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Tubi and the BBC have confirmed the Season 2 cast for the teen dramedy Boarders, which is on track for a 2025 release (Stateside on Tubi).

Created by Daniel Lawrence Taylor, who co-stars as Gus, Boarders follows five talented, Black, inner-city teens transported to “an alien world” — a British boarding school — after gaining scholarships to the prestigious St. Gilbert’s. They then set out to make the most out of the opportunity, despite their places only being offered as a poorly-disguised PR exercise to improve the reputation of the school.

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Apple TV+ has released the trailer for “Silo” Season 2. Based on Hugh Howey’s trilogy of dystopian sci-fi novels, the second season premieres Nov. 15 with new episodes airing every Friday until Jan. 17.

According to an official logline, “‘Silo’ is the story of the last ten thousand people on earth, their mile-deep home protecting them from the toxic and deadly world outside. However, no one knows when or why the silo was built and those who try to find out face fatal consequences. Rebecca Ferguson stars as Juliette, an engineer who seeks answers about a loved one’s murder and tumbles onto a mystery that goes far deeper than she could have ever imagined, leading her to discover that if the lies don’t kill you, the truth will.”

Steve Zahn joins the Season 2 cast, starring alongside Ferguson, Tim Robbins, Common, Harriet Walter, Chinaza Uche, Avi Nash, Alexandria Riley, Shane McRae,...

Cast has been set on The Gallows Pole, Shane Meadows’ first period TV drama.

Starring are: Michael Socha (This is England), Thomas Turgoose (This is England), George MacKay (1917), Tom Burke (Mank), Sophie McShera (Cinderella), Cara Theobold (Downton Abbey), Yusra Warsama (Castle Rock), Eve Burley (Secret State), Nicole Barber Lane (Hollyoaks), Samuel Edward-Cook (Peaky Blinders), Anthony Welsh (Master of None), Joe Sproulle (The A Word), Adam Fogerty (Legend), and Fine Time Fontayne (How We Used to Live).

A24 has boarded the project to handle international sales. Element Pictures is producing for the BBC.

Based on the novel of the same name by Benjamin Myers, the show fictionalizes the story of the rise and fall of David Hartley and the Cragg Vale Coiners. Set against the backdrop of the coming industrial revolution in eighteenth century Yorkshire, the drama follows Hartley (Socha) as he assembles a gang of weavers and land-workers to embark...

“This is England’s” Michael Socha, Disney “Cinderella” star Sophie McShera and “Master of None’s” Anthony Welsh (pictured) are all set to appear in Shane Meadows’ BBC period drama “The Gallows Pole.”

Based on Benjamin Myers’ novel of the same name, the series tells the true story of David Hartley (played by Socha) and the Cragg Vale Coiners who, against a backdrop of eighteenth century Yorkshire, embark on the biggest fraud in British history.

Also appearing in the series are Thomas Turgoose (“This is England”), George MacKay (“1917”), Tom Burke (“Mank”), Cara Theobold (“Downton Abbey”), Yusra Warsama (“Castle Rock”), Eve Burley (“Secret State”), Nicole Barber Lane (“Hollyoaks”), Samuel Edward-Cook (“Peaky Blinders”), Joe Sproulle (“The A Word”), Adam Fogerty (“Legend”) and Fine Time Fontayne (“How We Used to Live”).

Following an open casting call involving 6,500 self-tapes, the show will also feature an ensemble of first-time actors. Casting director Shaheen Baig (“The Virtues...

A24 has expanded its TV reach across the Atlantic, boarding The Gallows Pole from renowned British writer-director Shane Meadows (This is England, The Virtues).

The six-part period drama — being produced by Element Pictures (The Favourite, Normal People) for the BBC, and now in production in the U.K. — has also unveiled its cast.

Michael Socha (This is England, Papillon) stars alongside Thomas Turgoose (This is England, Looted), George MacKay (1917, Captain Fantastic), Tom Burke (Mank, The Souvenir), Sophie McShera (Cinderella, Downton Abbey), Cara Theobold (Downton Abbey, Crazyhead), Yusra Warsama (Castle Rock), Eve Burley (Secret State), Nicole Barber Lane (Hollyoaks), Samuel Edward-Cook (Peaky Blinders), Anthony Welsh (Master of None), Joe Sproulle (The ...

