Esteemed British writer David Nicholls is not precious when it comes to adaptations of his novels and cites Netflix’s recent adaptation of his 2009 novel One Day as being a perfect example of how being open-minded to fresh ideas on established material can result in good work.
Speaking at Dublin’s first ever screenwriting festival Storyhouse, Nicholls sat down for a lengthy discussion with Room and Normal People director Lenny Abrahamson to discuss his process of writing and adapting material. Nicholls credited the writers and directors of series One Day – writer-creator Nicole Taylor, writer Bijan Sheibani and director Molly Manners, among others – of their ability to adapt One Day for a modern television audience.
“The joy of that was that they were both being very faithful and trying to replicate the feeling of reading the novel while at the same time embellishing and drawing things out,” said Nicholls. “And I...
Speaking at Dublin’s first ever screenwriting festival Storyhouse, Nicholls sat down for a lengthy discussion with Room and Normal People director Lenny Abrahamson to discuss his process of writing and adapting material. Nicholls credited the writers and directors of series One Day – writer-creator Nicole Taylor, writer Bijan Sheibani and director Molly Manners, among others – of their ability to adapt One Day for a modern television audience.
“The joy of that was that they were both being very faithful and trying to replicate the feeling of reading the novel while at the same time embellishing and drawing things out,” said Nicholls. “And I...
- 3/25/2024
- by Diana Lodderhose
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: After his World War I epic All Quiet on the Western Front took home the Oscar for Best International Feature Film and three others, director Edward Berger might have found his follow-up project with one of the biggest action heroes of this century. Sources tell Deadline that Universal Pictures is looking to get back in business with Jason Bourne as the studio has begun early development on a new installment in the Jason Bourne franchise and that Berger is in negotiations to oversee development and direct the pic.
Universal could not be reached for comment, and insiders close to the project say there is no script at this time and that it is still in early development. That said, Berger has been in high demand following All Quiet‘s big night at the Oscars, and his potential involvement with the project has all parties very excited about the future of Bourne.
Universal could not be reached for comment, and insiders close to the project say there is no script at this time and that it is still in early development. That said, Berger has been in high demand following All Quiet‘s big night at the Oscars, and his potential involvement with the project has all parties very excited about the future of Bourne.
- 11/20/2023
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
Benedict Cumberbatch has entered into final negotiations to star in the Netflix limited series ‘Eric.’
Set in 80’s New York, the six-episode series would see Cumberbatch take on the role of Vincent Sullivan, the lead puppet maker and puppeteer of America’s most popular children’s show, whose life begins to unravel when his young son, Edgar, disappears. Now homeless and dealing with substance addiction, Vincent finds his only companion is Eric, a seven-foot-tall blue puppet, who leads him on a journey to find his son and find a way home.
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The series comes from the creative mind of Abi Morgan who writes and executive produces the project. Jane Featherstone, Lucy Dyke, and Carolyn Strauss of Sister will also executive produce, with Lucy Forbes directing. Morgan executive produces via Little Chick.
Cumberbatch has previously starred in Showtime’s ‘Patrick Melrose,...
Set in 80’s New York, the six-episode series would see Cumberbatch take on the role of Vincent Sullivan, the lead puppet maker and puppeteer of America’s most popular children’s show, whose life begins to unravel when his young son, Edgar, disappears. Now homeless and dealing with substance addiction, Vincent finds his only companion is Eric, a seven-foot-tall blue puppet, who leads him on a journey to find his son and find a way home.
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The series comes from the creative mind of Abi Morgan who writes and executive produces the project. Jane Featherstone, Lucy Dyke, and Carolyn Strauss of Sister will also executive produce, with Lucy Forbes directing. Morgan executive produces via Little Chick.
Cumberbatch has previously starred in Showtime’s ‘Patrick Melrose,...
- 1/5/2023
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Benedict Cumberbatch is in final talks to star in the Netflix limited series “Eric,” Variety has learned exclusively from sources.
The six-episode series was originally announced in November 2021. Set in 1980’s New York, the show would see Cumberbatch star as Vincent Sullivan, the lead puppet maker and puppeteer of America’s most popular children’s show, whose life begins to unravel when his young son, Edgar, disappears. Now homeless and dealing with substance addiction, Vincent finds his only companion is Eric, a seven-foot tall blue puppet, who leads him on a journey to find his son and to find a way home.
Netflix declined to comment.
The series hails from writer and executive producer Abi Morgan, whose past onscreen writing credits include shows like “Sex Traffick” and the Emmy-winning series “The Hour,” as well as films like “The Iron Lady,” “The Invisible Woman,” and “Suffragette.” Jane Featherstone, Lucy Dyke, and...
The six-episode series was originally announced in November 2021. Set in 1980’s New York, the show would see Cumberbatch star as Vincent Sullivan, the lead puppet maker and puppeteer of America’s most popular children’s show, whose life begins to unravel when his young son, Edgar, disappears. Now homeless and dealing with substance addiction, Vincent finds his only companion is Eric, a seven-foot tall blue puppet, who leads him on a journey to find his son and to find a way home.
Netflix declined to comment.
The series hails from writer and executive producer Abi Morgan, whose past onscreen writing credits include shows like “Sex Traffick” and the Emmy-winning series “The Hour,” as well as films like “The Iron Lady,” “The Invisible Woman,” and “Suffragette.” Jane Featherstone, Lucy Dyke, and...
- 1/4/2023
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Jennifer Jason Leigh has joined Amazon Prime Video’s “Hunters” for the drama’s upcoming second season, TheWrap has learned.
“Hunters” follows a diverse band of Nazi hunters living in 1977 New York City. The Hunters, as they’re known, have discovered that hundreds of high-ranking Nazi officials are living among us and conspiring to create a Fourth Reich in the United States.
The first season, which launched last year on Feb. 21, starred Al Pacino, Logan Lerman and Jerrika Hinton. As of right now, we know that Lerman and Hinton will be returning, but there’s no word yet on if Pacino will be back.
“The Hateful Eight” star Leigh has joined the cast of “Hunters” Season 2 in the leading role of Chava. No details about the character have been provided and the plot for the show’s second batch of episodes is being kept under wraps.
Created by David Weil,...
“Hunters” follows a diverse band of Nazi hunters living in 1977 New York City. The Hunters, as they’re known, have discovered that hundreds of high-ranking Nazi officials are living among us and conspiring to create a Fourth Reich in the United States.
The first season, which launched last year on Feb. 21, starred Al Pacino, Logan Lerman and Jerrika Hinton. As of right now, we know that Lerman and Hinton will be returning, but there’s no word yet on if Pacino will be back.
“The Hateful Eight” star Leigh has joined the cast of “Hunters” Season 2 in the leading role of Chava. No details about the character have been provided and the plot for the show’s second batch of episodes is being kept under wraps.
Created by David Weil,...
- 4/5/2021
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Jennifer Jason Leigh has been tapped as a lead in Season 2 of Amazon Prime Video’s conspiracy thriller drama series Hunters, created by David Weil and executive produced by Jordan Peele.
Leigh, a 2016 Oscar nominee for Quentin Tarantino’s The Hateful Eight, will play the plum new role of Chava, a top Nazi hunter, alongside returning Hunters stars Logan Lerman and Jerrika Hinton. There is no word on whether fellow Season 1 star, Oscar winner Al Pacino, will be back for Season 2.
The plot for Season 2 is being kept under wraps. The first season of Hunters followed a diverse band of Nazi hunters living in 1977 New York City. The Hunters, as they’re known, have discovered that hundreds of high-ranking Nazi officials are living among us and conspiring to create a Fourth Reich in the United States.
Season 2 of Hunters, produced by Amazon Studios, Peele’s Monkeypaw Productions and Sonar Entertainment,...
Leigh, a 2016 Oscar nominee for Quentin Tarantino’s The Hateful Eight, will play the plum new role of Chava, a top Nazi hunter, alongside returning Hunters stars Logan Lerman and Jerrika Hinton. There is no word on whether fellow Season 1 star, Oscar winner Al Pacino, will be back for Season 2.
