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Rhenzy Feliz walked into West Hollywood’s Soho House Holloway on Wednesday for The Hollywood Reporter’s Next Gen bash in partnership with Instagram and Waymo, posed for a couple of photos and then managed to perfectly capture the spirit of the celebration in a few short sentences.

“We’re surrounded by so many people who really care about this thing,” explained The Penguin breakout of this thing called entertainment. “People who are passionate about what we’re doing and the future of what it might look like. It’s exciting to even be a part of the conversation.”

Over the actor’s shoulder, there were plenty of exciting conversations happening between creatives, creators, executives and actors, all of whom had been singled out as the future of Hollywood by this publication as part of the annual (and coveted) Next Gen lists. There’s the 31st annual tally of the...

TLC star Jazz Jennings of I Am Jazz fame has recently showcased a fantasy-themed photoshoot on her Instagram post. The post and recent others reflect Jennings’ recent weight loss. Thanks to this, fans are debating if the star is using drugs like Ozempic, while others are showing their support for Jennings.

Jazz Jennings Even Shared A Poem With The Post

In the photo, Jennings shared a photo of herself wearing a silvery dress with a pair of angelic wings on back. In the second photo, she paired this look with a sash covering her eyes and holding a scale, resembling the personification of justice.

The post was paired by a poem entitled, “The Libra’s Curse,” written by Jennings herself. In a brief excerpt, she wrote, “The happy place is where all aim to reside; The joy of life is not by how long, but how wide…So next time...

Leighton Meester is returning to TV!

The 38-year-old Gossip Girl actress – who is married to Nobody Wants This star Adam Brody – is joining the cast of Apple TV+’s hit TV series The Buccaneers.

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Details on Leighton‘s role are being kept under wraps at this time, THR reports. Season 2 does not yet have a release date.

The regency-set series also stars Christina Hendricks, Kristine Froseth, Alisha Boe, Josie Totah, Aubri Ibrag, Imogen Waterhouse, and Mia Threapleton.

Here’s the official description of season one of the show, available to stream now: The Buccaneers are the daughters of America’s new rich — beautiful and untameable, despite the best efforts of England’s finest governesses, they are on their way to London to snare themselves an aristocrat, low in funds but high in class, to make a perfect match.

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If you're a fan of drama, drama, and more drama, as well as historical shows like Bridgerton and The Gilded Age, then you probably became an instant fan of The Buccaneers on Apple TV+ when the series first debuted in 2023. I was certainly in that boat! The twists and turns in the story really managed to surprise me, and I can't wait for The Buccaneers season 2.

A little over a month following the premiere of the historical drama, Apple TV+ shared that it was renewed for a second season. Since then, news and updates have been scarce. Filming began this past summer, but no release date has been shared yet. Though we do have one exciting update now!

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Per TVLine, Gossip Girl star Leighton Meester has been cast to play an undisclosed role in The Buccaneers season 2 on...

Apple TV+’s series The Buccaneers is taking on a new crew member.

Leighton Meester is joining the period drama for its forthcoming second season. Details on the character the former Gossip Girl and Single Parents star will play are being kept quiet for now.

Meester will become part of a cast that also includes Kristine Frøseth, Alisha Boe, Josie Totah, Aubri Ibrag, Imogen Waterhouse, Christina Hendricks, Mia Threapleton, Guy Remmers, Matthew Broome, Josh Dylan and Barney Fishwick.

The Buccaneers is based on an unfinished novel by Edith Wharton and follows a group of American girls who burst onto the London social scene in the 1870s, setting off an Anglo-American culture clash. In season two, the group has settled in London and taken their places in society: Nan (Frøseth) is now a duchess, Conchita (Boe) has also married into nobility, and Jinny (Waterhouse) is a celebrity — albeit one wanted for kidnapping her unborn child.

Former Gossip Girl Leighton Meester is likely to catch wind of some 1800s rumors in her new role.

The actress has joined the cast of Apple TV+’s The Buccaneers for Season 2, TVLine has learned. Details about her character are currently unavailable — but you can see her on set, in costume, in the video reveal below:

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Charli xcx and Olivia Wilde will co-star in 'I Want Your Sex'.The 'brat' singer and the 'Don't Worry Darling' director have been cast in the upcoming movie from filmmaker Gregg Araki, according to the Hollywood Reporter.'Licorice Pizza's Cooper Hoffman will also star in the film, which was co-written by Araki and Karley Sciortino. THR reports that the synopsis for the film reads: "When fresh-faced Elliot (Hoffman) lands an exciting job for renowned artist, icon and provocateur Erika Tracy (Wilde), his fantasies come true as Erika taps him to become her sexual muse. But Elliot soon finds himself out of his depth as Erika takes him on a journey more profound than he ever could have imagined, into a world of sex, obsession, power, betrayal and murder."Seth Caplan, Araki and Sciortino will produce, along with Black Bear’s Teddy Schwarzman and Michael Heimler. John Friedberg, Joanne Roberts Wiles...

Charli xcx is crawling out from under a mountain of underwear to follow up her sixth studio album with a role in Gregg Araki‘s new thriller I Want Your Sex. The Grammy-nominated and Billboard Music Award-winning pop artist joins Olivia Wilde and Cooper Hoffman for the forthcoming thriller coming from Black Bear.

