Thursday, November 30, 2023

JODIE COMER FIGHTS TO SURVIVE APOCALYPSE IN FLOODED LONDON WITH A NEWBORN BABY IN THE END WE START FROM MOVIE TRAILER

  THE END WE START FROM  
The movie is out in USA this December
MOVIE TRAILER WITH JODIE COMER
In a role that critics says is the best she has given so far in her career, Jodie Comer leads new post apocalyptic British drama movie THE END WE START FROM which is ready to flood the cinemas December 8th also starring Joel Fry and Gina McKee and also Mark Strong. As London is submerged below floodwaters due to environmental crisis caused by climate changes, a woman (played by Jodie Comer) gives birth to her first child. Days later, her small family is torn apart and she and her baby are forced to leave their home in search of safety. They head north through a newly dangerous country seeking refuge from place to place.

CHRISTMAS ON BRITISH TV: AGATHA CHRISTIE'S MURDER IS EASY, MEN UP VIAGRA MOVIE, 2ND SEASON OF JAMIE DORNAN'S TOURIST, ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL SPECIAL AND GHOST STORY FOR CHRISTMAS

 CHRISTMAS ON BRITISH TV 
AGATHA CHRISTIE'S MURDER IS EASY
BBC has unveiled their Christmas line up this year and it includes Agatha Christie series MURDER IS EASY which will air on BBC One set in England, 1954. On a train to London, Fitzwilliam (David Jonsson) meets Miss Pinkerton (Penelope Wilton), who tells him that a killer is on the loose in the sleepy English village of Wychwood under Ashe. The villagers believe the deaths are mere accidents, but Miss Pinkerton knows otherwise – and when she's later found dead on her way to Scotland Yard, Fitzwilliam feels he must find the killer before they can strike again. Because for a certain kind of person, murder is easy… Morfydd Clark, Tom Riley, and Mark Bonnar also star.

  MEN UP TV MOVIE
BBC One will also air Iwan Rheon and Paul Rhys in MEN UP television movie which explores the lives of five ordinary Welshmen who embark on an extraordinary journey when they take part in the trial of a new drug which would later become Viagra. The feature-length drama is loosely inspired by the remarkable true story of one of the world's first medical trials for the drug, held in Swansea’s Morriston Hospital in 1994.

SECOND SEASON OF THE TOURIST
Also launching on BBC One during the holidays will be the second season of Jamie Dornan's THE TOURIST series with him playing Elliot who together with Helen (Danielle Macdonald) travels to Ireland to find answers about Elliot’s identity, but instead they are forced to face the dangerous consequences of his past actions.

  A GHOST STORY FOR CHRISTMAS
 BBC Two will see the premiere of a half hour long short movie A GHOST STORY FOR CHRISTMAS: LOT No249 an Arthur Conan Doyle adaptation starring Kit Harington and Freddie Fox. 1881. Old College, Oxford plays host to three very different young academics: Abercrombie Smith, a model of Victorian manhood, clean of limb and sound of mind; Monkhouse Lee, a delicate and unworldly student from Siam; and the strange and exotic Edward Bellingham, whose arcane research into Ancient Egypt is the talk of the campus.

ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL
Over on Channel 5 December 21st will bring us the traditional Christmas special of ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL series with James far from home, stationed at an RAF training base. A heartfelt phone call with Helen, who is expecting their child, fills him with a longing to return to her side. The question looms: will he manage to make it home in time to celebrate Christmas? Back in Darrowby, Mrs. Hall busies herself orchestrating a festive community celebration, imbuing the town with the spirit of the season. Meanwhile, Siegfried and Carmody find themselves in a lighthearted dispute over who will don the mantle of Father Christmas this year.

Wednesday, November 29, 2023

CIVIL BLOOD NEW 17TH CENTURY SET SERIES FROM THE CREATORS OF VIKINGS, TUDORS AND PEAKY BLINDERS IN WORKS

   CIVIL BLOOD EPIC SERIES  
FROM VIKINGS AND TUDORS CREATOR
From Peaky Blinders producer, and Vikings and Tudors creator Michael Hirst, currently in early development is CIVIL BLOOD historical series set in 17th century England and following the adventures of a young woman growing up in a time of war. The script has history, heart, family and war – all wrapped up in a punk attitude! It is a period of history not often explored, and in this series it will have a sense of the American western. At its heart is an iconic lead with a great pop sensibility – someone who thinks that history only happens to other people, until cataclysmic events bring history rushing in to the present.

