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Yahoo
10 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Dexter: Resurrection Trailer Highlights Return of Michael C. Hall
Showtime has released the first trailer, highlighting the return of Michael C. Hall as the iconic character and his next adventures. The new trailer sees Hall's Dexter heading off to New York City, weeks after the ending of Dexter: New Blood. The trailer also shows off some of the new actors set to appear in the series, including Uma Thurman, Peter Dinklage, Krysten Ritter, Neil Patrick Harris, Eric Stonestreet, David Dastmalchian, Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine, Kadia Saraf, Dominic Fumusa, and Emilia Suárez. Check out the Dexter: Resurrection trailer below (watch other trailers): 'The new series is a continuation of Dexter: New Blood, which takes place weeks after Dexter Morgan (Hall) takes a bullet to the chest from his own son, as he awakens from a coma to find Harrison gone without a trace,' reads the official logline. 'Realizing the weight of what he put his son through, Dexter sets out for New York City, determined to find him and make things right. But closure won't come easy. When Miami Metro's Angel Batista arrives with questions, Dexter realizes his past is catching up to him fast. As father and son navigate their own darkness in the city that never sleeps, they soon find themselves deeper than they ever imagined—and that the only way out is together.' Dexter: Resurrection is scheduled to start streaming on July 11, 2025, exclusively on Paramount+ with Showtime. The crime drama is executive produced by showrunner Clyde Phillips, with Marcos Siega directing and producing. Also returning to the franchise are David Zayas as Detective Angel Batista, James Remar as Dexter's father Harry Morgan, Jack Alcott as Dexter's son Harrison Morgan, John Lithgow as Arthur Mitchell/Trinity Killer, and Jimmy Smits as Miguel Prado. In addition to leading the cast, Hall is also serving as an executive producer along with Scott Reynolds (Jessica Jones), Tony Hernandez (Emily in Paris) and Lilly Burns (Russian Doll). It is a production of Showtime Studios and Counterpart Studios. The original series ran on-air for eight seasons from 2006-2013. Besides Hall, the show also starred Jennifer Carpenter and John Lithgow. During its original run, it earned multiple Golden Globe and Emmy nominations, as well as a Peabody Award, with Hall taking home a Golden Globe in 2010 for his leading performance. The post Dexter: Resurrection Trailer Highlights Return of Michael C. Hall appeared first on - Movie Trailers, TV & Streaming News, and More.
The Guardian
16 hours ago
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
The Black Forest Murders review – like watching a hugely satisfying puzzle come together
It's never a good sign, is it, to see a young woman going for a run in the woods at the start of a gritty European crime drama? The Black Forest Murders takes the real-life killing of two young women in the south of Germany as its basis, and turns it into an extremely thorough police procedural. The detective work here is complex, precise and painstaking, and there is a sense that the film-makers have no wish to spare viewers any of the intense slog it takes to track down the perpetrator (if indeed the police manage to do so). Nina Kunzendorf is senior detective Barbara Kramer, who grew up in the area but moved to Berlin to make her name in the police force. Now that her father is getting older, and more infirm, she has moved back to her (fictional) small, rural home town in the south, where she is treated as an outsider. Kramer seems like a loner, smokes a lot and is the sort of cop who will slam down the phone when she doesn't like what she's hearing on the other end of it. She is your classic TV lead detective. The force at her command are local people who have remained local, and they largely resent her Berlin ways and lack of community knowhow. But she, too, is contemptuous of their amateur methods, small-town gossip and the low hum of sexism that threatens to rear its head again and again. It's a standard culture-clash setup. When 27-year-old Stefanie Berghoff fails to come home from a jog, it sparks an enormous search for her. Her husband, Tobias (David Richter), could only look more shifty if he started waving around a murder weapon and winking at the camera, but surprisingly, he has a rock-solid alibi. The hunt for Stefanie is complicated by the fact that the entire village has been out to help, even before the police manage to arrive in the area, which means evidence could have been trampled. Kramer is not having any of it. Given the title, and the fact that 'Murders' is not singular, it isn't much of a spoiler to say that Stefanie's body is discovered, and towards the end of the first episode, so is that of another young woman. Both were killed and moved a short distance, leaving 'drag marks', a small detail that I found particularly horrible. The question is whether the two cases are connected. I tend to judge dramas about the violent deaths of women by how much the camera lingers on their naked bodies during the inevitable autopsy scenes, but this is not that kind of drama. It avoids salaciousness, seemingly as a matter of principle. In many ways, The Black Forest Murders shares a modus operandi with The Breakthrough, the Swedish procedural, also based on real-life events, that was a hit on Netflix at the start of the year. Like The Breakthrough, this has a linear and essentially straightforward narrative: crimes are committed, the police investigate, gather up all the evidence they can find, and then we get our answers. Kramer notes that it could be a long road, and tells a story about a 12-year hunt for a killer in Berlin. The drama is essentially forewarning viewers to settle in for the long haul. So