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Rachel Brosnahan is one of the most talented yet underrated actors in the film industry right now. After beginning her acting career with a small role in the Michael Bay-produced film The Unborn, she gained critical success with her role in Netflix’s original series House of Cards and gained mainstream success after her amazing leading role in Prime Video’s The Marvellous Mrs. Maisel. She most recently starred in James Hawes‘s vigilante spy thriller film The Amateur opposite Rami Malek, and she also took on the iconic role of Lois Lane in James Gunn‘s Superman. So, if you loved Brosnahan’s performances, here are the best movies and TV shows starring Rachel Brosnahan that you should not miss out on.

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The hit Broadway musical Death Becomes Her starring Megan Hilty and Jennifer Simard leads the list of nominations for this year’s Outer Critics Circle Awards, the organization announced this morning.

The musical garnered 12 nominations, including Outstanding New Musical and nominations for Simard and featured performer Christopher Sieber. Coming in at #2 was the musical Maybe Happy Ending starring Darren Criss with nine nominations.

In the non-musical play categories, Stranger Things: The First Shadow snared the most nominations, with a total of seven, followed by The Hills of California with six.

The winners of the 75th Anniversary Outer Critics Circle Awards will be announced on Monday, May 12, 2025 followed by an awards ceremony held on Thursday, May 22, 2025.

Nominees for the annual John Gassner Award — for a new American play, preferably by a new playwright — are: Becoming Eve by Emil Weinstein; Good Night, and Good Luck by George Clooney and Grant Heslov; Pre-Existing...

This article contains mentions of murder, sexual crimes, and near-death experiences. It also contains Spoilers for Criminal Minds.

Criminal Minds is renowned as one of the greatest entries in the crime procedural genre, but arguably the best part of each episode was Penelope Garcia (Kirsten Vangsness) and her sharp dialogue. The FBI technical analyst was the quintessential quirky character that added an air of levity and charm to even the most gruesome investigations. Even as the Behavioral Analysis Unit (Bau) encountered the most disturbing unsubs in Criminal Minds, Garcia was always prepared with a clever play on words or affectionate monikers for her coworkers.

Vangsness portrayed the character throughout all 15 seasons of Criminal Minds, with Penelope only absent from a single episode in the pilot season— even then she was still mentioned, a testament to how vital her presence in the series was from the start. Though Garcia underwent various arcs and personal storylines,...

Baby Ruby (2022) Movie Ending Explained: Of the many unspoken truths about childbirth, postpartum depression is the most hush-hushed. It is something that almost every new mother experiences after the birth of a child and is commonly dismissed as “baby blues.” However, in some cases, this depressive spell may last for days and weeks at end, leading to an extreme mood disorder or postpartum psychosis. If you are still unsure about the effects childbirth has on a new mother, Bess Wohl’s debut feature, Baby Ruby, a tightly-knit thriller drama film, should be your go-to reference. It brings along the discomfort of watching a new mother, Jo (played by Noémie Merlant), start losing her mind and feeling threatened by her baby.

Merlant shines in this drama as a woman whose perfectly scripted life gets dismantled like a tower of cards after she gives birth to the child. Wohl doesn’t begin...

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The 2024 U.S. elections had to be one of the most entertaining elections in the United States history. While I know that many people are taking it very seriously as they should it is also true that at the end of the day, you have to believe that everything will be fine. So, with that sentiment and because of my love for any media about the complex nature of politics we compiled a list of the best political TV shows that you should watch right now.

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The West Wing is a political comedy-drama series created by Aaron Sorkin. The NBC series is set in the West Wing of the White House and it follows the administration of the fictional two-term Democratic President Josiah Bartlet as they deal with...

John Christian Plummer is a well-known Hallmark mystery screenwriter who all Sleuthers know because of the Mystery 101 series. Now, the talented scribe has written a new holiday mystery Five Gold Rings starring Holland Roden and Nolan Gerard Funk. This holiday movie is premiering on Thursday, November 7, at 8 p.m., Eastern, on Hallmark Mystery.

TV Shows Ace thanks John for this Exclusive Interview about his upcoming Miracles Of Christmas movie. In addition, the talented screenwriter talks about some new mysteries for 2025. Sleuthers will also enjoy his recommendations on which mysteries he recommends reading or watching.

Photo: Nolan Gerard Funk, Holland Roden Credit: ©2024 Hallmark Media/Photographer: Steven Ackerman John Christian Plummer On What Hallmark Mystery’s Five Gold Rings Is About

Five Gold Rings Is a mystery. Do you care to share something about this holiday mystery?

