PREMIUM SPOTLIGHT ON SKY ITALY'S NEW EPIC TV SERIES ROMULUS ON THE FOUNDER OF ROME WITH ANDREA ARCANGELI

  ROMULUS EPIC SERIES  

ON THE FOUNDER OF ROME

If you thought the year will end without a new historical series from Italy, you were wrong: ROMULUS ten episode epic TV saga started airing this

Romulus is currently airing around Europe

month over at Sky Italy and will arrive to other Sky channels around Europe and Now TV sometime next year. I've also heard that it will air for US audience next spring on HBO (it is already airing on some of HBO's local cable channels in Europe). 

  THE STORY OF ROMULUS

coming from Mattero Rovere (who first made Romulus and Remus movie a few years ago), is set in Lazio, 8th century BC, a primitive and brutal world in which the fate of everyone is decided by the implacable power

The series is airing in ten hourlong episodes

of nature and the gods. The thirty tribes of the Latin League have lived for years under the leadership of the king of Alba, but drought and famine threaten the peace and life of these cities. Outside of them the forest, a dark

The whole series was shot in Latin language

place inhabited by cruel and mysterious creatures. Romulus is the story of this world through the eyes of three young people marked by death, loneliness and

The series was written, created and directed by Matteo Rovere

violence: Yemos, prince of Alba, Wiros, a young orphan and slave and the young vestal Ilia. A story of men and women who discover how to create a destiny instead of suffering it. Romulus is the epic and hyper-realistic story of the genesis of Rome, as it has never been told.

ANDREA ARCANGELI IS YEMOS

As Prince of Alba, he is forced to flee. Captured by the Luperci, he meets Wiros with whom he shares very hard trials. Yemos inherited the values ​​of honor and

Andrea Arcangeli plays the lead role in the epic TV series

traditions from his maternal grandfather. But the encounter with the Ruminales will make him discover his wilder side that will lead him to reclaim what has been taken from him.

 

FRANCESCO DI NAPOLI IS WIROS

Slave in the city of Velia, he leaves for the Lupercalia, the initiation rite that all the boys of the city must perform to become men. Despite the abuse and

Francesco Di Napoli is slave Wiros in the epic TV series

torture he endures, he is determined and stubborn. The meeting with Yemos will mark for him the passage from solitude to brotherhood.

 

MARIANNA FONTANA IS ILIA

Daughter of Amulius, she has been locked up since the age of six in the temple of Vesta, of which she is a priestess. A terrible betrayal takes away from her

Marianna Fontana is Ilia in the epic TV series

what she holds most dear. Thus she begins to fight to become the architect of her destiny, unaware that the only person in the world she trusts, her father, is hiding a terrible secret from her.

 

ARRACHT 19TH CENTURY EPIC DRAMA TO REPRESENT IRELAND IN THE INTERNATIONAL OSCAR RACE! JIM CRACE'S HISTORICAL NOVEL HARVEST GETS A MOVIE ADAPTATION

  JIM CRACE'S HARVEST  

TO BECOME MEDIAEVAL MOVIE

Jim Crace's novel will become a movie

Two European projects for you this sleepy weekend (don't forget to return tomorrow for a spotlight on something historical coming from Italy), starting with fresh news coming from Cineuropa: Greek director Athina Rachel Tsangari will turn Jim Crace's 2013 historical novel HARVEST into a movie. Ken Loach's studio will be involved in the adaptation of the story set in a medieval village in England where it follows the villagers’ reaction to three newcomers, who become scapegoats in a time of economic turmoil. The cast will be announced later on, so stay tuned for the updates if this project interests you or buy the book.

