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Imagine an on-the-road concert documentary shot in the anything-goes days of 1970 — a hurly-burly vérité jamboree like “Mad Dogs & Englishmen” or “Elvis on Tour.” It’s about the biggest rock band in the world. It encompasses 11 shows in 26 days, with headlines and controversies and a film crew to capture it all. We see the band members backstage, on planes, in their nightly lodgings, and onstage. The crowds are rapturous.

“What the Hell Happened to Blood, Sweat & Tears?” is, in a way, that movie. The band that’s on tour, the mighty but fraught Blood, Sweat & Tears, was full of great musicians who most people didn’t know by name. Yet as fronted by the intoxicating huskiness of lead singer David Clayton-Thomas, they emerged from the embers of the counterculture to become one of the first true supergroups. By the time their 1970 tour arrived, Blood, Sweat & Tears were the most popular rock band in America,...

Welcome to the 207th episode of TV’s Top 5, The Hollywood Reporter’s TV podcast.

Every week, hosts Lesley Goldberg (West Coast TV editor) and Daniel Fienberg (chief TV critic) break down the latest TV news with context from the business and critical sides, welcome showrunners, executives and other guests, and provide a critical guide of what to watch (or skip, as the case may be).

Joining us this week is Shawn Ryan, the creator of one of television’s best dramas, The Shield. In addition to the FX series starring Michael Chiklis, Ryan’s impressive résumé also includes Lie to Me, The Unit, Timeless, cult favorite Terriers and Swat, which is currently awaiting word on a potential seventh season on CBS. And given the current negotiations between the Writers Guild and studios and streamers, we should also note that Ryan in 2020 co-chaired the WGA’s negotiating committee. He has...

Executive producer Willow Grylls has been appointed as co-chief executive officer of New Pictures, whose output includes “The Missing” and “Catherine the Great,” working alongside existing CEO Charlie Pattinson. Elaine Pyke also takes on a new role as creative director.

Grylls joined Pattinson and George Faber’s Company Pictures when it was set up, working initially in film development as well as business affairs. She then became a producer and series producer for television commencing with Martina Cole’s “The Take” for Sky One, starring Tom Hardy. She co-founded New Pictures alongside Pattinson and Pyke in 2013, executive producing across New Pictures output and specifically “The Missing,” “The Missing II” for BBC One/Starz, “Rellik” for BBC One/Cinemax, and “Requiem” for BBC One/Netflix.

She achieved further success recently with critically successful ITV drama “White House Farm,” which gained a consolidated 8 million viewers, becoming one of the most successful dramas on the channel this year.

Amazon Prime has boarded ITV mystery crime drama White Dragon from Two Brothers Pictures, the maker of ITV/Sundance’s Liar, Cinemax/BBC One’s Rellik and Phoebe Waller-Bridge's Fleabag. The streaming service has taken U.S. rights to the eight-part conspiracy thriller, which will star Doctor Who and Mad Dogs‘ John Simm and The Casual Vacancy and Merlin‘s Emilia Fox. The series will premiere on ITV before airing as an Amazon Prime Exclusive in the U.S. The story follows a…...

This past weekend, most of the cast for CW’s hit series “The Flash” showed up at the big 2017 Comic-Con event in San Diego,California. During their special Q&A panel, they didn’t let us down as they revealed a couple of very interesting spoiler teasers. The main ones that stood out for us is that they have actually casts the roles of The Thinker and The Mechanic villains. It was rumored that The Thinker would be the main big bad. Now, it’s confirmed. The Thinker will be played by The 100 actor Neil Sandilands (left). The Mechanic will be played by actress Kim Engelbrecht (right). The Mechanic is described as being a female companion that will design and devise devices for The Thinker in his battle against Team Flash. They’re set to engage in a battle of mind versus speed! The Thinker’s alter ego is...

Exclusive: Shoot is underway in Puerto Rico on comedy-drama sold by Amp International.

Principal photography is underway on Puerto Rican-set comedy-drama Ana, starring Logan breakout actress Dafne Keen and Andy Garcia.

Screen can reveal the first look at the duo who play a street-smart urchin and a financially destitute car salesman whose friendship blooms after a chance encounter. The pair embark on a road trip to try and save him from bankruptcy…or worse.

The filmis written by Cris Cole (Mad Dogs) and directed by Charles McDougall whose credits include House Of Cards for Netflix, The Secret Agent for BBC, Secrets and Lies for ABC and The Office for NBC.

