Upcoming DVD Releases





COMING ON 10/4:
• Super Pumped – Season 1: The Battle for Uber (Showtime/Paramount)
$24.99 SRP DVD MOD; $34.99 SRP Blu-ray MOD

—–SUPER PUMPED: THE BATTLE FOR UBER is the first installment of the SUPER PUMPED anthology series, in which each season will explore a story that rocked the business world to its core and changed culture. Joseph Gordon-Levitt; Kyle Chandler; Uma Thurman; Kerry Bishe; Babak Tafti; Jon Bass; Bridget Gao Hollitt; Elisabeth Shue. 3-disc set in either format.

COMING ON 10/11:
• Blood & Treasure – Season 2 (CBS/Paramount)
$34.99 SRP DVD MOD; $39.99 SRP Blu-ray MOD
(as of this writing, this title is not yet available for pre-order)
EXTRAS: Gag Reel
—–The globe-trotting action-adventure drama BLOOD & TREASURE is back with a new season! Follow a brilliant antiquities expert and a cunning art thief, who team up to catch a ruthless terrorist who funds his attacks through stolen treasure. 4-disc set on DVD format; 3-disc set on Blu-ray format.

COMING ON 10/18:
• Legends Of Tomorrow – The Complete Series (Warner)
$112.99 SRP DVD; $129.99 SRP Blu-ray

EXTRAS: over 7 hours of Featurettes, Unaired Scenes, Gag Reels, and More! Blu-ray only: Digital Copy
—–When heroes alone are not enough…the world needs Legends! DC’s Legends of Tomorrow follows a ragtag group of misfit heroes charged with protecting time itself: the past, present and future. The crew aboard their timeship, the Waverider, includes Sara Lance, Mick Rory, Nate Heywood, Ray Palmer, Nora Darhk, Zari & Behrad Tarazi, Ava Sharpe, Vixen, John Constantine, Firestorm, Rip Hunter, Captain Cold, Astra Logue, Gideon, and many more heroes and rogues. Their responsibility takes them across history, bringing them up against bizarre threats unlike any humanity has ever known. Screwing up history for the better, the Legends fight, talk, and sing their way through protecting the timeline from aberrations, anomalies, and anything else that threatens to mess with history. Some problems can only be fixed by Legends. 24-disc set on DVD format; 19-disc set on Blu-ray format.

• Justified – The Complete Series (Sony)
Blu-ray

—–For six electrifying seasons, no crime series proved more combustible than the Peabody Award-winning Justified. At the explosive center of the action: Western-style, gun-slinging U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens (Timothy Olyphant) confronts murder, drugs, bank heists, mobsters, crime families, corrupt politicians and even his own tumultuous past – and never backs down. His ultimate adversary is the cunning, complex outlaw Boyd Crowder (Walter Goggins), but the real wild card is Ava Crowder (Joelle Carter), the mysterious woman torn between the two men and both sides of the law. From creator Graham Yost and based on legendary author Elmore Leonard’s crime novella “Fire in the Hole,” it all leads to a perfectly unexpected final showdown. 19-disc set.
NOTE: in 2015 this title came out in a Limited Edition with a 38-Page Commemorative Disc Book, and a hip flask with a Justified logo: that package is out of print and will be replaced with this new package…just in time for fans who don’t own it on Blu-ray yet to get it and re-watch the show while the team produces a follow-up limited series, “Justified: City Primeval”! Keep in mind that the price for this Blu-ray re-release hasn’t been disclosed yet, and the artwork shown – based on the 2015 release – may not be finalized yet, and could be subject to change.

• The Sommerdahl Murders – Series 3 (RLJ/Acorn)
$39.99 SRP DVD

—–DCI Dan Sommerdahl (Peter Mygind, Borgen) has devoted his life to his police career, ultimately at the cost of his marriage. As Dan seeks to move forward, can he learn to accept that his ex-wife, criminal technician Marianne (Laura Drasbæk, Forbrydelsen), is now in a relationship with Detective Flemming Torp (André Babikian, The Protectors)…who is not only Dan’s partner on the force, but also his best friend? Since the trio are still solving crimes together in their seaside Danish town, they try to keep their professional actions separate from their personal affairs. There is much to investigate: a man pushed to his death from an apartment building, the killing of a real-estate developer, a nun’s murder, and the fatal car crash of a wealthy widow. But it’s not long before strife breaks out between the detectives, throwing their partnership and decades of friendship into doubt. 2-disc set.

