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BBC Studios has announced the titles coming to BritBox in August 2025, which include a range of new BritBox Originals and classic British fare. BritBox is a digital video subscription service offering the largest collection of British TV in the U.S. and Canada.

The August lineup continues to spotlight the work of BAFTA-winning writer Sally Wainwright with the debut of Last Tango in Halifax and Happy Valley. They join a growing lineup of her acclaimed works – Scott & Bailey and At Home with the Braithwaites – all streaming now. Explore the full lineup before her next release, Riot Women, coming soon to BritBox.

Last Tango in Halifax

From August 26 through September 4, BritBox’s “Crime Spree” will debut a curated mix of full season and single-episode drops from some of the UK’s most gripping crime series. Fans can look forward to Sister Boniface Mysteries, Second Sight, Dublin Murders and more, offering...

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Foundation is an epic sci-fi drama series co-created by David S. Goyer and Josh Friedman. Based on the Foundation book series by Isaac Asimov, the Apple TV+ series is set in the far future where humans have conquered the galaxy and are ruled by the Galactic Empire. It revolves around Hari Sheldon, a mathematician and developer of psychohistory, who predicts that the empire will fall, sending humanity to the dark ages. Foundation stars Jared Harris, Lee Pace, Lou Llobell, Leah Harvey, Laura Birn, Terrence Mann, Cassian Bilton, Cherry Jones, Brandon P. Bell, and Alexander Siddig. So, if you loved the epic sci-fi adventure, complex storyline, and compelling characters in Foundation, here are some similar shows you should check out next.

Dune: Prophecy (HBO Max & Rent on Prime Video) Credit – Max

Dune: Prophecy is a sci-fi drama series co-developed...

Wicked, Oscar winner Anora, seasons 2 of Poker Face, starring Natasha Lyonne, and Landman, featuring Billy Bob Thornton, Demi Moore, Andy Garcia, and Sam Elliott, season 3 of Tulsa King, starring Sylvester Stallone, as well as Dexter: Resurrection with Michael C. Hall are among the high-profile titles coming to European streaming service SkyShowtime this year.

The streaming joint venture of Comcast and Paramount Global unveiled its slate, including new and exclusive series and first-run Hollywood films, on Tuesday. SkyShowtime also said that “a record number of local originals” will be coming to the service this year.

Among other TV hits, the fourth season of Mayor of Kingstown, starring Jeremy Renner, and season 2 of Seth MacFarlane’s comedy Ted are part of the content lineup for SkyShowtime this year, along with such fresh fare as mystery All Her Fault, starring Sarah Snook and Dakota Fanning, adventure series Atomic with Alfie Allen and Samira Wiley,...

First Pics Land Of Tom Hollander & Niamh Algar In Sky’s ‘The Iris Affair’

First pics have landed of Tom Hollander and Niamh Algar in Sky’s The Iris Affair from Neil Cross. The tense thriller follows enigmatic genius Iris Nixon (Algar), who cracks a string of complex online puzzles and is led to a piazza in Florence where she meets charismatic entrepreneur Cameron Beck (Hollander). He invites her to come and work for him to unlock a powerful and top-secret piece of technology. The show comes from the creator of Luther and is one of Sky’s buzziest upcoming dramas. More pics can be viewed below. It is made by Sky Studios and Fremantle. The Iris Affair will launch later this year.

BBC Adapting ‘Crookhaven’

The BBC is adapting J.J. Arcanjo’s Crookhaven as a kids TV series. The family adventure show is set at mysterious Crookhaven School where...

On Sunday 4 May 2025, ITV broadcasts Malpractice!

Season 2 Episode 1 Episode Summary

The upcoming episode of “Malpractice,” airing on ITV, promises to deliver a gripping storyline that explores the challenges faced by medical professionals. In this episode, Dr. James Ford, a psychiatric registrar, finds himself in a difficult situation during a hectic on-call shift.

As the episode unfolds, Dr. Ford must navigate the demands of his job while dealing with two very different patients. One is a new mother who comes in for a routine postnatal check-up, while the other is a woman experiencing severe psychosis. The pressure mounts as Dr. Ford has to make critical decisions that could impact both women’s lives.

The tension in the episode builds as Dr. Ford weighs his options. The stakes are high, and the consequences of his choices are unpredictable. Viewers can expect emotional moments and moral dilemmas as Dr. Ford strives to balance...

Applications are now open for the 22nd edition of Screen International’s Screen Stars of Tomorrow, our annual portfolio of new talent from the UK and Ireland.

The submissions window is open from April 16 until May 30, 2025.

Applications are open to UK and Irish citizens and long-term residents of either country. There is no upper or lower age limit, but applicants should be at an early stage in their film career, demonstrate exceptional promise and be ready to progress to the next level.

Applicants should use this Google Form and need to attach a brief bio, a headshot and contact details...

