Emily Bader plays Lady Jane Gray in My Lady Jane for Amazon Prime Video, here’s the trailer for the new show.
Historical swashbucklers with female leading roles are becoming a regular feature, what with the success of Netflix’s Damsel and the Enola Holmes series, as well as Sally Wainwright’s wonderful Renegade Nell on Disney+.
The latest to hit the market is My Lady Jane, which comes to Amazon’s Prime Video service next month.
The synopsis reads as follows:
Gird your loins for the tragic tale of Lady Jane Grey, the young Tudor noblewoman who was Queen of England for nine days and then beheaded in 1553… F*ck that. We’re retelling history the way it should have happened: the damsel in distress saves herself. This is an epic tale of true love and high adventure set in an alt-universe of action, history, fantasy, comedy, romance, and rompy-pompy.
Historical swashbucklers with female leading roles are becoming a regular feature, what with the success of Netflix’s Damsel and the Enola Holmes series, as well as Sally Wainwright’s wonderful Renegade Nell on Disney+.
The latest to hit the market is My Lady Jane, which comes to Amazon’s Prime Video service next month.
The synopsis reads as follows:
Gird your loins for the tragic tale of Lady Jane Grey, the young Tudor noblewoman who was Queen of England for nine days and then beheaded in 1553… F*ck that. We’re retelling history the way it should have happened: the damsel in distress saves herself. This is an epic tale of true love and high adventure set in an alt-universe of action, history, fantasy, comedy, romance, and rompy-pompy.
- 5/22/2024
- by Jake Godfrey
- Film Stories
“My Lady Jane” is a new 8-episode ‘alt-history’ comedy TV series, directed by Jamie Babbit, starring Emily Bader, Edward Bluemel, Jordan Peters, Dominic Cooper, Anna Chancellor and Jim Broadbent, streaming June 27, 2024 on Amazon Prime Video:
“…in this retelling of history, ‘Edward’, the son of ‘King Henry VIII’, does not die of tuberculosis.
“‘Lady Jane Grey’ and her husband ‘Guildford’ are not beheaded. Instead, the story focuses on Jane herself.
“She’s shocked to be crowned queen, finding herself the target of nefarious villains coming for the crown….”
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“…in this retelling of history, ‘Edward’, the son of ‘King Henry VIII’, does not die of tuberculosis.
“‘Lady Jane Grey’ and her husband ‘Guildford’ are not beheaded. Instead, the story focuses on Jane herself.
“She’s shocked to be crowned queen, finding herself the target of nefarious villains coming for the crown….”
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- 5/21/2024
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
"What if history were different?!" Amazon's Prime Video has revealed the official trailer for a series titled My Lady Jane, arriving for streaming in June this summer. It's yet another of these spins on the damsel in distress trope by turning the ladies into the badass heroines who do the rescuing instead of being the one rescued (also see: Netflix's Damsel). History's most tragic heroines but re-imagined with an uplifting twist: the damsel in distress saves herself - and then the kingdom. This is adapted from the book of the same name about "The Lady Janies". Emily Bader stars as Lady Jane Grey, with an ensemble cast featuring Edward Bluemel, Jordan Peters, Anna Chancellor, Dominic Cooper, Kate O'Flynn, Rob Brydon, Abbie Hern, Isabella Brownson, Will Keen. At the center of this swashbuckling new series is the brilliant and headstrong Jane, who is shocked to be crowned queen and then...
- 5/21/2024
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Screen reveals a snapshot of the latest high-end TV and film productions shooting in the UK for the big studios and streamers.
Please contact us here to add or update changes to the following or new productions taking place in the UK.
Films
Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy
Follows the titular Bridget Jones as a single mother in her early fifties.
Dir: Michael Morris
Prod: Working Title Films
Where: London
When: May - ongoing
Distributor: Universal
Cast: Renée Zellweger, Hugh Grant, Emma Thompson
Mission
A solitary man decides to embark on a journey of extreme experiences.
Dir: Paul Wright
Prod: Early Day Films,...
Please contact us here to add or update changes to the following or new productions taking place in the UK.
Films
Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy
Follows the titular Bridget Jones as a single mother in her early fifties.
Dir: Michael Morris
Prod: Working Title Films
Where: London
When: May - ongoing
Distributor: Universal
Cast: Renée Zellweger, Hugh Grant, Emma Thompson
Mission
A solitary man decides to embark on a journey of extreme experiences.
Dir: Paul Wright
Prod: Early Day Films,...
- 5/10/2024
- ScreenDaily
My Lady Jane finally has a premiere date. The alternate history series will debut on Prime Video in June and the streaming service has released several first-look photos.
Starring Emily Bader, Edward Bluemel, Jordan Peters, Dominic Cooper, Rob Brydon, Will Keen, Anna Chancellor, Jim Broadbent, Kate O’Flynn, Isabella Brownso, Henry Ashton, Abbie Hern, Joe Klocek, Máiréad Tyers, Brandon Grace, and Michael Workeye, the My Lady Jane series is based on the novel by Brodi Ashton, Jodi Meadows, Cynthia Hand and tells a very different story of British monarch Jane Grey, aka the "Nine Days' Queen." In this version, King Henry VIII’s son Edward does not die of tuberculosis, and Jane and her husband are not beheaded.
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Starring Emily Bader, Edward Bluemel, Jordan Peters, Dominic Cooper, Rob Brydon, Will Keen, Anna Chancellor, Jim Broadbent, Kate O’Flynn, Isabella Brownso, Henry Ashton, Abbie Hern, Joe Klocek, Máiréad Tyers, Brandon Grace, and Michael Workeye, the My Lady Jane series is based on the novel by Brodi Ashton, Jodi Meadows, Cynthia Hand and tells a very different story of British monarch Jane Grey, aka the "Nine Days' Queen." In this version, King Henry VIII’s son Edward does not die of tuberculosis, and Jane and her husband are not beheaded.
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- 5/1/2024
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Prime Video has released the first photos from My Lady Jane, the quick-witted romantic new series set in an alt-fantasy Tudor world. The series will premiere exclusively on Prime Video on Thursday, June 27, in more than 240 countries and territories around the world.
Inspired by the best-selling book, My Lady Jane is a radical retelling of English royal history, in which King Henry VIII’s son Edward does not die of tuberculosis, Lady Jane Grey is not beheaded, and neither is her rascal of a husband, Guildford.
At the center of this rollicking new series is the brilliant and headstrong Jane, who is unexpectedly crowned queen overnight and finds herself the target of nefarious villains coming for the crown (and her head)… My Lady Jane is an epic tale of true love and high adventure, where the damsel in distress saves herself, her true love, and then the Kingdom.
The cast...
Inspired by the best-selling book, My Lady Jane is a radical retelling of English royal history, in which King Henry VIII’s son Edward does not die of tuberculosis, Lady Jane Grey is not beheaded, and neither is her rascal of a husband, Guildford.
At the center of this rollicking new series is the brilliant and headstrong Jane, who is unexpectedly crowned queen overnight and finds herself the target of nefarious villains coming for the crown (and her head)… My Lady Jane is an epic tale of true love and high adventure, where the damsel in distress saves herself, her true love, and then the Kingdom.
The cast...
- 4/24/2024
- by Mirko Parlevliet
- Vital Thrills
Dubai-based Front Row Productions is planning a feature film and TV series based around Sally Hafez, a Lebanese woman who received international attention after storming a bank in 2022.
The company has acquired life rights from Hafez, who held staff hostage at the Blom Bank in Beirut on September 14, 2022, and demanded they allow her to withdraw her own savings to pay for her sister’s medical bills. The incident took place during a financial crisis in Lebanon that saw citizens illegally restricted from withdrawing from their accounts due to an unofficial capital control imposed by banks in the country.
In a statement,...
The company has acquired life rights from Hafez, who held staff hostage at the Blom Bank in Beirut on September 14, 2022, and demanded they allow her to withdraw her own savings to pay for her sister’s medical bills. The incident took place during a financial crisis in Lebanon that saw citizens illegally restricted from withdrawing from their accounts due to an unofficial capital control imposed by banks in the country.
