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Prime Video's latest action series that's dividing audiences and critics is tearing up the global streaming chart just one week after its release. Amazon's streaming service is becoming a central hub for a number of action TV series. This includes new shows in their lineup, like the forthcoming spy thriller Butterfly, to established franchises, like the upcoming Reacher season 4.

But one new show, The Assassin, is starting to make waves on the platform; according to Flixpatrol, the week-old series is the Number 1 show on Prime Video in the UK for August 1, 2025. The series has managed to surpass the universally popular drama The Summer I Turned Pretty, despite some very polarizing reviews between critics and audiences.

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Created by brothers Harry and Jack Williams, The Assassin follows Keeley Hawes as Julie, a retired assassin residing in Greece.

Over ten years ago, writers Harry and Jack Williams, famed for their work on the likes of Phoebe Waller-Bridge's critically acclaimed Fleabag and later the Jamie Dornan-led The Tourist, brought to the BBC one of the most underrated British crime dramas of the 21st century. Before it turned into the Tchéky Karyo-led spin-off, Baptiste, The Missing was one of the most chilling productions on the Beeb, and even earned itself an enormous 93% from critics and 90% from audiences on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes.

Such was the show's incredible success, many have since called for a return, although the brothers Williams have been keeping themselves far too preoccupied... until, perhaps, now. In an interview with Radio Times, the brothers gave fans their most promising tease yet that a return to the cold world of The Missing could soon be on its way. "Yeah, we still talk to Tchéky a lot,...

Sometimes, the power of demand is too strong. For The Touristshowrunners Harry and Jack Williams and series star Jamie Dornan, the plan was to always produce just one season of the thrilling black comedy, only for a reported audience of 11.4 million viewers to force the hand of higher-ups and the green light to be given to a second season. Two years later, in early 2024, the second season debuted to similar success, leaving fans desperate to know if more was on the horizon ever since.

However, unlike previously, it seems that the showrunners, Dornan, and co are remaining steadfast in their belief that the twisting tale told in The Tourist should remain contained. In an exclusive interview with Radio Times, the Williams brothers gave a disappointing update on a potential third season, despite the second ending on a cliffhanger, saying, "Jamie's great and we loved doing it. I think it'd be tough.

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The Assassin starts with an assassination. Several of them, in fact. The series opens with a masked killer making their way through a group of unlucky guards: so far, so typical of the hitman genre. But then the mask comes off. It’s at this point we're introduced to Julie (Keeley Hawes), who does something we don’t often see assassins do: check a pregnancy test, squirrelled away in her stealth suit. Then we jump forward a few decades, finding that Julie is now retired in Greece, facing off against unruly local kids kicking a ball at her, rather than a shower of bullets and grenades. But this former killer-for-hire has lost none of her edge, and it turns out she's not quite shaken off the people who want her dead either.

Hawes steers the twists and turns that follow equally as well,...

Freddie Highmore has called London home his whole life, but you wouldn’t know it from his portfolio.

The 33-year-old actor, a former child star thanks to his titular role in Tim Burton‘s 2005 film Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, has spent a good chunk of the last decade across the Atlantic. Shooting entirely in Vancouver, his rise to fame is best associated with the medical drama The Good Doctor from 2017 to 2024 or the psychological horror series Bates Motel in the years before that.

“I had such an incredible experience that feels so unique and will probably never happen again,” Highmore tells The Hollywood Reporter about his TV adventures abroad. “But at the same time, there was definitely an excitement to do something back in the U.K.”

He adds: “It did always feel like, ‘Oh, I should get back at some point.'”

The Brit is back with a...

The hit HBO series The Last of Us, based on the video game of the same name (and its sequel), will continue on into season 3, even with the video game’s co-creator Neil Druckmann stepping back from his creative involvement with the show – but while we wait to see how that turns out, Deadline reports that The Last of Us star Bella Ramsey has signed on to star in the thriller drama Maya as the title character.

Written and created by BAFTA-nominated actress Daisy Haggard, who will also be making her directorial debut on the six-part series, Maya centers on the teenage daughter of Anna (Haggard). The pair leave their lives in London and are forced into a witness protection program with new identities in a small rural Scottish town. The trauma of their past continues to haunt them as the attempt to settle into a new life, with two...

En una remota isla griega, una asesina retirada y su hijo distante se reencuentran. © Prime Video

Prime Video ha publicado el primer tráiler de The Assassin, su nueva serie dramática de acción.