It’s a mystery, set before Christmas, but there’s no murder like in my other Hallmark work!

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

Madam Secretary (Netflix & Rent on Prime Video) Credit – CBS

Madam Secretary is a political thriller drama series created by Barbara Hall. The CBS series follows the story of Elizabeth McCord, a former CIA analyst...

This article contains spoilers for Fear the Walking Dead season 8 and The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live.

With the sprawling world of AMC’s The Walking Dead ballooning to a franchise that includes sequels, prequels, and anthology series, it’s easy to forget the humble roots of the Frank Darabont days and Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln) waking up in the Harrison Memorial Hospital. While it’s sometimes hard to keep track of the various branches of the Deadverse, few have continued the story as faithfully as Fear the Walking Dead.

Starting out as a prequel to the events of the main series, Fear the Walking Dead soon took on a life of its own and told an epic story across eight seasons. Now that the whole story saga is on Netflix, it’s time to look back at the highs and lows of the shuffling series and how Fear the Walking Dead...

Some shows lose their charm over time due to a decline in quality, lack of excitement, or controversies. Popular TV series may continue past their prime, putting viewers in an uncomfortable position to stick around. It's okay to walk away from a show you once loved if it no longer holds your interest or offers the same enjoyment.

Ive always loved to shine a light on my favorite TV shows, but sadly, certain series reached a point where I had to give up on being a fan after years of unquestioned devotion. This was always a difficult development, as whenever I connected with a TV series, I usually wanted to stick around until the very end and see how things panned out for characters I had grown to love. But sometimes, a decline in quality, a lack of narrative excitement, or even behind-the-scenes controversies meant I had to wave goodbye to a once beloved show.

David Harbour's first big TV role was in an episode of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. Harbour also played other characters within the Law & Order franchise during the early years of his career. The Law & Order franchise, and Special Victims Unit in particular, were a big stepping stone in David Harbour's acting career on screen.

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit is currently the longest-running primetime live-action series on American television, and so it makes sense that many famous actors have guest-starred or made cameos in the show. Sometimes, these actors appear in an episode of Law & Order: Svu before they become household names, with the Dick Wolf series becoming a stepping stone on their path to success. Such is the case of David Harbour, who in recent years has earned international recognition and the public's affection thanks to his starring role as Jim Hopper in Stranger Things.

[Warning: The below contains Major spoilers for Death and Other Details‘ Season Finale, “Chilling.”] And just like that, a seafaring “whodunnit?” became an icy “to whom have they dunnit to know?!” In the final hour of Hulu‘s stylish, sassy, and serpentine mystery dramedy, a lot happened: We learned who killed Katherine Collier (Jayne Atkinson), saw Imogene (Violett Beane) turn the tables on her evil mom Kira, aka Viktor Sams, aka Agent Hilde Eriksen (Linda Emond) and send her to prison for the murders of half the guests on the ship, witnessed the darkest turn yet for Imogene’s former bestie Anna (Lauren Patten) and got the setup for a potential Season 2. More importantly, we were given our potential heroes for the next mystery. In the episode’s last moments, Imogene and three of her fellow doomed cruise survivors—defamed journalist Leila (Pardis Saremi), ship doyenne Teddy (Angela Zhou), and sexy Af ex-con-slash-head of security Jules (Hugo Diego Garcia)—stumbled ...

Benoit Blanc's character could benefit from having an assistant, like Rufus Cotesworth in Death and Other Details. Introducing a detective protégé for Blanc could add a new dynamic to Knives Out 3 without straying from its successful formula. The lack of a Holmes/Watson dynamic in the Knives Out films could be filled by bringing in a younger character to learn from Blanc.

The Knives Out films introduced Benoit Blanc as one of the greatest fictional modern detective characters, but a new Hulu mystery series has exposed a missed opportunity for his character that could and should be explored in subsequent additions to the franchise. Rian Johnson’s Benoit Blanc is a major reason the Knives Out films have been so successful, with Daniel Craig’s character being the constant between them. Knives Out 3 has been confirmed, and one new character could bring out what the films have been missing thus far.

To solve a crime, says world’s foremost detective Rufus Cotewsorth, you must learn to see through the illusion and notice every detail. With the award-winning “Only Murders in the Building” already under its belt, Hulu is dipping back into the whodunit waters as it sets sail with the all-new “Death and Other Details.” Stage and screen star Mandy Patinkin (“Homeland”) and Violett Beane (“The Flash”) lead the cast as Cotesworth and his reluctant protégée Imogen, who must solve a locked-room murder mystery onboard a Mediterranean luxury liner and clear Imogen’s name. “Death and Other Details” will premiere on Hulu on Tuesday, Jan. 14. You can watch Death and Other Details: Season 1 with a 30-Day Free Trial of Hulu.

