SEE A COMICAL BODY SWAP AMONGS THE WOODLAND CREATURES IN SWAPPED MAGICAL NETFLIX ANIMATED MOVIE ADVENTURE TRAILER

   SWAPPED TRAILER   

Swapped is out May Day

TRANSFORM YOUR DESTINY

Netflix has released a very colourful trailer for their new animated original film SWAPPED which will be available for streaming from May. It is their collaboration with Skydance Animation, a buddy comedy set deep inside the animal kingdom, with the story revolving around a tiny woodland creature and a majestic, regal bird. Being natural sworn enemies in “The Valley,” their lives are turned completely upside down when a body swap mishap forces them into each other’s fur and feathers. They must team up to survive the wild ecosystem and embark on the wildest adventure of their lives. The creatures of the magical valley exist on a spectrum between plant and animal, creating a wild ecosystem. The movie brings an unpredictable, emotional ride — full of humor, spectacle, and heart. Michael B. Jordan lends his voice to the lead character.

 

MICHAEL SOCHA TO LEAD BBC'S NEW SUPERNATURAL THRILLER TV SERIES THE WITCH FARM

    THE WITCH FARM   

MICHAEL SOCHA TO LEAD BBC SERIES

BBC has commissioned new four part supernatural thriller TV series THE WITCH FARM from Danny Robins set in South Wales, 1989. Michael Socha and Gabrielle Creevy star as Bill and Liz Rich who leave

Michael Socha will take the lead role

 London for Heol Fanog, a remote modern farmhouse in the foothills of the Brecon Beacons, determined to make a fresh start. At first, the isolation feels like freedom. But when, in the midst of a traumatic home birth, Liz becomes convinced she’s seen a ghostly figure in the bedroom they start to feel increasingly afraid… What follows is a steady escalation of the chillingly uncanny - unexplained disturbances and an unsettling sense that they are not alone. As Bill and Liz begin to investigate, the house draws them deeper into a history that refuses to stay buried. And as the land yields its secrets, so too does their marriage - testing the limits of trust, belief, and what they’re willing to deny in order to survive. Speaking of BBC, they have also ordered the second season of Lynley series with our dearest Leo Suter.

MERYL STREEP TO LEAD NETFLIX MINI TV SERIES ADAPTATION OF JONATHAN FRANZEN'S THE CORRECTIONS

   THE CORRECTIONS  

MERYL STREEP TO LEAD MINI TV SERIES

In an apparently bidding war for it, Netflix has won rights on the mini TV series adaptation of Jonathan Franzen's bestselling book THE CORRECTIONS and they have attached Meryl Streep to play the mother of the family. According to Deadline, it will be a sharply comic portrait of a Midwestern family whose three unmoored adult siblings desperately resist their mother’s wish for one last Christmas together – each undone by the delusional ambitions that were supposed to save them from becoming their parents. Cord Jefferson is directing.

SEE ALESSANDRO BORGHI AND JOHN C.REILLY IN PERIOD SET ADVENTURE MOVIE HEADS OR TAILS TRAILER

  HEADS OR TAILS TRAILER  

WITH ALESSANDRO BORGHI & JOHN C. REILLY

Before its release in theatres and digital from April 10th and a visit to Cannes Film Festival this year, a trailer has been released for 

The film is out April 10th in cinemas

new period set western movie HEADS OR TAILS from directors Alessio Rigo de Righi and Matteo Zoppis. Our favourite Italian actor Alessandro Borghi stars next to John C. Reilly who takes the role of Buffalo Bill. At the dawn of the 20th century, Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show rolls into Italy, peddling the myth of the American frontier and sparking the imagination of Rosa, a young woman trapped in a stifling marriage to a powerful and violent landowner. When a rodeo between American cowboys and Italian butteri ends in tragedy, Rosa flees with Santino, the daring local rider who bested the Americans. But in a world where justice is sold to the highest bidder, Buffalo Bill and others join the hunt for the bounty on Santino's head. Rosa's dream of freedom quickly collides with the weight of reality-and like in every good Western ballad, fate flips a coin.

