Trigger warning: this article includes mention of suicide and other topics that readers may find disturbing.
Channel 4 has ordered an independent investigation into the death of a producer who took his own life after working on the UK broadcaster’s true crime series In the Footsteps of Killers, Deadline can reveal.
John Balson died on May 17, having spent weeks experiencing intense physical pain and mental anguish. Deadline has spoken with his family and they have given us permission to publish this article in order to raise awareness of the dangers of overwork in factual TV, which was one of Balson’s wishes.
Channel 4 said it was “deeply saddened” by Balson’s death and has instructed British legal firm Reynolds Porter Chamberlain (Rpc) to investigate, pledging to take “whatever action is appropriate.” The broadcaster is in contact with Balson’s family. No decision has been made over whether the show will be broadcast.
Channel 4 has ordered an independent investigation into the death of a producer who took his own life after working on the UK broadcaster’s true crime series In the Footsteps of Killers, Deadline can reveal.
John Balson died on May 17, having spent weeks experiencing intense physical pain and mental anguish. Deadline has spoken with his family and they have given us permission to publish this article in order to raise awareness of the dangers of overwork in factual TV, which was one of Balson’s wishes.
Channel 4 said it was “deeply saddened” by Balson’s death and has instructed British legal firm Reynolds Porter Chamberlain (Rpc) to investigate, pledging to take “whatever action is appropriate.” The broadcaster is in contact with Balson’s family. No decision has been made over whether the show will be broadcast.
- 6/11/2024
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Where does the time go? It feels like only yesterday that Taskmaster’s series 17 contestants first appeared in the studio, shakily establishing their pecking order, testing out their rudeness vs sucking-up strategy when it came to Lord Greg Davies, and shifting nervously in their seats as they wondered which of their psychological breakdowns had made the edit. Now, they’ve all grown-up and left home, leaving five empty chairs waiting for the next set of bums to warm them.
Those bums, and the comedians attached to them, have now been officially announced. Competing for the head of the Taskmaster in series 18 will be: Andy Zaltzman, Babatunde Aléshé, Emma Sidi, Jack Dee and Rosie Jones.
Here’s a little bit of info about each of them.
Andy Zaltzman
BBC Radio 4 satirist, stand-up and co-host of The Bugle podcast, Andy Zaltzman is a political comedian and cricket obsessive whose interest in...
Those bums, and the comedians attached to them, have now been officially announced. Competing for the head of the Taskmaster in series 18 will be: Andy Zaltzman, Babatunde Aléshé, Emma Sidi, Jack Dee and Rosie Jones.
Here’s a little bit of info about each of them.
Andy Zaltzman
BBC Radio 4 satirist, stand-up and co-host of The Bugle podcast, Andy Zaltzman is a political comedian and cricket obsessive whose interest in...
- 5/30/2024
- by Louisa Mellor
- Den of Geek
Exclusive: A third season of Acorn TV and Channel 5 detective drama Dalgliesh has begun filming in Northern Ireland.
Produced by New Pictures (The Long Shadow) for Acorn and C5 in association with All3Media International, the third run will include lead actor Bertie Carvel making his directorial debut.
Another three P.D. James novels will be adapted for the season over two hour-long episodes each, in which Commander Dalgliesh is seen with Margaret Thatcher on the cusp of power in the UK. In the first book, Death in Holy Orders, Dalgliesh travels to a remote seminary overlooking a windswept lake, where a body has been found gruesomely murdered. Nearly everyone in the seminary has reason to resent the victim, and Dalgliesh and DS Tarrant must unpick a complicated set of motives to find their killer.
In the second, Cover Her Face, Dalgliesh investigates a murder in the Essex home of the Mehtas,...
Produced by New Pictures (The Long Shadow) for Acorn and C5 in association with All3Media International, the third run will include lead actor Bertie Carvel making his directorial debut.
Another three P.D. James novels will be adapted for the season over two hour-long episodes each, in which Commander Dalgliesh is seen with Margaret Thatcher on the cusp of power in the UK. In the first book, Death in Holy Orders, Dalgliesh travels to a remote seminary overlooking a windswept lake, where a body has been found gruesomely murdered. Nearly everyone in the seminary has reason to resent the victim, and Dalgliesh and DS Tarrant must unpick a complicated set of motives to find their killer.
In the second, Cover Her Face, Dalgliesh investigates a murder in the Essex home of the Mehtas,...
- 5/16/2024
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
Anthony Mackie and Jamie Dornan are going on a wild ride with Apple.
The tech giant and streamer has landed 12 12 12, a scripted thriller described as a “contemporary international heist” series. The streamer is nearing a formal series greenlight for the project that will reunite stars Mackie and Dornan after the 2019 feature Synchronic.
12 12 12 takes place over three timelines in a heist — the 12 months of planning to raid a bank vault beneath the streets of Zurich, the 12 hours of the actual heist and the 12 days after it. The drama revolves around an FBI agent (Mackie) and a career criminal (Dornan), who play a cat-and-mouse game across Europe.
Dudi Appleton and Jim Keeble (Silent Witness, Wild Bill) created and wrote the series. The duo will exec produce alongside Kari Skogland (Falcon and the Winter Soldier), who will direct the pilot.
The series is a co-production between Anonymous Content and Skydance Television. Mackie, Dornan...
The tech giant and streamer has landed 12 12 12, a scripted thriller described as a “contemporary international heist” series. The streamer is nearing a formal series greenlight for the project that will reunite stars Mackie and Dornan after the 2019 feature Synchronic.
12 12 12 takes place over three timelines in a heist — the 12 months of planning to raid a bank vault beneath the streets of Zurich, the 12 hours of the actual heist and the 12 days after it. The drama revolves around an FBI agent (Mackie) and a career criminal (Dornan), who play a cat-and-mouse game across Europe.
Dudi Appleton and Jim Keeble (Silent Witness, Wild Bill) created and wrote the series. The duo will exec produce alongside Kari Skogland (Falcon and the Winter Soldier), who will direct the pilot.
The series is a co-production between Anonymous Content and Skydance Television. Mackie, Dornan...
- 5/15/2024
- by Lesley Goldberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Prolific actor James Laurenson, who played Doctor Weir in the royal period drama The Crown, has died. He was 84. His passing was reported by multiple U.K. news outlets on Friday, May 10. A cause of death has not yet been provided. Born on February 17, 1940, in Marton, North Island, New Zealand, Laurenson made his acting career in the United Kingdom after moving there in the mid-1960s. He made his on-screen film debut in 1969 in Ken Russell’s romantic drama Women in Love. Throughout his career, Laurenson has had guest roles in numerous classic TV series such as Coronation Street, Z-Cars, The Professionals, Hammer House of Horror, Cagney and Lacey, Remington Steele, Bergerac, Midsomer Murders, Prime Suspect, Silent Witness, Hustle, Endeavour, Spooks, and many more. In more recent years, he played Earl of Westmoreland in the BBC adaptations of William Shakespeare’s Henry IV, Parts I and II and starred in...
- 5/13/2024
- TV Insider
On Tuesday, May 14, 2024, at 9:00 Pm, BBC One will air a thought-provoking documentary titled “Better Off Dead?” Authored by actor and disability rights activist Liz Carr, known for her roles in “Silent Witness,” “Good Omens,” and “The Witcher,” this documentary marks a shift from her acting career to a topic she is deeply passionate about: the debate on assisted suicide.
In “Better Off Dead?” Liz Carr explores the controversial issue of legalizing assisted suicide, a topic she has long campaigned against. Through her personal perspective as a disability rights advocate, Liz articulates her concerns about the potential risks legal changes could pose to disabled individuals. The documentary delves into the complex ethical, moral, and societal implications of assisted suicide, presenting a variety of viewpoints to give a balanced understanding of this contentious issue.
The program is not only an exploration of a critical legal and ethical debate but also a personal journey for Liz Carr,...
In “Better Off Dead?” Liz Carr explores the controversial issue of legalizing assisted suicide, a topic she has long campaigned against. Through her personal perspective as a disability rights advocate, Liz articulates her concerns about the potential risks legal changes could pose to disabled individuals. The documentary delves into the complex ethical, moral, and societal implications of assisted suicide, presenting a variety of viewpoints to give a balanced understanding of this contentious issue.
The program is not only an exploration of a critical legal and ethical debate but also a personal journey for Liz Carr,...
