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Fremantle is getting into business with Fudge Park, the indie behind Aimee Lou Wood’s BBC comedy Daddy Issues.

The pair have struck a first look and development deal, which will see Fremantle become the primary home for all of Fudge Park’s upcoming scripted projects. The UK indie will also work closely with Fremantle’s global drama and International sales divisions to help develop its drama and comedy slate.

Fudge Park’s latest is Daddy Issues, which is sold by Fremantle and was recently re-upped for a Season 2. Starring Sex Education breakout Wood and David Morrissey and created by Danielle Ward (Brassic), Daddy Issues follows Stockport-based Gemma (Wood), who discovers she’s pregnant after a random hook-up. The show is the top-rated BBC Three comedy since the channel’s 2021 relaunch, according to the national broadcaster.

Fudge Park was founded a decade ago by The Inbetweeners creators Damon Beesley and Iain Morris.

Eminem kicked off the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards with a performance of “Houdini” and his Jelly Roll collaboration “Somebody Save Me” off his latest album, The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce).

The performance opened with a short skit in which a mass of Slim Shady clones stormed New York’s Ubs Arena under the leadership of Eminem as he rapped the opening lyrics of “Without Me” from 2002’s The Eminem Show. In a choppy blonde wig of his own, Eminem used the opening as a reference to his entrance at the 2000 MTV VMAs,...

To a generation of Brits, Iain Morris may forever be known as half of the duo that created “The Inbetweeners,” the wildly rude sitcom about a group of mostly unpopular teenage boys that ran from 2008-2010 and was followed by two hugely successful films.

But the multi-talented creative has been prolifically busy since then, reuniting some of the “The Inbetweeners” lead cast for BBC comedy series “White Gold,” creating another BBC comedy “First Team,” working on FX’s “What We Do in the Shadows,” helping write Taika Waititi’s soccer comedy “Next Goal Wins” and recently being tapped to direct Netflix rom-com feature “My Oxford Year.”

For the last few years, he’s also been hard at work on “Time Bandits,” Apple TV+’s small-screen reimagining of Terry Gilliam’s cult 1981 fantasy comedy about a young boy taken on an adventure through time with a band of thieves (mostly played...

Exclusive: Saffron Hocking (Top Boy) is the newest addition to the cast of Fuze, the race-against-the-clock thriller that Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Theo James are leading for director David Mackenzie (Hell or High Water).

Details as to the role she’s playing are under wraps. As previously announced, others in the cast will include Sam Worthington, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Elham Ehsas and Honor Swinton-Byrne.

Currently in production in London, the film written by Ben Hopkins watches as a long-buried WWII bomb found in central London sparks a citywide evacuation. Gillian Berrie (Outlaw King) and Mackenzie are producing for Sigma Films, alongside Sebastien Raybaud (The End We Start From), and Callum Grant (Jackdaw) for Anton.

Anton is fully financing the film and will co-rep U.S. rights alongside UTA Independent Film Group and WME Independent, with Sky to release the film theatrically in the UK and Ireland.

Nominated for a BAFTA for her...

Track by Track is our recurring feature series in which artists guide readers through each song on their latest release. Today, New York City rocker Des Rocs give us insight into his sophomore album, Dream Machine.

Des Rocs, aka Danny Rocco, sports the silhouette of a young Elvis Presley, and his brand of self-described “bedroom arena rock” tugs at the rock ‘n’ roll of the past with the intent of making the present a bit more tolerable.

Fused with the wit of an artist forging his path in the competitive New York City circuit, his music transcends pastiche and is frankly refreshing. There’s tangible joy: bombastic chords, anthemic Queen-esque choruses, glam-metal swagger. In a gloomy world where many musicians are making gloomy music, Des Rocs sounds like the damn antidote.

“It’s 2:10 in the morning / I’m on the Bqe … Come on take a joy ride / In my dream machine.

Edward Jack Peter Westwick, better known as Ed Westwick, is a famed British actor and musician. He is best known for his distinct role as Chuck Bass in the popular CW’s series Gossip Girl, as well as Vincent Swan in the television series, White Gold.

Ed Westwick Biography: Age, Early Life, Family, Education

Ed Westwick was born on June 27, 1987 (Ed Westwick’s age: 35) in Hammersmith, London to Carole and Peter Westwick. His mother was an educational psychologist while his father was employed as a university instructor. Westwick was born as the youngest of three boys. He was raised in Stevenage, Hertfordshire.

Westwick began taking music lessons and attending Saturday morning drama school at the age of six. He attended The Barclay School and North Hertfordshire College, where he took classes primarily focused in business, law and communication. He was also a member of the National Youth Theatre in London.

