The PG-13 rating, at least for horror, often induces derision or skepticism, like an instant shackle on the horror. A PG-13 rating broadcasts straightaway not to expect any excessive gore, violence, or any of the explicit fun stuff that tends to be horror’s bread and butter. But those things aren’t synonymous with horror’s true aim, which is to scare you silly.
Luckily, PG-13 horror has proven time and time again throughout the decades that it’s more than capable of inducing chills. Especially when it comes to the supernatural.
This week’s streaming picks are dedicated to PG-13 horror movies that bring the terror through ghostly jump scares, ominous atmosphere, and more. That the PG-13 rating means they also double as potential gateway horror for the budding monster kid is a bonus.
Here’s where you can stream them this week.
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Luckily, PG-13 horror has proven time and time again throughout the decades that it’s more than capable of inducing chills. Especially when it comes to the supernatural.
This week’s streaming picks are dedicated to PG-13 horror movies that bring the terror through ghostly jump scares, ominous atmosphere, and more. That the PG-13 rating means they also double as potential gateway horror for the budding monster kid is a bonus.
Here’s where you can stream them this week.
For more Stay Home, Watch Horror picks,...
- 2/19/2024
- by Meagan Navarro
- bloody-disgusting.com
Sasha Nathwani’s feature film debut “Last Swim,” which opens the Generation 14plus competition at the Berlin Film Festival, will be represented for worldwide sales by Indie Sales.
Set over a hot summer day in London as the high-school year is ending, the film follows British-Iranian teen Ziba as she leads her friends on an eventful journey across the city, culminating in a once in a lifetime astronomical event. Despite the celebratory atmosphere, Ziba struggles to retain her characteristic optimism as she finds herself battling the intrusive fears and secrets she’s been hiding from her friends. As day turns to night, Ziba has no choice but to confront the irreversible event she has planned for the end of this last day of untainted adolescence.
The cast is led by Deba Hekmat (“Hoard”) and also includes Narges Rashidi (“Gangs of London”), Solly McLeod (“Tom Jones”), Jay Lycurgo (“Titans”), Denzel Baidoo...
Set over a hot summer day in London as the high-school year is ending, the film follows British-Iranian teen Ziba as she leads her friends on an eventful journey across the city, culminating in a once in a lifetime astronomical event. Despite the celebratory atmosphere, Ziba struggles to retain her characteristic optimism as she finds herself battling the intrusive fears and secrets she’s been hiding from her friends. As day turns to night, Ziba has no choice but to confront the irreversible event she has planned for the end of this last day of untainted adolescence.
The cast is led by Deba Hekmat (“Hoard”) and also includes Narges Rashidi (“Gangs of London”), Solly McLeod (“Tom Jones”), Jay Lycurgo (“Titans”), Denzel Baidoo...
- 2/1/2024
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Sky and AMC+ Original have revealed further casting for the third series of ‘Gangs of London.’
Andrew Koji, Richard Dormer, T’Nia Miller, Phil Daniels and Ruth Sheen are to join the cast of the BAFTA-winning series.
Koji bursts onto our screens as an enigmatic, unnamed assassin at the heart of the unfolding mystery across the series, but who is he working for, and what are his true motives? Cornelius Quinn, played by Richard Dormer is a face from the past whose arrival awakens old rivalries for Marian Wallace and Ed Dumani. While T’nia Miller takes on the role of the formidable new Mayor of London set to wreak havoc for our Gangs. Also joining the cast are Phil Daniels and Ruth Sheen who play a married couple entrenched in the old school London gangster values.
in season 3, Ex-undercover cop turned gangster Elliot is now operating as a top-level criminal alongside the Dumanis,...
Andrew Koji, Richard Dormer, T’Nia Miller, Phil Daniels and Ruth Sheen are to join the cast of the BAFTA-winning series.
Koji bursts onto our screens as an enigmatic, unnamed assassin at the heart of the unfolding mystery across the series, but who is he working for, and what are his true motives? Cornelius Quinn, played by Richard Dormer is a face from the past whose arrival awakens old rivalries for Marian Wallace and Ed Dumani. While T’nia Miller takes on the role of the formidable new Mayor of London set to wreak havoc for our Gangs. Also joining the cast are Phil Daniels and Ruth Sheen who play a married couple entrenched in the old school London gangster values.
in season 3, Ex-undercover cop turned gangster Elliot is now operating as a top-level criminal alongside the Dumanis,...
- 12/4/2023
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Three new faces have been added to the cast of Gangs of London for the upcoming third season. Andrew Koji, Richard Dormer, and T’Nia Miller are joining the Sky and AMC+ series' cast.
Starring Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù, Paapa Essiedu, Lucian Msamati, Michelle Fairley, Orli Shuka, Pippa Bennett-Warner, Brian Vernel, Narges Rashidi, Asif Raza Mir, and Valene Kane, the crime drama follows gangs in present-day London.
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Starring Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù, Paapa Essiedu, Lucian Msamati, Michelle Fairley, Orli Shuka, Pippa Bennett-Warner, Brian Vernel, Narges Rashidi, Asif Raza Mir, and Valene Kane, the crime drama follows gangs in present-day London.
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- 11/30/2023
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Violent crime drama Gangs of London is back for a third series, the cast has been confirmed.
After revitalising action cinema with the two astonishing martial arts films in The Raid franchise, Gareth Evans turned to television, co-creating Gangs of London with Matt Flannery in 2019.
A sprawling crime saga, the show follows the Wallace family as they grapple to keep control of their criminal empire. And we’ve had two series of it so far, with plenty of memorable moments to talk about.
The show became known for its notoriously violent action scenes, which are as visceral and gory as anything seen in a big screen slasher. Unsurprisingly, given Evans’ involvement, the work that went into those scenes was really quite something. And now, with season three confirmed and on its way, we wait to see
Reprising their roles are Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísu as Carter, Joe Cole as Sean Wallace, Michelle Fairley as Marian Wallace,...
After revitalising action cinema with the two astonishing martial arts films in The Raid franchise, Gareth Evans turned to television, co-creating Gangs of London with Matt Flannery in 2019.
A sprawling crime saga, the show follows the Wallace family as they grapple to keep control of their criminal empire. And we’ve had two series of it so far, with plenty of memorable moments to talk about.
The show became known for its notoriously violent action scenes, which are as visceral and gory as anything seen in a big screen slasher. Unsurprisingly, given Evans’ involvement, the work that went into those scenes was really quite something. And now, with season three confirmed and on its way, we wait to see
Reprising their roles are Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísu as Carter, Joe Cole as Sean Wallace, Michelle Fairley as Marian Wallace,...
- 11/30/2023
- by Jake Godfrey
- Film Stories
Exclusive: Andrew Koji (Warrior), Richard Dormer (Game of Thrones) and T’Nia Miller (Fall of the House of Usher) have boarded the upcoming season of Gangs of London.
The pair join the likes of Phil Daniels and Ruth Sheen in the anticipated third season of the Sky and AMC+ series, which is produced by Pulse Films.
Koji will play an unnamed assassin at the heart of the unfolding mystery across the series. Cornelius Quinn, played by Dormer, is a face from the past whose arrival awakens old rivalries for Marian Wallace and Ed Dumani. Miller takes on the role of the formidable new Mayor of London set to wreak havoc for the gangs.
Season kicks off with ex-undercover cop Elliot Carter, played by Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísu, now operating as a top-level criminal alongside the Dumanis, but their business is thrown into chaos when their shipment of cocaine is spiked, resulting in the...
The pair join the likes of Phil Daniels and Ruth Sheen in the anticipated third season of the Sky and AMC+ series, which is produced by Pulse Films.
Koji will play an unnamed assassin at the heart of the unfolding mystery across the series. Cornelius Quinn, played by Dormer, is a face from the past whose arrival awakens old rivalries for Marian Wallace and Ed Dumani. Miller takes on the role of the formidable new Mayor of London set to wreak havoc for the gangs.
Season kicks off with ex-undercover cop Elliot Carter, played by Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísu, now operating as a top-level criminal alongside the Dumanis, but their business is thrown into chaos when their shipment of cocaine is spiked, resulting in the...
- 11/29/2023
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Gangs of London is returning for more. Sky has renewed the drama series for a third season, per Variety. The crime drama is released on AMC+ in the United States, with season two wrapping in December 2022.
