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The smash-hit series Wednesday is gearing up for its second installment after a long wait since the credits rolled in the first season's finale. Starring the brilliant Jenna Ortega in a role she was born to play, the series also introduced many in the world to the energetic talent of Emma Myers, with the Orlando-born actress also having her own starring role in an upcoming second season.

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder Season 2, based on Holly Jackson's novel, Good Girl, Bad Blood, is edging ever closer to its release, although an exact date has yet to be announced. In anticipation, the BBC has released some first-look images of the second season, cited via Radio Times, with fans getting a glimpse of their favorite crime-solving student as well as some new faces joining the cast. This includes, as can be seen in the images below, Misia Butler of Kaos fame as Stanley Forbes,...

After a breakout first season that debuted at No. 1 on Netflix’s Global Top 10 list, A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder is officially returning with a second season. Based on Holly Jackson’s second novel, Good Girl, Bad Blood, the table is set for an even darker, deeper, and richer narrative with new faces.

Reuniting fan-favorite Emma Myers as Pip Fitz‑Amobi and Zain Iqbal as Ravi Singh, the second season brings in fresh characters that pivot the narrative into uncharted emotional territory. With production currently underway, discover all about the second season, cast details, and what to expect.

What is Emma Myers’ A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder Season 2 About? Ravi and Pip will return in A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder Season 2 | Credits: BBC

Season 2 of the series is based on the hotly debated second book in the series, written by Holly Jackson, Good Girl, Bad Blood. Created...

Netflix has offered a first look at season 2 of Wednesday star Emma Myers’ mystery crime series, A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder, featuring new cast members. Based on the YA books by Holly Jackson, the series quickly became a hit for the streaming giant. A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder’s cast features Wednesday star Emma Myers, which is a massive draw for the series, plus the story weaves together an exciting mystery. Luckily, the Netflix series was picked up for season 2.

Eleven months after the first season’s release, fans finally have exciting new information and photos. A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder season 2, which will adapt Good Girl, Bad Blood, is in production, with Holly Jackson joining Poppy Cogan as a writer on the show. Netflix’s Tudum confirmed cast members Misia Butler, Eden H. Davies, and Jack Rowan are joining the second season. First look photos...

Get ready to see teen sleuth Pip Fitz-Amobi solve a new mystery when A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder season 2 releases on Netflix in the future! An official release date has not been announced yet, but we're probably looking at a release sometime in 2026. There's a chance of a late 2025 release, but we're likely to see the brand-new season next year. Don't worry. We'll get back to you with the release date once Netflix reveals it.

The good news is that we now know who else will be joining Pip in the new six-episode installment. But that's not all! A first look at season 2 was also revealed. A Good Girl's Guide to Murder is a teen mystery thriller series created by Poppy Cogan. While the first season was based on Holly Jackson's 2019 book of the same name, the second season is adapted from the second book in the series,...

A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder is expanding its Season 2 cast, adding nine to the hit drama based on Holly Jackson’s bestselling novels. We’re also getting a first look at Emma Myers’ return to the role of Pip Fitz-Amobi.

BBC, Netflix and ZDFneo revealed Monday that Misia Butler (Kaos) will join the series as Stanley Forbes, a figure on the fringes of the investigation, with connections that may run deeper than they seem. Eden Hambelton Davies (Tell Me Everything) will play Jamie Reynolds, Connor’s brother, a quiet but popular local musician whose sudden disappearance sends shockwaves throughout the community. Jack Rowan (Noughts And Crosses) joins as Charlie Green, Pip’s new neighbor who is drawn into the heart of the mystery unravelling in Little Kilton.

Emma Myers as Pip Fitz-Amobi BBC/Moonage Pictures

Season 2 will also see Anna Brindle (The Outs), Peter Sullivan (Around The World In 80 Days...

The BBC, Netflix, and ZDFneo have shared a first look at A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder Season 2 and announced the new cast members joining the drama series.

Based on the bestselling novels by Holly Jackson, the series is produced by Moonage Pictures, part of ITV Studios.

Photo courtesy of the BBC

Four newly-released photos offer a first look at Emma Myers (Wednesday) returning as Pip Fitz-Amobi and reveal three new cast members stepping into the mystery for series two. Misia Butler (Kaos) will join the series as Stanley Forbes, a figure on the fringes of the investigation, with connections that may run deeper than they seem.

Eden Hambelton-Davies (Tell Me Everything) will play Jamie Reynolds, Connor’s brother, a quiet but popular local musician whose sudden disappearance sends shockwaves throughout the community. Jack Rowan (Noughts And Crosses) joins as Charlie Green, Pip’s new neighbor, who is drawn into...

A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder has unveiled a number of new cast members joining season two of the hit Netflix drama.

First-look images of Wednesday star Emma Myers were also released as she returns to the role of Pip Fitz-Amobi, based on the character from Holly Jackson’s bestselling novels.

The BBC, Netflix and ZDFneo confirmed on Monday that Misia Butler (Kaos) is set to feature as Stanley Forbes and Eden Hambelton Davies (Tell Me Everything) as Jamie Reynolds, brother of Connor (played by Jude Morgan-Collie). Jack Rowan (Noughts and Crosses) will also star as Charlie Green, Pip’s new neighbor who is drawn into the heart of the mystery unravelling in Kilton.

Season two will also see Anna Brindle (The Outs), Peter Sullivan (Around The World In 80 Days), Freddie Thorp (Fate: The Winx Saga), Lu Corfield (The Crow Girl), Stephanie Street (Breathtaking) and Freddie England join the cast in key roles.

