Today, BritBox International announced that the Original thriller After the Flood will premiere on Monday, May 13. Two episodes will drop each Monday until the May 27 finale.
The British streaming service also debuted the trailer and key art for the six-part series.
After the Flood is a mystery thriller set in a town hit by a devastating flood. When an unidentified man is found dead in a lift in an underground car park, police assume he became trapped as the waters rose.
As the investigation unfolds, PC Joanna Marshall, played by Sophie Rundle, becomes obsessed with discovering what happened to him and why. The mystery unfolds across the series while we also see the real impact of climate change on the lives of residents in this small town.
The floods threaten to expose secrets, and fortunes and reputations are at stake. But how far will people go to protect themselves?
The...
The British streaming service also debuted the trailer and key art for the six-part series.
After the Flood is a mystery thriller set in a town hit by a devastating flood. When an unidentified man is found dead in a lift in an underground car park, police assume he became trapped as the waters rose.
As the investigation unfolds, PC Joanna Marshall, played by Sophie Rundle, becomes obsessed with discovering what happened to him and why. The mystery unfolds across the series while we also see the real impact of climate change on the lives of residents in this small town.
The floods threaten to expose secrets, and fortunes and reputations are at stake. But how far will people go to protect themselves?
The...
- 4/10/2024
- by Mirko Parlevliet
- Vital Thrills
Exclusive: Jessica Plummer (The Girl Before), Richard Armitage (The Hobbit), Lenny Henry (The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power), Steve Pemberton (Happy Valley), Paul Kaye (Sexy Beast), Samantha Spiro (Sex Education), Lisa Faulkner (Archie) and Mary Malone (Doctor Who) are among cast to have joined Rosalind Eleazar (Slow Horses) in Netflix’s Harlan Coben adaptation Missing You, which is currently filming in the UK.
Rounding out the cast are Charlie Hamblett, Oscar Kennedy, Brigid Zengeni, Catherine Ayers, Felix Garcia Guyer and Jo Martin.
Drama Missing You (5×60 mins) tells the story of detective Kat Donovan who stumbles across her estranged fiancé on a dating app, forcing her to delve back into the mystery surrounding her father’s murder.
The official synopsis reads: “Eleven years ago Detective Kat Donovan’s fiancé Josh – the love of her life – disappeared and she’s never heard from him since. Now, swiping profiles on a dating app,...
Rounding out the cast are Charlie Hamblett, Oscar Kennedy, Brigid Zengeni, Catherine Ayers, Felix Garcia Guyer and Jo Martin.
Drama Missing You (5×60 mins) tells the story of detective Kat Donovan who stumbles across her estranged fiancé on a dating app, forcing her to delve back into the mystery surrounding her father’s murder.
The official synopsis reads: “Eleven years ago Detective Kat Donovan’s fiancé Josh – the love of her life – disappeared and she’s never heard from him since. Now, swiping profiles on a dating app,...
- 3/14/2024
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
This year’s Oscars were as much a celebration of books as they were cinema. Five of the 10 best picture nominees were based on books, and three of those – “Oppenheimer,” “Poor Things” and “The Zone of Interest” – took home the most statues overall. Even the winner for best animated picture, Hayao Miyazaki’s “The Boy and the Heron,” was loosely inspired by a 1937 novel Miyazaki had read as a child.
Which is why many of those partying in L.A. on Sunday night boarded planes across the Atlantic days later bound for the London Book Fair, which kicked off yesterday and runs through the end of the week, in search of their next Oscar-contending project. “It feels like there’s an influx of film and television executives, studio executives, producers etc., all coming into town,” Jason Richman, co-head of media rights at UTA, tells Variety.
With TV also wild about...
Which is why many of those partying in L.A. on Sunday night boarded planes across the Atlantic days later bound for the London Book Fair, which kicked off yesterday and runs through the end of the week, in search of their next Oscar-contending project. “It feels like there’s an influx of film and television executives, studio executives, producers etc., all coming into town,” Jason Richman, co-head of media rights at UTA, tells Variety.
With TV also wild about...
- 3/13/2024
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
British actress Rosalind Eleazar, best known for playing Louisa Guy on the hit AppleTV+ series Slow Horses, has been tapped to lead Netflix’s Missing You, the streamer’s next Harlan Coben adaptation. As reported by Deadline, Missing You is based on Coben’s 2014 novel of the same name and follows detective Kat Donovan (Eleazar), who comes across her estranged fiancé on a dating app and finds herself delving back into the mystery surrounding her father’s murder. The series is written by Victoria Asare-Archer, who wrote two episodes of Coben’s Stay Close for Netflix in 2021. Sean Spencer and Isher Sahota serve as directors, while Coben executive produces alongside Asare-Archer, Nicola Shindler, Richard Fee, and Danny Brocklehurst. Guy Hescott is the producer. Missing You, and the upcoming adaptation of Run Away, mark the ninth and tenth Coben productions under his multi-year deal with Netflix. The previous Netflix adaptations from the No.
- 3/8/2024
- TV Insider
Slow Horses star Rosalind Eleazar has been set to lead Netflix’s Harlan Coben adaptation Missing You, which is currently filming in the UK.
Drama Missing You tells the story of detective Kat Donovan who stumbles across her estranged fiancé on a dating app, forcing her to delve back into the mystery surrounding her father’s murder.
As we previously revealed, Quay Street Productions, the ITV Studios-backed production outfit founded by Nicola Shindler, is producing after recently shepherding the streamer’s hit Coben adaptation Fool Me Once. Coben will serve as executive producer through his company Final Twist Productions.
Victoria Asare-Archer, who wrote two episodes of Coben’s Stay Close for Netflix in 2021, is writer. The series will be directed by Sean Spencer, with Isher Sahota serving as second director. Executive producers are Coben, Shindler, Richard Fee, Asare-Archer, and Brocklehurst. Guy Hescott is the producer.
Missing You, and the...
Drama Missing You tells the story of detective Kat Donovan who stumbles across her estranged fiancé on a dating app, forcing her to delve back into the mystery surrounding her father’s murder.
As we previously revealed, Quay Street Productions, the ITV Studios-backed production outfit founded by Nicola Shindler, is producing after recently shepherding the streamer’s hit Coben adaptation Fool Me Once. Coben will serve as executive producer through his company Final Twist Productions.
Victoria Asare-Archer, who wrote two episodes of Coben’s Stay Close for Netflix in 2021, is writer. The series will be directed by Sean Spencer, with Isher Sahota serving as second director. Executive producers are Coben, Shindler, Richard Fee, Asare-Archer, and Brocklehurst. Guy Hescott is the producer.
Missing You, and the...
- 3/8/2024
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
The team behind Netflix’s hit Fool Me Once is reuniting for a new series — at a different streamer.
Amazon’s Prime Video has ordered Lazarus, a limited series from Harlan Coben and Danny Brocklehurst. The drama will star Sam Claflin (Daisy Jones & the Six) as a forensic psychologist who returns home after his father’s suicide and becomes entangled in a set of cold case murders. Bill Nighy, playing the lead character’s late father, and Alexandra Roach, as Claflin’s sister, also star.
Lazarus is based on an original idea from best-selling author Coben and Brocklehurst, who are writing the series together. The limited series will be Coben’s second at Prime Video, which ran (and then canceled) Shelter last year.
