Enid Blyton’s ‘The Famous Five’ returns for season 2 on BBC

FIVE FIND A FRESH STAND

The BBC, Moonage photos And Nicolas Winding Refn have started production on a second season of ‘The Famous Five’. The 2 x 90′ episode, made for television and executive produced by Refn and Matthew Read of Moonage, follows the success of the first series, whose 2023 premiere became CBBC’s highest-rated episode. The series, based on Enid Blyton‘s books continues to follow the adventures of the young protagonists, now against the backdrop of wartime.

The new season consists of two episodes: “Mystery at the Prospect Hotel,” directed by Asim Abbasi, and “Big Trouble on Billycock Hill,” directed by Tom Vaughn. Both directors also serve as executive producers alongside Refn and Read.

Core cast members Diaana Babnicova, Elliott Rose, Kit Rakusen and Flora Jacoby Richardson reprise their roles, joined by Maria Pedraza, Amir Wilson and Jemima Rooper, who played George in the 1990s adaptation.

BBC Studios will handle international distribution, except in Spain, Portugal and Latin America, where The Mediapro Studio, a co-producer, owns the rights.

BERLIN OUTBREAK

Chhatrapal Ninawe‘Ghaath’, the Berlinale 2023 premiere, will be released theatrically in India on September 27. The Marathi-language thriller, set in Maoist-occupied jungles, will roll out in the state of Maharashtra before expanding to other Indian metropolises and North America.

Produced by Shiladitya Bora‘S Platoon One And Manish Mundra‘S Drishyam Moviesthe film stars Jitendra Joshi and Milind Shinde. “Ghaath” won the Lab Award at Film Bazaar’s Work-In-Progress Lab and was also screened at the Mumbai and Kerala Film Festivals.

Filmed by ‘The Hunt for Veerappan’ cinematographer Udit Khurana, the feature explores themes of trust and betrayal in a conflict-ridden environment. The producers have submitted the film for consideration as India’s official Oscar entry.