While HBO execs aren't tied to the ratings like regular commercial channels, they have to air programs that will keep viewers subscribed. Which of their shows will be cancelled or renewed? We'll have to wait and see.
Scripted HBO shows listed: Animals, Avenue 5, The Baby, Ballers, Betty, Big Little Lies, Boardwalk Empire, The Brink, Camping, The Comeback, Crashing, Curb Your Enthusiasm, The Deuce, Divorce, Eastbound & Down, Euphoria, Game of Thrones, Gentleman Jack, Getting On, Girls, The Gilded Age, Hello Ladies, Here and Now, High Maintenance, His Dark Materials, House of the Dragon, I May Destroy You, I Know This Much Is True, The Idol, In Treatment, Industry, Insecure, Irma Vep, Jonah from Tonga, The Last of Us, The Leftovers, Looking, Lovecraft Country, Mare of Easttown, Mosaic, Mrs. Fletcher, The Nevers, The New Pope, The Newsroom, The Night Of, The Outsider, Perry Mason,...
Scripted HBO shows listed: Animals, Avenue 5, The Baby, Ballers, Betty, Big Little Lies, Boardwalk Empire, The Brink, Camping, The Comeback, Crashing, Curb Your Enthusiasm, The Deuce, Divorce, Eastbound & Down, Euphoria, Game of Thrones, Gentleman Jack, Getting On, Girls, The Gilded Age, Hello Ladies, Here and Now, High Maintenance, His Dark Materials, House of the Dragon, I May Destroy You, I Know This Much Is True, The Idol, In Treatment, Industry, Insecure, Irma Vep, Jonah from Tonga, The Last of Us, The Leftovers, Looking, Lovecraft Country, Mare of Easttown, Mosaic, Mrs. Fletcher, The Nevers, The New Pope, The Newsroom, The Night Of, The Outsider, Perry Mason,...
- 5/2/2024
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
The Disney+ era of "Star Wars" has by all accounts been a mixed bag, but upcoming murder mystery series "The Acolyte" seems like a promising addition to the universe's canon for a few key reasons. Among them is its dynamic and ambitious action, which has been hyped in pre-release press and is briefly on display in the show's first trailer. In it, warriors draw their lightsabers against an unseen force in the forest, two fighters face off in a wuxia-inspired showdown, and at one point a character even pulls a knife -- a rarity in this world of Force and saber-driven violence.
The "Acolyte" cast has admitted that one of the saga's most famous fights, the showdown between Qui-Gon Jinn, Obi-Wan Kenobi, and Darth Maul in the imperfect yet vital prequel "Star Wars: Episode I -- The Phantom Menace," was both a reference point during production and a bar they...
The "Acolyte" cast has admitted that one of the saga's most famous fights, the showdown between Qui-Gon Jinn, Obi-Wan Kenobi, and Darth Maul in the imperfect yet vital prequel "Star Wars: Episode I -- The Phantom Menace," was both a reference point during production and a bar they...
- 4/30/2024
- by Valerie Ettenhofer
- Slash Film
Apple TV+ has ordered a series adaptation of Mick Herron’s “Down Cemetery Road” with Emma Thompson and Ruth Wilson attached to star, Variety has learned.
This is now the second adaptation of Herron’s books to get the series treatment at Apple, with the other being the popular spy series “Slow Horses” starring Gary Oldman. Morwenna Banks, who is a writer on “Slow Horses,” will serve as lead writer on “Down Cemetery Road.”
The official logline of the new series states, “When a house explodes in a quiet Oxford suburb and a girl disappears in the aftermath, neighbor Sarah Tucker (Wilson) becomes obsessed with finding her and enlists the help of private investigator Zoë Boehm (Thompson). Zoë and Sarah suddenly find themselves in a complex conspiracy that reveals that people long believed dead are still among the living, while the living are fast joining the dead.”
Banks and Thompson...
This is now the second adaptation of Herron’s books to get the series treatment at Apple, with the other being the popular spy series “Slow Horses” starring Gary Oldman. Morwenna Banks, who is a writer on “Slow Horses,” will serve as lead writer on “Down Cemetery Road.”
The official logline of the new series states, “When a house explodes in a quiet Oxford suburb and a girl disappears in the aftermath, neighbor Sarah Tucker (Wilson) becomes obsessed with finding her and enlists the help of private investigator Zoë Boehm (Thompson). Zoë and Sarah suddenly find themselves in a complex conspiracy that reveals that people long believed dead are still among the living, while the living are fast joining the dead.”
Banks and Thompson...
- 4/16/2024
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Emma Thompson and Ruth Wilson (Luther) have been tapped to star in Down Cemetery Road, a thriller series for Apple TV+ based on the book from Gold Dagger Award-winning author Mick Herron.
The project comes to Apple following the streamer’s work with Herron on Slow Horses, its hugely popular espionage drama based on his Slough House novels. Thus far airing three seasons, the show starring Gary Oldman has garnered multiple BAFTA nominations and has been renewed through Season 5.
A writer on that series, Morwenna Banks, will serve as lead writer and exec producer of Down Cemetery Road. The show centers on Sarah Tucker (Wilson), who becomes obsessed with finding a neighbor girl who disappeared in the aftermath of a house explosion in a quiet Oxford suburb. After enlisting the help of private investigator Zoë Boehm (Thompson) in her quest, the pair find themselves...
The project comes to Apple following the streamer’s work with Herron on Slow Horses, its hugely popular espionage drama based on his Slough House novels. Thus far airing three seasons, the show starring Gary Oldman has garnered multiple BAFTA nominations and has been renewed through Season 5.
A writer on that series, Morwenna Banks, will serve as lead writer and exec producer of Down Cemetery Road. The show centers on Sarah Tucker (Wilson), who becomes obsessed with finding a neighbor girl who disappeared in the aftermath of a house explosion in a quiet Oxford suburb. After enlisting the help of private investigator Zoë Boehm (Thompson) in her quest, the pair find themselves...
- 4/16/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Nicole Scherzinger, Succession star Sarah Snook, Game of Thrones and Sherlock actor Mark Gatiss, a revival of the musical Sunset Boulevard and the play Stranger Things: The First Shadow were among the winners at the 2024 Olivier Awards, which celebrate achievements in London theater. The ceremony at Royal Albert Hall in the British capital was hosted by Ted Lasso star Hannah Waddingham.
The revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber‘s Sunset Boulevard, which has starred Scherzinger as Norma Desmond and is set to come to Broadway this year, won the best musical revival award, the best actress honor for the former Pussycat Dolls singer and five other honors after also leading the nominations with 11.
Stranger Things: The First Shadow, a prequel to the Netflix hit series, which has hinted at its Broadway ambitions, won the best new entertainment or comedy play award, as well as the Olivier for best set design.
Dear England,...
The revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber‘s Sunset Boulevard, which has starred Scherzinger as Norma Desmond and is set to come to Broadway this year, won the best musical revival award, the best actress honor for the former Pussycat Dolls singer and five other honors after also leading the nominations with 11.
Stranger Things: The First Shadow, a prequel to the Netflix hit series, which has hinted at its Broadway ambitions, won the best new entertainment or comedy play award, as well as the Olivier for best set design.
Dear England,...
- 4/14/2024
- by Georg Szalai
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Get ready to play a very different kind of Easter egg hunt with the new "Star Wars" series "The Acolyte" (watch the trailer here). Leslye Headland's upcoming series takes place 100 years before "Star Wars: Episode I -- The Phantom Menace," which should come as a soothing balm to those who've been waiting for the franchise to move far (far) away from the Skywalker Saga and explore other periods of "Star Wars" history in live-action. That being the case, the real test here won't be seeing how many references or nods to other "Star Wars" projects you can spot; it will be figuring out where you've previously seen the show's crackerjack actors.
With the exceptions of "The Matrix" icon Carrie-Anne Moss and up-and-coming whipper-snappers Amandla Stenberg ("Bodies Bodies Bodies") and Dafne Keen ("His Dark Materials"), much of the "Acolyte" cast is composed of "Hey, I know them!" type character actors.
With the exceptions of "The Matrix" icon Carrie-Anne Moss and up-and-coming whipper-snappers Amandla Stenberg ("Bodies Bodies Bodies") and Dafne Keen ("His Dark Materials"), much of the "Acolyte" cast is composed of "Hey, I know them!" type character actors.
- 4/8/2024
- by Sandy Schaefer
- Slash Film
Exclusive: Ray Mendoza and Alex Garland’s Warfare feature rounds out its lead cast with Kit Connor, Cosmo Jarvis (Shōgun), Will Poulter (Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3) and Finn Bennett (True Detective: Night Country). The film’s focus and the roles the newly added actors will play remain under wraps.
