Till now everyone has seen those incredible clips of Benedict Cumberbatch owning the stage in theaters. Well, what many don’t realize is that there was a moment when he almost said no to playing Doctor Strange. Why? Because he was getting ready to take on the iconic Shakespearean tragedy ‘Hamlet’, the same play that’s now making waves all over the internet.
Benedict Cumberbatch | Credit: Wikimedia Commons.
It was quite the dilemma for him, caught between the glitz and glamour of Hollywood and his deep love for the stage. Yet, as they often say, the show had to go on. Ultimately, his dedication to his craft won, and the rest is history.
Why Benedict Cumberbatch Initially Turned Down Doctor Strange?
Benedict Cumberbatch still to this day continues to mesmerize audiences with his unforgettable performance in Hamlet. Whether it’s through reels or YouTube shorts, there are countless reminders of his undeniable talent.
Benedict Cumberbatch | Credit: Wikimedia Commons.
It was quite the dilemma for him, caught between the glitz and glamour of Hollywood and his deep love for the stage. Yet, as they often say, the show had to go on. Ultimately, his dedication to his craft won, and the rest is history.
Why Benedict Cumberbatch Initially Turned Down Doctor Strange?
Benedict Cumberbatch still to this day continues to mesmerize audiences with his unforgettable performance in Hamlet. Whether it’s through reels or YouTube shorts, there are countless reminders of his undeniable talent.
- 5/1/2024
- by Sampurna Banerjee
- FandomWire
Trying is returning soon with its fourth season, and viewers will see a considerable time jump when the series returns with eight new episodes. Apple TV+ announced the return date for the series with a trailer.
The Trying series stars Rafe Spall and Esther Smith as a couple who really want to have children but struggle to conceive. They decide to adopt but then face a whole new set of challenges. Season four also stars Sian Brooke, Darren Boyd, Scarlett Rayner, and Cooper Turner.
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The Trying series stars Rafe Spall and Esther Smith as a couple who really want to have children but struggle to conceive. They decide to adopt but then face a whole new set of challenges. Season four also stars Sian Brooke, Darren Boyd, Scarlett Rayner, and Cooper Turner.
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- 4/24/2024
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Today, Apple TV+ unveiled the trailer and key art for season four of its heartwarming, critically acclaimed comedy series Trying, starring BAFTA Award nominee Esther Smith and SAG Award nominee Rafe Spall.
The trailer features the brand new single from London-based pop star Beka, titled “Forever.” Beka helms this season’s soundtrack with original songs set to debut in each episode. She follows Maisie Peters and Bear’s Den, who wrote and performed the soundtracks for season two and season three, respectively.
Trying will return for its eight-episode fourth season on Wednesday, May 22, on Apple TV+ with the first two episodes, followed by new episodes every Wednesday through July 3.
In the new season, we fast-forward six years to discover that Nikki (Smith) and Jason (Spall) are experienced adopters. They have built a lovely little nuclear family enriched by an extraordinary support network.
However, as their teenage daughter, Princess (Scarlett Rayner...
The trailer features the brand new single from London-based pop star Beka, titled “Forever.” Beka helms this season’s soundtrack with original songs set to debut in each episode. She follows Maisie Peters and Bear’s Den, who wrote and performed the soundtracks for season two and season three, respectively.
Trying will return for its eight-episode fourth season on Wednesday, May 22, on Apple TV+ with the first two episodes, followed by new episodes every Wednesday through July 3.
In the new season, we fast-forward six years to discover that Nikki (Smith) and Jason (Spall) are experienced adopters. They have built a lovely little nuclear family enriched by an extraordinary support network.
However, as their teenage daughter, Princess (Scarlett Rayner...
- 4/23/2024
- by Mirko Parlevliet
- Vital Thrills
Apple TV has debuted the full official trailer for the fourth season of ‘Trying.’
The heartwarming critically acclaimed comedy starring BAFTA Award-nominee Esther Smith and SAG Award-nominee Rafe Spall will return for a fourth season on Wednesday, May 22 on Apple TV+ with the first 2 episodes followed by new episodes every Wednesday through July 3.
In the new season, we fast-forward six years, discovering that Nikki (Smith) and Jason (Spall) are experienced adopters having built a lovely little nuclear family, enriched by an extraordinary support network. However, as their teenage daughter, Princess (Rayner), starts to yearn for a connection with her birth mother, Nikki and Jason find themselves confronted with the ultimate test of their parenting skills.
In addition to Smith and Spall, the ensemble cast is led by Sian Brooke, BAFTA Award winner Darren Boyd, and welcomes Scarlett Rayner and Cooper Turner.
The series is created, written and executive produced by...
The heartwarming critically acclaimed comedy starring BAFTA Award-nominee Esther Smith and SAG Award-nominee Rafe Spall will return for a fourth season on Wednesday, May 22 on Apple TV+ with the first 2 episodes followed by new episodes every Wednesday through July 3.
In the new season, we fast-forward six years, discovering that Nikki (Smith) and Jason (Spall) are experienced adopters having built a lovely little nuclear family, enriched by an extraordinary support network. However, as their teenage daughter, Princess (Rayner), starts to yearn for a connection with her birth mother, Nikki and Jason find themselves confronted with the ultimate test of their parenting skills.
In addition to Smith and Spall, the ensemble cast is led by Sian Brooke, BAFTA Award winner Darren Boyd, and welcomes Scarlett Rayner and Cooper Turner.
The series is created, written and executive produced by...
- 4/23/2024
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
When Blue Lights debuted on BBC One last year, it was favourably compared with Line of Duty. The comparison made sense. Both dramas deal with drug-dealing organised crime gangs, and touch on the under-funded reality of PR and stats-led UK policing. Both love an armed response unit and a cliffhanger. They’re both filmed in Belfast (though only Blue Lights is set there) and take place in fictional police sections where the dialogue gets a bit ‘sit rep on the double o-b’ spilled-Scrabble-tiles at times.
There is though, a major difference between the two – and it’s not just Blue Lights being about frontline response policing (uniforms in patrol cars) and Line of Duty being about anti-corruption detectives (suits in undercover vehicles). It’s to do with warmth.
To listen to commissioners, warmth is what audiences are currently craving. It’s what put Richard Osman on the bestseller lists for his Thursday Murder Club books,...
There is though, a major difference between the two – and it’s not just Blue Lights being about frontline response policing (uniforms in patrol cars) and Line of Duty being about anti-corruption detectives (suits in undercover vehicles). It’s to do with warmth.
To listen to commissioners, warmth is what audiences are currently craving. It’s what put Richard Osman on the bestseller lists for his Thursday Murder Club books,...
- 4/17/2024
- by Louisa Mellor
- Den of Geek
Whether due to spoiler phobia, poor impulse control, or an unquenchable need to know what treat Stevie will be serving next out of his magic lunchbox, some Blue Lights fans have already binge-watched all six episodes of series two. To those people we say, breathe out. More is coming.
Two months before series two arrived on BBC One and iPlayer, the corporation confirmed that it had ordered two further series of Declan Lawn and Adam Patterson’s Belfast-set police drama. Like the first two, series three and four will each have the regulation six-episodes, and if all goes to plan, we might reasonably expect them to air respectively in spring 2025 and spring 2026.
Series one arrived to acclaim last March and quickly bagsied itself high-ranking spots on ‘The Best TV of 2023’ round-ups come the end of the year. It’s the story of three rookie recruits to the Police Service of...
Two months before series two arrived on BBC One and iPlayer, the corporation confirmed that it had ordered two further series of Declan Lawn and Adam Patterson’s Belfast-set police drama. Like the first two, series three and four will each have the regulation six-episodes, and if all goes to plan, we might reasonably expect them to air respectively in spring 2025 and spring 2026.
Series one arrived to acclaim last March and quickly bagsied itself high-ranking spots on ‘The Best TV of 2023’ round-ups come the end of the year. It’s the story of three rookie recruits to the Police Service of...
- 4/16/2024
- by Louisa Mellor
- Den of Geek
Siân Brooke is back on U.K. screens this week as Grace Ellis in the BBC’s Belfast, Northern Ireland-based police drama Blue Lights season 2.
Blue Lights, about three probationary police officers in the Police Service of Northern Ireland struggling with the general pressures of the job and crime and tensions in Belfast, has become a hit show for the BBC, which has already ordered seasons 3 and 4. One of the new officers is Brooke’s Grace, a single mother in her 40s who left her job as a social worker to join the police but must soon wonder if she’s made the right decision.
