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Will ‘The Beast in Me’ Return for Season 2? Cast, Details, More Updates

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What To Know

  • The Beast in Me is a Netflix thriller about an author investigating her enigmatic neighbor, a suspect in his wife’s disappearance.
  • Starring Claire Danes and Matthew Rhys, the series is billed as a limited series with no official renewal for Season 2.
  • All eight episodes of the first season will be released on Netflix on November 13.

Something tells us we’re going to want to see more from Claire Danes and Matthew Rhys‘ cat-and-mouse game in the new Netflix thriller, The Beast in Me, after the first season, which premieres in November.

Danes’ Aggie is an author who begins looking into Rhys’ Nile for her next book — he’s been accused of being behind his wife’s disappearance. Both are “the best at what they do,” showrunner and executive producer Howard Gordon previously told TV Insider. “They recognize in each other a kind of excellence, and it’s a kind of excellence that is a lonely excellence, really. …They’re both clever. They’re both alone. And the fact that they find each other in this improbable situation, I think, is what really gives it an extra dimension — aside from the sort of plot machinations and the cat and mouse of it all.” Doesn’t that sound like something you’d like to see across multiple seasons?

But will there be a Beast in Me Season 2? Read on for everything we know.

Is The Beast in Me renewed for Season 2?

No. The Beast in Me is billed as a limited series, which would suggest it won’t be back for a second season. However, other shows have been billed as such — including Untamed, also on Netflix — and returned for more.

When TV Insider asked Gordon about the possibility of another season, he told us, “The short answer is I would say, sure. … I think there probably is a story there.”

When is The Beast in Me premiere date?

All eight episodes of The Beast in Me Season 1 will be available to stream on Thursday, November 13, on Netflix.

Who’s in The Beast in Me cast?

In addition to Claire Danes and Matthew Rhys, the series stars Brittany Snow and Natalie Morales. Guest stars include Jonathan Banks, David Lyons, Tim Guinee, Hettienne Park, Deirdre O’Connell, Aleyse Shannon, Will Brill, Kate Burton, Bill Irwin, Amir Arison, and Julie Ann Emery.

Howard Gordon is showrunner, writer, and executive producer. Gabe Rotter is creator, writer, and executive producer. Also serving as executive producers are Danes; Antonio Campos (who is also the director); Daniel Pearle; Conan O’Brien, Jeff Ross, and David Kissinger for Conaco; Caroline Baron; and Jodie Foster. The series is written by Gabe Rotter (101 and 102), Erika Sheffer (103), C.A. Johnson (104), Daniel Pearle (101, 105, 108), Ali Liebegott (106), Mike Skerrett (107), and Howard Gordon (108).

What is The Beast in Me about?

According to Netflix, “Since the tragic death of her young son, acclaimed author Aggie Wiggs (Claire Danes) has receded from public life, unable to write, a ghost of her former self. But she finds an unlikely subject for a new book when the house next door is bought by Nile Jarvis (Matthew Rhys), a famed and formidable real estate mogul who was once the prime suspect in his wife’s disappearance. At once horrified and fascinated by this man, Aggie finds herself compulsively hunting for the truth – chasing his demons while fleeing her own – in a game of cat and mouse that might turn deadly.”

The Beast in Me, Series Premiere, Thursday, November 13, Netflix

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Return to Paradise cast | All the characters in season 2
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Return to Paradise cast | All the characters in season 2

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Return to Paradise spin-off Death in Paradise is back for its second season and once again, Mack and Glenn’s will-they-won’t-they takes centre stage.

In the season 1 finale, the detective overheard her former partner declaring his love for her, which wouldn’t have been remotely complicated had he not just gotten engaged.

“Confronting matters of the heart is Mackenzie’s blind spot – anything intellectually difficult, she storms toward; emotionally, she runs,” said lead Anna Samson.

“Episode 1 deals with how she chooses to respond to it all, with the question of what will happen between her and Glenn hanging over the second series. All I can say is it’s not simple, and it’s far from smooth sailing.”

And we wouldn’t want it any other way.

