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Luther Season 5: A New Nightmare Unburies Old Demons (TRAILER)
Though it's been some time since Idris Elba (Thor: Ragnarok) first announced Detective John Luther was "back in London, back in the coat," fans of BBC One's Luther are getting an exclusive trailer for the upcoming season This season will be a co-production between BBC Studios and BBC America, with Jamie Payne (The Alienist, White Princess) tapped to direct all four episodes;[...]
Dracula: 'Spider's Web's' Claes Bang Stakes Lead in Netflix, BBC Series
Gatiss, Moffat, Hartswood Films boss Sue Vertue, BBC's Ben Irving, Netflix's Larry Tanz will executive produce. "Hell has a new boss… and BBC One has an outstanding new leading man To say we have lucked out with Claes would be to underestimate the supreme talents of Steven, Mark and the team at Hartswood and their knack[...]
Luther Season 5: Idris Elba's John Luther Gets Stunning Surprise (PREVIEW)
Though it's been awhile since Idris Elba (Thor: Ragnarok) first announced that Detective John Luther was "back in London, back in the coat," fans of BBC One's Luther are getting an early holiday present with a sneak preview of the upcoming season Wit hte new season serving as a co-production between BBC Studios and BBC America, Jamie Payne (The Alienist, White Princess)[...]
Watership Down: Peter Capaldi, Rosamund Pike, 2 More Join BBC/Netflix Series (IMAGES)
Rounding out the all-star cast are Miles Jupp, Freddie Fox, Mackenzie Crook, Olivia Colman, Anne-Marie Duff, Rory Kinnear, Tom Wilkinson, Jason Watkins, Craig Parkinson, Henry Goodman, Lee Ingleby, Charlotte Spencer, and Daniel Rigby. Watership Down premieres as two special feature length episodes on BBC One at Christmas, and will run globally on Netflix. BBC/Netflix Based on Richard Adams'[...]
5 Images from BBC One's 'Les Misèrables' Adaptation
We're getting a new adaptation of the Victor Hugo masterpiece "Les Misèrables", this time from BBC One. The UK network has released 5 images for their all-new version of Les Mis, which feature Olivia Colman as Madame Thénardier, Adeel Akhtar as Monsieur Thénardier, Josh O'Connor as Marius, Ellie Bamber as Cosette, Lilly Cole as Fantine, Dominic West as Jean[...]
BBC One/Netflix Thriller 'Giri/Haji' Casts Boardwalk Empire's Kelly Macdonald
Credit: Debby Wong/REX/Shutterstock The customs and cultures of crime are set to collide on the streets of London, with Boardwalk Empire's Kelly Macdonald (Trainspotting) set to take on the criminal underworld as a lead in BBC One/Netflix's upcoming thriller Giri/Haji. Hailing from writer Joe Barton (Humans) and Jane Featherstone's Sister Pictures and originally announced in May 2017, the eight-part[...]
John Malkovich's Hercule Poirot Investigates 'The ABC Murders' for BBC One
Credit: Squarespace BBC One and screenwriter Sarah Phelps are betting that there's enough room across the pop culture zeitgeist for two "Hercule Poirots" to co-exist, casting John Malkovich as the famed Belgian sleuth in the network's three-part adaptation of of Agatha Christie's The ABC Murders Directed by Alex Gabassi (The Frankenstein Chronicles) from the classic 1936 novel, the[...]
Killing Eve: BBC Lands Spy Thriller from Fleabag's Phoebe Waller-Bridge
Fleabag creator Phoebe Waller-Bridge's spy thriller series Killing Eve has found a new "safe house" with the BBC, with the British broadcaster securing the rights to broadcast the eight-part drama on both BBC One and BBC Three later in 2018 The Sandra Oh (Sideways)-starrer was previously announced to air on BBC America in the U.S[...]
