James R | On 09, Aug 2019

Carnival Row comes to Amazon Prime Video later this month and the new trailer isn’t afraid to lay on the cheese, as the fantasy epic prepares to chart a story of star-crossed lovers.

They are human detective Rycroft Philostrate (Orlando Bloom) and refugee faerie Vignette Stonemoss (Cara Delevingne), who once set each other’s eyebrows and wings all aquiver. After years apart, they rekindle a dangerous affair despite an increasingly intolerant society. Vignette harbors a secret that endangers Philo’s world during his most important case yet: a string of gruesome murders threatening the uneasy peace of the Row.
 
Even in darkness, hope lives, promises the trailer, which drops camp pop songs and earnest glimpses of intimate affairs into a two-minute montage of every fantasy trope a fan could wish for. The series premieres on 30th August. Here’s the new video:

 

Carnival Row: Season 1 is available on Amazon Prime Video as part of a Prime membership or a £5.99 monthly subscription.

 

Watch: New trailer for Amazon’s Carnival Row

30th July 2019

Amazon was wasted no time at this weekend’s TCA press tour in showing off its ambitious schedule, ordering a fifth season of The Expanse and a second season of Carnival Row. The latter comes before Season 1 has even been released, with Amazon also unveiling a new trailer for the show’s debut.

Orlando Bloom (Pirates of the Caribbean) and Cara Delevingne (Suicide Squad) star in the series, which is set in a Victorian world filled with mythological immigrant creatures whose exotic homelands were invaded by the empires of man. This growing population struggles to coexist with humans – forbidden to live, love, or fly with freedom. But even in darkness, hope lives, as a human detective, Rycroft Philostrate (Bloom), and a refugee faerie named Vignette Stonemoss (Delevingne).

Carnival Row premieres on 30th August on Amazon Prime Video. Here’s the new video:
 

 

Watch: Amazon unveils new Carnival Row teaser

27th June 2019

With summer upon us, streaming fans are getting ready for the arrival of Stranger Things Season 3, but Amazon is already looking forward to what it hopes will be the next big hit this summer: Carnival Row.

Orlando Bloom (Pirates of the Caribbean) and Cara Delevingne (Suicide Squad) star in the fantasy series, which is set in a Victorian fantasy world filled with mythological immigrant creatures whose exotic homelands were invaded by the empires of man. This growing population struggles to coexist with humans — forbidden to live, love, or fly with freedom. But even in darkness, hope lives, as a human detective, Rycroft Philostrate (Bloom), and a refugee faerie named Vignette Stonemoss (Delevingne) rekindle a dangerous affair despite an increasingly intolerant society. Vignette harbours a secret that endangers Philo’s world during his most important case yet: a string of gruesome murders threatening the uneasy peace of the Row.

Carnival Row is from Legendary Television, with executive producers Marc Guggenheim (Arrow, Eli Stone), René Echevarria (Star Trek, Teen Wolf, Castle, Medium), Jon Amiel (Outsiders), Bloom, and Travis Beacham (Pacific Rim, Clash of the Titans). Beacham’s A Killing on Carnival Row, on which the project is based, appeared on the very first installment of the Hollywood Blacklist in 2005.
 
The series will premiere on Friday 30th August on Amazon Prime Video. Here’s the new video:

 

Trailer: Amazon’s Carnival Row set for August release

4th June 2019

Amazon‘s Carnival Row will premiere this August, the online giant has confirmed.

Orlando Bloom (Pirates of the Caribbean) and Cara Delevingne (Suicide Squad) star in the fantasy series, which is set in a Victorian fantasy world filled with mythological immigrant creatures whose exotic homelands were invaded by the empires of man. This growing population struggles to coexist with humans — forbidden to live, love, or fly with freedom. But even in darkness, hope lives, as a human detective, Rycroft Philostrate (Bloom), and a refugee faerie named Vignette Stonemoss (Delevingne) rekindle a dangerous affair despite an increasingly intolerant society. Vignette harbours a secret that endangers Philo’s world during his most important case yet: a string of gruesome murders threatening the uneasy peace of the Row.
 
