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The Gangs of London season 3 trailer offers the first look at returning characters and reveals a release window.

Today, Sky TV shared the first official teaser trailer for Gangs of London season 3. Watch it below:

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Gangs of London

Gangs of London is a crime drama series that centers on Sean Wallace, who must navigate a volatile criminal underworld in London after the assassination of his father, Finn Wallace. His quest to restore control threatens the fragile peace between the city's rival gangs.

Cast Samuel Mak, Aiste S. Gram, Valene Kane, Sophie Evans, David Avery, Victoria Broom, Ioan Hefin, Darren Evans, Narges Rashidi, Mads Koudal, Gordon Alexander, Tim Berrington, Sharon Morgan, Richard Harrington, Pavel Douglas, Lobo Chan, Jake Curran, Waleed Zuaiter, Lee Charles, Cornell John, Ian Beattie, Ray Panthaki, Jing Lusi, Lucian Msamati, Michelle FairleyCharacter(s) Agnesa, Jacqueline Robinson, Young Daughter, Ioan, Jevan Kapadia, Lale,...

Heartstopper star Kit Connor says he doesn’t want to be defined by the term “queer actor”, after his breakthrough role as bisexual school rugby star Nick Nelson in the Netflix mega-hit.

Connor, along with co-star Joe Locke, has become a star with the arrival of Heartstopper, which premiered on the platform in April 2022 and soon became its fifth most watched English language show, watched for a reported 53million hours worldwide.

But he received accusations of “queerbaiting” (appropriation by straight people of gay culture for kudos) after he was photographed hand in hand with actress Maia Reficco in November last year.

At the time, Connor broke his own retreat from social media to come out to his many followers – a decision he told the Guardian newspaper he now considers “frankly a bit rash” – when he posted:

“i’m bi. congrats for forcing an 18-year-old to out himself. i think some...

A couple weeks ago, it was announced that Kit Connor of the hit Netflix series Heartstopper had signed on to star in the mystery horror film One of Us. Now Deadline reports that Connor is being joined in the One of Us cast by Beccy Henderson (Derry Girls), Helena Breen (Hunger), David Horovitch (House Of The Dragon), Douglas Henshall (Shetland), and Sienna Guillory, who is best known for playing the character Jill Valentine in Resident Evil: Apocalypse, Resident Evil: Afterlife, and Resident Evil: Retribution.

Described as an “allegorical film”, One of Us is the feature debut of writer/director Stefan van de Graaff. Filming begins in Belfast, Northern Ireland his month. The movie will show viewers what happens when members of a family begin dying one by one at a funeral, while Youngest (Connor) searches for the stranger in their midst.

Callum Woodhouse (The Durrells), Charlotte Hope (The Spanish Princess...

Exclusive: Douglas Henshall (Shetland) and Sienna Guillory (Resident Evil franchise) are taking on key roles in mystery horror One Of Us, alongside Kit Conor (Heartstopper), Callum Woodhouse (The Durrells), Charlotte Hope (The Spanish Princess), Siobhan Fallon-Hogan (Rushed) and Ian Beattie (Game Of Thrones).

Also joining the production, which will get underway later this month in Northern Ireland, are Beccy Henderson (Derry Girls), Helena Breen (Hunger) and David Horovitch (House Of The Dragon).

In the allegorical film, members of a family begin dying one by one at a funeral, while Youngest (Connor) searches for the stranger in their midst.

The project heralds from the Jung School and Northern Ireland Screen and marks the debut of writer-director Stefan van de Graaff. Raquel Baldwin is producing, with Robert Machoian co-producing and van de Graff executive-producing.

Bianca Cline is rounding out the team as Director of Photography. Cline recently worked on feature Marcel The Shell With Shoes On,...

