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Bill Nighy (“Living”) is among the stars recruited to join Prime Video’s upcoming action-adventure series starring Octavia Spencer and Hannah Waddingham. That show also now has a title — “Ride or Die” — while Matt Miller (“Lethal Weapon”) has joined as showrunner and Peyton Reed (“Ant-Man”) has been tapped to direct the first two episodes.

Based on an idea by creator Tessa Coates (“Feel Good”), the eight-episode “Ride or Die” stars Waddingham (“Ted Lasso”) as Judith, who has secretly been working as a highly trained assassin. That’s a double life that Judith’s best friend Debbie (played by Spencer) knows nothing about — until a hit goes wrong. Now Judith and Debbie are on the run, aiming to stay one step ahead of a mysterious enemy.

Nighy will play “The Director” in “Ride or Die.” Also joining the cast: Ed Skrein as “Billy Donovan”; Sylvia Hoeks as “Ana”; Calam Lynch as...

Picture: Toni Collette, Sarah Gadon and Mae Martin

Netflix has unveiled the cast of its limited series, Wayward, starring comedian Mae Martin. Filming ended in October 2024, and the series will premiere on Netflix sometime in 2025. Here’s everything we know so far about Wayward.

Netflix’s Wayward (previously titled Tall Pines) is created by Mae Martin, who also produces it and serves as co-showrunner. Martin’s credits include Mae Martin: Sap, Feel Good, and The Flight Attendant. They are joined by second showrunner Ryan Scott, who worked on such projects as Servant, Treadstone, and Fear The Walking Dead.

Pictured: Mae Martin

Mae Martin commented in a statement:

“Tall Pines [now wayward is a story I’ve been dying to tell for years, and I’m beyond excited for people to see what we have in store! It’s going to be an insane roller coaster and so different to anything I’ve done before.

Pitches were made. Blocks were played. Canadian Mounties were brought on stage. But did any of the talent trotted out by Night 3 of The Voice’s Season 27 Blind Auditions live up to the hype? Read on, and we’ll discuss.

Divighn (Team Michael), “I Got You (I Feel Good)” — Grade: B+ | Maybe this grade should be an all-the-way A. Divighn showed us range and flair (those yips!), and his voice never faltered even while putting on a heckuva stage show. But the overall impression the two-chair turn left was “fun” rather than “fantastic.” Maybe, as John Legend was, I was listening for some more “stank.

Our writers highlight the films they find endlessly rewatchable, including Father of the Bride and Head of State

“Feelgood” movies are often thought of as big-hearted romantic comedies, comforting classics, or childhood favourites that still hold up decades later. In our series, My feelgood movie, Guardian writers reflect on their go-to flick, and explain why their pick is endlessly rewatchable.

This list will be updated weekly with further picks.

Where to watch: Father of the Bride is available on Hulu and Disney+ in the US and on Disney+ in the UK and Australia.

PBS has released a full-length trailer for the newly christened Miss Scarlet (fka Miss Scarlet and The Duke).

Season 5 will have its broadcast premiere on Sunday, Jan. 12 at 8/7c, where it will lead into new episodes of All Creatures Great and Small. (PBS Passport members and subscribers to the PBS Masterpiece Amazon Prime channel have early access to Season 5, which began streaming Sunday, Dec. 8.)

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90 Day Fiancé: Happily Ever After? star Michael Ilesanmi is showing off how much his life has changed since leaving Angela Deem despite her wanting him deported as soon as possible. Michael is from Nigeria and approached Angela on social media in 2017. Angela and Michael got engaged despite her discovering he’d cheated on her. However, Angela couldn’t trust Michael ever and even stopped Michael from going to work. Michael had to rely on Angela for money, although he kept some aside in a piggy bank for a rainy day.

Fortunately for Michael, he has had no financial woes since his split with Angela.

Michael has been posting about his new life in America on social media. His latest Instagram Stories had Michael showing a glass-bottomed pool with breathtaking views of Houston. It’s where Michael has been living since leaving Angela’s house in Georgia. The pool is...

It’s actually funny watching everyone trip all over themselves in their attempts to deter Dwight Manfredi on Tulsa King Season 1 Episode 2.

Dwight, the mobster with a heart of gold, goes about his business, being kind and friendly even when stabbing so-called friends in the back, and it seems to scare the bejesus out of the competition.

