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When it comes to adapting supernatural beings for screen, there are a few tropes that seem to be no-brainers: witches and spell books, werewolves and the moon, vampires and blood. When it came to adapting Deborah Harkness' book series A Discovery of Witches, star Matthew Goode breaks down some of the ways that the AMC show deviated from the book, including just how little blood was synonymous with the vampires in the show. When talking with Josh Horowitz on his podcast Happy Sad Confused, Goode said he's approached with both criticism and praise about the adaptation of the acclaimed Deborah Harkness series. He tells Horowitz that when he's asked about the show, it's usually about why they dialed things back. For Goode, he's with the fans on this one, just as curious about the editorial change.

"I'm with them. I was like, listen, I found it curious too, but it's above my pay grade.

A bingeable book-to-television series adaptation is currently proving successful globally with Netflix. The AMC series A Discovery of Witches settled itself comfortably at number 5 in Netflix's global Top 10, according to Tudum. The series is based on the All Souls trilogy by Deborah Harkness. Teresa Palmer stars as Dr. Diana Bishop, a witch and a Yale professor at Oxford who has spent the majority of her life hiding away from the supernatural abilities she possesses. Raised by her aunts, who are also witches, played by Alex Kingston (Doctor Who) and Valerie Pettiford, after the death of her parents, she wants nothing more than to be normal. The series also stars Matthew Goode, Edward Blumel, Lindsay Duncan, and Owen Teale.

The basic premise (both for the book and television series), as explained by Harkness, is what if witches, vampires, and daemons lived among us? And if so, what are their day jobs?...

Harry Potter and Twilight opened up the apetite of readers for many other fantasy series in the late 2000s and early 2010s. Many book series received adaptations, and A Discovery of Witches is one of them.

The AMC series, which premiered in 2018, was based on Deborah Harkness' trilogy All Souls, which debuted in 2011 with A Discovery of Witches. The book series also featured Shadow of the Night, published in 2012, and The Book of Life, released in 2014. Despite its stunning reviews, the series flew under the radar but is now finding a new life on Netflix, Tudum reveals.

A Discovery of Witches just premiered on Netflix globally, and it has already attracted a lot of attention. Season 1 debuted in fifth place in the Top 10 charts globally, attracting 3.4 million views, with 19.7 million hours viewed. Even with little to no promo on Netflix, the highly underrated series is now a hit.

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A highly divisive British supernatural thriller series is making waves on Prime Video. Debuting in 2023, with the second season landing on the streaming platform just last week, The Rig follows a group of workers on a remote oil rig who suddenly find themselves surrounded by a mysterious fog...and even more mysterious supernatural forces. The series has now entered the Prime Video top 10, landing at #4, with audiences clearly gripped by the show, which will have sci-fi and horror fans reminiscing about John Carpenter’s 1982 masterpiece, The Thing.

However, despite its streaming popularity, The Rig has proven to be deeply divisive among critics and audiences. The series, which stars Game of Thrones actor Iain Glen alongside Emily Hampshire (Schitt's Creek) and Martin Compston (Line of Duty), scored a reasonable 67% from critics for its first season, with the consensus reading, “The Rig may not plumb its full potential thanks to too many crude clichés,...

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Mayfair Witches is a supernatural gothic horror thriller drama series created by Michelle Ashford and Esta Spalding. Based on the Lives of the Mayfair Witches books by Anne Rice, the AMC series follows neurosurgeon Dr Rowan Fielding as she discovers that she comes from a long line of powerful witches who are haunted because of a sinister past. Mayfair Witches stars Alexandra Daddario, Tongayi Chirisa, Jack Huston, Harry Hamlin, Ben Feldman, and Alyssa Jirrels. So, if you loved the gothic horror, thrilling dark fantasy elements, and compelling characters in Mayfair Witches, here are some similar shows you should check out next.

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A Discovery of Witches is a fantasy romance drama series created by Deborah Harkness. Based on Harkness’ All Souls Trilogy, the Sky One series follows Diana Bishop, a historian who...

Created by David Macpherson, ‘The Rig’ (Season 1) is a supernatural thriller series streaming on Prime Video. It follows the crew workers of a Scottish oil rig who witness a mysterious phenomenon that takes them through a horrifying struggle for survival. While it can be termed as an aquatic horror narrative, the writing also delves into the aspects of environmentalism and workers’ rights while building intrigue about the unknown. With a confounding blend of varying moral, political and ethical belief systems, it develops a drama that is stimulating and riveting.

The Rig (Season 1) Recap: Why is Kinloch Bravo surrounded by a mysterious fog?

On an oil rig stationed off the Scottish coast named Kinloch Bravo, the crew is waiting to return to their homes. Magnus (Iain Glen from Game of Thrones), who leads the crew, has been told to keep the news of the future layoffs away from them. Upon knowing about it,...

Nearly two years after Season 1 of Prime Video’s series The Rig premiered, one of the show’s stars is hyping up the start of the second season. Emily Hampshire, who plays Rose on The Rig, took to Instagram to promote Season 2, which is set to premiere on January 2, 2025.