The Assassin se sitúa en una remota isla griega y sigue a la asesina retirada Julie (Hawes) que tiene un reencuentro con su hijo distanciado, Edward (Highmore), durante su visita desde Inglaterra. Armado con preguntas en torno a la nueva información sobre su paternidad, Edward lucha por encontrar el momento adecuado para hablar con su frustrantemente distante madre. Pero cuando por fin llega el momento, las cosas dan un giro mortal cuando el peligroso pasado de Julie la atrapa y se ven obligados a huir juntos de la isla. La búsqueda de la verdad de Edward choca con el secretismo de Julie mientras se ven obligados a trabajar juntos en una lucha por la supervivencia, poniendo a prueba...

Move over Liam Neeson, your particular set of skills are no longer required, as a new action hero parent has arrived. Bodyguard and Spooks star Keeley Hawes is now picking up arms to protect herself and her son from becoming the targets in a new Prime Video action thriller series. And the first trailer and release details have now been revealed.

Coming courtesy of writing duo Harry and Jack Williams, who are best known for their work on the acclaimed psychological drama The Missing and the hit thriller series The Touriststarring Jamie Dornan, The Assassin follows a mother, Julie, who attempts to reconnect with her estranged son, Edward (played by Freddie Highmore). However, when the retired killer’s dangerous past catches up with her, she must once again – say it together – use her particular set of skills to keep them safe.

The Assassin will be comprised of six-episodes and is...

"You got any idea who might want us dead?" Prime Video in the UK has revealed the first trailer for The Assassin, a streaming series about a female assassin trying to live her life calmly in Greece. There's still no US release yet, but it'll be on Pv in the UK (and Ireland) at the end of this month. Created by Harry & Jack Williams, the six-episode series follows a retired assassin named Julie who, while living a secluded life on a remote Greek island, has a thorny reunion with her estranged son Edward. "Armed with questions around new information on his paternity, Edward battles to find the right time to speak to his frustratingly distant mother. But, when the moment finally presents itself, things take a deadly turn as Julie's dangerous past catches up with her and they are forced to flee the island and go on the run together.

Fresh from their latest round of zombie dispatching in the second season of “The Last of Us,” Bella Ramsey is heading back to TV.

The Brit is set to co-lead the cast of upcoming thriller series “Maya,” written and created by BAFTA and International Emmy nominee Daisy Haggard. Starring alongside Ramsey, Haggard will also make her directorial debut and co-direct the original Two Brothers series alongside Jamie Donoughue.

In the six-part series Ramsey plays the titular, Maya, teenage daughter of Anna (Haggard). Forced into a witness protection programme to escape a life-threatening danger, Anna and Maya leave their London lives behind, taking on new identities and relocating to a small rural town in Scotland. As they try to adjust to their new reality, the trauma of their past continues to haunt them in the form of two hitmen intent on tracking them down. As the walls close in, it becomes...

Exclusive: Bella Ramsey has set their next role – as the titular daughter in Daisy Haggard’s Channel 4 thriller drama Maya. We can also reveal Haggard will make her directorial debut in the Two Brothers Pictures-produced show, alongside co-director Jamie Donoughue (Doctor Who).

Time and The Last of Us star Ramsey will co-lead the six-part series alongside BAFTA-nominated Back to Life star Haggard, who is the writer and creator.

Ramsey will play Maya, the teenage daughter of Anna (Haggard). The pair leave their lives in London and are forced into a witness protection program with new identities in a small rural Scottish town. The trauma of their past continues to haunt them as the attempt to settle into a new life, with two hitmen intent on tracking them down.

Channel 4 unveiled the series back in February, as part of a drama slate also including a new version of A Woman of Substance,...

Since rising through Hollywood's ranks as a child star in the likes of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Finding Neverland, and The Spiderwick Chronicles, Freddie Highmore has broken the curse that often surrounds successful child stars and broken into a triumphant acting career as an adult. Still only 33 years of age, although he still looks much younger, Highmore has dazzled and delighted in the likes of Bates Motel as the iconic Norman Bates, Spanish heist thriller The Vault, and most notably as Shaun Murphy in The Good Doctor, which officially ended last year.

Now, the London-born actor is returning to his British roots to join Bodyguard star Keeley Hawes in the upcoming crime thriller series The Assassin. Announced back in August 2024, the wait for more information about this tantalizing new Prime Video series has felt long, with that wait finally over thanks to Radio Times. Not only have first-look images...

