Ready, steady, go! But be warned, this article contains spoilers for "Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga."
Long before 2015's "Mad Max: Fury Road" and its particular brand of vehicular mayhem peeled into theaters, promptly changing the action genre forever, director and mastermind George Miller had already mapped out an origin story for what would turn out to be the blockbuster's scene-stealing star: Charlize Theron's Imperator Furiosa. It only took the better part of a decade to finally see that vision realized on the big screen with this year's utterly epic "Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga," but the lengthy hiatus wasn't the biggest obstacle standing in Miller's way. Since the prequel was always meant to depict the earlier years of Furiosa's life, a new actor would have to face the daunting — if not impossible — challenge of stepping into Theron's shoes.
Who else among this current crop of performers could've...
Long before 2015's "Mad Max: Fury Road" and its particular brand of vehicular mayhem peeled into theaters, promptly changing the action genre forever, director and mastermind George Miller had already mapped out an origin story for what would turn out to be the blockbuster's scene-stealing star: Charlize Theron's Imperator Furiosa. It only took the better part of a decade to finally see that vision realized on the big screen with this year's utterly epic "Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga," but the lengthy hiatus wasn't the biggest obstacle standing in Miller's way. Since the prequel was always meant to depict the earlier years of Furiosa's life, a new actor would have to face the daunting — if not impossible — challenge of stepping into Theron's shoes.
Who else among this current crop of performers could've...
- 5/25/2024
- by Jeremy Mathai
- Slash Film
Netflix desvela el reparto completo. © Netflix
La segunda temporada de “Miércoles” ha comenzado su rodaje en Irlanda y Netflix ha revelado el reparto completo de la nueva temporada.
Jenna Ortega volverá como Miércoles Addams, mientras que Catherine Zeta-Jones como Morticia, Luis Guzmán como Gómez y Isaac Ordóñez como Pugsley pasarán a ser regulares del reparto de la segunda temporada. Emma Myers, Joy Sunday, Hunter Doohan, Victor Dorobantu, Moosa Mostafa y Georgie Farmer también regresarán, al igual que Fred Armisen y Jamie McShane en papeles de invitados. Se incorporan al reparto Billie Piper (“Scoop”), Evie Templeton (“Regreso a Silent Hill”), Owen Painter (“El Cuento de la Criada”), Noah Taylor (“Park Avenue”) y Steve Buscemi (“Fargo”). Netflix también ha desvelado la alineación de estrellas invitadas que incluye a Christopher Lloyd (“La Familia Addams”), Joanna Lumley (“Absolutamente Fabulosas”), Frances O’Connor (“Emily”), Haley Joel Osment (“El Sexto Sentido”), Heather Matarazzo (“Scream”) y Joonas Suotamo.
La segunda temporada de “Miércoles” ha comenzado su rodaje en Irlanda y Netflix ha revelado el reparto completo de la nueva temporada.
Jenna Ortega volverá como Miércoles Addams, mientras que Catherine Zeta-Jones como Morticia, Luis Guzmán como Gómez y Isaac Ordóñez como Pugsley pasarán a ser regulares del reparto de la segunda temporada. Emma Myers, Joy Sunday, Hunter Doohan, Victor Dorobantu, Moosa Mostafa y Georgie Farmer también regresarán, al igual que Fred Armisen y Jamie McShane en papeles de invitados. Se incorporan al reparto Billie Piper (“Scoop”), Evie Templeton (“Regreso a Silent Hill”), Owen Painter (“El Cuento de la Criada”), Noah Taylor (“Park Avenue”) y Steve Buscemi (“Fargo”). Netflix también ha desvelado la alineación de estrellas invitadas que incluye a Christopher Lloyd (“La Familia Addams”), Joanna Lumley (“Absolutamente Fabulosas”), Frances O’Connor (“Emily”), Haley Joel Osment (“El Sexto Sentido”), Heather Matarazzo (“Scream”) y Joonas Suotamo.
- 5/10/2024
- by Marta Medina
- mundoCine
Back in 2022, the eight-episode feature following the mysterious adventures of Wednesday Addams in Nevermore Academy became Netflix’s most-watched original series ever, beating even the most hyped seasons of Stranger Things and Bridgerton.
Filming of the follow-up has just started in Ireland, and we can finally have a closer look at the second season’s cast changes. Luckily, Wednesday’s main star, the new scream queen Jenna Ortega, will reprise her already iconic role, despite her dropping out of another Netflix’s project, the animated series Jurassic World: Chaos Theory.
Wednesday Regulars: Who Returns in Season 2?
Firstly, we’ll have some characters elevated to the status of the show’s regulars. These include Catherine Zeta-Jones as Wednesday’s mother, Morticia, Luis Guzmán as Gomez Addams, the father of the family, Isaac Ordonez as their son Pugsley, and also Luyanda Unati Lewis-Nyawo as Ritchie Santiago, the deputy of the local police department.
Filming of the follow-up has just started in Ireland, and we can finally have a closer look at the second season’s cast changes. Luckily, Wednesday’s main star, the new scream queen Jenna Ortega, will reprise her already iconic role, despite her dropping out of another Netflix’s project, the animated series Jurassic World: Chaos Theory.
Wednesday Regulars: Who Returns in Season 2?
Firstly, we’ll have some characters elevated to the status of the show’s regulars. These include Catherine Zeta-Jones as Wednesday’s mother, Morticia, Luis Guzmán as Gomez Addams, the father of the family, Isaac Ordonez as their son Pugsley, and also Luyanda Unati Lewis-Nyawo as Ritchie Santiago, the deputy of the local police department.
- 5/8/2024
- by info@startefacts.com (Ava Raxa)
- STartefacts.com
Jenna Ortega revealed that Wednesday, Season 2 is in production with a new cast announcement. (Photo Credit – Instagram)
Jenna Ortega’s Wednesday is one of the biggest shows on Netflix, and statistics will prove it right. The show is the most watched on Netflix, with a record-breaking 250 Million views. After waiting for a while, Jenna Ortega dropped the best announcement that Wednesday, Season 2, started production, and she also revealed the cast along with it. And fans now confirm that Percy Hynes White has been dropped from the show amidst serious allegations reported last year. Not only that, but there have been more cast additions. Here’s everything we know about Wednesday Season 2.
Percy Hynes White portrayed psychic Nevermore student Xavier Thorpe, one of the show’s two main male leads and a romantic interest for Wednesday (Ortega), who saved his life in the season finale. Rumors began to circulate last fall...
Jenna Ortega’s Wednesday is one of the biggest shows on Netflix, and statistics will prove it right. The show is the most watched on Netflix, with a record-breaking 250 Million views. After waiting for a while, Jenna Ortega dropped the best announcement that Wednesday, Season 2, started production, and she also revealed the cast along with it. And fans now confirm that Percy Hynes White has been dropped from the show amidst serious allegations reported last year. Not only that, but there have been more cast additions. Here’s everything we know about Wednesday Season 2.
Percy Hynes White portrayed psychic Nevermore student Xavier Thorpe, one of the show’s two main male leads and a romantic interest for Wednesday (Ortega), who saved his life in the season finale. Rumors began to circulate last fall...
- 5/8/2024
- by Aayushi Hemnani
- KoiMoi
Jenna Ortega’s titular role in Netflix’s Wednesday show was highly celebrated in 2022, and the show itself became a bit hit for the streamer. In addition to fans loving the show, awards recognition came in as it was nominated for several Emmys. The series has been renewed for a second season and production has begun on the much-awaited sophomore entry of the show.
Jenna Ortega as Wednesday Addams in Netflix’s Wednesday
The second season will see a bunch of new faces including Steve Buscemi, Haley Joel Osment, Noah Taylor, Evie Templeton, and Billie Piper. The latter is most famously known for her role as Rose Tyler in Doctor Who. She also starred in the horror series Penny Dreadful and her brilliant performance in the show makes it fitting for her to join the world of Wednesday, due to their similar supernatural elements.
Billie Piper’s Work on Penny Dreadful...
Jenna Ortega as Wednesday Addams in Netflix’s Wednesday
The second season will see a bunch of new faces including Steve Buscemi, Haley Joel Osment, Noah Taylor, Evie Templeton, and Billie Piper. The latter is most famously known for her role as Rose Tyler in Doctor Who. She also starred in the horror series Penny Dreadful and her brilliant performance in the show makes it fitting for her to join the world of Wednesday, due to their similar supernatural elements.
Billie Piper’s Work on Penny Dreadful...
- 5/8/2024
- by Rahul Thokchom
- FandomWire
Production is now underway on Netflix’s Wednesday season 2, with more actors added to the cast. Billie Piper! Thandiwe Newton! Blimey.
Wednesday stands as one of the biggest shows on Netflix. The Addams Family spin-off/reimagining comes from the creative team of director Tim Burton and showrunners Alfred Gough and Miles Miller.
Jenna Ortega stars as the titular character, she recently revealed that the second season would lean more heavily into the horror genre.
