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Q: Can you tell me what’s going on with my favorite show, “Unreal”? I heard it has just one more season left. – Greta Y., via email
A: Everyone’s favorite reality-dating-show drama is back – already! While season three just finished its run on Lifetime at the end of April, the show’s fourth and final season is now streaming in its entirety on Hulu. In a move that took a lot fans by surprise, the show moved to Hulu and is streaming every episode of every season as I type this, including the eight brand-new episodes of its last season. While fans had held out hope that Hulu might renew the series for additional seasons, the streaming giant confirmed in mid-July that this would be curtains for “Unreal,” and “Everlasting” – the dating show within the drama – with a true-to-the-show wrap-up that is sure to bring out the crazy that we all know and love.
Season four of “Unreal” follows Rachel (Shiri Appleby) and Quinn (Constance Zimmer) as they return to the set of “Everlasting” for an All Stars-themed season. With former contestants and a new format, this season is poised to be even more dramatic than ever. Co-creator Sarah Gertrude Shapiro and showrunner Stacy Rukeyser both returned for season four, and new cast members include François Arnaud, Natalie Hall, Meagan Holder and Alejandro Munoz. Constance Zimmer returns as director for one episode, and Shiri Appleby directs two episodes, including the series finale. So buckle up, buttercups, and get your guilty-pleasure binge on!
Q: My roommate told me that “Casual” has been canceled! Please tell me that’s not true. – Vivian I., Seattle
“Casual” star Tommy Dewey (Hulu photo)
A: While it’s true that the fan favorite and critical darling of Hulu is ending, don’t get out your tissues just yet. The half-hour streaming dramedy that stars Tommy Dewey and Michaela Watkins has one more season up its sleeve. And breaking from Hulu’s normal tradition of airing one episode a week, all eight episodes of season four will drop on July 31 for your bingeing pleasure. To recap where we left off last season: Alex (played by Tommy) found out his roommate, Rae, is pregnant with his baby after their drunken one-night stand. And Val (Michaela) discovered that her daughter, Laura (Tara Lynne Barr), had decided to move to Sacramento to live with her grandmother, played by the fabulous Frances Conroy in an always wonderful and always uncomfortable recurring guest role.
READERS: I am thrilled to report that it’s finally official: “Downton Abbey” is definitely heading to the big screen for a feature film! After reporting on the rumors, stirrings and speculations for what seems like years, it’s finally coming to fruition. The film will be written by series creator Julian Fellowes, and as of this writing, Hugh Bonneville, Michelle Dockery, Dame Maggie Smith, Elizabeth McGovern, Laura Carmichael, Joanne Froggatt and many more familiar faces are set to return. Production begins later this summer.
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