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BBC Comedy Head Tanya Qureshi Moves To Drama Team

Change afoot as the UK’s Creative Cities Conference (Ccc) gets underway this morning – BBC Head of Comedy Tanya Qureshi is swapping her role for one in Lindsay Salt’s drama division. Qureshi will take a Commissioning Editor role, overseeing a slate of shows including Sally Wainwright’s forthcoming Riot Women and Dennis Kelly series Waiting For The Out (w/t), which was confirmed yesterday two months after Deadline first revealed it was being adapted. We understand Jon Petrie’s BBC Comedy unit will not replace her. Qureshi joined the BBC four years ago and has since ordered shows such as Dreaming Whilst Black, The Outlaws, Am I Being Unreasonable?, Amandaland and Ludwig. She was previously at I May Destroy You maker Various Artists Limited and has worked in commissioning at UKTV and Channel 4. Her new role begins at the end of this month.

Am I Being Unreasonable? is back!

Season 2 of the hit BBC series just arrived on Hulu stateside on Wednesday (March 12), with all six episodes arriving on the streamer. (Click here to start your free Hulu trial!)

Here’s a synopsis, via BBC: “Nic (Daisy May Cooper) is grieving a loss that she can’t share with anyone whilst stuck in a depressing marriage. Only her son, Ollie (Lenny Rush) who she adores, keeps her going. But when Jen (Selin Hizli) arrives in town her life is lit up with laughter and through this kindred soul her dark secret starts to bubble up.”

Naturally, fans are already wondering if this means a third season of the show is on the way.

Keep reading to find out more…

The BBC has yet to announce Season 3 of Am I Being Unreasonable? and there is no news yet from Hulu – but the show’s...

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While watching films can be an engaging and time-efficient experience, there are times when we simply need a TV series that can keep us entertained for days, if not months. For this reason, many critically acclaimed TV shows, like Game of Thrones, Breaking Bad, and The Vampire Diaries, have an indisputable influence on viewers. With a rising number of these shows being released on Ott platforms, people have difficulty deciding what to binge over the following few days. To help you, we have compiled a list of every TV series that will be available on major streaming services in March 2025, including Netflix, Prime Video, Hulu, and others.

To help you anticipate and navigate all that television has to offer across broadcast, cable and streaming, TVLine offers daily, weekly and monthly What to Watch digests, as well as an overview of every new TV show premiering in 2025.

This week, you’ll find nine new shows (including Amanda Seyfried in Long Bright River, Brian Tyree Henry in Dope Thief and Everybody’s Live With John Mulaney), 17 returning favorites (including Dark Winds, The Righteous Gemstones and The Wheel of Time) and nine finales (including Animal Control, Going Dutch and Invincible).

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Sam Worthington is staging a prison break at Netflix.

The actor will star in the streamer’s limited series I Will Find You, based on Harlan Coben’s novel of the same name, it was announced Wednesday.

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In the drama, “an innocent father (played by Worthington) serving life for the murder of his own son receives evidence...

Hulu has released the official trailer for Am I Being Unreasonable? Season 2, which will premiere on the streaming service on March 12. The series was created by and stars Daisy May Cooper and Selin Hizli.

Season 2 of the BAFTA Award-winning comedy thriller will begin where Season 1 left off, mid-panic attack. Has Nic got away with murder? Quite possibly.

Has she raised her son Ollie to follow in her murky footsteps? Kicked out of the family home for brotherly love – loving the wrong brother – Nic is reduced to sharing a caravan with not-so-trustworthy best friend Jen.

Husband Dan has taken up rollerblading to channel his mid-life crisis. Shunned at the school gates and cast as the witch at the school re-enactment Nic is experiencing hallucinations. Or is someone playing tricks on her?

Am I Being Unreasonable? is a Boffola Pictures production for BBC One and iPlayer. It was commissioned by Jon Petrie,...

March is set to be a big month for Hulu, with a packed lineup of movies and shows heading to the streaming service. Things kick off on March 1 with a huge drop of over 50 films, including some major fan favorites.

Sci-fi lovers have plenty to look forward to as Hulu adds nearly the entire Alien franchise to its catalog. Viewers will be able to stream Alien, Aliens, Alien 3, Alien: Resurrection, Alien vs. Predator, Alien: Covenant, and Prometheus. Prey and Alien: Romulus are already available, so this update brings the full saga together in one place.

For those more interested in award-winning dramas, March 1 also brings several critically acclaimed films, including American Hustle, Brooklyn, Jojo Rabbit, Good Will Hunting, The Social Network, and Sideways.

The Oscars will also be a major event on Hulu this month. The streaming service will air the live broadcast of the Academy Awards on March...

The quirky, BAFTA-winning comedy-thriller Am I Being Unreasonable? is back for a second season. All episodes will be available on Hulu starting March 12, 2025. Here’s What Happened: Created by and starring Daisy May Cooper and Selin Hizli, the show picks up right where season one ended, with Nic (Cooper) in the middle of a […]

Am I Being Unreasonable? Season 2 Hits Hulu March 12, 2025!

