La screening top series this year
A dozen or more series that you would not want to miss, and perhaps seen in a few cases.
“Anti-kidnapping unit”
Globoplay
5 x 45 ‘and 60’
Made by José Junior and José Luiz Magalhães and directed by Lipe Binder, follows the fourth season of Gritty Crime Series “The Anti-Kidnapping unit” Detective Carlos Mendonça (Silvio Guindane) and inspector Juliano Soring the Kidiagings by the Cordeiro) Since they RIJNDIRO) The Rio de Janeiro de Late ’80 ’90S. New series is a different partnership between Afroregae Audiovisual and Globo, who produced hits as “Living on a Razor’s Edge”, “Dissidente Aartssenel” and “The Game”. The dedication of Afroreggae to keep it really meant location shoots in favelas and prisons. “The Anti-Kidnapping Unit” is an original GloboPlay production in collaboration with Afroreggae Audiovisual and a Fábrica.
“The artist”
Fifth season
8 x 45 ‘
Stars match this new show, led by Mandy Patinkin (“Homeland”), Janet Mcteer (“Ozark”), Danny Huston, Hank Azaria, Patti Lupone, Zachary Quinto, Clark Gregg and Katherine McPhee. But not only because of the stunning cast: deposited at the twilight of the Gilded Age, when a murder touches the estate of an eccentric and failing tycoon, the greatest celebrities of that era also appear. Inventor Thomas Edison, painter Edgar Degas and actress Evelyn Nesbit Butt Famous heads such as lies, mystery and ambition collide while the truth is shockingly revealed. Written and directed by Aram RappaPort, it is produced by the Network Studios.
“The murderer”
All3Media
6 × 60 ‘
This action thriller -led by women is set against the idyllic background of a remote Greek island. It is here that retired murderer Julie (Keeley Hawes, “Orphan Black: Echoes”, “Miss Austen”) and her alienated son Edward (Freddie Highmore, nominated for a Golden Globe for “The Good Doctor”), are thrown against each other. While questions about Edward’s paternity and Julie’s dangerous past, the couple are forced to flee the island and to flee. Hawes and Highmore are accompanied by that adventure of Shalom Brune-Franklin, Richard Dormer, Gina Gershom and Jack Davenport. Two brothers produce photos for Prime Video, UK and Ireland, in collaboration with the German co -product partner ZDF, All3Media International and Stan in Australia.
“Celeste,”
The MediaPro Studio Distribution,
6 x 30 ‘
Winner of the international panorama of the Mania series, plus a best actress prize for Carmen Machi, once a comedian but now with turns in “Piggy”, “La Mesías” and now “Celeste” deserve recognition as one of the best actors of her generation. Machi plays a downy tax inspector who is approaching a Latina singer in Shakira style for tax fraud. “Can you make an exciting thriller, with plot twists, with the most boring person in Spain?” Schepper Diego San Jose wondered. What he achieves in “Celeste” is a moving dramatic thriller about a woman who opens up to love when it almost seems to be over. Produced by the Powerhouse Combo of Movistar Plus+ and the Mediapri Studio, elegant directed by Elena Trapé.
“Code of Silence”
ITV Studios
6 x 60 minutes
Dove catering employee Alison juggles with two jobs: in a police canteen and a local bar. She also supports her deaf mother, Julie. When the police call on Alison to read the conversations of dangerous criminals, she is immersed in a new world of high commitment. Her assessment of the clandestine meetings of the gang soon becomes the key to unlocking the investigation. But she is increasingly attracted to one of the suspects. Alison knows that she joins herself – but she cannot let go. Produced by Mammoth screen for ITVX, this “compelling, exciting” thriller “will let you look at the world around you with new eyes”, was said. Sterren Rose Ayling-Ellis, Andrew Buchan and Charlotte Ritchie, it is written by Catherine Moulton.
“The Copenhagen test”
NBCUIVERSAL WORLDWIJL TV Distribution
8 x 60 ‘
James Wan and Maker Thomas Brandon will go five minutes in the future, where a first generation-American intelligence analyst Alexander Hale (“Barbie’s” Simu Liu) realizes that his brain has been hacked. Suddenly the perpetrators get access to everything he sees and hears. Caught between his shady desk and the unknown hackers, he must retain a continuous performance to rinse who is responsible and prove where his loyalty is. Apart from Brandon and WAN, Jennifer Yale, Simu Liu, Michael Clear and Rob Hackett also produce this Peacock proposition. Liu is accompanied by Melissa Barrera, Sinclair Daniel, Brian d’Arcy James, Mark O’Brien, Kathleen Chalfant and Sara Amini.
“The couple next door – deadly attraction”
Beta film
6 × 60 ‘
Now in post-production, the show-directed by Dries Vos and written by David Allison, Aggy Adams and Hugh Dennis-in shady footsteps of season 1: Channel 4’s best streaming launch ever in the United Kingdom. But this time, with a completely new storyline and cast. Since the medical school, Charlotte and Jacob’s life and careers have emerged as they always expected: a beautiful house, happy child -free, time and money to do what they want. They are really a powerful couple. But when Charlotte’s old flame is revealed as a potential new investor in the hospital, the long -oppressed concerns of Jacob begin to bubble to the surface. Admitting your desires could have fatal consequences, and Sam Palladio (“Nashville”) and Annabel Scholey (“The Split”) are about to discover that.
