a father and teen daughter attend a pop concert and realize they’re at the center of a dark and sinister event.

The Trap movie stars Josh Hartnett, Ariel Donoghue, Saleka Shyamalan, Hayley Mills, and Allison Pill.

The film is produced by Ashwin Rajan, Marc Bienstock, and M. Night Shyamalan. Steven Schneider is the executive producer.

Sayombhu Mukdeeprom (Call Me by Your Name) is the director of photography, and Debbie de Villa (The Hating Game) is the production designer. Noëmi Preiswerk edited the film, and the music is by Herdĭs Stefănsdŏttir (Knock at the Cabin).

The music supervisor is Susan Jacobs (Old), the costume designer is Caroline Duncan (Old), and the...

Just two months after his daughter Ishana Night Shyamalan debuts on the big screen with horror movie The Watchers, M. Night Shyamalan is back with his new thriller Trap. And a brand new trailer gives a closer look at the madness.

M. Night Shyamalan’s new thriller for Warner Bros. – the sixteenth movie in his Oscar-nominated career thus far – is now headed to movie theaters nationwide on August 2, 2024.

That’s a one week bump from its original August 9 release date.

In the upcoming thriller starring Josh Hartnett, “A father and teen daughter attend a pop concert, where they realize they’re at the center of a dark and sinister event.”

Written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan, Trap stars Josh Hartnett, Ariel Donoghue, Saleka Shyamalan, Hayley Mills and Allison Pill. The film is produced by Ashwin Rajan, Marc Bienstock and M. Night Shyamalan. The executive producer is Steven Schneider.

Watch the new official trailer below,...

Mark Harmon's physical appearance in NCIS: Origins is crucial to establishing the show's premise and attracting viewers to check it out. CBS can get creative with staging Harmon's cameo, potentially through his character writing a book about his time with the agency. NCIS: Origins will premiere as part of CBS' 2024-2025 TV schedule, debuting Austin Stowell as the new version of young Gibbs.

Leroy Jethro Gibbs' prequel series, NCIS: Origins, has its cast already locked in but is still missing one more character who could spell the show's success. For years, CBS has been finding ways to further take advantage of the police procedural's popularity by launching shows that focus on satellite offices of the agency. That said, NCIS' new expansion show will tackle Gibbs' early years with the organization, tracking his arc until he becomes the Major Case Response Team's (McRt) leader as first seen in its...

We have seen many rom-com queens stroll on and off the screen, but Lucy Hale is one that has silently slipped between our fingers and deserves more recognition. In 2023, Hale brought depth and complexity to a cynical yet free-spirited character in Which Brings Me To You. Stepping into the role of Jane, a wedding attendee who has been disappointed by troubled men just one too many times, Hale's mature performance is a far-cry from when we first fell in love with her in Pretty Little Liars. But 2023 is not the first time Hale successfully embodied the main role in a modern young adult romance. In 2021's The Hating Game, Hale played a very different YA main character, as a people-pleaser who despises one singular person but inevitably falls in love with them.

“Sound of Metal” star Olivia Cooke, soon to be returning to “House of the Dragon” for its second season, and BAFTA winner Jamie Bell, recently seen in “All of Us Strangers,” are set to star in “Takes One to Know One.” The film is billed as an “unconventional and contemporary take on romance.”

The feature comes from Italian director Nathalie Biancheri, working from a 2022 Black List screenplay by WGA-nominated writer Brooke Baker. Production is due to commence in Italy later this year, with Cornerstone handling international sales and distribution and and launching sales at Cannes and co-repping the U.S. with CAA Media Finance.

“Takes One to Know One” follows Eleanor (Cooke) and Lucas (Bell). When the two meet in Rome, their chemistry is electric. With a shared passion for art, Italy and each other, it looks like the start of something life-changing. The biggest stumbling block: they are both in relationships with other people.

Olivia Cooke (Sound of Metal) and BAFTA Award winner Jamie Bell (All of Us Strangers) have signed on to lead Italian filmmaker Nathalie Biancheri’s latest pic Takes One To Know One.

