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Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan is a spy action thriller drama series co-created by Carlton Cuse and Graham Roland. Based on Tom Clancy‘s popular characters of the same name, the Prime Video series follows Jack Ryan, a former U.S. Marine officer now working as a CIA analyst. When he finds a series of suspicious transactions, his investigation leads him to a deadly terrorist organisation planning to attack Europe and the United States. Jack Ryan stars John Krasinski, Wendell Pierce, Abbie Cornish, Ali Suliman, Dina Shihabi, John Hoogenakker, and Noomi Rapace. So, if you loved the amazing action, thrilling story, and compelling characters in Jack Ryan, here are some similar shows you should check out next.

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The Terminal List is a conspiracy action thriller drama series created by David Digilio. Based on Jack Carr‘s 2018 novel of the same name, the Prime Video series follows Lieutenant Commander James Reece after his platoon of US Navy SEALs dies in an ambush. He soon tries to investigate the ambush and finds himself caught up in a dangerous conspiracy with his family in the crosshairs. The Terminal List stars Chris Pratt, Constance Wu, Taylor Kitsch, Riley Keough, Arlo Mertz, and Jeanne Tripplehorn. So, if you loved the thrilling drama, intense action, and compelling actors in The Terminal List, here are some similar shows you should check out next.

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Deep State is a British conspiracy thriller drama series co-created by Simon Maxwell and Matthew Parkhill. The Fox series follows Max Easton,...

Patience is a 2025 British psychological drama series that blends mystery, emotional tension, and a slow-burn character study into a hauntingly meditative viewing experience. Premiering on BBC and now streaming globally via various platforms, the series is created by Lucy Catherine and directed by Kate Herron (of Loki fame). With powerful lead performances by Ella Maisy Purvis and Laura Fraser, Patience explores themes of grief, isolation, and trust, all set within the eerie backdrop of a quiet coastal town. Below, we dive into the series plot, cast, full episode release schedule, streaming details, and more.

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The story revolves around Patience Evans, a quiet teenage girl grappling with the mysterious disappearance of her twin sister, Hope. After being placed in the care of Rachel, a stern but enigmatic woman living on the edge of the moors, Patience begins to experience strange visions and develops a creeping suspicion that all is not what it seems.

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If you still remember teen fantasy shows like The Vampire Diaries and Riverdale that went on for far too long, even after their stories had no steam left, but you might not remember the shows in this list, as they had so much more story to tell, but they were canceled way too soon. Teen fantasy shows were all the rage in the 2010s and that’s why there were so many of them but most of them didn’t hit as hard as The Vampire Diaries or Teen Wolf, but that doesn’t mean that the shows that were canceled were not as good or even better then these two shows. That’s the reason why we decided to compile a list of seven great (or underrated) teen fantasy shows that had great potential but were canceled way too soon.

BBC Studios has announced the titles coming to BritBox in May 2025, which include everything from new BritBox Originals to classic British fare. BritBox is a digital video subscription service offering the largest collection of British TV in the U.S. and Canada.

The May lineup includes the six-party mystery series Death Valley, starring BAFTA-winner Timothy Spall (The Sixth Commandment) and Gwyneth Keyworth (Lost Boys & Fairies), the 2025 BAFTA Television Awards hosted by Alan Cumming, all three seasons of Motherland, and more.

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BritBox is the leading streaming destination for the best of British television and culture, offering the most comprehensive, must-see collection of British entertainment all in one place. The service provides a pipeline of exceptional storytelling and showcases the depth and breadth of British creativity from across the UK.

BritBox curates a quality selection of classic titles and original commissions across various genres, including dramas, comedies, documentaries, and lifestyle programming.

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Zero Day is a political techno-thriller drama series created by Eric Newman. The Netflix series follows Former President George Mullen, who is appointed as the head of the Zero Day Commission to investigate a devastating cyberattack on the people of the United States. Zero Day stars Robert De Niro, Lizzy Caplan, Jesse Plemons, Joan Allen, Connie Britton, Bill Camp, Dan Stevens, Angela Bassett, Matthew Modine, and McKinley Belcher III. So, if you loved the conspiracy thriller story, nail-biting drama, and compelling characters in Zero Day, here are some similar shows you should check out next.

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Designated Survivor is a political conspiracy thriller drama series created by David Guggenheim. The ABC and later Netflix series follows Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Thomas Kirkman, who suddenly becomes the President of...

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In this golden age of television, there is no shortage of great television shows that will keep you entertained throughout their runtime. But there are only a few shows that will have you reaching for the remote to watch the next episode as soon as possible. So, we thought of compiling a list of the most addictive shows you should check out right now.

