Age of The Nerd
This week on AMC Networks, the season three premiere of Killing Eve, and the season four finale of Ride With Norman Reedus, plus all-new episodes of Brockmire on IFC, Jason Segel’s Dispatches From Elsewhere and season five of Better Call Saul on AMC.
The fourth and final season of IFC’s critically acclaimed comedy series Brockmire starring Hank Azaria continues on Wednesday, April 8th, 2020 at 10:00pm ET/PT.
In Wednesday’s all-new episode, “Comeback Player of the Year, when Jim and Jules team up to trick the owners, their antics remind them of their past relationship. Brockmire follows Jim Brockmire (Hank Azaria), a famed major league baseball announcer who suffered a notorious public breakdown after stumbling upon his wife’s (Katie Finneran) infidelity – a breakdown so bad that “Brutal Brockmire” became a viral internet meme. In Season 4, it’s 15 years into the dystopian future and Brockmire is now the Commissioner of baseball as the once legendary baseball announcer is now back on top and his struggles with sobriety are behind him. However, at this later stage of his life he is tasked with saving America’s pastime as the world around him descends into chaos, all while trying to salvage his relationship with his newfound daughter (Reina Hardesty) and rekindle the love he once had for Jules (Amanda Peet).
Brockmire originally appeared as a viral short video on the award-winning comedy website Funny Or Die. The series is written and developed by Joel Church-Cooper. This season Azaria, Church-Cooper and Funny Or Die’s Mike Farah and Joe Farrell are executive producers. Mo Marable is also an executive producer and series director.
Season three of BBC America’s hit Killing Eve premieres on Sunday, April 12th at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT on BBC America and AMC. In the season premiere, “Slowly Slowly Catchy Monkey,” Eve is attempting to rebuild her life, having been shot and left for dead in Rome by Villanelle. Villanelle, believing Eve to be dead, is also moving on, until she is approached by an old foe offering her a brand-new opportunity. Carolyn is being undermined at work and Kenny can’t leave his own investigation into The Twelve alone.
The third season continues the story of two women with brutal pasts, addicted to each other but now trying desperately to live their lives without their drug of choice. For Villanelle, the assassin without a job, Eve is dead. For Eve, the ex-MI6 operative hiding in plain sight, Villanelle will never find her. All seems fine until a shocking and personal death sets them on a collision course yet again. The journey back to each other will cost both of them friends, family, and allegiances…and perhaps a share of their souls.
Season four of Ride with Norman Reedus concludes late night at 12:16 a.m. ET/PT on AMC. In Sunday’s season four finale, “Kentucky with Clifton Collins Jr.,” Norman Reedus and Clifton Collins Jr. ride from Louisville to the Red River Gorge, while embracing the quintessential Kentucky experience.
Ride with Norman Reedus follows The Walking Dead star and motorcycle enthusiast Norman Reedus on epic road trips around the world. Each episode features Reedus and a riding companion – a fellow actor, musician or friend, exploring local culture and seeking adventure on the road. This season’s guests include Michael Rooker, Ryan Hurst, Milo Ventimiglia, Dom Rocket, Becky Goebel and Clifton Collins Jr. Ride with Norman Reedus is produced by Left/Right (This American Life, The Circus, James Cameron’s Story of Science Fiction) with Ken Druckerman, Banks Tarver and Anneka Jones serving as Executive Producers along with Reedus.
Season five of Better Call Saul continues on Monday, April 13th at 9:00p.m ET/PT on AMC. In this week’s all-new episode, “Bad Choice Road,” in the wake of Jimmy’s traumatic misadventure, Kim takes stock of what is important. Jimmy attempts to return to business as usual, but it’s more difficult than anticipated. Gus and Mike set a plan in motion.
In the 10-episode fifth season of Better Call Saul, Jimmy McGill’s (Odenkirk) decision to practice law as “Saul Goodman” creates unexpected and profound waves of change for those in his orbit. The series stars Bob Odenkirk, Rhea Seehorn, Jonathan Banks, Michael Mando, Giancarlo Esposito, Patrick Fabian and Tony Dalton, and is executive produced by showrunner Peter Gould, Vince Gilligan, Mark Johnson, Melissa Bernstein and Thomas Schnauz. Better Call Saul garnered a 2018 Peabody Award, and, over four seasons, has earned 32 Emmy® Award nominations, three Golden Globe® Award nominations, two Writers Guild Awards, three Critics’ Choice Awards, two Television Critics Association Awards and three AFI Awards for “TV Programs of the Year,” among many other Guild nominations.
Dispatches From Elsewhere continues on Monday, April 13th at 10:25 p.m. ET/PT on AMC. In Monday’s all-new episode, “Lee,” the gang reflects on their experiences; Peter and Simone go on their first date together and Janice faces an unexpected decision; Fredwynn is convinced there is more to the story.
Created by and starring Jason Segel, the ten-hour series is centered around four ordinary people who feel there’s something missing in their lives, but they can’t quite put their finger on what it is. This diverse foursome is brought together by chance – or perhaps it’s by design – when they stumble onto a puzzle hiding just behind the veil of everyday life. As they begin to accept the mysterious ‘Dispatches from Elsewhere’ challenges, they come to find that the mystery winds deeper than they imagined, and their eyes are opened to a world of possibility and magic. Starring alongside Segel are Academy® and Emmy® Award-winner Sally Field, Academy Award®-nominee Richard E. Grant, multi-GRAMMY Award®-winner André Benjamin and rising star Eve Lindley.
The AMC Studios production is executive produced by Segel, Scott Rudin, showrunner Mark Friedman, Garrett Basch, Eli Bush, Jeff Freilich and Alethea Jones.
