While HBO execs aren't tied to the ratings like regular commercial channels, they have to air programs that will keep viewers subscribed. Which of their shows will be cancelled or renewed? We'll have to wait and see.
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Scripted HBO shows listed: Animals, Avenue 5, The Baby, Ballers, Betty, Big Little Lies, Boardwalk Empire, The Brink, Camping, The Comeback, Crashing, Curb Your Enthusiasm, The Deuce, Divorce, Eastbound & Down, Euphoria, Game of Thrones, Gentleman Jack, Getting On, Girls, The Gilded Age, Hello Ladies, Here and Now, High Maintenance, His Dark Materials, House of the Dragon, I May Destroy You, I Know This Much Is True, The Idol, In Treatment, Industry, Insecure, Irma Vep, Jonah from Tonga, The Last of Us, The Leftovers, Looking, Lovecraft Country, Mare of Easttown, Mosaic, Mrs. Fletcher, The Nevers, The New Pope, The Newsroom, The Night Of, The Outsider, Perry Mason,...
- 5/8/2024
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Renegade Nell was a “chance to reimagine what a Disney hero is.” So says director Ben Taylor, who directs and executive produces the Disney+ original series created by Sally Wainwright. Taylor, known for Sex Education and Catastrophe, says Louisa Harland‘s ass-kicking Nell Jackson “makes absolute sense as the third part of that triangle” made up of powerful female characters created by Wainwright, such as Happy Valley‘s Catherine Cawood (Sarah Lancashire) and Gentleman Jack‘s Anne Lister (Suranne Jones). In the eight-episode Renegade Nell, Nell Jackson, a quick-witted and courageous young woman, finds herself framed for murder and unexpectedly becomes the most notorious outlaw in 18th-century England. But when a magical spirit called Billy Blind (Ted Lasso‘s Nick Mohammed) appears, Nell realizes her destiny is bigger than she ever imagined. The cool, and occasionally inconvenient, thing about Nell’s powers is that they activate when she’s in danger.
- 4/8/2024
- TV Insider
Nell Jackson is the latest historical TV creation by Sally Wainwright, the writer-director who brought “the first modern lesbian” Anne Lister to screen in HBO/BBC series Gentleman Jack. Anne was a real-life 19th century figure who left behind thousands of diary pages for her biographers to decode. Being fictional, Nell Jackson obviously left no such legacy, but her fantastical story does cross over with real historical events and established folklore from the British Isles.
Eight-part Disney+ series Renegade Nell is set in 1705. To pinpoint the date in TV terms, that’s 100 years before Bridgerton, 200 years after The Tudors, and 40 or so years before Outlander‘s wigs-and-corsets era. Or for moviegoers, 1705 is the exact year in which Yorgos Lanthimos’ Oscar-winner The Favourite, which also featured Queen Anne, was set.
Queen Anne and the Jacobite Plot
Queen Anne (played in Renegade Nell by Jodhi May) was the English monarch for 12 years in the early 18th century,...
Eight-part Disney+ series Renegade Nell is set in 1705. To pinpoint the date in TV terms, that’s 100 years before Bridgerton, 200 years after The Tudors, and 40 or so years before Outlander‘s wigs-and-corsets era. Or for moviegoers, 1705 is the exact year in which Yorgos Lanthimos’ Oscar-winner The Favourite, which also featured Queen Anne, was set.
Queen Anne and the Jacobite Plot
Queen Anne (played in Renegade Nell by Jodhi May) was the English monarch for 12 years in the early 18th century,...
- 4/2/2024
- by Louisa Mellor
- Den of Geek
With swordfights, corsets, a sprinkle of magic and an array of truly magnificent hats (including one worn by a poodle), new Disney+ original series “Renegade Nell” has more than a touch in common with that other swashbuckling Disney staple “Pirates of the Caribbean.”
Both are set at the turn of the 17th to 18th centuries and, as with “Pirates,” the period details in “Renegade Nell” abound. In Nov. 2022, just as the show moved into the final phase of production, Variety was invited to visit Ealing Studios in West London where the wood-panelled Stuart-era sets were studded with quill pens and wax seals while an imposing portrait of Joely Richardson — in costume as the extravagantly-outfitted and wigged baddie Lady Eularia Moggerhangar — hung on the wall.
Rather than the louche Captain Jack Sparrow, the hero of “Renegade Nell” is plucky Nell Jackson, played by “Derry Girls” alum Louisa Harland, who dons both...
Both are set at the turn of the 17th to 18th centuries and, as with “Pirates,” the period details in “Renegade Nell” abound. In Nov. 2022, just as the show moved into the final phase of production, Variety was invited to visit Ealing Studios in West London where the wood-panelled Stuart-era sets were studded with quill pens and wax seals while an imposing portrait of Joely Richardson — in costume as the extravagantly-outfitted and wigged baddie Lady Eularia Moggerhangar — hung on the wall.
Rather than the louche Captain Jack Sparrow, the hero of “Renegade Nell” is plucky Nell Jackson, played by “Derry Girls” alum Louisa Harland, who dons both...
- 3/29/2024
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
Selena Gomez has seen her “Only Murders in the Building” co-stars and guest stars get nominated for and win Emmys the past two years while she sat on the sidelines. Will the third time finally be the charm? She’s currently in fifth place in the Best Comedy Actress odds. Given her previous snubs, you’d be justified to doubt her chances, but we’ve been through this before with a twice snubbed actress-singer who pulled through on her third try under very similar circumstances: Mandy Moore.
“This Is Us” was a breakout hit when it premiered in 2016 on NBC. In 2017, it earned 10 Emmy nominations for its freshman installment, including Best Drama Series and seven acting bids — but not for Moore in Best Drama Actress. It won two awards: Best Drama Actor for Sterling K. Brown, who prevailed over his TV dad Milo Ventimiglia, a surprise nominee, and Best Drama Guest Actor for Gerald McRaney,...
“This Is Us” was a breakout hit when it premiered in 2016 on NBC. In 2017, it earned 10 Emmy nominations for its freshman installment, including Best Drama Series and seven acting bids — but not for Moore in Best Drama Actress. It won two awards: Best Drama Actor for Sterling K. Brown, who prevailed over his TV dad Milo Ventimiglia, a surprise nominee, and Best Drama Guest Actor for Gerald McRaney,...
- 3/29/2024
- by Joyce Eng
- Gold Derby
When clever and courageous Nell Jackson finds herself framed for murder, she must turn to life on the lam as the most feared highwaywoman in war-torn England. Helped by a magical spirit, Nell only has to wait for fate to reveal her freedom. Created by Sally Wainwright and starring Louisa Harland (“Derry Girls”), “Renegade Nell” will premiere exclusively on Disney+ on Friday, March 29. You can watch Renegade Nell: Season 1 with a subscription to Disney+.
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About ‘Renegade Nell’ Series Premiere
Created by Sally Wainwright, the new British action-adventure fantasy series “Renegade Nell” stars Louisa Harland (“Derry Girls”) as the quick-witted and courageous Nell Jackson, who finds herself framed for murder and becomes the most notorious outlaw in 18th century England.
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About ‘Renegade Nell’ Series Premiere
Created by Sally Wainwright, the new British action-adventure fantasy series “Renegade Nell” stars Louisa Harland (“Derry Girls”) as the quick-witted and courageous Nell Jackson, who finds herself framed for murder and becomes the most notorious outlaw in 18th century England.
- 3/29/2024
- by Ashley Steves
- The Streamable
Disney has a new hero in Renegade Nell. Derry Girls‘ Louisa Harland anchors the series as the titular Nell Jackson (not Nellie!), whose sudden superpowers gifted to her by the magical spirit Billy Blind (Ted Lasso‘s Nick Mohammed) make her everyone’s prime target. Be they friend or foe, Nell leaves everyone in awe of her strength and skill — things she must put to good use when she’s framed for murder and goes on the run to prove her innocence and protect her family. Co-starring in the series created by Sally Wainwright, the mind behind Happy Valley and Gentleman Jack, are Joely Richardson as Lady Eularia Moggerhanger and Alice Kremelberg as Sofia Wilmot. Eularia is more obsessed with Nell, whereas Sofia is her green-with-envy nemesis. “Sofia would be incredibly jealous that she has this power. She’s never seen anyone do anything like this,” Kremelberg tells TV Insider above.