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Fleabag is a British dark comedy-drama series created by Phoebe Waller-Bridge. Based on Waller-Bridge’s one-woman show of the same name, the Prime Video series follows a dry-witted young woman in London as she tries to deal with a past trauma through various sexual partners. Fleabag stars Waller-Bridge, Sian Clifford, Andrew Scott, Olivia Colman, Ben Aldridge, Hugh Skinner, Bill Patterson, and Jenny Rainsford.

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Led Zeppelin on Imax, Parthenope by Paolo Sorrentino and Armand starring Renate Reinsve, both Cannes premieres, and Barry Koeghan in Irish drama Bring Them Down headline an interesting specialty weekend.

Sony Pictures Classics debuts Bernard MacMahon’s hybrid docu concert film Becoming Led Zeppelin exclusively in Imax at 369 locations this week, opening wide next week on over 1,000 screens. Powered by never-before-seen footage, performances and music, the film is billed as an experiential cinematic odyssey exploring Led Zeppelin‘s creative, musical, and personal origin story. It’s told in Led Zeppelin’s own words and is the first officially sanctioned film on the group.

An early version premiered at the Venice Film Festival back in 2021 as a work in progress to a 10-minute standing ovation. It subsequently incorporated a brand-new sound mix, newly unearthed material from the archives of all four band members (including home movies and family photos), and exclusive interviews with Jimmy Page,...

Christopher Andrews’s directorial debut tells an all-too-familiar Irish story about the dysfunctional relationship of rivaling farmers and the destruction that lies in their path as their feuds escalate. Featuring an excellent, albeit underused performance from Wolf Man’s Christopher Abbott alongside The Banshees of Inisherin’s Barry Keoghan, Bring Them Down’s dramatic storytelling will challenge audiences.

Michael (Abbott) is the last son of a family of sheepherders. His father (Colm Meany) is a curmudgeonly old man who abused Michael’s mother and perhaps indirectly led to her demise. Michael’s ex-girlfriend (Nora-Jane Noone) is married to a neighboring farmer, whose son (Keoghan) finds a fascination with Michael. The two begin a type of feud that slowly escalates to a violent and intense turn.

Bring Them Down Review

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Christopher Abbott and Barry Keoghan argue over sheep in Christopher Andrews’ thriller. Here’s our Bring Them Down review.

Christopher Abbott has had a busy few months with recent appearances in Kraven The Hunter and Leigh Whannell’s Wolf Man. Writer-director Christopher Andrews’ Bring Them Down is a much smaller film than those, but has more power than the two aforementioned movies combined. I haven’t stopped thinking about it since I watched it.

Abbott plays Michael, the last son of an Irish shepherding family. He’s weighed down by a car accident which killed his mother and injured his former girlfriend. He also looks after his ailing father. There’s constant competition and animosity between Michael’s family and the family next door, and when some of Michael’s sheep go missing and are found with their legs cut off, things quickly get out of hand.

Barry Keoghan plays Jack,...

Editor’s Note: This review was originally published during the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival. Mubi releases the film Friday, February 7, 2025.

The question will likely prickle the audience of Chris Andrews’ feature directorial debut “Bring Them Down” early and often: When, exactly, were these people fucked? Pardon our language, but if you balk at the use of the f-word to classify the miserable, bloody, meaningless lives of a pair of Irish sheep farmers and everyone around them — people who are well and truly fucked — than Andrews’ dismal Irish feature is not at all for you. Fans of dramas so dark and bitter that they make the most screwed-up parts of the Bible look funny and frisky? They’ll likely spark to what Andrews is dishing out here, but some questionable storytelling conceits eventually dilute even that power.

Things are already fraught when the film opens, as an SUV goes careening down an otherwise quiet Irish lane.

Mubi has unveiled a new clip from “Bring Them Down,” starring Oscar nominee Barry Keoghan (“Saltburn”) and Christopher Abbott (“Poor Things”), ahead of its Feb. 7 theatrical release in the U.S., U.K., Mexico, Canada and Ireland.

The tense thriller, which marks the feature directorial debut of Christopher Andrews, follows two warring farming families in rural west Ireland. The story centers on Michael (Abbott), a reclusive farmer living with his ailing father Ray (Colm Meaney), whose ongoing conflict with rival farmer Gary (Paul Ready) and his unpredictable son Jack (Keoghan) escalates into a series of increasingly violent confrontations. The cast also includes Nora-Jane Noone (“The Magdalene Sisters”) as Caroline, Susan Lynch (“Ready Player One”) as Peggy, and Aaron Heffernan (“Brassic”) as Lee.

“A tale of fathers, sons, and mutilated sheep, it toys with narrative point of view in ‘Rashomon’-like fashion, but keeps pressing questions of masculinity and cycles of...

