This article contains spoilers for Heartstopper season 2.
Netflix’s second season of Heartstopper is breaking viewership records for LGBTQ+ programming, transcending the typical queer audience it would be expected to garner. Nick Nelson (Kit Connor) and Charlie Spring’s (Joe Locke) deeply romantic teenage fling started to blossom into a real relationship in season 2, and with that development came discussions around coming out, eating disorders, communication, and sexual consent. The series has a unique way of painting every scenario gold that could possibly trouble its characters.
Heartstopper’s eternal queer ecstasy is an absolute Godsend for the LGBTQ+ community, allowing young viewers to see a bright light of possibility and potential for their adolescent romantic prospects and on into adulthood. In a world with so much darkness and depression, having this type of upbeat version of living queer is undeniably vital. This positivity has an odd way of making LGBTQ...
Netflix’s second season of Heartstopper is breaking viewership records for LGBTQ+ programming, transcending the typical queer audience it would be expected to garner. Nick Nelson (Kit Connor) and Charlie Spring’s (Joe Locke) deeply romantic teenage fling started to blossom into a real relationship in season 2, and with that development came discussions around coming out, eating disorders, communication, and sexual consent. The series has a unique way of painting every scenario gold that could possibly trouble its characters.
Heartstopper’s eternal queer ecstasy is an absolute Godsend for the LGBTQ+ community, allowing young viewers to see a bright light of possibility and potential for their adolescent romantic prospects and on into adulthood. In a world with so much darkness and depression, having this type of upbeat version of living queer is undeniably vital. This positivity has an odd way of making LGBTQ...
- 8/11/2023
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
Exclusive: Conrad Ricamora (How To Get Away With Murder), KeiLyn Durrel Jones (The Other Two) and Jocko Sims (New Amsterdam) are set as series regulars opposite Natasha Rothwell in How To Die Alone, an original comedy from Onyx Collective for Hulu. Additionally, Bashir Salahuddin (South Side) will recur in the eight-episode series, which is written, starring and co-showrun by Rothwell via her overall deal with ABC Signature and Onyx Collective.
How to Die Alone follows Melissa (Rothwell), a fat, Black neurotic who’s never been in love. After a comical brush with death, she refuses to settle for anything less than the life she wants, catapulting her on a journey to becoming “100% that bitch” in real life by any means necessary.
Ricamora will play Rory. Self-involved, boy-crazy, love-starved Rory is Mel’s well-meaning best friend. Rory loves to have a good time at all costs and is blind to his...
How to Die Alone follows Melissa (Rothwell), a fat, Black neurotic who’s never been in love. After a comical brush with death, she refuses to settle for anything less than the life she wants, catapulting her on a journey to becoming “100% that bitch” in real life by any means necessary.
Ricamora will play Rory. Self-involved, boy-crazy, love-starved Rory is Mel’s well-meaning best friend. Rory loves to have a good time at all costs and is blind to his...
- 2/23/2023
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Stop me when you’ve heard this one before: a hapless adult man living with his mother refuses to grow up or change, but don’t worry. His arrested development might be endlessly annoying, but that’s basically the point — and when push comes to shove, everyone surrounding him finds him too charming to resist, anyway.
Therein lies the premise of “Frank of Ireland,” an uninspired take on one of the oldest stories in the book from Michael Moloney and brothers Brian and Domhnall Gleeson. Co-produced by Amazon and Channel 4, the six-episode series follows aimless layabout Frank (Brian Gleeson) and his servile best friend Doofus (Domhnall Gleeson) as they bumble around their small town, causing grief and havoc everywhere they go. While Doofus occasionally shows some signs of a conscience to make up for his lack of spine, Frank seems to lack a moral compass entirely, instead twisting every...
Therein lies the premise of “Frank of Ireland,” an uninspired take on one of the oldest stories in the book from Michael Moloney and brothers Brian and Domhnall Gleeson. Co-produced by Amazon and Channel 4, the six-episode series follows aimless layabout Frank (Brian Gleeson) and his servile best friend Doofus (Domhnall Gleeson) as they bumble around their small town, causing grief and havoc everywhere they go. While Doofus occasionally shows some signs of a conscience to make up for his lack of spine, Frank seems to lack a moral compass entirely, instead twisting every...
- 4/12/2021
- by Caroline Framke
- Variety Film + TV
Something wicked is coming to HBO.
The premium cabler today announced today a series order for The Baby, a darkly comic horror series from debut screenwriter Siân Robins-Grace.
The HBO and Sky co-production is co-created by Robins-Grace and Lucy Gaymer and produced by Sister and Proverbial Pictures.
"The Baby is a funny, raw examination of motherhood as an institution: a set of unspoken rules that affect women differently depending on how they’re viewed by society," according to the official logline.
"If you're not scared by that, you should be. When 38-year-old Natasha is unexpectedly landed with a baby, her life of doing what she wants, when she wants, dramatically implodes."
"Controlling, manipulative and with violent powers, the baby twists Natasha’s life into a horror show. Where does it come from? What does it want? And what lengths will Natasha have to go to in order to get her life back?...
The premium cabler today announced today a series order for The Baby, a darkly comic horror series from debut screenwriter Siân Robins-Grace.
The HBO and Sky co-production is co-created by Robins-Grace and Lucy Gaymer and produced by Sister and Proverbial Pictures.
"The Baby is a funny, raw examination of motherhood as an institution: a set of unspoken rules that affect women differently depending on how they’re viewed by society," according to the official logline.
"If you're not scared by that, you should be. When 38-year-old Natasha is unexpectedly landed with a baby, her life of doing what she wants, when she wants, dramatically implodes."
"Controlling, manipulative and with violent powers, the baby twists Natasha’s life into a horror show. Where does it come from? What does it want? And what lengths will Natasha have to go to in order to get her life back?...
- 8/12/2020
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
The director and star of The Bisexual, Appropriate Behaviour and The Miseducation of Cameron Post imagines an event without phones, loos or discussion panels
I have always hated festivals. I get overwhelmed by the crowds, the schedules, the one-size-fits-all amusement park vibe of being milked of money while you chase the fun. This is my antidote to all the things I hate about festivals.
I have always hated festivals. I get overwhelmed by the crowds, the schedules, the one-size-fits-all amusement park vibe of being milked of money while you chase the fun. This is my antidote to all the things I hate about festivals.
- 7/23/2020
- by Desiree Akhavan
- The Guardian - Film News
Mae is an addict. It doesn’t matter that she’s been in recovery for “a long time,” as she vaguely assures her new girlfriend, she will always be an addict. That’s what the eccentric folks at her wildly unhinged Narcotics Anonymous meetings tell her, anyway. Her erratic behavior, which includes burning all her possessions in a trash can and saran-wrapping her phone inside a suitcase so she won’t text her girlfriend too much, makes a pretty strong case for the argument.
Anyone in recovery will tell you that addiction is about so much more than substance abuse. Even once sober, addicts substitute obsession with the high found with another obsession. That’s the savvy central tenet of “Feel Good,” a wildly entertaining breath of fresh air of a series arriving on Netflix just in the nick of time. Hilariously crafted, thrillingly paced, and brimming with the kind...
Anyone in recovery will tell you that addiction is about so much more than substance abuse. Even once sober, addicts substitute obsession with the high found with another obsession. That’s the savvy central tenet of “Feel Good,” a wildly entertaining breath of fresh air of a series arriving on Netflix just in the nick of time. Hilariously crafted, thrillingly paced, and brimming with the kind...
- 3/19/2020
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
Amazon Studios and UK network Channel 4 are reuniting on a new comedy from Sharon Horgan’s Merman. The U.S. streamer and the British public service broadcaster have ordered Frank of Ireland, a comedy series starring and written by brothers Brian and Domhnall Gleeson.