TOM BRITTNEY TO HELM AND STAR IN THE MOVIE ADAPTATION OF AWARD WINNING LGBTQ NOVEL THE WHALE TATTOO

 TOM BRITTNEY TO LEAD 
THE WHALE TATTOO ADAPTATION
Grantchester star Tom Britney will both star in and helm his directorial debut the movie adaptation of Jon Ransom's LGBTQ novel THE WHALE TATTOO. He will play Joe who returns to the small Norfolk fishing town where he grew up to confront the past. Haunted by death, trauma and unfulfilled love, he soon learns the disturbing truth about the river running alongside the house his estranged father still lives in.

ALFIE ALLEN, MARTIJN LAKEMEIER, CHARLIE MURPHY, JACK GLEESON TO LEAD NEW HIGH PROFILE EUROPEAN SERIES SAFE HARBOR

 NEW SAFE HARBOR SERIES 
ALFIE ALLEN, MARTIJN LAKEMEIER AND CHARLIE MURPHY TO LEAD
In a co production between Dutch streamer Videoland and Belgian Streamz, next year will bring us new eight part series SAFE HARBOR with gorgeous Dutch star Martijn Lakemeier (who is also playing the king of Holland in Videoland's Maxima series) in the lead alongside Alfie Allen, Charlie Murhpy and Jack Gleeson. The series follows gifted hacker Tobias (Allen) and his ambitious best friend Marco (Lakemeier), who are intent on cracking into the tech billionaires club. They are plucked from quiet obscurity and plunged headfirst into the chaos of organised crime when they cross paths with the Irish mob. Leading the family’s operations in Holland are Sloane (Murphy) and her brother Farrell (Gleeson), who enlist their services to hack into the security system of Rotterdam harbour, Europe’s largest shipping port, to secure the undetected deliveries of drug shipments. A big-name star is being sought for a patriarch role, father to Sloane and Farrell, in the Irish mob, as Deadline reports.

Tuesday, November 28, 2023

SEE FIRST IMAGES AND TEASER FROM PRIME VIDEO'S POST APOCALYPTIC SF SERIES FALLOUT COMING FROM THE CREATORS OF WESTWORLD

   FALLOUT SF SERIES  
FIRST IMAGES FROM PRIME VIDEO
Fallout is out April next year
Prime Video has released first images from their new science fiction series coming from the creators of Westworld. FALLOUT, based on the popular game, will arrive to Prime Video next year, April 12th, with the cast led by Ella Purnell in the role of Lucy, Aaron Moten in the role of Maximus, Walton Goggins as The Ghoul, and Kyle MacLachlan who plays Overseer Hank in the brand new high profile series. You can also check out the first poster and the first teaser trailer which gives you a better insight into the brand new series coming up next spring. 

 SET IN THE FUTURE
post-apocalyptic Los Angeles this is the story of haves and have-nots in a world in which there’s almost nothing left to have. Two hundred years after the apocalypse, the gentle denizens of luxury fallout shelters are forced to return to the irradiated hellscape their ancestors left behind — and are shocked to discover an incredibly complex, gleefully weird and highly violent universe waiting for them. 
 

JAMES NORTON & NIKOLAJ COSTER WALDAU ARE HAROLD OF WESSEX AND WILLIAM OF NORMANDY IN NEW BBC EPIC SERIES KING AND CONQUEROR!

 KING AND CONQUEROR SERIES 
GETS NIKOLAJ COSTER WALDAU AND JAMES NORTON AS LEADS
BBC has announced that Nikolaj Coster Waldau and James Norton will lead their eight part historical series KING AND CONQUEROR playing 11th century figures William, Duke of Normandy, and Harold, Earl of Wessex, respectively. It tells the story of a clash that defined the future of a country, and a continent, for a thousand years, the roots of which stretch back decades and extend out through a pair of interconnected family dynasties, struggling for power across two countries and a raging sea. Harold of Wessex and William of Normandy were two men destined to meet at the Battle of Hastings in 1066; two allies with no design on the British throne, who found themselves forced by circumstance and personal obsession into a war for possession of its crown.

