Here is a wrap-up of all the news you need to know from Monday, April 27, 2020.
Netflix has ousted another one-season show from its scripted roster.
The streamer has canceled Turn Up Charlie.
“Turn Up Charlie will not return for a second season,” the streamer confirmed in a statement.
“We’re especially grateful to star and executive producer Idris Elba, who turned his passion for DJing into a witty, heartwarming comedy series."
"We’re also thankful to executive producers Gary Reich and Tristram Shapeero and co-executive producers Martin Joyce and Ana Garanito, along with the dedicated cast and crew, for bringing this story to life on Netflix. We look forward to continuing our relationship with Idris on future projects.”
The writing was on the wall for the series, given that it launched in March 2019. A year without any news is never a good thing.
Idris Elba led the cast as Charlie,...
Netflix has ousted another one-season show from its scripted roster.
The streamer has canceled Turn Up Charlie.
“Turn Up Charlie will not return for a second season,” the streamer confirmed in a statement.
“We’re especially grateful to star and executive producer Idris Elba, who turned his passion for DJing into a witty, heartwarming comedy series."
"We’re also thankful to executive producers Gary Reich and Tristram Shapeero and co-executive producers Martin Joyce and Ana Garanito, along with the dedicated cast and crew, for bringing this story to life on Netflix. We look forward to continuing our relationship with Idris on future projects.”
The writing was on the wall for the series, given that it launched in March 2019. A year without any news is never a good thing.
Idris Elba led the cast as Charlie,...
- 4/27/2020
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
Charlie turned up, scratched some records, and has now been given his marching orders by Netflix.
Variety reports today that the Idris Elba-fronted music drama, Turn Up Charlie, has been canned after just one season. The comedy, which featured Elba as a struggling DJ and eternal bachelor, managed to carve out a loyal audience after it premiered on Netflix last year. Be that as it may, it looks like Turn Up Charlie is less of a DJ sensation and more of a one-hit-wonder.
Idris Elba originally created the series alongside Gary Reich, and delivered a pretty entertaining performance as the eponymous Charlie, whose unlikely friendship with problem-child Sara became the beating heart of the show.
Per Netflix:
Turn Up Charlie will not return for a second season. We’re especially grateful to star and executive producer Idris Elba, who turned his passion for DJing into a witty, heart-warming comedy series.
Variety reports today that the Idris Elba-fronted music drama, Turn Up Charlie, has been canned after just one season. The comedy, which featured Elba as a struggling DJ and eternal bachelor, managed to carve out a loyal audience after it premiered on Netflix last year. Be that as it may, it looks like Turn Up Charlie is less of a DJ sensation and more of a one-hit-wonder.
Idris Elba originally created the series alongside Gary Reich, and delivered a pretty entertaining performance as the eponymous Charlie, whose unlikely friendship with problem-child Sara became the beating heart of the show.
Per Netflix:
Turn Up Charlie will not return for a second season. We’re especially grateful to star and executive producer Idris Elba, who turned his passion for DJing into a witty, heart-warming comedy series.
- 4/27/2020
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
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A Netflix comedy, Turn Up Charlie stars Idris Elba, Frankie Hervey, Piper Perabo, JJ Feild, Rina Sawayama, Guz Khan, Cameron King, Zak Holland, and Jasmine Jones. Co-created by Elba and Gary Reich, the series centers on a man-child wedding DJ, named Charlie (Elba) — a 1990s one-hit wonder. Now Charlie is the reluctant "manny" for Gabrielle (Hervey), the challenging daughter of Charlie's successful friends,...
How are things turning out for Charlie? Has the Turn Up Charlie TV show been cancelled or renewed for a second season on Netflix? The television vulture is watching all the latest TV cancellation and renewal news, so this page is the place to track the status of Turn Up Charlie, 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 Netflix comedy, Turn Up Charlie stars Idris Elba, Frankie Hervey, Piper Perabo, JJ Feild, Rina Sawayama, Guz Khan, Cameron King, Zak Holland, and Jasmine Jones. Co-created by Elba and Gary Reich, the series centers on a man-child wedding DJ, named Charlie (Elba) — a 1990s one-hit wonder. Now Charlie is the reluctant "manny" for Gabrielle (Hervey), the challenging daughter of Charlie's successful friends,...
- 4/27/2020
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
How is the first season of the Turn Up Charlie TV show on Netflix turning out? As we all know, the Nielsen ratings typically play a big role in determining whether a TV show like Turn Up Charlie is cancelled or renewed for season two. Netflix and other streaming platforms, however, collect their own data. If you've been watching this TV series, we'd love to know how you feel about the Turn Up Charlie season one episodes. We invite you to rate them for us here. Status Update Below.
A Netflix comedy, Turn Up Charlie stars Idris Elba, Frankie Hervey, Piper Perabo, JJ Feild, Rina Sawayama, Guz Khan, Cameron King, Zak Holland, and Jasmine Jones. Co-created by Elba and Gary Reich, the series centers on a man-child wedding DJ, named Charlie (Elba) — a 1990s one-hit wonder. Now Charlie is the reluctant “manny” for Gabrielle...
A Netflix comedy, Turn Up Charlie stars Idris Elba, Frankie Hervey, Piper Perabo, JJ Feild, Rina Sawayama, Guz Khan, Cameron King, Zak Holland, and Jasmine Jones. Co-created by Elba and Gary Reich, the series centers on a man-child wedding DJ, named Charlie (Elba) — a 1990s one-hit wonder. Now Charlie is the reluctant “manny” for Gabrielle...
- 4/27/2020
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
That record scratch you just heard was the sound of Netflix cancelling Turn Up Charlie: The Idris Elba-fronted comedy will not be back for Season 2.
“Turn Up Charlie will not return for a second season,” the streamer confirmed in a statement. “We’re especially grateful to star and executive producer Idris Elba, who turned his passion for DJing into a witty, heartwarming comedy series. We’re also thankful to executive producers Gary Reich and Tristram Shapeero and co-executive producers Martin Joyce and Ana Garanito, along with the dedicated cast and crew, for bringing this story to life on Netflix.
