Exclusive: Stephen Amell, Minnie Driver and Hamza Haq will star in Underbelly, a crime drama set in the 1000 Islands region, home to a picturesque river that serves as a border between Canada and the U.S. The series was created by Saving Hope’s Graeme Stewart and will be an original for Canadian streamer Crave. Tamara Podemski also stars.
Shaftesbury, producer of Hudson & Rex and Murdoch Mysteries, is making the six-part series. Fifth Season is co-financing and will distribute. It is warming up international buyers here at MIPCOM on the buzzy project, which will premiere on Crave next year.
Deadline can reveal the news and share the first image from the series.
Amell, soon to appear in Suits L.A., plays Officer Henry Roland. He finds evidence linking a case of missing illegal substances to his childhood best friend, Tommy Hawley, played by Haq. As Henry embarks on a mission to save his friend,...
Shaftesbury, producer of Hudson & Rex and Murdoch Mysteries, is making the six-part series. Fifth Season is co-financing and will distribute. It is warming up international buyers here at MIPCOM on the buzzy project, which will premiere on Crave next year.
Deadline can reveal the news and share the first image from the series.
Amell, soon to appear in Suits L.A., plays Officer Henry Roland. He finds evidence linking a case of missing illegal substances to his childhood best friend, Tommy Hawley, played by Haq. As Henry embarks on a mission to save his friend,...
- 10/22/2024
- by Stewart Clarke
- Deadline Film + TV
Based on the harrowing real-life experiences of Maxwell Smart, The Boy in the Woods recounts twelve-year-old Max’s battle for survival during World War II. Set in 1942, the film finds Max living in occupied Poland when he becomes separated from his mother and sister. Facing imminent capture by Nazi forces, Max manages to escape into the dense forests near his hometown.
It is in these formidable woods that Max begins a solitary fight to evade the ruthless occupiers. Directed by Rebecca Snow in her narrative debut, the movie paints a vivid yet respectful picture of Max’s grueling journey. Drawing from Maxwell Smart’s own memoir, Snow crafts a deeply moving tale of courage against all odds. Through Max’s ordeal, we witness both the tragic realities of life under Nazi rule as well as the enduring strength of the human spirit.
Snow guides viewers through the film with a blend of empathy and care.
It is in these formidable woods that Max begins a solitary fight to evade the ruthless occupiers. Directed by Rebecca Snow in her narrative debut, the movie paints a vivid yet respectful picture of Max’s grueling journey. Drawing from Maxwell Smart’s own memoir, Snow crafts a deeply moving tale of courage against all odds. Through Max’s ordeal, we witness both the tragic realities of life under Nazi rule as well as the enduring strength of the human spirit.
Snow guides viewers through the film with a blend of empathy and care.
- 8/5/2024
- by Shahrbanoo Golmohamadi
- Gazettely
Quebec filmmaker Érik Canuel, best known for the cult black comedy Bon Cop, Bad Cop, has died. He was 63 years old.
Annexe, a Montreal-based communications firm confirmed the news of Canuel’s death with local press Monday. The director’s cause of death has been reported as complications related to secondary plasma cell leukemia.
Born in Montreal in 1961, Canuel was the son of two actors, Yvan Canuel and Lucille Papineau. He began his career in the 1980s shooting music videos for artists such as Paul Piché, Sass Jordan, Norman Iceberg, Vilain Pingouin, and Sylvain Cossette.
His first feature film was (The Pig’s Law) La loi du Cochon, a crime drama about two sisters who run a struggling pig farm in rural Quebec and decide to rent part of their land out to a criminal marijuana smuggling ring. The film starred Christian Bégin, Jean-Nicolas Verreault, Stéphane Demers, Christopher Heyerdahl and Marie Brassard.
Annexe, a Montreal-based communications firm confirmed the news of Canuel’s death with local press Monday. The director’s cause of death has been reported as complications related to secondary plasma cell leukemia.
Born in Montreal in 1961, Canuel was the son of two actors, Yvan Canuel and Lucille Papineau. He began his career in the 1980s shooting music videos for artists such as Paul Piché, Sass Jordan, Norman Iceberg, Vilain Pingouin, and Sylvain Cossette.
His first feature film was (The Pig’s Law) La loi du Cochon, a crime drama about two sisters who run a struggling pig farm in rural Quebec and decide to rent part of their land out to a criminal marijuana smuggling ring. The film starred Christian Bégin, Jean-Nicolas Verreault, Stéphane Demers, Christopher Heyerdahl and Marie Brassard.
- 6/19/2024
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
True crime is getting more and more entertaining by the day and I don’t if that’s a good thing or a bad one. We have another brilliant true crime drama series, Under the Bridge, created by Quinn Shephard. Based on a 2005 book of the same name by Rebecca Godfrey, the Hulu series is set in 1997 and it follows the murder case of a 14-year-old girl which we see through the eyes of local police officer Cam Bentland and the author Godfrey. Under the Bridge stars Lily Gladstone and Riley Keough in the lead roles with Virtika Gupta, Chloe Guidry, Javon “Wanna” Walton, and Izzy G starring in supporting roles. So, if you love the thrilling and dreadful story of Under the Bridge, here are some other shows that have similar tone and story elements that you should check out next.
Under the Banner of Heaven (Hulu) Credit – FX...
Under the Banner of Heaven (Hulu) Credit – FX...
- 4/21/2024
- by Kulwant Singh
- Cinema Blind
Dark Winds will return to AMC in 2025, and the guest cast for season three has now been revealed. Viewers will see Jenna Elfman, Bruce Greenwood, Raoul Max Trujillo, Tonantzin Carmelo, Alex Meraz, Terry Serpico, Derek Hinkey, Phil Burke, and Christopher Heyerdahl appear in the crime drama.
The Dark Winds series, inspired by the Tony Hillerman novels, stars Zahn McClarnon, Kiowa Gordon, and Jessica Matten. It follows a pair of officers as they investigate crimes on Navajo land. Deanna Allison, Elva Guerra, A Martinez, Joseph Runningfox, Jeri Ryan, and Nicholas Logan also star.
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The Dark Winds series, inspired by the Tony Hillerman novels, stars Zahn McClarnon, Kiowa Gordon, and Jessica Matten. It follows a pair of officers as they investigate crimes on Navajo land. Deanna Allison, Elva Guerra, A Martinez, Joseph Runningfox, Jeri Ryan, and Nicholas Logan also star.
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- 4/12/2024
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Netflix Releases “Bridgerton” Season 3 Trailer
Dear reader, if it’s a friends-to-lovers storyline you’re looking for, welcome back to “Bridgerton.”
Netflix has released the long-awaited trailer for the two-part third season of its acclaimed regency romance series.
In Season 3 of the Shondaland series, which will center on Penelope Featherington (Nicola Coughlan) and Colin Bridgerton (Luke Newton), Penelope has given up on her long-held crush on Colin and has decided to find a husband that will allow her to continue her double life as Lady Whistledown. But lacking in confidence, her attempts fail spectacularly. Colin, eager to win back her friendship, offers to mentor Penelope to help her find the confidence she needs to find a husband. “But when his lessons start working a little too well, Colin must grapple with whether his feelings for Penelope are truly just friendly.”
Watch the trailer for “Bridgerton” Season 3 below:
Season 3 will also star Claudia Jessie,...
Dear reader, if it’s a friends-to-lovers storyline you’re looking for, welcome back to “Bridgerton.”
Netflix has released the long-awaited trailer for the two-part third season of its acclaimed regency romance series.
In Season 3 of the Shondaland series, which will center on Penelope Featherington (Nicola Coughlan) and Colin Bridgerton (Luke Newton), Penelope has given up on her long-held crush on Colin and has decided to find a husband that will allow her to continue her double life as Lady Whistledown. But lacking in confidence, her attempts fail spectacularly. Colin, eager to win back her friendship, offers to mentor Penelope to help her find the confidence she needs to find a husband. “But when his lessons start working a little too well, Colin must grapple with whether his feelings for Penelope are truly just friendly.”
Watch the trailer for “Bridgerton” Season 3 below:
Season 3 will also star Claudia Jessie,...