As improbable as it may seem, one of the best films out of South by Southwest last year was about rival sheep farmers in rural Ireland. It's also one of the most nuanced and provocative films about toxic masculinity in recent memory, and equally unsettling. Written and directed by Christopher Andrews (in his feature debut), Bring Them Down stars Christopher Abbott and Barry Keoghan as the sons of sheep farmers who stand to inherit their respective father's farms on either side of a shared hill.

When their long-simmering rivalry boils over, misunderstandings give way to misguided deeds and ill-conceived notions of revenge in a film that evokes the darkest of Joel and Ethan Coen's crime thrillers. Comparisons to the films of fellow Irishman Martin McDonagh seem inevitable, but Bring Them Down is bleaker and less sentimental than McDonagh's nastiest work.

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This fervently acted Irish film about a dispute between farmers begins with some sheep rustling and ends in Peckinpah-esque violent horror

A tang of bad blood rises from this flawed revenge-feud drama set in the rural west of Ireland from first-time feature director Christopher Andrews, in which the audience might be shocked by male violence but are at the same time required to sympathise with the male characters’ inner wounded sensitivity. It’s strongly and fervently acted, but for me finally let down by a bizarre and almost farcical flourish of Peckinpah-esque violent horror, which undermines the accessible emotional reality of what has been happening, and which doesn’t quite do justice to the sustained effort required for a specific act of grotesque butchery.

The title refers at one level to a decision to bring livestock down from the grazing hillside to the fields, but also implies a terrible, willed catastrophe.

Set in rural west Ireland, writer-director Christopher Andrews’s pastoral thriller Bring Them Down features little in the way of spectacular set pieces. Nor does the film hinge on a classic battle between a hero and a villain. Its genre bona bides are mostly established by its tightly wound plot and characters whose psychologies have been warped in the conjunction of patriarchal traditions and the pressures of capitalism.

Ostensibly, Bring Them Down follows Michael (Christopher Abbot), the taciturn scion of a wealthy family that has herded sheep for centuries. His father, Ray (Colm Meaney), though immobilized by bad knees, still exercises the authority of a biblical patriarch. Michael’s childhood girlfriend, Caroline (Nora-Jane Noone)—having left him some 20 years before the present action, in the fallout from his mother’s death in a car accident, for which he was responsible—is now married to the spiteful and debt-burdened alcoholic Gary...

“Bring The Down” is a new live-action, Ireland-set thriller, written and directed by Christopher Andrews, starring Barry Keoghan, Christopher Abbott, Nora-Jane Noone, Paul Ready, Aaron Heffernan, Conor McNeill, Susan Lynch and Colm Meaney, releasing February 7, 2025 in theaters:

“…an Irish shepherd is drawn into violent conflict with a neighbouring farm…

“…when all of his sheep are massacred by unknown men…”

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The Night Agent is a conspiracy action thriller drama series created by Shawn Ryan. Based on the novel of the same name by Matthew Quirk, the Netflix series follows FBI agent Peter Sutherland as he begins his job at the White House, but he soon finds himself embroiled in a vast conspiracy involving people high up in the current administration. The Night Agent stars Gabriel Basso, Luciane Buchanan, Fola Evans-Akingbola, Sarah Desjardins, Eve Harlow, and Phoenix Raei. So, if you loved the intense story, thrilling action, and compelling characters in The Night Agent, here are some similar shows you should check out next.

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“Bring The Down” is a new live-action, Ireland-set thriller, written and directed by Christopher Andrews, starring Barry Keoghan, Christopher Abbott, Nora-Jane Noone, Paul Ready, Aaron Heffernan, Conor McNeill, Susan Lynch and Colm Meaney, releasing February 2025 in theaters:

“…an Irish shepherd is drawn into violent conflict with a neighbouring farm…

“…when all of his sheep are massacred by unknown men…”

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Mubi has released the official trailer for Christopher Andrews’ award-winning directorial debut ‘Bring Them Down.’

The movie follows two feuding farming families in present-day rural Ireland. Michael (Christopher Abbott), the last son of a farming family, lives an isolated existence with his ailing father Ray. Haunted by a terrible accident in his past, Michael has isolated himself from the world and is dedicated to his prized flock. When the ongoing conflict with rival farmer Gary and his unpredictable son Jack (Barry Keoghan) stirs old tensions and grievances, it triggers a chain of events that take increasingly violent turns, permanently altering both families.

The cast includes Barry Keoghan and Christopher Abbott alongside Colm Meaney, Nora-Jane Noone, Paul Ready and Susan Lynch.

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The Bring Them Down trailer reveals Barry Keoghan and Christopher Abbott as rival farmers whose families' blood feud escalates into brutal violence.

