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Wondering what to watch now that another season of “Slow Horses” has wrapped up? Never fear, there are plenty of other spy and spy-adjacent series similar to the acclaimed Apple TV+ series.

We’ve assembled this handy list of shows, some British, some American, and one German, that should satisfy your appetite for espionage, intrigue, danger, action and full-on bluffing your enemy that you can stream right now. All while waiting for “Slow Horses” Season 5, which is coming next year.

Keeley Hawes, Matthew Macfadyen and David Oyelowo in “MI5” (Credit: BBC) MI5 (2002 – 2011)

Long before Matthew Macfadyen was jockeying for power and glory on “Succession,” he was MI5 agent Tom Quinn, who tackled terrorists of all stripes with his colleagues Zoe Reynolds (Keeley Hawes) and Danny Hunter (played by future “Lawmen: Bass Reeves” star David Oyelowo). The stellar cast includes Richard Armitage, Nicolas Walker, Peter Firth and Jenny Agutter. The series...

In the final episode of Channel 5 thriller The Wives, the tension rises as Sylvie (Tamzin Outhwaite) and Natasha (Angela Griffin) urgently hunt for Luca (Louis Boyer). Meanwhile, Sean (Jonathan Forbes) makes a significant move by going to meet his brothers. Elsewhere, Charlie (Jamie Bamber), desperate to evade arrest, heads to the port with Sky […]

The Wives: Final Episode...

In the second episode of The Wives, Beth (Jo Joyner), flustered, escapes from Charlie’s (Jamie Bamber) apartment and confides in Natasha (Angela Griffin) and Sylvie (Tamzin Outhwaite) about a bag she found, raising suspicions about Charlie’s involvement in Annabelle’s death. Sean (Johnathan Forbes) uncovers financial troubles in the family business, and Charlie discloses a secret […]

The Wives: Episode 2...

Six-part mystery drama series The Wives makes its debut on Monday night, exploring the unravelling of the Morgan family during a summer that changes their lives forever. In the first episode, the family anxiously searches for Charlie Morgan’s (Jamie Bamber) wife, Annabelle, who has mysteriously disappeared. Beth Morgan (Jo Joyner), Charlie’s sister-in-law, repeatedly calls Annabelle, […]

The Wives: Series Premiere...

The cameras are rolling on the eagerly anticipated third season of BritBox’s hit crime drama Beyond Paradise. Co-commissioned with the BBC, the new season will deliver more intriguing puzzles for the beloved Shipton Abbott team to solve.

Fans will also be thrilled to reunite with Humphrey and Martha, who nearly tied the knot last series, as they continue their heartfelt fostering journey.

Beyond Paradise Season 3 will see the return of Kris Marshall as Di Humphrey Goodman, Sally Bretton as Martha Lloyd, Zahra Ahmadi as DS Esther Williams, Dylan Llewellyn as PC Kelby Hartford, Barbara Flynn as Anne Lloyd, Felicity Montagu as Margo Martins, Jade Harrison as Cs Charlie Woods, and Melina Sinadinou as Zoe Williams.

Jamie Bamber will also reprise his role as the charming Archie Hughes who is back following his departure from Shipton Abbott at the end of series one.

Set against the idyllic backdrops of Devon and Cornwall,...

"I jumped right in... The more we did, the easier we got." Republic Pictures has unveiled an official trailer for an action thriller movie called Strangers (as in - killing off strangers), not to be confused with the horror franchise at Lionsgate known as The Strangers (Chapter 1 opened earlier this summer). This is yet another of these derivative, generic crime thrillers being dumped directly to VOD (in September), since it does not look good. A frustrated woman's life takes a dark turn after a chance encounter with a mysterious hitman. Their whirlwind romance leads to a vigilante killing spree against criminals and dangerous people, but as she delves deeper, she begins to question the true nature of her partner and the shadows they both conceal. Of course, I wonder what's hidden within. Strangers stars Sienna Guillory, Jamie Bamber, Emmett J. Scanlan, Alex Blake, Ana Campbell, Nico Seedsman, and with Jon Voight.

“Battlestar Galactica” will not chronicle its next chapter on Peacock. A planned reboot for the classic sci-fi hit is no longer in development at the streamer, an insider close to the decision-making told TheWrap.

The project had been in development since 2019, helmed by Sam Esmail (“Mr. Robot”). It was never officially picked up to series at Peacock, and though no plot details were revealed, the show was set to be set in the same timeline as the popular 2003 series.

The news comes months after “The Sinner” EP Derek Simonds was tapped to be writer, executive producer and showrunner. The reboot will now be shopped around to other outlets by its production company, UCP, with whom Esmail has an overall deal. The project was in development with UCP, Esmail Corp and Chad Hamilton.

“Battlestar Galactica” was first introduced in the ’70s as a single-season show starring Richard Hatch, Dirk Benedict and Lorne Greene.

Acorn TV has now dropped the first episode of Signora Volpe Season 2. This stars Pride & Prejudice star Emilia Fox in a cozy detective mystery about a former M16 agent who now lives in a quaint Italian village, dating a dashing Italian.