They join previously announced D’Pharaoh Woon-a-Tai, Charles Melton and Joseph Quinn.
Warfare is the second collaboration for Garland and Mendoza, who served as the military supervisor for Garland’s latest film Civil War set for release on April 12. The pair wrote and will co-direct the film. Andrew Macdonald and Allon Reich of DNA and Peter Rice will produce. A24 will handle the global release of the film.
Connor most recently played Nick Nelson in the Netflix coming-of-age story Heartstopper alongside Joe Locke. Before that, he recurred in the HBO/BBC fantasy drama series His Dark Materials based...
They join previously announced D’Pharaoh Woon-a-Tai, Charles Melton and Joseph Quinn.
Warfare is the second collaboration for Garland and Mendoza, who served as the military supervisor for Garland’s latest film Civil War set for release on April 12. The pair wrote and will co-direct the film. Andrew Macdonald and Allon Reich of DNA and Peter Rice will produce. A24 will handle the global release of the film.
Connor most recently played Nick Nelson in the Netflix coming-of-age story Heartstopper alongside Joe Locke. Before that, he recurred in the HBO/BBC fantasy drama series His Dark Materials based...
- 3/28/2024
- by Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
HBO was built on the back of showrunners such as David Chase, David Benioff and D.B. Weiss and Jesse Armstrong but is now facing a new dilemma involving directors.
Drama boss Francesca Orsi lifted the lid on the “consistent tussle” over who is charge of a series as more and more “esteemed” directors move into television.
Orsi, speaking at the Series Mania event in France alongside Jane Tranter, boss of Doctor Who producer Bad Wolf, said that high-profile directing talent want to be the “final arbiter” on the network’s originals.
“One point that’s been very tricky for us is esteemed directors coming in and wanting to be showrunners and the final arbiter of a project, when HBO has been built on the backs of writers and our showrunners,” she said.
She added that film directors are used to complete control.
“These days we need to ensure what we are getting into,...
Drama boss Francesca Orsi lifted the lid on the “consistent tussle” over who is charge of a series as more and more “esteemed” directors move into television.
Orsi, speaking at the Series Mania event in France alongside Jane Tranter, boss of Doctor Who producer Bad Wolf, said that high-profile directing talent want to be the “final arbiter” on the network’s originals.
“One point that’s been very tricky for us is esteemed directors coming in and wanting to be showrunners and the final arbiter of a project, when HBO has been built on the backs of writers and our showrunners,” she said.
She added that film directors are used to complete control.
“These days we need to ensure what we are getting into,...
- 3/20/2024
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
Disney+ has unveiled the first trailer for Star Wars: The Acolyte, the latest entry in the ever-expanding Star Wars Universe. The new live-action series starring Lee Jung-jae (Squid Game) and Amandla Stenberg (The Hate U Give) is set to premiere on June 4, 2024 with the release of the first two episodes.
New episodes will stream on Tuesdays.
“In Star Wars: The Acolyte, an investigation into a shocking crime spree pits a respected Jedi Master (Jung-jae) against a dangerous warrior from his past (Stenberg). As more clues emerge, they travel down a dark path where sinister forces reveal all is not what it seems,” reads Lucasfilm’s synopsis.
The series, set 100 years before Phantom Menace, also stars Manny Jacinto (Nine Perfect Strangers), Dafne Keen (His Dark Materials), Jodie Turner-Smith (Queen & Slim), Rebecca Henderson (Inventing Anna), Charlie Barnett (Russian Doll), Dean-Charles Chapman (1917), Joonas Suotamo (Star Wars‘ Chewbacca), and Carrie-Anne Moss (The Matrix franchise...
New episodes will stream on Tuesdays.
“In Star Wars: The Acolyte, an investigation into a shocking crime spree pits a respected Jedi Master (Jung-jae) against a dangerous warrior from his past (Stenberg). As more clues emerge, they travel down a dark path where sinister forces reveal all is not what it seems,” reads Lucasfilm’s synopsis.
The series, set 100 years before Phantom Menace, also stars Manny Jacinto (Nine Perfect Strangers), Dafne Keen (His Dark Materials), Jodie Turner-Smith (Queen & Slim), Rebecca Henderson (Inventing Anna), Charlie Barnett (Russian Doll), Dean-Charles Chapman (1917), Joonas Suotamo (Star Wars‘ Chewbacca), and Carrie-Anne Moss (The Matrix franchise...
- 3/19/2024
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
The “Star Wars” universe is finally expanding further with Disney+ series “The Acolyte.”
The highly-anticipated show hails from “Russian Doll” creator Leslye Headland and stars “Bodies Bodies Bodies” breakout Amandla Stenberg as a Sith in training. The series is billed as a mystery-thriller that will “take the audience into a galaxy of shadowy secrets and emerging dark side powers in the final days of the High Republic era,” per Disney+. “The Acolyte” takes place in the final days of the High Republic era of the “Star Wars” timeline, when the Republic and the Jedi are at their zenith and peace is the order of the day — though there may be seeds of the dark times to come.
The official logline states, “An investigation into a shocking crime spree pits a respected Jedi Master (Lee Jung-Jae) against a dangerous warrior from his past (Stenberg). As more clues emerge, they travel down...
The highly-anticipated show hails from “Russian Doll” creator Leslye Headland and stars “Bodies Bodies Bodies” breakout Amandla Stenberg as a Sith in training. The series is billed as a mystery-thriller that will “take the audience into a galaxy of shadowy secrets and emerging dark side powers in the final days of the High Republic era,” per Disney+. “The Acolyte” takes place in the final days of the High Republic era of the “Star Wars” timeline, when the Republic and the Jedi are at their zenith and peace is the order of the day — though there may be seeds of the dark times to come.
The official logline states, “An investigation into a shocking crime spree pits a respected Jedi Master (Lee Jung-Jae) against a dangerous warrior from his past (Stenberg). As more clues emerge, they travel down...
- 3/19/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Updated: Disney+ has released the first trailer for The Acolyte ahead of its June 4 premiere date on the streaming service.
The trailer opens with Lee Jung-jae’s Jedi master teaching a group of younglings as danger lurks. Amandla Stenberg stars as an unnamed warrior who is bent on taking out Jedi with her first attempt aimed at Carrie-Anne Moss. A galaxy-wide search is then launched to take out the assassin.
Lee Jung-jae also stars along with Manny Jacinto, Jodie Turner-Smith, Dafne Keen, Rebecca Henderson, Charlie Barnett and Dean-Charles Chapman also star. Watch the trailer above.
Previous, March 18: Disney+ has revealed a spring premiere date for The Acolyte, the new Lucasfilm Star Wars series. Star Wars: The Acolyte will be released June 4 on the streaming service. The date was revealed Monday on Star Wars verified X account, which also teases more news to come tomorrow. (See below).
Created by Lesley Headland...
The trailer opens with Lee Jung-jae’s Jedi master teaching a group of younglings as danger lurks. Amandla Stenberg stars as an unnamed warrior who is bent on taking out Jedi with her first attempt aimed at Carrie-Anne Moss. A galaxy-wide search is then launched to take out the assassin.
Lee Jung-jae also stars along with Manny Jacinto, Jodie Turner-Smith, Dafne Keen, Rebecca Henderson, Charlie Barnett and Dean-Charles Chapman also star. Watch the trailer above.
Previous, March 18: Disney+ has revealed a spring premiere date for The Acolyte, the new Lucasfilm Star Wars series. Star Wars: The Acolyte will be released June 4 on the streaming service. The date was revealed Monday on Star Wars verified X account, which also teases more news to come tomorrow. (See below).
Created by Lesley Headland...
- 3/19/2024
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
“In an age of light… a darkness rises” in the upcoming Disney+ series “Star Wars: The Acolyte,” and the official trailer has arrived ahead of the show’s premiere on June 4.
The first Two episodes will premiere on June 4. Watch the trailer below.
Joining Amandla Stenberg (The Hate U Give) are Emmy Award-winner Lee Jung-jae (Squid Game), Manny Jacinto (Nine Perfect Strangers), Dafne Keen (His Dark Materials), Jodie Turner-Smith (Queen & Slim), Rebecca Henderson (Inventing Anna), Charlie Barnett (Russian Doll), Dean-Charles Chapman (1917), and Carrie-Anne Moss (The Matrix).
In “Star Wars: The Acolyte,” an investigation into a shocking crime spree pits a respected Jedi Master (Lee Jung-jae) against a dangerous warrior from his past (Amandla Stenberg).
