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Criminal Record has been renewed for a second season. The Apple TV+ series premiered in January, with episodes airing through February 23rd.

Peter Capaldi Cush Jumbo, Charlie Creed-Miles, Dionne Brown, Shaun Dooley, Stephen Campbell Moore, Zoë Wanamaker, Rasaq Kukoyi, Maisie Ayres, Aysha Kala, Cathy Tyson, and Tom Moutchi star in the series, which follows a pair of detectives battling over a high-profile murder case.

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Paramount+ Releases “Frasier” Season 2 Trailer

He’s listening: Paramount+ has debuted the official trailer for the upcoming second season of its original comedy series “Frasier,” its revival of the original record-setting series.

Filmed in front of a live studio audience at Paramount Studios in Los Angeles, “Frasier” sees Kelsey Grammer return as Dr. Frasier Crane in the next chapter of his life as he returns to Boston “to face new challenges, forge new relationships and—with hope—finally fulfill an old dream or two.” In Season 2, Crane will return to his radio roots as he visits Seattle. Original series stars Peri Gilpin, Dan Butler, Edward Hibbert, and Harriet Sansom Harris will all appear as guests in the new season with other previously announced guest stars Rachel Bloom, Yvette Nicole Brown, Greer Grammer, Patricia Heaton, and Amy Sedaris.

Watch the trailer for “Frasier” Season 2 below:

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Apple TV+ has renewed the Peter Capaldi and Cush Jumbo crime drama Criminal Record for a second series, here are the details.

Peter Capaldi and Cush Jumbo first met onscreen in the poweful, haunting third series of Torchwood: Children Of Earth, which remains one of the most chilling stories ever connected to Doctor Who.

Criminal Record, which premiered on Apple TV+ last year, followed Jumbo and Capaldi as June Lenker and Daniel Hegarty, two police officers who clash violently over their opposing approaches to police work, as an anonymous phone call draws them both into an old murder case.

It’s now been announced that the crime drama has been renewed for a second series on Apple TV+. The synopsis, via Variety, reads as follows:

June Lenker is set as the senior officer on the scene when far-right counter-protesters attack a political rally. The clash leaves a young man dead,...

Criminal Record, starring Peter Capaldi and Cush Jumbo, has been renewed for a second season on Apple TV+.

The thriller, created and written by Paul Rutman, will continue seeing Capaldi’s Detective Chief Inspector Daniel Hegarty and Jumbo’s Detective Sergeant June Lenker as they clash again in a complex murder investigation.

In its sophomore season, Jumbo’s June Lenker is set as the senior officer on the scene when far-right counter-protesters attack a political rally. The clash leaves a young man dead, which consumes June with guilt and drives her to bring the unknown killer to justice.

June’s best hope in finding the killer is Daniel Hegarty, who is now a key figure in the shadowy world of police intelligence. He may have the answers she needs, but to get his help, she will have to accept a dangerous bargain.

Criminal Record’s first season, consisting of eight episodes,...

Six months after its freshman season ended, we now have a verdict about Criminal Record‘s fate: The crime thriller will be back for Season 2 at Apple TV+, TVLine has learned.

Series star Cush Jumbo appeared to break the renewal news back in February during an episode of Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen, where she answered, “There will be, yeah,” when asked if there would be a second season. At the time, however, an Apple rep told TVLine that Criminal Record had yet to be formally picked up.

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Peaky Blinders caught the imagination by swerving the unexpected. Creator Steven Knight put the whole thing on a tilt from the start by not setting his gangster drama in London, but in (then) unfashionable Birmingham. He made family leader Tommy Shelby not the eldest but the middle brother. He mad Helen McCrory’s indelible Polly Gray not Tommy’s mother but his aunt. His working class characters weren’t to be pitied, but feared and respected… Nothing, from the contemporary rock music to the interweaving of Romany culture, was quite what period audiences had come to expect.

Knight’s slanted take on historical drama was exemplified at the climax of the Peaky Blinders series one finale, directed by Tom Harper. Now, over a decade later, Harper is coming back to direct the long-discussed Peaky Blinders movie, which starts filming in September 2024 in the West Midlands, after being officially commissioned by...

Cush Jumbo said that a second season of Criminal Record is in the works at Apple TV+.

Jumbo was a guest on Watch What Happens Live on Sunday night when host Andy Cohen asked if she knew anything about Criminal Record Season 2.

“There will be, yeah,” Jumbo confirmed.

Although Jumbo said a second season of the series was happening, Deadline hears that Apple TV+ has not renewed the show yet.

Jumbo plays Detective Sgt. June Lenker in the British crime thriller, which she also executive produces.