The Hulu March 2025 premiere schedule has been announced and can be viewed below. The streaming service has also revealed the titles that will leave next month.

The 97th Oscars will stream live on Hulu and the award-winning film Anora, directed by Sean Baker and starring Mikey Madison, will begin streaming on the service.

The Hulu Originals for the month include Am I Being Unreasonable? Season 2, Bill Burr: Drop Dead Years, Control Freak, Deli Boys, Gannibal Season 2, Good American Family, Hyper Knife, Last Take: Rust and the Story of Halyna, and O’Dessa.

The 97th Oscars Highlights

A look at the originals, exclusives and premieres that are part of the Hulu March 2025 lineup.

The 97th Oscars: Livestream (Streaming March 2)

Hosted by Conan O’Brien, the Oscars will air live on ABC and stream live on Hulu on Sunday, March 2, at 4 p.m. Pt, with the official live red carpet show airing at 3:30 p.

Hulu has announced that the complete second season of its Original series Am I Being Unreasonable? will premiere on March 12, 2025. The series was created by and stars Daisy May Cooper and Selin Hizli.

Season 2 of the BAFTA Award-winning comedy thriller will begin where Season 1 left off, mid-panic attack. Has Nic got away with murder? Quite possibly.

Has she raised her son Ollie to follow in her murky footsteps? Kicked out of the family home for brotherly love – loving the wrong brother – Nic is reduced to sharing a caravan with not-so-trustworthy best friend Jen.

Husband Dan has taken up rollerblading to channel his mid-life crisis. Shunned at the school gates and cast as the witch at the school re-enactment Nic is experiencing hallucinations. Or is someone playing tricks on her?

Am I Being Unreasonable? is a Boffola Pictures production for BBC One and iPlayer. It was commissioned by Jon Petrie, Director of BBC Comedy.

On Wednesday 12 February 2025, BBC One broadcasts Am I Being Unreasonable?!

Season 2 Episode 2 Episode Summary

The upcoming episode of “Am I Being Unreasonable?” promises to be filled with tension and emotional moments. After the memorial, Nic finds herself in a tough spot. Kicked out of her home and facing rejection from everyone in the village, she is left feeling isolated and vulnerable. The weight of her situation is heavy, and it raises questions about trust and friendship.

In a twist of fate, a tarot card reading adds an extra layer of mystery. The reading warns Nic about a foreboding figure in her future, hinting that this could impact not just her life but also the life of her son. This ominous prediction leaves Nic worried and unsure of what is to come.

Meanwhile, Dan is trying to cope with his mid-life crisis by taking up roller skating. His new hobby is...

Exclusive: UTA has signed BAFTA-award-winning actress and writer Daisy May Cooper for representation in all areas.

Cooper first gained widespread recognition as the co-creator, writer, and star of the critically acclaimed BBC Three comedy series This Country. She received BAFTA Awards for Best Scripted Comedy and Best Female Comedy Performance for her portrayal of ‘Kerry Mucklowe.’

The mockumentary sitcom gives an inside look at rural life in a small English village in the Cotswolds through the lives of two cousins, one played by Cooper and the other by her brother Charlie Cooper who co-created the series. This Country ran for three seasons from 2017-2020.

Following This Country, Cooper starred in the BBC One/HBO dramedy series Rain Dogs. She led the cast in the role of ‘Costello,’ a single mother raising her daughter on the fringes of society attempting to go straight in a crooked world. The 2023 series also starred Jack Farthing,...

The second episode of “Am I Being Unreasonable?” promises to be filled with drama and unexpected twists. Following the emotional fallout from the memorial, Nic finds herself in a tough spot. Kicked out of her home and shunned by the villagers, she faces a lonely road ahead. The community’s reaction leaves her questioning everything, and a tarot card reading adds an eerie layer to her troubles, hinting at a mysterious figure that could impact both her and her son.

Meanwhile, Dan is trying to cope with his own issues. He has taken up roller skating as a way to deal with his mid-life crisis, which is not only a sight to see but also tests Ollie’s patience. The light-hearted moments of Dan’s antics contrast sharply with Nic’s struggles, creating a blend of comedy and tension.

As Nic moves in with Jen, the two women decide to...

Returning to BBC One on Wednesday, February 5th at 9:30 Pm, Am I Being Unreasonable? picks up after the fallout of last season’s memorial, with Nic (Daisy May Cooper) facing the consequences of her actions. Ostracized by the community, she finds herself living with Jen (Selin Hizli), their relationship now taking on a different, more […]

Am I Being Unreasonable? Season 2 Premiere...

On Wednesday 5 February 2025, BBC One broadcasts Am I Being Unreasonable?!

Season 2 Episode 1 Episode Summary

The upcoming episode of “Am I Being Unreasonable?” promises to be filled with tension and intrigue as it explores the fallout from a recent memorial. In this episode, Nic faces the harsh reality of being kicked out of her home and shunned by the villagers. The emotional weight of her situation is palpable, as she navigates the loneliness that comes with being ostracized.