Whether Cal Thresher enlists a US Attorney to handle Dwight’s court case personally or Chickie joins forces with Bill Bevilaqua, people are moving mountains to stop Dwight’s success.

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And make no bones about it. Dwight Manfredi is a success.

Maybe the way Dwight presents himself to the world gets so many others in a snit.

He is a nice guy. He’s made terrible decisions and continues on the wrong path, but he’s not a jerk. So many successful people are jerks that it stands out.

His demeanor catches people off guard.

Three Women premieres September 13 on Starz.

The series highlights some taboo and controversial issues that three distinct women experienced, and it will resonate with audiences.

The issues these three women experienced could have happened to any of us. Their stories needed to be told and heard.

Author and executive producer Lisa Taddeo began this journey by traveling the country for eight years, researching these three women’s stories.

Together, she and the showrunner and executive producer Laura Eason have crafted an in-depth look at female desire through Lina, Maggie, and Sloane’s voices. (Courtesy of Starz)

We talked with them and several of the cast to understand this dramatic series, which we’ve seen almost entirely and can’t say enough fantastic things about.

These women shared some enticing information about the series and what to expect from their characters’ journeys.

We hope you enjoy these interviews and return for...

Prime Video has announced that the Australian Original The Office will premiere on October 18. The comedy series is the thirteenth version of the global hit juggernaut franchise and has the first-ever female lead in the iconic role, comedian and actor Felicity Ward who plays Hannah Howard, Managing Director of Flinley Craddick.

All eight episodes of The Office Australia will be available on October 18 exclusively on Prime Video in 240 countries and territories worldwide (excluding the U.S.) in the Prime membership.

Prime Video also released a first-look image from the series, which features an ensemble of Australian and New Zealand comedy talent. Starring alongside Felicity Ward is Edith Poor, Steen Raskopoulos, Shari Sebbens, and Josh Thomson.

Jonny Brugh, Susan Ling Young, Raj Labade (Appetite), Lucy Schmidt (The Pledge), Zoe Terakes, Pallavi Sharda (The Twelve), and Claude Jabbour round out the regular cast.

Susie Youssef, Justin Rosniiak, Carlo Ritchie (Mikki vs the World), Rick Donald,...

Netflix revealed first images of mystery thriller Wayward. The includes Mae Martin, Toni Collette, Sarah Gadon, Patrick J. Adams. Martin is primarily known for their comedy work, making Wayward an interesting genre move.

The first images have been revealed from the Netflix series Wayward. Wayward is an upcoming thriller set in a rural town where something more sinister is lurking, as the show looks at the "troubled teen industry" and its problems. Wayward features a leading cast including Mae Martin, Toni Collette, Sarah Gadon, Sydney Topliffe, Alyvia Alyn Lind, Brandon Jay McLaren, Patrick J. Adams, Joshua Close, and Patrick Gallagher.

Now, Netflix has revealed the first images for Wayward. The first image revealed Collette standing next to co-stars Martin and Gadon, with all three actors smiling at the camera. They stand in front of a bucolic-looking background including trees and greenery. The second image also shows a trio, including Adams,...

Netflix has announced that the thriller series Wayward has started filming in the Toronto area – and along with the start of production comes the unveiling of a couple pictures that show cast members on set! Those images can be seen in this article.

Toni Collette (The Sixth Sense), Mae Martin (The Flight Attendant), Sarah Gadon (Dracula Untold), Sydney Topliffe (Davey & Jonesie’s Locker), Alyvia Alyn Lind (Chucky), Brandon Jay McLaren (Tucker and Dale vs Evil), Patrick J. Adams (Suits), Joshua Close (The Unusuals), and Patrick Gallagher (Big Sky) star in Wayward, a thriller set in a bucolic but sinister town that explores the insidious underbelly of the “troubled teen industry” and the eternal struggle between one generation and the next.

Cast member Mae Martin is also the creator of the show and serves as co-showrunner with Ryan Scott. Martin and Scott are executive producing the series with Hannah Mackay, as...

Lisa Kudrow plays the jolly leader of a merry band of thieves in the official trailer for Time Bandits, the Apple TV+ fantasy comedy that co-creator Taika Waititi adapted from the 1981 Terry Gilliam film of the same name.

“Nothing is too big for us to steal,” Kudrow’s character, Penelope, explains to the series’ hero, Kevin, an 11-year-old history buff and the central child star played by Brit actor Kal-El Tuck. “Ok, now that we’re close, maybe it is too big to steal,” a deadpan Kudrow says in an otherwise absurdly comedic scene in the trailer as Penelope, Kevin and her crack team of robbers come upon a giant Trojan horse about to enter medieval city gates.

