House of the Dragon features a talented ensemble cast, with several actors delivering mindblowing performances in their respective roles. Actor Ewan Mitchell plays one of the most complex characters in the show in the form of Aemond Targaryen. However, Mitchell took inspiration from a surprising actor’s most iconic performance.
Ewan Mitchell plays Aemond Targaryen in House of the Dragon (Credit: HBO).
During an interview, Mitchell admitted to drawing inspiration from the legendary James Gandolfini. The actor explained how he was inspired by the latter’s turn as Tony Soprano in the hit HBO drama The Sopranos. At the same time, Mitchell also highlighted a parallel between his and Gandolfini’s character. Here is how James Gandolfini inspired Ewan Mitchell’s House of the Dragon role.
House of the Dragon Ewan Mitchell Was Inspired By James Gandolfini’s Tony Soprano
Actor Ewan Mitchell rose to prominence with his performance in...
Ewan Mitchell plays Aemond Targaryen in House of the Dragon (Credit: HBO).
During an interview, Mitchell admitted to drawing inspiration from the legendary James Gandolfini. The actor explained how he was inspired by the latter’s turn as Tony Soprano in the hit HBO drama The Sopranos. At the same time, Mitchell also highlighted a parallel between his and Gandolfini’s character. Here is how James Gandolfini inspired Ewan Mitchell’s House of the Dragon role.
House of the Dragon Ewan Mitchell Was Inspired By James Gandolfini’s Tony Soprano
Actor Ewan Mitchell rose to prominence with his performance in...
- 10/31/2024
- by Pratik Handore
- FandomWire
Prime Video has unveiled a first look at the second season of the thriller The Rig. The six-part season will premiere in January 2025.
The Rig Season 2 was filmed at First Stage Studios in Edinburgh, Scotland. The first season premiered in 2023 and became a UK and international hit.
In the new season, helicopters have taken the surviving crew of the Kinloch Bravo to a new secret offshore facility called the Stac, nestled deep in the extraordinary and deadly landscapes of the Arctic Circle.
Here, the trapped crew must deal with the emotional and physical fallout of the devastating tsunami that destroyed the Bravo and contends with swirling conspiracies, corporate conflicts, and new threats from the dark depths of the world’s ocean.
The second season will continue exploring global themes – weaving together the past, present, and future of the planet while taking the viewer to spectacular environments and drawing on the...
The Rig Season 2 was filmed at First Stage Studios in Edinburgh, Scotland. The first season premiered in 2023 and became a UK and international hit.
In the new season, helicopters have taken the surviving crew of the Kinloch Bravo to a new secret offshore facility called the Stac, nestled deep in the extraordinary and deadly landscapes of the Arctic Circle.
Here, the trapped crew must deal with the emotional and physical fallout of the devastating tsunami that destroyed the Bravo and contends with swirling conspiracies, corporate conflicts, and new threats from the dark depths of the world’s ocean.
The second season will continue exploring global themes – weaving together the past, present, and future of the planet while taking the viewer to spectacular environments and drawing on the...
- 10/27/2024
- by Mirko Parlevliet
- Vital Thrills
Exclusive: The inhabitants of Prime Video’s UK thriller The Rig are heading to an Arctic glacier.
Amazon has unveiled new cast for Season 2 of the hit series, along with first looks, with Star Trek star Alice Krige and The Queen’s Gambit’s Jacob Fortune-Lloyd joining Emily Hampshire, Martin Compston and Iain Glen. Boarding The Rig alongside the new pair are Ross Anderson (The Last Kingdom), Phil McKee (Deadwater Fell) and Johannes Roaldsen Fürst (Hvite gutter). Returning for Season 2 are Rochenda Sandall, Owen Teale, Mark Addy, Molly Vevers, Abraham Popoola, Nikhil Parmar and Stuart McQuarrie. Fortune-Lloyd recently boarded another Prime Video series, Haven, while Krige’s past credits include the same streamer’s Carnival Row.
Deadline can reveal that Season 2 will be set on an Arctic glacier. The series begins with helicopters taking the surviving crew of the Kinloch Bravo to a new secret offshore facility called the Stac,...
Amazon has unveiled new cast for Season 2 of the hit series, along with first looks, with Star Trek star Alice Krige and The Queen’s Gambit’s Jacob Fortune-Lloyd joining Emily Hampshire, Martin Compston and Iain Glen. Boarding The Rig alongside the new pair are Ross Anderson (The Last Kingdom), Phil McKee (Deadwater Fell) and Johannes Roaldsen Fürst (Hvite gutter). Returning for Season 2 are Rochenda Sandall, Owen Teale, Mark Addy, Molly Vevers, Abraham Popoola, Nikhil Parmar and Stuart McQuarrie. Fortune-Lloyd recently boarded another Prime Video series, Haven, while Krige’s past credits include the same streamer’s Carnival Row.
Deadline can reveal that Season 2 will be set on an Arctic glacier. The series begins with helicopters taking the surviving crew of the Kinloch Bravo to a new secret offshore facility called the Stac,...
- 10/25/2024
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Leonard Cohen drama So Long, Marianne will play in a raft of new territories after Cineflix cut new distribution deals for the buzzy project, which played in competition at Series Mania.
The series tells the love story of Canadian singer and poet Leonard Cohen, and an extraordinary Norwegian woman, Marianne Ihlen who inspired the titular song. Alex Wolff (A Quiet Place: Day One) plays Cohen and Thea Sofie Loch Næss (The Last Kingdom) Marianne.
The majority of the project was filmed on the Greek island of Hydra where the pair lived in the 1960s. There, they joined legendary Australian novelists Charmian Clift (Anna Torv) and her husband George Johnston (Noah Taylor), and a bohemian group of writers, artists, poets. They were exploring a world of free love and artistic freedom, but also experiencing the rivalries that accompanied their interwoven lives.
Following premieres in Norway on Nrk, Canada on Crave,...
The series tells the love story of Canadian singer and poet Leonard Cohen, and an extraordinary Norwegian woman, Marianne Ihlen who inspired the titular song. Alex Wolff (A Quiet Place: Day One) plays Cohen and Thea Sofie Loch Næss (The Last Kingdom) Marianne.
The majority of the project was filmed on the Greek island of Hydra where the pair lived in the 1960s. There, they joined legendary Australian novelists Charmian Clift (Anna Torv) and her husband George Johnston (Noah Taylor), and a bohemian group of writers, artists, poets. They were exploring a world of free love and artistic freedom, but also experiencing the rivalries that accompanied their interwoven lives.
Following premieres in Norway on Nrk, Canada on Crave,...
- 10/23/2024
- by Stewart Clarke
- Deadline Film + TV
“The Last Kingdom” and “My Policeman” star David Dawson leads an international cast in the dystopian thriller “The Flaw,” the feature directorial debut of Theophilos Papastylianos, which is currently filming in Athens.
Dawson is joined by U.K. actors Arthur McBain, Ralf Little (“The Royle Family,” “Death in Paradise”) and Danny John-Jules. Veteran Greek theater director Angela Brouskou also joins the cast in a lead role.
Set in a dystopian world dominated by the Regime, “The Flaw” follows a ruthless Interrogator (Dawson) who is ordered by the Special Service to follow a perfect Plan to prove a Suspect (McBain) is guilty. But once the interrogation gets underway, he comes to realize that there is a flaw not only in the Plan, but also in the Regime itself.
Published in 1965, “The Flaw” is the best-known work of Antonis Samarakis, one of the leading figures in modern Greek literature. It has been...
Dawson is joined by U.K. actors Arthur McBain, Ralf Little (“The Royle Family,” “Death in Paradise”) and Danny John-Jules. Veteran Greek theater director Angela Brouskou also joins the cast in a lead role.
Set in a dystopian world dominated by the Regime, “The Flaw” follows a ruthless Interrogator (Dawson) who is ordered by the Special Service to follow a perfect Plan to prove a Suspect (McBain) is guilty. But once the interrogation gets underway, he comes to realize that there is a flaw not only in the Plan, but also in the Regime itself.
Published in 1965, “The Flaw” is the best-known work of Antonis Samarakis, one of the leading figures in modern Greek literature. It has been...
- 10/21/2024
- by Christopher Vourlias
- Variety Film + TV
“Reunion is an old-fashioned thriller that I hope feels like a classic ’70s American thriller but for the present day,” signs William “Billy” Mager as we are seated in an office in Sheffield, just around the corner from the set of the four-episode series for BBC One and BBC iPlayer in the U.K. BBC Studios is selling the drama internationally and launching it as a priority title at MIPCOM in Cannes this week. It may be set in the former industrial city in Northern England but will appeal to a global audience, Mager adds.