Starring Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù, Paapa Essiedu, Lucian Msamati, Michelle Fairley, Orli Shuka, Pippa Bennett-Warner, Brian Vernel, Narges Rashidi, Asif Raza Mir, and Valene Kane, the crime drama follows the battles between international gangs in the city of London.
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Starring Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù, Paapa Essiedu, Lucian Msamati, Michelle Fairley, Orli Shuka, Pippa Bennett-Warner, Brian Vernel, Narges Rashidi, Asif Raza Mir, and Valene Kane, the crime drama follows the battles between international gangs in the city of London.
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- 10/23/2023
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Film is written by Nathwani and Screen Star of Tomorrow Helen Simmons.
UK-based filmmaker Sasha Nathwani has wrapped his debut feature Last Swim, a day-in-a-life drama featuring a host of rising stars, co-written by Screen 2018 producer Star of Tomorrow Helen Simmons,
The film stars newcomer Deba Hekmat alongside Under The Shadow actress Narges Rashidi, Screen 2022 Star of Tomorrow Solly McLeod, The Batman’s Jay Lycurgo and Denzel Baidoo. Shooting took place from mid-May to early June at locations across London.
Last Swim follows an ambitious Iranian teenager in London who has been diagnosed with a life-changing condition. On A-level results day,...
UK-based filmmaker Sasha Nathwani has wrapped his debut feature Last Swim, a day-in-a-life drama featuring a host of rising stars, co-written by Screen 2018 producer Star of Tomorrow Helen Simmons,
The film stars newcomer Deba Hekmat alongside Under The Shadow actress Narges Rashidi, Screen 2022 Star of Tomorrow Solly McLeod, The Batman’s Jay Lycurgo and Denzel Baidoo. Shooting took place from mid-May to early June at locations across London.
Last Swim follows an ambitious Iranian teenager in London who has been diagnosed with a life-changing condition. On A-level results day,...
- 6/23/2023
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
This post contains spoilers for "Gangs of London."
The electric first season of "Gangs of London" sees the London underworld thrown into disarray when Finn Wallace (Colm Meaney) is killed, setting his son, Sean Wallace (Joe Cole), on a path of disruption until the killer, the motive, and the family's enemies are found. In this growing web of chaos, we meet a number of characters and factions. These include Elliot Carter/Finch (Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù), an undercover cop and talented combatant who endears himself to the Wallace family, and Lale (Narges Rashidi), the leader of a group of Kurdish fighters and drug runners, with a vendetta against Pakistani drug cartel head Asif Afridi (Asif Raza Mir).
Season 2 begins after the major upheaval of the first season, with Lale more dead-set than ever on revenge against Asif, despite her success in killing his son at the end of season 1. I sat down...
The electric first season of "Gangs of London" sees the London underworld thrown into disarray when Finn Wallace (Colm Meaney) is killed, setting his son, Sean Wallace (Joe Cole), on a path of disruption until the killer, the motive, and the family's enemies are found. In this growing web of chaos, we meet a number of characters and factions. These include Elliot Carter/Finch (Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù), an undercover cop and talented combatant who endears himself to the Wallace family, and Lale (Narges Rashidi), the leader of a group of Kurdish fighters and drug runners, with a vendetta against Pakistani drug cartel head Asif Afridi (Asif Raza Mir).
Season 2 begins after the major upheaval of the first season, with Lale more dead-set than ever on revenge against Asif, despite her success in killing his son at the end of season 1. I sat down...
- 12/15/2022
- by Jeff Ewing
- Slash Film
Contains spoilers for episodes 1 and 2 of Gangs of London.
You might have guessed it from the title, but Gangs of London is, well, a show about gangs. This brooding, gothic, not-quite-as-we-know-it version of the UK’s capital city is teaming with them, all jostling violently for their position under the watchful gaze of the shadowy, sinister “Investors”. And with the recent arrival of season two, even more criminal factions have been thrown into the extremely volatile mix.
Created by The Raid’s Gareth Evans and Matt Flannery, with the second season overseen by lead director Corin Hardy, Gangs of London is a complex beast. Such is the nature of its intricate plotting, time-jumping narrative and huge cast of characters, it can be difficult to keep up with who’s who. So, let’s break down the gangs of Gangs – who they are, who they’ve pissed off and who they’ve made alliances with…...
You might have guessed it from the title, but Gangs of London is, well, a show about gangs. This brooding, gothic, not-quite-as-we-know-it version of the UK’s capital city is teaming with them, all jostling violently for their position under the watchful gaze of the shadowy, sinister “Investors”. And with the recent arrival of season two, even more criminal factions have been thrown into the extremely volatile mix.
Created by The Raid’s Gareth Evans and Matt Flannery, with the second season overseen by lead director Corin Hardy, Gangs of London is a complex beast. Such is the nature of its intricate plotting, time-jumping narrative and huge cast of characters, it can be difficult to keep up with who’s who. So, let’s break down the gangs of Gangs – who they are, who they’ve pissed off and who they’ve made alliances with…...
- 10/26/2022
- by Rosie Fletcher
- Den of Geek
BAFTA-winning cult hit Gangs of London is back for a second series of intense, action-packed drama as London’s criminal underworld engages in its deadly (and addictive to watch) power struggle. The first episode of series two aired on Sky Atlantic on Thursday 20th October, and left fans hungry for more: so where can you watch the rest of the series in the UK? And when is Gangs of London season two being released in the US? We’ve got you covered:
Gangs of London Series 2 in the UK
Although it was originally announced as a boxset release, so far only the first two episodes of Gangs of London series 2 are available on Sky Atlantic and Now.
According to the Now website, new episodes will be available to stream every Thursday, starting with episode three on Thursday 27th October.
The US release of Gangs of London Season 2
US fans will...
Gangs of London Series 2 in the UK
Although it was originally announced as a boxset release, so far only the first two episodes of Gangs of London series 2 are available on Sky Atlantic and Now.
According to the Now website, new episodes will be available to stream every Thursday, starting with episode three on Thursday 27th October.
The US release of Gangs of London Season 2
US fans will...
- 10/21/2022
- by Lauravickersgreen
- Den of Geek
Spoilers for season 1 of Gangs of London
An action-packed crime drama from the mind of The Raid’s Gareth Evans, Gangs of London thrilled viewers during the 2020 lockdown with its sprawling, complex first season. Centred around the death of London crime kingpin Finn Wallace and the power vacuum it creates, the show introduced us to a variety of international criminal factions all vying to be the city’s top dogs.
With many of season one’s dangling threads likely to be picked up in season two (now in the hands of regular series director Corin Hardy), what better time to revisit the shadowy goings-on of the show’s alt-universe London? If you don’t have 10 hours to spare though, don’t worry… Join us as we boil down the complexities of season one’s key plot points – including the major players, rivalries and revelations…
Families divided: the Wallaces vs the...
An action-packed crime drama from the mind of The Raid’s Gareth Evans, Gangs of London thrilled viewers during the 2020 lockdown with its sprawling, complex first season. Centred around the death of London crime kingpin Finn Wallace and the power vacuum it creates, the show introduced us to a variety of international criminal factions all vying to be the city’s top dogs.
With many of season one’s dangling threads likely to be picked up in season two (now in the hands of regular series director Corin Hardy), what better time to revisit the shadowy goings-on of the show’s alt-universe London? If you don’t have 10 hours to spare though, don’t worry… Join us as we boil down the complexities of season one’s key plot points – including the major players, rivalries and revelations…
Families divided: the Wallaces vs the...
- 10/20/2022
- by Rosie Fletcher
- Den of Geek
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It may be a few weeks before the second season of Gangs of London — the ultra-violent crime series created by The Raid filmmaker Gareth Evans — lands on AMC+ in the U.S., but U.K. audiences can now watch the latest blood-soaked, body-count amassing thrill ride through the British capital.
Launching on Comcast’s Sky on Thursday (the first season broke records for the Sky Atlantic channel in 2020), Gangs of London season 2 — once again produced by Pulse Films and Sister — follows a similar theme of rival kingpins and crime families colluding and colliding in their bid for control of London’s underworld, often through the most violent means possible.
“For season 1, we all mucked in together and tried to put in everything that we loved and believed in to raise the genre mix in a family saga like this, and we hoped it would go down well,...
