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Q: Is the TV series “Big Sky” coming back this fall, or next year? I can’t keep track of all my favorite shows, since they don’t all start during the fall TV season. – L.Y.
A: Yes, “Big Sky” will return to ABC on Wednesday, Sept. 21, at 10 p.m. ET. With each season having a separate storyline, there also will be an expanded title this season – “Big Sky: Deadly Trails.” Constance Zimmer is expected, but not confirmed, to be returning, since last season’s story left viewers hanging. According to PrecinctTV.com, Zimmer isn’t a series regular and is quite busy, so “this could lead to her not being available to film ‘Big Sky’ season three.”
However, I can confirm several big stars who are joining the show this season on a contract basis. Jensen Ackles (“Supernatural”) debuted as Beau Arlen at the end of season two, but will be back, along with Jamie-Lynn Sigler (“The Sopranos”).
Kylie Bunbury portrays Cassie Dewell in ABC’s “Big Sky.” (ABC/Kharen Hill)
Singer/actress Reba McEntire will play Sunny Bricker, the owner of a “glamping” business whose customers disappear. Her real-life beau, Rex Linn (“Better Call Saul”), will play opposite her as Sunny’s husband, Buck. Rosanna Arquette (“Pulp Fiction”) has also signed on to play a con-artist mom.
Despite the show’s main plot changing each season, the two main characters, Jenny Hoyt (Katheryn Winnick) and Cassie Dewell (Kylie Bunbury), will continue as the prime investigators.
Q: I saw a preview for a new movie starring Jon Hamm, with the name “Fletch” in it. Is it a remake of the Chevy Chase film of the same name from years ago? – J.G.
A: “Confess, Fletch,” the upcoming movie directed by Greg Mottola, is not a remake of 1985’s “Fletch” or its sequel, “Fletch Lives,” but it is the same character originally portrayed by Chase. In the 2022 version, Fletch, as played by Jon Hamm, is a semi-retired investigative journalist who finds himself accused of a string of murders. Hamm’s “Mad Men” co-star, John Slattery, also stars in the movie as Fletch’s newspaper editor. According to Mottola, the two characters have a love-hate relationship.
Even before Chase stepped into Fletch’s shoes decades ago, the character was originally conceived by author Gregory Mcdonald in a series of books. His novel “Confess, Fletch” was actually published in 1976. The new film is based closer to the character from the books, rather than Chase’s portrayal, as Hamm didn’t want to just mimic the legendary comedic actor’s mannerisms.
Look for “Confess, Fletch” in theaters and on-demand beginning Sept. 16.
Q: Where has Joe Pesci been? I haven’t seen him since “Goodfellas” and “Casino.” — H.V.
A: The 79-year-old actor has taken a hiatus from acting every now and again in recent years, but his career is on the upswing once more. He even teamed up with director Martin Scorsese in the 2019 Oscar-nominated film “The Irishman.”
Next, Pesci will play Pete Davidson’s (“Saturday Night Live”) grandfather in the new series “Bupkis” on Peacock. It’s loosely based on Davidson’s life, and will also star Edie Falco (“Nurse Jackie”) as Davidson’s mom.
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