 ARRACHT DRAMA TRAILER  

A MOVIE THAT WILL REPRESENT IRELAND IN OSCAR RACE

Arracht is out this month in Ireland

Ireland has chosen the film that will represent them in the international Oscar race. The Irish language movie ARRACHT directed and written by Tom Sullivan, starring Dónall Ó Héalai, Dara Devaney, Michael McElhatton and newcomer Saise Ní Chúinn, is set in Ireland, 1845 on the eve of The Great Hunger. Colmán Sharkey, a fisherman, a father, a husband, takes in a stranger at the behest of a local priest. Patsy, a former soldier in the Napoleonic wars arrives just ahead of 'the blight,' a disease that eventually wipes out the country's potato crop, contributing to the death and displacement of millions. As the crops rot in the fields, Colmán, his

Arracht means Monster in Irish language

brother and Patsy travel to the English Landlord's house to request a stay on rent increases that Colmán predicts will destroy his community. His request falls deaf ears and Patsy's subsequent actions set Colmán on a path that will

The film was both written and helmed by Tom Sullivan

take him to the edge of survival, and sanity. It is only upon encountering an abandoned young girl that Colmán's resolve is lifted. Just in time for the darkness of his past to pay another visit. 

READY FOR HOLIDAYS? MARIAH CAREY'S MAGICAL CHRISTMAS SPECIAL! DASHING IN DECEMBER WITH PETER PORTE, ANDIE MACDOWELL, CHRISTMAS SETUP WITH FRAN DRESCHER!

   FIRST TRAILER IS HERE FOR  

MARIAH CAREY'S MAGICAL CHRISTMAS SPECIAL AT APPLE

For most Americans Black Friday is the day they start their Christmas preparations, so here are two festive projects coming up next month. MARIAH

Mariah's special arrives December 4th

CAREY'S MAGICAL CHRISTMAS SPECIAL  is coming to Apple TV + December 4th! The special finds the world faced with a holiday cheer crisis, which the North Pole knows only one person can solve: Santa’s great friend, Mariah Carey. Combining musical performances, dancing and animation, the show has Carey saving the day. The show will feature some of her celebrity friends and also a new song Oh, Santa with the show also getting a whole new soundtrack. Will it be Mariah's 20th Billboard Number One single? The special was directed by Roman Coppola. Check out the colourful trailer below and tell us what you think about her costumes in it!

 

 

DASHING IN DECEMBER TRAILER

BRINGS A FESTIVE GAY ROMANCE

If you're more into gaylidays, here is some delightful gay romance for you in the trailer for DASHING IN DECEMBER movie which will arrive to

Dashing in December will air on Paramount

Paramount Network December 13th as their original movie written and directed by Jake Helgren. When Wyatt Burwall (Peter Porte) finally returns home for the holidays in an effort to convince his mother Deb (Andie MacDowell) to sell the family's Colorado ranch, a romance unexpectedly ignites between Wyatt and their dashing new ranch hand Heath Ramos (Juan Pablo Di Pace), who dreams of saving the beloved property and the ranch's magical Winter Wonderland attraction while reawakening the spirit of Christmas in Wyatt's lonely heart. Check out the lovely trailer below!

 

 

  THE CHRISTMAS SETUP  

FRAN DRESCHER FOR CHRISTMAS!

Meanwhile, Lifetime is pulling out big guns in order to win the Christmas race, so they've bringing Fran Drescher to their channel

The Setup is ready on December 12th!

December 12th in their original romantic comedy THE CHRISTMAS SETUP. It is a movie about a New York lawyer Hugo (Ben Lewis) who heads to Milwaukee with his best friend Madelyn (Ellen Wong) to spend the holidays with his mom Kate (Fran Drescher), who is also in charge of the local Christmas celebrations. Ever the matchmaker, Kate arranges for Hugo to run into Patrick (Ben's reallife partner Blake Lee), Hugo’s high school friend and secret crush, who has recently returned after a successful stint in Silicon Valley. As they enjoy the local holiday festivities together, Hugo and Patrick’s attraction to each other is undeniable and it looks as though Kate’s Santa-style matchmaking is a success. But as Hugo receives word of a big promotion requiring a move to London, he must decide what is most important to him.

ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL CHRISTMAS EPISODE PLOT AND PHOTOS UNVEIL POSSIBLE FESTIVE ROMANTIC BREAKTHROUGHS!

ALL CREATURES GREAT & SMALL

CHRISTMAS EPISODE PHOTOS

If you are missing the lovely adventures of our favourite TV vet out in the Yorkshire Dales, do not despair as I've already told you before that ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL (which will start airing its first

The festive episode arrives to Channel 5 at Christmas

season for US audience at PBS in January) will come back at Christmas to Channel 5 with a festive episode and today we have the first photos and the plot too!  The episode airs Tuesday, December 22nd!

 

Christmas special picks the story back up on Xmas Eve

It’s the day before Helen (Rachel Shenton) and Hugh’s (Matthew Lewis) wedding, and James (Nicholas Ralph) is still heartbroken and trying to bury his pain. But Skeldale House is hosting its annual Christmas party, and James

Nicholas Ralph returns as everybody's favourite vet James

has invited his new girlfriend Connie (Charlie May-Clark) as his guest. Preparations are well under way, Tristan (Callum Woodhouse) has decked the halls with mistletoe and Mrs Hall (Anna Madeley) has laid on a feast and is looking forward to her son Edward returning for Christmas. Siegfried

The series has been renewed for the second season

(Samuel West) is delighted when Dorothy (Maimie McCoy) turns up and wonders if now is the time to throw caution to the wind! As the house fills with locals James receives a call from Bert Chapman (Dave Hill) who wants help

Siegfried and Dorothy might finally start a romance!

with his dog who is struggling to give birth. James has to leave the party and is surprised when Helen asks if she can go with him to get away from all the wedding gossip. Up at the Chapman’s James is faced with a puppy stuck in the birth canal, and Helen sees how much he loves being a vet. When it’s time to

A fog for Christmas might solve all love problems in the town

leave, James is horrified to discover the fog has descended trapping them high up in the Dales until morning. James calls Skeldale and promises to get Helen back to Darrowby in time for the wedding, meanwhile wondering if he will be able to suppress his true feelings for her!

Christmas festivities and wedding bells 🎄🎁✨🔔#AllCreaturesGreatAndSmall #ACGAS #Christmas

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— Channel 5 (@channel5_tv) December 8, 2020

SAM REID TO LEAD COMPELLING NEW 80'S SET TV SERIES THE NEWSREADER TOGETHER WITH ANNA TORV OVER AT ABC!

   SAM REID TO LEAD  

THE NEWSREADER TV SERIES

If you follow your trusted spy regularly, you probably know we're in love with Australian actors, but we will admit that our absolute fave among

Sam Reid will take the lead role

them is our dear Sam Reid! We are happy to announce that he is returning to TV after his outstanding performance in Lambs of God, with the lead role in THE NEWS READER six part drama for ABC, set in the maelstrom of a commercial television newsroom in 1986.

     With Anna Torv as Helen Norville, a notoriously difficult star anchor determined to build credibility, Sam Reid will play Dale Jennings, a diligent young reporter, desperate for a shot at the desk. Together, they’ll cover an extraordinary chain of breaking news including the shock of the Challenger explosion, the misbegotten hype of Halley’s Comet and the global terror of Chernobyl. From messy beginnings, a deep bond is formed that will upend their lives and transform the very fabric of the nightly news bulletin. Robert Taylor, William McInnes, Chum Ehelepola, Michelle Lim Davidson, Stephen Peacocke, Chai Hansen and Marg Downey will also star. Entertainment One will cover global distribution of the series.

