Kevin Costner is a legend in the Western genre. From his Best Picture winning feature directorial debut "Dances With Wolves" to his work on the wildly popular TV series "Yellowstone," Costner has cemented himself as an icon in this area. Now, after years of development, he has stepped behind the camera to bring "Horizon: An American Saga" to life. The planned four-film franchise is releasing its first two parts mere weeks apart this summer, with "Chapter 1" arriving next weekend. Unfortunately, it appears as though Costner's ambitious passion project isn't going to be commercially viable. At least not out of the gate.
"Horizon: An American Saga -- Chapter 1" is currently eyeing an opening weekend between $11 and $18 million, per Box Office Theory. That lines up with early tracking, which had the film taking in around $12 million on opening weekend, according to The Hollywood Reporter. In short, that's not a good start --...
"Horizon: An American Saga -- Chapter 1" is currently eyeing an opening weekend between $11 and $18 million, per Box Office Theory. That lines up with early tracking, which had the film taking in around $12 million on opening weekend, according to The Hollywood Reporter. In short, that's not a good start --...
- 6/20/2024
- by Ryan Scott
- Slash Film
BAFTA-nominated Irish actor Robert Sheehan (The Umbrella Academy) has signed on to lead a stage adaptation of Bruce Robinson’s 1987 cult tragi-comedy Withnail and I at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre alongside actors Adonis Siddique and Malcolm Sinclair.
Directed by the double Olivier Award-winning Sean Foley, Artistic Director of Birmingham Rep, and designed by Alice Power, the show will premiere at Birmingham Repertory Theatre, with performances from 3 May until 25 May 2024.
The adaption was written by Robinson. The original film was based on an unpublished novel by Robinson and was produced by Handmade Films, with Richard E Grant, Paul McGann, and Richard Griffiths leading. On stage, Sheehan will star as Withnail while Siddique is Marwood, and Malcolm Sinclair is Uncle Monty.
Sheehan made his acting debut in Aisling Walsh’s acclaimed feature Song For A Raggy Boy. Since then, his screen credits include Season of the Witch, Cherrybomb, Killing Bono, The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones,...
Directed by the double Olivier Award-winning Sean Foley, Artistic Director of Birmingham Rep, and designed by Alice Power, the show will premiere at Birmingham Repertory Theatre, with performances from 3 May until 25 May 2024.
The adaption was written by Robinson. The original film was based on an unpublished novel by Robinson and was produced by Handmade Films, with Richard E Grant, Paul McGann, and Richard Griffiths leading. On stage, Sheehan will star as Withnail while Siddique is Marwood, and Malcolm Sinclair is Uncle Monty.
Sheehan made his acting debut in Aisling Walsh’s acclaimed feature Song For A Raggy Boy. Since then, his screen credits include Season of the Witch, Cherrybomb, Killing Bono, The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones,...
- 3/18/2024
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
New comedy-drama film Our Kid shares the story of a working-class family learning to deal with adversity through humour and community. Our Kid, which premiered as part of the Raindance Film Festival, is based on the multi-award-winning short Thomas by Daniel P. Lewis. The film is written by Daniel P. Lewis and is directed by veteran ‘bad guy’ actor Sean Cronin.
The story is told through the eyes and imagination of twelve-year-old Laura Reilly (Poppie Jae-Hughes), whose only goal in life is to one day play football professionally. Although Laura has many footballing heroes, her older brother Thomas has won her ultimate admiration – with his quest to raise money for charity through a sponsored bike ride while overcoming the challenges he will face from his Cerebral Palsy. Family and friends pull together to help Thomas overcome adversity and show the community what determination and perseverance can achieve.
Our Kid features...
The story is told through the eyes and imagination of twelve-year-old Laura Reilly (Poppie Jae-Hughes), whose only goal in life is to one day play football professionally. Although Laura has many footballing heroes, her older brother Thomas has won her ultimate admiration – with his quest to raise money for charity through a sponsored bike ride while overcoming the challenges he will face from his Cerebral Palsy. Family and friends pull together to help Thomas overcome adversity and show the community what determination and perseverance can achieve.
Our Kid features...
- 12/14/2023
- by Kevin Haldon
- Nerdly
Nicolas Cage is ready to show audiences he’s no Barney when it comes to joining the Dawn patrol for some heavy waves in The Surfer, a psychological thriller from Vivarium director Lorcan Finnegan. The project recently wrapped production in Western Australia, with Cage taking the lead as “a man who returns to Australia to buy back his family home after many years in the U.S. but is humiliated in front of his teenage son by a group of local surfers who claim ownership over the secluded beach of his childhood. Wounded, he defies them and remains at the beach, demanding acceptance. As the conflict escalates, he is brought to the edge of his sanity, and his identity is thrown into question.” (via Deadline)
Today’s image for The Surfer depicts Cage with a look of bewilderment as he stares at a bullet. With a wound across his forehead and wrinkled clothing,...
Today’s image for The Surfer depicts Cage with a look of bewilderment as he stares at a bullet. With a wound across his forehead and wrinkled clothing,...
- 12/11/2023
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
It has been a full 20 years since Oscar-winner Kevin Costner directed a movie but he is finally back for his first turn behind the camera since 2003's "Open Range." Not only that, but Costner decided to go ahead and tackle an ambitious two-part cinematic event that will arrive in theaters next summer in the form of "Horizon: An American Saga." Chapter 1 is due to arrive in June of next year, followed by Chapter 2 in August, making for a pretty interesting experiment on the part of Warner Bros.
Now, we have our first glimpse at the experiment with a brief teaser trailer. For those who have enjoyed Costner's work in recent years on the hit TV series "Yellowstone," this is likely to serve as a treat as he's on horseback in an old-school Western shooting his rifle and rocking one heck of a mustache. This looks like the dad movie event of the decade.
Now, we have our first glimpse at the experiment with a brief teaser trailer. For those who have enjoyed Costner's work in recent years on the hit TV series "Yellowstone," this is likely to serve as a treat as he's on horseback in an old-school Western shooting his rifle and rocking one heck of a mustache. This looks like the dad movie event of the decade.
- 10/5/2023
- by Ryan Scott
- Slash Film
‘Citadel’ VFX Outfit Signs Chief Business Officer
Good Omens 2 and Citadel VFX outfit Milk has snapped up a former Dneg exec as Chief Business Development Officer and Exec Producer. Marianne Speight will lead the outfit’s new business and bidding teams, supporting group studios in London, France, Spain and Ireland. Working closely with Milk’s production team, she will focus on securing new business and developing stronger strategic relationships with major content partners across the industry. Speight is a 20-year industry vet who has previously held roles including Global Head of Bidding and Development at Dneg and VFX Producer at Scanline. Milk has recently delivered the likes of Good Omens 2, Citadel and Gerard Butler-starrer Kandahar. “Marianne has enjoyed a stellar career and we look forward to her bringing her energy, experience a’d connections to help us drive the next stage of our growth,” said Milk Executive Chairman Jag Mundi.
Good Omens 2 and Citadel VFX outfit Milk has snapped up a former Dneg exec as Chief Business Development Officer and Exec Producer. Marianne Speight will lead the outfit’s new business and bidding teams, supporting group studios in London, France, Spain and Ireland. Working closely with Milk’s production team, she will focus on securing new business and developing stronger strategic relationships with major content partners across the industry. Speight is a 20-year industry vet who has previously held roles including Global Head of Bidding and Development at Dneg and VFX Producer at Scanline. Milk has recently delivered the likes of Good Omens 2, Citadel and Gerard Butler-starrer Kandahar. “Marianne has enjoyed a stellar career and we look forward to her bringing her energy, experience a’d connections to help us drive the next stage of our growth,” said Milk Executive Chairman Jag Mundi.
- 8/18/2023
- by Max Goldbart and Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
Eve Best and Stockard Channing are adding more star quality to the cast of Suranne Jones’ upcoming three-part Itvx drama Maryland.
Created by Jones and Trollied creator Anne-Marie O’Connor, Maryland focuses on the relationship between two sisters, down-to-earth mother of two Becca (Jones) and disciplined high-flyer Rosaline (Best) who have been driven apart by complex family dynamics.
They travel to the Isle of Man to repatriate the body of their mother, Mary, leaving their father Richard at home in Manchester. Confined on the island, they discover shocking information about their mother and find it impossible to escape the ripple effect of her secrets and lies.
Best is currently enjoying strong reviews for her role as dragon rider Rhaenys Targaryen in HBO’s House of the Dragon.
Becca...
Created by Jones and Trollied creator Anne-Marie O’Connor, Maryland focuses on the relationship between two sisters, down-to-earth mother of two Becca (Jones) and disciplined high-flyer Rosaline (Best) who have been driven apart by complex family dynamics.
