"American Sniper," a dramatized look at the life of the late Navy Seal sniper Chris Kyle (whose real-life actions have been called into question), was a huge hit. In fact, it's the biggest hit of Clint Eastwood's directing career, hauling in $547 million worldwide, a feat that made it the 13th highest-grossing film of 2014, and the highest-grossing wide-release film that opened in the month of January. it also received six Oscar nominations, including Best Picture.
And now, it's coming to 4K for the first time.
Bradley Cooper stars as Kyle, and the film follows him throughout his life and military career as he becomes a deadly sniper and then struggles to maintain any semblance of a normal life at home. For some, this is a controversial film due to the actions surrounding the real Kyle, who was killed shortly before the movie opened. Some would even say the film is...
And now, it's coming to 4K for the first time.
Bradley Cooper stars as Kyle, and the film follows him throughout his life and military career as he becomes a deadly sniper and then struggles to maintain any semblance of a normal life at home. For some, this is a controversial film due to the actions surrounding the real Kyle, who was killed shortly before the movie opened. Some would even say the film is...
- 3/26/2024
- by Chris Evangelista
- Slash Film
Michael Jackson Biopic Budget vs Production Cost Of Top 3 Highest Grossing Biopics Of All Time! (Photo Credit – IMDb)
Michael Jackson was working on a concert film days ahead of his death. It was later released as a documentary and became the highest-grossing concert film of all time. Antoine Fuqua is now releasing a biopic on the king of Pop, which is likely to address the child abuse allegations against him. Its budget has been released, and below is a detailed comparison with the most successful biopics at the box office.
Titled Michael, the biopic will reportedly try to convince you that the late star was innocent. As per Puck News, it will address the abuse allegations made by Jordan Chandler in 1993. It is also to be noted that the film is scheduled to release in 2025, the same year when the civil trial by Wade Robson and Jimmy Safechuck is scheduled against the late artist.
Michael Jackson was working on a concert film days ahead of his death. It was later released as a documentary and became the highest-grossing concert film of all time. Antoine Fuqua is now releasing a biopic on the king of Pop, which is likely to address the child abuse allegations against him. Its budget has been released, and below is a detailed comparison with the most successful biopics at the box office.
Titled Michael, the biopic will reportedly try to convince you that the late star was innocent. As per Puck News, it will address the abuse allegations made by Jordan Chandler in 1993. It is also to be noted that the film is scheduled to release in 2025, the same year when the civil trial by Wade Robson and Jimmy Safechuck is scheduled against the late artist.
- 3/9/2024
- by Jishika Madaan
- KoiMoi
Network: FX.
Episodes: Tbd (half-hour).
Seasons: Six.
TV show dates: March 27, 2019 — Tbd.
Series status: Ending.
Performers include: Matt Berry, Kayvan Novak, Natasia Demetriou, Harvey Guillén, Mark Proksch, Doug Jones, Beanie Feldstein, Jake McDorman, and Chris Perfetti.
TV show description:
A supernatural comedy from creator Jemaine Clement, and based on the 2014 feature film from Clement and Taika Waititi, the What We Do in the Shadows TV show unfolds in Staten Island. The documentary-style comedy (i.e. mockumentary) centers on four vampires who have lived together for hundreds of years.
Once a great warrior and conqueror from the Ottoman Empire, Nandor (Novak) fancies himself the leader of the group. The problem is his Old-World style...
Episodes: Tbd (half-hour).
Seasons: Six.
TV show dates: March 27, 2019 — Tbd.
Series status: Ending.
Performers include: Matt Berry, Kayvan Novak, Natasia Demetriou, Harvey Guillén, Mark Proksch, Doug Jones, Beanie Feldstein, Jake McDorman, and Chris Perfetti.
TV show description:
A supernatural comedy from creator Jemaine Clement, and based on the 2014 feature film from Clement and Taika Waititi, the What We Do in the Shadows TV show unfolds in Staten Island. The documentary-style comedy (i.e. mockumentary) centers on four vampires who have lived together for hundreds of years.
Once a great warrior and conqueror from the Ottoman Empire, Nandor (Novak) fancies himself the leader of the group. The problem is his Old-World style...
- 12/21/2023
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
With each passing year, cataloguing the best TV shows of the previous 365 days becomes harder and harder. That which we call “television” is such an enormous, broad concept that it seems impossible to even categorize it, let alone rank it in a neat fashion. Basically any TV show you could ever dream of can be found with the right combination of cable packages and streaming subscriptions.
Want the best video game adaptation ever? Boom. It’s done. Feel like watching a bespoke eight-episode saga that brings the works of Edgar Allan Poe to the present day for a political horror satire about the opioid epidemic? Off to Netflix you go. What about a cartoonish dramedy featuring a nun overcoming the trauma of losing her Las Vegas magician father by finding the literal holy grail to turn off a world-ruling artificial intelligence? You’re gonna have to try harder than that to trick the algorithm.
Want the best video game adaptation ever? Boom. It’s done. Feel like watching a bespoke eight-episode saga that brings the works of Edgar Allan Poe to the present day for a political horror satire about the opioid epidemic? Off to Netflix you go. What about a cartoonish dramedy featuring a nun overcoming the trauma of losing her Las Vegas magician father by finding the literal holy grail to turn off a world-ruling artificial intelligence? You’re gonna have to try harder than that to trick the algorithm.
- 12/14/2023
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
In a sad bit of coincidence, the Hollywood, Health & Society at the USC Annenberg Norman Lear Center honored its 2023 Sentinel Awards winners on Wednesday night, just hours after the passing of its namesake and inspiration, the legendary Norman Lear.
Emmy-winning comedian and writer Larry Wilmore hosted the event and introduced this year’s 11 winners, including writers behind the series “Mrs. Davis,” “Fleishman is in Trouble” and “Tiny Beautiful Things.” But before the awards were handed out, Wilmore took a moment to pay tribute to Lear. And remarks from Lear’s wife, Lyn, were shared with the audience.
“Well you got to say this about Norman – the man knew how to make an exit,” Wilmore joked. “He knew his audience. And wanted us to make sure we were all listening.
“A giant has left us and we’re going to do him proud,” he added. “This evening meant a lot...
Emmy-winning comedian and writer Larry Wilmore hosted the event and introduced this year’s 11 winners, including writers behind the series “Mrs. Davis,” “Fleishman is in Trouble” and “Tiny Beautiful Things.” But before the awards were handed out, Wilmore took a moment to pay tribute to Lear. And remarks from Lear’s wife, Lyn, were shared with the audience.
“Well you got to say this about Norman – the man knew how to make an exit,” Wilmore joked. “He knew his audience. And wanted us to make sure we were all listening.
“A giant has left us and we’re going to do him proud,” he added. “This evening meant a lot...
- 12/7/2023
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
Hollywood, Health and Society at the USC Annenberg Norman Lear Center toasted its 2023 Sentinel Awards winners on Wednesday at the Writers Guild Theater in Beverly Hills, where Lear’s life took center stage after his passing was announced earlier in the day at the age of 101.
Lear’s wife Lyn sent a statement to be read aloud to Sentinel attendees at the beginning of the show by founding director of the Norman Lear Center Marty Kaplan, as she wrote, “I would have been there tonight if not for the passing of our beloved Norman. He was so proud of the work of The Lear Center and Hollywood, Health and Society. And he would not have wanted all of us to mourn. He would want us to celebrate the important shows you are honoring tonight, and most of all, he would have want us to laugh.”
Larry Wilmore served as host of the evening,...
Lear’s wife Lyn sent a statement to be read aloud to Sentinel attendees at the beginning of the show by founding director of the Norman Lear Center Marty Kaplan, as she wrote, “I would have been there tonight if not for the passing of our beloved Norman. He was so proud of the work of The Lear Center and Hollywood, Health and Society. And he would not have wanted all of us to mourn. He would want us to celebrate the important shows you are honoring tonight, and most of all, he would have want us to laugh.”
Larry Wilmore served as host of the evening,...
- 12/7/2023
- by Kirsten Chuba
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
AI - i.e. artificial intelligence - is everywhere right now. On TikTok, I often come across AI covers sung by digital imitations of other artists. My friends who are teachers say that they know students are turning in AI-generated work. And AI-generated images seem to go viral all the time; that image of the Pope wearing a giant white puffer still makes me laugh, even if I know there's something not quite right there. As a writer, I'm constantly thinking about the threat AI poses to what I do, too.