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The Survivors is an Australian mystery thriller crime drama miniseries created by Tony Ayres. Based on the 2020 novel of the same name by Jane Harper, the Netflix series is set in the small coastal town of Evelyn Bay, Tasmania, and it follows Kieran Elliott, who returns to his hometown after 15 years. His return dredges up a tragic past involving a deadly storm that took the lives of three young people. The Survivors stars Charlie Vickers, Yerin Ha, Robyn Malcolm, Thom Green, George Mason, Don Hany, Jessica De Gouw, Damien Garvey, Martin Sacks, and Catherine McClements. So, if you loved the thrilling drama, gripping mystery, and compelling characters in The Survivors, here are some similar shows you should check out next.

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Broadchurch is a British mystery crime drama series created by Chris Chibnall. The ITV series...

Showcasing some of the biggest shows on the open market – “King & Conqueror,” “Sandokan,” “Walking With Dinosaurs”– as well as a bevy of awaited titles – “Bookish,” “Cold Water,” “Maigret,” “A Prophet,” “This City is Ours”– the 2025 London TV Screening is again a powerhouse showcase of some of the biggest TV highlights of 2024, plus the trends shaping TV markets.

To help you cut through the slates, here’s Variety’s picks of 20+ shows that will whet buyers’ appetites.

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Sarah Snook, fresh off “Succession” and an Olivier win for “The Picture of Dorian Gray,” plays Marissa Irvine. She arrives to collect her son Milo from his first playdate, but the woman who answers the door isn’t a mother she recognizes. She doesn’t have Milo, she says, and has never heard of him. And so, the nightmare begins. Dakota Fanning, Jake Lacy, Michael Peña,...

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2024 is almost over, and while it was a pretty good year for Prime Video and its subscribers because of all the marvelous content we got. In my opinion, it is nothing compared to what Prime Video has in store for us for 2025, as some of the most highly-anticipated Prime Video original shows will be returning in the upcoming year. So, let’s find out which of your favorite Prime Video original shows or some incredible new shows are coming to Prime Video in 2025.

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Invincible is an adult animated superhero action thriller drama series created by Robert Kirkman. Based on the comic book series of the same name by Kirkman, Cory Walker, and Ryan Ottley, Season 3 of the Prime Video series will see Mark Grayson, aka Invincible, forced to face his past and...

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Dear Child is a mystery crime drama series written and directed by Isabel Kleefeld. The Netflix series is based on an international bestselling novel Liebes Kind by Romy Hausmann. Dear Child revolves around a 13-year-old missing persons case which is reopened after an unknown woman is struck by a car in a German forest and the girl who accompanies her is being interviewed by the police. The Netflix series is a claustrophobic and dark experience with plenty of twists and turns. So, if you loved the thrilling mystery, intensely dark story, and compelling characters in Dear Child here are some similar movies you should check out next.

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The Sinner is a police procedural mystery crime thriller drama anthology series created by Derek Simonds. Based on the 1999 novel of...

All3Media has unveiled four new adaptations of Two Brothers Pictures’ format “Liar,” bringing the number of territories producing local versions of the show to 15.

Botswana Ignite will produce one of the new adaptations, marking the first time the IP will be seen in Africa and the first time that one of All3Media International’s scripted formats will be adapted in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Executive Producer and Project Director of Botswana Ignite, Duncan Irvine, (former founder and owner of Rapid Blue) said he’s “incredibly happy to be bringing this compelling drama to the Botswana Ignite project. It is an international drama with phenomenal pedigree, and with it being produced by an incredible team, will provide not only a great drama series to Botswana but a great opportunity for the Botswana film industry to learn and springboard from.”

New versions of “Liar” are also in development in Europe, the Middle East, and Asia,...

After concluding his acclaimed seven-season run as Dr. Shaun Murphy in ABCs medical drama, The Good Doctor, Freddie Highmore has found another compelling role to disappear into. He is set to star alongside Keeley Hawes, known for her roles in hit shows like Bodyguard and Orphan Black: Echoes, in a pulse-pounding international espionage thriller for Prime Video, titled The Assassin.

The Assassin follows the story of a former assassin named Julie, played by Hawes, who is living on a remote Greek island when she is visited by her estranged son, Edward, played by Highmore. Grappling with his identity, he is forced to team up with his mother when an assassin from Julies past reemerges and threatens to destroy their relationship altogether. The official plotline for the six-episode series reads:

Secluded on a remote Greek island, retired assassin Julie (Hawes) has a somewhat thorny reunion with her estranged son, Edward (Highmore), visiting from England.

The ABC series The Good Doctor, starring Freddie Highmore, ended in May of 2024, and had some fans wondering what was next for star Freddie Highmore, well, we now have our answer in the form of Amazon Prime series .

