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Acclaimed award-winning actor Rosalie Craig will return to the West End stage this summer to star as June Levant in the London premiere of Good Night, Oscar. The show opens at the Barbican Theatre for a strictly limited seven-week engagement from 31 July to 21 September. Remembered for her breakout performance as Bobbi in Stephen Sondheim’s musical Company, this is Craig’s first West End role for several years. Later this year, she will star as Kitty Eckersley in Riot Women, a six-part drama series written by Sally Wainwright for BBC One. Rosalie Craig said, "I’m absolutely delighted to be returning to the West End to join the company of Good Night, Oscar as June Levant. It’s a deeply compelling, razor-sharp piece of theatre,...

Menopause, according to Sally Wainwright, is the ultimate punk rock.

At a masterclass at the Series Mania TV festival in Lille on Tuesday, the BAFTA-winning British TV showrunner of Happy Valley and Last Tango in Halifax, unveiled her new series, Riot Women, a dramedy about a group of middle-aged women who come together to form a makeshift punk rock band.

“I got the idea about 10 years ago and started mentioning to people at work, the idea of 50-something women forming a punk band,” said Wainwright, speaking on the Series Mania main stage with producing partner Roanna Benn of Drama Republic. “It’s very personal, it’s about my life, about the menopause…but I wanted to talk about it in a different way [make it] propulsive and exciting.”

“It’s properly funny and properly gripping from beginning to end,” added Benn.

Riot Women stars Joanna Scanlan (After Love, The Thick of It...

Sally Wainwright has assembled a band for her latest BBC series Riot Women but it turns out her cast could barely play a tune when they first came together.

The Happy Valley creator revealed today that just one of the five Riot Women leads had a musical background prior to cameras rolling – the lead singer, played by Rosalie Craig. Made for the BBC and BritBox and previously titled Hot Flush, Riot Women follows a group of middle aged women who form a punk rock quintet. It stars BAFTA-winner Joanna Scanlan, Tamsin Greig, Lorraine Ashbourne and Amelia Bullmore. Mediawan is selling Riot Women.

After learning their respective instruments from scratch for six months, Wainwright said the cast clicked musically almost immediately.

“They rehearsed together as a band and they bonded,” she said during a Series Mania masterclass. “They were literally playing together and had to get to the end without stopping while playing at full speed.

“Happy Valley,” “Gentleman Jack” and “Last Tango in Halifax” creator Sally Wainwright has lifted the lid on her latest project, a new series about a group of 50-something women who form a punk band.

Speaking at a special Masterclass at Series Mania in Lille, Wainwright discussed “Riot Women,” the upcoming six-part drama which was commissioned by the BBC and BritBox for the U.S. and is being sold internationally by Mediawan Rights

The idea, she said, had come to her around 10 years ago, but she found herself too busy to work on it given the other series she had going on at the time.

“It’s personal,” she said of the story. “It’s about my life. It’s about the menopause, elderly parents that need your help, difficult children … my husband also decided to leave. But nobody wants to talk about the menopause, or it can be an energy drain.

Sally Wainwright’s new drama series Riot Women has unveiled a first look and the series will debut on BBC and Britbox later in 2025.

Sally Wainwright is perhaps one of the most recognisable voices in the British TV drama landscape after shows like Happy Valley and Gentleman Jack made her into a national treasure. Wainwright also created the all too soon axed Renegade Nell for Disney+, but the unfortunate cancellation of the swashbuckling series clearly hasn’t slowed the writer down.

Riot Women, Wainwright’s take on punk rock and aging, was previously known as Hot Flush as it was greenlit in August 2023. BBC unveiled a first look at the series which follows a group of five women who form a punk rock band to enter a talent show, but discover they have a lot to say.

Joanna Scanlan, Rosalie Craig, Tamsin Greig, Lorraine Ashbourne and Amelia Bullmore star in...

Tamsin Greig and Joanna Scanlan are ready to rock in first look images from their new BBC/BritBox series “Riot Women.”

The six-part drama, from “Happy Valley” creator Sally Wainwright, sees five middle-aged women form a punk-rock band and enter a local talent contest – giving them an outlet to vent about their demanding jobs, pushy parents, demanding kids and irritating partners.

“As the story progresses, it’s more than music that binds them; a deeply potent, long-buried secret begins to surface – one that unexpectedly entangles Kitty and Beth, the two unlikely creative masterminds behind the band, in a complex triangle – and threatens to tear everything apart,” reads the logline.

Rosalie Craig, Lorraine Ashbourne, Amelia Bullmore, Taj Atwal, Chandeep Uppal and Macy Jacob-Seelochan also star. Arxx have written original songs for the show.

