PREMIUM SPOTLIGHT ON NEW EPIC TV SERIES 'TROY: FALL OF A CITY' FROM BBC & NETFLIX WITH TOM WESTON JONES, JONAS ARMSTRONG, LOUIS HUNTER, FRANCES O'CONNOR, DAVID GYASI

  'TROY: FALL OF A CITY'

STARTING NEXT WEEK ON BBC!

What better way to warm yourself up a bit during cold winter nights than with some scantily clad Greek warriors and princesses, starting next Saturday, February 17th, when British BBC will start airing TROY: FALL OF A CITY, eight episode brand new epic television series!

TROY: FALL OF A CITY
an epic tale of mortals and gods, has a psychologically rich and sweeping narrative which goes back to the story’s origins: to the judgement of Paris, his

David Threlfall is King Priam of Troy

scandalous love affair with Helen, and the ill-starred prophecy surrounding his birth. Told from the perspective of the Trojan royal family at the heart of

Tom Weston Jones is the heroic and tragic prince Hector of Troy

the siege, TROY: FALL OF A CITY is a rich story of love, intrigue, betrayal and belonging. Combining thrilling adventure with heart-breaking intimacy, it

Bella Dayne is flimsy Helen of Troy whose adultery starts the war

conveys the big themes of human existence and identity; of people battling to retain their sense of humanity and compassion amid the devastation and destruction of war.

THE CAST OF THE 8 PART DRAMA

The eight part saga, which will also air on Netflix after the run in UK,  will see Louis Hunter and Bella Dayne as Paris and Helen, the two lovers whose

Frances O'Connor is Hecuba, queen of Troy, Priam's wife

passionate affair plunges Greece and Troy into war, threatening to bring both empires to their knees. David Threlfall plays Paris’ father, King Priam of

Robin Hood's Jonas Armstrong is King of Sparta Menelaus

Troy, alongside Frances O’Connor as Hecuba, Queen of Troy, and Tom Weston-Jones  as their eldest son brave Hector. They are joined by a cast

From left: Joseph Mawle as Odysseus, Johnny Harris is Agamemnon, king of Mycenae

including Joseph Mawle as Odysseus the king of Ithaca, Chloe Pirrie as Hector's wife Andromache, Johnny Harris as Agamemnon the king of

Tom Weston Jones is the brave and heroic prince of Troy Hector

Mycenae who attacks Troy with his brother Menalaus, David Gyasi as Achilles (yes, for some reason he will be black and so will be his lover

For some reason BBC thinks Achilles was black, played by David Gyasi

Patroklus and also the almighty Zeus indeed), and Jonas Armstrong as Menelaus, the King of Sparta whose marriage to Helen is destroyed when

Australian actor Louis Hunter is the bratty prince of Troy Paris

Paris arrives in his city. Further casting includes Alfred Enoch as the Trojan general Aeneas the cousin of King Priam, David Avery as Xanthius, and Aimee-Ffion Edwards as Priam and Hecuba’s daughter, prophetess princess Cassandra. Check out the trailer below:

WHAT DID THE SPY THINK? 

Terribly miscast in almost all of the roles, with a lot of uninspired performances and lack of any appealing or likeable characters, the series

The princes of Troy with their partners Helena and Andromache

is excruciatingly slow paced and lacking in dynamics and spark. It is visually pretty, though, with BBC scoring high visual quality. Tom Weston Jones and Louis Hunter are the eye catching elements in the series.

NEW PHOTOS FROM BBC AND NETFLIX EPIC SERIES 'TROY: FALL OF A CITY' WITH TOM WESTON JONES, FRANCES O'CONNOR, JONAS ARMSTRONG

 NEW 'TROY: FALL OF A CITY'

PHOTOS FROM BBC EPIC SAGA

Treats from BBC this Friday ahead of the festive weekend! Today, you can enjoy some new photos from their upcoming historical series TROY: FALL OF A CITY which will air sometime early next year and we are still waiting for a trailer.

