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Adolescence is a compelling Netflix series that examines the dark consequences of toxic masculinity and online radicalization among youth. The narrative centers on the Miller family, whose lives are upended when 13-year-old Jamie is arrested for the murder of his classmate, Katie Leonard. Through powerful performances and a thought-provoking storyline, the series sheds light on the pervasive influence of the “manosphere” and the challenges faced by modern adolescents. This article provides an overview of the plot and introduces the ensemble cast of Adolescence that brings this poignant story to life.

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Set in a northern English town, Adolescence begins with the arrest of 13-year-old Jamie Miller for the fatal stabbing of his classmate, Katie Leonard. As the investigation unfolds, it becomes evident that Jamie had been influenced by toxic online communities promoting misogyny and violence. The series delves into the psychological and social factors contributing to Jamie’s actions,...

“Peaky Binders” favorite Stephen Graham stars in the Netflix series “Adolescence” as a man whose world is shattered when his 13-year-old son (newcomer Owen Cooper) is accused of murdering a female classmate.

Graham wrote ad co-created the series with Jack Thorne, whose previous work includes the 2022 sports drama “The Swimmers” and the 2024 biopic “Joy.”

Like the BAFTA-nominated feature “Boiling Point,” which also starred Graham, the series is filmed in a continuous one-shot style by Philip Barantini.

Here’s who plays who in the cast, which also includes co-stars Mark Stanley, Jo Hartley and newcomer Amélie Pease.

Owen Cooper as Jamie Miller in Adolescence. (Credit: Netflix) Owen Cooper as Jamie Miller

13-year-old Jamie is accused of the horrific murder of a classmate. This is Cooper’s debut role.

Stephen Graham as Eddie Miller in Adolescence (Credit: Netflix) Stephen Graham as Eddie Miller

Graham, who also co-created the series, stars as Jamie’s father.

The new Netflix crime drama series Adolescence has been a rare phenomenon, receiving critical acclaim for its performances and execution, as well as being met with praise for tackling hard-hitting, topical issues including incels, the “manosphere,” and the dangers of social media. Now, the creator behind the series, Jack Thorne, wants the series to play a part in tackling these issues in real-life, urging the UK government to show the drama in Parliament and in schools.

The four-part series, which details the tragic story of the Miller family, who are thrown into turmoil after 13-year-old Jamie Miller is accused of killing a female classmate. Adolescence has seen huge success since being released last week, becoming the most-streamed series in both the UK and the US within the first week. Thorne is hoping that the series “causes discussion and makes change.” Which is often something that great drama can do. He...

Tom Burke (Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga), Steve Coogan (Philomena) and Hayley Squires (Beau Is Afraid) have on boarded Netflix thriller series Legends.

Inspired by one of the most remarkable criminal investigations ever conducted, the six-part drama follows a group of British Customs employees sent undercover to infiltrate some of the country’s most dangerous criminal drug gangs.

Aml Ameen, Jasmine Blackborow, Douglas Hodge, Tom Hughes, Johnny Harris, Gerald Kyd and Charlotte Ritchie have also joined the cast.

A plot synopsis reads: “In the early 1990s, Her Majesty’s Customs and Excise was losing its battle with illegal drug smuggling across Britain’s borders. The solution was extraordinary. In a top-secret operation, a small team of Customs employees were sent undercover.”

“Their task? To infiltrate Britain’s most dangerous drug gangs. But these were not trained spies. They were normal men and women, plucked from ordinary lives around the U.K.

Netflix’s Adolescence has quickly claimed its spot as one of the year’s must-watch series, earning praise for its gripping story and powerful performances. Starring Stephen Graham, Ashley Walters, and Owen Cooper, the intense drama follows a 13-year-old boy accused of murdering a classmate, and it’s had viewers hooked.

Ashley Walters stars in Adolescence (2025) | Image: Netflix

Surprisingly, the series almost took a very different turn. One of the show’s key actors, Ashley Walters, nearly walked away from the project. Here is what happened!

Ashley Walters almost missed out on Adolescence, and this is why!

Ashley Walters, known for his roles in Top Boy, Missing You, and now Adolescence, faced some serious challenges while filming the hit Netflix series, and at one point, he almost quit.

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Every year right about now, the Emmy race starts ramping up, with lots of shows releasing in the spring sweet spot — they’ll be fresh in your minds for Emmys campaigning and inside of the May 31 eligibility cut-off date. Of course we’ll have plenty of big returning awards-centric shows—The Last of Us, Hacks, Poker Face, The Bear, Severance and The White Lotus, to name just a few— but what are the brand new shows we have yet to see?

