Looking back at Derry Girls, many people believe that Netflix, or any streaming platform for that matter, has yet to create such a brutally honest yet entertaining sitcom. Derry Girls had it all, from brilliant comedic performances from all of the show's leads to truly heartbreaking reminders of Ireland's troubled times.
It was only several years after the show's finale aired that people began to notice some of the little things that the series glossed over. The origins of James Maguire, the Derry newcomer who joined the girls in the pilot, is one of the secrets that has only recently been revealed.
Where Derry Girls’ James Is From?
Although viewers were enchanted by the ensemble of girls who portrayed Erin, Michelle, Claire and Orla in the show, it's Dylan Llewellyn's James who brought the unique accent to the group. As the only boy in the all-girls college, he was...
It was only several years after the show's finale aired that people began to notice some of the little things that the series glossed over. The origins of James Maguire, the Derry newcomer who joined the girls in the pilot, is one of the secrets that has only recently been revealed.
Where Derry Girls’ James Is From?
Although viewers were enchanted by the ensemble of girls who portrayed Erin, Michelle, Claire and Orla in the show, it's Dylan Llewellyn's James who brought the unique accent to the group. As the only boy in the all-girls college, he was...
- 5/6/2024
- by virginia-singh@startefacts.com (Virginia Singh)
- STartefacts.com
Beyond Paradise has been renewed for a third season and a Christmas special has also been ordered by BBC in the UK. The series is released via the BritBox streaming service for US viewers.
Starring Kris Marshall, Sally Bretton, Zahra Ahmadi, Dylan Llewellyn, Felicity Montagu, and Barbara Flynn, Beyond Paradise is a spin-off of the long-running Death in Paradise series. The story follows Detective Inspector Humphrey Goodman (Marshall) after he and his fiancée (Bretton) move to her hometown and he joins the small town’s police force.
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Starring Kris Marshall, Sally Bretton, Zahra Ahmadi, Dylan Llewellyn, Felicity Montagu, and Barbara Flynn, Beyond Paradise is a spin-off of the long-running Death in Paradise series. The story follows Detective Inspector Humphrey Goodman (Marshall) after he and his fiancée (Bretton) move to her hometown and he joins the small town’s police force.
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- 4/28/2024
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Netflix is the biggest streaming platform in the world and it can be easily said that it has the best content library when it comes to TV shows and movies. In this article, we are going to list the best of the best shows currently available on the streaming service. We avoided popular titles like Love is Blind and Too Hot To Handle as we are not going to include reality TV shows in this list. Check out the best TV shows you can watch right now on Netflix below.
Suits Credit – USA Network
Suits has easily become one of the most popular shows ever after coming out on Netflix. The USA Network series is a legal drama created by Aaron Korsh, and it follows the story of Mike Ross, an extremely intelligent slacker with a photographic memory who is given the chance to join a big-time Manhattan corporate law firm,...
Suits Credit – USA Network
Suits has easily become one of the most popular shows ever after coming out on Netflix. The USA Network series is a legal drama created by Aaron Korsh, and it follows the story of Mike Ross, an extremely intelligent slacker with a photographic memory who is given the chance to join a big-time Manhattan corporate law firm,...
- 3/15/2024
- by Kulwant Singh
- Cinema Blind
Death In Paradise spin-off Beyond Paradise is back for a second series, and here’s the trailer.
As Death In Paradise nears the end of its 13th series, the BBC is preparing to launch the second series of successful spin-off Beyond Paradise, the most watched new drama of last year
The new series will see the return of Kris Marshall as Di Humphrey Goodman, Sally Bretton as Martha Lloyd, Zahra Ahmadi as DS Esther Williams, Dylan Llewellyn PC Kelby Hartford, Barbara Flynn as Anne Lloyd, Felicity Montagu as Margo Martins, Jade Harison as Cs Charlie Woods, Melina Sinadinou as Zoe, Eva Feiler as Lucy, Isaac Vincent-Norgate as Ryan, Amelia Vitale as Hannah. Also returning is Selwyn the Duck.
The official synopsis reads as follows:
Shipton Abbott continues to keep Di Humphrey Goodman and his team busy, with a baffling new crime each episode. From a death on a steam train to a missing teacher,...
As Death In Paradise nears the end of its 13th series, the BBC is preparing to launch the second series of successful spin-off Beyond Paradise, the most watched new drama of last year
The new series will see the return of Kris Marshall as Di Humphrey Goodman, Sally Bretton as Martha Lloyd, Zahra Ahmadi as DS Esther Williams, Dylan Llewellyn PC Kelby Hartford, Barbara Flynn as Anne Lloyd, Felicity Montagu as Margo Martins, Jade Harison as Cs Charlie Woods, Melina Sinadinou as Zoe, Eva Feiler as Lucy, Isaac Vincent-Norgate as Ryan, Amelia Vitale as Hannah. Also returning is Selwyn the Duck.
The official synopsis reads as follows:
Shipton Abbott continues to keep Di Humphrey Goodman and his team busy, with a baffling new crime each episode. From a death on a steam train to a missing teacher,...
- 3/7/2024
- by Jake Godfrey
- Film Stories
The stars are stepping out ahead of the 2024 BAFTAs!
Joe Alwyn joined Bridgerton stars Phoebe Dynevor and Rege-Jean Page at the 2024 Pre-bafta Filmmakers Dinner & Party hosted by Dunhill and Bsbp on Tuesday night (February 13) held at the Bourbon House in London, England.
The event was held to celebrate the British film culture and community ahead of the BAFTAs, which takes place on Sunday, Feb. 18. Check out the full list of nominations here.
Since the guestlist was so stacked, we pulled together pics of so many of the stars arriving at the party!
Click inside to see photos of the stars at the party…
Scroll through photos of so many stars who attended the pre-BAFTAs dinner…
Adjoa Andoh
Alfie Allen
Alison Oliver
Aml Ameen
Anthony Boyle
Anthony Welsh
Archie Madekwe
Fyi: Archie Madekwe is wearing a suit by Dunhill.
Asa Butterfield
Ashley Thomas
Ben Radcliffe
Billie Piper
Brian Cox & wife Nicole Ansari...
Joe Alwyn joined Bridgerton stars Phoebe Dynevor and Rege-Jean Page at the 2024 Pre-bafta Filmmakers Dinner & Party hosted by Dunhill and Bsbp on Tuesday night (February 13) held at the Bourbon House in London, England.
The event was held to celebrate the British film culture and community ahead of the BAFTAs, which takes place on Sunday, Feb. 18. Check out the full list of nominations here.
Since the guestlist was so stacked, we pulled together pics of so many of the stars arriving at the party!
Click inside to see photos of the stars at the party…
Scroll through photos of so many stars who attended the pre-BAFTAs dinner…
Adjoa Andoh
Alfie Allen
Alison Oliver
Aml Ameen
Anthony Boyle
Anthony Welsh
Archie Madekwe
Fyi: Archie Madekwe is wearing a suit by Dunhill.
Asa Butterfield
Ashley Thomas
Ben Radcliffe
Billie Piper
Brian Cox & wife Nicole Ansari...
- 2/15/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
There’s quite a lot going on beneath the shiny, fun surface of this animated comedy, though some of the questions it deals with — animal mortality, the world’s fragile eco-system — might be too much for younger children to process. For older, smarter kids, it could be a gateway film, a way to turn young cinephiles onto Powell and Pressburger’s 1946 masterpiece A Matter of Life and Death, with which it shares a little DNA. It also, like the brace of Chicken Run movies, raises the subject of nature conservation in a way they will respond to, thanks to Bill Nighy’s deliciously machiavellian uber-villain and his killer horde of robot bees.
The star of the show is a stray cat played by British comedian Mo Gilligan, who also narrates the film with a Goodfellas-style voiceover. When we meet him, he’s at the end of his lives, having been abandoned by his owners,...
The star of the show is a stray cat played by British comedian Mo Gilligan, who also narrates the film with a Goodfellas-style voiceover. When we meet him, he’s at the end of his lives, having been abandoned by his owners,...