A24 has expanded its TV reach across the Atlantic, boarding The Gallows Pole from renowned British writer-director Shane Meadows (This is England, The Virtues).

The six-part period drama — being produced by Element Pictures (The Favourite, Normal People) for the BBC, and now in production in the U.K. — has also unveiled its cast.

Michael Socha (This is England, Papillon) stars alongside Thomas Turgoose (This is England, Looted), George MacKay (1917, Captain Fantastic), Tom Burke (Mank, The Souvenir), Sophie McShera (Cinderella, Downton Abbey), Cara Theobold (Downton Abbey, Crazyhead), Yusra Warsama (Castle Rock), Eve Burley (Secret State), Nicole Barber Lane (Hollyoaks), Samuel Edward-Cook (Peaky Blinders), Anthony Welsh (Master of None), Joe Sproulle (The ...

Pierfrancesco Favino and Kelly Reilly star in Amanda Sthers’ film.

Vision Distribution, headed up by Italian sales veteran Catia Rossi, has announced its first significant deal for the 2021 Marche.

Square One Entertainment has acquired all rights for Germany and Austria to Promises, the new film by French author/filmmaker Amanda Sthers based on her novel of the same name.

Promises is an English-language romantic drama about an unfulfilled love affair between a man and a woman, played in the film by Pierfrancesco Favino (last year’s Venice best actor winner for Padrenostro) and UK actress Kelly Reilly (Britannia).

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Network: Amazon.

Episodes: Three (hour).

Seasons: Three.

TV show dates: February 2, 2018 — July 17, 2020.

Series status: Ended.

Performers include: Stana Katic, Patrick Heusinger, Cara Theobold, Neil Jackson, Angel Bonanni, Richard Brake, Ralph Ineson, Paul Freeman, Bruno Bichir, and Patrick McAuley.

TV show description:

A thriller crime drama from creators Gaia Violo and Matt Cirulnick, the Absentia TV show centers on the mysterious disappearance and return of FBI Special Agent Emily Byrne. While tracking a notorious Boston serial killer, Emily vanishes. Her husband, Nick (Heusinger), is left to care for their three-year-old son. Eventually, she is declared dead -- presumed to be a victim of Conrad Harlow.

Six years later, in a cabin in the woods, Emily is found clinging to...

Absentia's fate has been decided, and it's not good news for fans holding on to hope for new episodes.

The hit Amazon thriller is over, with the recent third season serving as its conclusion.

Stana Katic broke the news on Twitter Friday, revealing that the plan was always for three seasons, but there was a possibility of more.

The former Castle actress said that “although we’ve danced with the idea of continuing the tale, Absentia was always meant to be only three seasons, and I couldn’t think of a better note to end on… for any person on this planet, but especially [Katic’s character] Emily and her loved ones.”

The series told the story of FBI special agent Emily Byrne who disappeared without a trace while hunting one of Boston's most notorious serial killers, and she is declared dead in absentia.

Six years later, she is found in a cabin in the woods,...

French multi-hyphenate Amanda Sthers (“Holy Lands”) has recruited the U.K.’s Kelly Reilly, Italy’s Pierfrancesco Favino and France’s Jean Reno for English-language romantic drama “Promises,” set in Italy and London, which started shooting in Rome on Monday.

Based on Sthers’ novel by the same title, “Promises” turns on an unfulfilled love affair between Alexander, played by Favino — who won best actor at Venice last year for his role in Italian drama “Padrenostro” — and Laura, played by Reilly.

Commenting on her casting choices, Sthers in a statement noted that she grew up watching movies from around the globe and therefore “allowed myself to choose talent over everything else, and wanted the global sentiment of the film reflected in casting.”

“Together, Favino and Reilly look like a quintessential cinematic couple bringing a sense of timelessness to our story,” Sthers added.

Rounding out the cast are Cara Theobold (“Downton Abbey...

Having made a name for themselves on Downton Abbey and Game of Thrones, respectively, Cara Theobold and Gethin Anthony now join forces in sweet, indie romantic drama Around the Sun, directed by Oliver Krimpas. It couldn’t be more different from their previous experiences, for this is a single setting, two-hander – more reminiscent of stage work. When we had the pleasure of speaking to the duo on Zoom last week, we wanted to discuss just how fun a shoot it was for them, and unique an experience.

