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EXCLUSIVE: Screen Media has acquired North American TV rights to Salvage Marines, a sci-fi action series starring Starship Troopers alum Casper Van Dien that will stream on Crackle Plus next month.

The Office is getting a Middle Eastern makeover as an Arabic version of Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant’s hit comedy classic is reportedly in the works. While it has been nearly two decades since it ended in the UK, the new version is set to air in the Middle East later this year, following a deal between BBC Studios and local producer-broadcaster MBC.

BritBox.“As soon as I read the script I knew how I wanted him to look,” Freeman, 50, told The Post about his onscreen alter-ego. “I could see someone with a skinhead and a beard, weirdly enough.

Fans of hit series Gogglebox were treated to pictures of a rare red carpet appearance from show favourites Marcus and Mica. The reality TV stars, full names Marcus Fletcher and Mica Ven, attended a BAFTA event on Wednesday at the arts charity's redeveloped headquarters at 195 Piccadilly on Wednesday.The loved-up pair were among stars of film, games and television showing their support for the project.

EXCLUSIVE: Emmy winner Sarah Paulson (12 Years A Slave), Gotham Awards winner Anthony Mackie (Captain America), BAFTA winner Martin Freeman (The Hobbit), and triple Emmy winner Uzo Aduba (Orange Is The New Black) will star in feature Clybourne Park, which is a hot package launching for the Cannes market.

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untimely passing in August 2020, fans have campaigned for his character not to be recast in the sequel, “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” out later this year.“Black Panther” cast member Martin Freeman, who will reprise his role as the superhero’s government agency ally Everett K. Ross, discussed what it was like to film the second film without the “Marshall” star.In a new interview, Freeman, 50, told Collider that coming back to set “was strange.” “On the one hand, you’re making the film that you’re there to make, and there are scores and scores of people on set, joined in this endeavor to make the film,” the “Love, Actually” star added.

Michelle Keegan and Sex Education's Aimee Lou Wood have been announced among the presenters for the Bafta TV awards on Sunday. IT Crowd's Richard Ayoade will be hosting the awards for the third year in a row along with Vick Hope, reality TV star Sam Thompson and TV presenter Zeze Millz will hosting the red carpet show from 2pm.

Season 2 ended with the Worsleys in disarray as Paul moved in with his parents after being slugged by his emotionally fragile son, 13-year-old Luke (Alex Eastwood), who said he could not live in the same house with Paul and his anger issues — which have also taken their toll on Ally and their 10-year-old daughter, Ava (Eve Prenelle). As the new season begins, Paul has moved from his parents place to his mother-in-law Leah’s (she’s on her honeymoon) — Ally describes she and Paul trying to have sex in his parents flat as “Shakespearian” — and he’s flirting with Leah’s next-door-neighbor, Gabby (Sally Phillips).Ally, meanwhile, is stressed beyond the breaking point; she’s not only trying to maintain an air of normalcy at home without Paul there, but her job is jeopardized after the company’s Berlin office went under.

Martin Freeman like you never have before. The English actor plays a disheartened cop in the gritty BritBox drama,, and only ET has the exclusive first look at the intense trailer for the series inspired by real-life events. Created by Tony Schumacher, whose past serves as the basis for the series, sees Martin starring as Chris Carson, a Liverpool cop, whose night after night facing crime, violence and addiction on the streets has begun to fuel his own personal demons. The series plays out over one week as Chris gets paired with a rookie partner, Rachel (Adelayo Adedayo), and becomes bent on saving the life of a young addict trapped in a deadly dilemma.

Simon Cowell is a judge - when he fell to the ground after bouncing off the bonnet of one of the cars. The 2019 Britain's Got Talent contestant and 2020 America's Got Talent semi-finalist suffered a catalogue of injuries, including a severed spinal cord and third-degree burns. He was airlifted to hospital and had to spend months recovering.

An escapologist who reached the final of Britain's Got Talent almost died twice and has been left paralysed after a stunt went disastrously wrong.

Stunt performer Michael Goodwin was seriously injured during an accident on “AGT: Extreme”, spending four months hospitalized while recovering after he was crushed by cars and suffering severe burns.

Britain's Got Talent escapologist Jonathan Goodwin almost died twice after a stunt went disastrously wrong. Daredevil Jonathan, who was in the final of ITV talent show in 2019, has been left paralysed and in a wheelchair after rehearsing for the show America's Got Talent: Extreme.

Children are hell, and being a parent can be hellish. That’s the amusing premise of the FX comedy series “Breeders,” a bitter-sweet look at the struggles of modern parenthood starring Martin Freeman (“The Hobbit,” “Black Panther”) and Daisy Haggard (“Back to Life”).

Martin Freeman, former pro boxer David Haye and punk rock musician Paul Weller. His daughter Deniece, however, will remember him first and foremost as a doting dad, 'who would do anything for anyone'. George was born in the tiny Jamaican town of Chocolate Hole, and was raised by his extended family after his parents moved to Peckham when he was a baby.