In a statement,...
- 4/4/2024
- ScreenDaily
Promenade, a new film from John Jencks, has begun production in Brighton this week. More on the film below.
We’re hearing rumbles that a new British film is heading our way sooner rather than later from director John Jencks. The Hippopotamus director is helming Promenade, a Brighton set whodunnit, next and the project has just started filming, we hear.
The announcement comes with an ambiguous tagline: “50 Cast, 12 Stories, 1 Plot. No Heroes.” Colour us intrigued.
Here’s a synopsis for the film: In Brighton on the South coast of England, sharpened by the sting of sea spray, and mellowed by numinous light, a tight-knit community of oddballs and heart-felts live together in a tatty old mansion, the Fletcher Apartments. When a golden feather, the priceless antique mascot of the building, unexpectedly disappears, the residents have a mystery to solve. Will they find the talisman that previously bound them together, or will their community,...
We’re hearing rumbles that a new British film is heading our way sooner rather than later from director John Jencks. The Hippopotamus director is helming Promenade, a Brighton set whodunnit, next and the project has just started filming, we hear.
The announcement comes with an ambiguous tagline: “50 Cast, 12 Stories, 1 Plot. No Heroes.” Colour us intrigued.
Here’s a synopsis for the film: In Brighton on the South coast of England, sharpened by the sting of sea spray, and mellowed by numinous light, a tight-knit community of oddballs and heart-felts live together in a tatty old mansion, the Fletcher Apartments. When a golden feather, the priceless antique mascot of the building, unexpectedly disappears, the residents have a mystery to solve. Will they find the talisman that previously bound them together, or will their community,...
- 4/3/2024
- by Maria Lattila
- Film Stories
Principal photography is underway on location in Brighton on John Jencks’ UK ensemble comedy Promenade.
The UK feature is written by David Wigram, and produced by Apostasy producer Marcie MacLellan. The film is fully financed by Jencks’ The Electric Shadow Company, and produced in association with MacLellan’s company Frank and Lively. It is one of the first feature film productions to benefit from the new UK tax credit, with qualifying films able to receive tax relief of to 40%.
With a 50-strong cast, the film unites 12 different stories in a community of oddballs in a tatty old mansion on the south coast of England.
The UK feature is written by David Wigram, and produced by Apostasy producer Marcie MacLellan. The film is fully financed by Jencks’ The Electric Shadow Company, and produced in association with MacLellan’s company Frank and Lively. It is one of the first feature film productions to benefit from the new UK tax credit, with qualifying films able to receive tax relief of to 40%.
With a 50-strong cast, the film unites 12 different stories in a community of oddballs in a tatty old mansion on the south coast of England.
- 4/3/2024
- ScreenDaily
Principal photography is underway on location in Brighton on John Jencks’ UK ensemble comedy Promenade.
The UK feature is written by David Wigram, and produced by Apostasy producer Marcie MacLellan. The film is fully financed by Jencks’ The Electric Shadow Company, and produced in association with MacLellan’s company Frank and Lively. It is one of the first feature film productions to benefit from the new UK tax credit, with qualifying films able to receive tax relief of to 40%.
With a 50-strong cast, the film unites 12 different stories in a community of oddballs in a tatty old mansion on the south coast of England.
The UK feature is written by David Wigram, and produced by Apostasy producer Marcie MacLellan. The film is fully financed by Jencks’ The Electric Shadow Company, and produced in association with MacLellan’s company Frank and Lively. It is one of the first feature film productions to benefit from the new UK tax credit, with qualifying films able to receive tax relief of to 40%.
With a 50-strong cast, the film unites 12 different stories in a community of oddballs in a tatty old mansion on the south coast of England.
- 4/3/2024
- ScreenDaily
British actress Anna Chancellor has paid loving tribute to her daughter Poppy, who has died from leukaemia.
Chancellor, who starred in Four Weddings and a Funeral and also appeared in Downton Abbey, posted a message on Saturday announcing the death of her daughter, an illustrator and artist, the day before.
She wrote:
“To all you wonderful and most-loved friends of Poppy. We send you this message with our deepest love.
“On September 29 Poppy died, held tight by her immediate family just as she had wished.
“Despite every effort, her body could not continue any longer. So we, her family and friends who all adore her join the other families who have lost loved ones far too young.
“Poppy was and is an unbelievable life force of creativity, compassion, wit, beauty and sheer uniqueness. She transformed our lives, and we are beyond grateful.”
A few months ago, the Daily Mail newspaper published an interview by Poppy,...
Chancellor, who starred in Four Weddings and a Funeral and also appeared in Downton Abbey, posted a message on Saturday announcing the death of her daughter, an illustrator and artist, the day before.
She wrote:
“To all you wonderful and most-loved friends of Poppy. We send you this message with our deepest love.
“On September 29 Poppy died, held tight by her immediate family just as she had wished.
“Despite every effort, her body could not continue any longer. So we, her family and friends who all adore her join the other families who have lost loved ones far too young.
“Poppy was and is an unbelievable life force of creativity, compassion, wit, beauty and sheer uniqueness. She transformed our lives, and we are beyond grateful.”
A few months ago, the Daily Mail newspaper published an interview by Poppy,...
- 10/1/2023
- by Caroline Frost
- Deadline Film + TV
Prime Video is serving up drama this week when the new British series “Fifteen-Love” makes its debut on the streamer. Starring Ella Lily Hyland and Aidan Turner, the six-parter follows former tennis prodigy Justine Pearce who makes an allegation against her former coach five years after an injury puts a stop to her career. All six episodes of “Fifteen-Love” will premiere on Prime Video globally on Friday, July 21. You can watch Fifteen-Love: Season 1 with a 30-Day Free Trial of Amazon Prime Video.
How to Watch ‘Fifteen-Love’ Series Premiere When: Friday, July 21, 2023 Where: Amazon Prime Video Stream: Watch with a 30-Day Free Trial of Amazon Prime Video. 30-Day Free Trial$8.99 / month amazon.com About ‘Fifteen-Love’ Series Premiere
The new drama portrays Justine Pearce, a one-time former rising tennis star whose sudden success at 17 took her and her coach, Glenn Lapthorn, to the quarterfinals ofthe French Open.
Now, five years after an...
How to Watch ‘Fifteen-Love’ Series Premiere When: Friday, July 21, 2023 Where: Amazon Prime Video Stream: Watch with a 30-Day Free Trial of Amazon Prime Video. 30-Day Free Trial$8.99 / month amazon.com About ‘Fifteen-Love’ Series Premiere
The new drama portrays Justine Pearce, a one-time former rising tennis star whose sudden success at 17 took her and her coach, Glenn Lapthorn, to the quarterfinals ofthe French Open.
Now, five years after an...
- 7/21/2023
- by Ashley Steves
- The Streamable
"All it takes is one person to believe her." Amazon has unveiled a first look trailer for a new British crime drama series titled Fifteen-Love, without a streaming date announced yet. This seems to be a response to Luca Guadagnino's Challengers, which just got its own trailer yesterday, another romantic drama involving a young woman who's a tennis prodigy. Is this meant to be counter-programming? Or just another tennis-based story? Set in the world of elite tennis, the drama portrays Justine as a one-time rising star whose sudden success at 17 took her and her coach Glenn Lapthorn to the quarterfinals of the French Open. The former tennis prodigy makes an allegation against her former coach five years after an injury puts a stop to her career. Ella Lily Hyland stars as Justine, with Aidan Turner as her coach, plus Anna Chancellor, Jessica Darrow, Tom Varey, Lorenzo Richelmy, Manon Azem,...
- 6/21/2023
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
In one of the opening scenes of the new HBO dramedy Rain Dogs, impoverished single mom Costello (Daisy May Cooper) has her daughter Iris (Fleur Tashjian) pretend to be sick so they can skip out on a cab fare they can’t afford. As they run from the irate driver, an apologetic Costello calls out, “I’m not usually a prick, promise!” Then, after a beat, she admits, “Well, sometimes I am!”
The fascinating, poignant, and at times darkly funny Rain Dogs exists primarily within that pause between the two sentences.
