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Liam O’Hanna ( Liam Óg Ó Hannaidh), a member of Irish-language rap group Kneecap, has been charged with a terror offense.

The charge is related to his reportedly displaying a flag in support of Hezbollah at a concert in London in November 2024.

The Lebanese Shia Islamist political party and paramilitary group is proscribed as a terrorist organisation and banned under UK law.

The UK’s Metropolitan Polce said O’Hanna, whose stage name is Mo Chara, had been charged via postal requisition.

He has been summoned to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday June 18.

The charge follows the band running into the hot water at the Coachella in April after they projected “f*ck Israel,” “free Palestine” and other messages of protest against U.S. support of the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza on the screen of the festival’s Sonora Stage. The messages were condemned by leading Jewish human rights organizations in the U.

After 14 years, 56 episodes, and too many murders to count, Brenda Blethyn's Vera officially hung up her famous hat and called it a day on solving the most complex of crimes in Northumberland, England. However, just four months after the final episode aired, accompanied by a special documentary, the Vera star is set to return to our screens in another famous British title, this time in an adaptation of Barbara Taylor Bradford's beloved novel, A Woman of Substance. According to Radio Times, the British legend will be starring in the Channel 4 eight-part series as Emma Harte, with filming currently underway in Yorkshire.

Speaking of her involvement in the project, Blethyn said, "I’m overjoyed to be taking on this iconic role, in the footsteps of the great Deborah Kerr." She continued, "As a fan of Barbara Taylor Bradford, it is an unmissable opportunity to play the fierce Emma Harte.

Channel 4 has cast the leads for its upcoming remake of Barbara Taylor Bradford’s A Woman Of Substance.

Double Oscar-nominee Brenda Blethyn will play the older Emma Harte and Jessica Reynolds is the younger version of the iconic character.

The remake of the rags-to-riches tale comes 40 years after the first Channel 4 version of A Woman of Substance, which starred Jenny Seagrove and remains its most watched drama of all time. Taylor Bradford died last November aged 91.

Joining the cast are Emmett J Scanlan (Kin, Mobland) as Adam Fairley, Lydia Leonard (The Mirror and The Light, Gentleman Jack) as Olivia Wainwright, Leanne Best (This City Is Ours, Line of Duty) as Adele Fairley, Ewan Horrocks (The Last Kingdom, Domina) as Edwin Fairley, Harry Cadby (In Flight, Everything Now) as Gerald Fairley, Will Mellor (Mr Bates vs the Post Office, Line of Duty) as Jack Harte, BAFTA-winning Lenny Rush (Am I Being Unreasonable,...

As if the upcoming edition of the Overlook Film Festival , taking place April 3 – April 6 in New Orleans, Louisiana, wasn’t stacked enough, the festival announced today the full schedule, including some surprise new films and live events.

The full festival schedule can be found at overlookfilmfest.com/schedule.

The new additions to the lineup bring the festival total to 56 films (34 features and 22 shorts) from 15 countries, as well as twelve live events and four immersive experiences, making this the largest Overlook lineup in the festival’s nine year history.

“This year’s giant lineup brings into focus all of the ways we love to be scared, regardless of what flavor of spooky is your jam” said Sheryl Santacruz, festival director of The Overlook Film Festival. “We can’t wait to join with the greatest, most dedicated genre fans in the world to celebrate this sensation that we all love in ways that we never imagined possible,...

Screenlife movies and producer Timur Bekmambetov go together like wine and cheese. An off-shoot of found footage, films in this category take place entirely on computer and/or phone screens, a formal premise that, in its brief history — since the 2002 experiment “The Collingswood Story” — has evolved in remarkable ways. Bekmambetov has produced horror (“Unfriended”), dramatic thrillers (“Searching”) and even Shakespeare (“R#J”) in this mode, and with the Ronan Corrigan-directed “LifeHack,” the genre now moves dauntlessly into heist movie territory. Your mileage may vary, but for fans of the format, it’s an absolute treat.

Traditionally, heist films involve slick, seasoned professionals moving through space, towards one defined target, like the vault in “Ocean’s 11.” However, the age of cryptocurrency and digital wallets allows the debuting Corrigan to flip these expectations on their head, via a tale of four lonely teenagers with something to prove. There’s a remarkable...

Screenlife filmmaking, the process of telling a cinematic story entirely through characters’ computer screens, is the kind of gimmick that’s usually bad in theory and is worse in practice. There are smart exceptions, but the pandemic year we spent watching mediocre television produced over Zoom and the amount of time many of us are still professionally obligated to spend on video calls is enough to make watching them for pleasure sound like a daunting proposition.

The format is best known for the films “Unfriended” and “Searching,” both of which were produced by Timur Bekmambetov, who has gone all in on Screenlife storytelling. The niche mogul is also behind “LifeHack,” Ronan Corrigan’s directorial debut that tries to give FaceTime screens and Discord servers the “Ocean’s 11” treatment.

For Kyle (Georgie Farmer), the Internet is the ultimate playground. Smarter and savvier about digital spaces then virtually anyone else he encounters online,...

