FIRST LOOK AT HENRY CAVILL AS IMMORTAL WARRIOR IN THE MOVIE REBOOT OF HIGHLANDER ACTION ADVENTURE

    HIGHLANDER   

FIRST LOOK AT HENRY CAVILL REBOOT

We have the first images of our dearest Henry Cavill in the movie reboot of famous HIGHLANDER from director Chad Stahelski. As you remember the production was delayed last year when Cavill was injured during the shooting. Russell Crowe will join him as the mentor of Connor MacLeod a Scottish warrior who is good with the sword and, although he was born in the 16th century, has to fight other immortal enemies in our present times so that they could not steal the power of all eternal beings of their kind. Karen Gillan and Djimon Hounsou are also in the cast.

FIRST IMAGES WITH JASON SUDEIKIS AND HANNAH WADDINGHAM IN THE BRAND NEW FOURTH SEASON OF TED LASSO COMEDY SERIES

   TED LASSO SERIES  

FIRST IMAGES FROM SEASON FOUR

Although we all thought it finished for good after the rather lukewarm third season which gave an impression of the writers being quite lost in their efforts, Apple TV has decided to bring their most popular comedy series back and we can expect TED LASSO to return with the fourth season later this year. The main catch: this time: Jason Sudeikis, who is back as Ted, is back to help the Richmond soccer club owner Rebecca (Hannah Waddingham) training an all female football team! Brett Goldstein as Roy and the rest of the old crew should be all back when the new season, which is currently still in production, returns, supposedly this summer three years after the series ended. Jack Burditt (Modern Family, 30 Rock) has been added to the creative team as a new producer. In the new season, our beloved coach leaves behind the players he'd won over to his side, and turns his attention to Richmond's women's team. The change represents his biggest challenge yet as he again hopes to turn around their fortunes, lifting them out of the second division and propelling them towards glory. Throughout the course of the season, Ted and the team learn to leap before they look, taking chances they never thought they would. His son, Henry (Grant Feely) is also back, now much older, and so are Jeremy Swift (as Leslie Higgins) and Juno Temple (as Keeley Jones).

SEE THE LATEST NEW ACTORS ADDED TO THE CAST OF PRIME VIDEO'S NEW VIKING EPIC TV SERIES BLOODAXE

    BLOODAXE TV SERIES   

ADS NEW VIKING WARRIORS TO THE CAST

Prime Video continues casting actors for Michael Hirst's new epic Viking series BLOODAXE  which will follow Erik Bloodaxe (Xavier Molyneux), one of history’s most famous Norse raiders, and his formidable wife, Gunnhild (Jessica Madsen), as they fight for the throne of Norway.

Mads Reuther, Xavier Molyneux and Saku Taittonen will star

 Mads Reuther has just been added as Sigurd, the Jarl of Hladir, a scheming Norwegian chieftan and ally of Haakon (Levi Miller), the younger half-brother of Erik Bloodaxe. Saku Taittonen will be Knut, one of the brothers of Gunnhild, a warrior struggling with conflicting loyalties to his sister and their father, King Gorm of Denmark (Rune Temte).

SEE TEASER FOR FOX BIBLICAL THREE PART TV MOVIE SERIES THE FAITHFUL ARRIVING THIS EASTER WITH JAMES PUREFOY, TOM MISON, TOM PAYNE, JEFFREY DONOVAN

 THE FAITHFUL TV SERIES 

GETS FIRST TEASER AHEAD OF EASTER

Gracing the small screens in three consecutive Sundays ahead of Easter, starting from March 22nd is Fox Biblical TV movie series THE FAITHFUL and we have the first teaser. The series will focus on The Bible’s most legendary women: Sarah, the wife of Abraham; Hagar, Sarah’s servant and the mother of Ishmael; Rebekah, Sarah’s great-niece and the wife of Isaac; Leah, Jacob’s wife and the mother of six of the twelve tribes of Israel; and Rachel, Jacob’s favored wife. James Purefoy, Alexa Davalos, Millie Brady, Tom Mison, Tom Payne, Jeffrey Donovan are just some of the names that will lead these three two hour holiday films.

Five women. One Faith. A story carried through generations.#TheFaithfulonFOX premieres March 22 on #FOXTV and #FOXOne, next day on @Hulu. pic.twitter.com/eRqMwNztFM

— Drama Club FOX (@DramaClubFOX) January 26, 2026

NEW SPANISH PERIOD SET TV SERIES TO EXPECT ON NETFLIX IN 2026: 50S SET THE FINAL PROBLEM AND 19TH CENTURY SET LOBO

 SPANISH 2026 NETFLIX SERIES 

1950'S MALLORCA SET THE FINAL PROBLEM

Netflix has unveiled their Spanish originals slate for this year and among it are two period set series including THE FINAL PROBLEM (El problema final) which, as you remember, I announced last year. Set in 1959 it sees Jose Coronado portray a retired actor famous for playing Sherlock Holmes who finds himself investigating a real crime when a guest is found dead at a hotel on a small islet near Mallorca. The cast also features Maribel Verdú and Martiño Rivas and Jose Condessa.

