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Author Shirley Jackson was a unique trailblazer in American fiction, crafting horror stories that weave supernatural elements with stories about grief, trauma, and mental illness. Over her lifetime she published six novels and more than 200 short stories, along with two memoirs, but surprisingly there have been only five film and television adaptations of her work. Plenty of others have been inspired by Jackson, of course, but only four films and one TV series actually seek to adapt her work in some way, to varying degrees of success.

There's something to appreciate in each of these works because the source material is so rich, but some Shirley Jackson adaptations are far better than others. So, let's take a look at them from worst to best, starting with the earliest adaptation: the 1957 Hugo Haas noir film "Lizzie."

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If you are a horror fan, then there is a big chance that you might have heard about the horror streaming service Shudder, and if you have its subscription, you might be wondering what’s in store for you in March 2025. Don’t worry. There is a host of new and old horror movies coming to the service in the upcoming month, and we have listed the 13 best movies coming to Shudder in March 2025.

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Army of Darkness is a dark fantasy horror comedy film directed by Sam Raimi, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Ivan Raimi. The 1992 film is the third installment in the Evil Dead franchise, and it follows Ash Williams as he is transported to the Middle Ages and must fight the undead to go back to his time.

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Alexandra Daddario is one of the most gorgeous and talented actresses working in the film industry right now. The American actress started her career in Hollywood early with the role of Laurie Lewis in All My Children. In the past, she has starred in many projects, such as San Andreas and Percy Jackson film series. Now, she is starring in AMC’s Mayfair Witches, which is based on Anne Rice’s popular book trilogy Lives of the Mayfair Witches. So, if you love Daddario’s performance, here are the best movies and TV shows starring Alexandra Daddario that you should check out right now.

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The Layover is a sex comedy film directed by William H. Macy from a screenplay co-written by David Hornsby and Lance Krall. The 2017 film follows Kate and Meg, two...

By incorporating mystery, intrigue, and unreliable narrators, thriller books have been capturing audiences' attention for many years. Plenty of the best movies and TV shows within the genre have drawn inspiration from novels, especially those that are easy to read in a single sitting. Sometimes, picking up a book that features a long plot with heavy world-building can be too much. It can be better to read something that can be finished quickly, reaching an exciting conclusion without delay. This doesn't make these novels any less interesting or complex, as there's still plenty of opportunity for misdirects within their pages.

Plenty of thriller books have wild endings, revealing the killer or the unexpected twist that throws the rest of the story into sharp relief in the final moments of the story. While thrillers don't necessarily have to follow the events of a murder mystery, this is often the premise as...

“The Serpent Queen” has been canceled after Season 2 at Starz.

A spinoff series focused on Queen Elizabeth The First is currently in development at the network as it looks to continue its partnership with “The Serpent Queen” executive producers Erwin Stoff and Justin Haythe.

The 1500s-set series starred Samantha Morton as Catherine de’ Medici, the Queen of France, as she navigates political challenges as a teenager in order to seize control and rule the country for 30 years.

While no casting for the Queen Elizabeth spinoff has been revealed, Minnie Driver guest starred as the British Monarch in Season 2 of “The Serpent Queen.”

Based on the book “Catherine de Medici: Renaissance Queen of France” by Leonie Frieda, “The Serpent Queen” also starred Amrita Acharia, Barry Atsma, Enzo Cilenti, Sennia Nanua and Kiruna Stamell. The series used fourth-wall breaks and contemporary music to modernize the Renaissance-era story. The second season of the show,...

The 1962 mystery novel We Have Always Lived In The Castle was adapted into a movie in 2018, but the story would make a better miniseries. The book was written by American author Shirley Jackson, who's most known for her controversial short story "The Lottery" and horror novel The Haunting of Hill House, which was adapted by Mike Flanagan for Netflix. We Have Always Lived In The Castle is told through the point of view of Mary Katherine Blackwood, or Merricat, an 18-year-old girl who lives with Constance, her older sister, and Julian, her ill uncle, on the Blackwood estate.

Six years before We Have Always Lived In The Castle starts, a horrible tragedy killed the trio's family, leaving them to live alone in the house and isolated from the rest of the world. It's revealed that Merricat and Constance's parents and brother along with Julian's wife were victims in a mass murder.

Gold Derby can exclusively reveal that Reese Witherspoon is entering “The Morning Show” episode “Love Island” as her 2024 Emmy Award submission for Best Drama Actress. “Love Island” debuted on October 4, 2023, and is the fifth episode of the Apple TV+ drama’s third season.

In “Love Island,” the audience is shown what led Bradley (Witherspoon) to her fateful decisions during the January 6 uprising in Washington, D.C. The episode was written by Zander Lehmann and directed by Stacie Passon.

