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Back in July, Apple TV+ unveiled a teaser trailer for season 2 of their psychological thriller series Severance, which is set to drop its first episode on Friday, January 17, 2025. One episode will follow every Friday through March 21. And if that July teaser trailer didn’t provide enough of a tease for your liking, here’s some good news: a new teaser trailer has made its way online and can now be viewed in the embed above!

Severance is created and written by Dan Erickson, with Ben Stiller serving as director and executive producer. In a statement when season 2 first went into production, Stiller said, “We are thrilled and delighted to be back on set for the exciting second chapter of Severance. Though we don’t know how long we’ve been gone or who we are outside, we are told people enjoy the show and we couldn’t be happier. Praise Kier!

Girls just wanna have fun, no matter what decade it is.

Village Roadshow is producing a modern-day remake of Girls Just Wanna Have Fun, the cult 1985 romantic comedy dance movie that starred Sarah Jessica Parker and Helen Hunt.

Marja-Lewis Ryan, who acted as showrunner of The L Word: Generation Q, is co-writing the script with Allie Romano, who was a staff writer and executive story editor on Generation Q.

Elizabeth Banks is producing with Max Handelman via the duo’s Brownstone Productions.

Girls, made by now-defunct New World Pictures, centered on an army brat (Parker) who settles in Chicago, attends a strict Catholic high school and contends with an even stricter father at home. The girl decides to follow her passion of dance and, with the encouragement of her new best friend (Hunt), auditions for the local TV dance show. Hiding from dad, dealing with competition from a spoiled country...

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UTA is lighting a fire for Ross Dinerstein and Campfire Studios.

The producer and his production company have signed with the agency for worldwide representation in all areas and he comes to the agency after having amassed dozens of scripted and unscripted credits, ranging from feature films to TV/streaming projects.

Dinerstein and Campfire’s current and most recent projects include HBO Max’s The Way Down and Heaven’s Gate: The Cult of Cults; Hulu’s WeWork: Or the Making and Breaking of a 47 Billion Unicorn; FX’s Hysterical and The Most Dangerous Animal of All; Magnolia Pictures’ A Glitch in the Matrix; CNN’s The Lost Sons; Netflix’s Voir, Neymar: The Perfect Chaos and John Grisham’s The Innocent Man, and Special.

Dinerstein has also produced eight Netflix Original features including Rattlesnake, an adaptation of Stephen King’s 1922, The Package, Rebirth,...

Emmy and Academy Award-nominated producer Lynette Howell Taylor and her production banner 51 Entertainment have inked a first-look TV deal with Endeavor Content to develop and create premium scripted and unscripted shows for both streamers and linear networks. 51 Entertainment currently has film projects in the works with the global content studio behind series such as “Nine Perfect Strangers” and “Severance.”

“Lynette is an incredible creative producer with relentless focus on telling bold and impactful stories. Building on our film successes together into TV is a natural extension of many years together championing great filmmakers and creators,” Endeavor Co-Presidents Content Chris Rice and Graham Taylor said in a statement.

“Having enjoyed collaborating on the film side, we are excited to extend this fantastic relationship with our Endeavor Content partners to create iconic television content, exploring new avenues for storytelling,” Howell Taylor added. “They truly support the creative process, the artists behind...

Multi-hyphenate Marja-Lewis Ryan, showrunner, executive producer, director and writer on The L Word: Generation Q, is expanding her relationship with Showtime. Ryan has signed an overall deal under which she will develop television projects exclusively for the premium television network.

“Marja is our Shohei Ohtani … a gifted two-way player who is both an exceptional writer and an inventive director,” said Gary Levine, President of Entertainment, Showtime Networks, Inc. “I love the energy, the perspective and the fun she brings to The L Word: Generation Q, and I look forward to the upcoming season of that series and other inspired creations from her.”

Based on the groundbreaking drama series The L Word, season two of The L Word: Generation Q will continue to follow the intermingled lives of Bette Porter (Jennifer Beals), Shane McCutcheon (Katherine Moennig), Alice Pieszecki (Leisha Hailey), Dani Nùñez (Arienne Mandi), Micah Lee (Leo Sheng), Sarah Finley (Jacqueline Toboni...

“The L Word: Generation Q” showrunner, executive producer, director and writer Marja-Lewis Ryan has inked an exclusive overall development deal with Showtime, Variety has learned.

