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Seismic shifts: We at Deadline International like to be on hand to tease out how major changes in the American media landscape impact international. What better week than when Warner Bros. Discovery (Wbd) set out its post-split leadership team and the protracted Paramount-Skydance merger moved to its next phase. Wbd is...

Exclusive: A shake up of the UK agency scene is taking place with news we can reveal that four out of five partners at UK agency Hamilton Hodell are leaving the company to join UK management firm B-Side.

Alexander Cooke, Madeleine Dewhirst, Christopher Farrar and Sian Smyth are joining the leadership team at indie B-Side from August 1, representing a significant expansion for the company launched in 2021 and a loss for their former employer.

Among talent heading with the Hh agents to their new home are Naomi Ackie, Aaron Pierre, Daisy Edgar Jones, Emilia Clarke, Sophie Wilde, Leo Woodall, Anthony Boyle, Lola Petticrew, Martin Compston, Camille Cottin and dozens more.

B-Side reps clients including Daniel Kaluuya, Barry Keoghan, Julianne Nicholson, Juno Temple, Joe Cole, Peter Capaldi, Jenna Coleman and Matt Smith. As we first revealed, the company launched in 2021 with partners Kate Morrison, Matimba Kabalika, Sarah Stephenson and Sam Fox.

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The big Limited Series winners of the 77th Emmy Awards nominations are "The Penguin" (which retold "The Sopranos" in Gotham City), and the chilling drama "Adolescence." But there's one show that got shut out, FX's "Say Nothing," that's all about taking action for your beliefs. I'd be remiss if I didn't stand up and demand justice for the series, which was the best new television show I watched in 2024.

Created by Joshua Zetumer, "Say Nothing" adapts Patrick Radden Keefe's bestselling nonfiction book "Say Nothing: A True Story of Memory and Murder in Northern Ireland." That true story stretches from the 1970s to the 2010s, following Northern Irish youths who joined the Provisional Irish Republican Army (Ira) to fight for a united Ireland. Some of those youths, like Dolours Price (Lola Petticrew/Maxine Peake) and her sister Marian (Hazel Doupe...

Exclusive: Slow Horses star Jack Lowden looks to be reuniting with Apple on one of the streamer’s more anticipated series. Sources tell Deadline that the Emmy-nominated actor is set to star in an untitled series based on Metropolis, from Philip Kerr’s globally bestselling Berlin Noir book series.

Insiders also say that BAFTA nominee Tom Shankland will direct as well as executive produce the Apple TV+ series, which Deadline first told you was in the works back in April.

Peter Straughan, who won the Adapted Screenplay Oscar for Conclave, will serve as showrunner as well as adapt the script and executive produce. Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman will also exec produce through their Playtone banner. Playtone and Apple most recently teamed on the World War II series Masters of the Air. The new series will be filmed in Berlin.

The Berlin Noir book series revolved around iconic detective Bernie...

As video game film adaptations continue to find success on streaming platforms, the same can be said for video game movies based on true events. Tetris, starring Taron Egerton, is a film that can be described in many ways, but a video game adaptation, it has become a streaming hit on Apple TV+ since its release in 2023, showing that even the stories behind these iconic titles are just as interesting as the game itself.

According to FlixPatrol, Tetris landed at #4 on Apple TV+'s Top 10 Movies in the United States on July 15, 2025, sandwiched between The Gorge and Wolves. Tetris is based on a true story where Dutch game developer Henk Rogers (Egerton) travels to Russia to acquire the rights to Tetris before the GameBoy's release, and how it became an iconic game to this day. However, this mission is far from easy, as it was during the Cold War era,...

In 2019, Taron Egerton wowed audiences with his portrayal of British singer-songwriter Elton John in Rocketman. Four years later, the actor played an entirely different real-life figure, that of video game designer and entrepreneur Henk Rogers, in the 2023 biographical thriller Tetris.

According to FlixPatrol, after a lengthy absence from Apple TV+'s Top 10 Movies list, Tetris has made a remarkable return to the streaming chart and is, as of July 13, ranked No. 4, up two spots from the day before. The only movies ahead of Tetris on the Top 10 list are new releases from earlier this year: The Gorge (No. 3), Echo Valley (No. 2), and Fountain of Youth (No. 1). The rest of the Top 10 chart is made up of a mixture of new and older releases, with Wolfs at No. 5, The Instigators at No. 6, Greyhound at No. 7, Ghosted at No. 8, The Family Plan at No. 9, and Luck at No. 10.

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One Queer Eye guy already has his next gig lined up.