The film is produced by Luillo Ruiz’ (The Men Who Stare at Goats) The Pimienta Film Company. Executive producers Cyril Mégret and Walter Josten of Blue Rider Pictures are financing alongside Ruiz. James Norrie of Amp International is also an executive producer.

Ruiz, Cole and...

The Us version of the Mad Dogs TV show was cancelled in February of 2016, after one season on Amazon Prime. Now the complete series is available on DVD, through Amazon/CreateSpace. Check it out, here.A dark comedy, Mad Dogs features the reunion of friends, now in their 40s. The Amazon series stars Steve Zahn, Michael Imperioli, Romany Malco, Ben Chaplin, and Michael Imperioli. Recurring are Billy Zane, Mark Povinelli, Rachael Holmes, Maria Botto, Coby Bell, Allison Tolman, Ted Levine, and Sutton Foster.Read More…...

ABC’s The Catch has cast Doctor Who and Life on Mars alum John Simm as the mysterious benefactor who has been backing Ben and Margot’s schemes.

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Per our sister site Variety, Simm will make his debut in Episode 6 of the midseason #Tgit drama (airing in late April), and appear throughout the back half of its 10-episode freshman run.

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In addition to his recurring stint as Doctor Who‘s The Master and as the original Life on Mars‘ “time traveler,” Simm’s TV credits include Intruders,...

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Premiering this Friday, Amazon’s sunny, sinister and often outrageously funny new crime comedy Mad Dogs drops you in the middle of a never-ending “Choose Your Own Misadventure” story. By page 30, you’re lost in a foreign city, desperately looking for somewhere to stash your rental car. You can’t use your phone to help you because your idiot friend threw it away – he thought it was being tracked (it wasn’t…right?). If the car’s not safely hidden, someone might notice that it contains $5 million in stolen drug money, which you’re trying to return to a notorious crime lord before he kills you. Of course, he might just kill you anyway, because your other idiot friend (he’s dead now) left the gangster’s yacht somewhere in the Caribbean. It’s a long story.

Initially faithful to the original British...

At a loss for what to watch this week? From new DVDs and Blu-rays, to what's streaming on Netflix, we've got you covered.

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"Straight Outta Compton" Yeah, the Oscars snubbed it for major awards, but who cares what the "Academy" thinks? Bye, Felicia! Critics and audiences loved this bio-drama about the creation of N.W.A., and it's available on Blu-ray, DVD, and On Demand January 19. The Blu-ray (and Digital HD, which is already out) includes the Unrated Director's Cut, with 20 additional minutes of the film. Bonus features exclusive to Blu-ray include deleted scenes, feature commentary with director/producer F. Gary Gray, and several behind-the-scenes featurettes on the making of the film.

"Everest"

"Everest," which documents two different expeditions challenged by one of the fiercest snowstorms encountered by man, is out on Blu-ray, DVD, and On Demand January 19. The film's all-star cast includes Jake Gyllenhaal, Keira Knightley,...

[caption id="attachment_40971" align="aligncenter" width="590"] (L-r) Ben Chaplin, Michael Imperioli, Steve Zahn and Romany Malco star in “Mad Dogs” Photo credit: Francisco Roman/Amazon/Courtesy of Sony Pictures Television/caption]

To advertise that new series Mad Dogs will premiere Friday, January 22 on Prime, Amazon has released the official season one trailer. The trailer features the cast of Mad Dogs, including: Steve Zahn as Cobi; Michael Imperioli as Lex; Billy Zane as Milo; Romany Malco as Gus; and Ben Chaplin as Joel.

Sony Pictures Television says, "When a group of underachieving 40-something friends gather in Belize to celebrate the early retirement of an old friend, a series of wild, comedic events unfold, exposing dark secrets and a web of lies, deception and murder."

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Amazon announces its new original drama series, Mad Dogs, will premiere on Friday, January 22 on Prime Video in the Us, UK, Germany and Austria. Executive Producer Cris Cole created the Mad Dogs TV show based on his UK series of the same name.

Mad Dogs features the reunion of a group of old college buddies, who are all at crossroads in their lives. The Mad Dogs cast stars: Steve Zahn as Cobi; Michael Imperioli as Lex; Billy Zane as Milo; Romany Malco as Gus; and Ben Chaplin as Joel. Also starring are: Phil Davis as Lawrence; Maria Botto as Sophia; Adria Tennor as Abby: and Allison Tolman as Rochelle.