DECEMBER CHRISTMAS MOVIES AT HALLMARK: A NOT SO ROYAL CHRISTMAS WITH WILL KEMP, MY NORWEGIAN HOLIDAY WITH DAVID ELSENDOORN, PLUS CHRISTMAS ON CHERRY LANE

  DECEMBER AT HALLMARK  
 MY NORWEGIAN HOLIDAY
Countdown to Christmas over at Hallmark is well under way and will enter its second month this weekend when we hit December and get new
My Norwegian Holiday opens December
festive movie premieres. December is launching there this Friday with MY NORWEGIAN HOLIDAY which stars the wildly hot Ted Lasso actor David Elsendoorn in his Hallmark debut. Rhiannon Fish stars as JJ, who, grieving the loss of her grandmother and seeking dissertation inspiration, stumbles upon an unexpected holiday destiny. Meeting Henrik (David Elsendoorn), a Norwegian from Bergen, their connection deepens when he discovers she has a troll figurine from his hometown. To explore the troll’s history and her grandmother’s ties, JJ agrees to join Henrik on a journey to Norway. In Bergen, they’re drawn into Henrik’s family Christmas and wedding traditions, with his sister’s wedding the day before Christmas Eve. JJ embarks on a holiday adventure, uncovering the troll’s origins and finding her own path to healing, love and family.
 

A NOT SO ROYAL CHRISTMAS
A Not So Royal Christmas arrives December 2nd
The next day, December 2nd Saturday evening on Hallmark brings the premiere of A NOT SO ROYAL CHRISTMAS romantic holiday movie with our dearest Will Kemp in the lead role. Hallmark veteran Brooke D'Orsay plays tabloid journalist Charlotte who attempts to land an interview with a famously reclusive Count. In response, the royal family convinces their groundskeeper (Kemp) to pose and masquerade as the Count since the real one fled years ago. In case you were wondering, you can access Hallmark Channel via Philo, Sling TV, Frndly TV, Hulu with Live TV, YouTube TV and Fubo. Viewers around the world can also find Hallmark on Prime Video or on their cable TV providers. Check out the trailer for this romantic Christmas comedy movie and tell us what you think, will you give it a go this weekend?
 

CHRISTMAS ON CHERRY LANE
Cherry Lane opens December 9th
Probably the most star studded festive movie on Hallmark this year is CHRISTMAS ON CHERRY LANE which opens its lane December 9th and that Saturday you will see the cast which includes Catherine Bell, Jonathan Bennett, John Brotherton, Erin Cahill, James Denton, Vincent Rodriguez III! It revolves around a young couple preparing to welcome their first child (Brotherton, Cahill), an empty-nester (Bell) and her fiancé (Denton) ready to start a new chapter, and a gay couple (Bennett, Rodriguez III) who unexpectedly have the chance to expand their family on Christmas Eve, all celebrate the holiday in the same street as they navigate these turning points in their lives.

Monday, November 27, 2023

SEE FIRST POSTERS FOR VIAPLAY'S REBUS SERIES REBOOT WITH RICHARD RANKIN IN THE LEAD

 REBUS REBOOT SERIES 
SEE THE FIRST POSTERS
After adding our dear Richard Rankin as the lead, Viaplay has unveiled posters for their TV series reboot of REBUS detective show which, set in contemporary
Rebus should arrive sometime next year
Scotland, follows John Rebus as he finds himself at a psychological crossroads! At odds with a job increasingly driven by corporate technocrats, involved in a toxic affair he knows he needs to end, and all but supplanted in his daughter's life by his ex-wife's wealthy new husband, Rebus begins to wonder if he still has a role to play – either as a family man or a police officer. In a world of divisive politics and national discord, does the law still have meaning, or is everyone reverting to an older set of rules? And if so, why shouldn't Rebus do so too? Brian Ferguson plays Rebus' brother Michael, Neshla Caplan is Michael's wife Chrissie, and Amy Manson is Rebus's ex-wife Rhona. Lucie Shorthouse will play Rebus' police partner DC Siobhan Clarke, Sean Buchanan is his mentor George Blantyre and Stuart Bowman a corrupt mobster Ger Cafferty. The series, planned for more seasons, will arrive next year to Viaplay streaming service.

