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Extremely Wicked: Netflix nabs US rights to Zac Efron Ted Bundy drama
February 5, 2019 | David FarnorLet it never be said that Netflix doesn’t know what it customers want – and, in the case of 2019, it turns out that is “Ted Bundy”. Hot off the heels of its own Conversations with a Killer docuseries about … Read More
Trailer: Keeley Hawes stars in Channel 4 and Netflix’s Traitors
February 5, 2019 | David Farnor“The war is over.” “Wars don’t end.” That’s the sound of Keeley Hawes going back to Spooks territory in new espionage drama Traitors.
A co-production between Channel 4 and Netflix, Hawes leads an impressive cast that includes Michael Stuhlbarg and … Read More
Team Kaylie: Netflix orders new comedy starring Bryana Salaz
February 4, 2019 | David FarnorNetflix has begun production on new live action comedy series Team Kaylie, starring actress-singer Bryana Salaz (Best Friends Whenever, The Voice).
Salaz plays Kaylie Konrad, a rich, nineteen-year-old selfie obsessed celebrity who receives a community service court order to lead … Read More
Amazon acquires Sundance award winner One Child Nation
February 4, 2019 | David FarnorThe Sundance Film Festival may be over for 2019, but Amazon hasn’t quite finished its spending spree, with one more film on its shopping list: One Child Nation.
The film, directed by Nanfu Wang and Jialing Zhang, follows Wang’s 2016 … Read More
Walter Presents sets February premiere for Scandi thriller Greyzone
February 4, 2019 | David FarnorWalter Presents’ new Scandi thriller, Greyzone, will touch down this February.
The programme, which brings a timely, terrifying theme of cyber terrorism to the world of Nordic Noir, a poignant and absorbing drama that raises moral dilemmas and heartbeats alike.
Alfonso Cuaron’s Roma wins at 2019 DGA Awards
February 3, 2019 | David FarnorAlfonso Cuaron took home the top prize at this weekend’s DGA Awards, once again putting Netflix’s Roma near the front of this year’s awards race.
The director, who last won the prize five years ago for Gravity, accepted his second … Read More
Amazon’s Brittany Runs a Marathon leads Sundance 2019 Audience Awards
February 3, 2019 | David FarnorAfter 10 days and 121 feature films, the 2019 Sundance Film Festival officially draws to a close today, and after a quiet year in 2018, this year has seen the return of major spending sprees from Amazon Studios, Netflix, HBO … Read More
Sundance: HBO snaps up Share and Native Son
February 3, 2019 | David FarnorAmazon has stolen the show at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival, acquiring what can only be described as “a lot” of movies, some of them at record-setting prices. But HBO has also been busy quietly buying up a pair of … Read More
Dead or Alive: José Padilha to direct Netflix martial arts film
February 3, 2019 | David FarnorNarcos director José Padilha is reteaming with Netflix to helm new martial arts movie Dead or Alive.
The film, which is not based on the video game franchise of the same name, will still pack a fighting punch: the period … Read More
Trailer: Richard Gere stars in BBC Two’s MotherFatherSon
February 3, 2019 | David Farnor“Are you here to pick a Prime Minister or deal with your son?” That’s the question facing Richard Gere in new BBC Two drama MotherFatherSon.
Gere plays Max, a charismatic self-made American businessman with media outlets in London and around … Read More