Fox portrays Sylvia Fox, a British spy who left her life as an M16 agent after being disillusioned with the organization. In addition, she got divorced from her fellow spy, Adam Haines, portrayed by Jamie Bamber. She decides to reconnect with her artist sister Isabel, portrayed by Tara Fitzgerald.

However, she cannot give up her sleuthing ways. In tremendous shape, Sylvia has keen spy skills including surveillance, and investigative talents, and has some good spy connections at the local gelato shop that help her solve mysteries.

In the first season, she is there for her niece, Alice (Issy Knopfler), befriends, and falls for the local Capitano Riva (Giovanni Cirfiera...

Lady in the Lake is a thriller drama miniseries created by Alma Har’el. Based on the 2019 novel of the same name by author Laura Lippman, the Apple TV+ series is set in the 1960s in Baltimore and it follows the story of Maddie Schwartz, an investigative journalist as she leaves her overbearing husband to pursue her career and finds herself entangled into two mysterious murders, and she comes in direct conflict with a woman working to advance the agenda of the city’s African American community. Lady in the Lake stars Natalie Portman in the lead role with Moses Ingram, Y’lan Noel, Brett Gelman, Byron Bowers, Noah Jupe, Josiah Cross, Mikey Madison, and Pruitt Taylor Vince starring in supporting roles. So, if you loved the thrilling mystery and enticing drama in Apple TV+’s Lady in the Lake, here are some similar shows for you to watch next.

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[Warning: The below contains Major spoilers for D.I. Ray Season 2 Episode 3 “The Hunt for Rav.”] “It felt like a good meal,” Parminder Nagra says with a laugh. She’s referring to her character, Di Rachita Ray, having to go see her ex-fiancé, the corrupt cop Martyn Hunter (Jamie Bamber), now in prison for his crimes uncovered at the end of Season 1. Now, in D.I. Ray Season 2, he claims to have pertinent information about the murder case she’s working. Martyn insists on talking to Rachita alone and remarks that solving this case would be a chance to prove herself. She keeps her focus on the case. He brings forth an alternate suspect, who was once tight with one of the murder victims before a falling out and has a score to settle. Rachita knows he wants something in return, and Martyn claims he’s hoping to put things right between them. She argues he wants a...

It's hard to pick just one favorite character on the reimagined "Battlestar Galactica." One especially beloved member of that ensemble though, is Kara Thrace/Starbuck, the hotshot pilot with a spiritual side and self-doubt to match her strength. She's at the center of the series from the beginning and ultimately becomes the lynchpin in one of its more ... metaphysical storylines.

In the pilot mini-series of "Battlestar Galactica," the android Cylons wipe out the 12 Colonies of Man. So, the eponymous Galactica and a handful of surviving ships set out to find a new home while dodging their Cylon pursuers. The thrust of the series is this makeshift fleet's search for Earth, mythical home of the thirteenth tribe of man. In the end, Starbuck leads them there, sort of.

In season 3 episode "Maelstrom," Kara dies piloting her Viper (a space fighter jet) inside a gas giant. Her comrade/lover Lee Adama (Jamie Bamber) tries to dissuade her,...

“She’s probably a little bit reluctant, honestly, to go back to work,” Parminder Nagra admits of her character, Detective Inspector Rachita Ray, when D.I. Ray picks up with a second season on PBS on June 16. The show’s first season ended with Rachita discovering that her fiancé, Dci Martyn Hunter (Jamie Bamber) was dirty; he was arrested and is now in prison. During the course of the investigation, Rachita grew close to and romantically involved with Ps Tony Khatri (Maanuv Thiara), and he was killed. So how is she doing at the beginning of Season 2, which picks up two months later, following her suspension from the force? “She wasn’t left in good shape by the end of first season after the amount of betrayal that she went through, especially with her partner and the fact that we pick up so quickly after the shooting of Tony, [Martyn] going to prison,...

Tubi’s upcoming titles for April include five new Tubi Originals:

YA comedy Crushed, starring Bebe Wood Two titles timed to the 110th anniversary of the Titanic’s sinking – a documentary, Mysteries From The Grave: The Titanic, and a horror film, Titanic 666, starring AnnaLynne McCord (“90210”), Keesha Sharp (“Empire”) and Jamie Bamber (“Battlestar Galactica”) Action movie Lord Of The Streets, featuring

Mma stars Quinton “Rampage” Jackson and Anderson Silva.

The action sci-fi film Corrective Measures, starring Michael Rooker (“The Walking Dead”), Bruce Willis (“The Sixth Sense”) and Tom Cavanaugh (“The Flash”)

Unless otherwise noted, all titles below will begin streaming on April 1.

Tubi Originals

Crushed – 4/1 – After the hottest guy in school likes her Instagram photo, a high-achieving, high-strung high school girl carries out totally crazy schemes to hook up with him before the senior class trip ends. But things spiral when her obsession gets out of control.

