Actor Idris Elba has had to do some very intense scenes portraying detective John Luther on his titular show Luther. But there was one scene in the series so extreme that it even disturbed fans of the show.
Idris Elba once reflected on 1 of the most frightening scenes of ‘Luther’ Idris Elba | Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images
Elba’s John Luther spends most of his time tracking down and detaining disturbed criminals. Because of this, the series has featured some pretty frightening characters over the years. The third season of Luther opened up with a harrowing situation involving an intruder, their hostage, and a bed. And it was a moment that left many viewers shaken. Speaking with BBC Newsbeat, the Beast star asserted that even he found the episode scary.
“A lot of people said that they wouldn’t watch Luther again,” Elba quipped. “And I think a few bed companies complained,...
Idris Elba once reflected on 1 of the most frightening scenes of ‘Luther’ Idris Elba | Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images
Elba’s John Luther spends most of his time tracking down and detaining disturbed criminals. Because of this, the series has featured some pretty frightening characters over the years. The third season of Luther opened up with a harrowing situation involving an intruder, their hostage, and a bed. And it was a moment that left many viewers shaken. Speaking with BBC Newsbeat, the Beast star asserted that even he found the episode scary.
“A lot of people said that they wouldn’t watch Luther again,” Elba quipped. “And I think a few bed companies complained,...
- 5/9/2024
- by Antonio Stallings
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Netflix announced Sunday that it is starting development on seven new shows that will be filmed in the U.K., with Andy Serkis, Rowan Atkinson and “1917” director Sam Mendes among the attached talent.
The shows will be developed by the streamer’s vice president of U.K. Original Series, Anne Mensah and will be produced alongside upcoming seasons of shows like “The Crown” and “Sex Education.”
“Setting up a team entirely based in the U.K. was always about being able to better connect to the fantastic program makers we have here — to provide a space for writers, producers, directors and actors that feels local, friendly and familiar but also provides talent the opportunity to make shows that will impact on a global scale. U.K.-made stories really do speak to the world,” Mensah said in a statement.
Among the upcoming projects are: “Man vs. Bee,” a slapstick...
The shows will be developed by the streamer’s vice president of U.K. Original Series, Anne Mensah and will be produced alongside upcoming seasons of shows like “The Crown” and “Sex Education.”
“Setting up a team entirely based in the U.K. was always about being able to better connect to the fantastic program makers we have here — to provide a space for writers, producers, directors and actors that feels local, friendly and familiar but also provides talent the opportunity to make shows that will impact on a global scale. U.K.-made stories really do speak to the world,” Mensah said in a statement.
Among the upcoming projects are: “Man vs. Bee,” a slapstick...
- 12/13/2020
- by Jeremy Fuster
- The Wrap
Netflix has announced that it will produce seven new original scripted series in the UK, ranging from horror to science fiction, love stories to physical comedy.
All of the shows will be written and produced in the UK. The Original Series team is led by VP UK Anne Mensah.
“Setting up a team entirely based in the UK was always about being able to better connect to the fantastic program-makers we have here,” Mensah said. “To provide a space for writers, producers, directors and actors that feels local, friendly and familiar but also provides talent the opportunity to make shows that will impact on a global scale. UK-made stories really do speak to the world.
“I couldn’t be more excited by the mix of people who are now producing for Netflix. Alongside these new commissions, we have projects in development with a range of amazing creators including Andrew “Rapman” Onwubolu,...
All of the shows will be written and produced in the UK. The Original Series team is led by VP UK Anne Mensah.
“Setting up a team entirely based in the UK was always about being able to better connect to the fantastic program-makers we have here,” Mensah said. “To provide a space for writers, producers, directors and actors that feels local, friendly and familiar but also provides talent the opportunity to make shows that will impact on a global scale. UK-made stories really do speak to the world.
“I couldn’t be more excited by the mix of people who are now producing for Netflix. Alongside these new commissions, we have projects in development with a range of amazing creators including Andrew “Rapman” Onwubolu,...
- 12/13/2020
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Netflix has added seven new series to its original content slate out of the U.K., working with the likes of former “Mr. Bean” star Rowan Atkinson, Sam Mendes and Andy Serkis, along with new writing talent including Sarah Dollard and Sophie Petzal.
The shows, commissioned by the Original Series team as part of the streaming giant’s continued investment in the U.K., will all be written and produced domestically.
