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Actress and model Elizabeth Hurley will play a “dearly departed” and “fabulously glamorous benefactor” simply known as “The Deceased” in the upcoming Channel 4 reality series The Inheritance, the U.K. broadcaster unveiled on Wednesday.

“Thirteen strangers are summoned to a grand stately home. They are there to compete for part of the fortune left in the will of The Deceased,” according to a show description. “But winning the money won’t be easy. The Deceased had a wicked sense of humor and has designed a mischievous game to ensure only the best players can get their hands on her inheritance.”

Overseeing the stipulations of The Deceased’s is her executor and trusted legal counsel, portrayed by lawyer and British TV personality Robert Rinder.

“The lucky 13 must work as a team to complete The Deceased’s final requests, a series of devilishly difficult assignments that will demand they are clever,...

CBS recently announced Criminal Minds star Matthew Gray Gubler was set to star in the upcoming procedural drama Einstein. However, soon after the official reveal that the show had been ordered, the network decided to push the series back by a full year to the 2026-27 TV season.

Per The Hollywood Reporter, the decision to push Einstein to next year came about due to a lack of space in CBS's 2025-26 schedule. It made the most sense for the network to push the series to the 2026-27 TV season. Einstein will follow Gubler, previously best known for his role as Spencer Reid on Criminal Minds, another genius, as Albert Einstein's great-grandson, Lew Einstein. This is the second attempt at the series, as a different version of Einstien was announced in 2020 by CBS but was subsequently dropped.

Einstein's synopsis reads: "Brilliant but directionless Lew, the great-grandson of Albert Einstein, spends...

CBS is experimenting with its own sense of space and time: The network’s drama “Einstein,” recently ordered to series and targeted for next season, will be instead be held until the following year.

That means the Matthew Gray Gubler starrer, which was first ordered as a pilot in August 2024, won’t actually hit the airwaves until two years later — during the 2026-2027 TV season. Per CBS, the reason is that there just wasn’t room for “Einstein” during the upcoming 2025-2026 frame.

Eye execs are making their final decisions on next season’s schedule right now, and are set to unveil its fall 2025 plans at a press conference on Wednesday, May 7. It’s believed that CBS execs decided there wasn’t room on the schedule for “Einstein,” and that the show might benefit from a longer pre-production time.

Other new shows already ordered to series next season include “Blue Bloods” spinoff “Boston Blue,...

Five years after Criminal Minds ended on the network, Matthew Gray Gubler is returning to CBS. The Hollywood Reporter has the news that the actor's new procedural series, Einstein, has been ordered to series at the Tiffany Network, and will likely premiere in the fall. Rosa Salazar co-stars in the new series, which will center around a crime-solving professor. The series was previously given a pilot order, and has now assured its place on the network's schedule.

Einstein stars Gubler as Lewis Einstein, a fictional great-grandson of legendary physicist Albert Einstein. Lewis is a brilliant professor at Princeton, but his life lacks direction until he finds himself on the wrong side of the law. To keep himself out of jail, he has to work with a police detective to solve the department's thorniest crimes. The series is based on a German series of the same name that premiered in 2017 and...

In the summer of 1998, two asteroid disaster films hit theaters just weeks apart. Armageddon and Deep Impact told nearly the same story: a massive asteroid is heading for Earth, and humanity races against the clock to stop it. Both feature ensemble casts, space missions, global panic, and sacrifices. But beyond the shared premise, the two films took very different approaches. One leaned into spectacle and style. The other aimed for something more realistic.

For years, people have debated which film did it better. But if the question is which one came closer to how an actual planet-killing event might unfold, there’s a clear answer. While Armageddon went all-in on blockbuster thrills, Deep Impact took a slower, more calculated route and ended up telling the more realistic version of the story.

Deep Impact and Armageddon Both Focus on the World's End from an Asteroid

Both Deep Impact & Armageddon, released in 1998, share a similar plot.

