FIRST IMAGES AND TRAILER FROM THE 18TH CENTURY IMPERIAL RUSSIA SET SERIES PAUL: THE FIRST AND THE LAST, ON THE SON OF CATHERINE THE GREAT

 PAUL: THE 1ST AND THE LAST 

NEW IMPERIAL EPIC RUSSIAN TV SERIES

While we are waiting for the series on tsar Alexander to arrive to the small screens, the latest one to join the series on Russian imperial rulers, after Catherine the Great and Elizaveta, is a historical series on Alexander's father tsar PAUL titled THE FIRST AND THE LAST which finished shooting earlier this year in August. Denis Vlasenko plays the tittle role in the series done for Russia 1, their national broadcaster. The cast also includes Natalia Surkova, Kirill Kyaro, Alexey Barabash, Vladimir Stekov, Artem Krylov, Alexander Chevychelov, Evgeny Kharitonov, Daria Koñyzheva, Olga Bodrova, Polina Filonenko, Sergey Barkovsky, Vladimir Khrabrov, Daria Ahpova and Mariana Kirsanova. The series on the unloved son of Catherine the Great, who did not manage to form a relationship with him because he was taken from her and raised by her mother in law tsarina Elizaveta, will have twelve episodes.

 WHAT IS THE STORY OF THE SERIES?

 Paul was called a tyrant and even a madman, but his character and history are much deeper than the mask that his descendants undeservedly bestowed on him. His mother’s alienation, rejection of the court and endless attempts to figure out who and why really killed his father formed a deeply tragic personality. Having become emperor after many years of waiting, Paul sought to get rid of the permissiveness of the nobility and improve the lives of serfs and ordinary soldiers. However, will he be able to realize his plans and retain power? Check out the trailer below and tell us what you think.

 

ANDREW WALKER, TYLER HYNES, PAUL CAMPBELL ARE BACK TONIGHT IN HALLMARK'S THREE WISER MEN AND A BOY FESTIVE MOVIE SEQUEL

 HALLMARK CHRISTMAS MOVIE 

THREE WISER MEN AND A BOY SEQUEL HITS THE SMALL SCREENS TONIGHT

Hallmark is continuing its Countdown to Christmas which started in October and will comprise of almost 50 new movies along with the old festive

Three Wisermen return this festive season

classics! Probably the biggest hit of all of them, out tonight Saturday evening November 23rd, is THREE WISER MEN AND A BOY sequel to their most popular Christmas movie ever Three Wise Men and a Baby which aired two years ago and became an instant favourite among the fans. 

 

THE STORY

now begins five years later with the Brenner brothers (Andrew Walker, Tyler Hynes and Paul Campbell) preparing for another memorable Christmas. In a crazy turn of events, possibly brought on accidentally by the brothers themselves, the director of Luke’s son Thomas’ school holiday musical steps down. Luke is desperate to make his son’s stage dreams come true, so he enlists the help of his brothers Taylor and Stephan. Meanwhile, the trio navigates meeting their mom Barbara’s new boyfriend and the brothers grapple with their own feelings about this relationship. In true Brenner brother fashion, they are all in for a Christmas they will never forget.

 

ZACHARY QUINTO JOINS GILDED AGE SET SERIES THE ARTIST WITH CLARK GREGG, DANNY HUSTON, MANDY PATINKIN, HANK AZARIA, JANET MCTEER

    ZACHARY QUINTO   

JOINS THE ARTIST GILDED AGE SERIES

The latest one to join the cast of free streamer The Network's Gilded age set mini series THE ARTIST is Zachary Quinto. Set in the twilight of the Gilded Age, it follows an ensemble of the era’s celebrities who meet at the home of Norman Henry, an eccentric and failing tycoon (Mandy Patinkin), and his wife Marian (Janet McTeer) which ends in his untimely demise. Quinto will play Delphin Delmas, a white shoe lawyer from San Francisco. Hank Azaria will be Thomas Edison, the esteemed inventor who visits Norman Henry (Patinkin) to pitch his latest technological device. Clark Gregg portrays Harry Kendall Thaw, the spoiled son of an American coal and railroad baron. Danny Huston is Edgar Degas, the celebrated and controversial French Impressionist artist. The series will stream next March.

