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Q: When will the season finale of “S.W.A.T.” air? Were they done filming before the pandemic stopped production? – E.O.
A: The final episode of the current season of “S.W.A.T.” should air May 20 on CBS. Many shows had to cut their seasons short by a few episodes, but “S.W.A.T.” only had to shave it by one. The “missing” episode is an eventful one that reflects back on the 1992 Los Angeles riots. The original air date was supposed to be April 29, which was the 28th anniversary of the riots.
According to Deadline.com, Shawn Ryan, the showrunner behind “S.W.A.T.,” stated that the flashback-heavy hour now “will probably become either our season premiere or an early episode in season four, but we WILL get around to filming that episode, because that’s a special one, to look back at the riots through the perspective of a teenage Hondo [Shemar Moore].”
Cate Blanchett as Phyllis Schlafly in “Mrs. America” (Pari Dukovic/FX photo)
Q: I want to see the new series “Mrs. America” about the ERA movement, but I don’t have Hulu. I’m tired of there being so many streaming services, and I don’t want to pay all the monthly fees, so I’m just keeping cable and that’s it. Will “Mrs. America” be on DVD or something someday? – K.J.
A: The streaming service Hulu has made a deal with the FX channel to air all its content, but “Mrs. America” is the first FX show to premiere on Hulu first. Word is that in a few months, “Mrs. America,” which stars two-time Oscar winner Cate Blanchett, will air in its entirety on the FX network, which you can find on cable, so keep your fingers crossed.
I don’t see as many series available on DVD as there used to be, but you can always check Amazon in about six months to see if a boxed set is available.
“Mrs. America” is a nine-part series about the birth of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) in the 1960s. Blanchett plays Phyllis Schafly, a conservative opponent of the movement, and Rose Byrne (“Damages”) stars as feminist activist Gloria Steinem.
Q: Is it true that the actor who stars in “Better Call Saul” has coronavirus? Is he going to be OK? – O.G.
A: If you’re referring to Bob Odenkirk, who plays the sneaky lawyer Jimmy, AKA Saul, on the “Breaking Bad” spinoff, it was actually his son, Nathan, who had the coronavirus. Fortunately he’s recovered, and it looks like Bob did not contract the bug.
Odenkirk started out his career as a writer for sketch comedy shows like “Saturday Night Live,” and Nathan appears to have inherited his father’s talents, as he’s writing for the humor magazine “Inquirist.” Nathan previously worked a production assistant on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” and also has a few acting credits.
Fortunately, “Better Call Saul” had already finished production of season five before the pandemic, so this is one series that isn’t being postponed or cut short. The season finale aired April 20 on AMC.
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