Exclusive: Industry exec David P. Davis’ ITV Studios-backed label has optioned the TV rights to Clare Mackintosh thriller The Last Party.
The novel, which will be published on August 4, is the first revealed development project for 5 Acts Productions, which launched late last year. The Cardiff-based label sits within Patrick Spence’s ITV Studios drama division and is run by former Bad Wolf exec Davis.
New York Times bestselling author Mackintosh’s novel follows DC Ffion Morgan as she investigates the murder of Rhys Lloyd, a homegrown hero who is found floating dead in the water on New Year’s Day, the morning after a party that brought together a feuding community. The murder leads Morgan to scrutinize neighbors, friends and family as she attempts to solve a mystery in a town full of secrets.
Davis, whose credits include BBC/HBO hit Industry, Doctor Who and Channel 4’s...
The novel, which will be published on August 4, is the first revealed development project for 5 Acts Productions, which launched late last year. The Cardiff-based label sits within Patrick Spence’s ITV Studios drama division and is run by former Bad Wolf exec Davis.
New York Times bestselling author Mackintosh’s novel follows DC Ffion Morgan as she investigates the murder of Rhys Lloyd, a homegrown hero who is found floating dead in the water on New Year’s Day, the morning after a party that brought together a feuding community. The murder leads Morgan to scrutinize neighbors, friends and family as she attempts to solve a mystery in a town full of secrets.
Davis, whose credits include BBC/HBO hit Industry, Doctor Who and Channel 4’s...
- 7/19/2022
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Francesa Gregorini, whose directing credits include the films Tanner Hall and the Sundance pic The Truth About Emanuel and TV series from AMC’s Humans to Amazon’s Electric Dreams, has signed with ICM Partners.
The move comes as Gregorini, also a writer, is developing with producing partners Wendy Haines and Olga Segura a limited series titled The Delivery Girl, about the life of director Dorothy Arzner. She also is adapting the 1959 Dorothy Strachey novel Olivia to direct as a feature film.
Also on the TV side, she is set to direct upcoming episodes of BBC America’s newly Emmy-nominated Killing Eve, Netflix’s Chambers and Amazon’s The Man in the High Castle.
Gregorini remains managed by David Unger of Artist International Group and repped in the UK by Cynthia Okoye of Curtis Brown. Her attorney is Jennifer Gray at Bloom Hergott.
The move comes as Gregorini, also a writer, is developing with producing partners Wendy Haines and Olga Segura a limited series titled The Delivery Girl, about the life of director Dorothy Arzner. She also is adapting the 1959 Dorothy Strachey novel Olivia to direct as a feature film.
Also on the TV side, she is set to direct upcoming episodes of BBC America’s newly Emmy-nominated Killing Eve, Netflix’s Chambers and Amazon’s The Man in the High Castle.
Gregorini remains managed by David Unger of Artist International Group and repped in the UK by Cynthia Okoye of Curtis Brown. Her attorney is Jennifer Gray at Bloom Hergott.
- 7/12/2018
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
This year’s Emmy race in the music categories takes on greater interest because a win in the song category could instantly give songwriters Benj Pasek and Justin Paul an Egot, having already won Oscar, Tony and Grammy awards.
Pasek and Paul — whose “La La Land,” “Greatest Showman” and “Dear Evan Hansen” songs have catapulted them into the front ranks of American songwriters in the past two years — are nominated for their new song, “In the Market for a Miracle,” written for Fox’s “A Christmas Story Live,” an adaptation of their 2012 stage musical.
They are just two of 28 first-time nominees in the six music categories, announced Thursday morning by the Television Academy for 2017-18 programs. Nearly 60 percent of all the music nominees are newcomers to the Emmy race. Ironically, several musicians were nominated for non-music categories: Donald Glover (“Atlanta”), John Legend and Sara Bareilles all received acting nods — and...
Pasek and Paul — whose “La La Land,” “Greatest Showman” and “Dear Evan Hansen” songs have catapulted them into the front ranks of American songwriters in the past two years — are nominated for their new song, “In the Market for a Miracle,” written for Fox’s “A Christmas Story Live,” an adaptation of their 2012 stage musical.
They are just two of 28 first-time nominees in the six music categories, announced Thursday morning by the Television Academy for 2017-18 programs. Nearly 60 percent of all the music nominees are newcomers to the Emmy race. Ironically, several musicians were nominated for non-music categories: Donald Glover (“Atlanta”), John Legend and Sara Bareilles all received acting nods — and...
- 7/12/2018
- by Jon Burlingame
- Variety Film + TV
This year’s Primetime Emmy Awards nominations are set to be unveiled Thursday, after another noisy season of campaigning with plenty of drama to go around. There are several new series looking for the embrace of the Television Academy, and still more returning after hiatuses long and short. What kind of a mixture will we be looking at on final ballots?
Here’s one final stab at guessing the major categories.
Drama Series
“The Americans” (FX)
“The Crown” (Netflix)
“Game of Thrones” (HBO)
“The Handmaid’s Tale” (Hulu)
“Stranger Things” (Netflix)
“This Is Us” (NBC)
“Westworld” (HBO)
Netflix is battling to find room for one of its new programs, like “Mindhunter” or “Ozark,” but return bids for “The Crown” and “Stranger Things” are more likely. The only new series that has a fighting shot otherwise is AMC’s “Killing Eve,” a binge-watching hit with a dedicated fanbase. In all likelihood,...
Here’s one final stab at guessing the major categories.
Drama Series
“The Americans” (FX)
“The Crown” (Netflix)
“Game of Thrones” (HBO)
“The Handmaid’s Tale” (Hulu)
“Stranger Things” (Netflix)
“This Is Us” (NBC)
“Westworld” (HBO)
Netflix is battling to find room for one of its new programs, like “Mindhunter” or “Ozark,” but return bids for “The Crown” and “Stranger Things” are more likely. The only new series that has a fighting shot otherwise is AMC’s “Killing Eve,” a binge-watching hit with a dedicated fanbase. In all likelihood,...
- 7/10/2018
- by Kristopher Tapley
- Variety Film + TV
Vera Farmiga is checking into a meaty, historically significant post-Bates Motel role.
The actress will play Manhattan assistant district attorney Elizabeth Lederer in Ava DuVernay’s forthcoming Netflix miniseries, Central Park Five. She joins Michael K. Williams (The Wire) and John Leguizamo (Bloodline), whose roles the streaming video service also announced Monday.
The four-episode, scripted series will tell the story of a 1989 case in which five Harlem teenagers — Kevin Richardson, Yusef Salaam, Antron McCray, Korey Wise and Raymond Santana — were accused of raping a female jogger in New York’s Central Park. The prosecution, led by Lederer, turned into...
The actress will play Manhattan assistant district attorney Elizabeth Lederer in Ava DuVernay’s forthcoming Netflix miniseries, Central Park Five. She joins Michael K. Williams (The Wire) and John Leguizamo (Bloodline), whose roles the streaming video service also announced Monday.
The four-episode, scripted series will tell the story of a 1989 case in which five Harlem teenagers — Kevin Richardson, Yusef Salaam, Antron McCray, Korey Wise and Raymond Santana — were accused of raping a female jogger in New York’s Central Park. The prosecution, led by Lederer, turned into...
- 7/9/2018
- TVLine.com
Is David Lynch just too damn weird for Emmy voters?
That’s a question that could be answered by Emmy nominations in the limited series and television movie categories, where Lynch’s return to “Twin Peaks” on Showtime is both a monumental achievement and one of the strangest things ever put on television.
Among the top contenders in the limited series category, the 18-episode “Twin Peaks” is longest piece of work by more than six hours — and it’s also so bizarre that it makes the last season of “Westworld” look like a model of concise storytelling. There’s a real question as to whether Lynch’s flights of fancy will be embraced or scorned by voters.
Among the other contenders, FX’s Ryan Murphy is always a major presence in these categories, with his big entry this year not the post-election edition of “American Horror Story” but the second...
That’s a question that could be answered by Emmy nominations in the limited series and television movie categories, where Lynch’s return to “Twin Peaks” on Showtime is both a monumental achievement and one of the strangest things ever put on television.