- 3/28/2024
- TV Insider
“I’m beginning to wonder if you’re not destined for very great things, Nelly Jackson. I’m beginning to wonder if you’ve been sent to the planet for something special.” So Nell (Louisa Harland) is told midway through Disney+’s Renegade Nell, but by that point the prediction feels like a wild understatement. After all, it’s coming from Billy Blind (Nick Mohammed), the mysterious sprite who occasionally grants her otherworldly gifts of strength, speed and invulnerability. Surely the narrative gods never intended her to apply such strange talents to a humdrum life.
What that specific “something special” might be, however, proves more difficult to pin down. Nell accomplishes plenty over the adventure’s first season, such that this common nobody even gets tangled up in the struggle between Queen Anne (Jodhi May) and the Jacobite traitors who would overthrow her. But Renegade Nell never does deliver on...
What that specific “something special” might be, however, proves more difficult to pin down. Nell accomplishes plenty over the adventure’s first season, such that this common nobody even gets tangled up in the struggle between Queen Anne (Jodhi May) and the Jacobite traitors who would overthrow her. But Renegade Nell never does deliver on...
- 3/28/2024
- by Angie Han
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Having established herself at the BBC with the police procedural “Happy Valley” and the crossdressing costume drama “Gentleman Jack,” screenwriter-turned-showrunner Sally Wainwright has followed countless creatives and taken the Disney shilling to initiate her latest project. You can hardly blame her, given the reduced offer the cash-strapped British broadcaster is now extending even to its more illustrious dramaturges: rarely more than three episodes per series and four characters per scene. Imposed by post-Brexit belt-tightening, this sorry set of limitations has exasperated those obliged to work within them while dispiriting viewers, left watching the life — and the talent — drain from primetime broadcasts.
Mashing up historical and fantastical elements, the pricey-looking, eight-part “Renegade Nell” rides into a surprisingly crowded field for light period entertainments straddling the Stuart and Georgian eras, emerging after the sadly short-lived BBC comedy “The Witchfinder” and Apple TV+’s recent “The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin.” While...
Mashing up historical and fantastical elements, the pricey-looking, eight-part “Renegade Nell” rides into a surprisingly crowded field for light period entertainments straddling the Stuart and Georgian eras, emerging after the sadly short-lived BBC comedy “The Witchfinder” and Apple TV+’s recent “The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin.” While...
- 3/27/2024
- by Mike McCahill
- Variety Film + TV
1705. England is a mess. Society is crooked. The rich stamp on the poor and nobody, from the gouty magistrates to Queen “Brandy Nan” Anne, is doing a damn thing about it. The people need a hero, and Happy Valley and Gentleman Jack’s Sally Wainwright has written them one in Nelly Jackson.
Played by Derry Girls’ Louisa Harland, Nell is a kickass 18th century action hero infused with supernatural strength by her spirit sidekick Billy Blind (a winged Nick Mohammed from Ted Lasso). Between those two, Nell’s younger sisters, a formerly enslaved servant, and a louche conman, they’re going to save the world. Or maybe just Tottenham.
Renegade Nell is an eight-part British historical adventure series. In a mirror universe, it might have aired in the Saturday teatime slot on BBC One in the Doctor Who, Robin Hood, Merlin and Atlantis vein, just made with more cash and more women,...
Played by Derry Girls’ Louisa Harland, Nell is a kickass 18th century action hero infused with supernatural strength by her spirit sidekick Billy Blind (a winged Nick Mohammed from Ted Lasso). Between those two, Nell’s younger sisters, a formerly enslaved servant, and a louche conman, they’re going to save the world. Or maybe just Tottenham.
Renegade Nell is an eight-part British historical adventure series. In a mirror universe, it might have aired in the Saturday teatime slot on BBC One in the Doctor Who, Robin Hood, Merlin and Atlantis vein, just made with more cash and more women,...
- 3/27/2024
- by Louisa Mellor
- Den of Geek
Exclusive: The Mothership writer-director Matt Charman has landed his first Netflix project since the Halle Berry movie was axed by the streamer, Deadline understands.
We are told that Charman is writing a UK-set TV series thriller set in the upper echelons of the British political sphere titled The Choice, with filming set to start in London imminently and the show due to be unveiled tomorrow at a Netflix event in the English capital.
The Choice is the first Netflix role for BAFTA-winning British star Suranne Jones, who will also be an executive producer.
During a 25-year-long career, Jones has appeared in hits including Doctor Foster, Vigil and Gentleman Jack, all of which sold to the U.S. Other credits include Channel 4’s I Am Victoria and Sky’s Save Me, while she is also working on a drama based on the life of five-time female world boxing champion Jane Couch.
We are told that Charman is writing a UK-set TV series thriller set in the upper echelons of the British political sphere titled The Choice, with filming set to start in London imminently and the show due to be unveiled tomorrow at a Netflix event in the English capital.
The Choice is the first Netflix role for BAFTA-winning British star Suranne Jones, who will also be an executive producer.
During a 25-year-long career, Jones has appeared in hits including Doctor Foster, Vigil and Gentleman Jack, all of which sold to the U.S. Other credits include Channel 4’s I Am Victoria and Sky’s Save Me, while she is also working on a drama based on the life of five-time female world boxing champion Jane Couch.
- 3/13/2024
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Spring is now only a few weeks away, and this March at Disney+, a red rose is growing up out of ice frozen ground!
Probably the biggest title on the House of Mouse streamer’s calendar this month is the exclusive streaming premiere of “Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour (Taylor’s Version),” the ground-breaking and record-setting concert film tracking Swift’s Eras Tour. The new “(Taylor’s Version)” edit will feature the concert film in its entirety for the first time, plus the song “cardigan” and four additional acoustic songs.
Also premiering this month, “X-Men: The Animated Series” gets a long overdue revival with the new animated series “X-Men '97,” featuring the returns of original cast members Ray Chase, Alison Sealy-Smith, Cal Dodd, Lenore Zann, George Buza, and more. Plus, the British historical adventure “Renegade Nell” finally gets its series premiere at the end of the month.
Get ready for...
Probably the biggest title on the House of Mouse streamer’s calendar this month is the exclusive streaming premiere of “Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour (Taylor’s Version),” the ground-breaking and record-setting concert film tracking Swift’s Eras Tour. The new “(Taylor’s Version)” edit will feature the concert film in its entirety for the first time, plus the song “cardigan” and four additional acoustic songs.
Also premiering this month, “X-Men: The Animated Series” gets a long overdue revival with the new animated series “X-Men '97,” featuring the returns of original cast members Ray Chase, Alison Sealy-Smith, Cal Dodd, Lenore Zann, George Buza, and more. Plus, the British historical adventure “Renegade Nell” finally gets its series premiere at the end of the month.
Get ready for...
- 2/29/2024
- by Ashley Steves
- The Streamable
Jenna Coleman had “avoided” playing a detective – until she was approached about playing rookie cop Ember Manning in a scenic lake town in Lancashire in North West England in BBC Studios’ The Jetty from creator and writer Cat Jones and Firebird Pictures.
“What appealed to me was that the character of Ember was completely there on page one,” she tells The Hollywood Reporter. “Also, it’s a crime thriller, but it’s wrapped up in such a human, emotive, and poetic piece. It is crafted so it has all of the great things of a crime thriller – turning the page and having all of the beats. But it’s also such a feminine piece that really explores relationships and provokes. It has all sorts of blurred boundaries and is asking a lot of uncomfortable questions without fully answering them.”
The four-part series, a Firebird Pictures production for the BBC, is...
“What appealed to me was that the character of Ember was completely there on page one,” she tells The Hollywood Reporter. “Also, it’s a crime thriller, but it’s wrapped up in such a human, emotive, and poetic piece. It is crafted so it has all of the great things of a crime thriller – turning the page and having all of the beats. But it’s also such a feminine piece that really explores relationships and provokes. It has all sorts of blurred boundaries and is asking a lot of uncomfortable questions without fully answering them.”
The four-part series, a Firebird Pictures production for the BBC, is...
- 2/26/2024
- by Georg Szalai
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Apple TV+ Renews “Invasion”
Apple TV+ will continue its intergalactic expansion: the streamer has announced a Season 3 renewal for its global hit “Invasion.”
The sci-fi drama series, which debuted in October 2021, follows an alien invasion of Earth through different perspectives around the world, following the events as they unfold in real-time through the eyes of five ordinary people struggling to make sense of the chaos happening before them.
Watch the trailer for “Invasion” Season 2 below:
The cast stars Golshifteh Farahani, Shioli Kutsuna, Shamier Anderson, India Brown, Billy Barratt, Azhy Robertson, Paddy Holland, and Tara Moayedi with Season 2’s newly added regulars Enver Gjokaj, Nedra Marie Taylor, and Naian González Norvind.