Kit Connor, who earned a lot of fans and won the Outstanding Lead Performance award at the inaugural Children’s and Family Emmys for his performances as Nick Nelson in season 1 of the Netflix series Heartstopper, has now signed on to lead the cast of the mystery horror film One of Us, Deadline reports. The feature debut of writer/director Stefan van de Graaff, One of Us is scheduled to begin filming in Belfast, Northern Ireland later this month.

Described as an “allegorical film”, One of Us will show viewers what happens when members of a family begin dying one by one at a funeral, while Youngest (Connor) searches for the stranger in their midst.

Connor is being joined in the cast by Callum Woodhouse (The Durrells), Charlotte Hope (The Spanish Princess), Siobhan Fallon-Hogan (Rushed), and Ian Beattie (Game of Thrones) .

Coming our way from the Jung School and Northern Ireland Screen,...

Exclusive: Emmy winner Kit Connor (Heartstopper) has been set to lead feature mystery-horror One Of Us, which will begin filming in Belfast, Northern Ireland later this month.

In the allegorical film, members of a family begin dying one by one at a funeral, while Youngest (Connor) searches for the stranger in their midst.

Callum Woodhouse (The Durrells), Charlotte Hope (The Spanish Princess), Siobhan Fallon-Hogan (Rushed) and Ian Beattie (Game Of Thrones) will also star in the feature, which heralds from the Jung School and Northern Ireland Screen and marks the debut of writer-director Stefan van de Graaff.

Raquel Baldwin is producing, with Robert Machoian co-producing and van de Graff executive-producing. Bianca Cline is rounding out the team as Director of Photography. Cline recently worked on feature Marcel The Shell With Shoes On, which is Oscar nominated for Best Animation.

Connor is best known for Heartstopper, Rocketman and His Dark Materials.

"Who I am is none of your concern!" Wildcard Distribution in the UK has revealed an official trailer for a spy thriller titled Blackbird, from dance maestro Michael Flatley, who stars in, writes, and directs the film. Not to be confused with the Susan Sarandon drama Blackbird from 2019, or this year's prison drama also called Black Bird, this is something else. It was originally supposed to open in 2020, but after multiple delays and behind-the-scenes drama, the film is only now getting release - starting with Ireland first. Still no US date is set yet. The troubled secret agent "Blackbird" abruptly retires from service and opens a luxurious nightclub in Barbados, in the Caribbean, to escape the dark shadows of his past. An old flame arrives and reignites love in his life but she brings danger with her. Flatley stars, with Eric Roberts, Patrick Bergin, Nicole Evans, and Ian Beattie. This actually doesn't look so bad.

A “Game of Thrones” studio tour has launched in Northern Ireland.

“From script to screen: your journey through the making of ‘Game of Thrones’ begins at the Wall in the vast and frozen north and all that lies in the darkness beyond,” promises the ticket website for the attraction.

The 110,000-sq-ft studio tour, which is located at Linen Mill, where much of the hit HBO series was shot, opened its doors to Westeros fans on Friday.

“Game of Throne” viewers can trace the footsteps of the show’s stars including Kit Harrington, Peter Dinklage and Sean Bean and even sit in a replica iron throne made famous in the long-running series, which ended in 2019.

Among the exhibits are visual development sketches, props, costumes and sets, including the original The Great Hall of Winterfell and Castle Black sets, which have remained in place since the show wrapped in 2018. There will also...

The project is backed by Northern Ireland Screen’s New Talent Focus scheme.

Principal photography will begin next week on newcomer Lynne Davison’s Northern Irish crime thriller Mandrake, the latest project backed by Northern Ireland Screen through its New Talent Focus scheme.

Produced by Village Films, Mandrake is about a probation officer, played by Deidre Mullins, tasked with rehabilitating a notorious killer ‘Bloody’ Mary Laidlaw back into society following a two-decade sentence. Derbhle Crotty co-stars with Paul Kennedy. Seamus O’Hara, Nigel O’Neill and Ian Beattie.

Northern Ireland Screen’s New Talent Focus scheme aims to deliver one debut feature...