Gregg Araki directs I Want Your Sex, a thriller exploring carnal desires, domination, and fantasy for a boundary-breaking, scantily clad slice of cinema. I Want Your Sex will mark Charli xcx’s second live-action role after starring alongside Dacre Montgomery, Josie Totah, and Barbie Ferreira in the Daniel Goldhaber-directed Faces of Death, a remake of John Alan Schwartz’s splatter horror documentary featuring a collection of death scenes, ranging from TV material to homemade Super 8 movies.

Gregg Araki directs I Want Your Sex from a script he wrote with Karley Sciortino. The film aims to...

Following the release of her sixth studio album, Brat, Grammy-nominated and Billboard Music Award-winning pop superstar Charli Xcx has signed on to star opposite Olivia Wilde and Cooper Hoffman in I Want Your Sex, Black Bear’s thriller from director Gregg Araki.

The provocative film exploring desire, domination and fantasy will mark Charli’s second live-action role on the heels of Faces of Death, Daniel Goldhaber’s forthcoming remake of the cult classic for Legendary Entertainment, which also stars Dacre Montgomery, Josie Totah and Barbie Ferreira. Details as to her role are under wraps.

Written by Karley Sciortino and Araki, I Want Your Sex asks the question, how far is too far? When fresh-faced Elliot (Hoffman) lands an exciting job for renowned artist, icon and provocateur Erika Tracy (Wilde), his fantasies come true as Erika taps him to become her sexual muse. But Elliot soon finds himself out of his...

Apple TV+‘s drama series The Buccaneers took television by storm in late 2023, and as we look ahead to what’s next for the ambitious characters of the Edith Wharton-inspired adaptation, we’re examining everything we know about Season 2 so far. Debuting in November of last year, the series was renewed for Season 2 by mid-December 2023, making way for plenty of big questions, and a newly released behind-the-scenes video is offering some hints at what’s to come. Below, we break down everything we know so far from which cast members are returning to what the latest teases reveal about the plot, production updates, and more. Who Is Returning for The Buccaneers Season 2? View this post on Instagram A post shared by Apple TV (@appletv) In the Reel posted to Apple’s official Instagram account on June 29, it was revealed that Kristine Frøseth, Alisha Boe, Josie Totah, Aubri Ibrag, Imogen Waterhouse,...

My Lady Jane is a British comedy-drama series written by Jodi Meadows, Brodi Ashton, and Cynthia Hand. Based on a series of novels by author Gemma Burgess that gave us a historical reimagining of Lady Jane Grey, aka the original Damsel in Distress. Set in the 16th century, the Prime Video series follows the story of Lady Jane Grey as she nearly escapes the executioner’s axe and has a fulfilling life filled with love and adventure. My Lady Jane stars Emily Bader in the lead role, with Edward Bluemel, Jordan Peters, Anna Chancellor, Rob Brydon, Dominic Cooper, Jim Broadbent, Will Keen, Kate O’Flynn, and Máiréad Tyers starring in supporting roles. So, if you loved the comedy, alternate historical elements, and great costumes in My Lady Jane, here are some similar shows you could watch next.

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A year ago, Legendary Entertainment’s remake of the infamous 1978 box office hit Faces of Death (get it Here) went into production in Louisiana, with Barbie Ferreira of the HBO series Euphoria, Dacre Montgomery of Netflix’s Stranger Things, Josie Totah of the recent Saved by the Bell revival, Jermaine Fowler of The Blackening, and singer Charli Xcx making up the cast. We haven’t heard a release date for this one yet, but it did just take a major step forward: it has gotten its rating from the Motion Picture Association ratings board. They have announced that the Faces of Death remake has received an R rating for strong bloody violence and gore, sexual content, nudity, language and drug use.

The first Faces of Death was about a pathologist exploring gruesome ways to die via footage purportedly culled from around the world. In reality, most of the death scenes were staged,...

Hey, remember that there’s a Faces of Death remake on the way from Legendary Entertainment and Cam filmmakers Isa Mazzei and Daniel Goldhaber?! It’s been a while since we’ve heard a peep about this one, but the film’s MPA rating has been handed in this week.

The upcoming Faces of Death remake is rated “R” for…

“Strong bloody violence and gore, sexual content, nudity, language and drug use.”

Musician Charli Xcx will make her feature debut in Faces of Death.

Dacre Montgomery (“Stranger Things”), Barbie Ferreira (“Euphoria”), Josie Totah (“Saved by the Bell”) and Aaron Holliday (Cocaine Bear) are also set to star.

How do you remake Faces of Death? It sounds like Mazzei and Goldhaber have come up with an interesting approach for this one. Here’s what we know about this mysterious project.

[Related] Looking Back on the Fact and Fiction Behind ‘Faces of Death’

The original Faces of Death,...

So many stars graced the red carpet outside Bar Marmont on Wednesday night (March 6) to attend Vanity Fair and Instagram Celebrate Vanities: A Night for Young Hollywood.

