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Exclusive: Channel 4’s plans to move into in-house production are heating up.

Deadline hears that the UK commercial network behind The Great British Bake Off has engaged a headhunter to identify an executive to lead the unnamed unit.

Ibison, the search company run by former Ymu talent agent Nicola Ibison, is overseeing the external recruitment process and has begun approaching potential candidates.

Channel 4 is open-minded about the job title for the new in-house chief, believing that the preference of the successful candidate will be an important factor.

A source said Channel 4 is looking for an executive who sits one rung below big production hitters, such as Sony boss Wayne Garvie or Jane Turton, the All3Media CEO.

The role will report into chief operating officer Jonathan Allan, who is poised to step up to interim CEO when Alex Mahon exits Horseferry Road in the coming weeks.

Channel 4’s move into production is a significant step,...

Last week, HBO announced that The Last of Us scene-stealer Kaitlyn Dever would be campaigning as a guest star, as opposed to a supporting actress, for the zombie apocalypse drama. That left an opening in Gold Derby's Best Drama Supporting Actress Emmy odds that has since been filled by ... drumroll, please ... her costar Isabela Merced.

Dever plays Abby, a soldier who seeks revenge against Joel (Pedro Pascal) in Season 2 for the death of her father in Season 1. Since Dever has only appeared in two episodes (so far), she's eligible to compete as a guest star for The Last of Us because of the TV Academy's "less than 50 percent" ruling. The 28-year-old will also be on the Emmy ballot for Apple Cider Vinegar in Best Limited Series/Movie Actress.

Merced is another newcomer to The Last of Us this year, playing the free-spirited Dina, the romantic interest of Ellie (Bella Ramsey...

For the past few years, Netflix could fairly be accused of employing a strategy of throwing everything they've got against a wall and seeing what sticks. With new series and original films premiering on a weekly basis, viewers are both spoiled for choice and browbeaten into submission with the sheer quantity of options at their fingertips. But let's be honest, quality control hasn't exactly been the name of the game for the streamer. They traffic in numbers, pure and simple, and with enough content there's sure to be some projects that end up being winners. That's just the law of probabilities.

But this approach has an unintended side effect, in that plenty of genuinely good shows fall by the wayside, ignored by viewers in a media landscape where its physically impossible to pay attention to every new release. Whether they were cancelled too early, failed to find an audience, or...

Academy Award winner Angelina Jolie will attend the 78th Cannes Film Festival to serve as the godmother of the 25th edition of the Trophée Chopard.

Jolie will present the trophy to rising stars Marie Colomb and Finn Bennett during a ceremony on Carlton Beach on May 16. The presentation will take place during a dinner co-hosted by Cannes Film Festival president Iris Knobloch, general delegate Thierry Frémaux and Chopard co-president and artistic director Caroline Scheufele.

“I am so happy to welcome Angelina Jolie as our Trophée Chopard Godmother,” stated Scheufele. “Her amazing film career and dedication to making a difference in the world make her an ideal role model. I know the rising talents we honor this year will be inspired by her journey and advice.”

Winner of the best supporting actress Oscar for “Girl, Interrupted,” Jolie was most recently seen in Pablo Larraín’s “Maria,” and stars in Alice Winocour’s upcoming bilingual drama “Couture,...

Rising British star Rose Ayling-Ellis is Alison, a deaf caterer who gets recruited to use her lip-reading skills in a covert police operation in the new ground-breaking crime thriller series Code of Silence, premiering on ITV and streamer Itvx in the U.K. on Sunday, May 18 and on streaming service BritBox in the U.S. and Canada in July.

Created and written by Catherine Moulton (Baptiste, Hijack), who drew on her own experience with lip-reading and hearing loss, the drama also features Kieron Moore (Vampire Academy, Masters of the Air, The Corps), Charlotte Ritchie (You, Ghosts), and Andrew Buchan (Black Doves, The Honourable Woman, Broadchurch). Bryony Arnold and Damien Timmer executive produced the show for ITV Studios’ Mammoth Screen, alongside Robert Schildhouse and Stephen Nye for BritBox, as well as Ayling-Ellis and Moulton. Diarmuid Goggins (Kin, Black Cab) is the lead director on the series.

Code of Silence is allowing...

Unlike most Netflix shows, the spy thriller series Black Doves avoided the merciless swing of the streamer’s axe and will return for a second season. Now, while details largely remain under wraps, a new production update reveals when Black Doves Season 2 will begin filming, allowing us to speculate when it will land on the streamer.

According to a report by What’s on Netflix, Black Doves Season 2 is all set to start filming in July 2025, with Keira Knightley all set to return as the super spy Helen Webb. This latest suggests that fans will be waiting a little while yet before returning to the thrilling world of Black Doves, with Season 2 likely to debut on Netflix in either spring or summer 2026.

Created by Joe Barton, Black Doves stars Keira Knightley and Ben Whishaw alongside Sarah Lancashire (Happy Valley), Andrew Koji (Bullet Train), Andrew Buchan (Industry), Omari Douglas (It's a Sin...