Gary Levine, president of entertainment with Jana Winograde at the premium cable outfit, praised “the energy, the perspective and the fun” Ryan brings to “The L Word: Generation Q,” calling her Showtime’s Shohei Ohtani — “a gifted two-way player who is both an exceptional writer and an inventive director.”

For her part, Ryan enthused about having a home for her work at Showtime. “Their support of my vision for ‘The L Word: Generation Q’ has been absolutely extraordinary,” she said. “I so look forward to developing my own projects as well as shepherding new, progressive creatives into the Showtime flock as we work together to diversify the kinds of stories that get told.”

Ryan has written, directed and produced the plays “Dysnomia,” “One in the Chamber,...

Showtime's The L Word: Generation Q will mark its second season debut later this summer.

The premium cabler shared the news Tuesday that a second season would launch on non-linear platforms on Friday, August 6, ahead of a linear debut on Sunday, August 8.

The sophomore premiere will be available on streaming and on-demand for all Showtime subscribers. 

What's more, new episodes will be available on streaming and on-demand every Friday in a move to capitalize on the streaming audience.

Many networks are adapting to the ever-changing market, allowing viewers to watch shows on their own terms.

AMC has had success streaming many of its original series days before their linear debut, so it will be exciting to see how this works out.

The first five episodes of season two will air Sunday nights, with the final five episodes of the season airing Monday nights at 9 p.m. Et/Pt up until its October 11 season finale.

The L Word: Generation Q will debut its first episode on Friday, August 6, on streaming and on-demand for Showtime subscribers, two days ahead of its on-air premiere Sunday, August 8 at 10 Pm, the premium cabler said Tuesday. Each new episode will be available on Fridays to stream on demand. The first five episodes of season two will air Sunday nights, with the final five episodes of the season airing Monday nights at 9 Pm Et/Pt up until its October 11 season finale. Showtime also released a first look at Season 2 in a teaser above.

Based on the groundbreaking drama series The L Word, season two of The L Word: Generation Q will continue to follow the intermingled lives of Bette Porter (Jennifer Beals), Shane McCutcheon (Katherine Moennig), Alice Pieszecki (Leisha Hailey), Dani Nùñez (Arienne Mandi), Micah Lee (Leo Sheng), Sarah Finley (Jacqueline Toboni), Sophie Suarez (Rosanny Zayas), Gigi Ghorbani (Sepideh Moafi), and...

“There’s nothing like seeing a film in a movie theater,” says actress and first-time film producer Rachel Brosnahan (“I’m Your Woman”) But in the midst of an explosion of streaming distributors like Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon, “I feel like projects are having renaissances that came out so long ago, and that’s really exciting … Streamers are also providing a lot of opportunities to new voices, to different voices.” We discussed this and more with six producers for our “Meet the Experts” panel. Watch the entire group discussion above.

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Joining Brosnahan were fellow “I’m Your Woman” producer Jordan Horowitz, Peilin Chou (“Over the Moon”), Samantha Housman (“Wander Darkly”), and Jess Wu Calder and Keith Calder (“One Night in Miami”). They’re all enthusiastic about the opportunities presented in the streaming marketplace. Horowitz thinks one key advantage is in...

Six acclaimed film producers will reveal details behind their projects when they join Gold Derby’s special “Meet the Experts” Q&a event with key 2021 guild and Oscar contenders this month. Each person will participate in two video discussions to be published on Wednesday, January 20, at 5:00 p.m. Pt; 8:00 p.m. Et. We’ll have a one-on-one with our senior editor Daniel Montgomery and a group chat with Daniel and all of them together.

RSVP today to this specific event by clicking here to book your reservation. Or click here to RSVP for our entire ongoing panel series. We’ll send you a reminder a few minutes before the start of the show.

This “Meet the Experts” panel welcomes the following 2021 guild and Oscar contenders:

“I’m Your Woman” (Amazon Prime): Rachel Brosnahan and Jordan Horowitz

Brosnahan is an Emmy winner and four-time nominee as an actress. Horowitz...

“Schitt’s Creek” actor Sarah Levy is social-distancing to her next gig.

Levy has been cast in “Distancing Socially,” a Covid-inspired indie film about relationships and the challenges of virtual communication during lockdown. Director Chris Blake, who also wrote the screenplay, is shooting in New York, Los Angeles and Vancouver using remote technology.

