‘The Father’ Producer David Parfitt Sets ‘The War Rooms,’ With ‘Serpent’ Star Jenna Coleman

If ’70s fashion designer Halston is a creation, a persona, an idea of a person (one with taste), one that eventually gets watered down and then wisps away under the thumb of mass marketing beyond its initial couture means and origins, “Halston,” the glorified SparksNotes posing as prestige mini-series of the rise and fall of the fashion icon created by Sharr White and executive produced by Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan is similarly hollow to the mass-marketed garbage he peddled in the ‘80.

It’s not every day you get to meet a Hollywood celebrity in Ireland, let alone at work, but Amy Huberman is living the dream as she landed a part alongside Jane Seymour in a new mystery crime series set in Dublin.

EXCLUSIVE: Chinese-American actor and rapper Victor Ma will star alongside Colin Firth in STXfilms and Tencent Pictures’ action comedy tentatively titled New York Will Eat You Alive. 

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Late Night host Stephen Colbert had a special Friday edition this week, and one of his segments attempted to penetrate the mind and soul of HBO’s John Oliver, the comedian and host of Last Week Tonight, actress Jane Fonda, and drummer/actor Ringo Starr.  

The idea of Antonio Campos making a limited series based on the famous true crime story that was detailed in “The Staircase” is enough to get anyone excited. The recent addition of Colin Firth as the star sent me over the moon.

EXCLUSIVE: NEON and Serendipity Point Films have set a summer production start in Athens, Greece for Crimes of the Future, the David Cronenberg-written and directed sci-fi thriller that has locked Viggo Mortensen, Léa Seydoux and Kristen Stewart as its stars, with Scott Speedman, Welket Bungué, Don McKellar and Lihi Kornowski also star.

John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentFlying high after two Academy Awards for “The Father,” which it produced and sold, London-based Embankment has unveiled a first look photo of “Sex Education” star Emma Mackey in “Emily,” as well as robust early pre-sales on the feature, an Emily Brontë origin story.Mackey was nominated on Wednesday for a BAFTA TV Award for Netflix’s “Sex Education” in the category of female performance in a comedy program.News of first major territories sold,

EXCLUSIVE: Madelyn Cline, known for her breakout role in the hit Netflix series Outer Banks, has signed with ICM Partners for representation in all areas.

Jenna Coleman —the Victoria star recently seen as a serial killer's accomplice in BBC/Netflix miniseries The Serpent —is set to lead upcoming TV drama The War Rooms, telling the untold story of the women that worked in Winston Churchill's secret Whitehall bunker during World War II.

Jenna Coleman, who recently starred in BBC/Netflix drama The Serpent, is taking on the role of Joan Bright, the woman who ran Winston Churchill’s secret Whitehall bunker, in a TV drama series.

Leanne, played by Jane Danson, first appeared in Weatherfield in 1997 when she was a teenager. After leaving in 2000, Jane returned four years later featuring in numerous heavy-hitting storylines.

As if the Sex and the City reboot wasn’t exciting enough, it’s now been confirmed that hot shot Aiden Shaw will be returning too.The part is played by actor John Corbett, and he’ll be back on our screens for the new 10-episode series titled “And Just Like That…” Sarah Jessica-Parker, Cynthia Nixon and Kristin Davis are also returning to the hit series to reprise their iconic roles as Carrie, Miranda and charlotte, while Samantha, played by Kim Cattrall, was a hard pass.

John Stamos said he was “disappointed” that twins Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen didn’t make a cameo appearance in the Netflix series “Fuller House.”