Time Bandits has its characters traveling through time and space to meet adventure at every turn as they look to plunder treasure, whether when dinosaurs roamed the Earth, as Stonehenge was created or during the Harlem Renaissance.

Canadian singer-songwriter Sarah McLachlan’s 1990s all-female music festival Lilith Fair is the subject of a feature documentary from the CBC and director Ally Pankiw.

The first Lilith Fair, which McLachlan spearheaded to defy a male-dominated music industry that couldn’t envision more than one woman performing on a concert stage or on a radio playlist, kicked off on July 5, 1997.

Over a quarter-century later, Dan Levy’s Not a Real Production Company and Elevation Pictures are co-producing Lilith Fair, with interviews by McLachlan, Bonnie Raitt, Sheryl Crow, Erykah Badu, Natalie Merchant, Mýa, Jewel, Indigo Girls, Emmylou Harris, Brandi Carlile and Olivia Rodrigo.

The original ladies-first Lilith Fair tour from 1997 to 1999 attracted artists like Crow, Tracy Chapman, Fiona Apple and Liz Phair from across the music world, and went on to help launch the careers of performers like Missy Elliott, The Chicks, Nelly Furtado and Christina Aguilera.

The documentary, authorized by McLachlan,...

American Idol season 21 finalist W Ani placed in the Top 5 during the singing competition series in 2023. W has released many songs since her incredible American Idol run. W has opened for music artist Monica and performed at the Apollo Music Caf.

American Idol season 21 finalist W Ani captivated audiences with her incredible performances during the reality singing competition in 2023, and she's had a lot of success after the show. W, a then-24-year-old from Harlem, New York, made it to the American Idol season 21 Top 5, but she was eliminated along with Zachariah Smith, as third place finisher Colin Stough, runner-up Megan Danielle, and winner Iam Tongi made it into the Top 3.

During American Idol season 21, W impressed everyone with her versions of "Skyfall," "Something's Got a Hold on Me," "I Have Nothing," "Uninvited," "Into the Unknown," and "The Climb." During Hollywood Week, W was overcome with emotion when the audience,...

During her time in journalism school, writer-director Ally Pankiw discovered documentary studies and broadcast news, and immediately fell in love with video editing and production.

Although she didn’t attend traditional film school, she taught herself the basics of Final Draft after graduating and started writing. After directing Season 1 of Netflix’s “Feel Good,” the “Joan Is Awful” episode of “Black Mirror” and more, Pankiw finally got funding for her first feature film: “I Used to Be Funny,” starring “Shiva Baby” breakout Rachel Sennott.

The film is in select theaters via Utopia and was released digitally on June 18. Sennott stars as Sam, a stand-up comedian struggling with Ptsd after being sexually assaulted. She tries to decide whether or not to look for Brooke (Olga Petsa), a missing teenage girl she used to nanny. The story swaps between past and present, where Sam navigates her trauma.

Pankiw tells Variety that the...

Rachel Sennott shines in a nuanced role. I Used to Be Funny balances comedy and drama effectively. The film's ending feels rushed despite strong filmmaking.

For a movie about Ptsd, I Used to Be Funny is anything but "used to." The film is funny in the here and now, constantly reminding the audience that, while laughter isn't the best medicine, sometimes it's the only way to move forward in the wake of the unimaginable. Starring Rachel Sennott, best known for her comedic turn in Bottoms, I Used to Be Funny gets the actress to flex the dramatic muscles she used in her earlier project, Shiva Baby. She plays Sam, the stand-up comedian who can't seem to shake her past with the family she nannied for.

I Used to Be Funny (2024)

DirectorAlly PankiwRelease DateJune 7, 2024CastCaleb Hearon, Sabrina Jalees, Olga Petsa, Rachel Sennott, Jason JonesRatingNRRuntime105 MinutesGenresDrama, Comedy Expand

It's not difficult to guess what happened to Sam,...

Toni Collette has joined the cast of comedian and screenwriter Mae Martin’s Netflix thriller series, Wayward.

Mae Martin began performing stand up comedy at 11 years old, and since then they have become a regular on the circuit. Their first stand-up special Sap was released on Netflix last year, and they also appeared as a contestant on series 15 of Taskmaster, winning the series.