“As more clues emerge, they travel down a dark path where sinister forces reveal all is not what it seems….”
“The Acolyte” comes from creator, showrunner, and executive producer Leslye Headland (Russian Doll). The executive producers are Kathleen Kennedy,...
The first Two episodes will premiere on June 4. Watch the trailer below.
Joining Amandla Stenberg (The Hate U Give) are Emmy Award-winner Lee Jung-jae (Squid Game), Manny Jacinto (Nine Perfect Strangers), Dafne Keen (His Dark Materials), Jodie Turner-Smith (Queen & Slim), Rebecca Henderson (Inventing Anna), Charlie Barnett (Russian Doll), Dean-Charles Chapman (1917), and Carrie-Anne Moss (The Matrix).
In “Star Wars: The Acolyte,” an investigation into a shocking crime spree pits a respected Jedi Master (Lee Jung-jae) against a dangerous warrior from his past (Amandla Stenberg).
“As more clues emerge, they travel down a dark path where sinister forces reveal all is not what it seems….”
“The Acolyte” comes from creator, showrunner, and executive producer Leslye Headland (Russian Doll). The executive producers are Kathleen Kennedy,...
- 3/19/2024
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Disney+ is bringing a mystery-thriller vibe to the Star Wars Universe with upcoming series “The Acolyte,” and a bloody official poster has been unleashed this morning.
Additionally, we’ve learned “Star Wars: The Acolyte” will premiere on June 4. Check out the official art below, which replaces a lightsaber beam with a streak of blood…
Bloody violence in the Star Wars Universe? It’s about time! The poster’s tagline reads, “In an age of light… a darkness rises.” Expect the show’s official trailer tomorrow, March 19.
Joining Amandla Stenberg (The Hate U Give) are Emmy Award-winner Lee Jung-jae (Squid Game), Manny Jacinto (Nine Perfect Strangers), Dafne Keen (His Dark Materials), Jodie Turner-Smith (Queen & Slim), Rebecca Henderson (Inventing Anna), Charlie Barnett (Russian Doll), Dean-Charles Chapman (1917), and Carrie-Anne Moss (The Matrix).
“The Acolyte” is a mystery-thriller that will take viewers into a galaxy of shadowy secrets and emerging dark-side powers in the...
Additionally, we’ve learned “Star Wars: The Acolyte” will premiere on June 4. Check out the official art below, which replaces a lightsaber beam with a streak of blood…
Bloody violence in the Star Wars Universe? It’s about time! The poster’s tagline reads, “In an age of light… a darkness rises.” Expect the show’s official trailer tomorrow, March 19.
Joining Amandla Stenberg (The Hate U Give) are Emmy Award-winner Lee Jung-jae (Squid Game), Manny Jacinto (Nine Perfect Strangers), Dafne Keen (His Dark Materials), Jodie Turner-Smith (Queen & Slim), Rebecca Henderson (Inventing Anna), Charlie Barnett (Russian Doll), Dean-Charles Chapman (1917), and Carrie-Anne Moss (The Matrix).
“The Acolyte” is a mystery-thriller that will take viewers into a galaxy of shadowy secrets and emerging dark-side powers in the...
- 3/18/2024
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Sometimes, it’s easy to forget the world is a beautiful place filled with unimaginable beauty and wonders beneath every shadow, racing riverbed, and endless sky. We need to remember how nature came first and what the world could look like if it were to retake its course. Thankfully, Dreamworks Animation‘s The Wild Robot trailer reminds us of Mother Nature’s grand and beguiling majesty, even if that vision is through the eyes of a character made of metal and wires.
The Wild Robot is an adaptation of Peter Brown’s award-winning #1 New York Times best-seller. The series has three books: The Wild Robot, The Wild Robot Escapes, and The Wild Robot Protects. The story follows a robot – Rozzum unit 7134, “Roz” for short – that becomes shipwrecked on an uninhabited island and must adapt to its new surroundings to survive. Throughout Rozzum’s epic journey, the curious automaton forms relationships with woodland creatures,...
The Wild Robot is an adaptation of Peter Brown’s award-winning #1 New York Times best-seller. The series has three books: The Wild Robot, The Wild Robot Escapes, and The Wild Robot Protects. The story follows a robot – Rozzum unit 7134, “Roz” for short – that becomes shipwrecked on an uninhabited island and must adapt to its new surroundings to survive. Throughout Rozzum’s epic journey, the curious automaton forms relationships with woodland creatures,...
- 3/5/2024
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
Exclusive: And then there were three. As Deadline reported exclusively earlier this month, the field of writers in the running to adapt Jk Rowling’s Harry Potter books into a live-action series for Max has been narrowed down to three finalists. We can now reveal their names — according to sources, they are Francesca Gardiner, Tom Moran and Kathleen Jordan. The trio will be able to hone in on their pitches for the next couple of months, with a decision on who gets the job expected in June, we hear. As Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav announced last week, the Harry Potter series is slated to debut on Max in 2026.
Reps for Max and the studio behind the series, Warner Bros. Television, declined to comment.
Gardiner, Moran and Jordan are among the names of writers in contention reported exclusively by Deadline over the past month.
The extensive search started off...
Reps for Max and the studio behind the series, Warner Bros. Television, declined to comment.
Gardiner, Moran and Jordan are among the names of writers in contention reported exclusively by Deadline over the past month.
The extensive search started off...
- 2/27/2024
- by Peter White and Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Prepare to board the train to Hogwarts as the Harry Potter live-action series reboot may have zeroed in on its showrunner, as this recent report alludes. Previously, several names were being thrown into the mix, and it was believed Succession writer Francesca Gardiner was shortlisted as one of the finalists who’d be in the running to snag the role of the upcoming show’s creative leader.
This latest scoop, though, affirms that Warner Bros. may have settled on a clear winner to spearhead the adaptation, and it could indeed be Gardiner.
The Harry Potter reboot series may have found its showrunner. Credit: Warner Bros.
This could indicate an exciting fate awaiting the small-screen adaptation, with the studio striving for a more mature, darker approach and taste to the premise. On The Hot Mic Podcast with John Rocha and Jeff Sneider, the former claimed to have heard of this development...
This latest scoop, though, affirms that Warner Bros. may have settled on a clear winner to spearhead the adaptation, and it could indeed be Gardiner.
The Harry Potter reboot series may have found its showrunner. Credit: Warner Bros.
This could indicate an exciting fate awaiting the small-screen adaptation, with the studio striving for a more mature, darker approach and taste to the premise. On The Hot Mic Podcast with John Rocha and Jeff Sneider, the former claimed to have heard of this development...
- 2/25/2024
- by Debdipta Bhattacharya
- FandomWire
“Doctor Who” producer Bad Wolf has tapped Emma Obank for the newly created role of creative and commercial affairs executive.
In the role, Obank, who joins from U.K. agency Casarotto Ramsay & Associates, will work closely with Bad Wolf CEO Jane Tranter and director of content Dan McCulloch. She will be responsible for nurturing new writers and directors with an eye to developing returning original series and ambitiously expanding Bad Wolf’s slate, pushing projects from development to greenlight.
Obank will work across Bad Wolf’s teams in Wales, London and L.A. as well as support Screen Alliance Wales’s new voices schemes. Bad Wolf is known for some of the U.K.’s most recognisable shows including “His Dark Materials,” “A Discovery of Witches” and the latest reincarnation of “Doctor Who.”
At Casarotto Ramsay Obank repped some of the U.K.’s most promising new voices and...
In the role, Obank, who joins from U.K. agency Casarotto Ramsay & Associates, will work closely with Bad Wolf CEO Jane Tranter and director of content Dan McCulloch. She will be responsible for nurturing new writers and directors with an eye to developing returning original series and ambitiously expanding Bad Wolf’s slate, pushing projects from development to greenlight.
Obank will work across Bad Wolf’s teams in Wales, London and L.A. as well as support Screen Alliance Wales’s new voices schemes. Bad Wolf is known for some of the U.K.’s most recognisable shows including “His Dark Materials,” “A Discovery of Witches” and the latest reincarnation of “Doctor Who.”
At Casarotto Ramsay Obank repped some of the U.K.’s most promising new voices and...
- 2/14/2024
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Things are heating up at Hogwarts.
The Harry Potter television series is closer to naming its creative leader as Deadline understands that the shortlist is now down to three names.
We hear that Succession writer Francesca Gardiner is now among the finalists to score the job of adapting Jk Rowling’s books for the Max streaming platform. It’s understood that Gardiner is now one of three writers currently being considered to lead Harry and his pals on the small screen.
A decision is expected soon. Max and Warner Bros. Television declined to comment.