“Turn Up Charlie will not return for a second season,” the streamer confirmed in a statement. “We’re especially grateful to star and executive producer Idris Elba, who turned his passion for DJing into a witty, heartwarming comedy series. We’re also thankful to executive producers Gary Reich and Tristram Shapeero and co-executive producers Martin Joyce and Ana Garanito, along with the dedicated cast and crew, for bringing this story to life on Netflix.
- 4/27/2020
- TVLine.com
Netflix has canceled “Turn Up Charlie” after its first season. The comedy, starring Idris Elba, centered on a struggling DJ and bachelor who becomes a nanny for the daughter of a childhood best friend who has since become much more successful than him.
“’Turn Up Charlie’ will not return for a second season,” said a Netflix spokesperson. “We’re especially grateful to star and executive producer Idris Elba, who turned his passion for DJing into a witty, heart-warming comedy series. We’re also thankful to executive producers Gary Reich and Tristram Shapeero and co-executive producers Martin Joyce and Ana Garanito, along with the dedicated cast and crew, for bringing this story to life on Netflix. We look forward to continuing our relationship with Idris on future projects.”
Elba and Reich co-created the show, with Elba’s Green Door Pictures and Reich’s Brown Eyed Boy Productions producing the eight-part series.
“’Turn Up Charlie’ will not return for a second season,” said a Netflix spokesperson. “We’re especially grateful to star and executive producer Idris Elba, who turned his passion for DJing into a witty, heart-warming comedy series. We’re also thankful to executive producers Gary Reich and Tristram Shapeero and co-executive producers Martin Joyce and Ana Garanito, along with the dedicated cast and crew, for bringing this story to life on Netflix. We look forward to continuing our relationship with Idris on future projects.”
Elba and Reich co-created the show, with Elba’s Green Door Pictures and Reich’s Brown Eyed Boy Productions producing the eight-part series.
- 4/27/2020
- by Elaine Low
- Variety Film + TV
Netflix has opted not to renew Turn Up Charlie, its new comedy series starring Idris Elba. The decision comes more than a month after the show’s March 15 release.
“Turn Up Charlie will not return for a second season,” Netflix said in a statement. “We’re especially grateful to star and executive producer Idris Elba, who turned his passion for DJing into a witty, heart-warming comedy series. We’re also thankful to executive producers Gary Reich and Tristram Shapeero and co-executive producers Martin Joyce and Ana Garanito, along with the dedicated cast and crew, for bringing this story to life on Netflix. We look forward to continuing our relationship with Idris on future projects.”
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“Turn Up Charlie will not return for a second season,” Netflix said in a statement. “We’re especially grateful to star and executive producer Idris Elba, who turned his passion for DJing into a witty, heart-warming comedy series. We’re also thankful to executive producers Gary Reich and Tristram Shapeero and co-executive producers Martin Joyce and Ana Garanito, along with the dedicated cast and crew, for bringing this story to life on Netflix. We look forward to continuing our relationship with Idris on future projects.”
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- 4/27/2020
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Idris Elba’s comedy “Turn Up Charlie” has been canceled by Netflix after one season.
“‘Turn Up Charlie’ will not return for a second season,” Netflix said in a statement Monday. “We’re especially grateful to star and executive producer Idris Elba, who turned his passion for DJing into a witty, heart-warming comedy series. We’re also thankful to executive producers Gary Reich and Tristram Shapeero and co-executive producers Martin Joyce and Ana Garanito, along with the dedicated cast and crew, for bringing this story to life on Netflix. We look forward to continuing our relationship with Idris on future projects.”
“Turn Up Charlie,” which launched its eight-episode first season on Netflix on March 15, 2019, centers on title character Charlie (played by Elba), a struggling DJ and eternal bachelor, who is given a final chance at success when he reluctantly becomes a “manny” to his famous best friend’s problem-child daughter,...
“‘Turn Up Charlie’ will not return for a second season,” Netflix said in a statement Monday. “We’re especially grateful to star and executive producer Idris Elba, who turned his passion for DJing into a witty, heart-warming comedy series. We’re also thankful to executive producers Gary Reich and Tristram Shapeero and co-executive producers Martin Joyce and Ana Garanito, along with the dedicated cast and crew, for bringing this story to life on Netflix. We look forward to continuing our relationship with Idris on future projects.”
“Turn Up Charlie,” which launched its eight-episode first season on Netflix on March 15, 2019, centers on title character Charlie (played by Elba), a struggling DJ and eternal bachelor, who is given a final chance at success when he reluctantly becomes a “manny” to his famous best friend’s problem-child daughter,...
- 4/27/2020
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
Turn Up Charlie's set at Netflix has ended.
The streamer has opted to cancel the comedy starring and created by Idris Elba after a single season. The series debuted in March 2019 to middling reviews (it currently has a 53 percent score among critics on Rotten Tomatoes).
"Turn Up Charlie will not return for a second season," Netflix said Monday in a statement. "We're especially grateful to star and executive producer Idris Elba, who turned his passion for DJing into a witty, heart-warming comedy series. We're also thankful to executive producers Gary Reich and ...
The streamer has opted to cancel the comedy starring and created by Idris Elba after a single season. The series debuted in March 2019 to middling reviews (it currently has a 53 percent score among critics on Rotten Tomatoes).
"Turn Up Charlie will not return for a second season," Netflix said Monday in a statement. "We're especially grateful to star and executive producer Idris Elba, who turned his passion for DJing into a witty, heart-warming comedy series. We're also thankful to executive producers Gary Reich and ...
- 4/27/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
When asked by Netflix if he had any ideas for TV shows, one of pop culture’s most intimidating screen presences said yes — he wanted to do a comedy.
