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The Weekly Binge celebrates Asian American and Pacific Islanders Heritage Month
Streaming services are highlighting Asian directors and leads this month, along with some must-watch thrillers in your Weekly Binge. Author: Katherine Bauer Updated: 9:07 AM CDT May 2, 2021
MOLINE, Ill. For the Weekly Binge, we re highlighting some Asian-led movies to celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. Tigertail and The Half of It
Netflix brings us two Asian directed and played movies: Tigertail and The Half of It.
Alan Yang, a writer and producer for Parks and Rec, directed his first film Tigertail back in 2020. This film is a loose dive into his father s experience as an immigrant factory worker who left his romance for an arranged marriage that eventually led him to the Bronx. Alan Yang shows his Asian heritage through his family experiences.
Is Freeform's teen thriller drama 'Cruel Summer' based on a true story? Creator Bert V. Harmon and executive producer Jessica Biel share the intention behind the show and what inspired it.
New Drama Marks Network’s Best Ever Series Debut Among Young Adults
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“Cruel Summer” scores Freeform’s most-watched series debut ever, averaging 3.81 million multiplatform viewers in the first week available. The Jessica Biel produced drama is likewise the network’s best-ever series debut among Adults 18-49 (2.65 million) and Adults 18-34 (1.33 million). Additionally, the series from studio Entertainment One (eOne) is the No. 1 most social scripted series premiere across cable year-to-date. The New York Times called “Cruel Summer” “..terrific..” and “..tantalizing.“ While Entertainment Weekly declared it “..your new pop culture obsession.”
“Cruel Summer” premiered with a two-hour event on Tuesday, April 20, at 9:00 p.m. EDT/PDT. From executive producer Jessica Biel (“The Sinner”), “Cruel Summer” is a psychological thriller that follows two young women: Kate Wallis, the popular girl with a charmed l
The new series
Cruel Summer is making history for Freeform!
Jessica Biel executive produced the new series, which premiered last week. Freeform just announced that the show’s pilot had the most watched debut ever on the network.
Click inside to find out how many people watched the premiere…
The series premiere was watched by 3.81 million multiplatform viewers in the first week available. It also marked the best-ever series debut among Adults 18-49 (2.65 million viewers) and Adults 18-34 (1.33 million viewers).
Cruel Summer is a psychological thriller that follows two young women: Kate Wallis (
Olivia Holt), the popular girl with a charmed life who one day goes missing, and Jeanette Turner (