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While Game of Thrones wasn’t the first series that Kit Harington starred in, it was the show that made him a household name. Now may people are watching shows to see if his acting style differs to that of Jon Snow.

Harington has starred in many TV shows since leaving Game of Thrones. There are also some great shows from before his time on the fantasy series to check out. Here are six to get you started.

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We start with the British-American series, Industry. The series has just premiered its third season, which is the season that Harington comes into. He plays Sir Henry Much, the CEO of Lumi, a green tech company.

Industry follows a group of young graduates who are competing for positions at a prestigious investment bank in London called Pierpoint & Co. It’s a cut-throat business,...

The Big Bang Theory is one of the most famous and iconic modern-day sitcoms.

Sprawling Twelve Seasons, the series followed a group of brainiac friends and their exploits in love, life, and the search for knowledge.

The show garnered ten Emmy awards, four of which went to lead actor Jim Parsons, yet the show never nabbed the Best Comedy award.

The series has also spawned a spinoff series, Young Sheldon. Another spinoff series is in the works at Max, but the plot is unknown at this time.

While the series creator, Chuck Lorre, has continuous success with sitcoms on CBS, what has the main cast done? Find out below!

John Ross Bowie - Barry Kripke

Barry Kripke, a rival of Sheldon's and an overall annoying character, was played brilliantly by John Ross Bowie.

During his extended guest stint on The Big Bang Theory, he starred in the sitcom Speechless, starring Minni Driver.

“Bridgerton” Season 2 breakout Calam Lynch has joined “Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” cast, along with new additions Oliver Alvin-Wilson, Stuart Bowman, Gavi Singh Chera, William Chubb, Kevin

Eldon, Will Keen and Selina Lo.

The eight new members join previously announced Season 2 additions Gabriel Akuwudike, Yasen “Zates” Atour, Ben Daniels, Amelia Kenworthy, Nia Towle and Nicholas Woodeson.

Sam Hazeldine was also recently announced as a replacement for “Game of Thrones” alumnus Joseph Mawle as antagonist Adar.

As is custom for the series, character details for all are being kept under wraps.

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Lynch broke out in Netflix’s second season of “Bridgerton” with the role of Theo Sharpe, a love interest of sorts to the stubborn Eloise (Claudia Jessie). Other television credits include Channel 4’s “Derry Girls” and BBC’s “Mrs. Wilson.

Brutal British crime drama Gangs of London is back for a second series on Sky Atlantic and Now, with a release date of 20th October in the UK and 17th November in the US, and it’s looking as dark and gritty as ever.

When the explosive first series launched in April 2020, this story of the turbulent power struggles of London’s criminal underworld – centring on the Wallace family and various other international gangs – was an instant hit, at the time becoming Sky Atlantic’s second-biggest original drama launch behind Chernobyl. As dramas go it’s a thrilling powerhouse of a series, full of epic fight scenes and twisty narrative, and certainly isn’t for the faint-hearted gore-wise.

Now it’s back for a second series, fans will certainly be looking forward to seeing their unanswered questions resolved, as well as being introduced to new players in this savage power game.

Sky has revealed the full red band trailer for the highly anticipated return of ‘Gangs of London.’

One year after the death of Sean Wallace and the violent reckonings of series one, the map and soul of London has been redrawn. The surviving Wallaces are scattered, the Dumanis broken and estranged, and Elliot is now being forced to work for the Investors.

As the Investors look down on a city sliding into chaos they decide enough is enough and bring in reinforcements to restore control. Old favourites and new players fight back against the new order, forcing sworn enemies to work together and family members to betray each other. Who will win the battle for London’s soul?

Created by Gareth Evans and Matt Flannery, series two will see the return of Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù, Paapa Essiedu, Lucian Msamati, Michelle Fairley, Orli Shuka, Pippa Bennett-Warner, Brian Vernel, Narges Rashidi, Asif Raza...

Archie Panjabi has joined the cast of limited series “Hijack” starring Idris Elba, who also serves as executive producer, Apple TV+ announced on Thursday.

The seven-part thriller will be told in real time as a hijacked plane makes its way to London over a seven-hour flight and authorities on the ground scramble for answers. Elba stars as Sam Nelson, an accomplished business negotiator trying to save the lives of the passengers with a high-risk strategy that could backfire at any moment.

Panjabi, who won an Emmy for her portrayal of Kalinda Sharma on CBS’ “The Good Wife,” will play Zahra Gahfoor, a counter terrorism officer who is on the ground when the plane is hijacked and becomes part of the investigation.

Panjabi was most recently seen in a season-long arc on “Snowpiercer.” She also appeared in the miniseries “I Know this Much is True” opposite Mark Ruffalo, and recurred in...

