Brian McCardie, the Scottish actor best known as Line of Duty crime boss Tommy Hunter, has died aged 59.
The actor’s family confirmed his death through his sister Sarah’s X account.
“It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Brian James McCardie (59), beloved son, brother, uncle and dear friend to so many,” the statement read. “Brian passed away suddenly at home on Sunday 28th April.
“A wonderful and passionate actor on stage and screen, Brian loved his work and touched many lives, and is gone much too soon. We love him and will miss him greatly; please remember Brian in your thoughts. Funeral arrangements will be announced in the days ahead. As a family, we would ask for privacy at this time.”
McCardie only appeared in hit BBC cop drama Line of Duty three times, but his important role is well remembered, and he acted in...
The actor’s family confirmed his death through his sister Sarah’s X account.
“It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Brian James McCardie (59), beloved son, brother, uncle and dear friend to so many,” the statement read. “Brian passed away suddenly at home on Sunday 28th April.
“A wonderful and passionate actor on stage and screen, Brian loved his work and touched many lives, and is gone much too soon. We love him and will miss him greatly; please remember Brian in your thoughts. Funeral arrangements will be announced in the days ahead. As a family, we would ask for privacy at this time.”
McCardie only appeared in hit BBC cop drama Line of Duty three times, but his important role is well remembered, and he acted in...
- 4/30/2024
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
There is no dearth of historical documentaries on Netflix. The numbers are staggering, and it is interesting how the platform is bringing forward never-before-heard or seen stories of kings and queens from around the world. They also cover stories of other figures from the ancient world, which helps the audience receive a different perspective on the lives they led. It allows us to understand the politics of the world and the contribution of a respective figure in world history. It could be a cultural or political impact that survived all this time for historians to speak about and educate people about. History cannot be restricted to school textbooks anymore. It is interesting that this subject is being presented through Ott platforms in a way that is very different from classroom lessons.
World War II: From the Frontlines, Greatest Events of WWII in Color, Spy Ops, Queen Cleopatra, Roman Empire, The Last Czars,...
World War II: From the Frontlines, Greatest Events of WWII in Color, Spy Ops, Queen Cleopatra, Roman Empire, The Last Czars,...
- 2/1/2024
- by Smriti Kannan
- Film Fugitives
Exclusive: Fox Nation’s Jesus Christ show has found its distributor and director.
All3Media International has taken on Jesus Crown of Thorns [working title] for international sales and Deadline can reveal the premium docu-drama will be directed by Hereward Pelling (The Lost Pirate Kingdom).
Revealed by Deadline in October, the series, which is intended as a franchise, will “redefine the way we perceive Jesus’ life against the backdrop of the turbulent times,” according to producer Nutopia. It will set Jesus’ life and mission in the context of the intense political backdrop in which he emerged as a revolutionary figure who dared challenge the status quo.
“Jesus Crown of Thorns promises to be illuminating and will explore the historical context of Jesus’ life in a way that’s never been told before,” said Rachel Job, SVP Non-Scripted Content at All3Media International. “Set against the backdrop of turbulent, political times and focused on...
All3Media International has taken on Jesus Crown of Thorns [working title] for international sales and Deadline can reveal the premium docu-drama will be directed by Hereward Pelling (The Lost Pirate Kingdom).
Revealed by Deadline in October, the series, which is intended as a franchise, will “redefine the way we perceive Jesus’ life against the backdrop of the turbulent times,” according to producer Nutopia. It will set Jesus’ life and mission in the context of the intense political backdrop in which he emerged as a revolutionary figure who dared challenge the status quo.
“Jesus Crown of Thorns promises to be illuminating and will explore the historical context of Jesus’ life in a way that’s never been told before,” said Rachel Job, SVP Non-Scripted Content at All3Media International. “Set against the backdrop of turbulent, political times and focused on...
- 12/5/2023
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: The Last Czars maker Nutopia has landed its latest docu-drama, a re-telling of the life of Jesus that will “shine a new light” on his life.
