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Ethan Hunt could be hitting the Croisette.

Though no decision has been made, “Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning” is weighing a Cannes Film Festival bow, which could see Tom Cruise injecting some serious star power into the event. Paramount, which declined to comment for this article, will be releasing the movie in theaters on May 21, which falls during the second week of the festival. The film is intended to be Cruise’s last outing as the Imf spy.

Paramount has a rich history with the festival, and so does Cruise, whose last trip to Cannes — for “Top Gun: Maverick” in 2022 — was a triumph. The movie went on to gross $1.45 billion at the worldwide box office and even garnered six Oscar nominations, winning a statuette for best sound.

Some other American filmmakers also strongly tipped to bring their latest pics to the glamorous festival include Spike Lee’s highly anticipated...

Stars: Edward Norton, Jason Schwartzman, Jake Ryan, Scarlett Johansson, Tom Hanks, Jeffrey Wright, Grace Edwards, Maya Hawke, Ruper Friend, Hope Davis, Steve Park, Liev Schreiber | Written by Wes Anderson, Roman Coppola | Directed by Wes Anderson

Wes Anderson has always managed to conjure up so much joy and wonder in his films, from his early days to his most recent work. There’s always an element of childish imagination and wonder to his films that always helps you fall in love with the characters and the worlds. Beneath that style, however, has always been a maturity to his storytelling, a sense of heartache and subtle sadness that lingers through the colourful worlds. Asteroid City is like so much of Anderson’s previous work, it has the joy and wonder, it has the wonderful colour pallet and style we’ve come to expect and perhaps has deeper meanings and messages than in any of his previous work.

Exclusive: Lbi Entertainment has signed for management the prolific Emmy winning writer, director and producer Danny Strong.

Strong, whose recent work includes Dopesick, Empire and Recount, is currently working on a classic Hollywood-era film for director Martin Scorsese starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence. Strong wrote the script on spec which was quickly taken off the market by Lbi. Strong is also currently co-writing Ultra with Tony Kushner for Steven Spielberg, based on the Rachel Maddow podcast, Rachel Maddow Presents: Ultra.

Strong’s resume includes pop culture successes like the Fox drama series Empire, which he co-created, served as exec producer and director of several episodes, but he is one of Hollywood’s stronger writers in hot button and political topics. He was the creator and showrunner of the Hulu series Dopesick, which starred Michael Keaton and focused on the Opioid scourge and the role of the Sackler family’s Purdue Pharma in spreading it.

Focus Features has worked with filmmaker Wes Anderson on Asteroid City and Moonrise Kingdom, a collaboration turned out very well for them. As Variety notes, Asteroid City (pictured above) “earned an impressive (for an arthouse film) $53.8 million at the box office,” while Moonrise Kingdom “grossed $68.3 million and was nominated for an Oscar for its screenplay.” So, it’s a good move that Focus and Anderson are getting back in business with each other, as Focus has just acquired the worldwide distribution rights to Anderson’s latest film, The Phoenician Scheme.

Anderson directed The Phoenician Scheme from a screenplay he wrote with Roman Coppola, who previously worked on the scripts for Anderson’s films The Darjeeling Limited, Moonrise Kingdom, Isle of Dogs, The French Dispatch, and Asteroid City. Filming took place in Germany from March to June of 2024.

Described as an espionage comedy drama thriller, The Phoenician Scheme tells the story...

Two years after Asteroid City, get ready for another summer of Wes Anderson. Focus Features announced today that the director’s latest feature, and first since being crowned an Oscar winner, The Phoenician Scheme, will be arriving in limited release beginning May 30, 2025 before going wide on June 6. This release strategy seems the director and starry cast are preparing for a Cannes Film Festival debut.

Telling the story of a family and a family business, the film, co-written by Wes Anderson and Roman Coppola, stars Benicio del Toro as Zsa-zsa Korda, one of the richest men in Europe; Mia Threapleton as Sister Liesl, his daughter and a nun; Michael Cera as Bjorn Lund, their tutor. Tom Hanks, Bryan Cranston, Riz Ahmed, Mathieu Amalric, Jeffrey Wright, Scarlett Johansson, Richard Ayoade, Rupert Friend, Hope Davis, and Benedict Cumberbatch are also among the ensemble.

Having shot all of his live-action features, along with his...

Focus Features is reteaming for a third time with Wes Anderson and producer Indian Paintbrush on their next movie The Phoenician Scheme in what is a global distribution rights deal.

A stateside limited release of May 30 has been set with a wide expansion on June 6.

Gosh, I smell Cannes premiere, don’t you? Anderson loves launching his movies at Cannes, recent titles being Asteroid City, which was a nice box office hit for Focus, as well as Searchlight’s The French Dispatch to name a few. Universal Pictures has international distribution. Focus also distributed Anderson’s 2012 movie, Moonrise Kingdom, and between that and Asteroid City, the city grossed a combined $122M worldwide.