The six-part series centers on Frank Marron, played by Brian Gleeson, is a 32-year-old misanthropic musician who lives in Dublin with his mother, played by Pom Boyd (Rosie). Domhnall Gleeson plays Frank’s wingman. The Dublin Murders stars Sarah Greene and Tom Vaughan-Lawlor also feature.
It is written by Brian and Domhnall Gleeson and Michael Moloney (Your Bad Self) and produced by Merman, the production company set up by Catastrophe co-creator and star Horgan and Clelia Mountford. Merman is the producer of series including Hulu and Channel 4 comedy This Way Up and BBC Two comedy Motherland.
Brian Gleeson stars as Jimmy McCavern in BBC period...
The six-part series centers on Frank Marron, played by Brian Gleeson, is a 32-year-old misanthropic musician who lives in Dublin with his mother, played by Pom Boyd (Rosie). Domhnall Gleeson plays Frank’s wingman. The Dublin Murders stars Sarah Greene and Tom Vaughan-Lawlor also feature.
It is written by Brian and Domhnall Gleeson and Michael Moloney (Your Bad Self) and produced by Merman, the production company set up by Catastrophe co-creator and star Horgan and Clelia Mountford. Merman is the producer of series including Hulu and Channel 4 comedy This Way Up and BBC Two comedy Motherland.
Brian Gleeson stars as Jimmy McCavern in BBC period...
- 2/27/2020
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Desiree Akhavan.
Desiree Akhavan, a Us writer, director and actor best known for her queer cult classic Appropriate Behaviour and the TV series The Bisexual, is coming to Australia.
At two In Conversation sessions she will address such topics as working in film and episodic TV, acting in one’s own own work vs directing without acting, choosing projects and how diversity issues have affected her career.
The daughter of Iranian parents, she played Shirin, who is struggling to become an ideal Persian daughter, politically correct bisexual and hip young Brooklynite but fails miserably in her breakout feature Appropriate Behaviour, which premiered at Sundance.
Her second feature The Miseducation of Cameron Post, a drama starring Chloë Grace Moretz as a teenager who is forced into a gay conversion therapy centre by her conservative guardians, won the Grand Jury Prize Dramatic at Sundance.
The Bisexual, which she created, wrote, directed and starred in,...
Desiree Akhavan, a Us writer, director and actor best known for her queer cult classic Appropriate Behaviour and the TV series The Bisexual, is coming to Australia.
At two In Conversation sessions she will address such topics as working in film and episodic TV, acting in one’s own own work vs directing without acting, choosing projects and how diversity issues have affected her career.
The daughter of Iranian parents, she played Shirin, who is struggling to become an ideal Persian daughter, politically correct bisexual and hip young Brooklynite but fails miserably in her breakout feature Appropriate Behaviour, which premiered at Sundance.
Her second feature The Miseducation of Cameron Post, a drama starring Chloë Grace Moretz as a teenager who is forced into a gay conversion therapy centre by her conservative guardians, won the Grand Jury Prize Dramatic at Sundance.
The Bisexual, which she created, wrote, directed and starred in,...
- 2/4/2020
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
BAFTA and Netflix have raised the curtain on the 2019 class of Breakthrough Brits. The 20-strong cohort, spanning talent from film, TV and games, includes “Sex Education” writer Laurie Nunn, “The Virtues” actress Niamh Algar, “Chernobyl” production designer Luke Hull, and “Saint Maud” director Rose Glass.
The Breakthrough scheme has been run by BAFTA since 2013; this year is the first that the initiative has also had the backing of Netflix. The Breakthrough Brits receive mentoring and networking opportunities as well as entry to BAFTA events. Previous honorees include actors Florence Pugh and Josh O’Connor and director Michael Pearce.
Nunn, who has just seen the second season of Netflix’s “Sex Education” finish shooting, told Variety that being chosen was a sign that her career is on the right track and a moment to reflect on a busy past few years as well on what happens next.
She said she has...
The Breakthrough scheme has been run by BAFTA since 2013; this year is the first that the initiative has also had the backing of Netflix. The Breakthrough Brits receive mentoring and networking opportunities as well as entry to BAFTA events. Previous honorees include actors Florence Pugh and Josh O’Connor and director Michael Pearce.
Nunn, who has just seen the second season of Netflix’s “Sex Education” finish shooting, told Variety that being chosen was a sign that her career is on the right track and a moment to reflect on a busy past few years as well on what happens next.
She said she has...
- 10/30/2019
- by Stewart Clarke
- Variety Film + TV
Elisabeth Murdoch, Stacey Snider and Jane Featherstone have joined forces to form Sister, an ambitious content creation venture designed to develop and produce television and film projects with global appeal. Murdoch, the former Shine Group founder/chairman, will be the lead financier in the venture. She said Snider and Featherstone are co-investors and co-owners.
It is the first job that Snider has taken since leaving as chairman/CEO of Twentieth Century Fox when the acquisition of that studio by Disney was completed in April. The linkup comes after Featherstone, a preeminent producer of sophisticated and limited series like Broadchurch, saw her Chernobyl win 10 Emmy Awards including Outstanding Limited Series.
Murdoch, the daughter of Rupert Murdoch, will be Executive Chairman of Sisters, while Featherstone will be Head of Sister London and Snider will be Global CEO and Head of Sister La. Given their long list of career accomplishments, the principals make...
It is the first job that Snider has taken since leaving as chairman/CEO of Twentieth Century Fox when the acquisition of that studio by Disney was completed in April. The linkup comes after Featherstone, a preeminent producer of sophisticated and limited series like Broadchurch, saw her Chernobyl win 10 Emmy Awards including Outstanding Limited Series.
Murdoch, the daughter of Rupert Murdoch, will be Executive Chairman of Sisters, while Featherstone will be Head of Sister London and Snider will be Global CEO and Head of Sister La. Given their long list of career accomplishments, the principals make...
- 10/1/2019
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Reframe Rise — Career Acceleration Leads to Commerical Features and High Profile TV for Female DirectorsThe Inaugural Class of ReFrame Rise Directors Announced at the 2019 Women In Film Annual Gala in June.
Hulu Signs on as ReFrame Rise Co-Sponsor
ReFrame™, a collaborative initiative of Women I Film La and Sundance Institute, announced the inaugural class of ReFrame Rise™ directors at the 2019 Women In Film Annual Gala on June 12 at The Beverly Hilton Hotel. The inaugural class of ReFrame Rise directors include Desiree Akhavan, Haifaa al-Mansour, Patricia Cardoso, Hanelle Culpepper, Sydney Freeland, Zetna Fuentes, Tina Mabry and Meera Menon.
ReFrame Rise is a comprehensive and customized 2-year sponsorship that provides endorsement and support to accelerate high-level sustainable careers for experienced female directors who are poised to lead studio and independent features, pilots, and episodic television across all platforms.
During the Women In Film Annual Gala, actor, director, and producer, Kyra Sedgwick, introduced...
Hulu Signs on as ReFrame Rise Co-Sponsor
ReFrame™, a collaborative initiative of Women I Film La and Sundance Institute, announced the inaugural class of ReFrame Rise™ directors at the 2019 Women In Film Annual Gala on June 12 at The Beverly Hilton Hotel. The inaugural class of ReFrame Rise directors include Desiree Akhavan, Haifaa al-Mansour, Patricia Cardoso, Hanelle Culpepper, Sydney Freeland, Zetna Fuentes, Tina Mabry and Meera Menon.
ReFrame Rise is a comprehensive and customized 2-year sponsorship that provides endorsement and support to accelerate high-level sustainable careers for experienced female directors who are poised to lead studio and independent features, pilots, and episodic television across all platforms.
During the Women In Film Annual Gala, actor, director, and producer, Kyra Sedgwick, introduced...
- 8/13/2019
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
“Mom. Dad. I know you don’t want to talk about this, but I do. I might get married to a man, like you so clearly want. And I might not. Because this is not a phase, and I need you to understand that. I’m bisexual.” That’s Rosa Diaz (Stephanie Beatriz), Brooklyn Nine-Nine’s resident no-nonsense detective, pouring out her heart to her parents in the show’s landmark 100th episode. To which her dad (Danny Trejo) stoically replies, “There’s no such thing as being bisexual.”
