Starting tomorrow, June 17th over at Hulu is new six episode series THE SEASON with our dearest Toby Stephens in the lead role. This series plunges viewers into the opulent world of Hong Kong’s elites. At the heart of this glittering social landscape is the Hext family, an old-money dynasty whose reach extends from the city’s horse racing tracks to exclusive yacht soirées and star-studded charity galas. But beneath the polished façades and sparkling champagne, tensions simmer — and the arrival of Cola, a newcomer with a hidden agenda, threatens to unravel the carefully curated world of high society.
BritBox has released first trailer for their upcoming four part series A CRUEL LOVE: THE RUTH ELLIS STORY with Lucy Boynton as the last woman hanged in UK. Laurie Davidson, Toby Jones, Toby Stephens, Mark Stanley, Joe Armstrong and Arthur Darvill complete the stellar cast of the series set in 1955 in the glamorous and intoxicating world
of London club-land. Ellis was the capital’s youngest club manager but
her success soon unraveled as she became entwined in a relationship with
racing driver David Blakely and then fell into a love triangle. On
trial for his murder, she was condemned to hang and she became the last
woman to be hanged in Britain. The series will start on BritBox February 17th and should later also air on ITV. Check out the trailer below:
ITV has released first images from their upcoming four part series A CRUEL LOVE: THE RUTH ELLIS STORY with Lucy Boynton as the last woman hanged in UK. Laurie Davidson, Toby Jones, Toby Stephens, Mark Stanley, Joe Armstrong and Arthur Darvill complete the stellar cast of the series set in 1955 in the glamorous and intoxicating world of London club-land. Ellis was the capital’s youngest club manager but her success soon unraveled as she became entwined in a relationship with racing driver David Blakely and then fell into a love triangle. On trial for his murder, she was condemned to hang and she became the last woman to be hanged in Britain.
ADS LAURIE DAVIDSON, TOBEY JONES, TOBEY STEPHENS, MARK STANLEY
After announcing Lucy Boynton as the lead star, ITV has now added new cast to their period set true crime four part series RUTH about Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be hanged in the United Kingdom following the fatal
Tobey Stephens, Joe Armstrong and Laurie Davidson
shooting of her lover, David Blakely who will be played by our dearest Laurie Davidson. Her solicitor will be played by Toby Jones with Mark Stanley as Desmond Cussen, who becomes entangled in a love triangle with Ruth and
Lucy Boynton, Arthur Darvill and Mark Stanley
Blakely. Also joining the cast are Joe Armstrong, Arthur Darvill, Juliet Stevenson and Toby Stephens. The drama will unfold in 1955 and will follow Ruth's glamorous life as a nightclub manageress in London, as well as what happened in the months leading up to the eventual murder.
Netflix has released teaser for the epic finale of their sf series LOST IN SPACE which arrives December 1st! In the third and final season of the series the stakes are higher than ever and the Robinson family's survival instincts will be put to the ultimate test. After a year of being trapped on a mysterious planet, Judy, Penny (Mina Sundwall), Will (Maxwell Jenkins) and the Robot must lead the 97 young Colonists in a harrowing evacuation, but not before secrets are unearthed that will change their lives forever. Meanwhile John (Toby
Little Will has grown up and is now a teenager in space
Stephens) and Maureen (Molly Parker), with Don (Ignacio Serricchio) at their side, must battle overwhelming odds as they try to reunite with their
Ignacio Serricchio is back as everybody's fave Don
kids. The Robinsons will have to grapple with the emotional challenge of not just being lost, but being separated from the ones they love... as they face the greatest alien threat yet.
The only thing I have to offer you before I send you off to your Thanksgiving celebrations tomorrow are glitzy new character posters for LOST IN SPACE science fiction series season two which starts streaming over at Netflix on Christmas Eve, December 24th! The reboot of the 1960's popular sf show follows a small colonist family that crash lands on a remote world after the spacecraft they were travelling in is attacked by alien robots. After a crash landing on the foreign but habitable world, they learn to survive the hostile environment and
Molly Parker plays the mother of the family
find their way back to their mothership.
In Season Two
there’s more danger — and adventure — ahead for the Robinson family!
