Richard Jenkins has been cast in Amazon Prime Video’s upcoming series adaptation of the “Criminal” graphic novels, Variety has learned.
The series was originally ordered at Amazon back in January. Jenkins is the first confirmed cast member. The show is described as “an interlocking universe of crime stories” based on the graphic novels by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips.
Jenkins will play Ivan. The character is described as “Leo’s dad’s best friend, and has always been an uncle figure to him. He used to be a robber and criminal, but is now currently suffering from dementia. Leo is trying to care for him but realizes he’s more work than he can handle.”
Jenkins is a highly-respected actor with the rare ability to do comedy and drama in seemingly equal measure. He received Oscar nominations for his performances in the films “The Shape of Water” and “The Visitor...
The series was originally ordered at Amazon back in January. Jenkins is the first confirmed cast member. The show is described as “an interlocking universe of crime stories” based on the graphic novels by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips.
Jenkins will play Ivan. The character is described as “Leo’s dad’s best friend, and has always been an uncle figure to him. He used to be a robber and criminal, but is now currently suffering from dementia. Leo is trying to care for him but realizes he’s more work than he can handle.”
Jenkins is a highly-respected actor with the rare ability to do comedy and drama in seemingly equal measure. He received Oscar nominations for his performances in the films “The Shape of Water” and “The Visitor...
- 5/22/2024
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Two-time Oscar nominated and Emmy-winning actor Richard Jenkins has joined the cast of Criminal, Prime Video’s upcoming drama series based on Ed Brubaker and artist Sean Phillips’ multi-Eisner Award-winning graphic novel series.
Criminal is an interlocking universe of crime stories based on the graphic novels.
Jenkins will play Ivan, Leo’s dad’s best friend, who has always been an uncle figure to him. He used to be a robber and criminal, but is now currently suffering from dementia. Leo is trying to care for him but realizes he’s more work than he can handle.
Brubaker, who penned the pilot script, will co-showrun the TV series with crime fiction author Jordan Harper (Hightown). Ryan Fleck and Anna Boden will direct the first four episodes.
Criminal is produced by Amazon MGM Studios. The series is executive produced by Brubaker and Harper, alongside Sean Phillips, Sarah Carbiener, and Phillip Barnett.
Criminal is an interlocking universe of crime stories based on the graphic novels.
Jenkins will play Ivan, Leo’s dad’s best friend, who has always been an uncle figure to him. He used to be a robber and criminal, but is now currently suffering from dementia. Leo is trying to care for him but realizes he’s more work than he can handle.
Brubaker, who penned the pilot script, will co-showrun the TV series with crime fiction author Jordan Harper (Hightown). Ryan Fleck and Anna Boden will direct the first four episodes.
Criminal is produced by Amazon MGM Studios. The series is executive produced by Brubaker and Harper, alongside Sean Phillips, Sarah Carbiener, and Phillip Barnett.
- 5/22/2024
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
An intense espionage drama with incredible performance and a thrilling storyline is always what we are waiting for and that’s just what we got in FX’s latest series The Veil. Created by Peaky Blinders‘ Steven Knight, The Veil follows the story of two women traveling from Istanbul to Paris and London as one is hiding a dangerous secret while the other is on a mission to expose it before thousands of lives are lost. The Veil stars Elisabeth Moss in the lead role with Yumna Marwan, Josh Charles, Dali Benssalah, Joana Ribeiro, and James Purefoy starring in supporting roles. So, if you loved the heart-pumping thrill ride of lies and deception in The Veil here are some similar shows you could check out next.
Killing Eve Credit – BBC America
Killing Eve is an espionage thriller and black comedy series created by Fleabag’s Phoebe Waller-Bridge. Based on a...
Killing Eve Credit – BBC America
Killing Eve is an espionage thriller and black comedy series created by Fleabag’s Phoebe Waller-Bridge. Based on a...
- 5/1/2024
- by Kulwant Singh
- Cinema Blind
Exclusive: Amazon MGM’s Eddie Murphy heist comedy The Pickup has four new additions: Eva Longoria (Land of Women), Ismael Cruz Cordova (The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power), Jack Kesy (Hellboy: The Crooked Man), and Marshawn Lynch (Bottoms).
Details as to their roles are under wraps, as is the plot of the film. Others set for roles, as previously announced, are Pete Davidson, Keke Palmer and Andrew Dice Clay.
Tim Story (The Blackening) is directing from a script by Matt Mider and Kevin Burrows. Producers include John Davis and John Fox for Davis Entertainment; Murphy and Charisse Hewitt-Webster for Eddie Murphy Productions; and Story for The Story Company. Executive producers are Davis Entertainment’s Jeremy Stein, The Story Company’s Vicky Mara Story, Burrows, Ross Fanger, and Mider.
Recently making her feature directorial debut with the dramedy Flamin’ Hot, which brought Searchlight its biggest ever streaming premiere...
Details as to their roles are under wraps, as is the plot of the film. Others set for roles, as previously announced, are Pete Davidson, Keke Palmer and Andrew Dice Clay.
Tim Story (The Blackening) is directing from a script by Matt Mider and Kevin Burrows. Producers include John Davis and John Fox for Davis Entertainment; Murphy and Charisse Hewitt-Webster for Eddie Murphy Productions; and Story for The Story Company. Executive producers are Davis Entertainment’s Jeremy Stein, The Story Company’s Vicky Mara Story, Burrows, Ross Fanger, and Mider.
Recently making her feature directorial debut with the dramedy Flamin’ Hot, which brought Searchlight its biggest ever streaming premiere...
- 2/28/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
James Woods’ Nuclear Secrets
By Christopher Nolan’s standards, Oppenheimer couldn’t be a more straightforward narrative. Scientist builds bomb. Bomb ends war. Government betrays scientist. But there is one part of the movie that has some viewers scratching their heads, and it’s right there in the opening credits: What the heck is James Woods’ name doing on the screen? The 76-year-old actor, best known today for his right-wing conspiracy mongering, is listed as an executive producer. But as far as anyone can tell, he had no part in making the film, never met with Nolan and wouldn’t know a neutron reflector from a People’s Choice Award. So, how’d he nab an EP credit? Woods, it turns out, is pals with businessman J. David Wargo, a onetime Discovery board member and longtime Trinity Project buff. Back in 2015, Wargo bought the rights to the Oppenheimer biography American...
By Christopher Nolan’s standards, Oppenheimer couldn’t be a more straightforward narrative. Scientist builds bomb. Bomb ends war. Government betrays scientist. But there is one part of the movie that has some viewers scratching their heads, and it’s right there in the opening credits: What the heck is James Woods’ name doing on the screen? The 76-year-old actor, best known today for his right-wing conspiracy mongering, is listed as an executive producer. But as far as anyone can tell, he had no part in making the film, never met with Nolan and wouldn’t know a neutron reflector from a People’s Choice Award. So, how’d he nab an EP credit? Woods, it turns out, is pals with businessman J. David Wargo, a onetime Discovery board member and longtime Trinity Project buff. Back in 2015, Wargo bought the rights to the Oppenheimer biography American...
- 2/15/2024
- by THR Staff
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Actor Julian Kostov is joining HBO’s The White Lotus, replacing Miloš Biković in the show’s cast.
Kostov (Shadow and Bone) will recur in the show’s third season, which is set to begin filming in Thailand this month. He joins the cast after HBO “decided to part ways” with Biković, following public criticism from Ukraine’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs over Biković’s seeming support for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
In a Jan. 24 social media post, the ministry wrote, “HBO, is it all right for you to work with a person who supports genocide & violates international law?” over a video clip of statements Biković has made about Ukraine and the annexation of Crimea. The Serbia-born actor has worked in Russia for the past decade; he received an award from Russian leader Vladimir Putin in 2018 and became a Russian citizen in 2021.
“I was honored to be chosen to...
Kostov (Shadow and Bone) will recur in the show’s third season, which is set to begin filming in Thailand this month. He joins the cast after HBO “decided to part ways” with Biković, following public criticism from Ukraine’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs over Biković’s seeming support for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
In a Jan. 24 social media post, the ministry wrote, “HBO, is it all right for you to work with a person who supports genocide & violates international law?” over a video clip of statements Biković has made about Ukraine and the annexation of Crimea. The Serbia-born actor has worked in Russia for the past decade; he received an award from Russian leader Vladimir Putin in 2018 and became a Russian citizen in 2021.
“I was honored to be chosen to...
- 2/6/2024
- by Rick Porter
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
“The White Lotus” Season 3 has added Julian Kostov to its cast.