Joining Bloom and Delevingne are David Gyasi (Interstellar) as Agreus, a mysteriously wealthy faun who moves into an affluent human neighborhood in defiance of the social order, Karla Crome (Under the Dome) as Tourmaline, a quick-witted faerie poet driven from her war-torn homeland, Indira Varma (Game of Thrones) as Piety Breakspear, the regal and cunning matriarch of the powerful family that rules the city of The Burgue, and Tamzin Merchant (Salem) as Imogen Spurnrose, a young woman who sees in Agreus an opportunity to turn her aristocratic family’s fading fortunes around.
 
Carnival Row is from Legendary Television, with executive producers Marc Guggenheim (Arrow, Eli Stone), René Echevarria (Star Trek, Teen Wolf, Castle, Medium), Jon Amiel (Outsiders), Bloom, and Travis Beacham (Pacific Rim, Clash of the Titans). Beacham’s A Killing on Carnival Row, on which the project is based, appeared on the very first installment of the Hollywood Blacklist in 2005.
 
The series will premiere on Friday 30th August. Here’s your first look, thanks to the teaser trailer revealing the release date:

 

Amazon’s Carnival Row adds Andrew Gower and Jamie Harris

17th December 2017

Amazon’s Carnival Row has added two new residents to its fantastical home: Andrew Gower and Jamie Harris.

The noir-tinged serie is set in the neo-Victorian city of Burgue, where mythical creatures fleeing their war-torn homeland have gathered in the city – and tensions are simmering between citizens and the growing immigrant population. The series follows the investigation of a string of unsolved murders which are eating away at whatever uneasy peace still exists.

Orlando Bloom is already set to star a Rycroft Philostrate, a police inspector investigating the murder of a faerie showgirl, with Cara Delevingne co-starring as Vignette Stonemoss, a faerish refugee who flees her war-torn homeland to come to the city.

Now, Outlander veteran Andrew Gower has signed on to star alongside them. Gower, who will next be seen in Netflix’s Black Mirror episode, Crocodile, stole scenes throughout Outlander’s Season 2 as the petty, self-centered Prince Charles Stuart. In Carnival Row, he’ll play Ezra Spurnrose, the scion of one of the Burque’s most prominent families. When a deal goes wrong, he finds himself under financial pressure and agrees to enter into a deal with a wealthy Puck. When he suspects that his sister, Imogen, though is falling for the Puck, he strives to protect his family reputation.

Harris, whom fans will recognise from Shameless, TURN, Kingdom and Rise of the Planet of the Apes, will play Desk Sergeant Dombey, a copper who believes in the old rule of life and resents the growing number of immigrants in the city.

The series is expected to premiere on Amazon Prime Video in 2018.

 

David Gyasi and Indira Varma join Amazon’s Carnival Row

25th September 2017

Carnival Row just keep signing up more residents, with David Gyasi and Indira Varma the latest to join Amazon’s fantasy world.

The noir-tinged serie is set in the neo-Victorian city of Burgue, where mythical creatures fleeing their war-torn homeland have gathered in the city – and tensions are simmering between citizens and the growing immigrant population. The series follows the investigation of a string of unsolved murders which are eating away at whatever uneasy peace still exists.

Orlando Bloom is already set to star a Rycroft Philostrate, a police inspector investigating the murder of a faerie showgirl, with Cara Delevingne co-starring as Vignette Stonemoss, a faerish refugee who flees her war-torn homeland to come to the city.

David Gyasi (‪Interstellar‬) and Indira Varma will join them, rounding out the universe’s eclectic ensemble. Gyasi will play Agreus, a “mysteriously wealthy faun” who moves into an affluent human neighbourhood – an act of defiance against the expected social order. Varma, most recently seen as Ellaria in Game of Thrones, will play Piety Breakspear, the cunning head of the family that rules the city.

They will be joined by Misfits’ Karla Crome, who plays Tourmaline, a quick-witted faeri poet forced to work in a brothel on Carnival Row, and Salem’s Tamzin Merchant as Imogen Spurnrose, a young woman who sees Agreus as a chance to turn her aristocratic family’s fading fortunes around.

 

Cara Delevingne signs up for Amazon’s Carnival Row

1st September 2017

Cara Delevingne is set to star alongside Orlando Bloom in Amazon’s Carnival Row.