Criminal Record is a series created and written by Paul Rutman that stars Jumbo and Peter Capaldi in the leading roles. The series centers around two detectives — one a young woman in the early stages of her career, the other a well-connected man determined to protect his legacy — clashing over an old murder case. Topics the show touches on include issues of race, institutional...

Murder never stays buried. That’s what Detective Chief Inspector Daniel Hegarty and Detective Sergeant June Lenker learn when an anonymous phone call pulls them into a tug of war over an old case in Apple TV+’s new crime thriller, “Criminal Record,” premiering on Wednesday, Jan 10. Hegarty, played by Academy Award and BAFTA award winner Peter Capaldi, is a well-connected detective looking to protect his legacy in the force, while Lenker (Cush Jumbo), is a young woman looking to make a name for herself. Set in London, it’s a high-stakes murder mystery that touches on race and institutional failure in a polarized Britain. You can watch Criminal Record: Season 1 with a 7-Day Free Trial of Apple TV+.

How to Watch ‘Criminal Record’ Premiere When: Wednesday, January 10, 2024 Where: Apple TV+ Stream: Watch with a 7-Day Free Trial of Apple TV+. 7-Day Free Trial$9.99+ / month apple.com About ‘Criminal Record’ Premiere

Set in contemporary London,...

It is certainly not the case that every lackluster show title reflects a lackluster show. For every tepid Suspicion there’s a zippy Hijack, for every drab Liaison a gorgeous Foundation — and that’s just on Apple TV+. But an uninspired name can feel, in retrospect, like an early warning sign.

So it is with the streamer’s Criminal Record, not to be confused with Criminal Minds or Criminal: UK or Law & Order: Criminal Intent. The thriller has its merits, chief among them Cush Jumbo and Peter Capaldi as a pair of rival cops. But a tendency to prioritize themes over characters, combined with languid pacing and a too-measured tone, ultimately results in too little payoff for the time it demands.

For a while, the basic promise of a twisty murder mystery with prestige-tv gloss is enough to sustain some interest. Jumbo plays June Lenker, a midlevel detective...

When Peter Capaldi flickers into view on the Zoom call, I half expect him to tell me to “F** Off!”

For TV viewers of a certain age, the 65-year-old Scottish actor will forever be Malcolm Tucker, the supremely sweary spin doctor in Armando Iannucci’s pre-Veep Brit political satire The Thick of It.

“It’s The Thick of It and Doctor Who,” says a charming (and clean-mouthed) Capaldi, about the roles he’s most recognized for (he played the twelfth incarnation of the Doctor in the cult sci-fi series from 2013 to 2017). “Surprisingly, The Thick of It is still incredibly popular [the series wrapped in 2012]. People, generally very cool, smart young people, recognize me from that a lot. They generally just ask me to swear at them.”

Of course, there’s a lot more to Capaldi than Tucker and the Doctor. His scores of film and TV appearances include playing alongside Burt Lancaster in Bill Forsyth’s 1983 classic Local Hero,...

Apple TV+ has revealed the trailer for ‘Criminal Record,’ the new eight-episode, one-hour crime thriller starring Academy Award winner Peter Capaldi and Critics Choice Award nominee Cush Jumbo.

The pair take on the role of detectives in a tug-of-war over a historic murder conviction. The series will make its global debut on Apple TV+ with the first two episodes on Wednesday, January 10, 2024, followed by new episodes weekly, every Wednesday through February 21.

The show is said to be a powerful, character-driven thriller set in the heart of contemporary London. An anonymous phone call draws two brilliant detectives into a confrontation over an old murder case – one a young woman in the early stages of her career, the other a well-connected man determined to protect his legacy.

It stars Capaldi as Detective Chief Inspector Daniel Hegarty, Jumbo as Detective Sergeant June Lenker, Charlie Creed-Miles as Tony Gilfoyle, Dionne Brown as DC Chloe Summers,...

. Cush Jumbo in “Criminal Record,” premiering January 10, 2024 on Apple TV+. Apple TV+ has revealed the trailer for “Criminal Record,” the new eight-episode, one-hour crime thriller starring Academy Award winner Peter Capaldi and Critics Choice Award nominee Cush Jumbo as detectives in a tug of war over a historic murder conviction. “Criminal Record” will make its global debut on Apple TV+ with the first two episodes on Wednesday, January 10, 2024, followed by new episodes weekly, every Wednesday through February 21. From BAFTA Award nominee Paul Rutman, “Criminal Record” is a powerful, character-driven thriller set in the heart of contemporary London. An anonymous phone call draws two brilliant detectives into a confrontation over an old murder case – one a young woman in the early stages of her career, the other a well-connected man determined to protect his legacy.

“Criminal Record” stars Capaldi as Detective Chief Inspector Daniel Hegarty, Jumbo as Detective Sergeant June Lenker,...

Here is a wrap-up of all the news you need to know from Thursday, November 30, 2023.