Season 3 of “Invasion” is expected to begin production later this month. A premiere date will be announced later.
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The horror (hopefully) never ends: Disney+ has renewed its recent...
Apple TV+ will continue its intergalactic expansion: the streamer has announced a Season 3 renewal for its global hit “Invasion.”
The sci-fi drama series, which debuted in October 2021, follows an alien invasion of Earth through different perspectives around the world, following the events as they unfold in real-time through the eyes of five ordinary people struggling to make sense of the chaos happening before them.
Watch the trailer for “Invasion” Season 2 below:
The cast stars Golshifteh Farahani, Shioli Kutsuna, Shamier Anderson, India Brown, Billy Barratt, Azhy Robertson, Paddy Holland, and Tara Moayedi with Season 2’s newly added regulars Enver Gjokaj, Nedra Marie Taylor, and Naian González Norvind.
Season 3 of “Invasion” is expected to begin production later this month. A premiere date will be announced later.
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The horror (hopefully) never ends: Disney+ has renewed its recent...
- 2/13/2024
- by Ashley Steves
- The Streamable
Things are looking up for Detective Chief Inspector Amy Silva and her Scottish police (and romantic) partner Kirsten Longacre in Vigil Season 2, premiering February 15 on Peacock. Instead of trying to solve a murder among the sailors within the confines of a nuclear submarine, as they did in the first season of the hit U.K. thriller, the two women, played by Gentleman Jack’s Suranne Jones and Game of Thrones’ Rose Leslie, are now investigating a case within the Royal Air Force—on land. In the six-episode season, a prototype combat drone has been compromised, killing several soldiers during a demonstration. The investigation takes Silva to the Persian Gulf, where a wider conspiracy is discovered. The series filmed in Scotland and Morocco, and according to executive producer Jake Lushington, while people may initially miss the submarine, “hopefully it won’t take long before our action-packed opening throws them headlong into this different mystery and territory.
- 2/13/2024
- TV Insider
It’s here, the newest Netflix thriller adapted from one of Harlan Coben’s ludicrously twist-packed, secret-filled crime mystery novels. This one comes adapted by Danny Brocklehurst with the same UK team that made The Five, Safe, The Stranger and Stay Close, and once again stars Richard Armitage in a central role.
Fool Me Once is the story of military helicopter pilot Maya Stern, a captain who loses her career in a scandal and suffers two bereavements in short succession. It’s fast-paced, kind of ridiculous viewing that takes you down an extremely twisty path before tying everything up in a big not-exactly-watertight-but-it’ll-do-fine knot – which makes it pretty perfect viewing for a brain-fogged New Year’s Day after all of December’s indulgences.
Find out more about the cast of this one below, and happy binge-watching!
Michelle Keegan as Captain Maya Stern
Brassic, Our Girl and former Coronation Street...
Fool Me Once is the story of military helicopter pilot Maya Stern, a captain who loses her career in a scandal and suffers two bereavements in short succession. It’s fast-paced, kind of ridiculous viewing that takes you down an extremely twisty path before tying everything up in a big not-exactly-watertight-but-it’ll-do-fine knot – which makes it pretty perfect viewing for a brain-fogged New Year’s Day after all of December’s indulgences.
Find out more about the cast of this one below, and happy binge-watching!
Michelle Keegan as Captain Maya Stern
Brassic, Our Girl and former Coronation Street...
- 1/1/2024
- by Louisa Mellor
- Den of Geek
Netflix Releases Trailer for “The Crown” Season 6, Part 2
Netflix has released the trailer for the second and final half of “The Crown” Season 6, concluding the reign of the award-winning period drama.
Part 2 of the final season, which premiered its first four episodes on Nov. 16, will pick up in the aftermath of Princess Diana’s death as Queen Elizabeth (played by Imelda Staunton) must reflect on her life and legacy and pave the way for her successors, Charles and William.
Watch the trailer for “The Crown” Season 6, Part 2 below:
Dominic West, Jonathan Pryce, Lesley Manville, Claudia Harrison, Olivia Williams, Bertie Carvel, and Salim Daw make up the rest of the ensemble with Ed McVey, Luther Ford, and Meg Bellamy joining in the final part as Prince William, Prince Harry, and Kate Middleton, respectively.
The final six episodes of “The Crown” will premiere on Netflix on Dec. 14.
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Netflix has released the trailer for the second and final half of “The Crown” Season 6, concluding the reign of the award-winning period drama.
Part 2 of the final season, which premiered its first four episodes on Nov. 16, will pick up in the aftermath of Princess Diana’s death as Queen Elizabeth (played by Imelda Staunton) must reflect on her life and legacy and pave the way for her successors, Charles and William.
Watch the trailer for “The Crown” Season 6, Part 2 below:
Dominic West, Jonathan Pryce, Lesley Manville, Claudia Harrison, Olivia Williams, Bertie Carvel, and Salim Daw make up the rest of the ensemble with Ed McVey, Luther Ford, and Meg Bellamy joining in the final part as Prince William, Prince Harry, and Kate Middleton, respectively.
The final six episodes of “The Crown” will premiere on Netflix on Dec. 14.
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- 12/1/2023
- by Ashley Steves
- The Streamable
Louisa Harland as Nell in ‘Renegade Nell’ (Photo Cr. Robert Viglasky / Disney+ 2022)
Disney+ has shared the first photos from the upcoming fantasy adventure series Renegade Nell, coming to the streaming service in spring 2024. The eight-episode season stars Derry Girls‘ Louisa Harland as a woman who’s framed for a crime she didn’t commit.
Set in the 18th century, the action series also stars Nick Mohammed (Ted Lasso) as Billy Blind, Frank Dillane (Fear the Walking Dead) as Charles Devereux, Adrian Lester (Trigger Point) as Earl of Poynton, and Alice Kremelberg (The Sinner) as Sofia Wilmot. The cast also includes Joely Richardson (Nip/Tuck) as Lady Eularia Moggerhanger, Pip Torrens (The Crown) as Lord Blancheford, Jake Dunn (Half Bad) as Thomas, Ényì Okoronkwo (The Lazarus Project) as Rasselas, and Craig Parkinson (Black Mirror: Bandersnatch) as Sam.
BAFTA winner Sally Wainwright created the series and serves as writer and executive producer.
Disney+ has shared the first photos from the upcoming fantasy adventure series Renegade Nell, coming to the streaming service in spring 2024. The eight-episode season stars Derry Girls‘ Louisa Harland as a woman who’s framed for a crime she didn’t commit.
Set in the 18th century, the action series also stars Nick Mohammed (Ted Lasso) as Billy Blind, Frank Dillane (Fear the Walking Dead) as Charles Devereux, Adrian Lester (Trigger Point) as Earl of Poynton, and Alice Kremelberg (The Sinner) as Sofia Wilmot. The cast also includes Joely Richardson (Nip/Tuck) as Lady Eularia Moggerhanger, Pip Torrens (The Crown) as Lord Blancheford, Jake Dunn (Half Bad) as Thomas, Ényì Okoronkwo (The Lazarus Project) as Rasselas, and Craig Parkinson (Black Mirror: Bandersnatch) as Sam.
BAFTA winner Sally Wainwright created the series and serves as writer and executive producer.
- 11/30/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Disney+ has just shared some exciting first look images of its new UK Original Series, “Renegade Nell.” Scheduled for a Spring 2024 release, this series is generating quite a buzz. Created and written by the talented Sally Wainwright, known for her work on “Happy Valley” and “Gentleman Jack,” and directed by Ben Taylor, of “Sex Education” fame, the show promises a thrilling adventure.
“Renegade Nell” stars Louisa Harland in the lead role. She portrays Nell, a young woman with a sharp wit and bravery, who finds herself falsely accused of murder. This accusation turns her into a notorious highwaywoman in 18th Century England. Things take a magical turn when Nell meets Billy Blind, a mystical spirit played by Nick Mohammed. Nell’s journey is not just about escaping her false accusation but also about embracing a destiny far greater than she ever imagined.
The series features a rich cast, including Frank Dillane as Charles Devereux,...
“Renegade Nell” stars Louisa Harland in the lead role. She portrays Nell, a young woman with a sharp wit and bravery, who finds herself falsely accused of murder. This accusation turns her into a notorious highwaywoman in 18th Century England. Things take a magical turn when Nell meets Billy Blind, a mystical spirit played by Nick Mohammed. Nell’s journey is not just about escaping her false accusation but also about embracing a destiny far greater than she ever imagined.
The series features a rich cast, including Frank Dillane as Charles Devereux,...