In 2020, Martin starred alongside Charlotte Ritchie in the sweet comedy drama Feel Good, which they also wrote with Joe Hampson. The autobiographical show followed stand up comedian Mae as she tentatively began a relationship with Ritchie’s character George, whilst dealing with trauma from her past. Both series are available to watch on Channel 4.

Martin’s next series is Netflix thriller Wayward, which they created, will executive produce and act as co-showrunner with Ryan Scott.

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Wayward is “a thriller set...

I Used To Be Funny Image: Utopia Rape jokes are never funny, except when a survivor gives you permission to laugh. In the rearview of a hard-earned recovery, it is pretty funny that the joke-teller went to bed in a sopping wet towel, commended by their friends because at least...

I Used To Be FunnyImage: Utopia

Rape jokes are never funny, except when a survivor gives you permission to laugh. In the rearview of a hard-earned recovery, it is pretty funny that the joke-teller went to bed in a sopping wet towel, commended by their friends because at least they took a shower for once.

“Truth Serum,” a short film starring “Baby Reindeer” creator Richard Gadd, has been snapped up by Omeleto.

Directed by Vika Evdokimenko, “Truth Serum” is a comedy that follows a group of guests at a housewarming party who are slipped a mysterious drug. “When ugly truths start to emerge, chaos reigns and threatens the relationships of old friends,” reads the logline.

“Baby Reindeer” fans will no doubt enjoy seeing Gadd playing a character that is not dissimilar to the Netflix series’ Donny Dunn. Gadd’s character of Jimi is friends with the host couple; he is described as a “liability” whose “self-destructive behavior masks deep self-loathing and a secret that’s not ready to come out.”

Gadd stars alongside Olivia Vinall (“Road Kill”) as a party hostess at the end of her tether and Sophie Kennedy Clark (“The Danish Girl”) as an unreformed party girl who’s dragged her underage daughter along for the ride.

Comedian and actor Nick Offerman kicked off his Thursday night show at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre with a cheeky song about he was going to “keep it PG-13” for the night. While the sentiment didn’t last too long, the songs sure did.

The show, titled Nick Offerman and Friends vs Climate Crisis, was part of the Netflix is a Joke Fest that has taken over Los Angeles for the last week, and was put on in support of environmental non-profit Natural Resources Defense Council (Nrdc).

A known outdoorsman, Offerman told the crowd he was a “huge fan” of the organization before jumping into his opening song, but not before offering the non-profit a quick suggestion for what the night’s funds should be used towards. “I want to hope they’ll use some of the proceeds from tonight to think tank a flashier name,” Offerman joked with audience.

One...

In the canon of unexpected streaming successes, Netflix‘s Baby Reindeer looms large as a particularly unlikely hit.

The seven-episode British series, created by and starring comedian Richard Gadd has taken the media world by storm. Per Netflix’s metrics, Baby Reindeer is on its way to becoming one of the most-watched shows in the streamer’s history. Audiences remain captivated by Gadd’s depiction of real life events – perhaps too captivated, as the internet continues its attempts to dox every actual person involved (Note: Stop doing that!)

Still, it’s not hard to see why Baby Reindeer has invoked such a passionate reaction in viewers. The story is an intensely personal one for Gadd and oftentimes, the more personal something is, the more universal its appeal becomes. Not everyone can directly relate to Gadd’s traumatic experience of being stalked, but everyone knows what pain, confusion, and fear looks like.

The Masterpiece series Miss Scarlet and the Duke is titled simply Miss Scarlet now, following the departure of Stuart Martin’s William “The Duke” Wellington. But Kate Phillips’ Eliza Scarlet has another fellow with whom to solve crimes, and a video from the set of Season 5 has Phillips introducing fans to new costar Tom Durant-Pritchard. The video starts with Phillips telling the show’s devotees that they’re going to love Durant-Pritchard. But she has trouble finding her new costar, dashing around the set in her search before realizing he’s the man behind the camera. “Hi, guys! I’m Tom!” Durant-Pritchard says after the camera flips around. “We are here on the set of Miss Scarlet. We are coming to the end of Season 5, and it’s very nice to meet you.” The actor, whose TV credits include Feel Good and Baby Reindeer, will play Alexander Blake on the series,...

“Isn’t it crazy that this is how I relax?”

