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David Cronenberg has said that his new film The Shrouds – which has been making the festival rounds lately (you can read what JoBlo’s own Chris Bumbray thought of it Here) – was originally intended to be a Netflix TV series, but the streamer dropped it after paying him to write the pilot episode. So a feature film it is, and Sideshow and Janus Films have acquired all U.S. distribution rights to the film, with their plan being to give it a theatrical release sometime in 2025. We don’t know a specific release date for this one yet, but the Motion Picture Association ratings board has revealed that The Shrouds has secured an R rating – primarily for sexual content and nudity! Here’s the reason given: Rated R for strong sexual content, graphic nudity, language and some violent content.

Pyramide Distribution will be giving the film a theatrical release in France on April 30th.

Timothée Chalamet had a mic-drop moment at the SAG Awards on Sunday, singing his way to a Best Actor win for playing Bob Dylan in A Complete Unknown.

Chalamet, who was in second place in the Gold Derby odds, beat Adrien Brody (The Brutalist), Daniel Craig (Queer), Colman Domingo (Sing Sing), and Ralph Fiennes (Conclave).

"I know the classiest thing would be to downplay the effort that went into this role and how much this means to me," Chalamet said during his acceptance speech. "The truth is that this was five-and-a-half years of my life. I poured everything that I had into playing this incomparable artist, Mr. Bob Dylan — a true American hero. It was the honor of a lifetime to play him."

After thanking his costars, Chalamet proudly proclaimed, "I know we're in a subjective business, but the truth is, I'm in pursuit of greatness. I know people don't usually talk like that,...

In a “simple twist of fate,” Timothée Chalamet has made history.

Chalamet won his first major awards precursor for his transformational performance as Bob Dylan in James Mangold’s biopic “A Complete Unknown.”

“I know we’re in a subjective business, but the truth is, I’m really in pursuit of greatness,” Chalamet said while accepting his award. “I know people don’t usually talk like that, but I want to be one of the greats. I’m inspired by the greats. I’m inspired by the greats here tonight. I’m as inspired by Daniel Day Lewis, Marlon Brando and Viola Davis as I am by Michael Jordan, Michael Phelps, and I want to be up there. So I’m deeply grateful. This doesn’t signify that, but it’s a little more fuel. It’s a little more ammo to keep going. Thank you so much.”

Chalamet started...

When talking about their new Netflix limited series, the creators of Zero Day have been fielding a common question: How did you get Robert De Niro to do TV?

If you ask De Niro, it’s a simple answer.

“I didn’t have any hesitations,” he tells co-creator Eric Newman in a video interview for The Hollywood Reporter about his first small screen role (above). Not only did De Niro sign on for the lead role, he’s also an executive producer. “When we spoke and met first and [Eric Newman] came back with these episodes little by little, they were all good. I said, ‘This is good, smart.’ And the people writing it, [Newman] and everyone else, Mike Schmidt and Noah Oppenheim, you knew what you were writing about and so that was encouraging.”

In the political conspiracy thriller Zero Day, now streaming all six episodes, De Niro plays former President George Mullen,...

The sheer star power on display in Netflix’s new thriller Zero Day is impossible to ignore. Robert De Niro! Angela Bassett! The Friday Night Lights duo of Connie Britton and Jesse Plemons! I wouldn’t blame anyone for checking out Zero Day (now streaming on Netflix; I’ve seen three of the six episodes) just to bask in the glow emanating from these luminaries. But unfortunately, they’re stuck with a clunky script that buries them (and us) in endless exposition and preposterous twists. Glum, convoluted, and ultimately hollow, Zero Day might look like prestige TV — but once you look more closely,...

Robert De Niro is set to make his TV debut in “Zero Day.” The Netflix series follows a former U.S. president who’s tapped to lead a commission tasked with tracking down the perpetrators of a devastating cyberattack responsible for the deaths of thousands of Americans, only to discover a vast web of lies and conspiracies.

The limited series, which premieres Feb. 20, comes from co-creators Eric Newman (“Griselda”) and Noah Oppenheim (“Jackie”). Lesli Linka Glatter is an executive producer and director of all six episodes. De Niro, Michael S. Schmidt and Jonathan Glickman also executive produce the series.

Below is a round-up of the star-studded “Zero Day” cast joining De Niro in the political thriller and where else you may have seen them.

George Mullen (Robert De Niro) Robert De Niro in “Zero Day” (Netflix)

George Mullen is a hugely popular but complicated former US president who’s pulled...

If you take a look at all the atrocities that have been committed by the United States of America, you’ll instantly stop eating up their “greatest nation in the world” propaganda, if you haven’t already. The country’s army unleashed unspeakable horrors upon the nation of Vietnam and then went on to make movies and TV shows about how that experience scarred American soldiers as if that’s what needed to be talked about that period. During the Gulf War, they bombed Iraq and then made movies and TV shows about how that gave American soldiers Ptsd and whatnot. Then 9/11 happened, and the Americans began the Second Gulf War, which went on from 2003 to 2011 and then from 2014 to 2021. They invaded Afghanistan and kept the country under their thumb from 2001 to 2021. They took countless lives in Syria, Yemen, and many other regions, with estimates putting the casualties in the millions.