As Nic grapples with her new circumstances, a tarot card reading adds an eerie twist. The reading warns her of a foreboding figure that could pose a threat not only to her but also to her son. This mysterious warning raises questions about the future and hints at challenges that may lie ahead for both mother and child.

Meanwhile, Dan is going through his own crisis. He has taken up roller skating as...

A praiseworthy score of 88% on Rotten Tomatoes is reason enough to bring back a second season of the British black comedy Am I Being Unreasonable? Written by and starring Daisy Cooper and Selin Hizli, the show is a beautifully dark concoction of betrayal, female friendship, family and unfiltered honesty. Cooper and Hizli met at drama school, although their friendship didn't get off to the best start. Hizli told The Independent that Cooper compared her to Lily Allen for her arrogance. Evidently, the two got over their differences, and TV is all the better for it.

It's hard to think of much that could've been added (or taken away) from their series to make it any better. The laughs were in the right place, the twists took everyone by surprise and the darker moments left viewers a little creeped-out. Season 2 is due to come out next year with, hopefully, the same...

Chelsea Peretti is among a bevvy of guest stars set to appear on the second season of Daisy May Cooper’s BBC hit comedy “Am I Being Unreasonable?”

In addition to the “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” actor, fellow guest stars will include Tom Davis (“Wonka”), Denise Black (“Queer as Folk”), Jamali Maddix (“Never Mind the Buzzcocks”), British rapper and poet Kojey Radical and Cooper’s “This Country” co-star (and real-life brother) Charlie Cooper.

According to the synopsis, Season 2 will begin where Season 1 left off – “mid panic attack.”

“Has Nic got away with murder? Quite possibly. Has she raised her son Ollie to follow in her murky footsteps? Kicked out of the family home for brotherly love – loving the wrong brother – Nic is reduced to sharing a caravan with her not so trustworthy best friend Jen. Nic’s Husband Dan has taken up roller-blading to channel his mid-life crisis. Shunned at the school...

Meta Comedy ‘Make That Movie’ Kicks Off Channel 4 Edinburgh Commissions

Channel 4 has opened its Edinburgh TV Festival commissioning roster with a comedy about a hotshot director who scours the country for everyday people who have an idea for a feature film. Make that Movie is created by 2022 Edinburgh Comedy Award winner Sam Campbell (Taskmaster) and directed by Joe Pelling (Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared). Campbell plays himself alongside a team racing against the clock as they attempt to transform ideas into a film in just three days. Starring as Campbell’s filmmakers are Lara Ricote (2022 Edinburgh Comedy Awards Best Newcomer, Break Clause) as runner Jess, Aaron Chen (Fisk) as intimacy coordinator Sebastian, Helen Bauer (Am I Being Unreasonable?) as sound engineer Pat, and David Hargreaves (This Country) as cinematographer Winnie. Channel 4 comedy boss Charlie Perkins said Campbell “epitomises the colour, creativity and innovation that Channel 4 comedy stands for.” The...

Aimee Lou Wood Comedy ‘Daddy Issues’ Rounds Out Cast

Aimee Lou Wood BBC comedy Daddy Issues has rounded out cast and unveiled first-look image. Joining the Sex Education star and David Morrissey are David Fynn (Am I Being Unreasonable?), Sharon Rooney (Barbie), Sarah Hadland (Miranda), Taj Atwal (Hullraisers), Arian Nik (Count Abdulla), Tom Stourton (Stath Lets Flats), Susan Lynch (Sex Education), Susannah Fielding (This Time with Alan Partridge), Lauren O’Rourke (Henpocalypse), Cyril Nri (Death in Paradise), Cora Kirk (Grantchester), Perry Fitzgerald (Line of Duty), Claire Keelan (The Trip), Damien Molony (Brassic), Sherrie Hewson (Benidorm), Humphrey Ker (Welcome to Wrexham) and David Reed (Ghosts). Daddy Issues follows a hedonistic woman in her mid-20s, played by Wood, who discovers she’s pregnant after a random hook-up and has no choice but to turn to her hapless father Malcolm for support. The show will air on BBC Three, producer is Fudge Park and distributor is Fremantle.

‘Am I Being Unreasonable?’ Producer’s Development Boss Joins Sky

The Head of Development at Am I Being Unreasonable? producer Boffola Pictures is joining Sky Studios next month. Emily Allen will become Commissioning Executive for Comedy within Alex Moody’s Sky Studios comedy commissioning team and will have responsibility for ordering Sky original comedies from indies. She will join from Boffola Pictures, the indie run by former BBC comedy heads Shane Allen and Kate Daughton that produces BAFTA-winning Daisy May Cooper show Am I Being Unreasonable?. Prior to Boffola, she worked in the BBC comedy team. Sky original comedies launching in 2024 include Mr Bigstuff, which stars Danny Dyer, and comedy-drama Small Town, Big Story, written and directed by Chris O’Dowd, and starring Christina Hendricks and Paddy Considine. Brassic will also return for a sixth season. The news comes a few days after Sky Studios slimmed down its structure by unifying...