Mysteries From...

Exclusive: Production is underway on Blackwater Pictures and Silver Milk Production’s feature film, Heavyweight, on location in London. Written and directed by Christopher M. Anthony, the film stars Nicholas Pinnock & Jordan Bolger lead the cast. Additional cast includes Jason Isaacs, Rob Malone (Vikings), Barry Aird, Joplin Sibtain (Andor) Jamie Bamber, Nabil Elouahabi, Blake Harrison, Sienna Guillory and Osy Ikhile (Black Mirror).

The film focuses on the mental state of the fighter and his cornermen backstage before the fight, drawing the audience in with the pressure of the ever-ticking clock as fight time approaches. Derek – the Heavyweight – is ninety minutes away from the most important fight of his life, but a series of obstacles,...

To celebrate the release of Signora Volpe Series One arriving on DVD and digital

20th November 2023, we’re giving away 2 Blu-Rays!

Pack your bags for a brand-new Italian-set, sumptuous sleuthing adventure that sees TV favourite Emilia Fox star as the eponymous lead – Signora Volpe – a disillusioned British spy turned amateur detective. The sunny, thrilling and fun four-part crime series also stars Tara Fitzgerald and Jamie Bamber.

Following its hugely successful launch on Acorn TV, its recent run on UKTV Drama and with a second series on the horizon, now is the perfect time to enjoy Signora Volpe Series One which arrives on DVD and digital on 20 November 2023 courtesy of Acorn Media International. The DVD comes complete with special features, including a ‘Meet the Characters’ featurette with interviews with Emilia Fox and Tara Fitzgerald.

Set in the sunny and scenic Umbria, we meet Sylvia Fox, a quietly intelligent, confident woman, who...

Stars: Charlotte Kirk, Jamie Bamber, Jonathan Howard, Hadi Khanjanpour, Tanji Kibong, Leon Ockenden, Troy Alexander | Written and Directed by Neil Marshall

Director Neil Marshall returns with a soldiers-vs-monsters thriller that harks back to his 2002 debut Dog Soldiers. Unfortunately, it’s something of a mixed bag – there are some entertainingly gloopy gore moments and the monsters are suitably monstrous, but the film is ultimately let down by dismal acting, a dull script and flat direction.

Charlotte Kirk plays Flight Lieutenant Kate Sinclair, who gets shot down over a rebel stronghold in Afghanistan. Fleeing her attackers, she takes refuge in an abandoned underground bunker and unwittingly unleashes an army of toothy monsters.

Escaping to the desert, Kate falls in with a band of bickering soldiers – dubbed “the Dirty Half-Dozen” – who include: American senior officer Finch (Jamie Bamber), rugby-loving Welshman Jones (Leon Ockenden), kleptomaniac African-American Lafayette (Tanji Kibong), grumpy Hook (Jonathan Howard), military...

To celebrate the release of The Lair on Blu-ray, DVD and digital 17 July 2023 we have a Blu-Ray to give awway to one lucky winner!

Acclaimed Director Neil Marshall returns with The Lair, a lean, mean creature feature, which, according to the director, is inspired by the ‘classic genre movies like Alien, Predator and The Thing’. This spine-chilling Shudder Original featuresterrifying monsters, gruesome violence and tougher-than- tough characters. Claustrophobic, fear-fuelled and strikingly shot, this mighty monster-thriller gets its highly anticipated Blu-ray, DVD and digital release on 17 July courtesy of Acorn Media International.

When Lieutenant Kate Sinclair is shot down over

Afghanistan, Sergeant Tom Hook is sent in to lead a specialised team of Sas troops to find the missing soldier and bring her home. As Sinclair desperately tries to evade her pursuers, she stumbles across a forsaken military bunker and seeks refuge, but little does she know that this seemingly abandoned base holds a dark secret…...

‘Exhilarating… influence of [Neil Marshall’s] early work is undeniable… fun, fast, and action-packed adventure…

a suspenseful thrill ride that you cannot afford to miss’

★★★★

Dread Central

‘Neil Marshall has gone back to his roots with The Lair combining elements of Dog Soldiers and The Descent…

an enjoyable creature feature’

Voices From The Balcony

‘The Lair checks off some genre fans’ qualitative boxes, thanks in part to co-writer/director Neil Marshall’s knack for top-this violence,

post-spaghetti-western war movie repartee and general eye for action filmmaking’

RogerEbert.com

Acclaimed Director Neil Marshall (Dog Soldiers, The Descent) returns with The Lair, a lean, mean creature feature, which, according to the director, is inspired by the ‘classic genre movies like Alien, Predator and The Thing’.

This spine-chilling Shudder Original features terrifying monsters, gruesome violence and tougher-than-tough characters. Claustrophobic, fear-fuelled and strikingly shot, this mighty monster-thriller gets its highly anticipated Blu-ray, DVD and...

Director Neil Marshall returns with The Lair, a lean, mean creature feature which, according to the director, is inspired by the ‘classic genre movies like Alien, Predator and The Thing’.