Netflix has now confirmed (via Deadline) additional series regulars for the second season. Billie Piper will play Capri, and Steve Buscemi will play Barry Dort. Joanna Lumley will play Grandmama, Thandiwe Newton, will play Dr. Fairburn. Also in the main cast are Evie Templeton, Owen Painter and Noah Taylor
Other guest stars include Frances O’Connor, Haley Joel Osment, Heather Matarazzo and Joonas Suotamo. Christopher Lloyd, who played Uncle Fester in The Addams Family and Addams Family Values...
Wednesday stands as one of the biggest shows on Netflix. The Addams Family spin-off/reimagining comes from the creative team of director Tim Burton and showrunners Alfred Gough and Miles Miller.
Jenna Ortega stars as the titular character, she recently revealed that the second season would lean more heavily into the horror genre.
Netflix has now confirmed (via Deadline) additional series regulars for the second season. Billie Piper will play Capri, and Steve Buscemi will play Barry Dort. Joanna Lumley will play Grandmama, Thandiwe Newton, will play Dr. Fairburn. Also in the main cast are Evie Templeton, Owen Painter and Noah Taylor
Other guest stars include Frances O’Connor, Haley Joel Osment, Heather Matarazzo and Joonas Suotamo. Christopher Lloyd, who played Uncle Fester in The Addams Family and Addams Family Values...
- 5/8/2024
- by Jake Godfrey
- Film Stories
It’s been a long wait for Wednesday season 2. The first season of the live-action Addams Family spinoff arrived the end of 2022. Since then, fans have been eager for updates on the popular series that looks to be the key to Netflix’s post-Stranger Things future.
Thankfully, Netflix has finally provided some information about on season 2 and it’s decidedly more than a morsel. Today, the streamer announced that production on season 2 is officially underway. It did so via a clever video that also just happens to reveal a major casting shakeup. Check it out below:
As the adorable disembodied hand, Thing T. Thing, drops Wednesday season 2 episode 1 scripts (titled “Here We Woe Again” naturally) in front of various actors doors, we get some sneak peeks at who will appear in the new season. Naturally there are familiar names like Bianca (Joy Sunday), Grandmama (Joanna Lumley), Morticia (Catherine Zeta-Jones...
Thankfully, Netflix has finally provided some information about on season 2 and it’s decidedly more than a morsel. Today, the streamer announced that production on season 2 is officially underway. It did so via a clever video that also just happens to reveal a major casting shakeup. Check it out below:
As the adorable disembodied hand, Thing T. Thing, drops Wednesday season 2 episode 1 scripts (titled “Here We Woe Again” naturally) in front of various actors doors, we get some sneak peeks at who will appear in the new season. Naturally there are familiar names like Bianca (Joy Sunday), Grandmama (Joanna Lumley), Morticia (Catherine Zeta-Jones...
- 5/7/2024
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
Everyone’s favorite sentient disembodied hand, Thing, serves up scripts to the cast of Wednesday in the new teaser for Season Two of the hit Addams Family show.
The short clip finds Thing hauling a wheelbarrow full of scripts down a long hallway and dishing them out to the show’s returning and new cast members. His final stop is Wednesday herself, with star Jenna Ortega picking up the pages — delightfully titled, “Here We Woe Again” — and remarking, “Hello, Thing. More torture awaits.”
Along with sharing the teaser, Netflix confirmed casting for Season Two,...
The short clip finds Thing hauling a wheelbarrow full of scripts down a long hallway and dishing them out to the show’s returning and new cast members. His final stop is Wednesday herself, with star Jenna Ortega picking up the pages — delightfully titled, “Here We Woe Again” — and remarking, “Hello, Thing. More torture awaits.”
Along with sharing the teaser, Netflix confirmed casting for Season Two,...
- 5/7/2024
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
Wednesday Season 2 Drops Percy Hynes White from Main Cast - Main Image
Wednesday has dropped three actors from its main cast including Percy Hynes White ahead of filming season 2.
Following the massive success of the first season in late 2022, Netflix renewed the hit series for a sophomore run. Production was slated to begin last year, but it was delayed due to the Hollywood labor strikes.
Now, as production for season 2 is finally set to commence, we now have a couple of casting updates including the exit of regular cast members from the first season.
Also Read: Jenna Ortega Teases Wednesday Season 2 Will Lean Into 'More Horror'
Percy Hynes White and Others Are Exiting Wednesday Season 2
Reports have confirmed that Percy Hynes White (Xavier Thorpe), Jamie McShane (Donovan Galpin), and Naomi J. Ogawa (Yoko Tanaka) are not returning as main cast members in Wednesday season 2.
Only McShane is expected to return...
Wednesday has dropped three actors from its main cast including Percy Hynes White ahead of filming season 2.
Following the massive success of the first season in late 2022, Netflix renewed the hit series for a sophomore run. Production was slated to begin last year, but it was delayed due to the Hollywood labor strikes.
Now, as production for season 2 is finally set to commence, we now have a couple of casting updates including the exit of regular cast members from the first season.
Also Read: Jenna Ortega Teases Wednesday Season 2 Will Lean Into 'More Horror'
Percy Hynes White and Others Are Exiting Wednesday Season 2
Reports have confirmed that Percy Hynes White (Xavier Thorpe), Jamie McShane (Donovan Galpin), and Naomi J. Ogawa (Yoko Tanaka) are not returning as main cast members in Wednesday season 2.
Only McShane is expected to return...
- 5/7/2024
- EpicStream
After the runaway success of Netflix and Tim Burton’s Addams Family stand-alone series Wednesday starring Jenna Ortega, the streamer renewed it for second season in January 2023. That decision came less than three months after the eight-episode Season 1 premiered, eventually becoming the most-watched original series ever on the streamer ever with more than 252 million views to date, far surpassing Stranger Things‘ Season 4, Dahmer and Season 1 of Bridgerton on the all-time list.
Season 1 ending up scoring 12 Emmy nominations, including for Ortega in Lead Actress in a Comedy Series, becoming just the third Latina to ever be nominated in a leading actress category. The series won four Emmys, though Ortega lost out to Abbott Elementary‘s Quinta Brunson on Emmy night.
When will Season 2 be released?
The Hollywood strikes in 2023 delayed a return to production for the MGM Television-produced series, but in November 2023 it was confirmed that shooting on Season 2 would...
Season 1 ending up scoring 12 Emmy nominations, including for Ortega in Lead Actress in a Comedy Series, becoming just the third Latina to ever be nominated in a leading actress category. The series won four Emmys, though Ortega lost out to Abbott Elementary‘s Quinta Brunson on Emmy night.
When will Season 2 be released?
The Hollywood strikes in 2023 delayed a return to production for the MGM Television-produced series, but in November 2023 it was confirmed that shooting on Season 2 would...
- 5/7/2024
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
It’s almost time to return to Nevermore Academy for Wednesday‘s second season as the Netflix series gets back to work. The streamer unveiled that the production has officially started on Season 2. While it’s been nearly two years since fans were introduced to Jenna Ortega‘s spin on the titular Addams Family daughter, the fervor around the Tim Burton-produced project remains high. In anticipation of the show’s long-awaited return, we’re breaking down everything we know about Season 2 so far from casting to production details and everything in between. Who Stars in Wednesday Season 2? Helen Sloan/Netflix Ortega is set to reprise her titular role alongside other returning stars Luis Guzmán, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Isaac Ordonez, Fred Armisen, Emma Myers, Hunter Doohan, and Joy Sunday among others. New series regulars include Steve Buscemi, Billie Piper, Evie Templeton, Owen Painter, and Noah Taylor. Meanwhile, new guest stars include Christopher Lloyd,...
- 5/7/2024
- TV Insider
Cue "Goo Goo Muck" by The Cramps -- because it's time for "Wednesday" fans to get their groove back on. The second season of Netflix's immensely popular "Addams Family" spinoff series is now officially in production in Ireland after being postponed due to last year's extremely necessary dual actors and writers' strikes. Jenna Ortega will once again lead the way as the titular character, who is still her usual unsmiling and morbid self here. Well, except that, in a twist that left a lot of longtime "Addams Family" enthusiasts confused, season 1 transformed Wednesday into a cross between a Veronica Mars-style teen sleuth and a superhero, complete with heretofore unknown psychic powers.
While our own review wasn't keen on season 1, "Wednesday" broke out in a major way with the youths, not least of all thanks to characters like Wednesday's bubbly werewolf roommate -- and, should all the "Wenclair" shippers get their way,...
While our own review wasn't keen on season 1, "Wednesday" broke out in a major way with the youths, not least of all thanks to characters like Wednesday's bubbly werewolf roommate -- and, should all the "Wenclair" shippers get their way,...
- 5/7/2024
- by Sandy Schaefer
- Slash Film
Wednesday was one of Netflix’s biggest hits last year, as the supernatural teen drama starring Jenna Ortega in the titular role became a global hit. Of course, a second season was ordered, and we know that the series is going to begin production later this year, probably eyeing a 2025 release date, although we still don’t have any precise confirmation about the release. Numerous rumors have been circulating in the past months about the cast of the new season, and we’ve finally received a major update that confirms all the major names we are going to see in the upcoming season.