We also talk about how cool it would be to be a location scout, and they both recount their experiences on the major shows where they made their name. We also get onto future plans, and just how productive they’ve been in lockdown, and what exciting new ventures they both have coming up.

Watch the full interview with Cara and Gethin below:

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Touring a repossessed chateau,...

Oliver Krimpas’s flirty, sweet drama recalls Greenaway, Rohmer, Kieślowski and Kaufman and is uniquely weird and pleasing

Shot a few years ago in Normandy and shown at a few small film festivals back in the Before Times of 2019, this intimate and yet deliciously cerebral romance perfectly suits the lockdown mood of 2020. There are effectively only two, socially distant characters (if you don’t count the chap in golfing kit who passes fleetingly through silently towards the end).

English northerner Maggie is a young estate agent way too smart for the job. She has been assigned to show posh-spoken location scout Bernard (Game of Thrones alumnus Gethin Anthony) around an empty chateau. As they amble through the rooms and grounds, she explains to him how this was where Bernard le Bovier de Fontenelle conceived his sui generis book Conversations on the Plurality of Worlds (a real thing indeed) in the...

What's next for Absentia? Deadline reports Amazon is close to renewing the TV show for a third season.

The drama series centers on Emily Byrne (Stana Katic), an FBI agent who goes missing and is discovered six years later only to become a suspect in a new string of murders. The cast also includes Patrick Heusinger, Cara Theobold, Neil Jackson, Angel Bonanni, Richard Brake, Ralph Ineson, Paul Freeman, Bruno Bichir, and Patrick McAuley.

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An Amazon crime thriller, Absentia stars Stana Katic, Patrick Heusinger, Cara Theobold, Neil Jackson, Angel Bonanni, Richard Brake, Paul Freeman, and Patrick McAuley. In the drama's second season, former FBI agent Emily Byrne seeks answers for her time in captivity, while trying to rebuild her family and identity, until a deadly mystery threatens her fragile stability. Read More…...

Can Emily Byrne come to grips with her life during the second season of the Absentia TV show on Amazon? As we all know, the Nielsen ratings typically play a big role in determining whether TV shows are cancelled or renewed. Amazon and other streaming platforms, however, collect their own data. If you've been watching this TV series, we'd love to know how you feel about the season two episodes of Absentia. We invite you to rate them for us here.

An Amazon crime thriller, Absentia stars Stana Katic, Patrick Heusinger, Cara Theobold, Neil Jackson, Angel Bonanni, Richard Brake, Paul Freeman, and Patrick McAuley. In the drama's second season, former FBI agent Emily Byrne seeks answers for her time in captivity, while trying to rebuild her family and identity, until a deadly mystery threatens her fragile stability.

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The zombie apocalypse is coming to the U.K. and will be seen on British and U.S. TV after ITV and Hulu greenlit “Zomboat!” The upcoming comedy will star Leah Brotherhead (“White Gold”), Hamza Jeetooa (“Doctor Who”), Ryan McKen (“White Dragon”), and Cara Theobold (“Downton Abbey”). It will bow on the ITV2 channel this fall and then on Hulu.

The story follows the aftermath of a zombie onslaught being unleashed on the British city of Birmingham. Sisters Kat and Jo, together with unlikely travel companions Sunny and Amar, flee for their lives, by canal boat.

As they journey along the canal in their tightly packed living quarters, friendships develop, alliances form, arguments occur and romance blossoms. Along the way, they realize there is no escaping the problems of everyday life, even in a zombie apocalypse.

Zomboat! will be made by Noho Film & Television production, which is run by former...

Hulu and ITV have partnered on a new zombie apocalypse comedy set on a canal boat in Birmingham, England.

The digital platform and youth skewing network ITV2 have ordered Zomboat!, a six-part comedy from ITV-owned Noho Film & Television, the company behind Prime Suspect 1973 and Channel 4 royal comedy The Windsors.

The series will launch on ITV2 this autumn and on Hulu later this year. It marks the latest collaboration between the two companies, which previously partnered on period prostitution drama Harlots.