From Mendes and his Neal Street Productions is a six-part show called “The Red Zone,” which mysteriously teases “a comedy about football, but also not about football.” Meanwhile, Atkinson will star in short-form, 10-part comedy series “Man vs Bee,” which finds him housesitting a luxurious mansion while duking it out with a pesky bee.
Elsewhere, in a project executive produced by Serkis, “Giri/Haji” creator Joe Barton is on board to adapt Sally Green’s “Half Bad” trilogy of books,...
The shows, commissioned by the Original Series team as part of the streaming giant’s continued investment in the U.K., will all be written and produced domestically.
From Mendes and his Neal Street Productions is a six-part show called “The Red Zone,” which mysteriously teases “a comedy about football, but also not about football.” Meanwhile, Atkinson will star in short-form, 10-part comedy series “Man vs Bee,” which finds him housesitting a luxurious mansion while duking it out with a pesky bee.
Elsewhere, in a project executive produced by Serkis, “Giri/Haji” creator Joe Barton is on board to adapt Sally Green’s “Half Bad” trilogy of books,...
- 12/13/2020
- by Manori Ravindran
- Variety Film + TV
“La La Land” director Damien Chazelle’s next project is almost here. Netflix has released the official trailer for “The Eddy,” which hits the streaming service on May 8.
Though the eight-episode miniseries, which stars André Holland (“Moonlight”), marks Chazelle’s first foray into television direction, the premise will be immediately welcoming to longtime fans of the Oscar winner’s famously jazzy work.
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Per Netflix’s synopsis, “The Eddy” takes place in the vibrant multicultural neighborhoods of modern-day Paris. Once a celebrated jazz pianist in New York, Elliot Udo (Holland) is now the co-owner of the struggling club The Eddy, where he manages the house band fronted by lead singer and on-again-off-again girlfriend Maja (Joanna Kulig).
As Elliot learns that his...
Though the eight-episode miniseries, which stars André Holland (“Moonlight”), marks Chazelle’s first foray into television direction, the premise will be immediately welcoming to longtime fans of the Oscar winner’s famously jazzy work.
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Per Netflix’s synopsis, “The Eddy” takes place in the vibrant multicultural neighborhoods of modern-day Paris. Once a celebrated jazz pianist in New York, Elliot Udo (Holland) is now the co-owner of the struggling club The Eddy, where he manages the house band fronted by lead singer and on-again-off-again girlfriend Maja (Joanna Kulig).
As Elliot learns that his...
- 4/15/2020
- by Tyler Hersko
- Indiewire
In today’s TV News Roundup, Netflix unveiled a trailer for The Eddy,” and Starz released a trailer for its new crime drama “Hightown.”
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Lifetime will air its “I Was Lorena Bobbitt” on May 25 at 8 p.m, the cabler announced. Part of the network’s “Ripped from the Headlines” series of programming, the new original movie is based on an incident in 1993 in which Lorena Bobbitt (Dani Montalvo) cut off her abusive husband’s (Luke Humphrey) penis, as well as the subsequent media blitz that engulfed Bobbitt. The TV movie comes from Cineflix Productions. Lorena Gallo, now going by her birth name, serves as executive producer, along with Andy Streitfeld, Jeff Vanderwal, Sherri Rufh and Charles Tremayne.
First Looks
Netflix released a trailer for “The Eddy,” the streamer’s upcoming limited series following a struggling jazz club in modern-day Paris. The trailer offers a peek at the club’s...
Dates
Lifetime will air its “I Was Lorena Bobbitt” on May 25 at 8 p.m, the cabler announced. Part of the network’s “Ripped from the Headlines” series of programming, the new original movie is based on an incident in 1993 in which Lorena Bobbitt (Dani Montalvo) cut off her abusive husband’s (Luke Humphrey) penis, as well as the subsequent media blitz that engulfed Bobbitt. The TV movie comes from Cineflix Productions. Lorena Gallo, now going by her birth name, serves as executive producer, along with Andy Streitfeld, Jeff Vanderwal, Sherri Rufh and Charles Tremayne.
First Looks
Netflix released a trailer for “The Eddy,” the streamer’s upcoming limited series following a struggling jazz club in modern-day Paris. The trailer offers a peek at the club’s...
- 4/14/2020
- by J. Kim Murphy
- Variety Film + TV
Andre Holland has been cast in the lead role on Damien Chazelle’s (“La La Land”) upcoming Netflix Series, “The Eddy.” He’s the first to join the show.
“The Eddy” is a musical drama set in contemporary Paris, France. The series revolves around a club, its owner, the house band, and the chaotic city that surrounds them. The series, which will be shot in France and feature dialogue in French, English and Arabic, has an eight-episode order from the streaming service.
