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Peaky Blinders is one of the most beloved period crime drama shows of all time. Even several years after its finale, the interest in the show is as high as ever, with Netflix planning a sequel film.

However, BBC One created the perfect replacement for Peaky Blinders with Dope Girls. The series comes with a big difference from Steven Knight's drama, as it features a women-led cast. The historical period drama series debuted earlier this year on BBC One, and, following its debut on Hulu on Jul. 29, Dope Girls features an exciting Rotten Tomatoes score: 88%.

Until its U.S. release, Dope Girls featured a perfect Rotten Tomatoes score out of seven reviews. Following its debut on Hulu, the score dropped slightly to a still-fantastic 88% after a negative review. So far, there are not enough opinions from the audience for a score on the Popcornmeter.

Say hello to your newest obsession; it’s certainly mine.

The UK-produced 1920’s-set, six-part drama series “Dope Girls”, directed by Shannon Murphy, stars Julianne Nicholson, Eliza Scanlen, Umi Myers, Eilidh Fisher, Geraldine James, Michael Duke and Ian Bonar, streaming July 29, 2025 on Hulu:

“…in the aftermath of WWI, London is changing, as returning soldiers from the front find a society changed by a newly empowered generation of women.

“In Soho’s emerging underground club scene, women begin to seize opportunities…

“…both legal and illegal, and shape the nightlife industry.”

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Hulu has revealed the official trailer and key art for the UK series Dope Girls, from Sony Pictures Television. The six-part period drama premieres on Tuesday, July 29.

The Dope Girls cast includes Emmy-nominated Julianne Nicholson, Eliza Scanlen, Umi Myers, Eilidh Fisher, Geraldine James, Michael Duke, and Ian Bonar.

In the aftermath of WWI, London is changing as returning soldiers from the front find a society changed by a newly empowered generation of women.

In Soho’s emerging underground club scene, women begin to seize opportunities, both legal and illegal, and shape the nightlife industry.

Creators Polly Stenham and Alex Warren and director Shannon Murphy acted as executive producers alongside Kate Crowther and Jane Tranter from Bad Wolf, and Michael Lesslie for Storyteller Productions, with Rebecca Ferguson for the BBC.

Other writers on the series included Matthew Barry, who also acted as executive producer, and writers Matthew Jacobs Morgan and Xiao Tang.

Doc will be making more rounds this September.

Season 2 of the Fox medical drama premieres Tuesday, Sept. 23 at 9/8c, the network has officially announced.

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Fox also released a promo, above, for the new season, with Emmy winner Felicity Huffman joining the cast as Dr. Amy Larsen’s (Molly Parker) mentor Dr. Joan Ridley,...

A snapshot of the film and high-end TV projects shooting in the UK and Ireland.

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Deadpool 3

The third instalment in the comedic superhero franchise, this time joined by Wolverine.

Dir: Shawn Levy

Production company: Marvel Studios

Where: Pinewood Studios

When: May - July,...

Exclusive: Julianne Nicholson (Mare of Easttown) and Eliza Scanlen (Sharp Objects) have landed the lead roles in the BBC’s upcoming crime drama series Dope Girls, we can reveal.

Umi Myers, Eilidh Fisher and Geraldine James have also landed major parts in the series, which we first told you about back in March. At the time, our sources said the BBC sees Dope Girls as a spiritual successor to Peaky Blinders, which ended last year.

Filming on the show, which is set in London’s Soho in the early 20th century, when female gangs ran the clubs, drugs and moonshine, is now underway. It will launch on BBC One and BBC iPlayer, and comes from Polly Stenham and Alex Warren (Eleanor).

Nicholson will play Kate Galloway, a single mother who establishes a nightclub amidst the hedonistic uproar of post-World War One London, embracing a life...

’His House’ producers Martin Gentles and Ed King are executive producing.

Production has commenced in the UK on Albion, the latest feature from UK filmmaker Giles Borg, that is being shot across the space of a year.

It tells the story of two old friends who reunite across the four seasons, with Oscar Albert and Dan Christophersen producing for Far Away Films, and producers of Bafta winner His House Martin Gentles and Ed King executive producing. Greatest Days cinematographer Mike Eley is director of photography.

Cast and crew will be reunited at different times across 2023 and 2024, with the first of the four sections,...

News Louisa Mellor Jan 22, 2013

Spoilers ahoy as synopses and casting details are released for Black Mirror's second series...

Last night saw the BFI premiere of the first episode in Black Mirror’s second series, which means that a Channel Four broadcast date won’t be too far behind.

We’ll bring you a spoiler-free review of the series opener soon, but in the meantime, the following plot and casting details have been revealed for the three fifty-minute episodes.

(We're posting the details as sparingly as possible for those interested, and as ever, have kept the major spoilers out, but with a series as smart and surprising as Black Mirror, why not step away from the screen now and go in completely cold? Given the choice, it’s what we’d do.)

Episode one: Be Right Back

Cast: Domhnall Gleeson, Hayley Atwell and Sinead Matthews

Premise: What if we could...

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“Skyfall,” which opens on Nov. 9, 2012 in Chicago and is rated “PG-13,” also stars Javier Bardem, Naomie Harris, Judi Dench, Ralph Fiennes, Bérénice Marlohe, Albert Finney, Ben Whishaw, Rory Kinnear, Ola Rapace, Helen McCrory, Nicholas Woodeson, Bill Buckhurst, Elize du Toit and Ian Bonar from director Sam Mendes and writers Neal Purvis and Robert Wade.

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Going Postal, Sky1's stylish interpretation of Sir Terry Pratchett's Discworld rompalong will be delivered this spring Bank Holiday weekend. We caught up with Ian Bonar, who plays Stanley Howler, to talk all things TV. Take a look at our interview in which Ian Bonar discusses his love of Deadwood and Dexter, his first TV job and his love of Loose Women, the show that is.

Likable Britpoppy tale from a debut director

There's an awful lot of likability and charm in this debut feature from British film-maker Giles Borg: a downbeat, neo-Britpoppy tale from north London about a nerdy guitarist called Stevie (Ian Bonar) yearning for a record deal, but also deeply and hopelessly in love with the bassist Emily (Lyndsey Marshal), who doesn't really want to be in the band at all. It's a bit uncertain here and there, but the scene where Stevie and Emily have a fleeting, uncomfortable kiss is heartbreakingly tremendous.   The feature, shot by Ken Eley, looks great too.

Rating: 3/5

DramaPeter Bradshaw

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1234 is perhaps the nicest film I’ve seen for years, a gentle, modest, airy Brit flick centering on a budding musician. Stevie (Ian Bonar) is a bespectacled young guy who spends his days in the durge of a London call centre and his spare time dreaming of success on the indie music scene. Alongside his drummer friend Neil (Mathew Baynton), the duo recruit the more experienced, but slightly gruff guitarist Billy (Kieron Bew) and his arty bassist friend Emily (Lyndsey Marshal) to complete the line-up of their new band, 1234. As they punt out demos to record labels and work their way round the grubby gig circuit, personal and musical challenges arise, and shifts in the band dynamic threaten the whole enterprise.