It may be a few weeks before the second season of Gangs of London — the ultra-violent crime series created by The Raid filmmaker Gareth Evans — lands on AMC+ in the U.S., but U.K. audiences can now watch the latest blood-soaked, body-count amassing thrill ride through the British capital.
Launching on Comcast’s Sky on Thursday (the first season broke records for the Sky Atlantic channel in 2020), Gangs of London season 2 — once again produced by Pulse Films and Sister — follows a similar theme of rival kingpins and crime families colluding and colliding in their bid for control of London’s underworld, often through the most violent means possible.
“For season 1, we all mucked in together and tried to put in everything that we loved and believed in to raise the genre mix in a family saga like this, and we hoped it would go down well,...
- 10/20/2022
- by Alex Ritman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Brutal British crime drama Gangs of London is back for a second series on Sky Atlantic and Now, with a release date of 20th October in the UK and 17th November in the US, and it’s looking as dark and gritty as ever.
When the explosive first series launched in April 2020, this story of the turbulent power struggles of London’s criminal underworld – centring on the Wallace family and various other international gangs – was an instant hit, at the time becoming Sky Atlantic’s second-biggest original drama launch behind Chernobyl. As dramas go it’s a thrilling powerhouse of a series, full of epic fight scenes and twisty narrative, and certainly isn’t for the faint-hearted gore-wise.
Now it’s back for a second series, fans will certainly be looking forward to seeing their unanswered questions resolved, as well as being introduced to new players in this savage power game.
When the explosive first series launched in April 2020, this story of the turbulent power struggles of London’s criminal underworld – centring on the Wallace family and various other international gangs – was an instant hit, at the time becoming Sky Atlantic’s second-biggest original drama launch behind Chernobyl. As dramas go it’s a thrilling powerhouse of a series, full of epic fight scenes and twisty narrative, and certainly isn’t for the faint-hearted gore-wise.
Now it’s back for a second series, fans will certainly be looking forward to seeing their unanswered questions resolved, as well as being introduced to new players in this savage power game.
- 10/20/2022
- by Lauravickersgreen
- Den of Geek
Singapore Bans ‘#Lookatme’
Singapore has banned the release of “#LookAtMe,” a feature film by local director Ken Kwek. The InfoComm Media Development Authority said that the film exceeds film classification guidelines because it denigrates a religious community. Supposedly based in true events, the film depicts a man who is offended by a pastor who preaches against homosexuality, but whose behavior contradicts his teachings. The protagonist’s viral video about the aberrant priest lands him in jail, causing the man’s gay identical twin to fight for justice.
“#LookAtMe,” premiered at the New York Asian Film Festival and local media report that the film has been selected for next month’s Singapore International Film Festival. But the Imda ruling means that it cannot now be shown in any form in Singapore unless Kwek is successful with an appeal.
Singapore recently banned Indian film “The Kashmir Files” on religious grounds. It is...
Singapore has banned the release of “#LookAtMe,” a feature film by local director Ken Kwek. The InfoComm Media Development Authority said that the film exceeds film classification guidelines because it denigrates a religious community. Supposedly based in true events, the film depicts a man who is offended by a pastor who preaches against homosexuality, but whose behavior contradicts his teachings. The protagonist’s viral video about the aberrant priest lands him in jail, causing the man’s gay identical twin to fight for justice.
“#LookAtMe,” premiered at the New York Asian Film Festival and local media report that the film has been selected for next month’s Singapore International Film Festival. But the Imda ruling means that it cannot now be shown in any form in Singapore unless Kwek is successful with an appeal.
Singapore recently banned Indian film “The Kashmir Files” on religious grounds. It is...
- 10/18/2022
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Sky has revealed the full red band trailer for the highly anticipated return of ‘Gangs of London.’
One year after the death of Sean Wallace and the violent reckonings of series one, the map and soul of London has been redrawn. The surviving Wallaces are scattered, the Dumanis broken and estranged, and Elliot is now being forced to work for the Investors.
As the Investors look down on a city sliding into chaos they decide enough is enough and bring in reinforcements to restore control. Old favourites and new players fight back against the new order, forcing sworn enemies to work together and family members to betray each other. Who will win the battle for London’s soul?
Created by Gareth Evans and Matt Flannery, series two will see the return of Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù, Paapa Essiedu, Lucian Msamati, Michelle Fairley, Orli Shuka, Pippa Bennett-Warner, Brian Vernel, Narges Rashidi, Asif Raza...
One year after the death of Sean Wallace and the violent reckonings of series one, the map and soul of London has been redrawn. The surviving Wallaces are scattered, the Dumanis broken and estranged, and Elliot is now being forced to work for the Investors.
As the Investors look down on a city sliding into chaos they decide enough is enough and bring in reinforcements to restore control. Old favourites and new players fight back against the new order, forcing sworn enemies to work together and family members to betray each other. Who will win the battle for London’s soul?
Created by Gareth Evans and Matt Flannery, series two will see the return of Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù, Paapa Essiedu, Lucian Msamati, Michelle Fairley, Orli Shuka, Pippa Bennett-Warner, Brian Vernel, Narges Rashidi, Asif Raza...
- 10/10/2022
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Gangs of London is returning soon to AMC+. The streaming service has set a premiere date for season two of the action-crime drama with the release of a trailer.
Dìrísù, Paapa Essiedu, Lucian Msamati, Michelle Fairley, Orli Shuka, Pippa Bennett-Warner, Brian Vernel, Narges Rashidi, Asif Raza Mir, and Valene Kane star in the series, which revolves around the power struggle between international gangs in London. Waleed Zuaiter, Jahz Armando, Fady El-Sayed, Salem Kali, and Aymen Hamdouchi are joining the cast for season two.
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Dìrísù, Paapa Essiedu, Lucian Msamati, Michelle Fairley, Orli Shuka, Pippa Bennett-Warner, Brian Vernel, Narges Rashidi, Asif Raza Mir, and Valene Kane star in the series, which revolves around the power struggle between international gangs in London. Waleed Zuaiter, Jahz Armando, Fady El-Sayed, Salem Kali, and Aymen Hamdouchi are joining the cast for season two.
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- 9/26/2022
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Gangs of London Photo Credit: AMC/Sky In a foreboding and high-octane trailer, AMC+ has announced the return of its lauded original series Gangs of London, which will debut its much anticipated second season on Thursday, November 17 with two episodes. The critically-acclaimed, award-winning drama became an international sensation in its first season, with its shocking yet artfully-choreographed action scenes and stunt work. Following the premiere, one episode of the eight-part season will debut Thursdays on AMC+, AMC Networks’ premium streaming bundle. In the second season, a new, darker era of chaos and turbulent power struggles comes to London. One year after the death of Sean Wallace and the violent reckonings of season one, the map and soul of the city has been redrawn – the surviving Wallaces are scattered, the Dumanis broken and estranged, and ex-undercover cop Elliot Finch is now being forced to work for the Investors. As the Investors...
- 9/23/2022
- by Hollywood Outbreak
- HollywoodOutbreak.com
Sky has revealed a first look teaser for the highly anticipated return of ‘Gangs of London.’ In the teaser, fans will be reunited with ex-undercover cop Elliot (played by Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù) and see the first glimpse of the returning series full of twists, turns and exhilarating, cinematic action sequences.
One year after the death of Sean Wallace and the violent reckonings of series one, the map and soul of London has been redrawn. The surviving Wallaces are scattered, the Dumanis broken and estranged, and Elliot is now being forced to work for the Investors.
As the Investors look down on a city sliding into chaos they decide enough is enough and bring in reinforcements to restore control. Old favourites and new players fight back against the new order, forcing sworn enemies to work together and family members to betray each other. Who will win the battle for London’s soul?...
One year after the death of Sean Wallace and the violent reckonings of series one, the map and soul of London has been redrawn. The surviving Wallaces are scattered, the Dumanis broken and estranged, and Elliot is now being forced to work for the Investors.
As the Investors look down on a city sliding into chaos they decide enough is enough and bring in reinforcements to restore control. Old favourites and new players fight back against the new order, forcing sworn enemies to work together and family members to betray each other. Who will win the battle for London’s soul?...