The list is quite comprehensive, as we now know all the main actors who are going to be back for the second season, as well as those who’ve been upped to series regulars. Some guest stars have also been confirmed, as well as recurring characters, but...
The list is quite comprehensive, as we now know all the main actors who are going to be back for the second season, as well as those who’ve been upped to series regulars. Some guest stars have also been confirmed, as well as recurring characters, but...
- 5/7/2024
- by Arthur S. Poe
- Fiction Horizon
After Wednesday comes Thursday unless you are a runaway streaming sensation, in which case “Wednesday” Season 2 has just kicked off.
The show, based on the legendary Chas. Addams characters and run for Netflix by Al Gough and Mike Millar-run show (with a creative assist from producer and director Tim Burton), is now shooting in Ireland and there have been some changes in the cast.
New to the Jenna Ortega-led ensemble are the Emmy and Golden Globe-winning Steve Buscemi (now given second billing on the show), Olivier-winning British actress Billie Piper, Evie Templeton, Owen Painter, and Australian Noah Taylor. It’s unknown who the new characters are other than their names; Buscemi’s “Barry Dort” does not appear in previous “Addams Family” lore, so it’s anyone’s guess.
As guest stars, the TikTok-primed series now boasts 85-year-old legend Christopher Lloyd, “Absolutely Fabulous” co-star Joanna Lumley, Emmy and BAFTA-winning Thandiwe Newton,...
The show, based on the legendary Chas. Addams characters and run for Netflix by Al Gough and Mike Millar-run show (with a creative assist from producer and director Tim Burton), is now shooting in Ireland and there have been some changes in the cast.
New to the Jenna Ortega-led ensemble are the Emmy and Golden Globe-winning Steve Buscemi (now given second billing on the show), Olivier-winning British actress Billie Piper, Evie Templeton, Owen Painter, and Australian Noah Taylor. It’s unknown who the new characters are other than their names; Buscemi’s “Barry Dort” does not appear in previous “Addams Family” lore, so it’s anyone’s guess.
As guest stars, the TikTok-primed series now boasts 85-year-old legend Christopher Lloyd, “Absolutely Fabulous” co-star Joanna Lumley, Emmy and BAFTA-winning Thandiwe Newton,...
- 5/7/2024
- by Jordan Hoffman
- Gold Derby
Wednesday was one of Netflix’s biggest hits last year, as the supernatural teen drama starring Jenna Ortega in the titular role became a global hit. Of course, a second season was ordered, and while fans probably expected the season to premiere this year, numerous delays resulted in the season probably being pushed back to 2025. At least, this is how things stand based on the filming information we have. Of course, this doesn’t stop us from collecting information about the upcoming season, which is set to premiere on Netflix, and in this report, we have decided to tell you more about the upcoming season.
In this report, as you might have guessed, we are going to bring you all that we know about the upcoming second season of Wednesday in one place. You are going to find out all that we know about the series’ release date, episode count,...
In this report, as you might have guessed, we are going to bring you all that we know about the upcoming second season of Wednesday in one place. You are going to find out all that we know about the series’ release date, episode count,...
- 5/7/2024
- by Arthur S. Poe
- Fiction Horizon
The creepiness and kookiness that became Netflix‘s new hit show and solidified Jenna Ortega as the next big thing has started production for season 2. The streaming giant has announced the commencement of filming for Wednesday in Ireland with a cast photo and news of added cast members. Fan-favorite Thing delivered new scripts to the cast on set – you can view the video Here. Thing also takes center stage on Netflix’s newly launched Tik Tok channel, aka “Thing Tok,” dedicated to all things Wednesday from Thing’s unique perspective.
Some of the actors who appeared in season one have been upgraded to series regulars, including Catherine Zeta-Jones, Luis Guzmán, Isaac Ordonez and Luyanda Unati Lewis-Nyawo. New series regulars also include Steve Buscemi, Billie Piper, Evie Templeton, Owen Painter and Noah Taylor. The guest stars for season 2 will include the original Fester from the 90s movies Christopher Lloyd, Joanna Lumley,...
Some of the actors who appeared in season one have been upgraded to series regulars, including Catherine Zeta-Jones, Luis Guzmán, Isaac Ordonez and Luyanda Unati Lewis-Nyawo. New series regulars also include Steve Buscemi, Billie Piper, Evie Templeton, Owen Painter and Noah Taylor. The guest stars for season 2 will include the original Fester from the 90s movies Christopher Lloyd, Joanna Lumley,...
- 5/7/2024
- by EJ Tangonan
- JoBlo.com
Today, Netflix announced the start of production on Wednesday Season 2 in Ireland with several new cast members joining the series. The streaming service released a video in which fan-favorite Thing delivers new scripts to cast members on set.
Thing also takes center stage on Netflix’s newly launched TikTok channel, aka “Thing Tok,” which is dedicated to all things Wednesday from Thing’s unique perspective.
The returning cast members upped to series regulars include Catherine Zeta-Jones, Luis Guzmán, Isaac Ordonez, and Luyanda Unati Lewis-Nyawo.
The new series regulars include Steve Buscemi, Billie Piper, Evie Templeton, Owen Painter, and Noah Taylor.
The new guest stars include Christopher Lloyd, Joanna Lumley, Thandiwe Newton, Frances O’Connor, Haley Joel Osment, Heather Matarazzo, and Joonas Suotamo.
“We are thrilled that the entire Addams family will be enrolling in Nevermore Academy this season along with a dream cast of icons and new faces,” said the series’ creators,...
Thing also takes center stage on Netflix’s newly launched TikTok channel, aka “Thing Tok,” which is dedicated to all things Wednesday from Thing’s unique perspective.
The returning cast members upped to series regulars include Catherine Zeta-Jones, Luis Guzmán, Isaac Ordonez, and Luyanda Unati Lewis-Nyawo.
The new series regulars include Steve Buscemi, Billie Piper, Evie Templeton, Owen Painter, and Noah Taylor.
The new guest stars include Christopher Lloyd, Joanna Lumley, Thandiwe Newton, Frances O’Connor, Haley Joel Osment, Heather Matarazzo, and Joonas Suotamo.
“We are thrilled that the entire Addams family will be enrolling in Nevermore Academy this season along with a dream cast of icons and new faces,” said the series’ creators,...
- 5/7/2024
- by Mirko Parlevliet
- Vital Thrills
The family behind “Wednesday” is getting a little bigger.
IndieWire can confirm that “Wednesday” Season 2 is officially in production in Ireland with several new cast members joining the series. Previous “Addams Family” actor Christopher Lloyd will be a guest star, following in Christina Ricci’s Season 1 footsteps. Other guest stars include Thandiwe Newton, Haley Joel Osment, Heather Matarazzo, Joanna Lumley, Frances O’Connor, and Joonas Suotamo.
Steve Buscemi is a new series regular, along with Billie Piper, Evie Templeton, Owen Painter, and Noah Taylor; Catherine Zeta-Jones, Luis Guzmán, Isaac Ordonez, and Luyanda Unati Lewis-Nyawo are also bumped up to series regulars after appearing in the first season.
“We are thrilled that the entire Addams family will be enrolling in Nevermore Academy this season along with a dream cast of icons and new faces,” series creators/writers/showrunners Al Gough and Miles Millar said in a joint statement.
“Wednesday” was the most...
IndieWire can confirm that “Wednesday” Season 2 is officially in production in Ireland with several new cast members joining the series. Previous “Addams Family” actor Christopher Lloyd will be a guest star, following in Christina Ricci’s Season 1 footsteps. Other guest stars include Thandiwe Newton, Haley Joel Osment, Heather Matarazzo, Joanna Lumley, Frances O’Connor, and Joonas Suotamo.
Steve Buscemi is a new series regular, along with Billie Piper, Evie Templeton, Owen Painter, and Noah Taylor; Catherine Zeta-Jones, Luis Guzmán, Isaac Ordonez, and Luyanda Unati Lewis-Nyawo are also bumped up to series regulars after appearing in the first season.
“We are thrilled that the entire Addams family will be enrolling in Nevermore Academy this season along with a dream cast of icons and new faces,” series creators/writers/showrunners Al Gough and Miles Millar said in a joint statement.
“Wednesday” was the most...
- 5/7/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Here we woe again. Netflix has announced this morning that production is now underway on “Wednesday” Season 2, and they’ve also revealed the cast with a fun teaser video.
Jenna Ortega stars in the upcoming new season as Wednesday Addams, with Luis Guzmán returning as Gomez Addams and Catherine Zeta-Jones back as Morticia Addams.