Firmly established in the digital age as its own genre, Screenlife comprises movies taking place in their entirety on computer screens. A real pioneer in this medium is filmmaker-producer Timur Bekmambetov, who has shepherded some of the best-known and better films in the format including 2015’s horror film Unfriended, 2018’s suspense-driven Searching and its 2023 sequel Missing). Now in the age of cryptocurrency, Bekmambetov and his company are behind LifeHack, a digital cousin of the Ocean’s 11 concept and a heist film born out of a new generation never having to leave their bedrooms to pull off the big steal and — hopefully — elude capture. For my money, this is hands down the best Screenlife movie yet, a dazzling marriage of online skill, clever storytelling, brilliant editing and acting within the confines of your computer screen that rivals the best of any heist film in recent years. This format is an ideal...

Cillian Murphy has been named Best Lead Actor in the film category of the Irish Film and Television Awards (IFTAs) for the second year running.

Following his win last year for Oppenheimer (which went on to bag him the Oscar), Murphy won for his role in the film Small Things Like These.

The film, an adaptation of Claire Keegan’s novella, also won Best Film.

Complete Winners List Below

An Irish-language film about Belfast rap group Kneecap was nominated in 17 award categories. The film’s director Rich Peppiatt won best director in the film category, and it was also recognised in casting and costume design.

At the ceremony in Dublin, Ireland, Friday evening, Saoirse Ronan was a double winner, taking home Best Lead Actress for The Outrun and Best Supporting Actress for The Blitz.

Ralph Fiennes and Demi Moore were winners in the international acting categories for Conclave and The Substance respectively.

Small Things Like These, an Irish drama starring Cillian Murphy as a coal merchant and father haunted by secret abuses in a local convent sanctioned by the Catholic Church, beat out Kneecap, the hip-hop comedy featuring Michael Fassbender, to win the best film honor at the Irish Film & Television Awards 2025 during a ceremony held in Dublin on Friday. Saoirse Ronan left with two awards (the lead actress honor for her role in The Outrun and the supporting actress trophy for Blitz). Murphy won the best actor IFTA for his work in Small Things Like These. Demi Moore (The Substance) and Ralph Fiennes (Conclave) were honored in the international acting categories, and Colin Farrell (The Penguin) and Sharon Horgan (for writing Bad Sisters) earned TV statuettes.

Rich Peppiatt received the best director IFTA for Kneecap, which follows the West Belfast hip-hop trio of the same name on their mission to save their mother tongue.

Kneecap is leading the charge at this year’s Irish Film and Television Academy (IFTA) awards, with 17 nominations across 12 categories.

Rich Peppiatt’s feature about the eponymous Irish-language Belfast hip hop act is on an awards season roll, having led the winners at the Bifas back in December with seven awards, as well as having been shortlisted at the Oscars in the international feature category, and being longlisted in seven categories at the Baftas (with nominations announced tomorrow).

Scroll down for the full list of film nominations

Tim Mielants’ Small Things Like These, an Ireland-Belgium co-production that opened the Berlin film festival last year,...

“Kneecap” — the Irish-language music biopic that became one of the buzziest indie films of 2024 and is now tipped for both Oscar and BAFTA recognition — has, perhaps unsurprisingly, emerged far ahead of the pack of nominees for the 2025 Irish Film & TV Academy (IFTA) awards.

Rich Peppiatt’s raucous comedy, about (and starring) the Belfast rap trio of the same name, has landed an astonishing 17 nominations for the awards, including best film, director, three of the six slots for lead actor, three of the six for supporting actress and one for Michael Fassbender in the supporting actor category.

“Small Things Like These,” the considerably quieter Irish drama fronted (and produced) by Cillian Murphy has nine nominations, including lead actor for Murphy, who won the award last year for “Oppenheimer.”

Having been co-produced by Irish company Tailored Films, Ali Abbasi’s Donald Trump biopic “The Apprentice” is also in the mix, with four nominations.

Nominations are out for the 2025 Irish Film & Television Awards with the Cillian Murphy drama Small Things Like These and the music comedy Kneecap among the tipped films. Scroll down for the full list of nominees.

Small Things Like These has nods in Best Screenplay, Lead Actor for Murphy, and Best Film. Other Best Film nominees include Donald Trump biopic The Apprentice, King Frankie, and Kneecap.

Kneecap has a strong showing across the noms, with nods in Best Director for Rich Peppiatt and all three of the film’s leads pop up in Best Actor. Paul Mescal also received a Best Actor nomination for his role in Ridley Scott’s Gladiator II.

On the TV side, Sharon Horgan’s Bad Sisters is nominated for Best Drama while the Eddie Redmayne thriller The Day of the Jackal has multiple noms, including Best Director for a Drama Series.