Sometimes the pleasure of a good Lifetime film is how ridiculous it is. But there’s something to be said for a simple, grounded story done well.

Trapped in Her Dorm Room has the potential to be completely over the top. As written by Casey John, however, the story about an obsessive, entitled man who imprisons his crush in her college room over Spring Break is chillingly plausible.

Erin Wallace (Ciara Hanna) is a promising art student living a relatively sheltered life. She’s a scholarship student, which means she’s obsessed with her grades, much to the chagrin of her roommate Kaley (Aja Hinds), who wants her to cut loose and come to Daytona Beach for Spring Break. Erin demurs, arguing that she needs the quiet time to work on a major project.

Her decision appeals to Cade Rowlands (Will Sparks III), the nice guy in Erin’s program...

Although Netflix is not dropping The Night Agent Season 2 until January 23, there is already talk about Season 3, which has already gone into production. Peter Sullivan is now a night agent. He works for the Night action program that includes investigating a CIA leak. He can trust no one.

Although the story will be resolved, showrunner Shawn Ryan promises that there are seeds that will be part of Season 3. What should fans expect?

Gabriel Basso, The Night Agent, YouTube What Should Fans Expect In The Night Agent Season 3?

On the eve of The Night Agent Season 2, showrunner Shawn Ryan is already talking about Season 3. Speaking to TV Insider, the Swat producer revealed, “All the clues are in Season 2 for what’s set up for Season 3. Each season is a different story for us, a different world, but there will be some loose ends in Season 2 that we intend to pick up in Season 3.”

However,...

The goofiest, strangest Christmas movie of 2024 has already taken over Netflix, but it seems that audiences are in the mood for more festive cheer. According to data obtained by FlixPatrol, "The Merry Gentlemen" is the latest holiday-themed caper to sleigh ride to the top of the charts in the United States. In the film, Chad Michael Murray and Britt Robertson play the lovestruck protagonists who are united by holiday magic, but there's more to this one than mushy, feel-good romance.

At first glance, "The Merry Gentleman" echoes the spotlight-obsessed ageism that informs "The Substance," aka this year's most bonkers and bloody body horror movie. Coralie Fargeat's splatterfest movie tells the story of a TV aerobics instructor who gets relieved of her duties as the network wants a younger star on its screens. Meanwhile, Peter Sullivan's "The Merry Gentlemen" sees Robertson's character, Ashley, get ousted from a Broadway...

Peter Sullivan’s “The Merry Gentlemen” (2024) is an entirely bland, uncharacteristic Christmas glossy romance. It’s silly, sporadic and hyper-contrived. The proceedings flatten in a lump of dullness. Charm is amped up between the characters when what exists instead is a complete lack of chemistry. The film is just hollowed out by an absence of specific texture. What could have been a frothy, harmless breezy watch quickly turns tiring, predictable, and terribly uncool. Nothing seems to propel it. It runs on empty. Marla Sokoloff’s screenplay collapses to triteness from the very opening stretch.

You wonder how deeply the makers have invested any thought in strands of the narrative. Conclusion springs easily that none of the considerations in fleshing out a lively, compelling story jump-start. The characters lack a zing in their interactions. Banality crowds the film. A town coming back to life, a dancer replaced in showbiz, and a...

This week, we give thanks. We’re thankful for family, thankful for friends, thankful for food and football and, if you’re lucky, a Thursday off work. And hey, amid all that gratitude you’re expressing, why not also give thanks for streaming?

The best way to do that is to queue up some seasonally appropriate movies and TV over this pre-holiday weekend. You can mark the occasion with everything from a heartwarming drama to a chilling horror film, some docu-inspo for the feast you’re preparing this Thursday, or a sitcom packed with laughs — and a few Turkey Day episodes. Happy Thanksgiving (and thanks for streaming)!

A family affair. Malcolm Washington directs his brother John David in the new Depression-era drama The Piano Lesson, an adaptation of August Wilson’s play. Not music to your ears? Get in step with The Merry Gentlemen, Peter Sullivan’s new...

The Holiday season is upon us, and so is the season of unoriginal Christmas-themed rom-coms. With an obvious attempt to disassociate myself from The Grinch, I would like to add that I am quite the sucker for films that embrace the Yuletide cheers. Originality is not the first thing I look for when it comes to Christmas Movies, although it does not hurt when something uniquely joyful wanders into our path at this time of the year — like 2019’s “Klaus” for instance. However, I can look past the obvious, the cliched, for the predictable comfort of a half-decent Christmas movie.

Having said that, there is a fine line that separates the familiar cheers from the absolute trites. And Netflix’s “The Merry Gentlemen” is too hackneyed to be taken seriously. Even with the leniency reserved for films that have more than three Christmas songs, and the leniency that the Holiday season demands of us,...

With a few key locations, The Merry Gentlemen creates a cozy and familiar setting perfect for lovers of a small-town Christmas. Marking Netflixs third 2024 Christmas rom-com release after Christina Milians Meet Me Next Christmas and Lacey Chaberts Hot Frosty, The Merry Gentlemen stars a nostalgic cast. Led by Tomorrowlands Britt Robertson and One Tree Hills Chad Michael Murray, and with supporting talents that include everyones favorite Aunt Zelda actress Beth Broderick, Wizards of Waverly Place mom Maria Canals-Barrera, and Grease 2s Maxwell Caulfield, the jolly movie benefits from its stars pasts in some of the best pop culture classics.

