#FIRSTLOOK: NEW TEASER FOR SEASON TWO OF “SCHOOL SPIRITS”

Paramount+ revealed the teaser and first-look images for season two of its hit original drama series SCHOOL SPIRITS. The highly anticipated new season will debut early 2025, streaming exclusively on Paramount+ in Canada, the U.S., Australia, the UK, Latin America, Brazil, Italy, France, Germany, Switzerland, Austria and Japan. Season one is currently available to stream on Paramount+. The news was revealed during the SCHOOL SPIRITS panel at New York Comic Con 2024. Season 1 and 2 of SCHOOL SPIRITS was filmed in Vancouver.

Picking up from the shocking season one finale, Maddie Nears (Peyton List) is still stuck in the afterlife, but now with the knowledge of what happened to her. She must unite her friends in the spectral and living worlds in order to reclaim her stolen life. In the just-released teaser, viewers get a glimpse into the suspense that awaits them this season.

SCHOOL SPIRITS stars Peyton List as Maddie Nears, Kristian Ventura as Simon Elroy, Spencer MacPherson as Xavier Baxter, Kiara Pichardo as Nicole Herrera, Sarah Yarkin as Rhonda, Nick Pugliese as Charley, Rainbow Wedell as Claire Zomer, Josh Zuckerman as Mr. Martin and Milo Manheim as Wally Clark.

Produced by Awesomeness Studios, School Spirits was created by Nate Trinrud & Megan Trinrud, who are executive producers on the series. Oliver Goldstick (Pretty Little Liars, Bridgerton) serves as showrunner and executive producer. Thomas Higgins (13 Reasons Why) is also an executive producer. List serves as a producer on the series. Production of School Spirits is overseen by Shauna Phelan, Head of Nickelodeon & Awesomeness Live-Action, with Awesomeness Studios’ Executives Brin Lukens and Austin Bedell.

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About Awesomeness

Founded in 2012, Awesomeness is a media company focused on serving the global Gen Z audience through its digital publishing, film and television studio divisions. Awesomeness has become the destination for youth culture, cultivating a loyal audience with award-winning programming on the world’s biggest streaming services including Netflix (smash-hit film series “To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before,” Emmy® winner “Trinkets”) and Hulu (Emmy winner “Zac & Mia”, Emmy nominee “Pen15”), along with the company’s immensely popular short-form programs on YouTube (“Next Influencer,” “Twin My Heart,” “Noah Beck Tries Things,” “My Dream Quinceañera”), that garner hundreds of millions of views. As a leading media brand, Awesomeness’ worldwide distribution footprint spans owned, social and premium SVOD platforms. Awesomeness is part of Paramount’s (Nasdaq: PARA, PARAA) global portfolio of multimedia entertainment brands and headquartered in Los Angeles, with additional offices in New York.

#FIRSTLOOK: “COBRA KAI” SEASON 6 NOW IN PRODUCTION

Great news! Netflix’s COBRA KAI is back in production for its sixth and final season! Season 6 arrives in 2024.

ABOUT THE SERIES

Cobra Kai takes place over 30 years after the events of the 1984 All Valley Karate Tournament with the continuation of the inescapable conflict between Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio) and Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka).

Cobra Kai is written and executive produced by Josh Heald, Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg via their production company, Counterbalance Entertainment. Will Smith, James Lassiter and Caleeb Pinkett executive produce for Westbrook Entertainment along with Susan Ekins in association with Sony Pictures Television. Ralph Macchio and William Zabka also serve as executive producers.

Cast: Ralph Macchio, William Zabka, Martin Kove, Xolo Maridueña, Jacob Bertrand, Mary Mouser, Tanner Buchanan, Peyton List, Gianni DeCenzo, Courtney Henggeler, Vanessa Rubio, Dallas Dupree Young, Yuji Okumoto, Alicia Hannah-Kim, Griffin Santopietro, Oona O’Brien

The first five seasons are now streaming with the series set to return for a sixth and final season in 2024.

#FIRSTLOOK: ELI ROTH’S “BE MINE: A VR VALENTINE’S SLASHER”

Crypt TV presents “Eli Roth’s BE MINE: A VR Valentine’s Slasher,” a frighteningly lovely VR horror experience launching in Meta Horizon Worlds and Meta Quest TV on Friday, February 10, 2023 at 7pm PST/10pm EST. Visit the website to RSVP Now.

