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Greenland: Migration now has a release date. Directed by Ric Roman Waugh, the 2020 post-apocalyptic movie Greenland stars Gerard Butler as John Garrity, a man who embarks on a dangerous quest to save his family from catastrophe.

While initially scheduled for theatrical release, the movie went straight to premium video on demand and then streaming on HBO Max due to the Covid-19 pandemic. A sequel was confirmed after Greenland's success. While it was originally scheduled to arrive this year, the release has been postponed.

According to Deadline,the upcoming sequel to Greenland will be released on Jan. 9, 2026. Picking up after the events in the first movie, with the Garrity family surviving the comet, Greenland: Migration sees them being forced to leave their bunker to travel across Europe in search of a new home. Butler is joined by Amber Rose Revah, Sophie Thompson, Trond Fausa Aurvag, and William Abadie.

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The long-awaited sequel to one of the best movies in the arsenal of action icon Gerard Butler has finally been given a release date. Thanks to roles in the likes of the Fallen franchise, Den of Thieves, Plane, and more, Gerard Butler has become a major draw for genre fans, and the actor is now all set to lead this highly anticipated post-apocalyptic follow-up.

Released back in December 2020, the first Greenland begins when scientists discover that fragments of a comet will hit Earth in a few days and cause the extinction of humanity. The only hope of survival is to take shelter in a group of bunkers in Greenland, with the story following Butler as father and husband John Garrity, who must fight through the chaos to get his family to safety before the comet collides with the planet.

The sequel, Greenland: Migration will pick up with the Garrity family several years later.

Lionsgate has announced that Greenland 2: Migration, starring Gerard Butler, will be released in theaters on January 9, 2026. Lionsgate’s Mutiny, which was previously set for January 9, will now release in Summer 2026.

In the aftermath of a comet strike that decimated most of the Earth, Greenland 2: Migration follows the Garrity family as they’re forced to leave the safety of their bunker in Greenland to traverse a shattered world in search of a new home.

Starring Gerard Butler, Morena Baccarin, Roman Griffin Davis, Amber Rose Revah, Sophie Thompson, Trond Fausa Aurvåg, and William Abadie, Greenland 2: Migration is directed by Ric Roman Waugh.

The film was written by Mitchell Lafortune and Chris Sparling, and produced by Basil Iwanyk, Erica Lee, Gerard Butler, Alan Siegel, Sébastien Raybaud, John Zois, Brendon Boyea, and Ric Roman Waugh.

Greenland 2: Migration is produced by Anton, STX Entertainment, Thunder Road Pictures, and G-base Entertainment, and...

The end of the world is coming… again. Lionsgate has officially set Greenland 2: Migrationfor release on January 9, 2026, giving Gerard Butler fans their next dose of post-apocalyptic survival. The film takes over the date previously held by Jason Statham’s Mutiny, which will now move to a summer 2026 release. The sequel sees Butler reuniting with co-stars Morena Baccarin and Roman Griffith Davis, as the Garrity family is forced to leave the safety of their Greenland bunker to traverse a shattered world in search of a new home. Along the way, they’ll encounter both new allies and fresh dangers, with Amber Rose Revah, Sophie Thompson, Trond Fausa Aurvåg, and William Abadie joining the cast.

The original Greenland, released in 2020 at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, became an unexpected hit. Sidetracked from a traditional release by theater closures, the film scored a $20–$30 million HBO streaming deal in the U.S.

Lionsgate has announced the release date for Greenland 2: Migration. The post-apocalyptic survival sequel starring Gerard Butler will arrive on January 9, 2026.

The logline reads: “In the aftermath of a comet strike that decimated most of the earth, Greenland 2: Migration follows the Garrity family as they’re forced to leave the safety of their bunker in Greenland to traverse a shattered world in search of a new home.” In addition to Butler, the sequel also stars Morena Baccarin, Roman Griffin Davis, Amber Rose Revah, Sophie Thompson, Trond Fausa Aurvåg, and William Abadie. Ric Roman Waugh returns to direct from a script by Mitchell Lafortune and Chris Sparling.

Related Greenland: Migration receives official rating from the MPA

Despite being released at the height of the pandemic, the first film was quite successful, grossing $52.3 million on a budget of just $35 million. The film performed even stronger upon its release on PVOD and...

Greenland 2: Migration, starring Gerard Butler, will be released on Jan. 9, 2026 via Lionsgate.

The Santa Monica, CA studio’s Mutiny, which was previously dated for Jan. 9, 2026 will look for a summer release, a date to be determined in the future.

The original Greenland was set for release by STX Entertainment when it was in its full operation. The movie was sidelined by Covid but hobbled through, nabbing a $20M-$30M HBO streaming deal stateside, and also getting a release abroad where theaters were open, notching No. 1 in 26 countries and including Germany, France, Italy, Spain, and Russia, grossing more than $52 million internationally.

Greenland 2: Migration is produced by Anton, STX Entertainment, Thunder Road Pictures and G-base Entertainment. STX is handling international distribution of Greenland 2: Migration through its global network of partners.

In part 2, the Garrity family are forced to leave the safety...

“Greenland 2: Migration” has landed a Jan. 9, 2026 release date from Lionsgate. In the aftermath of a comet strike that decimated most of the earth, the film follows the Garrity family, played by Gerard Butler, Morena Baccarin and Roman Griffith Davis, as they’re forced to leave the safety of their bunker in Greenland to traverse a shattered world in search of a new home.

Lionsgate’s “Mutiny,” which was previously slotted for the Jan. 9 position, now changes to a Summer 2026 release window.

“Greenland 2: Migration” also stars Amber Rose Revah, Sophie Thompson, Trond Fausa Aurvåg and William Abadie. The film is directed by Ric Roman Waugh, written by Mitchell Lafortune and Chris Sparling, and produced by Butler, Waugh, Basil Iwanyk, Erica Lee, Alan Siegel, Sébastien Raybaud, John Zois and Brendon Boyea.