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Lola Petticrew, an Irish actor whose career has only recently gotten started, has had a recent run of movie and television performances that is setting up the actor for an impressive and celebrated filmography that fans will want to keep an eye on. Born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, Petticrew began their professional career with the 2017 short film, Sparrow. Mainstream work came the next year, in 2018, when Petticrew appeared in small roles in Come Home and Next of Kin. While they would go on to have a notable movie career, it's TV where Petticrew has made the biggest impact.

Petticrew has identified as queer and non-binary since they were 14, though they consider their work in Dating Amber, a coming-of-age dramedy about two closeted teens in 1990s Ireland, as the moment they learned to fully embrace their gender and sexuality (via TheQueerReview). For most of their career, Petticrew has appeared in Irish TV and movie productions,...

From the return of “Squid Game” to a Beyoncé halftime show, here are the best titles and events coming to streaming this month.

It’s the holiday season, and this December, the gifts keep on coming! Before 2024 comes to a close, top streamers like Netflix, Peacock, Mubi, and more are getting ready to end the year with a bang, led by major season premieres, streaming debuts, and livestreamed events.

Among the most notable this month is the long-awaited second season of Netflix’s Korean survival thriller “Squid Game,” with Emmy winner Lee Jung-jae returning as Player 456 to try to take down the deadly competition from the inside. But from this year’s NFL Christmas match-ups

Belfast hip-hop trio Kneecap raises a fist and a finger to language erasure as the rowdy Irish rap trio fights censorship and becomes the unexpected faces of a movement to save their native language, reminding...

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This December, Netflix is bringing you a lot of entertainment, from the highly anticipated second season of Squid Game to a thrilling action thriller film titled The Carry-On. However, for the purposes of this article, we are only including the films that are coming to Netflix this month and have an 89% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score. So, check out the five best films that are coming to Netflix in December 2024 with an 89% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score.

Zero Dark Thirty (December 1) Rotten Tomatoes Score: 91% Credit – Sony Pictures

Zero Dark Thirty is a political action thriller film directed by Kathryn Bigelow from a screenplay by Mark Boal. The 2012 film follows a CIA analyst and her team as they try to track down an infamous terrorist leader responsible for a grave terror attack on the United States. Zero Dark Thirty stars Jessica Chastain,...

Chicago – The Irish American Movie Hooley … a Hooley is a rowdy party … is celebrating its 10th year, and the “Houli” who began the fest, Mike Houlihan, is back as the congenial host. Three Irish and Irish American feature films will be showcased, and will unspool at the Wilmette (Illinois) Theatre in Chicagoland on September 27th-29th this weekend. For details/ticket info, click Movie Hooley.

As usual, the Irish American Movie Hooley highlights three films. On Friday, September 27th, it’s “Sins of Ireland,” a survey of Catholic priests and the confessional, with director Alex Fegan in attendance. On Saturday the 28th it’s, “Kneecap,” an Irish “rap” film, which includes an appearance by actor Jessica Reynolds. And finally on Sunday the 29th it’s “Stories I Didn’t Know,” a documentary about what filmmaker Rita Davern uncovered about her Irish roots. Ms. Davern will make an appearance at the screening.

“Kneecap,” a rollicking look at the titular hip hop trio, will return to theaters in a big way. The indie film, which Sony Pictures Classics released, has grossed over $1 million in the U.S. and nearly $2 million in the U.K., where the Irish rap group has a particularly passionate fanbase. “Kneecap” will get re-released in 154 theaters across the country this coming weekend.

The renewed theatrical push coincides with the band’s return to the States this month for a tour to support their new album, “Fine Art.” It’s a visit that will see the group hit venues in places like Philadelphia, New York, Boston, Chicago, Louisville and Washington, D.C.

Bandmembers — Naoise Ó Cairealláin aka Móglaí Bap, Liam Óg Ó Hannaidh aka Mo Chara and JJ Ó Dochartaigh aka Dj Provaí — all play themselves in the film. The movie also co-stars Michael Fassbender, Josie Walker, Fionnuala Flaherty, Jessica Reynolds,...

“Every fucking story about Belfast starts like this,” intones rapper and protagonist Naoise Ó Cairealláin in voiceover as cars explode and protestors clash with soldiers in grainy footage. Happily, Kneecap has no truck with such tired tropes. The “mostly true” origin story of the titular rap trio — Ó Cairealláin, Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh and JJ Ó Dochartaigh winningly playing themselves — British-Irish writer-director Rich Peppiatt’s predominantly Irish-language feature bursts with energy, laughs, fizzy filmmaking and a big heart, but never forgets pertinent political point-making.

At its centre, Kneecap is a band origin-story, as childhood pals and drug-dealers Liam and Naoise are inspired to start rapping by local music teacher Ó Dochartaigh, who discovers Naoise’s lyrics during a police interrogation where he acts as an Irish-language translator. Because Kneecap are a real band, the music has an authenticity and vitality that fictional musical biopics rarely replicate. The drug-fuelled recording sessions are riotous,...

‘Kneecap’, the name of the Irish hip hop group, and the music biopic about — and starring — the groundbreaking trio, opens today on 700+ screens, following up a U.S. tour last fall and leading into another one.