On Dec. 4, Amazon release an official trailer for The Rig Season 2. Via her Instagram page, Hampshire shared the video clip teasing Season 2 of The Rig with the caption: “I can’t wait for everyone to see #TheRig season 2! Think John Carpenter’s #thething + James Cameron’s #theabyss to the power of climate change. I’m so proud to be part of this super special show.”

The trailer and Hampshire’s post with the clip can both be seen below.

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Prime Video has released the official trailer for The Rig Season 2, which will debut on the streaming service on January 2, 2025.

The six-part The Rig Season 2 was filmed at First Stage Studios in Edinburgh, Scotland. The first season premiered in 2023 and became a UK and international hit.

In the new season, helicopters have taken the surviving crew of the Kinloch Bravo to a new secret offshore facility called the Stac, nestled deep in the extraordinary and deadly landscapes of the Arctic Circle.

Here, the trapped crew must deal with the emotional and physical fallout of the devastating tsunami that destroyed the Bravo and contends with swirling conspiracies, corporate conflicts, and new threats from the dark depths of the world’s ocean.

The second season will continue exploring global themes – weaving together the past, present, and future of the planet while taking the viewer to spectacular environments and drawing on the frontiers...

Prime Video have unveiled the first look at series two of the highly-anticipated thriller, ‘The Rig. ‘The six-part series is set to premiere in January 2025.

Helicopters have taken the surviving crew of the Kinloch Bravo to a new secret offshore facility called the Stac, nestled deep in the extraordinary and deadly landscapes of the Arctic Circle.

Here, the trapped crew must deal with the emotional and physical fallout of the devastating tsunami that destroyed the Bravo and contends with swirling conspiracies, corporate conflicts, and new threats from the dark depths of the world’s ocean. The second series will continue exploring global themes – weaving together the past, present, and future of the planet while taking the viewer to spectacular environments and drawing on the frontiers of cutting-edge ocean technology – including the controversial world of deep-sea mining.

David Macpherson has created a new story that delivers epic thrills and gripping action...

Prime Video has unveiled a first look at the second season of the thriller The Rig. The six-part season will premiere in January 2025.

The Rig Season 2 was filmed at First Stage Studios in Edinburgh, Scotland. The first season premiered in 2023 and became a UK and international hit.

In the new season, helicopters have taken the surviving crew of the Kinloch Bravo to a new secret offshore facility called the Stac, nestled deep in the extraordinary and deadly landscapes of the Arctic Circle.

Here, the trapped crew must deal with the emotional and physical fallout of the devastating tsunami that destroyed the Bravo and contends with swirling conspiracies, corporate conflicts, and new threats from the dark depths of the world’s ocean.

The second season will continue exploring global themes – weaving together the past, present, and future of the planet while taking the viewer to spectacular environments and drawing on the...

The Rig season 2 has revealed new information, including a first look. The Rig is a sci-fi thriller series about a group of Scottish oil rig workers who, right before a journey back to the mainland, are surrounded by a fog that contains supernatural forces. The series premiered on Prime Video in 2023 and had six episodes. It featured a leading cast including Emily Hampshire, Iain Glen, Molly Vevers, Abraham Popoola, Rochenda Sandall, Martin Compston, Owen Teale, Stuart McQuarrie, Calvin Demba, Mark Addy, Nikhil Parmar, and Richard Pepple.

As per Deadline, new information has been revealed about The Rig season 2. The show added new stars, including Alice Krige, Jacob Fortune-Lloyd, Ross Anderson, and Johannes Roaldsen Frst. Returning to the series are Hampshire, Compston, Glen, Sandall, Teale, Addy, Vevers, Popoola, Parmar and McQuarrie. Season 2 will also change the setting for The Rig, this time taking the workers to an Arctic glacier. In addition to this new info,...

Exclusive: The inhabitants of Prime Video’s UK thriller The Rig are heading to an Arctic glacier.

Amazon has unveiled new cast for Season 2 of the hit series, along with first looks, with Star Trek star Alice Krige and The Queen’s Gambit’s Jacob Fortune-Lloyd joining Emily Hampshire, Martin Compston and Iain Glen. Boarding The Rig alongside the new pair are Ross Anderson (The Last Kingdom), Phil McKee (Deadwater Fell) and Johannes Roaldsen Fürst (Hvite gutter). Returning for Season 2 are Rochenda Sandall, Owen Teale, Mark Addy, Molly Vevers, Abraham Popoola, Nikhil Parmar and Stuart McQuarrie. Fortune-Lloyd recently boarded another Prime Video series, Haven, while Krige’s past credits include the same streamer’s Carnival Row.

Deadline can reveal that Season 2 will be set on an Arctic glacier. The series begins with helicopters taking the surviving crew of the Kinloch Bravo to a new secret offshore facility called the Stac,...