Cornerstone has international rights to the pic and will co-rep the US with CAA Media Finance. The pair will launch sales at Cannes.

Billed as an “unconventional and contemporary take on romance,” the film was penned by writer Brooke Baker. The screenplay was featured on the 2022 Black List. Cameras are set to roll in Italy in late 2024.

The film’s synopsis reads: When Eleanor (Cooke) and Lucas (Bell) meet in Rome, the chemistry is electric. With a shared passion for art, Italy, and each other, it looks like the start of something life-changing. The biggest stumbling block: They are both in relationships with other people.

Takes One To Know One is a Potboiler, Bcdf Pictures,...

Trap Official Trailer: "Warner Bros. Pictures presents a new experience in the world of M. Night Shayamalan—“Trap” —featuring performances by rising music star Saleka Shyamalan. A father and teen daughter attend a pop concert, where they realize they’re at the center of a dark and sinister event. Written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan, “Trap” stars Josh Hartnett, Ariel Donoghue, Saleka Shyamalan, Hayley Mills and Allison Pill. The film is produced by Ashwin Rajan, Marc Bienstock and M. Night Shyamalan. The executive producer is Steven Schneider. The director of photography is Sayombhu Mukdeeprom (“Call Me by Your Name”). The production designer is Debbie de Villa (“The Hating Game”). It is edited by Noëmi Preiswerk and the music is by Herdĭs Stefănsdŏttir (“Knock at the Cabin”). The music supervisor is Susan Jacobs (“Old”); the costume designer is Caroline Duncan (“Old”). The casting is by Douglas Aibel (“Asteroid City”). Warner Bros.

For fans of M. Night Shayamalan, get ready for the next generation.

Warner Bros. Pictures presents a new experience in the world of M. Night Shayamalan – Trap – featuring performances by rising music star and daughter Saleka Shyamalan. In addition, the filmmaker’s other daughter, Ishana Night Shyamalan’s debut feature The Watchers opens on June 14. He is a producer of the film.

The director’s previous film, Knock At The Cabin, was released in early February 2023 and had a worldwide gross of $55 million, while 2021’s Old took in more than $90 million at the box office.

Here’s a look at Night’s upcoming film.

A father and teen daughter attend a pop concert, where they realize they’re at the center of a dark and sinister event.

Written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan, Trap stars Josh Hartnett, Ariel Donoghue, Saleka Shyamalan, Hayley Mills and Allison Pill. The film is produced by Ashwin Rajan,...

Warner Bros. Pictures has released the official trailer for M. Night Shyamalan’s new film, Trap, which will open in theaters on August 9, 2024.

In the film, featuring performances by Saleka Shyamalan, a father and teen daughter attend a pop concert and realize they’re at the center of a dark and sinister event.

Written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan, Trap stars Josh Hartnett, Ariel Donoghue, Saleka Shyamalan, Hayley Mills, and Allison Pill. The film is produced by Ashwin Rajan, Marc Bienstock, and M. Night Shyamalan. Steven Schneider is the executive producer.

Sayombhu Mukdeeprom (Call Me by Your Name) is the director of photography, and Debbie de Villa (The Hating Game) is the production designer. The film was edited by Noëmi Preiswerk, and the music is by Herdĭs Stefănsdŏttir (Knock at the Cabin).

The music supervisor is Susan Jacobs (Old), the costume designer is Caroline Duncan (Old), and the casting...

Sean Murray reflects on his emotional final scene with Mark Harmon as Gibbs in the latter's final episode of NCIS in season 19. Gibbs' legacy lives on thanks to his team, as well as the upcoming spinoff NCIS: Origins about his early years. Harmon's return to the main series is uncertain after such a memorable farewell, but the upcoming spinoff ensures his legacy.

NCIS star Sean Murray has opened up about what it was like to film with Mark Harmon during his final scene when he left the procedural series in season 19. Harmon had portrayed team leader Leroy Jethro Gibbs since season 1, ending his time as a regular on the series in season 19, episode 4. His final scene involved one last goodbye with Timothy McGee, whom Murray has also been playing since the show began.