TROY: FALL OF A CITY
an epic tale of mortals and gods,  has a psychologically rich and sweeping narrative which goes back to the story’s origins: to the judgement of Paris, his scandalous love affair with Helen, and the ill-starred prophecy surrounding

David Threlfall is King Priam of Troy

his birth. Told from the perspective of the Trojan royal family at the heart of the siege, TROY: FALL OF A CITY is a rich story of love, intrigue, betrayal and belonging. Combining thrilling adventure with heart-breaking intimacy, it

Tom Weston Jones is the heroic and tragic prince Hector of Troy

conveys the big themes of human existence and identity; of people battling to retain their sense of humanity and compassion amid the devastation and destruction of war.

THE CAST OF THE 8 PART DRAMA

The eight part saga, which will also air on Netflix after the run in UK,  will see Louis Hunter and Bella Dayne as Paris and Helen, the two lovers whose

Louis Hunter and Bella Dayne are two epic brats Paris and Helen

passionate affair plunges Greece and Troy into war, threatening to bring both empires to their knees. David Threlfall plays Paris’ father, King Priam of Troy, alongside Frances O’Connor as Hecuba, Queen of Troy, and Tom

Robin Hood's Jonas Armstrong is King of Sparta Menelaos

Weston-Jones  as their eldest son brave Hector. They are joined by a cast including Joseph Mawle as Odysseus, Chloe Pirrie as Hector's wife Andromache, Johnny Harris as Agamemnon, David Gyasi as Achilles, and

For some reason BBC thinks Achilles was black, played by David Gyasi

Jonas Armstrong as Menelaos, the King of Sparta whose marriage to Helen is destroyed when Paris arrives in his city. Further casting includes Alfred

As far as the spy's heard the series is still under production in South Africa

Enoch as the Trojan general Aeneas, David Avery as Xanthius, and Aimee-Ffion Edwards as Priam and Hecuba’s daughter, Cassandra.

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 NEW BBC DRAMAS TRAILER

 A PEEK INTO NEW TV SERIES

 Some great news and some sad news today! Good ones come from BBC One which has just released an epic trailer announcing all the new dramas coming up our way this year at the British broadcaster giving us exciting first peeks into their new epic series GUNPOWDER with Kit Harintgon, Jessie Buckley's Victorian thriller THE WOMAN IN WHITE, the adaptation of THE MINIATURIST, new mini series on HOWARDS END with Matthew MacFadyen, epic adventure TROY: THE FALL OF THE CITY, gay drama MAN IN ORANGE SHIRT with Oliver Jackson Cohen and Vanessa Redgrave, and the first scenes from POLDARK season 3! Feast your eyes on the trailer below:

 'THE MEDUSA' 19TH CENTURY

MOVIE CASTS JESSE EISENBERG, VANESSA REDGRAVE AND PIERCE BROSNAN

Another period set project will be a movie on famous painter Théodore Géricault THE MEDUSA depicting the tragic events that inspired his harrowing and politically significant masterpiece The Raft Of The Medusa. As 'Deadline' reports Jesse Eisenberg will play the painter, with Pierce Brosnan as his uncle and nemesis, Caruel, and Vanessa Redgrave as his anti royalist innkeeper. Peter Webber of Girl With a Pearl Earring is directing.

Set during the turmoil of post Napoleonic France, the story centres on Géricault, artist and enfant terrible, who learns that his best friend has died after the Naval vessel Medusa runs aground near Senegal. His death and those of over 100 others were horrific due to incompetence on the part of an aristocratic captain.

 'LAST MAN STANDING'

 PREMATURELY KILLED BY ABC

The saddest of news people! The most wholesome of sitcoms on the telly which offered good natured family friendly humour and multiple perspectives on modern day life and politics  LAST MAN STANDING has been cancelled by ABC after the end of its sixth season (which is a great long running number for any sitcom, admittedly). It hasn't been revealed why ABC cancelled it, since it averaged 8 million or more viewers per each episode for six years ruling Friday night evenings in USA (a viewership that most of your favourite shows never had especially not on Friday nights which are considered a graveyard for ratings). It is also not clear whether ABC is looking to cancel its Friday night comedy block and whether the sitcom, which has been done under syndication so far, might get another network. With its friendly but also contemporary and very relevant humour wrapped in warm family stories with highly moral educational messages of tolerance and compromise, Tim Allen's beautiful sitcom was one of the last ones of its kind on the small screens.Tim commented on the cancellation with: Stunned and blindsided by the network I called home for the last six years.