Game of Thrones actor Bj Hogg has died at age 65. The Northern Irish actor was well-known on British television, having appeared in long-running medical soap opera Holby City and the BBC Northern Ireland series Give My Head Peace. His death was announced on social media by his cousin Barry Hall, who says that Hogg was found dead after a sudden illness at his home on Thursday morning. The cause of death is not yet known, but there are currently no indications it’s linked to Coronavirus.

Hogg will be best known to international audiences for playing Ser Addam Marbrand in the first season of Game of Thrones. The character was a bannerman of House Lannister, being a childhood friend of Jamie Lannister.

He appears in Tywin Lannister’s council held after the defeats at the Battle of the Whispering Wood and the Battle of the Camps. In the books, we...

Daniel Pinder sounds like any regular 25 year old, but this young actor will soon be starring in “Garrison 7: The Fallen”, one of the most anticipated science fiction movies that fans have been waiting for. Pinder first made his step onto the film scene with his role of Michael on NBC’s crime drama “Chicago Pd” and now he gears up for his biggest role yet as Kai in the G7 Universe, alongside Japanese actress Hazuki Kato. Hazuki Kato is a Japanese born actress who has starred in movies such as “Falcon Rising” and “Atomic Eden”. Kato will be playing Tarren Kh’an in G7.

We are unsure if Pinder’s character and Kato’s will meet in the film, but Pinder’s character is one of the key roles throughout the G7 Universe. There’s also been rumors of possible Asian filming locations, but that has not been confirmed yet.

Fear, Bios, Garrison 7: The Fallen, and more Film Casting News Fear, Bios, Garrison 7: The Fallen, and more movies have made recent film casting, screenwriting, and director news. These films come from movie studios primarily based in the United States and abroad. The castings, screenwriters, and directors are subject to change. Garrison [...]

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Rally the Realm … The highly-anticipated Game Of Thrones: The Touring Exhibition, including two-never-seen before sets, has arrived at Tec Belfast for its debut visit to the UK and Ireland.

To celebrate, Game Of Thrones® actors, Isaac Hempstead Wright, Ian Beattie and Liam Cunningham, alongside award-winning costume designer Michele Clapton, were the first to experience the dramatic exhibition, which features costumes, authentic props and majestic settings from all seven seasons, as well as the Winterfell Crypt and Dragon Skull Pit, which have been exclusively added for Northern Ireland.

Designed specially by Ges Events in collaboration with HBO® Licensing and Retail, the must-see exhibition is the largest public display to date and offers fans an interactive and immersive Game Of Thrones® experience like no other.

From 11th April through to 1st September 2019, fans can have an up-close and personal look at the ancient dragon skulls, ranging in size from about that of...

McM starts its 2019 convention season with a bang this month, as McM Birmingham Comic Con returns to the NEC on 23rd-24th March for another fun-filled weekend of geeky goodness. The biggest comic con in the Midlands, McM Birmingham comes packed with pop culture content, exclusive products and an awesome array of special guests, including:

Asa Butterfield , star of acclaimed new Netflix comedy drama Sex Education; The Umbrella Academy cast members Tom Hopper and series breakout star Emmy Raver-Lampman; Charles Martinet, the voice of Mario. Martinet has played Nintendo’s iconic mascot in more than 100 videogame titles – a Guinness World Record; Veronica Taylor and fellow voice actor Patricia Summerset (The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild) Supernatural’s Felicia Day & Osric Chau; Game of Thrones’ Miltos Yerolemou and Ian Beattie; and Merlin Alexander Vlahos (Versailles) and Rupert Young (Doc Martin).

As well as spectacular special guests, McM Birmingham will...

Former Game of Throne‘s star Ian Beattie just can’t win in Beirut’s humorous new video for “Landslide.” The song will appear on Zach Condon and his group’s forthcoming fifth studio album, Gallipoli.