The hybrid documentary, which was a buzzy Sundance title when Sony Pictures Classics nabbed it, recently swept the Galway Film Fleadh and was named Ireland’s Oscar International Feature submission.

Written and directed by Rich Peppiatt, it features group members — Naoise Ó Cairealláin “Móglaí Bap”; Liam Óg Ó Hannaidh “Mo Chara”; and JJ Ó Dochartaigh “Dj Provaí” as themselves, but it’s scripted, and actors, including Michael Fassbender, play their younger selves and family members. With Josie Walker, Fionnuala Flaherty, Jessica Reynolds, Adam Best and Simone Kirby.

The film follows Belfast schoolteacher JJ into the orbit of self-confessed “low-life scum” Naoise and Liam Og. When they come together as three, the needle drops on...

The Irish Film & Television Academy (IFTA) has selected Rich Peppiatt’s Kneecap as Ireland’s representative in the Oscars international feature film category for the 2025 awards.

UK-born, Belfast-based filmmaker Peppiatt directs the music biopic of Belfast rap trio Kneecap, that stars the real-life band alongside a cast including Michael Fassbender, Simone Kirby, Josie Walker, Fionnuala Flaherty, Jessica Reynolds and Adam Best.

The film is set in west Belfast in 2019, when fate brings Belfast schoolteacher JJ into the orbit of Naoise and Liam Óg, who form an Irish-language hip-hop act, and become unlikely figureheads for a civil rights movement to save their mother tongue.

The Irish music docu-dramedy Kneecap has earned 96% on Rotten Tomatoes. This marks the highest score ever for a movie featuring Michael Fassbender. Fassbender's second-best score is 95% for 12 Years a Slave.

Kneecap has earned two-time Oscar nominee Michael Fassbender his best Rotten Tomatoes score yet. The new comedy movie, which blends fiction and documentary, follows the formation of the titular Irish hip-hop band in West Belfast's Gaeltacht Quarter in 2019. While the three band members play themselves, they are surrounded by actors including Fassbender, Simone Kirby, Adam Best, Jessica Reynolds, and Josie Walker. Although some early positive Kneecap reviews came after the movie's premiere at Sundance in January, most critics waited to share their thoughts on the movie until the lead-up to its official release in August.

Rotten Tomatoes has now aggregated an official score for Kneecap out of 50 different reviews from critics. The movie has received a profoundly fresh Tomatometer...

Kneecap is a raw, fresh, and feverish comedy that finds the sweet spot where politics intersects with art. Rich Peppiatt’s highly entertaining film is in-your-face and obscenely hilarious. Peppiatt’s film has more on its mind than pulling back the curtain on the importance of musical political activism and protest.

There is a manic energy infused with its political insurgency that separates Kneecap from other films of the same ilk. Behind the lightning-quick cuts, vibrant characters, and stylized violence, the film immerses the viewer in a story of modern-day Irish appropriation that takes real risks and makes no apologies for it.

The movie also has the best role, albeit supportive, for Michael Fassbender in years.

Michael Fassbender in Kneecap (2024) | Image via Sony Classics

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"Every word of Irish spoken is a bullet fired for Irish freedom."...

Michael Fassbender is tapping into his Northern Irish roots for a musical biopic.

Fassbender co-stars in “Kneecap,” based on the eponymous rap group, comprised of Naoise Ó Cairealláin, JJ Ó Dochartaigh, and Liam Óg Ó Hannaidh , who all star in the fictionalized origin story.

The official logline reads: “When fate brings Belfast schoolteacher JJ into the orbit of self-confessed ‘low life scum’ Naoise and Liam Og, the needle drops on a hip hop act like no other.”

Fassbender plays Cairealláin’s onscreen dad Arlo, with Simone Kirby as his mother Dolores. Of course, the Kneecap crew all take on different stage monikers, with Cairealláin as Móglaí Bap, Dochartaigh as Dj Provaí, and Hannaidh as Mo Chara.

“Kneecap” charts how the rap group of the same name became part of a campaign to save the Irish language in Northern Ireland. As the official press statement included, since Kneecap raps in their native Irish language,...

"You speak Irish, but you don't understand the language." Let's go!! WildCard Distr. in the UK has revealed the official trailer for a killer, unforgettable, energetic new rap musical film from Ireland called Kneecap. It premiered at Sundance earlier this year and received near universal acclaim (it ended up on my Top 10 Best of the Fest list). This film is legit! So good! Based on the origin story of the riotous and ground-breaking Irish-language rap trio Kneecap, the film stars the band's original members Mo Chara, Móglaí Bap, and DJ Próvaí in their acting debuts alongside Oscar-nominated actor Michael Fassbender, with Simone Kirby, Jessica Reynolds, Fionnuala Flaherty, and Josie Walker. Set in west Belfast in 2019, it chronicles how fate brings the trio together and how they then go on to "change the sound of Irish music forever". Winner of the Next Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival 2024. I'm a...

