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Exclusive: Paramount+ UK & Ireland has commissioned UK thriller series The Revenge Club (w/t), with Slow Horses and Peaky Blinders star Aimée-Ffion Edwards alongside Line Of Duty star Martin Compston in the lead roles of Emily and Calum.

Based on the upcoming debut novel The Othello Club by J.D. Pennington, the series follows six strangers brought together by a divorce support group who quickly transform from therapy-seeking victims into architects of retribution. With little in common beyond their pain, they form an unlikely bond. What begins as a cathartic outlet quickly spirals into something far more dangerous. Rights were acquired from Rosie Gurtovoy at Pfd. Production is underway in the UK.

Joining Edwards and Compston as the other members of the club are BAFTA and Emmy winner Meera Syal (Goodness Gracious Me) as Rita, Sharon Rooney (Barbie) as Rachel, Douglas Henshall (Shetland) as Steve, Chaneil Kular (Sex Education) as Tej...

Following a critically raved first series, Acorn TV and 5 today announced the recommission of ground-breaking detective drama Inspector Ellis, starring three-time Olivier Award winner Sharon D Clarke and Andrew Gower. The second season will begin filming this month in the UK and will air on Acorn TV and 5 in 2026.

From Company Pictures, in association with All3Media International and Northern Ireland Screen, the first season of Inspector Ellis quickly became a beloved fan favorite for the Acorn TV audience with Clarke receiving praise for her portrayal of Dci Ellis – a detective fighting a system rife with flaws.

Consisting of three two-hour episodes, the second season will once again follow the tenacious Dci alongside her right-hand man, DS Harper, played by Andrew Gower, both of whom are parachuted into failing investigations across the north of England.

On entering the world of Inspector Ellis again for season two, Sharon D Clarke said:...

Inspector Ellis will return to fight criminals and the system for a second time.

Acorn TV and UK network 5 have ordered Season 2 of the show, which follows Olivier Award winner Sharon D Clarke as the titular detective chief inspector working cases alongside her right-hand man, DS Harper (Andrew Gower), operating in a system rife with flaws.

Once again, the plot will see the pair parachuted into failing investigations across the northeast of England. Season will comprise three two-hour episodes and filming is set to begin this month ahead of a 2026 launch on AMC Networks’ Acorn TV in North America, Australia and New Zealand. Siân Ejiwunmi-Le Berre, who co-created the Company Pictures show with Paul Logue, will write the first episode, with Oliver Frampton writing Ep 2 and Maria Ward for Ep 3.

“I am thrilled to return as Dci Ellis,” said Clarke. “The response to the first season was overwhelming, and...

Today, AMC Networks’ Acorn TV and Channel 5 announced additional cast members and the start of production on the new murder mystery drama, Murder Before Evensong.

The six-episode drama starring Matthew Lewis is based on the first novel in the Sunday Times best-selling series by British author Reverend Richard Coles and will air later this year on Acorn TV worldwide and Channel 5 in the UK.

Photo courtesy of Acorn Media Enterprises LLC & AMC Film Holdings LLC

Joining Lewis, who stars as Canon Daniel Clement, are: Amanda Redman (New Tricks) as Audrey, Amit Shah (Happy Valley) as DS Neil Vanloo, Adam James (The Day of the Jackal) as Bernard De Floures and Meghan Treadway (One Day) as Honor De Floures.

Also on board are newcomer Alexander Delamain as Alex De Floures, Marion Bailey (The Crown) as Kath, Amanda Hadingue (Kaos) as Dora, Tamzin Outhwaite (The Wives) as Stella Harper, Francis Magee...

Matthew Lewis to star in ‘Murder Before Evensong’ (Photo Courtesy of Acorn TV)

Harry Potter‘s Matthew Lewis has signed on to star in Acorn TV and Channel 5’s Murder Before Evensong, based on Reverend Richard Coles’ bestselling series. The crime drama will start filming in 2025.