Beatriz,...
Beatriz,...
- 6/25/2019
- by Jenna Scherer
- Rollingstone.com
Carrie Bradshaw never met a sexual inclination she wouldn’t hear out — until she encountered bisexuality.
“I’m not even sure bisexuality exists,” she complains in a season 3 episode of “Sex and the City,” the HBO comedy named for her supposedly open-minded sex advice column. “I think it’s just a layover on the way to Gaytown.”
Carrie spends the entire episode of “Boy Girl Boy Girl” dating a 26 year-old bisexual man and gritting her teeth about him “choosing” to date both men and women. Besides open-minded sexual explorer Samantha (who shrugs that he’s “evolved”), Carrie’s friends share her disdain with relish. Miranda insists that he’s “greedy” and “double dipping”; Charlotte sniffs that he should “just pick a side and stay there.”
Eventually, Carrie eventually writes off his sexual orientation as a quirk of belonging to a younger generation. As she finally leaves him behind at a...
“I’m not even sure bisexuality exists,” she complains in a season 3 episode of “Sex and the City,” the HBO comedy named for her supposedly open-minded sex advice column. “I think it’s just a layover on the way to Gaytown.”
Carrie spends the entire episode of “Boy Girl Boy Girl” dating a 26 year-old bisexual man and gritting her teeth about him “choosing” to date both men and women. Besides open-minded sexual explorer Samantha (who shrugs that he’s “evolved”), Carrie’s friends share her disdain with relish. Miranda insists that he’s “greedy” and “double dipping”; Charlotte sniffs that he should “just pick a side and stay there.”
Eventually, Carrie eventually writes off his sexual orientation as a quirk of belonging to a younger generation. As she finally leaves him behind at a...
- 6/21/2019
- by Caroline Framke
- Variety Film + TV
British broadcaster Channel 4 is looking to double down on drama series that are “too hot to handle” after warning that it is being priced out of top tier drama productions.
Ian Katz, director of programmes at C4, said that it wants to commission more series like The Virtues, the Stephen Graham-fronted child abuse drama from Shane Meadows that it aired earlier this year, and was stepping away from the top tier of big-budget scripted series.
Speaking at the House of Lords Communications Committee, Katz said, “There is a certain scale of drama production from which we have been all but priced out of, the $100M series. By and large we are not in that business anymore so it will mean that we are going to lose some ideas that come to us. But when I look at the bulk of those, they are fairly glossy, international stories that...
Ian Katz, director of programmes at C4, said that it wants to commission more series like The Virtues, the Stephen Graham-fronted child abuse drama from Shane Meadows that it aired earlier this year, and was stepping away from the top tier of big-budget scripted series.
Speaking at the House of Lords Communications Committee, Katz said, “There is a certain scale of drama production from which we have been all but priced out of, the $100M series. By and large we are not in that business anymore so it will mean that we are going to lose some ideas that come to us. But when I look at the bulk of those, they are fairly glossy, international stories that...
- 6/19/2019
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Paramount Players announced today that they have entered a first look deal with Oscar-nominated UK producer/actor Daniel Kaluuya’s production company, 59%.
Producers Amandla Crichlow, formerly of Tiger Aspect Productions and Framestore, and Rowan Riley have been appointed as executives at the company.
Said Kaluuya, “Over the years, I’ve been blessed to make work that speaks to audiences I identify with whilst pushing the envelope on what’s possible. 59% will be the home to continue that in a producorial capacity, to bridge the gap between the next wave of storytellers and studios. I’m excited that in Paramount Players, I have found a partner that shares the same drive and belief to make cinema that is honest, reflective, inclusive and authored.”
Said Ali Bell and Matt Dines, Executive Vice Presidents of Development at Paramount Players, “Daniel Kaluuya has always made...
Producers Amandla Crichlow, formerly of Tiger Aspect Productions and Framestore, and Rowan Riley have been appointed as executives at the company.
Said Kaluuya, “Over the years, I’ve been blessed to make work that speaks to audiences I identify with whilst pushing the envelope on what’s possible. 59% will be the home to continue that in a producorial capacity, to bridge the gap between the next wave of storytellers and studios. I’m excited that in Paramount Players, I have found a partner that shares the same drive and belief to make cinema that is honest, reflective, inclusive and authored.”
Said Ali Bell and Matt Dines, Executive Vice Presidents of Development at Paramount Players, “Daniel Kaluuya has always made...
- 5/10/2019
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Sometimes, the casting for a fan favorite character is good, and sometimes it is great on an epic scale. Congrats are in order for the producers of “Cowboy Bebop” for this morning’s casting announcement of John Cho, who will lead the live-action adaptation of the anime space cowboy classic.
Cho plays Spike, introduced to new audiences by this Tweet from Netflix: “Haunted by visions of the woman he loved and lost, Julia, Spike’s criminal past slowly catches up to him — putting him and the Bebop crew in the crosshairs of the solar system’s most lethal criminal organization, the Syndicate.”
The rest of the cast reflects a notably inclusive casting approach: Mustafa Shakir (“Luke Cage”) as Jet, Spike’s partner and former cop (who in the original animated series had a badass scar and a robot arm), Daniella Pineda as Faye Valentine, “a bold, brash and unpredictable bounty hunter,...
Cho plays Spike, introduced to new audiences by this Tweet from Netflix: “Haunted by visions of the woman he loved and lost, Julia, Spike’s criminal past slowly catches up to him — putting him and the Bebop crew in the crosshairs of the solar system’s most lethal criminal organization, the Syndicate.”
The rest of the cast reflects a notably inclusive casting approach: Mustafa Shakir (“Luke Cage”) as Jet, Spike’s partner and former cop (who in the original animated series had a badass scar and a robot arm), Daniella Pineda as Faye Valentine, “a bold, brash and unpredictable bounty hunter,...
- 4/4/2019
- by Liz Shannon Miller
- Indiewire
The “Cowboy Bebop” live-action series at Netflix has found the lion’s share of its main cast, Variety has learned.
John Cho, Mustafa Shakir, Daniella Pineda, and Alex Hassell have all been cast in lead roles in the series, which is based on the anime series of the same name.
Cho will star as Spike Spiegel, described as an impossibly cool bounty hunter with a deadly smile, a wry wit, and style to spare. He travels the solar system with his ex-cop partner, Jet, pursuing the future’s most dangerous bounties with a combination of charm, charisma — and deadly Jeet Kune Do.
Cho is known for his roles in the rebooted “Star Trek” film franchise as well as the “Harold and Kumar” films. He will also appear in an upcoming episode of the “Twilight Zone” reboot at CBS All Access. He is repped by UTA, 3 Arts Entertainment, and Morris Yorn.
John Cho, Mustafa Shakir, Daniella Pineda, and Alex Hassell have all been cast in lead roles in the series, which is based on the anime series of the same name.
Cho will star as Spike Spiegel, described as an impossibly cool bounty hunter with a deadly smile, a wry wit, and style to spare. He travels the solar system with his ex-cop partner, Jet, pursuing the future’s most dangerous bounties with a combination of charm, charisma — and deadly Jeet Kune Do.
Cho is known for his roles in the rebooted “Star Trek” film franchise as well as the “Harold and Kumar” films. He will also appear in an upcoming episode of the “Twilight Zone” reboot at CBS All Access. He is repped by UTA, 3 Arts Entertainment, and Morris Yorn.
- 4/4/2019
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
For much of its two-and-a-half-hour running time, Mike Leigh’s period epic “Peterloo” consists mostly of people talking — about what they need in order to be seen, to be heard, and frankly just to live. The last half hour depicts what happens when that kind of speech is cut off by the most disturbingly effective countermeasure: physical violence.