In the Eoin Glaister-directed clip, which was shot in Kazakhstan, Beattie’s character embodies the song’s resilient outlook, which juxtaposes the defeating feelings of a landslide while declaring “I can’t hold on” against uplifting harmonies and Condon’s plucky Farfisa organ melodies.

The new visual opens on an armored Beattie being dragged by a horse,...

A world full of action and adventure comes home when Viking Destiny arrives on Blu-ray (plus Digital), DVD, and Digital December 4 from Lionsgate.

This film is currently available On Demand. Starring Ian Beattie, Will Mellor, with Terence Stamp, and introducing Anna Demetriou, the film follows a young Viking princess’s quest to regain her throne. Guided by the god Odin himself (Stamp), witness Princess Helle’s exciting travels and the nonstop pursuit of what’s rightfully hers. The Viking Destiny Blu-ray and DVD will be available for the suggested retail price of $21.99 and $19.98, respectively.

A Viking princess is forced to flee her kingdom after being framed for the murder of her father, the king. Under the guidance of the god Odin, she travels the world gaining wisdom and building the army she needs to win back her throne.

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“One True Heir: A Warrior’s Destiny” Featurette “Of Gods,...

"A great escape. An incredible true story." Bleecker Street Media has unveiled an official Us trailer for the film Papillon, a remake of the 1973 film Papillon starring Steve McQueen as Henri "Papillon" Charrière. Both films tell the same story of a French safecracker from the Parisian underworld who is framed for murder and condemned to life in the notorious penal colony on Devil’s Island. This film seems to tell his entire life story of how he got there and how he escapes, while the original 1973 film focuses mostly on his time on the island and eventual escape with another prisoner. The cast of this Papillon film includes Rami Malek, Eve Hewson, Roland Møller, Michael Socha, Christopher Fairbank, Brian Vernel, and Ian Beattie. This looks like a thrilling, harrowing prison film that tells a very impressive life story - but I don't think it will top the original. Not too...

Saban Films has picked up North American rights from Film Mode Entertainment to the adventure fantasy Viking Destiny.

Terence Stamp, Anna Demetriou, Martyn Ford and Ian Beattie star in the feature, from director David L.G. Hughes.

The story follows a viking princess (Demetriou) who is forced to flee her kingdom after being framed for the murder of her father, the king. Under the guidance of the God Odin (Stamp), she travels the world building the army she needs to win back her throne.

Film Mode, which is handling international sales on the film, has already closed deals for Viking Destiny...

Saban Entertainment has picked up North American rights to “Viking Destiny,” a historical action film starring Terence Stamp.

The film was written and directed by David L.G. Hughes, and explores the legendary voyages of Scandinavian explorers. It co-stars Ian Beattie, Martyn Ford and Anna Demetriou.

The film was executive produced by Clay Epstein’s Film Mode Entertainment, which is also handling international sales. Production is by Hughes and Andee Ryder. Executive producers include Kwesi Dickson and Tony Krantz. The film is screening this week in the Cannes Film Market.

Previous sales deals include those with 101 Films for the U.K., Black Hill Pictures for Germany, Minerva Pictures for Italy, Transmission Films for Australia and New Zealand, and Falcon Films for the Middle East.

“This was an ambitious first film for Film Mode to executive produce, but with such supportive partners, we are thrilled with the result,” Epstein said in a statement.

Saban Films has picked up North American rights from Film Mode Entertainment to the adventure fantasy <em>Viking Destiny</em>.

Terence Stamp, Anna Demetriou, Martyn Ford and Ian Beattie star in the feature, from director David L.G. Hughes.

The story follows a viking princess (Demetriou) who is forced to flee her kingdom after being framed for the murder of her father, the king. Under the guidance of the God Odin (Stamp), she travels the world building the army she needs to win back her throne.

Film Mode, which is handling international sales on the film, has already closed deals for <em>Viking Destiny</em> with ...

Romantic spy thriller wraps, shot on location in Barbados, London, and Ireland.

Production has wrapped on Michael Flatley’s (Lord Of The Dance) feature directorial debut Blackbird.

