Exclusive: In a seven-figure deal, Shout! Studios has acquired all North American rights to The Wasp, a psychological thriller starring Academy Award nominee Naomie Harris (Moonlight) and Natalie Dormer (Game of Thrones), which adapts the play by Morgan Lloyd Malcolm.
Written by Malcolm and directed by two-time BAFTA nominee Guillem Morales (Inside Number 9), in his English-language debut, the film will be released in theaters this summer.
In The Wasp, Heather (Harris) and Carla (Dormer) agree to meet after having not spoken in years. Over tea, Heather presents a very unexpected proposition that will change their lives forever.
Nate Bolotin and Maxime Cottray from XYZ Films produced, with James Harris and Leonora Darby of Tea Shop Productions, Sean Sorensen of Royal Viking Entertainment and Matthew B. Schmidt of Paradise City Films also producing. Julie Dansker and Jordan Fields of Shout! Studios are executive producers. XYZ Films financed in association with Ipr.Vc and Three Point Capital.
Written by Malcolm and directed by two-time BAFTA nominee Guillem Morales (Inside Number 9), in his English-language debut, the film will be released in theaters this summer.
In The Wasp, Heather (Harris) and Carla (Dormer) agree to meet after having not spoken in years. Over tea, Heather presents a very unexpected proposition that will change their lives forever.
Nate Bolotin and Maxime Cottray from XYZ Films produced, with James Harris and Leonora Darby of Tea Shop Productions, Sean Sorensen of Royal Viking Entertainment and Matthew B. Schmidt of Paradise City Films also producing. Julie Dansker and Jordan Fields of Shout! Studios are executive producers. XYZ Films financed in association with Ipr.Vc and Three Point Capital.
- 4/2/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Sexual obsession is well-worn territory for Erotic Thrillers, a subgenre that often features men who think with their libido rather than their brain. When you spend your life thinking about screwing, it tends to screw with your life.
This is the central premise of Josephine Hart’s 1991 novel Damage, which was transformed in the 1992 film of the same name, and, most recently, was adapted into the four part Netflix series Obsession.
In both adaptations, a wealthy, powerful, middle-aged married man becomes sexually obsessed with his son’s new girlfriend. They begin an affair, and the sexual desire costs the man everything: his job, his marriage, and the life of his son, who dies tragically when he falls over a banister after witnessing his father fucking his fiancé.
What’s interesting about both Damage and Obsession is how both texts adopt the tropes of an Erotic Thriller, albeit by substituting criminal or murderous activity for melodrama.
This is the central premise of Josephine Hart’s 1991 novel Damage, which was transformed in the 1992 film of the same name, and, most recently, was adapted into the four part Netflix series Obsession.
In both adaptations, a wealthy, powerful, middle-aged married man becomes sexually obsessed with his son’s new girlfriend. They begin an affair, and the sexual desire costs the man everything: his job, his marriage, and the life of his son, who dies tragically when he falls over a banister after witnessing his father fucking his fiancé.
What’s interesting about both Damage and Obsession is how both texts adopt the tropes of an Erotic Thriller, albeit by substituting criminal or murderous activity for melodrama.
- 5/30/2023
- by Joe Lipsett
- bloody-disgusting.com
William is a highly successful pediatric surgeon, a little uptight but living a good life with his family in London. But from the moment he locks eyes with Anna, standing across the room at a lavish party, he’s doomed. He knows it. We know it. The fun of Obsession, a new four-part erotic thriller from Netflix, lies in watching it all fall down. That, and a whole lot of kinky, animalistic sex.
This is a tale of amour fou, in which lust tramples everything in its path – family, respectability,...
This is a tale of amour fou, in which lust tramples everything in its path – family, respectability,...
- 4/13/2023
- by Chris Vognar
- Rollingstone.com
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
Charlie Murphy doesn’t usually watch herself on screen. She didn’t watch Happy Valley, in which she played victim-turned-copper Ann Gallagher. Nor did she see Peaky Blinders, in which she played real-life trade union activist Jessie Eden for two seasons. But Netflix’s new erotic thriller Obsession was different: “I’m really happy I watched it,” the Irish actor tells me over Zoom. “The main reason was to see...” She pauses for a split second to think of the word she means, before concluding: “To see the process play out.” I’m sorry, I tell her, I really thought you were going to say “the sex scenes” then. She throws her head back and howls. “I watched it to see... the tits. Were they Ok? Yes, Ok, they’re fine.”