The Merry Gentlemen is about returning to a simple yet meaningful place whose traditions and community continue to bring purpose to ones life. The 2024 Christmas movie features the signature places of the fictional town of Sycamore Creek, such as the local diner, venue, and main street. In The Merry Gentlemen's ending,...

Top Things To Watch Between November 18 To 24 (Photo Credit – Facebook)

This week in November, our list starts with a Netflix documentary about a renowned lady superstar, followed by a British film based on the world’s first in vitro fertilization baby. Additionally, there’s a Hindi web series and a comedy show to enjoy. We also have two exciting sci-fi titles on different platforms: Jio Cinema and Disney Plus Hotstar.

Apple TV Plus presents a World War II historical drama film, while other Ott platforms bring diverse content. Heading to the silver screen, there are two films, one in Telugu and the other in Marathi. Continue reading for the complete lineup for November 18 to 24, including other shows and movies not mentioned here.

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Nayanthara: Beyond the Fairy Tale (English)

Nayanthara: Beyond the Fairy Tale is a documentary chronicling the life of the lady superstar Nayanthara. It captures her journey through...

Christmas-themed releases have always been a mix of movies that can be enjoyed by everyone, regardless of where they are from or what religion they follow, and then movies that are for a certain kind of audience. Upon closer inspection, you’ll also notice the difference in the quality of filmmaking between these two categories of Christmas films, with one feeling timeless and the other reeking of blandness and regression. I have grown up watching stuff like Home Alone, Die Hard, Jingle All the Way, and of course, How the Grinch Stole Christmas. Amongst recent releases, there are some good examples like Klaus, Anna and the Apocalypse, Krampus, and Merry Little Batman. But it seems like this snowy landscape has been hijacked by Netflix now. And the streaming platform is giving Hallmark a run for its money with garbage like the Princess Switch films, Love Hard, A Not So Merry Christmas,...

This steamy holiday rom-com purposely subverts a lot of the genre’s most recognizable tropes.

Depending on where you are in the country, the next few months could get pretty cold. Fortunately, Netflix has the perfect movie to heat up your holiday season as the original Christmas movie “The Merry Gentlemen” is available to stream starting on Wednesday, Nov. 20. The film stars Chad Michael Murray and Britt Robertson and involves a Broadway dancer who stages an all-male, Christmas revue to save her hometown performing arts venue. Anticipation for this one has been high since the movie’s very steamy trailer was released early this fall. Don’t miss a single second of the action with a subscription to Netflix.

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Peter Sullivan’s Netflix movie, The Merry Gentlemen, is a sweet and simple story about a Broadway dancer whose life turns upside down after she finds out she’s been fired from her job. Ashley was very passionate about what she did, and she had a hard time coping with the news. Ashley had no clue what fate had in store for her and how her life was going to take a drastic turn in the next few days. So, let’s find out what all happened in The Merry Gentlemen and the kind of conflicts Ashley had to deal with in her life.

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Why did Ashley go back to Sycamore Creek?

Ashley was a part of the Jingle Belle group on Broadway, and she loved what she did. She had been performing for a very long time, and she was one of the senior members of the team.

To describe “The Merry Gentlemen” as “The Full Monty” meets a Christmas-themed Hallmark movie might be overselling the goods. However, that’s essentially the elevator pitch for this feature, in which a big-city dancer returns to her small town to save her parents’ concert venue by having hunks go shirtless on stage. Yet director Peter Sullivan and writer/co-star Marla Sokoloff’s offering in the Netflix Holiday Cinematic Universe is uninventive, uninspired and presented with noticeably sloppy wrapping. Not only does the story flail trying to find its footing after a well-presented first act, some of the more cost-conscious aspects detract from the picture’s meaningful, understated sentiments.

Single, 30-something Ashley (Britt Robertson) is living the dream, high kicking and tap dancing in The Jingle Belles Christmas Revue and recouping from shows in her picturesque apartment in New York City. Lately, though, she’s feeling a little out of step...

We know you remember the photos seen on the ‘gram: Chad Michael Murray, shirtless, cowboy-hatted, and doing a body roll. Perhaps you screen-shotted them, too. Alas, no matter how excited you might be for Murray’s resurgence as a Hollywood hunk it’s not enough to make his latest feature “The Merry Gentlemen” even sizzle.

“The Merry Gentlemen” opens with a not-so-merry woman, Ashley (Britt Robertson), an aging Jingle Belle dancer. The pseudo-Rockette is given the boot by her boss, and right before the big holiday season. That’s how Ashley ends up back in her hometown, where she’s promptly deemed “city girl” for ditching the Big Apple.

It’s there where Ashley runs into Luke (Murray), the local bar owner and handyman who — thanks to Ashley’s suggestion — also now moonlights as a shirtless dancer. Seeing his abs inspires Ashley to make a pivot of her own, as...

Netflix’s latest holiday offering, “The Merry Gentlemen,” debuts on the streaming site with a unique premise that combines small-town charm, dance performance, and joyful desperation. The film, starring Britt Robertson and Chad Michael Murray, follows Ashley, a newly dismissed Broadway dancer who returns to her hometown amid a financial crisis. With her family’s theater on the verge of failure, she devises an unusual solution: creating an all-male holiday revue featuring local hunks.

In the movie, Murray plays Luke, a local handyman with great abs and unexpected performance skills, transforming a faltering music venue into a makeshift dance platform. Ashley, played by Robertson, sees an opportunity to reinvent herself and save her parents’ struggling business through a funny Christmas-themed dance show that is equal parts “Magic Mike” and hometown heroes.

