Based on Alice Oseman’s upcoming sixth and final Heartstopper graphic novel, this Netflix movie will bring Nick and Charlie’s love story to its conclusion.
“After Season 3, the couple is inseparable. But, with Nick preparing to leave for university and Charlie finding new independence at school, the reality of a long-distance relationship begins to weigh on them. Doubts take hold, and their relationship faces its biggest challenge yet,” reads Netflix’s official logline.
Oseman created Heartstopper for Netflix, drawing inspiration from her own graphic novels, and she wrote the script for the final movie. Still Alice helmer Wash Westmoreland will be in charge of directing it, and the production is expected to kick off later this summer.
Kit Connor and Joe Locke will lead the cast as Nick and Charlie, and they’ll also be credited as the film’s executive producers. The ensemble of the original series also included Yasmin Finney, Tobie Donovan, Jenny Walser, Corinna Brown, Kizzy Edgell, Rhea Norwood, and Olivia Colman, but Netflix is yet to announce who will be back for the feature-length film.
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It was previously reported that these four stars were in negotiations to join the series, and HBO finally confirmed their casting. Their new Harry Potter series will star Lithgow (The Crown) as Albus Dumbledore, McTeer (The White Queen) as Minerva McGonagall, Essiedu (I May Destroy You) as Severus Snape, and Frost (Hot Fuzz) as Rubeus Hagrid.
They’ll be joined by two recurring players—Luke Thallon as Quirinus Quirrell and Paul Whitehouse as Argus Filch. HBO is still in the process of casting the young actors who’ll play the main trio—Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, and Hermione Granger – and it’s been reported they’ve auditioned over 30,000 kids for the roles.
The new TV adaptation of J.K. Rowling’s beloved book series hails from writer and showrunner Francesca Gardiner, while Mark Mylod will be in charge of directing multiple episodes. HBO described it as “a faithful adaptation” that will explore every corner of the Wizarding World and bring Harry Potter’s incredible adventures to new and existing audiences.
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Based on the hit video game of the same name, The Last of Us follows the adventures of a hardened survivor who must traverse across the post-apocalyptic United States after being entrusted with the task of smuggling a young girl out of a quarantine zone.
Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey lead the cast of this hit series, and they’ll be joined by Gabriel Luna, Kaitlyn Dever, Isabela Merced, Young Mazino, Ariela Barer, Tati Gabrielle, Spencer Lord, Danny Ramirez, Jeffrey Wright, Catherine O’Hara, Joe Pantoliano, Alanna Ubach, Ben Ahlers, Hettienne Park, Robert John Burke, and Noah Lamanna in Season 2.
Craig Mazin, who co-created this series for HBO alongside Neil Druckmann, confirmed its renewal ahead of the Season 2 premiere.
“We approached Season 2 with the goal of creating something we could be proud of. The end results have exceeded even our most ambitious goals, thanks to our continued collaboration with HBO and the impeccable work of our unparalleled cast and crew,” said Mazin in a statement.
Season 2 will premiere on HBO on April 13, and it will feature seven episodes airing weekly.
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According to its official logline, the new series series “follows Elle Woods in high school as we learn about the life experiences that shaped her into the iconic young woman we came to know and love in the first Legally Blonde film.”
Reese Witherspoon, who played Elle Woods in the original film, announced Minetree’s casting back in February. She shared an emotional clip breaking the news to the young actress, who later thanked her for entrusting her with this role and promised that Elle is in good hands.
Minetree’s previous credits include roles in Law & Order: SVU, The Murdaugh Murders, and The Paramedic Who Stalked Me, and this will mark the first leading role of her career. She’ll be joined by Tom Everett Scott as Elle’s father and June Diane Raphael as her mother.
Elle was created for Amazon Prime Video by Laura Kittrell, who serves as its co-showrunner alongside Caroline Drie. Witherspoon, Marc Platt, Lauren Neustadter, and Lauren Kisilevsky are joining them as executive producers.
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Severance takes us to the underbelly of the sinister corporation Lumon Industries, and centers on a group of workers who agreed to take part in the “severance” procedure, which separated their work lives from their personal lives.