Among the top contenders in the limited series category, the 18-episode “Twin Peaks” is longest piece of work by more than six hours — and it’s also so bizarre that it makes the last season of “Westworld” look like a model of concise storytelling. There’s a real question as to whether Lynch’s flights of fancy will be embraced or scorned by voters.
Among the other contenders, FX’s Ryan Murphy is always a major presence in these categories, with his big entry this year not the post-election edition of “American Horror Story” but the second...
- 7/9/2018
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
Bryan Cranston may be more known for his acting in shows like “Breaking Bad” and “Malcolm in the Middle,” but he has his producer’s hat on this year with Amazon’s “The Dangerous Book for Boys.” The family series, which he created with Greg Mottola, centers on young brothers whose father has died but left behind the titular “Dangerous Book,” giving them guidance for their lives.
Cranston recently spoke with Gold Derby editor in chief Tom O’Neil about his inspiration for “The Dangerous Book for Boys” and how it found a home on Amazon, while reminiscing about winning his first Emmy for “Breaking Bad.” Watch the exclusive video in full above and read the complete interview transcript below.
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Gold Derby: Bryan Cranston, you are competing at the Emmys this year primarily in a role that...
Cranston recently spoke with Gold Derby editor in chief Tom O’Neil about his inspiration for “The Dangerous Book for Boys” and how it found a home on Amazon, while reminiscing about winning his first Emmy for “Breaking Bad.” Watch the exclusive video in full above and read the complete interview transcript below.
SEEEmmys 2018 exclusive: Amazon categories for ‘Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,’ ‘Transparent,’ ‘Electric Dreams’ and more
Gold Derby: Bryan Cranston, you are competing at the Emmys this year primarily in a role that...
- 7/4/2018
- by Kevin Jacobsen
- Gold Derby
A few months ago we learned that New Line Cinema was set to produce a prequel film for HBO's The Sopranos called The Many Saints of Newark. Creator David Chase co-wrote the script for the film with Lawrence Konner and now Variety is reporting that Thor: The Dark World director Alan Taylor is set to direct. It makes sense to bring Taylor on board to direct because he actually directed nine of the 86 episodes of The Sopranos.
The film is set in the 1960s in Newark, New Jersey, amid conflicts between African-American and Italian residents. Over four days of rioting in July, 1967, 26 people died and hundreds were injured in Newark.
It was previously reported that the film is set during a "time when the African-Americans and the Italians of Newark were at each other’s throats, and amongst the gangsters of each group, those conflicts became especially lethal."
The...
The film is set in the 1960s in Newark, New Jersey, amid conflicts between African-American and Italian residents. Over four days of rioting in July, 1967, 26 people died and hundreds were injured in Newark.
It was previously reported that the film is set during a "time when the African-Americans and the Italians of Newark were at each other’s throats, and amongst the gangsters of each group, those conflicts became especially lethal."
The...
- 7/4/2018
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
New Line is moving ahead with its movie prequel to “The Sopranos,” hiring Alan Taylor to direct “The Many Saints Of Newark.”
New Line set up the feature film in March when it bought the script from “The Sopranos” creator David Chase. The film is set in the 1960s in Newark, New Jersey, amid conflicts between African-American and Italian residents. Over four days of rioting in July, 1967, 26 people died and hundreds were injured in Newark.
“The Sopranos” was set in contemporary New Jersey, ran for six seasons on HBO between 1999 and 2007. The acclaimed series nabbed 21 Primetime Emmy Awards, including one for Taylor for directing.
Lawrence Konner, who worked on “The Sopranos” with Chase, is a co-writer for the project. Chase will also produce the film. Chase Films’ Nicole Lambert will serve as executive producer.
“The Many Saints Of Newark” is expected to feature younger versions of some of the characters from “The Sopranos.
New Line set up the feature film in March when it bought the script from “The Sopranos” creator David Chase. The film is set in the 1960s in Newark, New Jersey, amid conflicts between African-American and Italian residents. Over four days of rioting in July, 1967, 26 people died and hundreds were injured in Newark.
“The Sopranos” was set in contemporary New Jersey, ran for six seasons on HBO between 1999 and 2007. The acclaimed series nabbed 21 Primetime Emmy Awards, including one for Taylor for directing.
Lawrence Konner, who worked on “The Sopranos” with Chase, is a co-writer for the project. Chase will also produce the film. Chase Films’ Nicole Lambert will serve as executive producer.
“The Many Saints Of Newark” is expected to feature younger versions of some of the characters from “The Sopranos.
- 7/3/2018
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Alan Taylor has closed a deal to direct “The Many Saints Of Newark” for New Line, a feature film script written by David Chase that will serve as a prequel to his iconic TV series, “The Sopranos,” TheWrap has exclusively learned.
Taylor won the 2007 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for “The Sopranos” sixth season episode “Kennedy and Heidi,” and directed episodes of “The Sopranos” in four of the show’s six seasons.
The film takes place in the 1960s, when riots swept through Newark, New Jersey and conflicts between African-American and Italian residents were at their worst. Several characters from the “Sopranos” are expected to appear in the film, though New Line would not disclose further plot details.
Also Read: 'Sopranos' Prequel Film From David Chase Picked Up by New Line
Lawrence Konner, who worked on “The Sopranos” with Chase, is listed as co-writer for the project.
Taylor won the 2007 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for “The Sopranos” sixth season episode “Kennedy and Heidi,” and directed episodes of “The Sopranos” in four of the show’s six seasons.
The film takes place in the 1960s, when riots swept through Newark, New Jersey and conflicts between African-American and Italian residents were at their worst. Several characters from the “Sopranos” are expected to appear in the film, though New Line would not disclose further plot details.
Also Read: 'Sopranos' Prequel Film From David Chase Picked Up by New Line
Lawrence Konner, who worked on “The Sopranos” with Chase, is listed as co-writer for the project.
- 7/3/2018
- by Umberto Gonzalez
- The Wrap
Skyfall star Rory Kinnear and The Crown’s John Heffernan have joined Benedict Cumberbatch-fronted drama Brexit (w/t) as the first image of the Sherlock star, without his long locks, has been unveiled.
Filming has begun on the two-hour drama special, produced by Tessa Ross and Juliette Howell’s House Productions for Channel 4.
Kinnear, who has also starred in The Imitation Game and Black Mirror stars as Craig Oliver, Prime Minister David Cameron’s Director of Communications, who was brought in to oversee the Remain campaign’s communications strategy, while Heffernan, who played John Grigg, 2nd Baron Altrincham in Netflix’s royal drama, stars as Matthew Elliott, political lobbyist and Chief Executive of Vote Leave.
They join Cumberbatch, who stars as Dominic Cummings, the leading strategist and Campaign Director of Vote Leave.
Elsewhere, Call The Midwife star Liz White plays Mary Wakefield, a journalist and Dominic Cummings’ wife...
Filming has begun on the two-hour drama special, produced by Tessa Ross and Juliette Howell’s House Productions for Channel 4.
Kinnear, who has also starred in The Imitation Game and Black Mirror stars as Craig Oliver, Prime Minister David Cameron’s Director of Communications, who was brought in to oversee the Remain campaign’s communications strategy, while Heffernan, who played John Grigg, 2nd Baron Altrincham in Netflix’s royal drama, stars as Matthew Elliott, political lobbyist and Chief Executive of Vote Leave.
They join Cumberbatch, who stars as Dominic Cummings, the leading strategist and Campaign Director of Vote Leave.
Elsewhere, Call The Midwife star Liz White plays Mary Wakefield, a journalist and Dominic Cummings’ wife...
- 6/25/2018
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Coming off of the critically acclaimed first season of The Handmaid’s Tale—for which she won her first Emmy—production designer Julie Berghoff challenged herself with another singular dystopian sci-fi series, in the form of Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams.
An avid fan of the seminal sci-fi author’s short stories, Berghoff appreciated Dick’s ability to capture the world as it was in his time, as well as his unusual ability to forecast future societal developments with his prose. “He’s the king. He thought so much in the future about what it was going to look like that a lot of it is coming true to his writing,” Berghoff says of the author. “I specifically loved his short stories because they’re mostly about the working man, and what’s going on with the working man now is very prevalent.”
Looking back to several of Dick...