It’s true: breasts are on show in Obsession, the new Netflix four-parter that’s being touted as the horniest series on the platform.
It’s true: breasts are on show in Obsession, the new Netflix four-parter that’s being touted as the horniest series on the platform.
- 4/12/2023
- by Kate Solomon
- The Independent - TV
Got a You shaped hole in your viewing schedule? Prepare to fill it with Obsession, Netflix’s new erotic thriller series.
Following the success of the Penn Badgley thriller, as well as water-cooler moment shows like Sex/Life, Netflix’s latest series promises intrigue, drama and a whole lot of sex.
Written by playwright Morgan Lloyd-Malcolm, Obsession focuses on a forbidden affair between top surgeon William (Spooks’ Richard Armitage) and his adult son’s fiancée Anna (Happy Valley’s Charlie Murphy).
As their attraction grows, so does the show’s erotic tension, as William becomes obsessed with Anna and desperate to keep their passionate affair secret.
The limited series sees Game of Thrones’ Indira Varma star as Ingrid, William’s wife, while Ms Marvel’s Rish Shah plays William’s son, Anna’s fiancé Jay. Pippa Bennett-Warner, Sonera Angel, Anil Goutam and Marion Bailey round out the cast.
Obsession is based...
Following the success of the Penn Badgley thriller, as well as water-cooler moment shows like Sex/Life, Netflix’s latest series promises intrigue, drama and a whole lot of sex.
Written by playwright Morgan Lloyd-Malcolm, Obsession focuses on a forbidden affair between top surgeon William (Spooks’ Richard Armitage) and his adult son’s fiancée Anna (Happy Valley’s Charlie Murphy).
As their attraction grows, so does the show’s erotic tension, as William becomes obsessed with Anna and desperate to keep their passionate affair secret.
The limited series sees Game of Thrones’ Indira Varma star as Ingrid, William’s wife, while Ms Marvel’s Rish Shah plays William’s son, Anna’s fiancé Jay. Pippa Bennett-Warner, Sonera Angel, Anil Goutam and Marion Bailey round out the cast.
Obsession is based...
- 4/6/2023
- by Isobel Lewis
- The Independent - TV
This April, the temperature isn’t the only thing rising; TV shows are heating up too! It’s time for another exciting wave of premieres to kick off. The titles spread across all platforms, from traditional network and cable outlets to streaming services that bring even more original content than ever before.
Check our lists from previous months: December | January | February | March
10 New TV Shows to Watch in April 2023 (Ranked by Popularity)
No matter how you prefer your entertainment served up – with plenty of adaptations or new programming – there is something this month sure to please all tastes. We’ve got romantic multiverses tugging at our heartstrings. At the same time, negotiations occur amongst high-ranking government officials in boardrooms everywhere, psychological thrillers exploring dark socio-political topics on a global scale, and one woman’s ability to impart sage advice drawing lines between comedy and drama.
And don’t forget two...
Check our lists from previous months: December | January | February | March
10 New TV Shows to Watch in April 2023 (Ranked by Popularity)
No matter how you prefer your entertainment served up – with plenty of adaptations or new programming – there is something this month sure to please all tastes. We’ve got romantic multiverses tugging at our heartstrings. At the same time, negotiations occur amongst high-ranking government officials in boardrooms everywhere, psychological thrillers exploring dark socio-political topics on a global scale, and one woman’s ability to impart sage advice drawing lines between comedy and drama.
And don’t forget two...
- 4/2/2023
- by Buddy TV
- buddytv.com
Netflix has debuted the trailer for the seductive four-part limited series about erotic obsession and forbidden desire, ‘Obsession.’