Levy is best known for her role as waitress Twyla Sands on “Schitt’s Creek,” the Emmy-winning series created by and starring her brother Dan Levy and dad Eugene Levy.

The cast also includes Blythe Howard (“Mindhunter”), Alan Tudyk (“Resident Alien”), Melanie Chandra (“Code Black”), Jessika Van (“Seoul Searching”), Sierra Katow (“Last Comic Standing”), Ted Welch (“Adult Interference”), Dawan Owens (“6 Balloons”), Jay Larson (“Wine Country”), Kim Shaw (“She’s Out Of My League”), Rory Scovel (“I Feel Pretty”), Connor Paolo (“Stake Land”), Andy Buckley (“Avenue 5”), Jim O’Heir (“Parks and Recreation”), Emma Fitzpatrick (“The Collector”), Karissa Lee Staples (“Necessary Roughness...

Quibi has ordered a comedy series starring Dave Franco called “The Now.”

Directed by the Oscar-winning duo Peter and Bobby Farrelly of “Green Book” fame, the series will be produced by Anonymous Content.

Described as “a comedy that examines what exactly makes life worth living,” the series follows Ed Poole (Franco), who finds clarity when a secret from his past emerges and seemingly destroys his future. He soon realizes the only thing that will make his life worth living is to forget the past, screw the future and just live in “The Now.”

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Peter Farrelly, Steve Leff and Pete Jones signed on to write, while Steve Golin and Jeff Okin will executive produce.

Franco is an actor, producer and director most recently seen in Barry Jenkins’s Oscar-nominated drama “If Beale Street Could Talk,...

Showtime has released a new trailer for “The L Word: Generation Q,” its follow-up to the groundbreaking series starring Jennifer Beals.

The new, 2019 version of “The L Word”returns to the lives of Bette Porter (Beals), Alice Pieszecki (Leisha Hailey) and Shane McCutcheon (Katherine Moennig), and adds a diverse new generation of queer Angelenos to the mix, including Dani Nùñez (Arienne Mandi), Micah Lee (Leo Sheng), Finley (Jacqueline Toboni), Sophie Suarez (Rosanny Zayas) and Gigi (Sepideh Moafi), as they experience love, heartbreak, sex, setbacks and success in L.A.

The eight-episode series is set to debut on Showtime on Sunday, Dec. 8.

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“The L Word: Generation Q” is executive produced by showrunner Marja-Lewis Ryan”, along with series creator Ilene Chaiken, Kristen Campo, Steph Green (pilot) and original series stars Beals, Moennig and Hailey.

Annapurna Pictures’ president of film Ivana Lombardi is leaving for a new job as Netflix’s director of independent film, where she’ll oversee titles like the upcoming sequel to hit teen rom-com “To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before.”

Lombardi joins Ian Bricke, who holds the same title, at the indie division. Like Bricke, she’ll report to Lisa Nishimura, VP of independent film and documentary features, when she starts the job November 6.

Nishimura was promoted to oversee the indie division in March. Prior to that, the division was led by Bricke and Matt Brodlie, who left Netflix to join Disney+ in June. Before Nishimura moved into her new role, the duo reported to Original Film head Scott Stuber and had full greenlight authority for all films budgeted under $10 million. These included titles like Tamara Jenkins’ “Private Life,” starring Paul Giamatti and Kathryn Hahn as well as made-for-streaming...

Showtime dropped the first teaser for “The L Word: Generation Q” on Thursday, featuring some of the returning cast from the original series while introducing a few new members to the party for the eagerly anticipated sequel.

According to Showtime, the sequel to the original series — which aired on the pay-tv channel from 2004 to 2009 — continues to follow the intermingled lives of Bette Porter (Jennifer Beals), Alice Pieszecki (Leisha Hailey) and Shane McCutcheon (Katherine Moennig), along with new characters Dani Nùñez (Arienne Mandi), Micah Lee (Leo Sheng), Finley (Jacqueline Toboni), Sophie Suarez (Rosanny Zayas) and Gigi (Sepideh Moafi) as they experience love, heartbreak, sex, setbacks and success in L.A.

And in the teaser above, you’ll see both the old and new cast balancing their work — Bette is running for mayor of Los Angeles! — and personal lives, with some crossover between generations in both the professional and hooking-up departments.

