Chase Liefeld is an exciting new face in the industry who is quickly making his mark. This year, he stars in not one, but two of the most talked-about projects of 2023: Wolf Pack and Chang Can Dunk. Based on the book series by Edo Van Belkom, Wolf Pack follows a teenage boy and girl whose lives are changed forever when a California wildfire awakens a terrifying supernatural creature and drives it to attack a highway traffic jam beneath the burning hills. Wounded in the chaos, the boy and girl
Freddie Wise is an up-and-coming actor who is delivering one of the most nuanced performances of the year in the Nordic Noir thriller, Cell 8. The drama follows detectives Mariana Hermansson (Mimosa Willamo) and Ewert Grens (Leonard Terfelt) as they get into a mysterious and increasingly dark series of events. In Sweden, John Schwarz (Freddie Wise), a man presumed dead, is arrested for assault on a ferry to Finland. The case soon reveals a personal connection not only to Hermansson herself, but to a Death Row prisoner in the U.S.
Alexis Sides is giving audiences chills with his breakout performance as Potato in Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies. The musical comedy takes place four years before the original Grease, before rock ‘n’ roll ruled and before the T-Birds were the coolest in the school. Four fed-up outcasts dare to have fun on their own terms, sparking a moral panic that will change Rydell High forever. Pop Culturalist was lucky enough to speak with Alexis about Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies, his character’s important arc and storyline, and more.
Sam MacPherson is an emerging singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer whose unfiltered honesty and nuanced approach to his craft have made him one of the most exciting voices of his generation. Whether he’s writing about quiet moments of a tense goodbye or the end of a doomed relationship, his words have resonated with millions of listeners around the world. Today, he makes his major label debut with the release of Powerlines. Pop Culturalist was lucky enough to catch up with Sam to talk about the EP, his upcoming tour, and more.