Genre Drama | Fantasy | Horror
Cast Uma Thurman, Sivan Alyra Rose, Griffin Powell-Arcand, Nicholas Galitzine
Rating Unrated
Series Premiere April 26th, 2019 (Netflix)
“A woman survives a heart transplant and begins to develop different personality traits.”
The upcoming Netflix drama horror series Chambers tells the story of a woman who survives a heart transplant and begins to develop different personality traits. Check out the official trailer below!!
Director Josh Lobo
Genre Horror
Cast Jocelin Donahue, Susan Burke, Chris Sullivan, A.J. Bowen
Rating Unrated
Release Date April 26th, 2019 (Limited)
“A man descends into paranoia after trapping what he believes to be the devil in his basement, but things take a dark turn when his family unexpectedly arrive for Christmas.”
Written and directed by Josh Lobo, I Trapped the Devil tells the story of a man hoping for a joyful family reunion as he and his wife pay a surprise visit to the home of his estranged brother, Steve, to celebrate Christmas. To their shock, they soon learn that Steve has a hostage in his basement -- a man he claims is the devil. Check out the official trailer below!!
Ted Takes Fun Facts, I Trapped the Devil:
The directorial debut for Josh Lobo.
An IFC Midnight release, the film is rumored to have a budget of just $1 million.
Developer NetherRealm Studios | WB Games
Genre Action | Adventure | Fantasy
Rating Mature
Formats PS4 | PC | Switch | Xbox One
Release Date April 23rd, 2019
“Continue the epic saga through a new cinematic story that is more than 25 years in the making. Players will take on the role of a variety of past and present characters in a time-bending new narrative that pits Raiden against Kronika, the Keeper of Time who created existence at the dawn of history.”
Mortal Kombat fans REJOICE!!! The latest entry in the franchise is upon us and let me just say it looks pretttyyyyyyy sweet!! I grew up with the Mortal Kombat franchise, so this is very much hardcore nostalgia for me - needless to say I can’t wait for this!! Check out the official launch trailer below!!
Ted Takes Fun Facts, Mortal Kombat 11:
First Mortal Kombat sequel in over 20 years (specifically, since Mortal Kombat 4) to be titled with just a number rather than a subtitle. While the previous entry was the tenth game in the mainline series, Mortal Kombat X, as a Roman numeral, does not count, as all of the marketing referred to the "X" as the letter, not "ten".
Genre Action | Comedy | Drama
Cast Ralph Macchio, William Zabka, Tanner Buchanan, Jacob Bertrand
Rating TV-14
Series Premiere April 24th, 2019 (YouTube Red)
“Decades after their 1984 All Valley Karate Tournament bout, a middle-aged Daniel LaRusso and Johnny Lawrence find themselves martial-arts rivals again.”
The Karate Kid comeback was enough of a success that we are getting a 2nd season!! Exclusive to YouTube Red, Cobra Kai reunites old rivals Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio) and Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka). Check out the official trailer below!!
Ted Takes Fun Facts, Cobra Kai:
Johnny Lawrence confirms the long held belief that Daniel LaRusso's crane kick, that won him the tournament in The Karate Kid (1984), was an illegal move and should have resulted in at least a warning (or had him disqualified with Johnny then being crowned champion of the tournament).
Director Hiro Murai
Genre Comedy | Music | Thriller
Cast Donald Glover, Rihanna, Letitia Wright, Nonso Anozie
Rating TV-MA
Release Date April 13th, 2019 (Amazon Prime)
“A young musician seeks to hold a festival to liberate the oppressed people of Guava Island, even if only for a day.”
From director Hiro Murai (Atlanta), Guava Island tells the story of a young musician who seeks to hold a festival to liberate the oppressed people of Guava Island, even if only for a day. Check out a few clips for the movie below!!
Director Erik Bloomquist
Genre Drama | Mystery | Thriller
Cast Adam Weppler, Catherine Corcoran, Nicholas Tucci, Fran Kranz
Rating Unrated
Release Date April 10th, 2019 (Disc & Streaming/On-Demand)
“When Seth receives a mysterious letter inviting him to spend the weekend at a secluded mansion in the country, he soon realizes the people inside the house may know him better than he knows himself.”