Mae Martin and I are in a dark room styled to look like a suite in an old hotel, fumbling as we try to open every cabinet, drawer, and door with a key we’ve just found. Lamps flicker as clattering and groaning sound effects remind us that an evil spirit threatens to trap us here forever if we can’t find a way out. Yes, to an escape-room novice like myself, this does seem an unusual way to unwind,...

Miss Scarlet introduces her dashing new scene partner in a behind-the-scenes video teasing Season 5 of the PBS hit.

As previously reported, Tom Durant Pritchard — whose TV credits include Feel Good and This Is Going to Hurt — has joined the Masterpiece series as Alexander Blake. A handsome former soldier and respected detective inspector, Blake joins the force at Scotland Yard to replace William “The Duke” Wellington, who has gone to America.

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The Duke may have departed, but Miss Scarlet won’t be without a dashing scene partner in the upcoming fifth season.

Tom Durant Pritchard, whose TV credits include Feel Good and This Is Going to Hurt, has joined the PBS Masterpiece series as Alexander Blake, TVLine has learned. A handsome former soldier and respected detective inspector, Blake joins the force at Scotland Yard to replace William “The Duke” Wellington, who has gone to America.

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I Used To Be Funny Screenshot: Utopia/YouTube Even though the world is still recovering from her earth-shaking delivery of “your parents are upper middle class” in Bodies Bodies Bodies, Rachel Sennott is back with yet another sardonic but personally miserable protagonist in I Used To Be Funny, the feature-length debut from director Ally Pankiw.

I Used To Be FunnyScreenshot: Utopia/YouTube

Even though the world is still recovering from her earth-shaking delivery of “your parents are upper middle class” in Bodies Bodies Bodies, Rachel Sennott is back with yet another sardonic but personally miserable protagonist in I Used To Be Funny, the feature-length debut from director Ally Pankiw.

Mae Martin, star of Netflix’s Feel Good series, is set to host a Canadian Screen Awards one-hour special in late May.

The country’s national film and TV awards for the second year running will not be broadcast or streamed live this year, as happened pre-pandemic. Instead, Martin will emcee a live-to-tape one-hour special filled with celebrity interviews and highlights from prize-giving during CSA award shows held in private and in person in Toronto.

“I am elated to be hosting this celebration of all the amazing talent in Canada, and plan on asking a lot of people I admire for selfies,” Martin said in a statement about her hosting duties. Last year’s Canadian Screen Awards TV special was hosted by fellow Canadian Samantha Bee.

Born and raised in Toronto, Martin as a comedian, actor, writer, and producer currently hosts the comedy podcast Handsome, alongside Tig Notaro and Fortune Feimster.

Get ready for one of the biggest electronic music concerts of the year.

Illenium, whose real name is Nicholas Miller, is preparing for a concert series in Las Vegas.

The celebration concerts will be held in Las Vegas on February 10 & 12; March 9, 22 and 30; April 5 and 13; May 16, 18, 24, 25 and 31; and, June 8, 15, 22 and 29.

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On January 24, Illenium partnered with End Overdose to raise funds for overdose prevention.

“With the third Trilogy coming up I’ve been reflecting on all the things that had to go right in my life to make this possible – least of all escaping an addiction to opioids,” Illenium wrote in his Instagram post. “I’m grateful every day that I was given the opportunity for a second chance and to be in a position where I can help others have that second chance as well.”

Illenium added that End Overdose will be present at his Trilogy shows to anyone interested.

Parvati Shallow has some big news!

The 41-year-old Survivor winner took to social media on Saturday (December 30) to come out as queer.

She did so while hard-launching a new relationship with her partner Mae Martin!

Read more about Parvati Shallow’s big news…

Hopping on Instagram, Parvati shared a roll of pictures that she and Mae took in a photo booth. In them, they take turns kissing each other on the cheek and generally cozy up. The final photo features them sharing a passionate kiss.

“We’re queer. Happy new year ❤️...

There’s a new dynamic duo coming to Prime Video now that Oscar-winner Octavia Spencer and Emmy winner Hannah Waddingham are teaming up for a straight-to-series comedy project from creator Tessa Coates. In addition to their starring roles, Spencer and Waddingham executive produce. Prime Video won the rights to host the project after a competitive situation. The concept comes from Skydance Television.