- 5/8/2024
- by Posts UK
- TV Everyday
The Korean drama movie gems listed in this two-part article were released between 2012 and 2017. Part 1 and Part 2 list three (3) movies each. Watch them free on Tubi TV or Pluto TV, except for one that is streaming on Netflix. If you want to have a weekend or all-night watch party, consider these films. (1) Heart Blackened (2017) (2) Remember You (2016) (3) The Chronicles of Evil (2015) ♦ (1) Heart Blackened (2017) This Korean drama film is a remake of a Chinese movie titled “Silent Witness”. “Heart Blackened” is a crime thriller about a high-profile murder case, the fiancée of a wealthy businessman is murdered, and the prime suspect is his daughter. She is accused of poisoning the fiancée; however, his daughter does not remember what happened. Her father hires a renowned attorney to defend her and clear her name. However, as the investigation progresses, dark truths are exposed: deceit, betrayal, and hidden agendas.
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The post Six (6) Korean Drama Movie...
- 4/25/2024
- by cmoneyspinner
- popgeeks - film
Exclusive: “Quite a can of worms,” observed a British casting director of a scandal that, until February, was unknown to his profession. The 30-year industry veteran was talking about the practice of agents sending clients fake invitations to record self-tape auditions.
Deadline first exposed the issue in an investigation on Bodhi Talent, a boutique agency based in Manchester. Founder Archie Purnell was accused of copying legitimate self-tape invites and pasting them in emails to clients who had not been called to audition. One actor rumbled the ruse when an audition landed in her inbox 30 minutes after the deadline for submissions had passed.
Twisting open the Bodhi-shaped Russian doll revealed similar concerns about a larger agency: International Artists Management (Iam). The London-based company claims to have 400 clients on its books and is run by Luc Chaudhary, a reported millionaire once engaged to Silent Witness star Emilia Fox.
Iam went further...
Deadline first exposed the issue in an investigation on Bodhi Talent, a boutique agency based in Manchester. Founder Archie Purnell was accused of copying legitimate self-tape invites and pasting them in emails to clients who had not been called to audition. One actor rumbled the ruse when an audition landed in her inbox 30 minutes after the deadline for submissions had passed.
Twisting open the Bodhi-shaped Russian doll revealed similar concerns about a larger agency: International Artists Management (Iam). The London-based company claims to have 400 clients on its books and is run by Luc Chaudhary, a reported millionaire once engaged to Silent Witness star Emilia Fox.
Iam went further...
- 3/15/2024
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
Judy Greer, Marc Menchaca, and Gaia Wise have joined Emma Thompson on Stampede Ventures and augenschein Filmproduktion’s action thriller The Fisherwoman.
Brian Kirk is directing from a screenplay by writing duo Nicholas Jacobson-Larson and Dalton Leeb.
The Fisherwoman centres on a woman (Thompson) trapped in a blizzard in Minnesota who interrupts the kidnapping of a teenager organised by a waif and her congenial husband and realises she may be the youngster’s only hope.
Greer and Menchaca will play the kidnappers.
Stampede Ventures and augenschein Filmproduktion are financing the film with the support of Film- und Medienstiftung Nrw, the Dfff,...
Brian Kirk is directing from a screenplay by writing duo Nicholas Jacobson-Larson and Dalton Leeb.
The Fisherwoman centres on a woman (Thompson) trapped in a blizzard in Minnesota who interrupts the kidnapping of a teenager organised by a waif and her congenial husband and realises she may be the youngster’s only hope.
Greer and Menchaca will play the kidnappers.
Stampede Ventures and augenschein Filmproduktion are financing the film with the support of Film- und Medienstiftung Nrw, the Dfff,...
- 2/8/2024
- ScreenDaily
BBC Studios Productions CEO Ralph Lee will exit the BBC’s commercial wing in April. He is leaving after six years to “pursue a new challenge outside the organisation.”
BBC Studios has initiated a search for a replacement, with Lee saying “the right time to explore other opportunities.”
Lee joined BBC Studios as Director of Content in 2018 and was made CEO of BBC Studios Productions in 2022, when the BBC pooled its Scripted, Factual, Global Entertainment and Kids & Family divisions into one single production hub.
Former Channel 4 Deputy Chief Creative Officer Lee has overseen production on returning and continuing titles such as Strictly Come Dancing, Happy Valley 3, EastEnders, Doctor Who, Prehistoric Planet, Good Omens, The Eurovision Song Contest Grand Final, Planet Earth III, The Coronation of King Charles III, Silent Witness and Black Ops – and original podcast series such as Vishal and Believe in Magic.
He also had oversight of...
BBC Studios has initiated a search for a replacement, with Lee saying “the right time to explore other opportunities.”
Lee joined BBC Studios as Director of Content in 2018 and was made CEO of BBC Studios Productions in 2022, when the BBC pooled its Scripted, Factual, Global Entertainment and Kids & Family divisions into one single production hub.
Former Channel 4 Deputy Chief Creative Officer Lee has overseen production on returning and continuing titles such as Strictly Come Dancing, Happy Valley 3, EastEnders, Doctor Who, Prehistoric Planet, Good Omens, The Eurovision Song Contest Grand Final, Planet Earth III, The Coronation of King Charles III, Silent Witness and Black Ops – and original podcast series such as Vishal and Believe in Magic.
He also had oversight of...
- 2/8/2024
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
Ralph Lee, BBC Studios Productions’ CEO, will be leaving the BBC’s commercial arm in April after almost six years to pursue a new challenge outside the organization.
Since being appointed director of content in 2018, “Lee has guided BBC Studios Productions to unrivaled creative recognition – winning 111 awards and 400 nominations in the ’22/’23 financial year alone – and becoming the most awarded production group at the BAFTA and Rts Awards,” BBC Studios said on Thursday.
BBC Studios has initiated a search for Lee’s successor.
“Ralph’s leadership has been a game-changer for our production business, taking BBC Studios to creative and award-winning heights in every genre, both domestically and internationally,” said BBC Studios CEO Tom Fussell. “His calm stewardship through and out of the Covid pandemic was invaluable, and he’s attracted outstanding talent like Kate Ward, Rich Knight and Cecilia Persson to our organization, whilst overseeing global expansion and growth among our production units,...
Since being appointed director of content in 2018, “Lee has guided BBC Studios Productions to unrivaled creative recognition – winning 111 awards and 400 nominations in the ’22/’23 financial year alone – and becoming the most awarded production group at the BAFTA and Rts Awards,” BBC Studios said on Thursday.
BBC Studios has initiated a search for Lee’s successor.
“Ralph’s leadership has been a game-changer for our production business, taking BBC Studios to creative and award-winning heights in every genre, both domestically and internationally,” said BBC Studios CEO Tom Fussell. “His calm stewardship through and out of the Covid pandemic was invaluable, and he’s attracted outstanding talent like Kate Ward, Rich Knight and Cecilia Persson to our organization, whilst overseeing global expansion and growth among our production units,...
- 2/8/2024
- by Georg Szalai
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
British actor Laurence Fox has lost a libel case with two men he called pedophiles on social media after they had called the My Son Hunter star a racist.
On Monday, the High Court in the U.K. deemed that Fox had defamed Simon Blake, a former LGBT charity trustee, and Crystal, a drag artist and former RuPaul’s Drag Race contestant, on Twitter/X in October 2020, when he called them pedophiles over an escalating row over Black History Month.
The Guardian reports that the spat on X started, when Fox said he would boycott U.K. grocery store Sainsbury’s for supporting “racial segregation and discrimination” after the company said it would establish safe spaces for Black employees during Black History Month in October 2020. Blake and Crystal, whose real name is Colin Seymour, responded to Fox’s call for a boycott by calling him racist. Fox, in turn, replied...
On Monday, the High Court in the U.K. deemed that Fox had defamed Simon Blake, a former LGBT charity trustee, and Crystal, a drag artist and former RuPaul’s Drag Race contestant, on Twitter/X in October 2020, when he called them pedophiles over an escalating row over Black History Month.
The Guardian reports that the spat on X started, when Fox said he would boycott U.K. grocery store Sainsbury’s for supporting “racial segregation and discrimination” after the company said it would establish safe spaces for Black employees during Black History Month in October 2020. Blake and Crystal, whose real name is Colin Seymour, responded to Fox’s call for a boycott by calling him racist. Fox, in turn, replied...
- 1/30/2024
- by Abid Rahman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Comedian Bill Bailey is hosting a new series, Bring The Drama, which aims to give aspiring actors a chance to break into the industry – a network of film and television careers events will also take place around the UK.
Hosted by actor and comedian Bill Bailey (pictured here when he was a contestant on the BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing), new reality show Bring The Drama will follow eight aspiring actors as they’re mentored over six weeks by casting director Kelly Valentine Hendry. Hendry’s cast shows including Bridgerton, Gangs Of London, Ghosts and Broadchurch.