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Witherspoon is a six-time Emmy Award nominee and a past winner as executive producer of “Big Little Lies.” She has never won an acting Emmy. For “The Morning Show,” Witherspoon has received two Best Drama Actress nominations thus far. For this 2024 contest, Witherspoon is competing against her fellow co-star Jennifer Aniston (“The Morning Show”), as well as Carrie Coon (“The Gilded Age...

[This story contains spoilers from the fifth episode of The Morning Show season three, “Love Island.”]

After jumping ahead two years, The Morning Show hit rewind this week to go back to where the Apple TV+ series ended last season: March of 2020.

The fifth episode in season three, titled “Love Island,” flashed back to shortly after the outbreak of Covid-19 to fill viewers in on what happened in the missing two years between seasons three and four of the Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Aniston media drama.

Most notably, it answered the big question looming over the first half of season three: What’s the secret between news anchor Bradley Jackson (Witherspoon) and Uba network boss Cory Ellison (Billy Crudup)? A secret so big they would do anything to keep it quiet? (Even suggest paying out the network’s hackers $50 million to keep their private communications from being leaked.)

Well, “Love Island” answered the mystery when it revealed that Bradley,...

This April, the temperature isn’t the only thing rising; TV shows are heating up too! It’s time for another exciting wave of premieres to kick off. The titles spread across all platforms, from traditional network and cable outlets to streaming services that bring even more original content than ever before.

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No matter how you prefer your entertainment served up – with plenty of adaptations or new programming – there is something this month sure to please all tastes. We’ve got romantic multiverses tugging at our heartstrings. At the same time, negotiations occur amongst high-ranking government officials in boardrooms everywhere, psychological thrillers exploring dark socio-political topics on a global scale, and one woman’s ability to impart sage advice drawing lines between comedy and drama.

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We've all seen stories where fictional art falls short: films where supposedly world-famous pop stars actually sound just okay, or TV shows where fictional acclaimed poets aren't nearly as talented as they're clearly meant to be. It's a tricky business to write art within art, and more often than not, the end results fall short. Hulu's new series "Tiny Beautiful Things," based on an essay collection by Cheryl Strayed, doesn't have that problem. Rather, the show about a woman who takes on a self-help column writing gig despite the fact that her own life is falling apart features some of the most beautiful, aching, soulful writing I've ever heard, delivered with assured emotion by star Kathryn Hahn.

Hahn delivers a powerful performance here, one that feels as if it continues a conversation started by her dynamic, sexually and emotionally complex turn in the underrated series "Mrs. Fletcher." The two shows aren't related,...

Hello Tomorrow! Trailer — Apple TV+‘s Hello Tomorrow! (2023) TV show trailer has been released. The Hello Tomorrow! trailer stars Billy Crudup, Haneefah Wood, Alison Pill, Nicholas Podany, Matthew Maher, Dewshane Williams, and Hank Azaria. Crew “Featuring episodes directed by Jonathan Entwistle, Ryan McFaul, and Stacie Passon. With writing by Amit Bhalla, Lucas Jansen, [...]

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From writer and executive producer Justin Haythe and director and executive producer Stacie Passon (based on the book Catherine de Medici: Renaissance Queen of France by Leonie Frieda), Starz's latest period drama The Serpent Queen tells the story of one of history's most complex and complicated figures, Catherine de Medici, who ascends in power and status to become one of France's longest-serving rulers. As an orphan, Catherine (Liv Hill) marries into the French court at a young age, but quickly learns that she must counter — and in some instances, outmaneuver — her political opponents, many of whom would rather see her dead than on the throne. What makes the series even more intriguing is that it's Catherine herself (Samantha Morton) telling her own story, in her own words, to her newest maid and confidant Rahima (Sennia Nanua). The upcoming series also stars Colm Meaney, Ludivine Sagnier, Kiruna Stamell, Barry Atsma,...

From writer and executive producer Justin Haythe and director and executive producer Stacie Passon (based on the book Catherine de Medici: Renaissance Queen of France by Leonie Frieda), Starz's latest period drama The Serpent Queen tells the story of one of history's most complex and complicated figures, Catherine de Medici, who ascends in power and status to become one of France's longest-serving rulers. As an orphan, Catherine (Liv Hill) marries into the French court at a young age, but quickly learns that she must counter — and in some instances, outmaneuver — her political opponents, many of whom would rather see her dead than on the throne. What makes the series even more intriguing is that it's Catherine herself (Samantha Morton) telling her own story, in her own words, to her newest maid and confidant Rahima (Sennia Nanua). The upcoming series also stars Colm Meaney, Ludivine Sagnier, Kiruna Stamell, Barry Atsma, Alex Heath,...

