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Is Connor Jessup Leaving ‘Locke & Key?’ All You Need to Know
Are the talks true? Find out everything!
Fans of the Netflix Fantasy/Drama show Locke & Key have been eager to know if actor Connor Jessup will be reprising his role in the third season. And, if not, will it mark the end of his character Tyler Locke?
In the season two finale, we saw that Tyler heads up to Boston for further studies. In addition, it was established that he would turn 18 soon, resulting in him losing the ability to remember the magic and the magical keys.
This has led fans to wonder if Tyler’s character arc has ended. So, is Connor Jessup leaving Locke & Key? But, before going into that, let’s rewind, in brief, what has happened to the character of Tyler Locke in the first two seasons of the Netflix show.
Tyler Locke’s journey in ‘Locke & Key’
In the first season, the viewers saw Tyler and his family – his mother, younger sister, and younger brother – move out from Seattle to their family house in Matheson, Massachusetts. They did so after Tyler’s father was killed.
In their family house, the three siblings start to find magical keys capable of doing wonders. As for Tyler, he initially finds himself reluctant to use magic and is the wariest. But, his younger siblings seem to be quite fascinated and use the keys freely.
Fast forward to season two, Tyler’s views on using magical keys start to change. Speaking with Decider, actor Connor Jessup said, “In Season 2, he’s had a total about-face. He’s now on board. He’s using these keys for fun. He is a believer.”
As the story moves out in season two, Tyler learns that his girlfriend Jackie – played by Genevieve Kang – is turning 18. And as said earlier, when a person turns 18, they will not remember anything related to magic unless they use a Memory Key.
He ultimately finds the Memory Key; however, Jackie refuses to use it. But, despite her refusal, he insists on using the key. “She thinks it’s okay to move on, that that’s part of growing up, and he just doesn’t get that,” Jessup says about it.
The showrunners of Netflix’s Locke & Key also deemed this storyline perfect for the character of Tyler, as Tyler himself is about to turn 18.
“What are the consequences of growing up? And Tyler is the character most poised for that story to play out in a poignant way because he’s just about to turn 18. His girlfriend is about to turn 18. The magic is something that is only experienced by kids,” said co-showrunner Carlton Cuse.
Cuse continued, “It was something that organically was just right there for us. And we love Connor as an actor, and we wanted to really give him, we really wanted to explore some of those thematics through his character and his relationships.”
Coming back to Tyler’s storyline in season two, things get very dark when Jackie gets infected by the Demon Key. It led a parasitic entity/demon to attach itself to Jackie’s spine and make her loyal to the show’s Season 2 antagonist, Gabe – played by Griffin Gluck.
In the hope of saving her, Tyler forges the Alpha Key. However, when he used that key on Jackie, it only worked to some extent. The point was when the demon takes over a host; it kills the host. And when the demon gets removed, the hosts get freed for a while before they ultimately die.
The same thing happened with Jackie when Tyler used the Alpha Key on her — she died — which shatters Tyler. Reflecting on that death, Jessup said, “He loses her, and he has this enormous wound and this enormous pain that enters his life, which in a way is similar to the pain of losing his dad.”
Connor Jessup as Tyler Locke and Genevieve Kang as Jackie in ‘Locke & Key’ (Photo: Instagram)
“It’s like it’s a new wound, but it’s also a reopening of an older, emotional wound, and… At that moment, he can’t live with that, and that he can’t bear the thought of that weighing on him forever,” Jessup added.
In the season finale of Locke & Key season two, Tyler and his siblings finally beat Gabe, after which Tyler hands over all of the magical keys he had on himself to his sister Kinsey – played by Emilia Jones – and heads over to Boston.
At the ending moment, Tyler’s younger brother Bode, played by Jackson Robert Scott, points out that he will soon be turning 18, and by the time he returns, he will have already forgotten magic.
Will Connor Jessup’s Tyler Locke return in ‘Locke & Key’ season 3?
Although some fans might believe that the storyline of Jessup’s Tyler might have ended after the season two finale, there is still more of Tyler to see in the upcoming third season of Locke & Key.