- 2/2/2024
- by Damon Wise
- Deadline Film + TV
It seems that every decade of the 21st century comes with its own animated film phenomenon about the importance of bee preservation. The 2000s had sincere viewings of “Bee Movie.” The 2010s had ironic viewings of “Bee Movie.” And perhaps when we look back on the 2020s, “10 Lives” will fill a similar role — though it’s considerably less likely to be uploaded on PornHub like its Jerry Seinfeld-led predecessor.
Though the marketing for Chris Jenkins’ new independently financed animated film is dominated by feline imagery, bees and their essential role in our ecosystem provide the true animal heart of the movie. But if those aren’t your thing, there’s enough anthropomorphic cats, horses, fish, rats, cockroaches, and countless other animals on hand to keep viewers of all ages entertained.
There are few better gigs in this world than being a spoiled pet onto which an owner projects their neglected parental instincts.
Though the marketing for Chris Jenkins’ new independently financed animated film is dominated by feline imagery, bees and their essential role in our ecosystem provide the true animal heart of the movie. But if those aren’t your thing, there’s enough anthropomorphic cats, horses, fish, rats, cockroaches, and countless other animals on hand to keep viewers of all ages entertained.
There are few better gigs in this world than being a spoiled pet onto which an owner projects their neglected parental instincts.
- 1/20/2024
- by Christian Zilko
- Indiewire
This Sunday on BBC One, prepare for an enthralling journey as “Beyond Paradise” unfolds its latest episode at 9:00 Pm. Humphrey, the once laid-back paradise seeker, takes a turn in his pursuit of a quieter life. Having left the tropical haven behind, he now finds himself in the heart of fiancée Martha’s hometown, embracing the role of a Detective Inspector. However, the tranquility he sought might prove elusive as he confronts the challenges of a town grappling with a high crime rate.
In this gripping episode, viewers will witness Humphrey navigating the complexities of law enforcement in an unexpected setting. The juxtaposition of paradise-seeking and crime-fighting adds a fascinating layer to the storyline. As the plot unfolds, audiences can anticipate a blend of mystery, drama, and perhaps a few surprises that come with Humphrey’s new professional venture. “Beyond Paradise” promises a compelling narrative that keeps viewers on the edge of their seats,...
In this gripping episode, viewers will witness Humphrey navigating the complexities of law enforcement in an unexpected setting. The juxtaposition of paradise-seeking and crime-fighting adds a fascinating layer to the storyline. As the plot unfolds, audiences can anticipate a blend of mystery, drama, and perhaps a few surprises that come with Humphrey’s new professional venture. “Beyond Paradise” promises a compelling narrative that keeps viewers on the edge of their seats,...
- 12/18/2023
- by Posts UK
- TV Everyday
UTA has signed British television creator, writer and executive producer Jack Rooke.
Rooke is the creator, executive producer and narrator of U.K.’s Channel 4 series, “Big Boys,” which is based on his award-winning Edinburgh Fringe comedy shows. Set in 2013 comedy-drama produced by Roughcut TV follows shy, closeted Jack (Dylan Llewellyn) who has spent the past year at home with his mother. He’s been grieving for his father but the time has come for him to take his place at university where he meets his roommate, mature student Danny (Jon Pointing) and an unlikely friendship develops.
The series premiered to much critical acclaim, receiving a Wggb (Writers’ Guild of Great Britain) award for best comedy and BAFTA nominations including two for best comedy writer and best comedy series. It also scored Rts (Royal Television Society) award nominations for. Season 2, set in the 2014-15 academic year is set to premiere this winter.
Rooke is the creator, executive producer and narrator of U.K.’s Channel 4 series, “Big Boys,” which is based on his award-winning Edinburgh Fringe comedy shows. Set in 2013 comedy-drama produced by Roughcut TV follows shy, closeted Jack (Dylan Llewellyn) who has spent the past year at home with his mother. He’s been grieving for his father but the time has come for him to take his place at university where he meets his roommate, mature student Danny (Jon Pointing) and an unlikely friendship develops.
The series premiered to much critical acclaim, receiving a Wggb (Writers’ Guild of Great Britain) award for best comedy and BAFTA nominations including two for best comedy writer and best comedy series. It also scored Rts (Royal Television Society) award nominations for. Season 2, set in the 2014-15 academic year is set to premiere this winter.
- 12/13/2023
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Two UK productions and nine UK co-productions are in the line-up.
Rose Glass’ much-anticipated follow-up toSaint Maud, Love Lies Bleeding, is among 11 UK productions or co-productions heading to Salt Lake City for next year’s Sundance Film Festival (January 18-28), following yesterday’s line-up announcement of the 82 features programmed.
The overall figure of UK projects programmed is similar to last year’s line-up. Six UK productions and five UK co-productions premiered in 2023. In 2024, two UK productions and nine co-productions will play.
Screen Star of Tomorrow Glass’ thriller Love Lies Bleeding stars Kristen Stewart, and is set in the world of competitive bodybuilding.
Rose Glass’ much-anticipated follow-up toSaint Maud, Love Lies Bleeding, is among 11 UK productions or co-productions heading to Salt Lake City for next year’s Sundance Film Festival (January 18-28), following yesterday’s line-up announcement of the 82 features programmed.
The overall figure of UK projects programmed is similar to last year’s line-up. Six UK productions and five UK co-productions premiered in 2023. In 2024, two UK productions and nine co-productions will play.
Screen Star of Tomorrow Glass’ thriller Love Lies Bleeding stars Kristen Stewart, and is set in the world of competitive bodybuilding.
- 12/7/2023
- by Mona Tabbara
- ScreenDaily
Jack Rooke’s sitcom Big Boys returns to Channel 4 in January, and the details of the new run have landed.
Big Boys, Jack Rooke’s autobiographical sitcom about his experience at university, was one of the comedic treats of last year.
Derry Girls’ Dylan Llewellyn and Jon Pointing play two disparate young men, Jack and Danny, who find themselves as roommates in their first year of University. The former is closeted and sensitive, the latter is full of boorish bonhomie, but despite their differences they form a touching, tender bond, and Rooke’s writing covers everything from Jack exploring his sexuality to Danny’s mental health.
It proved a hit for Channel 4, which didn’t waste an awful lot of time in ordering up more episodes. Those episodes are nearly with us, too.
What’s more, we now have a synopsis for series two, which reads as follows:
Series...
Big Boys, Jack Rooke’s autobiographical sitcom about his experience at university, was one of the comedic treats of last year.
Derry Girls’ Dylan Llewellyn and Jon Pointing play two disparate young men, Jack and Danny, who find themselves as roommates in their first year of University. The former is closeted and sensitive, the latter is full of boorish bonhomie, but despite their differences they form a touching, tender bond, and Rooke’s writing covers everything from Jack exploring his sexuality to Danny’s mental health.
It proved a hit for Channel 4, which didn’t waste an awful lot of time in ordering up more episodes. Those episodes are nearly with us, too.
What’s more, we now have a synopsis for series two, which reads as follows:
Series...
- 11/15/2023
- by Jake Godfrey
- Film Stories
Zayn Malik at hard at work on new music outside of his next album. The original songs will appear in upcoming animated feature film 10 Lives, which stars the former One Direction singer as tough-guy twins Cameron and Kirk. According to Variety, Malik is an executive producer on the movie and is overseeing its musical direction.
The songs will include a duet with Bridgerton actress Simone Ashely, who voices a character named Rose. The film also features the voices of Bill Nighy, Mo Gilligan, Sophie Okonedo, Dylan Llewellyn, and Jeremy Swift.
The songs will include a duet with Bridgerton actress Simone Ashely, who voices a character named Rose. The film also features the voices of Bill Nighy, Mo Gilligan, Sophie Okonedo, Dylan Llewellyn, and Jeremy Swift.