It stars White Gold’s Leah Brotherhead, Doctor Who’s Hamza Jeetooa, White Dragon’s Ryan McKen and Downton Abbey’s Cara Theobold with Line of Duty and Black Mirror: Bandersnatch’s Rochenda Sandall guest starring.

Created by The Windsors and Flack writer Adam Miller and Will Hartley, who starred on BBC1’s Tracey Breaks The News alongside Tracey Ullman, the pair write alongside Please Like Me’s Liz Doran.

Stana Katic is back as Emily Byrne when Absentia Season 2 gears up to premiere on Amazon Prime Video, Friday, June 14th.

But after taking down her abductor and fighting to get her life back in Absentia Season 1, is someone still out there after Emily?

In this new trailer for season 2, Emily says she can feel the darkness, but after six years of being tortured and held captive, is she simply being paranoid?

With her shattered past, can Emily and her family move forward and start a new chapter?

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It appears Emily may not be the only one struggling as Flynn, Nick, and Alice all attempt to get on with their lives.

But if there is danger still lurking in the shadows, who can Emily turn to for help to find the...

"Somebody is still out there." Amazon just released a new trailer and poster for season two of Absentia.

The drama series centers on Emily Byrne (Stana Katic), an FBI agent who goes missing and is discovered six years later only to become a suspect in a new string of murders. The cast also includes Patrick Heusinger, Cara Theobold, Neil Jackson, Angel Bonanni, Richard Brake, Ralph Ineson, Paul Freeman, Bruno Bichir, and Patrick McAuley.

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"The Emily Byrne we knew is gone." Amazon just released the premiere date and a new trailer for season two of Absentia.

The drama series centers on Emily Byrne (Stana Katic), an FBI agent who goes missing and is discovered six years later only to become a suspect in a new string of murders. The cast also includes Patrick Heusinger, Cara Theobold, Neil Jackson, Angel Bonanni, Richard Brake, Ralph Ineson, Paul Freeman, Bruno Bichir, and Patrick McAuley.

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Emily Byrne’s torturous “return from the dead” will resume Friday, June 14, when Season 2 of Absentia — starring and executive-produced by Castle’s Stana Katic — lands Stateside on Amazon.

All 10 episodes of the new season will debut that day to Prime members in the U.S. as well as those in the UK, Germany, Australia, Austria, India, Israel, Italy, Netherlands, Singapore, South Korea and other select territories.

Absentia follows Emily Byrne, an FBI agent who had disappeared without a trace and was declared dead after hunting one of Boston’s most notorious serial killers. Six years later, she was found in a cabin in the woods,...

Absentia is returning to Amazon. Today, the streaming service announced they've picked up the TV show for a second season.

The thriller drama, which airs on Amazon in the U.S., centers on an FBI agent who is found in a cabin in the woods years after mysteriously disappearing. Stana Katic, Patrick Heusinger, Cara Theobold, Neil Jackson, Angel Bonanni, Richard Brake, Ralph Ineson, Paul Freeman, Bruno Bichir, and Patrick McAuley star.

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The Stana Katic-led “Absentia” has been renewed for a second season by Amazon, the streamer announced Thursday. The sophomore installment is currently in production in Sofia, Bulgaria and set to debut in 2019 on Prime Video.

“Castle” alum Katic stars in and executive produces “Absentia,” which centers on FBI agent Emily Byrne (Katic). In season one, Emily disappeared without a trace and was declared dead after hunting one of Boston’s most notorious serial killers. Six years later, Emily was found in a cabin in the woods, barely alive, and with no memory of the years she was missing. Returning home to learn her husband had remarried and her son was being raised by another woman, she soon found herself implicated in a new series of murders.

In season two, after tracking down and killing her abductor, Emily struggles for a tenuous new normal with son Flynn and ex-husband Nick.

It took awhile but Amazon has officially picked up a second season of thriller Absentia starring and executive produced by Castle alumna Stana Katic. It will debut in 2019 on Prime Video in the U.S., as well as in select markets globally, including Australia, Austria, Germany, India, Israel, Italy, Netherlands, Singapore, South Korea, Turkey and the U.K.

New cast members joining season two — currently filming in Sofia, Bulgaria — include Matthew Le Nevez (The Widow) and Natasha Little (The Night Manager). Patrick Heusinger returns for season two as Emily’s (Katic) ex-husband and Special Agent Nick Durand. Absentia was commissioned for Sony Pictures Television’s international networks. It is produced by Masha Productions and distributed by Sony Pictures Television.