It promises to be a very different role from The Assassin type that we’re used to seeing him in, in this series he plays the estranged son of a retired assassin, Julie, who has a frustratingly distant relationship with her son. He has come to find out answers about his paternity and is having a hard time figuring out just when to bring up the question when Julie’s past comes back to haunt her and they have to end up fleeing the island together.

Highmore Returning To His Roots?

Before The Good Doctor, where he played an autistic physician, Highmore was in The Bates Motel, which was a prequel to...

A new thriller, The Assassin, is currently filming in Greece, starring Keeley Hawes and Freddie Highmore. This Australian co-production is created by Harry and Jack Williams, known for The Tourist and The Missing. The 6-part drama will air on Prime Video and Stan in Australia. The series centres on retired assassin Julie (Hawes), who finds […]

Filming Begins for Harry and Jack Williams Crime Thriller ‘The Assassin’, Starring Keeley Hawes and Freddie Highmore...

Freddie Highmore has set his first series since The Good Doctor ended on ABC. The actor will pivot back to the style of Bates Motel when starring opposite Bodyguard star Keeley Hawes in Prime Video‘s The Assassin, in which they’ll play an estranged mother-son duo. The Assassin is a thriller created by Fleabag executive producers Harry and Jack Williams. Hawes and Highmore will both executive produce the series, per Deadline, and the series will consist of six, 60-minute episodes. The Assassin is created by The Williams’ production studio, Two Brothers Pictures, along with Zdf and All3Media International and Stan in Australia. Hannah Blyth, Head of TV for Prime Video UK, said working with the Williams duo is a “true pleasure.” “From the moment Harry and Jack shared their vision for The Assassin, we knew that it would resonate perfectly with our audience,” Blyth said, adding, “The Assassin promises...

After a five season run of playing Norman Bates on the TV series Bates Motel, Freddie Highmore moved on to playing the character Shaun Murphy on seven seasons of The Good Doctor – and now that The Good Doctor has wrapped up, Highmore has signed on for his next TV series gig. Deadline reports that Highmore is set to star in the Prime Video series The Assassin alongside Keeley Hawes, whose credits include Orphan Black: Echoes and Line of Duty.

Coming from the minds of Harry and Jack Williams, the creators of The Missing and its spinoff Baptiste, The Assassin will tell the following story: Secluded on a remote Greek island, retired assassin Julie (Hawes) has a somewhat thorny reunion with her estranged son, Edward (Highmore), visiting from England. Armed with questions around new information on his paternity, Edward battles to find the right time to speak to his frustratingly distant mother.

Freddie Highmore has found his first post-Good Doctor role, and it’s a far cry from Dr. Shaun Murphy.

Highmore will star opposite Keeley Hawes (Bodyguard, Orphan Black: Echoes) in the Prime Video thriller The Assassin, which the pair will also exec-produce. It’s currently set to stream in the United Kingdom and Ireland, at least initially.

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The six-episode project stars Hawes as Julie,...

All3Media International’s thriller “Boat Story,” originally commissioned by BBC One and Amazon Freevee, is heading to India. Mumbai-based Locomotive Global Media has acquired the exclusive rights to adapt the series for the Indian market.

The 6×60′ thriller, which debuted in 2023, was written by Harry and Jack Williams and produced by Two Brothers Pictures in association with All3Media International. Mayank Sharma, known for creating Prime Video India’s “Breathe,” will spearhead the Indian adaptation as showrunner and director, with Locomotive Global Media producing.

“Boat Story” follows two cash-strapped strangers who discover a cocaine stash on a shipwrecked boat. Their plan to sell it and divide the profits leads them into a web of intrigue involving law enforcement, masked assassins, and a dapper gangster known as ‘The Tailor.’

This acquisition marks Locomotive Global Media’s continued focus on bringing international formats to Indian viewers, following their adaptation of “Ray Donovan” for Netflix India.

Banijay Asia has signed a deal with distributor All3Media International to create the Indian adaptation of popular drama series, The Tourist.

Starring Jamie Dornan, the original series was written by Harry and Jack Williams, the creators of Rellik and Boat Story, and was produced by Two Brothers Pictures and Highview Productions.

The plot of the original series revolves around an Irishman who wakes up in an Australian hospital with amnesia after a car crash. Trying to find answers, he comes across a local woman who remembers him and offers to help him to rediscover his identity. A few clues that they manage to uncover hint at a dark past from which he must escape before it catches up with him.

Distributed internationally to over five continents by All3Media International, The Tourist has aired with production partners BBC One in the UK, Stan in Australia, and Zdf in Germany, with further territories including the USA,...

