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As the nights draw in and autumn arrives, some of the year’s hottest TV shows hit our screens, and drama is no exception.

In amongst the new series of cult reality shows like The Great British Bake Off, Strictly Come Dancing, Drag Race UK and I’m a Celebrity, UK TV networks start a fierce competition for the must-watch autumn dramas that will get everyone talking, leaving us with an eye-watering number of release dates to look forward to.

Here are some of the highlights from the UK’s autumn 2022 drama releases.

The Bastard Son and The Devil Himself

Netflix’s Spooky Season line-up includes this eight-part drama based on the Half Bad trilogy of YA books by Sally Greene. It tells the story of sixteen-year-old Nathan (Jay Lycurgo), the illegitimate son of the world’s most dangerous witch, who has spent his life being monitored for signs he...

“Supergirl” star David Harewood has boarded Karen Bryson’s directorial debut “Monochromatic” as an executive producer, Variety can exclusively reveal.

Bryson, who played Elinor Stone in Zack Snyder’s “Justice League,” was awarded the Goldfinch Female First Flights Short Film Fund to make the project.

“Monochromatic” tells the story of a young girl of color set in 1970s London. The film “shares a story of the inevitable moment a six-year-old girl realises the world operates with bias when it comes to the color of her skin,” reads the logline.

Bryson used real footage of a 1977 National Front March in the short, which is set to premiere this year.

“My aim for ‘Monochromatic’ is to hold a mirror up, inviting an audience to ask questions of themselves,” Bryson said in a statement. “It touches on the concept of nurture, what we see and hear, consciously or unconsciously shape who we are,...

“Ah, how one is starved of Technicolor up there!” sighs an angel in Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger’s A Matter of Life and Death as a red flower brings life into the world. In that film, wartime England is rendered in color and heaven in austere monochrome — a reversal of The Wizard of Oz’s trickery. In a decade when most cinema was still black and white, the development of Technicolor promised a vibrant new experience. Two of the most technically brilliant filmmakers of their time (or ever), Powell and Pressburger were early adopters. In 1947 they went full Technicolor in Black Narcissus, a story of repressed desire among nuns that cried out for crimson red.

Gemma Arterton (“Black Narcissus”) will headline “Funny Girl,” a series adaptation of Nick Hornby’s bestselling novel for Sky and Now.

Arterton stars as Barbara Parker, a force of nature who takes London by storm during the cultural explosion of the 1960s. The series follows the character’s journey from Blackpool beauty queen to comedy superstar and nation’s sweetheart. Clare-Hope Ashitey (“Riviera”), Arsher Ali (“Informer”) and Alexa Davies (“White House Farm”) will also star.

The series is written by multi-award-winning writer Morwenna Banks (“Damned”) and directed by BAFTA nominee Oliver Parker, who directed Arterton’s film debut “St. Trinian’s.”

Arterton said: “It’s a heart-warming story of an ambitious woman with a dream of making people laugh – it’s going to be something special. It’s an honour to be working with such an incredible team and be reunited with my first ever director, Oliver Parker.”

Director of comedy for Sky Studios,...

Mike and Justin are back with a new (packed) episode of the Casual Cinecast as they discuss Criterion’s Black Narcissus, Loki, and much more! We’re back and kicking things off with a new Casually Criterion episode where we’re going to talk all about Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger’s original Black Narcissus (Spine #93). Before that, […]

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All 22,000 plus voting members of the TV academy have until June 28 to cast their 2021 Emmy Awards nominations ballots for programs. Unlike the Oscars, voters for the Emmys do not rank their choices and nominees are determined by a simple tally. In the past, voters were limited in the number of programs that they could put forth. Four years ago that cap (which was usually 10 per category) was lifted.

While the comedy and drama series ballots have each maintained an average of over 100 entrants in recent years, there have nearly always been fewer than 40 choices in the limited series genre. There are 37 shows on the list this year, which is down by four from last year. There were 35 in 2019, 33 in 2018, and 25 in 2017. Five series from the list below will make the cut and be announced as Emmy nominees on July 13.