Jesus Crown Of Thorns will debut on Fox Nation – the first time Jane Root’s indie has worked with the Fox streamer – and will head into production later this year.
The series, which is intended as a franchise, will “redefine the way we perceive Jesus’ life against the backdrop of the turbulent times,” according to the producer. It will set Jesus’ life and mission in the context of the intense political backdrop in which he emerged as a revolutionary figure who dared challenge the status quo.
“We’re delighted to be collaborating with our new partners at Fox Nation to explore the life of Jesus in this new and illuminating way,” said exec producer Ben Goold.
In recent years, Nutopia has nurtured a...
Jesus Crown Of Thorns will debut on Fox Nation – the first time Jane Root’s indie has worked with the Fox streamer – and will head into production later this year.
The series, which is intended as a franchise, will “redefine the way we perceive Jesus’ life against the backdrop of the turbulent times,” according to the producer. It will set Jesus’ life and mission in the context of the intense political backdrop in which he emerged as a revolutionary figure who dared challenge the status quo.
“We’re delighted to be collaborating with our new partners at Fox Nation to explore the life of Jesus in this new and illuminating way,” said exec producer Ben Goold.
In recent years, Nutopia has nurtured a...
- 10/13/2023
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Mip TV is just around the corner and, as ever, the content will be king. Here, Deadline walks you through seven of the buzziest dramas set for the Croisette, featuring police thrillers, a Royal Family docu-drama and Beta Film’s latest about the Ms Estonia shipwreck. Read on for the best-in-class projects heading to Cannes for the April 17-19 confab.
Blue Lights
Distributor: BBC Studios
Network: BBC One
Episodes: 6 x 60
Having just launched on BBC One primetime, Blue Lights is the latest precinct drama from Declan Lawn and Adam Patterson, the creators of the critically-acclaimed Salisbury Poisonings. In Gallagher Films/Two Cities Productions’ show, the pair, who worked for years as investigative journalists, turn their hands to the troubled situation in Belfast, a uniquely dangerous place to be a Police Officer. Grace (Siân Brooke), a mother of a teenage boy, has made the decision in her 40s to leave her...
Blue Lights
Distributor: BBC Studios
Network: BBC One
Episodes: 6 x 60
Having just launched on BBC One primetime, Blue Lights is the latest precinct drama from Declan Lawn and Adam Patterson, the creators of the critically-acclaimed Salisbury Poisonings. In Gallagher Films/Two Cities Productions’ show, the pair, who worked for years as investigative journalists, turn their hands to the troubled situation in Belfast, a uniquely dangerous place to be a Police Officer. Grace (Siân Brooke), a mother of a teenage boy, has made the decision in her 40s to leave her...
- 4/14/2023
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: The story of Alexander the Great is being given the docudrama treatment by Netflix, Deadline understands.
Following on from the success of shows such as The Last Czars and African Queens, the streamer has over the past year been developing a big-budget retelling of the life of one of world history’s most notorious figures, which currently has a working title of Alexander the Great.
A crew of more than 100 people have been filming on-and-off in Morocco since last summer on the hybrid docudrama, which will feature both documentary and scripted elements. British indies Tailfeather Productions and Lion TV are attached the series and Tony Mitchell (Miss America) is showrunner, we understand.
Alexander the Great was King of the ancient Greek city of Macedon. He is widely considered to be one of history’s greatest and most successful military commanders and by the age of 30 had created one of the largest empires in history,...
Following on from the success of shows such as The Last Czars and African Queens, the streamer has over the past year been developing a big-budget retelling of the life of one of world history’s most notorious figures, which currently has a working title of Alexander the Great.
A crew of more than 100 people have been filming on-and-off in Morocco since last summer on the hybrid docudrama, which will feature both documentary and scripted elements. British indies Tailfeather Productions and Lion TV are attached the series and Tony Mitchell (Miss America) is showrunner, we understand.