An avid fan of the seminal sci-fi author’s short stories, Berghoff appreciated Dick’s ability to capture the world as it was in his time, as well as his unusual ability to forecast future societal developments with his prose. “He’s the king. He thought so much in the future about what it was going to look like that a lot of it is coming true to his writing,” Berghoff says of the author. “I specifically loved his short stories because they’re mostly about the working man, and what’s going on with the working man now is very prevalent.”
Looking back to several of Dick...
- 6/19/2018
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
“‘The Commuter’ was a beauty to do,” beams composer Harry Gregson-Williams about his work on the standout episode of “Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams.” The veteran tunesmith handpicked the script because “it wasn’t too ridiculously supernatural,” and because its father-son storyline hit him close to home. He’s the father of two sons and three daughters, so “I know about those feelings.” Watch our exclusive video interview with Gregson-Williams above.
See Emmys 2018 exclusive: Amazon categories for ‘Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,’ ‘Transparent,’ ‘Electric Dreams,’ and more
“Electric Dreams” is an Amazon anthology series based on the writings of sci-fi author Philip K. Dick. In “The Commuter,” a train station employee named Ed Jacobson (Timothy Spall) is alarmed to discover that a number of riders are taking the train to a town that doesn’t exist. When he investigates for himself he discovers an alternate reality that forces him to confront...
See Emmys 2018 exclusive: Amazon categories for ‘Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,’ ‘Transparent,’ ‘Electric Dreams,’ and more
“Electric Dreams” is an Amazon anthology series based on the writings of sci-fi author Philip K. Dick. In “The Commuter,” a train station employee named Ed Jacobson (Timothy Spall) is alarmed to discover that a number of riders are taking the train to a town that doesn’t exist. When he investigates for himself he discovers an alternate reality that forces him to confront...
- 6/19/2018
- by Zach Laws
- Gold Derby
Sarah Power and newcomer Emily Rudd experience an entirely new world beneath Siren Beach when Sea Change arrives on DVD June 12 from Lionsgate. Based on the New York Times best-selling book by Aimee Friedman, the film tells the supernatural tale of a teenage girl who discovers that she has a strange connection to half-human, half-sea creatures called Seawalkers. Filled with spooky thrills and simmering romance, Sea Change will be available on DVD for the suggested retail price of $14.98.
After the death of her father, 17-year-old Miranda Merchant reluctantly arrives on the shores of Selkie Island to live with her estranged mother, Amelia. As Miranda settles into island life, she finds herself torn between Tj, heir to one of the oldest Selkie families, and mysterious bad boy Leo who is part of the working-class “townies.” When Miranda learns about the Seawalkers ― who, according to local legend, are half-human and half-sea creature...
After the death of her father, 17-year-old Miranda Merchant reluctantly arrives on the shores of Selkie Island to live with her estranged mother, Amelia. As Miranda settles into island life, she finds herself torn between Tj, heir to one of the oldest Selkie families, and mysterious bad boy Leo who is part of the working-class “townies.” When Miranda learns about the Seawalkers ― who, according to local legend, are half-human and half-sea creature...
- 6/12/2018
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
As Gold Derby exclusively reported, embattled actor Jeffrey Tambor previously exited the Best Comedy Actor Emmy race for Amazon’s “Transparent” amid harassment allegations. But now we’ve learned that Tambor will still be eligible at the 2018 Emmys for his work on Netflix’s “Arrested Development” in the Best Comedy Supporting Actor category. Tambor left “Transparent,” the show that earned him two Emmy Awards, after reports surfaced of inappropriate behavior on set from costar Trace Lysette and personal assistant Van Barnes. Despite that controversy, Netflix has decided to go ahead with their Emmy push for Tambor for Season 5 of “Arrested Development,” which streamed May 29.
SEEEmmys 2018 exclusive: Amazon categories for ‘Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,’ ‘Transparent,’ ‘Electric Dreams’ and more
Besides his two Emmy victories for “Transparent” (2015-16), the 73-year-old actor was previously nominated twice for “Arrested Development” (2004-05) back when it aired on Fox. He failed to get back into the supporting...
SEEEmmys 2018 exclusive: Amazon categories for ‘Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,’ ‘Transparent,’ ‘Electric Dreams’ and more
Besides his two Emmy victories for “Transparent” (2015-16), the 73-year-old actor was previously nominated twice for “Arrested Development” (2004-05) back when it aired on Fox. He failed to get back into the supporting...
- 6/11/2018
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
Ever wonder how much work goes into adapting a series of novels like “Outlander” into a successful Emmy-nominated television series? TV creator Ronald D. Moore recently spoke in depth about his process at Starz’s “Outlander” Emmy Fyc event, moderated by Gold Derby’s Tom O’Neil. “We always start with the book,” Moore says in reference to Diana Gabaldon‘s novels that serve as the TV show’s source material (watch above). “At the beginning of the process we have assistants and researchers and people in the writers’ room who literally break down the entire book, chapter by chapter and then scene by scene.”
Moore continues on, “You put the whole thing up on these big white boards that essential lay out the major plot story. Step one is to break it down into 13 hours. Okay, what are the basic chapters of our story? You kind of quickly realize...
Moore continues on, “You put the whole thing up on these big white boards that essential lay out the major plot story. Step one is to break it down into 13 hours. Okay, what are the basic chapters of our story? You kind of quickly realize...
- 6/11/2018
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
Long before Amazon explored the world of Philip K. Dick with the anthology series “Electric Dreams,” writer-director Dee Rees found herself enamored with his work. In addition to counting a number of films adapted from his writing amongst her favorites (including “Blade Runner” and “Total Recall”), Dees attempted to turn Dick’s short story, “The Martian Time-Slip,” into a feature. Though it didn’t work out, she had a fan in the late author’s daughter, Isa Dick Hackett, who brought Rees aboard “Electric Dreams.”
Rees had a number of Dick’s short stories to choose from, but she says she “gravitated” toward adapting the 1953 tale, “The Hanging Stranger.” In it, an unassuming man, Ed, spots a mysterious hanging body on a lamppost, but no one else in his small town seems to be bothered by its appearance.
Physical Metaphor
For her episode, “Kill All Others,” Rees opted to transform...
Rees had a number of Dick’s short stories to choose from, but she says she “gravitated” toward adapting the 1953 tale, “The Hanging Stranger.” In it, an unassuming man, Ed, spots a mysterious hanging body on a lamppost, but no one else in his small town seems to be bothered by its appearance.
Physical Metaphor
For her episode, “Kill All Others,” Rees opted to transform...
- 6/5/2018
- by Marisa Roffman
- Variety Film + TV
Some of the most compelling music for television these days is being written for science-fiction and fantasy shows, where the sound palette ranges from orchestral arrangements to eerie vocals and synthesizers, and reflects a wide spectrums of styles.
Christopher Lennertz, who recorded a 53-piece orchestra in London’s Abbey Road for the Netflix reboot of “Lost in Space,” says the music he produced is “testosterone-driven when it needs to be, but it’s very poignant when it comes to the kids and the family.
I didn’t want to hold back on the emotion, the heroism, the sadness, romance or hope.”
Lennertz incorporated a snippet of John Williams’ theme from the original ‘60s series, a nice tip of the hat to today’s most respected film composer back when he was still toiling in TV.
Similarly, Jeff Russo found that he could not launch CBS All Access’ “Star Trek: Discovery...
Christopher Lennertz, who recorded a 53-piece orchestra in London’s Abbey Road for the Netflix reboot of “Lost in Space,” says the music he produced is “testosterone-driven when it needs to be, but it’s very poignant when it comes to the kids and the family.
I didn’t want to hold back on the emotion, the heroism, the sadness, romance or hope.”
Lennertz incorporated a snippet of John Williams’ theme from the original ‘60s series, a nice tip of the hat to today’s most respected film composer back when he was still toiling in TV.
Similarly, Jeff Russo found that he could not launch CBS All Access’ “Star Trek: Discovery...
- 6/4/2018
- by Jon Burlingame
- Variety Film + TV
Working behind the TV scenes as a producer, Bryan Cranston faced his biggest challenge when he created an imaginative screen adaptation of popular book “Dangerous Book for Boys,” an Emmy contender for Best Children’s Series that’s now streaming on Amazon.
“It’s a how-to book,” he notes in our webcam chat. Watch above. “There are no characters. There’s no plot. I had to come up with something from scratch.”