“Lazarus is a gripping series that captures your attention from the very beginning,” said Heather Curtis, current series executive, pan-English scripted SVOD TV at Amazon MGM Studios.
Amazon’s Prime Video has ordered Lazarus, a limited series from Harlan Coben and Danny Brocklehurst. The drama will star Sam Claflin (Daisy Jones & the Six) as a forensic psychologist who returns home after his father’s suicide and becomes entangled in a set of cold case murders. Bill Nighy, playing the lead character’s late father, and Alexandra Roach, as Claflin’s sister, also star.
Lazarus is based on an original idea from best-selling author Coben and Brocklehurst, who are writing the series together. The limited series will be Coben’s second at Prime Video, which ran (and then canceled) Shelter last year.
“Lazarus is a gripping series that captures your attention from the very beginning,” said Heather Curtis, current series executive, pan-English scripted SVOD TV at Amazon MGM Studios.
- 2/7/2024
- by Rick Porter
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Amazon Prime Video has ordered a psychological mystery thriller limited series from Harlan Coben and Danny Brocklehurst, Variety has learned exclusively.
The series is based on an original story idea by Coben and Brocklehurst, with Sam Claflin, Bill Nighy, and Alexandra Roach attached to star.
Currently titled “Lazarus,” the series is said to follow “a man who returns home after his father’s suicide and begins to have disturbing experiences that can’t be explained. He quickly becomes entangled in a series of cold-case murders as he grapples with the mystery of his father’s death and his sister’s murder 25 years ago.”
Coben and Brocklehurst will serve as writers and executive producers. Nicola Shindler and Richard Fee will executive produce via Quay Street Productions, part of ITV Studios. Claflin will executive produce in addition to starring. Wayne Che Yip will executive produce and direct the first two episodes. Matt Strevens will produce.
The series is based on an original story idea by Coben and Brocklehurst, with Sam Claflin, Bill Nighy, and Alexandra Roach attached to star.
Currently titled “Lazarus,” the series is said to follow “a man who returns home after his father’s suicide and begins to have disturbing experiences that can’t be explained. He quickly becomes entangled in a series of cold-case murders as he grapples with the mystery of his father’s death and his sister’s murder 25 years ago.”
Coben and Brocklehurst will serve as writers and executive producers. Nicola Shindler and Richard Fee will executive produce via Quay Street Productions, part of ITV Studios. Claflin will executive produce in addition to starring. Wayne Che Yip will executive produce and direct the first two episodes. Matt Strevens will produce.
- 2/7/2024
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Netflix is all in on Harlan Coben, as the streamer has greenlit two more adaptations of the author’s books following the global success of Fool Me Once, based on the 2016 novel of the same name. According to Deadline, Netflix will bring Missing You and Run Away to the small screen, with the former going into production in spring 2024. Coben will serve as executive producer on both series through his company, Final Twist Productions. Quay Street Productions, the Nicola Shindler-founded outfit that oversaw Fool Me Once, will produce the adaptations. Missing You, first published in 2014, follows detective Kat Donovan, who comes across her ex-fiancé on a dating app, which leads her into an unspeakable conspiracy surrounding her father’s murder. Victoria Asare-Archer, who wrote two episodes of Coben’s Stay Close for Netflix, will write the series, while Sean Spencer and Isher Sahota will direct. Coben, Shindler, Richard Fee,...
- 1/22/2024
- TV Insider
Mr Richard Armitage, book the kitchen fitters and treat yourself to one of those taps that dispenses sparkling water, because you’re about to get paid. Netflix has confirmed that two new UK-set Harlan Coben adaptations are on the way, from the team behind Fool Me Once, Stay Close and The Stranger.
Next up for the Coben book-to-screen treatment in the UK is Missing You. Published in 2014, it’s the story of police detective Kat Donovan, whose life – in true Harlan Coben tradition – is turned upside down when her missing fiancé Josh (it was Jeff in the book) suddenly reappears on a dating site. Expect secrets, intrigue and grisly deaths to play out against a backdrop of expansive Carrera marble kitchen islands, Heals sofas, and £80k Range Rovers.
No cast has yet been announced for Missing You, but filming starts in spring 2024 so we can expect to hear who’ll be in it soon.
Next up for the Coben book-to-screen treatment in the UK is Missing You. Published in 2014, it’s the story of police detective Kat Donovan, whose life – in true Harlan Coben tradition – is turned upside down when her missing fiancé Josh (it was Jeff in the book) suddenly reappears on a dating site. Expect secrets, intrigue and grisly deaths to play out against a backdrop of expansive Carrera marble kitchen islands, Heals sofas, and £80k Range Rovers.
No cast has yet been announced for Missing You, but filming starts in spring 2024 so we can expect to hear who’ll be in it soon.
- 1/22/2024
- by Louisa Mellor
- Den of Geek
Exclusive: Netflix has greenlit another two adaptations of Harlan Coben novels after Fool Me Once became a global hit for the streaming service, Deadline can reveal.
Netflix will bring Missing You and Run Away to the screen as limited series over the coming years, with the former going into production in spring 2024.
Quay Street Productions, the ITV Studios-backed production outfit founded by Nicola Shindler, will produce both adaptations after overseeing Fool Me Once. Coben will serve as executive producer through his company Final Twist Productions.
Victoria Asare-Archer, who wrote two episodes of Coben’s Stay Close for Netflix in 2021, will write Missing You. Fool Me Once writer Danny Brocklehurst will pen Run Away.
The dramas will be the ninth and tenth Coben adaptations produced under Netflix’s fruitful partnership with the author, who has sold more than 80M books worldwide.
Missing You tells the story of detective Kat Donovan...
Netflix will bring Missing You and Run Away to the screen as limited series over the coming years, with the former going into production in spring 2024.
Quay Street Productions, the ITV Studios-backed production outfit founded by Nicola Shindler, will produce both adaptations after overseeing Fool Me Once. Coben will serve as executive producer through his company Final Twist Productions.
Victoria Asare-Archer, who wrote two episodes of Coben’s Stay Close for Netflix in 2021, will write Missing You. Fool Me Once writer Danny Brocklehurst will pen Run Away.
The dramas will be the ninth and tenth Coben adaptations produced under Netflix’s fruitful partnership with the author, who has sold more than 80M books worldwide.
Missing You tells the story of detective Kat Donovan...
- 1/22/2024
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
This is Harlan Coben’s world, we just live in it.
The US thriller author is a one-man content factory for Netflix, which is currently ploughing its way through his back catalogue in search of more twist-stuffed mysteries to follow in the vein of Fool Me Once, Stay Close and The Stranger. And more is exactly what they’ve found. On the press circuit for Fool Me Once, the latest Coben novel to receive the page-to-screen treatment, the writer confirmed the next of his books lined up for Netflix: 2004’s Just One Look.
Speaking to RadioTimes.com, Coben announced: “We’re doing one right now in Poland based off my book Just One Look, we’re filming and Netflix Poland is working on. Also working on one in South America, believe it or not.”
Netflix Poland is already behind existing Polish-language Coben adaptations The Woods (2020) and Hold Tight (2022), two stories...
