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Welcome to the daily briefing, move along and take a seat, quick as you can, please. As you may see from the ludicrously overpopulated suspect wall behind me, we’re on the lookout for someone very special here. These particular characters are all known killers, in that they’ve been killing it on screen as British TV detectives, some of them for decades. We’re here to find their boss, the kingpin, the very best of the best.

Intelligence says that this character is British, so please discount your Columbos, Sarah Lunds, Maigrets, Poirots and Wallanders, even if they are known suspects. We’re also confident that this person works mostly alone, so double-acts of the Dalziel and Pascoe, Dempsey and Makepeace, Scott and Bailey, Rosemary and Thyme or Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) variety are not to be included in the search. Nor are criminal profilers, otherwise we’d obviously...

Dazzler Media has unleashed the trailer for the upcoming Irish animation ‘A Greyhound of a Girl.’

In this beautifully animated story of love and family, filled with joy and laughter, we join four generations of women as they take a glorious and life-affirming journey together. When unexpected news leads them to embark on a trip, they gain the opportunity to reconnect and learn more about each other.

Eleven-year-old Mary has an insatiable passion for cooking and dreams of becoming a

great chef. Her grandmother, Emer, with whom she has a very special bond, encourages her to make this dream come true. But every path has its obstacles, and facing them turns

into quite an adventure.

Starring the voice talents of BAFTA winner Sharon Horgan, Oscar nominee Brendan Gleeson, Charlene McKenna and Rosaleen Linehan, this moving, tender film is based on the acclaimed book by award-winning author Roddy Doyle (The Commitments...

Game Of Thrones fans are mourning the loss of a beloved actor from the HBO franchise. Ian Gelder’s death has been confirmed after a fierce battle with cancer. Gelder was well-known for his role as Kevan Lannister, among many other acting credits over the decades. The Game of Thrones actor’s husband took to social media to share the sad news. Keep reading for all the details.

Game Of Thrones – Star Death Confirmed

News broke in December 2023 that 74 year old actor Ian Gelder was battling bile duct cancer. After just five short months, the Game Of Thrones star succumbed to the deadly disease on May 6, 2024.

Gelder’s husband Ben Daniels took to Instagram and shared the news of his husband’s passing.

Daniels posted a sweet candid snapshot of the happy couple with the heartfelt message, “It is with huge huge sadness and a heavy heart broken into a...

Who is Seán Óg Cairns Who Plays Garda Eoin in Netflix's Bodkin? - Main Image

Who is Seán Óg Cairns in one of the newest true crime series on Netflix, Bodkin? The upcoming comedy-thriller show is about to grace the screens this May, so get to know one of the characters appearing on the show!

Who is Seán Óg Cairns? Where Have You Seen Him Before?

Seán Óg Cairns is a 27-year-old Irish actor who grew up in Dundalk, Co. Louth.

He first burst into the scene as a dancer under the Dundalk Musical Society in January 2013, where he went on stage for Pantomime, Snow White, and the Seven Dwarves, in An Táin Theatre, Dundalk.

Seán Óg's first leading role came when he was cast as Ronnie Winslow in Dundalk Theatre Workshop's The Winslow Boy.

After the 2013-2014 runs of the An Táin Theatre, Seán Óg managed to earn...

The final season may have concluded in 2022 but the BBC isn’t letting go of legal drama The Split just yet, with a Barcelona-set special greenlit three months after a Manchester spin off.

Abi Morgan’s show ended in 2022 after three seasons but the BBC has since ordered The Split Up in February and is now heading to Spain for a two-parter with Nicola Walker’s Hannah and family, while Toby Stephens is set to join the cast.

In the special, the Defoes are back and have gathered for a beautiful wedding at a vineyard, nestled in Catalonia’s wine region. Set across one sun soaked weekend, The Split special will encompass break-ups, reunions and plenty romance.

Stephens will play new character Archie Moore, while most of the original cast are set to return.

“In a world of brutal break ups and tantalising make ups,...

Exclusive: The BBC is keeping its Agatha Christie tradition alive by setting Towards Zero as its next adaptation of the great author’s work.

Following on from 2023’s limited series Murder Is Easy, the BBC has commissioned Mammoth Screen and Agatha Christie Limited to reimagine the writer’s 1944 novel.

Towards Zero unfolds around the murder of an elderly widow at a clifftop seaside house, linking a failed suicide attempt, a schoolgirl wrongfully accused of theft, and the romantic life of a famous tennis player.

The book will be adapted by Rachel Bennette, the writer behind BAFTA-nominated Zadie Smith adaptation Nw. She has also written on World on Fire and Ripper Street.

Towards Zero will go into production over the summer. The series is co-produced by BritBox International, while Fifth Season will handle international distribution.