Speaking with TV Insider, Murray opened up about what it was like to film his final...

The NCIS: Origins cast has revealed another main character.

Big Sky alum Kyle Schmid has received the call to play a young Mike Franks on the new NCIS drama.

For any CBS viewers who haven’t heard about NCIS: Origins, it will serve as a prequel show to NCIS.

The series is set in 1991, following younger versions of Mike Franks and Leroy Jethro Gibbs.

Mark Harmon isn’t playing Gibbs this time but will serve as a narrator and executive producer. The series will debut in the fall of 2024 on CBS.

Many NCIS fans thought that Mark Harmon’s son Sean could play a younger Gibbs since he had done it before on NCIS, but the show is going in a new direction.

The NCIS: Origins cast reveals its young Mike Franks

Actor Kyle Schmid has been in the business for a while, appearing in various films and television series during his career.

NCIS: Origins recasts Sean Harmon from the main show, raising questions about why he just won't reprise his NCIS role. Austin Stowell has been confirmed to play young Gibbs, and there are several possible reasons for this, including Sean Harmon's schedule hindering him from committing to a network procedural. Regardless, Sean Harmon is still involved in NCIS: Origins, co-executive producing the show with Mark Harmon.

The upcoming NCIS prequel series, NCIS: Origins, has recast Sean Harmon to play young Leroy Jethro Gibbs despite brilliantly playing the character in the main show. CBS' new expansion show will tackle Gibbs' early years with the organization, tracking his arc until he is awarded his team, as seen in the series' debut year. Specific details about the project are still being kept under wraps, but it is expected to premiere during the 2024-2025 TV season on CBS. Despite the lack of updates, production is quietly progressing,...

Austin Stowell's casting as young Gibbs in NCIS: Origins is a strong choice due to his authoritative roles in past TV series and movies. Stowell's performance in A Friend of the Family showcases his ability to embody a government agent, setting him up for success in NCIS: Origins. Like Mark Harmon, Stowell's varied career experiences prior to NCIS: Origins make him a fitting choice for the iconic role of Gibbs.

The announcement of an NCIS prequel, NCIS: Origins, was exciting enough, but now the new series has revealed who will play the younger Leory Jethro Gibbs, and this casting is improved by the actor's previous action series credits. NCIS: Origins is the newest series to join the iconic NCIS franchise, which first began in 2003. The prequel spinoff series will, of course, continue to delve into the mysterious cases investigated by the Naval Criminal Investigative Service, but in particular, NCIS: Origins...

Austin Stowell to star in ‘NCIS Origins’ (Photo credit: Dave Allocca / Courtesy of CBS)

CBS has found its young Leroy Jethro Gibbs. Catch 22‘s Austin Stowell has signed on to play Gibbs in the NCIS prequel, NCIS: Origins, which was given a series order in early January 2024.

“NCIS: Origins, produced by CBS Studios, is the newest chapter in the NCIS franchise, exploring Gibbs’ early years. Narrated by Mark Harmon, the new series begins in 1991, years prior to the events of NCIS, and follows a young Leroy Jethro Gibbs,” reads CBS’s synopsis. “In the series, Gibbs starts his career as a newly minted special agent at the fledgling NCIS Camp Pendleton office where he forges his place on a gritty, ragtag team led by NCIS legend Mike Franks.”

Harmon originated the character and played Gibbs for 19 seasons, beginning in 2003. In addition to narrating, Harmon will be involved in the prequel as an executive producer.

Austin Stowell joins NCIS: Origins as "Young Gibbs", exploring the character's early career in a new prequel series set in 1991. Mark Harmon returns to reprise his role as the older Gibbs in the new series set to premiere in September 2024. NCIS uncovers more of its universe with new shows in the pipeline, including a European spin-off and the return of Tony and Ziva.