Malva's calculated and manipulative character led to a shocking murder on Outlander, creating a major mystery. Allan, Malva's half-brother, was revealed as the true killer, driven by fear and jealousy. The storyline closely followed the Outlander book series, delving into complex characters and tragic events.

A lot happened in Outlander season 6, episode 6, with Claire nearly dying and Malvas killer still at large, leading to a major mystery surrounding Malva's death. Malvas murder came after much of Outlander season 6 had been spent painting her character as calculated and manipulative yet motivated by her fathers religious zealotry and heavy-handed discipline as well as her half-brother Allans overprotective nature.

Considering these elements, it made sense that Malvas character would be seeking a way out of her life and would set her sights on Jamie as he is, by far, the most successful, wealthy man around. Claires conversation with Malva later in Outlander season 6, episode 6, however,...

On the heels of its premiere to critical acclaim at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, the film Kneecap on the Irish rap trio of the same name has been slated for release by Sony Pictures Classics in theaters nationwide on August 2, when it will open against Columbia Pictures’ family film Harold and the Purple Crayon.

The first Irish-language film to bow out of Sundance, where it landed the Next Audience Award, pic stars Naoise Ó Cairealláin aka Móglaí Bap, Liam Óg Ó Hannaidh aka Mo Chara and JJ Ó Dochartaigh aka DJ Provaí as themselves, all making their acting debuts. Others in the cast include Josie Walker, Fionnuala Flaherty, Jessica Reynolds, Adam Best, Simone Kirby and Michael Fassbender.

When fate brings Belfast schoolteacher JJ into the orbit of self-confessed “lowlife scum” Naoise and Liam Og, the needle drops on a hip hop act like no other. Rapping in their native Irish language,...

“Every word of Irish spoken is a bullet fired for Irish freedom,” says Arlo (Michael Fassbender), a member of the Irish Republican Army who learned Irish Gaelic during a stint in prison, to his son Naoise and the youngster’s best friend, Liam. It’s a phrase that would stick with the pair—who’d go on to become two-thirds of the rap group Kneecap—far more than any of the warnings they’d get from the police, or “peelers” as they unaffectionately call them, as well as members of the paramilitary group Radical Republicans Against Drugs.

Rich Peppiatt’s Kneecap follows cheeky youths from North Ireland whose passion for rapping nearly matches their unabashed hatred of the Brits and their powerful lackeys for oppressing the Irish people and suppressing the use of Irish Gaelic. Despite the verisimilitude the film garners from its risky and ultimately brilliant decision to have Naoise,...

The 2024 Sundance Film Festival has its first major sale, and for arguably the wildest feature in the lineup.

“Kneecap,” the raucous comedy biopic about the Irish rap group and co-starring Michael Fassbender, has been picked up Sony Pictures Classics, which has acquired all rights to the title for North America, Latin America, Eastern Europe, Turkey and the Middle East.

The film, the debut feature of director Rich Peppiatt and the first Irish-language feature to play Sundance, premiered on Thursday night at the Prospector Square Theater to critical acclaim, after which the band played a set at the after-party at The Cabin on Main Street. The three-piece also brought along a Northern Irish police van for a stunt ahead of the first screening.

“Kneecap” follows the emergence of the riotous rap trio in post-Troubles Belfast, setting the stage for the Irish language’s resurgence against the establishment. Self-proclaimed “low life scum” Liam Óg and Naoise,...

Sony Pictures Classics has acquired North American and multiple territories on Rich Peppiatt’s Kneecap, about the Irish-language hip hop band.

‘Kneecap’: Sundance Review

SPC also picked up Latin America, Eastern Europe, Turkey and the Middle East in a deal which closed prior to Thursday’s world premiere in the Next section, which was followed by a live set on Main Street.

Kneecap stars the band themselves – Naoise Ó Cairealláin aka “Móglaí Bap”, Liam Óg Ó Hannaidh aka “Mo Chara”, Jand J Ó Dochartaigh aka “Dj Provaí” – alongnside Josie Walker, Fionnuala Flaherty, Jessica Reynolds, Adam Best, with Simone Kirby and Michael Fassbender.

[Warning: The below contains Major spoilers for Outlander Season 7 Episode 4, “A Most Uncomfortable Woman.”] Outlander‘s latest installment has sent Claire (Caitriona Balfe) and Jamie Fraser (Sam Heughan) north to Fort Ticonderoga, as they join the rebels on the American Revolutionary War front — but not before a shocking reunion took place in Wilmington. Intending to travel to Scotland, the Frasers find themselves changing course, particularly Jamie who is conscripted into the fight. Fresh off of losing their home at Fraser’s Ridge to a fire, they’re still coming to terms with the situation and this shift in their plans. While completing errands around town though, Claire bumps into none other than Tom Christie (Mark Lewis Jones), who she assumed was dead; he took the fall for Malva’s (Jessica Reynolds) murder in the first episode, allowing Claire to be released from prison. What’s more startling is that Tom doesn’t utter a word but plants...

