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Netflix has announced the start of production on a brand-new, four-part detective series from Emmy-winning creator Charlie Brooker (Black Mirror). The currently untitled Charlie Brooker project (working title) is described as a “profoundly serious, stunningly original crime thriller” that dives deep into obsession, morality, and the darkness lurking beneath the surface of modern Britain.

The series will star Paddy Considine, Georgina Campbell, and Lena Headey.

Set between the industrial grit of the fictional Northern city of Bleakford and the shadowy corners of London, the story follows a tormented detective (Considine) determined to stop a ritualistic serial killer before their reign of terror claims even more victims. The thriller promises to...

Exclusive: BBC Studios has launched a high-end drama label led by Good Omens EP Josh Cole.

Cole becomes Chief Creative Officer of BBC Studios Fiction and will simultaneously continue running BBC Studios Comedy Productions. He has hired Time execs Andrew Morrissey and Michael Parke as Creative Directors to help steer BBC Studios Fiction, which will be based out of London, Liverpool and Glasgow. Morrissey and Parke are bringing their current slate of projects with them and their BBC Studios-backed River Pictures indie has been shuttered.

The idea for BBC Studios Fiction had been percolating for some time, Cole told us, and is a response to a market in which scripted shows with comedic elements such as Death Valley, Ludwig, Black Ops and Good Omens are performing well, some of which are made by BBC Studios Comedy Productions.

“This is an evolution and expansion of what we’re already doing,” he said.

Exclusive: Channel 4 is tapping into the “new wave” of British comedy, according to the network’s comedy boss Charlie Perkins.

Delivering her first set piece interview nearly three years into her role, Perkins unveiled a trio of new shows from up-and-coming comedy creators, which she said are firmly rooted in the modern day and are not overly costly in an era of super inflated budgets. These are Pigeon from Katy Wix and Adam Drake, Stepping Up from stand-up Josh Pugh and Break Clause from Jess Bray and Alice Snedden.

While Channel 4’s drama budget was recently doubled under the Netflix-bound scripted supremo Ollie Madden, Perkins’ comedy team was not handed the same riches, and has therefore had to be more “nimble,” Perkins told us.

“With the [new Channel 4] Fast Forward strategy, there was a big push to drama and while that didn’t mean budget got taken away from us,...

Netflix has begun production on a new adaptation of Pride and Prejudice, with the Slow Horses star, Jack Lowden, stepping into the role of Mr. Darcy. Reports first surfaced earlier this year in April, with Variety revealing Lowden was in talks for the role of the famously aloof romantic hero. Now, Deadline confirming the full cast lineup, fans are eager to see how Lowden will bring new depth to one of literature’s most iconic characters. The six-part limited series is penned by bestselling author Dolly Alderton.

The Emmy, Golden Globe, and BAFTA-nominated actor will lead the upcoming romantic drama alongside The Crown star Emma Corrin, who plays Elizabeth Bennet. Lowden, best known for his roles in Slow Horses, Dunkirk, and Benediction, has built a reputation as the UK’s most versatile leading man. His portrayal of River Cartwright in Apple TV+’s Slow Horses earned critical acclaim. Now, he...

Netflix has officially shared a first look at its upcoming Pride and Prejudice series. The full cast for the reboot of the 2005 film, starring Keira Knightley, has also been revealed.

Per Variety, the first-look photo showcases the Bennet sisters standing in a field. The supporting cast was also revealed. Production on the new Netflix six-part limited series has just started on location in the United Kingdom. It promises to be a faithful adaptation of Jane Austen's novel, with Heartstopper's Euros Lyn directing with screenwriter Dolly Alderton.

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New actors joining the Jane Austen adaptation include Rufus Sewell (The Diplomat) as Mr. Bennet, Freya Mavor (Industry) as Jane Bennet, Jamie Demetriou (Stath Lets Flats) as Mr. Collins, Daryl McCormack (Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery) as Mr. Bingley, Louis Partridge (House of Guinness) as Mr. Wickham, Rhea Norwood (Heartstopper) as Lydia Bennet, Siena Kelly (Black Mirror...

Netflix has unveiled a first look at its upcoming “Pride and Prejudice” limited series and revealed its supporting cast as production begins in the U.K.

Joining the Jane Austen adaptation are Rufus Sewell (“The Diplomat”) as Mr. Bennet, Freya Mavor (“Industry”) as Jane Bennet, Jamie Demetriou (“Stath Lets Flats”) as Mr. Collins, Daryl McCormack (“Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery”) as Mr. Bingley, Louis Partridge (“House of Guinness”) as Mr. Wickham, Rhea Norwood (“Heartstopper”) as Lydia Bennet, Siena Kelly (“Black Mirror”) as Caroline Bingley and Fiona Shaw (“Killing Eve”) as Lady Catherine de Bourg. Hopey Parish and Hollie Avery make their debuts as Mary Bennet and Kitty Bennet, respectively.

Other new cast members include Anjana Vasan (“We Are Lady Parts”), Sebastian Armesto (“Gangs of London”), Rosie Cavaliero (“Kaos”), Saffron Coomber (“Three Little Birds and Die Zweiflers”), James Dryden (“Deadpool”), Justin Edwards (“The Thick Of It”), James Northcote...