Bobby Berk, a co-host on the soon-to-end Netflix reality series, will host a new HGTV series tentatively titled Junk or Jackpot? Per the official logline, the six-episode season will “follow collectors as they discover the true monetary value of their massive and unusual collections.” But there’s more: The enthusiasts featured have collections that are overwhelming their homes, and “the collectors must decide whether they are willing to sell some of their items to pay for the much-needed renovation,” the synopsis continues.

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Exclusive: Tonia Davis, Will Graham and Max Linsky are opening the doors to Invitation Media, a new multiplatform production company.

The group starts with a first-look TV deal at Amazon MGM Studios and an upcoming film – the Vietnam War thriller Trust the Man with Daniel Radcliffe and Lucas Hedges — as well as an audio partnership with the Washington Post. Graham is directing Trust the Man and also producing with Davis and Linsky.

Under the Invitation Media banner, the partners also are executive producing the series Spy Coast, which is in development with Amazon MGM Studios and based on Tess Gerritsen’s novel.

Invitation Media will operate from Los Angeles and New York and is repped by UTA and Kaplan Perrone.

More projects and partnerships will be announced this summer.

“At an uncertain time for our industry, we wanted to team up and send a message of optimism,” said the founders of Invitation Media.

“The Altruists,” Netflix’s upcoming limited series about the Sam Bankman-Fried-founded cryptocurrency exchange Ftx, has added 10 cast members.

The upcoming series will star Eugene Young as Ftx co-founder Gary Wang, Madison Hu (“The Brothers Sun”) as Ftx COO Constance Wang, Karan Soni (“Deadpool”) as Ftx’s head of engineering Nishad Singh, comedian Matt Rife as CEO of Ftx Digital Markets Ryan Salame, Alex Lawther as co-ceo of Alameda Research Sam Trabucco and Naomi Okada (“Q Train”) as Ftx senior executive Claire Watanabe. All will be series regulars.

Additionally, Maddie Hasson (“Malignant”) will star as Ftx head of global luxury partnerships Lauren Platt and Paul Reiser (“Mad About You”) and Robin Weigert (“Deadwood”) will star as Joseph Bankman and Barbara Fried, the father and mother of Sam Bankman-Fried. Platt, Reiser and Weigert will appear in recurring roles.

These actors will join previously announced cast members Julia Garner and Anthony Boyle,...

Netflix has a limited series in the works, The Altruists, about the real life cryptocurrency exchange Ftx, and comedian Matt Rife will be one of the series regulars!

He’ll be playing the real life businessman Ryan Salame, who is currently serving 90 months in prison after pleading guilty to violating campaign finance laws and operating an illegal money-transmitting business. Julia Garner and Anthony Boyle are starring as the leads, Caroline Ellison and Sam Bankman-Fried.

Here’s the official logline, per Variety: “The story of Sam Bankman-Fried and Caroline Ellison, two hyper-smart, ambitious young idealists who tried to remake the global financial system in the blink of an eye – and then seduced, coaxed, and teased each other into stealing $8 billion.”

Keep reading to find out who else joined the cast…

Joining as series regulars are Veep‘s Eugene Young as Gary Wang, The Brothers Sun‘s Madison Hu as Constance Wang,...

Netflix’s Sam Bankman-Fried limited series The Altruists is rounding out its cast with 10.

Eugene Young, Madison Hu (The Brothers Sun), Karan Soni, Matt Rife, Alex Lawther (Andor) and Naomi Okada will take on series regular roles working alongside leads Julia Garner and Anthony Boyle.

Maddie Hasson (The Recruit), Marianna Phung (Y: The Last Man), Paul Reiser and Robin Weigert will appear in recurring roles.

The story of Sam Bankman-Fried (Boyle) and Caroline Ellison (Garner), two hyper-smart, ambitious young idealists who tried to remake the global financial system in the blink of an eye – and then seduced, coaxed, and teased each other into stealing $8 billion.

“I’m moved beyond measure to get to assemble so many of my favorite actors in the world to explore the many lives caught up in this grand and heartbreaking tragedy,...

Lola Petticrew and Scoot McNairy have joined the untitled Liz Meriwether project loosely inspired by the 1987 movie Black Widow. They join the previously announced star Emmy Rossum, who will play an FBI Agent who uses the secrets from a female serial killer’s past to try and find her.

The 1987 movie Black Widow, written by Bass and directed by Bob Rafelson, follows two women: Catherine (Theresa Russell), who murders wealthy men whom she has married for their money, and Alexandra (Debra Winger), an agent with the Department of Justice who grows obsessed with bringing her to justice.

Meriwether executive produces alongside Rossum and Sara Moskowitz via Rossum’s Composition 8 banner, as well as Ron Bass, who wrote the 20th Century Fox-distributed 1987 film. 20th Television, where Meriwether has been based for a decade, and Searchlight TV are producing.