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Showtime gave “The L Word” fans an early Christmas present Friday in the form of a premiere date for the groundbreaking series’ upcoming sequel, which the premium cable channel revealed will debut before the holidays.

Titled “The L Word: Generation Q,” the sequel series will premiere on Sunday, Dec. 8 at 10 p.m., Showtime Networks presidents of entertainment Gary Levine and Jana Winograde said during the Television Critics Association press tour Friday.

Per Showtime, the sequel to the original series — which aired on the pay-tv channel from 2004 to 2009 — continues to follow the intermingled lives of Bette Porter (Jennifer Beals), Alice Pieszecki (Leisha Hailey) and Shane McCutcheon (Katherine Moennig), along with new characters Dani Nùñez (Arienne Mandi), Micah Lee (Leo Sheng), Finley (Jacqueline Toboni), Sophie Suarez (Rosanny Zayas) and Gigi (Sepideh Moafi) as they experience love, heartbreak, sex, setbacks and success in L.A.

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Showtime’s “L Word” sequel “Generation Q” is adding a trio of recurring cast members, including “When They See Us” breakout star Freddy Miyares.

Miyares, along with Jamie Clayton and Carlos Leal will appear in multiple episodes of the Showtime series, an eight-episode follow-up to its groundbreaking drama that aired from 2004-2009. Miyares played the adult version of Raymond Santana, one of the “Central Park 5” that was depicted in Ava DuVernay’s Netflix miniseries “When They See Us.”

On “The L Word: Generation Q,” Miyares will play José, who is described as “a charming and kind artist who is trying to move on from his complicated past.”

Also Read: Showtime's 'L Word' Sequel Adds 4 New Series Regulars to Cast

Clayton, who starred in Netflix’s “Sense8,” will recur as Tess, “a no-nonsense bartender who sees other people clearly but has a blind spot when it comes to her own relationships.

Showtime has added four new series regulars to the cast of the “The L Word” sequel, joining original cast members Jennifer Beals, Katherine Moennig and Leisha Hailey for the next chapter of this Lgbtqia drama.

Rosanny Zayas (“Orange Is the New Black”), Arienne Mandi (“Baja”), Leo Sheng (“Adam”) and Jacqueline Toboni (“Easy”) will star as the next generation of characters in “The L Word: Generation Q.”

The original “The L Word” series aired on Showtime from 2004 to 2009. Per the network, the new series “continues to follow the intermingled lives of Bette Porter (Beals), Alice Pieszecki (Hailey) and Shane McCutcheon (Moennig), along with new characters Dani Nùñez (Mandi), Micah Lee (Sheng), Sarah Finley (Toboni) and Sophie Suarez (Zayas), as they experience love, heartbreak, sex, setbacks and success in L.A. Dani is a powerful and calculating PR executive whose ambition is only tested by her conscience. Micah is an earnest, soft-spoken...

Dave Franco was once simply known as the younger brother of actor James Franco. But over the last few decades, he’s amassed a pretty serious resume of film and television roles that have given him a name in Hollywood unto himself. He’s had a few starring roles in movies, as well as minor appearances, and been part of some A-list ensemble casts. He’s also done voice work, appeared on television series like Scrubs and 7th Heaven, and in TV shorts.

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Still, while Franco has had some memorable roles in films like 6 Balloons and The Disaster Artist, there are others where you might have very well forgotten that he was even in the movie. Here are 10 movies that you probably forgot Dave Franco was in.

While older brother James seems to hog a majority of the spotlight, Dave Franco is out there making a name for himself with strong films and interesting roles. Having appeared in films like “If Beale Street Could Talk,” “6 Balloons,” and “The Disaster Artist,” the younger Franco might have eclipsed his older brother as the more interesting of the duo. And he plans to make his case as the best Franco with his upcoming directorial debut.

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Channing Tatum may have made quite a splash with the announcement that he would lead a remake of the iconic 1984 comedy classic, but so far the news has created more of a ripple effect than a tsunami. The news of the remake came hot on the heels of his 2015 dance comedy “Magic Mike Xxl,” which proved audiences can’t get enough of objectifying the dancer-turned-actor. Tatum’s “22 Jump Street” co-star Jillian Bell is also attached to the gender-swapped reboot, and in a visit to the IndieWire Studio presented by Dropbox, she said the project is still chugging along.