Did you know Robert De Niro doesn’t like Donald Trump? If you’ve somehow missed it, don’t worry: He’ll be sure to tell you — perhaps even to your face. Just head to any event he’s attending, look for a microphone, and wait for the two-time Oscar winner to put that “jerk,” “idiot,” and “clown” on blast. Knowing De Niro’s vehement antipathy for Trump, it makes sense to see him in “Zero Day,” a starry Netflix limited series about what extreme measures may be necessary to get the United States back on track — and where to draw the line. What makes less sense are the answers provided, both for how we might heal our fractured union and, worse still, for how the conspiracy-thriller wraps up its plentiful plots.

De Niro plays George Mullen, a former president now living a peaceful life in upstate New York outside the public eye.

You can see why Munir, a soul-sick writer from an unspecified country in the Middle East, chooses Germany’s remote Hallig Islands as the place to end it all. The soft, watery landscape serves as a suitably calm and scenic backdrop to one’s final days on earth, though it’s not so spectacular or stimulating as to give you a new lease on life altogether. Not at first, anyway. But in the course of Ameer Fakher Eldin’s poetic, existential drama “Yunan,” Munir does gradually find more to the place — and, in turn, to his own life — than initially meets the eye. As a mellow, slow-burning study of cross-cultural human connection, the film is quietly rewarding; a folkloric parallel strand, mapping the protagonist’s journey onto his native heritage, is less successful.

Premiering in competition at the Berlinale, “Yunan” is the second entry in Fakher Eldin’s “Homeland” project,...

Banijay Entertainment is set to impress at the upcoming London TV Screenings with one of the most extensive and diverse lineups in global TV in terms of both quality and quantity. This year’s showcase, Banijay @ BAFTA 195 Piccadilly, open exclusively to buyers, will spotlight 13 scripted titles, 15 factual series, nine new unscripted formats, and six third-party shows featuring some of the most anticipated new programming on the market.

The event will take place on Wednesday, Feb. 26, across three sessions and is expected to attract a record number of global buyers eager to explore Banijay’s diverse offerings.

Leading the charge for Banijay is “Maigret,” the first contemporary TV adaptation of the iconic detective novels by Georges Simenon, heading for PBS Masterpiece. Written by Patrick Harbinson, the market debut – produced by Playground, behind “Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light” – introduces a fresh take on the legendary Parisian Chief Inspector Jules Maigret.

Whether you watched it or not, every teenager from the 1990s remembers the teen drama series My So-Called Life. Created by Winnie Holzman and starring Claire Danes, the cult favorite drama explored the tribulations of being a teenager and dealing with friends, guys, parents, school, and any unpredictable thing life could throw at you. My So-Called Life helped define a generation, and now Holzman and Danes are reteaming for The Applebaum Curse, a new drama coming to HBO.

In early development, The Applebaum Curse finds Winnie Holzman writing the script and serving as the project’s showrunner. Claire Danes is set to star and joins Holzman as an executive producer. According to HBO, The Applebaum Curse revolves around a dysfunctional family, with Danes in the lead role.

The impact of My So-Called Life cannot be understated, which is why it is baffling that the show only lasted for one season before being canceled.

Claire Danes is set to reunite with “My So-Called Life” creator Winnie Holzman for a new drama series in the works at HBO, TheWrap has learned.

The new series, titled “The Applebaum Curse,” is billed as an ongoing one-hour drama series about a dysfunctional family with Danes as the lead role, per the official logline. The show is still in early development at the network, an individual with knowledge told TheWrap.

Danes is attached to star in and executive produce the series, while Holzman would serve as writer, showrunner and executive producer for “The Applebaum Curse.”

The new series would reunite Danes and Holzman three decades after they worked together on “My So-Called Life,” which ran for just one year from 1994-95 on ABC. In the show, Danes starred as Angela Chase, a teen from a fictional Pittsburgh suburb grappling with social issues that made for a tumultuous adolescence.

Despite only running for one season,...

Three decades after My So-Called Life finished its first and only season, its creator and star are teaming up again.

Claire Danes is set to star in an HBO drama from Mscl creator Winnie Holzman. The project, titled The Applebaum Curse, is in early development at the premium cable outlet. Holzman will write the script and serve as showrunner, with Danes set to star. Both will executive produce.

HBO describes The Applebaum Curse as a drama series about a dysfunctional family, with Danes in the lead role.

My So-Called Life premiered on ABC in September 1994 to widespread critical acclaim; it was Danes’ breakout role, winning her a Golden Globe and an Emmy nomination for lead actress in a drama series. Holzman was also Emmy nominated for writing the pilot episode. The show suffered modest ratings, however, airing against NBC’s Must-See TV comedies on Thursday nights, and was canceled after a single season.