When Lieutenant Kate Sinclair is shot down over Afghanistan, Sergeant Tom Hook is sent in to lead a specialised team of Sas troops to find the missing soldier and bring her home. As Sinclair desperately tries to evade her pursuers, she stumbles across a forsaken military bunker and seeks refuge, but little does she know that this seemingly abandoned base holds a dark secret… a horde of nightmarish creatures known as Ravagers, half-human and half-alien, ravenous for flesh. Narrowly escaping from the bunker, Sinclair finds safety at a nearby army base led by Major Roy Finch. But it’s not long before some unexpected and extremely dangerous visitors arrive, eliciting an adrenaline-fueled mighty battle for survival…

This spine-chilling Shudder Original features terrifying monsters,...

Starting on Thursday, May 25, Warner Bros. Discovery will premiere four new Max Original documentary specials covering the 100-year anniversary of Warner Bros. The “100 Years of Warner Bros.” specials will be narrated by Morgan Freeman. The first two specials — “The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of” and “Clint, Kubrick and Kryptonite” — premiere this week. Then, on Thursday, June 1, “Heroes, Villains and Friends” and “Wizarding World and The Big Bang” will debut on Max.

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It was announced this week that following a record-breaking premiere on Paramount+, the reality series “The Family Stallone” had been picked up for a second season. The show follows the erstwhile “Rocky” and “Rambo” actor, his wife, and daughters as they live their lives dealing with fame and each other.

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The new crime TV series “Cannes Confidential”, stars Jamie Bamber and Nancy Tate, streaming June 26, 2023 on Acorn TV:

“…set against Cannes and the Cote d'Azur, the action centers on the relationship between an idealistic and ambitious female cop and an ex-conman and master of counterfeit, who's on the run from both the police and the mob.

“The pair are forced into an unlikely -- and surprisingly successful -- crime-fighting partnership, which sees them solve a murder case in each close-ended episode. However, the drama's long arc focuses on the main character's quest to find the criminals who framed her father, a local-hero police officer who was jailed for a murder he didn't commit..”

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Are you ready for an international romantic crime drama?

Acorn TV went public with the official trailer for Cannes Confidential, a star-studded new drama series premiering on the streaming service this summer.

Shot on location in Cannes and starring French TV-drama actor Lucie Lucas, Jamie Bamber, and singer/actor Tamara Marthe (Profilage), the six-part series will premiere with the first two episodes on Monday, June 26 on Acorn TV, with two new episodes premiering weekly every Monday through July 10.

Created by Chris Murray, Cannes Confidential is "a high-concept detective series centered on the bicker-banter relationship between no-nonsense detective Camille Delmasse (Lucas) and charming international conman Harry King (Bamber)," the streaming service shared today.

"Thrown together solving crimes on the French Riviera, Camille and Harry's relationship lies at the heart of the show against a luxurious Cannes backdrop."

"Camille and Harry's chemistry is complicated by Camille's colleague and wing-woman, Léa Robert (Marthe...

"Cannes Confidential", set in the Cote d'Azur, was created by Chris Murray, as a new six-part crime drama TV series, directed by Camille Delamarre, starring Lucie Lucas, Jamie Bamber and Tamara Marthe, premiering June 26, 2023 on Acorn TV:

"... the new detective series follows no-nonsense detective 'Camille Delmasse' (Lucas) and international conman 'Harry King' (Bamber). 

"Thrown together solving crimes on the French Riviera, Camille and Harry's relationship lies at the heart of the show against a luxurious Cannes backdrop. 

"Camille and Harry's chemistry is complicated by Camille's colleague and wing-woman, 'Léa Robert' (Marthe), and a deal they make to free Camille's ex-'Chief of Police' father from corruption charges..."

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The 2001 HBO miniseries "Band of Brothers" was massive in scope, containing at least two dozen main characters, and just as many supporting players besides. It told the true story of an actual World War II infantry regiment nicknamed Easy Company, following the group on several dangerous missions, all overseen by Richard Winters, played in the series by Damian Lewis. Those paying attention in 2001 might recall the overwhelming size of the television event, and what a boon it was for the actors in it. Looking closely, one can see small roles from the likes of James McAvoy, Tom Hardy, Jamie Bamber, Dominic Cooper, and Simon Pegg.

Each of the show's ten episodes, running anywhere from 45 to 70 minutes, focused on a different soldier in particular, with other characters becoming supporting players in the week's story. Actor Scott Grimes played real-life soldier Donald Malarkey (1921-2017), a young man who fought in several notable...

Brett Ratner's 2006 superhero film "X-Men: The Last Stand" is set in the near future, and features a climax wherein the powerful mutant Magneto (Ian McKellen) floats a portion of the Golden Gate Bridge through the air using only his magnetic powers. Dozens of characters appear, several of them lose their mutant powers thanks to an anti-mutation serum, and others die outright. So many dramatic things occurred, it seemed difficult to continue the film series in a cogent way; it didn't seem that the studio could still incorporate the X-Men heroes audiences had come to love. 

