Avatar: The Last Airbender was the star of the show on Netflix last week.
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EXCLUSIVE: Young Royals star Malte Gardinger has signed for representation with United Agents in the UK, as the Netflix show nears its final return next month.
Gardinger quietly signed last year, following two seasons of Young Royals, in which he plays Årnäs, a member of a noble family, second cousin of Prince Wilhelm (Edvin Ryding) and school prefect.
The third and final season of Young Royals, which Nexiko makes for Netflix Sweden, is set to launch on March 11 globally. The show stars Ryding as the fictional Crown Prince of Sweden, who begins a romance with fellow student Simon Eriksson (Omar Rudberg). Lisa Ambjörn, Lars Beckung and Camilla Holter are the co-creators.
The show has been lauded for its portrayal of teenagers and is Netflix Sweden’s most-watched original series. It also made the top 10 in several other countries. In 2022, it won Best Youth Drama and Show of the Year at Kristallen Awards, the official Swedish television awards. Watch a trailer for the final run below.
Speaking to Deadline ahead of the Season 3 launch, Gardinger said: “Three seasons is good amount for the story. I’m glad were not milking it just because it’s successful. It’s sad to leave everyone who have become a family to me but I think we will still remain pretty good friends in real life.”
The Rojda Sekersöz-directed series is notable for its dedicated and active fanbase, who have filled social media apps with memes and theories about the characters.
Gardinger said he was “very grateful” for the audience, and added: “I don’t think I [originally] understood how important it could be for people. It’s such a joy to hear and read all these people who have felt an impact in a real way. It’s amazing to say you’ve been a part of making that
Avatar: The Last Airbender was the star of the show on Netflix last week.
The results are in, and Netflix‘s Avatar: The Last Airbender seems to be a hit.
EXCLUSIVE: Heartstopper breakout Sebastian Croft has signed for representation with Anonymous Content.
Annika Pham One of Banijay’s scripted centrepieces at the London TV Screenings, the Swedish crime drama “Fallen” (“Sanningen”), sees the first reunion of star actor Sofia Helin, writer Camilla Ahlgren, and Stockholm-based Filmlance International since the multi-season hit crime show “The Bridge” (2011-2018). Their collaboration has paid off again as “Fallen” has wooed a first batch of global sellers – including MHz Choice for the U.S.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have seen various Hollywood stars distance themselves from the former royal couple as they are choosing to support the King and Prince William instead, according to an expert.
Married At First Sight star Nathanial Valentino has been diagnosed with social anxiety following his appearance on the Channel 4 reality show last year. Nathanial opened up about his struggles in a new interview, as he revealed he won't be appearing at the MAFS reunion. The 36-year-old model has told how his sleep patterns and concentration have suffered and at one point he struggled to get out of bed for two weeks.
Eurovision Song Contest if the organisers attempt to censor their entry.Earlier this month, Israel selected the 20-year-old Eden Golan as their entry for this year’s contest. Her song is titled ‘October Rain’, and, as first reported by Israel Hayom (via BBC), the lyrics appear to contain references to the victims of Hamas’ October 7 attacks.The words to the song were leaked to the media earlier this week, and are said to include the line: “They were all good children, each one of them”.
Leo Barraclough International Features Editor The Berlin Film Festival hosted the 10 young European actors selected for the Shooting Stars program, run by European Film Promotion, at a gala event Monday. The presentation of the Shooting Stars took place prior to the screening of Claire Burger’s “Langue Étrangère,” which plays in competition.
MAFS UK star Jonathan Wileman is set to become father for the first time, as he announced that his girlfriend, Abigail Blockley, is expecting their first child, as he also revealed the gender of their unborn baby. Jonathan, 34, starred on Married At First Sight in 2022, but he failed to find lasting love.
Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent Focus Features has bought international rights to Brady Corbet‘s “The Brutalist,” starring Adrien Brody, Felicity Jones, Guy Pearce and Joe Alwyn, Variety has learned. Corbet, who sits on the Berlinale jury, penned the film with Mona Fastvold (“The World to Come”), a Swedish filmmaker who is also his wife. The film charts 30 years in the lives of visionary architect László Toth and his wife, Erzsébet, who flee post-war Europe in 1947 and witness the birth of modern America.
It’s hard to believe it’s almost 30 years since iconic British sitcom Keeping Up Appearances came to an end, with the irreverent comedy still holding a firm place in many TV watchers hearts. The popular BBC show ran from 1990 to 1995 and featured Dame Patricia Routlegede in the title role of Hyacinth Bucket.The snobbish central character soon became a firm fan favourite, particularly for her insistence that her surname Bucket was actually pronounced “Bouquet”in an attempt to make herself sound more refined.
Say Lou Lou have released their dreamy new single ‘Wong Kar-Wai’ and announced details of their brand new EP ‘Dust’.‘Dust’ is scheduled to arrive on April 26 via Cosmos Music, and will be their first new music since their 2018 LP ‘Immortelle’. So far, the Swedish/Australian twins have shared another song from ‘Dust’ called ‘Waiting For A Boy‘ in January this year.Now, Say Lou Lou have released their second teaser of the EP called ‘Wong Kar-Wai’.
EXCLUSIVE: Succession’s Sarah Snook, now the toast of the town for her dazzling one-woman performance playing 26 characters in a breathtakingly innovative staging of Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray, will likely head to Broadway early in 2025 once she’s had a break, and if she wants to do it.
Alissa Simon Film Critic As some former European Shooting Stars celebrate Oscar noms for their latest films, the Europe-wide initiative to draw attention to up-and-coming performers coordinated by European Film Promotion introduces another 10 talents during the Berlinale. From Feb. 16-19, the selected actors will participate in workshops, as well as meetings with producers and casting directors.
Leo Barraclough International Features Editor Beta Cinema has sold political thriller “Hammarskjöld — Fight for Peace,” which is a box office hit in its home territory Sweden, to multiple key territories. Sales include Italy (Rai Cinema), France (Swift Prods.), Spain (Twelve Oaks), Portugal (Outsider Films) and former Yugoslavia (Discovery). A U.S.
Paramount+ has set Thursday, April 4 for the premiere of the fifth and final season of Star Trek: Discovery. The first two episodes of the 10-episode final season will debut exclusively on the service in the U.S., the UK, Switzerland, South Korea, Latin America, Germany, France, Italy, Australia and Austria. It will also premiere on April 4 on P+ in Canada. New episodes will drop weekly following the premiere. The streamer also released key art for the final season (see below).
Joe Otterson TV Reporter “Star Trek: Discovery” has a premiere date for Season 5, which will also be the show’s last. The fifth and final season of the series will premiere with two episodes on April 4 on Paramount+ in the U.S., the UK, Switzerland, South Korea, Latin America, Germany, France, Italy, Australia, Austria, and Canada. New episodes will then drop weekly on Thursdays.
The Love Island effect is real. Each series, sales of a certain item – be it beauty products, clothes or accessories – have seen surges in sales thanks to Islanders.This year, it's the turn of the personalised necklace.The other week, All Stars watchers took to Instagram and X to ask where they could shop Molly Smith's Arabic name necklace, and now they're wondering where to pick up Arabella Chi's 'Arabella' piece. The good news is we have the answer, but the bad news is it's an answer you probably won't like.The model's exact necklace is Lulu Kachoo's Old English Name Necklace, from £2,300 here.
A group of health experts have shared eight red flag cancer symptoms that men in particular need to be aware of.
Ozzy Osbourne, the British rock legend, has claimed that Kanye West used a sample from a Black Sabbath song without permission.The 75 year old singer, who shot to fame as the lead vocalist of Black Sabbath, expressed his disapproval of being linked with Kanye due to his controversial comments about Jewish people. Last December, Kayne, 46, apologised to "the Jewish community for any unintended outburst caused by my words or actions" after making several antisemitic remarks.