Archie Panjabi has joined the cast of the Idris Elba-led Apple TV+ series “Hijack.”

The seven-part thriller series stars Elba as Sam Nelson, a businessman who is forced to step up to the challenge of saving the lives of passengers on a hijacked plane making its way to London. Panjabi joins as Zahra Gahfoor, a counter terrorism officer on the ground who becomes part of the investigation. The series is told in real time, over the course of the seven-hour flight.

Panjabi won a Primetime Emmy Award in 2010 for supporting actress in a drama series for her role as Kalinda Sharma on “The Good Wife.” She was most recently seen on “Snowpiercer,” in addition to previous credits on the miniseries “I Know this Much is True” opposite Mark Ruffalo and a recurring role on “Run,” created by Phoebe Waller-Bridge.

Panjabi was also seen as the lead in six-part miniseries “Departure” opposite Christopher Plummer,...

Why not, indeed?

The back half of the season has done well by giving us these dark, intriguing cases and attempting to balance the characters in each installment.

While there were obvious leanings toward Burgess and Ruzek during Chicago Pd Season 9 Episode 20, the case took precedence, and everyone was thoroughly involved in a manner that felt like the early days of the series.

As far as cases go, this was another deliciously dark and layered one. They've taken some huge swings with some of the cases this season, and they've succeeded in capturing the perfect tone and getting us invested.

It turns out that Chicago Pd, when it delivers shades of Criminal Minds, with its own spin, of course, is the makings of the perfect formula.

You're going to get eaten alive in prison, I'm going to personally make sure of it. You understand? Huh?

Adam Permalink: You're going to get eaten alive in prison,...

Sky has revealed a first look teaser for the highly anticipated return of ‘Gangs of London.’ In the teaser, fans will be reunited with ex-undercover cop Elliot (played by Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù) and see the first glimpse of the returning series full of twists, turns and exhilarating, cinematic action sequences.

One year after the death of Sean Wallace and the violent reckonings of series one, the map and soul of London has been redrawn. The surviving Wallaces are scattered, the Dumanis broken and estranged, and Elliot is now being forced to work for the Investors.

As the Investors look down on a city sliding into chaos they decide enough is enough and bring in reinforcements to restore control. Old favourites and new players fight back against the new order, forcing sworn enemies to work together and family members to betray each other. Who will win the battle for London’s soul?...

Exclusive: Actor-producer Kit Harington has signed with UTA for representation in all areas.

Harington broke out in 2011 in the starring role of Jon Snow on HBO’s critically-acclaimed, Emmy winning fantasy series, Game of Thrones, based on the A Song of Ice and Fire novel series by George R. R. Martin. Over the course of the show’s eight-season run, the part brought him seven Screen Actors Guild Award nominations, two Emmy nominations, and noms at the Golden Globes and Critics’ Choice Awards, among other accolades.

Harington most recently appeared in Marvel’s Eternals, the hit Amazon series Modern Love and Netflix’s Criminal: UK. In 2018, he exec produced and starred alongside Peter Mullan, Mark Gatiss and Liv Tyler in the HBO Max miniseries Gunpowder, which had him portraying his real-life ancestor, Catholic rebel Robert Catesby.

The actor has also appeared in films including the HBO...

The Book of Boba Fett, the latest Star Wars spinoff series to hit Disney+, cracked Nielsen’s top 10 chart for the week of January 3 to 9 as Cobra Kai had a strong repeat No. 1 showing.

Cobra Kai tallied 2.15 billion minutes of streaming for the week, down just a bit from the 2.4 billion it racked up in the prior week. One-third of its audience was in the 35-49-year-old age bracket, Nielsen said, and 40% of viewership occurred in multicultural households.

Nielsen measures only streaming via a TV screen for Disney+, Hulu, Netflix, Apple TV+ and Amazon’s Prime Video. The measurement company said the week was the third-largest total ever recorded for overall streaming, behind the Christmas and New Year’s weeks.

The holiday surge lifted all titles, including the two Disney titles on the chart. Encanto, which had a 30-day theatrical run before being added to Disney+ as a title available for all subscribers,...

Exclusive: Roadside Attractions and Vertical Entertainment have prevailed in a bidding war surrounding the Sundance thriller Emily the Criminal, starring and produced by Aubrey Plaza, claiming North American rights. They’ve slated the film for an exclusive theatrical release this year, with Redbox joining the partnership for home entertainment distribution.

John Patton Ford’s feature directorial debut follows Emily (Plaza), who is saddled with student debt and locked out of the job market due to a minor criminal record. Desperate for income, she takes a shady gig as a “dummy shopper,” buying goods with stolen credit cards supplied by a handsome and charismatic middleman named Youcef (Theo Rossi). Faced with a series of dead-end job interviews, Emily soon finds herself seduced by the quick cash and illicit thrills of black-market capitalism, and increasingly interested in her mentor Youcef. Together, they hatch a plan to bring...