A contemporary adaptation of Josephine Hart’s novella, Damage, the story centres around a dangerous love triangle that emerges when the enigmatic Anna Barton embarks on a passionate affair with her fiance’s father, William. Whilst Anna fights to sustain both relationships, William is drawn into an obsessive spiral. But how long can they keep their secret hidden before someone gets hurt?
Created and written by Morgan Lloyd-Malcolm, the cast includes Richard Armitage as William; Charlie Murphy as Anna; Indira Varma as William’s wife Ingrid; and Rish Shah as Anna’s fiance Jay. Also starring Pippa Bennett-Warner, Sonera Angel (Red Velvet Revolution), Anil Goutam (Andor), and Marion Bailey (The Crown).
Also in trailers – “Wouldn’t you agree, that was quite reckless?” Trailer drops for ‘One Ranger’
The series is coming to...
A contemporary adaptation of Josephine Hart’s novella, Damage, the story centres around a dangerous love triangle that emerges when the enigmatic Anna Barton embarks on a passionate affair with her fiance’s father, William. Whilst Anna fights to sustain both relationships, William is drawn into an obsessive spiral. But how long can they keep their secret hidden before someone gets hurt?
Created and written by Morgan Lloyd-Malcolm, the cast includes Richard Armitage as William; Charlie Murphy as Anna; Indira Varma as William’s wife Ingrid; and Rish Shah as Anna’s fiance Jay. Also starring Pippa Bennett-Warner, Sonera Angel (Red Velvet Revolution), Anil Goutam (Andor), and Marion Bailey (The Crown).
Also in trailers – “Wouldn’t you agree, that was quite reckless?” Trailer drops for ‘One Ranger’
The series is coming to...
- 3/29/2023
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Naomie Harris and Natalie Dormer are teaming up to star in “The Wasp,” a psychological thriller based on Morgan Lloyd Malcolm’s play of the same name.
“Moonlight” Oscar nominee Harris and “Game of Thrones” actor Dormer will play Heather and Carla, who meet up for tea after not having spoken in several years. Heather presents a shocking proposition that will change their lives forever.
Guillem Morales (“Inside No. 9”) will direct, with Malcolm writing the screenplay for producer XYZ Films.
Also Read:
‘House of the Dragon’ Opening Credits Opt for ‘Game of Thrones’ Theme Over New Music (Video)
Nate Bolotin and Maxime Cottray will produce for XYZ Films. James Harris and Leonora Darby of Tea Shop Productions, Sean Sorensen of Royal Viking Entertainment, and Matthew B. Schmidt of Paradise City Films will also produce. XYZ is financing in association with Ipr.Vc, and will handle worldwide sales at the upcoming Toronto Film Festival.
“Moonlight” Oscar nominee Harris and “Game of Thrones” actor Dormer will play Heather and Carla, who meet up for tea after not having spoken in several years. Heather presents a shocking proposition that will change their lives forever.
Guillem Morales (“Inside No. 9”) will direct, with Malcolm writing the screenplay for producer XYZ Films.
Also Read:
‘House of the Dragon’ Opening Credits Opt for ‘Game of Thrones’ Theme Over New Music (Video)
Nate Bolotin and Maxime Cottray will produce for XYZ Films. James Harris and Leonora Darby of Tea Shop Productions, Sean Sorensen of Royal Viking Entertainment, and Matthew B. Schmidt of Paradise City Films will also produce. XYZ is financing in association with Ipr.Vc, and will handle worldwide sales at the upcoming Toronto Film Festival.
- 9/1/2022
- by Harper Lambert
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Naomie Harris (Moonlight) and Natalie Dormer (Game of Thrones) have been tapped to lead the psychological thriller The Wasp, which BAFTA winner and two-time nominee Guillem Morales (Inside No. 9) is directing for XYZ Films.
The film based on Morgan Lloyd Malcolm’s play of the same name, which ran in 2015 at London’s Hampstead Theatre, follows Heather (Harris) and Carla (Dormer), who agree to meet after having not spoken in years. Over tea, Heather presents a very unexpected proposition that will change their lives forever.