Written by Dom Lenoir of The Filmmakers Podcast

There’s no doubt that Adolescence is a massive success. What started as a pitch for another “one-take” concept, following the success of Boiling Point, has quickly turned into a cultural phenomenon and international hit.

So, what is behind the new Netflix show’s meteoric rise? Is it the concept, or just a fad? Perhaps it really is just great “drama.”

I had the pleasure of talking to some of the talented creatives behind Philip Barantini’s latest hit, Adolescence, last week. I started by chatting with Stephen Graham and Erin Doherty. The buildup to the interviews can be a slightly nerve-wracking experience as you wait silently in a bustling hotel corridor in London, with teams of PR and personnel spread across many rooms, before being thrust into the lights and cameras where your interviewees are waiting. As a filmmaker, I am...

Netflix and Amazon Prime Video are each preparing new documentaries on the murder of Rachel Nickell, the British woman who was killed on Wimbledon Common in July 1992. The case, which was marred by a flawed police investigation, continues to draw interest from filmmakers and true crime audiences.

Netflix has commissioned a three-part series with the working title Wimbledon Common, produced by Blast! Films, the company behind Tsunami: Race Against Time. The series has been in production for several months and is expected to combine documentary elements with dramatized sequences to explore the murder and the investigation’s failures. Netflix has not commented on the project.

Amazon Prime Video has acquired the UK rights to The Wimbledon Killer, a two-part documentary produced by Blink Films. The series includes interviews with detectives who worked on the case and examines missteps in the investigation, including the wrongful accusation of Colin Stagg. International distribution...

Exclusive: The shocking murder of model Rachel Nickell, and the bungled police investigations that followed, continue to be an endless source of fascination for TV producers.

Deadline understands that both Netflix and Amazon Prime Video have lined up documentaries on Nickell, the British woman who was stabbed to death on Wimbledon Common, south-west London, in July 1992.

Netflix has greenlit an original documentary from Blast! Films, the Sky Studios-owned production company behind Nat Geo’s Tsunami: Race Against Time. Netflix declined to comment.

Production has been underway for many months on the three-part series, which has the working title Wimbledon Common. Netflix is expected to mix documentary storytelling with dramatized elements as it examines Nickell’s murder and police failures in catching her killer Robert Napper.

Meanwhile, Amazon Prime Video has acquired the UK rights to The Wimbledon Killer, a two-part series that features interviews with detectives about what went wrong with the investigation,...

One of the first rules Neil Cross gave his team when making Iris, the new thriller series he created for Sky U.K., was that the lead character should never drive a car with a roof. “If Grace Kelly wouldn’t drive it, neither should Iris,” says Cross, laughing.

After spending years in the grime of East London making Luther, the dark cop drama starring Idris Elba as a homicide detective with some very nasty personal demons, Cross was ready for something light and sunny. With Iris, which “to create a different kind of show… something my wife and I could enjoy with a glass of wine on the sofa.”

Iris exchanges Luther‘s cold and cloudy London for a sun-drenched Italian countryside — the show was shot largely in Sardina — and takes inspiration from the British spy and adventure shows of Cross’ youth, think The Saint or The Persuaders!, for its chase thriller plot line.

Fremantle is readying to unleash ‘Sandokan’ onto industry insiders during next week’s London TV Screenings.

“It’s simply a great epic adventure, based on a known IP. It’s ‘Poldark’ meets ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’,” enthuses CEO Commercial and International Jens Richter, promising action, adventure and some good old-fashioned pirating.

Starring Can Yaman (“Daydreamer”), Ed Westwick (“Gossip Girl”) and John Hannah (“Spartacus: Blood and Sand”), it’s based on the series of novels by Emilio Salgari and produced by Fremantle’s Italian content powerhouse Lux Vide. Set in the mid-1800s, it heads to a place inhabited by native Dayak tribes yet dominated by British law. Sandokan is used to fighting for his survival, but one thing catches him by surprise: love.

“There’s a portion of romance,” admits Richter. With each episode set in a different environment, “Sandokan” will “fit the needs of the market perfectly,” he adds.

The glorious Christmas binge is over, our Best TV Shows Of 2024 have been revealed, our Review Of The Year special episode is out in the wild, and now the Pilot TV Podcast is back back back in your ears and ready to guide you through another year of peak TV! To kick things off in this, our first show of 2025, we have a brace of banging guests as James Norton and Niamh Algar talk to our very own Kay Ribeiro about playing parents who find out their kids were swapped at birth in ITV drama Playing Nice [27:56 — 42:10 approx.]

Back in the podbooth, James Dyer, Boyd Hilton, and Kay reconvene after the festive break for a doozy of an episode in which our first listener question of 2025 has the team talking about the multifaceted, complex world of producers, executive producers, co-producers, and all sorts of producers. Then, over on the news front,...

At its core, “Playing Nice” deals with a disturbing idea: the scary truth of identities being switched at birth. Despite being sensational, this narrative device reflects viewers’ fears about parenthood and belonging. When Maddie and Pete find out that Theo is not their biological child, they are shocked, and their ideal family is shattered.