Paramount+ is still on track with its reboot of classic procedural Criminal Minds.

This comes despite reports last summer, stirred by comments by series star Paget Brewster, that the project might have been dead at the streamer.

Nicole Clemens, President, Paramount+ Original Scripted Series, said, “We are still very much in development on Criminal Minds. We’ll have more to share on that soon but it is alive and well.”

Clemens, who took on her new role at the streamer last summer, in addition to running Paramount Television Studios, said that the delay of the reboot was down to the executive shuffle at the company rather than anything to do with the project itself.

Paramount+ Renews ‘Seal Team’, ‘Mayor Of Kingstown’, ‘The Game’

Last February, the streamer revealed that it was bringing back the series, which ran for 15 seasons on CBS, with the team coming back together to investigate a single case over 10 episodes.

Paramount+’s seemingly Doa Criminal Minds revival still has a pulse.

Despite buzz that the project was bound for the morgue, Tanya Gills, Chief Programming Officer at ViacomCBS Streaming, told reporters Tuesday at the Television Critics Assoc. Winter Press Tour that, “We are still very much in development on Criminal Minds. We’ll have more to share soon on that, but it is alive and well.”

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Last summer, Paget Brewster, who was one...

As this year’s Sundance Film Festival comes to a close, the mostly virtual event introduced a hefty number of films worth getting excited about beyond the festival. The hope was this year would have marked a return to an in-person Sundance, but this year’s festival still played home to a wide variety of wonderful films.

From new works from some of our favorite filmmakers to rising stars making their debuts, our favorites include the latest from SXSW winner Cooper Raiff (the charming “Cha Cha Real Smooth”), Aubrey Plaza’s latest leading-lady evolution (“Emily the Criminal”), a pair of character-centric dramedies starring some of our greatest living actors, provocative documentaries, the inevitable Kanye West deep dive (“jeen-yuhs”), and at least one movie about a very big egg and the girl that loves it.

At publication, a number of these films have already been picked up for distribution; some even have release dates ready.

A financially precarious temp worker effectively locked out of a stable job due to a minor criminal record takes a black market gig buying goods with stolen credit cards in Emily the Criminal. As its logline suggests, the film examines the gig economy and class structure in America, and editor Harrison Atkins discusses how he shaped the film to approach that film with anger rather than numbness Filmmaker: How and why did you wind up being the editor of your film? What were the factors and attributes that led to your being hired for this job? Atkins: I’ve been working […]

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A financially precarious temp worker effectively locked out of a stable job due to a minor criminal record takes a black market gig buying goods with stolen credit cards in Emily the Criminal. As its logline suggests, the film examines the gig economy and class structure in America, and editor Harrison Atkins discusses how he shaped the film to approach that film with anger rather than numbness Filmmaker: How and why did you wind up being the editor of your film? What were the factors and attributes that led to your being hired for this job? Atkins: I’ve been working […]

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Find Her Exclusive Poster Reveal & New Stills: "Psychological Thriller Find Her has released it's final poster (attached) and revised synopsis (see below) ahead of the film's 2022 release.

The noir stars Nick McCallum (Burning Kentucky), Richard Gunn (Clemency), Stelio Savante, (Running For Grace), Rebecca Lines (The Falcon And The Winter Soldier), Anais Lilit (The Walking Dead: Red Machete), Randal Gonzalez (Greenland), John James (Axcellerator), Mary Drew Ahrens, John Daniel Gates and G. Andrew Ahrens who also serves as producer.

Filmed in Louisiana and Florida, Find Her was directed by Nick McCallum from his own script with Emmy award winning director of photography, Evan Zissimopulos providing the cinematography.

In the film, a mysterious ex-cop named Isaiah Slade arrives in a small town searching for answers to a murdered ranch owner and his still missing daughter. It slowly becomes clear that not only are there multiple suspects, but that Slade himself has his...

Netflix’s own Lucifer and its acquired Criminal Minds library topped Nielsen’s rankings of the most streamed series of 2021, in terms of total minutes viewed — though drilling down into the numbers can spin an alternate story.

Lucifer placed No. 1 on Nielsen’s U.S. ranking of streaming originals, amassing 18.3 billion minutes viewed across its complete library of 93 episodes. Coming in second was Netflix’s Squid Game (16.4 billion/9 episodes), followed by Netflix’s The Great British Baking Show (with 13.6 million/75 episodes), Netflix’s Virgin River (12.9 billion/30 episodes), and Netflix’s Bridgerton (12.4 billion/8 episodes).

