Category: TV

  • TV Guide: Movies Showing From June 20 to 26, 2022

    Isn’t it a bummer when you see your favorite movie already playing halfway through when you turn on the TV? Fret not! From rom-com and action to horror and thriller, we’re giving you a heads up on all the must-watch movies on TV from June 20 to 26, 2022.

    June 20, Monday

    Blumhouse’s Fantasy Island
    (1:05pm, Cinemax)
    The enigmatic Mr. Roarke makes the secret dreams of his lucky guests come true at a luxurious but remote tropical resort, but when the fantasies turn into nightmares, the guests have to solve the island’s mystery in order to escape with their lives.

    Beauty and the Bestie
    (5:15pm, PBO)
    Undercover agent Emman asks his former best friend Erika to take the place of an abducted beauty pageant contestant while he and his agency hunt for the kidnapping victim.

    Just The 3 Of Us
    (7pm, Cinema One)
    Strangers, forced by circumstance to live together, find love despite being polar opposites.

    June 21, Tuesday

    Mr. & Mrs. Cruz
    (11am, PBO)
    Raffy and Gela find themselves taking off for Palawan to escape the not so great realities of their current lives and catch up on their respective me-time. But as fate would have it, they find themselves meeting and enjoying each other’s company.

    Coach Carter
    (6:10pm, Cinemax)
    In 1999, Ken Carter (Samuel L. Jackson) returns to his old high school in Richmond, California, to get the basketball team into shape. With tough rules and academic discipline, he succeeds in setting the players on a winning streak. But when their grades start to suffer, Carter locks them out of the gym and shuts down their championship season. When he is criticized by the players and their parents, he sticks to his guns, determined that they excel in class as well as on the court.

    My Amnesia Girl
    (7pm, Cinema One)
    Apollo tries to undo his past mistakes with Irene when she gets amnesia and has no recollection of him, or that he left her at the alter.

    Venom
    (8:10pm, HBO)
    Journalist Eddie Brock is trying to take down Carlton Drake, the notorious and brilliant founder of the Life Foundation. While investigating one of Drake’s experiments, Eddie’s body merges with the alien Venom — leaving him with superhuman strength and power. Twisted, dark and fueled by rage, Venom tries to control the new and dangerous abilities that Eddie finds so intoxicating.

    June 22, Wednesday

    In The Heights
    (4:20pm, HBO)
    In Washington Heights, N.Y., the scent of warm coffee hangs in the air just outside of the 181st St. subway stop, where a kaleidoscope of dreams rallies a vibrant and tight-knit community. At the intersection of it all is a likable and magnetic bodega owner who hopes, imagines and sings about a better life.

    Unofficially Yours
    (7pm, Cinema One)
    Two friends share a casual sexual relationship until one falls in love with the other.

    100 Tula Para Kay Stella
    (7:15pm, PBO)
    A stuttering student tries to make 100 poems dedicated to winning a rock star’s heart.

    June 23, Thursday

    The Hunger Games
    (11:20am, HBO)
    In what was once North America, the Capitol of Panem maintains its hold on its 12 districts by forcing them each to select a boy and a girl, called Tributes, to compete in a nationally televised event called the Hunger Games. Every citizen must watch as the youths fight to the death until only one remain. District 12 Tribute Katniss Everdeen has little to rely on, other than her hunting skills and sharp instincts, in an arena where she must weigh survival against love.

    Salt
    (11:20am, Cinemax)
    When Evelyn Salt became a CIA officer, she swore an oath to duty, honor and country. But, when a defector accuses her of being a Russian spy, Salt’s oath is put to the test. Now a fugitive, Salt must use every skill gained from years of training and experience to evade capture, but the more she tries to prove her innocence, the more guilty she seems.

    One More Chance
    (7pm, Cinema One)
    A long-time couple seems destined for marriage, but frictions and differing ambitions break them apart. As they try to move on with their lives they are continually reminded of what they once had, and the temptation to go back is never far away.

    The Mall, The Merrier
    (9:30pm, PBO)
    Two siblings fight for ownership of their parents’ mall.

