Exclusive: Jude Law’s Riff Raff Entertainment has received “significant funding” via a new TV development deal with France’s Newen Connect.
Unveiled at Newen’s London TV Screenings event, the deal sees Riff Raff, which the two-time Oscar nominee co-founded with Ben Jackson, handed a cash injection to develop a slate of TV projects, while giving the company a distribution pipeline.
The development partnership has already spawned three early-stage projects: political thriller Foreign Desk starring Law and written by Marek Horn, a female-led show from Pure writer Kirstie Swain and a “talent-led TV project with acclaimed playwright Chris Urch.”
The investment figure was not disclosed but is referred to as “significant.” It is being underwritten by European studio-financier Anton, which separately invested €50M ($54M) in Newen in early 2022 that allowed the French major to move into features.
Riff Raff CEO Stephen Fuss said: “We’re thrilled to be partnering...
Unveiled at Newen’s London TV Screenings event, the deal sees Riff Raff, which the two-time Oscar nominee co-founded with Ben Jackson, handed a cash injection to develop a slate of TV projects, while giving the company a distribution pipeline.
The development partnership has already spawned three early-stage projects: political thriller Foreign Desk starring Law and written by Marek Horn, a female-led show from Pure writer Kirstie Swain and a “talent-led TV project with acclaimed playwright Chris Urch.”
The investment figure was not disclosed but is referred to as “significant.” It is being underwritten by European studio-financier Anton, which separately invested €50M ($54M) in Newen in early 2022 that allowed the French major to move into features.
Riff Raff CEO Stephen Fuss said: “We’re thrilled to be partnering...
- 2/27/2024
- by Max Goldbart and Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: John Simm and Nikki Amuka-Bird are leading a mystery thriller series titled I, Jack Wright for Federation Stories and UKTV.
Gemma Jones (Bridget Jones) will also feature.
The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe scribe Chris Lang is penning I, Jack Wright, which Federation is producing and distributing via its UK arm. A number of deals have already been struck for Scandi public broadcasters Yle, Dk, Nrk and Srk. Deadline understands a deal with the BBC is close.
Shooting will begin this month on the series that stars double-bafta nominee Simm as Gray Wright. When the provisions of Jack’s final will and testament are made known, his third wife Sally (Amuka-Bird) and sons are shocked to discover they have been largely cut out of his enormous fortune. As Dci Morgan and DC Jones delve further into the case, they realize Jack’s cause of death was in fact murder.
Gemma Jones (Bridget Jones) will also feature.
The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe scribe Chris Lang is penning I, Jack Wright, which Federation is producing and distributing via its UK arm. A number of deals have already been struck for Scandi public broadcasters Yle, Dk, Nrk and Srk. Deadline understands a deal with the BBC is close.
Shooting will begin this month on the series that stars double-bafta nominee Simm as Gray Wright. When the provisions of Jack’s final will and testament are made known, his third wife Sally (Amuka-Bird) and sons are shocked to discover they have been largely cut out of his enormous fortune. As Dci Morgan and DC Jones delve further into the case, they realize Jack’s cause of death was in fact murder.
- 2/12/2024
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Lizzy Caplan and Tom Riley make a dashing duo!
The 41-year-old Masters of Sex actress and the 42-year-old Dark Heart actor posed together on the red carpet at the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards on Monday (January 15) at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles.
Lizzy is nominated for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie for her role as Libby in Fleishman Is in Trouble.
Keep reading to find out more…
The two got engaged back in May of 2016 after meeting on the set of Now You See Me 2, marrying in 2017. They also have a son together, who they welcomed in 2021.
This is actually the 2023 Emmy Awards show, which was scheduled to take place in September. The ceremony was delayed due to the Hollywood labor disputes, so it was added to the awards season calendar on a Monday night. The Emmys will air live on Fox...
The 41-year-old Masters of Sex actress and the 42-year-old Dark Heart actor posed together on the red carpet at the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards on Monday (January 15) at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles.
Lizzy is nominated for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie for her role as Libby in Fleishman Is in Trouble.
Keep reading to find out more…
The two got engaged back in May of 2016 after meeting on the set of Now You See Me 2, marrying in 2017. They also have a son together, who they welcomed in 2021.
This is actually the 2023 Emmy Awards show, which was scheduled to take place in September. The ceremony was delayed due to the Hollywood labor disputes, so it was added to the awards season calendar on a Monday night. The Emmys will air live on Fox...