The film is a sequel to the 2020 disaster film “Greenland,” which starred Butler and Baccarin as John and Allison Garrity — a couple,...

Renée Zellweger has been nominated as best actress in this year’s National Film Academy awards for her return to the ‘Bridget Jones’ franchise.The group officially unveiled the full list of nominees on Tuesday (20.05.25) for its highly anticipated 11th annual edition of the prestigious National Film Awards UK. It said: “This year’s awards celebrate excellence in British and international film and television, recognising talent from emerging newcomers to established icons.”The ceremony is set to take place at the iconic Porchester Hall in London on 2 July.Public voting is live 19 May to 19 June on the National Film Academy website.Along with Renée for her role in ‘Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy’, the best actress category includes Saoirse Ronan (for ‘The Outrun’), Daisy Ridley (‘Cleaner’), and Stephanie Beacham (‘Grey Matter’.) On the Best Actor side, the competition is fierce with Aaron Pierre (‘Rebel Ridge’), Barry Keoghan (‘Bring Them Down...

Time Travel is Dangerous centers around friends Ruth and Megan who run a vintage shop in Muswell Hill. When they stumble across a time machine, it occurs to them that stock is much cheaper if they ‘borrow’ from the past – well, it’s free. They don’t want to change history, or rob banks, they just want to find a nice Victorian lamp or an authentic 80s bum bag without getting sucked into the hellish time-space vortex that is “the Unreason”. The thing is, Time Travel Is Dangerous.

The movie stars Johnny Vegas, Jane Horrocks (Absolutely Fabulous), Sophie Thompson, Mark Heap, Brian Bovell, Tony Way, Guy Henry, Tom Lenk (Buffy the Vampire Slayer), Laura Aikman, Kiell Smith-Bynoe and is narrated by Stephen Fry.

Here at Love Horror we got a chance to quiz some of the creatives behind the brand new Sci-Fi comedy and run them through a set of quick fire questions.

Time Travel is Dangerous centers around friends Ruth and Megan who run a vintage shop in Muswell Hill. When they stumble across a time machine, it occurs to them that stock is much cheaper if they ‘borrow’ from the past – well, it’s free. They don’t want to change history, or rob banks, they just want to find a nice Victorian lamp or an authentic 80s bum bag without getting sucked into the hellish time-space vortex that is “the Unreason”. The thing is, Time Travel Is Dangerous.

The movie stars Johnny Vegas, Jane Horrocks (Absolutely Fabulous), Sophie Thompson, Mark Heap, Brian Bovell, Tony Way, Guy Henry, Laura Aikman, Kiell Smith-Bynoe and is narrated by Stephen Fry.

Here at Love Horror we got a chance to quiz some of the creatives behind the brand new Sci-Fi comedy and run them through a set of quick fire questions.

Below are the...

Exclusive: SisterS, the dark comedy starring Barry’s Sarah Goldberg and Susan Stanley, will be back for a second season in the States.

The series, which is an international co-production between IFC, Ireland’s RTÉ and Canada’s Crave, launched on the AMC Networks channel in 2023 and will return for its second season in 2026.

It comes after Bell Media, which owns streamer Crave, revealed last year the show was returning in Canada.

SisterS was created and written by real-life best friends Goldberg and Stanley. In the first season, it follows the two women, one from Canada and the other from Ireland, who discover they are half-sisters before embarking on a road trip to find their alcoholic father.

Donal Logue and Sophie Thompson will reprise their roles as Jimmy and Sheryl in the six-part series alongside Sonja Smits, Barbara Brennan, Jim Annan, Dylan Taylor, Vanessa Matsui, Peter Keleghan and Linda Kash.

Time Travel is Dangerous centers around friends Ruth and Megan who run a vintage shop in Muswell Hill. When they stumble across a time machine, it occurs to them that stock is much cheaper if they ‘borrow’ from the past – well, it’s free. They don’t want to change history, or rob banks, they just want to find a nice Victorian lamp or an authentic 80s bum bag without getting sucked into the hellish time-space vortex that is “the Unreason”. The thing is, Time Travel Is Dangerous.

The movie stars Johnny Vegas, Jane Horrocks (Absolutely Fabulous), Sophie Thompson, Mark Heap, Brian Bovell, Tony Way, Guy Henry, Tom Lenk (Buffy the Vampire Slayer), Laura Aikman, Kiell Smith-Bynoe and is narrated by Stephen Fry.

Here at Love Horror we got a chance to quiz some of the creatives behind the brand new Sci-Fi comedy and run them through a set of quick-fire questions.

Time Travel is Dangerous centers around friends Ruth and Megan who run a vintage shop in Muswell Hill. When they stumble across a time machine, it occurs to them that stock is much cheaper if they ‘borrow’ from the past – well, it’s free. They don’t want to change history, or rob banks, they just want to find a nice Victorian lamp or an authentic 80s bum bag without getting sucked into the hellish time-space vortex that is “the Unreason”. The thing is, Time Travel Is Dangerous.

The movie stars Johnny Vegas, Jane Horrocks (Absolutely Fabulous), Sophie Thompson, Mark Heap, Brian Bovell, Tony Way, Guy Henry, Laura Aikman, Kiell Smith-Bynoe and is narrated by Stephen Fry.

Here at Love Horror we got a chance to quiz some of the creatives behind the brand new Sci-Fi comedy and run them through a set of quick fire questions.

Below are the...

As films like The Terminator, The Time Machine, Looper, Edge of Tomorrow, Back to the Future 2 and Hot Tub Time Machine 2 have proven, going backwards and forwards across history or into the far future can be perilous to both personal and universal health. But it has taken until now for a movie to say it out loud, and that movie is the brilliant British comedy Sci-Fi usurpingly titled Time Travel is Dangerous.