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Michael, the last son of a shepherding family, grapples with a dark secret and ailing father. As tensions with rival farmer Gary and his son Jack intensify, Michael is pulled into a violent conflict that forces him to confront his past, leaving both families irreversibly changed.

Release Date  September 8, 2024Rating  Not RatedRuntime  107 MinutesMain Genre  DramaGenres  Drama, ThrillerCast  Youssef Quinn, Aaron Heffernan, Susan Lynch, Nora-Jane Noone, Paul Ready, Barry Keoghan, Christopher Abbott, Colm MeaneyCharacter(s)  Michael, Jack, RayDirector  Christopher AndrewsProducers  Niamh Fagan, Jacob Swan Hyam, Cassandre Warnauts, Ivana MacKinnon, Jean-Yves Roubin, Efe Çakarel, Ruth Treacy,...

Bring Them Down, an upcoming revenge thriller starring Barry Keoghan (Saltburn) and Christopher Abbott (Wolf Man), just got a tense new trailer. Hailing from director Christopher Andrews, who is making his feature film directorial debut, Bring Them Down follows two farming families who clash in rural Ireland, leading to a back-and-forth game of revenge and the reckoning of a dark past. The latest footage unveils a tension-filled conflict that takes an unexpected turn.

Mubi released a brand-new trailer (see below) for Bring Them Down, a "wildly unpredictable" thriller that sees Keoghan and Abbott stuck in a violent conflict as two farming families clash when livestock is stolen. But as Keoghan's character remarks, “Where there's livestock, there's deadstock.” The fight between the parties seems to be about more than just the stolen animals, but a possibly shared trauma that is reignited by the latest feud. After premiering at the Toronto International...

"I told you to kill them." Mubi has debuted the full official trailer for Bring Them Down, an Irish thriller about rival families. This initially premiered at the TIFF & Fantastic Fest & London Film Festivals last year, now set for a US debut in February. An Irish shepherding family thrust into battle on several fronts: internal strife, hostility within the family, rivalry with another farmer. Paternalism, heritage, and the generational trauma cycle through the cultural prism of Ireland. TIFF adds: "Bring Them Down bristles with twists and tension, its gorgeous pastoral landscapes turning into sites of escalating violence. Yet the film never settles for simplistic hero/villain binaries. Instead, brilliantly shifts perspective, revealing the fears and aspirations driving all its characters — a strategy that succeeds in no small part due to Abbott and Keoghan, who share an incredible ability to reveal for the camera what their characters are hell-bent on hiding.

Bring Them Down is coming!

The new Chris Andrews-directed movie starring Christopher Abbott, Barry Keoghan, and Colm Meaney hits theaters on February 7, 2025.

Nora-Jane Noone, Paul Ready and Susan Lynch also star.

Here’s a plot summary: “Michael, the last son of a shepherding family, lives with his ailing father, Ray. Burdened by guilt over the death of his mother, Michael has isolated himself from the world. When a conflict with rival farmer Gary and his son Jack escalates, Michael is drawn into a devastating chain of events, forcing him to confront the horrors of his past and leaving both families permanently altered.

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Barry Keoghan battling Christopher Abbott in his native Irish countryside? No, this isn’t an expansion of Sabrina Carpenter’s “Please Please Please” music video: It’s “Bring Them Down,” writer/director Chris Andrews’ latest revenge drama that premiered at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival.

The official synopsis for “Bring Them Down” reads: “Michael (Abbott), the last son of a shepherding family, lives with his ailing father, Ray (Colm Meaney). Burdened by guilt over the death of his mother, Michael has isolated himself from the world. When a conflict with rival farmer Gary (Paul Ready) and his son Jack (Keoghan) escalates, Michael is drawn into a devastating chain of events, forcing him to confront the horrors of his past and leaving both families permanently altered.”

However, the relationship between Abbott and Keoghan’s respective characters is a little more complex: Keoghan’s onscreen mother is Abbott’s ex, and therefore...

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Black Doves is a British spy action thriller drama series created by Joe Barton. The Netflix series follows Helen Webb, an undercover spy for a private organization who learns that her secret identity is in danger of being exposed after her lover is killed by London’s underworld. She goes on a quest for vengeance with the help of an old friend while keeping up appearances as her cover identity of the wife of the Secretary of State for Defence. Black Doves stars Keira Knightley, Ben Whishaw, Sarah Lancashire, Andrew Koji, Andrew Buchan, Omari Douglas, and Kathryn Hunter. So, if you loved the spy thriller element, nail-biting drama, and compelling characters in Black Doves, here are some similar shows you should check out next.