1ST PHOTOS OF EWAN MCGREGOR IN HALSTON MINI SERIES, CALLUM TURNER, FELICITY JONES IN LAST LETTER FROM YOUR LOVER, CHARLOTTE RAMPLING IN JUNIPER

 LAST LETTER FROM YOUR LOVER

1ST PHOTOS WITH CALLUM TURNER AND FELICITY JONES

Two first looks for you today,  beginning with first photos from THE LAST LETTER FROM YOUR LOVER movie adaptation of Jojo Moyes' popular novel in which Shailene Woodley plays a woman called Jennifer Stirling who loses her memory after a car accident, but later discovers letters

Shailene Woodley and Callum Turner in the movie

about a love affair she had with a journalist called Anthony O'Hare (Callum Turner)! Jennifer is married to wealthy and powerful husband Laurence (Joe Alwyn), and the letters are discovered decades later by journalist Ellie

Felicity Jones and Nabhaan Rizwan

Haworth (Felicity Jones). She pieces them together with the help of archivist Rory (Nabhaan Rizwan), leading to a journey that will entangle the two women's lives forever.

1ST JUNIPER DRAMA PHOTO

WITH CHARLOTTE RAMPLING

Who will star together with Marton Csokas in drama movie directed by Matthew Saville, JUNIPER. When a self-destructive teenager is suspended

Matthew Saville is both writing and directing Juniper

from school and asked to look after his feisty alcoholic grandmother as a punishment, the crazy time they spend together turns his life around. 

1ST EWAN MCGREGOR PHOTO

FROM HALSTON TV SERIES

There is also the first, rather glamorous look of  Ewan McGregor in mini TV series HALSTON in which he plays the famous fashion designer. It tracks Halston as he leverages his single, invented name into a worldwide

The series will air next year in five hourlong episodes

fashion empire that's synonymous with luxury, sex, status and fame, literally defining the era. The series arrives sometime next year.

Ewan McGregor will be wearing glamorous costumes in the series

NEW EPIC SHOWS ANNOUNCED: VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA, DANIEL DEFOE'S ROXANE, MEDIEVAL SERIES MATILDA! BLACK NARCISSUS EPIC TV SERIES STARTS TONIGHT AT FX

   NEW PRODUCTION OUTFIT  

ANNOUNCES A WHOLE SLATE OF NEW EPIC TV SHOWS

Daniel Defoe's novel will become a series

Legendary Entertainment has launched the joint venture production company Watford & Essex with White Princess and White Queen producers Emma Frost and Matthew Graham, and has announced development of 10 projects, among which are: VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA (a remake of the 1960 adventure series to be penned by Chris Lunt and Michael Walker), ROXANA (dark and funny parable about female identity, adapted by Emma Frost from Daniel Defoe's epic novel), MATILDA (Medieval female driven political adventure series created by Matthew Graham)! Fingers crossed none of these projects will be like Frost and Graham's current ultimate flop Spanish Princess. 

  BLACK NARCISSUS  

EPIC SERIES STARS TONIGHT

And speaking of epic series, just to remind you that tonight over at FX BLACK NARCISSUS series airs for US audience, with UK audience seeing it

Alessandro Nivola will be the hunk factor

next month. The series will also be available on Hulu as of tomorrow if you prefer streaming! 

 

  BLACK NARCI- SSUS EPIC SERIES

 is set in Mopu, Himalayas, in 1934 at a remote clifftop palace once known as the ‘House of Women’, the location holds many dark secrets. When the young nuns of St. Faith attempt to establish a mission there, its haunting mysteries awaken forbidden desires that seem destined to repeat a terrible tragedy. During the latter years of British rule in India, ambitious young nun Sister

Gemma Arterton takes the female lead role in the series

Clodagh (Gemma Arterton) heads a mission to a remote part of the Himalayas. The palace of Mopu has been donated by General Toda Rai, who hopes the Sisters of St. Faith will rid the ‘House of Women’ of unhappy

Aisling Franciosi also stars in the new series

memories connected tohis late sister, Srimati. Although Clodagh ignores the warnings of the General’s raffish agent Mr. Dean (Alessandro Nivola), isolation and illness soon take their toll, with the haunting atmosphere of the

Before starting in UK next month,the series will stream on Hulu

palace particularly affecting volatile Sister Ruth (Aisling Franciosi). As past and present collide, the arrival of the young General Dilip Rai (Chaneil Kular) is the catalyst for an explosion of repressed desires that may end in a fatal confrontation. Late Diana Rigg also stars alongside Jim Broadbent.