The fascinating, poignant, and at times darkly funny Rain Dogs exists primarily within that pause between the two sentences.
- 3/3/2023
- by Alan Sepinwall
- Rollingstone.com
My Lady Jane has filled out its cast. Prime Video added 13 to the cast of dramedy series about British monarch Jane Grey. Per Deadline, Dominic Cooper, Rob Brydon, Will Keen, Anna Chancellor, Jim Broadbent, Kate O’Flynn, Isabella Brownso, Henry Ashton, Abbie Hern, Joe Klocek , Máiréad Tyers, Brandon Grace, and Michael Workeye are joining Emily Bader, Edward Bluemel, and Jordan Peters on the series.
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- 11/4/2022
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Prime Video‘s upcoming comedic drama My Lady Jane is expanding its cast as the show adds Dominic Cooper, Rob Brydon, Will Keen, Anna Chancellor, and Jim Broadbent to its ranks. The series, currently filming in London, will be available exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide. These stars join previously announced cast members Emily Bader, who leads in the titular role of Jane Grey, Edward Bluemel, and Jordan Peters. Along with the aforementioned new additions, other stars who have just been cast include Kate O’Flynn, Isabella Brownson, Henry Ashton, Abbie Hern, Joe Klocek, Máiréad Tyers, Brandon Grace, and Michael Workeye. Emily Bader, Edward Bluemel, and Jordan Peters (Credit: Jesse Grant/Getty Images for Paramount+; Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images; Joe Maher/Getty Images) In 1553, Lady Jane Grey was crowned Queen of England, and nine days later she lost her throne and shortly thereafter, her head. What...
- 11/3/2022
- TV Insider
Prime Video is expanding the cast for the first season of My Lady Jane, its historical comedy series about Brit monarch Jane Grey, starring Emily Bader, Edward Bluemel and Jordan Peters. Joining the series are Dominic Cooper (Preacher) as Lord Seymour, Rob Brydon (The Trip) as Lord Dudley, Will Keen (His Dark Materials) as the Duke of Norfolk, Anna Chancellor (Pennyworth) as Lady Frances Grey, and Jim Broadbent (The Duke) as the Duke of Leicester. The series is currently filming in London, and will be available on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide.
Additional cast announced today include Kate O’Flynn (Landscapers), Isabella Brownson (Napoleon), Henry Ashton (Creation Stories), Abbie Hern (Enola Holmes 2), Joe Klocek (The Dry), Máiréad Tyers (Extraordinary), Brandon Grace (Fate: The Winx Saga), and Michael Workeye (This is Going to Hurt).
Created by Gemma Burgess (Brooklyn Girls trilogy), based on the 2016 YA historical fiction novels,...
Additional cast announced today include Kate O’Flynn (Landscapers), Isabella Brownson (Napoleon), Henry Ashton (Creation Stories), Abbie Hern (Enola Holmes 2), Joe Klocek (The Dry), Máiréad Tyers (Extraordinary), Brandon Grace (Fate: The Winx Saga), and Michael Workeye (This is Going to Hurt).
Created by Gemma Burgess (Brooklyn Girls trilogy), based on the 2016 YA historical fiction novels,...
- 11/3/2022
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Every year, there are always a few critically acclaimed gems that don't get quite enough traction to make an impression among the tentpole summer blockbusters, whether it be through a lackluster marketing campaign or the big dogs pushing it out. One of this summer's most pleasant surprises is "Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris," a thoroughly delightful adaptation of Paul Gallico's 1958 novel about a London maid who travels to the city of lights to fulfill her dream of owning a Dior couture dress of her own.
I've never read the book upon which the film is based on, but director Anthony Fabian ("Good Hope") imbues the kind-hearted fairy tale with an exuberant amount of charm. It has the beating heart of a storybook, bolstered by a charismatic central performance from Lesley Manville.
Manville's presence in a story about fashion may cause some whiplash to those who are familiar with her...
I've never read the book upon which the film is based on, but director Anthony Fabian ("Good Hope") imbues the kind-hearted fairy tale with an exuberant amount of charm. It has the beating heart of a storybook, bolstered by a charismatic central performance from Lesley Manville.
Manville's presence in a story about fashion may cause some whiplash to those who are familiar with her...
- 8/26/2022
- by Matthew Bilodeau
- Slash Film
“Poldark’s” Aidan Turner will star as a maverick coach guiding an up-and-coming tennis player (Ella Lily Hyland) to stardom in Amazon Prime Video’s new U.K. drama “Fifteen-Love.”
Created by Hania Elkington, “Fifteen-Love” explores the fictional story of Justine Pearce (Hyland), a young sports prodigy, who enjoyed a meteoric rise in the world of Grand Slam Tennis, aided by her coach Glenn Lapthorn (Turner), with whom she shared an intense rapport.
Together they reached the semi-final of the French Open but Justine’s dream was cut brutally short by a devastating injury and the end of her professional career. Five years on, now aged 22, Justine has a new life as a therapist at her old tennis academy Longwood, but when she makes an explosive allegation against her former coach, everyone is forced to reconsider what they thought they knew about Justine and Glenn’s past success.
Alongside Turner and Hyland,...
Created by Hania Elkington, “Fifteen-Love” explores the fictional story of Justine Pearce (Hyland), a young sports prodigy, who enjoyed a meteoric rise in the world of Grand Slam Tennis, aided by her coach Glenn Lapthorn (Turner), with whom she shared an intense rapport.
Together they reached the semi-final of the French Open but Justine’s dream was cut brutally short by a devastating injury and the end of her professional career. Five years on, now aged 22, Justine has a new life as a therapist at her old tennis academy Longwood, but when she makes an explosive allegation against her former coach, everyone is forced to reconsider what they thought they knew about Justine and Glenn’s past success.
Alongside Turner and Hyland,...
- 8/4/2022
- by Manori Ravindran
- Variety Film + TV
Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris Review — Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris (2022) Film Review, a movie directed by Anthony Fabian, written by Anthony Fabian, Carroll Cartwright, Keith Thompson and Olivia Hetreed and starring Lesley Manville, Isabelle Huppert, Ellen Thomas, Jason Isaacs, Anna Chancellor, Rose Williams, Alba Baptista, Lucas Bravo, Freddie Fox, Lambert Wilson, [...]
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Continue reading: Film Review: Mrs. Harris Goes To Paris (2022): Lesley Manville Lights Up the Screen in Elegant, Old-Fashioned Movie About Fashion...
- 7/17/2022
- by Thomas Duffy
- Film-Book
“Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris” is the fourth screen adaptation of Paul Gallico’s 1958 novel “Flowers for Mrs. Harris,” which kicked off a series of bestselling books about an enchanting English cleaning woman and her unlikely international adventures. Though the tale has been filmed three times before (most popularly as a 1992 TV movie starring Angela Lansbury), director Anthony Fabian’s new adaptation seems destined to become the definitive version thanks to its exquisite evocation of post-wwii Europe and the delicacy with which it tells its simple but heartfelt story.
In the film, the title character played by Lesley Manville is inspired to change her life when she lays eyes on her employer’s Christian Dior dress; the British housekeeper is so dazzled that she scrapes together all the money she can and travels to Paris to get her own Dior gown straight from the source. This simple premise belies the...
In the film, the title character played by Lesley Manville is inspired to change her life when she lays eyes on her employer’s Christian Dior dress; the British housekeeper is so dazzled that she scrapes together all the money she can and travels to Paris to get her own Dior gown straight from the source. This simple premise belies the...
- 7/15/2022
- by Jim Hemphill
- Indiewire
Lesley Manville stars as Mrs. Harris in director Tony Fabian’s Mrs.Harris Goes To Paris, a Focus Features release. Credit: Dávid Lukács / © 2021 Ada Films Ltd – Harris Squared Kft. Courtesy of Focus Features
Mid-century high fashion and an irresistibly charming Lesley Manville add sparkle to the sweet, light-as-air Mrs Harris Goes To Paris, an uplifting tale in which an older British house cleaner falls in love with a Dior dress and decides she must have one of her own. It is a grown-up fairy-tale that fits neatly into a familiar genre of British films dealing with the divide between the working class and the aristocratic one. Set in 1957, Mrs Harris Goes To Paris also showcases mid-century couture fashion, with recreations of actual Christian Dior period dress designs, with other visual delights by costume designer Jenny Beavan, the creative force behind the fashions in last year’s Cruella.
