Matt’s Inside Line: Scoop on Five-0, Legends, Lucifer, Supernatural, NCIS, S.W.A.T., Nashville Finale and More
Who on Hawaii Five-0 is Expendable? What haunts Legends of Tomorrow‘s demonologist? Is an NCIS team losing an agent to zombies? How “engaging” is the Nashville series finale? Read on for answers to those questions plus teases from other shows.
Any word on if Danny will be in the 200th episode of Hawaii Five-0? He misses a few episodes each season, and I hope this isn’t one of them!
—Sarah
As showrunner Peter M. Lenkov shared on Twitter, yes, Scott Caan will be in the milestone episode. Which is a good thing, since….
Any news on Hawaii Five-0‘s Steve/Danny to share with us? –Mary
In Episode 200, McDanno’s restaurant “is going to have a soft open,” Lenkov told me at Comic-Con (where he was promoting CBS’ Magnum P.I. reboot). And that in turn will lead to “a big turning point with regards to their future and the restaurant.” Bonus scoop: Already looking ahead to Five-0’s midseason finale, Lenkov reveals, “We’re doing a big sort of Expendables episode,” in the vein of the action franchise that teams up Stallone, Schwarzenegger et al. “We’re bringing back a lot of people that over the years have helped us.”
Supernatural‘s Dean is supposed to be awake and aware of Michael’s possession. Will we get any internal Dean vs. Michael scenes? –Adder
“We’ll see Dean putting up a fight, but it’s a really hard fight to win,” co-showrunner Andrew Dabb says. “But Dean’s a fighter. He’s going to try to get out even if it doesn’t quite go his way.” As for how that struggle will look, visually, Dabb says, “We have a couple of different approaches to it. Some are very much like he looks into a mirror, and some are going into people’s heads. It’s dependent on the story.”
Any inside info on the Nashville series finale? Please tell me Juliette finally gets her happy ending after all these years. —Shannon
We’ve been sworn to secrecy about the exact outcomes for all of the Nashies, but we can tell you this: The finale includes (in no particular order): sheep… tricked-out headphones… and an engagement ring.
Is Daryl “Chill” Mitchell leaving NCIS: New Orleans for his new gig at Fear the Walking Dead? Or is this just another side project? We love our Triple P! –Hollie
Not to worry, Patton will be around to help track bad guys and solve crimes during NOLA Season 5 (premiering Tuesday, Sept. 25t). Mitchell is able to fit both shows into his schedule.
Do you have any information on Iris’ handwritten vows from last year’s Arrowverse crossover? Will The Flash‘s Nora use that to somehow prove her identity to Barry and Iris? —Kendra
Ah, a fan of my Pinned Tweet from eight months ago. Well, after the Flash team’s visit to out Comic-Con suite, I remembered to ask showrunner Todd Helbing if, in fact, we will see those vows again. Perhaps in Nora’s possession. And his answer was… nope. [Sigh]
E! Has announced that The Arrangement was cancelled, but what about The Royals? —Elissa
A network rep told the Inside Line on July 26 that there is “no news to share” on status of the sudser, which closed Season 4 in mid-May.
Can Legends of Tomorrow fans look forward to any new romances this season? –Dee
There’s sort of “new” one — in that EP Phil Klemmer told me there is a plan to establish a romance of Constantine’s that presumably took place between the end of his eponymous NBC series and the character’s arrival in the Arrowverse. That relationship, with a man, will have had tragic overtones, and as such still haunts John.
Is there going to be a Season 3 of Freakish on Hulu? —Andy
I am told that Hulu is done with Freakish and now is focusing on other AwesomenessTV titles such as All Night and the upcoming PEN15.
Matt! Congrats on the new job title! Can you use your new superpowers to find anything out on the Timeless front? #RenewTimeless —M
There is zero news on the wrap-up movie front, so I instead shall employ my powers to segue into a related scoop: One of your favorite Timeless guest stars, Joseph Lee Anderson (aka NASCAR driver Wendell Scott), is set to guest-star in the Season 2 premiere of Shawn Ryan’s S.W.A.T. as Tony, a fit and capable Metro cop who is Street’s new partner. But wow, talk about oil and water! Tony believes that the best work he does happens with his gun in his holster, and he has little patience for tales of S.W.A.T. bravery — until he witnesses Street utilize his particular set of skills to pull off a big save.
Anything about Lucifer? –Paola
Well, there of course is our Comic-Con video Q&A with the Devil himself, Tom Ellis; always worth a rewatch. But as for fresh scoop, I’ve learned that the Season 4 premiere on Netflix will introduce a priest who is fervently working a conspiracy theory about Lucifer Morningstar’s true identity AND his truly evil agenda. Bonus scoop: Facebook Watch isn’t confirming anything, but a well-placed source tells me that the aforementioned Mr. Ellis is set to (ahem) “woo” Catherine Zeta-Jones in the upcoming series Queen America, which was created by his fiancée Meaghan Oppenheimer.
I love your site, and I love The Expanse. When it moves to Amazon, can we expect the new season next year? And any idea if they will release the new episodes all at once, or a week at a time? —Drew
I asked around for you, Drew, and was told that it’s simply “too early to tell” what the Season 4 release timetable/plan is.
This BTS photo from The Good Doctor has me confused. I thought Dr. Kalu (played in Season 1 by Chuku Modu) was gone? –Nan
A series rep tells Inside Line that Modu will return for the Season 2 premiere (airing Monday, Sept. 24), but had no details on future appearances.
