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The second season of Boarders is right around the corner, and Tubi is celebrating its imminent arrival by ramping up promotion for the series. Collider is thrilled to partner with the free streamer to debut a new exclusive clip from Boarders Season 2, which will premiere all six episodes on the platform this Thursday, April 17. The show follows five talented Black inner-city teens who are transported to a British boarding school after gaining scholarships to the prestigious St. Gilbert’s. They set out to make the most of their opportunity, even though their places among the other students were only offered in a poorly-disguised PR stunt. Emmy winner Alan Cumming has even joined the cast of Season 2, and he can be seen in the exclusive sneak peek found below.

In addition to Alan Cumming, Boarders also stars Josh Tedeku as Jaheim, Jodie Campbell as Leah, Sekou Diaby as Toby, Myles Kamwendo as Omar,...

Fans of House of the Dragon are always on the lookout for new details about the show as they wait for eons until the next season drops. There’s one new casting announcement that might hype some viewers up and also spark debate.

A still from House of the Dragon season 2 | HBO

We all remember Daeron Targaryen being mentioned in the show, but he never really appeared. But now there’s a possibility that a young actor named Charlie Gordon might play this crucial role in the next season. But is he truly stepping into the shoes of Daeron the Daring, or is this just another floating rumor that we should dismiss? Let’s find out!

Has Charlie Gordon been cast as Daeron Targaryen in House of The Dragon A still from House of the Dragon season 2 | HBO

Charlie Gordon’s casting in House of the Dragon season 3 hasn’t...

Directed by Dani Girdwood and Charlotte Fassler, Prime Video’s romantic thriller film, My Fault: London is the remake of the Spanish drama, Culpa Mía, which is based on the novel series. The idea of the romantic drama germinated as a Wattpad story. With complicated characters populating the tight plot, My Fault: London is expected to grab enough attention over 2025 Valentine’s week.

Asha Banks as Noah

Young, impulsive, and unpredictable—these three words accurately capture Noah’s energy in My Fault: London. Noah’s character is brought to life by the 21-year-old English actress, Asha Alice Banks. After a successful tryst with the English stage since her early childhood, Asha’s foray into films occurred with the German musical film The Magic Flute, directed by Florian Sigl. Banks is also a known face on television among the English audience, with her brief appearances in EastEnders and Call the Midwife.

Prime Video may sound like it is taking full responsibility for the latest movie to land at the top of the global chart, and for many people that is probably the least it could do. My Fault: London has debuted at number one worldwide (currently number two in the U.S.) as it was pretty much guaranteed to do thanks to the success of the heavily panned 2023 Spanish-language movie My Fault (Culpa Mia) and its 2024 sequel Your Fault (Culpa Tuya). Released on February 13, just in time to rope in some young lovebirds with its illicit romantic storyline, and strange comparisons to the Fast & Furious franchise, the English-language remake has failed to improve on the franchise’s reputation with critics thanks to essentially being a straight remake of the original movie.

The plot (ahem) of My Fault: London finds 18-year-old Noah, played by Asha Banks, relocating from America to...

In “My Fault: London,” there simply aren’t enough alterations to author Mercedes Ron’s source material, “Culpa Mía,” to make its trashy gimmick the least bit palatable. The Wattpad fiction’s original Spanish adaptation of the same name, which debuted on Prime Video in 2023, seemingly fits the definition of a “guilty pleasure,” making audiences cringe as non-blood related stepsiblings challenge puritanical social mores with their embarrassingly toxic, borderline incestuous courtship. At least that iteration didn’t contain the parents laughing off any sneaking suspicions their kids are having hot sex with each other under their roof.

This slightly-toned-down English-language version plays as if a teen Jackie Collins wrote an illicit romance between two cantankerous step-siblings set in the worlds of “The Fast and the Furious” and “Never Back Down.” If that sounds chaotically messy, it’s because it is. The leading lovers’ sharp edges are shaved down, softened to...

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This February, we are getting a ton of content from the much-anticipated release of Invincible Season 3 on streaming to the release of Captain America: Brave New World in theaters. This upcoming month will see the release of many great movies, so we thought of compiling a list of all the best movies that are coming straight to streaming.

Kinda Pregnant (Netflix) Release Date: February 5 Credit – Netflix

Kinds Pregnant is an upcoming comedy film directed by Tyler Spindel from a screenplay co-written by Julie Paiva and Amy Schumer. The upcoming Netflix film follows Lainy, who gets jealous after hearing that her friend is pregnant. She soon begins wearing a fake belly, but she is brought up with a few complications when she meets the man of her dreams, the fake belly causes a few complications. Kinda Pregnant stars Amy Schumer,...