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Four friends, played by Steve Zahn, Romany Malco, Michael Imperioli and Ben Chaplin, visit old pal Billy Zane in his seemingly idyllic villa in Belize. But what has Milo (Zane) been up to all these years, and why is there a dead goat in his pool? As things take a turn for the worse in the official trailer for Amazon's newest dark comedy, there are many questions waiting to be answered, like, how do seemingly quotidian men handle a spiraling situation? And who is behind their misery? And, most importantly, who's the figure with the cat head? Watch the trailer for the upcoming first season for the hour-long dark comedy "Mad Dogs" by creator Cris Cole, adapted from his hit UK program of the same name. You can currently check out the first episode with your Amazon Prime membership, while the show's full 10-episode season will be available to stream...

Amazon Studios has set the release date for one of its upcoming original series. The digital production branch of the e-commerce powerhouse will release the comedy series Mad Dogs on January 22, 2016 via Amazon Prime Instant Video.

Based on the UK series of the same name, Mad Dogs stars Steve Zahn (Dallas Buyers Club), Billy Zane (Twin Peaks), Romany Malco (Weeds), Michael Imperioli (The Sopranos), and Ben Chaplin (The Thin Red Line) as forty-something friends who reunite in Belize to celebrate a friend’s retirement. However, the friends actually end up dealing with unexpected twists, including long-hidden secrets and murderous intentions. Shawn Ryan (The Shield) executive produces alongside Cris Cole, the original creator and writer of both the UK and U.S. Mad Dogs series. Amazon produces the comedy series alongside Sony Pictures TV.

“Mad Dogs explores what happens when four college friends go on an exotic vacation that shockingly descends...

Mad Dogs

Amazon's new dark comedy "Mad Dogs," a remake of the British series of the same name, is set to launch Friday, January 22nd on Prime Video in the U.S., U.K., Germany and Austria. All ten episodes will be released at once.

The sotry follows the reunion of a group of longtime, forty-something friends at crossroads in their lives who go on a vacation. The trip descends into a harrowing roller coaster that tests their friendship to breaking point. Steve Zahn, Michael Imperioli, Billy Zane, Romany Malco and Ben Chaplin star. [Source: Variety]

Bitten

Canadian sci-fi series "Bitten" will come to an end on Syfy and on Space in Canada. Space has opted to wrap up the drama with its third and final season, and Syfy will not pick up the drama for a fourth. Laura Vandervoort starred in the supernatural thriller as the lone female werewolf in existence.

Amazon has set a January 22 premiere for Mad Dogs, the hourlong thriller-comedy series whose pilot streamed during Amazon pilot season earlier this year. Created by Cris Cole and based on his UK show, Mad Dogs will be available exclusively for Amazon Prime members in the U.S., UK, Germany and Austria. The first episode is available to Prime users now. Mad Dogs follows the increasingly dark occurrences stemming from the reunion of four friends since college (Steve Zahn, Mic…...

Claire Danes has a new “Homeland” underling — and she’ll probably want to keep an eye on this one. The Showtime drama just locked recurring “Suits” actor Max Beesley for one episode. He’ll play Mike Brown, an ex-Royal Marine turned private military contractor. Brown is described as smart, but he is not entirely comfortable working under Carrie Mathison (Danes). Beesley is best known for a variety of roles on British TV including “Hotel Babylon,” “Mad Dogs,” “Ordinary Lies” and “Survivors.” Film-wise, he was a co-lead with Mariah Carey in “Glitter,” and could also be seen in “The Emperor’s Wife” and “Pawn.

A Younger woman is going to the dogs.

Sutton Foster, who stars in the TV Land dramedy, has booked a guest-starring role on Amazon’s forthcoming Mad Dogs, TVLine has learned exclusively.

The hour-long dark comedy, adapted from the British series of the same name, follows a group of underachieving fortysomething friends who gather in Belize to celebrate an early retirement. When wild events start to unfold, secrets are revealed — and someone dies.

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Foster will play Gerda, who is described as “a stubborn and fierce Mennonite wife gone rogue.” She’ll be around for at least one episode.

What would Lady Mary Crawley think of Michelle Dockery‘s new TV gig?