Alexander the Great was King of the ancient Greek city of Macedon. He is widely considered to be one of history’s greatest and most successful military commanders and by the age of 30 had created one of the largest empires in history,...
- 4/12/2023
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Entertainment One (eOne) will sell Sky History’s drama-doc Royal Mob internationally. The agreement doesn’t cover the UK, Germany and Italy, where Sky has pay-tv services.
The series, from The Last Czars maker Nutopia, tells the story of a single family who ruled across 19th century Europe and inflicted their psychological wounds on an entire continent. It’s told through the eyes of Queen Victoria’s granddaughters the Hesse sisters, whose love affairs across Europe’s royal courts caused rifts and came against the background of the coming First World War.
“We’re delighted to bolster our expansive slate of premium non-scripted programming with the addition of Royal Mob,” said Kate Cundall, Vice President, Acquisitions, eOne. “Nutopia are brilliant visionaries with a proven track record of delivering original, high-end factual content that is dynamic, timely and entertaining.”
The series launched on Sky History in the UK and was its...
The series, from The Last Czars maker Nutopia, tells the story of a single family who ruled across 19th century Europe and inflicted their psychological wounds on an entire continent. It’s told through the eyes of Queen Victoria’s granddaughters the Hesse sisters, whose love affairs across Europe’s royal courts caused rifts and came against the background of the coming First World War.
“We’re delighted to bolster our expansive slate of premium non-scripted programming with the addition of Royal Mob,” said Kate Cundall, Vice President, Acquisitions, eOne. “Nutopia are brilliant visionaries with a proven track record of delivering original, high-end factual content that is dynamic, timely and entertaining.”
The series launched on Sky History in the UK and was its...
- 2/22/2023
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Blockbuster hits Black Panther and The Woman King have cleared the path for Netflix to succeed with Jada Pinkett Smith-narrated docu-drama African Queens, according to the show’s exec.
Premiering this week, African Queens will first tell the story of Queen Njinga of Angola and subsequently Cleopatra in its second season. It is produced by Welcome to Earth with Will Smith indie Nutopia and Pinkett Smith and Will Smith’s Westbrook Studios.
Speaking exclusively to Deadline ahead of a London screening tonight, EP Maxine Watson, who has worked on some of Britain’s biggest factual hits, said recent blockbusters have created a landscape in which shows like African Queens can flourish. A separate Njinga drama from Starz, which is being exec produced by 50 Cent, is also in the works.
“Now is a wise time to launch as The Woman King and Wakanda Forever have made it easier...
Premiering this week, African Queens will first tell the story of Queen Njinga of Angola and subsequently Cleopatra in its second season. It is produced by Welcome to Earth with Will Smith indie Nutopia and Pinkett Smith and Will Smith’s Westbrook Studios.
Speaking exclusively to Deadline ahead of a London screening tonight, EP Maxine Watson, who has worked on some of Britain’s biggest factual hits, said recent blockbusters have created a landscape in which shows like African Queens can flourish. A separate Njinga drama from Starz, which is being exec produced by 50 Cent, is also in the works.
“Now is a wise time to launch as The Woman King and Wakanda Forever have made it easier...
- 2/13/2023
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Can a new romantic relationship survive when one of the partners declares they are asexual in its early stages?
That is the driver of Lithuanian filmmaker Marija Kavtaradze’s touching relationship drama Slow which debuts in Sundance’s World Dramatic Competition this month.
Paris-based sales company Totem Films have unveiled the international trailer for the work co-starring Greta Grinevičiūtė (Runner) and Kęstutis Cicėnas (The Last Czars) as a dancer and a sign language interpreter who meet and are immediately drawn to one another.
The fledgeling relationship quickly enters unexpected waters when one of the partners announces they are asexual.
Slow is Kavtaradze’s second feature after Summer Survivors, following a psychologist and two young patients as they travel to a psychiatric hospital in a seaside town, which premiered internationally at Toronto’s Discovery line-up in 2018.
The production is lead produced by Marija Razgutė at M-Films (Lithuania) lead produces in...