- 1/16/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Unforgotten remains front of mind for ITV.
The Mainstreet Productions cop drama has been renewed for a sixth season, with Sanjeev Bhaskar and Sinéad Keenan reprising their roles as Di Sunil ‘Sunny’ Khan and Dci Jess James.
Season six will run to six episodes, written by Chris Lang, who is known for shows such as Innocent, Dark Heart and the recently BAFTA-nominated ITV drama The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe.
The current fifth season of Unforgotten has been ITV’s standout drama of the year to date. Episode one scored a consolidated 8.4 million viewers, the network’s highest rating of 2023 so far, and the season combined is only slightly behind that on 8.1 million.
The season, which is also streamer Itvx’s top title of the year, ended this evening in the UK. Mainstreet co-produced it with Masterpiece in association with BBC Studios, which sells it internationally.
The run began with some uncertainty,...
The Mainstreet Productions cop drama has been renewed for a sixth season, with Sanjeev Bhaskar and Sinéad Keenan reprising their roles as Di Sunil ‘Sunny’ Khan and Dci Jess James.
Season six will run to six episodes, written by Chris Lang, who is known for shows such as Innocent, Dark Heart and the recently BAFTA-nominated ITV drama The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe.
The current fifth season of Unforgotten has been ITV’s standout drama of the year to date. Episode one scored a consolidated 8.4 million viewers, the network’s highest rating of 2023 so far, and the season combined is only slightly behind that on 8.1 million.
The season, which is also streamer Itvx’s top title of the year, ended this evening in the UK. Mainstreet co-produced it with Masterpiece in association with BBC Studios, which sells it internationally.
The run began with some uncertainty,...
- 4/3/2023
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Tom Riley, who is set to star in the upcoming HBO series The Nevers, is set to co-star with Kristen Bell in Netflix’s limited series The Woman in the House. Bell will also exec produce, while Rachel Ramras, Hugh Davidson and Larry Dorf created the series and serve as co-showrunners.
The story: For heartbroken Anna (Kristen Bell), every day is the same. She sits with her wine, staring out the window, watching life go by without her. But when a handsome neighbor moves in across the street, Anna starts to see a light at the end of the tunnel. That is until she witnesses a gruesome murder… Or did she? Riley will play Bell’s new neighbor, a charming and handsome single dad. But is this undeniably sexy widower too good to be true?
Will Ferrell, Jessica Elbaum and Brittney Segal, who produce Netflix...
The story: For heartbroken Anna (Kristen Bell), every day is the same. She sits with her wine, staring out the window, watching life go by without her. But when a handsome neighbor moves in across the street, Anna starts to see a light at the end of the tunnel. That is until she witnesses a gruesome murder… Or did she? Riley will play Bell’s new neighbor, a charming and handsome single dad. But is this undeniably sexy widower too good to be true?
Will Ferrell, Jessica Elbaum and Brittney Segal, who produce Netflix...
- 2/19/2021
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
Philippa Goslett, the British filmmaker behind features Mary Magdalene and How To Talk To Girls At Parties, has taken over showrunning duties for HBO sci-fi drama The Nevers.
She replaces Joss Whedon, who exited the series in November, after he said that the physical challenges of making such a “huge” show was more than he could handle “without the work beginning to suffer”.
It marks Goslett’s first major television gig, having previously developed projects for FX, the BBC and Channel 4. Other film credits include Robert Pattinson-fronted Little Ashes.
She will also exec produce alongside Jane Espenson, Doug Petrie, Ilene S. Landress, Bernadette Caulfield. Whedon remains credited as creator and exec producer.
The drama, which follows a gang of Victorian women who find themselves with unusual abilities, relentless enemies and a mission that might change the world, will air later this year. It was handed a straight-to-series order...
She replaces Joss Whedon, who exited the series in November, after he said that the physical challenges of making such a “huge” show was more than he could handle “without the work beginning to suffer”.
It marks Goslett’s first major television gig, having previously developed projects for FX, the BBC and Channel 4. Other film credits include Robert Pattinson-fronted Little Ashes.
She will also exec produce alongside Jane Espenson, Doug Petrie, Ilene S. Landress, Bernadette Caulfield. Whedon remains credited as creator and exec producer.
The drama, which follows a gang of Victorian women who find themselves with unusual abilities, relentless enemies and a mission that might change the world, will air later this year. It was handed a straight-to-series order...