Masterpiece on PBS will launch seven new episodes of All Creatures Great and Small in early 2024.

Based on the collection of stories by best-selling author James Herriot, the adaptation will return to Yorkshire Dales for the fourth season. It picks up in 1940 as Winston Churchill takes office and Europe is under serious threat.

Season 4 sees Nicholas Ralph reprise his role as young country vet James Herriot, now married to Helen, played by Rachel Shenton (White Gold). Samuel West (Slow Horses) returns as James’ mentor Siegfried Farnon while Anna Madeley (Time) continues as Mrs. Hall, matriarch of Skeldale House. Patricia Hodge (A Very English Scandal) also reprises her role as the eccentric Mrs. Pumphrey, and Derek as her pampered Pekingese Tricki.

All Creatures is currently filming in Yorkshire.

Neve McIntosh (Shetland) joins the cast as the highly efficient bookkeeper Miss Harbottle, alongside James Anthony-Rose (Slow Horses) as the studious undergraduate vet student Richard Carmody.

Neve McIntosh (“Shetland”) and James Anthony-Rose are joining the seven-episode fourth season of Masterpiece on PBS’ “All Creatures Great and Small.”

The drama, based on a collection of stories by best-selling author James Herriot that have sold 60 million copies internationally, is currently filming on location in Yorkshire and will air on the network in early 2024 and Channel 5 in the UK this fall.

Season 4 will return to Yorkshire Dales, picking up in 1940 as Churchill takes office and Europe is under serious threat. With Tristan away serving in the Royal Army Veterinary Corps, Siegfried Farnon (Samuel West) and James Herriot (Nicholas Ralph) bring in some extra hands to help around the practice.

McIntosh will play the highly efficient bookkeeper Miss Harbottle, while Anthony-Rose will play undergraduate vet student Richard Carmody who arrives at Skeldale as part of his placement under the guidance of James.

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New York rocker Des Rocs has announced his sophomore album, Dream Machine, due August 25th via Sumerian Records. In advance of its release, he’s unleashed the single “Nowhere Kid.”

Des Rocs is the stage name of Danny Rocco, who made waves with his 2021 debut A Real Good Person in a Real Bad Place. He co-produced the new album with Alain Johannes and Matt Wallace.

“Nowhere Kid” follows previous single “Never Ending Moment,” which arrived in April. Regarding the new song, Rocs stated, “‘Nowhere Kid’ is an anthem for the lonely. A battle hymn for anyone wrestling with the isolation of modern life. Growing up, I struggled to reconcile my dreams with my surroundings.”

He added, “There was this constant inner-monologue that ran in circles around who I was versus who I wanted to be. I hope ‘Nowhere Kid’ can be a beacon to guide those struggling with a dreadful...

Prime Video drama “The Devil’s Hour” has cast “Top Boy” star Saffron Hocking for Season 2.

The British actor has joined the Hartswood Films-produced drama in the role of Sam Boyd, a detective sergeant who worked under Di Lucy Chambers (played by Jessica Raine) in a past life.

“The Devil’s Hour” was created by Tom Moran, and is executive produced by “Sherlock” showrunner Steven Moffat. The six-part thriller premiered on Prime Video in October.

The show follows Lucy, a social worker suffering from insomnia, who is inexplicably connected to a number of brutal murders in her neighbourhood, and is drawn into the search for a serial killer. The show also stars Peter Capaldi as Gideon Shepherd, a mysterious criminal with a unique relationship with time.

Season 2 is currently in production.

Hocking is known for her portrayal of Lauryn in Netflix’s “Top Boy” reboot. Her Season 2 storyline of domestic abuse...

Warner Bros. has launched a new trailer for the family animation ‘Mummies’ from Spanish director Juan Jesús García Galocha.

The film follows the fun adventures of three Egyptian mummies who live in an underground secret city, hidden in ancient Egypt. The trio includes a princess, a former charioteer, and his younger brother along with their pet baby crocodile. Through a series of unfortunate events, the mummies end up in present-day London and embark on a wacky and hilarious journey in search of an old ring belonging to the Royal Family, that was stolen by the ambitious archaeologist Lord Carnaby.

Directed by Juan Jesús García Galocha (“Galo”), who makes his feature film debut following his work as art director on films such as “Tad: The Lost Explorer” and “Tad: The Lost Explorer, and The Secret of King Midas”.

The voice cast includes Joe Thomas, Eleanor Tomlinson, Santiago Winder (“The Hope Rooms”), Celia Imrie,...