Exclusive: Veteran TV director-producer Lesli Linka Glatter has been tapped to direct the pilot and executive produce Apple TV+’s new limited series Imperfect Women, starring and executive produced by Elisabeth Moss and Kerry Washington.

Adapted for television by Physical creator Annie Weisman from Araminta Hall’s novel of the same name, Imperfect Women is an unconventional, psychological thriller examining a crime that shatters the lives of a decades-long friendship of three women. Kate Mara stars alongside Moss and Washington.

Weisman is executive producer/showrunner. Moss and Lindsey McManus executive produce via their production company Love & Squalor Pictures, who initially optioned the book. Washington executive produce for Simpson Street alongside Pilar Savone. Glatter, Hall and Kay Oyegun also executive produce. The series, from 20th Television and Apple Studios, will shoot in Los Angeles.

Glatter has won DGA Awards for Homeland and Mad Men, with her work...

Crowds of filmmakers, producers and actors braved the frigid temperatures on Saturday to attend the Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg’s annual outdoor soiree at the riverside Holzmark venue to celebrate Germany’s most successful regional funder and bid farewell to outgoing CEO Kirsten Niehuus, who is stepping down later this year after two decades at the helm.

Among the throngs of warmly dressed guests were Volker Schlöndorff, Martin Moszkowicz, Tom Tykwer, Lana Wachowski, Sam Riley, Matthias Schweighöfer, Aaron Altaras, Leo Altaras, Florence Kasumba, Sunnyi Melles, Lars Eidinger, Nicolette Krebitz, Helena Zengel, Kida Khodr Ramadan, Karoline Herfurth, Julia von Heinz, Heike Makatsch, Philippe Bober, Albrecht Schuch, Helena Zengel and Annabelle Mandeng.

Kirsten Niehuus, Volker Schlöndorff

“It’s been a fun ride,” Niehuus told Variety.

“I think we really had it all. When I started 20 years ago, the capital region of Berlin was not the place to be for film in Germany. That developed over the past 20 years,...

Picture Claire Danes at the Golden Globe Awards in 2023 – Getty / Kevin Mazur

Claire Danes will lead one of Netflix’s newest mystery thrillers, The Beast in Me. Filming recently concluded, and the series will be released on Netflix in 2025. We’ll cover everything you need to know about The Beast in Me, including the plot, cast news, production updates, and Netflix release dates.

Two heavyweights are behind this show: Howard Gordon, who will serve as the showrunner, and Gabe Rotter, the creator and primary writer.

The duo worked on The X-Files in both its incarnations. Gordon is reteaming with Danes on this project, having previously worked together on Homeland, where Gordon served as co-creator alongside Alex Gansa. Gordon’s other credits include being the showrunner for 24 and, most recently, working on Accused for Fox and Hulu.

Pictured: Howard Gordan (left) and Gabe Rotter (right) – Courtesy of Netflix / Photo Credit: Lewis Abel...

Rupert Friend is heading into the Berlinale a little anxious.

The British actor, a veteran of the industry with major roles in Homeland, Pride & Prejudice and, most recently, Drew Hancock’s buzzy thriller Companion, was only a “whip of a thing” when Chéri premiered in competition at the 2009 Berlin Film Festival.

“I was 25 and it was probably my first big lead role,” the now-43-year-old tells The Hollywood Reporter. “From the first 20 seconds, you just felt the audience… lean back. The movie finished and it was the sound of one, slow clap. I just died.”

After this “bombing” of Stephen Frears’ Colette adaptation, Friend was a little wary of the spotlight. It impacted him for a long time after, he confesses, even though he landed the part of a key character in the wildly successful Showtime series Homeland shortly after.

It’s only right that Friend returns to Berlin with a vengeance: not one,...

What a difference a decade makes. When Timothée Chalamet arrives at this year’s Berlinale for a special gala screening of James Mangold’s A Complete Unknown, in which he plays an inscrutable Bob Dylan, he’ll be hailed as a star: He’s headlined such blockbusters as Wonka and the Dune movies and also just earned his second best actor Oscar nomination.

When Chalamet first walked Berlin’s red carpet in 2015, it was a different story. Then just 19, he was starring opposite Kiernan Shipka in Andrew Droz Palermo’s indie feature One & Two.

Following supporting parts in Showtime’s Homeland and Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar, it was Chalamet’s first lead role; he and Shipka portrayed siblings with the ability to teleport.

During a visit to THR’s lounge, Chalamet explained, “The movie’s about their separation journey — getting back together in the end or maybe not.” But the...

The Emmy-nominated psychological thriller series stars Melanie Lynskey, Christina Ricci, and more.