- 4/12/2024
- by Ashley Steves
- The Streamable
Filming’s underway on ‘Dark Winds’ season 3 (Photo Credit: Michael Moriatis/AMC)
Jenna Elfman (Fear the Walking Dead) and Bruce Greenwood (The Fall of the House of Usher) will be guest starring on season three of AMC’s Dark Winds, currently filming in New Mexico. Zahn McClarnon (Fargo), Kiowa Gordon, and Jessica Matten (Burden of Truth) return in starring roles for the new season of the critically acclaimed drama based on Tony Hillerman’s Leaphorn & Chee book series.
Elfman is playing FBI Special Agent Sylvia Washington and Greenwood will play Tom Spenser. Additional season three guest stars include Raoul Max Trujillo (Mayans M.C.) as Budge, Tonantzin Carmelo (La Brea) as Border Patrol Agent Eleanda Garza, Alex Meraz (The Twilight Saga franchise) as Border Patrol Agent Ivan Muños, Terry Serpico (Yellowstone) as Border Patrol Senior Chief Ed Henry, and Derek Hinkey (American Primeval) as Shorty Bowlegs.
Phil Burke (Hell on Wheels...
Jenna Elfman (Fear the Walking Dead) and Bruce Greenwood (The Fall of the House of Usher) will be guest starring on season three of AMC’s Dark Winds, currently filming in New Mexico. Zahn McClarnon (Fargo), Kiowa Gordon, and Jessica Matten (Burden of Truth) return in starring roles for the new season of the critically acclaimed drama based on Tony Hillerman’s Leaphorn & Chee book series.
Elfman is playing FBI Special Agent Sylvia Washington and Greenwood will play Tom Spenser. Additional season three guest stars include Raoul Max Trujillo (Mayans M.C.) as Budge, Tonantzin Carmelo (La Brea) as Border Patrol Agent Eleanda Garza, Alex Meraz (The Twilight Saga franchise) as Border Patrol Agent Ivan Muños, Terry Serpico (Yellowstone) as Border Patrol Senior Chief Ed Henry, and Derek Hinkey (American Primeval) as Shorty Bowlegs.
Phil Burke (Hell on Wheels...
- 4/11/2024
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
AMC has announced an extensive guest cast for Dark Winds Season 3, led by Jenna Elfman and Bruce Greewood.
Elfman will play Bi Special Agent Sylvia Washington, while Greenwood is set to appear as Tom Spenser. AMC made the announcement during the network’s Upfront presentation on Wednesday, along with the news that Season 3 had begun production in New Mexico.
Also guest starring in Season 3 are Raoul Max Trujillo as Budge, Tonantzin Carmelo as Border Patrol Agent Eleanda Garza, Alex Meraz as Border Patrol Agent Ivan Muños, Terry Serpico as Border Patrol Senior Chief Ed Henry, Derek Hinkey as Shorty Bowlegs, Phil Burke as Michael Halsey, and Christopher Heyerdahl...
Elfman will play Bi Special Agent Sylvia Washington, while Greenwood is set to appear as Tom Spenser. AMC made the announcement during the network’s Upfront presentation on Wednesday, along with the news that Season 3 had begun production in New Mexico.
Also guest starring in Season 3 are Raoul Max Trujillo as Budge, Tonantzin Carmelo as Border Patrol Agent Eleanda Garza, Alex Meraz as Border Patrol Agent Ivan Muños, Terry Serpico as Border Patrol Senior Chief Ed Henry, Derek Hinkey as Shorty Bowlegs, Phil Burke as Michael Halsey, and Christopher Heyerdahl...
- 4/10/2024
- by Katie Campione
- Deadline Film + TV
Dark Winds has begun production on Season 3, and with that comes a flurry of new castings.
As part of its Upfronts presentation on Wednesday, AMC and AMC+ announced that Jenna Elfman (Dharma & Greg) has been tapped to guest-star on the acclaimed drama as FBI Special Agent Sylvia Washington, while Bruce Greenwood (The Fall of the House of Usher) will play a character named Tom Spenser.
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As part of its Upfronts presentation on Wednesday, AMC and AMC+ announced that Jenna Elfman (Dharma & Greg) has been tapped to guest-star on the acclaimed drama as FBI Special Agent Sylvia Washington, while Bruce Greenwood (The Fall of the House of Usher) will play a character named Tom Spenser.
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- 4/10/2024
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
Renegade Nell is a British historical fantasy adventure series created by Sally Wainwright. The Disney+ series follows the adventures of a young woman named Nell Jackson, who finds herself framed for murder as she flees to save her life she becomes a highwayman and with the help of a spirit she becomes one of the most feared highwaymen. Renegade Nell stars Louisa Harland in the lead role with Joely Richardson, Adrian Lester, Nick Mohammed, and Bo Bragason starring in supporting roles. So, if you loved the adventures of Nell Jackson, here are some similar shows you should check out next.
The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin (Apple TV+) Credit – Apple TV+
The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin is an absurd comedy series loosely based on the real life of highwayman Dick Turpin. Created by Claire Downes, Ian Jarvis, and Stuart Lane, the Apple TV+ series follows the story...
The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin (Apple TV+) Credit – Apple TV+
The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin is an absurd comedy series loosely based on the real life of highwayman Dick Turpin. Created by Claire Downes, Ian Jarvis, and Stuart Lane, the Apple TV+ series follows the story...
- 4/3/2024
- by Kulwant Singh
- Cinema Blind
While Max (formerly known as HBO Max) is in no way the success story that Netflix is and even if it doesn’t have the vast library that Netflix has you can’t deny the sheer quality of shows that Max has. With some of the greatest stories ever told in the world of television, Max completely justifies its premium subscription price. So, today we are listing the best shows you can check out on Warner Bros. Discovery’s streaming service.
Barry Credit – HBO
Barry is supposed to be a comedy but it is so much more than that as you will see thrilling drama and heartbreaking tragedy in this HBO series. Created by Bill Hader and Alec Berg, the dramedy series follows the story of a hitman who goes out to LA to eliminate a target but ends up falling in love with acting and joins a class thinking...
Barry Credit – HBO
Barry is supposed to be a comedy but it is so much more than that as you will see thrilling drama and heartbreaking tragedy in this HBO series. Created by Bill Hader and Alec Berg, the dramedy series follows the story of a hitman who goes out to LA to eliminate a target but ends up falling in love with acting and joins a class thinking...
- 3/26/2024
- by Kulwant Singh
- Cinema Blind
Wyatt Russell in ‘Monarch: Legacy of Monsters’ episode 9 (Photo Credit: Apple TV+)
Apple TV+’s Monarch: Legacy of Monsters episode eight ended with a gut-wrenching cliffhanger that saw Cate, May, and Lee tumbling through a rift. Episode nine, the season’s penultimate, keeps us hanging about their fate and instead opens with a flashback to a Monarch test site in Kansas, 1962, and a young Hiroshi being babysat by Lee Shaw (Wyatt Russell) and Bill Randa (Anders Holm).
Scratch that…it’s actually Bill who’s pulled babysitting duty for the day as Lee is about to make history by traveling into a rift via a specially constructed ship. Before leaving, Lee loans Hiroshi his pocketknife to hold onto until he returns.
Bill and Lee have grown close to Hiroshi, and Lee compliments Bill on the job he’s doing raising the boy. Lee thinks Keiko would be proud.
General Puckett...
Apple TV+’s Monarch: Legacy of Monsters episode eight ended with a gut-wrenching cliffhanger that saw Cate, May, and Lee tumbling through a rift. Episode nine, the season’s penultimate, keeps us hanging about their fate and instead opens with a flashback to a Monarch test site in Kansas, 1962, and a young Hiroshi being babysat by Lee Shaw (Wyatt Russell) and Bill Randa (Anders Holm).
Scratch that…it’s actually Bill who’s pulled babysitting duty for the day as Lee is about to make history by traveling into a rift via a specially constructed ship. Before leaving, Lee loans Hiroshi his pocketknife to hold onto until he returns.
Bill and Lee have grown close to Hiroshi, and Lee compliments Bill on the job he’s doing raising the boy. Lee thinks Keiko would be proud.
General Puckett...
- 1/5/2024
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Mari Yamamoto and Wyatt Russell in ‘Monarch: Legacy of Monsters’ episode 6 (Photo Credit: Apple TV+)
Apple TV+’s first season of Monarch: Legacy of Monsters continues with episode six, which, unlike episode five, revisits the past and brings Keiko, Bill, and a younger Lee Shaw back into the story. And after an episode that was devoid of monsters – except for a brief glimpse at Godzilla – episode six serves up new scenes with the gigantic monster.
