The source of this week’s other televised literary adaptation can’t claim the same global reach as “The Lord of the Rings,” but Sally Andrew’s Tannie Maria novels have proven reliable bestsellers in the author’s native South Africa since their 2015 debut. They now provide the basis of “Recipes for Love and Murder,” a South African-Scottish co-production that represents the daffiest addition yet to Acorn TV’s burgeoning portfolio of genial timepassers.
To some degree, this is formula fare with a capital F: mild comic, romantic and criminal misadventures in a picturesque setting. Watch enough of it, and you realize even individual scenes have their own formula. Find a cosy location, add light seasonings of plot and piano, and – lest anybody still feel too challenged – serve with a cutesy punchline, typically someone offering to put a kettle on somewhere. From its foundations up, it’s tea-break television.
Yet...
To some degree, this is formula fare with a capital F: mild comic, romantic and criminal misadventures in a picturesque setting. Watch enough of it, and you realize even individual scenes have their own formula. Find a cosy location, add light seasonings of plot and piano, and – lest anybody still feel too challenged – serve with a cutesy punchline, typically someone offering to put a kettle on somewhere. From its foundations up, it’s tea-break television.
Yet...
- 9/22/2022
- by Mike McCahill
- Variety Film + TV
Kylie Fisher stars opposite Maria Doyle Kennedy in Acorn TV's Recipes for Love and Murder. Jessie September is a journalist with little interest in working with Kennedy's Tannie Maria, but life is full of little surprises.
This is Kylie's first significant role in television, but you won't know it when you see her in action.
We caught up with her to talk about this exciting opportunity, get an understanding of Jessie, and a whole lot more.
Hi, Kylie. How are you?
I'm good. How are you, Carissa?
I'm good. Thank you so much. So where were you born?
I was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, but I grew up in Dubai. When we were one, my family moved that side. And then, when I was 19, I moved for university back to Cape town, and I've been here since.
Wow. Well, what a world traveler you are.
Yeah, I'm quite a culture kid through and through.
This is Kylie's first significant role in television, but you won't know it when you see her in action.
We caught up with her to talk about this exciting opportunity, get an understanding of Jessie, and a whole lot more.
Hi, Kylie. How are you?
I'm good. How are you, Carissa?
I'm good. Thank you so much. So where were you born?
I was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, but I grew up in Dubai. When we were one, my family moved that side. And then, when I was 19, I moved for university back to Cape town, and I've been here since.
Wow. Well, what a world traveler you are.
Yeah, I'm quite a culture kid through and through.
- 9/5/2022
- by Carissa Pavlica
- TVfanatic
Here is a wrap-up of all the news you need to know from Tuesday, August 2, 2022.
FX's turn at the Television Critics Association paved the way for some announcements about new and returning series.
We already reported on the casting of Elisabeth Moss on The Veil.
We also learned that American Horror Story Season 11 will receive its premiere in fall 2022.
There had been some questions about whether the series would return this year, given the lack of updates.
However, we should expect more concrete details about the big season in the coming weeks, including casting details and a confirmed premiere date.
The last season featured two stories -- Red Tide and Death Valley.
The former won praise from longtime fans, but the latter struggled to find its footing.
Spinoff American Horror Stories currently airs Thursdays on FX on Hulu.
As someone critical of the first season, the second is a breath of fresh air.
FX's turn at the Television Critics Association paved the way for some announcements about new and returning series.
We already reported on the casting of Elisabeth Moss on The Veil.
We also learned that American Horror Story Season 11 will receive its premiere in fall 2022.
There had been some questions about whether the series would return this year, given the lack of updates.
However, we should expect more concrete details about the big season in the coming weeks, including casting details and a confirmed premiere date.
The last season featured two stories -- Red Tide and Death Valley.
The former won praise from longtime fans, but the latter struggled to find its footing.
Spinoff American Horror Stories currently airs Thursdays on FX on Hulu.
As someone critical of the first season, the second is a breath of fresh air.
- 8/2/2022
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
A quirky, colorful murder mystery set in the South African outback will be served up in “Recipes for Love and Murder,” which premieres its first two episodes Feb. 15 as part of the Berlinale Series Market Selects lineup at the European Film Market.
Based on the best-selling novels by Sally Andrew, the series follows recipe advice columnist Tannie Maria and her colleague, rookie journalist Jessie September, who spring into action when a woman who was seeking advice about an abusive husband is found dead.
Between cooking rich mutton curry and decadent chocolate cake, answering letters, and getting in the way of the local policemen, Maria and Jessie are determined to solve this murder mystery and catch the killer. But the killer might be following their traces just as quickly as they are hunting him.
Filmed in South Africa and Scotland, “Recipes for Love and Murder” is a co-production between M-Net, AMC...
Based on the best-selling novels by Sally Andrew, the series follows recipe advice columnist Tannie Maria and her colleague, rookie journalist Jessie September, who spring into action when a woman who was seeking advice about an abusive husband is found dead.
Between cooking rich mutton curry and decadent chocolate cake, answering letters, and getting in the way of the local policemen, Maria and Jessie are determined to solve this murder mystery and catch the killer. But the killer might be following their traces just as quickly as they are hunting him.
Filmed in South Africa and Scotland, “Recipes for Love and Murder” is a co-production between M-Net, AMC...
- 2/15/2022
- by Christopher Vourlias
- Variety Film + TV
World sales company Global Screen has released the first-look image of “Recipes for Love and Murder,” which has been chosen for Berlinale Series Market Selects lineup at the European Film Market. Acorn has the rights to the series for the U.S., Canada, the U.K., Ireland, Australia and New Zealand.
The 10-part South African and U.K. English-language co-production stars Maria Doyle Kennedy, whose credits include “Outlander” and “The Tudors.”
“Recipes for Love and Murder,” described by Global Screen as “a charming, quirky murder mystery series,” is based on the novel by best-selling South African author Sally Andrew, “Recipes for Love and Murder: A Tannie Maria Mystery.” The novel has been published in numerous countries including the U.K., South Africa, the U.S., Canada, China, Australia, France and Germany.
Filmed in South Africa and Scotland, the series centers on Maria Purvis (Kennedy), an empathetic, accomplished recipe advice columnist for a small-town gazette,...
The 10-part South African and U.K. English-language co-production stars Maria Doyle Kennedy, whose credits include “Outlander” and “The Tudors.”
“Recipes for Love and Murder,” described by Global Screen as “a charming, quirky murder mystery series,” is based on the novel by best-selling South African author Sally Andrew, “Recipes for Love and Murder: A Tannie Maria Mystery.” The novel has been published in numerous countries including the U.K., South Africa, the U.S., Canada, China, Australia, France and Germany.
Filmed in South Africa and Scotland, the series centers on Maria Purvis (Kennedy), an empathetic, accomplished recipe advice columnist for a small-town gazette,...
- 2/3/2022
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
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