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T8 WHATS UP! March 26 - April 1, 2023 BY RAYE SMITH TV Media WHAT'S NEW ON HULU "Great Expectations" - Sea- son 1 Experience all that life has to of- fer with the series adaptation of Charles Dickens' classic novel "Great Expectations," when its two-episode premiere streams Sunday, March 26, on Hulu. Epi- sodes air weekly on Sundays. A coming-of-age story, "Great Ex- pectations" follows Pip — played in his youth by Tom Sweet ("Gunpowder") and in adulthood by Fionn Whitehead ("Dunkirk," 2017) — an orphan living in England in the early 19th century who yearns for bet- ter things for his life. After spending his youth as an appren- tice, Pip's entire life changes when a donation from a mysteri- ous benefactor sets him off to London to join society as a gen- tleman. Through twists of fate and the often nefarious inten- tions of those around him, Pip must learn if living up to his ex- pectations will really make him the man he wishes to be. A damning critique of the class systems, Dickens' 1861 novel is brought to the screen by produc- er Mark Kinsella ("Anatomy of a Scandal"), writer and executive producer Steven Knight ("Peaky Blinders") and directors Brady Hood ("Top Boy") and Samira Radsi ("The Typist"). Olivia Colman ("The Favourite," 2018) stars as the wealthy, eccentric spinster, Miss Havisham, while Estella, Miss Havisham's adopt- ed daughter and Pip's love inter- est, is played by "Love Me" ac- tress Shalom Brune-Franklin. The series also stars Trystan Gravelle ("Mr. Selfridge"), John- ny Harris ("This is England '86"), Owen McDonnell ("Kill- ing Eve"), Bronte Carmichael ("Andor"), Matt Berry ("What We Do in the Shadows"), Hayley Squires ("The Essex Serpent"), Ashley Thomas ("Them") and Rudi Dharmalingam ("Wake- field"). "Rye Lane" (2023) Make the best of a bad situation with the new Hulu Original rom-com "Rye Lane" when it premieres on the streaming plat- form Friday, March 31. Both reel- ing in the wake of bad breakups, twenty-somethings Dom (David Jonsson "Industry") and Yas (Vivian Oparah, "Class") have both lost their faith in love. But, as the pair connect over the course of an eventful day in South London, and help each other deal with their nightmare exes, they might just consider giving romance another chance. Directed by Raine Allen-Miller ("Jerk," 2018), "Rye Lane" is writ- ten for the screen by Nathan Bryon ("Bloods") and Tom Me- lia ("Hollyoaks"). The film also stars Poppy Allen-Quarmby ("Gentleman Jack"), Simon Manyonda ("Pennyworth"), Al- ice Hewkin ("The Athena"), Benjamin Sarpong-Broni ("The Yong Cannibals," 2019), Karene Peter ("The Sparticle Mystery") and Malcolm Atobrah ("New Skool Life"). WHAT'S NEW ON NETFLIX "Unstable" - Season 1 It's a family affair in the new Netflix sitcom "Unstable," which premieres its first season Thursday, March 30. Universally admired, eccentric and narcis- sist-adjacent biotech entrepre- neur Ellis Dragon (Rob Lowe, "9- 1-1: Lone Star") works hard to make the world a better place. However, Ellis has been in an emotional spiral since the death of his wife. In an attempt to keep his father's company from fall- ing apart, Ellis's estranged son Jackson (played by Lowe's real- life son, John Owen Lowe, "The Grinder"), who is his father's op- posite in seemingly every way, returns home to try to turn the company (and his father) back around. While working to get El- lis's word back in order, Jackson takes on what might be the hard- est task of all: escaping his fa- ther's looming, larger-than-life shadow. Inspired by John Ow- en's comedic social media inter- actions with his father, "Unsta- ble" is created for Netflix by Vic- tor Fresco ("Santa Clarita Diet") and co-created by Rob and John Owen Lowe. The series cast is rounded out by Fred Armisen ("Portlandia"), Sian Clifford ("Fleabag"), Tom Allen ("Chad Goes Deep"), Rachel Marsh ("Before We Go"), Emma Fer- reira ("Learn to Swim," 2021), Aaron Branch ("Christmas at the Ranch," 2021), Frank Gal- legos ("Veronica Mars"), Chris Aquilino ("Silicon Valley") and Merrick McCartha ("All Ameri- can"). "Murder Mystery 2" (2023) A new game is afoot and going international once again: the ac- tion-crime comedy sequel "Murder Mystery 2" premieres Friday, March 31, on Netflix. Af- ter New York City detective Nick (Adam Sandler, "Happy Gilmore," 1996) and his wife, Au- drey (Jennifer Aniston, "Friends"), a hairdresser with a penchant for mystery novels, solved an international caper in the first film, they're back with their sights set abroad once more. Now both full-time detec- tives struggling to get their pri- vate investigation agency off the ground, Nick and Audrey find themselves at the center of an international abduction when their friend the Maharajah (Ad- eel Akhtar, "The Big Sick," 2017) is kidnapped at his own wed- ding. Using every skill and tool in their arsenal, the duo attempt to solve the case and bring their friend home. With a screenplay written by James Vanderbilt ("Zodiac," 2007), "Murder Mys- tery 2" is directed by Jeremy Garelick ("The Wedding Ring- er," 2015). The film also stars Mark Strong ("1917," 2019), Mé- lanie Laurent ("Inglourious Basterds," 2009), Jodie Turner- Smith ("The Last Ship"), John Kani ("Black Panther," 2018), Kuhoo Verma ("Plan B," 2021), Dany Boon ("Welcome to the Sticks," 2008), Enrique Arce ("Money Heist"), Zurin Villan- ueva ("Detroit," 2017), Jillian Bell ("The Drop," 2022), Tony Gold- wyn ("Scandal"), Annie Mumo- lo ("Bad Moms," 2016) and Myo Leong ("Scramble," 2017). WHAT'S NEW ON APPLE TV+ "Tetris" (2023) Dive into the incredible history of one of the world's most fa- mous games when the new Ap- ple TV+ Original film "Tetris" premieres on the Apple stream- er Friday, March 31. In 1988, busi- nessman Henk Rogers (Taron Egerton, "Rocketman," 2019) discovers the video game Tetris and sees its massive, addictive potential. Risking everything, Henk travels to the Soviet Union to join forces with the game's in- ventor, Alexey Pajitnov (Nikita Efremov, "Offlayn"), to bring the game to the masses and help it grow into an international ob- session. Based on a true story, this Cold War-era thriller is di- rected by Jon S. Baird ("Filth," 2013) and written by Noah Pink ("Genius"). Sofya Lebedeva ("Vikings: Valhalla"), Anthony Boyle ("The Plot Against Ameri- ca"), Toby Jones ("Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy," 2011), Roger Allam ("V for Vendetta," 2005), Ben Miles ("Andor"), Rick Yune ("The Fast and the Furious," 2001), Matthew Marsh ("The Iron Lady," 2011), Miles Barrow ("The Ark"), Ieva Andrejevaite ("Emilia," 2017), Togo Igawa ("Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi," 2017) and Ayane ("Ul- traman Orb: The Origin Saga") also star. Olivia Colman, Tom Sweet and Chloe Lea in "Great Expectations" No questions, no lies: Hulu brings 'Great Expectations' to the screen STREAMING Rob Lowe and John Owen Lowe star in "Unstable" Taron Egerton, Sofia Lebedeva and Nikita Efremov in "Tetris"