“Locke and Key” Season 3, which will serve as the series’ final chapter, is set to premiere Aug. 10 on Netflix.

In the final chapter of the series, the Locke family discovers the existence of a time-travel key within Keyhouse. However, a new threat in Matheson is determined to fulfill his own plan with the keys.

“Locke and Key” stars Darby Stanchfield, Connor Jessup, Emilia Jones, Jackson Robert Scott, Kevin Durand, Sherri Saum, Brendan Hines and Coby Bird. The show is based on the comic book series of the same name written by Joe Hill and illustrated by Gabriel Rodriguez.

Carlton Cuse and Meredith Averill serve as co-showrunners and executive producers. Aron Eli Coleite, Joe Hill and Chris Ryall executive produce the series, along with Idw’s Lydia Antonini and Ted Adams; Genre Arts’ Lindsey Springer; Circle of Confusion’s Andy Muschietti, Barbara Muschietti, David Alpert and Rick Jacobs; and Take 5...

Starz has unveiled the trailer for the upcoming historical drama “The Serpent Queen” starring Samantha Morton as Catherine de Medici. The wicked new drama series will premiere on Sunday, September 11th.

A historical drama with an edge, “The Serpent Queen” puts a contemporary spin on conventional storytelling to tell the tale of Catherine de Medici’s (Morton) rise to power. In the series premiere, “Medici Bitch,” Catherine’s tale unfolds through flashbacks as she defends her actions and imparts the lessons she’s learned to her new servant confident, Rahima. At 14, the young, orphaned Catherine marries into the 16th-century French court. Despite her commoner status, her uncle Pope Clement, has negotiated a large dowry and a geopolitical alliance in return for the union, and with it comes the expectation of many heirs. However, on her wedding night, Catherine learns that her new husband is in love with Diane de Poitiers,...

Exclusive: Beth Goddard (Manhunt) is set as a series regular opposite Samantha Morton in Starz’s The Serpent Queen, an eight-part period drama about Catherine de Medici. Additionally, Alex Heath (Home) recurs in the series from writer and executive producer Justin Haythe (Revolutionary Road), Francis Lawrence & Erwin Stoff. Production is underway in France.

Based on Leonie Frieda’s book Catherine de Medici: Renaissance Queen of France, The Serpent Queen is described as “a cunning account of one of the most influential women ever to wear a crown. Considered an immigrant, common and plain, Catherine de Medici (Morton) is married into the 16th century French court as an orphaned teenager expected to bring a fortune in dowry and produce many heirs, only to discover that her husband is in love with an older woman, her dowry is unpaid and she’s unable to conceive. Yet, only with her intelligence and determination,...

Exclusive: After a worldwide talent search, Sennia Nanua has been cast as a lead opposite Samantha Morton in Starz’s The Serpent Queen, an eight-part period drama about Catherine de Medici, from writer and executive producer Justin Haythe (Revolutionary Road), Francis Lawrence & Erwin Stoff. Production is underway in France.

Based on Leonie Frieda’s book Catherine de Medici: Renaissance Queen of France. The Serpent Queen is described as “a cunning account of one of the most influential women ever to wear a crown. Considered an immigrant, common and plain, Catherine de Medici (Morton) is married into the 16th century French court as an orphaned teenager expected to bring a fortune in dowry and produce many heirs, only to discover that her husband is in love with an older woman, her dowry is unpaid and she’s unable to conceive. Yet, only with her intelligence and determination, she manages to keep...

Exclusive: Raza Jaffrey has just joined the cast of Starz drama series The Serpent Queen in the role of Francois Guise. He starts work immediately.

Series stars Samantha Morton as Catherine De Medici, based on the book Catherine de Medici: Renaissance Queen of France by Leonie Frieda. The eight-episode series was written and is executive produced by Justin Haythe (Revolutionary Road). Catherine de Medici went from commoner to the center of power when she married into the 16th century French court as an orphaned teenager expected to bring a fortune in dowry and produce many heirs. It’s a rough start, as she discovers her husband is in love with an older woman, her dowry is unpaid and she’s unable to conceive. Yet, only with her intelligence and determination, she manages to keep her marriage alive and masters the blood sport that is the monarchy better than anyone else,...

Starz has cast Ray Panthaki in its upcoming Catherine De Medici drama series The Serpent Queen. He will act alongside Samantha Morton, who stars as the monarch.

Based on the book Catherine de Medici: Renaissance Queen of France by Leonie Frieda, the eight-episode series hails from writer and executive producer Justin Haythe (Revolutionary Road).

Considered an immigrant, common and plain, Morton’s Catherine de Medici is married into the 16th century French court as an orphaned teenager expected to bring a fortune in dowry and produce many heirs, only to discover that her husband is in love with an older woman, her dowry is unpaid and she’s unable to conceive. Yet, only with her intelligence and determination, she manages to keep her marriage alive and masters the bloodsport that is the monarchy better than anyone else, ruling France for 50 years.