Synopsis:

“Eli Roth’s BE MINE: A VR Valentine’s Slasher” follows Becca, a college senior who’s going to throw the best Valentine’s Day party ever. There’s just one caveat: everyone invited is secretly there to help Becca catch her Valentine’s Day stalker — an anonymous maniac in a Cupid mask who kills any man that gets close to her with a bow and arrow. But this Valentine’s Day will be slightly different as everyone is ready to turn the tables on the killer that walks among them. With the help of the police, her sorority sisters and the fraternity next door, Becca and the party fight back to stop the carnage and uncover the mysterious secret behind a bloody Valentine’s Day massacre. 

Written by Eli Roth, directed by Adam MacDonald, and starring Peyton List (Cobra Kai), Inanna Sarkis and Alanna Ubach (Euphoria), the 30-minute, 180- and 360-degree immersive VR experience follows Becca, a girl who is stalked by an anonymous maniac in a Cupid mask as she finds herself at the center of a frightening Valentine’s Day nightmare. “Eli Roth’s BE MINE: A VR Valentine’s Slasher” puts the audience right into the action of the creepiest Valentine’s Day party ever to experience watching the immersive horror piece in VR. 

“Eli Roth’s BE MINE: A VR Valentine’s Slasher” is Eli Roth’s second VR collaboration with Meta and Crypt TV following “Eli Roth’s Haunted House: Trick-VR-Treat” which premiered in Meta Horizon Worlds and Meta Quest TV in 2022.

(Photo/video credit: Oculus)

#FIRSTLOOK: NEW TRAILER FOR “SCHOOL SPIRITS” STARRING PEYTON LIST

Paramount+ today announced its new young adult drama series, SCHOOL SPIRITS, will premiere with two episodes on Thurs., March 9, exclusively on Paramount+ in the U.S. and Canada. Following the premiere, new episodes of the 8-episode-long season will be available to stream weekly on Thursdays for subscribers in the U.S. and Canada. SCHOOL SPIRITS was filmed in Vancouver in the summer and fall of 2022. 

The announcement was made during the series’ panel at Paramount+’s Television Critics Association presentation, where a first look teaser trailer was also revealed. The SCHOOL SPIRITS panel featured series star Peyton List, along with cast members Nick Pugliese and Milo Manheim; showrunner and executive producer Oliver Goldstick; and creators, executive producers and writers Nate and Megan Trinrud.  

Produced by Awesomeness Live-Action Studios, the YA series SCHOOL SPIRITS is centered around Maddie (Peyton List), a teen girl stuck in the afterlife investigating her mysterious disappearance. Maddie goes on a crime-solving journey as she adjusts to high school in the afterlife, but the closer she gets to uncovering the truth, the more secrets and lies she discovers. 

SCHOOL SPIRITS stars Peyton List (“Cobra Kai,” “Bunk’d”) as Maddie Nears, and is based on the upcoming graphic novel by Nate & Megan Trinrud and Maria Nguyen. Additional cast members include Kristian Flores (“Reboot,” “The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent”) as Simon Elroy, Spencer MacPherson (“Reign,” “Degrassi: Next Class”) as Xavier Baxter, Kiara Pichardo (“The Society,” “Mother/Android”) as Nicole Herrera, Sarah Yarkin (“Texas Chainsaw Massacre,” “Happy Death Day 2U”) as Rhonda, Nick Pugliese (“13 Reasons Why,” “Dramarama”) as Charley, Rainbow Wedell (“The Wilds,” “The Bureau of Magical Things”) as Claire Zolinski and Milo Manheim (“Zombies 3,” “Prom Pact”) as Wally Clark. Josh Zuckerman (“The Offer,” “Oppenheimer”) and Maria Dizzia (“13 Reasons Why,” “Orange Is the New Black”) have recurring guest star roles as Mr. Martin and Sandra Nears, respectively.  

Oliver Goldstick (“Pretty Little Liars,” “Bridgerton”) serves as showrunner and executive producer of SCHOOL SPIRITS, along with creators Nate and Megan Trinrud, who wrote the pilot. Max Winkler (“Cruel Summer,” “Jungleland”) directed the first two episodes and also executive produced. 

SCHOOL SPIRITS joins Paramount+’s growing lineup of YA content, including the hit iCARLY revival and the original film HONOR SOCIETY. 

#FIRSTLOOK: CELEBRITY GUESTS CONFIRMED FOR 2022 FAN EXPO CANADA

Set to take place again this year between August 25-28, 2022 at Metro Toronto Convention Centre, FAN EXPO CANADA returns once again! Even more celebrity guests have been added to the schedule, including, a just-confirmed Charlie Hunnam!