- 11/2/2023
- by Emily Zemler
- Rollingstone.com
Zayn Malik is writing new music for upcoming animated feature “10 Lives” and is set to perform a duet with “Bridgerton” star Simone Ashley for the film, Variety can confirm.
Malik and Ashley also both star in the film, with the former One Direction singer playing tough-guy twins Cameron and Kirk while Ashley voices student Rose. Malik, who is currently working on his next studio album with Mercury Records, is also an executive music producer on “10 Lives,” overseeing the film’s musical creative direction.
Directed by Chris Jenkins (“Surf’s Up”), “10 Lives” tells the story of a pampered and selfish cat who takes his many lives for granted. After carelessly losing his ninth live he begs for a second chance — and an opportunity to prove he can learn from his mistakes. When his wish is finally granted, however, he learns that it comes with some caveats.
Also lending their...
Malik and Ashley also both star in the film, with the former One Direction singer playing tough-guy twins Cameron and Kirk while Ashley voices student Rose. Malik, who is currently working on his next studio album with Mercury Records, is also an executive music producer on “10 Lives,” overseeing the film’s musical creative direction.
Directed by Chris Jenkins (“Surf’s Up”), “10 Lives” tells the story of a pampered and selfish cat who takes his many lives for granted. After carelessly losing his ninth live he begs for a second chance — and an opportunity to prove he can learn from his mistakes. When his wish is finally granted, however, he learns that it comes with some caveats.
Also lending their...
- 11/2/2023
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
Siobhán McSweeney spoke candidly on the BAFTA TV Awards red carpet about how much she’d like to win a BAFTA. Later that night, the “Derry Girls” actress won a BAFTA (hurray!) — for Best Comedy Actress for the fourth and final season of the hit Northern Irish comedy.
In the Netflix show, she plays nun Sister Michael, who acts as a foible for the main group of Erin (Saoirse-Monica Jackson), Orla (Louisa Harland), Clare (Nicola Coughlan), Michelle (Jamie-Lee O’Donnell), and James (Dylan Llewellyn), who try to make it through school during the Troubles in 1990s Northern Ireland. As Sister Michael, she rules the school the girls (and James) attend with an iron fist. Being a nun isn’t some higher calling to her, it’s a job — with free accommodation. As Sister Michael, McSweeney is dry, deadpan, and constantly provides the show with some of its best laughs and most iconic lines.
In the Netflix show, she plays nun Sister Michael, who acts as a foible for the main group of Erin (Saoirse-Monica Jackson), Orla (Louisa Harland), Clare (Nicola Coughlan), Michelle (Jamie-Lee O’Donnell), and James (Dylan Llewellyn), who try to make it through school during the Troubles in 1990s Northern Ireland. As Sister Michael, she rules the school the girls (and James) attend with an iron fist. Being a nun isn’t some higher calling to her, it’s a job — with free accommodation. As Sister Michael, McSweeney is dry, deadpan, and constantly provides the show with some of its best laughs and most iconic lines.
- 5/17/2023
- by Jacob Sarkisian
- Gold Derby
Jon Pointing is used to strangers making assumptions about him. “A lot of people presume I’m a bit of a lad,” says the actor, whose portrayal of a sensitive but boisterous geezer in Big Boys has just earned him a Best Comedy Performance nod from the Royal Television Society. “I can see that they’re thinking, ‘You look like you might have bullied me at school.’ And then they realise I’m actually sort of not that person. I’ve experienced it a lot, especially with my gay male friends. There’s this moment when they’re like, ‘Oh, you’re not a c***.’” The 36-year-old actor is grinning at me across a table, in an Irish caff in Lewisham that’s within bacon-sniffing distance of his flat. He does look like a lad, it must be said. His haircut is a short back and sides, long on top...
- 3/19/2023
- by Ellie Harrison
- The Independent - TV
Following on from the hugely popular BBC series Death in Paradise, comes the new spin-off, Beyond Paradise, where we swap the golden beaches of the Caribbean for…. Devon. The returning character is fan favourite, the detective Humphrey Goodman, and we had the pleasure in taking part in a junket where we got to speak to Kris Marshall, who plays the role, alongside his on-screen partner Sally Bretton, and mother-in-law Barbara Flynn.
But it wouldn’t be a spin-off without a host of new characters, and we also spoke to Dylan Llewellyn and Felicity Montagu. We not only discussed their new roles, but two of their more memorable from other shows, as Llewellyn firstly tells us what it meant to him to hear that Martin Scorsese is a Derry Girls fan, while Montagu talks about the iconic role of Lynn Benfield from I’m Alan Partridge, as she tells us whether...
But it wouldn’t be a spin-off without a host of new characters, and we also spoke to Dylan Llewellyn and Felicity Montagu. We not only discussed their new roles, but two of their more memorable from other shows, as Llewellyn firstly tells us what it meant to him to hear that Martin Scorsese is a Derry Girls fan, while Montagu talks about the iconic role of Lynn Benfield from I’m Alan Partridge, as she tells us whether...
- 2/23/2023
- by Stefan Pape
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
A theatrical release is planned for later in 2023.
Joan Carr-Wiggin’s romantic comedy A Grand Romantic Gesture, starrinig Dylan Llewellyn, best known for Derry Girls and Big Boys, has been sold to High Fliers Films for UK-Ireland distribution.
The film is handled by Italian sales outfit Iuvit Media Sales. Gina McKee, Douglas Hodge and Rob Stewart also star.
McKee plays a woman encouraged by her husband and daughter to take up gourmet cooking after she loses her job. Instead, she signs up for a drama class where she is cast as Juliet and falls in love with her Romeo.
It is produced through Paragraph Pictures,...
Joan Carr-Wiggin’s romantic comedy A Grand Romantic Gesture, starrinig Dylan Llewellyn, best known for Derry Girls and Big Boys, has been sold to High Fliers Films for UK-Ireland distribution.
The film is handled by Italian sales outfit Iuvit Media Sales. Gina McKee, Douglas Hodge and Rob Stewart also star.
McKee plays a woman encouraged by her husband and daughter to take up gourmet cooking after she loses her job. Instead, she signs up for a drama class where she is cast as Juliet and falls in love with her Romeo.
It is produced through Paragraph Pictures,...
- 2/22/2023
- by Mona Tabbara
- ScreenDaily
Uncork’d Entertainment has acquired the North American rights for suspense sci-fi thriller “I’ll Be Watching” from Iuvit Media Sales at the European Film Market in Berlin.
The film has also been picked up by Falcon Films in the Middle East and North Africa, while Dolphin Medien has taken German-speaking territory rights.
The film is directed by Erik Bernard (“Free Dead or Alive”), and stars “The 100” stars Eliza Taylor and Bob Morley, along with Bryan Batt (“12 Years a Slave”), David Keith (“An Officer and a Gentleman”), Hannah Fierman (“VHS”), and Seth Michaels (“Red Notice”).
In the film, tech genius husband (Morley) is away on a work trip, while Julie (Taylor) – still mourning the loss of her sister – is trapped in their new, isolated home and must fight her own fears to stay alive.
“I’ll Be Watching” is scheduled for a second quarter 2023 release in North America, Mena and German-speaking territories.
The film has also been picked up by Falcon Films in the Middle East and North Africa, while Dolphin Medien has taken German-speaking territory rights.
The film is directed by Erik Bernard (“Free Dead or Alive”), and stars “The 100” stars Eliza Taylor and Bob Morley, along with Bryan Batt (“12 Years a Slave”), David Keith (“An Officer and a Gentleman”), Hannah Fierman (“VHS”), and Seth Michaels (“Red Notice”).
In the film, tech genius husband (Morley) is away on a work trip, while Julie (Taylor) – still mourning the loss of her sister – is trapped in their new, isolated home and must fight her own fears to stay alive.
“I’ll Be Watching” is scheduled for a second quarter 2023 release in North America, Mena and German-speaking territories.
