Simone Ashley and Hero Fiennes Tiffin will star in Picture This, a new British rom-com that’s heading to Prime Video.
We wrote a couple of weeks ago about the new golden era of rom-coms that we seem to be entering and just like that, a new British rom-com has been announced.
Picture This, directed by Prarthana Mohan, is heading to Prime Video. Simone Ashley of Bridgerton fame will star as Pia, a single woman looking for love. After franchise’s Hero Fiennes Tiffin will (presumably) play one of her love interests.
Phil Dunster, Luke Fetherston, Nikesh Patel, Adil Ray, Anoushka Chadha, Sindhu Vee and Asim Chaudhry will also appear in the film. Nikita Lalwani is the writer. Picture This is based on an Australian Prime Video film, Five Blind Dates.
“We’re really excited to bring this brilliant new and original London set romantic-comedy to Prime Video customers”, said Tara Erer,...
We wrote a couple of weeks ago about the new golden era of rom-coms that we seem to be entering and just like that, a new British rom-com has been announced.
Picture This, directed by Prarthana Mohan, is heading to Prime Video. Simone Ashley of Bridgerton fame will star as Pia, a single woman looking for love. After franchise’s Hero Fiennes Tiffin will (presumably) play one of her love interests.
Phil Dunster, Luke Fetherston, Nikesh Patel, Adil Ray, Anoushka Chadha, Sindhu Vee and Asim Chaudhry will also appear in the film. Nikita Lalwani is the writer. Picture This is based on an Australian Prime Video film, Five Blind Dates.
“We’re really excited to bring this brilliant new and original London set romantic-comedy to Prime Video customers”, said Tara Erer,...
- 3/22/2024
- by Maria Lattila
- Film Stories
Simone Ashley (Bridgerton) and Hero Fiennes Tiffin (After) are set to lead the romantic comedy ‘Picture This’.
Further cast includes Phil Dunster (Ted Lasso), Nikesh Patel (London Has Fallen), Adil Ray (Citizen Khan), Sindhu Vee (Matilda: The Musical), Anoushka Chadha (You), Kulvinder Ghir (Bend It Like Beckham) and Luke Fetherston (Still Up).
The story centres on Pia (Simone Ashley), single and without a man on the horizon, she runs a failing photography studio in London with her best friend Jay (Luke Fetherston). As her sister Sonal (Anoushka Chadha) prepares to get married and her mother Laxmi (Sindhu Vee) urges the resolutely independent Pia to partner up, a spiritual guru at Sonal’s engagement party predicts Pia will meet the love of her life among the next five dates she goes on. As her family intervene, setting her up on a series of increasingly desperate blind dates, Pia begins a hilarious...
Further cast includes Phil Dunster (Ted Lasso), Nikesh Patel (London Has Fallen), Adil Ray (Citizen Khan), Sindhu Vee (Matilda: The Musical), Anoushka Chadha (You), Kulvinder Ghir (Bend It Like Beckham) and Luke Fetherston (Still Up).
The story centres on Pia (Simone Ashley), single and without a man on the horizon, she runs a failing photography studio in London with her best friend Jay (Luke Fetherston). As her sister Sonal (Anoushka Chadha) prepares to get married and her mother Laxmi (Sindhu Vee) urges the resolutely independent Pia to partner up, a spiritual guru at Sonal’s engagement party predicts Pia will meet the love of her life among the next five dates she goes on. As her family intervene, setting her up on a series of increasingly desperate blind dates, Pia begins a hilarious...
- 3/22/2024
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Bridgerton’s Simone Ashley and After star Hero Fiennes Tiffin are set to lead the cast of Prarthana Mohan’s UK romantic comedy Picture This for Prime Video.
The producers are Ben Pugh and Erica Steinberg for UK outfit 42.
Nikita Lalwani has written the script about a woman running a failing photography studio who is told by a spiritual guru she will meet the love of her life on her next five dates, leading her family to set her up on a series of desperate blind dates.
Picture This is based on Australian Prime Video film, Five Blind Dates.
The cast also includes Phil Dunster,...
The producers are Ben Pugh and Erica Steinberg for UK outfit 42.
Nikita Lalwani has written the script about a woman running a failing photography studio who is told by a spiritual guru she will meet the love of her life on her next five dates, leading her family to set her up on a series of desperate blind dates.
Picture This is based on Australian Prime Video film, Five Blind Dates.
The cast also includes Phil Dunster,...
- 3/22/2024
- ScreenDaily
Simone Ashley (Bridgerton, Sex Education) and Hero Fiennes Tiffin (After) will star in the new U.K. original romantic comedy Picture This for Amazon’s Prime Video.
The movie’s cast also includes Phil Dunster (Ted Lasso), Nikesh Patel (London Has Fallen), Adil Ray (Citizen Khan), Sindhu Vee (Matilda: The Musical), Anoushka Chadha (You), Kulvinder Ghir (Bend It Like Beckham) and Luke Fetherston (Still Up).
Amazon said that Picture This will premiere on Prime Video in the U.K. “and internationally,” which for the company typically means it plans to make the content available in all or nearly all 240-plus countries and territories. The film doesn’t yet have a release date.
“Single and without a man on the horizon, Pia (Ashley) runs a failing photography studio in London with her best friend Jay (Fetherston),” according to a plot description. “As her sister Sonal (Chadha) prepares to get married and...
The movie’s cast also includes Phil Dunster (Ted Lasso), Nikesh Patel (London Has Fallen), Adil Ray (Citizen Khan), Sindhu Vee (Matilda: The Musical), Anoushka Chadha (You), Kulvinder Ghir (Bend It Like Beckham) and Luke Fetherston (Still Up).
Amazon said that Picture This will premiere on Prime Video in the U.K. “and internationally,” which for the company typically means it plans to make the content available in all or nearly all 240-plus countries and territories. The film doesn’t yet have a release date.
“Single and without a man on the horizon, Pia (Ashley) runs a failing photography studio in London with her best friend Jay (Fetherston),” according to a plot description. “As her sister Sonal (Chadha) prepares to get married and...
- 3/22/2024
- by Georg Szalai
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Prime Video is launching U.K. original romantic comedy film “Picture This,” starring Simone Ashley (“Bridgerton”) and Hero Fiennes Tiffin (“After”).
The film is based on Prime Video’s Australian original film “Five Blind Dates,” written by Shaung Hu and Nathan Ramos-Park.
The cast of “Picture This” also includes Phil Dunster (“Ted Lasso”), Nikesh Patel (“London Has Fallen”), Adil Ray (“Citizen Khan”), Sindhu Vee (“Matilda: The Musical”), Anoushka Chadha (“You”), Kulvinder Ghir (“Bend It Like Beckham”) and Luke Fetherston (“Still Up”).
In “Picture This,” single and without a man on the horizon, Pia (Ashley) runs a failing photography studio in London with her best friend Jay (Fetherston). Her sister Sonal (Chadha) prepares to get married and her mother Laxmi (Vee) urges the resolutely independent Pia to partner up. A spiritual guru at Sonal’s engagement party predicts Pia will meet the love of her life among the next five dates she goes on.
The film is based on Prime Video’s Australian original film “Five Blind Dates,” written by Shaung Hu and Nathan Ramos-Park.
The cast of “Picture This” also includes Phil Dunster (“Ted Lasso”), Nikesh Patel (“London Has Fallen”), Adil Ray (“Citizen Khan”), Sindhu Vee (“Matilda: The Musical”), Anoushka Chadha (“You”), Kulvinder Ghir (“Bend It Like Beckham”) and Luke Fetherston (“Still Up”).
In “Picture This,” single and without a man on the horizon, Pia (Ashley) runs a failing photography studio in London with her best friend Jay (Fetherston). Her sister Sonal (Chadha) prepares to get married and her mother Laxmi (Vee) urges the resolutely independent Pia to partner up. A spiritual guru at Sonal’s engagement party predicts Pia will meet the love of her life among the next five dates she goes on.