To do so, Cranston had to stretch beyond the traditional producer roles as fundraiser and employer of cast and crew: He needed to rescue the project creatively by coming up with a way to stage it as a drama. As a book, “Dangerous” is a giant, overstuffed scrapbook created by a loving dad who wanted to teach his three boys how to build a treehouse, talk to girls and grow a crystal. Upon his death, the book suddenly...
“It’s a how-to book,” he notes in our webcam chat. Watch above. “There are no characters. There’s no plot. I had to come up with something from scratch.”
To do so, Cranston had to stretch beyond the traditional producer roles as fundraiser and employer of cast and crew: He needed to rescue the project creatively by coming up with a way to stage it as a drama. As a book, “Dangerous” is a giant, overstuffed scrapbook created by a loving dad who wanted to teach his three boys how to build a treehouse, talk to girls and grow a crystal. Upon his death, the book suddenly...
- 6/4/2018
- by Tom O'Neil
- Gold Derby
No matter how much the contenders for this year’s Emmy for main title design jam-packed their sequences with imagery subtle and sometimes not-so-subtle foreshadowing, it seems there was always room for more.
Designer-director Kyle Cooper assembled an edit of the nightmarish title sequence for FX’s “American Horror Story: Cult” that had everything from a dead dog and bugs to people wearing Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton masks and all manner of creepy clowns.
Cooper didn’t have much of a blueprint going in. He just knew the series focused on a woman whose phobias were triggered by the 2016 election. “I’m just trying to have these nutty shoots with a relatively low budget and figuring out what I can do in the time I have,” says Cooper.
Design director Nic Benns of design house Momoco had a bit more to go on before he set out to craft...
Designer-director Kyle Cooper assembled an edit of the nightmarish title sequence for FX’s “American Horror Story: Cult” that had everything from a dead dog and bugs to people wearing Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton masks and all manner of creepy clowns.
Cooper didn’t have much of a blueprint going in. He just knew the series focused on a woman whose phobias were triggered by the 2016 election. “I’m just trying to have these nutty shoots with a relatively low budget and figuring out what I can do in the time I have,” says Cooper.
Design director Nic Benns of design house Momoco had a bit more to go on before he set out to craft...
- 6/1/2018
- by Todd Longwell
- Variety Film + TV
“Chicago Fire” actress DuShon Monique Brown, who died in March at age 49, died of a blood infection, the Cook County, Illinois medical examiner’s office told TheWrap on Thursday.
According to the medical examiner, Brown’s immediate cause of death was sepsis, though the origin of the blood infection is unknown.
Hypertensive cardiovascular disease and obesity were also contributing factors in Brown’s death, the medical examiner’s office added.
Also Read: DuShon Monique Brown, 'Chicago Fire' Actress, Dies at 49
Brown died just after noon on Friday, March 23 at St. James Olympia Field Hospital in Chicago. TMZ, citing anonymous sources, reported that Brown had admitted herself to a Chicago hospital for tests after suffering chest pains earlier in the week.
“We are very sad to announce the untimely death of beloved Chicago actress DuShon Monique Brown,” Brown’s manager, Robert Schroeder, said at the time. “DuShon, most affectionately...
According to the medical examiner, Brown’s immediate cause of death was sepsis, though the origin of the blood infection is unknown.
Hypertensive cardiovascular disease and obesity were also contributing factors in Brown’s death, the medical examiner’s office added.
Also Read: DuShon Monique Brown, 'Chicago Fire' Actress, Dies at 49
Brown died just after noon on Friday, March 23 at St. James Olympia Field Hospital in Chicago. TMZ, citing anonymous sources, reported that Brown had admitted herself to a Chicago hospital for tests after suffering chest pains earlier in the week.
“We are very sad to announce the untimely death of beloved Chicago actress DuShon Monique Brown,” Brown’s manager, Robert Schroeder, said at the time. “DuShon, most affectionately...
- 5/31/2018
- by Tim Kenneally
- The Wrap
With the "Kill All Others" episode of Amazon's sci-fi anthology, Electric Dreams, director Dee Rees, who helmed 2017's Mudbound, took an alien-invasion story and morphed it into a haunting political allegory.
As with the rest of the series, the episode is based on a short story by Philip K. Dick — in this case, "The Hanging Stranger." It tells the future-set tale of an everyman, Philbert (played by Mel Rodriguez), who hears the nation's only presidential candidate (an eerie Vera Farmiga) instruct viewers to "kill all others" during a campaign appearance, prompting violence. Philbert fears ...
As with the rest of the series, the episode is based on a short story by Philip K. Dick — in this case, "The Hanging Stranger." It tells the future-set tale of an everyman, Philbert (played by Mel Rodriguez), who hears the nation's only presidential candidate (an eerie Vera Farmiga) instruct viewers to "kill all others" during a campaign appearance, prompting violence. Philbert fears ...
- 5/31/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
With the "Kill All Others" episode of Amazon's sci-fi anthology, Electric Dreams, director Dee Rees, who helmed 2017's Mudbound, took an alien-invasion story and morphed it into a haunting political allegory.
As with the rest of the series, the episode is based on a short story by Philip K. Dick — in this case, "The Hanging Stranger." It tells the future-set tale of an everyman, Philbert (played by Mel Rodriguez), who hears the nation's only presidential candidate (an eerie Vera Farmiga) instruct viewers to "kill all others" during a campaign appearance, prompting violence. Philbert fears ...
As with the rest of the series, the episode is based on a short story by Philip K. Dick — in this case, "The Hanging Stranger." It tells the future-set tale of an everyman, Philbert (played by Mel Rodriguez), who hears the nation's only presidential candidate (an eerie Vera Farmiga) instruct viewers to "kill all others" during a campaign appearance, prompting violence. Philbert fears ...
- 5/31/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Mick Betancourt has joined upcoming Syfy drama “Deadly Class” as exeutive producer and showrunner. He replaces Adam Targum, who has departed the series. Targum will continue to be credited as executive producer on the pilot episode, along with director Lee Toland Krieger.
Hailing from Sony Pictures Television and Universal Cable Productions, “Deadly Class” is adapted from the Image Comics series, and tells the story of a homeless teen recruited into a storied elite private school where the world’s top crime families send their next generations.
Rick Remender and Miles Orion Feldsott serve as executive producers with Mike Larocca and “Avengers: Infinity War” directors Joe and Anthony Russo.
The show stars Benedict Wong, Benjamin Wadsworth (“Teen Wolf”), Lana Condor, María Gabriela de Faría, Luke Tennie (“Shock and Awe”), Liam James and Michel Duval. “Deadly Class” is scheduled to premiere on NBCUniversal-owned cable channel Syfy in 2019. Betancourt is represented by United Talent Agency,...
Hailing from Sony Pictures Television and Universal Cable Productions, “Deadly Class” is adapted from the Image Comics series, and tells the story of a homeless teen recruited into a storied elite private school where the world’s top crime families send their next generations.
Rick Remender and Miles Orion Feldsott serve as executive producers with Mike Larocca and “Avengers: Infinity War” directors Joe and Anthony Russo.
The show stars Benedict Wong, Benjamin Wadsworth (“Teen Wolf”), Lana Condor, María Gabriela de Faría, Luke Tennie (“Shock and Awe”), Liam James and Michel Duval. “Deadly Class” is scheduled to premiere on NBCUniversal-owned cable channel Syfy in 2019. Betancourt is represented by United Talent Agency,...
- 5/25/2018
- by Daniel Holloway
- Variety Film + TV
“Black Mirror” has some heady competition from “Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams,” Amazon’s new anthology series devoted to the trippy author. And no episode is as emotionally gripping and visually arresting as “The Commuter.” Timothy Spall stars as a London railway worker, who escapes his boring job and melodramatic home life in an idyllic town in an alternate reality. Trouble is, that’s no solution and he’s induced into confronting painful reality.
Director Tom Harper (“War & Peace”) wanted to convey two very distinct worlds for contemporary London and the mythical Macon Heights, but not too pushed. “It’s about family with a thought-provoking script and quite a dark look, and the sci-fi element is pretty negligible,” said British cinematographer Ollie Downey (“Harlots”).
“Tom wanted the fancy world to be just a slightly improved version of where we are today, a world devoid of suffering and unhappiness.