You’ve likely already been watching Hulu’s twisty new show Paradise, which reunites Sterling K. Brown with This Is Us creator Dan Fogelman, Max’s The Pitt is bringing back the medical drama in a big way, CBS Kathy Bates-starrer Matlock is one to watch that’s already renewed for Season 2, as is Netflix’s smash hit Nobody Wants This… these new shows already made their debut.

“There’s an epidemic of knife crime amongst young, young lads … up and down the country.” That’s how British star Stephen Graham (Bodies, Boiling Point) describes the origins of the idea for his Netflix crime drama Adolescence, which premieres on Thursday, during a recent Next on Netflix event in London. The show, unfolding in real-time, consists of four episodes that are each filmed in one continuous shot.

The story starts with 13-year-old Jamie Miller (Owen Cooper) being arrested for the murder of a teenage girl who goes to his school. Co-creator and co-writer Graham stars as his father Eddie. Rounding out the cast are Ashley Walters (Top Boy) as Detective Inspector Luke Bascombe, Erin Doherty (The Crown) as Briony Ariston, the clinical psychologist assigned to Jamie’s case, Christine Tremarco (The Responder) as Jamie’s mother Manda, Faye Marsay (Game of Thrones), Mark Stanley (Happy Valley), Jo Hartley (After Life) and Amélie Pease.

Tulsa King fans and fans of crime dramas should look out for this upcoming gangster drama series premiering on Paramount+. Starring Tom Hardy as a criminal fixer, the new series MobLand is a Ray Donovan-inspired look into the criminal underworld and has enough star power to combust your television screen. Executive produced by Guy Ritchie, MobLand looks set to be an explosive adventure.

MobLand stars Tom Hardy as Harry Da Souza, a fixer for the London crime family, the Harrigans. When the Harrigans come up against a threat that endangers not only their family but their legacy, the brass-knuckled Harry is called in to defend them. Created by Ronan Bennett, the series also stars Helen Mirren and Pierce Brosnan as the head of the crime family, fiercely determined to keep it all together.

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Acorn TV invites viewers to the quaint, seemingly peaceful town of Blackwater, Ireland, in its new crime drama, “Blackshore.” But don’t let the tranquil scenery fool you; beneath the surface lies a current of dark secrets, and Di Fia Lucey, played by Lisa Dwan, is about to get pulled in. Premiering Monday, […]

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Here’s When & Where You Can Watch Tom Hardy & Pierce Brosnan’s MobLand (Photo Credit – Paramount Plus)

MobLand, Guy Ritchie’s highly anticipated new global organized crime series, is set to premiere on Ott soon! The show features a star-studded cast, including Tom Hardy, Pierce Brosnan, and Helen Mirren in pivotal roles.

Paddy Considine (House Of The Dragon), Joanne Froggatt (Downton Abbey), Lara Pulver (Da Vinci’s Demons), Anson Boon (Pistol), Mandeep Dhillon (CSI: Vegas), Jasmine Jobson (Top Boy), Geoff Bell (Top Boy), Daniel Betts (Fate: The Winx Saga), Lisa Dwan (Blackshore), Emily Barber (Industry) are also part of the ensemble.

MobLand will exclusively premiere on JioHotstar in India on Sunday, March 31, 2025. It will also be available on Paramount+ from March 30, 2025, onwards for those in the US.

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Paramount+ has released its first trailer for MobLand, introducing a mob family led by Pierce Brosnan (The Great Lillian Hall). However, as Brosnan’s character warns in the trailer, it’s his wife – played by Oscar winner Helen Mirren (1923) – who is the brains of the family and the most dangerous member. Tom Hardy (Venom: The Last Dance) stars as the crime family’s muscle.

Guy Ritchie’s crime drama also features Paddy Considine (House of the Dragon), Joanne Froggatt (Downton Abbey), Lara Pulver (Da Vinci’s Demons), Anson Boon (Pistol), Mandeep Dhillon (CSI: Vegas), Jasmine Jobson (Top Boy), Geoff Bell (Top Boy), Daniel Betts (Fate: The Winx Saga), Lisa Dwan (Blackshore), and Emily Barber (Industry).

Paramount+ describes the project as “an electrifying, new global crime series centered around two warring families based in London whose enterprises stretch all corners of the globe and the fiercely loyal ‘fixer’ charged with protecting one of them at all costs.

Paramount+ has booked a springtime trip to MobLand.

The Guy Ritchie crime drama, headlined by Tom Hardy (Peaky Blinders), Pierce Brosnan (Remington Steele) and Helen Mirren (1923), will premiere Sunday, March 30. A trailer was released Tuesday, which you can watch below.

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Guy Ritchie is one busy man, having his hands in multiple projects across film and television. His latest TV show is the upcoming crime drama MobLand, and once you learn more about it, you'll want to watch it right away. Fortunately, you won't have to wait long, as it will be released on Paramount+ this year.