Tai Hara went on to say that his character is “completely unaware that Mackenzie’s heard him confess his feelings for her, so he’s just trying to move on and follow through on his wedding with Daisy.”

“So when she arrives back the very next day, it’s a whirlwind of emotions for him,” he added. “There’s this relief at the possibility for them to explore their unfinished business, but it also complicates his relationship with Daisy at the same time.

“Season 2 for Glenn is really this pursuit of trying to be a decent guy. He’s trying to do his best to remain loyal to both Mackenzie and Daisy.”

Yikes. Rather you than us, mate.

But who else will be joining them in the brand new episodes? And where have you seen them before?

Read more:

Find out about the Return to Paradise cast below.

Return to Paradise main cast

  • Anna Samson as Mackenzie Clarke
  • Tai Hara as Glenn Strong
  • Lloyd Griffith as Colin Cartwright
  • Catherine McClements as Philomena Strong
  • Celia Ireland as Reggie Rocco
  • Aaron McGrath as Felix Wilkinson
  • Andrea Demetriades as Daisy Dixon

For more information about the characters and where you’ve seen the cast before, read on.

Anna Samson plays Mackenzie Clarke

Anna Samson in Return to Paradise. John Platt

Who is Mackenzie Clarke? A detective inspector with the Metropolitan Police in London who reluctantly returns to her hometown of Dolphin Cove in Australia – where she comes face to face with her ex, who she still has feelings for.

“She battles against community, emotion, love, and friendship – all things that we as human beings need; but she thinks she doesn’t,” said Clarke.

“So that’s where a lot of the drama and comedy comes from – and from her being placed back in the community that she left six years ago in quite extreme circumstances. She left someone at the altar. It’s no small thing to have to return to that, and she brings home with her a great sense of guilt. She’s pushing against all the emotions that being back home brings up – old places, memories, and relationships. She’s trying to push them down, but they have a habit of coming back up, don’t they?”

What else has Anna Samson been in? Most people know her as Mia Anderson in Home and Away.

Tai Hara plays Glenn Strong

Tai Hara as Glenn Strong, waking out the sea, with a crab in his hand, wearing blue trunks, towards Mack

Tai Hara as Glenn Strong. Red Planet/BBC Studios/John Platt

Who is Glenn Strong? He’s a forensic pathologist and Mackenzie’s ex-fiancée. She abandoned him at the alter several years ago, but in the season 1 finale he admitted that he still loves her… to his dog.

“Season 2 for Glenn is all about building up to the wedding and then figuring out how to deal with the fact that Mackenzie hasn’t left town,” said Hara. “It’s an impossible situation, and we see how it plays out over the course of the series.

“Despite Glenn and Daisy being set to marry, there’s still so much left unsaid between him and Mackenzie.”

What else has Tai Hara been in? You probably know him from Home and Away. You might also recognise him from Colin from Accounts.

Lloyd Griffith plays Colin Cartwright

Lloyd Griffith in Return to Paradise, stood by the sea and wearing a suit.

Lloyd Griffith in Return to Paradise. John Platt

Who is Colin Cartwright? A detective constable who works closely with Mackenzie.

“Colin is the heart of the community,” said Griffith. “He’s a police officer. He’s been in Dolphin Cove for about five years. He loves the community. He loves the sense of togetherness and belonging. I think it’s something that he probably didn’t have back in England.

“They’ve really accepted him here. They love him. He’s got a slightly different accent, but you know, he pulls his sleeves up, literally and metaphorically, and he just gets stuck in.”

What else has Lloyd Griffith been in? He’s best known for Ted Lasso.

Catherine McClements plays Philomena Strong

Catherine McClements as Philomena Strong, stood on a veranda, green trees in the background, wearing a blue police uniform

Catherine McClements as Philomena Strong. Red Planet/BBC Studios/John Platt

Who is Philomena Strong? A senior sergeant. She’s also Glenn’s mum and was all set to be Mackenzie’s mother-in-law before she suddenly left.