Season 2 debuted on BBC One on Monday night London time, airing weekly, with all episodes now already available on streaming service BBC iPlayer. The show is also available internationally on streamer BritBox International. The season 2 trailer (see below) highlights tensions and new challenges for the police officers.
Blue Lights, about three probationary police officers in the Police Service of Northern Ireland struggling with the general pressures of the job and crime and tensions in Belfast, has become a hit show for the BBC, which has already ordered seasons 3 and 4. One of the new officers is Brooke’s Grace, a single mother in her 40s who left her job as a social worker to join the police but must soon wonder if she’s made the right decision.
Season 2 debuted on BBC One on Monday night London time, airing weekly, with all episodes now already available on streaming service BBC iPlayer. The show is also available internationally on streamer BritBox International. The season 2 trailer (see below) highlights tensions and new challenges for the police officers.
- 4/16/2024
- by Georg Szalai
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Warning: contains spoilers for the Blue Lights series one finale.
When Blue Lights arrived in 2023, it felt like counter-programming to the news headlines. Real life was filled with reports of police corruption, brutality and deadly crimes committed under cover of the uniform, and here was this drama, offering an alternative.
Grace, Tommy and Annie were that alternative. New recruits to the Police Service of Northern Ireland, they weren’t in uniform to abuse power or take greasy backhanders, they were there to help, and they had the courage of their convictions.
That isn’t to say their courage and convictions weren’t sorely tested by the reality of the job. As they discovered, policing a community riven by historical conflict is tough enough without MI5 doing deals with local kingpins that keep the drugs and crime flowing. Not to mention anonymous death threats and the violent loss of beloved colleagues.
When Blue Lights arrived in 2023, it felt like counter-programming to the news headlines. Real life was filled with reports of police corruption, brutality and deadly crimes committed under cover of the uniform, and here was this drama, offering an alternative.
Grace, Tommy and Annie were that alternative. New recruits to the Police Service of Northern Ireland, they weren’t in uniform to abuse power or take greasy backhanders, they were there to help, and they had the courage of their convictions.
That isn’t to say their courage and convictions weren’t sorely tested by the reality of the job. As they discovered, policing a community riven by historical conflict is tough enough without MI5 doing deals with local kingpins that keep the drugs and crime flowing. Not to mention anonymous death threats and the violent loss of beloved colleagues.
- 4/15/2024
- by Louisa Mellor
- Den of Geek
The BBC has released the trailer for series two of the hit Belfast-based police drama ‘Blue Lights.’
Co-created and written by Declan Lawn and Adam Patterson and produced by Two Cities Television, Blue Lights is an authentic, gripping and darkly funny drama about ordinary people doing an extraordinary job.
Series one, which aired in March last year, followed three new Psni probationary recruits as they navigated their way through their first few months in a uniquely complex place to be a response police officer. It was recently commissioned for two more series.
Reprising their roles in the forthcoming second series are Siân Brooke (Grace Ellis), Martin McCann (Stevie Neil), Katherine Devlin (Annie Conlon), Nathan Braniff (Tommy Foster), Joanne Crawford (Helen McNally), Andi Osho (Sandra Cliff), and Hannah McClean (Jen Robinson).
Also set to return are Paddy Jenkins (Happy Kelly), Desmond Eastwood (Murray Canning), Jonathan Harden (Jonty) and Andrea Irvine (Nicola Robinson...
Co-created and written by Declan Lawn and Adam Patterson and produced by Two Cities Television, Blue Lights is an authentic, gripping and darkly funny drama about ordinary people doing an extraordinary job.
Series one, which aired in March last year, followed three new Psni probationary recruits as they navigated their way through their first few months in a uniquely complex place to be a response police officer. It was recently commissioned for two more series.
Reprising their roles in the forthcoming second series are Siân Brooke (Grace Ellis), Martin McCann (Stevie Neil), Katherine Devlin (Annie Conlon), Nathan Braniff (Tommy Foster), Joanne Crawford (Helen McNally), Andi Osho (Sandra Cliff), and Hannah McClean (Jen Robinson).
Also set to return are Paddy Jenkins (Happy Kelly), Desmond Eastwood (Murray Canning), Jonathan Harden (Jonty) and Andrea Irvine (Nicola Robinson...
- 3/29/2024
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Colin From Accounts is a sweet and brilliantly funny rom-com series that will warm your heart while also making you laugh at every turn. The Australian series starring the real-life couple Harriet Dyer and Patrick Brammall in the lead roles of Ashley and Gordon follows two single people, one in her 30s and the other in his 40s as they are brought together by a literal accident of a sweet dog soon to be named “Colin From Accounts”. The romantic comedy series also stars Genevieve Hegney, Emma Harvie, Helen Thomson, and Michael Logo. So, if you loved the Australian rom-com series here are some similar shows you should check out next.
Lovesick (Netflix & Rent on Prime Video) Credit – Netflix
Lovesick aka Scrotal Recall is a brilliant rom-com series that tackles the difficult subject matter of sexually transmitted series while also delivering a genuinely heartfelt story about love and friendship. Created by Tom Edge,...
Lovesick (Netflix & Rent on Prime Video) Credit – Netflix
Lovesick aka Scrotal Recall is a brilliant rom-com series that tackles the difficult subject matter of sexually transmitted series while also delivering a genuinely heartfelt story about love and friendship. Created by Tom Edge,...
- 2/29/2024
- by Kulwant Singh
- Cinema Blind
Apple TV has debuted a couple of first-look images from the fourth season of ‘Trying.’
The heartwarming critically acclaimed comedy starring BAFTA Award-nominee Esther Smith and SAG Award-nominee Rafe Spall will return for a fourth season on Wednesday, May 22 on Apple TV+ with the first 2 episodes followed by new episodes every Wednesday through July 3.
In the new season, we fast-forward six years, discovering that Nikki (Smith) and Jason (Spall) are experienced adopters having built a lovely little nuclear family, enriched by an extraordinary support network. However, as their teenage daughter, Princess (Rayner), starts to yearn for a connection with her birth mother, Nikki and Jason find themselves confronted with the ultimate test of their parenting skills.
Also in news – Luke Evans & Milla Jovovich to star in sci-fi thriller ‘World Breaker’
In addition to Smith and Spall, the cast includes Sian Brooke as Karen, BAFTA Award winner Darren Boyd as Scott...
The heartwarming critically acclaimed comedy starring BAFTA Award-nominee Esther Smith and SAG Award-nominee Rafe Spall will return for a fourth season on Wednesday, May 22 on Apple TV+ with the first 2 episodes followed by new episodes every Wednesday through July 3.
In the new season, we fast-forward six years, discovering that Nikki (Smith) and Jason (Spall) are experienced adopters having built a lovely little nuclear family, enriched by an extraordinary support network. However, as their teenage daughter, Princess (Rayner), starts to yearn for a connection with her birth mother, Nikki and Jason find themselves confronted with the ultimate test of their parenting skills.
Also in news – Luke Evans & Milla Jovovich to star in sci-fi thriller ‘World Breaker’
In addition to Smith and Spall, the cast includes Sian Brooke as Karen, BAFTA Award winner Darren Boyd as Scott...
- 2/6/2024
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
2024 really is the year of the Difficult Second Series: after wowing us in 2023 and even earlier, shows like The Tourist, Extraordinary, The Rig, Suspect and Bad Sisters are on the way back for another helping this year, but the question is: will they live up to series one?
In among this, a trio of behemoth shows coming back: Doctor Who will return for series 14, or season one as it’s being styled, the first with Fifteenth Doctor Ncuti Gatwa, Wolf Hall is returning after nine years to cover the late Hilary Mantel’s final book in the trilogy, The Mirror and The Light, and dystopian anthology series Black Mirror will return to Netflix for its seventh series. There’s even talk of a prequel series to Red Dwarf, if that comes off.
This is our round-up of the British TV shows we’re most excited to see returning for new...
In among this, a trio of behemoth shows coming back: Doctor Who will return for series 14, or season one as it’s being styled, the first with Fifteenth Doctor Ncuti Gatwa, Wolf Hall is returning after nine years to cover the late Hilary Mantel’s final book in the trilogy, The Mirror and The Light, and dystopian anthology series Black Mirror will return to Netflix for its seventh series. There’s even talk of a prequel series to Red Dwarf, if that comes off.
This is our round-up of the British TV shows we’re most excited to see returning for new...