You might know Ritchie from his work on movies such as Sherlock Holmes, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., The Gentlemen and Wrath of Man. Or maybe you watched his hit Netflix crime drama series The Gentlemen, which is a spinoff of his 2019 movie of the same title. Now, you have another thrilling Ritchie project to look forward to with MobLand.

When the new crime drama was first ordered in February 2024, it had a different title. Originally titled The Donovans, the show was intended to be loosely based on the popular Showtime series Ray Donovan,...

Tom Hardy, Pierce Brosnan and Helen Mirren to star in Guy Ritchie series (Photo Credit: Paramount+)

Guy Ritchie’s upcoming crime series has an official title – MobLand – and a launch date. Paramount+ confirmed the new series will premiere on Sunday, March 30, 2025.

The organized crime series stars Tom Hardy (Venom: The Last Dance), Pierce Brosnan (The Great Lillian Hall), and Helen Mirren (1923). Paddy Considine (House Of The Dragon), Joanne Froggatt (Downton Abbey), Lara Pulver (Da Vinci’s Demons), Anson Boon (Pistol), Mandeep Dhillon (CSI: Vegas), and Jasmine Jobson (Top Boy) also star.

Rounding out the cast are Geoff Bell (Top Boy), Daniel Betts (Fate: The Winx Saga), Lisa Dwan (Blackshore), and Emily Barber (Industry).

Paramount+ offers this synopsis: “As the head of an organized crime family, MobLand centers around Brosnan’s character who is fighting for power within a global crime syndicate.”

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The row over the BBC’s Gaza: How to Survive a Warzone documentary has just deepened.

Five hundred people from the entertainment world, including Match of the Day host Gary Lineker, Riz Ahmed, Ken Loach, Top Boy creator Ronan Bennett, and Game of Thrones actor Indira Varma, have put their names to a letter to BBC bosses calling on the corporation to “stop censorship on Palestine.”

The letter comes after the BBC removed from iPlayer the doc after it emerged that it was narrated by the son of a Hamas minister, information that the BBC said the doc’s producers failed to relay. The letter, which was also signed by actors Khalid Abdalla, India Amarteifio, Miriam Margolyes, Ruth Negga, and Juliet Stevenson, did not deny the narrator’s links to Hamas but said his father, Dr Ayman Al-Yazouri, served as Gaza’s Deputy Minister of Agriculture, a “civil service role concerned with food production.

Raising a child is one of the hardest jobs in the world. And as the world becomes more and more complicated, the advancements in mental health knowledge may give security that people may know why certain minds think the way they do. However, it doesn’t mean that there isn’t an incredible struggle to be had. Enter Stephen Graham‘s new shocking show that explores the unfathomable. Today, Netflix released the trailer for the new crime drama, Adolescence, which stars Graham, Ashley Walters (Top Boy) and Erin Doherty (The Crown).

The four-part limited series, directed by Philip Barantini, is filmed in one unflinching continuous shot, with each episode holding focus on the main characters and the unparalleled drama as it unfolds in real time.

Starring in his first major role for television is Owen Cooper, alongside Faye Marsay (Game of Thrones), Christine Tremarco (The Responder), Mark Stanley (Happy Valley...

Exclusive: Jack Thorne has penned more projects than the internet can handle but Netflix’s first ever one-shot TV series Adolescence generated a fresh challenge for him.

“Jack had never written anything like this,” said director Philip Barantini of the Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Help and This is England 88 scribe. “He’s done amazing theater but with this there is no curtain call. The camera is always following someone.”

Adolescence, which reunites one-shot connoisseur Barantini with his Boiling Point star Stephen Graham, tells the story of a 13-year-old who is suddenly taken into custody one early morning for the murder of a teenage girl who goes to his school. Audiences are thrust into the action immediately via Barantini’s one-shot style, made famous by BAFTA-nominated cooking movie Boiling Point and its TV spin-off. The show also stars Top Boy’s Ashley Walters and The Crown’s Erin Doherty,...

The Blade reboot's development remains in the balance following behind-the-scenes issues and the departure of multiple directors. As star Mahershala Ali hopes for the Marvel Cinematic Universe's Blade remake to get off the ground, he's reunited with one of the departed directors for an upcoming project.

According to Deadline, Ali has signed on for the upcoming Amazon MGM Studios film, Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother, which has been written and will be directed by former Blade reboot helmer Bassam Tariq. Details about Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother are being kept under wraps, with Tariq producting the movie alongside Two & Two Pictures' Lucan Toh and Babak Anvari.

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Pascale Kann, Anna Friel, Connor Swindells, Clara Rugaard, Katherine Parkinson, and Golda Rosheuvel have been added to the cast of the BBC’s 6-part drama series ‘The Dream Land.’