Warner Bros. has debuted the trailer for the family animation ‘Mummies’ from Spanish director Juan Jesús García Galocha.

The film follows the fun adventures of three Egyptian mummies who live in an underground secret city, hidden in ancient Egypt. The trio includes a princess, a former charioteer, and his younger brother along with their pet baby crocodile. Through a series of unfortunate events, the mummies end up in present-day London and embark on a wacky and hilarious journey in search of an old ring belonging to the Royal Family, that was stolen by the ambitious archaeologist Lord Carnaby.

The voice cast includes Joe Thomas, Eleanor Tomlinson, Santiago Winder (“The Hope Rooms”), Celia Imrie, Dan Starkey (“Doctor Who”), Hugh Bonneville, singer, songwriter and record producer Shakka and Sean Bean.

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Rachel Shenton (All Creatures Great and Small) is the newest addition to Lionsgate’s remake of the 2008 horror The Strangers. She joins an ensemble led by Madelaine Petsch and Froy Gutierrez which also includes Gabriel Basso and Ema Horvath, as previously announced.

The original film released in 2008 starred Liv Tyler and Scott Speedman as a couple contending with a terrifying home invasion, registering as a sleeper hit upon its release and coming to be appreciated in subsequent years as a cult classic.

The new film follows Petsch’s character as she drives cross-country with her longtime boyfriend (Gutierrez) to begin a new life in the Pacific Northwest. When their car breaks down in Oregon, they’re forced to spend the night in a secluded Airbnb, where they are terrorized from dusk till dawn by three masked strangers. Lionsgate plans to expand the story in new and unexpected ways with a pair of sequels,...

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Oscar winner Rachel Shenton has joined the cast of Lionsgate’s The Strangers remake, which has just wrapped production.

Shenton plays Debbie, the sister to Madelaine Petsch’s character. Lionsgate is rebooting the original 2008 cult horror film of the same name as the first of a trilogy for worldwide release.

The triology remake features Petsch, who drives cross-country with her longtime boyfriend, played by Froy Gutierrez, to begin a new life in the Pacific Northwest. When their car breaks down in Venus, Oregon, they’re forced to spend the night in a secluded Airbnb, where they are terrorized from dusk till dawn by three masked strangers.

Shenton earned her Academy Award trophy for best live action short film for The Silent Child, which she wrote and starred in. The British actress starred in the Channel Four soap Hollyoaks, the drama All Creatures Great...

Sas: Rogue Heroes is one of autumn’s most anticipated British TV dramas. Based on the bestselling book by Ben Macintyre, and created by Peaky Blinders writer Steven Knight, it tells the fascinating true story of how the famed Sas (Special Air Service) was formed during the darkest days of World War Two.

Sas: Rogue Heroes Release Date

The swaggering historical drama begins airing on BBC One this Sunday 30th October at 9pm and will air weekly until Sunday the 4th of December. Even better news for binge-watchers: the full six-part box set will also be available on BBC iPlayer once the first episode finishes.

In the US, you’ll be able to watch the series on Epix starting on November 13th.

Here’s the trailer:

What’s Sas: Rogue Heroes About?

The official BBC synopsis tells us:

Cairo, 1941. David Stirling (Connor Swindells) – an eccentric young officer, hospitalised after a...

ITV has unveiled a slate of new comedy commissions, most of which will premiere on Itvx, its upcoming free streaming service.

New comedy titles include “Plebs: Soldiers of Rome,” “Deep Fake Neighbour Wars,” “Ruby Speaking Count,” “Abdulla” and “Significant Other.”

“The arrival of Itvx gives us more opportunities to commission a broad range of comedies and a dedicated place for the genre to call home,” said Nana Hughes, ITV’s Head of Comedy. The executive added that ITV aspired to showcase a “huge cross section of contemporary, diverse and inclusive comedy.”

“We want to take risks but most importantly we want our audiences to find shows that reflect them and make them laugh,” Hughes continued.

“Plebs: Soldiers of Rome” is a a feature-length special based on the award-winning comedy series “Plebs” which has had five successful seasons. “Plebs” is directed and written by Sam Leifer and co-written by Tom Basden.

Exclusive: Frances Turner (The Man In The High Castle), Kristin Booth (The Hot Zone: Anthrax) and Jack Doolan (Marcella) are set to join Season 3 of The Boys in recurring roles. They will appear opposite series stars Karl Urban, Jack Quaid, Anthony Starr and more.

The third part of the series will tell the story of Vought’s first superhero, Soldier Boy (played by Jensen Ackles) and his Payback team, focusing on his WW II exploits and more.