Kostov will appear in a recurring role in the HBO series that was previously held by Miloš Biković. Biković was recently cut from the series, however, over his support of Russia and Russian President Vladimir Putin in the country’s war against Ukraine.
“Today, a targeted campaign has been unleashed against me, seemingly as an external maneuver to influence decisions that can create a disturbing precedent shadowing the essence of artistic freedom,” Biković previously said in a statement. “The result of such a narrative is the triumph of absurdity and the defeat of art.”
Kostov joins previously announced Season 3 cast members: Leslie Bibb, Dom Hetrakul, Jason Isaacs, Michelle Monaghan, Parker Posey, Tayme Thapthimthong, Christian Friedel, Morgana O’Reilly, Lek Patravadi, Shalini Peiris, Carrie Coon, Francesca Corney, Nicholas Duvernay, Arnas Fedaravičius, Natasha Rothwell, Walton Goggins, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Aimee Lou Wood, Sarah Catherine Hook,...
Kostov will appear in a recurring role in the HBO series that was previously held by Miloš Biković. Biković was recently cut from the series, however, over his support of Russia and Russian President Vladimir Putin in the country’s war against Ukraine.
“Today, a targeted campaign has been unleashed against me, seemingly as an external maneuver to influence decisions that can create a disturbing precedent shadowing the essence of artistic freedom,” Biković previously said in a statement. “The result of such a narrative is the triumph of absurdity and the defeat of art.”
Kostov joins previously announced Season 3 cast members: Leslie Bibb, Dom Hetrakul, Jason Isaacs, Michelle Monaghan, Parker Posey, Tayme Thapthimthong, Christian Friedel, Morgana O’Reilly, Lek Patravadi, Shalini Peiris, Carrie Coon, Francesca Corney, Nicholas Duvernay, Arnas Fedaravičius, Natasha Rothwell, Walton Goggins, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Aimee Lou Wood, Sarah Catherine Hook,...
- 2/6/2024
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Fans of the gritty and suspenseful TV series ‘Slow Horses’ are often on the lookout for similar shows that can deliver the same level of intrigue and character depth. The shows on this list have been selected for their shared characteristics with ‘Slow Horses’, such as genre, tone, or content. Whether it’s the murky world of espionage or the complex lives of intelligence agents, each of these series offers a unique perspective that fans are sure to appreciate. 1. Berlin Station – TV Series Berlin Station captures an essence similar to ‘Slow Horses’ with its focus on the inner workings...
- 11/29/2023
- by Steve Delikson
- TVovermind.com
Exclusive: Ashley Judd (She Said) has wrapped production in Oregon on Lazareth, a new thriller written and directed by Alec Tibaldi that she stars in for Vertical, Tpc and Sss Entertainment. Others rounding out the cast include Katie Douglas (Ginny & Georgia), Sarah Pidgeon (Tiny Beautiful Things), Asher Angel (Shazam!) and newcomer Edward Balaban.
The film to be distributed in North America by Vertical follows Lee (Judd), who protects her orphaned nieces, Imogen (Douglas) and Maeve (Pidgeon), from a self-destructing world and raises them in isolation until an outsider (Angel) arrives threatening their peaceful existence.
Pic is part of Vertical and Tpc’s new sustainable corporate financing model geared toward long-term growth and a symmetry of art and commerce that the companies debuted with Spencer Squire’s 2022 horror Abandoned. Vertical comes to the project after collaborating with Shaun Sanghani’s Sss Entertainment on such releases as Gone in the Night starring Winona Ryder and Dermot Mulroney,...
The film to be distributed in North America by Vertical follows Lee (Judd), who protects her orphaned nieces, Imogen (Douglas) and Maeve (Pidgeon), from a self-destructing world and raises them in isolation until an outsider (Angel) arrives threatening their peaceful existence.
Pic is part of Vertical and Tpc’s new sustainable corporate financing model geared toward long-term growth and a symmetry of art and commerce that the companies debuted with Spencer Squire’s 2022 horror Abandoned. Vertical comes to the project after collaborating with Shaun Sanghani’s Sss Entertainment on such releases as Gone in the Night starring Winona Ryder and Dermot Mulroney,...
- 5/4/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Former Epix exec Benjamin Tappan has joined Walden Media as president of production, overseeing the shingle’s TV and film development, as well as production. Tappan’s hire comes as Walden Media also looks to broaden its programming mix. Tappan will report to Walden Media president and CEO Frank Smith, who announced the hire on Tuesday.
“Ben’s vast experience as both a production executive and talent representative along with his great track record of making popular and critically praised content make him uniquely suited for leading our creative team,” Smith said in a statement. “We greatly look forward to his leadership and contributions as we build the Walden Media of the future.”
Tappan most recently served as a consultant focused on scripted development and production at his Tap/In Entertainment. He spent four years at Epix (now known as MGM+), joining in 2015 and helping launch the pay network’s first three straight-to-series productions.
“Ben’s vast experience as both a production executive and talent representative along with his great track record of making popular and critically praised content make him uniquely suited for leading our creative team,” Smith said in a statement. “We greatly look forward to his leadership and contributions as we build the Walden Media of the future.”
Tappan most recently served as a consultant focused on scripted development and production at his Tap/In Entertainment. He spent four years at Epix (now known as MGM+), joining in 2015 and helping launch the pay network’s first three straight-to-series productions.
- 4/18/2023
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
Fresh off a whopping nine Oscar nominations for his Netflix adaptation of “All Quiet on the Western Front,” filmmaker Edward Berger is setting up shop at Fremantle. The company announced on Friday that it has secured a two-year, first-look deal with Nine Hours, the new production label created by Berger and his partner Luke Rivett.
Under the two-year deal, Fremantle will become the primary home for all of Nine Hours’ television projects and will give the global producer and distributor second look access to Berger’s new film pipeline. The new production company was launched by Berger and partner Luke Rivett (“Berlin Station”) with producer Jeanne Tremsal.
“Great drama comes from filmmakers who have an undeniable urge to tell their story,” Berger said in a statement. “We intend to find and nourish these filmmakers in their endeavors to bring their grounded, intelligent and cinematic vision to the screen. We couldn...
Under the two-year deal, Fremantle will become the primary home for all of Nine Hours’ television projects and will give the global producer and distributor second look access to Berger’s new film pipeline. The new production company was launched by Berger and partner Luke Rivett (“Berlin Station”) with producer Jeanne Tremsal.
“Great drama comes from filmmakers who have an undeniable urge to tell their story,” Berger said in a statement. “We intend to find and nourish these filmmakers in their endeavors to bring their grounded, intelligent and cinematic vision to the screen. We couldn...
- 2/3/2023
- by Adam Chitwood
- The Wrap
Berger has just launched new label with partner Luke Rivett.
Fremantle has agreed a two-year, first-look deal with Nine Hours, the new production label set up by All Quiet On The Western Front director Edward Berger and partner Luke Rivett.
German director Berger recently secured nine Oscar nominations and 14 Bafta nominations for All Quiet On The Western Front. He is also the director of BAFTA winner Patrick Melrose as well as Your Honor, The Terror and Fremantle’s Deutschland 83.
The two-year deal sees Fremantle become the primary home for all of Nine Hours’ television projects. The global producer and...
Fremantle has agreed a two-year, first-look deal with Nine Hours, the new production label set up by All Quiet On The Western Front director Edward Berger and partner Luke Rivett.
German director Berger recently secured nine Oscar nominations and 14 Bafta nominations for All Quiet On The Western Front. He is also the director of BAFTA winner Patrick Melrose as well as Your Honor, The Terror and Fremantle’s Deutschland 83.
The two-year deal sees Fremantle become the primary home for all of Nine Hours’ television projects. The global producer and...
- 2/3/2023
- by Tim Dams
- ScreenDaily
The Hulu series adaptation of Rebecca Godfrey’s book “Under the Bridge” has added three series regulars to its cast, Variety has learned exclusively.
Chloe Guidry, Izzy G, and Ezra Faroque Khan will all star in the series alongside previously announced lead Riley Keough, who will play Godfrey.
Per the official logline, the series is “about the 1997 true story of fourteen-year-old Reena Virk who went to join friends at a party and never returned home. Godfrey takes us into the hidden world of the seven teenage girls and a boy accused of the savage murder, revealing startling truths about the unlikely killer.”
Guidry will star as Josephine Bell, described as “a striking ice-queen with a razor-sharp tongue. As a ward of the state, she’s the girl in charge at Seven Oaks Youth Home. She is leader of the Cmc and dreams of growing up to be a hitman for New York mobster John Gotti.
Chloe Guidry, Izzy G, and Ezra Faroque Khan will all star in the series alongside previously announced lead Riley Keough, who will play Godfrey.