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It isn’t just you. We’re two weeks into the new year and every show on TV has become a murder mystery.

There are reality murder mysteries (Traitors) and animated murder mysteries (Grimsburg) and British murder mysteries (Criminal Record) and occult murder mysteries (Sanctuary: A Witch’s Tale). There are murder mysteries without daylight (True Detective: Night Country) and adapted recent murder mysteries (Fool Me Once) and adapted characters in original murder mysteries (Monsieur Spade).

Those are just January premieres. So far. There’ll be at least one more new murder mystery before the end of the week (The Woman in the Wall).

It’s easy to point to the blockbuster success of the two Knives Out movies and the steady success of the Kenneth Branagh/Michael Green-steered Hercule Poirot movies as a business-driven cause.

Sociologically, it’s easy to point to a decade of distrust of institutional policing...

The 10-episode murder mystery series Death and Other Details is set to begin streaming on the Hulu service on January 16th, which is when the first two episodes will be released, and with that date right around the corner a trailer for the show has arrived online. Check it out in the embed above! Following the two episode premiere, one episode of Death and Other Details will be released every week, building up to the two-episode finale on March 5th.

Written and executive produced by Mike Weiss and Heidi Cole McAdams, who also serve as showrunners, this series has the following synopsis: Set amidst the glamor of the global elite, Death and Other Details centers on the brilliant and restless Imogene Scott, who finds herself in the wrong place/wrong time and becomes the prime suspect in a locked room murder mystery. The setting? A lavishly restored Mediterranean ocean liner.

“The White Lotus” Season 3 Announces New Cast Members

Rooms at “The White Lotus” are filling up!

The acclaimed HBO series created by Mike White has announced six new cast members for its highly anticipated third season. Joining the previously announced Natasha Rothwell, who will reprise her role of Belinda, Leslie Bibb, Dom Hetrakul, Jason Isaacs, Michelle Monaghan, Parker Posey, and Tayme Thapthimthong are joining the series for its junior season.

The upcoming season will be set in Thailand, with production scheduled to begin next month. Plot details are being kept under wraps but will follow a new group of guests at the White Lotus property.

Watch the trailer for “White Lotus” Season 2 below:

The cast of Season 2, which was set in Sicily, was led by F. Murray Abraham, Jennifer Coolidge, Adam Dimarco, Meghann Fahy, Beatrice Grannò, Jon Gries, Tom Hollander, Sabrina Impacciatore, Aubrey Plaza, Michael Imperioli, Theo James, Will Sharpe,...

January is here and Hulu is rolling out the red carpet all month long! The streamer is heading into the new month (and the new year) with several specials, including the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards, the 2023 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Special, and “The Golden Bachelor” wedding special, “The Golden Wedding.”

But Hulu will also debut several major new series and films, including its all-new murder mystery series “Death and Other Details” and the new Marvel series “Echo,” which will be available to watch on both Hulu and Disney+.

See The Streamable’s top picks for what’s new this month, and find out everything coming to Hulu in January!

30-Day Free Trial $7.99+ / month hulu.com What are the 5 Best Shows and Movies Coming to Hulu in January 2024? 2023 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Special | Tuesday, Jan. 2

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame celebrates its new class...

Imogene Scott (Violett Beane) and Rufus Cotesworth (Mandy Patinkin) in ‘Death and Other Details’ episode 1 (Photo by: Michael Desmond/Hulu)

Hulu’s murder mystery series Death and Other Details (formerly known as Career Opportunities in Murder and Mayhem) premieres on January 16, 2024 with the release of the first two episodes. Episode one, titled “Rare,” introduces the key players, led by Imogene Scott and Rufus Cotesworth, who get caught up in a murder investigation.

Episode one also stars Lauren Patten as Anna Collier, Rahul Kohli as Sunil Ranja, Angela Zhou as Teddy Goh, Hugo Diego Garcia as Jules, Pardis Saremi as Leila, and Linda Emond as Agent Hilde Eriksen. Jayne Atkinson plays Katherine Collier, Jere Burns is Llewellyn Mathers, Danny Johnson is Father Toby, and Annie Q Riegel is Winnie Goh.

In support of the upcoming premiere, Hulu’s released a batch of photos from the first episode along with this synopsis:...

Exclusive: Industry Entertainment co-founder Keith Addis and former Industry colleague Michael Abrams are set to launch Constellation Media Group.

Addis co-founded Addis-Wechsler in 1989 and has been at the firm throughout its evolution into Industry Entertainment. Abrams joined the company in 2009 following two years at The Endeavor Agency in New York.