Stars: Nell Hudson, Wil Coban, Florrie Wilkinson, Alice Eve, Joel Fry, Lenny Rush, Sophia Dunn-Walker, Wesley Alfvin, Maddison Nixon | Written by Tom Vaughan | Directed by Gary Shore

Horrors on the high sea are a common enough theme, from Ghost Ship and Deathship to The Haunting of the Mary Celeste and Titanic 666 there are plenty of them. The most recent of these, The Haunting of the Queen Mary opens on Halloween Eve,1938 when the ship’s festivities are replaced with terror as an axe-wielding man hacks his way through its corridors.

The plot then circles back a few hours to show Gwen and David Ratch sneaking into an exclusive party in an attempt to get their daughter Jackie introduced to some Hollywood stars who they hope can help her become the next Shirley Temple.

In the present day, Anne and Patrick Calder along with their son Lukas visit the ship with...

A list of the 10 best TV performances of the year could be filled exclusively with actors from Succession, Reservation Dogs and Beef, the top three shows shared by both of our Best of 2023 lists. But what fun would that be? You already know that Sarah Snook and Devery Jacobs and Steven Yeun are great. Or you should.

That’s why, when Angie and I set out to do this list, we started with the simple rule: “Nothing from either of our Top 10 lists.” Those performances and those shows have been celebrated amply, and we wanted to cover as many of the year’s standouts as possible.

Oh, and if it seems like most of our favorite performances of the year were from women? You don’t know the half of it. Had we had more time or space, we would have loved to write about Aunjanue Ellis (Justified: City Primeval...

Set on Halloween 1938, the new movie from Dracula Untold director Gary Shore is titled Haunting of the Queen Mary (formerly The Queen Mary), and Vertical Entertainment has officially set sail today. The film is now available in select theaters and On Demand.

To whet your appetite, Bloody Disgusting is exclusively debuting an 8-minute featurette video for Haunting of the Queen Mary this morning, which you can watch below.

The featurette previews the classic, atmospheric terrors of the new horror movie, while also diving a bit into the history of the real-life haunted ship that inspired the film.

The film is based on the real-life ocean liner, said to be one of the most haunted places in the world. Shooting took place aboard the actual Queen Mary in Long Beach, California.

A luxury ocean-liner graced by generations of the rich and famous, Hms Queen Mary is now celebrated – and feared – as...

This week is a bit of a “calm before the storm” situation, as the new horror releases are about to pick up big time on the road to Halloween. You can expect both September and October will be Packed with new horror, including to-be-announced titles that aren’t even on our radar at this time. But first we’ve still got a few more weeks left of the summer movie season.

Here’s all the new horror releasing August 15– August 20, 2023!

And don’t forget: the biggest new release of the week isn’t a movie but rather a video game. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre: The Game (read our review) is available this Friday!

For daily reminders about new horror releases, be sure to follow @HorrorCalendar.

Set on Halloween 1938, the new movie from Dracula Untold director Gary Shore is titled Haunting of the Queen Mary, and the horror movie officially sets sail on Friday,...

With a release right around the corner from Vertical, we have a look at the new trailer for Haunting of the Queen Mary:

"Vertical has set the date for the North American release of the supernatural horror-mystery Haunting of the Queen Mary from Dracula Untold director Gary Shore. The film, previously titled The Queen Mary, is a psychological horror which explores the mysterious and violent events surrounding one family’s voyage on Halloween night (1938) and their interwoven destiny with another family onboard the infamous ocean liner present day.

Vertical has slated Haunting of the Queen Mary for release on August 18, 2023. The film will be released in select theaters and On Demand the same day.

Haunting of the Queen Mary stars Alice Eve, Joel Fry, Nell Hudson (Texas Chainsaw Massacre), William Shockley (Death in Texas), and BAFTA award-winner Lenny Rush (Am I Being Unreasonable?).

The film’s screenplay was written...

Vertical will be giving Dracula Untold director Gary Shore’s new horror film Haunting of the Queen Mary a limited theatrical and VOD release on August 18th, and with that date just two weeks away we have gotten our hands on the trailer for the film. Check it out in the embed above!

The Queen Mary is a real luxury ocean liner that transported generations of the rich and famous before being docked in Long Beach, California… and it has been called one of the world’s most haunted places. A press release informs us that in the early twentieth century, shipping lines competed to be the fastest to complete a transatlantic crossing. But among the most famous record-holders was the Rms Queen Mary, which held the record for fourteen years, but now stands encased in concrete at Long Beach, California, where it has been used for many years as...

Set on Halloween 1938, the new movie from Dracula Untold director Gary Shore is titled Haunting of the Queen Mary (formerly The Queen Mary), and Vertical Entertainment has announced today that the horror movie officially sets sail on August 18, 2023. The film will be released in select theaters and On Demand on the same day.