Idris Elba, who stars in and co-created “Turn Up Charlie” with Gary Reich, acknowledged to IndieWire that it was a decision fueled by wanting to do something different, though not necessarily that different from his past work. “The thought of doing comedy felt like either I do something really outrageous like you know… I don’t know. Who’s the guy…? Not Russ Meyers. What’s his name?”
Elba then held up a pinky to the corner of his mouth, invoking the classic “Austin Powers” character Dr. Evil, played by Mike Myers, then laughing off the idea as ridiculous. “People would have been like, what’s happened to Idris?”
Instead of going broad, therefore, Elba wanted to do something relatively grounded,...
Idris Elba, who stars in and co-created “Turn Up Charlie” with Gary Reich, acknowledged to IndieWire that it was a decision fueled by wanting to do something different, though not necessarily that different from his past work. “The thought of doing comedy felt like either I do something really outrageous like you know… I don’t know. Who’s the guy…? Not Russ Meyers. What’s his name?”
Elba then held up a pinky to the corner of his mouth, invoking the classic “Austin Powers” character Dr. Evil, played by Mike Myers, then laughing off the idea as ridiculous. “People would have been like, what’s happened to Idris?”
Instead of going broad, therefore, Elba wanted to do something relatively grounded,...
- 3/15/2019
- by Liz Shannon Miller
- Indiewire
Network: Netflix.
Episodes: Ongoing (half-hour).
Seasons: Ongoing.
TV show dates: March 15, 2019 — present.
Series status: Has not been cancelled.
Performers include: Idris Elba, Frankie Hervey, Piper Perabo, Jj Feild, Rina Sawayama, Guz Khan, Cameron King, Zak Holland, and Jasmine Jones.
TV show description:
From creators Idris Elba and Gary Reich, the Turn Up Charlie TV show is a comedy centering on a man-child DJ, named Charlie (Elba). Once upon a time, a long time ago (i.e. the 1990s), Charlie had a big hit and seemed poised to hit it big. Instead, he wound up on the list of unfulfilled promises -- a washed-up one-hit wonder.
Back home in Nigeria, his parents still think he's...
Episodes: Ongoing (half-hour).
Seasons: Ongoing.
TV show dates: March 15, 2019 — present.
Series status: Has not been cancelled.
Performers include: Idris Elba, Frankie Hervey, Piper Perabo, Jj Feild, Rina Sawayama, Guz Khan, Cameron King, Zak Holland, and Jasmine Jones.
TV show description:
From creators Idris Elba and Gary Reich, the Turn Up Charlie TV show is a comedy centering on a man-child DJ, named Charlie (Elba). Once upon a time, a long time ago (i.e. the 1990s), Charlie had a big hit and seemed poised to hit it big. Instead, he wound up on the list of unfulfilled promises -- a washed-up one-hit wonder.
Back home in Nigeria, his parents still think he's...
- 3/15/2019
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Idris Elba’s new Netflix comedy Turn Up Charlie seems less a TV show than a checklist of things Elba wanted to do on camera. In the series (it debuts March 15th; I watched six of the eight episodes), which Elba co-created with Gary Reich, he plays Charlie, a Nineties one-hit wonder (he’s confused for Lou Bega in one episode) who these days DJs at weddings while lying to his parents in Nigeria that he’s still a huge success. His childhood best mate David (Jj Feild) is now...
- 3/13/2019
- by Alan Sepinwall
- Rollingstone.com
An actor writing a role tailor-made to their strengths isn’t exactly unusual. After all, without Chuckie in “Good Will Hunting,” we wouldn’t be living in a post-Batfleck world. But what Idris Elba has done in “Turn Up Charlie” is different, and not necessarily for the better. In Elba and co-creator Gary Reich’s new Netflix comedy about an aging, down-on-his-luck DJ who nannies his famous friend’s kid, the reigning Sexiest Man Alive incorporates all his lesser-known attributes into one seductive package…
…while everything around him is trite at best, incompetent at worst. Elba is a sex god slumming in by-the-numbers mainstream shlock. Except he chose to live here — hell, he built the thing himself — which is a mystery more enticing than anything in the show.
Charlie (Elba) is a former ’90s pop star whose career bottomed out over the last two decades, leaving him to take DJ...
…while everything around him is trite at best, incompetent at worst. Elba is a sex god slumming in by-the-numbers mainstream shlock. Except he chose to live here — hell, he built the thing himself — which is a mystery more enticing than anything in the show.
Charlie (Elba) is a former ’90s pop star whose career bottomed out over the last two decades, leaving him to take DJ...
- 3/5/2019
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
Netflix has released the trailer for Idris Elba’s new comedy series Turn Up Charlie. It tells the story of a down-and-out DJ who is looking to rebuild his career as a DJ and in the process is hired as a nanny to watch his famous best friend's wild 11 year old daughter.
It looks like a fun show, and it’s always good to see Elba take on playful roles and projects like this. While it doesn’t look like it’s going to be a great series, it does look like it will offer up some entertainment.
Turn up Charlie was created by Elba and Gary Reich and also stars Piper Perabo, Jj Feild, and Frankie Hervey.
Turn Up Charlie will be available on Netflix starting March 15, 2019.
It looks like a fun show, and it’s always good to see Elba take on playful roles and projects like this. While it doesn’t look like it’s going to be a great series, it does look like it will offer up some entertainment.
Turn up Charlie was created by Elba and Gary Reich and also stars Piper Perabo, Jj Feild, and Frankie Hervey.
Turn Up Charlie will be available on Netflix starting March 15, 2019.
- 2/28/2019
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
In the new trailer for Netflix comedy series Turn Up Charlie, Idris Elba plays a struggling London DJ whose latest side project — professional nannying — is much less glamorous than the festival slots of his glory days.
“I’m Charlie. I was a massive deal,” Elba narrates in the clip over an aerial shot of a monstrous crowd at an outdoor gig. But the preview then cuts back to the awkward reality of an interrupted apartment sex scene.