Soon after Absentia’s Amazon debut in February, speculation started about a Season 2 renewal. In anticipation of a pickup, Sony last spring got the writers back together to work on scripts.

“Absentia” has been renewed for a second season at Amazon.

The second season is slated to debut on Prime Video in 2019 in the U.S. as well as in select markets globally, including Australia, Austria, Germany, India, Israel, Italy, Netherlands, Singapore, South Korea, Turkey and the U.K.

Absentia, starring and executive produced by Stana Katic, centers on FBI agent Emily Byrne (Katic). In Season 1, Emily disappeared without a trace and was declared dead after hunting one of Boston’s most notorious serial killers. Six years later, Emily was found in a cabin in the woods, barely alive, and with no memory of the years she was missing. Returning home to learn her husband had remarried and her son was being raised by another woman, she soon found herself implicated in a new series of murders. In Season 2, after tracking down and killing her abductor, Emily struggles for a tenuous...

The mystery continues. Recently, Corus Entertainment announced the Axn TV show Absentia has been renewed for a second season.The thriller drama, which airs on Amazon in the U.S., centers on an FBI agent who is found in a cabin in the woods years after mysteriously disappearing. Stana Katic, Patrick Heusinger, Cara Theobold, Neil Jackson, Angel Bonanni, Richard Brake, Ralph Ineson, Paul Freeman, Bruno Bichir, and Patrick McAuley star.Read More…...

Joseph Baxter Mar 15, 2019

Stana Katic’s dark crime series, Absentia, will return to Amazon Prime Video for Season 2.

Absentia Season 2 is set to bring another 10-episode run of moody criminal intrigue to Amazon Prime Video in the U.S.

The globally distributed series – a production of Axn will play Cal Isaac, a rough ex-Navy Seal, whose own battles with personal demons leads to the creation of a bond with the traumatized Emily (Katic).

Natasha Little (The Night Manager) will play Special Agent Julianne Gunnarsen, an attractive and enigmatic FBI profiler from the Boston Field Office who arrives in town after a deadly terrorist attack.

Also joining Stana Katic in the Absentia Season 2 cast are returnees Patrick Heusinger as Nick Durand, Neil Jackson as Jack Byrne, Cara Theobold as Alice Durand, Paul Freeman as Warren Byrne and Patrick McAuley as Flynn Duran.

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Amazon made the renewal official with...

Absentia just premiered last month, but will it get a second season? Deadline reports Samantha Corbin-Miller has been hired as the new showrunner for the Amazon series.The crime drama stars Stana Katic as Emily Byrne, an FBI Special Agent who is found clinging to life after mysteriously disappearing years ago. The cast also includes Patrick Heusinger, Cara Theobold, Neil Jackson, Angel Bonanni, Richard Brake, Ralph Ineson, Paul Freeman, Bruno Bichir, and Patrick McAuley.Read More…...

Does Emily Byrne manage to reclaim her life during the first season of the Absentia TV show on Amazon? As we all know, the Nielsen ratings typically play a big role in determining whether TV shows are cancelled or renewed. Amazon and other streaming platforms, however, collect their own data. If you've been watching this TV series, we'd love to know how you feel about the Absentia season one episodes. We invite you to rate them for us, below. An Amazon crime thriller, Absentia stars Stana Katic, Patrick Heusinger, Cara Theobold, Neil Jackson, Angel Bonanni, Richard Brake, Ralph Ineson, Paul Freeman, Bruno Bichir, and Patrick McAuley. The drama centers on the mysterious disappearance and return of FBI Special Agent Emily Byrne. While tracking a notorious Boston serial killer, Emily vanishes. Eventually, she is declared dead — presumed to be a...

Vulture Watch Has Emily Byrne cleared her name and reclaimed her life? Is the Absentia TV show cancelled or renewed for a second season on Amazon? The television vulture is watching all the latest TV cancellation and renewal news, so this page is the place to track the status of Absentia, season two. Bookmark it, or subscribe for the latest updates. Remember, the television vulture is watching your shows. Are you? What's This TV Show About? An Amazon Prime Video crime thriller, Absentia stars Stana Katic, Patrick Heusinger, Cara Theobold, Neil Jackson, Angel Bonanni, Richard Brake, Ralph Ineson, Paul Freeman, Bruno Bichir, and Patrick McAuley. The drama centers on the mysterious disappearance and return of FBI Special Agent Emily Byrne. While tracking a notorious Boston serial killer, Emily vanishes. Eventually, she is declared dead — presumed to be a victim of Conrad Harlow. Six years...