In each episode of Bring The Drama, aspiring actors will visit the sets of celebrated UK dramas such as Peaky Blinders, EastEnders and Silent Witness, and will recreate scenes with real scripts, cameras and time pressures that professional actors face.
Bailey said in a statement to the BBC that “it has been a delight...
Hosted by actor and comedian Bill Bailey (pictured here when he was a contestant on the BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing), new reality show Bring The Drama will follow eight aspiring actors as they’re mentored over six weeks by casting director Kelly Valentine Hendry. Hendry’s cast shows including Bridgerton, Gangs Of London, Ghosts and Broadchurch.
In each episode of Bring The Drama, aspiring actors will visit the sets of celebrated UK dramas such as Peaky Blinders, EastEnders and Silent Witness, and will recreate scenes with real scripts, cameras and time pressures that professional actors face.
Bailey said in a statement to the BBC that “it has been a delight...
- 1/18/2024
- by Jake Godfrey
- Film Stories
ITV’s decision to kick Love Island: All Stars into its main channel schedule failed to reap rewards, with just 1M tuning in to the opener last night on ITV 1 and a further 500,000 on ITV 2.
A share of less than 12% of overall viewers watched the new spin-off, which is seeing the return of Love Island favorites from down the years including Liberty Poole, Georgia Steel and Chris Taylor, who recently starred in Barbie.
As with previous winter editions, All Stars is hosted in South Africa. Even though last year’s winter edition started on ITV 2, it was only 100,000 viewers behind last night’s showing across both channels. The previous Love Island summer kicked off on ITV 2 to 1.3M in June, according to Barb data supplied by overnights.tv.
All Stars was handed the plum 9 p.m. GMT (1 p.m. Pt) to 10.30 p.m. GMT slot on ITV 1 but was...
A share of less than 12% of overall viewers watched the new spin-off, which is seeing the return of Love Island favorites from down the years including Liberty Poole, Georgia Steel and Chris Taylor, who recently starred in Barbie.
As with previous winter editions, All Stars is hosted in South Africa. Even though last year’s winter edition started on ITV 2, it was only 100,000 viewers behind last night’s showing across both channels. The previous Love Island summer kicked off on ITV 2 to 1.3M in June, according to Barb data supplied by overnights.tv.
All Stars was handed the plum 9 p.m. GMT (1 p.m. Pt) to 10.30 p.m. GMT slot on ITV 1 but was...
- 1/16/2024
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
European TV powerhouses Zdf Studios and France TV Distribution are partnering as producers on Berlin-based Boogie Entertainment’s new crime drama “Blood Red Thread.”
Set in the “glamorous and cutthroat” world of fashion, the six-part series – also described as “stylish, witty and outrageous” – will expose various challenges the industry is facing, all the while following businessmen who rule the boardroom and clash with “divas of design,” both battling for power.
Filming will take place in the U.K., France and Germany, with delivery scheduled for August 2025.
“We set out to try and describe a fashion world that felt real, that explored what fashion does in society. It holds up a mirror to our vanities and insecurities, it reflects our need for reinvention, our hope to be desirable and current,” showrunner and lead writer Timothy Prager explained to Variety.
“We seem to instinctively accept the disconnect between façade and reality when...
Set in the “glamorous and cutthroat” world of fashion, the six-part series – also described as “stylish, witty and outrageous” – will expose various challenges the industry is facing, all the while following businessmen who rule the boardroom and clash with “divas of design,” both battling for power.
Filming will take place in the U.K., France and Germany, with delivery scheduled for August 2025.
“We set out to try and describe a fashion world that felt real, that explored what fashion does in society. It holds up a mirror to our vanities and insecurities, it reflects our need for reinvention, our hope to be desirable and current,” showrunner and lead writer Timothy Prager explained to Variety.
“We seem to instinctively accept the disconnect between façade and reality when...
- 12/19/2023
- by Marta Balaga
- Variety Film + TV
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Rights to the second season of Irish crime drama series “Hidden Assets” have been licensed by Dcd Rights. Buyers include the BBC for the U.K., Sbs and Stan for Australia, TV4 for Sweden and TV2 for Norway.
The 12-part series is produced by Saffron Moon, Facet4Media & Potemkino for Rte, Super Channel & Acorn TV, and was written by Peter McKenna, Morna Regan, Mary Fox and Marthy Thornton. It was co-directed by Thaddeus O’Sullivan and leading Belgian director Kadir Ferati Balci (“Cold Courage”). The second season, which had co-funding from Screen Ireland and Creative Europe Media, was first transmitted on Rte Ireland in September this year.
It stars Nora-Jane Noone, Wouter Hendrickx and Simone Kirby. Series One also starred Angeline Ball.
The story picks up from the first season in which Irish investigators probed a series of bombings in Belgium. Personnel changes mean that the Criminal Assets Bureau...
Rights to the second season of Irish crime drama series “Hidden Assets” have been licensed by Dcd Rights. Buyers include the BBC for the U.K., Sbs and Stan for Australia, TV4 for Sweden and TV2 for Norway.
The 12-part series is produced by Saffron Moon, Facet4Media & Potemkino for Rte, Super Channel & Acorn TV, and was written by Peter McKenna, Morna Regan, Mary Fox and Marthy Thornton. It was co-directed by Thaddeus O’Sullivan and leading Belgian director Kadir Ferati Balci (“Cold Courage”). The second season, which had co-funding from Screen Ireland and Creative Europe Media, was first transmitted on Rte Ireland in September this year.
It stars Nora-Jane Noone, Wouter Hendrickx and Simone Kirby. Series One also starred Angeline Ball.
The story picks up from the first season in which Irish investigators probed a series of bombings in Belgium. Personnel changes mean that the Criminal Assets Bureau...
- 11/30/2023
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
“Guardians of the Galaxy” star Karen Gillan is set to star alongside “Downton Abbey’s” Hugh Bonneville in a new dramedy from Steven Moffat about cancel culture, Variety can reveal.
“Douglas Is Cancelled” will see Hugh Bonneville play a middle aged and widely-respected news anchor called Douglas Bellowes while Gillan stars as his canny sidekick Madeline.
Douglas lives a perfect life. He enjoys his privileged status as national treasure and host of current affairs show “Live at Six” while off-air he shares a harmonious home with wife Sheila, a newspaper editor.
But their world is turned upside down when, at a family wedding, he’s overheard making an “ill-advised joke.” As a guest threatens to expose Douglas on social media the rumor mill goes into overdrive and sparks off a digital storm that quickly upends his life and career. With her 2 million social media followers, tech-savvy co-anchor Madeline could throw...
“Douglas Is Cancelled” will see Hugh Bonneville play a middle aged and widely-respected news anchor called Douglas Bellowes while Gillan stars as his canny sidekick Madeline.
Douglas lives a perfect life. He enjoys his privileged status as national treasure and host of current affairs show “Live at Six” while off-air he shares a harmonious home with wife Sheila, a newspaper editor.
But their world is turned upside down when, at a family wedding, he’s overheard making an “ill-advised joke.” As a guest threatens to expose Douglas on social media the rumor mill goes into overdrive and sparks off a digital storm that quickly upends his life and career. With her 2 million social media followers, tech-savvy co-anchor Madeline could throw...
- 11/17/2023
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
To celebrate the release of Signora Volpe Series One arriving on DVD and digital
20th November 2023, we’re giving away 2 Blu-Rays!
Pack your bags for a brand-new Italian-set, sumptuous sleuthing adventure that sees TV favourite Emilia Fox star as the eponymous lead – Signora Volpe – a disillusioned British spy turned amateur detective. The sunny, thrilling and fun four-part crime series also stars Tara Fitzgerald and Jamie Bamber.
Following its hugely successful launch on Acorn TV, its recent run on UKTV Drama and with a second series on the horizon, now is the perfect time to enjoy Signora Volpe Series One which arrives on DVD and digital on 20 November 2023 courtesy of Acorn Media International. The DVD comes complete with special features, including a ‘Meet the Characters’ featurette with interviews with Emilia Fox and Tara Fitzgerald.
Set in the sunny and scenic Umbria, we meet Sylvia Fox, a quietly intelligent, confident woman, who...
20th November 2023, we’re giving away 2 Blu-Rays!
Pack your bags for a brand-new Italian-set, sumptuous sleuthing adventure that sees TV favourite Emilia Fox star as the eponymous lead – Signora Volpe – a disillusioned British spy turned amateur detective. The sunny, thrilling and fun four-part crime series also stars Tara Fitzgerald and Jamie Bamber.
Following its hugely successful launch on Acorn TV, its recent run on UKTV Drama and with a second series on the horizon, now is the perfect time to enjoy Signora Volpe Series One which arrives on DVD and digital on 20 November 2023 courtesy of Acorn Media International. The DVD comes complete with special features, including a ‘Meet the Characters’ featurette with interviews with Emilia Fox and Tara Fitzgerald.