That is the driver of Lithuanian filmmaker Marija Kavtaradze’s touching relationship drama Slow which debuts in Sundance’s World Dramatic Competition this month.
Paris-based sales company Totem Films have unveiled the international trailer for the work co-starring Greta Grinevičiūtė (Runner) and Kęstutis Cicėnas (The Last Czars) as a dancer and a sign language interpreter who meet and are immediately drawn to one another.
The fledgeling relationship quickly enters unexpected waters when one of the partners announces they are asexual.
Slow is Kavtaradze’s second feature after Summer Survivors, following a psychologist and two young patients as they travel to a psychiatric hospital in a seaside town, which premiered internationally at Toronto’s Discovery line-up in 2018.
The production is lead produced by Marija Razgutė at M-Films (Lithuania) lead produces in...
- 1/11/2023
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Paris-based Totem Films has signed world sales rights to Lithuanian filmmaker Marija Kavtaradze’s second feature Slow ahead of its world premiere in Sundance.
The drama will be among 12 international titles being showcased in Sundance’s World Dramatic Competition as the festival returns as a physical event for the first time since 2020 from January 19 to 29.
The romantic drama co-stars Greta Grinevičiūtė (Runner) and Kęstutis Cicėnas (The Last Czars) as a dancer and a sign language interpreter who meet and dive into a new relationship, navigating how to build their own kind of intimacy.
Slow is Kavtaradze’s second feature after Summer Survivors, following a psychologist and two young patients as they travel to a psychiatric hospital in a seaside town, which premiered internationally at Toronto’s Discovery line-up in 2018.
Marija Razgutė at M-Films (Lithuania) lead produces in a co-production with Luisa Romeo at Frida Films (Spain) and Garagefilms (Sweden...
The drama will be among 12 international titles being showcased in Sundance’s World Dramatic Competition as the festival returns as a physical event for the first time since 2020 from January 19 to 29.
The romantic drama co-stars Greta Grinevičiūtė (Runner) and Kęstutis Cicėnas (The Last Czars) as a dancer and a sign language interpreter who meet and dive into a new relationship, navigating how to build their own kind of intimacy.
Slow is Kavtaradze’s second feature after Summer Survivors, following a psychologist and two young patients as they travel to a psychiatric hospital in a seaside town, which premiered internationally at Toronto’s Discovery line-up in 2018.
Marija Razgutė at M-Films (Lithuania) lead produces in a co-production with Luisa Romeo at Frida Films (Spain) and Garagefilms (Sweden...
- 12/8/2022
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Author and historian Simon Sebag Montefiore’s The World: A Family History is being developed as a TV project by The History Channel.
If greenlit, the series, which is being developed as a documentary series, will be produced by Karga Seven Pictures, examining world history through the lens of family dynasties like the Borgias, the Tudors, the Romanovs, the Khans and more.
Published this year, celebrated historian Montefiore’s novel takes the reader through families that have shaped the world, with others including the Caesars, Rothschilds and Rockefellers.
A+E Networks’ The History Channel has optioned the book as a development approach to a potential series.
Other Montefiore novels include The Romanovs and Montefiore appeared as a talking head in Netflix docu-drama The Last Czars on the topic.
He said he had “dreamed of making an epic series to match [The World: A Family History‘s] ambition” when he started writing the book. “From the start,...
If greenlit, the series, which is being developed as a documentary series, will be produced by Karga Seven Pictures, examining world history through the lens of family dynasties like the Borgias, the Tudors, the Romanovs, the Khans and more.
Published this year, celebrated historian Montefiore’s novel takes the reader through families that have shaped the world, with others including the Caesars, Rothschilds and Rockefellers.
A+E Networks’ The History Channel has optioned the book as a development approach to a potential series.
Other Montefiore novels include The Romanovs and Montefiore appeared as a talking head in Netflix docu-drama The Last Czars on the topic.