See 2021 Emmy nominations ballot: 1,865 performers vie for your consideration (that is...

Amanda Coe has plenty of experience adapting big novels into TV series, winning a BAFTA for the 2012 drama Room at the Top and also penning her version of Apple Tree Yard. In the latest from the creator and writer of The Trial of Christine Keeler she took on Black Narcissus, an adaptation of Rumer Godden’s steamy 1939 novel, which Coe turned into a three-part limited series for FX and the BBC.

The finale, which aired in November, is the latest entry in Deadline’s It Starts On the Page, a series that highlights the scripts that will serve as the creative backbones of the now-underway TV awards season. The scripts are all being submitted for Emmy consideration this year and have been selected using criteria that includes critical acclaim, a range of networks and platforms, and a mix of established and lesser-known shows.

In the plot of Godden’s novel...

Exclusive: Aisling Franciosi (The Nightingale) is set to take the lead role in elevated horror film Stopmotion, which Wild Bunch International is launching ahead of the Cannes market.

Franciosi, also known for starring in TV series Black Narcissus and The Fall, will play Ella Blake, a stop-motion animator struggling to control her demons after the loss of her overbearing mother, who embarks upon the creation of a film that becomes the battleground for her sanity. As Ella’s mind starts to fracture, the characters in her project take on a life of their own.

The psychological horror will mark the feature debut of short film director Robert Morgan. Morgan, who scripted alongside Robin King, previously directed BAFTA and Sundance-nominated short Bobby Yeah.

Producers are Alain de la Mata (The Owners) and Christopher Granier-Deferre (Lady Macbeth) for London-based production company BlueLight. The project is being supported by the BFI. A start...

Gemma Arterton (“Black Narcissus”) and Shazad Latif (“Star Trek: Discovery”) will join James Norton (“McMafia”) in the thriller “Chasing Agent Freegard.”

“Chasing Agent Freegard” is based on the story of British conman Robert Hendy-Freegard, who masqueraded as an MI5 agent and fooled several people into going underground for fear of assassination by the Ira.

Arterton’s reps at CAA confirmed her casting to Variety.

The project is written by “The Mauritanian” writer and co-producer Michael Bronner, who also co-produced “Captain Phillips.” The film will be helmed by Declan Lawn and Adam Patterson, the duo who directed the hit BBC drama “The Salisbury Poisonings,” about the 2018 poisoning of a Russian agent and his daughter in Salisbury, U.K.

“Little Women” star Norton, who most recently appeared in Netflix chiller “Things Heard & Seen” and series “The Nevers,” will play Freegard and is also executive producing via his Rabbit Track Pictures outfit.

The BBC has set the cast for its four-part adaptation of Kate Atkinson’s best-selling and award-winning novel Life After Life.

Produced by Brexit: The Uncivil War producer House Productions, the series will feature fast-rising actress Thomasin McKenzie, star of Jojo Rabbit and Leave No Trace, and BAFTA-winning Fleabag star Sian Clifford.

James McArdle (Man in an Orange Shirt), Jessica Brown Findlay (Downton Abbey), and Jessica Hynes (Years and Years) will also feature, alongside Patsy Ferran (Black Narcissus), Harry Michell (Yesterday), Laurie Kynaston (The Trouble with Maggie Cole) Joshua Hill (Small Axe), and Maria Laird (Derry Girls).

Outlaw King and Traitors writer Bash Doran has adapted the novel, while John Crowley, the two-time BAFTA-winning director who helmed Saoirse Ronan starrer Brooklyn, directs.

Life After Life tells the vivid story of the alternate lives of Ursula Todd (McKenzie), who dies one night in 1910, only to be born and survive on the same night.

Black Narcissus and How to Build a Girl actress Gemma Arterton has spoken out about her time as a Bond girl in Quantum of Solace.