Executive producers are James Prichard for Agatha Christie Limited; Damien Timmer and Sheena Bucktowonsing for Mammoth Screen; Rachel Bennette,...

Matthew Macfadyen and Michael Shannon star in ‘Death by Lightning’

Two-time Emmy Award winner Matthew Macfadyen (Succession) and two-time Oscar nominee Michael Shannon (Nocturnal Animals) have committed to star in Netflix’s Death by Lightning, a political drama based on Candice Millard’s Destiny Of The Republic. Matthew Macfadyen will star as Charles Guiteau and Michael Shannon will play James Garfield.

“Death by Lightning is a drama series that brings to life the epic and stranger-than-fiction true story of James Garfield, reluctant 20th president of the United States, and his greatest admirer Charles Guiteau — the man who would come to kill him,” reads Netflix’s synopsis.

The series was created by Mike Makowsky (Bad Education) who’ll serve as writer and executive producer. Game of Thrones and 3 Body Problem‘s David Benioff, D.B. Weiss, and Bernie Caulfield also executive produce along with director Matt Ross. (Ross will direct all episodes.

Nicolas Cage is ready to show audiences he’s no Barney when it comes to joining the Dawn patrol for some heavy waves in The Surfer, a psychological thriller from Vivarium director Lorcan Finnegan. The project recently wrapped production in Western Australia, with Cage taking the lead as “a man who returns to Australia to buy back his family home after many years in the U.S. but is humiliated in front of his teenage son by a group of local surfers who claim ownership over the secluded beach of his childhood. Wounded, he defies them and remains at the beach, demanding acceptance. As the conflict escalates, he is brought to the edge of his sanity, and his identity is thrown into question.” (via Deadline)

Today’s image for The Surfer depicts Cage with a look of bewilderment as he stares at a bullet. With a wound across his forehead and wrinkled clothing,...

The Artful Dodger is a crime drama series created by James McNamara, David Maher, and David Taylor. Based on the characters from Charles Dickens‘s classic book Oliver Twist, the Hulu series is set in 1850s Australia and it revolves around a grownup Jack Dawkins aka the Artful Dodger. After Jack escaped from prison he made a new life for himself as a surgeon but when Fagin re-enters his life things are surely going to go awry. The Artful Dodger stars Thomas Brodi-Sangster in the lead role of Jack Dawkins, with David Thewlis, Maia Mitchell, and Damon Herriman starring in supporting roles. So, if you loved the spin-off series here are some similar shows you could watch next.

Oliver Twist (Hulu & Prime Video Add-On) Credit – BBC One

Synopsis: This gripping and emotionally powerful adaptation breathes new life into the popular Dickens story. Growing up in a workhouse, watching the suffering...

Amazon is diving into The Swarm, snatching up rights for its Prime Video service across sub-Saharan Africa for the ecological thriller from Game of Thrones producer Frank Doelger.

The limited series, adapted from Frank Schätzing’s international best-seller, tells the story of a series of escalating disasters emerging from the world’s oceans. As scientists around the globe rush to discover their cause, it becomes clear that there is something bigger at play: an intelligent life force, dwelling in the deeps that is manipulating all life below the surface.

Barbara Eder (Barbarians, Concordia), Luke Watson (Ripper Street) and Philipp Stölzl (The Physician) directed the series, which features an ensemble cast including Alexander Karim (Dying of the Light), Cécile de France (The New Pope), Leonie Benesch (Babylon Berlin, The Crown), Barbara Sukowa (Hannah Arendt) and Takuya Kimura (2046, I Come With The Rain). Doelger produced through his Intaglio Films, together with Eric Welbers,...

Kristian Nairn is an Irish actor and DJ. He is best known for his role as Hodor in Game of Thrones and as John Feeney in Our Flag Means Death.

Kristian Nairn Biography: Age, Early Life, Family, Education

Kristian Nairn was born on November 25, 1975 (Kristian Nairn’s age: 47) in Lisburn, North Ireland.

Nairn used his earnings from his role in Game of Thrones to buy his mother a house.

In 2014 Nairn came out as gay, stating that he never hid it but instead waited for someone to ask him about his sexuality. He was a frequent DJ for the gay club Kremlin.

Kristian Nairn Biography: Career

Before his time as Hodor in HBO’s Game of Thrones, Nairn was a drag artist and DJ. In an exclusive interview with uInterview, Nairn talked about his background and how it led him to acting.

“Yeah, I started off as a drag artist,...

Multi-award-winning British actress Samantha Morton, and Ruby Stokes appear in the first set of spine-chilling images for Paramount+’s upcoming horror-thriller series “The Burning Girls”.

Morton will star as Reverend Jack Brooks — a single parent haunted by a tragedy from her previous church, who bears the onus of her husband’s death — while Stokes stars as Jack’s 15-year-old daughter Flo — a teenager who marches to the beat of her own drum.