The celebrity packed guestlist featured the likes of Barry Keoghan, Hunter Schafer and Charles Melton. That’s barely scratching the surface, though.

We pulled together photos of more than 100 stars on the guestlist. That way you can easily see who was there and what they were wearing!

Head inside to see all of the photos from Vanity Fair and Instagram Celebrate Vanities: A Night for Young Hollywood…

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The Savannah College of Art and Design (Scad) is back with its 12th annual Scad TVfest this year and has set its 2024 honorees.

Scad TVFest celebrates the best in television and streaming and will take place this year at the new, state-of-the art SCADshow theater.

Honorees this year include Matt Bomer (Fellow Travelers), who will receive The Hollywood Reporter‘s Trailblazer Award; Joel Kim Booster (Loot), who will receive the Rising Star Award; Kelsey Grammer (Fraiser), who will receive the Legend of Television Award; George Lopez (Lopez vs. Lopez), who will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award; Sonequa Martin-Green (Star Trek: Discovery), who will receive the Spotlight Award; Charlotte Stoudt (The Morning Show), who will receive the Variety Showrunner Award; Josie Totah (The Buccaneers), who will receive the Rising Star Award; and Ken Watanabe (Tokyo Vice), who will receive the Virtuoso Award.

Honorees will attend screenings and participate in Q&a highlighting their performances.

Matt Bomer (Fellow Travelers) is one of several actors who will be honored at this year’s Scad TVfest in Atlanta.

Bomer will receive the THR Trailblazer Award. Other recipients are Joel Kim Booster (Loot), who will receive the Rising Star Award; Kelsey Grammer (Frasier), the Legend of Television Award; George Lopez (Lopez vs. Lopez), the Lifetime Achievement Award; Sonequa Martin-Green (Star Trek: Discovery), the Spotlight Award; Charlotte Stoudt (The Morning Show), the Variety Showrunner Award; Josie Totah (The Buccaneers), the Rising Star Award; and Ken Watanabe (Tokyo Vice), the Virtuoso Award.

Now in its 12th year, The Savannah College of Art and Design’s signature event celebrates the best in television and will take place at the new SCADshow theater. The event is scheduled for Feb. 7-10.

“It is always a pleasure to celebrate the best in television at Scad TVfest in Atlanta,” said Christina Routhier, senior executive director of Scad theaters and festivals.

To celebrate the end of another great year in independent film, Film Independent is re-posting some of our favorite blogs of 2023. And here’s a reminder: there’s still time to make a tax-deductible donation to Film Independent in support of all the hard work our community does year-round. Not a Member yet? Become one by January 5 to watch the nominees for the 2024 Film Independent Spirit Awards and vote for the winners. Happy New Year!

The entertainment industry landscape is constantly evolving. And with that evolution has come a new generation of actors who are challenging norms, pushing boundaries, and demanding more authentic and inclusive representation onscreen. On June 20 at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills, SAGindie Executive Director Darrien Gipson moderated a Film Independent roundtable with seven up-and-coming performers currently reshaping how we see ourselves in film and TV: Annie Gonzalez, Isis King, Lionel Boyce,...

Sam Claflin as Billy Dunne, Daisy Jones & the Six (Prime Video)

Claflin had no trouble slipping into the intense feelings of ’70s-era singer Billy Dunne. “Emotions were so on the edge for me at the time,” says Claflin. “Previously when I’d shot emotional scenes, I’ve needed a tear stick to help push me over the edge. But on Daisy, I didn’t need one ounce of help.”

For Claflin, it was partially his own divorce that still loomed over him, but also the fact that star-crossed love was not an unfamiliar concept. “I have experienced unrequited love, the chasing and the inability of making certain decisions in certain moments,” he says. “There were so many conversations between Billy and Camila (Camila Morrone), or Billy and Daisy (Riley Keough), that I have experienced firsthand or seen friends go through.”

Claflin equates Billy’s attraction toward Daisy to addiction, not...

Lulu Wang’s “Expats” Gets Trailer

“The Farewell” filmmaker Lulu Wang is making her highly anticipated follow-up next month on Prime Video with “Expats,” and the streamer has released the first trailer for the six-part limited series.

Based on the best-selling novel “The Expatriates” by Janice Y. K. Lee, “Expats” stars Nicole Kidman, Sarayu Blue, Ji-young Yoo, Brian Tee, and Jack Huston and is set in 2014 Hong Kong, where the lives of three American women lives intersect after a sudden family tragedy, “interrogat[ing] privilege and explor[ing] what happens when the line between victimhood and culpability becomes blurred.”

Watch the trailer for “Expats” below:

The series will premiere with two episodes on Jan. 26, 2024, with new episodes launching weekly until the finale on Feb. 23, 2024.

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The Buccaneers are here to stay! Apple TV+ has given a Season 2 renewal to its acclaimed drama “The Buccaneers,...

The ladies of The Buccaneers are set to have more adventures. Apple TV+ has renewed the period drama series for a second season. Based on the final incomplete Edith Wharton novel and created by Katherine Jakeways, the series debuted in November.