- 1/4/2024
- by Lauravickersgreen
- Den of Geek
Variety Awards Circuit section is the home for all awards news and related content throughout the year, featuring the following: the official predictions for the upcoming Oscars, Emmys, Grammys and Tony Awards ceremonies, curated by Variety senior awards editor Clayton Davis. The prediction pages reflect the current standings in the race and do not reflect personal preferences for any individual contender. As other formal (and informal) polls suggest, competitions are fluid and subject to change based on buzz and events. Predictions are updated every Thursday.
Visit the prediction pages for the respective ceremonies via the links below:
Oscars | Emmys | Grammys | Tonys
2023 Emmy Predictions:
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series The Last of Us
Weekly Commentary: HBO is guaranteed a win in this category having all six slots split between “The Last of Us” and “Succession.”
While “Succession” is the undisputed frontrunner for the top prize, many believe “Last of...
Visit the prediction pages for the respective ceremonies via the links below:
Oscars | Emmys | Grammys | Tonys
2023 Emmy Predictions:
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series The Last of Us
Weekly Commentary: HBO is guaranteed a win in this category having all six slots split between “The Last of Us” and “Succession.”
While “Succession” is the undisputed frontrunner for the top prize, many believe “Last of...
- 8/17/2023
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV
This House of the Dragon article contains spoilers.
In the nearly twenty years that pass in the first season of House of the Dragon, King Viserys Targaryen (Paddy Considine) is afflicted by a mysterious illness that causes him to essentially wither away up until his death in episode 8 “The Lord of the Tides.” While the show never explicitly gives the condition a name, due to his symptoms many speculated that Viserys was infected with leprosy – an infectious bacteria that can cause muscle weakness, skin lesions, and painful or tender nerves among other things. In an interview with Variety, Considine seems to confirm this diagnosis saying Viserys’ infection was most likely “a form of leprosy.”
But it wasn’t just a physical illness that plagued Viserys all this time. According to Considine, Viserys’ guilt over losing his wife Aemma (Sian Brooke) contributed to his deteriorating health, saying “How she met her...
In the nearly twenty years that pass in the first season of House of the Dragon, King Viserys Targaryen (Paddy Considine) is afflicted by a mysterious illness that causes him to essentially wither away up until his death in episode 8 “The Lord of the Tides.” While the show never explicitly gives the condition a name, due to his symptoms many speculated that Viserys was infected with leprosy – an infectious bacteria that can cause muscle weakness, skin lesions, and painful or tender nerves among other things. In an interview with Variety, Considine seems to confirm this diagnosis saying Viserys’ infection was most likely “a form of leprosy.”
But it wasn’t just a physical illness that plagued Viserys all this time. According to Considine, Viserys’ guilt over losing his wife Aemma (Sian Brooke) contributed to his deteriorating health, saying “How she met her...
- 5/25/2023
- by Brynnaarens
- Den of Geek
Vulture Watch
What do the auguries indicate? Has the Good Omens TV show been cancelled or renewed for a second season on Amazon? The television vulture is watching all the latest TV cancellation and renewal news, so this page is the place to track the status of Good Omens season two. Bookmark it, or subscribe for the latest updates. Remember, the television vulture is watching your shows. Are you?
What's This TV Show About?
An Amazon Prime Video fantasy series based on the 1990 novel by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman, Good Omens stars Michael Sheen, David Tennant, Frances McDormand, Jon Hamm, Sam Taylor Buck, Nick Offerman, Jack Whitehall, Miranda Richardson, Adria Arjona, Michael McKean, Anna Maxwell Martin, Mireille Enos, Sian Brooke, Daniel Mays, Jill Winternitz, Samson Marraccino, Josie Lawrence, and Benedict Cumberbatch. It centers on the angel Aziraphale (Sheen) and the demon Crowley (Tennant), as...
What do the auguries indicate? Has the Good Omens TV show been cancelled or renewed for a second season on Amazon? The television vulture is watching all the latest TV cancellation and renewal news, so this page is the place to track the status of Good Omens season two. Bookmark it, or subscribe for the latest updates. Remember, the television vulture is watching your shows. Are you?
What's This TV Show About?
An Amazon Prime Video fantasy series based on the 1990 novel by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman, Good Omens stars Michael Sheen, David Tennant, Frances McDormand, Jon Hamm, Sam Taylor Buck, Nick Offerman, Jack Whitehall, Miranda Richardson, Adria Arjona, Michael McKean, Anna Maxwell Martin, Mireille Enos, Sian Brooke, Daniel Mays, Jill Winternitz, Samson Marraccino, Josie Lawrence, and Benedict Cumberbatch. It centers on the angel Aziraphale (Sheen) and the demon Crowley (Tennant), as...
- 5/12/2023
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Warning: This article contains spoilers for Blue Lights (obviously!)
It’s been wonderful to see Blue Lights capture the hearts of the nation – it deserves every bit of its enthusiastic praise. This compelling, Northern Ireland-set crime drama about three rookie cops has been packed full to bursting with a gripping plot, lovable characters and impressive performances from start to captivating finish.
The one comforting thought now that it’s over is that there’s already good news on the series two front – but before we get to that, let’s unpack Blue Lights’ first series. Did that dastardly-but-misunderstood McIntyre gang get what’s coming to them? Did Stevie and Grace get it on? And will our beloved Gerry be back telling Tommy to “take a beat” any time soon?
Read on for all the spoilers…
First Things First: Did Gerry Die?
We wish he didn’t, but yes. Richard Dormer...
It’s been wonderful to see Blue Lights capture the hearts of the nation – it deserves every bit of its enthusiastic praise. This compelling, Northern Ireland-set crime drama about three rookie cops has been packed full to bursting with a gripping plot, lovable characters and impressive performances from start to captivating finish.
The one comforting thought now that it’s over is that there’s already good news on the series two front – but before we get to that, let’s unpack Blue Lights’ first series. Did that dastardly-but-misunderstood McIntyre gang get what’s coming to them? Did Stevie and Grace get it on? And will our beloved Gerry be back telling Tommy to “take a beat” any time soon?
Read on for all the spoilers…
First Things First: Did Gerry Die?
We wish he didn’t, but yes. Richard Dormer...
- 5/1/2023
- by Lauravickersgreen
- Den of Geek
The BBC has tasked His Dark Materials writer Jack Thorne to pen a TV adaptation of William Golding’s seminal novel Lord of the Flies.
This marks the first time the novel will be made for television, though there have been two feature film adaptations — the first Peter Brook’s 1963 movie and the second made in 1990 by Harry Hook (above).
Sex Education producer Eleven is attached to make The BBC’s series, which was unveiled by BBC Chief Content Officer Charlotte Moore today at a Broadcasting Press Guild event in London. Several other announcements were also made (see below).
Writer Thorne is known for shows such as BBC fantasy series His Dark Materials, Channel 4 Covid-19 drama Help, Shane Meadows’ This is England and Netflix series The Eddy, feature films Wonder and Enola Holmes and theater productions including Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.
Golding’s 1954 novel tells the story...
This marks the first time the novel will be made for television, though there have been two feature film adaptations — the first Peter Brook’s 1963 movie and the second made in 1990 by Harry Hook (above).
Sex Education producer Eleven is attached to make The BBC’s series, which was unveiled by BBC Chief Content Officer Charlotte Moore today at a Broadcasting Press Guild event in London. Several other announcements were also made (see below).
Writer Thorne is known for shows such as BBC fantasy series His Dark Materials, Channel 4 Covid-19 drama Help, Shane Meadows’ This is England and Netflix series The Eddy, feature films Wonder and Enola Holmes and theater productions including Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.
Golding’s 1954 novel tells the story...
- 4/20/2023
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
Spoiler Alert: This report contains details about for Season 1 of House of the Dragon.
House of the Dragon showrunner Ryan Condal and star Paddy Considine appeared at Contenders TV to celebrate the first season of the Game of Thrones prequel. However, Condal also hinted at what’s to come in the upcoming second season.
“I’m excited to pick up where we left off,” Condal said. “Now we get to fall into the more traditional rhythms of storytelling and Game of Thrones. We’ve always talked about this particular tale, George [R.R. Martin] has too, of being a Shakespearean or Greek tragedy. This series is very much about a house tearing itself apart from within. Now that all those pieces have been set on the board, I’m really excited to tell the next chapter, to see what happens now that Viserys is gone and no longer keeping a lid on things.