20th Century Fox, as a solution, began producing a series of flashback prequel films about the X-Men characters in their respective youths. The fourth film in the X-Men series was called "X-Men Origins: Wolverine," and it told the story of how Logan (Hugh Jackman) came to have his metal skeleton and how he lost his memory,...

Made-for-tv movies have developed from their Hallmark stereotype in recent years, thanks to the rise of companies such as HBO. Although these films feature lower budgets and smaller casts than larger productions, they offer directors and actors greater freedom – leading them toward more successful results.

Related: Top 10 Best TV Series of All Time, Ranked by Viewers

Despite this shift away from melodrama for sensationalism’s sake, made-for-tv movies remain a viable alternative to seeing stories on screen without spending too much cash or time in cinemas.

10 Highest-Ranked TV Movies on IMDb Duel (1971) – 7.6 You Don’t Know Jack (2010) – 7.6 Battlestar Galactica: Razor (2007) – 7.6 Conspiracy (2001) – 7.6 61* (2001) – 7.7 A Christmas Carol (1984) – 7.8 The Normal Heart (2014) – 7.9 Prayers for Bobby (2009) – 8.0 Threads (1984) – 8.0 Temple Grandin (2010) – 8.2 10 ‘Duel’ (1971)

Genre: Action, Thriller

Director: Steven Spielberg

Stars: Dennis Weaver, Jacqueline Scott, Eddie Firestone, Lou Frizzell

IMDb: 7.6/10 74K | Popularity: 1,865 | Metascore: 81 | Awards: 3 (1 Primetime Emmy Award)

“Duel,” a 1971 suspense thriller from the mind of acclaimed director Steven Spielberg, follows...

World premieres of Prime Video’s Rachel Weisz-starrer “Dead Ringers,” Paramount+’s “Fatal Attraction, with Lizzy Caplan, and Joshua Jackson, and Netflix’s awaited French bio “Tapie” pack out a 6th Canneseries which boasts its biggest U.S. presence yet, with titles from nearly all the major global streamers.

They join Apple TV+’s already-announced “Silo,” another world premiere. Paramount+ will also be represented by Korean smash hit “Bargain.”

In all, the main Competition features seven world premieres, Lewi said at a Paris lineup presentation on Tuesday.

Israel and Scandinavia have a prominent presence as ever at Canneseries. The selection also takes in, however, its first South African title in Competition, “Spinners,” admired at the London Screenings.

Adding star wattage, Sarah Michelle Gellar will pick up the Canal+ Icon Award, Joey Soloway, creator of Amazon Studios’ “Transparent” and producer of “Six Foot Under,” receives a Commitment Award. Canneseries’ Rising...

Distributor Hat Trick International (Hti) has closed multiple international sales on ITV series “Di Ray,” from “Line of Duty” creator Jed Mercurio’s Htm Television.

Both seasons of the crime drama, created and written by former “Line of Duty” actor Maya Sondhi, have been acquired by PBS Distribution in a multi-rights deal that will see it broadcast across PBS’s 330+ member stations in the U.S. and streaming on PBS Passport, the PBS Video app and the PBS Masterpiece Prime Video Channel. The deal was brokered by Germaine Sweet, PBS Distribution’s managing director of content acquisitions and Jonathan South, Hti’s North American senior sales executive.

“Di Ray,” executive produced by Mercurio, debuted to strong ratings in 2022 as a 4 x 60′ series on U.K. broadcaster ITV, leading to a second season order of six episodes. Set in Birmingham, the series revolves around Rachita Ray, a Leicester-born police officer who...

More than 100 key figures from the UK film and TV industry have signed a letter urging the UK government to take “immediate action” against Iranian authorities for “gross violations of human rights and women’s rights” in their response to the wave of public protests that erupted last year.

The industry leaders, including Barbara Broccoli, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, and Edgar Wright, are calling for the UK government to “actively campaign to stop the violence used against the protesters in Iran, including an immediate stop to all executions” and “demand the release of all political prisoners in Iran.”

“Enough is enough. If the global community, which the UK is an active and influential member of, does not act firmly, these atrocities will continue,” the letter reads. “We need to sincerely support the people of Iran in their fight for justice and freedom.”

The letter was organized by British-Iranian filmmaker Babak Anvari (Under...

A growing number of figures from the film and TV industry in the U.K. have signed a letter urging British politicians to support the people of Iran as the country faces global condemnation for executing several of those involved in the wave of protests that erupted last year.

The letter, instigated by British-Iranian filmmaker Babak Anvari, calls for members of U.K. parliament to actively campaign for Iran to stop violence against protesters and end all executions, to hold Iran accountable for the “gross violations of human rights and women’s rights,” and to demand that Iran releases all political prisoners.

Among the almost 100 names to have signed the letter, which is still circulating and gathering attention, are Olivia Colman, Martin McDonagh, Jessie Buckley, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Brett Goldstein, Jonathan Pryce, Hugh Bonneville, Richard Curtis, Gillian Anderson, Felicity Jones, George Mackay, Edgar Wright and Hayley Atwell.