- 11/30/2023
- by Hrvoje Milakovic
- Fiction Horizon
PBS series “Masterpiece” announced it’s bringing the well-received three-part U.K. miniseries “MaryLand” to the States. The drama stars Stockard Channing (“The West Wing”), Eve Best (“House of the Dragon”) and Suranne Jones (“Gentleman Jack”).
The series, which makes its PBS premiere on April 7, 2024, was co-created by star Jones and Anne-Marie O’Connor. It follows sisters Becca (Jones) and Rosaline (Best), who find themselves thrown together by the sudden death of their mother, Mary. The pair learn that their mother was living an entirely secret life on the Isle of Man, far from her home with her husband, Becca and Rosaline’s father.
Stockard Channing as Cathy
“As the sisters travel through the early days of grief and discover their
mother’s secrets, they meet their mother’s quirky friend Cathy (Channing)
who seems to know more about their mother than they do,” the logline states. “Becca and Rosaline find...
The series, which makes its PBS premiere on April 7, 2024, was co-created by star Jones and Anne-Marie O’Connor. It follows sisters Becca (Jones) and Rosaline (Best), who find themselves thrown together by the sudden death of their mother, Mary. The pair learn that their mother was living an entirely secret life on the Isle of Man, far from her home with her husband, Becca and Rosaline’s father.
Stockard Channing as Cathy
“As the sisters travel through the early days of grief and discover their
mother’s secrets, they meet their mother’s quirky friend Cathy (Channing)
who seems to know more about their mother than they do,” the logline states. “Becca and Rosaline find...
- 9/26/2023
- by Lucas Manfredi
- The Wrap
The BBC has greenlit its latest drama series from Happy Valley creator Sally Wainwright along with projects created by and starring the likes of Jenna Coleman, Nicôle Lecky and Sacha Dhawan.
Set in Happy Valley home Hebden Bridge, Wainwright’s Hot Flush centers on the lives of five women of a certain age who come together to create a makeshift, butt-of-the-joke punk-rock band in order to enter a talent contest. When they rehearse together, they suddenly discover that they have a lot more to say than they ever imagined, and they have found the way to say it.
Wainwright had previously cryptically teased Hot Flush when she told the BBC’s Today program she had been learning the drums in preparation for her next project, and she described it as a “celebration of women of a certain age and all the life-stuff they suddenly find themselves negotiating/dealing with.”
Doctor...
Set in Happy Valley home Hebden Bridge, Wainwright’s Hot Flush centers on the lives of five women of a certain age who come together to create a makeshift, butt-of-the-joke punk-rock band in order to enter a talent contest. When they rehearse together, they suddenly discover that they have a lot more to say than they ever imagined, and they have found the way to say it.
Wainwright had previously cryptically teased Hot Flush when she told the BBC’s Today program she had been learning the drums in preparation for her next project, and she described it as a “celebration of women of a certain age and all the life-stuff they suddenly find themselves negotiating/dealing with.”
Doctor...
- 8/24/2023
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Just when we thought things were good between Catherine Sarah Lancashire) and Clare (Siobhan Finneran), Happy Valley Season 3 Episode 3 promises to shake up their dynamic like never before.
In an exclusive first look at the next episode, we see the two sisters come to blows over Ryan's (Rhys Connah) communication with Tommy (James Norton).
The sisterly bond hasn't been as strong in recent years, and this latest bump in the road could change everything for them.
As viewers are well aware, Tommy is one of TV's most despicable characters, and his actions have shaped the lives of everyone in Happy Valley.
As a result, it's not easy to see why Catherine is so shocked by her sister's actions.
Check out the TV clip below.
In this final season of the multi-bafta award-winning BBC drama created by one of the UK's most celebrated and critically acclaimed screenwriters, Sally Wainwright (Gentleman Jack...
In an exclusive first look at the next episode, we see the two sisters come to blows over Ryan's (Rhys Connah) communication with Tommy (James Norton).
The sisterly bond hasn't been as strong in recent years, and this latest bump in the road could change everything for them.
As viewers are well aware, Tommy is one of TV's most despicable characters, and his actions have shaped the lives of everyone in Happy Valley.
As a result, it's not easy to see why Catherine is so shocked by her sister's actions.
Check out the TV clip below.
In this final season of the multi-bafta award-winning BBC drama created by one of the UK's most celebrated and critically acclaimed screenwriters, Sally Wainwright (Gentleman Jack...
- 6/4/2023
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
It's been a long wait, but Happy Valley's third and final season finally premieres Monday, May 22, on Acorn TV, AMC+, and BBC America.
As has been teased in the teasers and trailers, we're in for another edge-of-the-seat thriller from start to finish.
TV Fanatic scored an exclusive first look at Happy Valley Season 3 Episode 1, and it's a great indicator of what's to come.
The clip features Tommy Lee Royce (James Norton) being quizzed about another crime, and he's somehow scarier than before.
The role has been a change of pace for Norton, and he plays the darkest shades of Royce's personality to perfection.
Undoubtedly, he'll cause many problems for Sft Catherine Cawood throughout the last-ever episodes of this hit series that has been off the air since 2016.
Yes, after a seven-year hiatus, we're being treated to a compelling new mystery, filled with shocking twists and turns.
Check out...
As has been teased in the teasers and trailers, we're in for another edge-of-the-seat thriller from start to finish.
TV Fanatic scored an exclusive first look at Happy Valley Season 3 Episode 1, and it's a great indicator of what's to come.
The clip features Tommy Lee Royce (James Norton) being quizzed about another crime, and he's somehow scarier than before.
The role has been a change of pace for Norton, and he plays the darkest shades of Royce's personality to perfection.
Undoubtedly, he'll cause many problems for Sft Catherine Cawood throughout the last-ever episodes of this hit series that has been off the air since 2016.
Yes, after a seven-year hiatus, we're being treated to a compelling new mystery, filled with shocking twists and turns.
Check out...
- 5/19/2023
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
Are you ready to go for the Full Monty once again?
It's been 25 years since the cult classic had this group of out-of-work steel workers taking it all off in Sheffield, England.
Will they do it again?
You'll have to watch the trailer below to find out.
The new eight-part series follows the same band of brothers as they navigate the post-industrial city of Sheffield and society's crumbling healthcare, education, and employment sectors.
The comedy-drama will uncover what happened to the gang after they put their kit back on, exploring their brighter, sillier, and some of their more desperate moments.
But the series will also highlight how the fiercely funny world of these working-class heroes – still residing in Sheffield – has changed in the intervening decades.
Fans of the movie won't be disappointed as many of the original cast members are returning, including Robert Carlyle as "Gaz," Mark Addy as "Dave,...
It's been 25 years since the cult classic had this group of out-of-work steel workers taking it all off in Sheffield, England.
Will they do it again?
You'll have to watch the trailer below to find out.
The new eight-part series follows the same band of brothers as they navigate the post-industrial city of Sheffield and society's crumbling healthcare, education, and employment sectors.
The comedy-drama will uncover what happened to the gang after they put their kit back on, exploring their brighter, sillier, and some of their more desperate moments.
But the series will also highlight how the fiercely funny world of these working-class heroes – still residing in Sheffield – has changed in the intervening decades.
Fans of the movie won't be disappointed as many of the original cast members are returning, including Robert Carlyle as "Gaz," Mark Addy as "Dave,...
- 5/11/2023
- by Christine Orlando
- TVfanatic
Your favorite crew is back!
Disney+ has unveiled the teaser and key art for the eagerly awaited new Original series “The Full Monty.” This eight-part series, which comes from the producers of the legendary BAFTA Award-winning film, will debut only on Disney+ in Canada on June 14.
Read More: Disney+ Announces ‘The Full Monty’ Revival With Original Cast
The comedy-drama will explore the gang’s happier, sillier, and more desperate times as it reveals what happened to them after they put their outfit back on. It will also show how, in the intervening years, the fiercely humorous world of these working-class heroes, who are still based in Sheffield, has transformed.
The teen daughter of Gaz Schofield, Destiny Schofield, who will be portrayed by rising talent Talitha Wing, is also introduced in the teaser.
Older. None the wiser. After 25 years, your favourite crew is back! #TheFullMonty, an Original series, is streaming June 14, only on #DisneyPlus Canada.
Disney+ has unveiled the teaser and key art for the eagerly awaited new Original series “The Full Monty.” This eight-part series, which comes from the producers of the legendary BAFTA Award-winning film, will debut only on Disney+ in Canada on June 14.
