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Q: I saw a preview for a movie on Lifetime called “Nanny Killer,” and the girl who plays the lead looks so familiar to me. Can you tell me where I may have seen her? – Jillian F., via email
A: Morgan Obenreder is the talented young actress you are thinking of. Last year she played a pivotal role on “The Young and the Restless” as Crystal Porter, a girl who was saved from sex trafficking. The previous year, she starred in the Lifetime movie “Double Mommy.” Now she’s starring in “Nanny Killer,” which premieres Sunday, April 29, at 8 p.m. ET/PT. She plays Kate, who lands a summer job working as a nanny on an isolated vineyard in Northern California. The little girl in her charge, Rose, is an angel. But everything changes when Rose’s brother, Jack, unexpectedly returns from boarding school. With Jack’s return, a series of increasingly dangerous events unfold.
Morgan Obenreder (Photo courtesy Morgan Obenreder)
This was a fun role for Morgan to play, as she told me: “What was fun for me is I’m the character who’s also the audience, in that everything unfolds for me just as it does for the audience. I’ve never really gotten to play anything like that. I get to piece together these questions that are in the movie. I also like being able to play somebody who’s championing these kids I watch, looking out for them. I’ve always been cast as someone younger in my films, so to be somebody who’s older and giving guidance and helping somebody younger, that was very fun for me too.”
Q: “Animal Kingdom” will be back for another season, won’t it? – Barry R., via Facebook
A: Yes indeed! This summer, the infamous Cody family is back as TNT’s hit drama “Animal Kingdom” returns for its third season on Tuesday, May 29, at 9 p.m. ET/PT. In last season’s shocking cliffhanger, Baz (Scott Speedman) was shot while on his way to Mexico after framing Smurf (Ellen Barkin) for murder. Season three opens with Smurf in jail and her grandson J (Finn Cole) in charge of the family business. Deran’s (Jake Weary) drifter dad Billy (new cast member Denis Leary) comes back to make amends but may have other motives.
Q: I need info on the following series, if they will be extended: “Grace and Frankie,” “Ozark” and “The Alienist.” – Randy M, Palm Springs, California
A: “Grace and Frankie” and “Ozark” have been renewed for their fifth and second seasons, respectively. However, “The Alienist” was always meant to be a 10-episode limited series, and there are no plans as of this writing to make another season. But since there are more books in the series by author Caleb Carr to use as source material (the third book comes out September 2019), it’s not out of the question for the show to continue. Dakota Fanning has even expressed interest in continuing on with the series. We’ll just have to wait and see.
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