Lorraine Ashbourne, Rosalie Craig, Joanna Scanlan, Amelia Bullmore and Tamsin Greig in ‘Riot Women’ (courtesy of BBC/Britbox...

A first look at Sally Wainwright‘s next project, Riot Women, has been unveiled by the BBC and streaming service BritBox.

The BAFTA-winning writer, known for Happy Valley, Last Tango in Halifax and Gentleman Jack, has taken on a new six-part series led by Joanna Scanlan (After Love, The Thick of It), Rosalie Craig (Moonflower Murders, Serpent Queen) Tamsin Greig (Sexy Beast, The Completely Made Up Adventures of Dick Turpin), Lorraine Ashbourne (Sherwood, Alma’s Not Normal) and Amelia Bullmore (The Buccaneers, Vienna Blood).

The newly released images show the five women pulling together as punk rockers, forming a makeshift band for a local talent contest. But in writing their first original song, the group soon discover they have a lot to say. Taj Atwal (Line of Duty), Chandeep Uppal (Holby City), and Macy-Jacob Seelochan (Shadow and Bone) feature as the band’s riotous backing singers.

Sally Wainwright’s ‘Riot Women...

Today, BritBox and the BBC announced the cast of Riot Women, the brand-new drama series from the multi-bafta award-winning writer Sally Wainwright.

Leading the cast and the Riot Women band are Joanna Scanlan as Beth, Rosalie Craig as Kitty, Tamsin Greig as Holly, Lorraine Ashbourne as Jess, and Amelia Bullmore as Yvonne.

Anne Reid (The Sixth Commandment) will play Nancy, Holly and Yvonne’s mother, with Sue Johnston (The Royle Family) as Jess’s Aunt Mary. Peter Davison (Doctor Who), Claire Skinner (Outnumbered), and Angel Coulby (Merlin) also join the cast.

In Riot Women, we dive headfirst into the world of five women who, along with two riotous backing singers, come together to create a makeshift punk-rock band in order to enter a local talent contest, but in writing their first original song, soon discover that they have a lot to say – and this is their way to say it.

Joanna Scanlan and Tamsin Greig have been confirmed to star in Sally Wainwright’s new BBC and Britbox drama “Riot Women.”

“Riot Women” is the new drama from “Happy Valley” creator Wainwright, about a group of middle-aged women who decide to enter a talent contest by forming a punk-rock band. After writing their first song, however, they realize they have plenty to say and now, the means to say it.

Scanlan, who is currently appearing in “Slow Horses” and “A Very Royal Scandal,” will play Beth while Greig, who’s known for “Black Books” and “Sexy Beast,” plays Holly. Joining them will be Rosalie Craig (“Moonflower Murders”) as Kitty, Lorraine Ashbourne (“Sherwood”) as Jess and Amelia Bullmore (“The Buccaneers”) as Yvonne.

The six-part series is produced by Drama Republic, the Mediawan-owned banner behind “One Day,” and has been commissioned by the BBC and BritBox. The project was originally announced...

BAFTA-winner Joanna Scanlan is leading Riot Women, Sally Wainwright’s BBC series about a group of middle-aged women who form a punk rock band, while BritBox International has boarded as co-producer.

Scanlan, who won a BAFTA for After Love, will play Beth opposite Rosalie Craig (Moonflower Murders, Serpent Queen) as Kitty, Tamsin Greig (Sexy Beast, The Completely Made Up Adventures of Dick Turpin) as Holly, Lorraine Ashbourne (Sherwood, Alma’s Not Normal) as Jess, and Amelia Bullmore (The Buccaneers, Vienna Blood) as Yvonne. Anne Reid (The Sixth Commandment) will play Nancy, Holly and Yvonne’s mother, with Sue Johnston (The Royle Family) as Jess’s Aunt Mary. Peter Davison (Doctor Who), Claire Skinner (Outnumbered) and Angel Coulby (Merlin) also join the cast.

The series sees the women, along with two backing singers, come together to create a makeshift band in order to enter a local talent contest, but in writing their first original song,...

Sally Wainwright, creator of TV hits Happy Valley, Last Tango in Halifax, and Gentleman Jack, is turning her attention to a new BBC project, Riot Women.

The six-episode series, from Drama Republic, on Thursday unveiled its cast as filming continues in West Yorkshire, England.

Joanna Scanlan (After Love, The Thick of It) will lead the cast as Beth, along with Rosalie Craig (Moonflower Murders, Serpent Queen) as Kitty, Tamsin Greig (Sexy Beast, The Completely Made Up Adventures of Dick Turpin) as Holly, Lorraine Ashbourne (Sherwood, Alma’s Not Normal) as Jess, and Amelia Bullmore (The Buccaneers, Vienna Blood) as Yvonne.