This puts them in a maze of moral and emotional problems. With a situation where love is called into question and identity is suddenly malleable, the series skillfully highlights the fragility of familial ties. We see the couple’s confusion as they try to figure out what this new information means, which reflects the larger societal fight with identity in a world that is getting more complicated.

As Miles and Lucy, the other couple caught up in this complicated web of parenthood, are presented to the audience, the plot becomes more complex. Their showing up at...

Things get very tense in the second episode of ITV’s new miniseries. Here’s our Playing Nice episode 2 review.

Episode 1 of Playing Nice ended on the shocking revelation that Miles and Lucy (James McArdle and Jessica Brown Findlay) had filed a lawsuit to try and claim the custody of both Theo and David, the two boys swapped at the hospital as babies. Naturally, this has caused some tension and stress for Pete and Maddie (James Norton and Niamh Algar) as we meet them at the beginning of episode 2.

Pete and Maddie find out the lawsuit was filed eight weeks ago, meaning all the couple’s nice gestures were to manipulate them. In episode 1, Miles and Pete were bonding as a couple of guys, slapping each others’ backs a lot, but that’s all now gone. In fact, Miles is trying to manipulate Theo into thinking Miles is his real daddy.

ITV’s latest mini series dives into the lives of two couples whose babies have been swapped at birth. Here’s our spoiler-free review of Playing Nice episode 1.

It feels like we’ve been spoiled rotten with excellent TV lately. We’ve got Silo, Rivals, Squid Game and a new Doctor Who episode in the last couple months and we’re starting 2025 with a bang too.

Playing Nice is ITV’s latest high profile miniseries. The 4-part show stars James Norton and Niamh Algar as Pete and Madeline, a couple who are informed that their son Theo isn’t biologically theirs. Instead, Theo had been swapped at birth with the baby of another baby. They are Miles and Lucy Lambert (James McArdle and Jessica Brown Findlay) and they insist they want to work out the situation in an amicable way.

If Miles and Lucy had any intention of keeping their promise of keeping things civil,...

ITV’s new thriller, Playing Nice, throws a parental grenade into the lives of two unsuspecting couples. Imagine discovering the toddler you’ve nurtured, loved, and lost sleep over isn’t actually yours. That’s the gut-punch Pete and Maddie, played by James Norton and Niamh Algar, and Miles and Lucy, played by James McArdle and Jessica Brown Findlay, […]

Playing Nice Series Premiere, Sunday, 5 January on ITV1...

To celebrate the airing of Playing Nice, the anticipated new limited series beginning on ITV, we had the pleasure of chatting with the cast of your new thriller obsession and why you should be seeking it out immediately.

Set against a sweeping Cornish landscape, this four-part limited series delves into the lives of two couples (James Norton & Niamh Algar and James McArdle & Jessica Brown Findlay) who discover that their toddlers were switched at birth in a hospital mix-up, and face a horrifying dilemma: do they keep the sons they have raised and loved, or reclaim their biological child?

Chatting with Norton, Algar, and McArdle, we discuss the original book and the translation to screen, the lure of the story for them, the complexities of the characters and their interactions with each other, the questions it raises both morally and emotionally, their working relationships, bringing the tension to the show, what...

ITV’s new mini series Playing Nice, starring James Norton and Niamh Algar, has been scheduled for 5th January. More on it below.

Playing Nice, ITV’s latest big drama series, plays with every parent’s worst nightmare. What if my kid was swapped at the hospital? The four part series stars James Norton and Niamh Algar as parents who find out they left the hospital with the wrong baby years ago. As they meet the parents of their biological son, things start going sideways as they so often do in these things.

Here’s a much more eloquent synopsis: Living a waking nightmare, Pete (James Norton) and Maddie (Niamh Algar) are jettisoned into the world of the other couple; Miles (James McArdle) and Lucy (Jessica Brown Findlay). At first it seems all four are agreed on a solution, but it soon becomes clear that hidden motives are at play.

The plight of unhoused people and the growing epidemic of elderly loneliness and disability hardship are at the center of Tj O’Grady Peyton’s Room Taken. The short film, written by Michael Whelan and executive produced by Colin Farrell, centers on Isaac (Gabriel Adewusi), a newly arrived immigrant to Ireland from Nigeria who struggles to find a stable place to lay his head. He then comes across Victoria (Brid Brennan), a recently widowed elderly blind woman who lives alone and takes the opportunity to secretly stay at her home unnoticed as he awaits news of better accommodations.

In its 17-minute runtime, Room Taken navigates humanist themes such as the hardship faced by asylum seekers and the lack of proper services for the unhoused population in Ireland. It also includes themes of grief and isolation for elderly citizens as they suffer the loss of their partners or experience an onset of disability from aging.