Griselda is ready for her close-up.

Today, Netflix unveiled the official trailer for its upcoming Sofia Vergara limited series, Griselda.

The six-part series will debut on Thursday, January 25, 2024.

Griselda is inspired by the life of the savvy and ambitious Griselda Blanco, who created one of the most profitable cartels in history.

In 1970s-80s Miami, Blanco's lethal blend of unsuspected savagery and charm helped her expertly navigate between business and family, leading her to become widely known as "the Godmother."

This looks set to be a massive departure for Sofia Vergara, who was a lead on Modern Family before moving on to judge on America's Got Talent.

Vergara is also set to executive produce the series alongside Eric Newman and Andrés Baiz. Baiz is set to direct all six episodes.

Ingrid Escajeda (Justified) and...

"Criminal Record" is a new Brit-produced 'crime thriller' TV series created by Paul Rutman, starring Peter Capaldi and Cush Jumbo, streaming January 10, 2024 on Apple TV+:

"...two detectives, one a seasoned veteran and the other early in her career, clash on an old murder case after an anonymous phone call draws them to it..."

Cast also includes Dionne Brown as 'Detective Constable Chloe Summers', Stephen Campbell Moore as 'Leo', Charlie Creed-Miles as 'Detective Sergeant Tony Gilfoyle', Shaun Dooley as 'Detective Sergeant Kim Cardwell, Aysha Kala as 'Sonya Singh', Tom Moutchi as 'Errol Mathis', Cathy Tyson as 'Doris Mathis' and Zoë Wanamaker as 'Maureen'.

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Peter Capaldi as a grizzled detective called to duty, digging into a frosty cold case? Yes, we'd like to see it. And thankfully, we can – he'll be back on our screens in a little more than a month via new :a[Apple TV+]{href='https://www.empireonline.com/tv/features/apple-tv-plus-best-shows-movies/' target='blank' rel='noreferrer noopener'} thriller series _Criminal Record, starring alongside The Good Fight and Stay Close star Cush Jumbo in the tale of an old investigation that's churned up when new information comes to light. The show has its first trailer online and you can watch it below.

Criminal Record, created by Paul Rutman, is described as "a powerful, character-driven thriller set in the heart of contemporary London" – here's the official synopsis: "An anonymous phone call draws two brilliant detectives into a confrontation over an old murder case – one a young woman in the early stages of her career,...

Peter Capaldi (Doctor Who) and Cush Jumbo (The Good Fight) are on the case in the full trailer for the upcoming Apple TV+ series Criminal Record, which you check out above.

Premiering the first two episodes on Wednesday, Jan. 10, the eight-episode crime thriller is a “character-driven drama set in the heart of contemporary London,” per the official synopsis. The story kicks off with an anonymous phone call which “draws two brilliant detectives into a confrontation over an old murder case.”

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Peacock has released the trailer for Season 2 of “Dr. Death,” starring Edgar Ramírez and Mandy Moore. The series is based on a true story told by the popular Wondery podcast of the same name.

Per the series’ description, Season 2 of “Dr. Death” centers on “’Miracle Man’ Paolo Macchiarini, a charming surgeon renowned for his innovative operations. When investigative journalist Benita Alexander approaches him for a story, the line between personal and professional begins to blur, changing her life forever.”

The description continues, “As she learns how far Paolo will go to protect his secrets, a group of doctors halfway across the world make shocking discoveries of their own that call everything about Paolo into question.”

In addition to Ramírez and Moore, the rest of the cast includes Luke Kirby, Ashley Madekwe and Gustaf Hammarsten.

Ashley Michel Hoban serves as showrunner, writer and executive producer. Patrick Macmanus also serves as executive...

Apple TV+ unveiled a glimpse at “Criminal Record,” its upcoming eight-episode crime thriller starring Academy Award and BAFTA award winner Peter Capaldi, and Laurence Olivier Award and Critics Choice Award nominee Cush Jumbo as detectives in a tug of war over a high-profile murder case. “Criminal Record” will make its global debut on Apple TV+ with the first two episodes on Friday, January 12, 2024, followed by new episodes every Friday through February 23.

From BAFTA Award nominee Paul Rutman, “Criminal Record” is a powerful, character-driven drama set in the heart of contemporary London. An anonymous phone call draws two brilliant detectives into a confrontation over an old murder case – one a young woman in the early stages of her career, the other a well-connected man determined to protect his legacy. The series touches on issues of race, institutional failure and the quest to find common ground in a polarized Britain.

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Criminal Record is coming to Apple TV+ early next year. The streaming service has announced the premiere date for the new eight-episode drama series with the release of some first-look images.

