Made for Shutter, aired on AMC, May 4 , 2020, in the US.
Season 1. Episode 1.
Filmed entirely in Georgia.
Story 1: Timmy is a teen boy very dedicated to his father.
During a stage 4 hurricane, Timmy is out at the local market picking up his dad's trusty beer stash.
But something isn't right with Timmy.
When the shop owner questions him, he explains his dad has changed and he never ever wants to go back home.
Two of the townsmen happen to be at the market and offer to go to Timmy's house to check on his father.
What they find is way worse than they could have imagined.
Story 2: Evie is a little girl with a pretty impressive doll house which she is totally dedicated to.
One day after returning home from school, Evie finds that everyone in her doll house has been moved and there is a strange, creepy head now in the house as well...
This really confuses Evie and every chance she gets she is back at the doll house, looking over and questioning things.
Evie finally comes to the conclusion that the house that she has made with the family inside is haunted.
She does her best to curb the problem inside the doll house but the problem gets out of hand.
Stars Adrienne Barbeau, Tobin Bell, Giancarlo Esposito, Christopher Nathan, Jesse C Boyd, Cailey Fleming, David Shae, Rachel Hendrix, Guy Messenger, Diane D Carter
Directed by John Harrison and Greg Nicotero
Rated TVMA
HORROR/FANTASY/MYSTERY/THRILLER/SCIFI/SERIES/TV
Released November 16th in the US.
Filmed in Georgia and Illinois.
The story : Married couple Pete and Ellie believe their lives could not be more fulfilled.
They work together buying and fixing up houses and they really like what they do.
When they find a house that they believe is perfect for renovation , they bring in Ellie's sister and her husband to check the house out.
Pete and Ellie believe , because the house is so big, it would be perfect for Ellie's sister and husband as they have been working on having kids.
After Ellie's sister and husband have bit of a fight about having kids , Pete and Ellie get to thinking.
Maybe , even though they were not necessarily thinking about it before hand , that they need kids themselves....
They haven't actually thought about it before nor have they been trying but when Ellie sees a video about kids who need to be adopted they decide that's what they need to do , adopt a child.
After attending an adoption agency support group , Pete and Ellie are sure they definitely have what it takes to adopt.
But things just aren't as simple as they imagined.
Stars Mark Wahlberg , Rose Byrne , Allyn Rachel , Tom Segura , Isabella Merced , Gustavo Escobar , Julianna Gamiz . Octavia Spencer , Tig Notaro , Britt Rentschler , Jody Thompson
Directed by Sean Anders
Rated PG13
COMEDY/DRAMA
Released November 27th in the US.
Filmed in Canada and New York.
The story : Howard Beale has been the top USB-TV newscaster for quite sometime.
His ratings have been very good for some years.
But after some personal trouble , his ratings began dipping and USB-TV has finally decided to retire him.
Howard is advised he has two weeks of air time left and that very evening , he goes on camera , stating in a weeks time he will take his own life on live TV.
The station flips and ousts Howard immediately but he soon wants another chance to go on for his remaining time.
Howard is allowed the time by an old friend who also works at the station but this time , Howards air time is spent spewing doom and gloom.
And apparently the viewers love it because the ratings have gone up.
This gives the station an idea , as they are all about their ratings.
Keep Howard on , who is now considered the most important man in news reporting.
Stars William Holden , Peter Finch , Robert DuVall , Wesley Addy , Faye Dunaway , Bill Burrows , John Carpenter , Jordan Charney , Kathy Cronkite , Conchata Ferrell , Cindy Grover
Directed by Sidney Lumet
Rated R
DRAMA
Released August 23rd in the US.
Filmed entirely in Georgia.
The story: 22-year-old Zak is a young man with down syndrome.
But he does not let that stop him from his dream of becoming a famous wrestler.
Zak is out of his element, living in a retirement home where he tries often to escape.