Watch the official trailer for Haunting of the Queen Mary below, which borrows more than a few elements from The Shining for a supernatural horror tale set on the high seas.

The film is based on the real-life ocean liner, said to be one of the most haunted places in the world. Shooting took place aboard the actual Queen Mary in Long Beach, California.

A luxury ocean-liner graced by generations of the rich and famous, Hms Queen Mary is now celebrated – and feared – as “One of the World’s Most Haunted Places” (Time Magazine). In the early twentieth century,...

Set on Halloween 1938, the next movie from Dracula Untold director Gary Shore is titled Haunting of the Queen Mary (formerly The Queen Mary), and Bloody Disgusting has learned today that the trailer from Vertical Entertainment will set sail tomorrow, August 1. While you wait, Bloody Disgusting is exclusively sharing the film’s official poster right here, right now.

The film is based on the real-life ocean liner, said to be one of the most haunted places in the world. Check out the poster below and stay tuned for the release date and trailer.

The upcoming horror film “is a psychological horror which explores the mysterious and violent events surrounding one family’s voyage on Halloween night (1938) and their interwoven destiny with another family onboard the infamous ocean liner present day.”

The two families will become “violently entangled” in the haunting ghost story.

Alice Eve (“Star Trek Into Darkness”), Joel Fry (“Game of Thrones...

In May, Vertical announced that it had secured North American rights to the supernatural horror-mystery The Queen Mary from Dracula Untold director Gary Shore. The film is a psychological horror which explores the mysterious and violent events surrounding one family’s voyage on Halloween night (1938) and their interwoven destiny with another family onboard the infamous ocean liner present day.

Shooting took place aboard the actual Queen Mary in Long Beach, California. A luxury ocean-liner graced by generations of the rich and famous, Hms Queen Mary is now celebrated – and feared – as “One of the World’s Most Haunted Places” (Time Magazine).

Vertical has slated the film for release in Summer 2023.

The Queen Mary stars Alice Eve, Joel Fry (Game of Thrones), Nell Hudson (Texas Chainsaw Massacre), William Shockley (Death in Texas), BAFTA award-winner Lenny Rush (Am I Being Unreasonable?), and more.

In the early twentieth century, shipping lines competed to...

Exclusive: Ted Lasso star James Lance and Hermione Norris have joined Gillian Anderson and Jason Isaacs in the feature adaptation of Raynor Winn’s inspirational bestselling memoir The Salt Path.

The film marks the screen directing debut of Marianne Elliott, the Olivier- and Tony Award-winning director of stage hits War Horse, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Company and Death of a Salesman, as Deadline revealed in May.

The Salt Path follows married couple Raynor and Moth Winn, portrayed by Anderson and Isaacs, who, after being evicted from their farm, embark on a long and winding trek along the South West Coast path in UK’s picturesque Devon and Cornwall.

Lance has been cast as Grant, one of a handful of the disparate characters who cross paths with Raynor and Moth during their year long journey.

Norris has signed on as Polly,...

“Fleabag” star Angus Imrie and “Am I Being Unreasonable?” actor Juliet Cowan have joined the cast of the provocatively-titled short film “Does Your Condom Make You Fat?”

Described as an “awkward” comedy-drama, the film explores a world in which men can become pregnant. The script is from Danielle Papamichael.

Imrie plays Owen, a happy-go-lucky lad, whose reliance on the Zap App for effective contraception is disrupted when his phone battery dies. This realization triggers his fears of an unwanted pregnancy, amplified by his date’s early unannounced departure. Throughout the film, Owen grapples with a rollercoaster of emotions as he confronts the unintended consequences of his actions.

Imrie’s other credits include “The Crown,” in which he played a young Prince Edward, as well as “Star Trek: Prodigy” and “The Archers.” Meanwhile, Cowan recently starred in “The Power,” “Flatshare” and “Everything I Know About Love.”

Other cast members include BAFTA-nominated...

The 2008 film The Incredible Hulk, which starred Edward Norton as Bruce Banner, will land on Disney+ this Friday, June 16.

The Marvel Studios production hit theaters five years after Universal Pictures’ The Hulk, which starred Eric Bana and received middling reviews. Marvel in turn snatched up the rights to the character and tapped Zak Penn to pen a reboot that hewed closer to the 1970s TV series of the same name.

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BAFTA-winner Lenny Rush is set to appear in the new season of Doctor Who in the role of Morris.

Russell T Davies, showrunner of the popular British drama, in a statement said of landing Rush in the popular BBC and Disney+ series: “This is what Doctor Who‘s all about, brand new talent from the next generation, and no one’s more talented than Lenny! He joins the Tardis team just in time for the Doctor’s greatest nightmare, so hold on tight!”

Rush recently won the BAFTA award for best male comedy performance for his star turn in the BBC series Am I Being Unreasonable?, which stars Daisy May Cooper. His other credits include Dodger and A Christmas Carol.