Petticrew is an Irish actor named one of Screen International’s Stars...

Portraying a real person in Say Nothing was "a great honor," Anthony Boyle tells Gold Derby about his role as renowned Irish activist Brendan Hughes. "This one felt really special, because it was so close to home. I used to walk past the mural of Brendan Hughes coming back from school, and you'd hear folk songs about the guy." (Watch our full interview above.)

Say Nothing was created by Joshua Zetumer, based on Patrick Radden Keefe’s acclaimed nonfiction book Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland. Set during the height of the Troubles, the nine-part drama follows Belfast sisters Dolours Price (Lola Petticrew) and Marian Price (Hazel Doupe) as they become deeply entangled in the Ira's militant campaign. At the center of the story is the 1972 abduction and murder of Jean McConville, a widowed mother of 10, through which the series explores the emotional and ethical fallout of political violence.

Lola Petticrew and Anthony Boyle have known each other for almost 20 years, ever since they were a couple of kids from West Belfast looking to break into acting. The first play they did together was a local production of “Romeo and Juliet,” the mere mention of which makes Petticrew’s stomach churn. “We were on a chessboard. Four people came to see it; two of them left,” Petticrew, who uses they/them pronouns, said with a laugh during a recent joint Zoom interview with Boyle. “I had Goth makeup on; Anto looked like Ziggy Stardust. That was a s—show.”

Their many subsequent TV and stage collaborations “incrementally got better,” as Boyle put it. (And they’ve each done well on their own: Petticrew costarred with Julia Louis-Dreyfus in the 2023 indie “Tuesday” and Boyle appeared in “Masters of the Air” and “Manhunt.”) But none had the impact of “Say Nothing,...

If you think crypto is a bit of a messy subject, just wait until you see The Altruists. It will be a bit before you can see the story unfold as a limited series on Netflix, but we are learning a bit more about who will make up the cast.

The leads, who will play Sam Bankman-Fried and Caroline Ellison, will be Anthony Boyle and Julia Garner, respectively. The streaming giant announced they will join the cast on Thursday.

The story follows the real-life events of the ironically named Bankman-Fried and Ellison, who tried to remake the international financial system. In the process, the two stole as much as $8 billion. Bankman-Fried was the CEO of Ftx, and Ellison was his girlfriend and worked with Alameda Research, a crypto hedge fund.

Leads for Netflix's The Altruists have been cast

Of course, a story involving anything crypto is quite timely now due...

Fantastic Four: First Steps and Masters of the Air stars are set to lead a Netflix miniseries about an $8 billion crypto scam that happened in 2022. Netflix has multiple crime dramas that have become successful, with the platform being a central hub for a number of shows based on true stories. Some of the platform's true-story crime dramas include ones that are dramatized and inspired by reality, like The Watcher, and others that try to be more accurate despite dramatizing certain events, like Narcos. This wide array shows the diverse nature of the platform's crime series.

Now, Netflix has announced that Julia Garner of Fantastic Four: First Steps and Anthony Boyle of Masters of the Air will be starring in The Altruists, a miniseries based on the 2022 Ftx crypto scam. The show will focus on Sam Bankman-Fried and Caroline Ellison, the former being the founder of Ftx, a cryptocurrency exchange platform...

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Netflix is moving fast on its dramatization of the crypto scandal that shook Silicon Valley and Wall Street. The streamer has officially greenlit The Altruists, a limited series centered on the rise and implosion of Ftx founder Sam Bankman-Fried and his on-again-off-again partner and Alameda CEO Caroline Ellison. Julia Garner, fresh off her Emmy-winning turns […]

Julia Garner, Anthony Boyle To Star In Netflix’s ‘The Altruists’ From Graham Moore & Jacqueline Hoyt...

Anthony Boyle (“Masters of the Air”) and Julia Garner (“Ozark”) have signed on to play the leads in “The Altruists,” a new Netflix limited series that will chart the real-life rise and fall of the Ftx cryptocurrency exchange.

Boyle will play Ftx founder Sam Bankman-Fried, while Garner will star opposite him as Caroline Ellison, the former CEO of Alameda Research, the cryptocurrency trading firm co-founded by Bankman-Fried. For their roles in Ftx’s implosion, both Ellison and Bankman-Fried were indicted on, among other crimes, counts of wire fraud, conspiracy to commit wire fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering. Ellison is currently serving a two-year prison sentence for her crimes, while Bankman-Fried was sentenced in 2024 to 25 years in prison.

Netflix’s logline for “The Altruists” promises that the series will tell the story of how Bankman-Fried and Ellison, a pair of hyper-smart, ambitious young idealists, tried to remake the global...