“The Merry Gentlemen” will be available on Netflix on November 20 and promises a humorous study of community, career reinvention,...

Netflix rang in the holiday festivities early this year, with original Christmas content landing on the platform from the first week of November onwards. Following a similar tone as Hallmark's wintry rom-coms, Netflix's latest releases Meet Me Next Christmas and Hot Frosty reached the streaming service's Top 10 right away, showing that audiences are ready to indulge in comfort watches that are formulaic but enjoyable. The next title on cue, The Merry Gentlemen, is just as cheezy as the aforementioned. Yet, its predictability is exactly what we crave from a love story set against the backdrop of a Christmas tree. Led by early-aughts heartthrob Chad Michael Murray, Peter Sullivan's new film touches on all the clichs of an end-of-the-year romance, adding a little spiciness into the mix.

Santa’s dancing his way into our hearts a little early this year. And who’s that driving his sleigh? Why, it’s Britt Robertson and Chad Michael Murray, stars of The Merry Gentlemen, a new rom-com heating things up this holiday season. You can unwrap this particular gift now –– and this sizzling Christmas entertainment is worth the wait.

Directed by Peter Sullivan (Secret Obsession) and written by Marla Sokoloff (Sweet on You), The Merry Gentlemen is the story of a steamy musical revue that just might save Christmas. “We got to change things up a little bit and push the envelope,” Murray, who portrays romantic lead Luke, tells Tudum. “We take a lot of the tropes that have been created for this particular genre and poke fun at them in such a tasteful way.”

And you’re invited to see all the hip-thrusting moves and heart-melting romance. Below, we...

Did you ever watch one of those classic Hollywood romantic comedies from the 1930s and 40s starring the likes of Cary Grant and Katherine Hepburn? His & Hers channels that same feel-good spirit for modern times. Lacey Chabert and Brennan Elliott shine as Dana and Mark, average married lawyers who find themselves on opposite sides of a high-profile celebrity divorce case.

Dana and Mark seem to have it all—a loving relationship, fulfilling careers—but represent empty-headed reality stars. Brett and Tabby test them in new ways. Background checks reveal secrets from their past. Tensions arise as they advocate for clients with clashing interests. Yet through it all, their bond proves unshakeable.

While the premise might sound like formulaic fluff, sharp dialogue and charming performances give His & Hers delightful wit. Dana and Mark’s lawyer speak adds lighthearted laughs. And the vain, drama-hungry Brett and Tabby offer comic relief as contrasts to our heroes’ grounded marriage.

Netflix has taken to the stage to “drop” the trailer for their Christmas male stripper movie ‘The Merry Gentleman.’

To save her parents’ small-town performing venue, a former big-city dancer decides to stage an all-male, Christmas-themed revue.

Directed by Peter Sullivan, the cast includes Chad Michael Murray, Michael Gross, Maxwell Caulfield, Britt Robertson, Beth Broderick, Marc Anthony Samuel, Hector Rivera Jr., Colt Prattes.

Also in trailers – Trailer drops for part 2 of the sixth and final season of ‘Cobra Kai’

The movie hits Netflix on November 20th.

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Netflix is ready with an entertainment-packed November this year. The upcoming month will see the premiere of many of Netflix’s Christmas romantic comedy films including Hot Frosty and also new brilliant movies like Spellbound and The Piano Lesson. Just like every month, Netflix is ready to overload you with great content. So, we’re here to tell you about the 10 movies coming to Netflix in November 2024.

Rob Peace (November 11)

Rob Peace is a biographical drama film written and directed by Chiwetel Ejiofor. Based on the 2014 biography The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace by Jeff Hobbs, the 2024 film follows Rob Peace, a Yale University graduate who begins to deal drugs while maintaining his lifestyle after his father was arrested for crimes he may not have committed. Rob Peace stars Jay Will, Ejiofor, Mary J. Blige, Camila Cabello,...

Netflix is ready to bring the Christmas spirit with a spicy twist in the trailer for The Merry Gentlemen released Thursday.

In the trailer, Britt Robertson’s character, Ashley, a former big-city dancer, is determined to save her parents’ small-town performing venue, The Rhythm Room, from closing down. As a means of bringing in more customers, she stages an all-male, Christmas-themed revue.

“We are going to make this show something truly special. Something this town has never seen before,” Ashley says.

With help from Chad Michael Murray, who portrays romantic lead and contractor Luke, and others who work at The Rhythm Room, Ashley creates a new holiday entertainment spectacle known as the Merry Gentlemen (think a tamer Magic Mike but for the holidays.) Though the new show generates excitement, sparks may also fly between Ashley and Luke.

Marla Sokoloff, Beth Broderick, Michael Gross, Maxwell Caulfield, Hector David Jr., Colt Prattes...

It’s time to make it reindeer.

In the trailer for Netflix’s holiday rom-com “The Merry Gentlemen,” Britt Robertson stars as a former big-city dancer who dreams up creative (and sexy) way to save her parents’ small-town performing venue: an all-male, Christmas-themed revue.

Sparks fly between Robertson and Chad Michael Murray as he strips down in the first teaser. “We are gonna make this show something truly special. Something this town has never seen before,” she says as shirtless dancers perform body rolls on stage.

Beth Broderick, Michael Gross, Maxwell Caulfield, Hector David Jr., Colt Prattes and Marc Anthony Samuel also star in the film from director Peter Sullivan and writer Marla Sokoloff (who also acts in the film).

