{"id":98720,"date":"2025-04-22T19:22:48","date_gmt":"2025-04-22T23:22:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=98720"},"modified":"2025-04-22T19:22:48","modified_gmt":"2025-04-22T23:22:48","slug":"turner-classic-movies-original-series-two-for-one-returns-with-new-star-studded-double-features-beginning-on-saturday-may-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2025\/04\/22\/turner-classic-movies-original-series-two-for-one-returns-with-new-star-studded-double-features-beginning-on-saturday-may-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Turner Classic Movies&#8217; Original Series &#8220;Two for One&#8221; Returns with New Star-Studded Double Features Beginning on Saturday, May 3"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-2710 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/good-tv-seal-shad.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Turner Classic Movies&#8217; (TCM) original limited series <em><strong>&#8220;Two for One&#8221;<\/strong><\/em> returns with 12 nights of brand-new double features curated by some of the most celebrated filmmakers in Hollywood beginning Saturday, May 3. 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