Crime drama Code of Silence, premiering on ITV and streamer Itvx in the U.K. on May 18 and on streaming service BritBox in the U.S. and Canada in July, breaks new ground in several ways. Not only does it star rising British actress Rose Ayling-Ellis, who has been tearing down walls left and right for years, in her first-ever lead role.

And not only does her role as Alison, a smart and determined deaf woman who works in a police canteen and gets recruited to use her lip-reading skills in a covert operation, redefine how deaf characters can be featured on screen.

But most important, Code of Silence is an example of a crime show targeting a broad audience that also provides representation for the deaf, disabled and neurodiverse communities, both in front of and behind the camera. As such, it is already being touted as a potential role...

The Emmy race for Best Drama Actor just received a shot of adrenaline.

For the first time since Gold Derby's 2025 Emmys predictions center opened in February, Noah Wyle is leading the odds in this topsy-turvy category. The Pitt star has overtaken Adam Scott (Severance), who has been in the No. 1 position since early March. Before that, Gary Oldman (Slow Horses) was the frontrunner.

Max's real-time hospital drama has been on a major upswing since its final episodes streamed in April. In one buzzed-about moment, Wyle's character, Michael "Robby" Robinavitch, had a mental breakdown after a concert shooting brought dozens of patients into his emergency room, including his quasi-stepson's new girlfriend. Wyle is a five-time Emmy nominee for ER (1995-99), but this would be his first win.

For Best Drama Series, The Pitt is now tied with The Last of Us in second place, both behind Severance. Taylor Dearden as...

In a TV studio on the banks of the Thames in London, a team of comedians are trying — and almost entirely failing — to get a laugh out of a gameshow audience.

It feels somewhat unsettling at first. Studio audiences aren’t usually the most comically discerning. But here, that’s the whole point. Each time an audience member so much as sniggers or sneezes, money is docked from a prize pot of £250,000, the slightest noise costing them up to £10,000 each time. Unfortunately for them, all 75 are on camera and mic’d up, with a team of stern-looking officials on the side monitoring fluctuating volume levels and ready to press a buzzer.

“Silence is Golden” — as it’s called — launches on UKTV on May 5. In something of a rarity, the format has already been sold to four other countries across Europe and Latin America before it’s even aired a single episode.

Lucinda Hicks has been named CEO of Sister Group, the fast-rising creative giant co-founded by Elizabeth Murdoch and Jane Featherstone.

Based in London, Hicks — whose most recent full-time role was as CEO of Banijay UK — will drive the strategic direction and oversee execution of independent studio and its growing assortment of partner companies. Meanwhile, current group CFO and interim CFO Chris Fry has been promoted to the newly created role of Group COO in addition to his duties as CFO.

The appointments follow the decision taken by Sister at the end of 2024 following the departure of CEO Cindy Holland to shift its group operations to the U.K. from the U.S.

Hicks and Fry will work closely with Sister London, the multi award-winning production arm behind series including “Black Doves” and “This is Going To Hurt” which continues to be led by Featherstone and its existing leadership team.

“Lucinda...

Lucinda Hicks, former CEO of Banijay UK, is joining Sister Group as CEO following the departure of Los Angeles-based Cindy Holland last year.

London-based Hicks, who was also previously chief operating officer of Endemol Shine UK, will report to Elisabeth Murdoch, co-founder and executive chairman.

Chris Fry, currently Sister Group chief financial officer and interim CEO, has been promoted to the newly created role of Sister Group COO in addition to CFO.

The appointments follow the decision to move group operations from the US and sell globally from the UK.

Sister Group encompasses all of Sister’s TV, film and digital publishing operations,...

Black Doves producer Sister has made a splash in London with the hire of ex-Banijay UK boss Lucinda Hicks.

Hicks becomes Sister Group CEO, overseeing strategy for both the production outfit and Sister partners including Pamela: A Love Story producer Dorothy Street Pictures, Richard Bacon’s Yes Yes Media and Stephen Curry’s Unanimous.

Hicks is effectively replacing ex-Global CEO Cindy Holland, who exited last year at which point Sister closed its L.A. office. Hicks will, however, be based in London while Holland was in the U.S. Sister co-founders Jane Featherstone and Elisabeth Murdoch have stressed in recent months that the group will continue to pitch into the U.S. but HQ is now very much in the UK.

Hicks became CEO of Banijay UK when the company acquired her former employer Endemol Shine Group. She left two years later and has been consulting, including with Channel 4...

One of the best action movies of the last few years continues to prove its greatness, earning a pair of nominations at this year’s Gotham TV Awards. Released by Netflix back in September last year, Rebel Ridge has been both a critical and commercial success for the streamer, with the action thriller having now found itself up for awards consideration and thus cementing itself as one of the best genre features of modern times.

Rebel Ridge is now up for Outstanding Original Film, Broadcast, or Streaming alongside the likes of Peacock’s Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy, NBC’s Ladies & Gentlemen…50 Years of SNL Music, HBO’s Pee-wee as Himself, and Hulu’s Sly Lives! (aka The Burden of Black Genius). Not only that, lead star Aaron Pierre is also in contention for Outstanding Performance in an Original Film, finding himself up against Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor in Searchlight Pictures...