Adam Scott leads the cast of Severance as Mark Scout, who decides to undergo “severance” while grieving the death of his wife. The show’s ensemble cast also includes Zach Cherry, Britt Lower, Tramell Tillman, Jen Tullock, Dichen Lachman, Michael Chernus, John Turturro, Christopher Walken, Sarah Bock, and Patricia Arquette.
Dan Erickson, who created Severance for Apple TV+, confirmed the show’s renewal and promised another mind-blowing season.
“The idea of getting to make more Severance with the greatest cast and crew on Earth is more thrilling to me than all the world’s finger traps combined. I can’t wait to continue spreading woe, frolic, dread, and malice with these truly incredible people,” said Erickson in a statement.
Severance grew into Apple TV+’s most-watched series since its premiere in 2022 and received nominations for many prestigious accolades, including 14 Emmy Awards for its first season.
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Hacks centers on a fading Las Vegas stand-up comedian Deborah Vance (Jean Smart), who must work with a young down-on-her-luck comedy writer Ava Daniels (Hannah Einbinder) to rejuvenate her act. Season 4 will see tensions rise between the two of them as they try to get their late-night show up and running.
In addition to Smart and Einbinder, the fourth season of Hacks will also mark the return of Paul W. Downs, Megan Stalter, Carl Clemons-Hopkins, Mark Indelicato, Rose Abdoo, Dan Bucatinsky, Helen Hunt, Tony Goldwyn, Kaitlin Olson, Jane Adams, Lauren Weedman, Christopher McDonald, and Poppy Liu.
They’ll be joined by several newcomers, including guest stars Julianne Nicholson, Michaela Watkins, Bresha Webb, Robby Hoffman, Eric Balfour, Danny Jolles, Gavin Matts, Grover Whitmore III, Holmes, Jasmine Ashanti, Katy Sullivan, Matt Oberg, and Sandy Honig.
Hacks premiered on Max back in 2021, and it won the Primetime Emmy Award for outstanding comedy series for its latest season, in addition to three acting awards for Smart. Its fourth season will return to Max on April 10, and it will feature ten brand-new episodes.
Conclave stars Ralph Fiennes, John Lithgow, Lucian Msamati, Isabella Rossellini, Sergio Castellitto, and Stanley Tucci collected the award for outstanding performance by a cast in a motion picture. They defeated the ensemble of Anora, A Complete Unknown, Emilia Pérez, and Wicked to take the trophy home.
Shōgun was the biggest winner of the night on the television side, with a total of four trophies. In addition to winning the award for outstanding performance by an ensemble in a drama series, its stars Hiroyuki Sanada and Anna Sawai were honored for their individual performances.
It was also a night to remember for the cast of Hulu’s hit comedy Only Murders in the Building. This series was honored with the award for outstanding performance by an ensemble in a comedy series, while its star Martin Short won a trophy for outstanding performance by a male actor in a comedy series.
The 2025 Screen Actors Guild Awards took place at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on February 23, with Kristen Bell serving as a host.
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A CAST IN A MOTION PICTURE
Conclave
Sergio Castellitto / Tedesco
Ralph Fiennes / Lawrence
John Lithgow / Tremblay
Lucian Msamati / Adeyemi
Isabella Rossellini / Sister Agnes
Stanley Tucci / Bellini
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Demi Moore / Elisabeth – “The Substance”
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Timothée Chalamet / Bob Dylan – “A Complete Unknown”
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Demi Moore / Elisabeth – “The Substance”
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Timothée Chalamet / Bob Dylan – “A Complete Unknown”
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Zoe Saldaña / Rita – “Emilia Pérez”
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY AN ENSEMBLE IN A DRAMA SERIES
Shōgun
Shinnosuke Abe / Buntaro
Tadanobu Asano / Kashigi Yabushige
Tommy Bastow / Father Martin Alvito
Takehiro Hira / Ishido Kazunari
Moeka Hoshi / Usami Fuji
Hiromoto Ida / Lord Kiyama
Cosmo Jarvis / John Blackthorne
Hiroto Kanai / Kashigi Omi
Yuki Kura / Yoshii Nagakado
Takeshi Kurokawa / Lord Ohno
Fumi Nikaido / Ochiba No Kata
Tokuma Nishioka / Toda Hiromatsu
Hiroyuki Sanada / Yoshii Toranaga
Anna Sawai / Toda Mariko
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY AN ENSEMBLE IN A COMEDY SERIES
Only Murders In The Building