Secrets can’t stay buried, not even deep in the wintery wilderness. Back for its junior season, the hit Showtime series “Yellowjackets” returns this Friday, Feb. 14, and after a long and terrifying winter, summer is here at last for the survivors, but their older counterparts must keep their own lives from unraveling as their pasts continue to be unearthed. Equal parts survival epic, psychological horror story, and coming-of-age drama, “Yellowjackets” premieres its third season this Friday on streaming, or Sunday, Feb. 16 at 8 p.m. Et/Pt on Showtime. Watch first with a subscription to Paramount+ with Showtime.

How to Watch ‘Yellowjackets’ Season 3 When: Friday, Feb. 14, 2025 at 3:01 a.m. Et Where: Paramount+ with Showtime Stream: Watch with a subscription to Paramount+ with Showtime. From anywhere: Watch with a subscription to a Vpn. Everything you need to know to...

“Fuze,” the buzzy thriller starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson (“Bullet Train”) and Theo James (“The White Lotus”) has sold in a raft of international territories ahead of the EFM, where Anton will unveil a new sales promo.

Directed by David Mackenzie (“Hell or High Water”) and penned by Ben Hopkins (“Inside”), the movie also stars Sam Worthington (“Avatar”), Gugu Mbatha-Raw (Disney+’s “Loki”), Elham Ehsas (Showtime’s “Homeland”), Honor Swinton-Byrne (A24’s “The Souvenir”) and Saffron Hocking (Netflix’s “Top Boy”).

Anton has sold the rights to “Fuze” to Garsu Pasaulio Irasai for the Baltics; the Searchers for Benelux; Vvs Films for Canada, Australia and New Zealand; Arna Media for Cis/Russia; MediaSquad for Eastern Europe; Snd for France; Square One for Germany and Switzerland; Feelgood Entertainment for Greece; PVR for India; Pt Prima Cinema for Indonesia; Forum Film for Israel; Leone Film Group for Italy; Sun Distribution Group for Latin America,...

Exclusive: Travis Knight’s live-action Masters of the Universe from Amazon MGM Studios and Mattel has added Morena Baccarin in the role of The Sorceress and Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson in the role of Malcolm/Fisto, we can tell you first.

The duo joins Nicholas Galitzine as He-Man, Camila Mendes as Teela, Alison Brie as Evil-Lyn, Jared Leto as Skeletor, Idris Elba as Duncan/Man-at-Arms, Sam C. Wilson as Trap Jaw, Hafthor Bjornsson as Goat Man, and Kojo Attah as Tri-Klops in the screenplay by Chris Buttler with first draft by David Callaham, and Aaron and Adam Nee.

Plot details are under wraps for the Escape Artists and Mattel Films production. In the 1982 conceived toy line and early 1980s cartoon series, Castle Greyskull is the target of numerous attacks by Skeletor, Hordak and the Snake Men, all of whom believe that the secrets inside will allow them to conquer Eternia and the entire universe,...

DGA president Lesli Linka Glatter opened the 77th annual DGA Awards Saturday night by calling on studio executives and top producers to work to “bring production back to the U.S. and bring it back in force.”

Glatter told the crowd at the Beverly Hilton that she was among the thousands of people who lost homes in the wildfire that devastated the Pacific Palisades area of Los Angeles last month. She noted how much the generosity of the creative community has sustained her as she sorts through her loss.

“In the worst of times, our higher selves emerge,” she said.

With great determination, Glatter said the jolt of the fires has made her recommit to working hard to push state and federal leaders to rebuild in Los Angeles and to do more to support the film and TV industries that drive so much employment across Southern California.

“Tonight is also...

Lesli Linka Glatter, President of the Directors Guild of America and a top TV director-producer, gave a rousing speech on Saturday night at the DGA awards, as she recalled the recent L.A. fires, in which she, and so many others, lost their homes.

“Never have I been more pleased to be together with all of you our storytelling community,” Glatter said. “It’s no secret that these past few months, and this past year really, have been overwhelmingly difficult for our industry.” Glatter cited the pandemic, the strikes and now the L.A. fires. “What possibly could be next?” she asked wryly, to encouraging laughs from the audience.

“I was one of the thousands who lost their home during the wildfires,” Glatter continued. “And what sustained me and so many others in the middle of this deeply painful time was the incredible outpouring of compassion and support from friends...

Timothee Chalamet has quickly emerged as one of the more unique Hollywood leading men in recent years. With his lanky frame, brooding vigor and deeply felt sensitivity, the young man has become one of the most notable stars of his generation. His career began in TV movies and series, with recurring roles on such shows as Homeland and Royal Pains. He made his film debut in the Jason Reitman film Men, Women & Children in a relatively minor part. Those smaller roles continued through 2016 in films like Interstellar and The Adderall Diaries, playing younger versions of principal characters.

While Chalamet had a handful of substantial roles in indie movies, like 2016’s Miss Julie, everything changed the following year with the release of Call Me by Your Name. The actor’s sensitive portrayal of a 17-year-old finding his first great love garnered universal praise and landed him an Oscar nomination for Best Actor.