An outstanding and nuanced...
Mid-century high fashion and an irresistibly charming Lesley Manville add sparkle to the sweet, light-as-air Mrs Harris Goes To Paris, an uplifting tale in which an older British house cleaner falls in love with a Dior dress and decides she must have one of her own. It is a grown-up fairy-tale that fits neatly into a familiar genre of British films dealing with the divide between the working class and the aristocratic one. Set in 1957, Mrs Harris Goes To Paris also showcases mid-century couture fashion, with recreations of actual Christian Dior period dress designs, with other visual delights by costume designer Jenny Beavan, the creative force behind the fashions in last year’s Cruella.
An outstanding and nuanced...
- 7/15/2022
- by Cate Marquis
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
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For the new Focus Features film Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris, based on Paul Gallico’s 1958 novel, costume designer Jenny Beavan takes on re-creating the looks of the legendary Christian Dior, who revolutionized fashion in 1947 with the introduction of his sumptuous wasp-waisted, full-skirted and rounded-shoulder “New Look” silhouette.
“Oh gosh, it was a really tough one,” says Beavan, about balancing the depiction of a captivating story and Dior’s enduringly influential design, which serves as a central plot device in the Anthony Fabian-directed fashion fable.
In 1957 London, brokenhearted housekeeper Ada Harris (Lesley Manville) is mesmerized by her aristocratic employer’s floral-appliquéd Dior gown, christened “Ravissante.” The glimmering confection serves as a sartorial catalyst for Mrs. Harris, still mourning her husband’s WWII disappearance, to feel love again as she embarks on a Parisian adventure to secure her own Dior.
The dress needed to enchant the flower-loving Mrs.
For the new Focus Features film Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris, based on Paul Gallico’s 1958 novel, costume designer Jenny Beavan takes on re-creating the looks of the legendary Christian Dior, who revolutionized fashion in 1947 with the introduction of his sumptuous wasp-waisted, full-skirted and rounded-shoulder “New Look” silhouette.
“Oh gosh, it was a really tough one,” says Beavan, about balancing the depiction of a captivating story and Dior’s enduringly influential design, which serves as a central plot device in the Anthony Fabian-directed fashion fable.
In 1957 London, brokenhearted housekeeper Ada Harris (Lesley Manville) is mesmerized by her aristocratic employer’s floral-appliquéd Dior gown, christened “Ravissante.” The glimmering confection serves as a sartorial catalyst for Mrs. Harris, still mourning her husband’s WWII disappearance, to feel love again as she embarks on a Parisian adventure to secure her own Dior.
The dress needed to enchant the flower-loving Mrs.
- 7/14/2022
- by Fawnia Soo Hoo
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
A housekeeper waltzing into Christian Dior and choosing a couture gown may sound like the height of fantasy, but the biggest stretch in Anthony Fabian’s “Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris” may be all the nice French people she meets along the way. Starring the inimitable Lesley Manville, in a role that effectively transitions the frequent Mike Leigh collaborator into the Helen Mirren phase of her career, “Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris” is a charming confection of a middle-aged, middle-class fantasy.
Imbuing the lavish period delights of “Mrs. Maisel” with a lively post-menopausal heroine “Hacks” made trendy, “Mrs. Harris”
The movie begins in 1957 London, where Mrs. Ada Harris (Manville) has finally received word, after years of holding out hope, that her dear Eddie was killed in action some dozen years prior. As she goes about her usual routine, cleaning the flats of the entitled rich who regard her as nothing more than reliably good-natured help,...
Imbuing the lavish period delights of “Mrs. Maisel” with a lively post-menopausal heroine “Hacks” made trendy, “Mrs. Harris”
The movie begins in 1957 London, where Mrs. Ada Harris (Manville) has finally received word, after years of holding out hope, that her dear Eddie was killed in action some dozen years prior. As she goes about her usual routine, cleaning the flats of the entitled rich who regard her as nothing more than reliably good-natured help,...
- 7/14/2022
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
Want to win free passes to see Mrs. Harris Goes To Paris? The Mrs. Harris Goes To Paris dress/suit donation event happens in St. Louis tomorrow, Bastille Day, at Le Macaron French Pastries to benefit Dress for Success Midwest. https://midwest.dressforsuccess.org/
The first 25 donors will receive complimentary passes for two to see the film.
Mrs. Harris Goes To Paris opens in theaters this Friday, July 15, 2022
Mrs. Harris Goes To Paris is the enchanting tale of a seemingly ordinary British housekeeper whose dream to own a couture Christian Dior gown takes her on an extraordinary adventure to Paris.
From director Anthony Fabian, it stars Lesley Manville, Isabelle Huppert, Jason Isaacs, Anna Chancellor, Lambert Wilson, Alba Baptista, Lucas Bravo, Rose William.
https://www.focusfeatures.com/mrs-harris-goes-to-paris/
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The first 25 donors will receive complimentary passes for two to see the film.
Mrs. Harris Goes To Paris opens in theaters this Friday, July 15, 2022
Mrs. Harris Goes To Paris is the enchanting tale of a seemingly ordinary British housekeeper whose dream to own a couture Christian Dior gown takes her on an extraordinary adventure to Paris.
From director Anthony Fabian, it stars Lesley Manville, Isabelle Huppert, Jason Isaacs, Anna Chancellor, Lambert Wilson, Alba Baptista, Lucas Bravo, Rose William.
https://www.focusfeatures.com/mrs-harris-goes-to-paris/
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- 7/14/2022
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
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There’s a wonderful symmetry to the lead casting of Lesley Manville in Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris, playing a woman who’s the flipside of Cyril, her role in Phantom Thread. That character glided around a mid-’50s London couture atelier with icy ownership, fiercely protective of her dress designer brother and his classical creations. As Mrs. Harris, Manville dreams of accessing a similarly privileged world of sartorial splendor, one in which her age and class make her seem an unlikely interloper. The beauty of her performance in this delightful fairy tale for grown-ups is the way in which her purity of heart and inherent goodness gently pry open those closed doors.
Manville has excelled at playing characters on the brittle, aloof, even villainous end of the spectrum; she was a viciously tyrannical matriarch in Let Him Go and the juiciest of schemers in Harlots.
There’s a wonderful symmetry to the lead casting of Lesley Manville in Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris, playing a woman who’s the flipside of Cyril, her role in Phantom Thread. That character glided around a mid-’50s London couture atelier with icy ownership, fiercely protective of her dress designer brother and his classical creations. As Mrs. Harris, Manville dreams of accessing a similarly privileged world of sartorial splendor, one in which her age and class make her seem an unlikely interloper. The beauty of her performance in this delightful fairy tale for grown-ups is the way in which her purity of heart and inherent goodness gently pry open those closed doors.
Manville has excelled at playing characters on the brittle, aloof, even villainous end of the spectrum; she was a viciously tyrannical matriarch in Let Him Go and the juiciest of schemers in Harlots.
- 7/11/2022
- by David Rooney
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Paramount+ Acquires Drama ‘Compulsion’ From Eccho Rights: Paramount+ has added a drama from its Paramount Global stablemate Channel 5 to its collection in several territories around the world. The streamer has tapped distributor Eccho Rights for Compulsion, which recently aired in the UK, for exclusive rights in Australia, Latin America and the Nordics. Moving On producer LA Productions made the show in association with Sweden-based Eccho. The family drama, from writer Sarah Deane, follows a woman on the edge of losing everything who meets a stranger who seems to have the answers to her problems. Leanne Best (Cold Feet) stars alongside Anna Chancellor (The Watch) and Hayley Mills (Pollyanna).
Australia’s ABC Welcomes ‘Long Lost Family’: Australian public broadcaster ABC has wrapped a deal for the first eight seasons of ITV family reunion series Long Lost Family with Amsterdam’s Lineup Industries. In the UK, the human interest...