Set in the sunny and scenic Umbria, we meet Sylvia Fox, a quietly intelligent, confident woman, who...
- 11/12/2023
- by Competitions
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Anya Chalotra of The Witcher, Chloe Cherry of Euphoria, and Ralph Ineson of The Witch star in the dark comedy Two Neighbors, which was able to secure a SAG interim agreement to film while the actors strike was still going on and wrapped production back in September. Although the story is set in New York, filming took place in the UK.
Marking the feature directorial debut of “multi-disciplinary artist” Ondine Viñao, who has exhibited video projects in the US and abroad, Two Neighbors was inspired by Aesop’s fable Avaricious and Envious. This take on the story shows what happens when Becky (Chalotra), an ambitious but struggling writer, is overcome by envy and spite when she meets Stacy (Cherry), a beautiful but insatiable socialite, at a lavish party hosted by Stacy’s father at their country estate. The evening descends slowly into chaos, and the girls’ lives are forever transformed...
Marking the feature directorial debut of “multi-disciplinary artist” Ondine Viñao, who has exhibited video projects in the US and abroad, Two Neighbors was inspired by Aesop’s fable Avaricious and Envious. This take on the story shows what happens when Becky (Chalotra), an ambitious but struggling writer, is overcome by envy and spite when she meets Stacy (Cherry), a beautiful but insatiable socialite, at a lavish party hosted by Stacy’s father at their country estate. The evening descends slowly into chaos, and the girls’ lives are forever transformed...
- 11/9/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Kate Oates has been named Head of Drama Productions at BBC Studios.
Earlier this morning in the UK, we revealed Parish had quietly stepped down from her role as Head of Drama at the BBC’s commercial arm. In effect, she’s replaced by Oates, who has been promoted from her current role as Head of Continuing Drama.
A BBC spokesperson said Oates was adopting a “slightly different slate of programs” to Parish’s shows, which included Bella Ramsay drama Time. She will retain oversight of flagship soap EastEnders, plus returning series Casualty, Father Brown, Sister Boniface, River City and Pobol Y Cwm and new comedy-drama Anfamol.
Oates role will lead see her take on the UK’s biggest drama production hub outside London with bases in England, Scotland and Wales. Her team will oversee Silent Witness when it moves to the West Midlands, along with a slate of drama...
Earlier this morning in the UK, we revealed Parish had quietly stepped down from her role as Head of Drama at the BBC’s commercial arm. In effect, she’s replaced by Oates, who has been promoted from her current role as Head of Continuing Drama.
A BBC spokesperson said Oates was adopting a “slightly different slate of programs” to Parish’s shows, which included Bella Ramsay drama Time. She will retain oversight of flagship soap EastEnders, plus returning series Casualty, Father Brown, Sister Boniface, River City and Pobol Y Cwm and new comedy-drama Anfamol.
Oates role will lead see her take on the UK’s biggest drama production hub outside London with bases in England, Scotland and Wales. Her team will oversee Silent Witness when it moves to the West Midlands, along with a slate of drama...
- 11/9/2023
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Anya Chalotra (The Witcher), Chloe Cherry (Euphoria) and Ralph Ineson (The Green Knight) are set to lead the ensemble cast of indie feature Two Neighbors from debut feature director Ondine Viñao. The project has received a SAG-AFTRA Interim Agreement.
Joining Chalotra, Cherry and Ineson in the feature, that wrapped late September in the UK, are William Hope (Aliens), Samuel Anderson (Doctor Who), Jake Simmance, Ivy Freeman-Attwood (The Ending), Taz Skylar (One Piece), Joseph Millson (Casino Royale), Zoe Telford (Genius), Laura Arnaiz (Silent Witness), Charles Hagerty (Black Mirror) and Jessie-Ann Kohlman (Dream Scenario).
Co-written by Viñao and Jordan Johnson, Two Neighbors, a dark comedy set in New York, is inspired by Aesop’s fable Avaricious and Envious. Becky (Chalotra), an ambitious but struggling writer, is overcome by envy and spite when she meets Stacy (Cherry), a beautiful but insatiable socialite, at a lavish...
Joining Chalotra, Cherry and Ineson in the feature, that wrapped late September in the UK, are William Hope (Aliens), Samuel Anderson (Doctor Who), Jake Simmance, Ivy Freeman-Attwood (The Ending), Taz Skylar (One Piece), Joseph Millson (Casino Royale), Zoe Telford (Genius), Laura Arnaiz (Silent Witness), Charles Hagerty (Black Mirror) and Jessie-Ann Kohlman (Dream Scenario).
Co-written by Viñao and Jordan Johnson, Two Neighbors, a dark comedy set in New York, is inspired by Aesop’s fable Avaricious and Envious. Becky (Chalotra), an ambitious but struggling writer, is overcome by envy and spite when she meets Stacy (Cherry), a beautiful but insatiable socialite, at a lavish...
- 11/8/2023
- by Valerie Complex
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: The BBC is developing Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight’s drama based in a Birmingham university, with a view to potentially turning it into a returnable series.
The as-yet-untitled project, which follows the lives of a group of young people at one of the country’s second-largest city’s five universities, is being produced out of Knight’s new multimillion pound Digbeth Loc. Studios in the West Midlands, which opened a few months ago. Banijay-backed Kudos and BBC Studios are co-producing.
The university drama is in early-stage development but we understand that, if greenlit, the series is being positioned as a potential returner that could air in primetime. UK TV trade Broadcast previously reported that he was developing the university series but at that point a broadcaster was not attached.
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The as-yet-untitled project, which follows the lives of a group of young people at one of the country’s second-largest city’s five universities, is being produced out of Knight’s new multimillion pound Digbeth Loc. Studios in the West Midlands, which opened a few months ago. Banijay-backed Kudos and BBC Studios are co-producing.
The university drama is in early-stage development but we understand that, if greenlit, the series is being positioned as a potential returner that could air in primetime. UK TV trade Broadcast previously reported that he was developing the university series but at that point a broadcaster was not attached.
Deadline brings you the news in the days after the BBC canceled Doctors – the Birmingham-produced drama that kickstarted the...
- 10/26/2023
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
In 2014 and 2015, Vertigo published Si Spencer’s eight-issue graphic novel Bodies, a mind-bending mystery about four police officers from different historical eras who discover the same corpse in the same London location, decades apart. Featuring detectives from the present day, the 1940s, the 1890s and 2053, it’s a complex conspiracy thriller about a very dark future. Originally illustrated by four artists – Dean Ormston, Phil Winslade, Meghan Hetrick and Tula Lotay – each era had its own distinct feel and look.
Spencer, who had also written on other Vertigo titles including Judge Dredd and Books of Magick: Life During Wartime, sadly passed away in February 2021, meaning he wasn’t able to see Paul Tomalin’s eight-part Netflix series adapted from his work. It’s out now, with a sprawling cast of characters including Boiling Point and This Is England’s Stephen Graham, several established actors and a handful of newcomers. Here’s more about them.
Spencer, who had also written on other Vertigo titles including Judge Dredd and Books of Magick: Life During Wartime, sadly passed away in February 2021, meaning he wasn’t able to see Paul Tomalin’s eight-part Netflix series adapted from his work. It’s out now, with a sprawling cast of characters including Boiling Point and This Is England’s Stephen Graham, several established actors and a handful of newcomers. Here’s more about them.
- 10/19/2023
- by Louisa Mellor
- Den of Geek
Exclusive: Rising British actress Leo Hatton has inked with Artists First for management.
The move comes ahead of the Season 2 premiere of No Man’s Land, the Hulu/Fremantle series examining the Syrian civil war, which she’s boarded as a season regular.
The thriller created by María Feldman and Eitan Mansuri looks at the war through the prism of a man searching for his missing sister. As he navigates through the chaos, he encounters a diverse group of characters, as well as a web of secrets and betrayals, coming to grips with moral complexities surrounding the ongoing conflict. Hatton’s part of an ensemble that also includes Mélanie Thierry, Souheila Yacoub, James Krishna Floyd and Zed Josef, among others.
Also coming up for the thesp is the Israeli-American indie The King of Sunflowers, directed by Emil Ben Shimon.
Described as a talent on the verge of her big break, the...
The move comes ahead of the Season 2 premiere of No Man’s Land, the Hulu/Fremantle series examining the Syrian civil war, which she’s boarded as a season regular.