Somewhat serendipitously - seeing as these projects have been in the works for literally years - it's also been a big year for fictional AI onscreen. This summer, "Mission Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part 1" featured Tom Cruise's borderline superhuman Ethan Hunt facing off against a literal AI. The humans he physically fights in the real world are directed...
Somewhat serendipitously - seeing as these projects have been in the works for literally years - it's also been a big year for fictional AI onscreen. This summer, "Mission Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part 1" featured Tom Cruise's borderline superhuman Ethan Hunt facing off against a literal AI. The humans he physically fights in the real world are directed...
- 9/19/2023
- by Victoria Edel
- Popsugar.com
It’s Day 1 of the SAG-AFTRA strike and Day 74 of the WGA strike.
The stars are out in force on the first day of the actors strike and, as Parks and Recreation co-creator Mike Schur said, “Now a thousand very attractive people have shown up and joined the lines, it’s an enormous amount of wind in our sails”.
Schur, a member of the WGA negotiating committee who also starred as Mose Schrute on The Office, was joined by a slew of big-name actors including Allison Janney, Timothy Olyphant, Josh Gad, Ben Schwartz, Sean Astin, Charlie Barnett, Joey King, Chloe Fineman, Susan Sarandon, Ginnifer Goodwin, Patton Oswalt, Marg Helgenberger, Jake McDorman, Constance Zimmer, Michelle Hurd and Jason Sudeikis across picket lines in LA and New York.
Skye P. Marshall, who is a lead on CBS’ upcoming reboot of Matlock alongside Kathy Bates, told Deadline that the actors’ craft needs to be respected.
The stars are out in force on the first day of the actors strike and, as Parks and Recreation co-creator Mike Schur said, “Now a thousand very attractive people have shown up and joined the lines, it’s an enormous amount of wind in our sails”.
Schur, a member of the WGA negotiating committee who also starred as Mose Schrute on The Office, was joined by a slew of big-name actors including Allison Janney, Timothy Olyphant, Josh Gad, Ben Schwartz, Sean Astin, Charlie Barnett, Joey King, Chloe Fineman, Susan Sarandon, Ginnifer Goodwin, Patton Oswalt, Marg Helgenberger, Jake McDorman, Constance Zimmer, Michelle Hurd and Jason Sudeikis across picket lines in LA and New York.
Skye P. Marshall, who is a lead on CBS’ upcoming reboot of Matlock alongside Kathy Bates, told Deadline that the actors’ craft needs to be respected.
- 7/14/2023
- by Peter White, Rosy Cordero, Katie Campione, Matt Grobar, Justin Kroll, Lynette Rice, Valerie Complex and Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
ChatGPT might very well take my job one day. Which is why it was probably a bad idea to give it a job interviewing the creators and star of Peacock’s offbeat limited series “Mrs. Davis.” But the gimmick was too good to pass up: “Mrs. Davis,” created by Tara Hernandez and Damon Lindelof, stars Betty Gilpin as Sister Simone, a nun who takes on an algorithm that has infiltrated most of the world with the promise of solving humanity’s problems.
So, I figured, why not have an AI grill Hernandez, Lindelof and Gilpin about their show. The three of them immediately got it when we talked over Zoom in late April. We’re all victims of the algorithm and fascinated by the hold it now has on our lives and our jobs.
“On days where my screen time is a billion hours and I’ve filled my brain...
So, I figured, why not have an AI grill Hernandez, Lindelof and Gilpin about their show. The three of them immediately got it when we talked over Zoom in late April. We’re all victims of the algorithm and fascinated by the hold it now has on our lives and our jobs.
“On days where my screen time is a billion hours and I’ve filled my brain...
- 6/13/2023
- by Michael Schneider and ChatGPT
- Variety Film + TV
When “Mrs. Davis” director and executive producer Owen Harris read the pilot script for the Peacock limited series, he had one response. “I sent an email straight back to my agent saying, ‘What the f–k have I just read?’” Harris tells Gold Derby in our Making of “Mrs. Davis” video roundtable exclusive interview. “And then I quickly followed it up with, ‘But I love it. It’s amazing. We have to do this.’ And I think that sort of everyone had a similar reaction.”
Co-created by Damon Lindelof and Tara Hernandez, “Mrs. Davis” is a show that defies easy classification. Broadly, it’s about a nun named Simone (Betty Gilpin) who is tasked by an artificial intelligence program called Mrs. Davis to find and destroy the Holy Grail in exchange for the elimination of Mrs. Davis itself. The twisty conceit – which includes Simone’s magician father (David Arquette), her...
Co-created by Damon Lindelof and Tara Hernandez, “Mrs. Davis” is a show that defies easy classification. Broadly, it’s about a nun named Simone (Betty Gilpin) who is tasked by an artificial intelligence program called Mrs. Davis to find and destroy the Holy Grail in exchange for the elimination of Mrs. Davis itself. The twisty conceit – which includes Simone’s magician father (David Arquette), her...
- 6/13/2023
- by Christopher Rosen
- Gold Derby
Here’s a look at this week’s biggest premieres, parties and openings in Los Angeles and New York, including red carpets for Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, Elemental and the start of the Tribeca Film Festival.
Transformers: Rise of the Beasts premiere
Anthony Ramos, Dominique Fishback, Tobe Nwigwe, Liza Koshy, Peter Dinklage, Luna Lauren Velez, Dean Scott Vazquez, Peter Cullen and Pete Davidson walked the red carpet in Brooklyn on Monday for the U.S. premiere of the latest Transformers flick.
Peter Dinklage, Lauren Vélez, Pete Davidson, Tobe Nwigwe, David Sobolov, Ron Perlman, Tongayi Chirisa, Steven Caple Jr., Peter Cullen, Cristo Fernández, Michaela Jaé Rodriguez, Dominique Fishback, Anthony Ramos and Liza Koshy Anthony Ramos, Dominique Fishback and Tobe Nwigwe
Tiny Beautiful Things FYC
The Tiny Beautiful Things team, including star Kathryn Hahn, attended an FYC event in Los Angeles on Wednesday.
Tanzyn Crawford, Ingrid Michaelson, Kathryn Hahn, Lauren Neustadter...
Transformers: Rise of the Beasts premiere
Anthony Ramos, Dominique Fishback, Tobe Nwigwe, Liza Koshy, Peter Dinklage, Luna Lauren Velez, Dean Scott Vazquez, Peter Cullen and Pete Davidson walked the red carpet in Brooklyn on Monday for the U.S. premiere of the latest Transformers flick.
Peter Dinklage, Lauren Vélez, Pete Davidson, Tobe Nwigwe, David Sobolov, Ron Perlman, Tongayi Chirisa, Steven Caple Jr., Peter Cullen, Cristo Fernández, Michaela Jaé Rodriguez, Dominique Fishback, Anthony Ramos and Liza Koshy Anthony Ramos, Dominique Fishback and Tobe Nwigwe
Tiny Beautiful Things FYC
The Tiny Beautiful Things team, including star Kathryn Hahn, attended an FYC event in Los Angeles on Wednesday.
Tanzyn Crawford, Ingrid Michaelson, Kathryn Hahn, Lauren Neustadter...
- 6/9/2023
- by Kirsten Chuba
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
It’s Emmy season — so what better time than now for TV academy voters to consider Peacock’s limited series “Mrs. Davis” and its entire cast? Gold Derby associate editor Latasha Ford was on the red carpet Sunday, June 4 to interview lead cast members Betty Gilpin, Andy McQueen and Jake McDorman as well as executive producers/directors Alethea Jones and Owen Harris.
The cast and crew took part in a lively panel held at The Ebell Theatre in Los Angeles to celebrate the show. Watch our exclusive red carpet interviews above.
See Betty Gilpin on ‘Mrs. Davis’: ‘It was my favorite experience I’ve ever had’ [Exclusive Video Interview]
The eight-part limited series stars Gilpin as Sister Simone, a nun who partners with her ex-boyfriend Wiley (McDorman) on a globe-spanning journey to destroy Mrs. Davis, a powerful artificial intelligence. McQueen, Ben Chaplin, Margo Martindale, David Arquette, Elizabeth Marvel, Katja Herbers, Chris Diamantopoulos,...
The cast and crew took part in a lively panel held at The Ebell Theatre in Los Angeles to celebrate the show. Watch our exclusive red carpet interviews above.