Michael Cyril Creighton / Howard Morris
Zach Galifianakis / Zach Galifianakis
Selena Gomez / Mabel Mora
Richard Kind / Vince Fish
Eugene Levy / Eugene Levy
Eva Longoria / Eva Longoria
Steve Martin / Charles-Haden Savage
Kumail Nanjiani / Rudy Thurber
Molly Shannon / Bev Melon
Martin Short / Oliver Putnam
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A TELEVISION MOVIE OR LIMITED SERIES
Colin Farrell / Oz Cobb – “The Penguin”
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A TELEVISION MOVIE OR LIMITED SERIES
Jessica Gunning / Martha – “Baby Reindeer”
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Martin Short / Oliver Putnam – “Only Murders In The Building”
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Jean Smart / Deborah Vance – “Hacks”
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Hiroyuki Sanada / Yoshii Toranaga – “Shōgun”
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Anna Sawai / Toda Mariko – “Shōgun”
Based on Naughty Dog’s hit video game of the same name, The Last of Us centers on a hardened survivor Joel, as he tries to smuggle a teenage girl Ellie across a post-apocalyptic United States. Season 2 will reunite us with this duo five years after the events of the first chapter, and see them facing an even more uncertain future in a world infested by zombie-like creatures.
HBO’s new characters posters show Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey facing new challenges as Joel and Ellie, along with Kaitlyn Dever as Abby, who’ll join them as the third main character in Season 2.
The show’s ensemble cast will also include Isabela Merced as Dina, Young Mazino as Jesse, Ariela Barer as Mel, Tati Gabrielle as Nora, Spencer Lord as Owen, Danny Ramirez as Manny, Jeffrey Wright as Issac, and Catherine O’Hara in a mystery role.
The Last of Us will return to HBO on April 13, and it will feature seven brand-new episodes. The show’s co-creator Craig Mazin previously described them as “high-calorie, dense episodes”, telling Entertainment Weekly “If you consider action and drama and scope to be the things that create an epic nature, each one of these episodes packs quite a wallop. You will not be bored.”
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Lithgow is fresh off starring in the Oscar-nominated film Conclave, and his list of credits is pretty impressive. In addition to winning six Emmy Awards, most recently for his supporting turn as Winston Churchill in The Crown, he also won two Golden Globes and received two Oscar nominations.
According to several reports, John Lithgow is in final negotiations to play Albus Dumbledore, but HBO is yet to make things official. They released a statement saying, “We appreciate that such a high-profile series will draw a lot of rumor and speculation. As we make our way through pre-production, we will only confirm details as we finalize deals.”
No actors are currently attached to this project, but there’s been a lot of casting rumors flying around. Before Lithgow’s potential casting made the headlines, Oscar-winner Mark Rylance was reportedly the top casting choice for Dumbledore, while Paapa Essiedu (I May Destroy You) was eying the role of Severus Snape.
As for the leading trio, Warner Bros. launched an open casting back in late 2024, so they’ll most likely be played by newcomers. Francesca Gardiner will be credited as a showrunner of this series, which has been described as “a faithful adaptation” that will feature a new cast and lead a new generation of fandom.
]]>MacDonald’s book inspired several adaptations in the past, including the 1962 version starring Gregory Peck and Martin Scorsese’s remake led by Robert De Niro and Nick Nolte. Apple TV+ ordered a ten-episode adaptation, with Nick Antosca serving as writer, executive producer, and showrunner.
This new version will center on happily married attorneys Anna and Tom Bowden, who must face the ghosts of their past after Max Cady, a notorious killer from their past, gets out of prison. Bardem previously joined the series as Max Cady, while Amy Adams is set to play Anna Bowden.
Cape Fear will mark Adams’ first TV role since the acclaimed HBO mini-series Sharp Objects, which earned her nominations for a Golden Globe and Primetime Emmy Award. She also earned six Oscar nods for her roles in Junebug, Doubt, The Fighter, The Master, American Hustle, and Vice, while also starring in hit films Enchanted, Arrival, and Man of Steel. She’ll next be seen in Taika Waititi’s adaptation of Kazuo Ishiguro’s Klara and the Sun.