Since my sign language skills are still very basic, a translator is at hand. “It’s nice to have a mixture of universal themes, as well as that specificity because the city of Sheffield does play a part in the series,” Mager explains. “You have the history, you have an incredible location here, and it...
Since my sign language skills are still very basic, a translator is at hand. “It’s nice to have a mixture of universal themes, as well as that specificity because the city of Sheffield does play a part in the series,” Mager explains. “You have the history, you have an incredible location here, and it...
- 10/21/2024
- by Georg Szalai
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Ron Howard’s ‘Eden’ Makes Int’l Premiere As Opening Film Of Torino Film Fest
Rob Howard’s thriller Eden will make its international premiere as the opening film of Italy’s Torino Film Festival next month in the presence of the Oscar-winning director. The picture stars Jude Law, Ana De Armas, Vanessa Kirby, Daniel Brühl and Sydney Sweeney as a group of people who flee 1920s Europe to start over and build paradise on the Galapagos Islands, with disastrous consequences. Italian rights for the film – which world premiered in Toronto – have been acquired by Italian International Film in collaboration with Rai Cinema, and 01 Distribution will handle the local theatrical release. The film was sold to Amazon Prime Video during Cannes in a multi-territory deal including the UK & Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, France, Scandinavia, Spain, Latin America, Japan, South Korea, South Africa, India, Turkey, West Indies, and Asia pay-tv.
Rob Howard’s thriller Eden will make its international premiere as the opening film of Italy’s Torino Film Festival next month in the presence of the Oscar-winning director. The picture stars Jude Law, Ana De Armas, Vanessa Kirby, Daniel Brühl and Sydney Sweeney as a group of people who flee 1920s Europe to start over and build paradise on the Galapagos Islands, with disastrous consequences. Italian rights for the film – which world premiered in Toronto – have been acquired by Italian International Film in collaboration with Rai Cinema, and 01 Distribution will handle the local theatrical release. The film was sold to Amazon Prime Video during Cannes in a multi-territory deal including the UK & Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, France, Scandinavia, Spain, Latin America, Japan, South Korea, South Africa, India, Turkey, West Indies, and Asia pay-tv.
- 10/17/2024
- by Zac Ntim and Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
“Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” just wrapped up Season 2 and the wait for next season could be a long one.
Luckily, there’s no shortage of incredible TV floating around. While everyone waits likely years for their next chance to step foot in the Second Age of Middle-earth, there are plenty of fantastical shows to keep up with in the meantime. On top of that there’s currently no shortage of prequel series out there.
From obvious picks like “House of the Dragon” to lesser-seen gems like “Black Sails,” these are seven shows to dive into for a binge while we wait for news on the next season of “Rings of Power.”
Matt Smith and Emma D’Arcy in the “House of the Dragon” Season 2 Finale (HBO) House of the Dragon
Bit of a no-brainer here. During both “House of the Dragon” and “Rings of Power’s” first seasons,...
Luckily, there’s no shortage of incredible TV floating around. While everyone waits likely years for their next chance to step foot in the Second Age of Middle-earth, there are plenty of fantastical shows to keep up with in the meantime. On top of that there’s currently no shortage of prequel series out there.
From obvious picks like “House of the Dragon” to lesser-seen gems like “Black Sails,” these are seven shows to dive into for a binge while we wait for news on the next season of “Rings of Power.”
Matt Smith and Emma D’Arcy in the “House of the Dragon” Season 2 Finale (HBO) House of the Dragon
Bit of a no-brainer here. During both “House of the Dragon” and “Rings of Power’s” first seasons,...
- 10/12/2024
- by Jacob Bryant
- The Wrap
Viaplay has confirmed that the new ‘Rebus’ series will premiere in the US on November 7. This adaptation reimagines John Rebus, portrayed by Richard Rankin, as a younger Detective Sergeant. Set in Edinburgh, the series follows Rebus as he becomes entangled in a violent criminal conflict that turns personal when his […]
UK Crime Drama “Rebus” to Premiere in the US on November 7 on Viaplay...
UK Crime Drama “Rebus” to Premiere in the US on November 7 on Viaplay...
- 10/12/2024
- by Paul M
- MemorableTV
Netflix has reaffirmed its commitment to Scandinavian originals, on Thursday an upcoming slate of productions from Sweden, Norway and Denmark that, according to Jenny Stjernströmer Björk, VP of Nordic Content at the streamer, is Netflix’s “most diverse and ambitious to date.”
Netflix has commissioned more than a dozen new and returning Nordic series, with highlights including disaster drama La Palma, about a Norwegian family whose Canary Islands’ holiday is disrupted by a volcanic eruption; The Helicopter Heist, a dramatization of a daring real-life cash depot robbery in Sweden in 2009; and Danish mystery The Habitat, which follows the mysterious disappearance of a young Filipino au pair in an affluent Danish neighborhood.
Three new, previously unannounced titles, all set to launch globally in 2025, include Synden, a crime series set in rural Sweden; the Danish feature film Sult, adapted from Tine Høeg’s 2022 novel, about a couple trying to conceive via fertility...
Netflix has commissioned more than a dozen new and returning Nordic series, with highlights including disaster drama La Palma, about a Norwegian family whose Canary Islands’ holiday is disrupted by a volcanic eruption; The Helicopter Heist, a dramatization of a daring real-life cash depot robbery in Sweden in 2009; and Danish mystery The Habitat, which follows the mysterious disappearance of a young Filipino au pair in an affluent Danish neighborhood.
Three new, previously unannounced titles, all set to launch globally in 2025, include Synden, a crime series set in rural Sweden; the Danish feature film Sult, adapted from Tine Høeg’s 2022 novel, about a couple trying to conceive via fertility...
- 9/26/2024
- by Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Hulu has revealed the new trailer for the eight-part Rivals series, which is based on the celebrated novel by Dame Jilly Cooper and produced by ITV Studios’ Happy Prince. The series will debut on Hulu in the U.S. on October 18, 2024.
Set against the backdrop of the drama, excess, and shocking antics of the power-grabbing social elite of 1980s England, Rivals delves headfirst into the ruthless world of independent television in 1986.
The series stars Alex Hassell as the dashing ex-Olympian, Member of Parliament, and dangerously charismatic Rupert Campbell-Black, David Tennant as Lord Tony Baddingham, and Aidan Turner as Declan O’Hara.
Nafessa Williams plays Cameron Cook, Katherine Parkinson portrays Lizzie Vereker, and Bella Maclean plays Taggie O’Hara.
The Rivals series also stars Emily Atack, Catriona Chandler, Oliver Chris, Danny Dyer, Rufus Jones, Lisa McGrillis, Luke Pasqualino, Claire Rushbrook, and Victoria Smurfit.
Rivals is executive produced by Dominic Treadwell-Collins, Alexander Lamb,...
Set against the backdrop of the drama, excess, and shocking antics of the power-grabbing social elite of 1980s England, Rivals delves headfirst into the ruthless world of independent television in 1986.
The series stars Alex Hassell as the dashing ex-Olympian, Member of Parliament, and dangerously charismatic Rupert Campbell-Black, David Tennant as Lord Tony Baddingham, and Aidan Turner as Declan O’Hara.
Nafessa Williams plays Cameron Cook, Katherine Parkinson portrays Lizzie Vereker, and Bella Maclean plays Taggie O’Hara.
The Rivals series also stars Emily Atack, Catriona Chandler, Oliver Chris, Danny Dyer, Rufus Jones, Lisa McGrillis, Luke Pasqualino, Claire Rushbrook, and Victoria Smurfit.
Rivals is executive produced by Dominic Treadwell-Collins, Alexander Lamb,...
- 9/25/2024
- by Mirko Parlevliet
- Vital Thrills
The envelopes have all been opened and the statuettes have all been handed out, but there is still plenty of TV to watch! The 76th Annual Emmy Awards took place this past Sunday, handing out top honors to some of TV's best comedy, drama, and unscripted series, including "Hacks," "The Bear," "The Traitors," "Shōgun," and more. But if you're all caught up on this year's nominees and winners, your to-watch list may be looking a little light.
If you're trying to figure out what to watch next based on some of your favorite Emmy winners this year, check out our recommendations on what to watch next!
What to Watch Next If You Enjoyed This Year’s Emmy Winners:
What to Watch If You Loved ‘Shōgun’
What to Watch If You Loved ‘Hacks’
What to Watch If You Loved ‘The Bear’
What to Watch If You Loved ‘Fargo’ and/or ‘True Detective...
If you're trying to figure out what to watch next based on some of your favorite Emmy winners this year, check out our recommendations on what to watch next!