In Riot Women, “we dive headfirst into the world of five women who, along with two riotous backing singers, come together to create a makeshift punk-rock band in order to enter a local talent contest,” a plot synopsis reads. “But in writing their first original song, they soon discover that...

Starz has revealed the trailer for Season 2 of “The Serpent Queen,” starring Samantha Morton. Featuring eight episodes, the second season of the historical drama series will return to the platform July 12.

Based on the book “Catherine de Medici: Renaissance Queen of France” by Leonie Frieda, the series details the life of the titular Queen Catherine (Morton), one of the longest-serving rulers in French history. She ruled the country for 50 years. The first season followed the young royal as she married into the 16th-century French court at 14 after being orphaned.

Catherine de Medici becomes the Queen Regent of France in the second season, as her son Charles IX has come of age. The trailer sees the royal try to avoid civil war in the country and going head to head with Queen Elizabeth I of England (Minnie Driver).

“Life is about what you’re willing to do to survive,” the Queen Regent states in the trailer.

The Serpent Queen is returning soon to Starz. The cable network has released a trailer and first-look photos for season two of the historical drama, which was renewed in October 2022. Eight episodes have been produced for the second season.

The Serpent Queen series, which follows the life of Catherine de Medici (Samantha Morton), stars Morton, Amrita Acharia, Enzo Cilenti, Barry Atsma, Nicholas Burns, Danny Kirrane, Sennia Nanua, Beth Goddard, Antonia Clarke, George Jaques, Minnie Driver, Angus Imrie, Emma McDonald, Stanley Morgan, Philippine Velge, Rosalie Craig, Isobel Jesper Jones, Bill Milner, Ashley Thomas, and Alexandre Willaume.

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Starz’s first teaser for The Serpent Queen season two declares in no uncertain terms that the “bad b*tch is back.” The teaser also provides our first good look at Oscar nominee Minnie Driver as Queen Elizabeth I.

The short teaser was accompanied by a batch of photos from the upcoming season set to premiere this summer.

Samantha Morton reprises her role as the titular character, Catherine de Medici. Additional returning season one stars include Danny Kirrane as Louis de Bourbon, Ray Panthaki as Charles Guise, Raza Jaffrey as Francois de Guise, and Enzo Cilenti as Ruggieri. Amrita Acharia returns as Aabis, Ruby Bentall is Angelica, Beth Goddard is Antoinette Guise, Ludivine Sagnier is Diane de Poitiers, and Rupert Everett is Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor.

Season two’s new cast includes:

Angus Imrie as “Henry IV” the son of Antoine de Bourbon and Jeanne d’Albret, he appears uncivilized,...

Starz has released a first look at the second season of the captivating Samantha Morton-led historical drama The Serpent Queen. The photos tease the debut of Academy Award nominee Minnie Driver as the infamous ‘Virgin Queen’ Elizabeth I, who rivals Catherine in court in the delightfully wicked upcoming season.

In addition, Starz has also released the first teaser trailer, revealing that Catherine is willing to do anything to maintain her power.

The Serpent Queen tells the story of Catherine de Medici (Samantha Morton), who, against all odds, became one of the most powerful and longest-serving rulers in French history. The lavish drama’s second season is set to return in Summer 2024.

Danny Kirrane (Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales), Ray Panthaki (Away), Raza Jaffrey (Homeland), Enzo Cilenti (Free Fire), Amrita Acharia (Game of Thrones), Ruby Bentall (Firebrand), Beth Goddard (Manhunt), Ludivine Sagnier (Lupin), and Rupert Everett...

Starz has announced the casting of 10 more actors for the second season of The Serpent Queen. Minnie Driver (above), Angus Imrie, Emma McDonald, Stanley Morgan, Philippine Velge, Rosalie Craig, Isobel Jesper Jones, Bill Milner, Ashley Thomas, and Alexandre Willaume are joining the historical drama's cast.

Starring Samantha Morton, Amrita Acharia, Enzo Cilenti, Barry Atsma, Nicholas Burns, Danny Kirrane, Sennia Nanua, Beth Goddard, Antonia Clarke, and George Jaques, The Serpent Queen series is based on Leonie Frieda's book Catherine de Medici: Renaissance Queen of France. The story follows the life of Catherine de Medici, who became one of the longest-ruling monarchs in French history.

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Minnie Driver joins ‘The Serpent Queen’ (Photo Credit: Mark Williams / Courtesy of Starz)

Oscar nominee Minnie Driver (Good Will Hunting) has joined the cast of Starz’s The Serpent Queen season two as ‘Virgin Queen’ Elizabeth I. Driver’s will be a recurring role, while Angus Imrie (Fleabag), Emma McDonald (Moonhaven), Stanley Morgan (The Sandman), and Philippine Velge (Station Eleven) have come on board as series regulars.