You do not want to throw away your shot… to see the original Broadway cast of Hamilton perform at the 2025 Tony Awards.

CBS on Thursday announced that the ensemble will reunite as part of Broadway’s biggest night to celebrate the show’s 10th anniversary. In addition to Lin-Manuel Miranda, the performance will feature Carleigh Bettiol, Andrew Chappelle, Ariana DeBose, Alysha Deslorieux, Daveed Diggs, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Jonathan Groff, Sydney James Harcourt, Neil Haskell, Sasha Hutchings, Christopher Jackson, Thayne Jasperson, Jasmine Cephas Jones, Stephanie Klemons, Morgan Marcell, Javier Muñoz, Leslie Odom, Jr., Okieriete Onaodowan, Emmy Raver-Lampman, Jon Rua, Austin Smith,...

Netflix has greenlit a series about the rise and fall of cryptocurrency exchange Ftx and the two central figures involved — Sam Bankman-Fried and Caroline Ellison.

The streamer has formally ordered The Altruists, which will chronicle how Bankman-Fried and Ellison “two hyper-smart, ambitious young idealists tried to remake the global financial system in the blink of an eye — and then seduced, coaxed, and teased each other into stealing $8 billion.” Julia Garner, who had been in talks to star in the drama, and Anthony Boyle will play Ellison and Bankman-Fried, respectively.

Graham Moore (The Imitation Game, The Outfit) and Jacqueline Hoyt (The Leftovers, The Underground Railroad) will serve as co-showrunners on the series. James Ponsoldt (Shrinking) is set to direct. The Altruists comes from Barack and Michelle Obama’s Higher Ground Productions, which has an overall deal at Netflix.

“For nearly three years now, Sam and Caroline’s story has been my daily obsession,...

Anthony Boyle is set to star opposite Julia Garner in a Netflix limited series about the rise and fall of Ftx, Variety has learned.

Boyle will star as Sam Bankman-Fried in the series, which is titled “The Altruists,” while Garner will play Caroline Ellison. It was reported earlier in May that Garner was negotiating for the role, with the casting now official. As previously reported, Netflix has picked up eight episodes of the series.

The official logline for “The Altruists” states, “The story of Sam Bankman-Fried and Caroline Ellison, two hyper-smart, ambitious young idealists who tried to remake the global financial system in the blink of an eye – and then seduced, coaxed, and teased each other into stealing $8 billion.”

Graham Moore and Jacqueline Hoyt serve as executive producers and co-showrunners. Garner will executive produce in addition to starring. James Ponsoldt will direct the first episode and executive produce. Vinnie Malhotra...

Julia Garner has closed her deal and will star opposite Anthony Boyle in a new Netflix series about Sam Bankman-Fried and Caroline Ellison and the collapse of cryptocurrency exchange Ftx, titled The Altruists. Graham Moore and Jacqueline Hoyt will co-showrun and executive produce.

The series follows Sam Bankman-Fried and his girlfriend, Caroline Ellison, two hyper-smart, ambitious young idealists who tried to remake the global financial system in the blink of an eye – and then seduced, coaxed, and teased each other into stealing $8 billion. The series is described as the wild romance of Gen Z’s own Bonnie and Clyde.

James Ponsoldt will direct the first episode and executive produce alongside Vinnie Malhotra and Jessie Dicovitsky for Higher Ground Productions, Scoop Wasserstein for New York Magazine/Vox Media Studios,...

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Julia Garner and Anthony Boyle are set to star in The Altruists, a new eight-episode limited series about Sam Bankman-Fried and Caroline Ellison.

Graham Moore and Jacqueline Hoyt will co-showrun and executive produce the series, which tells the story of Sam Bankman-Fried and Caroline Ellison, two hyper-smart, ambitious young idealists who tried to remake the global financial system in the blink of an eye — and then seduced, coaxed, and teased each other into stealing $8 billion.

“For nearly three years now, Sam and Caroline’s story has been my daily obsession,” Moore tells Tudum. “I’m so grateful to my friends at Netflix and Higher Ground for loving this story not only as much as I do,...

As an American, writer Patrick Radden Keefe knew tackling the story of Northern Ireland during the tumultuous 1970s in his book “Say Nothing” would be a challenge.

From an outsider’s perspective, native readers would not be easily convinced his interpretation of The Troubles was worth reading. However, the book went on to spend six weeks on the New York Times Bestseller list, quelling his fears of misrepresentation. As he celebrated the book’s FX adaptation with his writer and crew, he emphasized that the doubts he once had made success all the sweeter.

“There’s a responsibility. I think that’s the price of admission, the price of trespassing into someone else’s world, be that an American writing about people in Belfast or a guy writing about young women. You have to get it right,” Keefe said. “You have to earn the right to tell that story. That...