The 8-episode series hails from one of Coates’ original ideas. It focuses on two best friends, Judith (Waddingham) and Debbie (Spencer), who think they know everything about each other. Lucky for us, their friendship goes to the next level when Debbie learns about Judith’s double life as a highly trained assassin. Debbie gets caught up in Judith’s mess when a hit goes terribly wrong, and the duo must run for their lives while trying to repair their shattered trust. Meanwhile, a mysterious killer attempts to snuff them out at every turn,...

Hannah Waddingham has lined up a killer new role.

The Emmy-winning Ted Lasso star has teamed with Oscar recipient Octavia Spencer for an as-yet-untitled Prime Video series that will see TV’s erstwhile Rebecca Welton play an assassin.

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The eight-episode series hails from Feel Good creator Tessa Coates, and “follows two...

Maybe there is a reason Reacher usually says nothing.

Alan Ritchson, who plays the man mountain of a Lee Child character on TV, shared with Jimmy Kimmel how he reached out (no pun intended) to Tom Cruise to acknowledge the movie megastar’s contribution to the role.

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Only...

Oscar winner Octavia Spencer (Truth Be Told) and Emmy winner Hannah Waddingham (Ted Lasso) are set to star in and executive produce a new comedy series from creator Tessa Coates (Feel Good). In a highly competitive situation with multiple bidders, the as-yet-untitled series from Skydance Television has landed at Prime Video with a straight-to-series order.

The 8-episode series, based on an original pitch from Coates, follows two best friends, Judith (Waddingham) and Debbie (Spencer), who know everything about each other—or do they? Unbeknownst to Debbie, Judith has been living a double life as a highly trained assassin. When a hit goes horribly wrong, the pair must go on the run together and work to repair their broken friendship—all while being targeted by a mysterious enemy who wants them dead.

Skydance Television produces in collaboration with Andy and Barbara Muschietti’s Double Dream and Spencer’s Orit Entertainment.

“I...

Consider this Thelma & Louise meets Jack Ryan.

Amazon, following an intensive bidding war, has landed the action-adventure show starring Hannah Waddingham and Octavia Spencer with an eight-episode, straight-to-series order.

The untitled show is based on an original idea from Tessa Coates (Feel Good) that was taken out to six of the major streamers, four of which bought the show while in the room and with the others also making offers before Amazon emerged the victor, prompting the pitch to the seventh streamer to be canceled. The series was one of few new original scripted ideas that generated multiple offers in what many Hollywood insiders say has been an unusually quiet marketplace after the writers strike.

Ted Lasso Emmy winner Waddingham and The Help Oscar winner Octavia Spencer will star as best friends Judith and Debbie, respectively, who work to repair their friendship after Debbie learns Judith is a highly trained assassin.

A family crisis triggers a whole lot of soul searching in the new trailer for Expats released Tuesday.

The six-part Prime Video miniseries (which releases two episodes on Thursday, Jan. 26, with new episodes launching weekly), is based on the best-selling novel The Expatriates by Janice Y. K. Lee. “Set against the vibrant and tumultuous tapestry of 2014 Hong Kong, Expats centers on three American women — Margaret (Big Little Lies’ Nicole Kidman), Hilary (Never Have I Ever’s Sarayu Blue) and Mercy (The Sky Is Everywhere’s Ji-young Yoo) — whose lives intersect after a sudden family tragedy,” reads the official description. “The...

If the expectation for holiday season programming is treacle and sentiment, Hulu’s new comedy Such Brave Girls is like a scorpion in your stocking.

In a good way.

Coming in just under the wire to cement creator-star Kat Sadler as one of the year’s breakthrough talents, Such Brave Girls is a hilarious slice of family dysfunction, focusing on a trio of women whose only connection is their trauma and, you know, shared DNA.

Especially in the first half of its six-episode run, it would be possible to reject Such Brave Girls as repetitively narcissistic, when the truth is that it’s more accurately a spin on a familiar type of British comedy, one populated by characters defined exclusively by their damage. It’s a genre in which the best examples are shows like Fleabag or Feel Good and the worst are lost to the cultural scrapheap.

Hopefully, thanks...

Feelgood documentary follows Justin Hawkins’ band as they give even the smallest venues a Wembley Arena level performance

This documentary gives us an entertaining “comeback” narrative arc for the Darkness, the British neo glam-rock band with outrageous campy stylings, sparkly catsuits and real songwriting talent. For a couple of years in the early 00s they were absolutely gigantic, and then crashed and burned, apparently due to lead singer Justin Hawkins’ abuse of drink and drugs. Those were the days when everyone didn’t automatically make solemnly supportive noises about recovery and looking after your mental health: there was more ironic dismissal of addiction burnout as a symptom of rock’n’roll selfishness and absurdity.