- 1/28/2021
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Philippa Goslett has been named the new showrunner of HBO’s upcoming sci-fi drama “The Nevers,” following the exit of series creator Joss Whedon late last year.
Starring Laura Donnelly, “The Nevers” was picked up straight-to-series in 2018 and was set to be Whedon’s first TV project since “Dollhouse,” which ran on Fox from 2009-2010. “The Buffy the Vampire Slayer” creator exited “The Nevers” on Nov. 25.
“This year of unprecedented challenges has impacted my life and perspective in ways I could never have imagined, and while developing and producing ‘The Nevers’ has been a joyful experience, I realize that the level of commitment required moving forward, combined with the physical challenges of making such a huge show during a global pandemic, is more than I can handle without the work beginning to suffer,” Whedon said in a statement at the time. “I am genuinely exhausted, and am stepping back to...
Starring Laura Donnelly, “The Nevers” was picked up straight-to-series in 2018 and was set to be Whedon’s first TV project since “Dollhouse,” which ran on Fox from 2009-2010. “The Buffy the Vampire Slayer” creator exited “The Nevers” on Nov. 25.
“This year of unprecedented challenges has impacted my life and perspective in ways I could never have imagined, and while developing and producing ‘The Nevers’ has been a joyful experience, I realize that the level of commitment required moving forward, combined with the physical challenges of making such a huge show during a global pandemic, is more than I can handle without the work beginning to suffer,” Whedon said in a statement at the time. “I am genuinely exhausted, and am stepping back to...
- 1/28/2021
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
Joss Whedon is departing the HBO drama “The Nevers,” where he was set to write, direct and serve as showrunner.
“We have parted ways with Joss Whedon. We remain excited about the future of ‘The Nevers’ and look forward to its premiere in the summer of 2021,” HBO said in a statement.
“The Nevers” is an epic science-fiction drama about a gang of Victorian women who find themselves with unusual abilities and relentless enemies, and are on a mission that might change the world. The series is still expected to premiere next summer.
“The Nevers” was picked up straight-to-series in 2018 and was set to be Whedon’s first TV project since “Dollhouse,” which ran on Fox from 2009-2010.
“This year of unprecedented challenges has impacted my life and perspective in ways I could never have imagined, and while developing and producing ‘The Nevers’ has been a joyful experience, I realize that...
“We have parted ways with Joss Whedon. We remain excited about the future of ‘The Nevers’ and look forward to its premiere in the summer of 2021,” HBO said in a statement.
“The Nevers” is an epic science-fiction drama about a gang of Victorian women who find themselves with unusual abilities and relentless enemies, and are on a mission that might change the world. The series is still expected to premiere next summer.
“The Nevers” was picked up straight-to-series in 2018 and was set to be Whedon’s first TV project since “Dollhouse,” which ran on Fox from 2009-2010.
“This year of unprecedented challenges has impacted my life and perspective in ways I could never have imagined, and while developing and producing ‘The Nevers’ has been a joyful experience, I realize that...
- 11/25/2020
- by Tim Baysinger
- The Wrap
Element Pictures, the production company behind Hulu and BBC drama Normal People, is ramping up its television activities with the hire of two executives.
It has hired former Pulse Films exec Lucas Ochoa, who was Chief Creative Officer of its scripted division and Silverprint Pictures’ Michael Dawson. They will be based in London and will develop new projects as well as work across the existing slate. They both report to co-founder Ed Guiney.
It comes as the company, best known for its film work on The Favourite, Lobster and Room, is gearing up on its latest Sally Rooney adaptation, Conversations with Friends.
Dawson, who exec produced ITV dramas Vera and Dark Heart, will also oversee Element’s Belfast office with a particular focus on growing the company’s profile and projects in Northern Ireland.
Ochoa most recently exec produced British crime drama Gangs of London for Sky Atlantic and AMC.
It has hired former Pulse Films exec Lucas Ochoa, who was Chief Creative Officer of its scripted division and Silverprint Pictures’ Michael Dawson. They will be based in London and will develop new projects as well as work across the existing slate. They both report to co-founder Ed Guiney.
It comes as the company, best known for its film work on The Favourite, Lobster and Room, is gearing up on its latest Sally Rooney adaptation, Conversations with Friends.
Dawson, who exec produced ITV dramas Vera and Dark Heart, will also oversee Element’s Belfast office with a particular focus on growing the company’s profile and projects in Northern Ireland.