Stacie Passon will direct multiple episodes, including the premiere episode.

HBO Max has released a trailer for “Hacks,” an original series debuting on May 13.

The ten-episode season follows the dark relationship between a legendary Las Vegas comedian and an entitled, outcast 25-year-old.

Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder star alongside Carl Clemons-Hopkins, Kaitlin Olson, Christopher McDonald, Paul W. Downs, Mark Indelicato, Poppy Liu, Johnny Sibilly, Meg Stalter and Rose Abdoo.

“Hacks” is created and showrun by Downs, Lucia Aniello and Jen Statsky. Downs, Aniello and Statsky executive produce alongside Michael Schur, David Miner and Morgan Sackett. The studio is Universal Television.

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Oprah Winfrey and Apple TV Plus have announced that Elliot Page will be featured on the next episode of “The Oprah Conversation,” debuting April 30. “The Oprah Conversation: Elliot Page” will present a deeply honest conversation with the actor, producer and lifelong social justice advocate. In a time when the rights of transgender...

Samantha Morton's highly-praised run on The Walking Dead may be over, but it gives the beloved actress time to sink her teeth into a new role.

According to Deadline, Morton has locked in her next role, and it's an exciting one!

The two-time Oscar-nominated actress will play Catherine de Medici in the new Starz Original series The Serpent Queen.

The Serpent Queen is described as “a cunning account of one of the most influential women ever to wear a crown. Considered an immigrant, common and plain, Catherine de Medici is married into the 16th century French court as an orphaned teenager expected to bring a fortune in dowry and produce many heirs, only to discover that her husband is in love with an older woman, her dowry is unpaid and she’s unable to conceive," according to the logline.

"Yet, only with her intelligence and determination, she manages to...

Samantha Morton has been cast in the lead role of the Starz drama series “The Serpent Queen.”

Morton will star as Catherine de Medici. Based on the book “Catherine de Medici: Renaissance Queen of France” by Leonie Frieda, the eight-episode series is described as an account of one of the most influential women ever to wear a crown. Considered an immigrant, common and plain, Catherine de Medici is married into the 16th century French court as an orphaned teenager expected to bring a fortune in dowry and produce many heirs, only to discover that her husband is in love with an older woman, her dowry is unpaid and she’s unable to conceive. Yet, only with her intelligence and determination, she manages to keep her marriage alive and masters the bloodsport that is the monarchy better than anyone else, ruling France for 50 years.

Morton recently had a celebrated turn on...

Two-time Oscar-nominated Samantha Morton is set to star as the nefarious Catherine de Medici in the new Starz Original series The Serpent Queen.

Morton will play Catherine in the series described as “the dark legend centered on de Medici” from writer and executive producer Justin Haythe (Revolutionary Road).

The series will also be executive produced by Francis Lawrence (The Hunger Games franchise) and Erwin Stoff (The Matrix). Stacie Passon (Transparent) will direct multiple episodes, including the premiere.

Multi-award-winning British actress Morton first garnered international attention in Carine Adler’s Under the Skin, earning her the Boston Film Critics Award for Best Actress.

The Serpent Queen is described as “a cunning account of one of the most influential women ever to wear a crown. Considered an immigrant, common and plain, Catherine de Medici is married into the 16th century French court as an orphaned teenager expected...

Samantha Morton, who played the villainous Alpha on “The Walking Dead,” will star as the nefarious Catherine de Medici in Starz’s new series “The Serpent Queen,” the premium cable channel said Wednesday.

Based on the book “Catherine de Medici: Renaissance Queen of France by Leonie Frieda,” the eight-episode TV series

is “a cunning account of one of the most influential women ever to wear a crown,” per Starz. “Considered an immigrant, common and plain, Catherine de Medici is married into the 16th century French court as an orphaned teenager expected to bring a fortune in dowry and produce many heirs, only to discover that her husband is in love with an older woman, her dowry is unpaid and she’s unable to conceive. Yet, only with her intelligence and determination, she manages to keep her marriage alive and masters the bloodsport that is the monarchy better than anyone else,...

The life of Catherine de Medici is coming to the small screen. Starz has ordered The Serpent Queen to series. The period drama is based on the bestselling book Catherine de Medici: Renaissance Queen of France by Leonie Frieda which features thousands of letters written by the French monarch during her 50-year reign.

A cast for the drama was not revealed, but Justin Haythe will serve as a writer and Stacie Passon will direct several episodes.

revealed more about the upcoming series in a press release.

