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Exclusive: Extraordinary star Máiréad Tyers has joined the cast of Obituary as cameras roll on season two of the dark comedy crime drama. The series, from Apc Studios (UK) and Irish indie Magamedia, is for Irish pubcaster RTÉ and Hulu in the U.S. Bafta-nominated Tyers will star alongside returning lead actress Siobhán Cullen (The Dry).

The show plays on Netflix in the UK. It follows Elvira (Cullen), a young woman obsessed with death who writes obituaries for a local newspaper. Without enough bodies to fill the required column inches, she resorts to murder.

Season 2 will film in County Donegal. It sees Elvira struggling with the death of her beloved father. Again, she seeks relief in killing, but is beaten to the act by a mysterious new murderer in town. A local cop, Detective Rose (Noni Stapleton), suspects Elvira of the crime, which in this case she hasn’t committed.

Paapa Essiedu, Emmy and BAFTA nominee for “I May Destroy You,” will be the guest lead for season 2 of BBC One, Heyday Television and NBCUniversal International Studios’ hit thriller series “The Capture.”

Essiedu, whose credits also include “Gangs of London” and “Anne Boleyn,” will play Isaac Turner, a young rising star member of U.K. parliament with ambitions for the very top, opposite returning series lead Holliday Grainger.

Indira Varma and Andy Nyman will also join the season, with Ron Perlman (“Hand of God”), Ben Miles (“Devils”), Lia Williams (“The Crown”), Cavan Clerkin (“The Last Kingdom”), Ginny Holder (“MotherFatherSon”) and Nigel Lindsay (“The Salisbury Poisonings”) reprising their roles from the first season.

Created and written by Ben Chanan, the new season is set in a Britain is under siege rife with hacked news feeds, manipulated media, and interference in politics. Entrenched in the U.K. ‘Correction’ unit, Dci Rachel Carey...

Paapa Essiedu (I May Destroy You), Indira Varma (Game Of Thrones) and Andy Nyman (Hanna) are joining the cast for the second season of BBC One crime drama The Capture.

Holliday Grainger will return as the lead alongside Ron Perlman, Ben Miles, Lia Williams, Nigel Lindsay, Cavan Clerkin and Ginny Holder.

The second season of the BBC One, Heyday Television and NBCUniversal International Studios’ series is due to begin filming imminently, according to the partners.

According to the synopsis, the drama will reveal “a Britain under siege: hacked news feeds, manipulated media, and interference in politics. Entrenched in the UK’s own ‘Correction’ unit, Dci Rachel Carey (Grainger) finds herself in the middle of a new conspiracy – with a new target. But how can she solve this case when she can’t even trust her closest colleagues?”

Essiedu will play Isaac Turner, a young rising star MP with ambitions for the very top.

Ongoing Covid-19 restrictions end plans for hybrid.

The Dublin International Film Festival (Diff) has abandoned plans to host a hybrid event in March and will instead move entirely online due to ongoing Covid-19 restrictions.

The 19th edition of the festival was due to run March 3-14, with plans to mix cinema, drive-in and virtual screenings, closing with the world premiere of Rachel Carey comedy Deadly Cuts.

But with cinemas in Ireland remaining closed due to the virus crisis and lockdown restrictions extended this week until March 5, festival organisers have taken the decision to move all activity to its new online platform.

The Capture is a thrilling British series about Shaun Emery, a military man who gets acquitted on charges of allegedly executing a prisoner of war without cause, based on the argument of faulty video evidence. But then finds himself back in the clutches of law enforcement when CCTV video the very same night of his release shows him assaulting and kidnapping a missing woman. Except he swears up and down that he didn't do what was shown in the footage.

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And so begins the cat and mouse game between Shaun and Di Rachel Carey, whose career and promotion hinges on catching the fugitive. Except as new facts emerge, she starts to suspect that something else is going on and that Emery might actually be innocent. It's a gripping watch of just six seasons. With a second season already commissioned, here...