But recently, Justin reconciled with his brother, lead guitarist Dan, and the band got back together with bassist Frankie Poullain and a new drummer, Rufus Taylor (son of Queen’s Roger Taylor); they started slogging around...

With the new series Colin From Accounts — streaming on Paramount+ following a Foxtel/Binge debut in its native Australia — creator/stars Patrick Brammall and Harriet Dyer have set themselves possibly one of the most difficult challenges in the history of romantic comedies.

How do you make a show in which, within the first five minutes, the main characters are responsible for running over an adorable dog and, by the end of eight episodes, have the audience liking those characters, if not necessarily rooting for their coupling?

The answer comes down to clever writing and the chemistry between Brammall and Dyer, who are married in addition to their collaborations here. Colin From Accounts never wholly shakes its “They ran over a dog!” bleakness — the dog, it should be emphasized clearly, is mostly Ok — nor does it wholly break out from the rom-com conventions it’s so keenly aware of. But it...

Sharon Van Etten shared a new single called “Close to You,” which she co-wrote with Courtney Barnett for the official soundtrack to the upcoming Apple Original drama series The Buccaneers.

Equal parts eerie and alluring, “Close to You” sees Van Etten infuse her classic Americana-inspired rock with a heavy wash of dreamy reverb, cooing lines like: “I got a taste of being with you, don’t wanna waste more time,” “put on your best dress and get out of your head,” and “get away and I’ll stay close to you.”

The song was produced by Warpaint’s Stella Mozgawa, who also produced the entire soundtrack: “It was a truly incredible experience working with this group of uniquely talented artists,” she said in a press release. “Everyone brought their A-game and taught me something invaluable about the creative process. Witnessing these artists map each character’s journey through song was...

Sharon Van Etten has released a new single, “Close to You,” which appears on the soundtrack to upcoming Apple TV+ drama series The Buccaneers. The intimate, emotive track was co-written by Van Etten and Courtney Barnett.

“Close to You” joins a tracklist of all-female artists, including Lucius, Gracie Abrams, and Miya Folick, for the soundtrack. The album was produced by Stella Mozgawa of Warpaint and will hit stores on Nov. 8, the same day as The Buccaneers premiere.

“It was a truly incredible experience working with this group of uniquely talented artists,...

Everything Now is a British comedy-drama series created by Ripley Parker. The Netflix series follows the story of Mia, a 16-year-old London girl who joins the Sixth form (UK’s equivalent to high school), after a lengthy battle with anorexia. Everything Now stars Sophie Wilde in the lead role with Niamh McCormack and Lauryn Ajufo in supporting roles. So, if you loved the Netflix series here are some similar movies you could watch next.

Feel Good (Netflix) Credit – Netflix

Synopsis: Mae & George’s complicated love story continues as Mae struggles to come to terms with the ghosts from her past and George tries to reinvent her present. Can they grow together or will they grow apart?

Dietland (Rent on Prime Video) Credit – AMC

Synopsis: Dietland is a wickedly funny and extraordinarily timed satire about Plum Kettle, a ghostwriter for the editor of one of New York’s hottest fashion magazines.

English actress Stephanie Leonidas is making her Hallmark Channel debut while playing Amy in the new film A Very Venice Romance and you might be curious to learn more about her personal life!

The 39-year-old actress is best known for roles in SyFy’s Defiance, Netflix’s Feel Good, ITV’s Endeavour VII, and the fantasy film MirrorMask.

Stephanie is also a celebrated stage actress in the UK.

In her personal life, Stephanie has been married since December 2016 and she’s been in a relationship with her husband for 19 years now!

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Stephanie is married to actor Robert Boulter, who is also a celebrated stage actor in London. He initially had a role in Star Wars: The Force Awakens as a stand-in for a young Luke Skywalker, but his scene was cut from the finished movie.

On her Instagram page, Stephanie celebrated her 16th anniversary...

Ritu Arya is one of the most talented and charming up-and-coming actresses working in the film industry. The English actress made her debut in the British soap opera Doctors as Dr. Megan Sharma, for which she was nominated for a British Soap Award. She went on to star in multiple big projects like Netflix’s superhero series The Umbrella Academy and recently the global hit film Barbie. So, if you love Arya’s performances here are the 10 best movies and shows starring Ritu Arya that should be on your watchlist.