Per the official logline, the series is “about the 1997 true story of fourteen-year-old Reena Virk who went to join friends at a party and never returned home. Godfrey takes us into the hidden world of the seven teenage girls and a boy accused of the savage murder, revealing startling truths about the unlikely killer.”
Guidry will star as Josephine Bell, described as “a striking ice-queen with a razor-sharp tongue. As a ward of the state, she’s the girl in charge at Seven Oaks Youth Home. She is leader of the Cmc and dreams of growing up to be a hitman for New York mobster John Gotti.
- 12/7/2022
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Anthony Head (Ted Lasso), Saoirse-Monica Jackson (Derry Girls), Rachel Matthews (Do Revenge), Andrew Schulz (White Men Can’t Jump), Grégory Montel (Call My Agent!) and Thomas Kretschmann (Westworld) have signed on for roles in the romantic comedy Upgraded, which Carlson Young is directing for Gulfstream Pictures, Luber Roklin Entertainment and Tempo Productions.
The actors join an ensemble which also includes Camila Mendes, Archie Renaux, Marisa Tomei and Lena Olin, as previously announced.
The upcoming film follows Ana (Mendes), an aspiring art trainee attempting the impossible by trying to follow a dream while making ends meet. When Ana is shown a vote of confidence by her formidable boss Claire (Tomei) on a last-minute business trip to London, she must struggle to balance her future career and the attentions of a handsome new suitor.
Head will play the colorful and eccentric artist Julian Marx, with Jackson as Ana’s colleague Amy, a...
The actors join an ensemble which also includes Camila Mendes, Archie Renaux, Marisa Tomei and Lena Olin, as previously announced.
The upcoming film follows Ana (Mendes), an aspiring art trainee attempting the impossible by trying to follow a dream while making ends meet. When Ana is shown a vote of confidence by her formidable boss Claire (Tomei) on a last-minute business trip to London, she must struggle to balance her future career and the attentions of a handsome new suitor.
Head will play the colorful and eccentric artist Julian Marx, with Jackson as Ana’s colleague Amy, a...
- 10/28/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Steve Toussaint, best known for his role as Lord Corlys Velaryon on HBO’s House of the Dragon, has signed with Paradigm.
Before playing The Sea Snake on the Game of Thrones prequel, the British actor also appeared in Small Axe, Steve McQueen’s award-winning series for BBC/Amazon, and It’s a Sin, a miniseries for HBO Max. Other television credits include The Knock, a revival of the classic UK series, as well as Silent Witness, Line of Duty, Waking The Dead, Fortitude, Berlin Station, and Spooks.
Toussaint also wrote and starred in the short film A Viable Candidate. His additional film credits include Prince of Persia and Beyond The Gates.
In theater, Toussaint recently performed in A Dolls House at the Young Vic which transferred to London’s West End. Other stage credits include Fix Up at the National Theatre, and Macbeth and Merchant of Venice, both for the Royal Shakespeare Company.
Before playing The Sea Snake on the Game of Thrones prequel, the British actor also appeared in Small Axe, Steve McQueen’s award-winning series for BBC/Amazon, and It’s a Sin, a miniseries for HBO Max. Other television credits include The Knock, a revival of the classic UK series, as well as Silent Witness, Line of Duty, Waking The Dead, Fortitude, Berlin Station, and Spooks.
Toussaint also wrote and starred in the short film A Viable Candidate. His additional film credits include Prince of Persia and Beyond The Gates.
In theater, Toussaint recently performed in A Dolls House at the Young Vic which transferred to London’s West End. Other stage credits include Fix Up at the National Theatre, and Macbeth and Merchant of Venice, both for the Royal Shakespeare Company.
- 9/22/2022
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
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Constantin Film has unveiled the main cast for Hagen, its ambitious new fantasy series, billed as a reinterpretation of the Nibelungenlied, the German folk saga often cited as an inspiration for J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings.
Dutch actor Gijs Naber (Blackbook, The Story of My Wife) will star as the titular Hagen von Tronje in the project, alongside Jannis Niewöhner (Berlin Station, Amazon’s Beat) as his antagonist, the nearly-invincible hero Siegfried. Lilja van der Zwaag will play princess Kriemhild, Rosalinde Mynster the Valkyrie Brunhild, while Dominic Marcus Singer will take on the role of King Gunter.
Dark actress Jördis Triebel and Jörg Hartmann (The Weissensee Saga) have supporting roles.
The Nibelungen saga has been adapted many times before, most famously in a series of two classic films from Fritz Lang in the 1920s. A TV movie version, in 2004, starred Kristanna Loken Brunhild,...
Constantin Film has unveiled the main cast for Hagen, its ambitious new fantasy series, billed as a reinterpretation of the Nibelungenlied, the German folk saga often cited as an inspiration for J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings.
Dutch actor Gijs Naber (Blackbook, The Story of My Wife) will star as the titular Hagen von Tronje in the project, alongside Jannis Niewöhner (Berlin Station, Amazon’s Beat) as his antagonist, the nearly-invincible hero Siegfried. Lilja van der Zwaag will play princess Kriemhild, Rosalinde Mynster the Valkyrie Brunhild, while Dominic Marcus Singer will take on the role of King Gunter.
Dark actress Jördis Triebel and Jörg Hartmann (The Weissensee Saga) have supporting roles.
The Nibelungen saga has been adapted many times before, most famously in a series of two classic films from Fritz Lang in the 1920s. A TV movie version, in 2004, starred Kristanna Loken Brunhild,...
- 9/20/2022
- by Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: Apple TV+’s Huey P. Newton series The Big Cigar has rounded out its cast, with Jaime Ray Newman (Dopesick), Noah Emmerich (Dark Winds), John Doman (City on a Hill), Chris Brochu (Zero Contact) and newcomer Brenton Allen coming aboard in recurring roles. André Holland leads the cast, with Alessandro Nivola, Tiffany Boone, Pj Byrne, Marc Menchaca, Jordane Christie, Moses Ingram, Olli Haaskivi and Glynn Turman also set to star, as previously announced.
The six-episode limited series, based on the eponymous Playboy magazine article by Argo‘s Joshuah Bearman, tells the extraordinary, hilarious, almost-too-good-to-be-true story of how Black Panther leader Newton (Holland) relied on his best friend, Bert Schneider (Nivola) — the Hollywood producer behind Easy Rider — to elude a nationwide manhunt and escape to Cuba while being pursued into exile by the FBI.
Newman will play Roz Torrance, with Emmerich as Schneider’s brother Stanley, and Doman as his father Abe.
The six-episode limited series, based on the eponymous Playboy magazine article by Argo‘s Joshuah Bearman, tells the extraordinary, hilarious, almost-too-good-to-be-true story of how Black Panther leader Newton (Holland) relied on his best friend, Bert Schneider (Nivola) — the Hollywood producer behind Easy Rider — to elude a nationwide manhunt and escape to Cuba while being pursued into exile by the FBI.
Newman will play Roz Torrance, with Emmerich as Schneider’s brother Stanley, and Doman as his father Abe.
- 9/1/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Way before Game of Thrones‘ Jamie Lannister shoved Bran outta that tower, the Targaryens were having inappropriate relationships with their family members and ruling over the realm (not necessarily in that order). And a new trailer from Thrones‘ prequel spinoff House of the Dragon is giving us an extended look at what Westeros looked like when the silver-haired dragon lovers sat on the Iron Throne.
The video, released Wednesday, plays up what the show’s previous teasers established: Two hundred years before the events of the original series, the Targaryens were in power, with King Viserys Targaryen (played by The Outsider...
The video, released Wednesday, plays up what the show’s previous teasers established: Two hundred years before the events of the original series, the Targaryens were in power, with King Viserys Targaryen (played by The Outsider...
- 7/20/2022
- by Kimberly Roots
- TVLine.com
Exclusive: Upcoming HBO and Channel 4 drama Get Millie Black has set The Long Song’s Tamara Lawrance as lead. With shooting beginning this week in Jamaica, the six-part detective drama has also rounded out its cast with Game of Thrones star Joe Dempsie joining and Tanya Hamilton set to direct.
Production on the Marlon James-created show began on Monday, with additional shooting to come in London further down the line. Also starring are Gershwyn Eustache Jr and Chyna McQueen.
Lawrance, who has starred in BBC drama The Long Song and has National Theatre credits to her name, will play ex-Scotland Yard detective Millie Black, who returns to Kingston to work missing persons cases for the Jamaican Police Force and soon finds herself on a quest to save a sister who won’t be saved, to find a boy who can’t be found, to solve a case...