The coming-of-age drama is based on Rosa Rankin-Gee’s enthralling novel Dreamland and is brought to life for TV by BAFTA award-winning writer Kayleigh Llewellyn, delivering a gripping and intense journey driven by love, hope, and an unyielding will to survive.

Set in a near-future Margate, against a backdrop of soaring inequality, The Dream Lands tells the story of Chance and her family, a young woman who discovers life and love, while being forced to fight for her family and friends’ survival in a world that’s crumbling around her.

It’s 2039 and temperatures are soaring, seas are rising, and the political climate is equally as menacing. Chance is living a life of crime just to get by, when her community...

Geoff Bell (Kingsman: The Secret Service, Top Boy, The Thursday Murder Club), Daniel Betts (Sex Education, Gentleman Jack), Lisa Dwan (Blackshore, Top Boy), and Emily Barber (Industry, Bridgerton) have joined an untitled Guy Ritchie crime series starring Tom Hardy, Pierce Brosnan, and Helen Mirren that is in production for MTV Entertainment Studios and Paramount+.

The global crime series centers on two warring families based in London whose enterprises stretch to all corners of the globe and the fiercely loyal “fixer” charged with protecting one of them at all costs.

Bell will play Richie, “the redoubtable leader of the up-and-coming south London Stevenson gang.”

Hardy, as previously disclosed, will play Harry Da Souza, a professional conciliator on behalf of the Harrigan family, while Brosnan will portray Conrad Harrigan, the head of the Irish crime family based out of London for whom Harry works. Mirren will play Maeve Harrigan, Conrad’s wife and the Harrigan family matriarch.

“Fuze,” the buzzy thriller starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson (“Bullet Train”) and Theo James (“The White Lotus”) has sold in a raft of international territories ahead of the EFM, where Anton will unveil a new sales promo.

Directed by David Mackenzie (“Hell or High Water”) and penned by Ben Hopkins (“Inside”), the movie also stars Sam Worthington (“Avatar”), Gugu Mbatha-Raw (Disney+’s “Loki”), Elham Ehsas (Showtime’s “Homeland”), Honor Swinton-Byrne (A24’s “The Souvenir”) and Saffron Hocking (Netflix’s “Top Boy”).

Anton has sold the rights to “Fuze” to Garsu Pasaulio Irasai for the Baltics; the Searchers for Benelux; Vvs Films for Canada, Australia and New Zealand; Arna Media for Cis/Russia; MediaSquad for Eastern Europe; Snd for France; Square One for Germany and Switzerland; Feelgood Entertainment for Greece; PVR for India; Pt Prima Cinema for Indonesia; Forum Film for Israel; Leone Film Group for Italy; Sun Distribution Group for Latin America,...

Impact entrepreneur and Un Global Goals advocate Natasha Mudhar is making a mark with The World We Want Studios, a production banner that’s quickly assembling a slate of star-powered projects including Johnny Depp’s directorial effort “Modi” and Al Pacino-Jessica Chastain feature “Lear Rex.”

Mudhar’s journey into high-profile Hollywood productions began in 2013 through veteran producer Barry Navidi, Pacino’s longtime creative partner. “My journey with ‘Lear Rex’ and ‘Modi’ began when I was introduced to Al Pacino through Barry Navidi,” Mudhar tells Variety. “At the time, I worked closely with Barry on ‘An Evening with Pacino,’ Mr. Pacino’s sold-out London show. This collaboration allowed me to build a strong creative and business rapport with Barry, which eventually led to my involvement as co-producer for ‘Lear Rex’ and executive producer for ‘Modi.'”

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Netflix UK has assembled twelve top-tier British celebrities, who have subjected themselves as prey for a Bear hunt.

While it may not be a grizzly bear sniffing around for them, it may be worse. Edward Michael “Bear” Grylls, a British adventurer, TV personality and former British Special Forces soldier, will be on the hunt for the celebrity talent attached to the reality competition series.

Holly Willoughby hosts the Netflix show set in the Costa Rican jungle, where 12 celebrities, including Spice Girls alum Mel B and tennis legend Boris Becker, become prey for the legendary survival expert.

Each of the stars must prove how strong their sense of survival truly is as they navigate a brutal game of cat and mouse and are hunted down by Bear himself. Failure to work together and complete a challenge means an hour in the Bear Pit being hunted by Grylls. If caught, the celebrity will be eliminated.

Actor and rapper Ashley Walters of Top Boy fame is making his feature directorial debut with Animol which has just gone into production. More on that below.

If you’ve watched Top Boy, Channel 4 and later Netflix’s hit London-set drama, you know Ashley Walters is the real deal. Walters’ raw performance as the series’ main character Dushane is a memorable one, but the actor and rapper is now looking to shift his focus elsewhere, specifically behind the camera.