House of the Dragon showrunner Ryan Condal and star Paddy Considine appeared at Contenders TV to celebrate the first season of the Game of Thrones prequel. However, Condal also hinted at what’s to come in the upcoming second season.
“I’m excited to pick up where we left off,” Condal said. “Now we get to fall into the more traditional rhythms of storytelling and Game of Thrones. We’ve always talked about this particular tale, George [R.R. Martin] has too, of being a Shakespearean or Greek tragedy. This series is very much about a house tearing itself apart from within. Now that all those pieces have been set on the board, I’m really excited to tell the next chapter, to see what happens now that Viserys is gone and no longer keeping a lid on things.
- 4/17/2023
- by Fred Topel
- Deadline Film + TV
Mip TV is just around the corner and, as ever, the content will be king. Here, Deadline walks you through seven of the buzziest dramas set for the Croisette, featuring police thrillers, a Royal Family docu-drama and Beta Film’s latest about the Ms Estonia shipwreck. Read on for the best-in-class projects heading to Cannes for the April 17-19 confab.
Blue Lights
Distributor: BBC Studios
Network: BBC One
Episodes: 6 x 60
Having just launched on BBC One primetime, Blue Lights is the latest precinct drama from Declan Lawn and Adam Patterson, the creators of the critically-acclaimed Salisbury Poisonings. In Gallagher Films/Two Cities Productions’ show, the pair, who worked for years as investigative journalists, turn their hands to the troubled situation in Belfast, a uniquely dangerous place to be a Police Officer. Grace (Siân Brooke), a mother of a teenage boy, has made the decision in her 40s to leave her...
Blue Lights
Distributor: BBC Studios
Network: BBC One
Episodes: 6 x 60
Having just launched on BBC One primetime, Blue Lights is the latest precinct drama from Declan Lawn and Adam Patterson, the creators of the critically-acclaimed Salisbury Poisonings. In Gallagher Films/Two Cities Productions’ show, the pair, who worked for years as investigative journalists, turn their hands to the troubled situation in Belfast, a uniquely dangerous place to be a Police Officer. Grace (Siân Brooke), a mother of a teenage boy, has made the decision in her 40s to leave her...
- 4/14/2023
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Crime dramas are rarely revolutionary – we often watch them because they’re comfortingly formulaic – but every so often you get a gem that changes the game. We saw it with Line of Duty, Happy Valley, and Luther – and now Blue Lights is here to make you sit up, stop scrolling and get invested.
What the detectives from the above shows all have in common is experience, but Blue Lights focusses on three fresh-faced officers on probation in Belfast, Northern Ireland’s most dangerous city. Annie (Katherine Devlin) is scrappy and impetuous, Tommy (Nathan Braniff) is bookish and a terrible shot, and Grace (played by Trying’s Sian Brooke) is naively optimistic about making a difference despite having joined the force in her forties after a career as a social worker.
The good news is that what they lack in policing potential, they make up for in instant likeability, and this...
What the detectives from the above shows all have in common is experience, but Blue Lights focusses on three fresh-faced officers on probation in Belfast, Northern Ireland’s most dangerous city. Annie (Katherine Devlin) is scrappy and impetuous, Tommy (Nathan Braniff) is bookish and a terrible shot, and Grace (played by Trying’s Sian Brooke) is naively optimistic about making a difference despite having joined the force in her forties after a career as a social worker.
The good news is that what they lack in policing potential, they make up for in instant likeability, and this...
- 3/28/2023
- by Louisa Mellor
- Den of Geek
It seems unkind to mark down any drama that tries to find its way through the continuing tensions in Northern Ireland, but the problem with BBC One’s Blue Lights is that there’s no one to really root for. All the characters in the story are either loathsome or pathetic, with some a mix of both. It does tend to mirror the politics in the province in recent times, incidentally, but that’s not really the point.
Blue Lights is the story of three probationary officers in the Police Service of Northern Ireland (Psni), Grace Ellis, Annie Conlon and Tommy Foster, played with a kind of uncharming naivety by Sian Brooke, Katherine Devlin and Nathan Braniff, respectively. They spend much of their time getting stoned (not in the nice way) and being derided and mocked by their colleagues, who seem to resent the idea that anyone would actually want...
Blue Lights is the story of three probationary officers in the Police Service of Northern Ireland (Psni), Grace Ellis, Annie Conlon and Tommy Foster, played with a kind of uncharming naivety by Sian Brooke, Katherine Devlin and Nathan Braniff, respectively. They spend much of their time getting stoned (not in the nice way) and being derided and mocked by their colleagues, who seem to resent the idea that anyone would actually want...
- 3/27/2023
- by Sean O'Grady
- The Independent - TV
It’s been five years since there’s been new Sherlock, and considering no one has said it’s been canceled yet, there’s still hope for more. In fact, co-creator Steven Moffat recently addressed the series’ future. Moffat would “start writing tomorrow” if given the opportunity and Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman were to reprise their roles as Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson, then quipped, “They’re on to bigger and better things but, Martin and Benedict, please come back?” (via Deadline). That, of course, leads to the simple question: Would you watch a Sherlock Season 5? The fourth season saw the death of Watson’s wife, Mary (Amanda Abbington), as well as the aftermath and the videos she’d left behind for the two men. The last episode, “The Final Problem,” also included the reveal that Sherlock and Mycroft (co-creator Mark Gatiss) have a sister, Eurus (Sian Brooke...
- 1/4/2023
- TV Insider
Steven Moffat has spoken frankly on the conditions needed for him to return to making new episodes of Sherlock.
The writer and showrunner created the crime mystery series in 2010, based on the Sherlock Holmes stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
Benedict Cumberbatch starred as the eponymous super-detective, while Martin Freeman featured as Dr Watson, Sherlock Holmes’s war veteran partner in mystery-solving.
Though the show only ran for 13 episodes over four seasons, it received critical acclaim and garnered several award nominations and wins, including acting Emmys for Cumberbatch and Freeman, and a writing Emmy for Moffat.
In an interview on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme on Tuesday (3 January), Moffat spoke on the possibility of more Sherlock episodes.
According to him, he’d be more than happy to continue the programme, as long as the series stars were interested in reprising their roles.
“Look, I'll start writing Sherlock tomorrow if...
The writer and showrunner created the crime mystery series in 2010, based on the Sherlock Holmes stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
Benedict Cumberbatch starred as the eponymous super-detective, while Martin Freeman featured as Dr Watson, Sherlock Holmes’s war veteran partner in mystery-solving.
Though the show only ran for 13 episodes over four seasons, it received critical acclaim and garnered several award nominations and wins, including acting Emmys for Cumberbatch and Freeman, and a writing Emmy for Moffat.
In an interview on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme on Tuesday (3 January), Moffat spoke on the possibility of more Sherlock episodes.
According to him, he’d be more than happy to continue the programme, as long as the series stars were interested in reprising their roles.
“Look, I'll start writing Sherlock tomorrow if...
- 1/4/2023
- by Nicole Vassell
- The Independent - TV
George R.R. Martin loves to make audiences cringe. Martin's "Game of Thrones" books and the massively successful HBO series the universe inspired — "Game of Thrones" and "House of The Dragon" to date, with more to follow — are rich with subversive and flinch-inspiring moments. Consider the former's gasp-inspiring pilot finale. Yes, the images of Jaime and Cersei Lannister (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau and Lena Headey) engaging in coitus were shocking. Seeing Jaime push Bran Stark (Issac Hempstead Wright) out a window? Even more so.
But neither is the scene's most crucial or resonant moment. That honor goes to Jaime's tossed-aside utterance of, "The things I do for love," before his hands cast Bran toward paralysis. There's a whole world of uncomfortable to be unpacked in those six words. Jaime loves his sister and is willing to murder for her, and the casualness with which he dispatches of a child (plus the drollness of...
But neither is the scene's most crucial or resonant moment. That honor goes to Jaime's tossed-aside utterance of, "The things I do for love," before his hands cast Bran toward paralysis. There's a whole world of uncomfortable to be unpacked in those six words. Jaime loves his sister and is willing to murder for her, and the casualness with which he dispatches of a child (plus the drollness of...