The plot for Season 2 is being kept under wraps. The first season of Hunters followed a diverse band of Nazi hunters living in 1977 New York City. The Hunters, as they’re known, have discovered that hundreds of high-ranking Nazi officials are living among us and conspiring to create a Fourth Reich in the United States.
Season 2 of Hunters, produced by Amazon Studios, Peele’s Monkeypaw Productions and Sonar Entertainment,...
- 4/5/2021
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Benedict Cumberbatch is teaming up with Edwin St. Aubyn once more.
The Patrick Melrose star will narrate the audiobook of St. Aubyn’s new novel, Double Blind, The Hollywood Reporter can exclusively announce.
Set between London, Cap d’Antibes, Big Sur, and a rewilded corner of Sussex, Aubyn’s novel centers on three friends Olivia, Lucy and Francis and their inner circle and follows them through a year of transformation.
Publisher Farrar, Straus and Giroux describes Double Blind as an “expansive, playful, and compassionate” novel that “investigates themes of inheritance, determinism, freedom, consciousness, and the stories we tell about ourselves.” “St....
The Patrick Melrose star will narrate the audiobook of St. Aubyn’s new novel, Double Blind, The Hollywood Reporter can exclusively announce.
Set between London, Cap d’Antibes, Big Sur, and a rewilded corner of Sussex, Aubyn’s novel centers on three friends Olivia, Lucy and Francis and their inner circle and follows them through a year of transformation.
Publisher Farrar, Straus and Giroux describes Double Blind as an “expansive, playful, and compassionate” novel that “investigates themes of inheritance, determinism, freedom, consciousness, and the stories we tell about ourselves.” “St....
- 3/16/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
2018’s Patrick Melrose was originally conceived as a five-part limited series but star Benedict Cumberbatch and the production team are working on a way to continue the story of the titular anti-hero for a second season.
Based on the novels by Edward St. Aubyn, Patrick Melrose focused on the very troubled life of Cumberbatch’s character, with the non-linear narrative exploring his tragic childhood trapped with an abusive father, the life-threatening addictions of his tearaway twenties and the process of healing he began to go through as a family man in his middle years. There’s more of Melrose’s life to cover, then, but the plots of St. Aubyn’s five books have already been used up.
Exec producers Rachael Horovitz and Michael Jackson told Deadline that various storylines are being batted around at this stage, but the final say will come from creator Edward St. Aubyn.
“Our collective...
Based on the novels by Edward St. Aubyn, Patrick Melrose focused on the very troubled life of Cumberbatch’s character, with the non-linear narrative exploring his tragic childhood trapped with an abusive father, the life-threatening addictions of his tearaway twenties and the process of healing he began to go through as a family man in his middle years. There’s more of Melrose’s life to cover, then, but the plots of St. Aubyn’s five books have already been used up.
Exec producers Rachael Horovitz and Michael Jackson told Deadline that various storylines are being batted around at this stage, but the final say will come from creator Edward St. Aubyn.
“Our collective...
- 5/30/2019
- by Christian Bone
- We Got This Covered
Showtime’s limited series “Patrick Melrose” may not be so limited anymore. The network is in early discussions to bring the Benedict Cumberbatch-led series back for a second season.
“It is very early in the exploratory phase, but Showtime would love the opportunity to work with Benedict, Edward, David, Teddy and the series’ producers again,” a Showtime spokesperson told TheWrap.
Based on the Patrick Melrose series of semi-autobiographical novels written by Edward St. Aubyn, “Patrick Melrose” is an acerbic and fearless look at the protagonist’s harrowing odyssey from a deeply traumatic childhood to his remarkable survival as an adult, per Showtime’s description.
Each episode was devoted to one of St. Aubyn’s five novels, so a second season would not be based on any prior source material.
Cumberbatch, who also executive produces the miniseries, plays...
“It is very early in the exploratory phase, but Showtime would love the opportunity to work with Benedict, Edward, David, Teddy and the series’ producers again,” a Showtime spokesperson told TheWrap.
Based on the Patrick Melrose series of semi-autobiographical novels written by Edward St. Aubyn, “Patrick Melrose” is an acerbic and fearless look at the protagonist’s harrowing odyssey from a deeply traumatic childhood to his remarkable survival as an adult, per Showtime’s description.
Each episode was devoted to one of St. Aubyn’s five novels, so a second season would not be based on any prior source material.
Cumberbatch, who also executive produces the miniseries, plays...
- 5/30/2019
- by Tim Baysinger
- The Wrap
Benedict Cumberbatch finally won a BAFTA on Sunday after seven losses (six others on the TV side plus one for the film “The Imitation Game”) for his star turn in “Patrick Melrose.” As he also produced the program, which won Best Mini-Series, he picked up two awards at the BAFTA TV Awards on May 12. You know the old adage about London buses, right? You wait so long for one and then two come at once and all that.
Cumberbatch and writer David Nicholls (who won Best Drama Writing) teared up backstage after their show edged out the popular “Mrs. Wilson” and the front-runner “A Very English Scandal.” While the latter won Best Supporting Actor for Ben Whishaw, its leading man lost to Cumberbatch. That was was a surprise to all – including Mr. Cumberbatch. “I thought Hugh Grant was going to win, so I didn’t bother to prepare a speech.
Cumberbatch and writer David Nicholls (who won Best Drama Writing) teared up backstage after their show edged out the popular “Mrs. Wilson” and the front-runner “A Very English Scandal.” While the latter won Best Supporting Actor for Ben Whishaw, its leading man lost to Cumberbatch. That was was a surprise to all – including Mr. Cumberbatch. “I thought Hugh Grant was going to win, so I didn’t bother to prepare a speech.
- 5/13/2019
- by Jacob Sarkisian
- Gold Derby
America drama "Killing Eve" was the biggest winner at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) gala here.
The awards ceremony was held on Sunday at the Royal Festival Hall here.
The hit show took home three trophies, for best drama series, best actress for Jodie Comer and best-supporting actress for Fiona Shaw, reports variety.com.
The first award of the night saw Sky Atlantic and Showtime's "Patrick Melrose" beat out strong competition from "A Very English Scandal" to take home the prize for best miniseries.
Actor Benedict Cumberbatch bagged the best leading actor prize for his performance in the show, beating competition including actor Hugh Grant in "A Very English Scandal".
"I'm very used to being the bridesmaid," said Cumberbatch, who won the award from his seventh BAFTA TV Award nomination.
He thanked author Edward St. Aubyn for his "wit and courage".
Grant's co-star, Ben Whishaw, repeated...
The awards ceremony was held on Sunday at the Royal Festival Hall here.
The hit show took home three trophies, for best drama series, best actress for Jodie Comer and best-supporting actress for Fiona Shaw, reports variety.com.
The first award of the night saw Sky Atlantic and Showtime's "Patrick Melrose" beat out strong competition from "A Very English Scandal" to take home the prize for best miniseries.
Actor Benedict Cumberbatch bagged the best leading actor prize for his performance in the show, beating competition including actor Hugh Grant in "A Very English Scandal".
"I'm very used to being the bridesmaid," said Cumberbatch, who won the award from his seventh BAFTA TV Award nomination.
He thanked author Edward St. Aubyn for his "wit and courage".
Grant's co-star, Ben Whishaw, repeated...
- 5/13/2019
- GlamSham
BBC America drama “Killing Eve” was the biggest winner Sunday at BAFTA’s British Academy Television Awards, which were handed out at London’s Royal Festival Hall. The hit show took home three trophies, for best drama series, best actress for Jodie Comer and best supporting actress for Fiona Shaw.
The first award of the night saw Sky Atlantic and Showtime’s “Patrick Melrose” beat out strong competition from “A Very English Scandal” to take home the prize for best miniseries. Benedict Cumberbatch claimed the best leading actor prize for his performance in the show, beating competition including Hugh Grant in “A Very English Scandal.” “I’m very used to being the bridesmaid,” said Cumberbatch, who won the award from his seventh BAFTA TV Award nomination. The actor thanked author Edward St. Aubyn for his “wit and courage.”
Grant’s co-star, Ben Whishaw, repeated his Golden Globe success by winning...