Samson described the dynamic between Mackenzie and Philomena as “interesting”, adding: “They are two very strong, intelligent women who deeply respect and admire each other, but are at odds because of what Mackenzie has done.”

What else has Catherine McClements been in? Her credits include Rush, Water Rats and Tangle.

Celia Ireland plays Reggie Rocco

Aaron McGrath plays Felix Wilkinson and Celia Ireland plays Reggie Rocco, dressed in their police uniforms stood next to each other

Aaron McGrath plays Felix Wilkinson and Celia Ireland plays Reggie Rocco. Red Planet/BBC Studios/John Platt

Who is Reggie Rocco? A police volunteer. Griffith described Ireland as “the funniest actor you’ll ever, ever, ever encounter”.

“She’s like the queen of corpse, she’ll just do something,” he added, “and she has this amazing way, like her eyes go when she knows the camera’s not on her.”

What else Celia Ireland has been in? She’s best known for All Saints and Wentworth.

Aaron McGrath plays Felix Wilkinson

Aaron McGrath as Felix Wilkinson, wearing a blue police uniform, looking at evidence

Aaron McGrath as Felix Wilkinson. Red Planet/BBC Studios/John Platt

Who is Felix Wilkinson? A police constable who is mostly paired with Reggie. He might be the younger one, but it’s Felix who’s often telling reggie to behave.

What else has Aaron McGrath been in? You might recognise him from Glitch, Ready for This, Gold Diggers, Preppers and Back to the Rafters.

Andrea Demetriades plays Daisy Dixon

Anna Samson as DS Mackenzie Clarke, Tai Hara as Glenn Strong and Andrea Demetriades as Daisy Dixon in Return to Paradise. Mackenzie is stood in front of the other two, talking to them. Glenn and Daisy are holding hands.

Anna Samson as DS Mackenzie Clarke, Tai Hara as Glenn Strong and Andrea Demetriades as Daisy Dixon in Return to Paradise. Red Planet / BBC Studios / John Platt

Who is Daisy Dixon? A bartender at the beach club. Daisy is engaged to Glenn and their wedding is imminent.

“That love triangle between Glenn, Mackenzie and Daisy gets even more complicated,” teased Samson.

What else has Andrea Demetriades been in? She has appeared in Crownies, Janet King and Squinters.

Return to Paradise season 2 guest cast

Episode 1

  • Ardal O’Hanlon (Death in Paradise, Father Ted, My Hero) as DI Jack Mooney – Mack’s boss back in London.
  • Danielle Cormack (Shortland Street, Wentworth Prison) as Asher Svensson – she runs a company called Sharktech, which explores shark research to stop human ageing.
  • Cameron Knight (Blue Bloods) as Brian Chandler – a senior scientist at Sharktech and one of the world’s leading shark experts.
  • Michelle Lim Davidson (The Newsreader, Utopia) as Susie Huen – another Sharktech scientist.
  • Damian Walshe-Howling (Janet King, Last King of the Cross) as Craig Park – head of operations and Asher’s husband.
  • Greg Stone (Neighbours, Fake) as Damo Rocco – Reggie’s ex-husband. He despises Sharktech.
  • Ron Smyck (Spiderhead) as Trevor Bongiovanni – a taxi driver who is friends with Glenn. He hates Mack.

Return to Paradise season 2 will start airing at 8pm on Friday 31st October on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.

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Beatles Biopics Cast Wives, Ariana Joins 'Horror Story'
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Beatles Biopics Cast Wives, Ariana Joins ‘Horror Story’

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The upcoming Beatles biopics have rounded out four important members of their casts. Saoirse Ronan, Anna Sawai, Aimee Lou Wood and Mia McKenna-Bruce will each portray one of the Fab Four’s spouses in The Beatles — A Four-Film Cinematic Event, which will be released by Sony Pictures in April 2028.

Ronan will star as Paul McCartney’s first wife Linda Eastman, Sawai as John Lennon’s second wife Yoko Ono, Wood as George Harrison’s first wife Pattie Boyd and McKenna-Bruce as Ringo Starr’s first wife Maureen Starkey. Harris Dickenson, Paul Mescal, Joseph Quinn and Barry Keoghan were previously cast as Lennon, McCartney, Harrison and Starr.

