Saturday, August 31, 2024

LAMBERT WILSON TO PLAY KING OF FRANCE IN NEW HISTORICAL BIOPIC CHOPIN, CHOPIN ON FAMOUS 19TH CENTURY COMPOSER

  LAMBERT WILSON TO PLAY  
KING LOUIS PHILLIPE IN "CHOPIN, CHOPIN"
Lambert Wilson will take a royal role
As Variety reveals, Lambert Wilson is set to play King Louis Phillipe of France in CHOPIN, CHOPIN historical biopic on famous composer Frederic Chopin who will be played by Eryk Kulm in the film by director Michał Kwieciński
 
  SET IN 
the first half of the 19th century, it will be an accurate and touching vision of the last part of the composer’s life alternating between lavish court scenes, where French King Louis Philippe will appear both flippant and distressed, and intimate moments, showing the solitude of this artist and his eventual descent into illness and death. Chopin was a volcano of energy, a prankster and the king of society. He loved parties and going to bed at 10 in the morning. On the other hand, he was an introvert, shunned by the world and locked in a cocoon of music, and plagued by terminal illness. That’s how he will be portrayed in the film: as a man torn between two women, death and music. Above are first photos from the film.
 

Friday, August 30, 2024

TRAILER AND AIR DATE FOR BBC NIGHTSLEEPER REALTIME THRILLER SERIES WITH JOE COLE

    NIGHTSLEEPER SERIES   
TRAILER AND AIR DATE AT BBC
Coming to BBC One and iPlayer September 15th 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! Check out the trailer below for the series that also stars James Cosmo. It will also stream on Stan in Australia.

CHANNEL 5 REVEALS TRAILER AND AIR DATE FOR THE TEACHER ANTHOLOGY SERIES SEASON 2 WITH WILL MELLOR, EMMETT SCANLAN

  THE TEACHER SERIES 
CHANNEL 5 SETS AIR DATE FOR SEASON 2
Today we have the trailer and start date for the second season of Channel 5's THE TEACHER which will, as an anthology series not follow Sheridan Smith's character from the first season, but  Dani (Kara Tointon), a teacher who loves her job. She’s a real mentor and inspiration to her students, but what she lacks is a properly functioning marriage with real intimacy and mutual desire. This leads her into an impulsive affair with a fellow colleague that at first answers all her needs, but soon spirals out of control. When a pupil goes missing on a school trip, Dani rightly blames herself for being too easily distracted. When things start to take a sinister turn she is forced to lie, and quickly finds her life falling to pieces. She risks everything to right the wrongs that she has, in part, been responsible for. Will Mellor and Emmett Scanlan will play her husband and her lover in the four parter which starts September 9th.
 

Thursday, August 29, 2024

EVERYBODY IS AGAINST KRISTEN BELL AND ADAM BRODY IN NEW NETFLIX COMEDY SERIES NOBODY WANTS THIS

   NOBODY WANTS THIS  
SERIES WITH KRISTEN BELL AND ADAM BRODY
Nobody Wants This starts September 26th
Straight from Netflix comes a trailer for their new comedy series NOBODY WANTS THIS which streams from September 26th. In the new series, an agnostic podcast host and an unconventional rabbi on the rebound walk into a party. When they walk out — together — the unlikely pair, Joanne (Kristen Bell) and Noah (Adam Brody), can tell there is something between them. But also potentially between them, with their differing outlooks on life, all of the modern obstacles to love, and their sometimes well-meaning, sometimes sabotaging families — including her sister Morgan (Justin Lupe) and his brother Sasha (Timothy Simons). 

HOW TRUE CAN YOU BE TO YOURSELF AS A TEACHER ASKS BRIAN JORDAN ALVAREZ IN FX AND HULU NEW COMEDY SERIES ENGLISH TEACHER

  ENGLISH TEACHER  
NEW FX AND HULU COMEDY SERIES
English Teacher streams from September 2nd
As all of my colleagues around the world will tell you, this is probably the worst time in history to be a teacher, and not just because of the classes filled with immature millennials or disrespectful, egotistic and intolerable gen Z brats, but also because we live in the times where kids come to school with zero manners and respect towards their elders filled with privileged anger and bitterness, plus the all holier than thou attitude. This can all be seen in new half hour comedy series ENGLISH TEACHER which streams on FX and Hulu from September 2nd and will have ten episodes. 
 