The letter is the latest...

There’s something inherently terrifying about subterranean horror. Getting trapped underground creates a tense survival scenario thanks to various dangers. But what about what’s lurking in the dark? Survival horror with carnivorous creatures provides fertile ground for fear.

Neil Marshall (Dog Soldiers, The Descent) is back with the brand new underground monster movie The Lair, which comes to theaters and on Digital and VOD on October 28, 2022.

In The Lair, “Royal Air Force pilot Lt. Kate Sinclair (Charlotte Kirk) is shot down over Afghanistan and finds refuge in an abandoned underground bunker where deadly man-made biological weapons – half human, half alien – are awakened.”

Jonathan Howard (Thor: The Dark World) and Jamie Bamber (“Battlestar Galactica”) also star.

Charlotte Kirk co-wrote the screenplay with Neil Marshall.

In anticipation of Marshall’s return to the subterranean creature feature, we look back at eight horror movies that feature underground monsters.

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Neil Marshall (Dog Soldiers, The Descent) is back with the brand new monster movie The Lair, which is now in limited theaters and on Digital and VOD from Rlje Films.

In The Lair, “Royal Air Force pilot Lt. Kate Sinclair (Charlotte Kirk) is shot down over Afghanistan and finds refuge in an abandoned underground bunker where deadly man-made biological weapons – half human, half alien – are awakened.”

Check out this exclusive clip in which we see the creature rip off someone’s face!

Marshall said in a statement, “I’m thrilled to be back in the world of full-blooded action horror for the first time since ‘The Descent’ and ‘Dog Soldiers,’ and this film certainly holds some kinship with those two movies.

“Originally conceived as a small and contained indie film to shoot during lockdown, my ambitions for the movie grew into something much more action-packed and monster-fuelled, with a sci-fi twist.

Two decades after making his debut with werewolf war movie “Dog Soldiers,” Neil Marshall offers another spin on military-vs.-monsters action in “The Lair,” a semi-return to form that’s energetic if uninspired and increasingly silly. Nonetheless, it represents a bit of a rebound after the disasters of last year’s “The Reckoning” and an unhappy “Hellboy” reboot he disowned. This first issue from Scarlett Prods., the company he founded with star, co-writer and executive producer Charlotte Kirk, gets released by Rlje Films to limited U.S. theaters as well as VOD and digital Oct. 28. Launch on multi-territory genre streaming platform Shudder is planned for early next year.

This first issue from Scarlett Prods., the company he founded with star, co-writer and executive producer Charlotte Kirk, gets released by Rlje Films to limited U.S. theaters as well as VOD and digital Oct. 28. Launch on multi-territory genre streaming platform Shudder...

Neil Marshall returns to the world of creature features with his bloody new film The Lair! Here's the trailer.

The Lair hits heaters, On Demand, and Digital October 28th, 2022

It stars Starring Charlotte Kirk, Jonathan Howard, Jamie Bamber.

Synopsis:

When Royal Air Force pilot Lt. Kate Sinclair is shot down over Afghanistan, she finds refuge in an abandoned underground bunker where deadly man-made biological weapons – half human, half alien – are awakened.

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The Lair Trailer — Neil Marshall‘s The Lair (2022) movie trailer has been released by Rlje Films and Shudder. The Lair trailer stars Charlotte Kirk, Jonathan Howard, Jamie Bamber, Tanji Kibong, Leon Ockenden, Mark Strepan, Troy Alexander, Hadi Khanjanpour, and Harry Taurasi. Crew Neil Marshall wrote the screenplay for The Lair. “Produced by [...]

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"Kill anything that shrieks!" Rlje Films + Shudder have revealed the first official trailer for The Lair, a brand new creature feature written & directed by filmmaker Neil Marshall. Looks like he's going back to his roots for something dark and scary as f&#k! When Royal Air Force pilot Lt. Sinclair is shot down over Afghanistan, she finds refuge in an underground bunker where deadly man-made biological weapons – half human, half alien – are awakened. They even put one of these things on the poster! It's playing at the 2022 Sitges Film Festival in Spain this week, after premiering at FrightFest in the UK, landing on VOD at the end of October. The Lair stars Charlotte Kirk, Jonathan Howard, Jamie Bamber, Tanji Kibong, Leon Ockenden, Mark Strepan, Troy Alexander, Hadi Khanjanpour, and Harry Taurasi. Looks like some nasty monster fun!! Marshall back with more action. ›››

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Neil Marshall (Dog Soldiers, The Descent) is back with brand new monster movie The Lair, which comes to theaters and on Digital and VOD on October 28, 2022.

Head into The Lair with the official trailer below!

Charlotte Kirk (The Reckoning) stars in The Lair, which has been acquired by Rlje Films and Shudder. We’ve been told that Shudder will be streaming the film in early 2023.