Their client list includes Jeff Goldblum, Ted Danson, Dylan McDermott, Jayne Atkinson, Griffin Dunne, Jennifer Beals, Sam Waterston, Drew Tarver, Ed Begley Jr, Harry Hamlin, Dean Norris, Benjamin Levy Aguilar, Dave Foley, Anthony Lapaglia, Michel Gill, Eion Bailey, Margot Bingham and director/producer Michael Uppendahl. Their new office is located in the Beverly Hills triangle.

Addis and Abrams recently Executive Produced 2 seasons of the Emmy nominated series The World According to Jeff Goldblum for Nat Geo / Disney+.

“After 34 years at Industry, Michael and I felt it was the right time to start something new and nimble to better navigate through these exciting and challenging times.

The Walking Dead’s spinoffs present the franchise with a much-needed opportunity to bring back a missing character whose storyline was never finished. With the conclusion of its main series, the franchise said goodbye to the majority of its characters and the stories that went with them. However, it has a few dropped plotlines from previous seasons that could be revived in the spinoffs.

To some degree, these shows are expected to explore new adventures for its pre-existing characters, such as the case with Dead City, which will send Negan and Maggie to New York to find Herschel. Rick and Michonne’s show, on the other hand, will be tied directly to the show’s biggest loose end, the Crm’s abduction of Rick Grimes in season 9. And Daryl Dixon, which is sending its titular protagonist to Europe, is on track to explore The Walking Dead: World Beyond’s France tease.

Stars: Noémie Merlant, Kit Harington, Meredith Hagner, Jayne Atkinson, Reed Birney | Written and Directed by Bess Wohl

Jo is a successful lifestyle entrepreneur who is happily pregnant and is awaiting the arrival of her first child. But soon after Jo welcomes baby Ruby home, something starts to feel off–even though she’s assured it’s all perfectly normal. Is something wrong with her? Is something wrong with Ruby? And why are the seemingly perfect neighbourhood moms so desperate to befriend her? As Jo fights to protect herself and her baby, she is plunged into a waking fever dream where everyone is a threat and nothing is what it seems. At last, she must confront the truth of her own darkness and contend with the ultimate human sacrifice: The one mothers make for their children.

Bess Wohl‘s Baby Ruby is certainly an ambitious movie and one that isn’t...

Baby Ruby is a horror movie written and directed by Bess Wohl starring Noémie Merlant and Kit Harington.

This is a suprise in her debut as a suspense and horror film director that makes one thing clear: She knows how to direct.

Excellent rhythm and tension.

Storyline

A mother experiences her worst nightmare when, after her daughter Ruby arrives, her world starts turning into a nightmare after she has visions and episodes where she loses her mind, which are all related to her baby.

Movie Review Baby Ruby (2022)

This is a movie that stands out more in the directing than in the screenplay, both of these are by the same person. An excellent movie as far as rhythm is concerned and knowing how to keep the tension up, with a balanced editing, filming, good photography and… on top of this, the director manages to get good acting from the main actress Noémie Merlant,...

Motherhood can be hell. That's what writer-director Bess Wohl's new feature, Baby Ruby, presents as its hypothesis. It isn't the first movie to do so, and it surely will not be the last. Recent years have seen the conversation surrounding motherhood change to acknowledge its difficulties more and more. Baby Ruby applies a horror slant to the concept and is filled to the brim with compelling, timely ideas. Unfortunately, it never stays in place long enough to see any of those ideas through. Baby Ruby shows plenty of initial promise, but its refusal to follow through on threads and its reliance on basic scares leaves it feeling hollow.

Soon-to-be mother Jo (Noémie Merlant) is first seen painstakingly cutting out the letters for a banner for the baby shower she is throwing for herself. Jo is the hardworking boss of a successful lifestyle blog and, alongside her supportive husband Spencer...

“Both mother and baby are doing well,” claim so many birth announcements — an innocuous flash of good news that, in all too many cases, proves to be a bit premature. The baby may be fine after weathering the ordeal of entering the world; the mother might not yet be out of the woods. The strains and vagaries of postpartum depression — still widely misunderstood and even shamed by those who haven’t experienced it — morph into literal horrors in “Baby Ruby,” a stylish and suitably stressful debut feature from Tony-nominated playwright Bess Wohl (“Grand Horizons”). As Wohl rather boldly challenges her audience to maintain belief in, and sympathy for, the anxieties and psychoses tormenting otherwise privileged new mother Josephine (Noémie Merlant), any viewers who waver only prove her larger point.