They travel to the Isle of Man to repatriate the body of their mother, Mary, leaving their father Richard at home in Manchester. Confined on the island, they discover shocking information about their mother and find it impossible to escape the ripple effect of her secrets and lies.
Best is currently enjoying strong reviews for her role as dragon rider Rhaenys Targaryen in HBO’s House of the Dragon.
Becca...
- 10/18/2022
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Film Constellation has boarded sales on debut feature Blue Jean, an identity drama set during Margaret Thatcher’s tenure as UK Prime Minister.
The Alienist and Close To Me actress Rosy McEwen stars in the Kleio Films production, which is backed by BBC Film and the BFI, in association with Great Point Media. Set in the north of England in 1988, at a time when Thatcher’s government passed a law stigmatizing gays and lesbians, the film follows Jean, a Pe teacher forced to live a double life. When a new student arrives and threatens to expose her, Jean is pushed to extreme lengths to keep her job and her integrity. Above is a first-look image of McEwen in the feature, which marks the feature directorial debut of Georgia Oakley. Producer is Hélène Sifre. Also starring are Kerrie Hayes (Tin Star) and Lucy Halliday.
Oakley’s shorts have screened at festivals including SXSW,...
The Alienist and Close To Me actress Rosy McEwen stars in the Kleio Films production, which is backed by BBC Film and the BFI, in association with Great Point Media. Set in the north of England in 1988, at a time when Thatcher’s government passed a law stigmatizing gays and lesbians, the film follows Jean, a Pe teacher forced to live a double life. When a new student arrives and threatens to expose her, Jean is pushed to extreme lengths to keep her job and her integrity. Above is a first-look image of McEwen in the feature, which marks the feature directorial debut of Georgia Oakley. Producer is Hélène Sifre. Also starring are Kerrie Hayes (Tin Star) and Lucy Halliday.
Oakley’s shorts have screened at festivals including SXSW,...
- 5/4/2022
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Paramount+’s international drama commissioning spree continues and Deadline can reveal New Pictures/Viacom International Studios (Vis) thriller The Blue, with filming set to commence in Thailand later this year.
The Blue comes fresh off the back of announcements for UK shows Flatshare, Kenneth Branagh’s A Gentleman in Moscow and the Sexy Beast remake, along with dramas from Germany and South Korea, as the Paramount streamer doubles down on international scripted shows and gears up for multiple European launches later this year.
Penned by White House Farm’s Kris Mrksa and directed by The Serpent’s Hans Herbots, The Blue stars Abigail Lawrie (Tin Star) and Rhianne Barreto (The Outlaws) as Lana and Kitty, two best friends on the run from the UK police. Together they find refuge on a romantic yacht called The Blue, crewed by a group of enigmatic, beautiful people who sail through South East...
The Blue comes fresh off the back of announcements for UK shows Flatshare, Kenneth Branagh’s A Gentleman in Moscow and the Sexy Beast remake, along with dramas from Germany and South Korea, as the Paramount streamer doubles down on international scripted shows and gears up for multiple European launches later this year.
Penned by White House Farm’s Kris Mrksa and directed by The Serpent’s Hans Herbots, The Blue stars Abigail Lawrie (Tin Star) and Rhianne Barreto (The Outlaws) as Lana and Kitty, two best friends on the run from the UK police. Together they find refuge on a romantic yacht called The Blue, crewed by a group of enigmatic, beautiful people who sail through South East...
- 3/7/2022
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Awards
Renowned singer Shirley Bassey is set to open this year’s BAFTA film awards with a James Bond tribute. Bassey has long been associated with 007, holding the record for an artist who has sung the most Bond theme songs with “Goldfinger” in 1964, “Diamonds Are Forever” in 1971 and “Moonraker” in 1979. The singer will perform “an iconic Bond theme” although which one will only be revealed on the night. This year’s BAFTA Awards will celebrate a number of iconic British film franchises, including Bond and Harry Potter. “Coda” lead Emilia Jones is also set to perform during the ceremony with a rendition of “Both Sides Now” by Joni Mitchell.
The BAFTA Awards will take place in London on March 13.
Animation
Independent production outfit Big Deal Films (“Little Badman”) is teaming with Hoek, Line & Thinker for Big Thinkers, a new initiative to find the next big animated hit authored by diverse U.
Renowned singer Shirley Bassey is set to open this year’s BAFTA film awards with a James Bond tribute. Bassey has long been associated with 007, holding the record for an artist who has sung the most Bond theme songs with “Goldfinger” in 1964, “Diamonds Are Forever” in 1971 and “Moonraker” in 1979. The singer will perform “an iconic Bond theme” although which one will only be revealed on the night. This year’s BAFTA Awards will celebrate a number of iconic British film franchises, including Bond and Harry Potter. “Coda” lead Emilia Jones is also set to perform during the ceremony with a rendition of “Both Sides Now” by Joni Mitchell.
The BAFTA Awards will take place in London on March 13.
Animation
Independent production outfit Big Deal Films (“Little Badman”) is teaming with Hoek, Line & Thinker for Big Thinkers, a new initiative to find the next big animated hit authored by diverse U.
- 3/7/2022
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
Luca Villacis, Prince Amponsah, Dylan Taylor, Joe Pingue, Maxwell McCabe-Lokos, Ajahnis Charley, Milton Barnes and Kate Moyer are set for recurring roles in HBO Max’s Station Eleven. Starring Mackenzie Davis and Himesh Patel, the 10-episode limited drama series, based on the international bestseller by Emily St. John Mandel, comes from Maniac creator Patrick Somerville and Paramount TV Studios.
Written and executive produced by Somerville, Station Eleven is a post-apocalyptic saga spanning multiple timelines. It tells the stories of survivors of a devastating flu as they attempt to rebuild and reimagine the world anew while holding on to the best of what’s been lost.
Villacis plays Cody, a teenaged member of The Prophet’s cult.
Written and executive produced by Somerville, Station Eleven is a post-apocalyptic saga spanning multiple timelines. It tells the stories of survivors of a devastating flu as they attempt to rebuild and reimagine the world anew while holding on to the best of what’s been lost.
Villacis plays Cody, a teenaged member of The Prophet’s cult.
- 6/15/2021
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: London-based Gaumont UK is bolstering its local team with the appointment of Wall To Wall’s Executive Producer For Drama Myar Craig-Brown as Creative Director.
Craig-Brown will oversee Gaumont’s growing slate of drama for the global market and will report directly into executive producer Alison Jackson (Tin Star) who heads up Gaumont’s UK division.
During her five-year tenure at Wall To Wall, Craig-Brown brought in and developed multiple projects, including two DC titles. Previously, as Head of Drama at Warner Bros’ Headstrong Pictures, she executive-produced series 12 of hit BBC drama New Tricks, and during her run at ITV Studios she executive-produced long-running ITV drama Vera, A Mother’s Son, Just Henry and The Psychopath Next Door. She started her career in continuing drama, script editing on a variety of titles including Family Affairs, Doctors and Holby City – the latter of which she went on to series produce.
Gaumont...
Craig-Brown will oversee Gaumont’s growing slate of drama for the global market and will report directly into executive producer Alison Jackson (Tin Star) who heads up Gaumont’s UK division.
During her five-year tenure at Wall To Wall, Craig-Brown brought in and developed multiple projects, including two DC titles. Previously, as Head of Drama at Warner Bros’ Headstrong Pictures, she executive-produced series 12 of hit BBC drama New Tricks, and during her run at ITV Studios she executive-produced long-running ITV drama Vera, A Mother’s Son, Just Henry and The Psychopath Next Door. She started her career in continuing drama, script editing on a variety of titles including Family Affairs, Doctors and Holby City – the latter of which she went on to series produce.
Gaumont...
- 6/2/2021
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
BBC has unveiled the first image from new police drama “The Responder,” starring Martin Freeman.
Written by ex-police officer Tony Schumacher and made by Dancing Ledge Productions (“The Salisbury Poisonings”), Freeman stars as Chris, a crisis-stricken, morally compromised urgent response officer who is forced to take on a new rookie partner (Adelayo Adedayo).
Together, they realize that survival in a high-pressure, relentless night-time world will depend on them either helping or destroying each other.
The BBC drama, which was unveiled last year as part of a slate from first-time TV writers working with the public broadcaster, is billed as “holding a mirror up” to the extremes of life on the front line of British policing. The gritty police genre is a big hit with local audiences, who lapped up the latest season of BBC’s “Line of Duty,” which pulled in a record-breaking 12.8 million overnight viewers.
“Tony Schumacher’s scripts...
