Film and TV Unite: Lovecraft Country, Project Power, The Personal History of David Copperfield, Ted Lasso & More!

On this episode of Why Watch That:

SERIES PREMIERES

Five Bedrooms 

Website: Peacock

Dead Pixels 

Website: CW

Ted Lasso 

Website: Apple TV+

Lovecraft Country 

Website: HBO

FIRST LOOK

Project Power 

Website: Netflix

Synopsis: “An ex-soldier, a teen and a cop collide in New Orleans as they hunt for the source behind a dangerous new pill that grants users temporary superpowers.”

Release Date: August 14, 2020

Directed by: Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman

Screenplay by: Mattson Tomlin

Starring: Jamie Foxx, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Dominique Fishback, Rodrigo Santoro, Amy Landecker, and Courtney B. Vance

Distributor: Netflix

Genre: Action, Crime, Sci-Fi

Running Time: 1 hour 53 minutes

Rated R

SNEAK PEEK

The Personal History of David Copperfield 

Website: Searchlight Pictures

Synopsis: “THE PERSONAL HISTORY OF DAVID COPPERFIELD re-imagines Charles Dickens’ classic ode to grit and perseverance through the comedic lens of its award-winning filmmakers — giving the Dickensian tale new life for a cosmopolitan age with a diverse ensemble cast of stage and screen actors from across the world. Emmy® winners and Oscar® nominees Armando Iannucci (IN THE LOOP, THE DEATH OF STALIN, HBO’s Veep and Avenue 5) and Simon Blackwell (IN THE LOOP, HBO’s Succession) lend their wry, yet heart-filled storytelling style to revisiting Dickens’ iconic hero on his quirky journey from impoverished orphan to burgeoning writer in Victorian England.”

Release Date: August 28, 2020

Directed by: Armando Iannucci

Screenplay by: Armando Iannucci and Simon Blackwell

Based on the novel by Charles Dickens

Starring: Dev Patel, Aneurin Barnard, Peter Capaldi, Hugh Laurie, Tilda Swinton, Ben Whishaw, Gwendoline Christie, and Benedict Wong

Distributor: Searchlight Pictures

Genre: Comedy, Drama

Running Time: 1 hour 59 minutes

Rated PG

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