The first award of the night saw Sky Atlantic and Showtime’s “Patrick Melrose” beat out strong competition from “A Very English Scandal” to take home the prize for best miniseries. Benedict Cumberbatch claimed the best leading actor prize for his performance in the show, beating competition including Hugh Grant in “A Very English Scandal.” “I’m very used to being the bridesmaid,” said Cumberbatch, who won the award from his seventh BAFTA TV Award nomination. The actor thanked author Edward St. Aubyn for his “wit and courage.”
Grant’s co-star, Ben Whishaw, repeated his Golden Globe success by winning...
- 5/12/2019
- by Robert Mitchell
- Variety Film + TV
“Leave No Trace” has won the USC Libraries Scripter Award for best movie adaptation and “A Very English Scandal” took the television award.
“Leave No Trace,” was adapted by Debra Granik and Anne Rosellini, based on the 2009 novel “My Abandonment” by Peter Rock. “A Very English Scandal” was adapted by Russell T. Davies from John Preston’s book.
Granik also directed “Leave No Trace,” which stars Ben Foster as an Iraq War veteran suffering from Ptsd and Thomasin McKenzie as his 13-year-old daughter living in isolation in a public park in Portland, Ore., and then in the trackless woods.
The winners were announced Saturday night at USC’s Edward L. Doheny Jr. Memorial Library. “Leave No Trace” topped “Black Panther,” “Can You Ever Forgive Me?,” “The Death of Stalin,” and “If Beale Street Could Talk.
“A Very English Scandal,” which centers on the Jeremy Thorpe scandal of the mid 1970s,...
“Leave No Trace,” was adapted by Debra Granik and Anne Rosellini, based on the 2009 novel “My Abandonment” by Peter Rock. “A Very English Scandal” was adapted by Russell T. Davies from John Preston’s book.
Granik also directed “Leave No Trace,” which stars Ben Foster as an Iraq War veteran suffering from Ptsd and Thomasin McKenzie as his 13-year-old daughter living in isolation in a public park in Portland, Ore., and then in the trackless woods.
The winners were announced Saturday night at USC’s Edward L. Doheny Jr. Memorial Library. “Leave No Trace” topped “Black Panther,” “Can You Ever Forgive Me?,” “The Death of Stalin,” and “If Beale Street Could Talk.
“A Very English Scandal,” which centers on the Jeremy Thorpe scandal of the mid 1970s,...
- 2/10/2019
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
The USC Libraries has revealed the finalists for the 31st-annual USC Libraries Scripter Award, which honors the year’s best film and television adaptations, as well as the works on which they are based. This group of academics, industry professionals and critics (for which I vote) is often predictive of the Adapted Screenplay Oscar race.
Last year’s Scripter winners were “Call Me by Your Name” screenwriter James Ivory (who won the Oscar), and author André Aciman; past winners include “Moonlight,” “The Big Short” and “The Imitation Game,” which all won Oscars. In fact the past eight Scripter Award winners have gone on to win Oscars.
The finalist writers for film adaptation (listed in alphabetical order by film title):
Screenwriters Ryan Coogler and Joe Robert Cole for “Black Panther,” based on the character created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby
Screenwriters Nicole Holofcener and Jeff Whitty and author Lee Israel...
Last year’s Scripter winners were “Call Me by Your Name” screenwriter James Ivory (who won the Oscar), and author André Aciman; past winners include “Moonlight,” “The Big Short” and “The Imitation Game,” which all won Oscars. In fact the past eight Scripter Award winners have gone on to win Oscars.
The finalist writers for film adaptation (listed in alphabetical order by film title):
Screenwriters Ryan Coogler and Joe Robert Cole for “Black Panther,” based on the character created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby
Screenwriters Nicole Holofcener and Jeff Whitty and author Lee Israel...
- 1/15/2019
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
The USC Libraries has revealed the finalists for the 31st-annual USC Libraries Scripter Award, which honors the year’s best film and television adaptations, as well as the works on which they are based. This group of academics, industry professionals and critics (for which I vote) is often predictive of the Adapted Screenplay Oscar race.
Last year’s Scripter winners were “Call Me by Your Name” screenwriter James Ivory (who won the Oscar), and author André Aciman; past winners include “Moonlight,” “The Big Short” and “The Imitation Game,” which all won Oscars. In fact the past eight Scripter Award winners have gone on to win Oscars.
The finalist writers for film adaptation (listed in alphabetical order by film title):
Screenwriters Ryan Coogler and Joe Robert Cole for “Black Panther,” based on the character created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby
Screenwriters Nicole Holofcener and Jeff Whitty and author Lee Israel...
Last year’s Scripter winners were “Call Me by Your Name” screenwriter James Ivory (who won the Oscar), and author André Aciman; past winners include “Moonlight,” “The Big Short” and “The Imitation Game,” which all won Oscars. In fact the past eight Scripter Award winners have gone on to win Oscars.
The finalist writers for film adaptation (listed in alphabetical order by film title):
Screenwriters Ryan Coogler and Joe Robert Cole for “Black Panther,” based on the character created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby
Screenwriters Nicole Holofcener and Jeff Whitty and author Lee Israel...
- 1/15/2019
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
The USC Libraries has unveiled the finalists for the 31st annual Scripter Awards, which honor the year’s best adapted screenplays in film and television along with the works on which they are based. Winners will be announced at a ceremony February 9 at USC’s Doheny Library
This year, a tie in the TV voting resulted in six nominees. Overall, the 2019 Scripter selection committee chose finalists from a field of 90 film and 55 television adaptations.
Last year, the group chose James Ivory’s Call Me By Your Name based on André Aciman original novel on the film side, and Bruce Miller for adapting Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale in TV. The latter duo is nominated again this year.
Here’s the full list of this year’s noms:
Film
Black Panther
Ryan Coogler and Joe Robert Cole, based on the character created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby
Disney...
This year, a tie in the TV voting resulted in six nominees. Overall, the 2019 Scripter selection committee chose finalists from a field of 90 film and 55 television adaptations.
Last year, the group chose James Ivory’s Call Me By Your Name based on André Aciman original novel on the film side, and Bruce Miller for adapting Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale in TV. The latter duo is nominated again this year.
Here’s the full list of this year’s noms:
Film
Black Panther
Ryan Coogler and Joe Robert Cole, based on the character created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby
Disney...
- 1/15/2019
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
“Black Panther,” “Can You Ever Forgive Me?,” “The Death of Stalin,” “If Beale Street Could Talk,” and “Leave No Trace” have received nominations for the USC Libraries Scripter Award for best movie adaptation.
Due to a tie, six noms were announced on Tuesday in the television category for episodes of “The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story,” “The Handmaid’s Tale,” “The Looming Tower,” “Patrick Melrose,” “Sharp Objects,” and “A Very English Scandal.”
The Scripter Awards, now in their 31st year, honor the year’s best film and television adaptations, along with the works on which they are based. The USC Libraries will announce the winners on Feb. 9 at the Edward L. Doheny Jr. Memorial Library.
The scripts for “Black Panther,” “If Beale Street Could Talk” and “Can You Ever Forgive Me?” received nominations on Jan. 7 for the Writers Guild of America’s adapted screenplay award, along with “A Star Is Born” and “BlacKkKlansman.
Due to a tie, six noms were announced on Tuesday in the television category for episodes of “The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story,” “The Handmaid’s Tale,” “The Looming Tower,” “Patrick Melrose,” “Sharp Objects,” and “A Very English Scandal.”
The Scripter Awards, now in their 31st year, honor the year’s best film and television adaptations, along with the works on which they are based. The USC Libraries will announce the winners on Feb. 9 at the Edward L. Doheny Jr. Memorial Library.
The scripts for “Black Panther,” “If Beale Street Could Talk” and “Can You Ever Forgive Me?” received nominations on Jan. 7 for the Writers Guild of America’s adapted screenplay award, along with “A Star Is Born” and “BlacKkKlansman.
- 1/15/2019
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Vulture Watch
Has Patrick overcome his past? Is the Patrick Melrose TV show cancelled or renewed for a second season on Showtime? The television vulture is watching all the latest cancellation and renewal news, so this page is the place to track the status of Patrick Melrose, season two. Bookmark it, or subscribe for the latest updates. Remember, the television vulture is watching your shows. Are you?