- 2/18/2023
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
The independent film business is again showing signs of rude health as the global film industry struggles to recover post-pandemic. Sundance is often taken as the pace-setter, and distribution deals were plentiful this year, with seven- and eight-figure sales for the likes of Theater Camp (to Searchlight for an estimated 8 million), Flora and Son (Apple TV+, 20 million) and Fair Play (Netflix, 20 million), just the biggest of around a dozen 2023 Park City pickups. But Berlin’s European Film Market will be the industry’s true acid test.
“Sundance is more U.S.-focused in general,” says Alice Laffillé, vp sales at FilmNation, which did the Apple TV+ deal for Flora and Son. “There are always some big, splashy deals with streamers and U.S. buyers like Neon, A24 or Magnolia. Berlin is the first real international market, where we see where things stand.”
Berlin deals, which often involve the entire world,...
“Sundance is more U.S.-focused in general,” says Alice Laffillé, vp sales at FilmNation, which did the Apple TV+ deal for Flora and Son. “There are always some big, splashy deals with streamers and U.S. buyers like Neon, A24 or Magnolia. Berlin is the first real international market, where we see where things stand.”
Berlin deals, which often involve the entire world,...
- 2/13/2023
- by Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: Bill Nighy (Living) and Jeremy Swift (Ted Lasso) have signed on to join the voice cast of CG animated family comedy 10 Lives.
The pair will join already-announced cast members Mo Gilligan (That’s My Jam), Simone Ashley (Bridgerton), Sophie Okonedo (Hotel Rwanda), Dylan Llewellyn (Derry Girls), and musician Zayn Malik.
Nighy, who picked up an Oscar nom this week for his leading role in the Kazuo Ishiguro-scripted Living, will voice the character of Professor Craven, while Swift will lend his voice to a wise-cracking dog called Happy.
The pic tells the story of Beckett, a pampered and selfish cat who has taken the lives he’s been dealt for granted. After carelessly losing his ninth life, he begs to be given a second chance and an opportunity to show he can learn from his mistakes. Eventually, his wish is granted, but with certain stipulations.
The film is directed by...
The pair will join already-announced cast members Mo Gilligan (That’s My Jam), Simone Ashley (Bridgerton), Sophie Okonedo (Hotel Rwanda), Dylan Llewellyn (Derry Girls), and musician Zayn Malik.
Nighy, who picked up an Oscar nom this week for his leading role in the Kazuo Ishiguro-scripted Living, will voice the character of Professor Craven, while Swift will lend his voice to a wise-cracking dog called Happy.
The pic tells the story of Beckett, a pampered and selfish cat who has taken the lives he’s been dealt for granted. After carelessly losing his ninth life, he begs to be given a second chance and an opportunity to show he can learn from his mistakes. Eventually, his wish is granted, but with certain stipulations.
The film is directed by...
- 1/26/2023
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
The end of the year is the traditional time to take stock, tally up and remember the highlights of what has been, at times, a very strange old run of it. It also happens to be the point of the year when a lot of us manage to down tools for a little bit and find ourselves in need of viewing recommendations.
If that’s you, and you’re in the market for some excellent new and returning British drama and comedy, then our writers share their favourites of 2022 below. This list of 15 (plus a few others we had to mention) was arrived at via democracy and an impressively complicated points-awarding system, and represents the most popularly recurring and highly rated favourites nominated by our UK feature writers and reviewers. See if you agree with any of the choices, and if there are other British series you want to sing the praises of,...
If that’s you, and you’re in the market for some excellent new and returning British drama and comedy, then our writers share their favourites of 2022 below. This list of 15 (plus a few others we had to mention) was arrived at via democracy and an impressively complicated points-awarding system, and represents the most popularly recurring and highly rated favourites nominated by our UK feature writers and reviewers. See if you agree with any of the choices, and if there are other British series you want to sing the praises of,...
- 12/29/2022
- by Louisa Mellor
- Den of Geek
Casting
Musician Zayn Malik, “Bridgerton” star Simone Ashley, three-time BAFTA winner Mo Gilligan (“The Lateish Show with Mo Gilligan”), Sophie Okonedo (“Slow Horses”) and Dylan Llewellyn (“Derry Girls”) will lead the voice cast of CG animated family comedy “10 Lives.”
“10 Lives” is the story of a pampered and selfish cat who takes for granted the lives he has been dealt. After carelessly losing his ninth life he begs to be given a second chance, an opportunity to show he can learn from his mistakes. Eventually his wish is granted, but with certain, hilarious stipulations.
The film is directed by Chris Jenkins (“Duck Duck Goose”) and produced by Guy Collins and Sean Feeney for 10 Lives Productions Ltd, with casting by Robyn Klein and Jeremy Ross. Gfm Animation will be presenting first look footage at the upcoming American Film Market. The animation studio is L’Atelier Animation in Montreal.
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Meanwhile, the cast of professional...
Musician Zayn Malik, “Bridgerton” star Simone Ashley, three-time BAFTA winner Mo Gilligan (“The Lateish Show with Mo Gilligan”), Sophie Okonedo (“Slow Horses”) and Dylan Llewellyn (“Derry Girls”) will lead the voice cast of CG animated family comedy “10 Lives.”
“10 Lives” is the story of a pampered and selfish cat who takes for granted the lives he has been dealt. After carelessly losing his ninth life he begs to be given a second chance, an opportunity to show he can learn from his mistakes. Eventually his wish is granted, but with certain, hilarious stipulations.
The film is directed by Chris Jenkins (“Duck Duck Goose”) and produced by Guy Collins and Sean Feeney for 10 Lives Productions Ltd, with casting by Robyn Klein and Jeremy Ross. Gfm Animation will be presenting first look footage at the upcoming American Film Market. The animation studio is L’Atelier Animation in Montreal.
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Meanwhile, the cast of professional...
- 10/28/2022
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Musician Zayn Malik, Simone Ashley (Bridgerton), and comedian Mo Gilligan are among the stacked cast who will lend their voices to the new CG-animated family comedy 10 Lives from director Chris Jenkins (Duck Duck Goose).
Sophie Okonedo (Hotel Rwanda) and Dylan Llewellyn (Derry Girls) round out the cast.
The flick is the story of a pampered and selfish cat who takes for granted the lives he has been dealt. After carelessly losing his ninth life, he begs to be given a second chance, an opportunity to show he can learn from his mistakes. Eventually, his wish is granted but with hilarious stipulations. Gfm Animation will present first-look footage at AFM.
In the film, Gilligan voices Beckett, the pampered feline with a taste for fine food & lazy days who doesn’t know what’s about to hit him when he begs for a new set of lives. Ashley voices Rose, a...
Sophie Okonedo (Hotel Rwanda) and Dylan Llewellyn (Derry Girls) round out the cast.
The flick is the story of a pampered and selfish cat who takes for granted the lives he has been dealt. After carelessly losing his ninth life, he begs to be given a second chance, an opportunity to show he can learn from his mistakes. Eventually, his wish is granted but with hilarious stipulations. Gfm Animation will present first-look footage at AFM.
In the film, Gilligan voices Beckett, the pampered feline with a taste for fine food & lazy days who doesn’t know what’s about to hit him when he begs for a new set of lives. Ashley voices Rose, a...
- 10/28/2022
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
Warning: contains spoilers for Ghosts Series 4 episode 4 ‘Gone, Gone’.
It was the shock of the series. One minute Mary was there, the next she’d been “sucked off”. A glowing light, an angelic choir and Button House’s fennel-loving 17th century treasure ascended into the sky. Unprepared for her sudden exit, the other Ghosts proceeded to fall apart in an episode that gave fans an insightful comedy take on grief.
“We never intended for a character to leave, so it was very sad, the whole process,” co-creator Ben Willbond told BBC’s Inside… Ghosts podcast. Mary’s final scene “wasn’t the last bit in the schedule with Katy [Wix],” he explained, meaning the experience of filming it wasn’t necessarily emotional, more a question of how to achieve the right tone for a family-friendly comedy episode themed around death.
“The Ghosts are dead but they’re still living as ghosts,...