“Starz today announced it has greenlit The Serpent Queen, the dark legend of Catherine de Medici from writer and executive producer Justin Haythe. Based on the book Catherine de Medici: Renaissance Queen of France by Leonie Frieda, the series will be executive produced by Francis Lawrence...

Starz is adding another series about female royalty to its lineup, ordering the Catherine de Medici drama “The Serpent Queen,” the pay TV channel said Thursday.

The eight-episode series, which is based on the book “Catherine de Medici: Renaissance Queen of France” by Leonie Frieda, will be written by Justin Haythe.

Per Starz, “Considered an immigrant, common and plain, Catherine de Medici is married into the 16th century French court as an orphaned teenager expected to bring a fortune in dowry and produce many heirs, only to discover that her husband is in love with an older woman, her dowry is unpaid and she’s unable to conceive. Yet, only with her intelligence and determination, she manages to keep her marriage alive and masters the bloodsport that is the monarchy better than anyone else, ruling France for 50 years.”

“‘The Serpent Queen’ may be the most cunning account of one of...

Starz has ordered the period drama series “The Serpent Queen,” based on the life of Catherine de Medici.

The eight-episode series is based on the book “Catherine de Medici: Renaissance Queen of France” by Leonie Frieda. Justin Haythe will write and executive produce the series, with Francis Lawrence and Erwin Stoff also executive producing. Stacie Passon will direct multiple episodes, including the premiere. Lionsgate Television and 3 Arts Entertainment will produce. Starz senior vice president of original programming Kathryn Tyus-Adair is the executive overseeing “The Serpent Queen” on behalf of the network. Courtney Mock is overseeing the series on behalf of Lionsgate.

“‘The Serpent Queen’ may be the most cunning account of one of the most influential women ever to wear a crown that Starz has told,” said Christina Davis, president of original programming for Starz. “We are thrilled to be working with such an incredibly talented team who will...

Starz continues to double down on European royalty with its latest series order – an eight-part drama about Catherine de Medici.

The cable network has ordered The Serpent Queen, based on Leonie Frieda’s book Catherine de Medici: Renaissance Queen of France.

It comes from writer and executive producer Justin Haythe, who penned the screenplay for the Leonardo DiCaprio-Kate Winslet feature Revolutionary Road, and will be exec produced by The Hunger Games director Francis Lawrence and The Matrix exec producer Erwin Stoff.

Stacie Passon, who has directed for Billions, American Gods and Dickinson, will direct multiple episodes including the premiere.

The series is produced by Lionsgate Television and 3 Arts Entertainment.

Catherine de Medici was an Italian noblewoman and queen consort of France, married to King Henry II and mother of kinds Francis II, Charles IX and Henry III. She had huge influence in France during the 16th century.

This review of all six episodes is spoiler-free.

If proof were needed that TV drama can be anything it wants these days, Little Birds is it. The Sky Atlantic series is a confection of wild ingredients – glamour, satire, feminist fantasy, postcolonial politics, espionage noir, sex, violence and comedy. It’s a heady mix, not all of which coheres but which leaves you with unforgettable images and a distinct sense of having been transported.

Set in 1955 Tangier, the six-part series is inspired by a collection of erotic short stories written in the 1940s by Cuban-French author Anais Nin. It’s not strictly an adaptation, as the characters, setting and the plot – such as it is – are largely the invention of writer and artist Sophia Al-Maria. The characters’ experiences and stories are drawn from Nin’s pages and translated to the screen in vibrant style by director Stacie Passon whose previous TV...

It’s common for channels to make hyperbolic claims when introducing a new show, but when Sky’s drama heads describe Little Birds as ‘not like anything else on telly,’ they’re not wrong.

The drama’s six 45-minute episodes inspired by a series of erotic short stories combine to form a lavish period melodrama with few points of TV comparison. Little Birds is an exploration of female sensuality and liberation set against a backdrop of colonial violence and simmering rebellion. It’s a provocative, heightened, almost cartoonish fairy tale about struggles for personal and political independence. It’s colourful and stylised, tongue-in-cheek yet earnest, with a killer 1950s soundtrack.

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Little Birds was largely filmed in summer 2019 in the Spanish town of Tarifa, on the southernmost tip of Spanish Andalusia,...

Whether a curse or a blessing, “May you live in interesting times” certainly applies to the Lgbtq community — the past decade saw the legalization of same-sex marriages and the end of the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy, but every advancement has been met with pushback and threats to overturn equal protections under the law. Trans characters got their largest public spotlight on television shows like “Pose” and “Transparent,” while at the same time they remain the targets of violence and of hysterical and reactionary lawmakers. Whatever triumphs and travails the community faced in day-to-day life, their lives and loves continued to be reflected on the big screen; here are some of the decade’s greatest examples, listed alphabetically.