    June 24, Friday

    You Changed My Life
    (5:15pm, PBO)
    Miggy and Laida settle into their lives as a couple, but their successful careers soon threaten to tear them apart.

    Despicable Me
    (6pm, HBO)
    Supervillain Gru, a man who delights in all things wicked, hatches a plan to steal the moon. Surrounded by an army of little yellow minions and his impenetrable arsenal of weapons and war machines, Gru prepares to vanquish all who stand in his way. However, nothing in his calculations and groundwork has prepared him for his greatest challenge: three adorable orphan girls who want to make him their dad.

    A Second Chance
    (7pm, Cinema One)
    After their storybook wedding, Popoy and Basha find married life and starting a business, more challenging than they ever imagined.

    June 25, Saturday

    Finally Found Someone
    (7pm, Cinema One)
    When a woman is left at the altar, the video goes viral online, and a PR rep is hired to help her. In the end, they realize that they have fallen for each other.

    San Andreas
    (7:05pm, HBO)
    A seemingly ideal day turns disastrous when California’s notorious San Andreas fault triggers a devastating, magnitude 9 earthquake, the largest in recorded history. As the Earth cracks open and buildings start to crumble, Ray Gaines, an LAFD search-and-rescue helicopter pilot, must navigate the destruction from Los Angeles to San Francisco to bring his estranged wife and their only daughter to safety.

    June 26, Sunday

    Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
    (2pm, HBO)
    Adaptation of the first of J.K. Rowling’s popular children’s novels about Harry Potter, a boy who learns on his eleventh birthday that he is the orphaned son of two powerful wizards and possesses unique magical powers of his own. He is summoned from his life as an unwanted child to become a student at Hogwarts, an English boarding school for wizards. There, he meets several friends who become his closest allies and help him discover the truth about his parents’ mysterious deaths.

    The Panti Sisters
    (3pm, Cinema One)
    A father announces to his three homosexual sons that he’s dying of cancer, and offers up a $300 million inheritance if they give him grandchildren.

    Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
    (4:30pm, HBO)
    The second instalment of boy wizard Harry Potter’s adventures at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, based on the novel by JK Rowling. A mysterious elf tells Harry to expect trouble during his second year at Hogwarts, but nothing can prepare him for trees that fight back, flying cars, spiders that talk and deadly warnings written in blood on the walls of the school.

  • ‘Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin’ Premieres July 28 only on HBO GO

    The Max Original series, Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin, will debut its ten-episode season with three episodes the same time as the U.S. on Thursday, July 28 only on HBO GO. Two new episodes will follow on the subsequent Thursdays, August 4 and 11, with the final three episodes debuting August 18.

    HBO GO Pretty Little Liars Original Sin Bailee Madison

    Executive produced and written by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa (Riverdale, Chilling Adventures of Sabrina) and co-executive produced and written by Lindsay Calhoon Bring (Chilling Adventures of Sabrina), this dark take on the teen melodrama introduces a new generation of Liars who are tormented by A – a masked killer hellbent on punishing them for the sins of their mothers, as well as their own.

    HBO GO Pretty Little Liars Original Sin Chandler Kinney and Carson Rowland
    “Espionage”–Coverage of the CBS drama BULL scheduled to air on the CBS Television Network. Photo:Barbara Nitke/CBS ©2021 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved

    Twenty years ago, a series of tragic events almost ripped the blue-collar town of Millwood apart. Now, in present day, a disparate group of teen girls — a brand-new set of Little Liars — find themselves tormented by an unknown Assailant and made to pay for the secret sin committed by their parents two decades ago…as well as their own. In the dark, coming-of-age, horror-tinged drama Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin, we find ourselves miles away from Rosewood, but within the existing Pretty Little Liars universe — in a brand-new town, with a new generation of Little Liars.

    HBO GO Pretty Little Liars Original Sin Maia Reficco

    Bailee Madison, Chandler Kinney, Zaria, Malia Pyles, and Maia Reficco star as our new generation of Liars. The series also stars Mallory Bechtel, Sharon Leal, Elena Goode, Tony award winner Lea Salonga, Eric Johnson, and Alex Aiono.

