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Medium — David Kerr's Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse comes to Sky One in the British Isles on Christmas Eve. Roald & Beatrix, with a story penned by Abigail Wilson, revolves around the...

Medium — The latest episode, Tasha Smith's Unfinished Business, sees Jenny Hoyt (Katheryn Winnick) and Cassie Dewell (Kylie Bunbury) continuing their investigation into Montana State Trooper Rick Legarski (John Carroll Lynch). Jenny and Cassie, even though they only have suspicions, are closer to the mark than anyone could possibly imagine.

Medium — Diana Rodgers' Sacred Cow: The Nutritional, Environmental and Ethical Case for Better Meat comes to On Demand and DVD on Tuesday, 5 January 2021. At our grocery stores and dinner tables, even the most thoughtful consumers are overwhelmed by the number of considerations to weigh when choosing what to eat - especially when it comes to meat.

Medium — Matt Mitchell's The Facility , also known as The Rizen: Possession, is scheduled for release in these United States on Tuesday, 8 December 2020. The film, with a fairly plausible plot, revolves around a group of young urban explorers. The group, as it enters a decades abandoned military research facility, soon finds itself in serious trouble.

Medium — The Jed Mercurio created Line of Duty , despite there being significant delays, is returning to television screens with a sixth series. Recognising certain BBC announcements, specifically to filming, Line of Duty cast members have returned to sets.

Medium — Bryan Cranston returned to television screens in these United States on Sunday, 6 December 2020 with Showtime’s Your Honor. Your Honor, developed by Peter Moffat, is an adaptation of the Israeli television series Kvodo. Your Honor, with a ten episode run, stars Cranston as a respected judge whose son is involved in a hit-and-run accident. Consequently, because of the situation, the accident leads to a high-stakes game of lies, deceit, and impossible choices. The miniseries, with Edward Berger and Clark Johnson having directed episodes, initially seems like a slam dunk for Showtime. Despite this point, noting critic reaction to the production, not everyone is on board with Your Honor. The overall feel of the miniseries, even though it is a Showtime production, is reminiscent of British dramas.

Medium — The Hardy Boys, co-developed by Steve Cochrane and Jason Stone, came to Hulu on Friday, 4 December 2020. With how popular The CW's Nancy Drew is, even though the new series is seemingly a Hulu...

Medium — The Hardy Boys , co-developed by Steve Cochrane and Jason Stone, came to Hulu on Friday, 4 December 2020. With how popular The CW's is, even though the new series is seemingly a Hulu exclusive, it was only a matter of time before The Hardy Boys made a reappearance on television screens.

Medium — BBC One's Father Brown will return to television screens in 2021 with a ninth series. The daytime period drama, co-developed by Rachel Flowerday and Tahsin Guner, has been immensely popular with viewers since it first hit television screens back in 2013. The titular character, played by Harry Potter alumnus Mark Williams, is a Cotswolds-based Roman Catholic priest.

Medium — Leanne Welham’s Tower of the Angels, the latest His Dark Materials episode, hit television screens in the British Isles on Sunday, 29 November 2020. The same episode, in these United States, will be televised on HBO and made streamable via HBO Max on Monday, 7 December 2020. Previously, in Welham’s Theft, Marisa Coulter impressed on aeronaut Lee Scoresby the importance of keeping her daughter, Lyra Belacqua, safe. Lyra Belacqua, for people not familiar with the name, is also known as Lyra Silvertongue. Elsewhere, after crossing paths with Sir Charles Latrom, Lyra has her alethiometer stolen. Later, after Lyra discovers the alethiometer missing, she confronts Sir Charles at his residence. It is here, accompanied by Will Parry, Lyra realises Sir Charles is the Lord Carlo Boreal from her own world. Sir Charles tasks Lyra and Will with retrieving The Subtle Knife from the Tower of Angels. The fourth episode, with Lyra and Will having returned to the world where the Tower of Angels is located, picks up the story with the two lead characters trying to figure out a way into the tower.

Medium — Jim McKay’s Execute, the latest FBI: Most Wanted episode, was televised in the United States on Tuesday, 24 November 2020. The latest instalment, with a story penned by Elizabeth Rinehart, opens with a hacker crashing a car and killing Ben (Jason Ostrowski), Maureen (Minda Larsen), and Hudson Lewis (Sawyer Ploski).

Medium — Paul McGuigan’s Nowhere to Run, the latest Big Sky episode, picks up shortly after the series premiere left off. The instalment, with a story penned by staff writer Annakate Chappell, hit television screens in these United States on Tuesday, 24 November 2020. The series premiere, with a significant cliffhanger, closed with Montana Highway Patrol Officer Rick Legarski (John Carroll Lynch) shooting private detective Cody Hoyt (Ryan Phillippe) in the head. People not expecting to see the private detective in future episodes, even though the character is apparently dead, can expect to see in in flashbacks.