Written by ex-police officer Tony Schumacher and made by Dancing Ledge Productions (“The Salisbury Poisonings”), Freeman stars as Chris, a crisis-stricken, morally compromised urgent response officer who is forced to take on a new rookie partner (Adelayo Adedayo).
Together, they realize that survival in a high-pressure, relentless night-time world will depend on them either helping or destroying each other.
The BBC drama, which was unveiled last year as part of a slate from first-time TV writers working with the public broadcaster, is billed as “holding a mirror up” to the extremes of life on the front line of British policing. The gritty police genre is a big hit with local audiences, who lapped up the latest season of BBC’s “Line of Duty,” which pulled in a record-breaking 12.8 million overnight viewers.
“Tony Schumacher’s scripts...
- 5/20/2021
- by Manori Ravindran
- Variety Film + TV
This week marks the launch of new Sky Original series Intergalactic, and to mark the occasion we had the pleasure of speaking to several members of this illustrious ensemble. Below find interviews with Parminder Nagra (Bend it Like Beckham) and Craig Parkinson (Line of Duty), as well as Sharon Duncan-Brewster (Rogue One) and Oliver Coopersmith (Tin Star), before ending on Thomas Turgoose (This is England).
We discuss everything, ranging from the remarkable sets the actors worked on, to the costumes, and the characters they’ve been given. We talk about the film’s strong, empowering feminist approach, and why even though who turn up their nose to science-fiction, ought to give this one a go. We ask whether the actors were able to nab any memorabilia from the shoot, and we even chat to Parkinson about Line of Duty. Enjoy!
Parminder Nagra and Craig Parkinson
Sharon Duncan-Brewster and Oliver Coopersmith...
We discuss everything, ranging from the remarkable sets the actors worked on, to the costumes, and the characters they’ve been given. We talk about the film’s strong, empowering feminist approach, and why even though who turn up their nose to science-fiction, ought to give this one a go. We ask whether the actors were able to nab any memorabilia from the shoot, and we even chat to Parkinson about Line of Duty. Enjoy!
Parminder Nagra and Craig Parkinson
Sharon Duncan-Brewster and Oliver Coopersmith...
- 4/28/2021
- by Stefan Pape
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Sheridan Smith To Headline Channel 5’s ‘Teacher’
BAFTA-winner Sheridan Smith is to headline Teacher, the latest drama series from ViacomCBS’s UK network Channel 5. Smith will play Jenna in the Clapperboard-produced psychological thriller, which follows a state schoolteacher whose life unravels after being accused of a drunken sexual encounter with one of her pupils. Other cast includes Samuel Bottomley (Get Duked!), Kelvin Fletcher (Moving On), Cecilia Noble (Small Axe), Sharon Rooney (My Mad Fat Diary), David Fleeshman (It’s A Sin), and Ian Puleston-Davies (Tin Star). Entertainment One will sell the four-part series outside of the UK, with filming set to begin this month.
Ian McKellen To Star In Post-Lockdown ‘Hamlet’ Staging
Ian McKellen is to star in a Theatre Royal Windsor adaptation of Hamlet, which is being billed as the first major new production to be staged following lockdown lifting in the UK. The age-blind show will open on...
BAFTA-winner Sheridan Smith is to headline Teacher, the latest drama series from ViacomCBS’s UK network Channel 5. Smith will play Jenna in the Clapperboard-produced psychological thriller, which follows a state schoolteacher whose life unravels after being accused of a drunken sexual encounter with one of her pupils. Other cast includes Samuel Bottomley (Get Duked!), Kelvin Fletcher (Moving On), Cecilia Noble (Small Axe), Sharon Rooney (My Mad Fat Diary), David Fleeshman (It’s A Sin), and Ian Puleston-Davies (Tin Star). Entertainment One will sell the four-part series outside of the UK, with filming set to begin this month.
Ian McKellen To Star In Post-Lockdown ‘Hamlet’ Staging
Ian McKellen is to star in a Theatre Royal Windsor adaptation of Hamlet, which is being billed as the first major new production to be staged following lockdown lifting in the UK. The age-blind show will open on...
- 3/19/2021
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
In today’s Global Bulletin, Women In Motion launches a special International Women’s Day podcast featuring Jane Fonda and Jameela Jamil, Amazon Prime Video announces a new women-fronting original series in India, BritBox heads to Amazon Prime Channels in the U.K., Keshet International acquires three new titles ahead of the London TV Screenings, BBC One unveils new casting for “The Responder,” Young Films Foundation beefs up its writing talent scheme and Paramount Plus goes all in on promoting its service in Latin America.
Podcast
In celebration of International Women’s Day, Kering and Pomellato have released a new special edition of the “Women In Motion” podcast featuring a conversation with Jane Fonda and “The Good Place” star Jameela Jamil.
The new podcast is part of Pomellato for Women, an initiative focusing on female leadership which Jane Fonda has contributed to for the past four years. Fonda was also...
Podcast
In celebration of International Women’s Day, Kering and Pomellato have released a new special edition of the “Women In Motion” podcast featuring a conversation with Jane Fonda and “The Good Place” star Jameela Jamil.
The new podcast is part of Pomellato for Women, an initiative focusing on female leadership which Jane Fonda has contributed to for the past four years. Fonda was also...
- 3/8/2021
- by Jamie Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Sky has debuted a first look image for brand new Sky Original prison break drama, ‘Intergalactic’ which imagines life ‘off-earth.
The first look image gives viewers a taste of what to expect from this high octane drama from Eleanor Tomlinson (Poldark), Thomas Turgoose (This is England), Sharon Duncan-Brewster (Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Sex Education), Natasha O’Keeffe (Peaky Blinders, Misfits), Savannah Steyn (The Tunnel, Wannabe), Oliver Coopersmith (Tin Star), Imogen Daines (Black Mirror), newcomer Diany Samba-Bandza (Jack Ryan), Parminder Nagra and Craig Parkinson (Line of Duty) against the backdrop of the galaxy.
The eight-part series tells the story of a fearless young cop and galactic pilot, Ash Harper (Steyn), who has her glittering career ripped away from her after being wrongly convicted of a treasonous crime and exiled to a distant prison colony. But on the way there, Ash’s fellow convicts stage a mutiny and seize control of their prison transfer ship.
The first look image gives viewers a taste of what to expect from this high octane drama from Eleanor Tomlinson (Poldark), Thomas Turgoose (This is England), Sharon Duncan-Brewster (Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Sex Education), Natasha O’Keeffe (Peaky Blinders, Misfits), Savannah Steyn (The Tunnel, Wannabe), Oliver Coopersmith (Tin Star), Imogen Daines (Black Mirror), newcomer Diany Samba-Bandza (Jack Ryan), Parminder Nagra and Craig Parkinson (Line of Duty) against the backdrop of the galaxy.
The eight-part series tells the story of a fearless young cop and galactic pilot, Ash Harper (Steyn), who has her glittering career ripped away from her after being wrongly convicted of a treasonous crime and exiled to a distant prison colony. But on the way there, Ash’s fellow convicts stage a mutiny and seize control of their prison transfer ship.
- 11/13/2020
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
For Ethan Hawke’s “The Good Lord Bird,” the crew was asked to create a dusty rural environment to simulate the world of 1850s Kansas, in which abolitionist John Brown (Hawke) proposes the armed overthrow of slavery. Adapted from James McBride’s 2013 National Book Award-winning novel of the same name, about a young slave who joins Brown in his mission, the limited series, produced by Blumhouse Television, debuts on Showtime on Oct. 4.
Production designer John Blackie, Hawke and director Albert Hughes knew from the start that they wanted a palette that leaned into earth tones. “It’s almost Old West-looking,” says Blackie, whose credits include “Togo” and “Tin Star.” Blackie took his cues from the source. “The book was so concise in its description, I tried to stay with that,” he says.
Cinematographer Peter Deming (“Mulholland Drive”) credits head makeup artist David Atherton’s test sessions with Hawke for also...
Production designer John Blackie, Hawke and director Albert Hughes knew from the start that they wanted a palette that leaned into earth tones. “It’s almost Old West-looking,” says Blackie, whose credits include “Togo” and “Tin Star.” Blackie took his cues from the source. “The book was so concise in its description, I tried to stay with that,” he says.
Cinematographer Peter Deming (“Mulholland Drive”) credits head makeup artist David Atherton’s test sessions with Hawke for also...
- 10/1/2020
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Years & Years star Russell Tovey is to star in ITV drama Because the Night from Luther creator Neil Cross.
Tovey is to star alongside Bertie Carvel (Doctor Foster), Amrita Acharia (Game of Thrones), Nina Toussaint-White (GameFace) and Paul Bazely (Benidorm) in the four-part series from Fremantle-owned Hard Sun producer Euston Films. Filming has started on the thriller about ghosts and murder in London.