The US thriller author is a one-man content factory for Netflix, which is currently ploughing its way through his back catalogue in search of more twist-stuffed mysteries to follow in the vein of Fool Me Once, Stay Close and The Stranger. And more is exactly what they’ve found. On the press circuit for Fool Me Once, the latest Coben novel to receive the page-to-screen treatment, the writer confirmed the next of his books lined up for Netflix: 2004’s Just One Look.
Speaking to RadioTimes.com, Coben announced: “We’re doing one right now in Poland based off my book Just One Look, we’re filming and Netflix Poland is working on. Also working on one in South America, believe it or not.”
Netflix Poland is already behind existing Polish-language Coben adaptations The Woods (2020) and Hold Tight (2022), two stories...
- 1/12/2024
- by Louisa Mellor
- Den of Geek
The immediate flaw in any attempt to stack the twelve extant Harlan Coben TV thrillers in order of greatness is that none of them are exactly great. Pretty much all of them though, are compulsive viewing and will pull you through a bucking and twisting story at the speed of a beagle on the scent of a nearby sausage. They’re packed with incident and revelations, and are generally performed by a charismatic cast so big that you’ll never quite meet them all, let alone tire of their company. Binge-watches par excellence, each one of these series is precision-designed to be gulped down in very few bites.
As these stories all shop for plot in the same aisle, chances are that if you enjoy one Harlan Coben thriller, you’ll enjoy the others. They’re all filled with cliff-hangers, twists, secret identities, surprise resurrections, flashback wigs, and oh-no-it-was-you-all-along reveals.
As these stories all shop for plot in the same aisle, chances are that if you enjoy one Harlan Coben thriller, you’ll enjoy the others. They’re all filled with cliff-hangers, twists, secret identities, surprise resurrections, flashback wigs, and oh-no-it-was-you-all-along reveals.
- 1/3/2024
- by Louisa Mellor
- Den of Geek
Exclusive: Trailer has dropped for Netflix’s latest Harlan Coben adaptation Fool Me Once.
The series stars Michelle Keegan, Adeel Akhtar, Richard Armitage, Joanna Lumley, Emmett J. Scanlan and Dino Fetscher and is the latest in a long line of Coben Netflix shows.
It follows Maya (Keegan), who is trying to come to terms with the brutal murder of her husband, Joe (Armitage). But when Maya installs a nanny-cam to keep an eye on her young daughter, she is shocked to see a man she recognizes in her house, her husband, who she thought was dead. Detective Sergeant Sami Kierce (Akhtar) leads the homicide investigation into Joe’s death while grappling with secrets of his own.
Netflix has already made adaptations of Coben novels including The Stranger, Safe and Stay Close via a major deal stuck in 2018.
Fool Me Once is produced by Nicola Shindler’s Quay Street, which is...
The series stars Michelle Keegan, Adeel Akhtar, Richard Armitage, Joanna Lumley, Emmett J. Scanlan and Dino Fetscher and is the latest in a long line of Coben Netflix shows.
It follows Maya (Keegan), who is trying to come to terms with the brutal murder of her husband, Joe (Armitage). But when Maya installs a nanny-cam to keep an eye on her young daughter, she is shocked to see a man she recognizes in her house, her husband, who she thought was dead. Detective Sergeant Sami Kierce (Akhtar) leads the homicide investigation into Joe’s death while grappling with secrets of his own.
Netflix has already made adaptations of Coben novels including The Stranger, Safe and Stay Close via a major deal stuck in 2018.
Fool Me Once is produced by Nicola Shindler’s Quay Street, which is...
- 12/7/2023
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Richard Armitage (“The Hobbit” trilogy), Michelle Keegan (“Brassic”) and “Absolutely Fabulous” star Joanna Lumley are set to lead the cast of new Netflix series “Fool Me Once.”
Based on the Harlan Coben novel of the same name and produced by Nicola Shindler’s Quay Street Productions, the eight-part series stars Keegan (pictured above on set) as Maya Stern, a woman who is struggling to resume her life after her husband Joe (Armitage) is brutally murdered. But things take a turn after Maya spots someone on the nanny cam she has installed throughout her home to keep an eye on her young daughter…someone who is supposed to be dead. Meanwhile Maya’s niece and nephew are also reeling from the murder of their mother several months earlier and set out to find out the truth. Could the two tragedies be related?
Lumley stars as Judith, Joe’s protective mother.
Also...
Based on the Harlan Coben novel of the same name and produced by Nicola Shindler’s Quay Street Productions, the eight-part series stars Keegan (pictured above on set) as Maya Stern, a woman who is struggling to resume her life after her husband Joe (Armitage) is brutally murdered. But things take a turn after Maya spots someone on the nanny cam she has installed throughout her home to keep an eye on her young daughter…someone who is supposed to be dead. Meanwhile Maya’s niece and nephew are also reeling from the murder of their mother several months earlier and set out to find out the truth. Could the two tragedies be related?
Lumley stars as Judith, Joe’s protective mother.
Also...
- 2/21/2023
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
Author Harlan Coben is back at Netflix with his fifth novel adaptation, as the streamer takes on “Fool Me Once” with a limited thriller series starring Michelle Keegan, Richard Armitage and Joanna Lumley.
The New York Times bestselling writer re-upped his deal with Netflix in October, with the multimillion dollar pact giving the streamer access to his more than two dozen titles. Longtime collaborators Danny Brocklehurst, Nicola Shindler and Richard Fee will executive produce along with Coben.
“Fool Me Once” follows Maya Stern (Keegan), a woman who is trying to come to terms with the brutal murder of her husband Joe (Armitage). But when Maya installs a nanny-cam to keep an eye on her young daughter, she is shocked to see a man she recognizes in her house — her husband.
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Detective Sergeant Sami Kierce (Adeel Akhtar) is leading...
The New York Times bestselling writer re-upped his deal with Netflix in October, with the multimillion dollar pact giving the streamer access to his more than two dozen titles. Longtime collaborators Danny Brocklehurst, Nicola Shindler and Richard Fee will executive produce along with Coben.
“Fool Me Once” follows Maya Stern (Keegan), a woman who is trying to come to terms with the brutal murder of her husband Joe (Armitage). But when Maya installs a nanny-cam to keep an eye on her young daughter, she is shocked to see a man she recognizes in her house — her husband.
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Detective Sergeant Sami Kierce (Adeel Akhtar) is leading...
- 2/20/2023
- by Natalie Oganesyan
- The Wrap
It’s a Sin exec Nicola Shindler’s Quay Street Productions is producing a six-part thriller about the aftermath of a flood for ITV and BritBox International.
After the Flood comes from BAFTA-nominated writer-actor Mick Ford and stars Sophie Rundle (Peaky Blinders) as PC Joanna Marshall. Following a devastating flood, she finds an unidentified man dead in a lift in an underground car park and, while police assume he became trapped as the waters rose, she becomes obsessed with discovering what happened to him.
After the Flood also stars Philip Glenister as property developer Jack Radcliffe and Lorraine Ashbourne (I Hate Suzie) as Marshall’s mum Molly. Nicholas Greaves and Matt Stokoe also feature. The series will air on ITV 1 and Itvx in the UK and on BritBox in the U.S., Canada, Australia, South Africa and across Nordic markets.