BritBox Signs UK Programs From Sphere Abacus

Best-of-British streamer BritBox has bought a package of programs from Sphere Abacus, the UK-based sales house making its debut at MIPCOM in its current guise. Package contains Travels With Agatha Christie with Sir David Suchet from Soho Studios and Two Rivers Media. Suchet is currently on the ground with Sphere Abacus in Cannes, as our report earlier today noted. Also acquired by BritBox are Jon and Lucy’s Odd Couples, The Murder of Sandra Rivett, Breaking Dad: Britain’s Unlikeliest Drug Dealer, Agatha Christie: 100 Years of Poirot and Miss Marple (aka Agatha Christie: 100 Years of Suspense), Diana: The Interview That Shook the World and Susan Hill’s The Small Hand: A Ghost Story (1 x 94’) produced by Awesome and Two Rivers Media. BritBox takes rights for the U.S. and Canada.

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Beta Cinema, Constantin Film, Zeitsprung Pictures and UFA Fiction have unveiled the first look photo of “The Physician II,” the sequel to the hit historical epic.

The original film, released in 2013, sold to over 60 territories and became an international box-office hit. In Germany alone, the film earned $42 million at the box office, with 3.6 million admissions.

“The Physician” director Philipp Stölzl once again brings together a stellar ensemble of international stars and rising talents: Tom Payne reprises his role as the passionate physician Rob Cole and shares the screen with Emily Cox (“The Last Kingdom: Seven Kings Must Die”), Aidan Gillen, Áine Rose Daly, Owen Teale, and Liam Cunningham.

The shoot took place from August to October 2024 in Hungary, Cologne and Berlin. Constantin Film is releasing the film in German cinemas on Dec. 25, 2025, and Beta Cinema is handling international sales, presenting first materials at the upcoming American Film Market.

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A Discovery of Witches is finding a new audience on Netflix, six years after its original release. The British fantasy drama appeared on the U.S. most-watched Netflix chart after arriving as part of the streamer's deal to host several shows that originally aired on AMC in North America. The series is an adaptation of the All Souls Trilogy written by Deborah Harkness. The show stars Teresa Palmer as Diana Bishop, a reluctant witch forced to embrace her magical identity, and Matthew Goode as Matthew Clairmont, Dianas vampire mentor.

The series premiered on Sky in 2018 and aired in the U.S. via AMC network. A Discovery of Witches received positive reception while airing, steadily building a devoted audience but never managing to break into the mainstream. The show currently has three seasons and an 87% on Rotten Tomatoes. The series has a high rating in comparison to other series like AMCs massive hit,...

A Discovery of Witches captivates with supernatural drama & strong performances from actors, bringing depth to the characters. Based on All Souls Trilogy, the show's rich lore & immersive storytelling keep viewers hooked with an impressive 87% Rotten Tomatoes score. Teresa Palmer's portrayal of Diana Bishop & Matthew Goode's portrayal of Matthew Clairmont add authenticity to the fantastical narrative.

While walking through its compelling supernatural drama, A Discovery of Witches features memorable performances from several actors who do an incredible job of portraying their respective roles. Based on Deborah Harkness' All Souls Trilogy, A Discovery of Witches unfolds a rich lore in its three-season runtime. Owing to its ability to keep viewers hooked with its immersive storytelling and intricate world-building, the show has also consistently landed in critics' good books, and its three seasons maintain an impressive average score of 87% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Although A Discovery of Witches' romantic plot developments and...

Maleah Joi Moon has become the 101st performer to win a Tony Award for their first outing on a Broadway stage for her performance in the musical “Hell’s Kitchen.”

She won Best Actress in a Musical at the 77th Tony Awards for portraying Ali, a 17-year-old girl searching for her place in the world while living in the titular New York City neighborhood and also being restrained by her overbearing mother. She is the 10th person to win the category for her Broadway debut. She joins:

Elizabeth Seal, “Irma La Douce” (1961)

Anna Maria Alberghetti, “Carnival” (1962)

Liza Minnelli, “Flora the Red Menace” (1965)

Leslie Uggams, “Hallelujah, Baby” (1968)

Alexis Smith, “Follies” (1972)

Natalia Makarova, “On Your Toes” (1983)

Lea Salonga, “Miss Saigon” (1991)

Catherine Zeta-Jones, “A Little Night Music” (2010)

Cynthia Erivo, “The Color Purple” (2016)

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Dark comedy, or comedy-horror, is one of British television's strong points. Misfits, Snuff Box, Jam, Garth Marenghi's Darkplace ... there are many a gem to have crawled out of the twisted and brilliant minds behind British late-night TV that make audiences question whether they should be appalled or enthralled by the Island's unique brand of gallows humor. It's no surprise then, that 2023 brought us a grizzly psychological thriller in the form of Wolf: a shining example of that quintessentially British tone that falls between horrifying and hilarious. Created by Megan Gallagher and adapted from the novel of the same name by author Mo Hayder, Wolf touts an impressive cast that includes both Iwan Rheon and Owen Teale of Game of Thrones fame. If you're looking for a darkly humorous, twisted, and grizzly thriller that coats itself in constant homages to classic horror, Wolf is likely right up your alley. The only problem is that,...