 

PARIS POLICE 1910 THE THIRD SEASON OF THE POPULAR PERIOD SET SERIES TO RETURN THIS APRIL

    PARIS POLICE 1910  

PERIOD SET SERIES SEASON THREE

The third season of the popular series that saw first season Paris Police 1900 out in 2021 and then Paris Police 1905 out in 2022 will arrive titled PARIS POLICE 1910 this year after the premiere at Canneseries festival. Jérémie Laheurte is back as Antoine Jouin. The story will be set in 31 May 1908. Marguerite “Meg” Steinheil (Evelyne Brochu) is found tied up in her bed; her husband and her own mother are dead, murdered in the next room. This sensitive case, involving the famous “Pompe Funèbre”, is assigned to Inspector Jouin. The investigation moves swiftly, and Meg soon goes from being a victim to the prime suspect; Fiersi (Thibaut Evrard) and Prefect Lépine (Marc Barbé) himself are said to be implicated. Cornered, Meg calls a press conference: she is ready to tell “the whole truth”… But what truth? The six part season arrives to Canal+ this April.

FIRST IMAGES WITH VICTOR BELMONDO FROM NEW 19TH CENTURY SET TV ADAPTATION OF THE RED AND THE BLACK

  THE RED AND THE BLACK 

PERIOD SET STENDHAL TV ADAPTATION

To be presented at Canneseries this year is France Televisions' four episode period set TV series adaptation of Stendhal's famous novel THE RED AND THE BLACK (Le rouge et le noir) set in 1828. The restored monarchy is faltering, a new revolution rumbling. In this troubled France, Julien Sorel (our gorgeous and sweet Victor Belmondo), poor son of a carpenter is ready to do anything to rise socially. Torn between the Red and the Black, between the military ambition and the ecclesiastical career, but also between two women that everything opposes, he will have to pay the price of his choices. Virginie Ledoyen, Camille Razat, Patrick Timsit also star. Hope we get more images and possibly a trailer for the new historical television series soon. Stay tuned as we will be following this one closely in the upcoming period.

NOVOROSSIYA: POTEMKIN HISTORICAL TV SERIES ABOUT EMPRESS CATHERINE THE GREAT'S LEGENDARY FAVOURITE

 NOVOROSSIYA: POTEMKIN 

NEW RUSSIAN HISTORICAL SERIES

The series started March 27th

Earlier last week, March 27th to be exact, a new historical eight episode series NOVOROSSIYA: POTEMKIN (Новороссия. Потёмкин) started airing over at Russian streamer Kino1TV with Ivan Kolesnikov in the lead role of Prince Grigory Potemkin, and Anna Kovalchuk as the latest actress to portray Empress Catherine II at the small screens. This is the first time that famous general and imperial favourite is given a TV series for himself. The series covers the life of Prince Grigory Potemkin - from his appearance at the court of Elizabeth Petrovna in year 1757 to the tragic death in 1791. The action unfolds during a period of rapid Russian prosperity: the acquisition of Novorussian lands, Black Sea Fleet is created, the cities of Kherson, Sevastopol, Ekaterinoslav are under active construction, where the first warship is launched, Catherine the Great's "Greek project" is launched, and Crimea is annexed. All of this occurs thanks to the support and assistance of Prince Grigory Potemkin, against the backdrop of the secret plot of his personal life – his wedding to Empress Catherine II. The plot is based on two main lines: personal - a secret wedding with an Empress, and the state - the construction of the empire in the south. Watch the trailer below:

 

