Oscar winner Mira Sorvino, who has been co-starring with Courteney Cox on the horror comedy TV series Shining Vale lately and also had a role in this year’s box office hit Sound of Freedom, brings to life a dangerous AI security system in the upcoming psychological thriller Home Safe, which recently wrapped production and is now being presented to potential distributors at the American Film Market.
Directed by Jacob Vaughan (Bad Milo) from a screenplay by Juddy Talt, Home Safe also stars Felisha Terrell (The Company You Keep), Jason MacDonald (Welcome to Flatch), Emily Topper (The Thing About Pam), and Michael Shenefelt (The First Lady). The story centers on Anna (Terrell), the editor-in-chief of a news magazine, and her husband Daniel (MacDonald), the founder of an AI-centered home security company, watching as they’re threatened by a mysterious houseguest as they are expecting their first child. Becoming a threat...
Directed by Jacob Vaughan (Bad Milo) from a screenplay by Juddy Talt, Home Safe also stars Felisha Terrell (The Company You Keep), Jason MacDonald (Welcome to Flatch), Emily Topper (The Thing About Pam), and Michael Shenefelt (The First Lady). The story centers on Anna (Terrell), the editor-in-chief of a news magazine, and her husband Daniel (MacDonald), the founder of an AI-centered home security company, watching as they’re threatened by a mysterious houseguest as they are expecting their first child. Becoming a threat...
- 11/3/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Director Jacob Vaughan (Bad Mil0) will pit an expecting couple against an advanced-ai home security system in psychological thriller Home Safe. Per Deadline, Mira Sorvino (“Shining Vale”) has joined the cast as the voice of sentient security system, Kiera.
The Oscar-winning actress stars alongside Felisha Terrell (The Tomorrow War) and Jason MacDonald (“The Vampire Diaries”).
Home Safe centers on “Anna (Terrell), the editor-in-chief of a news magazine, and her husband Daniel (MacDonald), the founder of an AI-centered home security company, are threatened by a mysterious houseguest as they are expecting their first child. Becoming a threat with her growing sentience is Kiera (Sorvino), an advanced-ai home security system created by Daniel.”
The psychological thriller was written by Juddy Talt and also stars Emily Topper (The Thing About Pam) and Michael Shenefelt (The First Lady).
As for when to expect Home Safe, the film has wrapped production and will be taken to market this Fall.
The Oscar-winning actress stars alongside Felisha Terrell (The Tomorrow War) and Jason MacDonald (“The Vampire Diaries”).
Home Safe centers on “Anna (Terrell), the editor-in-chief of a news magazine, and her husband Daniel (MacDonald), the founder of an AI-centered home security company, are threatened by a mysterious houseguest as they are expecting their first child. Becoming a threat with her growing sentience is Kiera (Sorvino), an advanced-ai home security system created by Daniel.”
The psychological thriller was written by Juddy Talt and also stars Emily Topper (The Thing About Pam) and Michael Shenefelt (The First Lady).
As for when to expect Home Safe, the film has wrapped production and will be taken to market this Fall.
- 10/31/2023
- by Meagan Navarro
- bloody-disgusting.com
Exclusive: Felisha Terrell (The Company You Keep), Jason MacDonald (Welcome to Flatch), and Oscar winner Mira Sorvino (Shining Vale) are set to topline Home Safe, a psychological thriller directed by Jacob Vaughan (Bad Milo) that has wrapped production and will be taken to market this fall.
The indie from Crazy Legs Features centers on Anna (Terrell), the editor-in-chief of a news magazine, and her husband Daniel (MacDonald), the founder of an AI-centered home security company, watching as they’re threatened by a mysterious houseguest as they are expecting their first child. Becoming a threat with her growing sentience is Kiera (Sorvino), an advanced-ai home security system created by Daniel.
Also starring Emily Topper (The Thing About Pam) and Michael Shenefelt (The First Lady), Home Safe was written by Juddy Talt. The film is produced in association with Uncle Easy Productions, with Scott Thigpen, Marie Halliday, and Jessica Fox-Thigpen producing for Crazy Legs Features.
