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A canceled British sci-fi show, The Lazarus Project, is making waves again, climbing to #6 on Netflix’s Top 10 chart despite getting the axe last year after two seasons. This time-loop thriller created by Joe Barton and starring Paapa Essiedu has found new life with streaming audiences.

The Lazarus Project, originally called Extinction, first hit screens on June 16, 2022. It follows George, played by Essiedu, a guy with a rare gene that lets him relive the same day to stop disasters. He’s part of a secret group called the Lazarus Project, led by Elisabeth “Wes” Wesley (Caroline Quentin), which uses time resets to prevent apocalypses. The cast includes Anjli Mohindra as Archie, a team member who gets a time-loop serum, and Rudi Dharmalingam as Shiv, another gene carrier. Charly Clive plays Sarah, George’s wife, who later becomes part of the mission.

Other key players are Tom Burke as Rebrov, a...

The Lazarus Project has made a surprising comeback on Netflix’s streaming charts, despite being canceled last year. The British sci-fi thriller, starring Paapa Essiedu, recently climbed to number six on the platform’s Top 10 list, showing that viewers are still very much interested in its time-bending story.

The show originally aired in the UK in 2022, where it gained attention for its mix of action, suspense, and science fiction. Created by Joe Barton, The Lazarus Project follows George, played by Essiedu, who has a rare ability to remember events from previous timelines.

He is recruited by a secret organization known as the Lazarus Project, whose mission is to prevent global disasters by resetting time when catastrophe strikes.

The cast also includes Anjli Mohindra as Archie, Rudi Dharmalingam as Shiv, Charly Clive as Sarah, Caroline Quentin as team leader Wes, and Tom Burke as Rebrov, a rogue former Lazarus agent who...

One of Paapa Essiedu's not-so-old shows is coming to the U.S. for the first time, very soon, but only for a limited time. July will see the debut of all sixteen episodes of The Lazarus Project arrive exclusively on Netflix, over a year after it was cancelled. The British sci-fi thriller series was created by Joe Barton, who is also behind similarly gripping Netflix titles such as Giri/Haji, Black Doves, and The Bastard Son & The Devil Himself.

Produced by Adam Knopf,The Lazarus Project will be available to watch on Netflix starting Monday, July 28, according to What's on Netflix. Alongside Essiedu, the cast features Caroline Quentin, Tom Burke, Anjli Mohindra, Rudi Dharmalingam, Charly Clive, Salóme Gunnarsdóttir, Lukas Loughran, and Vinette Robinson. The action series premiered on June 16, 2022, and was renewed for another run in August of the same year. Season 2 then debuted on November 15, 2023, months before the show...

One of the best modern sci-fi action shows is all set to land on Netflix. Featuring an ensemble of captivating characters, topical themes, intense shootouts, espionage action, and a complex time-travel plot that will have you both enthralled and confused (at times), the series is one of the most underrated shows to come out of Britain in recent years, and will hopefully now find a whole new audience thanks to streaming.

Created by Joe Barton, who recently found success on Netflix with his critically acclaimed spy thriller series, Black Doves, starring Keira Knightley, the series is titled The Lazarus Project, and stars soon-to-be-Snape Paapa Essiedu as a seemingly ordinary young Londoner who discovers that, thanks to an inherent gene in his physical makeup, he can experience time loops. What follows is a thrilling tale of global espionage and keeping the apocalypse from the door, but it’s probably just easier to read the official synopsis,...

Netflix is no stranger to dropping shows that turn into major hits. The streamer, in 2024, dropped the spy thriller series, Black Doves, starring Keira Knightley and Ben Whishaw, and it simply became a smash hit. With a nearly perfect score of 94% from critics and a solid 64% from audiences on Rotten Tomatoes, Black Doves has established itself as a critically acclaimed spy series. Already renewed for a second season, the series was expected to return sometime in 2026, over a year after Season 1 premiered on Netflix. However, recent news reports suggest that the wait for the show's return might be a longer one.

According to What's on Netflix, filming on Season 2 of Black Doveswas set to begin in July, but that seems to have changed. Now, production has been delayed for several months, with September being the likely kick-off point. The sophomore season was expected to premiere in 2026, but this latest development...

Ballots for the 2025 Emmys have officially been released and voting is currently underway in all categories. For Best Drama Series Writing, there are 132 submissions, which means there will be six finalists for the category when nominations are announced July 15.

When it comes to writing, there are two strategic approaches when it comes to seeking a slot: submit one showcase episode or flood the zone. This year, as is often the case, practically all of the frontrunners are opting for the former tactic. This includes the incumbent winner Will Smith for Slow Horses, who is the only nominee from last year eligible again. He could win his second consecutive Emmy for the Season 4 finale, a shattering, suspenseful episode surrounding River Cartwright (Jack Lowden).

But what may stop Slow Horses in its tracks would be Severance, with "Cold Harbor," the Season 2 finale scripted by creator Dan Erickson. It's just as devastating, with...

