And so the calendar closes on yet another TV year. As critics start to assemble year-end best lists and look forward to what the next 12 months might have in store, there’s still a final flurry of new original programming to sift through before 2018 fades away.
Per usual, these are spread out across broadcast, cable, and subscription services, this time with an extra peppering of original films debuting on TV airtime. With plenty of other options to juggle as 2018 closes, allow this one final collection to cap off the bunch.
(We do this roundup of new shows pretty much every month — if you missed any of those previous picks, here are some notable TV premieres from February, March, April, May, June, July, August, October, November, and our giant fall preview.)
“Nightflyers”
Joining the ever-growing sci-fi subgenre of “Hey, space is probably not the best place to go with people you don’t completely know!
Per usual, these are spread out across broadcast, cable, and subscription services, this time with an extra peppering of original films debuting on TV airtime. With plenty of other options to juggle as 2018 closes, allow this one final collection to cap off the bunch.
(We do this roundup of new shows pretty much every month — if you missed any of those previous picks, here are some notable TV premieres from February, March, April, May, June, July, August, October, November, and our giant fall preview.)
“Nightflyers”
Joining the ever-growing sci-fi subgenre of “Hey, space is probably not the best place to go with people you don’t completely know!
- 11/30/2018
- by Steve Greene
- Indiewire
"In this very moment, you have to grow up." HBO has released the official trailer for a film titled Icebox, which first premiered at the Toronto Film Festival this year. Adapted from filmmaker Daniel Sawka's award-winning short film of the same name from 2016, Icebox is about a young boy seeking asylum who becomes trapped inside America's rigid immigration process. Young actor Anthony Gonzalez stars as Oscar, with a full cast including Genesis Rodriguez, Omar Leyva, Johnny Ortiz, Matthew Moreno, and Jessica Juarez. This very timely, very upsetting film shows just how horrible they treat these people, kids included, who are just trying to life a better life in America. Even though it may be infuriating, this is worth a watch. Here's the first official trailer for Daniel Sawka's Icebox, direct from HBO's YouTube: A young boy named Oscar (Anthony Gonzalez), forced to flee his home and seek asylum...
- 11/10/2018
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Network: Netflix.
Episodes: 16 (half-hour).
Seasons: Two.
TV show dates: September 15, 2017 — October 26, 2018.
Series status: Cancelled.
Performers include: Tyler Alvarez, Griffin Gluck, Jimmy Tatro, Gabriela Fresquez, W. Thomas Henry, Camille Hyde, Carla Jeffery, Eduardo Franco, Jessica Juarez, Carlos Luna, Lou Wilson, Camille Ramsey, Calum Worthy, Sean Carrigan, Lukas Gage, G. Hannelius, Karly Rothenberg, Saxon Sharbino, Aylin Bayramoglu, Myles Brewer, Cody Wai-Ho Lee, Dendrie Taylor, Liam C. Johnson, and Matt Miller.
TV show description:
A scripted satire of true crime documentaries, the American Vandal TV show comes from co-creators Tony Yacenda and Dan Perrault, with showrunner Dan Lagana. The Hanover High School community is rocked by scandal, when a graffiti artist spray paints phallic symbols on 27 cars in the employee parking lot.
Episodes: 16 (half-hour).
Seasons: Two.
TV show dates: September 15, 2017 — October 26, 2018.
Series status: Cancelled.
Performers include: Tyler Alvarez, Griffin Gluck, Jimmy Tatro, Gabriela Fresquez, W. Thomas Henry, Camille Hyde, Carla Jeffery, Eduardo Franco, Jessica Juarez, Carlos Luna, Lou Wilson, Camille Ramsey, Calum Worthy, Sean Carrigan, Lukas Gage, G. Hannelius, Karly Rothenberg, Saxon Sharbino, Aylin Bayramoglu, Myles Brewer, Cody Wai-Ho Lee, Dendrie Taylor, Liam C. Johnson, and Matt Miller.
TV show description:
A scripted satire of true crime documentaries, the American Vandal TV show comes from co-creators Tony Yacenda and Dan Perrault, with showrunner Dan Lagana. The Hanover High School community is rocked by scandal, when a graffiti artist spray paints phallic symbols on 27 cars in the employee parking lot.
- 10/27/2018
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
HBO Films announced on Thursday that it has acquired the worldwide rights to director-writer Daniel Sawka’s feature film debut “Icebox.”
The film stars Anthony Gonzalez (“Coco”) as Oscar, a 12-year-old Honduran boy who is forced to flee his home and seek asylum in the U.S., only to find himself trapped in the U.S. immigration system.
As Oscar attempts to reach his uncle in Arizona, he is apprehended by Border Patrol and placed in “the icebox,” a detention facility where he joins scores of other migrant children being held without their families. Faced with a seemingly impenetrable immigration system, Oscar struggles to navigate a path to freedom, with a journalist and his uncle, himself a recent immigrant, as his only lifelines.
