Tuesday, February 25, 2020

TUNE IN THIS WEEK: Series Premiere of "Dispatches from Elsewhere" on AMC, Season Finales of "Doctor Who" and "Seven Worlds, One Planet" on BBC. Plus All-New Episodes of "Year of the Rabbit" on IFC, "The Walking Dead" and "Better Call Saul" on AMC.

***TUNE-IN ALERT***

Jason Segel as Peter, Sally Field as Janice, Eve Lindley as Simone
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26TH
A TERRIFYING FIGURE STALKS THE STREETS OF LONDON ON AN ALL-NEW EPISODE OF IFC’S COMEDY SERIES YEAR OF THE RABBIT AT 10:30 PM ET/PT
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 29TH
THE SEASON FINALE OF SEVEN WORLDS, ONE PLANET, “AFRICA,”
AT 9:00PM ET/PT ON BBC AMERICA, AMC, IFC AND SUNDANCETV
SUNDAY, MARCH 1ST
THE CYBERMEN ARE ON THE MARCH ON THE SEASON FINALE
OF BBC AMERICA’S DOCTOR WHO AT 8:00PM ET/PT
OUR GROUP MUST DEFEND ALEXANDRIA FROM A THREATENING
OUTSIDE FORCE ON AN ALL-NEW EPISODE OF
AMC’S THE WALKING DEAD AT 9:00 PM ET/PT

SERIES PREMIERE OF DISPATCHES FROM ELSEWHERE, CREATED BY AND STARRING JASON SEGEL, AT 10:07 PM ET/PT

THE WALKING DEAD CAST MEMBER THORA BIRCH AND EXECUTIVE PRODUCER DENISE HUTH JOIN CHRIS HARDWICK ON SUNDAY’S EPISODE
OF AMC’S TALKING DEAD AT 11:16 PM ET/PT
MONDAY, MARCH 2ND
SEASON FIVE OF AMC’S BETTER CALL SAUL CONTINUES
WITH AN ALL-NEW EPISODE AT 9:00 PM ET/PT

AMC’S NEW SERIES DISPATCHES FROM ELSEWHERE
CONTINUES IN ITS REGULAR TIME-SLOT ON MONDAYS, WITH AN ALL-NEW EPISODE AT 10:15 PM ET/PT

This week on AMC Networks, the series premiere of AMC’s all-new series Dispatches From Elsewhere, the season finale of Doctor Who on BBC America, the season finale of  BBC America’s Seven Worlds, One Planet, plus all-new episodes of season 10 of The Walking Dead and Better Call Saul on AMC and Year of the Rabbit on IFC. 


Freddie Fox as Strauss, Matt Berry as Detective Inspector Rabbit

IFC’s new comedy series Year of the Rabbit continues on Wednesday, February 26th at 10:30 p.m. ET/PT. In the second episode, “Brick Man,” a new killer stalks the streets of London, disguised as the Brick Man, a terrifying figure from urban folklore. Rabbit and his team have to find the murderer before the city is engulfed by panic and riots.

The new series follows Detective Inspector Rabbit (Matt Berry; Toast of London, What We Do In The Shadows), a hardened booze-hound who’s seen it all, and his hapless, new, by-the-books partner Strauss (Freddie Fox; Cucumber, Banana). While they’re investigating a local murder, the lewd but insightful adoptive daughter (Susan Wokoma; Chewing Gum, Crazyhead) of the chief of police joins them, becoming the country’s first female officer. Together, the trio must fight crime while rubbing shoulders with street gangs, crooked politicians, Bulgarian princes, spiritualists, music hall stars and the Elephant Man.


A bull elephant searching for fruit in Mana Pools National Park, Zimbabwe
The season finale of Seven Worlds, One Planet airs on Saturday, February 29th at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT on BBC AMERICA, AMC, IFC and SundanceTV. Saturday’s season finale focuses on Africa, the home to the greatest wildlife show on Earth. Where chimps make tools, cheetah hunt prey twice their size and, in crystal clear freshwater lakes, devious imposters trick caring fish mothers.

Following Emmy®-winning series Planet Earth II and Blue Planet II, Seven Worlds, One Planet tells the story of earth’s seven spectacular continents and how they shape the extraordinary animal behavior and biodiversity we see today. Narrated by Sir David Attenborough, and featuring a theme co-composed by Hans Zimmer and Jacob Shea, and series score by Jacob Shea for Bleeding Fingers Music, Seven Worlds, One Planet reveals how each distinct continent has shaped the unique animal life found there. The seven-part series marks the first time BBC Studio’s Natural History Unit has explored all the planet’s continents in a single series. Seven Worlds, One Planet is a BBC Studios Natural History Unit production, co-produced with BBC AMERICA, Tencent Penguin Pictures, ZDF, France Télévisions and China Media Group CCTV9.


Mandip Gill as Yasmin Khan, Tosin Cole as Ryan Sinclair, Jodie Whittaker as The Doctor, Bradley Walsh as Graham O'Brien
The season finale of Doctor Who, starring Jodie Whittaker, Bradley Walsh, Tosin Cole and Mandip Gill, airs on Sunday, February 29th at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT on BBC AMERICA. In the epic and emotional season finale, “The Timeless Children,” the Cybermen are on the march. As the last remaining humans are ruthlessly hunted down, Graham, Ryan and Yaz face a terrifying fight to survive. Civilizations fall. Others rise anew. Lies are exposed. Truths are revealed. Battles are fought. And for the Doctor — trapped and alone — nothing will ever be the same again.


