CAST ANNOUNCED FOR NETFLIX BILLIONAIRES' BUNKER SERIES SET IN A WWIII UNDERGROUND REFUGE FOR RICH PEOPLE

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NETFLIX TV SERIES SETS CAST

Among upcoming new Spanish originals over at Netflix is also new series BILLIONAIRES' BUNKER which is scheduled to arrive this September. Imagine that World War III is about to break out and a group of billionaires takes refuge in a luxury bunker: Kimera Underground Park. Through screens, they’ll watch the bewildering spectacle of the world they knew collapsing above their heads. As the situation outside becomes

Joaquin Furriel, Natalia Verbeke and Alex Villazan will star

increasingly terrifying, they’ll enjoy an underground city with basketball court, restaurant, zen garden, cocktail bar, psychologist’s couch, gym and spa. Their ancient privilege will be reduced to a life adapted to a luxurious hole, an underground universe full of enigmas where a wound from the past will explode between two conflicting families. Natalia Verbeke, Joaquín Furriel, Miren Ibarguren, Carlos Santos, Alícia Falcó, Álex Villazán, Samuel López, Omar Banana, Montse Guallar, Miguel Garcés, Pau Simon will all star in the eight episode series.

LINDSAY LOHAN TO LEAD HULU'S TV SERIES ADAPTATION OF SOPHIE STAVA'S NOVEL COUNT MY LIES

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LINDSAY LOHAN TO LEAD AT HULU

Hulu has just announced Lindsay Lohan as the lead in their new series COUNT MY LIES based on Sophie Stava's book with This Is Us producers. When compulsive liar Sloane Caraway fibs her way into a nanny position for the gorgeous and charismatic Violet (Lohan) and Jay Lockhart, it seems she’s finally landed her dream job. But little does Sloane know, she’s just entered a household brimming with secrets that are about to explode — with potentially catastrophic consequences for all. Lohan will also executive produce the series.

GILDED AGE TO RETURN WITH THE THIRD SEASON THIS JUNE! SEE LAVISH FIRST IMAGES AND AIRING DATE PLUS THE NEW CAST

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FIRST SEASON THREE IMAGES

After announcing a slate of actors who have joined the third season of HBO's popular costume drama GILDED AGE back in August, we now have first images and the return date for the 19th century lavish high society of New York set drama. The third season should arrive this June with eight new episodes!

 

THE STORY OF SEASON 3

Following the Opera War, the old guard is weakened and the Russells stand poised to take their place at the head of society. Bertha sets her sights on a prize that would elevate the family to unimaginable heights while George risks everything on a gambit that could revolutionize the railroad industry — if it doesn’t ruin him first. Across the street, the Brook household is thrown into chaos as Agnes refuses to accept Ada’s new position as lady of the house. Peggy meets a handsome doctor from Newport whose family is less than enthusiastic about her career. As all of New York hastens toward the future, their ambition may come at the cost of what they truly hold dear.

 

 THE CAST OF SEASON 3

 Bobby Steggert will appear as the famed artist John Singer Sargent, who has just begun his career painting the great ladies of society, while Hannah Shealy is Charlotte Astor, the married daughter of Mrs. Astor (Donna Murphy), recently returned from an eventful trip abroad. Dylan Baker plays Dr. Logan, a family doctor who treats a number of high society families, with Kate Baldwin as Nancy Adams Bell, the older sister of John Adams (Claybourne Elder), Michael Cumpsty as Lord Mildmay, a British nobleman who comes to dine at Sidmouth Castle, and John Ellison Conlee as the successful, educated and polished businessman, Weston! Paul Alexander Nolan has joined as Alfred Merrick, a dashing, wealthy New York businessman, who has all the hallmarks of the old money set – elegance, refinement and sophistication. The Russells invite him to dine at their home in the hopes of charming him into a business deal. Carrie Coon, Morgan Spector, Christine Baranski, Cynthia Nixon, Harry Richardson, and Blake Ritson will also be joined by Bill Camp, Merritt Wever, Leslie Uggams, Lisa Gay Hamilton, Hattie Morahan, Andrea Martin and Jessica Frances Dukes in the new season which arrives this summer.