Exclusive: The Chi is eyeing another potential early renewal ahead of the launch of its most recent installment. Paramount+ with Showtime has commissioned a Season 8 writers room for the drama created by Lena Waithe, sources tell Deadline. There are no deals yet with the cast who still have time on their options, I hear, but the intention is to go to another season.

If that happens The Chi would tie Dexter, Homeland and Weeds for the second longest run in Showtime’s history, 8 seasons, only behind Shameless, 11 seasons.

Season 7 of The Chi is now in the can (It wrapped production in October). Its 2025 premiere date is Tbd. Season 6 had a strong showing, logging the series’ most watched premiere and most-watched season on streaming to date.

The Chi, from 20th Television, centers on a group of residents on the South Side of Chicago who become linked by coincidence but bonded by...

David Cronenberg has said that his new film The Shrouds – which has been making the festival rounds lately (you can read what JoBlo’s own Chris Bumbray thought of it Here) – was originally intended to be a Netflix TV series, but the streamer dropped it after paying him to write the pilot episode. So a feature film it is, and Sideshow and Janus Films have acquired all U.S. distribution rights to the film, with their plan being to give it a theatrical release sometime in the spring of 2025. We don’t know a specific release date for this one yet, but a new teaser trailer has arrived online and you can check it out in the embed above. We saw the previous teaser trailer eight months ago.

Pyramide Distribution will be giving the film a theatrical release in France on April 30th.

In The Shrouds, Vincent Cassel, who previously...

Netflix’s The Night Agent has captivated audiences with its intricate espionage narratives and high-stakes action. In Season 2, Peter Sutherland, portrayed by Gabriel Basso, transitions from a night agent to a double agent, delving deeper into the clandestine world of intelligence. The season intensifies as Peter confronts international threats, including a potential chemical attack in Manhattan, and navigates complex relationships, notably with Rose Larkin. The narrative weaves political intrigue with personal dilemmas, setting the stage for even more suspense in the anticipated third season.

For those who appreciate the blend of suspense, political intrigue, and character-driven storytelling in The Night Agent, several other series offer similar thrills. These shows delve into the shadowy realms of espionage, government conspiracies, and the personal sacrifices of those entangled in such dangerous worlds.

1. 24

“24” ran successfully from 2001 to 2010, becoming one of the most popular American crime drama shows of all time. The show revolves around...

Season 2 of The Night Agent binds you fast and keeps you guessing till the very end. Just when you think you’ve got it all figured out—another wrench smacks you in the face. If you love spy dramas like Homeland or Jason Bourne, this season will feel like home.

Luciane Buchanan and Gabriel Basso in The Night Agent (Credits: Netflix)

Conspiracies? Check. Tough choices? Check. Is Peter Sutherland saving the day while looking way too serious? Absolutely But here’s the thing: While you were gasping at the big reveals or yelling ‘What?!’ at your screen, the show quietly snuck in a bunch of miniature but momentous specifics.

Easter eggs nods to spy classics, and breadcrumbs for future storylines—it’s all there if you look closely. So, in case you skipped them, let’s plunge into three things The Night Agent Season 2 hid in bare sight.

3. The Night Agent...

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The Night Agent is a conspiracy action thriller drama series created by Shawn Ryan. Based on the novel of the same name by Matthew Quirk, the Netflix series follows FBI agent Peter Sutherland as he begins his job at the White House, but he soon finds himself embroiled in a vast conspiracy involving people high up in the current administration. The Night Agent stars Gabriel Basso, Luciane Buchanan, Fola Evans-Akingbola, Sarah Desjardins, Eve Harlow, and Phoenix Raei. So, if you loved the intense story, thrilling action, and compelling characters in The Night Agent, here are some similar shows you should check out next.

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Jack Ryan is a spy action thriller drama series created by Carlton Cuse and Graham Roland. Based on the characters created by Tom Clancy, the Prime Video series follows Jack Ryan,...

“The Night Agent” has returned with many new faces. Now that Peter Sutherland is officially a night agent, he must take on a new conspiracy mission with a new team.

Gabriel Basso will pick up the action, starring as Peter, and Luciane Buchanan will return as Rose. Though the couple ended their relationship at the end of Season 1, when Rose hears Peter is in trouble, she jumps at the opportunity to rekindle their relationship.

Because this season follows Peter on a new mission, several members of the original cast will not be back for Season 2, though, including Hong Chau and Robert Patrick.

Keep reading for the full cast and character guide.

Gabriel Basso as Peter Sutherland in “The Night Agent” (Credit: Siviroon Srisuwan/Netflix) Gabriel Basso as Peter Sutherland

At the end of Season 1, Peter Sutherland, a low level FBI agent, was officially named a night agent. This season he...

Exclusive: And Just Like That…‘s Sarita Choudhury has signed with Innovative Artists for representation in all areas.

Choudhury portrays the fan favorite character of Seema Patel in Max’s And Just Like That.. alongside Sarah Jessica Parker, Cynthia Nixon, and Kristin Davis. The third season of the Sex and the City sequel series is expected to be released later this year.