The “Wednesday” Season 2 cast also includes Joy Sunday as Bianca, Joanna Lumley as Grandmama, Emma Myers as Enid, Steve Buscemi as Barry Dort, Billie Piper as Capri, and Thandiwe Newton as Dr. Fairburn, along with Hunter Doohan, Victor Dorobantu, Moosa Mostafa, Luyanda Unati Lewis-Nyawo, Georgie Farmer, Isaac Ordonez, Evie Templeton, Owen Painter, and Noah Taylor.
Additionally, guest stars for Season 2 include Jamie McShane, Frances O’Connor, Haley Joel Osment, Heather Matarazzo, Joonas Suotamo, Fred Armisen, and Christopher Lloyd. Of particular note here, Lloyd of course played Uncle Fester in the live action Addams Family movies from the 1990s,...
Jenna Ortega stars in the upcoming new season as Wednesday Addams, with Luis Guzmán returning as Gomez Addams and Catherine Zeta-Jones back as Morticia Addams.
The “Wednesday” Season 2 cast also includes Joy Sunday as Bianca, Joanna Lumley as Grandmama, Emma Myers as Enid, Steve Buscemi as Barry Dort, Billie Piper as Capri, and Thandiwe Newton as Dr. Fairburn, along with Hunter Doohan, Victor Dorobantu, Moosa Mostafa, Luyanda Unati Lewis-Nyawo, Georgie Farmer, Isaac Ordonez, Evie Templeton, Owen Painter, and Noah Taylor.
Additionally, guest stars for Season 2 include Jamie McShane, Frances O’Connor, Haley Joel Osment, Heather Matarazzo, Joonas Suotamo, Fred Armisen, and Christopher Lloyd. Of particular note here, Lloyd of course played Uncle Fester in the live action Addams Family movies from the 1990s,...
- 5/7/2024
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
‘Wednesday’ Season 2 Announces Full Cast as Filming Kicks Off, Percy Hynes White Dropped From Series
“Wednesday” Season 2 is officially in production in Ireland, with Netflix revealing the full cast for the new season of the hit series.
Jenna Ortega will of course be returning as Wednesday Addams, while Catherine Zeta-Jones, Luis Guzmán, Isaac Ordonez, and Luyanda Unati Lewis-Nyawo will all be upped to series regulars for Season 2. Zeta-Jones plays Morticia, while Guzmán plays Gomez and Ordonez plays Pugsley. Emma Myers, Joy Sunday, Hunter Doohan, Victor Dorobantu, Moosa Mostafa, and Georgie Farmer will also be returning, as will Fred Armisen and Jamie McShane in guest roles.
Noticeably absent from the announcement is Percy Hynes White, who starred in Season 1 as Xavier Thorpe. In 2023, Hynes White decried a “campaign of misinformation” after allegations of sexual assault were made against him on social media.
Other new series regulars include: Billie Piper, Evie Templeton, Owen Painter and Noah Taylor.
In addition, Netflix has now confirmed that Steve Buscemi will...
Jenna Ortega will of course be returning as Wednesday Addams, while Catherine Zeta-Jones, Luis Guzmán, Isaac Ordonez, and Luyanda Unati Lewis-Nyawo will all be upped to series regulars for Season 2. Zeta-Jones plays Morticia, while Guzmán plays Gomez and Ordonez plays Pugsley. Emma Myers, Joy Sunday, Hunter Doohan, Victor Dorobantu, Moosa Mostafa, and Georgie Farmer will also be returning, as will Fred Armisen and Jamie McShane in guest roles.
Noticeably absent from the announcement is Percy Hynes White, who starred in Season 1 as Xavier Thorpe. In 2023, Hynes White decried a “campaign of misinformation” after allegations of sexual assault were made against him on social media.
Other new series regulars include: Billie Piper, Evie Templeton, Owen Painter and Noah Taylor.
In addition, Netflix has now confirmed that Steve Buscemi will...
- 5/7/2024
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Netflix’s breakout hit Wednesday has started production on its second season and has added a dozen actors to its cast.
Filming has begun in Ireland — a change from the first season, which was primarily shot in Romania — on comedy fantasy, which stars Jenna Ortega as the sleuthing Wednesday Addams as she attends Nevermore Academy.
The production has added as series regulars Steve Buscemi (The Big Lebowski), Billie Piper (Scoop), Evie Templeton (Return to Silent Hill), Owen Painter (Tiny Beautiful Things) and Noah Taylor (Law & Order: Organized Crime).
The series has also lined up a series of familiar names for guest star roles: Christopher Lloyd (Back to the Future), Joanna Lumley (Fool Me Once), Thandiwe Newton (Westworld), Frances O’Connor (The Missing), Haley Joel Osment (The Kominsky Method), Heather Matarazzo (The Princess Diaries) and Joonas Suotamo. Lloyd also played Uncle Fester in the 1991 Addams Family film.
In addition, several returning...
Filming has begun in Ireland — a change from the first season, which was primarily shot in Romania — on comedy fantasy, which stars Jenna Ortega as the sleuthing Wednesday Addams as she attends Nevermore Academy.
The production has added as series regulars Steve Buscemi (The Big Lebowski), Billie Piper (Scoop), Evie Templeton (Return to Silent Hill), Owen Painter (Tiny Beautiful Things) and Noah Taylor (Law & Order: Organized Crime).
The series has also lined up a series of familiar names for guest star roles: Christopher Lloyd (Back to the Future), Joanna Lumley (Fool Me Once), Thandiwe Newton (Westworld), Frances O’Connor (The Missing), Haley Joel Osment (The Kominsky Method), Heather Matarazzo (The Princess Diaries) and Joonas Suotamo. Lloyd also played Uncle Fester in the 1991 Addams Family film.
In addition, several returning...
- 5/7/2024
- by James Hibberd
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Netflix on Tuesday morning unveiled the series regular and guest cast for the upcoming second season of its hit Addams Family spinoff series Wednesday, headlined by Jenna Ortega.
As the announcement suggests — and Deadline has confirmed with sources — three Season 1 series regulars whose characters were alive and well in the finale — Percy Hynes White, Jamie McShane and Naomi J Ogawa — will not be returning in that capacity next season.
Of the three, only McShane is slated to reprise his Sheriff Donovan Galpin role as a guest star, likely to wrap the story of his character who was left devastated in the Season 1 finale by the discovery that his son Tyler (Hunter Doohan) was the Hyde after the sheriff shot and temporarily incapacitated the monster.
In the final minutes of the episode, Tyler was arrested but tried to escape by changing into a Hyde. His storyline will carry on as Doohan...
As the announcement suggests — and Deadline has confirmed with sources — three Season 1 series regulars whose characters were alive and well in the finale — Percy Hynes White, Jamie McShane and Naomi J Ogawa — will not be returning in that capacity next season.
Of the three, only McShane is slated to reprise his Sheriff Donovan Galpin role as a guest star, likely to wrap the story of his character who was left devastated in the Season 1 finale by the discovery that his son Tyler (Hunter Doohan) was the Hyde after the sheriff shot and temporarily incapacitated the monster.
In the final minutes of the episode, Tyler was arrested but tried to escape by changing into a Hyde. His storyline will carry on as Doohan...
- 5/7/2024
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Netflix has revealed the main cast and guest stars for the upcoming second season of hit supernatural mystery Wednesday, headlined by Jenna Ortega, which has started production in Ireland for a 2025 premiere.
Joining Wednesday as new series regulars are Billie Piper (Scoop), previously revealed Steve Buscemi as well as Evie Templeton (Return to Silent Hill), Owen Painter (Tiny Beautiful Things) and Noah Taylor (Law & Order: Organized Crime).
A teaser, featuring Thing delivering scripts to the cast, reveals the characters for Piper, who will play Capri, and Buscemi, who will portray Barry Dort.
Additionally, four Season 1 recurring/guest star players are being promoted to series regulars: Catherine Zeta-Jones, who plays Wednesday’s mom Morticia Addams; Luis Guzmán (Wednesday’s dad Gomez Addams); Isaac Ordonez (Wednesday’s younger brother Pugsley Addams); and Luyanda Unati Lewis-Nyawo (Sheriff Deputy Ritchie Santiago).
Wednesday creators/executive producers Al Gough and Miles Millar had previously hinted...
Joining Wednesday as new series regulars are Billie Piper (Scoop), previously revealed Steve Buscemi as well as Evie Templeton (Return to Silent Hill), Owen Painter (Tiny Beautiful Things) and Noah Taylor (Law & Order: Organized Crime).
A teaser, featuring Thing delivering scripts to the cast, reveals the characters for Piper, who will play Capri, and Buscemi, who will portray Barry Dort.
Additionally, four Season 1 recurring/guest star players are being promoted to series regulars: Catherine Zeta-Jones, who plays Wednesday’s mom Morticia Addams; Luis Guzmán (Wednesday’s dad Gomez Addams); Isaac Ordonez (Wednesday’s younger brother Pugsley Addams); and Luyanda Unati Lewis-Nyawo (Sheriff Deputy Ritchie Santiago).
Wednesday creators/executive producers Al Gough and Miles Millar had previously hinted...