    The series is produced by Aguirre-Sacasa’s Muckle Man Productions and Alloy Entertainment (Gossip Girl, Pretty Little Liars, The Vampire Diaries, You) in association with Warner Bros. Television. I. Marlene King (who developed the original Pretty Little Liars), Michael Grassi, Caroline Baron, and Alloy’s Leslie Morgenstein and Gina Girolamo are also executive producers of the series, which is based upon the bestselling series of books by Sara Shepard, published by Alloy Entertainment.

    HBO GO Pretty Little Liars Original Sin

    Stream or download Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin from July 28 only on HBO GO. All seven seasons of the original Pretty Little Liars are also available on HBO GO for your viewing pleasure. Subscribe to HBO GO online at www.hbogoasia.ph or the mobile app via the App Store or Play Store on your device for as low as ₱99.70/month. Or access HBO GO via Cignal, Globe and Skycable. HBO GO is also available on Android TV, Apple TV, LG TV and Samsung Smart TV – and comes with AirPlay and Google Cast functionality.

  • ‘Game of Thrones’ Jon Snow Spinoff Reportedly in the Works at HBO

    Jon Snow is set to return to our screens in an upcoming sequel series for Game of Thrones, Hollywood Reporter reveals. In this spinoff, fans are set to see Jon’s journey after the original series’ finale.

    The beloved fantasy series on TV was met with mixed reactions after its final season, but this does not stop HBO from exploring the fascinating world of Westeros even further, now having several Game of Thrones spinoffs in the works.

    In the finale of the original series, fans may remember that Jon Snow, who has discovered his Targaryen lineage, decided to end the life of Daenerys after she burned down King’s Landing to win the Iron Throne. Jon is then banished and rode beyond the Wall together with the wildlings.

    Not much information has been revealed yet regarding the story, but having been announced as a sequel, fans can assume that this will follow Jon Snow’s new life in the North with the wildlings and his loyal direwolf companion Ghost. Kit Harington is set to reprise his role as Jon Snow.

    Other Game of Thrones spinoffs that fans could look forward to are House of the Dragon which is set for release this August, 10,000 Ships, 9 Voyages, Dunk & Egg, The Golden Empire

  • SKADOOSH! “Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight” Streams on Netflix July 14th

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    About “Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight“

    Jack Black returns to KUNG FU PANDA in the new series KUNG FU PANDA: THE DRAGON KNIGHT. When a mysterious pair of weasels set their sights on a collection of four powerful weapons, Po must leave his home to embark on a globe-trotting quest for redemption and justice that finds him partnered up with a no-nonsense English knight named Wandering Blade voiced by Rita Ora. Together, these two mismatched warriors set out on an epic adventure to find the magical weapons first and save the world from destruction — and they may even learn a thing or two from each other along the way.

  • ‘Always Proud’ this Pride Month with discovery+

    In honor of the legacy, triumphs, and challenges of the LGBTQIA+ community, discovery+ today announced the addition of the “Always Proud” content hub to the streaming service. The year-round, regularly updated hub celebrates what it means to be part of the LGBTQIA+ community, offering meaningful stories that showcase the joy and creativity of self-expression through authentic and relatable moments.

    Titles featured in the collection include: 

    Generation Drag (available from June 1) Generation Drag follows five teen and tween drag performers from across the USA as they prepare for the ‘Dragutante’ a first-of-its-kind drag ball event for teens and tweens. This heartwarming celebration of the LGBTQIA+ community gives us an intimate look into the lives of these fabulous teens, tweens, and their families. 

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    Book of Queer (available from June 2) A five-episode docu-series highlighting some of history’s most fabulous “queeroes”, whose stories and contributions have been erased, marginalized, or straightwashed throughout the years. The series, narrated by Margaret Cho (“The Flight Attendant”, “Fire Island”), Dominique Jackson (“Pose”), Leslie Jordan (“American Horror Story”, “Will & Grace”), Ross Matthews (“The Drew Barrymore Show”, “RuPaul’s Drag Race”), and Alex Newell (“Glee”) – will pull back the curtain and take a deep dive telling the LGBTQIA+ story of the past, through interviews with revered queer historians and experts who are as colorful as the rainbow flag. 