ITV has released the official trailer for the new psychological thriller, ‘Playing Nice,’ starring James Norton and Niamh Algar.

Adapted from the best-selling novel by British thriller author Jp Delaney the series is set against a sweeping Cornish landscape, two couples discover that their toddlers were switched at birth in a hospital mix-up, and face a horrifying dilemma: do they keep the sons they have raised and loved, or reclaim their biological child?

Living a waking nightmare, Pete (James Norton) and Maddie (Niamh Algar) are jettisoned into the world of the other couple; Miles (James McArdle) and Lucy (Jessica Brown Findlay). At first, it seems all four are agreed on a solution, but it soon becomes clear that hidden motives are at play. How far can each couple trust the real parents of their child – or even each other? As Pete and Maddie are stretched to breaking point, they realise...

A parents’ nightmare is captured via new ITV, Studiocanal and Rabbit Track series Playing Nice starring James Norton and Niamh Algar, and you can view the trailer above.

In Playing Nice, Norton and Algar are doting parents Pete and Maddie. They then discover their toddler was switched at birth in a hospital mix-up and face a horrifying dilemma. Living a waking nightmare, they are jettisoned into the world of the other couple; Miles (James McArdle) and Lucy (Jessica Brown Findlay). At first it seems all four are agreed on a solution, but it soon becomes clear that hidden motives are at play.

Based on the Jp Delaney novel and adapted by Grace Ofori-Attah, Playing Nice was one of Studiocanal’s big sells at MIPCOM and comes from Norton and Kitty Kaletsky’s Banijay-backed Rabbit Track Pictures. The Happy Valley star spoke to us a few weeks back about the project,...

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Dune: Prophecy is an epic sci-fi thriller drama series developed by Diane Ademu-John and Alison Schapker. Based on the Great Schools of Dune by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson, the HBO series is set in Denis Villeneuve‘s Dune universe and it revolves around the origins of the Bene Gesserit, a powerful group of women who insert themselves in powerful positions to influence political and religious forces in all of the great houses. Dune: Prophecy stars Emily Watson, Olivia Williams, Travis Fimmel, Jodhi May, Sarah-Sofie Boussnina, Chloe Lea, Chris Mason, and Mark Strong. So, if you loved the epic sci-fi drama, complex stories, and compelling characters in Dune: Prophecy here are some similar shows you should check out next.

Foundation (Apple TV+) Credit – Apple TV+

Foundation is a sci-fi drama series created by David S. Goyer and Josh Friedman.

Sex Education‘s Aimee Lou Wood’s BBC romantic comedy series Film Club has built out cast.

She is penning Film Club with Ralph Davis (House of the Dragon), who is also starring in the show, and added to the cast are Suranne Jones and Nabhaan Rizwan, whose Netflix drama Kaos was recently cancelled. Adam Long and Liv Hill are also starring.

Film Club has commenced filming in Manchester and will air next year on BBC iPlayer and BBC Three and later on ZDFneo in Germany. Gaumont UK is producing, with Fremantle handling international sales. Show was first announced back in February.

Plot follows Evie (Wood), who hasn’t left her home in six months after a ‘wobble’. She runs a film club in her garage as an escape with her best friend Noa (Rizwan) and whoever else turns up.

Exclusive: Here’s an eye-catching deal to kick off Cannes: Hulu has taken U.S. rights to Paris Has Fallen, the StudioCanal series based on Gerard Butler‘s Has Fallen film franchise.

Hulu plans to premiere the drama, which stars Spiral actor Tewfik Jallab, later this year after it made a strong debut in France, where it has become a top-three original on Canal+.

StudioCanal has closed a string of other deals for Paris Has Fallen, including with Amazon Prime Video in the UK and Ireland, and Sbs in Australia. The eight-part series is a co-production with Zdf, which will house the show in Germany.

Paris Has Fallen is made by StudioCanal, War of the Worlds producer Urban Myth Films, and two companies behind the film franchise: Millennium Media and Butler’s G-base. Eclectic Pictures is also attached.

Jallab plays Vincent Taleb, a protection officer to a French Minister, who...

Exclusive: Game of Thrones alums Kristofer Hivju and Harry Lloyd have boarded Iris, the Sky thriller from Luther creator Neil Cross.

Hivju will play Jensen Lind, a tortured genius and brilliant scientist, while Lloyd is Hugo Pym, an immaculately composed mystery man who takes on a senior position within The Money, the group that bankrolled lead Cameron McIntyre’s project.

The pair, who played Tormund Giantsbane and Viserys Targaryen respectively in Game of Thrones, are joined in Cross’s series by Marco Leonardi, Angela Bruce (Silver Haze, Doctor Who) and Lorenzo De Moor (A Simple Favor 2, Dolce Fine Giornata). They join the previously announced Tom Hollander and Niamh Algar, who will play the title character and Cameron McIntyre respectively, along with Meréana Tomlinson (The Trials), Sacha Dhawan, Maya Sansa, Peter Sullivan and Debi Mazar (Younger,...