Anderson directed The Phoenician Scheme off a screenplay he co-wrote with his longtime collaborator Roman Coppola. Anderson and Coppola also co-wrote Asteroid City and Moonrise Kingdom together.

The Phoenician Scheme tells the story of a family and a family business.

Focus Features has secured worldwide rights to Wes Anderson’s upcoming spy comedy thriller The Phoenician Scheme and has scheduled a May 30 limited release, raising the strong possibility of a world premiere slot in Cannes.

The feature will expand wide on June 6, while Universal Pictures International is handling distribution outside North America.

The Phoenician Scheme marks the third collaboration between Focus and Anderson and his longtime partner Indian Paintbrush after Asteroid City and Moonrise Kingdom, which premiered on the Croisette in 2023 and 2012, respectively.

Anderson wrote the screenplay, described simply as “The story of a family and a family business”, and...

We’re just a few months away from a new film from Wes Anderson.

Anderson’s latest feature film “The Phoenician Scheme” — his 12th feature — has been set for a theatrical release on May 30, 2025 from Focus Features, which has landed the worldwide distribution rights to the film after previously releasing his last feature, 2023’s “Asteroid City.” That timing could point to a premiere at the Cannes Film Festival, where “Asteroid City” debuted in 2023.

This is the third movie between Anderson’s Indian Paintbrush and Focus, which also released “Moonrise Kingdom” from 2012. Focus will distribute in the U.S. with a limited release on May 30 and wide expansion on June 6. Universal Pictures International is handling international distribution.

The limited release date is the same as Sony’s “The Karate Kid” remake, and it opens wide against Lionsgate’s John Wick spinoff “Ballerina.” Given the date, it’s a good bet that...

Focus Features has landed the worldwide distribution rights to “The Phoenician Scheme,” the next film from Wes Anderson, and will release the movie in May, the company announced on Tuesday.

In addition to directing, Anderson wrote the script with the story co-written by Roman Coppola. The deal marks the third major collaboration between Focus, Anderson, and Indian Paintbrush, who also partnered on Anderson’s most recent feature, “Asteroid City,” and the 2012 hit “Moonrise Kingdom,” which were both written by Anderson and Coppola.

Focus will distribute the film domestically with a limited release on May 30, 2025 and wide expansion on June 6. Universal Pictures International is handling international distribution.

While plot details are being kept under wraps, “The Phoenician Scheme” centers on the story of a family and a family business.

The film stars Benicio del Toro as Zsa-zsa Korda, one of the richest men in Europe; Mia Threapleton as Sister Liesl, his...

Featured on IndieWire’s Most Anticipated Films of 2025, Maggie Gyllenhaal’s upcoming sophomore directorial entry “The Bride!” is shaping up to be one wild ride. With Christian Bale and Jessie Buckley leading as Frankenstein’s monster and his eponymous Bride, the film is a family affair with Gyllenhaal’s husband, Peter Sarsgaard, her brother Jake Gyllenhaal also featured, as well as Penélope Cruz, Annette Bening, and Julianne Hough. Sarsgaard also brought his “September 5” co-star, John Magaro onto the project. In a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Magaro discussed getting to work on the film, which he described as a mash-up of dance films and movies about bandits in love.

“It’s a wild movie. It’s very different than ‘The Lost Daughter,’ Maggie’s previous film that she directed,” said Magaro. “It’s like a mix of a Fred Astaire-Ginger Rogers movie, ‘Young Frankenstein,’ ‘Frankenstein,’ ‘Bonnie and Clyde,...

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The Holdovers is a comedy-drama film directed by Alexander Payne from a screenplay by David Hemingson. The period film is set in the early 1970s, and it revolves around Paul Hunham, a grouchy, disliked teacher at Barton Academy, who has to supervise the students who were unable to return to their homes for the Christmas holidays. He soon forms a bond with a rebellious and troubled student who recently lost his father. The Holdovers stars Paul Giamatti, Dominic Sessa, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, and Carrie Preston. So, if you loved the feel-good comedy, sombre drama, and compelling characters in The Holdovers, here are some similar movies you could watch next.

Hunt for the Wilderpeople (Pluto TV & Rent on Prime Video) Credit – Madman Films

Hunt for the Wilderpeople is an adventure comedy-drama film written and directed by Taika Waititi. Based...

The following article is an excerpt from the new edition of “In Review by David Ehrlich,” a biweekly newsletter in which our Chief Film Critic and Head Reviews Editor rounds up the site’s latest reviews and muses about current events in the movie world. Subscribe here to receive the newsletter in your inbox every other Friday.

Well, 2024 is coming to an end, and what a year it’s been. So many things happened! Most of them were very, very bad — like “Madame Web.” But some of them were also kind of incredible and worth cherishing on their own magical terms — like “Madame Web.”

For 2024’s final edition of “In Review,” I thought that it could be a refreshing change of pace to focus on the latter category of things and highlight some of the random movie things that made me happy this year. The “Reggie” sequence in “Bad Boys: Ride or Die.

Exclusive: Ora Duplass and Chosen Jacobs (It) will lead Their Town, a YA romantic two-hander from director Katie Aselton (Mack & Rita) and Duplass Brothers Productions.