Evocative and appropriately aggravating as “Baby Ruby” is in its portrayal of mental breakdown following traumatic childbirth, however, its parlaying of...

Kit Harington and Noémie Merlant in Baby Ruby Photo: Magnet Releasing The mommy blogger life doesn’t suit the faint or fitful of heart— any YouTube video essay can tell you that. Fostering a perfectly imperfect online persona is delicate work, and appearing both coiffed and spontaneous takes dexterity and dedication.

Baby Ruby Trailer — Bess Wohl‘s Baby Ruby (2022) movie trailer has been released by Magnolia Pictures and Magnet Releasing. The Baby Ruby trailer stars Noémie Merlant, Kit Harington, Meredith Hagner, and Jayne Atkinson. Crew “Produced by Brett & Lauren Beveridge, Jeffrey Penman, and Alex Saks.” Poster Baby Ruby Movie Poster Plot Synopsis Baby Ruby‘s plot synopsis: “Baby Ruby tells [...]

Continue reading: Baby Ruby (2022) Movie Trailer: Kit Harington & Noémie Merlant’s Impending Parenthood turns into Waking Fever Dream...

Baby Ruby in a thriller movie written and directed by Bess Wohl starring Noémie Merlant and Kit Harington.

After welcoming her baby, Ruby, home, the tightly scripted world of lifestyle influencer Jo starts to unravel. As increasingly sinister happenings mount, Jo is plunged into a waking fever dream where everyone is a threat and nothing is what it seems.

Release Date

February 3, 2023

Cast

Noémie Merlant / Jo

Kit Harington / Spencer

Meredith Hagner / Shelly

Jayne Atkinson / Doris

Reed Birney

Lauren Beveridge

Camila Canó-Flaviá

Amber Janea

Emerald Rose Sullivan

Erin Wilhelmi

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"I know the truth." Magnet has revealed an official trailer for a film titled Baby Ruby, which premiered at the 2022 Toronto Film Festival last fall. It will be out in US theaters starting in early February. The film marks the directorial debut of actress / playwright Bess Wohl, telling the story of a woman who brings her new baby home. Here's the TIFF intro: Jo is a young lifestyle influencer with the kind of renovated home, handsome husband, and picture-perfect, aspirational nursery that make her followers envy her. Typically in control of herself and everyone in her radius, Jo prepares for the arrival of her baby, Ruby, by planning her own flawless baby shower and vlogging every step along the way. Soon, however, the chaos of postpartum recovery and new motherhood throws Jo's routines and relationships into disarray. The film stars Noémie Merlant and Kit Harington, with Meredith Hagner and Jayne Atkinson.

Kit Harington and Noémie Merlant are haunted by a monster of their own making: their newborn child.

The “Game of Thrones” alum and “TÁR” star portray a young couple whose influencer status is thrown into disarray after becoming parents in horror film “Baby Ruby,” billed as a “Rosemary’s Baby” for Instagram mommies.

Written and directed by playwright Bess Wohl, “Baby Ruby” centers on Jo (Merlant), a successful lifestyle entrepreneur who is happily pregnant, awaiting the arrival of her first child. But soon after Jo welcomes baby Ruby home, something starts to feel off, even she’s assured it’s all perfectly normal. Is something wrong with her? Is something wrong with Ruby? And why are the seemingly perfect neighborhood moms so desperate to befriend her?

As Jo fights to protect herself and her baby, she is plunged into a waking fever dream where everyone is a threat and nothing is what it seems.

A new TikTok video sums up every episode of Criminal Minds. The popular crime drama Criminal Minds centers on the team members that form the Behavioral Analysis Unit of the FBI, referred to as the Bau. Spanning an impressive 15 seasons, the series typically operates on a case-of-the-week format as the team works to profile the UnSub (unidentified subject) committing the crimes in order to solve the case. Due to its popularity, Criminal Minds recently earned a revival on Paramount+, which brings back much of the core cast from the original show.

Because of its format, Criminal Minds frequently fell into the trap of many law enforcement procedurals, leading to a formulaic structure that repeats storylines and predictable character beats throughout the course of its run. Jordan.Prentiss has posted a video pointing out the repetitive nature of Criminal Minds via TikTok. The video highlights common themes and recurring events from the original show,...

Thriller to get 2023 release.

Magnet Releasing, has picked up North American rights from FilmNation to recent TIFF world premiere Baby Ruby starring Noémie Merlant and Kit Harington.

The thriller marks the feature directorial debut of playwright Bess Wohl and follows a new mother and influencer who suspects something is off after her daughter is born.