Two of the stars of The Last of Us are on the rise this week in Gold Derby's Emmy predictions.

Pedro Pascal, whose beloved character Joel had a brutal run-in with a golf club in the second episode of Season 2, has jumped from fourth place to third place in Best Drama Actor. Meanwhile, series newcomer Isabela Merced, who plays the free-spirited zombie apocalypse survivor Dina, has ascended from ninth place to eighth place in Best Drama Supporting Actress. This would be Pascal's fourth career Emmy bid after receiving three in 2023 for The Last of Us, Saturday Night Live, and Patagonia; Merced is seeking her first nomination.

Series lead Bella Ramsey is still in second place in Best Drama Actress, behind only Kathy Bates (Matlock), who has claimed the No. 1 position since we began tracking the 2025 Emmys. Ramsey's defiant character Ellie must now learn how to survive without her father figure in her life.

Emmy season is upon us, and while we won’t see those nominations until July 15, the second annual Gotham Television Awards could give us a taste of what to expect from TV’s biggest night. In the mix are critically-acclaimed series such as Netflix’s “Adolescence,” Max’s “The Pitt,” AppleTV+’s “The Studio” and FX/Hulu’s “Dying for Sex,” “Say Nothing” and “English Teacher,” among several newcomers.

“Building on the success of last year’s inaugural ceremony, the Gotham Television Awards returns with new categories, expanded tributes and a larger stage to celebrate the creators and artists making their mark on today’s television landscape,” Jeffrey Sharp, executive director of the Gotham’s, said. “As the first awards show of the new television season, we are proud to bring together the industry’s most exciting new voices, celebrate breakthrough achievements and deepen our commitment to supporting the creative community.

Adolescence, Dying for Sex, The Pitt, and The Studio are among the top Emmy contenders nominated for the 2025 Gotham Television Awards, the Gotham Film & Media Institute announced on Tuesday.

Netflix hit limited series Adolescence led all programs with four nominations, including bids for limited series, lead performance for limited series (Stephen Graham), and two supporting performance nominations (Erin Doherty and show breakout Owen Cooper).

Max hit The Pitt landed three nominations: breakthrough drama series, best drama performance for star Noah Wyle, and best drama supporting performance for Katherine Lanasa.

Dying for Sex also hit in three categories: limited series, limited series lead (Michelle Williams), and limited series supporting performance (Jenny Slate).

Freshman comedy The Studio picked up two nominations, for comedy series and comedy supporting performance (Chase Sui Wonders).

As with the Gotham Film Awards, the Gotham Television Awards' acting categories are gender-neutral.

“Building on the success of last year’s inaugural ceremony,...

The 2025 Gotham TV Awards nominations have been revealed, with Netflix’s Adolescence scoring a leading four nominations.

The four-episode series about a teenage boy accused of murder, which became a much-talked-about phenomenon shortly after its streaming debut last month, landed nods for breakthrough limited series, lead performance in a limited series (Stephen Graham) and two nods for supporting performance in a limited series (Owen Cooper and Erin Doherty).

Meanwhile, Max’s The Pitt, FX’s Dying for Sex and CBS’ Matlock each landed three nods, with a number of projects scoring two nods apiece.

Dying for Sex faces off against Adolescence in the limited series category, where additional nominees are Get Millie Back, Penelope and Say Nothing.

The Pitt and Matlock are nominated for breakthrough drama series, alongside Black Doves, Forever and One Hundred Years of Solitude.

The Pitt‘s Noah Wyle and Matlock‘s Kathy Bates are nominated for...

The Gotham Film & Media Institute handed out nominations to Adolescence, The Pitt and The Studio as well as performances by Kathy Bates, Sterling K. Brown, Ted Danson, Linda Lavin, Cristin Milioti and Michelle Williams for its second annual Gotham Television Awards.

The 2025 event set noms in twelve categories with Netflix’ high-profile series Adolescence topping at four and The Pitt, Matlock and Dying For Sex with three each. A number had double hitters including The Studio, Overcompensating, Penelope, Fantasmas, Deli Boys, Forever, English Teacher and Paradise.

“Building on the success of last year’s inaugural ceremony, the Gotham Television Awards returns with new categories, expanded tributes, and a larger stage to celebrate the creators and artists making their mark on today’s television landscape,” said Jeffrey Sharp, Executive Director of The Gotham. “As the first awards show of the new television season, we are proud to bring together the industry’s most exciting new voices,...

Max’s medical drama “The Pitt,” AppleTV+’s “The Studio” and Netflix’s “Adolescence” are among the top shows nominated at the 2025 Gotham Television Awards.

Other shows nominated include FX’s “Dying for Sex” and CBS’ “Matlock.” Among the outstanding performances recognized across multiple genres include Kathy Bates (“Matlock”), Sterling K. Brown (“Paradise”), Michelle Williams (“Dying for Sex”) and Olivia Williams (“Dune: Prophecy).

The critically acclaimed “Adolescence,” which recently set its Emmys acting campaigns, saw nods for Stephen Graham, along with breakout newcomer Owen Cooper and Erin Doherty.

Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson landed two nominations. One for “Ladies & Gentlemen…50 Years of SNL Music” and the other for “Sly Lives! (aka The Burden of Black Genius).”

“Building on the success of last year’s inaugural ceremony, the Gotham Television Awards returns with new categories, expanded tributes, and a larger stage to celebrate the creators and artists making their mark on today’s television landscape,...

The Gotham Television Awards are recognizing the buzziest series of the year. IndieWire can announce the 2025 nominees, including “Adolescence,” “The Pitt,” and “The Studio.” The Gotham Television Awards ceremony will take place Monday, June 2 in New York City at Cipriani Wall Street.

“Building on the success of last year’s inaugural ceremony, the Gotham Television Awards returns with new categories, expanded tributes, and a larger stage to celebrate the creators and artists making their mark on today’s television landscape,” Jeffrey Sharp, Executive Director of The Gotham, said. “As the first awards show of the new television season, we are proud to bring together the industry’s most exciting new voices, celebrate breakthrough achievements, and deepen our commitment to supporting the creative community.”

Kathy Bates, Sterling K. Brown, Ted Danson, Linda Lavin, Cristin Milioti, and Michelle Williams are among the actors recognized in the genderless categories. The second annual awards...

The millennial urge to revisit one's youth is being satisfied in recent months, with a string of theatrical re-releases designed to facilitate just that. This weekend, Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith delivered a haul so massive that it could put new releases to shame. In fact, the film's 20th anniversary re-release outperformed Ben Affleck's The Accountant 2, which made $38 million worldwide as compared to Revenge of the Sith's $42 million haul. But a week before that, Focus Features re-released Pride & Prejudice in celebration of its 20th anniversary, generating about as much as the movie did in its original opening weekend back in 2005.

After 10 days in theaters, Pride & Prejudicehas grossed over $5 million at the domestic box office, taking its domestic haul past the $40 million mark, and its global haul past the $130 million milestone. Directed by Joe Wright, the movie made stars of Keira Knightley and Matthew Macfadyen,...

Netflix's Emmy Award-winning Baby Reindeer won two BAFTA TV Craft Awards on Sunday, including best writing for a drama for Richard Gadd.

Overall, the Netflix limited series landed eight bids between the craft and TV awards ceremony, including Best Limited Drama, a lead actor nomination for Gadd, and two supporting actress nominations for Jessica Gunning and Nava Mau. The limited series won several honors last year and throughout the winter, including Emmy Award wins for Gadd and Gunning, as well as a Screen Actors Guild Award victory for Gunning.

Other winners at the BAFTA Craft Awards included Slow Horses with two wins (sound and editing), Shogun with one victory (for photography and lighting), and Bad Sisters (for music).

See the complete list of craft award winners below. The BAFTA TV Awards are set for May 11,

BAFTA Craft Awards

Children’s Craft Team

BooSnoo! (Sky Kids)

Hey Duggee (CBeebies)

Horrible Histories...

In ​​film and TV, we’re often primed to think of romantic love as the ultimate happy ending for every kind of story. But in Black Doves, a spy thriller series starring Keira Knightley and Ben Whishaw, it’s the unlikely friendship between two undercover agents that becomes the beating heart of the whole shebang. “It was always, to me, going to be a story about friendship,” says the show’s writer and creator, Joe Barton. “I’m fascinated with the platonic loves of our lives, the people that we love [in ways] that aren’t romantic or familial. And actually, those [loves] often last longer and are stronger. I just find that dynamic gets underexplored. That was always my North Star when I was writing it.”

In the show, Knightley plays Helen, the seemingly perfect wife of a Tory politician, who has a secret second life as a ruthless spy.

Dos ex-niños prodigio se cuestionan su relación. © Getty Images

Apple TV+ ha anunciado la nueva comedia romántica Prodigies, protagonizada por Will Sharpe y Ayo Edebiri, creada, escrita y dirigida por el propio Sharpe, quien también actúa como productor ejecutivo junto a Edebiri.

Prodigies es una revisión innovadora de la comedia romántica clásica que explora las complejidades universales de las relaciones de largo recorrido a través de una pareja única: Didi (Edebiri) y Ren (Sharpe), dos ex niños prodigio que han estado juntos desde que eran muy jóvenes. Ahora, con poco más de 30 años, empiezan a preguntarse si su existencia, tan ordinaria, está a la altura de la extraordinaria promesa de su infancia. E, inevitablemente, se hacen la misma pregunta sobre su relación. A medida que las esperanzas y necesidades individuales crecen y entran en conflicto con su vida en común, la serie cuestiona la falacia en el centro de tantas...

Paapa Essiedu, who has just landed the role of Snape in HBO’s Harry Potter TV series, is leading Channel 4 drama series Falling from Adolescence co-creator Jack Thorne and It’s a Sin director Peter Hoar.

Hot property Essiedu will play Catholic priest David opposite Keeley Hawes, who is devoted nun Anna. Both are deeply committed to their work in the church and in their community. Neither are expected to fall in love. But when they do, both are forced to wrestle with what it means for them, their vows, and their relationship with God.