Co-written and directed by Erik Bloomquist, Long Lost is a drama thriller that tells the story of Seth who receives a mysterious letter inviting him to spend the weekend at a secluded mansion in the country where he soon realizes the people inside the house may know him better than he knows himself. Check out the official trailer below!!
Ted Takes Fun Facts, Long Lost:
Shown at the Nevermore Film Festival on March 8-10, 2019. Won both the Jury Award and the Audience Award for Best Feature.
Director Fab 5 Freddy
Genre Documentary
Cast B-Real, David Hager, Damian Marley, Snoop Dogg
Rating Unrated
Release Date April 20th, 2019 (Netflix)
“A look at America’s complicated relationship with cannabis.”
Grass is Greener is a documentary that takes an up-close and perosnal look at America's complicated relationship with cannabis. Check out the official trailer below!!
Director Michael Chaves
Genre Horror | Mystery | Thriller
Cast Linda Cardellini, Patricia Valasquez, Raymond Cruz, Sean Patrick Thomas
Rating R
Release Date April 19th, 2019
“Ignoring the eerie warning of a troubled mother suspected of child endangerment, a social worker and her own small kids are soon drawn into a frightening supernatural realm.”
Directed by Michael Chaves and produced by horror legend James Wan, The Curse of La Llorona is a horror thriller that tells the story of a social worker and her children who are drawn into a frightening supernatural realm after she ignores the eerie warning of a mother suspected of child endangerment. Check out the brand new official trailer below!!
Ted Takes Fun Facts, The Curse of La Llorona:
In Mexican folklore "La Llorona” means The Weeping Woman. A horrifying apparition, caught between Heaven and Hell, trapped in a terrible fate sealed by her own hand. The mere mention of her name has struck terror around the world for generations.'
From the producers of The Conjuring Universe.
Director Alastair Fothergill, Jeff Wilson
Genre Documentary
Cast Penguins
Rating G
Release Date April 17th, 2019
“The story of Steve, an Adélie penguin, on a quest to find a life partner and start a family. When Steve meets with Wuzzo the emperor penguin they become friends. But nothing comes easy in the icy Antarctic.”
“Disneynature’s all-new feature film “Penguins” is a coming-of-age story about an Adélie penguin named Steve who joins millions of fellow males in the icy Antarctic spring on a quest to build a suitable nest, find a life partner and start a family. None of it comes easily for him, especially considering he’s targeted by everything from killer whales to leopard seals, who unapologetically threaten his happily ever after. From the filmmaking team behind “Bears” and “Chimpanzee,” Disneynature’s “Penguins” opens in theaters nationwide in time for Earth Day 2019.”
Check out the official trailer for DisneyNature’s Penguins below!!
Director Roxann Dawson
Genre Biography | Drama
Cast Topher Grace, Chrissy Metz, Josh Lucas, Rebecca Staab
Rating PG
Release Date April 17th, 2019
“When he was 14, Smith drowned in Lake St. Louis and was dead for nearly an hour. According to reports at the time, CPR was performed 27 minutes to no avail. Then the youth’s mother, Joyce Smith, entered the room, praying loudly. Suddenly, there was a pulse, and Smith came around.”
From director Roxann Dawson (The Americans, House of Cards), Breakthrough is a biography drama based on the true story of a young boy who nearly drowned at the age of 14 only to be miraculously saved by the power of prayer. Check out the official trailer below!!
Ted Takes Fun Facts, Breakthrough:
Golden State Warriors point guard Stephen Curry is an executive producer on this film.
Director David Robert Mitchell
Genre Crime | Thriller
Cast Andrew Garfield, Riley Keough, Topher Grace, Zosia Mamet
Rating R
Release Date April 19th, 2019 (Limited)
“An aimless young man becomes an unwitting detective when his beautiful neighbor vanishes.”