What's This TV Show About?
A Showtime drama, based on the semi-autobiographical novel series from Edward St. Aubyn, Patrick Melrose stars Cumberbatch in the title role. The cast also includes Jennifer Jason Leigh, Hugo Weaving, Blythe Danner, Allison Williams, Anna Madeley, Pip Torrens, Jessica Raine, Prasanna Puwanarajah, Holliday Grainger, Indira Varma, and Celia Imrie. The story is the study of a wealthy, damaged man. It follows him from his dreadful childhood, through his adult struggles...
Has Patrick overcome his past? Is the Patrick Melrose TV show cancelled or renewed for a second season on Showtime? The television vulture is watching all the latest cancellation and renewal news, so this page is the place to track the status of Patrick Melrose, season two. Bookmark it, or subscribe for the latest updates. Remember, the television vulture is watching your shows. Are you?
What's This TV Show About?
A Showtime drama, based on the semi-autobiographical novel series from Edward St. Aubyn, Patrick Melrose stars Cumberbatch in the title role. The cast also includes Jennifer Jason Leigh, Hugo Weaving, Blythe Danner, Allison Williams, Anna Madeley, Pip Torrens, Jessica Raine, Prasanna Puwanarajah, Holliday Grainger, Indira Varma, and Celia Imrie. The story is the study of a wealthy, damaged man. It follows him from his dreadful childhood, through his adult struggles...
- 9/5/2018
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Sweeping international shoots, comprehensive historical research,
meticulous costume and music selections, a complex dance between writers and producers — the sheer amount of thought, research and money that went into building the complex and intricate worlds for this year’s limited-series Emmy nominees was infinitely large in scope despite the shorter screen time.
Creating such rich landscapes for the characters was no small feat. From the 1960s to 2000s decades-jumping saga of Showtime’s “Patrick Melrose,” to the gritty streets of New York at the turn of the 19th century in TNT’s “The Alienist,” to Pablo Picasso in National Geographic’s “Genius,” and Andrew Cunanan’s killing spree in the mid-1990s for FX’s “The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story,” these series’ showrunners all agree on one thing: research was fundamental when it came time to bringing these worlds to life.
“Versace” showrunner Tom Rob Smith read...
meticulous costume and music selections, a complex dance between writers and producers — the sheer amount of thought, research and money that went into building the complex and intricate worlds for this year’s limited-series Emmy nominees was infinitely large in scope despite the shorter screen time.
Creating such rich landscapes for the characters was no small feat. From the 1960s to 2000s decades-jumping saga of Showtime’s “Patrick Melrose,” to the gritty streets of New York at the turn of the 19th century in TNT’s “The Alienist,” to Pablo Picasso in National Geographic’s “Genius,” and Andrew Cunanan’s killing spree in the mid-1990s for FX’s “The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story,” these series’ showrunners all agree on one thing: research was fundamental when it came time to bringing these worlds to life.
“Versace” showrunner Tom Rob Smith read...
- 8/15/2018
- by Amber Dowling
- Variety Film + TV
“There’s such extraordinary rich scenes of material to mine,” reveals Benedict Cumberbatch about his recent limited series “Patrick Melrose” on Showtime. In our recent webchat (watch the exclusive video above), he adds, “We were always talking about this as being the most ambitious of film-making in television, which is to make television as rich and diverse, as visually-alluring, enthralling and novel and entertaining as you possibly can on the small screen.”
The five-part program is based on the books by British author Edward St. Aubyn, which Cumberbatch discovered years ago. It covers a span of time from the early 1980s to the early 21st century as the title character battles addictions to alcohol and drugs, suicidal thoughts and a tattered family. Co-stars include Jennifer Jason Leigh, Hugo Weaving, Jessica Raine, Holliday Grainger and Blythe Danner.
See Benedict Cumberbatch (‘Patrick Melrose’) could pull off another Emmy upset against a Ryan Murphy...
The five-part program is based on the books by British author Edward St. Aubyn, which Cumberbatch discovered years ago. It covers a span of time from the early 1980s to the early 21st century as the title character battles addictions to alcohol and drugs, suicidal thoughts and a tattered family. Co-stars include Jennifer Jason Leigh, Hugo Weaving, Jessica Raine, Holliday Grainger and Blythe Danner.
See Benedict Cumberbatch (‘Patrick Melrose’) could pull off another Emmy upset against a Ryan Murphy...
- 8/6/2018
- by Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
Patrick Melrose executive producers Rachael Horovitz (Moneyball, Grey Gardens) and Michael Jackson (documentaries including America: The Story of Us) shared a patient resolve in bringing the brilliant prose of Edward St. Aubyn's beloved semiautobiographical novel series to TV, devoting half a decade of development to it. Their perseverance bore glorious fruit: As they reveal, the five-episode Showtime limited series — encompassing the span of the five novels — found an ideal embodiment for the author's dizzying prose in the form of lead Benedict Cumberbatch.
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“Patrick Melrose” is hoping for a strong showing in the movie/miniseries categories at the Emmys this year. Based on a series of novels by Edward St. Aubyn, it follows the life journey of the title character (Benedict Cumberbatch), who was abused as a child, struggles with addiction as an adult, and looks for redemption. Gold Derby recently spoke with director Edward Berger, writer David Nicholls, and composer Volker Bertelmann about their work on the critically acclaimed limited series. Scroll down and click on their names below to be taken to their complete video interviews.
See Benedict Cumberbatch spills secrets of ‘Patrick Melrose’ at Showtime’s world premiere [Red Carpet Interview]
“It was always my dream adaptation,” says Nicholls. But even though he’s had experience adapting classic literary material for the screen — “Great Expectations” (2012), “Far from the Madding Crowd” (2015) — he found the five “Melrose” novels to be an even more daunting challenge.
See Benedict Cumberbatch spills secrets of ‘Patrick Melrose’ at Showtime’s world premiere [Red Carpet Interview]
“It was always my dream adaptation,” says Nicholls. But even though he’s had experience adapting classic literary material for the screen — “Great Expectations” (2012), “Far from the Madding Crowd” (2015) — he found the five “Melrose” novels to be an even more daunting challenge.
- 7/11/2018
- by Zach Laws
- Gold Derby
When director Edward Berger informed editor Tim Murrell and composer Volker Bertelmann (Hauschka) that he wanted each of the five episodes of Showtime’s “Patrick Melrose” to contain a different tone and style, they couldn’t have been more thrilled. Anchored by Benedict Cumberbatch’s tour de force performance as the drug-addled, upper class rebel from Edward St. Aubyn’s popular novels, it seemed the best way to convey the constantly shifting time periods and mental states.
“The challenge was finding the identity of each show,” said Murrell (who also edited AMC’s “The Terror”). “For the opening episode, there’s a frenetic, drug-fueled chaos and emotional turmoil of Patrick retrieving the ashes of his father [Hugo Weaving] in New York. Then, the second episode is the dark, slow burn [childhood flashback]. It’s the source of all the pain [stemming from his father’s sexual abuse]. The third episode is lighter and more gentle as you go through the party.
“The challenge was finding the identity of each show,” said Murrell (who also edited AMC’s “The Terror”). “For the opening episode, there’s a frenetic, drug-fueled chaos and emotional turmoil of Patrick retrieving the ashes of his father [Hugo Weaving] in New York. Then, the second episode is the dark, slow burn [childhood flashback]. It’s the source of all the pain [stemming from his father’s sexual abuse]. The third episode is lighter and more gentle as you go through the party.
- 7/10/2018
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
Here’s how profoundly director Edward Berger was affected by the Patrick Melrose novels: He remembers the exact bookstore where he discovered them. “In 1993 or something I walked into St. Mark’s Bookshop [in New York] and looked for a book and stumbled upon the first book of Patrick Melrose, ‘Never Mind.’ And I just devoured it.”
With every new release of Edward St. Aubyn’s work, he “just gobbled them up,” so when he heard that the books were in development for a potential series, he immediately put himself up for the job of bringing them to the screen. After meeting with the producers, Showtime and Sky, he finally got the offer, to which his reply was simple: “That would be a dream.”