The Downton Abbey actress is set to star in Good Behavior, TNT’s newly ordered drama pilot from writer Chad Hodge (Wayward Pines), our sister site Deadline reports.

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Based on a series of books by Blake Crouch, Good Behavior centers on Letty Dobesh (Dockery), a thief and con artist who is fresh out of prison. When she overhears a hitman being hired to kill a man’s wife, Letty sets out to...

Rachael Holmes (Chasing Life) has booked a recurring role on Amazon’s hourlong dark comedy/drama Mad Dogs from Cris Cole (The Good Times Are Killing Me), and Shawn Ryan (The Shield). Based on the UK original, Mad Dogs follows the reunion of a group of underachieving 40-something friends in a Belizean villa where a series of wild events unfold, exposing dark secrets, deception and even murder. Holmes, repped by Kass Management, will play Erica, a friendly employee in a…...

The world of Doctor Who has changed greatly in the space of just 10 years. The cast and crew have almost completely been replaced since 2005, including a number of new actors to play the errant Time Lord and his companions.

But what has happened to the class of '05? Where are Rose and Mickey now? What is the writer of 'Dalek' up to? And where can you see more work from the director of 'Rose'?

Here it is then, your guide to the main players of Doctor Who series one.

The Cast

After his three-month on-screen stint as the Doctor, Christopher Eccleston's career continued in much the same vein, taking in theatre, interesting television roles and the odd blockbuster.

Post-2005, the Northern actor went Stateside to take on the role of invisible man Claude in the Us series Heroes. From there, he popped up in a very amusing Doctor Who-esque cameo as Dr.

[Press Release] Seattle--(Nasdaq: Amzn)—An intriguing tale about alternative history, a twisted story of friendship put to the ultimate test, a docu-series based on America’s most award-winning magazine, a kids series based on magic and another about being stinky and dirty—all coming exclusively to Prime Instant Video. Amazon today announced it has greenlit five new Amazon Original Series, including The Man in the High Castle, which is based on the Philip K. Dick alternative history novel; an hour-long dark comedy Mad Dogs; docu-series The New Yorker Presents; along with kids shows Just Add Magic, and The Stinky & Dirty Show. The new Amazon Original Series come from an acclaimed creative roster including Frank Spotnitz (The X-Files), Ridley Scott (Blade Runner), Cris Cole (The Good...

Amazon's fifth round of competing pilots included seven offerings, making it the site's most expansive pilot season yet. Out of those seven choices, three new series have emerged. Amazon Studios has green-lit full seasons of The Man in the High Castle, The New Yorker Presents, and Mad Dogs, while also renewing Mozart in the Jungle for a second season.

Out of all the pilots in Amazon's new season, The Man in the High Castle is easily the most ambitious. Based off a novel by Philip K. Dick, it presents an alternate history in which the Axis Powers won World War II. One of the series' executive producers will be Ridley Scott, who knows a thing or two about Philip K. Dick screen adaptations. In a press release, Amazon Studios VP Roy Price noted that The Man in the High Castle ended up as "our most watched pilot ever."

While The Man in the High Castle...

An intriguing tale about alternative history, a twisted story of friendship put to the ultimate test, a docu-series based on America’s most award-winning magazine, a kids series based on magic and another about being stinky and dirty—all are coming exclusively to Prime Instant Video later this year and in 2016.

Amazon today announced it has greenlit five new Amazon Original Series, including The Man in the High Castle, which is based on the Philip K. Dick alternative history novel; an hour-long dark comedy Mad Dogs; docu-series The New Yorker Presents; along with kids shows Just Add Magic, and The Stinky & Dirty Show.

The new Amazon Original Series come from an acclaimed creative roster including Frank Spotnitz (The X-Files), Ridley Scott (Blade Runner), Cris Cole (The Good Times Are Killing Me), Shawn Ryan (The Shield), Alex Gibney (The Armstrong Lie), Joe Nussbaum (George Lucas in Love, Awkward), and Kate & Jim McMullan (I’m Dirty!

Jay Roach ("Austin Powers," "Meet the Parents") has signed on to direct the film adaptation of "Six Days of the Condor" author James Grady's 2006 novel "Mad Dogs" for Warner Bros. Pictures.

The story follows five of the best spies of the CIA whose work has left them shattered and locked away in a secret insane asylum. When they're framed for the murder of their psychiatrist they go on the run, on the hunt for a mole within the organisation, and struggle to find their own sanity in the process.