In 1819, a peaceful pro-democracy rally at St. Peter’s Field in poverty-stricken Manchester, England, became a massacre when charging infantrymen attacked the crowd with their swords. Whether you walk away from Leigh’s sacredly handled, no-nonsense slice of this history remembering the impassioned oratory of angry citizens or their murderous treatment by a cruel government is, on some level, Leigh’s own cinematic referendum on what we want from movies. Life as spoken up for, as passionately reasoned, or its opposite: death as grim spectacle?
Leigh makes talky films, after all, not action pictures.
In 1819, a peaceful pro-democracy rally at St. Peter’s Field in poverty-stricken Manchester, England, became a massacre when charging infantrymen attacked the crowd with their swords. Whether you walk away from Leigh’s sacredly handled, no-nonsense slice of this history remembering the impassioned oratory of angry citizens or their murderous treatment by a cruel government is, on some level, Leigh’s own cinematic referendum on what we want from movies. Life as spoken up for, as passionately reasoned, or its opposite: death as grim spectacle?
Leigh makes talky films, after all, not action pictures.
- 4/4/2019
- by Robert Abele
- The Wrap
Aiming to ramp up its premium international content, Amazon Prime Video has greenlit the production of 17 new original series from Britain, Germany, Italy, Spain, India, Japan and Mexico.
These include “The Power,” a British contemporary thriller based on Naomi Alderman’s bestselling science-fiction novel; “El Presidente,” a Mexican crime series inspired by the 2015 corruption scandal that engulfed world soccer body FIFA ; “We Children of Bahnhof Zoo,” a German series based on the 1978 controversial autobiographical book by the same name; “The Last Hour,” an Indian supernatural crime thriller set in the Himalayas; and an untitled social issue series produced by Vice Media Japan, which will mark the first collaboration between Vice and Amazon Prime Video.
“We know that customers watching Prime Video everywhere want to see authentic stories, set in their own countries, and to invest in characters that can reflect their own experiences and diversity,” said Jennifer Salke, head of Amazon Studios.
These include “The Power,” a British contemporary thriller based on Naomi Alderman’s bestselling science-fiction novel; “El Presidente,” a Mexican crime series inspired by the 2015 corruption scandal that engulfed world soccer body FIFA ; “We Children of Bahnhof Zoo,” a German series based on the 1978 controversial autobiographical book by the same name; “The Last Hour,” an Indian supernatural crime thriller set in the Himalayas; and an untitled social issue series produced by Vice Media Japan, which will mark the first collaboration between Vice and Amazon Prime Video.
“We know that customers watching Prime Video everywhere want to see authentic stories, set in their own countries, and to invest in characters that can reflect their own experiences and diversity,” said Jennifer Salke, head of Amazon Studios.
- 2/13/2019
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
From Dear White People and Sorry to Bother You star Tessa Thompson, Oscar winning director Damien Chazelle, Palme d’Or winner and Top of the Lake director Jane Campion, there are a lot of Sundance alums named today as jurors for the 112-film festival kicking off next week.
As well as who will decided the victors in the seven juried categories, another Sff veteran and Glow actor Marianna Palka was revealed as the host of the February 2 awards ceremony in sure to be chilly Park City the day before the Super Bowl.
As they have in the past, Sundance attendees will help decide the Audience Awards winners in the World competition, U.S. competition and Next categories.
Having braved the inevitable show and cold for their love of cinema, TV and what could be the next big thing at the Robert Redford-founded fest, ticket holders will once again be...
As well as who will decided the victors in the seven juried categories, another Sff veteran and Glow actor Marianna Palka was revealed as the host of the February 2 awards ceremony in sure to be chilly Park City the day before the Super Bowl.
As they have in the past, Sundance attendees will help decide the Audience Awards winners in the World competition, U.S. competition and Next categories.
Having braved the inevitable show and cold for their love of cinema, TV and what could be the next big thing at the Robert Redford-founded fest, ticket holders will once again be...
- 1/17/2019
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
It’s still early enough in 2019 to make New Year’s resolutions, and here is one that all streaming platforms should strongly consider: Ending the auto-play feature altogether.
This goes beyond a plea on behalf of those who might find themselves dozing off in front of a screen, only to wake up hours later to discover that those weird dreams they just had were because they watched half a season of “Game of Thrones” in their sleep.
This is not an argument against binge-viewing, to be clear, but instead a request for control over the binge-viewing experience to default to the user — and for auto-playing to not be the default.
Most services provide the option to disable auto-play, but it’s sometimes hard to find. The link for Netflix’s disable-autoplay settings is at the very bottom of the Your Account page, under “Playback Settings.” Hulu makes it a setting...
This goes beyond a plea on behalf of those who might find themselves dozing off in front of a screen, only to wake up hours later to discover that those weird dreams they just had were because they watched half a season of “Game of Thrones” in their sleep.
This is not an argument against binge-viewing, to be clear, but instead a request for control over the binge-viewing experience to default to the user — and for auto-playing to not be the default.
Most services provide the option to disable auto-play, but it’s sometimes hard to find. The link for Netflix’s disable-autoplay settings is at the very bottom of the Your Account page, under “Playback Settings.” Hulu makes it a setting...
- 1/10/2019
- by Liz Shannon Miller
- Indiewire
Exclusive: Black Mirror and Peterloo star Maxine Peake is attached to front a British drama about the murder of a young woman and her mother’s fight to get the 800-year-old double jeopardy law revoked.
Peake, who recently starred in Hulu and Channel 4 comedy drama The Bisexual, is attached to star in Reasonable Doubt from Duchess Street Productions, the scripted production company run by former Fremantle worldwide drama chief Donna Wiffen.
Reasonable Doubt is the story of Ann Ming’s battle to change the double jeopardy law in the UK after her daughter Julie Hogg was killed by Billy Dunlop in 1989. She subsequently wrote a book, For The Love Of Julie, about the experience. Peake is set to star as Ming in the project, which is in development with Duchess Street. Susan Everett, who has previously written for BBC Welsh crime drama Hinterland, has penned a script.
The project...
Peake, who recently starred in Hulu and Channel 4 comedy drama The Bisexual, is attached to star in Reasonable Doubt from Duchess Street Productions, the scripted production company run by former Fremantle worldwide drama chief Donna Wiffen.
Reasonable Doubt is the story of Ann Ming’s battle to change the double jeopardy law in the UK after her daughter Julie Hogg was killed by Billy Dunlop in 1989. She subsequently wrote a book, For The Love Of Julie, about the experience. Peake is set to star as Ming in the project, which is in development with Duchess Street. Susan Everett, who has previously written for BBC Welsh crime drama Hinterland, has penned a script.
The project...
- 1/10/2019
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
The “Game of Thrones” prequel pilot at HBO is taking shape.
Naomi Ackie, Denise Gough, Jamie Campbell Bower, Sheila Atim, Ivanno Jeremiah, Georgie Henley, Alex Sharp, and Toby Regbo have all joined the pilot in series regular roles. They join previously announced cast members Naomi Watts and Josh Whitehouse. As with all things “Game of Thrones,” the exact nature of each of their roles is being kept under wraps.
In addition, Sj Clarkson has signed on to direct the pilot in addition to serving as an executive producer. Clarkson was most recently selected to direct the next film in the rebooted “Star Trek” franchise. She also recently executive produced and directed the limited series “Collateral” for BBC and Netflix. Her other directing credits include: the Marvel-Netflix shows “The Defenders” and “Jessica Jones,” the Netflix series “Orange Is the New Black,” HBO’s “Vinyl” and “Succession,” and Showtime’s “Dexter.
Naomi Ackie, Denise Gough, Jamie Campbell Bower, Sheila Atim, Ivanno Jeremiah, Georgie Henley, Alex Sharp, and Toby Regbo have all joined the pilot in series regular roles. They join previously announced cast members Naomi Watts and Josh Whitehouse. As with all things “Game of Thrones,” the exact nature of each of their roles is being kept under wraps.