Turner will recur as Monique, wife of Mother’s Milk (Laz Alonso).

Booth and Doolan will play supe siblings Tessa and Tommy, aka the TNT Twins.

Turner is best known for her role in the fourth and final season of Amazon’s The Man In The High Castle and can currently be seen as Dr. Lyn Malvo in NBC’s New Amsterdam. Her additional work includes Quantico, Blue Bloods, Time After Time, Lethal Weapon and Powerless.

London Film Festival Lineup Revealed

The Lff has revealed its industry program, with speakers including Ava DuVernay, Jane Tranter, Ted Hope and Sundance director Tabitha Jackson. James Schamus will be take part in a panel discussion as part of the production finance market and there will also be spotlights on first films and new UK producers. All talks and events will take place digitally between October 7-18. Below is the lineup in full.

· Spotlight conversation – Ava DuVernay and Array

· Spotlight conversation – Jane Tranter from Bad Wolf

· Taking Black Writers Seriously pitching event with Ida Rose and the Young Vic

· Telling Black Stories on Screen – Kemp Powers and Kwame-Kwei-Armah in conversation

· From Big Screen to Small Screen, How Film Producers Navigate the World of Television with Ed Guiney and Allon Reich

· In Focus – Independent Producers with Ameenah Ayub Allen, Fodhla Cronin O’Reilly, Matthew Wilkinson, Joy Ghatoro-Akopojotor, Elhum Shakerifar and Helen Simmons...

The zombie apocalypse is coming to the U.K. and will be seen on British and U.S. TV after ITV and Hulu greenlit “Zomboat!” The upcoming comedy will star Leah Brotherhead (“White Gold”), Hamza Jeetooa (“Doctor Who”), Ryan McKen (“White Dragon”), and Cara Theobold (“Downton Abbey”). It will bow on the ITV2 channel this fall and then on Hulu.

The story follows the aftermath of a zombie onslaught being unleashed on the British city of Birmingham. Sisters Kat and Jo, together with unlikely travel companions Sunny and Amar, flee for their lives, by canal boat.

As they journey along the canal in their tightly packed living quarters, friendships develop, alliances form, arguments occur and romance blossoms. Along the way, they realize there is no escaping the problems of everyday life, even in a zombie apocalypse.

Zomboat! will be made by Noho Film & Television production, which is run by former...

This weekly feature is in addition to TVLine’s daily What to Watch listings.

With nearly 500 scripted shows now airing across broadcast, cable, streaming and whatever “Brat” is, it’s easy to forget that a favorite comedy is returning, or that the new “prestige drama” you anticipated is about to debut. So consider this our reminder to set your DVR, order a Season Pass, pop a fresh Memorex into the Vcr… however it is you roll.

This week, you’ll find over 30 season — and series — finales (including The Big Bang Theory, For the People and Veep), 11 premieres (including George Clooney...

Drake took a moment out from performing at a London show on his Assassination Vacation tour Monday night to give fans a first look at a teaser trailer for “Top Boy,” the upcoming Netflix series he is producing.

The singer is exec-producing the show alongside business partner Adel “Future” Nur, and Maverick Carter and Jamal Henderson for SpringHill Entertainment.

The trailer shows rivals fighting for control of London streets as a voiceover intones: “The olders are washed, the youngers fear nothing. And everyone wants to be a Top Boy.”

Netflix confirmed that Simbi Ajikawo, Aka British rapper Little Simz, and David Omoregie, Aka rapper Dave, have joined the gritty crime drama, which is set in and among the high-rise blocks of East London. “Top Boy” started out on Channel 4 in the U.K., and the first two seasons are available on Netflix. The new season stars Ashley Walters and Kane Robinson,...

Barry White’s seminal work in the symphonic soul genre will be highlighted on a massive, seven-cd box set, Love Unlimited Orchestra: the 20th Century Records Albums (1973-1979), out March 29th on Mercury/UMe. The label will also release vinyl LP reissues of three albums from that era, along with two from Love Unlimited, the White-produced female vocal trio.

After working as a songwriter and producer in the late Sixties and early Seventies, White signed with 20th Century Records in 1973, issuing his debut solo LP, I’ve Got So Much to Give,...

With the reunion of classic TV shows being all the rage right now, can we ever expect CW’s ultimate millennial series Gossip Girl to come back?

“There’s been discussions,” said CW President Mark Pedowitz at TCA today, “but I don’t know if we’re there yet.”

“I don’t know what it would be, a lot of that is up to the Warner Bros. studio and Josh and Steph because you don’t want to do anything without them,” added the network boss.

