EXCLUSIVE: Dynamo is conjuring up a new magic series for Sky.
14.04.2023 - 13:07 / variety.com
Christopher Vourlias Bolstered by a 40% cash rebate and a growing number of creators prepared to take risks, the Greek TV industry is riding high. Here’s a selection of the top Greek series on offer during MipTV: Cartes Postales From GreeceDirector: Georgios PapavasileiouWriter: Kallia PapadakiProducer: NEEDaFIXERBroadcaster: ERTA series of 12 stand-alone stories based on Hislop’s bestselling book that follows an introverted, Greek-born English archaeologist who plans to propose to his girlfriend on a trip to his birthplace, Crete. When she doesn’t show up at the airport, however, he sets out on a solitary walkabout of the island.Sales: ERT The Fire BraceletDirector: Yorgos GkikapeppasWriters: Nikos Apiranthitits, Sofia SotiriouProducer: ERTBroadcaster: ERTThe unexpected discovery of a bracelet owned by an old Roma woman prompts a jeweler to delve into his family’s past in turn-of-the-century Thessaloniki, where people of different religions, customs and traditions coexist. Sales: ERT
On All FoursDirector: Sergios KonstantinidisWriter/creator: Themis GkyrtisProducers: ANT1, Antenna StudiosBroadcaster: ANT1+A provocative, feel-good dramedy that follows a lively, outspoken 30-year-old woman in a wheelchair through the labyrinth of Athens, playing with prejudice and looking at disability with a wicked sense of humor.Sales: Antenna Studios One August NightDirector: Zoie SgourouWriter: Panagiotis HristopoulosProducers: ERT, NEEDaFIXERBroadcaster: ERTBased on the follow-up to Victoria Hislop’s bestselling novel “The Island,” which spawned a hit Greek TV series a decade ago, the show follows the aftermath of a woman’s murder at the hands of her husband and the countless lives that were impacted by the tragedy.Sales: ERT The
EXCLUSIVE: Dynamo is conjuring up a new magic series for Sky.
Bupkis can be loosely translated into English as “nothing” — which is the comedic point of Pete Davidson’s eponymous, semi-autobiographical series premiering May 4 on Peacock.Think of “Bupkis” as a “Seinfeld”-type “show about nothing” … but writ large.“I think our goal was to capture the relentless and absurd reality that is Pete’s world,” said showrunner Judah Miller, who co-created and co-wrote “Bupkis” with Davidson and Dave Sirus. (Stacy Keach delivers the opening, jokey “legal announcement” in his unmistakable baritone.)“When we were coming up with ideas, there were no fictitious concepts or situations that were going to rival the opportunities for comedy and satire that Pete’s actual life provides,” Miller said.
EXCLUSIVE: NBCUniversal’s New Zealand network Bravo has ordered a reality show set in the country’s top ski resort and Season 4 of The Circus.
Geordie Shore’s Nathanial Valentino is set to be one of the breakout characters in the new run of Married at First Sight UK as filming begins, according to reports. The single signed up to be one of the grooms in the upcoming series after first appearing on Geordie Shore: Hot Single Summer which aired in 2021. Nathaniel also appeared in E4’s Young Free and Single, as well as The Valley’s star Lateysha Grace’s spin-off show Million Dollar Baby.The husband-to-be has a pretty extensive list of celebrity pals.
EXCLUSIVE: Prime Video has expanded the cast for Season 2 of its neo-Western series Outer Range. Christian James (All American), Megan West (How To Get Away With Murder),Daniel Abeles (Women of the Movement), Kimberly Guerrero (The English) and Monette Moio (The Real Bros Of Simi Valley) have been tapped for recurring roles opposite Josh Brolin in the drama series. Character descriptions are being kept under wraps.
Netflix’s Italian drama The Leopard, based on Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa’s classic novel, has gone into production and unveiled its cast.
Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter Break out the Windex! Audiences at CinemaCon were treated to the first-ever trailer for “My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3,” the latest chapter in the romantic comedy series about culture clashes, true love, bundt cakes and the many, many uses for Windex. The third entry picks up years after the original and follows the Portokalos family as they reunite a hop, skip and a jump away from their hometown of Chicago. “A lot has happened since my big fat Greek wedding,” Nia Vardalos’ character says in a voice over. “My father passed away, and his last wish was for us to visit his childhood village in Greece and reconnect with our roots. So, we’re having a reunion.”
