SEE TRAILER FOR THE PENDRAGON CYCLE: RISE OF THE MERLIN EPIC TV SERIES WITH TOM SHARP AS WIZARD MERLIN

    THE PENDRAGON CYCLE   

RISE OF THE MERLIN EPIC TV SERIES

The series starts January 22nd

I have been announcing this one for years, giving you exclusive first images and videos from the sets, but now, after almost three years new seven part epic TV series THE PENDRAGON CYCLE: RISE OF THE MERLIN based on Stephen Lawhead's fantasy books, is ready to start airing on Daily Wire + as of January 22nd next year and you can see the first trailer below.

THIS EPIC NEW SERIES WILL BE
a reimagining of the myth of King Arthur, set at the end of Roman Britain when pagan tribes warred with Saxon and Pict invaders, and with each other. If follows Merlin, the son of an Atlantean princess and the bard,Taliesen, who pursues his father’s vision of a ‘Kingdom of Summer’ - a Briton unified in peace. To achieve this dream,

The series will have seven episodes

 Merlin will have to overcome ancient evils and navigate both the fall of the Roman occupation and the rise of Christianity in search of a king who can unite the Island of the Mighty.

 WHO IS IN THE CAST?

With Tom Sharp as Merlin, Brett Cooper plays Ganieda, the future wife of Merlin. Rose Reid plays the female lead character, Charis The Lady of the Lake, while James Arden portrays Taliesin, Also starring in the drama are Myles Clohessy as king Uther, Finney Cassidy as Aurellius, Alex Laurence Phillips as Pelleas, Flo Thompstone, Emree Franklin as Morgain, Duran Fulton Brown as Elphin, Daniel Considine, Bertie Newman, George Prentice, and Alex Arco as Meurig. Shot in Italy and Hungary the series was directed by Ryan Whitaker! Check out the dynamic and very rich trailer below and tell us what you think, would you watch it?

 

LEIGHTON MEESTER TO BE JARED PADALECKI'S BODYGUARD IN NEW NETFLIX HOLIDAY ROMCOM

  THE BODYGUARD FESTIVE  

ROMCOM ADS JARED PADALECKI AS LEAD

Netflix is already preparing their festive romcoms for next year's holiday season and they have cast Jared Padalecki and Leighton Meester as leads in the new adaptation of THE BODYGUARD by Katherine Center. He will play a famous actor who hires a bodyguard to protect him from a stalker, but to keep his family from worrying, he has the bodyguard pretend to be his girlfriend. As the situation escalates, the facade wanes and the feelings between the two characters become increasingly real. Andie MacDowell, Walker Hayes, Noah LaLonde and Toby Sandeman also star.

ANTON ROGACHEV TO LEAD MOVIE ADAPTATION OF FAMOUS RUSSIAN UNDERWATER FAIRY TALE SADKO

  ANTON ROGACHEV TO LEAD 

NEW SADKO FAIRY TALE ADAPTATION

Over from Russia we have news that Anton Rogachev has been set as the lead in the movie adaptation of their famous fairy tale SADKO (Садко) next to Anna Peresild and Nikita Kologrivy and Nikolai Valuev, who has been cast as a troll. Legendary gusli player Sadko, penniless but with his gusli slung over his shoulder, returns to Veliky Novgorod after long wanderings. By chance, he meets Princess Zabava and immediately falls in love. However, evil lady Glafira forces the girl to marry the wealthy tsar for a large ransom. To win his beloved's hand, Sadko makes a deal with the Sea King. Shooting starts next May.

TRAILER AND AIR DATE REVEALED FOR HEATED RIVALRY TV SERIES ON ICE HOCKEY PLAYERS WHO ARE SECRETLY IN LOVE

    HEATED RIVALRY   

GETS A TRAILER AND AIR DATE ON HBO

Straight from Canadian Crave streamer comes a trailer for their new series HEATED RIVALRY which arrives this November 28th  following a pair of leading Major League Hockey players who harbor a secret: 

The series arrives November 28th

Away from their rivalry on the ice, they are secretly lovers who initially hide their confusing and complicated relationship from the world. The show will also premiere on November 28th on HBO Max in USA and Australia, Sky in New Zealand two days after, and also in Spain on MoviStar Plus sometime later on. 

 

 SHANE AND ILYA 

are two of the biggest stars in major league hockey, bound by ambition, rivalry and a magnetic pull neither of them fully understands. What begins as a secret fling between two fresh-faced rookies evolves into a years long journey of love,

The series will have eight episodes

 denial and self-discovery. Over the next eight years, the pair chase glory on the ice while struggling to navigate their feelings off it. Torn between the sport they live for and the love they can’t ignore, Shane and Ilya must decide if there is room in their fiercely compe- titive world for something as fragile and as powerful as real love. Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie star as the serious-minded Canadian captain of the Montreal Meteors, and Russian star and playboy Ilya Rozanov of the Boston Raiders, respectively. François Arnaud, Robbie GK, Sophie Nélisse, Ksenia Daniela Kharlamova, Dylan Walsh and Christina Chang also star. Check out the trailer below and tell us what you think.

 

SEE FIRST IMAGES WITH SHAUN EVANS AND ROMOLA GARAI IN NEW ITV'S MI5 THRILLER TV SERIES BETRAYAL

  ITV THRILLER BETRAYAL  

SHAUN EVANS AND ROMOLA GARAI IMAGES

ITV and Mammoth Screen have announced last summer the start of shooting of new four part thriller series BETRAYAL with Shaun Evans and Romola Garai set as leads and now we have the very first images from it. Starring Evans as John Hughes, the series explores the strain modern intelligence work places on MI5 operatives. Regarded by his colleagues as out of touch with the times, John must navigate a world of secrets and surveillance while also confronting the unravelling of his personal life — exposing the emotional cost of a profession where loyalty is fragile and betrayal can strike from any direction. Garai plays John’s partner, Claire, whose trust in him is strained by the secrecy and demands of his work. The series will air next year.

