A&E is set to launch their first scripted
drama series in more than 6 years with the premiere of
The Cleaner. The series will star Benjamin Bratt
(Law and Order, Miss Congeniality), Amy Price-Francis
(Californication), Grace Park (Battlestar Galactica) among
others.
"I am always looking for good material to work
with and The Cleaner is one of the best scripts I've read
in a long time,"said Benjamin Bratt. "I
am thrilled to have the opportunity to portray such a
complex and multidimensional character. A&E is the
perfect home for The Cleaner and I'm proud to be working
with them on bringing this emotionally compelling drama
to life."
Benjamin Bratt plays William The Cleaner
Banks who, after hitting rock-bottom from his own addictions,
strikes a tentative deal with God. In exchange for a second
chance, he recruits vows to kick his addictions and dedicate
his life to helping others get clean from their own addictions
by any means necessary. Tuesdays at 10p
Once again stretching the boundaries of reality and
belief, the fourth season of Criss Angel Mindfreak
will feature three one-hour specials and 15 all-new
half hour episodes premiering every Wednesday at 10
PM. The fourth season kicks off with "Walk on Lake,"
in which Criss attempts to walk on the world's largest
manmade lake, Lake Mead in Nevada amidst spectators
and boaters.
The upcoming season will feature incredible illusions,
death defying escapes, fearless demonstrations and astonishing
physical feats including being cremated alive, walking
through steel and inviting skeptics to be part of a deadly
challenge where one wrong move will cost him his life.
In the special one-hour live episode, "Building
Implosion Escape," world-renowned mystifier Criss
Angel will be shackled in a 6-story building in Florida
that is loaded with explosives and set to detonate. Angel
must attempt to escape the restraints and overcome physical
obstacles to make it to a hovering helicopter on the roof
before the building implodes in front of the crowd, cameras
and viewers at home. Wednesdays at 10pm
'THE TWO COREYS' RETURNS TO A&E WITH A STARK
LOOK AT HAIM & FELDMAN'S DAMAGED RELATIONSHIP
The first season of "The Two Coreys" left Corey
Feldman and Corey Haim at loggerheads over their personal
and professional relationship. And so, with their brotherhood
at stake, the second season premieres Sunday, June 22
at 10:00PM ET/PT with a no-holds-barred fresh look at
the two former friends' damaged relationship. Nothing
they say or do is off-limits to the cameras in this new
cinema verite take on the 80's icons.
Corey Haim & Corey Feldman give deep, personal access
to their storied friendship like never before which lends
the show rare honesty and candor. Throughout the series,
Feldman and Haim try a variety of tasks to resuscitate
their relationship. Like a couple that has grown apart,
they will need to go back to their roots to rediscover
the bond that once made them closer than brothers, learn
to trust one another again, and ultimately find common
ground in the present. Along the way, both Coreys will
deal with very real issues (including their reunion on
Lost Boys 2), go to therapy sessions together, reveal
their demons and confront their storied pasts.
You can now even play the
Corey vs. Corey game and see by choosing your
Corey and give a beating to the competition! Complete
with punches, kicks, and Corey-centric special moves,
it's the best way to see which Corey is the strongest.
A&E will chronicle the case files
of the Paranormal Research Society (PRS), a renowned
group comprised of Penn State University college students,
in the dramatic new Real-Life series PARANORMAL STATE.
Ryan Buell is clearly no ordinary college student. He's
the director/founder of PRS and the central character
in PARANORMAL STATE. Ryan and his college-age team of
paranormal investigators spend their time investigating
the strange and bizarre while trying to find balance
within their young adult lives. And it's never easy.
The PRS team, which Ryan started in 2001, has worked
on cases involving demonic possession and exorcism,
assisted law enforcement on missing person's cases,
and have brought peace to frightened families.
Penn State University student Ryan Buell gets a call
from a client telling him that her eight-year-old son
is seeing dead people in the family's new home. Ryan
has a deep connection to this child before they even
meet, as he too was terrified by paranormal experiences
as a kid. Ryan and the PRS team travel to the client's
home, interview the family and child and investigate
to determine if there is evidence of paranormal activity
or if what they are witnessing is just the imagination
of a child. As if this wasn't enough for a paranormal
investigator to handle, Ryan must be back in time for
his Economics class the next morning.
A&E's new drama The Cleaner stars Benjamin Bratt, Grace
Park, and Esteban Powell who form a rough around the edges
team that go to any extremes to save people from being killed
by there own addictions. But the Banks family is compromised
due to Williams questionable situation that keeps him out
all night and away from his family.
In the pilot you see that William Banks (Bratt) has made
a deal with God after hitting rock bottom with his own
drug problem, to help anyone he can beat there addiction.
Benjamin Bratt's plays a powerful character that is intense
and likable in a no nonsense kind of way. But at the end
of a day your heart seems to go out to him as he puts
his life on the line for others. Grace Park and Esteban
Powell also deliver strong performances playing Banks
team members Akani and Arnie who have also beaten addictions.
This show is intense but compelling and is sure to make
you come back for more.
As in any pilot many questions arise during the show…
Will the Banks family fall apart due to Williams secrets?
Will Arnie step up and decide this is what he was meant
to do?
To find out tune in on Tuesday July 15th at 10pm.
-Erin
Intervention is an influential and riveting television
series in which addicts confront there dependencies on drugs,
alcohol, or other compulsive behaviors.
Each Intervention episode ends with a surprise intervention
that is staged by the family and friends of the alcohol
or drug addict, and which is conducted by one of four Intervention
specialists: Jeff VanVonderen, Candy Flinnigan, Ken Seeley
and Tara Fields. Mondays at 9pm
Dog the Bounty Hunter is returning for its 5th
season. The show picks up where the last season left off
with Duane "Dog" Chapman and his posse capturing
fugitives week to week. Wednesdays at 9pm
Legendary rock star Gene Simmons and his unconventional
family are back for an all-new season of Gene Simmons
Family Jewels. The season starts off with bang as
Gene preparing for the ultimate challenge by taking a
lie detector test to determine if he has been faithful
to Shannon Tweed, his companion of 24 years and the mother
of his two children, Nick and Sophie.
A true test for the legendary rockstar, Gene will have
to answer questions created by Shannon, as fans will find
out if the 4,800 women Gene says to have been with all
occurred before 1983 - the year he and Shannon's relationship
began. In addition to revealing the truth behind the rock
star's storied sex life, the new season will feature a
Gene Simmons Roast in which Gene gets verbally beaten
by friends and today's hottest comedians, the first ever
KISS concert where the band performs as a trio, behind
the scenes with Gene on NBC's The Celebrity Apprentice,
Gene and Shannon's official "Happily UNmarried"
honeymoon in Hawaii, Nick and Sophie abroad in Mexico
and much, much more. Sundays at 9:30
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