Charlie’s situation is less than ideal: strapped for cash, without the high-profile gigs of yore.
“I’m Charlie. I was a massive deal,” Elba narrates in the clip over an aerial shot of a monstrous crowd at an outdoor gig. But the preview then cuts back to the awkward reality of an interrupted apartment sex scene.
Charlie’s situation is less than ideal: strapped for cash, without the high-profile gigs of yore.
- 2/28/2019
- by Ryan Reed
- Rollingstone.com
Idris Elba is squashing any lingering hopes that he’ll one day play James Bond by fulfilling his dreams to be a DJ.
Rather than swigging martinis and driving an Aston Martin, People’s “Sexiest Man Alive” now stars in new Netflix comedy series, “Turn Up Charlie,” as a struggling British DJ trying to get his break in the music business.
In the new trailer that dropped Thursday, we see Charlie hitting the decks, hitting the floor as he falls out of bed with a mystery woman, and almost hitting rockbottom as he struggles to pay the bills. Luckily, he also lands a job offer — as a nanny for his best friend’s wild 11-year-old daughter.
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According to Netflix’s official description, “Turn Up Charlie” centers on the titular Charlie (Elba), a struggling DJ and eternal bachelor,...
Rather than swigging martinis and driving an Aston Martin, People’s “Sexiest Man Alive” now stars in new Netflix comedy series, “Turn Up Charlie,” as a struggling British DJ trying to get his break in the music business.
In the new trailer that dropped Thursday, we see Charlie hitting the decks, hitting the floor as he falls out of bed with a mystery woman, and almost hitting rockbottom as he struggles to pay the bills. Luckily, he also lands a job offer — as a nanny for his best friend’s wild 11-year-old daughter.
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According to Netflix’s official description, “Turn Up Charlie” centers on the titular Charlie (Elba), a struggling DJ and eternal bachelor,...
- 2/28/2019
- by Debbie Emery
- The Wrap
Idris Elba plays a struggling DJ turning the tables and trying to get his life together in the new Netflix comedy series Turn Up Charlie.
Netflix released the trailer today for the upcoming series about the DJ and perennial bachelor, played by Elba, who has one last chance at success when he reluctantly becomes a “manny” to his famous best friend’s precocious young daughter Gabby (Frankie Hervey). The little girl is wise beyond her years, but she’s been neglected by her career driven parents and likes to pushes boundaries. Piper Perabo and Jj Feild co-star.
The series is created by Elba and Gary Reich, who will serve as executive producers along with Tristram Shapeero. Shapeero will also direct the series with Matt Lipsey. Martin Joyce and Ana Garanito are co-executive producers. The series is co-produced by Reich’s Brown Eyed Boy Productions and Elba’s Green Door Pictures.
Netflix released the trailer today for the upcoming series about the DJ and perennial bachelor, played by Elba, who has one last chance at success when he reluctantly becomes a “manny” to his famous best friend’s precocious young daughter Gabby (Frankie Hervey). The little girl is wise beyond her years, but she’s been neglected by her career driven parents and likes to pushes boundaries. Piper Perabo and Jj Feild co-star.
The series is created by Elba and Gary Reich, who will serve as executive producers along with Tristram Shapeero. Shapeero will also direct the series with Matt Lipsey. Martin Joyce and Ana Garanito are co-executive producers. The series is co-produced by Reich’s Brown Eyed Boy Productions and Elba’s Green Door Pictures.
- 2/28/2019
- by Anita Bennett
- Deadline Film + TV
Idris Elba is a larger-than-life personality, but the upcoming Netflix comedy “Turn Up Charlie” manages to squeeze his persona into a surprisingly intimate package. As showcased in the trailer below, the show lets the well-established international star blend his love of music with a unique story that examines the concepts of fame and family.
According to the official Netflix synopsis: “‘Turn Up Charlie’ centers on the titular Charlie (Elba), a struggling DJ and eternal bachelor, who is given a final chance at success when he reluctantly becomes a ‘manny’ to his famous best friend’s problem-child daughter, Gabby (Frankie Hervey).”
Piper Perabo and Jj Feild star as Gabby’s struggling parents — Elba and Gary Reich co-created the series, the first eight episodes of which were directed by Tristram Shapeero and Matt Lipsey.
“Turn Up Charlie’s” premiere is just one of Elba’s ongoing exciting moments on the horizon — the...
According to the official Netflix synopsis: “‘Turn Up Charlie’ centers on the titular Charlie (Elba), a struggling DJ and eternal bachelor, who is given a final chance at success when he reluctantly becomes a ‘manny’ to his famous best friend’s problem-child daughter, Gabby (Frankie Hervey).”
Piper Perabo and Jj Feild star as Gabby’s struggling parents — Elba and Gary Reich co-created the series, the first eight episodes of which were directed by Tristram Shapeero and Matt Lipsey.
“Turn Up Charlie’s” premiere is just one of Elba’s ongoing exciting moments on the horizon — the...
- 2/28/2019
- by Liz Shannon Miller
- Indiewire
After years of blockbuster movie roles, Idris Elba has solidified himself as a Hollywood mainstay, but it looks like his music career isn’t far behind.
It was announced Wednesday that the “Luther” and “Wire” star will be making his Coachella debut on April 13 and 20, in the company of artists like Childish Gambino, Ariana Grande, Tame Impala, Solange and Billie Eilish. And although some fans were surprised by the announcement, Elba’s Coachella appearance is just one of many in the British actor’s long musical career.
After entering the music industry at the age of 14, Elba has worked as a DJ and producer, performing at a number of prominent music festivals around the world including Essence Fest in New Orleans, the Boardmasters Festival in Cornwall and the Glastonbury festival in southwest England. Additionally, he was on hand to perform a set at Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s wedding...
It was announced Wednesday that the “Luther” and “Wire” star will be making his Coachella debut on April 13 and 20, in the company of artists like Childish Gambino, Ariana Grande, Tame Impala, Solange and Billie Eilish. And although some fans were surprised by the announcement, Elba’s Coachella appearance is just one of many in the British actor’s long musical career.
