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Inside ‘House of the Dragon’ Season 3’s Best Storyline: “It’s a Bit Like a Boxing Ring”
House of the Dragon’s third-season finale makes major changes to the Tumbleton storyline from George R.R. Martin’s Fire and Blood, replacing key book events and keeping characters in different places. The article argues that, despite likely objections from book-focused viewers, the altered Tumbleton plot was the season’s strongest because it brought humour, rivalry and energy…
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Charlie Hunnam on His Physical and Vocal Transformation to Play Ed Gein in ‘Monster’
Charlie Hunnam describes the physical and vocal preparation behind his portrayal of serial killer Ed Gein in Netflix’s eight-part “Monster: The Ed Gein Story”. He says the role carried particular responsibility because Gein was a real person and his crimes were both exceptionally disturbing and influential on later horror fiction, prompting Hunnam to focus on…
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Jesse Lee Soffer to lead CBS DEA drama Strike Force
CBS is developing “Strike Force”, a law-enforcement drama starring and executive-produced by former “Chicago PD” actor Jesse Lee Soffer. The project reunites Soffer with writer and executive producer Matt Olmstead, a co-creator of “Chicago PD”, and could extend their established association with procedural television into a new CBS series. The working-title series follows a seasoned…
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7 Near-Perfect Prime Video Miniseries Nobody Remembers
Collider highlights seven Prime Video miniseries it considers critically strong but largely overlooked, arguing that the platform’s better-known successes have overshadowed smaller, distinctive limited series. The article presents these programmes as worthwhile rediscoveries for viewers seeking ambitious science fiction and character-led drama. – ‘Tales from the Loop’ (2020): A surreal science-fiction drama based on Simon…
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Jon Favreau on His First Documentary, National Geographic’s ‘Lion’: Not Knowing Whether the Lead Character Would Survive Was ‘Harrowing’
Jon Favreau has discussed making his first documentary, National Geographic’s four-part series “Lion”, which follows a cub named Kio from cubhood towards becoming a king in Kenya’s Maasai Mara. He said the uncertainty over Kio’s survival was harrowing, reflecting the production’s commitment to observing real events without CGI, digital alteration or manipulated footage. Favreau collaborated…
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Salli Richardson-Whitfield on Making Emmy History With ‘Task’ and ‘The Gilded Age’
Salli Richardson-Whitfield has made Emmy history after becoming the first woman to receive two nominations for directing a drama series in the same year. She is nominated for episodes of HBO’s “Task” and “The Gilded Age”, a milestone that follows her becoming the first Black woman nominated in the category last year and highlights the…
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Apple’s Eddy Cue On ‘Ted Lasso’ Season 5 Renewal Possibility: “There’s Plenty Of Stories To Go On”
Apple executive Eddy Cue has said he hopes Ted Lasso will continue beyond its newly launched fourth season, arguing that the show remains strong enough for a fifth. His comments matter because the comedy was initially thought to have concluded after three seasons, although its creators later developed a new direction for the series. Cue…
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Netflix fast-tracks Cobie Smulders Lincoln Lawyer spin-off
Netflix has fast-tracked development of a potential The Lincoln Lawyer spin-off starring Cobie Smulders as Artemisia “Emi” Finch, following the decision to end the original series with its fifth season. The project would extend the legal-drama franchise on Netflix, but it has not yet received a full series order and remains subject to further agreements.…
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‘Shōgun’ Fans Officially Have a Very Different Japan-Set Series Coming to Hulu
Hulu is developing Gaijin, a contemporary Japan-set drama starring and executive produced by Joseph Gordon-Levitt. Inspired by the life of chef Ivan Orkin, it follows an American widower who moves to Japan with his young son and tries to open a restaurant, making it markedly different from the historical drama Shōgun. The series centres on…
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EA’s New ‘Star Wars’ Game Was Inspired by an AMC Revolutionary War TV Series and a Love for Turn-Based Tactics
EA and Bit Reactor are launching “Star Wars Zero Company”, a single-player turn-based tactics game set during the Clone Wars. Its developers say it differs from previous Star Wars games by centring on original, customisable characters rather than established heroes, allowing players to form their own attachment to the squad while remaining within official canon.…