Washington D.C. – The Summer of 1955
Dressed to the nine, Lee Shaw (Wyatt Russell) escorts Dr. Keiko Miura (Mari Yamamoto) to the American Defense Industry Federal Summer Ball. Their goal: convince the powers that be to continue funding Monarch.
Lee’s been promoted to captain, and General Puckett (Christopher Heyerdahl) heaps praise on a man he seems to now consider his protégé. The other officers are eager to hear about Monarch but less eager to speak with Keiko.
Apple TV+’s first season of Monarch: Legacy of Monsters continues with episode six, which, unlike episode five, revisits the past and brings Keiko, Bill, and a younger Lee Shaw back into the story. And after an episode that was devoid of monsters – except for a brief glimpse at Godzilla – episode six serves up new scenes with the gigantic monster.
Washington D.C. – The Summer of 1955
Dressed to the nine, Lee Shaw (Wyatt Russell) escorts Dr. Keiko Miura (Mari Yamamoto) to the American Defense Industry Federal Summer Ball. Their goal: convince the powers that be to continue funding Monarch.
Lee’s been promoted to captain, and General Puckett (Christopher Heyerdahl) heaps praise on a man he seems to now consider his protégé. The other officers are eager to hear about Monarch but less eager to speak with Keiko.
- 12/15/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Kurt Russell, Kiersey Clemons, Ren Watabe and Anna Sawai in ‘Monarch: Legacy of Monsters’ episode 3 (Photo Credit: Apple TV+)
Apple TV+’s Monarch: Legacy of Monsters episode three picks up seconds after the end of episode two, with the elderly Lee Shaw warning Cate (Anna Sawai), May (Kiersey Clemons), and Kentaro (Ren Watabe) they have one minute to decide if they’re going to break him out of the “retirement” community. Kentaro and Cate are desperate to know what happened to their dad, and Lee’s their only hope.
The foursome make a run for the van, and Lee’s totally confused when the van doesn’t need a key to start. Still, he’s the designated driver since he’s got experience fighting his way out of trouble.
Lee rams the front gates and Kentaro realizes he’ll never get his rental car deposit back.
And after just a few minutes with Kurt Russell,...
Apple TV+’s Monarch: Legacy of Monsters episode three picks up seconds after the end of episode two, with the elderly Lee Shaw warning Cate (Anna Sawai), May (Kiersey Clemons), and Kentaro (Ren Watabe) they have one minute to decide if they’re going to break him out of the “retirement” community. Kentaro and Cate are desperate to know what happened to their dad, and Lee’s their only hope.
The foursome make a run for the van, and Lee’s totally confused when the van doesn’t need a key to start. Still, he’s the designated driver since he’s got experience fighting his way out of trouble.
Lee rams the front gates and Kentaro realizes he’ll never get his rental car deposit back.
And after just a few minutes with Kurt Russell,...
- 11/24/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Monarch: Legacy of Monsters is a monster television series created by Chris Black, who also developed the series with Matt Fraction. The Apple TV+ series is based on Godzilla and serves as the sixth installment in the MonsterVerse. It revolves around the members of an organization called Monarch and it spans over three generations and almost half a decade. The main story follows the events after Godzilla and MUTOs epic battle in 2015 that destroyed San Francisco.
The new Apple TV+ series will finally shed light on the mysterious Monarch organization, and with that, we will also see how humans reacted to the discovery of Titans and how they continue to react.
Monarch: Legacy of Monsters – Episode Guide (When are the Episodes Coming Out?) Credit – Apple TV+
Monarch: Legacy of Monsters consists of ten episodes in total. The first two episodes are released on the same day November 17, with the rest...
The new Apple TV+ series will finally shed light on the mysterious Monarch organization, and with that, we will also see how humans reacted to the discovery of Titans and how they continue to react.
Monarch: Legacy of Monsters – Episode Guide (When are the Episodes Coming Out?) Credit – Apple TV+
Monarch: Legacy of Monsters consists of ten episodes in total. The first two episodes are released on the same day November 17, with the rest...
- 11/20/2023
- by Kulwant Singh
- Cinema Blind
Wyatt Russell in ‘Monarch Legacy of Monsters’ episode 2 (Photo Credit: Apple TV+)
Episode two slips into a time period that Apple TV+’s Monarch: Legacy of Monsters didn’t visit in episode one and reveals how Lee, Keiko, and Bill met. The second episode also introduces Kurt Russell as the older version of Lee Shaw, played in the ‘50s by his son, Wyatt.
Episode two, “Departure,” begins with Lt. Lee Shaw in big trouble in Manila, circa 1952, after getting into a fistfight with his fellow soldiers. Lee claims the fight picked him, but it doesn’t matter. General Puckett (Christopher Heyerdahl) informs him of a new assignment: observing and protecting a Japanese scientist.
It’s dangerous – a man has already been lost – and Puckett warns Lee that he needs to take his new assignment seriously.
The scene switches to the Mindanao docks in the Philippines where Lee seems unable to...
Episode two slips into a time period that Apple TV+’s Monarch: Legacy of Monsters didn’t visit in episode one and reveals how Lee, Keiko, and Bill met. The second episode also introduces Kurt Russell as the older version of Lee Shaw, played in the ‘50s by his son, Wyatt.
Episode two, “Departure,” begins with Lt. Lee Shaw in big trouble in Manila, circa 1952, after getting into a fistfight with his fellow soldiers. Lee claims the fight picked him, but it doesn’t matter. General Puckett (Christopher Heyerdahl) informs him of a new assignment: observing and protecting a Japanese scientist.
It’s dangerous – a man has already been lost – and Puckett warns Lee that he needs to take his new assignment seriously.
The scene switches to the Mindanao docks in the Philippines where Lee seems unable to...
- 11/17/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
The previously announced second season of MGM+’s horror series Chapelwaite is no longer moving forward despite the series’ renewal last year.
“I’m afraid Captain Boone’s story ends on that beach of weathered, Maine sand,” Co-creator and Executive Producer Jason Filardi posted on X (fka Twitter). “There will be no Season 2. Thank you to all the Chapelwaite fans!”
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Chapelwaite, which is based on Stephen King’s short story “Jerusalem’s Lot,” debuted...
“I’m afraid Captain Boone’s story ends on that beach of weathered, Maine sand,” Co-creator and Executive Producer Jason Filardi posted on X (fka Twitter). “There will be no Season 2. Thank you to all the Chapelwaite fans!”
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Chapelwaite, which is based on Stephen King’s short story “Jerusalem’s Lot,” debuted...
- 11/7/2023
- by Nick Caruso
- TVLine.com
Adapted from Swedish novelist Jonas Karlsson’s The Room, director Joachim Back’s Corner Office opens with Orson (Jon Hamm) arriving on the first day of his new job at The Authority. The company, housed in a monolithic, brutalist tower, is likely what the average person thinks of when they think of “Kafkaesque.” Whatever services its workers provide remains a complete mystery, and Orson, the consummate employee, adheres to a strict efficiency-maximizing routine and looks down on his co-workers, particularly his deskmate Rakesh (Danny Pudi), for what he takes to be laziness and incompetence. His stated desire to become “a person to be reckoned with” would seem to be out of joint with his subservience.
While hunting for office supplies, Orson stumbles across the titular office, seemingly unused. For him, this room represents the pinnacle of design, what with its precision layout, the abstract paintings adorning its wood-paneled walls, its lighting,...
While hunting for office supplies, Orson stumbles across the titular office, seemingly unused. For him, this room represents the pinnacle of design, what with its precision layout, the abstract paintings adorning its wood-paneled walls, its lighting,...
- 8/3/2023
- by William Repass
- Slant Magazine
"They don't care about you! You're a number in a column on a spreadsheet...!" Lionsgate has revealed the official trailer for an indie film called Corner Office, a workplace comedy in the same vein as Office Space and "Severance" with a few tricks up its sleeves. There's been many of these corporate-work-sucks series recently, such as "The Consultant" and "Glamorous" and "WeCrashed" and "Industry", along with all the classics like "The Office". This premiered at last year's Tribeca Film Festival, and played at the Raindance & Fort Lauderdale Film Fests. In this office satire, Jon Hamm plays Orson, a straight-laced employee at a big, generic corporation who discovers a blissfully empty corner office to get away from his colleagues. But why does this seem to upset them so much? What is really going on? Starring Danny Pudi, Christopher Heyerdahl, Allison Riley, Shawn Macdonald, and Sarah Gadon. That is one magnificent mustache on Hamm,...