Tovey plays well-meaning but directionless Nathan, a man trying to escape his past. Nathan has a terrible secret he’s long prayed would stay buried and for which he’s long worked hard to make recompense. Almost a decade into his new and devoted married life, Nathan is rocked to the core when Bob, played by Carvel an unwelcome face from the past, turns up on his doorstep with shocking news, triggering a series of catastrophic decisions which cleverly drive a tense and compelling narrative of psychological suspense,...
Tovey is to star alongside Bertie Carvel (Doctor Foster), Amrita Acharia (Game of Thrones), Nina Toussaint-White (GameFace) and Paul Bazely (Benidorm) in the four-part series from Fremantle-owned Hard Sun producer Euston Films. Filming has started on the thriller about ghosts and murder in London.
Tovey plays well-meaning but directionless Nathan, a man trying to escape his past. Nathan has a terrible secret he’s long prayed would stay buried and for which he’s long worked hard to make recompense. Almost a decade into his new and devoted married life, Nathan is rocked to the core when Bob, played by Carvel an unwelcome face from the past, turns up on his doorstep with shocking news, triggering a series of catastrophic decisions which cleverly drive a tense and compelling narrative of psychological suspense,...
- 10/14/2019
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Tin Star and The Hateful Eight star Tim Roth is to exec produce British dance feature Hilda. The actor is behind the film, which is produced by Odds On Productions and has its world premiere at next week’s Raindance Film Festival.
The film, which is directed by Rishi Pelham, stars Megan Purvis (The Audition), newcomer Yasmin Al-Khudhairi, Tessa Hatchet, Catherine Adams (Fears), Stanley Rawlings (Boiling Point) and Alex Humes (Britannia).
Hilda is a gritty drama set in modern-day London. Nearing her final year of school, Hilda must contend with the abandonment of her parents and the dependency of young siblings. With fiery determination locked behind a deadpan stoicism, Hilda depends on dance to keep the enclosing chaos at bay. Nassim Mniai and Tomos Roberts produce.
Pelham said,” “Hilda was supposed to be the story of a young girl’s love for music, the story of a London kid...
The film, which is directed by Rishi Pelham, stars Megan Purvis (The Audition), newcomer Yasmin Al-Khudhairi, Tessa Hatchet, Catherine Adams (Fears), Stanley Rawlings (Boiling Point) and Alex Humes (Britannia).
Hilda is a gritty drama set in modern-day London. Nearing her final year of school, Hilda must contend with the abandonment of her parents and the dependency of young siblings. With fiery determination locked behind a deadpan stoicism, Hilda depends on dance to keep the enclosing chaos at bay. Nassim Mniai and Tomos Roberts produce.
Pelham said,” “Hilda was supposed to be the story of a young girl’s love for music, the story of a London kid...
- 9/16/2019
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
American Animals and Three Identical Strangers outfit Raw has hired Sara Murray from UK producer Studio Lambert to serve in the newly created role of head of scripted TV.
Murray will be tasked with growing the company’s TV scripted division. At Studio Lambert, which like Raw is owned by All3Media, she was an executive producer on upcoming ten-part Amazon/Virgin Media series The Feed by Channing Powell
(The Walking Dead), and worked on shows including Girl On A Wire by Thomas Martin (Tin Star).
Raw’s TV scripted development slate includes projects with Clio Barnard, Lucy Kirkwood, Tom Edge and Juliette Towhidi, alongside Bart Layton’s first scripted TV commission. The firm is also currently in production on factual series for Netflix, CNN and Discovery.
Murray was previously script editor on Andrew Davies’ ITV drama Dr Zhivago, TV development producer on hit Channel4 series Top Boy by Ronan Bennett...
Murray will be tasked with growing the company’s TV scripted division. At Studio Lambert, which like Raw is owned by All3Media, she was an executive producer on upcoming ten-part Amazon/Virgin Media series The Feed by Channing Powell
(The Walking Dead), and worked on shows including Girl On A Wire by Thomas Martin (Tin Star).
Raw’s TV scripted development slate includes projects with Clio Barnard, Lucy Kirkwood, Tom Edge and Juliette Towhidi, alongside Bart Layton’s first scripted TV commission. The firm is also currently in production on factual series for Netflix, CNN and Discovery.
Murray was previously script editor on Andrew Davies’ ITV drama Dr Zhivago, TV development producer on hit Channel4 series Top Boy by Ronan Bennett...
- 7/1/2019
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Are you rooting for Jim Worth or Jack Devlin, during the second season of the Tin Star TV show on Amazon Prime Video? As we all know, the Nielsen ratings typically play a big role in determining whether a TV show like Tin Star is cancelled or renewed for season three. Amazon and other streaming platforms, however, collect their own data. If you've been watching this TV series, we'd love to know how you feel about the Tin Star season two episodes. We invite you to rate them for us, here. *Status update below.
An Amazon crime drama with a dark comedic streak, Tin Star stars Tim Roth, Genevieve O’Reilly, Abigail Lawrie, Christina Hendricks, Ian Puleston-Davies, Oliver Coopersmith, Lynda Boyd, Ryan Kennedy, Sarah Podemski, Anamaria Marinca, John Lynch, and Michelle Thrush. The British-Canadian series unfolds in the Canadian Rockies and...
An Amazon crime drama with a dark comedic streak, Tin Star stars Tim Roth, Genevieve O’Reilly, Abigail Lawrie, Christina Hendricks, Ian Puleston-Davies, Oliver Coopersmith, Lynda Boyd, Ryan Kennedy, Sarah Podemski, Anamaria Marinca, John Lynch, and Michelle Thrush. The British-Canadian series unfolds in the Canadian Rockies and...
- 3/25/2019
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Tin Star will be back! RapidTVNews reports the Amazon TV show has been renewed for a third and final season.
The British-Canadian crime drama, which airs on Sky Atlantic in the UK, centers on a former London undercover police detective (Tim Roth), who becomes the newly minted police chief of a small town in the Canadian Rockies. The cast also includes Genevieve O’Reilly, Abigail Lawrie, Christina Hendricks, Ian Puleston-Davies, Oliver Coopersmith, and Lynda Boyd.
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The British-Canadian crime drama, which airs on Sky Atlantic in the UK, centers on a former London undercover police detective (Tim Roth), who becomes the newly minted police chief of a small town in the Canadian Rockies. The cast also includes Genevieve O’Reilly, Abigail Lawrie, Christina Hendricks, Ian Puleston-Davies, Oliver Coopersmith, and Lynda Boyd.
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- 3/21/2019
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Andy Garcia has booked his first series-regular TV role: The film actor will star opposite SNL‘s Kenan Thompson in NBC’s single-camera comedy pilot The Kenan Show, our sister site Deadline reports.
The project follows a newly widowed dad (Thompson) determined to be everything for his kids while begrudgingly letting his persistent father-in-law (Garcia), a retired police officer, become more involved in their lives.
Garcia has previously appeared on the small screen in episodes of Ballers, George Lopez, Will & Grace and Frasier. He most recently co-starred in the HBO TV movie My Dinner With Hervé.
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The project follows a newly widowed dad (Thompson) determined to be everything for his kids while begrudgingly letting his persistent father-in-law (Garcia), a retired police officer, become more involved in their lives.
Garcia has previously appeared on the small screen in episodes of Ballers, George Lopez, Will & Grace and Frasier. He most recently co-starred in the HBO TV movie My Dinner With Hervé.
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- 3/20/2019
- TVLine.com
Tim Roth will star in a third and final season of “Tin Star,” the Sky original drama. Like earlier seasons, it will play on Amazon outside the U.K. Genevieve O’Reilly and Abigail Lawrie also return in the final chapter of the story, which is produced by Endemol Shine’s Kudos alongside Gaumont U.K. Rowan Joffe created the series.
Season three will run to six episodes, shorter than earlier outings. The show opened with Roth’s U.K. cop character, Jim Worth, relocating to the Canadian Rockies with his family to escape a violent past. The new season will see the Worth family return to the U.K. to confront their history. It will be set in and around Liverpool and production gets underway later this year.
“The combination of Rowan’s imagination and the central performances led by Tim Roth mark Tin Star as a standout example of British creativity,...
Season three will run to six episodes, shorter than earlier outings. The show opened with Roth’s U.K. cop character, Jim Worth, relocating to the Canadian Rockies with his family to escape a violent past. The new season will see the Worth family return to the U.K. to confront their history. It will be set in and around Liverpool and production gets underway later this year.
“The combination of Rowan’s imagination and the central performances led by Tim Roth mark Tin Star as a standout example of British creativity,...
- 3/20/2019
- by Stewart Clarke
- Variety Film + TV
Tin Star, the original production from Comcast-owned European pay TV giant Sky, has been commissioned for a third and final season.