Starring Kristine Frøseth, Alisha Boe, Josie Totah, Aubri Ibrag, Imogen Waterhouse, Mia Threapleton, Christina Hendricks, Josh Dylan, Guy Remmers, Matthew Broome, and Barney Fishwick, the series follows three American women experiencing London for the first time during the 1870s.

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Whether it’s the conclusion of juggernaut hits or new shows that sparked conversation, the television medium delivered in 2023.

The anticipated adaptation of “Daisy Jones & the Six” kept us dancing (and crying) in the spring, while the brilliantly devastating conclusion of “Succession” left us catching our breath in May. “The Last of Us” reminded us of the real emotional stakes of a zombie apocalypse, and Netflix’s “Beef” showed us the depths a person can go to when seeking retribution.

The historic Hollywood double strikes delayed the returns of our favorite broadcast series in the fall, but streaming series like “The Buccaneers” and “The Curse,” and linear hits like “The Golden Bachelor” and “Fargo” kept us glued to our screens this year.

Check out TheWrap’s staff picks for the best TV shows of 2023 below.

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Today, Netflix released character descriptions along with some additional casting for their upcoming limited series, Zero Day.

Zero Day asks the question on everyone’s mind -- how do we find truth in a world in crisis, one seemingly being torn apart by forces outside our control?

And in an era rife with conspiracy theory and subterfuge, how much of those forces are products of our own doing, perhaps even of our own imagining?

As previously announced, Robert De Niro leads the cast as George Mullen, a massively popular but complicated former American President who is pulled from retirement to head a commission tasked with investigating a devastating global cyber-attack.

Angela Bassett, Dan Stevens, Matthew Modine, Bill Camp, and McKinley Belcher III have been added to the cast, along with Gaby Hoffman, Clark Gregg, and Mark Ivan.

Bassett will play President Mitchell, a brilliant and perceptive political tactician with an allegiance to Mullen.

On the heels of the celebrated season one finale, Apple TV+ has announced a season two renewal for “The Buccaneers,” the acclaimed drama from The Forge inspired by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Edith Wharton’s unfinished final novel of the same name. The series stars Kristine Frøseth as Nan St. George, Alisha Boe as Conchita Closson, Josie Totah (“Saved by the Bell”) as Mabel Elmsworth, Aubri Ibrag (“Dive Club”) as Lizzy Elmsworth and Imogen Waterhouse as Jinny St. George. Emmy Award winner Christina Hendricks (“Mad Men”) is Mrs. St. George, with Mia Threapleton as Honoria Marable. The complete first season of “The Buccaneers” is now streaming on Apple TV+. Since its global premiere on November 8, “The Buccaneers” has been hailed as a “lavish period drama that feels fresh and modern, with a fast-paced, twisting narrative” that is a “decadent and delicious” “shot of adrenaline” and “a ton of fun to watch.

Long live… The Buccaneers. Apple TV+‘s acclaimed drama is getting a second season as the streamer announced its renewal one week after Season 1’s finale. Inspired by Edith Wharton’s unfinished final novel of the same name, The Buccaneers follows the story of girls with money and men with power as a group of American women find themselves in London’s tightly corseted 1870s society. Along with chronicling a culture clash between Anglo-American ideals, the show explores various relationships the “buccaneers” experience on their road to securing matches. (Credit: Apple TV+ The show stars Kristine Frøseth as Nan St. George, Alisha Boe as Conchita Closson, Josie Totah as Mabel Elmsworth, Aubri Ibrag as Lizzy Elsmworth, and Imogen Waterhouse as Jinny St. George. Meanwhile, Emmy-winner Christina Hendricks plays Mrs. St. George, and Mia Threapleton features as Honoria Marable. Rounding out the ensemble are Josh Dylan as Lord Richard Marable, Guy Remmers...

Apple TV+ is staying on course with The Buccaneers.

The tech giant’s streaming service has ordered a second season of The Buccaneers, its period drama based on an unfinished novel by Edith Wharton. The renewal comes less than a week after the show’s Dec. 13 season finale.

“It’s been a complete thrill to watch people all over the world fall in love with these characters, who’ve been brought to such vibrant life by our spectacular cast,” series creator Katherine Jakeways said in a statement. “We know season one left audiences desperate to know what’s next for our buccaneers, so I’m absolutely delighted to have the opportunity to explore the further adventures of this smart, joyful, messy sisterhood.”

The Buccaneers follows a group of young American women who, after seeing one of their friends marry a British lord, travel to 1870s London in search of their...

Apple TV+ is returning to its Bridgerton-esque period drama The Buccaneers.

Based on the unfinished Edith Wharton novel, the high-end series launched last month. It stars Christina Hendricks, Mia Threapleton (I Am Ruth), Kristine Frøseth (The Assistant), Alisha Boe (When You Finish Saving The World), Josie Totah (Saved by the Bell), Aubri Ibrag (Dive Club) and Imogen Waterhouse (The Outpost).

The Buccaneers charts goings-on in the late 19th century as a group of fun-loving young American girls explode into the tightly corseted London season, kicking off an Anglo-American culture clash as the land of the stiff upper lip is infiltrated by a refreshing disregard for centuries of tradition. Sent to secure husbands and titles, their hearts are set on much more than that, and saying “I do” is just the beginning.