See Betty Gilpin on ‘Mrs. Davis’: ‘It was my favorite experience I’ve ever had’ [Exclusive Video Interview]
The eight-part limited series stars Gilpin as Sister Simone, a nun who partners with her ex-boyfriend Wiley (McDorman) on a globe-spanning journey to destroy Mrs. Davis, a powerful artificial intelligence. McQueen, Ben Chaplin, Margo Martindale, David Arquette, Elizabeth Marvel, Katja Herbers, Chris Diamantopoulos,...
- 6/5/2023
- by Latasha Ford
- Gold Derby
The very premise of “Mrs. Davis” all but encouraged the Peacock show’s creative team to embrace their pop culture influences. Co-created by Tara Hernandez and Damon Lindelof, “Mrs. Davis” is about the world’s most powerful artificial intelligence algorithm and a nun named Simone (Betty Gilpin), who the computer programs tasks with its destruction by sending her on a quest to find the Holy Grail. “Algorithms love cliches,” Wiley (Jake McDorman), Simone’s ex – who happens to lead a group of male resistance fighters like he’s “Fight Club” figure Tyler Durden – says at one point.
“It’s such a pastiche,” “Mrs. Davis” cinematographer Joe Anderson tells Gold Derby in an exclusive video interview. “The show deals with cliches – like when you do a Google search, the very first topic that comes up. Some of the writing toys with that idea. So we kind of leaned into some of these kind of obvious references,...
“It’s such a pastiche,” “Mrs. Davis” cinematographer Joe Anderson tells Gold Derby in an exclusive video interview. “The show deals with cliches – like when you do a Google search, the very first topic that comes up. Some of the writing toys with that idea. So we kind of leaned into some of these kind of obvious references,...
- 5/30/2023
- by Christopher Rosen
- Gold Derby
Betty Gilpin’s Simone is heaven-sent in Mrs. Davis, but is the A.I.-fighting sister due for a second act? It appears not.
Although a Peacock rep declined to comment, a source at the streamer confirms to TVLine that there are no plans for the acclaimed dramedy — which ended its inaugural eight-episode season on May 18 — to return for a second season.
More from TVLineMrs. Davis Director Breaks Down That Finale Reveal and What Simone's Wacky Journey Says About A.I.TVLine Items: NFL Game on Peacock, S.W.A.T. Seasons Hit Netflix and MoreReal Housewives' Girls Trip Reunites Ramona,...
Although a Peacock rep declined to comment, a source at the streamer confirms to TVLine that there are no plans for the acclaimed dramedy — which ended its inaugural eight-episode season on May 18 — to return for a second season.
More from TVLineMrs. Davis Director Breaks Down That Finale Reveal and What Simone's Wacky Journey Says About A.I.TVLine Items: NFL Game on Peacock, S.W.A.T. Seasons Hit Netflix and MoreReal Housewives' Girls Trip Reunites Ramona,...
- 5/22/2023
- by Keisha Hatchett
- TVLine.com
This post contains spoilers for the finale of "Mrs. Davis."
"Mrs. Davis" is, far and away, the most difficult show to describe on TV right now. In the simplest of terms, it's about a nun and a rodeo cowboy on the hunt for the Holy Grail, which they plan to use to shut down a nearly omnipotent algorithm called Mrs. Davis. In more complex terms, it involves a stage magician who may or may not have dissolved himself in acid, a diner cook who is actually Jesus Christ incarnate, and, in the finale, a roller coaster designed to kill algorithm users who trade some of their lifespans for a virtual reward called "wings."
The Peacock series is funny and strange, and with "The Leftovers" creator Damon Lindelof and "The Big Bang Theory" writer Tara Hernandez at the helm, it also has a lot on its mind. If one character brings...
"Mrs. Davis" is, far and away, the most difficult show to describe on TV right now. In the simplest of terms, it's about a nun and a rodeo cowboy on the hunt for the Holy Grail, which they plan to use to shut down a nearly omnipotent algorithm called Mrs. Davis. In more complex terms, it involves a stage magician who may or may not have dissolved himself in acid, a diner cook who is actually Jesus Christ incarnate, and, in the finale, a roller coaster designed to kill algorithm users who trade some of their lifespans for a virtual reward called "wings."
The Peacock series is funny and strange, and with "The Leftovers" creator Damon Lindelof and "The Big Bang Theory" writer Tara Hernandez at the helm, it also has a lot on its mind. If one character brings...
- 5/19/2023
- by Valerie Ettenhofer
- Slash Film
[This story contains major spoilers to the finale of Mrs. Davis.]
Mrs. Davis made a promise from the beginning that Simone, the heroic nun at the center of the genre-jumping story played by Betty Gilpin, would destroy the titular algorithm of the series. And after eight wild episodes, the show delivered on that promise.
The finale of the Peacock series from co-creators Tara Hernandez and Damon Lindelof is titled “The Final Intercut: So I’m Your Horse,” a name that was given by the algorithm created in the writers room to generate episode titles. (In their own quest to tackle the looming conversation around AI, the writers confronted the technology first-hand by developing their own algorithm, feeding it scripts and outlines, and then asking it to name the eight episodes.) Finale director Owen Harris thinks the title is genius. “It’s disconnection with the story is what that title is about,” he tells The Hollywood Reporter. “It says pretty much everything...
Mrs. Davis made a promise from the beginning that Simone, the heroic nun at the center of the genre-jumping story played by Betty Gilpin, would destroy the titular algorithm of the series. And after eight wild episodes, the show delivered on that promise.
The finale of the Peacock series from co-creators Tara Hernandez and Damon Lindelof is titled “The Final Intercut: So I’m Your Horse,” a name that was given by the algorithm created in the writers room to generate episode titles. (In their own quest to tackle the looming conversation around AI, the writers confronted the technology first-hand by developing their own algorithm, feeding it scripts and outlines, and then asking it to name the eight episodes.) Finale director Owen Harris thinks the title is genius. “It’s disconnection with the story is what that title is about,” he tells The Hollywood Reporter. “It says pretty much everything...
- 5/19/2023
- by Jackie Strause
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The following contains major spoilers for Mrs. Davis’ Season 1 finale.
You know how Google Maps sometimes sends users down nonexistent streets or off an actual cliff? That’s what happened with Simone (played by Betty Gilpin), as revealed in Mrs. Davis’ Season 1 finale, now streaming on Peacock.
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As it turned out,...
You know how Google Maps sometimes sends users down nonexistent streets or off an actual cliff? That’s what happened with Simone (played by Betty Gilpin), as revealed in Mrs. Davis’ Season 1 finale, now streaming on Peacock.
More from TVLineTVLine Items: NFL Game on Peacock, S.W.A.T. Seasons Hit Netflix and MoreReal Housewives' Girls Trip Reunites Ramona, Sonja and More Rhony Legends -- See Who's Joining ThemBased On a True Story: Kaley Cuoco Is Obsessed With True-Crime Podcasts in Peacock Series Trailer -- Watch
As it turned out,...
- 5/18/2023
- by Keisha Hatchett
- TVLine.com
"Mrs. Davis" is built on a wild premise that somehow manages to only get crazier as the show goes on. The series tells the story of a nun named Simone (Betty Gilpin) determined to destroy an all-powerful artificial intelligence - and along the way, she finds herself tasked with finding and destroying the Holy Grail itself. From the get-go, the show promises a fantastic and chaotic ride, but even the most imaginative viewer (or advanced AI) probably couldn't have dreamed up what actually happens in the show's eighth and final episode.
Over the course of the show, Simone has been trying to find the Holy Grail because Mrs. Davis, the artificial intelligence in question, told her to. In exchange for the Grail, Mrs. Davis promises to grant Simone one wish. Simone has a vendetta against Mrs. Davis because she believes the algorithm killed her father, a magician, so she becomes...
Over the course of the show, Simone has been trying to find the Holy Grail because Mrs. Davis, the artificial intelligence in question, told her to. In exchange for the Grail, Mrs. Davis promises to grant Simone one wish. Simone has a vendetta against Mrs. Davis because she believes the algorithm killed her father, a magician, so she becomes...
- 5/18/2023
- by Eden Arielle Gordon
- Popsugar.com
Spoiler Alert! This post contains details from the finale of Peacock’s Mrs. Davis.