NCIS: Origins has cast its “Young Gibbs” with Austin Stowell stepping into the coveted role. The casting news comes hot on the heels of the announcement of a new Tony and Ziva spin-off heading into production, making it an exciting time for fans of the long-running drama.

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The new series, which is set to air in September 2024, is a prequel to CBS’ ever-popular procedural drama. The new series adds another string to the NCIS bow,...

First announced in early January, CBS has given a series order for “NCIS: Origins,” which takes place in 1991, years before the events of “NCIS” and follows a young Leroy Jethro Gibbs (narrated by Mark Harmon) through his career as a newly minted special agent at the fledgling NCIS Camp Pendleton office, where he forges his place on a gritty, ragtag team led by NCIS legend Mike Franks. Playing a young Gibbs will be Austin Stowell, the network announced today.

​​Stowell’s television credits include “A Friend of the Family,” “The Hating Game” opposite Lucy Hale, and “Breathe.” He also starred opposite George Clooney, Chris Abbott and Hugh Laurie in the limited series “Catch 22,” the Steven Spielberg anthology series “Amazing Stories,” and “Public Morals,” which was also executive produced by Spielberg and Ed Burns.

Sowell’s feature film credits include “Battle of the Sexes” alongside Emma Stone, “Bridge of Spies” with Tom Hanks,...

The ever-expanding universe of NCIS has found the young version of the man who started it all -- Jethro Gibbs.

With as much as we know about Gibbs at this point, it's exciting to imagine how he became the man he is today.

Casting the part is as important as writing it, and now we know who will be playing the young Jethro.

CBS announced today that Austin Stowell has been cast as young Leroy Jethro Gibbs in the new drama NCIS: Origins.

The show has previously been ordered to series for the 2024-2025 broadcast season.

NCIS: Origins, produced by CBS Studios, is the newest chapter in the NCIS franchise, exploring Gibbs’ early years.

Narrated by Mark Harmon, the new series begins in 1991, years prior to the events of NCIS, and follows a young Leroy Jethro Gibbs.

In the series, Gibbs starts his career as a newly minted special agent...

Austin Stowell (Catch-22 TV series) is taking on Mark Harmon’s signature NCIS character Leroy Jethro Gibbs. Stowell has been cast as young Gibbs in CBS’ new drama NCIS: Origins, a prequel to the venerable procedural, which has a straight-to-series order for the 2024-2025 broadcast season. CBS Studios is producing.

Narrated by Harmon, the new series begins in 1991, years prior to the events of NCIS, and chronicles Leroy Jethro Gibbs’ younger years. In the series, Gibbs (Stowell) starts his career as a newly minted special agent at the fledgling Nis Camp Pendleton office where he forges his place on a gritty, ragtag team led by NCIS legend Mike Franks.

Mark Harmon and his son Sean Harmon, who portrayed Gibbs in flashbacks on NCIS and was a driving force behind the prequel, executive produce alongside David J. North and Gina Lucita Monreal who are co-writing the premiere episode and serving as co-showrunners.

Following the success of their 2021 film The Hating Game, actor Lucy Hale and director Peter Hutchings are back in action with another uniquely romantic project that is now in theaters. Also starring Nat Wolff, Which Brings Me to You plays out almost entirely in real-time, a day in the life of two millennials who have been around the block when it comes to failed relationships. By chance, they meet at an East Coast wedding, and after a raunchy hookup in a coat closet goes sour, they end up connecting in unexpected ways after opening up to each other about their past lives in a sort of therapeutic way.

Hutchings has acted in movies and even written some, but here he's in the director's chair, bringing real-life personal experiences to the layered script. We recently caught up with him to learn more about his favorite movies and TV shows amid the current award season,...

Love hurts. Love is kind. Love is (insert Paul's epistles here). In a new film titled Which Brings Me to You, love is certainly complicated. It's a tale led by two young Hollywood talents, the striking Lucy Hale and the devilishly charismatic Nat Wolff. They recently opened up to MovieWeb about their love for music, the layered characters they play in this latest feature, and award-winning Greek filmmaker Yorgos Lathimos.