we see officers carefully combing the branches of a shrub, under a magnifying glass, in the hope that they might find a speck of something that could offer up DNA. Suspects are interviewed and eliminated, based on rough times of death, which is ascertained in Stefanie's case through the contents of her stomach, the time that her phone stopped working and reports of screams. On the other hand, Kramer counters her own list of evidence, explaining the flaws, or the counterarguments, in the information that has been gathered. Perhaps Stefanie ate later than usual? Perhaps her phone battery died? Perhaps those who heard a scream got it wrong? Something isn't adding up, but over the first two episodes, it's not clear what's wrong, or why. The levels of precision and detail that worked in The Breakthrough's favour are not quite as convincing here. Partly, that is because The Black Forest Murder's tropes are familiar and well worn. There is the conflict between rural and urban, between village and city. There is the outsider looking in, who has her own past to contend with, and must relearn the local knowledge that she has lost. There is even a bit of the female boss being undermined by her male colleagues, Prime Suspect-style. Its attention to every single moving part means that the drama itself moves very slowly, and it is not so much a thriller as a satisfying puzzle, steadily coming together. Not a bad drama, then, but not a revolutionary one, either. The Black Forest Murders aired on BBC Four and is available on iPlayer
The Review Geek
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Review Geek
Dept. Q Season 1 Review – The best crime thriller of the year?
Season 1 Episode Guide Episode 1 -| Review Score – 4.5/5 Episode 2 -| Review Score – 4/5 Episode 3 -| Review Score – 4/5 Episode 4 -| Review Score – 4/5 Episode 5 -| Review Score – 3.5/5 Episode 6 -| Review Score – 4/5 Episode 7 -| Review Score – 4/5 Episode 8 -| Review Score – 4/5 Episode 9 -| Review Score – 4.5/5 Writing a compelling crime drama that stands out in such a saturated market is not easy. There are so many options to choose from, and with streaming more accessible than ever, competition is fierce. Whether it be the numerous Sherlock spin-offs we get every year, original breakaway hits like Mare of Easttown or one of the many Scandinavian miniseries like The Chestnut Man (honestly, that show is fantastic, add it to your watch-list!), it's hard for newcomers to stand out. In a way, Dept. Q is in an unenviable spot. The story is pretty formulaic and feels like a mash-up of what's come before, and it's also dumped in one hit on Netflix, giving it a bit of a do-or-die flavour. However, beyond its relatively simplistic story is a show that boasts excellent production design, atmosphere, and characterisation — all of which help it stand out from the masses. Created by Scott Frank, the brilliant mind behind The Queen's Gambit, and with a stable foundation coming in the form of the book series as source material, Netflix may just have struck gold with this one — if it can attract a sizeable enough audience. Dept. Q's story whisks us off to the moody, miserable setting of Edinburgh, where we follow Detective Chief Inspector Carl Morck, a brilliant but emotionally scarred officer recovering from a traumatic ambush that left his partner paralyzed and another officer dead. Relegated to a newly formed cold case unit in the police department's basement, Morck assembles a team of misfits to take on an old case involving the disappearance of prosecutor Merritt Lingard, who vanished from a ferry four years prior. As the team delves deeper, they uncover a chilling conspiracy and psychological trauma that test their limits. The episodes interweave the investigation into Merritt's disappearance with Carl's shooting at Leith Park, but it's worth noting that there isn't actually any closure to the shooting. You can see the creators' intention to leave this thread open-ended for a potential second season (which hasn't been confirmed at the time of writing), but it's not too much of a detriment given the way this one ends — and how it's handled. It's very much a secondary plot, and one could argue it's used as a way of exploring Carl's trauma and allowing him to grow as a person. The story regularly jumps between past and present, and early on, we learn what happened to Merritt. The structure of the story then shifts to focus on why and how this occurred rather than drawing out the mystery of whether she's alive. It's an interesting framing device, but unfortunately, it's hard not to feel like the series shows its hand way too early. In fact, anyone who has watched a lot of crime thrillers is likely to figure out what's happening as early as episode 3. Not in complete detail, of course, because the show does work in some lovely twists, but I can't help but feel tighter framing — rather than wide angles and establishing shots — may have been a better option. While the story isn't Dept. Q's strongest asset, the show leans heavily on character work — and that's where it truly shines. Matthew Goode's portrayal of DCI Carl Morck is excellent, adding the right balance of snarky sarcasm, rule-breaking, and anti-authority vibes alongside a darker, more emotionally scarred interior that he's keeping from those around him. Carl has a really solid arc across the season, punctuated by important moments at the start and end of the show that feel like mirrors of the same incident, sandwiched around a lot of growth and exploration of inner demons. The series also flirts with the idea of a romance between Carl and his therapist, Rachel, but to be honest it's not handled particularly well. The banter between them is quite strong though, which only makes the decision to half-heartedly pursue this angle all the more baffling. However, one of the more interesting players