The set up is simple enough and starts when two friends Ruth and Megan find a time travel machine by the bins behind their vintage shop in Muswell Hill. The scientific marvel, which is actually a modified dodgem, takes them on jaunts across history where they pilfer anything they can from the bemused locals of the past to sell in their shop. Seemingly onto a great thing the pals are oblivious not only to how the time...

Stars: Ruth Syratt, Megan Stevenson, Brian Bovell, Stephen Fry, Johnny Vegas, Sophie Thompson, Guy Henry, Jane Horrocks, Mark Heap, Tony Way | Written by Chris Reading, Anna-Elizabeth, Hillary Shakespeare | Directed by Chris Reading

Time Travel Is Dangerous is about to become your new favourite British sci-fi comedy blending mockumentary stylings with surreal, low-budget charm. Directed by Chris Reading and co-written with Anna-Elizabeth and Hillary Shakespeare, the latter two of those names, are no strangers to this reviewer.

Time Travel Is Dangerous stars Ruth Syratt and Megan Stevenson as fictionalized versions of themselves, running a vintage shop in Muswell Hill. The premise is delightfully absurd: the duo stumbles upon a discarded fairground dodgem that just so happens also to be a time machine, which they use to “borrow” historical artefacts to sell in their shop, as time travel movies have told us in the past though this has catastrophic consequences due to...

Time loops, Victorian lamps, and a dangerously unpredictable time machine take centre stage at an exclusive gala screening of Time Travel Is Dangerous at Everyman Muswell Hill on 27th March. The sci-fi comedy, which explores the perils of ‘borrowing’ from history, will be celebrated with a special event featuring a Q&a with the cast and filmmakers, followed by a post-screening drinks reception in the main foyer.

The film follows best friends Ruth and Megan, who run a vintage shop in Muswell Hill. When they stumble upon a time machine, their business takes an unexpected turn as they decide to “source” their stock directly from the past. Rather than using their newfound ability to change history or amass wealth, they simply want to get their hands on the perfect Victorian lamp or an authentic 80s bum bag. However, as they soon discover, tampering with time is a risky game, and The Unreason,...

"I guess we were just messing about..." Shakespeare Sisters & Candr Pictures revealed the full trailer for a UK indie sci-fi comedy titled Time Travel Is Dangerous, opening in UK art house theaters this March. This premiered at a few film festivals last year, including at the 2024 Trieste Science+Fiction Festival. Time Travel Is Dangerous is a quintessentially British comedy, blending witty dialogue, quirky characters and a touch of the absurd with a heartwarming core. Best friends Ruth and Megan run a vintage shop in Muswell Hill, North London. Stumbling across a time machine, they embark on trips to the past to stock their shop with no idea of the irreparable damage that they're causing to the fabric of the universe. They don't want to change history, or rob banks, they just want to find a nice lamp... without getting sucked into the hellish time / space vortex that is the Unreason.

A time machine is Muswell Hill? Time Travel Is Dangerous lands a March release in the UK, and there’s a trailer for it here too.

Popping up on our list of films we’re really keen to see this year is the British production Time Travel Is Dangerous. Directed by Chris Reading, who penned the script with Anna Elizabeth Shakespeare and Hillary Shakespeare, it’s a comedy headlined by Sophie Thompson, Johnny Vegas, Jane Horrocks, Mark Heap and Tony Way, with Stephen Fry narrating.

It’s a mockumentary, with a time machine ending up in the hands of, well, two people it’s best not to give a time machine to. A concept that the film appears to be having an awful lot of fun with.

The film debuted at festivals in 2024, and it’s lovely to see it getting a UK cinema release, courtesy of Jade Films. I...

At FrightFest Halloween, we caught up with director Chris Reading to discuss Time Travel Is Dangerous, which received its UK premiere at the event. Reading previously directed Somnus and the Alien Anniversary short film titled Alien: Containment, and he wrote the script for Time Travel Is Dangerous alongside Anna-Elizabeth Shakespeare and Hillary Shakespeare.

Time Travel Is Dangerous focuses on the real-life antique shop known as Cha-Cha-Cha in Muswell Hill, with the two women who run the shop discovering a time machine which allows them to retrieve priceless items from the past. However, their meddling in past events soon leads to disastrous consequences, as they unwillingly disrupt the fabric of the universe and open a gateway to a sinister reality which could harm everything they hold dear. The film stars the real-life owners of the shop, Ruth Syratt and Megan Stevenson as themselves, with the supporting cast including Sophie Thompson, Guy Henry,...

Emma Thompson’s hit family film Nanny McPhee will be adapted for the West End stage in 2026.

While Emma Thompson has had a phenomenally successful career as an actor – we’re just coming up to the time of year where people watch her character cry to a Joni Mitchell song in Love Actually – she has arguably had just as much success behind the camera, winning an Oscar for her screenplay for Ang Lee’s 1995 big screen version of Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility.

In 2005, she wrote and starred in Nanny McPhee, a fun family film based on the Nurse Matilda character by Christianna Brand. It follows a group of unruly kids who are put right by Thompson’s titular nanny, who uses her magic walking stick to teach life lessons. The sequel, Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang, arrived in 2010, this time set during the Second World War.

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Exclusive: The Emma Thompson-penned musical adaptation of fantasy movie Nanny McPhee, about a witch who possesses magical powers wielded through her walking stick, is being primed to hit London’s West End in 2026, Deadline can reveal.

Oscar-winner Thompson, songwriter Gary Clark and Working Title’s stage division have been developing the production, based on the 2005 film directed by Kirk Jones, which starred Thompson in the title role, on and off for over a decade.