The romantic spy thriller stars stage icon Flatley as a retired secret operative who moves to Barbados to escape his past, only for the arrival of an arms dealer to complicate his plans.

Eric Roberts plays the sinister businessman, and the cast includes Patrick Bergin (Sleeping With The Enemy), and Ian Beattie from Game Of Thrones.

Blackbird filmed on location in Barbados, London, and Ireland, with West One Entertainment, Five Knight Films, Parachute Films,...

Viking Destiny, the upcoming adventure fantasy, in which Oscar nominee Terence Stamp plays Norse god Odin, has attracted a batch of global sales ahead of its world market debut screening in Berlin.

Directed by David L. G. Hughes, the film follows the legendary crusades of Scandinavian explorers, centering on a young Norse girl who is banished from the Viking kingdom after she’s framed for the murder of her father, the king. Ian Beattie (Game of Thrones) and Martyn Ford (Kingsman: The Golden Circle) also star.

Viking Destiny, which Film Mode Entertainment is repping for global sales, was picked for the U.K....

"I know it will take a miracle for these two to work things out." IFC Films has debuted a trailer for an indie drama titled The Journey, telling a fictional account of "an impromptu, detour-filled car ride through the Scottish countryside" where two opposing politicians realize they're more alike than different. Set in 2006, amidst the ongoing, decades-long conflict in Northern Ireland, Timothy Spall plays the British loyalist Ian Paisley, and Colm Meaney plays former Ira leader Martin McGuinness dedicated to reunification. The cast includes Toby Stephens as Tony Blair, plus Freddie Highmore, Catherine McCormack, Ian Beattie, and John Hurt in one of his final roles. I'm interested in this to see the two different perspectives and what insight each gains from each other, but also for the powerful performances from these fine actors. Here's the first official trailer for Nick Hamm's The Journey, direct from YouTube (via Tmb):...

The first-ever North Fork TV Festival has announced it will take place on Saturday, August 20 in Greenport, New York. Presented alongside SeriesFest, the festival will highlight upcoming indie television projects and aim to elevate and draw attention to the innovative minds of television executives, directors, writers and actors from around the globe. The festival is open to the public.

Read More: SeriesFest: How To Make an Indie TV Pilot

“New York is the center of so much of what we watch on TV these days, and we want New York to be the area that celebrates the independent producers who are creating much of that content,” said festival founder Noah Doyle in an official statement. “Each year more and more independent TV pilots are finding their way into our homes and into our lives. The North Fork TV Festival aims to bring that independently produced content to the greater New York media market.

Here’s the latest episode of the 365Flick podcast, part of the ever-growing podcast roster here on Nerdly. If you haven’t heard the show yet, you can check out previous episodes on Podomatic and Libsyn, whilst we’ll be featuring each and every new episode as it premieres.

365Flicks Podcast – Episode 37: Flashback Time…

So the lads have completely run out of ideas and decided it was time to bring you the dreaded FlashBack episode. Nah Kev has gone on holiday so before he went the boys got together to record a sort of look back at the last 16 months. We start with the present and bring you some trailer talk for the latest trailers they wanted to speak about. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Suicide Squad and Doctor Strange. What follows after that is the interviews the lads have been lucky enough to get since they started attending Comic Cons.

Nominees for the 22nd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® for outstanding individual, cast and ensemble performances in film and television of 2015, as well as the nominees for outstanding action performances by film and television stunt ensembles were announced this morning at the Pacific Design Center’s SilverScreen Theater in West Hollywood.

SAG-aftra Executive Vice President Gabrielle Carteris introduced Anna Faris (Mom, The House Bunny) and Anthony Mackie (Captain America: The Winter Soldier, The Hurt Locker), who announced the nominees for this year’s Actors® live on TNT, TBS, truTV, sagawards.tntdrama.com and truTV.com. Prior to that, SAG Awards Committee Chair JoBeth Williams and Committee Member Jason George announced the stunt ensemble nominees during a live webcast on sagawards.tntdrama.com. A replay of both announcements is available for viewing on sagawards.tntdrama.com.