You thought the highly-anticipated Season 7 premiere “A Life Well Lost” was a cracking start to the season? Wait until you see the breathtaking second episode, ironically titled “The Happiest Place on Earth,” which set social media ablaze this weekend with hosannas, praise and exultations from its fawning global fanbase. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll get angry, you’ll love, and you’ll cry some more.

Here we are again, fellow “Outlander” fans; another season of the most profound TV masterpiece to have ever existed in the history of sentient existence! Join Gold Derby senior editor Rob Licuria and super-fan and contributing writer Paula Sullivan-Licuria to dish the highs and lows of the episode in this second installment of our ongoing video series this season (watch the video above).

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Spoiler Alert: This interview contains spoilers from “The Happiest Place on Earth,” Season 7, Episode 2 of “Outlander,” now streaming on Starz.

While an epic explosion at Frasier’s Ridge would seem like the most shocking event thus far this season on “Outlander,” the Starz series managed to also pack in a shocking reveal, a bittersweet birth and the series’ most heartbreaking goodbye yet.

Moments into “The Happiest Place on Earth,” the mystery of who actually killed Malva (Jessica Reynolds) is finally solved. Despite Tom Christie (Mark Lewis Jones) having taken the blame for his daughter’s murder to save Claire (Caitriona Balfe) from the noose, it was actually his son Allan (Alexander Vlahos) who did it. Claire tries to stop Allan, overcome with grief, from taking his own life but Ian (John Bell) appears and shoots him with an arrow — stating that Allan’s actions killed an unborn child and for that,...

[Warning: The below contains Major spoilers for the Outlander Season 7 premiere, “A Life Well Lost.”] Outlander is back and delivered plenty of emotions in its Season 7 premiere episode, “A Life Well Lost.” As Jamie (Sam Heughan) raced to save Claire (Caitriona Balfe) from potential death, his fellow Scotsman Tom Christie (Mark Lewis Jones) stayed close by her in order to keep watch. While she remained imprisoned for allegedly murdering Tom’s daughter Malva (Jessica Reynolds), Tom sought justice in the form of a fair legal process. When Claire is whisked away to care for Governor Martin’s (Eugene O’Hare) pregnant wife, she sends a letter back for Tom, conveying her desire to have Jamie come and rescue her. It’s his involvement that allows the Frasers to be reunited and ultimately set free when he makes the gallant choice to sacrifice himself by confessing to the crime neither he nor Claire committed. While Tom is partly responsible for...

Spoiler Alert: The following reveals major plot points from the Season 7 premiere of Starz’s Outlander.

Droughtlander is finally over and fans of the Starz series Outlander have been reunited with Claire and Jamie Fraser, played by returning leads Caitríona Balfe and Sam Heughan, respectively, for an all-new season of fun, adventure and plenty of drama.

The Season 7 premiere titled “A Life Well Lost” picks up after the crazy events of the Season 6 finale that revealed Malva Christie (Jessica Reynolds) had been murdered and Claire was arrested for the crime. The first two episodes of the new season will mostly tackle the mystery though little remnants will be sprinkled through the remaining episodes.

It’s revealed very early on that the trailer teasing Claire was hanged for the murder was only Jamie imaging the worst possible outcome and not based in reality, phew! After all, what would the shows be...

After keeping us in Fraser’s Ridge for multiple seasons — featuring a slew of frustrating but not always interesting villains, and at the cusp of the Revolutionary War — “Outlander” Season 7 feels like a breath of fresh air.

The season premiere begins where we’ve been before: a determined Jamie (Sam Heughan) with Ian (John Bell) at his side, out to save his beloved Claire (Caitríona Balfe) from being tried for the death of Malva Christie (Jessica Reynolds). Claire, meanwhile, does what she can to survive — and she has truly perfected the art of keeping her wits about her while facing impending doom.

But unlike other seasons that bludgeoned and violated our heroine in unnecessarily graphic ways, we’re given a respite here. Instead, Claire’s looming trial and potential execution are delayed in part thanks to her skills as a doctor and because of the era’s political unrest, with Jamie always one step behind.

The stars and creatives of Outlander got candid about Season 7 with TV Insider on the red carpet for the show’s premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival on Friday, June 9. Caitriona Balfe, Sam Heughan, and the rest of the gang are sharing what they’re most excited for fans to see onscreen this season when the show returns to Starz, and the answers may surprise you. As viewers will recall, Claire (Balfe) and Jamie (Heughan) ended Season 6 on quite a cliffhanger as she remained imprisoned for the alleged murder of Malva Christie (Jessica Reynolds). Meanwhile, Jamie was rescued by his nephew Young Ian (John Bell), as Richard Brown (Chris Larkin) planned to have him shipped off to Scotland and away from Claire. Only the show’s upcoming premiere will reveal what’s to come, but Balfe’s excitement for the season stems from the relationships Claire is having with other men.

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After several seasons of bubbling rebellion, the American Revolution is finally in full swing in the highly anticipated seventh season of “Outlander,” which premieres Friday, June 16 on Starz.