“Deal or no Deal Island”
Banijay Entertainment
Well-known format “deal or no deal” gets a new and exotic spider. Made by Endemol Shine Noord -America for NBC, it is now tailored to the private island of the banker where there are turns behind each palm tree. Hidden on the island have fallen with millions of dollars divided between the participants, they compete to pick up, so that they can play a game “deal or no deal” against the banker. Only one will survive until the very last episode, where they will compete for a huge cash prize. Fortunately, Joe Manganiello is there to help. “What if the banker had a private island and decided to bring his participants by bringing an extreme game to find a winner? The madness of the idea is, I think, what we and NBC,” said Endemol Shine North America’s Sharon Levy Variety.
“Gordon Ramsay’s Secret Service”
Fox
Restorers who are looking for a fast solution or social media glowing faces the surprise when the famous Gordon Ramsay trades its characteristic chef knives for an ultramodern security vehicle and spyware. In this new unwritten series he will venture in wrestling restaurants under the cover of the night. With the help of a secret source on the inside, he will collect unfiltered evidence and get a 360 -degree image of the most important problems with which each restaurant is confronted. By the time Ramsay reveals his identity, it will be too late for the staff to hide their culinary crimes. Produced by Fox’s Studio Ramsay Global and Fox Alternative Entertainment, with Ramsay on board also as an executive producer. Bill Langworthy serves as an executive producer and showrunner.
“The Iris Affaire”
Fremantle
8 x 60 ‘
A Sky Studios and Fremantle co-production, with Wildide that offers production services in Italy, sees Niamh Algar and Tom Hollander in a Chase thriller about a rootless and mystery Genie, Iris Nixon, who steals a code of a charming philanthropist and continues. Only armed with her deadly intelligence and chameleonic charm, the clock taps for her to find out what the code can unleash before she is found. “The only thing I wanted to do was make a show that I wanted to see.” Iris “is a unapological, witty, chasing adventure show and contains a main character that I don’t think we’ve ever met on TV,” said the maker Neil Cross, also behind “Luther”. “Iris” will be available on Sky and now in the VK, Ireland, Italy, Germany, Switzerland and Austria.
“It: Welcome to Derry”
Warner Bros. Television
He is everything you were once afraid of. Set in the Scary World of Stephen King’s “It” Universe, This New Prequel Series is Based on his 1986 Novel and Expands The Vision Established by Filmmaker Andy Muschietti In The Feature Films “It” and “It Chapter Two,” Released “, and 2019. (“Perry Mason”), Taylour Paige (“Zola”), James Remar, Stephen Rider and, of course, Bill Skarsgård as Pennywise de Clown, it is planned to be released on HBO. As previously reported by VarietyJason Fuchs and Brad Caleb Kane serve as co-showrunners and will produce Executive together with Andy and Barbara Muschenti.
“Outlander: Blood of My Blood”
Sony Pictures Television
10 episodes
“Outlander: Blood of My Blood”, a prequel of the hit “Outlander” series, comprises from the WWI stroke fields to 18th -century Scotland, as it follows the parents of Jamie Fraser and Claire Beauchamp, the loved ones in the time travel series. It follows the two young couples who bravely resist the forces that are bent to drive them apart. Jamie Roy (“Condor’s Nest”) plays Brian Fraser, Harriet Slater is Ellen Mackenzie while Jeremy Irvine Henry Beauchamp plays and Hermione Corfield Julia Beauchamp is. Matthew B. Roberts (“Outlander”), Maril Davis (“Outlander, For All Mankind”) and Ronald D. Moore (“Battlestar Galactica”) Executive Produce.
“Wild Cherry”
BBC Studios
6 × 60 ‘
Lorna (Carmen Ejogo) is a homemade, successful black businesswoman from South London. Her best friend Juliet (Eve Best) – A woman born in the privileged gated community that they both call at home. Their daughters lead a life that other teenagers can only dream of – that is, until they are involved in a shocking scandal at their private school and Juliet and Lorna are forced to take a party. Described as a “provocative and wonderfully honest” look at mother-daughter relationships-in a haze of social media, hidden apps and group pressure the show produced by Firebird Pictures, one of BBC Studios’ own production labels from BBC Studios, for BBC IPLAYER and BBC One. Written and made by Nicôle Lecky with Toby Macdonald director.
“Young Suchard”
Dori Media
20 x 30 ‘
The series about the much -praised mentalist Lior Suchard fades the reality and imagination, combines comedy and drama with a nostalgic atmosphere from the 90s. “Young Suchard” follows Suchard and his band of Misfit Friends while discovering his mentalistic forces, used to solve problems – and even find his first love. It offers a rare view behind the scenes in the secrets behind his rise, giving viewers the chance to discover the mysteries of his extraordinary skills.
Made by Elad Chen, Suchard, Michael Stern, Shlomit Arviv and directed by Aaron Geva and Mickey Triest, the show offers insights into mentalism, which combines a deep understanding of body language, social signals, anatomy, mathematics and tailor -made tools.