]]>Based on Alice Oseman’s upcoming sixth and final Heartstopper graphic novel, this Netflix movie will bring Nick and Charlie’s love story to its conclusion.
“After Season 3, the couple is inseparable. But, with Nick preparing to leave for university and Charlie finding new independence at school, the reality of a long-distance relationship begins to weigh on them. Doubts take hold, and their relationship faces its biggest challenge yet,” reads Netflix’s official logline.
Oseman created Heartstopper for Netflix, drawing inspiration from her own graphic novels, and she wrote the script for the final movie. Still Alice helmer Wash Westmoreland will be in charge of directing it, and the production is expected to kick off later this summer.
Kit Connor and Joe Locke will lead the cast as Nick and Charlie, and they’ll also be credited as the film’s executive producers. The ensemble of the original series also included Yasmin Finney, Tobie Donovan, Jenny Walser, Corinna Brown, Kizzy Edgell, Rhea Norwood, and Olivia Colman, but Netflix is yet to announce who will be back for the feature-length film.
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It was previously reported that these four stars were in negotiations to join the series, and HBO finally confirmed their casting. Their new Harry Potter series will star Lithgow (The Crown) as Albus Dumbledore, McTeer (The White Queen) as Minerva McGonagall, Essiedu (I May Destroy You) as Severus Snape, and Frost (Hot Fuzz) as Rubeus Hagrid.
They’ll be joined by two recurring players—Luke Thallon as Quirinus Quirrell and Paul Whitehouse as Argus Filch. HBO is still in the process of casting the young actors who’ll play the main trio—Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, and Hermione Granger – and it’s been reported they’ve auditioned over 30,000 kids for the roles.
The new TV adaptation of J.K. Rowling’s beloved book series hails from writer and showrunner Francesca Gardiner, while Mark Mylod will be in charge of directing multiple episodes. HBO described it as “a faithful adaptation” that will explore every corner of the Wizarding World and bring Harry Potter’s incredible adventures to new and existing audiences.
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Based on the hit video game of the same name, The Last of Us follows the adventures of a hardened survivor who must traverse across the post-apocalyptic United States after being entrusted with the task of smuggling a young girl out of a quarantine zone.
Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey lead the cast of this hit series, and they’ll be joined by Gabriel Luna, Kaitlyn Dever, Isabela Merced, Young Mazino, Ariela Barer, Tati Gabrielle, Spencer Lord, Danny Ramirez, Jeffrey Wright, Catherine O’Hara, Joe Pantoliano, Alanna Ubach, Ben Ahlers, Hettienne Park, Robert John Burke, and Noah Lamanna in Season 2.
Craig Mazin, who co-created this series for HBO alongside Neil Druckmann, confirmed its renewal ahead of the Season 2 premiere.
“We approached Season 2 with the goal of creating something we could be proud of. The end results have exceeded even our most ambitious goals, thanks to our continued collaboration with HBO and the impeccable work of our unparalleled cast and crew,” said Mazin in a statement.
Season 2 will premiere on HBO on April 13, and it will feature seven episodes airing weekly.
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According to its official logline, the new series series “follows Elle Woods in high school as we learn about the life experiences that shaped her into the iconic young woman we came to know and love in the first Legally Blonde film.”
Reese Witherspoon, who played Elle Woods in the original film, announced Minetree’s casting back in February. She shared an emotional clip breaking the news to the young actress, who later thanked her for entrusting her with this role and promised that Elle is in good hands.
Minetree’s previous credits include roles in Law & Order: SVU, The Murdaugh Murders, and The Paramedic Who Stalked Me, and this will mark the first leading role of her career. She’ll be joined by Tom Everett Scott as Elle’s father and June Diane Raphael as her mother.
Elle was created for Amazon Prime Video by Laura Kittrell, who serves as its co-showrunner alongside Caroline Drie. Witherspoon, Marc Platt, Lauren Neustadter, and Lauren Kisilevsky are joining them as executive producers.
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Severance takes us to the underbelly of the sinister corporation Lumon Industries, and centers on a group of workers who agreed to take part in the “severance” procedure, which separated their work lives from their personal lives.