Born in Germany, Berger has shifted between film and TV for years, with recent credits including “Deutschland 83,” “The Terror,” and the independent film “Jack,” a Golden Berlin Bear...
With every new release of Edward St. Aubyn’s work, he “just gobbled them up,” so when he heard that the books were in development for a potential series, he immediately put himself up for the job of bringing them to the screen. After meeting with the producers, Showtime and Sky, he finally got the offer, to which his reply was simple: “That would be a dream.”
Born in Germany, Berger has shifted between film and TV for years, with recent credits including “Deutschland 83,” “The Terror,” and the independent film “Jack,” a Golden Berlin Bear...
- 6/21/2018
- by Liz Shannon Miller
- Indiewire
Dr. Drew Pinsky was ready to hate on “Patrick Melrose” as yet another Hollywood production that gets addiction wrong. But the former “Loveline” host, and board certified addictionologist, then watched the Showtime series — and came away pleasantly surprised.
“The first episode I thought, ‘Well, pretty good! That is pretty much how heroin is,'” Pinsky told IndieWire. “And as I got more and more into it, I went, ‘Oh my God, this is a literary study of the condition of alcoholism and addiction in a very interesting, historical context.'”
Pinsky said he felt that the auspices behind the production, including David Nicholls, who adapted the series of novels by Edward St. Aubyn, “knew what they were writing about… I was going in expecting to be critical, and show people how it really works, and walked away having been enriched and wanting to refer people to it if they want...
“The first episode I thought, ‘Well, pretty good! That is pretty much how heroin is,'” Pinsky told IndieWire. “And as I got more and more into it, I went, ‘Oh my God, this is a literary study of the condition of alcoholism and addiction in a very interesting, historical context.'”
Pinsky said he felt that the auspices behind the production, including David Nicholls, who adapted the series of novels by Edward St. Aubyn, “knew what they were writing about… I was going in expecting to be critical, and show people how it really works, and walked away having been enriched and wanting to refer people to it if they want...
- 6/18/2018
- by Michael Schneider
- Indiewire
“It was always my dream adaptation,” reveals writer David Nicholls about taking on the Showtime limited series “Patrick Melrose.” “I loved the world, and I thought the central character had this incredible richness and variety.” Based on a series of novels by Edward St. Aubyn, the show follows the life journey of the title character (Benedict Cumberbatch) including his abusive childhood, his struggles with addiction, and his ultimate redemption. Nicholls “loved the idea of seeing this character change and grow, and finding out where he would be in the next stage of his life.” Watch our exclusive video interview with Nicholls above.
See Benedict Cumberbatch spills secrets of being ‘Patrick Melrose’ at Showtime’s world premiere [Red Carpet Interview]
Adapting the novels into a five-part limited series was “a huge job” that has “taken up most of the last five years.” Although he’s had experience bringing lofty literary material to the screen...
See Benedict Cumberbatch spills secrets of being ‘Patrick Melrose’ at Showtime’s world premiere [Red Carpet Interview]
Adapting the novels into a five-part limited series was “a huge job” that has “taken up most of the last five years.” Although he’s had experience bringing lofty literary material to the screen...
- 6/13/2018
- by Zach Laws
- Gold Derby
For Edward Berger, getting the chance to direct “Patrick Melrose” was “the biggest luck of my life.” Based on a series of novels by Edward St. Aubyn, the show follows the life journey of the title character (Benedict Cumberbatch), who was abused as a child, struggles with addiction and heartbreak, and seeks redemption. Berger directed all five episodes of the Showtime limited series, and he considers Melrose “one of the most interesting characters” ever written. Watch our exclusive video interview with Berger above.
See Benedict Cumberbatch spills secrets of being ‘Patrick Melrose’ at Showtime’s world premiere [Red Carpet Interview]
Berger discovered the first “Melrose’ novel while in New York in 1993 by sheer luck. “I think it was an illegal import,” he recalls, “because it hadn’t found a publisher [in the Us] yet.” Although he loved the book, he thought it would be difficult to adapt because “not much happens. In terms of a traditional plot,...
See Benedict Cumberbatch spills secrets of being ‘Patrick Melrose’ at Showtime’s world premiere [Red Carpet Interview]
Berger discovered the first “Melrose’ novel while in New York in 1993 by sheer luck. “I think it was an illegal import,” he recalls, “because it hadn’t found a publisher [in the Us] yet.” Although he loved the book, he thought it would be difficult to adapt because “not much happens. In terms of a traditional plot,...
- 6/12/2018
- by Zach Laws
- Gold Derby
Spoiler Alert: This story contains details of tomorrow’s Patrick Melrose finale on Showtime and the ending of Avengers: Infinity War.
“This is a window into English society and a particular story and a very cherished character that is very unusual, I think, in dramatic terms,” Benedict Cumberbatch says of Patrick Melrose, the limited series about addiction and abuse at the enriched upper echelon that concludes tomorrow on Showtime. “We have seen the deprivations of addiction and sexual abuse in many courses of society, maybe not as much in this course of English society and so yes, it’s a very different take on something we know from other dramas,” the Emmy winner and Oscar nominee adds.
As devotees of Edward St. Aubyn’s Booker Prize-nominated books know, the story of the fast-witted and deeply wounded Melrose ends with a 2005 funeral, some forgiveness and a new start of sorts. Of course,...
“This is a window into English society and a particular story and a very cherished character that is very unusual, I think, in dramatic terms,” Benedict Cumberbatch says of Patrick Melrose, the limited series about addiction and abuse at the enriched upper echelon that concludes tomorrow on Showtime. “We have seen the deprivations of addiction and sexual abuse in many courses of society, maybe not as much in this course of English society and so yes, it’s a very different take on something we know from other dramas,” the Emmy winner and Oscar nominee adds.
As devotees of Edward St. Aubyn’s Booker Prize-nominated books know, the story of the fast-witted and deeply wounded Melrose ends with a 2005 funeral, some forgiveness and a new start of sorts. Of course,...
- 6/9/2018
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
“It’s a challenge to work on the music because every episode has a different approach,” reveals “Patrick Melrose” composer Volker Bertelmann. Based on a series of novels by Edward St. Aubyn, the show follows the life journey of the title character (Benedict Cumberbatch) from his privileged yet abusive childhood, to his struggles with addiction and heartbreak, and to his ultimate redemption. All five episodes are directed by Edward Berger and written by David Nicholls. And Cumberbatch appears alongside Jennifer Jason Leigh, Hugo Weaving, Allison Williams and Blythe Danner. Watch our exclusive video interview with Bertelmann above.
See Benedict Cumberbatch spills secrets of being ‘Patrick Melrose’ at Showtime’s world premiere [Red Carpet Interview]
Because the series careens back and forth between different moods and tones, Bertelmann had the opportunity to try out a variety of musical styles. “The first episode, for example, is nearly a complete drug trip,” he explains, “so it...
See Benedict Cumberbatch spills secrets of being ‘Patrick Melrose’ at Showtime’s world premiere [Red Carpet Interview]
Because the series careens back and forth between different moods and tones, Bertelmann had the opportunity to try out a variety of musical styles. “The first episode, for example, is nearly a complete drug trip,” he explains, “so it...
- 6/4/2018
- by Zach Laws
- Gold Derby
For the Showtime limited series “Patrick Melrose,” David Nicholls adapted five of Edward St. Aubyn’s semi-autobiographical novels dealing with death, addiction, marriage and parenthood. “The books were fascinating because they were never envisioned as a kind of saga. They were written one by one, and after each book, he thought that was the end of the story,” Nicholls says of St. Aubyn. Nicholls felt it was important to stick to the structure of the books, each of which presented as “a snapshot from the character’s life” for the series, rather than to fill in the gaps of time between events to create a more “conventional” family drama.
Drawing in a Larger Audience
Whenever adapting a popular work, a portion of the audience comes with pre-existing expectations. “If you leave one [plot point] out, there’s a sense of being unfaithful to this sacred text,” Nicholls says.
What greatly appealed to...
Drawing in a Larger Audience
Whenever adapting a popular work, a portion of the audience comes with pre-existing expectations. “If you leave one [plot point] out, there’s a sense of being unfaithful to this sacred text,” Nicholls says.