Jamie Dornan starrer “The Tourist” is set to get an Indian adaptation.

Banijay Asia has inked a deal with “The Tourist” distributor All3Media International, acquiring the rights to create a local adaptation.

“The Tourist,” which was written by Harry and Jack Williams, stars Dornan as a man who wakes up in Australia with amnesia after a car crash.

“Seeking answers, he encounters a local woman who remembers him and volunteers to help him rediscover his identity,” the logline says. “What few clues he can find hint that he has a dark past from which he must escape before it catches up with him.”

The second season of the show, which launched earlier this year, sees the characters relocate to Ireland as the mystery deepens.

The original series was produced by Two Brothers Pictures and Highview Productions.

“We at Banijay are huge fans of Two Brothers and the thrilling masterpieces that they craft,...

Casting

The forthcoming adaptation of Harlan Coben’s “Missing You” has added “Top Boy’s” Ashley Walters as Josh Buchanan, James Nesbitt (“Stay Close”) as Calligan and “Love is Blind” co-host Matt Jay-Willis as Darryl.

They’ll join Rosalind Eleazar, Jessica Plummer and Richard Armitage in the five-part series for Netflix, which tells the story of a detective whose long-lost fiancé suddenly re-appears via a dating app, forcing her to confront her father’s murder. Quay Street Productions are producing, with the location being moved from the U.S. to Manchester in the U.K.

The series follows Quay Street’s adaptation of another Harlen Coban novel, “Fool Me Once,” which was a hit for Netflix earlier this year.

Royalties

Rights management company Sacem revealed it collected a whopping €1.487 billion ($1.6 billion) in royalties on behalf of its members in 2023. The sum was 5% more than in 2022.

Of that figure, €557 million came from online,...

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Further cast has been unveiled for Netflix’s next Harlan Coben adaptation from Nicola Shindler’s Quay Street. James Nesbitt (Stay Close, Bloodlands) and Love Is Blind host and former Busted singer Matt Jay-Willis have joined previously-announced Rosalind Eleazar, Jessica Plummer, Richard Armitage, Ashley Walters, Lenny Henry and Steve Pemberton in Missing You, which comes off the back of the smash success of Coben’s Fool Me Once. The series, which was revealed by Deadline several months back, follows Detective Kat Donovan (Eleazar), whose fiancé Josh disappeared and hasn’t been heard from since. Now, swiping profiles on a dating app, she suddenly sees his face and her world explodes all over again. Stay Close scribe Coben’s Netflix deal has proved lucrative for the streamer and he is working on another show, Run Away. In keeping with previous Coben adaptations,...

Eric is a six-part psychological thriller miniseries created by Abi Morgan. The Netflix series is set in 1980s New York and it follows the story of Vincent, a puppeteer whose 9-year-old son goes missing. While trying to find his son Vincent struggles with substance abuse and his erratic behavior cuts him off from his friends and family. Soon, he becomes convinced that he will be reunited with Edgar with the help of a seven-foot-tall puppet named Eric, his son created right before he went missing. Eric stars Benedict Cumberbatch in the lead role with Ivan Morris, Gaby Hoffmann, McKinley Belcher III, Roberta Colindrez, Jeff Hephner, Wade Allain-Marcus, Mark Gillis, Dan Fogler, and Clarke Peters starring in supporting roles. So, if you loved the fantastical elements and crime drama aspects of Netflix’s Eric here are some similar shows you could watch next.

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The article contains spoilers for The Tourist season 2 finale, "Episode 6."

Dornan reacts to the season 2 cliffhanger, addressing Eugene's identity and potential secret agent status. The finale reveals Eugene's past as a secret agent, setting up a potential season 3. Helen and Eugene reconcile amid family drama, leaving viewers pondering the burning secret file.

The cliffhanger ending of The Tourist season 2 is addressed by star and executive producer Jamie Dornan. In the six-episode season 2 of the crime drama created by Harry and Jack Williams, Elliot Stanley (Dornan) and his girlfriend Helen Chambers (Danielle Macdonald) take a trip to Ireland to meet Elliot's family. But their journey turns out to be a lot more than they bargained for, with kidnappings and the realization that Elliot's identity might not be what they thought it was. He's actually named Eugene Cassidy, and that's not the only surprise.

In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Dornan...