Production on the Marlon James-created show began on Monday, with additional shooting to come in London further down the line. Also starring are Gershwyn Eustache Jr and Chyna McQueen.
Lawrance, who has starred in BBC drama The Long Song and has National Theatre credits to her name, will play ex-Scotland Yard detective Millie Black, who returns to Kingston to work missing persons cases for the Jamaican Police Force and soon finds herself on a quest to save a sister who won’t be saved, to find a boy who can’t be found, to solve a case...
- 5/6/2022
- by Jesse Whittock and Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Ismael Cruz Cordova (The Undoing) is the latest addition to the cast of Paramount+’s crime thriller, Finestkind. He’s set to star alongside previously announced cast members including Tommy Lee Jones, Ben Foster, Toby Wallace, Jenna Ortega, Aaron Stanford, Scotty Tovar, Tim Daly, Lolita Davidovich, Clayne Crawford and Meghan Leathers.
Set in America’s biggest commercial fishing port of New Bedford, Massachusetts, Finestkind tells the story of two brothers (Foster and Wallace) from opposite sides of the tracks, who are reunited as adults over one fateful summer. When desperate circumstances force them to strike a deal with a dangerous Boston crime syndicate, a young woman (Ortega) finds herself caught in the middle. Along the way, sacrifices must be made, and bonds between brothers, friends, and a father (Jones) and his son are put to the test. Cordova will play Costa, a fisherman, dad and Tom’s (Foster) best friend.
Set in America’s biggest commercial fishing port of New Bedford, Massachusetts, Finestkind tells the story of two brothers (Foster and Wallace) from opposite sides of the tracks, who are reunited as adults over one fateful summer. When desperate circumstances force them to strike a deal with a dangerous Boston crime syndicate, a young woman (Ortega) finds herself caught in the middle. Along the way, sacrifices must be made, and bonds between brothers, friends, and a father (Jones) and his son are put to the test. Cordova will play Costa, a fisherman, dad and Tom’s (Foster) best friend.
- 4/26/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Keke Palmer will be in charge of the Password podium as the star of Jordan Peele’s upcoming movie Nope has signed on to host the reboot of the classic gameshow for NBC.
Palmer, who has starred in series such as Scream Queens and Berlin Station as well as feature film Hustlers, will host the show, which comes from The Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon.
It comes nearly a year after the network greenlit the reboot of the 1960s game show, which Fallon has made a part of his late-night show.
The series will see contestants partnered with Fallon and other celebrities to face off in a game of words. Fallon will play in each of the eight hour-long episodes as the celebrity/contestant duos compete for cash prizes by guessing a secret password using only one-word clues.
The premiere episode will be dedicated to Betty White, who played...
Palmer, who has starred in series such as Scream Queens and Berlin Station as well as feature film Hustlers, will host the show, which comes from The Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon.
It comes nearly a year after the network greenlit the reboot of the 1960s game show, which Fallon has made a part of his late-night show.
The series will see contestants partnered with Fallon and other celebrities to face off in a game of words. Fallon will play in each of the eight hour-long episodes as the celebrity/contestant duos compete for cash prizes by guessing a secret password using only one-word clues.
The premiere episode will be dedicated to Betty White, who played...
- 4/12/2022
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
The first line of Amazon’s spy thriller “All the Old Knives” hints at the troubles to come: “Something has gone terribly amiss.”
At one point Kate Winslet, Michelle Williams, and Idris Elba were all rumored to be attached, but fell away over the years. So how, exactly, did Chris Pine and Thandiwe Newton get talked into what feels like an early-aughts, made-for-cable movie?
A stiffly somber Pine, entombed in turtlenecks and long scarves, is introduced like he’s in one of those perfume commercials celebrities try to keep hidden overseas. Despite a few moments of tense intrigue, the rest of the film too often follows suit.
Most of the action hinges on an event that took place several years ago. In flashback, we see shockwaves ripple through the CIA’s office in Vienna, as agency heads Wallinger (Laurence Fishburne) and Compton (Jonathan Pryce) share news of a violent airplane hijacking by Chechen rebels.
At one point Kate Winslet, Michelle Williams, and Idris Elba were all rumored to be attached, but fell away over the years. So how, exactly, did Chris Pine and Thandiwe Newton get talked into what feels like an early-aughts, made-for-cable movie?
A stiffly somber Pine, entombed in turtlenecks and long scarves, is introduced like he’s in one of those perfume commercials celebrities try to keep hidden overseas. Despite a few moments of tense intrigue, the rest of the film too often follows suit.
Most of the action hinges on an event that took place several years ago. In flashback, we see shockwaves ripple through the CIA’s office in Vienna, as agency heads Wallinger (Laurence Fishburne) and Compton (Jonathan Pryce) share news of a violent airplane hijacking by Chechen rebels.
- 4/7/2022
- by Elizabeth Weitzman
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Rhys Ifans (Spider-Man: No Way Home) has signed on to star alongside Annette Bening and Jodie Foster in the Netflix film Nyad, which marks the narrative directorial debut of Oscar, BAFTA and Emmy winners Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin.
Pic is based on Diana Nyad’s bestselling autobiography Find A Way. It follows the remarkable true story of the marathon swimmer, who, at the age of 64, became the first person to complete the “Everest of swims”—executing a 53-hour, 110-mile swim from Cuba to Florida, through dangerous open ocean, without a shark cage.
Ifans is playing John Bartlett, the Florida-based boat designer and captain of the catamaran that accompanied Diana as she swam. Bartlett strategically and meticulously planned and navigated Nyad’s swim though the Florida Straits, keenly aware of the impact of weather and ocean currents on her journey.
Emmy winner Ann Biderman...
Pic is based on Diana Nyad’s bestselling autobiography Find A Way. It follows the remarkable true story of the marathon swimmer, who, at the age of 64, became the first person to complete the “Everest of swims”—executing a 53-hour, 110-mile swim from Cuba to Florida, through dangerous open ocean, without a shark cage.
Ifans is playing John Bartlett, the Florida-based boat designer and captain of the catamaran that accompanied Diana as she swam. Bartlett strategically and meticulously planned and navigated Nyad’s swim though the Florida Straits, keenly aware of the impact of weather and ocean currents on her journey.
Emmy winner Ann Biderman...
- 3/16/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Anna Wood (The Code) is set as a lead along with Oluniké Adeliyi (The Porter), Amanda Payton (United States of Al) and Delon de Metz (Zoo) in NBC’s Unbroken (wt) drama pilot from New Amsterdam executive producer Shaun Cassidy and Universal Television. Additionally, Bronwen Hughes (Resident Evil) has been tapped to direct and executive produce the pilot.
Written and executive produced by Cassidy, in Unbroken, three dynastic ranch families on the central coast of California make love and war in a passionate struggle to survive, ultimately setting the stage for a group of fiercely determined young women to win big for all at the National Championship of Rodeo.
Wood will play Joss, a fearless survivor and self-sufficient woman who lives a nomadic life with her young daughter.
2022 NBC Pilots & Series Orders
Adeliyi is Ndidi “Dee” Stanton, a first-generation Nigerian-American who worked in the hospitality industry before meeting her future husband,...
Written and executive produced by Cassidy, in Unbroken, three dynastic ranch families on the central coast of California make love and war in a passionate struggle to survive, ultimately setting the stage for a group of fiercely determined young women to win big for all at the National Championship of Rodeo.
Wood will play Joss, a fearless survivor and self-sufficient woman who lives a nomadic life with her young daughter.
2022 NBC Pilots & Series Orders
Adeliyi is Ndidi “Dee” Stanton, a first-generation Nigerian-American who worked in the hospitality industry before meeting her future husband,...
- 3/11/2022
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Major Crimes alum Michael Paul Chan is set for a heavily recurring role opposite Billy Crudup in Apple TV+ original series Hello Tomorrow!, from MRC Television.
Created, written and executive produced by Amit Bhalla and Lucas Jansen, who will serve as showrunners, Hello Tomorrow! is set in a retro-future world. It revolves around a group of traveling salesmen hawking lunar timeshares. Crudup, who also executive produces, stars as Jack, a salesman of great talent and ambition whose unshakable faith in a brighter tomorrow inspires his co-workers and revitalizes his desperate customers but threatens to leave him dangerously lost in the very dream that sustains him.
Chan will play Walt, a gifted but surly rocket mechanic with a deep and secret connection to Jack’s (Crudup) past.
Bhalla and Jansen executive produce alongside Stephen Falk, Jonathan Entwistle, who directs, and Crudup. Blake Griffin, Ryan Kalil and Noah Weinstein will also...