The indie from Crazy Legs Features centers on Anna (Terrell), the editor-in-chief of a news magazine, and her husband Daniel (MacDonald), the founder of an AI-centered home security company, watching as they’re threatened by a mysterious houseguest as they are expecting their first child. Becoming a threat with her growing sentience is Kiera (Sorvino), an advanced-ai home security system created by Daniel.
Also starring Emily Topper (The Thing About Pam) and Michael Shenefelt (The First Lady), Home Safe was written by Juddy Talt. The film is produced in association with Uncle Easy Productions, with Scott Thigpen, Marie Halliday, and Jessica Fox-Thigpen producing for Crazy Legs Features.
- 10/31/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Sweet Magnolias fans need to know what’s next for the ladies of Serenity. But will Netflix deliver? It’s been months since the third season of the show dropped on the streamer. But so far, there’s been no word on whether we’re getting a Sweet Magnolias Season 4.
Is ‘Sweet Magnolias’ Season 4 coming to Netflix? (L to R) Brooke Elliott as Dana Sue Sullivan, Heather Headley as Helen Decatur in ‘Sweet Magnolias’ Season 3 | Courtesy Of Netflix © 2023
Sweet Magnolias premiered on Netflix in May 2022. Season 2 dropped in February 2022 and season 3 arrived in July 2023.
Unfortunately, as of now, there’s no word on when – or even if – there will be a Sweet Magnolias Season 4. Netflix has shared any updates on the show’s status since the season 3 premiere.
While that’s not great news for fans, it’s not necessarily cause for panic, either. It wasn’t until several months...
Is ‘Sweet Magnolias’ Season 4 coming to Netflix? (L to R) Brooke Elliott as Dana Sue Sullivan, Heather Headley as Helen Decatur in ‘Sweet Magnolias’ Season 3 | Courtesy Of Netflix © 2023
Sweet Magnolias premiered on Netflix in May 2022. Season 2 dropped in February 2022 and season 3 arrived in July 2023.
Unfortunately, as of now, there’s no word on when – or even if – there will be a Sweet Magnolias Season 4. Netflix has shared any updates on the show’s status since the season 3 premiere.
While that’s not great news for fans, it’s not necessarily cause for panic, either. It wasn’t until several months...
- 10/7/2023
- by Megan Elliott
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
The drama never stops in Serenity. From cliffhanger car crashes to surprise paternity reveals, Netflix’s Sweet Magnolias has spent three seasons delivering compulsively binge-able episodes of soapy, heartwarming TV. But could Maddie, Helen, and Dana Sue’s story have come to a close? The streamer has yet to reveal if Sweet Magnolias will return for season 4. But the season 3 finale definitely felt like it could be a series finale.
[Warning: This article contains spoilers for Sweet Magnolias Season 3.]
‘Sweet Magnolias’ Season 3 doesn’t end on a cliffhanger
The first two seasons of Sweet Magnolias didn’t shy away from major cliffhangers. Season 1 cut to black just after Maddie’s (JoAnna Garcia Swisher) son Kyle’s (Logan Allen) prom night car crash. We had to wait until season 2 to find out who was in the car with Kyle and whether they survived the accident. Season 2 ended with Cal (Justin Bruening) getting arrested following a brawl at...
[Warning: This article contains spoilers for Sweet Magnolias Season 3.]
‘Sweet Magnolias’ Season 3 doesn’t end on a cliffhanger
The first two seasons of Sweet Magnolias didn’t shy away from major cliffhangers. Season 1 cut to black just after Maddie’s (JoAnna Garcia Swisher) son Kyle’s (Logan Allen) prom night car crash. We had to wait until season 2 to find out who was in the car with Kyle and whether they survived the accident. Season 2 ended with Cal (Justin Bruening) getting arrested following a brawl at...