Australia’s ABC Welcomes ‘Long Lost Family’: Australian public broadcaster ABC has wrapped a deal for the first eight seasons of ITV family reunion series Long Lost Family with Amsterdam’s Lineup Industries. In the UK, the human interest...
- 5/9/2022
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
Focus Features has released the delightful poster and trailer for Mrs. Harris Goes To Paris, the enchanting tale of a seemingly ordinary British housekeeper whose dream to own a couture Christian Dior gown takes her on an extraordinary adventure to Paris.
From Writer and Director Anthony Fabian, check out the preview now.
Starring Lesley Manville, Isabelle Huppert, Jason Isaacs, Anna Chancellor, Lambert Wilson, Alba Baptista, Lucas Bravo, Rose William, Focus Features will release Mrs. Harris Goes To Paris in theaters on Friday, July 15, 2022.
https://www.focusfeatures.com/mrs-harris-goes-to-paris
MHP_00219 Actor Lucas Bravo, director Tony Fabian and actor Lesley Manville on the set of Mrs.Harris Goes To Paris, a Focus Features release. Credit: Liam Daniel / © 2021 Ada Films Ltd – Harris Squared Kft MHP_17724_R Lesley Manville stars as Mrs. Harris in director Tony Fabian’s Mrs.Harris Goes To Paris, a Focus Features release. Credit: Liam Daniel / © 2021 Ada Films Ltd – Harris...
From Writer and Director Anthony Fabian, check out the preview now.
Starring Lesley Manville, Isabelle Huppert, Jason Isaacs, Anna Chancellor, Lambert Wilson, Alba Baptista, Lucas Bravo, Rose William, Focus Features will release Mrs. Harris Goes To Paris in theaters on Friday, July 15, 2022.
https://www.focusfeatures.com/mrs-harris-goes-to-paris
MHP_00219 Actor Lucas Bravo, director Tony Fabian and actor Lesley Manville on the set of Mrs.Harris Goes To Paris, a Focus Features release. Credit: Liam Daniel / © 2021 Ada Films Ltd – Harris Squared Kft MHP_17724_R Lesley Manville stars as Mrs. Harris in director Tony Fabian’s Mrs.Harris Goes To Paris, a Focus Features release. Credit: Liam Daniel / © 2021 Ada Films Ltd – Harris...
- 5/1/2022
- by Michelle Hannett
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Anna Chancellor started her professional acting journey more than 30 years ago, and what a wild ride it’s been. With a combination of movie and TV roles, Anna has consistently proven that she has what it takes to light up any screen. No matter how big or small her role is, she always brings the same level of commitment. Her latest role in the TV series That Dirty Black Bag has gotten her lots of attention and given her the chance to work with talented people from other parts of the world. Anna also has a couple of other projects
10 Things You Didn’t Know about Anna Chancellor...
10 Things You Didn’t Know about Anna Chancellor...
- 4/28/2022
- by Camille Moore
- TVovermind.com
"A Dior dress is designed to astonish. How will you do that, Mrs. Harris?" Focus Features has unveiled the first official trailer for Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris, a charming new film starring Lesley Manville. This is adapted from the upcoming book of the same name by Paul Gallico, and the feature arrives in theaters starting in July this summer. Playing not only in the US this July, but in most countries around the world! "Take a chance. Dare to dream." A widowed cleaning lady in 1950s London falls madly in love with a couture Dior dress, and decides that she must have one of her own. Oscar-nominated British actress Lesley Manville stars as Mrs. Harris, with an exquisite cast featuring Rose Williams, Jason Isaacs, Anna Chancellor, Freddie Fox, Lucas Bravo, Alba Baptista, Isabelle Huppert and Lambert Wilson. Well this looks utterly delightful! A bit campy, yet still uplifting storytelling,...
- 4/28/2022
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
A steady drip of deals keeps coming out of MIPCOM as the Cannes-set global television market begins to wind down.
Among the notable series deals have been pre-sales of the PBS/ITV upstairs/downstairs drama Hotel Portofino, which Beta Film has sold to public broadcasters across the Nordic territories and to the Netherlands. Natascha McElhone (Californication, Designated Survivor) stars in the period drama focused on a British family who emigrate to open a high-end hotel in Italy in 1920, just as Benito Mussolini’s Fascists are on the rise. Mark Umbers and Anna Chancellor co-star alongside Italian talents Daniele Pecci, Lorenzo Richelmy and Rocco Fasano....
Among the notable series deals have been pre-sales of the PBS/ITV upstairs/downstairs drama Hotel Portofino, which Beta Film has sold to public broadcasters across the Nordic territories and to the Netherlands. Natascha McElhone (Californication, Designated Survivor) stars in the period drama focused on a British family who emigrate to open a high-end hotel in Italy in 1920, just as Benito Mussolini’s Fascists are on the rise. Mark Umbers and Anna Chancellor co-star alongside Italian talents Daniele Pecci, Lorenzo Richelmy and Rocco Fasano....
- 10/13/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
A steady drip of deals keeps coming out of MIPCOM as the Cannes-set global television market begins to wind down.
Among the notable series deals have been pre-sales of the PBS/ITV upstairs/downstairs drama Hotel Portofino, which Beta Film has sold to public broadcasters across the Nordic territories and to the Netherlands. Natascha McElhone (Californication, Designated Survivor) stars in the period drama focused on a British family who emigrate to open a high-end hotel in Italy in 1920, just as Benito Mussolini’s Fascists are on the rise. Mark Umbers and Anna Chancellor co-star alongside Italian talents Daniele Pecci, Lorenzo Richelmy and Rocco Fasano....
Among the notable series deals have been pre-sales of the PBS/ITV upstairs/downstairs drama Hotel Portofino, which Beta Film has sold to public broadcasters across the Nordic territories and to the Netherlands. Natascha McElhone (Californication, Designated Survivor) stars in the period drama focused on a British family who emigrate to open a high-end hotel in Italy in 1920, just as Benito Mussolini’s Fascists are on the rise. Mark Umbers and Anna Chancellor co-star alongside Italian talents Daniele Pecci, Lorenzo Richelmy and Rocco Fasano....
- 10/13/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Jan Mojto’s Munich-based sales and production powerhouse Beta Film, whose Mipcom slate includes “Sisi” and “La Fortuna,” has closed pre-sales across the Nordic Region and in the Netherlands’ for the PBS-ITV period drama series “Hotel Portofino.” The British show, created and written by Matt Baker, stars Natascha McElhone, whose credits include “Ronin,” “Californication” and “Designated Survivor.”
“Hotel Portofino” has been acquired by Dr for Denmark, Svt for Sweden, Nrk for Norway, Yle for Finland and Syn for Iceland, as well as Dutch national broadcaster Npo. Further negotiations with several international broadcasters are underway.
In previously announced deals, ITV, BritBox, Sky Italia and Foxtel in Australia joined the drama, produced by Eagle Eye in association with Beta Film, while PBS Distribution took North American rights.
The six-hour series, centered around a British family who emigrate to open a high-end hotel in Italy, captures the long-established literary tradition of...
“Hotel Portofino” has been acquired by Dr for Denmark, Svt for Sweden, Nrk for Norway, Yle for Finland and Syn for Iceland, as well as Dutch national broadcaster Npo. Further negotiations with several international broadcasters are underway.
In previously announced deals, ITV, BritBox, Sky Italia and Foxtel in Australia joined the drama, produced by Eagle Eye in association with Beta Film, while PBS Distribution took North American rights.
The six-hour series, centered around a British family who emigrate to open a high-end hotel in Italy, captures the long-established literary tradition of...
- 10/13/2021
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
Preacher star Dominic Cooper and Douglas Booth, who starred in Netflix’s Motley Crue biopic The Dirt, are starring in spaghetti western drama series That Dirty Black Bag.
The series, which comes from Bron Studios and Italian producer Palomar, is currently in production in Italy, Spain and Morocco.