Yes, it's a wide-ranging interview just in time for the release of their new rom-com, though some could argue it's more of a dramedy. There's a sort of sultry romance here between their characters, Will and Jane, and you might just find yourself relating to a variety of stories they tell each other after a chance meeting at a friend's East Coast wedding. Playing out in real-time, the new movie from director Peter Hutchings (The Hating Game) is out now.

Which Brings Me to You is a dialogue-heavy rom-com set in New York that tries to distinguish itself from other films in the genre. Lucy Hale and Nat Wolff give it their all, but their characters' checkered pasts and the supporting personas introduced in the film may not be enough to make it stand out. The film mixes emotional drama with comedic moments, but the film leaves viewers wanting more of a climactic explosion in the story.

In this digital age of pseudo-enlightenment, quirky rom-coms are abundant. Many of the films are based in Los Angeles, a sort of safe bet in the unofficial U.S. capital of entertainment. If they're not set in L.A., then they're, of course, set in New York. Which brings me to...

Which Brings Me to You, directed by Peter Hutchings (Can You Keep a Secret?), is based on an acclaimed novel of (almost...

Lucy Hale and Nat Wolff make a gorgeous pair in the witty modern rom-com, Which Brings Me to You, which is in theaters Jan. 19, 2024, from Decal. The full synopsis for the new film reads as follows:

"Two romantic messes. One boring wedding. One heated embrace in a quiet coatroom. This is not exactly the recipe for true love. Will and Jane’s encounter at a friend’s wedding isn’t really the beginning of anything with any weight to it; even they know that. When they manage to pull back, it occurs to them that they might start this whole thing over properly. They might try getting to know one another first.

What follows over the course of the day and night is a series of traded confessions — of their messy histories, their past errors, their big loves, their flaws, and their passions. Each love affair, confessed as honestly as possible,...

Are you in the mood for some pre-Valentine's Day, feel-good romance? Don't worry, we've got you covered. This January, the team behind book-to-big-screen favorite The Hating Game is back with another romantic comedy that promises to set hearts soaring across the nation. Based on the critically acclaimed 2006 novel by the authors Steve Almond and Julianna Baggott, Which Brings Me to You follows the story of two unlucky-in-love romantic burnouts, Jane and Will, who stumble into a chance encounter at a wedding. The pair share an immediate, electrifying connection and almost hook up in the wedding venue's coat closet. However, with the idea that their instant spark could be the "real thing" lurking at the back of their minds, they decide to slow it down and get to know each other instead. Jane and Will begin to swap their chaotic and hilarious tales of relationships past as they gradually grow closer.

The LA Art Show announced that award-winning actress Lucy Hale will be the official host of the 2024 LA Art Show Opening Night Premiere Party kicking off the Los Angeles 2024 art season.

Lucy Hale to Host Official LA Art Show Opening Night Premiere Party

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The event will be held at the Los Angeles Convention Center on Wednesday, February 14th from 6:00pm-10:00pm. The LA Art Show will take place February 15th – 18th. Tickets are currently available for purchase at LAArtShow.com.

Hale, whose credits include Pretty Little Liars, Puppy Love, and Vertical’s hit The Hating Game, can next be seen in Decal’s upcoming romantic drama Which Brings Me To You opposite Nat Wolff and will be released January 19th. Lucy is a longtime supporter of arts & culture and will be a first-time host of the LA Art Show, the city’s largest and longest running art fair,...

"You run out on every guy you've ever been with!" Decal Releasing has unveiled the trailer for a romantic comedy called Which Brings Me To You, arriving in theaters in January 2024 next month. It's from the same filmmaker who previously made the romcoms Then Came You and The Hating Game, and this one will probably be just like those two. Lucy Hale and Nat Wolff star in this hilarious tale of love and disaster. Two romantic burnouts meet at a wedding and almost hook up in the coatroom before putting the brakes on. They agree to exchange candid confessions about their pasts on the off chance that this might be the real thing. "Trading candid confessions of messy histories and heartbreak" - revisiting their own "past lives" on screen. The film's supporting cast includes John Gallagher Jr., Ward Horton, Genevieve Angelson, Alexander Hodge, Britne Oldford, Marceline Hugot, and Laura Kai Chen.