In any given year, British TV can be relied on to provide plenty in the way of crime drama, and 2023 was no different. Between these returning series and newcomers A Town Called Malice, Blue Lights, Marlow, Payback, Rebus, Steeltown Murders, The Gold, The Sixth Commandment, Wolf and more, crime continued to flourish on the small screen.

Happily though, that was far from all that UK TV offered this year. There was fantasy too, in the form of Netflix’s South London super-powers drama Supacell, ghost detective series Lockwood & Co., Greek and Roman mythology series Kaos, and sci-fi in Prime Video’s The Rig.

Add to all those the romances, dramas inspired by real-life, and several other book adaptations, period and otherwise plus music-based dramas Champion and This Town, and it was a pretty full slate.

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Succession‘s Matthew Macfadyen and Crossfire‘s Keeley Hawes star in this three-part ITV drama,...

"A Discovery of Witches" season 2 improved upon the first season, building upon the lore and setting up for a climactic finale in season 3. Critics praised the chemistry between the leads and the show's fantastical visuals, giving it high marks. The season finale sets the stage for season 3, placing the characters at their lowest point and symbolizing the unification of all magical people.

A Discovery of Witches season 2 continued the excitement of the show's first season while also building upon the lore to set up for a climactic finale in season 3. Premiering in 2018, A Discovery of Witches is a high fantasy tale that follows Diana (Teresa Palmer) as she discovers that she is actually a powerful witch, who falls in love with the vampire Matthew de Claremont (Matthew Goode). Growing from a forbidden love story in season 1 to a time-spanning fantasy epic in season 2, A Discovery of Witches was one of...

Exclusive: Ciara Charteris went to drama school with her eyes wide open. Born into a dynasty of talent agents, the Poldark actress-turned-safety advocate grew up steeped in stagecraft. “I entered drama school with a lot of privilege and knowledge of the industry,” she recalls. “It meant I was very aware of what was wrong immediately.”

Charteris left home to join the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama in 2013. A decade earlier, Queen Elizabeth II gave the school its royal status to mark her 50th year on the throne. Its hallowed halls were once home to Anthony Hopkins, marking the start of a career that would take The Silence of the Lambs star to double Oscar glory.

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If you have to admire commitment – and you do – then you have to admire Wolf, a new BBC detective series from the producers of Sherlock, adapted from the seventh book in Mo Hayder’s Jack Caffery novels. From its traumatised detective to its scenery-chewing baddies, Wolf is fully committed to the pulp crime genre. Don’t go in expecting realism. You won’t find it.

You will find Ukweli Roach as Jack Caffery, a London Di settling in back home after a few years working in Wales. Roach makes a plausible enough lead, and a useful straight man to counter the madness elsewhere. Not that Caffery doesn’t come with his own slice of that.

Caffery’s regulation-issue TV detective Unresolved Trauma is the childhood disappearance of his brother. After a sibling spat, 10-year-old Ewan ran off, never to be seen again. Jack’s convinced that their paedophile neighbour abducted him,...

Jodie Comer has become the 100th performer to win a Tony Award for their Broadway debut for her performance in the play, “Prima Facie.”

She won Best Actress in a Play for portraying Tess, a lawyer who concentrates in providing legal defense for men who are accused of sexual assault but soon has the unthinkable happen to her. She is the 11th person to win the category for her first outing on a Broadway stage. She joins:

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Martita Hunt, “The Madwoman of Chaillot” (1949)

Beryl Reid, “The Killing of Sister George” (1967)

Phyllis Frelich, “Children of a Lesser God” (1980)

Jane Lapotaire, “Piaf” (1981)

Joan Allen, “Burn This” (1988)

Pauline Collins, “Shirley Valentine” (1989)

Janet McTeer, “A Doll’s House” (1997)

Marie Mullen, “The Beauty Queen of Leeane” (1998)

Jennifer Ehle, “The Real Thing” (2000)

Deanna Dunagan, “August: Osage County” (2008)

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Revivals have been a mainstay of Broadway for decades. But it wasn’t until the 31st ceremony in 1977 that the Tony Awards added a new category honoring these productions. The nominees for the inaugural prize were “Guys and Dolls,” “The Cherry Orchard” and “The Three Penny Opera” with “Porgy and Bess” taking the honors. Other winners over the years included “The Pirates of Penzance,” “Anything Goes,” “Death of a Salesman,” “Fiddler on the Roof” and “Gypsy.”

In 1994, the category was divided into best revival of a musical with Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “Carousel” winning the award and “An Inspector Calls” taking home the best revival of a play honor.

This year’s nominees in both categories celebrate the work of Stephen Sondheim, Henrik Ibsen and three landmark black playwrights: August Wilson, Suzan-Lori Parks and Lorraine Hansberry. Here’s a closer look at this year’s contenders.