SUSPECT: THE SHOOTING OF JEAN CHARLES DE MENEZES DISNEY TRUE STORY TV SERIES TRAILER WITH RUSSELL ROVEY, MAX BEESLEY, EMILY MORTIMER, EDISON ALCAIDE

 SUSPECT SERIES TRAILER 

THE SHOOTING OF JEAN CHARLES DE MENEZES 

Disney + has sent us a trailer for their new four part series that starts April 30th! SUSPECT: THE SHOOTING OF JEAN CHARLES DE MENEZES follows the events surrounding the tragic killing of innocent Brazilian Jean Charles de Menezes (Edison Alcaide), after he is mistaken for a terrorist. Told from multiple perspectives of those involved, it takes us back

Suspect will stream from April 30th

almost twenty years, as London reels from the devastating suicide bomb attacks of 7 July 2005. Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Ian Blair (Conleth Hill) launches a large-scale counter terrorism operation to prevent further attacks with Assistant Commissioner Andy Hayman (Max Beesley) leading the investigation into the bombings. Unbeknownst to them, another terrorist cell plots an assault that could equal the devastation of 7/7. This second set of planned attacks fails, setting off one of the UK's largest ever manhunts and sparking a covert surveillance operation led by Commander Cressida Dick (Emily Mortimer). As tension and uncertainty rises across the nation, a series of extraordinary events unfolds, and the actions of the Metropolitan Police leads to a critical misidentification. Jean Charles de Menezes, an innocent young Brazilian electrician on his way to work, is mistaken for a terrorist and fatally shot at Stockwell station. In the wake of these tragic events, Independent Police Complaints Commission secretary Lana Vandenberghe (Laura Aikman) makes a life changing decision, and Deputy Assistant Commissioner Brian Paddick (Russell Tovey), in a police force engulfed by crisis, fights for the truth to prevail. What follows is a family's fight for justice and answers, and a long-fought struggle to bring clarity to a situation clouded by disinformation.

SEE THRILLING TRAILER FOR NEW NETFLIX ACTION MOVIE EXTERRITORIAL WITH JEANNE GOURSAUD AND DOUGRAY SCOTT

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NETFLIX ACTION MOVIE TRAILER

Netflix has released a very dynamic and mysterious trailer for their new action movie EXTERRITORIAL which will be available for streaming from April 30th starring Barbarians' star Jeanne Goursaud as a soldier's

The film will stream from April 30th

whose son vanishes at a US consulate, so she illegally remains on the premises to search for him, unknowingly entangling herself in a dangerous conspiracy. When Special Forces soldier Sara visits the US consulate in Frankfurt with her young son, he suddenly disappears. Not only that, but no one seems to remember ever entering the building. Sara is asked to leave the consulate. But she knows that the German authorities have no access to the consulate. If she leaves now, she may never be allowed on the premises again. In the desperate search for her child, Sara goes into hiding in the labyrinth of the consulate, without suspecting that the noose of a dangerous intrigue is tightening around her neck. Dougray Scott also stars in the film both written and directed by Christian Zubert. 

 

SEE TOM HIDDLESTON IN THE TRAILER FOR STEPHEN KING'S LIFE AFFIRMING MOVIE DRAMA THE LIFE OF CHUCK SHOWING LIFE IN REVERSE

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MOVIE TRAILER WITH TOM HIDDLESTON

After scoring a win at Toronto Film Festival big screen adaptation of Stephen King's THE LIFE OF CHUCK with Tom Hiddleston is hitting theatres June 6th and we have the first trailer today. Told in reverse, the film follows Chuck Krantz from his death and ending with his early childhood. Chiwetel Ejiofor and Karen Gillan play Marty and Felicia, a divorced couple whose world is unraveled by the mystery of Chuck Krantz, with Mia Sara and Mark Hamill as Chuck’s grandparents. Matthew Lilard, Kate Siegel, David Dastmalchian, also star in this life affirming movie. 