With the Jupiter 2 stranded on a mysterious ocean planet without their
beloved Robot, the Robinsons must work together, alongside the
mischievous and manipulative Dr. Smith (Parker Posey) and the always
charming Don West (Ignacio Serricchio), to make it back to the Resolute
and reunite with the other colonists. But they quickly find all is not
as it seems. A series of incredible new threats and unexpected
Season two hits Netflix December 24th!
discoveries emerge as they look for the key to finding Robot and safe
passage to Alpha Centauri. They will stop at nothing to keep their
family safe... survival is a Robinson specialty after all.
Who's Aboard the Mission?
If you watched the first season you know that the whole Robinson family survived it led by their parents Maureen and John, played by Molly Parker and Toby Stephens who return to their roles. Their kids Judy, Will and
The second season will also have ten episodes like the first one
Penny will again be played by Taylor Russell, Maxwell Jenkins and Mina Sundwall! JJ Feild joins the cast as Ben Adler chief of advances systems and artificial intelligence! New characters also include Ava (the supervisor of
The second season will be larger in scale than the first one as seen in the trailer
the mechanics, firm, hardworking, and serious, she shuts down Don's nonsense but respects his skill) and Commander Jiang, the Captain of the Resolute, who is described as capable, stalwart, and unsentimental.
CBS All Access and Amazon Prime have released a new trailer for STAR TREK: PICARD sf series which will launch its ten episode run January 23rd! The series brings back old friends of Picard along with some new dangers.
The new series will have Number One, Deanna Troi, Data and Seven of Nine guest starring in recurring roles
Beside Patrick Stewart in the title role, the cast also includes Santiago Cabrera as the pilot of Picard's new ship and Harry Treadaway as a Romulan.
'LOST IN SPACE'
SEASON TWO TRAILER IS HERE
Lost in Space returns this Christmas Eve!
Rival Netflix has, meanwhile, revealed a trailer for the second season of their sf series LOST IN SPACE which arrives December 24th starring Molly Parker and Toby Stephens as parents who are stranded in space with their kids! In season 2 the Robinsons and Jupiter 2 are stranded on a mysterious ocean planet without their beloved Robot, and must work alongside the mischievous and manipulative Dr. Smith (Parker Posey) and the always charming Don West (Ignacio Serricchio), to make it back to the Resolute and reunite with the other colonists. But they quickly find all is not as
JJ Feild joins as Ben Adler chief of advances systems and artificial intelligence
it seems as they look for the key to finding Robot and safe passage to Alpha Centauri. Check out the superrich trailer below:
First trailer has been released for BBC's new six part series SUMMER OF ROCKETS which,
set in the tumultuous year of 1957, follows a Russian Jewish family
living in Britain amid the fear and excitement of the nation’s first
Hydrogen Bomb test. The
cast includes Keeley Hawes,Toby Stephens, Timothy Spall (as lord Arthur Wallington), Linus Roache (who plays an MP, the husband of Keeley's character)! Toby Stephens leads the cast as Samuel, a 40-year-old Russian Jewish émigré, inventor and designer of hearing aids whose clients include the
former Prime
The story of the new series is set at the end of the 1950s!
Minister Sir Winston Churchill. He is approached by MI5 to
demonstrate his work but they actually want him to spy on his new
friends played by Keeley and Linus. The series should start May22nd on BBC2.
'BRITANNIA' EPIC SERIES
SEASON TWO TRAILER IS HERE
Sky Atlantic has released the first trailer for the second season of their Roman age series BRITANNIA which returns this Autumn. As you can see from the trailer there will be lots of new characters in the new season! Two
Britannia is arriving this Autumn instead of Spring
years on from invading Britannia, General Aulus (David Morrissey) is romanising willing Celt tribes with the help of Celtic Queen Amena (Annabel Scholey), and crushing those who try to resist. Aulus's behaviour raises
Eleanor Worthington Cox is playing Cait of the Celts!
suspicions that he has another agenda; one that raises ghosts in Amena's past and makes his threat to the Druids ever more critical. The only form of hope for the Druids and Celts is Cait (Eleanor Worthington Cox), a young girl being trained by outcast Druid Divis (Nikolaj Lie Kaas), to fulfil a prophecy
The second season is bringing a bunch of new characters!
that would save Britannia from the Romans. But when the dead man wakes, two Druid brothers – Veran (Mackenzie Crook) and Harka (Mackenzie Crook) begin an epic battle of wills that divides the Druids and puts the prophecy in jeopardy.