"You're not the one who was taken." Amazon has announced the premiere date for their upcoming TV show Absentia.The crime thriller "centers on FBI agent Emily Byrne (Katic). While hunting one of Boston's most notorious serial killers, Agent Byrne disappears without a trace and is declared dead. Six years later, Emily is found in a cabin in the woods, barely alive, and with no memory of the years she was missing." The cast also includes Patrick Heusinger, Cara Theobold, Neil Jackson, Angel Bonanni, Richard Brake, and Ralph Ineson.Read More…...

Stana Katic’s Castle follow-up, Absentia, will make its Stateside debut on Friday, Feb. 2, Amazon has announced. All 10 episodes will be released at once.

A production of Sony Pictures Television’s Axn, the series’ global roll-out began in late September.

Created by Gaia Violo and Matt Cirulnick, Absentia centers on Katic’s Emily Byrne, an FBI agent who, while hunting one of Boston’s most notorious serial killers, disappears without a trace and is declared dead. Six years later, Emily is found in a cabin in the woods, barely alive and with no memory of the years she was missing.

Stana Katic is headed to Amazon. Recently, the streaming service announced they've picked up the Castle star's new TV show, Absentia.The thriller centers on Emily Byrne (Katic), an FBI agent who returns years after going missing while tracking down a serial killer. The cast also includes Patrick Heusinger, Cara Theobold, Neil Jackson, Angel Bonanni, Richard Brake, and Ralph Ineson.Read More…...

Stana Katic’s Castle follow-up has finally found a U.S. home.

Amazon has acquired the rights to Absentia, the streamer announced on Wednesday. The 10-episode thriller is slated to premiere sometime in 2018, with all 10 episodes being released at once.

In addition, Amazon will also stream the series for Australia, Austria, Germany, India, Israel, Italy, Netherlands, Singapore, South Korea, Turkey and the U.K.

Absentia has been available to more than 15 other countries, Spain and Russia included, since as long ago as Sept. 25.

Created by Gaia Violo and Matt Cirulnick, Absentia centers on Emily Byrne (played by Katic), an FBI agent who,...

Premiere dates for Stana Katic’s awaited Castle follow-up, Absentia, have been set… in a variety of foreign territories.

News on where the 10-episode thriller will air Stateside, meanwhile, “will be announced in the coming weeks,” Sony Pictures Television Networks said in a Monday announcement.

VideosStana Katic’s Absentia Gets Official Trailer

Absentia Global Premiere Dates

Spain: 9/25/2017

Portugal: 9/25/2017

Romania: 9/25/2017

Hungary: 9/26/2017

Poland: 9/26/2017

Bulgaria: 9/27/2017

Russia/Cis: 10/2/2017

Adria: 10/11/2017

Czech/Slovakia: 10/11/2017

Bosnia/Herzegovina: 10/11/2017

Croatia: 10/11/2017

Macedonia: 10/11/2017

Serbia: 10/11/2017

Slovenia: 10/11/2017

Latin America/Brazil: November

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Created by Gaia Violo and Matt Cirulnick, Absentia centers on Emily Byrne (played by Katic), an FBI agent who,...

Stana Katic is an FBI agent accused of having a hand in her own mysterious “murder”/vanishing in the first trailer for Absentia.

RelatedStana Katic’s Absentia Thriller Gets First Teaser

Sony Pictures Television Networks’ Axn on Thursday released a trailer for the thriller series, which stars the Castle alum and (Update) is thisclose to announcing its Stateside home after securing outlets in Canada and several other countries. (Rumors of Crackle having closed a deal to stream the series in the U.S. were debunked weeks ago by TVLine.)

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Templeheart Films has finally released the first trailer for their zombie comedy Ibiza Undead, which originally screened at FrightFest in London last summer. The cast of writer/director Andy Edwards’ feature includes “Downton Abbey’s” Cara Theobold and Emily Atack, pictured above, best known for playing Charlotte in “The Inbetweeners”. Other cast members include Algina Lipskis, Jordan Coulson, Hormudz Todiwala, […]...