TOM HUGHES IS A DOCTOR IN TROUBLE IN MALPRACTICE ITV ANTHOLOGY SERIES SEASON 2 TRAILER

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FOR ITV SERIES SECOND SEASON

After a successful first season, ITV is ready to air the second season of their anthology series MALPRACTICE this time with a different case. It should air sometime in May. Helen Behan and Jordan Kouamé are back as Dr. Norma Callahan and Dr. George Adjei of the Medical Investigation Unit who are investigating a new doctor accused of malpractice. 

 

THIS TIME IT IS

Tom Hughes as on-call psychiatric registrar Dr James Ford who finds himself caught between an anxious new mother’s postnatal check-up and the sectioning of a psychotic patient, and no one could predict the tragic outcome. His personal life is messy and his colleagues may find him arrogant, but Dr Ford appears committed to his vulnerable patients. Yet what appears to be a series of bad choices by one doctor spreads beyond the psychiatric unit to a hospital seemingly at war with itself. Is Dr Ford a doctor with a God complex, or a victim himself? With the investigation closing in, can Dr Ford save his already fragile career from a string of apparently damning mistakes? And can the MIU uncover the truth of what happened despite fierce opposition from all sides? Check out the trailer below for the brand new season and tell us what you think, will you be watching in May?

 

SEE FIRST IMAGES FROM NEW NETFLIX FISHING INDUSTRY DYNASTY SERIES THE WATERFRONT PLUS THE STREAMING DATE

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IMAGES FROM NEW NETFLIX SERIES 

After Ransom Canyon which hits Netflix next weekend, the streamer has set another family saga with THE WATERFRONT scheduled for June 19th release and we have today the first images for the eight episode family drama. Inspired by true events, it is as much about family dynamics as it is about the lengths people will go to when their legacy is on the line. 

 

 

WHAT'S THE STORY OF THE NEW SERIES

For decades, the Buckley family has ruled Havenport, North Carolina, dominating everything from the local fishing industry to the town’s restaurant scene. But their fishing empire has started to crumble as patriarch Harlan Buckley (Holt McCallany) recovers from two heart attacks, and his wife Belle (Maria Bello) and son Cane (Jake Weary) venture into the deep end to keep the family businesses afloat. As their attempts spiral out of control and into treacherous waters, Harlan steps back in to take command. Facing her own demons, Buckley daughter Bree (Melissa Benoist), an addict in recovery who’s lost custody of her son, finds herself entangled in a complicated relationship that could threaten the family’s future forever. Topher Grace, Dave Annable, Michael Gaston, Gerardo Celasco and Zach Roerig guest star. Hope we get a trailer soon.

 

PREMIUM SPOTLIGHT ON PRIME VIDEO NEW HISTORICAL WW2 ASIA SET SERIES NARROW ROAD TO DEEP NORTH WITH JACOB ELORDI, SIMON BAKER, CIARAN HINDS

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PRIME VIDEO TV SERIES WITH JACOB ELORDI

New series will air during Easter holidays

Prime Video Australia has unveiled new posters for their new five part historical series THE NARROW ROAD TO THE DEEP NORTH based on Richard Flanagan's novel which will stream from April 18th. Set against the shadows of World War II, it tells the epic story of Lieutenant Dorrigo Evans (Jacob Elordi, with Ciaran Hinds as the older version), and how his all-too-brief love affair with Amy Mulvaney (Olivia DeJonge younger version, Heather Mitchell older) shaped his life. In UK it will air on BBC One, in German speaking countries on Sky, with HBO Max airing it in Central and South Europe.

It will air in five hourlong episodes

Movistar + will stream it in Spain and Universal + in South America, RTE in Ireland and Nova in Greece.

 

THE STORY OF THE SERIES IS TOLD

over multiple time periods, as we journey from Evans’ childhood to his experience as a prisoner-of-war on the Thailand-Burma Railway as a young man, and later in life, as a respected surgeon and Australian war hero. Simon Baker will also star alongside Essie Davis, William Lodder, Eduard Geyl, Thomas Weatherall, Christian Byers and Sam Parsonson. This love story that will take audiences through the darkest of times, an intimate character study illustrating the strength of the human spirit in the face of adversity, and an investigation into a marriage and an unforgettable love affair. Check out the trailer below for the series that premiered at Berlin Festival and tell us what you think.

