Sarah Lancashire to Play Iconic Chef Julia Child in New HBO Max Series

Caroline Framke Chief TV CriticNetflix’s hyper-specific categories have become something of a punchline over the years. For every general collection of “comedies” and “reality TV,” there are ones like “critically acclaimed LGBTQ TV shows” (“Queer Eye” and “Tales of the City”), “Feel-Good Reality TV” (“The Great British Baking Show” and “Dream Home Makeover”) and “Oddballs and Outcasts” (“Sex Education” and assorted standup specials from men who were bullied in high school).

direct to your inboxHe arrived from his scarred homeland a lonely, traumatised boy.He left behind the olive groves of Idlib, his parents, and three of his brothers.Soon the Syrian city he fled would be devastated by air strikes as it became a final frontier in a civil war which in March will be a decade old.He reached England by first travelling by boat to Greece and then a flight to the UK.Since the age of five Mohammad Kak has had a dream.As a refugee he found a new 'family' at Manchester

Home and Away spoilers follow from Thursday's 5STAR first look episode in the UK (January 28). Home and Away star Sarah Roberts has spoken exclusively to Digital Spy about the show's big Witness X twist.

British actor Joel Fry, who appeared in Danny Boyle’s Yesterday, has joined Succession'sSarah Snook to star in Persuasion, an adaptation of Jane Austen’s final novel that Mahalia Belo is directing for Searchlight. Persuasion, a romance of second chances, tells the story of Anne Elliot who, many years after refusing the proposal of young naval officer Frederick Wentworth, finds herself navigating the waters of English society when Wentworth returns from war a wealthy and decorated captain.

It’s A Sin, the searing new AIDS crisis series from A Very English Scandal writer Russell T Davies, has premiered in stellar fashion for UK broadcaster Channel 4 ahead of the show’s launch on HBO Max next month.

The New York Film Critics Circle (NYFCC celebrated its 86th annual awards ceremony to celebrate this year’s winners and for the first time, it was virtual.

Boris Johnson in Michael Winterbottom’s new coronavirus TV series, it has been confirmed.The show, which is called This Sceptred Isle, will chart the UK’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic and will be told across five episodes.According to Variety, the show will look at the events that took place during the country’s first wave, including Johnson’s hospitalisation after contracting the virus in March.In a statement, Winterbottom said: “The first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic will be remembered

You have to hand it to Michelle Pfeiffer. First, because the woman seemingly hasn’t aged much at all over the past few decades, which mind-boggling and impressive.

Martin Scorsese-fronted documentary

This Morning fans will be familiar with Dr Sara Kayat, who is always popping up during the show’s medical segments. Due to the current coronavirus pandemic, Dr Sara has been appearing more than she would have previously, plus more viewers than ever are tuning him as much of the UK works from home.

Sylvain Sylvain, songwriter and founding guitarist with punk icons the New York Dolls, died Wednesday following a battle with cancer. He was 69.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterHBO Max has given out a series order to the drama based on the life of chef Julia Child.“Julia” is inspired by Child’s life and her long-running television series, “The French Chef,” which pioneered the now popular genre of cooking shows.

Regina King is all about the performance, not where an actor is from.

Twitter account, the former Sarah Ferguson said the novel, titled “Her Heart for a Compass,” is set in the Victorian era and is “about daring to follow your heart against the odds.”The duchess wore a Victorian-style outfit in the video and described her heroine as strong, rebellious and courageous.Publisher Mills & Boon, a romance imprint of British publisher Harlequin UK, said the story is based on Sarah's ancestor, Lady Margaret Montagu Douglas Scott, who fled an arranged marriage and “the

Charlotte Crosby has cryptically liked a tweet aimed at influencers who have gone on holiday throughout the coronavirus pandemic.The reality TV star, 30, liked the social media post while her Geordie Shore co-starChloe Ferry, 25, is holidaying it up in Dubai with fellow TV pal Sophie Kasaei, 31, and Beth Kershaw.The tweet referred to the many stars who have fled the UK during the national lockdown, as it read: “Influencers: we’ve all struggled this pandemic.Their pandemic:,” with stock images of

Giri/Haji creator Joe Barton is heading to Gotham to take over showrunning duties on HBO Max’s upcoming The Batman TV series.

questioning if she thought she was above the rules.  One directly contacted her on Twitter, asking: 'Why are you and your mum pictured at a salon getting your hair done when it's against the rules in the UK right now??!!'Why are the rules different for you, who do you think you are?' While Sarah Nichols said: 'Getting so fed up with 'celebrities' thinking they don't have to do this lockdown like the rest of us.