“Set in Chapel Croft, a village haunted by a dark and turbulent history, ‘The Burning Girls’ sees Reverend Jack Brooks and her daughter Flo arrive in the hope of a fresh start. They soon find a village rife with conspiracies and secrets where uncovering the truth can be deadly in a community with a bloody past,” as per the logline.

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Jack Brooks, played by Samantha Morton,...

Exclusive: Amazon Studios has rounded out its cast for the actioner Heads of State with the addition of Paddy Considine (House of the Dragon), Stephen Root (Barry), Carla Gugino (Leopard Skin), Jack Quaid (The Boys), Sarah Niles (Ted Lasso), Richard Coyle (Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore), Clare Foster (Sherlock), Katrina Durden (Doctor Strange) and Aleksandr Kuznetsov (Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore).

The actors join an ensemble that John Cena, Idris Elba and Priyanka Chopra Jonas lead, as previously announced. No details as to their roles have been disclosed.

While plot details are also being kept under wraps, the film is being described as Air Force One meets Midnight Run. Ilya Naishuller (Nobody) is directing from a script by Josh Appelbaum & André Nemec, who were themselves working from an initial draft by Harrison Query. The Safran Company’s Peter Safran and John Rickard are producing, with Cena, Elba and...

Why complicate matters? “The Swarm” – which premiered its first three episodes at the Berlinale Series – is one of those expensive pan-global coproductions necessitating copious logistics, not least a carefully observed quota of performers from each territory pumping money into the production pot. Its opener generates a not inconsiderable carbon footprint, whisking us from Peru to Canada and thence the Scottish Highlands.

The series title, meanwhile, invites confusion with not just 1978’s infamous Michael Caine venture – a disaster movie in all senses – but Donald Glover and Janine Nabers’ Prime Video-bound “Swarm,” itself launching next month.

In and of itself, however, this eight-parter proves reassuringly straightforward and familiar. Its briny pulp – dredged from Frank Schätzing’s 2004 novel, a Central European bestseller originally earmarked for big-screen adaptation by the late Dino De Laurentiis – preys heavily on viewer fears of ecological collapse, and what might be lurking for us all beneath the planet’s watery depths.

1923 Episode 6 included a guest appearance from actor Joseph Mawle. The Yellowstone prequel already features a star-studded cast, with the likes of Harrison Ford and Helen Mirren appearing in the show. Mawle also acted in several episodes of Game of Thrones, and he isn’t the first 1923 actor who had a role in the show.

[Warning: This article contains spoilers for 1923 Episode 6, “One Ocean Close to Destiny.”]

Joseph Mawle | Ben Stansall/Afp via Getty Images Jerome Flynn plays Banner Creighton in ‘1923’

Jerome Flynn portrays the Dutton family’s first enemy in 1923. Flynn’s character Banner Creighton is a sheep farmer from Scotland who illegally takes his flock to the Dutton family land to graze. Jacob punishes Banner by killing most of his men, but Banner survives the incident. He returns with a vengeance and kills John Dutton Sr.

Flynn is known for playing Bronn in the HBO series Game of Thrones. The dangerous sellsword works as Tyrion Lannister’s bodyguard and appears...

This article has spoilers for Vikings: Valhalla season 1

Netflix’s Vikings spinoff Vikings: Valhalla is returning for a second season, continuing the story of Leif Eriksson, Freydis Eriksdotter, and their allies and enemies across the North. Netflix’s synopsis for season 2 states that this season “finds our heroes shortly after the tragic fall of Kattegat; an event that has shattered their dreams and altered their destinies. Finding themselves suddenly fugitives in Scandinavia they are forced to test their ambitions and courage in worlds beyond the fjords of Kattegat.”

This viking epic will see the return of several characters from the first season, as well as a few newcomers. Here are the new and returning actors for Vikings: Valhalla season 2.

Sam Corlett as Leif Eriksson

Based on the historical figure of the same name, Leif Eriksson is a Viking warrior, fearless sailor, and loyal to his family. After losing his love,...

Last year PBS gave audiences the charming Victorian-era mystery series “Miss Scarlet and the Duke.” Though akin to other PBS and BBC shows like “Ripper Street,” creator Rachael New’s mystery series feels so charming “because Being Feminist (capitalization intended) isn’t what it sets its focus on.” Season 1 concluded with Eliza Scarlet (Kate Phillips) and William “the Duke” Wellington (Stuart Martin) possibly embarking on a romance — which, for a television show, can be a blessing or a curse.

The two certainly had a flirtatious bond, but a relationship could affect Eliza’s desire for a career, given William’s disdain for Eliza’s work. And in the second season premiere, which aired Sunday on PBS, it seemed like the pair were together. Then abruptly, William and Eliza realize a relationship isn’t in the cards for them and break up.