Wes Jones penned the action/comedy script which Dan Lin ("The Lego Movie") will produce.

Source: Variety...

Warner Bros. has picked up Mad Dogs, an action-comedy package that adapts a novel from Six Days of the Condor author James Grady. Jay Roach is attached to direct the project while Wes Jones, a well-regarded screenwriter whose script College Republicans topped the 2010 Black List, will pen the adaptation. Dan Lin, who produced the award-winning The Lego Movie with Roy Lee, is on board to produce via his Lin Pictures banner. The company’s Mark Bauch will executive produce. Using the book as a jumping-off point, the story centers on three dysfunctional guys working low-level

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The Us adaptation of Mad Dogs will be its own unique story, executive producer Shawn Ryan has claimed.

Ryan stated that although the Amazon Studios pilot shares similarities with the British original, the American series will deviate from the source material.

"The pilot, while having many similar story beats to the UK version, also has some significant differences and those differences will only grow bigger until episode five, when it will be a completely new story with only the occasional nod to the original," he told HitFix.

Ryan - who is working on the Us Mad Dogs with Cris Cole, the creator of the original UK show - also discussed how the Amazon project came about.

"[Sony] asked Cris and I if we would like to do an American version," he recalled. "Cris and I talked.

"For all that he liked about the UK version, there were also a lot of...

Amazon released its latest batch of pilots a couple of weeks ago, in the midst of press tour, so it took me a while to get to them, and I still haven’t had time to watch “Point of Honor.” But I saw all the other adult scripted series, and two clearly stood out as the ones I hope go to series: “The Man in the High Castle,” about a reality where the Axis powers won WWII, and “Mad Dogs,” about four middle-aged friends (played by Steve Zahn, Romany Malco, Michael Imperioli and Ben Chaplin) whose vacation to visit a fifth old pal (Billy Zane) goes terribly awry. Both are adaptations with top-notch U.S. producers involved: “Man in the High Castle” with Frank Spotnitz working from the Philip K. Dick novel, “Mad Dogs” with Shawn Ryan teaming up with “Mad Dogs” UK creator Cris Cole. Amazon moves at its...

Steve Zahn, Michael Imperioli, Romany Malco, Ben Chaplin, Billy Zane

Mad Dogs, Season 1, Episode 1: “Pilot”

Written by Cris Cole and Shawn Ryan

Directed by Charles McDougall

Released January 15, 2015 by Amazon

Streaming television shows have made a major mark on the television landscape over the past few years, whether it’s by winning awards, or simply being part of the cultural conversation. Amazon has been no slouch in this department, with their show Transparent garnering its own level of acclaim, both critically and commercially. Among the newest crop of pilots from the streaming service is Mad Dogs. Based on the UK show of the same name, the series is created by Cris Cole and executive produced by Shawn Ryan. The pilot, while indicating some major holes, also shows some promise for a potential show.

One of the strongest aspects of this pilot is how well the relationship among the five...

It’s a twisted tale of friendship put to the ultimate test. Mad Dogs follows the reunion of a group of underachieving forty-something friends—a mix of single, married and recently divorced—who are all at different crossroads in their lives.

While celebrating the early retirement of an old friend at his villa in Belize, grudges begin to emerge and secrets explode as their trip becomes a labyrinthine nightmare of lies, deception and murder.

As an inconceivable chain of events unfolds, cracks within the group widen before the friends realize that the only people they can trust are each other, the last people they want to be relying on.

The hour-long dark comedy stars Steve Zahn (Dallas Buyers Club) as Cobi, Billy Zane (Twin Peaks) as Milo, Romany Malco (Weeds) as Gus, Michael Imperioli (The Sopranos) as Lex and Ben Chaplin as Joel.

Watch, rate and review Mad Dogs here.

Amazon has revealed its first slate of 13 pilots for 2015, including an adaptation of Philip K. Dick's cult classic novel The Man in the High Castle executive produced by Ridley Scott, a Civil War-era drama co-written by Lost's Carlton Cuse and a dark comedy about floundering 40-somethings executive produced by The Shield creator Shawn Ryan.

This batch of new pilots — six comedies and dramas, six children's shows and one docuseries — will be available for free on Amazon Instant Video in the U.S., U.K. and Germany starting on January 15th.

Amazon Studios’ first pilot season of 2015 will debut Thursday, Jan. 15, unveiling seven drama and comedy projects as well as a half-dozen kid-centric pilots.