But he always gets caught and brought back to the home.
One night his elderly roommate helps Zak escape and now he is free and on his way...
Well, so it seems.
Zak walks till he comes to a marina where he accidentally meets Tyler.
Tyler has his own problems and no time for Zak.
But when Tyler feels like he doesn't have many options he decides to help Zak.
Zak explains he is on his way to train with a famous wrestler at his school in Florida and wouldn't you know it, Tyler is also on his way to Florida.
So the two travel together and along the way become great friends.
Stars Zack Gottsegen, Dakota Johnson, Bruce Dern, Ann Owens, Shia LaBeouf, John Hawkes, Yelawolf, Lee Spencer, Mark Helms, Thomas Hayden Church, Jake Roberts, Mick Foley
Directed by (& story written) Tyler Nilson and Michael Schwartz
Rated PG13
DRAMA/ADVENTURE/COMEDY
"Friends are the family you choose."
Released May 4th in the US.
Filmed entirely in Canada.
The story: Kate is a young, widowed mother of three young girls.
She is doing the best she can but times are tough.
While attempting to do her cleaning job on a yacht, Kate runs into some trouble.
The guy she's working for is a completely self-centered, spoiled brat which causes the two butt heads.
Kate decides she will just leave but she wants to get paid first.
But the guy refuses to pay her and then pushes her off the yacht.
Later on, Kate sees the stubborn owner of the boat on the news.
Apparently, he is in a local hospital with amnesia.
This gives Kate's friend an idea.
Seeing how the guy is loaded and has no idea who he was before his accident, how about Kate plays the role of his wife purely to get back at him.
Stars Anna Farris , Hannah Nordberg , Alyvia Alyn Lind , Payton Lepinski , Eva Longoria , Mel Rodriguez , Eugenio Derbez , John Hannah , Swoozie Kurtz , Josh Segarra , Fernando Lujan
Directed by Rob Greenberg
Rated PG13
REMAKE/COMEDY
Released October 23rd in the US.
Filmed in England, Scotland, California, Nevada, and France.
The story: In London, without warning, a new virus has made an appearance.
The virus affects types of grass that are the main food supplies for most animals that people eat as well as all-natural water resources.
The result is a shortage of food which results in extreme violence, leaving survival purely up to each individual person and situation.
Early on architect John Custance has got the warning that things will get worse and that he must take his family, leave home, and set out for safety on a farm where his brother is.
But along the way, things get tougher than expected, leaving John and his family to make many desperate decisions to survive.
Stars Nigel Davenport, Jean Wallace, Lynne Frederick, John Hamill, Patrick Holt, Ruth Kettlewell, MJ Mathews, Michael Percival, Tex Fuller, Simon Merrick, Anthony May, Nigel Rathbone
Directed by Cornel Wilde
Rated R
THRILLER/SCIFI
Released December 13th in the US.
Filmed entirely in Canada.
The story: After a bad car accident left Rose with some bad facial scars, she lives her life timidly.
She wants to be a famous fashion designer but is working under a man with more power than herself and because her confidence is a bit shattered, she doesn't stick up for herself when she should.
When Rose goes on a date with a guy she likes she ends up leaving the scene angry after finding out he was asked to take her out.
While fleeing, Rose is in an even worse accident, which disfigures her something awful.
Now she considers herself a monster and life for her is over as she knows it.
Out of the hospital, Rose gets an unexpected email from an experimental hospital that specializes in cases such as hers, and the results change her life altogether.
Rose looks even better than before any of the accidents but there's a consequence she was not aware of...
Now Rose is a monster...
Stars Laura Vandervoort , Mackenzie Gray , Hanneke Talbot , Benjamin Hollingsworth , Stephen Huszar , Stephen McHattie , Ted Atherton , Kevin Hanchard , Heidi von Palleske
Directed by Jen and Sylvia Soska
Not Rated
REMAKE/HORROR/SCIFI