- 3/22/2024
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Prime Video is in post-production on UK Original romantic-comedy, Picture This, starring Simone Ashley (Bridgerton) and Hero Fiennes Tiffin (After).
Further cast includes Phil Dunster (Ted Lasso), Nikesh Patel (London Has Fallen), Adil Ray (Citizen Khan), Sindhu Vee (Matilda: The Musical), Anoushka Chadha (You), Kulvinder Ghir (Bend It Like Beckham) and Luke Fetherston (Still Up).
Directed by Prarthana Mohan (The Miseducation of Bindu) and written by Nikita Lalwani, Picture This is based on the Australian Original movie Five Blind Dates, written by Shaung Hu and Nathan Ramos-Park. The UK movie update is produced by 42’s Ben Pugh and Erica Steinberg, with 42’s Josh Horsfield and Kari Hatfield serving as executive producers.
The official synopsis reads: “Single and without a man on the horizon, Pia (Simone Ashley) runs a failing photography studio in London with her best friend Jay (Luke Fetherston). As her sister Sonal (Anoushka Chadha) prepares to get married...
Further cast includes Phil Dunster (Ted Lasso), Nikesh Patel (London Has Fallen), Adil Ray (Citizen Khan), Sindhu Vee (Matilda: The Musical), Anoushka Chadha (You), Kulvinder Ghir (Bend It Like Beckham) and Luke Fetherston (Still Up).
Directed by Prarthana Mohan (The Miseducation of Bindu) and written by Nikita Lalwani, Picture This is based on the Australian Original movie Five Blind Dates, written by Shaung Hu and Nathan Ramos-Park. The UK movie update is produced by 42’s Ben Pugh and Erica Steinberg, with 42’s Josh Horsfield and Kari Hatfield serving as executive producers.
The official synopsis reads: “Single and without a man on the horizon, Pia (Simone Ashley) runs a failing photography studio in London with her best friend Jay (Luke Fetherston). As her sister Sonal (Anoushka Chadha) prepares to get married...
- 3/22/2024
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Stars: David Oyelowo, Jessica Plummer, Amelie Dokubo, Ellen Francis, Sule Rimi, Tara-Binta Collins, Izuka Hoyle, Dominique Tipper, Nikesh Patel | Written by Misan Harriman, John Julius Schwabach | Directed by Misan Harriman
Marking his directorial debut, director Misan Harriman opens The After with a familiar sight. Dayo (David Oyelowo) is a workaholic father who wears a suit and talks business on the phone, even while with his daughter. As he makes the decision to postpone a meeting in order to spend time with his family, that happiness is changed in a flash when tragedy strikes in violent ways.
The short film then cuts to a later time, with Dayo now living a solitary life working as a rideshare driver. He picks up various passengers, many of whom carry their own problems that he can relate to. As this short centres on him, Oyelowo delivers a terrific performance as the man pushing down his inner pain,...
Marking his directorial debut, director Misan Harriman opens The After with a familiar sight. Dayo (David Oyelowo) is a workaholic father who wears a suit and talks business on the phone, even while with his daughter. As he makes the decision to postpone a meeting in order to spend time with his family, that happiness is changed in a flash when tragedy strikes in violent ways.
The short film then cuts to a later time, with Dayo now living a solitary life working as a rideshare driver. He picks up various passengers, many of whom carry their own problems that he can relate to. As this short centres on him, Oyelowo delivers a terrific performance as the man pushing down his inner pain,...
- 2/15/2024
- by James Rodrigues
- Nerdly
[Editor’s note: This story contains spoilers for the ending of “Starstruck” Season 3.]
Time was that in a romantic comedy, the leads always ended up together.
That’s changed over time as audience and narrative priorities shift, and as television dove deeper into the rom-com game along with film, finding ways to unite, separate, and permute every pairing while filling out hours and hours of story. A lot of sitcoms spin that into classic TV romance; Ross and Rachel, Cory and Topanga, Jess and Nick. In recent years, the trend has skewed toward getting a couple together and keeping them together; Jake and Amy, David and Patrick, Janine and Gregory.
And then there is the Secret Third Thing, the rare and difficult move where a show pairs its lead character or characters off with someone who wasn’t the original plan. Sometimes there are outside factors (“Cheers” comes to mind), while other times it’s simply a more desirable story development.
Time was that in a romantic comedy, the leads always ended up together.
That’s changed over time as audience and narrative priorities shift, and as television dove deeper into the rom-com game along with film, finding ways to unite, separate, and permute every pairing while filling out hours and hours of story. A lot of sitcoms spin that into classic TV romance; Ross and Rachel, Cory and Topanga, Jess and Nick. In recent years, the trend has skewed toward getting a couple together and keeping them together; Jake and Amy, David and Patrick, Janine and Gregory.
And then there is the Secret Third Thing, the rare and difficult move where a show pairs its lead character or characters off with someone who wasn’t the original plan. Sometimes there are outside factors (“Cheers” comes to mind), while other times it’s simply a more desirable story development.
- 10/2/2023
- by Proma Khosla and Ben Travers
- Indiewire
If someone has to say it, I will: There are not enough genuine romantic comedies on television. That’s why the charming British import “Starstruck,” about a 20-something woman who works in a movie theater embarking on a relationship with a famous actor, is a breath of much-needed fresh air.
Created by New Zealand comedian Rose Matafeo and written by Matafeo, Nic Sampson and Alice Snedden, the series is exceptionally funny and surprisingly heartfelt, balancing elements of screwball comedy with nuanced observations about love, friendship and growing up. The six-episode third season, which is now streaming on Max, picks up two years after Season 2 and finds Jessie (Matafeo) and Tom (Nikesh Patel) have gone their separate ways only to regularly be thrust back into each other’s lives by their now-overlapping friend circles. The result is a season that underscores healthy relationships and maturity without ever losing the sense of...
Created by New Zealand comedian Rose Matafeo and written by Matafeo, Nic Sampson and Alice Snedden, the series is exceptionally funny and surprisingly heartfelt, balancing elements of screwball comedy with nuanced observations about love, friendship and growing up. The six-episode third season, which is now streaming on Max, picks up two years after Season 2 and finds Jessie (Matafeo) and Tom (Nikesh Patel) have gone their separate ways only to regularly be thrust back into each other’s lives by their now-overlapping friend circles. The result is a season that underscores healthy relationships and maturity without ever losing the sense of...
- 9/30/2023
- by Kaitlin Thomas
- Gold Derby
Rose Matafeo's Starstruck has always been keenly aware of its place in romantic comedy history. The premise — a regular woman falls in love with a famous actor — plays like a gender-swapped Notting Hill, right down to the changing seasons of the BBC/Max comedy's first season. Certain genre conventions are referenced without hesitation ("An airport chase would've been horrible. You know I have a bad knee"), while others are incorporated into Jessie (Matafeo) and Tom's (Nikesh Patel) will-they/won't-they story in unique ways, like Jessie's watery declaration of love in the Season 2 finale.
- 9/26/2023
- by Claire Spellberg Lustig
- Primetimer
Exclusive: The After, the debut short from photographer Misan Harriman, best known for his portraits of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry, will debut on Netflix on October 25 after screening at the London Film Festival.
The Oscar-qualified short stars David Oyelowo and comes from a story by Harriman, with a screenplay by writer John Julius Schwabach. The story follows Dayo (Oyelowo), a Londoner who has to reconnect with himself and society after witnessing a devastating random attack in the capital.
Si Bell Bsc served as DoP while Nicky Bentham of Neon Films, and Oyelowo via his Yoruba Saxon Productions produced.
The After is Harriman’s first narrative film project. A self-taught photographer, he is the first black person to shoot the September cover of British Vogue. His photography work has also been featured in Vanity Fair,...
The Oscar-qualified short stars David Oyelowo and comes from a story by Harriman, with a screenplay by writer John Julius Schwabach. The story follows Dayo (Oyelowo), a Londoner who has to reconnect with himself and society after witnessing a devastating random attack in the capital.
Si Bell Bsc served as DoP while Nicky Bentham of Neon Films, and Oyelowo via his Yoruba Saxon Productions produced.