Word has reached the Film Stories news desk that Walters’ feature directorial debut Animol has just gone into production. Written by Nick Love and drawing from Walters’ own experiences, Animol takes us inside the harsh conditions of a Young Offenders’ Institution. Tut Nyuot and Vladyslav Baliuk will play two teenagers at the heart of the story with Stephen Graham and Sharon Duncan-Brewster joining them in supporting roles.

This isn’t Walters’ first time directing.

Ashley Walters — the trailblazing British actor and star of “Top Boy” and “Missing You” — has started production on his directorial feature debut and unveiled his main cast.

“Animol” — written by Nick Love — draws on Walters’ own experiences and is described by the filmmakers as a “searing portrayal of life within the confines of a Young Offenders’ institution” and a “raw and poignant coming-of-age story highlights the power of humanity in the midst of adversity.”

Leading the feature are a pair of young rising stars in Tut Nyuot and Vladyslav Baliuk, who will play two teenagers embroiled in the prison’s harsh environment. BAFTA winner Stephen Graham joins the cast as a welfare officer tasked with supporting the young offenders during their incarceration, while Sharon Duncan-Brewster rounds out the lineup.

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Exclusive: Ivan Reitman’s 2014 football movie Draft Day from Lionsgate is being adapted for television with a new twist.

From Lionsgate TV, SpringHill and Madison Wells, the series in development will capture the drama and excitement of watching basketball players get drafted and fulfill their dreams, similar to the film starring Kevin Costner, Jennifer Garner and Chadwick Boseman set in the world of the NFL.

The LeBron James- and Maverick Carter-founded SpringHill will executive produce and Madison Wells, which produced the original film, will produce the TV series. A writer has not been attached.

“If you are going to do a show set in and around the world of basketball, one person comes to mind ahead of all others,” said Scott Herbst, EVP and Head of Scripted Development, Lionsgate Television. “The same passion, drive and commitment to excellence that drove LeBron James to be the best in the...

Besides plenty of hit songs, Drake has established himself as one of the wealthiest rappers in the game. Despite some feuds, Drake’s net worth is certainly not something to diss.

While most people think of Drake (whose real name is Aubrey Graham) for his countless hits, the rapper has been in the public eye for most of his life.

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Un thriller conspirativo llega la semana que viene a la plataforma de streaming. © Apple TV+

Apple TV+ ha presentado hoy el primer tráiler de Prime Target, un thriller conspirativo creado por el guionista Steve Thompson y dirigido por Brady Hood.

Prime Target nos presenta a un joven y brillante licenciado en matemáticas, Edward Brooks (Woodall), al borde de un gran descubrimiento. Si logra encontrar un patrón en los números primos, tendrá la clave de todos los ordenadores del mundo. Pronto empieza a darse cuenta de que un enemigo invisible está intentando destruir su idea antes incluso de que nazca, lo que le acerca a Taylah Sanders (Swindell), una agente de la Nsa a quien se le ha encomendado la tarea de observar e informar sobre el comportamiento de los matemáticos. Juntos empiezan a reconstruir la inquietante conspiración de la que Edward es el centro.

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Harlan Coben's latest adaptation continues a positive Netflix trend for the acclaimed writer and executive producer. Missing You, which debuted on January 1, is among the most-watched shows so far this year on the platform.

Per FlixPatrol, the Coben adaptation debuted at No. 3 on Netflix's Top 10 most-watched series list and is still yet to drop below fourth place. Missing You's success continues the mystery novel writer's streak of wins since he inked a multi-million-dollar, 5-year contract with Netflix in 2018. Per the terms of the deal, the giant streamer would develop fourteen of his novels for the big and small screen, with Coben as executive producer on all projects. The deal was extended in 2022 following the arrival of The Stranger, The Woods, The Innocent, Gone For Good, Stay Close, and Hold Me Tight, all to varying degrees of acclaim. 2024's Fool Me Once was Coben's last adaptation to debut before his latest effort.

Apple TV+ has unveiled the trailer and key art for its Prime Target series, starring SAG Award winner Leo Woodall and Quintessa Swindell.

Created by award-winning writer Steve Thompson, who serves as executive producer, the conspiracy thriller is produced for Apple TV+ by New Regency with Ridley Scott’s Scott Free Productions.

The first two episodes of the eight-episode Prime Target series will premiere globally on Apple TV+ on January 22. One episode will follow weekly every Wednesday through March 5.

Prime Target features a brilliant young math postgraduate, Edward Brooks (played by Leo Woodall), who is on the verge of a major breakthrough. If he succeeds in finding a pattern in prime numbers, he will hold the key to every computer in the world.