 
The series will stream in ten episodes
ENGLISH TEACHER STARS
  Will and Grace star Brian Jordan Alvarez as Evan, an Austin high school teacher striving to meet the conflicting needs of students and parents amidst ever-changing rules. Evan wants to be a principled person but often runs into trouble because of it. By Evan’s side at Morrison-Hensley High is his friend group of other teachers. Chief among them is his best friend Gwen Sanders (Stephanie Koenig), the eager and optimistic history teacher who tends to see the best in people, even when she probably shouldn’t. Then there’s PE teacher Markie Hillridge (Sean Patton).
Brian Jordan Alvarez leads the new series
Though he can seem gruff and abrasive, beneath the surface, he possesses a knowledge of human nature that often proves valuable to Evan. When they aren’t disagreeing, Markie and Evan share a genuine bond… but they’re usually disagreeing. Principal Grant Moretti (Enrico Colantoni) wants nothing more than peace and the path of least resistance, a path Evan is rarely willing to take. While Grant keeps his own opinions close to the vest, he respects Evan’s passion, even if it makes his own job more difficult. Guidance Counselor Rick (Carmen Christopher) barely wants to be at this school, he sees himself as an entrepreneur, but still loves hanging out with the other teachers. Evan’s boyfriend Malcolm (Jordan Firstman) is a former teacher at Morrison. Wild and free-thinking, Malcolm often draws Evan back into a pseudo-relationship. When Grant informs Evan that he is being placed under investigation for a long-dormant incident where he and Malcolm kissed in front of students, Evan suddenly feels that he’s under a microscope and is being targeted for his sexuality. Evan is left with one rule to abide by: no relationships with faculty… only to meet Harry (Langston Kerman), a charming new teacher who seems to be interested in him.
 

Wednesday, August 28, 2024

SEE SERGEI BEZRUKOV IN FIRST TRAILER FOR 19TH CENTURY IMPERIAL RUSSIA SET LAW SERIES PLEVAKO ON ONE OF THEIR FIRST LAWYER SUPERSTARS

  FIRST PLEVAKO TRAILER  
FOR NEW HISTORICAL RUSSIAN TV SERIES
The series arrives this Autumn
I have a whole slate of new Russian period set series and films to present to you in the period ahead of us, they seem to be shooting projects in the historical genre more than others these days, and I will launch this series of news with the first trailer for their new saga PLEVAKO, a ten part series which was shot all around Russia last year. Always wonderful and charismatic Sergei Bezrukov, whom you remember as Boris Godunov, plays the title role, one of the most famous lawyers of the Russian Empire. The series will air this Autumn on their
Sergei Berzrukov takes the lead role
channel NTV and online cinema Premier. Check out the trailer below and tell us what you think.
 
  IN THE 19TH CENTURY RUSSIA
In the 60s of the 19th century, tzar Alexander II carried out a number of liberal reforms, one of which was judicial. An important innovation was the openness of jury trials and the right of any defendant on defense. Thus, by the end of the 70s and the beginning of the 80s in St. Petersburg and Moscow, a separate group of lawyers began to stand out among lawyers, many of whom were real stars, and high-profile trials with their participation began to attract hundreds of spectators, competing with theatrical performances. Fyodor Plevako was one of the most prominent heroes of that time. In addition to his outstanding oratorical talent and natural ingenuity, he had another important feature that distinguished him from other lawyers - he  originated from the ordinary people. Being illegitimate himself, Plevako perfectly understood ordinary people and truly wanted to help them, which made him a people's favorite! He was striving to protect any client, regardless of their status and financial situation.
 
 
 WHO ELSE IS IN THE CAST?
Each of the ten episodes will cover some of his famous cases. But it is worth noting that the series is not biographical and is only inspired by historical events. Zoya Berber, Ksenia Traister, Daniil Vorobyov, Igor Gordin and many others will also star in the series that had been shooting since November last year with the crew moving all around the country using also snowy exteriors last winter. The production is now done and the series is ready for airing this season.

Tuesday, August 27, 2024

SEE TRAILER FOR LAMBERT WILSON AND CAROLE BOUQUET APPLE TV + NEW FASHION WORLD SET SERIES LA MAISON

  FIRST LA MAISON  
TV SERIES TRAILER FROM APPLE TV +
Apple TV + has released first trailer and a September 20th streaming start date for their new French original series LA MAISON set in the fashion
La Maison arrives this September
world. High fashion meets high stakes in this realistic behind-the-scenes look at how an iconic fashion house is thrown into scandal and reinvention by a viral video featuring star designer Vincent Ledu (Lambert Wilson), leaving his family’s iconic and legendary haute couture house, LEDU, hanging by a thread. The ten part series will open with two episodes.
 