Adam Scott leads the cast of Severance as Mark Scout, who decides to undergo “severance” while grieving the death of his wife. The show’s ensemble cast also includes Zach Cherry, Britt Lower, Tramell Tillman, Jen Tullock, Dichen Lachman, Michael Chernus, John Turturro, Christopher Walken, Sarah Bock, and Patricia Arquette.
Dan Erickson, who created Severance for Apple TV+, confirmed the show’s renewal and promised another mind-blowing season.
“The idea of getting to make more Severance with the greatest cast and crew on Earth is more thrilling to me than all the world’s finger traps combined. I can’t wait to continue spreading woe, frolic, dread, and malice with these truly incredible people,” said Erickson in a statement.
Severance grew into Apple TV+’s most-watched series since its premiere in 2022 and received nominations for many prestigious accolades, including 14 Emmy Awards for its first season.
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Hacks centers on a fading Las Vegas stand-up comedian Deborah Vance (Jean Smart), who must work with a young down-on-her-luck comedy writer Ava Daniels (Hannah Einbinder) to rejuvenate her act. Season 4 will see tensions rise between the two of them as they try to get their late-night show up and running.
In addition to Smart and Einbinder, the fourth season of Hacks will also mark the return of Paul W. Downs, Megan Stalter, Carl Clemons-Hopkins, Mark Indelicato, Rose Abdoo, Dan Bucatinsky, Helen Hunt, Tony Goldwyn, Kaitlin Olson, Jane Adams, Lauren Weedman, Christopher McDonald, and Poppy Liu.
They’ll be joined by several newcomers, including guest stars Julianne Nicholson, Michaela Watkins, Bresha Webb, Robby Hoffman, Eric Balfour, Danny Jolles, Gavin Matts, Grover Whitmore III, Holmes, Jasmine Ashanti, Katy Sullivan, Matt Oberg, and Sandy Honig.
Hacks premiered on Max back in 2021, and it won the Primetime Emmy Award for outstanding comedy series for its latest season, in addition to three acting awards for Smart. Its fourth season will return to Max on April 10, and it will feature ten brand-new episodes.
Conclave stars Ralph Fiennes, John Lithgow, Lucian Msamati, Isabella Rossellini, Sergio Castellitto, and Stanley Tucci collected the award for outstanding performance by a cast in a motion picture. They defeated the ensemble of Anora, A Complete Unknown, Emilia Pérez, and Wicked to take the trophy home.
Shōgun was the biggest winner of the night on the television side, with a total of four trophies. In addition to winning the award for outstanding performance by an ensemble in a drama series, its stars Hiroyuki Sanada and Anna Sawai were honored for their individual performances.
It was also a night to remember for the cast of Hulu’s hit comedy Only Murders in the Building. This series was honored with the award for outstanding performance by an ensemble in a comedy series, while its star Martin Short won a trophy for outstanding performance by a male actor in a comedy series.
The 2025 Screen Actors Guild Awards took place at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on February 23, with Kristen Bell serving as a host.
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A CAST IN A MOTION PICTURE
Conclave
Sergio Castellitto / Tedesco
Ralph Fiennes / Lawrence
John Lithgow / Tremblay
Lucian Msamati / Adeyemi
Isabella Rossellini / Sister Agnes
Stanley Tucci / Bellini
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Demi Moore / Elisabeth – “The Substance”
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Timothée Chalamet / Bob Dylan – “A Complete Unknown”
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Demi Moore / Elisabeth – “The Substance”
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Timothée Chalamet / Bob Dylan – “A Complete Unknown”
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Zoe Saldaña / Rita – “Emilia Pérez”
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY AN ENSEMBLE IN A DRAMA SERIES
Shōgun
Shinnosuke Abe / Buntaro
Tadanobu Asano / Kashigi Yabushige
Tommy Bastow / Father Martin Alvito
Takehiro Hira / Ishido Kazunari
Moeka Hoshi / Usami Fuji
Hiromoto Ida / Lord Kiyama
Cosmo Jarvis / John Blackthorne
Hiroto Kanai / Kashigi Omi
Yuki Kura / Yoshii Nagakado
Takeshi Kurokawa / Lord Ohno
Fumi Nikaido / Ochiba No Kata
Tokuma Nishioka / Toda Hiromatsu
Hiroyuki Sanada / Yoshii Toranaga
Anna Sawai / Toda Mariko
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY AN ENSEMBLE IN A COMEDY SERIES
Only Murders In The Building
Michael Cyril Creighton / Howard Morris
