In a first for the burgeoning realm of alternate live sports telecasts, an upcoming NFL game will be adapted in real time as a fully animated contest taking place in the Toy Story universe.
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Disney+ has set cast for UK psychological drama Playdate, adapted from Alex Dahl’s best-selling novel of the same name.
The series, directed by Eva Husson (Mothering Sunday), will star Denise Gough (Andor), Holliday Grainger (Strike), Ambika Mod (I Hate Suzie), Jim Sturgess (Cloud Atlas), Bronagh Waugh (The Suspect) and Michael Workeye (This Is Going to Hurt).
Deadline revealed the show EP’d by Nicola Shindler and Tanya Seghatchian last month. General series synopsis reads: Elisa’s world is turned upside down when her young daughter Lucia is kidnapped at a sleepover. Who is the mystery woman who took Lucia, and what secrets does she know about Elisa?
The series is executive produced by Shindler (Nolly) for Quay Street Productions, Seghatchian and John Woodward (The Power of the Dog) for Brightstar, Johanna Devereaux, VP of Scripted Content for Disney+ EMEA, and Alex Dahl, Eva Husson, and Catherine Moulton. James Dean (Better) will produce. Production began this summer in the UK and France.
‘World War Shoe’
On the unscripted side, the streamer has also greenlit World War Shoe: Adidas vs. Puma (w/t), a doc series from Pretty Boat Rocker’s Baby: Brooke Shields producer Matador Content, and David Beckham’s Studio 99, which is behind Fever Pitch and Save Our Squad.
The series will explore the inner workings of the two major sports brands, which have a unique shared history and rivalry. Through access to both companies, it will uncover the tale of two feuding brothers, Adi and Rudi Dassler, whose whose multi-decade rivalry and competition lead the creation of the two brands and helped shape the modern sportswear industry.
It will include contributions of sports stars in the world including Usain
In a first for the burgeoning realm of alternate live sports telecasts, an upcoming NFL game will be adapted in real time as a fully animated contest taking place in the Toy Story universe.
EXCLUSIVE: We’re getting an exclusive first look at Paramount+’s Finestkind from Oscar winner Brian Helgeland, starring Jenna Ortega, Tommy Lee Jones, Ben Foster and Toby Wallace, ahead of its premiere Friday at the Toronto Film Festival. The film is set for a November premiere exclusively on Paramount+.
EXCLUSIVE: Fox Nation has set a September 12 premiere date for its original series The Killer Interview With Piers Morgan.
Netflix has unveiled the first look photos and premiere date for its upcoming family comedy starring Jennifer Garner, Ed Helms, Emma Myers and Brady Noon.
Disney+ has revealed first look images for its Australian original series The Artful Dodger, starring Thomas Brodie-Sangster, David Thewlis and Maia Mitchell, along with a premiere date of November 29.
The much-loved burger restaurant Archie's has opened the doors to its new site inside Trafford Palazzo.
Bernardo Silva insists the desire to keep winning major trophies is what persuaded him to extend his stay with Manchester City.
Netflix has teased first-look clips of a new documentary from David and Victoria Beckham during the Edinburgh TV Festival. During a discussion panel at the event, key UK executives from the streamer shared a number of teaser clips of upcoming projects.
Ellise Shafer Disney+ U.K. has shared a flurry of unscripted announcements out of Edinburgh TV Festival, including a Dua Lipa-produced docuseries about the London neighborhood of Camden and a first look at Keanu Reeves’ Formula One show. Lipa will produce and appear in the upcoming documentary series “Camden,” directed by “Amy” helmer Asif Kapadia, which explores how some of music’s biggest stars were forever changed by the London borough.
EXCLUSIVE: Principal photography has wrapped in Northern Ireland on the coming-of-age comedy-drama The Wise Guy from local production outfit Out of Orbit, starring Darrell D’Silva (Wrath Of Man).
Disney+’s ‘Coleen Rooney: The Real Wagatha Story’ First Look
After months of tension between King Charles and his son Prince Harry, there now seems to be hope of a reconciliation on the horizon with talks ongoing between the Sussexes and Buckingham Palace to broker peace between father and son. According to a well-placed source, Prince Harry is due to fly back to California via London at the conclusion of this year’s Invictus Games trip to Germany next month, with talks likely to take place between the pair on September 17.
The first picture of comedian and actor Steve Coogan playing the part of Jimmy Saville has been released ahead of a new BBC drama series. The Reckoning will follow the life of Jimmy Savile, one of the country's top celebrities who abused children while remaining in the public eye.
The BBC’s controversial Jimmy Savile drama The Reckoning will be handed its long-awaited premiere in the autumn, while it has unveiled more cast and a first-look image.
Amazon Prime Video has greenlit a UK comedy-thriller from It’s A Sin EP Nicola Shindler’s Quay Street and Stay Close scribe Charlotte Coben.
The adventures of Scott Pilgrim are continuing!
Ellise Shafer “Passenger,” ITVX and Britbox’s upcoming thriller series starring BAFTA winner Wunmi Mosaku, has revealed three first look images. With a cast including David Threlfall and Rowan Robinson, the six-part darkly comic thriller is also produced by Northern Sister, part of Sister Group (“This Is Going to Hurt,” “Chernobyl”). Britbox International are co-producers alongside ARD Degeto.
Courteney Cox and Greg Kinnear will return for Season 2 of Starz’s Shining Vale on October 13 at midnight ET on the Starz app, all Starz streaming and on-demand platforms and on Lionsgate+ streaming platform in the U.K. and Ireland; on linear at 9 p.m. ET/PT in the U.S. and Canada. New episodes will drop weekly on Fridays at midnight.
EXCLUSIVE: The Sands International Film Festival of St Andrews will return for a third edition set to run from April 19 – 21, 2024.
Sue and Noel Radford have jetted abroad with their kids for their 18th holiday in 20 months.