- 11/1/2022
- by Scott Thomas
- Slash Film
[Warning: The below contains Major spoilers for House of the Dragon Season 1 & George R.R. Martin’s Fire & Blood.] The writers of House of the Dragon rewound the clock to 172 years before the birth of Game of Thrones’ Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke). But George R. R. Martin, author of the Song of Ice and Fire books on which both HBO shows are based, would have turned back the hands of time even further. In a Penguin Random House Q&a, Martin said that the House of the Dragon writers had “a lot of spirited discussions” about when to start chronicling House Targaryen’s downfall. One writer, for instance, wanted to start the prequel series with the scream of a dying Aemma Arryn (Sian Brooke), wife of King Viserys I Targaryen (Paddy Considine), as she perished during childbirth. Another of the HBO show’s scribes wanted to start with the death of Viserys, which viewers didn’t see ...
- 10/29/2022
- TV Insider
Content Warning: This article contains spoilers for House of the Dragon season 1 and discussion of birth trauma and stillbirth.
The childbirth scenes in House of the Dragon have been a talking point among fans online since the horrifying Cesarean section depicted in the first episode. Some of what we’re seeing on the show represents things we’ve seen before – screaming mothers, pacing fathers, crying infants. But there are aspects of childbirth presented on House of the Dragon that we hardly ever see on mainstream television, and that’s really exciting.
Mainstream TV dramas have been showing more and more of the gory details of childbirth over the years and some shows have given us memorable birth-and-labor sequences. We’ve seen a couple having sex in an attempt to help labor along in Outlander, the tragic death of a woman from undiagnosed eclampsia in Downton Abbey, and the exact same...
The childbirth scenes in House of the Dragon have been a talking point among fans online since the horrifying Cesarean section depicted in the first episode. Some of what we’re seeing on the show represents things we’ve seen before – screaming mothers, pacing fathers, crying infants. But there are aspects of childbirth presented on House of the Dragon that we hardly ever see on mainstream television, and that’s really exciting.
Mainstream TV dramas have been showing more and more of the gory details of childbirth over the years and some shows have given us memorable birth-and-labor sequences. We’ve seen a couple having sex in an attempt to help labor along in Outlander, the tragic death of a woman from undiagnosed eclampsia in Downton Abbey, and the exact same...
- 10/25/2022
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
"House of the Dragon"'s titular house, House Targaryen, issues a promise - and a warning - with their House words "Fire and Blood," and season one of the "Game of Thrones" drama definitely lived up to those words. There were brutal deaths and births, painful marriages, literal backstabbings, heartbreaking betrayals, steamy sex scenes, and lots of dragons. Season one covers what leads to the civil war known as the Dance of Dragons, where the realm will be torn apart and forced to choose who they think their real sovereign should be: Queen Rhaenyra or Prince Aegon. So far, the show has mostly focused on Rhaenyra and her stepmother Alicent's journey from childhood friends to fierce rivals torn apart by patriarchal forces.
If you want a refresher on everything that went down during the first 10 episodes of the Westeros-set drama, we've got you covered. Here's a recap of "House of the Dragon" season one.
If you want a refresher on everything that went down during the first 10 episodes of the Westeros-set drama, we've got you covered. Here's a recap of "House of the Dragon" season one.
- 10/24/2022
- by Victoria Edel
- Popsugar.com
House of the Dragon featured yet another “traumatising” birth scene in its season one finale.
When the series began, the showrunners. Ryan Condal and Miguel Sapochnik, said they would not “shy away” from several births that take place in George Rr Martin’s source material, Fire & Blood.
One such scene featured in the opening episode, and ended in the death of Queen Aemma (Sian Brooke). A second followed in episode six, when Rhaenyra (Emma D’Arcy) gives birth to Joffrey.
*Spoilers follow – you have been warned*
In episode 10, Rhaenyra, shortly after learning her father King Viserys (Paddy Considine) has died, goes into early labour, which leads to her baby being stillborn. Viewers struggled to watch the scene, and expressed their distress on social media.
“House of Dragon overdid it with the child birth scenes this season,” one fan wrote, with another saying they felt they were “going to faint” in the...
When the series began, the showrunners. Ryan Condal and Miguel Sapochnik, said they would not “shy away” from several births that take place in George Rr Martin’s source material, Fire & Blood.
One such scene featured in the opening episode, and ended in the death of Queen Aemma (Sian Brooke). A second followed in episode six, when Rhaenyra (Emma D’Arcy) gives birth to Joffrey.
*Spoilers follow – you have been warned*
In episode 10, Rhaenyra, shortly after learning her father King Viserys (Paddy Considine) has died, goes into early labour, which leads to her baby being stillborn. Viewers struggled to watch the scene, and expressed their distress on social media.
“House of Dragon overdid it with the child birth scenes this season,” one fan wrote, with another saying they felt they were “going to faint” in the...
- 10/24/2022
- by Jacob Stolworthy
- The Independent - TV
House of the Dragon featured yet another “traumatising” birth scene in its season one finale.
When the series began, showrunners Ryan Condal and Miguel Sapochnik said they would not “shy away” from several births that take place in George Rr Martin’s source material, Fire & Blood.
One such scene featured in the opening episode, and ended in the death of Queen Aemma (Sian Brooke). A second followed in episode six, when Rhaenyra (Emma D’Arcy) gives birth to Joffrey.
*Spoilers follow – you have been warned*
In episode 10, Rhaenyra, shortly after learning her father King Viserys (Paddy Considine) has died, goes into early labour, which leads to her baby being stillborn. Viewers struggled to watch the scene, which was accompanied by a disturbing detail, and expressed their distress on social media.
“House of Dragon overdid it with the child birth scenes this season,” one fan wrote, with another saying they felt they...
When the series began, showrunners Ryan Condal and Miguel Sapochnik said they would not “shy away” from several births that take place in George Rr Martin’s source material, Fire & Blood.
One such scene featured in the opening episode, and ended in the death of Queen Aemma (Sian Brooke). A second followed in episode six, when Rhaenyra (Emma D’Arcy) gives birth to Joffrey.
*Spoilers follow – you have been warned*
In episode 10, Rhaenyra, shortly after learning her father King Viserys (Paddy Considine) has died, goes into early labour, which leads to her baby being stillborn. Viewers struggled to watch the scene, which was accompanied by a disturbing detail, and expressed their distress on social media.
“House of Dragon overdid it with the child birth scenes this season,” one fan wrote, with another saying they felt they...
- 10/24/2022
- by Jacob Stolworthy
- The Independent - TV
Spoiler Alert: Do not read if you haven’t watched the Season 1 finale of HBO’s “House of the Dragon,” currently streaming on HBO Max.
The Dance of Dragons finally kicks off as the body count for “House of the Dragon” continues to rise.
The Season 1 finale mirrors some key moments from earlier in the season, like Rhaenyra Targaryen’s (Emma D’Arcy) bloody birthing sequence, Otto Hightower (Rhys Ifans) confronting the blacks at Dragonstone and Aemond Targaryen (Ewan Mitchell) and Lucerys “Luke” Velaryon’s (Elliot Grihault) deadly “eye for an eye” fight. The episode begins with foreshadowing at Luke’s fate as he complains to his mother Rhaenyra that he’s not “perfect” like her and cut out for ruling Driftmark, as is his new right.
Picking up from last episode, Rhaenys Targaryen (Eve Best) arrives in Dragonstone and delivers the bad news to Rhaenyra and her family: King Viserys...
The Dance of Dragons finally kicks off as the body count for “House of the Dragon” continues to rise.
The Season 1 finale mirrors some key moments from earlier in the season, like Rhaenyra Targaryen’s (Emma D’Arcy) bloody birthing sequence, Otto Hightower (Rhys Ifans) confronting the blacks at Dragonstone and Aemond Targaryen (Ewan Mitchell) and Lucerys “Luke” Velaryon’s (Elliot Grihault) deadly “eye for an eye” fight. The episode begins with foreshadowing at Luke’s fate as he complains to his mother Rhaenyra that he’s not “perfect” like her and cut out for ruling Driftmark, as is his new right.
Picking up from last episode, Rhaenys Targaryen (Eve Best) arrives in Dragonstone and delivers the bad news to Rhaenyra and her family: King Viserys...
- 10/24/2022
- by Jordan Moreau
- Variety Film + TV
Image Source: HBO
"House of the Dragon"'s first season is going to cover a pretty major swath of time, though we're not sure yet exactly how many years it will cover. Before the season began, we knew the actors playing Rhaenyra Targaryen and Alicent Hightower - Milly Alcock and Emily Carey - would be swapped out for older actors Emma D'Arcy and Olivia Cooke. That huge jump forward in time finally happened with episode six. But most of the episodes involved jump in time from the one that came before.