It is centered around the 8-day clash between Arthur McCoy, played by Cooper, an incorruptible sheriff with a troubled past, and Red Bill, played by Booth, an infamous, solitary bounty hunter known for decapitating his victims and stuffing their heads into a dirty black bag, because, as he puts it, “Heads weigh less than bodies.” The drama echoes and pays homage to the classic spaghetti western, capturing the genre’s legendary irony while revolutionizing it in a modern way and appealing to younger audiences. The series tells of bounty hunters, bandits and bloody vendettas, lonely souls driven by such great passions as faith,...
The series, which comes from Bron Studios and Italian producer Palomar, is currently in production in Italy, Spain and Morocco.
It is centered around the 8-day clash between Arthur McCoy, played by Cooper, an incorruptible sheriff with a troubled past, and Red Bill, played by Booth, an infamous, solitary bounty hunter known for decapitating his victims and stuffing their heads into a dirty black bag, because, as he puts it, “Heads weigh less than bodies.” The drama echoes and pays homage to the classic spaghetti western, capturing the genre’s legendary irony while revolutionizing it in a modern way and appealing to younger audiences. The series tells of bounty hunters, bandits and bloody vendettas, lonely souls driven by such great passions as faith,...
- 6/9/2021
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Documentary
In a recent study conducted by Sky marking the one-year anniversary Sky Documentaries, two in five Brits admit to watching more documentaries over the last 12 months than ever before. With those numbers in mind, the broadcaster has unveiled five new original commissions and released a first trailer for its highly anticipated upcoming docuseries “Murder at the Cottage: The Search for Justice for Sophie,” announcing that the series will premiere on Sky Crime and streaming service Now on Sunday, June 20.
“Murder at the Cottage” is produced, directed and features six-time Oscar nominated director Jim Sheridan, who spent more than a decade documenting the 25-year-old case of French film and TV producer Sophie Toscan Du Plantier, wife of filmmaker Daniel Toscan du Plantier, who was murdered at her holiday home in Schull, West Cork.
New documentaries announced by Sky include:
“Mother Teresa: For the Love of God?”, a look at the...
In a recent study conducted by Sky marking the one-year anniversary Sky Documentaries, two in five Brits admit to watching more documentaries over the last 12 months than ever before. With those numbers in mind, the broadcaster has unveiled five new original commissions and released a first trailer for its highly anticipated upcoming docuseries “Murder at the Cottage: The Search for Justice for Sophie,” announcing that the series will premiere on Sky Crime and streaming service Now on Sunday, June 20.
“Murder at the Cottage” is produced, directed and features six-time Oscar nominated director Jim Sheridan, who spent more than a decade documenting the 25-year-old case of French film and TV producer Sophie Toscan Du Plantier, wife of filmmaker Daniel Toscan du Plantier, who was murdered at her holiday home in Schull, West Cork.
New documentaries announced by Sky include:
“Mother Teresa: For the Love of God?”, a look at the...
- 6/9/2021
- by Jamie Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Ronin and Californication star Natascha McElhone is to headline a period drama set on the Italian Riviera, which has pre-sold to ITV/BritBox (UK), Sky Italia (Italy), and Foxtel (Australia). Titled Hotel Portofino, PBS Distribution has taken North American rights.
Eagle Eye Drama, founded by the team behind foreign-language streamer Walter Presents, houses the project. Production has commenced in Italy and Croatia on the show, which also stars Mark Umbers (Home Fires) and Anna Chancellor (Four Weddings and a Funeral).
Hotel Portofino features McElhone as Bella Ainsworth, the daughter of a wealthy industrialist who moves to Italy to set up a quintessentially British hotel in the town of Portofino. Umbers plays her charming but dangerous husband, Cecil, while Chancellor stars as Lady Latchmere, the hotel’s most influential but hard-to-please guest.
Created and written by former ViacomCBS international comms chief Matt Baker (Before We Die), the series features a classic ‘whodunit’ mystery woven throughout,...
Eagle Eye Drama, founded by the team behind foreign-language streamer Walter Presents, houses the project. Production has commenced in Italy and Croatia on the show, which also stars Mark Umbers (Home Fires) and Anna Chancellor (Four Weddings and a Funeral).
Hotel Portofino features McElhone as Bella Ainsworth, the daughter of a wealthy industrialist who moves to Italy to set up a quintessentially British hotel in the town of Portofino. Umbers plays her charming but dangerous husband, Cecil, while Chancellor stars as Lady Latchmere, the hotel’s most influential but hard-to-please guest.
Created and written by former ViacomCBS international comms chief Matt Baker (Before We Die), the series features a classic ‘whodunit’ mystery woven throughout,...
- 6/9/2021
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
ITV and BritBox have picked up the U.K. rights to Hotel Portofino, a historical family drama, set in the 1920s on the Italian Riviera, with a whodunnit.
PBS Distribution, which operates the PBS Masterpiece and other streaming services, has picked up the North American distribution rights. Rights to the series have also been snapped up by Sky Italia in Italy and Foxtel in Australia.
The show is the first original commission from London-based production firm Eagle Eye Drama, Filming this summer, the show stars Natascha McElhone (Ronin, Californication),
Mark Umbers and Anna Chancellor. ITV’s head of drama Polly Hill will oversee production.
McElhone playa Bella ...
PBS Distribution, which operates the PBS Masterpiece and other streaming services, has picked up the North American distribution rights. Rights to the series have also been snapped up by Sky Italia in Italy and Foxtel in Australia.
The show is the first original commission from London-based production firm Eagle Eye Drama, Filming this summer, the show stars Natascha McElhone (Ronin, Californication),
Mark Umbers and Anna Chancellor. ITV’s head of drama Polly Hill will oversee production.
McElhone playa Bella ...
ITV and BritBox have picked up the U.K. rights to Hotel Portofino, a historical family drama, set in the 1920s on the Italian Riviera, with a whodunnit.
PBS Distribution, which operates the PBS Masterpiece and other streaming services, has picked up the North American distribution rights. Rights to the series have also been snapped up by Sky Italia in Italy and Foxtel in Australia.
The show is the first original commission from London-based production firm Eagle Eye Drama, Filming this summer, the show stars Natascha McElhone (Ronin, Californication),
Mark Umbers and Anna Chancellor. ITV’s head of drama Polly Hill will oversee production.
McElhone playa Bella ...
PBS Distribution, which operates the PBS Masterpiece and other streaming services, has picked up the North American distribution rights. Rights to the series have also been snapped up by Sky Italia in Italy and Foxtel in Australia.
The show is the first original commission from London-based production firm Eagle Eye Drama, Filming this summer, the show stars Natascha McElhone (Ronin, Californication),
Mark Umbers and Anna Chancellor. ITV’s head of drama Polly Hill will oversee production.
McElhone playa Bella ...
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has received a letter signed by 50 of Britain’s biggest stars, including Dame Judi Dench, Brian May Cbe, Leona Lewis, Gary Lineker OBE, James Arthur, Thandie Newton OBE, Alesha Dixon, Ricky Gervais, Mollie King and Dame Twiggy Lawson, urging him to implement a UK ban on the sale of real animal fur.
Animal protection organisation Humane Society International/UK which leads the #FurFreeBritain campaign in collaboration with other animal charities, is hopeful that a 2021 ban is possible now that the Brexit transition is completed.
Fur farming was banned in Britain almost two decades ago in 2003 as it was deemed too cruel. But since then Britain has imported more than £800 million worth of fur from countries including Finland, China, France and Poland, where animals experience severe suffering and distress on fur farms. This is a double standard that needs to end.
The letter which is also signed by Amanda Holden,...
Animal protection organisation Humane Society International/UK which leads the #FurFreeBritain campaign in collaboration with other animal charities, is hopeful that a 2021 ban is possible now that the Brexit transition is completed.
Fur farming was banned in Britain almost two decades ago in 2003 as it was deemed too cruel. But since then Britain has imported more than £800 million worth of fur from countries including Finland, China, France and Poland, where animals experience severe suffering and distress on fur farms. This is a double standard that needs to end.
The letter which is also signed by Amanda Holden,...