VINCENT'S FORMER MUSE 
 Perle Foster (Amira Casar), who is still in his shadow, teams up with visionary next-generation designer Paloma Castel (Zita Hanrot) to save, evolve and renew the century-old Maison LEDU. Taking advantage of Vincent’s demise, Diane Rovel (Carole Bouquet), the ruthless CEO of the powerful Rovel luxury group, launches an offensive to acquire what she sees as her most important prize: Maison LEDU. To achieve her goal, anything is fair game, as this is more than acquiring just another brand — it’s about revenge. Pierre Deladonchamps, Antoine Reinartz, Anne Consigny, Florence Loiret Caille and Ji-Min Park also star.
 

ANTHONY HOPKINS, THOMAS KRETSCHMANN, JONATHAN RHYS MEYERS TO LEAD EYES IN THE TREES NEW TAKE ON ISLAND OF DR MOREAU

  EYES IN THE TREES ADS  
ANTHONY HOPKINS, JONATHAN RHYS MEYERS
A new movie take on Wells' The Island of Doctor Moreau is being prepared by Timothy Woodward Jr who has already cast Anthony Hopkins, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Thomas Kretschmann, Ashley Greene and Praya Lundberg. EYES IN THE TREES will follow a video journalist (Meyers), his former protegeé (Greene) and a film crew who trek into an isolated forest in Thailand on an island known to locals as “The island of death” after the government held shadowy genetics experiments led by Dr. Addis (Hopkins). The trip turns into a fight for survival after the expedition makes nightmarish discoveries and learns of Addis’s plans to regress mankind.

Monday, August 26, 2024

KATE WINSLET TO PLAY A SURGEON IN THE SPOT THRILLER TV SERIES AT HULU

  KATE WINSLET  
TO STAR IN THE SPOT HULU TV SERIES
While we are waiting for Cate Blanchett's Disclaimer series to land this Autumn, the other Kate, Kate Winslet is set lead THE SPOT eight part series for Hulu which she is also executive producing. Created by Ed Solomon, it follows a successful surgeon (Winslet) and her school teacher husband who suspect she might be responsible for a child’s hit-and-run death. While looking into the matter, dark secrets are revealed that will test their relationship as they confront the possibility of hidden guilt and betrayal. There was a huge competition between the broadcasters for this project.

TRAILER AND AIR TIME FOR GREECE SET SO LONG, MARIANNE TV SERIES ON THE LOVE BETWEEN LEONARD COHEN AND HIS MUSE

 SO LONG, MARIANNE SERIES 
ON THE LOVE LIFE OF LEONARD COHEN
The series arrives this September
A trailer is here for Canadian and Norwegian series SO LONG, MARIANNE that tells the legendary love story of Canadian singer and poet Leonard Cohen (Alex Wolff), and his muse Marianne Ihlen (Thea Sofie Loch Næss) who inspired the titular song. It’s an intimate tale of two lonely people falling in love during a period of their life when they are trying to figure out who they are and their place in the world, while one is becoming one of the most famous singers of all time. Anna Torv, Noah Taylor and Peter Stormare also star. Ben Lloyd Hughes plays Allen Ginsberg.  It starts on ARD in Germany September 22nd and then on Canadian streamer Crave September 27th and will also be on ITVX in UK.
 
THEIR STORY 
 crosses the world, travelling from Norway to Greece, New York and Montreal, with the majority of the series filmed on the picturesque Greek island of Hydra where they lived during the 1960s. There, they joined legendary Australian novelists Charmian Clift and her husband George Johnston, the matriarch and patriarch of a bohemian group of writers, artists, poets, and outcasts who were exploring a new world of free love, drugs, and artistic freedom, but also experiencing the rivalries and jealousy that accompanied their intense, interwoven lives.
 

