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Q: What happened to the “Chicago” shows on Wednesday nights? We finally got new episodes after all these months, and now they’re gone again. – C.K.
A: Many prime time series, including the “Chicago” ones, go on hiatus for the winter and return in early to mid-January. Since the start of the fall season was delayed this year, fans were hopeful that they would continue to get new content without a hiatus, but that doesn’t seem to be the case.
It probably doesn’t help that one of the shows, “Chicago Fire,” had to suspend production in early November due to a number of positive COVID tests on the set, but NBC likely would have put them on hiatus anyway because, according to OneChicagoCenter.com, “This period is a bad time to run new episodes; viewership and ad revenue plummet as people are busy with things other than watching TV.” The website further stated that “Chicago PD,” “Chicago Med” and “Chicago Fire” all will return on Wednesday, Jan. 6, in their usual time slots.
Susan Sarandon (Depositphotos photo)
Q: What is Susan Sarandon doing these days – or at least before the pandemic? She used to have one movie after another, but now I never hear about her. Is she still acting? – P.E.
A: Opportunities have grown in the past decade for mature actresses, especially with so many streaming platforms and cable channels developing new content at a rapid pace. Fortunately, the Oscar-winning actress has another project on the horizon, the psychological horror series “Red Bird Lane” on HBO Max.
According to TVLine.com, the show “follows eight strangers who arrive at an isolated house … and quickly realize that something sinister and terrifying awaits them.” Sarandon plays the hostess, Catherine, who may or may not have murderous tendencies.
Sarandon has actually been working very consistently all these years, but just not in as many high-profile motion pictures. She was a regular on the HBO series “Ray Donovan” for two years and can be seen in the upcoming comedy film “Bad Moms’ Moms,” with Christine Baranski and Cheryl Hines.
Q: I read a rumor that they are going to remake “Interview with the Vampire” into another movie, based on Anne Rice’s book. Is this true? – E.C.
A: Nothing is in the works yet, but the AMC Network has bought the rights to author Anne Rice’s novels. Rice said in a statement: “It’s always been my dream to see the worlds of my two biggest series united under a single roof so that filmmakers could explore the expansive and interconnected universe of my vampires and witches.”
There are 18 titles in Rice’s library, any of which can now be turned into movies and/or television shows by AMC. The original “Interview with the Vampire” in 1994 starred Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt.
Vampire-story enthusiasts also will be pleased to learn that HBO is redeveloping “True Blood” into another series with a new cast. This show was based on a series of books by Charlaine Harris.
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