Michael, Saint Pierre, Star City & A Good Girl’s Guide To Murder | Geektown Radio Episode 495

Dave is joined by Domingos for Geektown Radio Episode 495, and this week’s show is led by chat about Michael, the Canadian crime drama Saint Pierre, Apple TV alt-history spin-off Star City, and the return of A Good Girl’s Guide To Murder.Domingos kicks things off with Michael, the new biopic charting the early life and rise of Michael Jackson, with Jaafar Jackson playing his famous uncle. He also revisits Netflix’s brilliant sports documentary The Last Dance, which charts Michael Jordan and the final run of the Chicago Bulls dynasty, and digs into A Good Girl’s Guide To Murder, the BBC and Netflix YA mystery starring Emma Myers, with Season 2 arriving next month.There is also some spoiler-free discussion around Spider-Noir, with Domingos sharing what he can about Nicolas Cage’s stylish new take on the Spider-Man character and the show’s unusual black-and-white or colour viewing options.On Dave’s side, he dives into Saint Pierre, the Canadian police procedural led by Allan Hawco and Joséphine Jobert, and checks out Star City, the new For All Mankind spin-off which retells the early space race from the Soviet perspective. There is also a quick Geekstorians plug, with this week’s episode looking at Marvel’s bankruptcy and how it helped pave the way for the MCU.In the news section, they cover cancellations for Gen V and Football Focus, renewals for Hazbin Hotel and Grace, and a stack of air date updates including Matlock Season 2 Part 2, Citadel Season 2, Hudson & Rex Season 8, House of the Dragon Season 3, Silo Season 3, Heartstopper Forever and Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 4.They also chat about Ryan Phillippe joining 9-1-1: Nashville, ITV’s new lunar thriller First Woman starring Andrea Riseborough and Ashley Walters, Prime Video’s Embassy with Anna Kendrick, Sam Heughan and J.K. Simmons, and Netflix kicking off production on Scooby-Doo: Origins.Plus, they round up what is coming to TV next week, including This Is Not a Murder Mystery, Widow’s Bay, Man on Fire, Prisoner, St. Denis Medical and Fallen.Listen now for film chat, TV reviews, alt-history sci-fi, murder mysteries and the usual Geektown mix of enthusiasm, side tangents and entertainment news.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/geektown. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.