The project is a family affair, as Aselton is Duplass’ mother and is working from a script by husband Mark Duplass. Shot in Bangor, Maine, the film centers on teenagers Abby (Duplass) and Matt (Jacobs). When Abby’s boyfriend unexpectedly drops out of the high school play, she is forced to help outlier Matt step into the role opposite her. Over the course of a long night wandering their small town, the two examine their futures and unearth surprises from their past.

Supporting cast includes Daveed Diggs (Hamilton), Jeffrey Self (Search Party), Kim Shaw (You!), Leonardo Nam (Westworld), and William Atticus Parker (Atrabilious). Producers included Mark Duplass, Jay Duplass, Mel Eslyn, and Shuli Harel for Duplass Brothers Productions, as well as Aselton and Mary Budd.

Exclusive: Tony and Pulitzer Prize winner David Auburn (Proof) has been tapped to write a new draft of Another Round, the English-language remake of Thomas Vinterberg’s Oscar-winning Danish drama from 2020, which has Chris Rock on board to direct.

Rock joined the project in January, as we were first to report. At the time, he had a draft in hand from Stuart Blumberg but was looking for another writer with which to partner. We’re told Auburn landed the job after a long search, beating out maybe 200 scribes in the process.

Leonardo DiCaprio’s Appian Way Productions secured the remake rights to Another Round shortly after the film landed the Best International Feature prize at the Academy Awards. We’re told that the project is picking up steam now that Auburn is involved, though Rock did just sign on to direct and star in Misty Green, a Hollywood drama for which he wrote the script,...

Scott Hicks' 2001 supernatural drama "Hearts in Atlantis" should have been a big hit. Based on a novel by Stephen King, the movie blended the author's bent for 1950s and 1960s nostalgia with his knack for mysterious fantasy. Told in flashback, "Hearts" tells the story of a 12-year-old named Bobby (played by eventual "Star Trek" actor Anton Yelchin) who is largely neglected by his self-absorbed mother (Hope Davis) and who spends his idle summer days with his two best friends, Carol (Meeka Boorem) and Sully (Will Rothhaar). To make ends meet, Bobby's mom takes on a lodger named Ted Brautigan (Anthony Hopkins) and Bobby soon learns that Ted has some kind of psychic power. He can read minds, and make objects float. 

Ted explains calmly to Bobby that he has to keep the powers secret, as he is being pursued by people he calls "Low Men." Unusually, Ted's superpowers aren't the center of the film's plot,...

Exclusive: Filmmaker Kelly Reichardt has rounded out an impressive cast for The Mastermind, her period art heist film for Mubi. Today’s nine additions include Hope Davis (Succession), Bill Camp (Joker), Gaby Hoffmann (Transparent), Amanda Plummer (Pulp Fiction), Eli Gelb (Broadway’s Stereophonic), Cole Doman (Gossip Girl), Javion Allen (Gray Matter), Matthew Maher (Air), and The Penguin breakout Rhenzy Feliz.

The actors join an ensemble led by Josh O’Connor, Alana Haim, and John Magaro. While all roles are under wraps, the film centers on an audacious art heist in New England in 1970. Production is underway and will conclude by end of year.

Known for films like First Cow and Old Joy, Reichardt is directing from her own script. Neil Kopp, Anish Savjani, and Vincent Savino are producing for filmscience, with Mubi financing the film and distributing in select territories, including North America, the UK, Ireland, Latam, Germany, Austria, Benelux, Turkey,...

When Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev sit down to discuss a potential nuclear arms treaty in the upcoming film “Reykjavik,” the actors portraying them, Jeff Daniels and Jared Harris, will be lowering themselves into the actual chairs in the actual building where the historic 1986 meeting took place.

Writer-director Michael Russell Gunn, who previously shot “Thai Cave Rescue,” says he loves the “authenticity” of shooting at the actual Höfði House in Iceland. Producer John Logan Pierson adds, “there’s an energy and spirit that comes from shooting in the real place.”

This authenticity was only feasible because of Iceland’s rebates and professional crews. “We needed to make this for a competitive number and sometimes you want to film in a place that isn’t production friendly and lacks a robust infrastructure,” Pierson says.

“The people of Iceland have been so welcoming to our production,” says Mark O’Connor, exec VP of...

It's been a huge month for fans of The Fall, which this writer, as one of those long-suffering fans, never thought she'd ever get to say. After spending years floating in streamless purgatory, Tarsem Sing's divisive 2006 masterpiece finally got a home—and a long overdue 4K restoration—over at Mubi.

Screen Internationalis rounding up the key projects launched before and during this year’s American Film Market (AFM), which runsNovember 5-10 at thePalms Casino Resort.

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Misty Green

Chris Rock will direct and star in the story of a talented actress with a habit of getting in her own way. She is offered the role of a lifetime from a director. The only snag is they have history. FromMACRO Film Studios and Confluential Films.

