SEE CHRISTIAN COOKE AS KASPAROV IN REMATCH HIGH END SERIES TRAILER WITH TOM AUSTEN, SARAH BOLGER, LUKE PASQUALINO, AIDAN QUINN

    REMATCH TV SERIES  

SEE THE TRAILER WITH CHRISTIAN COOKE

One of the series that competed at this year's Series Mania and won the Grand Prix award is REMATCH a co production between Hungary and France, starring our dear

Rematch airs over on Arte in  France and Germany

Christian Cooke! It already aired on Arte in France and Germany in September and will stream on Disney + in UK and on HBO Europe. Inspired by real events, this captivating thriller immerses us in the most decisive chess game in history – the second match between the champion Kasparov and the computer Deep Blue. With the advancing technological breakthroughs of our age, this fascinating duel still has resonance today, at a time when artificial intelligence is raising new challenges. Our favourite hunks Tom Austen and Luke Pasqualino also star next to Sarah Bolger, Trine Dyrholm and Aidan Quinn.

 

JULIANNE MORE AND NICHOLAS GALITZINE ARE SEDUCING KING TONY CURRAN IN NEW POSTERS FOR MARY AND GEORGE STEAMY COSTUME DRAMA

  MARY AND GEORGE SERIES  

SEE NEW ROYAL POSTERS

First teaser has been released for new historical mini series MARY AND GEORGE with Julianne Moore, Nicholas Galitzine and Tony Curran in the lead roles a few months ago and today you can also feast your eyes on the first character posters with all three of them. Previously made for AMC,

Nicholas Galitzine is The Secuder

the series has later on for some reason moved over to the popular home of historical dramas Starz,and will also air in Europe on Sky in a few months, so there is some fun and court shenanigans to await this spring! I mean who does not like horny kings and greedy aristocrats scheming against each other to the delight of plebs? Moore plays Mary Villiers who moulded her beautiful and charismatic son, George, to seduce King James I and become his  all-powerful lover. Also in the cast of the seven episode series based on Benjamin Wolley's book The King's Assassin, are our most favourite boy Laurie Davidson as Robert Carr, 1st Earl of

Juliane Moore is The Schemer

Somerset, Nicola Walker as Lady Hatton, Niamh Algar as Sandie, Trine Dyrholm as Queen Anne, Sean Gilder as Sir Thomas Compton and Simon Russell Beale as Sir George Villiers.

 

IN THE COSTUME SERIES

that begun shooting at the beginning of 2023, Moore plays Mary Villiers, Countess of Buckingham, who in 17th Century England moulded her beautiful son, George, to seduce King James I and become his all-powerful lover. Through outrageous scheming, the pair rose from humble beginnings

Tony Curran is the prize and the king

to become one of the richest, most titled, and influential mother and sons England had ever seen. And with England’s place on the world stage under threat from a Spanish invasion and rioters taking to the streets to denounce the King, the stakes could not have been higher. Sky will air the series in Europe, while Starz will cover the rest of the world. I am hoping we will get a longer official trailer soon when Starz reveals the official start date of the new series which will be sometime this spring. But until then beside the new posters you can also check out below the above mentioned first teaser released earlier this winter which gives us a peak into the English court filled with delightful orgies and other royal escapades of the fun kind.

SEE JULIANNE MOORE, NICHOLAS GALITZINE, TONY CURRAN, LAURIE DAVIDSON IN 1ST MARY AND GEORGE 17TH CENTURY COSTUME SERIES! THE THORN IN THE CROWN EPIC HISTORICAL MOVIE ON KING CHARLES I TRIAL AND EXECUTION IN WORKS!

 THE THORN IN THE CROWN 

EPIC MOVIE ON CHARLES I

Well, it was kinda expected after the coronation of our dear Charles III: Mike Medavoy (worked on seven Oscar winning movies) and Keith Chapman (who created Paw Patrol and Bob the Builder) will

King Charles I was quite a dandy tyrant

produce epic historical movie THE THORN IN THE CROWN which tells the story of John Cooke, a humble lawyer and prototype of a human rights campaigner, who in 1649 London accepted the unprecedented and perilous brief to prosecute King Charles I for treason. All but lost to history, this remarkable figure has been plucked from obscurity and pieced together alongside renowned, revered, and reviled historical figures, King Charles I, Oliver Cromwell & King Charles II. In 1660, that same crown which was recently bestowed on the head of King Charles III, was newly forged to rest on the head of his namesake, King Charles II. Eleven years earlier in 1649, Charles II’s father, King Charles I, was executed and the crown that he had worn was destroyed – and the monarchy along with it. Cooke’s aim was to change the world, against the odds and no matter the cost, and somehow succeed.