Sunday, August 25, 2024

PREMIUM SPOTLIGHT ON THE LAST DAYS OF THE SPACE AGE PERIOD SET SERIES WITH JESSE SPENCER, IAIN GLEN AND RADHA MITCHELL

  NEW AUSTRALIAN SERIES  
THE LAST DAYS OF THE SPACE AGE
While we are currently enjoying the second season of The Twelve series and waiting for the third season of The Newsreader and the launch of Territory over
The series starts this October
at Netflix, there is another Australian series ready to hit the small screens: THE LAST DAYS OF THE SPACE AGE eight part series will start on Disney + October 2nd!  
 
  EIGHT PART SERIES 
follows three families in a tight-knit coastal community who find their marriages, friendships and futures put to the test. It's the end of an era, and everything is about to change. Set in 1979 Western Australia, with a global beauty pageant contest creating a media frenzy and a power strike that threatens to plunge the region into darkness, history is at a turning point. But that’s nothing compared to the drama these seemingly ordinary families are enduring, in a town which will never be the same: American space station Skylab crash lands on earth just outside the city, as the city is gearing up to host the Miss Universe pageant.
 
 WHO IS IN THE CAST?
Radha Mitchell and Jesse Spencer lead the cast as wife and husband, Judy and Tony Bissett. Deborah Mailman and Linh-Dan Pham are their neighbours Eileen Wilberforce and Sandy Bui. Iain Glen, George Mason, Vico Thai, Ines English and Jacek Koman, whom we enjoyed in Prosper Australian series, also star. You can also check out the first trailer below:

Saturday, August 24, 2024

TRAILER AND AIR DATE FOR NEW BBC THRILLER SERIES DEAD AND BURIED WITH COLIN MORGAN REVEALED

   DEAD AND BURIED  
COLIN MORGAN SERIES TRAILER
BBC has released a trailer for their new mini TV series DEAD AND BURIED a psychological drama with our dear Colin Morgan in the lead role alongside Annabel Scholey, Owen Roe and Niamh Walsh. This new series was shot over in Ireland and will air September 2nd on BBC One and their iPlayer.
  THE FOUR PART SERIES STORY
Outside a supermarket with her young son, Cathy (Annabel Scholey) encounters Michael (Colin Morgan) - the man convicted of the brutal murder of her brother, 20 years earlier. Ignoring the advice of her best friend, Cathy takes to social media, uncovering the successful career and family life Michael has forged for himself since his early release from prison, while she grieved for her brother. Re-traumatised by her past, Cathy instigates a clandestine relationship with the man she despises, embarking on a campaign of harassment and deceit. As Cathy’s obsession grows, dark fantasies of revenge and reality blur as she sets out on a campaign of psychological warfare to destroy Michael’s life.

Friday, August 23, 2024

JAY ELLIS, THOMAS COCQUEREL, JAKE LACY JOIN SARAH SNOOK, DAKOTA FANNING IN PEACOCK'S ALL HER FAULT THRILLER SERIES

  ALL HER FAULT SERIES ADS  
JAY ELLIS, JAKE LACY, THOMAS COCQUEREL
After casting Sarah Snook as the lead in their eight part series ALL HER FAULT Peacock has added two of our favourite hunks Jay Ellis and Thomas Cocquerel to the cast of the series which is shooting down in Australia. She plays Marissa Irvine who arrives at 14 Arthur Avenue, expecting to pick up her young son Milo from his first playdate with a boy at his new
Jake Lacy, Jay Ellis and Thomas Cocquerel have joined the cast
school. But the woman who answers the door isn’t a mother she recognizes. She isn’t the nanny. She doesn’t have Milo. And so begins every parent’s worst nightmare. Ellis will be attorney Colin and Cocquerel high school P.E. teacher Richie. Dakota Fanning, Abby Elliott, Jake Lacy, Sophia Lillis and Michael Peña also star.

Thursday, August 22, 2024

SEE FRASIER AND ROZ MEET AGAIN IN THE TRAILER FOR FRASIER SITCOM SEASON TWO WHICH RETURNS NEXT MONTH

  FRASIER SEASON 2  
GETS RELEASE DATE AT PARAMOUNT
Paramount + has put September 19th as the streaming date for first two episodes opening season 2 of their FRASIER sitcom revival. It follows Frasier Crane (Kelsey Grammer) in the next chapter of
Frasier returns this September
his life after he returns to Boston to face new challenges, forge new relationships and, with hope, finally fulfill an old dream or two. In the second season Dr. Frasier Crane will return in an episode to Seattle to his radio roots at KACL. Jack Cutmore-Scott returns as Frasier’s son, Freddy, Nicholas Lyndhurst as Alan, Frasier’s old college buddy turned university professor, Toks Olagundoye as Olivia, Alan’s colleague and head of the university’s psychology department and fans' favourite Anders Keith as Frasier’s nephew, David. Peri Gilpin will guest star as Roz Doyle with Rachel Bloom, Yvette Nicole Brown, Greer Grammer, Patricia Heaton, Edward Hibbert, Harriet Sansom Harris, and Amy Sedaris also appearing in the new season.