The show has been compared in scope and tone to Netflix smash Bridgerton, although speaking to Deadline several weeks ago,...

“The Buccaneers” has been renewed for a second season at Apple TV+.

The 19th century period drama from U.K. scripted production company The Forge is based on Edith Wharton’s unfinished novel of the same name. It tells the story of a group of party-loving American girls in 1870 who descend upon London to bag a husband and inadvertently find themselves navigating an Anglo-American culture clash.

“Sent to secure husbands and titles, the buccaneers’ hearts are set on much more than that, and saying ‘I do’ is just the beginning…” reads the logline.

Leading the cast are Kristine Frøseth (“The Assistant”) as Nan St. George, Alisha Boe (“13 Reasons Why”) as Conchita Closson, Josie Totah (“Saved by the Bell”) as Mabel Elmsworth, Aubri Ibrag (“Dive Club”) as Lizzy Elmsworth and Imogen Waterhouse (“Nocturnal Animals”) as Jinny St. George.

Also starring are Christina Hendricks (“Mad Men”) as Mrs. St. George while...

We present our interviews for AppleTV+’s The Buccaneers. ‘The Buccaneers’ stars Kristine Frøseth, as ‘Nan St. George,’ Alisha Boe as ‘Conchita Closson,’ Critics Choice Award nominee Josie Totah as ‘Mabel Elmsworth,’ Aubri Ibrag as ‘Lizzy Elmsworth,’ Imogen Waterhouse as ‘Jinny St. George’ and Mia Threapleton as ‘Honoria Marable.’ SAG Award winner Christina Hendricks stars in the series as ‘Mrs. St. George,’ alongside an ensemble cast that also includes Josh Dylan as ‘Lord Richard Marable,’ Guy Remmers as ‘Theo, Duke of Tintagel,’ Matthew Broome as ‘Guy Thwarte’ and Barney Fishwick as ‘Lord James Seadown.’ The new eight-episode drama inspired by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Edith Wharton’s unfinished novel of the same name.

The series premiered on the 8th November only on AppleTV+. Linda Marric asks the questions.

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Girls with money, men with power. New money, old secrets. A group of fun-loving young American girls explode into the tightly corseted London season of the 1870s,...

A bunch of A-List celebs gathered to honor everyday people who are doing extraordinary things to help the lives of others!

Amanda Seyfried, Rachel Zegler, and Joe Manganiello were among the celebs on the red carpet at the 2023 CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute event on Sunday (December 10) at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City.

The event, hosted by Anderson Cooper and Laura Coates, aired live on CNN.

Each Top 10 CNN Hero was awarded $10,000 and the CNN Hero of the Year received an additional $100,000 to continue their life-changing work. Dr. Kwane Stewart, who cares for the pets of those experiencing homelessness, is CNN’s Hero of the Year.

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“The Buccaneers” might look like “Bridgerton” at first glance, but the two are very different, and the music and soundtrack heavily differentiate the shows, in addition to their plots.

Adapted from Edith Wharton’s unfinished novel, the Apple TV+ drama tells the story of five young American girls who clash with stuffy English society when they enter the marriage market in search of husbands. Nan St. George operates as the central character, and she doesn’t exactly have love or marriage on her radar, but of course she eventually finds herself in a love triangle situation between Guy Thwarte (Matthew broome) and Theo (Guy Remmers). Nan’s sister Jinny St. George more actively seeks out a husband, while their friend Conchitta Closson (Alisha Boe) gets married in the first episode. The Elmsworth sisters Lizzy (Tk) and (Josie Totah) also navigate the mix in their own ways.

Music supervisor Matt Biffa,...

The new Apple TV+ series “The Buccaneers” may take place in the 1870s, but the soundtrack is downright modern.

Adapted from Edith Wharton’s unfinished novel, “The Buccaneers” centers on young American women descended from old English society who are making waves in both America and England. Kristine Froseth plays Annabelle “Nan” St. George, the central character who finds herself caught in a love triangle between two very different men — Guy Thwarte (Matthew Broome) and Theo (Guy Remmers) who is a Duke. Marriage is the last thing on Nan’s mind until she meets first Guy, and then Theo.

Other ensemble stars include Alisha Boe as Conchitta Closson, Imogen Waterhouse as Virginia “Jinny” St. George, Josie Totah as Mabel Elmsworth and Aubri Ibrag as Lizzy Elmsworth. The St. Georges face pressure from their mother (Christina Hendricks) to find husbands wealthy enough to take care of them once they marry. This...

This article contains spoilers for The Buccaneers episode 1.

Based on Edith Wharton’s unfinished novel, The Buccaneers is Apple TV+’s newest original series. The story follows five young American women from wealthy families in the 1870s looking to move up the social ladder by marrying the cash-poor and status-rich sons of the British gentry.

The first episode, “American Poison,” introduces the young women, their families, and the way the marriage market is not as romantic as depicted in other period dramas or previous Wharton adaptations. Conchita “Conchi” Closson (Alisha Boe) was the first American woman to marry a British Duke. Her friends Annabelle “Nan” St. George (Kristine Frøseth) and her sister Virginia “Jinny” (Imogen Waterhouse) plus sisters Mabel (Josie Totah) and Lizzie (Aubri Ibrag) Elmsworth are also hoping some of Conchi’s luck rubs off on them. The bond between the young women is tested by the competition to make a good match,...