After watching The Capture, you'll never look at surveillance the same way. The stars of the Peacock original made this very point on Friday as they opened up about the British crime-drama for Comic-Con@Home. For those unfamiliar with the plot, The Capture stars Holliday Grainger as Detective Inspector Rachel Carey, who is tasked with arresting Lance Corporal Shaun Emery (Callum Turner) for a crime that was allegedly captured on camera. "I've definitely started noticing cameras more than I did before," Famke Janssen, who plays Jessica Mallory, said during the panel. "And I'm incredibly private as a person! I don't do social media or anything…just to protect my...

Yes, we are inundated with streaming options.

Instead of the promise of all of our content being easier to navigate, not to mention less expensive, there is more to keep track of than ever before.

NBCUniversal's Peacock arrives to the public on Wednesday, July 15. Free for all with ads, to watch their originals, you'll need one of their premium plans. One has ads, and the other is ad-free.

We know services are always worth the additional cost for the ad-free versions. After all, with all the content available, time is essential.

But is one of the premium tiers worth the extra money?

Upon launch, there will be four scripted originals for adults.

They include Peacock's flagship show, Brave New World, based on the novel by Aldus Huxley, The Capture, a conspiracy thriller from the UK, Intelligence, a comedy from Nick Mohammed starring David Schwimmer, and Psych 2: Lassie Come Home.

The Capture is fundamentally a show about screens. Screens are the first things viewers see as the series heads behind the scenes at a CCTV control center where workers remotely take in something horrific happening on the streets of London.

Those same CCTV cameras and the screens they broadcast to are ever-present throughout the show’s six episodes, which tell the story of U.K. Special Forces Lance Corporal Shaun Emery (Callum Turner) who was failed by video surveillance technology once before and may be on the verge of being failed by it once again. The Capture wrapped up its compelling run in October of last year on BBC One. Now it’s set to thrill American audiences when it is included with new NBCUniversal streaming service Peacock at launch.

Given The Capture’s preoccupation with screens, four of the show’s stars spoke with Den of Geek about their own respective relationships with television.

Get ready to "binge the hell" out of The Capture! The conspiracy crime thriller hits Peacock Wednesday, July 15 and E! News has exclusive scoop straight from stars Callum Turner and Holliday Grainger on why the series will be your next TV obsession. Callum plays British soldier Shaun Emery, whose name comes to national attention when his conviction for a murder in Afghanistan is overturned due to flawed video evidence. When damning surveillance footage from a night out in London comes to light, detective Rachel Carey (Grainger) is drafted to investigate Shaun's alleged crime and bring about justice. As Emery fights for his freedom (and for the truth), Carey quickly...

Ahead of its nationwide launch next month, Peacock released trailers for all of its original series that debut with the newest streaming service.

This first wave of Peacock originals includes the streamer’s “Brave New World” adaptation, the “Psych” movie sequel “Psych 2: Lassie Come Home,” new drama “The Capture,” David Schwimmer workplace comedy “Intelligence,” the documentary film “In Deep with Ryan Lochte,” unscripted series “Lost Speedways,” and kids’ shows “Cleopatra in Space,” “Where’s Waldo?” and “Curious George.”

Premiere dates for future Peacock originals, including a new “Saved By the Bell,” will be announced later this year.

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Peacock became available to Comcast — NBCU’s parent company — subscribers on April 15. When it launches nationally July 15, Peacock will have two separate tiers of service, both of which will be free to Comcast, as well as Cox, subscribers. The paid tier,...

The case continues for The Capture. BBC has renewed the British TV show for a second season ahead of its U.S. debut on Peacock. Season two will be written by creator Ben Chanan.

The thriller drama begins "with the unjust arrest of an innocent man — played by Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald’s Callum Turner — and escalated into a multi-layered conspiracy of manipulated evidence. Holliday Grainger’s Detective Inspector Rachel Carey is drafted in to investigate the case and she quickly learns that the truth can sometimes be a matter of perspective."