Gardiner has emerged after Deadline revealed last month that there were four other writers in contention: Martha Hillier, Kathleen Jordan, Tom Moran and Michael Lesslie. It’s not clear which of these writers are still involved.
Gardiner was a consulting producer on Seasons 3 and 4 of HBO’s Succession. Before working on the Jesse Armstrong creation,...
The Harry Potter television series is closer to naming its creative leader as Deadline understands that the shortlist is now down to three names.
We hear that Succession writer Francesca Gardiner is now among the finalists to score the job of adapting Jk Rowling’s books for the Max streaming platform. It’s understood that Gardiner is now one of three writers currently being considered to lead Harry and his pals on the small screen.
A decision is expected soon. Max and Warner Bros. Television declined to comment.
Gardiner has emerged after Deadline revealed last month that there were four other writers in contention: Martha Hillier, Kathleen Jordan, Tom Moran and Michael Lesslie. It’s not clear which of these writers are still involved.
Gardiner was a consulting producer on Seasons 3 and 4 of HBO’s Succession. Before working on the Jesse Armstrong creation,...
- 2/2/2024
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Omid Djalili, the British-Iranian standup comedian and actor who has appeared in films such as “Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again,” “Notting Hill” and “The Infidel,” has launched a new production company alongside his family and exec producer Shahin Sobhani.
Tiny Speck Productions is set to focus on both scripted and unscripted comedies across film, TV and podcasts, with a statement saying it “aims to explore society’s big questions through a hopeful lens.”
Joining Djalili at Tiny Speck are his family members Ara Devine, Isabella Djalili-Devine and Louis Djalili, who each have a decade of experience in the film and TV industry.
“I’m thrilled to be announcing the formation of our new company, Tiny Speck Productions. A small but joyful speck is appearing on the horizon of drama, comedy, documentary, podcast and quite possibly a synchronised swimming team,” Djalili said in a statement. “My family and I have been working together for years,...
Tiny Speck Productions is set to focus on both scripted and unscripted comedies across film, TV and podcasts, with a statement saying it “aims to explore society’s big questions through a hopeful lens.”
Joining Djalili at Tiny Speck are his family members Ara Devine, Isabella Djalili-Devine and Louis Djalili, who each have a decade of experience in the film and TV industry.
“I’m thrilled to be announcing the formation of our new company, Tiny Speck Productions. A small but joyful speck is appearing on the horizon of drama, comedy, documentary, podcast and quite possibly a synchronised swimming team,” Djalili said in a statement. “My family and I have been working together for years,...
- 1/18/2024
- by Alex Ritman
- Variety Film + TV
Showtime today unveiled the official trailer and key art for The Woman In The Wall, the six-episode thriller starring and executive produced by BAFTA and Golden Globe Award winner Ruth Wilson and co-starring BAFTA Award nominee Daryl McCormack. The Woman In The Wall will premiere on streaming and on demand for Paramount+ subscribers with the Paramount+ with Showtime® plan on Friday, January 19, before making its on-air debut on Paramount+ with Showtime on Sunday, January 21, at 9 p.m. Et/Pt. The series also will premiere on Paramount+ on January 19 in Canada, on January 20 in Latin America, ... Read more...
- 1/4/2024
- by Thomas Miller
- Seat42F
All good (and lesser) shows must come to an end, and here is Deadline’s photo gallery of TV series that have been canceled in 2023. Click on the image above to view the pics.
Spanning broadcast, cable and streaming, the list also includes some programs that were canceled in 2022 but have wrapped or are ending their runs this year. Those include The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Star Trek: Picard, A Million Little Things, New Amsterdam, Riverdale, The Flash, Snowfall, Servant, His Dark Materials, Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan and and Stranger Things — unless the latter’s two-part final season ends up bleeding into 2024. And if so, this gallery also will have any shows whose cancellation is announced this year but aren’t ending until after the last calendar page turns on 2023 — or 2024. Semantically, it also includes shows that are being billed as “ended” vs. canceled.
Last year ended with a thud...
Spanning broadcast, cable and streaming, the list also includes some programs that were canceled in 2022 but have wrapped or are ending their runs this year. Those include The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Star Trek: Picard, A Million Little Things, New Amsterdam, Riverdale, The Flash, Snowfall, Servant, His Dark Materials, Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan and and Stranger Things — unless the latter’s two-part final season ends up bleeding into 2024. And if so, this gallery also will have any shows whose cancellation is announced this year but aren’t ending until after the last calendar page turns on 2023 — or 2024. Semantically, it also includes shows that are being billed as “ended” vs. canceled.
Last year ended with a thud...
- 12/27/2023
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
Daryl McCormack as Colman and Ruth Wilson as Lorna in ‘The Woman in the Wall’ (Photo Credit: Chris Barr / BBC / Showtime)
Paramount+’s January 2024 lineup includes the series premiere of Sexy Beast, a prequel to the critically acclaimed, award-winning drama released in 2000 and starring Sir Ben Kingsley and Ray Winstone. The streaming service’s also kicking off the new year with the debut of The Woman in the Wall, a six-episode series starring Ruth Wilson (His Dark Materials) and Daryl McCormack (Bad Sisters).
June Carter Cash is the focus of June, a feature-length documentary directed by Emmy Award-winner Kristen Vaurio (Going Clear: Scientology & The Prison of Belief) arriving on January 16. January 2024 also sees the return of SkyMed, a medical drama set in the world of medics and pilots who fly air ambulances in Canada, for its second season.
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Paramount+’s January 2024 lineup includes the series premiere of Sexy Beast, a prequel to the critically acclaimed, award-winning drama released in 2000 and starring Sir Ben Kingsley and Ray Winstone. The streaming service’s also kicking off the new year with the debut of The Woman in the Wall, a six-episode series starring Ruth Wilson (His Dark Materials) and Daryl McCormack (Bad Sisters).
June Carter Cash is the focus of June, a feature-length documentary directed by Emmy Award-winner Kristen Vaurio (Going Clear: Scientology & The Prison of Belief) arriving on January 16. January 2024 also sees the return of SkyMed, a medical drama set in the world of medics and pilots who fly air ambulances in Canada, for its second season.
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- 12/23/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Exclusive: The Stranger Things stage show, an unbelievably brilliant new blueprint for theatricality that premieres in London’s West End tonight, will be the first installment in a trilogy exploring the dark underbelly of Hawkins, Indiana.
Breaking Baz can reveal that parts two and three are set to follow the inaugural play, Stranger Things: The First Shadow, in two- or three-year intervals, according to insiders associated with the production. The stage sequels will launch in London first.
Meanwhile, there are already plans for Stranger Things: The First Shadow to transfer to Broadway.
None of that’s official yet, of course. Producers and backers will study reviews out on Friday and across the weekend and the box office receipts before green-lighting any further productions.
The Stranger Things play is set in the late 1950s — a time when a young Jim Hopper’s car won’t start, Bob Newby’s sister won...
Breaking Baz can reveal that parts two and three are set to follow the inaugural play, Stranger Things: The First Shadow, in two- or three-year intervals, according to insiders associated with the production. The stage sequels will launch in London first.
Meanwhile, there are already plans for Stranger Things: The First Shadow to transfer to Broadway.
None of that’s official yet, of course. Producers and backers will study reviews out on Friday and across the weekend and the box office receipts before green-lighting any further productions.
The Stranger Things play is set in the late 1950s — a time when a young Jim Hopper’s car won’t start, Bob Newby’s sister won...
- 12/14/2023
- by Baz Bamigboye
- Deadline Film + TV
Outlander and Karen Pirie actress Lauren Lyle has signed on for Netflix drama series Toxic Town, which tells the true story of a town in England where babies were born with limb defects. As reported by Deadline, Lyle will be joining a star-studded cast that includes Sex Education‘s Aimee Lou Wood, Doctor Who‘s Jodie Whittaker, The Full Monty‘s Robert Carlyle, and Bridgerton‘s Claudia Jessie. The show is being written by Jack Thorne whose previous credits include His Dark Materials. (Credit: Starz) Meanwhile, Black Mirror‘s Charlie Brooker and Annabel Jones’ Broke & Bones production is attached to the upcoming series as producers. A recent BAFTA-winner for her titular role in BritBox‘s Karen Pirie, Lyle is best known for playing the feisty Marsali Fraser in Outlander, which she’s appeared in since Season 3. The step-daughter to Sam Heughan‘s Jamie Fraser, Lyle’s character has been a fan-favorite since joining the ensemble.