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Prime Video is ready with an entertainment-packed February this year. The upcoming month will see the return of some of Prime Video’s best original shows, including Reacher, and also the release of the much-anticipated movie My Fault: London. Just like every month, Prime Video is ready to overload you with great content. So, we’re here to tell you about the best 5 new movies and TV shows coming to Prime Video in February 2025.

Clean Slate Season 1 (February 6) Credit – Prime Video

Clean Slate is an upcoming comedy series created by Laverne Cox, Dan Ewen, and George Wallace. The Prime Video series follows Harry, an Alabama car wash owner who is shocked to discover that his estranged son has now transitioned into a proud trans woman when she comes to his door. Clean Slate stars Laverne Cox, Jay Wilkison,...

"Fights? And races? Any other bad boy cliches?" Meet another bad boy and his admirers. Prime Video has unveiled an official trailer for their sultry streaming movie called My Fault: London, ready for viewing in February on Pv. This is actually an English language remake / London version of the Spanish series called Culpa Mía (which translates to My Fault) and also Culpa Tuya (which translates to Your Fault) from last year – based on the Culpables novel series by Mercedes Ron. Nick and Noah are about to take a trip that will change their lives forever. An 18-year-old girl moves from America to London with her mother and wealthy stepfather. She meets her stepbrother, and an attraction brews despite their efforts. Unaware, her estranged father tracks her down after release from prison. Starring Matthew Broome and Asha Banks, along with Eve Macklin, Ray Fearon, Enva Lewis, Jason Flemyng, Kerim Hassan, Sam Buchanan,...

Alan Cumming and Natalie Cassidy have been cast in the second season of BBC and Tubi drama series Boarders.

The Traitors host Cumming and EastEnders actress Cassidy will join a cast including leads Josh Tedeku, Jodie Campbell, Sekou Diaby, Myles Kamwendo and Aruna Jalloh in the coming-of-age series about five talented black inner-city teens who gain scholarships to the prestigious St. Gilbert’s boarding school. Creator Daniel Lawrence Taylor stars in the series

Cumming will play Alan, a man with high standards of the students at St. Gilbert’s, and Cassidy will appear as Sharon Hail, a teacher at a rival school. Season two will begin with a new acting headmistress, Carol Watlington-Geese, who wants the scholarship students gone, just as they have begun to thrive.

For Cumming, the casting is among his first since he struck a production deal with NBCUniversal in June last year on the back of...

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

Invincible Season 3 (February 6) Credit – Prime Video

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

Tubi and the BBC have revealed the season 2 cast for ‘Boarders’, the teen dramedy about Black scholarship students at a British boarding school. Returning are the core quintet – Josh Tedeku, Jodie Campbell, Sekou Diaby, Myles Kamwendo, and Aruna Jalloh – alongside their privileged classmates, played by Harry Gilby, Tallulah Greive, and others. Season […]

Boarders Season 2 Cast Announced, Set for Tubi in 2025...

Tubi and the BBC have confirmed the Season 2 cast for the teen dramedy Boarders, which is on track for a 2025 release (Stateside on Tubi).

Created by Daniel Lawrence Taylor, who co-stars as Gus, Boarders follows five talented, Black, inner-city teens transported to “an alien world” — a British boarding school — after gaining scholarships to the prestigious St. Gilbert’s. They then set out to make the most out of the opportunity, despite their places only being offered as a poorly-disguised PR exercise to improve the reputation of the school.

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Apple TV+ has released the trailer for “Silo” Season 2. Based on Hugh Howey’s trilogy of dystopian sci-fi novels, the second season premieres Nov. 15 with new episodes airing every Friday until Jan. 17.

According to an official logline, “‘Silo’ is the story of the last ten thousand people on earth, their mile-deep home protecting them from the toxic and deadly world outside. However, no one knows when or why the silo was built and those who try to find out face fatal consequences. Rebecca Ferguson stars as Juliette, an engineer who seeks answers about a loved one’s murder and tumbles onto a mystery that goes far deeper than she could have ever imagined, leading her to discover that if the lies don’t kill you, the truth will.”

Steve Zahn joins the Season 2 cast, starring alongside Ferguson, Tim Robbins, Common, Harriet Walter, Chinaza Uche, Avi Nash, Alexandria Riley, Shane McRae,...

Fans still consider it a mortal sin that House of the Dragon neglected to properly introduce Daeron Targaryen in the show. After Season 2 concluded, viewers only had a quick glimpse of Tessarion, the prince’s dragon, and no more than a tease for his upcoming appearance.

Credits: Emma D’Arcy in House of the Dragon / HBO

It’s worth noting that the missing character plays a key role in the Dance of the Dragons. While the story is seemingly in the middle of it now, it looks like the show only remembered Daeron’s existence with the impending fall of King’s Landing to Rhaenyra Targaryen’s hands.