- 5/11/2022
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Is it even Mipcom if The Grand is closed and a legion of bamboo planters is blocking off access to a vacant Grand Palais basement? As the global TV market convened in Cannes after two pandemic-stricken years, it was initially hard to say. But despite an understated affair with fewer U.S. delegates and hardly any presence from Asia, Australia and Latin America those who did attend got valuable face-time with key business contacts and a renewed sense of an industry quietly coming back to life.
Here are the 10 top talking points from Cannes:
Squid Game on Top
Few dared to travel to Mipcom without having seen at least a couple of episodes of Netflix’s smash hit from Korea, “Squid Game.” The show was name-dropped in virtually all content sessions, with breathless executives applauding its imagination and investment from the SVOD. Ironically, while Korea normally has a robust presence in Cannes,...
Here are the 10 top talking points from Cannes:
Squid Game on Top
Few dared to travel to Mipcom without having seen at least a couple of episodes of Netflix’s smash hit from Korea, “Squid Game.” The show was name-dropped in virtually all content sessions, with breathless executives applauding its imagination and investment from the SVOD. Ironically, while Korea normally has a robust presence in Cannes,...
- 10/15/2021
- by Manori Ravindran, John Hopewell and Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Funding
“The Crown” stars Olivia Colman and Lesley Manville are among a host of British creative industries personalities calling for a levy on gadgets, the proceeds of which would to towards supporting the U.K. creative sector.
“As a coalition of creators and performers we support the Smart Fund, a new scheme that could help to bring cultural and economic renewal to the whole of the U.K. The fund could generate £250-£300 [$346-415] million a year for the creative sector, and boost a wider U.K. economic recovery, by placing a small levy on the sale of devices that enable people to store and download creative content, such as mobile phones, laptops and personal computers. This would provide a direct way for tech companies to invest in culture,” the artists wrote in a letter to U.K. newspaper The Times on Tuesday.
“In 2019 the creative industries contributed £111.7 billion to the...
“The Crown” stars Olivia Colman and Lesley Manville are among a host of British creative industries personalities calling for a levy on gadgets, the proceeds of which would to towards supporting the U.K. creative sector.
“As a coalition of creators and performers we support the Smart Fund, a new scheme that could help to bring cultural and economic renewal to the whole of the U.K. The fund could generate £250-£300 [$346-415] million a year for the creative sector, and boost a wider U.K. economic recovery, by placing a small levy on the sale of devices that enable people to store and download creative content, such as mobile phones, laptops and personal computers. This would provide a direct way for tech companies to invest in culture,” the artists wrote in a letter to U.K. newspaper The Times on Tuesday.
“In 2019 the creative industries contributed £111.7 billion to the...
- 6/29/2021
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
With filming now underway on season 2 of the highly acclaimed Sky series ‘Gangs of London’ a line-up of fresh new faces to join the cast have been announced.
Joining the cast of series one, which include Ṣọpẹ Dìrísù, Michelle Fairley, Brian Vernel, Pippa Bennett-Warner, Lucian Msamati, Paapa Essiedu, Valene Kane, Orli Shuk, Narges Rashidi and Asif Raza are Waleed Zuaiter (Baghdad Central, The Spy), French rapper Jasmine Armando in her first TV role, Salem Kali, Aymen Hamdouchi and Fady El-Sayed (Baghdad Central, A Private War).
Season 2 is set one year after the tumultuous events of series one, since the collapse of the Wallace Dumani empire, order is lacking, and the energy and chaos of a gold rush threaten the city with gangland anarchy. The Investors are viewing the city as a place of ruin and decide enough is enough. Licensing a new gang to restore stability, drama instead ensues. These...
Joining the cast of series one, which include Ṣọpẹ Dìrísù, Michelle Fairley, Brian Vernel, Pippa Bennett-Warner, Lucian Msamati, Paapa Essiedu, Valene Kane, Orli Shuk, Narges Rashidi and Asif Raza are Waleed Zuaiter (Baghdad Central, The Spy), French rapper Jasmine Armando in her first TV role, Salem Kali, Aymen Hamdouchi and Fady El-Sayed (Baghdad Central, A Private War).
Season 2 is set one year after the tumultuous events of series one, since the collapse of the Wallace Dumani empire, order is lacking, and the energy and chaos of a gold rush threaten the city with gangland anarchy. The Investors are viewing the city as a place of ruin and decide enough is enough. Licensing a new gang to restore stability, drama instead ensues. These...
- 6/29/2021
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
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Is experience still the best teacher? Has The Girlfriend Experience TV show been cancelled or renewed for a third season on Starz? The television vulture is watching all the latest cancellation and renewal news, so this page is the place to track the status of The Girlfriend Experience, season three. Bookmark it, or subscribe for the latest updates. Remember, the television vulture is watching your shows. Are you?
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A Starz escort anthology drama, season two of The Girlfriend Experience stars Anna Friel, Louisa Krause, Carmen Ejogo, Narges Rashidi, Michael Cram, Emily Piggford, Tunde Adebimpe, Morgana Davies, and Harmony Korine. In Washington D.C., during the 2018 mid-term elections, Republican super Pac finance director Erica Myles (Friel) and Gfe provider Anna Garner (Krause) get involved in a complicated relationship, even as they set out to blackmail a dark money fundraiser. Meanwhile, the Witness Protection Program...
Is experience still the best teacher? Has The Girlfriend Experience TV show been cancelled or renewed for a third season on Starz? The television vulture is watching all the latest cancellation and renewal news, so this page is the place to track the status of The Girlfriend Experience, season three. Bookmark it, or subscribe for the latest updates. Remember, the television vulture is watching your shows. Are you?
What's This TV Show About?
A Starz escort anthology drama, season two of The Girlfriend Experience stars Anna Friel, Louisa Krause, Carmen Ejogo, Narges Rashidi, Michael Cram, Emily Piggford, Tunde Adebimpe, Morgana Davies, and Harmony Korine. In Washington D.C., during the 2018 mid-term elections, Republican super Pac finance director Erica Myles (Friel) and Gfe provider Anna Garner (Krause) get involved in a complicated relationship, even as they set out to blackmail a dark money fundraiser. Meanwhile, the Witness Protection Program...
- 3/18/2021
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Narges Rashidi’s career is a great example of what happens when perseverance, hard work talent, and a little luck come together. After making her on screen debut in 2004, it took Narges several years to land a significant role. She got her first big break in 2012 when she was cast as Aysun in a German TV series called Auf Herz und Nieren. Once she got the chance to shine, she didn’t look back. Since then, Narges has been part of quite a few successful projects with one of the most recent being the TV show Gangs in London. Narges’
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- 2/2/2021
- by Camille Moore
- TVovermind.com
Creepy isn’t the same as scary.
Of course horror movies can be scary simply by using loud noises and sudden movements to make their audiences jump, but creepy is harder to pull off. To be effectively creepy, a film needs to establish a certain atmosphere; it needs to draw you in and make you care. It needs to give you something to think about when you’re trying to drop off to sleep at night; to make you wonder whether that creaking noise down the hallway was just the house settling or something lurking in the shadows. Creepy stays with you. It gives you goosebumps.
Here are 85 of the best horror movies (in no particular order) to chill your bones. Enjoy the nightmares.
Us (2019)
Jordan Peele’s follow up to his award winner Get Out is another social horror. While it might not be quite as accomplished or coherent...
Of course horror movies can be scary simply by using loud noises and sudden movements to make their audiences jump, but creepy is harder to pull off. To be effectively creepy, a film needs to establish a certain atmosphere; it needs to draw you in and make you care. It needs to give you something to think about when you’re trying to drop off to sleep at night; to make you wonder whether that creaking noise down the hallway was just the house settling or something lurking in the shadows. Creepy stays with you. It gives you goosebumps.
Here are 85 of the best horror movies (in no particular order) to chill your bones. Enjoy the nightmares.
Us (2019)
Jordan Peele’s follow up to his award winner Get Out is another social horror. While it might not be quite as accomplished or coherent...
- 10/31/2020
- by jbindeck2015
- Den of Geek
Epic nine-part drama series Gangs Of London blew audiences away when it landed in April becoming the biggest Sky Original drama launch on Sky Atlantic of the past five years. It was a complicated, sprawling and cinematic show that delved into the underworld of the international factions making England’s capital tick which left viewers hungry for more.
Little surprise then, that the show has been renewed for a second series.