Rebel Ridge is a crime action thriller film written and directed by Jeremy Saulnier. The Netflix film is set in the town of Shelby Springs and it follows the story of Terry Richmond, a former marine as he comes to town to post bail for his cousin but when his savings are unlawfully taken by corrupt local police officers led by Chief Sandy Burnne, he decides to fight against the ones spreading corruption. Rebel Ridge stars Aaron Pierre in the lead role with Don Johnson, AnnaSophia Robb, David Denman, Steve Zissis, Dana Lee, and James Cromwell starring in supporting roles. So, if you loved the brutal action, thrilling story, and compelling characters in Netflix’s Rebel Ridge here are some similar movies you should check out next.

Wrath of Man (Rent on Prime Video) Credit – MGM

Wrath of Man is an action thriller drama film directed by Guy Ritchie from a screenplay co-written by Ritchie,...

When Tom Hollander took on the role of Truman Capote in Season 2 of Ryan Murphy’s Anthology Series, Feud: Capote vs. The Swans, it wasn’t the first time he’d contemplated playing the famously acerbic New York writer—some years ago he had auditioned for a different version of the role. Now, in portraying Capote’s complex and self-destructive spiral into alcoholism and isolation, written by Jon Robin Baitz, Hollander describes an experience so profoundly immersive that he himself has not yet been able to watch it. Speaking from Rome where he is currently shooting Iris—the upcoming drama series from Luther creator Neil Cross—Hollander explains his process for Feud and the impact of embodying a gay man with the courage to live out and proud in an unaccepting society.

Deadline: You’re in the middle of a shoot right now. What can you tell me about it?...

In the third episode of the Starz limited series “Mary & George,” Julianne Moore’s Mary, Countess of Buckingham, who is hell-bent on amassing power among the royal ranks, makes her first visit to the court of King James I (Tony Curran). When she arrives in a garish purple silk gown, her face painted a ghastly white and cheeks crudely rouged like a clown, the courtiers point and laugh. Absorbing their scornful looks, she makes her way to Lady Hatton, a formidable adversary played by Nicola Walker, who quips, “Who dressed you? A prostitute?”

Well, yes, in fact.

Nicola Walker (center) (Starz)

In an earlier scene, we see Mary’s sex worker confidante Sandie (Niamh Algar) help her get into costume. Mary is no fool. Though it’s never spelled out explicitly, it is strongly suggested that she plotted her fashion faux pas to attract the attention of the king...

The medical thriller Malpractice makes its debut on Channel 7 and 7plus with a double episode premiere. This gripping series looks at the pressures and politics of hospital life, focusing on Dr Lucinda Edwards, a skilled and resilient doctor who finds herself in a dire situation. In the first episode, Dr Lucinda Edwards (Niamh Algar), […]

UK Medical Thriller Malpractice Premieres Sunday 28 July on Channel 7...

The Decameron is a medieval black comedy series created by Kathleen Jordan. Based on the 14th-century Italian short-story collection of the same name by author Giovanni Boccaccio, the Netflix series is set in 1348, when the Black Death was destroying Florence. It follows the story of a few nobles who lock themselves away with servants in a countryside villa. In the beginning, everything goes swimmingly but soon something turns their retreat into a fight for survival. The Decameron stars Zosia Mamet, Saoirse-Monica Jackson, Tanya Reynolds, Amar Chadha-Patel, Leila Farzad, Lou Gala, Karan Gill, Tony Hale, Douggie McMeekin, and Jessica Plummer. So, if you love the wild comedy and historic setting in The Decameron, here are some similar shows you could watch next.

The Great (Hulu & Rent on Prime Video) Credit – Hulu

The Great is a historical dark comedy-drama series created by Tony McNamara. The Hulu series follows the story of a...

Screen International has unveiled the 2024 line-up for Stars of Tomorrow, which spotlights the most talented up-and-coming actors and filmmakers in the UK and Ireland.

Now in its 21st edition, the annual talent showcase has an unparalleled track record for identifying emerging UK and Irish talent, both in front of and behind the camera, since its launch in 2004.

This year’s cohort includes Bridgerton star Florence Hunt, Tosin Cole, who appeared in Doctor Who and Rapman’s upcoming Supacell, Hoard lead Saura Lightfoot‑Leon, Baby Reindeer creator Richard Gadd and Alison Oliver, who played a key role in Saltburn.

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Julianne Moore seems to be having a blast in limited series “Mary & George” (Starz). But carrying a seven-part period royal dramedy is not easy. The Oscar-winning film actress (“Still Alice”) rarely does television (“Lisey’s Story”) — she started her career as a regular on “As the World Turns” — but Mary Villiers, the Machiavellian court-scheming mother of the series, was irresistible.