Season two will also include new recurring characters played by Rosalie Craig (1899), Isobel Jesper Jones (The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes), Bill Milner (Son of Rambow), Ashley Thomas (Them), and Alexandre Willaume (The Wheel of Time).

Samantha Morton returns to lead the cast as Catherine de Medici in the period drama based on Leonia Frieda’s Catherine de Medici: Renaissance Queen of France. Justin Haythe (Revolutionary Road) writes and executive produces the series, with Francis Lawrence (The Hunger Games Franchise...

In a not-so-distant future where AI’s omnipresence rivals the air we breathe, director Sophie Barthes paints a thought-provoking canvas in The Pod Generation. Set in a world where technology has woven itself intricately into the fabric of life, the film spirals through the lives of Rachel (Emilia Clarke) and Alvy (Chiwetel Ejiofor), a couple torn between the allure of technology and the grip of tradition. This sci-fi flick promises a mind-bending ride but ends up feeling like a futuristic roller coaster that forgot to pick up enough speed.

The Pod Generation offers a cinematic glimpse into a world overshadowed by technological advancement. With a backdrop reminiscent of Black Mirror and the theme of pregnancy and motherhood in The Handmaid’s Tale, the movie sets the stage for a dystopian drama that sends shivers down your spine while whispering eerie truths about our society’s trajectory. AI is boss, making our...

The contracts would include requesting productions put sustainable practices in place

Over 100 high-profile actors, including Mark Rylance, Hayley Atwell, David Harewood and Bill Nighy, have signed their support for Equity’s ‘Green Rider’ plan, which aims to boost sustainability in UK film and TV production.

The proposed Green Rider can be added to actors’ contracts in order to state their own sustainability commitments, and to negotiate bolder sustainability standards on set before accepting a job.

For actors, this would mean avoiding clauses in contracts that consume a lot of materials and carbon, like private jets, while they could also request...

Hayley Atwell, Bill Nighy, Mark Rylance and David Harewood are among a group of 100 actors supporting a new Green Rider contract intended to improve the sustainability of the U.K. film and TV industry.

Spearheaded by U.K. entertainment union Equity, the inclusion of a Green Rider is positioned as a “tool to empower artists” and provide a framework with which to negotiate better practices in film and TV. The rider would be included in standard Equity contracts.

The “Green Rider Actors’ Statement” has been signed by Atwell, Nighy, Rylance and Harewood, along with Ben Whishaw, Gemma Arterton, Stephen Fry, Bella Ramsey, Paapa Essiedu, Nabhaan Rizwan, Juliet Stevenson, Dame Harriet Walter, Jonathan Bailey, Danusia Samal, Will Attenborough, Fehinti Balogun, Tom Burke, Rosalie Craig, Natalie Dormer, Adrian Dunbar, Jerome Flynn, Johnny Flynn, Freddie Fox, Romola Garai, George Mackay, Nikesh Patel, Maxine Peake and Miranda Richardson, among others.

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The central premise of writer-director Sophie Barthes' The Pod Generation is something that might only be a background detail in a different sci-fi movie: At an undetermined time in the future, people have the option of gestating babies in artificial wombs, known as "pods," rather than being pregnant and giving birth the natural way. There's potential in exploring how that option might affect society, particularly gender dynamics and the balance of power in relationships, but Barthes makes remarkably little out of it, despite centering almost the entire 110-minute movie around that single idea.

Once The Pod Generation establishes the existence of the Womb Center and the interest of career-minded main character Rachel (Emilia Clarke) in utilizing the company's services, the story doesn't progress much further or offer any surprises. Rachel works a vaguely defined job at a vaguely defined corporate monolith with a creepily ingratiating CEO (Jean-Marc Barr) who resembles Amazon's Jeff Bezos.

Where to Watch Powered by "The Pod Generation" explores the concept of artificial wombs and the impact of technology on pregnancy. The film features an all-star cast, including Emilia Clarke and Chiwetel Ejiofor, who bring both humor and seriousness to their roles. Director Sophie Barthes raises important questions about the consequences of rapid technological advancement and the need for regulation to balance it with nature and humanity.

The Pod Generation follows Rachel, an executive at a tech company, who is given a rare and coveted spot at the Womb Center. The newfangled opportunity offers couples an artificial womb, which allows the mother to continue her life without the side effects of pregnancy while still giving the parents the ability to share the pregnancy experience. Rachel's husband Alvy is a botanist and nature purist, who is skeptical, but he ultimately agrees. The couple faces the usual pregnancy challenges along with new ones,...