Read More: Disney+ Announces ‘The Full Monty’ Revival With Original Cast
The comedy-drama will explore the gang’s happier, sillier, and more desperate times as it reveals what happened to them after they put their outfit back on. It will also show how, in the intervening years, the fiercely humorous world of these working-class heroes, who are still based in Sheffield, has transformed.
The teen daughter of Gaz Schofield, Destiny Schofield, who will be portrayed by rising talent Talitha Wing, is also introduced in the teaser.
Older. None the wiser. After 25 years, your favourite crew is back! #TheFullMonty, an Original series, is streaming June 14, only on #DisneyPlus Canada.
- 5/11/2023
- by Aashna Shah
- ET Canada
Disney+ has debuted the trailer for the highly anticipated, brand-new Original series ‘The Full Monty’. From the makers of the iconic BAFTA-award-winning movie, the eight-part series will premiere exclusively on Disney+ on Wednesday 14 June in the UK.
Taking place 25 years after the original British smash hit, the 8×60’ series will follow the same band of brothers as they navigate the post-industrial city of Sheffield, and society’s crumbling healthcare, education, and employment sectors. The comedy-drama will uncover what happened to the gang after they put their kit back on, exploring their brighter, sillier and more desperate moments. It will also highlight how the fiercely funny world of these working-class heroes – still residing in Sheffield – has changed in the intervening decades.
Reprising their roles are fan-favourite roles with Robert Carlyle as Gaz, Mark Addy as Dave, Lesley Sharp as Jean, Hugo Speer as Guy, Paul Barber as Horse, Steve Huison as Lomper,...
Taking place 25 years after the original British smash hit, the 8×60’ series will follow the same band of brothers as they navigate the post-industrial city of Sheffield, and society’s crumbling healthcare, education, and employment sectors. The comedy-drama will uncover what happened to the gang after they put their kit back on, exploring their brighter, sillier and more desperate moments. It will also highlight how the fiercely funny world of these working-class heroes – still residing in Sheffield – has changed in the intervening decades.
Reprising their roles are fan-favourite roles with Robert Carlyle as Gaz, Mark Addy as Dave, Lesley Sharp as Jean, Hugo Speer as Guy, Paul Barber as Horse, Steve Huison as Lomper,...
- 5/11/2023
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
In its continuing mission to help older Doctor Who fans relive their childhoods, and make even older Doctor Who fans say “Wait a second, that was your childhood? But you’re 30!” it has been announced that the next Doctor Who we see will not only be written by Russell T Davies, the showrunner of this version of Who’s first four seasons (plus specials), it will not only star classic, fan favourite Doctor David Tennant, and classic, fan favourite companion Donna Noble (Catherine Tate), it will also be scored by classic, fan favourite composer Murray Gold.
If you don’t recognise the name, you will still know his work if you’ve watched any of the increasingly-inaccurately-named “new” series Who prior to Jodie Whittaker’s incarnation. He is, in many ways, as responsible for the feel and identity of the show as Russell T Davies or his successor, Steven Moffat.
If you don’t recognise the name, you will still know his work if you’ve watched any of the increasingly-inaccurately-named “new” series Who prior to Jodie Whittaker’s incarnation. He is, in many ways, as responsible for the feel and identity of the show as Russell T Davies or his successor, Steven Moffat.
- 4/28/2023
- by Louisa Mellor
- Den of Geek
More than 100,000 jobs for cast and crew were supported and 48,500 full-time jobs were created by the scheme.
The UK government’s Film and TV Production Restart scheme boosted the UK economy by £2.3bn, according to a report commissioned by the British Film Institute (BFI) on behalf of the then-Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (Dcms).
The initiative to kickstart film and TV production across the country after the Covid-19 pandemic breakout supported 1,259 productions, totalling £3.06bn in expenditure, with 58% of productions based outside the capital, said UK accountants Saffery Champness and international consulting firm Nordicity.
Restart launched on October 16 2020, when...
The UK government’s Film and TV Production Restart scheme boosted the UK economy by £2.3bn, according to a report commissioned by the British Film Institute (BFI) on behalf of the then-Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (Dcms).
The initiative to kickstart film and TV production across the country after the Covid-19 pandemic breakout supported 1,259 productions, totalling £3.06bn in expenditure, with 58% of productions based outside the capital, said UK accountants Saffery Champness and international consulting firm Nordicity.
Restart launched on October 16 2020, when...
- 4/17/2023
- by Mona Tabbara
- ScreenDaily
The UK’s Film & TV Production Restart Scheme (Prs) will end up costing the government just £20M ($25M) while generating more than £2.25B ($2.8B) for the nation’s economy, according to an independent report analyzing its success.
The final figures published in the report said the £500M Prs will end up paying out less than £50M to producers – under one-tenth of its initial value – who required insurance cover for Covid-19-related losses. The scheme, which was administered by the BFI and private insurers, collected £35.6M via premiums. This means a government deficit of £19.6M when administration costs are taken into account, the report said.
At time of publication, the UK’s Department for Culture, Media and Sport hadn’t responded to our request for comment over how much of the £50M has been paid to producers. In February, a Deadline investigation revealed the Prs had paid out just over half...
The final figures published in the report said the £500M Prs will end up paying out less than £50M to producers – under one-tenth of its initial value – who required insurance cover for Covid-19-related losses. The scheme, which was administered by the BFI and private insurers, collected £35.6M via premiums. This means a government deficit of £19.6M when administration costs are taken into account, the report said.
At time of publication, the UK’s Department for Culture, Media and Sport hadn’t responded to our request for comment over how much of the £50M has been paid to producers. In February, a Deadline investigation revealed the Prs had paid out just over half...
- 4/13/2023
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Avalon, the production company behind HBO’s Last Week Tonight with John Oliver and FX/Sky comedy Breeders, has hired Jenelle Lindsay as Executive Vice President of Television.
Lindsay, who is based in LA, joins from Steph Curry’s Unanimous Media, where she was President.
She will oversee the creative team developing and producing scripted series for the studio, which had over 40 productions last year.
Reporting to Avalon’s Global CEO Laura Kennedy, Lindsay helped Curry’s bolster his production company with series such as ABC’s Holey Moley, Netflix animated series Good Times with Norman Lear and Seth McFarlane, and Apple+ film Underrated with producer Ryan Coogler as well as a comedy for NBC and films for Amazon and Disney+.
Prior to Unanimous, Lindsay served as SVP of Development and Production at Sony Pictures Television, and SVP of Development and Production at Ashton Kutcher’s Katalyst Media, having...
Lindsay, who is based in LA, joins from Steph Curry’s Unanimous Media, where she was President.
She will oversee the creative team developing and producing scripted series for the studio, which had over 40 productions last year.
Reporting to Avalon’s Global CEO Laura Kennedy, Lindsay helped Curry’s bolster his production company with series such as ABC’s Holey Moley, Netflix animated series Good Times with Norman Lear and Seth McFarlane, and Apple+ film Underrated with producer Ryan Coogler as well as a comedy for NBC and films for Amazon and Disney+.
Prior to Unanimous, Lindsay served as SVP of Development and Production at Sony Pictures Television, and SVP of Development and Production at Ashton Kutcher’s Katalyst Media, having...
- 3/2/2023
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: When the British government launched its £500M (601M) Film & TV Production Restart Scheme (Prs) in October 2020, independent producers breathed a sigh of relief. The scheme promised to kickstart film and TV production by offering cover for Covid-related costs that was necessary to getting the cameras rolling again.
Upon launch, then Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak (who is now Prime Minister) was effusive in his praise of the targeted scheme, saying it would “help fill the gap created by the lack of available insurance and get our world renowned film and TV industry back up and running” – a gap that had been created due to private insurers refusing to provide for Covid-related issues.
Producers would sign up to the scheme prior to entering production and, if any such issue marred their productions and led to additional costs, they would be able to submit a claim for reimbursement. Multiple senior...
Upon launch, then Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak (who is now Prime Minister) was effusive in his praise of the targeted scheme, saying it would “help fill the gap created by the lack of available insurance and get our world renowned film and TV industry back up and running” – a gap that had been created due to private insurers refusing to provide for Covid-related issues.
Producers would sign up to the scheme prior to entering production and, if any such issue marred their productions and led to additional costs, they would be able to submit a claim for reimbursement. Multiple senior...
- 2/14/2023
- by Diana Lodderhose and Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
We’re bereft. Happy Valley has ended for good. No more Catherine and Clare having mugs of tea on the back step, no more Sgt Cawood dressed like RoboCop, no more Ryan, no more Tommy Lee Royce. It went out with a bang, but still we’re bereft. What could possibly fill that gap?
