SEE FIRST TEASER FOR STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS SERIES SEASON 3 WHICH RETURNS THIS SUMMER

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STAR TREK SEASON 3 TEASER IS HERE

It seems it's been years since the second season, but Paramount + promises the third season of STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS science fiction series is finally arriving sometime this summer although we still do not have the official date set yet. They did release today a teaser announcing what we can expect from the new season. It is interesting that the fourth season is currently in production over in Canada. 

 

IN THE BRAND NEW SEASON

 Anson Mount returns as Captain Pike at the helm of USS Enterprise in the conclusion of season two’s scary battle with the Gorn which ended with a cliff hanger. Now, new life and civilizations await the crew, including a villain that will test our characters’ grit and resolve and take characters both new and beloved to new heights, and dive into thrilling adventures of faith, duty, romance, comedy, and mystery, with varying genres never before seen on any other Star Trek. As you can see there will be a retro murder mystery aboard the ship which will also see the return of Paul Wesley as James T. Kirk. Rebecca Romijn, Ethan Peck, Jess Bush, Christina Chong, Celia Rose Gooding, Melissa Navia all return as regular crew members, alongside guest stars Rhys Darby, Patton Oswalt,and Carol Kane. The series will again stream on Paramount Plus and in some parts of Europe on SkyShowtime. Beside the fact that one of the episodes will see the crew of Enterprise turn Vulcan, we also know that Cillian O’Sullivan will be joining the new season as a recurring guest star, playing the legacy role of Dr. Roger Korby, a renowned archaeologist and scientist known for his groundbreaking work in the field of medical archaeology. Martin Quinn, as a young version of future Enterprise chief engineer Montgomery Scott will also be a regular now.

 

DAMIEN MOLONY, HUGH SKINNER, JESSICA RAINE TO LEAD NEW BBC GREECE SET MINI TV SERIES TWO WEEKS IN AUGUST

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DAMIEN MOLONY, HUGH SKINNER TO LEAD

I told you last month that BBC is working with Catherine Shepherd on TWO WEEKS IN AUGUST thriller series that tells the story of a woman who goes on holiday to Greece with her family and friends to rediscover joy in her life. Zoe begins to act on her deepest desires and the holiday she hoped for becomes a reckoning for a group of adults who refuse to grow up. But when they discover they are trapped on the island, and become faced with real life-or-death situations, the group soon turn on each other to find out who is to blame. Now we know that Jessica Raine will star as Zoe, Damien Molony as her troubled husband Dan, Nicholas Pinnock as their old friend Solomon and Antonia Thomas as his new wife Jess, alongside Leila Farzad and Hugh Skinner as uni friends Nat and Jacob.

NEW SHERLOCK HOLMES SERIES TRUE SHERLOCK TO BE TOPLINED BY OLI HIGGINSON AND WILL KEMP

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NEW TV SERIES HAS CAST ANNOUNCED

We are getting yet another TV series based on Arthur Connan Doyle's famous detective hero Sherlock Holmes. Harry King Television will start production on TRUE SHERLOCK next January with Oli Higginson already cast as Sherlock and Will Kemp as Moriarty. Based on Nicholas Sercombe’s book series The Unexpurgated Adventures of Sherlock Holmes this new series will depict the origins of Holmes, Watson, Mrs Hudson, and Professor Moriarty. Sercombe will also be the showrunner!

MILO VENTIMIGLIA JOINS SAM WORTHINGTON IN HARLAN COBEN'S I WILL FIND YOU SERIES AT NETFLIX

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SAM WORTHINGTON IN I WILL FIND YOU SERIES

Last month I announced that Sam Worthington will lead Netflix TV series adaptation of Harlan Coben's I WILL FIND YOUas David Burroughs, an innocent father serving a life sentence for the murder of his own son, a crime he didn’t commit, yet a tragedy he punishes himself for every day. When David receives evidence that his child may still be alive, he must break out of prison to find out the truth. Now we know that Milo Ventimiglia has joined him as a man from prominent Boston family who finds purpose in working for his family’s philanthropic foundations. Britt Lower, Logan Browning, Erin Richards will also star as a reporter, an FBI investigator, and as David's ex wife, a pediatric surgeon.

