An American Pickle

Director Brandon Trost

Genre Comedy | Drama

Cast Seth Rogen, Sarah Snook, Sean Whalen, Jorma Taccone

Rating PG-13

Release Date August 6th, 2020 (HBO Max)

“An immigrant worker at a pickle factory is accidentally preserved for 100 years and wakes up in modern day Brooklyn.”

Directed by Brandon Trost (This is the End, Neighbors) and based on Simon Rich’s New Yorker novella, An American Pickle tells the story of an immigrant worker who falls into a vat of pickles and is brined for 100 years. The brine preserves him perfectly, and when he emerges in present day Brooklyn, he finds that he hasn't aged a day. Check out the official trailer below!!

Ted Takes Fun Facts, An American Pickle:

• Initially intended for theatrical release later this year, Sony made the decision to sell the Seth Rogen comedy to the Warner Media streaming service, HBO Max.

• From the producers of The Disaster Artist and 50/50.

Summerland

Director Jessica Swale

Genre Drama | War

Cast Gemma Arterton, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Penelope Wilton, Tom Courtenay

Rating PG

Release Date July 31st, 2020

“During World War II, an Englishwoman opens her heart to an evacuee after initially resolving to be rid of him in this moving journey of womanhood, love and friendship.”

Written and directed by Jessica Swale, Summerland is a war drama set during During World War II, telling the story of reclusive writer Alice who has her sequestered life upended when Frank, an evacuee from the London Blitz, is left in her care. Despite initially resolving to be rid of him, Alice finds herself and her emotions reawakened by him. Check out the official trailer below!!

Ted Takes Fun Facts, Summerland:

• Shares the same name but no other tie to the Lori Loughlin-Ryan Kwanten-Zac Effron television series "Summerland" (2003-2005).

The Tax Collector

Director David Ayer

Genre Crime | Drama | Thriller

Cast Shia LaBeouf, Bobby Soto, Cinthya Carmona, George Lopez

Rating Unrated

Release Date August 7th, 2020 (Limited & On-Demand)

“A “tax collector” for a crime lord finds his family’s safety compromised when his boss’s old rival shows up in LA and upends his business.”

Written and directed by David Ayer, the man behind Training Day, End of Watch, Fury, and Suicide Squad, The Tax Collector is a crime drama that tells the story of David and Creeper who are “tax collectors” for the crime lord Wizard, collecting his cut from the profits of local gangs’ illicit dealings. But when Wizard’s old rival returns to Los Angeles from Mexico, the business is upended, and David finds himself desperate to protect what matters more to him than anything else: his family. Check out the official trailer below!!

Star Trek: Lower Decks

Genre Animation | Action | Adventure

Cast Tawny Newsome, Jack Quaid, Noël Wells, Gillian Vigman

Rating Unrated

Series Premiere August 6th, 2020 (CBS All Access)

“The support crew serving on one of Starfleet’s least important ships, the U.S.S. Cerritos, have to keep up with their duties, often while the ship is being rocked by a multitude of sci-fi anomalies.”

A CBS All Access animated series, Star Trek: Lower Decks follows the support crew serving on one of Starfleet's least important ships, the U.S.S. Cerritos, working to keep up with their duties, often while the ship is being rocked by a multitude of sci-fi anomalies. Check out the official trailer below!!

The Secret Garden

Director Marc Munden

Genre Drama | Family | Fantasy

Cast Colin Firth, Julie Walters, Dixie Egerickx, Edan Hayhurst

Rating PG

Release Date August 7th, 2020 (Limited & On-Demand)

“An orphaned girl discovers a magical garden hidden at her strict uncle’s estate.”

From director Marc Munden and the producers of Harry Potter and Paddington, The Secret Garden tells the story of an orphaned girl who discovers a magical garden hidden at her strict uncle's estate. Check out the official trailer below!!

Ted Takes Fun Facts, The Secret Garden:

• Based on the novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett.

• Julie Walters, Director Marc Munden, and Writer Jack Thorne previously collaborated on National Treasure (2016), which won a BAFTA Award for Best Mini-Series.

Host

Director Rob Savage

Genre Horror

Cast Haley Bishop, Radina Drandova, Edward Linard, Jemma Moore

Rating Unrated

Release Date July 30th, 2020 (SHUDDER)

“Six friends hire a medium to hold a scene via Zoom during lock down - but they get far more than they bargained for as things quickly go wrong. ”

A SHUDDER exclusive, Host is a horror thriller that tells the story of six friends who hire a medium to hold a séance over Zoom during lockdown, but they get far more than they bargain for as things quickly go wrong. When an evil spirit starts invading their homes, they begin to realize they might not survive the night. Check out the official trailer below!!

Ted Takes Fun Facts, Host:

• Due to social distancing precautions, director Rob Savage never set foot in the same room as his actors at any point during production and instead directed them remotely.

The Last Narc

Genre Documentary

Cast Hector Berrellez, Geneva Camarena, Jorge Godoy, Phil Jordan

Rating TV-MA

Series Premiere July 31st, 2020 (Amazon Prime)

“Former cartel insiders divulge the bone-chilling details behind the notorious murder and kidnapping of DEA Agent “Kiki” Camarena.”

The Last Narc is a true crime docuseries that tells the story of former cartel insiders who divulge the bone-chilling details behind the notorious murder and kidnapping of DEA Agent "Kiki" Camarena. Check out the official trailer below!!