The direction is certainly an interesting, if frustrating, move...

A Game Of Thrones star is going back in time... again.  Jerome Flynn, who famously played the Lannisters righthand Bronn on HBO's Game of Thrones, is now taking a trip back to 1923 on Paramount+'s latest Yellowstone spinoff. In the series, titled 1923, Flynn will play Banner Creighton, who is described per E! News as "a stubborn Scot and leader of the local sheep men." Of course, this isn't the Game Of Thrones fan favorite's foray into television, as he's also known for his work in Ripper Street, Black Mirror and Soldier, Soldier. As for what we can expect from 1923? Per the streamer, 1923 is an "origin story" of...

Westeros’ most pragmatic sellsword has found himself a new gig.

Jerome Flynn, who played mercenary Bronn on HBO’s Game of Thrones, has joined the cast of Taylor Sheridan’s Yellowstone prequel spinoff 1923, our sister site Deadline reports.

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Flynn’s character, Banner Creighton, is a stubborn Scot and leader of the local sheep men.

As previously reported, this newest chapter of...

Jerome Flynn has been cast in “1923,” Paramount+’s upcoming “Yellowstone” prequel series from Taylor Sheridan.

“1923” will introduce a new generation of the Dutton family and explore the early twentieth century when pandemics, historic drought, the end of Prohibition and the Great Depression all plague the mountain west and the Duttons who call it home. The series is led by Helen Mirren and Harrison Ford.

Flynn plays Banner Creighton, a hard-headed Scottish brogue and the leader of the local sheep men.

Flynn is best known for starring as Bronn in “Game of Thrones,” with other prominent credits including the British dramas “Ripper Street” and “Soldier Solider,” in which he played Bennet Drake and Paddy Garvey, respectively. He has also appeared in “Between the Line,” “Black Mirror” and “John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum.” Flynn is repped by the Curtis Brown Group, Gersh and Anonymous Content.

Besides Ford and Mirren, Flynn joins previously...

Exclusive: Game of Thrones alum Jerome Flynn has joined the cast of 1923, Taylor Sheridan’s Yellowstone prequel series at Paramount+.

Led by Harrison Ford and Helen Mirren, the next installment of the Yellowstone origin story will introduce a new generation of the Dutton family and explore the early 20th century when pandemics, historic drought, the end of Prohibition and the Great Depression all plague the mountain West and the Duttons who call it home.

2022 Paramount+ Pilots & Series Orders

Flynn will play Banner Creighton, a hard-headed Scot with a brogue and the leader of the local sheep men.

In addition to Ford and Mirren, Flynn joins Brandon Sklenar, Darren Mann, Michelle Randolph, James Badge Dale, Marley Shelton, Brian Geraghty, Aminah Nieves, and Julia Schlaepfer in the cast.

1923 is in production in Montana and will debut on Paramount+ in December.

The Dutton family’s saga began with Yellowstone, led by Kevin Costner...

Wales Interactive, acclaimed for its Fmv games and narrative-driven media, have announced the first of three interactive movies with Mia and the Dragon Princess. This offbeat action-adventure follows Mia, a plucky barmaid whose life is thrown into chaos when a mysterious woman turns up at her workplace, on the run from a group of violent thugs and unable to speak English.

Features: Featuring action designed by world-renowned fight coordinator, Marcus Shakesheff Featuring fight stunts by Taekwondo instructor and content creator with over 500M views, Aaron Gassor aka ‘Ginger Ninja Trickster’ Real time Attribute Tracking that evolves based on your choices and influences the story Multi-optional storytelling with 10 different outcomes Starring Paul McGann, Brian McCardie and MyAnna Buring, Dita Tantang and Noa Bleeker. Guest appearance by Daz Black (DazGames)

Synopsis:

Mia dreams of adventure, but her feeling of responsibility to her workmates – who have become her surrogate family – keeps her working...

Jeff Goldblum will play the almighty Zeus in Netflix’s Kaos, now that scheduling issues have forced Hugh Grant (The Undoing) to part ways with the darkly comedic and contemporary reimagining of Greek mythology from The End of The F***ing World‘s Charlie Covell.

Our sister site Deadline first reported on the recasting.

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“Nothing is sacred in Covell...

Hugh Grant (The Undoing), Janet McTeer (Ozark), Cliff Curtis (Fear the Walking Dead) and David Thewlis (The Sandman) are among the many castings for Kaos, Netflix‘s darkly comedic and contemporary reimagining of Greek mythology from Charlie Covell, writer of The End of The F***ing World.