Tim Roth, Genevieve O’Reilly and Abigail Lawrie are set to return as the Worth family in the final chapter of the modern-day western, produced by Kudos and Gaumont U.K. and created by British writer Rowan Joffe.
The third six-part installment will go into production later this year and will be set in and around the English city of Liverpool, culminating with the Worths returning to the U.K. to confront their menacing past.
"The combination of ...
Tim Roth, Genevieve O’Reilly and Abigail Lawrie are set to return as the Worth family in the final chapter of the modern-day western, produced by Kudos and Gaumont U.K. and created by British writer Rowan Joffe.
The third six-part installment will go into production later this year and will be set in and around the English city of Liverpool, culminating with the Worths returning to the U.K. to confront their menacing past.
"The combination of ...
- 3/20/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
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What's This TV Show About?
An Amazon Prime Video crime drama with a dark comedic streak, Tin Star stars Tim Roth, Genevieve O’Reilly, Abigail Lawrie, Christina Hendricks, Ian Puleston-Davies, Oliver Coopersmith, Lynda Boyd, Ryan Kennedy, Sarah Podemski, Anamaria Marinca, John Lynch, and Michelle Thrush. The British-Canadian series unfolds in the Canadian Rockies and centers on former London undercover police detective Jim Worth (Roth), the newly minted police chief of Little Big Bear. While he's...
Is Jim Worth coming back for more? Has the Tin Star TV show been cancelled or renewed for a third season on Amazon? The television vulture is watching all the latest TV cancellation and renewal news, so this page is the place to track the status of Tin Star season three. Bookmark it, or subscribe for the latest updates. Remember, the television vulture is watching your shows. Are you?
What's This TV Show About?
An Amazon Prime Video crime drama with a dark comedic streak, Tin Star stars Tim Roth, Genevieve O’Reilly, Abigail Lawrie, Christina Hendricks, Ian Puleston-Davies, Oliver Coopersmith, Lynda Boyd, Ryan Kennedy, Sarah Podemski, Anamaria Marinca, John Lynch, and Michelle Thrush. The British-Canadian series unfolds in the Canadian Rockies and centers on former London undercover police detective Jim Worth (Roth), the newly minted police chief of Little Big Bear. While he's...
- 3/8/2019
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
With an impressive list of highly successful original shows to its name, Amazon Prime Video is ringing in March with even more original content for fans. This month will mark the debut of series such as “The Widow,” a British show which follows the story of a woman (Kate Beckinsale) whose husband has just died in the Congo, and “Costume Quest,” a new animated show adapted from the popular video game of the same name which follows three characters who fight against nougat-eating monsters on Halloween.
But fans can also look forward to continuations of their favorite Prime Originals, including the fourth and final season of “Catastrophe” and the second season of “Tin Star.” And despite all its new shows, Amazon is also giving love to classic favorites, adding titles such as “Double Jeopardy,” “Tapeheads,” and “Black Sheep” to its ever-growing roster.
See the full list of titles below. They...
But fans can also look forward to continuations of their favorite Prime Originals, including the fourth and final season of “Catastrophe” and the second season of “Tin Star.” And despite all its new shows, Amazon is also giving love to classic favorites, adding titles such as “Double Jeopardy,” “Tapeheads,” and “Black Sheep” to its ever-growing roster.
See the full list of titles below. They...
- 3/6/2019
- by Anna Tingley
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Trial & Error star Amanda Payton has joined Sky’s British police comedy Code 404.
The actor, who has also recurred on Animal Kingdom and had spots on Modern Family, The Big Bang Theory, NCIS and Workaholics, has booked a series regular role on the six-part series.
Code 404 stars Rogue One’s Daniel Mays and Boardwalk Empire’s Stephen Graham.
The series, which is produced by Broadchurch and Tin Star indie Kudos and Water and Power Productions, also stars Against The Law’s Richard Gadd. It was written by Horrible Histories and Not Going Out writer Daniel Peak and directed by Al Campbell. The pilot was directed by Ben Palmer.
Code 404 is set in the near future and will revolve around two Detective Inspectors, Di John Major (Daniel Mays) and Di Roy Carver (Stephen Graham), who are the top crime fighting duo in the Unit. But when an undercover sting goes horribly wrong,...
The actor, who has also recurred on Animal Kingdom and had spots on Modern Family, The Big Bang Theory, NCIS and Workaholics, has booked a series regular role on the six-part series.
Code 404 stars Rogue One’s Daniel Mays and Boardwalk Empire’s Stephen Graham.
The series, which is produced by Broadchurch and Tin Star indie Kudos and Water and Power Productions, also stars Against The Law’s Richard Gadd. It was written by Horrible Histories and Not Going Out writer Daniel Peak and directed by Al Campbell. The pilot was directed by Ben Palmer.
Code 404 is set in the near future and will revolve around two Detective Inspectors, Di John Major (Daniel Mays) and Di Roy Carver (Stephen Graham), who are the top crime fighting duo in the Unit. But when an undercover sting goes horribly wrong,...
- 2/28/2019
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Diederick Santer is to leave as Kudos CEO after four years at the helm of the Humans and Utopia producer.
Santer took the top job at the Endemol Shine owned drama production business in March 2015 following the departure of Jane Featherstone, having previously run Kudos-backed Lovely Day Productions since 2010.
A big running enthusiast and former EastEnders boss, Santer has overseen titles including AMC and Channel 4 sci-fi co-pro Humans, Kit Harington-fronted Gunpowder, Tim Roth-fronted Tin Star, Man in an Orange Shirt, Apple Tree Yard and The Boy With The Topknot. He leaves the company with forthcoming projects including ITV drama Deep Water, Channel 4 crime thriller Deadwater Fell, Sky One cop comedy Code 404 and Amazon’s U.S. remake of Utopia.
Chief Creative Officer, Karen Wilson and Chief Operating Officer, Martin Haines are to step up as joint Managing Directors, taking over the leadership, creative and strategic direction...
Santer took the top job at the Endemol Shine owned drama production business in March 2015 following the departure of Jane Featherstone, having previously run Kudos-backed Lovely Day Productions since 2010.
A big running enthusiast and former EastEnders boss, Santer has overseen titles including AMC and Channel 4 sci-fi co-pro Humans, Kit Harington-fronted Gunpowder, Tim Roth-fronted Tin Star, Man in an Orange Shirt, Apple Tree Yard and The Boy With The Topknot. He leaves the company with forthcoming projects including ITV drama Deep Water, Channel 4 crime thriller Deadwater Fell, Sky One cop comedy Code 404 and Amazon’s U.S. remake of Utopia.
Chief Creative Officer, Karen Wilson and Chief Operating Officer, Martin Haines are to step up as joint Managing Directors, taking over the leadership, creative and strategic direction...
- 2/20/2019
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Sleepy Hollow alumna Lyndie Greenwood is headed to space: The actress will play Dr. Elvi Okoye on Season 4 of the Syfy-turned-Amazon Prime drama The Expanse. The actress announced her casting via Instagram.
Since wrapping her run as Sleepy Hollow‘s Jenny Mills, Greenwood has guested on S.W.A.T. and recurred on Star.
Amazon has not yet announced a premiere date for The Expanse‘s return.
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* Leaving Neverland, a two-part documentary that explores the separate but parallel experiences of two young boys who were befriended by Michael Jackson, will air Sunday,...
Since wrapping her run as Sleepy Hollow‘s Jenny Mills, Greenwood has guested on S.W.A.T. and recurred on Star.
Amazon has not yet announced a premiere date for The Expanse‘s return.
Ready for more of today’s newsy nuggets? Well…
* Leaving Neverland, a two-part documentary that explores the separate but parallel experiences of two young boys who were befriended by Michael Jackson, will air Sunday,...
- 2/8/2019
- TVLine.com
Broadchurch and Tin Star producer Kudos is making four-part crime drama Deadwater Fell (w/t) for Channel 4. The series marks the debut commission of recently installed Head of Drama Caroline Hollick.
The series, which is written by Grantchester and Humans writer Daisy Coulam, tells the story of a community shattered by a horrifying and seemingly inexplicable crime. It is a forensic examination of a tragedy and its effects on a small Scottish community, an exploration of the evil which can reside behind closed doors.
It follows the story of two families in the aftermath of an unthinkable crime. When a seemingly perfect and happy family is murdered by someone they know and trust, cracks appear on the surface of a supposedly idyllic community. Deadwater Fell (w/t) examines the ripple effect of the crime on each person who knew and loved the family. From the best friends of the victims,...