It was the shock of the series. One minute Mary was there, the next she’d been “sucked off”. A glowing light, an angelic choir and Button House’s fennel-loving 17th century treasure ascended into the sky. Unprepared for her sudden exit, the other Ghosts proceeded to fall apart in an episode that gave fans an insightful comedy take on grief.
“We never intended for a character to leave, so it was very sad, the whole process,” co-creator Ben Willbond told BBC’s Inside… Ghosts podcast. Mary’s final scene “wasn’t the last bit in the schedule with Katy [Wix],” he explained, meaning the experience of filming it wasn’t necessarily emotional, more a question of how to achieve the right tone for a family-friendly comedy episode themed around death.
“The Ghosts are dead but they’re still living as ghosts,...
- 10/17/2022
- by Louisa Mellor
- Den of Geek
It’s 1994, and the people of Northern Ireland are nearly three decades into a violent conflict known as the Troubles. Civilians — thousands of which died during the fray — are generally divided between Protestant unionists, who want to keep the country under United Kingdom control, and Irish Catholics, who call for a united Ireland. Day-to-day life in Derry involve armed military checkpoints, customary bomb disposals, and the constant hum of danger. Family members are in prison. Others are dead. An end to the Troubles is in sight, but for the teenage girls attending Our Lady Immaculate College, this is the only life they’ve ever known. That it may come to an end right as they graduate only instills further anxiety over the responsibilities of adulthood.
This is “Derry Girls” — or, at least, a version of “Derry Girls” if viewed through a popular storytelling vantage point; a version where the pain,...
This is “Derry Girls” — or, at least, a version of “Derry Girls” if viewed through a popular storytelling vantage point; a version where the pain,...
- 10/11/2022
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
Spoiler Alert: This story contains spoilers for Season 3 of “Derry Girls.”
Season 3 of “Derry Girls” opens with a dramatic montage set to the tune of uilleann pipes, depicting Erin Quinn (Saoirse-Monica Jackson), Orla McCool (Louisa Clare Harland), Clare Devlin (“Bridgerton” star Nicola Coughlan), James Maguire (Dylan Llewellyn) and Michelle Mallon (Jamie-Lee O’Donnell) leaning pensively against walls, playing soccer and doing cartwheels, interspersed with shots of burning cars and soldiers carrying guns. It’s the sort of montage that belongs in a period piece about growing up in Ireland during the ’90s — and, as it’s revealed, the kind that Erin, Orla, Clare, James and Michelle want to be remembered for, as they’ve created it themselves using James’ video camera. “They told us we were young,” Erin intones in a comically ponderous voiceover, “yet we understood the enormity of it. We understood what was at stake. Our fear was replaced with something altogether more terrifying…...
Season 3 of “Derry Girls” opens with a dramatic montage set to the tune of uilleann pipes, depicting Erin Quinn (Saoirse-Monica Jackson), Orla McCool (Louisa Clare Harland), Clare Devlin (“Bridgerton” star Nicola Coughlan), James Maguire (Dylan Llewellyn) and Michelle Mallon (Jamie-Lee O’Donnell) leaning pensively against walls, playing soccer and doing cartwheels, interspersed with shots of burning cars and soldiers carrying guns. It’s the sort of montage that belongs in a period piece about growing up in Ireland during the ’90s — and, as it’s revealed, the kind that Erin, Orla, Clare, James and Michelle want to be remembered for, as they’ve created it themselves using James’ video camera. “They told us we were young,” Erin intones in a comically ponderous voiceover, “yet we understood the enormity of it. We understood what was at stake. Our fear was replaced with something altogether more terrifying…...
- 10/10/2022
- by Rachel Seo
- Variety Film + TV
Derry Girls, an utterly charming show about a group of teenage girls growing up during the late ’90s when Northern Ireland was in the final days of a 30-year conflict known as the Troubles, comes to an end this fall on Netflix. The show stars Erin Quinn (Saoirse-Monica Jackson), her pals Clare (Nicola Coughlan) and Michelle (Jamie-Lee O’Donnell), her cousin Orla (Louisa Harland), and Michelle’s cousin James (Dylan Llewellyn) as they navigate the horrors and hilarity of life at Catholic school. The final season has already aired in Ireland and the UK, but the rest of us have been waiting with bated breath for it to arrive on Netflix. On Wednesday, Netflix made the official announcement on Twitter, letting us all know where to be on October 7 when it finally hits the streamer. It’s going to be so hard to say goodbye… The final season of our beloved...
- 8/31/2022
- TV Insider
We’ll soon be saying goodbye to the Derry Girls.
Netflix announced Wednesday that the half-hour comedy will release its third and final season on Friday, Oct. 7. Prepare accordingly.
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The streamer also released new photos from the upcoming final season, which you can check out below.
Set during the political conflict in Northern Ireland in the late ‘90s,...
Netflix announced Wednesday that the half-hour comedy will release its third and final season on Friday, Oct. 7. Prepare accordingly.
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The streamer also released new photos from the upcoming final season, which you can check out below.
Set during the political conflict in Northern Ireland in the late ‘90s,...
- 8/31/2022
- by Keisha Hatchett
- TVLine.com
U.K. broadcaster Channel 4 is stepping up its factual programming with two commissions and a recommission.
The broadcaster has has commissioned ITV Studios’ The Garden to make the first U.K. series of the international survival hit “Alone.” The six part series will see 10 contestants dropped into the remote Northern Canadian wilderness, where each must survive entirely alone, equipped only with basic tools, and must film their adventure themselves. Whoever lasts longest will win £100,000.
“Alone” is now in its ninth series on the History Channel in the U.S., and is a hit in Denmark, Norway and Sweden, and globally on Netflix, with a further series in production in Australia. “Alone” is distributed worldwide by A+E Networks.
The U.K. series has been commissioned for Channel 4 by Ian Dunkley, commissioning editor, factual entertainment and will be executive produced by Nicola Brown and Rachel Bloomfield.
In “Rise & Fall,” a social...
The broadcaster has has commissioned ITV Studios’ The Garden to make the first U.K. series of the international survival hit “Alone.” The six part series will see 10 contestants dropped into the remote Northern Canadian wilderness, where each must survive entirely alone, equipped only with basic tools, and must film their adventure themselves. Whoever lasts longest will win £100,000.
“Alone” is now in its ninth series on the History Channel in the U.S., and is a hit in Denmark, Norway and Sweden, and globally on Netflix, with a further series in production in Australia. “Alone” is distributed worldwide by A+E Networks.
The U.K. series has been commissioned for Channel 4 by Ian Dunkley, commissioning editor, factual entertainment and will be executive produced by Nicola Brown and Rachel Bloomfield.
In “Rise & Fall,” a social...
- 8/23/2022
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Channel 4 has become the first UK broadcaster to commission a version of U.S. History channel hit Alone and has ordered a poverty social experiment format from The Circle producer Studio Lambert, while recommissioning heartfelt Jack Rooke comedy Big Boys.
Alone has run for nine seasons on History and will be produced in the UK by ITV Studios-backed The Garden, which is also behind the upcoming Squid Game adventure reality series with Studio Lambert.
In Alone, 10 contestants are dropped into the remote Northern Canadian Wilderness, where each must survive entirely on their own. Whoever lasts longest, battling the elements, wild animals and an extreme test of mental strength, wins £100,000, in the show that has already sold to a wealth of territories. Nicola Brown and Rachel Bloomfield are exec producing and A+E Networks is distributor worldwide.
Bloomfield called Alone “the most real and raw survival series on television.”
Meanwhile in Rise & Fall,...
Alone has run for nine seasons on History and will be produced in the UK by ITV Studios-backed The Garden, which is also behind the upcoming Squid Game adventure reality series with Studio Lambert.
In Alone, 10 contestants are dropped into the remote Northern Canadian Wilderness, where each must survive entirely on their own. Whoever lasts longest, battling the elements, wild animals and an extreme test of mental strength, wins £100,000, in the show that has already sold to a wealth of territories. Nicola Brown and Rachel Bloomfield are exec producing and A+E Networks is distributor worldwide.