“Nothing is sacred in Covell’s bold reinvention of Greek myths (think tracksuits not togas),” reads the synopsis on our sister site Deadline, “except the treachery and arrogance of a bunch of inconstant gods and their cosmic machinations

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Outlanders, thy favorite show has cast two major players for Season 7 and beyond.

Izzy Meikle-Small and Joey Phillips have joined the Starz series as Rachel and Dr. Denzell Hunter, our sister site Deadline reports.

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Readers of Diana Gabaldon’s novel series, on which the show is based, will recognize the Hunters as a pair of siblings who become enmeshed in...

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Joe Donaldson, a British producer whose credits include the BBC/Netflix series Peaky Blinders and Amazon Prime’s Ripper Street, has launched a new production company, Magic Hour Television and signed a first-look development deal with indie giant All3Media.

Under the terms of the deal, announced Friday, Donaldson’s Magic Hour Television will develop a slate of drama series for All3Media International in partnership with Willow Grylls’ New Pictures, a drama subsidiary of All3Media.

All3Media and All3Media International will fund the slate development.

Donaldson, who has worked with New Pictures since 2018, producing the first two seasons of Sky thriller series Cobra, will also act as executive producer for New Pictures on the show’s upcoming third season, Cobra: Rebellion, for Sky Max, which is set to start filming later this year.

“I’m delighted to launch Magic Hour Television with...

Peaky Blinders and Cobra producer Joe Donaldson has set an indie, Magic Hour Television, and signed a first-look deal with All3Media International and All3Media-owned drama house New Pictures. Donaldson will develop a slate, funded by All3 and its international arm, and partner with New Pictures co-founder and CEO Willow Grylls to produce scripted TV.

Furthermore, Donaldson will also serve as executive producer for New Pictures on Sky Max’s upcoming third season of British drama Cobra, titled Cobra: Rebellion, which is due to start filming later this year.

BAFTA-winner Donaldson has worked with New Pictures since 2018 on the previous two seasons of Cobra. He also produced Ripper Street for Amazon Prime Video and Peaky Blinders for BBC One and Netflix.

Magic Hour plans to work with writing and directing talent in the UK to produce “compelling human stories about life in Britain and beyond.”

Donaldson said: “Willow and...

Exclusive: BBC Studios and Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment-backed Screen Media have struck a multi-year deal for 2,500 hours of content including BBC dramas Ripper Street, Happy Valley and Silent Witness.

The shows will populate Chicken Soup-owned Crackle Plus’ streamers including Crackle, Popcornflix, and Chicken Soup for the Soul, with more than 300 hours coming next month. More content will be added each month throughout the multi-year agreement.

BBC dramas Ripper Street, Happy Valley and Silent Witness are all included along with the likes of The Three Musketeers and doc series A Life in Ten Pictures, which will be given its U.S. premiere in June.

“The BBC has been producing highly sought-after content for years and we expect this content to perform exceptionally well on our streaming services,” said William J. Rouhana Jr, CEO of Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment. “The long-term nature of this agreement enables us...

Exclusive: Jonathan Rhys Meyers and MyAnna Buring have signed on to star alongside Alec Baldwin in the hijacked airplane action-thriller 97 Minutes, from director Timo Vuorensola (Iron Sky), which has entered production at Black Hangar Studios in the UK.

97 Minutes centers on a hijacked 767 that will crash in that amount of time when its fuel runs out. Against the strong will of Nsa Deputy Toyin, Nsa Director Hawkins (Baldwin) prepares to have the plane shot down before it does any catastrophic damage on the ground, leaving the fate of the innocent passengers in the hands of Tyler, one of the alleged hijackers on board who is an undercover Interpol agent – or is he?

Meyers and Buring are playing passengers on the transatlantic flight, with Jo Martin (Doctor Who), Michael Sirow (Infamous), Pavan Grover,...

Warning: contains spoilers for Doctor Who: Flux ‘The Halloween Apocalypse’

Why did the Doctor travel half the universe to, as she told Yaz, “see a man about a dog”? Firstly, because the Doctor is more evasive than a mid-scandal cabinet member at a press briefing and refuses to confide in the people who regularly risk their lives by her side, and secondly, because the Doctor enjoys making dog-related jokes at the expense of new alien Karvanista. (See also: “I’ve got a bone to pick with you.”)

Not a dog

Karvanista may look like a dog, sniff things inquisitively like a dog and have decorated his ship with a canine tooth motif (sharp pointy hooks everywhere. Health and safety must not be big with his kind), but he is not a dog. He’s clever, dangerous and a Lupa of the alien race Lupari – a name that, come to think...

To mark the release of The Green Sea, out now, we’ve been given 2 merchandise packs to give away, each including a poster, a mug, a mousepad, and a totebag.

Get swept away to The Green Sea, an enchantingly dark fantasy drama from writer/director Randal Plunkett (Out There), where nothing is quite what it seems.