- 5/7/2024
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
In the first few minutes of his first Zoom casting call with actor Alex Wolff, Oystein Karlsen knew he had found his Leonard Cohen.
“He came on the screen like this,” the Norwegian director and screenwriter puts his hand over his face, with one eye poking out. “He said: ‘Sorry, I’m so hung over. I know I’m not going to get the role. I feel horrible.’ I thought: That’s Leonard!”
Karlsen already had his eye on Wolff to play the famously melancholic Canadian singer-songwriter in his new TV miniseries about Cohen and Marianne Ihlen, his great love, muse and the woman who inspired the song that gives the series its title: So Long, Marianne.
Alex Wolff as Leonard Cohen and Thea Sofie Loch Ness as Marianne Ihlen in So Long, Marianne.
“I wanted a professional musician and singer because I wanted our Leonard to really sing, to really play Cohen’s music,...
“He came on the screen like this,” the Norwegian director and screenwriter puts his hand over his face, with one eye poking out. “He said: ‘Sorry, I’m so hung over. I know I’m not going to get the role. I feel horrible.’ I thought: That’s Leonard!”
Karlsen already had his eye on Wolff to play the famously melancholic Canadian singer-songwriter in his new TV miniseries about Cohen and Marianne Ihlen, his great love, muse and the woman who inspired the song that gives the series its title: So Long, Marianne.
Alex Wolff as Leonard Cohen and Thea Sofie Loch Ness as Marianne Ihlen in So Long, Marianne.
“I wanted a professional musician and singer because I wanted our Leonard to really sing, to really play Cohen’s music,...
- 3/22/2024
- by Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Cineflix’s Rights’ Leonard Cohen series starring Alex Wolff as the iconic singer-songwriter has revealed presales in the U.K., Greece and Cyprus, with Ard’s Fabfiction in Germany joining as a co-producer.
Titled “So Long, Marianne,” the drama has sold to Itvx in the U.K., Cosmote TV and Star Channel in Greece and Movies Best HD in Cyprus. Ard’s Fabfiction has joined original co-producers Nrk in Norway and Bell Media’s Crave in Canada.
According to its official description, the series “tells the legendary love story of Canadian singer and poet Leonard Cohen, and his muse Marianne Ihlen who inspired the titular song. It’s an intimate tale of two lonely people falling in love during a period of their life when they are trying to figure out who they are and their place in the world, while one is becoming one of the most famous singers of all time.
Titled “So Long, Marianne,” the drama has sold to Itvx in the U.K., Cosmote TV and Star Channel in Greece and Movies Best HD in Cyprus. Ard’s Fabfiction has joined original co-producers Nrk in Norway and Bell Media’s Crave in Canada.
According to its official description, the series “tells the legendary love story of Canadian singer and poet Leonard Cohen, and his muse Marianne Ihlen who inspired the titular song. It’s an intimate tale of two lonely people falling in love during a period of their life when they are trying to figure out who they are and their place in the world, while one is becoming one of the most famous singers of all time.
- 11/28/2023
- by Ellise Shafer
- Variety Film + TV
The drama was originally commissioned by Disney+ in the UK but was axed earlier this year as part of cost cuts.
AMC has secured North American rights to Disney’s live-action UK series Nautilus based on Jules Verne’s novel Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea.
The 10-episode drama was originally commissioned by Disney+ in the UK but was axed by the streamer earlier this year as part of cost cuts. It will air in the US and Canada on AMC and its streaming platform AMC+ in 2024.
Nautilus tells the origin story of Captain Nemo who appears in several of...
AMC has secured North American rights to Disney’s live-action UK series Nautilus based on Jules Verne’s novel Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea.
The 10-episode drama was originally commissioned by Disney+ in the UK but was axed by the streamer earlier this year as part of cost cuts. It will air in the US and Canada on AMC and its streaming platform AMC+ in 2024.
Nautilus tells the origin story of Captain Nemo who appears in several of...
- 10/31/2023
- by Ellie Calnan
- ScreenDaily
AMC Networks will license US/Canadian linear and streaming rights to Disney Entertainment's "Nautilus", a 10-episode live-action series inspired by author Jules Verne's "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea", directed by Michael Matthews, starring Shazad Latif, Georgia Flood, Thierry Fremont, Céline Menville, Richard E Grant, Anna Torv and Noah Taylor, streaming in 2024 on AMC and AMC+ :
"...' Nautilus' follows 'Captain Nemo', an Indian Prince robbed of his birthright and family, a prisoner of the 'East India Mercantile Company' ...
"...and a man bent on revenge against the forces that have taken everything from him..."
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"...' Nautilus' follows 'Captain Nemo', an Indian Prince robbed of his birthright and family, a prisoner of the 'East India Mercantile Company' ...
"...and a man bent on revenge against the forces that have taken everything from him..."
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- 10/31/2023
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Here is a wrap-up of all the news you know from Monday, October 30, 2023.
Months after Nautilus was canceled before its debut on Disney+, the series has found a new home on AMC.
The 10-episode live-action series is inspired by Jules Verne's beloved Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, from Disney Entertainment.
The series will air on AMC and AMC+ as a special television event in 2024.
Nautilus tells the origin story of the iconic Captain Nemo: an Indian Prince robbed of his birthright and family, a prisoner of the East India Mercantile Company and a man bent on revenge against the forces that have taken everything from him.
Nautilus stars Shazad Latif, Georgia Flood, Thierry Fremont, and Céline Menville, with guest appearances from Richard E Grant, Anna Torv, and Noah Taylor.
Nautilus is a big, sweeping drama that is sure to appeal to fans of our Anne Rice Immortal Universe...
Months after Nautilus was canceled before its debut on Disney+, the series has found a new home on AMC.
The 10-episode live-action series is inspired by Jules Verne's beloved Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, from Disney Entertainment.
The series will air on AMC and AMC+ as a special television event in 2024.
Nautilus tells the origin story of the iconic Captain Nemo: an Indian Prince robbed of his birthright and family, a prisoner of the East India Mercantile Company and a man bent on revenge against the forces that have taken everything from him.
Nautilus stars Shazad Latif, Georgia Flood, Thierry Fremont, and Céline Menville, with guest appearances from Richard E Grant, Anna Torv, and Noah Taylor.
Nautilus is a big, sweeping drama that is sure to appeal to fans of our Anne Rice Immortal Universe...
- 10/30/2023
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
Shazad Latif stars in ‘Nautilus’ (Photo Courtesy of AMC)
The Captain Nemo origin series Nautilus has found a new home at AMC Networks after being canceled by Disney. The series, inspired by Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, was originally set to stream on Disney+ but now will air on AMC and AMC+ in 2024.
The 10-episode live-action series stars Shazad Latif, Georgia Flood, Thierry Fremont, and Céline Menville. Richard E Grant, Anna Torv, and Noah Taylor guest star.
“Nautilus is a big, sweeping drama that is sure to appeal to fans of our Anne Rice Immortal Universe and other buzzy and fan-forward series like Orphan Black: Echoes,” stated Ben Davis, executive vice president of original programming for AMC Networks and AMC Studios. “We are looking forward to bringing it to AMC+ and AMC as a special television event next year.”
Moonriver TV’s Xavier Marchand and Seven Stories’ Anand Tucker...
The Captain Nemo origin series Nautilus has found a new home at AMC Networks after being canceled by Disney. The series, inspired by Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, was originally set to stream on Disney+ but now will air on AMC and AMC+ in 2024.
The 10-episode live-action series stars Shazad Latif, Georgia Flood, Thierry Fremont, and Céline Menville. Richard E Grant, Anna Torv, and Noah Taylor guest star.
“Nautilus is a big, sweeping drama that is sure to appeal to fans of our Anne Rice Immortal Universe and other buzzy and fan-forward series like Orphan Black: Echoes,” stated Ben Davis, executive vice president of original programming for AMC Networks and AMC Studios. “We are looking forward to bringing it to AMC+ and AMC as a special television event next year.”
Moonriver TV’s Xavier Marchand and Seven Stories’ Anand Tucker...
- 10/30/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
British adventure drama Nautilus will finally be setting sail.
After being commissioned and scrapped by Disney+ in an effort to cut costs, the series has officially been picked up by AMC. The series will air (and stream on AMC+) sometime in 2024, the cabler announced Monday.
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The 10-episode live-action series inspired by the Jules Verne novel Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea “tells the origin story of the iconic Captain Nemo,...
After being commissioned and scrapped by Disney+ in an effort to cut costs, the series has officially been picked up by AMC. The series will air (and stream on AMC+) sometime in 2024, the cabler announced Monday.
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The 10-episode live-action series inspired by the Jules Verne novel Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea “tells the origin story of the iconic Captain Nemo,...
- 10/30/2023
- by Nick Caruso
- TVLine.com
A retelling of the story of Captain Nemo is on the move — and not just under the ocean.