Bloomfield called Alone “the most real and raw survival series on television.”
Meanwhile in Rise & Fall,...
- 8/23/2022
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
"We like noise." FX has launched one final red band trailer for Pistol, the series about the iconic punk rock band known as the Sex Pistols. Director Danny Boyle is behind all six episodes of this gritty, grainy 70s throwback. "One word: Destroy." Based on the memoir of Steve Jones, the legendary Sex Pistols guitarist who helped usher in a punk revolution in Britain. The series stars Anson Boon as Johnny Rotten, Toby Wallace (from Babyteeth) as Steve Jones, Christian Lees as Glen Matlock, Jacob Slater as Paul Cook, Louis Partridge as Sid Vicious, Maisie Williams as Jordan, with Emma Appleton, Dylan Llewellyn, Jay Simpson, Razan Nassar, Sydney Chandler, and Iris Law. Plus Zachary Goldman as Billy Idol. This trailer is only red band because it's packed with profanity, which is just an accurate part of telling the Sex Pistols' story. "We don't give a shit about no one else,...
- 6/1/2022
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
"We're going to kick this country awake – if it kills us!" FX has dropped off the official trailer for a rock biopic series titled Pistol, telling the story of the iconic punk rock band known as the Sex Pistols. Director Danny Boyle is behind all six episodes of this gritty, grainy 70s throwback. "One word: Destroy." Based on the memoir of Steve Jones, the legendary Sex Pistols guitarist who helped usher in a punk revolution in Britain. The band formed in London in 1975, and played for decades with their latest album being released in 2008. The series stars Anson Boon as Johnny Rotten, Toby Wallace (from Babyteeth) as Steve Jones, Christian Lees as Glen Matlock, Jacob Slater as Paul Cook, Louis Partridge as Sid Vicious, Maisie Williams as Jordan, with Emma Appleton, Dylan Llewellyn, Jay Simpson, Razan Nassar, Sydney Chandler, and Iris Law. Plus Zachary Goldman as Billy Idol. I'm glad...
- 5/7/2022
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
"We're going to kick this country awake!" FX has revealed the first official trailer for a rock biopic series titled Pistol, telling the story of the iconic punk rock band known as the Sex Pistols. They nabbed the best possible director to make this series kick ass - none other than Danny Boyle, who directed all six episodes. "One word: Destroy." Based on the memoir of Steve Jones, the legendary Sex Pistols guitarist who helped usher in a punk revolution in Britain. The band first formed in London in 1975, and played for decades with their latest album being released in 2008. The series stars Anson Boon as Johnny Rotten, Toby Wallace (seen in Babyteeth) as Steve Jones, Christian Lees as Glen Matlock, Jacob Slater as Paul Cook, Louis Partridge as Sid Vicious, and Maisie Williams as Jordan, with Emma Appleton, Dylan Llewellyn, Jay Simpson, Razan Nassar, Sydney Chandler, and Iris Law.
- 4/4/2022
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Channel 4 dropped a “Derry Girls” trailer for its third and final season on Thursday, which shows the girls freaking out about their upcoming Gcse tests.
The series, which is set in Northern Ireland in the 1990s, stars Saoirse-Monica Jackson as Erin, Louisa Harland as Orla, Nicola Coughlan as Clare, Jamie-Lee O’Donnell as Michelle, and Dylan Llewellyn as James.
The synopsis for the upcoming season, which doesn’t yet have a premiere date: “While there’s hope in the air that The Troubles may finally be over, their troubles are only just getting started as they get ever closer to adulthood.”
The trailer features everyone yelling for Gerry (Tommy Tiernan) and the introduction of Damien Molony’s plumber, who has the women in a tizzy. “If you’re that hot, you should at least have the common decency to be a bit thick,” says Aunt Sarah (Kathy Kiera Clarke...
The series, which is set in Northern Ireland in the 1990s, stars Saoirse-Monica Jackson as Erin, Louisa Harland as Orla, Nicola Coughlan as Clare, Jamie-Lee O’Donnell as Michelle, and Dylan Llewellyn as James.
The synopsis for the upcoming season, which doesn’t yet have a premiere date: “While there’s hope in the air that The Troubles may finally be over, their troubles are only just getting started as they get ever closer to adulthood.”
The trailer features everyone yelling for Gerry (Tommy Tiernan) and the introduction of Damien Molony’s plumber, who has the women in a tizzy. “If you’re that hot, you should at least have the common decency to be a bit thick,” says Aunt Sarah (Kathy Kiera Clarke...
- 3/17/2022
- by Sharon Knolle
- The Wrap
We're feeling lucky today. On Thursday, March 17, Channel 4 released the highly anticipated trailer for Derry Girls' third and final season. While the announcement didn't confirm a premiere date, teasing that season three is "coming soon," it did give a peek at what's in store for Irish friends Erin, Orla, Clare, Michelle and her British cousin James. Season two ended with James (Dylan Llewellyn) deciding to stay in Derry instead of returning to London with his self-absorbed mom. After James declared that he is "a Derry girl," Michelle and company embraced him as one of their own. And the trailer shows that bond has remained the same, for the most...
- 3/17/2022
- E! Online
What better way to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day than with a first look at Derry Girls Season 3? The hit U.K. Channel 4 comedy — which rose to stateside popularity on Netflix — will come to an end with its upcoming third and final season. Based on creator Lisa McGee’s adolescent years in 1990s Northern Ireland, the series follows teens Erin (Saoirse-Monica Jackson), Orla (Louisa Harland), Clare (Bridgerton’s Nicola Coughlan), Michelle (Jamie-Lee O’Donnell), and James (Dylan Llewellyn) through their hilarious teen hijinks, all while living through the difficult political conflict known as The Troubles. “We lived on the edge back then. We were young, wild, fearless,” says James in the Season 3 trailer. While the teaser promises more hilarious misadventures — from school plays to attractive plumbers to losing Clare at a train station — the Lady Immaculate College schoolgirls (and boy) will also have to come to terms with their quickly-approaching adulthood.
- 3/17/2022
- TV Insider
A first look at the third and final season of “Derry Girls” is finally here — and just in time for St. Patrick’s Day.
U.K. broadcaster Channel 4 has unveiled the first Season 3 still and trailer for the show, which garnered global popularity via Netflix. The drama is created and written by Lisa McGee, who mined her own experiences growing up in Northern Ireland during the Troubles.
While Season 1 observed the gang navigating their teens in 1990s Derry against a backdrop of The Troubles, Season 2 charted the group navigating their parents, parties, love interests and school against the backdrop of a precarious peace process. In Season 3 — which still doesn’t have a launch date on Channel 4 — viewers will see that while Northern Ireland is growing up, “this gang of eejits certainly aren’t anytime soon.”
“While there’s hope in the air that The Troubles may finally be over,...
U.K. broadcaster Channel 4 has unveiled the first Season 3 still and trailer for the show, which garnered global popularity via Netflix. The drama is created and written by Lisa McGee, who mined her own experiences growing up in Northern Ireland during the Troubles.
While Season 1 observed the gang navigating their teens in 1990s Derry against a backdrop of The Troubles, Season 2 charted the group navigating their parents, parties, love interests and school against the backdrop of a precarious peace process. In Season 3 — which still doesn’t have a launch date on Channel 4 — viewers will see that while Northern Ireland is growing up, “this gang of eejits certainly aren’t anytime soon.”
“While there’s hope in the air that The Troubles may finally be over,...
- 3/17/2022
- by Manori Ravindran
- Variety Film + TV
There’s no future in England’s dreaming but despite this FX is setting its Sex Pistol drama series for May.
FX boss John Landgraf revealed that the Pistol premiere date during his virtual TCA exec session.
The series, which is based on the memoir of guitarist Steve Jones, comes from Danny Boyle.
It tells the story of the band from West London’s council estates to Vivienne Westwood and Malcolm McLaren’s notorious Kings Road Sex shop to the international controversy that came with the release of Never Mind the Bollocks, which was banned by the BBC and frequently is listed as one of the most influential albums of all time.