 

TIME TRAVELLING NOVEL BEFORE THE COFFEE GETS COLD TO BE ADAPTED INTO A TV SERIES AT FOX

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BEFORE THE COFFEE GETS COLD

Another book to be adapted into a TV series over at Fox is Toshikazu Kawaguchi's time travelling novel BEFORE THE COFFEE GETS COLD with

The series is under production over at Fox

Gideon Raff as showrunner. In the heart of Japantown, San Francisco, a family owned café offers more than just coffee, it serves as a bridge between past and present. Visitors line up, drawn by the chance to relive a moment that changed their lives, knowing they must return before their coffee grows cold. Though the past cannot be rewritten, the act of letting go in the present can open the door to a future filled with hope. But this barista family, whose selfless gift has brought solace to so many, must now confront the shadows of their own mysterious past, one that may cost them everything.

CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON GETTING A TV SERIES ADAPTATION AT PRIME VIDEO

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CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON SERIES

After Oscar winning movie, Wang Dulu's book series CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON is getting a TV series adaptation at Prime Video. The book is a part of his Crane Iron Pentalogy published in the 1940s. Amidst stunning landscapes and spectacular action, the new series follows Shu Lien and Mu Bai, two star-crossed warriors, as they struggle between forbidden love and the pull of modernity, caught between preserving their way of life or embracing a future together. Jason Ning will executive produce and write the new series. Ron Moore is also executive producing. He is also producing God of War epic TV series adaptation at Prime Video.

MATTHEW RHYS AND ROSAMUND PIKE IN TENSE TRAILER FOR THRILLER MOVIE HALLOW ROAD

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WITH MATTHEW RHYS AND ROSAMUND PIKE

Hallow Road opens May 16th in cinemas

Well, that is quite a scary situation to end up in indeed! A trailer has been released for HALLOW ROAD thriller movie which will arrive to cinemas May 16th with Matthew Rhys and Rosamund Pike leading the cast. In this tense horror thriller movie the two of them play parents who receive a distressing late-night call from their teenage daughter, who has just accidentally hit a pedestrian. They jump in their car, racing to get there before anyone else stumbles across the scene. As they head deeper into the night, disturbing revelations threaten to tear the family apart as they soon realize they might not be the only ones driving down Hallow Road.

SEE FIRST IMAGES FROM CHANNEL 4 MINI SERIES SUMMERWATER WITH DOUGRAY SCOTT, SHIRLEY HENDERSON, ARNAS FEDARAVICIUS

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CAST AND FIRST IMAGES REVEALED

Channel 4 has revealed first images and cast for their new six part mini series SUMMERWATER which has just finished shooting in Scotland with Dougray Scott, Shirley Henderson, our dearest Arnas Fedaravičius, Anna Próchniak, Daniel Rigby and Gabriel Scott in the cast. Set against the backdrop of a remote loch-side Scottish holiday cabin park, this atmosheric mystery looks at the simmering tensions between holidaymakers that eventually erupt into a devastating climax. Weaving together the lives of several families as they navigate unspoken conflicts, private dilemmas, and fleeting moments of beauty from their disparate cabins. The story flashes back to dramatic events in key characters’ lives before their holiday which may have consequences in the present.