Netflix has assembled the cast for its 6-part limited series Pride and Prejudice, based on the classic Jane Austen novel, which has started production in the UK.

Rufus Sewell (The Diplomat) will star as the wise patriarch Mr Bennet. Cast as Bennet sisters are Freya Mavor (Industry) as Jane, Heartstopper‘s Rhea Norwood as Lydia and newcomers Hollie Avery and Hopey Parish in their debut roles as Kitty and Mary, respectively. Louis Partridge (Disclaimer) will take on the scheming Mr Wickham, with Jamie Demetriou (Stath Lets Flats) as the pompous Mr Collins, Fiona Shaw (Killing Eve) as the fearsome Lady Catherine de Bourg, Daryl McCormack (Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery) as Jane’s beloved Mr Bingley and Siena Kelly (Black Mirror) as his sister Caroline.

They join previous cast leads Emma Corrin as Elizabeth Bennet, Jack Lowden as Mr. Darcy and Olivia Colman as Mrs. Bennet.

To mark the start of production,...

Netflix has unveiled the first glimpse of the “Pride and Prejudice” limited series with Emma Corrin as Elizabeth Bennet.

The photo, which can be seen above, gives a first look at the women of the Bennet family, including Corrin’s Elizabeth and Olivia Colman’s Mrs. Bennet. The photo also unveils the casting for the rest of the Bennet women, including Freya Mavor (“Industry”) as Jane Bennet, Rhea Norwood (“Heartstopper”) as Lydia Bennet and Hopey Parish and Hollie Avery, who both make their on-screen debut, as Mary Bennet and Kitty Bennet, respectively.

Rufus Sewell (“The Diplomat”) will round out the family as Mr. Bennet, while Louis Partridge (“House of Guinness”) joins as Mr. Wickham, Jamie Demetriou (“Stath Lets Flats”) boards the cast as Mr. Collins and Fiona Shaw (“Killing Eve”) joins as Lady Catherine de Bourg. Daryl McCormack will be Mr. Bingley while Siena Kelly (“Black Mirror”) plays Caroline Bingley.

Prime Video's new action movie has been a success with critics, debuting on Rotten Tomatoes with a perfect score. Prime Video is Amazon's streaming service and features a vast library of licensed film and television titles, in addition to projects from the Amazon MGM Studios catalogue. The streamer has also become known for a number of successful originals, particularly popular Prime Video shows such as the action series Reacher, the dark superhero comedy The Boys, and the fantasy adaptation The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.

There are also a number of popular Prime Video original movies. In addition to titles that played in theaters before streaming on the platform, such as the Ben Affleck biographical drama Air and the Emerald Fennell thriller Saltburn, they have had a number of streaming exclusives reach a wide audience. These feature-length streaming titles include the Jake Gyllenhaal remake Road House, the...

The premise of Deep Cover is almost funny enough to carry the entire film: A trio of improv actors is recruited by the London police to go undercover on a low-level sting operation, on the theory that they can think on their feet. Fortunately, this comedy is more than its plot thanks to the hilariously straight-faced performances of Bryce Dallas Howard, Orlando Bloom and Nick Mohammed as the hapless actors who wind up embedded with dangerous London gangsters. The film approaches its action tropes with an effective sense of absurdity, but it’s the stars’ kinetic commitment to the bit that makes this relentlessly silly film work.

Howard brings energy and conviction to her role as Kat, an American in London whose visa has almost run out, along with her luck as an actor. Now she teaches improv classes to play the bills, and faces the pitying looks of her old friends.

Bryce Dallas Howard, Orlando Bloom and Nick Mohammed brought their crime-comedy caper “Deep Cover” to life through genuine friendship and collaborative improvisation, the trio revealed during a post-screening Q&a following the film’s world premiere as the Centrepiece Headliner at SXSW London on Wednesday night.

The action-comedy, directed by “Stath Lets Flats” helmer Tom Kingsley and produced by Colin Trevorrow via his Metronome Film Co., follows three improv actors recruited by an undercover cop to infiltrate London’s criminal underworld by impersonating dangerous gangsters.

“Deep Cover” had its world premiere as the inaugural SXSW London Screen Festival’s Centrepiece Headliner, with the film set to stream on Prime Video starting June 12.

Trevorrow revealed the project’s unusual genesis, explaining that the concept began in 2010 when he and co-writer Derek Connolly heard about New York City police using actors as decoys. The film is based on an original script by “Jurassic World” collaborators Connolly and Trevorrow,...

Nicola Walker (The Split) and Jemaine Clement (What We Do in the Shadows) will lead a new, six-part Disney+ original series, Alice and Steve (working title).

From the award-winning Clerkenwell Films (Baby Reindeer), Alice and Steve follows lifelong best friends who see their world implode when the middle-aged Steve starts dating Alice’s 26-year-old daughter, Izzy (Yali Topol Margalith). “Although both are no strangers to chaos and dubious decision-making, their once rock-solid friendship is turned upside down and tested to its limits — threatening their families, futures and everything in between,” a plot synopsis reads.