Jeffrey Schenck, Barry Barnholtz, Brian Nolan, and Sullivan serve as producers for the steamy flick, which drops on Nov. 20.

“The Merry Gentlemen” is one of four holiday rom-coms hitting the streamer this season.

Chad Michael Murray is getting his freak on for a “Magic Mike”-tinged Netflix holiday rom-com.

The “One Tree Hill,” “A Cinderella Story,” and “Freaky Friday” alum strips down for “The Merry Gentlemen” in a cabaret-style show to save one small town’s beloved theater. Sounds a little like “Magic Mike’s Last Dance” meets Hallmark? Yeah, we thought so too.

Britt Robertson leads the film as a “former big-city dancer” who “decides to stage an all-male, Christmas-themed revue.” Cue Murray’s character, who also realizes that sparks fly with Robertson’s lead even off-stage.

Marla Sokoloff, Beth Broderick, Michael Gross, Maxwell Caulfield, Hector David Jr., Colt Prattes, and Marc Anthony Samuel co-star. Peter Sullivan directs from a script by actress Sokoloff, who also has starred in and directed Lifetime films like “Christmas Hotel” and “Blending Christmas.”

“The Merry Gentlemen” is produced by Jeffrey Schenck, Barry Barnholtz, Brian Nolan, and Peter Sullivan.

Chad Michael Murray is stripping down to save Christmas in the trailer for Netflix’s new holiday movie “The Merry Gentlemen.”

In the trailer for the movie, which debuts Nov. 20 on Netflix, a former big-city dancer (Britt Robertson) decides to stage an all-male, Christmas-themed revue to save her parents’ small-town performing venue, called the Rhythm Room, which she explains used to be a Christmas staple that is town on “life support.”

“We are gonna make this show something truly special — something this town has never seen before. Who’s ready to make some Christmas magic?” she asks her potential dancers, who she struggles to convince to participate.

“There’s gotta be a way to get people excited about this place again,” Robertson’s Ashley laments to Murray’s Luke, who responds, “And you think male strippers are the answer?” before Ashley clarifies that the perform is considered a male dance revue,...

“Betrayed By Love” is a 2024 film written by Peter Sullivan, and directed by Marla Sokoloff. The film stars Sara Ball as Carrie, Andrew Fultz as Adam, Marc Herrmann as Dylan, Jessica Ruth Bell as Lana, Cayman Cardiff as John Valentine, Ashley Ahlquist as Alison, Stephanie Wohar as Riley, and more. “Betrayed By Love” revolves around Carrie who returns to her hometown to attend her sister Riley’s funeral. However, Carrie soon starts to suspect that her sister’s death wasn’t an accident but a cold-hearted murder.

Betrayed By Love (2024) Plot Summary & Movie Synopsis: How Does Riley’s Death Affect Everyone?

Riley is a lively woman who has lived her life to the fullest without worrying about what tomorrow will bring. She is one of the few people whom you say live their life a day at a time. However, for some reason, lately, she has been worried sick, as...

Exclusive: Game of Thrones alums Kristofer Hivju and Harry Lloyd have boarded Iris, the Sky thriller from Luther creator Neil Cross.

Hivju will play Jensen Lind, a tortured genius and brilliant scientist, while Lloyd is Hugo Pym, an immaculately composed mystery man who takes on a senior position within The Money, the group that bankrolled lead Cameron McIntyre’s project.

The pair, who played Tormund Giantsbane and Viserys Targaryen respectively in Game of Thrones, are joined in Cross’s series by Marco Leonardi, Angela Bruce (Silver Haze, Doctor Who) and Lorenzo De Moor (A Simple Favor 2, Dolce Fine Giornata). They join the previously announced Tom Hollander and Niamh Algar, who will play the title character and Cameron McIntyre respectively, along with Meréana Tomlinson (The Trials), Sacha Dhawan, Maya Sansa, Peter Sullivan and Debi Mazar (Younger,...

“Before Dawn” is a new Australian-produced live-action ‘World War I’ drama feature, directed by Jordon Prince-Wright starring Levi Miller, Travis Jeffery, Myles Pollard, Tim Franklin, Jordan Dulieu, Peter Sullivan, Ed Oxenbould and Stephen Peacocke, releasing July 19, 2024 in theaters:

“…after leaving his family’s sheep farm in the Australian outback, a young man joins his countrymen on the western front of ‘World War I’ with hopes of helping expedite an end to the bloody conflict.

“But as war rages on, he is forced to grapple with the brutal realities of trench warfare, including a near-constant battle to keep himself alive—without leaving another man behind…”

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"What was it all for...?" Well Go USA has revealed a new trailer for another intense war movie titled Before Dawn, an Australian production made by Australian filmmaker Jordon Prince-Wright. Not to be confused with Werner Herzog's classic Rescue Dawn (the story of Dieter Dengler). After first opening Down Under in April, this hits VOD in the US in July. Before Dawn is the journey of fictional Western Australia outback kid Jim Collins and his battalion on the Western Front during World War I. He joins up eager to fight, only to discover the brutal realities of trench warfare. Of course. Starring Levi Miller (from A Wrinkle in Time) as Jim, with Travis Jeffery, Myles Pollard, Tim Franklin, Jordan Dulieu, introducing Peter Sullivan, with Ed Oxenbould & Stephen Peacocke. How many of these "war is hell" movies do they need to make? This is really All Quiet on the Western Front or 1917 all over again,...