Luckily for fans, creator Sally Wainwright has a healthy back-catalogue including comedy At Home With the Braithwaites, Last Tango in Halifax, Unforgiven, Gentleman Jack and more, plus highwaywoman drama The Ballad of Renegade Nell coming this year to Disney+, so you could start there. And try the below, a hand-picked selection of great dramas – some crime, some not – that carry a flavour of Happy Valley’s brilliant writing, real-feeling characters and unforgettable performances.
Last Tango in Halifax
Stream on: BBC iPlayer (UK), Netflix (US)
Wainwright was inspired by her mother’s late-in-life love story to write this Bafta-winning 5-series BBC drama.
Luckily for fans, creator Sally Wainwright has a healthy back-catalogue including comedy At Home With the Braithwaites, Last Tango in Halifax, Unforgiven, Gentleman Jack and more, plus highwaywoman drama The Ballad of Renegade Nell coming this year to Disney+, so you could start there. And try the below, a hand-picked selection of great dramas – some crime, some not – that carry a flavour of Happy Valley’s brilliant writing, real-feeling characters and unforgettable performances.
Last Tango in Halifax
Stream on: BBC iPlayer (UK), Netflix (US)
Wainwright was inspired by her mother’s late-in-life love story to write this Bafta-winning 5-series BBC drama.
- 2/6/2023
- by Louisa Mellor
- Den of Geek
As millions of viewers in the UK prepare to sit down on Sunday evening for the grand finale – and last ever episode – of hit crime drama Happy Valley, one small town will have a special reason to toast the success of this massively popular and critically acclaimed show.
With just 4,500 residents, Hebden Bridge is a pretty market town in West Yorkshire, long known for embracing alternative lifestyles and providing a sanctuary for those wanting to get off the beaten track.
But in recent years, it has become best known as the location for many of the scenes shot in hit crime drama Happy Valley, the BAFTA-winning show written by Sally Wainwright and starring Sarah Lancashire as the brow-beaten but never defeated Sergeant Catherine Cawood.
The show began in 2014, but fans have had to wait seven long years for the third and final series, which has lived up to all hopes and expectations,...
With just 4,500 residents, Hebden Bridge is a pretty market town in West Yorkshire, long known for embracing alternative lifestyles and providing a sanctuary for those wanting to get off the beaten track.
But in recent years, it has become best known as the location for many of the scenes shot in hit crime drama Happy Valley, the BAFTA-winning show written by Sally Wainwright and starring Sarah Lancashire as the brow-beaten but never defeated Sergeant Catherine Cawood.
The show began in 2014, but fans have had to wait seven long years for the third and final series, which has lived up to all hopes and expectations,...
- 2/4/2023
- by Caroline Frost
- Deadline Film + TV
Anton, the London-based company behind “Mothers’ Instinct” and “The End We Start From,” has hired Fremantle alumni Sangeeta Desai and Sarah Doole to spearhead its newly launched TV production arm.
Anton said it will seek to attract leading creatives to launch production scripted labels across Europe. The banner will also look at direct, and first-look deals with established on- and off-screen talent.
“I’m delighted that Sangeeta and Sarah are joining Anton to launch and run our new TV arm,” said Sebastien Raybaud. “Their expertise, experience and enthusiasm will be invaluable. This move marks an important milestone in the development of the company,” Raybaud continued.
Desai added that “Anton has quickly gained a reputation for shaking up the way feature films are financed and produced.” She said she looked forward to exploring “how we can take advantage of Anton’s agility and flexibility to offer some of Europe’s best...
Anton said it will seek to attract leading creatives to launch production scripted labels across Europe. The banner will also look at direct, and first-look deals with established on- and off-screen talent.
“I’m delighted that Sangeeta and Sarah are joining Anton to launch and run our new TV arm,” said Sebastien Raybaud. “Their expertise, experience and enthusiasm will be invaluable. This move marks an important milestone in the development of the company,” Raybaud continued.
Desai added that “Anton has quickly gained a reputation for shaking up the way feature films are financed and produced.” She said she looked forward to exploring “how we can take advantage of Anton’s agility and flexibility to offer some of Europe’s best...
- 1/31/2023
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Anglo-French firm looks to drive TV production expansion.
Anglo-French production and financing outfit Anton has hired former Fremantle execs Sangeeta Desai and Sarah Doole to launch a dedicated TV production division.
Anton’s TV division will aim to produce premium talent-driven content for global audiences. It will also seek to partner with leading creatives to launch scripted labels across Europe. The business will also look at direct and first-look deals with established on- and off-screen talent.
Desai, whose recent roles include board director at Boatrocker Media, CEO of Osn, as well as global COO and CEO of emerging markets at...
Anglo-French production and financing outfit Anton has hired former Fremantle execs Sangeeta Desai and Sarah Doole to launch a dedicated TV production division.
Anton’s TV division will aim to produce premium talent-driven content for global audiences. It will also seek to partner with leading creatives to launch scripted labels across Europe. The business will also look at direct and first-look deals with established on- and off-screen talent.
Desai, whose recent roles include board director at Boatrocker Media, CEO of Osn, as well as global COO and CEO of emerging markets at...
- 1/31/2023
- by Tim Dams
- ScreenDaily
Sylvia Syms, the British actress whose body of work stretched back to the 1950s and included roles in Ice Cold in Alex, Victim and The Queen, has died. She was 89.
In a statement to Sky News, her family said she “died peacefully” on Jan. 27 at a London care home for those in the entertainment industry.
“She has lived an amazing life, and gave us joy and laughter right up to the end,” they said. “Just yesterday, we were reminiscing together about all our adventures. She will be so very missed.”
Born in London in 1934, Syms attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, and became an almost instant star in her 20s, thanks to major roles in films such as WWII drama and 1958 Berlinale winner Ice Cold in Alex (alongside John Mills, Anthony Quayle and Harry Andrews), English Civil War drama The Moonraker and Expresso Bongo with Cliff Richard.
In 1961, she...
In a statement to Sky News, her family said she “died peacefully” on Jan. 27 at a London care home for those in the entertainment industry.
“She has lived an amazing life, and gave us joy and laughter right up to the end,” they said. “Just yesterday, we were reminiscing together about all our adventures. She will be so very missed.”
Born in London in 1934, Syms attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, and became an almost instant star in her 20s, thanks to major roles in films such as WWII drama and 1958 Berlinale winner Ice Cold in Alex (alongside John Mills, Anthony Quayle and Harry Andrews), English Civil War drama The Moonraker and Expresso Bongo with Cliff Richard.
In 1961, she...
- 1/27/2023
- by Alex Ritman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
English actress Sylvia Syms has passed away in the UK aged 89, according to her family.
Syms was best known for roles in movies including Ice Cold Alex, Victim, The Tamarind Seed and Stephen Frears’ The Queen, in which she played The Queen Mother.
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Syms passed away this morning at Denville Hall, a care home in London for those in the entertainment industry. In a statement shared with The Sun, Syms’ family said: “She has lived an amazing life and gave us joy and laughter right up to the end. Just yesterday we were reminiscing together about all our adventures. She will be so very missed.
“We would also like to take this opportunity to thank everyone at Denville Hall for...
Syms was best known for roles in movies including Ice Cold Alex, Victim, The Tamarind Seed and Stephen Frears’ The Queen, in which she played The Queen Mother.
Related Story Hollywood & Media Deaths In 2023: Photo Gallery & Obituaries Related Story Gina Lollobrigida Dies: Italian Cinema Diva Was 95 Related Story Chris Ledesma Dies: 'The Simpsons' Longtime Music Editor Was 64
Syms passed away this morning at Denville Hall, a care home in London for those in the entertainment industry. In a statement shared with The Sun, Syms’ family said: “She has lived an amazing life and gave us joy and laughter right up to the end. Just yesterday we were reminiscing together about all our adventures. She will be so very missed.
“We would also like to take this opportunity to thank everyone at Denville Hall for...
- 1/27/2023
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Sylvia Syms, best known for her leading role in Ice Cold in Alex, has died aged 89.
The British actor “died peacefully” early on Friday (27 January) morning at Denville Hall, a London care home for those in the entertainment industry, her children shared in a statement.
“Our mother, Sylvia, died peacefully this morning. She has lived an amazing life and gave us joy and laughter right up to the end,” Beatie and Ben Edney said.
“Just yesterday we were reminiscing together about all our adventures. She will be so very missed.”
They added: “We would also like to take this opportunity to thank everyone at Denville Hall for the truly excellent care they have taken of our Mum over the past year.”
