RHYS DARBY SET AS LEAD OF CBS 19TH CENTURY SET MULTICAMERA SITCOM REGENCY

  RHYS DARBY TO LEAD  

REGENCY MULTICAM SITCOM AT CBS

Rhys Darby will take the lead

I told you that CBS has ordered a pilot for an unusual period set costume multicamera sitcom REGENCY and now they have revealed that Rhys Darby will take the lead in the comedy series that will be set in early 19th century and follow the upper middle class Tillbrooks as they navigate life, love, and scandal in 19th century England. Darby will lead the series as Arthur Tillbrook, head of the family home, Hartford Park. Arthur is heir to a vast cheese empire but prefers to think of himself as a “guy’s guy.” He will go to great lengths to prove his masculinity, though his privileged upbringing reveals itself every time. This new costume multicamera sitcom is being prepared for the 2026/2027 new television season, which means we will know its destiny this summer - whether it will air in Autumn or Mid Season or not air at all.

MIRIAM LEONE, FRANCESCO SCIANNA TO LEAD SKY'S GUCCI FAMILY MINI TV SERIES GAME OVER

    SKY'S GAME OVER   

SETS CAST FOR GUCCI FAMILY SERIES

Sky has set cast for their mini TV series on the Gucci family GAME OVER with Miriam Leone as Patrizia Reggiani, the former socialite convicted of hiring a hitman to murder her ex-husband played by Francesco Scianna, and Matilda Lutz is Allegra Gucci, the daughter of Maurizio Gucci and Patrizia Reggiani whose memoir the show is based on. The six episode drama will depict the vicissitudes of the iconic family-owned fashion empire, which imploded due to feuding, using multiple timelines. The narrative will be told through the eyes of both Reggiani and her daughter Allegra and will try to reconstruct the truth and identity of Allegra’s family in the timeless drama of a great Italian dynasty that, consumed by the struggle for power, ended up self-destructing.

COLIN FIRTH JOINS JACK LOWDEN IN APPLE TV PERIOD SET SERIES ADAPTATION OF BERLIN NOIR

  BERLIN NOIR SERIES  

COLIN FIRTH JOINS JACK LOWDEN

I already told you that Apple TV is turning Philip Kerr's novel series BERLIN NOIR into a period set TV drama with Jack Lowden in the lead and now he has been joined by Colin Firth. Set in 1928 it will follow 

Colin Firth joins Jack Lowden

Bernie (Lowden) a police officer, newly promoted to the intimidating and elite Berlin Murder Squad, who must investigate what seems to be a serial killer targeting victims on the fringes of society. Bernie’s Berlin is a city of unprecedented freedom and dizzying turbulence, the Nazis just a distant nightmare waiting in the wings. With the political and social world shifting to a new norm, we see Bernie fighting for truth, whatever the cost. Firth will be Paul Lohser, a brilliant but prickly Murder Detective with the Berlin Police. Meticulous, anti-social and well-educated, he’s everything Bernie isn’t. And as his partner and unlikely mentor, Lohser is Bernie’s best and only hope of catching the killer.

TRAILER WITH ROMAIN DURIS IN THE SLAVE FURCY CASE HISTORICAL MOVIE DRAMA SET IN THE 19TH CENTURY

   THE SLAVE FURCY CASE  

NEW HISTORICAL MOVIE IS OUT IN CINEMAS

Check out a trailer with Romain Duris and Makita Samba in THE SLAVE FURCY CASE (L’Affaire de l’esclave Furcy) historical movie from 

The film is out in cinemas from January

Abd al Malik which is now playing in French cinemas. Ana Girardot and Vincent Macaigne also star in the story of Furcy, a slave in a French colony who was able to achieve legal emancipation prior to the definitive abolition of slavery. 