Olivia Colman played the snaggle-toothed nanny at an early workshop in London of the musical in 2018. This was confirmed to me at the time by Thompson, who praised Colman’s “wonderful” performance. Lily James and Rory Kinnear also took part in the original workshop. Sophie Thompson participated in later test-runs.

Colman has not been involved in subsequent run-throughs, but that doesn’t rule out her possible involvement in the West End.

My sources, who declined...

Exclusive: David Haig (Four Weddings and a Funeral) has joined the cast of Amy Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino’s upcoming ballet dramedy Étoile as a series regular, Deadline has learned.

Haig was cast ahead of production on Season 1, which began in January, but not previously announced. Details on his role are being kept under wraps.

Set in New York City and Paris, the eight-episode first season of Étoile follows the dancers and artistic staff of two world-renowned ballet companies, as they embark on an ambitious gambit to save their storied institutions by swapping their most talented stars.

Étoile is created by Amy Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino, who writes, directs, and serves as executive producer.

Haig joins a cast that includes the Emmy-winning Marvelous Mrs. Maisel alum Luke Kirby, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Gideon Glick, Simon Callow, Lou de Laâge and David Alvarez.

From Amazon MGM Studios, Étoile, which has a two-season order,...

Pigeon Shrine FrightFest, the UK’s leading genre film festival, is back with a thrilling Halloween special, returning to the Odeon Luxe West End in Leicester Square on November 1 and 2, 2024. Following the spectacular celebration of its 25th anniversary in August, the festival promises another adrenaline-fuelled weekend with a selection of nine new genre films from around the world.

This year’s line-up features premieres from six countries, representing an exciting variety of cinematic talent from Europe, North America, South America, and Asia. Festival-goers will have the opportunity to experience each film twice, as both screens at the Odeon Luxe will be taken over by FrightFest’s special Halloween showcase.

Opening the event is the UK premiere of Magpie, directed by Sam Yates. This tense psychological thriller stars Daisy Ridley, who will be in attendance alongside her husband, actor Tom Bateman. The film explores the unraveling of a family as Ridley’s character,...

The upcoming comedy fantasy Time Travel Is Dangerous is gearing up for a whirlwind of premieres at some of the most prestigious film festivals across the globe. Directed by Chris Reading and featuring an ensemble of British comedy legends, the film is set to have its world premiere at the 31st Austin Film Festival on October 26th, followed quickly by its European premiere at the Trieste Science+Fiction Festival and a UK premiere at Pigeon Shrine FrightFest Halloween on November 2nd. To mark the film’s highly anticipated release, the team has unveiled a first-look teaser and an official poster that promise plenty of laughs, quirky antics, and sci-fi charm.

Starring beloved talents like Johnny Vegas, Sophie Thompson, Jane Horrocks, Mark Heap, and Tony Way—with narration by none other than Stephen Fry—Time Travel Is Dangerous blends comedy and sci-fi in a fresh, meta-universe romp that’s poised to capture audiences’ imaginations.

Warning: contains spoilers for Inside No. 9 “Plodding On”.

Look carefully at the end credits for Inside No. 9 finale “Plodding On” and in among the names of the many, many previous guest stars who came back to send the anthology show on its way is one puzzling entry. Between Denis Lawson from “A Quiet Night In” and Rula Lenska from “The Devil of Christmas” is the name: Europa Lepus. You won’t find them on IMDb because Europa Lepus is not an actor but a form of Latin for the European Hare. That’s right, not content with hiding a statue of a hare inside every one of its 55 episodes, Inside No. 9 also hid a hare in its finale end credits.

That level of commitment to Easter eggs went even further for the finale. Visit the cryptic crossword published by The Guardian newspaper on the day the finale...

This Sunday morning, ITV welcomes viewers to spend “Love Your Weekend with Alan Titchmarsh,” Season 6, Episode 22, airing at 9:30 Am on June 2, 2024. Host Alan Titchmarsh welcomes a star-studded lineup of guests, promising a delightful blend of entertainment, horticulture, and culinary delights to kickstart the day.

Joining Alan on the show this time are film star and stand-up comedian Omid Djalili, bringing his trademark humor and charm to the morning chat. Also gracing the couch is Sophie Thompson, known for her roles in “Four Weddings and a Funeral” and “Gosford Park,” adding a touch of Hollywood glamour to the proceedings.

Horticulturist Camilla Bassett-Smith celebrates the arrival of June with a showcase of agaves, citrus plants, and marigolds, offering gardening enthusiasts plenty of inspiration for their own green spaces. Meanwhile, drinks expert Andy Clarke tantalizes taste buds with some posh squash, providing refreshing beverage ideas perfect for the summer season.

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Network: MGM+

Episodes: Eight (hour)

Seasons: One

TV show dates: January 14, 2024 -- March 10, 2024

Series status: Ended

Performers include: Harriet Slater, Benjamin Wainwright, Edward Bluemel, Toby Regbo, Hannah Onslow, Sophie Thompson, Claude Perron, Sophie Winkleman, Elaine Cassidy, Alice Eve, and Richard Goulding.

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A Victorian period drama series, the Belgravia: The Next Chapter TV show was created by Helen Edmundson and is a sequel to Belgravia, created by Julian Fellowes.

The story picks up three decades after the original series, in 1871. It revolves around the love story of Frederick Trenchard (Wainwright), the third Lord Trenchard, and his new love interest, Clara Dunn (Slater), who is a newcomer to London society.

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The season finale of Belgravia: The Next Chapter airs this Sunday, featuring Clara grieving and Frederick confronting his past. The emotional family drama showcases Clara and Davison adapting to life in the North, with Frederick receiving a revealing letter. Creator Helen Edmundson brings focus to the women in the Trenchard and Dunn family, with a talented cast led by Harriet Slater and Benjamin Wainwright.

