COLOSSEUM IS SHAKING IN NEW TRAILER FOR THOSE ABOUT TO DIE EPIC TV SERIES WITH ANTHONY HOPKINS, RUPERT PENRY JONES, TOM HUGHES, IWAN RHEON AND A WHITE LION

 THOSE ABOUT TO DIE 

STUNNING NEW EPIC SERIES TRAILER

Peacock has released a stunning second trailer for their new epic series THOSE ABOUT TO DIE which they will stream in USA from July 18th with Europe watching it from July 19th on Prime Video. Anthony Hopkins, Rupert Penry Jones, Tom Hughes and Iwan Rheon lead the cast directed by blockbuster wizard himself Roland Emmerich!

 

IT IS AN EPIC TV DRAMA SET

in year 79 AD in the corrupt world of the spectacle-driven gladiatorial competition, exploring a side of ancient Rome never before told — the dirty business of entertaining the masses, giving the mob what they want most... blood and sport. The series introduces an ensemble of characters from all corners of the Roman Empire who collide at the explosive intersection of sports, politics, and dynasties. You can read more about this $100 million worth series in our previous spotlight. 

 

MINDBLOWING FIRST TRAILER FOR ANCIENT ROME SET EPIC TV SERIES THOSE ABOUT TO DIE WITH ANTHONY HOPKINS, TOM HUGHES, RUPERT PENRY JONES IS HERE

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EPIC SERIES FIRST TRAILER RELEASED

Those About to Die series starts this July

It will stream on Peacock in USA from July 18th as this summer's biggest and most anticipated small screen premiere, so Roland Emmerich's wildly expensive and lavish new historical series THOSE ABOUT TO DIE has just got a stunning first trailer ahead of  its streaming launch on Prime Video around Europe! While the $150 million series will be epic in scope and have the spectacle of gladiators and chariot racing, it also has unexpected characters amidst palace intrigue and a dark criminal underworld. Check out the spectacular trailer below and tell us what you think!

 

  IN THE TEN EPISODE EPIC SERIES

Anthony Hopkins stars as Emperor Vaspasian during the height of the Roman Empire when the population - bored, restless, and increasingly violent - is kept in line mainly by two things: free food and spectacular entertainment, in the form of chariot racing and gladiator fights. The races at Circus Maximus are controlled by four Patrician-owned corporations, the Blue, Red, White, and Green factions, and shares in the four factions are the most valuable things in Rome. The large scale drama is set within the spectacular, complex and corrupt world of gladiatorial sports in Ancient Rome introducing diverse characters across the many layers of Roman society where sports, politics and business intersect and collide. Emperor Vespasian of Rome and head of the Flavian bloodline, is battle tested, a rural upstart who claimed his throne after victory in a bloody 10-year civil war. He is aging and is despised by the Patricians jockeying for position in the Empire and looking to supplant his heirs to the throne the first chance they get.

 

WHO IS IN THE CAST?

 Tom Hughes will play Titus Flavianus, the elder son of Vespasian and apparent heir to the Imperial throne, while Jojo Macari will be younger son Domitian. Sara Martins will play ruthless trader Cala, Moe Hashim is her son Kwame, Gabriella Pession is politician and ruthless patrician Antonia, and Dimitri Leonidas will portray Scorpus, the preeminent charioteer of the age. Iwan Rheon, replaces Lorenzo Richelmy as ambitious crime boss Tenax! Liraz Charhi stars as Berenice, queen of the conquered Judea’s held captive in Rome, Johannes Haukur Johannesson as imposing Norse gladiator Viggo and Rupert Penry-Jones as Marsus, a wealthy patrician and retired general who desires the throne. Eneko Sagardoy, Pepe Barroso and Goncalo Almeida will play the Corsi brothers, while Kyshan Wilson is female gladiator in training Aura. Alicia Edogamhe plays a slave who is sold to Marsus and Antonia. 