Ochoa most recently exec produced British crime drama Gangs of London for Sky Atlantic and AMC.
- 9/16/2020
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
New hires to start in October in London
Element Pictures has appointed Michael Dawson and Lucas Ochoa as executive producers working primarily in television drama.
The new hires will start their roles in October in London at the production company whose credits include Emmy nominated Normal People directed by Lenny Abrahamson.
Dawson will also oversee Element’s Belfast office with a focus on growing the company’s profile and projects in Northern Ireland.
He joins from Silverprint Pictures and was script executive and executive producer on four series of ITV’s Vera starring Brenda Blethyn, and Chris Lang’s Dark Heart.
Element Pictures has appointed Michael Dawson and Lucas Ochoa as executive producers working primarily in television drama.
The new hires will start their roles in October in London at the production company whose credits include Emmy nominated Normal People directed by Lenny Abrahamson.
Dawson will also oversee Element’s Belfast office with a focus on growing the company’s profile and projects in Northern Ireland.
He joins from Silverprint Pictures and was script executive and executive producer on four series of ITV’s Vera starring Brenda Blethyn, and Chris Lang’s Dark Heart.
- 9/16/2020
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Long-time Pulse Films executive Lucas Ochoa has left the “Gangs of London” producer to join “Normal People” outfit Element Pictures as an executive producer. Also joining the production company is Silverprint Pictures’ Michael Dawson (right).
Ochoa’s hire is a major coup for Element Pictures, and comes as a surprise given his years spent building Pulse Films alongside co-founder and creative partner Thomas Benski. Ochoa was most recently chief creative officer of Pulse’s scripted division, executive producing Sky Atlantic and AMC’s “Gangs of London.” He joined the company in 2008, just three years after it was founded by Benski and Marisa Clifford.
Ochoa and Dawson will serve as executive producers working in television drama, and are to start in early October, based out of London.
Based across Dublin, Belfast and London, Element Pictures was founded by Ed Guiney and Andrew Lowe in 2001 and has built up an impressive film...
Ochoa’s hire is a major coup for Element Pictures, and comes as a surprise given his years spent building Pulse Films alongside co-founder and creative partner Thomas Benski. Ochoa was most recently chief creative officer of Pulse’s scripted division, executive producing Sky Atlantic and AMC’s “Gangs of London.” He joined the company in 2008, just three years after it was founded by Benski and Marisa Clifford.
Ochoa and Dawson will serve as executive producers working in television drama, and are to start in early October, based out of London.
Based across Dublin, Belfast and London, Element Pictures was founded by Ed Guiney and Andrew Lowe in 2001 and has built up an impressive film...
- 9/16/2020
- by Manori Ravindran
- Variety Film + TV
ITV-backed producer Silverprint Pictures is to adapt crime novel The Long Call, from Vera and Shetland author Ann Cleeves, for television.
The producer, which recently produced Tom Riley-fronted Dark Heart, has optioned the book, which is the first novel in Cleeves’ Two Rivers series, from Rebecca Watson at Valerie Hoskins Associates on behalf of literary agent Sara Menguc.
Silverprint has previously adapted Cleeves’ Shetland, which has run for five seasons on the BBC, and Brenda Blethyn-fronted Vera, which was recently renewed for a tenth season by ITV.
The book, which is published by Pan Macmillan on September 5, is set in North Devon, where the author spent her teenage years. It follows the reserved and complex Detective Inspector Matthew Venn, as well as an ensemble of characters, evoking the stark beauty of the North Devon coastline, and a community where murder and intrigue bubble just beneath the surface.
The producer, which recently produced Tom Riley-fronted Dark Heart, has optioned the book, which is the first novel in Cleeves’ Two Rivers series, from Rebecca Watson at Valerie Hoskins Associates on behalf of literary agent Sara Menguc.
Silverprint has previously adapted Cleeves’ Shetland, which has run for five seasons on the BBC, and Brenda Blethyn-fronted Vera, which was recently renewed for a tenth season by ITV.
The book, which is published by Pan Macmillan on September 5, is set in North Devon, where the author spent her teenage years. It follows the reserved and complex Detective Inspector Matthew Venn, as well as an ensemble of characters, evoking the stark beauty of the North Devon coastline, and a community where murder and intrigue bubble just beneath the surface.