CHRISTMAS GHOST STORY MOVIE WOMAN OF STONE FROM BBC CASTS CELIA IMRIE, EANNA HARDWICKE, MAWAAN RIZWAN, SEE THE FIRST IMAGE

    WOMAN OF STONE   

SHORT ADS CELIA IMRIE, EANNA HARDWICKE

Although his previous attempts in Christmas shorts have been a failure both by the critics and the audience, Mark Gatiss is doing a WOMAN OF STONE short movie this year as well based on Edith Nesbit's story Man-size in Marble. The chilling tale follows newlywed Victorians Jack and Laura as they settle into a small cottage in a quiet village and soon find their idyll overshadowed by the superstitious warnings of their housekeeper. And the legend of the two marble tomb effigies who are said to rise each year… and walk. Jack dismisses this is as mere folklore. But as the fateful night draws near, he makes a terrifying discovery. And back at the cottage, Laura is all alone. Éanna Hardwicke, Celia Imrie, Monica Dolan, Mawaan Rizwan and Phoebe Horn star in the film that will air on BBC Two during Christmas.

SEE MAGICAL TRAILER FOR OSCAR WINNER PAOLO SORRENTINO'S NEW MOVIE PARTHENOPE AN ODE TO HIS NATIVE CITY NAPLES

   PARTHENOPE TRAILER  

FOR NEW PAOLO SORRENTINO MOVIE

Currently scoring quite a success over in Italian cinemas is Paolo Sorrentino's new movie PARTHENOPE which was also written by the famous director. The film is a sort of a love letter to his

Parthenope will arrive in USA next February

native city Naples and will land in US cinemas next February and in France in January. Celeste Dalla Porta plays the titular role - Parthenope is another name for a woman who lives in Naples. The cast also includes Gary Oldman as an alcoholic American novelist John Cheever; Luisa Ranieri, Stefania Sandrelli, Silvio Orlando, Dario Aita, Marlon Joubert... The film which competed this year at Cannes is a magical realism story about a woman named Parthenope who bears the name of her city but is neither siren nor myth! Parthenope, born in the sea of Naples in 1950, searches for happiness over the long summers of her youth, falling in love with her home city and its many memorable characters. From Academy Award-winning filmmaker Paolo Sorrentino comes a monumental and deeply romantic story of a lifetime. 

SEE AMERICA AFTER A NUCLEAR BOMB IN NEAL MCDONOUGH'S ACTION THRILLER THE HOMESTEAD MOVIE TRAILER

 HOMESTEAD TRAILER

WELCOME TO THE APOCALYPSE

Homestead is out this December

We have a trailer for a brand new apocalyptic movie HOMESTEAD directed  by Ben Smallbone and set to hit cinemas December 20th set during a rapid collapse of society within a rich man's mountain compound which struggles between the military compulsions of its veteran operators and the rural values of its member families. Neal McDonough leads the cast of the new movie from Angel Studios. Check out the trailer below and tell us what you think, will you be watching in theatres this Christmas even though it obviously is not a very festive movie?

 

 

Neal McDonough takes the lead role

WHAT'S THE STORY?
A nuclear bomb is detonated in Los Angeles, and the nation devolves into unprecedented chaos. Ex-Green Beret Jeff Eriksson (Bailey Chasse) and his family escape to The Homestead, an eccentric prepper's (Neal McDonough) fortress nestled in the mountains. As violent threats and apocalyptic conditions creep toward their borders, the residents of The Homestead are left to wonder: how long can a group of people resist both the dangers of human nature and the bloodshed at their doorstep? 

