Manu Akanji is hoping for a reunion with some Manchester City teammates - so he can knock them and England out of the Euros.
13.06.2024 - 00:51 / variety.com
Alison Herman TV Critic When the news broke earlier this month that Japan-set crime drama “Tokyo Vice” had been canceled, it came as a blow to fans, but not exactly a surprise. For two seasons on Max, the show — adapted by showrunner J.T. Rogers from journalist Jake Adelstein’s memoir of the same name — stood out as an increasingly rare gem in a contracting, decidedly post-peak TV landscape.
Starring Ansel Elgort as a fictionalized version of Adelstein, a journalist who embeds with the yakuza as a reporter at the country’s largest daily paper, “Tokyo Vice” delivered an immersive, detailed portrait of the global capital at the turn of the millennium. Better yet, “Tokyo Vice” improved over time. Season 2 broadened the story’s focus from Jake to a larger ensemble, while also bringing his long-simmering conflict with ascendant boss Tozawa (Ayumi Tanida) to a head.
The finale offered a satisfying conclusion, ending on Jake and his unofficial partner Detective Katagiri (Ken Watanabe) attempting to sit in stillness after their successful bid to bring Tozawa down. But the scene was preceded by 10 episodes that proved just how deep the show’s bench had become, from its following the closeted nightlife of Jake’s colleague Trendy (Takaki Uda) to cultivating rising yakuza boss Sago (Show Kasamatsu) as a lead in his own right. These character portraits helped Tokyo’s dizzying sprawl feel intimate, without ever losing a sense of scale.
Manu Akanji is hoping for a reunion with some Manchester City teammates - so he can knock them and England out of the Euros.
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Clairo, Blood Orange, King Krule and more have been announced as performers for Mustafa‘s London Edition of his Artists For Aid Benefit gig.The concert will focus on benefitting humanitarian efforts in both Palestine and Sudan. Other acts set to perform include Bint Mbareh, Daniel Caesar, Earl Sweatshirt, Nicolás Jaar, Ramy Youssef, and Yasiin Bey.The Artists for Aid show will take place at the Troxy in London on Thursday July 4. The gig is in partnership with War Child UK and follows the first edition that took place in New Jersey at the beginning of this year.
Kylie Minogue at her BST Hyde Park show in London has been confirmed – check out the full list below.Minogue will be taking to the stage as part of Hyde Park’s summer concert series on July 13, and was previously announced as having Marina, Anitta and ALTÉGO lined up as her special guests on the night.Now, the full list of artists joining her for the event have been confirmed, with seven more acts being added to the bill.These include multi-platinum selling, two-time BRIT Award nominee Ella Henderson, who burst on to the scene 10 years ago with her hit debut single ‘Ghost’. Since then she has achieved five UK Top 10 tracks, including ‘Let’s Go Home Together’, which she shared with Tom Grennan, and she dropped her latest album ‘Everything I Didn’t Say’.Musician, writer and drag performer Tom Rasmussen will also be joining the line-up and performing on the day – following the release of their debut album ‘Body Building’ last year – as will R&B-tinged pop artist ADMT and introspective songwriter Fred Roberts.Melbourne-based supergroup Blusher – formed of Lauren Coutts, Jade Ingvarson-Favretto and Miranda Ward – have also been confirmed, as have girl band Say Now and rising London artist Grace Gachot.“I can’t wait to return to BST Hyde Park this summer,” Minogue said when the show was first announced in February.
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Life By You, its The Sims competitor, had been cancelled, and following that news, the internal devlopment team, Paradox Tectonic, has been shuttered.The news of the game’s cancellation came as a shock to many. It had been delayed several times, including an indefinite delay anounced back in May, but outright cancelling a project that seemed to be so close to the finish line is drastic.In a statement delivered via the company’s Paradox Forum, deputy CEO Mattias Lilja wrote that the decision to cancel the game was made due to “a clear failure on Paradox’s part to meet both our own and the community’s expectations.” The game was ambitious and promised a fully simulated town with no loading screens.The game was due to launch in early access, sopmething that gives developers time to iron out kinks, take more time to create feaatures, and get lots of free community testing and feedback.
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Manchester Airport is gearing up for another busy day as a major football tournament kicks off in Germany. Euro 2024 begins tonight (June 14) with the hosts taking on Scotland in Munich.
Their run may be over at Max, but “Tokyo Vice” showrunner J.T. Rogers and executive producer Alan Poul aren’t ready to give up on the show’s future yet.
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Tokyo Vice has been cancelled by HBO after two seasons, with some fans questioning whether they should now cancel their Max subscription.The news was confirmed during a Fox Studios panel this week, with the streaming service paying tribute to the show’s creator J.T. Rogers and director Alan Poul.“From Tokyo Vice’s richly written material to the gorgeously composed shots to the lived-in performances, the care and creativity of this enormously talented cast and crew shines in every frame of the show,” said a Max spokesperson (via Deadline).
Max series Tokyo Vice has ended after two seasons. The news was revealed today during a Produced By panel at the Fox Studios with participants Max Head of Original Content, Sarah Aubrey, Tokyo Vice creator J.T. Rogers and EP/director Alan Poul.
Tokyo Vice will not be returning for another season.
Described by The Times as the “most royal non-royal wedding of the year”, Hugh Grosvenor, one of Britain’s wealthiest men, is due to marry Olivia Henson today, Friday, 7 June, at Chester Cathedral in a spectacle reminiscent of a modern-day episode of Bridgerton.The 33 year old Duke of Westminster inherited his title - and the immense family fortune - when he was just 25 following the death of his father, the sixth Duke, in 2016. Hugh benefitted from the ancient rule of primogeniture, meaning that he took priority over his older sisters because he was the male heir. At the time of his succession, he inherited an estimated wealth of £9 billion and gained several new estates.
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Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Production has begun on a second season of “Scrublands,” the Australian crime thriller series starring Luke Arnold (“Black Sails”) and Bella Heathcote (“The Neon Demon,” “Pride and Prejudice and Zombies”). With action set a year after the events of the first season, award-winning investigative journalist Martin Scarsden (Arnold) has returned to his coastal hometown, Port Silver, in Western Australia, to set up a new life with partner Mandy Bond (Heathcote). When he arrives to find his childhood friend Jasper brutally murdered and Bond the prime suspect, Scarsden struggles with doubts – about Bond and about his own ability to recognize the truth.
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