  MARY AND GEORGE SERIES  

1ST PICS WITH JULIANE MOORE

Sky and AMC have unveiled first exclusive images from their new historical mini series MARY AND GEORGE with Julianne Moore, Nicholas Galitzine and Tony Curran in the lead roles. Moore plays Mary Villiers,

The series will air on Sky and on AMC as well

who moulded her beautiful and charismatic son, George, to seduce King James I and become his all-powerful lover. Also in the cast of the seven

Laurie Davidson, Tony Curran and Trine Dyrholm

episode series based on Benjamin Wolley's book The King's Assassin, are our boy Laurie Davidson as Robert Carr, 1st Earl of Somerset, Nicola

The series will air in seven episodes

Walker as Lady Hatton, Niamh Algar as Sandie, Trine Dyrholm as Queen Anne, Sean Gilder as Sir Thomas Compton and Simon Russell Beale as Sir George Villiers.

 

IN THE HISTORICAL SERIES

that begun shooting at the beginning of 2023, Moore plays Mary Villiers, Countess of Buckingham, who in 17th Century England moulded her beautiful

Julianne Moore is the scheming Mary Villiers

son, George, to seduce King James I and become his all-powerful lover. Through outrageous scheming, the pair rose from humble beginnings to

Nicholas Galitzine is the handsome George

become one of the richest, most titled, and influential mother and sons England had ever seen. Sky will air the series in Europe, and AMC in Northern America, Australia and India.

SEE CHRISTIAN COOKE AS KASPAROV IN REMATCH HIGH END SERIES WITH TOM AUSTEN, SARAH BOLGER, LUKE PASQUALINO, AIDAN QUINN, TRINE DYRHOLM! MALPRACTICE ITV SERIES TRAILER WITH NIAMH ALGAR, JAMES PUREFOY

 1ST REMATCH SERIES IMAGE 

WITH CHRISTIAN COOKE

From Arte France and our dear Federation Studios, comes first image of Christian Cooke in new six part series REMATCH a psychological thriller set in the crossfire of the 1997 historical battle between world chess champion Garry Kasparov and IBM’s supercomputer Deep Blue, a high-

We watched Christian Cooke in Barkskins and Ordeal By Innocence

pressure confrontation between man and machine, a war of minds, both on and off the chess board. Our favourite hunks Tom Austen and Luke Pasqualino also star next to Sarah Bolger, Trine Dyrholm and Aidan Quinn. The series was shot last winter in Budapest and Montreal.

  MALPRACTICE TRAILER  

FOR NEW ITV MINI SERIES

Starting Sunday April 23rd on ITV and their streamer ITVX is new 5 part series MALPRACTICE about Dr Lucinda Edwards (Niamh Algar) a smart, battle-hardened doctor, but we meet her on a nightmare shift that ends in the death of an opioid overdose victim, Edith Owusu. Despite the support of her medical supervisor, Dr Leo Harris (James Purefoy), Edith’s grieving father Sir Anthony Owusu (Brian Bovell), demands an enquiry into Lucinda’s actions on the fateful night. Leading the medical investigation are Dr Norma Callahan (Helen Behan) and Lucinda’s former colleague, Dr George Adjei (Jordan Kouamé). While George feels this was an unavoidable tragedy, Norma is suspicious of Lucinda’s behaviour and decisions in the lead up to Edith’s death. As the pressure of the investigation intensifies, Lucinda’s relationship with husband Tom (Lorne MacFadyen) starts to fracture, and her confident professional exterior begins to crack. Is Lucinda hiding something? Through the cat and mouse thriller of the medical investigation, Malpractice tells the story of a damaged doctor caught up in a dangerous conspiracy. 