Why Daeron Targaryen Remains Missing In House of the Dragon

Prince Daeron Targaryen, also fondly called Daeron the Daring, is the youngest son of King Viserys Targaryen and Queen Alicent Hightower. He was sent to Oldtown to serve as a cupbearer and squire to Lord Ormund Hightower.

House of the Dragon recently wrapped premiering episodes of the second season. The season was teased as the all-out war between the Greens and the Blacks over the shocking death of Lucerys at the end of season 1. However, the season proved to be the calm before the storm where various chess pieces are being moved on both sides to prepare for what’s coming.

House of the Dragon season 2 ending felt anticlimactic for many fans | Credits: HBO

Many fans felt underwhelmed by the cliffhanger of the finale which left many arcs unresolved and the lack of any exciting action frustrated them. With season 3 expected to start shooting next year, a new report about the casting of Daeron who was referenced many times in season 2 will excite fans after following season 2’s disappointment.

Harry Gilby Reportedly Cast As Daeron Targaryen For House of The Dragon Season 3

Harry Gilby played Aethelstan in...

BBC's "Boarders" Will Return to Tubi For Season 2

It's almost back-to-school time: Tubi has announced it will continue to bring the critically acclaimed BBC Three coming-of-age series "Boarders” to North American subscribers for the series’ second season.

Written by BAFTA nominee Daniel Lawrence Taylor (“Timewasters)”, “Boarders” follows the lives of five talented Black teenagers from inner-city London as they navigate life at St. Gilbert’s, an elite boarding school. The second season reportedly will see a new era for the students at the school with an acting headmistress who wants them gone.

Watch the trailer for “Boarders” Season 1 below:

Josh Tedeku (Jaheim), Jodie Campbell (Leah), Sekou Diaby (Toby), Myles Kamwendo (Omar), and Aruna Jalloh (Femi) will reprise their roles in the second season with Taylor returning as their mentor, Gus. The returning cast also includes Harry Gilby, Tallulah Greive, Rosie Graham, Assa Kanouté, and Niky Wardley.

The first season...

Prime Video today released the first photos from the new UK Original series Malice, which stars David Duchovny (The X-Files), Carice van Houten (Game of Thrones), and Jack Whitehall (Jungle Cruise). The James Wood (Rev) series recently wrapped after shooting in London and Greece and will launch next year in 240 countries and territories on Prime Video.

Jack Whitehall plays Adam Healey, a charming ‘manny’ who infiltrates the brash, wealthy Tanner family in order to destroy them.

Set in London and Greece, this psychological thriller is full of dark family secrets, manipulation, and betrayal, and it asks the question, why does Adam despise Jamie Tanner so much?

David Duchovny plays Jamie Tanner, Carice van Houten plays Nat Tanner, Jamie’s wife, and Harry Gilby (Tolkien), Teddie Allen (Swallows and Amazons), and Phoenix Laroche (Trying) play their three children.

Further cast includes Christine Adams (Hijack) as Nat’s best friend, Jules, Raza Jaffrey (Homeland) as Jules’ husband,...

Prime Video has debuted a set of first-look images from the psychological thriller ‘Malice.’

The story follows Jack Whitehall (Jungle Cruise) as Adam Healey, a charming ‘manny’ who infiltrates the brash, wealthy Tanner family in order to destroy them.

Set in London and Greece, the series is full of dark family secrets, manipulation, and betrayal, asking why Adam despises Jamie Tanner so much.

Adam Played by Jack Whitehall l-r: Nat Tanner played by Carice Van Houten and Adam played by Jack Whitehall l-r: Nat Tanner played by Carice Van Houten and Jules played by Christine Adams

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The UK Original series stars David Duchovny (The X Files) as Jamie Tanner, Carice van Houten (Game of Thrones) as Nat Tanner, Jamie’s wife, and Harry Gilby (Tolkien), Teddie Allen (Swallows and Amazons) and Phoenix Laroche (Trying) as their three children.

Prime Video is making a UK feature version of Mercedes Ron’s novel Culpa Mía, a year after it was adapted in Spain.

Based on the first book in Argentinian author Ron’s Culpables trilogy and produced by 42, My Fault: London will star up-and-comers Asha Banks (The Magic Flute) and Matthew Broome (The Buccaneers) as Noah and Nick. Production recently wrapped in the UK.

The pic begins with Noah’s mother, Ella, falling in love with the very wealthy William, and the two move from America to London to live with William and his son Nick. Upon arrival, the 18-year-old Noah meets bad boy Nick, and there is an immediate attraction between the two. Noah spends the summer adjusting to her new life, making new friends from Nick’s various circles, and navigating a complicated relationship with him while they fight to keep the attraction at bay. But unbeknownst to Noah,...

Amazon Prime Video has announced a new U.K. original film titled My Fault: London.