Choudhury’s other television work includes recurring or guest-starring roles in Prime Video’s Fallout, as well as Homeland, Little Fires Everywhere, Jessica Jones, Ramy and Blindspot among others.

On the film side she has appeared in The Green Knight, Learning To Drive, After Yang, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 and Part 2, A Hologram for The King and Lady in the Water.

Choudhury’s debut role was in Mira Nair’s Mississippi Masala, starring opposite Denzel Washington.

She continues to be represented by manager David Lewis.

Angela Bassett enlists Robert De Niro to hunt down cyber terrorists and stop another attack — by any means necessary — in the new trailer (above) for Zero Day, the six-episode Netflix conspiracy thriller premiering Thursday, Feb. 20.

The limited series stars De Niro as former U.S. President George Mullen, who “is charged with finding the perpetrators of a devastating cyber attack that has caused chaos around the country and thousands of fatalities,” per the official description. “As disinformation runs rampant and the personal ambition of power brokers in technology, Wall Street and government collide, Mullen’s unwavering search for the truth...

Misinformation, conspiracy theories, and governmental corruption abound in the official trailer for “Zero Day.” Robert De Niro leads the Netflix series as George Mullen, a former U.S. president who is made the head of a commission tasked with tracking down the perpetrators of “Zero Day,” a devastating cyberattack responsible for the deaths of thousands of Americans.

His assignment is complicated by widespread misinformation and online conspiracy theorists, as well as his own concerns about the unrestricted power he’s been given to “grab people off the streets without warrants.” Can he find justice without aiding his government in committing what has, as one character notes, the potential to be “the greatest affront to civil liberties ever attempted”?

Netflix unveiled the first, full-length trailer for “Zero Day,” which comes from co-creators Eric Newman (“Griselda”), Noah Oppenheim (“Jackie”), and Michael S. Schmidt, Wednesday morning. You can watch it below.

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Nikita is one of those shows that kept its audience on the edge of their seat with its complicated characters and over-the-top storylines. Based on the 1990 film La Femme Nikita by Luc Besson, the CW series follows Nikita, a young woman who was trained by a rogue government agency known as Division. She escapes to start a new life, but Division kills the man she loves. She returns three years later to bring down the agency with some help from someone on the inside. Nikita stars Maggie Q, Shane West, Lyndsy Fonseca, Aaron Stanford, Tiffany Hines, Melinda Clarke, Xander Berkeley, Dillon Casey, and Noah Bean. So, if you loved the fun action set pieces, espionage thrills, and compelling characters in Nikita, here are some similar shows you should check out next.

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With the very first edition of Dungeons & Dragons now over 50 years old, there's a multitude of stories out there that could potentially be brought to life on the small screen. Given the uncertainty around what the next live-action D&d project will look like after Paramount drops their Dungeons & Dragons show, there's a lot of speculation and ideation happening in fan spaces about what may come next.

Many speculate that D&d adventure modules would be the best starting point for a TV adaptation, as the hundreds of published modules are all packed with exciting events. Yet there's a difference between exciting events and a compelling story – a distinction many aspiring D&d dungeon masters need to understand – so it may be better to look to the multitude of D&d novels for inspiration instead. With over 500 published since the first, the franchise has plenty of source material to pick from.

Claire Danes earned a permanent place in many a television viewer's heart back in 1993 when, at the age of 14, she played Angela Chase on "Wicked" screenwriter (and writer of the stage musical's book) Winnie Holzman's short-lived ABC drama "My So-Called Life." It was rare to see a teenage character portrayed by an actor of the same age (Danes was actually a year younger than the 15-year-old Angela), and what a startling difference it made. Danes effortlessly conveyed the terror and elation of being a high school freshman in America, which meant she could go from heartbreakingly sympathetic to downright irritating on the turn of a dime. Such are teenagers. We were all there once.

Some of us also had the opportunity as teenagers to leave the communities in which we were raised and visit other cultures and countries. In retrospect, these were vital experiences that broadened our understanding of...

DGA president Lesli Linka Glatter, Fifth Season head Graham Taylor and producer Brad Fuller were among the many industry leaders who lost their homes in the catastrophic Los Angeles wildfires this past week.

They join a growing list of celebrities and Hollywood heavyweights who are picking up the pieces after the fires devastated swaths of the city — Billy Crystal, Anthony Hopkins and Miles Teller among them.

Below is a list of prominent producers, writers, music insiders and others who confirmed to TheWrap that they, too, experienced a total loss in the unfolding disaster:

Graham Taylor, co-President of Fifth Season, and British film producer Lynette Howell Taylor: Taylor and co-ceo Chris Rice helped lead the rebrand of Endeavor Content into Fifth Season in 2023 following its acquisition by South Korea’s Cj Enm. Lynette Howell Taylor was co-nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture for producing 2018’s “A Star Is Born,...

Lesli Linka Glatter, the top TV director-producer and president of the Directors Guild of America, has revealed she lost her Pacific Palisades home in this week’s wildfires that have been burning across Los Angeles.