Malcolm adapted the screenplay for the film, slated to enter production in Bath, UK in November. Nate Bolotin and Maxime Cottray will produce for XYZ Films, along with James Harris and Leonora Darby of Tea Shop Productions, Sean Sorensen of Royal Viking Entertainment, and Matthew B. Schmidt of Paradise City Films. XYZ is financing, in association with Ipr.Vc, and handling worldwide sales at the upcoming Toronto Film Festival.
The film based on Morgan Lloyd Malcolm’s play of the same name, which ran in 2015 at London’s Hampstead Theatre, follows Heather (Harris) and Carla (Dormer), who agree to meet after having not spoken in years. Over tea, Heather presents a very unexpected proposition that will change their lives forever.
Malcolm adapted the screenplay for the film, slated to enter production in Bath, UK in November. Nate Bolotin and Maxime Cottray will produce for XYZ Films, along with James Harris and Leonora Darby of Tea Shop Productions, Sean Sorensen of Royal Viking Entertainment, and Matthew B. Schmidt of Paradise City Films. XYZ is financing, in association with Ipr.Vc, and handling worldwide sales at the upcoming Toronto Film Festival.
- 9/1/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Richard Armitage, Charlie Murphy to star in Gaumount, Moonage Pictures series.
Netflix UK executives Anne Mensah, Fiona Lamptey and Kate Townsend discussed the studio’s upcoming slate in London on Thursday (March 17), as the company launched new erotic thriller series Damage.
The three-part series is led by The Hobbit star Richard Armitage and Peaky Blinders’ Charlie Murphy. It is produced by France’s Gaumont and the UK’s Moonage Pictures.
Adapted from a novella by Josephine Hart, Damage centres on a love triangle between an enigmatic woman (Murphy) who embarks on a passionate affair with her fiancé’s father (Armitage...
Netflix UK executives Anne Mensah, Fiona Lamptey and Kate Townsend discussed the studio’s upcoming slate in London on Thursday (March 17), as the company launched new erotic thriller series Damage.
The three-part series is led by The Hobbit star Richard Armitage and Peaky Blinders’ Charlie Murphy. It is produced by France’s Gaumont and the UK’s Moonage Pictures.
Adapted from a novella by Josephine Hart, Damage centres on a love triangle between an enigmatic woman (Murphy) who embarks on a passionate affair with her fiancé’s father (Armitage...
- 3/17/2022
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Natalie Dormer, the actress and writer best known for playing Margaery Tyrell on “Game of Thrones,” has launched a new production company called Dog Rose Productions.
Dormer currently has a multi-year first look deal with Fremantle to co-develop and distribute projects together, which will now include Dog Rose.
In addition to developing the previously announced drama “Vivling” based on the life of British actress Vivien Leigh, Fremantle and Dog Rose are also developing a new period series called “Spitfire Sisters.” The series, which follows female aviators of WWII, will be written by playwright and screenwriter Morgan Lloyd Malcolm. Dormer will executive produce, with Dog Rose’s Danielle Glaze-Adams serving as development executive.
Dormer currently has a multi-year first look deal with Fremantle to co-develop and distribute projects together, which will now include Dog Rose.
In addition to developing the previously announced drama “Vivling” based on the life of British actress Vivien Leigh, Fremantle and Dog Rose are also developing a new period series called “Spitfire Sisters.” The series, which follows female aviators of WWII, will be written by playwright and screenwriter Morgan Lloyd Malcolm. Dormer will executive produce, with Dog Rose’s Danielle Glaze-Adams serving as development executive.
- 12/16/2019
- by Margeaux Sippell
- The Wrap
Game of Thrones alum Natalie Dormer has launched her own production banner Dog Rose Productions. With Dormer running shop, the London-based company looks to collaborate with “new and experienced voices to create a variety of genres that explore stories and themes transcending cultures and unite us as humans.” Fremantle holds a multi-year first-look deal with Dog Rose Productions to co-develop and distribute projects out of the partnership.
In addition to their previously announced Vivien Leigh drama event Vivling, Dog Rose Productions has revealed that they are developing Spitfire Sisters (wt) in collaboration with Fremantle. The new period series will have eight one-hour episodes and will be written by playwright and screenwriter Morgan Lloyd Malcolm and tells the remarkable story of the forgotten female aviators of WWII.