 

INSPIRED  

BY A TRUE STORY

 it is set on Reunion Island, 1817. Upon the death of his mother, the slave Furcy discovers documents that could make him a free man. With the help of an abolitionist prosecutor, he launches into a legal battle for recognition of his rights. He then fought twenty-seven years to obtain his freedom! 

 

SPOTLIGHT ON THE SECOND SEASON OF HULU AND DISNEY PLUS 19TH CENTURY SET ADVENTURE SERIES THE ARTFUL DODGER

    THE ARTFUL DODGER   

SEASON TWO ARRIVES NEXT WEEK

The second season starts next week

It was a successful series when it was launched at Hulu as their new Australian original about a year ago and now next week is bringing us the second season of period set series THE ARTFUL DODGER which is scheduled to arrive with new episodes this Tuesday February 10th and will again stream also on Disney Plus. As you know the series reimagines popular characters from Charles Dickens' classic "Oliver Twist" by moving them over to the penal colony of Port Victory, Australia. With Luke Bracey joining the cast as inspector Henry Boxer, Thomas Brodie-Sangster is back as Dr Jack Dawkins aka The Artful Dodger, David Thewlis as Norbert Fagin and Maia Mitchell as Lady Belle Fox. Joining the cast are also Jeremy Sims as Uncle Dickie and Zac Burgess as Phineas Golden.

 WHAT IS THE STORY OF THE SECOND SEASON?

Jack’s back! The Artful Dodger returns, and he’s in deep trouble. He’s got an appointment with the noose, he’s being hunted by Inspector Boxer, Port Victory’s new lawman, and if he sees the woman he loves, Lady Belle, he’ll be hanged.  Meanwhile, Lady Belle is determined to forge her future in medicine, defying expectation and stepping into danger, driven by ambition and a love already hanging in the balance. With Boxer competing with Jack for Belle’s affection, the crafty Fagin drags Dodger into their most dangerous heist yet, and a killer is on the loose. Get ready for an explosive season of new characters and locations with more thrills, humour, heart, invention and deception than ever. Check out the trailer for the new season below and tell us what you think.

 

SEE BATTLE OF ENGINES IN THE STUNNING TRAILER FOR THE EARLY 20TH CENTURY SET ADVENTURE MOVIE WITH YURA BORISOV

   BATTLE OF ENGINES  

TRAILER FOR EPIC MOVIE ADVENTURE

Straight from Russia comes a trailer for their new historical adventure movie BATTLE OF ENGINES (Битва моторов) which will be ready to storm into cinemas October 8th announcing the new cinematic season in theatres. Based on real events from the beginning of the 20th century this new sports drama is dedicated to the glorious history of Russian Russo-Balt automobiles. Beside Russia, parts of the movie were also shot down in Serbia

The movie is out this October in cinemas

 and Montenegro. Ivan Yankovsky plays Andrei Nagel in the film, and Oscar nominee Yura Borisov plays his navigator, Dmitry Bondarev. The cast also includes Paulina Andreeva, Yehezkel Lazarov, and Alexei Guskov. 

 

 WHAT IS THE FILM ABOUT?

 The film is based on real events when Andrei Nagel set off from St. Petersburg on December 31, 1911, on a Russo-Balt train manufactured by the Russo-Baltic Wagon Works to compete in the race to Monte Carlo. This is the story of people who decided to do the impossible — create the first Russian mass-produced automobile. In 1908, car enthusiast Andrei Nagel found support from engineer Dmitry Bondarev. Together, they assembled a team of like-minded individuals and began developing the Russo-Balt automobile. When the project is threatened, Nagel makes a risky decision to prove their car's viability at the prestigious Monaco Rally. This move could spell the end of the Russo-Balt project... Check out the insanely gorgeous movie trailer below and tell us what you think.