The first episode covers the events around the death of Aemma Targaryen (Sian Brooke) as she delivers a Targaryen heir, who quickly dies. Viserys names Rhaenyra heir and shares the Song of Ice and Fire prophecy with her, removing his brother Daemon (Matt Smith) from the line of succession. Episode two doesn't pick up the next day, and some pretty important time has passed.
"House of the Dragon"'s first season is going to cover a pretty major swath of time, though we're not sure yet exactly how many years it will cover. Before the season began, we knew the actors playing Rhaenyra Targaryen and Alicent Hightower - Milly Alcock and Emily Carey - would be swapped out for older actors Emma D'Arcy and Olivia Cooke. That huge jump forward in time finally happened with episode six. But most of the episodes involved jump in time from the one that came before.
The first episode covers the events around the death of Aemma Targaryen (Sian Brooke) as she delivers a Targaryen heir, who quickly dies. Viserys names Rhaenyra heir and shares the Song of Ice and Fire prophecy with her, removing his brother Daemon (Matt Smith) from the line of succession. Episode two doesn't pick up the next day, and some pretty important time has passed.
- 10/24/2022
- by Victoria Edel
- Popsugar.com
As King Viserys’ extraordinary journey came to an end on HBO’s House of the Dragon on Disney+ Hotstar, actor Paddy Considine, who portrayed the charismatic character, took to Instagram to pen a final goodbye to his character and share some fascinating insight into his performance as Viserys.
Bringing layers of complexity and impact to the slowly dying character of King Viserys ever since the start of the series, Paddy won many hearts for his intriguing and significant performance. He thanked everyone who praised him and said, “Thank you for the kind words. I cannot reply to every comment, but I’d like to acknowledge that they haven’t been lost upon me. It was an incredible adventure where I made lots of new friends that will be with me for the rest of my life. I’d like to thank the creators for allowing me the freedom to make Viserys my own.
Bringing layers of complexity and impact to the slowly dying character of King Viserys ever since the start of the series, Paddy won many hearts for his intriguing and significant performance. He thanked everyone who praised him and said, “Thank you for the kind words. I cannot reply to every comment, but I’d like to acknowledge that they haven’t been lost upon me. It was an incredible adventure where I made lots of new friends that will be with me for the rest of my life. I’d like to thank the creators for allowing me the freedom to make Viserys my own.
- 10/13/2022
- by Glamsham Editorial
- GlamSham
This post contains spoilers for "House of the Dragon."
The most beautifully tragic moment of "The Princess and the Queen," the sixth episode of "House of the Dragon," does not center on either of the characters in the title. No, that moment belongs to Laena Velaryon (Nanna Blondell). As she is giving birth to what would be her third child with Daemon Targaryen (Matt Smith), it becomes clear that she will not make it out of this birth alive, and most likely, neither will the child. This is a very similar circumstance to that of Queen Aemma (Sian Brooke) in the first episode of the series, where King Viserys (Paddy Considine) decided to sacrifice his wife to possibly save the child (which did not happen). Instead of leaving that decision up to her husband or anyone else, Laena makes the choice to go out on her own terms with a death befitting a dragon rider,...
The most beautifully tragic moment of "The Princess and the Queen," the sixth episode of "House of the Dragon," does not center on either of the characters in the title. No, that moment belongs to Laena Velaryon (Nanna Blondell). As she is giving birth to what would be her third child with Daemon Targaryen (Matt Smith), it becomes clear that she will not make it out of this birth alive, and most likely, neither will the child. This is a very similar circumstance to that of Queen Aemma (Sian Brooke) in the first episode of the series, where King Viserys (Paddy Considine) decided to sacrifice his wife to possibly save the child (which did not happen). Instead of leaving that decision up to her husband or anyone else, Laena makes the choice to go out on her own terms with a death befitting a dragon rider,...
- 9/27/2022
- by Mike Shutt
- Slash Film
This post contains spoilers for "House of the Dragon" and its source material, "Fire & Blood."
If there's one thing Daemon Targaryan (Matt Smith) can't do, it's hold down a successful longterm marriage. Not only did his first wife die of an unfortunate horseriding accident -- poor Daemon must've been so devastated when he heard the news -- but now his second wife, Laena Velaryon (Nanna Blondell), has shuffled off this mortal coil.
Technically, Daemon and Laena's marriage lasted a good 10 years. But the show's time skips led to us only getting a small handful of scenes of the two together, which made it feel as if this period of Daemon's life was just as insignificant to him as his first marriage to Lady Rhea Royce. But despite her limited screen-time, Laena at least goes out on a memorable note. Knowing she's dying from childbirth complications, she chooses to have her...
If there's one thing Daemon Targaryan (Matt Smith) can't do, it's hold down a successful longterm marriage. Not only did his first wife die of an unfortunate horseriding accident -- poor Daemon must've been so devastated when he heard the news -- but now his second wife, Laena Velaryon (Nanna Blondell), has shuffled off this mortal coil.
Technically, Daemon and Laena's marriage lasted a good 10 years. But the show's time skips led to us only getting a small handful of scenes of the two together, which made it feel as if this period of Daemon's life was just as insignificant to him as his first marriage to Lady Rhea Royce. But despite her limited screen-time, Laena at least goes out on a memorable note. Knowing she's dying from childbirth complications, she chooses to have her...
- 9/26/2022
- by Michael Boyle
- Slash Film
This article contains spoilers for "House of the Dragon" episode 6.
Some fantasy stories exist as escapism, but others are more interested in using a magical world to mirror our own mundane one. George R. R. Martin's "A Song of Ice and Fire" and "Fire & Blood" books are all set in the fictional fantasy realm of Westeros, but he draws heavily from human history and deals with topics that are extremely relevant to our modern lives. "Game of Thrones" came under heavy scrutiny for its frequent and shocking portrayals of sexual assault, and thankfully, "House of the Dragon" seems to be crafted almost in response to those concerns. Executive producer and writer Sara Hess has promised that while sexual assault won't be depicted on screen, there is still plenty of gendered violence against women. Instead of feeling like exploitation, however, these scenes have a point.
It turns out that even in...
Some fantasy stories exist as escapism, but others are more interested in using a magical world to mirror our own mundane one. George R. R. Martin's "A Song of Ice and Fire" and "Fire & Blood" books are all set in the fictional fantasy realm of Westeros, but he draws heavily from human history and deals with topics that are extremely relevant to our modern lives. "Game of Thrones" came under heavy scrutiny for its frequent and shocking portrayals of sexual assault, and thankfully, "House of the Dragon" seems to be crafted almost in response to those concerns. Executive producer and writer Sara Hess has promised that while sexual assault won't be depicted on screen, there is still plenty of gendered violence against women. Instead of feeling like exploitation, however, these scenes have a point.
It turns out that even in...
- 9/26/2022
- by Danielle Ryan
- Slash Film
“House of the Dragon” is continuing to distance itself from “Game of Thrones” — despite sharing a lot in common each week with the legacy series.
Intimacy coordinator Miriam Lucia addressed the stark (pun intended) difference between the prequel series and its HBO predecessor, especially in terms of onscreen consensual and non-consensual sex scenes.
“‘Game Of Thrones’ had a negative reputation – which they’ll admit — in terms of the press and the #MeToo movement, and with Emilia Clarke and other actors talking about how difficult and gratuitous it could be at times, and how much pressure they felt,” Lucia told Deadline. “So, I think what you get on ‘House of the Dragon’ is not only a production team that are sensitive to that, but you get a cast that is very aware of it and careful about what they will agree to. That precedent had been set.”
Lucia continued, “[Sexual content and nudity] is part of the show,...
Intimacy coordinator Miriam Lucia addressed the stark (pun intended) difference between the prequel series and its HBO predecessor, especially in terms of onscreen consensual and non-consensual sex scenes.
“‘Game Of Thrones’ had a negative reputation – which they’ll admit — in terms of the press and the #MeToo movement, and with Emilia Clarke and other actors talking about how difficult and gratuitous it could be at times, and how much pressure they felt,” Lucia told Deadline. “So, I think what you get on ‘House of the Dragon’ is not only a production team that are sensitive to that, but you get a cast that is very aware of it and careful about what they will agree to. That precedent had been set.”
Lucia continued, “[Sexual content and nudity] is part of the show,...