 

19TH CENTURY SET LOBO SERIES

If you are in the mood for something darker, there is a historical crime series LOBO which brings us  the dark legend of Manuel Blanco Romasanta, a traveling tailor in 19th century rural Galicia who became Spain’s first documented serial killer. During his trial, he famously claimed to be a werewolf, sparking a legend that persists to this day. Luis Tosar and Tristán Ulloa lead the cast. I will continue with our posts on 2026 international period set series later this week with Nordics, so stay tuned.

SEE MIRANDA RICHARDSON, RUPERT GRAVES, JASON WATKINS, CONNOR FINCH, MARK GATTIS AND POLLY WALKER IN BOOKISH PERIOD SET SERIES 2ND SEASON IMAGES

  BOOKISH SEASON 2  

FIRST IMAGES HAVE BEEN REVEALED

After a successful run over at U&Alibi channel cosy crime period set series BOOKISH is getting a second season which will see Mark Gatiss return to the role of 1946. London book keeper turned investigator with Polly Walker as his wife and gorgeous Connor Finch as his right hand and today we have the first images from the second season which is scheduled to arrive later this year. Joining them in the new season are Miranda Richardson, Jason Watkins, Rupert Graves to name just some of the more famous names. Returning cast also includes Elliot Levey as Inspector Bliss, Blake Harrison as Sergeant Morris and Buket Kömür as Nora. The series also sees the return of Rosie Cavaliero as Ada Dredge, Gerard Horan as Mr Baseheart, Nadia Albina as Dr Calder and Jonas Nay as Felix.

 

IN THE SECOND SEASON OF THESERIES

Book investigates the world of spiritualism when he’s asked to help solve the mysterious case involving medium, Harold Sneed (Watkins). Off Savile Row, Bliss asks Book to help in a puzzling murder at a gentleman’s outfitters - the elderly tailor Maxie Kleinmann is keen to confess to the murder, but the evidence doesn’t quite stack up and points to something much more complex and sinister. And Book and Jack are sent to the seemingly charming German village of Würl by the mysterious ‘E’ to thwart a thieving Duchess (Richardson) at Christmas time. However, festivities take a deadly turn when Book and Jack uncover secrets of their own, past and present, in an ominous castle brimming with plausible murder suspects. Book’s close association to the police continues to be not without its personal dangers and his lavender marriage with childhood best friend Trottie, is threatened by debonair Colonel Winters (Graves). Marrying post-war nostalgia with the reckless and life affirming atmosphere of the times, Bookish is a stylish period detective drama with a difference

DISCOVER A LOVE WORTH FIGHTING FOR IN THE TRAILER FOR PERIOD SET ROMANTIC MOVIE SEEKING PERSEPHONE

  SEEKING PERSEPHONE  

PERIOD SET ROMANTIC MOVIE TRAILER

SparkTV has released a trailer for their romantic movie adaptation of Sarah M. Eden's book SEEKING PERSEPHONE which should air sometime later this year starring Ryann Bailey, Jake Stormoen, 

The movie will air sometime later this year

Toby Alexander Smith and Will Kemp. When Persephone Lancaster refuses the marriage proposal of the feared Duke of Kielder, she believes her future is her own until the truth sets in. The fortune he offers could save her family from financial ruin. With unwavering optimism and quiet courage, Persephone journeys to the remote wilds of Northumberland to marry a man known as much for his temper as for his scars. The Duke’s castle is cold and imposing, mirroring the walls he has built around his heart. As Persephone’s kindness begins to thaw the Duke’s defenses, a powerful bond forms — one he desperately tries to deny. But when danger threatens, the Duke must choose between protecting himself or risking everything to reveal his true feelings. Discover a love worth fighting for in this sweeping romantic drama about sacrifice, healing, and the courage it takes to love.

 

VISIT CUBA AND SPAIN IN NEW PERIOD SET TV SERIES THE MAID'S DAUGHTERS BASED ON THE POPULAR NOVEL

  THE MAID'S DAUGHTERS  

NEW PERIOD SET TV SERIES FROM SPAIN

The series was offered this week to international buyers

Together with your trusted spy today you can continue our series of spotlights on the upcoming international period set series and films which we can expect on the small screens this year, and after England, France, Italy and Poland, this Sunday we are visiting Spain where their eight episode costume drama THE MAID'S DAUGHTERS (Las hijas de la criada) already streamed on Atresplayer earlier this winter and will air also on their Antena 3 network based on Sonsoles Onega's popular and award winning novel. The series was also offered to the international buyers earlier this week at Content Americas event which unveils Spain's premium TV offer each year. Verónica Sánchez, Carlota Baró, Alex Villazan, Roque Ruiz, Alejandro Vergara and Alain Hernández lead the cast in this period set mini TV series.