Also Read: Laura Dern, Lin-Manuel Miranda, America Ferrera Among Stars at Rallies to Protest Trump Immigration Policy
The drama will debut on HBO on Friday, Dec. 7.
“I...
The film stars Anthony Gonzalez (“Coco”) as Oscar, a 12-year-old Honduran boy who is forced to flee his home and seek asylum in the U.S., only to find himself trapped in the U.S. immigration system.
As Oscar attempts to reach his uncle in Arizona, he is apprehended by Border Patrol and placed in “the icebox,” a detention facility where he joins scores of other migrant children being held without their families. Faced with a seemingly impenetrable immigration system, Oscar struggles to navigate a path to freedom, with a journalist and his uncle, himself a recent immigrant, as his only lifelines.
Also Read: Laura Dern, Lin-Manuel Miranda, America Ferrera Among Stars at Rallies to Protest Trump Immigration Policy
The drama will debut on HBO on Friday, Dec. 7.
“I...
- 10/25/2018
- by Trey Williams
- The Wrap
HBO Films has acquired the worldwide rights to director-writer Daniel Sawka’s timely drama feature Icebox, which premiered at this year’s Toronto Film Festival.
Produced by Oscar- and Emmy-winning James L. Brooks’ Gracie Films and co-financed with Endeavor Content, Icebox will debut Friday, December 7 on HBO.
Filmed on location in New Mexico, the film was shot primarily in Spanish with English subtitles. It tells the story of Óscar, played by Anthony Gonzalez (Coco), a 12-year-old Honduran boy who is forced to flee his home and seek asylum in the United States, only to find himself trapped in the U.S. immigration system.
“I have seldom seen a movie so of the moment – it’s almost reportage,” said Len Amato, president, HBO Films. “Icebox gives viewers not only an opportunity to witness what it’s like inside these migrant detention centers, but also to feel the emotions of the children,...
Produced by Oscar- and Emmy-winning James L. Brooks’ Gracie Films and co-financed with Endeavor Content, Icebox will debut Friday, December 7 on HBO.
Filmed on location in New Mexico, the film was shot primarily in Spanish with English subtitles. It tells the story of Óscar, played by Anthony Gonzalez (Coco), a 12-year-old Honduran boy who is forced to flee his home and seek asylum in the United States, only to find himself trapped in the U.S. immigration system.
“I have seldom seen a movie so of the moment – it’s almost reportage,” said Len Amato, president, HBO Films. “Icebox gives viewers not only an opportunity to witness what it’s like inside these migrant detention centers, but also to feel the emotions of the children,...
- 10/25/2018
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Talk about having the pulse of an issue. Daniel Sawka first wrote and directed Icebox as a short film for his American Film Institute thesis project in 2016. The pic ended up being shortlisted for a 2018 Oscar, won a jury prize at AFI Fest and screened at Telluride. At some point James L. Brooks saw it, leading to he and his Gracie Films teaming with Sawka to develop it into a feature film.
That result is Icebox, which is having its world premiere Sunday in the Discovery section of the Toronto Film Festival. It lands smack in the middle of national outrage over the U.S. government’s controversial polices of separating families trying to cross the border (and the government’s seeming ineptness in reuniting children and their parents after the fact).
The film, based on research and interviews with child migrants, Border Patrol officers and immigration lawyers, is told...
That result is Icebox, which is having its world premiere Sunday in the Discovery section of the Toronto Film Festival. It lands smack in the middle of national outrage over the U.S. government’s controversial polices of separating families trying to cross the border (and the government’s seeming ineptness in reuniting children and their parents after the fact).
The film, based on research and interviews with child migrants, Border Patrol officers and immigration lawyers, is told...
- 9/7/2018
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
American Vandal has some new company. Deadline reports Travis Tope and Melvin Gregg have joined season two of the Netflix TV show.The true crime satire “explores the aftermath of a costly high school prank that left twenty-seven faculty cars vandalized with phallic images.” The cast includes Tyler Alvarez, Griffin Gluck, Jimmy Tatro, Camille Hyde, Eduardo Franco, Jessica Juarez, Lou Wilson, Camille Ramsey, Calum Worthy, and G Hannelius.Read More…...
- 3/20/2018
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
We could not be more overjoyed with the news that Netflix has announced that they have officially renewed the break-out true crime satire series “American Vandal” for season two. The investigation will continue with eight all-new episodes in 2018, exclusively on Netflix.
“American Vandal” co-creators/executive producers Dan Perrault and Tony Yacenda, as well as showrunner/executive producer Dan Lagana, are slated to return.
The first season was brilliantly done, so we absolutely can’t wait to see what this creative bunch will have in-store for season two!