Spitfire Sisters is set in the midst of WWII and follows the women of the Air Transport Auxiliary (Ata), the ‘glamour girls’ of the...
In addition to their previously announced Vivien Leigh drama event Vivling, Dog Rose Productions has revealed that they are developing Spitfire Sisters (wt) in collaboration with Fremantle. The new period series will have eight one-hour episodes and will be written by playwright and screenwriter Morgan Lloyd Malcolm and tells the remarkable story of the forgotten female aviators of WWII.
Spitfire Sisters is set in the midst of WWII and follows the women of the Air Transport Auxiliary (Ata), the ‘glamour girls’ of the...
- 12/16/2019
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
“Game of Thrones” star Natalie Dormer has launched Dog Rose Productions, which will work up projects that Fremantle has first-look rights to co-develop and distribute.
The two parties are already collaborating on “Vivling,” a look at the life of “Gone With the Wind” star Vivien Leigh. Their next project together is “Spitfire Sisters,” an eight-part series recounting the true story of a group of female aviators during World War II. It will be written by playwright and screenwriter Morgan Lloyd Malcolm.
“Spitfire Sisters” follows the women of the Air Transport Auxiliary, who were tasked with flying 90 different types of aircraft from airbase to airbase so that the planes were ready for combat. The mission was a perilous one.
“Spitfire Sisters” is told through the eyes of these women and deals with themes such as “empowerment, friendships, love, camaraderie, and deep tragedy and loss,” Fremantle said in a statement.
“This is a barely known story,...
The two parties are already collaborating on “Vivling,” a look at the life of “Gone With the Wind” star Vivien Leigh. Their next project together is “Spitfire Sisters,” an eight-part series recounting the true story of a group of female aviators during World War II. It will be written by playwright and screenwriter Morgan Lloyd Malcolm.
“Spitfire Sisters” follows the women of the Air Transport Auxiliary, who were tasked with flying 90 different types of aircraft from airbase to airbase so that the planes were ready for combat. The mission was a perilous one.
“Spitfire Sisters” is told through the eyes of these women and deals with themes such as “empowerment, friendships, love, camaraderie, and deep tragedy and loss,” Fremantle said in a statement.
“This is a barely known story,...
- 12/16/2019
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Manon Ardisson to produce feature adaptation through her company Ardimages UK.
Ardimages UK, the production outfit run by God’s Own Country producer Manon Ardisson, has optioned stage play Emilia, which played at Shakespeare’s Globe in summer 2018.
Written by Morgan Lloyd Malcolm and directed on stage by Nicole Charles, Emilia is set in 1611 and is the story of Emilia Bassano, the first British mixed race female who became a professional poet, and, allegedly, the ‘Dark Lady’ of Shakespeare’s sonnets.
The play was well reviewed on its initial run in 2018 and is now transferring to London’s West End in March,...
Ardimages UK, the production outfit run by God’s Own Country producer Manon Ardisson, has optioned stage play Emilia, which played at Shakespeare’s Globe in summer 2018.
Written by Morgan Lloyd Malcolm and directed on stage by Nicole Charles, Emilia is set in 1611 and is the story of Emilia Bassano, the first British mixed race female who became a professional poet, and, allegedly, the ‘Dark Lady’ of Shakespeare’s sonnets.
The play was well reviewed on its initial run in 2018 and is now transferring to London’s West End in March,...
- 1/24/2019
- by Tom Grater
- ScreenDaily
Today’s film is the 2006 short The Interrogation of Leo and Lisa. The film is directed by Hamish Jenkinson and written by Morgan Lloyd Malcolm. It stars Elliot Cowan, Kevin Spacey, and Thandie Newton. Over the course of a career spanning over two decades, Newton has appeared in films such as Interview with the Vampire, Mission: Impossible II, The Chronicles of Riddick, W., and 2012. Her newest feature, titled Half of a Yellow Sun, opens in wide release in American theatres this weekend.
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- 5/17/2014
- by Deepayan Sengupta
- SoundOnSight
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