Shane Meadows casts ‘This Is England’ stars in new period drama

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Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorShondaland Audio, the podcast arm of Shonda Rhimes’ production company, announced casting for its first scripted podcast, “#Matter,” expected to be released early 2022.“#Matter” is written, produced and directed by Dylan Brown (pictured above), writer and producer on “Power” prequel “Raising Kanan.”The eight-episode scripted series is a retrospective look at a case of police brutality.

Outlander fans will be delighted with the news Graham McTavish is to be joined on the set of the new Game of Thrones prequel by another Outlander favourite.

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There’s something about having a child that opens up a new world of emotions for parents. It doesn’t matter if you are fully “prepared” for the moment when the baby enters the world, you are likely going to be taken aback by the impact one little human can have on your life.

Rising star Sam Keeley is out to cause mayhem on RTÉ’s hit new crime drama, but the actor has rejected accusations that shows such as Kin glamorise gang life.

In a competition that’s been brewing since the 1970s, the original casts of the TV family classics The Waltons and Little House on the Prairie will come face-to-face (if remotely) in a special Game Night contest on Stars In The House.

Justine Bateman is on a quest to explore the fears and to openly address the toxic, self-destructive voices in our heads that tell us we’re no good and unworthy of love and success. The actor’s directorial debut and new drama, “Violet,” debuting at the Toronto International Film Festival this week, highlights the ideas she’s thought about and faced head-on in her own life: self-made insecurity, fear, and crippling self-doubt.

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Christopher Vourlias For the first time in its 46-year history, a Tanzanian film is part of the official selection of the Toronto Film Festival, as Amil Shivji’s “Vuta N’Kuvute” (Tug of War) prepares to bow at the Canadian fest on Sept.

Cast has been set on The Gallows Pole, Shane Meadows’ first period TV drama.