Amazon’s fantasy-noir is set in a neo-Victorian city, where mythical creatures fleeing their war-torn homeland have gathered in the city – and tensions are simmering between citizens and the growing immigrant population. The series follows the investigation of a string of unsolved murders which are eating away at whatever uneasy peace still exists.

The Suicide Squad star will play Vignette Stonemoss, a faerish refugee who flees her war-torn homeland to come to the Burgue, where she must contend, not only with rampant human prejudice against her kind, but with the secrets that have followed her to this new land.

The eight-episode show, produced by Legendary Television, will be written and executive produced by showrunner René Echevarria (Star Trek, Teen Wolf, Castle, Medium). Joining Echevarria is Travis Beacham (Pacific Rim, Clash of the Titans), who will serve as executive producer and wrote the feature script on which the project is based (which appeared on the very first installment of the Hollywood Blacklist in 2005).

Paul McGuigan (Victor Frankenstein, Luke Cage, Sherlock) is set to direct and executive produce. The series is scheduled to begin filming this autumn for a 2019 release.

Orlando Bloom to star in Amazon’s Carnival Row

25th August 2017

Orlando Bloom is set to star in Amazon’s fantasy noir series Carnival Row.

The eight-episode Amazon Original Series, produced by Legendary Television, will be written and executive produced by showrunner Rene Echevarria (Star Trek, Teen Wolf, Castle, Medium). It is set in a neo-Victorian city, where mythical creatures fleeing their war-torn homeland have gathered and tensions are simmering between citizens and the growing immigrant population. We follow the investigation of a string of unsolved murders which are eating away at whatever uneasy peace still exists.

Bloom will play Rycroft Philostrate, a police inspector investigating the murder of a faerie showgirl on Carnival Row. Rycroft is not supposed to care about the death of another faerish refugee, but he does, and getting to the bottom of what happened to her will come at a big cost.

Bloom also serves as producer, with the rest of the crew including exec-producer Paul McGuigan (Victor Frankenstein, Luke Cage, Sherlock), who will also direct, and Travis Beacham (Pacific Rim, Clash of the Titans), who will serve as executive producer and wrote the original feature script, A Killing on Carnival Row, which appeared on the very first installment of the Hollywood Blacklist in 2005.

The news was announced Roy Price, Head of Amazon Studios and Prime Video, at the Edinburgh International TV Festival today.

Carnival Row is scheduled to begin filming this autumn for a 2019 release.

 

Amazon orders neo-Victorian fantasy series

12th May 2017

Amazon has given the green light to Carnival Row, a Neo-Victorian fantasy series.

The fantasy-noir is set in a neo-Victorian city, where mythical creatures fleeing their war-torn homeland have gathered, and tensions are simmering between citizens and the growing immigrant population. We follow the investigation of a string of unsolved murders which are eating away at whatever uneasy peace still exists.

The eight-episode show will be produced by Legendary Television and written and executive produced by showrunner Rene Echevarria (Star Trek, Teen Wolf, Castle, Medium). Joining Echevarria is Paul McGuigan (Luke Cage, Sherlock), who is set to direct and executive produce.

It’s based on A Killing on Carnival Row, a feature film written by Pacific Rim’s Travis Beacham, which was on the very first installment of the Hollywood Blacklist in 2005. Beacham will also exec produce.

“There has never been a series like Carnival Row before,” says Joe Lewis, Head of Comedy, Drama and VR, Amazon Studios. “The scope of the storytelling combined with the uniqueness of the world, themes and aesthetics haven’t been on TV before. A simple police investigation will lead us down a remarkable journey in a world where humans and creatures co-exist. We’re so excited about what Rene, Travis and Paul are creating and we can’t wait to bring it to customers.”

“Carnival Row is inspiringly ambitious,” adds Lauren Whitney, President of Scripted Television at Legendary, “and timely in a way that we never could have anticipated. We are thrilled to have excellent partners at Amazon, and the infinitely talented trio of Echevarria, McGuigan and Beacham as the driving force behind this show.”

The series is scheduled to begin filming in autumn 2018 ready for a 2019 release.

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