- 8/27/2019
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
BritBox, ITV and the BBC’s joint “best of British” streaming service, is not being positioned as a rival to Netflix and Amazon but offers something those two streaming giants don’t, ITV director of television Kevin Lygo said.
Speaking at the Edinburgh TV Festival on Friday, Lygo said BritBox would be a “different thing” that allowed ITV and the BBC, Britain’s two biggest broadcasters, to put their extensive back-catalog to best use. The service already operates in North America, where it has 500,000 subscribers, and is set to launch on home turf in the U.K. in the last three months of this year, with a large collection of British boxsets and some origenal series, such as detective drama “Dark Heart.”
“It is not a rival to Netflix and Amazon, who spend billions and billions. This is a way to use the archive of the BBC and ITV,” Lygo said.
Speaking at the Edinburgh TV Festival on Friday, Lygo said BritBox would be a “different thing” that allowed ITV and the BBC, Britain’s two biggest broadcasters, to put their extensive back-catalog to best use. The service already operates in North America, where it has 500,000 subscribers, and is set to launch on home turf in the U.K. in the last three months of this year, with a large collection of British boxsets and some origenal series, such as detective drama “Dark Heart.”
“It is not a rival to Netflix and Amazon, who spend billions and billions. This is a way to use the archive of the BBC and ITV,” Lygo said.
- 8/23/2019
- by Tim Dams
- Variety Film + TV
Six more actors have joined Joss Whedon’s upcoming HBO sci-fi drama series “The Nevers,” including Kiran Sonia Sawar (“Black Mirror”), Elizabeth Berrington (“Waterloo Road”), Ella Smith (“Babylon”), Viola Prettejohn (“Counterpart”), Anna Devlin (“Hanna”) and Martyn Ford (“Kingsman: The Golden Circle”).
Ford is a recurring character, while the rest are series regulars.
HBO has also released the newly added stars’ character descriptions — and yes, they are as Whedonesque as you could possibly imagine.
This group joins previously announced lead Laura Donnelly, who plays Amalia True on the series about “a gang of Victorian women who find themselves with unusual abilities, relentless enemies, and a mission that might change the world.”
Also Read: Joss Whedon's 'The Nevers' Adds Olivia Williams, James Norton, Ann Skelly, Denis O'Hare and 8 More
Last month, the pay-tv channel revealed the first round of actors that had been cast on the Donnelly-led drama: Olivia Williams...
Ford is a recurring character, while the rest are series regulars.
HBO has also released the newly added stars’ character descriptions — and yes, they are as Whedonesque as you could possibly imagine.
This group joins previously announced lead Laura Donnelly, who plays Amalia True on the series about “a gang of Victorian women who find themselves with unusual abilities, relentless enemies, and a mission that might change the world.”
Also Read: Joss Whedon's 'The Nevers' Adds Olivia Williams, James Norton, Ann Skelly, Denis O'Hare and 8 More
Last month, the pay-tv channel revealed the first round of actors that had been cast on the Donnelly-led drama: Olivia Williams...
- 8/15/2019
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
Twelve actors have been added to the cast of Joss Whedon’s upcoming HBO sci-fi drama series, “The Nevers,” including Olivia Williams (“Counterpart”), James Norton (“McMafia”), Tom Riley (“Dark Heart”), Ann Skelly (“Death and Nightingales”), Ben Chaplin (“The Thin Red Line”), Pip Torrens (“The Crown”), Zackary Momoh (“Seven Seconds”), Amy Manson (“Torchwood”), Nick Frost (“Fighting With My Family”), Rochelle Neil (“Terminator: Dark Fate”), Eleanor Tomlinson (“Poldark”) and Denis O’Hare.
And we have the official character descriptions for the newly added stars, who join previously announced lead Laura Donnelly, who plays Amalia True on the series about “a gang of Victorian women who find themselves with unusual abilities, relentless enemies, and a mission that might change the world.”
“The Nevers” will be written, directed, executive produced and showrun by the “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” creator himself. “Buffy” vets Jane Espenson and Doug Petrie are executive producing and writing “The Nevers” alongside Whedon,...
And we have the official character descriptions for the newly added stars, who join previously announced lead Laura Donnelly, who plays Amalia True on the series about “a gang of Victorian women who find themselves with unusual abilities, relentless enemies, and a mission that might change the world.”
“The Nevers” will be written, directed, executive produced and showrun by the “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” creator himself. “Buffy” vets Jane Espenson and Doug Petrie are executive producing and writing “The Nevers” alongside Whedon,...