Starring Peter Capaldi (above) and Cush Jumbo, the series follows a pair of detectives battling over a high-profile murder case. Charlie Creed-Miles, Dionne Brown, Shaun Dooley, Stephen Campbell Moore, Zoë Wanamaker, Rasaq Kukoyi, Maisie Ayres, Aysha Kala, Cathy Tyson, and Tom Moutchi also star in the series, which comes from Paul Rutman.

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“Only Murders in the Building” Renewed for Season 4

On the day of the “Only Murders in the Building” Season 3 finale, Hulu, quick as a whip, has picked up the hit Hulu whodunit for a fourth season.

The comedy series stars Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Selena Gomez as a trio of true-crime podcast fans who, after a suspicious death in their Upper West Side apartment building, become friends and amateur detectives.

Watch the Season 3 trailer for “Only Murders in the Building” below:

Meryl Streep and Paul Rudd guest-starred in the third season, which had its finale on Oct. 3 and centered around the trio investigating a murder behind the scenes of a Broadway show. Rudd played Ben Glenroy, a Hollywood action star whose Broadway debut is cut short by his own death, and Streep played Loretta Durkin, a struggling actor and the love interest of Short’s Oliver.

The Season 3 premiere...

Here is a wrap-up of all the news you need to know from Tuesday, October 3, 2023.

Apple TV+ has announced that Criminal Record, starring Peter Capaldi and Cush Jumbo, will launch on Friday, January 12, 2024.

Two new episodes will be available on premiere date, followed by one new episode every Friday through February 23.

From BAFTA Award nominee Paul Rutman, Criminal Record is a powerful, character-driven drama set in the heart of contemporary London.

An anonymous phone call draws two brilliant detectives into a confrontation over an old murder case – one a young woman in the early stages of her career, the other a well-connected man determined to protect his legacy.

The series touches on issues of race, institutional failure, and the quest to find common ground in a polarized Britain.

Starring Capaldi as Detective Chief Inspector Daniel Hegarty and Jumbo as Detective Sergeant June Lenker, the cast of Criminal Record also features Charlie Creed-Miles,...

Apple TV+ has unveiled a glimpse at ‘Criminal Record,’ its upcoming eight-episode crime thriller starring Academy Award and BAFTA winner Peter Capaldi and Laurence Olivier Award and Critics Choice Award nominee Cush Jumbo as detectives in a tug of war over a high-profile murder case. From BAFTA Award nominee Paul Rutman, the crime thriller is a powerful, character-driven drama set in the heart of contemporary London. An anonymous phone call draws two brilliant detectives into a confrontation over an old murder case – one a young woman in the early stages of her career, the other a well-connected man determined to protect his legacy. The series touches on issues of race, institutional failure and the quest to find common ground in a polarized Britain. Starring Capaldi as ‘Detective Chief Inspector Daniel Hegarty’ and Jumbo as ‘Detective Sergeant June Lenker,’ the cast of “Criminal Record” also features Charlie Creed-Miles, Dionne Brown, Shaun Dooley,...

We’re getting the first look at Criminal Record, Apple TV+’s hourlong London-set crime thriller series starring Doctor Who alum Peter Capaldi and The Good Fight‘s Cush Jumbo as detectives in a tug of war over a historic murder conviction. The eight-episode series will launch with the first two episodes on Friday, January 12, 2024, followed by one new episode each Friday through February 23. See the first photos above and below.

From BAFTA Award nominee Paul Rutman, Criminal Record is described as a powerful, character-driven thriller set in the heart of contemporary London. An anonymous phone call draws two brilliant detectives (Capaldi & Jumbo) into a confrontation over an old murder case: one a young woman in the early stages of her career and the other a well-connected man determined to protect his legacy. The series touches on issues of race, institutional failure and the quest to find...

Since hanging up his Tardis key following his run in Doctor Who, Peter Capaldi's biggest telly role has been in the darkly hewed The Devil's Hour. For new Apple TV+ series Criminal Record, he's digging into darkness again, this time on the lawman side of things.

Criminal Record, created by Paul Rutman, is set in the heart of contemporary London. An anonymous phone call draws two brilliant detectives into a confrontation over an old murder case — one a young woman in the early stages of her career, the other a well-connected man determined to protect his legacy. The series touched on the issues of race, institutional failure, and the quest to find common ground in a polarised Britain. Capaldi stars as Detective Chief Inspector Daniel Hegarty, alongside Cush Jumbo as Detective Sergeant June Lenker.

Charlie Creed-Miles, Dionne Brown, Shaun Dooley, Stephen Campbell-Moore and Zoë Wanamaker are all in the cast for this one,...

Torchwood alumni Peter Capaldi and Cush Jumbo team up to solve a mystery in Criminal Record, an Apple TV+ crime thriller that will debut Friday, Jan. 12, 2024 (with its first two episodes of eight).