Written and directed by David Robert Mitchell, the man behind the horror classic It Follows, Under the Silver Lake is a neo-noir crime thriller about a young man who becomes obsessed with the circumstances surrounding the kidnapping of his beautiful neighbor, and gets in over his head as he attempts to investigate what exactly happened. The cast includes Andrew Garfield, Riley Keough, Topher Grace, and Zosia Mamet. Check out the official trailer below!!
Ted Takes Fun Facts, Under the Silver Lake:
Dakota Johnson was cast in the lead female role but dropped out due to scheduling conflicts. Riley Keough replaced her.
Andrew Garfield and Topher Grace have both appeared in at least one Spider-Man film. Garfield starred as Spider-Man in the Marc Webb series, while Grace starred as Venom in Spider-Man 3 (2007).
Genre Comedy
Cast Ramy Youssef, Steve Way, Dave Merheje, Laith Nakil
Rating Unrated
Series Premiere April 19th, 2019 (Hulu)
“First-generation Egyptian-American Ramy is on a spiritual journey in his politically divided New Jersey neighborhood.”
From creator Ramy Youssef who is also the star of the new series, Ramy tells the story of first-generation Egyptian-American Ramy as he embarks on a spiritual journey in his politically divided New Jersey neighborhood. Check out the official trailer below!!
Genre Comedy
Cast Lake Bell, Dak Shepard, Madison Curry, Pam Grier
Rating Unrated
Series Premiere April 16th, 2019 9:30 PM EST (ABC)
“A newlywed couple’s plan to leave the big city for a quieter life in Nebraska doesn’t go as expected.”
“Newlyweds Rio and Mike make the decision to change the course of their life together and move from the relentless pace of big city New York to what they think will be a more relaxed existence in rural Nebraska. After dropping everything —including their jobs and an overbearing mother-in-law — to make the move from skyscrapers to farmhouses, they soon realize that the simpler life isn’t as easy as they had planned. Rio and Mike must now learn how to weather the storm as they are faced with unexpected challenges in their new lives as farmers.”
Check out the official trailer below!!
Ted Takes Fun Facts, Bless This Mess:
A remake of Green Acres (1965)
Genre Crime | Drama
Cast Titus Welliver, Jamie Hector, Madison Lintz, Amy Aquino
Rating TV-MA
Series Premiere April 19th, 2019 (Amazon Prime)
“Months after bringing his mother’s killer to justice, Bosch finds himself seeking the truth on two fronts. New evidence in an old case leaves everyone wondering whether Bosch planted evidence to convict the wrong guy. And a murder at a Hollywood pharmacy exposes a sophisticated opioid pill mill, sending Bosch down a dark and perilous path in pursuit of the killers.”
Based on the books from author Michael Connelly, Bosch is a crime drama about homicide detective Harry Bosch. Connelly has written a number of books including Bosch, many of which also include his half brother Michael Haller, played by Matthew McConaughey in the film The Lincoln Lawyer. The new season of Bosch finds Detective Hieronymus “Harry” Bosch (Welliver) investigating a murder at a Hollywood pharmacy that exposes a sophisticated opioid ring and compels him to make a risky maneuver. Check out the official trailer below!!
Ted Takes Fun Facts, Bosch:
In the literary world, Bosch is the half brother of Michael (Mickey) Haller from The Lincoln Lawyer (2011). They have the same father, also a lawyer, named Michael Haller. Michael, Jr. is the legitimate son, while Harry Bosch is illegitimate.
Bosch's partner is depicted as having something of a clothes fetish and is heavily into designer fashion. In reality, Jamie Hector has his own fashion label called "Royal Addiction".
Director Beyoncé
Genre Documentary | Music
Cast Beyoncé, Jay Z, Kelly Rowland, Michelle Williams
Rating TV-MA
Release Date April 17th, 2019 (Netflix)
“This intimate, in-depth look at Beyoncé’s celebrated 2018 Coachella performance reveals the emotional road from creative concept to cultural movement.”
Directed by Beyoncé herself, Homecoming: A Film by Beyoncé is a documentary about music that takes an intimate, in-depth look at Beyoncé's celebrated 2018 Coachella performance revealing the emotional road from creative concept to cultural movement. Check out the official trailer below!!