The season finale of Belgravia: The Next Chapter airs this Sunday, March 10th, and we have a sneak peek! The sequel series is set in 1871, three decades after Julian Fellowes' 2020 hit show, Belgravia, and is a romantic and emotional family drama that fans of period pieces have latched onto. The eighth and final episode of The Next Chapter has Frederick grieving the loss of Clara, and Enright receiving a letter that pushes Frederick to confront his past. Meanwhile, Clara and Davison adapt to life in the North,...

The story of Belgravia continues in Belgravia: The Next Chapter. The sequel series, which debuted on January 14 on MGM+, is set 30 years after the events of the original limited series created by Julian Fellowes, and it stars Benjamin Wainwright as the grown Frederick Trenchard, Harriet Slater as Clara Dunn, Toby Regbo as Reverend James Trenchard (Frederick’s younger brother), and Hannah Onslow as Emily Dunn, Harriet’s sister. The Reverend pays a visit to the Dunn household in the TV Insider exclusive clip from Belgravia: The Next Chapter Episode 3, coming out on Sunday, January 28 at 9/8c on MGM+. In it, the grieving widow Mrs. Dunn (Sophie Thompson) takes a special interest in who James will marry, embarrassing her daughter in front of her crush. But here’s the kicker: Emily doesn’t trust her sister, Clara’s, relationship with Frederick Trenchard, but she has no idea that James is Frederick’s brother.

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A Victorian period drama series on the MGM+ channel, the Belgravia: The Next Chapter TV show stars Harriet Slater, Benjamin Wainwright, Edward Bluemel, Toby Regbo, Hannah Onslow, Sophie Thompson, Claude Perron, Sophie Winkleman, Elaine Cassidy, Alice Eve, and Richard Goulding. The story picks up three decades after the original Belgravia series, in 1871. It revolves around the love story of...

Will the truth come out in the first season of the Belgravia: The Next Chapter TV show on MGM+? As we all know, the Nielsen ratings typically play a big role in determining whether a TV show like Belgravia: The Next Chapter is cancelled or renewed for season two. MGM+ isn't part of the Nielsen system. If you've been watching this TV series, we'd love to know how you feel about the first season episodes of Belgravia: The Next Chapter here.

An MGM+ Victorian period drama series, the Belgravia: The Next Chapter TV show stars Harriet Slater, Benjamin Wainwright, Edward Bluemel, Toby Regbo, Hannah Onslow, Sophie Thompson, Claude Perron, Sophie Winkleman, Elaine Cassidy, Alice Eve, and Richard Goulding. The story picks up three decades...

With Downton Abbey over and The Gilded Age wrapping up its freshman season, MGM+ will host the creative teams' next show.

As previously reported, Belgravia: The Next Chapter premieres on Sunday, January 14, 2024.

While the series is dubbed the next chapter in the Belgravia franchise, the show starts with a new crop of characters that makes it easy to tune in without watching the original.

TV Fanatic scored an exclusive behind-the-scenes clip that showcases what life's like in 1871 for the characters and even hints at some links to the original series.

We won't spoil what the clip reveals, but there are sentiments from the new cast members and writer Helen Edmundson.

Belgravia: The Next Chapter tells the love story of Frederick Trenchard (Benjamin Wainwright), the third Lord Trenchard, and his new love interest, Clara Dunn (Harriet Slater), a beautiful newcomer to London society.

Unaware that his birth was the product of an affair between his mother,...

Since the writers strike began, I’ve seen an uptick in repostings of the season 3 Barry scene in which a streaming service executive (Elizabeth Perkins) attempts to explain to Sarah Goldberg’s Sally why her newly released show is being canceled. The sequence, which places the blame on a nefarious algorithm, hits home as more than just an accurately observed piece of absurdity because of how good Goldberg is at playing both the ridiculousness and the plausibility of the moment.

I get happy whenever the scene gets passed around because although Barry is far from underrated or insufficiently acclaimed, if any element of the brooding Hollywood hitman comedy has failed to receive its proper due, it’s Goldberg. Sure, she has a single Emmy nomination, but that doesn’t feel like enough for a performance that has often anchored the entire series. That’s very much been the case in...

SisterS is coming soon to IFC. The new dark comedy series comes from real-life best friends Sarah Goldberg and Susan Stanley. The duo stars in the six-episode series.

Also starring Harki Bhambra, Liam Carney, Frank Laverty, Donal Logue, Rory Nolan, Darragh Shannon, Pat Shortt, and Sophie Thompson, the series follows a woman who travels to Ireland to find her birth father after her mother’s death has led to a shocking discovery.

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Apple TV+ is quietly cornering the market on high-quality literary adaptations; the streamer may be best-known for original series like "Ted Lasso," but its adaptation game is surprisingly strong. From standouts like "Pachinko," "Foundation," and "Black Bird" to more polarizing offerings like "Lisey's Story," "Defending Jacob," and "The Essex Serpent," the streamer is constantly fine-tuning the art of the page-to-screen projects. The latest book adaptation from them is especially ambitious, and it's a risk that largely pays off. The 10-episode first season of "Silo," based on Hugh Howey's bestselling novel series, builds a somber yet thrilling world from the ground up — or, in the case of the titular structure, from the ground down.

"Silo" starts with a searingly great premise: a group of roughly 10,000 people is housed in an underground silo, at least 140 years removed from some sort of society-shaking event. Details about the silo's history are cloudy (for...

Belgravia: The Next Chapter is coming to MGM+ (formerly Epix) later this year. The streaming service has announced the cast of the sequel series, which is set in 19th-century London. The original series, from Julian Fellowes, took place 30 years earlier and aired in 2020.

Harriet Slater, Ben Wainwright, Edward Bluemel, Claude Perron, and Elaine Cassidy will star in the series with Toby Regbo, Hannah Onslow, Sophie Thompson, and Sophie Winkleman in recurring roles. The limited series will have eight episodes.