He said he had “dreamed of making an epic series to match [The World: A Family History‘s] ambition” when he started writing the book. “From the start,...
- 12/5/2022
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
When U.K.-based Camelot Films’ “Prizefighter: The Life of Jem Belcher” was forced to relocate to Lithuania earlier this year, after the film’s Welsh financing fell through, executive producer Kestutis Drazdauskas knew the first challenge facing director Daniel Graham’s period drama would be re-creating 19th century England in 21st century Vilnius.
“It was an extensive set construction for us, because locations for us are minimal that could play as that period in England and Wales,” says Drazdauskas, who runs the production company Artbox and is chairman of the board of the Independent Producers Assn. of Lithuania. Time was of the essence for the 36-day shoot, but local crews were quick to respond, with set dressing and skillfully deployed props allowing the production to recreate the look and feel of Victorian England.
It’s a credit to what Drazdauskas describes as a “small but very efficient film industry” in Lithuania,...
“It was an extensive set construction for us, because locations for us are minimal that could play as that period in England and Wales,” says Drazdauskas, who runs the production company Artbox and is chairman of the board of the Independent Producers Assn. of Lithuania. Time was of the essence for the 36-day shoot, but local crews were quick to respond, with set dressing and skillfully deployed props allowing the production to recreate the look and feel of Victorian England.
It’s a credit to what Drazdauskas describes as a “small but very efficient film industry” in Lithuania,...
- 10/23/2021
- by Christopher Vourlias
- Variety Film + TV
“The Cry” producer Synchronicity Films has optioned the rights to Graeme Armstrong’s acclaimed debut novel “The Young Team,” with BAFTA-winning “The Last Czars” helmer Adrian McDowall on board to direct.
Emerging British writer Ben Tagoe is on board as screenwriter, while Armstrong — whose own personal experiences inform his novel — will serve as consultant on the project.
Published by Picador Books in 2020, “The Young Team” is set in the housing schemes of Airdrie, North Lanarkshire — Scotland’s former industrial heartland — where teenage boys are sucked into a world of gangs, booze and blades culture. The story turns on 15-year-old Alan ‘Azzy’ Williams, who joins the Young Team (Ytp) just as a brutal conflict with their rivals, the Young Toi (Ytb) escalates.
The TV adaptation of Armstrong’s Times-bestselling and Waterstone’s Book of the Month novel will follow Azzy during three crucial years of his life, looking at the world...
Emerging British writer Ben Tagoe is on board as screenwriter, while Armstrong — whose own personal experiences inform his novel — will serve as consultant on the project.
Published by Picador Books in 2020, “The Young Team” is set in the housing schemes of Airdrie, North Lanarkshire — Scotland’s former industrial heartland — where teenage boys are sucked into a world of gangs, booze and blades culture. The story turns on 15-year-old Alan ‘Azzy’ Williams, who joins the Young Team (Ytp) just as a brutal conflict with their rivals, the Young Toi (Ytb) escalates.
The TV adaptation of Armstrong’s Times-bestselling and Waterstone’s Book of the Month novel will follow Azzy during three crucial years of his life, looking at the world...
- 4/19/2021
- by Manori Ravindran
- Variety Film + TV
When “Stranger Things” recently returned to Lithuania, where parts of season four of the Netflix supernatural drama were filmed in early 2020, the Baltic winter delivered on its usual promises of frigid temperatures and frosty weather. But it also offered a hopeful sign that 2021 might bring some relief, after the trials of a year turned topsy-turvy by the coronavirus pandemic.
“Last year we had no snow, so we had to make it all,” says Gary Tuck, of Baltic Film Services, which serviced the shoot. “This year we had lots of snow. So that was nice.”
It has been difficult to find a silver lining to a pandemic which has upended production across the globe, and which forced a shutdown in Lithuania for several months last spring. Yet 2020 was nevertheless the most successful year for the local film industry since the introduction of a tax incentive in 2014.
According to the Lithuanian Film Center,...