In the above-mentioned interview with Decider, Jessup said, “He frames it to himself in terms of growing up and in terms of letting things go. Whether that’s true or not, that’s the question for the next season, but I think that’s what he tells himself.”
He then confirmed his appearance as Tyler in season 3. He said, “I don’t think when he leaves at the end of Season 2 that his story is over. To me, it felt like a new chapter, but it didn’t feel like a resolution. So, there’s still more for Tyler.”
Additionally, fans must be excited to learn that Locke & Key season three’s filming already ended in September 2021. Jessup had shared the news via his Instagram handle with a lengthy caption. Actress Emilia Jones, who plays Tyler’s sister Kinsey, also announced the news.
That ensures that Jessup filmed for Locke & Key season 3. Furthermore, Netflix or the showrunners haven’t announced the departure of Jessup. So, it’s safe to assume that Jessup will return as Tyler. As of now, there have been no updates on the trailer.
‘Locke & Key’ season 3 will mark the end of the show
However, on Wednesday, April 6, 2022, the official Instagram handle of Locke & Key shared some pictures as the first look at the new season. It also revealed that the third season would release later this year.
And fans must be happy to know that Jessup’s Tyler is also a part of these pictures. So, it has been official that Jessup is a part of the show. However, fans of the show must be sad to hear that the show is concluding after the third season.
First Look at the Locke family in ‘Locke & Key’ season 3 (Photo: Instagram)
In the last picture of the same Instagram post, Locke & Key’s showrunners and executive producers Carlton Cure and Meredith Averill wrote, “Once we began working on the series, we felt three seasons was the ideal length to bring the story of the Locke family….”
“…and their Keyhouse adventures to a satisfying conclusion. As storytellers, we are grateful that we had the opportunity to tell our vision of Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez’s incredible story exactly the way we wanted.”
“We’re keeping the magical keys, though, for our own personal use,” the statement concluded.
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Three True-Crime Documentaries Coming to Netflix in April 2024
Time to snuggle with a cozy blanket and some popcorns!
Netflix has a wide range of TV shows and movies.
Alongside them, Netflix also hosts a lot of documentaries. It has a wide range of documentaries but the true-crime genre is the one that has its audience sitting on the edge of their seats.
There are various true-crime documentaries and docuseries on the platform, including American Nightmare, Girl in the Picture, Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich, Tiger King, and Don’t F**k with Cats: Hunting an Internet Killer, among others.
In April 2024, various documentaries and docuseries are coming to Netflix. However, the three most anticipated true-crime shows are — What Jennifer Did, Crime Scene Berlin: Nightlife Killer, and Files of the Unexplained.
Here is all we know about it.
‘What Jennifer Did’
What Jennifer Did is an upcoming documentary directed by Jenny Popplewell, the creator of another famous Netflix documentary, American Murder: The Family Next Door.
What Jennifer Did digs into the frightening story of Jennifer Pan, who plotted to murder her parents. The crime, disguised as a heist gone wrong, unravels through police interrogation film and interviews, showing Pan’s network of lies leading up to the incident.
Pan is a Canadian woman who was convicted of a 2010 kill-for-hire attack on her parents, which killed her mother and injured her father. The crime occurred at the Pan house in Unionville, Markham, Ontario, in the Greater Toronto Area.
According to her exact account, several gunmen entered the house, forcefully retrained her and her parents, then shot them. Her father, Huei Hann, was sent to the hospital, and her mother, Bich Ha, died instantaneously.
A whole new image appears as the law enforcement personnel piece together the facts. Pan plotted the entire operation with her drug dealer boyfriend, Daniel Wong, whom her parents had forbidden her from dating.
This motivated her to seek his help and devise a plan to murder her parents. This threatening notion was carried out in the form of a burglary, with Pan as the victim. The documentary will also concentrate on her arrest and the legal processes.
What Jennifer Did will be released on April 10, 2024.
‘Crime Scene Berlin: Nightlife Killer’
As the name of the documentary suggests, Crime Scene Berlin: Nightlife Killer is based on true events that occurred in Berlin. The series examines the case of several odd and unusual killings.