The After is Harriman’s first narrative film project. A self-taught photographer, he is the first black person to shoot the September cover of British Vogue. His photography work has also been featured in Vanity Fair,...
- 9/22/2023
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
Starstruck is returning soon to Max. The streaming service has announced that the romantic comedy will return in September with the release of a trailer. Viewers will see all six episodes of season two arrive on the same day.
Starring creator Rose Matafeo, Nikesh Patel, Emma Sidi, Sindhu Vee, and Minnie Driver, the romantic comedy follows a twenty-something woman from New Zealand living in London who sees her life changed after a one-night stand with a celebrity.
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Starring creator Rose Matafeo, Nikesh Patel, Emma Sidi, Sindhu Vee, and Minnie Driver, the romantic comedy follows a twenty-something woman from New Zealand living in London who sees her life changed after a one-night stand with a celebrity.
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- 8/30/2023
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Max is nothing if not a goldmine of content, with basically something to watch for everyone, and today we are making a list of the best new shows coming to Max in September 2023 that you can watch in the upcoming month. The shows in this list are ranked according to their availability dates.
A Discovery of Witches Seasons 1-3 (September 1)
Synopsis: Adapted from Deborah Harkness’ best selling novel A Discovery of Witches is a contemporary love story set in our world, but one which humans share with the declining species of witches, vampires and daemons – creatures existing and working amongst us, but hiding, unknown to most humans, in plain sight. Teresa Palmer plays brilliant academic and historian Diana Bishop, a reluctant witch denying her heritage. The discovery of a manuscript in Oxford’s Bodleian Library throws her into the heart of a dangerous mystery and into the path of enigmatic...
A Discovery of Witches Seasons 1-3 (September 1)
Synopsis: Adapted from Deborah Harkness’ best selling novel A Discovery of Witches is a contemporary love story set in our world, but one which humans share with the declining species of witches, vampires and daemons – creatures existing and working amongst us, but hiding, unknown to most humans, in plain sight. Teresa Palmer plays brilliant academic and historian Diana Bishop, a reluctant witch denying her heritage. The discovery of a manuscript in Oxford’s Bodleian Library throws her into the heart of a dangerous mystery and into the path of enigmatic...
- 8/30/2023
- by Kulwant Singh
- Cinema Blind
Still living in London and working at the local cinema, Jessie (Rose Matafeo) explores a new single life after parting ways with film star Tom (Nikesh Patel). Two years after the breakup, Jessie navigates the pressures of adulthood and is confronted with the consequences of her own choices as her friends move on to the next stages in their lives, while Jessie is left questioning what she is really looking for. Max Original comedy series Starstruck will debut with all six episodes on September 28
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- 8/29/2023
- by Hollywood Outbreak
- HollywoodOutbreak.com
Streaming services shake up their catalogs every month, but few rounds of TV and film musical chairs tend to be as rewarding as the ones that take place each fall. That's because we're entering spooky season, a time in which horror fans attempt to tackle ambitious watchlists and scaredy-cats dip their toes into the horror waters in the spirit of all things autumnal.
In keeping with this tradition, a large chunk of the movies making their way to Max (formerly HBO Max) this September are, if not outright scary, at least vaguely within the boundaries of the horror genre. Sure, there are some comedy classics ("Friday"), historical epics ("Gangs of New York"), and brand new docuseries ("Megan Thee Stallion vs. Tory Lanez: Five Shots") worth tuning into, but for my money, nearly all the best Max picks next month fall under the Halloween watchlist-adjacent umbrella.
You shouldn't have to wade...
In keeping with this tradition, a large chunk of the movies making their way to Max (formerly HBO Max) this September are, if not outright scary, at least vaguely within the boundaries of the horror genre. Sure, there are some comedy classics ("Friday"), historical epics ("Gangs of New York"), and brand new docuseries ("Megan Thee Stallion vs. Tory Lanez: Five Shots") worth tuning into, but for my money, nearly all the best Max picks next month fall under the Halloween watchlist-adjacent umbrella.
You shouldn't have to wade...
- 8/29/2023
- by Valerie Ettenhofer
- Slash Film
Jessie and Tom’s Starstruck romance will pick back up next month, when Season 3 of the romantic comedy premieres Thursday, Sept. 28 on Max.
Starring and created by Rose Matafeo, the British series follows Jesse (Matafeo), “who is living in London and working at the local cinema while exploring a new single life after parting ways with film star Tom (Nikesh Patel),” reads the official synopsis. “Two years after the breakup, Jessie navigates the pressures of adulthood and is confronted with the consequences of her own choices as her friends move on to the next stages in their lives, while Jessie...
Starring and created by Rose Matafeo, the British series follows Jesse (Matafeo), “who is living in London and working at the local cinema while exploring a new single life after parting ways with film star Tom (Nikesh Patel),” reads the official synopsis. “Two years after the breakup, Jessie navigates the pressures of adulthood and is confronted with the consequences of her own choices as her friends move on to the next stages in their lives, while Jessie...
- 8/28/2023
- by Vlada Gelman
- TVLine.com
Warning: contains spoilers for Starstruck series two.
There’s a good reason that Jane Austen novels and Shakespeare comedies end with weddings; they’re where romance ends. Everything after the cheese course and ‘New York, New York’ is pretty much admin and social work, and who’d document that?
Weddings are the end of the rom-com hunt, where the dripping pelt of your kill is pegged out to be admired by your Aunty Sandra and your least worst work colleagues. Next up: making a will and maybe a child, optional divorce and, less-optional, death.
After the series two finale of Starstruck, the BBC rom-com series created by comedian, actor, and soon-to-be host of Junior Taskmaster Rose Matafeo, a wedding seems like the logical next step. Jessie (Matafeo) and Tom (Nikesh Patel) have spent two series falling for each other and messing stuff up before things culminate in a big romantic declaration in a London pond.
There’s a good reason that Jane Austen novels and Shakespeare comedies end with weddings; they’re where romance ends. Everything after the cheese course and ‘New York, New York’ is pretty much admin and social work, and who’d document that?
Weddings are the end of the rom-com hunt, where the dripping pelt of your kill is pegged out to be admired by your Aunty Sandra and your least worst work colleagues. Next up: making a will and maybe a child, optional divorce and, less-optional, death.
After the series two finale of Starstruck, the BBC rom-com series created by comedian, actor, and soon-to-be host of Junior Taskmaster Rose Matafeo, a wedding seems like the logical next step. Jessie (Matafeo) and Tom (Nikesh Patel) have spent two series falling for each other and messing stuff up before things culminate in a big romantic declaration in a London pond.
- 8/28/2023
- by Louisa Mellor
- Den of Geek
The contracts would include requesting productions put sustainable practices in place
Over 100 high-profile actors, including Mark Rylance, Hayley Atwell, David Harewood and Bill Nighy, have signed their support for Equity’s ‘Green Rider’ plan, which aims to boost sustainability in UK film and TV production.
The proposed Green Rider can be added to actors’ contracts in order to state their own sustainability commitments, and to negotiate bolder sustainability standards on set before accepting a job.
For actors, this would mean avoiding clauses in contracts that consume a lot of materials and carbon, like private jets, while they could also request...
Over 100 high-profile actors, including Mark Rylance, Hayley Atwell, David Harewood and Bill Nighy, have signed their support for Equity’s ‘Green Rider’ plan, which aims to boost sustainability in UK film and TV production.
The proposed Green Rider can be added to actors’ contracts in order to state their own sustainability commitments, and to negotiate bolder sustainability standards on set before accepting a job.
For actors, this would mean avoiding clauses in contracts that consume a lot of materials and carbon, like private jets, while they could also request...
- 8/22/2023
- by Ellie Calnan
- ScreenDaily
Hayley Atwell, Bill Nighy, Mark Rylance and David Harewood are among a group of 100 actors supporting a new Green Rider contract intended to improve the sustainability of the U.K. film and TV industry.
Spearheaded by U.K. entertainment union Equity, the inclusion of a Green Rider is positioned as a “tool to empower artists” and provide a framework with which to negotiate better practices in film and TV. The rider would be included in standard Equity contracts.
