Reed Horstmann is an emerging storyteller who is captivating audiences with the nuanced and layered characters he’s brought to life in projects including The Expanding Universe of Ashley Garcia and Cattle Call. This year, he’s reprising his role as Jake/Chaos in The Villains of Valley View. The action-comedy follows a family of raucous supervillains who recently ran afoul of the League of Villains, so now they must somehow beat a path to normalcy in a small Texas town. Pop Culturalist was lucky enough to speak with Reed about the new
Whether Joey McIntyre is performing in sold-out arenas around the world with New Kids on the Block or starring in projects like The Heat, he undoubtedly has the right stuff. This July, he stars in Lifetime’s highly-anticipated series, Dawn. V.C. Andrews’ Dawn is a four-part limited series that follows the story of Dawn Longchamp (Brec Bassinger), who after growing up in humble surroundings with a very hardworking family including her devoted father Ormand (Jesse Metcalfe) and older brother Jimmy (Khobe Clarke), suddenly has everything she loves ripped away from her.
Award-winning director-actor Corey Sevier has built an illustrious career in this industry with projects like 5th & Alameda, Haley, and North Shore. This summer, he reunites with Vanessa Lengies in Take Me Back for Christmas, part of Hallmark’s Christmas in July celebration. The heartfelt and hilarious film follows Vanessa’s character Renee making a Christmas wish that gives her the life she’s always dreamed of. This new reality is perfect, except for one thing…she is no longer married to her husband Aaron (Sevier). Now, Renee must race against the clock to
Zoë Chao is an award-winning storyteller who is best known for the dynamic characters she’s brought to life in projects like Strangers, Where’d You Go, Bernadette, and Love Life. This July, she reprises her role in the global hit murder mystery comedy, The Afterparty. From Academy Award winners Chris Miller and Phil Lord, each episode of The Afterparty is a genre-bending comedy that explores a different character’s account of one tragic event, all told through the lens of popular film genres and unique visuals to match the storyteller’s perspective. Pop