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Exclusive: Lucifer, a drama that debuted on the Fox broadcast network before becoming a Netflix show in 2018, topped Nielsen’s list of the most-streamed original series of 2021 in the U.S.

The 93 total episodes of the series netted more than 18.3 billion minutes of streaming during the year, according to the measurement firm’s year-end report. That put it well in front of Squid Game‘s 16.4 billion, but the Korean phenomenon had only nine episodes on Netflix in 2021. Roughly 15% of viewership was tallied by U.S. viewers of the Korean-language, subtitled version, Nielsen estimated, with the rest in an English dubbed one.

Lucifer‘s sixth and final season arrived on Netflix last September. The show was produced by Warner Bros Television in association with Jerry Bruckheimer Television.

In saving the show after it was canceled by Fox, Netflix...

Thorn (Criminal Minds’ Matthew Gray Gubler) and Willow appear to have it all as the revered high priest and priestess of a coven of new age witches. But a secret from Thorn’s past throws their lives into turmoil and sends them on a trippy, hilarious journey. Ricky Bates Jr's King Knight is coming to theaters, On Demand and Digital on February 17, 2022. The full trailer was released yesterday by XYZ Films, check it out below. See the movie that our own Josh reviewed last Summer. Those familiar with director Richard Bates, Jr. will be prepared for the jaunty tone of this blackish comedy-slash-modern social commentary. From his fabulous first feature, Excision, Bates has displayed an all-consuming interest in skewering social mores...

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ControversyThe Hindu outfit claimed that the actor insulted U Muthuramalingam Thevar, a freedom fighter and politician.Tnm StaffImage: Instagram/Vijay SethupathiThe Coimbatore police on Thursday, November 17 registered a case against Hindu Makkal Katchi leader Arjun Sampath, who had announced a 'reward' of Rs 1,001 for kicking actor Vijay Sethupathi. The official Twitter account of the outfit had said, "Arjun Sampath announces cash award, for kicking actor Vijay Sethupathi for insulting Thevar Ayya. 1 kick = Rs.1001/- for any one who kicks him, until he apologises (sic)." The Hindu outfit claimed that the actor insulted U Muthuramalingam Thevar, a freedom fighter and politician. In a press release, the police said that a case has been registered against Arjun Sampath under sections 504 (Intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace) and 506 (1) (Criminal Intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code (Ipc). Further investigation is underway. The tweet by the Hindu Makkal Katchi also came days after a man,...

Exclusive: Criminal Productions, the rising podcast studio founded by Phoebe Judge and Lauren Spohrer, has been acquired by Vox Media.

It is the latest major acquisition in the audio space and follows Amazon’s purchase of Wondery, a slew of deals for Spotify and The New York Times Company’s acquisition of Serial Productions.

Vox Media, which owns publications including New York Magazine, Eater, Recode and Vox, has been expanding its podcast business with the acquisition of Preet Bharara’s Cafe Studios, and sales and distribution partnerships with the likes of The Prof G Pod with Scott Galloway, Longform, Gastropod, and Waveform: The Mkbhd Podcast.

Criminal Productions is behind hit podcasts Criminal, This Is Love and Phoebe Reads a Mystery. The company was formed in 2013 by Judge and Spohrer, who previously worked together at public radio station Wunc.

Criminal, which features close-end episodes of up to 30 minutes, tells stories of people who’ve done wrong,...

For Ed Brubaker, disappearing into the 1980s world of Reckless has been a much-needed escape during the pandemic. The acclaimed writer and his longtime artistic partner, Sean Phillips, introduced pulp hero Ethan Reckless only 10 months ago and have just released a third graphic novel starring the private eye. The latest installment, Destroy All Monsters, is the most personal chapter yet as it dives into the history and friendship between Ethan and his trusty confidant, Anna.

The Reckless books have been a hit for Brubaker and Phillips, whose collaborations date back nearly 20 years and also include titles such as Criminal, Pulp and The Fade Out. All ...

For Ed Brubaker, disappearing into the 1980s world of Reckless has been a much-needed escape during the pandemic. The acclaimed writer and his longtime artistic partner, Sean Phillips, introduced pulp hero Ethan Reckless only 10 months ago and have just released a third graphic novel starring the private eye. The latest installment, Destroy All Monsters, is the most personal chapter yet as it dives into the history and friendship between Ethan and his trusty confidant, Anna.

The Reckless books have been a hit for Brubaker and Phillips, whose collaborations date back nearly 20 years and also include titles such as Criminal, Pulp and The Fade Out. All ...

Mystery fans, rejoice!!

There's a new Acorn TV Original right around the corner, and it's very, very good.