• This is Going to Hurt – Season 1 (RLJ/Image)
$34.97 SRP DVD

—–Ben Whishaw (Skyfall) stars in this hilarious – and often heartbreaking – journey of Adam, a young doctor stuck in a system that sometimes feels like it’s against him. The unvarnished realities of Adam’s life are revealed: the 97-hour weeks, life-and-death decisions, a tsunami of bodily fluids, and a personal life forced into second place. All for an hourly rate that struggles to compete with the hospital parking meter. It’s a stark reminder of the vital role played by doctors like Adam everywhere. 2-disc set.

COMING ON 10/25:
• Good Sam – The Complete Series (CBS/Paramount)
$24.99 SRP DVD MOD
(as of this writing, this title is not yet available for pre-order)
EXTRAS: Gag Reel; Deleted Scenes
—–GOOD SAM stars Sophia Bush in a drama about Dr. Sam Griffith, a gifted heart surgeon who excels in her new leadership role as chief of surgery after her renowned boss falls into a coma. When her former boss wakes up months later demanding to resume his duties, Sam is tasked with supervising this egotistical expert with a scalpel who never acknowledged her stellar talent. Complicating matters, the caustic and arrogant Dr. Rob “Griff” Griffith (Jason Isaac) also happens to be her father! As Griff defies Sam’s authority and challenges her medical expertise, the big question becomes whether this father and daughter will ever be able to mend their own relationship as expertly as they heal the hearts of their patients. This 3-disc collection includes all 12 episodes.

COMING ON 11/8:
• Frasier – The Complete Series (CBS/Paramount)
$129.99 SRP Blu-ray MOD
(as of this writing, this title is not yet available for pre-order)
EXTRAS: Observations, Analyses and Good-Byes; Frasier Says Farewell; Behind The Couch: The Making Of Frasier; Frasier Crane’s Apartment; Season One Celebrity Voices; and more featurettes
—–EVERY HILARIOUS EPISODE ON 33 BLU DISCS. The doctor is in! Frasier: The Complete Series includes all eleven seasons of the award-winning spinoff from Cheers. Kelsey Grammer reprises his Emmy Award-winning role as Dr. Frasier Crane, a stuffy psychiatrist turned call-in radio host who struggles to follow his own advice. Frasier features an amazing ensemble cast, including John Mahoney as Martin, Frasier’s gruff, ex-cop father, Jane Leeves as Daphne, the eccentric British housekeeper, and David Hyde Pierce in his Emmy Award-winning role as Dr. Niles Crane, Frasier’s neurotic brother. Enjoy the show’s most memorable moments like an uncomfortable visit from Sam ‘Mayday’ Malone (Ted Danson reprising his role from Cheers) in “The Show Where Sam Shows Up,” Niles defending his adulterous wife’s honor in a fencing duel in “An Affair to Forget” and the emotional series finale, “Goodnight, Seattle.” Frasier: The Complete Series features over 250 hilarious episodes.
NOTE: this title has been available on DVD format since 2015, but is being released on Blu-ray format for the first time ever, via the MOD (Manufacture On Demand) online retail distribution system

• A Discovery of Witches – Season 3 (RLJ/Image)
$34.99 SRP DVD; $34.99 SRP Blu-ray

—–In the final season of A Discovery of Witches, Matthew and Diana return from their trip to 1590 to find tragedy has occurred at Sept-Tours. They must locate the missing pages from the Book of Life – and the Book itself – before it’s too late. But their enemies are gearing up against them, and a monster from Matthew’s past has been lying in wait to return for revenge. 2-disc set in either format.
NOTE: the Amazon listing above for the DVD version INCORRECTLY shows it as “Region 2” (Europe), but the listing correctly shows the NORTH AMERICAN code for the UPC of the DVD version of this title…it should be safe to pre-order. Our thanks to reader Bob Corrigan for the email about it. If you don’t trust the situation (and we would understand if you don’t!), then feel free to pre-order from another seller:
https://www.deepdiscount.com/discovery-of-witches-season-3-a-discovery-of-witches-series-3/014381135640