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Paper Tiger

Adam Driver, Jeremy Strong and Anne Hathaway will star for James Gray in the crime drama,...

Exclusive: More than a decade after his last feature directorial outing with The Do-Deca-Pentathlon, Jay Duplass is back behind the camera for See You When I See You, a comedic family drama to star Cooper Raiff (Cha Cha Real Smooth), David Duchovny (Californication), Hope Davis (Succession), Kaitlyn Dever (Booksmart), Lucy Boynton (Bohemian Rhapsody), and Ariela Barer (How to Blow Up a Pipeline).

An exploration of the intricacies of grief and healing, currently in production in Atlanta, See You When I See You is scripted by actor, comedian and writer Adam Cayton-Holland (Those Who Can’t). The film is inspired by Cayton-Holland’s acclaimed memoir Tragedy Plus Time: A Tragi-Comic Memoir, the winner of the 2019 Colorado Book Award for Creative Non-Fiction, which examines the impact of his younger sister Lydia’s suicide on him and his family.

Jay Duplass called the project “the kind of deeply personal dramatic comedy that I grew up on,...

Exclusive: Guy Burnet (Oppenheimer), John Ross Bowie (Speechless), Adrian Rawlins (Mary & George) and Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson (Vikings: Valhalla) will round out the cast of Reykjavik, writer-director Michael Russell Gunn’s historical drama for Anyone But You producer Sk Global. Additionally, 2521 Entertainment has been set to produce and finance the film in partnership with Sk Global.

Others in the cast, as previously announced, include Jeff Daniels, Jared Harris, J.K. Simmons, Hope Davis, Branka Katic and Aya Cash.

Entering production in Iceland in early October, with extensive filming at Höfði House, the actual site of the 1986 Reykjavik summit, Reykjavik explains why the event marked one of the most significant diplomatic achievements of modern times. The film takes place at the most dangerous point of the Cold War, watching as political enemies Ronald Reagan (Daniels) and Mikhail Gorbachev (Harris) meet in Iceland over one long, tense weekend to decide if there will...

Plot: Eli is a child psychiatrist who, after recently losing his wife, Lynn, encounters a troubled young boy, Noah, who seems to have a haunting connection to Eli’s past. As Eli attempts to help Noah, their mysterious bond deepens, sparking haunting memories and unearthing unsettling secrets about the past.

Review: Billy Crystal is not known for his dramatic performances. To be fair, the legendary comedic actor has delivered performances that blend humor with serious moments, notably in projects like When Harry Met Sally, Throw Mama From The Train, and Mr. Saturday Night. Crystal has not headlined a fully dramatic project in his fifty-year career, making Before something of a surprise. A psychological thriller with elements of horror and mystery Before is a challenge for any performer, let alone a seventy-six-year-old like Billy Crystal. With an interesting premise and many twists and turns, Before is another unique offering from Apple...

There are two things I never thought I would say in the same sentence: “Billy Crystal stars in Before, an Eli Roth-produced psychological horror thriller.” While it’s refreshing to see Apple TV+ stream something more mainstream instead of the usual prestige projects that no one watches, this is a misstep in almost every way.

The series is poorly written, with disjointed scenes and weak tropes already filled with ’80s and ’90s thriller clichés. And when the story starts to trudge along, which is often, it throws in an inexplicable, dreamlike jump-scare cut that does nothing but cause headaches and a touch of vertigo. It’s only a matter of time Before the series sparks acute conversion boredom household-wide.

Billy Crystal and Rosie Perez in Before (2024) | Image via Apple TV+ Related Robert De Niro Believes Comedy Lacks the Gravitas of Drama, Claimed Actors Only Need To “Yell at Billy...

When Billy Crystal regularly hosted the Academy Awards, he liked to begin the show with a montage where he was inserted into the nominated films. The 2000 opening leaned more on Hollywood history, with Crystal appearing in vintage films like The Graduate and Psycho. There were still jokes about that year’s movies, though, like when a Charlie Chaplin homage included a title card where Crystal quoted the most famous line from The Sixth Sense: “I see dead people.” Crystal later had some more fun with the M. Night Shyamalan sensation with a song parody,...

Before, a new psychological thriller, streams on Oct. 25 and it’s one of the best shows you’ll see this month. If you’re thinking, “you had me at psychological thriller,” we need to be best friends. A great genre paired with a talented cast? We’ve got a winner here, folks!

I’m not just saying this because I love the genre, I have actually already checked out the first few episodes of Before and can confidently share that it is a clever and engaging series. Of all the shows I’ve streamed this month, Before is a favorite. Need more details? Happy to give you the full scoop.

For starters, Before is set to stream on the Apple TV+ platform, a streamer that has already won many TV fans in with its great library of new content this year. I’m talking Presumed Innocent, Bad Monkey, Dark Matter,...

The Boys actress Aya Cash is the latest name to join the cast of upcoming political drama Reykjavk. Cash rose to prominence in the role of white supremacist supe Stormfront on Prime Video's hit comic book adaptation, and is set to reprise her role in The Boys prequel series Vought Rising. The movie, which also stars The Newsroom actor Jeff Daniels as Ronald Reagan, will focus on a critical Reykjavk Summit between the US and the Soviet Union during the height of the Cold War in 1986, and how its consequences shaped the world.