- 7/6/2023
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Murdoch Mysteries has a return date. Ovation has announced that season 16 of the popular Canadian series will arrive on American TV screens on February 11th.
Starring Yannick Bisson, Hélène Joy, Thomas Craig, Jonny Harris, Lachlan Murdoch, Shanice Banton, Daniel Maslany, Arwen Humphreys, and Siobhan Murphy, the historical drama series is based on the novels by Maureen Jennings and follows Detective William Murdoch (Bisson) as he solves cases at the turn of the century in Toronto.
Guest stars for season 16 include Siobhan McSweeney, Sean Cullen, Christopher Heyerdahl, Peter Stebbings, and Peter Keleghan. Plus, there will be special appearances by International Space Station Commander Chris Hadfield, Olympic champion Andre De Grasse, and renowned historian Morgan Ross. Will & Grace's Eric McCormack has directed an episode.
Read...
Starring Yannick Bisson, Hélène Joy, Thomas Craig, Jonny Harris, Lachlan Murdoch, Shanice Banton, Daniel Maslany, Arwen Humphreys, and Siobhan Murphy, the historical drama series is based on the novels by Maureen Jennings and follows Detective William Murdoch (Bisson) as he solves cases at the turn of the century in Toronto.
Guest stars for season 16 include Siobhan McSweeney, Sean Cullen, Christopher Heyerdahl, Peter Stebbings, and Peter Keleghan. Plus, there will be special appearances by International Space Station Commander Chris Hadfield, Olympic champion Andre De Grasse, and renowned historian Morgan Ross. Will & Grace's Eric McCormack has directed an episode.
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- 12/20/2022
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Exclusive: Principal photography has begun on the World War II drama The Boy in the Woods, a big-screen adaptation of the wartime novel The Boy in the Woods: A True Story of Survival During the Second World War by Maxwell Smart.
The film is currently shooting in North Bay, Canada.
Rebecca Snow (Cheating Hitler: Surviving the Holocaust) writes and directs the pic for Lumanity and JoBro Production. Myriad Pictures holds worldwide rights (excluding Canada) and will be selling the film at the American Film Market.
Billed as a “true-life survival story,” the film follows Max, a Jewish boy hiding in the forests of Nazi-occupied Eastern Europe during WWII. Max is an aspiring artist who escapes death when his selfless mother tells him to run away from the Nazi trucks which they are about to board. He befriends a farmer, Jasko, and his family, who take him in. But with mounting...
The film is currently shooting in North Bay, Canada.
Rebecca Snow (Cheating Hitler: Surviving the Holocaust) writes and directs the pic for Lumanity and JoBro Production. Myriad Pictures holds worldwide rights (excluding Canada) and will be selling the film at the American Film Market.
Billed as a “true-life survival story,” the film follows Max, a Jewish boy hiding in the forests of Nazi-occupied Eastern Europe during WWII. Max is an aspiring artist who escapes death when his selfless mother tells him to run away from the Nazi trucks which they are about to board. He befriends a farmer, Jasko, and his family, who take him in. But with mounting...
- 10/31/2022
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
Film premiered at Tribeca Festival.
Vmi Worldwide has picked up international rights and launched talks at TIFF on Joachim Back’s dark comedy Corner Office starring Jon Hamm.
The film received its world premiere earlier this year at Tribeca Festival and follows Orson, a corporate employee trying to move up the ladder who discovers a secret room in his drab office building, which causes problems with his new colleagues.
Rounding out the cast are Danny Pudi, Sarah Gadon and Christopher Heyerdahl. Ted Kupper adapted the screenplay from Jonas Karlsson’s novel The Room.
Producer credits on the Kafkaesque tale are...
Vmi Worldwide has picked up international rights and launched talks at TIFF on Joachim Back’s dark comedy Corner Office starring Jon Hamm.
The film received its world premiere earlier this year at Tribeca Festival and follows Orson, a corporate employee trying to move up the ladder who discovers a secret room in his drab office building, which causes problems with his new colleagues.
Rounding out the cast are Danny Pudi, Sarah Gadon and Christopher Heyerdahl. Ted Kupper adapted the screenplay from Jonas Karlsson’s novel The Room.
Producer credits on the Kafkaesque tale are...
- 9/11/2022
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Editor’s note: This review was originally published at the 2022 Tribeca Film Festival. Lionsgate releases the film in theaters and on VOD and digital on Friday, August 4.
Orson (Jon Hamm) is an upwardly mobile corporate drone who suffers from Main Character Syndrome in a Kafkaesque work environment, his arrogance so vigorously rubbing against his anonymity that the friction created between those two forces is almost powerful enough to sustain the ultra-droll office satire that “Corner Office” constructs around it. Adapted from Jonas Karlsson’s lightly surreal (but extremely Scandinavian) novella, “The Room,” Joachim Back’s feature-length debut promotes a typical skewering of corporate drudgery with the hint of a curious new twist.
Whereas stories about paper-pushing worker drones have been done to death — to the point that Back’s film can seem perversely familiar when it isn’t futzing with the blueprints of reality — the human cog at the center...
Orson (Jon Hamm) is an upwardly mobile corporate drone who suffers from Main Character Syndrome in a Kafkaesque work environment, his arrogance so vigorously rubbing against his anonymity that the friction created between those two forces is almost powerful enough to sustain the ultra-droll office satire that “Corner Office” constructs around it. Adapted from Jonas Karlsson’s lightly surreal (but extremely Scandinavian) novella, “The Room,” Joachim Back’s feature-length debut promotes a typical skewering of corporate drudgery with the hint of a curious new twist.
Whereas stories about paper-pushing worker drones have been done to death — to the point that Back’s film can seem perversely familiar when it isn’t futzing with the blueprints of reality — the human cog at the center...
- 6/10/2022
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
In “Mad Men,” Jon Hamm had his corner office: the room with a view, overlooking Madison Avenue, where Don Draper could work, drink and brainstorm in peace. Maybe that’s why the actor was drawn to playing a lowly paper-pusher with a bad mustache and big dreams of occupying such a space in “Corner Office,” a low-key, screw-loose workplace satire that offers audiences a side of Hamm they’ve never seen before — and might not be in such a hurry to experience again, unless the toil-from-home blues of the pandemic have made them receptive to the call of cubicle life.
Premiering at the Tribeca Festival, “Corner Office” is director Joachim Back’s slightly taxing cinematic take on “The Room,” a slender novel by Swedish actor-cum-author Jonas Karlsson, unread by me, that bills itself as “a short, sharp and fiendish fable in the tradition of Franz Kafka, Samuel Beckett and Charlie Kauffman.
Premiering at the Tribeca Festival, “Corner Office” is director Joachim Back’s slightly taxing cinematic take on “The Room,” a slender novel by Swedish actor-cum-author Jonas Karlsson, unread by me, that bills itself as “a short, sharp and fiendish fable in the tradition of Franz Kafka, Samuel Beckett and Charlie Kauffman.
- 6/10/2022
- by Peter Debruge
- Variety Film + TV
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Kafkaesque tales, even those written by Kafka, tend to work better on the page than the screen. That’s made evident yet again by Joachim Back’s ambitious cinematic adaptation of Jonas Karlsson’s acclaimed existentialist novel The Room, receiving its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival.
Retitled Corner Office (presumably to avoid confusion with Tommy Wiseau’s immortally bad cult classic), the film features a fascinating premise that unfortunately wears thin over the course of its feature-length running time. But it does provide the opportunity for Jon Hamm to demonstrate his gift for deadpan comedy.
In this film, Hamm returns to the sort of office setting that marked his breakout role in Mad Men, but this is a very different office indeed. Housed in a brutalist architectural structure that wouldn’t be out of place in Soviet Russia, it’s the...
Kafkaesque tales, even those written by Kafka, tend to work better on the page than the screen. That’s made evident yet again by Joachim Back’s ambitious cinematic adaptation of Jonas Karlsson’s acclaimed existentialist novel The Room, receiving its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival.