In addition, Sj Clarkson has signed on to direct the pilot in addition to serving as an executive producer. Clarkson was most recently selected to direct the next film in the rebooted “Star Trek” franchise. She also recently executive produced and directed the limited series “Collateral” for BBC and Netflix. Her other directing credits include: the Marvel-Netflix shows “The Defenders” and “Jessica Jones,” the Netflix series “Orange Is the New Black,” HBO’s “Vinyl” and “Succession,” and Showtime’s “Dexter.
- 1/8/2019
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
The global TV drama market is booming with international networks and worldwide Svod platforms moving into original, local scripted production in an unparalleled way. Foreign dramas and comedies are increasingly starting to play in the U.S., on a variety of cable networks and digital platforms, in addition to broadcasters and studios scouring the globe to find the most interesting ideas to translate to North American audiences.
This year’s development season has already seen ABC working up a legal drama with Daniel Dae Kim based on Korean format My Lawyer, Mr Jo., and romantic drama Until The Wedding, based on the eponymous Israeli series, while Fox handed a script commitment to British comedy Sunny D.
The Svod services are also getting involved; Amazon is piloting a Las Vegas-set remake of DJ mockumentary People Just Do Nothing and Apple is finalizing a deal for a Richard Gere-fronted drama based on Israeli drama Nevelot.
This year’s development season has already seen ABC working up a legal drama with Daniel Dae Kim based on Korean format My Lawyer, Mr Jo., and romantic drama Until The Wedding, based on the eponymous Israeli series, while Fox handed a script commitment to British comedy Sunny D.
The Svod services are also getting involved; Amazon is piloting a Las Vegas-set remake of DJ mockumentary People Just Do Nothing and Apple is finalizing a deal for a Richard Gere-fronted drama based on Israeli drama Nevelot.
- 12/28/2018
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
“Sex is complicated,” Leila, the hero of Hulu’s The Bisexual, tells her best friend Deniz in the show’s premiere episode. “Like, you strategize how you’re gonna get it, and then you anticipate it, and then once it’s finally happening don’t you wish you could just flash-forward because all the pressure’s on you to come and you’d rather just give head than worry about your own orgasm?”
“Nope, not at all,” Deniz replies.
“Well, good for you.”
Played by creator/director/co-writer Desiree Akhavan,...
“Nope, not at all,” Deniz replies.
“Well, good for you.”
Played by creator/director/co-writer Desiree Akhavan,...
- 12/5/2018
- by Lara Zarum
- Rollingstone.com
An easy way to describe “The Bisexual” is “What if ‘Chasing Amy’ was not directed by Kevin Smith, but a bisexual woman?” — and it’s a description that creator Desiree Akhavan appreciates. “I’ll take it,” she said to IndieWire in a recent interview. “I 100 percent agree with that synopsis.”
Akhavan, who also directed this year’s Sundance favorite “The Miseducation of Cameron Post,” didn’t have anything against “Chasing Amy.” But, she felt, “what if it was written from the perspective of Amy? Which is what I care about more. That’s why I like that film — I was like, ‘Oh, that’s a story I can relate to.’ That’s comedy, that’s something really intriguing to me. But, I didn’t want to know it from Ben Affleck’s point of view.”
The Hulu series mirrors the 1997 Miramax film when it comes to its central premise: A...
Akhavan, who also directed this year’s Sundance favorite “The Miseducation of Cameron Post,” didn’t have anything against “Chasing Amy.” But, she felt, “what if it was written from the perspective of Amy? Which is what I care about more. That’s why I like that film — I was like, ‘Oh, that’s a story I can relate to.’ That’s comedy, that’s something really intriguing to me. But, I didn’t want to know it from Ben Affleck’s point of view.”
The Hulu series mirrors the 1997 Miramax film when it comes to its central premise: A...
- 11/19/2018
- by Liz Shannon Miller
- Indiewire
Are you falling in love with the first season of The Bisexual TV show on Hulu? As we all know, the Nielsen ratings typically play a big role in determining whether a TV show like The Bisexual is cancelled or renewed for season two. Hulu and other streaming platforms, however, collect their own data. If you've been watching this TV series, we'd love to know how you feel about The Bisexual season one episodes. We invite you to rate them for us, below.
A Hulu comedy-drama, The Bisexual comes from Desiree Akhavan, who stars in and directs the series. She also co-writes and co-created it with Cecilia Frugiuel. Saskia Chana, Maxine Peake, Brian Gleeson, Naomi Ackie, Michèlle Guillot, Cassie Clare, Eva Birthistle, Caoilfhionn Dunne, Niamh Algar, and Hannah Almond also star. A fresh take on sex,...
A Hulu comedy-drama, The Bisexual comes from Desiree Akhavan, who stars in and directs the series. She also co-writes and co-created it with Cecilia Frugiuel. Saskia Chana, Maxine Peake, Brian Gleeson, Naomi Ackie, Michèlle Guillot, Cassie Clare, Eva Birthistle, Caoilfhionn Dunne, Niamh Algar, and Hannah Almond also star. A fresh take on sex,...
- 11/16/2018
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
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How is Leila's new life working out? Has The Bisexual TV show been cancelled or renewed for a second season on Hulu? The television vulture is watching all the latest TV cancellation and renewal news, so this page is the place to track the status of The Bisexualm 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?
A Hulu comedy-drama, The Bisexual comes from Desiree Akhavan, who stars in and directs the series. She also co-writes and co-created it with Cecilia Frugiuel. Saskia Chana, Maxine Peake, Brian Gleeson, Naomi Ackie, Michèlle Guillot, Cassie Clare, Eva Birthistle, Caoilfhionn Dunne, Niamh Algar, and Hannah Almond also star. A fresh take on sex, love, and relationships, the story follows Leila (Akhavan), a New Yorker who...
How is Leila's new life working out? Has The Bisexual TV show been cancelled or renewed for a second season on Hulu? The television vulture is watching all the latest TV cancellation and renewal news, so this page is the place to track the status of The Bisexualm 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?
A Hulu comedy-drama, The Bisexual comes from Desiree Akhavan, who stars in and directs the series. She also co-writes and co-created it with Cecilia Frugiuel. Saskia Chana, Maxine Peake, Brian Gleeson, Naomi Ackie, Michèlle Guillot, Cassie Clare, Eva Birthistle, Caoilfhionn Dunne, Niamh Algar, and Hannah Almond also star. A fresh take on sex, love, and relationships, the story follows Leila (Akhavan), a New Yorker who...
- 11/16/2018
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
When Julia Roberts heard “Homecoming” director Sam Esmail wanted episodes of the Amazon drama to be a half-hour long, she was against it. “I’m just a product of mediocrity, and so to me, drama is an hour,” she said to IndieWire. “Only teenagers can get drama done in 30 minutes. I was like, ‘What are you talking about? We’re tall. We need an hour.'”
The results, however, turned around Roberts on the issue. “It’s just brilliant,” she said. “I love it so much because, I mean, as an audience member, it just leaves you like, ‘Wait, it’s over?’ That’s how I feel every time.”
Once upon a time, there was no question of how long a TV episode of television “should be;” it was, “must be.” Network television had a schedule to keep and commercials to air, which meant that “Cheers” delivered 24-minute episodes; “E.
The results, however, turned around Roberts on the issue. “It’s just brilliant,” she said. “I love it so much because, I mean, as an audience member, it just leaves you like, ‘Wait, it’s over?’ That’s how I feel every time.”
Once upon a time, there was no question of how long a TV episode of television “should be;” it was, “must be.” Network television had a schedule to keep and commercials to air, which meant that “Cheers” delivered 24-minute episodes; “E.
- 11/15/2018
- by Liz Shannon Miller
- Indiewire
“It was the most honest depiction of life as a teenager that I had ever read,” recalls Desiree Akhavan about the novel “The Miseducation of Cameron Post.” “It reminded me a lot of a John Hughes film” in the way it “captured that moment in life where you realize the adults don’t know what the hell they’re doing,” and you look to your “family of friends” to “decide together what’s right and wrong.” The fact that it also happened to be about the effects of gay conversion therapy on a young woman (Chloe Grace Moretz) was almost secondary. Watch our exclusive video interview with the director and writer above.
