Monday, June 30, 2025

DEVIL WEARS PRADA 2: KENNETH BRANAGH JOINS MERYL STREEP, EMILY BLUNT, STANLEY TUCCI, ANNE HATHWAY IN THE CAST

   DEVIL WEARS PRADA 2  
KENNETH BRANAGH JOINS THE CAST
Kenneth Branagh will play Miranda's  husband
As you may know, the shooting has started for the sequel DEVIL WEARS PRADA 2 with the main four returning to the cast - Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt, Stanley Tucci and Anne Hathaway, but the latest news is that Kenneth Branagh has joined them as Miranda Priestly's husband with whom she does not have such a happy marriage. According to Variety the storyline will reportedly follow Miranda Priestly, the demanding editor-in-chief of Runway magazine, as she navigates her career amid the decline of traditional magazine publishing. She faces off against Blunt’s character, her one-time assistant who is now a high-powered executive for a luxury group with advertising dollars that Priestly desperately needs. David Frankel and Aline Brosh McKenna, who directed and wrote the original film, are returning for the sequel which arrives next May.

1ST IMAGES FROM WAX FRUIT 19TH CENTURY GLASGOW SET TV SAGA ON THE RISE OF A VICTORIAN CLAN WITH MARTIN COMPSTON AND NICHOLAS RALPH

  WAX FRUIT COSTUME DRAMA 
ADS MARTIN COMPSTON, NICHOLAS RALPH 
Exciting news - we are getting a sweeping new costume drama! Set between the Gaelic-speaking Highlands and the gritty streets of Victorian Glasgow, WAX FRUIT follows the explosive rise of the Moorhouse family, who leave rural poverty behind to climb into the ranks of the city’s powerful merchant elite at a time when Glasgow was one of the most glamorous and powerful cities in the world. Your trusted spy has managed to dig out the first images from the new series for you. Martin Compston will lead the cast which will also have Nicholas Ralph alongside Ashley Jensen, Bill Paterson, Emun Elliott, Shirley Henderson, Molly Windsor, Elaine C Smith, Kenny Doughty, Juliet Cadzow, and Frankie Corio. It is based on apopular classic trilogy of books by Guy McCrone. This new series does not have a broadcaster yet, but it is planned with a possible five season arc.

Sunday, June 29, 2025

PREMIUM SPOTLIGHT ON 19TH CENTURY SET ADVENTURE TV SERIES WASHINGTON BLACK WITH TOM ELLIS, RUPERT GRAVES AND STERLING K. BROWN

  WASHINGTON BLACK  
JOURNEY BEYOND YOUR WILDEST DREAM
New series hits Hulu July 23rd in USA
I am sad to be the one to inform you, but July and August will not exactly be filled with new series especially not the period set ones, so WASHINGTON BLACK is one of the rare ones that will premiere next month. The eight episodes will hit Disney + July 23rd and Hulu as well following an 11 year-old boy born on a Barbados sugar plantation who is thrust into a globe-spanning adventure in this sweeping new advenure series. Tom Ellis, Rupert Graves and Sterling K. Brown lead the cast which also includes Ernest Kingsley Jr., Iola Evans, Edward Bluemel, Sharon Duncan Brewster and Eddie Karanja.
 
BASED ON THE BESTSELLING NOVEL
of the same name, “Washington Black” follows the 19th-century odyssey of George Washington “Wash” Black, an eleven-year-old boy born on a Barbados sugar plantation, whose prodigious scientific mind sets him on a path of unexpected destiny. When a harrowing incident forces Wash to flee, he is thrust into a globe-spanning adventure that challenges and reshapes his understanding of family, freedom and love. As he navigates uncharted lands and impossible odds, Wash finds the courage to imagine a future beyond the confines of the society he was born into. Check out the trailer below:
 

Saturday, June 28, 2025

DOMINIC WEST, ALEXANDER DREYMON, ED SPELEERS, DAVID KROSS TO LEAD WIND OF CHANGE SCORPIONS BIOPIC

    WIND OF CHANGE   
DOMINIC WEST, ED SPELEERS, ALEXANDER DREYMON CAST IN SCORPIONS BIOPIC
Their timeless hit has over one billion views on You Tube and now Scorpions are getting a biopic WIND OF CHANGE with Alexander Dreymon as guitarist Rudolf Schenker, Ludwig Trepte as Klaus Meine, Ed Speleers as Matthias Jab and Luke Brandon Field as the drummer Herman Rarebell. Dominic West will play their manager, Doc McGhee, and
David Kross Alexander Dreymon and Ed Speleers will star
 David Kross will star as Andrej, the band’s imprisoned friend on the other side of the Berlin wall. At the heart of the film is their iconic anthem “Wind of Change,” which became the soundtrack to the end of the Cold War, symbolizing hope, peace and unity. Through their music, with hits ranging from “Rock You Like a Hurricane” to “Still Loving You,” the Scorpions helped bridge the divide between East and West.