HOLY JUPITER! SEE STUNNING FIRST IMAGES FROM ANCIENT ROME SET EPIC TV SERIES THOSE ABOUT TO DIE WITH ANTHONY HOPKINS, TOM HUGHES, RUPERT PENRY JONES

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EPIC SERIES FIRST IMAGES REVEALED

It will stream on Peacock in USA from July 18th as this summer's biggest and most anticipated small screen premiere, but Roland Emmerich's wildly expensive and lavish new historical series THOSE ABOUT TO DIE has released stunning first images ahead of  its streaming launch on Prime Video around Europe! While the $150 million series will be epic in scope and have the spectacle of gladiators and chariot racing, it also has unexpected characters amidst palace intrigue and a dark criminal underworld.

 

  IN THE TEN EPISODE EPIC SERIES

Anthony Hopkins stars as Emperor Vaspasian during the height of the Roman Empire when the population - bored, restless, and increasingly violent - is kept in line mainly by two things: free food and spectacular entertainment, in the form of chariot racing and gladiator fights. The races at Circus Maximus are controlled by four Patrician-owned corporations, the Blue, Red, White, and Green factions, and shares in the four factions are the most valuable things in Rome. The large scale drama is set within the spectacular, complex and corrupt world of gladiatorial sports in Ancient Rome introducing diverse characters across the many layers of Roman society where sports, politics and business intersect and collide. Emperor Vespasian of Rome and head of the Flavian bloodline, is battle tested, a rural upstart who claimed his throne after victory in a bloody 10-year civil war. He is aging and is despised by the Patricians jockeying for position in the Empire and looking to supplant his heirs to the throne the first chance they get.

 

WHO IS IN THE CAST?

 Tom Hughes will play Titus Flavianus, the elder son of Vespasian and apparent heir to the Imperial throne, while Jojo Macari will be younger son Domitian. Sara Martins will play ruthless trader Cala, Moe Hashim is her son Kwame, Gabriella Pession is politician and ruthless patrician Antonia, and Dimitri Leonidas will portray Scorpus, the preeminent charioteer of the age. Iwan Rheon, replaces Lorenzo Richelmy as ambitious crime boss Tenax! Liraz Charhi stars as Berenice, queen of the conquered Judea’s held captive in Rome, Johannes Haukur Johannesson as imposing Norse gladiator Viggo and Rupert Penry-Jones as Marsus, a wealthy patrician and retired general who desires the throne. Eneko Sagardoy, Pepe Barroso and Goncalo Almeida will play the Corsi brothers, while Kyshan Wilson is female gladiator in training Aura. Alicia Edogamhe plays a slave who is sold to Marsus and Antonia. 

 

ANTHONY HOPKINS THOSE ABOUT TO DIE ANCIENT ROMAN SERIES WITH TOM HUGHES, RUPERT PENRY JONES GETS A SUMMER RELEASE DATE AND A TEASER

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EPIC SERIES GETS JULY STREAMING DATE

Ten episode series starts this July

It will stream on Peacock in USA from July 18th, but Roland Emmerich's new historical series THOSE ABOUT TO DIE has closed deals to stream on Prime Video around Europe! And Peacock is celebrating the announcement of the start date with a marvelous first teaser which you can see below.

  IN THE TEN EPISODE EPIC SERIES

Anthony Hopkins stars in the ten episode series as Emperor Vaspasian during the height of the Roman Empire when the population - bored, restless, and increasingly violent - is kept in line mainly by two things: free food and spectacular entertainment, in the form of chariot racing and gladiator fights. The races at Circus Maximus are controlled by four Patrician-owned corporations, the Blue, Red, White, and Green factions, and shares in the four factions are the most valuable things in Rome. Tom Hughes, Rupert Penry Jones, Iwan Rheon also star in the $150 million series.

 

ANTHONY HOPKINS THOSE ABOUT TO DIE ANCIENT ROMAN SERIES WITH TOM HUGHES, RUPERT PENRY JONES TO STREAM ON PRIME VIDEO IN EUROPE!

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OLD ROME SERIES TO STREAM ON PRIME VIDEO IN EUROPE

The show is shooting over in Italy

Although it will stream on Peacock in USA, Roland Emmerich's new historical series THOSE ABOUT TO DIE has closed deals to stream on Prime Video around Europe! Anthony Hopkins stars as Emperor Vaspasian during the height of the Roman Empire when the population - bored, restless, and increasingly violent - is kept in line mainly by two things: free food and spectacular entertainment, in the form of chariot racing and gladiator fights. The races at Circus Maximus are controlled by four Patrician-owned corporations, the Blue, Red, White, and Green factions, and shares in the four factions are the most valuable things in Rome. Tom Hughes, Rupert Penry Jones, Iwan Rheon also star in the $150 million series.