Already due to debut via Amazon Studios this year are the first full seasons of Bosch, Hand of God and Red Oaks, plus Season 2 of Transparent. (Chris Carter’s The After meanwhile just had its series order scrapped.)

The dramas and comedies are as follows (click photos to zoom):

Cocked | Created by Samuel Baum (Lie to Me) and Sam Shaw (Manhattan), this drama stars Sam Trammell (True Blood) as a man who 20 years ago left his...

Amazon Studios has announced a January 15th premiere date for its first batch of 2015 pilots. As usual, the company will make series greenlight decisions based on viewer feedback.

Four dramas and two comedies are on offer, most notably the remake of British black comedy series "Mad Dogs" which Shawn Ryan ("The Shield," "Last Resort") is producing. Steve Zahn, Billy Zane, Romany Malco, Michael Imperioli and Ben Chaplin star in this version of the show about a group of underachieving forty-something friends who visit a friend's Belize villa - a holiday that turns into a nightmare of lies, deception and murder.

Another high-profile title is a pilot for a series based on Philip K. Dick’s Hugo Award-winning 1962 alternative history story "The Man in the High Castle". Set twenty years after the Nazis won World War II, the U.S. is now divided between Japan and Germany and tensions between the...

It's been an eventful nine months for The Musketeers - both on- and off-screen - since we last saw Athos, Aramis, Porthos and D'Artagnan ride off into the sunset.

Launching with an audience of 9.3m in January 2014, the period romp became the BBC's biggest new drama since Call The Midwife - but while a second series was quickly ordered, the show was soon hit by the loss of its chief antagonist.

Departing for Doctor Who, Peter Capaldi - who'd played devious Cardinal Richelieu - left The Musketeers without a villain, but when Digital Spy visited the Prague set in September, spirits among the cast and crew were far from dampened.

"No disrespect of course to the great Mr Capaldi..." says actor Howard Charles, the burly Porthos, "...but Marc Warren as Rochefort is the next best thing."

First announced in April, Mad Dogs actor Warren will be joining The Musketeers for...

As Netflix continues to assert itself as a major television company with such acclaimed series as House of Cards and Orange is the New Black, Amazon Studios is racing to catch up by ordering series it hopes will be equally well-received. So far, Amazon has scored one big hit in the form of Jeffrey Tambor-led dramedy Transparent, and it hopes to find some more in the new lineup of pilots, which will be made available for viewing as part of the company’s first pilot season of 2015.

Enclosed are descriptions of all seven pilots, courtesy of Deadline. The talented involved on all of them is impressive, to say the least. Mad Dogs comes from Cris Cole (The Bill) and Shawn Ryan (The Shield), while The Man In The High Castle hails from Frank Spotnitz (The X-Files). Carlton Cuse (Lost, The Strain) and Randall Wallace (Braveheart) are behind Point Of Honor,...

Christopher Eccleston has been cast with Marsha Thomason (White Collar) and Paterson Joseph (The Leftovers) in ITV’s new four-part drama series Safe House. Produced by Eleventh Hour Films, Safe House is a thriller set in the wilderness of England’s Lake District. Eccleston plays Robert, a former detective who is asked by a close friend and police officer to turn his family’s remote guest house into a safe house. Their first ‘guests’ are a family in fear of their lives after they are violently attacked. For Robert, protecting them resurrects fears and anxieties bound up in a terrifying night gone wrong with a star witness. As a consequence of running the safe house, Robert begins to questions the incident and uncovers a web of lies. Inspired by a real couple, Safe House is written by Michael Crompton (Kidnap & Ransom, Carrie’s War), and directed by Marc Evans (Hinterland,...

John Simm, star of Doctor Who, Life On Mars and Sky 1's Mad Dogs, is the latest celebrity to make his filmic recommendations for a Sky Movies Playlist. Famous for playing The Master in Doctor Who, John Simm's Playlist choices are a little more down to earth. Classics like Taxi Driver, Once Upon A Time In The West and Rebel Without A Cause are among those that make his list.