List of those confirmed so far:

• JEFF ANDERSON (Clerks, Zack and Miri Make a Porno)
• SEAN ASTIN (The Lord of the Rings trilogy, The Goonies)
• JACOB BERTRAND (Cobra Kai, Kirby Buckets)
• BILLY BOYD (The Lord of the Rings trilogy)
• LEVAR BURTON (Star Trek: The Next Generation, Perception)
• GINA CARANO (The Mandalorian, Deadpool)
• ANTHONY DANIELS (Star Wars universe)
• ASHLEY ECKSTEIN (Star Wars: The Clone Wars)
• ROBERT ENGLUND (A Nightmare on Elm Street)
• GIANCARLO ESPOSITO (The Mandalorian, Breaking Bad, The Boys)
• TREVOR FEHRMAN (Clerks II)
• DAVID FOLEY (The Kids in the Hall)
• TYLER HOECHLIN (Superman & Lois, Teen Wolf)
• CHARLIE HUNNAM (Sons of Anarchy, The Gentlemen)
• RYAN HURST (Sons of Anarchy, The Walking Dead, The Mysterious Benedict Society)
• MARTIN KOVE (Cobra Kai, The Karate Kid)
• PEYTON LIST (Cobra Kai, Bunk’d)
• CAITY LOTZ (Legends of Tomorrow, Arrow)
• JES MACALLAN (Legends of Tomorrow, Mistresses)
• JASON MEWES (Clerks)
• DOMINIC MONAGHAN (The Lord of the Rings trilogy, Lost)
• BRIAN O’HALLORAN (Clerks)
• LANA PARRILLA (Once Upon a Time, Why Women Kill)
• EMILIO RIVERA (Sons of Anarchy, Mayans M.C., On My Block)
• MICHAEL ROOKER (Guardians of the Galaxy, The Walking Dead)
• THEO ROSSI (Sons of Anarchy, Army of the Dead)
• KATEE SACKHOFF (The Mandalorian, Another Life, Battlestar Galactica)
• WILLIAM SHATNER (Star Trek)
• KEVIN SMITH (Clerks)
• BRENT SPINER (Star Trek: The Next Generation, Penny Dreadful: City of Angels)
• BITSIE TULLOCH (Superman & Lois, Grimm)
• CARL WEATHERS (The Mandalorian, Rocky, Predator)
• MING-NA WEN (The Book of Boba Fett, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.)
• ELIJAH WOOD (The Lord of the Rings trilogy)
• WILLIAM ZABKA (Cobra Kai, The Karate Kid)

For a complete list of guests, info and tickets, visit: fanexpocanada.com

#SPOTTED: JACOB BATALON, LIV HEWSON, MILES ROBBINS, PIERSON FODÉ + PEYTON LIST IN TORONTO

More productions are taking flight in Toronto and this time around we see Eva Longoria behind the lens directing a The CW Pilot GLAMOROUS! The Series starring Brooke Shields, Pierson Fodé, Peyton List and Ben J. Pierce. The Pilot centers on a gender-nonconfirming teen (Pierce) who lands a gig at a cosmetics company after criticizing their products on YouTube. We spotted stars Fodé (Bold and the Beautiful), who has been nominated twice for an EMMY and List (Mad Men, 90210) working-out earlier after a reading in the afternoon and they were nice enough to stop for some Fans on the street. The Pilot wraps end of March.

 

Fodé

 

List

 

Netflix Feature LET IT SNOW continues to film in and around the City and we welcome back Spider-Man Reboot Franchise star Jacob Batalon, who appears in the upcoming Holiday flick. Batalon appears to have been out shopping for glasses earlier and was amazing to several fans who spotted him on the streets. He just filmed Romantic-Comedy EVERY DAY here in 2017.

 

Batalon

 

We also saw his Co-Star Miles Robbins (Blockers) out and about too and he also was gracious to stop for a wave! LET IT SNOW wraps end of March as well.

 

Robbins

 

Australian talent Liv Hewson has gained a lot of recognition for their work starring on Netflix‘s Santa Clarita Diet, on which they star as Abby Hammond. Hewson also has been in and out of Toronto working on Let it Snow and just this weekend enjoyed Montreal. They also will be seen later this year in eagerly-awaited Fair and Balanced, which centers on the experience of various female FOX NEWS personnel starring Margot Robbie, Nicole Kidman and Charlize Theron.

 

Hewson

 

(Photo credit: Mr. Will Wong)