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T8 WHATS UP! January 30 - February 5, 2022 BY RAYE SMITH TV Media WHAT'S NEW ON PRIME "Reacher" - Season 1 Get a shot at redemption with the new thriller series "Reach- er," premiering on Prime on Fri- day, Feb. 4. Based on the hit se- ries of books by Lee Child, this first installation of "Reacher" follows the plot of the book se- ries' first novel, "Killing Floor," which debuted in 1997. With a penchant for wandering wher- ever he wills and following no one's rules but his own, former U.S. Army Maj. Jack Reacher's (Alan Ritchson, "Titans") life is as wild as he is strong. When Reacher is arrested for murder, his impeccable military record, impressive size and quick wit are the only things that can get him out of trouble. Now recruit- ed to help the police solve a case wrapped in corruption, it's up to Reacher to unravel the sinister plot and take them all down. Di- rected by Lin Oeding ("Braven," 2018), the series is written by Child and "Scorpion's" Scott Sullivan, Aadrita Mukerji and Nick Santora. "Reacher" also stars Malcolm Goodwin ("Amer- ican Gangster," 2007), Willa Fitzgerald ("Little Women," 2017), Kristen Kreuk ("Small- ville"), Bruce McGill ("Law Abiding Citizen," 2009), Chris Webster ("Most Dangerous Game"), Maxwell Jenkins ("Lost in Space"), Harvey Guillén ("What We Do in the Shad- ows"), Currie Graham ("The Rookie"), Marc Bendavid ("Dark Matter"), Willie C. Carpenter ("Men in Black," 1997) and A.J. Simmons ("Slasher"). WHAT'S NEW ON HBO MAX "Raised by Wolves" - Season 2 Mother and Father are back and willing to sacrifice everything in the fan-favorite sci-fi series "Raised by Wolves," making its return to HBO Max with its sec- ond season on Thursday, Feb. 3. Season 1 welcomed audiences into a world set in a distant fu- ture, where Earth has been com- pletely decimated by religious war. When two androids, aptly named Mother (Amanda Collin, "A Horrible Woman," 2017) and Father (Abubakar Salim, "James- town"), are sent to a mysterious planet named Keppler 22 b to raise six human children, they discover that the planet they thought was deserted and harm- less is actually rife with mon- sters and religious fanatics who will stop at nothing to take the human children away from them. Heading into Season 2, Mother, Father and their chil- dren head to the planet's myste- rious tropical zone to join an atheistic colony, but finding their way in this new society is only the start of their troubles. From creator and writer Aaron Guzikowski ("Prisoners," 2013), the series is directed by Luke Scott ("Morgan," 2016), Alex Ga- bassi ("The ABC Murders"), Sergio Mimica-Gezzan ("Medi- ci"), Ridley Scott ("The Mar- tian," 2015) and James Hawes ("Doctor Who"). Travis Fimmel ("Vikings"), Winta McGrath ("Doctor Doctor"), Niamh Algar ("Wrath of Man," 2021), Jordan Loughran ("The Infiltrator," 2016), Felix Jamieson ("The Ghost," 2018), Ethan Hazzard ("The Dare," 2019), Aasiya Shah ("The Beast Must Die"), Ivy Wong ("Rogue One: A Star Wars Story," 2016) and Matias Varela ("Narcos") return to the cast for Season 2, alongside new cast members Peter Christoffersen ("When the Dust Settles"), new- comer Selina Jones, Morgan Santo ("The Watch"), James Harkness ("Spencer," 2021), Kim Engelbrecht ("Eye in the Sky," 2015) and Jennifer Saayeng ("The Capture"). WHAT'S NEW ON HULU "Pam & Tommy" Jump into the "Greatest love sto- ry ever sold" (per the official ta- gline) with the new biopic series "Pam & Tommy," making its de- but on Hulu on Wednesday, Feb. 2. In the mid-1990s, Canadian model/actress Pamela Anderson and Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee's whirlwind ro- mance took the pop culture world by storm. Getting married after knowing each other a mere four days in 1995, the pair's al- ready impressive fame skyrock- eted to new levels when a sex tape they recorded on their hon- eymoon was stolen and distrib- uted by the public. With Lily James ("Cinderella," 2015) por- traying Anderson and "The Fal- con and the Winter Soldier's" Sebastian Stan taking on the role of Lee, the eight-episode series tells the story of their fast ro- mance, highly publicized rela- tionship and rocky divorce. From showrunner Robert Siegel ("The Wrestler," 2008), "Pam & Tommy" is directed by Craig Gillespie ("I, Tonya," 2017), Gwyneth Horder-Payton ("American Horror Story") and Hannah Fidell ("A Teacher," 2013), and written by Siegel, Amanda Chicago Lewis ("Going to Pot: The Highs and Lows of It," 2021) and D.V. DeVincentis ("High Fidelity," 2000). Nick Of- ferman ("Parks and Recre- ation"), Taylor Schilling ("Or- ange Is the New Black"), Fred Hechinger ("The White Lotus"), Paul Ben-Victor ("Daredevil," 2003), Paul Sinacore ("My Fun- ny Valentine," 2012), Pepi Sonu- ga ("Queens") and Mozhan Marnò ("The Blacklist") also star. WHAT'S NEW ON NETFLIX "Raising Dion" - Season 2 The superhero hit series "Rais- ing Dion" returns to Netflix with Season 2 on Tuesday, Feb. 1. The series, based on Dennis Liu's ("The Farthest," 2017) comic book and short film of the same name, follows the story of wid- owed mom Nicole (Alisha Wain- wright, "Shadowhunters") as she discovers that her young son, Dion (Ja'Siah Young, "Law & Order: Special Victim's Unit"), has superpowers. Inher- iting his powers from his late fa- ther (executive producer Mi- chael B. Jordan, "Black Panther," 2018), Dion appears to have tele- kinesis, invisibility, teleporta- tion, the ability to heal and more. As the story unravels and even more of her husband's past is re- vealed, Nicole is thrust into pro- tecting her son from an evil force intent on stealing his pow- ers, as Dion protects her in re- turn and comes into his powers. Created and written by Liu and Carol Barbee ("Dash & Lily"), "Raising Dion" also stars Ali Ahn ("Liberal Arts," 2012), Gavin Munn ("The Righteous Gem- stones"), newcomer Sammi Haney, Jazmyn Simon ("Ballers"), Griffin Robert Faulkner ("Get Rolling with Otis"), Rome Flynn ("How to Get Away With Murder"), Josh Ventura ("The Suicide Squad," 2021), Aubriana Davis ("Ge- nius"), Skyler Elyse Philpot ("Finding Love in Mountain View," 2020) and Tracey Bonner ("Sweet Magnolias"). Willa Fitzgerald and Alan Ritchson star in "Reacher" 'Reach' for freedom: Lee Child series takes to the small screen STREAMING Lily James as seen in "Pam & Tommy" Alisha Wainwright and Ja'Siah Young star in "Raising Dion"