What to Watch Next If You Enjoyed This Year’s Emmy Winners:
What to Watch If You Loved ‘Shōgun’
What to Watch If You Loved ‘Hacks’
What to Watch If You Loved ‘The Bear’
What to Watch If You Loved ‘Fargo’ and/or ‘True Detective...
- 9/17/2024
- by Ashley Steves
- The Streamable
A new month is almost here, and that means you’re looking through the list of new releases on streaming platforms. There are some great new releases coming to Netflix in September 2024. Now you just need to narrow down the list.
We’ve got that list narrowed down a little. We have a list of 7 must-watch shows, covering dramas such as crime thrillers, romance, comedy, and much more. It’s so hard to rank different genres and productions, so this list is in release date order instead.
7 must-watch shows on Netflix in September 2024The Perfect Couple
We start off with the adaptation of an Elin Hildebrand novel, The Perfect Couple. Nicole Kidman and Live Schreiber star in this thriller, which sees Amelia about to marry into the wealthy Nantucket Winbury family. This is something the matriarch, played by Kidman, doesn’t want to happen.
It looks like the wedding will...
We’ve got that list narrowed down a little. We have a list of 7 must-watch shows, covering dramas such as crime thrillers, romance, comedy, and much more. It’s so hard to rank different genres and productions, so this list is in release date order instead.
7 must-watch shows on Netflix in September 2024The Perfect Couple
We start off with the adaptation of an Elin Hildebrand novel, The Perfect Couple. Nicole Kidman and Live Schreiber star in this thriller, which sees Amelia about to marry into the wealthy Nantucket Winbury family. This is something the matriarch, played by Kidman, doesn’t want to happen.
It looks like the wedding will...
- 8/29/2024
- by Alexandria Ingham
- ShowSnob
House of the Dragon recently wrapped premiering episodes of the second season. The season was teased as the all-out war between the Greens and the Blacks over the shocking death of Lucerys at the end of season 1. However, the season proved to be the calm before the storm where various chess pieces are being moved on both sides to prepare for what’s coming.
House of the Dragon season 2 ending felt anticlimactic for many fans | Credits: HBO
Many fans felt underwhelmed by the cliffhanger of the finale which left many arcs unresolved and the lack of any exciting action frustrated them. With season 3 expected to start shooting next year, a new report about the casting of Daeron who was referenced many times in season 2 will excite fans after following season 2’s disappointment.
Harry Gilby Reportedly Cast As Daeron Targaryen For House of The Dragon Season 3
Harry Gilby played Aethelstan in...
House of the Dragon season 2 ending felt anticlimactic for many fans | Credits: HBO
Many fans felt underwhelmed by the cliffhanger of the finale which left many arcs unresolved and the lack of any exciting action frustrated them. With season 3 expected to start shooting next year, a new report about the casting of Daeron who was referenced many times in season 2 will excite fans after following season 2’s disappointment.
Harry Gilby Reportedly Cast As Daeron Targaryen For House of The Dragon Season 3
Harry Gilby played Aethelstan in...
- 8/25/2024
- by Rahul Thokchom
- FandomWire
Artur Hawkwing is a legendary figure within The Wheel of Time series, written by Robert Jordan and finished by Brandon Sanderson. Born Artur Paendrag Tanreall, he was a very powerful Ta'veren — basically someone who's so important to the fabric of reality that events bend around them — and eventually ruled over a vast empire. He was a well-loved king whose reign was marked by peace, although his death did set off a brutal period of warfare as people fought to take his place, or else carve off pieces of his former empire for themselves.
Artur Hawkwing gets talked about a lot in The Wheel of Time books, but is rarely seen. That makes sense, considering he died long before the events of the story. But he does return briefly when Mat Cauthon sounds the Horn of Valere in The Great Hunt, coming to Mat's aid alongside other heroes of legend.
Amazon...
Artur Hawkwing gets talked about a lot in The Wheel of Time books, but is rarely seen. That makes sense, considering he died long before the events of the story. But he does return briefly when Mat Cauthon sounds the Horn of Valere in The Great Hunt, coming to Mat's aid alongside other heroes of legend.
Amazon...
- 8/15/2024
- by Dan Selcke
- Winter Is Coming
Like water and oil, it’s a rare character that is fun to watch, though we avoid their personality types, like a port-a-potty on a grueling summer day.
No one wants to shake hands and drink with these fictional manifestations of all the worst characteristics. But visually indulging in their underhanded dealings and delightful sadism is just too entertaining to turn away.
Why rage, seething hatred, and ominous discomfort attract us time and time again is worth its own article. Civilized society has its caveats, after all.
(Courtesy of Ollie Upton/HBO)
Perhaps a Joffrey Baratheon lurks within the dark recesses of the seemingly inert portion of everyone’s gray matter.
Maybe it’s best to talk about the characters we find fun to watch but wouldn’t want to meet, leaving our inner psychosis to slumber away and, hopefully, never to awaken.
Joffrey Baratheon – Game of Thrones (HBO/Screenshot...
No one wants to shake hands and drink with these fictional manifestations of all the worst characteristics. But visually indulging in their underhanded dealings and delightful sadism is just too entertaining to turn away.
Why rage, seething hatred, and ominous discomfort attract us time and time again is worth its own article. Civilized society has its caveats, after all.
(Courtesy of Ollie Upton/HBO)
Perhaps a Joffrey Baratheon lurks within the dark recesses of the seemingly inert portion of everyone’s gray matter.
Maybe it’s best to talk about the characters we find fun to watch but wouldn’t want to meet, leaving our inner psychosis to slumber away and, hopefully, never to awaken.
Joffrey Baratheon – Game of Thrones (HBO/Screenshot...
- 8/12/2024
- by Thomas Godwin
- TVfanatic
Recently, Unilad published an article about how some fans of the Netflix historical fiction show The Last Kingdom thought it was a better show than HBO's Game of Thrones, and indeed may be one of the best shows ever. They are wrong, but not as severely as one might think.
Let's set the record straight right now: This is not a dissertation about how The Last Kingdom isn't a great television show. It's a fantastic, swashbuckling, raucous rampage through an interesting time period in British history seldom presented in a digestible way. I love The Last Kingdom and I have watched it three times. I have read The Saxon Stories books by Bernard Cornwell multiple times too, and there is the luxury as a reader knowing the book series is finished. That is a big plus in its favor.
The Last Kingdom has so many things to love about it: a lovable,...
Let's set the record straight right now: This is not a dissertation about how The Last Kingdom isn't a great television show. It's a fantastic, swashbuckling, raucous rampage through an interesting time period in British history seldom presented in a digestible way. I love The Last Kingdom and I have watched it three times. I have read The Saxon Stories books by Bernard Cornwell multiple times too, and there is the luxury as a reader knowing the book series is finished. That is a big plus in its favor.
The Last Kingdom has so many things to love about it: a lovable,...
- 8/12/2024
- by Joel Wagler
- Winter Is Coming
The second season of House of the Dragon ended last weekend, and we are bereft. Still, there was plenty of news to go around this week, starting our review of the divisive season finale:
House of the Dragon abandons its source material in setup-heavy season 2 finale: https://t.co/A7yAkh4vRY https://t.co/A7yAkh4vRY
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) August 11, 2024
The finale came with lots of mysteries, visions, and cliffhangers. We'll do our best to explain the most intriguing:
House of the Dragon: Helaena's prophecy to Aemond explained, including the Gods Eye and more: https://t.co/1S0ID7QHk9 https://t.co/1S0ID7QHk9
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) August 11, 2024
From one generation of Westeros to another:
Kit Harington has advice for House of the Dragon stars dealing with criticism: "Don't read social media": https://t.co/pdhAAoJHUl https://t.co/pdhAAoJHUl
— Winter is Coming...
House of the Dragon abandons its source material in setup-heavy season 2 finale: https://t.co/A7yAkh4vRY https://t.co/A7yAkh4vRY
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) August 11, 2024
The finale came with lots of mysteries, visions, and cliffhangers. We'll do our best to explain the most intriguing:
House of the Dragon: Helaena's prophecy to Aemond explained, including the Gods Eye and more: https://t.co/1S0ID7QHk9 https://t.co/1S0ID7QHk9
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) August 11, 2024
From one generation of Westeros to another:
Kit Harington has advice for House of the Dragon stars dealing with criticism: "Don't read social media": https://t.co/pdhAAoJHUl https://t.co/pdhAAoJHUl
— Winter is Coming...
- 8/11/2024
- by Dan Selcke
- Winter Is Coming
HBO's Game of Thrones prequel series House of the Dragon is now in between seasons for at least two years, having wrapped up the second season on August 4. While we look back at the season's best and worst moments, there are also plenty of interviews from the cast and crew to read and watch. One of the show's stars, Ewan Mitchell, might not have had the most screentime as Aemond Targaryen, but he won over the fandom's heart (very much including mine) with his strong performance and endearing interview clips.