The series, which is written by Grantchester and Humans writer Daisy Coulam, tells the story of a community shattered by a horrifying and seemingly inexplicable crime. It is a forensic examination of a tragedy and its effects on a small Scottish community, an exploration of the evil which can reside behind closed doors.
It follows the story of two families in the aftermath of an unthinkable crime. When a seemingly perfect and happy family is murdered by someone they know and trust, cracks appear on the surface of a supposedly idyllic community. Deadwater Fell (w/t) examines the ripple effect of the crime on each person who knew and loved the family. From the best friends of the victims,...
- 1/31/2019
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Peaky Blinders star Jack Rowan and newcomer Masali Baduza are to lead the lineup of the BBC’s dystopian drama Noughts + Crosses.
The six-part series, which is produced by Victoria producer Mammoth Screen for BBC One, will also star Timeless’ Paterson Joseph, Wallander’s Bonnie Mbuli, Love Type D’s Kike Brimah, Cold Feet’s Helen Baxendale, The Last Kingdom’s Ian Hart, Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again’s Josh Dylan, Goodbye Christopher Robin’s Shaun Dingwall, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’s Rakie Ayola and Jonathan Ajayi.
The adaptation of Malorie Blackman’s young adult book, the series tells the story of first love in a dangerous, alternate world where racism divides society. It is written by Toby Whithouse (Being Human), Lydia Adetunji (Riviera), Nathaniel Price (Tin Star) and Rachel De-Lahay (Kiri) and filming has begun in South Africa.
Noughts + Crosses follows two young people Sephy and Callum,...
The six-part series, which is produced by Victoria producer Mammoth Screen for BBC One, will also star Timeless’ Paterson Joseph, Wallander’s Bonnie Mbuli, Love Type D’s Kike Brimah, Cold Feet’s Helen Baxendale, The Last Kingdom’s Ian Hart, Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again’s Josh Dylan, Goodbye Christopher Robin’s Shaun Dingwall, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’s Rakie Ayola and Jonathan Ajayi.
The adaptation of Malorie Blackman’s young adult book, the series tells the story of first love in a dangerous, alternate world where racism divides society. It is written by Toby Whithouse (Being Human), Lydia Adetunji (Riviera), Nathaniel Price (Tin Star) and Rachel De-Lahay (Kiri) and filming has begun in South Africa.
Noughts + Crosses follows two young people Sephy and Callum,...
- 11/8/2018
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Kirsten Howard Sep 24, 2018
Sky Atlantic has given us a first peek at life after Tin Star's season 1 cliffhanger...
Sky Atlantic are bringing us a second season of Tin Star in January, and we've now got our first proper look at it.
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Did Jim Worth (Tim Roth) bite the bullet (sorry) after the final moments of season 1? Well, don't watch the first trailer below if you want to be kept completely spoiler free...
Jim's daughter Anna may well have slipped into this new Ammonite congregation and been taken under the wing of Pastor Johan Nickel (John Lynch), but the whole community is about to be tested by the return of our familiar, and seemingly not-so-dead, patriarch.
Anamaria Marinca (The Missing) and Jenessa Grant...
Sky Atlantic has given us a first peek at life after Tin Star's season 1 cliffhanger...
Sky Atlantic are bringing us a second season of Tin Star in January, and we've now got our first proper look at it.
See related Our pick of the best Nintendo Switch deals Our pick of the best handheld consoles (from the current generation) Our pick of the best projector screens
Did Jim Worth (Tim Roth) bite the bullet (sorry) after the final moments of season 1? Well, don't watch the first trailer below if you want to be kept completely spoiler free...
Jim's daughter Anna may well have slipped into this new Ammonite congregation and been taken under the wing of Pastor Johan Nickel (John Lynch), but the whole community is about to be tested by the return of our familiar, and seemingly not-so-dead, patriarch.
Anamaria Marinca (The Missing) and Jenessa Grant...
- 9/24/2018
- Den of Geek
Simon Pegg and Nick Frost's production company called Stolen Picture has launched a new initiative where they will work with up-and-coming writers on a collection of young-adult projects and they are calling it the Righta Incubator. There are already two film projects in development.
The first project is called We Never Sleep, and it's a detective comedy-thriller that will "tackle bullying, justice, morality, mental health and post-Brexit small-town life."
The second one is called Chemistry, and it will be "a fast-paced genre hybrid that will pose questions about what it means to be human as the show follows protagonists on the run for their survival."
There are currently five writers that have been brought on board this Righta Incubator and they include BAFTA-nominated Olly Cambridge (Pls Like), Gemma Copping,, playwright and writer Phoebe Éclair-Powell (Tin Star), comedian Ellliot Steel and Faryal Velmi, who have written a series called Ackley Bridge.
The first project is called We Never Sleep, and it's a detective comedy-thriller that will "tackle bullying, justice, morality, mental health and post-Brexit small-town life."
The second one is called Chemistry, and it will be "a fast-paced genre hybrid that will pose questions about what it means to be human as the show follows protagonists on the run for their survival."
There are currently five writers that have been brought on board this Righta Incubator and they include BAFTA-nominated Olly Cambridge (Pls Like), Gemma Copping,, playwright and writer Phoebe Éclair-Powell (Tin Star), comedian Ellliot Steel and Faryal Velmi, who have written a series called Ackley Bridge.
- 5/28/2018
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Mike Cecchini Joseph Baxter Jul 16, 2019
After Gotham and Krypton, get ready for...Pennyworth, a Batman prequel focusing on Alfred.
Bruno Heller and Danny Cannon, the masterminds behind Batman prequel, Gotham, are staying in the DC Universe a little longer. And Epix will be the well-kept home for Pennyworth, a series about the youth of future Wayne butler Alfred Pennyworth, to apply his trade.
No, wait, come back. There's a rather cool hook to this, as Pennyworth, which arrives as a 10-episode TV series period piece, is set in London in the 1960s. Here's the official Pennyworth synopsis:
"[Pennyworth] follows Bruce Wayne’s legendary butler, Alfred Pennyworth, a former British Sas soldier in his 20s who forms a security company and goes to work with a young billionaire Thomas Wayne, who's not yet Bruce's father, in 1960’s London."
Pennyworth Trailer
There have been several trailers showcasing Alfred Pennyworth (Jack Bannon) in London...
After Gotham and Krypton, get ready for...Pennyworth, a Batman prequel focusing on Alfred.
Bruno Heller and Danny Cannon, the masterminds behind Batman prequel, Gotham, are staying in the DC Universe a little longer. And Epix will be the well-kept home for Pennyworth, a series about the youth of future Wayne butler Alfred Pennyworth, to apply his trade.
No, wait, come back. There's a rather cool hook to this, as Pennyworth, which arrives as a 10-episode TV series period piece, is set in London in the 1960s. Here's the official Pennyworth synopsis:
"[Pennyworth] follows Bruce Wayne’s legendary butler, Alfred Pennyworth, a former British Sas soldier in his 20s who forms a security company and goes to work with a young billionaire Thomas Wayne, who's not yet Bruce's father, in 1960’s London."
Pennyworth Trailer
There have been several trailers showcasing Alfred Pennyworth (Jack Bannon) in London...
- 5/16/2018
- Den of Geek
As it continues to grow internationally, Narcos producer Gaumont is set to open a new London-based television subsidiary this coming August. Gaumont UK will be run by Alison Jackson, the Kudos executive producer whose credits include Sky Atlantic/Amazon’s Tin Star. The move into the UK follows word last week that Gaumont would open a Cologne, Germany-based outpost in July managed by Warner Bros’ Sabine de Mardt. The goal ahead is to produce series in targeted overseas…...
- 2/1/2018
- Deadline TV
Historical drama scores best ratings since Fortitude.
Source: Sky
‘Britannia’
Britannia, Sky Atlantic big-budget drama about the Roman invasion of Britain, was the channel’s best-performing original show since Fortitude opened in January 2015.
The programme’s two airings delivered a combined total audience of 540,000, according to Screen’s sister publication Broadcast.
Fortitude scored 724,000 viewers when it premiered. Britannia pushed past recent Sky Atlantic drama launches Riviera (395,000) and Tin Star (340,000).
Britannia is the first TV drama from Vertigo Films (Bronson), made in conjunction with Sam Mendes’ Neal Street Productions (Jarhead, Revolutionary Road).
The show was created by Jez Butterworth, whose credits include Spectre and Edge Of Tomorrow, and the acclaimed plays Jerusalem and The Ferryman. The nine-part series stars Kelly Reilly, David Morrissey, Mackenzie Crook, Zoë Wanamaker, and Ian McDiarmid.
Read more: Sky CEO warns of ‘uneven playing field’ due to lack of online regulation...
Source: Sky
‘Britannia’
Britannia, Sky Atlantic big-budget drama about the Roman invasion of Britain, was the channel’s best-performing original show since Fortitude opened in January 2015.
