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It’s the final Friday the 13th of 2024, so you might be expecting a bunch of new horror movies and shows at your fingertips this weekend. The good news? You’d be correct about that.

Here’s all the new horror released on Friday, December 13, 2024!

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From director Nicholas Gyeney, the supernatural thriller The Activated Man marks one of the final appearances of horror legend Tony Todd, and it’s now available on VOD.

The cast includes genre icons Tony Todd (Candyman), Sean Young (Blade Runner), and four-time Jason Voorhees actor Kane Hodder, alongside Andrew Keegan (10 Things I Hate About You), Vladimir Kulich (Vikings), Sab Shimono (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III), Ivana Rojas (This Fool), and Scott Brown as the ‘Fedora Man.’

In the film, “Ors (Jamie Costa) struggles with the grief from losing his best friend and beloved dog Louis to cancer.

From director Nicholas Gyeney, the supernatural thriller The Activated Man is headed our way this December, and the official trailer introduces us to the Fedora Man this week.

Watch the trailer below and read on for everything you need to know.

The Activated Man will have an exclusive premiere at the Writers Guild Theater in Beverly Hills on Thursday, December 12th, and will have a weeklong theatrical run in Los Angeles, as well as in Tempe, Az, Huntingdon, Pa, and other cities across the country beginning the following day: Friday the 13th. Two special opening-day screenings in Los Angeles on Friday the 13th will be fan events with Gyeney and star Kane Hodder in attendance to meet fans.

NY-based Stonecutter Media will distribute the film in North America on cable (Xfinity/Spectrum/Cox Cable/Dish Network/Sling TV/DirecTV/Uverse/Verizon Fios/Optimum) and digital (Amazon Prime/Vudu/iTunes/Google...

Independent film “The Activated Man” is set to have its worldwide theatrical premiere starting December 13th. The film explores themes of grief and spirituality through the lens of supernatural thriller. Starring Jamie Costa as a man grappling with the loss of his dog, “The Activated Man” follows his character as he experiences unsettling visions and a blurred line between reality and the paranormal.

Directed by Nicholas Gyeney and produced through his company Mirror Images Ltd, “The Activated Man” has already received critical acclaim on the film festival circuit. It has won around 30 awards total, including top honors for horror/thriller at the Glendale International Film Festival and HorrOrigins Film Festival in Tucson. New York-based distributor Stonecutter Media acquired North American distribution rights based on this festival success.

In addition to its theatrical run starting December 13th, the film will also be available to rent or buy on cable and digital platforms.

If I have one complaint about the critically acclaimed first season of Hulu's "This Fool," it's how masculine it is. Yes, there are a handful of women characters, but we don't see much of their interiority or get their fully formed individual storylines. They are all constricted to relationship roles - the main character's mom and his girlfriend. My issue lies in the show's outlook as well - it's a decidedly male aesthetic. To be clear, "This Fool" isn't a misogynistic show by any means, just one focused on a guy and his cousin.

The problem, of course, is that male creators, directors, and actors over-index in movies and TV. They've long been able to share their perspectives with the world. This gets even more complicated when you layer in race and ethnicity. Latinas are among the least represented segments of the population when compared to our actual numbers in the US.

Season Two of the comedy TV series "This Fool", starring Chris Estrada, Frankie Quinones, Laura Patalano, Julia Vera, Michael Imperioli, Michelle Ortiz  and Ivana Rojas, streams July 28, 2023 on Hulu:

"...set in working class South Central Los Angeles, after the job and love life of 'Julio' blew up at the end of last season...

"...this season, new roommates Julio and 'Luis' embark on finding new careers and romances with the help of 'Minister Payne', 'Chef Percy' and other former 'Huggers'..."

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Season Two of the comedy TV series "This Fool", starring Chris Estrada, Frankie Quinones, Laura Patalano, Julia Vera, Michael Imperioli, Michelle Ortiz  and Ivana Rojas, streams July 28, 2023 on Hulu:

"...set in working class South Central Los Angeles, after the job and love life of 'Julio' blew up at the end of last season...

"...this season, new roommates Julio and 'Luis' embark on finding new careers and romances with the help of 'Minister Payne', 'Chef Percy' and other former 'Huggers'..."