In The Lair, “Royal Air Force pilot Lt. Kate Sinclair (Charlotte Kirk) is shot down over Afghanistan and finds refuge in an abandoned underground bunker where deadly man-made biological weapons – half human, half alien – are awakened.”

Marshall said in a statement, “I’m thrilled to be back in the world of full blooded action horror for the first time since ‘The Descent’ and ‘Dog Soldiers,’ and this film certainly holds some kinship with those two movies. Originally conceived as a small and contained indie film to shoot during lockdown,...

The Lair, Director Neil Marshall’s latest genre piece, had the double honour of opening and receiving its world premiere at the 22nd annual FrightFest in London, England. Before the screening, Marshall stated that the movie “had a lot more in keeping with my earlier films like Dog Soldiers and The Descent”. The premise certainly backs this up - on paper it seems to capture the claustrophobia of The Descent and the action and siege environment of Dog Soldiers, but does it deliver a similar result?

The story focuses on Captain Kate Sinclair (Charlotte Kirk), a pilot who is shot down during her final combat mission in Afghanistan. She is ambushed by insurgents but manages to fend them off long enough to take shelter in a large underground bunker. The insurgents pursue Sinclair down under ground, but they find more than the lone Raf pilot there. They find a number of creatures in stasis,...

Stars: Charlotte Kirk, Jamie Bamber, Jonathan Howard, Hadi Khanjanpour, Tanji Kibong, Leon Ockenden, Troy Alexander | Written and Directed by Neil Marshall

Director Neil Marshall returns with a soldiers-vs-monsters thriller that harks back to his 2002 debut Dog Soldiers. Unfortunately, it’s something of a mixed bag – there are some entertainingly gloopy gore moments and the monsters are suitably monstrous, but the film is ultimately let down by dismal acting, a dull script and flat direction.

Charlotte Kirk plays Flight Lieutenant Kate Sinclair, who gets shot down over a rebel stronghold in Afghanistan. Fleeing her attackers, she takes refuge in an abandoned underground bunker and unwittingly unleashes an army of toothy monsters.

Escaping to the desert, Kate falls in with a band of bickering soldiers – dubbed “the Dirty Half-Dozen” – who include: American senior officer Finch (Jamie Bamber), rugby-loving Welshman Jones (Leon Ockenden), kleptomaniac African-American Lafayette (Tanji Kibong), grumpy Hook (Jonathan Howard), military...

Exclusive: AMC Networks’ business unit Rlje Films and its genre streaming service Shudder have acquired North American rights to the Neil Marshall-directed horror film The Lair from Highland Film Group, with the latter also picking up the rights for UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. Rlje Films will release the pic in theaters and on digital and VOD on October 28, with Shudder bringing it to streaming early next year.

In the film written by Marshall and Charlotte Kirk (The Reckoning), Royal Air Force pilot Lt. Kate Sinclair (Kirk) is shot down over Afghanistan and finds refuge in an abandoned underground bunker where deadly man-made biological weapons—half human, half alien—are awakened. Jonathan Howard (Thor: The Dark World) and Jamie Bamber (Battlestar Galactica) also star in the pic, which next month makes its world premiere at FrightFest. It was produced by Rather Good Films Ltd and Daniel-Konrad Cooper with...

A different actor would've played Lee Adama on the reimagined "Battlestar Galactica" had Jamie Bamber listened to his gut. Lee is one of the series' main characters, the son of Commander William Adama (Edward James Olmos) and a reimagined version of the original series hero Apollo (Richard Hatch) — "Apollo" is simply Lee's pilot callsign rather his given name.

Bamber hasn't had the most illustrious career since "Galactica" ended; the fantasy series "17th Precinct," which reunited him with co-stars James Callis and Tricia Helfer and co-creator Ron Moore, never went past the pilot. But that's not a reflection on his acting...

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Cameras are rolling in Cannes on “Cannes Confidential,” a high-end crime series set in the Cote d’Azur that will mark the first English-language procedural drama to be produced and set on the French riviera since the 1970s.

Skyverse Studios, AMC Networks’ streamer Acorn TV, French broadcaster TF1 and Nordic and streaming service Viaplay have announced the start of production on the six-part show that has been granted unprecedented access to film in the city of Cannes through an exclusive partnership and, given the timing of the start of shooting, will possibly include the upcoming Cannes film fest atmosphere.

Camille Delamarre will direct all six episodes.

The show, which will blend crime and romantic elements, is created by Chris Murray (“Midsomer Murders”). The main cast comprises French TV actor Lucie Lucas, Jamie Bamber (“Battlestar Galactica”), and singer/actor Tamara Marthe (“Profilage”) with additional cast to be announced.

“Cannes Confidential” revolves...

To the casual observer, there’s nothing remarkable about Sylvia. An intelligent, confident woman, Sylvia tends to keep quiet about her formidable linguistic abilities, impressive knowledge of weaponry, and skills as a markswoman.

Questions about her professional life are met with bland answers about an unspectacular career in the Civil Service, which is only very slightly true – because until recently, Sylvia was a high-ranking British spy.