• Super Sentai Abaranger – The Complete Series (Shout!)
$59.98 SRP DVD

—–BEFORE MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS, THERE WAS SUPER SENTAI! See where the worldwide phenomenon began with the original Japanese series that inspired the Power Rangers franchise! The meteorite believed to have once killed off the dinosaurs actually rattled the Earth into two parallel universes – Another Earth and Dino Earth, where dinosaurs continued to thrive. Now they have evolved into the Saurians, a race of humanoid dinosaurs, and the Bakuryū, a race of mechanized dinosaurs. But the wall between our universes has been breached. The Evolians that have been at war with the Saurians and Bakuryū have invaded, and it’s up to the Abarangers to protect the world! INCLUDES ALL 50 EPISODES! 8-disc set.
NOTE: Japanese soundtrack; English subtitles. Exclusively available via Shout Factory’s online store months before it’s available anywhere else.

COMING ON 11/15:
• Darby And Joan – Series 1 (RLJ/Acorn)
$39.99 SRP DVD

—–Newly widowed nurse Joan Kirkhope (Emmy winner Greta Scacchi, Rasputin, War & Peace) is on a quest to find answers about her husband’s perplexing death. Ex-detective Jack Darby (Emmy nominee Bryan Brown, The Thorn Birds, Cocktail) has taken to the open road to escape his past. When their vehicles collide on a remote road in the Australian outback, these strangers are thrown together for an unexpected adventure. The two couldn’t be more different: a down-to-earth Aussie and a tightly wound Englishwoman. But as they’re drawn into a string of intriguing mysteries lurking in the isolated, tropical corners of a vast continent, it quickly becomes clear that the most fascinating puzzle they face is each other. 2-disc set.

COMING ON 12/6:
• Better Call Saul – Season 6 (Sony)
$35.99 SRP DVD; $45.99 SRP Blu-ray

EXTRAS: Series Adjourned: Saying Goodbye to Saul; Fear and Loathing in Omaha: The World of Gene Takavic; “Wine and Roses” – Casa Goodman; Deleted Scenes; Outtakes; Commentaries on Every Episode; Easter Eggs; Training Videos; American Greed
—–Better Call Saul’s final season concludes the complicated journey and transformation of its compromised hero, Jimmy McGill (Bob Odenkirk), into criminal lawyer Saul Goodman. From the cartel to the courthouse, from Albuquerque to Omaha, season six tracks Jimmy, Saul and Gene as well as Jimmy’s complex relationship with Kim (Rhea Seehorn), who is in the midst of her own existential crisis. Meanwhile, Mike (Jonathan Banks), Gus (Giancarlo Esposito), Nacho (Michael Mando) and Lalo (Tony Dalton) are locked into a game of cat and mouse with mortal stakes. Bob Odenkirk as Jimmy McGill; Rhea Seehorn as Kim Wexler; Jonathan Banks as Mike Ehrmantraut; Michael Mando as Nacho Varga; Patrick Fabian as Howard Hamlin; Tony Dalton as Lalo Salamanca; Giancarlo Esposito as Gus Fring. 4-disc set in either format.

• Better Call Saul – The Complete Series (Sony)
$215.99 SRP Blu-ray

—–Before Saul Goodman met Walter White, he was struggling attorney Jimmy McGill (Bob Odenkirk). In this prequel to the Emmy-winning series Breaking Bad, Jimmy teams up with Mike Ehrmantraut (Jonathan Banks) and begins his transformation from optimistic underdog into Albuquerque’s most notorious legal legend. Michael McKean co-stars as Jimmy’s brilliant, uncompromising brother, Chuck. 19-disc set.
NOTE: as of today’s writing, this title has only been announced for Blu-ray format



Emmy Nominee Bryan Brown and Emmy Winner Greta Scacchi Headline “Darby and Joan”