Director Tom Harper (“War & Peace”) wanted to convey two very distinct worlds for contemporary London and the mythical Macon Heights, but not too pushed. “It’s about family with a thought-provoking script and quite a dark look, and the sci-fi element is pretty negligible,” said British cinematographer Ollie Downey (“Harlots”).
“Tom wanted the fancy world to be just a slightly improved version of where we are today, a world devoid of suffering and unhappiness.
- 5/23/2018
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
Charlotte Hope (Game of Thrones) has been tapped to star in Starz’s The Spanish Princess, the third installment following The White Princess and The White Queen, based on Philippa Gregory’s bestselling books. Starz also rounded out the cast as production begins on the limited series.
The Spanish Princess, from All3 Media’s New Pictures and Playground, the latest chapter in the dynastic saga of Tudor England, is described as a powerful, epic story that not only returns the audience to the world of royal court intrigue as seen uniquely through the perspective of the women, but also sheds light on a previously untold corner of history – the lives of people of color, living and working in 16th century London.
Hope has been cast in the titular role as Catherine of Aragon, alongside Stephanie Levi-John as her lady-in-waiting and confidante, Lina de Cardonnes.
Promised in marriage...
The Spanish Princess, from All3 Media’s New Pictures and Playground, the latest chapter in the dynastic saga of Tudor England, is described as a powerful, epic story that not only returns the audience to the world of royal court intrigue as seen uniquely through the perspective of the women, but also sheds light on a previously untold corner of history – the lives of people of color, living and working in 16th century London.
Hope has been cast in the titular role as Catherine of Aragon, alongside Stephanie Levi-John as her lady-in-waiting and confidante, Lina de Cardonnes.
Promised in marriage...
- 5/17/2018
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
TV academy members, check your doorsteps as Amazon’s 2018 Emmy Fyc mailer has arrived. The glossy package features three separate booklets (see photos above and below) highlighting their original programs that streamed during the 2017-18 television season. Comedy series “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” and documentary series “Long Strange Trip” are showcased in their own booklets, while the the third highlights “The Dangerous Book for Boys,” “The Tick,” “Transparent,” Mozart in the Jungle,” “Grand Tour” and “Electric Dreams.”
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“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” stars Rachel Brosnahan as the titular Midge Maisel, a 1950s New York housewife, who has a midlife crisis and becomes a standup comedian. The show has already won top honors at the Golden Globes, Critics’ Choice and PGA Awards, and is considered a frontrunner for Best Comedy Series at the Emmys.
Midge’s husband Joel Maisel (Michael Zegen...
SEEJeffrey Tambor exits 2018 Emmy race for Amazon’s ‘Transparent’ amid harassment allegations [Exclusive]
“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” stars Rachel Brosnahan as the titular Midge Maisel, a 1950s New York housewife, who has a midlife crisis and becomes a standup comedian. The show has already won top honors at the Golden Globes, Critics’ Choice and PGA Awards, and is considered a frontrunner for Best Comedy Series at the Emmys.
Midge’s husband Joel Maisel (Michael Zegen...
- 5/10/2018
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
Jeffrey Tambor has exited the Emmy race for Amazon’s “Transparent,” Gold Derby has learned exclusively. The streaming service confirmed to us that the two-time Best Comedy Actor winner, who left the show after Season 4 amid sexual harassment allegations, will not be submitted on the 2018 Emmy ballot by the studio. Tambor’s representatives declined to comment. We also reached out to Netflix and Fox Studios to find out whether Tambor will be submitted as a supporting actor for “Arrested Development,” but did not hear back by press time.
SEEEmmys 2018 exclusive: Amazon categories for ‘Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,’ ‘Transparent,’ ‘Electric Dreams’ and more
Tambor earned Emmy nominations for the first three seasons of “Transparent” for his role as transgender parent Maura Pfefferman. He won back-to-back trophies in 2015 and 2016, but lost last year to Donald Glover (“Atlanta”). Even though Tambor won’t be on the Emmy ballot for “Transparent,” Amazon is still pushing...
SEEEmmys 2018 exclusive: Amazon categories for ‘Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,’ ‘Transparent,’ ‘Electric Dreams’ and more
Tambor earned Emmy nominations for the first three seasons of “Transparent” for his role as transgender parent Maura Pfefferman. He won back-to-back trophies in 2015 and 2016, but lost last year to Donald Glover (“Atlanta”). Even though Tambor won’t be on the Emmy ballot for “Transparent,” Amazon is still pushing...
- 5/9/2018
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
Mr. Mercedes‘ Tessa Ferrer and Jay Paulson (Mad Men) have joined the cast of Catch-22, Hulu’s high-profile limited series co-starring and directed by George Clooney, from Paramount TV and Anonymous Content. Kyle Chandler, Hugh Laurie and Christopher Abbott star.
Based on Joseph Heller’s novel, Catch-22 follows Captain John Yossarian (Abbott), a U.S. Air Force soldier in World War II who can’t understand why thousands of people who have never met him want to kill him. Desperate to impress his superiors, Colonel Cathcart (Chandler) keeps raising the numbers of the missions his men have to fly, but Yossarian is driven half-mad by his will to live. He wants to complete his service and leave, but his efforts are blocked by Catch-22 — a ridiculous bureaucratic rule that pilots don’t have to fly if they are certified insane, but unfortunately for the men the same rule also states that...
Based on Joseph Heller’s novel, Catch-22 follows Captain John Yossarian (Abbott), a U.S. Air Force soldier in World War II who can’t understand why thousands of people who have never met him want to kill him. Desperate to impress his superiors, Colonel Cathcart (Chandler) keeps raising the numbers of the missions his men have to fly, but Yossarian is driven half-mad by his will to live. He wants to complete his service and leave, but his efforts are blocked by Catch-22 — a ridiculous bureaucratic rule that pilots don’t have to fly if they are certified insane, but unfortunately for the men the same rule also states that...
- 5/8/2018
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Sony Corp. reported early Friday morning that it had a per-share loss of 12 cents in the fiscal fourth quarter of 2017, using current foreign exchange rates. The company’s loss per share was worse than the 2-cent loss one analyst had forecasted, per Yahoo Finance.
During the same quarter a year ago, Sony reported earnings of 20 cents per share.
Revenue for the quarter, ending March 31, fell short of the analyst’s expectations as well. Sony reported revenue of $17.8 billion, while the analyst projected revenue of $19.6 billion. Sony’s revenue during the same quarter a year ago was $17.4 billion, using current foreign exchange rates.
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Sony’s gaming business continues to be a boon to the Japanese company. Revenue for Sony’s gaming segment increased 13 percent year-over-year for the full fiscal year, the company said, due mainly to increase in PlayStation 4 software sales.
The film studio also had an improved year, as revenue at Sony Pictures increased 10 percent year-over-year on a U.S. dollar basis. The studio’s full-year sales increased thanks to strong worldwide theatrical performances for “Spider-Man: Homecoming” and “Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle.”
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The gains at the film studio were partially offset by lower TV licensing revenues for catalog product, Sony said. TV production revenue, however, increased due to higher licensing revenues for series like “The Goldbergs,” “The Good Doctor” and “Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams.”
Revenue at the company’s media networks increased year-over-year thanks to higher advertising and subscription revenues resulting from the acquisition of Ten Sports Network, as well as improved ratings.
Sony’s shares were down more than 6 percent in premarket trading Friday, but they’ve been on a tear in the last year, gaining more than 45 percent in 12 months.
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Sony did not touch on the transition at the helm in its early Friday morning financial filing.
Kaz Harai’s exit as CEO took effect April 1, a day after the fiscal fourth quarter ended. Harai was replaced by former CFO Kenichiro Yoshida.
The departure came after some of Sony’s U.S. assets, mainly the film and TV groups, were reportedly up for sale last year.
Read original story Sony Shares Sink After Company Reports Worse Q4 Loss Than Expected At TheWrap...
During the same quarter a year ago, Sony reported earnings of 20 cents per share.
Revenue for the quarter, ending March 31, fell short of the analyst’s expectations as well. Sony reported revenue of $17.8 billion, while the analyst projected revenue of $19.6 billion. Sony’s revenue during the same quarter a year ago was $17.4 billion, using current foreign exchange rates.
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Sony’s gaming business continues to be a boon to the Japanese company. Revenue for Sony’s gaming segment increased 13 percent year-over-year for the full fiscal year, the company said, due mainly to increase in PlayStation 4 software sales.