Moore was attracted to showrunner D.C. Moore’s scripts, she said during a recent interview with IndieWire over Zoom. “That very first scene where you find her giving birth to this child and saying, ‘Why should I keep you? Your life’s gonna be worthless?’ was arresting,” Moore said.

“The character leapt off the page,” she continued. “This person who didn’t seem to have any kind of filter at all. She speaks everything that she’s feeling, which is unusual. It had this tone to it that was almost comedic at times,...

Exclusive: Producers behind the BBC’s Lost Boys & Fairies are hopeful that the heartwarming show can re-spin narratives around adoption, as they reveal they are working with White Lotus star Will Sharpe and Censor director Prano Bailey-Bond on new projects.

Welsh playwright Daf James’ debut premieres Monday and This is England alums Bekki Wray-Rogers, Jessica Brown Meek and Libby Durdy, who run the show’s production outfit Duck Soup Films, said nuanced representation was integral to the story about a gay couple adopting for the first time.

Wray-Rogers is an adopter and said she wanted to turn the tables on previous representations of adoption in TV and movies.

“The trail of adoption so far has very much been about people being stolen away and that’s not really what it is,” she told Deadline. “People should know that adoption is a really great thing and there should be this...

Network: Starz

Episodes: Seven (hour)

Seasons: One

TV show dates: April 5, 2024 -- May 17, 2024

Series status: limited series

Performers include: Julianne Moore and Nicholas Galitzine, with Nicola Walker, Niamh Algar, Trine Dyrholm, Sean Gilder, Adrian Rawlins, Mark O'Halloran, Laurie Davidson, Samuel Blenkin, Jacob McCarthy, Tom Victor, Alice Grant, Amelia Gething, Mirren Mack, Rina Mahoney, and Simon Russell Beale.

TV show description:      

A historical drama series, the Mary & George TV show was written by D.C. Moore, inspired by Benjamin Woolley's nonfiction book The King's Assassin.

In 17th century England, Mary Villiers (Moore), the ruthless Countess of Buckingham, molds her beautiful, charismatic, and naïve son, George (Galitzine), to seduce King James I (Curran) and become his all-powerful lover. Through outrageous scheming, the pair rise from humble...

[This story contains spoilers from the series finale of Mary & George.]

Nicholas Galitzine likens the story of George Villiers — the dashing Duke of Buckingham he plays in Mary & George, based on the real-life lover of King James I of England — to that of Icarus, the Greek mythological character whose unbridled ego and ambition led to his untimely end.

Across seven episodes of the bawdy and soapy Starz period drama, George transforms, under the tutelage of his cunning mother Mary Villiers (Julianne Moore), from a callow young adult into the de facto ruler of England, who uses his close connection to the mercurial monarch (Tony Curran) to advance his own political agenda.

In the series finale, George’s insatiable lust for power reaches a point of no return. After negotiations break down in the proposed marriage between James’ son, Prince Charles (Samuel Blenkin), and Infanta Maria Anna of Spain over Charles’ refusal to convert from Protestantism to Catholicism, George...

Gemma Arterton has joined the cast of Carl Tibbetts’s comic crime thriller Sweet Dreams.

Aimee Lou-Wood, Niamh Algar, Nick Frost, Paapa Essiedu and Billy Howle are also set to star, as previously announced.

Metro International Entertainment continues world sales at Cannes, with the film to shoot later this year. Producers are Matthew James Wilkinson and Patrick Tolan for the UK’s Stigma Films, alongside co-producer Jamie Harvey.

The thriller unfurls in the decaying English seaside town of Claypole, where a local property developer is swindled out of a million pounds, triggering a chain of grisly and murderous events.

Major...

While many young actors are trying to get their break in Hollywood by starring in coming-of-age or young-adult movies, Barry Keoghan is one of the unique actors in the industry who are continuously choosing edgy films one after another and along the way he is proving his acting chops to almost every person in the world. The Irish actor appeared in Marvel superhero flick Eternals and then took on the role of Batman’s most famous villain, the Joker, in the new Matt Reeves film The Batman. The young actor has also worked with multiple accomplished industry directors like Christopher Nolan, Emerald Fennell, and Yorgos Lanthimos. So, if you think you are also slowly becoming a fan of this guy check out these 10 movies that are his best.

10. Eternals (Disney+ & Rent on Prime Video) Credit – Marvel Studios

Eternals is a Marvel Cinematic Universe superhero film directed by Oscar-winning director Chloé Zhao.

Fresh off delivering a follow-up to his thriller, Luther, with last year's sequel, Luther: The Fallen Star, writer and creator Neil Cross has announced a new Sky Original thriller series, Iris, as his next project. The cast for the eight-episode series will be led by Tom Hollander and Niamh Algar as part of a co-production between Sky Studios and Fremantle. The series is set to start filming in Sardinia, Italy this month, and has been described as unapologetically exciting and a "sun-drenched chase thriller." Per the logline, Iris will follow a rootless but enigmatic genius, Iris Nixon played by Algar, who steals a code from a charming philanthropist, Hollander's Cameron McIntyre before vanishing. The series' official description adds, "Armed only with her lethal intelligence and chameleonic charm, the clock is ticking for her to work out what the code could unleash before she is found."...