Kathryn Bigelow’s Netflix titleA House Of Dynamite will have a limited theatrical release in earlyOctober ahead of its launch on the platform from October 24.

The date suggests the film will be in the running for awards consideration.

Bigelow was the first woman to win the best director Oscar forThe Hurt Locker in 2010, which also won the best picture prize. Only two women have subsquently won the best director Oscar: Chloe Zhao forNomadlandin 2020 and Jane Campionfor thePower Of The Dogin 2022.

AHouse Of DynamitestarsIdris Elba, Rebecca Ferguson, Gabe Basso, Jared Harris, Tracy Letts, Anthony Ramos, Moses Ingram, Jonah Hauer-King, with Greta Lee,...

It was a big night for television, as Emmy favorites descended upon Cipriani Wall Street in New York City for the second annual Gotham TV Awards. Launched in 2024, the TV branch of the beloved indie film award show continues to stake out an early position on the calendar that could eventually make it a barometer for the Emmy race in a way that mirrors the Gotham Awards’ traditional relationship with the Oscars.

The evening’s big winners included “Adolescence,” which completed a sweep of the limited series categories with wins for Breakthrough Limited Series and Outstanding Lead Performance in a Limited Series (for Stephen Graham), while Owen Cooper shared the Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Limited Series award with Jenny Slate (who was nominated for “Dying for Sex”). Emmy Frontrunners “The Studio” and “The Pitt” also won the Breakthrough Comedy Series and Breakthrough Drama Series categories, respectively.

“Building on the...

The 2025 Gotham TV Awards are underway in Manhattan.

This marks the second year in which the Gotham Awards have broken out TV honors with a separate ceremony during Emmys season.

Netflix’s Adolescence leads this year’s nominees with four nods.

The four-episode series about a teenage boy accused of murder, which became a much-talked-about phenomenon shortly after its streaming debut last month, landed nods for breakthrough limited series, lead performance in a limited series (Stephen Graham) and two nods for supporting performance in a limited series (Owen Cooper and Erin Doherty).

Meanwhile, Max’s The Pitt, FX’s Dying for Sex and CBS’ Matlock each landed three nods, with a number of projects scoring two nods apiece.

Dying for Sex faces off against Adolescence in the limited series category, where additional nominees are Get Millie Back, Penelope and Say Nothing.

The Pitt and Matlock are nominated for breakthrough drama series,...

It’s the morning after Chopard’s glamorous gala dinner at Carlton Beach during the Cannes Film Festival, and Finn Bennett is perched on a sofa high above the Croisette inside the luxury jeweler’s penthouse suite at Hôtel Martinez.

Alongside fellow honorees, the 26-year-old actor received a Chopard Trophy during the ceremony in front of an A-list crowd that included filmmaker Quentin Tarantino; jury members like Halle Berry, Jeremy Strong and president Juliette Binoche; and the woman assigned to hand over the trophies, Chopard godmother Angelina Jolie. Needless to say, Bennett needed a bit more time to process the fairy tale evening, one that came after turning heads in such roles as Alex Garland’s Warfare, Issa Lopez’s True Detective opposite Jodie Foster and Joe Barton’s Black Doves opposite Keira Knightley and Ben Wishaw.

His profile is set to grow exponentially in 2026 when HBO Max debuts the...

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If you still remember teen fantasy shows like The Vampire Diaries and Riverdale that went on for far too long, even after their stories had no steam left, but you might not remember the shows in this list, as they had so much more story to tell, but they were canceled way too soon. Teen fantasy shows were all the rage in the 2010s and that’s why there were so many of them but most of them didn’t hit as hard as The Vampire Diaries or Teen Wolf, but that doesn’t mean that the shows that were canceled were not as good or even better then these two shows. That’s the reason why we decided to compile a list of seven great (or underrated) teen fantasy shows that had great potential but were canceled way too soon.

Right now, hundreds of TV program buyers are in the air flying to Los Angeles for the annual LA Screenings. It might not be the all-singing, all-dancing party week of yesteryear, but buying sources we’ve spoken to for this report ahead of the studio get-togethers have been stressing its importance as they attempt to navigate increasingly fragmented and complicated pictures in their home markets.

While there are more industry events than ever, with the London TV Screenings in particular stealing others thunder, there is a broad optimism from those heading to the Californian sunshine (and the darkened cinemas on the studio lots). On the back of a hectic Upfronts week, the network schedules are becoming clearer, but what breaks out internationally is still guesswork.

Donald Trump’s tariffs talk has added extra confusion to the mix, and the aftershocks of both the pandemic and the Hollywood strikes are still being felt globally.

Unlike most Netflix shows, the spy thriller series Black Doves avoided the merciless swing of the streamer’s axe and will return for a second season. Now, while details largely remain under wraps, a new production update reveals when Black Doves Season 2 will begin filming, allowing us to speculate when it will land on the streamer.