“Maureen, Linda, Yoko and Pattie are four fascinating and unique figures in their own right, and I’m thrilled that we’ve managed to persuade four of the most talented women working in film today to join this amazing adventure,” says director Sam Mendes.

Each of the four films centers around one of the Beatles from their pre-fame days in early 1960s Liverpool through their unceremonious 1970 breakup, during which their spouses played key roles in shaping their lives and music.

McCartney and Eastman met in 1967 while the latter was working as a rock photographer. After the Beatles’ split, McCartney drafted Eastman, a novice musician, to join his band Wings, and they were married until Eastman’s cancer-related death in 1998. Ono and Lennon met in 1966 when he was still married to his first wife, Cynthia; they divorced in 1968, and Lennon and Ono were wed the following year. They remained together until Lennon’s 1980 murder; Ono is now 92 and still lives in the couple’s New York apartment.

Harrison and Boyd met on the set of the 1964 movie A Hard Day’s Night and married two years later. They divorced in 1977 after Boyd had an affair with Harrison’s best friend Eric Clapton, to whom she was married from 1979-89. Starkey and Starr started dating in 1962 when she was a 16-year-old hairdresser in Liverpool. They were married from 1965-75 and their three children include Zak Starkey, who has drummed for the Who and Oasis. Maureen Starkey passed away in 1994 after battling leukemia.

In related news, Ariana Grande will be part of the cast for the 13th season of American Horror Story, which will be out sometime next year. She joins Sarah Paulson, Evan Peters, Angela Bassett, Kathy Bates, Emma Roberts, Billie Lourd, Gabourey Sidibe, Leslie Grossman, and Jessica Lange in the long-running, Ryan Murphy-led series. Grande previously appeared in Murphy’s 2014 TV series Scream Queens.

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Cast, Release & Potential Settings – Hollywood Life
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Cast, Release & Potential Settings – Hollywood Life

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Just in time for Halloween 2025, the season 13 cast of American Horror Story was unveiled, and fans will see some of Hollywood’s biggest stars step into the terrifying universe. Ariana Grande and Jessica Lange were revealed as new cast members in the upcoming season, leaving fans speculating what they could be playing.

Here, Hollywood Life has rounded up all the details that we know so far about season 13 of AHS.

American Horror Story Season 13 Cast: Who Is Starring in the Show?

In addition to Ariana and Jessica, the rest of the season 13 AHS cast will feature Sarah Paulson, Evan Peters, Angela Bassett, Kathy Bates, Emma Roberts, Billie Lourd, Gabourey Sidibe and Leslie Grossman.

Creator Ryan Murphy’s production company’s Instagram page announced the casting news on October 31, 2025.

Jessica’s casting was a surprise to viewers since the actress previously said she wouldn’t return to the series.

“Oh Christ, no,” she said in February 2025 in response to a question about her possible return. “I mean, I haven’t done it for more than 10 years, 12 years, so, no, I’m not doing it.”

Ariana’s casting is also a shakeup for horror fans. After all, many have seen her as Glinda in both Wicked movies. So, many are curious what role the Nickelodeon alum could step into in AHS.

When Is the American Horror Story Season 13 Release Date?

According to Ryan’s Instagram page, season 13 of AHS is expected to premiere in one year from now: October 31, 2026.

What Is the Premise for AHS Season 13?

The exact plot details of season 13 have not been revealed yet. Since fans know the show is an anthology, they’ve seen the series take place in various settings, from Coven to Apocalypse.

Ryan seemed open to fans’ opinions about where future seasons could be set. In 2021, he held an online poll via his Instagram Stories, asking AHS viewers to vote on themes for upcoming seasons. Some weighed in asking for mermaids and sea sirens, a Wild West backdrop, Salem, Bloody Mary and a plague.