The thriller created by María Feldman and Eitan Mansuri looks at the war through the prism of a man searching for his missing sister. As he navigates through the chaos, he encounters a diverse group of characters, as well as a web of secrets and betrayals, coming to grips with moral complexities surrounding the ongoing conflict. Hatton’s part of an ensemble that also includes Mélanie Thierry, Souheila Yacoub, James Krishna Floyd and Zed Josef, among others.
Also coming up for the thesp is the Israeli-American indie The King of Sunflowers, directed by Emil Ben Shimon.
Described as a talent on the verge of her big break, the...
- 10/6/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Season 2 of the McU's Loki has started streaming its first new episode since 2021, and with it, the show's cast expanded. One addition is Liz Carr, who plays Judge Gamble in the second season's first episode.
Carr played Clarissa Mullery in the BBC's Silent Witness, as well as several shorter-lived roles on projects like Good Omens. She is also well-known for her work in theater (even having won a Laurence Olivier award) and on the comedy scene, where she has performed several shows.
Carr, who has been disabled since childhood due to arthrogryposis, is an advocate for civil rights for Disabled individuals and has participated in Disabled women's theater during her career as well.
Read full article on The Direct.
Carr played Clarissa Mullery in the BBC's Silent Witness, as well as several shorter-lived roles on projects like Good Omens. She is also well-known for her work in theater (even having won a Laurence Olivier award) and on the comedy scene, where she has performed several shows.
Carr, who has been disabled since childhood due to arthrogryposis, is an advocate for civil rights for Disabled individuals and has participated in Disabled women's theater during her career as well.
Read full article on The Direct.
- 10/6/2023
- by Gillian Blum
- The Direct
Loki is making a big change to its own Sacred Timeline.
Disney+ announced on Monday that new episodes of the Marvel series’ forthcoming second season will drop on Thursday nights at 9 pm Et/6 pm Pt, beginning with the sophomore premiere on Oct. 5. All subsequent episodes will release Thursdays at 9 pm Et, as well.
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The new Season 2 premiere date is just a small tweak from the previously announced Oct. 6 launch,...
Disney+ announced on Monday that new episodes of the Marvel series’ forthcoming second season will drop on Thursday nights at 9 pm Et/6 pm Pt, beginning with the sophomore premiere on Oct. 5. All subsequent episodes will release Thursdays at 9 pm Et, as well.
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The new Season 2 premiere date is just a small tweak from the previously announced Oct. 6 launch,...
- 9/18/2023
- by Rebecca Iannucci
- TVLine.com
To celebrate the release of Midsomer Murders The Complete Series Twenty-Two, available to own from 18th September on DVD, we are giving away DVDs to 2 lucky winners!
The Longest-running detective drama in the UK and one of our best-loved mystery series – Midsomer Murders – returns for its 22nd instalment – featuring six brand-new cases for Dci John Barnaby and DS Jamie Winter.
Barnaby and Winter are back on the case tackling curious crimes in the idyllic and picturesque setting of Midsomer, where beneath the tranquil exterior of country life of, a sinister propensity for killing lurks…
The new series sees the detectives contending with yet more cunning criminals as they tackle an urban myth come strangely to life at a photography competition; a murderous stitch-up in a heart-op rehab centre; a murder-mystery weekend that turns truly twisted; more than just crows scared at the annual Scarecrow Festival, when human bodies turn...
The Longest-running detective drama in the UK and one of our best-loved mystery series – Midsomer Murders – returns for its 22nd instalment – featuring six brand-new cases for Dci John Barnaby and DS Jamie Winter.
Barnaby and Winter are back on the case tackling curious crimes in the idyllic and picturesque setting of Midsomer, where beneath the tranquil exterior of country life of, a sinister propensity for killing lurks…
The new series sees the detectives contending with yet more cunning criminals as they tackle an urban myth come strangely to life at a photography competition; a murderous stitch-up in a heart-op rehab centre; a murder-mystery weekend that turns truly twisted; more than just crows scared at the annual Scarecrow Festival, when human bodies turn...
- 9/14/2023
- by Competitions
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Aton Soumache and Joann Sfar’s French studio Magical Society has launched a UK arm helmed by Saving Mr Banks producer Paul Trijbits, whose drama indie FilmWave has shuttered after a decade.
Magical Society UK has landed a debut commission – the BBC’s AA Dhand adaptation Virdee, which was announced at last month’s Edinburgh TV Festival and will be produced by crime sub-label Magical North. Trijbits is running Magical Society UK with JJ Lousberg, a former Focus and Universal exec.
Magical Society UK is operating as a Jv with Paris-based Magical Society and will forge kids, animation and drama projects both TV and film. The French operation was opened in 2020 by comic book artist and filmmaker Sfar, and French animation producer Soumache, who was behind Netflix’s current most-watched animation feature, Miraculous: Ladybug & Cat Noir, and is the honorary chairman...
Magical Society UK has landed a debut commission – the BBC’s AA Dhand adaptation Virdee, which was announced at last month’s Edinburgh TV Festival and will be produced by crime sub-label Magical North. Trijbits is running Magical Society UK with JJ Lousberg, a former Focus and Universal exec.
Magical Society UK is operating as a Jv with Paris-based Magical Society and will forge kids, animation and drama projects both TV and film. The French operation was opened in 2020 by comic book artist and filmmaker Sfar, and French animation producer Soumache, who was behind Netflix’s current most-watched animation feature, Miraculous: Ladybug & Cat Noir, and is the honorary chairman...
- 9/6/2023
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
The god of mischief is having a hard time adjusting to the times… the past, present and future, that is.
In a new clip for Loki Season 2 released Monday, Loki (Tom Hiddleston) is seen being pulled through time, as his body morphs, twists, shrinks and disappears throughout. We also catch new glimpses of Sylvie (Sophia Di Martino) and He Who Remains (Jonathan Majors), as our titular master of magic struggles to get his footing in his new time-traveling reality. (Watch the clip embedded above.)
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In a new clip for Loki Season 2 released Monday, Loki (Tom Hiddleston) is seen being pulled through time, as his body morphs, twists, shrinks and disappears throughout. We also catch new glimpses of Sylvie (Sophia Di Martino) and He Who Remains (Jonathan Majors), as our titular master of magic struggles to get his footing in his new time-traveling reality. (Watch the clip embedded above.)
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- 9/4/2023
- by Nick Caruso
- TVLine.com
Global production and distribution powerhouse Fremantle has revealed a strategic alliance at the Venice Film Festival with Israeli-based Ibi Investment House, which involves the launch of a 150 million euro ($163 million) fund to bankroll a portfolio of premium scripted TV and film projects.
Under the deal, which will last four years, Fremantle will bring a diverse range of projects from its network of studio companies to the Ibi fund, fast-tracking the production of each title. The partners say the projects will also benefit from the creative oversight of Fremantle’s global drama team, led by its CEO Christian Vesper, who will work with the fund throughout the lifecycle of each production. All TV projects approved through the fund will be distributed by Fremantle International.
“At Fremantle, we are always focused on innovation and this alliance with Ibi is a perfect example of this ethos and approach,” said Fremantle Group CEO Jennifer Mullin.
Under the deal, which will last four years, Fremantle will bring a diverse range of projects from its network of studio companies to the Ibi fund, fast-tracking the production of each title. The partners say the projects will also benefit from the creative oversight of Fremantle’s global drama team, led by its CEO Christian Vesper, who will work with the fund throughout the lifecycle of each production. All TV projects approved through the fund will be distributed by Fremantle International.
“At Fremantle, we are always focused on innovation and this alliance with Ibi is a perfect example of this ethos and approach,” said Fremantle Group CEO Jennifer Mullin.
- 9/1/2023
- by Patrick Brzeski
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The BBC has greenlit its latest drama series from Happy Valley creator Sally Wainwright along with projects created by and starring the likes of Jenna Coleman, Nicôle Lecky and Sacha Dhawan.
Set in Happy Valley home Hebden Bridge, Wainwright’s Hot Flush centers on the lives of five women of a certain age who come together to create a makeshift, butt-of-the-joke punk-rock band in order to enter a talent contest. When they rehearse together, they suddenly discover that they have a lot more to say than they ever imagined, and they have found the way to say it.
Wainwright had previously cryptically teased Hot Flush when she told the BBC’s Today program she had been learning the drums in preparation for her next project, and she described it as a “celebration of women of a certain age and all the life-stuff they suddenly find themselves negotiating/dealing with.”
Doctor...
Set in Happy Valley home Hebden Bridge, Wainwright’s Hot Flush centers on the lives of five women of a certain age who come together to create a makeshift, butt-of-the-joke punk-rock band in order to enter a talent contest. When they rehearse together, they suddenly discover that they have a lot more to say than they ever imagined, and they have found the way to say it.