On the aforementioned Doctor Who offshoot, Capaldi (who of course once headlined Doctor Who itself) played Permanent Secretary John Frobisher, while Jumbo (whose recent TV credits include The Good Wife) played Home Office assistant Lois Habiba.

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Exclusive: Alan Cumming (The Traitors), Charlie Creed-Miles (Giri/Haji) and Clare Coulter (Three Pines) are leading feature road movie Drive Back Home, which is underway in Northern Ontario.

Set in 1968, the film tells the story of a conservative plumber from a small east coast village who travels to Toronto in order to get his brother out of jail after he is arrested for having sex with another man in a public park. At the insistence of their strong willed mother, the two brothers must drive the 1000 mile trip back home to New Brunswick, together – discovering each other and themselves along the way.

Written and directed by Michael Clowater, Canadian outfit Game Theory is handling worldwide rights.

The film will shoot in North Bay, Ontario, with support from Telefilm Canada, Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation (Nohfc), Ontario Creates, Game Theory Films, Radke Films, and Vigilante Productions.

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It’s unsurprising the actor has yet to direct another film after giving so much to this blistering debut, acted at full tilt by a remarkable cast

Twenty-five years ago, Gary Oldman opened an artery of anguish with his brilliant, wrenchingly emotional debut as writer-director inspired by his own father and his childhood in south London, positioned between Terence Davies and Martin Scorsese. The title conveys with horrible force both violence and the cost of violence. “Nil by mouth” is what you see over an intravenously fed patient’s hospital bed – and yet the phrase is also a metaphor for the dad’s dysfunction, the walled-off emotional aridity; nil by mouth, no kissing, no talking, nothing.

It is an urban pastoral and social-realist tragedy. Watched again now, you can appreciate how formally accomplished it is, how emotionally extravagant, and acted at full tilt by a remarkable cast. Ray Winstone is Ray,...

Exclusive: Apple TV+ drama Criminal Record has set the rest of its cast, with BAFTA 2022-winning Help star Cathy Tyson joining previously announced Peter Capaldi, Cush Jumbo and seven others.

Tyson will play Doris Mathis, a woman relentlessly trying to clear her son Errol’s name.

Alongside Capaldi and Jumbo, she is joined by Dionne Brown, Stephen Campbell Moore (The History Boys), Peaky Blinders’ star Charlie Creed-Miles, Shaun Dooley (It’s a Sin), Aysha Kala (The Undeclared War), Tom Moutchi (The Hustle) and Harry Potter veteran Zoë Wanamaker.

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Capaldi and Jumbo are leading Criminal Record as Detective Chief Inspector Daniel Hegarty and Detective Sergeant June Lenker, who are in a tug of war over a historic murder conviction after an anonymous phone call draws them into a confrontation over an old case.

Production has begun in London, and the show comes from BAFTA nominee Paul Rutman,...

"Let this be a lesson to all y'all! We decide who drinks, and who dies!" Quiver Dist. has released an official trailer for an indie western titled Gunfight at Dry River, also known as just Dry River. Made by British filmmaker Daniel Simpson, of Spiderhole, Hangar 10, and With Love From Suffolk. Set on the US-Mexican border in 1888. In Dry River, a desert town debilitated by drought, a promise of gold will bring hope, love, and death in equal measure. When a Mexican stranger arrives in town to reclaim his father's land, a violent confrontation will cause the lives of all to be forever transformed... The film stars Charlie Creed-Miles, Michael Moriarty, Ann Mitchell, Joshua Dickinson, Isabella Walker, plus Fabricio Christian Amansi as "The Mexican". There's not much worth a watch in here unless you're really into dusty westerns. Here's the official trailer (+ poster) for Daniel Simpson's Gunfight at Dry River,...

Hanna is back, and action fans worldwide rejoice.

Fugitive Hanna captured viewers' attention during the first season of the Amazon Prime Video series, as she was a combination of power and pathos.

This season, Hanna, played by Esme Creed-Miles, is going to be forced to evolve. Her surrogate father, Erik, who rescued her as a baby from the sinister Utrax program, was killed late last season.

Hanna attempted to break out other girls such as her from Utrax, but only Clara would come with her.

Surprisingly assisting Hanna's escape was Marissa, who for years ran Utrax before developing a conscience.

David Farr, the show's creator, explained what's ahead for Hanna.

“The central dilemma of Season 2 is should Hanna stay with this family of young women and join them, become one of the young assassins in the Utrax program, or should she rebel, stand against that program and be alone,” Farr said.

Ben Chessell.

Director Ben Chessell’s career has hit a sweet spot with his crime thriller series Giri/Haji premiering today on Netflix worldwide except in the UK, where it screened on BBC Two late last year.

In addition, the 2001 Vca graduate has just directed two episodes of The Great, a 10-part series created by Tony McNamara for Hulu, an irreverent take on the rise of 18th Century Russian Empress Catherine the Great.

