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Naman Ramachandran At a time when Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues and a politically fragile U.K. is dealing with daily crises, Peter Kosminsky’s “The Undeclared War” is timely and prescient. Set in a post-pandemic 2024 in the run up to a British general election, the series follows a team of analysts at GCHQ (the U.K.’s version of the NSA) secretly working to ward off a series of cyber attacks by Russia.

Derry Girls star Louisa Harland leads historical fantasy adventure series Renegade Nell.Written by Sally Wainwright (Happy Valley) and directed by Ben Taylor, the Disney+ series follows young fugitive Nell Jackson (Harland) who becomes the most feared highwaywoman in 18th century England after being framed for murder.Other cast members in the series including Joely Richardson, Adrian Lester, Nick Mohammed, Craig Parkinson, Frank Dillane and Iz Hesketh.All eight episodes in the first season were released on March 29, 2024.A second season is yet to be confirmed by Disney. The show’s future will likely depend if the first season can attract a large enough audience.The early word from critics has been mostly positive though, with the series sitting at 69 per cent on Rotten Tomatoes.This page will be updated when an announcement is made.In an interview with the Guardian, Louisa Harland expressed how she wants to do more seasons of Renegade Nell to fulfill its potential.“I feel like we’ve only just set up this world, and it’s such an interesting one, the possibilities are endless,” Harland said about future seasons.

TV legend Graham Norton will be back on the small screen tonight (January 5) to host his BBC One chat show.

A spring premiere is set for Renegade Nell, Disney+’s upcoming Original series, starring Louisa Harland (Derry Girls) in the title role. All eight episodes of the series will premiere March 29, exclusively on DIsney+. The date was announced during the streamer’s presentation today at TCA.

The Lehman Trilogy” plans to return to Broadway this fall, a source told The Post.Playwright Stefano Massini’s drama (adapted by Ben Power), which won the Tony Award for Best Play in 2022, would begin performances at Lincoln Center’s Vivian Beaumont Theater in September.The three-hander — a sprawling history of Lehman Brothers leading up to the 2008 financial crash — would slide in to fill the void left by the revival of Lerner and Loewe’s “Camelot,” which opened in the spring and is closing early on July 23 due to poor ticket sales. That 1960 musical, directed by Bartlett Sher, had been extended through at least Sept. 3, but it did not garner the same level of acclaim or demand that his revivals of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “South Pacific” and “The King and I” did.

Celebrating the talent behind-the-scenes the BAFTA Television Craft Awards 2023 in London honored House of the Dragon and This is Going to Hurt with each winning three trophies.

Fresh from her ratings triumph in the third and final series of Happy Valley, its star Sarah Lancashire is teaming up with Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight to bring the story of William Shakespeare’s First Folio to screen.

K.J. Yossman Louisa Harland, Nick Mohammed, Joely Richardson, Adrian Lester (pictured above, left-to-right) have boarded upcoming Disney+ series “The Ballad of Renegade Nell,” Variety can exclusively reveal. The Lookout Point production, which is written and exec produced by “Gentleman Jack” writer Sally Wainwright, is an upcoming eight-part adventure and fantasy series about an 18th century young woman who finds herself unwittingly becoming the most famous highwaywoman in the country. “Derry Girls” star Harland will play the quick-witted and courageous Nell, who ends up on an extraordinary adventure after she is framed for murder – a twist of fate that has far bigger consequences than Nell could ever dream of. Mohammed (“Ted Lasso”) joins as Billy Bling, a “plucky but prickly” spirit while Richardson (“Nip/Tuck”) is eccentric newspaper magnate Lady Eularia Moggerhanger.

As actors ponder their Emmy acceptance speeches for Sept 12, one wonders whether some incipient Adrian Lester envy might creep into their thoughts. Lester, the Black British actor, won a Tony nomination for playing both a German Jewish banker and a female character in The Lehman Trilogy on Broadway. At the Emmys, actors like Jennifer Coolidge and Steve Martin will likely win kudos for essentially playing themselves, with great aplomb.

