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The Lizzie Borden Chronicles: Season One

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Review by CJ

Director:
Howard Deutch, Stephen Kay, Constantine Makris, Russell Mulcahy

Writer:
Richard Blaney, Jason Grote, Barbara Nance, David Simkins, Gregory Small

Starring:
Christina Ricci, Clea DuVall, Cole Hauser, Dylan Taylor

Other notable appearances:
Olivia Llewellyn, Jessy Schram, Jonathan Banks, Kimberly-Sue Murray, Chris Bauer, John Heard

Running time:
42-43 minutes

Number of episodes:
8

A fictionalised version of Lizzie (Ricci) and Emma (DuVall) Borden’s lives after the murder trial that threw their family into the spotlight.

The Lizzie Borden Chronicles follows the events in Lizzie Borden Took An Axe (2014).

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American Horror Story: Season Four (Freak Show)

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Review by CJ

Director:
Ryan Murphy, Alfonso Gomez-Rejon, Michael Uppendahl, Howard Deutch, Anthony Hemingway, Bradley Buecker, Loni Peristere, Michael Goi

Writer:
Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, Tim Minear, James Wong, Jennifer Salt, Jessica Sharzer, John J. Gray, Crystal Liu, Todd Kubrak

Starring:
Jessica Lange, Sarah Paulson, Evan Peters, Kathy Bates, Angela Bassett, Michael Chiklis, Emma Roberts, Denis O’Hare, John Carroll Lynch, Grace Gummer, Naomi Grossman, Jyoti Amge, Erika Ervin, Mat Fraser, Christopher Neiman, Rose Siggins, Ben Woolf, Finn Wittrock, Drew Rin Varick, Chrissy Metz

Other notable appearances:
Frances Conroy, Patti LaBelle, Wes Bentley, Celia Weston, Matt Bomer, Gabourey Sidibe, Heather Langenkamp, Danny Huston, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Lily Rabe, Mare Winningham, Jamie Brewer, Neil Patrick Harris, Angela Sarafyan, John Cromwell, David Burtka

Running time:
44-61 minutes per episode

Number of episodes:
13

 

A troupe of freak show performers in 1952 Florida must band together to fight against persecution, murderers, ghosts and conmen — both from outside and within.

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Santa Clarita Diet: Season One

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Review by CJ

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Director:
Ruben Fleischer, Marc Buckland, Ken Kwapis, Craig Zisk, Lynn Shelton, Steve Pink, Tamra Davis, Dean Parisot

Writer:
Victor Fresco, Clay Graham, Michael A. Ross, Chadd Gindin, Leila Cohan-Miccio, Ben Smith, Aaron Brownstein, Simon Ganz, Sarah Walker,

Starring:
Drew Barrymore, Timothy Olyphant, Liv Hewson, Skyler Gisondo, Ricardo Chavira, Mary Elizabeth Ellis, Richard T. Jones, Joy Omanski

Other notable appearances:
Nathan Fillion, Andy Richter, Patricia Belcher, Patton Oswalt, Thomas Lennon, Deobia Oparei, Natalie Morales, Portia de Rossi

Running time:
30 minutes per episode

Number of episodes:
10

 

Sheila (Barrymore) and Joel (Olyphant) are a normal married couple with a normal daughter (Hewson) living and working as realtors in sunny Santa Clarita. When Sheila dies and comes back to life, the family must make some significant adjustments to their lifestyle.

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11.22.63 (2016)

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Review by CJ

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Director:
Kevin Macdonald, Frederick O.E. Toye, James Strong, James Franco, John David Coles, James Kent

Writer:
Stephen King (based on the novel by), Bridget Carpenter, Quinton Peeples, Brian Nelson, Brigitte Hales, Joe Henderson

Starring:
James Franco, Sarah Gadon, Daniel Webber, George MacKay

Other notable appearances:
Chris Cooper, Josh Duhamel, Tonya Pinkins, Nick Searcy, Leon Rippy, Lucy Fry, T.R. Knight, Kevin J. O’Connor, Jonny Coyne, Annette O’Toole, Michael O’Neill, Joanna Douglas, Cherry Jones, Gil Bellows

Running time:
42-81 minutes per episode

Number of episodes:
8

 

Jake Epping (Franco) is an English teacher who is tasked by a dying friend with travelling back in time to stop the assassination of JFK. During his time in the 1960s, Jake must juggle adjusting to a new time period with a new love and a past that doesn’t want to be changed.

11.22.63 is based on the novel of the same name by Stephen King.

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American Horror Story: Season Three (Coven)

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Review by CJ

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Director:
Alfonso Gomez-Rejon, Michael Rymer, Michael Uppendahl, Jeremy Podeswa, Bradley Buecker, Howard Deutch

Writer:
Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, Tim Minear, James Wong, Jennifer Salt, Jessica Sharzer, Douglas Petrie

Starring:
Jessica Lange, Sarah Paulson, Taissa Farmiga, Emma Roberts, Gabourey Sidibe, Jamie Brewer, Lily Rabe, Evan Peters, Kathy Bates, Denis O’Hare, Angela Bassett, Frances Conroy

Other notable appearances:
Stevie Nicks, Mare Winningham, Alexandra Breckenridge, Danny Huston, Grace Gummer, Patti LuPone, Lance Reddick

Running time:
40-51 minutes per episode

Number of episodes:
13

 

Witches in a New Orleans coven must defend themselves from destruction by forces both internal and external.

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