Shindler’s ITV Studios-backed...
After the Flood comes from BAFTA-nominated writer-actor Mick Ford and stars Sophie Rundle (Peaky Blinders) as PC Joanna Marshall. Following a devastating flood, she finds an unidentified man dead in a lift in an underground car park and, while police assume he became trapped as the waters rose, she becomes obsessed with discovering what happened to him.
After the Flood also stars Philip Glenister as property developer Jack Radcliffe and Lorraine Ashbourne (I Hate Suzie) as Marshall’s mum Molly. Nicholas Greaves and Matt Stokoe also feature. The series will air on ITV 1 and Itvx in the UK and on BritBox in the U.S., Canada, Australia, South Africa and across Nordic markets.
Shindler’s ITV Studios-backed...
- 2/16/2023
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Whoopi Goldberg has been cast as Bird Woman in the series adaptation of ‘Anansi Boys,’ based on Neil Gaiman’s internationally beloved novel.
Goldberg will take up the mantle of Bird Woman, God of Birds, and one of the show’s key antagonists. The six-episode series stars Malachi Kirby in the leading roles of brothers Fat Charlie and Spider.
Set throughout contemporary London, the series follows Charlie Nancy (Malachi Kirby)—sometimes known as Fat Charlie (it was his father’s nickname for him; he’s not fat)—a young man who is used to being embarrassed by his estranged father. But when his father dies, Charlie discovers that he was Anansi: Trickster God of stories (played by Delroy Lindo). And he learns that he has a brother. Now that brother, Spider (also played by Kirby), is entering Charlie’s life, determined to make it more interesting—but making it a lot more dangerous instead.
Goldberg will take up the mantle of Bird Woman, God of Birds, and one of the show’s key antagonists. The six-episode series stars Malachi Kirby in the leading roles of brothers Fat Charlie and Spider.
Set throughout contemporary London, the series follows Charlie Nancy (Malachi Kirby)—sometimes known as Fat Charlie (it was his father’s nickname for him; he’s not fat)—a young man who is used to being embarrassed by his estranged father. But when his father dies, Charlie discovers that he was Anansi: Trickster God of stories (played by Delroy Lindo). And he learns that he has a brother. Now that brother, Spider (also played by Kirby), is entering Charlie’s life, determined to make it more interesting—but making it a lot more dangerous instead.
- 4/8/2022
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Whoopi Goldberg is set to play Bird Woman in the upcoming Amazon series adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s “Anansi Boys.”
The series follows Charlie Nancy (Malachi Kirby)—sometimes known as Fat Charlie (it was his father’s nickname for him; he’s not fat)—a young man who is used to being embarrassed by his estranged father (Delroy Lindo). But when his father dies, Charlie discovers that he was Anansi: Trickster God of stories. And he learns that he has a brother. Now that brother, Spider (also played by Kirby), is entering Charlie’s life, determined to make it more interesting—but making it a lot more dangerous instead.
“I have been a fan of this book for a very long time and when Neil Gaiman told me it was being brought to the screen, I did everything I could to be part of it to help make people aware...
The series follows Charlie Nancy (Malachi Kirby)—sometimes known as Fat Charlie (it was his father’s nickname for him; he’s not fat)—a young man who is used to being embarrassed by his estranged father (Delroy Lindo). But when his father dies, Charlie discovers that he was Anansi: Trickster God of stories. And he learns that he has a brother. Now that brother, Spider (also played by Kirby), is entering Charlie’s life, determined to make it more interesting—but making it a lot more dangerous instead.
“I have been a fan of this book for a very long time and when Neil Gaiman told me it was being brought to the screen, I did everything I could to be part of it to help make people aware...
- 4/7/2022
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
‘Anansi Boys’: Whoopi Goldberg To Play Bird Woman In Neil Gaiman’s Series Adaptation For Prime Video
Whoopi Goldberg has been tapped to play the menacing Bird Woman opposite Malachi Kirby and Delroy Lindo in Anansi Boys, Neil Gaiman’s series adaptation for Prime Video.
Based on Gaiman’s fantasy novel, the six-episode series is set throughout contemporary London and follows a cast of characters in an epic story that stretches from the UK to Florida, the Caribbean and the mythical World Before Time. Kirby stars in the leading roles of Fat Charlie and Spider. The series is filming in Scotland and will premiere on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide.
2021-22 Amazon Prime Video Pilots & Series Orders
Per Amazon Studios’ descriptions: Anansi Boys follows Charlie Nancy (Kirby) — sometimes known as Fat Charlie (it was his father’s nickname for him; he’s not fat) — a young man who is used to being embarrassed by his estranged father. But when his father dies, Charlie...
Based on Gaiman’s fantasy novel, the six-episode series is set throughout contemporary London and follows a cast of characters in an epic story that stretches from the UK to Florida, the Caribbean and the mythical World Before Time. Kirby stars in the leading roles of Fat Charlie and Spider. The series is filming in Scotland and will premiere on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide.
2021-22 Amazon Prime Video Pilots & Series Orders
Per Amazon Studios’ descriptions: Anansi Boys follows Charlie Nancy (Kirby) — sometimes known as Fat Charlie (it was his father’s nickname for him; he’s not fat) — a young man who is used to being embarrassed by his estranged father. But when his father dies, Charlie...
- 4/7/2022
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Cch Pounder, The Crown star Jason Watkins and Killing Eve’s Fiona Shaw have rounded out the cast for Amazon Prime Video’s upcoming big-budget adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s Anansi Boys.
The trio are joined by L. Scott Caldwell (Lost), Joy Richardson (Small Axe) and Lachele Carl (Doctor Who) for the series, which is shooting in Scotland and already features Black Mirror star Malachi Kirby in the lead of Charlie Nancy.
2021 Amazon Prime Video Pilots & Series Orders
Kirby’s character is a young man used to being embarrassed by his estranged father. But when his father (Delroy Lindo) dies, Charlie discovers that he was Anansi: trickster god of stories. And he learns that he has a brother.
NCIS star Pounder will play Mrs. Higgler, the matriarch of her clan and an old family friend of Charlie’s.
Watkins, an established British TV drama...
The trio are joined by L. Scott Caldwell (Lost), Joy Richardson (Small Axe) and Lachele Carl (Doctor Who) for the series, which is shooting in Scotland and already features Black Mirror star Malachi Kirby in the lead of Charlie Nancy.
2021 Amazon Prime Video Pilots & Series Orders
Kirby’s character is a young man used to being embarrassed by his estranged father. But when his father (Delroy Lindo) dies, Charlie discovers that he was Anansi: trickster god of stories. And he learns that he has a brother.
NCIS star Pounder will play Mrs. Higgler, the matriarch of her clan and an old family friend of Charlie’s.
Watkins, an established British TV drama...
- 3/16/2022
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Quay Street Productions has made five new hires across production, development and business affairs.
The company, founded by award-winning producer Nicola Shindler, is part of ITV Studios.
It has hired Richard Fee as executive producer, Davina Earl as head of development, Athena Stavrakis as script executive and Kate Boyle (pictured above alongside Fee) as head of business affairs. They have all already started at Quay Street.
Also joining is Chris Leach as head of production. He will take up the role in February.
Fee, Earl, Stavrakis and Leach will all be based at Quay Street’s Manchester office.