 

NETFLIX ANNOUNCES NEW 16TH CENTURY HISTORICAL ADVENTURE SERIES NERO WITH PIO MARMAI

    PIO MARMAI   

TO LEAD NERO PERIOD SET TV SERIES

Pio Marmai will lead the new series

One of the new period set international series set to stream over at Netflix in the upcoming 2025 is their French original NERO with one of France's biggest movie stars Pio Marmai in the lead role. The story of the new historical series is set in 1504 at the South of France. Nero is a cynical and surly assassin who is betrayed by his master and long-term ally. Running from the dangerous enemies now after him, he discovers his own orphaned daughter Perla. On their journey between vengeance and redemption, Nero will have to choose: saving himself or saving his daughter — and the world. Olivier Gourmet, Alice Isaaz, Louis-Do de Lencquesaing, Camille Razat also star in the cast next to Marmai.

FIRST TEASER TRAILER FOR HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON LIVE ACTION MOVIE ADAPTATION STARRING GERARD BUTLER

  HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 

1ST TEASER FOR LIVE ACTION ADAPTATION

The movie is out next June in cinemas

Dream Works has released the first teaser for their live action movie version of HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON in which Mason Thames and Nico Parker will be the lead stars in the roles of Hiccup and Astrid with Gerard Butler (who is quite unrecognisable in the teaser) as his father Stoick! The movie follows a young Viking as he aspires to hunt dragons, and how he becomes unexpectedly a friend of a young dragon. With Dean DeBlois directing, writing and producing, the movie should fly into cinemas June 13th, 2025 drawing audiences deep into the imaginative lore. Three super popular animated films have grossed over $1.6 billion around the world. Nick Frost will also star.

 

NETFLIX LAVISH ITALIAN 19TH CENTURY SICILY SET SERIES THE LEOPARD RELEASES STUNNING FIRST TRAILER

  THE LEOPARD SERIES  

NETFLIX RELEASES LAVISH FIRST TRAILER

Il Gattopardo will stream on Netflix next year

Netflix has revealed a rather lavish first trailer for their six episode  THE LEOPARD historical series which arrives next year directed by Tom Shankland.

 

WHAT IS THE STORY? 

 While Sicily is struggling in the turmoil of the Risorgimento in 1860, the Prince of Salina Fabrizio Corbera (Kim Rossi Stuart) reigns over his family and his possessions, convinced that even these disorders are destined to pass. He hasn’t come to terms with the idealism of young people like his nephew Tancredi (Saul Nanni), who joins the rebels risking his own life, or the ambitions of men like Sedara, a vulgar man who rides change by pandering to the nascent power of mafia criminal organizations and intends to use his beautiful daughter Angelica (Deva Cassel) to get what he wants. At Don Fabrizio’s side remains Concetta (Benedetta Porcaroli), his favourite daughter, who shares his intelligence and foresight. Her happiness will eventually be sacrificed in an attempt to ensure the survival of the power and of the name of the lineage. 

 

JIM SHERIDAN TO HELM 18TH CENTURY SET EPIC MOVIE ADAPTATION OF MARGUERITE HENRY'S NOVEL KING OF THE WIND

   KING OF THE WIND  

PERIOD SET MOVIE ADAPTATION

Jim Sheridan will helm the adaptation

Six time Academy Award nominee Jim Sheridan is set to direct a big screen adaptation of Marguerite Henry's novel KING OF THE WIND as a historical drama about an 18th century Arabian colt that would go on to sire the modern thoroughbred bloodline. As Variety reports, the film retraces the path of the so-called Darley stallion from the stables of the Moroccan sultan through to the courts of England and France. The Irish director plans to shoot the project in the Middle East and North Africa, promising a unique slant tied to the underexplored perspective of the horse itself. He said he will try to make the animal as human as possible.

19TH CENTURY SET HISTORICAL SERIES BLACK GOLD ON THE DISCOVERY OF OIL IN NORTHERN GERMANY IN WORKS

   BLACK GOLD   

NEW PERIOD SET TV SERIES IN PRODUCTION

Swiss Studios, the producers of Davos 1917 and Stella, are preparing a new slate of series to offer to big streamers, and among them is BLACK GOLD, a

First look at Black Gold series

six episode historical series, from Justin Koch and Matthias Greving, which will be set in 1900 in a small village on the edge of the Lüneburg Heath in North Germany, where the poor farming family Lambert is cheated by the large scale farming family Pape of the oil deposits discovered under their fields. When the oil rush takes hold of the village and threatens to destroy the farming community forever, the women of the Lamberts fight for justice and win their independence. This led the hardworking village population being torn between progress, environmental destruction and survival. The 20 million euro series will have both American and international names in the cast.