In a recent interview with the Sun, Arterton both defended and criticized her role as the 2008 Bond film’s Strawberry Fields. In Quantum of Solace, British Secret Service agent Strawberry Fields attempts to thwart James Bond(Daniel Craig) from accomplishing his mission, but loses guard to his suave personality and charm. Arterton’s character ultimately becomes the target of Bond’s enemies and dies smothered in crude oil.

Arterton, who has also appeared in Prince of Persia: Sands of Time and Clash of the Titans, said she took the Bond role out of much needed exposure and income.

“At the beginning of my career, I was poor as a church mouse and I was happy just to be able to work and earn a living,...

The U.K.’s insurance scheme for film and television has been extended until April.

Known as the Film and TV Production Restart Scheme, the groundbreaking £500 million ($676 million) fund assures productions that they’ll receive financial support in case of Covid-related losses. The program has so far accepted 100 qualifying productions.

The initiative was first revealed over the summer, and began accepting applications in October. While the deadline was initially set at Dec. 31, it was extended to Feb. 28 in October. A two-month extension through April is fitting given the ongoing Covid-19 crisis in the U.K., where an urgent Tier 4 level of restrictions was introduced over Christmas to combat spiking caseloads. The extra time will give producers the peace of mind to plan ahead for spring shoots.

The government has also expanded the scope of the scheme to cover cast and crew over the age of 70, who were previously excluded from coverage.

Welcome to The B-Side, from The Film Stage. Here we talk about movie stars! Not the movies that made them famous or kept them famous, but the ones that they made in between.

And today we talk to the one-and-only Alessandro Nivola, a star who has played every manner of character in his illustrious, nearly twenty-five-year film career. Conor and I were lucky enough to speak with Nivola about his entire filmography, while focusing specifically on: Love’s Labour’s Lost, Ginger & Rosa, and Disobedience.

We discuss his big break on Broadway in the mid-90s, his break on the silver screen as Pollux Troy in Face/Off, how many thought he was from the United Kingdom for a good long while, and that part of Jurassic Park III.

We also bring up a solid indie dramedy he produced called To Dust, his new show Black Narcissus on FX, and his starring role in the upcoming,...

For the first time in ages, it doesn’t seem like the best year to be FX.

Constructed under the watchful eye of John Landgraf, Chairman of FX Networks and FX Productions, the network developed a murderer’s row of projects that allowed them to stand shoulder-to-shoulder at the Emmy Awards with TV’s heaviest hitters, including HBO and Netflix. And while FX was less successful translating nominations into wins, there was nevertheless a feeling that the network often had arguably the best roster of shows on TV in any given year, with “The Americans,” “Atlanta,” “Better Things,” and a glut of Ryan Murphy programming filling its ranks.

But 2020 has been a strange beast for the network, which has seen its programming turned upside down with the introduction of FX on Hulu. In 2019, Disney acquired 20th Century Fox for $71 billion and, in the process, gained control of the entirety of FX’s catalog of content,...

Take a look at more footage from the FX/BBC drama TV miniseries,"Black Narcissus" (referencing the Caron perfume 'Narcisse noir'), based on the 1939 novel of the same name by Rumer Godden, starring the late Diana Rigg as 'Mother Dorothea', Gemma Arterton as 'Sister Clodagh' and Alessandro Nivola as 'Mr. Dean':

"... a nun is sent to establish a branch of her order with her fellow sisters in the Himalayas, but struggles to temper her attractions to a 'World War I' veteran..." 

Cast also includes Aisling Franciosi as 'Sister Ruth', Jim Broadbent as 'Father Roberts', Gina McKee as 'Sister Adela', Rosie Cavaliero as 'Sister Briony', Patsy Ferran as 'Sister Blanche', Karen Bryson as 'Sister Philippa', Charlie Maher as 'Con', Dipika Kunwar as 'Kanchi' and Gianni Gonsalves as 'Princess Srimati'. 