Joel Fry (Cruella) also stars as Alice’s husband Daniel, with Tyrese Eaton-Dyce (Sherwood) cast as her son Dom and Olivier-award-winning Marcia Warren (The Crown) starring as Alice’s mother, Val. Rounding out the cast are Eilidh Fisher (Dope Girls) and Ebony Aboagye. Filming has commenced in London.

Tom Kingsley (Stath Lets Flats) is on board to direct the show,...

Prime Video has released the official trailer for the action comedy Deep Cover, which will launch on the streaming service on June 12, 2025. The movie has been rated R by the Motion Picture Association (MPA) for violent content, language throughout, and drug use.

Deep Cover will premiere exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide as part of the Prime subscription. The film has a runtime of 1 hour and 40 minutes.

The movie stars Bryce Dallas Howard as Kat, an improv comedy teacher beginning to question if she’s missed her shot at success.

When an undercover cop (Sean Bean) offers her the role of a lifetime, she recruits two of her students (Orlando Bloom and Nick Mohammed) to infiltrate London’s gangland by impersonating dangerous criminals.

Deep Cover is based on an original script by Derek Connolly & Colin Trevorrow and British writing duo Ben Ashenden & Alexander Owen.

Tom Kingsley,...

Some people take improv classes to be better public speakers, others love the community and the unpredictable nature of the performance. In Deep Cover starring Bryce Dallas Howard, Orlando Bloom, and Nick Mohammed, the comedy format is deployed to infiltrate London's criminal underworld. The film released first-look images last year, but Amazon has just released a trailer for the comedy, which is coming to Prime Video on June 1st.

The film will adhere to the comedy rule of threes, teaming up a trio for the criminal mayhem. Bryce Dallas Howard plays Kat, an improv teacher who fears she may have missed her shot at fame. Orlando Bloom's character is an intense method actor who uses improv as a tool to hone his craft and stay immersed in a role, while Nick Mohammed is the window character and the audience's surrogate into the world of improv as a down-on-his-luck everyman who wants to find his confidence.

Everybody give your very best “yes and” to Prime Video today, as the trailer for Deep Cover has finally arrived. Starring Orlando Bloom (The Lord of the Rings trilogy) and Bryce Dallas Howard (Jurassic World franchise), the movie’s plot centers around an improv teacher (Howard) who finds herself leading an infiltration into a criminal organization with the help of two of her students. Featuring supporting performances from Paddy Considine (House of the Dragon), Sean Bean (Game of Thrones), Sonoya Mizuno (Crazy Rich Asians), and Ian McShane (the John Wick franchise), the film looks to be another promising addition to the streamer’s comedy-action lineup.

Howard’s Kat is your average everyday entertainer in the trailer for Deep Cover. She’s taken up a new job as an improv teacher, where she instructs both funny and unfunny people on how to bs their way through scenes in the most comedic way possible.

Time Travel is Dangerous centers around friends Ruth and Megan who run a vintage shop in Muswell Hill. When they stumble across a time machine, it occurs to them that stock is much cheaper if they ‘borrow’ from the past – well, it’s free. They don’t want to change history, or rob banks, they just want to find a nice Victorian lamp or an authentic 80s bum bag without getting sucked into the hellish time-space vortex that is “the Unreason”. The thing is, Time Travel Is Dangerous.

The movie stars Johnny Vegas, Jane Horrocks (Absolutely Fabulous), Sophie Thompson, Mark Heap, Brian Bovell, Tony Way, Guy Henry, Tom Lenk (Buffy the Vampire Slayer), Laura Aikman, Kiell Smith-Bynoe and is narrated by Stephen Fry.

Here at Love Horror we got a chance to quiz some of the creatives behind the brand new Sci-Fi comedy and run them through a set of quick fire questions.

Time Travel is Dangerous centers around friends Ruth and Megan who run a vintage shop in Muswell Hill. When they stumble across a time machine, it occurs to them that stock is much cheaper if they ‘borrow’ from the past – well, it’s free. They don’t want to change history, or rob banks, they just want to find a nice Victorian lamp or an authentic 80s bum bag without getting sucked into the hellish time-space vortex that is “the Unreason”. The thing is, Time Travel Is Dangerous.

The movie stars Johnny Vegas, Jane Horrocks (Absolutely Fabulous), Sophie Thompson, Mark Heap, Brian Bovell, Tony Way, Guy Henry, Laura Aikman, Kiell Smith-Bynoe and is narrated by Stephen Fry.

Here at Love Horror we got a chance to quiz some of the creatives behind the brand new Sci-Fi comedy and run them through a set of quick fire questions.

Below are the...

Time Travel is Dangerous centers around friends Ruth and Megan who run a vintage shop in Muswell Hill. When they stumble across a time machine, it occurs to them that stock is much cheaper if they ‘borrow’ from the past – well, it’s free. They don’t want to change history, or rob banks, they just want to find a nice Victorian lamp or an authentic 80s bum bag without getting sucked into the hellish time-space vortex that is “the Unreason”. The thing is, Time Travel Is Dangerous.