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U.K. broadcaster BBC has ordered a second season of surveillance thriller “The Capture,” executive produced by “Harry Potter” producer David Heyman and starring Holliday Grainger. The show’s first season, produced by Heyday Television and NBCUniversal Intl. Studios, will premiere in the U.S. on NBCU’s new streaming service Peacock on July 15.

The first season was a hit for flagship channel BBC One, growing its audience across the season, and it was the biggest new title of 2019 on BBC streaming platform iPlayer. It has had over 22 million requests on the platform to date.

Season one averaged 7.7 million viewers across the season on all devices (28-day consolidated viewing data). This was more than double its average overnight figure (3.4 million), with an increase of 127%.

Grainger returns as Rachel Carey for the second season, which is set to follow season one’s shock ending where Carey seemingly joined forces with the...

The BBC has commissioned a second season of Heyday Television and NBCUniversal International Studios’ spy drama The Capture.

The surveillance thriller, which will premiere on NBCUniversal streamer Peacock in the U.S. on July 15, was a hit in the UK, becoming BBC iPlayer’s biggest new title of 2019. It has racked up 22M views on the streaming service to date.

Season 1 began with the unjust arrest of an innocent man — played by Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald’s Callum Turner — and escalated into a multi-layered conspiracy of manipulated evidence. Holliday Grainger’s Detective Inspector Rachel Carey is drafted in to investigate the case and she quickly learns that the truth can sometimes be a matter of perspective.

Grainger returns as Carey for the six-part second season, with events picking up from the end of Season 1 when the detective seemingly joined forces with a shadowy correction team she had previously sought to expose.

When Peacock opens to consumers, it will have a wealth of original content.

NBCUniversal’s new streaming service, today announced its original content that will be available to stream on July 15, 2020, when the service launches nationally.

Peacock Premium customers can stream all first season episodes of Brave New World, The Capture, Intelligence and Lost Speedways; sports documentary In Deep with Ryan Lochte; and the entire full-length film Psych 2: Lassie Come Home on July 15.

Additionally, Peacock Kids is home to new episodes of Curious George and two original series from DreamWorks Animation: Cleopatra in Space and Where’s Waldo?.

Premiere dates for future Peacock Originals and exclusive content will be announced later this year.

“Our variety of Peacock Originals at launch demonstrates how we deliver timely and timeless content – no matter the genre or format,” said Bill McGoldrick, President of Original Content, Peacock.

“We’re proud to establish our voice...

NBCUniversal’s new streaming service Peacock has unveiled the list of original series and movies that will be available when the platform rolls out nationwide July 15.

This first wave of Peacock originals include the streamer’s “Brave New World” adaptation, the “Psych” movie sequel “Psych 2: Lassie Come Home,” new drama “The Capture,” David Schwimmer workplace comedy “Intelligence,” the documentary film “In Deep with Ryan Lochte,” unscripted series “Lost Speedways,” and kids’ shows “Cleopatra in Space,” “Where’s Waldo?” and “Curious George.”

Premiere dates for future Peacock originals will be announced later this year, according to the streaming service.

“Our variety of Peacock Originals at launch demonstrates how we deliver timely and timeless content – no matter the genre or format,” Peacock’s president of original content Bill McGoldrick said in a statement. “We’re proud to establish our voice and are excited to build on our strategy to attract a wide audience to Peacock.

Peacock, NBCUniversal’s new streaming service, has set its opening slate of original content that will be available on its July 15 launch. It includes all first season episodes of Brave New World, The Capture, Intelligence and Lost Speedways; sports documentary In Deep with Ryan Lochte; and feature-length film Psych 2: Lassie Come Home. Additionally, Peacock Kids will feature new episodes of Curious George and two original series from DreamWorks Animation: Cleopatra in Space and Where’s Waldo?. Premiere dates for future Peacock Originals and exclusive content will be announced later this year.