- 7/24/2023
- by Megan Elliott
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Talk about small-town drama. Sweet Magnolias Season 3 has dropped on Netflix, and the 10 new episodes deliver plenty of juicy moments, from a potentially friendship-ending fight between the three Magnolias to a surprise love interest for Maddie’s mom Miss Paula (Caroline Lagerfelt). It also answered our lingering questions from Sweet Magnolias Season 2, including revealing the identity of Serenity tire slasher and her history with Dana Sue (Brooke Elliott) and resolving Helen’s (Heather Headley) fraught relationship with her first love, Ryan (Michael Shenefelt).
[Warning: This article contains spoilers for Sweet Magnolias Season 3.]
Helen tries to make things work with Ryan in ‘Sweet Magnolias’ Season 3
In season 2, Helen thought she had finally put her past with ex-boyfriend Ryan behind her. After recovering from a devastating miscarriage, she was pursuing a new romance with chef Erik (Dion Johnstone) and was considering IVF so that she could achieve her dream of becoming a mother. Then, Ryan – who had returned...
[Warning: This article contains spoilers for Sweet Magnolias Season 3.]
Helen tries to make things work with Ryan in ‘Sweet Magnolias’ Season 3
In season 2, Helen thought she had finally put her past with ex-boyfriend Ryan behind her. After recovering from a devastating miscarriage, she was pursuing a new romance with chef Erik (Dion Johnstone) and was considering IVF so that she could achieve her dream of becoming a mother. Then, Ryan – who had returned...
- 7/23/2023
- by Megan Elliott
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Welcome back to Serenity, y’all! Sweet Magnolias, Netflix’s soapy drama about a trio of friends in a small Southern town returns to the streamer for its third season on July 20. The theme for the upcoming 10 episodes? “New relationships and new challenges,” which are “good for the soul,” as Maddie (JoAnna Garcia Swisher) says in the official trailer for the upcoming 10 episodes.
Maddie, Helen, and Dana Sue pour it out in ‘Sweet Magnolias’ Season 3
Maddie, Helen (Heather Headley), and Dana Sue (Brooke Elliott) are ride-or-die besties. Whatever drama is happening in their lives, they can count on being able to pour out their troubles to each other during their weekly margarita nights.
“This is the beauty of old friends,” an emotional Helen says in the trailer (via YouTube).
So what’s in store for the ladies of Serenity in season 3? Maddie and her ex Bill (Chris Klein) look like...
Maddie, Helen, and Dana Sue pour it out in ‘Sweet Magnolias’ Season 3
Maddie, Helen (Heather Headley), and Dana Sue (Brooke Elliott) are ride-or-die besties. Whatever drama is happening in their lives, they can count on being able to pour out their troubles to each other during their weekly margarita nights.
“This is the beauty of old friends,” an emotional Helen says in the trailer (via YouTube).
So what’s in store for the ladies of Serenity in season 3? Maddie and her ex Bill (Chris Klein) look like...
- 6/30/2023
- by Megan Elliott
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Netflix is finally headed back to Serenity. Sweet Magnolias Season 3 is coming to the streaming service this July, and it sounds like there is plenty of drama in store for Maddie, Helen, and Dana Sue.
‘Sweet Magnolias’ Season 3 premieres July 20 JoAnna Garcia Swisher and Heather Headley in ‘Sweet Magnolias’ Season 3 | © 2023 Netflix, Inc
Season 2 of Sweet Magnolias premiered in February 2022. That season ended on something of a cliffhanger, with Cal (Justin Bruening) getting arrested following an altercation at Sullivan’s, Ryan’s (Michael Shenefelt) surprise proposal to Helen (Heather Headley), and the shocking revelation that Maddie’s (JoAnna Garcia Swisher) ex Bill (Chris Klein) was Isaac’s (Chris Medlin) father. Plus, Dana Sue (Brooke Elliott) reunited with her estranged husband Ronnie (Brandon Quinn).
The finale also introduced a mysterious woman from Dana Sue’s past. The stranger slashed Dana Sue’s tires and accosted her daughter Annie (Anneliese Judge). But who...