Following the success of Spanish movie Culpa Mia (My Fault), the London version remakes the story of Nick and Noah, starring English talent Asha Banks (A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder) and Matthew Broome (The Buccaneers). Production has recently wrapped in the U.K.

My Fault: London will offer fans worldwide the British remake of this film based on the first book of Mercedes Ron’s bestselling Culpables trilogy (Culpa Mía, Culpa Tuya, Culpa Nuestra).

In My Fault: London, Noah’s mother, Ella, falls in love with a wealthy man and the two move from America to London to live with William and his son Nick. Upon arrival, the 18-year-old Noah meets “bad boy” Nick, and there is an immediate attraction between the two. She spends the summer adjusting to her new life, but unbeknownst to Noah,...

Prime Video have set a U.K. remake of Spanish original movie “Culpa Mia.”

“My Fault: London” will retell the story of Nick and Noah, who are played by Asha Banks (“A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder”) and Matthew Broome (“The Buccaneers”).

The film, which recently wrapped in the U.K., is directed by Dani Girdwood and Charlotte Fassler based on a script by Melissa Osborne (“Change”).

“When Noah’s mother, Ella, falls in love with the very wealthy William, the two move from America to London to live with William and his son Nick,” reads the logline. “Upon arrival, the 18-year-old Noah meets bad boy Nick, and there is an immediate attraction between the two. Noah spends the summer adjusting to her new life, making new friends from Nick’s various circles and navigating a complicated relationship with him while they fight to keep the attraction at bay. But unbeknownst to Noah,...

In the British teen dramedy Boarders, five Black students of great intelligence, but modest means, are given scholarships to the elite private school St. Gilbert’s. Their presence has little to do with altruism, and a lot to do with the school’s PR problem, after a rich white student posts a video of himself and his friends harassing an unhoused man. Gus (played by Daniel Lawrence Taylor, who also created the series) runs the charity that helped select the five lucky kids, and while all of them are aware...

A good high-school or college TV show is like a time machine, designed to transport nostalgic older viewers backward to youth or (more rarely) younger viewers forward to an anticipated maturity. At the same time, it’s a sufficiently codified genre that the nostalgia is as much for other fictional favorites in the same narrative space as it is for any “real” experience of high school or college.

A well-cast high-school or college TV show is a time machine on yet another level, enjoyable in its immediacy but also a preview for decades of future ensembles. Even if the breakouts from a Freaks and Geeks or Sex Education or Dear White People aren’t always the stars you’d expect, one needn’t watch more than a scene or two to know how well-populated those shows are.

Daniel Lawrence Taylor’s new prep-school dramedy Boarders — produced for BBC Three and...

A snapshot of the film and high-end TV projects shooting in the UK and Ireland.

Screen reveals a snapshot of the latest high-end TV and film productions shooting in the UK for the big studios and streamers. Productions on hold due to the SAG-AFTRA strike are only noted once confirmed. Please contact us here to add or update changes to the following or new productions taking place in the UK.

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Deadpool 3

The third instalment in the comedic superhero franchise, this time joined by Wolverine.

Dir: Shawn Levy

Production company: Marvel Studios

Where: Pinewood Studios

When: May - July,...

Bifa nominee Harry Gilby leads the cast.

Rupert Everett and Tamsin Greig head the cast of independent UK adventure comedy Land Of Legend, on which filming is underway now for five weeks in South Wales and Gloucestershire.

Land Of Legend is directed by UK filmmaker Niall Johnson, whose previous credits include 2005 comedy Keeping Mum starring Maggie Smith. Cory Brusseau and Robert Weston have written the Land Of Legend script, adapted from Esfandiar Ghodrati’s upcoming novel.

The film follows the adventures of a misfit teenager as he travels through a magical portal to the Hidden Kingdom, where he discovers his...

Ragnar's absence from The Last Kingdom: Seven Kings Must Die's Valhalla sequence ruins his character's ending and casts doubt on whether Uhtred and Brida's efforts to help him reach Valhalla were successful. The decision to exclude Ragnar and other characters from the film was made to keep the cast limited to those most pertinent to the plot and to prevent overstretching the storyline. However, Ragnar's inclusion in the Valhalla sequence would not have detracted from the plot or other character arcs and would have honored his story, making the film's ending more complete.

One The Last Kingdom character had their season 3 ending ruined by their exclusion from the show's sequel film, The Last Kingdom: Seven Kings Must Die. Seven Kings Must Die wrapped up The Last Kingdom in two hours of pulse-pounding action, carrying the story to its natural climax at the famous historical Battle of Brunanburh. The...

A cast of emerging talent has been set for BBC comedy-drama “Boarders,” from Daniel Lawrence Taylor, creator of the BAFTA nominated “Timewasters.”