Rellik: Cinemax Teases UK Time-Reversed Murder Mystery Series
Directed by Sam Miller and Hans Herbots, the series originally aired on BBC One in 2017 and marks HBO and Cinemax's continued programming partnership with the British broadcaster. Here's Cinemax's first official teaser for Rellik: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=2&v=vYTkPlaGQZEVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Rellik | Official Tease #1 | Cinemax (https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=2&v=vYTkPlaGQZE) Rellik, an original six-part thriller, stars Richard Dormer[...]
Luther Season 5: Idris Elba Is "Back in London, Back in the Coat"
Idris Elba (Thor: Ragnarok) took to Twitter on Thursday to let fans know that Detective John Luther was "back in London, back in the coat" – which means Elba is back to filming new episodes of BBC One's Luther With a fifth season announced in June 2017, Jamie Payne (The Alienist, White Princess) has been[...]
Ed Westwick's Ordeal By Innocence Role Recast; Scenes to Be Reshot
Credit: Tinseltown / Shutterstock.com With production on the second season of his BBC comedy series White Gold already suspended, the co-producers of BBC One's adaptation of Agatha Christie's mystery Ordeal By Innocence have announced that they are recasting the role that Gossip Girl actor Ed Westwick had already finished portraying In addition, Mammoth Screen and Agatha[...]
Hard Sun: Luther's Neil Cross Sets Apocalyptic Drama at Hulu, BBC One
Is there a point to enforcing the law in the face of certain destruction? With the end of the world looming, how far would you go to make things right? Those are just some of the themes to be tackled by Neil Cross' (Luther) Hard Sun, a six-part "pre-apocalyptic" crime drama from BBC One and Hulu. Written[...]
The Long Song: David Heyman Adapting Andrea Levy Novel for BBC One
Gage Skidmore [CC BY-SA 3.0], Wikimedia CommonsAndrea Levy's bestselling and critically acclaimed 2010 novel The Long Song has found a home at BBC One, with producer David Heyman (Gravity, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them) set to adapt the story into a three-part historical limited series Produced by Heyman's Heyday Television and written by Sarah[...]
Doctor Who Christmas Special Gifts Fans With Teaser Poster, Synopsis
But as the Doctor must face his past to decide his future, his journey is only just beginning…" Twice Upon A Time will air on Christmas Day on both sides of the Atlantic: BBC One and BBC America The special will also be screened on December 27th, 2017 in select theaters through Fathom Events; and will include[...]
Tom Hardy, Steven Knight Adapting Charles Dickens For BBC One
Credit: Photo by David Buchan/Variety/REX/Shutterstock In 2019, Ebenezer Scrooge is set to be visited by a fourth ghost on Christmas Eve,"The Ghost of Christmas Adaptations," as Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight has been tapped to adapt Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol and several of the author's other works for BBC One[...]
Little Drummer Girl
Credit (right): Gage Skidmore (CC BY-SA 2.0) Television's love affair with author John le Carré rolls along with word that Big Little Lies' Alexander Skarsgård has been cast in the upcoming BBC One–AMC series adaptation of The Little Drummer Girl Set to begin production in 2018, Old Boy writer-director Park Chan-wook has been tapped to direct the series[...]
Before They Were 'Gods': 'Hollyoaks' Ricky Whittle: Shadow Dancer
Our friends across the bathtub from us have had the honor of knowing him from his 2006-2011 run as Calvin Valentine on long-running soap opera Hollyoaks; and as Ryan Naysmith on British football drama series Dream Team. But did you know that Whittle's most challenging rile would be…Ricky Whittle, Glitterball Champion? Okay…here's the backstory: In August 2009, when[...]
SDCC 2017: Capaldi's Final Bow For 'Doctor Who'; 'Dirk Gently' Debuts
With Peter Capaldi's series finale on Doctor Who airing this weekend on BBC One and BBC America and his final turn as The Doctor happening during this year's Christmas Special, Who is bringing The Twelfth Doctor back for a final victory lap at this year's Comic-Con International in San Diego (SDCC 2017) Joining Who this[...]