PARAMOUNT + UK SETS BABY DOLL THRILLER TV SERIES WITH ALFIE ALLEN AND JILL HALFPENNY

   BABY DOLL SERIES  
ALFIE ALLEN AND JILL HALFPENNY TO STAR
Paramount + UK is turning Hollie Overton's book into a thriller TV series. BABY DOLL will follow twin sisters Lily and Abby (Talalah and Delphie Evans), whose lives are shattered when Lily is abducted from their quiet rural English town by beloved local teacher Rick Hansen (Alfie Allen). After years of abuse in captivity, Lily escapes only to discover that freedom brings its own challenges. The world she longed to return to has moved on without her. As Abby, Lily and their mother Eve (Jill Halfpenny) struggle to rebuild their family, they must confront the lasting damage and the terrifying reality that Rick is still out there, determined to control the narrative and evade justice. Niamh Walsh will also star.

Friday, June 27, 2025

SEE GLORIOUS NEW IMAGES FROM SPARTACUS: HOUSE OF ASHUR SPIN OFF EPIC TV SERIES FROM STARZ WHICH ARRIVES THIS AUTUMN

   HOUSE OF ASHUR  
STARZ EPIC TV SERIES NEW IMAGES
After the first teaser that Staz released back in January for their SPARTACUS spin off series HOUSE OF ASHUR the channel has now sent us some glorious new images filled with armours, swords and steamy hot pecs and abs to celebrate the announcement that the new epic saga will hit the small screens sometime this Autumn, so we have something to hope for after the scorching summer.
 
NEW SERIES HAS THE STORY  
which asks: What if Ashur (Nick Tarabay) hadn't died on Mount Vesuvius at the end of Spartacus: Vengeance? And what if he had been gifted the gladiator school once owned by Batiatusin return for aiding the Romans in killing Spartacus and putting an end to the slave rebellion? Beside Lucy Lawless who will return later this Autumn as Lucretia in flashbacks, the cast will have Graham McTavish, who takes a leading role alongside Tarabay as Korris, Ashur's Doctore, the lead trainer of the gladiators in the Ludus, an ex-gladiator who won his freedom in the arena. There are also Tenika Davis (as Achillia, a gladiatrix who's determined to surpass her male counterparts and win her freedom), Jamaica Vaughan (as Hilara, an elevated house slave who's in love with Ashur), Ivana Baquero (as Messia, a house slave in love with Hilara), Jordi Webber, (as Tarchon, a brash gladiator), Claudia Black (as Cossutia, a politician plotting Ashur's downfall), India Shaw-Smith (as Viridia, Cossutia’s daughter) and Leigh Gill (as Satyrus, the leader of the Brothers Ferox, which are the gladiators from a rival Ludus. ). Jackson Gallagher will appear as Caesar alongside Dan Hamill as Celadus, Andrew McFarlane as Gabinius, JaimeSlater  as Cornelia, Simon Arblaster as Proculus, Arlo Gibson as Opiter, Cameron Rhodes as Uvidus, Evander Brown as Ephesius, Graham Vincent as Hedylus, Louis Hunter as Erato, Donald Ross as Salvius, and Duane Wichman Evans as Dacus! The series will have ten episodes.
 

Thursday, June 26, 2025

JONAH HAUER KING, LEO SUTER, ELLIE BAMBER TO LEAD 14TH CENTURY GHOST STORY MOVIE THE FACE OF HORROR

   THE FACE OF HORROR  
LEO SUTER AND JONAH HAUER KING TO LEAD MEDIEVAL GHOST MOVIE
Well, we do aprove of casting Leo Suter in anything and here he will star with Jonah Hauer King and Ellie Bamber in THE FACE OF HORROR medieval ghost movie. Kristine Froseth and Bella Heathcote will also star. Loosely inspired by the Japanese ghost story Yotsuya Kaidan, this 14th century set movie will see Hauer-King play a knight called Edward Carnifex who marries his long time love Eleanor (Froseth), only to get bored of her and instead court a wealthy noblewoman (Heathcote). It is only a matter of time before Eleanor will be forced to take a bloody revenge. Bamber plays Eleanor’s sister Beatrice, and Suter plays Edward’s squire and Beatrice’s suitor Richard.