The penultimate season of the hit historical drama has a total of 16 episodes and will come out in two parts, with the latter half not set to air until 2024. The first eight episodes, all out June 16, will pick up where Season 6 left off, with Claire (Caitriona Balfe) on her way to prison for the murder of Malva Christie (Jessica Reynolds).

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It’s impossible to say what Season 7 has in store for Claire, who begins this season in prison awaiting a trial, but also Jamie (Sam Heughen), tasked with finding a way to save his wife.

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Much to the delight of Outlander fans, the penultimate season of the Starz series returns next month with a supersized 16-episode season. The newest trailer was recently released, and it’s packed with clues as to how the upcoming season will unfold.

Since arriving in the colonies at the end of the finale of season 3, Claire (Caitríona Balfe) has been warning Jamie (Sam Heughan) of the impending revolution. There have been drips and drabs as to what is yet to come, but now the war is in full swing, and Jamie and Claire appear to be in the middle of it all.

The trailer opens with Claire attending what looks to be a funeral, although there’s no indication as to who the procession is for. It should be noted that Jamie, Bree (Sophie Skelton), and Roger (Richard Rankin) are nowhere to be seen, which could be a hint as...

Outlander is returning to Starz next month, and the cable channel has released a new trailer and key art for the first eight episodes of the seventh season of the fantasy series. The remaining eight installments will premiere at some point in 2024. The series has already been renewed for an eighth and final season.

Starring Caitriona Balfe, Sam Heughan, Sophie Skelton, Richard Rankin, John Bell, Cesar Domboy, Lauren Lyle, Caitlin O’Ryan, Paul Gorman, Mark Lewis Jones, Jessica Reynolds, Alexander Vlahos, Sarah Collier, Hugh Ross, Chris Larkin, Andrew & Matthew Adair, Antony Byrne, Euan Bennet, New Dennehy, Kyle Rees, Robin Scott, Robin Laing, Glen Gould, Simon R. Baker, Joanne Thompson, Caleb Reynolds, Braeden Clarke, Morgan Holstrom, David Berry, and Maria Doyle Kennedy, the series is based on Diana Gabaldon’s bestselling novels. The story follows a time-traveling doctor on...

Claire (Caitriona Balfe) and Jamie Fraser (Sam Heughan) are hitting the American Revolution’s battlefield in the full trailer for Outlander‘s upcoming seventh season, which is set to debut Friday, June 16 on Starz. Jam-packed with hints and easter eggs from the books by Diana Gabaldon from which the show is based, the Outlander Season 7 trailer teases intense moments as war begins in the colonies. In addition to a full trailer, new posters reveal the season’s apt tagline, “Our History Is Now.” Caught between the redcoats and the rebels, Claire and Jamie try holding onto each other amid the chaos. In Season 7, the land the Frasers call home is changing, and they must change along with it. As viewers will recall, Season 6 concluded with a cliffhanger regarding Claire’s fate as she was imprisoned for the alleged murder of Malva Christie (Jessica Reynolds). At the same time, Jamie was...

Starz has released the first trailer for “Outlander” Season 7, which will premiere June 16.

The new season, inspired in part by Diana Gabaldon’s “Outlander” book series, will waste no time getting into action, picking up on the harrowing events of the Season 6 finale where Jamie (Sam Heugan) and Young Ian (John Bell) were racing to rescue Claire (Caitriona Balfe) before she was tried and wrongfully convicted for the murder of Malva Christie (Jessica Reynolds).

In true “Outlander” fashion, nothing comes easy; the trailer depicts much hardship to come for the Frasers and those they love. The American Revolution is in full swing and the chaos that comes with an emerging nation means the land they once called home is changing. Will Jamie, Claire, Brianna (Sophie Skelton), Roger (Richard Rankin) and their loved ones be able to change with it is a key question this season.

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Fans of Outlander don’t have much longer to wait for the show’s return as Part 1 of Season 7 kicks off Friday, June 16, and in anticipation of the premiere, Starz is unveiling the titles for all eight episodes featured in the first half of the season. As previously reported, the remaining eight episodes of the 16-episode seventh season will debut sometime in 2024 with Season 8 rounding out Outlander‘s run as its last. Concluding in May 2021, Season 6 of the fan-favorite left viewers with quite a cliffhanger as time-traversing lovers Claire (Caitriona Balfe) and Jamie (Sam Heughan) were once again separated. Your theories about these Season 7 episode titles in 3… 2… 1… #Outlander pic.twitter.com/QfI6FVlLU5 — Outlander (@Outlander_STARZ) April 3, 2023 This time, it was at the actions of a vengeful Richard Brown (Chris Larkin) that sent the spouses barreling off in different directions with Claire heading to Wilmington to be tried for Malva Christie’s (Jessica Reynolds) death,...

The opening title sequence for Outlander Season 7 will be sung by Sinéad O’Connor, following a tradition each season of adapting the show’s theme song by drawing inspiration from upcoming storylines and locations. Season 7 is set to premiere this summer.