Wainwright had previously cryptically teased Hot Flush when she told the BBC’s Today program she had been learning the drums in preparation for her next project, and she described it as a “celebration of women of a certain age and all the life-stuff they suddenly find themselves negotiating/dealing with.”
Doctor...
- 8/24/2023
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
How do you come to terms with being pulled between the past and the present?
That's what Tom Hiddleston's Loki has to consider in the official trailer for Loki Season 2, premiering October 6 on Disney+.
"I'm being pulled through time, between the past and the present," the MCU veteran says.
"If what I saw is true, there's nothing that stands between this world and utter destruction."
The MCU has utilized the multiverse in the past, so there's a good chance we'll revisit that on Loki Season 2, assuming the world Loki and his friends live in isn't salvageable.
The trailer seemingly hints at Loki going up against He Who Remains (played by Jonathan Majors) and several other villains to protect the integrity of the timeline.
Sophia Di Martino is also back as Sylvie, alongside Owen Wilson (as Mobius), Gugu Mbatha-Raw (Renslayer), Wunmi Mosaku (Hunter B-15), Neil Ellice (Hunter D-90), Eugene Cordero...
That's what Tom Hiddleston's Loki has to consider in the official trailer for Loki Season 2, premiering October 6 on Disney+.
"I'm being pulled through time, between the past and the present," the MCU veteran says.
"If what I saw is true, there's nothing that stands between this world and utter destruction."
The MCU has utilized the multiverse in the past, so there's a good chance we'll revisit that on Loki Season 2, assuming the world Loki and his friends live in isn't salvageable.
The trailer seemingly hints at Loki going up against He Who Remains (played by Jonathan Majors) and several other villains to protect the integrity of the timeline.
Sophia Di Martino is also back as Sylvie, alongside Owen Wilson (as Mobius), Gugu Mbatha-Raw (Renslayer), Wunmi Mosaku (Hunter B-15), Neil Ellice (Hunter D-90), Eugene Cordero...
- 7/31/2023
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
Time keeps on slippin’, slippin’, slippin’ for the God of Mischief in a newly released trailer for Loki‘s upcoming second season.
But Tom Hiddleston’s character isn’t slipping into the future, in this case. Rather, as shown in the teaser above, “I’m being pulled through time, between the past and the present. If what I saw is true, there’s nothing that stands between this world and utter destruction.”
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But Tom Hiddleston’s character isn’t slipping into the future, in this case. Rather, as shown in the teaser above, “I’m being pulled through time, between the past and the present. If what I saw is true, there’s nothing that stands between this world and utter destruction.”
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- 7/31/2023
- by Rebecca Iannucci
- TVLine.com
Why do we find murder mysteries so uniquely relaxing? This is one of the age-old questions about human nature, up there with ‘what is consciousness?’ and ‘why do we keep eating mouldy cheese and fish eggs like it’s a good thing?’ Because, despite the grief and blood and mountains of paperwork that a gruesome murder causes, we simply can’t get enough of curling up on the sofa with a mug of tea and a cosy crime drama to keep us blissfully entertained all the way through to bedtime.
This isn’t a new thing, either: while modern series like Death in Paradise and Shakespeare and Hathaway are the current champions of cosy crime TV, back in the eighties and nineties classics like Murder She Wrote and Hetty Wainthropp Investigates taught us how it’s done. So whether you’re after the latest in the cosy crime genre or some more nostalgic viewing,...
This isn’t a new thing, either: while modern series like Death in Paradise and Shakespeare and Hathaway are the current champions of cosy crime TV, back in the eighties and nineties classics like Murder She Wrote and Hetty Wainthropp Investigates taught us how it’s done. So whether you’re after the latest in the cosy crime genre or some more nostalgic viewing,...
- 7/29/2023
- by Lauravickersgreen
- Den of Geek
Our favorite angel and demon duo are back in “Good Omens” Season 2: All six episodes hit Prime Video streaming on July 28. This time around, the odd couple is tasked with helping hide Gabriel (Jon Hamm) from both sides of the celestial divide until he can regain his memory.
Here are the returning and new characters and what other projects you may have seen the cast in before.
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David Tennant as Crowley
Tennant, best known as the 10th Doctor on “Doctor Who,” plays fallen angel Crowley, whose relationship with Aziraphale pre-dates the creation of humans. The stylish demon often finds himself afoul of both heaven and hell. The Scottish actor also starred in “Broadchurch” and Marvel’s “Jessica Jones.”
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Michael Sheen as Aziraphale
The Welsh actor, whose films include “Underworld,” “Frost/Nixon” and “The Queen,” plays fussy angel Aziraphale. Unlike his fellow cherubim, he has developed a...
Here are the returning and new characters and what other projects you may have seen the cast in before.
(Prime Video)
David Tennant as Crowley
Tennant, best known as the 10th Doctor on “Doctor Who,” plays fallen angel Crowley, whose relationship with Aziraphale pre-dates the creation of humans. The stylish demon often finds himself afoul of both heaven and hell. The Scottish actor also starred in “Broadchurch” and Marvel’s “Jessica Jones.”
(Prime Video)
Michael Sheen as Aziraphale
The Welsh actor, whose films include “Underworld,” “Frost/Nixon” and “The Queen,” plays fussy angel Aziraphale. Unlike his fellow cherubim, he has developed a...
- 7/28/2023
- by Sharon Knolle
- The Wrap
If you’ve been counting down the days for the second season of Good Omens so fervently that the mere thought of its arrival makes you exclaim “I am having a moment here!” then you might need to have a sit down: Good Omen Season Two Is Finally Here.
If you’re new to Good Omens, now’s the time to catch up: this fantasy series is based on the 1990 book by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett, and stars a demon, Crowley and an angel, Aziraphale who are unlikely best buds/soulmates.
Season one saw them try to prevent the end of the world after the antichrist is born, and as for season two? Well, Crowley and Aziraphale are only just getting used to being exiled from their respective heavenly/hellish bosses when Aziraphale’s former boss, Archangel Gabriel turns up dazed, confused and totally nude. It’s up to...
If you’re new to Good Omens, now’s the time to catch up: this fantasy series is based on the 1990 book by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett, and stars a demon, Crowley and an angel, Aziraphale who are unlikely best buds/soulmates.
Season one saw them try to prevent the end of the world after the antichrist is born, and as for season two? Well, Crowley and Aziraphale are only just getting used to being exiled from their respective heavenly/hellish bosses when Aziraphale’s former boss, Archangel Gabriel turns up dazed, confused and totally nude. It’s up to...
- 7/28/2023
- by Louisa Mellor
- Den of Geek
ITV’s big-budget Arthurian adaptation The Winter King has found a U.S. home.
MGM+ has boarded the 10-part Bernard Cornwell adaptation, which comes from His Dark Materials producer Bad Wolf, and the show will launch on the U.S. streamer on August 20.
Starring Iain De Caestecker and Eddie Marsan as The High King, the adaptation is set in the fifth century, long before Britain was united in a brutal land of warring factions and tribes, where lives were often fleeting. The series follows Arthur Pendragon, played by De Caestecker, as he evolves from outcast to legendary warrior and leader. Other cast includes Ellie James (I May Destroy You) as Nimue, Nathaniel Martello-White (Small Axe) as Merlin, Stuart Campbell (Rogue Heroes) as Derfel, Daniel Ings (I Hate Suzie) as Owain, Valene Kane (The Fall) as Morgan, Jordan Alexandra (Mammals) as Guinevere, and Simon Merrells as Gundleus.
MGM...
MGM+ has boarded the 10-part Bernard Cornwell adaptation, which comes from His Dark Materials producer Bad Wolf, and the show will launch on the U.S. streamer on August 20.
Starring Iain De Caestecker and Eddie Marsan as The High King, the adaptation is set in the fifth century, long before Britain was united in a brutal land of warring factions and tribes, where lives were often fleeting. The series follows Arthur Pendragon, played by De Caestecker, as he evolves from outcast to legendary warrior and leader. Other cast includes Ellie James (I May Destroy You) as Nimue, Nathaniel Martello-White (Small Axe) as Merlin, Stuart Campbell (Rogue Heroes) as Derfel, Daniel Ings (I Hate Suzie) as Owain, Valene Kane (The Fall) as Morgan, Jordan Alexandra (Mammals) as Guinevere, and Simon Merrells as Gundleus.
MGM...
- 5/17/2023
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Six TV costume designers will reveal secrets behind their projects when they join Gold Derby’s special “Meet the Experts” Q&a event with 2023 Emmy Awards contenders. They will participate in two video discussions to premiere on Tuesday, May 23, at 4:00 p.m. Pt; 7:00 p.m. Et. We’ll have a one-on-one with our senior editor Joyce Eng and a roundtable chat with all of the group together.