SEE FIRST IMAGES FOR CHANNEL 4'S IN FLIGHT GRIPPING THRILLER TV SERIES WITH KATHERINE KELLY AND STUART MARTIN

  CHANNEL 4'S IN FLIGHT  
KATHERINE KELLY, STUART MARTIN IMAGES
Channel 4's internationally set (from Bangkok and Bulgaria to Istanbul and London) series IN FLIGHT has announced back in November that Katherine Kelly will take the lead as a flight attendant whose son is serving a fifteen-year sentence in a Bulgarian prison for a murder he swears he did not commit and now we have the first images. Jo is approached by a gang who know all about her son and is blackmailed into using her job to smuggle drugs. She soon finds herself pulled into a murky underworld of corrupt cops and hired killers, forced to carry out their orders with no escape in sight. However, no matter how far Jo finds herself from her old life, her mission remains the same, to keep her son alive. Stuart Martin will play Cormac, a key member of the criminal gang.

Wednesday, June 25, 2025

SEE FIRST TRAILER WITH BENJAMIN WAINWRIGHT AS THE NEW MAIGRET IN THE PBS REBOOT OF FAMOUS PARIS DETECTIVE SERIES

    NEW MAIGRET SERIES   
FIRST TRAILER WITH BENJAMIN WAINWRIGHT
PBS Masterpiece has released first trailer with Benjamin Wainwright in MAIGRET series as Chief Inspector Jules Maigret which will premiere October 5th! Paris set series takes us from the glitzy upper-class world of luxury hotels and mansions to local bourgeois bistros and bars and the underground haunts of the professionally criminal. Maigret is an unconventional young detective with something to prove the Police Judiciaire, relentless in his investigations, with a matchlessknowledge of Paris and its inhabitants. Faithfully and lovingly married to Madame Maigret (Stefanie Martini), Maigret heads the elite police unit known as La Crim, responsible for investigating all serious crime in and around Paris. Blake Harrison, Reda Elazouar, Kerrie Hayes, Shaniqua Okwok and Rob Kazinsky make up the “Les Maigrets,” Maigret’s loyal team of detectives, with Nathalie Armin as Prosecutor Mathilde Kernavel. 
 

SEE STEAMY TRAILER FOR THE COUPLE NEXT DOOR SERIES SEASON 2 WITH SAM PALLADIO AND SENDHIL RAMAMURTHY

  THE COUPLE NEXT DOOR  
FIRST SEASON TWO TRAILER IS HERE
Although USA has only recently enjoyed the first season, THE COUPLE NEXT DOOR actually aired in UK two years ago and is ready to now return to Channel 4 this July with a new season of the anthology series which will now have a new set of lovers and we have first trailer to prove it. Annabel Scholey, Sam Palladio, Aggy K Adams and Sendhil Ramamurthy will now be the new neighbours. 
 
WHAT TO EXPECT IN SEASON 2?
Brilliant heart surgeon Charlotte Roberts (Annabel Scholey) and her husband, consultant anaesthetist Jacob (Sam Palladio) are a high-flyingbusy married couple. But things soon turn upside down when their mysterious new hospital colleague Mia (Aggy K Adams) rents out the house next door. Working her way into Charlotte and Jacob’s confidence and eventually their bed, Mia also quickly befriends cul-de-sac outcast Alan (the returning HughDennis) whilst Charlotte has to handle the reappearance of past flame Leo (Sendhil Ramamurthy). However, it’s not long before Mia’s past comesback to haunt her, leading Charlotte and Jacob to question who she really is, especially when patients at the hospital mysteriously start dying. But one thing is clear, giving into desires can have deadly consequences…
 

RICHARD MADDEN TO PLAY SECRETARY OF DEFENSE IN NETFLIX THRILLER SERIES TRINITY FROM BODYGUARD CREATORS

 RICHARD MADDEN TO LEAD 
TRINITY THRILLER SERIES AT NETFLIX
Coming straight from the creators of his most successful series Bodyguard is Richard Madden's TRINITY thriller series over at Netflix. Gugu Mbatha
Richard Madden will take the male lead
 Raw will join him in the eight part drama as a heroic female Naval Officer who becomes involved with the outwardly charismatic Secretary of Defense (Madden), only to discover he may be at the heart of a dangerous conspiracy. Commander Katherine Decker is described as serving as second-in-command on the USS Kansas, a nuclear submarine and one of the deadliest weapons on Earth. Madden's Secretary of Defense is called Webb Preston. With a technology background that makes him different from most politicians, Webb’s innovation and purpose are seen as a threat in more ways than one.