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Undercover detectives, maverick detectives, teenage detectives, comedy detectives… there’ll be no shortage of sleuths on the small screen in 2023 and beyond, or of complex, multi-episode crimes for them to solve. This year and next, a gaggle of movie star names will be appearing on both sides of TV’s police interrogation table, including Jodie Foster (in True Detective), Benedict Cumberbatch (in Eric), Nicole Kidman (in Lioness), Jon Hamm (in Fargo) and Meryl Streep (in Only Murders in the Building).

There’s also a raft of promising-sounding new and returning British detective commissions on the way, from true crime drama The Sixth Commandment starring Timothy Spall, to the return of BBC hit Vigil, spooky Prime Video brain-twister The Devil’s Hour, and good old Shetland. Find your next crime mystery obsession below.

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The Rig is returning for a second season on Prime Video. The streaming service has confirmed that the UK supernatural thriller has been renewed. Production of new episodes will begin later this year in Edinburgh.

Starring Iain Glen, Martin Compston, Emily Hampshire, Rochenda Sandall, Owen Teale, Mark Addy, Molly Vevers, Abraham Popoola, and Stuart McQuarrie, The Rig series revolves around the crew of a Scottish oil rig in the North Sea. A mysterious fog cuts them off from the rest of the world, and spores in the fog bring on unexpected changes to members of the crew. An onboard scientist believes that an ancient parasite has been stirred up from the ocean floor.

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Back in November, Amazon ordered two more seasons of their “spectacularly dark” thriller series The Devil’s Hour, and now they have renewed another one of their UK thriller Originals. This time, they have ordered a second season of the supernatural thriller series The Rig! The Rig season 2 will begin filming at FirstStage Studios in Edinburgh later this year with several season 1 cast members returning, including Iain Glen (Game of Thrones), Martin Compston (Line of Duty), Emily Hampshire (Schitt’s Creek), Rochenda Sandall (Criminal: UK), Owen Teale (Game of Thrones), Mark Addy (Game of Thrones), Molly Vevers (The Spanish Princess), Abraham Popoola (Cruella), and Stuart McQuarrie (Des).

Created by David Macpherson, the six episode first season was set on the Kishorn Bravo oil rig, stationed off the Scottish coast in the dangerous waters of the North Sea. When the crew is due to return to the mainland, a mysterious and all-enveloping fog rolls through.

Exclusive: Amazon is returning to The Rig for a second season.

Prime Video’s supernatural thriller will begin shooting again later this year in Edinburgh, Scotland, with Martin Compston (Line of Duty), Iain Glen (Game of Thrones) and Emily Hampshire (Schitt’s Creek) among the cast reprising their roles.

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The first season premiered in January and told the story of the Kishorn Bravo oil rig, stationed off the Scottish coast, which is enveloped in a mysterious fog that cuts off all lines of communication.

Season 2 will follow the surviving Kinloch Bravo crew as they are helicoptered off the rig and taken to a new location, where fresh danger awaits. They must contend with swirling conspiracies,...

Warning! Spoilers about The Rig season 1.The events of Amazon Prime Video's The Rig led to the death of some characters, all connected to what the oil company Pictor is doing in the North Sea. A sci-fi thriller, The Rig steadily builds the tension throughout The Rig season 1 episodes, 1 to 6, culminating in a season finale where all the parties at fault risked exacerbating the consequences of treating the Ancestor as a threat. Finally, however, some of the rig's crew paid a hefty price resulting in their deaths, becoming collateral damage to some characters' work to comply with the Ancestor's requests or Pictor's research representative's vicious plan, which led to two deaths among the crew.

Distinguishing itself from many other sci-fi TV shows where an unknown evil threatens an isolated group of people, The Rig season 1 weaved themes like climate change into the story. The Ancestor soon turned into a force...

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If there is one thing that the North Sea off of Scotland’s east coast has been dominated by, it is oil rigs. There are very few people on the north-east coat of Scotland who won’t know someone who has worked on an oil rig. These rigs are now the main location of this new psychological drama, whose main protagonist is played by Martin Compston. Director John Strickland is no stranger to directing an intense UK-based drama, as proven previously while directing detective crime show Line of Duty, and he has drafted in local actors like Iain Glen (Game of Thrones) and Stuart McQuarrie (28 Days Later) to help place this drama firmly off the cold coast of Scotland. Other less familiar actors like Rochenda Sandall...

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The Rig may have started out like a Doctor Who story missing the Tardis, but it ended up as an absorbing eco-thriller fable. Creator David Macpherson’s series layers sci-fi invention over geological theory to tell a story about the environmental extinction and the survival of planet Earth.

Set aboard a remote Scottish oil rig (is there any other kind of Scottish oil rig?), the six-part series follows the crew of the Kinloch Bravo platform. Following a mysterious tremor and the loss of all communications with the outside, the rig is surrounded by a thick fog, stranding them at sea.

The crew learns that their workplace is scheduled for decommissioning by energy giant Pictor. Tensions flare, and crewmember Baz (Calvin Demba) is exposed to the fog and mysteriously survives what would have been a fatal fall. When Baz starts having visions and ranting about rings and waves,...