P.D. James wrote 14 novels based on detective and poet Adam Dalgliesh, and the new series simply goes by the title Dalgliesh.

Bertie Carvel is bringing the enigmatic yet emotionally intelligent and empathetic Dalgliesh to life in a season set in 1970s England.

Dalgliesh specializes in solving unusual murders. The cases may sound relatively benign, but they unfold unusually and strike a chord with the viewer.

We'll first meet Dalgliesh looking into the murder of a nursing student poisoned to death during a live training demonstration (it's a death that sticks with you!).

Another investigation will involve the murders of a homeless man and a recently resigned Tory MP whose throats were slit in a London church.

Dalgliesh will also be called upon to solve a series of suspicious deaths at a home for the disabled.

Earlier this awards season I warned you not to count out Sophie Okonedo (“Ratched”) when making your Emmy nominations predictions. Well, not enough people listened to me, as she was the only Drama Guest Actress nominee who surprised pundits on nominations morning. The other four — Alexis Bledel (“The Handmaid’s Tale”), Phylicia Rashad (“This Is Us”), Mckenna Grace (“The Handmaid’s Tale”) and Claire Foy (“The Crown”) — all placed within the Top 5 of Gold Derby’s combined odds. Now that Okonedo has secured the nomination, the hard part is over. I now think she’s going to win that Emmy.

Netflix’s period drama series is based on the 1962 novel “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” and the 1975 film of the same name. Okonedo joined the “Ratched” cast in the fifth episode, “The Dance,” as a new patient at Lucia State Hospital named Charlotte Wells. Charlotte is treated for dissociative identity disorder by Dr.

When making your Emmy predictions for this year’s Best Drama Guest Actress category, remember one thing: voters love multiple personalities. This year no one fits that bill more than Sophie Okonedo, who took on the challenging role of mental institution patient Charlotte Wells on Netflix’s “Ratched.” Charlotte is treated for dissociative identity disorder by Dr. Richard Hanover (Jon Jon Briones) and Nurse Mildred Ratched (Sarah Paulson) at Lucia State Hospital, with some of her personalities being Ondine, a boastful musician, Apollo, an aggressive athlete and Baby Taffy, an innocent child.

The Emmys often go crazy for actors who undergo dual roles — just ask Toni Collette (“United States of Tara”), Lindsay Wagner (“Bionic Woman”) and Sally Field (“Sybil”). More recently, Tatiana Maslany claimed the trophy for playing countless clones on “Orphan Black.” If Okonedo is recognized for “Ratched,” it would be her first career Emmy nomination.

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With filming now underway on season 2 of the highly acclaimed Sky series ‘Gangs of London’ a line-up of fresh new faces to join the cast have been announced.

Joining the cast of series one, which include Ṣọpẹ Dìrísù, Michelle Fairley, Brian Vernel, Pippa Bennett-Warner, Lucian Msamati, Paapa Essiedu, Valene Kane, Orli Shuk, Narges Rashidi and Asif Raza are Waleed Zuaiter (Baghdad Central, The Spy), French rapper Jasmine Armando in her first TV role, Salem Kali, Aymen Hamdouchi and Fady El-Sayed (Baghdad Central, A Private War).

Season 2 is set one year after the tumultuous events of series one, since the collapse of the Wallace Dumani empire, order is lacking, and the energy and chaos of a gold rush threaten the city with gangland anarchy. The Investors are viewing the city as a place of ruin and decide enough is enough. Licensing a new gang to restore stability, drama instead ensues. These...

Noomi Rapace and Nicholas Pinnock are joining Matthias Schoenaerts in the star cast of “Django,” an English-language reimagining of Sergio Corbucci’s classic 1966 Western. Set in the Wild West of the 1860s and ’70s, the project marks one of the biggest high-end European series of 2021.

Star of “Prometheus,” “Sherlock Holmes” and “What Happened to Monday,” Sweden’s Rapace will play Elizabeth, who is described as a powerful and merciless enemy of John Ellis. Along with his fiancee Sarah, John Ellis is the founder of New Babylon, a city of outcasts which welcomes everyone from any background, race or creed.

British actor Pinnock — whose credits include movies such as “The Last Tree” and “Dark Encounter” as well as popular TV dramas “Counterpart,”“Fortitude,” “Marcella and “For Life” — takes the key role of John Ellis. Schoenaerts (“Bullhead”) plays the titular role of Django.

German on-the-rise star Lisa Vicari, Martha Nielsen in “Dark,...

Steve McQueen’s anthology series leads the pack with 15 nominations.

Small Axe leads the nominations for this year’s Bafta Television and Bafta Craft awards, which take place on June 6 and May 24, respectively.