The Pod Generation, starring Emilia Clarke and Chiwetel Ejiofor, is a sci-fi movie about a couple who uses an artificial womb to experience pregnancy together. The film explores the clash between technology and nature in a world where AI dominates, as the couple's differing views on their nursery demonstrate. The Pod Generation highlights the relevance of the conflict between technology and nature in our society today.

Screen Rant is thrilled to present an exclusive clip from writer/director Sophie Barthes' new sci-fi movie The Pod Generation. Barthes' third feature film is set in a world where technology has overtaken nature and AI is everywhere. A couple in New York, Rachel and Alvy, want to start a family, and as an executive at a tech company, she is given a rare opportunity. Rachel gets a spot at the Womb Center, which gives couples the chance to experience pregnancy together as equals.

Emilia Clarke is certainly no stranger to handling a dragon egg or two in her career, but in her latest upcoming film titled The Pod Generation, her and Chiwetel Ejiofor will be given one of a very different kind. A film that presents a charming yet very thought-provoking look at a future where humanity has given the entire process of childbirth over to technology, for convenience rather than necessity, and how that affects a human relationship. Ahead of its theatrical release, per a report from Collider, a new trailer for The Pod Generation has dropped, giving a firsthand look at what could be one of the most unique indie films in recent years.

The Pod Generation, set as a warm-toned sci-fi romantic comedy, is helmed by Sophie Barthes. She previously directed the riveting comedy-drama Cold Souls (2009), which starred Paul Giamatti (Billions), as well as historical romantic drama Madame Bovary (2014), which...

"Maybe I'm just not ready to be a mother." "No one's a mother 'just like that'... You become one." Vertical + Roadside Attractions have revealed the trailer for the indie sci-fi film titled The Pod Generation, which premiered at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival earlier this year. It's arriving in theaters in August later this summer. Living in the not-so-distant future, a New York couple gets a wild ride to parenthood after landing a coveted spot at the Womb Center, which offers couples a convenient and shareable pregnancy by way of detachable, artificial wombs, or pods. This clever take on the near future world we're headed towards, with A.I. and digitized everything, is about what it would be like to grow a baby inside of a tech device. Emilia Clarke stars as the soon-to-be-mother Rachel, with Chiwetel Ejiofor as a her plant-loving husband, along with Rosalie Craig, Vinette Robinson, and Jean-Marc Barr.

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2023 Sundance is behind us, and mega deals for films like “Fair Play,” “Flora and Son,” and “Theater Camp” were back in a big way. And while the market was healthy, there still are a lot of films yet to find homes.

Here’s the latest deals we’re tracking after the festival.

Films Acquired After the Festival

Title: “Sometimes I Think About Dying”

Section: U.S. Dramatic

Distributor: Oscilloscope

“Sometimes I Think About Dying,” the Daisy Ridley drama that made its premiere in competition on the opening night of this year’s Sundance, was acquired by Oscilloscope for a theatrical release. O-Scope scooped up the U.S. rights to director Rachel Lambert’s film and will release it later this year.

The film is set on the dreary Oregon coast and follows a lonely woman who finds solace in her cubicle and the doldrums of office life. She is ghosting...

Pod Generation — the sci-fi Sundance feature starring Emilia Clarke and Chiwetel Ejiofor — has landed at Roadside Attractions and Vertical Entertainment in North America. It is palnned for a theatrical release this summer.

The feature, which won the Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prize at the Park City festival, is written and directed by Sophie Barthes and is set in the very near future world where AI has infiltrated all aspects of life.

The Pod Generation, according to the film’s synopsis, “follows Rachel (Clarke) and Alvy (Ejiofor), a New York couple who are ready to start a family. As a rising tech company executive, Rachel lands a coveted spot at the Womb Center, which offers couples the opportunity to share pregnancy on a more equal footing by way of mobile, artificial wombs, or pods. Alvy, a botanist and devoted purist about the natural environment, has doubts, but his love for...

Exclusive: Roadside Attractions and Vertical have nabbed North American rights to the futuristic fable The Pod Generation, starring 4x Emmy nominee Emilia Clarke (Game of Thrones) and Academy Award nominee Chiwetel Ejiofor (12 Years A Slave), which opened this year’s Sundance Film Festival and claimed its Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prize. It’s slated for release exclusively in theaters this summer.

The third feature written and directed by Barthes (Cold Souls) is set in the very near-future world where AI is all the rage and technology has trumped nature in nearly every aspect of life. Its protagonists are Rachel (Clarke) and Alvy (Ejiofor), a New York couple who are ready to start a family. As a rising tech company executive, Rachel lands a coveted spot at the Womb Center, which offers couples the opportunity to share pregnancy on a more equal footing by way of mobile, artificial wombs,...