Sky has announced that the show will be returning, with filming planned for next year with an air date scheduled for 2022. The announcement from Sky didn’t state in what capacity creators Gareth Evans and Matt Flannery would be returning. Similarly no announcement was made as to whether series directors Corin Hardy and Xavier Gens would be back, though all have said they’d have an appetite to come back to the show.
So where did series one leave us?...
Little surprise then, that the show has been renewed for a second series.
Sky has announced that the show will be returning, with filming planned for next year with an air date scheduled for 2022. The announcement from Sky didn’t state in what capacity creators Gareth Evans and Matt Flannery would be returning. Similarly no announcement was made as to whether series directors Corin Hardy and Xavier Gens would be back, though all have said they’d have an appetite to come back to the show.
So where did series one leave us?...
- 6/24/2020
- by Rosie Fletcher
- Den of Geek
*Spoilers for Gangs of London to follow*
The first season of crime drama Gangs of London arrived all at once on Sky Atlantic and Cinemax with a bang. Allegiances were formed and broken, the body count was high, and those who did survive until the final episode were left in limbo. Gangs of London series 2 has yet to be officially announced, though it seems like a definite possibility given the buzz around series one – THR reports that talks are in progress after the show became Sky Atlantic’s most binged of the year, and second biggest original drama launch ever, after Fortitude.
All three directors – Gareth Evans, who’s also the co-creator of the show, Corin Hardy, and Xavier Gens – have expressed an appetite to return. So what would they like to see Gangs of London season 2 cover? We chatted to all three to find out.
“I think there are...
The first season of crime drama Gangs of London arrived all at once on Sky Atlantic and Cinemax with a bang. Allegiances were formed and broken, the body count was high, and those who did survive until the final episode were left in limbo. Gangs of London series 2 has yet to be officially announced, though it seems like a definite possibility given the buzz around series one – THR reports that talks are in progress after the show became Sky Atlantic’s most binged of the year, and second biggest original drama launch ever, after Fortitude.
All three directors – Gareth Evans, who’s also the co-creator of the show, Corin Hardy, and Xavier Gens – have expressed an appetite to return. So what would they like to see Gangs of London season 2 cover? We chatted to all three to find out.
“I think there are...
- 5/18/2020
- by Rosie Fletcher
- Den of Geek
Landing last week on Sky and Cinemax, Gangs Of London has been one of the most thrilling and explosive new shows around (check out our review) with a cliffhanger ending that leaves things open for more action.
While Gangs of London series 2 hasn’t been confirmed, there seems to be an appetite for it from show co-creator (along with Matt Flannery) Gareth Evans. Evans told The Metro:
‘There’s room for it. Without giving too much away, we definitely end the season on a note where people will be wanting more and asking what is happening next.
‘I’m treading carefully! It’s sort of a cliff-hanger but as most things it’s a story that takes on a lot of different aspects, there’s a lot of different characters in there, a lot of vested interests, there’s a lot of stray threats trailing in the wind ready to be picked up again.
While Gangs of London series 2 hasn’t been confirmed, there seems to be an appetite for it from show co-creator (along with Matt Flannery) Gareth Evans. Evans told The Metro:
‘There’s room for it. Without giving too much away, we definitely end the season on a note where people will be wanting more and asking what is happening next.
‘I’m treading carefully! It’s sort of a cliff-hanger but as most things it’s a story that takes on a lot of different aspects, there’s a lot of different characters in there, a lot of vested interests, there’s a lot of stray threats trailing in the wind ready to be picked up again.
- 4/27/2020
- by Rosie Fletcher
- Den of Geek
With a title like Gangs Of London, you might imagine the new British television thriller would contain a fair amount of violence. And with it being the brainchild of The Raid director Gareth Evans, you might think that violence would be manifested in a series of big, bold, deftly handled action set-pieces.
Well, you’d be right on both counts. Evans and co-creator Matt Flannery – together with guest directors Corin Hardy and Xavier Gens – have crafted an epic, nine-part organized crime saga featuring some top-tier throwdowns.
From brutal one-on-one combat to spectacular shoot-outs to intense mind games, here are some of our favorite skirmishes from the show. This list covers the entire series and, suffice to say, there are spoilers ahead, so you might want to come back if you haven’t binged the whole thing yet.
Elliot vs the Albanians (Episode 1)
Gangs Of London’s first proper fight does...
Well, you’d be right on both counts. Evans and co-creator Matt Flannery – together with guest directors Corin Hardy and Xavier Gens – have crafted an epic, nine-part organized crime saga featuring some top-tier throwdowns.
From brutal one-on-one combat to spectacular shoot-outs to intense mind games, here are some of our favorite skirmishes from the show. This list covers the entire series and, suffice to say, there are spoilers ahead, so you might want to come back if you haven’t binged the whole thing yet.
Elliot vs the Albanians (Episode 1)
Gangs Of London’s first proper fight does...
- 4/24/2020
- by Rosie Fletcher
- Den of Geek
Guest reviewer Lee Broughton returns with a review of Babak Anvari’s Under the Shadow (2016), a smart tale of supernatural happenings out in the Middle East. A Farsi language British production shot in Jordan, the film is set in Tehran at the height of the Iran-Iraq War that ran throughout most of the 1980s. Here the atmosphere of fear and anxiety that is generated within a bombed out apartment block attracts a group of demonic Djinn that are intent on spiriting away a vulnerable young girl.
Under the Shadow
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Second Sight
2016 / Color / 2.35:1 / 84 min. / Street Date, 10 February 2020 / Available at Diabolik DVD or Amazon.uk
Starring: Narges Rashidi, Avin Manshadi, Bobby Naderi, Soussan Farrokhnia, Aram Ghasemy, Ray Haratian, Karam Rashayda, Arah Marandi.
Cinematography: Kit Fraser
Film Editor: Christopher Barwell
Production Designer: Nasser Zoubi
Original Music: Gavin Cullen and Will McGillivray
Produced by Lucan Toh, Oliver Roskill, Emily Leo
Written...
Under the Shadow
Region-free Blu-ray
Second Sight
2016 / Color / 2.35:1 / 84 min. / Street Date, 10 February 2020 / Available at Diabolik DVD or Amazon.uk
Starring: Narges Rashidi, Avin Manshadi, Bobby Naderi, Soussan Farrokhnia, Aram Ghasemy, Ray Haratian, Karam Rashayda, Arah Marandi.
Cinematography: Kit Fraser
Film Editor: Christopher Barwell
Production Designer: Nasser Zoubi
Original Music: Gavin Cullen and Will McGillivray
Produced by Lucan Toh, Oliver Roskill, Emily Leo
Written...
- 2/25/2020
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
While the horror genre is always on the verge of losing its touch with many entries being too mainstream and too polished, there are always a few movies within a year that manage to hit a certain nerve. Movies such as Jennifer Kent’s “The Babadook”, David Robert Mitchell’s “It Follows” or Robert Eggers “The VVitch” are not only cleverly made genre movies, but the horror in them goes far beyond a few scary moments for the terror is within us all, in our worlds and in our lives, making it sometimes quite difficult to watch these films. In the midst of these movies, it is therefore a shame Babak Anvari’s feature “Under The Shadow” debut has been ignored by so many audiences, even though it delivers not only a powerful allegory about Iran’s history and its view on the family, but also one of the most...
- 2/23/2020
- by Rouven Linnarz
- AsianMoviePulse
Former “The Affair” star Julia Goldani Telles will star in the third season of Starz’s anthology drama “The Girlfriend Experience.”
Telles will play Iris, a young neuroscientist in the London tech scene who quickly learns that her client sessions as a high-end escort provide her with an edge in the tech world, and vice versa…until, that is, she begins to question whether her actions are driven by free will, or something else altogether.
Telles appeared as Whitney on Showtime’s “The Affair” and starred in Amy Sherman Palladino’s “Bunheads” that aired on ABC Family (which is now Freeform).
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The series is based on Steven Soderbergh’s 2009 film of the same name. The first season starred Riley Keough, Paul Sparks and Mary Lynn Rajskub, while the second season starred Anna Friel, Louisa Krause, Narges Rashidi, Carmen Ejogo, Harmony Korine,...
Telles will play Iris, a young neuroscientist in the London tech scene who quickly learns that her client sessions as a high-end escort provide her with an edge in the tech world, and vice versa…until, that is, she begins to question whether her actions are driven by free will, or something else altogether.