“Last year we had no snow, so we had to make it all,” says Gary Tuck, of Baltic Film Services, which serviced the shoot. “This year we had lots of snow. So that was nice.”
It has been difficult to find a silver lining to a pandemic which has upended production across the globe, and which forced a shutdown in Lithuania for several months last spring. Yet 2020 was nevertheless the most successful year for the local film industry since the introduction of a tax incentive in 2014.
According to the Lithuanian Film Center,...
- 3/3/2021
- by Christopher Vourlias
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Jane Root’s Nutopia has hired Matt Edmonds, a former executive at Sacha Baron Cohen’s production company Spelthorne Community TV, as it ramps up its move to broaden its factual programming slate.
Edmonds, who was previously Head of Factual Entertainment at the company, which the Who Is America? star established with Andrew Newman in 2015, joins in the new role of Vice President of Unscripted Formats.
He worked on the Showtime series as well as titles such as Let’s Talk About Sex and before that worked at Rumpus Media, where he co-created shows such as BBC and Netflix’s Asian Provocateur with Romesh Ranganathan and Comedy Central and Netflix’s Joel and Nish vs The World.
Edmonds has been tasked with expanding the company’s slate of popular factual series and formats. Best known for making large scale premium docs, the company’s recent orders including Babies for Netflix,...
Edmonds, who was previously Head of Factual Entertainment at the company, which the Who Is America? star established with Andrew Newman in 2015, joins in the new role of Vice President of Unscripted Formats.
He worked on the Showtime series as well as titles such as Let’s Talk About Sex and before that worked at Rumpus Media, where he co-created shows such as BBC and Netflix’s Asian Provocateur with Romesh Ranganathan and Comedy Central and Netflix’s Joel and Nish vs The World.
Edmonds has been tasked with expanding the company’s slate of popular factual series and formats. Best known for making large scale premium docs, the company’s recent orders including Babies for Netflix,...
- 6/10/2020
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Here’s a first look at Johnny Flynn (Beast) as the late music icon David Bowie in biopic Stardust.
Set in 1971, the UK film follows a 24 year old Bowie as he embarks on his first road trip to America with struggling publicist Ron Oberman (Marc Maron). During the journey Bowie discovers his alter ego Ziggy Stardust.
Gabriel Range (I Am Slave) directs from a script written by Christopher Bell (Netflix’s The Last Czars). Co-starring are Jena Malone (Nocturnal Animals) as Bowie’s wife Angie and Maron (Joker).
Produced by Paul Van Carter and Nick Taussig of Salon Pictures, the film is being sold globally by Film Constellation. Christopher Figg of Piccadilly Pictures is co-financing.
Set in 1971, the UK film follows a 24 year old Bowie as he embarks on his first road trip to America with struggling publicist Ron Oberman (Marc Maron). During the journey Bowie discovers his alter ego Ziggy Stardust.
Gabriel Range (I Am Slave) directs from a script written by Christopher Bell (Netflix’s The Last Czars). Co-starring are Jena Malone (Nocturnal Animals) as Bowie’s wife Angie and Maron (Joker).
Produced by Paul Van Carter and Nick Taussig of Salon Pictures, the film is being sold globally by Film Constellation. Christopher Figg of Piccadilly Pictures is co-financing.
- 8/20/2019
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
One thing is certain during the summer, and that’s the fact that some of the greatest shows and movies will be coming out for viewers to take note of. Does anyone remember when summer was mostly about reruns when it came to TV? Well The Last Czars is anything but a rerun and it’s going to be coming soon enough that it will be capable of entertaining those that want to see a story concerning the fate of Russia back in the post-World War I days, when the rule of the czars was starting to crumble and the unrest in
10 Reasons You Should be Watching “The Last Czars”...
10 Reasons You Should be Watching “The Last Czars”...
- 7/13/2019
- by Tom
- TVovermind.com
Stranger Things has catapulted to the top of Netflix’s UK charts in a busy week for new entrants.
