Netflix Releases First Trailer for “The Fall of the House of Usher,” Featuring Paola Nuñez

Paola Nuñez is about to fall

Netflix has released the first trailer for The Fall of the House of Usher, featuring the 45-year-old Mexican actress and producer, ahead of the series’ October 12 premiere.

Paola NuñezFrom creator Mike Flanagan, the 8-episode limited series based on the works of Edgar Allan Poe, follows ruthless siblings Roderick and Madeline Usher who have built Fortunato Pharmaceuticals into an empire of wealth, privilege and power. But past secrets come to light when the heirs to the Usher dynasty start dying at the hands of a mysterious woman from their youth.

In addition to Nunez, The Fall of the House of Usher also stars Bruce Greenwood, Carla Gugino, Mary McDonnell, Carl Lumbly, Mark Hamill, Michael Trucco, T’Nia Miller, Henry Thomas, Kyleigh Curran, Samantha Sloyan, Rahul Kohli, Kate Siegel, Sauriyan Sapkota, Zach Gilford, Willa Fitzgerald, Katie Parker, Malcolm Goodwin, Crystal Balint, Aya Furukawa, Daniel Jun, Matt Biedel, Ruth Codd, Annabeth Gish, Igby Rigney and Robert Longstreet.

Flanagan and Michael Fimognari will each direct four episodes.

Edward James Olmos to Star in the Faith-Based Film “Walking With Herb”

Edward James Olmos has found his faith…

The 71-year-old Mexican American actor will star in Walking With Herb, a faith-based film based on the novel by Joe S. Bullock.

Edward James Olmos

Olmos will star opposite George Lopez and Major Crimes andBattlestar Galactica alum Mary McDonnell in the film, which is being directed by Ross Marks from a screenplay adapted by Oscar-nominated screenwriter Mark Medoff.

Here’s a synopsis: Sixty-five-year-old Joe (Olmos) is struggling with his faith as his three-year-old granddaughter and her father have just died. While at work, he receives a message from God on his computer screen that tells him he has been chosen to deliver an inspirational message to the world that the seemingly impossible is possible. God tells Joe, a former amateur golfer, that he is going to play in the World Golf Championship tournament, and if his faith is strong enough, he will win. Joe embarks on this spiritual journey along with God’s personal messenger and motorcyclist, Herb, and on the way learns to make a difference, he must have confidence in his abilities and commit to God before he can succeed.

The film is slated for a September production-start in Las Cruces, New Mexico.

Olmos, who will begin filming once he wraps on FX’s Mayans MCwill also serve as an executive producer.

Jessica Meraz to Star on the Upcoming Season of TNT’s “Major Crimes”

Jessica Meraz has landed a Major project…

The half-Mexican American actress has been cast as a series regular on the upcoming sixth season of TNT’s hit drama series Major Crimes from Warner Bros. TV.

Jessica Meraz

Meraz will play Det. Camila Paige, who’s still recovering financially from having to raise all five of her younger siblings after the death of her parents in a car accident almost fifteen years ago. A favorite of Chief Mason (Leonard Roberts), she made a name for herself inside Criminal Intelligence before her transfer to Missing Persons. She has a personal relationship with Lt. Provenza (G.W. Bailey) from before her time on the LAPD.

Meanwhile, Lourdes Benedicto has landed a recurring role on the series.

The 42-year-old part-Spanish American actress will recur as Sara Garza, the wife of a prominent surgeon, his office manager, and mother to their missing fifteen-year-old son who tries to maintain her sanity in the face of kidnapping, murder and her husband’s health problems.

Meraz and Benedicto join an ensemble cast that includes Mary McDonnell, Tony Denison, Michael Paul Chan, Phillip P. Keene and Raymond Cruz.

Meraz played Natalie Ortiz on Freeform’s Chasing Life and also appeared on Baby Daddy.

Benedicto’s recent credits include Pure Genius and NCIS.

Cruz’s “Major Crimes” to Return to TNT in Mid-June

Raymond Cruz is returning to the force this summer…

TNT will premiere Season 5 of Major Crimes, starring the 54-year-old Mexican American actor, on June 13.

Raymond Cruz

Major Crimes, which was renewed in December, centers on a special unit of Los Angeles Police Department detectives responsible for investigating high-profile crimes. It’s the spin-off of TNT’s hit series The Closer.

Cruz stars as Detective Julio Sanchez on Major Crimes, a role he originated on The Closer.

The ensemble cast includes Mary McDonnell, G.W. Bailey, Tony Denison, Michael Paul Chan, Phillip P. Keene, Kearran Giovanni, Jonathan Del Arco, Robert Gossett and Graham Patrick Martin.

Season 5 will consist of 13-episodes.

Cruz’s “Major Crimes” Gets Additional Four-Episode Order from TNT

It looks like you’ll be seeing more of Raymond Cruz and his Major Crimes co-stars this season.

TNT has ordered four additional episodes of the network’s The Closer spinoff, which stars the 51-year-old Mexican American actor, Jonathan Del Arco and Mary McDonnell. Additionally, this season will see the arrival of Nadine Velasquez as a series regular.

Raymond Cruz

TNT’s order bring Major Crimes’ episode count to 19, nearly twice the number of episodes the police procedural aired in its 10-episode first season.

Major Crimes‘ debut, which aired immediately after the blockbuster series finale of The Closer last August, drew 9.5 million viewers, a new record as basic cable’s most-watched series launch ever.

With an average audience of nearly 7 million, Major Crimes’ first season ranked as cable’s No. 1 new series for last year.

Major Crimes’ second season will debut on June 10 on TNT.

Velazquez Cast as a Series Regular on TNT’s “Major Crimes”

Nadine Velazquez will be going on a Crimes spree this summer…

The 34-year-old Puerto Rican actress has joined the cast of TNT’s drama series Major Crimes as a series regular.

Nadine Velazquez

Velazquez, who starred opposite Denzel Washington in Flight last year, will portray deputy district attorney Emma Rios on the upcoming second season.

Newly assigned to the Phillip Stroh case on the spin-off of TNT’s hit series The Closer, Velazquez’s character Emma interviews Rusty (portrayed by Graham Patrick Martin) about his involvement as a key witness in the murder case. She immediately causes a stir within the department, coming into conflict with Captain Sharon Raydor (Mary McDonnell) when she questions Raydor’s intentions as Rusty’s guardian and challenges her authority.

Velazquez’s television credits include My Name Is Earl, Hart of Dixie, Raising Hope and recent recurring role on FX’s The League.

On the big screen, Velazquez recently appeared in Dwayne Johnson’s Snitch and will next star in Aztec Warrior.

The second season of Major Crimes will premiere on Monday, June 10 on TNT.