After entering the music industry at the age of 14, Elba has worked as a DJ and producer, performing at a number of prominent music festivals around the world including Essence Fest in New Orleans, the Boardmasters Festival in Cornwall and the Glastonbury festival in southwest England. Additionally, he was on hand to perform a set at Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s wedding...
- 1/3/2019
- by Nate Nickolai
- Variety Film + TV
Idris Elba’s new Netflix comedy “Turn Up Charlie” will debut March 15, the streaming giant announced Thursday, as it also released the first images from the show.
Co-created by Elba and Gary Reich, “Turn Up Charlie” sees Elba star as a struggling DJ and eternal bachelor, who is given a final chance at success when he reluctantly becomes a “manny” to his famous best friend’s problem-child daughter (Frankie Hervey). Piper Perabo and Jj Feild co-star. The cast also includes Angela Griffin, Guz Khan, Jocelyn Jee Esein, Jade Anouka, Cameron King and Dustin Demri-Burns.
The eight-part series is co-produced by Elba’s Green Door Pictures and Reich’s Brown Eyed Boy Productions, with Elba and Reich serving as executive producers alongside Tristram Shapeero. Shapeero directs the series with Matt Lipsey. Martin Joyce and Ana Garanito serve as co-executive producers.
It’s the second comedy series Elba has created following Sky’s “In the Long Run,...
Co-created by Elba and Gary Reich, “Turn Up Charlie” sees Elba star as a struggling DJ and eternal bachelor, who is given a final chance at success when he reluctantly becomes a “manny” to his famous best friend’s problem-child daughter (Frankie Hervey). Piper Perabo and Jj Feild co-star. The cast also includes Angela Griffin, Guz Khan, Jocelyn Jee Esein, Jade Anouka, Cameron King and Dustin Demri-Burns.
The eight-part series is co-produced by Elba’s Green Door Pictures and Reich’s Brown Eyed Boy Productions, with Elba and Reich serving as executive producers alongside Tristram Shapeero. Shapeero directs the series with Matt Lipsey. Martin Joyce and Ana Garanito serve as co-executive producers.
It’s the second comedy series Elba has created following Sky’s “In the Long Run,...
- 1/3/2019
- by Robert Mitchell
- Variety Film + TV
Netflix has slotted Friday, March 15 for the premiere of new comedy series Turn Up Charlie, starring Idris Elba. The internet TV network also unveiled some first-look photos (see above and below) and rounded out the recurring cast, which includes Angela Griffin (Coronation Street), Guz Khan (Borderline), Jocelyn Jee Esein (Upstart Crow), Jade Anouka (Trauma), Cameron King (Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children) and Dustin Demri-Burns (The Spy Who Dumped Me).
Co-created and executive produced by Elba and Gary Reich, the eight-episode Turn Up Charlie centers on the titular Charlie (Elba), a struggling DJ and eternal bachelor, who is given a final chance at success when he reluctantly becomes a ‘manny’ to his famous best friend’s problem-child daughter, Gabby (Frankie Hervey). Piper Perabo and Jj Feild co-star.
Tristram Shapeero also executive produces and directs the series with Matt Lipsey. Martin Joyce and Ana Garanito are co-executive producers. The series...
Co-created and executive produced by Elba and Gary Reich, the eight-episode Turn Up Charlie centers on the titular Charlie (Elba), a struggling DJ and eternal bachelor, who is given a final chance at success when he reluctantly becomes a ‘manny’ to his famous best friend’s problem-child daughter, Gabby (Frankie Hervey). Piper Perabo and Jj Feild co-star.
Tristram Shapeero also executive produces and directs the series with Matt Lipsey. Martin Joyce and Ana Garanito are co-executive producers. The series...
- 1/3/2019
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Piper Perabo is about to get turnt for Netflix.
The Covert Affairs alum will costar opposite Idris Elba in the new comedy series Turn Up Charlie, TVLine has learned.
The half-hour sitcom, which previously received an eight-episode order, stars Luther‘s Elba as a struggling DJ who’s given one last chance at success when he reluctantly becomes a nanny to his famous best friend’s problem-child daughter. Perabo will play said best friend, Sara, a superstar DJ who puts down roots in London in an effort to give her kid more stability.
Netflix has also announced the casting of...
The Covert Affairs alum will costar opposite Idris Elba in the new comedy series Turn Up Charlie, TVLine has learned.
The half-hour sitcom, which previously received an eight-episode order, stars Luther‘s Elba as a struggling DJ who’s given one last chance at success when he reluctantly becomes a nanny to his famous best friend’s problem-child daughter. Perabo will play said best friend, Sara, a superstar DJ who puts down roots in London in an effort to give her kid more stability.
Netflix has also announced the casting of...
- 6/27/2018
- TVLine.com
Covert Affairs star Piper Perabo and Turn star Jj Feild are to star alongside Idris Elba in Netflix’s comedy series Turn Up Charlie.
The pair, along with newcomer Frankie Hervey, join the series, which sees Elba play a struggling DJ and eternal bachelor. Perabo, who also starred in Coyote Ugly, is also a superstar DJ as well as a feminist icon and vivacious trendsetter, who has chosen to abandon the chaotic and exciting life she lived in America, to put roots down in London in an attempt to give her badly behaved daughter more stability and normality.
Feild plays a charming and charismatic Hollywood actor who returns to his hometown, while Hervey plays a spoiled, savvy and mischievous youngster.
Elba plays Charlie, who’s given a final chance at success when he reluctantly becomes a manny to his famous best friend’s problem-child daughter.
The Wire star is also exec producing Turn Up Charlie,...
The pair, along with newcomer Frankie Hervey, join the series, which sees Elba play a struggling DJ and eternal bachelor. Perabo, who also starred in Coyote Ugly, is also a superstar DJ as well as a feminist icon and vivacious trendsetter, who has chosen to abandon the chaotic and exciting life she lived in America, to put roots down in London in an attempt to give her badly behaved daughter more stability and normality.