We are kinda, sorta having a Keeley Hawes weekend here, celebrating the year in which currently leading British female star will be appearing in almost every other TV project to the delight of the fans! Today, a lovely new photo of her from BBC's new six part series SUMMER OF ROCKETS which, set in the tumultuous year of 1957, follows a Russian Jewish family living in Britain amid the fear and excitement of the nation’s first Hydrogen Bomb test. The cast also includes Toby Stephens, Timothy Spall (as lord Arthur Wallington), Linus Roache (who plays an MP, the husband of Keeley's character)! Toby
The
new series should start sometime this spring, probably between Keeley's
new series Traitors and the final season of her The Durrells series.
Stephens leads the cast as Samuel, a 40-year-old Russian Jewish émigré, inventor and designer of hearing aids whose clients include the former
Toby Stephens plays the lead role of an inventor and MI5 spy
Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill. He is approached by MI5 to demonstrate his work but they actually want him to spy on his new friends
The story of the new series is set at the end of the 1950s!
played by Keeley and Linus. Stay tuned, as tomorrow the spy is bringing you a spotlight on Keeley's new series Traitors.
KEELEY HAWES, TOBY STEPHENS, TIMOTHY SPALL LEAD BBC SERIES
First look at Keeley Hawes in the series!
It seems our dearest Keeley Hawes is everywhere these days, not that we complain! Her latest gig is a lead role in new BBC 2 period set series SUMMER OF ROCKETS next to Toby Stephens, Timothy Spall and Linus Roach!
Set in the UK during the Cold War period and tumultuous year of 1958,
it will see Toby Stephens as Samuel, a 40 something Russian Jewish
émigré, inventor and designer of bespoke hearing aids, whose clients
include former Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill. The series follows
Samuel and his family, wife
First look at Toby Stephens in the new series!
Miriam and children Hannah and Sasha, as he
is approached by MI5 to demonstrate his work.
Yet it is not his inventions the operatives require - instead Samuel is
tasked with the secret mission of obtaining information about his
charming, newly acquired friends Kathleen (Keeley Hawes) and her husband
Richard Shaw MP (Linus Roache) through whom Samuel also meets the
impressive Lord Arthur Wallington (Timothy Spall). As Samuel’s life
becomes more and more intertwined with his mission, how far is he
willing to let things unravel for his cause? And who can he truly trust?
Mark Bonnar and Ronald Pickup round up the truly stellar cast.
'BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY'
TRAILER WITH RAMI MALEK AS THE LEADER OF QUEEN!
The movie is out this November worldwide
First trailer has been released for the Queen biopic BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY in which Rami Malek plays famous Freddie Mercury. The movie, which is out this November, also stars Gwilym Lee as Queen's guitarist Brian May, Ben Hardy as their drummer Roger Taylor and Joseph Mazzello as bass player John Deacon. The film traces their meteoric rise through their iconic songs, their near implosion as Mercury's lifestyle spirals out of control, and their triumphant reunion on the eve of Live Aid, where Mercury, facing a life threatening illness, leads the band in one of the greatest performances in the history of rock music. In the process, cementing the legacy of a band that were always more
Rami Malek has replaced Sasha Baron Cohen in the lead role, thankfully
like a family, and who continue to inspire outsiders, dreamers and music lovers to this day. Check out the trailer below and tell us what you think?
For the end of our fantasy weekend here is something for you that begins as soon as next week! Feast your eyes on the photos from LOST IN SPACE remake sf series which begins at Netflix April 13th!
LOST IN SPACE
is set 30 years in the future - colonization in space is now a reality,
and the Robinson family is among those tested and selected to make a new
life for themselves in a better world. But when the new colonists find
themselves abruptly torn off course en route to their new home they must
forge new alliances and work together to survive in
The remake of Lost in Space will have a ten episode first season
a dangerous alien
environment, light years from their original destination. Stranded along
with the Robinsons are two outsiders who find themselves
Now beardless Ignacio Serricchio is Don West. He wears a wig due to a hairclipper accident
thrown
together by circumstance and a mutual knack for deception. The
charismatic Dr. Smith (Parker Posey) is a master manipulator with an
The series also features a robot who becomes little Will's servant
inscrutable end game. And the roguish, but charming Don West (Ignacio
Serricchio) is a highly skilled, blue collar contractor, who had no
intention of joining the colony, let alone crash landing on a lost
planet.
Toby Stephens is John Robinson
JOHN ROBINSON played by Toby Stephens, is the dad and seasoned combat veteran with the strength of a born leader. When the family's spaceship crash-lands on an unknown planet, he maintains a goal oriented attitude. He and his wife are estranged.