Holland is set to play Elliot Udo, a celebrated jazz pianist from New York. Now in Paris and the part-owner of a failing jazz club, Elliot, who is hiding from everyone, has an on-again off-again romance with his lead singer. When his 15-year-old daughter shows up suddenly, Elliot has to face his weakness and learn to grow up.
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“The Eddy” is a musical drama set in contemporary Paris, France. The series revolves around a club, its owner, the house band, and the chaotic city that surrounds them. The series, which will be shot in France and feature dialogue in French, English and Arabic, has an eight-episode order from the streaming service.
Holland is set to play Elliot Udo, a celebrated jazz pianist from New York. Now in Paris and the part-owner of a failing jazz club, Elliot, who is hiding from everyone, has an on-again off-again romance with his lead singer. When his 15-year-old daughter shows up suddenly, Elliot has to face his weakness and learn to grow up.
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- 4/4/2019
- by Tony Maglio
- The Wrap
French actor Tahar Rahim is in early talks to star in Damien Chazelle’s Netflix show “The Eddy,” an individual with knowledge tells TheWrap.
If cast, Rahim will be the first-announced star for the eight-episode series ordered by Netflix in 2017. Set in contemporary multi-cultural Paris, “The Eddy” is a musical drama that will center around a club, its owner, the house band, and the chaotic city that surrounds them.
Chazelle (“La La Land”) is serving as executive producer and will direct the first two episodes of the series. It’s being written by Jack Thorne and will feature dialogue in French, English and Arabic. Grammy-winning songwriter and producer Glen Ballard will compose the original music.
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“The Eddy” will be produced by Patrick Spence and Katie Swinden’s Fifty Fathoms. Spence and...
If cast, Rahim will be the first-announced star for the eight-episode series ordered by Netflix in 2017. Set in contemporary multi-cultural Paris, “The Eddy” is a musical drama that will center around a club, its owner, the house band, and the chaotic city that surrounds them.
Chazelle (“La La Land”) is serving as executive producer and will direct the first two episodes of the series. It’s being written by Jack Thorne and will feature dialogue in French, English and Arabic. Grammy-winning songwriter and producer Glen Ballard will compose the original music.
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“The Eddy” will be produced by Patrick Spence and Katie Swinden’s Fifty Fathoms. Spence and...
- 2/12/2019
- by Ross A. Lincoln
- The Wrap
Netflix, Img and Damien Chazelle are teaming up on a new musical drama series, “The Eddy,” which comes to the streaming service with an eight-episode order. Set in contemporary multi-cultural Paris, “The Eddy” revolves around a club, its owner, the house band, and the chaotic city that surrounds them, per Netflix. Executive producer Chazelle (“La La Land”) is set to direct two of the episodes. “The Eddy” is written by Jack Thorne, and will feature dialogue in French, English and Arabic. Original music will be written by Glen Ballard. The series will be produced by Patrick Spence and Katie Swinden’s Fifty Fathoms.
- 9/1/2017
- by Tony Maglio
- The Wrap
"Slumdog Millionaire" and "Immortals" actress Freida Pinto has scored the female lead role in Showtime and Sky Atlantic's six-part mini-series "Guerrilla" which is being produced by Green Door Pictures, Fifty Fathoms, ABC Signature and Stearns Castle.
Idris Elba and "12 Years a Slave" scribe John Ridley serve as executive producers on the story about a politically active couple whose relationship is tested when they liberate a charismatic political prisoner and form a radical underground cell in 1970s London.
Their ultimate target becomes the Black Power Desk, a true-life, secretive counter-intelligence unit within Special Branch dedicated to crushing all forms of black activism. Pinto will play the wife of the couple, the husband has yet to be cast. Elba has a supporting role in the production, though details of it have yet to be revealed.
Ridley will write the majority of the episodes and direct the first two, while Sam Miller...
Idris Elba and "12 Years a Slave" scribe John Ridley serve as executive producers on the story about a politically active couple whose relationship is tested when they liberate a charismatic political prisoner and form a radical underground cell in 1970s London.
Their ultimate target becomes the Black Power Desk, a true-life, secretive counter-intelligence unit within Special Branch dedicated to crushing all forms of black activism. Pinto will play the wife of the couple, the husband has yet to be cast. Elba has a supporting role in the production, though details of it have yet to be revealed.
Ridley will write the majority of the episodes and direct the first two, while Sam Miller...