Also joining the cast of Falling from Banijay-backed The Forge are Rakie Ayola (The Pact, Kaos), Jason Watkins (Coma, The Lost Honour of Christopher Jefferies), Niamh Cusack (The Virtues, Heartbeat), Adrian Scarborough (Gavin and Stacey, The Chelsea Detective), David Dawson (My Policeman, The Last Kingdom), Susan Brown (Mr Bates vs The Post Office, It’s A Sin), Sandra Voe (Howards End,...

Tubi, Fox’s free streaming service, has announced its list of May titles. The Tubi May 2025 slate features new Tubi Originals, TV series, and numerous action, art house, Black cinema, comedy, documentary, drama, horror, kids and family, reality, sci-fi and fantasy, thriller, and Western titles.

As a leading ad-supported video-on-demand service, the company engages diverse audiences through a personalized experience and the world’s largest content library of over 250,000 movies and TV episodes, a growing collection of exclusive Originals, and nearly 250 live channels.

You can watch the Tubi May 2025 lineup for free on Android and iOS mobile devices, Amazon Echo Show, Google Nest Hub Max, Comcast Xfinity X1, and Cox Contour.

You can also watch the service on connected television devices such as Amazon Fire TV, Vizio TVs, Sony TVs, Samsung TVs, Roku, Apple TV, Chromecast, Android TV, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and on the Tubi site.

Tubi Originals...

Apple TV+ has just set a new rom-com series, and you won't believe who is confirmed to star in it. It's titled Prodigies, and it stars a combination of actors that we definitely weren't expecting but are looking forward to seeing together on screen.

Are you a fan of the Hulu comedy-drama series The Bear and HBO's black comedy anthology series The White Lotus? If so, you're in for a treat! Starring opposite each other in this upcoming Apple TV+ series are Ayo Edebiri and Will Sharpe. Edebiri is best known for playing the role of young chef Sydney Adamu in The Bear, while Sharpe portrayed the role of Ethan Spiller in the second season of The White Lotus. Both will be playing much different roles in Prodigies, but talented actors such as them should have no problem embodying their new characters.

Will Sharpe in The White Lotus season 2 | HBO...

Tubi has acquired the romantic comedy “Worth the Wait.”

Directed by Tom Shu-Yu Lin (“Yen and Ai-Lee” and “The Garden of Evening Mists”), the film stars Lana Condor (“To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before”), Andrew Koji (“Black Doves”), Ross Butler (“13 Reasons Why”), Sung Kang (“Fast & Furious”), Elodie Yung (“The Cleaning Lady”) and more.

The film follows a group of strangers whose lives fatefully intertwine as they navigate budding love, confront profound loss and encounter old flames. Karena Lam makes her U.S. and English-language debut (“July Rhapsody”) as Osric Chau (“Supernatural”), Ali Fumiko Whitney (“Find Me Falling”), Ricky He (“From”), Kheng Hua Tan (“Crazy Rich Asians”) and Yu-Beng Lim (“Rebel Moon”) round out the cast.

“Worth the Wait” is set to premiere on May 23 exclusively on Tubi in celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month as Tubi’s first Asian American original film.

Samuel Harowitz,...

Will Sharpe and Ayo Edebiri are set to unite in the new rom-com series “Prodigies” for Apple TV+.

Sharpe, who made a major splash with “The White Lotus” and was recently seen taking Jesse Eisenberg and Kieran Culkin on a tour of Poland in “A Real Pain,” created the seven-episode comedy and will write and direct. Sister, the BAFTA-winning production company behind “Black Doves,” is producing. Edebiri, who has won a Golden Globe, two SAG Awards and an Emmy for her performance on “The Bear,” will also serve as an exec producer alongside Sharpe.

Described in the synopsis as an “unusual take” on a classic romantic comedy, “Prodigies” is set to explore the universal complexities of long-term relationships through the lens of a very unique couple. The story follows Didi (Edebiri) and Ren (Sharpe), two ex-child prodigies who have been together since they were children and, now in their early 30s,...

Netflix is cranking out new shows every single week. It's easy to miss something that you might love. While many Netflix shows benefit from word-of-mouth promotion, a lot of good Netflix shows slip through the cracks and don't get in front of the right viewers. Even as the biggest streaming service in the world, Netflix still has a problem informing its users about the original shows they might like.

I've been covering Netflix for a long time, and I wanted to share a few good Netflix shows that most people haven't seen yet. By now, most of the shows are at least a few months old. Some are even a few years old at this point, but they still make for a good watch on Netflix.

So, if you're looking for a good Netflix show to watch right now, we have a list of six picks for you! Let's get...

Like the opening act at a live show, the 20th anniversary re-issue of Pride & Prejudice got audiences ready for potential box office fireworks next weekend, when Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith returns to theaters in celebration of its own 20th anniversary. Starring Keira Knightley and Matthew Macfadyen as Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy, the Jane Austen adaptation debuted in 2005. It has since developed quite a reputation as a cult classic, while its two stars’ reputations have grown considerably.

