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Olympics Opening Ceremony Debuts ‘The Day of the Jackal’ Teaser with Eddie Redmayne, Lashana Lynch
Lashana Lynch is a British intelligence officer hunting down an elusive assassin, played by Eddie Redmayne, in a new trailer for Peacock’s The Day of the Jackal. The first-look teaser debuted during the 2024 Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony on NBC and Peacock on Friday night, showing Redmayne’s highly-skilled character in front of a sniper rifle […]
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Anna Wintour, Edward Enninful Lead Disney+ U.K. Doc ‘In Vogue: The 90s’ With A-List Guest Stars
Anna Wintour, Edward Enninful, Hamish Bowles, and Tonne Goodman are runway-ready as they lead a new Disney+ U.K. original documentary titled In Vogue: The 90s. The legendary editors will tell the story of the industry through their eyes, alongside some of the most influential names in fashion, film, and politics across a decade of vast change, […]
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It’s Official: Benedict Will Lead ‘Bridgerton’ Season 4
Dearest gentle reader, it’s official — Bridgerton‘s fourth season will focus on Benedict, played by Luke Thompson. The news was confirmed on Tudum and via Netflix’s X account on Tuesday. “It has been brought to this author’s attention that perhaps it is time to unmask the newest suitor of the marriage mart … Benedict Bridgerton’s […]
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BBC to Introduce Welfare Measures on ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ After “Gross Misconduct” Claims
The BBC has confirmed a chaperone will be present for every rehearsal of the U.K.’s beloved celebrity dance show, Strictly Come Dancing, following complaints about the behavior of two former professionals. Strictly fan-favorites Giovanni Pernice and Graziano Di Prima will not return for this year’s series, as the channel pledges two new dedicated welfare producers […]
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Elander Moore, Indy Lewis, Jason Forbes Join ‘King & Conqueror’ Series as Filming Wraps in Iceland
Elander Moore (Kaos, Interview with the Vampire) and Jason Forbes (My Lady Jane, A Gentleman in Moscow) have joined the cast of the BBC and CBS’ joint period project King & Conqueror, about the Battle of Hastings. They join a previously confirmed star-studded line-up including James Norton as Harold, Earl of Wessex, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau as […]
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Controversial U.K. Politician Jacob Rees-Mogg Gets Discovery+ Docu-Series
Warner Bros. Discovery’s Discovery+ U.K. and Ireland has commissioned a new series focused on the professional and personal life of controversial British politician Jacob Rees-Mogg, titled Meet The Rees-Moggs. The five-part series, produced by Optomen, promises to “lift the lid on the man behind the public image” by offering exclusive access and fly-on-the-wall insight into […]
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‘House of the Dragon’: Ewan Mitchell on That Cliffhanger Dragon Battle and Why “There’s No Going Back”
[This story contains spoilers from season two, episode four of House of the Dragon, “The Red Dragon and the Gold.”] It’s always Aemond, isn’t it? House of the Dragon fans were finally awarded some dragon-to-dragon action Sunday night when, in episode four of season two, titled “The Red Dragon and the Gold,” Ser Criston Cole […]
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BBC Acquires French Thriller ‘Sambre – Anatomy of a Crime,’ Based on True Story of Prolific Rapist
The BBC has acquired French crime thriller Sambre – Anatomy of a Crime, which follows the true story of one of France’s most prolific sexual predators. The six-part series looks at a string of sexual assaults in northern France in the late 1980s, along the same road by the Sambre river. As the police fail to […]
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Amazon Prime Video’s New Releases Coming in July 2024
Amazon originals like Tyler Perry’s Divorce in the Black, My Spy The Eternal City and Space Cadet are just some of the titles hitting Prime Video in July. Features like all the Rocky 1-5, several Star Trek titles, Dances With Wolves, Gladiator, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, Saving Private Ryan, Taxi Driver, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, The […]
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Jenna Coleman Unravels Lakeside Town Mystery in First Trailer for BBC Thriller Series ‘The Jetty’
Jenna Coleman is Detective Ember Manning in the BBC’s newly released trailer for The Jetty. The series, launching on BBC iPlayer and BBC One on July 15, sees the Doctor Who alum investigating a case that threatens to unravel threads of her past. After a fire tears through a property in a lakeside Lancashire town […]
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Meet Jamie Kenna, the Actor Who Brought Laughter to a Dark, Harrowing ‘House of the Dragon’ Set
When Jamie Kenna got off the phone with his agent following an audition for season two of House of the Dragon, he was devastated. He hadn’t booked the role. Ser Alfred Broome, who serves as a knight on Queen Rhaenyra’s black council – and, as the British actor describes, is a “Targaryen by employment” – […]
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‘The Crown’ Star Meg Bellamy Reveals Online Criticism Said She Was “Too Fat To Play Kate”
Meg Bellamy, the young British actress who portrayed Kate Middleton in season six of Netflix favorite The Crown, has revealed an onslaught of “torment” from social media trolls who said she was “too fat” to play the Princess-to-be. Bellamy, just 21 years old, was tapped to take on the role for the show’s final ever […]
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