“I’m beyond thrilled to be throwing on the old dog collar and diving into the world of Champton so charmingly created by Rev. Richard Coles. I’ve been an admirer of his work for some time and love the characters and stories he’s written,” stated Matthew Lewis. “It’s an honour to work with this creative team and have the opportunity to bring the character of Canon Clement to life for fans of the book and new viewers alike.”

Nick Hicks-Beach (Midsomer Murders) adapted the first book in Reverend Richard Coles’ series, and David Moore (Outlander) is confirmed to direct.

Reverend Richard Coles,...

Matthew Lewis will star in Murder Before Evensong, the Acorn TV and Channel 5 murder mystery drama we told you about last month.

The Harry Potter star will play Canon Daniel Clement in the series, which is based on the first novel in a best-selling book series from Strictly Come Dancing contestant and broadcaster Reverend Richard Coles. Further casting announcements will follow.

Clement shares his rectory with his opinionated and fearless widowed mother and two dachshund dogs. As Daniel announces a controversial plan to install a lavatory in the church, dividing his town, the cousin to Champton’s patron Bernard de Floures is found dead at the back of the church, stabbed in the neck with a pair of secateurs. Bodies begin to pile up as the police move in, and Daniel is forced to keep his fractured community together and catch the killer.

“I’m beyond thrilled to be...

Rachel Shenton, Emily Atack and Joanne Whalley have been cast as the leads in upcoming U.K. psychological drama “The Rumour,” which depicts how small-town gossip can spiral out of control.

Based on Lesley Kara’s novel, the new five-part series sees Shenton play Joanna, a mother who moves to a quiet town with her young son looking for a fresh start. But she soon finds herself in an unsettling dynamic when she becomes entangled with a group of local mothers.

“When Joanna stumbles upon an online rumour about a child killer living in the town, she uses it to win over the mums at the school gate,” reads the logline. “As gossip spreads, suspicions build, and Joanna finds herself drawn into a web of secrets and paranoia. Balancing her efforts to protect her son with the growing unease in town, Joanna struggles to distinguish between truth and hearsay. With...

Exclusive: Here are a couple of exclusive images of Inglourious Basterds star Diane Kruger in buzzy Paramount+ series Little Disasters.

Cannes Award-winning actor Kruger plays Jess in the adaptation of the Sarah Vaughan novel. When she takes her baby daughter to hospital with a head injury that she can’t explain, her close friend and on-duty A&e doctor Liz must make the excruciating decision of whether to call social services on her longtime friend. This decision sets in motion a chain of events that show how one moment can fracture and nearly destroy entire families and friendships. The show also stars Jo Joyner, Patrick Baladi (Ted Lasso), Shelley Conn, Emily Taaffe, JJ Feild, Ben Bailey Smith and Stephen Campbell Moore.

Diane Kruger and JJ Field in Little Disasters. Image: Roughcut / Paramount Global / Kristóf Galgóczi Németh

Kruger has had far more movie roles than TV but she did play Detective Sonya Cross in FX’s version of The Bridge last decade. The German actor, who broke out in 2004’s epic war film Troy, was described as an “intelligent and dynamic actress, whose sheer presence brings with it a unique quality that leaves you inspired” by Little Disasters director Eva Sigurdardottir.

“Attaching Diane allowed me to explore sides of Jess’ character in deeper ways than I had anticipated,” she added. “Little Disasters is a story of a warm and loving mother who is hiding a dark secret, and Diane navigated that character so elegantly, with relatable and warm performances, as well as truly haunting and thrilling moments.”

That relatability attracted Sigurdardottir to Little Disasters, she told us, along with a “tension and thriller engine rooted in very relatable and familiar domestic settings.”

“I am a filmmaker who is drawn to brutally real and gritty stories, and here we had a glamorous and aspirational setting, yet with a terrifying central conflict – a hurt child,” she added.