During an appearance on the BBC podcast Loose Ends, Mitchell explained the characteristics of Aemond and talked about the fact that he hasn't seen Game of Thrones. In one moment of the interview, the actor also recalled watching House of the Dragon season 2 with his mom, including his nude scene from the third episode, "The Burning Mill." The only thing is,...
During an appearance on the BBC podcast Loose Ends, Mitchell explained the characteristics of Aemond and talked about the fact that he hasn't seen Game of Thrones. In one moment of the interview, the actor also recalled watching House of the Dragon season 2 with his mom, including his nude scene from the third episode, "The Burning Mill." The only thing is,...
- 8/8/2024
- by Natalie Zamora
- Winter Is Coming
Ewan Mitchell may have gained traction for his role in the British medieval drama, The Last Kingdom, but House of the Dragon unequivocally propelled him to the pinnacle of stardom. This is Aemond the Kinslayer we’re talking about, after all.
Ewan Mitchell as Aemond Targaryen | HBO
Riveting as his performance as the Prince of the Targaryen dynasty may have been, however, Mitchell nearly gave his mother a metaphorical heart attack thanks to the latest HotD season.
Spoiler Alert !!!Spoilers for HotD S2, E3, tread carefully! Ewan Mitchell’s Mom Was Horrified While Watching HotD 2
Game of Thrones is nothing if not a goldmine of cynicism and obscenity, and honestly, that’s part of its allure. It makes perfect sense then, why its fabled successor, House of the Dragon, would be just as bleak and salacious, if not more. If only Ewan Mitchell‘s mother knew that.
House of the Dragon...
Ewan Mitchell as Aemond Targaryen | HBO
Riveting as his performance as the Prince of the Targaryen dynasty may have been, however, Mitchell nearly gave his mother a metaphorical heart attack thanks to the latest HotD season.
Spoiler Alert !!!Spoilers for HotD S2, E3, tread carefully! Ewan Mitchell’s Mom Was Horrified While Watching HotD 2
Game of Thrones is nothing if not a goldmine of cynicism and obscenity, and honestly, that’s part of its allure. It makes perfect sense then, why its fabled successor, House of the Dragon, would be just as bleak and salacious, if not more. If only Ewan Mitchell‘s mother knew that.
House of the Dragon...
- 8/4/2024
- by Khushi
- FandomWire
Ewan Mitchell has emerged as a promising talent in the entertainment world with his performances in The Last Kingdom and World on Fire. Since 2022, he garnered widespread acclaim for portraying the pivotal role of Prince Aemond Targaryen in the House of the Dragon series.
Ewan Mitchell as Aemond Targaryen in House of the Dragon | HBO
As the ongoing season has already dropped several interesting scenes, one, in particular, features the actor showcasing his physique in the earlier episodes. In a recent interview, he delved into the specifics of preparing for such a demanding sequence.
Ewan Mitchell Reveals How He Achieved his Toned Physique in House of the Dragon Season 2
In the third episode of House of the Dragon Season 2, his character, Aemond Targaryen gets fully naked during a brothel scene after facing insults from his brother, Aegon Targaryen (Tom Glynn-Carney).
The particular sequence created an immense buzz online with many...
Ewan Mitchell as Aemond Targaryen in House of the Dragon | HBO
As the ongoing season has already dropped several interesting scenes, one, in particular, features the actor showcasing his physique in the earlier episodes. In a recent interview, he delved into the specifics of preparing for such a demanding sequence.
Ewan Mitchell Reveals How He Achieved his Toned Physique in House of the Dragon Season 2
In the third episode of House of the Dragon Season 2, his character, Aemond Targaryen gets fully naked during a brothel scene after facing insults from his brother, Aegon Targaryen (Tom Glynn-Carney).
The particular sequence created an immense buzz online with many...
- 7/27/2024
- by Priya Sharma
- FandomWire
Terry Gilliam’s “Time Bandits” is meeting a new generation this month, with a TV adaptation on Apple TV+. But there are some familiar elements to it.
The series follows of gang of bandits, traveling through time in an effort to steal as many important (and really just cool) artifacts as they can. But their means of traveling through time and space itself is stolen, meaning they’re also on the run from the Supreme Being.
Here’s everyone you need to know in the “Time Bandits” series.
Kevin Haddock (Kal-El Tuck) Apple TV+
Kevin is the young boy whose bedroom ends up being a bit of a temporal waystation, and who ends up being a hero in the story. He’s played by newcomer Kal-El Tuck, who previously starred in a pair of shorts and one episode of “Andy and the Band.”
Penelope (Lisa Kudrow) Apple TV+
Penelope is...
The series follows of gang of bandits, traveling through time in an effort to steal as many important (and really just cool) artifacts as they can. But their means of traveling through time and space itself is stolen, meaning they’re also on the run from the Supreme Being.
Here’s everyone you need to know in the “Time Bandits” series.
Kevin Haddock (Kal-El Tuck) Apple TV+
Kevin is the young boy whose bedroom ends up being a bit of a temporal waystation, and who ends up being a hero in the story. He’s played by newcomer Kal-El Tuck, who previously starred in a pair of shorts and one episode of “Andy and the Band.”
Penelope (Lisa Kudrow) Apple TV+
Penelope is...
- 7/26/2024
- by Andi Ortiz
- The Wrap
This week on The Anime Effect: A Santa Claus manga is slated for an anime adaptation, Frieren: Beyond Journey's End and Solo Leveling land Astra TV Awards nominations and more. Episode 23 of Crunchyroll Presents: The Anime Effect is now available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and anywhere else you listen to your podcasts! If you're waiting to watch the video episode, it'll be live on Crunchyroll and YouTube at 7 p.m. Et. Listen or Watch on: Episode 23 Summary Nick, LeAlec and Leah talk Sdcc concerts, animation award nominations and the return of a fan-favorite anime before Man With A Mission's Jean-Ken Johnny joins Haley and Leah for an exclusive interview about their latest tour and his anime and manga recommendations. All that and more, only on The Anime Effect . Topics Discussed in Episode 23 Fall Out Boy Evo 2024 Anime Expo LiSA San Diego Comic-Con One Piece Sanda Beastars Astra Television Awards Scott...
- 7/19/2024
- by Carla Solórzano
- Crunchyroll
There's a difference between "feud" and "archrivalry." Most viewers understand that there is generally an antagonist and a protagonist, even if the lines of morality are often blurry.
We aren't talking about an ongoing argument, either. This isn't a list of significant others arguing over whose turn it is to take out the garbage or wash the dishes.
No, these character feuds tend to be dynamic, historical (at least in the minds of many viewers), and ongoing, drawing the audience in with the acrimony between the two.
Instead of an argument, it's a struggle that weaves itself into the story, sometimes even becoming the story.
Related: TV's Best, Most Passionate (Fictional) On-Screen Breakdowns
If you've ever seen 12 Angry Men (and you should definitely check it out for the genius of the dialogue alone), then you know the value of pitting personalities against one another, even if the only actions are words.
We aren't talking about an ongoing argument, either. This isn't a list of significant others arguing over whose turn it is to take out the garbage or wash the dishes.
No, these character feuds tend to be dynamic, historical (at least in the minds of many viewers), and ongoing, drawing the audience in with the acrimony between the two.
Instead of an argument, it's a struggle that weaves itself into the story, sometimes even becoming the story.
Related: TV's Best, Most Passionate (Fictional) On-Screen Breakdowns
If you've ever seen 12 Angry Men (and you should definitely check it out for the genius of the dialogue alone), then you know the value of pitting personalities against one another, even if the only actions are words.
- 7/8/2024
- by Thomas Godwin
- TVfanatic
You know what they say -- the guests make the party.
Ok, nobody says that, but they should!
Your invited guests do the heavy lifting for any celebration.
TV Fanatics that we are, we can't think of anyone we'd love to attend the festivities more than our favorite TV characters.
Related: TV Shows Should Make Stars, Not Depend on Them
Here's who we're inviting to our 4th of July party!
Richie - The Bear
Right off the bat, Richie understands the concept of "play cousin" so well that he'd literally fit right in because of that alone.
He's brash and uncouth, sure, but he's also just a damn good time and pure entertainment.
He can fit into any environment and have some of the best conversations or debates about movies, music, and books, all the while making fun of people for their hot dog condiments.
Whether we get off the books Richie,...
Ok, nobody says that, but they should!
Your invited guests do the heavy lifting for any celebration.
TV Fanatics that we are, we can't think of anyone we'd love to attend the festivities more than our favorite TV characters.