“It faithfully captures the story of Sex Pistols, the British born, anti-establishment punk music band who started a revolution,” said Landgraf.
Boyle will direct and exec produce the six-part series, which was created by Moulin Rouge! writer Craig Pearce...
FX boss John Landgraf revealed that the Pistol premiere date during his virtual TCA exec session.
The series, which is based on the memoir of guitarist Steve Jones, comes from Danny Boyle.
It tells the story of the band from West London’s council estates to Vivienne Westwood and Malcolm McLaren’s notorious Kings Road Sex shop to the international controversy that came with the release of Never Mind the Bollocks, which was banned by the BBC and frequently is listed as one of the most influential albums of all time.
“It faithfully captures the story of Sex Pistols, the British born, anti-establishment punk music band who started a revolution,” said Landgraf.
Boyle will direct and exec produce the six-part series, which was created by Moulin Rouge! writer Craig Pearce...
- 2/17/2022
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Stath Lets Flats producer Roughcut TV has hired two development execs to bolster its scripted comedy/drama credentials and is taking the hit Channel 4 comedy back out to U.S. networks.
Roughtcut Managing Director Ash Atalla said Jamie Demetriou’s three-time-bafta-winning comedy about a hapless North London-based Greek Cypriot estate agent will be pitched to the U.S. in the coming months. A single-camera Fox version was initially in development, titled Bren’s Rents, and showrunner Joe Mande, a writer on The Good Place and Parks and Recreation, remains attached.
Atalla told Deadline “being geographically specific” and “placing trust” in Mande as showrunner will be key to Stath Lets Flats’ success in the U.S.
“Maintaining complete control is a fool’s errand,” he said. “We feel such ownership over our own shows but you can’t sell your house and then tell people how to arrange the furniture.
Roughtcut Managing Director Ash Atalla said Jamie Demetriou’s three-time-bafta-winning comedy about a hapless North London-based Greek Cypriot estate agent will be pitched to the U.S. in the coming months. A single-camera Fox version was initially in development, titled Bren’s Rents, and showrunner Joe Mande, a writer on The Good Place and Parks and Recreation, remains attached.
Atalla told Deadline “being geographically specific” and “placing trust” in Mande as showrunner will be key to Stath Lets Flats’ success in the U.S.
“Maintaining complete control is a fool’s errand,” he said. “We feel such ownership over our own shows but you can’t sell your house and then tell people how to arrange the furniture.
- 1/24/2022
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Derry Girls will say goodbye after its upcoming third and final season, creator and writer Lisa McGee announced. The half-hour Channel 4 comedy which streams on Netflix stateside first debuted in 2018 and follows Erin Quinn (Saoirse-Monica Jackson) and her pals Clare (Nicola Coughlan) and Michelle (Jamie-Lee O’Donnell), her cousin Orla (Louisa Harland), and Michelle’s cousin James (Dylan Llewellyn) as they experience their teen years in 1990s Northern Ireland amid the Troubles. My Statement about #DerryGirls. What a ride! pic.twitter.com/TvYKDRY697 — Lisa McGee (@LisaMMcGee) September 23, 2021 And while change may be coming to their town, the high school hardships Erin and her friends face are relentless, making for some fantastic comedic moments. Taking to Twitter to share the news, McGee began her statement by saying, “It was always the plan to say goodbye after three series.” “Derry Girls is a coming of age story; following five ridiculous teenagers as they slowly…...
- 9/23/2021
- TV Insider
“Derry Girls” is ending with its upcoming third season, creator and writer Lisa McGee said Thursday on Twitter.
“It was always the plan to say goodbye after three series,” McGee wrote. “‘Derry Girls’ is a coming-of-age story following five ridiculous teenagers as they slowly… very slowly… start to become adults, while around them the place they call home starts to change too and Northern Ireland enters a new more hopeful phase — which was a small, magical window of time. ‘Derry Girls’ is a love letter to the place I come from and the people who shaped me. It has been an honour to write it and I will be forever proud of everything it’s achieved.”
That place was (pretty obviously) Northern Ireland. The time was the early 1990s, which was toward the tail end of a 30-year-long ethno-nationalist conflict there dubbed “The Troubles.” “Derry Girls” navigates that period through...
“It was always the plan to say goodbye after three series,” McGee wrote. “‘Derry Girls’ is a coming-of-age story following five ridiculous teenagers as they slowly… very slowly… start to become adults, while around them the place they call home starts to change too and Northern Ireland enters a new more hopeful phase — which was a small, magical window of time. ‘Derry Girls’ is a love letter to the place I come from and the people who shaped me. It has been an honour to write it and I will be forever proud of everything it’s achieved.”
That place was (pretty obviously) Northern Ireland. The time was the early 1990s, which was toward the tail end of a 30-year-long ethno-nationalist conflict there dubbed “The Troubles.” “Derry Girls” navigates that period through...
- 9/23/2021
- by Tony Maglio
- The Wrap
Channel 4’s comedy Derry Girls, which counts Bridgerton’s Nicola Coughlan among its stars and streams on Netflix globally, is coming to an end.
Creator Lisa McGee announced Thursday in a statement on Twitter that the upcoming third season of the British series will be its last.
“It was always the plan to say goodbye after three series,” McGee said, using the British term for TV seasons. “Derry Girls is a coming of age story following five ridiculous teenagers as they slowly… very slowly… start to become adults, while around them the place they call home starts to change too and Northern Ireland enters a new more hopeful phase — which was a small, magical window of time.
“Derry Girls is a love letter to the place I come from and the people who shaped me,” McGee continued. “It has been an honour to write it and I will be...
Creator Lisa McGee announced Thursday in a statement on Twitter that the upcoming third season of the British series will be its last.
“It was always the plan to say goodbye after three series,” McGee said, using the British term for TV seasons. “Derry Girls is a coming of age story following five ridiculous teenagers as they slowly… very slowly… start to become adults, while around them the place they call home starts to change too and Northern Ireland enters a new more hopeful phase — which was a small, magical window of time.
“Derry Girls is a love letter to the place I come from and the people who shaped me,” McGee continued. “It has been an honour to write it and I will be...
- 9/23/2021
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
“Derry Girls,” the popular Channel 4 comedy set in 1990s Northern Ireland, is ending after its upcoming Season 3, creator Lisa McGee announced on Twitter on Thursday.
Season 3, which is heading into production, will mark the end of the show, but a trio of seasons was always the plan, McGee said.
“It was always the plan to say goodbye after three series. ‘Derry Girls’ is a coming of age story; following five ridiculous teenagers as they slowly…very slowly…start to become adults, while around them the place they call home starts to change too and Northern Ireland enters a new, more hopeful phase — which was a small, magical window of time,” McGee wrote. “‘Derry Girls’ is a love letter to the place I come from and the people who shaped me. It has been an honour to write it and I will be forever proud of everything it’s achieved.
Season 3, which is heading into production, will mark the end of the show, but a trio of seasons was always the plan, McGee said.
“It was always the plan to say goodbye after three series. ‘Derry Girls’ is a coming of age story; following five ridiculous teenagers as they slowly…very slowly…start to become adults, while around them the place they call home starts to change too and Northern Ireland enters a new, more hopeful phase — which was a small, magical window of time,” McGee wrote. “‘Derry Girls’ is a love letter to the place I come from and the people who shaped me. It has been an honour to write it and I will be forever proud of everything it’s achieved.
- 9/23/2021
- by Jordan Moreau
- Variety Film + TV
Derry Girls is coming to an end.
Series creator Lisa McGee confirmed Thursday that the longggg-delayed Season 3 will be the last for the Netflix comedy.
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“It was always the plan to say goodbye after three [seasons],” McGee said in a statement. “Derry Girls is a coming of age story following five ridiculous teenagers as they slowly… very slowly… start to become adults,...
Series creator Lisa McGee confirmed Thursday that the longggg-delayed Season 3 will be the last for the Netflix comedy.