About American Vandal
From co-creators Tony Yacenda (Pillow Talking) and Dan Perrault (Honest Trailers), and showrunner Dan Lagana (Zach Stone Is Gonna Be Famous) comes American Vandal – a half-hour true-crime satire that explores the aftermath of a costly high school prank that left 27 faculty cars vandalized with phallic images. Over the course of the eight-episode season, an aspiring sophomore documentarian investigates the controversial...
“American Vandal” co-creators/executive producers Dan Perrault and Tony Yacenda, as well as showrunner/executive producer Dan Lagana, are slated to return.
The first season was brilliantly done, so we absolutely can’t wait to see what this creative bunch will have in-store for season two!
About American Vandal
From co-creators Tony Yacenda (Pillow Talking) and Dan Perrault (Honest Trailers), and showrunner Dan Lagana (Zach Stone Is Gonna Be Famous) comes American Vandal – a half-hour true-crime satire that explores the aftermath of a costly high school prank that left 27 faculty cars vandalized with phallic images. Over the course of the eight-episode season, an aspiring sophomore documentarian investigates the controversial...
- 11/7/2017
- by Kristyn Clarke
- Age of the Nerd
Apparently, crime does pay. Netflix has renewed its satirical American Vandal TV show for a second season. Although they haven't posted the information on the media site, the streaming service released a teaser announcing the American Vandal renewal, with plans for a 2018 release date. Watch it, below. The eight-episode first season of American Vandal dropped to Netflix on September 15, 2017. Season one of the scripted, true crime send-up stars Tyler Alvarez, Griffin Gluck, Jimmy Tatro, Lou Wilson, Jessica Juarez, Joe Farrell, Camille Hyde, Camille Ramsey, Genevieve Hannelius, Karly Rothenberg, Calum Worthy, Ryan O'Flanagan, Dendrie Taylor, Larry Joe Campbell, Eduardo Franco, Sean Carrigan, and Matt Miller. In the first installment, after a graffiti artist spray paints phallic symbols on 27 cars in the Hanover High School employee parking lot, everyone has one culprit in mind. When sophomore documentarian...
- 10/26/2017
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
The idea of a “fall TV season” feels particularly antiquated in 2017, as two of the year’s buzziest series (“Game of Thrones” and “Twin Peaks”) have already wrapped for the year. Fall may even be a bit of an afterthought now compared to spring, as networks aim to catch Emmy voters with prestige TV premieres when campaign season gets underway.
And yet, there’s nearly 70 years of tradition with the fall TV season. It’s when Nielsen still resets the calendar for the new TV year; when blue chip advertisers like the automotive sector roll out their own new wares; football season returns (don’t discount that huge impact on TV schedules); and the weather gets chilly, which conceivably means more viewers watching TV indoors.
This year, they’ll find a lot of familiar titles on broadcast TV, including the return of NBC’s “Will & Grace”; a prequel to “The Big Bang Theory,...
And yet, there’s nearly 70 years of tradition with the fall TV season. It’s when Nielsen still resets the calendar for the new TV year; when blue chip advertisers like the automotive sector roll out their own new wares; football season returns (don’t discount that huge impact on TV schedules); and the weather gets chilly, which conceivably means more viewers watching TV indoors.
This year, they’ll find a lot of familiar titles on broadcast TV, including the return of NBC’s “Will & Grace”; a prequel to “The Big Bang Theory,...
- 9/5/2017
- by Liz Shannon Miller, Steve Greene, Hanh Nguyen, Michael Schneider and Ben Travers
- Indiewire
"They got the wrong guy." This week, Netflix released the official trailer for their upcoming TV show American Vandal.The true crime satire "explores the aftermath of a costly high school prank that left twenty-seven faculty cars vandalized with phallic images." The cast includes Tyler Alvarez, Griffin Gluck, Jimmy Tatro, Camille Hyde, Eduardo Franco, Jessica Juarez, Lou Wilson, Camille Ramsey, Calum Worthy, and G Hannelius.Read More…...
- 8/5/2017
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Here’s a sentence you probably never expected to hear from a true-crime docuseries: “This is going to take way more than just ball hairs.”
VideosCarol Burnett Chats With Kids in New Netflix Series — Watch Teaser
That’s probably because American Vandal, a new Netflix series announced Thursday at the Television Critics Association summer press tour, isn’t your typical true-crime doc. In fact, there’s (spoiler alert!) nothing “true” about it.
YouTuber Jimmy Tatro stars as Dylan Maxwell, a “known dick drawer” who stands accused of — what else? — drawing dicks all over his high school. But did he really do it?...
VideosCarol Burnett Chats With Kids in New Netflix Series — Watch Teaser
That’s probably because American Vandal, a new Netflix series announced Thursday at the Television Critics Association summer press tour, isn’t your typical true-crime doc. In fact, there’s (spoiler alert!) nothing “true” about it.
YouTuber Jimmy Tatro stars as Dylan Maxwell, a “known dick drawer” who stands accused of — what else? — drawing dicks all over his high school. But did he really do it?...
- 8/3/2017
- TVLine.com
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