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| Shemar Moore: 'S.W.A.T.' spin-off 'Exiles' shows a more layered Hondo | Criminal Minds and The Young and the Restless icon Shemar Moore says he's grateful to the fans of S.W.A.T. who fought to give a new lease on life to the eight-season action-drama on a different network. The show ran on CBS from 2017 to 2025 after repeatedly being canceled and revived. It returns Friday on STARZ as S.W.A.T.: Exiles. "It's the little train that could," Moore, 56, told UPI in a recent Zoom interview. "I told them they ain't getting rid of me unless they kill me and I know how to duck," he laughed. "It's a blessing. I'm proud of my 32-year journey. I'm proud of myself, obviously, but I'm proud of the village. It takes, truly, a team. I may be the quarterback of S.W.A.T. |
| 'Yaga' trailer: Carrie-Anne Moss stars in AMC+ mystery thriller | AMC+ is introducing the new series Yaga. The streaming service shared a trailer for the show Friday featuring Noah Reid (Schitt's Creek) and Carrie-Anne Moss (The Matrix). The teaser is set to Alanis Morissette's cover of the Donovan song "Season of the Witch." Yaga is based on the Kat Sandler play and reimagines the myth of the Baba Yaga, a being from Slavic folklore who is often depicted as a witch. Sandler serves as writer, showrunner and executive producer on the mystery thriller series, which follows Rapp (Reid), a private investigator tasked with investigating the disappearance of Henry Park (Hudson Williams), the young heir to a powerful fishery in the small coastal town of Whittock. |
| Ed Sheeran concerts at Gillette Stadium canceled due to weather | The pair of Ed Sheeran concerts scheduled to take place Friday and Saturday at Gillette Stadium have been canceled due to weather concerns. Messina Touring Group, the promoter for the U.S. leg of Sheeran's tour, confirmed the shows were canceled due to the nor'easter expected to hit the East Coast beginning Friday. "Due to the severe weather warnings in place in Boston and across New England throughout the weekend and following consultation with local officials, we have made the difficult decision to cancel the Ed Sheeran concerts at Gillette Stadium," the company wrote on Instagram. "The decision was made with the safety of fans, staff and everyone involved in the shows as the top priority," the post reads. |
| Domhnall Gleeson: 'Incomer' bureaucrat genuinely wants to help | The Paper and Harry Potter actor Domhnall Gleeson can now be seen in The Incomer, a quirky new meditation on how we define concepts like "normal" and "happy." In theaters Friday, the film was written and directed by Louis Paxton. It follows Daniel (Gleeson), a mild-mannered, low-level bureaucrat as he attempts to oust a pair of feisty siblings -- Isla (Gayle Rankin) and Sandy (Grant O'Rourke) -- from the remote Scottish island where they have spent their entire lives, with no modern conveniences and eating only what they kill or grow. "I wanted Daniel to really care about his job. |
| 'The Rescue' trailer: 'Yellowstone,' '1924' alums star in new thriller | Paramount Pictures is teasing the new film The Rescue. The studio shared a trailer for the movie Friday featuring 1924 actor Brandon Sklenar and Yellowstone alums Hassie Harrison and Josh Lucas. The Rescue is a Western thriller starring Sklenar as a former rodeo cowboy who "takes matters into his own hands when his daughter is kidnapped for ransom." "With her devoted dog by his side, he sets out to bring her home and will stop at nothing to find her," an official synopsis reads. Harrison plays Kacey Tucker, the ex-wife of Sklenar's character and a country music star whose burgeoning career makes her a target for the kidnapper's $25 million ransom demand. |