WITCHES AND MURDERS IN THE TRAILER FOR AGATHA CHRISTIE'S PALE HORSE BBC'S TV SERIES ADAPTATION WITH RUFUS SEWELL

     'THE PALE HORSE' TRAILER

FOR BBC'S LATEST AGATHA CHRISTIE TV SERIES ADAPTATION

Just as I promised, I have for you the trailer for BBC's latest small screen adaptation of Agatha Christie THE PALE HORSE which will start

The series starts February 9th

airing February 9th. The two hourlong episode star Rufus Sewell, Kaya Scodelario, Bertie Carvel, Sean Pertwee, Henry Lloyd Hughes and James Fleet. Rita Tushingham, Sheila Atim and Kathy Kiera Clarke play the trio of witches.

     What's The Story?

When a murder investigation is launched into the death of a young woman, a mysterious list of names is discovered in her shoe -prompting an inquiry not only to find the killer, but also to understand the list of names. Who wrote the list, and who do these names refer to? One of those named is widowed antique dealer Mark Easterbrook (Rufus Sewell), who, despite

The series was produced by Poldark's Mammoth Screen

having found love again with new wife Hermia (Kaya Scodelario), is still haunted by the tragic death of his first wife Delphine. THE PALE HORSE tells the story of Mark’s investigation into how and why his name came to appear on the list, an investigation that leads him to the peculiar home of a

Rufus Sewell and Kaya Scodelario take the lead roles

trio of rumoured witches, The Pale Horse, in the beautiful village of Much Deeping. Word has it that the witches can do away with a rich relative, by supernatural means alone… Despite Mark’s scepticism towards the paranormal, he cannot help but be consumed by the

The series will stream on Amazon for the rest of the world from March 13th

increasingly strange and extraordinary things that begin to happen around him. Is this too the work of the witches of The Pale Horse, and does this mean he is next on their list? Or can he find a rational explanation and identify the killer before they catch up with him?

NEW PERIOD SET SERIES TO EXPECT IN THE FIRST PART OF 2020: FROM NEW ZEALAND GOLD RUSH, POST NAPOLEONIC LONDON TO ARCTIC, RUSSIAN IMPERIAL COURT AND AGATHA CHRISTIE

     WINT/SPRING 2020 EPIC SHOWS

 THE LUMINARIES

 Arriving sometime very soon (probably sooner to New Zealand than to BBC) is the six episode adaptation of Eleanor Catton's book THE LUMINARIES starring Marton Csokas, Eva Green, Eve Hewson and Callan Mulvey. It is an adventure mystery set in the midst of New Zealand's 1860's gold rush. Expect a trailer very soon.

THE PALE HORSE
 BBC is entering the race first as it will start airing their latest  Agatha Christie series THE PALE HORSE from February 9th. Rufus Sewell leads the two episode mini series as the man who investigates a murder in a beautiful little village. Is a trio of witches responsible for a series of sudden deaths there or is there a rational explanation? You can expect a trailer very soon!

MISS SCARLET AND THE DUKE

 A&E will greet spring with new six part period set drama MISS SCARLET AND THE DUKE starring Kate Phillips as London's first Victorian female detective with Stuart Martin playing her partner. It will air on UKTV's Alibi channel and on PBS Masterpiece in USA. In Germany it will air on RTL, in Australia on Seven Network.

    THE NORTH WATER 
BBC will also grace us with Arctic set four episode thriller series THE NORTH WATER based on the novel by Ian McGuire. Colin Farrell and Jack O'Connell star in a story set in a 19th century whaling expedition to the Arctic where an army surgeon finds himself on an ill-fated journey with a murderous psychopath. In search of redemption, his story becomes a harsh struggle for survival in the Arctic wasteland.

BELGRAVIA

Easter will, meanwhile, bring us Julian Fellowes' new 19th century set costume drama BELGRAVIA set to air on Epix from April 12th and possibly a bit earlier on ITV in UK.  It follows events decades after a crucial ball ahead of the battle of Waterloo when the emerging nouveau riche, including the Trenchard family, rub shoulders with London's established upper classes, and when secrets from the past threaten to emerge.

     THE GREAT 
Hulu will meanwhile, end the spring season with three part historical comedy THE GREAT in which Elle Fanning and Nicholas Hoult play Catherine the Great and Peter of Russia. The series offers an anti-historical ride through 18th century Russia following the wildly comic rise of Catherine the Nothing to Catherine the Great. It is out May 15th.