“It’s being written currently, so we hope we get to make it within the next couple years,” Bell said, pausing briefly over her words. “I think it’s happening. I’m really excited about it.”

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Michael Bay’s “6 Underground” looks to be full steam ahead, with Dave Franco, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Adria Arjona, and Corey Hawkins signing on to join Ryan Reynolds in the big-budget action pic.

Netflix will co-finance and distribute Bay’s next film, marking both the director and Reynolds’s first collaboration with the streaming giant.

Skydance developed the movie and brought on Bay and Reynolds before going to Netflix to partner on the project. It will serve as a co-financier and producer.

The film will also reunite Reynolds with “Deadpool” and “Deadpool 2” scribes Paul Wernick and Rhett Reese, who wrote the spec for “6 Underground.”

The actioner is based on an original idea from Wernick and Reese, who will also executive produce. Skydance’s David Ellison, Dana Goldberg, and Don Granger will produce “Six Underground” along with Bay and Ian Bryce.

The film will start shooting later this month and will be...

Amazon is getting into the Ya business.

The Jennifer Salke-run studio announced Thursday it has greenlit three pilots in the young adult genre: “Panic,” from writer Lauren Oliver based on her The New York Times best-selling book, “The Wilds” from Sarah Streicher (“Daredevil”), and drama “College” from creator Marja-Lewis Ryan (“6 Balloons”).

The trio of orders boasts a roster of big-name executive producers, including Channing Tatum, “Transparent” creator Jill Soloway, Jamie Tarses and Lauren Oliver.

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“We see Ya programming as a big opportunity to expand our entertainment offerings for Prime Video and we are actively pursuing projects that spark conversation and co-viewing,” said Albert Cheng, co-head of television, Amazon Studios.

“We’re excited to explore the point of view of Lauren, Sarah, and Marja who are fresh and distinct voices in Television,” said Nick Hall,...

Amazon Studios is entering the Ya series space by ordering three pilots — Panic, from writer Lauren Oliver based on her best-selling book and producers Joe Roth & Jeff Kirschenbaum; The Wilds from Sarah Streicher (Daredevil), producer Jamie Tarses and ABC Signature; and College, from 6 Balloons filmmaker Marja-Lewis Ryan and producers Channing Tatum and Jill Soloway.

New Amazon Studios head Jennifer Salke signaled the move into the Ya arena in her interview with Deadline earlier this month. “I feel like (Ya) is a white space that we’re not in,” she said. “I think we have a huge opportunity with young adults, who will view up, and I think it extends up into audiences of women in their 30s as well if we do more. We have a couple of ideas there, and I wanted to make a couple of pilots so that I could see the execution before we decided. Those...

New Line Cinema has acquired LeBron James and Channing Tatum’s pitch titled “Public Enemy,” an individual with knowledge of the project told TheWrap.

James and Tatum’s production companies, SpringHill Entertainment and Free Association, will serve as producers on the film that will be written by Lucas Carter. The action-comedy will look at media in our current landscape.

James and his SpringHill partner Maverick Carter will produce, while Spencer Beighley and Jamal Henderson will oversee the project for the company. Andrew Schneider and Michael Parets will oversee for Free Association.

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SpringHill, represented by Wme, recently sold a pitch to Legendary called “Hustle” and is also executive producing the Netflix limited series “On Her Own Ground,” starring Octavia Spencer.

Free Association’s credits include “21 Jump Street” and “Magic Mike.” More recently,...

Broad City will end after its fifth season, expected to air in early 2019, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The show's creators and stars, Ilana Glazer and Abbi Jacobson, have also signed a first-look deal with Comedy Central's parent company, Viacom, and are already working on future projects for the companies.

"Broad City has been our baby and first love for almost 10 years, since we started as a web series," said Jacobson and Glazer. "It's been a phenomenal experience, and we've put ourselves into it completely. Broad City's always had a spontaneous pace and feeling,...

Ilana Glazer and Abbi Jacobson are packing up and moving on from “Broad City.” But first — yaaaassssss, queen, they still have one more season of the critically acclaimed Comedy Central series left. “Broad City” will be back in early 2019 for its fifth and final season, the network announced on Thursday.