RSVP today to our entire ongoing contenders panel series by clicking here to book your free reservation. We’ll send you a reminder a few minutes before the start of the show.
This “Meet the Experts” panel welcomes the following Emmy contenders:
The Boys (Amazon Prime)
Synopsis: A group of vigilantes set out to take down corrupt superheroes who abuse their superpowers.
Bio: Laura Jean Shannon’s career has included “Elf,” “Iron Man,” “Black Lightning,” “Titans” and “Doom Patrol.”
Daisy Jones and the Six...
RSVP today to our entire ongoing contenders panel series by clicking here to book your free reservation. We’ll send you a reminder a few minutes before the start of the show.
This “Meet the Experts” panel welcomes the following Emmy contenders:
The Boys (Amazon Prime)
Synopsis: A group of vigilantes set out to take down corrupt superheroes who abuse their superpowers.
Bio: Laura Jean Shannon’s career has included “Elf,” “Iron Man,” “Black Lightning,” “Titans” and “Doom Patrol.”
Daisy Jones and the Six...
- 5/16/2023
- by Chris Beachum and Joyce Eng
- Gold Derby
In 1973, the killer of Welsh teenagers Sandra Newton, Pauline Flynn and Gwendoline Hughes was not caught, despite a high-profile and widespread investigation by South Wales Police. The girls’ families spent the next three decades not knowing who was responsible for brutally taking the lives of their loved ones, or whether he still lived alongside them in the local Neath and Port Talbot communities.
In 2002, a development in forensics changed everything. The cold case was reopened with much pared-down resources, and crime scene DNA was successfully used to identify Wales’ first recorded serial killer. Steeltown Murders is the story of the loss, guilt and suspicion that followed the 1970s murders, and of the perseverance of the officers who were eventually able to provide the victims’ families with the answers they’d been denied years before.
Here are the actors making up the cast behind Steeltown Murders‘ dramatisation of real-life figures and events.
In 2002, a development in forensics changed everything. The cold case was reopened with much pared-down resources, and crime scene DNA was successfully used to identify Wales’ first recorded serial killer. Steeltown Murders is the story of the loss, guilt and suspicion that followed the 1970s murders, and of the perseverance of the officers who were eventually able to provide the victims’ families with the answers they’d been denied years before.
Here are the actors making up the cast behind Steeltown Murders‘ dramatisation of real-life figures and events.
- 5/15/2023
- by Louisa Mellor
- Den of Geek
Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story is a Bridgerton spinoff series that shows us how life was in the Ton during the early days of Queen Charlotte and King George’s marriage. We get to see how they meet and fall in love, how her reign leads to social change in the Ton, and how she became the strong and influential Queen that we see in Bridgerton’s first two seasons. But just because this series introduces us to younger versions of familiar characters doesn’t mean that it’s stuck in the past. Queen Charlotte also features an arc set in the “present day” Regency era of the original series that focuses on Charlotte, Lady Danbury, and Violet Bridgerton’s friendship.
Between both eras, Queen Charlotte has a massive cast full of new and familiar faces. If you want to be as up to date on the hot gossip of the ton as Lady Whistledown,...
Between both eras, Queen Charlotte has a massive cast full of new and familiar faces. If you want to be as up to date on the hot gossip of the ton as Lady Whistledown,...
- 5/4/2023
- by Brynnaarens
- Den of Geek
The BBC has moved production of Silent Witness, one of its most popular long-running dramas, from London to the West Midlands.
The move forms part of the BBC’s Across the UK strategy, which has seen a number of shows moved away from the capital and several taken to Birmingham including MasterChef and upcoming Steven Knight drama This Town.
Silent Witness, which is currently made at BBC Park Western in London, will move to the West Midlands in early 2024 for production on its 27th season.
BBC dramas rarely run for so long but Silent Witness, which is made by BBC Studios and follows a team of forensic pathology experts who investigate crimes, has been on TV for nearly 30 years.
The BBC said it will deliver at least two “high-impact” scripted series per year in the West Midlands and increase investment in training and development. The region is having something of...
The move forms part of the BBC’s Across the UK strategy, which has seen a number of shows moved away from the capital and several taken to Birmingham including MasterChef and upcoming Steven Knight drama This Town.
Silent Witness, which is currently made at BBC Park Western in London, will move to the West Midlands in early 2024 for production on its 27th season.
BBC dramas rarely run for so long but Silent Witness, which is made by BBC Studios and follows a team of forensic pathology experts who investigate crimes, has been on TV for nearly 30 years.
The BBC said it will deliver at least two “high-impact” scripted series per year in the West Midlands and increase investment in training and development. The region is having something of...
- 4/13/2023
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
This four-part Netflix series isn’t the first time that Josephine Hart’s 1991 novel Damage has been adapted for screen. In 1992, celebrated French director Louis Malle made a feature film of Hart’s book that welcomed Jeremy Irons, Juliette Binoche, Miranda Richardson, Peter Stomare and Rupert Graves to this exploration of erotic obsession. The film earned Richardson a Best Actress nomination among many others at that year’s Academy Awards.
This serialised version was created by playwright Morgan Lloyd Malcolm with writer Benji Walters, and directed by Ordinary Love, Good Vibrations and Cherry Bomb‘s Lisa Barrow D’Sa and Glenn Leyburn, updates the action to the modern day and remoulds the characters somewhat. Richard Armitage plays successful surgeon Will, husband to Ingrid and father to Jay and Sally, while Charlie Muphy’s character Anna Barton is expanded to explore her response to the fallout of the story’s scandalous central affair.
This serialised version was created by playwright Morgan Lloyd Malcolm with writer Benji Walters, and directed by Ordinary Love, Good Vibrations and Cherry Bomb‘s Lisa Barrow D’Sa and Glenn Leyburn, updates the action to the modern day and remoulds the characters somewhat. Richard Armitage plays successful surgeon Will, husband to Ingrid and father to Jay and Sally, while Charlie Muphy’s character Anna Barton is expanded to explore her response to the fallout of the story’s scandalous central affair.
- 4/13/2023
- by Louisa Mellor
- Den of Geek
Ciaran Hinds joins ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’ (Photo Credit: Prime Video)
Prime Video’s epic fantasy series The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power has signed on Ciarán Hinds, Rory Kinnear, and Tanya Moodie for season two. The just-announced new cast members will be featured in recurring roles in the upcoming season. Prime Video did not provide any details on who Hinds, Kinnear, or Moodie are playing.
Season two is currently shooting in the UK.
J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay return as showrunners, guiding the series through the Second Age of Middle-earth, a period prior to J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings books. Payne, McKay, Lindsey Weber, Callum Greene, Justin Doble, Jason Cahill, and Gennifer Hutchinson serve as executive producers.
In December 2022, it was announced Ben Daniels (The Exorcist), Nia Towle (Persuasion), Gabriel Akuwudike (Hanna), Yasen “Zates” Atour (The Witcher), Amelia Kenworthy,...
Prime Video’s epic fantasy series The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power has signed on Ciarán Hinds, Rory Kinnear, and Tanya Moodie for season two. The just-announced new cast members will be featured in recurring roles in the upcoming season. Prime Video did not provide any details on who Hinds, Kinnear, or Moodie are playing.
Season two is currently shooting in the UK.
J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay return as showrunners, guiding the series through the Second Age of Middle-earth, a period prior to J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings books. Payne, McKay, Lindsey Weber, Callum Greene, Justin Doble, Jason Cahill, and Gennifer Hutchinson serve as executive producers.
In December 2022, it was announced Ben Daniels (The Exorcist), Nia Towle (Persuasion), Gabriel Akuwudike (Hanna), Yasen “Zates” Atour (The Witcher), Amelia Kenworthy,...
- 3/20/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Luther’s back. Being banged up at the end of Series 5 didn’t stop that growly genius from taking on a new case and a new villain in Bond-inspired Netflix movie The Fallen Sun. And, since most of his former colleagues were spectacularly killed in the line of duty, the man’s being joined by a fresh cast.
Dermot Crowley returns as John Luther’s former boss Dsu Martin Schenk, who’s joined by Cynthia Erivo as Luther’s replacement on the team, and far from his biggest fan. Going toe-to-toe with Idris Elba’s John will be Andy Serkis as surveillance tech billionaire David Robey, possibly the detective’s darkest foe yet.
And what of Ruth Wilson’s Alice, last seen taking a short drop off a tall tower? She’s not listed among the cast this time, but there’s no saying that wily brainbox won’t find...