He will star alongside Ncuti Gatwa, whose first episode as the 15th Doctor will air over the Christmas season later this year. That will be preceded by Doctor Who returning...

Stephen Merchant could be set for an Emmys return after amassing a whopping 19 Emmy nominations across an illustrious career as a writer, director, producer, and actor. This year, he’ll be in the mix for further nominations for his work on his hit Amazon Prime Video series “The Outlaws,” which he co-created with Elgin James.

The crime-comedy, which some over here in the UK have described as Britain’s answer to “Ozark,” follows the misadventures of several strangers who are thrown together to undertake a community payback sentence. Led by Merchant’s hapless, hopeless divorcee lawyer, Gregory Dillard, the group stumbles across a huge sum of money that belongs to someone very dangerous (Claes Bang‘s gangster).

The cast is full of stand-out performances, including from the legendary Christopher Walken, but Merchant leads the pack with his expert comedic skills. Merchant is a master of the awkward, self-deprecating humor he...

“What We Do in the Shadows” continued to be one of the funniest TV shows around with its fourth season as the series transformed from four vampire roommates to, pretty much, three vampires and a baby. The FX series is adapted from the 2014 movie of the same name, which was written and directed by Taika Waititi and Jermaine Clement. Clement created the TV show himself while Waititi stayed on as executive producer. The show takes the same format as the film — a mockumentary following vampires living together as housemates.

Our vampire housemates here are Laszlo (Matt Berry), Nadja (Natasia Demetriou), Nandor (Kayvan Novak), and Colin Robinson (Mark Proksch). Each of them spearhead their own brand of comedy in this biting show and is deserving of rewards but it’s perhaps Berry who stands out the most in season four of the show.

Laszlo is a 310-year-old British nobleman who is...

David Mitchell is returning to the BBC for genre-bending detective comedy Ludwig, which features on a five-strong comedy slate alongside Hulu co-production Dinosaur and a show from The Duchess star Michelle de Swarte.

Unveiling his first major comedy slate at this afternoon’s BBC Comedy Festival in Cardiff, the corporation’s Comedy Director Jon Petrie said the shows reflect “the depth and range of our offerings which champion British creativity.”

The slate is led by Ludwig, Peep Show star Mitchell’s first BBC project since Upstart Crow, which follows the eponymous protagonist as he takes on the identity of his brother, Dci James Taylor, who has disappeared off the face of the earth. Mitchell’s Ludwig lives in quiet solitude, designing puzzles for a living under his nom-de-plume, and he struggles to adapt to being a twin who happens to be a successful Dci leading Cambridge’s busy inner-city major crimes team.

Dracula Untold director Gary Shore has a new horror film called The Queen Mary headed our way – and Variety reports that Vertical has picked up the North American distribution rights. They’re planning to release the film sometime this summer.

The Queen Mary is a real luxury ocean liner that transported generations of the rich and famous before being docked in Long Beach, California… and it has been called one of the world’s most haunted places. Variety informs us that in the early 20th century, shipping lines competed to be the fastest to complete a transatlantic crossing. But among the most famous record-holders was the Rms Queen Mary, which held the record for 14 years, but is now docked in Long Beach where it has been used for many years as a luxury hotel and tourist attraction. The ship has a lengthy history of visitors reporting seeing ghosts and visions...

Set on Halloween 1938, the next movie from Dracula Untold director Gary Shore is titled The Queen Mary, and Variety reports that Vertical has picked up North American rights.

Vertical will be setting sail on The Queen Mary sometime this summer. The film is based on the real-life ocean liner, said to be one of the most haunted places in the world.

The upcoming horror film “chronicles the mysterious and violent events surrounding one family’s voyage on Halloween night in 1938, and how their destinies link up with those of another family onboard the ocean liner into the present day.”

The two families will become “violently entangled” in the haunting ghost story.

Alice Eve (“Star Trek Into Darkness”), Joel Fry (“Game of Thrones”), Nell Hudson (“Texas Chainsaw Massacre”), William Shockley (“Death in Texas”) and BAFTA award-winner Lenny Rush (“Am I Being Unreasonable?”) star in The Queen Mary.

Stephen Oliver and Tom Vaughan...

Vertical has secured North American rights to “The Queen Mary,” a psychological horror film that was produced on the titular ship. It was made by “Dracula Untold” director Gary Shore and chronicles the mysterious and violent events surrounding one family’s voyage on Halloween night in 1938, and how their destinies link up with those of another family onboard the ocean liner into the present day.

The Queen Mary, now on anchored in Long Beach, Calif., was once a luxury ocean liner and a favored mode of transport for generations of the rich and famous. All that seaborne revelry has established a reputation for the Queen Mary as “One of the World’s Most Haunted Places,” or so sayeth Time Magazine.

Vertical has slated the film for release this summer. The cast includes Alice Eve (“Star Trek Into Darkness”), Joel Fry (“Game of Thrones”), Nell Hudson (“Texas Chainsaw Massacre”), William Shockley...