Fee previously worked with Shindler at Red Production Company and has recently worked on “Anasi Boys” for Amazon and Sheridan Smith drama “No Return.” Earl was previously head of development at Red and has worked on BAFTA-winning drama “In The Flesh” while Leach’s credits include “Vera” and “Bancroft.” He was previously...
The company, founded by award-winning producer Nicola Shindler, is part of ITV Studios.
It has hired Richard Fee as executive producer, Davina Earl as head of development, Athena Stavrakis as script executive and Kate Boyle (pictured above alongside Fee) as head of business affairs. They have all already started at Quay Street.
Also joining is Chris Leach as head of production. He will take up the role in February.
Fee, Earl, Stavrakis and Leach will all be based at Quay Street’s Manchester office.
Fee previously worked with Shindler at Red Production Company and has recently worked on “Anasi Boys” for Amazon and Sheridan Smith drama “No Return.” Earl was previously head of development at Red and has worked on BAFTA-winning drama “In The Flesh” while Leach’s credits include “Vera” and “Bancroft.” He was previously...
- 1/26/2022
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
It’s a Sin exec Nicola Shindler’s Quay Street Productions has doubled its number of staff, bringing in five individuals including Anansi Boys exec Richard Fee to oversee a slate of new commissions.
The ITV Studios-backed Manchester-based indie, which was launched by the Red Production Company founder last year, has signed Fee as Exec Producer alongside Head of Development Davina Earl, Head of Production Chris Leach, Script Exec Athena Stavrakis and Head of Business Affairs Kate Boyle. Most are Shindler’s former colleagues from her days at Red, the drama powerhouse that has produced the likes of Channel 4’s It’s a Sin and BBC One’s Years and Years. All will be based in Manchester bar Boyle.
The hefty recruitment drive doubles Quay Street’s staff roster as the indie prepares to enter production on Russell T Davies’ Helena Bonham Carter-starring ITV biopic Nolly, along with a number of unannounced commissions.
The ITV Studios-backed Manchester-based indie, which was launched by the Red Production Company founder last year, has signed Fee as Exec Producer alongside Head of Development Davina Earl, Head of Production Chris Leach, Script Exec Athena Stavrakis and Head of Business Affairs Kate Boyle. Most are Shindler’s former colleagues from her days at Red, the drama powerhouse that has produced the likes of Channel 4’s It’s a Sin and BBC One’s Years and Years. All will be based in Manchester bar Boyle.
The hefty recruitment drive doubles Quay Street’s staff roster as the indie prepares to enter production on Russell T Davies’ Helena Bonham Carter-starring ITV biopic Nolly, along with a number of unannounced commissions.
- 1/26/2022
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Malachi Kirby has been cast in the leading roles of Charlie and Spider in Amazon Prime Video’s upcoming adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s “Anansi Boys,” the streaming service revealed Tuesday.
Per its official description, Amazon’s “Anansi Boys” follows Charlie, a young man who is used to being embarrassed by his estranged father, Mr. Nancy. But when his father dies, Charlie discovers that his father was Anansi: trickster god of stories. And he learns that he has a brother. Now his brother, Spider, is entering Charlie’s life, determined to make it more interesting but making it a lot more dangerous.
As previously announced, Delroy Lindo will star as Charlie and Spider’s father, Anansi/Mr. Nancy, a character who first appeared in Gaiman’s novel “American Gods.” Though that book, which has connections to “Anansi Boys,” was adapted into a now-canceled TV series at Starz, the two shows will not be connected.
Per its official description, Amazon’s “Anansi Boys” follows Charlie, a young man who is used to being embarrassed by his estranged father, Mr. Nancy. But when his father dies, Charlie discovers that his father was Anansi: trickster god of stories. And he learns that he has a brother. Now his brother, Spider, is entering Charlie’s life, determined to make it more interesting but making it a lot more dangerous.
As previously announced, Delroy Lindo will star as Charlie and Spider’s father, Anansi/Mr. Nancy, a character who first appeared in Gaiman’s novel “American Gods.” Though that book, which has connections to “Anansi Boys,” was adapted into a now-canceled TV series at Starz, the two shows will not be connected.
- 9/14/2021
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
Malachi Kirby will star in the series adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s “Anansi Boys” at Amazon, Variety has learned exclusively.
Kirby will play the dual lead roles of both Charlie Nancy and his brother, Spider. The series follows Charlie, a young man who is used to being embarrassed by his estranged father, Mr. Nancy. But when his father dies, Charlie discovers that his father was Anansi: trickster god of stories. And he learns that he has a brother. Now his brother, Spider, is entering Charlie’s life, determined to make it more interesting but making it a lot more dangerous.
It was previously announced that Delroy Lindo would star as Anansi/Mr. Nancy. Although the character also appears in the series adaptation of Gaiman’s novel “American Gods” at Starz, “Anansi Boys” is a standalone story with no connection to the other show.
The character of Charles Nancy, sometimes known...
Kirby will play the dual lead roles of both Charlie Nancy and his brother, Spider. The series follows Charlie, a young man who is used to being embarrassed by his estranged father, Mr. Nancy. But when his father dies, Charlie discovers that his father was Anansi: trickster god of stories. And he learns that he has a brother. Now his brother, Spider, is entering Charlie’s life, determined to make it more interesting but making it a lot more dangerous.
It was previously announced that Delroy Lindo would star as Anansi/Mr. Nancy. Although the character also appears in the series adaptation of Gaiman’s novel “American Gods” at Starz, “Anansi Boys” is a standalone story with no connection to the other show.
The character of Charles Nancy, sometimes known...
- 9/14/2021
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Delroy Lindo will star in Amazon’s upcoming limited series adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s “Anansi Boys.”
Based on Gaiman’s novel of the same name, “Anansi Boys” follows Charlie Nancy, a young man who is used to being embarrassed by his estranged father. But when his father dies, Charlie discovers that his father was Anansi: trickster god of stories. And he learns that he has a brother. Now his brother, Spider, is entering Charlie’s life, determined to make it more interesting but making it a lot more dangerous.
Gaiman will write the six-episode adaptation of his 2005 book “Anansi Boys” along with Lenny Henry. The TV adaptation will begin shooting in Scotland later this year.
Lindo will play Mr. Nancy/Anansi. Orlando Jones played the character in Starz’s “American Gods,” which was based on another one of Gaiman’s works.
Per Amazon, “‘Anansi Boys’ is a stand-alone story,...
Based on Gaiman’s novel of the same name, “Anansi Boys” follows Charlie Nancy, a young man who is used to being embarrassed by his estranged father. But when his father dies, Charlie discovers that his father was Anansi: trickster god of stories. And he learns that he has a brother. Now his brother, Spider, is entering Charlie’s life, determined to make it more interesting but making it a lot more dangerous.
Gaiman will write the six-episode adaptation of his 2005 book “Anansi Boys” along with Lenny Henry. The TV adaptation will begin shooting in Scotland later this year.
Lindo will play Mr. Nancy/Anansi. Orlando Jones played the character in Starz’s “American Gods,” which was based on another one of Gaiman’s works.
Per Amazon, “‘Anansi Boys’ is a stand-alone story,...