Peacock wrapped up Mrs. Davis on Thursday, finally giving audiences some answers about the origins of the all-powerful AI.
As it turns out, Mrs. Davis wasn’t crafted by some nefarious engineers who plotted to take over the world. In fact, she (it?) was actually developed as an app for Buffalo Wild Wings. No, seriously.
The final episode opens with a character we’ve yet to meet — who we soon learn is Joy, the coder who created Mrs. Davis, and the person that Simone (Betty Gilpin) has truly been looking for this whole time. Remember the very strange rendition of Eddy Grant’s “Electric Avenue” that Simone was confronted with after she washed up on shore in Episode 7? Yeah, that was leading her to Joy, who is now one of the few people left on Earth...
Peacock wrapped up Mrs. Davis on Thursday, finally giving audiences some answers about the origins of the all-powerful AI.
As it turns out, Mrs. Davis wasn’t crafted by some nefarious engineers who plotted to take over the world. In fact, she (it?) was actually developed as an app for Buffalo Wild Wings. No, seriously.
The final episode opens with a character we’ve yet to meet — who we soon learn is Joy, the coder who created Mrs. Davis, and the person that Simone (Betty Gilpin) has truly been looking for this whole time. Remember the very strange rendition of Eddy Grant’s “Electric Avenue” that Simone was confronted with after she washed up on shore in Episode 7? Yeah, that was leading her to Joy, who is now one of the few people left on Earth...
- 5/18/2023
- by Katie Campione
- Deadline Film + TV
This article contains spoilers for Mrs. Davis episode 8.
Occasionally, pop culture websites (even yours truly) will catch flak for overusing the “Ending Explained” article format. And that’s fair play! While “ending explained” is often an Seo-winner, not everything is the kind of heady mind-bender that requires its ending to be explained. Some things, however, very much are.
Peacock’s sci-fi epic Mrs. Davis is certainly one of them, so much so that we threw a “Mrs. Davis Ending Explained” on the editorial calendar the moment after we watched the first five minutes of the show. Now, some five weeks later the time has finally come to delve into the conclusion of this very complicated TV endeavor.
As we’ve previously discussed, Mrs. Davis has a lot going on. Any one of its disparate narrative threads – a nun seeking the Holy Grail, an all-powerful A.I., and magician mommy issues...
Occasionally, pop culture websites (even yours truly) will catch flak for overusing the “Ending Explained” article format. And that’s fair play! While “ending explained” is often an Seo-winner, not everything is the kind of heady mind-bender that requires its ending to be explained. Some things, however, very much are.
Peacock’s sci-fi epic Mrs. Davis is certainly one of them, so much so that we threw a “Mrs. Davis Ending Explained” on the editorial calendar the moment after we watched the first five minutes of the show. Now, some five weeks later the time has finally come to delve into the conclusion of this very complicated TV endeavor.
As we’ve previously discussed, Mrs. Davis has a lot going on. Any one of its disparate narrative threads – a nun seeking the Holy Grail, an all-powerful A.I., and magician mommy issues...
- 5/18/2023
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
Before we even meet the class of 2009 in “Class of ’09,” we’re in the year 2034 being introduced to Tayo Michaels (Brian Tyree Henry), who — according to a news chyron — is the director of the FBI. Soon after, when we’re in what the show’s chyrons repeatedly call “The Past,” we learn Tayo is, surprise surprise, a member of the titular class, and he’s struggling to pass a physical at Quantico — a physical he must complete in order to become an FBI agent.
So… are we meant to think the future FBI Director really isn’t going to graduate? Should we be wondering if he only made it into the Bureau because of special treatment? Or, assuming the flash-forward is meant to steer attention away from if he graduates and toward how he graduates, should we be focused on the casual discrimination he faces from one of his fellow students?...
So… are we meant to think the future FBI Director really isn’t going to graduate? Should we be wondering if he only made it into the Bureau because of special treatment? Or, assuming the flash-forward is meant to steer attention away from if he graduates and toward how he graduates, should we be focused on the casual discrimination he faces from one of his fellow students?...
- 5/10/2023
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
In the spring of 2020, a handful of shows developed to air on the basic cable channel FX instead debuted exclusively on Hulu. It was an attempt to better integrate different parts of the Disney corporate family in the aftermath of Disney acquiring most of Fox’s film and television assets, as well as an acknowledgment that more and more viewers were waiting to watch shows on streaming. Cutting out the legacy media middleman just seemed like a logical next step toward the medium’s future.
It was also, however, extremely confusing.
It was also, however, extremely confusing.
- 5/10/2023
- by Alan Sepinwall
- Rollingstone.com
The world has undergone some huge changes in the last 15 years. Artificial intelligence has changed much about modern society, including what we can trust with our eyes and ears. That’s especially true in the FBI, as the new series “Class of ‘09” coming to Hulu on Wednesday, May 10 will explore. Spanning three distinct time periods, the show will follow a group of FBI agents as they grapple with the changes to their profession over the years. You can watch Class of '09 with a 30-Day Free Trial of Hulu.
How to Watch ‘Class of '09’ Series Premiere When: Wednesday, May 10, 2023 Where: Hulu Stream: Watch with a 30-Day Free Trial of Hulu. 30-Day Free Trial$7.99+ / month hulu.com About ‘Class of '09’ Series Premiere
“Class of ‘09” is a suspense thriller limited series that follows a class of FBI agents set in three distinct points in time who grapple with immense changes as the U.
How to Watch ‘Class of '09’ Series Premiere When: Wednesday, May 10, 2023 Where: Hulu Stream: Watch with a 30-Day Free Trial of Hulu. 30-Day Free Trial$7.99+ / month hulu.com About ‘Class of '09’ Series Premiere
“Class of ‘09” is a suspense thriller limited series that follows a class of FBI agents set in three distinct points in time who grapple with immense changes as the U.
- 5/10/2023
- by David Satin
- The Streamable
At times you may think you’re watching a reboot of ABC’s Quantico (2015-18). Then you’re suddenly thrust into a futuristic Minority Report-style sci-fi allegory. Scribe Tom Rob Smith’s (London Spy) intriguingly cluttered thriller Class of ’09, the latest provocative FX drama to go straight to streaming on Hulu, ambitiously toggles between three time periods, when perhaps one would have sufficed. In 2009, we meet an FBI training class, including former nurse and underdog champion Poet (House of Cards’ soulful Kate Mara), disillusioned insurance agent Tayo (Atlanta’s brooding Brian Tyree Henry), Iranian immigrant offspring Hour (Sepidah Moafi) and a few slices of generic and underwritten beefcake played by such familiar faces as Brian J. Smith and Jake McDorman. They’re all put through the physical and psychological wringer, as we’ve seen many times before. The present-day storyline, set in 2023, finds these now-seasoned agents well ...
- 5/9/2023
- TV Insider
“Mrs. Davis” will compete for Emmys love in the Limited Series category, but that doesn’t mean the show won’t see a second season.
A source close to the production told TheWrap that creators Damon Lindelof and Tara Hernandez always intended for Season 1 of the genre-bending series to have a “conclusive and satisfying ending” with the finale episode airing Thursday, May 18. The source added that while discussions on a potential second installment have not started, nothing is off the table.
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‘Mrs. Davis’ Review: Betty Gilpin Stuns in Damon Lindelof’s New Series That Takes AI Conversation to Scary Heights
“Mrs. Davis” follows a nun named Symone (Betty Gilpin) on an epic — and at times hilarious — quest to find the holy grail, after making an agreement with the all-knowing artificial intelligence algorithm (named Mrs. Davis) to shut itself down upon the relic’s destruction.
The source told TheWrap...
A source close to the production told TheWrap that creators Damon Lindelof and Tara Hernandez always intended for Season 1 of the genre-bending series to have a “conclusive and satisfying ending” with the finale episode airing Thursday, May 18. The source added that while discussions on a potential second installment have not started, nothing is off the table.
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‘Mrs. Davis’ Review: Betty Gilpin Stuns in Damon Lindelof’s New Series That Takes AI Conversation to Scary Heights
“Mrs. Davis” follows a nun named Symone (Betty Gilpin) on an epic — and at times hilarious — quest to find the holy grail, after making an agreement with the all-knowing artificial intelligence algorithm (named Mrs. Davis) to shut itself down upon the relic’s destruction.
The source told TheWrap...