“Our variety of Peacock Originals at launch demonstrates how we deliver timely and timeless content – no matter the genre or format,” said Bill McGoldrick, President of Original Content, Peacock. “We’re proud to establish our voice and are excited to build on our strategy to attract a wide audience to Peacock.”

The full slate follows below.

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With the coronavirus pandemic forcing production on many scripted and un-scripted series to shutter, there were plenty wondering precisely how many original feathers NBCU’s Peacock would be able to launch with, especially after chairman Matt Strauss said the bulk of the streaming service’s originals slate had been pushed to 2021.

The service has now answered that question, announcing which originals will be available upon its July 15 launch. Headlining the list is the series adaptation of Aldous Huxley’s “Brave New World,” which is set to star “Solo: A Star Wars Story” and “Hail, Caesar!” vet Alden Ehrenreich, “Downton Abbey” alum Jessica Brown Findlay, and Harry Lloyd.

In addition, subscribers to the new service will be able to watch the first seasons of international thriller “The Capture,” David Schwimmer comedy “Intelligence,” sports documentary “In Deep with Ryan Lochte,” and the feature “Psych 2: Lassie Come Home” when the streamer launches.

In its latest funding round, Vikings and Brooklyn backer Screen Ireland has funded new projects from six-time Oscar nominee Jim Sheridan, Ida scribe Rebecca Lenkiewicz and Maudie director Aisling Walsh.

The largest production awards of €700k went to Cowtown Pictures’ movie L.O.L.A by Andrew Legge and Rachel Carey’s comedy Cutters from O’Sullivan Productions. The former, set in 1940s England, tells the story of Thomasina, who invents a machine that can intercept broadcasts from the future.

Movies to get development funding include Jim Sheridan projects Murphy And The Indian and Sheriff Street, Aisling Walsh project The Ballroom for Parallel Film and Malgorzata Szumowska (The Other Lamb) project A Kind Of Longing. Murphy And The Indian will follow the true story of Standing Bear, a Native American and civil rights leader who won a landmark 1879 legal case. Sheridan’s Hell’s Kitchen is producing.

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The project recieved development finance from Screen Ireland in its latest funding round.

Six-time Oscar-nominated Irish director Jim Sheridan is writing and will direct Murphy And The Indian, the true story of Standing Bear, a Native American and civil rights leader who won a landmark 1879 legal case.

Standing Bear argued in the historic case that Native Americans are “persons within the meaning of the law”. The Ponca Chief was recently honoured with a statue in the Us Capitol.

The project has received development financing of €22,500 from Screen Ireland in its latest round of funding decisions.

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"This was us doing it for us." LevelFilm has debuted an official trailer for an indie film titled Ask for Jane, based on a true story about a group of women in the late 1960s who secretly offered safe abortions. "Imagine a world where abortion is punishable by prison, and getting birth control is nearly impossible. As a result, women die every day from taking matters into their own hands. When a pregnant student at the University of Chicago attempts to take her own life, Rose and Janice find a doctor willing to perform the procedure in secret to save the woman's life." Together they decide to launch the Jane Collective: a secret organization to help other women obtain safe and illegal abortions. Starring Cait Cortelyou and Cody Horn, along with Sarah Steele, Sarah Ramos, Alison Wright, Ben Rappaport, & Sophie von Haselberg. See below. Here's the first official trailer (+ two...

Exclusive: Nagra-kudelski’s myCinema digital content distribution system has announced its full slate of films a year after it’s launch, teed off by the James Franco feature Zeroville, which the actor both directed and headlines.

Originally, Alchemy took domestic rights at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival to Zeroville months before the company capsized due to bankruptcy. Since its pick-up at Tiff, Zeroville unfortunately became entangled in Alchemy’s financial woes and was thrown into distribution limbo until the Us distribution rights were recently acquired by Nagra. The pic will hit cinemas in September. The comedy based on Steve Erickson’s novel about a young actor who arrives in Hollywood during a transitional time also stars Seth Rogen, Megan Fox, Joey King, Will Ferrell, Dave Franco, Danny McBride, and Jacki Weaver. myCinema delivers films over the internet which individual theaters can then licenses for any number of weeks of play.