- 2/24/2021
- Look to the Stars
Vulture Watch
Can the misfits save the world? Has The Watch TV show been cancelled or renewed for a second season on BBC America? The television vulture is watching all the latest cancellation and renewal news, so this page is the place to track the status of The Watch, season two. Bookmark it, or subscribe for the latest updates. Remember, the television vulture is watching your shows. Are you?
What's This TV Show About?
Airing on the BBC America cable channel, The Watch is inspired by the Discworld novels by Sir Terry Pratchett. The cast includes Richard Dormer, Lara Rossi, Adam Hugill, Marama Corlett, Jo Eaton-Kent, Wendell Pierce, Samuel Adewunmi, Matt Berry, Anna Chancellor, and Bianca Simone Mannie, with James Fleet, Ralph Ineson, Hakeem Kae-Kazim, Paul Kaye, Ruth Madeley, and Ingrid Oliver. Set in the fictional Discworld's principal city of Ankh-Morpork, the story...
Can the misfits save the world? Has The Watch TV show been cancelled or renewed for a second season on BBC America? The television vulture is watching all the latest cancellation and renewal news, so this page is the place to track the status of The Watch, season two. Bookmark it, or subscribe for the latest updates. Remember, the television vulture is watching your shows. Are you?
What's This TV Show About?
Airing on the BBC America cable channel, The Watch is inspired by the Discworld novels by Sir Terry Pratchett. The cast includes Richard Dormer, Lara Rossi, Adam Hugill, Marama Corlett, Jo Eaton-Kent, Wendell Pierce, Samuel Adewunmi, Matt Berry, Anna Chancellor, and Bianca Simone Mannie, with James Fleet, Ralph Ineson, Hakeem Kae-Kazim, Paul Kaye, Ruth Madeley, and Ingrid Oliver. Set in the fictional Discworld's principal city of Ankh-Morpork, the story...
- 1/6/2021
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Airing on BBC America, The Watch TV show is inspired by the Discworld novels by Sir Terry Pratchett. Will the show be successful enough in the ratings so that more of this fantasy story can be told? Will The Watch be cancelled or renewed for season two? Stay tuned.
A police procedural series of sorts, The Watch stars Richard Dormer, Lara Rossi, Adam Hugill, Marama Corlett, Jo Eaton-Kent, Wendell Pierce, Samuel Adewunmi, Matt Berry, Anna Chancellor, and Bianca Simone Mannie, with James Fleet, Ralph Ineson, Hakeem Kae-Kazim, Paul Kaye, Ruth Madeley, and Ingrid Oliver. Set in the fictional Discworld's principal city of Ankh-Morpork, the story follows an unlikely group of misfits called The City Watch. They are forced to find the courage to save the world and surprise even themselves in the process. The series pits trolls, werewolves,...
A police procedural series of sorts, The Watch stars Richard Dormer, Lara Rossi, Adam Hugill, Marama Corlett, Jo Eaton-Kent, Wendell Pierce, Samuel Adewunmi, Matt Berry, Anna Chancellor, and Bianca Simone Mannie, with James Fleet, Ralph Ineson, Hakeem Kae-Kazim, Paul Kaye, Ruth Madeley, and Ingrid Oliver. Set in the fictional Discworld's principal city of Ankh-Morpork, the story follows an unlikely group of misfits called The City Watch. They are forced to find the courage to save the world and surprise even themselves in the process. The series pits trolls, werewolves,...
- 1/6/2021
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Is this team of misfits up to the challenge in the first season of The Watch TV show on BBC America? As we all know, the Nielsen ratings typically play a big role in determining whether a TV show like The Watch is cancelled or renewed for season two. Unfortunately, most of us do not live in Nielsen households. Because many viewers feel frustrated when their viewing habits and opinions aren't considered, we invite you to rate all of the first season episodes of The Watch here.
A BBC America fantasy police procedural series, The Watch is inspired by the Discworld novels by Sir Terry Pratchett. The cast includes Richard Dormer, Lara Rossi, Adam Hugill, Marama Corlett, Jo Eaton-Kent, Wendell Pierce, Samuel Adewunmi, Matt Berry, Anna Chancellor, and Bianca Simone Mannie, with James Fleet, Ralph Ineson, Hakeem Kae-Kazim, Paul Kaye, Ruth Madeley,...
A BBC America fantasy police procedural series, The Watch is inspired by the Discworld novels by Sir Terry Pratchett. The cast includes Richard Dormer, Lara Rossi, Adam Hugill, Marama Corlett, Jo Eaton-Kent, Wendell Pierce, Samuel Adewunmi, Matt Berry, Anna Chancellor, and Bianca Simone Mannie, with James Fleet, Ralph Ineson, Hakeem Kae-Kazim, Paul Kaye, Ruth Madeley,...
- 1/4/2021
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Network: BBC America
Episodes: Ongoing (hour)
Seasons: Ongoing
TV show dates: January 3, 2021 -- present
Series status: Has not been cancelled
Performers include: Richard Dormer, Lara Rossi, Adam Hugill, Marama Corlett, Jo Eaton-Kent, Wendell Pierce, Samuel Adewunmi, Matt Berry, Anna Chancellor, and Bianca Simone Mannie, with James Fleet, Ralph Ineson, Hakeem Kae-Kazim, Paul Kaye, Ruth Madeley, and Ingrid Oliver.
TV show description:
A fantasy police procedural series, The Watch is inspired by the Discworld novels by Sir Terry Pratchett.
Set in the fictional Discworld's principal city of Ankh-Morpork, the story follows an unlikely group of misfits called The City Watch. They are forced to find the guts to save the world and surprise even themselves in the process. The series pits trolls, werewolves, wizards, and other improbable...
Episodes: Ongoing (hour)
Seasons: Ongoing
TV show dates: January 3, 2021 -- present
Series status: Has not been cancelled
Performers include: Richard Dormer, Lara Rossi, Adam Hugill, Marama Corlett, Jo Eaton-Kent, Wendell Pierce, Samuel Adewunmi, Matt Berry, Anna Chancellor, and Bianca Simone Mannie, with James Fleet, Ralph Ineson, Hakeem Kae-Kazim, Paul Kaye, Ruth Madeley, and Ingrid Oliver.
TV show description:
A fantasy police procedural series, The Watch is inspired by the Discworld novels by Sir Terry Pratchett.
Set in the fictional Discworld's principal city of Ankh-Morpork, the story follows an unlikely group of misfits called The City Watch. They are forced to find the guts to save the world and surprise even themselves in the process. The series pits trolls, werewolves, wizards, and other improbable...
- 1/4/2021
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
For some, the prospect of former Pixar director Brenda Chapman (“Brave”) making her live-action debut will make “Come Away” seem exciting. For others, it’s the film’s literary conceit that appeals: What if Alice in Wonderland and Peter Pan had been siblings? And then there’s the casting of Angelina Jolie and David Oyelowo as the parents, which suggests certain possibilities in terms of how the story might deal with certain seldom-examined social dynamics within its period setting — possibilities that internet trolls have targeted with racist comments.
Alas, “Come Away” squanders all of these opportunities on a ponderous family drama that even Netflix (where concept is everything and quality is often beside the point) wasn’t interested in acquiring when it premiered at Sundance back in January. At the festival, the film was overshadowed by “Wendy,” but even in the straight-to-streaming doldrums of the coronavirus pandemic, it’s hard...
Alas, “Come Away” squanders all of these opportunities on a ponderous family drama that even Netflix (where concept is everything and quality is often beside the point) wasn’t interested in acquiring when it premiered at Sundance back in January. At the festival, the film was overshadowed by “Wendy,” but even in the straight-to-streaming doldrums of the coronavirus pandemic, it’s hard...
- 11/13/2020
- by Peter Debruge
- Variety Film + TV
Planned theatrical release in December 2020.
Independent distributor Signature Entertainment has acquired UK and Ireland rights to family adventure Come Away starring David Oyelowo and Angelina Jolie.
It is planning a wide theatrical release for December although the exact date is yet to be confirmed.
Signature acquired the title from US sales agent Capstone Group.