Having generated $2.7 million domestically this weekend — the movie found a spot inside the top 10 list — Pride & Prejudice has passed the $40 million mark in lifetime earnings. Incidentally, it made $2.8 million in its original opening weekend two decades ago. The film’s running domestic haul now stands at $41 million; it made nearly $130 million worldwide against a reported budget of under $30 million. Pride & Prejudice marked Joe Wright’s...

Legendary's Street Fighter reboot is beginning to pick up some speed. Two months after securing new directors following the exit of Talk to Me filmmakers Danny and Michael Philippou, casting has reportedly started on the movie.

According to Nexus Point News, Andrew Koji and Noah Centineo are in talks to join the Street Fighter reboot as Ryu, the titular martial artist of the franchise who has dedicated his life to mastering the art of Ansatsuken through any fight he can by traveling the world in search of worthy opponents; and Ken Masters, Ryu's charismatic best friend/brotherly rival who trained with Ryu under the same master, Gouken, respectively. Both characters have appeared in all seven of the main Street Fighter video games, including the most recent Street Fighter 6, which was released on PlayStation, Xbox, and Windows in 2023.

Koji is best known for his lead role in Warrior, a Cinemax/Max...

Andrew Koji, best known for “Bullet Train” and the Max series “Warrior,” will next star in the cast of an indie action and heist film called “High Stakes Holiday.”

The film is in the vein of “Ocean’s 11” meets “Home Alone” and follows a jaded ex-MI6 agent turned security guard (Koji) who teams up with two sharp-witted sisters on vacation in Las Vegas after they get caught in the middle of a high-stakes heist. The trio must tag team to outsmart a cunning international thief and save a priceless diamond gauntlet — just in time for Christmas.

“High Stakes Holiday” also stars actual sisters Madeleine McGraw, best known for “The Black Phone,” and Violet McGraw, best known for “M3GAN,” as the two on-screen sisters who must team up with Koji’s character. Azizi Donnelly, Jack Griffo, Struggler Jennings, and Brynne Kurland also co-star.

Shaun Piccinino (Netflix’s “A California Christmas”) is...

Just days after The Pitt's first season hung up its stethoscope, Noah Wyle's Emmy odds continue to rise.

The Best Actor contender, who plays Dr. Michael "Robby" Robinavitch, received rave reviews for the storyline in which he had a mental breakdown after losing yet another patient while working an all-day shift. One month ago, Wyle ranked in fifth place to win Best Drama Actor among the Gold Derby odds, but buoyed by positive word-of-mouth for his performance on The Pitt, he's now in the No. 2 position to claim his first career statuette. He previously received five supporting Emmy bids for ER (1995-99).

The only person standing in Wyle's way, according to the Gold Derby predictions, is Severance star Adam Scott. Lest we forget, Scott also received a goat-load of kudos following the finale of his show, particularly for the scene in which the "innie" and "outie" versions of his character,...

It’s official, Paapa Essiedu is set to star as the peculiar, dark and always irritable Severus Snape in the new Harry Potter series for HBO, and the British actor has all the experience to get the job done.

Back in December 2024, TheWrap reported that the the series, which is still in development, was eyeing the actor for the role. But now it’s officially confirmed. If you are not familiar with the star, here are some quick tidbits about your new Snape.

The untitled TV series is set to premiere in 2026.

Who is Paapa Essiedu playing in the upcoming untitled Harry Potter series?

Essiedu will star as the dark, mysterious and ever so snappy Severus Snape, the Hogwarts professor of Potions. The role was previously played by the late Alan Rickman in the iconic film series. HBO announced his casting, along with other stars; John Lithgow as Albus Dumbledore,...

The HBO Original Harry Potter series has confirmed some major cast additions for the show. After some odd back-and-forth about John Lithgow's casting as Albus Dumbledore, the six-time Emmy Award winner is now officially confirmed for the role. HBO also announced that the Tony Award and Golden Globe-winning actress Janet McTeer has been cast as Minerva McGonagall, while Emmy, Olivier, and BAFTA nominee Paapa Essiedu has been cast as Severus Snape. Additionally, in a move that will please just about everyone, the delightful Nick Frost has been cast as Rubeus Hagrid. All will serve as series regulars.

Along with the aforementioned cast, HBO has also announced a recurring cast that includes Luke Thallon (The Favourite) as Quirinus Quirrell and five-time BAFTA winner Paul Whitehouse as Argus Filch. Francesca Gardiner, showrunner and executive producer of the Harry Potter series, and Mark Mylod, director of multiple episodes and executive producer, said...

Korean content is crushing it on Netflix, with viewing hours second only to U.S. shows and accounting for a 8% of all global Netflix streams.

A new Ampere Analysis report reveals K-dramas and films represent 17% of the platform’s top 500 non-u.S. titles, with “Squid Game: Season 2” leading the charge at nearly 620 million streaming hours in late 2024.

In the second half of 2024, Korean content was streamed for 7.7 billion hours. Korean content consistently represents 8%-9% of viewing hours on Netflix, ahead of U.K. content at 7%-8%, and Japanese content at 4%-5% of viewing time, the report finds. This is despite hits from the U.K., such as “Black Doves” Season 1 and “The Gentlemen” Season 1, and the growing popularity of anime, which is a key driver of Japanese content viewing on Netflix.