When a car accident leads to a chance encounter with a young teenage girl, known only as “Kid” played by rising star Hazel Doupe (Ripper Street, Smother, Float Like A Butterfly), things begin to get stranger and stranger and both their lives are about to change forever. Offering the lost teen a place to stay, the pair strike up an unlikely friendship – can Simone protect her from the nefarious Collector who seems to be searching for Kid, and who really is this mysterious girl?

Please note: This competition is open to UK residents only...

The campaign to save Sanditon was a success!

In a rare move, PBS and ITV reversed the cancellation earlier this week and went on to order two additional seasons.

ITV acquired the new seasons, with BritBox Original in the UK joining the series as a co-producer.

The new seasons will be developed by writer Justin Young, who will take on the role of lead writer and executive producer alongside Andrew Davies.

"We are absolutely delighted to announce a second and third season of Sanditon, a show that has inspired such a passionate and devoted fan base. Audiences can expect romance, humor, and plenty of twists and turns in these new seasons," executive producer Susanne Simpson said in a statement.

Unfortunately, one of the stars of the show will not be back.

Theo James took to social media Friday to announce his exit after a single season.

“Although I relished playing Sidney,...

It’s wild when a fan movement works, isn’t it?

On Thursday, Masterpiece on PBS announced that it had renewed “Sanditon,” the ITV series based on Jane Austen’s final, unfinished novel, for not one — but two — seasons.

The news comes after an extensive fan driven online campaign for the show, starring Rose Williams as the heroine Charlotte Heywood, to be continued. It just goes to prove that greenlighting a show for a single season and ending with a bodice-ripping cliffhanger (“What do you Mean she just rides off in the carriage after he came after her?!?”) can sometimes be a smart business decision.

Theo James, however, will not be returning to show in the role of Sydney Parker. In a statement provided to IndieWire, James said: “Although I relished playing Sidney, for me, I’ve always maintained that his journey concluded as I wanted it to. The broken...

Exclusive: Killian Scott is in negotiations to join Samuel L. Jackson and Ben Mendelsohn in Secret Invasion, the upcoming Marvel series for Disney+, Deadline has learned.

In Secret Invasion, Jackson and Mendelsohn reprise their MCU characters Nick Fury and the Skrull Talos, respectively, who first met in Captain Marvel. The crossover comic event series showcases a faction of shape-shifting Skrulls who have been infiltrating Earth for years.

The cast also is expected to include Kingsley Ben-Adir as a likely villain, Olivia Colman and Emilia Clarke. Further plot details are being kept under wraps and it’s not clear what role Scott would play. A rep for Marvel declined comment.

Scott was recently tapped as a lead opposite Courtney B. Vance in AMC’s new courtroom drama series 61st Street, from BAFTA-winner Peter Moffat. He recently headlined the BBC/Starz series Dublin Murders. Scott’s series credits also include Damnation,...

“Chernobyl” producer Sister — the content studio set up by Jane Featherstone, Stacey Snider and Elisabeth Murdoch — has hired former “Black Mirror” producer Lucy Dyke to lead a new production hub out of Manchester, in northern England.

The outfit is called Northern Sister, and will focus on developing and producing high-end scripted projects in the region, while fostering creators from diverse backgrounds both on and off screen. The Manchester location will allow Sister to tap into creative talent in other cities, such as Leeds, Newcastle, Liverpool and Bradford.

The company’s expansion up north comes at a time when U.K. broadcasters such as the BBC and Channel 4 are growing their own operations outside of London.

Calling the timing of the BBC’s expansion plans, revealed just last week, “fortuitous,” Dyke tells Variety, “It’s really important that we nurture the next generation of writers and script editors. When I started out,...

Sister, the Elisabeth Murdoch-backed producer behind Chernobyl, is launching an office in the north of England and has recruited The Split executive producer Lucy Dyke to lead the outpost.

Northern Sister will be based in Manchester and will aim to establish relations with writers, producers, and creative talent across the north of England, including in the cities of Leeds, Newcastle, Liverpool, and Bradford.

Dyke was a freelance executive producer before agreeing to take on the permanent role at Sister, which is currently in production on HBO/Sky series Landscapers in the English city of Nottingham.

She oversaw two seasons of The Split for the BBC and AMC, with a third and final season on the way. Previous credits include Netflix’s Black Mirror and Amazon’s Ripper Street. She will continue to work with Sister on projects housed in London and LA.

Commenting on Dyke’s appointment, Sister CEO...

Leading casting directors for ‘Avatar’ and ‘Normal People’ discussed how their roles have forever changed.

Leading international casting directors are now “traversing the planet” in a day and expanding their search to hundreds of international performers as a result of methods employed during the virus crisis.