See Chloe Grace Moretz (‘The Miseducation of Cameron Post’) on fighting gay conversion therapy in era of Mike Pence [Exclusive Video Interview]
“To me, gay conversion therapy was a metaphor for what it means to be a teenager,” Akhavan explains, “that no matter who you are,...
See Chloe Grace Moretz (‘The Miseducation of Cameron Post’) on fighting gay conversion therapy in era of Mike Pence [Exclusive Video Interview]
“To me, gay conversion therapy was a metaphor for what it means to be a teenager,” Akhavan explains, “that no matter who you are,...
- 11/13/2018
- by Zach Laws
- Gold Derby
When Desiree Akhavan was doing press for her first film, 2014 Sundance debut “Appropriate Behavior,” people kept citing her sexuality. She was “the bisexual director,” noted for writing and acting in her own frank, semi-autobiographic feature about an Iranian-American in the throes of hapless young adult romance with both men and women. But while Akhavan was unapologetic in her bisexuality on-screen, she found herself inwardly cringing all through Sundance.
Continue reading ‘The Bisexual’: Desiree Akhavan’s Masterful New Series Is As Harrowing As It Is Hilarious [Review] at The Playlist.
Continue reading ‘The Bisexual’: Desiree Akhavan’s Masterful New Series Is As Harrowing As It Is Hilarious [Review] at The Playlist.
- 11/13/2018
- by Lena Wilson
- The Playlist
’[Investment in production] will enable content creation, but we will own zero of it.’
Independent producers will end up owning ‘zero’ content in the age of streaming platforms, a Friday (9) panel of showrunners and producers heard at Los Cabos International Film Festival.
While participants in the ‘Film To TV: The Ups And Downs Of A Shifting Industry’ session spoke of the opportunities that the changing landscape presents to independent producers, the overall picture was bleak.
“When you have $10bn-$15bn a year [being spent on content by Netflix and other streaming giants],” said Mexico and La-based producer Alex Garcia, “everybody is going to get hurt. The thing is...
Independent producers will end up owning ‘zero’ content in the age of streaming platforms, a Friday (9) panel of showrunners and producers heard at Los Cabos International Film Festival.
While participants in the ‘Film To TV: The Ups And Downs Of A Shifting Industry’ session spoke of the opportunities that the changing landscape presents to independent producers, the overall picture was bleak.
“When you have $10bn-$15bn a year [being spent on content by Netflix and other streaming giants],” said Mexico and La-based producer Alex Garcia, “everybody is going to get hurt. The thing is...
- 11/9/2018
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Imported from the UK (Channel 4), Hulu brings The Bisexual to the small screen in mid-November. The Bisexual is a dramedy that will present a look at the life of an American living abroad who is coming to terms with her two sexual desires. The series is co-written and directed by the lead actor, Desiree Akhavan (The Miseducation of Cameron Post) and Cecilia Frugiuele. What is The Bisexual about? The series follows the life of New Yorker Leila (Desiree Akhavan), living in London and now in post-breakup mode trying to sort her life out. “When I hear bisexual I think […]
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- 11/6/2018
- by April Neale
- Monsters and Critics
Desiree Akhavan is having a pretty great 2018. After winning the Grand Jury Prize at this year’s Sundance, thanks to her film “The Miseducation of Cameron Post,” the writer-director is moving to the world of TV, with her latest project, “The Bisexual.” And if the first full trailer for the Hulu series is any indication, it appears Akhavan is about to cap off 2018 with a bang…of sorts.
Continue reading ‘The Bisexual’ Trailer: Desiree Akhavan Explores The Complicated Worlds Of Sexuality And Dating In New Hulu Comedy at The Playlist.
Continue reading ‘The Bisexual’ Trailer: Desiree Akhavan Explores The Complicated Worlds Of Sexuality And Dating In New Hulu Comedy at The Playlist.
- 11/2/2018
- by Charles Barfield
- The Playlist
Hulu has confirmed that several of its original series will be debuting new episodes on the streaming service in November, including more of season 1 of the Sean Penn drama “The First” and the start of the English comedy “The Bisexual.” And there will also be new to Hulu seasons of some of your favorites reality shows from other networks, including various editions of “Top Chef” and “Vanderpump Rules.”
Likewise, there will be plenty of movies making their first Hulu appearances including 20 of the 26 films in the James Bond franchise as well as all three of the “Oceans” movies.
See Netflix schedule: Here’s what is coming and leaving in November
Available November 1
10 to Midnight
28 Days Later
2001 Maniacs
The Accused
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
A Fairly Odd Christmas
A Fistful of Dynamite
A View to Kill
Albert
Alice
Amelie
Bachelor Party
Barbie Mariposa and Her Butterfly Fairy...
Likewise, there will be plenty of movies making their first Hulu appearances including 20 of the 26 films in the James Bond franchise as well as all three of the “Oceans” movies.
See Netflix schedule: Here’s what is coming and leaving in November
Available November 1
10 to Midnight
28 Days Later
2001 Maniacs
The Accused
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
A Fairly Odd Christmas
A Fistful of Dynamite
A View to Kill
Albert
Alice
Amelie
Bachelor Party
Barbie Mariposa and Her Butterfly Fairy...
- 11/1/2018
- by Paul Sheehan
- Gold Derby
Television is hitting its annual homestretch. As the film world gears up for another contentious awards season, the TV realm continues ever onward, filling up the pre-holiday calendar with plenty of new offerings on streaming and cable.
Perhaps subconsciously matching the Academy-chasing stories on the feature side, plenty of this month’s brand new TV options are adaptations of acclaimed existing stories: November promises an on-screen look at a beloved novel of young friendship and not one but two TV series based on podcasts.
So which of the new offerings for the month are worth checking out? Our overviews of potential new favorites are all gathered below.
(We do this roundup of new shows pretty much every month — if you missed any of those previous picks, here are some notable TV premieres from February, March, April, May, June, July, August, October, and our giant fall preview.)
“Homecoming”
Answers aren’t...
Perhaps subconsciously matching the Academy-chasing stories on the feature side, plenty of this month’s brand new TV options are adaptations of acclaimed existing stories: November promises an on-screen look at a beloved novel of young friendship and not one but two TV series based on podcasts.
So which of the new offerings for the month are worth checking out? Our overviews of potential new favorites are all gathered below.
(We do this roundup of new shows pretty much every month — if you missed any of those previous picks, here are some notable TV premieres from February, March, April, May, June, July, August, October, and our giant fall preview.)
“Homecoming”
Answers aren’t...
- 11/1/2018
- by Steve Greene
- Indiewire
Key representatives of Italian media joined with their American counterparts in Rome Sunday morning to usher a call for greater inclusion in the local entertainment industry.
During a panel on the final day of Mia hosted by Women in Film, TV & Media Italia, the group presented the tools of ReFrame, the American organization promoting a formal action plan to achieve gender parity in film and TV, and debated how they could be used to address systemic challenges facing women in Italian media.
“The ecosystem is…breathing with one single lung,” said Domizia De Rosa, of Women in Film, TV & Media Italia. “[Women are] the half which is missing.”
De Rosa was joined onstage by Kirsten Schaffer (above right), executive director of Women in Film, L.A.; producer Paul Feig (above left); Desiree Akhavan, director of Sundance Grand Jury Prize winner “The Miseducation of Cameron Post”; Mia director Lucia Milazzotto; Stefania Ippoliti, president...
During a panel on the final day of Mia hosted by Women in Film, TV & Media Italia, the group presented the tools of ReFrame, the American organization promoting a formal action plan to achieve gender parity in film and TV, and debated how they could be used to address systemic challenges facing women in Italian media.