The 22nd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® presented by SAG-aftra with Screen Actors Guild Awards,...

Contributed by Michelle McCue and Melissa Thompson

A morning full of eye-opening surprises, the nominations for the 22nd Screen Actors Guild nominations were announced.

The standout nods were the inclusion of Straight Outta Compton, Beasts Of No Nation, Sarah Silverman, Amy Adams, Michael Shannon, Idris Elba and two for Dame Helen Mirren.

Not among the perceived hopefuls called were Sylvester Stallone, Charlotte Rampling, Michael Keaton, Mark Ruffalo, The Martian and The Hateful Eight.

Two nominating panels – one for television and one for film – each composed of 2,200 randomly selected union members from across the United States, chose this year’s nominees.

Some of the Sags choices were head-scratchers to be sure, but we’re thinking that the Oscar picks may be very different when The Academy announces their nominations next month live on Thursday, January 14, 2016, at 5:30 a.m. Pt at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills.

The 22nd Screen...

Idris Elba and Helen Mirren lead actor nominations with three nods each.Scroll down for full list of film and TV nominations

Hollywood blacklist drama Trumbo has led the nominations for the 22nd Screen Actors Guild Awards with three nods for lead actor Bryan Cranston, supporting actress Helen Mirren and the ensemble cast. The Martian and The Hateful Eight were shut out.

Set in 1947, the film centres on Dalton Trumbo (Cranston), who was Hollywood’s top screenwriter, until he and other artists were jailed and blacklisted for their political beliefs.

Cranston will go up against Johnny Depp for Black Mass, Leonardo DiCaprio for The Revenant, Michael Fassbender for Steve Jobs and Eddie Redmayne for The Danish Girl.

Films that secured two nominations included Beasts Of No Nation, The Big Short, Carol, The Danish Girl, Room, Spotlight - whose outstanding cast nod will only strengthen its status as best picture Oscar frontrunner — and Steve Jobs.

British actors...

The 22nd annual SAG Awards nominations were announced this morning and it's full of surprises! Sylvester Stallone, loved by critics and the National Board of Review for his performance in "Creed," was ignored. So was Kristen Stewart's supporting performance in "Clouds of Sils Maria." Matt Damon, who was so good and carried "The Martian" from start to finish, was also missing from the list.

But here's what I love about the SAG noms. First, Sarah Silverman's first dramatic performance in "I Smile Back" was embraced. And I'm also happy with the inclusion of "Room's" Brie Larson and the fantastic child actor, Jacob Tremblay. The endearing "Carol" also received noms for both Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara, and Saoirse Ronan's performance in the beautiful "Brooklyn" also received a nomination.

The big winner of the SAG noms is Bleecker Street's "Trumbo." Missing from earlier critics awards (see here...

The 22nd annual Screen Actors Guild Awards will be presented January 30, 2016 on TNT and TBS. So you have a little over a month to check out "Trumbo," "The Big Short," "Carol," and a bunch of other movies and TV shows that may not have been on your radar before awards season.

The 2016 SAG Awards nominations were just announced on Wednesday, December 9, 2015 (the day before the Golden Globe nominations). Here's the full list, including a crapload of cast names, since that's just how it works with the SAG Awards:

Movies

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role

Bryan Cranston / Dalton Trumbo – "Trumbo" (Bleecker Street)

Johnny Depp / James "Whitey" Bulger – "Black Mass" (Warner Bros. Pictures)

Leonardo DiCaprio / Hugh Glass – "The Revenant" (20th Century Fox)

Michael Fassbender / Steve Jobs – "Steve Jobs" (Universal Pictures)

Eddie Redmayne / Einar Wegener/Lili Elbe – "The Danish Girl" (Focus Features)

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor...