Runners-Up: “1985,” “Appropriate Behavior,” “Booksmart,” “Bpm,” “Cola de Mono,” “Drunktown’s Finest,” “Kiki,” “Love, Simon,” “Paris 05:59 Théo & Hugo,” “Portrait of a Lady on Fire”

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An adaptation of the Shirley Jackson novel, We Have Always Lived in the Castle is a self-consciously quirky, Burton-esque dark comedy about a family of misfits living in 1960s New England. Sticking to the basic structure of its source novel, the film follows the trials of the eccentric Blackwood family as they cope with their outsider status and the intrusive meddling of a visiting cousin.

Directed by Stacie Passon, written by Mark Kruger, the film falls somewhere between a thriller and a comedy with a cool sense of irony lingering over events. Following a scandal involving the poisoning of their parents, sisters Merricat (Taissa Farmiga) and Constance (Alexandra Daddario) live with their Uncle Julian (Crispin Glover) in their secluded estate. Cut off from the world, they are o...

Exclusive: Billions’ David Costabile, Transparent’s Amy Landecker and Parenthood’s Matt Lauria have joined the cast of Sky Atlantic period drama Little Birds alongside Juno Temple.

The Dirty John star is fronting the adaptation of Anais Nin’s infamous collection of erotic short stories, which is set in Tangier in 1955, in the famous international zone, one of the last outposts of colonial decadence and follows troubled Temple’s American debutante Lucy Savage as she faces a culture shock.

Costabile, who also starred in Breaking Bad, plays Lucy’s larger than life father, Grant Savage, an arms manufacturer who wants to control his daughter, while Landecker, who also starred in Doctor Strange, plays his loquacious wife Vanessa. Having set Lucy up with an English Lord, Hugo Cavendish-Smythe, played by Hugh Skinner, Grant thinks he has a malleable, potentially useful son-in-law but unbeknownst to the Savages, Hugo has already lost his heart to someone else.

Taissa Farmiga had a memorable experience shooting her new thriller movie, We Have Always Lived In The Castle. Directed by Stacie Passon and based on Shirley Jackson’s novel of the same name, the film also stars Alexandra Daddario, Crispin Glover and Sebastian Stan and is about two sisters who are shunned by the rest of society for crimes they are accused of and […]

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From director Stacie Passon and adapted from the book of the same name by Shirley Jackson, the indie drama We Have Always Lived in the Castle tells the story of two sisters, Merricat (Taissa Farmiga) and Constance (Alexandra Daddario), who have isolated themselves after a family tragedy, in their large manor with their Uncle Julian (Crispin Glover). When Cousin Charles (Sebastian Stan) unexpectedly arrives, he disrupts their idyllic existence and threatens their family legacy. During this 1-on-1 phone interview with Collider, actor Crispin Glover talked about what drew him to this story, why he found Uncle Julian to …...

In Stacie Passon’s dynamic directorial debut “Concussion”, a housewife breaks free of her suburban bubble by taking on sex work in the city. With her sophomore feature “We Have Always Lived in the Castle,” adapted by Mark Kruger from the 1962 novel by Shirley Jackson, Passon offers a female protagonist who’s the antithesis of her previous one: Merricat Blackwood (Taissa Farmiga) can’t ensconce herself enough from the world outside.

(The heroine of “Concussion” spends most of the film renovating a Manhattan apartment, while Merricat builds her entire world within the walls of the family manse, meaning that someday, someone is going to craft a thesis with a title like “Inquire Within: Real Estate in the Films of Stacie Passon.”)

While this period adaptation sees the filmmaker operating in a more traditional, classical mode, “We Have Always Lived in the Castle” allows Passon to work with a larger, more...

From director Stacie Passon and adapted from the book of the same name by Shirley Jackson, the indie drama We Have Always Lived in the Castle tells the story of two sisters, Merricat (Taissa Farmiga) and Constance (Alexandra Daddario), who have isolated themselves after a family tragedy, in their large manor with their Uncle Julian (Crispin Glover). When Cousin Charles (Sebastian Stan) unexpectedly arrives, he disrupts their idyllic existence and threatens their family legacy. During this 1-on-1 phone interview with Collider, actress Taissa Farmiga talked about why she wanted to tell the story of We Have Always Lived …...

Coming to theaters and VOD this Friday is another adaptation of a Shirley Jackson novel.

Jackson's work requires some level of depth to fully appreciate them, and if you're a fan of Netflix's The Haunting of Hill House, you will likely enjoy We Have Always Lived in the Castle.

Starring Taissa Farmiga, Alexandra Daddario, Sebastian Stan, and Crispin Glover -- stars you've come to love on television and in film.

We Have Always Lived in the Castle follows the story of Mary Katherine "Merricat" Blackwood (Farmiga) and her sister, Constance (Daddario).