But that’s not the end of Glazer’s and Jacobson’s relationship with Comedy Central. The channel has signed a new first-look development deal with both stars, which means they’ll continue to create and develop programming for Comedy Central. The deal actually covers all of Viacom’s networks, which means Glazer and Jacobson could wind up developing and producing for other outlets like MTV and Paramount Network as well.

Under the deal, Glazer and Jacobson will create and develop projects both together and separately for Comedy Central and Viacom. They already have three projects in the works at the channel: “Mall Town USA,...

There’s something vaguely sinister about those talking Gps navigators that now seem to come standard with every new car. Maybe it’s the robotic voice, which could never speak to the frustration of running late or sitting in traffic. More likely, it’s the illusion of control — the false sense that everything is going to be fine so long as you follow instructions and keep your eyes on the road.

Marja-Lewis Ryan’s “6 Balloons” hinges on such modern details of disquiet, with most of this perceptive (if not especially powerful) drama set inside a chatty sedan as a woman named Katie (“Broad City” star Abbi Jacobson) drives her heroin-addict brother (Dave Franco) around Santa Clarita in a desperate search for the help he needs. The Gps is so talkative that it occasionally feels like the car might have more lines than any of the actual characters. It says...

Dave Franco got to show off a new side of himself in his first major dramatic role in the Netflix drama 6 Balloons, but playing a junkie in the film also took its toll on the actor.

In his latest film, the usually comedic actor turns in a gritty performance as a degenerate heroin addict and young father named Seth who leans on his sister Katie, played by Broad City’s Abbi Jacobson, to help him find a detox center as he suffers from withdrawals over the course of one night.

“This role is very different from anything I’ve played in the past,...

Heroin depictions in cinema can be very harrowing. The premise of Marja-Lewis Ryan’s SXSW feature-length directorial debut “6 Balloons,” a sobering, no-frills indie drama featuring two actors mostly known for their comedy work, is uncompromising and damn-near grim. Premiering today on Netflix “6 Balloons” features a sister (Abbi Jacobson of “Broad City”) desperate to try and help her self-destructive heroin-addicted brother (Dave Franco).

Maya Erskine (Hulu’s Casual, Fxx’s Man Seeking Woman) has come onboard Amy Poehler’s directorial debut film Wine Country, the Netflix comedy which Poehler will produce and star in. Previously announced cast includes comedians Rachel Dratch, Ana Gasteyer, Paula Pell, Maya Rudolph, Emily Spivey with an appearance from Tina Fey. Former Saturday Night Live! writers Spivey and Liz Cackowski penned the screenplay, which tells the story of old friends who go to Napa for a weekend getaway to celebrate a 50th birthday. Erskine will play Jade, a younger Millennial Lesbian, who catches the eye of Val (Pell). Poehler is producing via Paper Kite Productions alongside Carla Hacken of Paper Pictures and Morgan Sackett from Dunshire Productions. Erskine recently wrapped the indie Plus One opposite Jack Quaid and will next be seen in the Netflix film 6 Balloons, available April 6. She’s repped by Gersh, Mosaic, and Hansen, Jacobson,...

Welcome to Trailer Binge, a recurring feature where we get a chance to catch up on some of the recent trailer releases in the past week. Whether it be indie releases, or recent movie and TV trailers that may have otherwise slipped through the cracks, Trailer Binge allows us to catch up on the seemingly constant onslaught of new new content being released each week.

In this edition of Trailer Binge, we take a look at new trailers for Borg vs. McEnroe, Adrift, 6 Balloons, Life Itself, Sun Dogs and a cool trailer Lego trailer for the upcoming Pacific Rim: Uprising. Let’s start binging!

‘Borg vs. McEnroe’ Trailer

Borg vs. McEnroe stars Shia Labeouf, Sverrir Gudnason, Stellan Skarsgård, Tuva Novotny, and Robert Emms. Janus Metz Pedersen directs from a screenplay written by Ronnie Sandahl, and the film is set to hit theaters on April 13, 2018.

Borg Vs. McEnroe tells the...

Taking a break from the giddy antics of her delicious Comedy Central series Broad City, Abbi Jacobson goes persuasively dark as the stressed-out sister of a heroin addict (Dave Franco) in 6 Balloons. The actress is the most compelling reason to seek out this affecting, if not particularly surprising or satisfying drama, which premieres April 6 on Netflix following its recent bow at SXSW.