Nominees for the 22nd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards were unveiled this morning in Hollywood, with a fair amount of surprises to be had. Leading the pack is Trumbo, which picked up three nominations, then a large batch of films behind it with two each: Beasts of No Nation, The Big Short, Carol, The Danish Girl, Room, Spotlight, and Steve Jobs.

Perhaps most surprising is no mention of The Hateful Eight, which has one of the year’s best ensembles. Also of questionable note is the inclusion of Helen Mirren for Woman in Gold, a film all but forgotten (we suppose Harvey Weinstein’s campaigning indeed worked). There’s also the welcome nods to Michael Shannon in 99 Homes and Sarah Silverman in I Smile Back, as well as an ensemble nod to Straight Outta Compton. Check out the full list of nominees below ahead of the ceremony on Saturday, Jan.

Here’s the latest episode of the 365Flick podcast, part of the ever-growing podcast roster here on Nerdly. If you haven’t heard the show yet, you can check out previous episodes on Podomatic and Libsyn, whilst we’ll be featuring each and every new episode as it premieres.

365Flicks Podcast – Episode 22: Newcastle Film and Comic Con

In this bumper Episode of the 365FlicksPodcast the lads found themselves at Showmasters Film and Comic Con in the lovely city of Newcastle… Not only did we partake in the talks but we had the good fortune of snagging Press Passes, meaning that we were able to hob nob with the stars.

Listen in as we talk to Kate Dickie star of Game of Thrones and such movies as Prometheus and Filth. She played Aunt Lyssa in Game of Thrones and was such a lovely person to speak to (but dont mention...

HBO’s Game of Thrones Mother’s Mercy TV Show Review. Game of Thrones: Season 5, Episode 10: Mother’s Mercy brought several main character’s season long arcs to a close, striking a typically “Game of Thrones-ian” balance of closure for season 5 and rabid anticipation heading into season 6.

Stannis, Stannis, Stannis (Stephen Dillane). What is there left to say about the would be king of The Seven Kingdoms? We already knew that he was out of the running for the Westerosi father of the year award, but the unfortunate string of events he endured in this episode showed him there is always a lower emotional rung to sink to. There was a bit of dark comedic timing in the way the soldiers reported increasingly dire circumstances to Stannis that was reminiscent of a Monty Python sketch. Melisandre (Carice von Houten) abandoning Stannis’s camp faster than Daenerys (Emilia Clarke...

A bold new era has begun on "Game of Thrones". We are now (with a few exceptions) all on the same page. The major events book readers have kept under wraps for as long as they could, have played out on screen. With much of season five carrying the trend of diverting from the novels towards downright invention, the discussion surrounding the show has become more complex. Now that the show has delivered on many of this season's promises, there is a lot to talk about. No one will consider "Mother's Mercy" an optimistic or hopeful episode and Stannis (Stephen Dillane) sets the tone. After his horrific actions seem to have paid off in the form of a thaw, he is quickly dealt three massive blows that could only be interpreted as cosmic retribution. His men have abandoned him, his wife has abandoned him, and his lord has abandoned him...

HBO’s Game of Thrones The Dance of Dragons TV Show Review. Game of Thrones: Season 5, Episode 9: The Dance of Dragons is the penultimate episode of season five. Instead of matching the visual spectacle of last week’s exceptional episode, The Dance of Dragon’s took viewers on a remarkable emotional journey that reached the exhilarating highs and soul crushing lows that Game of Thrones is famous for.

Game of Thrones is the only series on the air that could spend an episode dancing along the precipice of murdering a child and have viewers not even doubt that said child will meet a gruesome end. The Dance of Dragons provided another example of the tension and sense of dread a show can create when an audience accepts that no character is safe from death. As much as we all hoped that Shireen (Kerry Ingram) would escape Melisandre’s (Carice van Houton) sacrifice,...