Telles appeared as Whitney on Showtime’s “The Affair” and starred in Amy Sherman Palladino’s “Bunheads” that aired on ABC Family (which is now Freeform).
Also Read: Jeffrey Hirsch Promoted to CEO of Starz
The series is based on Steven Soderbergh’s 2009 film of the same name. The first season starred Riley Keough, Paul Sparks and Mary Lynn Rajskub, while the second season starred Anna Friel, Louisa Krause, Narges Rashidi, Carmen Ejogo, Harmony Korine,...
- 10/1/2019
- by Tim Baysinger
- The Wrap
Do the girlfriends still perform at the top of their game during the second season of The Girlfriend Experience TV show on Starz? As we all know, the Nielsen ratings typically play a big role in determining whether a TV show like The Girlfriend Experience is cancelled or renewed for season three. Unfortunately, most of us do not live in Nielsen households. Because many viewers feel frustration when their viewing habits and opinions aren't considered, we'd like to offer you the chance to rate all of The Girlfriend Experience season two episodes here. *Status update below.
A Starz escort anthology drama, the second season of The Girlfriend Experience stars Anna Friel, Louisa Krause, Carmen Ejogo, Narges Rashidi, Michael Cram, Emily Piggford, Tunde Adebimpe, Morgana Davies, and Harmony Korine. In Washington D.C., during the 2018 mid-term elections, Republican super Pac finance director Erica Myles (Friel) and Gfe provider Anna Garner...
A Starz escort anthology drama, the second season of The Girlfriend Experience stars Anna Friel, Louisa Krause, Carmen Ejogo, Narges Rashidi, Michael Cram, Emily Piggford, Tunde Adebimpe, Morgana Davies, and Harmony Korine. In Washington D.C., during the 2018 mid-term elections, Republican super Pac finance director Erica Myles (Friel) and Gfe provider Anna Garner...
- 7/29/2019
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Even though season one of The Girlfriend Experience wasn't much of a ratings grabber, the escort drama eluded cancellation. Can the new cast and parallel storylines help this provocative Starz anthology series draw a larger audience in its second season? Will The Girlfriend Experience be cancelled or renewed for season three? Stay tuned. *Status update below.
A Starz legal thriller, season two of The Girlfriend Experience stars Anna Friel, Louisa Krause, Carmen Ejogo, Narges Rashidi, Michael Cram, Emily Piggford, Tunde Adebimpe, Morgana Davies, and Harmony Korine. In Washington D.C., during the 2018 mid-term elections, Republican super Pac finance director Erica Myles (Friel) and Gfe provider Anna Garner (Krause) get involved in a complicated relationship, even as they set out to blackmail a dark money fundraiser. Meanwhile, the Witness Protection Program relocates high-end escort Bria Jones (Ejogo) to New Mexico, in order to help her...
A Starz legal thriller, season two of The Girlfriend Experience stars Anna Friel, Louisa Krause, Carmen Ejogo, Narges Rashidi, Michael Cram, Emily Piggford, Tunde Adebimpe, Morgana Davies, and Harmony Korine. In Washington D.C., during the 2018 mid-term elections, Republican super Pac finance director Erica Myles (Friel) and Gfe provider Anna Garner (Krause) get involved in a complicated relationship, even as they set out to blackmail a dark money fundraiser. Meanwhile, the Witness Protection Program relocates high-end escort Bria Jones (Ejogo) to New Mexico, in order to help her...
- 7/28/2019
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Starz has renewed Steven Soderbergh's critically-acclaimed drama series, The Girlfriend Experience, for a third season of 10 episodes. Some had assumed that the series had been cancelled since the second season finished aired a year and a half ago, in December 2017. There's been no word on when season three will debut.
An escort anthology drama, season two of The Girlfriend Experience starred Anna Friel, Louisa Krause, Carmen Ejogo, Narges Rashidi, Michael Cram, Emily Piggford, Tunde Adebimpe, Morgana Davies, and Harmony Korine. In Washington D.C., during the 2018 mid-term elections, Republican super Pac finance director Erica Myles (Friel) and Gfe provider Anna Garner (Krause) get involved in a complicated relationship, even as they set out to blackmail a dark money fundraiser. Meanwhile, the Witness Protection Program relocates high-end escort Bria Jones (Ejogo) to New Mexico, in order to help her escape from an abusive ex. Despite the protection...
An escort anthology drama, season two of The Girlfriend Experience starred Anna Friel, Louisa Krause, Carmen Ejogo, Narges Rashidi, Michael Cram, Emily Piggford, Tunde Adebimpe, Morgana Davies, and Harmony Korine. In Washington D.C., during the 2018 mid-term elections, Republican super Pac finance director Erica Myles (Friel) and Gfe provider Anna Garner (Krause) get involved in a complicated relationship, even as they set out to blackmail a dark money fundraiser. Meanwhile, the Witness Protection Program relocates high-end escort Bria Jones (Ejogo) to New Mexico, in order to help her escape from an abusive ex. Despite the protection...
- 7/27/2019
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Exclusive: Babak Anvari and Lucan Toh, the team behind hot Sundance pic Wounds, have struck a first-look deal with AMC.
I hear the broadcaster has recently closed the pact to partner with Anvari and Toh’s Two & Two Pictures for television projects.
It comes after their horror feature Wounds, which was written and directed by Anvari and produced by Toh, premiered this year at the Sundance Film Festival. The film, which stars Armie Hammer, Dakota Johnson, Zazie Beetz, Karl Glusman, and Brad William Henke, centers around the mysterious things that impact a bartender after he picks up the phone left behind at his New Orleans bar. It is based on Nathan Ballingrund’s horror novella The Visible Filth.
Wounds was Anvari’s second directorial feature; the British-Iranian helmer previously directed Under The Shadow, a Farsi-language horror pic that stars Narges Rashidi, Avin Manshadi and Bobby Naderi. Set in 1988 Tehran during the Iran-Iraq war,...
I hear the broadcaster has recently closed the pact to partner with Anvari and Toh’s Two & Two Pictures for television projects.
It comes after their horror feature Wounds, which was written and directed by Anvari and produced by Toh, premiered this year at the Sundance Film Festival. The film, which stars Armie Hammer, Dakota Johnson, Zazie Beetz, Karl Glusman, and Brad William Henke, centers around the mysterious things that impact a bartender after he picks up the phone left behind at his New Orleans bar. It is based on Nathan Ballingrund’s horror novella The Visible Filth.
Wounds was Anvari’s second directorial feature; the British-Iranian helmer previously directed Under The Shadow, a Farsi-language horror pic that stars Narges Rashidi, Avin Manshadi and Bobby Naderi. Set in 1988 Tehran during the Iran-Iraq war,...
- 3/19/2019
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Hell on Wheels star Colm Meaney, Press’ Paapa Essiedu and Harry Potter’s David Bradley are the latest names to be added to Sky and Cinemax drama Gangs of London.
The trio will join Peaky Blinders star Joe Cole and Humans’ Sope Dirisu in the crime thriller, which was created by Gareth Evans.
Rounding out the cast are Adrian Bower (The Last Kingdom), Ray Panthaki (Colette), Orli Shuka (War Machine), Darren Evans (Requiem), Garmon Rhys (Hidden), Serena Kennedy (Remember Me), Aksel Üstün (Les Revenants), Kwong Loke (The Feed) and Constantine Gregory (Wonder Woman 1984).
They join the previously announced Lucian Msamati (Black Earth Rising), Michelle Fairley (Game of Thrones), Mark Lewis Jones (Star Wars: The Last Jedi), Valene Kane (Rogue One), Narges Rashidi (The Girlfriend Experience), Jing Lusi (Crazy Rich Asians), Pippa Bennett-Warner (Harlots), Brian Vernel (Dunkirk), Orli Shuka (War Machine), Richard Harrington (Poldark), Jude Akuwidike (Beasts of No Nation...
The trio will join Peaky Blinders star Joe Cole and Humans’ Sope Dirisu in the crime thriller, which was created by Gareth Evans.
Rounding out the cast are Adrian Bower (The Last Kingdom), Ray Panthaki (Colette), Orli Shuka (War Machine), Darren Evans (Requiem), Garmon Rhys (Hidden), Serena Kennedy (Remember Me), Aksel Üstün (Les Revenants), Kwong Loke (The Feed) and Constantine Gregory (Wonder Woman 1984).