Netflix has greenlit a Keira Knightley-starring thriller, the latest series from The Crown producer Left Bank and a Bank of Dave sequel.
EXCLUSIVE: Audible has revealed a new slate of UK comedy podcasts, including new series from comedians Daisy May Cooper, Lolly Adefope, Mo Gilligan and Dara Ó Briain.
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EXCLUSIVE: Vespucci, the company behind audio series such as Nikolaj Coster-Waldau’s Radioman, has launched a new podcast commissioning fund and has set a number of projects.
Last year, fans of “The Witcher” series from Netflix were shocked to learn that the show’s lead Henry Cavill would be moving on and exiting the fantasy streaming project. Instead of returning for a fourth season, the British actor would be handing over his sword to “Hunger Games” alumni Liam Hemsworth and focusing on film work like the recently wrapped Guy Ritchie-directed WWII-era British commando flick “Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare.” Now, the upcoming third season of “The Witcher” will be the final outing of Cavill as Geralt of Rivia, the show’s main character that goes around hunting/killing monsters for money READ MORE: ‘The Witcher’: Henry Cavill Exits Series & Liam Hemsworth Recast As Geralt For Season 4 It’ll be interesting to see how the Netflix audience will react to Hemsworth in the role, when season four comes around, and if they’ll accept someone replacing Cavill given he was the main face of the show.
I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! fans have been left disappointed as the South African series kicked off, with one key change meaning that viewers won't be able to vote on who should participate in the iconic bushtucker trials.The new all-star series, titled I'm A Celebrity...
J. K. Rowling had a nonchalant response to criticism about her involvement on the upcoming Harry Potter TV series.
Tina Gharavi is speaking out about portraying Cleopatra as black in the upcoming Netflix mini-series, Queen Cleopatra.
Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic Comes a time when even Neil Young is going to set foot on a stage again after the pandemic, and the recently gig-shy legend turned in his first substantial live performance in almost four years Saturday night at a benefit concert at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles. Young shared much of his time on stage with Stephen Stills, in a show that relied so much on material from their first run as fellow band members in the 1960s, it almost amounted to a true “Buffalo Springfield revisited” show. The two longtime cohorts’ appearances apart and in tandem would have been draw enough to fill the Greek Saturday for the “Autism Speaks Light Up the Blues 6 Concert,” a sixth edition of the recurring autism benefits hosted by Stills and his wife Kristen, this one postponed by three years from its original spring 2020 date. But there was plenty of star power besides, including sets by Willie Nelson, making a brief but impactful appearance in advance of his 90th birthday celebration next weekend at the Hollywood Bowl, and Joe Walsh, who ensured that Stills and Young did not have the guitar heroism to themselves.
British pop star Paloma Faith will reportedly be performing at King Charles' Coronation concert, which will be held the day following the historic occasion.The singer, 41, will apparently be joining Katy Perry, Take That, and Lionel Richie in performing at the concert, which will be held on Sunday 7 May at Windsor Castle, with 10,000 viewers set to attend, five thousand of which will have been selected through public ballot.The concert will be televised, meaning that those who aren't lucky enough to attend will still be able to watch the talented performers from their own homes. And it has now been reported that Paloma Faith will be joining the previously announced performers.
Today, the and shared two new adorable portraits of Prince Louis taken by Millie Pilkington in honor of his fifth birthday on April 23. In the photographs, the Princess pushes her youngest child on a wheelbarrow as he flashes a toothy grin at her and the camera. He wears a blue Fair Isle sweater.“Someone’s turning five tomorrow,” Kensington Palace wrote on on April 22.
Sabrina Carpenter is currently on the road for the second leg of her sold-out Emails I Can’t Send tour and she had a special guest during the L.A. stop!
EXCLUSIVE: Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson is in early development on the unscripted tattoo transformation series Redemption Ink for Hulu. Matt Bazan created the series which is inspired by Luis Gutierrez’s concept for his tattoo shop of the same name.