Per Variety, Cash is set to play the role of a young journalist who is tasked with covering the summit. The film will also feature Hope Davis as Nancy Reagan, Jared Harris as Mikhail Gorbachev, Branka Katic as Raisa Gorbachev, and Oscar-winner J.K. Simmons as Secretary of State George Shultz. Filming is set to begin on location in Reykjavk this week,...

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Doubt is a South Korean psychological crime thriller drama series directed by Song Yeon-hwa from a screenplay by Han Ah-young. The Mbc TV series follows Korea’s best criminal profiler who faces a dilemma after he discovers that his daughter might be connected to a murder case. Doubt stars Han Suk-kyu and Chae Won-bin in the lead roles with Han Ye-ri, Oh Yeon-soo, Noh Jae-won, Yoon Kyung-ho, Kim Jeong-jin, Yoo Eui-tae, Lee Shin-ki, and Han Su-a starring in supporting roles. So, if you loved the intensely thrilling story, complex arcs, and compelling characters in Doubt here are some similar shows you should check out next.

Defending Jacob (Apple TV+) Credit – Apple TV+

Defending Jacob is a crime thriller drama miniseries created by Mark Bomback. Based on the 2012 novel of the same name by author William Landay, the Apple...

As “Reykjavik,” a look at a critical summit between the U.S. and the Soviet Union that helped determine the fate of the two superpowers, begins shooting in Iceland this week, the drama has brought on Hope Davis, Branka Katic and Aya Cash. They join the Sk Global feature, which has already lined up an impressive ensemble that includes Jeff Daniels as Ronald Reagan, Jared Harris as Mikhail Gorbachev and J.K. Simmons as Secretary of State George Shultz.

Davis, who appeared on Broadway opposite Daniels in “God of Carnage,” will star as Nancy Reagan. Katic is set to play Raisa Gorbachev, wife of the Soviet leader, and Cash has been tapped to portray a young journalist covering the Reykjavik Summit. Production officially commenced Tuesday on location in Reykjavik, where the cast and crew started filming in and around Höfði House, the actual site of a 1986 meeting that happened as the...

Spoilers for Your Honor for seasons 1 and 2 ahead.

Fia Baxter (Lilli Kay) becomes a critical character in Your Honor season 2 and when she gives up her baby, it marks a critical moment in her relationship with her family and her past. Sofia "Fia" Baxter is the only daughter of crime lord Jimmy Baxter (Michael Stuhlbarg), and his wife Gina (Hope Davis). In season 1, Fia becomes Adam Desiato's (Hunter Doohan) girlfriend, though she is unaware that Adam was the one who killed her brother. Fia is a sweet and kind character, in contrast to her more hot-headed older brother, Carlo (Jimi Stanton).

Adam and Fia's romance lasts until Adam is accidentally shot in the season 1 finale, but their relationship lives on as revealed in Your Honor season 2, episode 1. At the end of the episode, it's shown that Fia has a newborn, and there's only one person who could be the father: Adam.

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While most of the superhero fans are already privy to Marvel and DC movies and TV shows, there is another comic publisher that has tons of great comics that have been adapted into iconic movies and TV shows. If you still don’t know which comic book publisher we are talking about then let us tell you it is the Dark Horse Comics publications which published several comic books on which great movies and TV shows like The Mask and The Umbrella Academy are based. So, we thought of compiling a list of the 10 best movies and TV shows based on the Dark Horse Comics.

The Mask (Rent on Prime Video) Credit – New Line Cinema

The Mask is a superhero action comedy film directed by Chuck Russell from a screenplay by Mike Werb. Based on the Dark Horse...

Your Honor may have ended with season 2, but the series managed to set up the perfect spinoff that would be a much better follow up than a potential season 3. The legal drama originally focused on New Orleans judge Michael Desiato (Bryan Cranston) trying to keep his son Adam (Hunter Doohan) from going to prison after he accidentally kills the youngest son of the Baxter crime family. The show later switched to the aftermath of his son's death and subsequent developments within the criminal underworld. Your Honor ends with Michael returning to prison, accepting his punishment for his crimes.

However, not everything was resolved for the cast of Your Honor by the end of season 2, with Gina Baxter (Hope Davis) taking over operations for the family after orchestrating Jimmy's (Michael Stuhlbarg) death. However, he's revealed to still be alive, potentially sparking a new war between the crime family and Big Mo...

Fargo is one of the most brilliant and weird series that has probably ever been made. While the series is brilliant and gets better with each season, the wait between each season is very long because the creator Noah Hawley is attached to many projects, and he doesn’t have much time to create new seasons every year. So, if you love the surreal humor, psychological thriller, and crime drama aspects of Fargo here are some similar shows you should check out next.