Written and directed by Marja Lewis-Ryan and based on the experience of producer Samantha Houseman, 6 Balloons has other things to recommend it — most notably, a couple of tense, well-shaped sequences and a vivid nocturnal-l.A.-underbelly...

Heroin, even in the abstract, is harrowing. Loved ones as junkies and their slow, painful demise is a nightmarish scenario. This is the premise of Marja-Lewis Ryan’s SXSW feature-length directorial debut “6 Balloons,” a sobering, no-frills indie drama featuring two actors known for their stellar comedy work in roles that are utterly serious and cast against type. Premiering next month on Netflix, but debuting in Austin this week, “6 Balloons” features a sister (Abbi Jacobson of “Broad City” really stretching her chops) desperately trying to help her self-destructive heroin-addicted brother (Dave Franco) enter rehab and clean himself up for good.

Stx Entertainment has released the first trailer for Baltasar Kormakur’s Adrift in which two young lovers hit a bit of a storm on their journey across the Pacific Ocean.

Also in trailers – Dave Franco is in desperate need of a detox centre in trailer for Netflix addiction drama 6 Balloons

Based on a true story of the resilience of the human spirit and the remarkable power of love, the film is directed by Everest, 2 Guns and The Deep’s Kormakur and stars Shailene Woodley (Big Little Lies, The Fault in our Stars) and Sam Claflin (Journey’s End, Me Before You, The Hunger Games).

Adrift Official Synopsis

Based on the incredible true story of two young adventurers whose chance encounter leads them first to love, and then to a fight for survival. Setting off on the journey of a lifetime across the Pacific Ocean, Tami Oldham (Woodley) and Richard...

Netflix has released the first trailer for a new original movie called 6 Balloons. This looks like a heavy and dark drama about the struggles of drug addiction. The story follows a brother and sister played by Dave Franco and Abbi Jacobson, who are trying to keep their relationship together as the hardships of substance abuse threaten to tear them apart. Here's the synopsis:

Over the course of one night, a woman drives across La with her heroin addict brother in search of a detox center, with his two-year-old daughter in tow.

As you'll see in the trailer, this simple task doesn't turn out to be an easy one. The movie also stars Tim Matheson (Animal House, The West Wing) and Jane Kaczmarek (Malcolm in the Middle, The Big Bang Theory).

Marja-Lewis Ryan makes her directorial debut with the film from a script that she also wrote. 6 Balloons will be...

Netflix has released the first trailer for the upcoming original movie 6 Balloons, an addiction drama from writer/director Marja-Lewis Ryan. The film takes place over the course of one night and stars Abbi Jacobson as a woman who drives across L.A. with her heroin addict brother (Dave Franco) in search of a detox center, with his two-year-old daughter in tow. Ryan is an up and coming filmmaker who was tapped to write the Splash reboot for Channing Tatum and Jillian Bell, and who is also spearheading the TV sequel to The L Word, but 6 …...

Sneak Peek footage, plus images from the Netflix 'substance abuse' original movie "6 Balloons", written/directed by Marja-Lewis Ryan, streaming April 6, 2018:

"...over the course of one night, a woman drives across La with her stoned, heroin addicted brother in search of a detox center, with his two-year-old daughter in tow..."

Cast includes Abbi Jacobson, Dave Franco, Tim Matheson, Jane Kaczmarek, Charlotte Carel, Madeline Carel, Maya Erskine, Dawan Owens, Jen Tullock, Lisa Bierman, Pierce Minor and Heidi Sulzman.

Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "6 Balloons"...

In the new Netflix movie 6 Balloons, Abbi Jacobson plays a woman trying to help her brother (played by Dave Franco) combat heroin addiction. 

The trailer shows a drugged-out Franco assuring his sister (Jacobson) that he won't use anymore. In a grim overhead shot moments later, Jacobson is caring for his child in a bathroom while Franco shoots up again in an adjacent toilet stall. The trailer comes to a quietly alarming end, as Jacobson whispers one phrase, "it's ok," over and over.