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What would you do if you could access every computer in the world? And who would try and stop you? Those questions are at the heart of Apple TV+ new conspiracy thriller TV show, “Prime Target,” premiering on Wednesday, Jan. 22 with the first two episodes. The series follows Edward Brooks, a genius mathematician played by Leo Woodall (“The White Lotus”), who’s on the brink of cracking a prime number pattern that could give him access to every computer system in the world. But when word of his discovery gets out, he becomes a target for dangerous forces trying to bury the truth. Mixing tense action with a modern espionage twist, here’s everything you need to know about “Prime Target” ahead of its debut on Apple TV+.

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“Black Doves” and “Kaos” producer Jane Featherstone has admitted she is not “confident about the sustainability” of the high-end TV production sector in the U.K.

Featherstone, who is the COO of transatlantic prod-co Sister, was speaking as a witness into the U.K. parliamentary inquiry into the sector. Among the concerns she highlighted for U.K. production were increasing costs and budgets, changes in viewing habits and the way in which technology has turned the industry on its head.

“We’re now at a tipping point,” Featherstone told the Culture, Media and Sport committee. “Costs below the line have gone up around 40% and below the line is everybody. That is the production costs. So that doesn’t include cast, writers, producers; and those costs are called above the line. They’ve gone up even more, probably 50 to 60%. So we’re at a place now where budgets have become so high...

In the Netflix limited series “Missing You,” Rosalind Eleazar of “Slow Horses” stars as a woman seeking answers about the murder of her father — and her missing fiancée. It’s based on the novel by Harlan Coben, but set in England instead of in New York City.

It’s the ninth Netflix series based on the mystery writer’s novels and several cast members, and some of the cast, Richard Armitage and James Nesbitt, starred in previous series based on his works.

Here’s who plays who in the series, which is now streaming on Netflix, and where you might have seen them before.

Rosalind Eleazar in “Missing You” (Credit: Netflix) Rosalind Eleazar as Kat Donovan

The “Slow Horses” star plays Detective Inspector Kat Donovan, who is still trying to solve the mystery of her father’s murder — and why her fiancé Josh mysteriously disappeared 11 years ago.

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The new British Netflix adaptation of another Harlan Coben novel, Missing You, is elevated by a strong, layered backstory and excellent performance from Slow Horses’s Rosalind Eleazar. That’s not to say the series is a hard-hitting drama, but the series version of a beach read that is meant to be a crime mystery that is light and entertaining rather than something gritty.

Yet, Missing You offers more for its audience than your typical streaming popcorn fare. The series, particularly in how director Nimer Rashed (Fool Me Once) and writer Victoria Asare-Archer (Stay Close) explore abandonment and turn it into something humanly fragile, can be simultaneously riveting and unexpectedly moving.

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The story follows Detective Inspector Kat Donovan (Eleazar), who is far more successful in her professional life than her personal one.

Paramount and 101 Studios have been forced to step in and save Christmas for dozens of construction workers on their upcoming Guy Ritchie series.

Deadline understands that at least 50 people who worked building the sets on the gangster show have been left unpaid to the total tune of around £250,000, but hopes are now high they will have the money well in time for the holiday.

The show, which has rolled cameras in London, stars Tom Hardy, Helen Mirren and Pierce Brosnan in two warring families whose enterprises stretch across all corners of the globe. Produced for Paramount+ with Showtime by 101 and MTV Studios, it is currently untitled but has had working titles The Associate and Fixer.

Construction of sets took place over the summer and the non-payment issue has emerged in recent weeks due to financial strife experienced by set construction firm Helix3D, which we understand is likely to enter liquidation.

One of the stars from True Detective: Night Country has a great television replacement in Netflix's spy thriller series Black Doves. Created by Joe Barton, Black Doves has opened to outstanding reviews, earning a near-perfect 94% Rotten Tomatoes critic score after its December 5, 2024 release date. Keira Knightley leads the cast of Black Doves along with Ben Whishaw of Skyfall and No Time to Die acclaim.

Black Doves follows Knightley's Helen Webb, the loving and supportive wife of Wallace Webb, a prominent British politician. Webb is also a secret agent working for the mysterious covert spy organization known as the Black Doves, which Mrs. Reed is the head of. Reed confronts Helen over an affair she was having with a civil servant named Jason (Andrew Koji), who was shockingly shot and killed in a park from long range. Suspecting that Helen could be in hot water with a powerful criminal conspiracy,...

Paddy Considine, Joanne Froggatt, Lara Pulver, Anson Boon, Mandeep Dhillon, and Jasmine Jobson join Guy Ritchie’s crime series

Guy Ritchie’s continuing to fill out the cast of his upcoming Paramount+ with Showtime crime series. The latest additions to the cast include Paddy Considine (House of the Dragon), Joanne Froggatt (Downton Abbey), Lara Pulver (Da Vinci’s Demons), Anson Boon (Pistol), Mandeep Dhillon (CSI: Vegas), and Jasmine Jobson (Top Boy).