FELL THE MAGIC OF CHRISTMAS IN HALLMARK PLUS' FIRST EVER FESTIVE TV SERIES HOLIDAZED WITH IAN HARDING, VIRGINIA MADSEN AND OTHERS

  HOLIDAZED SERIES  

YOUR NEW FESTIVE TV DELIGHT

The series is now streaming on Hallmark +

If you have already put yourself into the festive mood in the middle of November you will be delighted to hear that Hallmark + streamer which launched successfully in September has already put their first ever holiday series HOLIDAZED up for streaming and you can now enjoy first two of the eight episodes of the Christmas series which follows five families in Oak Bay, Oregon, who live on the same cul de sac, as they deal with the joys and stress of coming home for the holidays. Ian Harding, Virginia Madsen, Loretta Devine and John C. McGinley are just some of the names in the cast. 

THE LIMITED SERIES FOLLOWS

 six families from different backgrounds (white, black, Asian, gay), cultures, and generations, all living on the same cul-de-sac, as they gather for the holiday season. During a time when emotions are amplified, each family comes together to celebrate their unique, rich traditions and navigate family eccentricities that ultimately help them discover what they do have in common Love in all its different forms. Check out the trailer below and tell us what you think.

 

CAST WITH HUGO BECKER, VICTOR MEUTELET REVEALED FOR NEW FRENCH 19TH CENTURY PARIS SET TV SERIES MONTMARTRE

 MONTMARTRE COSTUME DRAMA 

UNVEILS CAST WITH HUGO BECKER

An eight part costume drama set against the backdrop of the cabaret scene in the MONTMARTRE Parisian neighborhood has been announced. Set at the turn of the 19th century, the historical drama will tell the intertwining stories of a trio of characters. Céleste (Alice Dufour), is a determined Cancan

Alice Dufour, Victor Meutelet, Hugo Becker and Claire Romain will star

dancer who is desperate to fund a search for her long-lost siblings. Arsène (Victor Meutelet) is a wealthy young engineer, who breaks off an arranged marriage to embrace his hidden love for men. Meanwhile, Rose (Claire Romain), works in a laundry and dreams of a simple life. Hugo Becker, Mathilde Seigner, Thibault de Montalembert and Mikaël Mittelstadt will also star for TV France 1.

FIRST LOOK AT HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON LIVE ACTION MOVIE ADAPTATION STARRING GERARD BUTLER

  HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 

1ST LOOK AT LIVE ACTION MOVIE ADAPTATION

Empire has released the first look at the live action movie version of HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON in which Mason Thames and Nico Parker will be the lead stars in the roles of Hiccup and Astrid with Gerard Butler as his father Stoick! With Dean DeBlois directing, writing and producing, the movie should fly into cinemas June 13th, 2025 drawing audiences deep into the imaginative lore. Three super popular animated films have grossed over $1.6 billion around the world. Nick Frost will also star.

SEE FIRST TRAILER FOR BBC AND MGM+ WARTIME SERIES SAS: ROGUE HEROES SEASON 2 WITH JACK O'CONNELL, CONNOR SWINDELLS, GWILYM LEE, MARK ROWLEY

  SAS ROGUE HEROES  

FIRST TRAILER FROM THE SECOND SEASON

The first season scored success for BBC in UK so the second season of wartime series SAS: ROGUE HEROES is ready to get back on the broadcaster sometime soon and to MGM+ in USA. In the new season Jack O’Connell, Connor Swindells, Sofia Boutella and Dominic West are joined by new cast members Gwilym Lee, Con O’Neill, Mark Rowley, Jack Barton and others.You can check out the dynamic first trailer below.