Sunday, November 26, 2023

1ST TRAILER AND IMAGES FROM 1242: GATEWAY TO THE WEST HISTORICAL EPIC ADVENTURE WITH RAY STEVENSON, ERIC ROBERTS, MICHAEL IRONSIDE, JEREMY NEUMARK JONES

 1242 GATEWAY TO THE WEST 
SEE FIRST EPIC MOVIE TRAILER
The gateway will open next May
You probably remember that back in 2022, your trusted spy informed you that Kevin Spacey was cast in this one but was later replaced by Ray Stevenson due to sexual assault charges that  were brought against him. A year after that Spacey was proclaimed innocent and in May 2023, Stevenson died during post-production which makes this his final film appearance. After all those problems epic historical movie adventure 1242: GATEWAY TO THE WEST, a co production between Hungary and Mongolia, is ready to hit cinemas in May next year and today I have the first posters, character photos and a trailer for you. The movie, which depicts Mongolian invasion into Europe stopped by a castle in Hungary, features an ensemble international cast that includes young Jeremy Neumark Jones, Neil Stuke, Bold Choimbol, Genevieve Chenneour, next  to the well knownaction movie stars from a few decades ago Michael Ironside, Eric Roberts, David Schofield, and Ray Stevenson!
 
WHAT IS THE STORY ABOUT? 
When the Kingdom of Hungary's army was annihilated by the Mongols at the battle of Mohi, only the castle of Esztergom now stood in the Mongolians' way of invading the rest of Europe. Khan Batu (Bold Choimbol), the grandson of Genghis Khan, reaches the walls of Esztergom with his invincible troops. The castle's defenders, led by Eusebius (Jeremy Neumark Jones), the Canon of Esztergom, and a Spanish mercenary, Captain Simon (Neil Stuke), are preparing for the final battle. The sudden arrival of Cardinal Cesareani (Ray Stevenson), the Papal Legate, coinciding with the Mongol Lunar New Year celebrations and the mystical practices of Eusebius, combine to offer the defenders a small glimmer of hope. 
 

Saturday, November 25, 2023

JAI COURTNEY AND JOEL JACKSON TO STAR IN HEARTWARMING AUSTRALIAN FAMILY FEATURE RUNT

  JAI COURTNEY TO LEAD  
RUNT AUSTRALIAN FAMILY MOVIE
Already in production over in Australia is new family movie RUNT which will star two of our favourite Australian hunks Jai Courtney and Joel Jackson! Based on Craig Silvey’s book it follows 11-year-old Annie Shearer (Lily La Torre) and her best friend, an adopted stray dog called Runt, who try to save their family farm in the fictional country town of Upson Downs by competing in the Agility Course Grand Championships at the prestigious Krumpets Dog Show in London. Annie lives on the struggling sheep farm with her parents Bryan (Jai Courtney) and Susie (Celeste Barber). Joel will play a constable.

Friday, November 24, 2023

TIMOTHY SPALL AND JAMES NESBITT ARE TWO VERY DIFFERENT SANTAS IN HEIST BEFORE CHRISTMAS SKY FESTIVE MOVIE TRAILER

 THE HEIST BEFORE CHRISTMAS 
FESTIVE MOVIE TRAILER IS HERE!
Sky has released a trailer for their festive comedy movie THE HEIST BEFORE CHRISTMAS which arrives this December to Sky Max. Twelve-year-old Mikey Collins, who’s dirt-poor and hates Christmas, finds two Santa Clauses in the woods. One has just pulled off a bank heist (James Nesbitt) and is on the run with the cash, the other Santa (Timothy Spall) claims to have fallen out of his sleigh. Mikey has no time for this second guy – he’s well past believing any of the Jingle Bells, spirit-of-the-season rubbish, even if his little brother Sean insists on treating the old man like a superstar. Instead, Mikey’s determined to get his hands on the bank-robber’s cash, convinced that this is the answer to giving his family the Christmas they all crave. But as Mikey risks everything for the loot, he comes to realise that maybe the spirit of Christmas is alive after all…

Thursday, November 23, 2023

1ST LOOK AT PRINCESS OF MERCY 19TH CENTURY BALKANS SET RUSSIAN HISTORICAL TV SERIES WITH DENIS NURULIN

   PRINCESS OF MERCY   
NEW HISTORICAL MELODRAMA
Straight from Russia we have the first images from the sets of their new historical TV melodrama PRINCESS OF MERCY (Княжна милосердия) which is currently shooting for a 2024 release with our gorgeous Denis Nurulin in the lead role joined by Sofia Priss, Maria Poroshina, Alexander Baluev, Dmitry Ulyanov, as well as Turkish actors Aysun Güven, Edip Zeydan and Tolga Mendi. The series will air on Russian national broadcaster.
 