“The ecosystem is…breathing with one single lung,” said Domizia De Rosa, of Women in Film, TV & Media Italia. “[Women are] the half which is missing.”
De Rosa was joined onstage by Kirsten Schaffer (above right), executive director of Women in Film, L.A.; producer Paul Feig (above left); Desiree Akhavan, director of Sundance Grand Jury Prize winner “The Miseducation of Cameron Post”; Mia director Lucia Milazzotto; Stefania Ippoliti, president...
- 10/21/2018
- by Christopher Vourlias
- Variety Film + TV
The BBC are pulling out all the stops for the return of the Shelbys in the fifth season of Peaky Blinders. None-more-so than with a stellar cast of high profile names including The Hunger Games and Journey’s End star Sam Claflin.
Claflin will also be joined by The VVitch’s Anya Taylor-Joy, former Hollyoaks actor Emmett J Scanlan, The Bisexual’s Brian Gleeson, No Offence’s Neil Maskell, The Cry’s Kate Dickie, Lady Macbeth’s Cosmo Jarvis, Krypton’s Elliot Cowan, Ripper Street’s Charlene McKenna, The Innocence’s Andrew Koji and A Very English Scandal’s Daryl McCormack.
Returning members of the Shelby clan are Cillian Murphy as Tommy Shelby, Arthur Shelby (Paul Anderson), Michael Gray (Finn Cole), Ada Thorne (Sophie Rundle) and Polly Gray (Helen McCrory).
Season five will see the Shelby’s world thrown into turmoil by the financial crash of 1929. When Tommy Shelby MP...
Claflin will also be joined by The VVitch’s Anya Taylor-Joy, former Hollyoaks actor Emmett J Scanlan, The Bisexual’s Brian Gleeson, No Offence’s Neil Maskell, The Cry’s Kate Dickie, Lady Macbeth’s Cosmo Jarvis, Krypton’s Elliot Cowan, Ripper Street’s Charlene McKenna, The Innocence’s Andrew Koji and A Very English Scandal’s Daryl McCormack.
Returning members of the Shelby clan are Cillian Murphy as Tommy Shelby, Arthur Shelby (Paul Anderson), Michael Gray (Finn Cole), Ada Thorne (Sophie Rundle) and Polly Gray (Helen McCrory).
Season five will see the Shelby’s world thrown into turmoil by the financial crash of 1929. When Tommy Shelby MP...
- 10/19/2018
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
‘Cameron Post’ director joins Issa Rae, TV execs at Mipcom to focus on diversity and inclusion.
Issa Rae, creator, producer and star of the hit HBO series Insecure, and The Bisexual director and actress Desiree Akhavan were among those participating in a focus on diversity and inclusion at Mipcom this year.
Akhavan, whose new show The Bisexual launched on the UK’s Channel 4 last week (Oct 10), ahead of a November debut on Hulu, joined a panel on Wednesday exploring how raising levels of diversity and inclusion in the TV business starts at the development stage.
She explained how her...
Issa Rae, creator, producer and star of the hit HBO series Insecure, and The Bisexual director and actress Desiree Akhavan were among those participating in a focus on diversity and inclusion at Mipcom this year.
Akhavan, whose new show The Bisexual launched on the UK’s Channel 4 last week (Oct 10), ahead of a November debut on Hulu, joined a panel on Wednesday exploring how raising levels of diversity and inclusion in the TV business starts at the development stage.
She explained how her...
- 10/18/2018
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- ScreenDaily
Hulu’s slate of new titles arriving on the platform in November is here.
“Wonder,” starring Julia Roberts, Owen Wilson and Jacob Tremblay, will arrive on Hulu Nov. 2. The movie, based on the novel of the same name, tells the story of August Pullman, a boy with facial differences who enters the fifth grade, attending a mainstream elementary school for the first time.
The complete series of “Married with Children” will arrive on the platform on Nov. 9, and the Season 1 premiere of “The Bisexual” will drop on Nov. 16. The “Oceans” trilogy will also become available, beginning Nov. 1.
Also Read: Hulu in Talks to Create a Smaller, More Affordable TV Bundle
Here’s the complete list of titles coming to and leaving Hulu below.
Available Nov. 1
K: Complete Season 2 (Dubbed) (Viz)
Sailor Moon: Complete Season 3 (Dubbed) (Viz)
Six: Complete Season 2 (History)
10 to Midnight (1983)
28 Days Later (2002)
2001 Maniacs (2005)
The Accused (1988)
The Adventures of Priscilla,...
“Wonder,” starring Julia Roberts, Owen Wilson and Jacob Tremblay, will arrive on Hulu Nov. 2. The movie, based on the novel of the same name, tells the story of August Pullman, a boy with facial differences who enters the fifth grade, attending a mainstream elementary school for the first time.
The complete series of “Married with Children” will arrive on the platform on Nov. 9, and the Season 1 premiere of “The Bisexual” will drop on Nov. 16. The “Oceans” trilogy will also become available, beginning Nov. 1.
Also Read: Hulu in Talks to Create a Smaller, More Affordable TV Bundle
Here’s the complete list of titles coming to and leaving Hulu below.
Available Nov. 1
K: Complete Season 2 (Dubbed) (Viz)
Sailor Moon: Complete Season 3 (Dubbed) (Viz)
Six: Complete Season 2 (History)
10 to Midnight (1983)
28 Days Later (2002)
2001 Maniacs (2005)
The Accused (1988)
The Adventures of Priscilla,...
- 10/17/2018
- by Ashley Boucher
- The Wrap
International TV drama’s golden age is continuing. As buyers and sellers from around the world congregate in Cannes, Variety speaks to the stars, writers, and distributors of 10 of the scripted series that will be the talk of the Croisette.
The Bisexual (pictured top left)
(All3Media Intl.)
Desiree Akhavan wrote the first draft of “The Bisexual” right after premiering her indie film “Appropriate Behaviour” at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival, and then spent a year developing it. Having moved to London she took the script out in the U.K. and partnered with Jane Featherstone’s hot indie, Sister Pictures. Just as her movie “The Miseducation of Cameron Post” was greenlit, Channel 4 ordered “The Bisexual” to series.
Akhavan and longtime collaborator Cecilia Frugiuele co-wrote the show. Akhavan also directs, and stars as Leila, a New Yorker in London. Having split with her girlfriend and business partner Sadie (Maxine Peake...
The Bisexual (pictured top left)
(All3Media Intl.)
Desiree Akhavan wrote the first draft of “The Bisexual” right after premiering her indie film “Appropriate Behaviour” at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival, and then spent a year developing it. Having moved to London she took the script out in the U.K. and partnered with Jane Featherstone’s hot indie, Sister Pictures. Just as her movie “The Miseducation of Cameron Post” was greenlit, Channel 4 ordered “The Bisexual” to series.
Akhavan and longtime collaborator Cecilia Frugiuele co-wrote the show. Akhavan also directs, and stars as Leila, a New Yorker in London. Having split with her girlfriend and business partner Sadie (Maxine Peake...
- 10/13/2018
- by Stewart Clarke
- Variety Film + TV
Desiree Akhavan can be seen as Leila, a New Yorker in London trying to get to grips with her sexuality and life in the English capital, in a new extended trailer for “The Bisexual.” Akhavan directed and stars in the comedy, which bows on Channel 4 in the U.K. on Wednesday and will launch on Hulu in the U.S. later this year.
The “Appropriate Behaviour” and “The Miseducation of Cameron Post” indie filmmaker also co-wrote the series, with longtime collaborator Cecilia Frugiuele.
Channel 4 has been airing a short trailer, but in the full promo Leila can be seen struggling with her newfound bisexuality. “It’s tacky, it’s gauche, it makes you seem disingenuous, like your genitals have no allegiance,” she tells Gabe (Brian Gleeson), her new flatmate and wingman.
The show also stars Maxine Peake as Leila’s ex and business partner, Sadie, who can be seen...