According to a report by What’s on Netflix, Black Doves Season 2 is all set to start filming in July 2025, with Keira Knightley all set to return as the super spy Helen Webb. This latest suggests that fans will be waiting a little while yet before returning to the thrilling world of Black Doves, with Season 2 likely to debut on Netflix in either spring or summer 2026.

Created by Joe Barton, Black Doves stars Keira Knightley and Ben Whishaw alongside Sarah Lancashire (Happy Valley), Andrew Koji (Bullet Train), Andrew Buchan (Industry), Omari Douglas (It's a Sin...

One of the best action movies of the last few years continues to prove its greatness, earning a pair of nominations at this year’s Gotham TV Awards. Released by Netflix back in September last year, Rebel Ridge has been both a critical and commercial success for the streamer, with the action thriller having now found itself up for awards consideration and thus cementing itself as one of the best genre features of modern times.

Rebel Ridge is now up for Outstanding Original Film, Broadcast, or Streaming alongside the likes of Peacock’s Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy, NBC’s Ladies & Gentlemen…50 Years of SNL Music, HBO’s Pee-wee as Himself, and Hulu’s Sly Lives! (aka The Burden of Black Genius). Not only that, lead star Aaron Pierre is also in contention for Outstanding Performance in an Original Film, finding himself up against Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor in Searchlight Pictures...

Emmy season is upon us, and while we won’t see those nominations until July 15, the second annual Gotham Television Awards could give us a taste of what to expect from TV’s biggest night. In the mix are critically-acclaimed series such as Netflix’s “Adolescence,” Max’s “The Pitt,” AppleTV+’s “The Studio” and FX/Hulu’s “Dying for Sex,” “Say Nothing” and “English Teacher,” among several newcomers.

“Building on the success of last year’s inaugural ceremony, the Gotham Television Awards returns with new categories, expanded tributes and a larger stage to celebrate the creators and artists making their mark on today’s television landscape,” Jeffrey Sharp, executive director of the Gotham’s, said. “As the first awards show of the new television season, we are proud to bring together the industry’s most exciting new voices, celebrate breakthrough achievements and deepen our commitment to supporting the creative community.

The 2025 Gotham TV Awards nominations have been revealed, with Netflix’s Adolescence scoring a leading four nominations.

The four-episode series about a teenage boy accused of murder, which became a much-talked-about phenomenon shortly after its streaming debut last month, landed nods for breakthrough limited series, lead performance in a limited series (Stephen Graham) and two nods for supporting performance in a limited series (Owen Cooper and Erin Doherty).

Meanwhile, Max’s The Pitt, FX’s Dying for Sex and CBS’ Matlock each landed three nods, with a number of projects scoring two nods apiece.

Dying for Sex faces off against Adolescence in the limited series category, where additional nominees are Get Millie Back, Penelope and Say Nothing.

The Pitt and Matlock are nominated for breakthrough drama series, alongside Black Doves, Forever and One Hundred Years of Solitude.

The Pitt‘s Noah Wyle and Matlock‘s Kathy Bates are nominated for...

The Gotham Film & Media Institute handed out nominations to Adolescence, The Pitt and The Studio as well as performances by Kathy Bates, Sterling K. Brown, Ted Danson, Linda Lavin, Cristin Milioti and Michelle Williams for its second annual Gotham Television Awards.

The 2025 event set noms in twelve categories with Netflix’ high-profile series Adolescence topping at four and The Pitt, Matlock and Dying For Sex with three each. A number had double hitters including The Studio, Overcompensating, Penelope, Fantasmas, Deli Boys, Forever, English Teacher and Paradise.

“Building on the success of last year’s inaugural ceremony, the Gotham Television Awards returns with new categories, expanded tributes, and a larger stage to celebrate the creators and artists making their mark on today’s television landscape,” said Jeffrey Sharp, Executive Director of The Gotham. “As the first awards show of the new television season, we are proud to bring together the industry’s most exciting new voices,...

Max’s medical drama “The Pitt,” AppleTV+’s “The Studio” and Netflix’s “Adolescence” are among the top shows nominated at the 2025 Gotham Television Awards.

Other shows nominated include FX’s “Dying for Sex” and CBS’ “Matlock.” Among the outstanding performances recognized across multiple genres include Kathy Bates (“Matlock”), Sterling K. Brown (“Paradise”), Michelle Williams (“Dying for Sex”) and Olivia Williams (“Dune: Prophecy).

The critically acclaimed “Adolescence,” which recently set its Emmys acting campaigns, saw nods for Stephen Graham, along with breakout newcomer Owen Cooper and Erin Doherty.

Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson landed two nominations. One for “Ladies & Gentlemen…50 Years of SNL Music” and the other for “Sly Lives! (aka The Burden of Black Genius).”

“Building on the success of last year’s inaugural ceremony, the Gotham Television Awards returns with new categories, expanded tributes, and a larger stage to celebrate the creators and artists making their mark on today’s television landscape,...