The Walking Dead vet Austin Nichols is trading zombies for psychos.

The actor will recur during the fifth and final season of Bates Motel as Sam Loomis, a mysterious and charismatic newcomer to White Pine Bay, our sister site Deadline reports.

VideosBates Motel First Look: Season 5 Promo Casts Norma as the Ultimate Ice Queen

Sam quickly antagonizes Norman Bates when he tries to involve the motel owner in his web of lies. Nichols’ other TV credits include Ray Donovan, One Tree Hill and John From Cincinnati.

Bates Motel returns for its farewell season Monday, Feb. 20 at 10/9c on A&E.

Angel Bonnani (Shots Fired), Neil Jackson (Sleepy Hollow), Cara Theobold (Downton Abbey), Bruno Bichir (Narcos) and Ralph Ineson (The Witch) have joined stars Stana Katic and Patrick Heusinger in Absentia, a 10-episode straight-to-series crime thriller for Sony Pictures Television Networks' Axn. Production has begun in Europe on the series, which is slated to premiere on select Axn channels later this year. Written/executive produced by Matt Cirulnick, based on a pilot…...

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Howard Overman's Crazyhead is billed as a Buffy-style demon-slaying comedy horror, coming to E4 this autumn. Here's the first trailer...

With family teatime series Atlantis put to bed over at the BBC, creator Howard Overman has moved on to a new fantasy show, this time a horror comedy for E4.

Crazyhead stars Downton Abbey's Cara Theobold and Chewing Gum's Susan Wokoma as a pair of 'unlikely' demon hunters. It's a series looking to ride on Buffy The Vampire Slayer's coat-tails judging by the Buffy-alike intro to this first trailer:

Netflix has ponied up some cash for this project, which means it will have online streaming rights globally following Crazyhead's E4 premiere this autumn.

Here's what Misfits creator Howard Overman has to say about his new series, from the official E4 bumf:

I had this idea that these girls were both battling their...

Check out this fun clip from Templeheart Films’ zombie comedy Ibiza Undead, screening at FrightFest in London. The cast of writer/director Andy Edwards’ feature includes “Downton Abbey’s” Cara Theobold and Emily Atack, pictured above, best known for playing Charlotte in “The Inbetweeners”. Other cast members include Algina Lipskis, Jordan Coulson, Hormudz Todiwala, Ed Kear, Marcia Do Vales and Matt […]...

Netflix is teaming up with the creator of Misfits and E4 to bring an exorcism comedy to the streaming platform. THR reports cult superhero comedy creator Howard Overton will be developing Crazy Face, a series that will star Cara Theobold (Downton Abbey) and Susan Wokoma (Chewing Gum).

The series will focus on spirits with unfinished business possessing living people and working through their problems, and humans that can see them and have to stop them. If it's anything like Misfits' first couple of seasons, it's sure to be a fun (but dark) ride!

Netflix has ordered the Crazy Face TV show from Misfits creator Howard Overman. A dark exorcism comedy series, Crazy Face is described as, "...a funny, gripping series about friendship, love and facing your demons that follows the angst and exorcisms of an unlikely duo of demon hunters, played by Cara Theobold (‘Downton Abbey’) and Susan Wokoma (E4’s ‘Chewing Gum’)."

In UK, Crazy Face will be broadcast on Channel 4's digital outlet, E4. The Crazy Face cast also includes Riann Steele, Lewis Reeves, Arinze Kene, and Tony Curran. The six-part series begins filming this week in Bristol, England. Crazy Face is produced by Urban Myth Films for Channel 4 in association with Netflix, which will stream the show, globally.

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Casting has been announced for Crazy Face, a bold new comedy horror series from the BAFTA award-winning creator of ‘Misfits’ Howard Overman, which begins filming this week in Bristol.

Filled with Overman’s dark humour and unexpected twists, Crazy Face is described as a funny, gripping series about friendship, love and facing your demons that follows the angst and exorcisms of an unlikely duo of demon hunters.