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Premiere Date, Location, Cast and More News

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After mountains of drama, messy love triangles, and one chicken smoothie, Love Is Blind Season 9 has officially wrapped up. In a remarkable franchise first, not a single couple walked away married, despite two of them making it all the way to the altar.

So, will the show give the experiment another shot at finding love sight unseen? Fans of the franchise are already wondering about another round of the reality TV drama, so it only makes sense to look ahead. During the Season 9 reunion, did Nick and Vanessa Lachey reveal any news about Season 10? Swooon is breaking down all the details we know so far about the next chapter of Love Is Blind, including information we have about the next city and more.

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Slow Horses just dropped its Season 5 finale, and the Apple TV adaptation of Mick Herron’s Slough House book series will be back for two more seasons.

The sixth season of Slow Horses has already been filmed, and based on the pattern of previous seasons, chances are it could be released in the fall of 2026.

The drama starring Gary Oldman has gotten early renewals from the start, with, for example, the Season 5 pickup coming just days after the Season 3 finale began streaming. Now that all of Season 5 is streaming, below, we’re taking a look at everything we know so far about Slow Horses Season 6, including the book on which it will be based, a premiere date, and more.

When was Slow Horses renewed for Season 6?

Apple TV announced that Slow Horses will be back for a sixth season in October 2024, less than a week after the fourth season’s finale began streaming. It will consist of six episodes.

“Audiences around the world have fallen in love with the Slow Horses, and I’m delighted that Gary Oldman will be leading this star-studded cast on another acerbic and action-packed adventure,” said Jay Hunt, creative director, Europe, Apple TV+, in a statement at the time.

When will Slow Horses Season 6 premiere?

It’s too soon to tell. Season 1 was released in April 2022, Season 2 in December 2022, Season 3 in November and December 2023, Season 4 in September and October 2024, and now Season 5 is set for September and October 2025. Season 6 has already been filmed, so it should be released sometime in 2026, likely in the fall.

On which book is Slow Horses Season 6 based?

Season 6 will actually cover two books, the sixth and seventh in Mick Herron’s series, Joe Country and Slough House.

The Joe Country synopsis reads as follows: “In Slough House, the London outpost for disgraced MI5 spies, memories are stirring, all of them bad. Catherine Standish is buying booze again, Louisa Guy is raking over the ashes of lost love, and new recruit Lech Wicinski, whose sins make him an outcast even among the slow horses, is determined to discover who destroyed his career, even if he tears his life apart in the process. Meanwhile, in Regent’s Park, Diana Taverner’s tenure as First Desk is running into difficulties. If she’s going to make the Service fit for purpose, she might have to make deals with a familiar old devil… And with winter taking its grip, Jackson Lamb would sooner be left brooding in peace, but even he can’t ignore the dried blood on his carpets. So when the man responsible for killing a slow horse breaks cover at last, Lamb sends the slow horses out to even the score.”

And the Slough House synopsis is: “At Slough House — MI5’s London depository for demoted spies — Brexit has taken a toll. The “slow horses” have been pushed further into the cold, Slough House has been erased from official records, and its members are dying in unusual circumstances, at an unusual clip. No wonder Jackson Lamb’s crew is feeling paranoid. But are they actually targets? With a new populist movement taking hold of London’s streets and the old order ensuring that everything’s for sale to the highest bidder, the world’s a dangerous place for those deemed surplus. Jackson Lamb and the slow horses are in a fight for their lives as they navigate dizzying layers of lies, power, and death.”

What is Slow Horses Season 6 about?

According to Apple TV, it “sees the Slow Horses on the run as Diana Taverner embroils them all in a fatally high-stakes game of retaliation and revenge.”

Who’s in the Slow Horses Season 6 cast?

The Season 5 cast consists of Gary Oldman (Jackson Lamb), Kristin Scott Thomas (Diana Taverner), Jack Lowden (River Cartwright), Saskia Reeves (Catherine Standish), Rosalind Eleazar (Louisa Guy), Christopher Chung as (Roddy Ho), Aimee-Ffion Edwards (Shirley Dander), Ruth Bradley (Emma Flyte), James Callis (Claude Whelan), Tom Brooke (J.K. Coe), and Jonathan Pryce (David Cartwright). Chances are we’ll see almost all, if not all, back; Whelan is no longer First Desk, but this is not the end of him in the books.