Emmy Nominee Bryan Brown and Emmy Winner Greta Scacchi Headline “Darby and Joan” Premiering Monday, August 8 on Acorn TV
Two episodes will premiere weekly on Mondays through August 29.
[via press release from Acorn TV]
EMMY NOMINEE BRYAN BROWN AND EMMY WINNER GRETA SCACCHI HEADLINE “DARBY AND JOAN” PREMIERING MONDAY, AUGUST 8 ON ACORN TV

Trailer and Key Art Now Available

New York, NY – July 14, 2022 – Emmy-nominated actor Bryan Brown (Cocktail, Breaker Morant) and Emmy-winning actress Greta Scacchi (The Player, Emma) star in the lively Acorn TV Australian road trip drama Darby and Joan, premiering Monday, August 8 on Acorn TV, AMC Networks’ acclaimed streamer devoted to British and international television. Two episodes will premiere weekly on Mondays through August 29.

As the series opens, retired Australian homicide detective Jack Darby (Brown) has taken to the open road with his dog Diesel to flee his past, while recently widowed English nurse Joan Kirkhope (Scacchi) is on a reluctant pilgrimage to find answers about her husband’s mysterious death. They couldn’t be more different: the low key, ruggedly charming Aussie and the tightly-wound, yet warm, witty and determined Englishwoman, but when they collide in the Australian outback, and become drawn into a series of unexpected mysteries, this unlikely investigative duo soon realize the most intriguing puzzle they face is each other.

Exploring the world of the real-life phenomenon of “grey nomads” – retirees who leave behind their comfortable homes to set out for adventure on the endless roads of Australia – Darby and Joan shines a light on fascinating and often unseen areas of the continent from isolated, sweeping coastlines to lush hinterland to small communities in the Outback, and a myriad of fascinating characters moving through a world where everyone seems to be searching for something – or trying to escape it. Danger and secrets lurk for those who bother to look. The series asks: can you find yourself in the middle of nowhere?

Filmed in Queensland, Australia, Darby and Joan is executive produced by Claire Tonkin (My Life is Murder), David Hannam (Secret Bridesmaid’s Business), Matt Campbell, Bea Tammer and Catherine Mackin, with series producer Pino Amenta (Five Bedrooms, Wentworth) and supervising producer Toni Malone (My Life Is Murder). The series’ creators are Glenys Rowe and Phillip Gwynne, and its writers are Paul Bennett, Keith Thompson, Andrew Anastasios, Giula Sandler, David Hannam, Adam Zwar, Beck Cole, and Ainslie Clouston. The set-up director is David Caesar and the directors are Ben C. Lucas, Mairi Cameron and Jo O’Shaughnessy. The series is produced by CJZ, with major production investment from Screen Australia in association with Screen Queensland.

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About Acorn TV

AMC Networks’ Acorn TV is North America’s largest streaming service specializing in premium British and international television. Acorn TV adds exclusive programming every week to a deep library of revered mysteries, dramas, and comedies – all commercial-free. Acorn TV’s recent slate is comprised of critically acclaimed commissioned and original series including popular New Zealand detective series My Life Is Murder (Lucy Lawless), acclaimed Irish crime thriller Bloodlands (James Nesbitt, co-executive produced by Jed Mercurio), British crime drama Whitstable Pearl (Kerry Godliman), Emmy(R)-nominated Queens of Mystery, Kiwi romantic comedy Under the Vines and British detective drama Dalgliesh (Bertie Carvel), to name a few. Current and upcoming Acorn TV Original Series include UK detective drama Harry Wild (Jane Seymour), Signora Volpe (Emilia Fox), The Chelsea Detective (Adrian Scarborough), Darby and Joan (Bryan Brown, Greta Scacchi) and many more. The above add to a growing catalog of popular bingeable dramas including Agatha Raisin (Ashley Jensen), A Place to Call Home, Jack Irish (Guy Pearce), Doc Martin (Martin Clunes), Deadwater Fell (David Tennant, Cush Jumbo), all 22 seasons of fan-favorite Midsomer Murders, highly-rated drama The Nest, and groundbreaking period drama A Suitable Boy, among others. “glorious streaming service… an essential must-have” – The Hollywood Reporter “Netflix for the Anglophile” – NPR Acorn TV is available for $6.99/month or $69.99/year. Facebook: OfficialAcornTV – Twitter: @AcornTV – Instagram: @Acorn_tv