Retitled Corner Office (presumably to avoid confusion with Tommy Wiseau’s immortally bad cult classic), the film features a fascinating premise that unfortunately wears thin over the course of its feature-length running time. But it does provide the opportunity for Jon Hamm to demonstrate his gift for deadpan comedy.
In this film, Hamm returns to the sort of office setting that marked his breakout role in Mad Men, but this is a very different office indeed. Housed in a brutalist architectural structure that wouldn’t be out of place in Soviet Russia, it’s the...
- 6/10/2022
- by Frank Scheck
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Tribeca is back and looking almost like it did before Covid hit the scene and upended film festivals around the world.
The 2022 edition will have indoor screenings, something that last year’s all-outdoor version eschewed. It will also offer up a steady stream of splashy premieres, performances, concerts and talks featuring A-listers such as Jennifer Lopez, as well as new offerings from the likes of Jon Hamm, Jessica Chastain, Ray Romano, Bryan Cranston and more. That’s the kind of sizzle that New York City could use as it tries to regain its stride after coronavirus knocked it for a loop.
But some pandemic-era innovations remain. Film lovers who still prefer to avoid crowds during Covid can access many of the movies and events digitally with the Tribeca At Home platform, a sign that going forward festivals are going to continue embracing a hybrid model.
As Tribeca kicks off its 12-day run on Wednesday,...
The 2022 edition will have indoor screenings, something that last year’s all-outdoor version eschewed. It will also offer up a steady stream of splashy premieres, performances, concerts and talks featuring A-listers such as Jennifer Lopez, as well as new offerings from the likes of Jon Hamm, Jessica Chastain, Ray Romano, Bryan Cranston and more. That’s the kind of sizzle that New York City could use as it tries to regain its stride after coronavirus knocked it for a loop.
But some pandemic-era innovations remain. Film lovers who still prefer to avoid crowds during Covid can access many of the movies and events digitally with the Tribeca At Home platform, a sign that going forward festivals are going to continue embracing a hybrid model.
As Tribeca kicks off its 12-day run on Wednesday,...
- 6/8/2022
- by Brent Lang and Rebecca Rubin
- Variety Film + TV
For Stephen King’s short story fans, the American TV series adaptation known as “Chapelwaite” has been a welcome reinvention of King’s short story entitled “Jerusalem’s Lot.” Even viewers who might never have read King but enjoy horror have flocked to the first season of the eerie tale of Captain Charles Boone, played by Adrien Brody.
Since its premiere on August 22, 2021, “Chapelwaite’s” depiction of the Boone family and its creepy tribulations in Preacher’s Corners, Maine has been a popular destination for any type of mature viewers who enjoy a bit of dark suspense and a strong storyline.
Writers Peter and Jason Filardi have recently enjoyed an official renewal of the miniseries for a second season and the “Chapelwaite” fanbase continues to expand. This article will provide details into the main cast of “Chapelwaite” characters and offer insights into the careers of the actors who play those intriguingly complex characters.
Since its premiere on August 22, 2021, “Chapelwaite’s” depiction of the Boone family and its creepy tribulations in Preacher’s Corners, Maine has been a popular destination for any type of mature viewers who enjoy a bit of dark suspense and a strong storyline.
Writers Peter and Jason Filardi have recently enjoyed an official renewal of the miniseries for a second season and the “Chapelwaite” fanbase continues to expand. This article will provide details into the main cast of “Chapelwaite” characters and offer insights into the careers of the actors who play those intriguingly complex characters.
- 6/3/2022
- by Buddy TV
- buddytv.com
FX’s “Under the Banner of Heaven” is the latest miniseries to explore the grizzly details of a real-life murder case, as television’s true-crime fascination continues to saturate Hollywood. Set in mid-1980s Salt Lake City, Utah, the story centers on devout detective Jeb Pyre (Andrew Garfield) as he unravels the mystery around the murder of a single mother, Brenda Wright Lafferty (Daisy Edgar-Jones), and her 15-month-old child.
What begins as a horrifying tale in a mellow, religion-dominated suburb soon gives way to the dark underbelly of Latter-day Saints fundamentalism and violence, leading Pyre to question his own faith as he investigates the Lafferty family’s history.
Below, TheWrap breaks down everything you need to know about the series prior to your viewing, including where and when to watch.
When does “Under the Banner of Heaven” premiere?
The limited series, from Oscar-winning writer Dustin Lance Black (who was brought...
What begins as a horrifying tale in a mellow, religion-dominated suburb soon gives way to the dark underbelly of Latter-day Saints fundamentalism and violence, leading Pyre to question his own faith as he investigates the Lafferty family’s history.
Below, TheWrap breaks down everything you need to know about the series prior to your viewing, including where and when to watch.
When does “Under the Banner of Heaven” premiere?
The limited series, from Oscar-winning writer Dustin Lance Black (who was brought...
- 4/28/2022
- by Natalie Oganesyan
- The Wrap
It’s all too easy to imagine a version of “Under the Banner of Heaven” that fails. In adapting Jon Krakauer’s 2003 book for the screen, Dustin Lance Black (“Milk”) had to delve into the horrific murder of a mother and child and untangle the clash between mainstream and fundamentalist Mormonism at its core. He also had to convey the importance of all the above to an audience that largely wouldn’t understand the context that comes from growing up Mormon, as Black himself did. The resulting limited series, an FX production that premieres April 28 on Hulu, took him 10 years to hone, which comes as no surprise. The mere task of figuring out how to transpose Krakauer’s version of events onto the screen would prove a challenge to anyone, let alone someone with such close personal ties to the material.
In the first five episodes made available for critics,...
In the first five episodes made available for critics,...
- 4/26/2022
- by Caroline Framke
- Variety Film + TV
The thin line between heaven and hell is exposed in “Under the Banner of Heaven.”
Based on the true-crime bestseller by Jon Krakauer, the limited FX series for Hulu stars Andrew Garfield as a devout detective whose faith is put to the test as he investigates a brutal double murder that seems to be connected to an esteemed Utah family’s spiral into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints fundamentalism.
Daisy Edgar-Jones portrays a faithful church follower who is one of the murder victims, while Sam Worthington, Denise Gough, Wyatt Russell, Billy Howle, Gil Birmingham, Adelaide Clemens, Rory Culkin, Seth Numrich, Chloe Pirrie, Sandra Seacat, and Christopher Heyerdahl complete the ensemble cast.
“Under the Banner of Heaven” shines a spotlight on the sacred and the profane and the dangers of divine devotion. Academy Award winner Dustin Lance Black (“Milk”) created the series and serves as an executive producer alongside Brian Grazer,...
Based on the true-crime bestseller by Jon Krakauer, the limited FX series for Hulu stars Andrew Garfield as a devout detective whose faith is put to the test as he investigates a brutal double murder that seems to be connected to an esteemed Utah family’s spiral into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints fundamentalism.
Daisy Edgar-Jones portrays a faithful church follower who is one of the murder victims, while Sam Worthington, Denise Gough, Wyatt Russell, Billy Howle, Gil Birmingham, Adelaide Clemens, Rory Culkin, Seth Numrich, Chloe Pirrie, Sandra Seacat, and Christopher Heyerdahl complete the ensemble cast.
“Under the Banner of Heaven” shines a spotlight on the sacred and the profane and the dangers of divine devotion. Academy Award winner Dustin Lance Black (“Milk”) created the series and serves as an executive producer alongside Brian Grazer,...
- 3/29/2022
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
The bad news: Peacemaker‘s super-fun opening credits are due for a Season 2 redo. The good news? One can only wonder — and in the meantime, speculate! — what series creator James Gunn might do for an encore.
Purposely created to be “un-skippable” (meaning, you’d never reach for the Skip Intro button), Peacemaker‘s Season 1 credits quickly amassed many a fan and critical rave. Barging into each episode with the first shouts of Wig Wam’s “Do Ya Wanna Taste It,” the 90-second song-and-dance number — choreographed by Charissa-Lee Barton, directed by Gunn and filmed over one day in a high school...
Purposely created to be “un-skippable” (meaning, you’d never reach for the Skip Intro button), Peacemaker‘s Season 1 credits quickly amassed many a fan and critical rave. Barging into each episode with the first shouts of Wig Wam’s “Do Ya Wanna Taste It,” the 90-second song-and-dance number — choreographed by Charissa-Lee Barton, directed by Gunn and filmed over one day in a high school...