 

SEE MATTHEW MACFADYEN AND ELIZABETH BANKS IN HIGH CONCEPT MARITAL DRAMEDY SERIES MINIATURE WIFE TEASER

  THE MINIATURE WIFE TEASER 

MATTHEW MACFADYEN AND ELIZABETH BANKS

Peacock has released a teaser and April 9th start date for a series based on a short story by Manuel Gonzalez. THE MINIATURE WIFE will be high-concept marital dramedy examining the power (im)balances between spouses Lindy (Elizabeth Banks) and Les (Matthew Macfadyen) who battle each other for supremacy after a technological accident induces the ultimate relationship crisis! Jennifer Ames and Steve Turner will be the executive producers and show runners.

 

HEIST MOVIE FUZE TRAILER WITH SAM WORTHINGTON, THEO JAMES, AARON TAYLOR JOHNSON, GUGU MBATHA RAW

   FUZE MOVIE TRAILER  

STARRING SAM WORTHINGTON, THEO JAMES AND AARON TAYLOR JOHNSON

British Sky has released a trailer for their new action heist original movie FUZE which will be available from April 4th with a rather stellar cast. When

Fuze is out this April on Sky in UK

 a World War II bomb is discovered in central London a team of military experts led by Will (Aaron Taylor Johnson), are sent in to investigate and defuse it. A huge police operation is put into action to evacuate thousands of local residents. Amidst the chaos of the situation a group of men, under the guidance of diamond expert Karalis (Theo James), are hiding out in a basement within the evacuation zone. With emergency services stretched to the limit and the bomb ready to explode, the group begin an audacious jewel heist under cover of the ultimate distraction. Sam Worthington and Gugu Mbatha Raw also star.

 

TEASER AND AIR DATE FOR DISNEY PLUS AND HULU'S IRREVERENT 80S SET SERIES RIVALS SECOND SEASON WITH AIDAN TURNER AND DAVID TENNANT

    RIVALS SERIES   

SEASON TWO TEASER TRAILER IS HERE

Disney Plus and Hulu have released first teaser for their super juicy and irreverent soapy series RIVALS which will arrive May 15th with first six episodes, with other six arriving on some later date. It follows David  Tennant as an owner of a British TV station in the 80s and Aidan Turner as a TV host who forms a rival station with politician and sports star played by Alex Hassell. Filled with scandals, treachery, nudity and sex romp, the series was a huge hit. The second season will have even more wit, desire, and jaw-dropping twists. Power struggles intensify, rivalries deepen and ambition pushes loyalties to the brink. Set in the stunning Cotswolds countryside and against the backdrop of the glamorous, high-stakes world of 1980s British television, the second instalment reunites the all-star cast who captivated fans and critics, while introducing some exciting new faces. Following last season’s dramatic cliffhanger with Tony’s fate hanging in the balance, Lord Baddingham is back and out for vengeance ready to stop atnothing to keep Corinium’s empire unrivalled. Hayley Atwell will portray Helen Gordon, the ex-wife of Rupert Campbell-Black and mother to his children Marcus and Tabitha. Rupert Everett will be Malise Gordon, her husband and Campbell-Black’s former show-jumping coach and mentor. 

 

TEASER WITH ANYA TAYLOR JOY, DREW STARKEY IN APPLE TV + SERIES LUCKY WITH ANNETTE BENING AND TIMOTHY OLYPHANT

  FIRST LUCKY TV SERIES 

DREW STARKEY & ANYA TAYLOR JOY TRAILER

Apple TV Plus has released a trailer and July 15th starting date for their new limited series LUCKY executive produced by Reese Witherspoon. Drew Starkey and Anya Taylor Joy will lead the cast that will also have Annette Bening, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor and Timothy Olyphant. Based on Marissa Stapley’s bestselling novel it centers on a young woman (Taylor-Joy) who left behind the life of crime she was raised in years ago, but must now embrace her darker, criminal side one final time in a desperate attempt to escape her past. She is forced to go on the run when a multi-million-dollar heist goes sideways. Pursued by both the FBI and a ruthless crime boss (Bening), Lucky must fight for her life — and a way out. Starkey will play Cary, Lucky’s husband.