Lifetime announces two new true-crime movies coming in July [Image on Wikimedia Commons]

Lifetime has announced two new, true-crime movies for its Ripped From the Headlines summer fare. Amish Affair is the first, premiering on July 6, followed a week later by Sister Wife Murder.

The two new movies follow the June premieres of The Girl Locked Upstairs: The Tanya Kach Story; Gaslit by My Husband: The Morgan Metzer Story; Yoga Teacher Killer: The Kaitlin Armstrong Story; Danger in the Dorm; Devil on Campus: The Larry Ray Story and The Killer Inside, The Ruth Finley Story, making for exciting viewing for the summer.

Amish Affair on Lifetime

Stars: Mackenzie Cardwell and Ryan McPartlin

Premiere date: July 6, 2024, on Lifetime

Plot: Starring Cardwell (Upload) as Hannah, Amish Affair tells the story of a young woman brought into the home of Aaron.

She is there to help care for his ailing wife. However, she feels a...

Lifetime is bolstering its roster of “Ripped From the Headlines” movies for the summer.

The cable network will air a pair of true-crime movies in July: Amish Affair is set to premiere on July 6, and Sister Wife Murder will follow a week later. They join a “Ripped From the Headlines” summer lineup that also includes June premieres for The Girl Locked Upstairs: The Tanya Kach Story; Gaslit by My Husband: The Morgan Metzer Story; Yoga Teacher Killer: The Kaitlin Armstrong Story; Danger in the Dorm; Devil on Campus: The Larry Ray Story; and The Killer Inside: The Ruth Finley Story.

Amish Affair stars Mackenzie Cardwell (Upload) as Hannah, a young woman who is brought into the home of Aaron (Ryan McPartlin, Chuck and Lifetime’s The Holiday Fix Up), a charismatic Amish leader, to help care for his ailing wife. She has a spark with Aaron but knows their secret...

Tom Hollander and Niamh Algar are set to lead “Iris,” a new Sky Original drama from “Luther” creator Neil Cross. It is a Sky Studios and Fremantle co-production.

“‘Iris’ is a sun-drenched chase thriller about a rootless and enigmatic genius, Iris Nixon who steals a code from charming philanthropist Cameron McIntyre and goes on the run,” reads the logline. “Armed only with her lethal intelligence and chameleonic charm, the clock is ticking for her to work out what the code could unleash before she is found.”

Algar (“Mary & George”) stars as Nixon, a social media manager and puzzle addict who spends her free time solving complex riddles. When she stumbles across a post online about a highly secretive code, she puts herself forward to try and crack it – leading her straight to Cameron McIntyre (Hollander). But all is not as it seems and — realizing she has unwittingly unlocked a powerful...

Niamh Algar (Mary & George) and Tom Hollander (Feud: Capote vs. The Swans) are leading a Sky thriller series about a code-breaking genius from Luther creator Neil Cross.

Described by its creator as “unapologetically exciting,” Iris will start shooting later this month in Sardinia and follow the titular character, a rootless and enigmatic genius who steals a code from charming philanthropist Cameron McIntyre (Hollander) and goes on the run. Armed only with her lethal intelligence and chameleonic charm, the clock is ticking for her to work out what the code could unleash before she is found.

Joining the cast alongside Algar and Hollander are newcomer Meréana Tomlinson (The Trials), Sacha Dhawan, Maya Sansa, Peter Sullivan and Debi Mazar (Younger, Entourage).

Algar is well known to Sky viewers having recently appeared as Sandie in period drama Mary & George. Hollander...

Niamh Algar and Tom Hollander will lead the cast for Iris, a new Sky original thriller series that will begin filming this month in Sardinia.

Algar, of Mary & George and The Virtues, and Hollander (The White Lotus, Feud: Capote vs. The Swans), will lead the cast of what is described as a “sun-drenched chase thriller.”

The eight-episode series follows “a rootless but enigmatic genius, Iris Nixon (Algar) who steals a code from a charming philanthropist (Hollander) before vanishing.” A countdown to her capture begins as she attempts to find out just what the code could unleash.

Luther creator Neil Cross will serve as writer, creator and showrunner, while and Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul director Terry McDonough will be the lead director.

“All I wanted to do was to make a show I wanted to watch,” Cross said of the Sky Studios and Fremantle co-production. “‘Iris’ is an unapologetically exciting,...

Writer Adam Rockoff reteams with director David DeCoteau on a new Lifetime thriller that bears a striking resemblance to this month’s earlier title, Million Dollar Lethal Listing.

In Fatal Fixer Upper, Vivian (Jasmine Aivaliotis) and Ryan (Philip McElroy) are a young married couple preparing to purchase their dream home. Just like in Million Dollar Lethal Listing, the deal is too good to be true: the house is wildly underpriced, the owner is looking for a quick sale, and they’re asked to make a hefty cash deposit.

Unlike the former title, though, there’s no mystery about who the villain is in Fatal Fixer Upper. The film opens with a classic Lifetime cold open that immediately establishes that there is a bad man keeping an eye on things. His identity is quickly revealed as Josh Thomas (Duke Van Patten), the home’s original owner and the person spying on...