- 9/19/2022
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Miriam Lucia is one of the industry’s busiest intimacy coordinators. Recent credits include HBO shows House Of The Dragon, The White Lotus season 2 and The Nevers, and movies Catherine Called Birdy and Gareth Evans’ Havoc. She is currently working on Emerald Fennel’s new feature for Amazon, Saltburn, starring Rosamund Pike, Jacob Elordi and Barry Keoghan.
We spoke to UK-based Lucia about how she works with directors and producers, how vital her line of work has become to the industry in a short space of time and challenges encountered on House Of The Dragon. Lucia worked on all 10 episodes of the big-budget prequel series across 10 months.
Deadline: It has been noted about House Of The Dragon that it is probably as violent as Game Of Thrones but it’s less explicit in terms of sexual content and nudity. Is that your sense too?
Miriam Lucia: Yes. Definitely. Game Of Thrones...
We spoke to UK-based Lucia about how she works with directors and producers, how vital her line of work has become to the industry in a short space of time and challenges encountered on House Of The Dragon. Lucia worked on all 10 episodes of the big-budget prequel series across 10 months.
Deadline: It has been noted about House Of The Dragon that it is probably as violent as Game Of Thrones but it’s less explicit in terms of sexual content and nudity. Is that your sense too?
Miriam Lucia: Yes. Definitely. Game Of Thrones...
- 9/18/2022
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Although the bar set by Game of Thrones was incredibly low to begin with, House of the Dragon somehow barely manages to do better than its predecessor week to week in regards to how its female characters are treated on screen. Between the gruesome death of Aemma Arryn (Sian Brooke) in the series premiere, the willingness of the Velaryons to marry their twelve year old daughter Laena (Nova Fouellis-Mosé) off to the King for political power, and Daemon Targaryen’s (Matt Smith) creepy and predatory behavior toward his niece Rhaenyra (Milly Alcock), House of the Dragon still finds ways to undercut showrunner Miguel Sapochnik’s claims that the series is a more feminist take on Westeros.
Where House of the Dragon does better than Game of Thrones, however, is in creating a safer environment for its actors so that they feel secure and empowered behind the scenes. In a fairly...
Where House of the Dragon does better than Game of Thrones, however, is in creating a safer environment for its actors so that they feel secure and empowered behind the scenes. In a fairly...
- 9/16/2022
- by Brynnaarens
- Den of Geek
Although "Game of Thrones" fans may have been disappointed by the way that the series concluded, excitement about the future of Westeros is still at its peak. HBO's prequel series "House of the Dragon" debuted to positive reviews and record-breaking viewership numbers, with HBO having already ordered a second season. Set approximately two centuries before the events of "Game of Thrones," "House of the Dragon" explores the interior battle that threatened to split House Targaryen apart. King Viserys I (Paddy Considine) has to deal with an unthinkable tragedy: his wife, Queen Aemma Arryn (Sian Brooke), dies in childbirth.
Tradition dictates for Viserys to name his brother, Daemon (Matt Smith), as his heir. However, Daemon's erratic behavior draws concern about his role as a leader. In a maverick move, Viserys decides to name his daughter, Rhaenyra (Milly Alcock), as his successor. She would be the first woman to ever sit on the Iron Throne.
Tradition dictates for Viserys to name his brother, Daemon (Matt Smith), as his heir. However, Daemon's erratic behavior draws concern about his role as a leader. In a maverick move, Viserys decides to name his daughter, Rhaenyra (Milly Alcock), as his successor. She would be the first woman to ever sit on the Iron Throne.
- 9/7/2022
- by Liam Gaughan
- Slash Film
Matt Smith stars as Prince Daemon Targaryen in Season 1 of House of the Dragon. Pic credit: HBO/Ollie Upton
Prince Daemon Targaryen (Matt Smith) was all set to become the heir apparent in Episode 1 of House of the Dragon.
Everyone assumed that because he was male, he would step in to replace his older brother, King Viserys Targaryen (Paddy Considine), who was yet to produce a living son in his marriage to Queen Aemma (Sian Brooke).
However, after Daemon mocked the King’s only-born son, who died within the same day, he was knocked from the line of succession, and Viserys’ daughter, Princess Rhaenyra (Milly Alcock), was officially declared his heir.
In Episode 3, a slight time jump showed Viserys now married to Alicent Hightower (Emily Carey) and a son had now been produced in that union, pushing Daemon even further out of line for succession, were he still even in the running for it.
Prince Daemon Targaryen (Matt Smith) was all set to become the heir apparent in Episode 1 of House of the Dragon.
Everyone assumed that because he was male, he would step in to replace his older brother, King Viserys Targaryen (Paddy Considine), who was yet to produce a living son in his marriage to Queen Aemma (Sian Brooke).
However, after Daemon mocked the King’s only-born son, who died within the same day, he was knocked from the line of succession, and Viserys’ daughter, Princess Rhaenyra (Milly Alcock), was officially declared his heir.
In Episode 3, a slight time jump showed Viserys now married to Alicent Hightower (Emily Carey) and a son had now been produced in that union, pushing Daemon even further out of line for succession, were he still even in the running for it.
- 9/6/2022
- by Rachel Tsoumbakos
- Monsters and Critics
This article contains House of the Dragon episode 3 spoilers.
It is no small thing when a king goes hunting. As author George R.R. Martin is no doubt relieved to see—after previously suggesting the depiction of a king’s hunt in Game of Thrones was one of his great regrets—King Viserys’ chase during last night’s House of the Dragon was quite the spectacle.
When a stag finally fell beneath the gaze of Viserys (Paddy Considine), there were horses and hounds, broad pavilion tents and bards to sing in them. Even his toddler son by his second wife, the teenage Alicent Hightower (Emily Carey), is on hand to bask in the opulence of the Targaryen monarch’s alleged greatness. But right down to the dour countenance on Viserys’ face… something very wrong appears to be occurring.
The sequence was the centerpiece of Sunday night’s House of the Dragon.
It is no small thing when a king goes hunting. As author George R.R. Martin is no doubt relieved to see—after previously suggesting the depiction of a king’s hunt in Game of Thrones was one of his great regrets—King Viserys’ chase during last night’s House of the Dragon was quite the spectacle.
When a stag finally fell beneath the gaze of Viserys (Paddy Considine), there were horses and hounds, broad pavilion tents and bards to sing in them. Even his toddler son by his second wife, the teenage Alicent Hightower (Emily Carey), is on hand to bask in the opulence of the Targaryen monarch’s alleged greatness. But right down to the dour countenance on Viserys’ face… something very wrong appears to be occurring.
The sequence was the centerpiece of Sunday night’s House of the Dragon.
- 9/5/2022
- by David Crow
- Den of Geek
In the span of a week and a half, the two biggest fantasy franchises of all time have returned with HBO's "House of the Dragon" and Prime Video's "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power." Both are prequel shows led by blondes who just happen to be dragon riders or immortal Elves. Both buck the Eurocentric casting of previous franchise outings with the addition of prominent Black characters. They're not exactly world-building from scratch, since we've been to the fictional realms of Westeros and Middle-earth before. Yet as they set about annexing or rebuilding within those realms, "House of the Dragon" and "The Rings of Power" deepen our knowledge of certain spots on the map, simultaneously delivering drama to reestablish the ethos of "Game of Thrones" and "The Lord of the Rings."
With the first two episodes of each series now available to stream, "House of the Dragon...
With the first two episodes of each series now available to stream, "House of the Dragon...
- 9/2/2022
- by Joshua Meyer
- Slash Film
Apple TV+ has announced that acclaimed comedy series “Trying” has been renewed for a fourth season ahead of its third season finale on Friday, September 2. The third season finds Nikki, played by BAFTA Award nominee Esther Smith, and Jason, played by SAG Award nominee Rafe Spall, waking up as new parents to two children they are still getting to know. Now they just have to keep hold of them, which proves to be trickier than they initially thought. Thrown straight into the parental deep end, Nikki and Jason’s relationships with each other and with their nearest and dearest are tested as they desperately try to navigate the ups and downs of parenting – while hanging onto their kids, and their sanity. In addition to Smith and Spall, the cast includes Oliver Chris (as Freddy), Sian Brooke (as Karen), BAFTA Award winner Darren Boyd (as Scott) and Robyn Cara (as Jen). “Trying” is created,...
- 8/30/2022
- by Hollywood Outbreak
- HollywoodOutbreak.com
Esther Smith and Rafe Spall star in ‘Trying’ (Photo Credit: Apple TV+)
Apple TV+ has officially renewed the critically acclaimed comedy Trying for a fourth season. The renewal was announced just days ahead of the show’s season three finale.