6 Balloons was written and directed by Marja-Lewis Ryan...

"I have done everything for you...!" Netflix has released the trailer for an indie drama titled 6 Balloons, another film premiering at the SXSW Film Festival this month before hitting Netflix just a few weeks later. The film takes place over the course of one night, following a woman who drives across Los Angeles with her heroin addict brother in search of a detox center, with his two year old daughter in tow. Abbi Jacobson (from "Broad City") stars with Dave Franco, and a full cast including Charlotte Carel, Madeline Carel, Maya Erskine, Dawan Owens, Jen Tullock, Lisa Bierman, Pierce Minor, Heidi Sulzman, Tim Matheson, and Jane Kaczmarek. This cinematography in this looks rough, but the story is compelling. Here's the first official trailer (+ poster) for Marja-Lewis Ryan's 6 Balloons, direct from YouTube: Over the course of one night, a woman (Abbi Jacobson) drives across Los Angeles with her...

Abbi Jacobson and Dave Franco are two actors known, primarily, for their comedic roles. Jacobson is one half of the duo responsible for “Broad City,” and Franco has been seen in numerous comedies, where his charm and Franco-smile endear him to audiences. But in the new trailer for the Netflix film, “6 Balloons,” we get to see a completely new dramatic side to the actors.

Abbi Jacobson has lately spent off-weeks from Comedy Central’s “Broad City” giving dramatic, festival-friendly performances. Last year she co-starred in the Sundance premiere “Person to Person” alongside Michael Cera and Tavi Gevinson. This week she was at SXSW for the debut screening of “6 Balloons,” a forthcoming Netflix feature from writer-director Marja-Lewis Ryan.

While organizing a surprise party for her boyfriend, Katie (Jacobson) discovers that her brother Seth (Dave Franco) has relapsed on heroin. After she’s unable to place him at a local rehab facility, Katie spends an agonizing night watching and distracting his young daughter, as Seth tags along with worsening withdrawal. Seven-time Emmy nominee Jane Kaczmarek plays their mother. The actors were cast in October 2016.

Franco previously brought “21 Jump Street,” “Neighbors,” and “The Disaster Artist” to SXSW, where Netflix is currently presenting five titles. His “6 Balloons” turn is inspired by real-life experiences of the film’s co-producer,...

Netflix won its second-ever Oscar Sunday for the doping documentary “Icarus,” and the site wasted no time readying its next exposé on performance-enhancing drugs. “Take Your Pills” will be a Day One premiere at SXSW this Friday. The 87-minute feature unpacks the $13 billion industry that exists for cognitive enhancements like Adderal and Ritalin.

Director Alison Klayman spoke with many individuals who’ve used (and and abused) pharamceuticals to boost their productivity, including college students, a Silicon Valley software engineer, and former Chicago Bear player Eben Britton. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, approximately 54 million Americans have ingested opioids, depressants, or stimulants for non-medical reasons. Our country’s opioid epidemic was the subject of another 2018 Academy Award nominee from Netflix, the documentary short “Heroin(e).”

Klayman won the Sundance Film Festival’s U.S. Documentary Special Jury Prize for Spirit of Defiance for her 2012 debut, “Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry,...

On opening night of Sundance 2018, writer-director Tamara Jenkins premiered her new film “Private Life” to rave reviews. The New York drama was headed for derailment when she submitted it to Netflix Indie Content directors of content Ian Bricke and his lieutenant Matt Levin; they loved her script about an infertile middle-aged couple (Paul Giamatti and Kathryn Hahn) desperately trying to have a child by any means necessary. The drama turned out so well that Netflix is holding it for the fall festival circuit.

Among those in Eccles Theater seeing “Private Life” for the first time was Netflix chief content officer Ted Sarandos. That’s because if a film is budgeted under $10 million, he delegates full greenlight authority to Bricke, who pushed the $9 million “Private Life” into production and approved the last-minute casting of unknown actress Kayli Carter.

Netflix’s Indie Content film team is also bringing (if not to a...

On opening night of Sundance 2018, writer-director Tamara Jenkins premiered her new film “Private Life” to rave reviews. The New York drama was headed for derailment when she submitted it to Netflix Indie Content directors of content Ian Bricke and his lieutenant Matt Levin; they loved her script about an infertile middle-aged couple (Paul Giamatti and Kathryn Hahn) desperately trying to have a child by any means necessary. The drama turned out so well that Netflix is holding it for the fall festival circuit.

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Among those in Eccles Theater seeing “Private Life” for the first time was Netflix chief content officer Ted Sarandos. That’s because if a film is budgeted under $10 million, he delegates full greenlight authority to Bricke, who pushed the $9 million “Private Life” into production and approved the last-minute casting of unknown actress Kayli Carter.