What greatly appealed to...
- 6/4/2018
- by Danielle Turchiano
- Variety Film + TV
Earlier today, in Malibu, CA, not far from the water, a few hours after first light, naked in bed because his jammies were in the wash, Benedict Cumberbatch, 41, came to life. He would have risen earlier but the night before he'd been in Las Vegas, plumping his voice-over work for Mowgli, Warner Bros.'s new feral-child take on The Jungle Book, and the night before that, after the premiere of Avengers: Infinity War, featuring him as stalk-like wizard-like Dr. Strange, he and his brown-velvet Armani suit had stayed up nearly...
- 5/25/2018
- Rollingstone.com
Every network longs for hit shows, even paid-subscription cable channels like Showtime. Aside from his successful feature film career, Benedict Cumberbatch has also been able to lure sizable audiences to PBS for Sherlock. Can he reel them in for Showtime's new Patrick Melrose TV show and score in the Nielsen ratings race? Will Patrick Melrose be cancelled or renewed for season two? Stay tuned. A Showtime drama, based on the semi-autobiographical novel series from Edward St. Aubyn, Patrick Melrose stars Cumberbatch in the title role. The cast also includes Jennifer Jason Leigh, Hugo Weaving, Blythe Danner, Allison Williams, Anna Madeley, Pip Torrens, Jessica Raine, Prasanna Puwanarajah, Holliday Grainger, Indira Varma, and Celia Imrie. The story is the study of a wealthy, damaged man. It follows him from his dreadful childhood, through his adult struggles with substance abuse, and later quest for recovery.
- 5/22/2018
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
The first episode of “Patrick Melrose” was a tour de force for Benedict Cumberbatch, but the second episode belonged to Hugo Weaving. Titled “Never Mind,” the episode is sure to be Weaving’s Emmy submission for academy judging if he is nominated for Best Movie/Limited Supporting Actor. David Melrose, father to Cumberbatch’s Patrick, is a scenery-chewing role for the accomplished actor, who has never been nominated for an Emmy or Oscar in three decades on screen, including such iconic roles as Agent Smith in “The Matrix,” V in “V for Vendetta” and Elrond in both “The Lord of the Rings” and “The Hobbit.” Weaving has however reached national-treasure status in his homeland, winning four Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards this decade.
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David’s death is the inciting incident of the five-hour Showtime miniseries adapted from semi-autobiographical novels by Edward St. Aubyn,...
SEEwhat Benedict Cumberbatch revealed on the red carpet.
David’s death is the inciting incident of the five-hour Showtime miniseries adapted from semi-autobiographical novels by Edward St. Aubyn,...
- 5/21/2018
- by Riley Chow
- Gold Derby
Is Patrick Melrose's road to recovery rocky or smooth during the first season of the Patrick Melrose TV show on Showtime? As we all know, the Nielsen ratings typically play a big role in determining whether a TV show is cancelled or renewed for season two. Unfortunately, most of us do not live in Nielsen households. Because many viewers feel frustration when their viewing habits and opinions aren't considered, we'd like to offer you the chance to rate all of the Patrick Melrose season one episodes below. A Showtime drama, based on the semi-autobiographical novel series from Edward St. Aubyn, Patrick Melrose stars Benedict Cumberbatch in the title role. The cast also includes Jennifer Jason Leigh, Hugo Weaving, Blythe Danner, Allison Williams, Anna Madeley,...
- 5/20/2018
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Emmy-winning “Sherlock” star Benedict Cumberbatch returned to TV in a big way on May 12 with a critically acclaimed performance in the title role of “Patrick Melrose.” This five-part adaptation of the bestselling series of books by Edward St. Aubyn concludes on June 9, just before TV academy voters start casting their Emmy Awards nominations ballots. Watch an extended video clip from the Showtime limited series above.
St. Aubyn’s quintet of novels — “Never Mind” (1992); “Bad News” (1994); “Some Hope” (1996) “Mother’s Milk” (2005) and “At Last” (2012) — was re-released as “The Patrick Melrose Novels” in 2012. The author adapted “Mother’s Milk,” which contended for the Booker prize, for a 2012 film version directed by Gerald Fox. “Smash” star Jack Davenport played the part.
Tackling the adaptation this time around is BAFTA-nominated David Nicholls. He crafted the 2015 film adaptation of the Thomas Hardy classic “Far From the Madding Crowd” that starred Carey Mulligan as well as...
St. Aubyn’s quintet of novels — “Never Mind” (1992); “Bad News” (1994); “Some Hope” (1996) “Mother’s Milk” (2005) and “At Last” (2012) — was re-released as “The Patrick Melrose Novels” in 2012. The author adapted “Mother’s Milk,” which contended for the Booker prize, for a 2012 film version directed by Gerald Fox. “Smash” star Jack Davenport played the part.
Tackling the adaptation this time around is BAFTA-nominated David Nicholls. He crafted the 2015 film adaptation of the Thomas Hardy classic “Far From the Madding Crowd” that starred Carey Mulligan as well as...
- 5/13/2018
- by Paul Sheehan
- Gold Derby
Network: Showtime. Episodes: Ongoing (hour). Seasons: Ongoing. TV show dates: May 12, 2018 — present. Series status: Has not been cancelled. Performers include: Benedict Cumberbatch, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Hugo Weaving, Blythe Danner, Allison Williams, Anna Madeley, Pip Torrens, Jessica Raine, Prasanna Puwanarajah, Holliday Grainger, Indira Varma, and Celia Imrie. TV show description: A drama, based on the semi-autobiographical novel series from Edward St. Aubyn, the Patrick Melrose TV show is the study of a wealthy, damaged man, Patrick Melrose (Cumberbatch). The story follows him from his dreadful childhood, and his adult struggles with substance abuse and later quest for recoveryAt first, Melrose appears to be nothing more than a pleasure-seeking rover. Money seems to be no...
- 5/13/2018
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Full of bitterness, spite, snobbery, sarcasm, self-loathing, abuse, addiction and recovery, Showtime’s limited series Patrick Melrose is simply an irresistible tour de force from Benedict Cumberbatch that I cannot recommend strongly enough.
Debuting on May 12, the five-episode series is based on Edward St. Aubyn’s scathing and wonderfully sardonic novels about the landmines of inherited wealth, one of which was nominated for a Booker Prize. With Emmy contention clearly and rightly in mind, this sprawling adaptation was brought to the small screen by writer David Nicholls and Deutschland 83 director Edward Berger.
Still, even with the behind-the-camera talent and a strapping cast that includes Matrix alum Hugo Weaving, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Blythe Danner, Alison Williams and Prasanna Puwanarajah, this multi-decade tale is clearly the Cumberbatch show. Whether or not you are a fan of the Sherlock, The Imitation Game and Dr. Strange actor, he more than rises to the...
Debuting on May 12, the five-episode series is based on Edward St. Aubyn’s scathing and wonderfully sardonic novels about the landmines of inherited wealth, one of which was nominated for a Booker Prize. With Emmy contention clearly and rightly in mind, this sprawling adaptation was brought to the small screen by writer David Nicholls and Deutschland 83 director Edward Berger.
Still, even with the behind-the-camera talent and a strapping cast that includes Matrix alum Hugo Weaving, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Blythe Danner, Alison Williams and Prasanna Puwanarajah, this multi-decade tale is clearly the Cumberbatch show. Whether or not you are a fan of the Sherlock, The Imitation Game and Dr. Strange actor, he more than rises to the...
- 5/13/2018
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
There’s a scene in the first episode of “Patrick Melrose” that comes to define its successes and failures all in one simple cut. Patrick, played with incredible energy and impeccable precision by an all-too-enthusiastic Benedict Cumberbatch, is sprawled out on his dealer’s couch and injects himself with heroin — the very drug he swears he’s done with, but spends a good chunk of the first hour obsessing over — when, suddenly, the camera swings back behind his head and then swings quickly back in the opposite direction, only to find him inside his New York hotel room instead of the apartment he was just sitting in.
It’s one of the more dramatic moves by director Edward Berger (who helmed episodes of “Deutschland 83” and “The Terror”), as the rapid shifts in direction and location convey the wild rush of this craven high. Cumberbatch stretches out his body, on the couch and the floor,...