PREMIUM SPOTLIGHT ON SPANISH HISTORICAL SERIES TELL ME WHO I AM OR MISTRESS OF WAR BASED ON JULIA NAVARRO'S BESTSELLING NOVEL!

   TELL ME WHO I AM  

EPIC TV SERIES AT MOVIESTAR

The series starts December 4th on Movistar +

If you thought that El Cid epic TV series which starts next month will be the only Spanish historical show we will see this year, you were wrong. Coming December 4th to Movistar + is TELL ME WHO I AM (Dime quién soy) 9 episode series starring Irene Escolar (whom you remember as the Spanish queen from Isabel epic saga) and based on a popular 2010 book by Julia Navarro. Our dear Beta Film is producing. You can check out the super dynamic trailer below and tell us what you think! I've heard somewhere that the series will air around the world on Amazon Prime, but it has not been

The story of the series covers many decades and years

confirmed. You can also click on all these interesting series posters to see them better in all their beauty, they are very interesting and original. It will air on Peacock in USA as Mistress of War.

  WHAT IS THE STORY ABOUT?

Madrid, 1998. A man by the name of Albert James (Will Keen) leaves a thick biography on the desk of Javier, a successful publisher. It is the story of Javier's mother he never knew, Amelia Garayoa (Irene Escolar). Before

The new series will air in nine hourlong episodes

fate can finally reunite mother and son, Amelia will have taken a long journey, starting in tumultuous Madrid of 1934. First forced into marriage, then with her newborn baby taken from her, well-off Amelia meets Pierre (Oriol Pla), a

Jose Manuel Lorenzo created the series for Beta Film

charismatic young French journalist and revolutionary whom Amelia accompanies to Buenos Aires out of love and sheer lust for adventure. There,

Irene Escolar and Maria Pia Calzone star in the series

opera diva Carla Alessandrini (Maria Pia Calzone) takes Amelia under her wing, becoming the young Spanish woman's surrogate mother and best friend. Amelia's lifelong personal, romantic and political journey as a spy for a noble

The series is based on a novel by Julia Navarro

cause eventually takes her full circle, back home to Madrid - but not before life-changing experiences every step of the way in Moscow, London, Rome, Paris and Berlin.

LIGHT BRINGS DANGER IN THE POST APOCALYPTIC SHADOWS MOVIE FROM SKY ITALIA AND RAI STARRING SASKIA REEVES

   SHADOWS TRAILER  

 BRINGS RIVALS TOGETHER

A proof that rivals can sometimes work together is in front of you in the shape of SHADOWS thriller which will air both on Sky Italia and their

The movie aired in cinemas this week

national broadcaster RAI this week, after a special three day play in cinemas, focusing on family dynamics in a post apocalyptic world where a mother and her two daughters must avoid contact with daylight and its shadows in order to survive. 

 

  The co production between Italy and Ireland stars Mia Threapleton and Lola Petticrew as Alma and Alex, two adolescent sisters, survivors of a catastrophic event. They live deep in the woods with their Mother (Saskia Reeves), a strict, over protective woman who has sheltered them from ominous presences, the

Mia Threapleton and Lola Petticrew play the sisters

Shadows, which live in the daylight and infest the world beyond the river, a border for Alma and Alex. When they follow Mother, out for hunting, Alma and Alex start a series of events which will make them discover the truth about the Shadows and their own reality.

VANESSA LACHEY AND RYAN MCPARTLIN WILL ENCHANT YOUR HEARTS IN FESTIVE ROMANCE ONCE UPON A MAIN STREET!