The Gotham Television Awards are recognizing the buzziest series of the year. IndieWire can announce the 2025 nominees, including “Adolescence,” “The Pitt,” and “The Studio.” The Gotham Television Awards ceremony will take place Monday, June 2 in New York City at Cipriani Wall Street.

“Building on the success of last year’s inaugural ceremony, the Gotham Television Awards returns with new categories, expanded tributes, and a larger stage to celebrate the creators and artists making their mark on today’s television landscape,” Jeffrey Sharp, Executive Director of The Gotham, said. “As the first awards show of the new television season, we are proud to bring together the industry’s most exciting new voices, celebrate breakthrough achievements, and deepen our commitment to supporting the creative community.”

Kathy Bates, Sterling K. Brown, Ted Danson, Linda Lavin, Cristin Milioti, and Michelle Williams are among the actors recognized in the genderless categories. The second annual awards...

In ​​film and TV, we’re often primed to think of romantic love as the ultimate happy ending for every kind of story. But in Black Doves, a spy thriller series starring Keira Knightley and Ben Whishaw, it’s the unlikely friendship between two undercover agents that becomes the beating heart of the whole shebang. “It was always, to me, going to be a story about friendship,” says the show’s writer and creator, Joe Barton. “I’m fascinated with the platonic loves of our lives, the people that we love [in ways] that aren’t romantic or familial. And actually, those [loves] often last longer and are stronger. I just find that dynamic gets underexplored. That was always my North Star when I was writing it.”

In the show, Knightley plays Helen, the seemingly perfect wife of a Tory politician, who has a secret second life as a ruthless spy.

Seth Rogen, Woody Harrelson and Kathleen Turner has joined the voice cast of Andy Serkis’s animated Animal Farm adaptation at Aniventure and Imaginarium Productions.

Rogen will voice Napoleon, the pig that leads a group of farmyard animals into authoritarian rule in the story based on George Orwell’s 1945 allegorical novella.

The cast includes Glenn Close, Steve Buscemi, Gaten Matarazzo, Laverne Cox, Jim Parsons, Iman Vellani, and Serkis.

Aniventure and Imaginarium are producing with Adam Nagle, David Rosenbaum, Jonathan Cavendish, and Serkis. Harrelson serves as executive producer alongside Matt Reeves. Animation has been provided by Cinesite, produced by Connie Nartonis Thompson...

Two of the industry’s hottest prospects are teaming on an Apple TV+ romcom series about ex-child prodigies.

Will Sharpe has created and will star in Prodigies alongside The Bear breakout Ayo Edebiri, who is exec producing.

The pair play Didi (Edebiri) and Ren (Sharpe), two ex-child prodigies who have been together since they were children. Now in their early 30s, they are starting to question whether their very ordinary existence is living up to the extraordinary promise of their childhood. Inevitably, they find themselves asking the same questions of their relationship.

The show comes from Black Doves producer Sister, which has worked with Sharpe on the likes of Giri/Haji and Flowers.

Sharpe and Edebiri are increasingly in demand. Sharpe, who appeared in Season 2 of The White Lotus, is currently working on Lena Dunham’s Too Much for Netflix and a Sky series in which he plays Mozart from Black Doves creator Joe Barton.

Exclusive: Apple has set BAFTA and Emmy winner Dearbhla Walsh (Bad Sisters, Fargo), Kate Herron (The Last of Us, Loki) and Alice Seabright (Sex Education, Chloe) to direct Margo’s Got Money Troubles, its upcoming drama series from David E. Kelley and A24, starring Elle Fanning, Michelle Pfeiffer and Nicole Kidman.

Walsh will direct four of the eight episodes including the pilot and serve as an executive producer. Herron and Seabright will direct two episodes each.

In Margo’s Got Money Troubles, based on Rufi Thorpe’s novel, Fanning stars as Margo Millet, the child of a Hooters waitress, Shyanne (Pfeiffer), and an ex-pro wrestler, Jinx (Nick Offerman), who becomes pregnant after a brief affair with an English professor, Mark (Michael Angarano), at the local junior college she attends. Now, at 20, Margo is alone with an infant, unemployed, and on the verge of eviction. When her estranged father Jinx shows up on...

The director of Under The Shadow, Avak Anvari, has offered a brief update on his long-awaited monster movie sequel, Clovefield 2.

Since Matt Reeves’ Cloverfield arrived in a blitz of viral marketing back in 2008, a couple of films have followed bearing the same name, existing in the same universe.

The 2016 sci-fi thriller 10 Cloverfield Lane was retrofitted into becoming a Cloverfield film in post-production, while Paramount lost confidence in The Cloverfield Paradox and sold it to Netflix instead of releasing it in cinemas. There’s also talk early last year that David Robert Mitchell’s upcoming (and very secretive) Flowervale Street might be a secret Cloverfield movie, though that’s pure conjecture on our part.