I’m a big believer in tarot cards and fate guiding us, but after watching the film Killer Fortune Teller by Peter Sullivan, I’ve got to say that it’s kind of sketchy how some people exploit these beliefs for personal gain. The movie follows Shane, a wise businessman in the pharmaceutical world. Just like his father, Shane becomes a tarot card believer after meeting Maya Priestley, a tarot card reader. Some of her readings start to benefit Shane and his company, leading him to put blind faith in them. However, Shane’s sister, Olivia, is totally against this new belief system. Not only that, but she’s also skeptical of Shane’s new girlfriend, Natalie, whom he dreams of marrying. Is Olivia right to be suspicious? Will fortune-telling turn out to be a blessing or a curse for Shane and his company? Let’s dive in and find out together!

Silent Night, Fatal Night is a thriller directed under the able guidance of the American screenwriter and director, Peter Sullivan. When a famous writer, Mallory, is declared dead on social media, it sends her readers into mourning. Did she really die, or did she go missing? That is something we will find out soon enough! The cast of the film includes able actors like Alex Camacho, Matthew Pohlkamp. What turns will the American thriller film take? Who captured Mallory, and why? Many more questions are sure to pop up in the audience’s minds, which will eventually be answered.

Spoilers Ahead

Why Does Mallory Decide Not To Continue With Gideon Snow Mysteries?

Mallory, a famous writer of a thriller series, tells her agent Michael that she will not write any more parts of her Gideon Snow Mystery series. She tells him that she wants to explore something new and provide...

Naming horror movies is a serious business. It needs to sound scary, it shouldn’t give too much away, ideally it shouldn’t be named the same as someone else’s film, but it should also be memorable enough to stick in the brain. So unsurprisingly a lot of horror filmmakers have opted to call their movie “scary sounding adjective”.

But which word is scariest? We have ranked the movies based entirely on how alarming our perception of the adjective is. Come at us in the comments.

7. Ominous

Rain clouds can be ominous. Your boss saying “can I borrow you for a minute” can be ominous.

But to describe your child dying in an accident and a mysterious stranger offering to bring him back to life as “Ominous” feels like a bit of an understatement. That’s the plot of this film from 2015 by Peter Sullivan, which sounds like it...

If there was any lingering doubt, it was laid to rest after it became clear that Danny Sullivan was not well, revealing most his narrated events didn't happen as described.

Danny ran away to London (or did he?) after his failed attempt to murder Marlin on The Crowded Room Season 1 Episode 4.

Left without anyone to consult after Ariana disappeared, Danny entered panic mode, and the next thing he knew, he was on a plane to London, where he believed his father lived.

But instead of finding his father, he met a former associate, Jack, who conveniently told a story of Peter's whereabouts.

Right after shooting Marlin, Danny knew that he had messed up; not a tiny mess like leaving the lights on, but a huge one.

As a child, he had a limited view of the world, and like most children, the only safe place he knew was with his parents.

If any new trends catch on in 2022, one should insist on every film or television series justifying its existence beyond its potential to make a profit — especially when it comes to adaptations of IP previously adapted in multitudes. Under those terms, given the eight-episode end product that premieres tonight on PBS, there’s little explanation for this new adaptation of “Around the World in 80 Days,” Jules Vernes’ most adapted work. Any new take on Vernes’ classic, even after taking into account that 2022 marks the 150th anniversary of its original publishing, ought to be as adventurous and inventive as the story that inspired it. This one most certainly is not.

PBS’ version opens with three Englishmen of obvious privilege in conversation around a table in a members-only men’s club, wagering whether the pre-passenger-flight-era feat of human ambition and technological marvel implied in the title is achievable. It’s not Elon Musk,...

"Around The World in 80 Days" is the new live-action TV series, based on the 1873 Jules Verne novel, starring David Tennant ("Doctor Who") as 'Phileas Fogg', Leonie Benesch as 'Abigail Fix', Ibrahim Koma as 'Passepartout' and Peter Sullivan as 'Nyle Bellamy', airing January 2, 2022 on BBC and Masterpiece PBS:

"...'Phileas Fogg' makes a wager with members of the prestigious 'Reform Club' that he can circumnavigate the world in 80 days. He's joined by his new valet 'Passepartout' and journalist 'Abigail Fix'..." 

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Exclusive: Forced to halt production after just three weeks of shooting in South Africa when the Covid pandemic struck back in March 2020, and picking up again in Romania seven months later, Around The World In 80 Days is due to have its world premiere at Canneseries on October 10.

Star David Tennant, who plays English gentleman-turned-adventurer Phileas Fogg, is expected on the Riviera to unveil the first two episodes of this mega-adaptation of the Jules Verne classic. An airdate has yet to be set, but is likely around the holidays via such outlets as France Télévisions, PBS/Masterpiece, the BBC, Rai and Zdf. Check out the first-look teaser above.

Joining Tennant in the eight-part adventure are French actor Ibrahim Koma (Oss 177) as Fogg’s irrepressible valet, Passepartout, and Leonie Benesch (The Crown) as determined journalist, Abigail ‘Fix’ Fortescue.

A Slim Film + Television and Federation co-production for the European Alliance, the series boasts a new spin on Fogg.

Life On Mars creator and 80 Days head writer, Ashley Pharoah says, “We wanted Fogg yes to be a preposterously upper middle class over-educated Englishman, but I wanted to give him a sort of childlike sense of wonder because he’s never traveled, he’s never left London or his club. As soon as I hit on that, I thought it’s a love letter to the world, if that isn’t a bit pretentious. He goes to Paris and India and Hong Kong and Yemen and he’s so excited to see a camel, the different colors and cultures. It felt like resetting our relationship with traveling and seeing the world like that.”