WATCH PAAPA ESSIEDU TONIGHT IN BBC'S HEARTBREAKING PREGNANCY LOSS MINI TV SERIES BABIES

   BABIES TV SERIES  

STARTS TONIGHT WITH WITH PAAPA ESSIEDU 

Just a quick reminder for my dear Spylings that tonight March 30th is the premiere over at BBC One of their six part drama BABIES a gripping, tender and urgent love story that explores the resilience of a couple navigating the heartbreak of pregnancy loss. The series follows Lisa (Siobhan Cullen) and Stephen (Paapa Essiedu), a couple in their 30s whose hope is tested as they endure multiple miscarriages. While confronting unimaginable grief, their bond shines through with humour, warmth, and unwavering love. The series also stars Charlotte Riley and Jack Bannon as Amanda and Dave - a new  couple navigating their own challenges and testing their compatibility. Their complex relationship, set against Lisa and Stephen’s ongoing pregnancy journey, begins to expose cracks in Stephen and Dave’s long-standing friendship. See the trailer below:

 

SEE BEN KINGSLEY AS THE BIBLICAL CHARACTER IN THE OLD STORIES: MOSES EPIC MINI SERIES TRAILER

  THE OLD STORIES: MOSES 

EPIC TV SERIES WITH BEN KINGSLEY

He already played the Biblical character back in the old days, but British thespian sir Ben Kingsley will do it again this spring over at Prime Video in three part epic series THE OLD STORIES: MOSES a sort of a companion series to their show House of David since they are set in the same world, and just like David, Moses will also be available for those who are subscribed to Wonder Project at the streamer. Kingsley stars next to O-T Fagbenle who plays a scandalously blackwashed pharaoh Ramses II who was, just like most other Egyptian rulers, white and actually had a blond hair and light eyes according to all leading Egyptologists. Louis Ferreira stars as Jesse, Anna Khaja as Zipporah, and Rada Rae as Avva. 

 

FROM THE WORLD OF

House of David, The Old Stories: Moses is a three-part companion special that opens a window into the narratives that shaped Israel long before David took the throne. As the past unfolds with epic force, a young shepherd sees his own future reflected in the courage, failure, and obedience of those who came before him. As you can see in the AI rich trailer below we will see all the splendour of Egypt, but also the dark side too with the slaves and Biblical pests. The series will probably arrive for the Wonder Project subscribes these Holidays but will also be available generally on Prime Video on some later date this year. Also currently airing as of last Sunday, this Sunday and next Sunday over at Fox is three part movie Women of the Bible. 

 

SEE THE TRAILER AND STREAMING DATE FOR PRIME VIDEO'S MINI TV SERIES ADAPTATION OF THE HOUSE OF THE SPIRITS

  THE HOUSE OF THE SPIRITS  

TRAILER FOR PRIME VIDEO TV SERIES

Prime Video has issued a trailer for their eight episode TV series adaptation of Isabel Allende's THE HOUSE OF THE SPIRITS and I 

The series will arrive April 29th

have to say it looks so bland, the cast is just so amateurish and uninspired with an annoyingly bad lead. Out April 29th this Spanish language series centers on three generations of women, Clara, Blanca, and Alba, in a conservative South American country shaped by class struggle, political upheaval, and magic. It tells the epic tale of a proud and passionate family, secret loves, and bloody revolution. The Trueba family’s passions, struggles, and secrets span a century of violent social change, culminating in a crisis that hurls the proud, tyrannical patriarch and his beloved granddaughter towards opposite sides of the fence. 

 

SPRING INTO LOVE 2026 AT HALLMARK WITH NEW MOVIES FROM DAN JEANNOTTE, TYLER HYNES AND REBECCA DALTON

   SPRING INTO LOVE MOVIES  

A Royal Setting is out tonigt

A ROYAL SETTING

Hallmark has traditionally launched their Spring Into Love series of romantic spring movies and today I am bringing you a short spotlight on some of the films you will be able to enjoy this and next month starting with A ROYAL SETTING with our dearest Dan Jeannotte which will air this Saturday March 28th. Jen Lilley takes the female lead as Ruby, a world-renowned gemologist, who is hired by Prince Luca (Jeannotte) to restore the crown jewels and design his crown challenging tradition and complicating his relationship with his mother, the queen.