"Black Narcissus" was previously adapted in 1947, written, produced and directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger...

...starring Deborah Kerr, Kathleen Byron, Sabu,...

HBO Max has picked up streaming rights in the U.S. to BBC One drama “The Trial of Christine Keeler.”

The deal marks the latest sale of the six-part drama for Keshet International, which helped to finance the series with its Ki Content Fund and distributed globally. Endeavor Content handled the show in the U.S.

Produced by Ecosse Films and Great Meadow Productions, the drama brings to life one of the most controversial political sex scandals in the U.K. Known as the “Profumo Affair” of the 1960s, it saw the attempted cover-up of an affair between a British minister (Ben Miles) and model Christine Keeler (Sophie Cookson) that threatened to destroy the government.

The show — which premieres on HBO Max on Dec. 9 — recreates London during this period, though the story is told from Keeler’s perspective. BAFTA winner Amanda Coe (“Black Narcissus”) wrote the series, while Andrea Harkin served as director.

A group of ill-prepared British nuns attempt to establish a convent in a possibly cursed palace at the top of a mountain in the Himalayas in the 1930s — what could go wrong?

Answer: A lot, in both the physical and metaphysical realms. However, Monday’s broadcast of FX’s Black Narcissus, a limited series from Amanda Coe (BBC One’s The Trial of Christine Keeler), takes its time letting us know that the stalwart women trying to secure an outpost for their order are in over their wimple-clad heads. (Editor’s note: This recap covers the first hour of the three-part drama.

As we saw with Netflix’s remake of “Rebecca” a few months ago, finding a new way to tell a tale already identified with a master filmmaker is tough. It’s a feeling that immediately washes over you during the first episode of FX and the BBC’s miniseries “Black Narcissus.” An adaptation of Rumer Godden’s 1939 novel, it will be hard for those going in to not compare it to the landmark 1947 film adaptation of Godden’s novel directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger. But even those entering this series with no prior knowledge of the film will have trouble connecting to its quiet, overly contemplative retelling.

Set in the 1930s, we meet Sister Clodagh (Gemma Arterton) who, along with three other women from her order, are tasked with turning a Himalayan palace into a school and hospital. Upon arrival the nuns soon discover the isolated mountain-top locale...

In retrospect, it may have been a mistake to watch the original Archers film production of “Black Narcissus” before screening the limited series “Black Narcissus,” produced for FX and BBC One. Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger’s 1947 take on Rumer Godden’s novel is a cinematic landmark of its era, leaning on saturated colors, dramatic music cues and performances so pointed they threatened to draw blood. It’s dated but deliberate, tense and taut with simmering lust. This 2020 update, from writer Amanda Coe and director Charlotte Bruus Christensen, is careful to state that its primary source material is Godden’s book rather than the Archers’ film, and as such, should have more room to play with and develop the story. In practice, though, not even having three hourlong episodes versus a movie less than two hours long quite gives the series much of a personality of its own. Too much...

The first trailer for Black Narcissus released back in September didn’t do much to convince us that the three-part limited series adaptation of the best-selling novel by Rumer Godden would be worth watching this winter instead of just revisiting 1947 movie from Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger. But now a new “first look” featurette dives […]

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This weekly feature is in addition to TVLine’s daily What to Watch listings and monthly guide to What’s on Streaming.

With more than 530 scripted shows now airing across broadcast, cable and streaming, it’s easy to forget that a favorite comedy is returning, or that the new “prestige drama” you anticipated is about to debut. So consider this our reminder to set your DVR, order a Season Pass, pop a fresh Memorex into the Vcr… however it is you roll.

More from TVLineWhat's New on Netflix — Plus: Disney+, HBO Max and Others'Saved by the Bell' Revival: Everything to...

