NEW 'HARLOTS'
TV SERIES ON 18TH CENTURY LONDON BROTHELS
Ooh, here's another period set drama coming to us from ITV in the future: they're preparing HARLOTS eight episode series together with Hulu! And they already have leading three - Jessica Brown Findlay, Samantha Morton and Lesley Manville!
Set against in 18th century Georgian London, HARLOTS is a family
drama offering a new take on the city’s most valuable commercial
activity: sex. Based on the stories of real women, the series follows
Margaret Wells (Samantha Morton) and her daughters as she
struggles to reconcile her roles as mother and brothel owner. When her
business comes under attack from Lydia Quigley (Lesley Manville), a rival madam with a ruthless streak, Margaret will fight back, even if it means putting her family at risk. Jessica Brown Findlay is
Charlotte, Margaret’s eldest daughter and the city’s most coveted
courtesan who begins to grapple with her position in both society and
her immediate family.
'MIRROR'S EDGE' GAME
TO BECOME TV SERIES
Speaking of new series, 'Deadline' reports that Endemol is going to
turn action adventure video game MIRROR'S EDGE into another female
centred TV series! The story is set in a quasi futuristic dystopian
society in which a network of “runners” act as couriers to transmit
messages while evading government surveillance. The game’s main
character and heroine is Faith, a runner and skilled warrior whose
sister is framed for murder. The narrative follows Faith as she is drawn
into the fight against the ruling Conglomerate and becomes enveloped in
a conspiracy that could bring down society itself.
Speaking of new series, 'Deadline' reports that Endemol is going to
turn action adventure video game MIRROR'S EDGE into another female
centred TV series! The story is set in a quasi futuristic dystopian
society in which a network of “runners” act as couriers to transmit
messages while evading government surveillance. The game’s main
character and heroine is Faith, a runner and skilled warrior whose
sister is framed for murder. The narrative follows Faith as she is drawn
into the fight against the ruling Conglomerate and becomes enveloped in
a conspiracy that could bring down society itself.
'GUERNICA' TRAILER WITH
JAMES D'ARCY & JACK DAVENPORT
Earlier this year I've shown you an international trailer for Spanish epic movie GUERNICA and now we have the English language one starring James D'Arcy, Jack Davenport and Maria Valverde. Out
currently in Spain, it follows the fates of Henry - a cynical American correspondent who has lost his soul - and Teresa, one
of the Republic's censors and in charge of overseeing the news that
journalists can send abroad, which cross in Gernika.
currently in Spain, it follows the fates of Henry - a cynical American correspondent who has lost his soul - and Teresa, one
of the Republic's censors and in charge of overseeing the news that
journalists can send abroad, which cross in Gernika.