Gossip Girl ran for six seasons from 2007-2012 on the CW across 121 episodes and aired at a time when social media was taking off.

The sensation of the series extended beyond the tube, impacting young women’s fashion sense. The New York Times reported in 2008 that Gossip Girl was “one of the biggest influences on how young women spend. Fans stride into boutiques bearing...

Stars: Joe Thomas, Hammed Animashaun, Claudia O’Doherty, Jemaine Clement, Hannah Tointon, Kurt Yaeger, Noel Fielding, Nick Frost, Theo Barklem-Biggs, Leigh Williams, Lizzy Connolly | Written by Keith Akushie, Joe Parham | Directed by Iain Morris

[Note: With the film out on DVD and Blu-ray now, here's a reposting of our review of The Festival, from the people behind The Inbetweeners]

The team behind the enormous British cultural phenomenon The Inbetweeners returns to screens with The Festival after multiple dips in form with sizeable stabs at original content in both cinema and television, with little to no acclaim or success in either medium.

Revisiting the Inbetweeners franchise has been a mixed bag for writer and directors Iain Morris and Damon Beesley. In 2011 they launched a cinematic event with a feature film that stirred an impressive success earning $88,025,781 worldwide. Three years later they turned to the well of predictability, already dry and running on empty with a sequel that ultimately neglected any common sense contextually that angered fans and led...

Stars: Joe Thomas, Hammed Animashaun, Claudia O’Doherty, Jemaine Clement, Hannah Tointon, Kurt Yaeger, Noel Fielding, Nick Frost, Theo Barklem-Biggs, Leigh Williams, Lizzy Connolly | Written by Keith Akushie, Joe Parham | Directed by Iain Morris

The team behind the enormous British cultural phenomenon The Inbetweeners returns to screens with The Festival after multiple dips in form with sizeable stabs at original content in both cinema and television, with little to no acclaim or success in either medium.

Revisiting the Inbetweeners franchise has been a mixed bag for writer and directors Iain Morris and Damon Beesley. In 2011 they launched a cinematic event with a feature film that stirred an impressive success earning $88,025,781 worldwide. Three years later they turned to the well of predictability, already dry and running on empty with a sequel that ultimately neglected any common sense contextually that angered fans and led to a reduced box office reception and incredibly tepid reviews.

Over four months after the Los Angeles County District Attorney confirmed that it was investigating Ed Westwick for multiple allegations of sexual assault, Jackie Lacey’s office today said that the Gossip Girl alum will not be charged.

“Three separate women recently reported to law enforcement that suspect sexually assaulted them at three different times in 2014,” stated the D.A.’s office in a July 17 charge evaluation worksheet made public Friday. “Victim 1 alleged an assault and identified potential fresh complaint witnesses, the paperwork explained. Victim 2 alleged an assault and said two people were present at the location but outside of the room where the assault occurred. Those witnesses were not able to provide information that would enable the prosecution to prove either incident beyond a reasonable doubt. Prosecution on those two incidents is declined due to insufficient evidence.”

“The investigating officer tried numerous times but was unsuccessful in contacting Victim 3 for...

“Lethal Weapon”

Actor Seann William Scott took over the role of Martin Riggs for the show’s third season, which got the green light on Sunday from Fox. A representative from Warner Bros. Television said the studio “decided not to renew Clayne Crawford’s contract for ‘Lethal Weapon'” after reports of bad behavior on set, described as “complaints of emotional abuse and creating a hostile environment.”

Crawford apologized last month and wished the “Lethal Weapon” team luck on their third season without him. “To my cast and crew – Congratulations on season 3!” Crawford wrote. “To the Fans – Thank you for the overwhelming support and love. Riggs was a dream role and the experience will live with me forever. My heart is full. Good Luck nxt season!!” he said on Instagram over the weekend.

“I take great pride in treating everyone in life with dignity and kindness,” the 40-year-old actor said in April.

Ed Westwick and his girlfriend showed some Pda over the weekend during a date in Los Angeles, amid the continued fallout as the actor faces allegations of sexual assault.

The duo were cuddly during a lunch outing at the eatery Lemonade on Saturday, which came just weeks after it was announced that the Gossip Girl alum, 30, was recast in the BBC’s Agatha Christie drama due to the allegations raised against him.

Serfaty, a former America’s Next Top Model contestant, has been dating Westwick since May.

A source told People in November that Westwick and the Los Angeles-based model...