THE SERIES IS SET IN 1878 
At the end of the Russian-Turkish War, Prince Alexei Raevsky (Denis Nurulin), who was fighting on the Balkan front with the rank of major, goes missing. His young wife, Princess Sophia (Sofia Priss), does not believe in the death of the prince. She takes an accelerated nursing course and goes to the front to find him. Having overcome many trials, Sophia rescues her husband from Turkish captivity and returns to Russia with him, but Raevsky’s enemies accuse him of betraying his homeland. Only Sophia can save the prince from hard labor. To do this, she will again, surrounded by true friends, have to go on a trip to the East.
 

Wednesday, November 22, 2023

SEE FIRST IMAGES FROM NIGHTSLEEPER REALTIME THRILLER SERIES WITH JOE COLE COMING SOON TO BBC

   NIGHTSLEEPER SERIES   
FIRST IMAGES FROM BBC
Coming to BBC One and iPlayer in early 2024 is NIGHTSLEEPER six-part series, a real-time thriller about the hacking of a sleeper train travelling from Glasgow to London, and a government agency’s frantic efforts to intervene in the rapidly escalating events onboard. Can two people who’ve never met, one on the train and one not, work together to save the lives of its disparate group of passengers as the Heart of Britain overnight service hurtles towards what might quite literally be its final destination? Joe Cole plays Joe Roag, an off-duty cop onboard who has to battle the unpredictable behaviour of the person or persons now in control, desperate to try and stop the Heart of Britain from reaching the end of the line, in more ways than one!

NBC TO PREMIERE NEW JON CRYER, DONALD FAISON SITCOM EXTENDED FAMILY TOGETHER WITH NEW SEASON OF NIGHT COURT AT CHRISTMAS

 EXTENDED FAMILY TO BE 
FIRST NEW SITCOM OF 2024
NBC has unveiled their MidSeason schedule and they will be the network with the first new sitcom of the new year. EXTENDED FAMILY will first have a premiere the same night as the second season of Night Court as an early Christmas gift December 23rd and then both comedies will settle into their Tuesday evening slot from January 2nd!
 
  IN EXTENDED FAMILY
Jon Cryer and Abigail Spencer are Jim and Julia, who, after an amicable divorce, decide to continue to raise their kids at the family home while taking turns on who gets to stay with them. Navigating the waters of divorce and child-sharing gets more complicated for Jim when Trey (Donald Faison), the owner of his favorite sports team, enters the picture and wins Julia’s heart.
 

Tuesday, November 21, 2023

SEE JASON ISAACS AS CARY GRANT IN THE TRAILER FOR ARCHIE BIOPIC TV SERIES WHICH STARTS THIS WEEK

  JASON ISAACS TRAILER  
FROM CARY GRANT ARCHIE TV SERIES
Jason Isaacs is Archie Cary Grant
ITV and Britbox have released a trailer from their four part mini TV series on famous Cary Grant with Jason Isaacs in the lead role which starts November 23rd on ITVX and December 7th on Britbox.
 
ARCHIE  
(his real name was Archibald) will start with his birth in Bristol in 1904 and tell the story of a troubled childhood spent in extreme poverty, dealing with his father’s adultery and the loss of older brother John. At 14, he joined music hall act the Bob Pender Troupe and moved to the U.S. and, soon after, Cary Grant was born. The show will intercut scenes from 1961 when, at the height of his fame, Grant was desperately unhappy in his private life after two failed marriages. Grant then began wooing TV star Dyan Cannon, who was 30 years his junior and didn’t immediately fall for his charms. He married her in 1965 and retired from film acting one year later. The series tells how extreme poverty, his father’s adultery and the loss of his older brother, John, tore the family apart and sent his loving mother into a downward spiral of grief and depression. The script also reveals how deceit, cruelty and one, overpowering lie shaped Archie’s life. Harriet Walter stars as Grant’s mother with Henry Lloyd Hughes also in the cast. Laura Aikman stars as Cary’s ex-wife Dyan Cannon, Dainton Anderson, Calam Lynch and Oaklee Pendergast as young versions of Archie and Kara Tointon, Ian Pulston-Davies, Ian McNeice, Jason Watkins, Lisa Faulkner and Niamh Cusack are also in.