"The Rig" is the new supernatural, live-action TV series created by David Macpherson and directed by John Strickland, starring Emily Hampshire, Iain Glen,  Martin Compston, Mark Bonnar, Rochenda Sandall, Owen Teale, Richard Pepple, Calvin Demba and Emun Elliott, streaming January 6, 2023 on Prime Video:

"...when the crew of the North Sea stationed 'Kinloch Bravo' oil rig is due to return to the mainland, a mysterious fog rolls in and cuts off communication with the outside world. 

"The crew are driven to the limits of their endurance and loyalties...

"....forced into a confrontation with forces that are beyond their imagination..."

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The Rig Trailer — Prime Video‘s The Rig (2023) movie trailer has been released. The Rig trailer stars Emily Hampshire, Iain Glen, Martin Compston, Mark Bonnar, Rochenda Sandall, Owen Teale, Richard Pepple, Calvin Demba, and Emun Elliott. Crew John Strickland and Alex Holmes directed The Rig. David Macpherson, Matthew Jacobs Morgan, and Meg Salter wrote [...]

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"Nature isn't a balance, it's a war!" Amazon has revealed the official trailer for a new British mini-series titled The Rig, debuting for streaming on Prime Video in early January. The synopsis says it takes place on an oil rig in Scottish waters, and is Amazon's first series filmed entirely in Scotland. When the crew of the North Sea stationed Kinloch Bravo oil rig is due to return to the mainland, a mysterious fog rolls in and cuts off communication with the outside world. They will be driven to the limits of their endurance and loyalties and will be forced into a confrontation with forces that are beyond their imagination. The series stars Emily Hampshire as Rose, the oil company representative & scientist and a fresh face on the rig; Iain Glen as Magnus MacMillan, the leader of the crew and the offshore installation manager; with Martin Compston, Mark Bonnar, Rochenda Sandall,...

Amazon’s Prime Video has announced a January 6th premiere date for the supernatural thriller series The Rig, and along with that announcement comes the release of a trailer for the show! You can check it out in the embed above. John Strickland and Alex Holmes directed the six-part show from scripts by Meg Salter, Matthew Jacobs Morgan, and series creator David Macpherson.

The Rig is set on the Kishorn Bravo oil rig, stationed off the Scottish coast in the dangerous waters of the North Sea. When the crew is due to return to the mainland, a mysterious and all-enveloping fog rolls through. The rig is hit by massive tremors, and they find themselves cut off from all communication with the shore and the outside world. As the crew endeavor to discover what’s driving this unknown force, a major accident forces them to ask questions about who they can really trust.

Eight months after winning the Oscar for “The Eyes of Tammy Faye,” Jessica Chastain has set her return to the Broadway stage in one of the greatest roles in the theatre. Under the direction of Tony nominee Jamie Lloyd, the actress will star as Nora Helmer in a reimagining of Henrik Ibsen’s classic “ A Doll’s House.” In their announcement, the New York Times shares that a spring 2023 opening date, theatre, and additional casting have not yet been revealed.

For this reinvigorated take on the nineteenth-century play, Lloyd has teamed up with Off-Broadway scribe Amy Herzog, a Pulitzer-Prize finalist who will revise the work. The production will mark Chastain’s second Broadway outing, having previously made her debut in “The Heiress” in 2012. This Oscar season, Chastain has two high-profile films in contention, too, with “The Good Nurse” and “Armageddon Time.”

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Noah Media Group Boards Irvine Welsh Doc

Netflix’s 14 Peaks producer Noah Media Group has boarded a documentary on cult Trainspotting author Irvine Welsh and will shop the show at Mipcom Cannes next week. I Am Irvine Welsh, from Ls Films, followed a year in the life of the Scottish auteur as he adapted Trainspotting into a West End musical, published a new novel, launched a record label and worked on two TV series. The doc reflects on a remarkable life after Welsh was propelled into the spotlight when Trainspotting became a cult classic, starring Ewan McGregor, and he has since been prolific across literature, screenwriting and music. BAFTA-nominated Poly Styrene: I Am A Cliché director Paul Sng is forging the doc, which is being exec produced by Sarah Drummond and produced by Natasha Dack. The show is 14 Peaks: Nothing is Impossible producer Noah’s first non-sport global sales project...

Myles Frost became the latest addition to the list of people who have taken home a Tony Award for their Broadway debut. His win makes him the 98th member of this particular winners’ club.