FBI Special Agent Dale Cooper of Twin Peaks is one of the most iconic TV protagonists of all time. His distinctive appearance, mannerisms, and eccentric approach to investigating the murder of Laura Palmer (Sheryl Lee) in the eponymous Washington town are all part of why "Coop" is arguably the most famous role of actor Kyle MacLachlan's career. But, even before the show premiered on ABC in 1990, traces of the character of Dale Cooper could be seen in some of MacLachlan's film roles. For instance, both MacLachlan (New York Times) and Twin Peaks co-creator David Lynch (LA Times) have described Cooper as an older version of Jeffrey Beaumont, the protagonist played by MacLachlan in the 1986 film Blue Velvet, which Lynch directed.

But, one year after Blue Velvet, MacLachlan played another character who arguably bears an even greater resemblance to Cooper — one whom Lynch had nothing to do with. That would be Lloyd Gallagher,...

The team behind The Traitors UK has come up with another mystery format located in a grand setting, this time for Channel 4.

Studio Lambert is making The Inheritance for the network. With more than a shade or two of The Traitors, The Inheritance sees 12 strangers arrive at a grand English country estate, lured by the opportunity to inherit a chunk of a fortune. The fortune belonged to a glamorous benefactor known only as The Deceased who has left video messages for the players from beyond the grave. To release money from The Inheritance, players must work as a team to complete a series of challenges. To win the game they must persuade all others that only they should be entrusted with the money.

Speaking at a Channel 4 showcase in London today, entertainment boss Steven Handley teased that The Deceased will be played by a “British icon.”

The Inheritance is...

CBS has given a pilot order to “Einstein,” from “Monk” creator Andy Breckman. Breckman is adapting “Einstein” from a German format; the show revolves around the great grandson of Albert Einstein — described as “brilliant but directionless.” The character is a tenured professor who gets into trouble with the law — and for retribution, must help a local police detective solve her cases.

Breckman is writer/exec producer on the project, while Randy Zisk is director/exec producer. The series, from CBS Studios, will also be executive produced by Tariq Jalil; Rose Hughes, Rodrigo Herrera Ibarguengoytia and Laura Beetz (Seven One Studios International).

The original “Einstein” started as a TV movie in 2015 starring Tom Beck (“Alarm for Cobra 11”) and from writers Martin Ritzenhoff and Matthias Dinter. Ritzenhoff and Dinter then turned it into a series through Zeitsprung Pictures; the show ran for three seasons and was distributed to over 100 territories.

An “Einstein...

CBS continues to move ahead with its long-term development strategy, ordering another pilot targeting the 2025-26 broadcast season. The network has picked up to pilot drama Einstein (working title), from the Monk team of creator/executive producer Andy Breckman and director/executive producer Randy Zisk.

It follows a pilot order for comedy Dmv and a development room for comedy Eternally Yours (working title) — all looking to join Sheriff Country, CBS’ first new scripted series set for a launch during the 2025-26 season.

The third time at CBS — and fourth time overall — proved to be the charm for mounting an U.S. adaptation of the German procedural Einstein with a pilot order. As Deadline reported exclusively in June, the new take had been heating up at CBS.

In it, brilliant but directionless, the great grandson of Albert Einstein spends his days as a comfortably tenured professor until his bad boy antics...

Netflix’s hit Spanish comedy series “Machos Alfa,” “Alpha Males” in English, got the green light for a fourth season in Spain and a fourth international adaptation in Germany, joining other in-production adaptations of the show in France, the Netherlands and Italy.

“Machos Alfa” is the story of four middle-aged friends experiencing midlife crises in parallel as they attempt to adapt to modern sensibilities regarding masculinity. It was created and is written by Alberto and Laura Caballero, Spanish sitcom royalty who both worked on the iconic series “Aquí no hay quien viva” and “La que se avecina.”

The series launched in December 2022 and quickly became one of Spain’s most popular comedy series, where it ranked in Netflix’s top 10 for 13 weeks. Season 2 launched in February of this year, and Season 3 recently wrapped production, although no release date has been announced yet.

Germany’s version of “Machos Alfa,” which is currently untitled,...

UK’s Odeon Cinemas Expands Family Offer

In a bid to bolster its draw for families, the UK’s Odeon Cinemas is expanding the scope of its “adults pay kids prices” deal. The scheme will see admits for one adult and one child from as little as £10 for an Odeon Cinema and £15 for an Odeon Luxe throughout 2024. The AMC-owned chain says it’s making the investment into its family offerings as data has shown that affordability and convenience are the biggest concerns for families when considering activities, particularly over the summer holidays. With the opening weekend of Inside Out 2 marking Odeon’s busiest since National Cinema Day last September, turnstiles have been on fire. The UK gross for IO2 through Sunday stands at $40.2M while such titles with family appeal on deck include Despicable Me 4 on July 12 and Harold and the Purple Crayon on August 2. Later in the year,...