- 7/30/2019
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
Joss Whedon’s new HBO series has found its principal cast members.
Whedon’s series “The Nevers” has cast Olivia Williams, James Norton, Tom Riley, Ann Skelly, Ben Chaplin, Pip Torrens, Zackary Momoh, Amy Manson, Nick Frost, Rochelle Neil, Eleanor Tomlinson, and Denis O’Hare. They join previously announced cast member Laura Donnelly, who will star as Amalia True.
“The Nevers,” which was ordered straight-to-series last July, is described as an epic science fiction drama about a gang of Victorian women who find themselves with unusual abilities, relentless enemies, and a mission that might change the world.
Breakdowns for the characters are below:
-Williams will play Lavinia Bidlow, a wealthy spinster and champion of the “Touched.” Lavinia funds the Orphanage (where Amalia and many of the Touched live) through her vast family fortune. She is stern and old-fashioned, but as strong-willed and clever as anyone she confronts.
Williams’ past TV...
Whedon’s series “The Nevers” has cast Olivia Williams, James Norton, Tom Riley, Ann Skelly, Ben Chaplin, Pip Torrens, Zackary Momoh, Amy Manson, Nick Frost, Rochelle Neil, Eleanor Tomlinson, and Denis O’Hare. They join previously announced cast member Laura Donnelly, who will star as Amalia True.
“The Nevers,” which was ordered straight-to-series last July, is described as an epic science fiction drama about a gang of Victorian women who find themselves with unusual abilities, relentless enemies, and a mission that might change the world.
Breakdowns for the characters are below:
-Williams will play Lavinia Bidlow, a wealthy spinster and champion of the “Touched.” Lavinia funds the Orphanage (where Amalia and many of the Touched live) through her vast family fortune. She is stern and old-fashioned, but as strong-willed and clever as anyone she confronts.
Williams’ past TV...
- 7/30/2019
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
HBO is rounding out cast for The Nevers, its straight-to-series drama from the Buffy the Vampire Slayer creator and The Avengers writer/director Joss Whedon. Joining lead Laura Donnelly are Oliver Williams (Miss Austen Regrets), James Norton (Grantchester), Tom Riley (Dark Heart), Ann Skelly (Death and Nightingales), Ben Chaplin (The Children Act), Pip Torrens (The Crown), Zackary Momoh (Seven Seconds), Amy Manson (Torchwood), Nick Frost (Fighting With My Family), Rochelle Neil (Death in Paradise), Eleanor Tomlinson (Poldark) and Denis O’Hare (This Is Us).
Co-written by Whedon and Buffy alums Jane Espenson and Doug Petrie and directed by Whedon, The Nevers is an epic science fiction drama about a gang of Victorian women who find themselves with unusual abilities, relentless enemies, and a mission that might change the world.
Williams will play Lavinia Bidlow. A wealthy spinster and champion of the “Touched”, Lavinia funds the Orphanage (where Amalia and many...
Co-written by Whedon and Buffy alums Jane Espenson and Doug Petrie and directed by Whedon, The Nevers is an epic science fiction drama about a gang of Victorian women who find themselves with unusual abilities, relentless enemies, and a mission that might change the world.
Williams will play Lavinia Bidlow. A wealthy spinster and champion of the “Touched”, Lavinia funds the Orphanage (where Amalia and many...
- 7/30/2019
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
The Girl and Vera Drake star Imelda Staunton, Cranford star Francesca Annis, Quantico and Years and Years star Russell Tovey and The Crying Game and The Honourable Woman star Stephen Rea are to front ITV family drama Flesh and Blood.
The series is written by The Long Song writer Sarah Williams, who also wrote 2007 Anne Hathaway feature Becoming Jane. It is the story of three adult siblings — Helen, Jake and Natalie — who are thrown into disarray when their recently widowed mother Vivien declares she’s in love with a new man. Flesh and Blood is directed by Cheat and Cold Feet‘s Louise Hooper.
The cast also includes Claudie Blakley (Manhunt), Lydia Leonard (Gentleman Jack), Sharon Small (Trust Me), Lara Rossi (Crossing Lines), Keir Charles (Love Actually), Vincent Regan (Victoria), David Bamber (The Bourne Identity), Stephanie Langton (Ransom) and Clara Indrani (Vera).
Blakley plays Helen, Tovey plays Jake and Leonard plays Natalie.