In terms of scoring Tennant for the lead, former Kudos boss Simon Crawford Collins, who runs Slim Film + Television, says, “We wanted somebody who could believably do the action adventure, could play the stiff-upper-lip Englishman, but at the same time you never fall out of love with him and you really want to get under the veneer of that and go, ‘Wow, this is actually a complex man.’ David manages that so brilliantly.”

Pharoah, who is also an executive producer, hints at more Fogg adventures to come. “We are in the early stages of wondering — if this goes well — if we could do it again. Taking those three characters and doing a different adventure with them.” Hopefully not under the same conditions, however, which Pharoah recalls as “a really hard shoot.”

It was also expensive, as pandemic-related issues added about £4M in costs, Crawford Collins tells Deadline. “The first lockdown was a killer, but once we got going again we felt very blessed.” Production in South Africa was originally stopped in March 2020 and picked up again in November in Romania. “In an ideal world we would have carried on filming in South Africa where our sets were, but South Africa was coming out slowly so we did the big shift to Romania,” adds the executive producer. This year, production was able to move back to South Africa and the result is “very vibrant and cinematic.”

Around The World In 80 Days counts co-production partners Masterpiece in the U.S., Peu Communications in South Africa, and Belgium’s Be-films and Rtbf. Daro Film associate produces. Seven West Media has also backed the production and will broadcast in Australia. The series has further been acquired by the BBC in the UK and Rts in Switzerland.

While there are myriad partners on the series, Crawford Collins says development and production were “very straightforward.” France Télévisions “came back saying, ‘We love this and really want to make it and we don’t want to be the secondary broadcaster.’ They wanted to be lead, so immediately put in a sizable amount of money. It was a wonderful building block and they then brought the Alliance partners on board.”

The entire process (apart from the shutdown), “was incredibly stress free… We never had any big disagreements… The specter of Europudding still sort of lives heavily in our minds and we all know those days. But I think the trouble with that is when you have a project originated just to secure financing then it really shows through. The difference is that we had a clear vision of what we wanted to say, but just knew we needed a lot of people to help fund it.”

Also starring as series regulars in 80 Days are Jason Watkins (Des) and Peter Sullivan (Poldark). Guest actors include Lindsay Duncan (A Discovery Of Witches), Dolly Wells (Dracula), Richard Wilson (Merlin), Faical Elkihel (The Spy), Anthony Flanagan (The Terror), Gary Beadle (Patrick Melrose) and Giovanni Scifoni (Doc – Nelle Tue Mani).

Around The World In 80 Days is adapted by a team of writers led by Pharoah and Caleb Ranson (Child Of Mine). Steve Barron (The Durrells) directs with Brian Kelly (Downton Abbey) and the late Charles Beeson (The Mentalist).

Federation Entertainment handles distribution rights. Exec producers are Crawford Collins for Slim, Lionel Uzan and Pascal Breton for Federation, Winnie Serite for Peu and Susanne Simpson for Masterpiece.

Lifetime is ramping up its holiday movie programming. The network has announced two new movies, A Christmas Dance Reunion, which reunites High School Musical alums Corbin Bleu and Monique Coleman, and Blending Christmas, starring Haylie Duff and Aaron O’Connell. Directed by Marla Sokoloff, Blending Christmas also stars Beth Broderick, Telma Hopkins, Greg Evigan and former The Brady Bunch actors Barry Williams, Christopher Knight, Mike Lookinland, Susan Olsen, Jennifer Elise Cox and Robbie Rist.

Official descriptions follow below:

In A Christmas Dance Reunion, successful attorney Lucy Mortimer (Coleman), along with her mother Virginia (Kim Roberts) return to the Winterleigh Resort to help celebrate the hotel’s final Christmas season before the resort closes its doors permanently. Once there, Lucy is reunited with the owner’s nephew and her childhood Christmas Dance partner, Barrett Brewster (Bleu). Though the resort has fallen on hard times and has stopped most holiday events, Lucy leads...

The festival season is here and it is time to embrace Yuletide spirits. With cinemas yet to draw audience confidence fully, Ott platforms are going all-out to add a Christmas sparkle that celebrate the season of Santa Clause with these Christmas movies and web series.

As we gear up to binge on Christmas, snuggled in a blanket with a cup of hot chocolate, we list new Christmas movie attractions that toast a happy ending to the year, and a good cheer.

Operation Christmas Drop

The film is about a political aide falling for a big-hearted air force pilot while looking to shut down his tropical base and its airborne Christmas tradition. The Netflix film stars Kat Graham, Alexander Ludwig, and Virginia Madsen.

A California Christmas

The Netflix film follows a wealthy real estate heir who poses as a ranch hand to get a hardworking farmer to sell her family's land.

After production was halted on David Tennant drama Around The World In 80 Days amid the escalating coronavirus pandemic last March, filming has resumed in Romania. In all, the shoot will be spread across locations and studios in Romania and South Africa over a five-month period.

A Slim Film + Television and Federation co-production for the European Alliance, the project has also been boarded by co-production partners Masterpiece in the U.S., Peu Communications in South Africa, and Belgium’s Be-films and Rtbf. Daro Film associate produces.

Joining Tennant in the eight-part adaptation of Jules Verne’s classic adventure are French actor Ibrahim Koma (Oss 177) as Phileas Fogg’s irrepressible valet, Passepartout, and Leonie Benesch (The Crown) as determined journalist, Abigail ‘Fix’ Fortescue.

Also starring as series regulars are Jason Watkins (Des) and Peter Sullivan (Poldark).

Guest actors now joining the cast include Lindsay Duncan (A Discovery Of Witches...