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Netflix fans are buzzing about a new drama series starring Line Of Duty's Stephen Graham.

Netflix UK in September – check out the list below.The streaming service removes a bunch of titles every month, with September’s selection including Boiling Point starring Stephen Graham and Neil Blomkamp’s sci-fi film Chappie.As collated by What’s On Netflix, all five Karate Kid films are also set to be removed from the platform.

You might be asking, where has British filmmaker Andrew Haigh been, and the answer is right here and under your nose. While he hasn’t made a feature-length film since 2017’s English coming-of-age movie, “Lean On Pete,” starring Charlie Plummer, Chloë Sevigny and Travis Fimmel, he was right back on it in 2021 with The BBC miniseries “The North Water” starring Colin Farrell, Jack O’Connell and Stephen Graham.

Ascendant Fox, one of the producers behind hit Stephen Graham indie pic Boiling Point, which is being made into a BBC TV series, has struck a development deal with BBC Studios and signed the commissioner of Netflix’s Bank of Dave.

Manori Ravindran Executive Editor of International When the BBC revealed it was adapting hit British indie film “Boiling Point” into a TV show, it was applauded as one of the most forward-thinking orders made at the public broadcaster in years — demonstrating the kind of savvy seen at global streamers, which are always quick on the draw in commissioning adjacent programming for a hit title. This time, Britain’s public broadcaster had also capitalized on a local sensation. The four-time BAFTA-nominated “Boiling Point” centred on a stressed-out head chef, played by “Matilda” star Stephen Graham, who quickly loses the room in a fast-paced kitchen. The movie, which released in the U.K. in January 2022, used an anxiety-inducing one-shot technique for the entire feature, heightening the intensity of the frenzied kitchen scenes. It later drew comparisons to another claustrophobic kitchen drama, FX series “The Bear,” which premiered last summer.

EXCLUSIVE: Unorthodox star Shira Haas has boarded yes TV’s latest series, a psychological drama about an Arab-Israeli psychologist struggling to raise his two children after the suicide of his Jewish-Israeli wife.

Bella Ramsey-starring BBC prison drama Time has added BritBox North America as co-producer and revealed more cast plus first-look image (above).

K.J. Yossman Jodie Whittaker, Tamara Lawrance and Bella Ramsey don prison-issue tracksuits in the first image from their upcoming series “Time.” “Doctor Who” star Whittaker, Lawrance (“The Silent Twins”) and Ramsey (“The Last of Us”) star as three inmates in a women’s prison in the U.K. in a follow-up to the Sean Bean series of the same name. Jimmy McGovern returns to pen the second anthology-style season of the show with some actors from the series’ first outing – including Siobhan Finneran as prison chaplain Marie-Louise – reprising their roles. Helen Black co-writes while Andrea Harkin directs.

Vicky McClure is best known for playing DI Kate Fleming - but Line of Duty fans might be surprised to find out she once worked with Madonna. In her early career, the actor starred as Juliette in Filth and Wisdom, the 2008 film that served as the directorial debut for the pop star. The film, which also starred Richard E Grant and Stephen Graham, focused on a man who tries to fund his dreams of becoming a rock star by working as a cross-dressing dominatrix.

Vicky McClure is best known for playing DI Kate Fleming - but Line of Duty fans might be surprised to find out she once worked with Madonna. In her early career, the actor starred as Juliette in Filth and Wisdom, the 2008 film that served as the directorial debut for the pop star. The film, which also starred Richard E Grant and Stephen Graham, focused on a man who tries to fund his dreams of becoming a rock star by working as a cross-dressing dominatrix.

Sherwood star Adeel Akhtar has won Best Supporting Actor at the BAFTA TV Awards.

Naman Ramachandran Stephen Graham’s Matriarch Productions has set a development and production partnership with Warp Films. Graham (“The Virtues,” “Boiling Point,” “Time,” “Help”) previously collaborated with Warp on his breakout role of Andrew “Combo” Gascoigne in award-winning film and series “This is England.” Matriarch, co-founded by Graham and his actor-producer wife Hannah Walters (“Time,” “Boiling Point,” “Malpractice,” “This is England”), is working on several development projects with Warp, whose credits also include “Submarine,” “Four Lions” and “Tyrannosaur.” Hayley Squires (“I, Daniel Blake,” “Adult Material”) is working on a development script, with more names to be announced imminently. Projects developed through the new partnership will be co-produced by the two companies.

Actor Stephen Graham has dedicated his royal honours to his late mum who sadly passed away last year. Graham, who is known for playing Andrew Gascoigne in 'This is England' picked up his OBE for services to drama on Thursday (April 20), having been named in the New Year's Honours List.

K.J. Yossman Jimmy McGovern’s British prison drama “Time” is returning for a second season featuring a new cast. “The Last of Us” star Bella Ramsey, “Doctor Who’s” Jodie Whittaker and “The Silent Twins” star Tamara Lawrance are all joining the show. The original show featured Sean Bean and Stephen Graham as a prisoner and prison officer respectively. It averaged 11.6 million viewers across a three-part run and won a 2022 BAFTA Television award for best mini-series. The new season, which is comprised of three parts, will be set in a women’s prison. Siobhan Finneran (“Happy Valley”), who also featured in Season 1, reprises her role as prison chaplain Marie-Louise.

Producer Of Disney+’s ‘A Thousand Blows’ Staffs Up

EXCLUSIVE: David Tennant, Danny Dyer and Aidan Turner are featuring in an ensemble cast for Disney+’s adaptation of Jilly Cooper’s Rivals.

The Crown star Erin Doherty has boarded Steven Knight’s Disney+ period drama A Thousand Blows.