Hello and welcome back to our roundup of news from across the industry. From stage to screens big and small, we’ve got you covered. It’s everything you need to know and all you can’t afford to miss. Ed Westwick removed from drama after rape allegations.British actor Ed Westwick, best known for playing Chuck Bass in “Gossip Girl”, was dropped by the BBC last week in the wake of rape allegations made against him last year. The 30-year-old actor has already completed filming for the Agatha Christie drama “Ordeal By Innocence”, but it was announced he is to be replaced by Christian Cooke, a decision that sets a precedent for the UK industry, marking the first of this kind of post-shoot recasting in a UK drama since the recent sexual harassment scandals broke. Following Kristina Cohen’s November claim (which was then followed by two other women...

The BBC announced today that Ed Westwick's role in the upcoming adaptation of Agatha Christie's Ordeal by Innocence has been recast despite the three-part special wrapping filming in September 2017. In the wake of multiple sexual assault allegations lobbied at the British actor late last year, the BBC shelved their intended airing of the drama during the festive period. However, it seems the production will now see the light of day, with actor Christian Cooke taking over the part from Westwick and reshooting scenes with the ensemble cast including Matthew Goode, Bill Nighy, Ella Purnell, Anna Chancellor, and Alice Eve. Also said to be shelved is the second season of the BBC 2 production White Gold, which featured Westwick in the starring role.

Christian Cooke takes over from Ed Westwick in Mammoth Screen’s Agatha Christie drama.

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Ed Westwick in ‘Chalet Girl’

The BBC is to air its shelved three-part Agatha Christie drama Ordeal by Innocence with a new actor taking over from Ed Westwick.

Mammoth Screen is to re-shoot scenes with British actor Christian Cooke in the role of Mickey Argyll (reports Broadcast). Cooke’s previous credits include Channel 4 drama The Promise and Film 4 movie Cemetery Junction.

The drama had been completed last year for a Christmas tx, but was pulled following sexual allegations by two women made against Westwick, and replaced in the schedules by The Forge’s two-parter The Miniaturist.

Fellow cast members including Bill Nighy, Anna Chancellor, Anthony Boyle and Alice Eve will join Cooke on location in Scotland to shoot the new scenes.

A revised broadcast date has yet to be announced.

Shot on location in Scotland, the show is being...

Christian Cooke takes over from Ed Westwick in Mammoth Screen’s Agatha Christie drama.

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BBC

The BBC is to air its shelved three-part Agatha Christie drama Ordeal by Innocence with a new actor taking over from Ed Westwick.

Mammoth Screen is to re-shoot scenes with British actor Christian Cooke (pictured) in the role of Mickey Argyll. Cooke’s previous credits include Channel 4 drama The Promise and Film 4 movie Cemetery Junction.

The drama had been completed last year for a Christmas tx, but was pulled following sexual allegations by two women made against Westwick, and replaced in the schedules by The Forge’s two-parter The Miniaturist.

Fellow cast members including Bill Nighy, Anna Chancellor, Anthony Boyle and Alice Eve will join Cooke on location in Scotland to shoot the new scenes.

A revised broadcast date has yet to be announced.

Shot on location in Scotland, the show is being produced by Mammoth Screen in partnership...

Christian Cooke takes over from Ed Westwick in Mammoth Screen’s Agatha Christie drama.

Source: BBC

BBC

The BBC is to air its shelved three-part Agatha Christie drama Ordeal by Innocence with a new actor taking over from Ed Westwick.

Mammoth Screen is to re-shoot scenes with British actor Christian Cooke (pictured) in the role of Mickey Argyll. Cooke’s previous credits include Channel 4 drama The Promise and Film 4 movie Cemetery Junction.

The drama had been completed last year for a Christmas tx, but was pulled following sexual allegations by two women made against Westwick, and replaced in the schedules by The Forge’s two-parter The Miniaturist.

Fellow cast members including Bill Nighy, Anna Chancellor, Anthony Boyle and Alice Eve will join Cooke on location in Scotland to shoot the new scenes.

A revised broadcast date has yet to be announced.

Shot on location in Scotland, the show is being produced by Mammoth Screen in partnership...

Famed chef Anthony Bourdain took to Twitter on Tuesday to show his support and affection for his girlfriend, Italian actress Asia Argento, in the midst of the several sexual harassment allegations both in the entertainment and in the food world.

The Parts Unknown host, 61, shared a photo of himself lying in a hammock with 42-year-old Argento, captioning the shot: “I ain’t ‘woke’. I was lucky enough to meet one, truly extraordinary woman @AsiaArgento.”

Argento responded to his tweet and said, “I miss everything about that picture.”

A Twitter user also commented on Bourdain’s tweet noting that Argento “looks...

Ken Friedman is the latest high-profile restaurant owner to be accused of sexual harassment.