That's the official logline of Acorn TV's Signora Volpe, starring Emilia Fox as Sylvia. We had a chance to chat with her about making the show.

As much as I love to watch international programming, I only get bits and pieces of everything out there. You don't make it easy. You have one of the busiest schedules I've ever seen.

Who? Me?

Yes.

Do you know what, it's love, that's the sort of the joy of the job, isn't it? You can be so,...

Jamie Bamber will be in the upcoming Acorn TV series, Signora Volpe.

He plays Adam Haines, a special agent and the husband of a former spy, Sylvia Fox (Emilia Fox).

When Sylvia decided to take a new direction with her life, she left behind a man who clearly still loves her, and he's not afraid to show it.

We had the chance to chat with Jamie about Signora Volpe and a whole lot more.

What drew you to Signora Volpe?

Oh, lots of things. Rome and Umbria, in Italy. I'm a massive Italophile. I studied Italian and French college, and I spent a year in Italy as a student. And this all came to pass just as we were coming out of the lockdown here in the UK, about this time last year. So, it was a great opportunity to be allowed to travel if people weren't free to travel.

Stars: Keesha Sharp, AnnaLynne McCord, Derek Yates, Jamie Bamber, Lydia Hearst, Joseph Gatt | Written by Jacob Cooney, Jason White | Directed by Nick Lyon

After Swim and War of the Worlds: Annihilation, Tubi and The Asylum have teamed up again, this time for Titanic 666. This time they’re sending the Titanic III, (Titanic II was a 2010 film from The Asylum), on its maiden voyage, which includes a stop directly over the wreck of the original, a movie the ship’s owners had to know was tempting fate.

Titanic 666 actually opens with a brief segment showing the sinking of the original Titanic and spoofing James Cameron’s epic before settling into the main story. Captain Celeste Rhoades, and her crew set sail with a ship full of the rich and famous which includes superstar influencers Mia Stone and her husband Jackson.

Professor Hal Cochran and some of his collection of relics from...

The Asylum and Tubi hit the high seas for the latest Tubi Original horror movie, with the free-streaming service debuting the official Titanic 666 trailer this week. Annalynne McCord (Excision) stars in Titanic 666, alongside Keesha Sharp (Power Book II: Ghost), Lydia Hearst (Z Nation) and Jamie Bamber (Battlestar Galactica). “After a mammoth cruise ship sails over the site of the Titanic’s […]

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How do you top Amityville in Space, announced with an official trailer today? Well, Tubi has announced horror movie Titanic 666, which is probably ill-advised on an equal level. Annalynne McCord (Excision) will star in Titanic 666, alongside Keesha Sharp (Power Book II: Ghost), Lydia Hearst (Z Nation) and Jamie Bamber (Battlestar Galactica). Deadline first reported the news, and they’ve also […]

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Exclusive: AnnaLynne McCord (Power Book III: Raising Kanan), Keesha Sharp (Power Book II: Ghost), Lydia Hearst (Z Nation) and Jamie Bamber (Battlestar Galactica) have joined the cast of Tubi’s thriller Titanic 666. They join Joseph Gatt, Derek Yates, Michael J. Chen, Jhey Castles, Kendall Chappell and Giovannie Espiritu. The film is directed by Nick Lyon and written by Jacob Cooney and Jason White.

Here’s the film’s official log line: “One hundred and ten years after its namesake’s fateful journey, the Titanic III’s maiden voyage will land at the original site of the wreck. Although a faithful replica of the original, this mammoth cruise ship is built with the most advanced technology, ensuring that it has no chance of sinking. But when the Titanic III arrives at the tragic site, strange events begin to occur, as dark forces from the deep rise to the surface, terrorizing all...

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Discovery racked up subscription numbers during the opening week of the ongoing Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022, the company has revealed. Eight times more viewers are streaming Olympic content on Discovery’s streaming services compared to the same period for Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018, with total new paid subscribers already surpassing 2018 with a week of competition still to go. Three-quarters of a billion streaming minutes have been consumed on Discovery’s subscription services so far, more than 18 times higher than the same period of PyeongChang 2018. Average minutes consumed per viewer across Discovery Plus and Eurosport streaming services has more than doubled, with audiences also n average watching 29% longer on television vs PyeongChang 2018. Discovery’s free Olympic news and short video clips on Eurosport.com have also more than doubled their reach. On the linear TV front, Eurosport audiences have maintained 2018 levels.

Jean-Briac Perrette, president and CEO, Discovery streaming and International,...

Production has begun in Hungary on Neil Marshall’s action/horror film The Lair starring Jonathan Howard from Thor: The Dark World, Charlotte Kirk from The Reckoning and Jamie Bamber from Battlestar Galactica.

Here are some photos from Marshall's Insta page and the plot synopsis.

Synopsis:

The Lair follows Sgt. Tom Hook as he is tasked with leading a unit to find Lt. Kate Sinclair after the Royal Air Force fighter pilot was shot down in Afghanistan. Pursued by insurgents, Sinclair has sought shelter in an a...