- 2/26/2022
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
FX released the first trailer for its limited drama series “Under the Banner of Heaven,” on Wednesday. The series from “When We Rise” creator Dustin Lance Black stars Andrew Garfield as a detective who’s also a Latter-Day Saints Elder trying to get to the bottom of a brutal murder that he suspects is tied to the Mormon church. It will premiere later this year exclusively on Hulu.
The trailer takes his character, Detective Pyre, from the bloody crime scene to the dark corners and fields of Utah as he asks himself, “I wonder how something so horrific could have come to pass.” The series is based on the bestselling nonfiction book by “Into Thin Air” author Jon Krakauer about a real-life double murder in 1984.
The logline: “A devout detective’s faith is tested as he investigates a brutal murder that seems to be connected to an esteemed Utah family...
The trailer takes his character, Detective Pyre, from the bloody crime scene to the dark corners and fields of Utah as he asks himself, “I wonder how something so horrific could have come to pass.” The series is based on the bestselling nonfiction book by “Into Thin Air” author Jon Krakauer about a real-life double murder in 1984.
The logline: “A devout detective’s faith is tested as he investigates a brutal murder that seems to be connected to an esteemed Utah family...
- 2/23/2022
- by Sharon Knolle
- The Wrap
After a huge 2021, Andrew Garfield looks to continue his hot streak with the first teaser for “Under the Banner of Heaven,” a new true crime miniseries premiering this spring on FX on Hulu.
Based off of the 2003 nonfiction book from Jon Krakauer, “Under the Banner of Heaven” focuses on a double murder committed by Ron and Dan Lafferty, two Mormon brothers who killed their sister-in-law Brenda and niece Erica in 1984. The brothers were former members of the School of Prophets, a small fundamentalist Mormon group, and Ron claimed he received visions from God ordering him to commit the murders.
The miniseries adaptation of the book will focus on Pyre (Garfield), the police detective assigned to investigate the Lafferty case. As he untangles the mystery and finds evidence linking the church to the crime, Pyre, a devout Mormon himself, undergoes an ugly crisis of faith. The trailer sees the detective examining the crime scene,...
Based off of the 2003 nonfiction book from Jon Krakauer, “Under the Banner of Heaven” focuses on a double murder committed by Ron and Dan Lafferty, two Mormon brothers who killed their sister-in-law Brenda and niece Erica in 1984. The brothers were former members of the School of Prophets, a small fundamentalist Mormon group, and Ron claimed he received visions from God ordering him to commit the murders.
The miniseries adaptation of the book will focus on Pyre (Garfield), the police detective assigned to investigate the Lafferty case. As he untangles the mystery and finds evidence linking the church to the crime, Pyre, a devout Mormon himself, undergoes an ugly crisis of faith. The trailer sees the detective examining the crime scene,...
- 2/23/2022
- by Wilson Chapman
- Variety Film + TV
Epix announced that its upcoming adventure series “Billy the Kid” will premiere on April 24.
The series follows famous outlaw William H. Bonney, a.k.a. Billy the Kid (Tom Blyth), from his Irish roots to his cowboy days on the American frontier, including his role in the Lincoln County War.
The news came via Epix’s presentation at the Television Critics Association’s 2022 winter press tour, during which they also released a new trailer.
Epix also announced three newly greenlit docuseries: “Women Who Rock,” Season 2 of “NFL Icons” and “The Making of a Haunting: The Amityville Murders.” “Women Who Rock” is a tribute to female pioneers in the music industry and features artists including Nancy Wilson, Chaka Khan, Pat Benatar, Mavis Staples, Sheila E, Macy Gray, Rickie Lee Jones, Norah Jones, Aimee Mann, Tori Amos, Kate Pierson, Tina Weymouth and Nona Hendrix. The four-part series is from Network Entertainment. John Varvatos,...
The series follows famous outlaw William H. Bonney, a.k.a. Billy the Kid (Tom Blyth), from his Irish roots to his cowboy days on the American frontier, including his role in the Lincoln County War.
The news came via Epix’s presentation at the Television Critics Association’s 2022 winter press tour, during which they also released a new trailer.
Epix also announced three newly greenlit docuseries: “Women Who Rock,” Season 2 of “NFL Icons” and “The Making of a Haunting: The Amityville Murders.” “Women Who Rock” is a tribute to female pioneers in the music industry and features artists including Nancy Wilson, Chaka Khan, Pat Benatar, Mavis Staples, Sheila E, Macy Gray, Rickie Lee Jones, Norah Jones, Aimee Mann, Tori Amos, Kate Pierson, Tina Weymouth and Nona Hendrix. The four-part series is from Network Entertainment. John Varvatos,...
- 2/3/2022
- by Selome Hailu
- Variety Film + TV
Peacemaker explores the continuing story of the character that John Cena reprises in the aftermath of Gunn’s 2021 film “The Suicide Squad” – a compellingly vainglorious man who believes in peace at any cost, no matter how many people he has to kill to get it. The first three episodes of the DC spin-off series premiered Thursday, January 13 and runs through February 17.
While Gunn wrote all eight episodes of Peacemaker and directed five, including the first, it’s the 5th episode titled “Monkey Dory” that has become the standout story of the first season.
Here’s a look at the five reasons why we loved it.
The Group Finally Becomes Team “11th Street Kids”
The Fab 5, which includes Economos (Steve Agee), Harcourt (Jennifer Holland), Adebayo (Danielle Brooks), Vigilante (Freddie Stroma), and Peacemaker (John Cena), finally became a true Team. Even though they go up against the horde of monsters they come...
While Gunn wrote all eight episodes of Peacemaker and directed five, including the first, it’s the 5th episode titled “Monkey Dory” that has become the standout story of the first season.
Here’s a look at the five reasons why we loved it.
The Group Finally Becomes Team “11th Street Kids”
The Fab 5, which includes Economos (Steve Agee), Harcourt (Jennifer Holland), Adebayo (Danielle Brooks), Vigilante (Freddie Stroma), and Peacemaker (John Cena), finally became a true Team. Even though they go up against the horde of monsters they come...
- 2/2/2022
- by Michelle Hannett
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
The following details an opening credits sequence that is best first enjoyed with your eyes and ears over on HBO Max; you can then read this after.
HBO Max’s Peacemaker has a secret weapon, and it is the cast’s incredibly rewatchable, hilariously stilted dance moves in the opening credits.
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Barging into each episode with the first yelps of Wig Wam’s “Do Ya Wanna Taste It,” the 90-second song-and-awkward...
HBO Max’s Peacemaker has a secret weapon, and it is the cast’s incredibly rewatchable, hilariously stilted dance moves in the opening credits.
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Barging into each episode with the first yelps of Wig Wam’s “Do Ya Wanna Taste It,” the 90-second song-and-awkward...
- 1/13/2022
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
"This task force doesn't officially exist." HBO has unveiled another new red band the Peacemaker series, streaming on HBO Max in a few weeks. While finishing The Suicide Squad movie last year, James Gunn began writing a spin-off TV series centered on the origins of "Peacemaker", portrayed by John Cena. This picks up exactly where that leaves him, and continues when he returns home as a disgraced "hero" of sorts. The origin of the DC superhero so dedicated to world peace that he is prepared to use any and all force of arms to achieve it. The series cast includes Cena returning, with Steve Agee, Danielle Brooks, Robert Patrick, Jennifer Holland, Freddie Stroma, and Chukwudi Iwuji, plus Lochlyn Munro, Annie Chang, Christopher Heyerdahl, Elizabeth Ludlow, Rizwan Manji, and Nhut Le as "Judomaster". I really enjoyed what Gunn did with The Suicide Squad movie, which makes me more than excited to...
- 1/3/2022
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
"The mind is a den of scorpions better left running from, not towards." HBO has revealed the full official trailer for The Suicide Squad spin-off series called Peacemaker, hitting streaming on HBO Max starting in January. While completing work on The Suicide Squad movie last year, James Gunn began writing a spin-off TV series centered on the origins of Peacemaker, portrayed by John Cena. "[He is] not an evil person, he's just a bad guy. He seems sort of irredeemable in the film. But I think that there's more to him. We didn't get a chance to know him in the way we get to know some of the other characters. And so that's what the whole show is about." The cast includes Cena returning, with Steve Agee, Danielle Brooks, Robert Patrick, Jennifer Holland, Freddie Stroma, and Chukwudi Iwuji, plus Lochlyn Munro, Annie Chang, Christopher Heyerdahl, Elizabeth Ludlow, Rizwan Manji, and Nhut Le...