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The Agency is a spy thriller drama series created by Jez and John-Henry Butterworth. Based on the French series The Bureau by Eric Rochant, the Showtime series follows Martian, a covert CIA agent who had been undercover for six years but is suddenly ordered to abandon his cover and return to London station to continue his work. When the love he left behind with his cover reappears in London, suspicions arise. The Agency stars Michael Fassbender, Jeffrey Wright, Jodie Turner-Smith, Katherine Waterston, Harriet Sansom Harris, Richard Gere, and John Magaro. So, if you love the intensely thrilling plot, nail-biting drama, and compelling characters in The Agency, here are some similar shows you should check out next.

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The Game is a Cold War spy thriller drama series created by Toby Whithouse.

"Look what you've done Michael!" Mubi has unveiled a quick teaser for Bring Them Down, a new Irish thriller about families from filmmaker Chris Andrews. This recently premiered at TIFF and Fantastic Fest this fall, plus Beyond Fest and London and a few others. An Irish shepherding family thrust into battle on several fronts: internal strife, hostility within the family, rivalry with another farmer. Paternalism, heritage, and the generational trauma cycle through the cultural prism of Ireland. TIFF adds: "Bring Them Down bristles with twists and tension, its gorgeous pastoral landscapes turning into sites of escalating violence. Yet the film never settles for simplistic hero/villain binaries. Instead, brilliantly shifts perspective, revealing the fears and aspirations driving all its characters — a strategy that succeeds in no small part due to Abbott and Keoghan, who share an incredible ability to reveal for the camera what their characters are hell-bent on hiding.

The Mubi production, Bring Them Down, starring Oscar nominee Barry Keoghan and Christopher Abbott, is hitting theaters on Feb. 7, 2025.

Pic directed by Christopher Andrews, who is making his feature directing debut, follows Michael (Abbott) who is the last son of a farming family, and lives an isolated existence with his ailing, cantankerous father Ray. Burdened by a terrible secret from his past, Michael has isolated himself from the world and dedicates himself to his prized flock. When the ongoing conflict with rival farmer Gary and his wayward and unpredictable son Jack (Barry Keoghan) stirs old tensions and grievances, it triggers a chain of events that take increasingly violent and devastating turns, leaving both families permanently altered.

The movie also stars Colm Meaney (The Problem with People, Layer Cake), Nora-Jane Noone (The Magdalene Sisters, Brooklyn) Paul Ready and Susan Lynch (Enduring Love, Waking Ned Davine).

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Barry Keoghan has gone from relative unknown to incredible Hollywood talent in a few short years. Having appeared in Marvels Eternals, had a very brief appearance as Joker in The Batman, and licked a bath plughole in ways we dont want to think about in Saltburn, the actors new movie, Bring Them Down, has just released a blood-soaked and brutal look at his violent revenge thriller.

Movies set in rural farming environments dont usually lend themselves to the world of tense thrillers, but Bring Them Down appears to be breaking away from the idea of flat-caps and shepherds in Christopher Andrews directorial debut, which also stars Poor Things Christopher Abbott. The movie centers on Abbotts character of Michael, who is the last son of a farming family living with his angry and cantankerous father, Ray. While hiding a secret from his past, Michael is caught in a conflict with another local farming family,...

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When we say that Netflix has something for everyone it is true for fans of all genres but especially true for the horror genre fans. With an incredible creator like Mike Flanagan who made brilliant horror shows and movies, Netflix has abundant peak horror content. So, today we thought of listing what we thought were the best horror shows on Netflix.

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Hellbound is a South Korean supernatural dark fantasy horror thriller series created by Yeon Sang-ho and Choi Gyu-seok. Based on the webtoon of the same name by Sang-ho and Gyu-seok, the Netflix series is set in a world where unearthly creatures appear and condemn people to hell prompting people to create their own religious factions. Hellbound stars Yoo Ah-in, Kim Hyun-joo, Park Jeong-min, Won Jin-ah, Yang Ik-june, and Kim Do-yoon.

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The Diplomat is a political thriller comedy-drama series created by Debora Cahn. The Netflix series follows the story of Kate Wyler, a career diplomat who is married to a political star as she is recruited as the United States ambassador to the United Kingdom amid an international crisis. The Diplomat stars Keri Russell in the lead role with Rufus Sewell, David Gyasi, Rory Kinnear, Georgie Henley, Ato Essandoh, Ali Ahn, Jess Chanliau, and Nana Mensah starring in supporting roles. So, if you loved the hilarious comedy, political thrills, and compelling characters in The Diplomat here are some similar shows you should check out next.