Tuesday, June 24, 2025

BLOODAXE EPIC VIKING TV SERIES FROM MICHAEL HIRST FINDS ITS BLOND ACTOR AND ACTRESS FOR THE LEAD ROLES

  BLOODAXE EPIC SERIES 
CASTS XAVIER MOLYNEUX AS LEAD
Back in March I told you that MIchael Hirst and his son Horatio are preparing new Viking series BLOODAXE and today it has been revealed that Australian actor Xavier Molyneux will take the lead 
Xavier Molyneux will play Erik Bloodaxe
role. Done for Prime Video, the series chronicles the rise of one of history’s most famous Viking warriors, Erik Bloodaxe (Molyneux), and his formidable wife, Gunnhild, Mother of Kings. As they fight for the throne of Norway, the land is torn apart by fierce rivals, shifting loyalties, and bloody betrayals. With war looming and chaos consuming the kingdom, drawing in the ruthless Kings of other Scandinavian countries, and even a powerful English ruler, the stage is set for a thundering, 
Jessica Madsen will take the female lead in the series
cataclysmic, compelling and utterly magical new Viking Saga. UPDATE: we just found out that British actress Jessica Madsen will play Gunnhild, the 
Levi Miller will play Hakkon the Good
wife of Erik Bloodaxe, also known as the Mother of Kings.Meanwhile, another Australian actor, Levi Miller will play Haakon the Good, the younger half-brother of Viking Erik Bloodaxe!

SEE TRAILER FOR BOOKISH PERIOD SET SERIES WITH MARK GATISS, POLLY WALKER, JACOB FORTUNE LLOYD, JOELY RICHARDSON, TOM FORBES, LUKE NORRIS, DANIEL MAYS

 BOOKISH PERIOD SET SERIES 
SEE THE TRAILER FROM UKTV'S ALIBI
UKTV's Alibi channel has shot a new six episode series from Mark Gatiss who also stars as a book shop-owning sleuth and we have thefirst trailer for it. With the start date set for July 16th, the series has also been renewed for a second season to arrive next year. Set in 1946 LondonBOOKISH will see him play the erudite and unconventional Gabriel Book, who helps the police to solve a variety of mysterious crimes from hisantiquarian bookshop. With three main cases in the brand new series starting this July, each storyline spans two episodes.
 
  LONDON, 1946
is the dynamic, dangerous and chaotic setting for this stylish new detective drama, with the eccentric Gabriel Book at the very heart of the story: a self-appointed consultant detective to the local police. The thousands of books that line the shelves of his shop provide him with all the knowledge he needs. Bookhas gathered around him a host of lovable, damaged misfits whom he informally protects, cajoles, and mentors. 
 
 WHO IS IN  THE CAST?
 Polly Walker will play his wife Trottie, a charismatic adventuress whom Book loves but not physically, for they are in a ‘lavender’ marriage to concealBook’s sexual orientation in a time when it was illegal to be gay. Joely Richardson, Daniel Mays, Jonas Nay, Connor Finch, Elliot Leveyand Buket Kömür also star. Blake Harrison joins the returning core cast members as Sergeant Morris, with Rosie Cavaliero, Jacob Fortune-Lloyd,Tom Forbes, Amanda Drew, Luke Norris, Ella Bruccoleri and Michael Workéyè. Check out the first trailer below:
 

SEE DAKOTA JOHNSON SLEEP WITH ADRIA ARJONA'S HUSBAND IN SPLITSVILLE COMEDY TRAILER

 SPLITSVILLE MOVIE TRAILER 
WHEN COUPLES THERAPY GOES WRONG
After it was presented at Cannes we have the first trailer for comedy movie SPLITSVILLE which hits theatres August 22nd. It follows Carey (Kyle Marvin) and Ashley (Adria Arjona), who find themselves at a crossroads after one year of marriage. When Ashley asks for a divorce, Carey finds himself running to his two friends, Julie (Dakota Johnson) and Paul (Michael Angelo Covino), for support. They reveal that the secret to happiness in their marriage is having an open relationship. After Carey and Julie sleep together and reveal it to their respective partners, the facades of both relationships begin to crack, setting both couples on a collision course. 
 

Monday, June 23, 2025

TRAILER FOR KRISTIN SCOTT THOMAS' DIRECTORIAL DEBUT MY MOTHER'S WEDDING WITH EMILY BEECHAM, SIENNA MILLER, SCARLETT JOHANSSON, FREIDA PINTO, MARK STANLEY

  MY MOTHER'S WEDDING 
CELEBRATE LOVE ALL OVER AGAIN
The movie is out in cinemas this August
A trailer has been released for the directorial debut of Kristin Scott Thomas MY MOTHER'S WEDDING in which she also stars next to Sienna Miller, Emily Beecham, Scarlett Johansson and Freida PInto with Joshua McGuire, Mark Stanley, Thibault de Montalembert taking the male roles. 
 Out in cinemas August 8th, this heartfelt comedy movie follows the funny story of three sisters who return to their childhood home for a momentous weekend: the third wedding of their twice-widowed mother, Diana Frost (Scott Thomas). The three daughters are from very different walks of life: Georgina (Emily Beecham) is a hospice nurse; Victoria (Sienna Miller) is a Hollywood star; and Katherine (Scarlett Johansson) is a Captain in the Royal Navy. Over the weekend, the family gathers to celebrate the new marriage, but mother and daughters alike are forced to revisit the past and confront the future, all with help from a colorful group of unexpected wedding guests.