The 6 x 45′ series produced by Studio Lambert (“The Nest”) in association with All3Media International, follows the lives of five talented underprivileged Black students from inner-city London who win scholarships to St. Gilbert’s, an elite boarding school. Stepping out of the urban metropolis, they experience the highs and lows of boarding school, learn about themselves, their identity and what life on the other side looks like.

“Boarders” will star Josh Tedeku (“Supacell”), Jodie Campbell (“Bulletproof”) and Myles Kamwendo (“The School for Good and Evil”) alongside Sekou Diaby and Aruna Jalloh, both making their screen debuts. Lawrence Taylor will play a mentor figure to the students.

The cast also includes Derek Riddell (“Happy Valley”), Niky Wardley (“Queen of Oz”), Harry Gilby (“Tolkien”), Tallulah Grieve (“Our Ladies”), Rosie Graham (“The School for Good and Evil...

Life in the 10th century was intense. Look no further than The Last Kingdom: Seven Kings Must Die, which recently hit Netflix. The stand-alone feature-length film marks a fitting final touch to the popular British Netflix series, The Last Kingdom, which is based on the compelling novels by Bernard Cornwell. Written by Martha Hillier and directed by Ed Bazalgette, the film takes place eight years after the events of season five, leaping off the series to bring back Uhtred (Alexander Dreymon).

He’s the daunting warrior leader of a Northumbria region who now is confronted by the death of King Edward, to whom Uhtred vowed allegiance when season five bowed. The King’s son, Aethelstan (Harry Gilby) rises to power and decides — advised, perhaps — to take over all of Britain’s kingdoms.

Bold move. How will he overthrow eight kings? A prophecy suggests that seven of those kings will perish...

The Last Kingdom (2015-2022) is an onscreen adaptation of Bernard Cornwell's best-selling book series, which recounts the journey of Uhtred of Bebbanburg. Born Saxon but raised Dane, the protagonist is often torn between these two sides, especially when he becomes indebted to King Alfred. Throughout its five seasons, the historical series explored Uhtred's involvement in many of the battles that brought the dream of England one step closer to what it is today. After the final season came out in 2022, Netflix gave fans of the series a final look at Uhtred's fate once King Aethelstan (Harry Gilby) ascends to power with a sequel film called The Last Kingdom: Seven Kings Must Die (2023).

The Last Kingdom: Seven Kings Must Die is the conclusion of the Last Kingdom TV series, and while the series has always paralleled real-life historical events, there are some major changes the movie makes to the true story of the Early Middle Ages in England. Netflix's The Last Kingdom: Seven Kings Must Die is a straight-to-streaming sequel to the five-season historical drama based on The Saxon Stories by Bernard Cromwell. The series follows Uhtred Ragnarsson — or Uhtred of Bebbanburg, as he comes to be known — a Saxon raised by Danes who is on a lifelong quest to regain his lordship of his family’s castle and lands.

Uthred crosses paths with real figures from English history and participates in the defining moments of the unification of Medieval England. The Last Kingdom: Seven Kings Must Die finishes the series’ story and sees England finally united under one king. The show...

Warning! Spoilers for Seven Kings Must Die!

Seven Kings Must Die deviates heavily from its source material, including making a much-needed ending change to the book series. As always, in adaptations between literature and the screen, some changes are necessary to finish the story in a way that best suits the medium and the abridged story, even when it deviates from the source material. The Last Kingdom and, by proxy, Seven Kings Must Die change many elements of the original novels and have done throughout their production. As such, it makes sense that the series and film lead to a significantly different ending in Seven Kings Must Die than the one found in the books.

Seven Kings Must Die is a sequel to The Last Kingdom series and is roughly based on the book series The Saxon Stories. The film catches up with Uhtred of Bebbanburg (Alexander Dreymon), with his...

This weekend, Netflix is welcoming a true-crime documentary series, a crime comedy-drama TV series, a mystery drama miniseries, and the movie continuation of a popular TV series. Last weekend, the streaming giant added the documentary Surviving R. Kelly Part III: The Final Chapter, the action thriller The Last Stand, the Nigerian comedy A Simple Lie, and the Persian crime thriller Holy Spider, along with the comedy-drama TV series Beef, the fantasy adventure movie Chupa, and the limited TV series Transatlantic.

This weekend, Netflix will add a variety of licensed content, most notably season 2 of The CW’s All American: Homecoming, the true crime Australian series Exposed: The Ghost Train Fire, the horror thriller Lights Out, season 1 of Miriam Margolyes: Almost Australian, the sci-fi movie Time Trap, the comedy-drama The Best Man Holiday, the drama movie The Mustang, and the mystery thriller The Snowman. As for original content, Netflix will bring...

The Last Kingdom: Seven Kings Must Die is a movie directed by Edward Bazalgettestarring Alexander Dreymon, Mark Rowley and Arnas Fedaravicius.