LEO SUTER, ANNA CHANCELLOR JOIN ROBIN WRIGHT, LAURIE DAVIDSON IN PRIME VIDEO'S THE GIRLFRIEND SERIES

   LEO SUTER JOINS  
LAURIE DAVIDSON IN GIRLFRIEND SERIES
As if it having our boo Laurie Davidson wasn't a treat enough, Prime Video's series THE GIRLFRIEND has now added our favourite hunkster Leo Suter as well. As I told you before, the story follows Laura (Robin Wright), who has a great career,
Leo Suter has joined the cast
a loving husband (Waleed Zuaiter) and a beloved only son (Laurie Davidson). Cracks begin to show on the surface of her seemingly perfect life when Daniel brings home a girlfriend, Cherry (Olivia Cooke), who Laura becomes convinced isn’t who she says she is. Wanting to protect Daniel, Laura will do anything to prove he is being deceived. Leo Suter will star as Nicholas, Cherry’s ex-boyfriend; Tanya Moodie as Isabella, Laura’s best friend and mother to Brigitte, Shalom Brune-Franklin as Brigette, who once dated Daniel; Karen Henthorn as Tracey, Cherry’s mom; Anna Chancellor as Lilith, a trailblazing, straight-talking artist;  and Francesca Corney as Millie, who is engaged to Nicholas.

KELLY REILLY SET AS LEAD IN SKY'S NEW WALES SET CRIME THRILLER SERIES UNDER SALT MARSH

 KELLY REILLY TO LEAD 
SKY'S UNDER SALT MARSH SERIES
News over from Sky is that they have set Kelly Reilly as the lead in their new six part series UNDER SALT MARSH set in the fictional Welsh town of Morfa Halen, a place caught between towering mountains and a fast-encroaching sea. As
Kelly Reilly will lead the new mini series
a once-in-a-generation storm begins to gather far out at sea, former detective turned teacher Jackie Ellis discovers the body of her 8-year-old pupil, Cefin, seemingly drowned. The discovery sends shockwaves through the community, reviving the ghost of an unsolved cold case that rocked the town three years prior – the disappear- ance of Jackie’s niece, Nessa, which cost her career. Cefin’s death summons Jackie’s former partner, Detective Eric Bull, back to Morfa Halen to lead the investigation into a community he failed once before. Convinced the cases are linked, Jackie and Bull must reconcile and race to uncover long-buried secrets inside Morfa, before the storm breaks and all the evidence is gone for good.

Wednesday, August 21, 2024

SEE FIRST IMAGES FROM DISNEY PLUS VICTORIAN LONDON SET DRAMA SERIES A THOUSAND BLOWS

   A THOUSAND BLOWS  
FIRST LOOK AT NEW PERIOD SET SERIES
First look today at another new period set series coming up in the future, this time Disney Plus six episode series A THOUSAND BLOWS which arrives
Malachi Kirbly leads the cast
next year with the second season already shot! The series follows Malachi Kirby's Hezekiah Moscow, who finds himself plunged into the vibrant and violent melting pot of post-industrial revolution London's East End from Jamaica. Drawn into the criminal underbelly of the thriving boxing scene, he meets Mary Carr, (Erin Doherty), leader of The Forty Elephants, the notorious all-female London gang, as they battle for survival on the streets. As Hezekiah sharpens his new skills, he comes up against Sugar Goodson (Stephen Graham), a seasoned and dangerous boxer, and the two are soon locked into an intense rivalry that spills out way beyond the ring. Steven Knight's drama also stars Francis Lovehall as Hezekiah's best friend Alec Munroe, Jason Tobin as Mr Lao and James Nelson-Joyce as Edward 'Treacle' Goodson. Daniel Mays stars as William 'Punch' Lewis, Adam Nagaitis as the Earl of Lonsdale, Gary Lewis as Jack Mac, Tom Davis as Charlie Mitchell and Robert Glenister as Indigo Jeremy.