Road Trip Mystery Series “Darby and Joan” Coming to Acorn TV





Road Trip Mystery Series “Darby and Joan” Coming to Acorn TV
Bryan Brown and Greta Scacchi star as two lone strangers trekking on the road – a retired Australian policeman with a dog as his only company and widowed English nurse – who meet each other and embark together on an epic odyssey in the outback of northern Australia.
[via press release from Acorn TV]
ROAD TRIP MYSTERY SERIES “DARBY AND JOAN” COMING TO ACORN TV
AMC Networks’ Acorn TV and Screen Australia have announced a new, eight-episode Australian romantic mystery series Darby and Joan from CJZ.

This bold, irreverent series stars Emmy(R)-nominated and Logie-winning actor Bryan Brown (Bloom) and Emmy-winning actress Greta Scacchi (War & Peace) as two lone strangers trekking on the road – a retired Australian policeman with a dog as his only company and widowed English nurse – who meet each other and embark together on an epic odyssey in the outback of northern Australia. Acorn Media International is the international distributor of the series, which will begin production in Queensland this month. Darby and Joan will world premiere exclusively on Acorn TV in Australia, the U.S., Canada, the United Kingdom, Latin America, Spain, Portugal, among others in 2022. The series will be produced by CJZ, with major production investment from Screen Australia in association with Screen Queensland.

Darby and Joan shines a light on isolated, fascinating and often unseen areas of regional Australia, and a myriad of fascinating characters moving through a world where everyone seems to be searching for something – or trying to escape it. Mysteries and secrets lurk for those who bother to look. Retired Australian detective Jack Darby (Brown) is fleeing his past mistakes, while English widow Joan Kirkhope (Scacchi) is attempting to outrun her grief. Their worlds collide on a remote backroad. They couldn’t be more different: the directionless, blunt Aussie and the sharp-tongued Englishwoman. But thrown together and drawn into the intriguing mysteries lurking in the isolated, tropical corners of a vast continent, it quickly becomes clear the most fascinating mystery they face is each other. Thus begins an epic love story; a non-stop road movie; a mystery series; an Outback odyssey. Darby and Joan asks: can you find yourself in the middle of nowhere?

Darby and Joan will be executive produced by Claire Tonkin (My Life is Murder), David Hannam (Secret Bridesmaid’s Business), Matt Campbell, Bea Tammer and Catherine Mackin, with series producer Pino Amenta (Five Bedrooms). Created by Glenys Rowe and Phillip Gwynne, the series’ writers include David Hannam, Beck Cole, Andrew Anastasios, Giula Sandler, Ainslie Clouston, Adam Zwar and Paul Bennett. Set-up director is David Caesar (Dirty Deeds).

Catherine Mackin, Managing Director of Acorn Media Enterprises, said, “Acorn TV is thrilled to work with CJZ on this rollicking road trip adventure series featuring an unlikely pair solving crimes in the Outback. We feel the series’ mix of intrigue, adventure and mystery will greatly resonate with our viewers, and the characters’ pursuit of love is a universal touchstone for all ages.”

Matt Campbell, CEO of CJZ, said, “From its embryonic state some 10 years ago we always believed Darby and Joan would become a favourite crime solving couple. We are so pleased Acorn could see what we were trying to say with the series and have backed it every inch of the way since the pitch. We couldn’t want for a better partner. Also Screen Australia and Screen Queensland for their invaluable support as always.”

Sally Caplan, Head of Content of Screen Australia, said, “There is so much to like about this series from the experienced team at CJZ. With well-written scripts and a fantastic cast, Darby and Joan will offer audiences a chance to laugh and cry with the engaging characters as they navigate love, mystery, and the striking outback in Queensland.”

Kylie Munnich, Screen Queensland CEO, said, “Central to the storyline is the vast and spectacular beauty of rural and regional Queensland, set to light up screens around the world. In the true tradition of an odyssey, landscape and the challenges it presents to Darby and Joan will shape their journeys and their discoveries. The Queensland Government via Screen Queensland is proud to support a production that will be filmed in Queensland, benefiting our economy and creating jobs for Queensland cast and crew.”