TONY CURRAN IS KING JAMES I IN JULIANNE MOORE'S HISTORICAL SERIES MARY AND GEORGE! PARAMOUNT + TO TURN SARAH PINBOROUGH'S BESTSELLER INSOMNIA INTO TV SERIES

  TONY CURRAN IS KING  

IN MARY AND GEORGE SERIES

We have been wondering who will be the seduced king in Sky's and AMC's historical series MARY AND GEORGE with  Julianne Moore and Nicholas Galitzine in the leads, and now Tony Curran has been crowned as king James I. Also joining the cast are Nicola Walker as Lady Hatton,

Trine Dyrholm and Tony Curran will be the queen and the king

Niamh Algar as Sandie, Trine Dyrholm as Queen Anne, Sean Gilder as Sir Thomas Compton and Simon Russell Beale as Sir George Villiers. Moore plays Mary Villiers, who moulded her beautiful and charismatic son, George, to seduce King James I and become his all-powerful lover. 

  INSOMNIA THRILLER NOVEL 

GETS A TV SERIES ORDER

Paramount + has just ordered their new UK original: Sarah Pinborough's thriller book INSOMNIA will be adapted into TV series by

The book was published April last year

Left Bank Pictures. It tells the story of successful career woman Emma Averill, who fears she is losing her mind after suffering from sleep deprivation two weeks before turning 40. Her mother had a similar experience at the same age, suffering a violent psychotic breakdown on the night of her 40th birthday. But even as she relives the experience of her mother, Averill believes other forces may be at work. Her mother is hospitalized with a sudden injury, her estranged sister returns without warning, and she feels as if she is being watched. Only by investigating the truth of her painful past, can she find the answers to her present. Production should start by the end of the year.

PREMIUM SPOTLIGHT ON STUNNING 15TH CENTURY EPIC MOVIE MARGRETE: QUEEN OF THE NORTH WITH TRINE DYRHOLM, JAKOB OFTEBRO, MORTEN HEE ANDERSEN!

  MARGRETE QUEEN OF NORTH  

BRINGING SPLENDOR THIS FALL

The movie premiered this month in Denmark

Similarly to the situation on the small screens where we cannot really expect a lot of new costume drama till the end of the year, there won't be many period set films either gracing the cinemas around the world: there are only the two embarrassingly miscast flicks The Last Duel with Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Jodi Comer and always terrible Adam Driver, and new Cyrano with Peter Dinklage and Ben Mendelhson. And the only other two period set films are coming to cinemas around Europe in October directly from France: Eiffel, with Romain Duris (beside Pierre Deladon champs and Emma Mackey) playing the man who built the

Morten Hee Andersen (left) plays Margrete's adopted son

famous tower in Paris, and Lost Illusions, a movie adaptation of Honore de Balzac's famous novel. But also among them is MARGRETE: QUEEN OF

Trine Dyrholm takes the lead role in the epic movie

THE NORTH Danish epic movie starring Trine Dyrholm (from Erna At War) as their 15th century queen. Søren Malling, and our wildly handsome

It will spread around Europe in December

boys Morten Hee Andersen and Jakob Oftebro also star in the film which is already out in Denmark, and is moving to Sweden in December with Samuel Goldwyn Films distributing in Northern America.

  THE STORY OF THE FILM

The year is 1402. Margrete has achieved what no man has managed before. She has gathered Denmark, Norway and Sweden into a peace oriented union, which she single handedly rules through her young, adopted son, Erik. The union is beset by enemies, however, and Margrethe is therefore planning a marriage between Erik and an English

It is interesting that the film was shot in Czech republic not Denmark

princess. An alliance with England should secure the union's status as an emerging European power but a breathtaking conspiracy is under way that can tear Margrethe and all she believes in apart.

DEZZY'S HISTORY LESSON

The Kalmar union of Denmark, Norway and Sweden kept Scandinavian kingdoms joined for over a century. Margrete, the founder of that union, was

It is possible that the film will represent Denmark at the Oscars

also known as the Semiramis of North and Lady King. She died aboard her royal ship when she was trying to recover Finland for the Union as well. She

The film was directed by Charlotte Sieling who also worked on the script

was succeeded by her great nephew Eric of Pomerania as her son King Olaf II of Denmark (whom she had with her husband King Haakon VI of Norway) died before her.