The BBC mini-series, created and directed by Steve McQueen, is up for 15 awards (six television and three craft), including best mini-series, John Boyega and Shaun Parkes for leading actor, Letitia Wright for leading actress, and Malachi Kirby and Michael Ward for supporting actor.

Small Axe was produced by Turbine Studios and Lammas Park alongside the BBC and Amazon Studios. Two episodes – Mangrove and Lovers Rock – were picked...

Poor Red just isn't going to be allowed to find happiness.

We finally got to discover who Anne was on The Blacklist Season 8 Episode 13.

And surprise! She was just as she seemed to be, an innocent tourist who Raymond happened to run into at a New York City park.

This being The Blacklist, the consensus among viewers was that she was a plant by somebody who was out to seduce him.

And it appeared he had done the right thing back on The Blacklist Season 8 Episode 8 when he stood her up for "North by Northwest."

All he would have to do then with deal with regret and he's far too busy for that to linger.

Red really should have known better than to pursue Anne any further. After all, it's dangerous for any civilian to be around Red, as this episode proved with gusto.

It also had a real what-if feel to it.

If anyone expected Elliot Stabler to follow the NYPD's lead quietly after his wife's death, they don't know him very well.

There was only one word for the spinoff series featuring Stabler joining Organized Crime as part of his bid to get justice for Kathy: different.

Law & Order: Organized Crime Season 1 Episode 1 offered a far grittier series than viewers may be used to. It felt at times more like a crossover with The Sopranos than part of the Law & Order franchise.

A new series like this is always challenging to follow.

While the kickoff on Law & Order: Svu Season 22 Episode 9 featured many characters we knew on Organized Crime, everyone was a stranger except for Stabler, his family, and Benson.

And unlike on most Law & Order series, most of the new characters weren't cops; many of them were members of the mob or, at least, tied...

The Grammys are often dominated by men, especially in rock and alternative categories. They’ve won the race for Best Alternative Album most of the time since it was created 31 years ago. In fact, only two solo female artists had ever taken home the prize before: Sinead O’Connor for “I Do Not Want What I Haven’t Got” (1991) and St. Vincent for her self-titled album (2015). This year, however, a woman did it again thanks to Fiona Apple (“Fetch the Bolt Cutters“). Check out the complete list of Grammy winners here.

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The critically acclaimed veteran had previously been nominated in this category for “When the Pawn …” (2001) and “The Idler Wheel …” (2012), and she picked up a Best Pop Album bid for “Extraordinary Machine” (2006) in-between. She had three total noms this year, tying her biggest nominations haul in a single year.

BAFTA has named the five contenders for its Rising Star award this year: Kingsley Ben-Adir, Conrad Khan, Bukky Bakray, Sope Dirisu, and Morfydd Clark.

Kingsley Ben-Adir starred in Regina’s King’s directorial debut film One Night in Miami as Malcolm X. His career started on the stage, in plays including Mark Rylance’s Much Ado About Nothing. He most recently starred opposite Zoe Kravitz in the Hulu series High Fidelity; played a co-lead role in the third series of the Brit Marling Netflix series The Oa; played Colonel Ben Younger in the BBC/Netflix drama Peaky Blinders; and starred in films The Commuter, King Arthur: Legend of the Sword and Trespass Against Us.

Conrad Khan is known for his role as Tyler in Henry Blake’s UK indie County Lines. He also appeared as a young Chris Hemsworth in The Huntsman: Winter’s War, and he has most recently been...

Exclusive: The long-running CBS procedural Criminal Minds is eying a double comeback on Paramount+.

As Deadline reported last week, a scripted revival series with original cast members is in early development at the ViacomCBS streamer. We now can reveal that a companion unscripted series also is in the works at Paramount+. The project is expected to be announced at ViacomCBS’ streaming presentation this afternoon.

Tentatively titled The Real Criminal Minds, the true-crime docuseries will feature a real former FBI profiler. It will examine real cases and real criminal behavior, illustrated by clips from the fictional Criminal Minds series. Talks are ongoing, but I hear the idea is for a prominent Criminal Minds cast member to host the program. Paramount+ originally mentioned its intention to explore a true crime show with a Criminal Minds connection in the streamer’s inaugural slate.

The original scripted series followed a group of criminal profilers...

Netflix and Federation Spain, the Spanish division of Paris and L.A.-based Federation Entertainment, are teaming to produce “Las niñas de cristal,” a psychological drama set against the world of classical ballet that toplines “Money Heist” and “Elite” star Maria Pedraza.