Still, back in 2021, we were told that a direct sequel to Cloverfield was coming. Paramount clearly still has interest in more Cloverfield movies and hired Joe Barton to script the movie, with JJ Abrams producing. Anvak Anvari,...

Babak Anvari is set to direct a new sequel to Cloverfield, which is reportedly a direct sequel to Matt Reeves’s original 2008 film.

In a new interview during the SXSW premiere of his latest film Hallow Road, Anvari teased the new sequel.

“So sad that I cannot because everyone on that team is very secretive, which I understand,” Anvari told Countdown City Geeks. “But whatever happens, just know that hopefully you’re going to get something amazing.”

Although Anvari didn’t disclose any details about the follow-up film, he did express his excitement about the project as “high.”

Deadline reported in December 2022 that Anvari was attached to direct the new Cloverfield movie with Joe Barton writing the script, J.J. Abrams producing for Bad Robot, along with Hannah Minghella and Jon Cohen. Bryan Burk, Matt Reeves, and Drew Goddard are also attached as executive producers.

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The long-awaited Cloverfield sequel has received an exciting update from its director, Babak Anvari. This project has been in the works since 2018, and it has been nearly two decades since the original Cloverfield movie made its big debut, directed by Matt Reeves. Fans of the sci-fi horror franchise have been eagerly waiting for news, and it seems like the sequel is finally moving forward.

Babak Anvari shared the latest on the Cloverfield sequel, confirming that the project is still under development at Paramount Pictures. While he couldn’t reveal too many details, he made it clear that he’s extremely excited about the movie and the direction it’s headed. “You know, everyone on that team, they’re very secretive, which I understand,” Anvari said. “Whatever happens, just know that hopefully you’re going to get something amazing.”

Anvari, who became attached to direct the sequel in 2022, has a solid background in the horror genre.

Stv has upped its majority stake in Joe Lycett’s Got Your Back indie Rumpus Media and reaped the rewards of the recent deal with Patrick Melrose maker Two Cities, as the Scottish outfit posted a profit and revenue boost.

Stv’s full-year results this morning revealed for the first time that production arm Stv Studios now owns 99% of Rumpus Media, a deal that came less than a year after the exits of Rumpus founders Emily Hudd and Iain Wimbush, who had turned the indie into a prolific unscripted producer across a decade. They were replaced by Josephine Brassey. The company’s credits include Joe Lycett’s Got Your Back and The Misadventures of Romesh Ranganathan.

Stv acquired 40% of Rumpus when it bought Greenbird from Keshet in July 2023 for £21.4M ($27.7M) and that became 99% around eight months ago following the trigger of what is called a “bad leaver” provision in...

Danny Dyer is on the awards trail for his turn in Disney+ series Rivals.

The EastEnders actor will compete for Best Actor at the Broadcasting Press Guild (Bpg) Awards, which is voted on by British television and media journalists.

Dyer starred as electronics businessman Freddie Jones in Disney’s series about sex and skulduggery in the British television business in the 1980s.

To win the Bpg prize, he will have to fend off competition from Lennie James (Mr Loverman), Toby Jones (Mr Bates vs the Post Office), Eddie Redmayne (Day of the Jackal), and Mark Rylance (Wolf Hall).

Rivals, based on Jilly Cooper’s novels, will do battle for Best Drama Series alongside Baby Reindeer, Day of the Jackal, Mr Bates vs The Post Office, and Wolf Hall.

Baby Reindeer star Jessica Gunning, a darling of the awards season, has been nominated for Best Actress, where her competition includes Monica Dolan...

To close out 2024, Netflix debuted its new British spy thriller series, Black Doves, and tons of people tuned in to see if it was any good. Not only did it deliver, but it far surpassed most viewers' expectations. With its short six-episode first season, fans quickly binged the series. Luckily, they didn’t have to worry about the future of the show, as Netflix had already renewed Black Doves for a second season before its premiere. We're talking four months earlier. Looks like Netflix knew it had a hit on its hands!

Black Doves was created by Joe Barton. The series stars Keira Knightley as Helen Webb, an undercover professional spy determined to uncover the truth behind the murder of her secret lover. Accompanying her is Sam Young, an old friend and skilled assassin, tasked with protecting her. The explosive season 1 finale left viewers craving more, and while they will eventually get a second installment,...

After a two-year wait, The Recruit season 2 just premiered on Netflix on Jan. 30. I binge-watched the new season in just a few days, and now, I'm ready for the next spy show to check out next. I bet you are, too!

If you're looking for a new show like The Recruit to watch right now, you're in luck. I shared a list of four good spy shows to watch while we wait to find out if The Recruit is renewed for season 3. The good news is that Netflix has a bunch of new spy and political thrillers to watch right now. We've seen at least four released on Netflix in as many months, not including The Recruit. That streak of new thrillers continues in February with Zero Day starring Robert De Niro coming to Netflix on Feb. 20.

Up first is the Netflix spy series that had a new season premiere...