Emilia Clarke as Rachel and Chiwetel Eijiogor as Alvy, alongside Rosalie Craig as Womb Center Director Linda Wozcheck. Sophie Barthes: 'For me, the film is a political statement made as a satire and comedy, so at least we can laugh about it, instead of crying' Photo: Courtesy of Sundance Institute The Pod Generation - which had its world premiere at Sundance last month, sees French-American director Sophie Barthes return to scrutinising an imagined near-future, as she did in her debut Cold Souls. This time around it’s giving birth that has been outsourced but as Rachel (Emilia Clarke) and her retro-loving husband Alvy (Chiwetel Eijiofor) prepare to become a mum and dad courtesy of a pastel-coloured pod, they find things are quite as simple as they first appear.

The film – which picked up the Alfred P Sloan award at Sundane for its use of science – touches on everything from...

The Sundance Institute Science-in-Film initiative with the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation named Sophie Barthes’ The Pod Generation as this year’s Feature Film Prize winner.

In addition three artists grants went to recipients for three projects in development. The prizes were handed out at a reception following the Appetite for Construction panel at Filmmaker Lodge. The four filmmakers received a total of 70,000 in funding through the Prize and three artist grants for projects: Benjy Steinberg for The Professor and the Spy received the Sloan Episodic Fellowship, Cynthia Lowen for Light Mass Energy received the Sloan Development Fellowship, and John Lopez for Incompleteness received the Sloan Commissioning Grant.

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Deadline launched Day 1 of its photo studio at the Sundance Film Festival, as cast members of Sundance-premiering films stopped by including Director Brandon Cronenberg, Mia Goth, Alexander Skarsgård and Cleopatra Coleman from Infinity Pool; Jonathan Majors, Jonathan Majors, Elijah Bynum, Taylour Paige and Haley Bennett from Magazine Dreams; Emilia Clarke and Rosalie Craig from The Pod Generation; Brittany O’Grady, Dave Merheje, director Rachel Lambert, Daisy Ridley and Parvesh Cheena from Sometimes I Think About Dying; Jason Mamoa, Matthieu Rytz and Dr. Sandor Mulsow from Deep Rising and many more.

Stay tuned for more photo galleries from the Deadline studio at Sundance 2023.

In Sophie Barthes’ 2009 debut feature, Cold Souls, medical science had achieved the ability to extract and exchange human souls, albeit with complications. In her new movie, The Pod Generation, technology is messing with nature again, this time usurping the experience of pregnancy, removing all those bothersome downsides like morning sickness and stretch marks. It’s a provocative premise, fraught with philosophical questions, and the French-born writer-director builds her elaborate concept with skill and coherence. She also has appealing leads in Emilia Clarke and Chiwetel Ejiofor, who find subtle comedy without pushing for it. But coolly intellectualized sci-fi is a tricky subgenre to pull off.

With its sleek late 21st century design and droll ruminations on corporate AI technology supplanting authentic human experience, the movie at its best recalls Spike Jonze’s Her. But it lacks the heart and the genuine sense of yearning that made that sci-fi romance such a stunner.

Editor’s note: This review was originally published at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival. Vertical and Roadside Attractions releases the film in theaters on Friday, August 11.

In the 22nd century — somewhat amazingly — human existence has become so technologically advanced that certain things no longer seem necessary. Food comes from 3D printers. Nature has been reduced to something people experience through quick-hit “pod” immersions. Cities are the preferred location for nearly everyone. The sun is bright, outfits are crisp and tidy, and most people look sort of blissed out. It’s enough to fuel a closely tracked “Bliss Index,” which assigns an actual number to how happy the population is. It’s on the upswing and has been for a while.

Oh, and people — at least the people with enough money, some things really do never change — can grow their babies in smooth, egg-shaped pods that look like something Steve Jobs might...

With Covid-related production and release delays mostly in the rearview mirror, those arriving this week at the Sundance Film Festival will face another potential conundrum.

The hope among filmmakers and interested sellers is that the dual requirements of a two-tracked exhibition system — films for theaters and movies for streaming — will fuel a bull market. Fears abound that as streamers claim to restore fiscal sanity while Wall Street no longer cares about subscribers and content spends, the reckless content splurges of the past will cease to drive eyes-are-bigger-than-your-stomach purchases.

Save for Amazon’s Prime Video and Apple TV+, which arguably can still overbid, studios and streamers might be less willing to throw money at high-profile but commercially questionable titles. Concurrently, fears of an upcoming Writers Guild strike could lead to more wealth being spread around toward more movies in another variation on content-for-content’s sake spending.

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The 1899 TV show is officially finished after one season of eight episodes. The creators of the Netflix series have revealed that the show has been cancelled and won't have a second season.