FIRST LOOK AT JASON MOMOA AS HAWAII WARRIOR IN CHIEF OF WAR 18TH CENTURY EPIC TV SERIES PLUS THE START DATE

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FIRST JASON MOMOA EPIC SERIES IMAGE

Apple TV + has opened the new week with the first image of Jason Momoa in his epic new series CHIEF OF WAR and the start date set for August 1st when it will launch with first two episodes and then continue weekly.  The series depicts the unification and colonization of Hawai’i from an indigenous point of view with Momoa playing warrior Ka’iana, as he tries to unify the islands before Western colonization in the late 18th century.

PREMIUM SPOTLIGHT ON ITALIAN PERIOD SET SERIES BELCANTO ON THE 18TH CENTURY BIRTH OF OPERA WITH VITTORIA PUCCINI

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PERIOD SET TV SERIES FROM ITALY

Belcanto started airing on RAI February 28th

I have to admit that I actually thought this one was coming up sometime later this year, but it turns out that it started airing in Italy in February and finished a week ago, so beside El Turco and Leopard we have another Italian costume drama to watch this spring.  Coming from Mariano Di Nardo, Antonio Manca and Federico Fava  BELCANTO eight part series set in 1798, had, it seems, quite nice viewing ratings in Italy with over 20% of viewership in the country tuning in to every episode. The actresses and actors do not sing in the series on their own, but have voices lent from operatic singers from Italy and it is interesting that the soundtrack of the series has

Belcanto consists of eight episodes

entered Italian music charts. The series was shot in the historic parts of Naples at the beginning of last year.

 

  THE STORY OF THE SERIES FOLLOWS

14-year-old Carolina (Adriana Savarese), her 17-year-old sister Antonia  (Caterina Ferioli) and their mother Maria (Vittoria Puccini) who seek refuge in the city of Milan after stabbing their violent father to death. The elder sister dreams of becoming a renowned singer, much as her mother once hoped for when she was the girl’s age. However, an unhappy and often violent marriage waylaid young Maria, who is now willing to go the extreme lengths to ensure that her daughter is afforded every opportunity withheld from herself. Maria’s intense focus on the beautiful elder sister leaves little attention or affection for young and ugly Carolina however, who more modestly only dreams of earning her mother’s affection. Things go upside down however when a well-respected singing teacher in the cosmopolitan city renowned for its music discovers that Maria’s youngest is the true talent in the family. The Italian bel canto opera movement flourished in the early 19th century and is exemplified by the operas of Rossini, Bellini, Donizetti and others. Literally “beautiful singing”, bel canto opera derives from the Italian stylistic singing school of the same name. Carmine Recano, Giacomo Giorgio, Vincenzo Ferrera and Nicolo Pasetti also star in the historical series.

 

GEMMA ARTERTON, RAFE SPALL, MARK STANLEY, ALEX KINGSTON TO LEAD ITV'S NEW ESPIONAGE SERIES SECRET SERVICE

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GEMMA ARTERTON AND RAFE SPALL TO LEAD

ITV has set quite an interesting cast for their new high end espionage series SECRET SERVICE with Gemma Arterton and Rafe Spall leading the cast alongside Mark Stanley, Alex Kingston. This five part drama  The drama follows senior MI6 officer Kate Henderson (Gemma Arterton). On the surface, her life appears ordinary, a civil servant married to Stuart (Rafe Spall) with two teenage children. However, to those who don’t know her well, Kate’s true role is heading the Russia Desk at the Secret Intelligence Service. When her undercover operations reveal alarming evidence that a high-ranking UK politician may be a Russian asset, Kate finds herself in a desperate race to uncover their identity. As a brutal murder thrusts her team into the spotlight, Kate must navigate the dangerous world of espionage while trying to hold her family together and protect her reputation.