Frost, who won Best Actor in a Musical for playing Michael Jackson in “Mj,” is the 13th person to win that category for their first time stepping into a character on a Broadway stage. He joins:

Ezio Pinza, “South Pacific” (1950)

Robert Alda, “Guys and Dolls” (1951)

Robert Lindsay, “Me and My Girl” (1987)

Brent Carver, “Kiss of the Spider Woman” (1993)

Alan Cumming, “Cabaret” (1998)

Hugh Jackman, “The Boy From Oz” (2004)

John Lloyd Young, “Jersey Boys” (2006)

Paulo Szot, “South Pacific” (2008)

David Álvarez, Trent Kowalik and Kiril Kulish (joint nomination), “Billy Elliot” (2009)

Douglas Hodge, “La Cage aux Folles” (2010)

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The U.K. premiere of “Good Luck To You, Leo Grande,” directed by Sophie Hyde, will open this year’s Sundance London (June 9-12), with lead actors Emma Thompson and Daryl McCormack in attendance. The festival will close with the U.K. premiere screening of Jim Archer’s “Brian and Charles,” starring actor and comedian David Earl.

In all, the festival will host several features chosen from the larger U.S. Sundance Film Festival. These include Adamma Ebo’s “Honk For Jesus. Save Your Soul”; Andrew Semans’ “Resurrection”; Max Walker-Silverman’s “A Love Song”; Lena Dunham’s “Sharp Stick”; Chloe Okuno’s “Watcher”; Sara Dosa’s “Fire of Love”; Ed Perkins’ “The Princess”; Joe Hunting’s “We Met in Virtual Reality”; Julie Ha and Eugene Yi’s “Free Chol Soo Lee”; and Hanna Bergholm’s “Hatching.”

This year, the festival will feature an equal number of male and female directors across features and shorts.

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Hand of God outfit Fremantle increased its revenue by 25% last year to €1.9Bn ($2.1Bn) as owner Rtl Group, the European media conglomerate, recorded a 10% turnover rise to €6.6Bn ($7.3Bn) and a profit boost of 35% to €1.1Bn ($1.2Bn). Rtl this morning said it is making progress on Fremantle’s growth plan, following four acquisitions in the past year including, most recently, the purchase of 70% of respected Italian producer Lux Vide, along with 12 Nent Group production labels. Fremantle put 81 drama productions into production across the year and scored hits with the likes of Paolo Sorrentino’s Oscar-nominated Hand of God for Netflix. The previous year saw a big drop in returns due to the impact of the Coronavirus. The outfit, which has just struck a talent deal with Angelina Jolie, is targeting €3Bn returns by 2025. Overall, Rtl’s revenue was up 10.3% to €6.6Bn, with adjusted...

Network: BBC America, AMC, and Sundance Now.

Episodes: 27 (hour).

Seasons: Three.

TV show dates: April 7, 2019 — February 19, 2022.

Series status: Ended.

Performers include: Teresa Palmer, Matthew Goode, Edward Bluemel, Louise Brealey, Malin Buska, Aiysha Hart, Owen Teale, Alex Kingston, Valarie Pettiford, Trevor Eve, and Lindsay Duncan.

TV show description:

Adapted from the Deborah Harkness All Souls book trilogy, the A Discovery of Witches TV show centers on Diana Bishop (Palmer) and Matthew Clairmont (Goode). A contemporary love story, the British TV series (which originated on Sky One and Sundance Now) unfolds at Oxford University.

A brilliant academic, Diana has long tried to ignore her legacy as a descendent of...

Take a look at more new footage from "A Discovery of Witches" Season 3, based on "The Book of Life" from the "All Souls" novels by Deborah Harkness, now airing on Sundance Now, Shudder and AMC+:

"...in Season Three, 'Matthew' (Matthew Goode) and 'Diana' (Teresa Palmer) return from 1590 to the present day to combat what they left behind..."

Cast also includes Owen Teale, Malin Buska, Alex Kingston, Aiysha Hart, Edward Bluemel, Lindsay Duncan, Peter McDonald, Trevor Eve,  Gregg Chillin, Adelle Leonce, Tanya Moodie...

...Daniel Ezra, Toby Regbo, Steven Cree, Jacob Ifan, Ivanno Jeremiah, Greg McHugh, Olivier Huband, Paul Rhys and Parker Sawyers.

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Take a look at more new footage from "A Discovery of Witches" Season 3, based on "The Book of Life" from the "All Souls" novels by Deborah Harkness, premiering January 8, 2022 on Sundance Now, Shudder and AMC+:

"...in Season Three, 'Matthew' (Matthew Goode) and 'Diana' (Teresa Palmer) return from 1590 to the present day to combat what they left behind..."

Cast also includes Owen Teale, Malin Buska, Alex Kingston, Aiysha Hart, Edward Bluemel, Lindsay Duncan, Peter McDonald, Trevor Eve,  Gregg Chillin, Adelle Leonce, Tanya Moodie...

...Daniel Ezra, Toby Regbo, Steven Cree, Jacob Ifan, Ivanno Jeremiah, Greg McHugh, Olivier Huband, Paul Rhys and Parker Sawyers.

Click the images to enlarge...

Take a look at more new footage from "A Discovery of Witches" Season 3, based on "The Book of Life" from the "All Souls" novels by Deborah Harkness, premiering January 8, 2022 on Sundance Now, Shudder and AMC+:

"...in Season Three, 'Matthew' (Matthew Goode) and 'Diana' (Teresa Palmer) return from 1590 to the present day to combat what they left behind..."