The BAFTA TV Awards concluded on Sunday, May 14 at the Royal Festival Hall in Southbank, London, with “Bad Sisters,” “This is Going to Hurt,” and “Derry Girls” the big winners with two awards each. You can take a look at the full list of winners here but read down further below for a number of interviews that happened backstage at the BAFTAs in the winners’ press conference room.

Ben Whishaw — Best Actor for “This is Going to Hurt” and BAFTA Must See Moment award for Paddington Bear meeting The Queen in “Platinum Jubilee: Party at the Palace”

Whishaw won his third BAFTA award for “This is Going to Hurt” by beating fellow nominees Gary Oldman (“Slow Horses”), Taron Egerton (“Black Bird”), Martin Freeman (“The Responder”), Cillian Murphy (“Peaky Blinders”), and Chaske Spencer (“The English”). He previously won two other TV awards — Best Actor in 2013 for “The Hollow Crown” and Best...

Fancy watching a no-nonsense Yorkshire cop on the brink of retirement finally taking down her nemesis? How about an Oxford scholar pitting his wits against a decades-long conspiracy? These are the premises for just two of the exciting British TV shows about to arrive in the US but that’s not all: there’s also globe-trotting sci-fi with big ideas, a fast-paced dark comedy, a remarkable depiction of marriage by two British acting stalwarts, and more besides.

From cosy crime to original comedy, here are the UK TV highlights coming to America:

Happy Valley Series 3

BBC America, Acorn TV, AMC+ – 22nd May at 10pm Et/Pt

Sally Wainwright’s excellent Yorkshire-based crime drama Happy Valley had been off UK screens since 2016, but returned for its highly-anticipated third and final series earlier this year.

The show centres on the straight-talking police sergeant Catherine Cawood, and her ongoing feud with the dangerous criminal Tommy Lee Royce.

One of British TV's biggest nights happened on Sunday, with the BAFTA TV Awards. And it was a good time to be anyone associated with Derry Girls, Bad Sisters or a particular reality TV show that revolves around betrayal.

Among the winners, Bad Sisters' Anne-Marie Duff scored the first performance trophy for someone from an Apple TV+ series, while the show itself took home drama series. Ben Whishaw won Leading Actor, Drama for This Is Going To Hurt., while The Traitors nabbed two awards, both in its category and for host Claudia Winkleman in Entertainment Performance.

The public, meanwhile, voted Paddington's meeting with the Queen as part of last year's Jubilee celebrations as Memorable Moment.

See the full list of winners below.

Drama Series

Bad Sisters (Winner)

The Responder

Sherwood

Somewhere Boy

Scripted Comedy

Derry Girls (Winner)

Am I Being Unreasonable?

Big Boys

Ghosts

Leading Actor

Ben Whishaw – This Is Going To Hurt...

It was a big night for Irish talent at this year’s British version of the Emmys, the BAFTA TV Awards, which were doled out at the Royal Festival Hall in London. Hosted by Romesh Ranganathan and Rob Beckett, two Irish series — – “Bad Sisters” and “Derry Girls” — won a pair of prizes as did the telefilm “I Am Ruth.”

“Derry Girls” won Best Scripted Comedy for its fourth and final season, which was a lovely parting gift for writer and creator Lisa McGee. The show beat out “Ghosts,” “Big Boys,” and “Am I Being Unreasonable?” although the latter did pick up the prize for Best Comedy Actor for 14-year-old Lenny Rush. He edged out Matt Berry (“What We Do In The Shadows”), Joseph Gilgun (“Brassic”), Stephen Merchant (“The Outlaws”), Jon Pointing (“Big Boys”), and Daniel Radcliffe (“Weird: The Al Yankovic Story”).

“Derry Girls” also won Best Comedy Actress for Siobhán McSweeney,...

The 2023 BAFTA TV Awards took place at Royal Festival Hall in London on Sunday evening, honoring the best performances in British television in 2022. The ceremony, which was hosted by comedians Rob Beckett and Romesh Ranganathan, paid tribute to an eclectic mix of popular British shows and international hits.

The third and final season of “Derry Girls” was a big winner, with Lisa McGee’s Netflix-distributed series winning Best Scripted Comedy and Best Female Performance In a Comedy Program for Siobhán Mcsweeney.

Kate Winslet also had a big night, winning Best Leading Actress for her role in the Channel 4 series “I Am Ruth.” The series was also honored with a win in the Single Drama category. Best Leading Actor went to Ben Whishaw for his work on “This Is Going to Hurt.” Netflix’s “Dahmer — Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story” won Best International Series.

On the unscripted side,...

The BAFTA TV Awards honor programs across a wide range of genres. Many of the nominees are also strong contenders at the Emmys. Winners will be revealed in a ceremony on Sunday, May 14 hosted by Rob Beckett and Romesh Ranganathan. The BAFTA TV Craft Awards winners will be announced on Sunday, April 23. (Read the full report on the BAFTA TV Awards nominations here.)