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Exclusive: MGM+ has set cast for Belgravia: The Next Chapter, Julian Fellowes’ sequel series to the hit historical drama. Harriet Slater, Ben Wainwright, Edward Bluemel, Claude Perron and Elaine Cassidy are set as series regulars in the drama series executive produced by Gareth Neame and Nigel Marchant. Additionally, Toby Regbo, Hannah Onslow, Sophie Thompson and Sophie Winkleman will recur in the eight-part series. Filming is underway in the UK with premiere set for winter 2023.

The Next Chapter is a continuation of Belgravia, named for and set in the affluent London district that became synonymous with the upper echelons of London society in the 19th century.

Belgravia: The Next Chapter picks up in 1871, three decades after the events depicted in the 2020 limited series, which was written by Fellowes and based on his novel of the same name. Developed and written by playwright and screenwriter Helen Edmundson, the series tells the love story of Frederick Trenchard (Wainwright), who has grown up as the third Lord Trenchard, and his new love interest, Clara Dunn (Slater), who is a newcomer to London society. Unaware that his birth was the product of an affair between his mother Susan and the scoundrel John Bellasis, a troubled childhood has left Frederick deeply insecure, which challenges his courtship of and marriage to Clara.

Slater’s Clara Trenchard (née Dunn) is a young, smart, and striking woman, and a fresh face amongst the society of Belgravia, Clara is thrilled by her marriage to the enigmatic Frederick … but as she comes to learn more of her husband and the trauma he carries, Clara finds her marriage will not be as smooth as she first thought and is something she must fight for.

Wainwright’s Frederick Trenchard, the young and handsome third Lord Trenchard, Frederick takes after his grandfather with a ferocious work ethic, having built a large business empire. Immediately smitten with Clara, he marries her after a whirlwind romance, but brings with him traumas from his past that threatens his newfound happiness.

Hannah Onslow, Sophie Thompson, Sophie Winkleman and Toby Regbo

Bluemel plays Dr. Stephen Ellerby. An idealistic, charming, and attractive young doctor, Stephen is brought into the society of Belgravia as he cares for Peter, son of the Duke of Rochester—a far cry from his life amongst the bohemians of Bloomsbury. He is quickly captivated by Clara after meeting her and starts to gain her trust as their lives interweave.

Regbo plays Rev. James Trenchard, Frederick’s estranged brother. A gentle, kind and religious man, James is haunted by both the separation from his brother and a private battle he is determined to keep hidden.

Onslow portrays Emily Dunn, Clara’s older sister. Emily responds to her sister’s swift marriage with a hint of jealousy as she is desperate to make her own match. But when she throws herself into charity work at her new church, she is instantly attracted to the Reverend James Trenchard.

Thompson plays Mrs. Dunn, Emily and Clara’s devoted mother. Mrs Dunn is a nervous, giddy, and chatty widow who has moved to Belgravia with her daughters and is thrilled by Clara’s new marriage and the security in social standing it brings.

Perron plays The Marquise D’Étagnac, a glamorous and highly unconventional French businesswoman, who is introduced to Belgravia by the Duke and Duchess of Rochester. Offering a wealth of business opportunities, Frederick sees a chance to expand into new areas of industry.

Winkleman portrays Duchess of Rochester. The queen of Belgravia, the Duchess and her husband stand at the top of Belgravia’s social hierarchy – but privately, she struggles to reconcile the Duke’s feelings towards their unwell, eldest son Peter with her own wishes for his care.

Cassidy plays Davison. Clara’s newly appointed lady’s maid, Davison grows to protect her mistress with a fierce devotion, recognizing Clara’s youth and need for love. Davison has experienced hard times in her own past and is intent on supporting Clara through her struggles.

Led by Neame, the series reunites Carnival’s award-winning creative team behind the original series. Neame and Marchant will serve as executive producers with Fellowes and Joanna Strevens. Helen Edmundson serves as showrunner and executive producer. The series will be directed by John Alexander, Paul Wilmshurst and Marisol Adler. Colin Wratten (Killing Eve) who produced the original series, will return as producer.

Belgravia: The Next Chapter is a Carnival Films co-production with MGMPlus Studios and will be distributed by NBCUniversal Global Distribution. Carnival Films is part of Universal International Studios, a division of Universal Studio Group.

Slater, best known as Sandra Onslow in the HBO Max DC origin series Pennyworth, she recently wrapped filming the lead role in Sony Screen Gems’ Horrorscope as well as True Haunting, alongside Jamie Campbell Bower and Erin Moriarty. Slater is repped by The Artists Partnership in the UK and Untitled Entertainment in the U.S.

Wainwright’s recent credits include great roles on Sky Atlantic’s Gangs of London, and a guest lead on BBC One’s The Split. He also has a multi-episode arc on the BBC One series World on Fire, starring opposite Sean Bean and Lesley Manville. Wainwright is represented by Insight Management & Production.

Bluemel is currently filming a leading role in Amazon’s My Lady Jane, starring Emily Bader. He’ll next be seen in Hulu miniseries Washington Black, set for premiere this year. Bluemel is repped by Epilogue.

Regbo is known for his leading roles in CW’s Reign and The Last Kingdom. He also starred in Netflix’s Medici and his film work includes Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald and One Day. Regbo can most recently be seen in Series Three of A Discovery of Witches and Channel 4’s Chivalry. Regbo is repped by Independent Talent Group and Authentic Talent and Literary Management.

Onslow recently finished shooting Sally El Hosaini’s feature film Unicorn and The Doll Factory for Paramount+. Her other credits include Ridley Road for Red Productions, Sister/BBC’s in This Is Going To Hurt and director Sam Mendes’ Empire of Light. She’s repped by Gordon and French.