NEW SERIES OUT TODAY: HULU'S MID-CENTURY MODERN SITCOM WITH MATT BOMER, NATHAN LANE, LADY'S COMPANION 19TH CENTURY DRAMA AT NETFLIX

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MID-CENTURY MODERN SITCOM ON HULU

New sitcom starts today over at Hulu

Two new series coming out today for your viewing pleasure this weekend. Over at Hulu out today is their new multicam sitcom from Will & Grace creators titled MID-CENTURY MODERN about three best friends, gay gentlemen of a certain age, played by Matt Bomer, Nathan Lane and Nathan Lee Graham, who, after an unexpected death, decide to spend their golden years living together in Palm Springs where the wealthiest one lives with his mother and a naked Gen Z housekeeper. As a chosen family, they prove that no matter how hard things get, there’s always someone around to remind you it would be better if you got your neck done! Linda Lavin, who recently died, is Bunny’s mother, Sybil whose strengths are her weaknesses: wise, caring, and iconoclastic, which sometimes means she’s critical, smothering and amoral!

 

 

THE LADY'S COMPANION AT NETFLIX

If you are also in the mood for a costume drama, hitting Netflix today is Spanish period set series THE LADY'S COMPANION with Álvaro Mel, Nadia de

The Lady's Companion streams from today

Santiago and Isa Montalbán in the lead roles of the series set in Madrid, 1880. Elena Bianda is the most sought-after lady-in-waiting in the entire city. Despite her youth, more than 20 ladies have already had decent courtships and marriages under her tutelage. Her success lies in being rigid in morality with their families and sensitive to the concerns of the ladies. A complicated balance that Elena handles perfectly. She was born for it: seeing them successfully walk down the aisle is, quite simply, her whole life. All this changes when she arrives at the Mencía house and has to take care of 3 sisters.

 

FIRST IMAGES AND STREAMING DATE FOR THE BETTER SISTER PRIME VIDEO SERIES WITH JESSICA BIEL, ELIZABETH BANKS, COREY STOLL

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JESSICA BIEL, ELIZABETH BANKS IMAGES

Prime Video has revealed first images from their new TV series adaptation of Alafair Burke's THE BETTER SISTER that unveils the terrible things that drive sisters apart and ultimately bring them back together. The series has a premiere date set on May 29th when it'll launch in more than 240 countries around the world. Jessica Biel leads the cast as Chloe, who moves through the world with her handsome lawyer husband Adam (Corey Stoll) and teenage son Ethan (Maxwell Donovan) by her side while her estranged sister Nicky (Elizabeth Banks) struggles to stay clean and hustles to make ends meet. When Adam is brutally murdered, the prime suspect sends shockwaves through the family, laying bare long-buried secrets. Kim Dickens will play Nancy Guidry, a detective investigating Adam’s murder, while Bobby Naderi will play her kinder and younger detective partner.

FIRST IMAGES OF CONNOR SWINDELLS IN BBC AND NETFLIX LOCKERBIE AIRPLANE EXPLOSION TV SERIES THE BOMBING OF PAN AM 103

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FROM THE BOMBING OF PAN AM 103 SERIES

Although the Colin Firth series Lockerbie: A Search for Truth already aired without much success, I previously already told you that there is another series on the same terrorist attack coming up and today I have for you first images from THE BOMBING OF PAN AM 103 series with  Connor Swindells who leads the cast in the story based on the real events surrounding the 1988 Lockerbie bombing and the joint Scots-U.S. investigation which sought to bring the perpetrators to justice. Peter Mullan, Tony Curran, Eddie Marsan, Kevin McKidd also star in thebrand new series that will first air on BBC sometime later this year and then stream on Netflix globally! 

 

WHAT IS THE STORY ABOUT? 

On 21 December 1988, flight Pan Am 103 was en route from Heathrow to JFK when a bomb exploded in its hold over the small Scottish town of Lockerbie, killing 270 people, including 43 British citizens and 190 Americans. It was the worst ever terror attack on British soil. LOCKERBIE will focus on the investigation into the crash on both sides of the Atlantic and the devastating effect it had on the small town and the families who lost loved ones. From the initial exhaustive search for evidence on the ground in Scotland, via the U.S. and Malta to the trial at Camp Zeist in 2000, the drama takes us right up to the most recent indictment at the end of 2022.