Tom Hollander and Niamh Algar are set to lead “Iris,” a new Sky Original drama from “Luther” creator Neil Cross. It is a Sky Studios and Fremantle co-production.

“‘Iris’ is a sun-drenched chase thriller about a rootless and enigmatic genius, Iris Nixon who steals a code from charming philanthropist Cameron McIntyre and goes on the run,” reads the logline. “Armed only with her lethal intelligence and chameleonic charm, the clock is ticking for her to work out what the code could unleash before she is found.”

Algar (“Mary & George”) stars as Nixon, a social media manager and puzzle addict who spends her free time solving complex riddles. When she stumbles across a post online about a highly secretive code, she puts herself forward to try and crack it – leading her straight to Cameron McIntyre (Hollander). But all is not as it seems and — realizing she has unwittingly unlocked a powerful...

Niamh Algar (Mary & George) and Tom Hollander (Feud: Capote vs. The Swans) are leading a Sky thriller series about a code-breaking genius from Luther creator Neil Cross.

Described by its creator as “unapologetically exciting,” Iris will start shooting later this month in Sardinia and follow the titular character, a rootless and enigmatic genius who steals a code from charming philanthropist Cameron McIntyre (Hollander) and goes on the run. Armed only with her lethal intelligence and chameleonic charm, the clock is ticking for her to work out what the code could unleash before she is found.

Joining the cast alongside Algar and Hollander are newcomer Meréana Tomlinson (The Trials), Sacha Dhawan, Maya Sansa, Peter Sullivan and Debi Mazar (Younger, Entourage).

Algar is well known to Sky viewers having recently appeared as Sandie in period drama Mary & George. Hollander...

Niamh Algar and Tom Hollander will lead the cast for Iris, a new Sky original thriller series that will begin filming this month in Sardinia.

Algar, of Mary & George and The Virtues, and Hollander (The White Lotus, Feud: Capote vs. The Swans), will lead the cast of what is described as a “sun-drenched chase thriller.”

The eight-episode series follows “a rootless but enigmatic genius, Iris Nixon (Algar) who steals a code from a charming philanthropist (Hollander) before vanishing.” A countdown to her capture begins as she attempts to find out just what the code could unleash.

Luther creator Neil Cross will serve as writer, creator and showrunner, while and Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul director Terry McDonough will be the lead director.

“All I wanted to do was to make a show I wanted to watch,” Cross said of the Sky Studios and Fremantle co-production. “‘Iris’ is an unapologetically exciting,...

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A historical drama series airing on the Starz cable channel, the Mary & George TV show stars Julianne Moore and Nicholas Galitzine, with Nicola Walker, Niamh Algar, Trine Dyrholm, Sean Gilder, Adrian Rawlins, Mark O'Halloran, Laurie Davidson, Samuel Blenkin, Jacob McCarthy, Tom Victor, Alice Grant, Amelia Gething, Mirren Mack, Rina Mahoney, and Simon Russell Beale. In 17th century England, Mary Villiers (Moore), the ruthless...

Cillian Murphy obtained one of acting’s most coveted achievements when he won an Oscar for his leading role in “Oppenheimer.” But his award season run for the acclaimed Christopher Nolan film didn’t end with his big night at the Dolby Theater. The Irish actor went on to receive his home country’s highest acting honor on Sunday at the Irish Film and TV Academy Awards when he won the Lead Actor — Film category for “Oppenheimer.”

The ceremony honored the best Irish film and television of 2023, with Pat Collins’ “That They May Face the Rising Sun” winning Best Film. Other notable winners included Paul Mescal taking Supporting Actor for “All of Us Strangers” and Alison Oliver winning Supporting Actress for “Saltburn.”

Keep reading for a complete list of winners from the 2024 Irish Film and TV Academy Awards.

Best Film

“Double Blind”

“Flora and Son”

“Lies We Tell”

“Lola”

“That They May Face the Rising Sun...

Cillian Murphy, Kin season two and Paul Mescal were among the winners of the Irish Film & Television Awards 2024, which were handed out during a ceremony in Dublin on Saturday.

Lies We Tell, about an orphaned teenage heiress in 19th-century Ireland who is forced to embrace the dark legacy of her family, led the nominations for the movie portion of the awards with 13 and went home with three. It was followed by That They May Face the Rising Sun, which took home the best film prize, and Double Blind, with 11 each. Rising Sun is an adaptation of John McGahern’s novel about passion, war and migration, while Double Blind is a horror film about an experimental drug trial that goes wrong.

Among the lead acting nominees were such big names as Murphy, Barry Keoghan, Andrew Scott, Pierce Brosnan, Saoirse Ronan, Eve Hewson and Jessie Buckley. Murphy took home the best actor...