The movie stars Johnny Vegas, Jane Horrocks (Absolutely Fabulous), Sophie Thompson, Mark Heap, Brian Bovell, Tony Way, Guy Henry, Tom Lenk (Buffy the Vampire Slayer), Laura Aikman, Kiell Smith-Bynoe and is narrated by Stephen Fry.

Here at Love Horror we got a chance to quiz some of the creatives behind the brand new Sci-Fi comedy and run them through a set of quick-fire questions.

Time Travel is Dangerous centers around friends Ruth and Megan who run a vintage shop in Muswell Hill. When they stumble across a time machine, it occurs to them that stock is much cheaper if they ‘borrow’ from the past – well, it’s free. They don’t want to change history, or rob banks, they just want to find a nice Victorian lamp or an authentic 80s bum bag without getting sucked into the hellish time-space vortex that is “the Unreason”. The thing is, Time Travel Is Dangerous.

The movie stars Johnny Vegas, Jane Horrocks (Absolutely Fabulous), Sophie Thompson, Mark Heap, Brian Bovell, Tony Way, Guy Henry, Laura Aikman, Kiell Smith-Bynoe and is narrated by Stephen Fry.

Here at Love Horror we got a chance to quiz some of the creatives behind the brand new Sci-Fi comedy and run them through a set of quick fire questions.

Below are the...

Time loops, Victorian lamps, and a dangerously unpredictable time machine take centre stage at an exclusive gala screening of Time Travel Is Dangerous at Everyman Muswell Hill on 27th March. The sci-fi comedy, which explores the perils of ‘borrowing’ from history, will be celebrated with a special event featuring a Q&a with the cast and filmmakers, followed by a post-screening drinks reception in the main foyer.

The film follows best friends Ruth and Megan, who run a vintage shop in Muswell Hill. When they stumble upon a time machine, their business takes an unexpected turn as they decide to “source” their stock directly from the past. Rather than using their newfound ability to change history or amass wealth, they simply want to get their hands on the perfect Victorian lamp or an authentic 80s bum bag. However, as they soon discover, tampering with time is a risky game, and The Unreason,...

Looking ahead to 2025, here are the 45 films of all genres – from horror to comedy to drama and more – we reckon you really shouldn’t miss.

Special mentions:

Firstly, the movies you won’t be seeing, but want to namecheck. Our rules were that we didn’t want to include films that had screened, but not made it to the UK yet (with the exception of British films). Hence – sorry Kevin – the next Horizon film isn’t on the list. There’s stuff we’re watching for release dates too: Above The Below, Mother’s Pride, All Of You, and such like. We acknowledge too that there’s a Michael Jackson biopic that you won’t find below. Plus superhero films that don’t really need our help, so we limited ourselves to one or two of those.

Instead, here’s the 45 films firmly on our radar for 2025…

45. Avatar: Fire And...

Netflix's first big release of 2025, the spy action-comedy Back in Action, has been doing extremely well since its January 17 launch date, hitting over 46.8 million views within its first three days of release, which makes it the streamer's biggest opening weekened for an English-language film since 2022's The Adam Project.

Upon its release, we were able to catch up with director Seth Gordon (Horrible Bosses; Identity Thief; Baywatch) to talk about the family entertainer that stars Jamie Foxx (Spider-Man: No Way Home; Baby Driver; Collateral) and Cameron Diaz (Knight and Day; Charlie's Angels; Shrek) in the lead roles.

He walks us through uniting the iconic movie stars and their instant chemistry, shooting in London, and a whole lot more.

In addition to Foxx and Diaz, the supporting cast features McKenna Roberts (Euphoria; Skyscraper), Rylan Jackson (Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves), Kyle Chandler (Friday Night Lights; The Wolf of Wall Street), Glenn Close,...

“Back in Action” is a 2025 Netflix original action-comedy that marks the return of Cameron Diaz to the silver screen after a decade-long hiatus. Directed by Seth Gordon, “Back in Action” features a star-studded ensemble cast portraying a mix of seasoned spies and intriguing new characters.

Back in Action: Complete Cast & Characters Guide of the Netflix Original Movie Emily Tanner (Cameron Diaz)

Cameron Diaz, renowned for her roles in “The Mask,” “Charlie’s Angels,” and “Vanilla Sky,” plays Emily Tanner, a former CIA operative who, along with her husband Matt, leaves the espionage world to start a family. Emily’s journey explores themes of parental attachment and reconciliation, particularly in mending her strained relationship with her mother, Ginny.

Matt Tanner (Jamie Foxx)

Academy Award-winner Jamie Foxx, known for “Ray,” “Django Unchained,” and “Collateral,” portrays Matt Tanner, Emily’s husband and fellow ex-cia agent. Matt’s character brings a blend of humor and action,...

The BBC is moving closer to approving its next big sitcom, and Deadline has just released information on which production companies are being considered.

Last May, Jon Petrie, the head of comedy at the BBC, announced that his team would fund writers’ rooms for fresh sitcom ideas. Deadline learns that BBC Studios, Big Talk Studios, Various Artists Limited, Roughcut, and Hat Trick have been selected.