The programme’s two airings delivered a combined total audience of 540,000, according to Screen’s sister publication Broadcast.
Fortitude scored 724,000 viewers when it premiered. Britannia pushed past recent Sky Atlantic drama launches Riviera (395,000) and Tin Star (340,000).
Britannia is the first TV drama from Vertigo Films (Bronson), made in conjunction with Sam Mendes’ Neal Street Productions (Jarhead, Revolutionary Road).
The show was created by Jez Butterworth, whose credits include Spectre and Edge Of Tomorrow, and the acclaimed plays Jerusalem and The Ferryman. The nine-part series stars Kelly Reilly, David Morrissey, Mackenzie Crook, Zoë Wanamaker, and Ian McDiarmid.
Read more: Sky CEO warns of ‘uneven playing field’ due to lack of online regulation...
- 1/19/2018
- by Jasper Hart
- ScreenDaily
Full list of nominations revealed for 15th edition of awards.
The Irish Film and Television Academy (Ifta) has unveiled the nominations for its 2018 film and drama awards.
Source: Sony Pictures Classics
Maudie
Now in its 15th year, the event celebrates the best in Irish film and TV from the past 12 months.
In the film categories, Aisling Walsh’s Maudie, starring Sally Hawkins, leads the way with six nominations including best feature film and director.
Cardboard Gangsters, Handsome Devil, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri and The Farthest follow with five nominations, while The Drummer And The Keeper, The Killing Of A Sacred Deer, Maze and Michael Inside received four apiece.
The Lodgers, Pilgrimage, Song Of Granite all received three nods, while Lady Bird received two.
In the drama categories, Vikings leads the way on six nominations including best drama, while Game Of Thrones and Peaky Blinders received five each. Paula received four, Acceptable Risk and [link=tt...
The Irish Film and Television Academy (Ifta) has unveiled the nominations for its 2018 film and drama awards.
Source: Sony Pictures Classics
Maudie
Now in its 15th year, the event celebrates the best in Irish film and TV from the past 12 months.
In the film categories, Aisling Walsh’s Maudie, starring Sally Hawkins, leads the way with six nominations including best feature film and director.
Cardboard Gangsters, Handsome Devil, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri and The Farthest follow with five nominations, while The Drummer And The Keeper, The Killing Of A Sacred Deer, Maze and Michael Inside received four apiece.
The Lodgers, Pilgrimage, Song Of Granite all received three nods, while Lady Bird received two.
In the drama categories, Vikings leads the way on six nominations including best drama, while Game Of Thrones and Peaky Blinders received five each. Paula received four, Acceptable Risk and [link=tt...
- 1/11/2018
- by Tom Grater
- ScreenDaily
Tom Avison joins as head of film sales.
Tom Avison, formerly head of studios at London’s 3 Mills, has joined post-production house Molinare as head of film sales.
Source: Screen International
Tom Avison
In his new position, Avison will focus on securing post-production work for feature film projects for the Soho-based Molinare, focusing on both indie British features as well as larger Us studio features.
Launched more than 40 years ago, Molinare works across a variety of post-production services including grading, sound and VFX.
The company’s recent projects include Film Stars Don’t Die In Liverpool, Breathe and Sky Atlantic’s Tin Star.
Avison stepped down from 3 Mills after six years in December 2017.
Molinare has also hired Harriet Colson as sales executive. She joins from The Farm Group, where she held the role of producer.
Julie Parmenter, managing director at Molinare, said: “Harriet and Tom will be fantastic assets to the company – they are highly experienced and greatly...
Tom Avison, formerly head of studios at London’s 3 Mills, has joined post-production house Molinare as head of film sales.
Source: Screen International
Tom Avison
In his new position, Avison will focus on securing post-production work for feature film projects for the Soho-based Molinare, focusing on both indie British features as well as larger Us studio features.
Launched more than 40 years ago, Molinare works across a variety of post-production services including grading, sound and VFX.
The company’s recent projects include Film Stars Don’t Die In Liverpool, Breathe and Sky Atlantic’s Tin Star.
Avison stepped down from 3 Mills after six years in December 2017.
Molinare has also hired Harriet Colson as sales executive. She joins from The Farm Group, where she held the role of producer.
Julie Parmenter, managing director at Molinare, said: “Harriet and Tom will be fantastic assets to the company – they are highly experienced and greatly...
- 1/11/2018
- by Tom Grater
- ScreenDaily
Den Of Geek Nov 17, 2017
Typically, the Now TV box costs £14.99 to buy outright with passes ranging from £2.99 to £33.99
Sky's original Now TV is still the best way to watch Sky TV without the costly subscription and now the streaming box is even cheaper thanks to Black Friday 2017 and Argos.
As part of the Argos Black Friday deals, you can get the Now TV box with a choice of passes depending on whether you're after films, or want access to more family-friendly channels, from £12.49.
Typically, the standard Now TV box costs £14.99 to buy outright. An Entertainment Pass normally costs £7.99 a month, a Sky Cinema Pass is £9.99 a month, a Kids Pass is priced at £2.99 a month and a Sky Sports Pass starts at £6.99. The three former packages all come with a 14-day trial and all of the passes can be cancelled at any time without paying a termination fee
Now TV...
Typically, the Now TV box costs £14.99 to buy outright with passes ranging from £2.99 to £33.99
Sky's original Now TV is still the best way to watch Sky TV without the costly subscription and now the streaming box is even cheaper thanks to Black Friday 2017 and Argos.
As part of the Argos Black Friday deals, you can get the Now TV box with a choice of passes depending on whether you're after films, or want access to more family-friendly channels, from £12.49.
Typically, the standard Now TV box costs £14.99 to buy outright. An Entertainment Pass normally costs £7.99 a month, a Sky Cinema Pass is £9.99 a month, a Kids Pass is priced at £2.99 a month and a Sky Sports Pass starts at £6.99. The three former packages all come with a 14-day trial and all of the passes can be cancelled at any time without paying a termination fee
Now TV...
- 11/17/2017
- Den of Geek
We’ve got questions, and you’ve (maybe) got answers! With another week of TV gone by, we’re lobbing queries left and right about shows including Star Trek: Discovery, This Is Us, Chicago Fire and Grey’s Anatomy!
1 | How would Fuller House‘s Danny have gone through an entire divorce without anyone in the family finding out? And after visiting the straight-out-of-a-Disney Channel sitcom Gibbler house, do you maybe wish that Kimmy’s childhood home had been kept a mystery?
2 | Outlander purists, how are you feeling about the Starz series’ resurrection of Murtagh?
3 | Did Star Trek: Discovery give...
1 | How would Fuller House‘s Danny have gone through an entire divorce without anyone in the family finding out? And after visiting the straight-out-of-a-Disney Channel sitcom Gibbler house, do you maybe wish that Kimmy’s childhood home had been kept a mystery?
2 | Outlander purists, how are you feeling about the Starz series’ resurrection of Murtagh?
3 | Did Star Trek: Discovery give...
- 9/29/2017
- TVLine.com
While the fall season has changed a great deal in the streaming age, the months of September through December do feature a flood of both new and returning series across every platform.
Below is our guide to fall premiere dates, which will be updated with reviews and more information as the season progresses. Happy fall TV!
Tuesday, September 5
“American Horror Story: Cult” (FX, 10 p.m.). From our review:
It’s not hard to see how Ryan Murphy arrived at his premise for “Ahs” Season 7. To say that many Americans have been living out their own personal horror story isn’t an overstatement — not with border closings, hate speech, and potential treason all enabled by the White House — but the new season manages to undermine the left’s legitimate fears and amplify the right’s monstrous traits all in one frenzied mess of an allegory.
Wednesday, September 6
“You’re the Worst” Season 4 (Fxx,...
Below is our guide to fall premiere dates, which will be updated with reviews and more information as the season progresses. Happy fall TV!
Tuesday, September 5
“American Horror Story: Cult” (FX, 10 p.m.). From our review:
It’s not hard to see how Ryan Murphy arrived at his premise for “Ahs” Season 7. To say that many Americans have been living out their own personal horror story isn’t an overstatement — not with border closings, hate speech, and potential treason all enabled by the White House — but the new season manages to undermine the left’s legitimate fears and amplify the right’s monstrous traits all in one frenzied mess of an allegory.
Wednesday, September 6
“You’re the Worst” Season 4 (Fxx,...
- 9/5/2017
- by Liz Shannon Miller
- Indiewire
September is officially here, which means one thing: The fall television season is upon us!
With dozens of shows about to hit the small screen in the next several months (from proven blockbusters This Is Us and Grey’s Anatomy to newbies The Gifted and Star Trek: Discovery), we don’t blame you if you’ve been feeling overwhelmed by the sheer amount of TV headed your way.