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“It was always the plan to say goodbye after three [seasons],” McGee said in a statement. “Derry Girls is a coming of age story following five ridiculous teenagers as they slowly… very slowly… start to become adults,...
- 9/23/2021
- by Ryan Schwartz
- TVLine.com
After more than a decade of professional acting, it’s safe to say that Dylan Llewellyn is well on his way to building a very solid career. He is best-known for his role Martin Johnson in Hollyoaks as well as playing James McGuire in Derry Girls. Dylan’s versatility and his ability to connect with viewers has allowed him to build a massive fan base that now includes people in different parts of the world. While most of his work so far has been in TV shows, he is getting ready to light up the big screen as well. He has a
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- 3/14/2021
- by Camille Moore
- TVovermind.com
As principal photography begins in London on Danny Boyle’s Pistol’, the six-episode FX limited series about the legendary Sex Pistol guitarist Steve Jones. a first look image has been released alongside the announcement that Thomas Brodie-Sangster has joined the cast.
Brodie-Sangster will play Malcolm McLaren, another cast member has announced with Talulah Riley, who will take on the role of Vivienne Westwood.
The series will be based on Jones’ 2018 memoir Lonely Boy: Tales from a Sex Pistol, Boyle will also serve as executive producer.
The series moves from West London’s council estates to Vivienne Westwood and Malcolm McLaren’s notorious Kings Road Sex shop, to the international controversy that came with the release of ‘Never Mind the Bollocks’, which is frequently listed as one of the most influential albums of all time. Their single “God Save the Queen” was banned by the BBC and reached Number 1 on the UK’s NME chart,...
Brodie-Sangster will play Malcolm McLaren, another cast member has announced with Talulah Riley, who will take on the role of Vivienne Westwood.
The series will be based on Jones’ 2018 memoir Lonely Boy: Tales from a Sex Pistol, Boyle will also serve as executive producer.
The series moves from West London’s council estates to Vivienne Westwood and Malcolm McLaren’s notorious Kings Road Sex shop, to the international controversy that came with the release of ‘Never Mind the Bollocks’, which is frequently listed as one of the most influential albums of all time. Their single “God Save the Queen” was banned by the BBC and reached Number 1 on the UK’s NME chart,...
- 3/3/2021
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
The Queen’s Gambit’s Thomas Brodie-Sangster will portray Sex Pistols manager Malcolm McLaren and Westworld’s Talulah Riley will play punk design icon Vivienne Westwood in Pistol, the Danny Boyle-directed FX limited series about the Sex Pistols.
The latest cast additions also include Christian Lees — who previously played Jerry Lee Lewis in the Sun Records series — in the role of Sex Pistols bassist Glen Matlock and actress Iris Law, in her screen debut, as punk icon Soo Catwoman.
With the series now in production, Rolling Stone also presents...
The latest cast additions also include Christian Lees — who previously played Jerry Lee Lewis in the Sun Records series — in the role of Sex Pistols bassist Glen Matlock and actress Iris Law, in her screen debut, as punk icon Soo Catwoman.
With the series now in production, Rolling Stone also presents...
- 3/2/2021
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
FX has ordered a new six-episode drama series which will tell the story of the legendary guitarist Steve Jones of the Sex Pistols, an English punk rock band that formed in 1975. The program will be based on Jones' memoir, Lonely Boy: Tales from a Sex Pistol and will be directed by Danny Boyle.
Pistol will star Toby Wallace as Jones, with Anson Boon as John Lydon, Louis Partridge as Sid Vicious, Jacob Slater as Paul Cook, Fabien Frankel as Glen Matlock, Dylan Llewellyn as Wally Nightingale, Sydney Chandler as Chrissie Hynde, Emma Appleton as Nancy Spungen, and Maisie Williams as punk icon Jordan.
A premiere date has not been announced but production on the series is expected to begin on March 7th.
FX Orders Six-Episode Limited Series from Academy Award(R) Winning Director Danny Boyle
Pistol...
Pistol will star Toby Wallace as Jones, with Anson Boon as John Lydon, Louis Partridge as Sid Vicious, Jacob Slater as Paul Cook, Fabien Frankel as Glen Matlock, Dylan Llewellyn as Wally Nightingale, Sydney Chandler as Chrissie Hynde, Emma Appleton as Nancy Spungen, and Maisie Williams as punk icon Jordan.
A premiere date has not been announced but production on the series is expected to begin on March 7th.
FX Orders Six-Episode Limited Series from Academy Award(R) Winning Director Danny Boyle
Pistol...
- 1/13/2021
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
An inter-generational zombie horror-comedy, an Alan Partridge-presented travelogue, Rowan Atkinson fighting a bee… 2021 British TV comedy is a broad church, and that’s before we’ve come to all the stand-ups slicing up their Edinburgh shows into streaming half-hours and Daisy May Cooper playing a 17th century witch. Here’s the info about those new shows and more.
This list will be kept updated through the year as new commissions, casting and release dates arrive. Here’s a look back at the new British comedies that arrived in 2020, here are the new British dramas on their way this year, and here are 2021’s best returning British TV series.
And Did Those Feet
In addition to a second series for The One Show-spoofing This Time With Alan Partridge, the son of Norwich is back to poke fun at the history TV genre. With a working title of And Did Those Feet,...
This list will be kept updated through the year as new commissions, casting and release dates arrive. Here’s a look back at the new British comedies that arrived in 2020, here are the new British dramas on their way this year, and here are 2021’s best returning British TV series.
And Did Those Feet
In addition to a second series for The One Show-spoofing This Time With Alan Partridge, the son of Norwich is back to poke fun at the history TV genre. With a working title of And Did Those Feet,...
- 1/12/2021
- by Louisa Mellor
- Den of Geek
Danny Boyle is giving iconic punk rock band the Sex Pistols the limited series treatment at FX.
FX announced on Monday that Boyle, the director behind praised films such as “Slumdog Millionaire,” “Steve Jobs,” and “Trainspotting,” will direct and executive produce “Pistol,” a six-episode limited series about the legendary Sex Pistols guitarist Steve Jones. The series is created by Craig Pearce, who serves as co-writer alongside Frank Cottrell Boyce.
“Pistol” stars Toby Wallace as Steve Jones, Anson Boon as John Lydon, Louis Partridge as Sid Vicious, Jacob Slater as Paul Cook, Fabien Frankel as Glen Matlock, Dylan Llewellyn (“Derry Girls”) as Wally Nightingale, Sydney Chandler (“Don’t Worry Darling”) as Chrissie Hynde, Emma Appleton as Nancy Spungen, and Maisie Williams (“Game of Thrones”) as punk icon Jordan.
Per FX, “Pistol,” which is based on Jones’ 2018 memoir, will move from West London’s council estates, to Vivienne Westwood and Malcolm McLaren’s notorious Kings Road Sex shop,...
FX announced on Monday that Boyle, the director behind praised films such as “Slumdog Millionaire,” “Steve Jobs,” and “Trainspotting,” will direct and executive produce “Pistol,” a six-episode limited series about the legendary Sex Pistols guitarist Steve Jones. The series is created by Craig Pearce, who serves as co-writer alongside Frank Cottrell Boyce.
“Pistol” stars Toby Wallace as Steve Jones, Anson Boon as John Lydon, Louis Partridge as Sid Vicious, Jacob Slater as Paul Cook, Fabien Frankel as Glen Matlock, Dylan Llewellyn (“Derry Girls”) as Wally Nightingale, Sydney Chandler (“Don’t Worry Darling”) as Chrissie Hynde, Emma Appleton as Nancy Spungen, and Maisie Williams (“Game of Thrones”) as punk icon Jordan.
Per FX, “Pistol,” which is based on Jones’ 2018 memoir, will move from West London’s council estates, to Vivienne Westwood and Malcolm McLaren’s notorious Kings Road Sex shop,...
- 1/12/2021
- by Tyler Hersko
- Indiewire
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