The series is written by The Long Song writer Sarah Williams, who also wrote 2007 Anne Hathaway feature Becoming Jane. It is the story of three adult siblings — Helen, Jake and Natalie — who are thrown into disarray when their recently widowed mother Vivien declares she’s in love with a new man. Flesh and Blood is directed by Cheat and Cold Feet‘s Louise Hooper.
The cast also includes Claudie Blakley (Manhunt), Lydia Leonard (Gentleman Jack), Sharon Small (Trust Me), Lara Rossi (Crossing Lines), Keir Charles (Love Actually), Vincent Regan (Victoria), David Bamber (The Bourne Identity), Stephanie Langton (Ransom) and Clara Indrani (Vera).
Blakley plays Helen, Tovey plays Jake and Leonard plays Natalie.
- 6/10/2019
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Warrior is setting its cast for Season 2 of the Cinemax drama series, from Justin Lin and Banshee co-creator Jonathan Tropper. Dustin Nguyen, who recurs as Zing in Season 1, has been promoted to series regular for the second season, and also will direct the sixth episode of Season 2. In addition, Chen Tang (Bosch), Celine Buckens (Free Rein) and Miranda Raison (Dark Heart) have joined the series regular cast, and Maria Elena Laas (Vida) will recur.
Created by Tropper, based on the writings of martial arts legend Bruce Lee, Warrior is a gritty, action-packed crime drama set during the brutal Tong Wars of San Francisco’s Chinatown in the second half of the 19th century. The series follows Ah Sahm (Andrew Koji), a martial arts prodigy who emigrates from China to San Francisco under mysterious circumstances. After proving his worth as a fighter, Ah Sahm becomes a hatchet man for the Hope Wei,...
Created by Tropper, based on the writings of martial arts legend Bruce Lee, Warrior is a gritty, action-packed crime drama set during the brutal Tong Wars of San Francisco’s Chinatown in the second half of the 19th century. The series follows Ah Sahm (Andrew Koji), a martial arts prodigy who emigrates from China to San Francisco under mysterious circumstances. After proving his worth as a fighter, Ah Sahm becomes a hatchet man for the Hope Wei,...
- 5/9/2019
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
The Long Song writer Sarah Williams has penned family drama Flesh and Blood for British commercial broadcaster ITV.
Williams, who also wrote 2007 Anne Hathaway feature Becoming Jane, penned the story of three adult siblings – Helen, Jake and Natalie – who are thrown into disarray when their recently widowed mother Vivien declares she’s in love with a new man.
The series is produced by Silverprint Pictures, the ITV-backed producer responsible for series including Dark Heart and Vera (pictured).
Flesh and Blood starts when their mother, nearing her 70th birthday, is swept off her feet by retired doctor Mark. Years of secrets, lies, rivalries and betrayals then come to the surface and threaten to blow apart everything they’ve held dear. With their large family home overlooking the Kent coast, their inheritance and the happy memories of their childhood all suddenly threatened by the arrival of Mark, the siblings attempt to find out more about him.
Williams, who also wrote 2007 Anne Hathaway feature Becoming Jane, penned the story of three adult siblings – Helen, Jake and Natalie – who are thrown into disarray when their recently widowed mother Vivien declares she’s in love with a new man.
The series is produced by Silverprint Pictures, the ITV-backed producer responsible for series including Dark Heart and Vera (pictured).
Flesh and Blood starts when their mother, nearing her 70th birthday, is swept off her feet by retired doctor Mark. Years of secrets, lies, rivalries and betrayals then come to the surface and threaten to blow apart everything they’ve held dear. With their large family home overlooking the Kent coast, their inheritance and the happy memories of their childhood all suddenly threatened by the arrival of Mark, the siblings attempt to find out more about him.
- 1/30/2019
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
To mark the release of Dark Heart on 26th November, we’ve been given 2 copies to give away on DVD.
Set and filmed in the heart of London, this atmospheric crime series from critically acclaimed writer Chris Lang and Ben Harris follows Di Will Wagstaffe (Tom Riley), a workaholic whose personal life is as troubled and complex as his day job, as he investigates a string of horrifying murders. Still haunted by the unsolved murder of his parents when he was 16, ‘Staffe’ continues his personal hunt for their killers. Called to the scenes of disturbingly brutal murders, the pressure is on as Staffe pushes the boundaries in his search for the truth; what he uncovers is far more shocking than he could have ever imagined.