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The wait is finally over. Hulu has just dropped the official trailer for the second season of its hit comedy series This Fool, and it looks like the show is taking things to the next level. The trailer gives us just a glimpse of the hilarious upcoming season!

“This Fool” is an irreverent, cinematic half-hour comedy set in working-class South-Central Los Angeles. After Julio’s job and love life blew up at the end of last season, this season, new roommates Julio and Luis embark on finding new careers and romances with the help of Minister Payne, Chef Percy and other former Huggers.

Cast: Chris Estrada (“Julio”), Frankie Quinones (“Luis”), Laura Patalano (“Esperanza”), Julia Vera (“Maria”), Michael Imperioli (“Minister Payne”), Michelle Ortiz (“Maggie”), and Ivana Rojas (“Ruby“).

Credits: “This Fool” is written and executive produced by Chris Estrada, Pat Bishop, Jake Weisman and Matt Ingebretson. Jonathan Groff and Fred Armisen...

Season two of Hulu’s critically acclaimed comedy This Fool finds the guys trying to get back on their feet. Their plan? Since Hugs, Not Thugs is kaput, their attention turns to opening a coffee house that will be like Starbucks…but better.

Chris Estrada returns as Julio, Frankie Quinones is back as Luis, and Laura Patalano reprises her role as Esperanza. Julia Vera is Maria, Michael Imperioli is Minister Payne, Michelle Ortiz is Maggie, and Ivana Rojas is Ruby.

Estrada, Pat Bishop, Jake Weisman, and Matt Ingebretson write and executive produce. Jonathan Groff and Fred Armisen are also involved as executive producers.

Hulu’s set a Friday, July 28, 2023 premiere date for season two.

Michael Imperioli, Chris Estrada, and Jamar Malachi Neighbors in ‘This Fool’ season 2 (Photo by Gilles Mingasson / Hulu)

The Plot, Courtesy of Hulu:

This Fool is an irreverent, cinematic half-hour comedy set in working-class South Central Los Angeles.

Digital media and entertainment company NGLmitú, the result of a merger last year between Ngl Collective and mitú, have launched the new Latino-focused streaming platform mitúTV. Targeting bilingual and English dominant U.S. Latinos, the service also announced three new shows: “Three Gs in a Pod,” hosted by Erik Rivera, Sasha Merci and Jesus Sepulveda; “Girl, Let Me Tell You,” hosted by Jessica Flores, Ivana Rojas and Glorelys Mora; and the game show “Spill the Chisme.”

“We were more of a business-to-business type of organization,” said Ngl Collective founder and CEO David Chitel, “which is why it made so much sense for us to merge with mitú, because they were the leading business-to-consumer entity connecting with we call ‘new generation Latinos.’ So the marriage of our two companies is sort of a big deal in our space.”

Chitel noted that mitú had already been producing a lot of content for the ‘new generation Latino’ market,...

Netflix had a big year in 2022, surpassing more than 223 million paid streaming subscribers globally, and there’s plenty on tap in 2023 to be excited about — including new seasons of “You” and “Shadow and Bone.”

However, the streamer also saw its first subscriber loss in over a decade in its second quarter in April, prompting massive budget cuts and the loss of multiple TV projects over the course of this year.

Below is a recap of the major Netflix shows canceled in 2022, from beloved series to shows that hadn’t even aired yet.

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Netflix’s first cancellation in January 2022 was “Gentefied,” a half-hour dramedy about three Mexican-American cousins chasing the American Dream in Los Angeles that ran for two seasons.

Gentefied is closing up shop at Netflix.

The half-hour comedy from co-creators Marvin Lemus and Linda Yvette Chávez has been cancelled after two seasons, our sister site Deadline reports.

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The series followed cousins Erik (played by J.J. Soria), Ana (Karrie Martin Lachney) and Chris (Carlos Santos) chasing the American Dream while facing struggles with their neighborhood, immigrant grandfather and family-owned taco shop.

Exclusive: Netflix has opted not to renew half-hour Latinx dramedy Gentefied for a third season. The decision comes two months after the release of show’s second season on November 10.

The show never appeared in the Netflix Top 10 with the new season, which likely played a part in Netflix’s cancellation decision, which typically factors in cost, viewership and critical acclaim.