Who was it that said that “the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results”…?

It actually wasn’t Albert Einstein, but that was too delicious a lede to pass up when informing you that CBS is making broadcast TV’s third run at adapting the three-season German procedural Einstein.

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Exclusive: CBS is hoping it’s third time is a charm for its take on German procedural Einstein.

The network is developing a new take on the scripted format from Monk pair Andy Breckman and Randy Zisk.

Brilliant but directionless, the great grandson of Albert Einstein spends his days as a comfortably tenured professor until his bad boy antics land him in trouble with the law and he is pressed into service helping a local police detective solve her most puzzling cases.

This is the third attempt at developing the project for CBS. In 2019, Monk creator Breckman and director Zisk developed a version of the show, which ran for three seasons in Germany. The following year, the network teamed with Insatiable creator Lauren Gussis and American Gothic creator Corinne Brinkerhoff for a gender-swapped version of the show that added a new perspective on policing, in the wake of the killing of George Floyd.

It’s time for a new episode of The Arrow in the Head Show, and in this one hosts John “The Arrow” Fallon and Lance are looking back at the 1987 sci-fi horror film The Hidden (watch it Here). To find out what they had to say about the movie, check out the video embedded above!

Directed by Jack Sholder from a screenplay written by Bob Hunt, The Hidden has the following synopsis: Something hideous is changing law-abiding citizens into monstrous, hyperviolent psychopaths. A series of bizarre, inexplicable robberies and murders have L.A. police detective Tom Beck totally baffled. And it doesn’t help when mysterious FBI agent Lloyd Gallagher tells him that a demonic extraterrestrial creature is invading the bodies of innocent victims – and transforming them into inhuman killers with an unearthly fondness for heavy-metal music, red Ferraris and unspeakable violence!

The film stars Kyle MacLachlan, Michael Nouri, Richard Brooks,...

Exclusive: Channel 4 has handed Taskmaster an unprecedented six-season renewal and greenlit a junior version of the comedy panel show.

Demonstrating the network’s commitment to Avalon’s long-running format, the eight-part Junior Taskmaster will be aimed at older children and young teens. Kids aged nine to 11 will be recruited to bring their athleticism and creativity to the new show, which will reveal hosts soon.

Junior Taskmaster will air before the 9 p.m. GMT (2 p.m. Pt) watershed and joins a roster of Channel 4 spin-offs for younger people including Junior Bake Off and First Dates. PG and family-friendly versions of Taskmaster already air on YouTube and amass big audiences, while a Taskmaster Education project and School Tasking not-for-profit are utilized by schools across the UK.

Avalon, the producer of the main show, is behind Junior Taskmaster. The Starstruck and Catastrophe producer is also in the midst of making a six-part...

Morgan Freeman is one of cinema's most beloved wise authority figures, but while many believe he's played the President of the United States many times, he really hasn't. Freeman first rose to fame as part of PBS' children's series The Electric Company during the '70s. Despite working steadily in the years that followed, it was his acclaimed turn in Christopher Reeve thriller Street Smart that made his career. From there, he went on to appear in Driving Miss Daisy, The Shawshank Redemption, Seven and many other defining hits.

Freeman is often cast as mentor figures, who dispense sage advice or wisdom. It helps that his height and voice make him perfect for such roles. From Shawshank Redemption's Red to the Dark Knight trilogy or even Lucy, the veteran actor has this market covered. Bruce Almighty took this to the logical conclusion, casting Freeman as God, who imbues Jim Carrey...

Morgan Freeman’s movies list has well over 100 movies and the majority of them are impressive — call him prolific and not many critics will contest that.

With a career spanning about six decades — and still counting — and over 100 films to Freeman’s credit, one would expect a mix of good and bad days. In this article, we narrow Morgan Freeman’s movies list down to the best of the best and a few worst appearances.