Zach Galifianakis / Zach Galifianakis
Selena Gomez / Mabel Mora
Richard Kind / Vince Fish
Eugene Levy / Eugene Levy
Eva Longoria / Eva Longoria
Steve Martin / Charles-Haden Savage
Kumail Nanjiani / Rudy Thurber
Molly Shannon / Bev Melon
Martin Short / Oliver Putnam
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A TELEVISION MOVIE OR LIMITED SERIES
Colin Farrell / Oz Cobb – “The Penguin”
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A TELEVISION MOVIE OR LIMITED SERIES
Jessica Gunning / Martha – “Baby Reindeer”
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Martin Short / Oliver Putnam – “Only Murders In The Building”
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Jean Smart / Deborah Vance – “Hacks”
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Hiroyuki Sanada / Yoshii Toranaga – “Shōgun”
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Anna Sawai / Toda Mariko – “Shōgun”
Based on Naughty Dog’s hit video game of the same name, The Last of Us centers on a hardened survivor Joel, as he tries to smuggle a teenage girl Ellie across a post-apocalyptic United States. Season 2 will reunite us with this duo five years after the events of the first chapter, and see them facing an even more uncertain future in a world infested by zombie-like creatures.
HBO’s new characters posters show Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey facing new challenges as Joel and Ellie, along with Kaitlyn Dever as Abby, who’ll join them as the third main character in Season 2.
The show’s ensemble cast will also include Isabela Merced as Dina, Young Mazino as Jesse, Ariela Barer as Mel, Tati Gabrielle as Nora, Spencer Lord as Owen, Danny Ramirez as Manny, Jeffrey Wright as Issac, and Catherine O’Hara in a mystery role.
The Last of Us will return to HBO on April 13, and it will feature seven brand-new episodes. The show’s co-creator Craig Mazin previously described them as “high-calorie, dense episodes”, telling Entertainment Weekly “If you consider action and drama and scope to be the things that create an epic nature, each one of these episodes packs quite a wallop. You will not be bored.”
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Lithgow is fresh off starring in the Oscar-nominated film Conclave, and his list of credits is pretty impressive. In addition to winning six Emmy Awards, most recently for his supporting turn as Winston Churchill in The Crown, he also won two Golden Globes and received two Oscar nominations.
According to several reports, John Lithgow is in final negotiations to play Albus Dumbledore, but HBO is yet to make things official. They released a statement saying, “We appreciate that such a high-profile series will draw a lot of rumor and speculation. As we make our way through pre-production, we will only confirm details as we finalize deals.”
No actors are currently attached to this project, but there’s been a lot of casting rumors flying around. Before Lithgow’s potential casting made the headlines, Oscar-winner Mark Rylance was reportedly the top casting choice for Dumbledore, while Paapa Essiedu (I May Destroy You) was eying the role of Severus Snape.
As for the leading trio, Warner Bros. launched an open casting back in late 2024, so they’ll most likely be played by newcomers. Francesca Gardiner will be credited as a showrunner of this series, which has been described as “a faithful adaptation” that will feature a new cast and lead a new generation of fandom.
]]>MacDonald’s book inspired several adaptations in the past, including the 1962 version starring Gregory Peck and Martin Scorsese’s remake led by Robert De Niro and Nick Nolte. Apple TV+ ordered a ten-episode adaptation, with Nick Antosca serving as writer, executive producer, and showrunner.
This new version will center on happily married attorneys Anna and Tom Bowden, who must face the ghosts of their past after Max Cady, a notorious killer from their past, gets out of prison. Bardem previously joined the series as Max Cady, while Amy Adams is set to play Anna Bowden.
Cape Fear will mark Adams’ first TV role since the acclaimed HBO mini-series Sharp Objects, which earned her nominations for a Golden Globe and Primetime Emmy Award. She also earned six Oscar nods for her roles in Junebug, Doubt, The Fighter, The Master, American Hustle, and Vice, while also starring in hit films Enchanted, Arrival, and Man of Steel. She’ll next be seen in Taika Waititi’s adaptation of Kazuo Ishiguro’s Klara and the Sun.
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