26 year old Cara Theobold stars as Amy, an unlikely demon-hunter who works in a bowling alley and never really imagined herself battling the legions of hell. When people die most go quietly into the night. But some have unfinished business: scores to settle, blood to spill, axes to plant in people's heads...These tormented souls work through their issues by possessing the living. Most of the time they walk freely amongst us, unseen by all but a special few and Amy is one of those few.

Netflix is teaming with E4 for “Crazy Face,” a new series from Misfits creator Howard Overman, says THR. The six-part series will star Cara Theobold (Downton Abbey) and Susan Wokoma (E4’s Chewing Gum) and is described as a dark comedy with unexpected twists. The comedy, which hails from Urban Myth Films for Channel 4 in association with Netflix, “is a funny […]...

Netflix is teaming with E4 for "Misfits" creator Howard Overman's new exorcist-themed dark comedy series "Crazy Face" which is being produced by Urban Myth Films for Channel 4 and the streaming giant.

Cara Theobold and Susan Wokoma will star in the six-episode series as an unlikely duo of self-made demon hunters. Riann Steele, Lewis Reeves, Arinze Kene and Tony Curran also star.

The series will be broadcast exclusively on E4 in the U.K., with Netflix streaming the series globally after its premiere. Overman, Johnny Capps and Julian Murphy executive produce.

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Jonny Sweet's new sitcom Together debuts tonight - and the comedian has claimed the show might never have been made without BBC Three.

Sweet has created, written and stars in the romantic comedy series - his first solo television effort - and told Digital Spy that BBC Three is vital for giving fresh talent a shot.

"I think everyone knows how difficult it is to get a show on BBC One or BBC Two, because there are so many great established comedians, and comedy writers and comedy actors," he said.

"BBC One is such a specific beast where you have to cater to such a specific - and also large - demographic and I think it'd be such a shame if BBC Three weren't there and weren't supporting new people like me.

"I don't know if this show would've got on BBC One. I don't know if I would've...

"From the moment I read The Syndicate scripts, I knew that it was a job that I had to get."

Richard Rankin was so eager to land a part in the third series of Kay Mellor's anthology drama series, he turned down other acting jobs before he'd even booked his role as Sean.

"Even though it wasn't even set in stone that I was going to be doing it, I was so of passionate about doing it, because I instantly fell in love with the scripts and Kay's writing."

Mellor herself was apparently just as keen to land Rankin, tailoring the part of groomsman / odd-job man Sean to the actor - changing the character from a Northerner to a Scot.

In the new six-part series, Sean is one of the few remaining employees of a Lord and Lady Hazelwood, working to maintain the once-magnificent Hazelwood Manor - now fallen into disrepair.

For many actors, Downton Abbey was their first big break in television.

But not everyone can be a Lord Grantham or a Carson. For many - whether they chose to leave or were written out - their fortunes changed after exiting the ITV drama.

So after the news that Dan Stevens has joined Beauty and the Beast, Digital Spy looks at the careers (so far!) of 9 actors who have bowed out of Highclere Castle...

1. Ed Speleers

After starring in series three, four and five of Downton, Ed Speleers left Jimmy Kent behind for another role in a big budget British TV drama.

We most recently saw him in the part of Edward Seymour in Wolf Hall, and he will also star in upcoming films Remainder and Howl. Most prominently, he's been cast alongside Johnny Depp, Anne Hathaway and Helena Bonham Carter in Alice in Wonderland: Through the Looking Glass.

2. Amy Nuttall...

SAG-aftra presented its coveted Actor statuettes for the outstanding motion picture and primetime television performances of 2014 at the 21st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards in ceremonies attended by film and television’s leading actors, held Sunday, Jan. 25, at the Los Angeles Shrine Exposition Center.

The Actor for a motion picture cast performance went this year to Birdman.

Honored with individual awards were Patricia Arquette, Julianne Moore, Eddie Redmayne and J.K. Simmons for performances in motion pictures and Uzo Aduba, Viola Davis, William H. Macy, Frances McDormand, Mark Ruffalo and Kevin Spacey for performances in television.

The Screen Actors Guild Awards originated awards for the outstanding performances by a motion picture cast and by television drama and comedy ensembles.

The Actors for television drama and comedy ensemble performances went this year to “Downton Abbey” and “Orange is the New Black”. Of the top industry honors presented to actors, only the SAG...