- 5/9/2023
- by Jose Alejandro Bastidas
- The Wrap
“Mrs. Davis” may be one of the most surprising and unconventional new series of the spring — and now it’s making a surprising and unconventional move in the Emmy race as well. As the Television Academy deadline for category submissions ends today, Peacock has decided to make a last-minute shift and move the series into the limited/anthology series categories.
Betty Gilpin stars in “Mrs. Davis” as Simone, a sometimes nun who takes on her nemesis, the artificial intelligence being known only as “Mrs. Davis,” and strikes a deal with the algorithm — which promises to shut down if Simone finds and destroys the holy grail. This exploration of faith and technology comes from executive producers Tara Hernandez (“The Big Bang Theory”) and Damon Lindelof (“The Leftovers”).
Read: Variety’s Awards Circuit for the latest Emmy predictions in all categories.
“Mrs. Davis” finishes its eight-episode run with the finale “The Final...
Betty Gilpin stars in “Mrs. Davis” as Simone, a sometimes nun who takes on her nemesis, the artificial intelligence being known only as “Mrs. Davis,” and strikes a deal with the algorithm — which promises to shut down if Simone finds and destroys the holy grail. This exploration of faith and technology comes from executive producers Tara Hernandez (“The Big Bang Theory”) and Damon Lindelof (“The Leftovers”).
Read: Variety’s Awards Circuit for the latest Emmy predictions in all categories.
“Mrs. Davis” finishes its eight-episode run with the finale “The Final...
- 5/9/2023
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
Watching the first few episodes of "Mrs. Davis," you may find yourself wondering, "Is this show even about anything?" And not in a bad way either, as counterintuitive as that might feel.
Forget dipping one toe into the pool at a time; creators Tara Hernandez and Damon Lindelof plunge you head-first into the show's bizarre sci-fi setting. Its pilot merrily skips from a baffling prologue — itself like a Ridley Scott historical epic inexplicably filled with the cartoonish gore of a Monty Python skit — to sub-plots involving a castaway (and his cat) on an island, jam-making nuns, civilians governed by a seemingly omniscient AI, and German soldiers who feel lifted out of "The Big Lebowski."
There's "a messiness by design inherent" to the series early on, as /Film's Jacob Hall put it. Yet, by the time you reach the end of the first four episodes, a design begins to emerge. The show's themes about technology,...
Forget dipping one toe into the pool at a time; creators Tara Hernandez and Damon Lindelof plunge you head-first into the show's bizarre sci-fi setting. Its pilot merrily skips from a baffling prologue — itself like a Ridley Scott historical epic inexplicably filled with the cartoonish gore of a Monty Python skit — to sub-plots involving a castaway (and his cat) on an island, jam-making nuns, civilians governed by a seemingly omniscient AI, and German soldiers who feel lifted out of "The Big Lebowski."
There's "a messiness by design inherent" to the series early on, as /Film's Jacob Hall put it. Yet, by the time you reach the end of the first four episodes, a design begins to emerge. The show's themes about technology,...
- 5/7/2023
- by Sandy Schaefer
- Slash Film
"Glow" star Betty Gilpin has traded in her synthetic wrestling bodysuits for a nun's habit in her new show "Mrs. Davis," but she's not against getting back into the ring. "Oh god, I would of course be down for a reboot," she tells Popsugar.
The star played Debbie "Liberty Belle" Eagan in the Netflix show, which follows the trials and tribulations of a (very real) woman's professional wrestling circuit called Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling (Glow) in the 1980s. The series premiered in 2017 and ran for three seasons. The show was renewed for a fourth season in 2019 but the Covid-19 pandemic led to "Glow"'s ultimate cancellation. Star Alison Brie called it "the great heartbreak of my career" in an interview with Decider.
In the years since, Gilpin has remained close with her castmates - so close that she brought some them with her to celebrate the release of "Mrs. Davis...
The star played Debbie "Liberty Belle" Eagan in the Netflix show, which follows the trials and tribulations of a (very real) woman's professional wrestling circuit called Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling (Glow) in the 1980s. The series premiered in 2017 and ran for three seasons. The show was renewed for a fourth season in 2019 but the Covid-19 pandemic led to "Glow"'s ultimate cancellation. Star Alison Brie called it "the great heartbreak of my career" in an interview with Decider.
In the years since, Gilpin has remained close with her castmates - so close that she brought some them with her to celebrate the release of "Mrs. Davis...
- 5/5/2023
- by Eden Arielle Gordon
- Popsugar.com
If you haven’t checked out Peacock‘s darkly funny epic adventure Mrs. Davis, we suggest making it your next TV quest. In the eight-part series from creators Tara Hernandez and Damon Lindelof, Betty Gilpin plays Simone, a nun on a mission to destroy Mrs. Davis, an omnipresent and seemingly all-knowing AI algorithm that much of the world’s population has plugged into their ears. Simone and Mrs. Davis agree: If Simone can destroy the Holy Grail, Mrs. Davis will shut itself down. A mystical and wildly unpredictable odyssey ensues that travels the globe and spans the ages. Simone’s hunt for the Grail continues in Episode 6, “Alison Treasures: A Southern California Story” (May 4). Simone, Wiley (Jake McDorman), and the Resistance know where to find the Grail, but they’ll need her late father’s (David Arquette) special protective suit, the Lazarus Shroud, to get it. The big problem is that Simone’s mother,...
- 5/4/2023
- TV Insider
A timely drama that contemplates AI-era criminal justice, FX on Hulu’s “Class of ‘09” sounds like must-watch TV for admirers of futuristic realism. The subgenre, also referred to as lo-fi sci-fi, swaps hyper-mechanized cornucopias with the grounded, gradually evolved settings of “After Yang,” “Her” and “Ex Machina.”
Created by novelist Tom Rob Smith, who earned a name for himself at FX (and an Emmy nomination) writing “American Crime Story: The Assassination of Gianni Versace,” the show cuts between three timelines and explores an ethical realm similar to “Minority Report’s.” Emmy nominees Brian Tyree Henry and Kate Mara lead a cast that includes Sepideh Moafi (“Black Bird”), Jon Jon Briones (“Acs: The Assassination of Gianni Versace”), Rosalind Eleazar (“Slow Horses”), Jake McDorman (“Limitless”), Brian J. Smith (“Sense8”), Raúl Castillo (“Looking”) and Brooke Smith (“Grey’s Anatomy”).
See Ebon Moss-Bachrach (‘The Bear’): ‘I like to push behavior and flirt with absurdism,...
Created by novelist Tom Rob Smith, who earned a name for himself at FX (and an Emmy nomination) writing “American Crime Story: The Assassination of Gianni Versace,” the show cuts between three timelines and explores an ethical realm similar to “Minority Report’s.” Emmy nominees Brian Tyree Henry and Kate Mara lead a cast that includes Sepideh Moafi (“Black Bird”), Jon Jon Briones (“Acs: The Assassination of Gianni Versace”), Rosalind Eleazar (“Slow Horses”), Jake McDorman (“Limitless”), Brian J. Smith (“Sense8”), Raúl Castillo (“Looking”) and Brooke Smith (“Grey’s Anatomy”).
See Ebon Moss-Bachrach (‘The Bear’): ‘I like to push behavior and flirt with absurdism,...
- 5/4/2023
- by Ronald Meyer
- Gold Derby
To hear Jake McDorman describe his first time reading a scene from “Mrs. Davis” is akin to watching the show itself. “You’re like, ‘I think it’s funny. I think it can be funny. Or maybe I’m completely misinterpreting this and it’s a drama. I don’t know,” McDorman tells Gold Derby in an exclusive video interview.
But as McDorman and viewers have found out, the new Peacock drama “Mrs. Davis” is all of that and more: it’s a serious drama with room for slapstick comedy, barbed banter, and swooning romance that’s also about technology and religion and the very nature of humanity. Star Betty Gilpin has called the show “No Country for Looney Tunes,” and the references to Joel and Ethan Coen and Bugs Bunny are no better exemplified than with McDorman’s character, Wiley. He’s a rodeo cowboy who also runs a...
But as McDorman and viewers have found out, the new Peacock drama “Mrs. Davis” is all of that and more: it’s a serious drama with room for slapstick comedy, barbed banter, and swooning romance that’s also about technology and religion and the very nature of humanity. Star Betty Gilpin has called the show “No Country for Looney Tunes,” and the references to Joel and Ethan Coen and Bugs Bunny are no better exemplified than with McDorman’s character, Wiley. He’s a rodeo cowboy who also runs a...