Filmmaker J.J. Abrams rose to prominence with his work on hit television shows and as a screenwriter for blockbuster movies. In the 2000s, he made a name for himself by directing big-budget franchise movies, including the Star Trek reboot and two of the Star Wars sequels. However, the latter became a bit of a stain on his career after the sequel trilogy ended poorly.

J.J. Abrams last directed 2019’s Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (Credit: Lucasfilm).

Amidst these big-budget projects, Abrams also oversaw the production of movies in the Cloverfield franchise, which remain extremely grounded and exceptionally well-made sci-fi movies. As a result, Abrams must refocus his efforts on delivering on one promise he made for the franchise while trying to redeem himself after the Star Wars backlash.

J.J. Abrams must fulfill bigger plans for the Cloverfield franchise after Star Wars stained his career

J.J. Abrams...

Keira Knightley is a certified movie star, whose films grossed over $3.6 billion at the worldwide box office. However, the actress has stayed away from big blockbusters and focused on several roles where she can balance her personal life and professional life.

Because of this, she has found a new partnership with Netflix that helps her achieve both things. Following a successful run with Black Doves, the two teamed up again for a new project. Netflix has just unveiled the first look at The Woman in Cabin 10 during its Next on Netflix event.

She witnessed a murder… but no one believes her.Keira Knightley will stop at nothing to learn what really happened to The Woman in Cabin 10. #NextOnNetflix pic.twitter.com/4khdHUdTfx— Netflix (@netflix) January 30, 2025

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There are some absolute monsters of shows that fans are waiting to hear more news about. The main news we all want is, of course, when we will see new seasons for some top shows. Netflix has just unveiled plans for their 2025 series plans, but what they haven't said is as important as what they did tell us.

Of course, we’ll all be glad to hear there are new seasons this year for the likes of Wednesday, Squid Games, and Emily in Paris, plus a whole load more. You’ll hear all the information we know about them here on Netflix Life for sure. But when you see the new list of 2025 shows it’ll leave you asking one big question.

‘What about..[insert here some of your favorites that aren't on that list]?’ That's where what Netflix hasn't said comes into play. As a general rule, it means if a series isn't on the Netflix 2025 list then we’ll...

When you watch a great drama on Netflix you have a conflict over its ending. Of course, you want to get to the end to find out what happens, how all the stories come together, and what happens to the characters. Sometimes, though, it’s so good and enthralling that you want to be able to keep watching it and wish it wouldn't end. A new season is the obvious answer.

That was very much the case for Black Doves. The Netflix drama was released late last year and captured a lot of attention. It was a great mix of a thrilling story, some festive elements due to its Christmas in London setting, and, of course, a brilliant cast.

Led by Kiera Knightley and Ben Whishaw, there were also strong roles for Sarah Lancashire and Andrew Buchan. Tracey Ullman also makes a dramatic late appearance in the show. The names...

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2024 is over, and while it was a wasteland at the box office last year for television fans, it was one of the better years as we got many brilliant shows on the big and small scale. With incredible series like Masters of the Air starting the year, there was no way that the rest of the year could go bad, and that’s what happened because we got powerful and thrilling shows like Shōgun, Fallout, and 3 Body Problem. So, we compiled the list of the best returning and new shows on streaming, Cabel, and networks.

Baby Reindeer (Netflix) Credit – Netflix

Baby Reindeer is a Scottish psychological dark comedy-drama thriller series created by Richard Gadd. Based on Gadd’s autobiographical one-man show, the Netflix series follows aspiring comedian Donny Dunn, who is dealing with a female stalker,...

Keira Knightley’s Black Doves recently premiered on Netflix to rave reviews, earning a strong 95% score from critics and a 63% rating from general audiences on Rotten Tomatoes. The show quickly jumped to the top of streaming charts, claiming the #1 spot that had previously been occupied by The Madness, the thriller series starring Colman Domingo. Black Doves may have lost its top spot and fallen to the middle of the pack in the Netflix top 10, but fans are still anxiously awaiting news about the second season, which has already been announced. During a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter, writer/creator Joe Barton delivered just that, speaking about production on Season 2 while also teasing what fans can expect to see from the plot:...

Black Doves creator Joe Barton details why Sam can't bring himself to kill grown-up Hector. Although the six-episode Netflix series gains a lot of its narrative momentum from the secret identity of spy Helen Webb (Keira Knightley) and the global crisis that looms after her lover is one of four people who are found dead, there is a parallel storyline with Ben Whishaw's Sam Young as he comes to terms with the fact that the boy he couldn't bring himself to kill years earlier has now returned as a dangerous young man,

In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Barton was asked about the fact that Sam can't bring himself to kill Hector Newman (Luther Ford) even though that's what he initially plans to do. The series creator gives a lengthy response, juxtaposing Sam's decision to kill his father with his inability to pull the trigger when it comes to Sam.