Created, written and executive produced by Amit Bhalla and Lucas Jansen, who will serve as showrunners, Hello Tomorrow! is set in a retro-future world. It revolves around a group of traveling salesmen hawking lunar timeshares. Crudup, who also executive produces, stars as Jack, a salesman of great talent and ambition whose unshakable faith in a brighter tomorrow inspires his co-workers and revitalizes his desperate customers but threatens to leave him dangerously lost in the very dream that sustains him.
Chan will play Walt, a gifted but surly rocket mechanic with a deep and secret connection to Jack’s (Crudup) past.
Bhalla and Jansen executive produce alongside Stephen Falk, Jonathan Entwistle, who directs, and Crudup. Blake Griffin, Ryan Kalil and Noah Weinstein will also...
- 3/8/2022
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Rlje Films, a business unit of AMC Networks, will release the sci-fi film Settlers on DVD and Blu-ray on February 15, 2022. Following its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival, IFC Midnight released Settlers in theaters, on Digital Rental & VOD on July 23, 2021.
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Now you can win the Blu-ray of Settlers. We Are Movie Geeks has two to give away. Just leave a comment below telling us what your favorite Sci-Fi Thriller is (I’d say Event Horizon. It’s so easy!)
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Settlers is written and directed by Wyatt Rockefeller (shorts “Groomed” and “Entropy”), and stars Sofia Boutella (Kingsman: The Secret Service, Atomic Blonde), Ismael Cruz Cordova (“Berlin Station,” Mary Queen of Scots), Brooklynn Prince (“Home Before Dark,...
Check out the Trailer:
Now you can win the Blu-ray of Settlers. We Are Movie Geeks has two to give away. Just leave a comment below telling us what your favorite Sci-Fi Thriller is (I’d say Event Horizon. It’s so easy!)
1. You Must Be A US Resident. Prize Will Only Be Shipped To US Addresses. No P.O. Boxes. No Duplicate Addresses.
2. Winner Will Be Chosen From All Qualifying Entries. No Purchase Necessary
Settlers is written and directed by Wyatt Rockefeller (shorts “Groomed” and “Entropy”), and stars Sofia Boutella (Kingsman: The Secret Service, Atomic Blonde), Ismael Cruz Cordova (“Berlin Station,” Mary Queen of Scots), Brooklynn Prince (“Home Before Dark,...
- 2/7/2022
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Exclusive: Actor James Cromwell is teaming up with Janek Ambros of Assembly Line Entertainment and Nando Vila of Pop Front Pictures to produce Nixon’s Nixon, a film based on Russell Lees’ play of the same name, which Ambros adapted for the screen and will direct.
Nixon’s Nixon marks the third collaboration between Ambros and Cromwell as director and producer, on the heels of the 2019 sci-fi comedy Mondo Hollywoodland and the 2015 war documentary Imminent Threat.
The film will be a dual portrait of former U.S. President Richard Nixon and his National Security Advisor and Secretary of State Henry Kissinger that watches as they scramble to sustain power on the eve of Nixon’s resignation. The play on which it’s based premiered to critical acclaim in 1996, playing Off-Broadway before traveling the globe through the mid-2000s. It came back to the stage in 2019, after finding...
Nixon’s Nixon marks the third collaboration between Ambros and Cromwell as director and producer, on the heels of the 2019 sci-fi comedy Mondo Hollywoodland and the 2015 war documentary Imminent Threat.
The film will be a dual portrait of former U.S. President Richard Nixon and his National Security Advisor and Secretary of State Henry Kissinger that watches as they scramble to sustain power on the eve of Nixon’s resignation. The play on which it’s based premiered to critical acclaim in 1996, playing Off-Broadway before traveling the globe through the mid-2000s. It came back to the stage in 2019, after finding...
- 1/18/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Keith Redmon has joined Teddy Schwarzman’s Black Bear Pictures as a partner. He’s being tasked with heading up Black Bear Global, a newly created division which will focus on building strategic alliances and co-productions between the company and talent, production companies and partners overseas.
Redmon, who was at Anonymous Content for two decades, will also help build Black Bear’s management portfolio. He will continue to represent motion picture and television literary clients including: Daniel Barber (“Harry Brown”), Stephen Berra (“The Good Life”), Hagen Bogdanski (“Berlin Station”), Giuseppe Capotondi (“The Burnt Orange Heresy”), John Hillcoat (“The Proposition”), Kyle Killen (“Halo”), Raine Allen Miller, Schiaffino Musarra, Michael Punke (“The Revenant”), Johan Renck (“Chernobyl”), Michaël Roskam (“The Drop), Isaiah Seret, David Slade (“Black Mirror: Bandersnatch”), Mark L. Smith (“The Midnight Sky”) and Morten Tyldum (“The Imitation Game”). Redmon was ousted from Anonymous in June. At the time, the company offered...
Redmon, who was at Anonymous Content for two decades, will also help build Black Bear’s management portfolio. He will continue to represent motion picture and television literary clients including: Daniel Barber (“Harry Brown”), Stephen Berra (“The Good Life”), Hagen Bogdanski (“Berlin Station”), Giuseppe Capotondi (“The Burnt Orange Heresy”), John Hillcoat (“The Proposition”), Kyle Killen (“Halo”), Raine Allen Miller, Schiaffino Musarra, Michael Punke (“The Revenant”), Johan Renck (“Chernobyl”), Michaël Roskam (“The Drop), Isaiah Seret, David Slade (“Black Mirror: Bandersnatch”), Mark L. Smith (“The Midnight Sky”) and Morten Tyldum (“The Imitation Game”). Redmon was ousted from Anonymous in June. At the time, the company offered...
- 10/18/2021
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: As production of Studiocanal and The Picture Company’s horror thriller Baghead begins, Deadline has learned that War Horse actor Jeremy Irvine, Top of the Lake Emmy nominee Peter Mullan, You actress Saffron Burrows, and Netflix Dark actress Julika Jenkins have joined the feature alongside previously announced Ruby Barker and Freya Allan.
Baghead is adapted from the festival fave short film of the same name and will be directed by Alberto Corredor who also directed the short. Christina Pamies and Bryce McGuire wrote the screenplay. Baghead follows the enigmatic Baghead, a diminutive wrinkled up person who is able to manifest the dead and bring them back to our world for brief periods of time. People seek out the medium to reconnect with lost loved ones. Once in contact with Baghead however, the title character’s true powers and intentions are revealed and there is a high price to pay...
Baghead is adapted from the festival fave short film of the same name and will be directed by Alberto Corredor who also directed the short. Christina Pamies and Bryce McGuire wrote the screenplay. Baghead follows the enigmatic Baghead, a diminutive wrinkled up person who is able to manifest the dead and bring them back to our world for brief periods of time. People seek out the medium to reconnect with lost loved ones. Once in contact with Baghead however, the title character’s true powers and intentions are revealed and there is a high price to pay...
- 10/13/2021
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Sasha Silver has been promoted to head of drama for Hulu Originals.
Silver takes over the role from Jordan Helman, who was recently promoted to lead scripted content for the streamer. Silver will report to Helman in her new role.
“Sasha’s incredible relationships with artists and discerning eye for rich, compelling dramas have been a not-so-secret weapon in the success of Hulu Originals for years now,” said Helman. “As the shows she’s championed along the way highlight, Sasha shares an ongoing commitment to deliver boldly appealing series that spark conversation and drive the business forward, and I couldn’t be more excited to continue our work together in this deeply deserved role.”
Silver first joined Hulu in 2016 and has been a part of acquiring the streamer’s hit series like “The Act,” “Little Fires Everywhere” and “The Great.” She also spearheaded several other dramas on the Hulu slate,...
Silver takes over the role from Jordan Helman, who was recently promoted to lead scripted content for the streamer. Silver will report to Helman in her new role.
“Sasha’s incredible relationships with artists and discerning eye for rich, compelling dramas have been a not-so-secret weapon in the success of Hulu Originals for years now,” said Helman. “As the shows she’s championed along the way highlight, Sasha shares an ongoing commitment to deliver boldly appealing series that spark conversation and drive the business forward, and I couldn’t be more excited to continue our work together in this deeply deserved role.”
Silver first joined Hulu in 2016 and has been a part of acquiring the streamer’s hit series like “The Act,” “Little Fires Everywhere” and “The Great.” She also spearheaded several other dramas on the Hulu slate,...
- 6/24/2021
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Sasha Silver has been promoted to head of drama for Hulu Originals.
This follows the promotion of Jordan Helman, who was formerly head of drama, to head of scripted content, who took over the role after Beatrice Springborn’s move to UCP.