This comes after Netflix revealed that the third season of the supernatural teen drama had been watched by 40.7M households since its July 4 launch with more than 18M having already binged all eight episodes.
Created by Matt and Ross Duffer, the the third season of Stranger Things takes place during the summer of 1985 in Hawkins. School’s out, there’s a brand new mall in town and Mike and the guys are on the cusp of adulthood. Romance blossoms and complicates the group’s dynamic, and they’ll have to figure out how to grow up without growing apart. Meanwhile, as expected, a familiar and evolved danger looms. When the town’s threatened, the gang has to band together to survive.
It topples feature film Shaft, which moved down to second...
This comes after Netflix revealed that the third season of the supernatural teen drama had been watched by 40.7M households since its July 4 launch with more than 18M having already binged all eight episodes.
Created by Matt and Ross Duffer, the the third season of Stranger Things takes place during the summer of 1985 in Hawkins. School’s out, there’s a brand new mall in town and Mike and the guys are on the cusp of adulthood. Romance blossoms and complicates the group’s dynamic, and they’ll have to figure out how to grow up without growing apart. Meanwhile, as expected, a familiar and evolved danger looms. When the town’s threatened, the gang has to band together to survive.
It topples feature film Shaft, which moved down to second...
- 7/10/2019
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
If you still find yourself rewatching old episodes of Netflix's The Crown as you wait for the highly anticipated third season to arrive, might we suggest adding The Last Czars to your queue?
The upcoming historical series arrives on the streaming platform on July 3 and will be an intriguing mix of both a documentary and a drama as it chronicles the politics, betrayals, and social upheavals that led to the revolution that set fire to Russia and ended a dynasty in the early 20th century. Czar Nicholas II is at the center of the story; he finds himself resisting the change that's sweeping his country as his wife strikes up a dangerous relationship with a man named Rasputin. Both choices end up putting their family in grave danger.
The fatal true story of the Romanov dynasty has been the inspiration for film and TV projects before, like the 1997 animated...
The upcoming historical series arrives on the streaming platform on July 3 and will be an intriguing mix of both a documentary and a drama as it chronicles the politics, betrayals, and social upheavals that led to the revolution that set fire to Russia and ended a dynasty in the early 20th century. Czar Nicholas II is at the center of the story; he finds himself resisting the change that's sweeping his country as his wife strikes up a dangerous relationship with a man named Rasputin. Both choices end up putting their family in grave danger.
The fatal true story of the Romanov dynasty has been the inspiration for film and TV projects before, like the 1997 animated...
- 7/2/2019
- by Quinn Keaney
- Popsugar.com
Netflix has confirmed that 44 new original series, movies and specials will be debuting on the streaming service in Ju;y including: season 3 of “Stranger Things”; season 4 of “Queer Eye”; season 7 of “Orange is the New Black”; and season 11 of “Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee.”
Among the new films on offer are: several installments of “Bangkok Love Stories”; a remake of “Point Blank” starring Anthony Mackie; the documentary “The Great Hack”‘; and the mockumentary “Frankenstein’s Monster’s Monster, Frankenstein.”
Below is the full schedule of everything that is coming and leaving Netflix in July 2019.
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Available July 1
“Designated Survivor: 60 Days” (Netflix Original)
“Katherine Ryan: Glitter Room” (Netflix Original)
“Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore”
“Astro Boy”
“Caddyshack”
“Caddyshack 2”
“Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” (2005)
“Cheech & Chong’s Up in Smoke”
“Cloverfield”
“Disney’s Race to Witch Mountain”
“Frozen River”
“Inkheart...
Among the new films on offer are: several installments of “Bangkok Love Stories”; a remake of “Point Blank” starring Anthony Mackie; the documentary “The Great Hack”‘; and the mockumentary “Frankenstein’s Monster’s Monster, Frankenstein.”
Below is the full schedule of everything that is coming and leaving Netflix in July 2019.