 

I'll Be Seeing you arrives in April

 I'LL BE SEEING YOU WITH TYLER HYNES

Another of our favourite of Hallmark hunks Tyler Hynes leads spring romantic comedy I'LL BE SEEING YOU which will launch on Hallmark April 25th, Saturday night. The plot of the movie: When a work errand derails Amy's (Stacey Farber) weekend plans with her grandma, they embark on a road trip with one sentimental detour but need the help of a charming activities director. 

 

 

To Philly with Love is out April 18th

TO PHILLY WITH LOVE WITH REBECA DALTON

One of our favourite among the Hallmark female leads, radiant and gorgeous Rebecca Dalton returns to the channel April 18th Saturday evening as the lead of TO PHILLY WITH LOVE romantic movie which also stars Stephen Huszar as her love interest. The two of them play a teacher and an archivist who decode Revolutionary War-era love letters, which takes them on a thrilling journey through Philadelphia where they uncover history and also unexpectedly discover a love story of their own. 

 

A Season to Blossom is out April 4th

A SEASON TO BLOSSOM WITH CARLO MARKS

Love and spring romance also await us in romantic comedy A SEASON TO BLOSSOM which will be ready for airing Saturday evening April 4th with gorgeous Carlo Marks as the male lead. Emily Tennant takes the female lead portraying a drifting aspiring writer who returns to sell her late grandmother's bookstore, but its traditions - and her childhood crush - helps her rediscover her voice, her roots, and a love worth staying for.

 

JOANNA SCANLAN HAS A MISSING KID IN FIRST IMAGES FROM THRILLER TV SERIES MISSED CALL FROM CHANNEL 5

   MISSED CALL TV SERIES  

FIRST IMAGES WITH JOANNA SCANLAN

Channel 5 has released first images with Joanna Scanlan as the lead star in MISSED CALL TV series which also has Rupert Graves  in its cast. The five-part thriller, set against the backdrop of a picturesque French village, follows British single mother Sarah whose daughter disappears while on a school exchange trip, soon after attempting a late-night call to her mom. Despite indifference from local authorities and the host family, Sarah goes on a search for her daughter that spirals into a dangerous race against time. Robert Lindsay, Claire Keim and Francois Xavier Demaison will also star. It will air sometime this April.

NETFLIX ORDERS THE LORD'S DAY POLITICAL THRILLER TV SERIES ADAPTATION WITH DAMSON IDRIS

  THE LORD'S DAY  

TO BECOME A NETFLIX TV SERIES

Netflix has ordered a six episode small screen adaptation of THE LORD'S DAY thriller by Michael Dobbs and has set Damson Idris as lead. On the State Opening of Parliament, British spy Harry Jones (Damson Idris) finds himself inside the iconic building amidst a lockdown. As the siege escalates, loyalties are tested and selfless sacrifices are made, leading to a desperate fight for survival where not everyone will emerge alive. Can Harry use his skills and training to be the country’s savior? Adapted from a novel by the House of Cards author, this is a fast-paced action thriller set at the heart of British power.

SEE EWAN MCGREGOR AND ANNE HATHAWAY CHASED BY A DINOSAUR IN THE END OF OAK STREET FANTASY MOVIE TEASER TRAILER

  THE END OF OAK STREET  

EWAN MCGREGOR AND ANNE HATHAWAY

A mysterious trailer has been released for David Robert Mitchell's sf movie THE END OF OAK STREET starring Ewan McGregor and Anne Hathaway. It will be released August 14th in cinemas. After a mysterious cosmic event rips Oak Street from suburbia and transports their neighborhood to someplace unknown, a family soon discovers that their very survival depends on them sticking together as they navigate their now unrecognizable surroundings. 

 

BRENDAN FRASER, ANDREW SCOTT, DAMIAN LEWIS IN NEW TRAILER FOR PRESSURE D-DAY WW2 HISTORICAL MOVIE

   NEW PRESSURE TRAILER   

WITH BRENDAN FRASER AND ANDREW SCOTT

New trailer has been released for Brendan Fraser's new World War II movie PRESSURE which is out May 29th with him playing Dwight D. Eisenhower. In the final days before the planned Allied invasion of Europe in 1944, Royal Air Force meteorologist James Stagg (Andrew Scott) must deliver a weather report to the Allied high command determining the feasibility of the planned D-Day. It also stars Kerry Condon, Damian Lewis, Chris Messina, and is directed by Anthony Maras. Check out the movie trailer below and tell us what you think, will you be watching?