EVERY VALLEY PERIOD SET MOVIE ON FAMOUS COMPOSER HANDEL AND HIS WORK MESSIAH IN WORKS

    EVERY VALLEY   

MOVIE ON COMPOSER HANDEL IN WORKS

Walden Media is producing the film

As Deadline reports, Christopher Hampton is set to create a movie out of EVERY VALLEY book from Charles King about famous composer Handel. It uncovers the story behind one of the world’s most beloved musical works, George Frideric Handel’s Messiah. More than a simple origin story, EVERY VALLEY reveals the turbulent, gripping world in which Handel’s Messiah was born, an era rife with war, political strife, and personal suffering. With cinematic scope, the book traces the lives of a diverse cast of real historical figures, each of whom contributed to the creation of a transcendent musical masterpiece that continues to inspire hope centuries later. Walden Media is producing.

SEE FIRST IMAGES FROM THE MOVIE ADAPTATION OF RUSSIAN FAIRY TALE VARVARA THE FAIR WITH THE SILKEN HAIR STARRING ALEXANDER PETROV AND MILOS BIKOVIC

   FIRST IMAGES FROM   

The movie will arrive in two years

VARVARA THE FAIR WITH THE SILKEN HAIR FAIRY TALE MOVIE ADAPTATION

Straight from the land of Russia and their endless well of enchanting folk tales, myths and legends come first images from the new big screen adaptation of their famous fairy tale VARVARA THE FAIR WITH THE SILKEN HAIR (Варвара-Краса) which should arrive into cinemas in March 2027 and has recently started shooting. Rinata Timerbaeva will play the title character, and Vitaly Kornienko will play the role of the little inhabitant of the underwater kingdom, Echo. Also starring will be the ultimate Russian superstar Alexander Petrov, Panslavic star Serbian actor Milos Bikovic, Kirill Pletnev, and Nikita Policemako in undisclosed roles to be revealed later on.

  THE STORY OF THE ENCHANTING FILM

is set in a magical, fairy tale land, where a story filled with enchantment, cunning, and true love unfolds. Tsar Yeremey promises the ruler of the underwater kingdom, Berendey, the marriage of his only son, Yelisey, to his daughter, the beautiful Princess Varvara the Beautiful. However, instead of an heir, a simple blacksmith, Andrei, arrives in the kingdom, whose fate suddenly intertwines with the underwater world. Unexpectedly, he becomes involved in events that could change the course of entire worlds. Stay tuned  as we will be keeping you posted on this one in the upcoming year.

PRIME VIDEO ORDERS NEW STARGATE SF TV SERIES BASED ON THE LEGENDARY SF MOVIE

    NEW STARGATE   

SF TV SERIES ORDERED BY PRIME VIDEO

Prime Video has ordered a brand new TV series version of popular STARGATE movie which was already turned into two TV series before. This time Martin Gero will write, direct and executive produce it and Dean Devlin and Roland Emmerich who created the original movie will also be executive producers. As you know Stargate is a military sci-fi franchise that centers on the Stargate, an ancient ring-shaped device that creates a stable wormhole, enabling near-instantaneous travel across the cosmos. 

 

SEE TRAILER FOR AWARD WINNING DRAMA MOVIE DRAGONFLY WITH BRENDA BLETHYN, ANDREA RISEBOROUGH, JASON WATKINS

   DRAGONFLY DRAMA WITH  

BRENDA BLETHYN, ANDREA RISEBOROUGH

The movie is currently out in British cinemas

Currently in limited cinematic release in United Kingdom and Ireland after visiting a number of movie festivals throughout the world earlier this year and winning awards is movie drama DRAGONFLY with Brenda Blethyn and Andrea Riseborough in the lead roles. Paul Andrew Williams both wrote and directed the film in which Brenda plays neglected pensioner Elsie who finds an unexpected ally in her younger neighbour Colleen. Over time, a friendship grows but Elsie's resentful, guilt-ridden son stirs up tensions bringing shocking consequences. Jason Watkins also stars in the movie as Elsie's son. 

 

BBC AND DAVE NICHOLLS TO TURN SUE TOWNSEND'S THE SECRET DIARY OF ADRIAN MOLE AGED 13¾ INTO A TV SERIES

  BBC SERIES ADAPTATION  

THE SECRET DIARY OF ADRIAN MOLE 

BBC and David Nicholls are set to create a ten episode series out of THE SECRET DIARY OF ADRIAN MOLE AGED 13¾ by Sue Townsend! It’s New Year’s Day 1981 and Adrian starts his uniquely funny diary 

The book will be turned into a ten part series

about family life and being a teenager before the advent of mobile phones and social media. With only a multi coloured ballpoint pen as his guide, Adrian worries about his spots, his parents’ divorce, the torment of first love and the fact he’s never seen a female nipple. As Adrian's mother Pauline wrestles with her feminist awakening, his father George struggles with being made redundant in an unforgiving economy. Adrian’s wider world is made up of a host of memorable characters like his 'treacle-haired beloved' Pandora, his take-no-prisoners Grandma and his unlikely friend, the foul-mouthed pensioner Bert Baxter. This vivid portrait of suburban life in Britain shows how much we have changed while staying the same. The result is a timeless family drama that is as warm and funny as it is sad and poignant.