Twin Peaks (Paramount+ & Rent on Prime Video) Credit – ABC

Twin Peaks is a surreal psychological mystery drama series created by Mark Frost and David Lynch. The ABC series follows the story of Dale Cooper, an eccentric FBI agent as he visits a quaint little town, Twin Peaks to investigate the murder of a 17-year-old girl, the homecoming queen with the help of local Sheriff Harry S. Truman.

When we say that Netflix has something for everyone, we really do mean it as you can find shows from horror and fantasy genres to niche genres like psychological thriller and serial killer shows. Today we are going to dive into Netflix’s vast library of content to pick out the best courtroom dramas for the fans of the genre. So, here are the 7 best legal drama shows you can find on Netflix right now.

The Lincoln Lawyer Credit – Netflix

The Lincoln Lawyer is a legal drama series created by David E. Kelley. Based on the books of Michael Connelly, the Netflix series follows the story of Los Angeles lawyer Mickey Haller as he takes on high-profile cases while working from the back of his Lincoln Navigator. The Lincoln Lawyer stars Manuel Garcia-Rulfo in the lead role with Becki Newton, Neve Campbell, Lana Parrilla, Angus Sampson, Jazz Raycole, Christopher Gorham,...

Your Honor may return for a third season after all. The crime drama series, which ended last year after two seasons on Showtime, has become a hit on Netflix since it arrived on the streaming service at the end of May.

Bryan Cranston, Rosie Perez, Michael Stuhlbarg, Hope Davis, Lilli Kay, Jimi Stanton, Benjamin Flores Jr., Andrene Ward-Hammond, Isiah Whitlock Jr., and Keith Machekanyanga star in the Your Honor series, which follows a father, New Orleans judge Michael Desiato (Cranston), who lost his son following the boy’s involvement in a hit and run.

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CBS Studios President David Stapf was asked if Your Honor season 3 was a possibility after the show's 2024 streaming success. Stapf said they want the show to continue, but it's too soon to tell. The continuation of the show would depend on the availability of the cast, which could prevent it from happening.

Your Honor season 3 has gotten a positive update. The show, which premiered on Showtime in 2020, starred Bryan Cranston as Michael Desiato, a New Orleans judge who takes a huge career risk in an attempt to save his son after learning that his hit-and-run victim was connected to a major crime family. Your Honor season 3 never came to fruition as the show was cancelled in 2022, several months prior to the season 2 premiere. However, between Paramount+ and Netflix, it became a major streaming hit in June 2024, with billions of minutes streamed between both seasons.

Deadline recently sat down with David Stapf,...

If you have been a fan of David E. Kelley‘s legal dramas, then there is no chance you missed his latest Apple TV+ series, Presumed Innocent, starring Jake Gyllenhaal in the lead role. Based on the 1987 novel of the same name by author Scott Turow, Presumed Innocent follows the story of a Chicago city prosecutor whose life turns upside down when he is accused of murdering a colleague he has been having an affair with. Presumed Innocent also stars Ruth Negga, Bill Camp, O-t Fagbenle, Chase Infiniti, Nana Mensah, Renate Reinsve, and Peter Sarsgaard. So, if you loved the courtroom and family drama in Presumed Innocent, here are some similar shows for you to watch next.

Anatomy of a Scandal (Netflix) Credit – Netflix

Anatomy of a Scandal is a political and legal thriller drama miniseries created by David E. Kelley and Melissa James Gibson. Based on the 2018 novel of...

Real Steel, an underrated sci-fi film, is now a global hit on Netflix with millions of views and hours watched. Despite initial perceptions, the movie delivers gripping action, character development, and emotional depth. The film, based on a short story by Richard Matheson, exceeded expectations and may lead to a potential TV show or sequel.

Hugh Jackman's underrated sci-fi movie, Real Steel, becomes a global Netflix hit. Directed by Shawn Levy, with a script written by the Oscar-nominated John Gatins (Flight), the 2011 sci-fi sports film follows a former boxer who, in a futuristic world where robots have replaced human boxers, reconnects with his estranged son by building and training a robot boxer. Other than Jackman in the lead role, the cast also includes Dakota Goyo, Evangeline Lilly, Anthony Mackie, Olga Fonda, Karl Yune, Kevin Durand, Hope Davis, and James Rebhorn.

Now, over a decade later, Jackman's underrated sci-fi film...

Bryan Cranston's Your Honor was primarily filmed in New Orleans, using key locations like Uptown and the Lower Ninth Ward for storytelling. The series delves into moral dilemmas as Michael grapples with his past decisions, showcasing the city's geography as a crucial backdrop. Important landmarks like Commander's Palace and the Bourbon Orleans Hotel play significant roles in shaping the narrative of Your Honor.

Bryan Cranstons New Orleans-set show Your Honor had a number of key filming locations that gave rise to the film. The Breaking Bad star returned to a leading TV role with Your Honor, a legal drama that sees Cranston play Michael Desiato, a judge who must reckon with his past decisions and role in his son's tragic hit-and-run. In addition to Cranston, Your Honor features a talented cast including Hope Davis, Michael Stuhlbarg, Lilli Kay, Isiah Whitlock Jr., Benjamin Flores Jr., Keith Machekanyanga, Hunter Doohan, and Jimi Stanton.