 

SHERIDAN SMITH, STEPHEN PEACOCKE AND JUDY DAVIS TO LEAD NEW MYSTERY THRILLER SERIES TWO BIRDS FROM ITV AND STAN

    TWO BIRDS SERIES   

FROM ITV AND STAN WITH SHERIDAN SMITH

British ITV and Australian streamer Stan are teaming up on new mystery thriller TV series TWO BIRDS which centers on British Police Constable Izzie Cornwell (Sheridan Smith), who arrives in the small fictional town of Dugdale having been recently widowed and intent on a fresh start in Australia. Izzie is assigned to investigate a murder alongside her new boss Matt (Stephen Peacocke). When the victim is revealed to be part of a notorious local crime family, led by the formidable Mrs Baxter (Judy Davis), the stakes intensify.

SEE THE HILARIOUS SECOND TRAILER FOR HUGH JACKMAN'S THE SHEEP DETECTIVES MOVIE COMEDY MYSTERY

  THE SHEEP DETECTIVES  

IT'S A BRAND NEW BREED OF MYSTERY

After the first one in December, a hilarious new trailer has been released for Hugh Jackman's new movie THE SHEEP DETECTIVES which hits theatres May 8th. Regina Hall, Brett Goldstein,

The Sheep Detectives are out this May

 Bryan Cranston, Patrick Stewart, Nicholas Galitzine and Emma Thompson also star in this film based on the 2005 novel Three Bags Full by Leonie Swann. Every night a shepherd reads aloud a murder mystery, pretending his sheep can understand. When he is found dead, the sheep realize at once that it was a murder and think they know everything about how to go about solving it. The local cop, on the other hand, has never solved a serious crime in his life, so the sheep conclude they will have to solve it themselves, even if it means leaving their meadow for the first time and facing the fact that the human world isn't as simple as it appears in books.

 

FIRST IMAGES WITH KIT HARINGTON AND FRANCOIS CIVIL IN A TALE OF TWO CITIES DICKENSIAN TV SERIES ADAPTATION FROM BBC AND MGM+

  A TALE OF TWO CITIES 

KIT HARINGTON AND FRANCOIS CIVIL IMAGES

BBC One and MGM + have issued first images from their TV series adaptation of Charles Dickens' A TALE OF TWO CITIES. The four parter will be set in London, 1782. Tensions run high in the war between France andBritain. A young woman, Lucie Manette (Mirren Mack) has her life upended when she receives a message from Paris - her father, assumed dead for almost 20 years, may be alive. The messenger, idealistic French emigré, Charles Darnay (François Civil), is arrested and charged with treason. Lucie enlists the help of a brilliant but erratic young lawyer, Sydney Carton (Kit Harington), to free Darnay in the hope he will lead her to Paris to track down her father. Lucie’s collision with Darnay and Carton unleashes a powerful and complex love triangle. Both men fight to be worthy of her love, and Lucie is torn over which one to choose. Yet neither man - physically so alike, spiritually poles apart - can escape the other. Instead, they find themselves bound together in life and death, through triumphs, tragedies, marriage, and murder. The series will arrive sometime this year.

18TH CENTURY IMPERIAL RUSSIA SET SERIES PAUL: THE FIRST AND THE LAST, ON THE SON OF CATHERINE THE GREAT HAS STARTED AIRING

 PAUL: THE 1ST AND THE LAST 

NEW IMPERIAL EPIC RUSSIAN TV SERIES

The series started airing last night in Russia

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 started airing last night, March 23rd on Russian national broadcaster. 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 in its linear TV premiere this week after already launching on Ivi streamer.

 

 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 bestowedon 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 serfsand 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.