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” will see the return of Kelly Bishop’s matchmaking magnate Benedetta alongside nine other additional cast members.Joining Bishop in the final season is Alfie Fuller (“Little America”), who has been upped to series regular, reprising her season four role as Dinah Rutledge.

Angelyne,” the new drama miniseries starring Emmy Rossum. “Angelyne” tells the story of the titular D-list celebrity, who came to prominence in the 1980s through a series of provocative billboards throughout Los Angeles. Rossum portrays Angelyne, with the series set to cover her rise to local prominence.“Since I was a girl, I’ve known that fame is my destiny,” Rossum-as-Angelyne narrates in the trailer.

An L.A. icon is born.

Emmy Rossum is totally transformed for her brand new limited edition series on Peacock, Angelyne!

K.J. Yossman Director Dee Koppang O’Leary cut her teeth on documentaries such as “Justin Bieber: All Around the World” for NBC and Sky One’s “Minnie Driver’s Excellent Adventure” before moving into drama via a brief shadowing stint on “Sherlock,” starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman.

Fremantle has turned its minority shareholding in The Responder maker Dancing Ledge Productions into a controlling stake.

Naman Ramachandran The BBC has renewed four of its top rated dramas – “The Tourist,” “The Responder,” “Vigil” and “Time.”Thriller “The Tourist,” starring Jamie Dornan and Shalom Brune-Franklin, is the highest-rating drama of 2022 so far, having launched with 12 million viewers and all six episodes were the most-watched episodes on BBC iPlayer in January. The second biggest new drama of 2022 so far is crime thriller “The Responder,” starring Martin Freeman, which launched with some 10 million viewers across 30 days.

Series Mania boasts a plethora of riches, including, just for starters, the latest series from “The Wire’s” David Simon, and “Vikings’” Michael Hirst and “The Responder,” starring Martin Freeman, which is already being talked up as the European series of the year. And it bowed on BBC One in January. The following selection may well not rep the best 10 titles at this year’s Series Mania. Some of those will only be revealed in a final jury verdict, if then.

Samuel L. Jackson is one of the OG Marvel Cinematic Universe folks, appearing as Nick Fury for the first time in the post-credits stinger for “Iron Man” and introducing the concept of the Avengers.

Emmy Rossum is unrecognizable in the first look at Angelyne!

J. Kim Murphy Peacock released the first teaser for “Angelyne,” the streamer’s upcoming limited series about Los Angeles ’80s billboard icon Angelyne, on Wednesday.“Do you really want to know my story? The story of my life?” Emmy Rossum’s Angelyne says in the teaser. “The truth is I’m something that you have to experience.”The footage shows Rossum’s character walking toward a pink Corvette and throwing on some matching shades before driving off.

Beryl Vertue, the acclaimed UK TV exec behind Sherlock and Men Behaving Badly, has died aged 90.

Gallery: Keep the change ya filthy animal! 10 facts about Home Alone (BANG Showbiz)Michael has also had his own experiences of mistaken identity. In 2019, the 'Frost/Nixon' star revealed he was once “chased down the street” by Andy’s fans who were shouting “Gollum! Gollum!”, his character from 'The Lord of the Rings' films. Sheen was once asked who would portray him in the story of his life, and he answered by saying: "Simon Pegg, Martin Freeman and Andy Serkis would play it in rotation as I already spend a fair amount of time being asked if I’m one or other of them and this would nicely add to the confusion!" In The Guardian Q A, Andy was also asked if he was interested in taking on a role that acknowledged his ethnicity.

Sharon Rooney stars alongside Sheridan Smith and Kelvin Fletcher in Channel 5's latest drama series The Teacher.

Emmerdale fans have been left distracted after spotting a very familiar face popping up in new BBC One drama The Responder. As viewers tuned in to watch the gripping BBC series, which is led by actor Martin Freeman, they took to social media to ask where they’d seen the character of Barry before.

One of the stars of new drama Trigger Point has urged viewers to do just one thing after the debut episode received complaints.

couldn't understand what actors were saying. Based on former Merseyside Police officer Tony Schumacher's experiences, The Responder follows urgent response officer Chris Carson.

Naman Ramachandran BBC Studios has scored a raft of sales on all seasons of smash hit series “Sherlock,” starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman as Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson. Amazon Prime Video will take non-exclusive SVOD global rights to all four series of the series and the special, “The Abominable Bride,” excluding the U.S., Australia, and greater China. In China, the series will be available exclusively on Tencent Video, while Japanese broadcaster Mystery Channel has acquired the exclusive pay TV license for its AXN Mystery channel.

The year has already kicked off with so many dramas, why not add another to your list?

There have been so many police dramas on TV, it’s hard to imagine a new concept, but that’s exactly what former copper Tony Schumacher has come up with in The Responder. The series looks at the gritty reality of being a bobby on the beat who has to respond immediately to crimes and incidents in one of the UK’s most deprived areas. The drama takes place over the course of five nights and follows Chris Carson, played by Martin Freeman, an urgent response officer doing night shifts in Liverpool.