JUSTIFIED: CITY PRIMEVAL
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We’re incredibly excited that Timothy Olyphant is back as Raylan Givens in this sequel to Justified, using more source material from author Elmore Leonard’s fantastic novels. This time the tough U.S. Marshal is in Detroit, taking on a sociopath (Boyd Holbrook) in a twisted tale. And in keeping with this month’s nepotism-in-Hollywood theme, Tim’s daughter Violet Olyphant joins dad as an actor in the show.
PAINKILLER
Netflix
Peter Berg is at the helm of this limited series that goes down the rabbit hole of opioid addiction in America, with a talented cast of actors along for the drama. Matthew Broderick (who is, in fact, a Hollywood “nepo baby” himself, as his dad was actor James Broderick) and Uzo Aduba star, along with West Duchovny, the 24-year-old daughter of David Duchovny and Tea Leoni (she’s a double nepo!).
YOU ARE SO NOT INVITED TO MY BAT MITZVAH!
Netflix
Adam Sandler takes nepotism to the nth degree in his new movie for Netflix (where he has a deal to make anything he wants to make, basically). He’s hired his wife Jackie and their daughters Sadie and Sunny to star with Idina Menzel (who plays his wife in the comedy) that’s all about the bat mitzvah tribulations of Sunny’s teenage character. She is 15 now, making it kinda seem like the Sandler’s paid for Sunny’s transition into adulthood ceremony via a Netflix movie!
HEART OF STONE
Netflix
Gal Gadot stars as superspy Rachel Stone in this global action thriller á la James Bond films. It’s a definite try at creating a female action hero franchise that is not a Marvel or DC Comics superhero, so we’re cheering her on as an MI6 spy who has to save humankind from a bad person. Sound familiar? Add in hunky Jamie Dornan as her co-star (and a bit of nepotism, too, as Gadot’s real-life husband Jaron Versano takes a producing credit) and tune in to see if she can pull it off in this straight-to-Netflix adventure flick.
THE WINTER KING
MGM+
Return to the days of King Arthur in this series that focuses on Arthur’s rise to power, with Eddie Marsan as the king and Nathaniel Martello-White as his Merlin. Based on the Bernard Cornwell series of novels known as The Warlord Chronicles, this one’s a new twist on the old tale, but look for Lancelot, Guinevere, Mordred and more familiar names in the ancient story.