A multi-lingual sci-fi mystery thriller series, the 1899 TV show was created by Jantje Friese and Baran bo Odar. The show stars Emily Beecham, Aneurin Barnard, Andreas Pietschmann, and Miguel Bernardeau, with José Pimentão, Isabella Wei, Gabby Wong, Yann Gael, Mathilde Ollivier, Jonas Bloquet, Rosalie Craig, Maciej Musiał, Clara Rosager, Lucas Lynggaard Tønnesen, Maria Erwolter, Alexandre Willaume, Tino Mewes, Isaak Dentler, Fflyn Edwards, and Anton Lesser. Read More…...

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Netflix’s 1899 has been canceled after one season.

Showrunners Baran bo Odar and Jantje Friese announced the news on Instagram via a joint statement on Monday.

“With a heavy heart we have to tell you that 1899 will not be renewed,” the statement read. “We would have loved to finish this incredible journey with a second and third season as we did with Dark. But sometimes things don’t turn out the way you planned. That’s life.”

The statement continued, “We know this will disappoint millions of fans out there. But we want to thank you from the bottom of our hearts that you were a part of this wonderful adventure. We love you. Never forget.”

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The many mysteries of 1899 will remain unresolved as Netflix has canceled the drama after a single season.

Co-showrunners Baran bo Odar and Jantje Friese announced the cancellation on social media Monday.

"With a heavy heart we have to tell you that 1899 will not be renewed," reads a message from the pair on Odar's Instagram account.

"We would have loved to finish this incredible journey with a 2nd and 3rd season as we did with Dark."

"But sometimes things don't turn out the way you planned."

"That's life. We know this will disappoint millions of fans out there."

"But we want to thank you from the bottom of our hearts that you were a part of this wonderful adventure," the statement continues.

"We love you. Never forget."

1899 focused on a migrant steamship heading west to leave the old continent.

"The passengers, a mixed bag of European origins, united by...

The steamship Kerberos has already sunk. Netflix has canceled “1899,” the sci-fi period drama from the creators of “Dark,” after just one season, it was announced Monday.

Baran bo Odar, who co-created the series along with his partner Jantje Friese, announced the news via a post on his Instagram account. “With a heavy heart we have to tell you that 1899 will not be renewed,” the statement from Odar and Friese reads. “We would have loved to finish this incredible journey with a 2nd and 3rd season as we did with Dark. But sometimes things don’t turn out the way you planned. That’s life. We know that will disappoint millions of fans out there. But we want to thank you from the bottom of our hearts that you were a part of this wonderful adventure. We love you. Never forget.”

“1899” premiered in November, and was only streaming...

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1899 is a mystery-horror series created by Baran bo Odar and Jantje Friese, starring Emily Beecham, Aneurin Barnard, Andreas Pietschmann and Miguel Bernardeau.

Multiple stories onboard a ship – expect mysterious events, interesting characters, strange entanglements, and supernatural elements. All in the middle of the dark, dark sea.

Premise 1899 (2022)

European migrants onboard a ship traveling to the new continent will encounter a mysterious phenomenon when they cross paths with a second vessel adrift on the open sea. Spacetime will contort, and take the passengers on a terrifying ride.

About the Series

In 1899 we are offered a multi-genre: period drama, mystery, supernatural horror, epic mega production that is nothing short of impressive.

Release Date

November 17, 2022.

Where to Watch 1899

Netflix

‘1899’ – Episode List The Ship

Maura Franklin, a neurologist and one of the first female doctors in the UK, is onboard the ship and assists a pregnant woman. The captain, Eyk Larsen,...

You can tell if somebody’s watched German Netflix series Dark by the furrow in their brow and the delirium in their eyes. The 2017 – 2020 time-travel mystery required a flip-chart of graphs and diagrams to explain, but proved a cult hit for Netflix and led to its creators Jantje Friese and Baran bo Odar signing a deal with the streamer. 1899 (read our spoiler-free review here) is the result.

“Knowing that we did Dark, everyone can be assured that [1899] is going to be something weird and wild and crazy,” Friese promised Deadline about her and Odar’s new Netflix series. The writer-directors vowed not to repeat themselves with the new eight-episode period drama, but still to give their audience a fun puzzle that returns to the pair’s mystery roots.

Job done. 1899 is an addictive game for viewers to play. Set aboard a steam ship crossing from England to America at...

The long-awaited 1899 premieres Thursday, November 17, on Netflix.

After watching the episodes provided to critics for review, it's clear the series is another winner from Dark creators Baran bo Odar and Jantje Friese.

1899 takes viewers to the high seas for a story focused on a group of migrants traveling from London on a steamship to start a new life in New York City.

However, things turn mysterious when they encounter another migrant ship adrift in the ocean.

