HBO Max has unveiled the first footage for its upcoming Julia Child drama series Julia, starring Sarah Lancashire as The French Chef creator and host herself.
10.02.2022 - 11:07 / variety.com
John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentFremantle has sold out most major territories worldwide on the Martin Freeman-led BBC One smash hit “The Responder,” consolidating the acclaimed crime drama’s contention, even at this early stage, to become one of Europe’s top series of 2022. Banner deals take in France (Canal Plus), Italy (Disney Plus), Germany’s (Magenta TV). Spain (Movistar Plus) and Russia & CIS (Viasat), all leading pay/SVOD operators.
The sales come as Fremantle, thanks to “The Responder,” “Cross Fire,” Domino Day,” “Suspect” and “This Sceptred Isle” looks set to see an unprecedented five U.K. premium dramas finishing production in 2022. Led by “Barons” and “Fellow Travellers,” its English-language sales lineup for 2023 looks equally bullish. That, however, is part of larger global surge.
For 2022, Fremantle is predicting a 25% increase in global content production, including Michael Winterbottom’s “This Sceptred Isle” for Sky Atlantic starring Kenneth Branagh, BBC’s “Crossfire” with Keeley Hawes and the Penelope Cruz led “L’immensità” produced by Italy’s Wildside.“We’re clearly on a growth trajectory and looking at multiple avenues on how to bring more production and creative talent into the family,” said Jens Richter at Fremantle’s global sales arm Fremantle International, which he oversees as CEO.Produced by Fremantle-backed Dancing Ledge Productions and written by Tony Schumacher, a former cop, “The Responder” casts Freeman as an urgent response police officer on the edge working nightshifts in Liverpool. Overwhelmed, depressed, morally compromised, he is forced to take on a new rookie partner (Adelayo Adedayo, “Unsaid Stories”).“The Responder” drew rave reactions: “With rage in his heart and
.HBO Max has unveiled the first footage for its upcoming Julia Child drama series Julia, starring Sarah Lancashire as The French Chef creator and host herself.
As singer with The Feeling, Dan Gillespie Sells has enjoyed great success with five hit albums and a sixth to come this May. But away from the band whose hits include Fill My Little World he’s grabbed a BAFTA Film Awards nomination, As Everybody’s Talking About Jamie, for which he wrote the score, is up for Outstanding British Film at the ceremony in March. Life's looking good for Dan, but there’s been secret heartache for his family, as his mother Katherine Gillespie Sells suffered a freak accident that changed her life forever.
William Levy and his partner Elizabeth Gutierrez have been the subject of breakup rumors for the past few weeks and now she is speaking out.
fans went into a frenzy this week when star Lauren Graham retweeted a GIF from the official account. The GIF featured Graham as Lorelai Gilmore on two phones standing outside of Luke's Diner where Luke Danes (Scott Patterson) asks her, «Who are you talking to?»«My other two personalities,» she replies. Graham retweeted the GIF with a nerd face emoji.
Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefLeading production conglomerate Fremantle announced a new structure in Australia that will bring the development and production of all its entertainment, reality, and game show formats under the control of unscripted producer, Eureka Productions. Eureka is led by co-CEOs Chris Culvenor and Paul Franklin.
Fremantle Australia has appointed Greg Woods as permanent CEO and restructured, focusing on drama, docs and factual and bringing entertainment, reality and gameshows under Eureka Productions.
Anna Delvey is continuing to rack up numbers.
After taking a step back for a few years, it appears Channing Tatum is ready to make his comeback with numerous projects. His first project, “Dog,” which he co-wrote and co-directed alongside Reid Carolin, just arrived in theaters over the past weekend, and he has another film, “The Lost City,” coming later this year.
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Julia Fox has a hilarious explanation for that viral trend on TikTok about how she pronounces Uncut Gems!
EXCLUSIVE: Will and Jada Pinkett Smith’s Westbrook Studios has acquired worldwide rights to Japanese series We Can’t Work Together and is developing an English-language remake of the project in partnership with Japanese company Akimoto Project as part of their strategic alliance.
Cody Rhodes and Brandi Rhodes have made their exit from All Elite Wrestling (AEW).
It’s hard to think of other professional basketball teams that measure up to the Showtime Lakers era. NBA dynasties such as the Chicago Bulls led by Michael Jordan had a predecessor with Magic Johnson and the Lakers.
It’s hard to think of other professional basketball teams that measure up to the Showtime Lakers era. NBA dynasties such as the Chicago Bulls led by Michael Jordan had a predecessor with Magic Johnson and the Lakers.
Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentNordic streamer Viaplay is partnering with filmmaker Mikael Håfström to produce the ambitious period film “Stockholm Bloodbath.” The female-led epic adventure movie will mark the service’s second English-language film original, following Oscar-nominated helmer Lasse Hallström’s biopic “Hilma,” which will premiere later this year.Set in 1520, “Stockholm Bloodbath” explores a dark chapter in Sweden’s history, which saw the infamous massacre of nearly 100 nobles and civilians in the Swedish capital. The story is told through the eyes of Anne and her foster sister Freja as they seek revenge on the men who murdered their family at Anne’s wedding.
Chrishell Stause appeared on Watch What Happens Live on Tuesday, Feb. 8, and her relationship with Selling Sunset co-star Jason Oppenheim unsurprisingly came up. The former soap star, 40, split from Jason, 44, in Dec. 2021, after only five months of dating, and so host Andy Cohen asked Chrishell for her thoughts about fan saying the former couple only dated “for a storyline for the show.”
British broadcasting heavyweight Michael Grade has predicted another UK channel will pick up Neighbours, which Channel 5 said it will stop funding over the weekend.
Kanye West is not happy to see his daughter on TikTok.
Like your espionage stories cold, old school, and throwback ala “Tailor Tinker Soldier Spy“? Apple TV+ might just have the thing for you. Today the streamer revealed the premiere date and a first look at the much-anticipated espionage series, “Slow Horses,” starring Academy Award-winner Gary Oldman.
A post shared by Rena Upshaw Frazier (@renafrazier)«We wanted five, and I honestly wasn't even sure if we could because I'm in my early 40s,» she noted. «I am pregnant with my last, and knowing that this is my last and it being a boy, there's just all kinds of emotions surrounding that.” Frazier also shared that her oldest daughter, Ariana — whom she had when she was a teen — is expecting her first child.