KIT HARINGTON, ALEX HASSELL, PADDY CONSIDINE TO LEAD DYSTOPIAN ARMY OF SHADOWS TV SERIES FOR CHANNEL 4 & CANAL +

    ARMY OF SHADOWS   

TV SERIES GETS A CAST AT CHANNEL 4

Exactly a year ago I told you that Channel 4 and French Canal + are making a six part drama out of Joseph Kessel's book ARMY OF SHADOWS, which was already turned into a classic film depicting the emergence of the French Resistance to the Nazi occupation of France during World War 2. Channel 4 will switch it into the story of how resistance takes shape in a near-future authoritarian Britain. Under de facto American occupation, a former British army officer builds a covert resistance cell from scratch - navigating betrayal, moral compromise and the tension between patience and action - as young recruits fight to reclaim their country and their futures. Across six thrilling episodes, the series chronicles the early days of the British Resistance. From first kills and internal betrayals to propaganda campaigns, internment camps, and a climactic political assassination - this is a story about how freedom is taken and how it can be won back. It has been revealed that Paddy Considine, Kit Harington, Alex Hassell and America Ferrera will lead the cast.

JOHN CENA AND IDRIS ELBA ARE USA AND UK HEADS OF STATE IN NEW PRIME VIDEO COMEDY MOVIE TRAILER

  HEADS OF STATE TRAILER  

WITH JOHN CENA AND IDRIS ELBA

And they play presidents! We have a trailer today for comedy movie HEADS OF STATE which will hit Prime Video July 2nd!  It follows two government

Heads of State arrive July 2nd to Prime Video

leaders who must set aside their rivalry to thwart a global conspiracy and save the world, if they can work together. Elba plays UK Prime Minister Sam Clarke, with Cena as U.S. President. When the duo become the targets of a powerful and ruthless foreign adversary, who proves more than a match for the two leaders’ security forces, they are begrudgingly forced to rely on the only two people they can trust: each other. Along their journey to save the free world, they find a key ally in Noel Bisset, a brilliant MI6 agent played by Priyanka Chopra Jonas. The cast also has Carla Gugino, Jack Quaid, Richard Coyle and Paddy Considine.

PREMIUM SPOTLIGHT ON SMALL TOWN, BIG STORY MINI TV SERIES STARTING NEXT MONTH WITH CHRISTINA HENDRICKS, PADDY CONSIDINE, CHRIS O'DOWD

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SMALL TOWN, BIG STORY TV SERIES

Starting February 27th over at Sky is their new original mini series SMALL TOWN, BIG STORY a dramatic comedy starring Christina Hendricks and Paddy Considine in a six-part series set in a rural town Drumbán on the border of Ireland which has a secret that will be revealed when a Hollywood TV production rolls into town! 

 

   THE STORY FOLLOWS

Wendy Patterson (Hendricks), a local girl who found success as a TV producer in Los Angeles and returns to Drumbán after over 20 years, having left under something of a cloud. Back in the chaotic microcosm of Drumbán, this time with a film crew in tow, Wendy is caught between her past and her epic new production. Séamus Proctor (Considine) is the local doctor, a respected pillar of the community. He has a neat and well-ordered life, or at least he thinks he does. Soon he will find himself in the eye of a storm as a celluloid circus descends, which threatens to blow open a secret he has been harbouring since the Millennium.

 

WHO ELSE IS IN THE CAST?

Eileen Walsh stars as Catherine Proctor, Séamus’ wife and local schoolteacher. Leia Murphy and David Rawle star as siblings Joanne and Sonny Proctor. Patrick Martins, Evanne Kilgallon, Andrew Bennett, David Wilmot, Michèle Forbes, Sam C Wilson, Peter McGann, Jamie Michie, Ian McElhinney, Clarke Peters, and Emmy Award winner Chris O’Dowd, who is also the show's creator and director, will all also be seen in the new series. The series will also stream on NOW in UK and Ireland. 

