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T8 WHATS UP! July 17 - 23, 2022 BY RAYE SMITH TV Media WHAT'S NEW ON PRIME "Anything's Possible" (2022) Stay open to the possibilities when the new coming-of-age rom-com "Anything's Possible" premieres Friday, July 22, on Prime. The film, which marks singer, actor, writer and Broad- way star Billy Porter's ("Pose") directorial debut, is an "uplifting and delightfully modern" story that follows Kelsa (Eva Reign, "Sideways Smile"), a confident, trans high school girl navigating her way through senior year. When Kelsa's classmate Khal (Abubakr Ali, "Katy Keene") starts to fall for her, he musters up the courage to ask her out, re- gardless of the drama the match may cause. As the pair come to- gether, they experience all the joy, tenderness, pain and excite- ment that young love can bring. Written for the screen by Xime- na García Lecuona ("Goatsuck- er," 2016), "Anything's Possible" also stars Renee Elise Goldsber- ry ("Hamilton," 2020), Simone Joy Jones ("Bel-Air"), Kelly Lam- or Wilson ("Freaky," 2020), Courtnee Carter ("Charmed"), Manu Narayan ("The Last Air- bender," 2010), Grant Reynolds ("Distortion," 2006), Naveen Paddock ("The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers") and new tal- ent Caroline Travers, Noah Pacht, Ken Lutz, Shawn Mc- Clurg and Lav Raman. WHAT'S NEW ON HBO MAX "Rap Sh!t" - Season 1 Get back in the game with the new HBO Max original comedy series "Rap Sh!t," premiering on the streamer Thursday, July 21. From "Insecure" co-creator and star Issa Rae, this new series fol- lows two estranged high school friends, Shawna (Aida Osman, "Group Therapy") and Mia (hip hop artist KaMillion, "Love & Hip Hop: Miami"), as they re- unite to form a rap group. Work- ing to make their mark and find success in the music industry, the pair navigate their somewhat chaotic lives in Miami. From Hoorae Productions and 3 Arts Entertainment, the series is di- rected by Sadé Clacken Joseph ("Run Carlos Run"), Lawrence Lamont ("Say Cheese," 2012), Amy Aniobi ("Insecure"), Kevin Bray ("Walking Tall," 2004) and Christian Nolan Jones ("Glitter Ain't Gold," 2022). Series writ- ing credits are attributed to Rae, Osman, showrunner Syreeta Singleton ("Insecure"), Nina Gloster ("Star"), Rosa Handel- man ("Casual"), Fran Richter ("Insecure"), Chad Sanders ("Grown-ish"), Kid Fury ("The Read With Kid Fury and Crissle West") and new writers Elize Diop and Christopher Sanford, while the series cast is rounded out by Victoria Richards ("Hope Lives," 2022), Jonica Booth ("XXI: O'Day," 2016), Nijah Bre- nea ("Kold x Windy"), Anna Me- zentseva ("Heels"), Daisy Fer- nandez ("Breakland," 2021), Ralph Hughes ("The Saint of Fort Washington," 1993), Meysam Eddie ("5 in the After- noon," 2017) and Amber Reign Smith ("Normal," 2020). WHAT'S NEW ON NETFLIX "The Gray Man" (2022) Keep your friends close and your enemies closer when Net- flix's new spy thriller, "The Gray Man," premieres Friday, July 22. Court Gentry (Ryan Gosling, "Blade Runner 2049," 2017), the CIA's most skilled and elusive operative, also goes by the name Sierra Six as he quietly and efficiently com- pletes his missions, always making sure no one discovers his true identity. But when Gen- try accidentally uncovers dark agency secrets, the tables quickly turn and Sierra Six be- comes the target. Now with an agency bounty on his head and tailed by his psychopathic for- mer colleague Lloyd Hansen (Chris Evans, "Captain Ameri- ca: The First Avenger," 2011), Gentry must rely on his own skills and the help of Agent Dani Miranda (Ana de Armas, "Knives Out," 2019) to escape the international manhunt. From Emmy-winning directori- al duo Anthony and Joe Russo ("Captain America: The Win- ter Soldier," 2014), "The Gray Man" is based on the 2009 nov- el of the same name by Mark Greaney and features a screen- play by J. Russo, Christopher Markus ("Thor: The Dark World," 2013) and Stephen McFeely ("The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe," 2005). Re- gé-Jean Page ("Bridgerton"), Billy Bob Thornton ("Goli- ath"), Jessica Henwick ("Love and Monsters," 2020), Wagner Moura ("Narcos"), Julia Butters ("Once Upon a Time... In Hol- lywood," 2019) Alfre Woodard ("Star Trek: First Contact," 1996), Scott Haze ("Old Henry," 2021), Callan Mulvey ("Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice," 2016) and Robert Kazinsky ("EastEnders") also star in the film. "Virgin River" - Season 4 Get caught up in the drama once again when Season 4 of "Virgin River" comes to Netflix Wednesday, July 20. Now firmly settled in Virgin River, nurse practitioner Mel (Alexandra Breckenridge, "This Is Us"), who moved to the small North- ern California town in Season 1, is excited to finally realize her dream of becoming a mother, despite not knowing if the baby belongs to her deceased hus- band, Mark (Daniel Gillies, "The Originals"), or her new partner, Jack (Martin Henderson, "Grey's Anatomy"). Meanwhile, the ar- rival of a handsome new doctor, in the market for a family of his own, complicates matters even further. Based on the book series of the same name by Robyn Carr, "Virgin River" was written for television by Sue Tenney ("Good Witch"). The series also stars Tim Matheson ("The West Wing"), Benjamin Holling- sworth ("Code Black"), Colin Lawrence ("Riverdale"), Gray- son Maxwell Gurnsey ("Game On"), Lauren Hammersley ("Mr. D"), Annette O'Toole ("Super- man III," 1983), Sarah Dugdale ("In the Shadow of the Moon," 2019), Jenny Cooper ("Ex- posed") and David Cubitt ("Me- dium"). Eva Reign and Abubakr Ali in "Anything's Possible" Promising possibilities: Porter makes directorial debut with 'Anything's Possible' STREAMING Jonica Booth and KaMillion in "Rap Sh!t" Martin Henderson and Alexandra Breckenridge in "Virgin River"