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Former soldier Hank Malone (played by Alan Ritchson) works as a high end courier. He is given a critical mission: transport a healthy donor liver to a hospital where a terminally ill little girl desperately awaits the transplant. Owen Wilson plays Ben Bishop, the chatty, laid back organ courier carrying the crucial package. Hank is forced to transport and protect Ben as they become the primary targets of a ruthless crime syndicate and cartel led by Damian Zaldívar (Rodrigo Santoro), who are determined to intercept the organ. With a strict ticking clock before the liver loses its viability, the mismatched pair must survive a high stakes manhunt.
 

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The Runner (Netflix)
Maia Marten (Gal Gadot), a high-powered, razor-sharp London defense attorney, drops her diabetic son Noah off at school and goes for her routine morning jog. Her world is shattered mid-stride when she receives a terrifying call from a mysterious mastermind known only as The Caller (Damian Lewis). The Caller has hacked her son's digital insulin dispenser, plunging him into a life threatening coma, and holds him hostage. The rules are merciless: Maia must cross London completely on foot, obey a series of cryptic real time commands, and tell no one. If she stops running, her son dies.

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The Gentlemen (Netflix)
This new offering from Netflix follows Eddie Horniman, a military officer who unexpectedly inherits his late father’s massive country estate, Halstead Manor, and the title of Duke of Halstead. To his surprise, Eddie discovers that the estate sits on land housing a massive, clandestine cannabis empire run by the incarcerated career criminal Bobby Glass and his sophisticated daughter, Susie Glass. What begins as an attempt to extricate his family turns into a descent into power, as Eddie finds himself increasingly drawn into the ruthless mechanics of organized crime.

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Three more stars have joined the cast of HBO’s Harry Potter series. Bonnie Hill will be taking over the role of Ginny Weasley. The Ginny recasting comes after Gracie Cochrane, who will play the character in the first season, exited future seasons due to “unforeseen circumstances.”

Alix Earle is finally sharing her side of the story about what led to her feud with Alex Cooper. If you didn’t know, Alix, 25, previously launched her Hot Mess podcast under the Call Her Daddy host’s Unwell Network in 2023. Two years later, their partnership came to an end when Alix‘s podcast was dropped. In a conversation with her dad Thomas “TJ” Earle, Alix said that she felt “betrayed” by Alex, and admitted that she was afraid to speak out against her.

Adéla is getting attention for one of the standout new songs from her debut album. The rising Ain’t in LA pop star released her debut album Prima on September 4, and the new song Hitachi is already generating buzz online. The track is a stripped down ballad about a relationship that has lost its physical intimacy, but its title might leave some listeners wondering exactly what Adéla is referring to.

Harry Daniels is opening up about his love life and how he once dated an actor who refused to publicly acknolwedge their relationship. The TikTok star is known for his videos in which he sings for celebrities. The series began with him finding stars on the streets or at events, but eventually he gained so much popularity that he got access to meet with celebs backstage at shows and on red carpets.

Taylor Frankie Paul‘s future on The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives has been in question amid her personal drama this year. The 32 year old is one of the Og cast members of the Hulu reality series, but after her season of The Bachelorette was scrapped earlier this year, many wondered if she was going to return for the show, but she is returning for season six of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives.

Arrested Development featured some outrageous character pairings in its 84 episodes, but the wildest might be magician Gob Bluth (Will Arnett) and his Black ventriloquist's dummy, Franklin Delano Bluth. Franklin is Gob's mouthpiece for racial slurs and insults (often censored for broadcast and streaming), and gets the performer in trouble with his family and community groups. But according to Arnett, Franklin has an origin story that goes back decades.