- 12/12/2023
- TV Insider
"Jack - let's just leave our old baggage at the door." Vertigo Releasing has revealed an official trailer for an minimalistic action thriller from the UK called Jackdaw, marking the feature debut of filmmaker Jamie Childs. This premiered at both Fantastic Fest & Sitges Film Festival this year, playing at these two most prestigious genre festivals. A former motocross champion and army vet is now caring for his younger brother. Broke, he agrees to do an open water pick up of a mysterious illegal package in the North Sea. The film then sends him on a journey through the nocturnal underworld of northern England's industrial wasteland. Most of the film follows Oliver Jackson-Cohen as Jack Dawson (hence "Jackdaw") on his motorbike, trying to stay ahead of the other drug dealers and criminals after him. The cast includes Jenna Coleman, Thomas Turgoose, and Rory McCann. This is a slick thriller, I quite...
- 11/30/2023
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
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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
Signature Entertainment has launched the trailer for Mahalia Belo’s debut feature ‘The End We Start From’, which recently secured 9 BIFA nominations.
When an environmental crisis sees London submerged by flood waters, a young family is torn apart in the chaos. As a woman (Jodie Comer) and her newborn try and find their way home, the profound novelty of motherhood is brought into sharp focus in this intimate and poetic portrayal of family survival.
Penned by award-winning British writer Alice Birch (Lady Macbeth, Normal People, The Wonder) and anchored by a tour-de-force performance from Jodie Comer (Killing Eve, The Last Duel, Prima Facie), the film also features supporting turns from Joel Fry (Cruella, Yesterday), Katherine Waterston (Fantastic Beasts, Inherent Vice), BAFTA nominee Mark Strong (1917, Kingsman), BAFTA award-winning Gina McKee (My Policeman, Line Of Duty), Nina Sosanya (Screw, His Dark Materials) and two-time Academy award nominee and BAFTA award-winning Benedict Cumberbatch.
When an environmental crisis sees London submerged by flood waters, a young family is torn apart in the chaos. As a woman (Jodie Comer) and her newborn try and find their way home, the profound novelty of motherhood is brought into sharp focus in this intimate and poetic portrayal of family survival.
Penned by award-winning British writer Alice Birch (Lady Macbeth, Normal People, The Wonder) and anchored by a tour-de-force performance from Jodie Comer (Killing Eve, The Last Duel, Prima Facie), the film also features supporting turns from Joel Fry (Cruella, Yesterday), Katherine Waterston (Fantastic Beasts, Inherent Vice), BAFTA nominee Mark Strong (1917, Kingsman), BAFTA award-winning Gina McKee (My Policeman, Line Of Duty), Nina Sosanya (Screw, His Dark Materials) and two-time Academy award nominee and BAFTA award-winning Benedict Cumberbatch.
- 11/29/2023
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Earlier this year, we heard that the apocalyptic thriller The End We Start From, an adaptation of author Megan Hunter’s 2017 debut novel (you can pick up a copy of Hunter’s novel at This Link), had secured North American distribution through Paramount’s Republic Pictures label. A release date for the film still hasn’t been announced, but today a full trailer has arrived online, and you can check it out in the embed above.
The End We Start From stars Jodie Comer of Killing Eve and Free Guy, Benedict Cumberbatch (Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness), Mark Strong (1917), Joel Fry (Yesterday), Gina McKee (My Policeman), Nina Sosanya (His Dark Materials), and Katherine Waterston (Alien: Covenant).
The film was directed by Mahalia Belo (The Long Song), who was working from a screenplay by Alice Birch, a writer and story editor on the HBO series Succession. Birch also served...
The End We Start From stars Jodie Comer of Killing Eve and Free Guy, Benedict Cumberbatch (Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness), Mark Strong (1917), Joel Fry (Yesterday), Gina McKee (My Policeman), Nina Sosanya (His Dark Materials), and Katherine Waterston (Alien: Covenant).
The film was directed by Mahalia Belo (The Long Song), who was working from a screenplay by Alice Birch, a writer and story editor on the HBO series Succession. Birch also served...
- 11/29/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Amazon is making a limited series about Prince Andrew’s disastrous interview with Newsnight journalist Emily Maitlis, Variety has learned.
Production is underway in the U.K. on the three-part series, titled “A Very Royal Scandal.” Michael Sheen will star as Prince Andrew, while Ruth Wilson will play Maitlis.
According to the official description, the series will follow “Emily Maitlis’ professional and personal journey as a Newsnight journalist, leading up to her acclaimed interview with Prince Andrew.”
Along with Sheen and Wilson, the series will star Joanna Scanlan as Amanda Thirsk, Alex Jennings (“Your Christmas or Mine?”) as Sir Edward Young, and Éanna Hardwicke (“The Sixth Commandment”) as Stewart Maclean.
The series follows on Amazon’s past successes with “A Very English Scandal” starring Hugh Grant and Ben Whishaw and “A Very British Scandal” starring Claire Foy and Paul Bettany.
Jeremy Brock is writing “A Very Royal Scandal” with Julian Jarrold directing.
Production is underway in the U.K. on the three-part series, titled “A Very Royal Scandal.” Michael Sheen will star as Prince Andrew, while Ruth Wilson will play Maitlis.
According to the official description, the series will follow “Emily Maitlis’ professional and personal journey as a Newsnight journalist, leading up to her acclaimed interview with Prince Andrew.”
Along with Sheen and Wilson, the series will star Joanna Scanlan as Amanda Thirsk, Alex Jennings (“Your Christmas or Mine?”) as Sir Edward Young, and Éanna Hardwicke (“The Sixth Commandment”) as Stewart Maclean.
The series follows on Amazon’s past successes with “A Very English Scandal” starring Hugh Grant and Ben Whishaw and “A Very British Scandal” starring Claire Foy and Paul Bettany.
Jeremy Brock is writing “A Very Royal Scandal” with Julian Jarrold directing.
- 11/20/2023
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Julianne Nicholson (Mare of Easttown) and Eliza Scanlen (Sharp Objects) have landed the lead roles in the BBC’s upcoming crime drama series Dope Girls, we can reveal.
Umi Myers, Eilidh Fisher and Geraldine James have also landed major parts in the series, which we first told you about back in March. At the time, our sources said the BBC sees Dope Girls as a spiritual successor to Peaky Blinders, which ended last year.
Filming on the show, which is set in London’s Soho in the early 20th century, when female gangs ran the clubs, drugs and moonshine, is now underway. It will launch on BBC One and BBC iPlayer, and comes from Polly Stenham and Alex Warren (Eleanor).
Nicholson will play Kate Galloway, a single mother who establishes a nightclub amidst the hedonistic uproar of post-World War One London, embracing a life...
Umi Myers, Eilidh Fisher and Geraldine James have also landed major parts in the series, which we first told you about back in March. At the time, our sources said the BBC sees Dope Girls as a spiritual successor to Peaky Blinders, which ended last year.
Filming on the show, which is set in London’s Soho in the early 20th century, when female gangs ran the clubs, drugs and moonshine, is now underway. It will launch on BBC One and BBC iPlayer, and comes from Polly Stenham and Alex Warren (Eleanor).
Nicholson will play Kate Galloway, a single mother who establishes a nightclub amidst the hedonistic uproar of post-World War One London, embracing a life...
- 11/15/2023
- by Rosy Cordero, Jesse Whittock and Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
The completed thriller is the directorial debut of ‘Line Of Duty’ and ’His Dark Materials’ first assistant director Jonathan Eckersle.
UK thriller The Stoic has been picked up for world sales, with Archstone Entertainment repping North America and UK genre specialist Jinga Films leading on all other territories.
The completed thriller is the directorial debut of first assistant director Jonathan Eckersley, whose credits include The Railway Children Return and TV series such as His Dark Materials, Somewhere Boy and Line Of Duty.
It shot in North Wales and Derbyshire, and sees Boiling Point and Snatch actor James Fleyming star alongside Bruce Payne,...
UK thriller The Stoic has been picked up for world sales, with Archstone Entertainment repping North America and UK genre specialist Jinga Films leading on all other territories.
The completed thriller is the directorial debut of first assistant director Jonathan Eckersley, whose credits include The Railway Children Return and TV series such as His Dark Materials, Somewhere Boy and Line Of Duty.
It shot in North Wales and Derbyshire, and sees Boiling Point and Snatch actor James Fleyming star alongside Bruce Payne,...
- 11/1/2023
- by Mona Tabbara
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Oscar and BAFTA-winning VFX firm Framestore has hired industry veteran and former Mpc exec Gary Brozenich. He will take up the new position of international production supervisor.