It’s safe to say “The Buccaneers” is the only period piece this year with Taylor Swift on the soundtrack.

Clearly taking a cue from Netflix’s smash costume drama “Bridgerton” — which famously dropped covers of current pop hits amidst all the bodice-ripping — “The Buccaneers” is the latest attempt to make the marriage-market intrigue of 18th-century romance work for Gen Z.

Based upon Edith Wharton’s unfinished last novel, “The Buccaneers” follows five new-money American ladies who travel across the pond to bail out London’s aristocratic families who have good titles but no cash. Following the swift marriage of Conchita (Alisha Boe) to Lord Marable (“Mamma Mia Here We Go Again!” charmer Josh Dylan), Conchita’s friends — sisters Nan (Kristine Froseth) and Jinny St. George (Imogen Waterhouse) as well as sisters Lizzy (Aubri Ibrag) and Mabel (Josie Totah) – travel to the U.K. in possession of their own good...

In 1870s London, a group of young American women is about to shake up the rigid confines of upper-crust society. In the new Apple TV+ series “The Buccaneers,” the young Americans come across the Atlantic with instructions to secure a suitable husband, but they have far ideas on how to spend their time abroad. The music-driven series blends 1870s English aristocracy with modern pop music and is inspired by Edith Warton’s final novel. Check out the new series when it debuts on Wednesday, Nov. 8. You can watch The Buccaneers: Season 1 with a 7-Day Free Trial of Apple TV+.

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Exclusive: Veteran British director Susanna White has revealed she’s working on a feature film based on her teenage life set against changes in the fashion world, as she gears up for today’s launch of Apple TV+ period drama The Buccaneers.

White is developing an untitled script for the BFI, the first time she has written a feature script herself, and the plot is based on her personal coming of age story. “It’s the story of me at 13, set in the world of fashion in early 1970s,” she told Deadline in an interview. “It’s very fun, sexy and hopefully moving.”

We hear the film will follow 13-year-old Gingernut as she grows up with the fur trade’s decline playing out in the background. The plot will see her trying to make sense of her parents’ dysfunctional relationship and include themes of family, growing up, betrayal, love and loss.

Apple TV+’s The Buccaneers opens with a wedding that almost doesn’t happen. As Conchita (Alisha Boe) frets in her family’s New York mansion, Lord Richard (Josh Dylan) pulls up late with a breakup letter in hand, worried his free-spirited fiancée won’t “fit” with his uptight English family. It’s only when Nan (Kristine Frøseth), Conchita’s maid of honor, reminds Richard that nothing matters but their love that he rips up the note and goes ahead with what looks to be the most lavish nuptials of the century.

But what might on another show play as a testament to the power of love will ultimately prove on this one to be a warning of its limitations. With its poppy soundtrack, headstrong heroines and endless galas, the comparisons to Bridgerton are inevitable, well warranted and, in early episodes, not entirely flattering to The Buccaneers. But if the...

Apple TV+ has unveiled the trailer and key art for “The Buccaneers,” a new eight-episode drama inspired by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Edith Wharton’s unfinished final novel of the same name, from creator Katherine Jakeways. “The Buccaneers” will make its global debut on Apple TV+ with the first three episodes on Wednesday, November 8, 2023, followed by new episodes weekly, every Wednesday through December 13.

The trailer features Olivia Rodrigo’s hit “all-american bitch” along with Miya Folick’s brand new single “What We Wanna.” The music-driven series blends 1870s English aristocracy with a modern soundtrack produced by Stella Mozgawa (of the band Warpaint) and packed with songs from today’s top female performers that include Taylor Swift, Maggie Rogers, Bikini Kill, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Angel Olsen, Brandi Carlile and more, along with original music from Folick, Lucius, Alison Mosshart, Warpaint, Gracie Abrams, Sharon Van Etten, Bully, Danielle Ponder and more, as well as series composers Avawaves.

The Buccaneers is headed to Apple TV+ in November, and viewers are now being given a preview of the period drama created by Katherine Jackways. The streaming service has released a new trailer and poster for the eight-episode season.

Based on the final novel of Edith Wharton, the series stars Kristine Frøseth, Alisha Boe, Josie Totah, Aubri Ibrag, Imogen Waterhouse, Mia Threapleton, Christina Hendricks, Josh Dylan, Guy Remmers, Matthew Broome, and Barney Fishwick. The story follows three American girls experiencing London for the first time in 1870.

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First-Look Images Are Out for Apple TV’s “Masters of the Air”

The long-awaited World War II drama “Masters of the Air” has taken to the skies as Apple TV+ has released the first images for the highly anticipated limited series.

Executive produced by Steven Spielberg, Tom Hanks, and Gary Goetzman and based on Donald L. Miller’s book of the same name, “Masters of the Air” follows the 100th Bomb Group (a.k.a. the “Bloody Hundredth”) as they conduct bombing raids over Nazi Germany as they grapple with the psychological, physical, and emotional conditions of war.