“Squid Game” Season 2 topped Netflix’s global charts in H2 2024, with 619.9 million hours streamed. Its success continues to drive viewership for other Korean content.

[This story contains major spoilers from The Amateur, which is now playing in theaters.]

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“Even looking into it, you would never get me into it,” James Hawes, director of The Amateur, told The Hollywood Reporter about that terrifying pool-collapse moment in the film at last week’s premiere.

During the scene, Rami Malek’s character, Charles Heller, a CIA decoder, confronts one of the men involved in the murder of his wife, Sarah (played by Rachel Brosnahan), on top of a pool based in Madrid. As Charles isn’t getting the answer he needs about who actually pulled the trigger on his wife, he pulls the trigger on the remote, which shatters the pool’s glass floor, and Mishka Blazhic (Marc Rissmann) falls to his death.

“The idea is inspired in the 1981 novel by a giant aquarium with people swimming in it, and so we’ve taken that and transitioned it and developed it into a sky-top pool,...

Exclusive: Sister, the company led by Elisabeth Murdoch and Jane Featherstone, has completed its acquisition of Dorothy St. Pictures, which is behind high-profile docs including Netflix’s The Greatest Night in Pop and Pamela: A Love Story.

This comes two years after it took a minority stake in the company, which was founded in 2018 by Julia Nottingham. Sister has now increased its investment in the business.

The move is designed to help fuel Dorothy St. Pictures’ ambitions to grow its talent pool in the U.K. and U.S. and expand its development of premium nonfiction series and docs, as well as its narrative film slate, to further genres and platforms.

Dorothy St. Pictures, which has offices in London and New York, is also behind Disney+’s Coleen Rooney: The Real Wagatha Story, Peacock’s Anatomy of Lies, Prime Video’s Desperately Seeking Soulmate: Escaping Twin Flames Universe and 30 for 30 Be Water.

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Netflix is the biggest streaming platform in the world and it can be easily said that it has the best content library when it comes to TV shows and movies. In this article, we are going to list the best of the best shows currently available on the streaming service. We avoided popular titles like Love is Blind and Too Hot To Handle as we are not going to include reality TV shows in this list. Check out the best TV shows you can watch right now on Netflix below.

The Residence Credit – Netflix

The Residence is a mystery thriller comedy-drama series created by Paul William Davies. Loosely based on the 2015 book The Residence: Inside the Private World of the White House by Kate Andersen Brower, the Netflix series is set in the White House, and it follows...

Arguably the most talked-about moment (that didn't involve a death or tainted coconut milk) from Sunday's The White Lotus finale was when Carrie Coon's Laurie delivered her "I have no belief system" monologue to Kate (Leslie Bibb) and Jaclyn (Michelle Monaghan) on their final night in Thailand. The awards buzz immediately started on social media, with fans suggesting it was a "give me that Emmy" type of speech. Take a look:

this monologue!!! Carrie Coon said "give me that Emmy!!!!"#WhiteLotus pic.twitter.com/5oOKlD5vaN

— Spencer Althouse (@SpencerAlthouse) April 7, 2025

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Coon is a two-time Emmy nominee for Fargo (2017) and The Gilded Age (2024), but she has yet to win a statuette. On The White Lotus, Laurie, Kate, and Jaclyn are childhood friends who embark on a weeklong stay in Thailand, which quickly devolves into bickering, gossiping, and jealousy.

Since The White Lotus considers itself...

We will update this article throughout the season, along with all our predictions, so make sure to keep checking IndieWire for the latest news from the 2025 Emmys race. The nomination round of voting takes place from June 12 to June 23, with the official Emmy nominations announced Tuesday, July 15. Afterwards, final voting commences on August 18 and ends the night of August 27. The 77th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards are set to take place on Sunday, September 14, and air live on CBS at 8:00 p.m. Et/ 5:00 p.m. Pt.

The State of the Race

One interesting thing about the Emmy race for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series this year is that none of the nominees from last year are eligible. Of course, that makes room for previously nominated actresses like “Yellowjackets” star Melanie Lynskey, “Bad Sisters” star Sharon Horgan, “The Last of Us” star Bella Ramsey, “The Diplomat” star Keri Russell,...

The fourth season of Bridgertonis gearing up to shock audiences with plenty of drama and plot twists. New images from upcoming episodes of the Netflix smash hit have been released, giving audiences a taste of what's to come in the next step for the television adaptation based on the novels by Julia Quinn. As always, love is in the air for the richest families in London. The last installment of the show followed Colin (Luke Newton) and Penelope (Nicola Coughlan) falling in love after years of innocent flirting and intense looks. This time around, things may not be as charming for the protagonists of the story.

The new images from the next season of Bridgerton show two best friends attempting to reconnect. Penelope and Eloise (Claudia Jessie) had grown apart due to how the former Featherington girl didn't tell anyone that she was actually Lady Whistledown, the mysterious gossip master voiced by Julie Andrews.

The winners for the 36th Annual GLAAD Media Awards were announced on Thursday evening, in a Los Angeles ceremony hosted by Shrinking‘s Michael Urie.