UK producer Susie Liggat, who produced Giri/Haji (Duty/Shame) for Jane Featherstone’s Sister Pictures, hired Chessell, whom she got to know after he moved to London eight years ago.

Liggat had put his name forward for a couple of projects she was producing including the Sky Atlantic-commissioned horror/drama Fortitude but could not convince the executive producers he had enough experience.

Chessell, who was in Australia shooting Doctor Doctor, was asked to direct three episodes of Giri/Haji...

To celebrate the release of the international series ‘Giri/Haji’ to BBC Two in October we are honoured to share nine exclusive first look images from the show.

The eight-part series, directed by Julian Farino, is said to be a soulful thriller that explores the butterfly effect of one murder upon two very different worlds.

The Story

The new series follows Kenzo (Takehiro Hira) a middle-aged Tokyo detective and family man, who travels to London in search of his younger brother, Yuto (Yosuke Kubozuka). The siblings, once devoted and now estranged, are driven to opposite sides of the world by the spiralling consequences of one violent, split-second decision. Fukuhara (Masahiro Motoki), a notorious Japanese gang-lord and feared Yakuza, hears of his nephew’s murder in London – and the ramifications of the crime erupt across the globe. As a result, Kenzo’s family’s honour and the fragile peace between the...

Esme Creed-Miles never really wanted to be an actor.

But with a breakout performance in Amazon's new prestige spy-thriller Hanna under her belt, that's changed.

Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, the actor, musician and feminist had a lot to say about being on screen, gender, and how the titular teen assassin escapes "internalized male gaze."

Though acting wasn't a career Creed-Miles (Dark River) sought out, it was something she was surrounded by, which gave her an in to the industry: "My parents [Samantha Morton and Charlie Creed-Miles] are both in the business, so I'm very ...

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We talked to the cast of Amazon Prime's Hanna, an adaptation of the 2011 movie, about bringing a new version of the story to life.

Prequels, sequels, and complete re-imaginings. More and more, the stories of the silver screen are finding new life on the small one. Generally (and thankfully), however, it is rare for a TV adaptation of a popular film, movie, or previous TV show to be a straight remake.

In the case of Amazon Prime’s Hanna, a remake is exactly what you get... at first. The first two episodes of this eight-episode first season take the viewer on a very familiar journey. Past that, however, the show offers new twists, turns, and changes that allow the story grow and expand into new avenues of exploration.

Starring Esme Creed-Miles as the titular Hanna, with Joel Kinnaman taking over the role as Erik Heller and Mireille Enos...

Saban Films has made one of the first acquisitions of this year’s Toronto International Film Festival, buying the rights to the sexual abuse drama “Romans” starring Orlando Bloom, the studio announced Thursday.

Directed by Ludwig and Paul Shammasian, the film stars Bloom as a man struggling to cope with the sexual abuse he suffered as a child at the hands of a priest, and who now has the opportunity to demolish the church where his abuse occurred.

The drama is written by Geoff Thompson, who previously worked with the Shammasians on “The Pyramid Texts,” and produced by Jasper Graham of Dreamscape along with James Harris and Mark Lane of The Fyzz Facility and Sheetal Vinod Talwar of Vistaar Film Fund, in association with Zee International.

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Saban Films has acquired U.S. distribution rights to “Romans,” a drama about sexual abuse that stars Orlando Bloom. It marks one of the first distribution deals of this year’s Toronto Intl. Film Festival.

According to a logline, “‘Romans’ is the story of Malky (Bloom), a man who struggles to come to terms with the abuse he suffered by a local priest during his childhood. Now set on demolishing the church in which the abuse took place, he finds himself on the unlikely path toward forgiveness.

“Romans” is directed by Ludwig and Paul Shammasian (“The Pyramid Texts”). It co-stars Janet Montgomery (“Salem”), Charlie Creed-Miles (“Silent Witness”), Josh Myers (“I am Soldier”), and Anne Reid (“Last Tango in Halifax”). The drama is written by Geoff Thompson, who worked with the Shammasians on “The Pyramid Text.” “Romans” was produced by Jasper Graham of Dreamscape along with James Harris and Mark Lane...

Saban Films has acquired U.S. distribution rights to Ludwig and Paul Shammasian’s Romans. The drama stars Orlando Bloom, Janet Montgomery, Charlie Creed-Miles, Josh Myers and Anne Reid.

Written by Geoff Thompson (The Pyramid Texts), the film centers on Malky (Bloom), a man who struggles to come to terms with the abuse he suffered by a local priest when he was a child. Now, set on demolishing the church in which the abuse took place, he finds himself on an unlikely path towards forgiveness.

Romans made its world premiere at the Edinburgh Film Festival, where Reid took home the prize for ...