It is based on the novel by Bernard Cornwell.

As it is becoming usual in well-known series, Netflix gives us this story that, set in The Las Kingdom, will delight the fans who enjoy the series and its great plot.

Historical novels are a hit, and thanks to authors like Bernard Cornwell, the quality of their plots and arguments were assured. Moreover, readers loved them and The Last Kingdom is a great example of this.

The Last Kingdom: Seven Kings Must Die (2023)

After Vikings, this story of Saxons and Vikings was a success in its serial format and now it comes as a two-hour episode that can be watched independently, but that you will enjoy much more if you are fans of the excellent TV series.

Is it the spectacle we were hoping?...

There’s a ton of plot packed into this standalone movie derived from the TV series, but the deluge of detail gets steadily more absorbing

Here is a standalone feature film and final capstone in Netflix’s British-made TV series The Last Kingdom, an epic in every sense of the word that’s based on novels by Bernard Cornwell and unfolds in the 10th century, just before the Norman invasion. Even if you’ve never seen a single episode from any of the show’s previous five seasons of dramatised yet highly researched British history, you’ll probably quite like to go back and start watching the whole saga from the beginning because it gets more gripping the more you surrender to it. This is largely down to the thoughtful way it tries to present a society composed of pagan Danes and Christian Saxons – and folks who are a bit...

The Last Kingdom TV series (2015 – 2022) was a pretty glorious adaptation of Bernard Cornwell’s Saxon Stories. Like the books, it played merry hell with historical fact, but won fans over with action and heart. The tale of Saxon-born, Danish-raised warrior Uhtred Ragnarsson pinballing between enmity and mentorship with Saxon kings as he sought to reclaim his familial lands struck the right note between sincerity, humour and bloody action.

Over five seasons, the show covered the first ten of Cornwell’s novels before ending, which left three books unadapted. Enter: Netflix movie Seven Kings Must Die to wrap things up. We join Uhtred several years after his return to Bebbanburg, when Edward the Elder’s succession is being contested by sons Aelfweard and Aethelstan, and Danish invader Anlaf is making dangerous alliances in the north. Immediately, we’re back in the thick of it: ungrateful Saxon kings, scheming traitors and more...

Uhtred of Bebbanburg's story finally comes to a close in The Last Kingdom: Seven Kings Must Die, which will grace Netflix's content library on April 14. Based on Bernard Cornwell's epic novels, The Last Kingdom lasted 5 seasons and centers on the Anglo-Saxon nobleman Uhtred (played by Alexander Dreymon) who sought to reclaim his birthright after being raised by Danes when he was young. Though the series began with a desire to unite the disparate kingdoms under King Alfred, a few generations have passed since then.

Season 5 of The Last Kingdom ended with Uhtred as Lord of Bebbanburg once more, but with Northumbria still not a part of the country that would become England. King Alfred is long gone, and in Seven Kings Must Die his son Edward has died as well, leaving his kingdom divided between half-brothers Aelfweard (Ewan Horrocks) and Aethelstan (Harry Gilby). Having trained Aethelstand himself, that...

In late February 2022, the cast of Netflix’s roaring historical drama, The Last Kingdom,were in icy Budapest. They were filming the final scenes of the franchise’s movie spinoff, Seven Kings Must Die. It was also the month that Putin’s Russian army invaded Ukraine, around 700 miles east of Hungary’s capital. “There are no words for a situation like that,” says Alexander Dreymon, the 40-year-old German star and producer of Seven Kings, as he recounts the influx of refugees that came through the Budapest train station. “You know, a lot of Hungarian families opened their doors to Ukrainians.” He recalls how he and his castmates lent a hand by shuttling Ukrainians to Hungarian homes. “We met a lot of people who had fled Ukraine,” he says, solemnly. “It was very moving. We would go to the train station to see if people needed rides. It’s heartbreaking. And...

After it was announced that Uhtred Bebbanburg's story would be concluded in the movie, The Last Kingdom: Seven Kings Must Die, Netflix have revealed details about the cast and story, and released the trailer. Based on Bernard Cornwell's novels, The Last Kingdom follows the life of Uhtred, an Anglo-Saxon nobleman, who finds himself trying to reclaim his birthright after he was taken and raised by Danes when he was young. While Uhtred would do anything to protect his "new family", his loyalties to them are tested as he begins to reconnect with his roots and help King Alfred (David Dawson) with his dream to unite all kingdoms under one ruler.

While the ending of The Last Kingdom did end on a positive note for Uhtred as he finally reclaimed his birthright and became the Lord of Bebbanburg again, his story wasn't finished just yet as his region is the...

Here’s a look at this week’s biggest premieres, parties and openings in Los Angeles and New York, including red carpets for The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Dead Ringers and a Queen Charlotte celebration.