FIRST TRAILER FOR JULIET AND ROMEO MOVIE MUSICAL WITH DEREK JACOBI, JASON ISAACS, RUPERT EVERETT, RUPERT GRAVES, JAMIE WARD AND CLARA RUGAARD

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FOR STAR STUDDED MUSICAL MOVIE

Juliet and Romeo is out this May in cinemas

This one definitely has quite a cast: Derek Jacobi as the Friar, Jason Isaacs as lord Montague, Rupert Everett as lord Capulet, Rupert Graves as prince Escalaus, Clara Rugaard as Juliet, Jamie Ward as Romeo, Rebel Wilson as lady Capulet, all star in JULIET AND ROMEO, Timothy Scott Bogart’s pop Romeo & Juliet musical, the first film in an original pop musical trilogy based around the real-life story that inspired Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. Ferdia Walsh-Peelo and Dan Fogler are also starring in the film which was originally supposed to arrive two years ago titled Verona but is now finally being released into cinemas from May 9th and you can check out the first colourful trailer below and tell us what you think. Grammy award winner Ewan Kidd Bogart was responsible for the original songs in the movie. He is known for Beyonce's Halo.

 

  SET IN YEAR 1301

at the end of Medieval times,JULIET AND ROMEO finds our most famous star-crossed lovers turning the tides on the history Shakespeare based his own story on, as they reveal the truth to the very future of the Empire. But the biggest twist in this most beloved of tales, is leaving the poetry of Iambic Pentameter in the past, for the original pop music that rockets these ever-present themes right to the heart of our characters in the most surprising, and

perhaps most powerful way that has ever been seen, or heard, before... The greatest love story of all time, set to the greatest music of our time.

 

SEE TRAILER FOR ALEXANDER SKARSGARD'S MURDERBOT SF TV SERIES ARRIVING THIS MAY TO APPLE TV PLUS

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FIRST MURDERBOT SF SERIES TRAILER

MurderBot starts on Apple TV this May

Apple TV Plus has finished production on a ten episode sf series last year out of Martha Wells' award winning MURDERBOT book series with Alexander Skarsgard as the lead and are ready to start streaming it from May 16th and today you can see the first trailer! I have to admit I did not expect it will look so bad and parodic, definitely giving it a big skip. He will play a self-hacking security android who is horrified by human emotion yet drawn to its vulnerable “clients.” Murderbot must hide its free will and complete a dangerous assignment when all it really wants is to be left alone to watch futuristic soap operas and figure out its place in the universe.

 

JACK LOWDEN TO PLAY MR. DARCY IN NETFLIX TV SERIES ADAPTATION OF PRIDE AND PREJUDICE?

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MR. DARCY IN PRIDE AND PREJUDICE?

Earlier today we had a trailer for his new western movie Tornado and now rumour around the town is that our dearest Jack Lowden is in negotiations to

Netflix has not yet confirmed the news

play Mr. Darcy in new TV series adaptation of Jane Austen's PRIDE AND PREJUDICE over at Netflix. Dolly Alderton has already written the scripts for the 19th century novel adaptation that tells the story of Elizabeth Bennet and Fitzwilliam Darcy, who eventually fall in love but have to navigate various obstacles as Elizabeth’s father seeks a male heir. That is third Austen project recently beside The Other Bennet Sister series from BBC and recently aired Miss Austen series with Keeley Hawes also at BBC and PBS.

PARAMOUNT + FIRST IMAGES FROM NEW THRILLER MINI TV SERIES LITTLE DISASTERS WITH DIANE KRUGER, JO JOYNER, JJ FEILD, STEPHEN CAMPBELL MOORE

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PARAMOUNT TV SERIES FIRST IMAGES

Paramount + has unveiled first images from their new six part UK original series LITTLE DISASTERS about four friends who were thrown together while expectant mothers with little in common apart from their due dates. When Jess (Diane Kruger) takes her baby daughter to hospital with a head injury she can’t explain, close friend and on-duty doctor Liz (Jo Joyner) is forced to make the excruciating decision as to whether to call social services on her friend. The decision sets of a chain of events that show how a moment can fracture and nearly destroy families and friendships. As the plot unfolds, the consequences of Jess and Liz’s actions come to light, families unravel and the women begin to articulate long-held judgements against each other. As the truth is unmasked, deep-rooted issues and insecurities are thrust into the spotlight as the women question what really happened to Jess’ baby. Shelley Con and Emily Taaffe will be the other two friends with JJ Feild, Ben Bailey Smith and Stephen Campbell Moore leading the male part of the cast. The series should air sometime later this year, so stay tuned for the exact date.