Born in Woolwich, London in 1934 to Daisy and Edwin Syms, Syms was raised in Well Hall, Elthan.
She studied at prestigious drama school Rada before gaining her first on-screen...
The British actor “died peacefully” early on Friday (27 January) morning at Denville Hall, a London care home for those in the entertainment industry, her children shared in a statement.
“Our mother, Sylvia, died peacefully this morning. She has lived an amazing life and gave us joy and laughter right up to the end,” Beatie and Ben Edney said.
“Just yesterday we were reminiscing together about all our adventures. She will be so very missed.”
They added: “We would also like to take this opportunity to thank everyone at Denville Hall for the truly excellent care they have taken of our Mum over the past year.”
Born in Woolwich, London in 1934 to Daisy and Edwin Syms, Syms was raised in Well Hall, Elthan.
She studied at prestigious drama school Rada before gaining her first on-screen...
- 1/27/2023
- by Inga Parkel
- The Independent - Film
British actor Sylvia Syms, best known for her roles in “Ice Cold in Alex” and “Victim,” died Friday in London. She was 89.
Syms’ family said that she died at Denville Hall, a care home in London for entertainment industry people.
“Our mother, Sylvia, died peacefully this morning. She has lived an amazing life and gave us joy and laughter right up to the end. Just yesterday we were reminiscing together about all our adventures. She will be so very missed,” Syms’ children, Beatie and Ben Edney, said in a statement. “We would also like to take this opportunity to thank everyone at Denville Hall for the truly excellent care they have taken of our Mum over the past year.”
Syms was educated at The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. In the first phase of her storied career, Syms had significant roles in British war classic “Ice Cold in Alex...
Syms’ family said that she died at Denville Hall, a care home in London for entertainment industry people.
“Our mother, Sylvia, died peacefully this morning. She has lived an amazing life and gave us joy and laughter right up to the end. Just yesterday we were reminiscing together about all our adventures. She will be so very missed,” Syms’ children, Beatie and Ben Edney, said in a statement. “We would also like to take this opportunity to thank everyone at Denville Hall for the truly excellent care they have taken of our Mum over the past year.”
Syms was educated at The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. In the first phase of her storied career, Syms had significant roles in British war classic “Ice Cold in Alex...
- 1/27/2023
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Traditionally, January and February are the dumping ground for major Hollywood studios. With awards season in full swing and audiences playing catchup on the biggest titles of the prior year, the first two months are usually the perfect place for dropping projects that don't inspire much confidence. But the rise of streaming is slowly changing that trend. Less concerned about the box office and much more obsessed with keeping their release schedules consistent, streamers like Netflix make sure to always have exciting new titles lined up, dump months be damned. So expect another full slate on the streamer as we enter February. Just because it's the shortest month of the year, doesn't mean we can't still have plenty of fun!
Below is a list (and some curated standout titles) of everything coming to Netflix in February 2023.
Red Rose
The idea of teens being controlled by their phones has become a...
Below is a list (and some curated standout titles) of everything coming to Netflix in February 2023.
Red Rose
The idea of teens being controlled by their phones has become a...
- 1/26/2023
- by Shania Russell
- Slash Film
Try as you might to banish the image of James Norton’s Tommy Lee Royce brutally assaulting Sarah Lancashire’s Sergeant Catherine Cawood in Season 1 of “Happy Valley,” chances are it’s emblazoned in your memory of the iconic British crime thriller.
Writer Sally Wainwright, who is about as nervy as her flawed but heroic Yorkshire policewoman, never shied away from baring all with the hit police drama. In fact, she barely blinked when the show’s depictions of violence against women came under attack. But in writing Season 3, which returns to the BBC on New Year’s Day after seven years, Wainwright says the state of policing in the U.K. gave her pause to bring back her noble police protagonist.
“TV dramas about police officers usually make heroes of the police,” Wainwright tells Variety. “I did that in this, and in ‘Scott & Bailey,’ and [recent events] have made me...
Writer Sally Wainwright, who is about as nervy as her flawed but heroic Yorkshire policewoman, never shied away from baring all with the hit police drama. In fact, she barely blinked when the show’s depictions of violence against women came under attack. But in writing Season 3, which returns to the BBC on New Year’s Day after seven years, Wainwright says the state of policing in the U.K. gave her pause to bring back her noble police protagonist.
“TV dramas about police officers usually make heroes of the police,” Wainwright tells Variety. “I did that in this, and in ‘Scott & Bailey,’ and [recent events] have made me...
- 1/1/2023
- by Manori Ravindran
- Variety Film + TV
Editor’s Note: While some series may have ended in 2021 they weren’t officially canceled until 2022 and thus are included on this list.
Too often canceled series are abruptly cast to the winds, unable to wrap up storylines and character arcs. But 2022 felt different. Several prominent shows, including “Atlanta,” “Better Things,” and “The Good Fight,” were told by their respective networks their end had come, so were given the chance to wrap things up. This year’s list of best canceled series tried to focus on shows that weren’t given that kindness.
Series that, for one reason or another, never got an opportunity to get off the ground in spite of having more than one season to tell a story. In some instances, like with “The Flight Attendant,” “Kevin Can F Himself,” or “Gentleman Jack,” they had more than one season—as well as significant delays between their first...
Too often canceled series are abruptly cast to the winds, unable to wrap up storylines and character arcs. But 2022 felt different. Several prominent shows, including “Atlanta,” “Better Things,” and “The Good Fight,” were told by their respective networks their end had come, so were given the chance to wrap things up. This year’s list of best canceled series tried to focus on shows that weren’t given that kindness.
Series that, for one reason or another, never got an opportunity to get off the ground in spite of having more than one season to tell a story. In some instances, like with “The Flight Attendant,” “Kevin Can F Himself,” or “Gentleman Jack,” they had more than one season—as well as significant delays between their first...
- 12/8/2022
- by Kristen Lopez
- Indiewire
Sarah Lancashire and James Norton are set to reunite when “Happy Valley” returns to screens in January, the BBC confirmed today.
The third and supposedly final season of the show will drop in the U.K. on New Year’s Day, airing on BBC One and streaming platform iPlayer. (A U.S. release date has not yet been confirmed).
Lancashire returns as Sergeant Catherine Cawood in the six-episode season, this time navigating relationships with her teenage grandson Ryan (played by Rhys Connah) and sister Clare (Siobhan Finneran) whilst attempting to solve what appears to be a gangland murder. Norton, meanwhile, once again steps into the shoes of murderer and rapist Tommy Lee Royce.
The BBC have also released a 10-second teaser of the new season, in which Royce can be seen brooding in prison while Seargant Cawood, dressed in uniform, is on assignment, with a siren blaring behind her.
Joining...
The third and supposedly final season of the show will drop in the U.K. on New Year’s Day, airing on BBC One and streaming platform iPlayer. (A U.S. release date has not yet been confirmed).
Lancashire returns as Sergeant Catherine Cawood in the six-episode season, this time navigating relationships with her teenage grandson Ryan (played by Rhys Connah) and sister Clare (Siobhan Finneran) whilst attempting to solve what appears to be a gangland murder. Norton, meanwhile, once again steps into the shoes of murderer and rapist Tommy Lee Royce.
The BBC have also released a 10-second teaser of the new season, in which Royce can be seen brooding in prison while Seargant Cawood, dressed in uniform, is on assignment, with a siren blaring behind her.
Joining...
- 12/2/2022
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
BBC Studios-owned indie Lookout Point, the shingle behind hit dramas such as “Gentleman Jack,” has appointed longtime collaborators and in-house executive producers Laura Lankester and Will Johnston as joint CEOs.
“They will now drive the creative leadership of the company in its next generation, with current CEO Faith Penhale set to step down at the end of this year,” the BBC and Lookout Point said in a statement.
Penhale, who announced her departure earlier this year, will join Pathe U.K. as managing director from March.
In their new roles Lankester and Johnston will have oversight of Looking Point’s upcoming Disney+ adventure series “The Ballad of Renegade Nell,” which is in production, and the company’s recently completed first series of South African crime thriller “Devil’s Peak,” co-produced with Expanded Media, as well as the third and final installment of the hit BBC One drama “Happy Valley,...
“They will now drive the creative leadership of the company in its next generation, with current CEO Faith Penhale set to step down at the end of this year,” the BBC and Lookout Point said in a statement.
Penhale, who announced her departure earlier this year, will join Pathe U.K. as managing director from March.
In their new roles Lankester and Johnston will have oversight of Looking Point’s upcoming Disney+ adventure series “The Ballad of Renegade Nell,” which is in production, and the company’s recently completed first series of South African crime thriller “Devil’s Peak,” co-produced with Expanded Media, as well as the third and final installment of the hit BBC One drama “Happy Valley,...