The just-announced series regulars join previously announced leads Tom Hardy (Venom: The Last Dance), Pierce Brosnan (Die Another Day) and Helen Mirren (1923). Production is currently underway in London.

The untitled series is described as “an electrifying, new global crime series centered around two warring families based in London whose enterprises stretch all corners of the globe and the fiercely loyal ‘fixer’ charged with protecting one of them at all costs.”

Hardy will play Harry Da Souza, a professional conciliator on behalf of the Harrigan family.

Exclusive: Joanne Froggatt, best known for starring in the long-running ITV/PBS period drama Downton Abbey, has signed on to join Guy Ritchie’s untitled crime series starring Tom Hardy (Venom: The Last Dance) for Paramount+ with Showtime.

Froggatt joins as a series regular alongside Mandeep Dhillon (CSI: Vegas) and Jasmine Jobson (Top Boy).

Production on the global crime series, previously known as The Associate (w/t), is currently underway in London. The show’s leads are Hardy, Pierce Brosnan, and Helen Mirren. Hardy stars as Harry Da Souza, the professional conciliator of the fictional Harrigan Irish crime family, Brosnan will play Conrad Harrigan, the Harrigan family head, and Mirren is Maeve Harrigan, Conrad’s wife, and the Harrigan family matriarch.

Froggatt will play Jan Da Souza, Harry’s wife. Dhillon will play Seraphina, Conrad’s daughter. Jobson has the role of Zosia, who works for Harry and is one of his closest associates.

Former Pulse Films CEO Thomas Benski has launched an international media group called Lumina, based in London, New York, Paris and Los Angeles.

Lumina says it is backed to the tune of ‘mid-eight figures’ via a first funding round from investors including Magnus Rausing’s Bfk, Charles Dorfman’s Dorfman Media Holdings and Svs Holdings.

It describes itself as a “well-capitalised talent and IP-led media group and venture firm uniquely built to support and grow companies.”

Lumina has already partnered with Omar Sy and Louis Leterrier’s Carrousel Studios led by CEO Cecile Gaget, and Top Boy director Yann Demange’s Wayward Films.

Pulse Films co-founder Thomas Benski, producer of Gangs of London, American Honey and The Witch, has unveiled his new media venture: Lumina, a cross-border outfit with operations in London, New York, Paris, and Los Angeles.

The company is billed as a “talent and IP-led media group” and boasts of “mid-eight figure” capital support from first-round funders including Magnus Rausing’s Bfk, Charles Dorfman’s Dorfman Media Holdings and Svs Holdings.

“The current media landscape is in flux, and we believe this is the ideal time to build future-facing companies,” says Benski. “Drawing from our rich past experience, we are building in the present to shape the future.”

The group says it will focus on talent-driven studios, production, kids & family content, and consumer brands. Lumina has already partnered with Carrousel Studios, the European-based operation launched by Benski together with French star Omar Sy (Lupin) and Fast X director Louis Leterrier earlier this year,...

Thomas Benski, former CEO and co-founder of Gangs of London producer Pulse Films, has announced new London, New York, Paris and Los Angeles-based venture Lumina.

The new company is billed as a “well-capitalized talent & IP-led media group” backed by a first round of funding in mid-eight figures, with investors including Magnus Rausing’s Bfk, Charles Dorfman’s Dorfman Media Holdings and Svs Holdings.

“The current media landscape is in flux, and we believe this is the ideal time to build future facing companies. Drawing from our rich past experience, we are building in the present to shape the future,” said Benski.

“With content at the heart of everything today, I strongly believe talent, brands and IP are the multipliers. Our thesis is that there is a big opportunity to decouple the IP creation process by building studios and production companies around major talent,” he said.

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What do you get when you cross 24 with the Daredevil hallway fight scene? And mix in some One of Us Is Lying?

The result might look a bit like Adolescence, a UK crime drama set to debut on Netflix in 2025 — and which revealed some first-look photos above and below.

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Adolescence tells the story of how...

Here’s the first glimpses of Adolescence, the Netflix crime drama series starring Stephen Graham, Ashley Walters and Erin Doherty.

The four-part series — from Graham and his regular collaborators Jack Thorne Philip Barantini — is notable for each episode being shot in one continuous take as the action unfolds in real time. It’s due to launch on Netflix next year and counts Brad Pitt among its exec producers. You can see the images above and below.

Adolescence will mark a first role for Owen Cooper, who plays a 13-year-old teenage boy who is arrested for the murder of a girl at his school. Graham (Boiling Point) plays his father and ‘appropriate’ adult, while Walters (Top Boy) plays a detective inspector and Soherty (The Crown) a clinical psychologist assigned to the case.