Marianna Abbotts is exec producing for Big Boys producer Roughcut TV, which has recently moved into drama. She said she “fell in love with” Vaughan’s novels after reading Anatomy of a Scandal. “Sarah often writes about professional women who are forced to make impossible decisions. At the heart of Little Disasters is a really difficult moral dilemma when one friend is forced to call social services on another,” she added.

To aid with tackling these sensitive topics, the Roughcut team worked closely with Vaughan along with multiple advisors. “We wanted to portray the issues in the book accurately and it was extremely important to get that right,” said Abbotts. “We consulted medical, police and social service advisers who guided us with accuracy and sensitivity while understanding the need to tell a dramatic story.”

Little Disasters is a six-part series for Paramount+ UK and Ireland. Ruth Fowler and Amanda Duke adapted the series for the screen with Roughcut Television EPs Ash Atalla, Alex Smith and Abbotts on board alongside Vaughan. Simon Judd EPs for Fremantle, Sigurdardottir is the director and Myf Hopkins serves as the producer. The series was commissioned by Sebastian Cardwell and Paul Testar and will premiere next year. Fremantle is handling global sales.

Paramount+ has released first-look images of the upcoming U.K. original series The Crow Girl with Eve Myles, Katherine Kelly, Dougray Scott and Elliot Edusah.

The six-part thriller, an adaptation of Erik Axl Sund’s bestselling novel of the same name, is produced by Emmy-winning creative team Buccaneer (Irvine Welsh’s Crime, Marcella).

When the bodies of unidentified young men start to show up around the city, beaten and full of the anaesthetic lidocaine, Dci Jeanette Kilburn (Myles) and partner Di Lou Stanley (Scott) are on the hunt for the killer.

With a lack of evidence and pressure to solve the case mounting, Jeanette enlists the help of prime suspect Carl Lowry’s psychotherapist Dr Sophia Craven (Kelly) who offers a fresh but troubling perspective on the case. But with the killer inching ever closer to home, Jeanette and the team are in a race against time to untangle the web of secrets.

Exclusive: Homecoming and The Beach star Virginie Ledoyen has boarded Channel 5 series The Au Pair opposite David Suchet.

The Cesar-nominated French actress will play a whistleblower in the thriller, whose pivotal role kicks off in the opening scene and spans the rest of the show.

From Pernel Media and MK1 Studios, The Au Pair follows Zoe Dalton (Sally Bretton), who seems to have it all, including successful husband Chris (Kenny Doughty). When she hires an au pair, Sandrine (Ludmilla Makowski), the beguiling young French woman triggers an unsettling shift in the household as instincts and suspicions arise, hinting at hidden agendas.

The show for the Paramount UK network is Poirot icon Suchet’s first TV role for six years and he plays George, Zoe’s diabetic father who moves next door.

Having been Cesar-nominated for 1995’s A Single Girl, Ledoyen achieved international fame opposite Leonardo DiCaprio in The Beach,...

Acorn TV has unveiled a first look at three-time Olivier Award-winner and Tony Award-nominee Sharon D Clarke starring in the chilling and feature-length detective drama Ellis.

Set to premiere this November on Acorn TV, the riveting three-part series follows Dci Ellis (Clarke), a tenacious cop parachuted into failing investigations.

Each two-hour episode will see Ellis, accompanied by her right-hand man DS Harper, played by Andrew Gower, arrive at a different local police station, where she will have to win over the local detectives and immerse herself in the cases she’s come to solve.

As a Black female cop, Ellis is used to being dismissed and overlooked but remains focused on her work as a first-class murder detective, fueled by a determination for justice and a deep well of compassion for those who need it.

From Company Pictures, in association with Northern Ireland Screen, Ellis was commissioned for Acorn TV by Catherine Mackin,...

Exclusive: David Suchet has landed his first TV acting gig in several years with a Channel 5 series titled The Au Pair opposite Lupin star Ludmilla Makowski.