Sasha Urban editorPeacock announced on Wednesday the premiere dates for its scripted originals for the rest of the year, including Matthew Fox’s “Last Light,” “Vampire Academy,” the “Pitch Perfect” spinoff series “Bumper in Berlin” and the TV adaptation of “The Best Man.”Original series set to premiere in July (and have been previously announced) include six-part drama thriller “Trigger Point” from Jed Mercurio’s HTM Television on July 8, starring Vicky McClure and Adrian Lester; “Days of Our Lives: Beyond Salem,” a spin-off of the legendary NBC soap that stars cast members Kristian Alfonso, Peter Reckell and Eileen Davidson on July 11; and comedic thriller series “The Resort” with William Jackson Harper and Cristin Milioti, from writer and executive producer Andy Siara premieres on July 28. In August, Peacock will premiere “The Undeclared War,” a series from BAFTA winner Peter Kominsky that tracks a team of analysts at GCHQ as they combat cyber warfare and premieres on Aug. 18, as well as “Everything I Know About Love,” based on Dolly Alderton’s bestselling memoir, which premieres on Aug.

Related: Tony awards 2022: Hugh Jackman, Angela Lansbury and MJ the Musical – in pictures It was a big night for British talent in New York, with the Broadway transfer of The Lehman Trilogy winning best play, best director and best actor in a play. “This play was written as a hymn to the city of New York but, like the Lehman brothers themselves, our show started thousands of miles away,” said playwright Ben Power, who adapted the show from Italian novelist and playwright Stefano Massini. His version made its debut at London’s National Theatre in 2018.

Select nominations for the 2022 Tony Awards, announced Monday. Best Musical: "Girl From the North Country," "MJ," "Mr.

The 2022 Tony Award nominations are in!

NEW YORK -- Select nominations for the 2022 Tony Awards, announced Monday.Best Musical: “Girl From the North Country,” “MJ,” “Mr. Saturday Night,” “Paradise Square,” "Six: The Musical," “A Strange Loop”Best Play: “Clyde's,” “Hangmen,” “The Lehman Trilogy,” “The Minutes,” "Skeleton Crew"Best Revival of a Play: “American Buffalo,” “How I Learned to Drive,” “Take Me Out,” “Trouble in Mind,” “for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf”Best Revival of a Musical: "The Music Man," “Company,” “Caroline, or Change”Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play: Simon Russell Beale, “The Lehman Trilogy”; Adam Godley, “The Lehman Trilogy”; Adrian Lester, “The Lehman Trilogy”; David Morse, “How I Learned to Drive”; Sam Rockwell, “American Buffalo”; Ruben Santiago-Hudson, “Lackawanna Blues”; David Threlfall, “Hangmen”Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play: Gabby Beans, “The Skin of Our Teeth”; LaChanze, “Trouble in Mind”; Ruth Negga, “Macbeth”; Deirdre O’Connell, “Dana H.”; Mary-Louise Parker, “How I Learned to Drive”Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical: Billy Crystal, “Mr.

EXCLUSIVE: Peacock is to be the U.S. home of ITV’s Jed Mercurio-produced thriller Trigger Point. 

Sasha Urban editorNikki Renée Daniels has been performing on Broadway for 22 years, but she’s never received entrance applause. That is until Wednesday, when she became the first Black actor to play the lead role in the musical “Company” on Broadway.“And then in the quiet, I sat down in a chair and someone yelled, ‘You got this, queen!” Daniels told Variety.

Game of Thrones star Kit Harington has teamed up with actors David Tennant and Adrian Lester to support an urgent Ukraine humanitarian campaign. The trio of stars will appear in TV and radio clips filmed by the Disasters Emergency Committee launched on Thursday March 3.The DEC brings together 15 UK aid charities to raise funds which will be distributed to charities responding on the ground, providing Ukranians with food, water and shelter.Trigger Point star Adrian, 53, said: “It is easy to feel powerless in the face of so much catastrophic human need, but you can help.” He added that the charities involved in the DEC were already working in Ukraine or neighbouring countries, “preparing to scale up their operations.” The UK Government will match pound-for-pound up to £20 million donated by the public to this appeal.The Queen is already known to have given a "generous donation" to the appeal.