Chris Pratt opens up jars of pickles in his “SNL” promos Watch the “Parks and Rec” star endure Kate McKinnon’s “creepiness.” ABC and NBC are vying to bring Eva Longoria back to TV NBC has offered the former “Desperate Housewives” star “Telenovela,” a sitcom that takes place behind the scenes of a telenovela that will use the resources of sister network Telemundo. ABC, meanwhile, is offering Longoria a comedy from the team behind “Trophy Wife.” “The Sopranos” alum Michael Imperioli joins Amazon’s “Mad Dogs” pilot from “The Shield” creator He’ll join Steve Zahn, Romany Malco and Ben Chaplin in a Shawn Ryan drama about a group of former frat brothers whose vacation to Belize is interrupted by murder and a psychotic gang. Click Read Full Post For More NBC cast a Native American actress for “Peter Pan Live’s!” Tiger Lily The Peacock avoided any potential controversy...

Michelle Yeoh and Max Beesley will appear in the fifth and final series of Strike Back.

Sullivan Stapleton and Philip Winchester will be back as Strike Back leads Damien Scott and Michael Stonebridge, with Robson Green (Philip Locke), Michelle Lukes (Sgt Richmond) and Milauna Jackson (Kim Martinez) also returning.

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon's Yeoh - in her first ever role for television - will play the wife of the British Ambassador to Thailand, with Tim McInnerny (Blackadder, Spooks) playing her husband.

Mad Dogs star Beesley takes on the role of an ex-pat gangster in the new episodes, which will also feature guest appearances from Game of Thrones actor Michael McElhatton, Highlander: The Series star Adrian Paul and Spartacus actor Dustin Clare.

Completing the cast are Will Yun Lee (The Wolverine), James Wilby (Gosford Park), Joseph Gatt (Game of Thrones) and Christian Antidormi (Spartacus: War Of The Damned).

Cameron Roach,...

Fans of ABC’s “Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” have one heck of a season ahead of them. Hayley Atwell (“Captain America: The First Avenger”) will reprise her role as Agent Peggy Carter in a guest-starring spot in the season premiere on September 23rd. An “Agent Carter” spinoff is also set to debut in early 2015 as well, so it's probably safe to say this will all tie together. As for 'S.H.I.E.L.D.' George Stephanopoulos, of all people, will also cameo in the opening episode as himself. Agent Stephanopoulos? We’ll find out in two weeks. [THR] Casting for the quartet of leads in Amazon’s “Mad Dogs’ is nearly complete. Ben Chaplin (“The Thin Red Line”), Romany Malco (“Think Like A Man”) and Steve Zahn (“Treme”) will play former frat buddies who travel to reunite with another college friend and run afoul of a dangerous drug lord. Shawn Ryan...

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That’s right: Fox’s upcoming Batman prequel Gotham topped the Television Critics Association’s poll for “Most Promising New Show” of Fall 2014, with Jane the Virgin (from The CW) and Showtime’s The Affair finishing at No. 2 and 3, it was announced on Tuesday.

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Most Promising New Comedy went to ABC’s black-ish, edging out Jane the Virgin and NBC’s A to Z, while Gotham (not surprisingly) also snagged Most Promising New Drama, followed by The Affair and (just...

Fresh off his run in the "Think Like a Man" franchise of movies, actor Romany Malco has booked a starring role (alongside Ben Chaplin and Steve Zahn) in Amazon's news streaming series from creator Shawn Ryan ("The Shiled"). Titled "Mad Dogs," the project will be a remake of a British series of the same name, which follows 4 friends who take a trip to Belize to visit a school pal, though as time passes, their holiday soon turns into a labyrinthine nightmare of lies, deception, and murder. The original series is described as a dark comedy and psychological thriller. Malco, Chaplin and Zahn will play the friends who head to Belize to visit their...

Steve Zahn, Romany Malco and Ben Chaplin are set to star as three of the four key characters in Shawn Ryan's adaptation of the British series "Mad Dogs" for Amazon.

The story follows four former frat brothers who travel to Belize for a reunion with their wealthy old college friend Milo only to have their luxury vacation interrupted by murder, conspiracy and a psychotic gang lord out for their hides.

Zahn plays a married financial adviser trying too hard to retain his youth. Malco plays a former attorney turned struggling antiques dealer in the midst of a divorce. Chaplin plays the oldest of the group, a teacher trainer estranged from his family suffering from depression.

Chaplin actually starred in the original but in a different role, that of the wealthy friend. That role in this version hasn't been cast. Philip Glenister, John Simm, Marc Warren and Max Beesley played...