Created by John Shiban and John Orloff, Apple TV+’s war drama miniseries Masters of the Air, starring Austin Butler, Callum Turner, and Anthony Boyle, received positive to mixed reviews from critics and audiences upon release. Based on Donald L. Miller’s book of the same name, the story follows the actions of the 100th Bomb Group during WWII.

Critics at the time shared that Masters of the Air is ‘an absolutely fantastic television’ that goes on to depict the experience of pilots during World War II. Even though it received a positive to mixed response, audiences were concerned about the accuracy of the story and noted that the story had omitted a lot of parts from the actual story of the 100th. However, it’s Austin Butler’s experience that can change anyone’s mind about whether to re-watch the show or not.

Austin Butler recalls his preparation for...

We will update this article throughout the season, along with all our predictions, so make sure to keep checking IndieWire for the latest news from the 2025 Emmys race. The nomination round of voting takes place from June 12 to June 23, with the official Emmy nominations announced Tuesday, July 15. Afterwards, final voting commences on August 18 and ends the night of August 27. The 77th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards are set to take place on Sunday, September 14, and air live on CBS at 8:00 p.m. Et/ 5:00 p.m. Pt.

The State of the Race

Prior to the most recent Emmys, where Lamorne Morris earned both a surprise nomination and win for his turn in the fifth season of “Fargo,” the Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or a Movie race usually saw one contender breeze their way toward a victory with little competition. For instance, “Black Bird” star Paul Walter Hauser...

UK director Clio Barnard’sI See Buildings Fall Like Lightening, has started filming in the UK, with a cast of former Screen Stars of Tomorrow from the UK and Ireland led by Anthony Boyle, Joe Cole, Jay Lycurgo, Daryl McCormack and Lola Petticrew.

The film is being produced by Tracy O’Riordan for the UK’s Moonspun Films with funding fromBBC Film, which developed the film, and the BFI,in association with Curzon Film, which will distribute in the UK and Ireland.

Charades is handling international sales.

Further backing comes fromAli Jazayeri and Keith Kehoe’sUS-based independent film financier Tpc.

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UK director Clio Barnard’sI See Buildings Fall Like Lightening, has started filming in the UK, with a cast of former Screen Stars of Tomorrow from the UK and Ireland led by Anthony Boyle, Joe Cole, Jay Lycurgo, Daryl McCormack and Lola Petticrew.

The film is being produced by Tracy O’Riordan for the UK’s Moonspun Films with funding fromBBC Film, which developed the film, and the BFI,in association with Curzon Film, which will distribute in the UK and Ireland.

Charades is handling international sales.

Further backing comes fromAli Jazayeri and Keith Kehoe’sUS-based independent film financier Tpc.

I...

Clio Barnard, the BAFTA-nominated writer/director behind acclaimed British indie films such as “The Selfish Giant,” “Dark River” and “Ali & Ava,” has set a buzzy ensemble cast for her next feature.

“I See Buildings Fall Like Lightning,” based on the novel of the same name by Keiran Goddard (“Hourglass), will star Anthony Boyle, Joe Cole, Jay Lycurgo, Daryl McCormack and Lola Petticrew.

The cast also includes Millie Brady, Lucie Shorthouse and James Eeles.

Tony-winning Irish playwright, screenwriter and director Enda Walsh penned the screenplay for the film, which has now commenced principal photography on location in the U.K.

As per the synopsis, “I See Buildings Fall Like Lightning” follows “Five friends. Five lives. Countless hopes.”

Patrick, Shiv, Rian, Oli and Conor grew up together. They played together, skipped school together, and dreamt of everything they’d do with their lives. Now they’re thirty and those dreams haven...

The USC Scripter Awards recognized Conclave and Say Nothing for achievements in adapted screenwriting for film and television. The ceremony, held in the Town & Gown ballroom at USC, awarded both the writers of the adapted screenplays and the authors of the original works they were based on.

Peter Straughan received the film award for Conclave, adapted from Robert Harris’s novel. The political thriller follows Cardinal Lomeli as he navigates the power struggles of a secretive papal election. The film has earned multiple accolades this season, including a Golden Globe for Best Screenplay, and remains a contender in the Oscar race with eight nominations, including Best Picture.

The television award went to Say Nothing, based on Patrick Radden Keefe’s nonfiction book about the Troubles in Northern Ireland. Joshua Zetumer received the honor for writing “The People in the Dirt,” an episode from the FX and Hulu series. The series features performances from Lola Petticrew,...