Your Honor fell short of expectations due to lackluster storytelling. Bryan Cranston faced unfair comparisons to Breaking Bad in Your Honor. Your Honor season 2 improved but couldn't secure a third season.

Your Honor was Bryan Cranston's highly anticipated television follow-up to Breaking Bad, but the series did not even come close to matching the latter's quality. After Breaking Bad wrapped, Cranston could seemingly do no wrong, having dedicated 62 episodes and five seasons to one of the greatest television series ever made and making Walter White one of television's most iconic and profound anti-heroes. Cranston starred in a few movies after Breaking Bad ended, such as 2014's Godzilla, 2015's Trumbo, and 2016's Kung Fu Panda 3 and Why Him?, and had a recurring role in Sneaky Pete.

Your Honor was expected to mark Cranston's celebrated return to starring in a television series that had many people calling it Breaking Bad's replacement in a way.

Your Honor, developed by Peter Moffat, stars Bryan Cranston as a judge in New Orleans who covers for his teenage son when he accidentally kills the son of a dangerous mobster. The cast of Your Honor remained largely consistent between seasons, with some actors departing after season 1. Alongside Bryan Cranston, the cast of Your Honor includes longtime actors like Hope Davis, Michael Stuhlbarg and Isiah Whitlock Jr., and relative newcomers like Hunter Doohan, Lilli Kay, and Keith Machekanyanga.

In the cast of Showtime's crime drama Your Honor, Bryan Cranston was surrounded by a balanced mix of familiar faces, seasoned actors, and young up-and-comers. Developed for American audiences by Peter Moffat, Your Honor follows Cranston's Michael Desiato, a New Orleans judge who finds himself in a tough situation when his son accidentally commits a life-ruining crime. Your Honor premiered on Showtime in December 2020 and aired until February 2021.

Though it was...

Bryan Cranston's Your Honor will debut on Netflix on May 31, 2024. The legal drama focuses on lies and deception, featuring Cranston as a judge. On social media, Cranston urged viewers to catch the show, promising a thrilling experience.

Bryan Cranston's Your Honor is coming to Netflix, as the legal drama with mixed reviews gets a new home. Debuting in December 2020 on Showtime, Your Honor marked Cranstons first regular television role since Breaking Bad ended in 2013. The multi-time Emmy winner played the lead role of Michael Desiato, a respected judge, whose life is turned upside down when his son is involved in a hit-and-run accident. The series, adapted from the series Kvodo, promises to focus on lies, deception, and impossible choices.

Cranston has confirmed that all two seasons of Your Honor are coming to Netflix on Friday, May 31. Check out his post below:

Hi Everyone Im excited to announce that my...

The year 1990 was a pretty decent time for a trip to the movies, especially if you’re a self confessed gore-hound, like yours truly. There’s nothing better than sitting down in a packed movie theater, or even at home with the pet cat or a similarly cherished human, to watch some carnage on the screen. Tom Savini’s Night of the Living Dead was a fun remake of the 1968 classic, while we also got the likes of It, Tremors, Child’s Play 2, Gremlins 2, Predator 2 (there’s a theme forming here…) Killer Crocodile 2. Ok, maybe not that last one. Also, if you’re a fan of Stephen King adaptations, the year also brought the ankle smashing Misery with Cathy Bates in full on psycho mode, plus the outlandishly bad, in a good way, Frankenhooker, replete with all of its soft-core pornography and grisly images. Which brings us...

The action disaster genre is making a comeback with Greenland: Migration, starring Gerard Butler, and the premiere of Twisters. Greenland: Migration is the sequel to the 2020 film Greenland, with many original cast members returning. The success of Twisters could help draw attention to Greenland: Migration, as both films are in the same genre.

Plenty of movie genres are making comebacks as of late (like romantic comedies), and one subset of the action genre also seems to be returning following the news of an upcoming Gerard Butler sequel. Butler previously starred in (and produced) the 2020 action film Greenland, directed by Ric Roman Waugh and written by Chris Sparling. The movie centers around a family, with Butler playing John Garrity, the patriarch, who is trying to survive a deathly comet headed for Earth. Now, a sequel — Greenland: Migration — is in development, confirming one genre's return to cinema.

Aside from Butler, the cast...

In 2006, a movie came out starring Daniel Craig, Sandra Bullock, Sigourney Weaver, Jeff Daniels, Hope Davis, Isabella Rossellini, Peter Bogdanovich, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Toby Jones. That’s a murderer’s row of talent bringing to life writer/director Douglas McGrath’s script — and very few people paid it much mind. But “Infamous” was a victim of bad timing, not bad filmmaking.

One can’t blame audiences for greeting it with a collective shrug. McGrath’s movie tackled the exact same topic as the previous year’s “Capote” (the movie that earned Philip Seymour Hoffman his first and only Oscar): Truman Capote’s time spent researching and writing his true-crime classic “In Cold Blood.” After the buzzy release of “Capote” and months spent in awards season campaigning mode, no one was ready to revisit the subject.