Saban Films has acquired U.S. distribution rights to Ludwig and Paul Shammasian’s Romans. The drama stars Orlando Bloom, Janet Montgomery, Charlie Creed-Miles, Josh Myers and Anne Reid.

Written by Geoff Thompson (The Pyramid Texts), the film centers on Malky (Bloom), a man who struggles to come to terms with the abuse he suffered by a local priest when he was a child. Now, set on demolishing the church in which the abuse took place, he finds himself on an unlikely path towards forgiveness.

Romans made its world premiere at the Edinburgh Film Festival, where Reid took home the prize for ...

The BBC and Netflix have unveiled the international cast and a first-look image of their ambitious bilingual drama “Giri/Haji,” which has begun filming in London. An acclaimed Japanese lineup, led by Takehiro Hira and Yosuke Kubozuka, is joined by Emmy-winning British actress Kelly Macdonald, British actor Charlie Creed-Miles and U.S. actor Justin Long.

The eight-part thriller, whose title translates as “Duty/Shame,” is shot in both Japanese and English and will be subtitled. Set between London and Tokyo across multiple time frames, the show explores the ripple effects of one murder on two cities. The shoot will move to Tokyo later this year.

“Giri/Haji” is created and written by BAFTA nominee Joe Barton and directed by BAFTA-winner and Emmy nominee Julian Farino. The Japanese cast also includes Masahiro Motoki, Yuko Nakamura, Aoi Okuyama, Mitsuko Oka, Togo Igawa, Katsuya and Yoshiki Minato. British actors Will Sharpe and Tony Pitts also star.

Vulture Watch In Inspector John Marlott still on the case? Has The Frankenstein Chronicles TV show been cancelled or renewed for a third season on Netflix? 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 Frankenstein Chronicles, season three. 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 Netflix horror-crime drama, The Frankenstein Chronicles stars Sean Bean, Richie Campbell, Vanessa Kirby, Eloise Smyth, Elliot Cowan, Tom Ward, Ryan Sampson, Laurence Fox, Paul Kennedy, Martin McCann, Charlie Creed-Miles, Stuart Graham, Jessie Ross, Ed Stoppard, and Lucy Cray-Miller. The story centers on Inspector John Marlott. After stumbling upon an oddly sutured corpse, Marlott is recruited to investigate whether it was planted there as a...

What do you think of Inspector John Marlott in the first season of The Frankenstein Chronicles TV show on Netflix? Usually, the Nielsen ratings play a big role in determining whether TV shows are cancelled or renewed. Netflix 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 Frankenstein Chronicles season one episodes. We invite you to rate them for us, below. A Netflix horror-crime drama inspired by Mary Shelley's Frankenstein novel, The Frankenstein Chronicles stars Sean Bean, Tom Ward, Richie Campbell, Ed Stoppard, Vanessa Kirby, Ryan Sampson, Robbie Gee, Anna Maxwell Martin, Charlie Creed-Miles, Eloise Smything, Samuel West, Mark Bazeley, Elliot Cowan, Katie Dickie, Steven Berkoff, and Deirdre Mullins. The story centers on Inspector John Marlott. After stumbling upon an oddly sutured corpse, Marlott is...

Network: Netflix. Episodes: Ongoing (45 mins). Seasons: Ongoing. TV show dates: February 20, 2018 — present. Series status: Has not been cancelled. Performers include: Sean Bean, Richie Campbell, Vanessa Kirby, Eloise Smyth, Elliot Cowan, Tom Ward, Ryan Sampson, Laurence Fox, Paul Kennedy, Martin McCann, Charlie Creed-Miles, Stuart Graham, Jessie Ross, Ed Stoppard, and Lucy Cray-Miller. TV show description: A reimagining of Mary Shelley's novel, Frankenstein, The Frankenstein Chronicles TV show comes from creators Benjamin Ross and Barry Langford. Set in Georgian England, the horror-crime drama centers on Inspector John Marlott (Bean). In London, in 1827, standing upon the riverbank, Marlott stumbles upon a body. When he touches its hand, the hand grabs him back. At first, it appears to be...

Genesis marks the third feature to hail from British writer-director duo Bart Ruspoli and Freddie Hutton-Mills.

Toronto-based Ddi has licensed a raft of deals on sci-fi Genesis led by a Us sale to Vertical Entertainment and a UK sale to Lionsgate.

Jason Moring and his team have also sold the film to Lemon Tree Media for China and Zazie Films for Japan.

Genesis marks the third feature to hail from British writer-director duo Bart Ruspoli and Freddie Hutton-Mills and is the first in a trilogy that explores the nature of free will in a post-apocalyptic world where artificial intelligence is gaining ground.

Sheetal Vinood Talwar of Vistaar Dwc produces alongside Ruspoli and Hutton-Mills.