These companies are behind some of the most popular British sitcoms of recent times, like Derry Girls, Two Doors Down, Friday Night Dinner, Stath Lets Flats, and Such Brave Girls, all of which have won BAFTAs.

While details are under wraps, it’s confirmed that these writers’ rooms are now open and assembling their teams. Each company is expected to develop a pilot script, episode outlines, and a full writing team. There’s potential for more than one new sitcom to hit our screens.

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Exclusive: The BBC is inching towards greenlighting its next big sitcom and we can reveal which producers are in the running.

The corporation’s comedy boss Jon Petrie said last May his team would fund writers’ rooms for original sitcom ideas, which we understand have been awarded to BBC Studios, Big Talk Studios, Various Artists Limited, Roughcut and Hat Trick.

Between them, these storied outfits have made some of the biggest British sitcoms of recent years including Derry Girls, Two Doors Down, Friday Night Dinner, Stath Lets Flats and Such Brave Girls, securing many a BAFTA along the way.

Projects are being kept under wraps but we are told writers’ rooms have opened and are beginning to staff up. The indies are tasked with coming up with a pilot script, episode outlines and a writing team ready to go. More than one idea could make it to screen. When he...

Jason Statham fans rejoice! As another of the action icon’s thrillers is all set to stream for free from the end of this month. Meaning we’ll be going into the new year just as we’d always hoped - watching The Stath hit as many people as possible. Released back in 2013, the action crime outing Hummingbird, released in the United States as Redemption, is all set to land on Tubi on January 1, 2025, and finds Statham in a much more overtly dramatic role than his usual action movie fare.

Written and directed by Steven Knight, who is best known for creating the hit crime drama series Peaky Blinders, Redemption finds The Stath leading as the mysterious Joey, a former special forces soldier who returns to London after a traumatic experience. Left to find for himself, Joey now lives on the streets and drinks to both numb the pain and...

A long-awaited Jason Statham action movie sequel just got a hugely promising update. Statham is now a full-fledged member of the Fast and Furious family, so much so that, back in 2019, The Stath co-led his own action movie spin-off alongside fellow action icon Dwayne The Rock Johnson. Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw saw huge success at the box office, and while both Statham and Johnson continue to feature in the Fast and Furious franchise, there has been little word on a Hobbs and Shaw sequel. Until now.

In a new interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Hobbs and Shaw writer Chris Morgan has now revealed that he is currently writing a Hobbs & Shaw kind of script. Which we can only assume means hes working on bringing Stathams Deckard Shaw and Johnsons Luke Hobbs back together again on the big screen.

Its under lock and key. I can say that Im...

The last time Cameron Diaz and Jamie Foxx shared the screen, they were playing the villainous Miss Hannigan and tech billionaire-turned-adoptee Will Stacks in 2014's Annie remake. That movie musical also happens to be the last time Diaz shared the screen with, well, anyone, as the Charlie's Angels star went on a decade-long acting sabbatical following the movie's release (the two events are presumably unrelated.) But now Diaz and Foxx are back back back in the very shrewdly titled Back In Action, which is not as it happens a remake of *that* Looney Tunes movie (sadly), but rather a buzzy, Netflix bound spy comedy from writer-director Seth Gordon (Horrible Bosses) and co-scribe Brendan O'Brien (Bad Neighbours). Check out the action-packed trailer below:

"Tonight something clicked," says Diaz' Emily to husband Matt (Foxx) at the start of this new trailer, "for the first time in a really long time I felt alive again.

Netflix is making October 31 a real horror show for fans of the action franchise The Expendables, as the first three movies in Sylvester Stallone and Jason Stathams action series are leaving the platform. While Statham has been enjoying huge success across several streaming platforms with both new movies like The Beekeeper and old favorites such as The Mechanic, Netflix subscribers only have a limited time to appreciate his turn as Lee Christmas in the Stallone-led The Expendables and its first two sequels.

Released in 2010, The Expendables is the daddy of all throwbacks to 80s action movies, as Stallone brings together one of the biggest ensembles of craggy-faced tough-guys ever put on screen in the same movie. Alongside old hands such as Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bruce Willis, and Dolph Lundgren, Jason Statham brought his own action hero persona to the party - one that would eventually see him taking over the...

British TV shows have gained audiences from around the world. Some have been given adaptations, while others are good enough to be left as they are for those across the pond and beyond. The variety provided is enough to suit almost everyone's taste, whether that's rooted in comedy or drama.

With so much to choose from, it's unsurprising that a few shows slip under the radar. Sometimes, they don't make it quite as big as other programs, even though they're as good as any other. Even though they may have gained some positive recognition, there are a few series that deserve to be at the top of TV buffs' lists.

Stath Hasnt Quite Grasped His Job

Greek, family-run lettings agency Michael and Eagle Lettings is the central hub for the main characters in one of the funniest British comedies, Stath Lets Flats. The titular character, Stath is calamitous. His sentences are never grammatically correct,...