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As we enter into another awards season to keep the cold winter days at bay, Directors Notes is thrilled to partner with the British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) for the longlist announcement of The Douglas Hickox Award (Best Debut Director) sponsored by BBC Film. An award named in honour of the British film and television director’s commitment to supporting new talent, a mission very close to our hearts, it feels particularly apt that Dn gets to share the following list of 13 impressive feature debut directors. The final five nominated filmmakers will be announced on Tuesday 5th November, with the winner revealed at the 27th BIFA awards ceremony on Sunday 8th December at iconic Camden venue the Roundhouse. As in previous years of the awards, we look forward to delving into the working processes behind these outstanding films through our signature deep dive interviews with the nominated directors. Now without further ado,...

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Paris Has Fallen is a spy action thriller drama series created by Howard Overman. Serving as the next entry into the Has Fallen franchise, the StudioCanal series follows the story of Vincent Taleb, a French protection officer as he teams up with an MI6 agent after a terrorist attack to figure out who was behind the attacks. They soon find themselves embroiled in a larger conspiracy threatening Paris. Paris Has Fallen stars Tewfik Jallab and Ritu Arya in the lead roles with Sean Harris, Emmanuelle Bercot, and Jérémie Covillault starring in supporting roles. So, if you loved the explosive action, thrilling stories, and compelling characters in Paris Has Fallen here are some similar shows you should check out next.

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Jack Ryan is a spy action thriller drama series created by Carlton Cuse and Graham Roland.

Every so often, there comes a film that sticks with you long after your first viewing. For me, that film is Christopher Andrews directorial debut, Bring Them Down, which premiered at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival. The story chronicles a turf war between neighboring families in a rural Ireland town, where trauma, desperation, and revenge are at the forefront. Featuring an exceptional Christopher Abbott performance and stunning cinematography from Nick Cooke, the film reveals the ugly side of survival and proving your worth. Bring Them Down is 105 minutes worth of violence and misery, but its great storytelling, nonetheless.

Bring Them Down

Director Christopher AndrewsRelease Date September 8, 2024Writers Jonathan Hourigan, Christopher AndrewsCast Youssef Quinn, Aaron Heffernan, Susan Lynch, Nora-Jane Noone, Paul Ready, Barry Keoghan, Christopher Abbott, Colm MeaneyCharacter(s) Michael, Jack, RayRuntime 107 MinutesGenres Drama, Thriller Bring Them Down Grabs Your Attention From The Opening Sequence

In Bring Them Down's opening sequence,...

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A Discovery of Witches is definitely one of the most intriguing supernatural fantasy series with its brilliantly written characters and complex storylines, the Teresa Palmer and Matthew Goode series has the perfect blend of the real world and witches and vampires. Based on the All Souls Trilogy by Deborah Harkness, the Sky series follows Diana Bishop a witch, and Matthew Clairmont a vampire as they fall in love and face off life-threatening rivals. So, if you loved the fantastical elements, epic romance, and a tinge of horror in A Discovery of Witches here are some similar shows you should check out next.

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Mayfair Witches is a gothic supernatural horror thriller drama series created by Michelle Ashford and Esta Spalding. Based on the Lives of the Mayfair Witches novel trilogy by author Anne Rice, the...

A brutally violent directorial debut, Christopher Andrews’ rural Irish drama “Bring Them Down” veers between pitch-black humor and pervading melancholy. A tale of fathers, sons, and mutilated sheep, it toys with narrative point of view in “Rashomon”-like fashion, but keeps pressing questions of masculinity and cycles of sadness hovering just out of view. Fittingly, like its emotionally stunted male characters, it doesn’t confront these notions head on, but lets them quietly build in the form of a simmering blood feud that feels all-encompassing in the moment, but upon taking a step back, reveals a pitiable quality.

A brief but distressing prologue — told through alternating chaos and silence — reveals a car crash. Michael (Christopher Abbott), upon finding out that his mother had planned to leave his father, sped off in a fit of uncontrollable emotion and swerved off the road. His mother, in the passenger’s seat, was killed on impact.

Christopher Andrews’ Bring Them Down is an endurance test with no payoff. Opening with a jarring car crash on a windy road in rural Ireland, the film soon adds scenes of gruesome animal cruelty, an ear literally being blown off someone’s head, and then further sequences of gruesome animal cruelty. Such onscreen acts can be tremendously moving, of course, when presented in great films––Andrea Arnold’s 2021 documentary Cow a recent example.

Bring Them Down is not a great film. It’s occasionally compelling thanks to its haunting, almost otherworldly locations in Ireland. Mainly, though, what stands out are performances of the ever-intense Christopher Abbott, Nora-Jane Noone, and, most notably, Barry Keoghan. But the actors serve a drama that is relentlessly violent and thoroughly unpleasant. It’s a testament to these performers that they make so much of so little.