Silver was most recently director of original drama content, where she helped bring in projects such as The Act, Little Fires Everywhere and The Great. She also spearheaded dramas including Castle Rock, Looking for Alaska, Marvel’s Runaways and upcoming titles Nine Perfect Strangers and The Girl From Plainville.
Reporting to Helman, Silver joined Hulu in 2016, having previously been VP, TV development at Chernin Entertainment and director of development at Paramount TV, where she oversaw The Real Hotwives of Orlando and Las Vegas, Berlin Station and The Alienist. She started her development career with Sarah Condon at HBO, where she worked on Bored to Death.
“Sasha’s incredible...
This follows the promotion of Jordan Helman, who was formerly head of drama, to head of scripted content, who took over the role after Beatrice Springborn’s move to UCP.
Silver was most recently director of original drama content, where she helped bring in projects such as The Act, Little Fires Everywhere and The Great. She also spearheaded dramas including Castle Rock, Looking for Alaska, Marvel’s Runaways and upcoming titles Nine Perfect Strangers and The Girl From Plainville.
Reporting to Helman, Silver joined Hulu in 2016, having previously been VP, TV development at Chernin Entertainment and director of development at Paramount TV, where she oversaw The Real Hotwives of Orlando and Las Vegas, Berlin Station and The Alienist. She started her development career with Sarah Condon at HBO, where she worked on Bored to Death.
“Sasha’s incredible...
- 6/24/2021
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Deadline has confirmed that Oscar-nominated Anonymous Content manager and producer Keith Redmon has exited the firm. Sources said the exit came after a series of complaints about verbal altercations with higherups at the company.
The news was made official last night in an email from Anonymous CEO Dawn Olmstead which you can read below, obtained by Deadline.
Redmon, who was at Anonymous for close to 20 years, was nominated for Best Picture as one of the producers on Regency/20th Century Fox’s The Revenant, which grossed $533M WW and won three Oscars for Leonardo DiCaprio in Best Actor, Alejandro Inarritu in Best Director and Emmanuel Lubezki in Best Cinematography. Redmon’s producer credits include Netflix’s The Midnight Sky, the Kate Winslet-Gal Gadot movie Triple Play and he served as EP on Epix’s Berlin Station series.
A rep for Anonymous Content provided no comment when reached. No...
The news was made official last night in an email from Anonymous CEO Dawn Olmstead which you can read below, obtained by Deadline.
Redmon, who was at Anonymous for close to 20 years, was nominated for Best Picture as one of the producers on Regency/20th Century Fox’s The Revenant, which grossed $533M WW and won three Oscars for Leonardo DiCaprio in Best Actor, Alejandro Inarritu in Best Director and Emmanuel Lubezki in Best Cinematography. Redmon’s producer credits include Netflix’s The Midnight Sky, the Kate Winslet-Gal Gadot movie Triple Play and he served as EP on Epix’s Berlin Station series.
A rep for Anonymous Content provided no comment when reached. No...
- 6/19/2021
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Mayor of Kingstown co-creator Hugh Dillon is taking on a dual role both in front and behind the camera, as he has joined the series as a regular. Also tapped as series regulars are Pha’rez Lass (Claws) and Tobi Bamtefa (The Girlfriend Experience) as production gets underway in Toronto. Jeremy Renner stars in the drama series from Yellowstone co-creator Taylor Sheridan, Antoine Fuqua, 101 Studios and MTV Entertainment Studios. Diane Wiest, Emma Laird, Derek Webster and Taylor Handley also star. Locations in Toronto include Kingston Penitentiary and the new Stratagem Stages, making Mayor of Kingstown the first production at the stage. Additional casting is forthcoming
Co-created by Sheridan and Dillon, Mayor of Kingstown follows the McLusky family, power brokers in Kingstown, Michigan, where the business of incarceration is the only thriving industry. Tackling themes of systemic racism, corruption and inequality, the series provides a stark look at their attempt...
Co-created by Sheridan and Dillon, Mayor of Kingstown follows the McLusky family, power brokers in Kingstown, Michigan, where the business of incarceration is the only thriving industry. Tackling themes of systemic racism, corruption and inequality, the series provides a stark look at their attempt...
- 5/24/2021
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Munich-based Beta Film, one of Europe’s biggest independent TV companies, has acquired worldwide distribution rights outside France to “The Island of Thirty Coffins,” a French series adaptation of a novel by “Lupin” author Maurice Leblanc.
An atmospheric crime thriller from Leblanc – whose Arsène Lupin character, created in 1905, inspired Netflix biggest foreign-language global hit “Lupin” – “The Island of Thirty Coffins” stars Virginie Ledoyen.
Directed by Frédéric Mermoud (“Les Revenants”) and written by Elsa Marpeau (“Capitaine Marleau”) and Florent Meyer (“Lupin”), its acquisition forms part of a planned far larger drive into French drama series by Beta Films.
“We shall try to acquire more and more French series in the upcoming months and years,” said Jérôme Vincendon, Beta Film exec VP international sales and acquisitions, French-speaking Europe. “We think it’s the right moment,” he added.
Once dominated in prime time by U.S. procedurals, France has seen its domestic TV...
An atmospheric crime thriller from Leblanc – whose Arsène Lupin character, created in 1905, inspired Netflix biggest foreign-language global hit “Lupin” – “The Island of Thirty Coffins” stars Virginie Ledoyen.
Directed by Frédéric Mermoud (“Les Revenants”) and written by Elsa Marpeau (“Capitaine Marleau”) and Florent Meyer (“Lupin”), its acquisition forms part of a planned far larger drive into French drama series by Beta Films.
“We shall try to acquire more and more French series in the upcoming months and years,” said Jérôme Vincendon, Beta Film exec VP international sales and acquisitions, French-speaking Europe. “We think it’s the right moment,” he added.
Once dominated in prime time by U.S. procedurals, France has seen its domestic TV...
- 5/21/2021
- by John Hopewell
- Variety Film + TV
Brisbane-based writer, producer, and director Clare Sladden will benefit from the guidance of renowned US showrunner Bradford Winters in developing a new drama series after being selected for the final component of a Screen Queensland writers’ initiative.
Delivered in conjunction with Winters, the week-long Bradford Winters Series Lab comprised five participants, who were invited to pitch their concepts to Netflix, Stan, or Sbs executives for feedback.
Sladden will now assemble a five-day writers’ room to apply feedback from the pitch experience to create a pilot script for her series Pathological, as well as a bible to present to the market.
Pathological, follows the story of Claudia, a ruthless, sociopathic lawyer who, after the removal of a brain tumor, acquires a new sense of empathy and must navigate a dangerous corporate conspiracy to protect a teenage runaway from a contract kill Claudia orchestrated previously.
Sladden, whose recent credits include the upcoming Stan Original series Eden,...
Delivered in conjunction with Winters, the week-long Bradford Winters Series Lab comprised five participants, who were invited to pitch their concepts to Netflix, Stan, or Sbs executives for feedback.
Sladden will now assemble a five-day writers’ room to apply feedback from the pitch experience to create a pilot script for her series Pathological, as well as a bible to present to the market.
Pathological, follows the story of Claudia, a ruthless, sociopathic lawyer who, after the removal of a brain tumor, acquires a new sense of empathy and must navigate a dangerous corporate conspiracy to protect a teenage runaway from a contract kill Claudia orchestrated previously.
Sladden, whose recent credits include the upcoming Stan Original series Eden,...
- 5/13/2021
- by Sean Slatter
- IF.com.au
Exclusive: Tamlyn Tomita, who reprised her Karate Kid Part II role of Kumiko in the hit series Cobra Kai, has boarded the independent feature Whose Child.
Whose Child is a socially conscious film about undetected domestic child abuse from director Roxy Shih and producer Autumn Federici and Jake Helgren under their The Ninth House banner.
Tomita plays Sallie, a compassionate and gentle yet strong-willed attorney who takes on the child abuse case pro-bono for the greater good of a broken criminal court system.
Whose Child follows a woman (Anna Schafer) working in public relations at a children’s hospital who gets her life turned around when she is assigned to be an “Auntie” for a young boy named Billy. Billy’s case is severe; he’s suffering from heavy head trauma, is in a coma, and is barely hanging on to life. When she realizes that the incident was a domestic abuse case,...
Whose Child is a socially conscious film about undetected domestic child abuse from director Roxy Shih and producer Autumn Federici and Jake Helgren under their The Ninth House banner.
Tomita plays Sallie, a compassionate and gentle yet strong-willed attorney who takes on the child abuse case pro-bono for the greater good of a broken criminal court system.