In 2012, three guys were murdered and robbed in Berlin after being unintentionally drugged. While the murderer was called ‘The Darkroom Murderer’ at the time, just one occurred in a dark room at a homosexual bar in Berlin.
‘Crime Scene Berlin: Nightlife Killer’ will be released on April 3, 2024. (Source: Netflix)
However, the murderer did look for guys in and around the city’s party scene to prey on victims. Only when one of his targets survived his attack and the assassin attempted to purchase a train ticket with one of the deceased men’s credit cards did the inquiry begin to narrow.
Jan Zabeil and Caroline Schaper directed this true crime show and Netflix will begin streaming the series on April 3, 2024.
‘Files of the Unexplained’
Files of the Unexplained is an upcoming terrifying eight-episode docu-series that talks about strange encounters, weird disappearances, disturbing incidents, the mystery of mutilated feet washing up, and more.
This investigative documentary series examines genuine stories that defy explanations and talk about witnessing weird encounters and strange events.
Files of the Unexplained kind of dives into a similar area as its previous documentaries like Unsolved Mysteries, Haunted, and 28 Days Haunted. According to its plot on Netflix, the series is described as “Eerie encounters, bizarre disappearances, haunting events, and more perplexing phenomena are explored in this chilling investigative docuseries.”
The docuseries will be released on April 3, 2024.
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‘Cowboy Carter’ — Everything You Need to Know About Beyonce’s New Album
The album will be released on March 29, 2024.
When Beyoncé announced her 2022 album Renaissance, she made it clear that it was merely the first installment of a multi-act body of work.
And now, after over two years of waiting, the singer has revealed that Act II is on the way — Cowboy Carter. Cowboy Carter, also known as Act II: Cowboy Carter or just Act II, is Beyoncé’s eighth studio album, set to be released on March 29, 2024, by Parkwood Entertainment and Columbia Records.
It is the second chapter of Beyoncé’s trilogy project, developed during the COVID-19 epidemic, and follows Renaissance (2022).
The then-untitled album was first announced on February 11, 2024, during Super Bowl LVIII, when Verizon Communications aired a Super Bowl commercial, titled ‘Can’t B Broken,’ in which Beyoncé tried to ‘break the Internet’ by doing increasingly outlandish means — from releasing a jazz saxophone record and performing on top of the Las Vegas Sphere to building an AI version of herself and launching a “Barbey” doll collection.
After all of the ideas failed, Beyoncé closed the advertisement by saying, “Okay, they ready. Drop the new music.” Following the broadcast, the singer shared a preview video for Act II on Instagram.
The video paid tribute to the 1984 movie, Paris, Texas, which mentions border blasters, and incorporates Chuck Berry’s 1955 song ‘Maybellene.’ The singer’s official website was updated the same day, announcing her eighth studio album, Act II, which would be released on March 29, 2024.
The album’s two main singles, ‘Texas Hold ‘Em’ and ‘16 Carriages,’ were then made available for digital download and streaming. On March 12, 2024, Beyoncé stated that the album would be called Cowboy Carter via a teaser poster with a western saddle and sash.
She released the album cover on Instagram on March 19, 2024, and teased surprises and collaborations on the album. On March 20, 2024, she unveiled a limited edition unique cover featuring a ribbon that says “act ii BEYINCÉ,” referring to a generational family surname.
On March 27, 2024, she unveiled the album’s tracklist via a themed poster. She shared a graphic on Instagram of the album’s tracklist, which was inspired by classic Chitlin’ Circuit posters.
Cover of Beyoncé’s eighth studio album, ‘Cowboy Carter.’ (Source: Instagram)
It includes the titles “Dolly P” and “Smoke Hour Willie Nelson,” implying possible collaborations with Dolly Parton and Willie Nelson. Similarly, ‘Jolene,’ was written on the poster, which netizens believe is a cover or reinterpretation of the Parton’s song of the same name.
‘The Linda Martell Show,’ has also been mentioned on the poster, possibly referring to the first Black woman to achieve commercial success in the country genre.