The “Green Rider Actors’ Statement” has been signed by Atwell, Nighy, Rylance and Harewood, along with Ben Whishaw, Gemma Arterton, Stephen Fry, Bella Ramsey, Paapa Essiedu, Nabhaan Rizwan, Juliet Stevenson, Dame Harriet Walter, Jonathan Bailey, Danusia Samal, Will Attenborough, Fehinti Balogun, Tom Burke, Rosalie Craig, Natalie Dormer, Adrian Dunbar, Jerome Flynn, Johnny Flynn, Freddie Fox, Romola Garai, George Mackay, Nikesh Patel, Maxine Peake and Miranda Richardson, among others.
Riders are a set...
Spearheaded by U.K. entertainment union Equity, the inclusion of a Green Rider is positioned as a “tool to empower artists” and provide a framework with which to negotiate better practices in film and TV. The rider would be included in standard Equity contracts.
The “Green Rider Actors’ Statement” has been signed by Atwell, Nighy, Rylance and Harewood, along with Ben Whishaw, Gemma Arterton, Stephen Fry, Bella Ramsey, Paapa Essiedu, Nabhaan Rizwan, Juliet Stevenson, Dame Harriet Walter, Jonathan Bailey, Danusia Samal, Will Attenborough, Fehinti Balogun, Tom Burke, Rosalie Craig, Natalie Dormer, Adrian Dunbar, Jerome Flynn, Johnny Flynn, Freddie Fox, Romola Garai, George Mackay, Nikesh Patel, Maxine Peake and Miranda Richardson, among others.
Riders are a set...
- 8/21/2023
- by Manori Ravindran
- Variety Film + TV
Jessie (Rose Matafeo) and Tom’s (Nikesh Patel) will-they-won’t-they dynamic seems to continue as Matafeo unveiled the first Season 3 trailer for Starstruck. The series, which is a co-production between Max and BBC Three, is slated to return on the latter beginning Monday, August 28 and the trailer, below, offers some fresh insight into the latest twists and turns in Jessie and Tom’s unfolding story. While we await news regarding the show’s Season 3 arrival stateside on Max, the teaser for BBC Three hints at more bumps in the road for the duo. well well well, if it isn’t a trailer for starstruck series 3 pic.twitter.com/89Mn5VfaR2 — Rose Matafeo (@Rose_Matafeo) August 21, 2023 As viewers will recall, Season 2 concluded with the pair reuniting and confessing their love for one another, but it seems that commitment has gone out the window as Jessie and Tom are clearly not together...
- 8/21/2023
- TV Insider
Kiwi entertainer Rose Matafeo may have struck gold with her TV rom-com Starstruck, but she has shared her fears of contributing to a genre she has mixed thoughts about.
Ahead of the third season’s debut, Matafeo told the UK’s Guardian newspaper:
“Maybe through Starstruck I’ve added to the canon of a genre that I do have a lot of respect for, but I think is maybe bad? One that’s limiting for women in its presentation of romantic love and fulfilment… So maybe I feel a massive sense of guilt for making a romcom.”
Starstruck, which Matafeo co-writes and stars in, sees her character Jessie, an ordinary cinema worker in London, meet and fall for Tom (played by Nikesh Patel), a genial young man whom she doesn’t realise at first is a huge movie star. Romance, chaos and confusion all happily ensue, with the show’s...
Ahead of the third season’s debut, Matafeo told the UK’s Guardian newspaper:
“Maybe through Starstruck I’ve added to the canon of a genre that I do have a lot of respect for, but I think is maybe bad? One that’s limiting for women in its presentation of romantic love and fulfilment… So maybe I feel a massive sense of guilt for making a romcom.”
Starstruck, which Matafeo co-writes and stars in, sees her character Jessie, an ordinary cinema worker in London, meet and fall for Tom (played by Nikesh Patel), a genial young man whom she doesn’t realise at first is a huge movie star. Romance, chaos and confusion all happily ensue, with the show’s...
- 8/13/2023
- by Caroline Frost
- Deadline Film + TV
It was the big question. When the Junior Taskmaster spin-off was announced back in March with new hosts welcoming the nation’s children to complete a series of absurd and pointless challenges, who would be sitting in the golden thrones? A new Taskmaster was required, along with a new Taskmaster’s assistant. One had to be masterful and imperious, the other detail-oriented and servile, and crucially, they both had to be good with kids.
The answer: series nine and 11 contestants Rose Matafeo and Mike Wozniak! Matafeo will be taking the Junior Taskmaster role scoring the young contestants’ efforts, with Wozniak providing admin-based support in the studio and on-site child wrangling during tasks as the Junior Taskmaster’s Assistant.
Matafeo came second in her series of Taskmaster, in which she competed against winner Ed Gamble (now the host of the show’s official podcast), and fellow not-winners David Baddiel, Katy Wix and Jo Brand.
The answer: series nine and 11 contestants Rose Matafeo and Mike Wozniak! Matafeo will be taking the Junior Taskmaster role scoring the young contestants’ efforts, with Wozniak providing admin-based support in the studio and on-site child wrangling during tasks as the Junior Taskmaster’s Assistant.
Matafeo came second in her series of Taskmaster, in which she competed against winner Ed Gamble (now the host of the show’s official podcast), and fellow not-winners David Baddiel, Katy Wix and Jo Brand.
- 5/16/2023
- by Louisa Mellor
- Den of Geek
Taskmaster seems to be one of those magically perfect TV shows, but of course the root of its genius isn’t magic at all: it’s a whip-smart combination of Alex Horne’s original format, the comedic force of nature that is Greg Davies in the role of the Taskmaster, and relentlessly good casting.
As we’ve said before, there’s no such thing as a bad series of Taskmaster, and we’re sure Series 15 will be no different, but until it arrives, what should fans fill their time watching?
Take a look at these similarly delightful TV shows, including plenty featuring previous Taskmaster series alumni:
Man Down (Channel 4)
Starring the Taskmaster himself Greg Davies, this Channel 4 sitcom centres on his character Dan, a frankly terrible schoolteacher who is having an infinitely amusing midlife crisis. As you can see from the clip above, it’ll please fans of Davies’ scathing takedowns,...
As we’ve said before, there’s no such thing as a bad series of Taskmaster, and we’re sure Series 15 will be no different, but until it arrives, what should fans fill their time watching?
Take a look at these similarly delightful TV shows, including plenty featuring previous Taskmaster series alumni:
Man Down (Channel 4)
Starring the Taskmaster himself Greg Davies, this Channel 4 sitcom centres on his character Dan, a frankly terrible schoolteacher who is having an infinitely amusing midlife crisis. As you can see from the clip above, it’ll please fans of Davies’ scathing takedowns,...
- 1/12/2023
- by Lauravickersgreen
- Den of Geek
Derry Girls creator Lisa McGee has reacted in total disbelief after Oscar-winning director Martin Scorsese revealed he’s watched the show.
Goodfellas and Gangs of New York filmmaker Scorsese said he had been watching the Channel 4 sitcom, set during The Troubles in Northern Ireland, while speaking at the Economic Club of Chicago’s annual black tie dinner, which took place in October.
Now, more than a month after the event, McGee has posted a clip on Twitter of Scorsese discussing the programme, with the caption: “Excuse me while I drop dead and actually die a death.”
In the clip, Scorsese says: “I watched, the other night, Derry Girls?” The crowd can then be heard cheering and clapping, and Scorsese responds by punching the air and saying: “Those nuns!”
Derry Girls follows a group of schoolgirls – and one wee English fella – at a school run by a formidable set of nuns.
Goodfellas and Gangs of New York filmmaker Scorsese said he had been watching the Channel 4 sitcom, set during The Troubles in Northern Ireland, while speaking at the Economic Club of Chicago’s annual black tie dinner, which took place in October.
Now, more than a month after the event, McGee has posted a clip on Twitter of Scorsese discussing the programme, with the caption: “Excuse me while I drop dead and actually die a death.”