A six-time Olivier Award nominee and winner of the 1999 Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical, Thompson most recently starred in Present Laughter at The Old Vic. Her television credits include Everything I Know About Love, Sandylands and a recurring role in BBC’s The Detectorists. Thompson is represented by Independent Talent Group.

Perron was most recently seen in the play Tartuffe at the Royal Haymarket of London. She’ll next appear in the anticipated Spanish Balenciaga series biopic produced by Disney+. She’ll also be seen on screen in a French comedy that will be released in Christmas 2023. Perron is represented by As Talents.

Winkleman’s TV credits include regular roles in Peep Show and Two and a Half Men; her most recent work includes leading roles in ITV’s Sanditon and Strike for the BBC. For film, Sophie’s credits include The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, Suzie Gold and the leading role in Mike Figgis’s Love Live Long. She’ll next be seen on the big screen in Wonka, directed by Paul King. Winkleman is repped by Hamilton Hodell.

Cassidy stars in the new Sebastián Lelio film The Wonder, which premiered at Telluride Film Festival in September. Her television work includes CBS’ Harper’s Island, BBC miniseries Fingersmith, BAFTA-nominated police procedural No Offence and BBC’s Emmy nominated The Paradise and A Room with A View, adapted by Andrew Davies. She’s repped by Arg.

Stars: Sophie Thompson, Riann Steele, David Horovitch, Jonathan Nyati | Written and Directed by Jamie Hooper

Due to a traumatic childhood experience Anna hasn’t returned home for many years. With her ailing grandmother, Lucy, suffering with worsening symptoms of dementia, Anna finally decides to move home to look after her. Soon after her arrival, strange things begin to happen soon escalating into a nightmarish fight for life against a malevolent presence. She discovers the ordeal is linked to a dark family secret, a tragic past that’s haunted Anna her whole life and Lucy’s fading memories could be the key to solving the mystery and surviving the nightmare…

There’s been a small number of genre films recently – Wyvern Hill, The Curse of Humpty Dumpty – that have dealt with dementia, blurring the lines between what is real and what is the result of a deteriorating mind and The Creeping follows suit.

The success of “Fleabag” loosed a glut of shows about young women tottering – heels broken, mascara smeared – in the vague direction of adult responsibility. Few have been as purely enjoyable as “Everything I Know About Love,” Dolly Alderton’s adaptation of her own memoir, which debuts on Peacock this week after winning plaudits on the BBC in midsummer.

With its photogenic cast, pyjama-party vibe and commitment to steering its characters towards better things, this Working Title-produced, London-set miniseries should provide superior comfort TV for anyone constitutionally unable to face Nathan Fielder’s postmodern provocations or the carnage of a “Game of Thrones” prequel. It’ll be only more comforting the more years you have on the show’s fresh-faced principals.

Alderton’s onscreen surrogate is Maggie Marshall (Emma Appleton), encountered just before the 2012 Olympics as a flighty 24-year-old blogger with a thrusting new beau in porkpie hat-sporting, multiple red flag-raising...

Arrow Video FrightFest, the UK’s most popular horror and fantasy film festival, is back at London’s Cineworld Leicester Square and the Prince Charles Cinema from Thursday August 25th – Monday 29th August for five days of the very best of global genre cinema. Celebrating its 23rd blockbuster edition with thirty-two world, twenty-two International / European and eighteen UK premieres, the world renowned event leads the way in attesting to the versatility of the genre and this year is no exception, with seventeen countries represented, spanning five continents:

The festival opens with the World premiere of The Lair, an action-packed gore shocker from Neil Marshall, who calls his latest monstrous creation “The Dirty Half Dozen meets The Thing”. Neil will be attending with star Charlotte Kirk and will also introduce a special 4K restoration screening of his modern classic, Dog Soldiers.

The Closing night film is the European premiere of Scott Mann’s Fall.

Thanks to shows like “Bridgerton” and “The Gilded Age” (not to mention this year’s Met Gala theme), it seems that we’re entering a bit of a Jane Austen-inspired renaissance — not that fans of the renowned novelist went anywhere. Next up on the list of Regency-era projects is Netflix’s highly anticipated cinematic adaptation of the author’s final novel, “Persuasion,” starring Dakota Johnson.

In late April, the streamer released a set of first-look photos featuring Johnson as heroine Anne Elliot, an overlooked middle daughter who is nonetheless incredibly insightful and clever — if only easily persuaded. Surrounded by her entitled and self-involved relatives, she is once again on her own when faced with the return of the dashing, self-made Captain Frederick Wentworth (Cosmo Jarvis), with whom she broke off her engagement nearly a decade prior at the behest of those around her deeming it a degrading match.

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Switzerland’s Locarno Film Festival is launching a new industry event focusing on Africa. The Southern Africa-Locarno Industry Academy, hosted in collaboration with the Realness Institute of Africa, will take place online from 26 September to 2 October 2021 and will welcome 10-12 participants from all over the African continent. The project offers a tailored program featuring masterclasses and meetings with internationally established professionals. The aim is to enhance participants’ understanding of the challenges facing the film industry, while allowing them to expand their personal network of contacts and develop their professional skill set. “The Southern Africa-Locarno Industry Academy will allow us to introduce our program for young professionals in this region. Participants will be able to connect with Industry Academy alumni in Latin America, the Middle East, the USA and Europe, joining an international network of future industry players,” said Markus Duffner, the new head of Locarno Pro.

Exclusive: Paris-based Reel Suspects...

U.K. production company Shakespeare Sisters has acquired the film rights to the popular YA novel “The Upside of Unrequited,” written by best-selling scribe Becky Albertalli. The author’s debut novel, “Simon Vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda,” was adapted as the gay teen romantic comedy movie “Love, Simon,” which – distributed by 20th Century Fox – grossed $66 million worldwide, and inspired the Hulu spin-off series “Love, Victor.”

