'Mare of Easttown': TV Review

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How much of Ireland did Bram Stoker put into the pages of “Dracula?” Certainly, the country’s moody woodlands, swampy bogs, crumbling castles, and awe-inducing coastlines played their part in establishing the atmosphere of the legendary tale. According to certain folks in the sleepy, fictional, Irish town of Six Mile Hill, their cairn and its ties to the legend of Abhartach, played its own role in sparking the imagination of Stoker, who once visited the sleepy hamlet.

The series premiere of the Kate Winslet-starring limited series Mare of Easttown drew 1 million viewers on Sunday across HBO and HBO Max, with the premium network saying it marked the second-best for a series debut on HBO Max behind last week’s strong numbers for The Nevers.

It’s been 10 long years since Academy Award winning actress Kate Winslet has starred in a television role, but all that is about to change. With Sky Atlantic’s new drama, Mare of Easttown airing it’s premier tonight (19th April), audiences will get to see Kate on their screens as the small-town detective, Mare Sheehan.The seven-parter follows Mare as she attempts to rebuild her reputation in the wake of her son’s suicide.

TV aficionados have been girding their loins for HBO’s latest drama series. They’re also wondering if the show, Mare of Eastown starring Kate Winslet, is a true story?

Mare of Easttown: returns to television in this thrilling new series about a murder that rocks a small Pennsylvania town. Evan Peters costars.

The Oscars aren’t for more than a week, but if they were handing out awards for disgruntled old white people tonight, Sharon Osbourne and Bill Maher may find themselves in a tie.

Kate Winslet and Guy Pearce are back together again. The former co-stars reunite onscreen in HBO's upcoming limited series, Winslet plays the titular character, Mare, a small-town detective investigating a local murder, while Pearce plays a local creative writing professor who seems to connect with Mare over some personal turmoil in her life.

Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TVKate Winslet spent two years with the character of Mare Sheehan, a small town cop, mother and grandmother for HBO’s limited series “Mare of Easttown.” Becoming this woman wasn’t just about adopting a Delaware County accent, pulling her hair back into a ponytail, keeping her face free of makeup and never drinking water (look closely, Winslet says, it’s all coffee and beer) — although those were all essential elements for Winslet, too — it was also

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Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TVEvan Peters has proven himself to be one of the most versatile actors around, not only jumping back and forth between the big and small screen but also diving into different genres.

Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week.MOVIES— Sebastian Stan’s devoted followers are certainly getting a fair amount of him this spring on Disney+ in “The Falcon and the Winter Soldier.” But for anyone looking for something outside Bucky Barnes and the Marvel universe, he’s also starring in the steamy new romance “Monday,” both in theaters and on video on demand starting Friday.

“Doing something great is overrated,” a cynical and embittered Mare Sheehan says at a crucial moment in HBO’s “Mare Of Easttown,” an outstanding and deeply human drama and crime procedural.

Daniel D'Addario Chief TV CriticIt begins with the accent.

Easter still looks a little different this year, amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, however our favorite stars have still found ways to celebrate. While some celebs, like Kelly Ripa, posted throwback photos to Easter celebrations from years past, fashion icon Victoria Beckham reunited with her son Brooklyn Beckham and his fiance Nicola Peltz. Keep scrolling to see how the A-listers are celebrating.

is a real, century-old institution in Philly’s Strawberry Mansion neighborhood. The majority of its riders are black, and many of them act in the film alongside Idris Elba.Elba plays Harp, a local cowboy whose life is dedicated to these majestic animals.

Ethan Shanfeld In today’s TV news roundup, HBO released a trailer for “Mare of Easttown,” and Combate Americas announced a partnership with Univision.HBO released a trailer for “Mare of Easttown,” the seven-part limited series premiering April 18 on HBO. Kate Winslet stars as Mare Sheehan, a small-town Pennsylvania detective who investigates a local murder as life crumbles around her, with Craig Zobel directing.

The last time Kate Winslet worked on an HBO mini-series was over a decade ago, but it was an overwhelming success. Her lead performance in Todd Hayne‘s “Mildred Pierce” was a star turn on every account and garnered Winslet several Best Actress wins at the Emmys, the Golden Globes, the Satellite Awards, and the SAGs.

Former One Tree Hill star Chad Michael Murray showed off a rare photo of his two children and gushed about how much he loves “daddy duty.” The 39-year-old is incredibly private about his five-year-old son and four-year-old daughter with wife Sarah Roemer. They’ve never publicly disclosed their children’s names or shown their faces on social media.