“We are honored to have Sinead O’Connor performing ‘The Skye Boat Song.’ Her rendition is, for me, a reminder of all that’s beautiful about Outlander. She is talented beyond measure. Hers is a voice of the ages — one which pierces heart and soul — and embodies the spirit of the show,” says Matthew B. Roberts, showrunner and executive producer of Outlander.

Outlander‘s seventh season will pick up after the events of the Season 6 finale, which saw Claire (Caitriona Balfe) arrested by Richard Brown (Chris Larkin) for the murder of Malva Christie (Jessica Reynolds) and for being a witch.

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Starz fan-favorite series, Outlander is gearing up for a return of the Frasers when the show returns for its seventh season come the summer. In more recent episodes of the show, we have become familiar with the town of Wilmington. The last time we saw Claire (Caítriona Balfe) and Jamie Fraser (Sam Heughan), Claire had been separated from her husband by the Committee of Safety led by Richard Brown (Chris Larkin) and taken to Wilmington. The lady of Fraser’s Ridge had been charged with the murder of Malva Christie (Jessica Reynolds) and is faacing a date with the hangman’s noose.

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Airing on the Starz cable channel, the Outlander TV show stars Caitriona Balfe and Sam Heughan, with Sophie Skelton, Richard Rankin, John Bell, Cesar Domboy, Lauren Lyle, Caitlin O’Ryan, Paul Gorman, Mark Lewis Jones, Jessica Reynolds, Alexander Vlahos, Sarah Collier, Hugh Ross, Chris Larkin, Andrew & Matthew Adair, Antony Byrne, Euan Bennet, New Dennehy, Kyle Rees, Robin Scott, Robin Laing, Glen Gould, Simon R. Baker, Joanne Thompson, Caleb Reynolds,...

The first look at Outlander season 7 teases the grave danger ahead. When viewers last caught up with the hit series, Claire (Caitriona Balfe) had been taken into custody for the murder of Malva Christie (Jessica Reynolds). In the process, she was separated from Jamie (Sam Heughan). Although the pair have often been placed in dangerous situations, sometimes to controversial effect, the coming episodes will are sure to leave fans of the fantasy drama anxious. Outlander's upcoming installment will also feature a mix of new and returning actors.

Just a few months after filming wrapped on the show, the Outlander season 7 teaser trailer has now been unveiled. Set to debut in the summer of 2023 on Starz, Outlander season 7 looks like it will see Claire facing a grim fate as the result of all that's transpired. With a noose hung around her neck at one point in the footage, and her...

Outlander is returning in the summer of 2023, and Starz has released a trailer for season seven of the romantic drama series. The sixth season of eight episodes finished airing in May. The seventh season will have 16 installments.

Starring Caitriona Balfe, Sam Heughan, Sophie Skelton, Richard Rankin, John Bell, Cesar Domboy, Lauren Lyle, Caitlin O'Ryan, Paul Gorman, Mark Lewis Jones, Jessica Reynolds, Alexander Vlahos, Sarah Collier, Hugh Ross, Chris Larkin, Andrew & Matthew Adair, Antony Byrne, Euan Bennet, New Dennehy, Kyle Rees, Robin Scott, Robin Laing, Glen Gould, Simon R. Baker, Joanne Thompson, Caleb Reynolds, Braeden Clarke, Morgan Holstrom, David Berry, and Maria Doyle Kennedy, the series follows a British Army nurse from 1945 who travels back in time and falls in love with a Highlander in 1743.

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Season 6 of “Outlander” aired between March and May of this year, which made it eligible for the 2022 Emmy nominations. Unfortunately, the Starz fantasy epic was completely snubbed when the noms were announced on the morning of Tuesday, July 12. All 14 “Outlander” actors that were submitted for Emmy consideration came up empty-handed, including Caitriona Balfe (who plays time-traveling doctor Claire Randall Fraser) and Sam Heughan (who plays her Highlander true love Jamie Fraser), as did all of the show’s behind-the-scenes talent.

It’s not the first time “Outlander” fans found themselves disappointed when the series wound up not nominated by Emmy voters. In fact, the first five seasons only nabbed a grand total of four below-the-line bids: music score (2015), production design (2016) and costumes (2016 and 2018). The popular program still has yet to receive any above-the-line Emmy love for its actors, writers, directors or producers.

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The fan-favorite Starz drama “Outlander” is back on the Emmy ballot in the hopes of securing nominations for its sixth season. So which candidates from the show are up for consideration? Scroll down for the list.

Caitriona Balfe and Sam Heughan lead a parade of 14 actors whose performances will be considered by the television academy. As usual, Balfe’s performance as heroine Claire Fraser is entered into the Best Drama Actress race, where perhaps her recent appearance in the Oscar-winning “Belfast” could help boost her into the top six for the very first time. Heughan is gunning for his first nom for Best Drama Actor as Jamie Fraser. They’re followed by a whopping 10 supporting actors including Sophie Skelton as Claire and Jamie’s daughter Bree. Two guest stars are entered on the ballot: Maria Doyle Kennedy and David Berry, both for the episode “Give Me Liberty.”

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