The Hamptons International Film Festival said today that First Man will be its Saturday centerpiece film, Roma will screen Sunday in the Spotlight section and Alan Alda is the recipient of its 2018 Dick Cavett Artistic Champion Award.

First Man, which just had its world premiere in Venice, stars Ryan Gosling as Neil Armstrong, the first human being to set foot on the moon. Claire Foy and Corey Stoll co-star in the film helmed by Damien Chazelle from Josh Singer’s script; the latter two will be in attendance, festival organizers said.

Roma is Alfonso Cuarón’s first feature since 2013’s Gravity, for which he earned the Academy Award for directing. Inspired by the early 1970s Mexico City, it’s a semi-autobiographical look at a middle-class family making a life for itself amongst political turbulence and patriarchal rule. Producer Gabriela Rodriguez will be in attendance.

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Alan Alda will be awarded the Hamptons International Film Festival’s Dick Cavett Artistic Champion Award.

The festival established the award in 2017, honoring Cavett himself. The Hiff, now in its 26th year, opens Oct. 4 with Maggie Gyllenhaal’s “The Kindergarten Teacher” and closes Oct. 8.

“Alan Alda is one of those now rare actors who in his career continues to distinguish himself on Broadway, in films and on television,” said Hiff co-chairman Alec Baldwin. “Of course, most people remember Alda for his starring role in the seminal TV series ‘M*A*S*H,’ but Alda is also great in the movies and on stage.”

Alda has won seven Emmys and wrote many of the episodes on “M*A*S*H.” He appeared in continuing roles on “ER,” “The West Wing,” “30 Rock,” “The Blacklist,” “The Big C,” “Horace and Pete,” and “The Good Fight.” He was nominated for an Academy Award for his role...

The 2018 Napa Valley Film Festival has selected its first wave of films in the narrative feature and documentary feature categories. The 18 chosen movies will screen from Nov. 7 to Nov. 11.

Narrative pics include “Grace,” directed by Devin Adair and starring Katie Cassidy, Tate Donovan, Matthew Lillard, Mircea Monroe, Debby Ryan, and Missi Pyle; “You Can Choose Your Family,” helmed by Miranda Bailey and toplining Danielle Campbell, Jim Gaffigan, Anna Gunn, Alex Karpovsky, Samantha Mathis, and Logan Miller; and “Cold Brook,” directed by William Fichtner with Kim Coates, Harold Perrineau, Robin Weigert, and Mary Lynn Rajskub.

In the documentary race, “Cancer Rebellion,” directed by Hernan Barangan, follows the lives of teenage cancer patients; “Trans Military,” helmed by Gabe Silverman and Fiona Dawson, documents the struggles of transgender servicepersons; and “Afghan Cycles,” from Sarah Menzies, tells the story of young female Afghan cyclists.

The films will compete in multiple categories at the festival,...

Ellen Pompeo is still going strong as Grey’s Anatomy lead character Meredith Grey after 10 seasons on the show, but she might be done acting when Grey’s is done airing.

The actress talked candidly about her future in the business when she appeared at a BuzzFeed Brews event Wednesday that also hosted the two leads of Shonda Rhimes’ other dramas, Scandal’s Kerry Washington and How to Get Away with Murder’s Viola Davis.

“I definitely don’t have a strong desire to act after Grey’s. I definitely feel myself transitioning,” Pompeo said. “I don’t find acting terribly empowering.

Ellen Pompeo is adding another project to her development slate. Under a first look deal with ABC Studios through her production company Calamity Jane, Pompeo is developing a police drama. The untitled drama project follows Keira Burke, a young woman who returns to the police precinct where she was wounded in the line of duty six years before. Now, she's a police psychologist who can join the two perspectives, but she's still an outsider. Also read: ‘Grey's Anatomy's’ Ellen Pompeo Adapting Rachel Carey's Novel ‘Debt’ for ABC Family Written and executive produced by Andy Stern, the project will also be executive-produced by Pompeo and.