Wohl wrote the screenplay and the cast includes Meredith Hagner and Jayne Atkinson. Magnet plans to release the film next year.

The page fifty-four pictures and Point Productions production is produced by Alex Saks, Lauren Beveridge, Brett Beveridge, and Jeffrey Penman.

Magnolia EVP Dori Begley...

Magnet Releasing, the genre arm of Magnolia Pictures, has acquired the U.S. rights to “Baby Ruby,” a psychological thriller film that stars “Portrait of a Lady on Fire” actress Noémie Merlant and “Game of Thrones” star Kit Harington.

“Baby Ruby” is the feature directorial debut of playwright Bess Wohl and made its world premiere at this year’s Toronto Film Festival. Magnet plans to release the film some time next year.

“Baby Ruby” tells the story of Jo (Merlant), a successful, French lifestyle entrepreneur who is happily pregnant, awaiting the arrival of her first child. But soon after Jo welcomes her new baby girl Ruby home, something starts to feel off — even though she’s assured it’s all perfectly normal.

The film grapples with themes of postpartum depression and uses the psychological thriller and horror genre trappings to show Merlant’s character fighting to protect both herself and her baby,...

Exclusive: Magnet Releasing, the genre arm of Magnolia Pictures, has acquired North American rights to Baby Ruby, the TIFF thriller starring Noémie Merlant (Portrait Of A Lady On Fire) and Kit Harington (Game Of Thrones).

The movie, which marks the feature directorial debut of playwright Bess Wohl (Grand Horizons), tells the story of Jo (Merlant), a successful, French lifestyle entrepreneur who is happily pregnant, awaiting the arrival of her first child. But soon after Jo welcomes baby Ruby home, something starts to feel off– even though she’s assured it’s all perfectly normal. As she fights to protect herself and her baby, she is plunged into a waking fever dream where everyone is a threat and nothing is what it seems.

The deal was negotiated by Magnolia EVP Dori Begley and SVP of Acquisitions John Von Thaden, with Glen Basner at FilmNation Entertainment. Magnet plans to release the film next year.

At long last, the end is nigh. When "The Walking Dead" first premiered on Halloween in 2010, little did we know what a behemoth it would become, sparking a zombie outbreak that consumed network television, streaming services, and movie theaters. What began as Rick Grimes' (Andrew Lincoln) story morphed into a universal saga about how humanity managed to survive in an apocalyptic wasteland.

Eleven seasons later, "The Walking Dead" has cemented itself as one of the greatest TV shows in history. By this point, it's hard to imagine AMC without its flagship show, even though there are numerous spin-offs currently on the air, with even more on the way, including a limited series about Rick and Michonne. Despite the conclusion of the original series, "The Walking Dead" universe has never been more alive.

Throughout the years, the adaptation of Robert Kirkman's blockbuster comic series has made us cry, laugh, and...

Pop culture — at least in the Western world — treats pregnancy and early motherhood as a magical time, when back aches and sleepless nights are a mere inconvenience in what is otherwise a fantastic, love-fuelled, once-in-a-lifetime journey. That is bulls***. And with "Baby Ruby," Bess Wohl is setting the record straight.

Premiering at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival, "Baby Ruby" is a tense, visceral psychological thriller that sets out to dismantle everything you think you know about being a mom. Written and directed by Tony-nominated American playwright Bess Wohl, the film centers on the independent, perfectionist, mom-to-be Jo (Noémie Merlant), who branded herself as a chic lifestyle influencer through her successful blog, "Love, Joséphine." Using the power of the internet — and, let's face it, her good looks and wealth — Jo has carefully curated an aspirational image for her online followers. She takes it all on herself; taking control of every aspect...

Despite its title, writer/director Bess Wohl’s debut feature “Baby Ruby” isn’t primarily about the titular infant. It instead takes interest in her beleaguered mother Jo (Noémie Merlant of “Portrait of a Lady on Fire”), a lifestyle influencer for an online magazine. Her husband, Spencer, is an “ethical” butcher. The pair, living in a lavish cabin, on paper, are the kind of seemingly perfect couple who put their idyllic baby pictures online to stir envy. They show the best parts of motherhood and sanitize the strain. But the bitter truth that Jo discovers is that you can’t hide the arduous parts.

The very idea of cinema showing the horrors and travails of motherhood isn’t new. It’s a trend gaining speed with films like “Kindred,” “Umma,” and “Lamb.” And yet, what separates Wohl’s film from everything else is how it dissects the performative exteriority of...

