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THE POP CULTURE NEWS BULLETIN 224
The Pop Culture News Bulletin is a weekly roundup of the recent and trending news stories in the entertainment industry or stories that fall into the pop culture subcategory. Every Friday we feature stories that fit the content we frequently cover
Netflix has set the return dates for two of their most popular, feel-good shows. Season five of Sweet Magnolias (which follows a trio of best girl friends and the ups and downs of their respective lives) will be back June 11. Season seven of Virgin River, based on the best-selling novels following a nurse who moves to the small town will be back on March 12. In additional news, season two of Beef will also be back on April 16. Meanwhile, while second seasons of Untamed and Ransom Canyon have been ordered, there are no release dates leading editorials to claim they, along with new seasons of Wednesday and Ginny & Georgia, won’t be back until next year.
Despite speculation for a while now, news finally broke that there is a new Christmas comedy on the way with Christopher Briney leading. Briney will lead the comedy that is set to debut with the Amazon MGM studios. The film is currently titled Clashing Through the Snow and is described as a Planes, Trains and Automobiles type story for “today’s generation.”
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Briney is, of course, already part of the Prime Video family with their hit adaptation of The Summer I Turned Pretty. In this he plays Conrad Fisher.
Coming February 19, UP Faith and Family will debut a new “original drama series Blue Skies.” According to the press release, the drama will follow a “former military police officer Jodi Larsen as she returns to her hometown to start over as a criminal investigator for the National Park Police,” and the setting will be the Crystal Ridge National Park. Check out the trailer below.
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Earlier this week, Disney made the official announcement that they now have found their newest stars for their upcoming live-action version of Tangled. Originally voiced by Mandy Moore and Zachary Levi, the characters of Rapunzel and Flynn Rider will now be played by Teagan Croft and Milo Manheim. Manheim is already known to Disney fans through his work on Zombies.
Aldis Hodge will return in season two of Prime Video’s Cross. They dropped an official trailer in the last week. Check it out below if you love the show. According to the press release information on season two, the second season will be about the titular character Cross “in pursuit of a ruthless vigilante who is hunting down corrupt billionaire magnates.”
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