The film studio also had an improved year, as revenue at Sony Pictures increased 10 percent year-over-year on a U.S. dollar basis. The studio’s full-year sales increased thanks to strong worldwide theatrical performances for “Spider-Man: Homecoming” and “Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle.”
Also Read: Dwayne Johnson's 'Jumanji' Becomes Sony's Highest-Grossing Film Ever
The gains at the film studio were partially offset by lower TV licensing revenues for catalog product, Sony said. TV production revenue, however, increased due to higher licensing revenues for series like “The Goldbergs,” “The Good Doctor” and “Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams.”
Revenue at the company’s media networks increased year-over-year thanks to higher advertising and subscription revenues resulting from the acquisition of Ten Sports Network, as well as improved ratings.
Sony’s shares were down more than 6 percent in premarket trading Friday, but they’ve been on a tear in the last year, gaining more than 45 percent in 12 months.
Also Read: Amazon Doubles Q1 Earnings Predictions, Stock Jumps to All-Time High
Sony did not touch on the transition at the helm in its early Friday morning financial filing.
Kaz Harai’s exit as CEO took effect April 1, a day after the fiscal fourth quarter ended. Harai was replaced by former CFO Kenichiro Yoshida.
The departure came after some of Sony’s U.S. assets, mainly the film and TV groups, were reportedly up for sale last year.
Read original story Sony Shares Sink After Company Reports Worse Q4 Loss Than Expected At TheWrap...
- 4/27/2018
- by Trey Williams
- The Wrap
Colin Firth and Julie Walters will star in the David Heyman-produced adaptation of children’s literary classic “The Secret Garden.” The film reunites Heyday Films and Studiocanal, which developed and financed the project, after their collaboration on the “Paddington” movies.
Shooting will take place in the U.K., and starts Monday. Marc Munden directs from Jack Thorne’s screenplay. Munden’s credits include TV drama “National Treasure,” which was written by Thorne. The period setting from the book has been changed, moving from the Edwardian era to 1947, on the eve of Partition in India, and in the aftermath of WW2.
Set in England, “The Secret Garden” follows Mary Lennox a prickly and unloved 10-year-old girl, born in India to wealthy British parents who never wanted her. When her parents suddenly die, she is sent back to England to live with her uncle, Archibald Craven (Firth). She meets her sickly...
Shooting will take place in the U.K., and starts Monday. Marc Munden directs from Jack Thorne’s screenplay. Munden’s credits include TV drama “National Treasure,” which was written by Thorne. The period setting from the book has been changed, moving from the Edwardian era to 1947, on the eve of Partition in India, and in the aftermath of WW2.
Set in England, “The Secret Garden” follows Mary Lennox a prickly and unloved 10-year-old girl, born in India to wealthy British parents who never wanted her. When her parents suddenly die, she is sent back to England to live with her uncle, Archibald Craven (Firth). She meets her sickly...
- 4/27/2018
- by Stewart Clarke
- Variety Film + TV
Aided by the performance of box office hits Spider-Man: Homecoming and Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle, Sony Pictures Entertainment recorded a full-year profit of $376M (41.1B yen) compared to a $719M loss in 2016. Revenues in the division increased 12% to $9.25B (1.011B yen), the Japanese conglom said today in announcing its results for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2018.
The significant increase was due to higher sales in Media Networks, Motion Pictures and Television Productions, the company said. It also helps that this year’s operating results were absent the $962M impairment charge recorded last year.
Media Networks sales increased primarily due to higher advertising and subscription revenues thanks to the acquisition of Ten Sports Network and improved ratings, both in India. Motion Pictures sales saw a big hike on the back of Spider-Man: Homecoming‘s $880.2M worldwide box office and the surprise success of Jumanji which has grossed $956.6M so far.
The significant increase was due to higher sales in Media Networks, Motion Pictures and Television Productions, the company said. It also helps that this year’s operating results were absent the $962M impairment charge recorded last year.
Media Networks sales increased primarily due to higher advertising and subscription revenues thanks to the acquisition of Ten Sports Network and improved ratings, both in India. Motion Pictures sales saw a big hike on the back of Spider-Man: Homecoming‘s $880.2M worldwide box office and the surprise success of Jumanji which has grossed $956.6M so far.
- 4/27/2018
- by Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline Film + TV
Japanese electronics giant, Sony’s pictures division swung back into profit in the 2017-18 financial year, replacing a loss in the previous period.
The division earned $376 million (JPY41.1 billion), on revenues of $9.13 billion, replacing losses of $682 million (JPY80.5 billion) on revenues of JPY903 billion.
At group level, Sony also increased its profits to JPY491 billion on revenues of JPY8,554 billion.
The pictures division which spans film, home entertainment, television productions and TV networks, particularly benefited from an increase in its global theatrical business. Theatrical revenues climbed 50% to hit $1.51 billion. Networks business also climbed from $2.03 billion to $2.46 billion, though home entertainment and sales of film rights to TV both dropped slightly.
The period included $880 million of gross box office from “Spider-Man: Homecoming,” $946 million from “Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle,” and the first $222 million from “Peter Rabbit.”
“Media Networks sales increased primarily due to higher advertising and subscription revenues resulting from the...
The division earned $376 million (JPY41.1 billion), on revenues of $9.13 billion, replacing losses of $682 million (JPY80.5 billion) on revenues of JPY903 billion.
At group level, Sony also increased its profits to JPY491 billion on revenues of JPY8,554 billion.
The pictures division which spans film, home entertainment, television productions and TV networks, particularly benefited from an increase in its global theatrical business. Theatrical revenues climbed 50% to hit $1.51 billion. Networks business also climbed from $2.03 billion to $2.46 billion, though home entertainment and sales of film rights to TV both dropped slightly.
The period included $880 million of gross box office from “Spider-Man: Homecoming,” $946 million from “Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle,” and the first $222 million from “Peter Rabbit.”
“Media Networks sales increased primarily due to higher advertising and subscription revenues resulting from the...
- 4/27/2018
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Amazon will host an immersive Fyc experience for Emmy voters for the second year in a row. Taking place at the Hollywood Athletic Club between April 12 and 27, the event will feature screenings, panels and themed evenings tied to its shows, including “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” “Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams,” “Mozart in the Jungle,” “The Grand Tour,” “The Dangerous Book for Boys” and “Long Strange Trip.”
“We’re very excited to bring such a diverse lineup of activities to our Emmy Fyc experience,” Mike Benson, Amazon Studios’ head of marketing, said in a statement. “These activities will deliver immersive experiences for the general public as well as insightful panel discussions to drive further awareness for series we’re submitting for Emmy consideration.”
While the screenings and panels for “Mrs. Maisel” (April 14) and “Electric Dreams” (April 21) are only for TV academy members, the themed nights will also be open to the general public.
“We’re very excited to bring such a diverse lineup of activities to our Emmy Fyc experience,” Mike Benson, Amazon Studios’ head of marketing, said in a statement. “These activities will deliver immersive experiences for the general public as well as insightful panel discussions to drive further awareness for series we’re submitting for Emmy consideration.”
While the screenings and panels for “Mrs. Maisel” (April 14) and “Electric Dreams” (April 21) are only for TV academy members, the themed nights will also be open to the general public.
- 4/6/2018
- by Joyce Eng
- Gold Derby
Amazon Prime Video is once again renting out the Hollywood Athletic Club for much of April to continue its Emmy “For Your Consideration” campaign. Dubbed the “Prime Experience,” the display and series of events take place from April 12 to 27. Among the events: screenings with the cast and creators of “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” and “Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams” for TV Academy members, as well as themed evenings open to the general public.
This is the second year that Amazon has taken over the space to create themed rooms throughout the historic building. This time, interactive, themed rooms include the world of “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” where, per Amazon, “attendees will be able to travel back to 1958 New York City through the eyes of Midge Maisel. As they enter her apartment, they’ll experience a unique ‘magic mirror’ where they can interact with the show. From there, they’ll...
This is the second year that Amazon has taken over the space to create themed rooms throughout the historic building. This time, interactive, themed rooms include the world of “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” where, per Amazon, “attendees will be able to travel back to 1958 New York City through the eyes of Midge Maisel. As they enter her apartment, they’ll experience a unique ‘magic mirror’ where they can interact with the show. From there, they’ll...