Best Drama Series

X – “Bad Sisters” – Apple TV+

“The Responder” – BBC One

“Sherwood” – BBC One

“Somewhere Boy” – Channel 4

Best Mini Series

“A Spy Among Friends” – Itvx

X – “Mood” – BBC Three

“The Thief, His Wife And The Canoe” – ITV1

“This Is Going To Hurt” – BBC One

Best Single Drama

X – “I Am Ruth” – Channel 4

“The House” – Netflix

“Life and Death in the Warehouse” – BBC Three

Best Actor

Taron Egerton, “Black Bird” – Apple TV+

Martin Freeman, “The Responder” – BBC One

Cillian Murphy, “Peaky Blinders” – BBC One

Gary Oldman,...

I Am Ruth, Bad Sisters, Derry Girls and The Traitors were the top winners at the 2023 BAFTA Television Awards on Sunday.

Kate Winslet won the BAFTA for leading actress for her role in I Am Ruth, which also won for best single drama. Bad Sisters took home the award for best drama series, as well as Anne-Marie Duff received the award for best supporting actress for her portrayal of Grace Williams in the series.

Siobhán McSweeney won the honor for best female performance in a comedy programme for Derry Girls. The show also received the award for best scripted comedy.

In addition, Ben Whishaw won the BAFTA for leading actor for his portrayal of Adam Kay in the autobiographical drama This is Going to Hurt, and Adeel Akhtar won the supporting actor award for his role in the crime drama Sherwood.

The entertainment performance award went to Claudia Winkleman for The Traitors,...

Updated: Kate Winslet and Ben Whishaw scooped the top acting prizes at the BAFTA TV Awards in London this afternoon.

The pair won in the Leading Actress and Actor categories for I Am Ruth and This is Going to Hurt respectively, with I Am Ruth also winning for Single Drama.

Adam Kay’s Whishaw-starring BBC/AMC drama This is Going to Hurt was defeated in the Best Mini-Series category to BBC Three breakout Mood, in one of the night’s biggest surprises.

Meanwhile, Apple TV+ drama Bad Sisters won the streamer’s first BAFTA TV performance awards ever for Best Drama Series and Best Supporting Actress Anne-Marie Duff. Creator Sharon Horgan used her acceptance speech to express “solidarity with [her] WGA brothers and sisters” and a colleague of Horgan’s told Deadline that she had recently joined the picket line in Los Angeles.

The International BAFTA went to Netflix’s Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story,...

Kate Winslet, Sharon Horgan and Ben Whishaw were among those who scooped the top prizes at the BAFTA TV awards on Sunday evening.

The ceremony, which took place at the Royal Festival Hall in London, was hosted by comedians Rob Beckett and Romesh Ranganathan.

Winslet won the prize for best leading actress for her turn in “I Am Ruth,” which also starred her real-life daughter Mia Threapleton. The duo also took to the stage to accept the award for best single drama, with Threapleton tearing up. “We did this together kiddo,” Winslet said as she accepted the leading actress award, adding: “There were days when it was agony for [Threapleton] to dig as deeply as she did and it took my breath away.”

Horgan, meanwhile, thanked her writers as she accepted the award for best drama on behalf of Apple TV+ series “Bad Sisters,” which also saw Anne-Marie Duff take home...

Derry Girls‘ concluding season has won Best Scripted Comedy at the BAFTA TV Awards.

The Channel 4 comedy won in a tricky category that included BBC double Am I Being Unreasonable? and Ghosts and Channel 4’s Big Boys.

Last year’s winner was the BBC’s Motherland.

“In the specific there is the universal,” said Derry Girls creator Lisa McGee, who thanked Channel 4 as she accepted the award. “And if you always look in the dark there will be light.”

Derry Girls is from Hat Trick Productions and followed a group of teenagers at a fictional Catholic secondary school in Derry in the mid-1990s, as Northern Ireland engaged in the peace process and tried to leave The Troubles behind. It was Channel 4’s biggest rating scripted comedy since Father Ted back in the 1990s, and its final scene, in which the various characters vote for peace, was up for Memorable Moment today.

The British version of the Emmys is set for Sunday, May 14 with the main ceremony of the BAFTAs taking place in London. While these awards aren’t exactly a, uh, crystal clear crystal ball for the Emmys, they can give some insight into which British shows may make the successful trip across the Atlantic. At the same time, it also gives an insight into which American shows are proving to be the Brits’ particular, uh, cup of tea.

This year’s BAFTA ceremony will take at the Royal Festival Hall and will be hosted by comedians Rob Beckett and Romesh Ranganathan. Two shows lead the way in nominations this year, with Ben Whishaw‘s “This is Going to Hurt” and Martin Freeman‘s “The Responder” each receiving six nominations.

Like the Emmys, the BAFTAs split their TV awards into two parts — the main ceremony and an earlier celebration devoted to celebrating the creative arts.