News

Chris Lasalle's sudden death in NCIS: New Orleans season 6 shocked fans, but the show continued without him, leading to a stronger, more unified team. Lucas Black left the show due to long production hours affecting his family life, focusing on faith-based movies and a YouTube channel afterward. Black reprised his role in the Fast & Furious franchise, appearing in F9, and starred in other films like Legacy Peak, Birthright Outlaw, and Unsung Hero.

One of the most unexpected events from NCIS: New Orleans season 6 was the Chris Lasalle death scene. NCIS: New Orleans is a crime drama series and a spin-off of the NCIS franchise. It follows a team of Naval Criminal Investigative Service agents stationed in the Big Easy, regularly dealing with crimes involving the Navy and Marine Corps. One of the most popular characters on the show was Agent Christopher Lasalle, played by Lucas Black. "Matthew 5:...

Sarah Drew [Image @thesarahdrew/Instagram]

Sarah Drew has recently starred in Branching Out and Guiding Emily on Hallmark and will now lead a new series on Hallmark Mystery.

Titled Mistletoe Murders, Drew will play the role of Emily Lane in a series based on the Audible podcast narrated by Cobie Smulders and Raymond Ablack.

Sarah Drew to lead movie series, Under the Mistletoe on Hallmark Mystery

According to Deadline’s report, the Grey’s Anatomy alum plays Emily, who is “smart, tough and observant, but also kind, empathetic and charming with a great – albeit dry – sense of humor.” Emily runs her small-town Christmas-themed store Under the Mistletoe, but also investigates local murders with the help of a local police detective and his teen daughter.

Sarah Drew [Image Lifetime/YouTube]

However, while she seems to be a “good-natured mystery lover,” she is also “hiding a secret past that, if exposed, threatens to destroy the new...

Exclusive: Sarah Drew – best known for playing fan favorite Dr. April Kepner on Grey’s Anatomy – is about to headline her own series for Hallmark Media.

Drew has been cast as Emily Lane in Mistletoe Murders, which is based on the Audible global hit podcast of the same name. Emily is described as smart, tough, and observant, but also kind, empathetic, and charming with a great — albeit dry — sense of humor.

When Emily isn’t busy running her charming small-town Christmas-themed store, “Under the Mistletoe,” she finds herself compelled to investigate local murders with the help of handsome local police detective and his teen daughter. On the surface, Emily is a perfectly lovely, good-natured mystery lover – but she is hiding a secret past that, if exposed, threatens to destroy the new life she has built in Fletcher’s Grove.

The series comes from eOne Canada and Headspinner Productions and will be distributed by Lionsgate Television.

Harry Lennix [image @harrylennix on Instagram]Great American Pure Flix has announced its third original series since the platform merged with Sony’s streaming platform, Pure Flix last year. The new series is dubbed Destination Heaven and it stars Harry Lennix in the lead role as God. Read on to find out more about the new drama series.

Destination Heaven on Great American Pure Flix

Back in June 2023, Great American Media merged with Sony’s Pure Flix to stream original shows and movies. Having previously released two series, the latest news relates to the drama series Destination Heaven.

The drama miniseries Destination Heaven stars Harry Lennix as God. Meanwhile, the six-episode series, which premieres May 24, follows God as he encounters people in many circumstances who all believe they are doing the right thing.

However, they discover that their approach to being good is just going through the motions, rather than growing emotionally or intellectually from the circumstance.

Exclusive: Great American Pure Flix is about to launch its third original series since Great American Media merged with Sony’s subscription streaming outfit Pure Flix last June.

Destination Heaven is a faith drama starring Harry Lennix as God. The six-part scripted series that premieres May 24 follows God as he encounters people in a myriad of circumstances who all believe they’re doing the right things — that is, until they discover their approach to being good is going through the motions rather than growing emotionally or intellectually from the circumstance.

Episodes will feature appearances by Kevin Sorbo (Chosen), Emily Rose (Gotham Knights), and Tim Bensch (Chicago Fire).

Great American Pure Flix is now the 24/7 home to faith and family-based series and films. Besides airing films like Divine Influencer, Harvest Homecoming with Trevor Donovan and Jessica Lownde and Birthright Outlaw starring Sarah Drew, it also launched...

Tyler Perry has wrapped production on the third movie in his four-picture deal with Amazon MGM Studios, a drama led by “P-Valley” and “Mea Culpa” star Shannon Thornton and “Run The World’s” Tosin Morohunfola.

Perry wrote, directed and produced the film, which recently wrapped filming on location in Colorado and at Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta under the working title “Joy Ridge.”