- 4/5/2018
- by Michael Schneider
- Indiewire
Amazon Prime Video announced today that, for the second year in a row, it will present an immersive For Your Consideration (Fyc) Emmy experience around its titles, including “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” “Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams,” “Mozart in the Jungle,” “The Dangerous Book for Boys,” “Long Strange Trip” and “The Grand Tour.”
The experience will take place at the Hollywood Athletic Club in Hollywood, Calif. between April 12 and 27 this year.
“We’re very excited to bring such a diverse lineup of activities to our Emmy Fyc experience,” said Mike Benson, Head of Marketing, Amazon Studios. “These activities will deliver immersive experiences for the general public as well as insightful panel discussions to drive further awareness for series we’re submitting for Emmy consideration.”
In addition to screenings and panels with the cast and creators of series of “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” (on April 14) and “Philip K. Dick’s...
The experience will take place at the Hollywood Athletic Club in Hollywood, Calif. between April 12 and 27 this year.
“We’re very excited to bring such a diverse lineup of activities to our Emmy Fyc experience,” said Mike Benson, Head of Marketing, Amazon Studios. “These activities will deliver immersive experiences for the general public as well as insightful panel discussions to drive further awareness for series we’re submitting for Emmy consideration.”
In addition to screenings and panels with the cast and creators of series of “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” (on April 14) and “Philip K. Dick’s...
- 4/5/2018
- by Danielle Turchiano
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Christie Watson’s The Language of Kindness, a story of acts of compassion in the nursing profession, is to be turned into a television series after Mammoth Screen, the British production company behind dramas including Poldark and Victoria, optioned the rights. I understand the ITV-owned firm has set Rachel Bennette, who adapted Zadie Smith’s Nw for BBC Two, to write.
The book, which comes out May 3 in the UK via publisher Chatto & Windus, is an account of the medical profession defined by acts of care, compassion and kindness from birth to death. Watson, who was a nurse for twenty years, tells stories including the nursing of a premature baby who has miraculously made it through the night, a patient’s agonizing heart-lung transplant, and the hair-washing of a child fatally injured in a fire, attempting to remove the toxic smell of smoke before the grieving family arrive.
The book, which comes out May 3 in the UK via publisher Chatto & Windus, is an account of the medical profession defined by acts of care, compassion and kindness from birth to death. Watson, who was a nurse for twenty years, tells stories including the nursing of a premature baby who has miraculously made it through the night, a patient’s agonizing heart-lung transplant, and the hair-washing of a child fatally injured in a fire, attempting to remove the toxic smell of smoke before the grieving family arrive.
- 4/3/2018
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Elisabeth Moss is expected to be nominated at the Emmys this year for her lead performances in both the drama series “The Handmaid’s Tale” and the limited series “Top of the Lake: China Girl.” There have been 104 instances in Emmy history of someone receiving nominations in the same year for multiple performances, but only 11 have been with both nominated performances in lead categories. It has been five years since it last happened and it was actually Moss then too, in Best Drama Actress for “Mad Men” and Best Movie/Limited Actress for the first season of “Top of the Lake.” Click through our gallery above of the performers who have received simultaneous Emmy nominations for multiple lead roles.
SEEthe teaser for the second season of “The Handmaid’s Tale.”
Moss would be the first actress to achieve the feat twice if she pulls off a pair of nominations this year.
SEEthe teaser for the second season of “The Handmaid’s Tale.”
Moss would be the first actress to achieve the feat twice if she pulls off a pair of nominations this year.
- 3/30/2018
- by Riley Chow
- Gold Derby
Elisabeth Moss is expected to be nominated at the Emmys this year for her lead performances in both the drama series “The Handmaid’s Tale” and the limited series “Top of the Lake: China Girl.” There have been 104 instances in Emmy history of someone receiving nominations in the same year for multiple performances, but only 11 have been with both nominated performances in lead categories. It has been five years since it last happened and it was actually Moss then too, in Best Drama Actress for “Mad Men” and Best Movie/Limited Actress for the first season of “Top of the Lake.” Click through our gallery above of the performers who have received simultaneous Emmy nominations for multiple lead roles.
Moss would be the first actress to achieve the feat twice if she pulls off a pair of nominations this year. Alan Alda is the only actor who has been simultaneously...
Moss would be the first actress to achieve the feat twice if she pulls off a pair of nominations this year. Alan Alda is the only actor who has been simultaneously...
- 3/29/2018
- by Riley Chow and Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
Here’s how Bryan Cranston explains his current production slate: “I have eclectic taste as an adult.” And given the variety of genres his four current projects explore, that checks out.
“That’s what I love about it, because I don’t like to trample upon the same stories,” he said, noting that while Amazon’s “Sneaky Pete” is an edgy con-man story and “Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams” delves deeply into the realm of sci-fi, his latest series, “The Dangerous Book for Boys,” is “a family adventure, fun, and beautiful.” (Cranston is also an executive producer on the Sony Crackle animated series “Supermansion.”)
Next up for Cranston, “The Dangerous Book for Boys,” which stars Erinn Hayes as the widowed mother of three boys in need of some advice.
The show is technically based on the book by Conn and Hal Iggulden, but as Cranston explains below, the path...
“That’s what I love about it, because I don’t like to trample upon the same stories,” he said, noting that while Amazon’s “Sneaky Pete” is an edgy con-man story and “Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams” delves deeply into the realm of sci-fi, his latest series, “The Dangerous Book for Boys,” is “a family adventure, fun, and beautiful.” (Cranston is also an executive producer on the Sony Crackle animated series “Supermansion.”)
Next up for Cranston, “The Dangerous Book for Boys,” which stars Erinn Hayes as the widowed mother of three boys in need of some advice.
The show is technically based on the book by Conn and Hal Iggulden, but as Cranston explains below, the path...
- 3/28/2018
- by Liz Shannon Miller
- Indiewire
Sad news for Chicago Fire fans: DuShon Monique Brown, who plays Chief Boden’s no-nonsense assistant Connie on the long-running NBC drama, has died at the age of 49.
Brown passed away on Friday at Chicago’s St. James Olympia Field Hospital, according to the Chicago Tribune. The cause of death is still unknown.
She joined the Chicago Fire cast on a recurring basis during the show’s freshman season in 2012, going on to play the memorably gruff Connie in a total of 54 episodes — including this week’s two-part event. Brown was also a longtime Chicago theater actor who once led...
Brown passed away on Friday at Chicago’s St. James Olympia Field Hospital, according to the Chicago Tribune. The cause of death is still unknown.
She joined the Chicago Fire cast on a recurring basis during the show’s freshman season in 2012, going on to play the memorably gruff Connie in a total of 54 episodes — including this week’s two-part event. Brown was also a longtime Chicago theater actor who once led...
- 3/24/2018
- TVLine.com
DuShon Monique Brown, known for her role as Connie, Assistant to Chief Boden, on NBC’s Chicago Fire, died Friday. The Cook County medical examiner’s office tells The Chicago Tribune Brown died shortly after 12 pm at St. James Olympia Field Hospital. A cause of death is not yet known. Brown had played the key recurring character since the series launch in 2012. She previously played the role of Katie Welch on Fox’s Prison Break and recently guest-starred on Electric Dreams…...
- 3/23/2018
- Deadline TV
This week’s episode of Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams appears to have come at a perfect time. With the shady practices of prying into our privacy to understand us, even if we agree to it or not, the Governments of the world have shown the ability to shape how we think. In an extreme version of this practice, Kill All Others looks at what happens to the people who don’t buy into the message of conformity.
When Philbert Noyce (Mel Rodriguez) watches The Candidate (Vera Farmiga) talk on television on why she is the only one to run the country he is shocked to see and hear the message “Kill All Others”. Seemingly the only person to see it, it is not long before he begins to notice something is not right about the world around him.
Philbert is an outsider, he hasn’t bought into the...
When Philbert Noyce (Mel Rodriguez) watches The Candidate (Vera Farmiga) talk on television on why she is the only one to run the country he is shocked to see and hear the message “Kill All Others”. Seemingly the only person to see it, it is not long before he begins to notice something is not right about the world around him.
Philbert is an outsider, he hasn’t bought into the...
- 3/22/2018
- by Paul Metcalf
- Nerdly
Venture to develop and produce scripted programming, features.