AMC Networks has grabbed linear and streaming rights to Nautilus — a reimagining of Jules Verne’s classic novel Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea — in the United States and Canada. The series, which hails from British companies Moonriver TV and All3Media-owned Seven Stories, was initially set for Disney+, which picked it up to series in August 2021. After scrapping the show earlier this year as part of a content write-down, however, Disney Entertainment has licensed Nautilus to AMC and its sibling streamer AMC+, which plan to air the series in 2024.
“Nautilus is a big, sweeping drama that is sure to appeal to fans of our Anne Rice Immortal Universe and other buzzy and fan-forward series like Orphan Black: Echoes,” said Ben Davis, executive vp original programming at AMC Networks and AMC Studios.
AMC Networks has grabbed linear and streaming rights to Nautilus — a reimagining of Jules Verne’s classic novel Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea — in the United States and Canada. The series, which hails from British companies Moonriver TV and All3Media-owned Seven Stories, was initially set for Disney+, which picked it up to series in August 2021. After scrapping the show earlier this year as part of a content write-down, however, Disney Entertainment has licensed Nautilus to AMC and its sibling streamer AMC+, which plan to air the series in 2024.
“Nautilus is a big, sweeping drama that is sure to appeal to fans of our Anne Rice Immortal Universe and other buzzy and fan-forward series like Orphan Black: Echoes,” said Ben Davis, executive vp original programming at AMC Networks and AMC Studios.
- 10/30/2023
- by Rick Porter
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Captain Nemo origin story series “Nautilus” lives on, with AMC Networks licensing the U.S. and Canadian linear and streaming rights to the live-action series from Disney Entertainment.
The 10-episode show was originally slated to air on Disney+, but it was announced back in August that the show was not going forward at the streamer as part of a wide-ranging cost cutting initiative at the Mouse House.
AMC and AMC+ will now air the show as a special television event in 2024, with an exact premiere date to be announced later. Inspired by Jules Vernes’ “Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea,” the show will explore the early life of Captain Nemo, who is played by Shazad Latif. The character is described as “an Indian Prince robbed of his birthright and family, a prisoner of the East India Mercantile Company and a man bent on revenge against the forces that have taken everything from him.
The 10-episode show was originally slated to air on Disney+, but it was announced back in August that the show was not going forward at the streamer as part of a wide-ranging cost cutting initiative at the Mouse House.
AMC and AMC+ will now air the show as a special television event in 2024, with an exact premiere date to be announced later. Inspired by Jules Vernes’ “Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea,” the show will explore the early life of Captain Nemo, who is played by Shazad Latif. The character is described as “an Indian Prince robbed of his birthright and family, a prisoner of the East India Mercantile Company and a man bent on revenge against the forces that have taken everything from him.
- 10/30/2023
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
AMC Networks has acquired the license for the U.S. and Canadian linear and streaming rights to Disney Entertainment’s “Nautilus,” a 10-episode live-action series inspired by “Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea.”
“Nautilus,” which will air on AMC and AMC+ as a special television event in 2024, tells the origin story of Captain Nemo, an Indian prince robbed of his birthright and family, a prisoner of the East India Mercantile Company and a man bent on revenge against the forces that have taken everything from him.
Disney+ declined to pick up the series after it was finished in August.
The series stars Shazad Latif, Georgia Flood, Thierry Fremont and Céline Menville, with guest appearances from Richard E Grant, Anna Torv and Noah Taylor.
“Nautilus is a big, sweeping drama that is sure to appeal to fans of our Anne Rice Immortal Universe and other buzzy and fan-forward series like Orphan Black: Echoes,...
“Nautilus,” which will air on AMC and AMC+ as a special television event in 2024, tells the origin story of Captain Nemo, an Indian prince robbed of his birthright and family, a prisoner of the East India Mercantile Company and a man bent on revenge against the forces that have taken everything from him.
Disney+ declined to pick up the series after it was finished in August.
The series stars Shazad Latif, Georgia Flood, Thierry Fremont and Céline Menville, with guest appearances from Richard E Grant, Anna Torv and Noah Taylor.
“Nautilus is a big, sweeping drama that is sure to appeal to fans of our Anne Rice Immortal Universe and other buzzy and fan-forward series like Orphan Black: Echoes,...
- 10/30/2023
- by Lucas Manfredi
- The Wrap
Bel Powley Says She Was ‘Blown Away by How Contemporary’ Making Holocaust Drama ‘A Small Light’ Felt
This story about Bel Powley and “A Small Light” first appeared in the Limited Series / TV Movies issue of TheWrap’s awards magazine.
Like so many of us, Bel Powley read “The Diary of a Young Girl” by Anne Frank when she was in school. But she was less familiar with the woman responsible for the world’s awareness of the diary: Miep Gies. The secretary of Otto Frank, Gies helped hide the Frank family from the Nazis for two years in Amsterdam and kept Anne’s diary safe after the family was arrested in 1945.
“I know a lot about this part of history — the big historical and political backdrop — but I didn’t know anything about Miep or the Dutch resistance,” Powley said. So playing Gies in the National Geographic limited series “A Small Light” was a daunting experience — but also a deeply rewarding one. “It’s so rare...
Like so many of us, Bel Powley read “The Diary of a Young Girl” by Anne Frank when she was in school. But she was less familiar with the woman responsible for the world’s awareness of the diary: Miep Gies. The secretary of Otto Frank, Gies helped hide the Frank family from the Nazis for two years in Amsterdam and kept Anne’s diary safe after the family was arrested in 1945.
“I know a lot about this part of history — the big historical and political backdrop — but I didn’t know anything about Miep or the Dutch resistance,” Powley said. So playing Gies in the National Geographic limited series “A Small Light” was a daunting experience — but also a deeply rewarding one. “It’s so rare...
- 6/5/2023
- by Missy Schwartz
- The Wrap
National Geographic's A Small Light continues tonight with another two episodes.
TV Fanatic scored an exclusive first look at what's ahead, and it looks like things are going from bad to worse for Otto Frank (Liev Schreiber).
In the clip, we see Miep (Bel Powley) speak to Otto about recent events and how things might change very soon.
Otto is worried about the Nsb officer snooping around, but Miep tries to calm him down.
With his back pushed against the wall, Otto ponders what will happen next.
It's an excellent look at the series and how Miep tries to help Otto by making him realize that he's a wonderful father and has made the right decisions.
Based on an inspiring true story, Miep Gies (Bel Powley) was young, carefree and opinionated — at a time when opinions got you killed ― when Otto Frank (Liev Schreiber) asked her to help hide his...
TV Fanatic scored an exclusive first look at what's ahead, and it looks like things are going from bad to worse for Otto Frank (Liev Schreiber).
In the clip, we see Miep (Bel Powley) speak to Otto about recent events and how things might change very soon.
Otto is worried about the Nsb officer snooping around, but Miep tries to calm him down.
With his back pushed against the wall, Otto ponders what will happen next.
It's an excellent look at the series and how Miep tries to help Otto by making him realize that he's a wonderful father and has made the right decisions.
Based on an inspiring true story, Miep Gies (Bel Powley) was young, carefree and opinionated — at a time when opinions got you killed ― when Otto Frank (Liev Schreiber) asked her to help hide his...
- 5/8/2023
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
Bel Powley is an actor without subterfuge, which I mean only as a high compliment. I feel the same way about Florence Pugh. Their characters are still capable of lying, but neither performer can lie to the camera. When they’re miserable, it bursts through the screen. When they’re joyful, it’s contagious.
Powley is an interesting and effective choice, then, to play the lead in A Small Light, an eight-part NatGeo limited series that’s all about hiding and subterfuge. Playing an ostensibly ordinary woman who responds to an extraordinary challenge by finding the hero within, Powley sets the tone, or rather a variety of tones, for A Small Light. She brings more humor and hopeful energy than you might expect based on the topic, and underlines every emotionally crushing twist and turn you’d expect from a series adjacent to one of the most beloved and devastating stories ever told.
Powley is an interesting and effective choice, then, to play the lead in A Small Light, an eight-part NatGeo limited series that’s all about hiding and subterfuge. Playing an ostensibly ordinary woman who responds to an extraordinary challenge by finding the hero within, Powley sets the tone, or rather a variety of tones, for A Small Light. She brings more humor and hopeful energy than you might expect based on the topic, and underlines every emotionally crushing twist and turn you’d expect from a series adjacent to one of the most beloved and devastating stories ever told.
- 5/1/2023
- by Daniel Fienberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Alex Wolff will play Leonard Cohen in a new series about the Canadian icon and his muse Marianne Ihlen.
Thea Sofie Loch Næss will portray Ihlen in the show, which is called “So Long, Marianne” — the title of one of Cohen’s songs about his partner. Other cast members include Anna Torv as Charmian Clift and Noah Taylor as George Johnston.
The show is a co-production between Norwegian broadcaster Nrk and Canada’s Crave, the streaming service owned by Bell Media. Cineflix Rights is distributing the series globally.
Principal photography on the show began on March 24, with shooting taking place on the Greek island of Hydra — where Cohen first met Ihlen — as well as Ihlen’s home country of Norway, and the late singer’s hometown of Montreal, Canada.