- 6/28/2016
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Showtime has greenlit the Guerrilla TV series, from American Crime's John Ridley. Luther's Idris Elba will star and executive produce. The six-part limited series, coming to Showtime and Sky Atlantic, centers on a couple whose passion propels them from political activism into radical militancy.
Executive producer Ridley will write the majority of the episodes and direct the first two. Fifty Fathom's Patrick Spence and Katie Swinden; ABC Signature's Tracy Underwood; and Stearns Castle's Michael McDonald will also executive produce. Production is set for this summer, in London.
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Executive producer Ridley will write the majority of the episodes and direct the first two. Fifty Fathom's Patrick Spence and Katie Swinden; ABC Signature's Tracy Underwood; and Stearns Castle's Michael McDonald will also executive produce. Production is set for this summer, in London.
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- 4/21/2016
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Idris Elba and "12 Years a Slave" director John Ridley are teaming for a six-episode political activism drama series entitled "Guerrilla" which is in the works at Showtime and Sky Atlantic.
The story centers on a politically active couple whose relationship and values are tested when they liberate a political prisoner and form a radical underground cell in 1970s London.
Their ultimate target becomes the Black Power Desk, a true-life, secretive counter-intelligence unit within Special Branch dedicated to crushing all forms of black activism. Production kicks off in London later this summer.
Ridley will write the majority of the episodes and direct the first two. Elba will have a co-starring role in the series and will executive produce alongside Ridley, Patrick Spence, Katie Swinden, Tracy Underwood and Michael McDonald.
Ridley remains attached to a top-secret Marvel drama described only as a reinvention of an existing superhero character. He's also awaiting the...
The story centers on a politically active couple whose relationship and values are tested when they liberate a political prisoner and form a radical underground cell in 1970s London.
Their ultimate target becomes the Black Power Desk, a true-life, secretive counter-intelligence unit within Special Branch dedicated to crushing all forms of black activism. Production kicks off in London later this summer.
Ridley will write the majority of the episodes and direct the first two. Elba will have a co-starring role in the series and will executive produce alongside Ridley, Patrick Spence, Katie Swinden, Tracy Underwood and Michael McDonald.
Ridley remains attached to a top-secret Marvel drama described only as a reinvention of an existing superhero character. He's also awaiting the...
- 4/20/2016
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
The Imitation Game star has been nominated for his leading role in BBC drama Sherlock.Scroll down for full list of nominations
Benedict Cumberbatch has been nominated for the third time as leading actor in his BBC role of Sherlock. This marks his sixth nomination for this category in his career.
Cumberbatch received a Best Actor Oscar nomination earlier this year for his role as Alan Turing in Morten Tyldum’s The Imitation Game.
The nominations, announced on Wednesday by actors Freddie Fox and Amanda Abbington, place Cumberbatch in a category alongside three others.
Toby Jones (Harry Potter, Captain America, The Hunger Games) is recognized for his role in Marvellous. The show received two other nominations including Single Drama and Supporting Actress for Gemma Jones.
James Nesbitt (The Hobbit) also received a leading actor nomination for The Missing, in addition to Jason Watkins (The Golden Compass) for his role in The Lost Honour of Christopher Jeffries.
For...
Benedict Cumberbatch has been nominated for the third time as leading actor in his BBC role of Sherlock. This marks his sixth nomination for this category in his career.
Cumberbatch received a Best Actor Oscar nomination earlier this year for his role as Alan Turing in Morten Tyldum’s The Imitation Game.
The nominations, announced on Wednesday by actors Freddie Fox and Amanda Abbington, place Cumberbatch in a category alongside three others.
Toby Jones (Harry Potter, Captain America, The Hunger Games) is recognized for his role in Marvellous. The show received two other nominations including Single Drama and Supporting Actress for Gemma Jones.
James Nesbitt (The Hobbit) also received a leading actor nomination for The Missing, in addition to Jason Watkins (The Golden Compass) for his role in The Lost Honour of Christopher Jeffries.
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- 4/8/2015
- by mam27@bu.edu (Monica Mendoza)
- ScreenDaily
Award-winning actor, screenwriter, director and producer David Morrissey will take to the stage as the closing keynote of Broadcast’s Production and Post Forum next month.
The star of The Walking Dead and Welcome to the Punch is the final keynote to be added to the conference line-up joining Melvyn Bragg, Studio Lambert boss Stephen Lambert and writer/director Hugo Blick.