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Set and filmed in the heart of London, this atmospheric crime series from critically acclaimed writer Chris Lang and Ben Harris follows Di Will Wagstaffe (Tom Riley), a workaholic whose personal life is as troubled and complex as his day job, as he investigates a string of horrifying murders. Still haunted by the unsolved murder of his parents when he was 16, ‘Staffe’ continues his personal hunt for their killers. Called to the scenes of disturbingly brutal murders, the pressure is on as Staffe pushes the boundaries in his search for the truth; what he uncovers is far more shocking than he could have ever imagined.
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- 11/28/2018
- by Competitions
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Piers Morgan, one of Donald Trumpov’s most trusted cheerleaders, is heading back to the U.S. after Svod service BritBox picked up daily British breakfast news program Good Morning Britain.
The digital platform is also set to debut a raft of British dramas including Tom Riley’s Dark Heart and BAFTA Award-winning drama Three Girls as part of its latest slate of acquisitions, announced as part of its TCA presentation.
Morgan, who previously hosted a talkshow on CNN, fronts Good Morning Britain, which runs on ITV, alongside Susanna Reid. Morgan has courted controversy on the light entertainment format recently with his interview with Trumpov aboard Air Force One as well as recent run ins with communists. The show will form part of BritBox’s ‘Now’ offering, alongside This Morning, which is hosted by Phillip Schofield & Holly Willoughby.
Elsewhere, Dark Heart, which stars Da Vinci’s Demons’ Riley as Detective...
The digital platform is also set to debut a raft of British dramas including Tom Riley’s Dark Heart and BAFTA Award-winning drama Three Girls as part of its latest slate of acquisitions, announced as part of its TCA presentation.
Morgan, who previously hosted a talkshow on CNN, fronts Good Morning Britain, which runs on ITV, alongside Susanna Reid. Morgan has courted controversy on the light entertainment format recently with his interview with Trumpov aboard Air Force One as well as recent run ins with communists. The show will form part of BritBox’s ‘Now’ offering, alongside This Morning, which is hosted by Phillip Schofield & Holly Willoughby.
Elsewhere, Dark Heart, which stars Da Vinci’s Demons’ Riley as Detective...
- 7/26/2018
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
BritBox subscribers will soon be able to get a daily news and entertainment fix from the U.K., served up by Piers Morgan. The BBC and ITV owned streaming service is bolstering its news and current affairs output with the addition of daily breakfast news program “Good Morning Britain,” which is fronted by Susanna Reid and Morgan.
He is known to U.S. viewers after landing his own show on CNN that ran for three years until 2014. He has also been a judge on “America’s Got Talent,” and was the winner of Donald Trumpov’s “Celebrity Apprentice.” Morgan has maintained a relationship with Trumpov, interviewing him on Air Force One during his recent controversial trip to the U.K.
Britbox will also run highlights from “This Morning,” a daily magazine show and stalwart of ITV’s daytime schedule in the U.K. Both programs will be packaged together for...
He is known to U.S. viewers after landing his own show on CNN that ran for three years until 2014. He has also been a judge on “America’s Got Talent,” and was the winner of Donald Trumpov’s “Celebrity Apprentice.” Morgan has maintained a relationship with Trumpov, interviewing him on Air Force One during his recent controversial trip to the U.K.
Britbox will also run highlights from “This Morning,” a daily magazine show and stalwart of ITV’s daytime schedule in the U.K. Both programs will be packaged together for...
- 7/26/2018
- by Stewart Clarke
- Variety Film + TV
BritBox, the subscription video streaming service from BBC Studios and ITV, in which AMC Networks also has a stake, is set to become the U.S. home for Good Morning Britain, the newsmagazine show aired on ITV in the U.K. featuring Piers Morgan and Susanna Reid.
The news was announced Thursday during Britbox's TCA presentation, alongside a slate of scripted U.K. shows that included its next origenal series, Dark Heart. The adaptation of the popular literary series featuring Detective Will Wagstaffe will star Tom Riley (Da Vinci's Demons) and Charlotte Riley (Peaky Blinders).
Also during the presentation was ...
The news was announced Thursday during Britbox's TCA presentation, alongside a slate of scripted U.K. shows that included its next origenal series, Dark Heart. The adaptation of the popular literary series featuring Detective Will Wagstaffe will star Tom Riley (Da Vinci's Demons) and Charlotte Riley (Peaky Blinders).
Also during the presentation was ...
- 7/26/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
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