Cast also includes Owen Teale, Malin Buska, Alex Kingston, Aiysha Hart, Edward Bluemel, Lindsay Duncan, Peter McDonald, Trevor Eve,  Gregg Chillin, Adelle Leonce, Tanya Moodie...

...Daniel Ezra, Toby Regbo, Steven Cree, Jacob Ifan, Ivanno Jeremiah, Greg McHugh, Olivier Huband, Paul Rhys and Parker Sawyers.

Click the images to enlarge...

"A Discovery of Witches" Season 3, based on "The Book of Life" from author Deborah Harkness' "All Souls" book series , is the third and final installment of the Sky Original TV series, premiering January 8, 2022 on Sundance Now, Shudder and AMC+:

"...in Season Three, 'Matthew' (Matthew Goode) and 'Diana' (Teresa Palmer) return from 1590 to the present day to combat what they left behind..."

Cast also includes Owen Teale, Malin Buska, Alex Kingston, Aiysha Hart, Edward Bluemel, Lindsay Duncan, Peter McDonald, Trevor Eve,  Gregg Chillin, Adelle Leonce, Tanya Moodie...

...Daniel Ezra, Toby Regbo, Steven Cree, Jacob Ifan, Ivanno Jeremiah, Greg McHugh, Olivier Huband, Paul Rhys and Parker Sawyers.

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Diana Bishop's journey will conclude in 2022.

Shudder, AMC+, and Sundance Now revealed Friday that A Discovery of Witches Season 3 will launch on all three platforms Saturday, January 8, 2022.

The final chapter finds "Matthew (Matthew Goode) and Diana (Teresa Palmer) returning from 1590 to present day and combating what they left behind," according to the official description from the streamers.

The cast also includes Owen Teale, Malin Buska, Alex Kingston, Aiysha Hart, Edward Bluemel, Lindsay Duncan, Peter McDonald, Trevor Eve, Gregg Chillin, Adelle Leonce, and Tanya Moodie.

They are joined by Daniel Ezra, Toby Regbo, Steven Cree, Jacob Ifan, Ivanno Jeremiah, Greg McHugh, Olivier Huband, Paul Rhys, and Parker Sawyers.

A Discovery of Witches Season 3 is based on the ‘The Book of Life’ novel from Deborah Harkness’s bestselling All Souls trilogy and is the third and final installment.

Saying goodbye to the show will be tough. It has been a favorite...

Set during the era of 'Elizabethan England', "A Discovery of Witches" is the Sky One, Brit-produced drama TV series based on the "All Souls" trilogy by author Deborah Harkness, starring Teresa Palmer, Matthew Goode, Edward Bluemel, Louise Brealey, Malin Buska, Aiysha Hart, Owen Teale, Alex Kingston, and Valarie Pettiford, streaming Season Three, January 2022 on AMC+:

"...'Diana Bishop', a historian and reluctant 'witch', unexpectedly discovers a disturbing manuscript in Oxford's 'Bodleian Library', forcing her back into the world of magic in order to unravel secrets it holds about magical beings.   "She is offered help by mysterious geneticist 'vampire', 'Matthew Clairmont'. Despite a long-held mistrust between witches and vampires they form an alliance and set out to protect the book and solve the mysteries hidden while dodging threats from forbidden worlds..."

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Can you be incredibly excited and totally bummed at the same time?

If we're talking about A Discovery of Witches Season 3, the answer is yes.

Sundance Now, Shudder, and AMC+ released today the trailer for the third and final season of A Discovery of Witches.

There is nothing worse than something you love so much coming to an end.

A Discovery of Witches has been one of the best book-to-screen adaptations of all time.

It's perfectly cast and remains true to the novels throughout.

If you weren't already in love with Matthew and Diana, seeing Matthew Goode and Teresa Palmer bring them to life on screen sealed the deal.

A Discovery of Witches Season 1 introduced us to the destined couple, a supernatural Romeo and Juliet who fall in love despite being different and very powerful creatures.

Matthew's father created The Congregation, an organization specifically to address inter-species activities, making the...

The witching hour… will be ending in early 2022, with the final season of A Discovery of Witches. But if the newly released trailer is any indication, the supernatural drama is conjuring an “epic conclusion.”

AMC+, Sundance Now and Shudder released on Friday the above trailer for A Discovery of Witches‘ third and final season, which is based on The Book of Life from Deborah Harkness’s All Souls trilogy and finds Matthew (played by Matthew Goode) and Diana (Teresa Palmer) returning from 1590 to present day and combating what they left behind.

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Rlje Films, a business unit of AMC Networks, will release season two of the hit fantasy/sci-fi drama series A Discovery of Witches on DVD and Blu-Ray on August 17, 2021.The series originally aired on the AMC streaming platforms Sundance Now and Shudder earlier this year and is currently airing linearly on AMC. Check out this trailer:

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A Discovery of Witches Season 2 isbased on the “All Souls” trilogy by Deborah Harkness.