They join the previously announced Lucian Msamati (Black Earth Rising), Michelle Fairley (Game of Thrones), Mark Lewis Jones (Star Wars: The Last Jedi), Valene Kane (Rogue One), Narges Rashidi (The Girlfriend Experience), Jing Lusi (Crazy Rich Asians), Pippa Bennett-Warner (Harlots), Brian Vernel (Dunkirk), Orli Shuka (War Machine), Richard Harrington (Poldark), Jude Akuwidike (Beasts of No Nation...
- 3/19/2019
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Fresh from winning best actor for his performance in “A Prayer Before Dawn” at the BIFAs, Joe Cole has joined Pulse Films’ upcoming drama “Gangs of London.” Sope Dirisu (“The Huntsman: Winter’s War”) has also signed up to the series, which will be on Sky in the U.K. and Cinemax in the U.S.
Production is underway on the show, which hails from writer-director Gareth Evans (“The Raid”) and is being produced by Pulse Films in association with Jane Featherstone’s Sister Pictures. The thriller follows the power struggle that ensues when a criminal kingpin is assassinated, creating a power vacuum, and international gangs battle for control of London’s underworld.
Evans created the show with Matt Flannery and will direct most of the 10 episodes, which will feature his hallmark complex, choreographed, fight scenes. Corin Hardy, fresh off the success of “The Nun,” will also direct several installments...
Production is underway on the show, which hails from writer-director Gareth Evans (“The Raid”) and is being produced by Pulse Films in association with Jane Featherstone’s Sister Pictures. The thriller follows the power struggle that ensues when a criminal kingpin is assassinated, creating a power vacuum, and international gangs battle for control of London’s underworld.
Evans created the show with Matt Flannery and will direct most of the 10 episodes, which will feature his hallmark complex, choreographed, fight scenes. Corin Hardy, fresh off the success of “The Nun,” will also direct several installments...
- 12/5/2018
- by Stewart Clarke
- Variety Film + TV
Peaky Blinders star Joe Cole and Humans’ Sope Dirisu are to star in Sky and Cinemax drama Gangs of London.
The pair will lead the line in the Pulse Films-produced drama, which was first revealed by Deadline in November 2017, and was created by Gareth Evans.
The drama, which will launch in 2019, is set in contemporary London as it is being torn apart by power struggles involving several international gangs. The series begins as the head of one criminal gang is assassinated and the power vacuum threatens the fragile peace between the other underworld organizations.
It comes from an original idea by The Raid director Evans and Matt Flannery, who has worked alongside Evans as cinematographer on a number of his films.
Cole and Dirisu will be joined by actors including Lucian Msamati (Black Earth Rising), Michelle Fairley (Game of Thrones), Mark Lewis Jones (Star Wars: The Last Jedi), Narges Rashidi...
The pair will lead the line in the Pulse Films-produced drama, which was first revealed by Deadline in November 2017, and was created by Gareth Evans.
The drama, which will launch in 2019, is set in contemporary London as it is being torn apart by power struggles involving several international gangs. The series begins as the head of one criminal gang is assassinated and the power vacuum threatens the fragile peace between the other underworld organizations.
It comes from an original idea by The Raid director Evans and Matt Flannery, who has worked alongside Evans as cinematographer on a number of his films.
Cole and Dirisu will be joined by actors including Lucian Msamati (Black Earth Rising), Michelle Fairley (Game of Thrones), Mark Lewis Jones (Star Wars: The Last Jedi), Narges Rashidi...
- 12/5/2018
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Principal photography underway in London.
Joe Cole and Sope Dirisu are leading the cast of Gareth Evans’ thriller series Gangs Of London for Pulse Films and Sky, with shooting now underway in London.
Cole, who this weekend won the Bifa for Best Actor for A Prayer Before Dawn, and Humans star Dirisu will be joined by Lucian Msamati, Michelle Fairley, Mark Lewis Jones, Narges Rashidi, Jing Lusi and Pippa Bennet-Warner.
Brian Vernel, Orli Shuka, Richard Harrington, Jude Akuwidike and Emmett J Scanlan are also on the cast, with more names to be announced.
Set in the UK’s capital, the...
Joe Cole and Sope Dirisu are leading the cast of Gareth Evans’ thriller series Gangs Of London for Pulse Films and Sky, with shooting now underway in London.
Cole, who this weekend won the Bifa for Best Actor for A Prayer Before Dawn, and Humans star Dirisu will be joined by Lucian Msamati, Michelle Fairley, Mark Lewis Jones, Narges Rashidi, Jing Lusi and Pippa Bennet-Warner.
Brian Vernel, Orli Shuka, Richard Harrington, Jude Akuwidike and Emmett J Scanlan are also on the cast, with more names to be announced.
Set in the UK’s capital, the...
- 12/5/2018
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Principal photography underway in London.
Joe Cole and Sope Dirisu are leading the cast of Gareth Evans’ thriller series Gangs Of London for Pulse Films and Sky, with shooting now underway in London.
Cole, who this weekend won the Bifa for Best Actor for A Prayer Before Dawn, and Humans star Dirisu will be joined by Lucian Msamati, Michelle Fairley, Mark Lewis Jones, Narges Rashidi, Jing Lusi and Pippa Bennet-Warner.
Brian Vernel, Orli Shuka, Richard Harrington, Jude Akuwidike and Emmett J Scanlan are also on the cast, with more names to be announced.
Set in the UK’s capital, the...
Joe Cole and Sope Dirisu are leading the cast of Gareth Evans’ thriller series Gangs Of London for Pulse Films and Sky, with shooting now underway in London.
Cole, who this weekend won the Bifa for Best Actor for A Prayer Before Dawn, and Humans star Dirisu will be joined by Lucian Msamati, Michelle Fairley, Mark Lewis Jones, Narges Rashidi, Jing Lusi and Pippa Bennet-Warner.
Brian Vernel, Orli Shuka, Richard Harrington, Jude Akuwidike and Emmett J Scanlan are also on the cast, with more names to be announced.
Set in the UK’s capital, the...
- 12/5/2018
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
In a Gold Derby exclusive, we have learned the category placements of the key Emmy Awards contenders for Starz. For this season, the premium network has newcomers “Counterpart” (J.K. Simmons) and “Vida”, returning Emmy contender “Outlander” and limited series “Howards End” (Hayley Atwell) as part of their 2018 campaign.
Below, the list of Starz lead, supporting and guest submissions for their comedy, drama and limited series. More names might be added by the network on the final Emmy ballot. Also note that performers not included on this list may well be submitted by their personal reps.
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“Ash Vs. Evil Dead”
Comedy Series
Comedy Actor – Bruce Campbell
Comedy Supporting Actress – Dana DeLorenzo, Lucy Lawless, Arielle Carver O’Neil
Comedy Supporting Actor – Lindsay Farris, Ray Santiago
Comedy Guest Actor – Hemky Madera, Lee Majors...
Below, the list of Starz lead, supporting and guest submissions for their comedy, drama and limited series. More names might be added by the network on the final Emmy ballot. Also note that performers not included on this list may well be submitted by their personal reps.
See‘Outlander’ stars Sam Heughan & Caitriona Balfe react to the show’s Huge multi-season renewal: ‘Thank you to our fans’
“Ash Vs. Evil Dead”
Comedy Series
Comedy Actor – Bruce Campbell
Comedy Supporting Actress – Dana DeLorenzo, Lucy Lawless, Arielle Carver O’Neil
Comedy Supporting Actor – Lindsay Farris, Ray Santiago
Comedy Guest Actor – Hemky Madera, Lee Majors...
- 5/21/2018
- by Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
Joseph Baxter Feb 12, 2020
Gareth Evans, the action visionary behind The Raid, co-created TV series Gangs of London for HBO’s Cinemax and Sky Atlantic.
The cult cinema myth of Gareth Evans’s innovative 2011 Indonesian action flick, The Raid: Redemption, is still resonating several years after its release. However, Evans, who also tackled Netflix horror film Apostle, and remains in the mix to direct DC's (up-in-the-air) Deathstroke movie, has heeded the call of peak television as the co-creator – with Matt Flannery – of an action series called Gangs of London.
Evans contributes as a director for Gangs of London's 10-episode run, using his Raid repertoire to handle complex choreographed fight scenes. However, he shares that duty of director with Corin Hardy, who handled four episodes, joined by French helmer Xavier Gens, who helmed one. The series is a co-production of HBO/Sky with Pulse Films and Sister Pictures and is...