PREMIUM SPOTLIGHT ON GAME OF THRONES HIGH FANTASY EPIC TV SERIES PREQUEL HOUSE OF THE DRAGON WHICH ARRIVES THIS AUGUST

 HOUSE OF THE DRAGON 

OPENS COURT THIS AUGUST

The show starts August 21st

Do not expect any likeable characters, that is what George R. R. Martin said about his new epic television series HOUSE OF THE DRAGON which will fly into HBO and HBO Max August  21st. Now I don't know why would anyone then even watch it, but I'm sure there are masochist among you. Below, you can watch the exciting trailer for the series aired at Comic Con this month! If this one proves successful, HBO has at least three other series based on his books in the works. The series will feature a new throne made out of almost 2,500 swords borrowed from Warcraft and Witcher adaptations.

It will have ten episode first season

WHAT IS THE STORY

Based on George R.R. Martin’s “Fire & Blood,” the series, which is set 200 years before the events of Game of Thrones, tells the story of House Targaryen. Paddy Considine leads the cast as King Viserys Targaryen Viserys, who was chosen by the lords of Westeros to succeed the Old King, Jaehaerys Targaryen, at the Great Council at Harrenhal. A warm, kind, and  decent man, Viserys only wishes to carry forward his grandfather’s legacy, but as we’ve learned from Game of Thrones, good men do not necessarily make for great kings.

 

WHO IS IN THE HOUSE? 

Matt Smith is Prince Daemon Targaryen, the younger brother to King Viserys and heir to the throne. A peerless warrior and a dragonrider, Daemon possesses the true blood of the dragon. But it is said that whenever a  Targaryen is born, the gods toss a coin in the air… Alicent Hightower (Olivia Cooke) is the daughter of Otto Hightower, the Hand of the King, and the most comely woman in the Seven Kingdoms. She was raised in the Red Keep, close to the king and his innermost circle; she possesses both a courtly grace and a keen political acumen. Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen (Emma D’Arcy), who is the lead protagonist of the ten episode show, is the king’s first-born child. She is of pure Valyrian blood, and she is a  dragonrider. Many would say that Rhaenyra was born with everything… but she was not born a man. Lord Corlys Velaryon, “The Sea Snake” (Steve Toussaint) is the lord of House Velaryon, a Valyrian bloodline as old as House Targaryen. As “The Sea Snake,” the most famed nautical adventurer in the history of Westeros, Lord Corlys built his house into a powerful seat that is even richer than the Lannisters and that claims the largest navy in the world. Princess Rhaenys Velaryon (Eve Best) is a dragonrider and wife to Lord Corlys Velaryon, "The Queen Who Never Was" was passed over as heir to the throne at the Great Council because the realm favored her cousin, Viserys, simply for being male. Ser Criston Cole (Fabien Frankel), of Dornish descent, is the common-born son of the steward to the Lord of Blackhaven. He has no claim to land or titles; all he has to his name is his honor and his preternatural skill with a sword. Mysaria (Sonoya Mizuno) came to Westeros with nothing, sold more times than she can recall, and she could have wilted... but instead she rose to become the most trusted - and most unlikely - ally of Prince Daemon Targaryen, the heir to the throne. Otto Hightower (Rhys Ifans) is the Hand of the King, who loyally and faithfully serves both his king and his realm. As the Hand sees it, the greatest threat to the realm is the king's brother, Daemon, and his position as heir to the throne. 

DID COLIN FIRTH THROW TONI COLLETTE OFF THE STAIRCASE IN NEW HBO SERIES TRAILER? HBO SETS HOUSE OF THE DRAGON EPIC TV SERIES FOR LATE AUGUST!

 HOUSE OF THE DRAGON 

ARRIVES END OF AUGUST

In case you were wondering what shall we watch when the new season starts, it seems we will watch the clash of elves and dragons as HBO has just

The series will also air on Sky and Foxtel

announced that they have set August 21st as the starting date for their Game of Thrones prequel HOUSE OF THE DRAGON which is just ten days ahead of Amazon's launch of their Rings of Power epic series. Based on George R.R. Martin’s “Fire & Blood,” the series, which is set 200 years before the events of Game of Thrones, tells the story of House Targaryen. Paddy Considine leads the cast as King Viserys Targaryen Viserys, who was chosen by the lords of Westeros to succeed the Old King, Jaehaerys Targaryen, at the Great Council at Harrenhal. A warm, kind, and decent man, Viserys only wishes to carry forward his grandfather’s legacy, but as we’ve learned from Game of Thrones, good men do not necessarily make for great kings. Matt Smith is Prince Daemon Targaryen, the younger brother to King