1ST SET PIC OF ANTHONY HOPKINS, TOM HUGHES IN THOSE ABOUT TO DIE ANCIENT ROMAN SERIES! LAND OF SHADOWS 17TH CENTURY GAY ROMANCE BETWEEN PORTUGUESE SOLDIERS TV SERIES ANNOUNCED! CBS ORDERS DAMON WAYANS' SITCOM POPPA'S HOUSE!

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1ST LOOK FROM EPIC SERIES

Daily Mail have got their hands on the first set images from Peacock's new historical saga THOSE ABOUT TO DIE showing Anthony Hopkins as emperor Vespasian of Rome and a glimpse of Tom Hughes as his son Titus and Jojo Macari as his younger son. The $135 million worth series is set in the complex and corrupt world of ancient Rome’s spectacle-driven gladiatorial competition and following an ensemble of characters from all corners of the Roman Empire. Roland Emmerich is producing the series which will also star Rupert Penry Jones, Iwah Rheon, Lorenzo Richelmy and others.

 LAND OF SHADOWS SERIES 

17TH CENTURY GAY ROMANCE

The series will shoot in English language

Well, this could be very hot if cast right: Pedro Vasconcelos will helm new historical TV series LAND OF SHADOWS, based on  No País das Sombras novel from Emmy winner Aguinaldo Silva, about the forbidden love of two gay soldiers during the 17th Century, when Brazil was a colony of the Kingdom of Portugal. This English language drama will be set in Olinda, a Brazilian village, during the Captaincy of Pernambuco in 1604 and 1605, and reveals how the soldiers’ equality puts them in opposition to Portugal’s Holy Office of the Inquisition. The plot will also cover the persecution of New Christians, abuses against women and the romance between the wife of a sugar cane plantation lord and one of his slaves. The shooting will start early next year in Portugal and Brazil.

  POPPA'S HOUSE SITCOM  

ORDERED OVER AT CBS

CBS has given an official order to new multicam sitcom POPPA'S HOUSE which will be saved probably for the mid season next year. Damon Wayans plays legendary talk radio host and happily divorced Poppa, who has his point of view challenged at work when a new female co-host is hired, and at home where he finds himself still parenting his adult son, played by Damon Wayans Jr., a brilliant dreamer who is trying to pursue his passion while being a responsible father and husband. Essence Atkins and Tetona Jackson are also in the lead cast.

RUPERT PENRY JONES, IWAN RHEON JOIN THOSE ABOUT TO DIE ROMAN GLADIATOR EPIC SERIES! VINCENT CASSEL, LOUIS GARREL, DIANE KRUGER TO LEAD SAINT EX PERIOD SET DRAMA ON SAINT EXUPERY! RAPHAEL PERSONNAZ, VINCENT PEREZ TO LEAD MAURICE RAVEL BIOPIC BOLERO!

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EPIC SERIES ADS NEW CAST

And what a cast it is shaping up to be: joining previously announced Anthony Hopkins as the Roman emperor and Tom Hughes as his son, in Peacock's THOSE ABOUT TO DIE series set in the complex and corrupt world of ancient Rome’s gladiatorial competition, are Iwan Rheon, who

Iwan Rheon and Rupert Penry Jones have joined the cast

replaces Lorenzo Richelmy as ambitious crime boss Tenax, Liraz Charhi as Berenice, queen of the conquered Judea’s held captive in Rome, Johannes Haukur Johannesson as imposing Norse gladiator Viggo and Rupert Penry-Jones as Marsus, a wealthy patrician and retired general who desire’s

Liraz Charhi and Pepe Barroso will also star in the series

the throne. Eneko Sagardoy, Pepe Barroso and Goncalo Almeida will play the Corsi brothers, while Kyshan Wilson is female gladiator in training Aura. Alicia Edogamhe plays a slave who is sold to Marsus and Antonia (Gabriella Pession). Roland Emmerich is directing.