It’s my deep, dark secret (one I’m happy to admit to anybody) that I don’t hate Gus Van Sant’s Psycho. Sure, I’d watch the Hitchcock original 100 more times before wanting to revisit Vince Vaughn’s take on Norman Bates, yet the much reviled shot-for-shot remake still interests me as a bizarre art project. It’s a worthwhile comparative text on small performance variations and how the most precise piece of mimicry does or doesn’t yield the same impact as the original.

FX’s miniseries adaptation Black Narcissus isn’t quite as slavish a reproduction of ...

It’s my deep, dark secret (one I’m happy to admit to anybody) that I don’t hate Gus Van Sant’s Psycho. Sure, I’d watch the Hitchcock original 100 more times before wanting to revisit Vince Vaughn’s take on Norman Bates, yet the much reviled shot-for-shot remake still interests me as a bizarre art project. It’s a worthwhile comparative text on small performance variations and how the most precise piece of mimicry does or doesn’t yield the same impact as the original.

FX’s miniseries adaptation Black Narcissus isn’t quite as slavish a reproduction of ...

Even at what seems like the end of the world, it is impossible to escape the toxicity of the patriarchy. In FX’s “Black Narcissus,” an adaptation of Rumer Godden’s same-named bestselling 1939 novel, men of both Eastern and Western cultures remain certain of their superiority. The rigidity of Christian ideology, and the narrow role for women within it, was shaped by men; the strict caste system of various ethnic groups in the Himalayas, in particular those with royalty, was shaped by men.

Continue reading ‘Black Narcissus’: FX’s Series Adaptation Relies On Moody Disorientation But Doesn’t Go Far Enough [Review] at The Playlist.

Despite production disruptions from the 'Covid-19' virus unleashed on an unsuspecting world, the TV industry is determined to get back on track, scheduling November 2020 premiere dates for new series and new seasons of returning shows including "The Crown", "Moonbase 8", "Animaniacs" and a whole lot more:

November 1:

Holiday Wars (Food Network, Season 2)

Killer in Question

Dying to Be Famous: The Ryan Singleton Story

November 2:

The Good Doctor

Below Deck

Holiday Baking Championship

Ten Weeks (Quibi, new shortform unscripted series)

November 4:

Random Acts

November 5:

Young Sheldon

B Positive

Mom

November 6:

Country Ever After

November 7:

Behind Every Man

My Little Pony: Pony Life

November 8:

NCIS: New Orleans

NCIS: Los Angeles

Moonbase 8 (Showtime, new comedy series)

Kids Baking Championship: Season’s Sweetings (Food Network, Season 2)

November 9:

The Mighty Ones

Industry

Christmas Cookie Challenge (Food Network, Season 4)

The Big Bake Holiday

Slugfest

The South Westerlies...

In this edition of TV Bits: Miracle Workers season 3 happening at TBS. Watch a trailer for Onyx Equinox. The Boys season 2 bloopers are now online. The TV remake of Black Narcissus gets a new trailer. Amazon announces a casting call for Paper Girls. Watch a teaser for Are You Afraid of the Dark season 2. A Teacher trailer […]

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In an ordinary year, November would find both the movie awards season and TV’s fall premieres kicking into high gear. This, as you might have noticed, is no ordinary year. But that doesn’t mean there’s not a lot of stuff to check out over the next month, including two highly anticipated animated projects, an innovative adaptation of a landmark memoir, the sort-of return of a beloved teen show from decades past, a post-Halloween horror comedy and a doc on the young face of climate-change activism. We’re getting hillbillies,...

Black Narcissus Trailer 2 — FX‘s has released the second TV Mini-series trailer for Black Narcissus (2020). The first Black Narcissus TV Mini-series trailer can be viewed here. Cast and crew Black Narcissus stars Gina McKee, Rosie Cavaliero, Patsy Ferran, Karen Bryson, Charlie Maher, Dipika Kunwar, Gianni Gonsalves, Gemma Arterton, Aisling Franciosi, Alessandro Nivola, [...]

