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Captain Frank Sherman rolls into a dusty Northern California town to visit his oldest friend—only to find him dead and the sheriff's story full of holes. The deeper he digs, the more bodies pile up. Crooked cops. A corrupt sheriff. A town so rotten it's begging to be burned down. And Sherman? He's just the man to light the match.

Elise Brandeis has never won a Pulitzer—and she never will. At least not while she’s delivering sandwiches at the Gotham Times instead of working there as an actual reporter. Her only shot at seeing her byline in print is to prove to the no-nonsense managing editor that she has a nose for news. And she’s got just the story to grab her elusive attention—right after she delivers this turkey on ciabatta. Chasing down leads brings Elise to Roosevelt Island, but just when the trail of clues begins to take shape, she gets stuck—literally.

Happenstance, a boy with unusual green eyes, awakens with no memories. Falling in with the adventurer Lord Umber and his band of misfits, this boy with many uncanny gifts soon discovers that he may be the strangest one of all.

Jemma Nox, holler witch in training, has discovered that there's more to Kalhoun County than meets the eye. Could things be about to get even stranger? Old hurts and buried skeletons refuse to stay in the shadow of the past. Buckle up, darling. It's going to be a bumpy ride. The county is divided when company men start crawling over the Mountain, but that's not the worst of it. Illness sweeps through the younger residents, while everyone else in town takes sides over whether this is their big break or the beginning of the end for their way of life.

In season 1 we celebrated the 25th anniversary of the movies of 1999, reckoned by many to be the greatest year of movies of all time.In season 2 we celebrated the 40th anniversary of the movies of 1985, watching movies that we missed in our youth.Now, in season 3 onwards, were celebrating undiscovered gems, by mining the Letterboxd archives for forgotten classics!

"Planned Happenstance" explores how chance influences career trajectories and creates opportunities for learning. Uncover stories of constructing career success from unexpected events and encounters, inspiring you to harness these moments for your own professional growth. Inspired by John Krumboltz's Planned Happenstance Theory and collective professional experience in counseling young adults through their career journeys, hosts Karissa and Priscilla are on a mission to explore the theory's 5 key themes through insightful interviews.