- 12/3/2021
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Time to meet your friendly neighborhood Peacemaker! HBO has unveiled the teaser trailer for The Suicide Squad spin-off series about Peacemaker, first shown during the DC FanDome online event this weekend. While completing work on The Suicide Squad movie in August of last year, during a pandemic lockdown, writer and director James Gunn began writing a spin-off TV series centered on the origins of Peacemaker, portrayed by John Cena. "[He is] not an evil person, he's just a bad guy. He seems sort of irredeemable in the film. But I think that there's more to him. We didn't get a chance to know him [in The Suicide Squad] in the way we get to know some of the other characters. And so that's what the whole show is about." The cast includes Cena returning, along with Steve Agee, Danielle Brooks, Robert Patrick, Jennifer Holland, Freddie Stroma, & Chukwudi Iwuji, plus Lochlyn Munro, Annie Chang,...
- 10/16/2021
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
FX has set the ensemble to join Andrew Garfield and Daisy Edgar-Jones in the studio’s new limited series Under the Banner of Heaven, tapping Sam Worthington, Denise Gough, Wyatt Russell, Billy Howle, Gil Birmingham, Adelaide Clemens, Rory Culkin, Seth Numrich, Chloe Pirrie, Sandra Seacat and Christopher Heyerdahl to round out the cast.
Inspired by the New York Times bestseller, the story follows a detective whose faith is tested as he investigates a brutal murder that seems to be connected to an esteemed Utah family’s spiral into Lds fundamentalism and their distrust of the government.
Dustin Lance Black created the series and will serve as an executive producer along with Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, Samie Kim Falvey and Anna Culp for Imagine Television; Jason Bateman and Michael Costigan of Aggregate Films; David Mackenzie, who will serve as director; and Gillian Berrie.
Produced by FX Productions, Under the Banner of Heaven...
Inspired by the New York Times bestseller, the story follows a detective whose faith is tested as he investigates a brutal murder that seems to be connected to an esteemed Utah family’s spiral into Lds fundamentalism and their distrust of the government.
Dustin Lance Black created the series and will serve as an executive producer along with Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, Samie Kim Falvey and Anna Culp for Imagine Television; Jason Bateman and Michael Costigan of Aggregate Films; David Mackenzie, who will serve as director; and Gillian Berrie.
Produced by FX Productions, Under the Banner of Heaven...
- 8/26/2021
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
The FX on Hulu series adaptation of “Under the Banner of Heaven” has set its main cast.
Sam Worthington, Denise Gough, Wyatt Russell, Billy Howle, Gil Birmingham, Adelaide Clemens, Rory Culkin, Seth Numrich, Chloe Pirrie, Sandra Seacat, and Christopher Heyerdahl have all joined the drama series alongside previously announced series leads Andrew Garfield and Daisy Edgar-Jones.
Based on the Jon Krakauer novel of the same name, the series follows a devout detective whose faith is tested as he investigates a brutal murder that seems to be connected to an esteemed Utah family’s spiral into Lds fundamentalism and their distrust in the government. Production on the series recently began in Calgary.
Worthington will play Ron Lafferty. He is repped by CAA, Anonymous Content and Hansen, Jacobson. Gough will play Dianna Lafferty. She is repped by UTA, Independent Talent Group, and Tapestry.
Russell will play Dan Lafferty. He is repped by UTA and Jackoway Austen Tyerman.
Sam Worthington, Denise Gough, Wyatt Russell, Billy Howle, Gil Birmingham, Adelaide Clemens, Rory Culkin, Seth Numrich, Chloe Pirrie, Sandra Seacat, and Christopher Heyerdahl have all joined the drama series alongside previously announced series leads Andrew Garfield and Daisy Edgar-Jones.
Based on the Jon Krakauer novel of the same name, the series follows a devout detective whose faith is tested as he investigates a brutal murder that seems to be connected to an esteemed Utah family’s spiral into Lds fundamentalism and their distrust in the government. Production on the series recently began in Calgary.
Worthington will play Ron Lafferty. He is repped by CAA, Anonymous Content and Hansen, Jacobson. Gough will play Dianna Lafferty. She is repped by UTA, Independent Talent Group, and Tapestry.
Russell will play Dan Lafferty. He is repped by UTA and Jackoway Austen Tyerman.
- 8/26/2021
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
FX on Hulu’s “Under the Banner of Heaven” has rounded out its cast with 11 additions to the limited series starring previously announced leads Andrew Garfield and Daisy Edgar-Jones.
Sam Worthington, Denise Gough, Wyatt Russell, Billy Howle, Gil Birmingham, Adelaide Clemens, Rory Culkin, Seth Numrich, Chloe Pirrie, Sandra Seacat and Christopher Heyerdahl have all joined the show inspired by Jon Krakauer’s bestselling nonfiction book “Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith,” FX Networks revealed Thursday.
Created by Dustin Lance Black, FX’s TV series version of the book follows a devout detective whose faith is tested as he investigates a brutal murder that seems to be connected to an esteemed Utah family’s spiral into Lds fundamentalism and their distrust in the government.
Worthington has been cast as Ron Lafferty, Gough is playing Dianna Lafferty, Russell has the part of Dan Lafferty, Howle is Allen Lafferty,...
Sam Worthington, Denise Gough, Wyatt Russell, Billy Howle, Gil Birmingham, Adelaide Clemens, Rory Culkin, Seth Numrich, Chloe Pirrie, Sandra Seacat and Christopher Heyerdahl have all joined the show inspired by Jon Krakauer’s bestselling nonfiction book “Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith,” FX Networks revealed Thursday.
Created by Dustin Lance Black, FX’s TV series version of the book follows a devout detective whose faith is tested as he investigates a brutal murder that seems to be connected to an esteemed Utah family’s spiral into Lds fundamentalism and their distrust in the government.
Worthington has been cast as Ron Lafferty, Gough is playing Dianna Lafferty, Russell has the part of Dan Lafferty, Howle is Allen Lafferty,...
- 8/26/2021
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
Network: Syfy
Episodes: 65 (hour)
Seasons: Five
TV show dates: July 31, 2016 -- June 25, 2021
Series status: Ending
Performers include: Kelly Overton, Jonathan Scarfe, Christopher Heyerdahl, Paul Johansson, David Cubbit, Vincent Gale, and Tim Guinee.
TV show description:
This science-fiction supernatural drama reimagines elements of the Dracula story set in a post-apocalyptic world.
Vanessa “Van” Helsing (Kelly Overton) awakens from a long coma and discovers that the world has been overtaken by vampires. A descendant of the Van Helsing lineage of warriors, Vanessa discovers that she has a unique blood composition that makes her not only immune to vampires, but she has the ability to turn a vampire human.
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Episodes: 65 (hour)
Seasons: Five
TV show dates: July 31, 2016 -- June 25, 2021
Series status: Ending
Performers include: Kelly Overton, Jonathan Scarfe, Christopher Heyerdahl, Paul Johansson, David Cubbit, Vincent Gale, and Tim Guinee.
TV show description:
This science-fiction supernatural drama reimagines elements of the Dracula story set in a post-apocalyptic world.
Vanessa “Van” Helsing (Kelly Overton) awakens from a long coma and discovers that the world has been overtaken by vampires. A descendant of the Van Helsing lineage of warriors, Vanessa discovers that she has a unique blood composition that makes her not only immune to vampires, but she has the ability to turn a vampire human.
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- 6/19/2021
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
For their first outings as television creators, Ethan Hawke and Little Marvin held nothing back.
Hawke acquired the rights to James McBride’s novel “The Good Lord Bird” for the Showtime adaptation. He also wrote scripts, executive produced and starred as abolitionist John Brown, approaching history with a witty bent. Meanwhile, Little Marvin blended classic horror genre elements with the all-too-real terror of otherness and racism when a Black family moves into a predominantly white neighborhood in “Them” for Amazon Prime Video
Both men dabbled in the past for these limited series, with “The Good Lord Bird” set in the 1850s and “Them” set a century later, in the 1950s. But it was their very modern mindsets about the subject matter, as well as the importance of teamwork with their casts and production crews, that helped inspire such passionate responses to the projects.