- 5/4/2023
- by Christopher Rosen
- Gold Derby
This post contains spoilers for "Mrs. Davis," season 1, episode 5.
It took a few episodes for Peacock's "Mrs. Davis" to loop back around to where it started, but now we're back on the island with Dr. Arthur Schrödinger, and we finally know how his story connects to the quest for the holy grail.
A lot has happened since the "Mrs. Davis" series premiere, when our nun protagonist Simone (Betty Gilpin) came riding in on a horse to thwart the elaborate grifts of Reno magicians. Though he shares the name of a physicist famous for his thought experiment involving a cat, you could be forgiven for almost forgetting Schrödinger. However, for fans of "The Thin Red Line" and other assorted things, the face of Ben Chaplin, the actor playing Schrödinger, may look familiar, even if it's hidden behind a scraggly castaway beard much of the time.
Viewers actually met Schrödinger before Simone,...
It took a few episodes for Peacock's "Mrs. Davis" to loop back around to where it started, but now we're back on the island with Dr. Arthur Schrödinger, and we finally know how his story connects to the quest for the holy grail.
A lot has happened since the "Mrs. Davis" series premiere, when our nun protagonist Simone (Betty Gilpin) came riding in on a horse to thwart the elaborate grifts of Reno magicians. Though he shares the name of a physicist famous for his thought experiment involving a cat, you could be forgiven for almost forgetting Schrödinger. However, for fans of "The Thin Red Line" and other assorted things, the face of Ben Chaplin, the actor playing Schrödinger, may look familiar, even if it's hidden behind a scraggly castaway beard much of the time.
Viewers actually met Schrödinger before Simone,...
- 4/29/2023
- by Joshua Meyer
- Slash Film
When Jeff Russo sat down to watch “Mrs. Davis” to score the show, he had the same reaction as you likely did afterward. “I watched that first episode and I was like, ‘Wait. What? What? What is happening right now? What is going on?’” Russo tells Gold Derby (watch above). “I had the same response. It was like, ‘This is bonkers.'”
Co-created by Tara Hernandez and Damon Lindelof, the Peacock series stars Betty Gilpin as Simone, a magic-hating nun who is sent on a quest by the titular AI to find the Holy Grail. In exchange, Mrs. Davis will grant her one wish, and Simone wants the AI to shut herself off once she completes it. And so Simone sets off with her ex, Wylie (Jake McDorman), on a wild mission that involves a giant sword, a sneaker commercial and more. “Mrs. Davis” is a hodgepodge of ideas, set pieces and tone,...
Co-created by Tara Hernandez and Damon Lindelof, the Peacock series stars Betty Gilpin as Simone, a magic-hating nun who is sent on a quest by the titular AI to find the Holy Grail. In exchange, Mrs. Davis will grant her one wish, and Simone wants the AI to shut herself off once she completes it. And so Simone sets off with her ex, Wylie (Jake McDorman), on a wild mission that involves a giant sword, a sneaker commercial and more. “Mrs. Davis” is a hodgepodge of ideas, set pieces and tone,...
- 4/28/2023
- by Joyce Eng
- Gold Derby
This post contains spoilers through the fifth episode of "Mrs. Davis."
Remember how the first scene in the first episode of "Mrs. Davis" appeared to take place in 1307 where nuns fight off some medieval dudes who are seeking the holy grail? It was an unexpected opening for a show that takes place in the present day and is named after a pervasive algorithm that billions of people follow, but at the end of the show's fourth episode, we find out that the opening sequence of the series is, in the world of "Mrs. Davis," a television commercial for a British Knights sneaker. It's enough to make you think, "What the f*** is going on with this show?"
The show's fifth episode — "A Great Place to Drink to Gain Control of Your Drink" — brings context as to why this shoe commercial exists, and why it's locked up in the Vatican. The...
Remember how the first scene in the first episode of "Mrs. Davis" appeared to take place in 1307 where nuns fight off some medieval dudes who are seeking the holy grail? It was an unexpected opening for a show that takes place in the present day and is named after a pervasive algorithm that billions of people follow, but at the end of the show's fourth episode, we find out that the opening sequence of the series is, in the world of "Mrs. Davis," a television commercial for a British Knights sneaker. It's enough to make you think, "What the f*** is going on with this show?"
The show's fifth episode — "A Great Place to Drink to Gain Control of Your Drink" — brings context as to why this shoe commercial exists, and why it's locked up in the Vatican. The...
- 4/28/2023
- by Vanessa Armstrong
- Slash Film
[This story contains spoilers to the first four episodes of Peacock’s Mrs. Davis.]
At the end of the fourth episode of Mrs. Davis, Betty Gilpin‘s Simone is perhaps speaking collectively for the audience when she screams, “What the fuck?!”
Technically, the Peacock series cuts to black before she gets out the last part. But the actress who plays the hero in Tara Hernandez and Damon Lindelof’s genre-jumping AI series confirmed the line to The Hollywood Reporter. “Ok, let me think about where we are at the end of episode four,” she says, before attempting to answer what her character was thinking in that exact moment. “They are starting to put the pieces together.”
It’s no surprise that Gilpin would need a minute to pinpoint where exactly Simone is in her Mrs. Davis journey when that scene arrives. Doing an interview about the show is basically an exercise in spoiler culture (“It’s almost impossible!” she says), because giving away anything...
At the end of the fourth episode of Mrs. Davis, Betty Gilpin‘s Simone is perhaps speaking collectively for the audience when she screams, “What the fuck?!”
Technically, the Peacock series cuts to black before she gets out the last part. But the actress who plays the hero in Tara Hernandez and Damon Lindelof’s genre-jumping AI series confirmed the line to The Hollywood Reporter. “Ok, let me think about where we are at the end of episode four,” she says, before attempting to answer what her character was thinking in that exact moment. “They are starting to put the pieces together.”
It’s no surprise that Gilpin would need a minute to pinpoint where exactly Simone is in her Mrs. Davis journey when that scene arrives. Doing an interview about the show is basically an exercise in spoiler culture (“It’s almost impossible!” she says), because giving away anything...
- 4/24/2023
- by Jackie Strause
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
"Mrs. Davis", is a new science fiction action thriller TV series starring Betty Gilpin, Jake McDorman and Andy McQueen, following 'Simone' (Gilpin), a nun who goes to battle against an all-powerful 'Artificial Intelligence' known as 'Mrs. Davis', now streaming on Peacock:
Recurring cast includes Ben Chaplin, Margo Martindale, David Arquette, Elizabeth Marvel, Katja Herbers...
....Chris Diamantopoulo, Ashley Romans, Tom Wlaschiha and Mathilde Ollivier.
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Recurring cast includes Ben Chaplin, Margo Martindale, David Arquette, Elizabeth Marvel, Katja Herbers...
....Chris Diamantopoulo, Ashley Romans, Tom Wlaschiha and Mathilde Ollivier.
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- 4/22/2023
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Keri Russell is back. The Emmy-nominated star of “The Americans” returns to TV with the new Netflix series “The Diplomat” from showrunner Debora Cahn. In the eight-episode political drama, which is streaming now, Russell stars as Kate Wyler, a competent and confident woman in her first ambassadorship who, unbeknownst to her, is being considered for the position of vice president.
Although Kate expects to be sent to Afghanistan at the start of the limited series, she quickly finds herself named the U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom after an attack on the Royal Navy. Once she touches down across the pond, Kate must prove she can navigate high-stakes crises and forge strategic alliances while secretly dealing with a failing marriage to another career diplomat (Rufus Sewell). With comparisons to shows like longtime Emmy favorite “The Good Wife,” “The Diplomat” is the awards contender to watch this weekend.
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Although Kate expects to be sent to Afghanistan at the start of the limited series, she quickly finds herself named the U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom after an attack on the Royal Navy. Once she touches down across the pond, Kate must prove she can navigate high-stakes crises and forge strategic alliances while secretly dealing with a failing marriage to another career diplomat (Rufus Sewell). With comparisons to shows like longtime Emmy favorite “The Good Wife,” “The Diplomat” is the awards contender to watch this weekend.