“Baby Ruby,” which held its world premiere at TIFF, is not your mother’s movie about being a new mom. Or maybe it is. In the film, Noémie Merlant (“Portait of a Lady on Fire”) plays Jo, an influencer who plans on seamlessly incorporating her new baby into her brand, until the experience isn’t exactly all it’s chalked up to be. As Jo struggles with her postpartum recovery, she grows alienated from the people around her: the other new mothers in her circle, her helpless husband and most disturbingly, Baby Ruby herself, who acts out only when she’s alone with Jo.

Writer-director Bess Wohl, Merlant and Harington stopped by TheWrap and Shutterstock’s Interview and Portrait Studio to discuss the challenges and “catharsis” of making a film about the often unspoken difficulties of navigating life with a newborn.

Reflecting on her own parenthood journey, Wohl said the...

Don’t forget to pack your wallet.

Hollywood is hitting the Toronto International Film Festival this week hoping to land the next buzzy breakout. After two years of virtual or reduced capacity gatherings as a Covid-era concession, the film business is back in force, and that means deals, deals and more deals.

Here’s a look at some of the hottest movies on offer — the kinds of splashy projects that could result in the next massive sale.

Aristotle & Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

Director: Aitch Alberto

Cast: Max Pelayo, Reese Gonzales, Eugenio Derbez, Eva Longoria, Veronica Falcón, Kevin Alejandro

Sales agent: UTA

Buzz factor: This touching story of two teenage boys in 1987 El Paso whose friendship both deepens and is challenged in surprising ways will leave audiences reaching for the tissues. It also marks the feature debut of Alberto, an exciting new filmmaking talent, who deftly adapts Benjamin Alire Sáenz...

Exclusive: Career Opportunities in Murder and Mayhem, the Hulu series in the works that stars Mandy Patinkin, has put the finishing touches on its already starry ensemble by adding Linda Emond (The Gilded Age) and Jayne Atkinson (House of Cards) in heavily recurring roles.

Emond will play Agent Hilde Eriksen, a shrewd, bureaucratic Interpol agent who comes on board the SS Varuna to investigate after a murder takes place. She’s repped by CAA. Atkinson will play Katherine Collier, the whip smart mother of Anna (Lauren Patten) and wife to the powerful tycoon Lawrence Collier (David Marshall Grant). She’s repped by Industry Entertainment.

The project written by Stumptown duo Mike Weiss and Heidi Cole McAdams and directed by Marc Webb asks the question how do you solve a murder in a post-fact world, especially when sailing the Mediterranean on an ocean liner filled with the wealthy and powerful? Everyone on board is hiding something,...

Spoiler Alert: The following story contains details from the season finale of CBS and MGM Television’s Clarice.

On Thursday, Clarice came to the end of its first (and likely final) season, presenting resolution in the case of the Anacostia River murders, as well as signs of personal growth on the part of the titular FBI agent, and a couple of major deaths.

By the time finale, “Family Is Freedom” kicks off, ViCap has uncovered most of the dark secrets of Alastar Pharmaceuticals and its emotionally disturbed CEO, Nils Hagen (Peter McRobbie). Putting her career on the line to aid them in their investigation is Clarice’s fellow agent and best friend, Ardelia (Devyn A. Tyler), who is told by her boss to stay out of the matter, but refuses to do so.

While it’s clear by the beginning of Episode 13 that Hagen is behind the aforementioned murders, one...

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Clarice Episode 12

In Clarice episode 12, “Father Time,” Agent Clarice Starling (Rebecca Breeds) finally loses her shit and clocks someone, and the series is better off for it. The young agent who rose to the top of a media circus on her first serial killer case has been scrutinized, chastised, hypnotized, and downsized since returning to the field. She’s had to run amok straight into danger just to get a point across which will solve cases. Tonight, Clarice lashes out at everyone, packs her boxes, and runs until her legs give out. It provides the most satisfying episode the series has given so far.

Starling has even had enough of her chosen, as opposed to assigned, therapist. Dr. Renee Li (Grace Lynn Kung), is the very definition of calming. Just a few words from her mouth usually silence the lambs in Clarice’s head. But...

Clarice Father Time Trailer — CBS‘ Clarice: Season 1, Episode 12: Father Time TV show trailer has been released. Cast and crew Clarice stars Rebecca Breeds, Kal Penn, Michael Cudlitz, Nick Sandow, Lucca De Oliveira, Marnee Carpenter, Erica Anderson, John Tokatlidis, Simon Northwood, Maya McNair, Tim Guinee, Chris Farquhar, Shawn Doyle, Jayne Atkinson, [...]