Is there any way for you to find out if Castle Rock is going to air in Canada? –Brenda
UPDATE: Since previously non-answering this Q, I have learned that Castle Rock can be seen on Space and CraveTV. You may thank me with poutine.
Do you have anything on the kidnapping of NCIS‘ Director Vance? Are we going to pick up where the show left off or will there be a time jump? –Karen
I am hearing that Season 16 will pick up preeeetty much where we left off. I mean, there’s certainly no “Six Months Later and Here Is Vance With a ZZ Top-Like Beard”-type time jump.
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CraveTV, not CraveTV Land. ;-)
Ha, “CraveTV Land” is what my contact emailed over, I am never one to question the names of Canadian TV outlets.
Damn, I was looking forward to the return of Constantine. Looks like they’ve already ruined that!!
Why do you say that?
He’s canonically bisexual in the comics, if that’s the issue. If not, he’s also canonically tragic. It’s his entire schtick.
LOL. Yes. This.
I can’t wait! I’m so very much looking forward to next season.
At least half of his problems are caused by his poor romantic decision making, that tends to draw partners of both sexes into his life. Which is the sort of life that tends to be nasty, brutish and short unless you are well-prepared for it. Which they never seem to be.
Glad we’ll get to see Modu in the season premiere for TGD, at least. Let him be able to say his proper goodbyes and get a nice send-off and all that good stuff. Depending on how they write his character out, hopefully there’ll be some room for him to perhaps pop in from time to time, if possible.
Over all, this summer has had the absolute crummiest summer replacement shows that I can remember in a long time. The only one that has any credibility is Reverie. And I actually expected that show to be a lot rowdier as it’s been especially being in a 10pm time slot. It could just as easy be on at 8pm.
Huh?
Will Mia Long be back on NCISLA since she got her son back?
Gotta email, always.
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I hope H50 does better this year having Alex in more scenes. It seemed like last season the newbies were in more story lines than McGarret. Did anyone else notice this?
No, must be you.
They are one of the few shows who churn out 25 episodes every year………and it’s exhausting. Much as I love him i’m glad the youngsters are getting some airtime and giving him a break.
Me too. Poor guy signed on thinking he’d have a partner but Scott misses a lot of time and even when he’s there he doesn’t seem to want to do any action scenes. So I’ll take more of the young ones if it gives Alex a break and less of the clown who isn’t pulling his weight. JMHO
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Give the guy a break, Alex is one of the hardest working actors out there, doing most all of his own stunts. One of the reasons he’s been injured at times. And I love the newbies. Don’t mind seeing them one bit.
They just need to stop all the stupid arguing between Danny and Steve.
Agreed, I still have most of this past seasons episodes unwatched on my DVR because of this. Enough already.
We hope they just lose Danny, He is so annoying!!!
What will take ver for six ,I heard another miltary show if so its getting hard to trust history chancel.
Is Degrassi: Next Class over @ Netflix? I’ve emailed but to no avail. :\
We did a whole big thing on “missing” shows: https://tvline.com/2018/07/07/renewed-tv-shows-2018-master-of-none-last-ship-man-in-the-high-castle/
This lack of information on The Royals is frustrating. If they don’t plan to renew, say so. If they are looking into renewing, then say that. Their silence is killing me. I can’t imagine what it is like for the people involved in the show.
It may be dependent on stuff that they can’t talk about – Mark Schwan and his involvement, for example – so announcing anything may not be in the best interest of the show. I’d love to see it renewed as well, but I’d rather the work environment be safe and equitable for everyone, and perhaps a bit less of Eleanor being left out of everything.
Matt, is UnReal 100% over? No chance of Hulu picking it up for another season?
The press release from Hulu was titled “UnREAL MOVES TO HULU FOR FINAL SEASON.” So….
You’re breaking my heart!
Is anyone leaving NCIS Los Angeles
Strangely specific image for time jump Vance. Just sayin…
I love supernatural
Is Take Two very popular this summer? I really like it.
I love Legends of Tomorrow, but they should drop the romance… I hate all of them… I still cringe because of Kendra and Ray. I’m tired of Amaya and Nate issues too. I think Sara and Ava will also be boring…
With what Spectrum charges it’s customers, I can’t afford Netflix to see my favorite Tom Ellis on Lucifer!!
This is what New York thinks about Charter/Spectrum:
https://deadline.com/2018/07/spectrum-cable-internet-and-phone-service-may-be-booted-from-new-york-1202435609
Congrats on the new job title, sir! A well-deserved promotion indeed!
Was part of the reason SIX was canceled was because Harvey Weinstein was an executive producer?
Or that its numbers dropped by half, amid an unexpected glut of new military dramas?
https://deadline.com/2018/07/six-cancellation-history-boss-on-military-drama-canceled-after-2-seasons-reasons-1202434402/
Re: Castle Rock airing in Canada – you are so amusing at times! So kind of you to let all the Canucks know; and yes it is awesome. And since I can’t send you poutine, I’ll thank you by sending you to your local Tim Horton’s, they’ve been advertising poutine here recently, which made me laugh.
Any scoops on Killjoys? This show is fantastic.
Shocker!!!
H5-0 “rocked the house” with last night’s episode! From the looks of it, every regular made an appearance, in one way or another. Alex O was on point in those 3-piece suits, plus fedora! Thanks for THAT vision! And, thanks, too, for the decision to get away from the restaurant business! Now, if the writers would just consider having Adam regain his position as the local Yakuza boss… (*sigh*)!!