A day after sexual misconduct allegations against Mario Batali were reported, 10 women came forward on Tuesday in a New York Times article, describing how the owner of N.Y.C.’s famed gastropub The Spotted Pig has allegedly been subjecting his employees to unwanted sexual advances for years.

Friedman, whose restaurant has earned several Michelin stars, a James Beard Foundation award, and is known as a celebrity hot spot run by chef April Bloomfield, has reportedly groped several of his female employees in public and has...

Hollywood’s sexual harassment scandals have had an immediate effect on the industry — and on TV viewers as well. As networks and studios are confronted with allegations of misconduct and assault by their stars, producers, and even executives, heightened publicity has also prevented them from sweeping such news under the rug.

Instead, from morning to primetime, broadcast, cable and streaming services have been faced with making big moves on some of their biggest properties. In the $1 billion morning show competition, both NBC’s “Today” and CBS’ “This Morning” fired key anchors. Netflix’s and Amazon’s signature, award-winning dramas are expected to return without their lead stars. Paramount Network planned to launch by leveraging the Weinstein brand — but that strategy is dead. And FX must now rebuild its comedy brand without the producer who inspired much of it.

Here’s a continually updated roundup of TV productions that have been...

Jessica Szohr is speaking up in defense of her Gossip Girl co-star and ex-boyfriend, Ed Westwick. The 30-year-old actor is facing several allegations of rape, which he has categorically denied.

Westwick previously told fans on social media that he is “cooperating with the authorities” in order to clear his name quickly. In a new interview with Cosmopolitan, Szohr, 32, addressed the controversial topic of the allegations against her ex.

“I have known Ed for years and know how lovely he is, and don’t think he would ever put someone in a position like that,” Szohr began, noting that the topic was “tricky” and that she didn’t want her words to be “twisted.”

Adding that she doesn’t want to speak for Westwick or his accusers, Szohr added, “It’s just, it’s a touchy, tough thing that you pray it’s not true and that with, outside of even him, all these different...

Ed Westwick‘s girlfriend is standing by him after three women accused the Gossip Girl star of sexual assault.

On Monday, Jessica Serfaty took to Instagram to share a photo of the couple, captioning it: “Nobody puts baby in a corner.”

Westwick, 30, and Serfaty, 26, have been dating since May. Serfaty, a former America’s Next Top Model contestant who has a 9-year-old son from a previous marriage, had also been linked to Joe Jonas and Niall Horan.

A source told People earlier this month that Westwick and the Los Angeles-based model and actress were “looking at engagements rings” while vacationing in Paris in late October.

A third woman has come forward with sexual assault allegations against Ed Westwick.

In an interview with BuzzFeed published Tuesday, creative producer Rachel Eck alleged that in 2014, the Gossip Girl star “aggressively groped” her breasts at a hotel in Hollywood.

Eck’s story has a connection to the first accusation brought against Westwick by actress Kristina Cohen: Both Eck and Cohen alleged that an Australian film producer named Kaine Harling facilitated their meeting with Westwick. Harling did not respond to People’s request for comment.

Westwick has denied the two previous rape allegations brought against him. He has not...

Rooster Teeth, the multi-faceted Austin-based digital network, has brought acclaimed British actor James Buckley into the fold.

Thirty-year-old Buckley, who is best known for his work in The Inbetweeners Movie and the Netflix series White Gold, is also an avid gamer who operates a one-year-old YouTube channel called Completed It Mate (305,000 subscribers). Buckley will join Rooster Teeth’s Let’s Play Network of gaming channels. Additionally, he will be a featured guest star on Rooster Teeth’s Achievement Hunter show, which helped popularize the 'Let’s Play' genre on YouTube and today counts millions of fans across the globe.

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Two BBC series starring Ed Westwick have been put on hold following recent rape accusations being made against the Gossip Girl alum.

Three-part series Ordeal by Innocence, based on an Agatha Christie novel of the same name, was originally set to be a centerpiece for the BBC's Christmas schedule, but it has since been shelved indefinitely.

Filming for Westwick's other BBC project, comedy series White Gold, is currently "paused" while the actor deals with allegations of sexual assault that have surfaced this week.

"These are serious allegations which Ed Westwick has strenuously denied,...

The fallout begins for Ed Westwick after two women accused him of rape. In a statement, the BBC has announced that the three-part holiday special “Ordeal By Innocence”, starring Westwick, has been pulled from its schedule, and that his appearance in the series “White Gold” has been halted. Related: Colbert Calls Allegations Of Sexual Misconduct Against […]...

