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Dangerous Liaisons: Alice Englert, Lesley Manville, Paloma Faith to star in STARZPLAY series
August 6, 2019 | David FarnorAlice Englert, Lesley Manville and Paloma Faith are among the star names joining STARZPLAY’s Dangerous Liaisons TV series.
The drama is a reimagining of the characters from Laclos’ classic 18th-century novel and tells the origin story of how the Marquise … Read More
Amazon inks first-look deal with Blake Lively
August 6, 2019 | David FarnorAmazon Studios has added another star name to its roster of talent with development deals: Blake Lively.
Lively, who broke out with teen drama Gossip Girl, has gone on to star in The Shallows and A Simple Favour and now, … Read More
Goliath showrunner Larry Trilling inks overall deal with Amazon
August 6, 2019 | David FarnorGoliath’s Larry Trilling has inked an overall deal with Amazon studios.
Trilling is a seasoned veteran of the small screen, directing episodes of everything from Scrubs and Alias to Masters of Sex, Agent Carter, Snowfall and Goliath. He has also … Read More
Event Horizon TV series in the works at Amazon
August 6, 2019 | David FarnorA TV series based on Event Horizon is in the works at Amazon.
The online giant is teaming up with Paramount TV to develop a show based on the 1997 sci-fi horror film, reports Variety.
The series will be … Read More
Channel 4’s On the Edge returns for second season
August 6, 2019 | David FarnorOn The Edge, Channel 4’s BAFTA nominated anthology of short films is back for a second season.
The trio of films, produced by BlackLight Television, a Banijay Group company, are written and directed by the most exciting new talent … Read More
Watch: Full trailer for Mindhunter Season 2
August 6, 2019 | David Farnor“Tell me: who’s the one you want more than anything?” “Manson.” “I’ll get you Manson.” That’s the sound of Netflix’s Mindhunter stepping up a gear for its second season.
The crime drama, created by Joe Penhall (The Road) and executive … Read More
Fleabag dominates 2019 TCA awards
August 5, 2019 | David FarnorFleabag has dominated the 2019 TCA awards, walking away with three of the top prizes.
Russian Doll, which the led the nominations alongside Pose, was named the best new programme, but the night belonged to Fleabag (released by Amazon Prime … Read More
Amazon inks overall deal with Lena Waithe
August 5, 2019 | David FarnorAmazon has inked an overall deal with Lena Waithe.
The deal, which was announced at the online giant’s TCA press event, will see Waithe move from her previous first-look deal at Showtime to create and produce TV series for Prime … Read More
The Girlfriend Experience renewed for Season 3
August 5, 2019 | David FarnorThe Girlfriend Experience has been renewed by STARZ for a third season.
A reimagining of Steven Soderbergh’s critically acclaimed 2009 movie of the same name, The Girlfriend Experience explores the relationships between exclusive escorts and their clients. Known as GFE’s, … Read More
The OA will not return for Season 3
August 5, 2019 | David FarnorThe OA will not return for a third season, Netflix has confirmed.
The sci-fi mystery, which is created by Brit Marling and Zal Batmanglij, blew people away with its story of Prairie Johnson (Marling), a missing blind girl who returned … Read More