  ONCE UPON A MAIN STREET  

WILL BE YOUR FAVOURITE FESTIVE MOVIE OF THE SEASON

I mean how could it not be? It has two of the most gorgeous people ever Vanessa Lachey and Ryan McPartlin as leads and she plays a Christmas shop owner and he a chocolatier! Airing November 29th on Lifetime, ONCE UPON A MAIN STREET will really satisfy your all festive cravings:

The movie airs this Christmas on Lifetime

beautiful couple, festive sets, glitzy Christmas decor, and idyllic little town and lots of chocolate! 

It's the Christmas season. Beyond the animosity they have for each other stemming from their less than pleasant recent first encounter, Amelia Lewis and Vic Manning seem always to be competing against each other, most importantly for a commercial property each wants to purchase in White Oak, Nevada for her/his dream store, hers a year 'round Christmas store, and his a chocolate shop. As each bid has its merits - hers all cash, his above asking - the real estate agent has to consult with the property owner who has the final say. Individually, Amelia and Vic have the same idea to discover the identity

Vanessa Lachey and Ryan McPartlin take the lead roles

of the property owner - he, Elder Dubois, who lives an hour away in Castle Creek - and make a personal plea directly to him. With Amelia and Vic arriving unannounced on Elder's doorstep at virtually the same time to make their individual pitches, Elder tells them that he is unable or unwilling to make a snap decision concerning the property. As Elder is all alone for the first time for Christmas they stay with him till he makes the decision in a little city which is filled with Christmas magic.   

RUSSELL TOVEY, CELIA IMRIE JOIN CELINE DION, SAM HEUGHAN, PRIYANKA CHOPRA IN TEXT FOR YOU ROMCOM! SIX MINUTES TO MIDNIGHT TRAILER WITH JUDI DENCH, EDDIE IZZARD, JIM BROADBENT, JAMES D'ARCY

  TEXT FOR YOU ROMCOM  

RUSSELL TOVEY AND CELIA IMRIE JOIN THE STELLAR CAST

Well, it is definitely a cast addition any director would die for: Russell Tovey and Celia Imrie have joined English adaptation of German movie TEXT FOR YOU which already has Sam Heughan, Priyanka Chopra and queen of pop Celine Dion in its ensemble. The story will see Priyanka playing a woman, who, to ease the pain after tragically losing her fiancé, starts

Celia Imrie and Russell Tovey have joined the cast!

to send romantic texts to his old cell. It turns out the phone number has been reassigned to a man (Heughan) across town suffering from similar heartbreak. The two meet and feel an undeniable connection, but can’t seem to leave the past behind. The music and influence of Celine Dion gives them the courage to take a chance on love again.

 SIX MINUTES TO MIDNIGHT 

TRAILER BASED ON TRUE EVENTS!

The film will arrive to UK next March

Speaking of great cast, check out an international trailer for war drama SIX MINUTES TO MIDNIGHT which is currently airing in cinemas around Europe but is set for UK in March next year which is unusual, as Russia and Spain have already seen it. 

 

     Directed by Andy Goddard it is set in Summer 1939. Influential families in Nazi Germany have sent their daughters to a finishing school in an English seaside town to learn the language and be ambassadors for a future looking National Socialist. A teacher there (Eddie Izzard) sees what is coming and is trying to raise the alarm. But the authorities believe he is the problem. Judi Dench stars as the principal of the

Judi Dench plays the principal of the school!

school, with the super stellar cast also including British legends Jim Broadbent, David Schofield and James D'Arcy! The main plot is loosely

The movie is currently airing in Russian and Spanish cinemas

inspired in the real-life Augusta Victoria College, located in the also real-life coastal town Bexhill-on-Sea. Named after the last empress of Germany, it was closed in 1939.

ZACHARY LEVI TO LEAD THE UNBREAKABLE BOY INSPIRING MOVIE ADAPTATION! ITS A WORLD WITHOUT WOMEN IN CHAOS WALKING SF TRAILER WITH TOM HOLLAND, DAISY RIDLEY, MADDS MIKKELSEN, NICK JONAS!