The movie is one highlight in Netflix’s first announcement of a production-distribution slate focused entirely on Spanish original movies. The eight titles it profiles that are moving into production or set for release in 2021 and 2022 are a sign of Netflix ramping up its production of Spanish movies as part of its bet on Spanish scripted TV and movies, with Spain punching above its weight in the number of Netflix originals compared to Spanish subscribers. The Netflix slate highlights:

“Las niñas de cristal”

Alison Parker in “Money Heist” and Guzmán’s fated sister Marina in “Elite,” in “Las niñas de cristal” Pedraza plays Irene, a classical ballet dancer...

A “Criminal Minds” revival is in early development at Paramount Plus, Variety has learned from sources.

As the project is still in the early stages, details are still being finalized, including which of the original cast members would return. However, sources say that longtime “Criminal Minds” showrunner and executive producer Erica Messer would return to work on the revival. As with the original series, CBS Studios and ABC Signature (formerly ABC Studios) would produce.

Reps for Paramount Plus and ABC Signature declined to comment. Reps for Messer did not immediately respond to Variety’s request for comment.

Created by Jeff Davis, “Criminal Minds” was an incredibly popular procedural for CBS, running for 15 seasons and 324 episodes. The series concluded its run on the broadcaster in February 2020.

The show followed a team of FBI profilers who worked for the Behavioral Analysis Unit. Over the course of its run, the cast included stars such as Mandy Patinkin,...

Maybe we’re a little too #TeamLiv, but doesn’t it seem like the first promo for Law & Order: Svu‘s spinoff Organized Crime can double as an apology for the way Stabler ghosted his partner back in Season 13?

“You know how much time has passed that you can’t reach out? Days turn into months turn into years and I just kept waiting for the right moment,” Chris Meloni’s Elliot Stabler says in the quick spot, which aired during Thursday’s Svu. (See what we mean?!)

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Tollywood The films portray experiences that a lot of ‘millennial’ Telugu audiences who watch films on digital platforms might recall with a tinge of nostalgia.Jahnavi ReddyScreenshot/Aha Video The year is 2005. A young man in rural Andhra is eager to learn about computers, but to his disappointment, the degree college in Kambalapally of Mahabubabad district does not offer a computer science course yet. When a brand new internet gaming centre comes to his village, the man, Ravi, treats the owner of the establishment and the sole computer there with deep fascination, and even reverence. This is the premise of Mail, an endearing Telugu film that released recently on the Ott platform Aha. The film transports the audience back to a time when the smartphone wasn’t an extension of one’s body for a lot of people. Mail is set in a village, and its world is rather distinct...

BBC Studios’ crime series “Criminal Justice” is to be adapted for local consumption in South Korea. The move follows an agreement between BBC and producer Studio M. A local broadcaster has not been revealed.

The Korean version will be directed by Myoung Woo Lee (Backstreet Rookie) and written by Soon Kyu Kwon (Warrior Baek Dong Soo). Top Korean actors Soo Hyun Kim (It’s Okay To Not Be Okay) and Seoung Won Cha (A Korean Odyssey) will star in the drama series. The version will be co-produced with Studio M, Chorokbaem media and Gold Medalist.

The original “Criminal Justice” series, created by Peter Moffat, centers around a young man’s ordeal against the justice system after he is accused of a murder he cannot remember committing. It enjoyed significant success in the U.K. market — where it picked up two BAFTA Television Awards in 2008 for best drama serial and best writer,...

The Grammys have often been a boys club, and that has particularly been the case in rock and alternative categories. Men have dominated the race for Best Alternative Album since it was established 31 years ago. Only two solo female artists have ever taken home the prize: Sinead O’Connor for “I Do Not Want What I Haven’t Got” (1991) and St. Vincent for her self-titled album (2015). This year, however, three of the five nominees are solo women. And they all have more overall nominations support than their male counterparts. Will one of them win?

DISCUSSMost shocking snub in Grammys history ?

The most nominated artist in the category is Brittany Howard. She has five bids this year across genres: in addition to this bid for “Jaime,” she has a couple in rock (Best Rock Performance and Best Rock Song for “Stay High”), one in roots (Best American Roots Performance for “Short...

At this point, we’re almost legally obligated to start off TV roundups with some variation on this idea that there’s a lot of TV out there, but it really is impossible to keep up with everything. And calling attention to it doesn’t make it any less true!

So, given that TV time is reaching astronomical heights in 2020, how does one find something to watch, let alone focus on just the best of the best? That’s where we come in.

Keeping track of the dizzying amount of television we’ve reviewed so far in 2020 is a task in and of itself, so we’ve tried to make it as easy as possible. Below, we’ve gathered each of our 2020 TV reviews, each with a season number and the network/service where the new episodes first aired for U.S. audiences. Hopefully, this will help you decide what...