 THE MAID'S DAUGHTERS 

 follows two girls born at a Galician manor who swap destinies as revenge and battles for inheritance reshape a family empire. THE MAID'S DAUGHTERS is a drama set between Galicia and Cuba in the early 20th century, which offers a portrait of the time; a story full of intrigues, forbidden loves, class struggle, betrayals and envy. Family secrets emerge when twin girls are born in 1900 at Spirit Saint manor. An unexpected revenge disrupts the Valdés family, while matriarch Doña Inés fights to make her true daughter heir to an empire. 

In the peace of the Holy Spirit two girls, Clara and Catalina, come into the world. The first belongs to the maid, Renata, while the second is the daughter of the Valdés, Don Gustavo and Doña Inés. An unexpected revenge will shake the lives of those girls and all of them, and will make Doña Ines have to survive the heartbreak and pain of abandonment. And also the power struggles to turn their true daughter into the heir of an empire, in a time when women were not allowed to be owners of their lives.

 

BRAND NEW PERIOD SET ITALIAN TV SERIES TO ARRIVE TO THE SMALL SCREENS IN 2026: BEFORE US, MORBO K AND A WINDOW OVERLOOKING THE LAKE

  NEW 2026 ITALIAN SHOWS  

MORBO K - WHO SAVES A LIFE, SAVES THE WHOLE WORLD WORLD WAR 2 SERIES

We are in Italy today with our spotlights on new international 2026 period set series. Two episode series MORBO K will air on 27th and 28th of January. Shortly before the ghetto of Rome in 1943, Professor Prati,

Morbo K will air this month on RAI

 director of the Fate bene fratelli hospital, managed to transfer some Jewish families to a special ward, saving them from a sad fate. To prevent the Nazis from reaching the island, the doctor has the brilliant idea of inventing a highly contagious virus that affects Jews: the K disease, named after Nazi General Kappler who controlled Rome at that time. Among the families rescued by the director is also that of Silvia Calò, a young Jew with great artistic talent, but with a future already marked and linked to the family business. Silvia almost immediately fell in love with a young doctor, Pietro Prestifilippo, despite him being promised to another. Meanwhile, Kappler threatens the Jewish community, demanding a gold tribute to avoid deportation. However, in contravention of the word given, on an autumn day Kappler gathers the inhabitants of the ghetto and has them loaded on the trains destined for concentration camps. The fate of Silvia, Pietro and Professor Prati will be consumed in the last dramatic hours before the trains leave Rome.

 

  BEFORE US (PRIMA DI NOI)

Already airing as of January on Sunday nights in Italy is historical saga BEFORE US (Prima Di Noi) a great family saga that takes us through the Italian twentieth century from rural Friuli to the the factories of Turin. Three generations of the Sartori family are struggling between the search for personal success, the dream of revolution, a place in the school or the ring of a boxing match. Female and men, builders and destroyers, eternal archetypes looking for a place in the world. On them weigh the faults of the fathers, a spiral to fight against, what was before us that seems to condemn them all. It will be the youngest among the Sartori to finally find the strength to free themselves thanks to the words of Nadia, the founder of the family, the generating force protagonist of this story. A century of small and big history that contains everything: guilt, shame, anger, travel, ideals, forgiveness and above all love.

 

 

A WINDOW OVERLOOKING THE LAKE

1930s. The young marshal of the carabinieri Ernesto Maccadò receives his first assignment as commander in the station of a small village on Lake Como. He arrives from his native Calabria with Maristella, his beloved wife, and a suitcase full of dreams and fears about the ability to fulfill his duties in a distant and unknown place; a place where he will soon discover that it will not be easy to be accepted. Through sometimes realistic and sometimes surreal stories, we will follow the novel of formation of Maccadò, Maristella and little Vinicio, orphan in search of a family. But also of the brigadier Letterio Misfatti, a sort of Sicilian Virgil who together with his wife Agata will accompany the couple of Southern Italy to discover that small community on the shores of the lake, closed in their rituals and secrets. The path of Maccadò will be marked by prejudices and obstacles, so much so that it will be convinced that – failing to be welcomed, understood and appreciated by the country – it remains only the transfer. But will it be the right choice? The series is the suggestive fresco of a “small ancient world” and at the same time deeply current in the dynamics of knowledge and inclusion. Lively with events, relationships and unpredictable, funny, human-rich characters.

PRIME VIDEO SCORES MOVIE ADAPTATION RIGHTS ON ELISE COVA'S DRAGON EPIC FANTASY NOVEL DRAGON CURSED

   DRAGON CURSED  

TO BECOME A MOVIE AT PRIME VIDEO

According to Deadline, Prime Video has scored movie rights on DRAGON CURSED hit fantasy novel from Elise Kova which is set in a fantastical world amidst the last human stronghold against dragons, in which every teenager must survive brutal trials meant to separate dragon hunters from the dragon cursed. When a young woman enters the trials hiding a deadly secret, her fate rests in the hands of the dangerous enforcer assigned to watch her. Kova's books have been translated into more than ten languages so far.