The iconic British actor, who played Hercule Poirot in 70 Agatha Christie adaptations over 25 years, will play George, a diabetic father who moves next door to daughter Zoe Dalton (Sally Bretton). Zoe seems to have it all, including successful husband Chris (Kenny Doughty), but when she hires an au pair, Sandrine (Makowski), the beguiling young French woman triggers an unsettling shift in the household as instincts and suspicions arise, hinting at hidden agendas.

The show “delves deep into the complexities of family, trust and hidden truths, against the backdrop of the picturesque British countryside,” according to Channel 5. It is penned by Michael Foott (Desperate Measures) and Andy Bayliss (The Good Ship Murder), and directed by Oonagh Kearney (Vardy V Rooney).

The role is Suchet...

Diane Kruger and Jo Joyner will lead Paramount+ UK & Ireland’s latest drama series, Little Disasters.

The pair will play friends Jess and Liz in the “tense and compelling” six-part psychological thriller, which also stars Shelley Conn and Emily Taaffe. It is adapted from Anatomy of a Scandal writer Sarah Vaughan’s novel of the same name and billed as an exploration of female friendships and motherhood.

The four actresses play four friends who were thrown together while expectant mothers with little in common apart from their due dates. When Jess takes her baby daughter to hospital with a head injury she can’t explain, close friend and on-duty A&e doctor Liz is forced to make the excruciating decision as to whether to call social services on her friend. The decision sets...

On the heels on the Season 4 finale, Masterpiece has handed a two-season renewal, for Seasons 5 and 6, to its hit series All Creatures Great and Small.

Based on James Herriot’s beloved collection of stories, each season will consist of six episodes plus Christmas specials.

Season 5 will see the return of Callum Woodhouse as Tristan Farnon.

Also returning for the fifth season is Nicholas Ralph as vet James Herriot, and Samuel West as his mercurial mentor Siegfried Farnon. Anna Madeley returns as the matriarch of Skeldale House Mrs. Hall, along with Rachel Shenton as the charismatic Helen Herriot. James Anthony-Rose also reappears as Richard Carmody. Also returning is Patricia Hodge as the wonderfully sophisticated Mrs Pumphrey, and her adored pampered Pekingese Tricki. Callum Woodhouse reprises his role as Tristan Farnon, Siegfried’s mischievous brother who has been serving in the Royal Army Veterinary Corps, when he makes an unexpected return later in the season.

Masterpiece has just announced the supersized renewal of the hit PBS series All Creatures Great and Small for Seasons 5 and 6. Adapted from the cherished collection of stories by best-selling author James Herriot, the series will return with two more seasons of six episodes each, plus Christmas Specials for both seasons. In Season 5, Nicholas Ralph returns to portray country vet James Herriot, now happily wedded to Helen Herriot (Rachel Shenton). Samuel West is back as James’ unpredictable mentor, Siegfried Farnon, and Callum Woodhouse will reprise his role as Siegfried’s brother Tristan, who makes a comeback later in the season after serving in the Royal Army Veterinary Corps. Additionally, Anna Madeley stars as Mrs. Hall, the matriarch of Skeldale House. Patricia Hodge also returns as the eccentric Mrs. Pumphrey, along with her Pekingese Tricki, played by Derek the dog. Viewers will also see James Anthony-Rose as Richard Carmody. On the double series order,...

The execs will take part in a pitching session, as the market returns for its second edition.

Senior representatives from the likes of Sky, House Productions, Curzon, Channel 4 and Paramount+ will be taking part in a pitch session with up-and-coming filmmakers, writers and producers as part of the second edition of the UK’s Birmingham Film and TV Market (Bftm).

The market – which last year was called the Birmingham Film Market – will take place at The Grand Hotel in Birmingham on October 7.

Executives confirmed to take part are Amy Lotherington, development exec for original film at Sky: Louise Sutton,...

Paramount Global’s Channel 5 is well known for its love of luxury cruise liners and its next drama series will be set aboard one sailing the Mediterranean Seas.