Faye Marsay (Game of Thrones), Christine Tremarco (The Responder), Mark Stanley (Happy Valley), Jo Hartley (After Life) and newcomer Amélie Pease also star.

Updated: Tom Hardy, Helen Mirren and Pierce Brosnan have officially signed on to star in the Paramount+ series from Guy Ritchie and Ronan Bennett.

It was previously reported that the trio were in final negotiations to join the show. The project had initially been developed with the title “The Donovans,” with plans to function as an across-the-pond spin-off of the Showtime series “Ray Donovan,” which was led by Liev Schreiber for seven seasons and a film adaptation. However, it has been reworked into a standalone series with no connections to that franchise. It was also previously reported that it was filming under the working title “The Associate,” but that is no longer the case.

Production is now underway in London, with the untitled show slated to debut in 2025 on Paramount+ with Showtime. The role reunites Hardy and Ritchie, who previously worked together on the 2008 film “RocknRolla.” It also keeps Mirren in business with Paramount,...

Exclusive: UK talent agency Insight Management & Production has brought in veteran literary agent Rachel Mathias to head up the company’s newly launched literary department.

Mathias joins after almost eight years in the Global TV Group at CAA, where she repped writers, directors, and production companies active in the UK and international space. Before that, she worked in production, with stints at Avalon Entertainment, Raw TV and the BBC. As Insight’s Head of Literary, she will look to continue signing top writing, directing and creative talent, working closely with her clients through development of their own projects, and using her established relationships to further their ambitions.

Insight’s new department will provide bespoke management to exceptional creatives including writers, directors, and producers, alongside the company’s established roster of talent. Notable clients on that front include Academy Award nominee Maria Bakalova (The Apprentice), Golden Globe winner Emma Corrin...

LeBron James and Maverick Carter’s SpringHill Company has struck an agreement to merge with British film, TV and music company Fulwell 73 to create a media, unscripted entertainment and sports-related content powerhouse.

The deal, which is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2024, will bring together the two companies’ portfolios of unscripted and live programming, as well as combine resources across Europe and the U.S., as they look to “meet the challenges of a complex market environment while simultaneously building for the future of the industry.”

The combined entity – which will initially focus on television and film content, digital content through its owned network business, live events and brand strategy through The SpringHill Company’s New York-based brand consultancy firm, Robot – is backed by Fenway Sports Group, RedBird Capital Partners, Uc Investments, Nike, Epic Games, Main Street Advisors and Eldridge Industries.

As part of the deal, the...

This isn’t Fred Zinnemann’s “The Day of the Jackal,” but the Peacock series brings forth just as much thrill and action as the 1973 film.

The series is based on Frederick Forsyth’s 1971 novel of the same name, and it’s cast Eddie Redmayne to take on Edward Fox’s role as The Jackal. Redmayne also serves as one of the executive producers for the series.

“The Day of the Jackal” was directed by Brian Kirk (“Game of Thrones”) and was written by Ronan Bennet (“Top Boy”).

Check out everything you need to know about how to watch below.

When does “The Day of the Jackal” come out?

“The Day of the Jackal” premiered on Peacock with the first five episodes of the series on Thursday, Nov. 14. New episodes will drop weekly every Thursday until its double finale on Dec. 12.

Where is “The Day of the Jackal” streaming?

“The Day of the Jackal...

The anonymity of the internet strikes again. Saltburn and Masters of the Air star, Barry Keoghan has hit back at online trolls who are calling him a "deadbeat dad," and targeting his "distinct" appearance. The actor has shot to international fame over the last few years. Following roles in Eternals and Dunkirk, the Irish actor starred in the Oscar-winning Banshees of Inisherin, and saw his stardom rise meteorically thanks to his leading role in Saltburn. As well as incredible acting chops, Barry Keoghan has a distinct, instantly recognizable face a feature which has become the target of malicious online trolls.

"People can sit there and make videos and be like, I dont like his face, He looks weird or He looks evil and just pick you apart," the actor told Louis Theroux during an appearance on his podcast, aptly titled The Louis Theroux Podcast. During the conversation, which broached subjects...

It was only when the team at Carnival Films decided they would fast forward The Day of the Jackal to the present day that things started getting interesting.

Carnival bosses Gareth Neame and Nigel Marchant had toyed with the idea of remaking Frederick Forsyth’s 1971 historical novel about the fictional assassination of Charles de Gaulle for a few years but had always concluded that the 1973 movie version starring Edward Fox “cannot be bettered so why would you want to remake it,” according to Neame.

“We revere the film enormously but kept talking about [a remake],” he added. “It was such an intriguing, interesting idea and we couldn’t quite let it go.”

So in the midst of the pandemic, Neame and Marchant decided they would instil two obvious points of difference by making The Day of the Jackal into a 10-episode series and setting it in a 21st century milieu, with no...