Abbott plays Michael, a man still dealing with the...

There are some actors who, no matter how shaky the film around them may be, can hold your attention and never let go. Lucky for “Bring Them Down,” it has two of the very best in Christopher Abbott (“It Comes at Night”) and Barry Keoghan (“Bird”) to hold this rather bloody mess together. Without them, there’s a good chance the whole thing would simply go to pieces as this is a thriller about two feuding families so perpetually grim it risks becoming a slog. Director Chris Andrews has made a fraught feature debut that drags you through scenes of gruesome violence multiple times over, hammering you over the head with how bleak it all is to an almost comically unsubtle degree. The saving grace of the film’s world comes in the form of its two leads who, despite all the drudgery that they must push through, create something gripping.

You’ll never quite look at shepherding the same way after watching Bring Them Down, debuting writer-director Christopher Andrews’ pitch-dark drama about two Irish farmers engaged in a long and bloody turf war. Relentlessly bleak, with more livestock gore than any movie in recent memory — the film that comes the closest is fellow Irish director Billy O’Brien’s 2005 bovine thriller, Isolation — this violent first feature is carried more by leads Christopher Abbott and Barry Keoghan than by its dour storytelling.

The two compelling actors play herders struggling to get by in the muddy hills of west Ireland, where a longtime feud between their families degenerates into an all-out dogfight (or is that a sheep-fight?). The battle more or less kicks off as soon as the movie starts, and one problem with Bring Them Down is how we’re directly plunged into a conflict whose key players we know little about.

The first season of AMC's acclaimed horror anthology series, The Terror, is making waves on Netflix. According to ReelGood, The Terror landed in the tenth spot among the top shows across all streaming platforms for the week of August 22 through 28. Netflix (which holds the most subscribers of any streaming service) is introducing the series to wider audiences, which is being discovered, or rediscovered in some cases, six years after its original premiere. It's all in good timing, too, as The Terror was greenlit for a third season in February.

The Terror arrived on Netflix in August after a deal between the streamer and AMC. That deal also saw several other popular AMC shows, including the critically lauded Interview with the Vampire and Dark Winds, make their debut on the streaming platform.

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The Terror, a 2018 horror show that has 94% score on Rotten Tomatoes, has become a streaming hit on Netflix. AMC recently secured a deal with Netflix that has meant some of its biggest series would also be available on Netflix. 15 shows in total, including spinoffs of The Walking Dead and Interview with the Vampire, have been exposed to a bigger U.S. audience as a result while still being identified as AMC Originals. The deal, which is currently on a short-term basis, also includes shows like Preacher, Dark Winds, Mayfair Witches, and others.

According to data provided by Reelgood, which tracks performance on streaming, the horror anthology The Terror is among the AMC shows that have found new life on streaming after being made available on Netflix. For the week of August 22 through August 28, The Terror landed in the tenth spot for the top shows across all streaming platforms. Bad Monkey,...

"The Terror" is a prestigious AMC horror anthology series with exceptional ensemble casts in varying historical settings. Season 1 follows the Arctic expedition of Hms Terror and Erebus, while Season 2 explores Japanese folklore during WWII. Lead actors like Jared Harris, Tobias Menzies, and Ciarn Hinds have made significant contributions to the series.

AMC's The Terror is a supernatural horror anthology series with outstanding ensemble casts in both of its current seasons. Like HBO and FX, AMC is known for its prestige quality television, bringing ultra-talented casts together for distinct, engaging stories. 2018's The Terror is an outstanding example that somehow managed to fly under the radar. Now that it's gaining traction on Netflix, there's hope that The Terror season 3 will be a hit, particularly after star Dan Stevens signed on to be the new season's lead.

As mentioned, The Terror is an anthology series, meaning each season has a different cast of characters.

The upcoming thriller Bring Them Down, starring Barry Keoghan and Christopher Abbott, is back with two new images over a year after a first look at the film was released. Helmed by Christopher Andrews in his directorial debut, the film will receive its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) this Fall with the cast including Keoghan as Jack, Abbott as Michael, Colm Meaney (No Way Up) as Ray, Nora-Jane Noone (Brooklyn) as Caroline, Paul Ready (Motherland) as Gary and Susan Lynch (Killing Eve) as Peggy.

Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire and Legion star Dan Stevens will lead the upcoming season of AMC's anthology The Terror. Titled The Terror: Devil in Silver, the show draws inspiration from Victor Lavalles novel, The Devil in Silver, and centers around a man named Pepper, played by Stevens, who is wrongly committed to a psychiatric hospital. While there, he encounters a terrifying creature rumored to be the devil itself, that's begun preying on the patients. Pepper must band together with other patients to fight this entity while also questioning his own sanity and battling the dismissive staff.