Gentefied, from creators Marvin Lemus and Linda Yvette Chávez, follows East Los Angeles Latinos on their respective and collective search for the American Dream. Season 2 tackles Erik Morales (JJ Soria) and his cousin Chris’s (Carlos Santos) struggle to keep Pops (Joaquin Cosio) in the country while dealing with new love, new babies, estranged fathers and tracking down Bad Bunny at a Halloween party. They fight to thrive, but along the way question where they truly belong in a world made up of borders, family separation, and the potential...

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Netflix's dramedy Gentefied, which debuted on the streamer in February 2020, is back for another round! Created by Marvin Lemus and Linda Yvette Chávez, and executive produced by America Ferrera, the series follows the story of a Latinx family in East Los Angeles as they grapple with saving their family's restaurant, Mama Fina's Taco, while staying ahead of the rapid gentrification in their neighborhood, Boyle Heights. Three cousins - Ana (Karrie Martin), Chris (Carlos Santos), and Erik (J.J. Soria) - and their Abuelo Casimiro (Joaquín Cosío) continue to fight the odds stacked against them in the second installment, which hit Netflix on Wednesday, Nov. 10. But will their journey span past this season?

Though Netflix has not canceled the series thus far, they have not renewed it for a season three yet, either. But that's par for the course for most of the shows on the streaming platform.

Netflix’s half-hour Latinx dramedy Gentefied is returning for Season 2 on Nov. 10.

The series from creators Marvin Lemus and Linda Yvette Chávez follows East Los Angeles Latinos on their respective and collective search for the American Dream. Season 2 picks up after the emotional debut season’s finale that saw Erik Morales (JJ Soria) and his girlfriend Lidia (Annie Gonzalez) welcome a daughter, Delfina. As Erik realizes his grandfather Pops (Joaquin Cosio) is missing from the hospital celebration, it is revealed that he has been arrested for an outstanding warrant and his beloved pick-up truck is being impounded.

The streamer teases the return will tackle Erik and his cousin Chris’s (Carlos Santos) struggle to keep Pops in the country while dealing with new love, new babies, estranged fathers, and tracking down Bad Bunny at a Halloween party. They’ll fight to thrive, but along the way will question where they...

Stars: Marci Miller, Jason Tobias, Danny Ruiz, Cece Kelly, Susan Moore Harmon, Justin Dray, James Schuler, Denver Isaac, Ivana Rojas | Written and Directed by Geoff Reisner, Jason Tobias

Fear, the debut film from writer/directors Geoff Reisner and Jason Tobias is pitched as a post apocalyptic action film. When it was released in the UK as F.E.A.R. Forget Everything And Run it was positioned as a zombie film with the tagline “They Won’t Stay Dead”. Which one is more accurate? Unfortunately, neither of them are,

A text crawl with voiceover informs us that a pandemic has resulted in a large section of the Pacific Northwest being walled off by the government. The survivors trapped on the wrong side of it are left struggling to survive.

Among those survivors are Josephine ‘Joe’ Allister, her husband Ethan and their kids Josh (Danny Ruiz; Mighty Oak) and Mia. Mia is infected and...

Exclusive: Clarissa Thibeaux (Runaways), Manuel Uriza (Rambo: Last Blood), Ivana Rojas (Sneakerheads) and Melinna Bobadilla (Orange is the New Black) are set for recurring roles on Netflix dramedy Gentefied, from Marvin Lemus and Linda Yvette Chávez, the duo behind Sundance darling Gente-fied: The Digital Series, and Macro.

Created by Chicano first-gen writers Lemus and Chávez, Gentefied is a half-hour dramatic comedy adapted from the 2017 Sundance digital series of the same name. Described as a badass bilingual series about family, community, brown love, and the displacement that disrupts it all, Gentefied follows three Mexican-American cousins who struggle to chase the American Dream, even while that same dream threatens the things they hold most dear: their neighborhood, their immigrant grandfather, and the family taco shop. Set in a rapidly changing Los Angeles, the dramedy navigates important themes like identity, class, and balancing insta-fame with translating memes for their parents.

Karrie Martin, JJ Soria,...