- 7/28/2021
- by Tim Baysinger
- The Wrap
Delroy Lindo has been cast in a lead role of the upcoming Amazon series adaptation of the Neil Gaiman novel “Anansi Boys,” Variety has learned.
“Anansi Boys” follows Charlie Nancy, a young man who is used to being embarrassed by his estranged father, Mr. Nancy. But when his father dies, Charlie discovers that his father was Anansi: trickster god of stories. And he learns that he has a brother. Now his brother, Spider, is entering Charlie’s life, determined to make it more interesting but making it a lot more dangerous.
Lindo will star as Anansi/Mr. Nancy. The character is described as all charm. As far as Charlie knows, his father was a lazy man who cheated on Charlie’s mother. But Mr Nancy had another side to him. He was a god of stories and trickery after all.
“Delroy Lindo is a giant of the stage and the screen,...
“Anansi Boys” follows Charlie Nancy, a young man who is used to being embarrassed by his estranged father, Mr. Nancy. But when his father dies, Charlie discovers that his father was Anansi: trickster god of stories. And he learns that he has a brother. Now his brother, Spider, is entering Charlie’s life, determined to make it more interesting but making it a lot more dangerous.
Lindo will star as Anansi/Mr. Nancy. The character is described as all charm. As far as Charlie knows, his father was a lazy man who cheated on Charlie’s mother. But Mr Nancy had another side to him. He was a god of stories and trickery after all.
“Delroy Lindo is a giant of the stage and the screen,...
- 7/28/2021
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Amazon is bringing an adaptation of Neil Gaiman's international best-selling novel Anansi Boys to its streaming service.
The six-episode limited series will begin shooting in Scotland later this year.
Based on Gaiman's novel of the same name, Anansi Boys follows Charlie Nancy, a young man who is used to being embarrassed by his estranged father. But when his father dies, Charlie discovers that his father was Anansi: trickster god of stories.
And he learns that he has a brother. Now his brother, Spider, is entering Charlie's life, determined to make it more interesting but making it a lot more dangerous.
Gaiman, Sir Lenny Henry, Douglas Mackinnon, Hanelle M. Culpepper, Hilary Bevan Jones (Endor Productions), and Richard Fee (Red Production Company) are executive producers.
Gaiman and Henry will also write for the series along with Arvind Ethan David, Kara Smith, and Racheal Ofori. Gaiman and Mackinnon will serve as co-showrunners.
The six-episode limited series will begin shooting in Scotland later this year.
Based on Gaiman's novel of the same name, Anansi Boys follows Charlie Nancy, a young man who is used to being embarrassed by his estranged father. But when his father dies, Charlie discovers that his father was Anansi: trickster god of stories.
And he learns that he has a brother. Now his brother, Spider, is entering Charlie's life, determined to make it more interesting but making it a lot more dangerous.
Gaiman, Sir Lenny Henry, Douglas Mackinnon, Hanelle M. Culpepper, Hilary Bevan Jones (Endor Productions), and Richard Fee (Red Production Company) are executive producers.
Gaiman and Henry will also write for the series along with Arvind Ethan David, Kara Smith, and Racheal Ofori. Gaiman and Mackinnon will serve as co-showrunners.
- 7/21/2021
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
Neil Gaiman is adapting his fantasy novel “Anansi Boys” into a limited series at Amazon, the studio revealed Wednesday.
The “American Gods” author will write the six-episode adaptation of his 2005 book “Anansi Boys” along with Lenny Henry. The TV adaptation will begin shooting in Scotland later this year.
Based on Gaiman’s novel of the same name, “Anansi Boys” follows Charlie Nancy, a young man who is used to being embarrassed by his estranged father. But when his father dies, Charlie discovers that his father was Anansi: trickster god of stories. And he learns that he has a brother. Now his brother, Spider, is entering Charlie’s life, determined to make it more interesting but making it a lot more dangerous.
Per Amazon, “‘Anansi Boys’ is a stand-alone story, not a sequel or spin-off of Gaiman’s novel ‘American Gods.’ The book’s story was originally developed in conversation between...
The “American Gods” author will write the six-episode adaptation of his 2005 book “Anansi Boys” along with Lenny Henry. The TV adaptation will begin shooting in Scotland later this year.
Based on Gaiman’s novel of the same name, “Anansi Boys” follows Charlie Nancy, a young man who is used to being embarrassed by his estranged father. But when his father dies, Charlie discovers that his father was Anansi: trickster god of stories. And he learns that he has a brother. Now his brother, Spider, is entering Charlie’s life, determined to make it more interesting but making it a lot more dangerous.
Per Amazon, “‘Anansi Boys’ is a stand-alone story, not a sequel or spin-off of Gaiman’s novel ‘American Gods.’ The book’s story was originally developed in conversation between...
- 7/21/2021
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
Amazon has ordered a series adaptation of the Neil Gaiman novel “Anansi Boys,” Variety has learned.
The streamer has given the limited series a six-episode order with plans in place to begin shooting in Scotland later this year. First published in 2005, “Anansi Boys” follows Charlie Nancy, a young man who is used to being embarrassed by his estranged father, Mr. Nancy. But when his father dies, Charlie discovers that his father was Anansi: trickster god of stories. And he learns that he has a brother. Now his brother, Spider, is entering Charlie’s life, determined to make it more interesting but making it a lot more dangerous.
The character of Mr. Nancy appears in both “Anansi Boys” and the Gaiman novel “American Gods,” the latter of which is currently airing a series adaptation on Starz. However, there is no connection between the two projects and “Anansi Boys” will serve as a stand-alone story.
The streamer has given the limited series a six-episode order with plans in place to begin shooting in Scotland later this year. First published in 2005, “Anansi Boys” follows Charlie Nancy, a young man who is used to being embarrassed by his estranged father, Mr. Nancy. But when his father dies, Charlie discovers that his father was Anansi: trickster god of stories. And he learns that he has a brother. Now his brother, Spider, is entering Charlie’s life, determined to make it more interesting but making it a lot more dangerous.
The character of Mr. Nancy appears in both “Anansi Boys” and the Gaiman novel “American Gods,” the latter of which is currently airing a series adaptation on Starz. However, there is no connection between the two projects and “Anansi Boys” will serve as a stand-alone story.
- 7/21/2021
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Amazon has ordered a series adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s fantasy novel Anansi Boys.
The author, who brought Good Omens to screen for the streamer, is writing the six-episode limited series with British comedy legend Sir Lenny Henry.
Shooting will begin on the series in Scotland later this year.
Anansi Boys follows Charlie Nancy, a young man who is used to being embarrassed by his estranged father. But when his father dies, Charlie discovers that his father was Anansi: trickster god of stories. And he learns that he has a brother. Now his brother, Spider, is entering Charlie’s life, determined to make it more interesting but making it a lot more dangerous.
Anansi Boys is a stand-alone story, not a sequel or spin-off of Gaiman’s novel American Gods, but Mr. Nancy, who was played by Orlando Jones in the Starz adaptation, does appear in both books.
2020-21 Amazon...
The author, who brought Good Omens to screen for the streamer, is writing the six-episode limited series with British comedy legend Sir Lenny Henry.
Shooting will begin on the series in Scotland later this year.