The Super Mario Bros. Movie special screening

Chris Pratt, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Day, Jack Black, Seth Rogen and Sebastian Maniscalco attended a special screening in Los Angeles on Saturday for their Super Mario Bros. Movie.

Michael Jelenic, Aaron Horvath, Sebastian Maniscalco, Nintendo’s Takumi Kawagoe, Christ Pratt, Brian Tyler, Charlie Day, Nintendo’s Koji Kondo, Illumination CEO Chris Melendandri, Kevin Michael Richardson (Bottom second L-r) Seth Rogen, Anya Taylor-Joy, Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto and Jack Black Chris Pratt and Charlie Day Anya Taylor-Joy

Dead Ringers premiere

On Monday, Prime Video hosted the world premiere of psychological thriller series Dead Ringers in NYC, with star and EP Rachel Weisz along cast members Britne Oldford, Poppy Liu,...

"We can defeat them... united!" Netflix has debtued a trailer for another spin-off movie titled Seven Kings Must Die, based on the series The Last Kingdom. Uhtred of Bebbanburg and his comrades travel across a fractured kingdom in the hopes of uniting England at last. The Last Kingdom is a British historical fiction television series based on Bernard Cornwell's The Saxon Stories series of novels. It first premiered in 2015 and has run for 5 seasons so far, with the last season now available on Netflix. This film brings back other recurring characters from the series for an epic showdown. Following the death of King Edward, a battle for the crown ensues, as rival heirs and invaders compete for power. Starring Alexander Dreymon as Uhtred, Mark Rowley as Finan, Arnas Fedaravicius as Sihtric, Rod Hallet as Constantin, Harry Gilby, Ross Anderson, Ingrid García-Jonsson, James Northcote, and Cavan Clerkin. This looks like any other medieval battle epic,...

Do you know what The Last Kingdom needed? More characters with names that look like an unlucky hand at Scrabble. Or at least, somebody must have thought so because that’s who’s joining the existing gang for the action-adventure’s final season before the saga ends with film Seven Kings Must Die. Below, meet Rognvaldr, Eadgifu, Vibeke, Cynlaef, plus the newly aged-up versions of existing characters Aelfweard, Aethelstan, Aelfwynn and more.

But first, to get us all in the mood for the new 10-episode run, all of which arrives on Netflix on the 9th of March, here’s a link to the season five trailer, and below is the official synopsis:

“Years have passed since the events of the last season, and King Edward is still forging ahead with his ambitions to unite the Saxon Kingdoms to fulfil his late father’s dream. Although a long-standing peace between Danes and Saxons now exists,...

The Last Kingdom Season 5 Trailer — Netflix‘s The Last Kingdom: Season 5 TV show trailer has been released. The Last Kingdom: Season 5 stars Alexander Dreymon, Eliza Butterworth, Millie Brady, Stefanie Martini, Ewan Horrocks, Ryan Quarmby, Phia Saban, Harry Gilby, Ossian Perret, Eysteinn Sigurðarson, Adrian Schiller, Cavan Clerkin, Jeppe Beck [...]

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FX has released the first trailer for the fifth and final season of “Better Things,” its original comedy series created by, executive produced by and starring Pamela Adlon.

Adlon stars as Sam, a working actress raising three daughters in Los Angeles attempting to navigate her life and find fulfillment. Mikey Madison, Hannah Alligood and Olivia Edward portray Sam’s daughter, who are each struggling to come of age, while Celia Imrie portrays Sam’s mother, who deals with increasingly difficult mental and physical health issues. Adlon heavily based the series on her own experiences as an actor raising three daughters.

The trailer for the new season sees Sam working on a new movie, giving a presentation to an elementary school class and arguing with her daughters. The new season will feature Danny Trejo, Lena Waithe, Ron Cephas Jones, Casey Wilson, Angela Kinsey and Lennon Parham as guest stars.

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The final 10 episodes have begun filming in Hungary

“The Last Kingdom” is officially headed into the last season. After six years, split between two different networks, Season 5 will be the final season for the show, according to Deadline and Variety.

Originally debuting on BBC Two in 2015, “The Last Kingdom” found a home at Netflix in 2018. The series is an adaptation of Bernard Cornwell’s best-selling The Saxon Stories novels, following the adventures of Uhtred of Bebbanburg (Alexander Dreymon), a Saxon-born warrior who was raised a Dane, in ninth and tenth-century England.

The final season of “The Last Kingdom” will be based on the ninth and 10th books in the 13-part series, and consist of 10 episodes, currently filming in Hungary. In these final episode Uhtred will be tasked with training King Edward’s first-born son Aethelstan as a warrior, working to achieve his own destiny. In the process, Uhtred will have...

“The Last Kingdom” will end with its upcoming Season 5 on Netflix.