Top 25 Morgan Freeman Movies: Best to Worst

Source: Britannica

Morgan Freeman is a talented actor and his ability to adapt to any role is proof of his talent. The veteran actor is best known for his calm, gravel voice and his ability to impose his charming presence and graciousness on any role he plays. Here are 25 out of his numerous movies; ranked best to worst.

1. “The Shawshank Redemption (1994)”

Director: Frank Darabont

Starring: Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman,...

Channel 4 has renewed BAFTA-winning series “The Lateish Show with Mo Gilligan” for at least two more seasons.

The chat show, which features interviews, games, sketches and music, is co-produced by Gilligan’s production company Momo G and Expectation. Guests have included Riz Ahmed, Jada Pinkett Smith, David Schwimmer, Aisling Bea and Steve Coogan.

Gilligan picked up a BAFTA for entertainment performance of the year in 2021.

The double order was commissioned by Channel 4’s head of entertainment Phil Harris and commissioning editor Tom Beck. Ben Wicks and Rhe-an Archibald executive produce for Expectation and Pollyanna McGirr and David Geli for Momo G.

Gilligan’s ‘The Lateish Accelerator Programme,’ which, in collaboration with Channel 4 and Expectation, provides paid production roles for underrepresented groups, will also be extended.

“I’m absolutely thrilled that Channel 4 have given us such an incredible commissioning commitment,” Gilligan said in a statement. “The whole team is very...

CBS is looking to explore not Albert Einstein’s theory of relativity but one of his relatives, with an adaptation of the three-season German procedural Einstein.

The latest Stateside attempt to adapt the German series, however, would flip the gender of its title character as well as take on issues relative to modern-day policing.

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David M. Rudy’s Armada Partners is expanding its ranks, adding Scot Reynolds, formerly an agent with Clear Talent Group, as a new manager. He is expected to begin officially at the company later this month.

“We have been looking for the right person to join Armada, not only on the talent representation side but also to be able to have a voice in the creative process as we continue to develop content,” said David M. Rudy, founder of Armada Partners. “Scot’s relationships and dedication to his clients were exactly what we wanted in a new team member and couldn’t be happier to have him make the transition to management.”

A graduate of Florida State University, Reynolds began his career at David Shapira & Associates in 2012 as an assistant before being promoted to junior agent and overseeing his own talent roster. In 2014, Reynolds moved to Ctg where he...

Bridesmaids star Matt Lucas is having an extremely busy time in coronavirus self-isolation. Fresh from going viral with his Thank You Baked Potato song, which has raised money to feed UK health workers, the comedian, actor and writer will grace TV screens in a brace of new projects.

First up, Lucas will re-team with his comedy partner David Walliams to revive iconic sketch show Little Britain for a one-off skit for BBC coronavirus telethon The Big Night In on April 23.

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It has been more than 14 years since the show last aired on the BBC, but Lucas and Walliams have been talking for some time about bringing it back. Lucas revealed...

Which actors are the most "Presidential"? To find out, we assembled this exclusive list of actors who have portrayed the President of the United States more than once.

Getting the opportunity to portray a Us President in film is rare. It can be a dignified role, and many times the actor has to be able to exhibit certain qualities we would traditionally associate with the Us head of state. Us Presidents are also depicted in film in a variety of ways. Some of them are the main characters for their respective films, where others are simply bit parts designed to represent the figurehead. Other roles may be satires, caricatures, or played for comedic effect. Regardless of the purpose or the depth of the role, there have been a limited number of Us President roles in the last century+ of motion picture projection.

Of course, some actors are more Presidential than others.

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A job lot of new Crystal Maze episodes will begin filming this spring, we can confirm...

Great news for fans of revived game show classic The Crystal Maze: Channel 4 have ordered 12 new episodes of the Richard Ayoade-hosted series, which are set to start filming at Bristol's Bottle Yard Studios in the spring. Six of those will be celebrity specials in aid of Stand Up To Cancer, as the show continues to support to the charity.

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If you fancy being among the new contestants when production gets underway, you can apply right here from the 23rd of January.

“The return of The Crystal Maze has been a huge success on 4, thanks in no small part to the brilliance of Richard Ayoade as the Maze Master and the inspired production team at Fizz," said Commissioning Editor Tom Beck in a statement. "I’m...