  VINCENT CASSEL TO LEAD  

SAINT EX MOVIE WITH LOUIS GARREL AND DIANE KRUGER

After our spotlight on the Musketeers yesterday, we are staying in France today as well since Vincent Cassel, Louis Garrel and Diane Kruger have been cast in StudioCanal's SAINT EX period set drama movie. Set in 1930 it centres around Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, an Airmail pilot in Argentina. When his best friend who happens to be Airmail’s best pilot Henri Guillaumet disappears in the Andes, Saint-Ex decides to set out in search of him, against all odds. This impossible quest forces him to push beyond his limits, turning his capacity to dream into his greatest strength.

   RAVEL'S BIOPIC BOLERO  

SETS MAIN MOVIE CAST

CineEuropa reports that Anne Fontaine has cast Raphael Personnaz, Vincent Perez and Jeanne Balibar in her biopic on Maurice Ravel titled BOLERO. Doria Tillier, Emmanuelle Devos, Suzanne Clement and Sophie Guillemin will also star. Netflix will stream the film that looks back at the origins of the Bolero, when it was nothing but a simple command made by choreographer Ida Rubinstein to Maurice Ravel. The latter obeys as if a kind of exercise. But as the composition advances the work takes on a wholly unexpected dimension, reminding the musician of his demons but also the wonders he has worked...

ANTHONY HOPKINS' THOSE ABOUT TO DIE ANCIENT ROMAN SERIES ADS TOM HUGHES AS HIS IMPERIAL SON! ANTHONY HOPKINS, GLEN POWELL TO LEAD LOCKED ACTION THRILLER! 1ST TRANSATLANTIC NETFLIX WW2 SERIES PHOTOS ARE HERE!

  THOSE ABOUT TO DIE  

EPIC SERIES ADS CAST

After putting Anthony Hopkins on the throne as Roman emperor Vespasian, THOSE ABOUT TO DIE epic series from Peacock and Roland Emmerich, has just added more cast: in the series set in the complex and corrupt world of ancient Rome’s spectacle-driven gladiatorial competition and following an ensemble of characters from all corners of the Roman Empire.

Tom Hughes and Lorenzo Richelmy

Tom Hughes will play Titus Flavianus, the elder son of Vespasian and apparent heir to the Imperial throne, while Jojo Macari will be younger son Domitian. Lorenzo Richelmy will play ambitious crime boss Tenax. Sara Martins will play ruthless trader Cala, Moe Hashim is her son Kwame, Gabriella Pession is politician and ruthless patrician Antonia, and Dimitri Leonidas will portray Scorpus, the preeminent charioteer of the age. 

  LOCKED ACTION THRILLER  

GLEN POWELL TO STAR NEXT TO ANTHONY HOPKINS!

Well, that is a nice cast: the blond hunkgod we bow to, Glen Powell will star together with Anthony Hopkins in action thriller LOCKED. A remake of an Argentinian movie, it is an intense, character-driven thriller about a thief who breaks into a luxury SUV, only to realize that he’s stumbled into a complex and deadly trap set by a mysterious figure!

 FIRST TRANSATLANTIC PHOTOS 

FROM NETFLIX WW2 SERIES

I have first photo from Netflix World War 2 series which will be presented next month at SeriesMania! TRANSATLANTIC is set in 1940! Varian Fry traveled to Marseille carrying three thousand dollars and a list of imperiled artists and writers he hoped to help escape within a few weeks. Instead, he stayed more than a year, working to procure false documents, amass emergency funds, and arrange journeys across Spain and Portugal, where the refugees would embark for safer ports. The race against time to save them is a tale of forbidden love, high-stakes adventure, and unimaginable courage. Cory Michael Smith and Corey Stoll lead the cast of the series which should start streaming April 7th at Netflix.

ANTHONY HOPKINS IS EMPEROR VESPASIAN IN GLADIATOR EPIC SERIES THOSE ABOUT TO DIE! BBC & PBS ORDER MOONFLOWER MURDERS FOLLOW UP WITH LESLEY MANVILLE! CHRONICLES OF AMBER NEW EPIC ADAPTATION?