The mysteries crafted by the creatives leave you with more questions than answers, but the beauty of the writing is that we get a lot of payoff throughout the first six episodes.

There's an immediate sense of dread in the series premiere that doesn't subside as crazy happenings occur, leaving us with the feeling that things will get worse before they get better.

The series nails the tone, the setting, and, of course,...

If you were a fan of Netflix’s Dark, then the next mind-bending series from creators Jantje Friese and Baran bo Odar looks to be right up your alley. Netflix has released another trailer for 1899, a mystery series which follows the passengers of an immigrant ship encountering the biggest mystery of their lives on their journey across the cast and treacherous Atlantic Ocean.

Set against Jimi Hendrix’s cover of All Along the Watchtower, the 1899 trailer looks like a wild ride, full of disturbing imagery and mysteries just begging to be solved. Baran bo Odar has previously teased that 1899 will be unlike Dark in a lot of ways. “Dark was not about action at all, but this is really an action show, with a lot of violence, beating, running, screaming,” Odar said. “I think it’s going to be exciting to watch with the audience [to see] if they love this new puzzle too,...

The full 1899 trailer unveils the upcoming mysterious horror series from the creators of Dark. When it debuted in 2017, Dark quickly gained critical acclaim and a fervent following. The series, which began by tracking characters in a fictional German village after a child's disappearance, drew praise for its tone and visual storytelling. For fans of the German series, the ambitious narratives led to a robust online community eager to pour over the many details and nuances associated with the sci-fi thriller.

Dark co-creators Jantje Friese and Baran bo Odar are once again mashing genres with 1899, focusing on a group of immigrants leaving London to begin new lives in New York City. Though it's known that the trip eventually descends into some sort of nightmare, Netflix has kept plot specifics relatively under wraps. A previous 1899 trailer was heavy on ominous symbolism, while a poster established a similarly eerie vibe. A new...

"None of this makes any sense…" Netflix has revealed an official trailer for 1899, a mysterious new sci-fi supernatural thriller series from the creators of the very popular "Dark" German sci-fi series on Netflix. Full of hope for a better future, passengers aboard a ship to the New World sail into a nightmare when they find a second vessel adrift on the open sea. On their journey across the vast and treacherous Atlantic Ocean, the passengers of the Kerberos encounter the biggest mystery of their lives. Welcome to 1899, an immersive new series from the creators of Dark. This seems like a story about the Bermuda Triangle, but they wouldn't pass through that region going to New York from Europe. Then again, triangles plays a big part in this, appearing everywhere including on tattoos and hidden messages and this weird switch board. Hmm. What is going on in this?! The massive international cast includes Emily Beecham,...

Are you ready to take a terrifying trip on the high seas? Hot off the heels of its premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, the latest series from "Dark" creators Jante Friese and Baran bo Odar is about to set sail onto Netflix. "1899" has a seemingly straightforward premise, centering around a group of migrants sailing to New York City in the titular year. However, their voyage won't be smooth, as an abandoned migrant ship called the Prometheus crossing their path houses more secrets than anyone could expect. As the trailer showcases, this encounter has many grave consequences that go far beyond anyone's comprehension.

Of course, there is undoubtedly a lot about the show that this new trailer is hiding. Nevertheless, it already looks to be a chilling look at immigration, prejudice, and the innate fear of the unknown. If it is just as effective as "Dark" was with its heavy themes,...

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Netflix has dropped the new trailer for 1899, the hotly anticipated new mystery horror series from the makers of Dark.

And it is really weird.

The first Dark trailer, which Netflix released in June, set the stage for the show: we’re on an immigrant steamer traveling to the “new world,” filled with people who are all “running away from something.” En route, they encounter a mysterious second ship, the Prometheus, which has been missing for months, adrift on the open sea. When the crew decides to board Prometheus, things take a horrific turn.…

So far so strange.

The second trailer expands on the universe Dark masterminds Jantje Friese and Baran bo Odar have created for 1899, without ever explaining what is really going on. But there are plenty of bread crumbs to follow — including the repeated image of a black triangle — that should prove...

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It’s about to get weird, again.

Two years after the third and final season of their global Netflix hit Dark, the twisted minds of German showrunner Jantje Friese and director/producer Baran bo Odar are back, with 1899.

Netflix just dropped the first trailer for the new series, which, by the looks of it, will be spawning Dark levels of online theories and speculation as to what exactly is going on.

We are on an immigrant steamer ship traveling from Europe to New York at the turn of the last century. On board are passengers from all different backgrounds and nationalities, united, in the words of one, by the fact “they are all running away from something.”

But when the group encounters a second ship, the Prometheus, missing for months, adrift on the open sea, their trip takes on a horrific turn.

The...

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