Decal Releasing has acquired “Which Brings Me to You,” a romantic comedy starring Lucy Hale and Nat Wolff. The movie is based on a novel by Steve Almond and Julianna Baggott. It is directed by Peter Hutchings, who previously helmed “The Hating Game.” Keith Bunin (“Onward”) wrote the script. The film will be released in theaters on Jan. 19.

The ensemble also includes Britne Oldford (“Free Guy”), Genevieve Angelson (“The Upside”), Alexander Hodge (“Insecure”) and John Gallagher, Jr. (“10 Cloverfield Lane”). Hale worked with Hutchings on “The Hating Game.” Her other credits include “Pretty Little Liars” and “Fantasy Island.” Wolff has appeared in “The Fault in Our Stars” and “Paper Towns.”

“We’re thrilled to work with such a talented production team. Lucy and Nat are a perfect duo and we can’t wait to start the New Year with this charming romantic comedy,” Ayo Kepher-Maat, Decal’s SVP of acquisitions,...

Exclusive: Vertical has acquired North American rights for Lola, written, directed by, and starring Nicola Peltz Beckham (Transformers: Age of Extinction). Marking Peltz Beckham’s directorial debut, the film also stars Virginia Madsen (Sideways), Trevor Long (Ozark), Luke David Blumm (Where the Crawdads Sing), Raven Goodwin (Smilf), Richie Merritt (Euphoria), and Will Peltz (The List).

Vertical has slated the film for a day & date release on February 9, 2024.

Set in 2002 Middle America, Lola revolves around nineteen-year-old Lola James (Peltz Beckham) who is desperately working to save enough money to get her little brother, Arlo (Luke David Blumm), out of their toxic home dominated by their mother, Mona (Madsen). All Lola wants is for Arlo to have a chance at the life she never had, nor will. One tragic night her whole world gets uprooted, and from that moment on, nothing will ever be the same.

Filmmaker and star Peltz Beckham stated,...

Exclusive: Todd Slater of Convoke Media and Brandon Evans of Brick Lane Pictures have launched Brick Lane Entertainment. The production, sales and financing partnership based in LA and Dublin will be taking When We Collided, starring Laura Marano and directed by her sister Vanessa, to AFM.

Brick Lane will co-produce alongside Laura, Vanessa and Ellen Marano’s Calabrian Rhode Productions. Christina Mengert wrote the screenplay based on the 2016 Emery Lord novel.

The film is scheduled to begin production in Ireland next spring.

Laura Marano is the actor and successful singer-songwriter launched by the wildly popular Disney Channel series Austin & Ally. Vanessa Marano’s acting credits includes Switched At Birth, How To Deter A Robber and Gilmore Girls.

Brick Lane Entertainment will also serve as the sales rep at AFM...

Vertical has acquired domestic distribution rights to “He Went That Way.”

Directed by Jeffrey Darling, the film tells the true story of a celebrity animal handler who picked up a young hitchhiker who turned out to be a serial murderer. Jacob Elordi plays the diabolical deviant. He broke out in Netflix’s “The Kissing Booth” trilogy and has starred in the likes of “Saltburn” and “Priscilla.”

Patrick J. Adams of “Suits” fame stars. That decade-old USA legal comedy inexplicably became a streaming sensation on Netflix this past summer.

Penned by Evan M. Weiner, “He Went That Way” had its world premiere at the 2023 Tribeca Film Festival. Vertical plans to release the film in theaters in early 2024. It is inspired by Conrad Hillberry’s book, “Luke Karamazov” and the real-life account of Dave Pitts’ encounter with Larry Lee Ranes. Pitts was the sole survivor in Ranes’ killing spree.

Marc Benardout, Hugh Broder,...