Olivia Cooke is Alicent Hightower

Viserys and heir to the throne. A peerless warrior and a dragonrider, Daemon possesses the true blood of the dragon. But it is said that whenever a Targaryen is born, the gods toss a coin in the air… Alicent Hightower (Olivia Cooke) is the daughter of Otto Hightower, the Hand of the King, and the

Fabien Frankel is Ser Crinston Cole

most comely woman in the Seven Kingdoms. She was raised in the Red Keep, close to the king and his innermost circle; she possesses both a courtly grace and a keen political acumen. Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen (Emma D’Arcy) is the king’s first-born child. She is of pure Valyrian blood, and she is a

Rhys Ifans is Otto Hightower

dragonrider. Many would say that Rhaenyra was born with everything… but she was not born a man. Lord Corlys Velaryon, “The Sea Snake” (Steve Toussaint) is the lord of House Velaryon, a Valyrian bloodline as old as House Targaryen. As “The Sea Snake,” the most famed nautical adventurer in

Steve Toussaint and Eve Best as Corlys and Rhaenys

the history of Westeros, Lord Corlys built his house into a powerful seat that is even richer than the Lannisters and that claims the largest navy in the world. Princess Rhaenys Velaryon (Eve Best) is a dragonrider and wife to Lord Corlys Velaryon, "The Queen Who Never Was" was passed over as heir to the

Olivia Cooke and Rhys Ifans as the Hightowers

throne at the Great Council because the realm favored her cousin, Viserys, simply for being male. Ser Criston Cole (Fabien Frankel), of Dornish descent, is the common-born son of the steward to the Lord of Blackhaven. He has no claim to land or titles; all he has to his name is his honor and his

Matt Smith is prince Daemon Targaryen

preternatural skill with a sword. Mysaria (Sonoya Mizuno) came to Westeros with nothing, sold more times than she can recall, and she could have wilted... but instead she rose to become the most trusted - and most unlikely - ally of Prince Daemon Targaryen, the heir to the throne. Otto

Emma Darcy is Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen

Hightower (Rhys Ifans) is the Hand of the King, who loyally and faithfully serves both his king and his realm. As the Hand sees it, the greatest threat to the realm is the king's brother, Daemon, and his position as heir to the throne.

 

   THE STAIRCASE TRAILER  

AIR DATE SET FOR MAY

HBO has released a trailer for their eight episode series THE STAIRCASE starting May 5th with three opening episodes! Starring Colin Firth, Toni Collette, Michael Stuhlbarg, Juliette Binoche, Dane

Michael was convicted in 2003 and served till 2017 when his sentence was reduced

DeHaan, Rosemarie DeWitt, Tim Guinee, Patrick Schwarzenegger, and Parker Posey, it is  based on a true story and explores the life of Michael Peterson (Firth), his sprawling North Carolina family, and the very suspicious death of his wife, Kathleen Peterson (Collette). 

JUDE LAW JOINED BY EMILY WATSON, PADDY CONSIDINE, KATHERINE WATERSTON IN SKY, HBO MYSTERY MINI SERIES THE THIRD DAY!

JUDE LAW'S 'THE THIRD DAY'

SENDS PADDY CONSIDINE AND

Emily Watson has joined the cast

EMILY WATSON TO AN ISLAND

Earlier this summer I informed you that British Sky and HBO are continuing their collaboration and have hired Jude Law to lead their new mystery island mini series THE THIRD DAY and now they've added new cast members: Paddy Considine, Emily Watson and Katherine Waterston as Jess, a woman who Sam encounters on the island. The series, which will air next year, should start shooting this summer.

THE SIX EPISODE SERIES 
will see Jude Law playing Sam, who is being drawn to a mysterious island off the British Coast and thrown into the unusual world of its secretive inhabitants. Isolated from the mainland, the rituals of the island begin to overwhelm him, and he is confronted by a trauma from his past. As the line between reality and

Paddy Considine will also star in the Marc Munden directed series

fantasy blurs, Sam finds himself immersed in an emotional quest that puts him at odds with the islanders and begins to threaten their way of life.