BELFAST actor Ciaran Hinds has joined the cast of THE NARROW ROAD TO THE DEEP NORTH. An adaptation of the Booker Prize-winning novel by Richard Flanaghan, the five-part series is a love story set against the backdrop of World War II. The story is told by an Australian doctor who was taken prisoner during World War II and became an unlikely and uncomfortable hero after the war’s end.
PEAKY BLINDERS‘ Emmet J Scanlan is set to star in Netflix’s upcoming FOOL ME ONCE. Netflix has announced a release date for the TV show with the eight-part adaptation of American writer Harlan Coben’s suspenseful novel will debut on the streaming service on New Year’s Day 2024. Scanlan, who plays Shane Tessier, Maya’s former Platoon Mate in the limited series, while Joanne Lumley stars as Joe’s protective mother Judith.
Inspired by a true story, THE LAST RIFLEMAN sees Brosnan play World War II veteran Artie Crawford who, on the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings, decides to escape his care home and embark on a journey to France to pay his respects. The movie sees Brosnan aged up to play the 92-year-old veteran, with the trailer revealing that he’ll also be playing a younger version of Artie too, as well as James Keating playing Artie during World War II. The Last Rifleman will be available to watch on Sky Cinema and NOW from Sunday, November 5.
Irish crime drama KIN is set to air on BBC One in Britain after the star-studded series wowed viewers in Ireland. The show, which stars GAME OF THRONES actors Ciarán Hinds and Aidan Gillen, won rave reviews after debuting on RTÉ One in September 2021. It would go on to scoop six gongs at the 2022 Irish Film & Television Academy Awards, including Best Drama and Best Drama Script for creator Peter McKenna.
The first photos from upcoming TG4 original series NORTHERN LIGHTS have been released. The six-part series features a strong Irish cast with Stephen Jones, Elva Trill and Jay Duffy in the lead roles. Set in Dublin north city centre’s Capel Street and northside quays, NORTHERN LIGHTS tells the story of two grieving strangers, Lloyd (Stephen Jones) and Áine (Elva Trill), whose worlds collide when Lloyd notices Áine standing on Grattan Bridge. Fearing the worst, he decides to intervene.
Horror threequel A QUIET PLACE 3 is officially in development, and here’s everything we know so far about the release, cast, plot, and more. As with the last installment in the franchise, A QUIET PLACE 3 is expected to continue focusing on the surviving members of the Abbott family. OPPENHEIMER star, Cillian Murphy, is expected to reprise his role as Emmett.
A new trailer has been released for Lisa Mulcahy’s highly-reviewed, gothic-inspired, LIES WE TELL. Based on Sheridan Le Fanu’s 1864 novel, UNCLE SILAS, LIES WE TELL introduces us to Maud (Agnes O’Casey), dressed in a black gown, grieving after the recent death of her father who has left her everything in his vast estate – including the large and echoic Knowl Mansion.
In Irish thriller, BARBER, Aidan Gillen takes on the role of Val Barber, a P.I. who is tasked with finding a missing girl. While battling his own inner demons and repairing the relationship with his family, the case of the missing girl becomes far darker than Barber could have possibly imagined. The detective soon finds himself entangled with powerful men of shady morals, who are all determined to thwart his investigation.