ITV's Trigger Point is returning for a second series in 2023 after Sunday night's explosive finale. Vicky McClure will reprise her role as bomb disposal operative, Lana Washington, for the Metropolitan Police Bomb Disposal Squad in the new six part series. The ITV thriller series, written by Daniel Brierley and produced by Jed Mercurio’s HTM Television, hit screens last month and sees Line Of Duty legend Vicky, 38, take centre stage with nearly 11 million viewers watching the first episode.

ITV viewers were back for some more edge-of-your-seat drama on Sunday night thanks to Trigger Point.

ITV's newest drama Trigger Point has been accused of being 'ruined' as the first episode aired.

If you've already made your way through the new dramas which arrived shortly into the new year, look no further.

Line Of Duty’s Vicky McClure heads the cast in this new series, which turns the spotlight on the Metropolitan Police Bomb Disposal Unit. The show is produced by Jed Mercurio – the much-lauded writer of Line Of Duty – so with Vicky in the starring role, comparisons are bound to be drawn between the two dramas. However, the actress tells us her character – former soldier Lana Washington – is very different to Line Of Duty ’s Kate Fleming and the series is far more action packed.

I found Ben Power’s play pretty dull at the UK’s National Theatre in 2018, and was bored out of my mind for most of its flight-to-the-Bahamas runtime. But back then it was performed in a cavernous space that swallowed it whole. Deadly.

NEW YORK -- “The Lehman Trilogy” was able to make only four preview performances on Broadway before the pandemic shut its doors. Now it plans to return to tell the story of an American financial giant's downfall with a new cast member.Stefano Massini’s play about what led to the collapse of Lehman Brothers — adapted by Ben Power and directed by Sam Mendes — will add Adrian Lester, replacing Ben Miles, and joining Simon Russell Beale and Adam Godley.

The Originals star Maisie Richardson-Sellers, Hustle actor Adrian Lester and Star Trek's Simon Pegg have joined the cast of a brand new Channel 4 thriller series about the battle against a cyber attack. Channel 4 and production company Peacock have commissioned six-part series The Undeclared War, which has been directed and co-written by multiple BAFTA winner Peter Kosminsky, who directed Wolf Hall and The State.

The National Theatre, the UK stage company, has launched a dedicated streaming service following the success of its filmed productions on YouTube during lockdown.

Life has certainly been a hit amongst viewers since it landed on BBC iPlayer last month, and it turns out fans have had a rather emotional response to the show. © @Copyright HELLO! Hello! Magazine The series, which is a spin-off from the other hugely popular drama Doctor Foster, stars beloved actors including Alison Steadman, Adrian Lester and Victoria Hamilton and tells the story of the latter's character, Annabelle.

hereGail, played by Alison Steadman, is married to Henry, played by Peter Davison, and is about to celebrate her 70th birthday when a chance encounter throws her whole life into question.David, played by Adrian Lester, is happily married to Kelly played by Rachael Stirling, but is faced with temptation when he meets the impulsive Saira, played by Hollyoaks, Corrie and Cold Feet actress Saira Choudhry, on holiday.Pilates teacher Belle’s neatly ordered life is disrupted by the unexpected arrival

Doctor Foster creator Mike Bartlett has revealed the inspiration behind his new TV series.

Strictly Come Dancing's Stacey Dooley, Normal People's Paul Mescal, Line of Duty's Adrian Lester, Taskmaster's Greg Davies, Gangs of London's Joe Cole and Sope Dirisu, Years and Years' Jessica Hynes, Motherland's Himesh Patel and His Dark Materials' Nina Sosanya all popping into the studio (at a distance, of course).Meanwhile, Pose starBilly Porter, David Tennant, Ruth Madeley, Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy, Jeff Goldblum, Chris O'Dowd and Michael Sheen will all be beamed in via video link.Tim