“Amidst the picturesque landscapes of Colorado, Joy (Thornton) finds herself on a holiday trip with a man she envisions as ‘the one,” the film’s official logline reads. “However, her journey takes an enchanting turn as she stumbles upon someone who might just redefine her notions about the life she once knew back home.”

Tyler Perry Studios executives Angi Bones and Will Areu produced the film alongside Perry, who has now announced three of the movies in the four-picture deal he inked with Amazon in November 2022. Last June,...

Exclusive: Burns & Co. Prods. has acquired the exclusive rights to bring James Stewart’s story to the big screen. The theatrical movie, tentatively titled A Truly Wonderful Life, will share Stewart’s inspiring tale of valor, purpose, and faith.

Aaron Burns, who is a director/producer at Burns & Co., and his team have been developing the story with Stewart’s daughter, Kelly Stewart-Harcourt, who is serving as executive producer for the film.

Shortly after winning an Oscar in 1941, Stewart enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Corps and won his wings as a combat pilot. He earned his way to the rank of squadron commander and used his everyman charm to lead fellow Americans through combat missions over Germany.

When he returned from war, Frank Capra asked him to star in It’s A Wonderful Life. When talking about the success of It’s A Wonderful Life, Stewart once said, “It’s...

Prime Video’s big February drop is Mr. & Mrs. Smith! No, not the 2005 Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie action movie, but a new TV series kinda based on it starring Donald Glover and Maya Erskine. The set up for the show version? Glover and Erskine are two strangers who both get jobs at a shady spy agency and are asked to get married so that they can pretend to be a couple undercover, but things get more complicated when they start falling in love for real. Uh oh!

If you’re in the mood for a movie or two this month, you can also check out the Prime debuts of Strays, Bottoms, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem. In the meantime, here’s everything coming to Amazon Prime Video and Freevee this month. Amazon Originals are accompanied by an asterisk!

New on Amazon Prime Video – February 2024

February 1

12 Angry Men...

Get ready to watch more Freevee this February! Most of the free streamer's new additions will come all at once on the first of the month, including the three-time Oscar nominee "A Soldier’s Story" directed by the recently departed Norman Jewison, the franchise-launching "How to Train Your Dragon," and more classics of the past four decades.

Check out The Streamable’s top picks for Freevee’s February additions, and continue below to see the full list!

Watch Now Free amazonfreevee.com What are the 5 Best Shows and Movies Coming to Freevee in February 2024? “A Soldier’s Story” | Thursday, Feb. 1

Early-career Denzel Washington appears in a supporting role in this Oscar-nominated adaptation of Charles Fuller’s Pulitzer Prize-winning “A Soldier’s Play.” But it’s Howard E. Rollings Jr. who leads the cast here as Captain Richard Davenport, a Black Army investigator who travels to a remote military base to look into...

It’s official! Great American Media has executed the rebrand of its streaming service, which is now called Great American Pure Flix. The name change is intended to reflect the acquisition of Pure Flix by Great American Media in May of this year.

7-Day Free Trial $7.99 / month pureflix.com

Great American Pure Flix aims to provide “Faith, Family, and Hometown Values” in all of its content. The service offers a clean-stream promise, so families can be certain beyond a shadow of a doubt that the movies and TV shows they find on the service will be appropriate for them to watch.

“Great American Pure Flix fits seamlessly with the Great American Media family,” said Bill Abbott, President, and CEO of Great American Media. “Our mission is to provide families with quality entertainment that celebrates faith, family, and hometown values wherever and however they enjoy watching.”

The company announced three new...

Exclusive: Following the June merger of Great American Media with Sony’s subscription streaming outfit Pure Flix, the combined entity will now be called Great American Pure Flix.

Great American Pure Flix is now the 24/7 home to faith and family-based series and films. Upcoming movies include Divine Influencer (September 15) starring Lara Silva from The Chosen and directed by Shari Rigby; Harvest Homecoming (October 6), starring Trevor Donovan and Jessica Lownde; and Birthright Outlaw (October 13), the new western from director Aaron Burns starring Lucas Black and Sarah Drew.

New Christmas movies will also stream in November, featuring Great American Family players such as Candace Cameron Bure, Lori Loughlin, Danica McKellar, Donovan, and Jen Lilley.

“We appreciate how seamlessly Great American Pure Flix fits in with the Great American Media family,” said Bill Abbott, President, and CEO of Great American Media who also oversees the streaming arm. “We love providing families with quality entertainment that celebrates faith,...