The BBC has said it is planning to launch a 'Northern soap' which could rival Coronation Street and Emmerdale.
‘The Serpent’ Producer Mammoth Screen Develops Slave Uprising TV Series Based On Sudhir Hazareesingh’s ‘Black Spartacus’
01.03.2021 - 16:18 / deadline.com
EXCLUSIVE: Mammoth Screen, the British producer behind series including The Serpent and Poldark, is developing a television drama based on the 18th Century slave uprising in Haiti.
The story will be told through the eyes of Toussaint Louverture — who helped turn the tide against slavery internationally through his actions in Haiti — after Mammoth optioned Sudhir Hazareesingh’s biography Black Spartacus: The Epic Life of Toussaint Louverture.
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17.03.2021 / 21:17
‘Schitt’s Creek’ Star Emily Hampshire Joins Amazon UK Series ‘The Rig’; Scotland Shoot To Begin This Month
EXCLUSIVE: Schitt’s Creek star Emily Hampshire is joining Amazon UK Original series The Rig, we can reveal.
deadline.com
16.03.2021 / 12:59
‘Harlots’ Producer Monumental Television To Adapt ML Longworth’s ‘Verlaque & Bonnet’ Novels Into TV Series
EXCLUSIVE: Monumental Television, the UK producer behind Harlots and Ghosts, is set to adapt ML Longworth’s crime novels into a television series.
deadline.com
12.03.2021 / 22:15
Will Forte To Star In & EP Grief Drama ‘Expiration Date’ In The Works At Peacock With ‘Fleabag’ Producers
Will Forte has teamed up with the producers of Fleabag on a suicide drama in the works at Peacock.
deadline.com
12.03.2021 / 15:44
EQ Media Developing Unscripted Series ‘Hopwood’s Castle’, About An Actor’s Journey To Restore His 600-Year-Old English Ancestral Home
EXCLUSIVE: Production outfit EQ Media Group has will produce unscripted series Hopwood’s Castle, based on actor Hopwood DePree’s journey from Hollywood to northern England to rescue his dilapidated 600-year-old ancestral home.
deadline.com
11.03.2021 / 14:31
‘Fisherman’s Friends’ Producers Ink UK Distribution Deal With EFD, Covers ‘Fisherman’s’ Sequel, Captain Tom Moore Biopic & More
Indie production company Flying Fish, the newly-launched joint venture from the writers and producers of Fisherman’s Friends, has signed a three-year, multi-picture distribution deal with theatrical releaser Entertainment Film Distributors (EFD).
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10.03.2021 / 23:57
Meghan Markle's 'Suits' Co-Star Wendell Pierce Clarifies His Thoughts on Her 'Insignificant' Oprah Winfrey Interview
Wendell Pierce is clarifying.
etcanada.com
10.03.2021 / 21:19
Meghan Markle’s ‘Suits’ Co-Star Wendell Pierce Clarifies Comments About Her Oprah Interview
Wendell Pierce, who played Meghan Markle’s father on “Suits”, is setting the record straight on his headline-making comments about her bombshell interview with Oprah Winfrey.
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10.03.2021 / 15:17
Eminem producers argue that UK label’s unlicensed pressing of Infinite caused big anniversary re-release plans to be abandoned
The production duo behind Eminem’s early recordings were in the London high court yesterday.
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10.03.2021 / 11:45
Meghan, Harry and the Media: How a Hostile Relationship Produced an Oprah Moment
Dysfunctional families make for great television. That’s why the media love stories about divorces, sex scandals and warring political parties. Throw in some celebrity stardust and the British monarchy and you’ve got 17 million Americans watching the latest spectacle with Oprah, who interviewed more than her share of warring couples back when she had a daytime talk show.
deadline.com
08.03.2021 / 22:05
‘Sons Of Anarchy’s Kurt Sutter Makes Film Helming Debut On ‘This Beast’ For Blumhouse, Netflix
EXCLUSIVE: Kurt Sutter has been set by Netflix to write, direct and produce This Beast, a drama that will mark his feature directorial debut. Blumhouse’s Jason Blum will produce the film along with Carla Hacken, who’ll produce under her Paper Pictures banner.
etcanada.com
08.03.2021 / 03:15
‘Bridgerton’ Star Nicola Coughlan Says She’s ‘Excited By All The Difficult, Brilliant, Complex Women Who Have Yet To Grace Our Screens’
“Bridgerton” star Nicola Coughlan wants to see more complex female roles in television and movies.
variety.com
03.03.2021 / 14:01
BAFTA Reveals Five EE Rising Star Award Nominees
Naman Ramachandran British actors Bukky Bakray, Kingsley Ben-Adir, Morfydd Clark, Sope Dirisu and Conrad Khan are the 2021 nominees for the BAFTA EE Rising Star Award.The nominees were announced by 2014 Rising Star nominee George MacKay (“1917”) and presenter Edith Bowman on Wednesday. The nominees participated in a panel discussion and spoke about their roles.
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03.03.2021 / 06:41
Amazon Sets Creepy Thriller Series ‘The Devil’s Hour’ From ‘Dracula’ & ‘Sherlock’ Producer Hartswood
EXCLUSIVE: Amazon has greenlit a creepy thriller series from Hartswood Films, the British production company behind shows including Sherlock and Dracula.
deadline.com
03.03.2021 / 01:07
Hugh Grant To Play Villain in Paramount And eOne’s Untitled ‘Dungeons & Dragons’ Pic; ‘It’ Star Sophia Lillis Also On Board
EXCLUSIVE: Hugh Grant and Sophia Lillis are set to join the cast of Paramount and eOne’s untitled film adaptation of Dungeons & Dragons, Hasbro’s wildly-popular game franchise from Wizards of the Coast. The film also stars Chris Pine, Michelle Rodriguez, Justice Smith and Bridgerton star Rege-Jean Page. Paramount and eOne are jointly producing and financing the pic, with eOne distributing in the UK and Canada and Paramount in the rest of world.
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25.02.2021 / 21:28
‘Lioness’: Feature Doc On UK Boxing Star Nicola Adams Lands At Film Constellation – EFM
EXCLUSIVE: Nicola Adams, the Olympic boxing champion and LGBT icon, will be the subject of feature documentary Lioness: The Nicola Adams Story.