Related: TV Shows Should Make Stars, Not Depend on Them
Here's who we're inviting to our 4th of July party!
Richie - The Bear
Right off the bat, Richie understands the concept of "play cousin" so well that he'd literally fit right in because of that alone.
He's brash and uncouth, sure, but he's also just a damn good time and pure entertainment.
He can fit into any environment and have some of the best conversations or debates about movies, music, and books, all the while making fun of people for their hot dog condiments.
Whether we get off the books Richie,...
- 7/3/2024
- by TV Fanatic Staff
- TVfanatic
Hulu has revealed a new teaser trailer and more photos for the eight-part series Rivals, based on the celebrated novel by Dame Jilly Cooper and produced by Happy Prince, part of ITV Studios. The series is set to debut on Hulu in the U.S. and on Disney+ in other countries later this year.
Set against the backdrop of the drama, excess, and shocking antics of the power-grabbing social elite of 1980s England, Rivals delves headfirst into the ruthless world of independent television in 1986.
This second wave of images (view the first wave of images here) introduces nine more iconic characters from the drama: Sarah Stratton, Caitlin O’Hara, James Vereker, and Freddie Jones.
There’s also Paul Stratton, Valerie Jones, Bas Baddingham, Lady Monica Baddingham, and Maud O’Hara.
The first looks are accompanied by a teaser trailer showcasing the ’80s set saga, which also stars Alex Hassell, Bella Maclean,...
Set against the backdrop of the drama, excess, and shocking antics of the power-grabbing social elite of 1980s England, Rivals delves headfirst into the ruthless world of independent television in 1986.
This second wave of images (view the first wave of images here) introduces nine more iconic characters from the drama: Sarah Stratton, Caitlin O’Hara, James Vereker, and Freddie Jones.
There’s also Paul Stratton, Valerie Jones, Bas Baddingham, Lady Monica Baddingham, and Maud O’Hara.
The first looks are accompanied by a teaser trailer showcasing the ’80s set saga, which also stars Alex Hassell, Bella Maclean,...
- 6/26/2024
- by Mirko Parlevliet
- Vital Thrills
Filming has begun on Outrageous, a six-part series about the Mitford sisters, with a cast including Bessie Carter, Joanna Vanderham, Anna Chancellor, and James Purefoy.
The brand-new drama, created and written by Sarah Williams and based on Mary Lovell’s definitive biography The Mitford Girls, is made by Firebird Pictures and co-commissioned by BritBox International (for North America) and UKTV.
Photo courtesy of BritBox; Credit: Kevin Baker
Outrageous is the story of six aristocratic sisters who refused to play by the rules, their often scandalous lives making headlines worldwide. Set against the gathering storm clouds of the 1930s, masked by the decadence, frivolity, and lavishness of British high society, Outrageous will bring the full, uncensored story of the Mitford sisters to the screen for the first time – a story of family bonds and betrayals, public scandal, political extremism, love, heartache, and even imprisonment.
The show explores how and why these women,...
The brand-new drama, created and written by Sarah Williams and based on Mary Lovell’s definitive biography The Mitford Girls, is made by Firebird Pictures and co-commissioned by BritBox International (for North America) and UKTV.
Photo courtesy of BritBox; Credit: Kevin Baker
Outrageous is the story of six aristocratic sisters who refused to play by the rules, their often scandalous lives making headlines worldwide. Set against the gathering storm clouds of the 1930s, masked by the decadence, frivolity, and lavishness of British high society, Outrageous will bring the full, uncensored story of the Mitford sisters to the screen for the first time – a story of family bonds and betrayals, public scandal, political extremism, love, heartache, and even imprisonment.
The show explores how and why these women,...
- 6/25/2024
- by Mirko Parlevliet
- Vital Thrills
One of the main drawbacks of House of the Dragon is that the show focuses mostly on the Targaryens. On the one hand, this allows the creators to properly reveal the members of the royal family. On the other hand, it deprives the series of one of the main advantages of Game of Thrones — scale, a wealth of storylines and interesting locations.
In Game of Thrones, viewers could choose their favorites from a large number of candidates. Some were more interested in following Jon Snow, others Tywin Lannister. In House of the Dragon, there is simply no such possibility. There are not many characters, and they only interact with each other in a couple of locations.
If House of the Dragon did not meet your expectations, we have another project for you, which, by the way, was inspired by Game of Thrones — The Last Kingdom.
What Is The Last Kingdom About?...
In Game of Thrones, viewers could choose their favorites from a large number of candidates. Some were more interested in following Jon Snow, others Tywin Lannister. In House of the Dragon, there is simply no such possibility. There are not many characters, and they only interact with each other in a couple of locations.
If House of the Dragon did not meet your expectations, we have another project for you, which, by the way, was inspired by Game of Thrones — The Last Kingdom.
What Is The Last Kingdom About?...
- 6/18/2024
- by zoe-wallace@startefacts.com (Zoe Wallace)
- STartefacts.com
Producer Dominic Barlow, whose credits include “The Last Kingdom,” “Mr. Selfridge,” and “Discovery of Witches,” has teamed up with writer-executive producer Brendan Foley on “The Angolan Clan,” which will be pitched at Toledo, Spain-based TV forum Conecta Fiction & Entertainment. U.K. startup development and finance company Telnet Screen Productions, led by Chris Lowery, Martin Panchaud and Nick Street, has also boarded the pic as a private equity investor.
“The Angolan Clan” is an action-drama thriller series centered on two women in their 30s: an English widow and a Spanish Angolan housekeeper who unexpectedly inherit a Spanish villa and ownership of a clandestine diamond company from the English woman’s father-in-law, who was also the Spanish woman’s employer. Together, they delve into the mystery of their shared inheritance, unraveling its origins amidst present-day London and Spain. The narrative weaves through the upheavals of Portugal’s Carnation Revolution in the 1970s...
“The Angolan Clan” is an action-drama thriller series centered on two women in their 30s: an English widow and a Spanish Angolan housekeeper who unexpectedly inherit a Spanish villa and ownership of a clandestine diamond company from the English woman’s father-in-law, who was also the Spanish woman’s employer. Together, they delve into the mystery of their shared inheritance, unraveling its origins amidst present-day London and Spain. The narrative weaves through the upheavals of Portugal’s Carnation Revolution in the 1970s...
- 6/18/2024
- by Anna Marie de la Fuente
- Variety Film + TV
We finally got the second season of House of the Dragon, but each episode will be released once a week – which can be a real torture for fans.
To make the wait a little easier, we have chosen nine projects that are not only similar to House of the Dragon and Game of Thrones, but were even pioneers on the path that these two projects later took.
1. The Hollow Crown, 2012-2016
If it weren't for the Wars of the Roses, which shook the English kingdom in the 15th century, and William Shakespeare's striking (though far from reliable) description of it, there would be no Game of Thrones or House of the Dragon.
Shakespeare's plays have been filmed many times, but in 2012 the BBC decided on a new, large-scale and modern adaptation of five works under one title The Hollow Crown. The creators tried to show the period as authentically as possible,...
To make the wait a little easier, we have chosen nine projects that are not only similar to House of the Dragon and Game of Thrones, but were even pioneers on the path that these two projects later took.
1. The Hollow Crown, 2012-2016
If it weren't for the Wars of the Roses, which shook the English kingdom in the 15th century, and William Shakespeare's striking (though far from reliable) description of it, there would be no Game of Thrones or House of the Dragon.
Shakespeare's plays have been filmed many times, but in 2012 the BBC decided on a new, large-scale and modern adaptation of five works under one title The Hollow Crown. The creators tried to show the period as authentically as possible,...
- 6/18/2024
- by zoe-wallace@startefacts.com (Zoe Wallace)
- STartefacts.com
Sam Mendes is bringing back his acclaimed, Tony Award-winning blockbuster production of The Lehman Trilogy for a fourth run in London.
It’s quite a thing to bring the play, considered a modern classic, back into central London when it just played a 16-week season at the Gillian Lynne Theatre, running until May of last year.
“There’s an enormous appetite for the play, even more so because its been on screen in cinemas via Nt Live,” noted Caro Newling who runs the theater division of All3Media-owned Neal Street Productions, founded by Newling, Mendes, and Pippa Harris.
The new production, produced by the National Theatre and Neal Street, will return to that same Gillian Lynne stage for a limited 14-week slot from September 24 through January 5, 2025. It will be featuring the incredible rotating glass-box scenic design created by Es Devlin, dynamic videos designed by Luke Halls, and stunning lighting design by Jon Clark.
It’s quite a thing to bring the play, considered a modern classic, back into central London when it just played a 16-week season at the Gillian Lynne Theatre, running until May of last year.