‘Sweet Magnolias’ Season 3 premieres July 20 JoAnna Garcia Swisher and Heather Headley in ‘Sweet Magnolias’ Season 3 | © 2023 Netflix, Inc
Season 2 of Sweet Magnolias premiered in February 2022. That season ended on something of a cliffhanger, with Cal (Justin Bruening) getting arrested following an altercation at Sullivan’s, Ryan’s (Michael Shenefelt) surprise proposal to Helen (Heather Headley), and the shocking revelation that Maddie’s (JoAnna Garcia Swisher) ex Bill (Chris Klein) was Isaac’s (Chris Medlin) father. Plus, Dana Sue (Brooke Elliott) reunited with her estranged husband Ronnie (Brandon Quinn).
The finale also introduced a mysterious woman from Dana Sue’s past. The stranger slashed Dana Sue’s tires and accosted her daughter Annie (Anneliese Judge). But who...
- 5/25/2023
- by Megan Elliott
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Serenity now: “Sweet Magnolias” has been renewed for a third season by Netflix, Variety has exclusively learned.
Stars JoAnna Garcia Swisher, Brooke Elliott and Heather Headley are all set to reprise their roles on the series, which debuted on May 19, 2020. Season 2 of “Sweet Magnolias” dropped Feb. 4 on the streaming service.
“Sweet Magnolias” takes place in the small town of Serenity, S.C., and stars JoAnna Garcia Swisher as Maddie Townsend, a divorced woman with three children. She and her pals make up the Sweet Magnolias, which also includes Brooke Elliott as chef and restaurant owner Dana Sue Sullivan. The third Sweet Magnolia is Heather Headley as attorney Helen Decatur.
Also back is showrunner and executive producer Sheryl J. Anderson (“Ties That Bind”). The series is based on the “Sweet Magnolias” series of novels by author Sherryl Woods, who is also an executive producer on the show, and comes from Harlequin imprint Mira Books.
Stars JoAnna Garcia Swisher, Brooke Elliott and Heather Headley are all set to reprise their roles on the series, which debuted on May 19, 2020. Season 2 of “Sweet Magnolias” dropped Feb. 4 on the streaming service.
“Sweet Magnolias” takes place in the small town of Serenity, S.C., and stars JoAnna Garcia Swisher as Maddie Townsend, a divorced woman with three children. She and her pals make up the Sweet Magnolias, which also includes Brooke Elliott as chef and restaurant owner Dana Sue Sullivan. The third Sweet Magnolia is Heather Headley as attorney Helen Decatur.
Also back is showrunner and executive producer Sheryl J. Anderson (“Ties That Bind”). The series is based on the “Sweet Magnolias” series of novels by author Sherryl Woods, who is also an executive producer on the show, and comes from Harlequin imprint Mira Books.
- 5/4/2022
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Sales company Vim Worldwide has picked up global rights to Teddy Grennan’s thriller Wicked Games.
Starring in the pic are Christine Spang (Succession), Conner Ann Waterman (Chicago Fire), Michael Shenefelt (Postal), Markus Silbiger (The Violent Heart).
The logline is as following: when Harley (Spang) joins her new boyfriend for a long Halloween weekend at his country estate, they’re invaded by a band of masked freaks and forced to play a Wicked Game. To the intruders’ unpleasant surprise, Harley’s hard-boiled history has endowed her with a bag of tricks which give the game a surprise ending.
Here’s a debut trailer for the project:
Written and directed by Teddy Grennan (Ravage), the film has screened to date at genre festival including NYC Horror, Atlanta Horror and Sleepy Hollow Film Festival.
Starring in the pic are Christine Spang (Succession), Conner Ann Waterman (Chicago Fire), Michael Shenefelt (Postal), Markus Silbiger (The Violent Heart).
The logline is as following: when Harley (Spang) joins her new boyfriend for a long Halloween weekend at his country estate, they’re invaded by a band of masked freaks and forced to play a Wicked Game. To the intruders’ unpleasant surprise, Harley’s hard-boiled history has endowed her with a bag of tricks which give the game a surprise ending.
Here’s a debut trailer for the project:
Written and directed by Teddy Grennan (Ravage), the film has screened to date at genre festival including NYC Horror, Atlanta Horror and Sleepy Hollow Film Festival.