Ted Takes Fun Facts, Homecoming: A Film by Beyoncé:
Beyoncé was paid $3 million to perform at Coachella.
Genre Comedy
Cast Chris Lilley
Rating TV-MA
Series Premiere April 19th, 2019 (Netflix)
“This mockumentary series follows the peculiar lives of six eccentric - and sometimes obscene - misfits who march to their own beat.”
Written and created by Chris Lilley, who also plays all of the roles in the series, Lunatics is a mockumentary” series following the peculiar lives of six eccentric - and sometimes obscene - misfits who march to their own beat. Check out the official trailer below!!
Director John R. Leonetti
Genre Horror | Thriller
Cast Stanley Tucci, Kiernan Shipka, Miranda Otto, Kate Trotter
Rating PG-13
Release Date April 10th, 2019 (Netflix)
“A family struggles to survive after deadly creatures that hunt by sound invade the planet.”
From director John R. Leonetti (Annabelle), The Silence tells the story of a family as they struggle to survive after deadly creatures that hunt by sound invade the planet. Check out the official trailer below!!
Ted Takes Fun Facts, The Silence:
Has similar elements to A Quiet Place (2018) which stars Stanley Tucci's sister-in-law Emily Blunt. However, Tim Lebbon's book, from which this film is based, was published in August 2015 and the film began shooting in September 2017, both before A Quiet Place(2018) was released.
Director Chris Nelson
Genre Comedy | Romance
Cast Noah Centineo, Laura Marano, Odiseas Georgiadis, Camila Mendes
Rating TV-14
Release Date April 12th, 2019 (Netflix)
“To save up for college, Brooks Rattigan creates an app where anyone can pay him to play the perfect stand-in boyfriend for any occasion.”
From director Chris Nelson, The Perfect Date is a comedy that tells the story of Brooks Rattigan, who to save up for college creates an app where anyone can pay him to play the perfect stand-in boyfriend for any occasion. Check out the official trailer below!!
Ted Takes Fun Facts, The Perfect Date:
Based on the book The Stand-In by Steve Bloom.
Director Neil Marshall
Genre Action | Adventure | Fantasy
Cast David Harbour, Milla Jovovich, Daniel Day Kim, Ian McShane
Rating R
Release Date April 12th, 2019
“Based on the graphic novels by Mike Mignola, Hellboy, caught between the worlds of the supernatural and human, battles an ancient sorceress bent on revenge.”
From director Neil Marshall, Hellboy is the highly anticipated film based on the graphic novel that tells the story of Hellboy, a hybrid man/creature caught between the worlds of the supernatural and human, as he battles an ancient sorceress bent on revenge. With cult favorite actor David Harbour (Stranger Things, Suicide Squad) taking on the role of Hellboy, this should be pretty damn good. Check out the official trailers below!!
Ted Takes Fun Facts, Hellboy:
Director Guillermo Del Toro tried unsuccessfully for a decade to get a 3rd film made after Hellboy II: The Golden Army. The new Hellboy is a complete reboot and not a continuation of the previous movies starring Ron Perlman and directed by Guillermo Del Toro
Milla Jovovich, according to her Instagram, wanted to work on the movie due to being a fan of both Stranger Things and Deadwood, both of which had David Harbour and Ian McShane, respectively.
Director Chris Butler
Genre Animation | Adventure | Comedy
Cast Zoe Saldana, Hugh Jackman, Timothy Olyphant, Emma Thompson
Rating PG
Release Date April 12th, 2019
“Mr. Link recruits explorer Sir Lionel Frost to help find his long-lost relatives in the fabled valley of Shangri-La. Along with adventurer Adelina Fortnight, this trio of explorers travel the world to help their new friend.”
Written and directed by Chris Butler (ParaNorman), Missing Link is a animated comedy about a charismatic and supremely confident investigator who due to feeling underappreciated goes on an epic journey to prove his worth. Check out the official trailer below!!
Ted Takes Fun Facts, Missing Link:
4th voice acting performance for Hugh Jackman in a theatrical film, after Flushed Away(2006), Happy Feet (2006), and Rise of the Guardians (2012).