“There’s an enormous appetite for the play, even more so because its been on screen in cinemas via Nt Live,” noted Caro Newling who runs the theater division of All3Media-owned Neal Street Productions, founded by Newling, Mendes, and Pippa Harris.
The new production, produced by the National Theatre and Neal Street, will return to that same Gillian Lynne stage for a limited 14-week slot from September 24 through January 5, 2025. It will be featuring the incredible rotating glass-box scenic design created by Es Devlin, dynamic videos designed by Luke Halls, and stunning lighting design by Jon Clark.
- 6/16/2024
- by Baz Bamigboye
- Deadline Film + TV
The director’s cuts of Zack Snyder’s Rebel Moon movies will be available to watch on the Netflix streaming service as of August 2nd – and just one month later, we’ll be getting more entertainment from the Snyder / Netflix collaboration, as it has been announced that the anime series Twilight of the Gods is scheduled to premiere on September 19th. The date announcement video can be seen in the embed above.
Said to be a “daring and spectacular animated vision of Norse mythology,” Twilight of the Gods has the following synopsis: In a mythical world of great battles, great deeds and great despair, Leif, a mortal King, is saved on the battlefield by Sigrid, an iron-willed warrior with whom he falls in love. On their wedding night, Sigrid and Leif survive a wrath of terror from Thor, which sets them – and a crew of crusaders – on an against all...
Said to be a “daring and spectacular animated vision of Norse mythology,” Twilight of the Gods has the following synopsis: In a mythical world of great battles, great deeds and great despair, Leif, a mortal King, is saved on the battlefield by Sigrid, an iron-willed warrior with whom he falls in love. On their wedding night, Sigrid and Leif survive a wrath of terror from Thor, which sets them – and a crew of crusaders – on an against all...
- 6/12/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
If we know anything, it’s that Viking movies and shows can certainly fit into many genres but if we are talking about it seriously, Vikings on its own is a separate genre because there is a different feel to any Viking-related movie or show that can only come from this specific genre. So, if you like Vikings-related movies or shows here are the absolute best movies and shows you can find on Netflix right now.
Norsemen (Series) Credit – Netflix
Norsemen is a Norwegian historical comedy series created by Jon Iver Helgaker and Jonas Torgersen. The Netflix series is set in the 8th century and it follows the Vikings village people as they experience political rivalries, social change, and the deaths of their fellow warriors in a pretty comedic manner. Norsemen stars Jon Iver Helgaker, Silje Torp, Kåre Conradi, Nils Jørgen Kaalstad, Kristine Riis, Trond Fausa Aurvåg, Jon Øigarden, Marian Saastad Ottesen,...
Norsemen (Series) Credit – Netflix
Norsemen is a Norwegian historical comedy series created by Jon Iver Helgaker and Jonas Torgersen. The Netflix series is set in the 8th century and it follows the Vikings village people as they experience political rivalries, social change, and the deaths of their fellow warriors in a pretty comedic manner. Norsemen stars Jon Iver Helgaker, Silje Torp, Kåre Conradi, Nils Jørgen Kaalstad, Kristine Riis, Trond Fausa Aurvåg, Jon Øigarden, Marian Saastad Ottesen,...
- 6/3/2024
- by Kulwant Singh
- Cinema Blind
We've all experienced those moments of crescendo in the movies.
Scenes that pull on your gut and fill it with butterflies are nothing new, especially in the theater, with its massive screen and booming sound.
But whoever said that crescendo moments are reserved for the big screen only?
The small screen is rife with scenes that pull on your gut and fill it with butterflies (usually around the time you really have to go to the bathroom and can't bring yourself to press pause).
Moments like the infamous scene where Darth Vader discontinued Luke's hand and told him, "I'm your daddy," are found across the fruited plains of streaming entertainment.
Even better, you don't have to go looking for them because we did the hard work (it was actually pretty easy and fun) for you and rounded up some of these incredible TV moments that will have you waxing poetic...
Scenes that pull on your gut and fill it with butterflies are nothing new, especially in the theater, with its massive screen and booming sound.
But whoever said that crescendo moments are reserved for the big screen only?
The small screen is rife with scenes that pull on your gut and fill it with butterflies (usually around the time you really have to go to the bathroom and can't bring yourself to press pause).
Moments like the infamous scene where Darth Vader discontinued Luke's hand and told him, "I'm your daddy," are found across the fruited plains of streaming entertainment.
Even better, you don't have to go looking for them because we did the hard work (it was actually pretty easy and fun) for you and rounded up some of these incredible TV moments that will have you waxing poetic...
- 5/24/2024
- by Thomas Godwin
- TVfanatic
The name Harry Hole may sound like a joke to a lot of English speakers, but Norwegian author Jo Nesbø has managed to build a bestselling series of crime novels around the character – whose last name is meant to be pronounced as “Hoo-leh.” There have been thirteen books in the Harry Hole series to date, with the seventh one having previously been brought to the screen as the 2017 film The Snowman… which, despite having Tomas Alfredson at the helm, Martin Scorsese on board as a producer, and a strong cast that included Michael Fassbender as Hole, did not turn out well. (You can read our 3/10 review Here.) Now Nesbø is seeking redemption for his character by teaming with Working Title and the Netflix streaming service for a series called Jo Nesbo’s Detective Hole, which is set to star Tobias Santelmann (The Last Kingdom) as Hole. Deadline has unveiled an image of Santelmann in character,...
- 5/21/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Netflix and Working Title have found their Harry Hole.
German-Norwegian actor Tobias Santelmann (The Last Kingdom) will play the lead in the Jo Nesbø adaptation, which will be officially titled Jo Nesbo’s Detective Hole.
Santelmann is joined by Joel Kinnaman (Altered Carbon, The Suicide Squad) playing Tom Waaler and Pia Tjelta (Made in Oslo, State of Happiness) as Rakel Fauke. The casting has been announced in the past few minutes at the iconic restaurant Schrøder in Oslo, Norway, which also serves as Harry Hole’s ‘second home’ in the novels.
Created by the much-loved Scandi crime fiction author, Nesbø’s Harry Hole is a whodunnit serial killer mystery led by the famed anti-hero. Underneath the surface, it is a nuanced character drama about two police officers – and supposed colleagues – operating on opposite sides of the law. Throughout the first season, Harry goes head-to-head with his long time adversary and corrupt detective Tom Waaler.
German-Norwegian actor Tobias Santelmann (The Last Kingdom) will play the lead in the Jo Nesbø adaptation, which will be officially titled Jo Nesbo’s Detective Hole.
Santelmann is joined by Joel Kinnaman (Altered Carbon, The Suicide Squad) playing Tom Waaler and Pia Tjelta (Made in Oslo, State of Happiness) as Rakel Fauke. The casting has been announced in the past few minutes at the iconic restaurant Schrøder in Oslo, Norway, which also serves as Harry Hole’s ‘second home’ in the novels.
Created by the much-loved Scandi crime fiction author, Nesbø’s Harry Hole is a whodunnit serial killer mystery led by the famed anti-hero. Underneath the surface, it is a nuanced character drama about two police officers – and supposed colleagues – operating on opposite sides of the law. Throughout the first season, Harry goes head-to-head with his long time adversary and corrupt detective Tom Waaler.
- 5/21/2024
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Rupert Evans and Ewan Horrocks will lead the cast of a new four-part limited series, “Truth & Conviction,” to be distributed by “Sound of Freedom” producer Angel Studios. Based on a true story, the series follows Helmuth Hübener, a teenager who led a resistance group with his two friends during World War II in Hamburg, Germany.
Evans will play Erwin Mussener, the SS Agent. He is intent on hunting down Helmuth, a young resistance fighter, who will be played by Horrocks. Ferdinand McKay and Daf Thomas also join the cast as Helmuth’s friends and fellow resisters Karl Schnibbe and Rudi Wobbe.
Horrocks has appeared in Netflix’s British drama series “The Last Kingdom,” which ran from 2015 until 2022. Evans has portrayed Malcom in horror film “The Boy,” and appeared in Amazon Prime Video’s “The Man in the High Castle,” which explores what the world might look like had the...
Evans will play Erwin Mussener, the SS Agent. He is intent on hunting down Helmuth, a young resistance fighter, who will be played by Horrocks. Ferdinand McKay and Daf Thomas also join the cast as Helmuth’s friends and fellow resisters Karl Schnibbe and Rudi Wobbe.
Horrocks has appeared in Netflix’s British drama series “The Last Kingdom,” which ran from 2015 until 2022. Evans has portrayed Malcom in horror film “The Boy,” and appeared in Amazon Prime Video’s “The Man in the High Castle,” which explores what the world might look like had the...