They live together with their uncle in their home above the local town over which their deceased father might have reigned terribly.

Six years prior to the beginning of the film, the Blackwood family got scarred when Constance was believed to have murdered their mother and father and poisoned their Uncle Julian (Glover) over dinner with some sugar-filled arsenic.

"We Have Always Lived In The Castle", is the new feature adaptation of author Shirley Jackson's 1962 mystery novel, directed by Stacie Passon, starring Taissa Farmiga, Alexandra Daddario, Crispin Glover ("Back To The Future"), Patrick Joseph Byrnes, Una Carroll and Sebastian Stan ("Captain America: The Winter Soldier"), opening May 17, 2019:

"...'Merricat', 'Constance' and their 'Uncle Julian' live in isolation after experiencing a family tragedy six years earlier.

"Then when cousin 'Charles' arrives to steal the family fortune, he threatens a darker secret they've all been hiding..."

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The first trailer has been released for a great looking new film called We Have Always Lived in the Castle. The movie is based on the novel by Shirley Jackson, the author of The Haunting of Hill House.

I enjoy a good and creepy gothic mystery thriller and this story focuses on two sisters who live “secluded in a large manor and care for their deranged Uncle Julian. The rest of their family died five years before, under suspicious circumstances. When a cousin arrives for a visit, family secrets and scandals unravel.”

The film also has a pretty fantastic cast that includes Alexandra Daddario (Baywatch), Taissa Farmiga (The Nun), Crispin Glover (Back to the Future), and Sebastian Stan (Captain America: The Winter Solider).

We Have Always Lived in the Castle is directed by Stacie Passon and it will be released on May 17th, 2019.

If you need a measure of weirdness to brighten up your day, look no further than this trailer for We Have Always Lived in the Castle. Superbly faithful to Shirley Jackson’s singular vision, Stacie Passon’s adaptation is a must-see for fans of the novel and, more generally, for anyone who only knows Jackson as the author of The Haunting of Hill House. No synopsis can really do it justice, but We Have Always Lived in the Castle tells the tragic and darkly comedic tale of Merricat (Taissa Farmiga) and Constance Blackwood (Alexandra Daddario), two strange sisters who lead secluded lives on the family estate they inherited after one of them poisoned their parents with arsenic. Living in their care is uncle Julian (Crispin Glover), a...

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"The world is full of terrible people..." Indeed it is. Brainstorm Media + Great Point Media have debuted an official trailer for a film titled We Have Always Lived in the Castle, an adaptation of Shirley Jackson's classic novel of the same name. This creepy Gothic mystery thriller is about two sisters who live in a large manor, caring for their deranged uncle - as played by Crispin Glover. Merricat, Constance and their Uncle Julian live in isolation after experiencing a family tragedy six years earlier. When cousin Charles arrives to steal the family fortune, he also threatens a dark secret they've been hiding. Alexandra Daddario and Taissa Farmiga co-star, with a cast including Sebastian Stan, Paula Malcomson, Bosco Hogan, Peter O'Meara, Joanne Crawford, as well as Glover. Take a peek below. First official trailer (+ poster) for Stacie Passon's We Have Always Lived in the Castle, from YouTube:...

The Bentonville Film Festival announced their lineup of gala selections and competition films which includes the world premieres of Joey Travolta’s Carol of the Bells, Haroula Rose’s Once Upon a River. Co-founded by Geena Davis will kick off with a screening of Tom Donahue’s documentary This Changes Everything and a special presentation of the festival’s signature event, Geena and Friends. The fest takes place May 7-11 in Bentonville, Ark.

The fest champions more diversity and inclusiveness in the film industry and beyond. This year’s competition selections includes 15 narrative films, 14 documentaries, and 9 episodic projects. Of the lineup, 81% are female directed and 68% of the selections include a Poc director and/or cast/subject in the forefront.

“This year’s lineup of films truly exemplifies our mission and we are thrilled to highlight the work of female filmmakers, people of color, Lgbtq+, filmmakers, talent with disabilities and more — in other words,...

American Gods introduces another new character, maybe, as three Gods vie for the favor of one human.

This American Gods review contains spoilers.

American Gods Season 2, Episode 4

One of the things you can say for American Gods is the show's creative team still manages to pull in good actors for even the smallest of bit roles. For example, the one-off appearance of Vulcan in the first season was delightful—I mention it pretty often—because of the performance of Corben Bernsen, who has always been a fun actor to watch.

This week, perhaps in an attempt to curry favor with New God The Reviewer, American Gods brings in none other than William Sanderson to play Money, the most powerful God in this history of Gods, and the God that stands beyond all descriptions. New, Old, or Other, Money has always been important, and since the first incident of bartering for coin,...