The movie adaptation of “The Upside of Unrequited” will be written and directed by Hillary Shakespeare and Anna-Elizabeth Shakespeare, who are best known for their recent coming-of-age film “Soundtrack to Sixteen.” Albertalli also joins as executive producer on the feel-good summer romance.

The story centers on awkward 17-year-old Molly, who has had 26 crushes and exactly zero kisses. She’s sure love confessions can only go one way for weight-challenged girls: utter humiliation. Now that her twin Cassie is swept up in her first romance, Molly has never felt more alone.

Tony Way, Sophie Thompson Join UK Indie Pic ‘The Unreason’

Exclusive: Tony Way, known for his roles in After Life and Game Of Thrones, will star with Sophie Thompson (Feel Good) in UK time-travel comedy The Unreason. The film follows real-life best friends Ruth and Megan, who run a vintage shop in leafy Muswell Hill. After stumbling across a time machine, they embark on trips to the past, ‘borrowing’ items to sell in the present with no idea of the irreparable damage they’re causing to the fabric of the universe. Way is playing an off-beat inventor working in obscurity in Muswell Hill’s underground scientific community, while Thompson is playing the lead antagonist, the jail-keeper of the hellish dimension the unreason. Chris Reading is directing the feature, an adaptation of his own short film of the same name. Producers are UK outfit Shakespeare Sisters. Filming is set to start...

Mae is an addict. It doesn’t matter that she’s been in recovery for “a long time,” as she vaguely assures her new girlfriend, she will always be an addict. That’s what the eccentric folks at her wildly unhinged Narcotics Anonymous meetings tell her, anyway. Her erratic behavior, which includes burning all her possessions in a trash can and saran-wrapping her phone inside a suitcase so she won’t text her girlfriend too much, makes a pretty strong case for the argument.

Anyone in recovery will tell you that addiction is about so much more than substance abuse. Even once sober, addicts substitute obsession with the high found with another obsession. That’s the savvy central tenet of “Feel Good,” a wildly entertaining breath of fresh air of a series arriving on Netflix just in the nick of time. Hilariously crafted, thrillingly paced, and brimming with the kind...

In the new Netflix romantic dramedy Feel Good, Mae falls in love with George. Mae (Mae Martin) is a Canadian living abroad, a comedian and a recovering addict who is effectively homeless. George (Charlotte Ritchie) is an English teacher, and has not only never dated another woman before, but is so terrified of having friends or family ask her questions about it that she literally makes Mae hide in a closet in one episode.

That’s a lot of darkness to throw at any new relationship, and that’s before...

James McAvoy, Andrew Scott, Wendell Pierce and Toby Jones are going head-to-head for best actor in this year’s Olivier Awards, while Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Hayley Atwell, Juliet Stevenson and Sharon D Clarke have been nominated for best actress.

New musical & Juliet has nabbed nine nominations, Trevor Nunn’s Fiddler on the Roof has secured eight and Dear Evan Hansen has scored seven.

The UK awards, which celebrates the best theatre in London, will take place at the Royal Albert Hall on April 5.

Here’s the full list of play and musical nominations:

Best New Play

A Very Expensive Poison at The Old Vic

The Doctor at Almeida Theatre

Leopoldstadt at Wyndham’s Theatre

The Ocean at the End of the Lane at National Theatre – Dorfman

Best New Musical

& Juliet at Shaftesbury Theatre

Amelie The Musical at The Other Palace

Dear Evan Hansen at Noel Coward Theatre

Waitress at Adelphi Theatre...

Stars: Mackenzie Crook, Laura Fraser, Sophie Thompson, Johnny Vegas, Kelly Wenham, Dustin Demri-Burns | Written and Directed by Abigail Blackmore

A group of middle-aged friends gather at a remote lodge to honour a friend who recently drowned in a nearby lake. With emotions running high, everyone makes the most of a gloomy situation by celebrating the best way they know how: swapping silly, scary stories that would have earned a giggle from their dearly departed pal. Urban legends about a masked slasher, a paranormal ghost hunt and a post-apocalyptic wasteland soon lose their fun shock value as the sextet become stuck in a true terror tale that exposes dark secrets no one could have possibly foreseen.

Tales From the Lodge continues the very British tradition of the portmenteau horror – a genre that is synonymous with the UK horror industry of the 60s and 70s, companies like Hammer, Amicus and Tigon, and...

Hugh Grant and Kristin Scott Thomas are back for another wedding!

Grant and Scott Thomas, both 58, reunited for a short sequel to their classic 1994 film Four Weddings and a Funeral in a clip for One Red Nose Day and a Wedding which was posted on Friday to Instagram.

Looking exceptionally nervous, the two reprise their roles as Charles and Fiona, who greet guests as they arrive at a wedding chapel.

“You had better head on in,” Grant’s Charles tells Scott Thomas’s Fiona.

“Yes, I’d better. Good luck,” she replies, with a worried expression as he says, “Indeed.

Lily James and Alicia Vikander have signed on to the cast of the upcoming Four Weddings and a Funeral short film set to premiere on NBC’s Red Nose Day.

James and Vikander will join original Four Weddings cast members Hugh Grant, Andie MacDowell and Kristin Scott Thomas in One Red Nose Day And A Wedding short, which picks up 25 years after the original hit British comedy. It will air exclusively in the U.S. as part of NBC’s night of programming supporting Red Nose Day on May 23. UK fans will get a sneak peak of One Red Nose Day and Wedding, which airs as part of Red Nose Day in the UK, tonight on BBC One. You watch the teaser clip below.

John Hannah, Rowan Atkinson, James Fleet, David Haig, Sophie Thompson, David Bower, Robin McCaffrey, Anna Chancellor, Rupert Vansittart, Simon Kunz, Sara Crowe and Timothy Walker also star in the short.