Is there a Slow Horses Season 6 trailer?

Not yet.

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Janet Hubert To Join 'Bel-Air' Cast For The Series' Final Season
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Janet Hubert To Join ‘Bel-Air’ Cast For The Series’ Final Season

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In a moment that brings the story full circle, Janet Hubert—the original Aunt Viv from The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air—is set to join the cast of Bel-Air for its fourth and final season on Peacock.

According to Deadline, Hubert will play a new character that Hilary (played by Coco Jones) meets and becomes a mentor and confidant to, adding depth to Hilary’s journey and bridging generations of strong Black female characters.

Her return marks a significant milestone, as Hubert famously departed the original sitcom midway through its six-season run. Now, more than three decades later, her participation in Bel-Air closes a powerful chapter in television history, uniting the show’s legacy with its bold reimagining.

THE FRESH PRINCE OF BEL-AIR — Season 1 — Pictured: (l-r) Janet Hubert as Vivian Banks, Will Smith as William ‘Will’ Smith, James Avery as Philip Banks — Photo by: Chris Haston/NBCU Photo Bank

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Hubert’s addition makes her the sixth OG cast member to appear in the reboot, joining Daphne Maxwell Reid, Vernee Watson-Johnson, Tatyana Ali, Joseph Marcell, and Tyra Banks—who will also appear this season.

Also joining the cast is Caroline Chikezie (Power Book II: Ghost), who will play Dominique Warren, the head of Geoffrey’s (Jimmy Akingbola) former London gang — a role that intertwine with her British background. (Fun fact: the actor portraying the new Uncle Phil is Chikezie’s real-life husband.)

Caroline Chikezie

Caroline Chikezie attends the world premiere of Disney’s Mufasa: The Lion King at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California on December 09, 2024.

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Season 4 of Bel-Air premieres Monday, Nov. 24, with Carla Banks Waddles serving as showrunner, writer, and executive producer.

Other EPs include Morgan Cooper, Will Smith, Terence Carter, James Lassiter, Miguel Melendez, Benny Medina, Quincy Jones, and Andy and Susan Borowitz. Directors this season include Nick Copus, Keesha Sharp, Tina Mabry, and Morgan Cooper.

Janet Hubert

Janet Hubert speaks during the 2024 ESSENCE Festival Of Culture™ Presented By Coca-Cola® at Ernest N. Morial Convention Center on July 07, 2024 in New Orleans, Louisiana.

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Produced by Universal Television (a division of Universal Studio Group) and Westbrook Studios, the season promises to honor the show’s roots while cementing its modern legacy.

Hubert is represented by DGRW.

Chikezie is represented by Paradigm and Untitled.

Janet Hubert

THE FRESH PRINCE OF BEL-AIR — Season 2 — Pictured: Janet Hubert as Vivian Banks —

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Satish Shah Prayer Meet: Sonu Nigam Makes Late Actor’s Ailing Wife Sing Tere Mere Sapne; Sarabhai vs Sarabhai Cast Croon Title Song Once More

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On October 25, fans were left heartbroken as news of veteran actor Satish Shah – one of India’s most beloved comedy stars, passing away made the headlines. After a tearful farewell on Sunday, October 26, a prayer meet was held in the city last evening and saw many celebs from Bollywood and the TV industry in attendance.

Snapped at the emotional get-together was the cast of Sarabhai vs Sarabhai – including Rupali Ganguly, Sumeet Raghavan, Rajesh Kumar, Jamnadas Majethia and Deven Bhojani, as well as Sonu Nigam, David Dhawan and many more. Glimpses of the prayer service have made its way online, including a video of Nigam singing Tere Mere Sapne with Shah’s wife Madhu. Scroll below to see the video and visuals of those who were in attendance.