The themed poster revealing the album’s tracklist has been confusing a lot of netizens. The following things have been mentioned on the poster, so possibly, these are the songs on the album.
They are — ‘Texas Hold ‘Em,’ ‘16 Carriages,’ ‘Ameriican Requiem,’ ‘Blackbiird,’ ‘Protector,’ ‘My Rose,’ ‘Bodyguard,’ ‘Daughter,’ ‘Spaghettii,’ ‘Alliigator Tears,’ ‘Smoke Hour Willie Nelson,’ ‘Smoke Hour II,’ ‘Just for Fun,’ ‘II Most Wanted,’ ‘Levii’s Jeans,’ ‘Flamenco,’ ‘Ya Ya,’ ‘Oh Louisiana,’ ‘Desert Eagle,’ ‘Riiverdance,’ ‘Tyrant,’ ‘II Hands II Heaven,’ ‘Sweet Honey Buckin’,’ ‘Amen,’ ‘Jolene,’ and ‘The Linda Martell Show.’
It looks like we will only get to know the collaborations and tracklist of Cowboy Carter after its release on March 29, 2024.
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‘Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey 2’ Debuted With 100% Rotten Tomatoes
“A drastic improvement over its novel predecessor.”
When Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey was released back on March 10, 2023, it was not received well.
It was neither liked by critics nor the audience. At the time of writing, it has 3% on Tomatometer out of 62 reviews and a 50% audience score.
Looking at the previous installment, many believed that the second movie — Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey 2 — would not do well. However, it came with a massive comeback.
It debuted with 100% on Tomatometer and at the time of writing, it has 56% with 18 reviews. One of the critics wrote, “Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey 2 is a drastic improvement over its novel predecessor, even if it suffers from some of the same problems.”
“This flawed but enjoyable sequel defies expectations — albeit low ones — and outperforms its predecessor on most levels,” another critic quipped.
By the looks of it, the audience is loving the second movie more than the first. It has an 83% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes with over 250 audience reviews.
Giving reviews on the movie, one netizen wrote, “Really fun twist on a classic. Directing acting and plot was fantastic. Not corny like most movies just fun and worth the watch.”
“This sequel was incredibly enjoyable! Despite my appreciation for the first film, this one surpassed it 1000% with its fantastic kills, (so much fun brutal, gory kills) the enhanced appearance of Pooh and friends, and a captivating storyline that kept me interested throughout. I’m eager to add this movie to my collection,” another commented.
Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey 2 is a 2024 British indie horror film directed by Rhys Frake-Waterfield and written by Matt Leslie. It is the second installment in the Twisted Childhood Universe (TCU) and a follow-up to Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey (2023), a horror reinterpretation of A. A. Milne and E. H. Shepard’s Winnie-the-Pooh stories.
The film stars Scott Chambers as Christopher Robin and Ryan Oliva as the eponymous figure, with Tallulah Evans, Eddy MacKenzie, Lewis Santer, Marcus Massey, and Simon Callow in support.
In a June 2022 interview with Dread Central, Frake-Waterfield showed interest in making a sequel to Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey, stating that he wants to ramp it up even more, go even crazier, and go even more extreme. In September 2023, teaser photographs were revealed revealing the new character Owl.
The film contains a fresh cast and character designs, and it is set in the Ashdown town rather than the Hundred Acre Wood. Furthermore, the character Tigger, who was absent from the original film, reappeared after entering the public domain in January 2024.
The film’s budget was first rumored to be five times bigger than its predecessor, it was subsequently revealed that the budget had climbed to ten times that of the previous picture. Shaune Harrison, who has previously worked on the Harry Potter franchise and Game of Thrones, was the film’s monster and gore designer, while Paula Anne Booker oversaw the special effects.
In the movie, Winnie-the-Pooh, Piglet, Tigger, and Owl’s house and life are jeopardized as Robin discovers their presence. Not wishing to remain in the shadows any longer, the group resolves to go on a rampage through Robin’s native village of Ashdown to exact their retribution once and for all.
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