RUFUS SEWELL, KAYA SCODELARIO, HENRY LLOYD HUGHES TO LEAD AGATHA CHRISTIE'S PALE HORSE AT BBC! JANE AUSTEN'S SANDITON EPIC SAGA TRAILER WITH THEO JAMES, ROSE WILLIAMS

   THE PALE HORSE SETS

RUFUS SEWELL AS THE LEAD

BBC has unveiled the cast for their latest Agatha Christie adaptation, two part series THE PALE HORSE produced by Mammoth Screen! The cast will be led by Rufus Sewell, Kaya Scodelario, Bertie Carvel, Sean Pertwee,

Kaya Scodelario and Rufus Sewell are leading the cast

Henry Lloyd-Hughes and Poppy Gilbert! Completing the cast are Rita Tushingham, Sheila Atim and Kathy Kiera Clarke as the trio of witches.

    AGATHA CHRISTIE ADAPTATION 
The series, which will also air on Amazon Prime, follows Mark Easterbrook (Rufus Sewell) as he tries to uncover the mystery of a list of names found in the shoe of a dead woman. His investigation leads him to the peculiar village

Henry Lloyd Hughes and Bertie Carvel are starring as well!

of Much Deeping, and The Pale Horse, the home of a trio of rumoured witches. Word has it that the witches can do away with wealthy relatives by means of the dark arts, but as the bodies mount up, Mark is certain there has to be a rational explanation.

    FIRST 'SANDITON' TRAILER

FOR JANE AUSTEN ADAPTATION

It won't air soon, sometime later this Autumn or winter, but PBS and ITV have released first trailer for SANDITON series based on Jane Austen's unfinished novel. Rose Williams and Theo James star alongside Leo

Sanditon will air on ITV and on PBS Masterpiece later this year

Suter, Anne Reid and Kris Marshall in the eight part drama which tells the story of the impulsive, spirited and unconventional Charlotte Heywood (Rose Williams), and her spiky relationship with the charming Sidney Parker (Theo James). When a chance accident transports her from her rural

Leo Suter joins Rose Williams in the new historical series

hometown of Willingden to a would-be coastal resort Sanditon, it exposes Charlotte to the intrigues and dalliances of a seaside town on the make. The drama takes viewers from the West Indies to the rotting alleys of London and exposes the hidden agendas of each character and sees Charlotte discover herself and ultimately find love.

WARNER MEDIA STREAMING SERVICE ORDERS DUNE: THE SISTERHOOD BENE GESSERIT SF SERIES! BBC TO TURN AGATHA CHRISTIE'S THE PALE HORSE INTO MINI SERIES! OBLIVION SONG MOVIE ADAPTATION

'DUNE: THE SISTERHOOD' SERIES

THE BENE GESSERIT TV SAGA

Bene Gesserit will be the stars of the series

Two book adaptations for you today! While we've lost all interest in the new DUNE movie adaptation due to the rather uninspired casting, the good news is that Warner Media's new streaming service will make TV series out of Frank Herbert's famous sf saga!

Denis Villeneuve (who is also helming the above mentioned movie) is set to direct DUNE: THE SISTERHOOD, which will be set in the same universe, but will be told through the eyes of a mysterious order of women known as the Bene Gesserit. Given extraordinary abilities by their mastery of the body and the mind, the Bene Gesserit expertly weave through the feudal politics and intrigue of The Imperium, pursuing plans of their own that will ultimately lead them to the enigmatic planet Arrakis, known to its inhabitants as Dune. Herbert wrote six novels about the intergalactic Imperium ruled by Padishah Emperor.

'THE PALE HORSE' SET AS

BBC'S NEW AGATHA CHRISTIE MINI

The Pale Horse is one of Christie's strangest stories

Across the pond, BBC has announced their latest Agatha Christie adaptation: her THE PALE HORSE will be turned into a two part series by BBC and Mammoth Screen. The foreboding novel was written in 1961. When a mysterious list of names is found in the shoe of a dead woman, one of those named, Mark Easterbrook, begins an investigation into how and why his name came to be there. He is drawn to THE PALE HORSE, the home of a trio of rumoured witches in the tiny village of Much Deeping. Word has it that the witches can do away with wealthy relatives using the dark arts alone, but as the bodies mount up Mark is certain there has to be a rational explanation. And who could possibly want him dead? Amazon Prime will have worldwide rights.

'OBLIVION SONG' GETS

BIG SCREEN SF ADAPTATION

Oblivion Song will be turned into a movie

Universal Pictures will, meanwhile, turn Robert Kirkman's comic book OBLIVION SONG into a science fiction movie. Written by The Walking Dead writer and illustrated by Lorenzo De Felici, it takes place one decade after 300,000 residents of Philadelphia suddenly were trapped in Oblivion. Frantic recovery efforts were launched by the government, but, after a few futile years, they were abandoned. Nathan Cole, however, hasn’t given up. He risks his life again and again trying to save those lost souls in Oblivion’s apocalyptic hellscape – but is that the real reason he can’t resist the siren call of the Oblivion Song?