The writers behind the Oscar-nominated adapted screenplay of Focus Features’ Conclave and an episode of the FX and Hulu series Say Nothing on Saturday night at the 37th annual USC Scripter Awards.

The winners were revealed tonight during a black-tie ceremony in the Town & Gown ballroom at USC. The awards, bestowed annually by the USC Libraries, honor the writers of the year’s most accomplished film and episodic series adaptations as well as the writers of the works on which they are based.

Conclave, adapted by Peter Straughan based on the novel by Robert Harris, previously won the Golden Globe Screenplay trophy. The film has a total of eight Oscar nominations, including for star Ralph Fiennes and for Best Picture.

A political potboiler set within the Vatican, Conclave follows Cardinal Lomeli (Fiennes), the Dean of the College of Cardinals, as he oversees a secretive papal election following the sudden death of the Pope.

Tim Mielants’ Small Things Like These took home the top prize for best film while Rich Peppiatt’s Kneecap collected the most prizes at the Irish Film and Television Awards (IFTAs), held last night (February 14) in Dublin.

Cillian Murphy, who stars in and produces Small Things Like These, picked up best lead actor for the second year in a row following last year’s win for Oppenheimer. The Irish drama, which surrounds a local convent with shocking secrets, also won best screenplay for Edna Walsh who adapted Claire Keegan’s novel on which the film is based.

Kneecap won four...

Cillian Murphy has been named Best Lead Actor in the film category of the Irish Film and Television Awards (IFTAs) for the second year running.

Following his win last year for Oppenheimer (which went on to bag him the Oscar), Murphy won for his role in the film Small Things Like These.

The film, an adaptation of Claire Keegan’s novella, also won Best Film.

Complete Winners List Below

An Irish-language film about Belfast rap group Kneecap was nominated in 17 award categories. The film’s director Rich Peppiatt won best director in the film category, and it was also recognised in casting and costume design.

At the ceremony in Dublin, Ireland, Friday evening, Saoirse Ronan was a double winner, taking home Best Lead Actress for The Outrun and Best Supporting Actress for The Blitz.

Ralph Fiennes and Demi Moore were winners in the international acting categories for Conclave and The Substance respectively.

Small Things Like These, an Irish drama starring Cillian Murphy as a coal merchant and father haunted by secret abuses in a local convent sanctioned by the Catholic Church, beat out Kneecap, the hip-hop comedy featuring Michael Fassbender, to win the best film honor at the Irish Film & Television Awards 2025 during a ceremony held in Dublin on Friday. Saoirse Ronan left with two awards (the lead actress honor for her role in The Outrun and the supporting actress trophy for Blitz). Murphy won the best actor IFTA for his work in Small Things Like These. Demi Moore (The Substance) and Ralph Fiennes (Conclave) were honored in the international acting categories, and Colin Farrell (The Penguin) and Sharon Horgan (for writing Bad Sisters) earned TV statuettes.

Rich Peppiatt received the best director IFTA for Kneecap, which follows the West Belfast hip-hop trio of the same name on their mission to save their mother tongue.

We’re a couple weeks away from the BAFTAs awards ceremony and one category at the show will celebrate rising stars.

Nominees Mikey Madison, David Jonsson, Marisa Abela, and Nabhaan Rizwan celebrated their nominations at the Vanity Fair Ee BAFTA 2025 Rising Star Party on Wednesday (February 5) at Pavyllon in London, England.

The event featured a who’s who of British talent, including many fan fave actors and plenty of newcomers who probably have a shot at a nomination in the future.

The winner of the Ee Rising Star Award will be announced at the BAFTAs on February 16. Also nominated in the category is Unstoppable actor Jharrel Jerome.

Mikey stars in the new movie Anora and earned an Oscar nomination for Best Actress. David had his breakout in the sci-fi thriller film Alien: Romulus this past year. Marisa stars in the HBO series Industry and led the film Back to Black in 2024.

Irish Film & TV Academy Names Rising Star Nominees

The Irish Film & Television Academy (IFTA) and Screen Ireland (Fís Éireann) have unveiled the four Rising Star nominees ahead of the IFTA Awards Ceremony on February 14 in Dublin. They are Say Nothing and Masters of the Air actor Anthony Boyle, writer/director Aislinn Clarke, Clinton Liberty and Alisha Weir. “These four Healy talented Rising Stars represent the new wave of Irish professionals who are leading our homegrown industry on the world stage,” said Áine Moriarty, CEO of IFTA. Previous winners include Saoirse Ronan, Michael Fassbender, Nicola Coughlan, Domhnall Gleeson and Jamie Dornan. The Awards will take place at the Dublin Royal Convention Centre, with more details of the event set to follow. Screen Ireland Coimisiún na Meán.