“Sadly my house is gone, as is so much of the Palisades … this is heartbreaking for many,” Glatter wrote on Instagram. “My heart goes out to all those who have lost so much and to those in danger.”

She added that she was safe at her “son’s house in the valley” and thanked those who reached out to her amid the disaster.

She also shared a letter to DGA members on Friday in which she further reflected on the tragedy: “I have been so fortunate to call Pacific Palisades home. It is where I raised my son and have been living for over 20 years. Tuesday night, I lost my home along with hundreds of others in the Palisades,...

Top TV director-producer and President of the Directors Guild of America Lesli Linka Glatter was one one many prominent Hollywood figures who lost their homes in the Palisades fire.

The eight-time Emmy nominee, who has worked on such series as Homeland, Pretty Little Liars, Mad Men, The Morning Show and the upcoming Zero Hour, posted a note on Instagram thanking those who had reached out to her in the aftermath of the disaster.

“I am safe, at my son’s house in the valley,” she wrote. “Sadly my house is gone, as is so much of the Palisades… this is heartbreaking for many. My heart goes out to all those who have lost so much and to those in danger.”

Also on Friday, Glatter sent a letter to DGA members about the fires, in which she shared her own experience.

“I have been so fortunate to call Pacific Palisades home.

The Green Goblin is, in the eyes of many fans, Spider-Man's greatest enemy. On the big screen, he first took centre stage in 2002's Spider-Man with Willem Dafoe delivering a memorable take on the twisted Norman Osborn. 

Chris Cooper briefly played the villain in The Amazing Spider-Man 2 and was expected to later transform into an Ultimate-style, monstrous version of the character. 

Realising it would be tough to beat what Dafoe did with the Green Goblin, Marvel Studios brought him back for the Multiversal Spider-Man: No Way Home. The actor once again stole the show and, in the process, we learned that there's no Norman on Earth-616. 

Anything could change after Avengers: Secret Wars and, in an interview with The Direct, Invincible star and Mickey Mouse voice actor Chris Diamantopoulos shared his interest in playing Norman. 

"I was born going to Silver Snail comic shop. That's like one of the...

Break out the brooms because Shōgun swept the Golden Globes on Sunday, converting all four of its nominations — Best Drama Series, Best TV Drama Actor for Hiroyuki Sanada, Best TV Drama Actress for Anna Sawai, and Best TV Supporting Actor for Tadanobu Asano — into wins. The FX epic’s victories in the drama categories replicated the same haul the original 1980 series nabbed.

At the 38th Golden Globes in 1981, NBC’s adaptation of James Clavell‘s novel also pulled off a clean sweep but in just those three categories: drama series, actor for Richard Chamberlain, and actress for Yoko Shimada. Chamberlain played John Blackthorne, who was portrayed by Cosmo Jarvis in the FX version. Shimada played Sawai’s role, Toda Mariko.

The Og Shōgun was the first show in Golden Globes history to win all three drama categories. Other shows that have since achieved this are The X-Files in 1997, The Sopranos...

Most counterterrorism movies solely focus on the reality of life for American soldiers. Rather than focusing on the impact of the war on the many civilians living in war-torn countries, they showcase one-off scenes that feature the deaths of key terrorists. If civilians die along the way, they are not necessarily always shown or lingered on. The primary focus is, generally, on the American troops themselves.

Focusing solely on past conflicts can prevent viewers from imagining the more modern reality of warfare

Some movies do buck that trend. Schindler’s List (1993) focused entirely on civilian casualties and victims of the Holocaust, while Grave Of The Fireflies (1988) was a Studio Ghibli movie that depicted the horror of life as a Japanese civilian after World War II. The Chinese-made Men Behind The Sun (1988) also depicted life in China under Japanese occupation and the depraved suffering that the civilians faced. Few blockbuster Hollywood movies or shows,...

Timothee Chalamet’s Last 5 Films At the Worldwide Box Office ( Photo Credit – Instagram )

Timothee Chalamet is one of the promising actors in the present generation. He has been forming his career beautifully and is considered the next A-list star in the industry. Chalamet delivered the first big blockbuster of this year, Dune 2, and now he is back in the theatres with the Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown. The film has been generating positive word of mouth, and amid its winning debut, let’s check out the last five movies of the young and rising star at the worldwide box office.

Timothee Chalamet has appeared in twelve movies as a leading actor, with a $744.56 million worldwide aggregate box office. He started out with the drama series Homeland and debuted with the film Men, Women & Children. He gained attention with Luca Guadagnino’s Call Me by Your Name, which...

It’s a little-known fact that The Boys actually started out being published by DC Comics, but co-creator Darick Robertson revealed that Homelander, Billy Butcher, Wee Hughie and the rest were almost folded into the DC Universe itself. This stunning revelation puts a whole new perspective on Garth Ennis and Robertson’s irreverent superhero take-down, which would have drastically altered the way the original comics were portrayed.