Feild plays a charming and charismatic Hollywood actor who returns to his hometown, while Hervey plays a spoiled, savvy and mischievous youngster.
Elba plays Charlie, who’s given a final chance at success when he reluctantly becomes a manny to his famous best friend’s problem-child daughter.
The Wire star is also exec producing Turn Up Charlie,...
- 6/27/2018
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Joseph Baxter Kayti Burt Jan 3, 2019
Turn Up Charlie stars Idris Elba as a DJ moonlighting as a manny in this Netflix comedy series.
Idris Elba is a DJ (he is what he plays), both in real-life and coming soon on Netflix for an upcoming comedy series called Turn Up Charlie.
The man wears multiple occupational hats, both as an extremely-busy actor of film, stage and television, but also as a dabbler in soul/hip-hop music and as a DJ, for which he operates under the name “DJ Big Driis”. However, a synthesis of those two occupations will arrive in form of the Netflix TV series.
Turn Up Charlie heads to Netflix with an 8-episode inaugural season. Elba stars as Charlie, a struggling DJ who is apparently close to procuring the gig that will finally make career. However, that prospect could become derailed, since he reluctantly becomes the “manny” (male nanny...
Turn Up Charlie stars Idris Elba as a DJ moonlighting as a manny in this Netflix comedy series.
Idris Elba is a DJ (he is what he plays), both in real-life and coming soon on Netflix for an upcoming comedy series called Turn Up Charlie.
The man wears multiple occupational hats, both as an extremely-busy actor of film, stage and television, but also as a dabbler in soul/hip-hop music and as a DJ, for which he operates under the name “DJ Big Driis”. However, a synthesis of those two occupations will arrive in form of the Netflix TV series.
Turn Up Charlie heads to Netflix with an 8-episode inaugural season. Elba stars as Charlie, a struggling DJ who is apparently close to procuring the gig that will finally make career. However, that prospect could become derailed, since he reluctantly becomes the “manny” (male nanny...
- 4/18/2018
- Den of Geek
Netflix is about to bring you some laughs from Idris Elba and a new true crime series to obsess over courtesy of the Duplass Brothers.
Elba is set to star in “Turn Up Charlie,” while Mark and Jay Duplass will be taking on the docuseries “Evil Genius: The True Story of America’s Most Diabolical Bank Heist,” the streaming service announced Wednesday at a showcase event in Rome.
In the comedy, created Elba and Gary Reich, Elba plays a struggling DJ and eternal bachelor, who’s given a final chance at success when he reluctantly becomes a manny to his famous best friend’s problem-child daughter.
Elba is set to star in “Turn Up Charlie,” while Mark and Jay Duplass will be taking on the docuseries “Evil Genius: The True Story of America’s Most Diabolical Bank Heist,” the streaming service announced Wednesday at a showcase event in Rome.
In the comedy, created Elba and Gary Reich, Elba plays a struggling DJ and eternal bachelor, who’s given a final chance at success when he reluctantly becomes a manny to his famous best friend’s problem-child daughter.
- 4/18/2018
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
Netflix rolled out the red carpet at Rome’s Villa Miani on Wednesday to unveil new projects and expound on its international ambitions. CEO Reed Hastings and Cco Ted Sarandos made brief appearances high above the Eternal City introducing a series of panels and announcements that revealed details of such upcoming offerings as a continuation of the Peabody Award winning true crime mini The Staircase; a documentary about the November 2013 Paris Attacks; a Julian Fellowes-penned origins of soccer drama; German event series The Wave; Idris Elba-starrer Turn Up Charlie; its first Italian original film; and still more.
In 2018, Netflix is nearly doubling the number of produced shows and investment since 2017 overseas. It has over 35,000 people working on local productions and this year, says subscribers will have access to over 100 projects in 16 languages from 16 countries, including for the first time the Middle East and Africa.
The service said it is committed to local-language shows,...
In 2018, Netflix is nearly doubling the number of produced shows and investment since 2017 overseas. It has over 35,000 people working on local productions and this year, says subscribers will have access to over 100 projects in 16 languages from 16 countries, including for the first time the Middle East and Africa.
The service said it is committed to local-language shows,...
- 4/18/2018
- by Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline Film + TV
Streaming giant also announces shows from France, Italy, Germany and the Netherlands.
Netflix has announced a new batch of European original dramas at press event in Rome.
These include a six-part drama from Downton Abbey writer Julian Fellowes and an eight-part comedy created by and starring Idris Elba.
UK indie 42 (Watership Down) is producing Fellowes’ series The English Game, which Netflix VP of international originals Eric Barmack said was about “the invention of modern football and how its creation reached across the class divide”.
He added that the series would be “part-Etonians, part-factory workers”.
The drama was one of a...
Netflix has announced a new batch of European original dramas at press event in Rome.
These include a six-part drama from Downton Abbey writer Julian Fellowes and an eight-part comedy created by and starring Idris Elba.
UK indie 42 (Watership Down) is producing Fellowes’ series The English Game, which Netflix VP of international originals Eric Barmack said was about “the invention of modern football and how its creation reached across the class divide”.
He added that the series would be “part-Etonians, part-factory workers”.
The drama was one of a...
- 4/18/2018
- by Broadcast staff
- ScreenDaily
Luther star Idris Elba is heading to Netflix with a new comedy series about a struggling DJ and eternal bachelor.
The Wire star is starring in and exec producing Turn Up Charlie, a UK comedy series from Brown Eyed Boy Productions, the Endemol Shine UK-backed production company run by Gary Reich.
The show sees Elba play Charlie, a struggling DJ and eternal bachelor, who’s given a final chance at success when he reluctantly becomes a manny to his famous best friend’s problem-child daughter.