Gareth Evans, the action visionary behind The Raid, co-created TV series Gangs of London for HBO’s Cinemax and Sky Atlantic.
The cult cinema myth of Gareth Evans’s innovative 2011 Indonesian action flick, The Raid: Redemption, is still resonating several years after its release. However, Evans, who also tackled Netflix horror film Apostle, and remains in the mix to direct DC's (up-in-the-air) Deathstroke movie, has heeded the call of peak television as the co-creator – with Matt Flannery – of an action series called Gangs of London.
Evans contributes as a director for Gangs of London's 10-episode run, using his Raid repertoire to handle complex choreographed fight scenes. However, he shares that duty of director with Corin Hardy, who handled four episodes, joined by French helmer Xavier Gens, who helmed one. The series is a co-production of HBO/Sky with Pulse Films and Sister Pictures and is...
- 11/21/2017
- Den of Geek
The Girlfriend Experience will continue — times two — when the Starz series uncorks its dual-storyline Season 2 on Sunday, Nov. 5th at 9/8c, it was announced at the Television Critics Association summer press tour.
As previously reported, the anthology series — executive-produced by Steven Soderbergh and Philip Fleishman — during its 14-episode sophomore run will follow two parallel stories, set in Washington, D.C. and in New Mexico.
The storyline written, directed and exec-produced by Lodge Kerrigan is set against the backdrop of the upcoming U.S. mid-term elections and follows Erica Myles...
As previously reported, the anthology series — executive-produced by Steven Soderbergh and Philip Fleishman — during its 14-episode sophomore run will follow two parallel stories, set in Washington, D.C. and in New Mexico.
The storyline written, directed and exec-produced by Lodge Kerrigan is set against the backdrop of the upcoming U.S. mid-term elections and follows Erica Myles...
- 7/28/2017
- TVLine.com
The Girlfriend Experience has some new company. Deadline reports Narges Rashidi has joined season two of the Starz TV series.Season two of the anthology drama will follow the "unexpected and complex relationship between Erica Myles (Anna Friel), a commanding and strong-willed finance director of a Republican super Pac, and Anna Greenwald (Louisa Krause), a confident and intelligent Gfe provider at the top of her game."Read More…...
- 3/16/2017
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Narges Rashidi (Under The Shadow) has been cast in a recurring role opposite Anna Friel and Louisa Krause in Starz's limited series The Girlfriend Experience, executive produced by Steven Soderbergh and Philip Fleishman. The second season will feature two parallel storylines, each written, directed and executive produced by Lodge Kerrigan and Amy Seimetz. Rashidi will work with Kerrigan on his seven-episode storyline which is set against the backdrop of the corrupting…...
- 3/14/2017
- Deadline TV
MaryAnn’s quick take… A sinister tapestry of urban unease and feminist fury that turns an ordinary domestic setting into a place of skulking terror. Original and deeply creepy. I’m “biast” (pro): I’m desperate for stories about women
I’m “biast” (con): not much of a horror fan
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
A young mother and her small daughter, under extreme stress and increasingly isolated, find themselves under attack by a menacing supernatural presence. Under the Shadow’s basic premise may sound familiar, even banal for the genre, but this is as fresh and as exhilarating as horror movies come, not least because of its extraordinary setting: late 1980s Tehran, when the city was under regular aerial bombardment from Iraqi missiles in the waning years of the long Iran-Iraq war.
When her husband, Iraj (Bobby Naderi), is called up for his annual military service,...
I’m “biast” (con): not much of a horror fan
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
A young mother and her small daughter, under extreme stress and increasingly isolated, find themselves under attack by a menacing supernatural presence. Under the Shadow’s basic premise may sound familiar, even banal for the genre, but this is as fresh and as exhilarating as horror movies come, not least because of its extraordinary setting: late 1980s Tehran, when the city was under regular aerial bombardment from Iraqi missiles in the waning years of the long Iran-Iraq war.
When her husband, Iraj (Bobby Naderi), is called up for his annual military service,...
- 1/26/2017
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
This has easily been the hardest time I’ve ever had whittling down my favorite genre offerings for the year. I was fortunate to watch so many great movies throughout the course of the last 12 months (over 150—new and old!), and considering the quality of projects from both the studio and independent sides of the business was exceedingly high, I probably could have featured 20 films on this list, and still would have at least a dozen more I could recommend to fellow fans. 2016 was definitely one of the best recent years in horror and that’s pretty rad.
Beyond the realm of movies, horror also had a strong showing on TV, as it seems almost every single network these days has something of interest if you’re looking to immerse yourself in horror on the small screen. I was also fortunate enough to attend several amazing genre events in 2016, making...
Beyond the realm of movies, horror also had a strong showing on TV, as it seems almost every single network these days has something of interest if you’re looking to immerse yourself in horror on the small screen. I was also fortunate enough to attend several amazing genre events in 2016, making...
- 1/3/2017
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
“American Honey” took the top prize at the 2016 British Independent Film Awards, which was held on Sunday at London’s Old Billingsgate.
“American Honey” was named Best British Independent Film, and also scored three additional awards (including Best Director for Andrea Arnold). Barry Jenkins’ “Moonlight” was the night’s only non-uk winner, picking up honors for Best International Independent Film.
The 19th annual Bifa ceremony, hosted by Jennifer Saunders, also presented Clare Binns with the Special Jury Prize for her “unstinting efforts in bringing independent film to new audiences.”
Naomie Harris was also presented the Variety Award by Danny Boyle, in recognition of the global impact she made this year in helping to focus the international film spotlight on the UK.
Read More: La Film Critics Association Name the Best Films and Performances of 2016
The Richard Harris Award was given to Alison Steadman by Richard Harris’ granddaughter Ella Harris and...
“American Honey” was named Best British Independent Film, and also scored three additional awards (including Best Director for Andrea Arnold). Barry Jenkins’ “Moonlight” was the night’s only non-uk winner, picking up honors for Best International Independent Film.
The 19th annual Bifa ceremony, hosted by Jennifer Saunders, also presented Clare Binns with the Special Jury Prize for her “unstinting efforts in bringing independent film to new audiences.”
Naomie Harris was also presented the Variety Award by Danny Boyle, in recognition of the global impact she made this year in helping to focus the international film spotlight on the UK.
Read More: La Film Critics Association Name the Best Films and Performances of 2016
The Richard Harris Award was given to Alison Steadman by Richard Harris’ granddaughter Ella Harris and...
- 12/4/2016
- by Liz Calvario
- Indiewire
American Honey, Notes On Blindness, Adult Life Skills, Under The Shadow also score multiple noms.
Ken Loach’s I, Daniel Blake leads this year’s British Independent Film Awards (Bifa) nominations, which were announced this morning by British actors Ophelia Lovibond and Douglas Booth in London.
Loach’s timely social drama - which won Cannes’ Palme d’Or earlier this year - was nominated in seven categories including Best British Independent Film, Best Director and Best Screenplay.
Co-stars Hayley Squires and Dave Johns are each nominated twice – for Best Actress and Best Actor and will also go head to head in the Most Promising Newcomer category.
The other nominees in the Best British Independent Film category are American Honey (six nominations), Couple in a Hole (two nominations), Notes on Blindness (six nominations) and the Under The Shadow (six nominations).
Other titles with receiving multiple nominations but in other categories included Adult Life Skills (six nominations) and zombie...
Ken Loach’s I, Daniel Blake leads this year’s British Independent Film Awards (Bifa) nominations, which were announced this morning by British actors Ophelia Lovibond and Douglas Booth in London.
Loach’s timely social drama - which won Cannes’ Palme d’Or earlier this year - was nominated in seven categories including Best British Independent Film, Best Director and Best Screenplay.
Co-stars Hayley Squires and Dave Johns are each nominated twice – for Best Actress and Best Actor and will also go head to head in the Most Promising Newcomer category.
The other nominees in the Best British Independent Film category are American Honey (six nominations), Couple in a Hole (two nominations), Notes on Blindness (six nominations) and the Under The Shadow (six nominations).
Other titles with receiving multiple nominations but in other categories included Adult Life Skills (six nominations) and zombie...
- 11/1/2016
- ScreenDaily
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