Anansi Boys follows Charlie Nancy, a young man who is used to being embarrassed by his estranged father. But when his father dies, Charlie discovers that his father was Anansi: trickster god of stories. And he learns that he has a brother. Now his brother, Spider, is entering Charlie’s life, determined to make it more interesting but making it a lot more dangerous.
Anansi Boys is a stand-alone story, not a sequel or spin-off of Gaiman’s novel American Gods, but Mr. Nancy, who was played by Orlando Jones in the Starz adaptation, does appear in both books.
2020-21 Amazon...
- 7/21/2021
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Netflix has announced further casting for their new drama series ‘The Stranger’, a story based on Harlan Coben’s best-selling novel.
The eight-part series has cast Jennifer Saunders, Siobhan Finneran, Hannah John-Kamen, Anthony Head and Stephen Rea. Already attached to the cast are Shaun Dooley, Paul Kaye (Game of Thrones), Dervla Kirwan, and Kadiff Kirwan.
The book description reads:
Adam Price has a lot to lose: a comfortable marriage to a beautiful woman, two wonderful sons, and all the trappings of the American Dream – a big house, a good job, a seemingly perfect life.
Then he runs into the Stranger. When he learns a devastating secret about his wife, Corrine, he confronts her, and the mirage of perfection disappears as if it never existed at all. Soon Adam finds himself tangled in something far darker than even Corrine’s deception, and realises that if he doesn’t make exactly the right moves,...
The eight-part series has cast Jennifer Saunders, Siobhan Finneran, Hannah John-Kamen, Anthony Head and Stephen Rea. Already attached to the cast are Shaun Dooley, Paul Kaye (Game of Thrones), Dervla Kirwan, and Kadiff Kirwan.
The book description reads:
Adam Price has a lot to lose: a comfortable marriage to a beautiful woman, two wonderful sons, and all the trappings of the American Dream – a big house, a good job, a seemingly perfect life.
Then he runs into the Stranger. When he learns a devastating secret about his wife, Corrine, he confronts her, and the mirage of perfection disappears as if it never existed at all. Soon Adam finds himself tangled in something far darker than even Corrine’s deception, and realises that if he doesn’t make exactly the right moves,...
- 3/6/2019
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Siobhan Finneran and Hannah John-Kamen have signed on for “The Stranger.” They will star alongside the previously announced Richard Armitage in the Netflix adaptation of the Harlan Coben novel.
“Absolutely Fabulous” star Jennifer Saunders has also been cast, in her first major drama role. Anthony Head (“Buffy the Vampire Slayer”) and Stephen Rea (“War and Peace”) will also appear.
“Happy Valley” and “Downton Abbey” star Finneran will play detective Johanna Griffin in the series, and John-Kamen (“Ready Player One”) will play the titular mysterious stranger who exposes people’s secrets, dropping bombshells that will shatter lives.
Armitage is Adam Price, the series protagonist who finds himself tangled in a mysterious web of deception. His steady life, two wonderful sons and watertight marriage all seem unassailable – until The Stranger reveals a shocking secret about his wife.
Studiocanal’s Red Production Company is making the series, which Netflix will launch globally. It...
“Absolutely Fabulous” star Jennifer Saunders has also been cast, in her first major drama role. Anthony Head (“Buffy the Vampire Slayer”) and Stephen Rea (“War and Peace”) will also appear.
“Happy Valley” and “Downton Abbey” star Finneran will play detective Johanna Griffin in the series, and John-Kamen (“Ready Player One”) will play the titular mysterious stranger who exposes people’s secrets, dropping bombshells that will shatter lives.
Armitage is Adam Price, the series protagonist who finds himself tangled in a mysterious web of deception. His steady life, two wonderful sons and watertight marriage all seem unassailable – until The Stranger reveals a shocking secret about his wife.
Studiocanal’s Red Production Company is making the series, which Netflix will launch globally. It...
- 3/6/2019
- by Stewart Clarke
- Variety Film + TV
Happy Valley and Downton Abbey star Siobhan Finneran and Ant Man and The Wasp and Ready Player One star Hannah John-Kamen have joined Netflix drama The Stranger.
The pair will star alongside The Hobbit and Berlin Station star Richard Armitage in the eight-part crime drama from the team behind crime drama Safe.
Finneran plays DS Johanna Griffin, while John-Kamen stars as a mysterious stranger who exposes people’s secrets, dropping bombshells that will shatter lives.
Elsewhere, Absolutely Fabulous’ Jennifer Saunders stars as Heidi, Johanna’s closest friend; an outgoing character who is seeking adventure after her daughter leaves for university.
The series is based on Harlan Coben’s eponymous novel and is produced by Safe producer Red Production Company.
Armitage stars as Adam Price in the thriller, which sees a secret destroys his perfect life and sends him on a collision course with a deadly conspiracy. Price has a good life,...
The pair will star alongside The Hobbit and Berlin Station star Richard Armitage in the eight-part crime drama from the team behind crime drama Safe.
Finneran plays DS Johanna Griffin, while John-Kamen stars as a mysterious stranger who exposes people’s secrets, dropping bombshells that will shatter lives.
Elsewhere, Absolutely Fabulous’ Jennifer Saunders stars as Heidi, Johanna’s closest friend; an outgoing character who is seeking adventure after her daughter leaves for university.
The series is based on Harlan Coben’s eponymous novel and is produced by Safe producer Red Production Company.
Armitage stars as Adam Price in the thriller, which sees a secret destroys his perfect life and sends him on a collision course with a deadly conspiracy. Price has a good life,...
- 3/5/2019
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Nicola Shindler to executive produce.
Richard Armitage will star in a series adaptation of Harlan Coben’s The Stranger for Netflix.
Nicola Shindler’s Red Production Company will produce the eight x 60-minute drama, with Studiocanal as the studio.
Shindler was hired as CEO of Studiocanal UK last September, continuing as CEO of Manchester-based Red.
The Stranger is the third collaboration between Red, Coben and Netflix following The Five and Safe.
Shindler will executive produce alongside Coben, lead series writer Danny Brocklehurst, and Richard Fee. Madonna Baptiste will serve as series producer.
The plot revolves around a man whose life...
Richard Armitage will star in a series adaptation of Harlan Coben’s The Stranger for Netflix.
Nicola Shindler’s Red Production Company will produce the eight x 60-minute drama, with Studiocanal as the studio.
Shindler was hired as CEO of Studiocanal UK last September, continuing as CEO of Manchester-based Red.
The Stranger is the third collaboration between Red, Coben and Netflix following The Five and Safe.
Shindler will executive produce alongside Coben, lead series writer Danny Brocklehurst, and Richard Fee. Madonna Baptiste will serve as series producer.
The plot revolves around a man whose life...
- 1/28/2019
- by Orlando Parfitt
- ScreenDaily
“The Hobbit” actor Richard Armitage will star in “The Stranger,” Netflix’s latest series in collaboration with bestselling author Harlan Coben.
The eight-part thriller, produced by the same team that did previous Netflix Coben series “Safe,” starring Michael C. Hall, and “The Five,” goes into production in March. Coben will executive produce the series along with Danny Brocklehurst, who will serve as lead writer, and Nicola Shindler, the CEO of Studiocanal-owned production company Red. The director has not been named.