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    Trixie Motel (available from June 3) Drag queen superstar Trixie Mattel, who has taken the world by storm with her outrageous sense of humor and vivacious, retro-kitschy style, is venturing into uncharted waters in this new discovery+ series.

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    Also in June, discovery+ has a special treat for music fans with the launch of An Audience with Adele (available from June 4). One of the biggest artists of all time, Adele performs at the London Palladium in front of an audience of family, friends, fans, and celebrities in an unforgettable night of music.

    An Audience with Adele

    The exciting things don’t stop there. The 7-day free trial for new discovery+  subscribers is extended until June 30th. Don’t miss out on nearly 30,000 episodes of exclusives, Originals, plus so much  more.  With discovery+, there’s  something for everyone.

    Download and subscribe to discovery+, available across multiple platforms including connected TVs, web, mobile, and tablets. For the latest updates and promos, follow discovery+ on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.

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  • WATCH: Roald Dahl’s ‘Matilda the Musical’ is Coming to Netflix, First Trailer Revealed

    Matilda and the revolting children are heading to Netflix this holiday season!

    Netflix is releasing Roald Dahl’s Matilda The Musical as a new film starring Alisha Weir as the smart and extraordinary Matilda. The streaming giant has just dropped the first teaser trailer for the upcoming film, giving us glimpses of the catchy musical numbers such as Revolting Children and the film’s take on Mrs. Trunchbull.

    Watch the teaser trailer for Netflix’s Matilda The Musical below:

    Matilda The Musical tells the story of the gifted girl Matilda who is neglected by her parents. Worse, the principal of her school, Mrs. Trunchbull, is a terrifying bully. But when Matilda realizes that she has telekinetic powers, she begins to use them to fight back against the people that mistreat her and her fellow children.

    The film is directed by Matthew Warchus with original music and lyrics by Tim Minchin. It also stars Emma Thompson, Lashana Lynch, Stephen Graham, Andrea Riseborough, Sindhu Vee, Charlie Hodson-Prior, Meesha Garbett, Rei Yamauchi Fulker, Winter Jarrett Glasspool, Andrei Shen, and Ashton Robertson.

    The film will be released on Netflix this holiday season. Sony Pictures U.K. and Tristar Pictures will also release the film exclusively in cinemas in UK and Ireland on December 2, 2022.

  • A Real-Life ‘Squid Game’ Competition is Coming to Netflix with $4.56M Cash Prize

    Netflix is bringing the global phenomenon Squid Game to life with the biggest reality competition series ever, “Squid Game: The Challenge“.

    With both the largest cast and lump sum cash prize in reality TV history, 456 real players will enter the game in pursuit of a life-changing reward of $4.56 million. As they compete through a series of games inspired by the original show – plus surprising new additions – their strategies, alliances, and character will be put to the test while competitors are eliminated around them. The stakes are high, but in this game the worst fate is going home empty-handed.

    Recruitment is open now at SquidGameCasting.com. For this round, the Front Man is in search of English-language speakers from any part of the world.

    “Squid Game took the world by storm with Director Hwang’s captivating story and iconic imagery. We’re grateful for his support as we turn the fictional world into reality in this massive competition and social experiment,” said Brandon Riegg, Netflix VP of Unscripted and Documentary Series. “Fans of the drama series are in for a fascinating and unpredictable journey as our 456 real world contestants navigate the biggest competition series ever, full of tension and twists, with the biggest ever cash prize at the end.”

    Recruitment of participants is now open!

    Squid Game: The Challenge, the 10-episode competition series is a co-production between Studio Lambert (The Circle) and The Garden (24 Hours in A&E), part of ITV Studios, and it will be filmed in the UK. Stephen Lambert, Tim Harcourt, and Toni Ireland from Studio Lambert and John Hay, Nicola Hill, and Nicola Brown from The Garden will serve as executive producers.