Dermot Crowley returns as John Luther’s former boss Dsu Martin Schenk, who’s joined by Cynthia Erivo as Luther’s replacement on the team, and far from his biggest fan. Going toe-to-toe with Idris Elba’s John will be Andy Serkis as surveillance tech billionaire David Robey, possibly the detective’s darkest foe yet.
And what of Ruth Wilson’s Alice, last seen taking a short drop off a tall tower? She’s not listed among the cast this time, but there’s no saying that wily brainbox won’t find...
- 3/10/2023
- by Louisa Mellor
- Den of Geek
Cast headlined by Laura Linney, Maggie Smith and Kathy Bates.
Sony Pictures Classics has picked up all rights in the US, Latin America and across southeast Asia and eastern Europe to The Miracle Club, directed by Irish filmmaker Thaddeus O’Sullivan, starring Laura Linney, Maggie Smith, Kathy Bates and Agnes O’Casey.
The UK’s Embankment Films is handling sales.
The feature, shot in Dublin and in post-production, follows the women of Irish village Ballygar, all united in their dream of winning a pilgrimage to the sacred French town of Lourdes. Thanks to the help of a local priest, three close friends...
Sony Pictures Classics has picked up all rights in the US, Latin America and across southeast Asia and eastern Europe to The Miracle Club, directed by Irish filmmaker Thaddeus O’Sullivan, starring Laura Linney, Maggie Smith, Kathy Bates and Agnes O’Casey.
The UK’s Embankment Films is handling sales.
The feature, shot in Dublin and in post-production, follows the women of Irish village Ballygar, all united in their dream of winning a pilgrimage to the sacred French town of Lourdes. Thanks to the help of a local priest, three close friends...
- 3/1/2023
- by Mona Tabbara
- ScreenDaily
Warning: contains spoilers for Series 4 of Unforgotten
It’s been two years since the last season of ITV’s hit crime drama Unforgotten, and at long last it’s back on our screens.
After that shocking Series 4 finale, in which we said a heartbreaking goodbye to Dci Cassie Stuart (aka the incredible Nicola Walker), we’ve got plenty of questions about the Series 5 cast.
In this latest series, when a body is found in a boarded-up fireplace, the team gets to work trying to identify who the victim is, and how long they’ve been there. We also discover that the person filling Cassie’s very large detective shoes as Sunny’s new boss-slash-bestie will be the prickly Dci Jessica James, who doesn’t exactly make a great first impression.
Unlike the previous four series, Series 5 of Unforgotten will also be made available as a bingeable box-set on Itvx as...
It’s been two years since the last season of ITV’s hit crime drama Unforgotten, and at long last it’s back on our screens.
After that shocking Series 4 finale, in which we said a heartbreaking goodbye to Dci Cassie Stuart (aka the incredible Nicola Walker), we’ve got plenty of questions about the Series 5 cast.
In this latest series, when a body is found in a boarded-up fireplace, the team gets to work trying to identify who the victim is, and how long they’ve been there. We also discover that the person filling Cassie’s very large detective shoes as Sunny’s new boss-slash-bestie will be the prickly Dci Jessica James, who doesn’t exactly make a great first impression.
Unlike the previous four series, Series 5 of Unforgotten will also be made available as a bingeable box-set on Itvx as...
- 2/27/2023
- by Lauravickersgreen
- Den of Geek
Serving For The Match
Warner Bros. Discovery has extended its rights to show the U.S. Open in 45 markets across Europe, including exclusive access in 42 territories, after reaching a new five-year agreement with the United States Tennis Association (Usta). Territories excluded from the deal are Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the U.K. and Ireland.
The deal includes live and highlights rights with every match on every court available to stream on discovery+ and the Eurosport app in addition to live television coverage during the tournament on Eurosport 1 and 2.
Markets including the Nordics will also have the option to showcase the best matches on Warner Bros. Discovery’s free-to-air channels.
Warner Bros. Discovery reported record audience engagement in many major markets following the 2022 US Open. This includes the best ever streaming performance on its digital platforms, doubling its audience year-on-year on discovery+, and securing the highest ever viewership on Eurosport...
Warner Bros. Discovery has extended its rights to show the U.S. Open in 45 markets across Europe, including exclusive access in 42 territories, after reaching a new five-year agreement with the United States Tennis Association (Usta). Territories excluded from the deal are Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the U.K. and Ireland.
The deal includes live and highlights rights with every match on every court available to stream on discovery+ and the Eurosport app in addition to live television coverage during the tournament on Eurosport 1 and 2.
Markets including the Nordics will also have the option to showcase the best matches on Warner Bros. Discovery’s free-to-air channels.
Warner Bros. Discovery reported record audience engagement in many major markets following the 2022 US Open. This includes the best ever streaming performance on its digital platforms, doubling its audience year-on-year on discovery+, and securing the highest ever viewership on Eurosport...
- 2/14/2023
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
For several days, the question on the lips of social media, and hanging in the air of workplace kitchenettes, has been: how will Happy Valley end? Will Ryan be forced to choose between his dad and his granny, like a Labrador torn between a handful of salami and a fistful of mini cheddars? Will Catherine finally send Tommy off to meet his maker? Or would her planned retirement trip to the Himalayas fail to make it over the Pennines? In the end, the finale unfolded in true Happy Valley fashion: a touch of bathos, a splash of bleak humour, and a great slug of relief. “Tlr dead,” comes the simple, understated, text message, which lowers the curtain on a great British saga.
In the seven years that Happy Valley was off-air, between its second outing in 2016 and this latest series, it developed an almost mystical quality – at least in my household.
In the seven years that Happy Valley was off-air, between its second outing in 2016 and this latest series, it developed an almost mystical quality – at least in my household.
- 2/6/2023
- by Nick Hilton
- The Independent - TV
Ahead of the film’s market premiere at Berlin’s European Film Market, Beta Cinema has announced first deals for “Operation Napoleon” to France (Mediawan), Spain (Twelve Oaks), Poland (Hagi Film), Former Yugoslavia (MegaCom), Japan (Tohokushinsha) and Taiwan (Av-Jet).
The English-language thriller is based on the eponymous best-selling novel by Icelandic crime author Arnaldur Indriðason and stars Icelandic newcomer Vivian Ólafsdóttir (“It Hatched”) and Iain Glen, best known for his role as Dr. Alexander Isaacs in the “Resident Evil” film series and as Ser Jorah Mormont in “Game of Thrones.”
The sweeping story takes us from modern Iceland to America and Nazi Germany at the end of World War II. It centers on young Icelandic lawyer Kristin, who gets drawn into the vortex of an international conspiracy when she receives grainy footage of an old airplane wreck, recently revealed by the melting of one of Iceland’s largest glaciers.
The...
The English-language thriller is based on the eponymous best-selling novel by Icelandic crime author Arnaldur Indriðason and stars Icelandic newcomer Vivian Ólafsdóttir (“It Hatched”) and Iain Glen, best known for his role as Dr. Alexander Isaacs in the “Resident Evil” film series and as Ser Jorah Mormont in “Game of Thrones.”
The sweeping story takes us from modern Iceland to America and Nazi Germany at the end of World War II. It centers on young Icelandic lawyer Kristin, who gets drawn into the vortex of an international conspiracy when she receives grainy footage of an old airplane wreck, recently revealed by the melting of one of Iceland’s largest glaciers.
The...
- 2/2/2023
- by Leo Barraclough and Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Finally! After almost seven years, Happy Valley is back, and this BAFTA-winning crime drama’s third and final season is set to be as nail-biting as ever. These six fresh episodes from writer Sally Wainwright are definitely worth the wait.
Series Three dives back into the action around five years after the explosive events of the Series Two finale, beginning with Sergeant Catherine Cawood (Sarah Lancashire) discovering the remains of a gangland murder victim in a drained reservoir, a discovery which will lead her all the way back to her nemesis Tommy Lee Royce (James Norton).
Catherine still lives with her grandson Ryan (Rhys Connah) who’s now sixteen and working out what kind of relationship, if any, he wants with Royce, the man who fathered him when he raped Catherine’s daughter Becky. Needless to say, Catherine won’t take this well.
Still battling with the local drug problem,...
Series Three dives back into the action around five years after the explosive events of the Series Two finale, beginning with Sergeant Catherine Cawood (Sarah Lancashire) discovering the remains of a gangland murder victim in a drained reservoir, a discovery which will lead her all the way back to her nemesis Tommy Lee Royce (James Norton).
Catherine still lives with her grandson Ryan (Rhys Connah) who’s now sixteen and working out what kind of relationship, if any, he wants with Royce, the man who fathered him when he raped Catherine’s daughter Becky. Needless to say, Catherine won’t take this well.
Still battling with the local drug problem,...
- 1/1/2023
- by Lauravickersgreen
- Den of Geek
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