The eight episode series, with half hour episodes, is exec produced by Elba, Reich and Tristram Shapeero and co-executive produced by Martin Joyce, Ana Garanito, and written by Laura Neal, Femi Oyeniran, and Victoria Asare-Archer. Directed by Shapeero and Matt Lipsey, the series is co-produced by Brown Eyed Boy Productions and Green Door Pictures
Production begins this May in the U.K.
The Wire star is starring in and exec producing Turn Up Charlie, a UK comedy series from Brown Eyed Boy Productions, the Endemol Shine UK-backed production company run by Gary Reich.
The show sees Elba play Charlie, a struggling DJ and eternal bachelor, who’s given a final chance at success when he reluctantly becomes a manny to his famous best friend’s problem-child daughter.
The eight episode series, with half hour episodes, is exec produced by Elba, Reich and Tristram Shapeero and co-executive produced by Martin Joyce, Ana Garanito, and written by Laura Neal, Femi Oyeniran, and Victoria Asare-Archer. Directed by Shapeero and Matt Lipsey, the series is co-produced by Brown Eyed Boy Productions and Green Door Pictures
Production begins this May in the U.K.
- 4/18/2018
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Netflix has ordered a comedy series starring Idris Elba called “Turn Up Charlie,” Variety has learned.
Co-created by Elba and TV producer Gary Reich, the series follows Charlie (Elba), a struggling DJ and eternal bachelor, who’s given a final chance at success when he reluctantly becomes a manny to his famous best friend’s problem-child daughter. Netflix has ordered an eight-episode first season of the half-hour series. Production will begin this May in the U.K.
Elba and Reich will executive produce along with Tristram Shapeero. Shapeero will also direct the series with Matt Lipsey. Laura Neal, Femi Oyeniran, and Victoria Asare-Archer serve as writers with Georgia Lester also serving as writer as well as supervising producer. Martin Joyce and Ana Garanito are co-executive producers. Gill Isles will serve as producer. The series will be co-produced by Reich’s Brown Eyed Boy Productions and Elba’s Green Door Pictures.
Co-created by Elba and TV producer Gary Reich, the series follows Charlie (Elba), a struggling DJ and eternal bachelor, who’s given a final chance at success when he reluctantly becomes a manny to his famous best friend’s problem-child daughter. Netflix has ordered an eight-episode first season of the half-hour series. Production will begin this May in the U.K.
Elba and Reich will executive produce along with Tristram Shapeero. Shapeero will also direct the series with Matt Lipsey. Laura Neal, Femi Oyeniran, and Victoria Asare-Archer serve as writers with Georgia Lester also serving as writer as well as supervising producer. Martin Joyce and Ana Garanito are co-executive producers. Gill Isles will serve as producer. The series will be co-produced by Reich’s Brown Eyed Boy Productions and Elba’s Green Door Pictures.
- 4/18/2018
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Netflix is going into business with Idris Elba.
The streaming giant has handed out a straight-to-series, eight-episode order for half-hour entry Turn Up Charlie, an original comedy created by, starring and exec produced by the Luther Emmy nominee.
Elba will star in the comedy as Charlie, a struggling DJ and eternal bachelor, who is given a final chance at success when he reluctantly becomes a manny to his famous best friend's problem-child daughter. Additional casting was not announced.
Laura Neal, Femi Oyeniran and Victoria Asare-Archer will pen the script. Elba, Gary Reich and Tristram Shapeero (Community) will exec produce....
The streaming giant has handed out a straight-to-series, eight-episode order for half-hour entry Turn Up Charlie, an original comedy created by, starring and exec produced by the Luther Emmy nominee.
Elba will star in the comedy as Charlie, a struggling DJ and eternal bachelor, who is given a final chance at success when he reluctantly becomes a manny to his famous best friend's problem-child daughter. Additional casting was not announced.
Laura Neal, Femi Oyeniran and Victoria Asare-Archer will pen the script. Elba, Gary Reich and Tristram Shapeero (Community) will exec produce....
- 4/18/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Ian McKellen and Vicious producer Gary Reich launched a call for brands and broadcasters to back a planned series of short-form films aimed at Lgbt youth. The pair, along with The Brooklyn Brothers agency founder Jackie Stevenson, are set to create a series of four films built around and by people in the Lgbt community.
Facebook is on board to be the broadcast partner for the first film, with the premiere to be streamed live on the platform. The social network will support the film with targeted outreach and community support.
"I've been impressed with gay rights all over the world,...
Facebook is on board to be the broadcast partner for the first film, with the premiere to be streamed live on the platform. The social network will support the film with targeted outreach and community support.
"I've been impressed with gay rights all over the world,...
- 6/22/2017
- by Rhonda Richford
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
David Schwimmer has been set to star in Channel 4 sitcom Morning Has Broken. Schwimmer, who became a Channel 4 perennial thanks to the constant re-runs of Friends over the years, will play an American producer brought in to try and save the floundering show of once successful media personality Gail Sinclair, the so-called ‘Queen of Daytime’. Julia Davis stars as Sinclair and also co-writes alongside Nick Mohammed. Gary Reich’s Brown Eyed Boy will produce the show, in…...
- 10/1/2015
- Deadline TV
The pairing of acting legends Sir Ian McKellen and Derek Jacobi is a match made in heaven, but putting them together in a bawdy, bitchy British sitcom playing lovers who have been together for nearly 50 years? Yes, please!
Vicious aired last year in the UK and had its share of fans and critics. American viewers are finally getting a chance to decide for themselves if this show is the gay sitcom that we’ve been waiting for. (One good sign is that Vicious already has a second season order and will start shooting this fall. Hopefully the Us airings will garner solid ratings to continue airing beyond the first season).
TheBacklot sat down recently in West Hollywood with series creator Gary Janetti, who you know as a writer on such comedies as Will & Grace and Family Guy as well as being partnered with celebrity stylist/TV personality, Brad Goreski. Janetti...