Brozenich spent 22 years at Mpc and has worked on box office tentpoles such as Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, The Lone Ranger, Maleficent: Mistress of Evil, and two installments of the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise. He is also a three-time collaborator of Ridley Scott, working across Kingdom of Heaven, The Last Duel, and All the Money in the World. Elsewhere, Brozenich has supervised for Gore Verbinski (The Lone Ranger), Ron Howard (The Davinci Code), and Tim Burton (Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street). Most recently, he worked with Steven Caple Jr on Transformers: Rise of the Beasts.
Gary Brozenich
At Framestore, Brozenich will work alongside the company’s senior team of supervisors who have delivered Oscar and BAFTA-winning or nominated work such as Gravity,...
Brozenich spent 22 years at Mpc and has worked on box office tentpoles such as Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, The Lone Ranger, Maleficent: Mistress of Evil, and two installments of the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise. He is also a three-time collaborator of Ridley Scott, working across Kingdom of Heaven, The Last Duel, and All the Money in the World. Elsewhere, Brozenich has supervised for Gore Verbinski (The Lone Ranger), Ron Howard (The Davinci Code), and Tim Burton (Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street). Most recently, he worked with Steven Caple Jr on Transformers: Rise of the Beasts.
Gary Brozenich
At Framestore, Brozenich will work alongside the company’s senior team of supervisors who have delivered Oscar and BAFTA-winning or nominated work such as Gravity,...
- 10/20/2023
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
Four years ago, it was announced that Ben Wheatley would be writing, directing, and executive producing Generation Z, a “hilarious, frightening, and political” series that would consist of six hour-long episodes that would “mix flesh-eating zombies into a story that satirizes how Brexit has divided the UK.” That project didn’t make it into production when it was originally supposed to because of the pandemic shutdown… but after making his latest film Meg 2: The Trench (you can read our review at This Link and check out our interview with the filmmaker Here), Wheatley has circled back around to Generation Z and is now knee-deep into filming it! To celebrate the fact that Generation Z is finally being made, Channel 4 has unveiled a batch of first look images, and you can check those out at the bottom of this article.
The show is described as “a coming-of-age parable for...
The show is described as “a coming-of-age parable for...
- 10/18/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Eleven and Sony Television International are adapting novelist and former politician Jeffrey Archer’s bestselling “Kane and Abel” trilogy for television.
The trilogy, comprising “Kane and Abel,” “The Prodigal Daughter” and “Shall We Tell The President,” were written by Archer between 1977 and 1982. It tells the story of two men, one Polish, an illegitimate son of a Baron, the other rich and privileged from a wealthy Boston banking family. Born on the same day on opposite sides of the world, their paths cross only once in their ruthless pursuit to build a fortune, but what follows is an epic story of revenge that spans 60 years. Linked by an all-consuming hatred after one catastrophic incident, these two patriarchs blindly commit their lives to destroying one another’s empires. It’s only when Abel’s strong-willed daughter, Florentyna, meets Kane’s son Richard, that these two enemies start to understand that their feud...
The trilogy, comprising “Kane and Abel,” “The Prodigal Daughter” and “Shall We Tell The President,” were written by Archer between 1977 and 1982. It tells the story of two men, one Polish, an illegitimate son of a Baron, the other rich and privileged from a wealthy Boston banking family. Born on the same day on opposite sides of the world, their paths cross only once in their ruthless pursuit to build a fortune, but what follows is an epic story of revenge that spans 60 years. Linked by an all-consuming hatred after one catastrophic incident, these two patriarchs blindly commit their lives to destroying one another’s empires. It’s only when Abel’s strong-willed daughter, Florentyna, meets Kane’s son Richard, that these two enemies start to understand that their feud...
- 10/9/2023
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
As an ardent devotee of the written word and an avid connoisseur of cinematic storytelling, I’ve always been enthralled by the experience of witnessing beloved fantasy novels come to life on the screen.
The result is enchanting when ink and imagination merge into a visual symphony. The tales that have captured my heart and imagination have found new dimensions when adapted for television or film.
Related: Top 10 Best TV Series of All Time, Ranked by Viewers
From the gallant quests to the fantastical creatures, these adaptations transport us to mystical realms where the unimaginable becomes a reality.
I invite you on a journey through ten epic fantasy series that have undergone a magical transformation from page to screen, immersing us in worlds of wonder, peril, and unparalleled adventure.
A Personal Quest into Enchanted Worlds
Ever since I was introduced to the spellbinding allure of fantasy novels, I’ve been...
The result is enchanting when ink and imagination merge into a visual symphony. The tales that have captured my heart and imagination have found new dimensions when adapted for television or film.
Related: Top 10 Best TV Series of All Time, Ranked by Viewers
From the gallant quests to the fantastical creatures, these adaptations transport us to mystical realms where the unimaginable becomes a reality.
I invite you on a journey through ten epic fantasy series that have undergone a magical transformation from page to screen, immersing us in worlds of wonder, peril, and unparalleled adventure.
A Personal Quest into Enchanted Worlds
Ever since I was introduced to the spellbinding allure of fantasy novels, I’ve been...
- 10/8/2023
- by Pia Vermaak
- buddytv.com
Paolo Coelho’s modern classic “The Alchemist” is about to become a major motion picture. Legendary Entertainment has nabbed the film, television and ancillary rights to the worldwide literary sensation. Sony’s TriStar Pictures is set to distribute. Jack Thorne will pen the adaptation, which has been in development since at least 2016.
The novel concerns a young shepherd journeying to the pyramids of Egypt after having a recurring dream of finding fortune and glory within the ancient tombs. The story of the treasures Santiago finds along the way has taught its readers about the wisdom of listening to their hearts, learning to read the omens strewn along life’s path, and following one’s dreams.
The novel, originally published in 1988 in Portuguese, has sold over 150 million copies since its publication. Its legion of fans took to its suggestion that “When you truly want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.
The novel concerns a young shepherd journeying to the pyramids of Egypt after having a recurring dream of finding fortune and glory within the ancient tombs. The story of the treasures Santiago finds along the way has taught its readers about the wisdom of listening to their hearts, learning to read the omens strewn along life’s path, and following one’s dreams.
The novel, originally published in 1988 in Portuguese, has sold over 150 million copies since its publication. Its legion of fans took to its suggestion that “When you truly want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.
- 10/3/2023
- by Scott Mendelson
- The Wrap
“The Alchemist” by Paolo Coelho is set to be adapted for the screen.
Legendary Entertainment has acquired the film, TV, and ancillary rights to the acclaimed book, Variety has learned. The company will lead development of a film adaptation along with Sony’s TriStar Pictures and Palmstar, with TriStar set to distribute under their distribution partnership with Legendary.
Jack Thorne is attached to write the film. Thorne is known for writing films like both “Enola Holmes” Netflix features as well as “The Swimmers” and “The Aeronauts.” He also recently developed the series adaptation of “His Dark Materials” and wrote the critically-acclaimed miniseries “National Treasure.” In theater, he is known for writing “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” as well as “The Motive and the Cue.” He has won multiple BAFTAs and an Olivier and Tony Award.
He is repped by UTA, Sloane Offer and Casarotto Ramsay & Associates in the UK.
Legendary Entertainment has acquired the film, TV, and ancillary rights to the acclaimed book, Variety has learned. The company will lead development of a film adaptation along with Sony’s TriStar Pictures and Palmstar, with TriStar set to distribute under their distribution partnership with Legendary.
Jack Thorne is attached to write the film. Thorne is known for writing films like both “Enola Holmes” Netflix features as well as “The Swimmers” and “The Aeronauts.” He also recently developed the series adaptation of “His Dark Materials” and wrote the critically-acclaimed miniseries “National Treasure.” In theater, he is known for writing “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” as well as “The Motive and the Cue.” He has won multiple BAFTAs and an Olivier and Tony Award.
He is repped by UTA, Sloane Offer and Casarotto Ramsay & Associates in the UK.
- 10/3/2023
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
The elusive feature adaptation of Paulo Coelho’s popular novel The Alchemist has gone from lead to gold — again.
Legendary Entertainment has secured the film, TV and ancillary rights to develop a feature based on the classic novel, with TriStar Pictures on board to release. Jack Thorne — whose film credits include Enola Holmes and The Swimmers — is attached to write the feature adaptation of a popular 1988 novel that has seen a road to the big screen as winding as the traveler’s philosophical journey in the book.
Laurence Fishburne had wanted to develop Coelho’s best-selling book for 16 years after acquiring the film rights from Warner Bros. Pictures with the intent of making the movie themselves. Warners acquired author Coelho’s book — about a traveler journeying the world during the Inquisition in order to find man’s purpose in the world — in 2003 as a Fishburne vehicle.
In 2008, The Weinstein Co.