- 5/20/2024
- by Selena Kuznikov
- Variety Film + TV
Hulu today gave a first glimpse of the avidly awaited eight-part series Rivals, based on the celebrated novel by Dame Jilly Cooper and produced by Happy Prince, part of ITV Studios. The series is set to debut on Disney+ in other countries later this year.
Set against the backdrop of the drama, excess, and shocking antics of the power-grabbing social elite of 1980s England, Rivals delves headfirst into the ruthless world of independent television in 1986.
This first wave of images unveiled six iconic characters from the drama. Alex Hassell plays the dashing ex-Olympian, Member of Parliament, incorrigible rake, and dangerously charismatic Rupert Campbell-Black.
David Tennant features as Lord Tony Baddingham, controller of Corinium Television and Rupert’s single-mindedly ambitious and egotistical adversary. Aidan Turner is journalist and TV presenter Declan O’Hara, who becomes caught in the crossfire of the long-simmering feud between Rupert and Tony.
Nafessa Williams is pictured as Cameron Cook,...
Set against the backdrop of the drama, excess, and shocking antics of the power-grabbing social elite of 1980s England, Rivals delves headfirst into the ruthless world of independent television in 1986.
This first wave of images unveiled six iconic characters from the drama. Alex Hassell plays the dashing ex-Olympian, Member of Parliament, incorrigible rake, and dangerously charismatic Rupert Campbell-Black.
David Tennant features as Lord Tony Baddingham, controller of Corinium Television and Rupert’s single-mindedly ambitious and egotistical adversary. Aidan Turner is journalist and TV presenter Declan O’Hara, who becomes caught in the crossfire of the long-simmering feud between Rupert and Tony.
Nafessa Williams is pictured as Cameron Cook,...
- 5/9/2024
- by Mirko Parlevliet
- Vital Thrills
House of the Dragon, the Game of Thrones prequel series that debuted on HBO and Max in 2022 and is returning soon, focuses on House Targaryen, generations before the events of the original Game of Thrones series.
They are, of course, the ancestors of Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke), one of the main characters on Game of Thrones, whose series-long plot was about wanting to recapture her family's throne.
While House of the Dragon focuses on that particular family, we did get occasional glimpses of other familiar houses in the first season of that show, including the Baratheons. Also, there are fleeting mentions of Houses such as Arryn and Stark.
While the members of House Stark were among the most important characters throughout Game of Thrones, none of the Starks were major characters In the first season of House of the Dragon.
However, it appears that it is about to change.
Meet Lord Cregan
Entertainment Weekly,...
They are, of course, the ancestors of Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke), one of the main characters on Game of Thrones, whose series-long plot was about wanting to recapture her family's throne.
While House of the Dragon focuses on that particular family, we did get occasional glimpses of other familiar houses in the first season of that show, including the Baratheons. Also, there are fleeting mentions of Houses such as Arryn and Stark.
While the members of House Stark were among the most important characters throughout Game of Thrones, none of the Starks were major characters In the first season of House of the Dragon.
However, it appears that it is about to change.
Meet Lord Cregan
Entertainment Weekly,...
- 5/2/2024
- by Stephen Silver
- TVfanatic
New four-part historical murder-mystery Shardlake is adapted from Dissolution, the first novel in Cj Sansom’s seven-book crime series about 16th century lawyer/investigator Matthew Shardlake. Dissolution sees Shardlake sent by religious reformer Thomas Cromwell to investigate a killing at an English monastery.
In the novel, Shardlake is accompanied to the monastery by his young assistant Mark Poer, the son of his father’s farm steward. As a teenager, Mark came to live with Shardlake, who secured him junior legal clerk positions in the London courts.
In the TV adaptation, written by The Last Kingdom and Baghdad Central’s Stephen Butchard, there is no Mark Poer. His character has been cut entirely and replaced by that of Jack Barak, played by Masters of the Air and Ordeal by Innocence’s Anthony Boyle. Jack, a henchman of Thomas Cromwell’s with an eye for the ladies, is a returning character first...
In the novel, Shardlake is accompanied to the monastery by his young assistant Mark Poer, the son of his father’s farm steward. As a teenager, Mark came to live with Shardlake, who secured him junior legal clerk positions in the London courts.
In the TV adaptation, written by The Last Kingdom and Baghdad Central’s Stephen Butchard, there is no Mark Poer. His character has been cut entirely and replaced by that of Jack Barak, played by Masters of the Air and Ordeal by Innocence’s Anthony Boyle. Jack, a henchman of Thomas Cromwell’s with an eye for the ladies, is a returning character first...
- 5/2/2024
- by Louisa Mellor
- Den of Geek
Exclusive: All Creatures Great and Small scribe Jamie Crichton is taking on ITV’s latest campaigning drama, a series about the fight to repeal the notorious double jeopardy law starring Sheridan Smith.
Details about the drama first started emerging last night and we can reveal it will be titled I Fought the Law and is produced by Mary & George indie Hera Pictures.
Based on Ann Ming’s book For the Love of Julie, the series tells the heart-breaking story of Ming’s 15-year-long battle for her daughter Julie’s murderer to face justice. Ming’s daughter was found in the bathroom of her house in 1990, 80 days after she had disappeared, and the man who killed her was twice acquitted following mistrials before eventually admitting to the murder. The archaic double jeopardy law meant he couldn’t be tried twice for the same crime and it is this law that Ming and her family successfully overturned.
Details about the drama first started emerging last night and we can reveal it will be titled I Fought the Law and is produced by Mary & George indie Hera Pictures.
Based on Ann Ming’s book For the Love of Julie, the series tells the heart-breaking story of Ming’s 15-year-long battle for her daughter Julie’s murderer to face justice. Ming’s daughter was found in the bathroom of her house in 1990, 80 days after she had disappeared, and the man who killed her was twice acquitted following mistrials before eventually admitting to the murder. The archaic double jeopardy law meant he couldn’t be tried twice for the same crime and it is this law that Ming and her family successfully overturned.
- 5/2/2024
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
The Star Wars franchise is probably one of the most influential and talked about series since its inception by George Lucas back in 1976. With Jon Favreau currently serving as the showrunner of The Mandalorian, there are bound to be differences in opinions.
With the popularity of Pedro Pascal’s The Mandalorian, several fans debated what exactly makes a person Mandalorian. To clear things up, Favreau had the perfect explanation for why Boba Fett (a popular bounty hunter) is not considered a Mandalorian even though he looks like a Mandalorian.
Pedro Pascal in a still from The Mandalorian
George Lucas Doesn’t Consider Boba Fett As a Mandalorian
Jengo Fatt was the most feared and the best bounty hunter in the galaxy during the final years of the Republic. He was also the chosen one who was cloned multiple times to create the clone army. During the cloning, Jango Fett had...
With the popularity of Pedro Pascal’s The Mandalorian, several fans debated what exactly makes a person Mandalorian. To clear things up, Favreau had the perfect explanation for why Boba Fett (a popular bounty hunter) is not considered a Mandalorian even though he looks like a Mandalorian.
Pedro Pascal in a still from The Mandalorian
George Lucas Doesn’t Consider Boba Fett As a Mandalorian
Jengo Fatt was the most feared and the best bounty hunter in the galaxy during the final years of the Republic. He was also the chosen one who was cloned multiple times to create the clone army. During the cloning, Jango Fett had...
- 5/1/2024
- by Visarg Acharya
- FandomWire
Out of battery. Out of signal. Stamped underfoot. Dropped into drains. Crime writers have found inventive ways to remove suspense-killing mobile phones from their stories, but no solution is as thorough as Cj Sansom’s. By setting his murder mysteries in Tudor times, Sansom’s 16th century lawyer Matthew Shardlake has to investigate without mobiles, forensics or DNA databases, armed with only his mind and principles. Or rather: his mind, principles, and the fearful reputation of his boss Thomas Cromwell whose name Shardlake draws “like a sword”.
This four-part historical crime drama is adapted from the first of Sansom’s seven Shardlake novels by Stephen Butchard, the writer who so successfully translated Bernard Cornwell’s Saxon Stories to the screen in The Last Kingdom. If it lands well with an audience, there’s hope of many more series, each one a self-contained mystery for ‘the Tudor Morse’ to solve against...
This four-part historical crime drama is adapted from the first of Sansom’s seven Shardlake novels by Stephen Butchard, the writer who so successfully translated Bernard Cornwell’s Saxon Stories to the screen in The Last Kingdom. If it lands well with an audience, there’s hope of many more series, each one a self-contained mystery for ‘the Tudor Morse’ to solve against...