Fresh from the success of drama hits such as Patrick Melrose and A Discovery of Witches, Sky drama chief Cameron Roach is looking to take advantage of a confidence at the Comcast-owned pay-tv giant as it looks to expand its scripted pipeline.

This comes after Roach was promoted to the top drama job, as revealed by Deadline this morning, following the departure of Anne Mensah to Netflix.

Roach, who worked under Mensah for over five years, admits that the next few years at Sky will be more of an “evolution” and a “continuation” of the strategy that the pair built together.

“I don’t think me stepping up means there’s going to be any kind of sea-change. Genuinely, we’re in a very confident place having built this over the last five years and I think now we have a good ecology of returning series and standalone event pieces.

Cameron Roach has been named Sky’s director of drama and head of Sky Studios. On Tuesday, the executive taking Anne Mensah’s old post unveiled his first two original commissions: “Little Birds” for Sky Atlantic and “Intergalactic” for Sky One.

Starring Juno Temple, “Little Birds” is a playful and intensely evocative adaptation of Anais Nin’s infamous collection of erotic short stories, per Sky, written by Sophia Al-Maria and directed by Stacie Passon.

“Intergalactic” is an action-packed sci-fi drama, set in the 23rd century. Written by Julie Gearey, it follows a crew of fierce female convicts who break free and go on the run, heading … intergalactic, Sky wrote in a media release.

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Roach has been Sky’s acting head of drama since November, when Mensah left for Netflix. The former teammates worked together on “Tin Star,” “Britannia,...

Exclusive: A period drama starring Dirty John star Juno Temple and a sci-fi drama set in the 23rd Century are the first two original commissions from recently promoted Sky drama chief Cameron Roach.

Temple, who also starred in films such as Antonement and Killer Joe, is fronting Little Birds, an adaptation of Anais Nin’s infamous collection of erotic short stories.

Written by The Girl Who Fell to Earth author Sophia Al-Maria and directed by Billions and House of Cards director Stacie Passon, Little Birds is produced by The Last Panthers and This Is England producer Warp Films. Set in Tangier in 1955, in the famous international zone, one of the last outposts of colonial decadence, it follows troubled American debutante Lucy Savage, played by Temple, as she faces a culture shock.

Thrilled to escape her controlling parents, Savage arrives full of anticipation for her marriage to her English fiancée, Lord Hugo Cavendish-Smythe,...

Nearly a decade into his turn as Marvel’s Bucky Barnes — otherwise known as The Winter Soldier — actor Sebastian Stan is busier than ever, but not with the kind of safe commercial bets that other franchise players might be pursuing. A year after taking on the risky role of former criminal and national laughingstock Jeff Gillooly in Craig Gillespie’s Oscar-winning “I, Tonya,” Stan is still chasing unconventional supporting roles in smaller features.

In Karyn Kusama’s “Destroyer,” he acts opposite Nicole Kidman as an undercover police officer helping Kidman’s no-nonsense detective through a dangerous mission that destroys her life. It’s a tricky role for any actor to hold their own opposite a proven movie star in dark, moody thriller, but Stan said that “I, Tonya” opened him up to embrace that sort of challenge.

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Netflix has rounded out cast for Armistead Maupin’s Tales of the City, its 10-episode limited series revival. Paul Gross returns to reprise his role as Brian Hawkins from the original miniseries, ex-husband of Mary Ann Singleton and father of Shawna Hawkins, played by previously announced Laura Linney and Ellen Page, respectively. The series is currently in production for a 2019 premiere.

Murray Bartlett (Looking) has been cast as the lovable Michael ‘Mouse’ Tolliver, longtime resident at Barbary Lane and Mary Ann’s best friend; Charlie Barnett (Chicago Fire) plays Mouse’s boyfriend Ben Marshall; newcomers Josiah Victoria Garcia plays Jake Rodriguez, a newer resident on Barbary Lane who is a transgender man and a caregiver for Anna Madrigal (previously announced Olympia Dukakis) and May Hong (High Maintenance) as Jake’s long-term girlfriend Margot Park. Previously announced Barbara Garrick also returns as DeDe Halycon Day.

Recurring cast...

Following up her debut success of 2013’s “Concussion,” filmmaker Stacie Passon finally returns with a new feature-length film that brings the horror and gloom of writer Shirley Jackson’s final novel “We Have Always Lived in the Castle” to life. Centered on a peculiar family, shrouded in an air of gothic mystery, Passon’s adaptation of ‘Live In The Castle’ is as equally foreboding and bewildering.

Merricat (Taissa Farmiga), Constance (Alexandra Daddario) and their Uncle Julian (Crispin Glover) live in isolation, banished by the neighboring townspeople after experiencing a family tragedy six years earlier.

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