Related: The Complete List of Which Shows Are Canceled or Renewed
To help you keep everything straight, Et has compiled a comprehensive guide to the most important premiere dates for your favorite returning shows and the latest new offerings on broadcast, cable and streaming for the rest of the year.
We’ll be updating this list regularly, so check back for the latest premiere dates.
Related: 2017 TV Preview: 'Game of Thrones,' 'Riverdale,' 'Outlander' and More!
September
Tuesday, Sept. 5
10 p.m. – [link...
With dozens of shows about to hit the small screen in the next several months (from proven blockbusters This Is Us and Grey’s Anatomy to newbies The Gifted and Star Trek: Discovery), we don’t blame you if you’ve been feeling overwhelmed by the sheer amount of TV headed your way.
Related: The Complete List of Which Shows Are Canceled or Renewed
To help you keep everything straight, Et has compiled a comprehensive guide to the most important premiere dates for your favorite returning shows and the latest new offerings on broadcast, cable and streaming for the rest of the year.
We’ll be updating this list regularly, so check back for the latest premiere dates.
Related: 2017 TV Preview: 'Game of Thrones,' 'Riverdale,' 'Outlander' and More!
September
Tuesday, Sept. 5
10 p.m. – [link...
- 9/5/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
ITV Studios, Sky execs join UK outfit.
Lookout Point has hired two drama heavyweights to aid its growth plan – ITV Studios drama exec Francis Hopkinson and Sky’s head of scripted production Louise Mutter.
Hopkinson, who has been with ITV Studios since 2011, has been named executive producer and will be tasked with developing and producing his own slate of original dramas.
He will also produce the company’s forthcoming Andrew Davies-penned adaptation of A Suitable Boy for BBC1.
He will also form part of the senior team at Benchmark Television, the high-end drama venture that Lookout Point established with Danny Cohen’s Access Entertainment.
Lookout Point has hired two drama heavyweights to aid its growth plan – ITV Studios drama exec Francis Hopkinson and Sky’s head of scripted production Louise Mutter.
Hopkinson, who has been with ITV Studios since 2011, has been named executive producer and will be tasked with developing and producing his own slate of original dramas.
He will also produce the company’s forthcoming Andrew Davies-penned adaptation of A Suitable Boy for BBC1.
He will also form part of the senior team at Benchmark Television, the high-end drama venture that Lookout Point established with Danny Cohen’s Access Entertainment.
- 6/22/2017
- ScreenDaily
The Clone Club has gone Hollywood. (Okay, maybe only Crystal did.)
The cast and creators of “Orphan Black” hit PaleyFest on Thursday night at Hollywood’s Dolby Theatre for its first ever panel to look back on the past four seasons and hint at the fifth and final season. The night kicked off with more than just a hint though. The Paley audience was given an exclusive early screening of the Season 5 premiere.
Read More: ‘Funny or Die’ Skit: Watch ‘Orphan Black’ Star Tatiana Maslany Promote the Sexual Assault Survivor Utility Belt
It was the best 44 minutes of Helena scarfing down food that we’ve ever seen. We’re kidding, of course, but we’d totally watch that. In the interests of not spoiling the fifth season, we’ll just say that the premiere picks up where Season 4 left off. When last we left the sestras, Rachel (Tatiana Maslany) was...
The cast and creators of “Orphan Black” hit PaleyFest on Thursday night at Hollywood’s Dolby Theatre for its first ever panel to look back on the past four seasons and hint at the fifth and final season. The night kicked off with more than just a hint though. The Paley audience was given an exclusive early screening of the Season 5 premiere.
Read More: ‘Funny or Die’ Skit: Watch ‘Orphan Black’ Star Tatiana Maslany Promote the Sexual Assault Survivor Utility Belt
It was the best 44 minutes of Helena scarfing down food that we’ve ever seen. We’re kidding, of course, but we’d totally watch that. In the interests of not spoiling the fifth season, we’ll just say that the premiere picks up where Season 4 left off. When last we left the sestras, Rachel (Tatiana Maslany) was...
- 3/24/2017
- by Hanh Nguyen
- Indiewire
Author: David Sztypuljak
Big news for UK TV audience as this morning Sky have announced that from 2018 their customers will be able to subscribe to their latest service Sky Q with no requirement of a satellite dish on the side of your property.
This is a game changer for the millions of properties across the UK who are unable to install a dish because of property ownership, flat access, trees and the dozen other reasons that installing a dish is impractical. The service will be delivered through a broadband connection completely removing the need for an new cables to be installed with the service expected to launch in 2018.
Sky Q has been growing over the past 12 months with more than one million boxes in around 600,000 homes in the UK. Viewing habits have changed because of it with 10% more TV being watched compared to it’s predecessor Sky+. Today’s announcement...
Big news for UK TV audience as this morning Sky have announced that from 2018 their customers will be able to subscribe to their latest service Sky Q with no requirement of a satellite dish on the side of your property.
This is a game changer for the millions of properties across the UK who are unable to install a dish because of property ownership, flat access, trees and the dozen other reasons that installing a dish is impractical. The service will be delivered through a broadband connection completely removing the need for an new cables to be installed with the service expected to launch in 2018.
Sky Q has been growing over the past 12 months with more than one million boxes in around 600,000 homes in the UK. Viewing habits have changed because of it with 10% more TV being watched compared to it’s predecessor Sky+. Today’s announcement...
- 1/26/2017
- by David Sztypuljak
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Day 3 of Sdcc '14 marks the end of an era with "True Blood's" last panel. It's joined by fellow fangers "The Vampire Diaries," the witches of "Salem" and "Ahs: Coven," "Grimm," Sin City, "Constantine," Troma, and lots more.
Per usual, we have the horror highlights along with info on a few other panels that should be of general interest (plus a couple of things for the kids). Be sure to visit the official 2014 San Diego Comic-Con website for the full lineup.
Day 3: Saturday, July 26, 2014
10 Am - The Simpsons
Celebrate the 25th anniversary of The Simpsons-no gifts please-with creator Matt Groening, executive producer Al Jean, supervising director Mike Anderson, and director for life David Silverman. Topics include the new Treehouse of Horror, Simpsorama, a visit from Homer Simpson and much, much more.
Saturday July 26, 2014 10:00am - 10:45am - Ballroom 20
10 Am - Idw: Summer Blockbusters!
Idw...
Per usual, we have the horror highlights along with info on a few other panels that should be of general interest (plus a couple of things for the kids). Be sure to visit the official 2014 San Diego Comic-Con website for the full lineup.
Day 3: Saturday, July 26, 2014
10 Am - The Simpsons
Celebrate the 25th anniversary of The Simpsons-no gifts please-with creator Matt Groening, executive producer Al Jean, supervising director Mike Anderson, and director for life David Silverman. Topics include the new Treehouse of Horror, Simpsorama, a visit from Homer Simpson and much, much more.
Saturday July 26, 2014 10:00am - 10:45am - Ballroom 20
10 Am - Idw: Summer Blockbusters!
Idw...
- 7/13/2014
- by Debi Moore
- DreadCentral.com
Exclusive: Drama pilot Scent Of The Missing is not going forward at TNT. In May, the cable network picked up one of its four pilots, David E. Kelley’s Monday Mornings, to series and passed on another, Western Tin Star. At the time, TNT kept search-and-rescue drama Scent Of The Missing in contention, saying that it planned to shoot a few more procedural pilots and would make a decision after seeing all of them. While Scent Of The Missing is out of consideration, the network is proceeding with its plan — I hear it will film 2-3 pilots in the fall, one or two of them procedurals. The fourth pilot of the latest batch, Frank Darabount’s L.A. Noir, was a late order for TNT’s Sunday genre lineup. A decision on it is still pending though there has been strong pickup buzz on the period drama. Related: TNT Drama...
- 6/20/2012
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
Just two weeks ago, TV networks’ infatuation with period Westerns seemed to have waned. Of the slew of such projects put in development by the broadcast networks last season, only one, NBC’s The Frontier, had been picked up to pilot, and it didn’t make the cut to series. At the same time, TNT passed on its own period Western pilot, Tin Star. Two weeks later, History’s Hatfields & McCoys burst into the scene, drawing huge crowds. Yes, its viewership skewed older, which is understandable given the historic subject matter, but there were plenty of 18-49-year-olds among the 13-14 million who tuned in for each episode to get the broadcast networks’ attention. And the timing is perfect as pitch season is just around the corner. Related: History’s ‘Hatfields & McCoys’ Breaks More Cable Records NBC may be the first to jump in with the Kerry Ehrin Western originally developed this past season.
- 6/1/2012
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
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