The “Appropriate Behaviour” and “The Miseducation of Cameron Post” indie filmmaker also co-wrote the series, with longtime collaborator Cecilia Frugiuele.
Channel 4 has been airing a short trailer, but in the full promo Leila can be seen struggling with her newfound bisexuality. “It’s tacky, it’s gauche, it makes you seem disingenuous, like your genitals have no allegiance,” she tells Gabe (Brian Gleeson), her new flatmate and wingman.
The show also stars Maxine Peake as Leila’s ex and business partner, Sadie, who can be seen...
- 10/10/2018
- by Stewart Clarke
- Variety Film + TV
The Nun director Corin Hardy is to helm Cinemax and Sky Atlantic’s gangland thriller Gangs of London.
Fresh from the success of the James Wan-produced horror will direct three episodes of the Pulse Films-produced drama that was first revealed by Deadline in November 2017.
The drama, which will launch in 2019, is set in contemporary London as it is being torn apart by power struggles involving several international gangs. The series begins as the head of one criminal gang is assassinated and the power vacuum threatens the fragile peace between the other underworld organizations.
It comes from an original idea by The Raid director Gareth Evans and Matt Flannery, who has worked alongside Evans as cinematographer on a number of his films.
Pulse Films is the lead producer on the project after Evans approached the Vice-owned company. Pulse is better known for producing feature films such as American Honey and...
Fresh from the success of the James Wan-produced horror will direct three episodes of the Pulse Films-produced drama that was first revealed by Deadline in November 2017.
The drama, which will launch in 2019, is set in contemporary London as it is being torn apart by power struggles involving several international gangs. The series begins as the head of one criminal gang is assassinated and the power vacuum threatens the fragile peace between the other underworld organizations.
It comes from an original idea by The Raid director Gareth Evans and Matt Flannery, who has worked alongside Evans as cinematographer on a number of his films.
Pulse Films is the lead producer on the project after Evans approached the Vice-owned company. Pulse is better known for producing feature films such as American Honey and...
- 10/3/2018
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Channel 4 has released the first trailer for “The Bisexual,” the television debut for American filmmaker Desiree Akhavan. Akhavan’s second feature, “The Miseducation of Cameron Post,” won the Sundance Film Festival’s Grand Jury prize in 2018, securing her place as a rising star on the Americn indie film scene. But it was her first feature, 2014’s “Appropriate Behavior,” which first introduced her unique comedic voice as a filmmaker, writer, and actor. For fans of “Appropriate Behavior,” “The Bisexual” tells a similar story in episodic form, replete with a location change from Brooklyn to London.
Akhavan plays Leila, a New York transplant adjusting to life in London while also navigating her complex sexuality. Her attempts to understand her sexuality are hindered by skeptics and friends — but mostly by her own neuroses.
After striking out securing development in Los Angeles, Akhavan moved to London, where she was surprised to find herself wholly embraced by the industry.
Akhavan plays Leila, a New York transplant adjusting to life in London while also navigating her complex sexuality. Her attempts to understand her sexuality are hindered by skeptics and friends — but mostly by her own neuroses.
After striking out securing development in Los Angeles, Akhavan moved to London, where she was surprised to find herself wholly embraced by the industry.
- 9/27/2018
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
Sexuality is a topic that is still fairly taboo in the Us entertainment industry. Sure, there have been great strides made over the last decade to shed that silly stigma, but by and large, the films and TV shows created for mass consumption in theaters and network TV tend to shy away from open, honest depictions of any sort of Lgbtq lifestyle. For filmmaker-actress Desiree Akhavan, she found a way around that — go to the UK.
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- 9/27/2018
- by Charles Barfield
- The Playlist
All3media International has signed major pre-sales for “The Bisexual,” its six-part series co-written and directed by Iranian-American filmmaker Desiree Akhavan (“The Miseducation of Cameron Post”) who also stars.
Set to debut on Channel 4 and Hulu, “The Bisexual” has been pre-bought by Canal Plus Group for France and all its territories. Sky Network has also taken exclusive rights for New Zealand, and Stan has acquired exclusive rights for Australia.
“The Bisexual” marks the TV debut of Akhavan whose latest film “The Miseducation of Cameron Post” (pictured) with Chloë Grace Moretz won the Grabd Jury Prize at Sundance. The series is produced by Hootenanny, a Sister Pictures company.
Now in post-production, “The Bisexual” explores the differences between dating men and women from the perspective of a person who finds herself doing both for the first time. The series is co-written by Akhavan’s long-term collaborator Cecilia Frugiuele. The show stars...
Set to debut on Channel 4 and Hulu, “The Bisexual” has been pre-bought by Canal Plus Group for France and all its territories. Sky Network has also taken exclusive rights for New Zealand, and Stan has acquired exclusive rights for Australia.
“The Bisexual” marks the TV debut of Akhavan whose latest film “The Miseducation of Cameron Post” (pictured) with Chloë Grace Moretz won the Grabd Jury Prize at Sundance. The series is produced by Hootenanny, a Sister Pictures company.
Now in post-production, “The Bisexual” explores the differences between dating men and women from the perspective of a person who finds herself doing both for the first time. The series is co-written by Akhavan’s long-term collaborator Cecilia Frugiuele. The show stars...
- 9/14/2018
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Ciaran Hinds and Elena Anaya have signed on for “MotherFatherSon,” the BBC series that will see Richard Gere star as a media baron in his first TV role in almost 30 years. Niamh Algar and Jessica Gunning have also landed roles in the drama, which is in production and will bow in 2019.
Gere plays Max, a U.S. media baron with outlets in London and around the world. Hinds, whose film work includes “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” and TV credits include in “The Terror,” plays Walter, Max’s father. The character is seen in flashback.
Spanish actress Elena Anaya starred in Pedro Almodovar’s “The Skin I Live In” and was Dr. Poison in “Wonderwoman.” She will play Sofia, Max’s second wife.
Helen McCrory has already been cast as Kathryn, a British heiress and Max’s first wife. Their 30 year-old son, Caden will be played by Billy Howle.
Gere plays Max, a U.S. media baron with outlets in London and around the world. Hinds, whose film work includes “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” and TV credits include in “The Terror,” plays Walter, Max’s father. The character is seen in flashback.
Spanish actress Elena Anaya starred in Pedro Almodovar’s “The Skin I Live In” and was Dr. Poison in “Wonderwoman.” She will play Sofia, Max’s second wife.
Helen McCrory has already been cast as Kathryn, a British heiress and Max’s first wife. Their 30 year-old son, Caden will be played by Billy Howle.
- 9/6/2018
- by Stewart Clarke
- Variety Film + TV
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Desiree Akhavan didn’t set out to make a message movie with “The Miseducation of Cameron Post.” Her second feature stars Chloe Grace Moretz as the eponymous teenage Cameron, who is shunted off to gay conversion camp after she’s caught in flagrante with her best friend. For the filmmaker behind the disarmingly honest “Appropriate Behavior,” the film offered the chance to put a different spin on the stories she likes to tell.
“I didn’t make this film to draw attention to gay conversion therapy, but I am happy it’s doing that,” Akhavan said. “It wasn’t my agenda going into it but I think the film will touch different people on different levels. … To me, it was a metaphor for something anyone could relate to, which is the minute you become a teenager,...
Desiree Akhavan didn’t set out to make a message movie with “The Miseducation of Cameron Post.” Her second feature stars Chloe Grace Moretz as the eponymous teenage Cameron, who is shunted off to gay conversion camp after she’s caught in flagrante with her best friend. For the filmmaker behind the disarmingly honest “Appropriate Behavior,” the film offered the chance to put a different spin on the stories she likes to tell.
“I didn’t make this film to draw attention to gay conversion therapy, but I am happy it’s doing that,” Akhavan said. “It wasn’t my agenda going into it but I think the film will touch different people on different levels. … To me, it was a metaphor for something anyone could relate to, which is the minute you become a teenager,...
- 8/10/2018
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
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