Whose Child follows a woman (Anna Schafer) working in public relations at a children’s hospital who gets her life turned around when she is assigned to be an “Auntie” for a young boy named Billy. Billy’s case is severe; he’s suffering from heavy head trauma, is in a coma, and is barely hanging on to life. When she realizes that the incident was a domestic abuse case,...
- 4/28/2021
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
In 2017, when news broke of HBO’s development of multiple Game of Thrones spinoffs, author George R.R. Martin blogged about which of his works would and wouldn’t be prequel fodder.
He made it clear that his Tales of Dunk and Egg novellas were off the table… though they’re now the basis for one of several spinoff concepts at the premium cabler.
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He made it clear that his Tales of Dunk and Egg novellas were off the table… though they’re now the basis for one of several spinoff concepts at the premium cabler.
More from TVLineWhere's Lovecraft Country's Season 2 Renewal? HBO Boss Offers UpdateTrue Blood: HBO Boss Says Prospective Reboot Must Be a 'Story Worth Telling'Game of Thrones' House of the Dragon Prequel Spinoff Adds Nurse Jackie, Devs and...
- 2/15/2021
- by Kimberly Roots
- TVLine.com
House of the Dragon is nearing maximum occupancy.
HBO’s Game of Thrones spinoff has cast several more roles, our sister site Deadline reports, and in the process has added actors from Nurse Jackie, Berlin Station and Devs to its ranks.
More from TVLineGame of Thrones Targaryen Spinoff House of the Dragon to Start Production This Spring -- Find Out WhenA Game of Thrones Animated Series Is Reportedly in the Works at HBO Max-- Would You Watch?Game of Thrones: Dunk and Egg Prequel in the Works at HBO -- Report
Rhys Ifans (Berlin Station, Notting Hill) will play Otto Hightower,...
HBO’s Game of Thrones spinoff has cast several more roles, our sister site Deadline reports, and in the process has added actors from Nurse Jackie, Berlin Station and Devs to its ranks.
More from TVLineGame of Thrones Targaryen Spinoff House of the Dragon to Start Production This Spring -- Find Out WhenA Game of Thrones Animated Series Is Reportedly in the Works at HBO Max-- Would You Watch?Game of Thrones: Dunk and Egg Prequel in the Works at HBO -- Report
Rhys Ifans (Berlin Station, Notting Hill) will play Otto Hightower,...
- 2/11/2021
- by Kimberly Roots
- TVLine.com
Talk about a star-studded WeWorkplace: Apple TV+ has given a series order to WeCrashed, a limited series starring Oscar winners Anne Hathaway and Jared Leto.
Based on the podcast of the same name, the drama explores “the greed-filled rise and inevitable fall of WeWork, one of the world’s most valuable startups, and the narcissists whose chaotic love made it all possible,” per the official synopsis. Lee Eisenberg (Little America) and Drew Crevello (The Long Dark) will serve as showrunners, with John Requa and Glenn Ficarra (This Is Us) directing.
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Based on the podcast of the same name, the drama explores “the greed-filled rise and inevitable fall of WeWork, one of the world’s most valuable startups, and the narcissists whose chaotic love made it all possible,” per the official synopsis. Lee Eisenberg (Little America) and Drew Crevello (The Long Dark) will serve as showrunners, with John Requa and Glenn Ficarra (This Is Us) directing.
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- 1/29/2021
- by Vlada Gelman
- TVLine.com
Sara Gilbert is headed to HBO Max to star in a pilot at the streamer.
Gilbert (The Conners) is one of seven actors to join the cast of Verbatim, a potential anthology series that dramatizes real events by taking dialogue from primary sources and presenting it verbatim. Rob Huebel (I Know This Much Is True), Leland Orser (Berlin Station), Lyriq Bent (Netflix’s She’s Gotta Have It), J.R. Cacia (Infidel), Tate Donovan (MacGyver) and Kevin Dunn (Veep) have also joined the project; Chris Messina was previously cast.
Verbatim is based on a New York Times Op-Docs series by Brett Weiner, which ...
Gilbert (The Conners) is one of seven actors to join the cast of Verbatim, a potential anthology series that dramatizes real events by taking dialogue from primary sources and presenting it verbatim. Rob Huebel (I Know This Much Is True), Leland Orser (Berlin Station), Lyriq Bent (Netflix’s She’s Gotta Have It), J.R. Cacia (Infidel), Tate Donovan (MacGyver) and Kevin Dunn (Veep) have also joined the project; Chris Messina was previously cast.
Verbatim is based on a New York Times Op-Docs series by Brett Weiner, which ...
- 1/29/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Sara Gilbert is headed to HBO Max to star in a pilot at the streamer.
Gilbert (The Conners) is one of seven actors to join the cast of Verbatim, a potential anthology series that dramatizes real events by taking dialogue from primary sources and presenting it verbatim. Rob Huebel (I Know This Much Is True), Leland Orser (Berlin Station), Lyriq Bent (Netflix’s She’s Gotta Have It), J.R. Cacia (Infidel), Tate Donovan (MacGyver) and Kevin Dunn (Veep) have also joined the project; Chris Messina was previously cast.
Verbatim is based on a New York Times Op-Docs series by Brett Weiner, which ...
Gilbert (The Conners) is one of seven actors to join the cast of Verbatim, a potential anthology series that dramatizes real events by taking dialogue from primary sources and presenting it verbatim. Rob Huebel (I Know This Much Is True), Leland Orser (Berlin Station), Lyriq Bent (Netflix’s She’s Gotta Have It), J.R. Cacia (Infidel), Tate Donovan (MacGyver) and Kevin Dunn (Veep) have also joined the project; Chris Messina was previously cast.
Verbatim is based on a New York Times Op-Docs series by Brett Weiner, which ...
- 1/29/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: David E. Kelley’s hit freshman ABC drama series Big Sky continues to bulk up its cast with the addition of five high profile recurring guest stars, Michelle Forbes, Britt Robertson, Michael Raymond-James, Ryan Dorsey and Omar Metwally.
They join recently cast new series regular Ted Levine, who plays powerful ranch owner Horst Kleinsasse, and Kyle Schmid, who will recur as his second-born son John Wayne Kleinsasse.
Forbes (The Killing) will play the mother, Margaret. She seems to be the picture-perfect ranch wife who knows her place, likes to bake and loves all of her children equally, but scratch the surface and there’s real steel beneath.
Robertson (For the People) will play the daughter Cheyenne Kleinsasser. Used to be Daddy’s (Levine) girl, but that ended when she grew up, ran off and made some poor life choices. Her brothers don’t weigh her opinion at all, brushing...
They join recently cast new series regular Ted Levine, who plays powerful ranch owner Horst Kleinsasse, and Kyle Schmid, who will recur as his second-born son John Wayne Kleinsasse.
Forbes (The Killing) will play the mother, Margaret. She seems to be the picture-perfect ranch wife who knows her place, likes to bake and loves all of her children equally, but scratch the surface and there’s real steel beneath.
Robertson (For the People) will play the daughter Cheyenne Kleinsasser. Used to be Daddy’s (Levine) girl, but that ended when she grew up, ran off and made some poor life choices. Her brothers don’t weigh her opinion at all, brushing...
- 1/28/2021
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Hannah Levien, Leland Orser and Patrick Fischler are set for recurring roles opposite Rosa Salazar on Brand New Cherry Flavor, Netflix’s upcoming horror-thriller revenge series.
Brand New Cherry Flavor is written by Nick Antosca and Lenore Zion. Based on the cult horror novel by Todd Grimson, the eight-episode series is the story of Lisa Nova (Salazar), an aspiring film director in the sun-drenched but seamy world of 1990 Los Angeles who embarks on a mind-altering journey of supernatural revenge.
Levien will recur as Christine, Orser will play Mike Nathans and Fischler will portray Alvin Sender.
In addition to Salazar, they join previously announced cast Catherine Keener, Eric Lange, Jeff Ward and Manny Jacinto.
The series is a co-production of Netflix and UCP, a division of Universal Studio Group,...
Brand New Cherry Flavor is written by Nick Antosca and Lenore Zion. Based on the cult horror novel by Todd Grimson, the eight-episode series is the story of Lisa Nova (Salazar), an aspiring film director in the sun-drenched but seamy world of 1990 Los Angeles who embarks on a mind-altering journey of supernatural revenge.
Levien will recur as Christine, Orser will play Mike Nathans and Fischler will portray Alvin Sender.
In addition to Salazar, they join previously announced cast Catherine Keener, Eric Lange, Jeff Ward and Manny Jacinto.
The series is a co-production of Netflix and UCP, a division of Universal Studio Group,...