Continue reading: Black Narcissus (2020) TV Mini-series Trailer 2: Aisling Franciosi is an British Anglican nun in FX’s Psychological-thriller...

Take a look at more new footage from the upcoming BBC drama TV miniseries,"Black Narcissus" (referencing the Caron perfume 'Narcisse noir'), based on the 1939 novel of the same name by Rumer Godden, starring the late Diana Rigg as 'Mother Dorothea', Gemma Arterton as 'Sister Clodagh' and Alessandro Nivola as 'Mr. Dean', premiering November 23, 2020 on FX: 

"... a nun is sent to establish a branch of her order with her fellow sisters in the Himalayas, but struggles to temper her attractions to a 'World War I' veteran..." 

Cast also includes Aisling Franciosi as 'Sister Ruth', Jim Broadbent as 'Father Roberts', Gina McKee as 'Sister Adela', Rosie Cavaliero as 'Sister Briony', Patsy Ferran as 'Sister Blanche', Karen Bryson as 'Sister Philippa', Charlie Maher as 'Con', Dipika Kunwar as 'Kanchi' and Gianni Gonsalves as 'Princess Srimati'. 

"Black Narcissus" was previously adapted in 1947, written, produced and directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger.

In today’s TV news roundup, Showtime announced the release date for “Couples Therapy: The Covid Special,” and Starz cast German actor Alicia von Rittberg as young Queen Elizabeth in “Becoming Elizabeth.”

Casting

Starz cast Alicia von Rittberg as the lead in the network’s upcoming project, “Becoming Elizabeth.” The eight-episode series tells the story of Queen Elizabeth before she ascends to the throne, unraveling the drama and strategies involved in selecting a successor to King Henry VIII. Von Rittberg, a German actor, has previously acted in such projects as “Fury,” which screened at the London Film Festival; “Our Kind Traitor,” and the Netflix series “Charite.” She is represented by United Agents and Die Agenten in Germany.

First Looks

FX unveiled a new trailer for its three-episode limited series “Black Narcissus,” which premieres Nov. 23 and will be available on FX on Hulu the following day. Based on Rumer Godden‘s novel,...

When the film “Black Narcissus” arrived in cinemas in 1947, the feature shocked audiences with its technical wizardry and its, uh, adult themes involving nuns. The film would go on to win two Oscars and has stood the test of time as an all-time classic. But will FX find similar success with the upcoming limited series, “Black Narcissus?”

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As seen in the new trailer for the series, FX is set to debut a three-part limited series, “Black Narcissus,” based on the novel by Rumer Godden, later this fall.

Continue reading ‘Black Narcissus’ Trailer: Gemma Arterton Stars In FX’s Remake Of The Classic Film Arriving In November at The Playlist.

Despite production disruptions from the deadly 'Covid-19' virus unleashed on an unsuspecting world, the TV industry is determined to get back on track, scheduling November 2020 premiere dates for new series and new seasons of returning shows including "The Crown", "Moonbase 8", "Animaniacs" and a whole lot more:

November 1:

Holiday Wars (Food Network, Season 2)

Killer in Question

Dying to Be Famous: The Ryan Singleton Story

November 2:

The Good Doctor

Below Deck

Holiday Baking Championship

Ten Weeks (Quibi, new shortform unscripted series)

November 4:

Random Acts

November 5:

Young Sheldon

B Positive

Mom

November 6:

Country Ever After

November 7:

Behind Every Man

My Little Pony: Pony Life

November 8:

NCIS: New Orleans

NCIS: Los Angeles

Moonbase 8 (Showtime, new comedy series)

Kids Baking Championship: Season’s Sweetings (Food Network, Season 2)

November 9:

The Mighty Ones

Industry

Christmas Cookie Challenge (Food Network, Season 4)

The Big Bake Holiday

Slugfest

The South Westerlies...