It’s one of the more dramatic moves by director Edward Berger (who helmed episodes of “Deutschland 83” and “The Terror”), as the rapid shifts in direction and location convey the wild rush of this craven high. Cumberbatch stretches out his body, on the couch and the floor,...
- 5/12/2018
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
Three episodes were provided prior to broadcast.
Four years removed from his award-worthy turn as Alan Turing in Morten Tyldum’s The Imitation Game, and finally, Benedict Cumberbatch has made the laborious journey back to meaningful acting. With three McU appearances during the interim, Cumberbatch, who has said that his only two bucket list roles are Hamlet and Patrick Melrose, having fulfilled the former in 2015, gives perhaps his strongest performance to date as the titular drug addict.
Written by David Nicholls (Starter for 10), with Edward Berger (The Terror) at the helm, Showtime and Sky Atlantic’s five-part miniseries, Patrick Melrose, adapted from the semi-autobiographical novels penned by Edward St. Aubyn, is a harrowing, if not familiar diamorphine-driven drama elevated through distressingly believable thespianism.
Each chapter of Patrick Melrose is formed around a single entry in Aubyn’s roman à clef anthology, comprised of Never Mind, Bad News, Some Hope,...
Four years removed from his award-worthy turn as Alan Turing in Morten Tyldum’s The Imitation Game, and finally, Benedict Cumberbatch has made the laborious journey back to meaningful acting. With three McU appearances during the interim, Cumberbatch, who has said that his only two bucket list roles are Hamlet and Patrick Melrose, having fulfilled the former in 2015, gives perhaps his strongest performance to date as the titular drug addict.
Written by David Nicholls (Starter for 10), with Edward Berger (The Terror) at the helm, Showtime and Sky Atlantic’s five-part miniseries, Patrick Melrose, adapted from the semi-autobiographical novels penned by Edward St. Aubyn, is a harrowing, if not familiar diamorphine-driven drama elevated through distressingly believable thespianism.
Each chapter of Patrick Melrose is formed around a single entry in Aubyn’s roman à clef anthology, comprised of Never Mind, Bad News, Some Hope,...
- 5/11/2018
- by Joseph Falcone
- We Got This Covered
Class, privilege, wealth, abuse, recovery, drugs, drugs and more drugs. Showtime’s foray into scripted Saturday night series with the debut of “Patrick Melrose” has it all, including Benedict Cumberbatch as the title character.
Not that it was an easy road getting there.
The five-part miniseries is based on the semi-autobiographical novels from Edward St. Aubyn, and finally comes to television after spending half a decade in development. Not only was the task of translating St. Aubyn’s notoriously beautiful prose to the small screen a massive undertaking, but finding the right vehicle in which to tell the best-selling saga with a cult-like following was important in order to nail the numerous themes and overall tone from the books.
“Although now hopefully it feels like it was meant to be, when we started off on the journey it was actually very difficult,” co-showrunner Michael Jackson tells Variety. “We cycled through...
Not that it was an easy road getting there.
The five-part miniseries is based on the semi-autobiographical novels from Edward St. Aubyn, and finally comes to television after spending half a decade in development. Not only was the task of translating St. Aubyn’s notoriously beautiful prose to the small screen a massive undertaking, but finding the right vehicle in which to tell the best-selling saga with a cult-like following was important in order to nail the numerous themes and overall tone from the books.
“Although now hopefully it feels like it was meant to be, when we started off on the journey it was actually very difficult,” co-showrunner Michael Jackson tells Variety. “We cycled through...
- 5/11/2018
- by Amber Dowling
- Variety Film + TV
Benedict Cumberbatch does not do anything halfway in Patrick Melrose.
During the first moments of the first episode in this five-part Showtime limited series, based on the series of autobiographical novels by Edward St. Aubyn, Cumberbatch’s approach to the titular role appears to be set firmly in attack mode. In the opening scene, after picking up a phone that rings a few too many times, the well-to-do Patrick learns from an old family friend that his father has just died and that he must travel from London to New York to retrieve the body. He absorbs this news as though sound has decided to travel in slow-motion, and speaks in a similarly drawn-out tone. But it’s not because he’s floored by grief; as the camera pans down, following Cumberbatch as he crouches to the floor, it reveals the syringe he is retrieving and the spot of blood on his sleeve.
During the first moments of the first episode in this five-part Showtime limited series, based on the series of autobiographical novels by Edward St. Aubyn, Cumberbatch’s approach to the titular role appears to be set firmly in attack mode. In the opening scene, after picking up a phone that rings a few too many times, the well-to-do Patrick learns from an old family friend that his father has just died and that he must travel from London to New York to retrieve the body. He absorbs this news as though sound has decided to travel in slow-motion, and speaks in a similarly drawn-out tone. But it’s not because he’s floored by grief; as the camera pans down, following Cumberbatch as he crouches to the floor, it reveals the syringe he is retrieving and the spot of blood on his sleeve.
- 5/11/2018
- by Jen Chaney
- Vulture
Warning: Slight spoilers below There was really no one better than Benedict Cumberbatch to portray Patrick Melrose. Showtime’s harrowing adaptation of Edward St. Aubyn’s novels depict the horrors of a half-known life of English privilege and waning aristocracy within a dysfunctional family. Based on the trailer, there appears to be a happier ending to what begins as a shock to the system. Not since the 1987 film, White Mischief, has a filmed event so perfectly captured dissolute and hedonistic ennui lavishly hovering over a hellish home life, this time inside a glorious chateau in the South of France. This fig […]
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- 5/10/2018
- by April Neale
- Monsters and Critics
“It’s an epic story of a man’s life,” says “Patrick Melrose” producer Michael Jackson. The title character is “a man with a secret, a man with a problem that he needs to solve, and a man who’s incredibly dysfunctional for most of the story.” But in the end “there’s a certain potential redemption.” We chatted with Jackson and writer David Nicholls on the red carpet at the April 25 Hollywood premiere for the new Showtime limited series, which took place at the historic Linwood Dunn Theater. Watch our exclusive video interview above.
See Benedict Cumberbatch spills secrets of being ‘Patrick Melrose’ at Showtime’s world premiere [Red Carpet Interview]
Based on a series of novels by Edward St. Aubyn, the show follows the life journey of Patrick Melrose (Benedict Cumberbatch) from his privileged yet abusive childhood, to his struggles with addiction and heartbreak, and to his ultimate redemption. Nicholls was...
See Benedict Cumberbatch spills secrets of being ‘Patrick Melrose’ at Showtime’s world premiere [Red Carpet Interview]
Based on a series of novels by Edward St. Aubyn, the show follows the life journey of Patrick Melrose (Benedict Cumberbatch) from his privileged yet abusive childhood, to his struggles with addiction and heartbreak, and to his ultimate redemption. Nicholls was...
- 5/8/2018
- by Zach Laws
- Gold Derby
Welcome back to Tune In: our weekly newsletter offering a guide to the best of the week’s TV.
Each week, Variety’s TV team combs through the week’s schedule, selecting our picks of what to watch and when/how to watch them. This week, “The Big Bang Theory” celebrates a wedding and “Barry” and “Atlanta” air their finales.
“The Big Bang Theory,” CBS, Thursday, 8 p.m.
In the Season 11 finale, Amy’s parents and Sheldon’s family arrive for the wedding. Everybody is focused on making sure all goes according to plan, everyone except the bride and groom.
“Atlanta,” FX, Thursday, 10 p.m.
The second season finale of Donald Glover’s Emmy-winning series airs this week.
“Evil Genius: The True Story of America’s Most Diabolical Bank Heist,” Netflix, Friday
This four-part docuseries tells the true story of Erie, Pennsylvania in 2013, where a robbery gone wrong and a...
Each week, Variety’s TV team combs through the week’s schedule, selecting our picks of what to watch and when/how to watch them. This week, “The Big Bang Theory” celebrates a wedding and “Barry” and “Atlanta” air their finales.
“The Big Bang Theory,” CBS, Thursday, 8 p.m.