When The Tourist first premiered on Max in 2022, its smartly written ending felt like the perfect conclusion to the puzzling, dark comedy. The neo-Western reminiscent of Coen Brothers classics like Fargo and Blood Simple about one man’s amnesia-filled romp across the Australian outback was a captivating odyssey blending action, mystery, and dark humor. But despite showrunners Harry and Jack Williams and series star Jamie Dornan, insisting it was never meant to be more than one season, an abundance of critical acclaim and an astounding audience of 11.4 million viewers following its BBC run proved there was more story to tell. With The Tourist making its anticipated U.S. debut on Netflix this month, Season 2 tonally hits all the right notes for a uniquely twisted, action-thriller that is genuinely fun and engrossing.

The Tourist season 2 relocates to Ireland with a darker narrative twist. Season 2 doubles down on thrills and dark humor, but loses some originality. The show's leading cast adds charm and appeal, despite narrative flaws.

In the wake of The Tourist’s well-plotted first season, it was easy to want more. From Jamie Dornan’s effortless charm to series' writers Harry and Jack Williams' edge-of-your-seat plot twists, the six-episode show managed to bottle lightning. Although the Williams brothers didn't set out to make more than a miniseries, BBC One renewed the surprise hit. Despite Dornan and Danielle Macdonald's palpable chemistry, The Tourist season 2 sounds about as appealing as the sophomore outing of Big Little Lies did: Great in theory, but, in reality, purely a (Laura Dern) meme factory.

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The Tourist is a dramatic action-thriller series created by Harry and Jack Williams. It was initially released on BBC One in the...

Critics praise The Tourist for its thrilling and entertaining storytelling, giving it an impressive overall 95% Rotten Tomatoes score. Audiences, however, disagree with critics and find The Tourist to be flat and tedious and the plot to be absurd and convoluted, giving it a 60% score. Despite differing opinions, The Tourist is a hit on Netflix and remains in its Top 10 TV Shows.

Critics and audience's scores on Rotten Tomatoes don't always line up on every project, but the consensus on the BBC show The Tourist is shockingly divided. Created by brothers Harry and Jack Williams, The Tourist is a drama thriller series centered on an amnesiac Irishman (Jamie Dornan), who woke up in Australia with no memory and gradually put the pieces of his life and identity back together as his dark past continued to catch up with him. The Tourist cast also includes Danielle McDonald as Probationary Constable Helen Chambers,...

Stephen King recently deemed The Tourist as "flat-out terrific" on social media. Season 2 will drop on Netflix on February 29, which will have six episodes. The upcoming season follows Elliott and Helen's journey to Ireland uncovering past secrets, including a family feud.

The trailer for The Tourist season 2 continues the Jamie Dornan-led tense mystery, which has been endorsed by legendary writer Stephen King. The influential horror novelist recently shared his views of The Tourist on social media, calling the Netflix series “flat-out terrific.” The story follows Dornan's character, known only as The Man, who wakes up in an Australian hospital after a horrific accident with no memory of who he is or his past.

Now, Netflix has unveiled the trailer for The Tourist season 2, which premieres on February 29 and consists of six episodes.

The trailer picks up The Man's story, following the ending of The Tourist season 1. The mystery...

Back in December 2023, Netflix swooped in and acquired season two of the critically acclaimed Australian drama The Tourist after Max passed on picking up the distribution rights after airing the first season. Season one of the riveting drama followed Jamie Dornan (Belfast) as a man with a sketchy past who suffered from amnesia as the result of a car accident that was meant to kill him. And season two, which premieres on February 29, 2024, finds Dornan reprising his role as Elliot alongside Danielle Macdonald as Helen, the only person he could depend on when he couldn’t remember his own name.

Their relationship grew over the course of the first season, and by the finale, they were more than just friends. Now, in season two, Elliot and Helen will be traveling to Ireland, hoping to find answers about Elliot’s identity. “But instead, they are forced to face the dangerous consequences of his past actions,...

Jamie Dornan as Elliot and girlfriend Helen Chambers (Danielle Macdonald) go to Ireland in search of clues to his identity in the latest season two trailer for The Tourist on Netflix, which dropped on Wednesday.

Still with severe memory loss after a car crash, a disoriented Elliot goes missing in the Emerald Isle after landing in the middle of a long-running family feud involving the McDonnell and Cassidy families to rediscover his roots and the danger of his past life. “What is it that I’ve done that makes me the enemy?” Elliot asks at one point in the trailer (watch in the player, above), a year after the series’ first-season adventures in the Australian Outback and Helen urging him to at long last find out who he really is.

That’s because in the second season, Elliot has yet to recall his name, his profession or why he crashed...

Stephen King praised the debut episode of The Tourist as thrilling, suspenseful, and filled with mystery. The show focuses on a man with memory loss who must piece together clues with the help of a rookie cop. Jamie Dornan delivers a great leading performance, and the first episode sets a high standard for the rest of the series.