    The scripted drama Squid Game holds the record as Netflix’s most popular series of all time, with over 1.65 billion view hours in the first 28 days after its September 2021 premiere.

    On June 12, 2022, Squid Game was officially renewed for season 2 as Netflix and Director Hwang confirmed they will once again team up for a whole new round.

  • Netflix Renews Series “Sweet Home” for Two More Seasons

    Sweet Home beloved stars Song Kang and Lee Jin-uk, along with the original cast members, Lee Si-young, Ko Min-si and Park Kyu-young will be returning. They will reunite with hit director Lee Eung-bok, to tell the unfinished story of the survivors of Green Home. Newly confirmed cast members Yoo Oh-seong, Oh Jung-se, Kim Moo-yeol, and Jung Jin-young round up the ensemble.

    “Season 2 will include a new setting, and the technical details that we couldn’t refine in Season 1 will be further honed in Season 2,” said the director, hinting at a wider franchise universe and even more stunning visuals.

    SweetHome Casting Layout

    When Season 1 landed on Netflix in 2020, its terrifying monsters and clever storytelling set a new benchmark in the creature feature genre, winning rave reviews from fans. The series went on to win international awards such as the 2021 Asian Academy Creative Awards (AACA) and the 3rd Asia Contents Awards.

    About Season 1

    Hyun-soo, a life-loathing 18-year-old social recluse, moves into an old apartment complex called Green Home after the tragic death of his family. Feeling hopeless to his own, he decides that suicide is his only option. He schedules his suicide for the end of the month and goes to bed — only to wake up in a world full of hopelessness where floating monsters are about to sweep away humanity.

    The other Green Home residents realize they are trapped, surrounded by monsters in various forms of distorted human desires that are dangerously invincible. Meanwhile, the “monsterization” of people begins to emerge amongst the survivors, including Hyun-soo.

    Now they have to find the answers to survive while questioning what is “right vs. wrong”, “us vs. foe”, and whether to keep Hyun-soo alive.

  • PLDT Home X Lionsgate Play Launch Event

    Lionsgate Play — the fast-growing Southeast Asian streaming platform of the global content studio behind major franchise properties such as John Wick, The Hunger Games, Power, and many more — launches in the Philippines this June.

    Enjoy a bigger, bolder, and more powerful entertainment viewing experience at home today as PLDT Home, the Philippines’ fastest broadband service provider, partners with premium streaming platform Lionsgate Play.

    Lionsgate is a leading Hollywood studio that has created and distributed some of the world’s biggest properties, including the blockbuster film franchises The Hunger Games, Twilight Saga, John Wick, and Saw; and the television series Mad Men, one of the most acclaimed shows in television history. By simply subscribing to a PLDT Home Fiber Plan 1699 or up, Filipinos can enjoy and experience the best of global content across action, comedy, drama, horror, and thriller genres — and more of Lionsgate Play’s signature offerings from the comfort of one’s home.

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    “PLDT Home and Lionsgate are bringing entertainment straight from the box office into people’s homes. From the best love stories to the best of horror down to the most action-packed films and shows, the world’s best content is simply a push of a button away with Lionsgate Play for all new and existing PLDT-powered homes,” PLDT Home Senior Vice President and Head of Consumer Business-Home Group Jeremiah de la Cruz said. “This partnership is part of our continuing mission to provide our customers the fastest broadband connection in the country so that they can better stream their entertainment choices including the most exciting and irreverent stories from Lionsgate Play. Beyond PLDT-powered homes, Lionsgate Play shall also be available to Smart customers soon.”

    “Our endeavor has been to ensure viewers are provided with a curated lineup of great content, spread across genres for the best viewing experience,” Lionsgate Executive Vice President Amit Dhanuka said of the partnership. “Taking this forward, we are excited to partner with PLDT Home to launch Lionsgate Play in the Philippines. We are reaching out to a large and diverse sector of consumers with a digitally-driven offering enabling them to ‘play more, browse less.’ We look forward to more Filipinos enjoying the best of what Hollywood has to offer!”