“So Long, Marianne” is billed as an “intimate tale of two, lonely people falling in love, during a period of their...
Thea Sofie Loch Næss will portray Ihlen in the show, which is called “So Long, Marianne” — the title of one of Cohen’s songs about his partner. Other cast members include Anna Torv as Charmian Clift and Noah Taylor as George Johnston.
The show is a co-production between Norwegian broadcaster Nrk and Canada’s Crave, the streaming service owned by Bell Media. Cineflix Rights is distributing the series globally.
Principal photography on the show began on March 24, with shooting taking place on the Greek island of Hydra — where Cohen first met Ihlen — as well as Ihlen’s home country of Norway, and the late singer’s hometown of Montreal, Canada.
“So Long, Marianne” is billed as an “intimate tale of two, lonely people falling in love, during a period of their...
- 4/13/2023
- by Manori Ravindran
- Variety Film + TV
Alex Wolff has been cast as legendary singer Leonard Cohen in So Long, Marianne, the Nrk drama series we first revealed last year.
Thea Sofie Loch Næss will play Canadian musician Cohen’s muse Marianne Ihlen. Anna Torv has also been cast Charmian Clift and Noah Taylor is George Johnston.
Wolff appeared opposite Joachim Phoenix in indie flick Pig and has been cast in Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer. Before that, he reteams with Pig filmmaker Michael Sarnoski on Paramount Pictures’ A Quiet Place: Day One alongside Lupita Nyong’o in 2024.
In further developments, Canadian streamer Crave has boarded So Long, Marianne, which began principal photography on March 24 and is shooting in multiple locations including the Greek island of Hydra, Oslo in Norway,...
Thea Sofie Loch Næss will play Canadian musician Cohen’s muse Marianne Ihlen. Anna Torv has also been cast Charmian Clift and Noah Taylor is George Johnston.
Wolff appeared opposite Joachim Phoenix in indie flick Pig and has been cast in Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer. Before that, he reteams with Pig filmmaker Michael Sarnoski on Paramount Pictures’ A Quiet Place: Day One alongside Lupita Nyong’o in 2024.
In further developments, Canadian streamer Crave has boarded So Long, Marianne, which began principal photography on March 24 and is shooting in multiple locations including the Greek island of Hydra, Oslo in Norway,...
- 4/13/2023
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
National Geographic has released the trailer from the upcoming eight-part limited series ‘A Small Light’. The powerful series, produced by ABC Signature and Keshet Studios, will stream on Disney+ in the U.K. on 2 May.
Based on an inspiring true story, Miep Gies (Bel Powley) was young, carefree and opinionated — at a time when opinions got you killed ― when Otto Frank (Liev Schreiber) asked her to help hide his family from the Nazis during WWII. Without hesitation, Miep agreed. For the next two years, she and her daring and devoted husband, Jan (Joe Cole), with several other everyday heroes, watched over the Frank, van Pels and Pfeffer families hiding in the secret annexe.
Told with a modern sensibility, the series shakes the cobwebs of history and makes Miep’s story feel relevant, forcing audiences to ask themselves what they would have done in Miep’s shoes; and in modern times,...
Based on an inspiring true story, Miep Gies (Bel Powley) was young, carefree and opinionated — at a time when opinions got you killed ― when Otto Frank (Liev Schreiber) asked her to help hide his family from the Nazis during WWII. Without hesitation, Miep agreed. For the next two years, she and her daring and devoted husband, Jan (Joe Cole), with several other everyday heroes, watched over the Frank, van Pels and Pfeffer families hiding in the secret annexe.
Told with a modern sensibility, the series shakes the cobwebs of history and makes Miep’s story feel relevant, forcing audiences to ask themselves what they would have done in Miep’s shoes; and in modern times,...
- 4/4/2023
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
National Geographic has released the official trailer for the eight-part limited series A Small Light.
The series will have a multinetwork launch on Monday, May 1, at 9/8c with a simulcast across National Geographic, Nat Geo Wild, and Lifetime of the first two episodes.
On Saturday, May 6 at 8/7c, Freeform will encore the premiere episodes.
For the full series run, two episodes will debut every Monday at 9/8c on National Geographic, stream the next day on Disney+ and Hulu, and will be available on the Nat Geo TV and ABC apps.
"Based on an inspiring true story, Miep Gies (Bel Powley) was young, carefree and opinionated — at a time when opinions got you killed ― when Otto Frank (Liev Schreiber) asked her to help hide his family from the Nazis during WWII," the official logline reads.
"Without hesitation, Miep agreed. For the next two years, she and her daring and devoted husband,...
The series will have a multinetwork launch on Monday, May 1, at 9/8c with a simulcast across National Geographic, Nat Geo Wild, and Lifetime of the first two episodes.
On Saturday, May 6 at 8/7c, Freeform will encore the premiere episodes.
For the full series run, two episodes will debut every Monday at 9/8c on National Geographic, stream the next day on Disney+ and Hulu, and will be available on the Nat Geo TV and ABC apps.
"Based on an inspiring true story, Miep Gies (Bel Powley) was young, carefree and opinionated — at a time when opinions got you killed ― when Otto Frank (Liev Schreiber) asked her to help hide his family from the Nazis during WWII," the official logline reads.
"Without hesitation, Miep agreed. For the next two years, she and her daring and devoted husband,...
- 4/4/2023
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
National Geographic has release a trailer for A Small Light, its upcoming scripted series about those who boldly chose to hide Anne Frank’s family and others from the Nazis during World War II.
The eight-episode series will have a multinetwork launch on Monday, May 1, at 9/8c — with a simulcast of the first two episodes across National Geographic, Nat Geo Wild and Lifetime. Freeform will air the same episodes on Saturday, May 6 at 8pm.
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The eight-episode series will have a multinetwork launch on Monday, May 1, at 9/8c — with a simulcast of the first two episodes across National Geographic, Nat Geo Wild and Lifetime. Freeform will air the same episodes on Saturday, May 6 at 8pm.
More from TVLineA Small Light: NatGeo Limited Series About Anne Frank Ally Sets PremiereLiev Schreiber to Play Anne Frank's Father in Disney+ Series A Small LightTVLine Items: Good Trouble Premiere,...
- 4/4/2023
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
“A Small Light,” Nat Geo’s upcoming dramatic limited series, tells the story of Miep Gies, best known to history as the Dutch woman who, along with her husband Jan, hid the family of Anne Frank during the Nazi occupation of The Netherlands.
The series, which premieres May 1, tells Miep’s story during the darkest days of the war as she and her husband become increasingly desperate under Nazi occupation. But when asked by her employer, Otto Frank, for help hiding his family from the death squads, she agrees unflinchingly. See for yourself in the trailer right now at the top of the page.
For 2 years the Miep and Jan hid the Franks as well as 4 members of the Pfeffer family — until they were betrayed and the Franks and Pfeffers, arrested by the Nazi police, were taken to various concentration camps. The Gies evaded arrest and execution by almost pure luck,...
The series, which premieres May 1, tells Miep’s story during the darkest days of the war as she and her husband become increasingly desperate under Nazi occupation. But when asked by her employer, Otto Frank, for help hiding his family from the death squads, she agrees unflinchingly. See for yourself in the trailer right now at the top of the page.
For 2 years the Miep and Jan hid the Franks as well as 4 members of the Pfeffer family — until they were betrayed and the Franks and Pfeffers, arrested by the Nazi police, were taken to various concentration camps. The Gies evaded arrest and execution by almost pure luck,...
- 4/4/2023
- by Ross A. Lincoln
- The Wrap
A Small Light is coming to National Geographic this spring. The cable channel has announced a premiere date for the historical drama which tells the story of Miep Gies (Bel Powley), the woman who heroically hid Anne Frank and her family from the Nazis for two years during World War II.
The series also stars Joe Cole, Liev Schreiber, Amira Casar, Billie Boullet, Ashley Brooke, Eleanor Tomlinson, Andy Nyman, Caroline Catz, Noah Taylor, Sally Messham, Ian McElhinney, Nicholas Burns, Liza Sadovy, Laurie Kynaston, and Sebastian Armesto,
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The series also stars Joe Cole, Liev Schreiber, Amira Casar, Billie Boullet, Ashley Brooke, Eleanor Tomlinson, Andy Nyman, Caroline Catz, Noah Taylor, Sally Messham, Ian McElhinney, Nicholas Burns, Liza Sadovy, Laurie Kynaston, and Sebastian Armesto,
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- 2/16/2023
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
In the dozen years since he began his acting career as a recurring cast member on the Irish soap opera “Fair City,” Barry Keoghan has played nearly three dozen film and TV roles in such popular projects as “Dunkirk” (2017) “Chernobyl” and “Eternals” (2021). Now, his work in “The Banshees of Inisherin” (in which he reunites with his “The Killing of a Sacred Deer” and “The Batman” co-star Colin Farrell) has brought him his first Screen Actors Guild Award nominations for both supporting actor and ensemble. This gives the 30-year-old a shot at making history as the youngest male winner of multiple SAG Awards for a single film.