In the clip, Scorsese says: “I watched, the other night, Derry Girls?” The crowd can then be heard cheering and clapping, and Scorsese responds by punching the air and saying: “Those nuns!”
Derry Girls follows a group of schoolgirls – and one wee English fella – at a school run by a formidable set of nuns.
- 11/28/2022
- by Ellie Harrison
- The Independent - TV
The Devil's Hour is returning to Prime Video for two more seasons. The UK thriller was previously billed as a six-episode series, but there's more story to tell. Filming on seasons two and three will begin in early 2023.
Starring Jessica Raine, Peter Capaldi, Nikesh Patel, Phil Dunster, Meera Syal, and Benjamin Chivers, the series follows a social worker named Lucy Chambers (Raine) who wakes every night at the same time with terrifying visions. Lucy, her son, and her mother are all haunted and she is drawn into the hunt for a serial killer.
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Starring Jessica Raine, Peter Capaldi, Nikesh Patel, Phil Dunster, Meera Syal, and Benjamin Chivers, the series follows a social worker named Lucy Chambers (Raine) who wakes every night at the same time with terrifying visions. Lucy, her son, and her mother are all haunted and she is drawn into the hunt for a serial killer.
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- 11/23/2022
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
The first season of the “spectacularly dark” thriller series The Devil’s Hour (watch it Here) launched exclusively on Amazon’s Prime Video on October 28th – and the show has been so successful during its first month of release, Amazon has announced that they’ve ordered two more seasons! The Devil’s Hour season 2 will begin filming sometime in early 2023.
Amazon’s Dan Grabiner had this to say about the renewal: “We’re thrilled with the audience response to The Devil’s Hour, and can’t wait to share the next chapter of this mind-bending story. Fans can look forward to plenty more twists and turns in this remarkable tale from first-time series creator Tom Moran, and welcoming back our immensely talented cast, led by Jessica Raine and Peter Capaldi.“
Series creator Tom Moran added: “Telling a story on television is a precarious business. Season 1 of The Devil’s Hour was just the beginning...
Amazon’s Dan Grabiner had this to say about the renewal: “We’re thrilled with the audience response to The Devil’s Hour, and can’t wait to share the next chapter of this mind-bending story. Fans can look forward to plenty more twists and turns in this remarkable tale from first-time series creator Tom Moran, and welcoming back our immensely talented cast, led by Jessica Raine and Peter Capaldi.“
Series creator Tom Moran added: “Telling a story on television is a precarious business. Season 1 of The Devil’s Hour was just the beginning...
- 11/22/2022
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
One of Amazon Prime’s most recent releases, The Devil’s Hour premiered on 28th October, and is a twisty, high-concept thriller that will keep you guessing all the way through its six episodes.
The series is written by Tom Moran, and comes from the team behind Sherlock and Dracula, including former Doctor Who showrunner Steven Moffat. The plot centres on a troubled woman who wakes up every night at 3.33am – the so-called devil’s hour – and sees terrifying visions, which get her caught up in a series of brutal murders and a disappearance from many years ago.
The show boasts an impressive lineup of acting talent – so let’s meet the cast of The Devil’s Hour:
Peter Capaldi as Gideon Shepherd
Capaldi plays the reclusive Gideon, an apparently murderous obsessive on a mission, and a mysterious, enigmatic figure. We’ve recently rounded up Peter Capaldi’s best roles, but...
The series is written by Tom Moran, and comes from the team behind Sherlock and Dracula, including former Doctor Who showrunner Steven Moffat. The plot centres on a troubled woman who wakes up every night at 3.33am – the so-called devil’s hour – and sees terrifying visions, which get her caught up in a series of brutal murders and a disappearance from many years ago.
The show boasts an impressive lineup of acting talent – so let’s meet the cast of The Devil’s Hour:
Peter Capaldi as Gideon Shepherd
Capaldi plays the reclusive Gideon, an apparently murderous obsessive on a mission, and a mysterious, enigmatic figure. We’ve recently rounded up Peter Capaldi’s best roles, but...
- 11/1/2022
- by Lauravickersgreen
- Den of Geek
For most of the six episode run time of The Devil’s Hour, created by Tom Moran and co-exec produced by Steven Moffat and Sue Vertue, it is not entirely clear what the hell is even going on. Lucy (Jessica Raine) is having nightmares about things that never happened and visions of tragedies yet to occur. Her son Isaac is a strange little boy who repeats back things said to him, has multiple imaginary friends and displays no emotion ever – he’s not autistic, he’s not schizophrenic and the latest in the line of doctors working with Lucy and Isaac (played by Meera Syal) doesn’t know what’s wrong with him either.
Meanwhile, somewhere, sometime, Lucy is in a room with strange old man Gideon (Peter Capaldi). She has bruises all over her face, and he is handcuffed to the table. “What’s the worst thing that you have ever experienced?...
Meanwhile, somewhere, sometime, Lucy is in a room with strange old man Gideon (Peter Capaldi). She has bruises all over her face, and he is handcuffed to the table. “What’s the worst thing that you have ever experienced?...
- 10/28/2022
- by Rosie Fletcher
- Den of Geek
I’m always scandalised when someone allows their kid to play the creepy weirdo on TV. I imagine the character prep they do at home. When you go to work today, sweetie, I want you to act like you’ve seen a ghost who’s told you not to tell anyone. I want you to stare unblinkingly into the sky like it’s whispering secrets. Today, I want you to wee on a bully’s rucksack when the director tells you to, but at real school, handle your problems with words. Do you tell your son he’s playing the freak? Do you tell him that if he’s deranged enough, adults will dress as him for Halloween for decades to come?
The haunting thriller The Devil’s Hour (Amazon Prime Video) stars just such a child actor (Benjamin Chivers), though it’s too soon to say if his Isaac will...
The haunting thriller The Devil’s Hour (Amazon Prime Video) stars just such a child actor (Benjamin Chivers), though it’s too soon to say if his Isaac will...
- 10/28/2022
- by Amanda Whiting
- The Independent - TV
Prime Video and Amazon Freevee are gearing up for a strong month of streamable TV with plenty of originals and old favorites. Among the highlights are the sci-fi series The Peripheral starring Chloe Grace Moretz and the drama The Devil’s Hour featuring Peter Capaldi and Nikesh Patel. Other new titles include Catherine Called Birdy, Hush Hush, and A Private Affair among others. Below, see the full listing of what’s coming to Prime Video and Amazon Freevee. Available for Streaming on Prime Video: October 1 12 Dates of Christmas 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi 7 Days to Vegas A Christmas in Vermont A Christmas Solo A.I. Artificial Intelligence Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter Ace the Case: Manhattan Mystery Advantageous Another Time Audrey Rose Baby Boom Babymoon Beat Street Big House Bloodrunners Bridesmaids Bridge and Tunnel A.I. Artificial Intelligence (Credit: Everett Collection) Buddymoon Burnt Offerings Christmas Crime Story Colewell Colors...
- 9/27/2022
- TV Insider
Have you ever woken in the middle of the night and felt like something wasn’t quite right? You may have woken during “The Devil’s Hour” – the hour between 3am and 4am, or 3.33am specifically, regarded as a time when unexplainable things can occur…
That’s the premise behind Amazon Prime Video‘s upcoming series “The Devil’s Hour,” which has received an official trailer from the streaming service this afternoon.
“The Devil’s Hour” is coming October 28 to Prime Video.
Jessica Raine (Patrick Melrose) stars in the upcoming Prime Video series alongside Peter Capaldi (Doctor Who), Nikesh Patel (Starstruck) and Phil Dunster (Ted Lasso).
The series follows the story of Lucy, played by Raine, who is woken every night by terrifying visions at exactly 3.33am: the devil’s hour. Her eight-year-old son is withdrawn and emotionless. Her mother speaks to empty chairs. Her house is haunted by the echoes of a...
That’s the premise behind Amazon Prime Video‘s upcoming series “The Devil’s Hour,” which has received an official trailer from the streaming service this afternoon.
“The Devil’s Hour” is coming October 28 to Prime Video.