The all-star ensemble is led by Austin Butler, Callum Turner, Anthony Boyle, Nate Mann, Rafferty Law, Barry Keoghan, Josiah Cross, Branden Cook, and Ncuti Gatwa.

“Masters of the Air” will premiere on Apple TV+ with two episodes on Jan. 26, followed by one new episode every Friday through March 15.

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"The Buccaneers" is a new Brit-produced period drama TV series,  based on the unfinished novel (1938) by novelist Edith Wharton, streaming November 8, 2023 on AppleTV+:

"... the arrival of a group of  American women into 1870's London society results in a culture clash, with two differing approaches to tradition..."

Cast includes Kristine Froseth as 'Nan St. George', Alisha Boe as 'Conchita Closson', Josie Totah as 'Mabel Elmsworth', Aubri Ibrag as 'Lizzy Elmsworth', Imogen Waterhouse as 'Jinny St. George', Mia Threapleton as 'Honoria Marable', Christina Hendricks as 'Mrs. St. George', Josh Dylan as 'Lord Richard Marable'...

...Barney Fishwick as 'Lord James Seadown', Guy Remmers as 'Theo Duke of Tintagel', Matthew Broome as 'Guy Thwarte', Simone Kirby as 'Laura Testvalley' and Francesca Corney as 'Jean Hopeleigh'.

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Today Apple TV+ unveiled the trailer for ‘The Buccaneers’, a new eight-episode drama inspired by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Edith Wharton’s unfinished final novel of the same name, from creator Katherine Jakeways. “The Buccaneers” will make its global debut on Apple TV+ with the first three episodes on Wednesday, November 8, 2023, followed by new episodes weekly, every Wednesday through December 13.

The trailer features Olivia Rodrigo’s hit “all-american bitch” along with Miya Folick’s brand new single “What We Wanna.” The music-driven series blends 1870s English aristocracy with a modern soundtrack produced by Stella Mozgawa (of the band Warpaint) and packed with songs from today’s top female performers that include Taylor Swift, Boygenius, Maggie Rogers, Bikini Kill, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Angel Olsen, Brandi Carlile and more, along with original music from Folick, Lucius, Alison Mosshart, Warpaint, Gracie Abrams, Sharon Van Etten, Bully, Danielle Ponder and more, as well as series composers Avawaves.

Today Apple TV+ unveiled the trailer for ‘The Buccaneers’, a new eight-episode drama inspired by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Edith Wharton’s unfinished final novel of the same name, from creator Katherine Jakeways. “The Buccaneers” will make its global debut on Apple TV+ with the first three episodes on Wednesday, November 8, 2023, followed by new episodes weekly, every Wednesday through December 13.

The trailer features Olivia Rodrigo’s hit “all-american bitch” along with Miya Folick’s brand new single “What We Wanna.” The music-driven series blends 1870s English aristocracy with a modern soundtrack produced by Stella Mozgawa (of the band Warpaint) and packed with songs from today’s top female performers that include Taylor Swift, Boygenius, Maggie Rogers, Bikini Kill, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Angel Olsen, Brandi Carlile and more, along with original music from Folick, Lucius, Alison Mosshart, Warpaint, Gracie Abrams, Sharon Van Etten, Bully, Danielle Ponder and more, as well as series composers Avawaves.

Apple TV+’s official trailer for The Buccaneers features Olivia Rodrigo’s “all-american bitch” and Miya Folick’s “What We Wanna.” Based on Edith Wharton’s unfinished final novel, The Buccaneers‘ eight-episode season will also include songs by Taylor Swift, Maggie Rogers, boygenius, Brandi Carlile, Warpaint, Alison Mosshart, Lucius, Gracie Abrams, and Sharon Van Etten.

The genre-blending series stars Kristine Frøseth as Nan St. George, Alisha Boe as Conchita Closson, Critics Choice Award nominee Josie Totah as Mabel Elmsworth, Aubri Ibrag as Lizzy Elmsworth, and Imogen Waterhouse as Jinny St. George. SAG Award winner Christina Hendricks plays Mrs. St. George, Mia Threapleton is Honoria Marable, Josh Dylan is Lord Richard Marable, Guy Remmers is Theo, Matthew Broome is Guy Thwarte, and Barney Fishwick plays Lord James Seadown.

Writer and executive producer Katherine Jakeways created the series and leads an all-female creative team that includes executive producer and director Susanna White and executive producer Beth Willis.

Apple TV+ unveiled the trailer for its upcoming series adaptation of “The Buccaneers,” the unfinished novel by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Edith Wharton.

From creator Katherine Jakeways, the eight-episode drama will premiere Nov. 8 with the first three episodes. New episodes will roll out weekly on Wednesdays through Dec. 13.

The trailer features Olivia Rodrigo’s hit “All-American Bitch,” along with Miya Folick’s brand new single “What We Wanna.” The series tells a story set in 1870s English aristocracy backed by a modern soundtrack from producer Stella Mozgawa (of the band Warpaint). The series will feature songs from today’s top female performers like Taylor Swift, Boygenius, Maggie Rogers, Bikini Kill, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Angel Olsen and Brandi Carlile — along with original music from Folick, Lucius, Alison Mosshart, Warpaint, Gracie Abrams, Sharon Van Etten, Bully, Danielle Ponder. Avawaves serves as series composers.