Stath Lets Flats is one of the silliest and funniest British comedies in recent years. Airing for three seasons between 2018 and 2021, the BAFTA-Award winning show follows Jamie Demetriou (Fleabag) as Stath, the shambolic Greek-Cypriot real estate agent who works at his dads agency in North London. Stath is a bumbling fool who is terrible at his job; he is a brilliant parody of a smarmy and incompetent real estate agent. Stath has an exaggerated air of desperation about him as he strives to gain his fathers approval at work something he desires more than anything else.

BBC Two introduces the upcoming comedy-drama series ‘We Might Regret This,’ inspired by the lives and experiences of its creators, Kyla Harris and Lee Getty. The series is produced by Roughcut TV, known for their work on ‘Big Boys,’ ‘People Just Do Nothing,’ and ‘Stath Lets Flats.’ ‘We Might Regret This’ will premiere on Monday, […]

BBC Two Comedy Drama ‘We Might Regret This’ Premieres 19 August...

“Stath Lets Flats” producer Roughcut TV have signed a first look development deal with Fremantle as they lean into their drama slate.

The deal will see Fremantle become the primary home for Roughcut’s drama projects, working closely with the global drama and international distribution divisions.

Roughcut, who recently announced upcoming Diane Kruger-fronted series “Little Disasters” for Paramount+, was founded by Ash Atalla and Tim Sealey and quickly built a reputation for comedy shows, including “Stath Lets Flats” and “Big Boys.”

They have since bolstered their drama offering under CEO Ash Atalla, creative director Alex Smith and head of drama Marianna Abbotts, including with recent drama hit “Coma,” starring Jason Watkins as a family man who hits breaking point after his neighborhood is terrorized by a group of teens.

The prod-co also have comedy drama “We Might Regret This” set to air on BBC Two later this summer.

Fremantle...

Fremantle, part of media giant Bertelsmann’s Rtl Group, has struck a first-look drama development deal with Roughcut Television, the production firm co-founded by CEO Ash Atalla, the producer of the original British version of The Office and The It Crowd.

The agreement follows the companies’ recent team-up on Paramount+ U.K. & Ireland psychological thriller series Little Disasters, starring Diane Kruger (Troy, Inglourious Basterds) and Jo Joyner (The Wives, For Her Sins).

Roughcut, founded by Atalla and chief operating officer Tim Sealey, is mostly known for comedy shows, such as Big Boys, Stath Lets Flats, and Cuckoo but it has also had success with recent Channel 5 drama Coma, starring Jason Watkins.

“The first-look and drama development deal will see Fremantle become the primary home for Roughcut TV’s scripted drama projects, with the producer working closely with Fremantle’s acclaimed global drama and international distribution divisions,” the companies said.

Exclusive: Starstruck co-writer Alice Snedden is directing a Channel 4 comedy about love in the cost-of-living crisis.

Snedden is helming a one-off for Channel’s 4 Blap strand titled Break Clause, which is written and created by Jess Bray (The Outlaws) and will star BAFTA-nominee Samuel Bottomley, Lara Ricote (Live at the Apollo), Jamali Maddix (Never Mind the Buzzcocks), Lauryn Ajufo (Everything Now) and Leo Reich (Leo Reich: Literally Who Cares?!).

In Break Clause, Lil and Ben get together but swiftly break up on the first night of moving in together, quickly finding themselves in a legally binding contract they can only end after a fixed term period of six months. The show was described as “the true cost of loving in a cost-of-living crisis” by Channel 4.

Break Clause has shades of Starstruck, the BBC-HBO comedy that Snedden co-wrote with its creator Rose Matafeo.

Paramount’s Transformers and GI Joe crossover movie, set to star Chris Hemsworth, has a writer: Derek Connolly, who wrote Jurassic World and Detective Pikachu.

Toys will collide in Paramount’s forthcoming Transformers and GI Joe crossover film – a cinematic extravaganza previously hinted at in 2023’s Transformers: Rise Of The Beasts.

Who will write this meeting of Hasbro properties? Derek Connolly, the screenwriter behind such effects-heavy films as Jurassic World and Detective Pikachu. Paramount’s crossover film will star Chris Hemsworth in some capacity, and according to The Hollywood Reporter, will see the Autobots and the Joes pitted against the evil Decepticons and the terrorist group, Cobra.

Hemsworth is lending his voice to Optimus Prime in this September’s Transformers One, a CG-animated prequel about the transforming robots’ earlier lives on the planet Cybertron. How did Autobot leader Optimus Prime and Megatron (voiced by Brian Tyree Henry) go from friends to mortal enemies?...

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...

Exclusive: Kate McKinnon and Andy Samberg have joined the cast of Jay Roach’s The Roses, starring Olivia Colman and Benedict Cumberbatch. Ncuti Gatwa, Sunita Mani, Zoë Chao, Jamie Demetriou and Belinda Bromilow also are rounding out the cast of the film, which starts production this month. Written by Tony McNamara, The Roses is a reimagining of the 1989 classic The War of the Roses, based on the novel by Warren Adler.