"Black Narcissus", referencing the Caron perfume 'Narcisse noir', is the new BBC drama miniseries, based on the 1939 novel of the same name by Rumer Godden, starring the late Diana Rigg as 'Mother Dorothea', Gemma Arterton as "Sister Clodagh and Alessandro Nivola as 'Mr. Dean', premiering November 23, 2020 on FX: 

"... a nun is sent to establish a branch of her order with her fellow sisters in the Himalayas, but struggles to temper her attractions to a 'World War I' veteran..." 

Cast also includes Aisling Franciosi as 'Sister Ruth', Jim Broadbent as 'Father Roberts', Gina McKee as 'Sister Adela', Rosie Cavaliero as 'Sister Briony', Patsy Ferran as 'Sister Blanche', Karen Bryson as 'Sister Philippa', Charlie Maher as 'Con', Dipika Kunwar as 'Kanchi' and Gianni Gonsalves as 'Princess Srimati'. 

"Black Narcissus" was previously adapted in 1947, written, produced and directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger...

...starring Deborah Kerr, Kathleen Byron, Sabu, David Farrar,...

For reasons I’m struggling to understand, there’s now a TV remake of Black Narcissus. Now, to be fair, Black Narcissus started out as a book, so you could argue that this isn’t a remake – it’s just a new adaptation. That said, there are several shots in the new Black Narcissus trailer that are lifted directly from the […]

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In today’s TV news roundup, HBO Max announces Kate Winslet and Priyanka Chopra Jonas as narrators for its series “A World of Calm,” and Dr. Anthony Fauci returns to “The Daily Show With Trevor Noah.”

Casting

Kate Winslet and Priyanka Chopra Jonas will join HBO Max’s “A World of Calm,” a 10-episode series that combines peaceful imagery with narration by well-known stars, launching Oct. 1. Each half-hour episode transports viewers into an immersive visual experience, complete with soothing vocals and mesmerizing music, that offers a tranquil escape from the bustle of everyday life. The series will build off of the widespread success of Calm’s Sleep Stories, relaxing bedtime tales for adults, and feature locations from outer space to the forests of Latvia. Previously announced narrators include Mahershala Ali, Idris Elba, Oscar Isaac, Nicole Kidman, Zoë Kravitz, Lucy Liu, Cillian Murphy and Keanu Reeves.

Umc has found the cast...

There’s another baby boom at MTV: 16 and Pregnant, which last aired in 2014, will return for a reimagined six-episode season on Tuesday, Oct. 6 at 9/8c.

The new take on the popular docuseries follows “the unexpected pregnancy journey from multiple perspectives, not just from the young mother,” per MTV’s release. “Intimate video confessionals from members of each family will allow the series to more substantively explore the lives of those impacted by the experience, with honesty and empathy.” Watch a promo above.

More from TVLineTVLine Items: Surviving Joe Exotic Doc, La Reina del Sur Renewed and MorePriyanka Chopra Jonas,...

FX is getting ambitious with their programming this fall, starting with a series reboot of an iconic film. The network, in conjunction with the BBC, released the first trailer for their new limited series “Black Narcissus.” The series is an adaptation of Rumer Godden’s best-selling novel, originally published in 1939, later adapted into a feature film directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger in 1947.

The trailer lays out the basic tenets of both Godden’s novel and the original feature. Set in 1934, Gemma Arterton plays a young nun named Sister Clodagh sent to a remote clifftop convent in the Himalayas. Once known as the “House of Women,” the palace turned convent holds many dark secrets that, coupled with the arrival of a man named Mr. Dean (Alessandro Nivola), threatens to turn the nuns against each other.

This first look at the series seems to be setting up a lot more...

Black Narcissus, the 1947 film based on author Rumer Godden’s 1939 novel, is getting a substantially stylized update in the realm of peak television by way of FX’s November-scheduled miniseries. With Gemma Arterton as its headliner, the miniseries will showcase a surreal tale of eroticism, darkness and futility centered on a group of nuns in a Himalayan palace.