Black Doves season 2 gets an update from creator Joe Barton, including a release timeline and a story tease. Premiering on Netflix in early December, with Keira Knightley, Ben Winshaw, and Sarah Lancashire in lead roles, the six-episode series unfolds over the holidays and zeroes in on what happens when Helen Webb (Knightley) finds out that her secret identity as a spy is in danger once her lover is killed by in a mysterious murder. Receiving acclaim from critics and topping viewership charts, Black Doves season 2 was confirmed before the show's debut.

In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Barton gave an update on the show's return and mentioned that filming was slated to begin next year. Although the show creator did not share a specific timeline, beyond that filming is currently underway, he does mention that viewers won't have to wait too long between seasons:

Literally, I’m in the writers’ room right now.

During the holiday season, audiences are always looking for something with a clear festive spirit to make their Christmas-watching fun and nostalgic. Ironically, one of this year's most popular options is Netflix's Black Doves, a gripping espionage thriller series starring Keira Knightley and Ben Whishaw. Although its story is quite dark and gritty at times, Black Doves' soundtrack features some classic holiday songs that help create a wintery atmosphere throughout the story.

Hawkeye is another recent example of a streaming-released festive TV show that became essential viewing for the holiday season, and this year, it may be competing with Black Doves for those viewing numbers. These are two excellent series, and while Hawkeye certainly ranks among the MCU’s best TV shows, Black Doves is an equally strong option for this year's Christmas viewing parties.

Keira Knightley's Black Doves Is An Action Series That Takes Place Around Christmas Black...

[This story contains spoilers from the season one finale of Black Doves.]

Upon its early December release, Joe Barton‘s spy thriller Black Doves soared into Netflix’s top 10 most-watched shows in 89 countries.

Starring Keira Knightley and Ben Whishaw, the series has already been renewed for a season two. It was a bloody and brutal season finale — we’d expect nothing less — where everyone (metaphorically and literally) lost their head a little.

In Black Doves, Knightley stars as Helen Webb, wife to the U.K.’s defense secretary Wallace and ascending government minister (Andrew Buchan). For years, she’d been passing her husband’s secrets on to a shadowy organization Helen works for (helmed by Sarah Lancashire’s Mrs Reed), which leaves her hard-pressed to explain where she’s been and what she’s been up to when returning home to her family after a hard day’s work.

All of a sudden, the death of Helen’s secret lover...

Who needs a stocking stuffer when you can watch Keira Knightley deck the halls with bullets and mayhem in the Christmas-set thriller Black Doves?

Fromcreator, writer, and executive producer Joe Barton, Black Doves — now streaming on Netflix — is Knightley’s first TV role since the 2002 mini-series Doctor Zhivago. The English actor stars as Helen, a professional spy who’s pulled into a vast, interconnected conspiracy alongside her assassin friend Sam (Ben Whishaw) when her secret lover Jason (Andrew Koji) is murdered.

After making her mark as an action heroine with films like Pirates of the Caribbean, King Arthur, and 2014’s Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit, the actor found it “very exciting” to leap back into combat with Black Doves.

“It was amazing how that whole muscle memory thing, it was really still in there,” Knightley tells Tudum. “Now being a bit older, it didn’t freak me...

Black Doves creator Joe Barton has revealed a crucial twist that was embedded into the final scenes of season one. The sequence in question features a woman, whom fans may have been unable to identify. The woman sits quietly in the home of spymaster Mrs. Reed (Sarah Lancashire), who enjoys a glass of champagne on Christmas. Barton divulges his intentions behind various character choices in a new GQ interview, and the show's creator also reveals the mystery woman's identity at long last.

"That's Marie (Molly Chesworth), she's Helen and Wallace's nanny. She pops up throughout the series, so it's possible to miss. I mean, she looks like she could be Reed’s daughter, they've got a similar haircut," explained Barton, adding:

But no, she's the nanny, so she's been spying on them the whole time. Basically, everyone's a spy.

Though Marie is afforded limited screen time, she shares an...

Before Joe Barton created Black Doves, he made one of the most compelling international television series with Giri/Haji. Different enough to Black Doves to be its own entity but similar enough in themes and tone to sit next to it as a companion piece, Giri/Haji is set in both London and Tokyo. It’s a cross-cultural thriller, with dialogue spoken in both English and Japanese, featuring an all-star cast from across the globe, primarily from Japan and the UK. Kenzo Mori (Takehiro Hira) is a Tokyo-based detective who travels to London to look for his brother, Yuto (Yōsuke Kubozuka). As Kenzo is trying to solve the mystery of his brother’s whereabouts, he befriends a British police officer named Sarah (Kelly MacDonald), and a young sex worker named Rodney (Will Sharpe). Along with a host of other supporting characters, they end up heavily involved in Kenzo’s work to solve the case.