MOST ANTICIPATED 2017 NEW EPIC TV SERIES BRIEF OVERVIEW: BRITANNIA, JAMESTOWN, WHITE PRINCESS, VERSAILLES, KNIGHTFALL, WILL, TROY FALL OF A CITY, STILL STAR CROSSED

  'BRITANNIA' 

To air sometime this year on Sky One (probably September), the ten episode epic series is set in 43AD as the Roman Imperial Army returns to crush the Celtic heart of Britannia - a mysterious land ruled by warrior women and powerful druids who can channel the powerful forces of the underworld. Spy More

  'JAMESTOWN' 

Also airing this year on Sky One (May 5th), the eight part saga is set in the early 17th Century, following three courageous women who leave their dark pasts behind in England, and make the journey of a lifetime across the ocean for a new life in America. Spy More

  'WHITE PRINCESS' 

To start airing its eight episode season from April 16th on Starz it will bring the story of Elizabeth of York, the White Queen's daughter, and her marriage to the Lancaster victor, Henry VII from the Tudor dynasty. Spy More

'VERSAILLES' 

Already airing in France, the second season of the lavish saga about famous Sun King who is building his court at Versailles, will air in UK from April 21st, Germany from May, Canada June and in USA on Ovation from Autumn. Spy More

'KNIGHTFALL' 

Telling the story of the final days of Knights Templar during the 14th century it will air later this year in ten episodes on History Channel, A+E with the cast lead by Tom Cullen! Spy More

  'WILL' 

A drama about the lost years of young William Shakespeare after his arrival to London in 1589 when theatre was like rock and roll and ayoung man with a dream changed the world with his words.Ten episode saga starts this summer on TNT. Spy More

  'TROY: FALL OF A CITY'

Retelling the legendary story of the 10 year old siege of Troy, which occurred in the 12 or 13th century BC, this BBC and Netflix eight part series will air later this year. Spy More

'STILL STAR CROSSED' 

Eight part period drama that picks up where the famous story of Romeo and Juliet leaves off, charting the treachery, palace intrigue, and ill-fated romances of the Montagues and Capulets will start airing on ABC Monday May 29th. Spy More

HOT FROM THE SPYLINE

 POLDARK third season starts on BBC in June - THE DURRELLS second season starts on ITV this month, third season has been ordered too - VICTORIA second season starts on ITV this Autumn will have Christmas Special - MEDICI: MASTERS OF FLORENCE second season shoots in September, sadly, won't have Richard Madden as it will focus on Cosimo's grandson Lorenzo Medici. THE LAST KINGDOM season 2 already airs in UK, will hit Neftlix from May. THE CROWN season 2 will have young Camila Parker Bowles

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  'TROY: FALL OF A CITY'

 EPIC SERIES CAST ANNOUNCED

I've recently informed you that BBC and Netflix are making new epic series TROY: FALL OF A CITY and today the cast has been announced! 8 part epic tale of mortals and gods, will go back to the judgement of Paris, his scandalous love affair with Helen, and the ill-starred prophecy surrounding his birth. Centred around the Trojan royal family at the heart of the siege, and combining thrilling adventure with heart breaking intimacy, it will deal with existence and identity; of people battling to retain their sense of humanity and compassion amid the devastation and destruction of war.

TOM WESTON JONES AS HECTOR!
Louis Hunter (pic 1) and Bella Dayne (pic 2) will star as Paris and Helen, the two lovers whose passionate affair plunges Greece and Troy into war, threatening to bring both empires to their knees. David Threlfall plays Paris’ father, King Priam of Troy, Frances O’Connor is Hecuba, Queen of Troy, and Tom Weston Jones (pic 1) is their eldest son Hector. Joseph Mawle is Odysseus, Chloe Pirrie Andromache, Johnny Harris Agamemnon, Jonas Armstrong (pic 2) Menelaos, the King of Sparta whose marriage to Helen is destroyed when Paris arrives in his city. For some reason, BBC has decided that ancient Greeks were black casting David Gyasi as Achilles, and Alfred Enoch as the Trojan general Aeneas!

  'THE WIZARDS OF ONCE'

DREAMWORKS TO ADAPT

Speaking of myths and fantasy, 'Deadline' reports that DreamWorks has bought the movie rights for the author of How To Train Your Dragon Cressida Cowell's Fall 2017 new fantasy trilogy THE WIZARDS OF ONCE. The story centres on Xar, a 12 year old wizard prince without magic, and Wish, a 12 year old warrior princess with a magical object in a world where magic is reviled and illegal. When they collide in the wild wood on the trail of a deadly (and thought to be extinct) witch, it’s the start of a grand adventure that just might change the fabric of their world.