here is Alexej Manvelov's portrayal of Syrian character Akram. He's very much the dark horse of the ensemble and bounces off Carl really well across the 9 episodes. Rounding out the trio is Rose. While she starts out as a bit player, she becomes more deeply involved in the investigation as the episodes progress. She has her own trauma to process, and the show handles this well — letting her development unfold in a way that never overshadows the main mystery or feels tacked on. The rest of the supporting cast do well in their roles, and it's just as well because many of the sets are quite uninspired, despite being dressed well. We're largely working with dingy interiors — and that's by design. This is a dark, gritty crime thriller that's less interested in sweeping vistas (despite a few establishing shots showing off Scotland's gorgeous natural landscapes) and more focused on the gritty details of the case itself. In that respect, Dept. Q establishes itself as a comfortable and relatively straightforward thriller, with enough red herrings and twists to try and keep you guessing until the conclusion. Again, your mileage with this one will probably vary, but this is not a show to binge in a single day. The episodes are long and often padded with proper investigative work. The investigation can — and does — go down wrong paths or take unexpected turns, often as a way of developing characters or helping them learn lessons. At one point, for example, Rose believes she's managed to link a bird insignia to a past case, tying everything together with a neat little bow. In reality, this is a big reach — and she's called out for it. These little moments aren't insulting to viewers or presented as wasted time; rather, they serve as lessons for our team — reminders to stick to the basics and avoid assumptions. Another time, Carl chooses Rose to butter up a male constable, bluntly leaning into the femme fatale angle. Again, it's a small inclusion, but one that feels grounded in the way these sorts of interviews might realistically play out. Episodes 8 and 9 work in tandem to tie up loose ends, deliver key flashbacks, and clarify any lingering mysteries surrounding the Merritt Lingard case. There are a few clichés that pop up along the way, but they're easy to overlook. Even with its issues, Dept. Q is a solid crime thriller. It's clearly been designed as a springboard to try and capture a bigger audience hungry for a consistent series that can run for many seasons to come. It's gritty, grounded, and boasts some strong characterisation. Based on what's here — and the way the season ends — there's definitely more fuel in the tank, with Dept. Q standing out as one of the best crime thrillers of the year.
The Review Geek
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Review Geek
Has Dept. Q been renewed for Season 2? Here's what we know:
Renewed or Cancelled? Dept. Q is the latest crime drama on Netflix, created by Scott Frank, the brilliant mind behind The Queen's Gambit. With great characters and plotting, this one is not to be missed. Having watched the first season in its entirety, you may be wondering if this one has been renewed or cancelled. Well, wonder no more! What is Dept. Q about? Dept. Q is set in Edinburgh, follows Detective Chief Inspector Carl Morck, a brilliant but emotionally scarred officer recovering from a traumatic ambush that left his partner paralyzed and another officer dead. Relegated to a newly formed cold case unit in the police department's basement, Morck assembles a team of misfits to take on an old case involving the mysterious disappearance of prosecutor Merritt Lingard from a ferry four years prior. As the team delves deeper, they uncover a chilling conspiracy and psychological trauma that test their limits. We have extended coverage of Dept. Q on the site, including recaps of every episode HERE! Has Forget You Not been renewed for Season 2? At the time of writing, Dept. Q has not been renewed for season 2. Generally Netflix would gauge numerous metrics before renewing a show, including how many people initially watch it and then looking at the drop-off rate. With some shows, cancellations or renewals happen quickly. Other times, it can take months before a decision over a show's future is made. So far, Dept. Q has had a very good reaction online from critics and audiences alike. Given the way this show is set up, and the ending we receive, we're predicting that this will be renewed for a second season. The series has lots of potential, and it's also adapted from Jussi Adler-Olsen's Danish novels too so there's plenty of sourxe material to adapt. There's also lots of loose ends still to be tied up and plenty of potential for further cold cases to be brought up. We also know completion rate is a massive metric for these streamers and this feels like one of those shows that people will dive into and become hooked once they've watched a few episodes. However, we could be completely wrong too, so take our prediction with a pinch of salt! What we know about season 2 so far: Barely anything is known about Dept. Q season 2 at this point given Netflix haven't officially renewed or cancelled this one. Given the first season's conclusion, it does seem very likely to get the nod for another season. We'd likely get another 9 episode season if this one is renewed, along with a return of familiar cast and crew too. The story's tone and style will likely remain very similar to what we've been graced with in season 1, and a return of cast and crew along with Carl's quest for who the shooters were at Leith Park too. We will update this page when more information becomes available, so be sure to check this page out in the near future. Would you like to see Dept. Q return for a second season? What's been your favourite part of the show? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below!