In the Season 11 finale, Amy’s parents and Sheldon’s family arrive for the wedding. Everybody is focused on making sure all goes according to plan, everyone except the bride and groom.
“Atlanta,” FX, Thursday, 10 p.m.
The second season finale of Donald Glover’s Emmy-winning series airs this week.
“Evil Genius: The True Story of America’s Most Diabolical Bank Heist,” Netflix, Friday
This four-part docuseries tells the true story of Erie, Pennsylvania in 2013, where a robbery gone wrong and a...
- 5/7/2018
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Even as a heroin addict, Benedict Cumberbatch is riveting.
Through much of the pilot, the title character remains what he was bred to be: an English gentleman. He just happens to be an English gentleman with an extraordinarily nasty smack habit.
Cumberbatch is his usual convincing self as the druggy Patrick Melrose, meaning he’s often slimy, contorted in agony, and at points, looks as if he smells rather gamy. Yet when he’s onscreen in Showtime’s limited series, you can’t turn away for a second.
He commands every scene, an impressive job considering he spends a fair amount of time alone on screen. And while he handles dialogue with grace and style, some of his most impressive scenes are played wordlessly; in one, he uses that long body to druggily traverse a swanky hotel mezzanine as the floor rises up to greet him.
Translating Edward St. Aubyn...
Through much of the pilot, the title character remains what he was bred to be: an English gentleman. He just happens to be an English gentleman with an extraordinarily nasty smack habit.
Cumberbatch is his usual convincing self as the druggy Patrick Melrose, meaning he’s often slimy, contorted in agony, and at points, looks as if he smells rather gamy. Yet when he’s onscreen in Showtime’s limited series, you can’t turn away for a second.
He commands every scene, an impressive job considering he spends a fair amount of time alone on screen. And while he handles dialogue with grace and style, some of his most impressive scenes are played wordlessly; in one, he uses that long body to druggily traverse a swanky hotel mezzanine as the floor rises up to greet him.
Translating Edward St. Aubyn...
- 5/5/2018
- by Jacqueline Cutler
- Variety Film + TV
Here comes summer TV! HBO's got a doc on a world-class athlete on the docket, as well as two much-touted TV movies over the course of four weeks. Speaking of premium cable: Showtime's ready to pull back the curtain on a nonfiction project from an Oscar nominee and an expensive-looking miniseries featuring a bona fide movie star. (Your time has come once more, Cumberbitches.) Even Starz is getting in on the action with a double-shot of envelope-pushers that put women first. Check out your best TV bets for May.
- 5/1/2018
- Rollingstone.com
And so, we reach the final month before Emmys eligibility closes once more. As the mad rush intensifies before the official start of summer, a number of returning TV shows will definitely be vying for your attention.
But amidst all the chaos of those shows making their way back into living rooms, some new series will also be vying for your attention. As is our custom at the beginning of each month, we’ve collected a rundown of the shows that might just be worth your time across broadcast, cable, and streaming.
(Missed our picks of what the first part of the year had to offer? Here are some notable TV premieres from February, March, and April.)
“Being Serena”
As one of the great athletes of her generation embarks on the new quest of being a mother, this five-part HBO series tracks her life on and off the tennis court.
But amidst all the chaos of those shows making their way back into living rooms, some new series will also be vying for your attention. As is our custom at the beginning of each month, we’ve collected a rundown of the shows that might just be worth your time across broadcast, cable, and streaming.
(Missed our picks of what the first part of the year had to offer? Here are some notable TV premieres from February, March, and April.)
“Being Serena”
As one of the great athletes of her generation embarks on the new quest of being a mother, this five-part HBO series tracks her life on and off the tennis court.
- 5/1/2018
- by Steve Greene
- Indiewire
“It’s an extraordinary, unlikely journey,” reveals Benedict Cumberbatch when asked about his upcoming show “Patrick Melrose.” We chatted with Cumberbatch on the red carpet at the Hollywood premiere for the new Showtime limited series, which took place April 25 at the historic Linwood Dunn Theater. Watch our exclusive video interview above.
Based on a series of novels by Edward St. Aubyn, the show follows the life journey of Patrick Melrose (Cumberbatch), from his privileged yet abusive childhood to his struggles with addiction and heartbreak, to his ultimate redemption. The actor describes his character’s arc as “richly dramatic,” but also “richly comedic, despite the profound nature of some of the drama.”
See Benedict Cumberbatch in ‘Patrick Melrose’: ‘Sherlock’ star rocks eye patch in first trailer [Watch]
For Cumberbatch, the series takes viewers into a world that “we think we know from other shows that have dealt with this class or maybe with these issues,...
Based on a series of novels by Edward St. Aubyn, the show follows the life journey of Patrick Melrose (Cumberbatch), from his privileged yet abusive childhood to his struggles with addiction and heartbreak, to his ultimate redemption. The actor describes his character’s arc as “richly dramatic,” but also “richly comedic, despite the profound nature of some of the drama.”
See Benedict Cumberbatch in ‘Patrick Melrose’: ‘Sherlock’ star rocks eye patch in first trailer [Watch]
For Cumberbatch, the series takes viewers into a world that “we think we know from other shows that have dealt with this class or maybe with these issues,...
- 4/30/2018
- by Zach Laws
- Gold Derby
With broadcast networks, cable channels, and streaming services programming year-round, there is never a break from quality television. And why would you want one?
In fact, if you wanted to beat the heat this summer, you could probably sit indoors and binge-watch new and returning series day in and day out. But assuming you don’t have that kind of time, Variety has selected the new and returning series that are most worth checking out this summer.
“Dear White People” (Season 2 premiere May 4)
The second season of Justin Simien and Yvette Lee Bowser’s collegiate comedy dives deeper into the racial tensions and complicated relationships of Winchester University students, including Sam (Logan Browning), Lionel (DeRon Horton), Coco (Antoinette Robertson), Troy (Brandon P. Bell), and Reg (Marque Richardson). Picking up where Season 1 left off, the sophomore year will reveal the fate of historic, all African-American dorm Armstrong-Parker, explore the Ptsd that...
In fact, if you wanted to beat the heat this summer, you could probably sit indoors and binge-watch new and returning series day in and day out. But assuming you don’t have that kind of time, Variety has selected the new and returning series that are most worth checking out this summer.
“Dear White People” (Season 2 premiere May 4)
The second season of Justin Simien and Yvette Lee Bowser’s collegiate comedy dives deeper into the racial tensions and complicated relationships of Winchester University students, including Sam (Logan Browning), Lionel (DeRon Horton), Coco (Antoinette Robertson), Troy (Brandon P. Bell), and Reg (Marque Richardson). Picking up where Season 1 left off, the sophomore year will reveal the fate of historic, all African-American dorm Armstrong-Parker, explore the Ptsd that...
- 4/27/2018
- by Variety Staff
- Variety Film + TV
Benedict Cumberbatch has taken on some iconic roles in his career, from Sherlock Holmes to Doctor Strange, but says his most meaningful might be his latest.
At the Wednesday night premiere for new Showtime miniseries “Patrick Melrose,” where Cumberbatch plays the title character, he told Variety that being a part of the show, based off of a book series by Edward St. Aubyn, was “a passion project.”
“I think these are some of the greatest moments of 21st century prose, and to be a part of dramatizing that is a real treat,” Cumberbatch said of the “Patrick Melrose” novels. “This is a hell of role, and a hell of a stretch for any actor, and a hell of an opportunity for me, and I just hope we’ve done the books justice, so we’ve done something that has the same following and integrity the books do.”
The “Sherlock” star...
At the Wednesday night premiere for new Showtime miniseries “Patrick Melrose,” where Cumberbatch plays the title character, he told Variety that being a part of the show, based off of a book series by Edward St. Aubyn, was “a passion project.”
“I think these are some of the greatest moments of 21st century prose, and to be a part of dramatizing that is a real treat,” Cumberbatch said of the “Patrick Melrose” novels. “This is a hell of role, and a hell of a stretch for any actor, and a hell of an opportunity for me, and I just hope we’ve done the books justice, so we’ve done something that has the same following and integrity the books do.”
The “Sherlock” star...
- 4/26/2018
- by Kirsten Chuba
- Variety Film + TV
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