The ninth episode of every season of "Game of Thrones" is the one people remember. The last four seasons gave us the fate of Ned Stark (Sean Bean), the Battle of the Blackwater, the Red Wedding, and the Battle of the Wall. For season five, the memorable action-packed episode was delivered early in the form of "Hardhome", but "The Dance of Dragons" features an ending that should find its way into that pantheon. Before that ending, the show has a bit of business to take care of to set up the finale. In Dorne, Jaime (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) and Prince Doran (Alexander Siddig) broker an unstable peace. Doran, again, recounts his horrendous experiences with war which serve to highlight why he is, seemingly, willing to do anything to prevent hostilities with King's Landing. He is even willing to let Myrcella (Nell Tiger Free) return with Jaime provided his son, Trystane (Toby Sebastian...

Game of Thrones

Production on the fifth season of HBO's "Game Of Thrones" continues in Croatia with the town of Sibenik appearing to be turned into scenes from the city of Braavos. Actors Maisie Williams, Mark Gatiss, Roger Ashton-Griffiths and Ian Beattie have been spotted in costume filming their scenes, head to Jutarnji for more photos.

Season 4 Spoilers Ahead.... In other 'Thrones' news, actor Charles Dance has revealed to MTV that Tywin Lannister will appear on the show in some capacity next year - likely a flashback: "I'm not completely missing out on the new series. More than that I'm not going to say."

Tyrant

FX has officially renewed its Middle Eastern dynasty drama "Tyrant" for a thirteen-episode, second season. Filming will begin in the spring ahead of a premiere next summer.

"Tyrant" averaged 5.1 million total viewers in its first season, but critically remained steady throughout its run, and pulled...

This week's Game Of Thrones enters immediately into its own hall of fame. Here's Ron's review...

Review

This review contains spoilers.

4.6 The Laws Of Gods And Men

We've all seen a show have one or two good episodes, then kind of tail off into a status of eternal decentness. Never great, never bad, sometimes mediocre, and usually just kind of... pretty good. Game Of Thrones is not one of those shows. The first season was riveting, the second season became the showcase of Tyrion Lannister, the third season was the Red Wedding and the destruction of the Stark family. The worst episode, if you can call it that, is rated with an 8.5 on the IMDb.

That's a very high average, and a very high bar for the average episode of Game Of Thrones to meet, yet The Laws Of Gods And Men may have become one of the best episodes on the show's four seasons.

Game of Thrones' “The Laws of Gods and Men” saw Stannis visit Braavos, Dany’s sense of justice questioned and Tyrion derail his father’s plans for his murder trial.

Game of Thrones Recap

The episode first shows Stannis (Stephen Dillane) and Davos (Liam Cunningham) in Braavos, where they attempt to hit up the Iron Bank for coin to fund their quest for the throne. After waiting for hours, they're finally given an audience with Tycho Nestoris (Mark Gatiss). Stannis makes the case, as he has over and over, that he’s the rightful heir to the throne as Robert Baratheon’s brother. Robert’s children, Stannis tells Tycho, were never really his and that they were born of Lannister incest.

Tycho doesn’t have any proof about the Lannister family, all he knows are the numbers in his books. He wants to know the number of men they have,...

The Mother of Dragons won’t return to our screens for another several months, but Emilia Clarke is already back in costume shooting new scenes for Game of Thrones Season 3. Get a glimpse of Clarke and others on the Morocco set, which stands in for Qarth — though these photos give us reason to believe that some of King’s Landing will be shot there as well. Some spoilers follow after the jump.

The new photos include our first looks at Nathalie Emmanuel (Missandei) and Dan Hildebrand (Kraznys). Ian McElhinney (Ser Barristan Selmy), Iain Glen (Ser Jorah Mormont), and Ian Beattie (Ser Meryn Trant) can also be seen.

The season 3 premiere is set to be aired on HBO on March 31st, 2013 and it will also star Lena Headey, Peter Dinklage, Maisie Williams, Michelle Fairley, Sophie Turner, Richard Madden and others.

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