Here, they talk about what kind of art inspires them,...
Hawke acquired the rights to James McBride’s novel “The Good Lord Bird” for the Showtime adaptation. He also wrote scripts, executive produced and starred as abolitionist John Brown, approaching history with a witty bent. Meanwhile, Little Marvin blended classic horror genre elements with the all-too-real terror of otherness and racism when a Black family moves into a predominantly white neighborhood in “Them” for Amazon Prime Video
Both men dabbled in the past for these limited series, with “The Good Lord Bird” set in the 1850s and “Them” set a century later, in the 1950s. But it was their very modern mindsets about the subject matter, as well as the importance of teamwork with their casts and production crews, that helped inspire such passionate responses to the projects.
Here, they talk about what kind of art inspires them,...
- 6/14/2021
- by Danielle Turchiano
- Variety Film + TV
Mad Men star Jon Hamm, Danny Pudi, Sarah Gadon and Christopher Heyerdahl are headlining the dark comedy Corner Office, the film adaptation of Swedish actor Jonas Karlsson’s existential novel The Room, about an office outsider who discovers a mysterious place of refuge.
Corner Office is directed by Oscar-winning Danish director Joachim Back (The New Tenants), while The Pianist cinematographer Pawel Edelman is the director of photography. The indie is shooting in Vancouver through mid-March.
The office satire sees Hamm play Orson, a compulsive bureaucrat who discovers a secret room his co-workers deny exists. Community star Pudi is the messy office colleague Rakesh, while Gadon plays ...
Corner Office is directed by Oscar-winning Danish director Joachim Back (The New Tenants), while The Pianist cinematographer Pawel Edelman is the director of photography. The indie is shooting in Vancouver through mid-March.
The office satire sees Hamm play Orson, a compulsive bureaucrat who discovers a secret room his co-workers deny exists. Community star Pudi is the messy office colleague Rakesh, while Gadon plays ...
- 2/24/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Mad Men star Jon Hamm, Danny Pudi, Sarah Gadon and Christopher Heyerdahl are headlining the dark comedy Corner Office, the film adaptation of Swedish actor Jonas Karlsson’s existential novel The Room, about an office outsider who discovers a mysterious place of refuge.
Corner Office is directed by Oscar-winning Danish director Joachim Back (The New Tenants), while The Pianist cinematographer Pawel Edelman is the director of photography. The indie is shooting in Vancouver through mid-March.
The office satire sees Hamm play Orson, a compulsive bureaucrat who discovers a secret room his co-workers deny exists. Community star Pudi is the messy office colleague Rakesh, while Gadon plays ...
Corner Office is directed by Oscar-winning Danish director Joachim Back (The New Tenants), while The Pianist cinematographer Pawel Edelman is the director of photography. The indie is shooting in Vancouver through mid-March.
The office satire sees Hamm play Orson, a compulsive bureaucrat who discovers a secret room his co-workers deny exists. Community star Pudi is the messy office colleague Rakesh, while Gadon plays ...
- 2/24/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
James Gunn’s Suicide Squad spinoff HBO Max series Peacemaker has added Chukwudi Iwuji, as Clemson Murn in a series regular role, and three recurring guest stars, those being Lochlyn Munro as Larry Fitzgibbon, Annie Chang as Detective Sophie Song and Christopher Heyerdahl as Captain Locke.
Peacemaker will explore the origins of John Cena’s character from the upcoming Aug. 6, 2021 Warner Bros. release, which is also being planned to hit HBO Max at the same time. Peacemaker is a guy who believes in peace at any cost — no matter how many people he has to kill to get it.
Of the four characters announced, Fitzgibbon is the head doctor at Belle Reve penitentiary in DC Comics lore and he’s an aide to government official Amanda Waller who assembles the Suicide Squad (played by Viola Davis in the movie).
Today’s quad joins previously announced series regulars Cena, Danielle Brooks,...
Peacemaker will explore the origins of John Cena’s character from the upcoming Aug. 6, 2021 Warner Bros. release, which is also being planned to hit HBO Max at the same time. Peacemaker is a guy who believes in peace at any cost — no matter how many people he has to kill to get it.
Of the four characters announced, Fitzgibbon is the head doctor at Belle Reve penitentiary in DC Comics lore and he’s an aide to government official Amanda Waller who assembles the Suicide Squad (played by Viola Davis in the movie).
Today’s quad joins previously announced series regulars Cena, Danielle Brooks,...
- 12/17/2020
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
“Peacemaker,” the HBO Max “Suicide Squad” spinoff series, continues to grow.
The show has added four new faces to its cast, namely Chukwudi Iwuji (“When They See Us”) as a series regular, and Lochlyn Munro (“Riverdale”), Annie Chang (“Shades of Blue”) and Christopher Heyerdahl (“Togo”) as recurring guest stars.
They join previously announced cast members John Cena (playing the titular role), Danielle Brooks, Steve Agee, Robert Patrick, Jennifer Holland, and Chris Conrad in the series which is a spinoff from James Gunn’s forthcoming “The Suicide Squad” pic.
Few details about the exact roles these new additions will play are being made available, other than their names. Iwuji is playing a character named Clemson Murn, Munro is playing Larry Fitzgibbon, Chang is joining as Detective Sophie Song, and Heyerdahl will play Captain Locke.
Munro’s character Fitzgibbon is described as a wry and kind character who is Detective Song’s partner and friend.
The show has added four new faces to its cast, namely Chukwudi Iwuji (“When They See Us”) as a series regular, and Lochlyn Munro (“Riverdale”), Annie Chang (“Shades of Blue”) and Christopher Heyerdahl (“Togo”) as recurring guest stars.
They join previously announced cast members John Cena (playing the titular role), Danielle Brooks, Steve Agee, Robert Patrick, Jennifer Holland, and Chris Conrad in the series which is a spinoff from James Gunn’s forthcoming “The Suicide Squad” pic.
Few details about the exact roles these new additions will play are being made available, other than their names. Iwuji is playing a character named Clemson Murn, Munro is playing Larry Fitzgibbon, Chang is joining as Detective Sophie Song, and Heyerdahl will play Captain Locke.
Munro’s character Fitzgibbon is described as a wry and kind character who is Detective Song’s partner and friend.
- 12/17/2020
- by Will Thorne
- Variety Film + TV
Lochlyn Munro, who played Betty Cooper’s father on Riverdale, has joined the cast of Peacemaker, HBO Max’s series spinoff of James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad.
Stage actor Chukwudi Iwuji, who will be seen in Barry Jenkins’ upcoming limited series Underground Railroad, has also joined the case of the series as have Annie Chang and Christopher Heyerdahl.
Gunn is writing the series and directing several of the episodes, with John Cena reprising his Squad role of Peacemaker, a DC character named Christopher Smith. Smith is a man who “believes in peace at any cost — no matter how many people he has to kill to ...
Stage actor Chukwudi Iwuji, who will be seen in Barry Jenkins’ upcoming limited series Underground Railroad, has also joined the case of the series as have Annie Chang and Christopher Heyerdahl.
Gunn is writing the series and directing several of the episodes, with John Cena reprising his Squad role of Peacemaker, a DC character named Christopher Smith. Smith is a man who “believes in peace at any cost — no matter how many people he has to kill to ...
- 12/17/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Lochlyn Munro, who played Betty Cooper’s father on Riverdale, has joined the cast of Peacemaker, HBO Max’s series spinoff of James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad.
Stage actor Chukwudi Iwuji, who will be seen in Barry Jenkins’ upcoming limited series Underground Railroad, has also joined the case of the series as have Annie Chang and Christopher Heyerdahl.
Gunn is writing the series and directing several of the episodes, with John Cena reprising his Squad role of Peacemaker, a DC character named Christopher Smith. Smith is a man who “believes in peace at any cost — no matter how many people he has to kill to ...
Stage actor Chukwudi Iwuji, who will be seen in Barry Jenkins’ upcoming limited series Underground Railroad, has also joined the case of the series as have Annie Chang and Christopher Heyerdahl.
Gunn is writing the series and directing several of the episodes, with John Cena reprising his Squad role of Peacemaker, a DC character named Christopher Smith. Smith is a man who “believes in peace at any cost — no matter how many people he has to kill to ...
- 12/17/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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