Speaking with Retrofuturista in 2020, artist Robertson describes how the series came together, as writer Ennis approached the artist in the early 2000s with a new superhero series idea. While Robertson was eager to collaborate with Ennis once again following their work on the Fury and Punisher series, he was tied up with rebooting Wolverine with an exclusive contract with Marvel at the time.

A few years later, Robertson was free from his Marvel commitments, and reconnected with Ennis:

After a year or so on Wolverine,...

They don’t call Netflix the “King of Streaming” for nothing. The streaming pioneer turned industry leader offers the most robust lineup of new exclusives from around the world, cleans up in awards television and regularly dominates the most-watched weekly series. Despite strike impacts, 2024 was no different and there were plenty of must-watch Netflix shows this year, including big Emmys winners like “Baby Reindeer,” highly-anticipated series like “Squid Game 2” and “3 Body Problem,” as well as a few you might not have heard of yet. Here are the best Netflix Original Series of 2024.

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“The Talented Mr. Ripley” is one of the best films of the 1990s, so there was reason to be wary of a new adaptation of Patricia Highsmith’s novel. But Steven Zaillian’s limited series “Ripley” is so distinct it exists as its own, wonderful take on the story of a lonely,...

Hugh Dancy has been working as a screen actor for over 20 years, and ranking his movies from worst to best, including his turn in Downton Abbey, reveals a filmography varied in genres and styles. Since his breakout role in the 2000 TV movie David Copperfield, Dancy has amassed significant fame for such roles as Will Graham in the NBC television series Hannibal and Prince Charmont in the feature film Ella Enchanted. Beyond these headliners, however, Dancy has accrued dozens of other successful roles.

Born in Stoke-on-Trent, England, in 1975, Dancy was sent to theater class for misconduct at the age of 13 and discovered a passion for acting that would later take him far in the business. In 2009, he married actress Claire Danes after meeting her on the set of the movie Evening in 2006, and he has since also worked with her on the series Homeland. Though he currently works in television in the Law & Order franchise,...

Angela Bassett enlists Robert De Niro to hunt down cyber terrorists and stop another attack — by any means necessary — in the first trailer (above) for Zero Day, the six-episode Netflix conspiracy thriller premiering Thursday, Feb. 20.

The limited series stars De Niro as former U.S. President George Mullen, who “is charged with finding the perpetrators of a devastating cyber attack that has caused chaos around the country and thousands of fatalities,” per the official description. “As disinformation runs rampant and the personal ambition of power brokers in technology, Wall Street, and government collide, Mullen’s unwavering search for the truth...

An elite task force of investigators has its hands full when an off-the-books max-security prison sees a massive breach, leading to the escape of the most notorious convicts. In a first teaser for NBC’s forthcoming crime procedural, The Hunting Party, Melissa Roxburgh’s ex-fbi agent Rebecca Henderson must spearhead a search to round up the escaped criminals.

Set to a haunting rendition of Blondie’s “One Way Or Another,” the new look at the high-concept drama — due for release Feb. 3 with next-day streaming — previews “The Pit,” an underground panopticon-like hexagonal structure, described in a voiceover as a “a classified prison home to the most violent and dangerous criminals the world has ever known.”

Following a blast of mysterious origins, Rebecca (“Bex”) must track down the inmates, leading a team to uncover the origins of the explosion and the reasoning behind it. The jam-packed 30-second first-look...

Quentin Tarantino was a recent guest on “The Joe Rogan Experience” and spent a considerable amount of time reflecting on the current relationship between television and film. He argued that even a TV show that he loves to watch like “Yellowstone” can hardly compare to the power of a good movie. In Tarantino’s eyes, “Yellowstone” is just a soap opera that lacks real emotional payoff.

“Everybody talks about how television is now. It’s pretty good, I gotta say. It’s pretty good now. But it’s still television to me,” Tarantino said. “And what’s the difference between television and a good movie? Because a lot of the TV now has the patina of a good movie. There are using cinematic language to get you caught up in it.”

“I’ll use an example of a show: ‘Yellowstone.’ I didn’t get around to watching it the first...

Exclusive: The National Association of Latino Independent Producers has appointed four to its Board of Directors: Daniela Federman, TV Scripted agent at WME; Erika Kennair, Head of Scripted, US and Canada at The Mediapro Studio; Al Madrigal, actor, writer, and comedian; and Gina Reyes, an agent at United Talent Agency.

Nalip is an organization that supports the advancement of Latino Excellence across all creative media platforms. Since its founding in 1999, membership has become a supportive community of diverse storytellers – including producers, performers, writers, directors, and industry professionals.

“We welcome our new Board members, who bring a wealth of expertise, leadership, and vision to Nalip,” said Karla Pita Loor, Chair of Nalip’s Board of Directors. “Their extensive experience in varied sectors of our business will drive Nalip’s growth and impact as we work to ensure that the entertainment industry more accurately reflects the diversity of our audiences,” she added.