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'TROY: FALL OF A CITY' 

NEW BBC & NETFLIX EPIC TV SAGA

It seems that after they've collaborated on the second season of epic TV series The Last Kingdom (check it down below), BBC and Netflix will work again on another period set lavish saga! As it has been confirmed today, they will produce TROY: FALL OF A CITY epic mini series which will tell the story of the siege of Troy from the point of view of a Trojan family! Written by the scribes of Tom Hiddleston's Night Manager, 'the bold and visceral rendition of the 3000 year old classic, told across multiple parts, will be Intimate and epic, gripping and exhilarating, rich with psychological intrigue and human drama, bringing the characters' passions, pain and loss'. Shooting starts this month so expect casting updates soon!

'THE FAVOURITE' MOVIE CASTS

NICHOLAS HOULT NEXT TO RACHEL WEISZ AND EMMA STONE
 Speaking of epic projects, Yorgos Lanthimos' new period set movie drama THE FAVOURITE has just cast Nicholas Hoult who will now join Rachel Weisz and Emma Stone in the story that follows the political machinations behind the scenes during the reign of Queen Anne, the last monarch of the House of Stuarts. The story takes place between the end of the 17th century and first years of the 18th century, when Anne reigned from 1702-1707. Olivia Colman is set to play Queen Anne, with Rachel Weisz as her lady Sarah, Duchess of Marlborough and Emma Stone as Abigail Masham, an impoverished, distant relative of Sarah, who gains a position at court tending to the Queen. Nicholas Hoult will be Harley,the Tory party leader during the reign of Queen Anne!

'LAST KINGDOM' EPIC TV SERIES

2ND SEASON AIRS IN TWO WEEKS

Meanwhile, the above mentioned collaboration between the British broadcaster and the streaming service THE LAST KINGDOM will start airing its second season from March 16th in UK on BBC Two and next day around the world on Netflix. Starring Alexander Dreymon and David Dawson it will bring new adventures of young prince Uhtred in the quest to regain his father's kingdom in mediaeval Anglia. 

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'TROY: THE FALL OF A CITY'  

TV SERIES COMING TO BBC

As always, BBC has something epic in store for us! Together with David Farr (the NIGHT MANAGER scribe) they will produce a  historical television series based on the fall of Troy! TROY: FALL OF A CITY is supposed to retell the majesty and wonder of the Trojan War to the new generation of viewers. With the 3,000 year old story told for the first time through the eyes of a Trojan family, who become entangled in the conflict as war with Greece breaks out, the drama will re-examine the Judgement of Paris, a key event in the ancient world's most prominent tales. The series will convey the emotional richness, the effects of war, and the toll taken on city and family by the horrors of siege.

BBC'S 'MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM' TV MOVIE 

CASTS MAXINE PEAKE, MATT LUCAS AND JOHN HANNAH
BBC has already announced 20 part drama DICKENSIAN, Ian McKellen and Anthony Hopkin's THE DRESSER and the new adaptation of WAR AND PEACE, Tom Hiddleston's THE NIGHT MANAGER! There's also A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM TV movie adaptation starring VILLAGE's Maxine Peake as Titania, Matt Lucas (Paddington) as Bottom, John Hannah (SPARTACUS) as Theseus, Eleanor Matsuura (The Lady In The Van) as Hippolyta and newcomer Hiran Abeysekera as Puck. The CGI rich project is set in the tyrannical court of Athens and the magical forest around the city!

'THE ANGRY BIRDS' TRAILER 

WITH JASON SUDEIKIS 

Sony has released the first trailer for their animated movie adaptation of famous THE ANGRY BIRDS which are to flap  their wings in the cinemas May next year! The movie takes us to an island populated entirely by happy, flightless birds...Or almost entirely. In this paradise, Red (Jason Sudeikis), a bird with a temper problem, speedy Chuck (Josh Gad), and the volatile Bomb (Danny McBride) have always been outsiders. But when the island is visited by mysterious green piggies, it's up to these unlikely outcasts to figure out what the pigs are up to.