Amazon has found three of its four Mad Dogs. The streaming service has tapped Steve Zahn, Romany Malco and Ben Chaplin to star in Shawn Ryan's adaptation of Mad Dogs, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. Mad Dogs, from Sony Pictures Television, centers on four former frat brothers who travel to Belize for a reunion with their wealthy old college friend only to have their luxury vacation interrupted by murder, conspiracy and a psychotic gang lord who is out for their hides. Zahn will play Cobi, a 40ish, married financial adviser described as a slick and amusing guy who is fighting the onset of middle age by dressing

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ITV has commissioned a new drama titled The Trials of Jimmy Rose.

The three-part series will centre around Jimmy Roberts, a former gangster and ex-con who is attempting to regain the love and trust of his family.

It is written and created by Alan Whiting, who has previously worked on Strike Back and Kingdom.

Adrian Shergold, whose previous projects include Lucan and Mad Dogs, directs.

ITV's Kieran Roberts confirmed that the show will begin filming this autumn.

"The Trials of Jimmy Rose is a warm, funny and compelling drama about a family man with a criminal past who has to prove it's never too late to start over," Roberts explained.

ITV's Steve November added: "Alan Whiting has created an instantly memorable character, a man with too much to regret and not enough time to make amends.

"He's been a successful criminal but can he now become a successful husband and father?...

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Amazon Studios has ordered a pilot based on the UK black comedy series Mad Dogs.

The show's creator Cris Cole has written the Us remake, as well as signing on as an executive producer, Deadline reports.

The Shield creator Shawn Ryan joins Cole as an executive producer on the Sony Pictures Television project.

The pilot will be directed by Charles McDougall, who won an Emmy for his work on Desperate Housewives.

The Us remake of Mad Dogs was originally intended for FX, who planned to air it as a limited series last year.

Mad Dogs - which aired a total of 14 episodes on Sky1 in the UK - follows a group of 40-something men, who reunite with an old school friend in Belize, before things take an unexpected and dark turn.

The UK series featured a well-known ensemble cast, including John Simm, Philip Glenister, Marc Warren and Max Beesley.

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The Musketeers is to kill off Peter Capaldi's villainous Cardinal.

The character will meet his demise off-screen, due to Capaldi's Doctor Who commitments, Radio Times has revealed.

"Come the next series, the Cardinal will be dead," actor Tom Burke - who plays Athos - confirmed. "He'll just be gone.

"It's a great example of economic storytelling. Their new nemesis will be Rochefort, who's played by Marc Warren."

Mad Dogs and Hustle actor Warren was unveiled as the show's new chief villain earlier this month.

His character - the Comte de Rochefort - is a dashing aristocrat new in Paris, who is hiding a very dark past.

Series two of The Musketeers is currently shooting in Prague, while Capaldi is filming his first series of Doctor Who in Wales.

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A new villain has joined The Musketeers' second season, and Marc Warren is playing him...

Contains spoilers for The Musketeers series one finale.

Now that Peter Capaldi's swapped 17th century Paris for the Tardis, a villain-shaped hole was left in the now-filming second series of The Musketeers. Enter Marc Warren (Hustle, Mad Dogs), who has joined the BBC Sunday night drama as a series two regular.

Warren plays Rochefort in the second series, a man described by the official press bumf as "nursing many secrets and a dark past". Dangerous and charming, Rochefort also has, we're told, "a sinister web". Nasty.

The Comte de Rochefort is an antagonist created by Alexandre Dumas and has appeared in a number of Musketeers adaptations over the years, played by the likes of Christopher Lee (in the 1970s Musketeers trilogy) and most recently, Hannibal Lecter himself,...

Marc Warren has joined the cast of The Musketeers for its second series.

The Mad Dogs actor will play the Comte De Rochefort - a dashing aristocrat with a very dark past.

Warren's casting follows the news that Peter Capaldi will not reprise his role of Cardinal Richelieu, due to commitments to Doctor Who.

The star said: "I'm delighted to be part of the BBC's stylish and exciting take on the Dumas classic. Once I've overcome my fear of horses, I'm sure it'll be a walk in the park."

BBC executive producer Jessica Pope added: "[Series creator] Adrian [Hodges] and I were thrilled to welcome Marc to the cast. He's a clever and mercurial actor who will bring danger and charm to the role of Rochefort in equal measure."

Bar Capaldi, all of the show's central cast - including Luke Pasqualino, Maimie McCoy and Tom Burke - will return for series two.

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