- 11/17/2022
- by Nick Vivarelli
- Variety Film + TV
Lookout Point, the BBC Studios-owned indie behind Gentleman Jack and The Ballad of Renegade Nell, has set its new management following the news Faith Penhale is moving to Pathé Productions.
Laura Lankester and Will Johnston have been named Joint CEOs. They were both previously executive producers at the indie and have a decade-long working relationship.
Lankester is currently EP on Devil’s Peak, while Johnston is EP on Happy Valley season 3 with Penhale and The Ballad of Renegade Nell with Penhale and Louise Mutter.
Lankester has worked at Kudos and was Head of Development at BBC Wales, where she developed Andrew Davies’ War and Peace. Johnson has previously worked at Working Title Films and joined Lookout Point in 2016.
Current Chief Exec Penhale is leaving at the end of the year. Having taken on the post in 2020 upon the exit of previous joint CEO Simon Vaughan, she is set to...
Laura Lankester and Will Johnston have been named Joint CEOs. They were both previously executive producers at the indie and have a decade-long working relationship.
Lankester is currently EP on Devil’s Peak, while Johnston is EP on Happy Valley season 3 with Penhale and The Ballad of Renegade Nell with Penhale and Louise Mutter.
Lankester has worked at Kudos and was Head of Development at BBC Wales, where she developed Andrew Davies’ War and Peace. Johnson has previously worked at Working Title Films and joined Lookout Point in 2016.
Current Chief Exec Penhale is leaving at the end of the year. Having taken on the post in 2020 upon the exit of previous joint CEO Simon Vaughan, she is set to...
- 11/17/2022
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
English actress Sophie Rundle was fresh out of drama school when she was cast as Ada Shelby in BBC's "Peaky Blinders." Initially, she didn't know what to expect: the series told the story of a real-life Birmingham-based street gang that would wear caps implanted with razors in them. Tommy Shelby, the protagonist, was a former World War I veteran who was dedicated and worked to raise his family in the crime world.
Rundle played Tommy's sister Ada, a member of the "Peaky Blinders" and the Head of Acquisitions of Shelby Company Limited. Although Rundle's screen time considerably declined after her character married the communist agitator Freddie Thorne and left home, her values, and her stubborn, feisty personality, remained a delight to fans. There's also something innately relatable about watching her put up a fight with her older brothers, regardless of having to sometimes cede to them.
Rundle later starred...
Rundle played Tommy's sister Ada, a member of the "Peaky Blinders" and the Head of Acquisitions of Shelby Company Limited. Although Rundle's screen time considerably declined after her character married the communist agitator Freddie Thorne and left home, her values, and her stubborn, feisty personality, remained a delight to fans. There's also something innately relatable about watching her put up a fight with her older brothers, regardless of having to sometimes cede to them.
Rundle later starred...
- 11/16/2022
- by Fatemeh Mirjalili
- Slash Film
Polish film and TV writer/director Agnieszka Smoczyńska's biographical film "The Silent Twins" is heading to Peacock. The movie is inspired by the book of the same name written by investigative journalist Marjorie Wallace. Published in 1986 under the title "The Silent Twins: A true story of love and hate, dreams and desolation, genius and destruction," Wallace's book is itself based on the true story of June and Jennifer Gibbons, twin sisters who only communicated with each other, and came to be known as "the silent twins."
Smoczyńska's film is heading to Peacock after getting a very limited theatrical release from Focus Features on September 16, 2022 -- meaning, this is probably the first time most people have even heard of the movie. So, before it joins acclaimed 2022 films like Scott Derrickson's "The Black Phone" on NBCUniversal's streaming service, here's everything you need to know about the film ahead of time.
Smoczyńska's film is heading to Peacock after getting a very limited theatrical release from Focus Features on September 16, 2022 -- meaning, this is probably the first time most people have even heard of the movie. So, before it joins acclaimed 2022 films like Scott Derrickson's "The Black Phone" on NBCUniversal's streaming service, here's everything you need to know about the film ahead of time.
- 11/4/2022
- by Fatemeh Mirjalili
- Slash Film
Faith Penhale will join Pathe U.K. as managing director from March 1, 2023.
Penhale is currently CEO of Lookout Point, one of the U.K.’s best known producers of scripted television, responsible for “Gentleman Jack,” “Les Miserables,” “Happy Valley” and “War and Peace.”
In her new role, Penhale’s immediate focus will be on leading Pathe U.K.’s expansion into television drama.
After 23 years with Pathe, Cameron McCracken will be stepping down as managing director to take up the newly created role of head of film, reporting into Penhale. McCracken will continue to manage the production and distribution of the film slate which includes Richard Eyre’s “Allelujah” and Oliver Parker’s “The Great Escaper.”
Penhale said: “Pathe is iconic, setting the bar for the highest quality filmmaking. It is amazing that during Cameron’s tenure, Pathe’s productions have been nominated for 70 BAFTAs and 50 Oscars, ranging from ‘Slumdog Millionaire...
Penhale is currently CEO of Lookout Point, one of the U.K.’s best known producers of scripted television, responsible for “Gentleman Jack,” “Les Miserables,” “Happy Valley” and “War and Peace.”
In her new role, Penhale’s immediate focus will be on leading Pathe U.K.’s expansion into television drama.
After 23 years with Pathe, Cameron McCracken will be stepping down as managing director to take up the newly created role of head of film, reporting into Penhale. McCracken will continue to manage the production and distribution of the film slate which includes Richard Eyre’s “Allelujah” and Oliver Parker’s “The Great Escaper.”
Penhale said: “Pathe is iconic, setting the bar for the highest quality filmmaking. It is amazing that during Cameron’s tenure, Pathe’s productions have been nominated for 70 BAFTAs and 50 Oscars, ranging from ‘Slumdog Millionaire...
- 11/1/2022
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Faith Penhale, decorated TV drama producer and CEO of Gentleman Jack indie Lookout Point, is leaving the BBC Studios-backed outfit to head up Pathe Productions, with Cameron McCracken stepping down to Head of Film.
After 23 years with Pathe most recently as MD, respected vet McCracken will now report to Penhale. He will continue to manage the production and distribution of the film slate including the likes of Richard Eyre’s Allellujah and the Michael Caine-starring The Great Escaper.
In her newly-created role, Penhale will be focused on leading Pathe UK’s expansion into TV drama. She will officially take up the position in March 2023.
The news that McCracken is being moved out of the MD position will come as a surprise to many in the U.K. film industry, although there have been rumors that the executive was preparing to stand down for some months.
At the same time,...
After 23 years with Pathe most recently as MD, respected vet McCracken will now report to Penhale. He will continue to manage the production and distribution of the film slate including the likes of Richard Eyre’s Allellujah and the Michael Caine-starring The Great Escaper.
In her newly-created role, Penhale will be focused on leading Pathe UK’s expansion into TV drama. She will officially take up the position in March 2023.
The news that McCracken is being moved out of the MD position will come as a surprise to many in the U.K. film industry, although there have been rumors that the executive was preparing to stand down for some months.
At the same time,...
- 11/1/2022
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Eve Best and Stockard Channing are adding more star quality to the cast of Suranne Jones’ upcoming three-part Itvx drama Maryland.
Created by Jones and Trollied creator Anne-Marie O’Connor, Maryland focuses on the relationship between two sisters, down-to-earth mother of two Becca (Jones) and disciplined high-flyer Rosaline (Best) who have been driven apart by complex family dynamics.
They travel to the Isle of Man to repatriate the body of their mother, Mary, leaving their father Richard at home in Manchester. Confined on the island, they discover shocking information about their mother and find it impossible to escape the ripple effect of her secrets and lies.
Best is currently enjoying strong reviews for her role as dragon rider Rhaenys Targaryen in HBO’s House of the Dragon.
Becca...
Created by Jones and Trollied creator Anne-Marie O’Connor, Maryland focuses on the relationship between two sisters, down-to-earth mother of two Becca (Jones) and disciplined high-flyer Rosaline (Best) who have been driven apart by complex family dynamics.
They travel to the Isle of Man to repatriate the body of their mother, Mary, leaving their father Richard at home in Manchester. Confined on the island, they discover shocking information about their mother and find it impossible to escape the ripple effect of her secrets and lies.
Best is currently enjoying strong reviews for her role as dragon rider Rhaenys Targaryen in HBO’s House of the Dragon.
Becca...
- 10/18/2022
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
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