- 5/1/2024
- by Louisa Mellor
- Den of Geek
The fairy tale-inspired horror film Cinderella’s Revenge just reached theatres a few days ago and another Cinderella horror film called Cinderella’s Curse is right around the corner. Now we can add a third project to the list of movies that put a horror twist on the classic fairy tale: director Emilie Blichfeldt’s feature debut The Ugly Stepsister.
Variety reports that Memento International will be presenting this horror comedy to potential distributors at the upcoming Cannes Film Market. The film is said to be a gory, daring, and unexpected take on the world-famous tale, seen through the eyes of the Cinderella’s stepsister, Elvira. The story follows Elvira as she battles to compete with her insanely beautiful stepsister in a kingdom where beauty is a brutal business. She will go to any lengths to catch the prince’s eye.
Blichfeldt told Variety that she “immediately identified (with Elvira) after rediscovering...
Variety reports that Memento International will be presenting this horror comedy to potential distributors at the upcoming Cannes Film Market. The film is said to be a gory, daring, and unexpected take on the world-famous tale, seen through the eyes of the Cinderella’s stepsister, Elvira. The story follows Elvira as she battles to compete with her insanely beautiful stepsister in a kingdom where beauty is a brutal business. She will go to any lengths to catch the prince’s eye.
Blichfeldt told Variety that she “immediately identified (with Elvira) after rediscovering...
- 4/29/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Memento International has boarded “The Ugly Stepsister,” the ambitious feature debut of Norwegian director Emilie Blichfeldt. The company will kick off sales at this year’s Cannes.
Combining comedy and horror, the film is a daring and unexpected take on the world-famous tale, seen through the eyes of the Cinderella’s stepsister, Elvira.
The gory film follows Elvira as she battles to compete with her insanely beautiful stepsister in a kingdom where beauty is a brutal business. She will go to any lengths to catch the prince’s eye.
“The Ugly Stepsister” is produced by Maria Ekerhovd in Norway for Mer Film, and is co-produced by Lizette Jonjic for Zentropa Sweden (“Another Round”), Mariusz Włodarski for Poland’s Lava Films (“The Girl With The Needle”), Theis Nørgaard for Denmark’s Motor (“The Dead Don’t Hurt”), Zefyr and Film i Väst. With support from the Norwegian Film Institute, the Polish Cash...
Combining comedy and horror, the film is a daring and unexpected take on the world-famous tale, seen through the eyes of the Cinderella’s stepsister, Elvira.
The gory film follows Elvira as she battles to compete with her insanely beautiful stepsister in a kingdom where beauty is a brutal business. She will go to any lengths to catch the prince’s eye.
“The Ugly Stepsister” is produced by Maria Ekerhovd in Norway for Mer Film, and is co-produced by Lizette Jonjic for Zentropa Sweden (“Another Round”), Mariusz Włodarski for Poland’s Lava Films (“The Girl With The Needle”), Theis Nørgaard for Denmark’s Motor (“The Dead Don’t Hurt”), Zefyr and Film i Väst. With support from the Norwegian Film Institute, the Polish Cash...
- 4/29/2024
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Adrian Schiller, the British actor who starred as Lord Aethelhelm in the Netflix drama series The Last Kingdom, has died. He was 60.
Schiller died on April 3 of unspecified causes, his agent, Amanda Evans at Scott Marshall Partners in the U.K., confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter. “It is with the heaviest and saddest hearts that we announce the death of our beloved client, Adrian Schiller, on Wednesday 3 April. He has died far too soon, and we, his family and close friends are devastated by the loss,” the U.K. talent agency said in a statement.
Schiller’s sudden death followed a star turn in Australia in The Lehman Trilogy, where he performed the role of Henry Lehman in the touring production.
Born on Feb. 21, 1964 in London, England, his extensive TV credits included roles in the ITV series Victoria, where he played Cornelius Penge, a footman in the royal household, Father Brown for BBC,...
Schiller died on April 3 of unspecified causes, his agent, Amanda Evans at Scott Marshall Partners in the U.K., confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter. “It is with the heaviest and saddest hearts that we announce the death of our beloved client, Adrian Schiller, on Wednesday 3 April. He has died far too soon, and we, his family and close friends are devastated by the loss,” the U.K. talent agency said in a statement.
Schiller’s sudden death followed a star turn in Australia in The Lehman Trilogy, where he performed the role of Henry Lehman in the touring production.
Born on Feb. 21, 1964 in London, England, his extensive TV credits included roles in the ITV series Victoria, where he played Cornelius Penge, a footman in the royal household, Father Brown for BBC,...
- 4/8/2024
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Adrian Schiller, who played cunning villain Aethelhelm on Netflix’s The Last Kingdom, has passed away at the age of 60, our sister site Deadline reports.
“It is with the heaviest and saddest hearts that we announce the death of our beloved client, Adrian Schiller, on Wednesday April 3,” his agent Amanda Evans said in a statement. “He has died far too soon, and we, his family and close friends are devastated by the loss… Adrian enjoyed a varied and successful career across all media. Our deepest condolences go to his family, who ask for privacy at this most difficult of times.
“It is with the heaviest and saddest hearts that we announce the death of our beloved client, Adrian Schiller, on Wednesday April 3,” his agent Amanda Evans said in a statement. “He has died far too soon, and we, his family and close friends are devastated by the loss… Adrian enjoyed a varied and successful career across all media. Our deepest condolences go to his family, who ask for privacy at this most difficult of times.
- 4/6/2024
- by Dave Nemetz
- TVLine.com
Adrian Schiller, who played Aethelhelm in the Netflix historical series The Last Kingdom, died Wedneday at 60-years-old. No details on location or cause has been revealed.
In a statement, agent Amanda Evans confirmed his death. “It is with the heaviest and saddest hearts that we announce the death of our beloved client, Adrian Schiller, on Wednesday April 3. He has died far too soon, and we, his family and close friends are devastated by the loss.” She termed his death “sudden and unexpected.”
She characterized him as “A prodigiously talented actor, he had just returned from Sydney, where he had been appearing in the Lehman Trilogy and was looking forward to continuing the international tour in San Francisco.” Evans added that “Adrian enjoyed a varied and successful career across all media. Our deepest condolences go to his family, who ask for privacy at this most difficult of times.”
Among Schiller’s...
In a statement, agent Amanda Evans confirmed his death. “It is with the heaviest and saddest hearts that we announce the death of our beloved client, Adrian Schiller, on Wednesday April 3. He has died far too soon, and we, his family and close friends are devastated by the loss.” She termed his death “sudden and unexpected.”
She characterized him as “A prodigiously talented actor, he had just returned from Sydney, where he had been appearing in the Lehman Trilogy and was looking forward to continuing the international tour in San Francisco.” Evans added that “Adrian enjoyed a varied and successful career across all media. Our deepest condolences go to his family, who ask for privacy at this most difficult of times.”
Among Schiller’s...
- 4/6/2024
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
British actor Adrian Schiller, perhaps best known for playing Mr. Penge on the PBS period drama Victoria and Aethelhelm on Netflix’s The Last Kingdom, has died. He was 60. Schiller’s representatives, Scott Marshall Partners, confirmed the passing, revealing he died “sudden and unexpected” on Wednesday, April 3. “He has died far too soon, and we, his family and close friends are devastated by the loss,” the statement continued, per The Independent. “A prodigiously talented actor, he had just returned from Sydney, where he had been appearing in The Lehman Trilogy and was looking forward to continuing the international tour in San Francisco.” Schiller’s sister, Ginny, also confirmed the passing in a message shared on the actor’s X (formerly Twitter) account. “Dear all. This is Ginny. I’m so sorry to let you all know that our beloved brother Adrian died suddenly at home yesterday,” she wrote, Thursday, April...
- 4/4/2024
- TV Insider
Plot: Count Alexander Rostov, in the aftermath of the Russian Revolution, finds that his gilded past has placed him on the wrong side of history. Spared immediate execution, he is banished by a Soviet tribunal to an attic room in the opulent Hotel Metropol and threatened with death if he ever sets foot outside again. As the years pass and some of the most tumultuous decades in Russian history unfold outside the hotel’s doors, Rostov’s reduced circumstances provide him entry into a much larger world of emotional discovery. As he builds a new life within the walls of the hotel, he discovers the true value of friendship, family and love.
Review: Ewan McGregor is a singular talent. The acclaimed actor can sing, share the screen with Winnie the Pooh, fight Darth Vader, and play a convincing heroin addict. He has also proven himself adept at sharing the screen with family members.
Review: Ewan McGregor is a singular talent. The acclaimed actor can sing, share the screen with Winnie the Pooh, fight Darth Vader, and play a convincing heroin addict. He has also proven himself adept at sharing the screen with family members.
- 3/27/2024
- by Alex Maidy
- JoBlo.com
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