Two of Keoghan’s supporting challengers, Ke Huy Quan (“Everything Everywhere All at Once”) and his “Banshees” castmate Brendan Gleeson, are also first-time SAG Award nominees who are concurrently vying for the ensemble prize. Paul Dano is also a dual contender for “The Fabelmans...
Two of Keoghan’s supporting challengers, Ke Huy Quan (“Everything Everywhere All at Once”) and his “Banshees” castmate Brendan Gleeson, are also first-time SAG Award nominees who are concurrently vying for the ensemble prize. Paul Dano is also a dual contender for “The Fabelmans...
- 2/8/2023
- by Matthew Stewart
- Gold Derby
A Small Light is coming to Disney+ and National Geographic in Spring 2023. The series tells the story of 20-something secretary Miep Gies (Bel Powley), who selflessly hid Anne Frank and others from the Nazis during World War II. Eight episodes are planned for the limited drama series.
The series stars Powley, Joe Cole, and Liev Schreiber. Amira Casar, Billie Boullet, Ashley Brooke, Eleanor Tomlinson, Andy Nyman, Caroline Catz, Noah Taylor, Sally Messham, Ian McElhinney, Nicholas Burns, Liza Sadovy, Laurie Kynaston, and Sebastian Armesto also appear in the series.
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The series stars Powley, Joe Cole, and Liev Schreiber. Amira Casar, Billie Boullet, Ashley Brooke, Eleanor Tomlinson, Andy Nyman, Caroline Catz, Noah Taylor, Sally Messham, Ian McElhinney, Nicholas Burns, Liza Sadovy, Laurie Kynaston, and Sebastian Armesto also appear in the series.
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- 12/21/2022
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
(Welcome to The Daily Stream, an ongoing series in which the /Film team shares what they've been watching, why it's worth checking out, and where you can stream it.)
The Movie: "Submarine"
Where You Can Stream It: Tubi TV
The Pitch: Based on Joe Dunthorne's novel of the same name and set in the mid-1980s, "Submarine" follows Oliver Tate (Craig Roberts), a Welsh teen determined to lose his virginity before his upcoming 16th birthday. He sets his sights on the fierce and feisty Jordana (Yasmin Paige), assured that she will be his perfect first time. While sex is a major priority for Oliver, it certainly isn't the only thing on his mind. He's also desperate to keep his parents' relationship strong, as his depressed marine-biologist father Lloyd (Noah Taylor) fears he will lose his wife Jill (Sally Hawkins) to her recently returned spiritual guru ex-lover Graham Purvis (Paddy Considine...
The Movie: "Submarine"
Where You Can Stream It: Tubi TV
The Pitch: Based on Joe Dunthorne's novel of the same name and set in the mid-1980s, "Submarine" follows Oliver Tate (Craig Roberts), a Welsh teen determined to lose his virginity before his upcoming 16th birthday. He sets his sights on the fierce and feisty Jordana (Yasmin Paige), assured that she will be his perfect first time. While sex is a major priority for Oliver, it certainly isn't the only thing on his mind. He's also desperate to keep his parents' relationship strong, as his depressed marine-biologist father Lloyd (Noah Taylor) fears he will lose his wife Jill (Sally Hawkins) to her recently returned spiritual guru ex-lover Graham Purvis (Paddy Considine...
- 10/13/2022
- by BJ Colangelo
- Slash Film
Before "Peaky Blinders" built to its thrilling climax in the final season, pitting Cillian Murphy's Tommy Shelby against his own flesh and blood Michael Gray (Finn Cole) in a power grab for the ages, the popular BBC series largely featured one primary antagonist per season -- often portrayed by established character actors or even big-name stars. Early seasons saw the street gang come up against the relentless Inspector Campbell. Soon followed Noah Taylor as mobster Darby Sabini, Paddy Considine's loathsome priest Father Hughes, Sam Claflin as fascist Oswald Mosley, and even Tom Hardy as sometimes-enemy, sometimes-ally, Alfie Solomons across the entire show's run.
"Peaky Blinders" took a turn, however, once Adrien Brody turned up in all his stereotypically New York/Italian glory as the formidable Luca Changretta in season 4. Vowing revenge on Tommy Shelby and his entire family for the brutal killing of his father, the mobster ended...
"Peaky Blinders" took a turn, however, once Adrien Brody turned up in all his stereotypically New York/Italian glory as the formidable Luca Changretta in season 4. Vowing revenge on Tommy Shelby and his entire family for the brutal killing of his father, the mobster ended...
- 10/4/2022
- by Jeremy Mathai
- Slash Film
With popular actor Cillian Murphy in the lead role as gangster Tommy Shelby and a formidable ensemble cast backing him up, "Peaky Blinders" has never shied away from star power. From the series premiere in 2013 to this year's grand finale (an upcoming feature film will continue the adventures of the Shelby clan), every season has featured a name-brand star or well-known character actor taking on the role of the main villain. That impressive list includes such esteemed names as Sam Neill, Noah Taylor (of "Game of Thrones" and "Preacher" fame), "House of the Dragon" star Paddy Considine, Sam Claflin ("The Hunger Games") as the fascist Sir...
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- 8/1/2022
- by Jeremy Mathai
- Slash Film
Network: Netflix
Episodes: 36 (hour)
Seasons: Six
TV show dates: September 30, 2014 -- June 10. 2022
Series status: Ended
Performers include: Cillian Murphy, Sam Neill, Helen McCrory, Paul Anderson, Iddo Goldberg, Annabelle Wallis, Sophie Rundle, Joe Cole, Ned Dennehy, Tom Hardy, Charlotte Riley, Noah Taylor, and Aimee-Ffion Edwards.
TV show description:
This drama series takes place in Birmingham, England in the year 1919. An illegal brotherhood of marginalized youths with a sprawling bookie operation is still grappling with the terrors they faced in World War I.
They fight to control the cacophonous streets of Small Heath, where violent clashes with corrupt local lawmen, the Ira, and communist activists are as common as factory fires.
With a razor in his cap and an equally sharp mind beneath it, Tommy Shelby (Cillian...
Episodes: 36 (hour)
Seasons: Six
TV show dates: September 30, 2014 -- June 10. 2022
Series status: Ended
Performers include: Cillian Murphy, Sam Neill, Helen McCrory, Paul Anderson, Iddo Goldberg, Annabelle Wallis, Sophie Rundle, Joe Cole, Ned Dennehy, Tom Hardy, Charlotte Riley, Noah Taylor, and Aimee-Ffion Edwards.
TV show description:
This drama series takes place in Birmingham, England in the year 1919. An illegal brotherhood of marginalized youths with a sprawling bookie operation is still grappling with the terrors they faced in World War I.
They fight to control the cacophonous streets of Small Heath, where violent clashes with corrupt local lawmen, the Ira, and communist activists are as common as factory fires.
With a razor in his cap and an equally sharp mind beneath it, Tommy Shelby (Cillian...
- 6/11/2022
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Edge of Tomorrow, starring Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt and directed by Doug Liman, will be released on Ultra HD Blu-ray Combo Pack and Digital on July 5, it was announced today by Warner Bros. Home Entertainment.
https://www.warnerbros.com/movies/edge-tomorrow
Directed by Doug Liman, Edge of Tomorrow stars Oscar® nominee Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt.
Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Village Roadshow Pictures’ sci-fi thriller Edge of Tomorrow was directed by Liman from a screenplay by Christopher McQuarrie and Jez Butterworth & John-Henry Butterworth and based on the novel entitled “All You Need is Kill” by Hiroshi Sakurazaka. Edge of Tomorrow was the first motion picture to be shot at Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden.
Edge of Tomorrow was produced by Erwin Stoff, Tom Lassally, Jeffrey Silver, Gregory Jacobs and Jason Hoffs, alongside executive producers Doug Liman, David Bartis, Joby Harold, Hidemi Fukuhara and Bruce Berman, with Tim Lewis and Kim Winther serving as co-producers.
https://www.warnerbros.com/movies/edge-tomorrow
Directed by Doug Liman, Edge of Tomorrow stars Oscar® nominee Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt.
Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Village Roadshow Pictures’ sci-fi thriller Edge of Tomorrow was directed by Liman from a screenplay by Christopher McQuarrie and Jez Butterworth & John-Henry Butterworth and based on the novel entitled “All You Need is Kill” by Hiroshi Sakurazaka. Edge of Tomorrow was the first motion picture to be shot at Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden.
Edge of Tomorrow was produced by Erwin Stoff, Tom Lassally, Jeffrey Silver, Gregory Jacobs and Jason Hoffs, alongside executive producers Doug Liman, David Bartis, Joby Harold, Hidemi Fukuhara and Bruce Berman, with Tim Lewis and Kim Winther serving as co-producers.
- 5/19/2022
- by Michelle Hannett
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
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