Sonu Nigam Sings Satish Shah’s Favourite Song With Madhu

As seen in the viral video, Satish Shah’s ailing wife, Madhu, attended the prayer service despite her own health challenges. While there, she paid tribute to her late husband by joining singer Sonu Nigam in an emotional rendition of the classic song Tere Mere Sapne. As per reports, the song was a favourite of the late actor.

The event, attended by Shah’s family and friends, focused on celebrating his life and preferences, with music chosen to reflect his personality. The musical tribute led by Nigam saw Madhu softly humming along before joining in, marking an emotional moment for those in attendance.

According to Shah’s manager, Ramesh Kadatala, the veterana ctor passed away around lunchtime. Kadatala was quoted saying, “He was eating lunch and collapsed after having one bite. The ambulance arrived after half an hour, and we took him to the hospital, and he was declared dead.”

For more news and updates from the entertainment world, stay tuned to Bollywood Bubble.

Also Read: Satish Shah Funeral: Sarabhai Vs Sarabhai Co-Stars Rupali Ganguly, Sumeet Raghavan, Rajesh Kumar Break Down; TMKOC’s Dilip Joshi And Others Attend Last Rites- Watch

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What To Know

  • The cast and creators talk to TV Insider about the series premiere of It: Welcome to Derry, which is set in 1962 and explores the era’s collective fears.
  • The episode introduces a new group of children and adults, highlighting themes of social exclusion and prejudice, while connecting their personal fears to the supernatural terror in Derry.
  • The shocking massacre of most main child characters in the premiere subverts audience expectations, signaling that the series will not follow the familiar patterns of the original It films.

[Warning: The following post contains MAJOR spoilers for the premiere episode of It: Welcome to Derry.]

Welcome back to Derry, Maine, for another cycle of the title extraterrestrial monster emerging from the sewers to terrorize young children.

The premiere of the It prequel series is set in 1962, against a landscape of widespread fears about the bomb and the pernicious racism that prevailed in the era. For cocreator Jason Fuchs, he needed to look no further than Stephen King‘s original text for inspiration for that defining element of the new series.

“Stephen King, I think, intentionally approached it in the way he did, because he wanted Derry to be a microcosm of America, and, in some ways, a microcosm of the larger world around us. We sort of wanted to explore that. We wanted to explore the moment of 1962. It’s a specific period with very specific fears and terrors. Obviously, It does not exist in the beginning, is taking advantage of people’s very real fear. So what are people scared of in 1962, and what are people worried about? There’s a long list, but certainly chief amongst them [is] the threat of nuclear war. It’s the Atomic Age.”

The opening shot of the series plays upon the first of those; a young (but not quite young enough for the pacifier he’s gnawing on) boy named Matty (Miles Ekhardt) is caught watching The Music Man without a ticket at the local cineplex. The usher who chases him implies this is a regular occurrence, but Matty is clocked and covered for by young Ronnie Grogan (Amanda Christine), the daughter of the friendly reel operator, Hank (Stephen Rider), who implies that Matty’s family is terrible to him.

Miles Ekhardt as Matty / HBO

Matty then braves the cold in an effort to get out of Derry and is picked up by a family that goes from wholesome to horrifying in a matter of minutes. As the kids in the backseat with him join their folks in a chorus of bizarre chants, the mother gives birth to a mutant monster baby with wings that attacks. The inspiration for that fearsome new creature, according to Andy Muschietti, is drawn from the perceived dangers of radioactivity in the Cold War era.

“There’s a connection to the collective fears of the era, which is… the fear of nuclear attack, radiation, general nuclear tests. People were in panic of the imminent bang… This scare with the baby is based on the radio broadcast that’s talking about birth defects, stemming from radiation. So I thought it was a great way to start to set up the era where we’re living, what the fears are, and newborn baby, boom, in your face,” Muschietti explained. “There’s also a theme of having children that cuts across the whole book. When you realize that all the Losers in the second half of the book, when they’re adults, they come back to Derry, and they all realized nobody, none of them, had children, it sort of talks about the fear or the horror of bringing kids into this world, which is full of horrors.”