Stephen King has high praise for the debut episode of The Tourist, highlighting the strengths of the new Netflix show on social media. A combination of drama, comedy, and action thrills, The Tourist focuses on a man who wakes up with no memory of who he is. HBO Max carried the first season of the BBC One show in the U.S. back in 2022. However, late last year, it was confirmed that there were no plans to stream the already-completed season 2. More positive news would follow, with Netflix ultimately rescuing the series.

The Tourist Season 2 is a thrilling journey set in Ireland with new characters and gripping storylines unfolding. Jamie Dornan stars as The Man/Elliot Stanley, unraveling his past as an Irish man with a troubled history. Portrayed by top talents like Danielle Macdonald and Shalom Brune-Franklin, each character adds depth and intrigue.

Created by Harry and Jack Williams, The Tourist is a critically acclaimed crime series that debuted on BBC One in March 2022. Nominated for a BAFTA the following year, the series follows The Man (Jamie Dornan), an Irish stranger who suddenly awakes in the Australian outback with no memory of who he is or why he's in the hospital. As The Man gathers clues and hints relating to his sordid past, he encounters a slew of colorful characters that keep viewers on the edge of their seats.

With Season 2 of The Tourist changing locations from Australia to Ireland, a...

Syfy has announced its spring and summer slate of television series, including “Chucky” and “Reginald the Vampire.”

The network revealed the dates during NBCUniversal’s portion of the TV Critics Assn. winter press tour in Pasadena. The second half of Season 3 of “Chucky” will premiere April 10 at 10 p.m. Et/Pt. Season 2 of “Reginald the Vampire” will premiere May 8 at 10 p.m. and Season 2 of “The Ark” will arrive in the summer. Additionally, the horror drama “SurrealEstate” has been renewed for Season 3.

In Season 3 of “Chucky,” the murderous doll finds himself in the White House. Meanwhile, “Reginald the Vampire” follows a man who “finally got his life together when he was turned into a vampire.”

“The Ark” is set “100 years in the future when planetary colonization missions have begun as a necessity to help secure the survival of the human race. The first of these missions on a spacecraft known...

The Tourist has found new success on Netflix's charts after being saved from cancellation. The first season of the show made its Netflix debut and garnered 11.4 million hours of viewership within its first week. The Tourist is a mystery dramedy that follows a man with amnesia who must discover his identity before his past catches up to him.

Jamie Dornan's mystery dramedy, The Tourist, finds new love on Netflix's global charts after being saved from cancellation. A blend of drama, comedy, and action thrills, The Tourist tells the story of a man who wakes up with no memory of who he is or the awful things he's done. HBO Max carried the first season of the BBC One show in the U.S. back in 2022. However, late last year, it was confirmed that there were no plans to stream the already-completed season 2.

Now, months after Netflix rescued The Tourist,...

RadioTimes.com is launching a new video and podcast series The Best Ever – with guests from the worlds of TV, film, sport, gaming and entertainment tackling some of pop culture’s biggest conversation points – from action movies to TV detectives – asking: which truly was the best ever?

Hosted by Morgan Jeffery, Executive Editor, RadioTimes.com, The Best Ever sees a different panel of guests each week go head-to-head to compete for The Best Ever trophy.

Morgan Jeffery says: “Expect strong opinions, fiery debate and big laughs each week as the panel compete to pick up the coveted The Best Ever trophy. The first episode sees me joined by Nicholas Briggs, voice of the Daleks and Cybermen; Beth Axford, author and super-fan, and RadioTimes.com's Sci-Fi and Fantasy Editor Louise Griffin to debate the best ever Doctor Who story. It’s a hotly contested question and a lively panel – the end...

Marc Charles Williams, better known as Mars Williams, the front-and-center saxophonist of ’80s New Wave bands The Waitresses and The Psychedelic Furs, died Nov. 20 of the rare and aggressive ampullary cancer in a Chicago hospice facility. He was 68.

His death was announced by his family on a GoFundMe page last month, but has more recently gained widespread attention. His brother Paul R. Williams confirmed the cause of death to The New York Times for an obituary posted today.

Following his initial stints in the Waitresses and Psychedelic Furs – both bands were early MTV favorites with videos often spotlighting the playful Williams, and he would reunite with the Furs throughout his life – the saxophonist went on to lead his own jazz ensembles including the influential, Grammy-nominated acid jazz group Liquid Soul in the 1990s.

A statement posted by his family on the GoFundMe page reads, in part, “Until the end, Mars’ inexhaustible humor and energy,...