The BBC on Friday announced that it will not air its adaptation of the Agatha Christie novel Ordeal by Innocence, following multiple rape allegations made against star Ed Westwick, Variety reports.

The Gossip Girl alum has been accused of raping two women: actress Kristina Cohen, who in a Nov. 7 Facebook post claimed that the actor forced himself on her while attending a house party at his residence in 2014, and former actress Aurélie Wynn, whose alleged assault is said to occur at Westwick’s home that same year.

The Lapd is currently investigating Cohen’s claim, while Westwick has since denied...

The BBC is out of the Ed Westwick business, at least for now, canceling an upcoming Agatha Christie holiday season special Ordeal By Innocence and halting his appearance in the series White Gold. Westwick has been accused of raping two women, charges he denies. In a statement, the BBC said "These are serious allegations which Ed Westwick has strenuously denied. The BBC is not making any judgement but until these matters are resolved we will not include Ordeal by Innocence…...

The BBC has pulled Ed Westwick drama “Ordeal by Innocence” from its schedule. Additionally, the production company behind his “White Gold” series says the actor has “paused from filming.” Here is the BBC’s full statement, from a spokesperson:

“These are serious allegations which Ed Westwick has strenuously denied. The BBC is not making any judgement but until these matters are resolved we will not include ‘Ordeal by Innocence’ in the schedules. The independent production company making ‘White Gold’ has informed us that Ed Westwick has paused from filming while he deals with these allegations.”...

One of the creators of The Inbetweeners Damon Beesley is teaming up with actor Joe Thomas for a new Comedy film about a group of teens attending a music festival called The Festival. The film will star Thomas, who played Simon on The Inbetweeners and Martin on the two's current Netflix and BBC collaboration White Gold, and the film is already teasing the likes of Jemaine Clement and Kurt Yaeger, so it should be a blast. 

Those who have seen The Inbetweeners already know of the brilliance of this British comedy duo, and those who haven't will have to settle for the slim pickings that are available to watch on streaming services to get an idea. That, or they could watch the equally hilarious White Gold which stars Ed Westwick and I can't recommend enough to anyone who asks! Check out a trailer for that below and be on the...

Three years after the Brit comedy sequel Inbetweeners 2 smashed box-office records in the U.K., its creators have announced the first film from their new production banner, Fudge Park. 

The Festival, the first feature to be greenlighted under Fudge Park's four-picture deal with Film4 and Entertainment Film Distributors signed last year, is currently in production on location in the U.K., with Joe Thomas (The Inbetweeners, White Gold), Emmy-nominee Claudia O'Doherty (Trainwreck, Love) and Hammed Animashaun (Black Mirror) cast in the lead roles. 

Jemaine Clement (Flight of the Conchords), Hannah Tointon (Mr. Selfridge), Emma Rigby (Once Upon a Time in Wonderland),...

Even though Netflix has started to cancel its underperforming series in earnest, that doesn’t mean it lacks for programming. In fact, its slate of offerings is fuller than ever, which makes it difficult for viewers to choose when faced with an embarrassment of bingeable riches.

Netflix’s foreign series, however, rarely get promotion amidst all of the other American shows that have been produced. Although IndieWire has previously provided handy lists of foreign-language series a couple of times, including other imports, that is only a hint of all offerings available.

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By now, you’ve already seen Brazil’s excellent dystopian series “3%” or the unforgettable “Chewing Gum” starring Michaela Coel, but what’s next? In an effort to continue helping viewers discover new or lesser-known foreign TV shows, we’ve compiled another list of those series worth bingeing below:...

Planning on staying in for the weekend and not sure what to watch? TV Guide's Editor-in-Chief Mickey O'Connor has a few suggestions. Here's what you should stream this weekend.

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1. White Gold

Set in Essex in the '80s, Gossip Girl alum Ed Westwick stars in this British comedy about a group of

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Summer TV is almost over. (Didn’t it seem like just yesterday when “Twin Peaks” was right around the corner?)

As audiences begin the final push towards fall, there are still new shows worth your time. We’ve gathered some of this month’s biggest TV premieres from across network, cable and streaming to add to your personal viewing calendar.

“What Would Diplo Do?” (August 3, Viceland)

James Van Der Beek takes the role of a lifetime as Diplo, the world-famous DJ (who may or may not have spoiled West Coast viewers on the “Breaking Bad” Season 4 finale back in 2011). As Van Der Beek told IndieWire’s Liz Shannon Miller, it’s a series that fulfills a career-long dream, in a way. How well does he pull off the beanie look and channel an internationally recognized producer? We’re eager to find out.

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