“I had heard things about King James being gay, or, you know, sleeping with men, because gay is not a term that they would have used [at the time],” said D.C. Moore about the genesis of Starz’s lavish historical drama, Mary & George. However, the creator of the limited series never fully grasped the full scale of the king’s interactions until he was handed author Benjamin Woolley’s compelling book, The King’s Assassin. The tone so perfectly captured the mood of the early 16th century and how the eccentric king engaged in many a folly while also trying to maintain peace and his political status.

D.C. Moore’s version of this true story is a rapturous, slick, sharply executed historical drama for Starz with Julianne Moore (May December) at the helm. Moore stars as Mary Villiers, who, hoping to rise above her station, convinces her attractive son, George, to seduce...

Exclusive: In Playing Nice James Norton stars as Pete, a doting dad who finds out his son was switched at birth, giving him a different kind of hero to portray. “He’s a kind of small hero,” Norton told Deadline. “Unlike most of the characters I’ve played, he’s very likable, very amenable and recognizable. There’s a simplicity to him, which I hadn’t really played before, and a likability and quietness that made him feel very real.”

The adaptation of the Jp Delaney novel is produced by Studiocanal and Rabbit Track Pictures, the indie Norton set up with Kitty Kaletsky in 2019. It will bow on ITV in the UK and play on Canal+ in France. Studiocanal is handling international sales and will launch the series internationally this week in Cannes at MIPTV.

The baby-switch at the center of the story sets up an horrific dilemma for both...

An ambitious mother and son work to conquer the court of England in the Mary & George TV show on Starz. As we all know, Nielsen ratings typically play a big role in determining whether a TV show like Mary & George is cancelled or renewed for season two. Unfortunately, most of us do not live in Nielsen households. Because many viewers feel frustrated when their viewing habits and opinions aren't considered, we invite you to rate all of the first season episodes of Mary & George here.

A Starz historical drama series, the Mary & George TV show stars Julianne Moore and Nicholas Galitzine, with Nicola Walker, Niamh Algar, Trine Dyrholm, Sean Gilder, Adrian Rawlins, Mark O'Halloran, Laurie Davidson, Samuel Blenkin, Jacob McCarthy, Tom Victor, Alice Grant, Amelia Gething, Mirren Mack,...

“Mary & George” plunges viewers into the scandal-ridden Court of England, and introduces one scheming mother and son who can’t wait to get their hands on it.

Inspired by a scandalous true story, Julianne Moore and Nicholas Galitzine star as Mary and George in the new Starz drama, a power-hungry mother and son who plot to creep up royal ranks by seducing King James I (Tony Curran).

The new drama series, which premieres April 5, follows George’s evolution from a naive romantic to an unapologetic mischief-maker as he sets his sights on becoming the king’s lover.

Find out how to watch the scandalous drama and get all the details on the “Mary & George” episode release schedule below.

When does “Mary & George” premiere?”

The new drama premieres on Friday, April 5 on Starz.

What time are new episodes streaming on Starz?

New episodes will drop at midnight on Fridays on the Starz app.

Oscar winner Julianne Moore (Still Alice) and Nicholas Galitzine lead the cast of Starz’s new period drama Mary & George. Episode one, “The Second Son,” premieres on April 5, 2024 at 9pm Et/Pt and finds Moore as Mary Villiers plotting how to improve her family’s standing.

The cast also includes Tony Curran (Mayflies) as King James I, Nicola Walker (The Split) as Lady Hatton, Niamh Algar (The Wonder) as Sandie, Trine Dyrholm (The Legacy) as Queen Anne, and Sean Gilder (Slow Horses) as Sir Thomas Compton. Adrian Rawlins (Living) plays Sir Edward Coke, Mark O’Halloran (The Miracle Club) is Sir Francis Bacon, Laurie Davidson (Masters of the Air) is Earl of Somerset, Samuel Blenkin (The Witcher: Blood Origin) is Prince Charles, and Jacob McCarthy (Sas: Rogue Heroes) as Kit Villiers.

“The Second Son” Plot: Mary Villiers develops a cunning plan to transform her family’s fortunes forever, but first,...

Mary & George offers a comical and scandalous look at 17th-century English royalty, with a stellar cast bringing real-life characters to the small screen. The Starz miniseries, led by Julianne Moore and Nicholas Galitzine, delves into the historical love affair between George Villiers and King James VI. With a large ensemble including Tony Curran, the series offers a mix of drama and comedy in British history, akin to popular royal dramas like The Great.

Mary & George takes a comical and scandalous look at 17th-century English royalty, with a dazzling cast portraying various real-life characters. The Starz miniseries, which released its first episode in the United States on April 5, 2024, boasts a large cast to bring the drama of British history to the small screen. Created by D.C. Moore (Not Safe for Work), Mary & George has been hailed a replacement for series like The Tudors, with the sort of comedy...