The story revolves around Ivy (Colman) and Theo (Cumberbatch), the picture-perfect couple who have successful careers, great kids and an enviable sex life. But underneath the façade of the perfect family is a tinderbox of competition and resentments that’s ignited when Theo’s professional dreams come crashing down. Producers are Cumberbatch under his SunnyMarch banner with Adam Ackland and Leah Clarke, Colman under the South of the River banner with Ed Sinclair and Tom Carver, along with Roach and Michelle Graham.

Where does the time go? It feels like only yesterday that Taskmaster’s series 17 contestants first appeared in the studio, shakily establishing their pecking order, testing out their rudeness vs sucking-up strategy when it came to Lord Greg Davies, and shifting nervously in their seats as they wondered which of their psychological breakdowns had made the edit. Now, they’ve all grown-up and left home, leaving five empty chairs waiting for the next set of bums to warm them.

Those bums, and the comedians attached to them, have now been officially announced. Competing for the head of the Taskmaster in series 18 will be: Andy Zaltzman, Babatunde Aléshé, Emma Sidi, Jack Dee and Rosie Jones.

Here’s a little bit of info about each of them.

Andy Zaltzman

BBC Radio 4 satirist, stand-up and co-host of The Bugle podcast, Andy Zaltzman is a political comedian and cricket obsessive whose interest in...

Jason Statham gears up for another action-packed adventure with an untitled thriller set in a remote Scottish island facing his violent past. Statham impresses with his explosive action skills as he teams up with director Baltasar Kormkur for a new high-octane franchise. The action star has more in store, including reuniting with David Ayer for Levon's Trade and joining Jean-Franois Richet for Mutiny.

Following the huge success of The Beekeeper, Jason Statham has set his sights on his next action outing. And the currently untitled project finds the action hero on familiar, but no less exciting, ground. Set to be presented by Black Bear at Cannes market, the action movie will be helmed by 2 Guns and Everest director Baltasar Kormkur, with the movie finding The Stath once again using his particular set of skills when his violent past catches up with him.

You can check out the synopsis for the...

How do the makers of Bridgerton keep a fandom as dedicated as theirs guessing? How does the Netflix show surprise a core of fans who are so intimately familiar with Julia Quinn’s source books that they’re anticipating every blush and ball before it even gets to the screen?

One solution, as has happened in season three, is to play with the established order of things. Though Benedict Bridgerton’s romance follows on from that of his brother Anthony’s in Quinn’s book series, the TV show has (rightly!) vaulted over that to first show the love story between Colin Bridgerton and Penelope Featherington.

Their other answer? Invention. In addition to TV-only characters Madame Delacroix, Will and Alice Mondrich and Queen Charlotte herself, a new raft of invented-for-the-show characters appear in season three. Here they all are, along with info on the actors playing them, plus a couple...

As we move into May, BritBox is bringing a collection of classic series, new movies, and live events to its platform in the United States this month. After a seven-day free trial, a subscription to BritBox costs $8.99 per month and this month, you will be able to stream all three seasons of the beloved comedy “Stath Lets Flats,” the 2024 BAFTA Television Awards, this year’s installment of “Rhs Chelsea Flower Show,” and much more.

The Streamable’s experts have gone through the streamer’s slate for the month and we have pulled out five titles to recommend on BritBox in May 2024.

7-Day Free Trial $8.99+ / month BritBox.com What are the 5 Best Shows and Movies Coming to BritBox in May 2024? “Stath Lets Flats” | Season 1: May 3, Season 2: May 10, Season 3: May 17

BritBox is dolling out the comedy in weekly installments this month. On Friday, May 3, the streamer will begin streaming...

The BAFTA TV Craft Awards took place on Sunday, April 28, with British TV host and documentarian Stacey Dooley hosting the event at East London’s The Brewery. The ceremony was the first half of the two BAFTA nights honoring the year’s best TV, with the Craft Awards dedicated to below-the-line categories just like the Creative Arts Emmys.

We attended Sunday’s ceremony and managed to speak to a number of nominated artists, including Adiescar Chase, who serves as the composer for Netflix’s hit feel-good LGBTQ+ series “Heartstopper.” Chase explained to us how she created the iconic sound of “Heartstopper,” noting that her conversation with director Euros Lyn exemplified how she works on the show.

“The great thing about ‘Heartstopper’ is that, in season two, Euros asked that I make the music feel new, feel like it’s developing as we are with the characters. So, a lot of...

Aimee Lou Wood Comedy ‘Daddy Issues’ Rounds Out Cast

Aimee Lou Wood BBC comedy Daddy Issues has rounded out cast and unveiled first-look image. Joining the Sex Education star and David Morrissey are David Fynn (Am I Being Unreasonable?), Sharon Rooney (Barbie), Sarah Hadland (Miranda), Taj Atwal (Hullraisers), Arian Nik (Count Abdulla), Tom Stourton (Stath Lets Flats), Susan Lynch (Sex Education), Susannah Fielding (This Time with Alan Partridge), Lauren O’Rourke (Henpocalypse), Cyril Nri (Death in Paradise), Cora Kirk (Grantchester), Perry Fitzgerald (Line of Duty), Claire Keelan (The Trip), Damien Molony (Brassic), Sherrie Hewson (Benidorm), Humphrey Ker (Welcome to Wrexham) and David Reed (Ghosts). Daddy Issues follows a hedonistic woman in her mid-20s, played by Wood, who discovers she’s pregnant after a random hook-up and has no choice but to turn to her hapless father Malcolm for support. The show will air on BBC Three, producer is Fudge Park and distributor is Fremantle.

