Cinemax’s upcoming ten-part series The Knick has added four members to its cast. The Clive Owen vehicle will center around the Kickerbocker Hospital and will be set in 1900s downtown New York. Steven Soderbergh is set to direct the entire series, which will go into production this fall.
The second half of Breaking Bad‘s final season opened to a huge cable audience. The 5.9 million viewers that tuned in made the AMC series the most successful cable series second only to The Walking Dead.
Dexter has his hands full when Hannah McKay makes an unexpected return to Miami. Not only does he have to track her down, but he’s also managed to take Zach Hamilton under his serial killer wing. “Dress Code” comes on the heels of a surprising and twisty ending last week and provides answers and intriguing development for the episodes to come.
Will unravels after receiving an incoming call in this episode that is filmed in real time. Mackenzie continues to advise him to call his father back, and her persistance forces awkward encounters between the two of them. The Trayvon Martin case is the major news story in this episode.
Ray returns to Boston to find an old friend who answers more questions about Ray’s past. We also find out that the whole motivation for the trip is to arrange the murder of Mickey. Marvin continues to make trouble for the family and assaults Bridget, which is the last straw for Ray.
AMC’s Breaking Bad got off to a fast start, picking things up right where the beginning of the fifth season ended. Walt’s cancer is back, and he’s still trying to stay out of the meth game. Jesse is spiraling into darkness, while Hank has finally put the pieces of Heisenberg together and confronted Walt about his findings.
HBO’s True Blood aired its penultimate episode, wrapping up the season’s major storyline and bidding a fond farewell to one of the show’s characters. While Bill, Eric, Pam, Tara, and Jessica had their revenge on the humans, Sookie and Bon Temps attended Terry’s funeral.