  ZACHARY LEVI TO LEAD  

THE UNBREAKABLE BOY

And here's another book recommendation for you: Scott M. LeRette's book THE UNBREAKABLE BOY will be turned into a movie starring Zachary Levi. To be directed by Jon Gunn, this inspirational story follows Austin, a kid born with a rare brittle bone disease and autism. But what makes

Zachary Levi plays the father in the movie adaptation

Austin unique is his joyous, funny, life-affirming worldview that transforms and unites everyone around him – especially his dad, Scott (Levi), who changes his life as he comes to see Austin not as the symbol of something broken, but the triumph of an indestructible spirit.

  CHAOS WALKING TRAILER 

NO ONE ESCAPES THE NOISE

Chaos Walking will be out soonish

This one really had a sad destiny, being postponed about a million times, but CHAOS WALKING will finally arrive to cinemas soon but no officialdate due to everything being postponed courtesy of covid. Based on a book by Patrick Ness, the film, directed by Doug Liman, has Tom Holland, Daisy Ridley, Nick Jonas, Mads Mikkelsen, Demian Bichir and Kurt Sutter in the cast. 

 

      CHAOS WALKING 

 set in the not too distant future in a colony called the New World, follows Todd Hewitt (Tom Holland), a young man who has been brought up to believe that a pathogen has killed all women and unleashed the Noise, a force that puts all people's

Tom Holland plays the lead role in the sf movie

and animals' thoughts on display. Todd's world is turned upside down upon discovering Viola Eade (Daisy Ridley), a mysterious girl who crash lands on

Nick Jonas also stars in the Chaos Walking adaptation

his planet. In this dangerous landscape, the pair find themselves being hunted down by the fanatical Mayor Prentiss (Madds Mikkelsen), forcing Todd to discover his own inner power and unlock the planet's dark secrets.

WORLD'S MOST INFAMOUS DIAMOND KOHINOOR GETTING ITS OWN EPIC TV SAGA BASED ON A BOOK BY WILLIAM DALRYMPLE! SBS UNVEILS ITS MOST AMBITIOUS EPIC TV SERIES EVER NEW GOLD MOUNTAIN

  KOH-I-NOOR DIAMOND  

GETTING ITS OWN TV SERIES

Koel Purie Rinchet is producing!

Earlier this summer I announced that William Dalrymple's THE ANARCHY book on the rise of the East India company will be turned into a TVseries and now another of his books KOHINOOR: The History Of World's Most Infamous Diamond, written together with Anita Anand, will get a series adaptation too by 185 Carat Films from Mumbai! The book describes the winding true story of the Indian diamond, the 27th largest in the world, which is currently part of the British Crown Jewels. The precious stone changed hands between various factions in south and west Asia, until being ceded to Queen Victoria after the British annexation of the Punjab in 1849. The diamond has inspired much folklore over the decades and has become a

Dalrymple's Anarchy is also becoming a series

symbol of power as it passed from one royal to another. 

 

    This famous and cursed diamond wreaked untold devastation as it was viciously ripped from one royal hand to another. It has ended up in its final home, the Tower of London, after being gruesomely wrested from the hands of its last owner, a nine year old Maharaja. Television has never witnessed a historical story of this magnitude, where bloodshed, love, sex, intrigue, beauty and cruelty all come together to create a layered narrative. This story, rooted in South Asia and traversing countries like Afghanistan and Iran, has a unique international appeal. It is a timely story of greed, power and appropriation regardless of cost.

  NEW GOLD MOUNTAIN  

EPIC TV SERIES FROM AUSTRALIA

Speaking of epic drama, Australian streamer SBS has revealed first photo from their most ambitious drama ever - four part epic series NEW GOLD MOUNTAIN starring Mulan and Luminaries’ Yoson An alongside

Yoson An and Alyssa Sutherland are leading the cast

Vikings’ Alyssa Sutherland, Christopher James Baker and Dan Spielman! It tells the untold story of the Australian gold rush from the perspective of Chinese miners who risked everything for a chance at unlikely fortune in a new land.