Amanda Coe (The Trial of Christine Keeler) wrote the adaptation script for the three-part miniseries, which was directed by Charlotte Bruus Christensen (Between Us). Interestingly, the element of stunning Himalayan cinematography will be prominent in the FX miniseries, just as with the 1947 film, which, directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburgher, won two Oscars in 1948, one of which was for cinematography. Indeed, Christensen was a longtime cinematographer who only recently transitioned to behind the camera.

On that note, check out the trailer for FX’s Black Narcissus just below.

The series is set in Mopu,...

A haunting new trailer for a new adaptation of Black Narcissus has arrived. The three-episode limited series stars Gemma Arterton, Alessandro Nivola, Aisling Franciosi, Jim Broadbent, and the late Diana Rigg (in one of her last on-screen appearances). This is the second time Rumer Godden's 1939 novel of the same name has been adapted for the screen. Previously, Deborah Kerr starred in Powell and Pressburger's 1947 feature film adaptation. [caption id="attachment_930356" align="alignright" width="360"] Image via FX/caption] The trailer for this new Black Narcissus adaptation focuses on building a strong sense of dread …...

Remember “Black Narcissus,” the 1947 British psychological drama film written, produced, and directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, and starring Deborah Kerr? Well, you may have forgotten, but FX announced a year ago that they were making a three-episode limited series based on the same material from writer Amanda Coe and directed by Danish cinematographer turned director Charlotte Bruus Christensen.

Continue reading ‘Black Narcissus’: The Devil Comes In Many Disguises For FX’s New Young Nuns Convent Series Starring Gemma Arterton at The Playlist.

Black Narcissus, a three-episode limited series from writer Amanda Coe and directed by Charlotte Bruus Christensen, will premiere all three episodes on FX Monday, November 23 beginning at 8 Pm Et/Pt, with the full series also available the following day on FX on Hulu.

Black Narcissus is based on the best-selling novel by Rumer Godden. Set in Mopu, Himalayas, in 1934 at a remote clifftop palace once known as the ‘House of Women’, the location holds many dark secrets. When the young nuns of St. Faith attempt to establish a mission there, its haunting mysteries awaken forbidden desires that seem destined to repeat a terrible tragedy.

During the latter years of British rule in India, ambitious young nun Sister Clodagh heads a mission to a remote part of the Himalayas. The palace of Mopu has been donated by General Toda Rai, who hopes the Sisters of St. Faith will rid the ‘House...

FX released the first trailer for its upcoming limited series “Black Narcissus” on Monday, setting a November premiere date for the adaptation of Rumer Godden’s bestselling novel.

The three-part limited series, which marks one of the final performances by “Game of Thrones” star Diana Rigg, is set to premiere in its entirety on Monday, Nov. 23 on FX.

Based on the 1939 novel of the same name, the series takes place within a clifftop palace in the Himalayas once known as the “House of Women.” Gemma Arterton stars as Sister Clodagh, the head of a group of young nuns who attempt to establish a mission there. Read the full series description below.

During the latter years of British rule in India, ambitious young nun Sister Clodagh heads a mission to a remote part of the Himalayas. The palace of Mopu has been donated by General Toda Rai, who hopes the Sisters of St.

Dame Diana Rigg, the veteran actress famous for playing Olenna Tyrell in the HBO series Game of Thrones among dozens of other movie and television roles, has sadly passed away. A specific cause of death hasn't been revealed, though a statement from Rigg's agent reveals the actress passed on Thursday morning while surrounded by family. "She died peacefully early this morning. She was at home with her family who have asked for privacy at this difficult time," the statement reads. She was 82 years old.

A Doncaster native, Diana Rigg was born Enid Diana Elizabeth Rigg on the 20th of July in 1938. As a teenager, she attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art to train for her career in acting. She debuted on stage in 1957 with a Rada production of The Caucasion Chalk Circle, later portraying roles in other shows for the Royal Shakespeare Company. Though she'd move into working in movies and television,...