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TV and Film previews June 2018 (preview, BN1 Magazine)



ADRIFT Friday 1 June

Based on a true story, two sailors set out on a journey across the ocean, not knowing they would be sailing directly into one of the most catastrophic hurricanes in recorded history. The aftermath leaves Tami Oldham with a boat in ruins, determined to save herself and the only man she’s ever loved.


JURASSIC WORLD: FALLEN KINGDOM Wednesday 6 June

Four years after the demise of the Jurassic World theme park, an impending volcanic eruption threatens to make dinosaurs instinct once again. In this fifth instalment of the Jurassic Park series, Owen Grady (Chris Pratt) and Claire Dearing (Bryce Dallas Howard) return to the island in an attempt to rescue the remaining dinosaurs. In doing so they uncover a conspiracy that threatens the entire planet with dinosaurs taking over Earth much like in prehistoric times.


SUPER TROOPERS 2 Friday 15 June

This follow up to the 2001 comedy crime film directed by Jay Chandrasekhar follows the five state troopers, Mac, Thorny, Foster, Rabbit and Farva, when they do some unconventional police work in their newly set up Highway Patrol station in the disputed area of Canada after an international border dispute arises between the U.S. and Canada.


HEREDITARY Friday 15 June

Already named the scariest film of the year with a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, Hereditary sees the Grahams after the matriarch of the family passes away. Her daughter’s family begins to unravel cryptic and terrifying secrets about their ancestry and the more they uncover, the more they find themselves trying to outrun the sinister fate they seem to have inherited.


OCEAN’S 8 Friday 22 June

This all-female spin-off of Steven Soderbergh’s The Ocean Trilogy follows Danny Ocean’s estranged sister Debbie (Sandra Bullock) in an attempt to assemble the perfect crew to pull off the heist of the century at New York City’s Met Gala. The target is a $150 million necklace and assisting Bullock on the heist is a star-studded cast including Anne Hathaway and Rihanna.


DIETLAND Tuesday 5 June

Based on Sarai Walker’s book ‘Dietland’, this new comedy series follows Plum Kettle (Joy Nash), a ghost-writer for the editor of one of New York’s most famous magazines, who on her road to self-acceptance explores a multitude of issues faced by women today, including patriarchy, misogyny, rape culture and unrealistic beauty standards.


GORDON RAMSAY’S 24 HOURS TO HELL AND BACK Wednesday 13 June

With the clock ticking down, Gordon Ramsay drives across the USA in his mobile kitchen and demand centre ‘Hell On Wheels’. In just 24 hours, the celebrity chef and restaurateur will try to save restaurants on the brink of disaster from shutting down with fresh new menus, major renovations and hope for the future.


PREACHER SEASON 3 Monday 25 June

This action-packed supernatural drama starring Dominic Cooper returns for a third season. The series follows Jesse Custer, an outlaw turned preacher who alongside his ex-girlfriend Tulip and 119-year-old Irish vampire Cassidy embarks on a journey to find God in a world inhabited by holy, hellish and everything-in-between characters.


LUKE CAGE SEASON 2 Friday 22 June

Marvel’s Luke Cage is back with a second season. The man who after a sabotaged experiment gained super strength and unbreakable skin has now cleared his name and gained a reputation. In this new season, Cage (Mike Colter) gets introduced to a new villain, Rosalie Carbone (Annabella Sciorra) and will be forced to battle the blurred lines between hero and villain.

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