Queen guitarist Brian May was knighted by King Charles at Buckingham Palace today (March 14).May was included in the 2023 New Year’s Honours list alongside the Lionesses and more, both for his work in music and his history as an animal rights activist.The first Honours list from the new King also features national treasures including Stephen Graham (OBE for services to drama) and Frank Skinner (MBE for services to entertainment), the latter of whom said he refrained from telling his family of the honour due to believing it was “some sort of administrative error”.England captain Leah Williamson is made an OBE. MBEs have been awarded to teammates Lucy Bronze, Beth Mead and Ellen White.Sharing a photo of himself being knighted, May simply wrote: “No words! Bri”.See the moment below.A post shared by Brian Harold May (@brianmayforreal)Discussing the honour, May told BBC News: “This is a kind of licence, a kind of commission to carry on doing what I’m doing, and it gives me a bit more power to my elbow.

EXCLUSIVE: Small Axe star Malachi Kirby has boarded Disney+’s A Thousand Blows, the Victorian boxing period drama penned by Steven Knight and starring Stephen Graham.

EXCLUSIVE: The BBC’s small screen Boiling Point sequel has found its sous chef. Walking Dead star Steven Ogg will play Nick in the upcoming drama, which will pick the story up six months after the conclusion of the BAFTA-nominated Stephen Graham-starring indie pic.

EXCLUSIVE: Help and The End of the F***ing World producer Jenny Frayn has joined the BBC drama commissioning team on a temporary basis.

Jodie Comer (Killing Eve) won the best actress prize at the London Evening Standard Theatre Awards for her West End debut performance playing a criminal barrister specialising in defending rapists — who is then sexually assaulted herself.

British filmmaker Steve McQueen (“Small Axe,” “12 Years A Slave”) has started production in London on his next feature, “Blitz.” The war drama focuses on the 1940-1941 bombardment of England during WWII by Germany’s Luftwaffe, a defining moment for the United Kingdom as they endured the bombing campaign for eight months suffering major civilian casualties. The drama is a collaborative partnership between McQueen’s Lammas Park, Apple Studios, New Regency, and Working Title.

Don’t be tempted to sleep on “Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical.” While it’s being given a limited theatrical release in the U.S. ahead of a Netflix streaming release on Christmas Day, that in no way reflects on the quality of this telling of the classic children’s story.  While the digital platform is where most American audiences will discover it, this iteration belongs on the big screen and, like the stage musical it is based on, with an audience.

Newcomer Elliott Heffernan, Harris Dickinson, Erin Kellyman, Stephen Graham, singer-songwriter Paul Weller (his film debut) and Kathy Burke have joined the cast of Steve McQueen’s next film Blitz from Apple Original Films. Saoirse Ronan is also on board with McQueen writing, directing and producing the film, which tells the stories of Londoners during the Blitz of World War II. It is scheduled to begin filming later this year.

Arctic Monkeys are the defining British band of their generation.

Boiling Point, Philip Barantini’s hit British indie one-shot film starring Stephen Graham, is to be made into a BBC TV series charting events six months after the movie took place.

as the brutal Miss Trunchbull in the clip — in which the plucky Matilda Wormwood overcomes cruel parents and teachers.“I like troublemakers Wormwood, they make such a lovely sound when they snap,” Thompson says, before the trailer cuts to a later scene showing Matilda standing up to her.The 2 minute, 22 second teaser also features scenes of Matilda’s abusive parents — played by Stephen Graham and Andrea Riseborough — neglecting the youngster and making her sleep in the attic when all she wants to do is read.It includes the famous scene from the book in which Matilda’s classmate, Bruce, gobbles down a decadent chocolate cake in front of the whole school. In another part, Miss Trunchbull grabs a girl’s pigtails and swings her around until the kid flies into the air.Lashana Lynch stars as the kind-hearted teacher Miss Honey, who becomes a friend to Matilda.

Roald Dahl’s classic heroine is leading a musical revolution.

The first ever trailer for Roald Dahl‘s Matilda the Musical has just arrived!

What’s not to love about Roald Dahl‘s “Matilda“? The 1998 children’s novel follows a precocious young girl who discovers she has superpowers and uses them to take charge of her destiny against the likes of her rotten headmaster, Miss Trunchbull. Movie fans of a certain generation will remember the 1996 film, but the book also became an award-winning musical in 2010.

Following its debut as the opening night gala at the London Film Festival last week, Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical now has an official trailer – check it out above.

EXCLUSIVE: eOne has struck a multi-year first-look deal with BAFTA-winning writer-director Paul Andrew Williams.

Emma Thompson picks up her young co-star Alisha Weir in a cute hug during the Matilda The Musical photocall in London on Wednesday afternoon (October 5).

Netflix’s latest film, Roald Dahl’s Matilda The Musical. Starring Emma Thompson as Mrs Trunchbull, Lashana Lynch as Miss Honey and Stephen Graham as Mr Wormwood – alongside newcomer Alisha Weir as the heroine herself - this new Matilda is an adaption of the beloved West End play, which has racked up dozens of awards worldwide ever since its launch in 2013. It marks the first film in an ambitious project for Netflix, which acquired the rights to Roald Dahl’s entire collection in 2019 for a staggering sum.

Manori Ravindran International Editor Musicals aren’t for everyone, but “Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical” seemed to be right on tune for the BFI London Film Festival. The Netflix movie adaptation of the stage musical, which debuted in the West End in 2012, opened the 66th edition of the festival on Wednesday night, where despite starting 45 minutes late, it found an appreciative audience in the Royal Festival Hall crowd, which included a number of revolting children. The Netflix and TriStar Pictures pic stars Emma Thompson as psychotic headmistress Miss Trunchbull, Lashana Lynch as Miss Honey, Stephen Graham and Andrea Riseborough as Matilda’s parents and Sindhu Vee as confidante Mrs. Phelps.