 ANTHONY HOPKINS IS EMPEROR 

IN THOSE ABOUT TO DIE SERIES

Well, if crowning the emperor isn't a good sign that this one is moving ahead I don't know what is: as Deadline reports, Roland Emmerich has cast Anthony Hopkins as emperor Vespasian in Peacocks' new epic TV series about gladiators THOSE ABOUT TO DIE! The large scale drama is set within the spectacular, complex and corrupt world of gladiatorial sports in Ancient Rome introducing diverse characters across the many layers of Roman society where sports, politics and business intersect and collide. Emperor Vespasian of Rome and head of the Flavian bloodline, is battle tested, a rural upstart who claimed his throne after victory in a bloody 10-year civil war. He is aging and is despised by the Patricians jockeying for position in the Empire and looking to supplant his heirs to the throne the first chance they get.

MOONFLOWER MURDERS SERIES

ORDERED AT BBC AND PBS

After the success of Magpie Murders, the series is getting a follow up in MOONFLOWER MURDERS over at PBS and BBC even though the first series was produced by Britbox. Lesley Manville returns as editor turned sleuth Susan Ryeland with Timothy McMullan returning as famous literary detective Atticus Pünd. It will be based on another book by Anthony Horovitz which takes place after the Magpie story and focuses on the disappearance of a hotel employee, with the plot also having a story-within-a-story. 

  CHRONICLES OF AMBER  

EPIC SERIES MOVING AHEAD?

Stephen Colbert will produce the series

Although many have tried to do an adaptation of Roger Zelazny's CHRONICLES OF AMBER famous epic fantasy saga, it seems the production might move ahead as Stephen Colbert has now decided to executive produce it. Sold in more than fifteen million copies around the world and translated in over 40 languages, the series follows the story of Corwin, who is said to awaken on Earth with no memory, but soon finds he is a prince of a royal family that has the ability to travel through different dimensions of reality (called ‘shadows’) and rules over the one true world, Amber. The saga has been published in ten books.

KATE WINSLET TO LEAD HBO'S THE PALACE SERIES! ROLAND EMMERICH PRODUCING GLADIATOR SERIES THOSE ABOUT TO DIE FOR PEACOCK! ECHOES NETFLIX SERIES TRAILER WITH MICHELLE MONAGHAN, MATT BOMER

 KATE WINSLET TO LEAD 

THE PALACE TV SERIES

After her award winning gigs in Mildred Pearce and Mare of Easttown, Kate Winslet will star in another new mini TV series over at HBO. Titled THE PALACE it will be directed and produced by the amazing Stephen Frears. The only thing revealed of the plot is the following: it tells the story of one year within the walls of the palace of an authoritarian regime as it begins to unravel! I've already told you that Winslet will also lead HBO'S THE TRUST mini series about a wealthy financier upset about how he and his wife are portrayed in a book based on his life.

  THOSE ABOUT TO DIE  

ANCIENT ROME SET SERIES

The series will shoot next year

Rival Peacock has given a straight to series order to Roland Emmerich's TV series adaptation of THOSE ABOUT TO DIE non fiction book by Daniel Mannix. The large-scale drama, set within the spectacular, complex and corrupt world of gladiatorial sports in Ancient Rome, introduces an ensemble of diverse characters across the many layers of Roman society where sports, politics and business intersect and collide. The $140 million worth series to start shooting next year in Italy, will have Saving Private Ryan's Robert Rodat as the writer. While the series will be epic in scope and have the spectacle of gladiators and chariot racing, it also has unexpected characters amidst palace intrigue and a dark criminal underworld. 

 ECHOES SERIES TRAILER  

FOR NETFLIX' NEW THRILLER

Netflix has sent us the first trailer for their August 19th thriller series ECHOES in which Michelle Monaghan plays identical twins Leni and Gina, who

Echoes start August 19th!

share a dangerous secret. Since they were children, Leni and Gina have secretly swapped lives, culminating in a double life as adults: they share two homes, two husbands and a child, but everything in their perfectly choreographed world is thrown into disarray when one of the sisters goes missing. As Gina digs into her sister’s mysterious disappearance the question becomes: Has Leni just run away? But from what? Or is she actually dead? Matt Bomer and Daniel Sunjata play the twins’ husbands in the seven episode drama.