“Having both Vertical Entertainment and Lionsgate UK as distribution partners is a testament to the quality of Genesis as a must have sci-fi film this market,” Moring said.

Ddi’s sales slate includes Nostalgia starring Jon Hamm, Catherine Keener, Ellen Burstyn, and Bruce Dern...

ITV is headed back to the 19th century. Recently, the UK network announced filming has begun on season two of The Frankenstein Chronicles.The drama stars Sean Bean as John Marlott, a London police inspector who discovers a dark underworld within the city. The cast also includes Anna Maxwell Martin, Charlie Creed-Miles, Eloise Smyth, Samuel West, and Vanessa Kirby.Read More…...

Daniel Mays and Mark Gatiss star in story about 1967 Sexual Offences Act.

The 31st BFI Flare: London Lgbt Film Festival (March 16-26) will open with historical drama Against The Law.

Marking the 50th anniversary of the 1967 Sexual Offences Act, which decriminalised homosexual acts between adult males in England and Wales, the film is based on Peter Wildeblood’s autobiographical novel of the same name.

It tells the story of Wildeblood, a celebrated journalist, and his love affair with another man, which led to devastating consequences including imprisonment. His case instigated the publication of a report that recommended the decriminalisation of homosexuality in the UK.

Wildeblood will be played by Daniel Mays. The cast also includes Mark Gatiss, Richard Gadd and Charlie Creed-Miles.

The film was directed by Fergus O’Brien, produced by Scott James Bassett and written by Brian Fillis. It is a BBC Studio production and will air on BBC Two later this year.

The BFI will...

100 Streets tells three different interlocking stories that take place in the same London neighborhood. Two of those stories fuse pretty well while the other is fine on its own but really doesn’t connect at all and feels out of place. All is rendered inconsequential, however, in a doozy of a last twenty minutes. Each story culminates in a barrage of conveniently laid occurrences leading to overly melodramatic outcomes for all characters that will have you throwing your hands up in the air and possibly even letting out a giggle.

The first story deals with Kingsley (Franz Drameh), a bright young man from a broken home that’s mixed up in street crime. Not unlike Drameh’s character Firestorm on DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, Kingsley spits fire as well. Or rather, he likes to write and recite poetry. While performing community service at the local cemetery for his most recent arrest,...

Actor Idris Elba has spent the past year lending his voice to three of the year’s most acclaimed animated films, including Disney’s “Zootopia,” Pixar’s “Finding Dory” and the live-action/CGI film “The Jungle Book” as Shere Khan, the fearsome, villainous tiger. But when he’s not performing voiceover work or starring in the latest “Star Trek” film, he’s leading the powerful ensemble drama “100 Streets,” about three interwoven stories in one square mile of modern day London.

Read More: ‘100 Streets’ Trailer: Idris Elba Plays a Retired Rugby Player Who Spirals Out of Control

Elba stars as Max, a former rugby player who struggles to find a life off the field while fighting to save his marriage to former actress Emily (Gemma Arterton). Alongside Max and Emily, there’s the stories of Kingsley (Franz Drameh), a small time drug dealer desperately searching for a way off the street,...

Perfect man Idris Elba plays perfect man Max in the upcoming film 100 Streets. A retired rugby player, Max’s seemingly perfect life unravels when his seemingly perfect marriage to former actress Emma (Gemma Arterton) falls apart. The new trailer for the film deceptively makes it look like 100 Streets is all about Max and Emma, but the movie actually follows three different, overlapping stories (yep, it’s one of those heady interwoven ensemble dramas). All three stories take place in one square mile of modern-day London.

Aside from Max and Emma, there’s also Kingsley (Franz Drameh), a small-time drug dealer trying to get off the streets, who meets local stage actor Terence (Ken Stott) while doing community service. Terence helps lead Kingsley down a new and creative path. There’s also cab driver George (Charlie Creed-Miles) and his wife Kathy (Kierston Wareing), who want to start a family ...

Idris Elba is a washed-up rugby star in dire need of an intervention in the melodramatic new trailer for 100 Streets.

Directed by Jim O’Hanlon, the ensemble thriller finds Elba in the role of Max, a former sporting hero who’s left staring a mid-life crisis square in the face. He cheats on his wife Emily (Gemma Arterton), drinks like a fish, and ultimately loses control of everything around him. All of that comes to head when Elba’s lead becomes embroiled in London’s criminal underground, and it’s here that 100 Streets opens up to become a multi-faceted affair revolving around “three extraordinary stories.”

Despite the calibre of Elba and Arterton, this is a formulaic trailer that is heavy on the melodrama and light on the subtlety. Idris Elba’s Max is a stereotypical anti-hero circling the drain, essentially, and that internal struggle to carve out a life beyond...