Vicious aired last year in the UK and had its share of fans and critics. American viewers are finally getting a chance to decide for themselves if this show is the gay sitcom that we’ve been waiting for. (One good sign is that Vicious already has a second season order and will start shooting this fall. Hopefully the Us airings will garner solid ratings to continue airing beyond the first season).
TheBacklot sat down recently in West Hollywood with series creator Gary Janetti, who you know as a writer on such comedies as Will & Grace and Family Guy as well as being partnered with celebrity stylist/TV personality, Brad Goreski. Janetti...
- 6/27/2014
- by Jim Halterman
- The Backlot
In yet another type of cross-border series – this one a sitcom – Family Guy and Will & Grace exec producer Gary Janetti’s Vicious premiered for buyers at Mip-tv last night. The six-part comedy stars veteran British thesps Ian McKellen and Derek Jacobi in quite a departure from the likes of X-Men and Shakespeare. The pair plays a constantly bickering, but ultimately loving couple who’ve lived together in a small London flat for nearly 50 years. Their young upstairs neighbor is played by Misfits‘ Iwan Rheon and their best friend by Frances de la Tour of the Harry Potter films. Shine Group’s Brown Eyed Boy produced the show in association with Kudos Film and TV and Nickelby Inc. for the UK’s ITV. In keeping with current hit UK sitcoms like Mrs. Brown’s Boys, it’s shot in front of a live studio audience. There’s no U.S. outlet yet,...
- 4/10/2013
- by NANCY TARTAGLIONE, International Editor
- Deadline TV
Fresh from his latest turn as Gandalf in Peter Jackson’s Hobbit movies, Ian McKellen is headed to the small screen. He’ll star with Derek Jacobi in ITV sitcom Vicious, from Family Guy and Will & Grace producer Gary Janetti. Janetti is scripting and co-created the comedy with playwright Mark Ravenhill. The British acting icons will play partners Freddie and Stuart, two men who have lived together in a small Covent Garden apartment for nearly 50 years. Freddie was a budding actor and Stuart a barman when they first met, but their careers are now pretty much over and their lives consist of reading books, walking their dog and bickering. Frances De La Tour (Hugo, Alice In Wonderland) plays the pair’s best friend. Vicious is produced by the Shine Group’s Brown Eyed Boy in association with Shine’s Kudos Film and TV. Brown Eyed Boy’s Gary Reich is co-producing with Janetti.
- 11/5/2012
- by NANCY TARTAGLIONE, International Editor
- Deadline TV
★☆☆☆☆ There seemed to be much promise to Uncle David (2010), co-directed by Mike Nicholls (the man behind the 2008 TV special Living with Boy George), Gary Reich and David Hoyle, who also wrote and stars in the film along side fellow co-writer Ashley Ryder. The story (what there is of it) concerns David (Hoyle), an ageing campsite queen who lives in a caravan by the sea, and his young nephew Ashley (Ryder) who comes to stay with him. As the weekend progresses so does David and Ashley's relationship in a way that is hardly natural for an uncle and his nephew.
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- 12/6/2011
- by Daniel Green
- CineVue
Liz Murdoch has talked about wanting to beef up comedy at her Shine Group and now she’s done it. Shine has bought UK comedy producer Brown Eyed Boy from Motive Television. This is Shine's 5th new UK-based production company alongside Dragonfly (factual), Kudos (drama), Princess Productions (entertainment) and Shine TV. Gary Reich, managing director of Brown Eyed Boy, has discovered some of Britain’s best comedians including Sacha Baron Cohen and The Mighty Boosh’s Noel Fielding and Julian Barratt. NBC is developing a U.S. version of Brown Eyed’s BBC sitcom How Not To Live Your Life.
- 6/29/2010
- by TIM ADLER
- Deadline London
He killed off his character Divine David at an ice rink in 2000, but Hoyle continues to bite back with an extreme new feature film featuring a porn star and a caravan on the Isle of Sheppey
News that David Hoyle was making a feature film provoked intrigue last year on London's cabaret circuit, where he is something of a legend. Born in Blackpool, Hoyle came to prominence in the 1990s as the Divine David, a kind of anti-drag queen whose lacerating social commentary – targeting both bourgeois Britain and the materialistic-hedonistic gay scene, which he called "the biggest suicide cult in history" – was offset by breathtaking instances of self-recrimination and even self-harm. Following a couple of outré late-night Channel 4 shows and a cameo in Velvet Goldmine, Hoyle killed the Divine David off during a spectacular show at the Streatham Ice Arena in 2000 and retreated to Manchester for "a period of...
News that David Hoyle was making a feature film provoked intrigue last year on London's cabaret circuit, where he is something of a legend. Born in Blackpool, Hoyle came to prominence in the 1990s as the Divine David, a kind of anti-drag queen whose lacerating social commentary – targeting both bourgeois Britain and the materialistic-hedonistic gay scene, which he called "the biggest suicide cult in history" – was offset by breathtaking instances of self-recrimination and even self-harm. Following a couple of outré late-night Channel 4 shows and a cameo in Velvet Goldmine, Hoyle killed the Divine David off during a spectacular show at the Streatham Ice Arena in 2000 and retreated to Manchester for "a period of...
- 3/24/2010
- by Ben Walters
- The Guardian - Film News
VH1 has greenlighted a pilot from 3 Non-Blondes, a U.S. version of the popular BBC hidden-camera/improv series. The original show features three black comediennes playing different characters and interacting with unsuspecting passersby. Gary Reich, producer of the British show, is said to be on board for the VH1 pilot. Kyra Groves, Frances Callier and Angela V. Shelton have been tapped to co-star in the project. Groves, who won a 2002 NAACP Image Award for her acting in the 2002 Los Angeles revival of the play For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf, is with Rozon Mercer Management. Callier and Shelton, alumni of Chicago's Second City, are repped by Bruce Smith at Omnipop and managers Theodore Gekis and Daniel Ribera.
- 4/21/2004
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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