Jodie Turner-Smith Exits ‘The Witcher: Blood Origin’ Netflix Limited Series Due To Scheduling Issue

Nicole Kidman and Melissa McCarthy are front and center in the first trailer for Hulu’s tentpole limited series Nine Perfect Strangers, which premiered during the 93rd Academy Awards telecast on sibling ABC. Based on Big Little Lies author Liane Moriarty’s latest book, the project is from David E. Kelley, Bruna Papandrea’s Made Up Stories, Kidman’s Blossom Films and Endeavor Content.

Starz has put in development The Case of Cyntoia Brown, a limited drama series inspired by the story of Cyntoia Brown-Long, who served 15 years of a life sentence for killing a man when she was 16 years old.

On what would have been legendary fashion designer Halston’s (born Roy Halston Frowick) 89th birthday, Netflix today announced a May 14 global premiere date for Ryan Murphy’s limited series Halston, starring Ewan McGregor in the title role. The streamer also released the key art (below) and a set of Warhol-inspired polaroids featuring the cast, Halston’s entourage.

© @Copyright HELLO! Hello! Magazine It’s safe to say Jodie Turner-Smith can wear anything and look stunning in it, but we still swoon every time she shows off her style.  SHOP: Jodie Turner-Smith and Joshua Jackson are couple goals with the cutest matching vacation lookThe Anne Boleyn star has impeccable taste and wowed on Tuesday wearing a figure-flattering, multi-colored floral Gucci x Ken Scott dress that is perfect for working from home, brunch outings, and daytime events.

Netflix has given a formal eight-episode series order to Florida Man. Edgar Ramírez, star of the streamer’s popular movie Yes Day, will headline the hourlong series from veteran TV writer producer Donald Todd and Jason Bateman & Michael Costigan’s Aggregate Films.

Jodie Turner-Smith and Joshua Jackson "high-five" over choosing each other. The 34-year-old actress revealed how she and her husband gush over each other and are both so happy they found one another that they high give to congratulate themselves.

EXCLUSIVE: ABC is rounding out the recurring cast for its limited series Women of the Movement, from creator-writer Marissa Jo Cerar and a producing team that includes Jay-Z, Will Smith and Aaron Kaplan. Joining the cast are Leslie Silva as Ruby Hurley, Chris Butler as Rayfield Mooty, Alex Désert as Dr. Howard, Miles Fowler as Simeon Booker, Tongayi Chirisa as Medgar Evers, Jason Turner as James Hicks, and Daniel Abeles as Chet Packton.

Will Smith and director Antoine Fuqua are pulling their Apple-produced thriller "Emancipation" from Georgia due to the state's recently passed voting laws.  The actor and director released a statement to Fox News on Monday announcing the change, noting that they can’t "in good conscience" provide money to Georgia that filming there would bring in as they feel the new laws amount to Reconstruction-era voter suppression.  "At this moment in time, the Nation is coming to terms with its history and

It seems Netflix continues to be in the business of making new adaptations of books that were turned into classic thriller movies by Alfred Hitchcock. Last year saw the release of the disappointing new adaptation of “Rebecca,” and now, the streaming is developing a new adaptation of “The 39 Steps” as a limited series, with Benedict Cumberbatch starring.

Benedict Cumberbatch is filling up his roster with another limited series project.

EXCLUSIVE: Scandal alum Cornelius Smith Jr. has been tapped as a lead opposite Vera Farmiga and Adepero Oduye in Five Days at Memorial, Apple TV+’s limited series from John Ridley, Carlton Cuse and ABC Signature.

Elaine Low Senior TV WriterNetflix has ordered “The 39 Steps,” a limited series based on the 1915 John Buchan novel that will star Benedict Cumberbatch, with Edward Berger at the helm and Mark L.

EXCLUSIVE: Netflix has landed The 39 Steps, a limited series star vehicle for Benedict Cumberbatch. Edward Berger, who previously teamed with Cumberbatch on Patrick Melrose, will direct and The Revenant scribe Mark L. Smith will write the series. It’s an update of the classic thriller novel by John Buchan that was famously turned into the 1935 film classic by Alfred Hitchcock.

The Witcher: Blood Origin.The Queen & Slim actress was originally due to play a warrior named Éile, one of the leads in the prequel series for Netflix.“Due to a change in the production schedule for ‘The Witcher: Blood Origin’ limited series, unfortunately Jodie Turner-Smith will no longer be able to continue on in the role of Éile,” a Netflix spokesperson said in a statement obtained by Variety.Éile is described as a fierce warrior who leaves her clan and decides to become a nomadic musician,

Manori Ravindran International EditorTheir relationship may have been, um, cut short, but Jodie Turner-Smith’s Anne Boleyn and Mark Stanley’s Henry VIII look pretty cosy in the first image of the pair from the upcoming Channel 5 drama.In Variety’s exclusive first look, Turner-Smith’s Tudor queen is nestled against the formidable Henry VIII, played by “White House Farm” actor Stanley, when times were, presumably, better.Boleyn is the most notorious of Henry VIII’s six wives (obviously, they were

Maane Khatchatourian News Editor, Variety.comJodie Turner-Smith has exited Netflix’s “Witcher” prequel series, “The Witcher: Blood Origin,” due to a scheduling conflict.Turner-Smith was set to play a warrior named Éile, one of the leads in the six-episode limited series. Laurence O’Fuarain was also recently cast in a lead role.The character Éile, who has the voice of a goddess, will need to be recast.

Jodie Turner-Smith will not be part of The Witcher prequel series after all.

Jodie Turner-Smith holds her head high in this first look teaser for her upcoming drama series, Anne Boleyn.

Jodie Turner-Smith takes on the role of Anne Boleyn in a newly-released teaser for the eagerly anticipated three-part Channel 5 series.

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