ORIGINALLY INSPIRED BY

Ben Macintyre’s best-selling book of the same name, series two returns to action with the troops in Spring 1943. Paddy Mayne (Jack O’Connell) takes control of the SAS following David Stirling’s (Connor Swindells) capture, and now attention must turn from the conflict in North Africa to mainland Europe. But GHQ have cast doubt over the future of the regiment, while the creation of a second unit and an influx of new arrivals make things even more difficult for the men. Can they prove that the SAS remain essential to the war, wherever it may lead them? 

 WHO IS IN THE SQUAD NOW?

Gwilym Lee joins the cast as Bill Stirling, David Stirling’s brother and founder of the 2SAS regiment, while Con O’Neill appears as General Montgomery. Theo Barklem-Biggs, Corin Silva, Jacob Ifan, Jacob McCarthy, Stuart Campbell, and Bobby Schofield also return for duty in series two. Among the brigade’s new recruits are Mark Rowley and Jack Barton, who will play SAS members Jock McDiarmid and John Tonkin respectively. Further new cast members include Stuart Thompson, Paolo De Vita, Anna Manuelli, Edward Bennett and Matteo Franco.

 

SEE THE BREATHTAKING TRAILER FOR SWEEPING HISTORICAL EPIC MOVIE LOVE OF THE SOVIET UNION

  LOVE OF THE SOVIET UNION  

MAGNIFICENT MOVIE TRAILER IS HERE

The film is currently playing in cinemas

Currently ruling cinemas over in Russia is their sweeping historical epic romance and political thriller movie LOVE OF SOVIET UNION (Любовь Советского Союза) which is out in their theatres as of November 7th starring Angelina Strechina, Roman Vasiliev, Kirill Kuznetsov, Alena Babenko, Igor Petrenko, Alexander Ustyugov, Angelina Poplavskaya, Roman Madyanov, Vladimir Vinogradov, Sofia Ernst, Fyodor Fedotov. A Pilot, a writer and an actress. Celestials of the thirties. A love story on the eve of the disaster and within it.

  WHAT IS THE STORY OF THE FILM?

The story is about a generation of brave and beautiful, who did not experience the destruction of the revolution and the chaos of the civil war, who dreamed of building a new life in which there would be no place for death, but only incredible love, opening the way for them to great achievements and discoveries.  It is the story about the exploits and glory, betrayal and loyalty of those who were heroes in heaven and on earth, about the time of immense trials that befell their short but bright lives. About a woman who was the dream and true love of the Soviet Union. Check out the insanely gorgeous trailer below:

 

BBC RELEASES NEW IMAGES FROM MISS AUSTEN SERIES WITH KEELEY HAWES, PATSY FERRAN, MAX IRONS, ALFRED ENOCH, CALAM LYNCH

  MISS AUSTEN SERIES  

BBC RELEASES BRAND NEW IMAGES

BBC has released new images from their upcoming new mini series MISS AUSTEN which will arrive sometime next year and will also air on PBS in USA marking 250 years since Austen's birth. The four part drama stars Keeley Hawes as Cassandra Austen, with Synnøve Karlsen, Patsy Ferran, Phyllis Logan, Max Irons, Alfred Enoch, Calam Lynch, Mirren Mack, Kevin McNally also in the cast. On PBS it will air in May and you can see glimpses of the new series down in the trailer for PBS Masterpiece spring 2025 offer of new shows.

 

  THE DRAMA BEGINS IN 1830
many years after Jane has died. Cassandra (Keeley Hawes) rushes to visit Isabella (Rose Leslie), the niece of her long-dead fiancé, who is about to lose her home following her father’s death. Cassandra is ostensibly there to help Isabella, but her real motive is to find a hidden bundle of private letters which,in the wrong hands, she fears could destroy Jane’s reputation. On discovering them, Cassandra is overwhelmed as she is transported back to her youth. In flashback, we meet Young Cassy (Synnøve Karlsen) and Jane (Patsy Ferran) as they navigate the romantic infatuations, family feuds and dashed hopes which shaped their lives, and laid the foundations for Jane’s unforgettable stories. Cassandra’s re-evaluation of her past eventually leads her to find a way to guide Isabella towards the path of true happiness.