You can read Stevens' statement about his role in the series, and his excitement over joining The Terror franchise below (via Deadline).

Im thrilled to be a part of 'The Terror: Devil in Silver,' Stevens said. This series is a dark symphony of psychological horror and gripping drama, set to rock the audience.

One of the stars of 2023's Game of the Year has officially found his next project. A new report from Deadline revealed that Tim Downie will star in All That Glitters, a YA dramedy inspired by Shakespeare that aims to tell the story of how his work would have evolved in a more modern world. Downie joins a stacked ensemble filled out by the likes of Paul Ready, Elliot Grihault, and Mark Lavery. As one of the busiest bees in Hollywood, Downie is fresh off a 2023 with seven acting credits to his name, highlighted by his role as Gale in the highly acclaimed Baldur's Gate 3.

Exclusive: British actor Tim Downie has signed on to star in the feature film All That Glitters, a young adult comedy-drama inspired by Shakespeare and how his work may have been shaped by modern life.

Downie has joined the cast alongside Paul Ready (Motherland), Elliot Grihault (House of the Dragon), and Mark Lavery (Vikings). The pic entered pre-production this past week.

All That Glitters is billed as “a modern retelling of Romeo and Juliet in a UK school setting, populated with anxious teens and TikTok scrollers.” The story follows Ryan (Grihault) who is the lighting technician for his school’s play Romeo and Juliet, directed by his dad Philip (Downie). But he struggles to keep his eye on the ball as he’s hopelessly in love with the play’s lead, Jasmine. To Ryan’s surprise, one night, the ghost of Shakespeare himself (Ready) appears in his...

Network: Showtime

Episodes: Eight (hour)

Seasons: One

TV show dates: March 29, 2024 -- May 17, 2024

Series status: Ended

Performers include: Ewan McGregor, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Alexa Goodall, Johnny Harris, and Fehinti Balogun, with Leah Harvey, Paul Ready, John Heffernan, Lyès Salem, Björn Hlynur Haraldsson, Dee Ahluwalia, and Anastasia Hille.

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A historical drama series, A Gentleman in Moscow was created by Ben Vanstone, based on the novel by Amor Towles.

The story revolves around aristocrat Count Alexander Ilyich Rostov (McGregor), who finds that his gilded past has placed him on the wrong side of history in the aftermath of the Russian Revolution.

Spared an immediate execution, he is banished by a Soviet tribunal to an...

The BBC’s Motherland universe is living on with a spin-off following a post-divorce Amanda.

One of Sharon Horgan’s hit show’s most popular characters, Amandaland will follow the protagonist (Lucy Punch) after her divorce, who has had to downsize and up sticks to South Harlesden, or as the Estate Agent calls it, SoHa.

Featuring her mother Felicity, played by British acting icon Joanna Lumley, Amanda has to try and get her head around raising teenagers, dealing with modern motherhood horrors like teenage drinking, fake Instagram accounts and eco anxiety. After a brief spell of freedom, Anne (Philippa Dunne) is sucked back into being Amanda’s minion to help her navigate the social scene with the other parents at the children’s new school.

Motherland, which starred the likes of Anna Maxwell Martin, Diane Morgan and Paul Ready, ended earlier this year after three seasons. A U.S. remake...

The anticipation is high for the upcoming episode of “A Gentleman in Moscow,” airing this Saturday, May 25, 2024, at 6:00 Pm on Showcase. Titled “Adieu,” the episode promises to deliver a riveting narrative as viewers delve deeper into the intricate world of the Count and Anna.

As the story unfolds, audiences will witness the Count and Anna embarking on a meticulously crafted plan, one that holds immense significance and weight. With the potential for massive consequences looming over their every move, the tension escalates, drawing viewers into a world of suspense and intrigue.

Set against the backdrop of 1920s Russia, “Adieu” offers a compelling exploration of strategy, sacrifice, and the enduring power of human connection. With its rich storytelling and nuanced character development, this episode is sure to captivate audiences and leave them eagerly awaiting the next chapter in the Count’s journey.

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The UK industry gathered at the Cannes UK pavilion yesterday (May 16) to celebrate the work of the eight projects taking part in this year’s Cannes Great 8 showcase.

Christopher Andrews’ Bring Them Down starring Barry Keoghan and Christopher Abbott, Sean Dunn’s The Fall Of Sir Douglas Weatherford and Marianne Elliott’s The Salt Path were among the eight titles taking part, with filmmakers taking to the stage to discuss their projects.

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The only documentary in this year’s line-up is Witches, from Elizabeth Sankey, in which the filmmaker explores the unexpected connections...