We then meet Major Leroy Hanlon (Jovan Adepo) as he’s welcomed to the air base outside of Derry by General Francis Shaw (James Remar), who quickly puts an obviously racist airman in his place for refusing to salute his superior.

James Remar and Jovan Adepo in It Welcome to Derry

James Remar as Gen. Francis Shaw and Jovan Adepo as Maj. Leroy Hanlon / HBO

For James Remar, while Shaw does want something from Hanlon and his bespoke set of special skills, that’s not the only reason he stands up for him. “Am I just using him? I don’t feel that’s the case, because if I were, then I could do it by force. Francis Shaw is doing it a little bit more by coercion, and trying to get him on his side, and to see what he’s doing is right. So he does have a respect and an affection for him. I don’t feel like he’s just using him. And he protects all his troops, because just about 10 years prior to when this was taking place, maybe 1948, the United States military was desegregated. Prior to that, in World War II, Black troops and white troops did not serve in the same units… But then they integrated. And when the boss, President Truman, said we’re integrating the troops, General Shaw was right on board,” he said. “These are my troops. These are my guys. And it didn’t matter what color they were anymore.”

Leroy is later attacked in his room by a pair of masked men who point a gun at his face and demand top-secret information that he refuses to give. He’s rescued by his partner, Pauly Russo (Randy Mancuso), before things take a grimmer turn.

Jack Malloy Legault, Matilda Legault, Clara stack, Mikkal Karim Fdler in It Welcome to Derry

Jack Malloy Legault as Phil, Matilda Legault as Suzie, Clara Stack as Lilly, and Mikkal Karim Fidler as Teddy / HBO

The show also introduces us to more children who’ve been otherized by their peers at school. There’s Lilly Bainbridge (Clara Stack), who is taunted with jars of pickles after her dad’s accidental death at a jarring factory, and fears she’ll be perceived as mentally unwell. She once confided in Matty about all of that before the boy’s disappearance, and as she remembers that, she begins to hear his voice through the bath drain before a pair of fingers pop out.

Then, there’s Margie (Matilda Lawler), a girl who’s desperately trying to fit in with the popular girls called the Patty Cakes, hates her glasses, and worries that her friendship with Lilly reflects badly on her. Meanwhile, Phil (Jack Molloy Legault) is a foul-mouthed sci-fi lover, and Teddy (Mikkal Karim-Fidler) is an apparent ancestor of Stanley Urie. Teddy, after hearing about the horrors of the Holocaust at the dinner table, experiences the second individual scare with a lampshade turning into human skin and chasing him around the room.

Lilly joins forces with Phil, Teddy, and Phil’s little sister Suzie (Matilda Legault) to dive deeper into what Teddy experienced and how it might relate to Matty’s disappearance. They recruit Ronnie to join in on the mission because she, too, heard something in the pipes. Together, they hit the movie theater to recreate the moment when Matty was last seen, and things take a horrifying turn when the mutant flying baby from the intro bursts through the screen and rips most of the kids to shreds, with just Lilly and Ronnie left alive in the massacre.

Amanda Christine in It Welcome to Derry

Amanda Christine as Ronnie Grogan / HBO

“For me, it was super fun to get to that, being drenched in blood and getting to scream and duck under the seats and see the kids climbing over the seats and getting flung in the air,” Clara Stack remembered of making that scene.

The deaths of three of these children, who at first appear to be in line with the archetypes of the original Losers (with Phil having echoes of Richie Tozier and Teddy reminding us, of course, of Stanley), subverts expectations. That upending was by design, according to executive producer Brad Caleb Kane.

“We wanted to show people in the first episode of the show, this is not the movies. We wanted to pull the rug out from under people right away to let them know you shouldn’t get too comfortable with anybody right away. Anything can happen. Anything will,” he explained.

Find out what else the cast and creatives had to say about the first episode of It: Welcome to Derry in TV Insider’s exclusive aftershow, embedded above. And stay tuned for more cast and creative analysis to come throughout Welcome to Derry‘s run.

It: Welcome to Derry, Sundays, 9/8c, HBO

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