Emma Corrin To Headline FX Limited Series ‘Retreat’

HBO is developing Londongrad, a limited series based on Alan Cowell’s book The Terminal Spy, about poisoned KBG agent Alexander Litvinenko, with Benedict Cumberbatch set to star as Litvinenko, Deadline has confirmed. Cumberbatch also will executive produce the project via his Sunnymarch production banner.

British actor Benedict Cumberbatch is coming off playing a Cold War-era civilian spy in the thriller “The Courier” and is getting another shot at the genre for a new HBO limited series, “Londongrad,” based on the book “The Terminal Spy” by Alan Cowell. According to Variety, Cumberbatch will play real-life former KGB Agent Alexander Litvinenko, who famously was poisoned while in England with the radioactive isotope polonium-2010 back in 2006 after defecting from Russia.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterBenedict Cumberbatch is set to star in the limited series “Londongrad” currently in development at HBO, Variety has learned exclusively.Based on the book “The Terminal Spy” by Alan Cowell, the series tells the true story of Alexander Litvinenko, the KGB agent and later defector killed by poisoning with the radioactive isotope polonium-210 in 2006 in England.

EXCLUSIVE: Emerging young actress Lisette Alexis (Total Eclipse) has landed the lead in Disney+’s National Treasure TV series from Disney Branded Television and ABC Signature.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorKristen Stewart wants you to know that “Spencer,” her new movie in which she stars as Princess Diana, is not a biopic or documentary. It is a fictional take on what happened when Diana decided during a family Christmas that she wanted out of her marriage to Prince Charles.“We’re not trying to educate anyone, we’re not trying to solve anything,” Stewart told me Tuesday night at the film’s Los Angeles premiere at the DGA.

Hit Netflix show The Crown is set to portray the controversial Princess Diana interview with Martin Bashir, despite Prince William's concerns the interview should never air again.

Netflix will reportedly recreate Princess Diana's controversial Panorama interview with former BBC journalist Martin Bashir for the royal drama, The Crown. It is said that a whole episode of the Emmy award-winning series will be dedicated to the infamous 1995 sit-down chat, which saw Diana dropped a series of bombshells about her marriage to Prince Charles.

Selome Hailu editorThe Museum of Modern Art announced the lineup for the 14th annual edition of The Contenders on Friday. The film series will run from Nov.

Veep alum Timothy Simons is set to star opposite Jessica Biel in Hulu’s original limited event series Candy, based on the true story of Candy Montgomery (Biel), who killed her friend Betty Gore (Melanie Lynskey) with an ax.

Women of the Movement is set to make its ABC debut in the new year.

Pablo Schreiber (Orange Is The New Black) is set as a lead opposite Jessica Biel and Melanie Lynskey in Hulu’s original limited event series Candy based on the true story of Candy Montgomery (Biel), who killed her friend Betty Gore (Lynskey) with an ax.

Prince William was on hosting duties at the Earthshot prize-giving event over the weekend, celebrating environmental innovators at a glittering ceremony at London’s Alexandra Palace. Dozens of celebrities attended the event and royal expert Duncan Larcombe says William would have likely grabbed a sneaky selfie with Emma Watson for huge Harry Potter fans George and Charlotte.

HBO Max has released the first images of Elizabeth Olsen as Candy Montgomery in Love & Death, a limited series about the true story of Texas housewife Candy Montgomery’s murder of Betty Gore in 1980. See the images above and below.

is well underway, and Elizabeth Debicki and Dominic West are stepping into their roles as Princess Diana and Prince Charles as the next season of the Netflix series sees the royal family deal with the issues that plagued them in the '90s.In new photos released from the set, Debicki and West, who took over the roles from Emma Corrin and Josh O’Connor, respectively, are seen recreating their infamous family vacation to Italy, alongside sons Prince William and Prince Harry in honor of the couple's

Emma Corrin and Josh O’Connor, respectively.Debicki, 31, rocks a colorful floral dress and sunglasses as Diana while West, 51, wears a crisp blue and tan suit as the heir to the throne.The actors are seemingly recreating the infamous Italy trip the royals took in 1991 alongside sons Prince William and Prince Harry, a vacation in honor of their 10-year wedding anniversary.

Melanie Lynskey (Castle Rock) has been tapped as the co-lead opposite Jessica Biel in Hulu’s original limited event series Candy based on the true story of Candy Montgomery (Biel), who killed her friend Betty Gore (Lynskey) with an ax.

RIP “The OA.” One of the best, most original shows to ever grace Netflix was taken before its time a couple of years ago. But if you’re someone like me that regularly thinks back to Brit Marling and Zal Batmanglij’s incredible series, then you’ll probably be excited by the news that the creative duo behind “The OA” is preparing their next series, “Retreat,” and its first cast member is someone to get really excited about.

Emma Corrin will star in FX’s limited series, “Retreat,” TheWrap has learned.The project, from “The OA” creators Brit Marling and Zal Batmanglij, centers on an amateur sleuth as she attempts to solve a murder at a secluded retreat. Marling and Batmanglij will both direct.

Emma Corrin has booked her next role in The Retreat, opposite Brit Marling.