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- 4/22/2023
- by Kaitlin Thomas
- Gold Derby
Peacock's new series "Mrs. Davis" opens with a dramatic sequence of events, to say the least. As a group of knights called the Knights Templar are executed, a young girl steals away with an object that viewers soon discover is the Holy Grail. It's a series of events that may not appear connected to a show about a nun (Betty Gilpin) trying to defeat an all-powerful artificial intelligence, which is the essence of the plot of the sci-fi show, but it does all eventually tie together in mind-blowing ways.
The real-life Knights Templar were a Christian military order that were founded around 1119, per World History. Their original headquarters was set on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, and they existed for around two centuries. During that time, they fought formidably in the Crusades. Their order grew weaker as the Crusades came to a close, though, but everything ended with King Philip IV of France.
The real-life Knights Templar were a Christian military order that were founded around 1119, per World History. Their original headquarters was set on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, and they existed for around two centuries. During that time, they fought formidably in the Crusades. Their order grew weaker as the Crusades came to a close, though, but everything ended with King Philip IV of France.
- 4/21/2023
- by Eden Arielle Gordon
- Popsugar.com
The following contains spoilers from the first four episodes of Mrs. Davis. Proceed accordingly.
In Peacock’s Mrs. Davis, which released its first four episodes on Thursday, Simone (played by Betty Gilpin) is a nun on a mission to bring down the titular algorithm, once and for all. She embarks on a wacky journey with plenty of Looney Tunes-like antics, including cartoonish villains, dynamite explosions, and a motorcycle leap through the Randy’s Donuts sign.
More from TVLineMrs. Davis EP Tara Hernandez Teases a 'Cornucopia of Delight,' While EP Damon Lindelof Ponders the AfterlifeHow to Stream Mrs. Davis,...
In Peacock’s Mrs. Davis, which released its first four episodes on Thursday, Simone (played by Betty Gilpin) is a nun on a mission to bring down the titular algorithm, once and for all. She embarks on a wacky journey with plenty of Looney Tunes-like antics, including cartoonish villains, dynamite explosions, and a motorcycle leap through the Randy’s Donuts sign.
More from TVLineMrs. Davis EP Tara Hernandez Teases a 'Cornucopia of Delight,' While EP Damon Lindelof Ponders the AfterlifeHow to Stream Mrs. Davis,...
- 4/20/2023
- by Keisha Hatchett
- TVLine.com
Spoiler Alert! This post contains details from the first four episodes of Peacock’s Mrs. Davis.
In Mrs. Davis, Betty Gilpin is a nun on a mission to destroy an all-knowing artificial intelligence that has become a mainstay in society. In order to do so, she must first go on a mission to find the Holy Grail.
Yes, that Holy Grail. The one that Jesus Christ drank from at The Last Supper. The one that may or may not even truly exist.
The show has been billed as a “versus” show, pitting faith and tech against each other. But in reality, it’s more complicated than that, co-creator Damon Lindelof told Deadline.
“There’s always been a push-pull between faith and science. And now it’s become much more directed in terms of belief and tech,” he said. “The more nuanced reality of it is, neither of those things are going anywhere.
In Mrs. Davis, Betty Gilpin is a nun on a mission to destroy an all-knowing artificial intelligence that has become a mainstay in society. In order to do so, she must first go on a mission to find the Holy Grail.
Yes, that Holy Grail. The one that Jesus Christ drank from at The Last Supper. The one that may or may not even truly exist.
The show has been billed as a “versus” show, pitting faith and tech against each other. But in reality, it’s more complicated than that, co-creator Damon Lindelof told Deadline.
“There’s always been a push-pull between faith and science. And now it’s become much more directed in terms of belief and tech,” he said. “The more nuanced reality of it is, neither of those things are going anywhere.
- 4/20/2023
- by Katie Campione
- Deadline Film + TV
This article contains spoilers for Mrs. Davis episodes 1-4.
We tried to warn you. We really did. Several times in the lead up to the premiere of Mrs. Davis, we tried to communicate that the Peacock sci-fi series was truly bonkers. But no one can fully be prepared for the experience of watching a nun combating an all-powerful artificial intelligence with a storytelling tone that star Betty Gilpin describes as “No Country for Old Looney Tunes.”
So now here we are. You’ve clicked on this headline wondering if you really understood that massive twist in Mrs. Davis‘s second episode. Let us assure you that yes, you absolutely did. The character known as Jay (Andy McQueen) is none other than The King of Kings, The Holy One of Israel, The Lion and The Lamb, The Only Begotten Son, The Messiah. Literally Jesus Christ of Nazareth is a character on this television program.
We tried to warn you. We really did. Several times in the lead up to the premiere of Mrs. Davis, we tried to communicate that the Peacock sci-fi series was truly bonkers. But no one can fully be prepared for the experience of watching a nun combating an all-powerful artificial intelligence with a storytelling tone that star Betty Gilpin describes as “No Country for Old Looney Tunes.”
So now here we are. You’ve clicked on this headline wondering if you really understood that massive twist in Mrs. Davis‘s second episode. Let us assure you that yes, you absolutely did. The character known as Jay (Andy McQueen) is none other than The King of Kings, The Holy One of Israel, The Lion and The Lamb, The Only Begotten Son, The Messiah. Literally Jesus Christ of Nazareth is a character on this television program.
- 4/20/2023
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
This post contains spoilers for the first two episodes of "Mrs. Davis."
"Mrs. Davis" leaped onto the TV scene like a fighting nun this week, debuting with a multi-episode premiere on Peacock that introduced viewers to a quirky, algorithm-run new world. The series by "Watchmen" creator Damon Lindelof and "Young Sheldon" writer Tara Hernandez is a total trip. It's a spiritual adventure series led by a nun named Simone (Betty Gilpin), her cowboy-ish companion Wiley (Jake McDorman), and her almost all-knowing confidante Jay (Andy McQueen).
But when it's not focused on Christian mysticism, "Mrs. Davis" is also a sci-fi series, one with a lofty plot that's grounded by an all-too-believable premise. The first episode of the show introduces the titular tech, a powerful algorithm that's able to mobilize global users in an instant to do things like make a sham shave ice stand or stage a kidnapping. Mrs. Davis acts...
"Mrs. Davis" leaped onto the TV scene like a fighting nun this week, debuting with a multi-episode premiere on Peacock that introduced viewers to a quirky, algorithm-run new world. The series by "Watchmen" creator Damon Lindelof and "Young Sheldon" writer Tara Hernandez is a total trip. It's a spiritual adventure series led by a nun named Simone (Betty Gilpin), her cowboy-ish companion Wiley (Jake McDorman), and her almost all-knowing confidante Jay (Andy McQueen).
But when it's not focused on Christian mysticism, "Mrs. Davis" is also a sci-fi series, one with a lofty plot that's grounded by an all-too-believable premise. The first episode of the show introduces the titular tech, a powerful algorithm that's able to mobilize global users in an instant to do things like make a sham shave ice stand or stage a kidnapping. Mrs. Davis acts...
- 4/20/2023
- by Valerie Ettenhofer
- Slash Film
Technology versus religion is an age-old debate, and one that won’t be solved any time soon. That is, unless Sister Simone has something to say about it. You can find out exactly what this nun-turned-technology-hater plans to do about the encroachment of technology in our lives in “Mrs. Davis,” the newest series debuting on Peacock on Thursday, April 20. Starring Betty Gilpin and from Tara Hernandez and Damon Lindelof, this off-the-wall thriller will be one of the most talked-about shows this spring. You can watch Mrs. Davis: Season 1 with a subscription to Peacock.
How to Watch ‘Mrs. Davis’ Series Premiere When: Thursday, April 20, 2023 Where: Peacock Stream: Watch with a subscription to Peacock. Sign Up$4.99+ / month peacocktv.com About ‘Mrs. Davis’ Series Premiere
Betty Gilpin stars alongside Jake McDorman and Andy McQueen as Simone, a nun who goes to battle against an all-powerful Artificial Intelligence known as “Mrs. Davis.” McDorman plays Gilpin’s rebellious ex,...
How to Watch ‘Mrs. Davis’ Series Premiere When: Thursday, April 20, 2023 Where: Peacock Stream: Watch with a subscription to Peacock. Sign Up$4.99+ / month peacocktv.com About ‘Mrs. Davis’ Series Premiere
Betty Gilpin stars alongside Jake McDorman and Andy McQueen as Simone, a nun who goes to battle against an all-powerful Artificial Intelligence known as “Mrs. Davis.” McDorman plays Gilpin’s rebellious ex,...