10. Sticks and Stones (Prime Video Add-On & BritBox) Credit – ITV

Synopsis: After fainting at a sales pitch, manager Thomas finds himself in a pot of mess that stirring will only make it worse. Have his colleagues deliberately planned all the malicious acts, or has he hallucinated the whole thing?

9. Last Christmas (Rent on Prime Video) Credit – Universal Pictures

Synopsis: From director...

Abbott Elementary creator Quinta Brunson delivered an emotional speech while recalling breaking out at the Just For Laughs festival in 2017 before returning this year to Montreal to pick up the top comedy award in front of a roomful of fellow comics and industry execs.

“This is crazy. It’s wild to be in front of all your comedy heroes,” Brunson said when accepting the best comedy person award at the Just For Laughs ComedyPro conference on Friday. She recounted being part of the New Faces comic discovery program in 2017 at Just For Laughs.

“I was doing a lot of work just to get here, to get to what I considered real comedy. I wanted to get to TV, I wanted to get to film. I was doing stand-up and I was putting in the work and I love comedy. So it was an honor to be recognized back then,” Brunson said.

The summer of “Barbie” is here, and Greta Gerwig’s movie starring Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling, Will Ferrell, Simu Liu, Issa Rae and many, many more has finally arrived in theaters. Each of the Barbies has different occupations, from author to president to diplomat, while the Kens are just Kens. There is one Allan (Michael Cera), and there are also some human characters.

With such a jam-packed cast you may be wondering where you’ve seen some of these actors before, or maybe just want a complete guide to all the Barbies and Kens. Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered.

Margot Robbie’s Barbie dominates the narrative with an adventure to the outside world, and Ryan Gosling’s Ken accompanies her. Several big names like Nicola Coughlan, musician Dua Lipa, the “Sex Education” trio Connor Swindells, Ncuti Gatwa and Emma Mackey and Kate McKinnon (“SNL”) play a variety...

Rainn Wilson is set to receive the Comedy Impact Award and deliver the American keynote address at the Just For Laughs’ ComedyPRO conference, organizers announced Thursday.

As the Montreal comedy festival unveiled its final lineup additions, the fest said Marlon Wayans — star of the horror comedy spoof films Scary Movie and Scary Movie 2 — and Feel Good star Mae Martin will perform solo shows during the 41st edition, as will mixed media artist Alok, Trey Kennedy, The Daily Show with Trevor Noah writer Alingon Mitra, Noel Miller and Ali Macofsky.

Besides Wilson’s keynote, Jfl has also booked Steph Tolev to deliver the Canadian keynote address at the ComedyPRO conference, while Jessica Kirson will present the annual State of the Industry address in Montreal previously delivered for over 20 years by Andy Kindler.

Other booked Jfl events include Silicon Valley star Thomas Middleditch and co-star Sean Giambrone touting the upcoming fourth...

A season of television can be hit or miss, but there are at least ten TV shows that have gotten a 100 percent score on Rotten Tomatoes, allowing them to stand out among the rest. Considering that some TV shows can last for multiple seasons, the quality of any given series — be it a comedy or a drama — can fluctuate over its run. No season of television is created equally, but what makes a great season hinges on whether the next can live up to, and elevate, the one that came before.

Over the last ten years, the number of TV shows has increased. Viewers have an abundant selection to choose from when sitting down to watch streaming, cable, or broadcast TV. Though the Golden Age of television is not so golden anymore, and the Hollywood writers strike is going on, there have been some exceptional quality shows that have gotten...

In December 2022, the critically acclaimed, mega-successful stage musical based on Roald Dahl’s beloved children’s book Matilda came to cinemas translated into a punchy, inventive feature film. Written by playwright and screenwriter Dennis Kelly with songs and lyrics by comedian and writer Tim Minchin (Upright), the musical – like the book – is a terrific blend of poignancy and rebellious satire.

Famously adapted for a 1996 American feature film starring writer Mara Wilson in the title role, Matilda is the story of an extraordinary young girl born into a neglectful family who are unable to see, or appreciate her uniqueness. Matilda Wormwood isn’t just an academic genius, and when she goes up against the cruel, child-hating headmistress Miss Trunchbull, she uses her powers to right a generational wrong.

The new film retains the original musical’s anarchic heart, chiefly by retaining its director Matthew Warchus, who pulled the whole thing together...