Eleanor Matsuura as Yumiko, Khary Payton as Ezekiel, Josh McDermitt as Dr. Eugene Porter

The Walking Dead Season 10 continues on Sunday, March 1st at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT on AMC. In Sunday’s all-new episode, “Stalker,” our group must defend Alexandria from a threatening, outside force.

The Walking Dead returned last week to find our group of survivors trapped. Some in the confines of a cave filled with walkers, while others were caught in a spiral of suspicion and grief. All orchestrated at the hand of Alpha, who continues to prove the Whisperers are always watching, and one step ahead of the communities. Which includes the new and potentially deadly threat of having added Negan to their ranks.    

Through this conflict and all they’ve lost, a few still hold onto hope, especially Eugene, who believes the mysterious voice he spoke with on the radio may lead to their world getting bigger once again.      

But with the Whisperer War upon them, the collective communities must come together and possibly sacrifice all they have to find a way to silence the Whispers once and for all. Otherwise Alpha will ensure they face a certain doom.     

Later, viewers can catch an all-new episode of Talking Dead hosted by Chris Hardwick at 11:16 p.m. ET/PT, featuring The Walking Dead cast member Thora Birch and Executive Producer Denise Huth.


Jason Segel as Peter
Part one of Dispatches From Elsewhere two-night premiere event begins on Sunday, March 1st at 10:07 p.m. ET/PT on AMC. In the series premiere, “Peter,” Peter (Jason Segel) is stuck in the everyday routine of his mundane life until the day something changes when he meets a group of strangers who all have something in common. Together, they begin an adventure into a world that has been hidden all around them.
Part two of the series premiere continues in its regular time-slot on Monday, March 2nd with an all-new episode at 10:15 p.m. ET/PT. In the second episode, “Simone,” the game continues as Simone (Eve Lindley) and Peter follow the clues and explore the city; the gang discovers that the game runs deeper than they thought and they have to make an important choice.

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.


Bob Odenkirk as Jimmy McGill and Michael Mando as Nacho Varga

Season 5 of Better Call Saul continues on Monday, March 2nd at 9:00p.m ET/PT on AMC. In this week’s all-new episode, “The Guy For This,” Jimmy’s business enters uncharted territory. Kim’s confidence is tested when she’s faced with a legal problem only she can solve. Nacho navigates increased pressure from Gus. Mike continues to spiral.

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.

About AMC
AMC is home to some of the most popular and acclaimed programs on television. AMC was the first basic cable network to ever win the Emmy® Award for Outstanding Drama Series with Mad Men in 2008, which then went on to win the coveted award four years in a row, before Breaking Bad won it in 2013 and 2014. The network’s series The Walking Dead is the highest-rated series in cable history. AMC’s other current original drama series include Better Call Saul, Fear the Walking Dead, The Terror, Into the Badlands, Preacher, The Son, Lodge 49, The Little Drummer Girl and NOS4A2. AMC also explores authentic worlds and discussions with original shows like Talking Dead, AMC Visionaries and Ride with Norman Reedus. AMC is owned and operated by AMC Networks Inc. and its sister networks include IFC, SundanceTV, BBC America and WE tv. AMC is available across all platforms, including on-air, online, on-demand and mobile.

About BBC AMERICA
BBC AMERICA is a hub of innovative, culturally contagious programming including the Peabody Award-winning series Killing Eve starring Golden Globe® and SAG® Award-winner Sandra Oh and Emmy® Award-winner Jodie Comer. The network is the definitive home and co-producer of the most iconic natural history programming including Planet Earth II, Blue Planet II, Dynasties, the upcoming Sir David Attenborough-narrated series Seven Worlds, One Planet and the return of the Emmy®-winning series Frozen Planet II and Planet Earth III - all a part of the new Saturday nature television destination, Wonderstruck.  A joint venture between AMC Networks and BBC Studios (the commercial arm of the BBC), BBCA’s influential shows such as Doctor Who, Orphan Black, Luther and Broadchurch, among many others, have attracted critical acclaim and earned Emmy® Awards, Peabody Awards, Critics’ Choice Awards, TCA Awards, NAACP Image Awards, an IDA Documentary Award, a Gotham Award and Golden Globes®. Created in 1998, the irrepressible network has garnered one of cable’s most curious, educated and affluent audiences, with many properties boasting super-fan levels of engagement. Its unscripted slate includes the iconic car show Top Gear, buzzy and hilarious The Graham Norton Show and the world’s biggest darts championships. Get caught up, BBCA offers full episodes On Demand across all major digital platforms, BBC AMERICA app and bbcamerica.com
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About IFC
IFC is the home of offbeat, unexpected comedies. Acclaimed series Documentary Now!, Brockmire, Baroness von Sketch Show, Sherman’s Showcase and the upcoming Year of the Rabbit air alongside fan-favorite movies and comedic cult TV shows. IFC is owned and operated by AMC Networks Inc., and available across multiple platforms. IFC is Always On, Slightly Off.

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