Come Away premiered at Sundance Film Festival in January. Directed by Brenda Chapman (director and co-writer of Pixar’s Brave), it follows siblings Alice and Peter who transform into Peter Pan and Alice in Wonderland in a bid to help their parents overcome the tragedy of losing their eldest son.
Independent distributor Signature Entertainment has acquired UK and Ireland rights to family adventure Come Away starring David Oyelowo and Angelina Jolie.
It is planning a wide theatrical release for December although the exact date is yet to be confirmed.
Signature acquired the title from US sales agent Capstone Group.
Come Away premiered at Sundance Film Festival in January. Directed by Brenda Chapman (director and co-writer of Pixar’s Brave), it follows siblings Alice and Peter who transform into Peter Pan and Alice in Wonderland in a bid to help their parents overcome the tragedy of losing their eldest son.
- 10/15/2020
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Come Away Trailer — Brenda Chapman‘s Come Away (2020) movie trailer has been released by Relativity Media and stars Angelina Jolie, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Michael Caine, Derek Jacobi, Anna Chancellor, David Oyelowo, Clarke Peters, David Gyasi, Roger Ashton-Griffiths, Damian O’Hare, Keira Chansa, Jordan A. Nash, Jack Veal, and Reece Yates. Crew Marissa Kate [...]
Continue reading: Come Away (2020) Movie Trailer: Angelina Jolie stars in the Re-imagined Origin Story for Peter Pan & Alice In Wonderland...
Continue reading: Come Away (2020) Movie Trailer: Angelina Jolie stars in the Re-imagined Origin Story for Peter Pan & Alice In Wonderland...
- 10/14/2020
- by Rollo Tomasi
- Film-Book
BBC America has launched a teaser trailer for the upcoming fantasy-comedy series ‘The Watch’ (loosely) based on Terry Pratchett’s novel.
Based on the late author’s City Watch subset of his Discworld novels, The Watch follows a group of misfit cops, led by steampunk vigilante Sam Vimes (Richard Dormer), as they attempt to save their corrupt city from unruly crime and the mythical creatures wreaking havoc in it.
Richard Dormer will be starring as Sam Vimes, Captain of the Watch, Jo Eaton-Kent as Constable Cheery, a forensics expert ostracised by her own kin, and Adam Hugil as Constable Carrot, the idealistic new recruit raised by dwarves.
Marama Corlett (Sick Note), Lara Rossi (Cheat) and Sam Adewunmi (Stan Lee’s Lucky Man), Anna Chancellor (Pennyworth), James Fleet (Outlander), Ingrid Oliver (Doctor Who), Ruth Madeley (Years and Years), Hakeem Kae-Kazim (Deep State), and Bianca Simone Mannie (Homeland) also star.
Also in...
Based on the late author’s City Watch subset of his Discworld novels, The Watch follows a group of misfit cops, led by steampunk vigilante Sam Vimes (Richard Dormer), as they attempt to save their corrupt city from unruly crime and the mythical creatures wreaking havoc in it.
Richard Dormer will be starring as Sam Vimes, Captain of the Watch, Jo Eaton-Kent as Constable Cheery, a forensics expert ostracised by her own kin, and Adam Hugil as Constable Carrot, the idealistic new recruit raised by dwarves.
Marama Corlett (Sick Note), Lara Rossi (Cheat) and Sam Adewunmi (Stan Lee’s Lucky Man), Anna Chancellor (Pennyworth), James Fleet (Outlander), Ingrid Oliver (Doctor Who), Ruth Madeley (Years and Years), Hakeem Kae-Kazim (Deep State), and Bianca Simone Mannie (Homeland) also star.
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- 10/13/2020
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
A new trailer has debuted for the Alice in Wonderland and Peter Pan origin mash-up feature ‘Come Away’ starring David Oyelowo and Angelina Jolie.
In this origin story of two of the most beloved characters in literature – Peter Pan and Alice in Wonderland – eight-year-old Alice (Keira Chansa), her mischievous brother Peter (Jordan A. Nash) and their brilliant older sibling David (Reece Yates) let their imaginations run wild one blissful summer in the English countryside.
Encouraged by their parents Jack and Rose (David Oyelowo and Angelina Jolie), the kids’ make-believe tea parties, sword fights and pirate ship adventures come to an abrupt end when tragedy strikes. Peter, eager to prove himself a hero to his grief-stricken and financially-struggling parents, journeys with Alice to London, where they try to sell a treasured heirloom to the sinister pawnshop owner known as C.J. (David Gyasi). Returning home, Alice seeks temporary refuge in a...
In this origin story of two of the most beloved characters in literature – Peter Pan and Alice in Wonderland – eight-year-old Alice (Keira Chansa), her mischievous brother Peter (Jordan A. Nash) and their brilliant older sibling David (Reece Yates) let their imaginations run wild one blissful summer in the English countryside.
Encouraged by their parents Jack and Rose (David Oyelowo and Angelina Jolie), the kids’ make-believe tea parties, sword fights and pirate ship adventures come to an abrupt end when tragedy strikes. Peter, eager to prove himself a hero to his grief-stricken and financially-struggling parents, journeys with Alice to London, where they try to sell a treasured heirloom to the sinister pawnshop owner known as C.J. (David Gyasi). Returning home, Alice seeks temporary refuge in a...
- 10/12/2020
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
'Come Away' trailer has been released and it does seemingly look like a typical fairytale.
Relativity Media has unveiled the official trailer for the forthcoming fantasy drama film and is now planning to release the film in theaters and on VOD.
'Come Away' features a unique take on the origin stories of popular fictional characters Peter Pan and Alice in Wonderland.
The film, penned by Marissa Kate Goodhill, looks like a typical Disney fairy-tale movie showing magic and exotic locations. The difference is, the film features black actors playing important characters and it is not a Disney movie.
'Come Away' follows the story of iconic fairy tale characters Peter and Alice, as a sibling pair who escape into a world of fantasy after their parents are struck by tragedy as their oldest sibling dies. Now, is up to Alice and Peter to help their parents overcome the tragedy.
Relativity Media has unveiled the official trailer for the forthcoming fantasy drama film and is now planning to release the film in theaters and on VOD.
'Come Away' features a unique take on the origin stories of popular fictional characters Peter Pan and Alice in Wonderland.
The film, penned by Marissa Kate Goodhill, looks like a typical Disney fairy-tale movie showing magic and exotic locations. The difference is, the film features black actors playing important characters and it is not a Disney movie.
'Come Away' follows the story of iconic fairy tale characters Peter and Alice, as a sibling pair who escape into a world of fantasy after their parents are struck by tragedy as their oldest sibling dies. Now, is up to Alice and Peter to help their parents overcome the tragedy.
- 10/12/2020
- by Omkar Padte
- GlamSham
Make no mistake: The Watch is inspired by Terry Pratchett’s Discworld offshoot series, The City Watch, but the BBC America series is very much its own animal, much the way Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency took its own direction from Douglas Adams’ novel on the same network. However, if the trailer coming out of New York Comic-Con’s virtual panel is any indication, there’s plenty of chaotic fun to be had in this version of the story.
The eight episodes of The Watch‘s inaugural season will follow recognizable characters such as City Watch Captain Sam Vimes (Richard Dormer), the last scion of nobility Lady Sybil Ramkin (Lara Rossi), the naïve but heroic Carrot (Adam Hugill), the mysterious Angua (Marama Corlett), the ingenious non-binary forensics expert Cheery (Jo Eaton-Kent), the dictatorial Lord Vetinari (Anna Chancellor), and Pratchett’s iconic personification of Death voiced by Wendell Pierce.
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The eight episodes of The Watch‘s inaugural season will follow recognizable characters such as City Watch Captain Sam Vimes (Richard Dormer), the last scion of nobility Lady Sybil Ramkin (Lara Rossi), the naïve but heroic Carrot (Adam Hugill), the mysterious Angua (Marama Corlett), the ingenious non-binary forensics expert Cheery (Jo Eaton-Kent), the dictatorial Lord Vetinari (Anna Chancellor), and Pratchett’s iconic personification of Death voiced by Wendell Pierce.
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- 10/9/2020
- by Michael Ahr
- Den of Geek
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