- 12/17/2020
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: UK agent Matt Chopping is officially launching Innovate Talent Management with a roster of clients including Nikolai Kinski (Barbarians), Ricky Champ (Eastenders) and Bhavna Limbachia (Coronation Street).
London-based Chopping spent almost two decades at UK firm Waring and McKenna. The long-term plan for Innovate is to add agents to the company, grow the client base and potentially add a literary division.
Chopping told us: “The talent management industry is evolving, and my aim is for Innovate to be ahead of the curve. The world today is unrecognizable from how it was even a year ago; freedom from some of the complex infrastructure of yesterday will enable Innovate to become a truly accessible global brand, able to rapidly adapt to the changes that the entertainment industry will face in the post-Covid era.”
He continued: “My aim is to capitalize on my wealth of experience and long-standing relationships in the industry...
London-based Chopping spent almost two decades at UK firm Waring and McKenna. The long-term plan for Innovate is to add agents to the company, grow the client base and potentially add a literary division.
Chopping told us: “The talent management industry is evolving, and my aim is for Innovate to be ahead of the curve. The world today is unrecognizable from how it was even a year ago; freedom from some of the complex infrastructure of yesterday will enable Innovate to become a truly accessible global brand, able to rapidly adapt to the changes that the entertainment industry will face in the post-Covid era.”
He continued: “My aim is to capitalize on my wealth of experience and long-standing relationships in the industry...
- 11/17/2020
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
The annual 16 Days 16 Films short film competition has revealed a heavyweight jury including James Bond producer Barbara Broccoli, Emmy-winning actor Anna Friel (“Marcella”) and award-winning “Blue Story” producer Joy Gharoro-Akpojotor.
This jury also includes actor and political activist Ashley Judd (“Berlin Station”), directors Phyllida Lloyd (“Herself”) and Sarah Gavron (“Rocks”), writer Abi Morgan (“Suffragette”), actor Stacy Martin (“Nymphomaniac”), actress and producer Julie Gayet (“Raw”), stunt performer and intimacy coordinator Teniece Divya Johnson (“Succession”), actor Jasmine Trinca (“The Goddess of Fortune”), and director and actor Tamara Yazbek Bernal (“After Lucia”).
The short film competition platforms female filmmakers and their films, which “explore, emote, and educate” on forms of violence against women. Inspired by the Un Women campaign 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-based Violence, the initiative will run online from Nov. 25 – Dec. 10, between the International Day for Elimination of Violence Against Women and International Human Rights Day.
Sixteen finalists have been chosen...
This jury also includes actor and political activist Ashley Judd (“Berlin Station”), directors Phyllida Lloyd (“Herself”) and Sarah Gavron (“Rocks”), writer Abi Morgan (“Suffragette”), actor Stacy Martin (“Nymphomaniac”), actress and producer Julie Gayet (“Raw”), stunt performer and intimacy coordinator Teniece Divya Johnson (“Succession”), actor Jasmine Trinca (“The Goddess of Fortune”), and director and actor Tamara Yazbek Bernal (“After Lucia”).
The short film competition platforms female filmmakers and their films, which “explore, emote, and educate” on forms of violence against women. Inspired by the Un Women campaign 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-based Violence, the initiative will run online from Nov. 25 – Dec. 10, between the International Day for Elimination of Violence Against Women and International Human Rights Day.
Sixteen finalists have been chosen...
- 11/17/2020
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Four months after TV lit agents David Stone, a partner at WME, and Ben Jacobson, a partner at UTA, left their respective agencies to launch The Framework Collective, the management company has solidified their roster of clients, I have learned. It ranges from established producers, creators and showrunners to next generation voices, a number of whom were former clients of Stone and Jacobson on the agency side. The list includes Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winner and 13 Reasons Why creator Brian Yorkey and Emmy-winning producer Warren Littlefield.
Tfc’s client roster of established creators/showrunners is said to include Peter Saji, co-creator and co-showrunner of ABC’s Mixed-ish; Courtney Lilly, showrunner of ABC’s Black-ish and co-showrunner of Mixed-ish; Martin Gero, creator and showrunner of NBC’s Blindspot and co-creator of Connecting; Elwood Reid, creator and showrunner of FX’s The Bridge...
Tfc’s client roster of established creators/showrunners is said to include Peter Saji, co-creator and co-showrunner of ABC’s Mixed-ish; Courtney Lilly, showrunner of ABC’s Black-ish and co-showrunner of Mixed-ish; Martin Gero, creator and showrunner of NBC’s Blindspot and co-creator of Connecting; Elwood Reid, creator and showrunner of FX’s The Bridge...
- 11/10/2020
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
The Young and the Restless is welcoming back a familiar face: Tricia Cast will reprise her role as Nina Webster in early November, EW.com reports. She will also appear during the week of Nov. 30 as the CBS soap celebrates its 12,000th episode.
Nina — who was last seen on the sudser seven years ago — will reunite with her friend Christine (Lauralee Bell) and check in with her son Chance (Donny Boaz) when she returns.
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Nina — who was last seen on the sudser seven years ago — will reunite with her friend Christine (Lauralee Bell) and check in with her son Chance (Donny Boaz) when she returns.
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- 10/29/2020
- by Vlada Gelman
- TVLine.com
Exclusive: Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story, a limited series co-created by longtime collaborators Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan, has been greenlighted by Netflix, with Richard Jenkins co-starring, Carl Franklin directing and Janet Mock writing and directing. Production is slated to begin in January.
The order comes on the heels of the strong launch of Murphy’s Netflix series Ratched, which has ranked No. 1 on the streamer in multiple territories around the world.
Monster chronicles the story of one of America’s most notorious serial killers, largely told from the point of view of Dahmer’s victims, and dives deeply into the police incompetence and apathy that allowed the Wisconsin native to go on a multiyear killing spree. The series dramatizes at least 10 instances where Dahmer was almost apprehended but ultimately let go. The series also is expected to touch on white privilege, as Dahmer, a clean-cut,...
The order comes on the heels of the strong launch of Murphy’s Netflix series Ratched, which has ranked No. 1 on the streamer in multiple territories around the world.
Monster chronicles the story of one of America’s most notorious serial killers, largely told from the point of view of Dahmer’s victims, and dives deeply into the police incompetence and apathy that allowed the Wisconsin native to go on a multiyear killing spree. The series dramatizes at least 10 instances where Dahmer was almost apprehended but ultimately let go. The series also is expected to touch on white privilege, as Dahmer, a clean-cut,...
- 10/2/2020
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Samuel L. Jackson could be strapping on that eyepatch for a while longer: Disney+ is reportedly developing a series centered on Jackson’s McU character, Nick Fury, with Jackson on board to reprise the role.
As sources told our sister publication Variety, Kyle Bradstreet (Mr. Robot, Berlin Station) will write and executive-produce the project. Plot details, however, are currently being kept under wraps, and Disney+ has not commented on Variety‘s report.
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As sources told our sister publication Variety, Kyle Bradstreet (Mr. Robot, Berlin Station) will write and executive-produce the project. Plot details, however, are currently being kept under wraps, and Disney+ has not commented on Variety‘s report.
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- 9/25/2020
- by Rebecca Iannucci
- TVLine.com
Samuel L. Jackson is set to reprise the role of Nick Fury in a new Marvel series currently in development at Disney Plus, Variety has learned exclusively from sources.
The exact plot details of the show are being kept under wraps, but multiple sources say Jackson is attached to star with Kyle Bradstreet attached to write and executive produce. Like all the other Marvel shows at Disney Plus, Marvel Studios will produce.
Reps for Jackson, Bradstreet, and Disney did not immediately respond to Variety‘s request for comment.
Jackson famously portrayed Fury, the monocular head of the clandestine government agency S.H.I.E.L.D, in the Marvel Cinematic Universe going back to the post-credits scene in the first “Iron Man” film in 2008. He has appeared in multiple films within the McU since, most recently portraying Fury in “Spider-Man: Far from Home,” “Avengers: Endgame,” and “Captain Marvel.” He also...
The exact plot details of the show are being kept under wraps, but multiple sources say Jackson is attached to star with Kyle Bradstreet attached to write and executive produce. Like all the other Marvel shows at Disney Plus, Marvel Studios will produce.
Reps for Jackson, Bradstreet, and Disney did not immediately respond to Variety‘s request for comment.
Jackson famously portrayed Fury, the monocular head of the clandestine government agency S.H.I.E.L.D, in the Marvel Cinematic Universe going back to the post-credits scene in the first “Iron Man” film in 2008. He has appeared in multiple films within the McU since, most recently portraying Fury in “Spider-Man: Far from Home,” “Avengers: Endgame,” and “Captain Marvel.” He also...
- 9/25/2020
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
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