Legendary Entertainment has secured the film, TV and ancillary rights to develop a feature based on the classic novel, with TriStar Pictures on board to release. Jack Thorne — whose film credits include Enola Holmes and The Swimmers — is attached to write the feature adaptation of a popular 1988 novel that has seen a road to the big screen as winding as the traveler’s philosophical journey in the book.
Laurence Fishburne had wanted to develop Coelho’s best-selling book for 16 years after acquiring the film rights from Warner Bros. Pictures with the intent of making the movie themselves. Warners acquired author Coelho’s book — about a traveler journeying the world during the Inquisition in order to find man’s purpose in the world — in 2003 as a Fishburne vehicle.
In 2008, The Weinstein Co.
- 10/3/2023
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
With the Writers Guild of America (WGA) and representatives of Hollywood studios and streamers reaching a tentative deal on a new contract late Sunday, international reactions started pouring in Monday.
Among the groups chiming in on the development was the Writers’ Guild of Great Britain (Wggb). “We send our congratulations to our sister union in the States on reaching a tentative agreement with the AMPTP,” Wggb chair Lisa Holdsworth said in a statement. “In the past 146 days we’ve seen an extraordinary show of solidarity from writers and their union siblings on both sides of the Atlantic, and indeed around the world. We’ve been overwhelmed by the response of our own membership in standing with their striking colleagues overseas — you have followed the WGA strike rules to the letter, turned out to the Wggb protest in London in the summer and sent a tsunami of support on social media.
Among the groups chiming in on the development was the Writers’ Guild of Great Britain (Wggb). “We send our congratulations to our sister union in the States on reaching a tentative agreement with the AMPTP,” Wggb chair Lisa Holdsworth said in a statement. “In the past 146 days we’ve seen an extraordinary show of solidarity from writers and their union siblings on both sides of the Atlantic, and indeed around the world. We’ve been overwhelmed by the response of our own membership in standing with their striking colleagues overseas — you have followed the WGA strike rules to the letter, turned out to the Wggb protest in London in the summer and sent a tsunami of support on social media.
- 9/25/2023
- by Georg Szalai
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: Here’s your first teaser trailer for anticipated Toronto Film Festival world premiere The End We Start From, starring Emmy and BAFTA winner Jodie Comer (Killing Eve) as a woman trying to get home with her baby amid an environmental disaster.
We can also reveal a U.S. release date for the movie of December 8th, 2023. Number of screens is currently under discussion with expectation that it will fall somewhere between wide and limited.
As we previously revealed, Paramount’s Republic Pictures acquired North American rights to the dystopian drama during Cannes. Below you can also see a first poster for the movie.
Comer stars as a woman who, along with her newborn child, must try to find her way home amid an environmental crisis that submerges London in flood waters and sees their young family torn apart in the chaos. The film debuts at TIFF tomorrow [Sunday 10th].
Mahalia Belo...
We can also reveal a U.S. release date for the movie of December 8th, 2023. Number of screens is currently under discussion with expectation that it will fall somewhere between wide and limited.
As we previously revealed, Paramount’s Republic Pictures acquired North American rights to the dystopian drama during Cannes. Below you can also see a first poster for the movie.
Comer stars as a woman who, along with her newborn child, must try to find her way home amid an environmental crisis that submerges London in flood waters and sees their young family torn apart in the chaos. The film debuts at TIFF tomorrow [Sunday 10th].
Mahalia Belo...
- 9/9/2023
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Actress Ruth Wilson ("Luther") poses for the October 2023 issue of "Tatler" magazine, wearing Marni, Schiaparelli and Jimmy Choo, photographed by Luc Braquet:
The Brit actress is noted for her performance in "Jane Eyre" (2006), as 'Alice Morgan' in the BBC psychological crime drama "Luther",[ as 'Alison Lockhart' in the Showtime drama "The Affair" (2014–2018), and as "Mrs Wilson" (2018).
Since 2019, she has portrayed 'Marisa Coulter' in the BBC/HBO fantasy series "His Dark Materials".
Her film credits include "The Lone Ranger" (2013), "Saving Mr. Banks" (2013), "I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House" (2016), and "Dark River" (2017). She is now starring in the TV series "The Woman In The Wall" (2023).
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The Brit actress is noted for her performance in "Jane Eyre" (2006), as 'Alice Morgan' in the BBC psychological crime drama "Luther",[ as 'Alison Lockhart' in the Showtime drama "The Affair" (2014–2018), and as "Mrs Wilson" (2018).
Since 2019, she has portrayed 'Marisa Coulter' in the BBC/HBO fantasy series "His Dark Materials".
Her film credits include "The Lone Ranger" (2013), "Saving Mr. Banks" (2013), "I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House" (2016), and "Dark River" (2017). She is now starring in the TV series "The Woman In The Wall" (2023).
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- 8/27/2023
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Fantastic Fest is back for its eighteenth edition featuring 29 World Premieres, 24 North American Premieres, and 18 U.S. Premieres. The festival will once again possess Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar in Austin, TX from September 21st – 28th. Badges are available now.
“The Fantastic Fest team is ready to take you on a journey you won’t ever forget. We’ve taken the best week of the year and supercharged it: more movies, more parties, more fun,” says Festival Director Lisa Dreyer. “If you want to see the best new movies from around the world first with the best audience, Fantastic Fest is the place to be.”
The opening night film for Fantastic Fest 2023 is the world premiere of Legendary Pictures’ The Toxic Avenger, a hilarious and action-packed reimagining of the classic Troma film from director Macon Blair that features an all-star cast including Peter Dinklage who will pick up the infamous mop...
“The Fantastic Fest team is ready to take you on a journey you won’t ever forget. We’ve taken the best week of the year and supercharged it: more movies, more parties, more fun,” says Festival Director Lisa Dreyer. “If you want to see the best new movies from around the world first with the best audience, Fantastic Fest is the place to be.”
The opening night film for Fantastic Fest 2023 is the world premiere of Legendary Pictures’ The Toxic Avenger, a hilarious and action-packed reimagining of the classic Troma film from director Macon Blair that features an all-star cast including Peter Dinklage who will pick up the infamous mop...
- 8/15/2023
- by Valerie Complex
- Deadline Film + TV
Netflix Shares “The Fall of the House of Usher” First Look and Premiere Date
Netflix has shared the first look and premiere date for its highly anticipated miniseries adaptation of “The Fall of the House of the Usher.” The latest from Mike Flanagan the horror series is based on the works of Edgar Allan Poe, where ruthless siblings Roderick and Madeline Usher have built Fortunato Pharmaceuticals into an empire of wealth, privilege and power, but past secrets come to light when the heirs to the Usher dynasty start dying at the hands of a mysterious woman from their youth.
Check out more first-look images from “The Fall of the House of Usher”
The ensemble cast includes Bruce Greenwood, Carla Gugino, Mary McDonnell, Carl Lumbly, Mark Hamill, Michael Trucco, T’Nia Miller, Paola Nuñez, Henry Thomas, Kyleigh Curran, Samantha Sloyan, Rahul Kohli, Kate Siegel, Sauriyan Sapkota, Zach Gilford, Willa Fitzgerald, Katie Parker,...
Netflix has shared the first look and premiere date for its highly anticipated miniseries adaptation of “The Fall of the House of the Usher.” The latest from Mike Flanagan the horror series is based on the works of Edgar Allan Poe, where ruthless siblings Roderick and Madeline Usher have built Fortunato Pharmaceuticals into an empire of wealth, privilege and power, but past secrets come to light when the heirs to the Usher dynasty start dying at the hands of a mysterious woman from their youth.
Check out more first-look images from “The Fall of the House of Usher”
The ensemble cast includes Bruce Greenwood, Carla Gugino, Mary McDonnell, Carl Lumbly, Mark Hamill, Michael Trucco, T’Nia Miller, Paola Nuñez, Henry Thomas, Kyleigh Curran, Samantha Sloyan, Rahul Kohli, Kate Siegel, Sauriyan Sapkota, Zach Gilford, Willa Fitzgerald, Katie Parker,...
- 8/11/2023
- by Ashley Steves
- The Streamable
Based on a comic book from the Italian independent publisher Sergio Bonelli, the live-action English-language action thriller Dampyr has now received a digital release courtesy of Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, and you can check it out on Amazon at This Link. To help you decide whether or not Dampyr is a movie you’d like to check out, we have the trailer embedded above.
The Dampyr comic book was created by Mauro Boselli and Maurizio Colombo, and the duo also crafted the story for the film adaptation. Boselli then wrote the screenplay with Giovanni Masi, Alberto Ostini, and Mauro Uzzeo. Directed by first-time filmmaker Riccardo Chemello, the film has the following synopsis: Based on the popular comic book series, Dampyr follows Harlan Draka, a con artist. Haunted by nightmares, Harlan Draka wanders through the war-torn Balkan countryside, making money out of ridding superstitious villagers of imaginary monsters. But after being...