Ireland’s Louise Kiely, whose casting credits include UK-Ireland drama Normal People and upcoming Ireland-Canada-us feature The Green Knight (produced for for Bron and A24 and shot in Ireland), discussed the ‘new normal’ on a virtual panel at the Dublin International Film Festival.

“We had a day where [casting director Karen Scully] and I started in...

Holt McCallany, Aunjanue Ellis and Killian Scott have been tapped as series regulars opposite Courtney B. Vance in AMC’s courtroom drama series 61st Street from BAFTA-winner Peter Moffat. Andrene Ward-Hammond will recur in the series, executive produced by Jordan and and produced by AMC Studios.

Ordered as a two-season television event with eight episodes per season, 61st Street is slated to begin production next month in Chicago for a 2022 premiere. It reunites Ellis and Vance who co-star together on HBO’s Lovecraft Country.

61st Street is a timely and relevant story that echoes projects such as Just Mercy, Clemency as well as When They See Us which earned Ellis an Emmy nomination. It follows Moses Johnson (Tosin Cole), a promising black high school athlete who is swept up into the infamously corrupt Chicago criminal justice system.

Warning: contains mild plot details for A Discovery of Witches Season 2 Episodes 2 & 3

Alongside the sulky real-life Elizabethan playwrights and gruff spymasters of A Discovery of Witches’ second season shines one leading light: Mary Sidney. Styled the Countess of Pembroke following her 1577 marriage to Henry Herbert, Mary Sidney was a celebrated figure in Tudor society with several published works to her name, and close connections to the royal court of Queen Elizabeth I.

Played in the series by Amanda Hale, Mary Sidney becomes Diana’s ally during her and Matthew’s Elizabethan time-walk. A beneficiary of the fashion for aristocratic women’s education in the mid-sixteenth century, the Countess is Diana’s intellectual equal, and makes a useful companion for the history of science professor. Born in 1561, Mary Sidney would have been around Diana’s age when they meet in 1590. She conducts alchemical experiments with ‘Mistress Roydon’, aids in her search for the Book of Life,...

Netflix is rounding out the cast for the fourth and final season of its critically acclaimed series Ozark. Alfonso Herrera and Adam Rothenberg, are set as new series regulars and Felix Solis and Damian Young who both recurred in Season 3, have been promoted to series regulars for the new season. Additionally, Bruno Bichir, Cc Castillo and Tony winner Katrina Lenk have been tapped for recurring roles in the series starring and executive produced by Jason Bateman.

Created by Bill Dubuque and Mark Williams, Ozark is a thrilling drama set in the present-day and follows the Byrde family’s journey from their normal, suburban Chicago life to their dangerous criminal enterprise in the Ozarks, Missouri. The series explores capitalism,...

Netflix and BBC’s serial killer series “The Serpent” is one of the international shows whose filming was impacted by the pandemic, and required shifting production from Asia to Europe.

The drama, which stars Tahar Rahim (“A Prophet”) as the French conman and mass murderer Charles Sobhraj, was on its last stretch of shooting on location in Thailand in late March when the country went into lockdown. After a near five-month pause, the series had to relocate filming to the U.K. where production decamped in Hertfordshire, just north of London, on Aug. 17. The lensing, which took place for 10 days and will conclude Friday, consisted of remaining scenes that were initially scheduled to be shot in Thailand in March.

“It’s a testament to the hard work and sheer inventiveness of ‘The Serpent”s creative team, cast and crew that we’ve been able to safely wrap the series here in the U.

Lydia Wilson joins Flynn, Naomi Ackie and Will Poulter in the cast.

Malachi Smyth’s feature debut The Score, starring Johnny Flynn, Naomi Ackie and Will Poulter, will restart shooting in the UK on August 31, after production was halted in March due to the pandemic.

Lydia Wilson, whose credits include Star Trek Beyond, About Time, Ripper Street and Requiem, has also joined the cast.

Described as a heist musical and featuring original music from actor-musician Flynn, The Score centres on two small-time crooks who are on a job at a roadside café when one falls in love with the waitress...

Harry Bradbeer is the latest member of the Fleabag family to partner with Amazon after striking a first-look deal with the streamer.

Bradbeer, who directed both seasons of the BBC/Amazon comedy co-pro, won the Emmy for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series for his work on the second season. Phoebe Waller-Bridge has lauded Bradbeer as a director who goes “straight for the heart every single time”.

He will now work with Amazon Studios to develop and create television series.

In addition to his work on Fleabag, he also worked with Waller-Bridge on the first two episodes of Killing Eve. Elsewhere, he directed the pilot of Hulu’s Ramy and has worked on a slew of British dramas including Dickensian, No Offence, The Hour and Grantchester.