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Rising Stars Ireland, Screen International’s major talent initiative for Irish film talent held in partnership with Screen Ireland, will return for 2025. The biannual showcase of actors, writers, producers and directors on the cusp of career breakthroughs will be compiled by Screen International and announced prior to Cannes in May.

To applyplease use this Google form.Applications are now open here and will close on March 14.

This second iteration of Rising Stars Ireland aims to showcase new talent from the island of Ireland to the international industry and the selected 10 applicants will be either originally from or living and working in Ireland.

Disney+ U.K. originals “Extraordinary” and “Shardlake” will not be returning to the streamer for further seasons, Variety has learned.

Edgy comedy “Extraordinary,” which stars Máiréad Tyers and Sofia Oxenham as a pair of chaotic flatmates living in a world of superpowers, had already aired two seasons, with Season 2 ending on a cliffhanger as Jen falls into a void. It will not return for a third.

“Shardlake,” a four-part historical mystery series set in Tudor times starred Arthur Hughes, Sean Bean and Anthony Boyle, launched its first season last summer. It will not return for a second.

“Disney+ Original series ‘Extraordinary’ will not be returning for a third season on the service,” said a rep for the streamer. “We’re so proud of the hilarious, award-winning series brought to life by the incredibly talented British and Irish cast and crew, our production partners at Sid Gentle Films, and the exceptional...

“Kneecap” — the Irish-language music biopic that became one of the buzziest indie films of 2024 and is now tipped for both Oscar and BAFTA recognition — has, perhaps unsurprisingly, emerged far ahead of the pack of nominees for the 2025 Irish Film & TV Academy (IFTA) awards.

Rich Peppiatt’s raucous comedy, about (and starring) the Belfast rap trio of the same name, has landed an astonishing 17 nominations for the awards, including best film, director, three of the six slots for lead actor, three of the six for supporting actress and one for Michael Fassbender in the supporting actor category.

“Small Things Like These,” the considerably quieter Irish drama fronted (and produced) by Cillian Murphy has nine nominations, including lead actor for Murphy, who won the award last year for “Oppenheimer.”

Having been co-produced by Irish company Tailored Films, Ali Abbasi’s Donald Trump biopic “The Apprentice” is also in the mix, with four nominations.

Nominations are out for the 2025 Irish Film & Television Awards with the Cillian Murphy drama Small Things Like These and the music comedy Kneecap among the tipped films. Scroll down for the full list of nominees.

Small Things Like These has nods in Best Screenplay, Lead Actor for Murphy, and Best Film. Other Best Film nominees include Donald Trump biopic The Apprentice, King Frankie, and Kneecap.

Kneecap has a strong showing across the noms, with nods in Best Director for Rich Peppiatt and all three of the film’s leads pop up in Best Actor. Paul Mescal also received a Best Actor nomination for his role in Ridley Scott’s Gladiator II.

On the TV side, Sharon Horgan’s Bad Sisters is nominated for Best Drama while the Eddie Redmayne thriller The Day of the Jackal has multiple noms, including Best Director for a Drama Series.

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2025 is here, and it’s buzzing with excitement for all the epic movies and shows set to drop. But before jumping headfirst into this year’s entertainment, let’s pause and ask, did we miss out on any hidden gems from 2024?

Last year gave us a flood of TV shows and movies, some creating waves while others quietly slipped under the radar. These underrated gems may not have made headlines, but they’re absolute must-watches for anyone who loves discovering stories that are truly unforgettable.

So, why not start 2025 by catching up on these must-watches? We’ve rounded up 20 incredible films and series from 2024 that deserve way more love. Trust us, once you dive in, you’ll be glad you gave them a chance. Get ready to find out what you’ve been missing!

20. Wolfs

The movie Wolfs brings George Clooney and Brad Pitt together as rival fixers who must...

When Band of Brothers was released, it came just three years after the dominant success of Saving Private Ryan. The show debuted in 2001 and showed an extended and quality look at the reality of life in the heart of World War II. Easy Company's journey quickly became a mainstay on HBO, as the prestige show drew audiences in droves. Since its release, it has remained in a class of its own and continues to influence war movies and shows today. Yet, despite originally being one-of-a-kind, other shows have joined its universe.

Stephen E. Ambrose's book inspired Band of Brothers, but the story of Easy Company could not be the end of such a brilliant series. Masters of the Air and The Pacific both debuted in the aftermath. The Pacific premiered in 2010, while Masters was released on Apple TV+ in 2024. All were based on real-world American warriors during World War II,...

When I say this, I say it on behalf of everyone: this year passed by like a blur. But what saved us from the turmoil of ‘life’ are great movies and TV shows that came out in 2024.