The announcement comes as the show begins production on its fifth season in Budapest, Hungary.

“I love this job,” series star Alexander Dreymon said. “Playing Uhtred for 5 seasons has been a wonderful journey. And I’m truly grateful to have been given the opportunity to direct. In doing so, I came to fully appreciate the spectacular talent and skill of our cast and crew even more. I can’t wait to share it with our fans, without whom none of this would be possible.”

Based on the ninth and tenth books of Bernard Cornwell’s best-selling novel series “The Saxon Stories,” the fifth season will see Uhtred (Dreymon) realize his destiny is more than just Bebbanburg: it is tied to the future of England itself. Charged with training King Edward’s first-born son Aethelstan as a warrior, Uhtred’s...

Exclusive: The Last Kingdom is to ride out for a final time, as Netflix brings the curtain down on the beloved adaptation of Bernard Cornwell’s best-selling The Saxon Stories novels.

The streaming giant and producer Carnival Films confirmed that Season 5 of The Last Kingdom will be the last, bringing an end to a historical drama that originally started life on the BBC six years ago.

Filming is underway in Hungary on the final 10-part season, which will continue to follow the adventures of Uhtred of Bebbanburg (Alexander Dreymon), a warrior born a Saxon but raised as a Dane, in ninth and tenth-century England.

Charged with training King Edward’s first-born son Aethelstan as a warrior, Uhtred’s ambition will have an even higher purpose. But to achieve this destiny, Uhtred will have to face down his greatest enemy and suffer his greatest loss. The season is based on the...

Stars: Nicolas Hoult, Lily Collins, Colm Meaney, Craig Roberts, Harry Gilby, Laura Donnelly, Nia Gwynne, Pam Ferris | Written by David Gleeson, Stephen Beresford | Directed by Dome Karukoski

Tolkien, directed by Dome Karukoski, stars Nicolas Hoult as the titular character J.R.R. Tolkien. From his orphan beginnings through his rise in literature societies Britain and eventually the breadcrumb origins of his famed middle earth magnum opus The Lord of the Rings, he would eventually write. Tolkien, unfortunately, is a much-misaligned biopic that’s an ultra-conventional bore.

The performances no doubt intrigue with Hoult impressing but the actor along with Collins, both have nothing to do with such flat and generic material. Hoult showcases some terrific talent here. Especially in the latter half of the film. His emotional range is strong and as an actor, Hoult is still continuing to progressively hone his craft, and here is no different. He still struggles to...

Nicholas Hoult and Lily Collins in the film Tolkien. Photo Courtesy of Fox Searchlight Pictures. © 2019 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation All Rights Reserved

One thing you learn early on in Tolkien is that it is pronounced “Tol-keen,” contrary to the way many fans have been saying it. That is one of many facts you learn in the J.R.R. Tolkien biopic Tolkien, which covers the early life of the “Lord of the Rings” author. It was not an easy life, as the young Tolkien, played by Nicholas Hoult, endured personal tragedies and hardships, but it was also a time of deep friendship, challenges, growth, and even young love, capped by the singular horrors of World War I, experiences which the author later wove into his fantasy tales of hobbits, elves and the fellowship of a ring.

Actually, Tolkien is more an interesting film than the deeply involving one audience might hope it would be.

John Ronald Reuel Tolkien is arguably the greatest fantasy writer of the twentieth century. The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and The Silmarillion are amongst the finest works in the genre. His incredible success did not come easy, and was a result of several influential relationships. Tolkien is a biopic about his formative years from Finnish filmmaker, Dome Karukoski. It traces the author's life from early childhood as an impoverished orphan to an officer in bloody World War I. The film has a high production value, but is woefully uneven in its narrative. The meandering script lacks focus, perspective, and is dialogue heavy. The result is a good-looking film that struggles to be interesting.

We first meet J.R.R. Tolkien (Harry Gilby) as a boy in the rolling English countryside. His father recently deceased, John lived a poor but happy life with his mother, Mabel (Laura Donnelly), and younger brother,...

When J.R.R. Tolkien’s estate issued a statement objecting to Dome Karukoski’s dour new biopic about the “Lord of the Rings” writer’s formative years, they had yet to actually see the film. Odds are they never will, as Christopher Tolkien has made clear his frustrations over the way that contemporary pop culture has devoured his father’s legacy: “Tolkien has become a monster, devoured by his own popularity and absorbed by the absurdity of our time,” he told Le Monde in 2012. “The commercialization has reduced the aesthetic and philosophical impact of the creation to nothing.” That didn’t stop the estate from selling the rights to Tolkien’s signature fantasy saga when Amazon showed up with a $250 million check, but it’s hard to blame them for that.

Be that as it may, there’s a peculiar irony to the family’s pro forma objection to “Tolkien,” a...