Having started her career in action-heavy films like Domino, King Arthur and the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, Keira Knightley decided in her early 20s to step away from the stunts. “I wanted to do stuff that was about words,” says Knightley. “Also, when you’re doing action films, generally speaking, it takes a long time. It’s quite dull.” With Joe Barton’s new spy thriller Black Doves, Knightley has finally found a way to combine her love for character drama with some impressive — and, to the actress, surprisingly enjoyable — fight choreography. “The whole idea of the character for me was that she had to be interesting enough to sustain on my interest for two seasons,” says Knightley. “She’s well interesting enough.”

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Keira Knightley has starred in plenty of successful projects throughout her career, from Pride and Prejudice to Pirates of the Caribbean, but her latest series Black Doves is proving to be one of his most acclaimed works to date. The series follows a female assassin named Helen, whose cover is seemingly blown when her lover falls victim to the dangers of London’s gritty underworld and attracts the attention of some dangerous criminals. Alongside being one of Keira Knightley’s best projects, it’s also been a huge success for Netflix.

Black Doves was renewed for a second season before the first was even released, which proves just how much faith the streaming service has in this project. It’s a gripping, high-octane, often frightening series that keeps its foot on the gas and keeps its characters in the most dangerous of situations from start to finish. It’s a...

Black Doves star Keira Knightley has it in for one of her co-stars. The Netflix streaming series may have recently ended its first season, but that doesn't mean the actress doesn't have certain ideas about where she wants things to head in season two.

In fact, in a recent interview with Variety, the actress revealed exactly who she'd like her character to kill in season two, saying that she's "having a very funny text line at the moment" with the series creator/showrunner Joe Barton about the one person she'd like to take out. And, considering that the show already has a confirmed second season on the way, she may just get her wish.

Who Does Keira Knightley Want to Kill During 'Black Doves' Season Two?

Needless to say, but if you don't want to be majorly spoiled on how the first season of Black Doves ends, do not read any further!

Keira Knightley‘s new Netflix series Black Doves is a huge hit, and it’s one of those rare cases where we didn’t have to wait for a renewal notice.

The series premiered on the streaming platform on December 5. Before it even arrived, Netflix renewed it for a second season.

During a recent interview, Keira shared some of her ideas for the show’s second season.

Spoiler Warning: What she had to say does spoil some of the details from the show’s first season, so proceed with caution!

Keep reading to find out more…

When asked by Variety what she wants in the second season, Keira had a simple response.

“I want to kill Dani (Agnes O’Casey),” she said. “I don’t think it’s Ok that she tried to f-ck my husband and kill me on Christmas Eve.”

Keira continued, revealing that she is making a case...

Spoiler Alert: This article contains major spoilers from “Black Doves” Season 1, now streaming on Netflix.

“Black Doves,” Keira Knightley’s first television series in more than two decades, has already proved a massive success for Netflix, which, knowing it had a hit, had ordered a second season from Knightley and creator/showrunner Joe Barton before the show even premiered.

Over the course of six episodes, viewers have been entranced by Helen (Knightley) as she balances her competing roles: elegant wife of Wallace (Andrew Buchan), the Minister of Defence, doting mother of twins, supportive friend to semi-alcoholic assassin Sam (Ben Whishaw), passionate affair partner to her lover Jason (Andrew Koji) and ruthless spy for a mercenary organization called the Black Doves.

After Jason is mysteriously murdered, Helen is hellbent on revenge before realizing she has stumbled into a global conspiracy that could possibly result in World War III, and pits her...

Netflix’s latest binge-worthy spy thriller, Black Doves, isn’t just a showcase of high-octane espionage and compelling performances by Keira Knightley and Ben Whishaw. It’s also a love letter to London, capturing the city’s essence during the festive season. Created by Joe Barton of Giri/Haji fame, the show follows Helen Webb (Knightley), a secret agent married to the UK’s Secretary of State for Defence, as she navigates personal and professional chaos when her lover is killed by a mystery sniper. Alongside her enigmatic colleague Sam Young (Whishaw), the duo unravels layers of deceit, set against a distinctly London backdrop. Here’s a breakdown of the stunning locations that bring Black Doves to life.

Netflix’s ‘Black Doves’: Where Was the Series Shot? – Filming Locations & Other Details Key Filming Locations in London The South Bank

In the opening moments of the series, Helen’s lover...

Unlike most Netflix shows, the spy thriller series Black Doves was immune from sudden cancelation from the get-go, having been renewed for Season 2 before the first outing was even released. Now that the series has debuted and hugely impressed both critics and audiences, creator Joe Barton has teased what we can expect from Black Doves Season 2 and the continuing adventures of Keira Knightley’s Helen Webb.

Speaking with Netflix Tudum recently, Barton teased the plot of Black Doves Season 2, revealing that he likes the idea of seeing Helen getting “pulled deeper into the world of spies having been so close to leaving.” As her husband, Wallace, edges closer to the top job as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, this inevitably “increases the pressure and the danger on her as a spy.”

“Just seeing the tension of that, seeing Sam back in London … I would like to see more Eleanor and Williams,...