On the feature side, he directs Netflix’s upcoming film Enola Holmes, starring Stranger Things’ Millie Bobby Brown and is set to direct Seance...

Actors from a bunch of your favorite prestige projects are about to join forces in a new one.

Andrew Scott (Fleabag) and Dominic West (The Affair) have joined the cast of The Pursuit of Love, TVLine has learned. They are among the latest additions to the ensemble led by Lily James (Downton Abbey, Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again).

More from TVLineFleabag Couple Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Andrew Scott to Reunite (Sorta) on HBO's His Dark MaterialsTVLine Items: Lewis/West Spy Drama, The Last Kingdom Renewed and MorePerformer of the Week: Regina King

Emily Mortimer (The Newsroom) is adapting Nancy Mitford...

A new trailer has been launched for James Webber’s feature film debut ‘Sorority’ which heads to festivals later in the year.

The film tells the story of two sisters, Harriet (Sophie Kennedy Clark) and Sarah (Emily Haigh). When both women find themselves heading in opposite directions in life, they must first come to terms with their tragic past and reconcile with their estranged mother Val (Kate Dickie), before looking ahead to a brighter future.

The feature film debut of writer/director James Webber, whose previous work includes the BAFTA long-listed and Channel 4 screened short film ‘Driftwood.’

Sorority stars BAFTA winner Sophie Kennedy Clark, Emily Haigh, Sam Gittins and double BAFTA winner Kate Dickie.

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‘Sorority’ will be heading to international film festivals late 2020.

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I love a solid gangster drama and The Shadow of Violence looks to be just that.

Written by Joe Murtagh who saw great success a few years ago with American Animals, The Shadow of Violence marks the feature film debut of Nick Rowland who has a few shorts under his belt and most recently has been behind the camera for a number of television series, including episodes of "Ripper Street" and "Hard Sun."

Cosmo Jarvis (brilliant in Lady Macbeth) stars as Douglas "Arm" Armstrong, a former boxer who has found a second career as an enforcer for a drug-dealing family. At first, his former career is enough of a deterrent for would-be trouble-makers but as he becomes more entrenched in the thug life, Arm's duties become ever more violent and when he's tasked to com...

Fresh from season 2 of HBO’s “Succession” in which he plays the hapless Tom, Matthew Macfadyen portrays Major Charles Ingram, the “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire” contestant accused of cheating, in the new AMC limited series “Quiz.” The BAFTA-winning actor (“Criminal Justice”) speaks about these two very different roles in our exclusive video interview (watch above).

Macfadyen readily admits that he remains on the fence as to whether Ingram and his wife Diana (Sian Clifford) conspired to defraud the show by having a fellow contestant cough at key points in the major’s deliberations over the questions. “The truth is we don’t know. Sian and I would come in every day and say, ‘Do you think they did or not?’ In the end we stopped minding. The interesting thing was their relationship.”

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“Quiz,” which debuts on AMC just in time for Emmy consideration,...

To mark the release of Quiz on 15th June, we’ve been given 3 copies to give away on DVD.

Starring Matthew MacFayden, Sian Clifford and Michael Sheen as quiz host Chris Tarrant, Quiz is directed by British filmmaker Stephen Frears.

When television producer Paul Smith puts everything on the line to make ITV quiz show and overnight sensation `Who Wants to be a Millionaire?’, one family’s much-loved pub quiz hobby turns into outright obsession. As the family’s attempts to win the ultimate prize fall short, all eyes turn to an unsuspecting Major Charles Ingram to take his turn in the coveted hot seat.

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Award-Winning Actor Michael Smiley Stars in Darkly Comic Drama Series Set During Real Life “Post-Mortem Photography” Period in 1880s-era Ireland Dead Still Exclusive U.S. Premiere on Acorn TV on Monday, May 18 with Two Episodes, Followed by Weekly Episodes Through June 15Being compared to Penny Dreadful, Ripper Street, and Murdoch Mysteries, …

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Saban Films has acquired North American rights to Calm With Horses, the Irish crime drama from Nick Rowland in his feature film directing debut. The pic, which bowed at the Toronto Film Festival and is executive produced by Michael Fassbender and Conor McCaughan, stars Peaky Blinders alum Cosmo Jarvis, Barry Keoghan, Niamh Algar and Ned Dennehy.

The Joe Murtagh-penned script is set in darkest rural Ireland, where ex-boxer Douglas “Arm” Armstrong (Jarvis) has become the feared enforcer for the drug-dealing Devers family, while also trying to be a good father to his autistic 5-year-old son. Torn between these two families, Arm’s loyalties are tested when he is asked to kill for the first time.

The pic is a Dmc Film, Element Pictures production in association with Altitude Film Entertainment, developed and co-financed by Film4 and Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland with the participation of the...