The British network has ordered Hms Murder (working title), an eight-part murder mystery series from by UK indie Clapperboard, in association with Endeavor Content, that’s been billed as “Murder She Wrote meets Below Deck.”

Set aboard a luxury cruise liner touring Mediterranean holiday hotspots, it follows the ship’s new cabaret singer, Jack Grayling, who discovers there are sinister elements below the surface. After a passenger is found murdered in the first port of call, ambitious First Officer Kate Woods’ dream of her own command is thrown into jeopardy and Jack finds himself thrust back into his former life as a detective. A wave of murder mysteries follows — each set against the backdrop of a different stunning coastal destination.

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Exclusive: BritBox North America has picked up exclusive North American rights to Game of Thrones star Gemma Whelan’s upcoming ITV thriller The Tower.

All episodes of Mammoth Screen/Windhover Films’ three-parter, which also stars The Haunting of Bly Manor’s Tahirah Sharif and Kate & Koji lead Jimmy Akingbola, will be released simultaneously on the platform on December 1 in North America.

The series will debut shortly on BritBox co-owner ITV in the UK and is distributed internationally by ITV Studios.

Based on former Detective Kate London’s debut novel Post Mortem and penned by Homeland writer and exec Patrick Harbinson, The Tower starts with Detectives Sarah Collins (Whelan) and Steve Bradshaw (Akingbola) being called to a shocking incident at Portland Tower in South London. Two people have fallen to their deaths: a veteran police officer and a teenage Muslim girl, and Collins sets out to uncover the truth.

Harbinson is...

Exclusive: Game Of Thrones and Killing Eve star Gemma Whelan has been cast as the lead in ITV’s drama series The Tower, Homeland writer Patrick Harbinson’s three-part adaptation of Kate London’s Metropolitan Police novel Post Mortem.

Whelan will play Detective Sergeant Sarah Collins, who investigates after a veteran beat cop and teenage girl fall to their deaths from a tower block in south-east London, leaving a five-year-old boy and rookie police officer Lizzie Griffiths on the roof, only for them to go missing.

Collins works to find Lizzie before she comes to serious harm, but also to uncover the truth behind the grisly tower block deaths. Collins and Griffiths later become the central characters in three books written by former Met officer London.

Whelan is best known for playing Yara Greyjoy in HBO mega-franchise Game Of Thrones, but has appeared in other high-profile series, including Season 3 of Killing Eve,...

Drenched in a nostalgic '70s aesthetic, Netflix's true-crime drama The Serpent unfolds at the furnished and ostensibly welcoming Kanit House in Bangkok. While the series initially depicts guests leisurely relaxing by the pool, many dark activities went on at the apartment complex in the '70s. Portrayed by Tahar Rahim in the limited series, Frenchman Charles Sobhraj, also known as the Bikini Killer, welcomed young travelers at Kanit House in Thailand. But his generous hosting was a ruse. Sobhraj developed a chilling reputation for drugging and robbing unsuspecting backpackers. He has been convicted of two murders, but he potentially killed at least a dozen people (which he admitted but later recanted). Long story short, Kanit House was a real place, a hub for Sobhraj's terrifying acts.

Sticking to the location of the actual events, The Serpent's production team filmed most of the limited series in Thailand. However, Kanit...

Exclusive: Homeland writer and executive producer Patrick Harbinson is to adapt Kate London’s Metropolitan Police novel Post Mortem into a three-part ITV series, which will be housed at Harbinson’s new UK-based production firm and Mammoth Screen.

The drama will be titled The Tower, in a nod to the novel’s thrilling opening sequence in which a veteran beat cop and teenage girl fall to their deaths from a tower block in south-east London, leaving a five-year-old boy and rookie police officer Lizzie Griffiths on the roof, only for them to go missing.

Detective Sergeant Sarah Collins is drafted in to investigate, working to find Lizzie before she comes to serious harm, but also to uncover the truth behind the grisly tower block deaths. Collins and Griffiths later become the central characters in three books written by former Met officer London.

The Tower will be produced by Harbinson’s...