This year saw many high-profile and fan-favorite TV shows, including Silo, Star Wars: Skeleton Crew, and more. However, amid the Ott crowd, we might have missed out on some great TV shows ranging from sitcoms, and action-packed mystery thrillers to sci-fi series.

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As Ott platforms are becoming our go-to option for streaming shows or movies and we can see a dip in cable subscriptions, it’s getting easier to lose track of all the shows released every year. 2024 gave many shows that deserved much more love and attention. In this article, we have curated a list of underrated TV shows from this year so that you...

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2024 has been a great year for Apple TV+, as most of the shows that came out on the relatively new streaming service were brilliant and made their way into the hearts and minds of the audience. From the epic war drama Masters of the Air to the incredibly hilarious dark comedy crime thriller Bad Monkey, Apple TV+ have made some of the year’s best shows. So, let’s find out which of the Apple TV+ original 2024 shows you shouldn’t miss.

Criminal Record Credit – Apple TV+

Criminal Record is a British crime thriller series created by Paul Rutman. The Apple TV+ series revolves around the clash between two detectives, one a seasoned veteran and the other early in her career. They go up against each other because of an old murder case after an anonymous phone call brings them to it.

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Next Life

A jazz singer finds herself across two alternative realities.

Dir:Drake Doremus

Prod:Mutressa,Fetisoff Illusion, 42

Where:London

When:December-ongoing

Distributor:Tbc

Cast:Emilia Clarke, Edgar Ramirez

& Sons

A famous novelist becomes convinced he is going to die imminently.

Dir:Pablo Trapero

Prod:Matanza Cine srl,Infinity Hill

Where:uk

When:December-ongoing

Distributor: Tbc

Cast: Bill Nighy, George MacKay, Matt Smith

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As one of the defining moments in all of human history, World War II shaped the modern world in more ways than one, where even in the entertainment industry, the numerous real-life stories adapted & fictional storytelling potential have led to some engaging television shows. Moreover, the topic of the Second World War itself expands to multiple narrative angles, where many TV series have shown audiences various genres all within this historical setting.

Whether these shows exude heavy drama, comedy/satire or are dedicated to framing actual events, viewers are drawn to the fascinating era of World War II and become connected to the characters and the great storytelling on display. At the same time, several World War II TV shows also expand on relevant themes that remind people how monumental and important this time in history was and that audiences, as well as the entire world, should never forget these events.

/Film has proudly declared the FX mini-series "Say Nothing" some of 2024's best TV, and I could not agree more. Based on an acclaimed non-fiction book by Patrick Radden Keefe, "Say Nothing" is (as the book is subtitled) a "True History of Memory and Murder in Northern Ireland." The story chronicles a half-century of political dissent, threaded through the disappearance and murder of single mother (and alleged British informant) Jean McConville. The two characters we most follow through that thread are Dolours and Marian Price, two sisters inspired to join the Irish Republican Army (Ira) by the failures of peaceful protest and their family's long association with the organization.

Quick history lesson: in 1921, Ireland was partitioned between the 26 free counties and the six Northern counties that remained under British rule. With a majority population of Protestant Unionists, these counties would seemingly never have a popular majority to secede. The Catholic Republicans in Northern Ireland,...

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FX's mini-series "Say Nothing" arrived back in November, but despite that late release date and its invisible advertising, it managed to sneak in as some of the best TV of 2024. The series is based on a 2018 nonfiction book by Patrick Radden Keefe, the full title of which is "Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland."

The book and series' story spans decades, focusing on "The Troubles" in Northern Ireland and the scars they left. The Troubles refers to the terrorist campaign waged by the Provisional Irish Republican Army and British forces' attempts to suppress it, which raged from the 1960s until a ceasefire in 1994.

One of the key figures in this narrative is Brendan Hughes, an Ira leader who in middle-age wound up disillusioned; not with the cause, but with his former friend (and...

James Norton is hard at work on his new Netflix series!

The 39-year-old Happy Valley actor sported fake blood on his head as he filmed scenes for the upcoming House of Guinness series on Monday (November 25) in Liverpool, England.

According to Deadline, the series is “billed as an epic story inspired by The Guinness family, a European dynasty made famous by the drink they brew. Set in 19th-century Dublin and New York, the story reimagines the period immediately after the death of Sir Benjamin Guinness, the man responsible for the extraordinary success of the Guinness brewery, and the far-reaching impact of his will on the fate of his four adult children, Arthur, Edward, Anne, and Ben, as well as on a group of Dublin characters who work and interact with the phenomenon that is Guinness.”

The cast also includes Jack Gleeson, Louis Partridge, Anthony Boyle, Emily Fairn, Fionn O’Shea, Seamus O’Hara,...