You have questions. I have some answers.
Q: I thought Tom Hanks was producing a World War II series about the Allied air forces, similar to “Band of Brothers” and “The Pacific.” Did this fall by the wayside?
A: It’s coming. “Masters of the Air,” a nine-part drama, will arrive on Apple TV+ on Jan. 26, 2024, with two episodes, followed by weekly episodes through March 15. Coming from Hanks, Steven Spielberg and Gary Goetzman, who also produced “Band of Brothers” and “The Pacific,” the series “follows the men of the 100th Bomb Group (the ‘Bloody Hundredth’) as they conduct perilous bombing raids over Nazi Germany and grapple with the frigid conditions, lack of oxygen and sheer terror of combat conducted at 25,000 feet in the air.” It’s based on the book by Donald L. Miller.
Q: I was watching, and immensely enjoying, the “Yellowstone” prequel “1923.” There looked (to me) to be eight episodes in the series. As I watched Episode 8, the end seemed premature, as there was no resolution to several stories. Any idea how I might be able to see the conclusion?
A: The eight episodes of “1923” constituted a first season, with the sort of cliffhanger viewers often encounter. A second season of eight episodes has been ordered, stars Harrison Ford and Helen Mirren are expected back and those episodes will reportedly end the series. Right now, there’s no air date for Season 2, which has been delayed by the now-settled writers’ strike and the ongoing actors’ strike.
The “Yellowstone” universe’s mastermind Taylor Sheridan told Deadline.com that the second season of “1923” is “really the second half of the (first) season.” Instead of doing one 10-episode season, as he did with “1883,” Sheridan realized “I need to make more episodes to finish this story. I need to do this in two blocks. An eight-episode block and a second eight-episode block to wrap this up.”
Q: I seem to remember a supernatural serial that ran concurrently with “Dark Shadows” in the late ‘60s named “Strange Paradise.” Do you know about this series or if it might be available on DVD?
A: “Strange Paradise” was a syndicated, daytime drama in 1969-70, and sold to stations as a companion to the ABC series “Dark Shadows” (1966-71). The book “Total Television” directly calls it “an imitation of ‘Dark Shadows,’” with storylines about “voodoo, communication with spirits, and family curses.” While I do not know of an authorized release on DVD, I did find many episodes on YouTube.
Q: I watched eight seasons of “Suits” on Netflix and discovered there is a ninth season. I had to go to another streaming service to watch it. Please inform your readers of this information. Season 9 is a must watch that ties things up.
A: When I wrote about “Suits” recently, I should have clarified its streaming locations. Most likely for rights-related reasons, eight seasons are on Netflix, but nine seasons are on Peacock. (The nine are also on Prime Video.) By the way, Peacock also has the single season of the “Suits” spinoff “Pearson.”
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