Esther Smith and Rafe Spall star as Nikki and Jason, a couple who’ve tried for years to have a family. In season three, Nikki and Jason opened their hearts and their home to foster children.
The series’ cast also includes Oliver Chris as Freddy, Sian Brooke as Karen, BAFTA Award winner Darren Boyd as Scott, and Robyn Cara as Jen. Mickey McAnulty plays Tyler and Eden Togwell is Princess.
Andy Wolton created the series and serves as writer and executive producer. Director Jim O’Hanlon and Josh Cole also executive produce.
In a recent interview with Screen Rant, Rafe Spall talked about the show’s appeal. “I think that one...
Apple TV+ has officially renewed the critically acclaimed comedy Trying for a fourth season. The renewal was announced just days ahead of the show’s season three finale.
Esther Smith and Rafe Spall star as Nikki and Jason, a couple who’ve tried for years to have a family. In season three, Nikki and Jason opened their hearts and their home to foster children.
The series’ cast also includes Oliver Chris as Freddy, Sian Brooke as Karen, BAFTA Award winner Darren Boyd as Scott, and Robyn Cara as Jen. Mickey McAnulty plays Tyler and Eden Togwell is Princess.
Andy Wolton created the series and serves as writer and executive producer. Director Jim O’Hanlon and Josh Cole also executive produce.
In a recent interview with Screen Rant, Rafe Spall talked about the show’s appeal. “I think that one...
- 8/30/2022
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
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- 8/30/2022
- by Tony Matutai
- TVovermind.com
Esther Smith and Rafe Spall are still trying.
Apple TV+ has renewed parenting comedy Trying for a fourth season. It comes ahead of the third season finale on September 2.
Smith, who plays Nikki, and Spall, who plays Jason, return.
In the third season they wake up as new parents to two children they are still getting to know. Now they just have to keep hold of them, which proves to be trickier than they initially thought. Thrown straight into the parental deep end, Nikki and Jason’s relationships with each other and with their nearest and dearest are tested as they desperately try to navigate the ups and downs of parenting — while hanging onto their kids, and their sanity.
The case also includes Oliver Chris, Sian Brooke, Darren Boyd and Robyn Cara.
It marks only the third Apple original scripted series to make it to a fourth season to date...
Apple TV+ has renewed parenting comedy Trying for a fourth season. It comes ahead of the third season finale on September 2.
Smith, who plays Nikki, and Spall, who plays Jason, return.
In the third season they wake up as new parents to two children they are still getting to know. Now they just have to keep hold of them, which proves to be trickier than they initially thought. Thrown straight into the parental deep end, Nikki and Jason’s relationships with each other and with their nearest and dearest are tested as they desperately try to navigate the ups and downs of parenting — while hanging onto their kids, and their sanity.
The case also includes Oliver Chris, Sian Brooke, Darren Boyd and Robyn Cara.
It marks only the third Apple original scripted series to make it to a fourth season to date...
- 8/30/2022
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
“Trying” has been renewed for a fourth season at Apple TV+. The British comedy series will return for another new slate of episodes.
The news of the renewal for the favorably reviewed series comes three days ahead of its upcoming Season 3 finale, which will debut on the streamer on Friday.
When “Trying” premiered its first season on Apple TV+ in May 2020, all eight episodes became available to watch on the platform on the same day. Since then, the series has shifted to a weekly format, with a new episode becoming available on the platform each Friday this season. The Season 2 and Season 3 premiere dates are an exception, which both saw two episodes released at once to launch a new season.
The current season of “Trying” follows Nikki (Esther Smith) and Jason (Rafe Spall) as the couple continues to face the odd challenges — legal and parental — in the adoption process. While...
The news of the renewal for the favorably reviewed series comes three days ahead of its upcoming Season 3 finale, which will debut on the streamer on Friday.
When “Trying” premiered its first season on Apple TV+ in May 2020, all eight episodes became available to watch on the platform on the same day. Since then, the series has shifted to a weekly format, with a new episode becoming available on the platform each Friday this season. The Season 2 and Season 3 premiere dates are an exception, which both saw two episodes released at once to launch a new season.
The current season of “Trying” follows Nikki (Esther Smith) and Jason (Rafe Spall) as the couple continues to face the odd challenges — legal and parental — in the adoption process. While...
- 8/30/2022
- by J. Kim Murphy
- Variety Film + TV
Milly Alcock stars as Princess Rhaenyra in Episode 1 of House of the Dragon Season 1. Pic credit: HBO
Episode 1 of House of the Dragon saw how the tenuous hold by King Viserys (Paddy Considine) to claim the Iron Throne was successful.
Viserys’s cousin, Rhaenys (Eve Best), was closer in line of succession, but because she was female, the majority voted to have Viserys rule after King Jaehaerys I (Michael Carter).
When Viserys failed to produce a male heir, it was assumed that his younger brother, Prince Daemon (Matt Smith), would take over.
However, when conflict arose between the brothers, Viserys snubbed tradition and decided to place his daughter, Rhaenyra (Milly Alcock), next in line of succession.
In Episode 2 of House of the Dragon, it was revealed that Daemon was not one to step down and let his claim be overlooked and he is actively campaigning to reassert his position as heir to the Iron Throne.
Episode 1 of House of the Dragon saw how the tenuous hold by King Viserys (Paddy Considine) to claim the Iron Throne was successful.
Viserys’s cousin, Rhaenys (Eve Best), was closer in line of succession, but because she was female, the majority voted to have Viserys rule after King Jaehaerys I (Michael Carter).
When Viserys failed to produce a male heir, it was assumed that his younger brother, Prince Daemon (Matt Smith), would take over.
However, when conflict arose between the brothers, Viserys snubbed tradition and decided to place his daughter, Rhaenyra (Milly Alcock), next in line of succession.
In Episode 2 of House of the Dragon, it was revealed that Daemon was not one to step down and let his claim be overlooked and he is actively campaigning to reassert his position as heir to the Iron Throne.
- 8/30/2022
- by Rachel Tsoumbakos
- Monsters and Critics
Emily Carey stars as Young Alicent Hightower in Episode 2 of House of the Dragon Season 1. Pic credit: HBO/Ollie Upton
Episode 1 of HBO’s House of the Dragon opened to mostly good reviews from viewers and critics alike.
The first installment set up the premise for Season 1 that saw a tentative claim to the Iron Throne by King Viserys (Paddy Considine).
Then, when he hadn’t produced a male heir, and his brother, Prince Daemon (Matt Smith), turned out to be a right royal sod, Viserys had no choice but to declare his daughter, Rhaenyra (Milly Alcock), as his rightful heir.
While all the important people in the realm pledged allegiance to the king and his heir, let’s face it, all these men are not going to be happy taking orders from a woman at some point down the track so, already, we know how this is going down after the king dies.
Episode 1 of HBO’s House of the Dragon opened to mostly good reviews from viewers and critics alike.
The first installment set up the premise for Season 1 that saw a tentative claim to the Iron Throne by King Viserys (Paddy Considine).
Then, when he hadn’t produced a male heir, and his brother, Prince Daemon (Matt Smith), turned out to be a right royal sod, Viserys had no choice but to declare his daughter, Rhaenyra (Milly Alcock), as his rightful heir.
While all the important people in the realm pledged allegiance to the king and his heir, let’s face it, all these men are not going to be happy taking orders from a woman at some point down the track so, already, we know how this is going down after the king dies.
- 8/29/2022
- by Rachel Tsoumbakos
- Monsters and Critics
HBO released the long anticipated first episode of House of the Dragon to great acclaim, with it quickly becoming the most watched HBO premiere of all time — but as usual for anything Game of Thrones related, it hasn’t been without controversy. In the episode, (spoiler alert) King Viserys (Paddy Considine) — desperate for a male heir — makes a quick decision to perform a Caesarean section on his wife, Queen Aemma Targaryen (Sian Brooke), without her consent. This leads to both her death, and the death of their son. With the recent issues surrounding a woman’s right to choose, the forced birth scene immediately stirred up a heated debate among fans. I’m not seeing this discussed a bunch but in case you haven’t seen House of the Dragon yet: Extremely Big Trigger Warning for a very violent and traumatic birth scene. — Kristin Chirico (@lolacoaster) August 22, 2022 The showrunner, Miguel Sapochnik,...
- 8/28/2022
- TV Insider
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