The 2020 Grammy for Album of the Year was historic. Will the recording academy set any new milestones this year? Thousands of Gold Derby users have spent months predicting this year’s race. Those predictions have been combined to generate our official racetrack odds. Here are the eight albums we think will make the cut when the contenders are announced on Tuesday, November 24.

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1. “After Hours” by The Weeknd — 9/2 odds

The album has been a mainstay on the charts since it was released in March, it got The Weeknd some of his best reviews and it produced one of the year’s most ubiquitous hits, “Blinding Lights.” True, it has been more than a decade since a Black artist won this award (the last was Herbie Hancock for “River: The Joni Letters” in...

The Grammys’ rock categories are usually filled with interesting, though sometimes questionable, choices. This year in particular, the rock genre boasts a lot of noteworthy contenders ranging from hard rock to more Americana-inflected music. Let’s take a look at who’s in the hunt for Best Rock Performance and Best Rock Song nominations this year.

The Killers might be the front-runners with their hit “Caution.” The song was number-one on rock and alternative radio, and the band might be overdue for a Grammy at this point with seven past nominations and no wins. Joining them will likely be Brittany Howard with “Stay High,” which could earn her a win due to passion for her potential Album of the Year contender, “Jaime,” not to mention the fact that she’s been nominated five times before for Best Rock Performance, including a win for “Don’t Wanna Fight” in 2016 with her band Alabama Shakes.

The Grammy for Best Alternative Album often includes some of the recording academy’s most inspired choices in terms of nominations. Past winners like David Bowie’s “Blackstar” and Radiohead’s “In Rainbows” were critical darlings, and often one or two nominees here can cross over into the general field. Let’s take a look at this year’s contenders.

Fiona Apple’s “Fetch The Bolt Cutters” is undoubtedly leading the pack. The album was massively acclaimed, receiving one of the highest MetaCritic scores of all time, and Apple is a consistent nominee for her work, earning eight nominations so far including a win for her breakthrough single “Criminal.” With “Fetch” being hailed as the best album of the year so far by multiple publications like Paste and Stereogum, and being a big contender for Album of the Year, a win for Alternative Album is likely, which would be especially...

After watching two episodes of ABC’s new drama Big Sky, from creator David E. Kelley, I’ve narrowed my responses down to a pair of possibilities: The first is that despite a strong creative team and a cast of TV favorites, Big Sky is a very bad show. It’s tawdry and manipulative, basically ABC’s version of Criminal Minds. And I’m fully aware lots of folks loved Criminal Minds. The second is that the pilot for Big Sky is a feint, a misdirect, a near-parody of tawdry and manipulative shows like Criminal Minds and the violence against women that fuel them. The second episode,...

After watching two episodes of ABC’s new drama Big Sky, from creator David E. Kelley, I’ve narrowed my responses down to a pair of possibilities: The first is that despite a strong creative team and a cast of TV favorites, Big Sky is a very bad show. It’s tawdry and manipulative, basically ABC’s version of Criminal Minds. And I’m fully aware lots of folks loved Criminal Minds. The second is that the pilot for Big Sky is a feint, a misdirect, a near-parody of tawdry and manipulative shows like Criminal Minds and the violence against women that fuel them. The second episode,...

The Los Angeles Police Department’s Robbery-Homicide Division, Special Assaults Section has arrested producer David Guillod. Detectives conducted a search and arrest warrant at Guillod’s Sherman Oaks residence.

The arrest is the second serious set of charges facing Guillod, who was out on bail from a prior sexual assault allegation being prosecuted by the Santa Barbara County District Attorney’s Office.

LAPD said that on October 21, 2020, a female victim, whose identity is protected by confidentiality, reported being sexually assaulted by Guillod during an evening meeting.

During the warrant service, Guillod was taken into custody without incident by LAPD and booked at the Los Angeles Police Metropolitan Detention Center, where he remains held on $5 million bail.

Detectives said in announcing the arrest that they are interested in speaking with any other victims of Guillod that have not already come forward. Anyone with information should call Los Angeles Police Department, Robbery-Homicide...

The general field at this year’s Grammys will be interesting to watch. Given the current political climate in the US, the recording academy has made efforts to diversify itself, and this may be reflected in the nominations too. Let’s consider which artists are primed for Album of the Year glory.

All eyes seem to be on The Weeknd’s critically-acclaimed blockbuster “After Hours” to compete for the top honor. “After Hours” would definitely be an odd man out in the history of winners; it’s noticeably darker and more explicit than past champs. However, it may be the perfect time to honor a Black artist after complaints that the Grammys usually pick white winners (the last Black artist to win this award was Herbie Hancock in 2008 for his collection of Joni Mitchell covers).

In recent years acclaimed albums like Beyonce’s self-titled collection and “Lemonade” and Kendrick Lamar...