The official logline of the series reads: “Girls with money,...

Apple TV+ has unveiled the trailer for ‘The Buccaneers,’ the new eight-episode drama inspired by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Edith Wharton’s unfinished novel of the same name.

Girls with money, men with power. New money, old secrets. A group of fun-loving young American girls explode into the tightly corseted London season of the 1870s, kicking off an Anglo-American culture clash as the land of the stiff upper lip is infiltrated by a refreshing disregard for centuries of tradition. Sent to secure husbands and titles, the buccaneers’ hearts are set on much more than that, and saying “I do” is just the beginning…

‘The Buccaneers’ stars Kristine Frøseth, as ‘Nan St. George,’ Alisha Boe as ‘Conchita Closson,’ Critics Choice Award nominee Josie Totah as ‘Mabel Elmsworth,’ Aubri Ibrag as ‘Lizzy Elmsworth,’ Imogen Waterhouse as ‘Jinny St. George’ and Mia Threapleton as ‘Honoria Marable.’ SAG Award winner Christina Hendricks stars in the series as ‘Mrs.

Edith Wharton‘s final and unfinished novel, “The Buccaneers” is getting an Apple TV+ adaptation. Developed by Katherine Jakeways and directed by “Andor’s” Susanna White and Beth Willis, the eight-episode television series will be making its way to the streaming service in November.

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The show will star Kristine Frøseth, Alisha Boe, Josie Totah, Aubri Ibrag, Imogen Waterhouse, Mia Threapleton, Christina Hendricks, Josh Dylan, Guy Remmers, Matthew Broome and Barney Fishwick.

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Apple TV+ is channeling Bridgerton and The Sex Lives of College Girls in the first trailer for its new drama series The Buccaneers, and we're definitely interested in what comes next.

The series has a target audience, and running the trailer to the sound of Olivia Rodrigo's "All-American B----" is a choice.

The series blends 1870s English aristocracy with a modern soundtrack produced by Stella Mozgawa (of the band Warpaint) and packed with songs from today's top female performers that include Taylor Swift, Boygenius, Maggie Rogers, Bikini Kill, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Angel Olsen, Brandi Carlile and more.

Interestingly, original music from Folick, Lucius, Alison Mosshart, Warpaint, Gracie Abrams, Sharon Van Etten, Bully, Danielle Ponder, and more are thrown in for good measure.

"Girls with money, men with power. New money, old secrets. A group of fun-loving young American girls explode into the tightly corseted London season of the 1870s,...

Looking to get your Bridgerton fix with a side of sly humor, a la The Sex Lives of College Girls? Apple TV+’s new series The Buccaneers might be just what you ordered.

Apple has released a trailer for the eight-episode drama based on Edith Wharton’s unfinished final novel, premiering Wednesday, Nov. 8 on the streamer. In it, we get to know a vibrant group of American girls in the 1870s who are shipped off to London for a debutante ball and quickly go to work dismantling the rigid gender roles enforced by high society. They’re looking for marriage,...

Apple TV+ has released the trailer for “The Buccaneers,” a new drama series based on Edith Wharton’s unfinished novel. “The Buccaneers” will debut its first three episodes on Nov. 8, followed by the release of new episodes weekly every Wednesday through Dec. 13.

Olivia Rodrigo’s “all-american bitch” plays throughout the trailer as a group of carefree, fun-loving American girls enter the tightly corseted London season of the 1870s, according to the release. An Anglo-American culture clash ensues due to the girls’ refreshing disregard for centuries of tradition. The buccaneers’ hearts are set on much more than just securing husbands and titles. “Saying ‘I do’ is just the beginning,” to quote the logline.

The music-driven series combines 1870 English aristocracy with a modern soundtrack produced by Stella Mozgawa of Warpaint. “The Buccaneers” will feature songs from today’s top female performers including Taylor Swift, Boygenius, Maggie Rogers, Bikini Kill, Yeah Yeah Yeahs,...

Here’s a look at this week’s biggest premieres, parties and openings in Los Angeles and New York, including events for One Piece, Stand Up to Cancer and Rotting in the Sun.

Feeding America event

Julie Bowen teamed up with Feeding America and North Valley Caring Services on Aug. 18 to distribute food and products from her teen skincare line, Jb Skrub, to families in need.

Julie Bowen

Stand Up to Cancer

Elizabeth Banks, Jessica Biel, Don Cheadle, Katie Couric, Danai Gurira, Tony Hale, Ken Jeong, Queen Latifah, Maria Menounos, Julianne Moore, Tig Notaro, Jimmy Smits, Eric Stonestreet and Justin Timberlake were among the stars who took part in this year’s Stand Up to Cancer fundraising special, which aired on Saturday.

Tig Notaro, Elizabeth Banks, Katie Couric and Don Cheadle Maria Menounos, Eric Stonestreet and Tony Hale

Unleashed launch event

Allison Janney, Gabriel Luna and Rachael Harris supported actress...