Jessica Raine (Patrick Melrose) stars in the upcoming Prime Video series alongside Peter Capaldi (Doctor Who), Nikesh Patel (Starstruck) and Phil Dunster (Ted Lasso).
The series follows the story of Lucy, played by Raine, who is woken every night by terrifying visions at exactly 3.33am: the devil’s hour. Her eight-year-old son is withdrawn and emotionless. Her mother speaks to empty chairs. Her house is haunted by the echoes of a...
- 9/22/2022
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
In a special episode of Screenshot on BBC Radio 4, September 23rd, hosts Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode, along with some compelling guests, discuss Indian cinema and its impact on the global stage.
Inspired by the record-breaking success of the huge action epic Rrr, Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode explore contemporary Indian cinema with the help of SS Rajamouli and Ar Rahman.
Ellen takes a closer look at the box office smash that is Rrr starring Ram Charan, N.T. Rama Rao Jr in the lead roles that also features Ajay Devgn and Alia Bhatt. Ellen talks to the film’s director SS Rajamouli, who is responsible for three of the top five highest-grossing Indian films of all time. They discuss Rajamouli’s role in the Pan-Indian Cinema movement and why he thinks Rrr has become such a hit across the world.
Mark, with the help of two-time Academy...
Inspired by the record-breaking success of the huge action epic Rrr, Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode explore contemporary Indian cinema with the help of SS Rajamouli and Ar Rahman.
Ellen takes a closer look at the box office smash that is Rrr starring Ram Charan, N.T. Rama Rao Jr in the lead roles that also features Ajay Devgn and Alia Bhatt. Ellen talks to the film’s director SS Rajamouli, who is responsible for three of the top five highest-grossing Indian films of all time. They discuss Rajamouli’s role in the Pan-Indian Cinema movement and why he thinks Rrr has become such a hit across the world.
Mark, with the help of two-time Academy...
- 9/22/2022
- by Stacey Yount
- Bollyspice
"There's no pattern… it's just chaos." Or is it…?? Amazon has unveiled an official trailer for a chilling new supernatural thriller series arriving this fall titled The Devil's Hour. It will be streaming on Prime Video on October 28th just in time for Halloween weekend scares. The title refers to the time of 3:33Am, known as "the Devil's Hour," and the story involves a woman who wakes up every night at that exact time by terrifying visions. Described as a "gripping psychological thriller" series where Lucy's nightmares draw her into a hunt for a serial killer in a world where nothing is as it seems. Starring Peter Capaldi and Jessica Raine, with a supporting cast including Nikesh Patel, Meera Syal, Alex Ferns, Phil Dunster, Barbara Marten, and Cecilia Blair. This gets extra mysterious with that one "are you a time traveler or a fortune teller?" question, on top of...
- 9/22/2022
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
The Devil’s Hour trailer: Jessica Raine, Peter Capaldi thriller gets October premiere date on Amazon
Amazon released a teaser trailer for their “spectacularly dark” thriller series The Devil’s Hour back in May, and now a full trailer for the show has arrived online – along with the information that the series will be launch exclusively on Amazon’s Prime Video on October 28th. You can watch the trailer in the embed above.
Scripted by Tom Moran, The Devil’s Hour stars Jessica Raine (An Adventure in Space and Time) and Peter Capaldi (Doctor Who). The series consists of six episodes that tell the story of
Lucy (Raine), who is woken every night by terrifying visions at exactly 3.33am: the devil’s hour. Her eight-year-old son is withdrawn and emotionless. Her mother speaks to empty chairs. Her house is haunted by the echoes of a life that isn’t her own. When Lucy’s name is inexplicably connected to a string of brutal murders in the area, the...
Scripted by Tom Moran, The Devil’s Hour stars Jessica Raine (An Adventure in Space and Time) and Peter Capaldi (Doctor Who). The series consists of six episodes that tell the story of
Lucy (Raine), who is woken every night by terrifying visions at exactly 3.33am: the devil’s hour. Her eight-year-old son is withdrawn and emotionless. Her mother speaks to empty chairs. Her house is haunted by the echoes of a life that isn’t her own. When Lucy’s name is inexplicably connected to a string of brutal murders in the area, the...
- 9/22/2022
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
When the world met Mindy Kaling on The Office, her status as a TV power player was yet to come. In the US spin-off of the British sitcom, Kaling played Kelly Kapoor, an optimistic, man-crazy customer service operative. Even though she was a supporting character, Kelly’s scenes always sparkled and provide meme fodder even today. “My resolution was to get more attention,” she quipped in a season seven scene, one of many examples of her causing a fuss in order to get her way.
But while Kelly made us laugh on screen, Kaling was honing her comic skills behind the scenes as a writer – when the show’s staff were hired in 2004, Kaling was the only woman and sole person of colour in an eight-person writers’ room. “The way that writers’ rooms look now versus when I started at The Office in 2004 is night and day,” she told Variety in 2019. Now,...
But while Kelly made us laugh on screen, Kaling was honing her comic skills behind the scenes as a writer – when the show’s staff were hired in 2004, Kaling was the only woman and sole person of colour in an eight-person writers’ room. “The way that writers’ rooms look now versus when I started at The Office in 2004 is night and day,” she told Variety in 2019. Now,...
- 9/5/2022
- by Nicole Vassell
- The Independent - TV
Stars: Jessica Raine, Peter Capaldi, Nikesh Patel, Phil Dunster | Directed by Johnny Allan, Isabelle Sieb
Another special preview event for Frightfest, The Devil’s Hour is the first episode of a six-part series that is set to debut on Amazon Prime Video later this year and tells the story of single mum Lucy (Jessica Raine), who is woken every night by terrifying visions at exactly 3.33am… the titular devil’s hour. Her eight-year-old son is withdrawn and emotionless. Her mother speaks to empty chairs. Her house is haunted by the echoes of a life that isn’t her own. When Lucy’s name is inexplicably connected to a string of brutal murders in the area, the answers that have evaded her all these years will finally come into focus.
Cameoing in this first episode is Peter Capaldi, who plays a reclusive nomad, driven by a murderous obsession, who becomes the prime...
Another special preview event for Frightfest, The Devil’s Hour is the first episode of a six-part series that is set to debut on Amazon Prime Video later this year and tells the story of single mum Lucy (Jessica Raine), who is woken every night by terrifying visions at exactly 3.33am… the titular devil’s hour. Her eight-year-old son is withdrawn and emotionless. Her mother speaks to empty chairs. Her house is haunted by the echoes of a life that isn’t her own. When Lucy’s name is inexplicably connected to a string of brutal murders in the area, the answers that have evaded her all these years will finally come into focus.
Cameoing in this first episode is Peter Capaldi, who plays a reclusive nomad, driven by a murderous obsession, who becomes the prime...
- 9/1/2022
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Nikesh Patel was born and raised in England. Even though he doesn’t come from a family with a background in the arts, he still couldn’t resist the allure of performing once he was bitten by the acting bug. Nikesh made his first on-screen appearance in 2012, and he has managed to work pretty consistently ever since. During that time, he has become known to people around the world and his talent has earned him lots of respect. Nikesh hopes to keep the momentum going with his role in the upcoming TV series The Devil’s Hour which is set to be
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- 6/29/2022
- by Camille Moore
- TVovermind.com
“Rom-com fans are very tough, tougher than you think,” confesses “Starstruck” creator and star Rose Matafeo in our recent webchat. She continues, “It’s always tough to write something that is branded with being part of a specific genre from the outset. It was a challenge to be able to satisfy people who are total fans of rom-coms, but also bring people to it who don’t necessarily like rom-coms. Making sure that the comedy element of it was strong enough was really important for us.” Watch the exclusive video interview above.
In “Starstruck,” Matafeo plays a millennial New Zealander living in London called Jessie. After a one-night stand with a movie star (Nikesh Patel), the pair develop an awkward and endearing relationship. The HBO Max series has recently been renewed for a third season. Matafeo writes it with fellow New Zealanders Alice Snedden and Nic Sampson.