Medium — Leanne Welham’s Theft, televised on BBC One in the British Isles, hit television screens Sunday, 22 November 2020. His Dark Materials, adapted for television by writer Jack Thorne, continues to entertain fans. The second series, revolving around events depicted in Philip Pullman’s The Subtle Knife, picked up Lyra Silvertongue’s (Dafne Keen) story from the moment she stepped through the rift her father created at the end of the first series. The Magisterium’s relationship with realty, as we have seen thus far during this second series, has become increasingly estranged. There is a clear intent from the Magisterium, based on behaviour exhibited by the clergy, to keep a firm grip on power. Denying everything that exists doesn’t make it unreal.

Medium — Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, currently in the twenty-second season, continues to present compelling in the moment stories. The latest episode, televised on Thursday, 19 November 2020, is no different. Martha Mitchell’s Ballad of Dwight and Irena, directly addresses domestic violence, sees Detective 2nd Grade Amanda Rollins (Kelli Giddish) and Officer Katriona “Kat” Tamin (Jamie Gray Hyder) respond to a possible domestic violence situation. It is here that Irena Nowak (Riki Lindhome) is discovered unconscious. Anyone that doesn’t think domestic violence affects families is either delusional or has never experienced it first hand. Dwight Wagner (Christopher Cassarino), with a clearly abusive nature, quintessentially typifies toxic masculinity. Expecting to find Irena dead, when detectives return to the apartment, they discover the victim is Dwight.

Medium — FBI, on Tuesday, 17 November 2020, returned to television screens in these United States with the third season premiere episode Never Trust a Stranger. Never Trust a Stranger briefly addresses discrimination towards minorities, African Americans and the LGBTQIA community. The episode's teaser, setting into motion a significantly dramatic storyline, sees two killers shooting up a Brooklyn media company. Katherine Renee Turner, joining the series regular cast, plays Special Agent Tiffany Wallace. Tiffany, a former NYPD officer and White Collar division agent, is quickly established as Special Agent Stuart Scola’s new partner.

Medium — Freestyle Digital Media, the digital film distribution division of Byron Allen's Entertainment Studios, has released independent post-modern science fiction feature film The Control. The film, after premiering at Houston WorldFest in 2018, garnered a positive reception from several film festivals. “We are very pleased to have The Control acquired by Freestyle Digital Media,” said filmmaker Mike Stasko. “It is exciting to have our movie available to a large North American audience. We aimed to make a film that would season from multiple viewings, and are excited to share it across multiple platforms.”

Medium — David E. Kelley's much anticipated new drama, Big Sky, premiered in these United States on ABC Tuesday, 17 November 2020. Kelley's new drama is based on C.J. Box's The Highway. The Highway, published in 2013, is the first instalment in a series of novels revolving around private investigator Cassie Dewell.

Medium — Andrew Putschoegl's HAM: A Musical Memoir, with music by Sam Harris and Todd Schroeder, is marvellously entertaining. HAM: A Musical Memoir, based on the Harris written HAM: Slices of a Life: True Life Tales, perfectly brings the memoir to life. The award-winning Off-Broadway show is captivating.

Medium — The P.I. Vanishes, televised on Global in Canada on Monday, 16 November 2020, marks Cindy Sampson's directorial debut. The actress, via her Instagram account, posted an image of the teleplay cover. Simpson, based on how The P.I. Vanishes has been received by series fans, will likely direct future instalments.

Medium — Tuesday, 15 December 2020, via Uncork'd Entertainment, sees the release of Stephen Durham's Army of One . The film, starring Ellen Hollman as 1st Lieutenant Brenner Baker, revolves around a story co-written by Durham, Hollman, Mary Ann Barnes, and David Dittlinger. Film Synopsis: Out hiking, Special Forces Brenner Baker and her husband stumble upon an illegal drug compound.

Medium — The Blacklist, with Andrew McCarthy 's season premiere episode , returned to television screens in these United States Friday, 13 November 2020. The Blacklist, created by Jon Bokenkamp, premiered in these United States Monday, 23 September 2013. The series, with the eighth season having started, doesn't look like it is slowing down any time soon.

Medium — Ryan McGonagle's Black Pumpkin , distributed by Uncork'd Entertainment, comes to DVD and Digital on Tuesday, 8 December 2020. The film, set during Halloween 2018, revolves around two preteens that accidentally awaken an evil that has lain dormant for decades. They are forced to survive through a terrifying night of cat-and-mouse, from the monster known as "Bloody Bobby."

Medium — Matt Mitchell's The Facility, on Tuesday, 8 December 2020, comes to DVD and Digital. The film, referencing a 1955 initiative, partially revolves around NATO and the Allied Forces conducting secret, occult experiments in a bid to win the Arms Race. Whilst they ultimately succeed with their experimentations, noting significant unforeseen horrors, what they unleashed almost tore our world apart.

vocal.media — United States: President-elect Joe Biden views President Donald J Trump's refusal to concede the 2020 Presidential Election as "an embarrassment" to the American people. All the major American television networks eventually called the election for Biden. Trump has not been able to stomach the result.