Forget all about Anne Hathaway, Jim Sturgess, Rafe Spall and co. That lot are yesterday’s chip paper. The stars of the 2011 One Day film have been superseded by this new bunch, now bringing David Nicholls’ hit 2009 romance novel to life for a new 14-episodes Netflix series. Adapted by Wild Rose and Three Girls screenwriter Nicole Taylor, One Day is a bittersweet love story set across two decades. It’s the story of Emma and Dexter, whose first night together at their university graduation sparks almost two decades of will-they-won’t-they romance.

Read on to see cast members from This is Going to Hurt, White Lotus season two, Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries, Poldark and more.

Ambika Mod as Emma Morley

Sketch and improv comedian Ambika Mod made her name in 2022 BBC One drama This is Going to Hurt. Mod played Shruti, a trainee doctor working on the obstetrics ward alongside...

Production is about to begin for the Prime Video original movie ‘Deep Cover’. The cast has been announced and it includes Bryce Dallas Howard (Jurassic World), Orlando Bloom (The Lord of the Rings), Sean Bean (Game of Thrones), Nick Mohammed (Ted Lasso), Ian McShane (John Wick), Paddy Considine (House of the Dragon), and Sonoya Mizuno.

The film sees three improv actors hired by the police to help stage low-level stings. Their instinct to “always say yes” without breaking character leads them deep inside the London criminal underworld.

“We’re delighted to be bringing this new action comedy to our customers”, said Tushar Jindal, Head of Content, UK for Prime Video. “With an incredible cast, a top-class creative team, and a fantastic script we know it’s going to be a hit.”

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Based on an original script by...

If you wondered what Colin Trevorrow was doing post his Jurassic trilogy, the answer probably isn’t what you expected. His next project is a script he’s penned with World collaborator Derek Connolly, plus British comedy duo The Pin, aka Ben Ashenden and Alexander Owen (who made brief appearances in Jurassic World Dominion) – a starry comedy titled Deep Cover. And as far as it looks, there isn’t a dinosaur in sight.

The film revolves around a trio of improv actors who take part in police stings, catching out unaware criminals – but soon they get sucked into London’s criminal underworld thanks to the power of pure persuasion. Those three yes-anders will be played by Bryce Dallas Howard, Orlando Bloom, and Ted Lasso’s Nick Mohammed – and they’ll be joined in the cast by Sean Bean, Ian McShane, Paddy Considine, and Sonoya Mizuno. That’s a seriously stacked cast.

Orlando Bloom, Bryce Dallas Howard and Sean Bean have signed to star in the action comedy Deep Cover for Amazon’s Prime Video.

Production begins on February 5 in London.

Directed by Tom Kingsley, a Bafta TV winner for Channel 4 comedy Stath Lets Flats, the story follows a group of improv actors who are hired by the police to help stage low-level stings. Also among the cast are Nick Mohammed, Ian McShane, Paddy Considine and Sonoya Mizuno.

It is produced by Colin Trevorrow’s Metronome Film Company with US producers Walter Parkes and Laurie MacDonald, whose credits include Men In Black.

Bryce Dallas Howard and Orlando Bloom will lead the all-star cast of Prime Video’s U.K. Original movie “Deep Cover.”

The British action-comedy will also feature Sean Bean (“Game of Thrones”), Nick Mohammed (“Ted Lasso”), Ian McShane (“John Wick”), Paddy Considine (“Game of Thrones”) and Sonoya Mizuno.

According to its official description, “Deep Cover” sees “three improv actors hired by the police to help stage low-level stings. Their instinct to ‘always say yes’ without breaking character leads them deep inside the London criminal underworld.” Production is set to begin on Feb. 5 in London.

“Deep Cover” is based on an original script by “Jurassic World” collaborators Derek Connolly and Colin Trevorrow, with British improv duo Ben Ashenden and Alexander Owen setting the script in London. “Stath Lets Flats” helmer Tom Kingsley is on board to direct. Trevorrow is producing via his Metronome Film Co. alongside Walter Parkes and Laurie MacDonald.

Paul Walter Hauser as Dark and Jacob Tremblay as Orion – DreamWorks Animation © 2023

We’re just weeks away from getting to watch the brand new DreamWorks Animation movie that features a script written by Charlie Kauffman. In anticipation of its release, Netflix has confirmed the full cast lineup for Orion and the Dark plus released a new trailer and stills.

Announced last year at the Annecy Film Festival, this will mark DreamWorks Animation’s second major Netflix Original movie for the streamer following Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans from Guillermo del Toro.

Based on the book by Emma Yarlett, the movie comes from director Sean Charmatz and is about a young elementary school kid who is afraid of everything, including bees, the ocean, clowns, and countless other things. Amongst the biggest things he’s afraid of is the dark, which comes alive and whisks Orion away on an adventure.

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