The Tourist has found a new home in the US. Season one was released on HBO Max in March 2022, but the Max streaming service dropped the BBC series in August, despite a second season being produced. Netflix has picked up the US rights to the show, and both seasons will arrive early next year.

Starring Jamie Dornan, Danielle Macdonald, and Greg Larson, the series was created and written by Harry and Jack Williams. The story follows a man (Dornan) who wakes up in an Australian hospital without his memories.

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Jamie Dornan’s The Tourist is stranded no more.

Months after the being officially abandoned by original U.S. distributer Max, the amnesia-themed thriller’s forthcoming second season has been picked up by Netflix. Season 2 will bow on Feb. 29. (Netflix has also secured rights to the UK series’ first season, which will arrive Feb. 1.)

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Exclusive: Fleabag EPs Harry and Jack Williams have said they wanted to “go back to something simple and primal” with upcoming BBC series Boat Story, which comes at the back-end of an “era of peak TV when you start to feel every story is being told.”

Jack Williams joked that the storied writer-producers “didn’t turn the dial but feel we broke the dial” on the upcoming series, which is produced by the Williams’ All3Media-backed drama label Two Brothers Pictures and is a pivotal part of distributor All3Media International’s catalog at this week’s Mipcom Cannes.

The show stars a rotating cast of actors that the Williams’ have worked with over the years including Back to Life co-creator Daisy Haggard, Noughts + Crosses’ Paterson Joseph and Tchéky Karyo (The Missing), along with BAFTA-winner Joanna Scanlan. The offbeat thriller follows Janet (Haggard) and Samuel (Joseph) as they clutch on to...

Three festival-goers will choose the winner of the international series competition.

Switzerland’s Geneva International Film Festival (Giff) has unveiled the programme for its 29th edition, with festival hits including Polite Society and The Sweet East, and a new format for its international series competition.

The festival includes 110 works, of which 53 are films, 27 are series, 28 are immersive experiences and two are installations.

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Giff includes four competition sections: international feature, international series, international immersive and the convergent competition – the latter section featuring projects from all three formats.

All 12 titles in the international...

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Th Max (formerly HBO Max) will be cutting ties with The Tourist season 1, removing it from the streaming service on September 8. Max will not be the home of The Tourist season 2, which is already completed. It is unclear if All3Media, the production company behind The Tourist, is in negotiations with other platforms to acquire the show.

The Tourist season 2 gets a bleak update after its surprising renewal. Created by Harry and Jack Williams, The Tourist centers on The Man (played by Jamie Dornan) who wakes up in a hospital with zero memory of who he is and how he got there. Spending the first of six episodes in a state of utter uncertainty, Dornan’s protagonist is helped along by Helen Chamber (Danielle Macdonald), as the traffic cop aids The Man in uncovering the details behind the horrific car crash that led to his amnesia.

Max is severing all ties with The Tourist.

Amid word that Season 1 of Jamie Dornan’s Bourne Identity-esque thriller will be leaving Max on Sept. 8, TVLine has confirmed that the streamer will not be the U.S. home for the UK series’ forthcoming second season.

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Toledo, Spain — Adding to its bullish line-up of primetime dramas, Spain’s Atresmedia TV is set to adapt “Angela Black,” its second ITV drama makeover from “The Missing” creators, Harry and Jack Williams, after the Spanish commercial broadcaster’s reversion of “Liar.”

Currently casting and set to go into production this fall in Bizkaia’s Bilbao, “Angela,” as the Spanish redo is known, is produced by Buendía Estudios Vizcaya with the participation of Atresmedia TV.

An original idea of the Williams’ Two Brothers Pictures, “Angela Black’s” international distribution is handled by All3Media International.

Buendía Estudios is behind “Veneno,” “Cardo” and “The Cook of Castamar.” “Angela” is directed by Norberto López Amado, who has helmed episodes on some of the biggest hits on Spanish TV in the last 10 years, such as “The Time in Between” and “El Príncipe” as well as two episodes of “Liar.”

In now well-established windowing, “Angela...

Amazon and ITV have given an eight-episode order to the thriller series “The Widow,” starring Kate Beckinsale. The series hails from writers Harry and Jack Williams, who also executive produce the Amazon comedy “Fleabag” and most recently co-created the SundanceTV series “Liar.” Beckinsale will star as Georgia Wells, a woman who has cut herself off from her previous life, but is pulled back in search of the truth after seeing her “late” husband on the news. The series will begin production later this month in South Africa, Wales and Rotterdam, Netherlands.