Former Working Title Us production president Liza Chasin has launched a venture and signed a first-look television deal with prolific Us production company Anonymous Content.
The deal calls for Chasin’s 3dot Productions to develop and produce scripted programming for TV networks and streaming platforms, though Chasin will also develop and produce feature projects.
The executive left her job as president of Us production for Working Title last October after 25 years with the UK-based company.
Joining the company as director of development in 1991, she became Los Angeles-based president of Us production in...
Former Working Title Us production president Liza Chasin has launched a venture and signed a first-look television deal with prolific Us production company Anonymous Content.
The deal calls for Chasin’s 3dot Productions to develop and produce scripted programming for TV networks and streaming platforms, though Chasin will also develop and produce feature projects.
The executive left her job as president of Us production for Working Title last October after 25 years with the UK-based company.
Joining the company as director of development in 1991, she became Los Angeles-based president of Us production in...
- 3/21/2018
- by John Hazelton
- ScreenDaily
2017 was a historic year at the Emmys thanks to Hulu’s “The Handmaid’s Tale,” which won Best Drama Series, and Netflix’s “Black Mirror: San Junipero,” which won Best TV Movie. Those were the first streaming shows ever to win those awards, and now streaming services are looking to expand their territory even further by launching an invasion into the Best Limited Series race.
According to the early predictions of hundreds of Gold Derby users, the strongest streaming contender for Best Limited Series appears to be “Godless,” which ranks third with 7/2 odds. The seven-episode Western starring Jeff Daniels, Jack O’Connell and Michelle Dockery premiered last November, and it got off to a strong start in the awards season with a nomination for Daniels at the SAG Awards and bids for Daniels, O’Connell and Best Limited Series at the Critics’ Choice Awards. Oscar nominated creator Scott Frank (“Out of Sight,...
According to the early predictions of hundreds of Gold Derby users, the strongest streaming contender for Best Limited Series appears to be “Godless,” which ranks third with 7/2 odds. The seven-episode Western starring Jeff Daniels, Jack O’Connell and Michelle Dockery premiered last November, and it got off to a strong start in the awards season with a nomination for Daniels at the SAG Awards and bids for Daniels, O’Connell and Best Limited Series at the Critics’ Choice Awards. Oscar nominated creator Scott Frank (“Out of Sight,...
- 3/14/2018
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
One of the things that makes Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams stand out as a show is that it raises questions about today’s society. Autofac looks at our reliance on the production line, churning out everything the consumer ever needs. Most importantly it is also about the fears we have of the automation of the consumerism process.
In a world where society and the world has collapsed changing lives forever, many goods once loved are now useless. With a massive automated factory known as Autofac still churning out goods for its consumers though, a group of survivors look to stop the flow. This puts then in direct conflict with Autofac’s main programming though, to keep the flow of consumer goods flowing. When an automated system keeps the product line flowing, who tells it to stop? That is one of the questions raised in Autofac. The answer of...
In a world where society and the world has collapsed changing lives forever, many goods once loved are now useless. With a massive automated factory known as Autofac still churning out goods for its consumers though, a group of survivors look to stop the flow. This puts then in direct conflict with Autofac’s main programming though, to keep the flow of consumer goods flowing. When an automated system keeps the product line flowing, who tells it to stop? That is one of the questions raised in Autofac. The answer of...
- 3/8/2018
- by Paul Metcalf
- Nerdly
There has been much discussion on how the advancement of technology is bringing new ideas to the big screen. Technology such as the memory wiping device in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, the seductive AI computer interface of the movie Her, and the Exoskeletons used by Matt Damon in Neill Blomkampf’s Elysium have been discussed at length. All the way back to Marty McFly’s Hoverboards and Kung-Fu uploads directly to the brain, courtesy of The Matrix, every since moving images were projected technology has been at the forefront of our greatest cinematic endeavours.
The advent of mobile phones was an advancement which had to be factored in to almost every contemporary horror film made in the last ten years. (The lack of a solid mobile phone signal comes to the rescue is an obvious answer). Alternatively shows such as Electric Dreams and, more prominently, Black Mirror show...
The advent of mobile phones was an advancement which had to be factored in to almost every contemporary horror film made in the last ten years. (The lack of a solid mobile phone signal comes to the rescue is an obvious answer). Alternatively shows such as Electric Dreams and, more prominently, Black Mirror show...
- 3/7/2018
- by Michael Walsh
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Louisa Mellor Mar 5, 2018
The latest Electric Dreams episode tackles consumerism, environmental apocalypse and classic sci-fi questions. Spoilers ahead…
This review contains spoilers.
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1.8: Autofac
Even without the coup of casting Janelle Monáe—an artist whose sci-fi concept albums pay richer tribute to Pkd’s work than some of this series has managed to—in the role of an android, Autofac would still be one of the better Electric Dreams episodes. It’s a fast-moving action tale that pivots on a couple of good twists. Writer Travis Beacham’s changes to the Pkd story either bring it up-to-date, or add new layers.
The latest Electric Dreams episode tackles consumerism, environmental apocalypse and classic sci-fi questions. Spoilers ahead…
This review contains spoilers.
See related Luke Cage: making a star of a lesser-known character Jessica Jones season 2: episode titles and fantastic pulp covers released Iron Fist season 2: Alice Eve joins the cast Daredevil season 3: Vincent D’Onofrio teases Fisk's evolution The Punisher season 2 adds Supergirl's Floriana Lima
1.8: Autofac
Even without the coup of casting Janelle Monáe—an artist whose sci-fi concept albums pay richer tribute to Pkd’s work than some of this series has managed to—in the role of an android, Autofac would still be one of the better Electric Dreams episodes. It’s a fast-moving action tale that pivots on a couple of good twists. Writer Travis Beacham’s changes to the Pkd story either bring it up-to-date, or add new layers.
- 3/2/2018
- Den of Geek
Being a child sucks, especially during puberty. To face the possible divorce of your parents too is something that just makes matters worse, but what if on top of that aliens are replacing people, including your father? That is the subject of this episode of Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams.
When Charlie Cotrell (Jack Gore) witnesses his father (Greg Kinnear) being taken over by an alien, he decides to protect his mother and the world from the alien invasion. With more and more of the people around him becoming aliens too though, how long before they take over him too?
On face level The Father Thing is a version of Invasion of the Body Snatchers, but based in a kid’s world. People who are fans of the Faculty will feel right at home with this episode of Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams, sometimes a little too much.
When Charlie Cotrell (Jack Gore) witnesses his father (Greg Kinnear) being taken over by an alien, he decides to protect his mother and the world from the alien invasion. With more and more of the people around him becoming aliens too though, how long before they take over him too?
On face level The Father Thing is a version of Invasion of the Body Snatchers, but based in a kid’s world. People who are fans of the Faculty will feel right at home with this episode of Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams, sometimes a little too much.
- 3/2/2018
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Kayti Burt Mar 2, 2018
Gotham has never felt more interconnected than in the midseason premiere. Spoilers ahead in our review...
This review contains spoilers.
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4.12 Pieces Of A Broken Mirror
Damn, the Gotham midseason return is good. Not only is it gorgeous to look at, but this city has never felt more lived in or interconnected. When the Toymaker unleashes a bomb on a Narrows meeting run by Lee and Ed, Jim, Alfred, and Ivy are close enough to hear and see the blast. When Alfred gets in a barfight with some murderous goons, Harvey happens to work there. When a bunch of punk kids are making trouble at the Sirens bar, of course it's Bruce and his minions,...
Gotham has never felt more interconnected than in the midseason premiere. Spoilers ahead in our review...
This review contains spoilers.
See related Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams episode 7 review: The Father Thing Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams episode 6 review: Human Is Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams episode 5 review: Real Life
4.12 Pieces Of A Broken Mirror
Damn, the Gotham midseason return is good. Not only is it gorgeous to look at, but this city has never felt more lived in or interconnected. When the Toymaker unleashes a bomb on a Narrows meeting run by Lee and Ed, Jim, Alfred, and Ivy are close enough to hear and see the blast. When Alfred gets in a barfight with some murderous goons, Harvey happens to work there. When a bunch of punk kids are making trouble at the Sirens bar, of course it's Bruce and his minions,...
- 3/2/2018
- Den of Geek
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