MARCH 1 - 7, 2020 staradvertiser.com An alternate reality hiding just below the surface of the world we see every day is about to be revealed. On Sunday, HIDE March 1, a new mystery series, Dispatches from Elsewhere, premieres on AMC. Richard AND E. Grant, André Benjamin, Sally Field, Eve Lindley and Jason Segel star. Premieres Sunday, SEEK Mar. 1, on AMC. NEW EPISODE! Join host, Lyla Berg as she sits down with guests who share their work on moving our community forward. SPECIAL GUESTS INCLUDE: Elissa Lines, Director, Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum Chung I. Chang, HI Office of Aerospace Development Coordinator, RAD (Robotics, Aerospace and Drones), State of HI, Dept. Of Economic Development & Tourism 1st & 3rd John Rand, PhD, Director of STEM Education, University of HawaiҊi at Ma–noa olelo.org Wednesday of the Month 6:30pm | Channel 53 Cynthia Covell, Rear Admiral, Retired, Assistant Superintendent of Office of Talent Management ON THE COVER | DISPATCHES FROM ELSEWHERE Down the rabbit hole Mystery series ‘Dispatches Benjamin (“American Crime”); Janice, played ing that film’s script. It is not surprising that he from Elsewhere’ premieres by the delightful Sally Field (“Hello, My Name has now helped create this odd, winding mys- Is Doris,” 2015); Simone, played by Eve Lindley tery series — the guy is much more strange on AMC (“Mr. Robot”); and Peter, played by Jason Segel, and interesting than the role he’s best known who most TV fans will remember as Marshall for would suggest. By Sarah Passingham from “How I Met Your Mother.” As the players The secrets of this new show’s freshman TV Media unravel the game’s mysteries, they become season remain just that for now — secret. entangled in the web of the secret society that Keeping the highlights and surprises un- n alternate reality hiding just below the springs from the Jejune Institute, and they der wraps is very important to Segel. At a surface of the world we see every day is begin to believe they are seeing a new reality in January Television Critics Association event, A about to be revealed. On Sunday, March plain sight. he said, “I actually don’t want to give too 1, a new mystery series, “Dispatches from Segel not only stars in “Dispatches from much away if we are lucky enough to con- Elsewhere,” premieres on AMC, and it follows Elsewhere,” he is the show’s creator and has tinue. It’s an exciting experience — we’ll see a group of strangers on a journey of discovery a hand in every aspect of the series. He’s a where it goes.” that blurs the lines between what’s real and writer, executive producer and he directed the If the mystery of the Jejune Institute isn’t what’s not. pilot episode, too. If you consider his previ- enough to entice prospective audiences, “Dispatches from Elsewhere” is a ous screenwriting work, Segel’s imagina- “Dispatches from Elsewhere” boasts one game that brings together four people tive fingerprint appears to be all over of the most exciting ensemble casts in that are searching for meaning in this series. Though it’s a tough thing recent memory. Benjamin, perhaps better- their lives. Each player has been won to do in Hollywood, he has a history of known as André 3000 of the band Outkast, over and introduced to the elaborate getting his passion projects off the has been building an impressive filmog- alternate-reality game by the charis- ground. Segel penned and executive raphy since his debut as Silk Brown in the matic leader of the Jejune Institute, produced “The Muppets” in 2011, but 2003 crime movie “Hollywood Homicide.” Octavio, played by Richard E. Grant that wasn’t his first foray into He starred in “Four Brothers” in 2005 and (“Star Wars: Episode IX — puppetry. It has been well made the move to television in 2016 for The Rise of Skywalker,” documented that the the second season of the anthology series 2019). As they chase Dracula puppet opera “American Crime.” clues and search for the featured in the 2008 Field is a Hollywood veteran known for mysterious and missing film “Forgetting Sarah consistently incredible performances in virtu- Clara (Cecilia Balagot, Marshall” is actually ally every genre and medium. She shines in “Girl Meets World”), snippets of a full musi- heartwarming films such as “Steel Magnolias” they begin to question (1989), “Forrest Gump” (1993) and “Mrs. cal that Segel wrote whether the game is Doubtfire” (1994), as well as action films such before he began writ- really just a game. as “Smokey and the Bandit” (1977), her early Our four partici- Jason Segel stars TV shows “Gidget” and “The Flying Nun,” and pants are Fredwynn, in “Dispatches her recent roles in quirky dramedies such as from Elsewhere” portrayed by André Netflix’s “Maniac.” 2 STAR CHANNELS MARch 1 - 7, 2020 BEST BETS Sunday Mando) does whatever he can to earn Lalo’s season. Then, a sandwich is rejected by Alice (Tony Dalton) trust. (Olivia Taylor Dudley). Stella Maeve also stars. 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