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Available July 1
“Designated Survivor: 60 Days” (Netflix Original)
“Katherine Ryan: Glitter Room” (Netflix Original)
“Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore”
“Astro Boy”
“Caddyshack”
“Caddyshack 2”
“Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” (2005)
“Cheech & Chong’s Up in Smoke”
“Cloverfield”
“Disney’s Race to Witch Mountain”
“Frozen River”
“Inkheart...
- 6/30/2019
- by Paul Sheehan
- Gold Derby
Netflix has everyone’s Fourth of July entertainment covered.
Hitting the streaming platform on July 4 is “Stranger Things” season three, which is finally returning two years after its predecessor. Martin Scorsese fans are also sure to be excited once they see four of the director’s films (“Taxi Driver” “Mean Streets” “Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore” and “Who’s That Knocking at My Door?”) ready to stream on the first day of the month.
Additionally, Fourth of July celebrants can look back on history with Netflix’s own revisionist features such as “Inglourious Basterds” before enjoying some family fun with more kid friendly options like “Megamind” and “Princess and the Frog.”
See the full list of titles below.
July 1
“Designated Survivor: 60 days”
“Katherine Ryan: Glitter Room”
“Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore”
“Astro Boy”
“Caddyshack”
“Caddyshack 2”
“Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” (2005)
“Cheech & Chong’s Up in Smoke”
“Cloverfield...
Hitting the streaming platform on July 4 is “Stranger Things” season three, which is finally returning two years after its predecessor. Martin Scorsese fans are also sure to be excited once they see four of the director’s films (“Taxi Driver” “Mean Streets” “Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore” and “Who’s That Knocking at My Door?”) ready to stream on the first day of the month.
Additionally, Fourth of July celebrants can look back on history with Netflix’s own revisionist features such as “Inglourious Basterds” before enjoying some family fun with more kid friendly options like “Megamind” and “Princess and the Frog.”
See the full list of titles below.
July 1
“Designated Survivor: 60 days”
“Katherine Ryan: Glitter Room”
“Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore”
“Astro Boy”
“Caddyshack”
“Caddyshack 2”
“Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” (2005)
“Cheech & Chong’s Up in Smoke”
“Cloverfield...
- 6/28/2019
- by Dano Nissen
- Variety Film + TV
Joseph Baxter Aug 20, 2019
Stardust, a film that will depict David Bowie’s 1971 first American visit, sets actor/singer Johnny Flynn to play the legend.
The life of the late rock legend, David Bowie, is to become the dramatic centerpiece of a biopic titled Stardust. Tackling the task of portraying Bowie is Johnny Flynn, a musician who’s already banked quite the resume as an actor.
Stardust will chronicle a critical waypoint in the career of Bowie (born David Robert Jones), set in 1971 during the then-24-year-old's first trip to America. After Bowie made evolutionary leaps from early-1960s teen idol to "Space Oddity" in 1969 to Dylan-esque/Britpop hybrid on album Hunky Dory and a dark transition on The Man Who Sold the World, his first stateside sojourn yielded inspiration for his next creative step. There, he conceived the plan to parlay his onstage androgyny into the persona that we know as Ziggy Stardust,...
Stardust, a film that will depict David Bowie’s 1971 first American visit, sets actor/singer Johnny Flynn to play the legend.
The life of the late rock legend, David Bowie, is to become the dramatic centerpiece of a biopic titled Stardust. Tackling the task of portraying Bowie is Johnny Flynn, a musician who’s already banked quite the resume as an actor.
Stardust will chronicle a critical waypoint in the career of Bowie (born David Robert Jones), set in 1971 during the then-24-year-old's first trip to America. After Bowie made evolutionary leaps from early-1960s teen idol to "Space Oddity" in 1969 to Dylan-esque/Britpop hybrid on album Hunky Dory and a dark transition on The Man Who Sold the World, his first stateside sojourn yielded inspiration for his next creative step. There, he conceived the plan to parlay his onstage androgyny into the persona that we know as Ziggy Stardust,...
- 1/31/2019
- Den of Geek
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