First-time winners included Disney+’s Agatha All Along and Netflix’s Baby Reindeer, while Fox’s (cancelled) 9-1-1: Lone Star, Netflix’s Heartstopper and MTV’s RuPaul’s Drag Race were among the repeat winners.

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“Adolescence” just shattered a Netflix record to become the streamer’s most-watched limited series in its first two weeks, but its massive success falls right into place with Netflix’s lineup of other buzzy projects from the U.K.

“Adolescence” debuted to 24.3 million views in the first four days from its launch March 13 through March 16, making it by far the most-watched TV series during the week of March 10 (the No. 2 title on the list was “Running Point” with just 6 million views). Viewership for “Adolescence” grew a whopping 72.8% to reach 42 million views — a level of engagement not seen from Netflix’s English-language TV programs since the Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson fight, which scored 46.6 million views during the week of Nov. 11, 2024.

With 66.3 million views in just two weeks, “Adolescence” has surpassed the cumulative viewership for “Baby Reindeer” over its first four weeks on the streamer. By comparison, “Baby Reindeer” debuted to...

The BAFTA Television Awards nominations have landed and, as always, there were a few eyebrow raisers from jury members.

The likes of Baby Reindeer and Mr Bates vs The Post Office were expected to do well, and both series duly delivered with eight and six nominations respectively.

Baby Reindeer has been a darling of the season, and the BAFTA TV Awards will be the big crescendo to its campaign. The beloved Jessica Gunning and creator Richard Gadd both compete for prizes, while the series — which remains the subject of a massive U.S. lawsuit from Fiona Harvey — will compete in the Limited Drama category.

There was also good news for Slow Horses, which bagged six nominations for Apple TV+, including the notable return of Gary Oldman in the Leading Actor category after he missed out in 2024.

Where there is good news, there is also bad news, with a few notable...

Harry Potter And The Philosopher’s Stone Breaks Max Streaming Records In 2024 (Photo Credit – Prime Video)

Harry Potter’s magic refuses to fade even after all these years, whether you like it or not. Even though debates continue to swirl concerning its creator, the franchise itself remains a cultural powerhouse, captivating millions year after year.

Don’t believe me? Just check the cold, hard numbers. And if that’s not enough, a fresh report highlights just how deeply audiences still adore the wizarding world, with Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone securing its place as one of the most-watched movies on Max in 2024.

Harry Potter Streaming Numbers Speak Volumes

According to Collider, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, the first installment of the iconic saga, clocking in over 40 million views on Max, enchanting nearly 20% of Warner Bros. Discovery’s subscriber base. These figures, pulled from Digital-i’s British streaming exports list,...

Andrew Koji continues to stake his claim for being the next big action star. After his starring role in Warrior and sensational displays in Snakes Eyes, Bullet Train, and Black Doves, he's now brought his talents to Gangs of London Season 3, where he plays the mysterious and deadly assassin Zeek.  It's yet another all-action display from Koji, and he couldn't help but laugh when asked if plans to do a musical or comedy next to balance out the violent roles. "Yeah, I hope so," he said. "But maybe I think I'm in this box now. I'm just appreciative to...

Interview: Andrew Koji Talks Action and That Shocking Scene in Gangs of London Season 3 Written by Sergio Pereira for Fortress of Solitude...

International series do not lack scale and ambition.

The lineup of this year’s Series Mania, the TV festival and industry meet that runs through March 28 in Lille, France, includes historic epics like Joe Wright’s rise-to-fascism biography Mussolini: Son of The Century, real-life action thriller Kabul, which traces the fall of Afghan capital to the Taliban in 2021, and Liongate’s spy drama The German, from the creators of Fauda and Tehran, about Holocaust survivors recruited to track down Nazi war criminals.

Add to that the screenings at the festival’s upfront event, held Monday, March 24, where top-tier buyers get a sneak peek at upcoming international series. The 10 featured upfront shows include German fantasy epic War of the Kingdoms, Korean sci-fi series S Line and Swiss thriller The Deal, starring The Broken Circle Breakdown star Veerle Baetens as a diplomat tasked with brokering last-chance nuclear negotiations between the U.S.

The stars of big streaming hits Rivals and Baby Reindeer have scooped gongs at this year’s Broadcasting Press Guild (Bpg) Awards.

Danny Dyer, previously better known for soaps and soccer movies, won Best Actor for his role as Freddie Jones in Disney+’s Jilly Cooper adaptation Rivals, beating off competition from big stars Lennie James (Mr Loverman), Toby Jones (Mr Bates vs the Post Office), Eddie Redmayne (Day of the Jackal) and Mark Rylance (Wolf Hall). Bella Maclean, who played ‘Taggie’ in Rivals, also conquered tough competition in the form of Baby Reindeer creator Richard Gadd to win the Bpg Breakthrough Award.

Baby Reindeer star Jessica Gunning, who has won plaudits worldwide for her role in Gadd’s Netflix show and took home an Emmy last year, won Best Actress ahead of another Rivals star, Katherine Parkinson, Ambika Mod (One Day), Monica Dolan (Mr Bates vs the Post Office...