- 4/20/2023
- by David Satin
- The Streamable
This post contains spoilers for the first three episodes of "Mrs. Davis."
There's something so enticing about the world of "Mrs. Davis," the new Peacock series that follows a snarky and adventurous nun named Simone in her attempt to cap a world-controlling AI platform at its metaphorical knees. There's almost a surrealist element to the sci-fi nature of the series, and its entanglement with religion — Christianity in particular — serves to elevate that tone, even questioning the reality of the show as a whole.
In fact, Simone's dedication to God is a key factor in the show's major reveal, which comes at the end of episode 2. In case you need a refresher, Simone tells Wiley (Jake McDorman) — her childhood best friend-turned-cowboy with whom she has become entangled again on her quest — that the first time she prayed was when he got on the bull for the first time. She asked Jesus...
There's something so enticing about the world of "Mrs. Davis," the new Peacock series that follows a snarky and adventurous nun named Simone in her attempt to cap a world-controlling AI platform at its metaphorical knees. There's almost a surrealist element to the sci-fi nature of the series, and its entanglement with religion — Christianity in particular — serves to elevate that tone, even questioning the reality of the show as a whole.
In fact, Simone's dedication to God is a key factor in the show's major reveal, which comes at the end of episode 2. In case you need a refresher, Simone tells Wiley (Jake McDorman) — her childhood best friend-turned-cowboy with whom she has become entangled again on her quest — that the first time she prayed was when he got on the bull for the first time. She asked Jesus...
- 4/20/2023
- by Lex Briscuso
- Slash Film
Plot: “Mrs. Davis” is the world’s most powerful Artificial Intelligence. Simone is the nun devoted to destroying Her. Who ya got?
Review: It takes a lot to catch me off guard. I have seen countless movies and television series over the years that have been billed as shocking or revolutionary, game-changing, and even unlike anything that has ever been seen before. Few of these have actually delivered on the hyperbole used to market them, but every now and then, I am truly surprised by the originality that is still possible. Mrs. Davis is one of those series that truly earns the distinction of being unlike anything else ever made. With the distinctive creative talents of Tara Hernandez and Damon Lindelof behind the scenes, Mrs. Davis echoes the satirical brilliance of Terry Gilliam’s Brazil with a modern technological flair for a hilarious, action-packed story and thought-provoking series about faith,...
Review: It takes a lot to catch me off guard. I have seen countless movies and television series over the years that have been billed as shocking or revolutionary, game-changing, and even unlike anything that has ever been seen before. Few of these have actually delivered on the hyperbole used to market them, but every now and then, I am truly surprised by the originality that is still possible. Mrs. Davis is one of those series that truly earns the distinction of being unlike anything else ever made. With the distinctive creative talents of Tara Hernandez and Damon Lindelof behind the scenes, Mrs. Davis echoes the satirical brilliance of Terry Gilliam’s Brazil with a modern technological flair for a hilarious, action-packed story and thought-provoking series about faith,...
- 4/18/2023
- by Alex Maidy
- JoBlo.com
The Holy Grail, a character in “Mrs. Davis” observes, might be the “most overused MacGuffin ever.” From “Monty Python” to “Indiana Jones,” the mythical chalice is an easy shorthand for a magical object that motivates heroes and antagonists alike. Sister Simone (Betty Gilpin), a nun who spends her days mak- ing strawberry jam at an abbey outside Reno, is the latest protag- onist to set her sights on the Grail. She’s been assigned this quest by an artificial intelligence known as Mrs. Davis, which marries the menace of Skynet with the affable mien of Alexa. For reasons both principled and personal, Simone despises Mrs. Davis, but she’s been extended an offer she can’t refuse: If she finds the Grail and destroys it, Mrs. Davis will destroy herself. As the same supporting player notes: “Algorithms love clichés, and there’s no cliché bigger than the quest for the Holy Grail.
- 4/18/2023
- by Alison Herman
- Variety Film + TV
"Mrs. Davis," the new Peacock series by Damon Lindelof ("Lost") and Tara Hernandez ("The Big Bang Theory"), starts off like the kind of dream you couldn't explain even if you tried. First, there's an order of nuns in the year 1307, locked in a bloody battle with men on the hunt for the Holy Grail. Then, a man on a desert island is rescued, only to be told a rather maternal-sounding algorithm has taken over the world. Next, another weird and bloody scene plays out on the Nevada freeway, only to be interrupted by Simone (Betty Gilpin), a modern-day nun with a penchant for magic tricks. All of this unfolds in the first few minutes of the pilot episode — before we even know who our protagonist is.
The show eventually finds its own absurd inner logic, but its sweeping, funny, deeply strange story never quite shakes the quality of a vivid and endless dream.
The show eventually finds its own absurd inner logic, but its sweeping, funny, deeply strange story never quite shakes the quality of a vivid and endless dream.
- 4/18/2023
- by Valerie Ettenhofer
- Slash Film
The new Peacock series “Mrs. Davis” boasts some unusual sights and sounds: a nun on a motorbike, earpieces feeding communication from a worldwide AI into the mouths of willing human supplicants, a gruesome childhood accident, a horse wired with C4 — and that’s just in the first few of its eight episodes.
But the strangest thing about this ambitious program is how its voice feels like it’s replicating a source material that doesn’t exist. “Mrs. Davis” creates the pervasive feeling that it’s based on a beloved cult comic book; specifically, its particular recipe of big-swing speculative ideas, loopy world-building, and irreverent characters brings to mind non-superhero comics series like “Preacher,” “Y the Last Man,” or “Paper Girls.” But “Mrs. Davis” has no previous incarnation; it’s the original creation of Tara Hernandez (“The Big Bang Theory” and “Young Sheldon”) and “Lost,” “Watchmen” and “The Leftovers” mastermind Damon Lindelof.
But the strangest thing about this ambitious program is how its voice feels like it’s replicating a source material that doesn’t exist. “Mrs. Davis” creates the pervasive feeling that it’s based on a beloved cult comic book; specifically, its particular recipe of big-swing speculative ideas, loopy world-building, and irreverent characters brings to mind non-superhero comics series like “Preacher,” “Y the Last Man,” or “Paper Girls.” But “Mrs. Davis” has no previous incarnation; it’s the original creation of Tara Hernandez (“The Big Bang Theory” and “Young Sheldon”) and “Lost,” “Watchmen” and “The Leftovers” mastermind Damon Lindelof.
- 4/18/2023
- by Jesse Hassenger
- The Wrap
Midway through the second episode of the new Peacock series Mrs. Davis, vengeful nun Simone asks her rodeo cowboy ex Wiley to help her make sense of the events of the show up to that point. “Don’t underestimate how stupid this gets, sweetheart,” he warns her.
It is almost impossible to overstate just how stupid Mrs. Davis gets — much to its credit. This is an epically, delightfully dumb show. It has a lot of ambition, and a lot of big ideas, but it can’t resist going for the broadest,...
It is almost impossible to overstate just how stupid Mrs. Davis gets — much to its credit. This is an epically, delightfully dumb show. It has a lot of ambition, and a lot of big ideas, but it can’t resist going for the broadest,...
- 4/18/2023
- by Alan Sepinwall
- Rollingstone.com
What can I tell you about Mrs. Davis? I can tell you it’s about a nun, Simone (Betty Gilpin), and her rodeo cowboy ex, Wiley (Jake McDorman). I can tell you that the series pits them against a seemingly all-powerful algorithm that might vaguely be described as Siri meets ChatGPT, on steroids. I can tell you this battle somehow involves an angry whale, the Holy Grail and a literal Schrödinger’s cat.
Beyond that, I can’t tell you much, in part because the powers that be at Peacock have sworn critics to secrecy, but also because I fear that explaining the plot might make me sound unhinged. It’s that strange. And while I’m still not totally sure its biggest swings add up in the end, it is, if nothing else, a true original in a TV landscape littered with endlessly rebooted IP — and all the more entertaining for it.
Beyond that, I can’t tell you much, in part because the powers that be at Peacock have sworn critics to secrecy, but also because I fear that explaining the plot might make me sound unhinged. It’s that strange. And while I’m still not totally sure its biggest swings add up in the end, it is, if nothing else, a true original in a TV landscape littered with endlessly rebooted IP — and all the more entertaining for it.
- 4/18/2023
- by Angie Han
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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