Armitage will play Adam Price, a happily married father of two whose life is turned upside-down after a stranger tells him a secret about his wife. The revelation catapults him into a larger world of conspiracy and danger.
Armitage, who also starred in “Berlin Station,” can currently be seen in “The Lodge,” directed by Severin Fiala and Veronika Franz, which will screen at Sundance.
Larry Tanz, Netflix’s vice president of content acquisition,...
The eight-part thriller, produced by the same team that did previous Netflix Coben series “Safe,” starring Michael C. Hall, and “The Five,” goes into production in March. Coben will executive produce the series along with Danny Brocklehurst, who will serve as lead writer, and Nicola Shindler, the CEO of Studiocanal-owned production company Red. The director has not been named.
Armitage will play Adam Price, a happily married father of two whose life is turned upside-down after a stranger tells him a secret about his wife. The revelation catapults him into a larger world of conspiracy and danger.
Armitage, who also starred in “Berlin Station,” can currently be seen in “The Lodge,” directed by Severin Fiala and Veronika Franz, which will screen at Sundance.
Larry Tanz, Netflix’s vice president of content acquisition,...
- 1/28/2019
- by Henry Chu
- Variety Film + TV
The Hobbit and Berlin Station star Richard Armitage is to front a crime drama for Netflix as the Svod service reunites with the team behind crime drama Safe.
Armitage, whose Severin Fiala and Veronika Franz-directed feature The Lodge is at the Sundance Film Festival, is fronting The Stranger. The eight-episode series is based on Harlan Coben’s eponymous novel and is produced by Safe producer Red Production Company.
Armitage stars as Adam Price in the thriller, which sees a secret destroys his perfect life and sends him on a collision course with a deadly conspiracy. Price has a good life, two wonderful sons, and a watertight marriage, until one night a stranger sits next to him in a bar and tells him a devastating secret about his wife, Corinne. Soon Adam finds himself tangled in something far darker than even Corinne’s deception, and realizes that if he doesn...
Armitage, whose Severin Fiala and Veronika Franz-directed feature The Lodge is at the Sundance Film Festival, is fronting The Stranger. The eight-episode series is based on Harlan Coben’s eponymous novel and is produced by Safe producer Red Production Company.
Armitage stars as Adam Price in the thriller, which sees a secret destroys his perfect life and sends him on a collision course with a deadly conspiracy. Price has a good life, two wonderful sons, and a watertight marriage, until one night a stranger sits next to him in a bar and tells him a devastating secret about his wife, Corinne. Soon Adam finds himself tangled in something far darker than even Corinne’s deception, and realizes that if he doesn...
- 1/28/2019
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
British TV veteran Nicola Shindler (“Happy Valley”) has been appointed CEO of Studiocanal’s U.K. office following the departure of Danny Perkins earlier this year. Shindler currently runs the Studiocanal-owned Red Production Company, which she founded in 1998.
In her new role at Studiocanal UK in London, Shindler will be in charge of setting up and spearheading a new in-house film production arm to develop British films, tapping into the U.K.’s vast talent pool. Studiocanal recently launched an in-house production banner in France and is preparing to bow one in Germany.
Shindler will work closely with Ron Halpern, who will continue to head third-party productions around the world, including in the U.K.
Shindler, who will start her new position on Oct. 1, will report to Didier Lupfer. She will also retain her position as CEO of Red Production Company, where Richard Fee, Michaela Fereday and Jemma Rogers will...
In her new role at Studiocanal UK in London, Shindler will be in charge of setting up and spearheading a new in-house film production arm to develop British films, tapping into the U.K.’s vast talent pool. Studiocanal recently launched an in-house production banner in France and is preparing to bow one in Germany.
Shindler will work closely with Ron Halpern, who will continue to head third-party productions around the world, including in the U.K.
Shindler, who will start her new position on Oct. 1, will report to Didier Lupfer. She will also retain her position as CEO of Red Production Company, where Richard Fee, Michaela Fereday and Jemma Rogers will...
- 9/12/2018
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Leading UK TV producer Nicola Shindler, founder of Red Production Company, is to become CEO of Studiocanal UK following the departure of long-time UK boss Danny Perkins.
Shindler will join from October 1 and will report to Studiocanal CEO Didier Lupfer. Maxime Saada, CEO of the Canal Plus Group and Studiocanal Chairman, just announced the hire to staff in London.
This is a semi appointment-from-within given that Vivendi-owned Studiocanal has owned a majority stake in Red since 2013. The highly-decorated Shindler will continue to oversee Red, where she has produced BAFTA-winning TV dramas including Happy Valley and Last Tango In Halifax. Her most recent feature was 2012 crime-drama Blood with Paul Bettany and Mark Strong.
In her new position at Studiocanal, Shindler will be tasked with setting up and running a new in-house film production arm developing British features. Studiocanal has a similar operation in France and is initiating the same in Germany.
Shindler will join from October 1 and will report to Studiocanal CEO Didier Lupfer. Maxime Saada, CEO of the Canal Plus Group and Studiocanal Chairman, just announced the hire to staff in London.
This is a semi appointment-from-within given that Vivendi-owned Studiocanal has owned a majority stake in Red since 2013. The highly-decorated Shindler will continue to oversee Red, where she has produced BAFTA-winning TV dramas including Happy Valley and Last Tango In Halifax. Her most recent feature was 2012 crime-drama Blood with Paul Bettany and Mark Strong.
In her new position at Studiocanal, Shindler will be tasked with setting up and running a new in-house film production arm developing British features. Studiocanal has a similar operation in France and is initiating the same in Germany.
- 9/12/2018
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Michael C Hall, best known for playing the forensic technician/serial killer on Showtime’s Dexter, is running around the British countryside looking for his daughter in the first trailer for Netflix’s forthcoming drama Safe.
The streaming service also announced a May 10 launch date for the crime thriller.
Hall stars alongside Sherlock’s Amanda Abbington in the eight-part drama, which is produced by Red Production Company, the Studiocanal-backed producer behind Happy Valley, for Netflix and France’s Canal+.
Written by by Shameless‘ Danny Brocklehurst, Hall plays Tom, a pediatric surgeon who is raising his two teenage daughters Jenny and Carrie in a picturesque gated community after the death of his wife. Everyone seems to be recovering and thriving, until one evening, Jenny sneaks out to a party. A murder and a disappearance ensue, bringing buried secrets to the surface.
Harlan Coben exec produces alongside Hall, Nicola Shindler, Brocklehurst and Red’s Richard Fee.
The streaming service also announced a May 10 launch date for the crime thriller.
Hall stars alongside Sherlock’s Amanda Abbington in the eight-part drama, which is produced by Red Production Company, the Studiocanal-backed producer behind Happy Valley, for Netflix and France’s Canal+.
Written by by Shameless‘ Danny Brocklehurst, Hall plays Tom, a pediatric surgeon who is raising his two teenage daughters Jenny and Carrie in a picturesque gated community after the death of his wife. Everyone seems to be recovering and thriving, until one evening, Jenny sneaks out to a party. A murder and a disappearance ensue, bringing buried secrets to the surface.
Harlan Coben exec produces alongside Hall, Nicola Shindler, Brocklehurst and Red’s Richard Fee.
- 4/20/2018
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
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