What a shame, because “Infamous” restores much of what was missing from Bennett Miller...

Plot: Acclaimed writer Truman Capote surrounded himself with a coterie of society’s most elite women – rich, glamorous socialites who defined a bygone era of high society New York – whom he nicknamed “the swans.” Enchanted and captivated by these doyennes, Capote ingratiated himself into their lives, befriending them and becoming their confidante, only to ultimately betray them by writing a thinly veiled fictionalization of their lives, exposing their most intimate secrets. When an excerpt from the book, Answered Prayers, Capote’s planned magnum opus, was published in Esquire, it effectively destroyed his relationship with his swans, banished him from the high society he so loved and sent him into a spiral of self-destruction from which he would ultimately never recover.

Review: It has been six years since Ryan Murphy’s debut season of Feud chronicled the difficult relationship between Bette Davis and Joan Crawford. That stellar series was a brilliant...

After appearing in the majority of “Succession” episodes, Hiam Abbass is finally an Emmy nominee. The actress recurred in all four seasons of the HBO series as Logan Roy’s (Brian Cox) wife Marcia, even as their relationship was rocked by Logan’s affairs with Rhea Jarrell — who could forget Abbass’s shakedown of Holly Hunter? — and others. Abbass returned for two episodes of the final season, for which she nabbed a bid for Best Drama Guest Actress. Could she prevail on her very first try?

To do so, Abbass will have to best a formidable group of contenders, including two others from her own show. Cherry Jones reprised her Emmy-winning character Nan Pierce from the second season of “Succession” in the fourth season premiere and earned her fifth career bid, while Harriet Walter has earned her third nomination for “Succession,” and fifth overall, as Logan’s former wife and...

There’s no place like Prime Video for the holidays! The streamer is celebrating the holiday season from the jump, ringing in the holiday season with “Candy Cane Lane,” starring Eddie Murphy and Tracee Ellis Ross, and continuing with a collection of rom-coms and animated specials, such as the DC Comics special “Merry Little Batman.”

Throughout December, Prime Video will also make way for dozens of classic and original films and series, including the sophomore seasons of “Reacher” and “Coach Prime,” the complete “7th Heaven,” and multiple entries into the original “Star Trek” film series.

Continue below to see The Streamable’s must-watch picks this month and see everything coming to Prime Video in December!

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Eddie Murphy leads the new Christmas romp as Chris, a man determined...

The legal drama “Your Honor,” which has captivated audiences with its intense narrative and Bryan Cranston‘s compelling performance, stands at a crossroads after its second season. While the show was initially conceived as a limited series, the possibility of a “Your Honor” season 3 has been a topic of much speculation, especially considering Cranston’s recent comments.

Cranston’s Clarification and Showtime’s Interest

In a revealing turn, Bryan Cranston clarified his earlier statements about the show’s future. Speaking to Deadline, Cranston mentioned, “My comment was I’m not sure that there could be or there is. There is some discussion. Showtime has indicated there is interest…” This comment has reignited discussions about the potential continuation of the series.

The Show’s Evolution

“Your Honor” initially began as a single-season narrative, with Cranston portraying the morally conflicted Judge Michael Desiato. The series’ success led to a second season, which...

The Museum of the Moving Image (MoMI) is celebrating the cinematic contributions of Oscar winner Alexander Payne, including his latest film, “The Holdovers.”

The Queens-based MoMI is curating a special Payne retrospective, culminating in a screening of “The Holdovers” with Payne in attendance on January 10. The exhibit kicks off January 5 with Payne’s feature debut “Citizen Ruth,” which was released in 1996. The independent dark comedy stars Laura Dern as a pregnant woman being used on opposing ends of the abortion debate.

“Alexander Payne has always put this country’s cultural, political, and emotional realities under a microscope — while never forgetting to also make viewers laugh,” the official MoMI press statement reads. “This rare talent, coupled with an enormous skill directing actors, many of whom give career performances under his watchful eye, has carried him through all his films, psychologically acute and often poignant inquiries into the lives of taciturn American...

Emma Thompson has turned in a host of eclectic, effective, excellent performances throughout her illustrious career. She started out with period dramas such as “Howards End” and “The Remains of the Day” before later moving into fantasy with roles in “Nanny McPhee” and “Harry Potter.” Add to that top-tier performances in the likes of “Sense and Sensibility,” “Saving Mr. Banks,” “Cruella,” and “Good Luck to You, Leo Grande,” and you’ve got one hell of a performer.

However, Thompson has stated herself that the role she gets the most praise for is actually… “Love Actually.” The classic Richard Curtis Christmas movie, which turns 20 this year, tells the interconnected love stories of eight different sets of people with Thompson delivering the most emotional and heartbreaking storyline of all of them. Thompson’s Karen is an under-appreciated stay-at-home mother who spends her days looking after the kids, making costumes for their school nativity,...