ABC Family has renewed its hit family drama “Switched at Birth” for a fourth season, the network announced on Wednesday. The Peabody-winning series follows two teenage girls who were switched as newborns in the hospital in which they were born. Now their families must try to co-exist, co-parent and blend into one. Also read: ‘Grey's Anatomy's’ Ellen Pompeo Adapting Rachel Carey's Novel ‘Debt’ for ABC Family “Fans will be clamoring for season four and to know what happens with Daphne and Bay after the season three finale next week,” said Tom Ascheim, president of ABC Family. The series stars Katie Leclerc as Daphne.

Kate Burton will reprise her role as Dr. Ellis Grey for the upcoming season 11 premiere of ABC's “Grey's Anatomy,” a show representative told TheWrap. Yes, she's still dead. Ellis will be back in flashbacks to probably explain the big half-sister twist on the Season 10 finale. Also read: ‘Grey's Anatomy's’ Ellen Pompeo Adapting Rachel Carey's Novel ‘Debt’ for ABC Family Margaret Pierce (Kelly McCreary), the new head of cardiology was revealed to be the half-sister of Meredith (Ellen Pompeo). Ellis Grey apparently gave her up for adoption without Margaret's father, Dr. Richard Webber (James Pickens Jr), the new head of residency.

“Grey's Anatomy” star Ellen Pompeo is taking her first step behind the camera with the adaptation of Rachel Carey's novel “Debt” for ABC Family, a network representative told TheWrap. Currently in development, Pompeo will serve as an executive producer on the possible television drama with ABC Signature, an ABC Studios division focused on cable projects, producing. See video: Kerry Washington, Ellen Pompeo and Viola Davis Celebrate Shondaland Thursdays Released in 2013, “Debt” is a satirical novel on the 2008 financial meltdown that posits that even the wealthiest people are in someone's debt. It follows Lillian Fitzgerald, a writer who begins to fear that the.

After years in front of the camera, it looks like Grey’s Anatomy star Ellen Pompeo is ready to go behind the scenes.

The actress will executive produce Debt, a satire of the 2008 financial meltdown in New York based on Rachel Carey’s 2013 novel of the same name. The project for ABC Family begins a new trend under recently appointed head Tom Ascheim: programs targeted toward older women. The story follows a young woman in her 20s who works as an Sat tutor to pay off her college loans and discovers that everyone she knows is in somebody’s “debt.

Grey's Anatomy star Ellen Pompeo is adding executive producer to her résumé. The Golden Globe nominee and People's Choice Award winner is teaming with ABC Family to adapt Rachel Carey's 2013 novel Debt, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. Debt is a satire of the 2008 financial meltdown in New York. It follows Lillian, a woman in her 20s, who works as an Sat tutor to try to pay off her college loans and explores how everyone she knows — even her tutee's billionaire father — is in somebody's debt. Photos The Couples of Shondaland: 'Grey's Anatomy,' 'Private Practice,

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Only Fools and Horses star Roger Lloyd-Pack has died at the age of 69.

The actor was born in Islington, North London on February 8, 1944. His father Charles Lloyd-Pack was known for several appearances in Hammer horror films.

At a young age he performed glove puppet shows, before his Hampshire school Bedales allowed him to take part in small theatre productions.

He began concentrating on acting during his studies, inspired by his drama teacher Rachel Carey-Field. Having achieved three A-levels, he successfully enrolled at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (Rada).

Lloyd-Pack made his stage debut in a Northampton production of The Shoemaker's Holiday by Thomas Dekker. After a number of stage productions across the UK, he made his screen debut in the 1968 film The Magus.

For the next three decades he played several small roles in films including The Go-Between, 1984 and Vanity Fair.

He finally had his breakthrough in 1981, when...