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Clarice Episode 11

Clarice, episode 11, “Achilles Heel,” could almost be called the “I-told-you-so” episode. After half a season of knocking down Agent Clarice Starling (Rebecca Breeds) as a rogue, unreliable, dangerous or mentally unbalanced cop, almost every character who got screen time this season gets to say their version of “we should have listened to Clarice.” This bodes well for the investigation, but also for the psyches of her closest acquaintances.

In the last episode, Clarice decided Catherine Martin (Marnee Carpenter) had to face some consequences for her actions. The surviving victim of the serial killer Buffalo Bill took his mother hostage, not entirely intentionally, but functionally enough to warrant observation. Catherine’s mother, the Attorney General Ruth Martin (Jayne Atkinson), is incensed over the idea her daughter is being victimized by the system, especially since she gave strict orders to the agent she forced to go rogue,...

Clarice Achilles Heal Trailer — CBS‘ Clarice: Season 1, Episode 11: Achilles Heal TV show trailer has been released. Cast and crew Clarice stars Rebecca Breeds, Kal Penn, Michael Cudlitz, Nick Sandow, Lucca De Oliveira, Marnee Carpenter, Erica Anderson, John Tokatlidis, Simon Northwood, Maya McNair, Tim Guinee, Chris Farquhar, Shawn Doyle, Jayne Atkinson, [...]

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Clarice Episode 10

Clarice, episode 10, “Motherless Child,” finally addresses the elephant in the room. Well, almost. The Silence of the Lambs spinoff is a series of almosts. Agent Clarice Starling (Rebecca Breeds) almost gets killed every episode, as well as nearly always coming to the edge of getting fired, sometimes twice in an installment.

Tonight, Clarice almost helps Catherine Martin (Marnee Carpenter), who almost kills Buffalo Bill’s mom, Lila Gumb (Maria Ricossa). She also almost helps Attorney General Ruth Martin (Jayne Atkinson), who nearly fires her for it. Ultimately, neither one gets what they want, while Starling gets to decide what they deserve. Lila, who never wanted anything to begin with except to be left alone, loses even that. With great power comes greater entitlement.

Clarice also almost derails Agent Ardelia Mapp (Devyn Tyler) in her fight for equal representation within the FBI. Adelia is...

Clarice Motherless Child Trailer — CBS‘ Clarice: Season 1, Episode 10: Motherless Child TV show trailer has been released. Cast and crew Clarice stars Rebecca Breeds, Kal Penn, Michael Cudlitz, Nick Sandow, Lucca De Oliveira, Marnee Carpenter, Erica Anderson, John Tokatlidis, Simon Northwood, Maya McNair, Tim Guinee, Chris Farquhar, Shawn Doyle, Jayne Atkinson, [...]

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Clarice Ugly Truth Trailer — CBS‘ Clarice: Season 1, Episode 7: Ugly Truth TV show trailer has been released. Cast and crew Clarice stars Rebecca Breeds, Kal Penn, Michael Cudlitz, Nick Sandow, Lucca De Oliveira, Marnee Carpenter, Erica Anderson, John Tokatlidis, Simon Northwood, Maya McNair, Tim Guinee, Chris Farquhar, Shawn Doyle, Jayne Atkinson, [...]

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Clarice Episode 6

Clarice, episode 6, “How Does It Feel to Be So Beautiful,” opens in the aftermath of Clarice’s (Rebecca Breeds) nearly-lethal encounter with the recently deceased Marilyn Felker, and it brings her back to square one. The ViCAP agent is put on administrative leave, ordered to return to therapy, and given a last supper by the Attorney General, Ruth Martin (Jayne Atkinson). But it begins with a regressive hypnosis session that opens up a world of moth-eaten fantasia.

Agent Shaan Tripathi (Kal Penn) says Organized Crime believes in Dr. Renee Li (Grace Lynn Kung), who was recruited to plumb the depths of Clarice’s memories. The agent got sucker punched while attempting to escape from Dr. Felker’s personal intensive care unit, but doesn’t remember if she got a good look at the face of her attacker. Texas lawmakers are currently debating whether...

Dinner drama. In this exclusive clip from tonight, April 1's all-new Clarice, Agent Clarice Starling (Rebecca Breeds) is roped into an awkward dinner with U.S. Attorney General Ruth Martin (Jayne Atkinson) and her daughter Catherine (Marnee Carpenter). From the start, it's clear that no one, and we mean no one, is enjoying this dinner. At the start of the clip, Catherine, who survived being abducted by serial killer Buffalo Bill thanks to Clarice, is seen switching out her dinner for dairy-free yogurt. As was noted earlier in the series, Catherine has become "very thin" following her rescue as Buffalo Bill only kidnapped heavier women to skin them. While Clarice is empathetic to...