The Dampyr comic book was created by Mauro Boselli and Maurizio Colombo, and the duo also crafted the story for the film adaptation. Boselli then wrote the screenplay with Giovanni Masi, Alberto Ostini, and Mauro Uzzeo. Directed by first-time filmmaker Riccardo Chemello, the film has the following synopsis: Based on the popular comic book series, Dampyr follows Harlan Draka, a con artist. Haunted by nightmares, Harlan Draka wanders through the war-torn Balkan countryside, making money out of ridding superstitious villagers of imaginary monsters. But after being...
- 8/10/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
From the pages of novels to the screens of our televisions, these fantasy series have captured all our hearts – offering an escape to extraordinary worlds filled with wonder and adventure.
This article will delve into twelve binge-worthy fantasy epics that have received acclaim and admiration from fans and critics alike.
Get ready to embark on unforgettable journeys to fantastical realms!
1 ‘Game of Thrones’ (2011-2019)
This incredible series is based on a book series written by George R.R Martin. “Game of Thrones” is one of television’s most iconic and influential fantasy epics.
Related: “House of the Dragon” vs. “Game of Thrones” (5 Major Differences)
The show took viewers on a complex journey through Westeros’s treacherous and politically charged land, where noble families vied for power and control of the Iron Throne.
With its gripping plotlines, intricate character development, and unexpected twists, “Game of Thrones” captivated global audiences, making it a cultural phenomenon.
This article will delve into twelve binge-worthy fantasy epics that have received acclaim and admiration from fans and critics alike.
Get ready to embark on unforgettable journeys to fantastical realms!
1 ‘Game of Thrones’ (2011-2019)
This incredible series is based on a book series written by George R.R Martin. “Game of Thrones” is one of television’s most iconic and influential fantasy epics.
Related: “House of the Dragon” vs. “Game of Thrones” (5 Major Differences)
The show took viewers on a complex journey through Westeros’s treacherous and politically charged land, where noble families vied for power and control of the Iron Throne.
With its gripping plotlines, intricate character development, and unexpected twists, “Game of Thrones” captivated global audiences, making it a cultural phenomenon.
- 8/7/2023
- by Pia Vermaak
- buddytv.com
UK agency Casarotto Ramsay & Associates has named former Meta and Film4 exec Anna Higgs as Managing Director.
She will join in August, having most recently been Director of Entertainment Partnerships at Meta, which has been cutting staff as it seeks to reshape its business amid economic uncertainty.
Higgs is also the Chair of the BAFTA Film Committee, having been recently reelected. She was also The Night Manager producer The Ink Factory’s digital lead, Film4’s Head of Digital and worked at online channel Nowness. Further back she founded Quark Films.
Higgs joins a team of over 60 staff, who look after a client roster that includes Academy Award winning directors Steve McQueen, Edward Berger and Lenny Abrahamson; Academy Award winning writer Christopher Hampton; Mood creator Nicôle Lecky; Enola Holmes and His Dark Materials scribe Jack Thorne; playwrights such as Sir David Hare and Lucy Kirkwood; and several others. It...
She will join in August, having most recently been Director of Entertainment Partnerships at Meta, which has been cutting staff as it seeks to reshape its business amid economic uncertainty.
Higgs is also the Chair of the BAFTA Film Committee, having been recently reelected. She was also The Night Manager producer The Ink Factory’s digital lead, Film4’s Head of Digital and worked at online channel Nowness. Further back she founded Quark Films.
Higgs joins a team of over 60 staff, who look after a client roster that includes Academy Award winning directors Steve McQueen, Edward Berger and Lenny Abrahamson; Academy Award winning writer Christopher Hampton; Mood creator Nicôle Lecky; Enola Holmes and His Dark Materials scribe Jack Thorne; playwrights such as Sir David Hare and Lucy Kirkwood; and several others. It...
- 7/20/2023
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. vet Iain De Caestecker looks to be having a royally good time in the first trailer for MGM+’s The Winter King, which premieres Sunday, Aug. 20 at 9/8c.
Described as a “a bold and revisionist take on well-loved Arthurian legends” and based on the Warlord Chronicles novels by Bernard Cornwell, The Winter King “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,” according to the official synopsis. “The series follows Arthur Pendragon as he evolves from...
Described as a “a bold and revisionist take on well-loved Arthurian legends” and based on the Warlord Chronicles novels by Bernard Cornwell, The Winter King “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,” according to the official synopsis. “The series follows Arthur Pendragon as he evolves from...
- 7/11/2023
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
Variety Awards Circuit section is the home for all awards news and related content throughout the year, featuring the following: the official predictions for the upcoming Oscars, Emmys, Grammys and Tony Awards ceremonies, curated by Variety senior awards editor Clayton Davis. The prediction pages reflect the current standings in the race and do not reflect personal preferences for any individual contender. As other formal (and informal) polls suggest, competitions are fluid and subject to change based on buzz and events. Predictions are updated every Thursday.
Visit the prediction pages for the respective ceremonies via the links below:
Oscars | Emmys | Grammys | Tonys
2023 Emmy Predictions:
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Weekly Commentary: Commentary to be added in the coming weeks.
Read: Variety’s Awards Circuit for the latest Primetime Emmy predictions in the major categories.
Read: Variety’s Awards Circuit for the latest Creative Arts predictions in all categories.
And...
Visit the prediction pages for the respective ceremonies via the links below:
Oscars | Emmys | Grammys | Tonys
2023 Emmy Predictions:
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Weekly Commentary: Commentary to be added in the coming weeks.
Read: Variety’s Awards Circuit for the latest Primetime Emmy predictions in the major categories.
Read: Variety’s Awards Circuit for the latest Creative Arts predictions in all categories.
And...
- 6/20/2023
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV
The TV academy has honored voice-only performances since 1992, when six cast members from “The Simpsons” collectively became the first actors to receive Emmys for such work. The Best Voice-Over Performance category became an official non-juried one in 2009 and was then split into two categories in 2014: Best Character Voice-Over and Best Narrator. Harry Shearer (“The Simpsons”) was the former category’s first champion, having been nominated once before for the same series.
The 2023 Best Character Voice-Over ballot consists of 148 performances, which is down by 74 from last year. Seeking her third victory is Maya Rudolph, who plays Connie the Hormone Monstress on “Big Mouth.” Also in the mix are former winners Shearer, Hank Azaria (“The Simpsons”), Alex Borstein (“Family Guy”), and Seth MacFarlane (“Family Guy”).
Unlike the live action and fictional program nominees, which are chosen by all 20,000 plus academy members, the Best Character Voice-Over contenders are picked only by voters...
The 2023 Best Character Voice-Over ballot consists of 148 performances, which is down by 74 from last year. Seeking her third victory is Maya Rudolph, who plays Connie the Hormone Monstress on “Big Mouth.” Also in the mix are former winners Shearer, Hank Azaria (“The Simpsons”), Alex Borstein (“Family Guy”), and Seth MacFarlane (“Family Guy”).
Unlike the live action and fictional program nominees, which are chosen by all 20,000 plus academy members, the Best Character Voice-Over contenders are picked only by voters...
- 6/19/2023
- by Matthew Stewart
- Gold Derby
The Writers Guild of America strike is putting the spotlight on key issues that are important to ensuring a future for writers, Succession creator Jesse Armstrong and colleagues told The Hollywood Reporter on Wednesday in central London where they participated in a show of support for the WGA strike on a “Global Day of Solidarity” that used the moniker and hashtag Screenwriters Everywhere.
Armstrong discussed such core hot-button issues in the labor dispute as pay, writers rooms and AI.
“Writers rooms need lots of different perspectives,” he told THR. And if you can’t make a living as a writer, we won’t get young people joining the industry.”
AI affects every area of life these days. “Anyone who works right now is thinking how they could be replaced by AI,” Armstrong explains. “For writers, there’s a particular concern that work that previous writers have done, or [we have done] ourselves, could...
Armstrong discussed such core hot-button issues in the labor dispute as pay, writers rooms and AI.
“Writers rooms need lots of different perspectives,” he told THR. And if you can’t make a living as a writer, we won’t get young people joining the industry.”
AI affects every area of life these days. “Anyone who works right now is thinking how they could be replaced by AI,” Armstrong explains. “For writers, there’s a particular concern that work that previous writers have done, or [we have done] ourselves, could...
- 6/14/2023
- by Georg Szalai
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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