- 2/15/2022
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
Friendly warning: Major spoilers from Sweet Magnolias Season 2, Episode 9 lie ahead.
It’s a good thing Sweet Magnolias‘ second season isn’t streaming simultaneously around the world, or else the collective gasp from fans during Episode 9 would instantly deplete its oxygen supply.
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The show made us wait long enough, so we won’t beat around the bush any further: Bill.
It’s a good thing Sweet Magnolias‘ second season isn’t streaming simultaneously around the world, or else the collective gasp from fans during Episode 9 would instantly deplete its oxygen supply.
More from TVLineThat '70s Show Stars Tease Start of '90s Show Production: 'Red and Kitty, Teenagers, Grunge Rock... Let's Go!'Performer of the Week: Sam ElliottSweet Magnolias Season 2: Noreen's Return Forces Maddie to 'Grow as a Person,' Says JoAnna Garcia Swisher
The show made us wait long enough, so we won’t beat around the bush any further: Bill.
- 2/5/2022
- by Andy Swift
- TVLine.com
Stars: Tony Todd, Dylan Baker, Samm Levine, Robin Bartlett, Agnes Bruckner, Lindsay Mushett, Jason Stuart, Brett Edwards, Mario Van Peebles, C.J. Vana, Sade Grandberry, Vanessa Lengies, Michael Shenefelt | Written by Jon Dabach | Directed by Tom Colley, Jon Dabach, Danny Isaacs, Rob Margolies
Immortality, the idea that man can live forever, has often bee touched upon by cinema – oftentimes the consequences of which never turn out the way people want. Oftentimes the exact opposite; a bright future without fear of death changing personalities, changing perspectives on the human condition. But their are always consequences. More bad than good… Anthology film Immortal explores the consequences of immortality, be it known or unknown, and how it effects it’s characters humanity.
Immortal opens with “Chelsea”, the story of a high school athlete who is being abused by her sports coach. Seemingly finding a shoulder to cry on, a safe person to confess to,...
Immortality, the idea that man can live forever, has often bee touched upon by cinema – oftentimes the consequences of which never turn out the way people want. Oftentimes the exact opposite; a bright future without fear of death changing personalities, changing perspectives on the human condition. But their are always consequences. More bad than good… Anthology film Immortal explores the consequences of immortality, be it known or unknown, and how it effects it’s characters humanity.
Immortal opens with “Chelsea”, the story of a high school athlete who is being abused by her sports coach. Seemingly finding a shoulder to cry on, a safe person to confess to,...
- 11/17/2020
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Sweet Magnolias is officially getting a second season! On July 23, Netflix announced that the popular drama has been renewed for another season. The news comes a few months after showrunner Sheryl J. Anderson cryptically tweeted that she was working on new material.
Sweet Magnolias follows best friends Maddie Townsend (JoAnna Garcia Swisher), Dana Sue Sullivan (Brooke Elliott), and Helen Decatur (Heather Headley) through the ups and downs of divorce, starting a business, and trying to raise a family in the small town of Serenity. When we last see Maddie, her ex-husband Bill (Chris Klein), Dana Sue, and Helen they are all huddling together in the aftermath of a car accident on prom night that resulted in the injury of Maddie's son Kyle (Logan Allen) and an unknown passenger. Prior to the accident, Kyle had rushed out of a prom afterparty due to an argument with his older brother Tyler (Carson Rowland...
Sweet Magnolias follows best friends Maddie Townsend (JoAnna Garcia Swisher), Dana Sue Sullivan (Brooke Elliott), and Helen Decatur (Heather Headley) through the ups and downs of divorce, starting a business, and trying to raise a family in the small town of Serenity. When we last see Maddie, her ex-husband Bill (Chris Klein), Dana Sue, and Helen they are all huddling together in the aftermath of a car accident on prom night that resulted in the injury of Maddie's son Kyle (Logan Allen) and an unknown passenger. Prior to the accident, Kyle had rushed out of a prom afterparty due to an argument with his older brother Tyler (Carson Rowland...
- 7/25/2020
- by Grayson Gilcrease
- Popsugar.com
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