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T8 WHATS UP! January 2 - 8, 2022 BY RAYE SMITH TV Media WHAT'S NEW ON PRIME "The Tender Bar" (2021) Prime brings viewers a heart- warming new story with the new coming-of-age drama "The Tender Bar," available to stream on Friday, Jan. 7, following its limited theatrical release in De- cember. Based on the 2005 memoir of the same name by Pulitzer Prize-winning journal- ist J.R. Moehringer, "The Ten- der Bar" is a feature-length dra- matization of the saying "It takes a village to raise a child." Ty Sheridan ("Ready Player One," 2018) stars as J.R. Moeh- ringer, a young man growing up on Long Island, New York. Growing up without a father and in desperate need of a pa- ternal influence in his life, J.R. turns to his uncle Charlie (Ben Affleck, "Argo," 2012) for guid- ance. The owner of a local bar, Charlie, with the help of some of his patrons, becomes the quirky, colorful father figure J.R. needs to build a better life for himself. Executive produced by Moehringer and produced and directed by Academy Award winner George Clooney ("The Monuments Men," 2014), the film features a screenplay writ- ten by William Monahan ("The Departed," 2006). The film also stars Lily Rabe ("American Hor- ror Story"), newcomer Daniel Ranieri, Christopher Lloyd ("Back to the Future," 1985), Max Martini ("13 Hours," 2016), Rhenzy Feliz ("Runaways"), Briana Middleton ("Augustus," 2020), Max Casella ("Jackie," 2016) and Sondra James ("Jok- er," 2019). WHAT'S NEW ON NETFLIX "Rebelde" - Season 1 Dive into the music and drama of the newly rebooted Mexican series "Rebelde," premiering Wednesday, Jan. 5, on Netflix. An updated take on the original Mexican telenovela of the same name from the early 2000s, this continuation of the musical teen drama brings fame, glory and musical talent to the forefront. Following the students at the Elite Way School, an elite Mexi- can college, the series takes viewers into the passions, friendships, rivalries and talents of its students. With a high-pro- file battle of the bands competi- tion coming to them, the stu- dents put it all on the line for a shot at fame and glory. The show features a band of talented stu- dents — just like the original se- ries — but a new generation of students rocks the audience with classic songs from the orig- inal series and some new hits along the way as well. Directed by Santiago Limón ("Stray Dogs," 2014), the script is guided by head writer José Miguel Núñez ("La Reina del Sur"). Azul Guaita Bracamontes ("La Negociadora"), Giovanna Grigio ("Chiquititas"), Franco Masini ("The Clan," 2015), Sergio Mayer Mori ("The Patriarch," 2016), Alejandro Puente ("The Club"), Jeronimo Cantillo ("Verdad Oculta"), Lizeth Selene ("Bank- rolled," 2021), Andrea Chaparro ("The House of Flowers: The Movie," 2021), Estefania Villar- real ("Waking Up With You") and Karla Cossío ("Clase 406") star in the series. WHAT'S NEW ON HBO MAX "Search Party" - Season 5 Join the hunt one last time with the release of the fifth and final season of "Search Party," coming to HBO Max on Friday, Jan. 7. The 10-episode season of this cult-hit dark comedy thriller continues to follow Dory (Alia Shawkat, "Arrested Develop- ment"), who originally started the show's journey by dragging a group of friends along on a mis- sion to search for a missing col- lege acquaintance. The series has since taken a turn for the thrilling as the group winds up on all kinds of misadventures, and Season 5 is bound not to dis- appoint as it wraps up the story. After a fourth season filled with uncertainty and even more missing friends, fans can catch up with the characters as they try to move onward and upward. Created, written and directed by "Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp's" Sarah-Vio- let Bliss, Charles Rogers and Mi- chael Showalter, Season 5 also stars John Reynolds ("Stranger Things"), John Early ("Other People," 2016), Meredith Hagner ("Vacation Friends," 2021), Jef- fery Self ("Jeffery & Cole Casse- role"), Kathy Griffin ("Hall Pass," 2011), Jeff Goldblum ("The World According to Jeff Gold- blum"), John Waters ("Ground- breakers"), Aparna Nancherla ("The Great North"), Angela Trimbur ("The Final Girls," 2015), Grace Kuhlenschmidt ("ZIWE"), Greta Titelman ("To- gether Together," 2021), Joe Cas- tle Baker ("Roy Wood Jr.: The Avenging Ones," 2019), Larry Owens ("Winner Winner Din- ner Dinner") and Michelle Ba- dillo ("One Day at a Time"). WHAT'S LEAVING NETFLIX The Underworld franchise The dark side of the world is los- ing some of its power this Satur- day, Jan. 1, when three of the Un- derworld franchise films leave Netflix. The original film, "Un- derworld" (2003), bids farewell to the streamer along with the series' third and fourth install- ments, 2009's "Underworld: Rise of the Lycans" and 2012's "Underworld: Awakening"). Starring Kate Beckinsale ("Guilty Party") as Selene, an elite vampire warrior, this fanta- sy thriller series dives deep into Earth's supernatural underbelly, where vampires and were- wolves live in vicious animosity. As the series travels through the fight between the two supernat- ural species, and later with hu- mankind, there is no shortage of thrilling action in these fillms. The series also stars Scott Speedman ("The Strangers," 2008), Bill Nighy ("Love Actual- ly," 2003), Michael Sheen ("Mas- ters of Sex"), Shane Brolly ("Spread," 2009), Sophia Myles ("A Discovery of Witches") and Kevin Grevioux ("I, Franken- stein," 2014). The Spy Kids trilogy Another one bites the dust when Troublemaker Studios' classic children's film series Spy Kids leaves Netflix on Sunday, Jan. 1. Hits in the early 2000s, "Spy Kids" (2001), "Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams" (2002) and "Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over" (2003) follow families of the Or- ganization of Super Spies (or, O.S.S.) as they work to save the world, and often their own par- ents. Starring Alexa PenaVega ("The Casagrandes") and Daryl Sabara ("Ben 10") as siblings Carmen and Juni Cortez, the kids use ultra-high-tech gadgets provided by their uncle (Danny Trejo, "Machete," 2010) to go on top-secret missions with their parents, Ingrid (Carla Gugino, "Watchmen," 2009) and Grego- rio (Antonio Banderas, "The Mask of Zorro," 1998). The series is created by Robert Rodriguez ("El Mariachi," 1992), who wrote and directed all three films. Cheech Marin ("Born in East L.A." 18987), Mike Judge ("Bea- vis and Butt-Head"), Alan Cum- ming ("The Good Wife"), Emily Osment ("Hannah Montana"), Matt O'Leary ("Live Free or Die Hard," 2007), Ricardo Montal- bán ("Fantasy Island") and Hol- land Taylor ("Legally Blonde," 2001) also play recurring roles in the series. Daniel Ranieri and Ben Affleck star in "The Tender Bar" 'It takes a village': Clooney, Affleck linked to new coming-of-age drama STREAMING Meredith Hagner, John Reynolds and John Early star in "Search Party"