'VICTORIA' EPIC TV SERIES
DIANA RIGG JOINS THE CAST
We've had a really epic post yesterday on Russian Grand Duchess Sophia and today, here's another Duchess for you: as you know the
production on the second season of the super popular ITV historical series VICTORIA on the 19th century monarch is fully on and now they have a new cast addition. Legendary Diana Rigg will play the very much outspoken Duchess of Buccleuch, the young Queen Victoria's new Mistress of the Robes! With Jenna Coleman again as the queen, Tom Hughes as prince Albert and brilliant David Oakes as prince Ernest, the eight episode second season (plus a two hour Christmas special) will start about a month after the queen gives birth to her first child.
production on the second season of the super popular ITV historical series VICTORIA on the 19th century monarch is fully on and now they have a new cast addition. Legendary Diana Rigg will play the very much outspoken Duchess of Buccleuch, the young Queen Victoria's new Mistress of the Robes! With Jenna Coleman again as the queen, Tom Hughes as prince Albert and brilliant David Oakes as prince Ernest, the eight episode second season (plus a two hour Christmas special) will start about a month after the queen gives birth to her first child.
'THREE DARK CROWNS'
GETS MOVIE ADAPTATION
Meanwhile, a new big screen book adaptation coming our way: as
'Deadline' reports Fox has bought the movie rights on Kendare Blake's
THREE DARK CROWNS YA fantasy saga and has set Shawn Levy to produce it.
The second book One Dark Throne is out this Autumn and two more books
are planned in upcoming years. Three Dark Crowns is the first of four
planned volumes, a fantasy series about magically gifted triplet queens
who must use their powers against each other in a battle to ascend the
throne.Levy's production company has worked both on Oscar nominated
Arrival this year and Stranger Things Netflix hit series.
Meanwhile, a new big screen book adaptation coming our way: as
'Deadline' reports Fox has bought the movie rights on Kendare Blake's
THREE DARK CROWNS YA fantasy saga and has set Shawn Levy to produce it.
The second book One Dark Throne is out this Autumn and two more books
are planned in upcoming years. Three Dark Crowns is the first of four
planned volumes, a fantasy series about magically gifted triplet queens
who must use their powers against each other in a battle to ascend the
throne.Levy's production company has worked both on Oscar nominated
Arrival this year and Stranger Things Netflix hit series.
Check out her cape! I just bought two capes recently and now I feel like a Duchess.
ReplyDeleteHope not with real fur, Debs!
DeleteI've not seen Victoria, but it does sound good. We seem to have lots of historical series of late featuring the antics of Royals.
ReplyDeleteit was a nice series, given it is about that bloodthirsty royal ho. It was unexpectedly warm and light, but then again, their propaganda would want to show her that way, right? Who cares she enslaved half of the world when she and Albert were sooooo cute /pukes/
DeleteShe was a nasty little piggy. Can you imagine if anyone did an entire series showing the actual horrors committed by Royals? People wouldn't be able to stomach it.
Deletethey would say it is an antiWest propaganda!
DeleteMy gawd, Diana Rigg just goes on and on and on!
ReplyDeleteand then some on
DeleteWell, I like the style of each of the three crowns... :)
ReplyDelete~Jess
they do look scary indeed
DeleteI made a little note to add The Three Crowns to my reading list when I saw your Facebook post today. Probably will wait until at least one more book is released as I hate waiting years to finish a series.
ReplyDeletemy publisher says it is boring and she did not want to buy it, so I'd be reserved towards it :)
DeleteEeek, then I'll just move it to the way bottom of my list for if I run out of things to read then.
Delete:)
DeleteTom Hughes as prince Albert... Do you reckon that's an improvement?
ReplyDeleteI don't know
DeleteDiana Riggs? So many wonderful souvenirs...
ReplyDeleteshe was a star back in her days
DeleteThree Dark Crowns sounds interesting. Triplet queens. I wonder if it's a challenge not getting them mixed up.
ReplyDeletethey probably don't look identical
DeleteWhen I see the name, Prince Albert, I also think of some joke about Prince Albert in a can. But that's all I know of the joke. No idea how the rest goes.
ReplyDeleteI usually think of nasty Prince Albert piercing, but I'm naughty like that
DeleteI don't know what that is either?
Deleteit is probably better that you don't! Do NOT Google it!
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