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In “Starstruck,” Matafeo plays a millennial New Zealander living in London called Jessie. After a one-night stand with a movie star (Nikesh Patel), the pair develop an awkward and endearing relationship. The HBO Max series has recently been renewed for a third season. Matafeo writes it with fellow New Zealanders Alice Snedden and Nic Sampson.
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- 6/16/2022
- by Matt Noble
- Gold Derby
Jesse and Tom will be back for more. HBO Max and BBC Three have renewed the Starstruck TV series for a third season. The second season of six episodes finished being released in March.
A comedy series created by Rose Matafeo, the Starstruck TV show stars Matafeo, Nikesh Patel, Emma Sidi, Sindhu Vee, and Minnie Driver. In the story, twenty-something Jessie (Matafeo) is a New Zealander who lives and works in London. She has a one-night stand with a stranger (Patel) who ends up being a movie star and her world is turned upside down when the news gets out. Read More…...
A comedy series created by Rose Matafeo, the Starstruck TV show stars Matafeo, Nikesh Patel, Emma Sidi, Sindhu Vee, and Minnie Driver. In the story, twenty-something Jessie (Matafeo) is a New Zealander who lives and works in London. She has a one-night stand with a stranger (Patel) who ends up being a movie star and her world is turned upside down when the news gets out. Read More…...
- 6/14/2022
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Click here to read the full article.
Starstruck fans, you can exhale now.
HBO Max and BBC Three have renewed their award-winning and critical darling comedy from creator and star Rose Matafeo for a third season. The news comes some four months since the series returned with its second season on the Warner Bros. Discovery-backed streamer.
“A third? Sure. Fine. I’m truly thrilled to bring this incredibly talented cast back for a third installment, and equally excited to clamber into the director’s seat alongside my nice friend Alice Snedden who I cannot seem to get rid of,” said Matafeo who co-writes the series alongside fellow director Snedden and Nic Sampson.
The comedy about a millennial in East London who becomes romantically involved with a famous film star (played by Nikesh Patel) currently has an impressive 96 percent rating among critics on Rotten Tomatoes, with a 77 percent score from viewers.
Starstruck fans, you can exhale now.
HBO Max and BBC Three have renewed their award-winning and critical darling comedy from creator and star Rose Matafeo for a third season. The news comes some four months since the series returned with its second season on the Warner Bros. Discovery-backed streamer.
“A third? Sure. Fine. I’m truly thrilled to bring this incredibly talented cast back for a third installment, and equally excited to clamber into the director’s seat alongside my nice friend Alice Snedden who I cannot seem to get rid of,” said Matafeo who co-writes the series alongside fellow director Snedden and Nic Sampson.
The comedy about a millennial in East London who becomes romantically involved with a famous film star (played by Nikesh Patel) currently has an impressive 96 percent rating among critics on Rotten Tomatoes, with a 77 percent score from viewers.
- 6/13/2022
- by Lesley Goldberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Jessie and Tom’s unconventional love story will have at least one more chapter: HBO Max has renewed its romantic comedy Starstruck for Season 3, TVLine has learned.
Starstruck‘s six-episode sophomore run dropped on HBO Max back in March; across the pond, the show airs on BBC One.
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“A third? Sure. Fine,” series creator and star Rose Matafeo joked in a statement on Monday. “I’m truly...
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“A third? Sure. Fine,” series creator and star Rose Matafeo joked in a statement on Monday. “I’m truly...
- 6/13/2022
- by Rebecca Iannucci
- TVLine.com
Starstruck, the original comedy from comedian and writer Rose Matafeo, has been picked up for a third season by HBO Max.
The Max Original series is co-produced by BBC Three and co-written by Alice Snedden and Nic Sampson, with Matafeo and Snedden also directing. It’s produced by Avalon and executive produced by Rob Aslett, Jon Thoday, Cath Gagon, Richard Allen-Turner, Rose Matafeo, and Gregor Sharp for the BBC. Toby Welch is series producer.
Starstruck follows Jessie (Matafeo), a millennial living in East London juggling two dead end jobs and navigating the complications of becoming romantically involved with famous film star Tom (Nikesh Patel). The ensemble cast previously included Minnie Driver (Good Will Hunting) and Russell Tovey.
“Rose has created a show that strikes just the right balance of heart and humor,” said Sarah Aubrey, HBO Max’s Head of Original Content, in a statement. “Starstruck is exactly the kind...
The Max Original series is co-produced by BBC Three and co-written by Alice Snedden and Nic Sampson, with Matafeo and Snedden also directing. It’s produced by Avalon and executive produced by Rob Aslett, Jon Thoday, Cath Gagon, Richard Allen-Turner, Rose Matafeo, and Gregor Sharp for the BBC. Toby Welch is series producer.
Starstruck follows Jessie (Matafeo), a millennial living in East London juggling two dead end jobs and navigating the complications of becoming romantically involved with famous film star Tom (Nikesh Patel). The ensemble cast previously included Minnie Driver (Good Will Hunting) and Russell Tovey.
“Rose has created a show that strikes just the right balance of heart and humor,” said Sarah Aubrey, HBO Max’s Head of Original Content, in a statement. “Starstruck is exactly the kind...
- 6/13/2022
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
Rose Matafeo’s critically acclaimed rom-com series “Starstruck” has been renewed for Season 3, HBO Max and co-producer BBC Three announced.
Matafeo stars in the series as Jessie, an aimless millennial New Zealander living in East London who has a chance encounter with Tom Kapoor (Nikesh Patel), an A-list actor, on New Year’s Eve. The show follows them as they navigate their attraction to each other, which is complicated by Tom’s career, Jessie’s quirky group of friends and their mutual inability to communicate properly. Season 2 of the show ended with the two temporarily breaking up, but after her friends help her realize her tendency to run from relationships when they get serious, Jessie apologizes to Tom and the two reunite.
Aside from Matafeo and Patel, Emma Sidi plays Kate, Jessie’s flatmate and best friend. Recurring cast members include Al Roberts, Jon Pointing, Joe Barnes, Sindhu Vee, Nic Sampson,...
Matafeo stars in the series as Jessie, an aimless millennial New Zealander living in East London who has a chance encounter with Tom Kapoor (Nikesh Patel), an A-list actor, on New Year’s Eve. The show follows them as they navigate their attraction to each other, which is complicated by Tom’s career, Jessie’s quirky group of friends and their mutual inability to communicate properly. Season 2 of the show ended with the two temporarily breaking up, but after her friends help her realize her tendency to run from relationships when they get serious, Jessie apologizes to Tom and the two reunite.
Aside from Matafeo and Patel, Emma Sidi plays Kate, Jessie’s flatmate and best friend. Recurring cast members include Al Roberts, Jon Pointing, Joe Barnes, Sindhu Vee, Nic Sampson,...
- 6/13/2022
- by Wilson Chapman
- Variety Film + TV
BBC Three and HBO Max have commissioned a third season of Rose Matafeo’s critically-acclaimed comedy Starstruck.
The show, in which Matafeo plays millennial Londoner Jessie as she navigates the complications of becoming romantically involved with famous movie star Tom (Nikesh Patel), will once again be co-produced by the UK and U.S. networks, having proved popular on both sides of the Atlantic.
Matafeo will continue to co-write along with Alice Snedden and Nic Sampson and is also taking up directing duties for season three alongside Snedden.
The first two seasons have performed well on their respective platforms and achieved critical acclaim, with Matafeo in particular winning plaudits for her no-nonsense portrayal of a young millennial woman searching for love. Russell Tovey joined the cast for season two.
Starstruck, which is produced by Catastrophe and Last Week Tonight indie Avalon, has premiered in 96 countries, including Matafeo’s New Zealand birthplace on Tvnz and in Australia,...
The show, in which Matafeo plays millennial Londoner Jessie as she navigates the complications of becoming romantically involved with famous movie star Tom (Nikesh Patel), will once again be co-produced by the UK and U.S. networks, having proved popular on both sides of the Atlantic.
Matafeo will continue to co-write along with Alice Snedden and Nic Sampson and is also taking up directing duties for season three alongside Snedden.