John insisted that he come along to protect his family from the unknown dangers they might face. This is a chance to make up for the mistakes he’s made in the past, and earn a place back in the family. Faced with difficult decisions that test even him, John must face one potential disaster after another (most of them involve trying to find the lesser evil).
Molly Parker is Maureen Robinson
MAUREEN ROBINSON played by Molly Parker, is the mom and an aerospace engineer with a fearsome intellect. A driven and demanding woman both in and outside her home, it's Maureen who makes the decision to bring her family into space. She wants her children (Maxwell Jenkins, Taylor Russell and Mina Sundwall) to have a chance at a new life on a better world. Her endless determination is infectious. She’s convinced there is no problem that can’t be solved if you apply your mind to it. But there are things she can’t just fix like they were
The show is based on the popular 1960's sf series but won't be that campy
some engineering problem. It will be up to her to figure out a way off this planet, but as big a challenge will be to forgive her husband and rekindle the love they once had.
Continuing with family friendly programme this week, here's the first trailer for CHRISTOPHER ROBIN movie for you! It is a heart warming adventure in which Ewan McGregor plays an adult Christopher Robin, who is now focused on his new life, work, and family, when he suddenly meets his old friend Winnie the Pooh, who returns to his unforgotten childhood past to help him return to the Hundred Acre Wood and help find Pooh's lost friends.In the process he will find the boy he once were and who is still inside his heart. Directed by Marc Forster it is out in cinemas this August! Hayley Atwell plays his wife.
'LOST IN SPACE' TRAILER
TOBY STEPHENS LEADS THE ROBINSON FAMILY SF SERIES
The series starts airing April 13th worldwide
Netflix has released the full trailer for their remake of LOST IN SPACE TV series after that teaser two weeks ago! It will start airing worldwide April 13th!
Set 30 years in the future, it follows the Robinson family (Toby Stephens is the father) who is among those tested and selected to make a new life for themselves in a better world. But when the new colonists find themselves abruptly torn off course en route to their new home they must forge new alliances and work together to survive in a dangerous alien environment, light years from their original destination. Stranded along with the Robinsons are two outsiders who find themselves thrown together by circumstance and a mutual
Toby Stephens leads the cast as the father of the Robinson family
knack for deception. The charismatic Dr. Smith is a master manipulator with an inscrutable end game. And the roguish, but charming Don West is a highly-skilled, blue collar contractor, who had no intention of joining the colony, let alone crash landing on a lost planet.
AMAZON TO TURN IAIN BANKS' SF SAGA INTO A TV SERIES
Amazon is working on a number of sf series
Amazon is planning to turn sf classic saga Culture into a TV series starting with the first book CONSIDER PHLEBAS from Iain Banks set in an interstellar utopian society, the Culture, which has humanoids, aliens, and advanced artificial intelligences living in Socialist habitats spread across the Milky Way galaxy until a war starts with the Idirans, a deeply religious, warlike race intent on dominating the entire galaxy. The series will follow Horza, a rogue agent tasked by the Idirans with the impossible mission of recovering a missing Culture ‘Mind,’ an artificial intelligence many thousands of times smarter than any human, something that could hold the key to wiping out the Culture altogether.
'LOST IN SPACE' REMAKE
FIRST TEASER AND PHOTOS FOR NETFLIX NEW SF SERIES
Netflix has revealed the first teaser and April 13th as the launch date for new LOST IN SPACE sf series starring Toby Stephens! Set 30 years in the future, colonization in space is now a reality, and the Robinson family is
Tobey Stephens leads the cast as the head of the Robinson family
among those tested and selected to make a new life for themselves in a better world. But when the new colonists find themselves abruptly torn off course en
The first season starting this April will have ten episodes
route to their new home they must forge new alliances and work together to survive in a dangerous alien environment, light-years from their original destination. Stranded along with the Robinsons are two outsiders who find
Ignacio Serricchio is a charming contractor lost in space!
themselves thrown together by circumstance and a mutual knack for deception. The unsettlingly charismatic Dr. Smith (Parker Posey) is a master manipulator with an inscrutable end game. And the roguish, but
Molly Parker plays mother of the Robinson family!
inadvertently charming Don West (Ignacio Serricchio) is a highly-skilled, blue collar contractor, who had no intention of joining the colony, let alone crash landing on a lost planet.