Morrissey will discuss his prolific career and contribution to the UK and Us TV industry, which also includes Sky 1 crime series Thorne, BBC1’s State Of Play and upcoming miniseries The Driver, plus the state of production in the current “golden age” of drama.
The two-day event, organised by Screen publisher Mbi, takes place at BAFTA on Nov 5/6.
The Forum hosts an array of industry names and top talent as they debate TV’s burning issues, reveal the secrets of their production success and answer delegates’ questions. The audience will hear case studies from technical and creative...
The star of The Walking Dead and Welcome to the Punch is the final keynote to be added to the conference line-up joining Melvyn Bragg, Studio Lambert boss Stephen Lambert and writer/director Hugo Blick.
Morrissey will discuss his prolific career and contribution to the UK and Us TV industry, which also includes Sky 1 crime series Thorne, BBC1’s State Of Play and upcoming miniseries The Driver, plus the state of production in the current “golden age” of drama.
The two-day event, organised by Screen publisher Mbi, takes place at BAFTA on Nov 5/6.
The Forum hosts an array of industry names and top talent as they debate TV’s burning issues, reveal the secrets of their production success and answer delegates’ questions. The audience will hear case studies from technical and creative...
- 10/14/2014
- ScreenDaily
Toby Jones is to star in an upcoming BBC Two film.
The Captain America actor will lead the cast in the one-off 90-minute TV movie Marvellous, from Fifty Fathoms and Tiger Aspect.
Marvellous is based on the life of Neil Baldwin, a man who came to prominence after writer Peter Bowker's 2010 article in The Guardian.
"Neil Baldwin walked into the students' union in 1960, an engaging schoolboy with learning difficulties from the local town of Newcastle-under-Lyme, and became a fixture," Bowker said.
The film is a biopic of Baldwin, a man who worked as a circus clown, lay preacher and kit man at Stoke City. He is good friends with top athletes and senior clergy, and was awarded an Honorary Degree by Keele University for his 50-year association with Keele University.
Bowker said: "I have long been interested in how we use labels to limit the people we are describing - even,...
The Captain America actor will lead the cast in the one-off 90-minute TV movie Marvellous, from Fifty Fathoms and Tiger Aspect.
Marvellous is based on the life of Neil Baldwin, a man who came to prominence after writer Peter Bowker's 2010 article in The Guardian.
"Neil Baldwin walked into the students' union in 1960, an engaging schoolboy with learning difficulties from the local town of Newcastle-under-Lyme, and became a fixture," Bowker said.
The film is a biopic of Baldwin, a man who worked as a circus clown, lay preacher and kit man at Stoke City. He is good friends with top athletes and senior clergy, and was awarded an Honorary Degree by Keele University for his 50-year association with Keele University.
Bowker said: "I have long been interested in how we use labels to limit the people we are describing - even,...
- 3/3/2014
- Digital Spy
Exclusive: British actress Annabelle Wallis is headed home to UK television to star opposite Cillian Murphy in the six-part BBC Two drama series Peaky Blinders. Created by Eastern Promises scribe Steven Knight, an Oscar-nominee for Stephen Frears’ Dirty Pretty Things, the series is set in 1919 Birmingham where a ruthless family of gangsters, led by Murphy’s character Tommy, rules the lawless post-war slums. Wallis, whose credits include X-Men: First Class and W.E. along with TV programs The Tudors and Pan Am, will play a mysterious new arrival in the neighborhood who peaks Tommy’s interest. The Tiger Aspect/Caryn Mandabach Productions crime saga is produced by Katie Swinden, with Otto Bathurst directing. Writers include Knight, David Leland, Stephen Russell and Toby Finlay. Principal photography has just gotten underway in Birmingham and Leeds. Peaky Blinders is expected to air in 2013 in the UK. Wallis is repped by ICM Partners and United Agents.
- 9/13/2012
- by NANCY TARTAGLIONE, International Editor
- Deadline TV
Irish actor Cillian Murphy has been cast as the head gangster of a crime family in new BBC series 'Peaky Blinders'. Murphy will play Tommy, a member of the tough Delaney family, who rule a Birmingham neighbourhood in post-war 1919. 'Peaky Blinders' is written by Steven Knight, the writer behind gritty British features 'Eastern Promises' and 'Dirty Pretty Things'. He wrote the six-part script with David Leland (Band of Brothers), Stephen Russell (Shameless) and Toby Finlay (Ripper Street).Otto Bathurst (Five Days, Criminal Justice) will direct with Katie Swinden (Luther, Spooks) producing.
- 8/2/2012
- IFTN
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