The first two seasons have performed well on their respective platforms and achieved critical acclaim, with Matafeo in particular winning plaudits for her no-nonsense portrayal of a young millennial woman searching for love. Russell Tovey joined the cast for season two.
Starstruck, which is produced by Catastrophe and Last Week Tonight indie Avalon, has premiered in 96 countries, including Matafeo’s New Zealand birthplace on Tvnz and in Australia,...
- 6/13/2022
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
After twelve episodes of tracking the roller-coaster ride of Jessie (Rose Matafeo) and Tom (Nikesh Patel) from drunken New Year’s Eve hookup all the way to the threshold of Something Serious, Season 2 of the HBO Max series gives its main character a unique make-or-break opportunity. With her London friends and a not-quite-ex ex there as a witness, Jessie climbs off a paddleboat and trudges through the water to where Tom is awkwardly passing his afternoon.
After a roundabout declaration of love, she’s ready to walk back to shore, unburdened from having to keep up the facade of someone who’s fine keeping her feelings at a manageable simmer. But before she can even get back to the boat where her roommate Kate (Emma Sidi) is waiting, Tom sloshes after her and the two kiss to the hoots and hollers of (almost) everyone looking on.
As a season-capping moment,...
After a roundabout declaration of love, she’s ready to walk back to shore, unburdened from having to keep up the facade of someone who’s fine keeping her feelings at a manageable simmer. But before she can even get back to the boat where her roommate Kate (Emma Sidi) is waiting, Tom sloshes after her and the two kiss to the hoots and hollers of (almost) everyone looking on.
As a season-capping moment,...
- 3/26/2022
- by Steve Greene
- Indiewire
Spoiler Alert: This article contains spoilers for the entirety of “Starstruck” Season 2, which is now available to stream on HBO Max.
The first season of “Starstruck” was one of 2021’s most purely delightful TV surprises. Somehow, over six episodes running just 20 minutes each, creator and star Rose Matafeo managed to both embrace and upend the romantic comedy genre with the story of how normal girl Jessie (Matafeo) accidentally slept — and then fell in love — with movie star Tom Kapoor (Nikesh Patel). After a season of ups and downs, its happy ending saw the two decide to stay together despite Jessie buying plane tickets home to New Zealand, Tom’s agent (Minnie Driver) warning him that actors can never date “civilians,” and basically everyone else’s lowered expectations.
The season’s final scene sees Jessie and Tom sitting at the back of a bus peeling away from the airport stop. The music swells,...
The first season of “Starstruck” was one of 2021’s most purely delightful TV surprises. Somehow, over six episodes running just 20 minutes each, creator and star Rose Matafeo managed to both embrace and upend the romantic comedy genre with the story of how normal girl Jessie (Matafeo) accidentally slept — and then fell in love — with movie star Tom Kapoor (Nikesh Patel). After a season of ups and downs, its happy ending saw the two decide to stay together despite Jessie buying plane tickets home to New Zealand, Tom’s agent (Minnie Driver) warning him that actors can never date “civilians,” and basically everyone else’s lowered expectations.
The season’s final scene sees Jessie and Tom sitting at the back of a bus peeling away from the airport stop. The music swells,...
- 3/25/2022
- by Caroline Framke
- Variety Film + TV
This post contains spoilers for the second season of Starstruck, which is streaming in its entirety on HBO Max, and we highly recommend you watch it before we ruin an utterly hysterical punchline.
The clubhouse leader for the funniest TV scene of 2022 does not start out seeming as if it is going to be funny at all. This is crucial to what makes it work.
It is the beginning of the fourth episode of the second season of Starstruck, the exceedingly charming British romantic comedy co-created by and starring Rose Matafeo as Jessie,...
The clubhouse leader for the funniest TV scene of 2022 does not start out seeming as if it is going to be funny at all. This is crucial to what makes it work.
It is the beginning of the fourth episode of the second season of Starstruck, the exceedingly charming British romantic comedy co-created by and starring Rose Matafeo as Jessie,...
- 3/24/2022
- by Alan Sepinwall
- Rollingstone.com
There’s nothing quite like the delicious sizzle when an onscreen couple clicks: the banter, the smoldering, the gif-ready glances. Which is why so many fell head over heels for Rose Matafeo’s bubbly and sharp series “Starstruck,” a BBC3 original that began airing on HBO Max in the U.S. last year, in the middle of the pandemic gloom.
“Starstruck” follows Jessie (Matafeo), a New Zealand transplant in London, attempting to build a life for herself while having a one-night-stand turned maybe-relationship with a famous Hollywood hunk, Tom (Nikesh Patel). An irresistible mix of fantasy (falling into bed with a movie star!) and reality, the six-episode first season scratched a romantic-comedy itch for fans hungry for a love story, and on March 24, it’s back for more.
“I think the second series is really fun,” Matafeo said. “I think there’s a lot more opportunity for comedy because it...
“Starstruck” follows Jessie (Matafeo), a New Zealand transplant in London, attempting to build a life for herself while having a one-night-stand turned maybe-relationship with a famous Hollywood hunk, Tom (Nikesh Patel). An irresistible mix of fantasy (falling into bed with a movie star!) and reality, the six-episode first season scratched a romantic-comedy itch for fans hungry for a love story, and on March 24, it’s back for more.
“I think the second series is really fun,” Matafeo said. “I think there’s a lot more opportunity for comedy because it...
- 3/24/2022
- by Erin Strecker
- Indiewire
Just a few weeks before she was supposed to start filming “Starstruck” in March 2020, Rose Matafeo found herself onstage at London’s “Magic Mike: Live” having a surreal, more than slightly panicked conversation with a gyrating Australian dancer.
“As he was making me touch his chest, he was like, ‘So do you think you’re gonna go back? The flights are all being canceled!’” Matafeo, who’s from New Zealand, recalls with a laugh that rings with disbelief even two years later. “It was the weirdest experience.”
After a lengthy delay, she still got to shoot the first season of “Starstruck” later that year — and, not for nothing, come out the other side with a new appreciation for “Magic Mike: Live” that would eventually make it into the second season, which drops Thursday on HBO Max.
As she did on that stage, Matafeo’s spent most of her life finding comedy wherever she can.
“As he was making me touch his chest, he was like, ‘So do you think you’re gonna go back? The flights are all being canceled!’” Matafeo, who’s from New Zealand, recalls with a laugh that rings with disbelief even two years later. “It was the weirdest experience.”
After a lengthy delay, she still got to shoot the first season of “Starstruck” later that year — and, not for nothing, come out the other side with a new appreciation for “Magic Mike: Live” that would eventually make it into the second season, which drops Thursday on HBO Max.
As she did on that stage, Matafeo’s spent most of her life finding comedy wherever she can.
- 3/22/2022
- by Caroline Framke
- Variety Film + TV
The second season of Starstruck is coming to HBO Max next week. Starring Rose Matafeo, Nikesh Patel, Emma Sidi, Joe Barnes, Al Roberts, Ambreen Razia, Alice Snedden, Lola-Rose Maxwell, Nic Sampson, Edward Easton, Parth Thakerar, Jordan Stephens, and Minnie Driver, the drama series follows a woman who falls in love with a film star.
Season one ended with Jessie (Matafeo) deciding to stay in London for love instead of heading home to New Zealand. Season two will show what happens next.
revealed more about the return of the series in a press release.
“Max Original series, Starstruck, from comedian Rose Matafeo and co-writers Alice Snedden and Nic Sampson, returns for a second season with all six episodes debuting Thursday, March 24.
Hailed as a "charmer" by The New York Times, and...
Season one ended with Jessie (Matafeo) deciding to stay in London for love instead of heading home to New Zealand. Season two will show what happens next.
revealed more about the return of the series in a press release.
“Max Original series, Starstruck, from comedian Rose Matafeo and co-writers Alice Snedden and Nic Sampson, returns for a second season with all six episodes debuting Thursday, March 24.
Hailed as a "charmer" by The New York Times, and...
- 3/19/2022
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
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