Daily Mail
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Downton Abbey star looks unrecognisable with thick beard in new Netflix thriller
A Downton Abbey star looked unrecognisable as he sported a thick beard in a trailer for a new Netflix thriller. Netflix 's highly anticipated crime drama Dept. Q, which lands on the streamer tomorrow, is a Scottish series based on the book series by Jussi Adler-Olsen. The series sees the English actor trading drawing rooms for dark basements as he stars in the drama as a cranky detective with PTSD, Carl Morck, who tries to solve cold cases from a shabby office. The actor is best known for his tall, dark and handsome appearance from his countless other roles in TV and film during his illustrious career, in which he is, more often than not, perfectly groomed. But he looks a far cry from that as he sports a rugged beard in the new drama - so do YOU know who it is? From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to the DailyMail's new Showbiz newsletter to stay in the loop. It is none other than Matthew Goode, 47, who is best known as dashing Henry Talbot, race car driver and love interest of Lady Mary Crawley in Downton Abbey. He also won hearts in The Crown as society photographer Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon in the second season of the biographical drama series, for which he received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series. The British heartthrob has been busy working on varying roles throughout the years, from cult horror hit Stoker to The Imitation Game and even dabbling in vampire fantasy with A Discovery of Witches in 2018. Despite his varied resume, he was never known as the biggest name, making him Hollywood's best-kept secret - until now. Matthew, who was born in Exeter, Devon, is the youngest in his family. He has a brother, two half-brothers and a half-sister. His father, Anthony, was a geologist, and his mother, Jennifer, was a nurse and amateur theatre director. He lives quietly in Surrey with his wife, Sophie Dymoke, who used to work in the fashion industry, and their three children, Matilda, 16, Teddie, 11, and Ralph, nine. Goode's film debut came in 2002 with the television film Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister. It was the role in Downton Abbey that really propelled his career. Goode joined the cast in the final episode of Series 5 However his first major break came in 2004's Chasing Liberty, playing opposite American pop darling Mandy Moore as the roguishly charming British spy protecting a runaway First Daughter. His performance earned him a nomination for the Teen Choice Award for Choice Breakout Movie Star. The film caught the attention of Hollywood and soon after, he was cast in Woody Allen's Match Point, alongside Scarlett Johansson and Jonathan Rhys Meyers. After this, he portrayed Colin Firth's lover, Jim, in A Single Man, before taking to rom-com as Declan in Leap Year, opposite Amy Adams. Matthew had a role in Amma Asante's Belle (2013), The Imitation Game, an Oscar-nominated biopic of Alan Turing starring Benedict Cumberbatch, and Allied, a war thriller starring Brad Pitt and Marion Cotillard. From there, the roles kept coming. He starred in Brideshead Revisited and Watchmen showing a rare ability to disappear into wildly different roles, all while keeping a low profile in real life. He also made notable television appearances even joining the cast of the legal drama The Good Wife from 2014 to 2015, portraying the enigmatic lawyer Finn Polmar. However it was the role in Downton Abbey that really propelled his career. Goode joined the cast in the final episode of Series 5, first appearing in the 2014 Christmas special as Henry Talbot, a well-connected gentleman and professional racing driver. His character quickly became a romantic interest for Lady Mary Crawley, played by Michelle Dockery, and he went on to play a key role throughout Series 6, the final full season of the ITV period drama. He had reportedly asked to be part of the popular drama years before and it 'hadn't worked out' out the time but it was a job he was doing with Dockery that led to him being cast. Matthew reprised his role as Henry Talbot in the first Downton Abbey feature film, released in 2019. His role was small, appearing briefly at the end of the film due to his limited availability during production.