    Among the content available at the Philippine launch of Lionsgate Play is American crime drama Power. With rapper and actor Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson as executive producer, Power follows the triumph and trials of drug dealer James St. Patrick (Omari Hardwick) as he tries to leave his life of crime behind to manage his own nightclub. Power is one of American premium cable TV’s most watched and highly-rated shows.

    Also among Lionsgate Play’s banner content is futuristic action film Apex. This Bruce Willis starrer follows Thomas Malone (Willis) as a wrongfully-convicted prisoner given a chance at freedom.

    Now available locally through Lionsgate Play is the critically-acclaimed drama Gaslit, starring Julia Roberts and Sean Penn. The new series spotlights Martha Mitchell (Roberts), wife of former US President Nixon’s Attorney General John N. Mitchell, discovering the full extent of the Watergate scandal in the 70s.

    Lionsgate Play also features the studio’s most commercially successful films and film franchises: The Hunger Games follows hunter Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) and her heroic adventures in a post-apocalyptic world; John Wick tells the story of the titular character (Keanu Reeves) forced to return to his life as a hitman to avenge the death of his beloved puppy; the Twilight Saga follows the epic love story of teenager Bella Swan (Kirsten Stewart) and vampire Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson); SAW trails the sadistic machinations of John Kramer or Jigsaw; Knives Out follows a detective (Daniel Craig) in his investigation on the mysterious death of a wealthy novelist (Christopher Plummer); and many more.

    The streaming service also carries some of Lionsgate’s most iconic and groundbreaking series such as Mad Men, a multiple Emmy and Golden Globe-winning period drama starring Jon Hamm that’s widely considered to be one of the greatest TV shows of all time; and The Royals, a drama chronicling the tradition, opulence, and scandal that surround a fictional modern-day royal family. Lionsgate Play also gives PLDT Home subscribers first dibs on the hottest new shows including Becoming Elizabeth, which chronicles Elizabeth I’s rise to power and all the intrigue and betrayal that came with becoming the Virgin Queen. Catch these shows and more very soon on Lionsgate Play!

    In time for the Philippine launch of the streaming service, both existing and new subscribers of PLDT Home Fiber Plans 1699 and up will be given exclusive access to Lionsgate Play without the additional charges until June 1, 2023.

    Enjoy a bigger, bolder, faster, and more powerful entertainment home viewing experience at home with Lionsgate Play, exclusive in the Philippines through PLDT Home. To learn more about Lionsgate Play, visit https://pldthome.com/lionsgateplay.

  • Experience Netflix and Thrills with your Favorite Barkadas at “Alas Netflix”

    For the first time ever, Netflix Philippines is launching Alas Netflix, a self-produced web series where fans can celebrate their beloved Netflix titles with their favorite barkadas. Hosted by none other than our favorite Netflix besties, Jaz Reyes and Pipay, each episode of Alas Netflix shows popular celebrity barkadas playing fun and challenging K-variety show-inspired games that will not only test their teamwork and friendship, but more importantly, prove just how well they know Netflix titles. (Hint: Episode 1 is based on a very popular K-zombie series.) The key to winning? Being the biggest Netflix fan.

    Alas Netflix will be premiering today, June 14, with its very first celebrity barkada challenger – P-Pop royalty, BGYO featuring Gelo, Akira, JL, Mikki, and Nate. Join us for the pilot episode and witness our beloved Aces of P-Pop breeze through their very first challenge. Note: Their performance will definitely BLOW you away. Exciting prizes (or hilarious penalties) await our contenders at the end of every episode.

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    ALAS NETFLIX with besties, Jaz and Pipay

    Cheer for your ultimate biases as they battle it out to determine if they have what it takes to emerge victorious from the exciting challenges that Netflix has in store. Watch weekly episodes of Alas Netflix every Tuesday at 7:00 PM only on Netflix Philippines’ Youtube channel.

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